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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Jean Hawley
2 days ago4 min read
The Beauty of a Cup of Coffee and a Conversation
Coffee and conversation about what breaks our hearts and fills our hearts about our Church is an act of hope!
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Dana HLUSKO
Jan 273 min read
Change = Challenge
Leading change is a challenge. But with the Holy Spirit and some tools, we can begin to embrace synodality.
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Debbie Stollery
Jan 234 min read
Connection and Direction: the Synod, the Encyclical and the Jubilee Year
Is there a connection between the synod's Final Document, the Pope's recent encyclical and the Jubilee Year of Hope? Here's what I see!
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Debbie Stollery
Jan 162 min read
Glitters of Hope
Let's spread the glitters of hope in this Jubilee Year of Hope, so that all the world can see God's Kingdom here and now!
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Jean Hawley
Jan 135 min read
On the Road to Implementing Synodality: Casting the Net
Be a pilgrim of hope! Cast your net, have a cup of coffee and a conversation! Build the bonds between you.
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Debbie Stollery
Dec 6, 20245 min read
Questions and More Questions
We're in the implementation phase of the culture change to synodality...and there are soooo many questions!
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Debbie Stollery
Nov 15, 20246 min read
A Conversion in Relationships: Sparks from Jean's blogs
The relationship between Lay Ecclesial Ministers and the Church is in need of conversion.
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Jean Hawley
Nov 5, 20244 min read
Courage to Face the Opposition!
Empowering Lay Ecclesial Ministers to be co-responsible for the unleashing of synodality is a concrete, do-able step.
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Jean Hawley
Oct 29, 20247 min read
Proclaiming the Truth!
What exactly is Lay Ecclesial Ministry and what do we, as Church, need to do with it in light of synodality?
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Jean Hawley
Oct 22, 20244 min read
Something is Crooked...so Acknowledge the Discontent!
There's something "off" in my understanding and experience of Lay Ecclesial Ministry.
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 26, 20246 min read
Your "Place" Matters
Geography, culture, leadership, technology: all of these influence our "place" and so, a single approach cannot be effective.
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 19, 20245 min read
How Do We Get There from Here?
Which pathways will you choose as you begin the shift to a more synodal Church? The IL has 4 to choose from.
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 12, 20244 min read
It's About Relations...Yes, Relations!
Communion is about relationships between more parties than you might think. How will we foster them?
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 5, 20244 min read
HGTV and Synodality
Join in laying the foundations for the conversion to a synodal Church by first understanding the building blocks.
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 29, 20244 min read
It's been 3 years and....where are we now?
Ever try to share the story of a wonderful trip you took? It's rarely sequential or categorized. So it is with the #synodourney.
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 22, 20244 min read
On Family Reunions and the Synod
I caught synodality's vision this past weekend at our family reunion. Read on to see how!
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 16, 20245 min read
A Call to Conversion
If you love another, not only will you change, you will be ok with it because love makes it something do-able.
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 9, 20245 min read
Re-Thinking Baptism's Importance
Baptism matters! We die and rise to new life, a new Spirit within, a new way of living. But do we? Synodality is counting on it!
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 2, 20247 min read
Let us create them in our image
If we're created in God's image and imbued with God's Spirit, what does that mean for how we are the Church?
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Debbie Stollery
Jul 25, 20247 min read
Discernment: A spiritual practice for a synodal Church
What does God want? How are we supposed to figure that out? Discernment...a contemplative practice.
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