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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.
pentecostvigilproj
May 26, 20239 min read
It's Too Complicated to Join!
Early in our parish's walk along the synod journey, a young family came for Holy Thursday, on my invitation. I was late getting there and...
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pentecostvigilproj
May 19, 20233 min read
Open the Doors and then What?
Connection, Participation and Synodality Here's the deal. A healthy Church, living out the Wisdom of Vatican II, requires all the...
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pentecostvigilproj
May 12, 20236 min read
I'm So Damned Lonely
So here we are, 3 years into the Covid19 colored world. We are no longer confined to our homes, experiencing restrictions on gatherings...
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pentecostvigilproj
May 5, 20236 min read
The Ear of Christ
We are delighted to wecome our fourth guest blogger, Michael Centore. Michael is a new friend of the Pentecost Vigil Project and...
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pentecostvigilproj
Apr 28, 20236 min read
Who's In Charge?
We are very excited to welcome our third guest blogger, PVP Leaderhip Team member Kari Campbell. Kari is a full time working wife and...
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pentecostvigilproj
Apr 21, 20233 min read
So, what is the sensus fideii and why does it matter, anyway?
We are delighted to welcome our second guest blogger, Marti R. Jewell. Marti generously helped us get PVP off the ground and remains a...
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pentecostvigilproj
Apr 14, 20233 min read
It's a lot!
Happy Easter friends! May the promises of resurrection, like the fruits of synodality, inspire you and sustain you. We are coming to the...
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pentecostvigilproj
Apr 6, 20232 min read
It's Now or Never
It's almost noon on Holy Thursday. As I write this, I'm just a couple of hours from our PVP Leadership Team meeting for the month, and...
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pentecostvigilproj
Mar 31, 20237 min read
Seek First the Kingdom... through Discernment
We are very excited to welcome our first guest blogger, PVP Leaderhip Team member Dana Hlusko, who has been working with her parish...
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pentecostvigilproj
Mar 24, 20235 min read
Ready...Set...Go work on your spirit!
Have you ever been asked to do something and immediately said, “No!”? When asked why, all you can muster is something about being too...
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pentecostvigilproj
Mar 17, 20232 min read
St. Patrick, Guide Us!
In the interest of full disclosure, I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me. But my husband and therefore my children do, so I claim a...
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pentecostvigilproj
Mar 10, 20234 min read
Who Cares How we Decide?
Synodality is a mindset, a viewpoint, a principle and a practice. As a result, to unleash the Spirit of Synodality requires some time...
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pentecostvigilproj
Mar 3, 20235 min read
Part II of "Now What?" Look inward!
Here’s what I’m reading and hearing from those trying to hold onto the hope and energy of the first steps in the Synod on Synodality:...
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pentecostvigilproj
Feb 24, 20234 min read
And now what? Practice!
Lent has begun. Now is the acceptable time to turn more intentionally toward the Lord, to be more readily conformed to his image, to...
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pentecostvigilproj
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Let me introduce you....
As we continue to explore Foundations for Synodality, this blog concentrates on discernment in common, which is distinct from individual...
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pentecostvigilproj
Feb 10, 20234 min read
Discernment's Origins
I’ve been a Catholic since 1988. I’ve been in service to the Church in one way or another since 1992. Like many of you, I am an ongoing...
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pentecostvigilproj
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Do you know what this means?
Define your terms. Remember that from science class in about the 7th grade? It’s the idea that we need to all understand what we mean...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Advent practices in Lent?
We are hearing more and more people asking what should happen now that the Diocesan Phase of the Synod is complete? Do we wait until...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 26, 202310 min read
Trustworthiness and Synodality
When the Pentecost Vigil Project was being born, Pat (the co-founder) and I were talking about the whole exciting enterprise, about being...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Am I Trustworthy? Take a look!
I tell myself I am worthy of trust. I expect that others see me the same way. But what if I have that proverbial log in my own eye…what...
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