When I have given conferences about synodality, I always start by asking about the word itself: What do you think it means "synodality"? Normally there is silence... 😆 At the end of my conference, I ask people again: what words resonate in you when you hear synodality? Then we write down the words and then we make a word cloud. I would love to do this with the community...! 😍 👉What word do you associate "synodality" with?👈 Write in comments!!

Hello Synodal Family, how are you doing these days? So...I have many friends interested in reading and learning about the Synod Synthesis Report Document buuuuuut they never have time to read the more than 40 pages! 🫠 So I have made a short 3-minute summary, highlighting the 5 chapters that I found most interesting. (⭐The last one is the one that I liked the most and surprised me the most too, taking into account what my job is⭐) WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz1KQZ-I0L_/?igshid=MzY1NDJmNzMyNQ== Obviously, this is just my subjective summary, but I would love to read your thoughts. What chapter or topic surprised you the most? 👀 In case you haven't been able to read it yet, I attach you the ENG version.

How do you think Synodality will shape the future of our church? 💭 For example, Julian Paparella, Canadian and theology student in Rome, thinks: "My concern is that we may not take this all the way, that it becomes a passing experience rather than a transformative force for our church. If we remain stagnant, if we see it as a mere opinion survey, we won't fulfill God's dream for the church in this third millennium." ➡️ If you want to watch Julian's video about Synodality, click HERE and don't forget to follow us! 🧡

I've read the report and used up a few highlighter pens. I have to be honest and say my initial reading left me feeling a bit deflated. I know we were told to manage our expectations but clearly I hadn't managed them enough. However, I see Cardinal McElroy of San Diego is calling it a "transitory document - it's for this moment." And read in that light, yes, then it becomes more understandable. Over the next year the language in it needs to be unpacked and guidelines need to be issued from the Synod office for local churches to implement. Many of the proposals need to be taken up by commissions and ultimately the Pope if they are to be brought forward. As James Baker, American Secretary of State said in 1991 after the Israelis first sat in talks with the PLO, "we have to crawl before we walk, walk before we run, and today, we all began to crawl."