Category Archives: Synod

STOP! Look at this: “What Are Synods Good For?” (AUDIO)

Take a few minutes – right now, not later – and read the piece over at the ever valuable The Catholic Thing by my old friend Msgr. Hans Feichtinger. This is outstanding in its perspicacity and in its concision. There … Read More

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Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, OP. on the Synod (“walking together”) on Synodality (“walking together-ity”)

I recently read and then again read Bp. Barron’s reflections on the Synod (“walking together”) on Synodality (“walking together-ity”), (aka WTOWT). I picked up from a Tweet by Card Zen (!) a link to reflections on WTOWT by the Archbishop … Read More

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Card. Müller makes some terrific points about what a Synod (“walking togther”) is and must never be

At First Things there is a really helpful piece by Gerhard Card. Müller, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and a present participant in “Walking Together about Walking Togetherity”. Card. Müller gives some background to … Read More

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Synodality (“Walking Togetherity”) and “tesserae”

Looking at the Synod (“Walking Together: “W-T”) from as far as I can manage while being in Rome and as close as I need to be because I simply have to, the image that comes to mind is tied sack … Read More

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UPDATED: Commentary on “synodality” (“walking togetherity”) from Ratzinger in 1975 and a lot more.

UPDATE: At the end, I’ve updated this with some interesting info I was just sent.  I had missed it before and it is relevant to my rants. At the always useful The Catholic Thing there is a piece well-worth reading by Eduardo … Read More

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When they say it is NOT about redistribution of power, it’s about redistribution of power.

LifeSite today looked at what the participants of “Walking Together about Walking Togetherity” are discussing and it fits with what I have written before. The true content of the “W-T” is the process itself. The aim is to make “W-T” a … Read More

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EXPLICIT: Impose “synodality” (“walking togetherity”) and the other stuff will follow

This is from Catholic Vote. Everyone, I’ve been saying all along that whatever “Walking Together about Walking Togetherity” might produce in terms of texts or recommendations for some papal document, none of that makes a difference. The real content is … Read More

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A couple of weird stories related to the Synod (“Walking Together about Walking Togetherity”)

Today I saw one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a long while. Get this.  It is not intended to be satire. From CNA about “Walking Together about Walking Togetherity” (aka “W-T-F” – explained HERE) Synod on Synodality: Italian nun … Read More

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“Walking Together” today (literally today, 11 Oct 2023) and John XXIII’s “Gaudet Mater Ecclesia”

Today is the Feast of John XXIII in the new, Novus Ordo, calendar.   He died in 1963 during the Second Vatican Council.  His greatest achievement was being a military chaplain. Today is the anniversary of the opening of Vatican II … Read More

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UPDATED: Would it be a Synod “Walking Together” without an other demon idol?

UPDATE 10 Oct 2023 Here is more news about the demon idol. We’ve been able to confirm that the demon idol Cindy McCain gave to Pope Francis is most likely the ogre-woman called Soyoko Mana, not the priest killer. Soyoko … Read More

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