What makes listening ecclesial? Listening to those directly affected by the clerical child abuse crisis
Dr Pat Jones shares how listening as an ecclesial practice has a deep orientation towards truthfulness, grace, the search for greater faithfulness and fundamentally our own flourishing.
Listening in Action: Global Catholic Lay Movements and the Review of Life Method
What can Global Catholic Lay Movements teach us about listening in the Church? In this article, Kevin Ahern shares three ways that Cardinal Cardijn’s ‘Review of Life’ method and participatory spirituality can help deepen the synodal path.
Listening practices: Hope for grassroots theology
We’ve asked some participants in the Listening Practices in Global Catholicism Conference in March 2024 to share their reflections from the discussions. This blog from Annemie Dillen, Professor in Pastoral and Empirical Theology at KU Leuven and member of the project steering group, shares her reflections.
Synodality and Students
In 2021, Pope Francis initiated the process of the Synod on Synodality. As a Dominican friar and student chaplain in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, I joined the synodal process in early 2023. In this blog post, I will share my personal experiences and insights of an unexpected but exciting synodal year.