A priest distributes Communion during a Mass at Gougane
Barra in the Shehy Mountains of Co. Cork, Ireland, October
1, 2023, to celebrate the feast of St Finbarr, the patron saint
of Cork and Ross. Photo: OSV News/Cillian Kelly. The Irish Catholic Church may be facing a decisive opportunity in the 2021–2028 synodal process. Although The Irish Catholic and other Catholic publications have reported on the Vatican Synod and the Irish Synodal Pathway, there is a troubling gap between their importance and their visibility in ordinary parish life. Many practising Catholics remain only vaguely…
