Your Church, Your Thoughts – We need to make faith relevant by Brandon Scott
June 28, 2022 Speaking to young delegates participating at the National Pre-Synod Assembly in Athlone, The Synodal Times asked those involved in Diocesan…
Your Church, Your Thoughts – Celebrating youth by Brandon Scott
June 28, 2022 Mary Anne Collins from Cork, one of the youngest delegates at the National Pre-Synodal Assembly said the entire event was…
Your Church, Your Thoughts – More from the Margins by Brandon Scott
June 28, 2022 Another young lay delegate who featured at the National Pre-Synodal Assembly discussion, Patrick Byrne from the Diocese of Ardagh, told…
Synodality – ar aghaidh linn! by admin
June 23, 2022 Listening to each others’ concerns in the Church has often proven to be a cumbersome task, but there are ways…
What you said – Diocese of Derry by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Derry held its gatherings between February and March 2022. Four in-person information and facilitation training gatherings (one in…
What you said – Diocese of Cork and Ross by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Cork and Ross, covering Cork city and other parts of County, is home to 68 parishes and…
What you said – Clonfert by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Clonfert is comprised principally of parishes in East Galway along with a parish in County Roscommon and…
What you said – Archdiocese of Dublin by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The diocesan Synodal Steering Committee proposed four questions focused on joys and sorrows, hopes and fears, to help local parish…
What you said – Diocese of Killala by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Kilalla covers parts of counties Mayo and Sligo and is home to approximately 38.715. The bishop of the diocese since…
What you said – Diocese of Kerry by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Kerry covers most of County Kerry and parts of County Cork. There are 146,790 Catholics in the…
What you said – Archdiocese of Armagh by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Archdiocese of Armagh accommodates 242,860 Catholics and covers County Louth, most of County Armagh and part of counties Tyrone,…
What you said – Diocese of Killaloe by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Killaloe covers parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary. It accommodates 119,313 Catholics and has been overseen by Bishop Fintan Monahan…
A Synod or an Assembly? That is the Question by Fr Eugene Duffy
June 23, 2022 Think synods are representative of a new Church? They’re older than you think writes Fr Eugene Duffy. The practice of…
What you said – Clogher by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Clogher, in the metropolitan province of Armagh is one of the oldest dioceses in Ireland, of the…
What you said – Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 In early 2019 Bishop Francis Duffy formed a planning committee to prepare for a Diocesan Assembly. The on-going restrictions meant…
What you said – Archdiocese of Tuam by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 It is indicative of the work of the Holy Spirit that a suite of themes can now be identified, and…
What you said – Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin encompasses County Carlow and parts of counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford. The Diocese is home to 262,250…
What you said – Diocese of Cloyne by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Cloyne covers Northern and Eastern parts of County Cork. It is represented by 151,711 Catholics and Bishop…
What you said – Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly encompasses most of Tipperary and a number of parishes in Limerick. The Catholic population…
What you said – Diocese of Meath by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Meath is represented by 267,831 Catholics and overseen by Bishop Tom Deenihan who was appointed in June…
What you said – Diocese of Down and Connor by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 A core team was formed to connect with, and listen to, some of those at the margins of our Church…
What you said – Elphin by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Elphin did a synthesis of the comments made by approximately 1,000 people throughout the Diocese. Emphasis was…
What you said – Diocese of Waterford and Lismore by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore comprises 144,027 Catholics and encompasses Waterford city and County Waterford along with parts of…
What you said – Diocese of Dromore by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 Dromore Diocese has had no bishop since 2018. Archbishop Eamon Martin has been acting as Apostolic Administrator throughout the synodal…
What you said – Raphoe by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Raphoe covers most of Donegal and is home to 82,600 Catholics. The incumbent bishop since 2017 is…
Time for Accountability by Garry O'Sullivan
June 23, 2022 The leadership of the Irish Church needs now to demonstrate clearly that it has heard the voice of the laity…
The ‘Sense of Faith’ and some contested issues by admin
June 23, 2022 In deciding to embark on a ‘synodal pathway’ for the Irish Catholic Church the Bishops have been inspired by the…
What you said – Diocese of Achonry by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The diocese of Achonry encompasses parts of Counties Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon. It has 23 parishes and a total population…
An Entirely Synodal Church: The Vision of Pope Francis by admin
June 23, 2022 Maureen Kelly The Church in Ireland entered crisis mode – but the synodal process offers a timely opportunity for reconnection…
What you said – Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora encompasses parishes in Mayo, Galway and Clare. There are 105,707 Catholics in the…
‘The Synodal Pathway – When Rhetoric Meets Reality’ by admin
June 23, 2022 Being synodal is being receptive to the cry of all of the faithful, writes Bishop Paul Dempsey. Back in 2011…
What you said – Diocese of Ossory by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 What was notable during the synodal process was the honesty of the contributions. People who spoke did so out of…
What you said – Diocese of Kilmore by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Kilmore accommodates 69,483 Catholics and covers most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. Its bishop, Bishop Martin Hayes,…
What you said – Diocese of Ferns by Brandon Scott
June 23, 2022 The Diocese of Ferns is represented by 100,679 Catholics and is overseen by Bishop Ger Nash – the incumbent since…
Exhausted priests are caught between a rock and a hard place by Garry O'Sullivan
June 2, 2022 The renewal and revival of the Church in Ireland needs to acknowledge the dying of the former model, writes Garry…
‘It’s good to talk’…so let’s talk and talk and talk by Garry O'Sullivan
December 2, 2021 Framing the synodal process is taking away opportunities to sit and listen first, and let people talk, writes Garry O’Sullivan…
Irish diocesan synods and assemblies – angels abound but the devil is in the detail by Garry O'Sullivan
November 4, 2021 Inviting people to participate in a process that is really only about erecting scaffolding around old structures will further alienate…
Speaking to young delegates participating at the National Pre-Synod Assembly in Athlone, The Synodal Times asked those involved in Diocesan…
Mary Anne Collins from Cork, one of the youngest delegates at the National Pre-Synodal Assembly said the entire event was…
Another young lay delegate who featured at the National Pre-Synodal Assembly discussion, Patrick Byrne from the Diocese of Ardagh, told…
Listening to each others’ concerns in the Church has often proven to be a cumbersome task, but there are ways…
The Diocese of Derry held its gatherings between February and March 2022. Four in-person information and facilitation training gatherings (one in…
The Diocese of Cork and Ross, covering Cork city and other parts of County, is home to 68 parishes and…
The Diocese of Clonfert is comprised principally of parishes in East Galway along with a parish in County Roscommon and…
The diocesan Synodal Steering Committee proposed four questions focused on joys and sorrows, hopes and fears, to help local parish…
The Diocese of Kilalla covers parts of counties Mayo and Sligo and is home to approximately 38.715. The bishop of the diocese since…
The Diocese of Kerry covers most of County Kerry and parts of County Cork. There are 146,790 Catholics in the…
The Archdiocese of Armagh accommodates 242,860 Catholics and covers County Louth, most of County Armagh and part of counties Tyrone,…
The Diocese of Killaloe covers parts of counties Clare, Laois, Limerick, Offaly and Tipperary. It accommodates 119,313 Catholics and has been overseen by Bishop Fintan Monahan…
Think synods are representative of a new Church? They’re older than you think writes Fr Eugene Duffy. The practice of…
The Diocese of Clogher, in the metropolitan province of Armagh is one of the oldest dioceses in Ireland, of the…
In early 2019 Bishop Francis Duffy formed a planning committee to prepare for a Diocesan Assembly. The on-going restrictions meant…
It is indicative of the work of the Holy Spirit that a suite of themes can now be identified, and…
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin encompasses County Carlow and parts of counties Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford. The Diocese is home to 262,250…
The Diocese of Cloyne covers Northern and Eastern parts of County Cork. It is represented by 151,711 Catholics and Bishop…
The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly encompasses most of Tipperary and a number of parishes in Limerick. The Catholic population…
The Diocese of Meath is represented by 267,831 Catholics and overseen by Bishop Tom Deenihan who was appointed in June…
A core team was formed to connect with, and listen to, some of those at the margins of our Church…
The Diocese of Elphin did a synthesis of the comments made by approximately 1,000 people throughout the Diocese. Emphasis was…
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore comprises 144,027 Catholics and encompasses Waterford city and County Waterford along with parts of…
Dromore Diocese has had no bishop since 2018. Archbishop Eamon Martin has been acting as Apostolic Administrator throughout the synodal…
The Diocese of Raphoe covers most of Donegal and is home to 82,600 Catholics. The incumbent bishop since 2017 is…
The leadership of the Irish Church needs now to demonstrate clearly that it has heard the voice of the laity…
In deciding to embark on a ‘synodal pathway’ for the Irish Catholic Church the Bishops have been inspired by the…
The diocese of Achonry encompasses parts of Counties Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon. It has 23 parishes and a total population…
Maureen Kelly The Church in Ireland entered crisis mode – but the synodal process offers a timely opportunity for reconnection…
The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora encompasses parishes in Mayo, Galway and Clare. There are 105,707 Catholics in the…
Being synodal is being receptive to the cry of all of the faithful, writes Bishop Paul Dempsey. Back in 2011…
What was notable during the synodal process was the honesty of the contributions. People who spoke did so out of…
The Diocese of Kilmore accommodates 69,483 Catholics and covers most of County Cavan, parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. Its bishop, Bishop Martin Hayes,…
The Diocese of Ferns is represented by 100,679 Catholics and is overseen by Bishop Ger Nash – the incumbent since…
The renewal and revival of the Church in Ireland needs to acknowledge the dying of the former model, writes Garry…
Framing the synodal process is taking away opportunities to sit and listen first, and let people talk, writes Garry O’Sullivan…
Inviting people to participate in a process that is really only about erecting scaffolding around old structures will further alienate…
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