Tony Flannery

Synods and synodality are very much in the news in Catholic Church circles at the moment. It seems to me that initiating a Synodal process in the Church is one of, if not the major, reform that Pope Francis is trying to establish during his papacy. In so far as I can understand it, fundamentally what this would mean is a whole new way of exercising authority and making decisions at all levels in the Church.

VIDEO MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTH WORLD MEETING OF POPULAR MOVEMENTS

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Brothers, sisters, dear social poets,

1. Dear social poets

This is what I like to call you: social poets. You are social poets, because you have the ability and the courage to create hope where there appears to be only waste and exclusion. Poetry means creativity, and you create hope.

Tuam Herald

I put this piece in the Tuam Herald about my sister, Geraldine