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Baseball and Synod 2018
I’ve been asked dozens of times why John Paul II was such a pied piper for the young. And my answers are always the same: […]
Synod of Bishops
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The 2018 Synod and the “new approach” to youth in the Church
In January, the Vatican made a formal announcement of the convening in October 2018 of a synod of bishops from across the world on the subject of “Youth, Faith, and Vocational Discernment”. At the same […]
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Synod-talk, again
On January 13 the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops published a “preparatory document” for the 2018 Synod on Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment. The document begins well enough, with a brief meditation on St. […]