C&SI - Synod on Synodality Instrumentum Laboris - 9 July 2023 (S03E33)

On this weeks podcast Juliann Moran joins John and Shane to discuss the Instrumentum Laboris (IL) which is the working document of the October Synod on Synodality which was published on 20th June . Juliann takes us through what has been incorporated into the document to guide the discussions to be held in Rome in October as the first meeting of the Synod on Synodality.In addition we have our regular saints of the week and of course our reflection on the Sunday gospel (Math 11:25-30)."The [IL] is the fruit of a long process of discernment that has taken into account all that has been done ...in these two years of process without wanting to be a synthesis or a conclusive document... [It is]a text that opens and invites further discernment... to arrive at concrete steps in making our Church increasingly synodal....."  Official documents and guidance on the ILInstrumentum Laboris for Synod 2021-2024Instrumentum Laboris. A document of the whole Church - Press ReleasePress Release 28 June 2023 to counter misinterpretations on the IL"Instrumentum laboris' calls for welcoming Church that embraces diversitySuggestions on how local synod groups could use the Instrumentum Laboris to continue to reflect on SynodalityFAQ, Documents and infographics to explain the ILAudio Link to ACP Zoom with Julieann Moran on the Synod UpdateCommentary and opinion piecesCNA - Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assemblyCrux - Synod working doc aims to unite Catholics, but may alienate conservativesThe Pillar - Vatican issues synod on synodality working documentInside the Vatican podcast - linkNational Catholic Register - Unpacking the Synod on Synodality’s ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ La Croix - Synod's working document encourages cautious optimismThe Catholic Herald -  Synodality, ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ and the culture wars The Catholic World Report - The Synodal SludgeFirst Things - link to their tag on IL with all their various articlesNational Catholic Reporter - Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]