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“St. James Catholic Church, an urban parish in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Kansas City, is going full-throttle to put the principles of synodality into regular practice by emphasizing collective decision-making, dialogue and social justice activism. …The move comes in response to the Synod on Synodality, a four-year process initiated by Pope Francis aimed at making the Church more inclusive and participatory.”
Read the National Catholic Register article featuring Patrick Marrin, Synodal Parish Director at St. James Midtown in Kansas City, Missouri, who shared his insights on synodality and its implementation at St. James. Pat also recently discussed Synodality in the Catholic Church with Father Don Farnan in Episode #85 of the Upon This Rock Podcast.
Patrick Marrin is the director of synodal life at Saint James Catholic Church in Midtown, Kansas City, Missouri. In this episode, he shares insights on how synodality can be lived in our churches today. From the first ecclesial council in Jerusalem, as the neophyte church was formed, to others that led up to the Second Vatican Council sixty years ago, the universal Catholic community continues to unfold according to Christ’s mission.
Pat understands well the history and tradition that brings us to our twenty-first-century way of moving forward together, guided by the Holy Spirit. You will learn about the kind of church that popes and saints yearned for and is now being actualized. Read the National Catholic Register article featuring Pat and Synodality at St. James.
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"In the end, these things are only required: that you act justly, that you love tenderly, and that you walk humbly with the Lord."
— The Prophet Micah
The late John Prine, in his song, Pretty Good, offered a clever response to all the people who ask, “How are you?” He says, “Pretty good, not bad, I can’t complain; but actually everything is just about the same.” To ask, “How are you doing?” (How’s it going? What’s up?) is to share in a perfunctory, casual, superficial, and often expected greeting that occurs regularly. The salutation is not usually intended to engage the other but to simply acknowledge the person; most people are not interested in a response of significance other than, “Fine,” “I’m well,” or “All is good.” It is considered a friendly greeting to passers-by, or a polite conversation starter, but not usually intended to be the focal point of interaction unless in a hospital or care-taking relationship.
"We are like travelers who have forgotten
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we are going."
— G. K. Chesterton
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