Synodality and Oblates, Part Six, A Pandora’s Box?

Click here to see this article en Español Recently, practically every Catholic priest in the USA received in the US postal system a 100 page booklet The Synodal Process Is a Pandora’s Box: 100 Questions & Answers. Sent free by the American Society for…

Synodality and the Oblates in the USA, Part Five: Missing, Other Churches

by Harry Winter, O.M.I. As the Synodality process continues, there are two authorities who have commented differently about the role of Christian Unity as we proceed with synodality. Jon Nilson, professor emeritus of theology at Loyola University of Chicago, wrote on March 7, 2023…

Synodality and Oblates in the USA, Part Four

Posted on August 24, 2022 The Synodality report submitted by Fr. Jim Allen, regarding our Belleville Oblates, and the Synodality report submitted by Fr. Harry Winter, regarding the Diocese of Syracuse, may seem unrelated.  But we are putting them together to show the widespread…

Synodality and Oblates in the USA, Part Three

I.  Sacred Heart, Oakland, CA, by Jack Lau and Bill Mason, June 3, 2022 In October, the Diocese entered into the process of discernment regarding ministry. The entire diocese was given 75 questions for parishioners to respond to.  So we sent them out and…

Synodality and Oblates in the USA, Part Two

In our first installment, we mentioned how much St. Eugene lived synodality, even though he may not have used the word (Synodality and the Oblates: Part 1). Since the core of synodality is mission, St. Eugene looks over our shoulders as we invest in…

Synodality and Oblates in the USA, Part One

The province website Mission-Unity-Dialogue, www.harrywinter.org, has been updated to help with this. At the bottom of the home page, two pyramids have been constructed to reflect a vital change in our structure and attitude, to better promote mission. On the left is the Latin…