La única manera de avanzar es juntos

We have returned from an extraordinary pilgrimage to Rome, eager to share with you the hope of the synodal, listening and discerning process in which the Church is inviting us to walk forward together. Our delegation from Discerning Deacons (Casey Stanton, Ellie Hidalgo, Lisa Amman) and the commission studying the diaconate of Núcleo Mujeres REPAM […]
Sharing the fruits from our season of listening

“A Church that teaches must be firstly a Church that listens.” Pope Francis Discerning Deacons has responded to Pope Francis’ call for a synodal church. During the summer of 2021, more than 1,500 Catholics from Canada, India and the United States gathered via video conference and in-person to actively discern the question of women and […]
*Por una Iglesia Sinodal**Grabación del Seminario Web

“For a synodal Church” What is Pope Francis inviting us all to do?
And how can we participate, animate, and serve the listening and discernment process?
Be Thou Opened

A reflection prepared for Immaculate Conception Parish, Durham NC Offered on September 5, 2021 || The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time by Casey Stanton The Jesus of Mark’s Gospel doesn’t come to play. His mission is urgent and told at a breakneck speed. By Chapter 2, he can’t go anywhere without the crowds pressing […]
mini-bible study with discerning deacons

The Good News of Women and the Diaconate according to the Gospels A 2-session bible study with Lizzie Berne DeGear, BCC, PhD When? Wednesday, September 8th and Wednesday September 15th from 7:00-7:45pm EST Who is it for? And what’s it about? As Catholics, we know that Scripture can be a powerful tool in spiritual discernment. So […]