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On the Road Together - A view on the blog
22 October 2015I have enjoyed speaking with journalists when time permits at this Synod. One of those journalists is David Gibson, who writes for Religion News Service. David has provided a view on my blog. You can link to his piece here or read below: VATICAN CITY... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - The soil of real experience
21 October 2015Yesterday we finished work in the small groups. Our group was a very mixed bag, as were all the groups more or less. But English being spoken so widely we had a real jumble of nationalities (18), and voices spoke from vastly different backgrounds, at... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - Invective, fear and surprise
20 October 2015The Italians are past masters of the art of improvisation. In a restaurant (at least of the more old-fashioned kind) the menu is only a rough approximation of what they actually have on offer. So too with the details of the Synod timetable. At the start... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - Listening is more than hearing
20 October 2015I've written already in my blog about Pope Francis' remarkable speech a few days ago in the Audience Hall at a celebration of the 50 years of the Synod of Bishops. I mentioned it again this afternoon at the daily press conference on the Synod. As we await... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - Between Abraham and Moses
19 October 2015Yesterday, being Sunday, was free from Synod commitments. But that didn't mean free from praying and eating - both of which are done in considerable quantities during the Synod, free day or not. I had two invitations for Mass - one to the Domus Australia... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - The Pope's remarkable speech
17 October 2015More out of duty than anything else, I went this morning to the Audience Hall (below the Synod Hall) for a celebration of the 50 years of the Synod of Bishops. Pope Paul VI established the Synod immediately after Vatican II as an attempt to continue its... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - Local and universal
16 October 2015Rome and the Vatican can always surprise, even when you think you know the nooks and crannies well. Yesterday morning I arrived at the Hall with Bishop Eugene Hurley, and we bumped into Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh upstairs. He simply opened a door... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - In the field of God
15 October 2015Yesterday morning the Pope wasn't in the Synod Hall because he was out in the rain in St Peter's Square at the General Audience. I thought he might say something about the Synod, but he didn't. Perhaps he thought it would be premature or that his words,... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - More questions and answers II
15 October 2015Here's the second part of my interview with Joshua J McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter. Joshua's story can be found on the NCR website. NCR: You've given a couple examples of language that might be changed by the synod. We were hearing that some... - Author: Archbishop Mark's Statements
On the Road Together - The human side
14 October 2015I've been surprised by the attention this blog has garnered. One thing it shows is the high level of interest in this Synod right around the world and in some surprising quarters. One question that's been put to me is: why did you decide to do the blog?...