‘A Church for the Third Millennium’ feature in The Tablet
““Where parishes are using these tools we are starting to see that synodality is not just a pipe-dream. Like seeds germinating under- ground, green shoots of synodality are appearing in the everyday life of dioceses and organisations in the Church in England and Wales.””
Synodality as the ‘way of being Church in the third Millennium', a term coined by Pope Francis, is the conversion that we are all called to live in our community life . Yet the conversation around the Synod so far has been dominated by major set-piece events in Rome, so many now find themselves asking... where has synodality gone?
Avril Baigent, co-founder of School for Synodality, says it's not meant to be a 'magic wand' but a fundamental change in Catholic culture, and shares in this latest edition of The Tablet a unique perspective gained from looking at Synodality from another angle - grassroots up.
Avril sees the green shoots of synodality appearing in the everyday life of dioceses and organisations in the Church, and gives 3 key lessons learnt from her work with the School for Synodality.