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This month, the entire Church will enter into a synodal journey unlike any other. But what is a synod, and what is the purpose of this particular synod? ...read more
You may have heard that the next Synod of Bishops is on the topic of synodality. But what are synods and why do we have them? ...read more
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A primer on synodality | One Body
Nicholas Jesson
September 29, 2021
In October, the Catholic Church will begin a two-year synod on synodality that involves the entire world. But what is synodality? ...read more
Last week we began exploring the Shroud of Turin. What more can we determine from studying it? Is the man of the shroud Jesus? ...read more
The Shroud of Turin, believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ, has revealed some startling facts about the man it once contained. ...read more
In the hand or on the tongue? Deacon Pedro looks at these two ways of receiving Communion and what the Church has to say about them. ...read more
Deacon Pedro discusses how and how often we should receive Communion. ...read more
Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann reflects on Communion in the days of the Apostles and looks at evidence for the practice in the early Church. ...read more
When we receive the Eucharist, we receive the fullness of God. We are also brought into communion with Christ and with each other, the Body of Christ. ...read more
As we begin reading chapter 6 of the Gospel of John at Mass, Deacon Pedro looks at the need to receive Communion with reverence. ...read more