Pope Francis convened a College of Bishops “Synod on Synodality” in Rome last October in which a worldwide group of bishops and lay people gathered for discussion following worldwide parish-level synodal listening sessions. The synod began with a series of talks by the engaging Dominican Timothy Radcliffe [Timothy Radcliffe served for several years as Master General of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)]. Radcliffe’s presentations can be watched online here:
Now, wonderfully, Timothy Radcliffe’s conference presentations are available in print. Liturgical Press has published his collected presentations in a new book: Timothy Radcliffe: Listening Together. The publisher indicates that this book also contains “Radcliffe’s further reflections on our current challenges and where we could be headed as a church.”
I watched Timothy Radcliffe’s synodal presentations (from a computer in Seattle!). Timothy Radcliffe is thoughtful and articulate. I quoted his “We are all radically incomplete” statement from the Synod in one of my earlier blog posts here; he’s got plenty more insightful points to consider in his synodal presentations. I recently received a copy of the “Listening Together” book and look forward to spending time with it – much as one would spend time with a good friend! Given the historical nature of the synod meetings in Rome and Radcliffe’s thoughtful presentations, this book is bound to become “a book for history.”
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