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Overview
World Synod of Bishops
"The Word of God in the Life and Mission
of the Church”
This three week long gathering was the
twenty second since Pope Paul VI
established this body in 1965. Cardinal
DiNardo, one of four prelate delegates
from the United States, participated
with more than 250 bishops and heads of
religious orders, appointed advisers and
observers from around the world. Among
the topics discussed was the need to
increase familiarity with Scripture,
guidance in interpretation, improvement
of preaching on Scripture and more.
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Vatican Synod Information
Index
This page is an
index to the various Vatican resources
for the XII Ordinary General Assembly of
the Synod of Bishops
Lineamenta
The Lineamenta
includes a list Questions which are
responded to by collegial bodies.
These responses are studied and will use
it to build the Instrumentum Laboris,
which will become the agenda for
the Synod of Bishops.
Instrumentum Laboris
The Instrumentum
Laboris is the agenda for the Synod of
Bishops
Address of Pope Benedict XVI at the
Opening of the XII Ordinary General
Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Interventions by Members of the Synod
Message to the People of God at the
Conclusion of the XII Ordinary General
Assembly of the Synod of Bishops |
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U.S.C.C.B. Synod Resources
The website of the
United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) has a section on the
Synod. This includes a list of the
U.S. delegates, experts, and auditors
who were part of the Synod, links to
other key sites, Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and other background
informatio.
Go to the USCCB Synod Section |
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Catholic News Service
Special Report
The Catholic News
Service has a section on the Synod,
including many headlines and reports.
Go to the Catholic News Service Synod
Section |
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Bishop Kicanis Blog During the Synod
Throughout the
duration of the Synod, the USCCB
provided reports from the Synod authored
by the Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas,
Bishop of Tucson. Bishop Kicanas is the
Vice President of the USCCB and a
delegate to the Synod.
Read Bishop Kicanas' Blog |
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History of World Synods of Bishops
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Twelfth Ordinary Synod,
October 5-26, 2008:
The Word of God in the Life and
Mission of the Church
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Eleventh Ordinary Synod,
October 2-23, 2005:
The Eucharist: Source and Summit of
the Life and Mission of the Church
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Tenth Ordinary Synod,
September 30-October 27, 2001:
The Bishop: Servant of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ for the Hope of the
World
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Ninth Ordinary Synod, October
2-29, 1994:
The Consecrated Life and Its Role in
the Church and in the World
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Eighth Ordinary Synod,
September 30-October 28, 1990:
The Formation of Priests in the
Circumstances of the Present Day
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Seventh Ordinary Synod,
October 1-30, 1987:
The Vocation and Mission of the Lay
Faithful in the Church and in the
World
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Sixth Ordinary Synod,
September 29-October 29, 1983:
Penance and Reconciliation in the
Mission of the Church
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Fifth Ordinary Synod,
September 26-October 25, 1980:
The Christian Family
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Fourth Ordinary Synod,
September 30-October 29, 1977:
Catechesis in Our Time
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Third Ordinary Synod,
September 27-October 26, 1974:
Evangelization in the Modern World
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Second Ordinary Synod,
September 30-November 6, 1971:
The Ministerial Priesthood and
Justice in the World
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First Ordinary Synod,
September 29-October 29, 1967:
The Preservation and Strengthening
of the Catholic Faith, its
Integrity, its Force, its
Development and its Doctrinal and
Historical Coherence
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Cardinal DiNardo Synod Intervention
October 11, 2008
His Eminence
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo
Archbishop of
Galveston-Houston
The Eternal Word
emptied himself for our salvation. In an
analogous way the Holy Spirit has also
given and "humbled" himself in the
inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. With
great courtesy he has adapted the divine
"language" with thought towards our
human nature (Dei Verbum, 9 and 11). The
record of even small, seemingly trivial
events in Sacred Scripture, are·taken up
into the very economy of our salvation
and deification.
I speak in behalf of
Catholics who live in the famous Bible
Belt of the Southern United States. It
is a genuine location, but it is also a
frame of mind, diffused through many
places in the world. There are surely
issues and problems with this mind set,
but it has kept alive a Biblical
imagination and vocabulary and a sense
of divine agency in the world that is
important for us. In the Instrumentum
Laboris, #18 a-g and 22 c-d, the Word of
God is spoken about in a deeply rich
christological way. The pneumatology
however is more discrete. Catholics in
the Bible Belt need a pneumatology that
can help them in reading Scripture.
I would recommend
the publication of a Compendium, similar
to other such documents, that would be
directed to the faithful. It would be a
clear and direct guide that would
highlight the rich and useful methods of
the Church for reading and sharing the
Sacred Scriptures. Such a Compendium
would be an immeasurable help for
personal bible reading, for Bible Study
groups etc. Totally ecclesial and
Catholic, it would also be of great help
in ecumenical bible studies in which
many of our people are enrolled. It
would help retrieve a vivid and
excellent sense of the Catholic
understanding of the Holy Spirit' s
inspiration in the Sacred Scriptures. |
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