As someone who is serving as a bishop in today’s Ireland, I am painfully aware that many people no longer look to the Church as being significant in their lives in the way they once did. From my experience of pastoral ministry for over 28 years, I am also mindful of the existential questions deep within many hearts at this time of volatility in the world and our society.
In response to these realities, the Irish Catholic Bishops in 2021 invited people to reflect upon the question: “What is God asking of the Church in Ireland at this time?” It was envisaged that the Irish Church would explore this question and it would lead to an assembly or assemblies where the fruits of the reflection could be teased out together and guide us along the road of renewal.
Coincidentally, shortly after the Irish Bishops’ announcement, the late Pope Franci
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