ABOUT THE EVENT

Amanda C. Osheim, Ph.D. studies the church with a particular focus on the Holy Spirit and discernment. She is Endowed Professor of the Breitbach Catholic Thinkers and Leaders Program and Professor of Practical Theology at Loras College in Dubuque, IA. Dr. Osheim studied at University of St. Thomas and the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity before earning her doctoral degree in systematic theology at Boston College. Her publications include A Ministry of Discernment: The Bishop and the Sense of the Faithful (Liturgical Press) and “Stepping Towards a Synodal Church” (Theological Studies). Her current research interests include synodality and exploring how Roman Catholic communities may more fully imitate Christ’s kenotic vulnerability.

“‘To Know and Love One Another’: Spirituality for a Synodal Church”
In his 1964 encyclical Ecclesiam Suam, Paul VI encouraged the church to humble self-examination that fosters spiritual renewal. By acknowledging the distance between many ecclesial realities and more ideal forms of the church, Paul pointed to the importance of the church’s continual conversion to Christ not simply for its own sake, but also for the fulfillment of the church’s mission. Similarly, ongoing renewal is essential in Pope Francis’s vision of a synodal church. The insights of both popes underscore the need for synodal spiritual practices that nurture the church’s conversion for communion and mission.

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