“I want to donate my hair because I want to make a tribute to my grandma and my neighbor and all others who were diagnosed with cancer.” “I’m in fourth grade and I am donating my hair because I want to give it to people who don’t have any from …
Synodal process becoming real for all of us
Diocese of Knoxville Synod gatherings set for September, November By Jim Wogan Over the past several years, I’ve watched the Catholic Church undertake one of the most ambitious efforts at renewal and consultation in modern history through the global Synod process. Now, here in East Tennessee, we are entering the phase where all of that listening must finally become action. The Diocese of Knoxville is preparing to move into what Church leaders call the “Implementation Phase” of the Synod, and in many ways this is where the process becomes real for all of us. When the Synod first launched in 2021 under the direction of the Vatican, the emphasis was on listening. Catholics around the world, including here in the diocese, were invited to share their experiences, hopes, frustrations, and ideas about the life of the Church. That effort culminated in the release the Synod’s Final Document in 2024, a... Read more →