Mass at Saint John the Evangelist Church in San Diego, California, on October 7, 2017
https://sdcatholic.org/ Diocesan Synod on Families https://sdcatholic.org/cardinal-mcelroy/diocesan-synod-on-families/ Synod Transforms Ministry to Today’s Families “Think big.” That’s what Bishop Robert McElroy urged the delegates of a synod on family life to do in 2016. The goal was to identify measures the diocese and parishes could adopt to revitalize and strengthen marriage and families. Earlier that year, Pope Francis had presented a document called “Amoris Laetitia” (“Joy of Love”). He had invited bishops to figure out ways to better welcome today’s families, respond to their needs and help them to grow in their faith. Bishop McElroy answered the call by convening a synod, one of the few dioceses in the country to do so. The family synod is the first of four consultations of the faithful the diocese has undertaken in Bishop McElroy’s seven years at the helm. They have engaged thousands of faithful to have a conversation with each other and with th...