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I would add, regarding the Synod- we actually are working through our own local synod in the archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis and although I heard pretty uninspiring things about the initial “listening sessions”, the parish sessions were actually marked by surprisingly good basic catechesis, then followed by forms asking for very specific types of input. (The session I attended had a questionnaire asking which things had been most helpful in our building a relationship with the Lord, and then listed options including: Mass, Adoration, spiritual retreats, personal devotions like rosary, etc. ) I was pleasantly surprised by the materials. I don’t know what the outcome of the synod process will be here, but perhaps Ed and JD could highlight some of these smaller synod processes as examples of what Synodality could mean and in what ways it could be fruitful, as a contrast to the fog of jargon we are hearing from Rome. Maybe we the faithful could see ways in which we could “highjack” the Synodal process to be the type of endeavor to build up Christ’s body. I remember JD expressing his hopes for what good could actually come from a universal synod, and maybe if we could see examples of what this could look like we could take the reigns to make that happen…

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I’ve mixed feelings on the M4L and am not here to give Trump a full throated defense, but he is 100% the most pro life president we’ve ever had, judging by his presidential actions. His “ voracious use of the federal death penalty?” 13 tired and sentenced criminals were executed under Trump (at the Federal level). His pro-life executive actions, policies, and public support of the movement far outweigh his allowing the criminal justice system to function as it’s supposed to.

Also, not a single pro-life leaning Democrat will ever hear or see anything about the M4L, because the MSM gives it a complete blackout. I think in the whole it inspires the movement, and keeps pressure on many of the phony pro-life RINOS that they likely have constituents who take this issue seriously enough to show up in dumpy DC in January.

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