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29 DENVER CATHOLIC | SEPTEMBER 2022 D id you know that God still speaks today? Have you ever asked yourself that ques- tion before? God, indeed, still speaks today! This conviction was fundamental to the whole archdiocesan discernment process. Throughout all the planning, the Synod Team never doubted that God would speak clearly to all of us, but the question was "What will he say?" The parish phase of the discernment process took place in January and February and asked God to reveal his mission for the archdiocese, the parish and the individual disciple. After this, the synod team prayed through all the responses from the parishes and online submissions from Key themes from the Archdiocesan Discernment Process REVELATIONS FROM THE SPIRIT K E Y TH E M E S BY FATHER TOM SCHERER Vice Chancellor BY ALEJANDRA BRAVO Associate Director of Hispanic Evangelization people who were unable to attend a discern- ment session in person. Some responses were unique to a particular person or parochial sit- uation. Some responses were common across many parishes, and common, clear themes emerged within the topic of each mission. Some responses, however, were nearly universal. Regardless of the specific topic for prayerful discernment and regardless of the geographic, cultural, or linguistic situation of the parish, key themes emerged. Even though these themes were not shared with the representatives at the Arch- diocesan Discernment Event at the end of March, they also emerged in the prayer and discussions at that event, confirming that God is calling the archdiocese to work in these key areas. ⊲

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