PRESENTATION
In this issue of the Bulletin we publish the texts of the conferences presented at the UISG Plenary Assembly, held in Rome from 2 to 6 May 2022, on the theme “Embracing Vulnerability on the Synodal Journey”. Dr. Ted Dunn Embracing Our Vulnerability and Its Transformative Potential Embracing our vulnerability, living in the fullness of our humanity with hearts wide open, is what transforms us. The only people who don’t experience being vulnerable are those without empathy or compassion. Those who embrace it know its beauty, its creative potential; they know that being vulnerable is what makes us human and has the power to heal and transform hearts.
UISG - Bulletin n. 178, 2022
Sr. Nurya Martínez-Gayol, ACI Spirituality of Synodality The synodal journey is a path of conversion, change, abandonment of ways and structures that gave us security but that have become, on some occasions, fruitless and, on others, constitute obstacles if we intend to advance in synodality, together in a search for more participative and inclusive forms that allow us to walk “with everyone,” and to take charge of reality “with all.” Dr. Jessie Rogers Wisdom for the Synodal Journey How can we embrace the wisdom of vulnerability? It means sowing seeds hopefully, even when we are weeping, and entrusting their growth to God (Psalm 126). It means risking ourselves and our future for the sake of the world and its future. It means accepting that change comes about not by force, but by embracing the other, through the offer of reconciliation. We need to imbibe Jesus’ countercultural way of being in the world. Sr. Mª Carmen Mora Sena, HCSA The Leader’s Vulnerability During the Pandemic What I have experienced leads me to discover that vulnerability makes synodality possible because it makes it clear that we need to walk together and to count on the wealth, support, light, and contribution of others; and it strengthens my conviction that this is the path of leadership that Religious Life needs today, it is the one that brings us closer and opens us to others and lets God take the reins of our Congregations and of the service we offer to the world.
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