In a new letter to the People of God, the synod participants emphasized the importance of continued discernment for the Church's future.

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley discuss a, if not the, big question hanging over the synod: Can it change church teaching?

What message does it send to women when the first synod to include them as full, voting members opts to forgo an actual vote in favor of approval by applause?

It will not be enough to read any document that comes from the synod; Catholics must experience the synod, must do synod. The best place to do this is in your parish.

The Rev. Clarence Devadass, a Malaysian priest and synod delegate talks with hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell about the Asian delegation's contributions at the synod and the challenge of unifying such diverse experiences in a document.

People want to know that the issues they raised over the past few years in listening sessions in their parishes and dioceses are being taken seriously.