Surprised by Hope

<p><strong>In <em>Surprised by Hope</em> Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe shines a fresh light on how to be a missionary synodal Church in our crucified world.</strong></p><p></p><p>The Synod on Synodality gathered Catholics from all over the world to listen pray and reflect on a new way of being Church. Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe the official retreat master and spiritual advisor for this assembly was appointed by Pope Francis to deliver a series of retreat talks and meditations to the delegates during the assembly of the synod. In <em>Surprised by Hope </em> he reflects on the radically transformative process begun at the general assembly of the Synod on Synodality with a new focus for today: <em>How</em> to be a synodal Church on mission?</p><p></p><p><em>Surprised by Hope</em> is the collection of Radcliffe's retreat talks along with five additional post-synodal reflections. In these reflections he focuses on the encounter of the disciples with the Risen Lord in Saint John's gospel to help us prepare for our encounter with the Lord with other cultures and each other in silence and in prayer and in conversation and mutual attention. Through each reflection Cardinal Radcliffe shines a fresh light on how to be a missionary synodal Church in our crucified world. </p>