Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz

Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz is the executive director of the Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership and an adjunct professor at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University of Chicago. @M_OkinczycCruz

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Making Change from the Ground Up

Faith-rooted community organizing, with its emphasis on building relationships and developing practical strategies, can help us think about synodality.

By Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz

July 1, 2022

Synodality

U.S. Catholicism

Social Justice

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