Cardinal Dolan and his report on the Synod

In the Newspaper for the Catholic archdiocese of New York, Cardinal Dolan writes a column relating to his experience and insights from the recently concluded Synod on the Family, of which he was a member.

He addresses his experiences with the Holy Father, the universal nature of the Church and the Synod, the witness of Family Life, two challenges from the Synod, as well as several other points.

I was struck by his relating Cardinal Collins' intervention about Emmaus (Luke 24).  Cardinal Dolan writes:

Cardinal Collins takes us through it well. Jesus drew near. He accompanied them with His loving presence. He asked them about their situation. He listened to their experience. He rebuked them for their mistakes. He taught them about the truth of the Scriptures. He revealed Himself in the Eucharist. He thus restored their hope and led them to conversion.

It is a lengthy column, much longer than his blog posts during the Synod, and well worth reading.