We are in the midst of a Synod on Synodality. Perhaps its outcome will have far-reaching impact for Catholics around the globe. But the full effects of the synod may take years, and historians decades from now may be better equipped to report the synod’s results. The same was and is true of Vatican II. Sixty-two years ago the opening session of the Second Vatican Council occurred on October 11, 1962. Just as there were joy, upheaval, and many other emotions at the promulgations, so there may be when the Synod is accomplished. But neither Vatican II nor the Synod will be fully accomplished. Pronouncements may be revolutionary but they are lived out in an evolutionary way. We are still evolving toward “full, active” participation in liturgy, the best ways to initiate candidates in OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), ecumenical outreach, more time and resources given to social justice, methods to be “a leaven in the world,” and the list goes on. The Synod’s effects will be as wide as the world and as wide as our hearts.