I live in Knoxville, TN — home to the Great Smoky Mountains and an outnumbered but growing population of Catholics. Our local paper took interest in my role at the Synod, prompted by questions shared by Catholics and non-Catholics alike (e.g., “What is the Synod on Synodality?!”). This feature story in the Knoxville News Sentinal looks into aspects of the process and my role in it, offered from an outsider’s perspective.