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Sunday
May 20

Some, many, most, all?
David Timbs
(Sunday blogger)
 Benedict has short-circuited Vat II
c.f. John W: Daily Blog of Ap 30

Fr Des O'Donnell o.m.i.
Notes from:
Jesus - an historical approximation
by Jose Pagola

Communication in the Church
Pope John Paul II (ACP)
- consult everyone!

Three tensions in Vatican dispute
John Allen (NCR)

Pope praises USA nuns
Alessandro Speciale
(VI)
Subtexts in these reports very interesting re Church-State-Secular society.
Deep down, B 16 would love
 Holy Roman Empire back & running?


The sorrowful mystery of Mary Kennedy (NCR)
Eugene Kennedy
- see comment by John W

What is the meaning of "Liturgy"?
Elizabeth Harrington 
(Catholic Leader)

This week's smile 
Irish solution to debt crisis

V2 Reflection 146

Christianity is a 24/7 affair



Bible Plan: May 20
Readings for Ascension

John W: Daily Blog: May 20
Anyone like to help buy an artificial leg for a man with one leg?

 

 

 

Monday May 21

 A concrete moral agenda
Brian Lewis
(Monday blogger)
We need an ethical agenda, not necessarily to settle every complex issue, but to ensure that our thinking and action are at least on the right lines. This is what concrete moral norms seek to accomplish for the benefit of all in the community 

Religious formation in cultural context
Sr Inigo Joachim SSA, India
15,000 Indian religious
 serve in other countries

New missal an obstacle to prayer
Fr Michael Ryan (America Mag).
- see John W's comment (no. 34)
Michael was the one who organized
"What if we said 'wait'?" petition
when he wrote this historic article

May 9 Sydney address
Clifford Longley (CfR)
Inaugural Rosmary Goldie Lecture

Million for Milan Mass - update
Andrea Tornielli
(VI)

More Vatileaks
Alessandro Speciale
(VI)

Lese majeste & papal firewall  or whispers in secret shouted from the roof tops?!

Only 20 out of 150 Armagh priests attend pro-Brady gathering (BBC)

USA priest's  response
 to Irish priest's statement
(ACP)

The development of my faith
Jo O'Sullivan (ACP)

 V2 Reflection 147
Don't impose European church

Bible plan: May 21
 Feast of St Eugene de Mazenod,
founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.)

John W: Daily Blog: May 21
Why Oblates visit prisons 

 
Tuesday
May 22

International Eucharistic Congress
Dublin   June 10-17

Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger)
A strong theme of the congress:
the 50th anniversary of Vat II

Fr John, 
I came across this website after following some links when reading Michael Ryan's recent piece in America "What next?" which is a fine summary of where many of us find ourselves. 
The thought occurred to me that you might find it of interesting to post a couple of articles of mine recently posted on Pray Tell: 
(1) Time for a pause, posted on PT Jan-02 , originally published in the Irish Dominican " SPIRITUALITY" that same month 
(2) What if we just took stock , posted on PT Feb-22 having been on the Tablet website a few days earlier.        Chris McDonnell (UK)
Thank you Chris!. Please send more of same! There's a permanent link to PT at bottom right of this page.  jw

V2 Reflection 148
Jesus is the joy of every heart

Bible plan: May 22
Selfishness will ruin my life

John W:   Daily Blog - May 22
Last Sat a 25th Anniversary for me 

Email from USA:

Urgent  request for prayer:

Man aged 35
 "Parasites are eating my  brain"
 
(John W)

Wednesday May 16

Replacement for sacked Bp Morris
Cindy Wooden
(NCR)
- see John W's comment

c.f. (Very biased) CNA report
Comment from reader: Note how CNA/EWTN continue to lie about the content of Bill's pastoral letter. The fabrication and justification for his sacking continues unabated
May 19 update: CNA refused to publish  comment from John W

Brian Coyne's comment (Catholica)

Pontifical Academy row (VI)

Vat-SSPX soap opera (VI)

From The Good Oil:

To live is to change
Sonia Wagner SGS 

Does ecumenism matter?
Bernardina Sontrop SGS

Carrying the pain of others
Tony Doherty 

Coffee & chocolate anyone?
Evan Ellis 


Media reporting of abuse
Pádraig McCarthy (ACP)

Warning to UK: she's coming
(The Age) Black Caviar!

V2 Reflection 143
Marana tha! Come Lord Jesus!

Bible plan: May 16
A deaconess named Phoebe

John W: Daily Blog: May 16
Some very special people


Thursday
May 17

The Blind Man
Fr Des O'Donnell o.m.i.
Seeing a psychologist

Ricci center opens  in Zhaoqing!
(ucanews)
Lots & lots of background info
 re this center here!
(Zhaoqing is where JW lived for 7 years!)

 

US bishops & same-sex marriage
Eugene Kennedy
(NCR)
-
see John W's comment

Statement by 
150 Australian doctors
See especially footnote 3

Clarification re ACP
Brendan Hoban

Vatican vs USA nuns:
Reform is not "Armageddon"
Cindy Wooden
(Pilot Catholic News)

Kenya: Do not abandon us
Devide Demichelis 
(Vatican Insider)

What is the meaning of "Liturgy"?
Elizabeth Harrington 
(Catholic Leader)

V2 Reflection 143
Church should stay out of politics?

Bible Plan for May 17
 When Jesus spoke about dogs

John W:  Daily Blog:  May 17
Bomb scare in HK yesterday

For Chinese readers:
Oxfam's 25 years in China




Friday May 18

Poverty! Can we end it????
Bill Mulcahy
(Friday blogger)

Confused tax man seeks counseling
Fr Des O'Donnell o.m.i.
To balance his books

History of celibacy in Church
Thomas O'Loughlin
(ACP)
Historical reasons for celibacy

Girl Scouts: law not working
Joan Chittester (NCR)
Note new info re Pius XII & Hitler

Vatican- SSPX soap opera: update
Andrea Tornielli
(Vatican Insider)

Doctors for the Family
New website under construction to support old institution under attack



V2 Reflection 144 
Only God can satisfy our hearts 

Bible plan: May 18
Way of Life vs Way of Death

John W:   Daily Blog: May 18
Good News at printer



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Saturday
May 19

Back in ten minutes
Judith Lynch
(Saturday blogger)
Our Eucharist gatherings too big?

Bp Morris victim of grave injustice
Clifford Longley
(Tablet/Catholica)

Radio interview: Clifford Longley
(ABC)

Re-balancing authority in abusive Church (Eureka Street)
Brian Lennon SJ
Re May 7 Dublin gathering

Catholic family, we have a problem
Robert McClory (NCR)

Catholic morality is way to happiness
Cardinal Schönborn
(VI)
A very important, nuanced and pastorally responsible position on hot topics

Listening to Africa
Davide Demichelis
(VI)

Suffering world needs prophetic Church
Tony Magliano (NCR)

Dr Lachlan Dunjey:

Defence of marriage
 is not pursuit of homosexuals
 

Why the battle for marriage
 is so significant

 Medicine with morality
The Belt of Truth

The People's Charter

Repeal Section 8

Conscience in Medicine

V2 Reflection 145
Church's service for all nations

Bible plan: May 19
When Jesus healed in two stages

John W:  Daily Blog: May 19

Reflections on retiring from teaching


Wishing all dear readers
a Happy
Pentecost


Many thanks  for checking
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June 10-17  Ireland:
Eucharistic Congress

June 11-14  USA:
Priests Association meeting
 

July 16-20  Australia: 
National Council of Priests meeting

More bloggers wanted!
  From all parts of the world!
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Let's encourage more people 
to see 1-7  re Bishop Bill Morris
1: Judge's conclusions
2: Canon lawyer's report
 
3: Radio interview with judge

4:  "The Age" file of letters
5: Summary re Rome
 6: Frank Brennan's update
7: ABC radio Fr Frank Brennan

After reading 1-7, check the "Pravda" report of CNA.
How can a Catholic agency 
publish such blatant lies?
Censorship and lies....all the more need for websites like v2catholic

Google "Morris" at top of this page
for many articles re Bishop BM

 Bp Bill Morris   
Bp Pat Power
Bp Geoff Robinson
Bruce Duncan
Catalyst for Renewal
Catholics for Ministry  
Frank Brennan
Peter Johnstone     
The Swag
 

        Bloggers' previous articles

Other Archives
2012

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  2010
2009
2008

16 Documents of V2 
We Are Church
STANDUP4VATICAN2
VII - Voice of the Church

Catholic Priests Ireland

PrayTell
Donald Cozzens
Misguided Missal
   

Hazel of Old Windsor         Brian Lewis       Judith Lynch 

Martin Mallon         Bill Mulcahy        Des O'Donnell

   
David Timbs      Peter Wilkinson      John Wotherspoon

Hans Kung's letter to bishops
(the best description of what's happening)

Priests say 9 Masses a day....need to ordain married men

Making do with a faulty translation

Irish priests using 1998 ICE - not new translation


Fr J. Ratzinger's writings on V2

Open letter to US bishops re new translation

Why are women not being 
ordained to the priesthood?

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