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May 27
PENTECOST SUNDAY! Did
God will
that Jesus should be sacrificed?
David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
To explore this topic more deeply,
David recommends reading
Redemption
by Fr
Kevin O'Shea CSsR
A vision of redemption has emerged from studies of the past 50 years that
has not been heard of by most people
Pope
is provoking disobedience
Fr Hans Küng (Tablet)
c.f.
Hans
Kung's letter to bishops
Bishop
Bill Morris issue:
Why not
write to Chaput?
Brian Coyne (Catholica)
c.f. Menu for May 26 re Bp M What
the Church is for
Abp Rowan Williams
(ACP) All
Hell breaks lose in Holy See
John Allen
(NCR)
Basic problem: your
man is too old? All
aboad?
E.J. Dionne (Commonweal)
Disagreement among US bishops This
week's smile
Honey, what's for dinner?
V2
Reflection 153
For Pentecost Sunday:
John XXIII"s prayer to Holy Spirit
used each day at Vat II
Bible
Plan: May 27
Readings for Pentecost morning
John
W: Daily Blog: May 27
Pentecost reflection - pray & shower!
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Monday May
28
Human
person at centre of morality
Brian Lewis
(Monday blogger from Australia)
Change...there lies the rub
Interview
re Religious Life
Sr Inigo Joachim SSA
(Monday blogger from India)
Card. Levada, please
(don't?) read!
A good news story!
Fr
Charlie Burrows OMI receives Indonesian Islamic award
Fr Peter Stoll OMI, Indonesia
A
reflection on good & bad religion
Michael Whelan SM
(Aquinas Academy)
Pope's butler:
Who
is he? (ABC)
"This affair has spun out of
control"
US
Catholics lead fight against capital punishment Mauro
Pianta (VI)
US bishops all
aboard ?
Bishop
Blair issues clarification
Kevin Clarke
(America)
Vat
trying to close Boston churches
G. Macdonald (Wash. Post)
Vatican
Curia (Chiesa)
Spot the non-Italians
V2
Reflection 152
True abortion story from China
Bible
plan: May 28
Dividing people into "us" &
"them"
John W: Daily Blog: May 28
Photo from yesterday
From today's article by Brian Lewis:
What
the magisterium of the Church teaches in this area should exhibit,
as theologian Joe Selling wisely maintains, the three
characteristics of credibility,
communicability
and conviction.
On these three pillars rests the authoritativeness of the Church's
day-to-day teaching. Without them, no amount of insistence will make
something credible, more communicable or convincing, and so insure against
the possibility/probability of change.
Tiny Hong Kong
has regained second place from the USA in
the number of readers
of this website! But be careful,
both HK & USA, the UK
is starting to catch both of you!
The figures
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Tuesday
May 29
Vat II & legitimacy of Canon 129
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
So it is shocking to realise that the new updated Code of Canon Law of
1983, promulgated eighteen years after the Second Vatican Council, should
be more, not less, restrictive and works to prevent the laity from
fulfilling their mission in the Church.
It would appear that a teaching of Vatican II has been and is being
contravened.
It is worth noting that Orsy points out: “History is not on the side of
Canon 129. Therefore, the restriction can hardly be grounded in dogma.
It must be a disciplinary provision, and if so, it can be
changed.” What community can't
change a bad law?
Silencing
priests weaken chuch authority (ACP)
Sean O'Conaill
This article provides an interesting angle on the
recent silencing and disciplining of priests by the Vatican. Sean is
suggesting that, rather than strengthening Vatican authority, these
actions are actually weakening it.
Don't
tell the cathedral
Will Day (The Age)
China:
The way of Bishop Jin SJ
Gianni Valente (VI)
Theology
of Pentecost
- goalposts need shifting?
Daniel O’Leary (Tablet)
Pope's
butler did it?
John Allen
(NCR)
V2 Reflection 155
Working mothers
Bible plan: May
29
Don't walk out on your partner
John W: Daily Blog - May 29
Today is the Feast Day of
Blessed Joseph
Gerard OMI
+ a happy report from yesterday
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Wednesday May 30
Beads
of Prayer
Chris McDonnell
(Wednesday blogger from UK)
An alternative way of using beads
Yves
Congar and the golden mean
between extreme postions
of liberals and conservatives
Dr Andrew Kania (Catholica)
c.f V2catholic May 24 article
by Chris McDonnell:
The
Notes of Yves Congar
(soon to be published)
"Viri
probati" ("proven men")
can be a great enrichment (EAPI)
Bp. Fritz Lobinger, South Africa
Classic article from 2000...this is what we
should be discussing:
the ordination of married men.
Note the idea of a team
of men for each location, not just one man.
Maybe team can
be men & women?
This article is
teaming
with much food for thought
(Thank you Hazel for sending
this art)
Pentecost
message to Benedict:
Clean up Vatican mess
(Enlightened Catholicism)
Indonesia:
UCANEWS report re Fr Charlie Burrows receiving Islamic award
c.f. This
website's report last Tues
A good news story!
Germany:
solar power world record
(Guardian)
May other nations follow G's lead!
V2
Reflection 156
McDonald's in most countries
Bible plan: May 30
Rain in due season
John W: Daily
Blog: May 30
The issue of gay blood donors
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Thursday
May 24
Soon
to be published:
The notes of Yves Congar
Chris McDonnell
(blogger from UK)
Congar purged in 1955! Women
in the Church since Vat II
Sr Mary Luke Tobin S.L.
one of 15 women auditors at Vat II
(American Magazine, Archive)
Note story re Rosemary Goldie, auditor from
Australia Cup
or chalice?
John Donahue s.j. (Commonweal)
Chalice has many implications USA:
new church designs
Michael Desanctis (AM)
New buildings going backwards? Benedict's
uncomfortable message
Andrea Tornielli
(AM) Vatican
rules on apparitions
Andrés Alvarez (VI)
What about vision of Vatican II?
V2
Reflection 150
Marriage is God's idea
Bible
Plan for May 24
God will keep sickness far from you
John
W: Daily Blog: May 24
Today a 59th anniversary for me!
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Blogging team update:
Hazel C. (UK)
Inigo Joachim (India)
Brian Lewis (Australia)
Judith Lynch (Australia)
Marton Mallon (Ireland)
Chris McDonnell (UK)
Bill Mulcahy (Australia)
Des O'Donnell (Ireland)
David Timbs (Australia)
Peter Wilkinson (Australia)
More bloggers wanted!
Still no-one from
USA, Canada, New Zealand,
Philippines, Africa, South America!
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Friday
May 25
Vatican vs USA sisters:
It's
all about money
Phyllis Zagano (NCR) Knights
of Columbus: time to worry
Tom Roberts
(NCR)
Pope:
Christianity about trust not fear
Alessandro Speciale (VI)
Comment from reader:
"In his own words!" Vatileaks:
Who stole Pope's letters?
Andrea Tornielli (VI)
Reader: "Dan Brown's next book?"
NATO
not working. Replace it
John Dear SJ (NCR)
V2 Reflection 151
Married people best qualified
to write about marriage
Bible
plan: May 25
Prayer for people in distress
John
W: Daily Blog: May 25
A happy story from yesterday
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Saturday May 26
Wind
and Fire
Judith Lynch
(Saturday blogger from Australia)
Where I find my Pentecost Church
Year
of Grace can save Pentecost from church acrimony
David Timbs (CathBlog)
Avoid "hot topic"
button for a while
More
info re case of Bp Bill Morris
Fr Frank
Brennan SJ (Eureka Street)
That quote from Archbishop Chaput
plus
Enda's
comment (Catholica)
Nigeria:
everyone, not just Christians,
living in state of uncertainty
Alessandro Speciale (VI)
Another
cappa picture
Bp Slattery in Wash. DC (NCR)
Is
Church downsizing into a sect?
Jamie Manson
(NCR)
- see comment by John W
Vatican vs USA nuns:
Cardinal
Levada's visionary approach
Eugene Kennedy
(NCR)
A classic piece of writing!
V2 Reflection 152
God's happy when people marry
Bible
plan: May 26
Readings for vigil of Pentecost
- Come Holy Spirit!
John W: Daily Blog: May 26
No church post after 85, unless....
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Wishing all dear readers
a Happy
Pentecost !
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Many thanks
for checking
this website each day
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From all parts of the world!
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