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 June 3
TRINITY  SUNDAY

The Trinity
David Timbs 
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
We are at our best 
when we are Trinity people

Vatileaks & Bp Bill Morris
John Allen (NCR)
Source article also has lots of disturbing info re Cardinal Bertone

The hunt for thieves in the Vatican
Sandro Magister (Chiesa)
Not sure whether to laugh or cry....

Christian Correction
America Magazine Editorial

How a bishop stood up to the Pope
Peter Leithart (ucanews)
....and won!

The Ego's 4 splits: 
The 2nd split: life from death
Fr Richard Rohr OFM

 

Vatican vs USA nuns:
All roads lead to Rome?
Ken Briggs (NCR)

Deepening Communion
Abp Peter Sartain (America)
Worth reading for 1st paragraph

At Cross Currents?
Christine Hinze (America)
A response to Abp Sartain

What Ryan missed
Gerald Beyer (America)
Solidarity & subsidiarity mean?

Lament for laicized priests
Tom McMahon (Catholica)
More than 100,000 since 1965

This week's smile 
Why are you digging a large hole?


V2 Reflection 160

International Church: fact or theory?

Bible Plan: June 3
Readings for Trinity Sunday

John W:  Daily Blog - June 3
US$6,900 per night for Brazil hotel



Monday
June 4
see Remembering June 4, 1989


Why we need human laws
Brian Lewis
 
(Monday blogger from Australia)
Beautiful summary of this topic

Comment on elephant/ministry!
John N. Collins
More comments wanted!

Church is more than just 
what happens inside the Vatican!
Giorgio Bernardelli (VI)
 World Family Meeting, Milan

A call to action
Statement by group of English priests
(ACP/Tablet)

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 V2 Reflection 161
Freedom of expression/opinion

Bible plan:
June 4
When James & John
 wanted to be top dogs.
 Cardinal Bertone & Curia
 - please read!

 John W:  Daily Blog - June 4
An historic day in China
...and photo report from Sat 

Tuesday June 5

The Ministry of Women Deacons
 and Canon 129

Martin Mallon 
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
"Yes, there were women deacons
and they were ordained"


Vatileaks:

No respite for Pope
Tom Kington
(Guardian)
What's all this got to do with him
who came to serve, not be served?

Comments by Abp Savio Hon SDB
Andrea Tornielli
 Curial Confucianism?!

The butler was (evidently) not alone
Dr Robert Moynihan


V2 Reflection 162
Church a patron of culture

 

Bible plan: June 5
The "sun-in-law" psalm


John W:   Daily Blog - June 5
The effect of good news!


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published by bloggers,
as well as other articles


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From every part of the world!
Please contact John:

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Wednesday June 6

Chris McDonnell 
(Wednesday blogger from UK)
An alternative way of using beads

A plateful of dreams for my Church
Judith Lynch (CathBlog)
 
I dreamt of an inclusive Church

Vatican planning October assault
John Sivalon MM (NCR)
See comment by John W

Vatileaks:
Amazingly frank report re Japan

Alessandro Speciale
(ucanews)
Why so few Catholics in Japan?
Because Church too European!

Docs. expose Pope's frail leadership
Fiona Ehlers (Spiegel)
Documents expose pontiff's 
awkward & helpless leadership 

HK:  June 9 talk on Ricci
 Historian Gianni Criveller PIME 
will share the most recent research
 on Matteo Ricci & Xu Guangqi,
 the founders of Chinese Catholicism, whose exemplary story of friendship transcends boundaries


V2 Reflection 163
Vat II on tourism and sport!


Bible plan: June 6
World's most famous donkey colt

John W: Daily Blog - May 30
The issue of gay blood donors


Thursday
May 31
Feast of the Visitation

U.S. priest receives HK award
HK Red Cross - RTHK

 Fr Thomas Peyton M.M. one of 
five to receieve "Humanity Award"
John W attended this function last Saturday - very beautiful

Ireland - Assn of Cath Priests:

Future of ACP: priests and/or laity?

ACP at heart of Church
Brendan Hoban 
Price paid for betraying Vat II

"Normal" families are happier
Andrea Tornielli
(VI)
World Meeting of Families - Milan
background article

"The butler did it":
A test, not a tragedy - Pope

Background: Bertone's overreach
Sandro Magister (Cath Exchange)

Vat  energy struggle
Malaysian Insider
("energy" should read "power"!)

Mother Teresa's example of love
points way to forestall persecution

Archbishop Henry D'Souza
CRIB, India

Vatican vs USA nuns:

Former LCRW leader's comments
Joshua McElwee
(NCR)

All about fear
Fran Ferder
(NCR)

Israel doesn't deserve
 unconditional loyalty
Michael Brull
(ABC)
"Sudanese a cancer in our body"?

Clerical sex abuse: context & causes
A.W. Richard Sipe
(Catholica)

V2 Reflection 157
Jesus is the Omega Point

Bible Plan for May 31
 Meeting of two pregnant mothers

John W:  Daily Blog - May 31
A happy problem!


Friday
June 1

Compassion ...will matter
Bill Mulcahy 
(Friday blogger from Australia)
Beautiful starfish story!

A good news story from India:
Ascetic nun lives among lions
Binu Alex (ucanews)

Vatican  crisis highlights
 Pope's failure to reform Curia

Tom Hedeghan
(Reuters)

The Pope's butler did it!
Andrew Hamilton (Eureka Street)

Bertone vs Sodano: the real cause of the Vatican's troubles?
Richard Greene (ucanews)
Jockeying for next pope

Pope denounces media re leaks
(BBC)

Vat to media: be accurate (VI)
Damage control...

Pope renews faith in the team (VI)
Andrea Tornielli
Getting hot in the kitchen


USA: 82% of Catholics say that contraception is "morally acceptable"
Patrick Craine
Life Site News
 - same site has Interview with blind  Chinese activist now in US
"My suffering was unimaginable"

Pius XII and the Jews:
A new address by Dr Paul O'Shea
(Catholica)
Excellent summary of complex topic

The ego's four splits - part one
Richard Rohr (Word Press)

Melbourne: Inclusive Catholics
Click for details of June 3 Mass

V2 Reflection 158 
Babies and bathwater 

Bible plan: June 1
Rich people go to Heaven?

John W:   Daily Blog - June 1
Simplified edition of Dr J



Saturday
June 2

Naming God
Judith Lynch 
(Saturday blogger from Australia)
Islam's 99 names for God

New missal makes women invisible
Astrid Gajiwala, India
(The Tablet)
See comment by Dr Mark Coley:
I wonder which country will be the first to stop using this new translation? .. a lot of flood water is building up..
Dear Dr Mark...please send me an email...I'd like to invite you to write an article for v2catholic!
John W: jdwomi@gmail.com 

Vatican vs USA nuns:
Vat has caused "scandal & pain"
Joshua McElwee (NCR)

An "umbrella" organisation for laity
(Ireland - ACP)
The way for every country to go?


June is environment month:
www.ecocongregation.org 
How churches & community centers
can become
greener

The elephant in the room: ministry
Fr Michael Kelly SJ (Eureka St)
Elephant is not celibacy...

The billionaires we love & hate
Rachel Jacobs (SMH)
Wealth ok, but not greed

Origin of calling people "vegetables"
Dr Dianne Irving
 (Human Life Matters)
c.f. this article re "delayed hominization" at start of life,
and "de-hominization" at end of life 

Petition for Royal Commission into sex abuse in Church & NGO's
(Change.org)


V2 Reflection 159
Creation reminds us of the Creator

Bible plan: June 2
Virtue No. 1

John W:  Daily Blog -June 2

Why are you digging a large hole? 

Wishing all dear readers
a Happy Pentecost Season!
 

 

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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!
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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

8. New update from Frank Brennan

After reading 1-8, 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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2009
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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    Inigo Joachim      Brian Lewis  

    Judith Lynch      Martin Mallon     Chris McDonnell

 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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