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Sunday August 5

The Golden Rule
  David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
When Jesus was confronted with the question about what in essence the Law of God intended for the establishment and preservation of sound right-relationship in the human community, his immediate response was to cut through the quarantine lines of the Divine Law and go to the very heart of the matter. It all eventually reduced to wishing and doing to another what one would wish for oneself.

Edith,  the Jewish saint who died
Aug 9 in a concentration camp
Andrea Tornielli (VI).
Outstanding example of humility and faith, not pretence or self-worship

Vatican and money.  Moneyval earthquake not over yet
Sandro Magister (Chiesa)
Reader:  A major concern is that at the top of governance there is a fundamental conflict of interest with the governors being the governed, cops investigating cops! The article  underscores the shameless in-fighting among the senior Cardinals. Bertone is again identified as a principal culprit in the games!

Beautiful YouTube message:
Prayer for frustrated Catholics

Fr James Martin SJ
(America)
Reader: These 3 books by Fr Martin
have helped many people:

My Life with the Saints,
Between Heaven and Mirth
 Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything

Religion playing strong role 
in background of Olympic Games
(Anglican Journal)

Above article one of many linked 
at this Canadian website 
of Pastor Wayne Holst

The strange case of David Bell
and 1,000 illicit bishops
Andrea Tornelli
(Ucanews)

This week's smile
Jesus at the Olympics !

Vatican II  Reflection 222
Our DNA has a longing for God


Bible Plan: August 5
 Readings for 18th Sunday of Year

John W:  Daily Blog - August 5
Using radio to beat censorship!

Monday August 6
Feast of the Transfiguration

Indissolubility of Marriage
Brian Lewis
 
(Monday blogger from Australia)
The early Church continued to uphold the teaching of Jesus about the absolute indissolubility of marriage, but at the same time strove to apply this teaching to particular situations with the compassion that Jesus himself had shown to those in difficulty

John 6:1-15 The feeding
 of the five thousand
David Timbs (Australia)
The timing of this story is very important for John. The Passover was the annual Jewish memorial feast of national liberation. Perhaps many in the crowd here were on their way to Jerusalem to offer sacrifice and share the ancestral memories. They would remember two things in particular: freedom and bread.

Hiroshima anniversary today:
Truman's grandson visits H
(ABC)
"My grandfather always said that he made that decision to end the war quickly"

Comment (John W):
Above words are what I believed
...and taught students at school,
until I read articles like these:

After 65 years, retire the bomb!
Fr John Dear SJ (NCR)

In 1945 Americans were duped. The government insisted the bomb was necessary. They said it ended the war, it saved lives. We know now we were lied to.  President Eisenhower wrote in his memoirs “Japan was already defeated and  dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary"

The lies of Hiroshima...
John Pilger
(Global Research)
 US government documents chart Japanese peace overtures as early as 1943.  The Japanese were desperate to sue for peace

Rome's Chief Rabbi:  faith & money
Giacomo Galeazzi (VI)

Bible plan: August 6
Feast of the Transfiguration

Vatican II  Reflection 223
The Church's job: matchmaking!

John W:  Daily Blog - August 6
Teaching the truth about Hiroshima

Tuesday August 7

Congar and the Curia
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Newman had to defend himself against the “schismatic spirit” of the right. The similarities with today’s church are striking as the curia and hierarchy  present a “schismatic spirit”. This can be seen in the  non-implementation of Vatican II teachings on collegiality and subsidiarity, together with the
 reform of the reform

Charismatic Faith 
and Prison Ministry
Pastor Tobias Brandner, HK
 ( Aust. Pentecostal Studies)
There is a tradition of Christians using imprisonment as a lens through which to see God. They understand prison as a living parable that points to fundamental experiences in human existence – corporality, limitation, suffering, chains, hopelessness,
and death. This second tradition stands in critical tension with the social-constructive tradition and, historically, expressed itself in various forms of care, compassion, and solidarity with those in prison.
For anyone concerned with prison ministry/conditions, this article is an enlightening must read!

One link in above article is to 
Every Home For Christ
Worldwide, nearly ten million men and women are incarcerated in penal institutions. The United States has 2.4 million people behind bars, up from 2.08 million just five years ago.
 But US not No. 1: 
c.f. World  prison population
China: Official figure: 1.5 million
Unofficial figure: 16-20 million!

Michigan nuns ready
for showdown with Vatican

Oralandar Brand-Williams
(Detroit News)

July archive of articles on this site
(excluding bloggers' articles)

Bible plan: July August 7
A rich 4-course meal!
- danger of doing my own thing
- serve the Lord with gladness
- fill our minds with worthwhile items
- foundation theology

Vatican II  Reflection 224
Let parishes have a simple buffet
rather than a lavish banquet 
to celebrate annual feast day !

John W:   Daily Blog - August 7
600gm of cocaine in UK...& HK!

Wednesday August 1

This is where we are,
 so what should we do?

Chris McDonnell
(Wednesday blogger from UK)
More and more we hear voices that seek to solve our present problems with yesterday’s solutions; that just won’t work. 
Our enthusiasm for a pilgrim church can only be sustained by a clear understanding of the society of which we are part and our ability to communicate with the people 
of our time.


Arrests in HK's Yau Ma Tei area
RTHK
There go the neighbours....

Should people dress up for church?
Fr Anthony Ruff OSB (Pray Tell)
See comments....

Learning to live without 
your denominational moniker
Dan Denzell (Christian Post)
A denominational label often
 gets in the way of the Gospel being presented without clutter

Cardboard citizens' forum theatre
 at homeless hostels
(YouTube)

Who's protecting whom from what?
Sr John Chittister
(NCR)
"The land of the free and the home
 of the brave" is fast threatening to become the land of the gun and the home of the dead

Peru "rebel" uni: temporary rector?
Andrés Beltramo Álvarez
(VI)
Reader: Branding and product identity in action

Ignatius of Loyola & Karl Rahner
Peggy McDonald IHM (America)
With links for making the Spiritual Exercises on-line!

Sri Lanka: campaign to free 900 political prisoners "who don't exist"
(Ucanews)

NSW: Police move on priests
over abuse cover up

J. McCarthy & L. Besser
(SMH)
 Brian Coyne's comment  (Catholica)

Vatican II  Reflection 218
Witnessing in a way 
that doesn't turn any one off

Bible plan: August 1
Healing power came out of him

John W: Daily Blog - August 1
5-Star (?) accommodation in TST 


Thursday
August 2

Getting brand Vatican
 'on message'
David Timbs
(CathBlog)
Lately the Vatican Press Office has been working overtime attempting to negotiate the rapids of a power struggle between the Roman Curia and the Secretariat of State. 
The ongoing tabloid drama of 
Curial internecine, corruption, power-games, intrigue and deception  graphically indicate advanced institutional decay and decline. There is an unholy war raging in the Vatican. It is doing good neither for product identity nor the tainted Catholic brand

Book Review - John W
To Heaven and Back
by Mary C Neal MD
A US doctor's extraordinary
 account of her death, Heaven,
 angels and life again. A true story

 Sacrament of Healing explained
Elizabeth Harrington (Leader)
Anointing someone is not "giving them the last rites" or suggesting that they are at death's door. The proper sacrament for the dying is not anointing but viaticum, 
(Communion for the dying)

Fr Paul Bird CSsR appointed 
bishop of Ballarat
God bless you Paul!
(This announcement made yesterday, August 1, feast of St Alphonsus!)

Hilary Clinton: world going backwards re religious freedom
Alessandro Speciale
(VI)

Certainly true in China....

2012: The flight from Egypt
Giorgio Bernardelli
(VI)
Reader: Let's hope no flight of Christians from Egypt

Melbourne: Sunday, Aug 5
Next Mass of Inclusive Catholics
Message from Fr Greg: 
Mr Barney Zwartz, religion editor for The Age newspaper will be in attendance with a photographer. Barney has offered to write an article about Inclusive Catholics. So you may want to get the hair done and wear your Sunday best or alternatively hide in the back row !

Bible Plan for August 2
More time for things that really matter, especially No. 1 Friend

Vatican  II  Reflection 219
Respecting someone's freedom of religion does not mean I don't have a duty to help them know Jesus

John W:  Daily Blog - August 2
Fish & Chips... on a hot day 


Friday
August 3


Where is the middle of the road
in today's Church?
John W
Who or what or where
 is the middle of the road these days?


UK priests' group Call to Action
plan Oct 10 meeting in London
After our letter to the Tablet on June 2nd.,  we had a meeting for priests and deacons to which seventy or so came along and we have now arranged A MEETING AT HEYTHROP ON  OCTOBER 10  FOR  PEOPLE AND PRIESTS, to discuss the issues raised in our letter and to try to find a way forward. Our hope is to be a voice in which our bishops will be able to hear our fears and  hopes for the future of our church

Rubbish collector saved 30 babies
(Mail Online)

Inspiring story of  Chinese rubbish collector raised 30 babies
 abandoned at the roadside

Website of Fr Harry Winter OMI
in the USA who will soon be joining our team of kind bloggers

Fr Harry's background
A strong interest in Ecumenism

Two previous articles by Fr Harry

India: Where the Word
becomes Medicine for the sick
(CRIB)
More than just a bookstore: 
people come with prayer requests
 for their sick dying

Australian coach defends Chinese swimmer accused of doping
Barbara Miller (ABC)
Denis Cotterell  trained Ye Shiwen

Creative fidelity of Pedro Arrupe
Vincent O'Keefe SJ
(America)
He embraced with all his heart and soul the call of the church in Vatican II to return to the original charism
 of the founder



Bible plan: August 3
Do not judge, do not condemn.

Vatican II  Reflection 220
Most Catholics not interested 
in "soul-winning"

John W:   Daily Blog - August 3
"No use, Father"
 - man on drugs for 30 years



Saturday
August 4

"Where do you stand on the 
issue of same-sex marriage?"
John W
In reply to this comment:  
I guess I would like to know how you feel about same-sex marriage, 
if you put that in the category of "anything goes" or if you think there is room for dialogue and acceptance on this? I am a straight woman, married 25 years, but have come, over time to support, strongly, the idea that the dedicated, loving relationships of gay people are worthy of honor and dignity. I've appreciated your website, but would appreciate knowing where you stand on this.
(Comment at bottom of yesterday's article: Where is the middle of the road in today's Church?)

Why I'm still a Catholic
Geraldine Doogue
(Eureka Street)
Reader: I think this says a great
 deal about the situation of many in the Catholic Church in relation
to the Institution

And see the many comments at bottom of the article - especially those from Bishop Pat Power, 
Fr Michael Kelly, and
Peter Johnstone (2 comments) 

 

A way forward, 
venerate the image of broken man
Kevin Walters
The Western world is crying out for leadership from the Church

 

Vatican lags on twiplomacy
Alessandro Speciale
(VI)
Reader:
One-way Twitter?


US Gold medalist Missy Franklin
a student at Regius Jesuit college

Julie Filby
(NCR)
Taking my first theology classes, 
 I began to realize how important God is in my life


This website's statistics:
July 2012 report


Vatican II Reflection 221
 Making babies ...for Heaven !


Bible plan: August 4
 C.E.O. of the universe

John W:  Daily Blog -August 4
"It's real and it's dangerous"


 

 

Many thanks  for checking
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Calendar      (any other items?):

Sep 14 - 16: Pope to Lebanon 

Oct 7 -28 Synod of Bishops

Oct 10 - Heythrop, London: 
Call to Action meeting 

 

More bloggers wanted!
  From all parts of the world!
Please contact John 

jdwomi@gmail.com
  

 

Let's encourage more people 
to see 1-10  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. Update from Frank Brennan

9. Vatileaks & Bp Bill Morris

10: Tablet letter - Frank Brennan

After reading 1-10, 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

 

 

 

Church is too Western/European

 
 

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

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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
   

Current bloggers  

  Brian Lewis        
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  Chris McDonnell
 Bill Mulcahy      
   
David Timbs    
Harry Winter 
  
John Wotherspoon

Previous bloggers

Hazel of Old Windsor
 
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Judith Lynch
 Des O'Donnell
  Peter Wilkinson  

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

Fr J. Ratzinger's writings on Vat II

US priests: reassess new translation

Open letter to US bishops re new translation

Making do with a faulty translation

Irish priests use 1998 ICE  - not new translation

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

The evil of compulsory celibacy


Why are women not being ordained to priesthood?

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