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Sunday
August 26

Where Jesus Christ is ....
  David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia).
Some reflections on early Church sources and Vatican II

Comment re Minnesota Video
By Anon, USA
"Many priests living double life;
30-60% of US priests are gay"
With response from John W

Yesterday Aug 25 was Global Day of Prayer for Prison Ministry 

Sep 14-16: Pope to Lebanon
Andrea Tornielli
(VI)
Reader: Hezbollah won't like this!

1962 Ratzinger and Vatican II 
Gianni Valente
(VI)
Reader:
What will he say about Vatican II 50 years on?

Full text of Russia-Poland message
Sandro Magister (Chiesa)
Reader: healing between Western Church and New Byzantium


This week's smile
Easy to stop addiction !

Vatican II  Reflection 243
Missionary = obedient Superman ?


Bible Plan: August 26
 Readings for 21st Sunday of Year
"You have words of eternal life"

John W:  Daily Blog - August 26
Divine Anti-Virus program can heal damaged files in family tree

Monday August 27

Minnesota Video - Background
Story of the video's making

"Us and them" mentality
no help in reducing crime
Fr Peter McVerry SJ (IT.Com)

Five excellent talks on Vatican II
 Fr Kevin O'Shea 
Sydney Aug 25 
A look at what has happened
 over the past 50 years

No 1
   No 2   No 3  No 4   No 5

Dolan playing dangerous game
NCR Editorial
Reader: Tea Party Catholicism?

  Sep 19-22: Melbourne
Fruits & Future of Vatican II
3-day conference on Vatican II 
organised by  theological institutes

Missouri prison visit experience
Sr Mary Ann McGivern (NCR)

In praise of radical feminists
Kevin McCardle (America)

4-Course Bible meal for Aug 27
Family feud 
How to repay God
GN = power, not just words
It's good to be here


Vatican II  Reflection 244
Who was Hudson Taylor?

John W:  Daily Blog - August 27
Modest Neil Armstrong 


Tuesday
August 28

 Some Aspects of the Spirituality
of Therese of Lisieux

Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Try  talking about mercy in the Church. Take as your concrete examples the remarriage of divorcees, or priests who have left the ministry. You can be sure of being criticised, even denounced

From a reader in Macau:
"The recordings of the 5 talks about Vatican II are very good. Thanks for posting them" (Aug 27 menu)

Pope calls laity to responsibility
 in the Church
(Zenit)
Says change of mentality  needed

Obama  proclaims Aug 26 as 
Women's Equality Day


China: Broken dreams
(Aljazeera)
The struggle to find jobs

Yves Congar at Vatican II

Paul Collins
(CfM)
"Council was 25 years too early"

4-Course Bible meal for Aug 28
Rebellion in Jerusalem
The shortest psalm
Planted by Paul
He resolutely took road to Jerus.

Vatican II  Reflection 245
Missionaries: marines, not policmen 

John W:   Daily Blog - August 28
Jesus at Macau casino!?


Wednesday
August 22

In Remembering there is Salvation
Daniel Daring (welcome, Daniel, 
to the www.v2catholic.com blog team!)

Our whole tradition is in the words
 
God was sorry that he had made humans and it grieved  his heart  and  God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son. The former was followed by the Flood; the latter by the
Cross. In the former, God rejects humanity; in the latter humanity rejects God

Why Republicans and Democrats Can’t Feel Each Other’s Pain
Maia Szalavitz (Time)
Reader: Applies to Church as well

Australia: Church action against gambling (c.f. Daily Blog below!)
Giacomo Galeazzi (VI)

Earthy Concerns (Economist)
Church as big as any US company

Two articles by Garry Everett:
A Disquieting Dualism (Good Oil)

Talking about the truth
(CathBlog)

Ecumenism: Vat prefers tanks to talk
Andrew McGowan
(Eureka  Street)

Pussy Riot & Militant Godless
Philip Jenkins
(ABC)
Thousands of clergy killed

Vatican II  Reflection 239

The Laity - a good idea?

4-course Bible meal for Aug 22

John W: Daily Blog - August 22
Macau: 32 million visitors a year! 


Thursday
August 23

Starting today, and then every Thursday DV, a reflection on the Sunday readings, to help us prepare for Sunday. Thank you Daniel DaringToday's reflection: Joshua's Decision

My new grandson - Henry Isaac
Judith Lynch
(CathBlog)
Imprinted with God’s loving touch

Too short a time
Chris McDonnell
(UK weekly blogger)
Written for friend leaving ministry

Shanghai seminaries postpone
 start of academic year
(Ucanews)

Position Vacant: University in poor area of China needs "native English speaker" for Sep 2012 !
More info from jdwomi@gmail.com 

 
4-Course Bible meal for Aug 23
In Jesus' DNA: adultery & murder
Children for infertile women
Our Owner in Heaven
Who do you say I am?

Vatican  II  Reflection 240
Bishops' National Conferences:
castrated by JPII & BXVI

John W:  Daily Blog - August 23
Hei Ling Chau Drug Centre 

Weekly archive of this page


Friday
August 24
Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle

Minnesota Video
From a reader in USA
Re 3 hot topics: celibacy, same-sex marriage, women's ordination.
"This video was created here in Minnesota, USA, to show the passion some Catholics here have
 for inclusivity and love"

Take and drink....not intinct
Elizabeth Harrington (Leader)
(Intinction normal practice in HK)

US: not enough new priests
Fabrizio Mastrofini (VI)
Need 700, not 400 each year

Peru university dispute:
 Jesuit leader  attempting mediation
Andrea Tornielli (VI)
Reader: Opus Dei needs to be out
 of this equation (Background)

Allegory of journalistic decline
Jonathan Green
(ABC)
Classic article about classic topic

Bible meal for August 24
Readings for St Bartholomew
(also called Nathanael)

Vatican II  Reflection 241
All Christians are missionaries

John W:   Daily Blog - August 24
St Bartholomew joke

Special welcome this past week to many new readers from The Philippines. If you know of anyone in The Philippines who'd like to be a weekly blogger for this website, please contact jdwomi@gmail.com 


Saturday
August 25

Remembering Jesus:
Prayer of prisoner in courtroom
Used by Hong Kong inmates

Yesterday I saw someone reading 
Many Mansions? - a collection of essays by top authors, edited by Catherine CornilleAmazon  "have a look inside" shows the appetizing list of essays  ...remembering that the vision of Vatican II encourages us to take an interest in other faiths

New photos

Macau - sacred grave of China/Japan/Vietnam Jesuits

HK- Cross on top of building

CardDolan@Republican.Con
Alessandro Speciale (VI)
"Not a gesture of official support"

Chinese cardinal who considered cancer "a blessing" dies in Taiwan
Gerard O'connell
(VI)
Inspiring article re inspiring leader

4-Course Bible meal for Aug 25
Prayer after adultery 
Why a child died
Best tactic: use tact
How to ruin our lives

Vatican II Reflection 241
The "game" of "find a priest"


John W:  Daily Blog -August 25
A-Wai back in detention

Many thanks for checking
 this website each day

Calendar      (any other items?):

Aug 26 - Sep 24 Los Angeles:
Columban Fathers Gen Assembly 

Sep 14 - 16: Pope to Lebanon 

Sep 19-22: Melbourne
3-day conference on Vatican II 
organised by  theological institutes
 

Oct 7 -28 Synod of Bishops

Oct 10 - Heythrop, London: 
Call to Action meeting 

For all above:
Come Holy Spirit !

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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

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
 

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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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