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Sunday November 4

An assessment of recent Synod:
All dressed up
but did they go anywhere?
  David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
It was little more than an exercise in ecclesiastical correctness which was contrived, pre-scripted and came with predetermined outcomes.
"A legitimate criticism of the preparation for the Synod is that the local episcopal conferences were not sufficiently involved beforehand".
So much energy and time of this Synod was taken up by western bishops who launched endless invective against secularism 

A most disturbing report (Catholica)
Reader:
Will there soon be a 
Gestapo office in every diocese?

Petition to end compulsory celibacy
John W is signatory no. 111

 America's "Catholic Moment"?
The Catholic approach emphasizes governing over campaigning, compromise over winner-take-all politics, and the common good over hyper-individualism

Powerful new documentary
Fr John Dear SJ (NCR)
What 67 nuclear blasts did to the
people of the Marshall Islands 

This week's smile (Chariots of Fire)

Vatican II  Reflection 313
Common sense in convent

Bible Plan: Sun 31 readings
 World's No.1 four-letter word

John W:  Daily Blog - Nov 4
US elections:  China and Church 

I"m due to be in Australia Dec 27 - Jan 30. If any readers in Melb, Syd, Bris or G Coast would like to meet up for a chat  ... love to see you!
My schedule so far   John W

Monday November 5

The dumbing down of society
John W
It's now more and more common, 
in any group of people
 - a family gathering, a few friends getting together, even a group of
priests/religious - that people observe an unspoken law: don't discuss anything serious. Stick to topics like food, travel, sport, entertainment etc

Egypt's Coptics have new Pope
Chose by ballot (as in Acts!)

Jesus' preference for the poor (1)
Joseph Girzone
And when Jesus began his public ministry, he immediately snubbed the snobs, the priests, the Pharisees, the scribes and the lawyers.  And I know these words are harsh, but that is precisely what he did, and those people were the very ones his Father had chosen to lead his people.  Jesus could have walked among them and cuddled up to  them and cultivated their friendships, but from the very start he ignored them, and chose to walk through the smelly ranks of the unwashed in the bazaars and the streets and hung around the fishermen of the shores of the Galilee in Capernaum, where the hardworking poor hung out.

The "Credo" against false gods
Pope Benedict XVI
Reader: A message for everyone?

This website's Oct statistics
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4-Course Bible meal for Nov 5
Help! Bully approaching
The source of all true joy
Keep focusing on Jesus
They were full of joy

Vatican II  Reflection 314
Red lights just a suggestion?

John W:  Daily Blog - Nov 5
Husband out of this world

Tuesday November 6

The Law of Love
 Martin Mallon 
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Where does this leave the institutional Church? Clearly it is more important to obey this Law of Love than to obey the Church. Yes, Church teaching is useful for guidance, 
but Jesus puts the Law of Love above Church teaching 

Vatican II reflection
Robert Fitzgerald
The Church is experiencing two revolutions: (1) people are leaving the formal rituals; (2) education, health, aged care are flourishing.
Above is one of many excellent articles
at this link of BBI

A Romney win would reward Republicans for bad behavior
Given the hours of coverage and the billions of dollars devoted to the election, it's stunning how few of the nation's most glaring problems are being discussed  (c.f Church?)

Jesus' preference for the poor (2)
Joseph Girzone
Caring for the poor by Christians was
a unique phenomenon in the pagan world and as time went on, this concern for the poor was extended to others outside of Jesus’ family who needed assistance or medical attention, esp orphans & widows
  

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4-Course Bible meal for Nov 6
Good advice ignored...oh oh!
World's No. 1 lipstick!
Remember those in prison
Most important Word ever spoken

Vatican II  Reflection 315
Mt 19.12 =  celibacy or marriage?


John W:   Daily Blog - Nov 6
Obama: "ma" means horse!
Melbourne Cup today!


Wednesday
October 31
Halloween, the Eve of All Hallows 

A full and fearless life
Chris McDonnell
(Wed blogger from UK)
The retirement of Hans Kung

Most important report:
Irish priest @ Austrian  meeting
The Initiative has had little contact with the Austrian bishops during the past year. The leadership believes that the Austrian Bishops are afraid of Rome: They are prepared to take orders from Rome, rather than listen to the pastoral needs of the people
See comment of Chris McDonnell

Update from Bill Mulcahy
Photos of tanks at Uganda school

Should kids celebrate Halloween?
Fr Augustine Thompson OP
Origin of All Hallows Even
and its Christian significance
O When the Saints
Last night I saw a tiny child wearing a devil suit....I still have mixed feelings re Halloween - jw

US Elections: $ Spinners
George Monbiot 
We should see this system as a ghastly warning of what happens
if a nation fails to purge the big
money from politics.

 Vatican II  Reflection 309
Why I don't promote vocations 

4-Course Bible meal for Oct 31
Tobit's love for the poor
People make fun of me
Don't stay away from meetings
Heart burn 

John W: Daily Blog - Oct 31
"New Translation" to start in HK 
Dec 2, but I won't be using it

 

Thursday November 1
All Saints Day

Catholic agencies respond to 
the storm "many have feared for a long time"
(NCR)

Jesus, please help everyone affected by hurricane Sandy. Give eternal life to those who have died, and consolation to their families. Bless all who are involved in the rescue and clean-up effort, protect them from hidden power lines and other dangers. Please help all who have lost their homes. If this terrible tragedy has anything to do with climate change, please help us take climate change more seriously

David Timbs has posted an
 insightful comment at end of Chris McDonnell's
article on Hans Hung

Every Thursday, Daniel Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
 to help us prepare for Sunday:
 
 
31B: Not like Cain but like Jesus
 It seems much easier to declare openly our love of God, to burn offerings and give Him sacrifices, than to love our brothers and sisters. Joining together the love of God with the love of neighbor and making the love of neighbor the proof of loving God,  take away any justification for emulating a “Cainian” religiosity

Vatican  II  Reflection 310
Vat II    Document on priestly formation  is out of date

John W:  Daily Blog - Nov 1
Beautiful All Saints Day story


Friday
November 2
All Souls Day

The Communion of Saints
Joseph Girzone
Though we can't see them, they 
can see us, and our loved ones are
totally aware of what is happening in
our lives. You can be sure
mothers pester God continually to help their children on earth

Sandy puts climate change  back on agenda "Sandy is a disturbing sign of  things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather"

Vatican forgets Asian meeting  when setting date for Rome meeting
(NCR)
FABC bishops and cardinals were shocked and dismayed at the timing by the Vatican. This is a blatant example of the carelessness of Vatican officials toward Asian religious leaders


Australia-Asia Michael Kelly SJ
Without an informed view, fear wins

Successor for Rowan Williams
This article re empty churches has relevance for Catholic Church 
"The Victorian model of church, based on an unlimited supply of young men prepared to work for nothing, is just not going to work"

 

Daily Bible meal:
The readings for All Souls Day

Vatican II  Reflection 311
Religious: permission to use phone?

John W:   Daily Blog - Nov 2
All Souls Day reflection


Saturday
November 3

Book Review  - John W
Frederick, The Life of My Missionary Grandfather in Manchuria,
By Mark O'Neill of BBC, Reuters and SCMP
Frederick O'Neill, an Irish Presbyterian missionary, lived for 45 years in  northeast China. He witnessed and reported the Boxer Rebellion, the Great Manchurian Plague, the overthrow of the Qing dynasty, and the Japanese invasion. He also served with the China Labour Corps in WWI

Women Deacons: Why Not Now?
A Project to Restore Women Deacons in the Catholic Church

BBC Documentary: Fr Brian 
D'Arcy, the turbulent priest
Powerful - "must watch"
  (Catholica)

US university cancels offer to UK theologian who's on board of Tablet
Reader:
Tolerance?

Macau casino owner is richest 
Jew in world & Romney backer

Church needs state aid to deal with abuse  Fr Frank Brennan SJ
See the many comments

Vatican II Reflection 312
Compassionate from childhood

4-Course Bible meal for Nov 3
A bully on the rise
Sin & sick; repentance and health
We are not give up-ers
He opened their minds

John W:  Daily Blog - Nov 3
Two anniversaries for me today! 

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Dec 1: Hong Kong Oxfam Supporters' gathering 


John W's Australia schedule

For the above:
Come Holy Spirit !

More bloggers wanted!
  From all parts of the world!
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

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

 

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

      Bloggers' archives - current bloggers without ( )

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Peter Wilkinson)   Harry Winter   John Wotherspoon  

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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
 
Too Western/European

"Reform of reform" agenda
  

Fr Hans Küng:      Letter to bishops    Revolution to stop authoritarianism 
Fr Joseph Ratzinger:      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?

Same-sex marriage and anal sex

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