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Sunday December 2
The
Worldly Logic of Power
David
Timbs
(Sunday
blogger from Australia)
The self-interested Roman Curia must be demystified and dismantled as a matter
of urgent priority. It has survived as a sterile pretend church within the Church for too long. It needs to be curated in a
museum as a constant reminder of what happens when people
confuse institutional power and privilege with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
A
possible realisable pathway for radical systemic change might well be the
establishment of permanent national and local Synods which would include the
election of bishops
If
you think
True
story from Mexico
(on yesterday's menu) was an exaggeration, please check
Witness
to violence and death in Mexico Thomas
Fox (NCR)
and the second half
of
this video
Good
mediators are good
at conversation
Brian Fahey (ACP)
In
these later years of my life, I have trained to be a mediator. May I
share some of these skills with you?
Lost
in translation - after one year of new translation in Japan (Ucanews)
Philippines:
priest lives with poor
Bible plan -
Advent I readings
This
week's smile
Cardinals playing golf
Vatican II Reflection 341
Jet-setting bishops?
John
W: Daily Blog - Dec 2
One way to change things
I'm due to be
in Australia Dec 27 - Jan 30.
Love to meet up with readers
in Melb, Syd, Bris, GC - John W
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Monday December
3
Of
concern to us all:
the hard drug world John W
As usual, for every issue, the
first step is prayer....keep this issue in our prayers...With
a usual second step: stay informed ...make the effort to follow this issue
in the media....and help others do the same
New
translation: Bar is set low
Fr Anthony Ruff OSB (NCR)
Most
Catholics have no reason to track the dirty politics behind the scenes of
how the Vatican threw away 17 years of transparent and collegial work
on a very fine revised English translation, and botched the new missal. There
are issues of collegiality
and the violation of Vatican II's explicit stipulation that approving
translations belongs to bishops; ecumenism
and the abandonment of liturgical texts formerly held in common with our
Protestant brothers and sisters; inculturation
and the imposition of a liturgical aesthetic from above onto widely
diverse cultures; and collaborative
leadership
and the rejection
of input from experts in liturgical translation.
See
comment by JW
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4-course meal for Nov 26
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| Judas and his
"Judas group" |
| A voice
of peace |
| Insult means
blessing |
| Living Water
from Living Bread |
Vatican II Reflection 342
What a bishop should teach
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Tuesday
December 4
Ecumenical
Council to be held
every ten years "for ever"
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
"The
frequent holding of general councils is a pre-eminent
means of cultivating the Lord's patrimony. It roots out the briars, thorns and
thistles of heresies, errors and schisms, corrects deviations, reforms what is
deformed and produces a richly fertile crop for the Lord's vineyard.
Neglect of councils, on the other hand, spreads and fosters the aforesaid
evils"
Ecumenical
Councils are to be held every ten years “for ever”. Naturally, this did not
go down well with subsequent Popes and curia as it deprived them of power and
control
Working
too hard Ron Rolheiser This
website's November statistics
Many thanks to kind readers who check this site each day. Please invite
others to check it
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meal for Dec 4
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| Beware of Romans
bearing gifts? |
| The
Romans will adore you |
Never be a dictator over any
group that is i n your charge |
| Police report:
there has never been anyone who has spoken like him |
Vatican II
Reflection 342
Difficulties
and questions by which people are burdened and troubled.
John W: Daily Blog -
Dec 4
Thank you Blog readers!
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Wednesday November 28
This
Advent Coming
Chris McDonnell
(Wed blogger from UK)
Four
short pieces, one written for each Sunday in Advent, formed in the structure
of the Japanese Haiku:
5 syllables, then 7 and then 5
Crisis
& criticism in the Church
Robert E. McNally
(America)
A stirring challenge to the bishops
of 2012 to imitate the humility and courage of bishops in previous times
of trial. I hope every bishop in the world, especially the Bishop of
Rome, will read this article. jw
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Swiss
abbot's call for reform (ACP)
Abbot
Werlen deplores the lack of courage, vision and creativity in the Church.
He says discussion of too many issues is forbidden
The
Church in a time of crisis
Garry Everett (CathBlog)
Reader:
Excellent reminder
of the steps partially traversed Dysfunctional
Church
stares into the abuse abyss
Fr Michael Kelly SJ
(E. Street)
There
won't be healing until there is systemic change
that fixes the culture in which mismanagement thrives
and transparency is
lacking.
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4-course meal for Nov 28
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| Victory by
prayer and courage |
| strength from
Strength |
| Inside more
import than outside |
| life from Life |
Vatican
II Reflection 337
Bishops helping bishops
John
W: Daily Bog - Nov 28
How to change the Church!
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Thursday
November 29
Vatican II Reflection 338
Definition of a bishop:
a service station attendant!
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
Advent
1: Do not give up
There is something special
about those who believe: no matter how badly life treats them they are
always hopeful. They are unable to resign their fate to the forces of
life. You can spot them in the crowd by the way they walk, without
slouching, looking straight in life’s face, and greeting everybody with
a smile and an encouraging word. They draw strength from faith in Jesus
Christ, the Lord of history knowing that He is coming to deliver them from
all sort of troubles |
Asian
bishops meeting Dec 10-16 in Vietnam Thomas
Fox (NCR)
(Media told to stay away). It
seems a new generation of leaders, more timid and less trusting of the
world around them, has taken hold of the organization.-
see JW's
comment
A
Church in need of reform
...
reform forced from outside.
(FR)
Priests
should be better preachers
Overhaul
of abuse response
Sr
Annette Cunliffe,
President
CRA
| 4-course
meal for Nov 29 |
| Prayer
& courage keep winning |
| Memo
for corrupt leaders |
| Pay back with a
blessing! |
| Will you also
leave me? |
John W: Daily Blog - Nov 29
HK banners ...& Church changes
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Friday
November 30
Feast
of St Andrew
Patron saint of Russia & Scotland
Book review -
John W
The
Homeless Bishop
by Joseph Girzone
This
is
a simple book with a profound message.It shows what the Church could be like, with more leaders like Carlo.
May this lovely book be an inspiration to all who hope and pray for the Church once again
to be the medium and not the Message. Book quotes Cardinal Ratzinger: "The church speaks too much about
structures. It needs to speak more about God".
Book says
"The countries of Europe have turned secular
mostly because the people are tired of hearing about church. They hunger for
spirituality and intimacy with God, and all we give them is church. Carlo was
determined to make Jesus real again for the people, knowing from experience that when he preached Jesus, it changed their
lives" Fr
John Dear this week on a peace mission to Afghanistan
I'm
going to Afghanistan as a way to say a public no to this senseless,
illegal, immoral, impractical, evil U.S. war, the longest in our nation's
history. About 2,000 U.S. soldiers have needlessly died in Afghanistan
since 2001, but how many tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have died?
And who cares? Religious
in India push to revive missionary fervor (NCR)
Today's Bible plan:
Readings for Feast of St Andrew
Vatican II Reflection 339
V2 & B16 failed to reform Curia!
John
W: Daily Blog - Nov 30
Bible Greek in prison!
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Saturday December 1
World Aids
Day True
story from Mexico John W
Reason for kidnapping
was not greed but hunger Three
letters re celibacy (Tablet)
As
one who has been a celibate priest for 61 years I have learned that
celibacy does not guarantee sanctity. Sadly, it can become an escape from
personal responsibility. Marriage is the way most men become mature,
caring human beings. As
Haldane points out, the best way for the church to counter the damage done
by the scandal of priestly child abuse is by example. An obvious
contribution to the rehabilitation of the priesthood's image can be made
by a large number of responsible married priests serving alongside their
dedicated celibate brothers.
From
this flawed perspective the Church has led many to undertake celibacy who
could not or cannot bear it, with recurrent hypocritical, tragic and
scandalous outcomes, for individuals, for communities, and for the whole
Church.
Australian
bishops statement
re abuse Royal Commission Vatican
disciplines Austrian priest Vatican
II Reflection 340
Vatican II: a universal Curia
Ben XVI: a European Curia
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4-course
meal for Dec 1
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At last a time of
peace
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A temple's special peace
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No peace at wild
parties
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People were scared to talk about him,
his brothers didn't believe in him, & leaders wanted to kill
him.
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John W: Daily Blog - Dec 1
A boy named Logos!
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