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The
God of All Nations
David Timbs
(Sunday
blogger from Australia)
What Matthew invites his community to do with this story is
to explore what the Magi’s quest was focused on. It was illumination, an
epiphany of divine intervention. They were searchers for wisdom and so it is not
surprising that their presence supports the key Wisdom (Sophia in Greek)
theme of the first Gospel. They were symbols of an outside world desperately in
need of enlightenment and guidance
c.f. David's 2012 article:
Epiphany
Hugh Jackman:
We Three Kings
This
week's smile
The Good thief?
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today Jan 6: |
Readings for Feast of the Epiphany with theme:
All nations meant to love the Baby born at Christmas |
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Please add your comments and reflections. How
much does my country know and love Jesus? |
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See comments Jan 4 |
Vatican
II Reflection 376
Christians working together
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 6
New photos ...& thank God for
the Irish!
Dec 27-Jan
30:
I'm now in Australia.
Love to meet up with
readers in Syd, Bris, GC -
John W
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"I
see...now I get it" moments
John W
Paul, Augustine,
Francis,
Ignatius, Eugene, Vat II
... and Benedict XVI
New file at top of this page:
Microsoft-Google war
...why this site looks better in I.E. than Chrome...and why many Apps
have pblms
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today Jan 7 |
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I know that my Redeemer liveth |
People should
love God
just as children should love parents |
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Healthy
love-life? |
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Don't
compromise principles for sake of popularity/promotion |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
Heart
of Life Spirituality Centre (Melbourne)
Open House Feb 24
"Never trust a
doctor whose office plants have died"
- sign in medical centre where I went for annual check-up last
Saturday
Magi
honor poor baby
Joseph Girzone
When
the Jews were in captivity in Persia, they were treated kindly by the
Persian king. As
a gesture of appreciation, Daniel the prophet was told by God to announce
to the Persians that when the Jewish Messiah was born, his star
would appear in the east and they should go and pay their respects
Vatican II Reflection 377
Simple historical summary
of why so many "churches"
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 7
Sorting out life
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The
"Glory" of Virginity
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
The
phrase “the glory of virginity” is alarming and is apparently a symptom of a
problem at the core of the hierarchy , clericalism and patriarchy
Performatism
& liturgy
A powerful article that questions the current
return to "operatic" liturgy
After
the Magi left
Joseph Girzone
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
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Menu for today Jan 8 |
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The mystery of suffering |
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God does
answer
prayer |
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China's
itinerant preachers |
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A Year of
Humble Service
... to say sorry for abuse |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
Thank
you from Canada to Association of Irish Priests
China
training children as young as 4 for Olympics
Q.
What kind of man was Boaz before he married
Ruth? A. Ruthless
Vatican II
Reflection 378
The
"East"-"West" issue
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 8
Sydney 43 degrees today?
&...a walk in the park
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The Didache
Chris McDonnell
(UK Wed blogger)
It is
mentioned by the Early Fathers and then appears to have been lost. It was only
re-discovered in
Constantinople
in the late 1800s. It gives us a valuable insight to those
formative years. It gives us direction for the Christian Community emerging from
its Jewish root and reflects on the lived experience of those early Christian
years.
Yesterday Australia's
hottest day since records began.
Any
connection with
climate change???
And notice all the comments from the anti-cc
lobby,
cousins of the gun lobby
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today Jan 9 |
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Mother Teresa's desolation |
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The Old 100th |
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Kindness with
caution |
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Jesus'
desolation |
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Please add your comments about any of these readings |
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See Jan 6 comments |
Jesus' Cosmic
Presence
Joseph Girzone
His presence is like the sunshine & air
all around us
Vatican II
Reflection 379
East & West more like
sisters than cousins
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 9
Weather report
Tomorrow, Jan 10:
Fr Harry Winter OMI
re the new translation's
anti-Ecumenical massacre
of the opening prayer for Mass of St Elizabeth Seton
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week for the Feast of the Epiphany:
A
quest for a personal God
Daniel tells the story of 3 modern magi - Einstein, Planck &
Carver - and checks if they made it to Bethlehem |
Why women in
China do not get breast cancer
For more info re this,
put "Jane Plant China diary products breast cancer" into Google
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today Jan 3 |
Job continues to probe
the mystery of suffering |
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The Artist |
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Can I do a bit
more? |
Judas'
betrayal started
long before Last Supper |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
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See Jan 2 comments |
Vatican II Reflection 373
Catholics need to show more interest in
history etc of other denominations
John
W Daily
Blog Jan
3
Making improvements
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This
site's Dec statistics
DG now more than 100 unique
visitors most days. Even RRP getting 30-40 hits!
Many many thanks to kind readers who check this site's menu each day, and
renewed thanks to bloggers who "put food on the table" ...not
forgetting special friends who are posting comments!
If anyone has any suggestions or requests re this site, please drop a line
to John W jdwomi@gmail.com
If you left click flags at bottom of this page,
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HK 19.5% just ahead of the UK with 18.4% followed by the US on 14.4% and
Canada with 6.6.%. God bless all readers! Looking
beyond Delhi rape c.f.
Men,
women, violence
RRP:
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Menu for today Jan 4 |
Job shows it's ok
to argue with God! |
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"How
Great Thou Art" |
The world's
most
important 4-letter word |
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Lucky donkey! |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
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See Jan 3
comments |
Vatican
II Reflection 374
The Ecumenical "bug"
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 4
New photos of family visits
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Recommended
by a friend
in Sydney:
Kitchen Table Wisdom
- stories that heal
by
Rachel Naomi Remen.
Beautiful words
of Rachel
He
pitched his tent among us
RRP:
Reading, Reflection, Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today Jan 5 |
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"Ad extremis" |
People should
love God
just as children should love parents |
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"Thou
shalt not hate" |
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All people? |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
Vatican
II Reflection 375
Love of truth
an engine of Ecumenism
John W: Daily Blog - Jan 5
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