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Fr
Ho Lung of Jamaica,
the Mother Teresa of the Caribbean has three Masters degrees and a PhD.
It was his Buddhist parents, immigrants from China, who first instilled
in the young Richard a concern for the poor.
His Buddhist upbringing had given him a particular sensitivity to
nature, and he found God's presence in the natural beauty of Jamaica. He felt the Jesuits in Boston were only serving the rich with schools
for rich children. He left the Jesuits to work with the poor
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Starrs
TASMAD
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Timbs
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Wilkinson
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Saturday afternoon anointing at Queen Elizabeth
Hospital ...jw called by pastoral team when hospital priests unavailable. jw
had no idea who lady in coma was ...or who her sons were. At sight of
media scrum, jw after anointing escaped by interior lift with help of
security guard. Mother in deep coma and close to death at time of
anointing. One hour after anointing, slightly awake.
Apple Daily video report (cartoon cleric = jw) Oriental
News Ming
Pao Dicky
Cheung English articles
Update 9pm, Sunday June 9: Mother
is fully awake, able to recognise and communicate with family. DG!
No doubt today's papers will have update: see Apple
Daily Oriental News
Ming Pao
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Pope at Mass: Learning
from Mary to keep the Word of God
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As the compulsory celibacy issue continues to
be raised in many forums, two of the best books on the subject are Freeing
Celibacy and The
Changing Face of the Priesthood by Donald Cozzens.
Cozzens is not afraid to confront elephants in the room, such as
homosexuality in the priesthood.
See also Cozzens
email to jw
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The three deadliest words in the world: It's
a girl (Video)
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Interactive
Bible Quiz - Joshua
Based on the actual words of the Bible.
How
many times you can get 3/3 ?!
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Many thanks to US Association of Catholic Priests for
putting link to v2catholic.com on
your site
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Reading,
Reflection, Prayer for today, June 10 (comments
welcome):
- 23 years of
failure, insult, opposition, rejection
- For many sicknesses, medicine treats only the
symptoms. God can treat the cause
- healing ministry VIP for Paul... and Jesus
...and should be for every Christian minister
- some Christians are called to be full-time Gospel workers
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Vatican
II Reflection 115
Religion should be a force
for good, not evil
John
W - Blog - June 10
Which foot first/last when you enter/leave a mosque? |
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Bishops
who are following Pope Francis' example - two encouraging
reports so far (any more?)
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Pray-as-you-go.org
Daily prayer with
beautiful music
Jackie
Evancho
- To Believe
Bishop
Geoff Robinson
and Bishop Bill Morris:
Petition to Pope Francis
to stop sexual abuse
and to reform Church
- & calling for a new
Ecumenical Council !
(John W has signed petition)
Brian
Coyne (Catholica):
Support
this petition
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Engagements
of Pope Francis
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Many
thanks for checking
this website each day
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Darlene Starrs
Canada Sunday blogger
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Powerfully
Prophetic
We need to really examine what Christ is saying with the so
called 'shortage of priests'. I think Christ is saying, that we have
professionalized the Church to the point, where the faithful became the
'frozen chosen', and the clerics, from priest to Pope came to own
everything there was about being Church
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I
did not want to be Pope, says Francis - an amazing video report ....a
new style of leadership
And see this lovely
NCR report
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Weigel
on Pope Francis
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"GW the only
person on the planet who can do an interview about Francis and not mention
the poor"
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Claire, the woman who became a Christian in Pol Pot’s Cambodian killing
fields
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Born on this day in 1836: Doctor
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson English physician and feminist, the first
Englishwoman to qualify as a physician and surgeon in Britain, the
co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women, the first dean of a
British medical school, the first female M.D. in France, the first woman
in Britain to be elected to a school board and, as Mayor of Aldeburgh, the
first female mayor and magistrate in Britain
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Fledgling
US national priests' group to tackle broad agenda 15
resolutions on June 24-27 agenda
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The
Pope launches “Missio”, an “App” created by an Oblate
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This
week's smile
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Many people have been helped by these
two books
of Merlin Carothers:
Prison
to Praise Bringing
Heaven into Hell (excellent for really difficult and complicated
situations)
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For Hong Kong Chinese readers: Yau
Ma Tei Yang Memorial Methodist Centre which I visited last Friday for
a meeting re helping drug addicts. Staff very friendly, very
welcoming. Centre especially caters for English-speaking drug addicts.
Centre has a wide variety of employment training programs.
Phone: 27815469
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Reading,
Reflection, Prayer for today, June 9 (comments
welcome):
- the prophet
Elijah brings a dead boy back to life
- You
have raised my soul from the dead
- the call of St Paul from a situation of
spiritual death
- Jesus brings a dead man back to life
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Vatican
II Reflection 114
The key to understanding the
meaning of life is .... Jesus
John
W - Blog - June 9
Our main goal scorer - Pope Francis! |
John W
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Mary
got involved from start to finish - the love in her heart was
pro-active
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Sacred
Space
Daily prayer online.
Available in 19 languages
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Please 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, the most recent being talk of March 26, 2013: Reclaiming
the Spirit of Vatican II
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Tom
Fox re Pope's 'Wasting food is like stealing from the poor'
"Francis is revealing a habit of speaking directly to critical world
issues.
I have not seen this in any other global leader in many years"
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Food
scandal must be ended Two million children a year
die of hunger
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Call
to let married clergy minister
Can buy here
Eircom review
c.f. Priests
9 Masses a day - need to ordain married men
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Hope
high on low-key talks
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Beware
the risk of a Chinese financial crisis
The research shows how the underlying dynamism of the Chinese economy has
waxed and waned in inverse relationship with the strength of the Communist
Party's central apparatus. When party central is
weak, local economies have thrived, and when the centre is strong, the
regions have suffered.
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India
now biggest source of migrants to Australia
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Ronald
Knox, theologian, author, Bible translator
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An inspiring book: Palestine:
Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter.
Essential reading for understanding the Middle East
situation.
See also: Carter's
response to criticism of this book
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Pope
Francis decides not to spend summer at Castel Gandolfo
(check the photo ....such a luxurious place not
Francis' cup of tea? ...)
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Francis
steers future Vatican diplomats away from careerism
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Reading, Reflection, Prayer for today, June 8
(comments
welcome):
Mary's heart
- rejoicing in the Lord
- remembering and pondering
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Vatican
II Reflection 113
"The modern world shows itself at once powerful and weak,
capable of the noblest deeds or the foulest;
before it lies the path to freedom or to slavery,
to progress or retreat,
to caring and sharing, or hatred."
John
W - Blog - June 8
Xi Jinping or Barack Obama in a Volkswagen Beetle?! |
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Today is the anniversary of Matt
Talbot who died on this day in 1925
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Homeless Jesus
Humble photo
Barefoot man in cold and rain
St Peter's Square 2013-03-12
praying for conclave
Pope
Francis:
Thank
you Holy Spirit
This
site's full statistics
for May 2013
If you find a broken link in this website, please let me know: jdwomi@gmail.com
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The inspiring story
of Australian Christian nurse Valerie Browning & her Muslim husband
Ismael.
- 30 years helping famine victims in Ethiopia.
- See YouTube 60
Minutes report |
Pope
Francis
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Human
ecology and environmental ecology walk together
"So I would like us all to make a serious
commitment to respect and protect creation, to be attentive to every
person, to counter the culture of waste and disposable, to promote a
culture of solidarity and of encounter" (Vatican
translation not so hot...jw)
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Pope
with Uruguay President - "the world's poorest president" who
lives simply, like the Pope, and cares about the poor.
This is the type of leader the world urgently needs.
President's comment after the meeting: “I think that if they let him,
he’s going to make a revolution inside the Church, towards simplicity”
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Bishops'
petition
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Petition
of Bishops Robinson, Power and Morris now has 20,000 signatures
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Reading, Reflection, Prayer for today, June 7
(comments
welcome):
- God will be a shepherd who shows
special care for the weak and wounded
- the Lord is our shepherd
- Jesus died for us when we were helpless and sinful - such is his love
- Jesus' concern for us is like that of a shepherd for a missing sheep
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Vatican
II Reflection 112
When was the last time either of
these items
got a mention at my parish council,
at my school board meeting,
at my community gathering,
at my family meal?
John
W - Blog - June 7
On this special day, may we do something for someone less fortunate than
ourselves |
Yesterday Pope
Francis talked about
wasting food.
See this video
report |
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"When we
waste or throw away food, it's as if we're stealing it from the table of
the poor. From those who are hungry!"
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To publish an article on this site please contact
Fr John Wotherspoon omi: jdwomi@gmail.com
Taking a stand
Next pope:
load of rubbish
Navigation Aids
Standing
up to bullies
Bible plan
2012
Near
Death Experiences
John's other sites: www.jesustower.com
www.riccicenter.com
www.doctorjesus.org
www.simplebible.info
China
Library
- essential reading for anyone interested in China's Christian
history
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Daniel Daring
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Every Thursday,
Daniel's reflection on the readings, to help us prepare for Sunday:
The key to a
miracle
The key to every miracle is compassion. When we feel the
pain of others, we begin to think and pray for a solution. Compassion was the
springboard for almost every miracle performed by Jesus
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As we
grow older, our life should increasingly include a loving conversation
with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (..also Mary and other
saints...as well as our deceased relatives and friends) ....a spontaneous
conversation, as with friends on this side of the veil. Joseph
Girzone describes this conversation as a companionship, in his
article Why did Jesus
have to reveal God as a Trinity of three persons.
See also this review of
Girzone's book Trinity
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Pope
Francis: John XXIII "filled with goodness"
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How
Bishop Robinson's petition might succeed
- Brian Coyne (Catholica)
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David James
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How
financial devils came to rule the universe
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Climate change
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Climate
change causing US wildfire season to last longer, Congress told
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Tiananmen
Square online searches censored by Chinese authorities
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Australia
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"For the sake of
the ALP"....Julia to resign, Kevin to be PM again ...before Sep
election?
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Reading, Reflection, Prayer for today, June 6 (comments
welcome):
- What can ordinary people do at a
time of poor leadership?
- a great prayer when walking along a beach or near a lake
- Paul and Luke not quite in the mood for beach and ocean psalms
- When two persons of the Trinity are mentioned, usually the third is also
present
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Vatican
II Reflection 111
Vatican II did not cause recent radical
changes in
society, but sought to understand such changes
....and ways to serve a world affected by such changes
John
W - Blog - June 6
Throwing food away is
a sin! |
Chris
McDonnell
(UK Wed blogger)
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The
Parish Community
"The parish is a holy place. I take off my shoes."
What finer, yet
simple, summary of the place that you and I call home, our Parish?
The image that heads this posting, of the Mother and Child
collecting water in a pitcher, should be a reflection of our parish, a
place of sustenance and refreshment. Like our family home, our parish is
indeed a sacred dwelling. We disturb its balance at our peril
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Hans
Küng: Letter to
bishops
Revolution
to stop authoritarianism
Fr Joseph Ratzinger:
Writings
on Vat II
(link gone...anyone
able to find it?)
Robert
Mickens:
Vatican
Implosion
Nicholas Lash:
Vatican II:
Of
Happy Memory - and Hope?
Robert McNally:
Crisis
& Criticism in the Church
Ron Schmit: 1962
Mass a condemnation of Vatican II
Priests
9 Masses a day - need to ordain married men
The
evil of compulsory celibacy
Link between compulsory celibacy and sexual abuse
Why
are women not being ordained to priesthood?
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ABC TV News video:
Bishop
Geoff Robinson and Bishop Pat Power urge Church to do more to tackle abuse
Bishops' petition officially
launched yesterday
Petition
website (jw has signed)
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Pope Francis' homily June 4:
Hypocrisy
is the language of corruption
"Let us think closely today:
What is our language? Do we speak in truth, with love, or do we speak
with social language to be polite, even say nice things, which we do
not feel?
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Beautiful
report of Pope Francis' visit to a small parish in Rome
Pope listened to the singing of the children with his head bowed and hands
clasped, accepting the blessing with profound devotion, as he had done on
the very evening of his election. In both cases closing with:
"I thank you for this.”
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| Angela McCarthy
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The
God confusion How often have you heard in the same sentence
‘Jesus and God’? Many times I wonder at the God confusion revealed by
such a statement. (see comments by David Timbs
& jw)
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| Prego
(Wales)
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Reflection
on this coming Sunday's readings - Sunday 10 (C)
I see
Jesus touch the bier, the people have become still, Jesus
addresses the dead man simply and with authority. Everyone is in awe as
together we watch Jesus give the young man back to his mother. Everything
has changed, the weeping and wailing has turned to praise and tears of joy…
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| Vatican report
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100,000
Christians killed each year
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| Clerical sex abuse
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Why
are Asian bishops still stalling on abuse?
Philippine
bishops accused of abuse cover up
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George Monbiot
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Innocent
Until Proved Dead
Did the FBI execute Ibragim Todashev? He appears to have been shot seven
times while being interviewed at his home in Orlando, Florida about his
connection to one of the Boston bombing suspects. Among the shots was the
assassin’s hallmark: a bullet to the back of the head. What kind of an
interview was it?
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Chinese
architectural mimicry
- English village, complete with churches, built in China
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Outbreak
of Giant Yellow Ducks in China
- not to mention small yellow ducks on sale
everywhere in HK c.f.
Deflation story
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| Free on
internet
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Jeremiah
the Prophet - full movie
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| Internet
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A new term for me: Web
2.0
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Reading, Reflection, Prayer for today, June 5
(comments
welcome):
- Origin of the English term "laughing
stock"
- deserving praise more than an Olympic medalist
- bishop gave Communion to more than 200 "non-Christians"
- YouTube: Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord (Godspel)
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Vatican
II Reflection 110
For the Church to stay stuck in static mode while the world moves to dynamic mode
is a recipe for disaster
John
W - Blog - June 5
Report on last
night's June 4 vigil service
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Martin
Mallon
