2013 Articles - March - Conclave articles
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March 31 Pope listens to
preacher calling for simpler church Pope's lovely talk after Stations Pope's Easter services hint at Vatican reform Easter Triduum reflections Questions from a Ewe Importance of the empty tomb Ron Rolheiser OMI |
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March 30 YouTube song for today: How good is this! Francis may end fear and the oppression in the Church Before conclave: Bishop killed in China by Japanese to be beatifiied? Final thought: last night as I went for a walk through a market area in Hong Kong where people in their hundreds were enjoying lavish meals, I couldn't help thinking that a majority of people on this planet know little about, or care much about, Good Friday. I thought too how the organisation entrusted with spreading the news about Good Friday - the Church - has lost credibility and relevance for so many people on this planet. So...all grace and protection to Pope Francis as he tries to reverse this trend! |
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March 29 Godlessness
and Good Friday Stations of the Cross Iona Passion Play Good Friday can seem like
the triumph of evil over good.
And in our complicated world, See
this
Twitter And this: March
newsletter Pope
Francis & Orthodox relations: Pope Francis and the marginalised at Easter What makes Pope Francis "tick" spiritually? Fruits
of the Council I am closer to believing Questions from a Ewe The Letter of Jude A brother of Jesus China's concern: price of progress Arms
treaty: backbone needed |
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March 28 Update re Pope's Mass in prison tonight Bishop Bill Morris:
March 26 Sydney talk Pope gets up at 4.30 each day for two hours of prayer! Pope
to live in guest house,
not in papal apartment Holy
Week live retreat from Bere Island, Ireland.
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| March 27
Towards the renewal of the Church under Pope Francis: Pope
Francis as a young man and as a young Jesuit Why
don't more priest-members
of ACP post articles/comments? Francis did not say "the carnival is over" The
Resurrection reveals God
as Redeemer not Rescuer |
March 26
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| March 25
Pope's
Palm Sunday homily
See-through church symbolizes new pope's challenges reviving the faith in secularized Europe Francis
and Benedict photos Argentine Evangelicals happy for Pope Francis Australia at the forefront in rapidly changing world Anniversary today of Ida B. Wells, a pioneer US investigative journalist Since I'm a prison chaplain I must say Happy Feast Day today to St Dismas! Today also the anniversary of Caroline Chisholm |
March 24
Song based on today's 2nd reading: The Philippians Hymn YouTube:
Patrick Hughes |
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March 23 In this
article on March 18, I speculated that IVE priests in
Hong Kong must be having interesting thoughts about the new pope
from their native Argentina. Pope Francis' current favorite
song? On yesterday's menu I linked the Pray
Tell story re pope inviting 3,000 poor people
to Holy Thursday Mass. The
lion is God Vincent Donovan
Praying
in a crisis |
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March 22 Pope's
Holy Thursday Mass: to be held at a prison!
From hardship to hope: nuns keep the faith |
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March 21
Secular freedom enables Christian hope As Pope Francis takes office |
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March 20 Pope
Francis' beautiful homily
at Installation Mass, March 19 Reactions
to Francis' election "Self-reform" has started as Vatican officials catch cabs 2007 Cardinal Bergoglio: What I would have said at the consistory Lessons from new papacy style, & culture for life Frank Brennan |
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March 19 A
new Pope Brendan
Hoban Your Holiness, if I may be so bold as to suggest...
A Jesuit, a Dominican,
and a Franciscan were walking along an old road, debating the greatness of
their orders. Suddenly, an apparition of the Holy Family appeared in front
of them, with Jesus in a manger and Mary and Joseph praying over him. The
Franciscan fell on his face, overcome with awe at the sight of God born in
such poverty. The Dominican fell to his knees, adoring the beautiful
reflection of the Trinity and the Holy Family. The Jesuit walked up to
Joseph, put his arm around his shoulder, and said, “So, have you thought
about where to send him to school?” |
| March 18
Photo of Pope in mini-bus, after declining Mercedes Tomorrow's Installation Liturgy Pope's emphasis on social justice could re-invigorate the Church Pope will "reshape" the Church Francis drops first hint that reform may be real Francis: "Carnival time is over" Pope Francis called to restore the Church
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| March 17
Message
for the new pope (Tablet March 16, 2013) Pope Francis: Anglican Ordinariate "quite unnecessary" Taiwan president to attend pope's installation Pope's first day at the office Pope Francis: a man of joy and humility or harsh and unbending? Purification
of Memory in the Spirit of Love: New
book on US role
in Vietnam war: Kill Anything That Moves |
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March 16 Pope invites Rabbi to installation & gets cardinals out of the red ! House that needs putting in order Benedict's resignation "tactical" Francis' election a turning point Why no Pope Scola Info from "secret" conclave The
major imperatives
within mature discipleship Pedophile priests in
prison New translation poor translation
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March 15 Choice came down to simply the best (compromise) candidate How Pope Francis will mend a broken Church A Jesuit learns to live with a Jesuit Pope He
washed a woman's feet! Francis:
bad news for
"reform of reform" people Ratbag end of Traddie spectrum outraged at Francis' election |
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March 14 Wherefore art Thou Holy Ghost? What
would Jesus say
about the Church today? What the world needs in the next pope Vatican can learn about renewal from women religious An Ides of March pope?! (not quite!) Conclave: Blind leading the blind Brian Coyne (Catholica) |
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March 13 ACP
leadership team: Insignificance
& irrelevance of Church of power Conclave:
Eugene Kennedy |
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March 12 Archbishop
John Quinn
calls for papal reform Conclave:
Filoni
a possibility Conclave: Scola the favorite (even though "it's the non-European world, stupid") At future conclaves, DV there will be Anglican, Lutheran, Uniting Church cardinal-electors! |
| March 11
Conclave: Guardian form guide Next pope did not attend Vat II! Honoring
an abundant and prodigal God Ron Rolheiser OMI Miracles
still happen
Kevin Walters, UK |
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March 10 Reflection on conclave Abp Mark Coleridge (Brisbane) Benedict gave cardinals a clue John Thavis Conclave Tuesday (BBC) Conclave:
A Punch List
See espy "Mending our nets" 75th anniversary today of
Fr Marie-Joseph Lagrange |
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March 9 Interpreting
Vatican II today: Part Two: The Rupture Approach We
need a pope who can handle the truth Wikipedia: a most useful article on Subsidiarity...with the line: "Individual and group initiative is given maximum scope to solve problems". May the new pope believe in Subsidiarity and give back responsibilities to bps conferences Concalve - Tablet Editorial: The best fit for the job Benedict's resignation like change of seat in board room Card Pell on "Dirty Dozen List" Papal election: a sinful structural process? Celibacy's Cross (Tablet) |
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March 8 International
Women's Day site Conclave:
reflection from Japan Conclave:
view from Middle East Questions from a Ewe: Tissa Balasuriya OMI Guardian Obituary Homosexuality: Born that way? (with many comments...) Fridays of Lent - Stations of Cross: The Iona Passion Play Stations |
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March 7 We're not ready for conclave Cardinal Francis George OMI How
did Peter become Pope? John W Martens Shape
of the Church to come James Hanvey SJ |
| March 6
At
Martin Mallon's article Reform
and Evangelisation Welsh bishop: time for radical reform Lay
people can be cardinals! Conclave
suggestions Australia abuse inquiry: Judge Peter Perfect v Vatican TV series: The Real Vatican II |
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March 5 You
have to hand it to the man Also
from Vatican Insider: On
the same page: When
I came in contact with African communities for the first time, |
| March 4
Full
text of Pope Benedict's talk to Roman clergy last month Only yesterday did I finally
finish listening to This websites Feb
statistics Cardinal
Tagle wants
people power for the Church |
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March 3 Revival,
Stagnation, Extinction
Fr Louis Lougen OMI Worth re-reading for conclave: The Pope they missed Benedict's faith-in-action legacy Cardinal Francis George OMI: c.f. this 1878 (sic!) interview with Cardinal George! Honor
Benedict's honesty
with bolder initiatives Obama going to Isreal &
Palestine: For
Chinese readers: |
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March 2 The
Mystery that is the Church Bangladesh:
30% in dire poverty Video conception
to birth & more
- using latest scanning technology. Reform
dominates agenda Benedict's resignation like John XXIII calling Council Crimes
of Church - not in our name |
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March 1 A
time to work, a time to rest Pope Benedict's final address to the cardinals John W (hoping...) Silence in the House of God:
Mea Maxima Culpa - review
and reflections by Frank Brennan SJ China:
letter calling for reform Anatomy
of a papal scandal Adopt
a cardinal A moving new book
which
is helping prevent suicide: |
