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Pray
and Believe
Bahkita (Africa blogger)
In
my part of the world, many people believe in witchcraft, and at times even the
people we live with may believe and practice it. My house help is one such
person. One may ask how I can let a non-believer or someone who believes in
witchcraft live under my roof
Welcome
to a new blogger!
Darlene
Starrs, from
Canada.
Darlene's background
At last, a blogger from Canada!
Early
offering for Valentine's Day:
Balthasar
on Love
The women in the conversation were brainstorming ways in which a wife can
maintain a certain “mystery” in the mind of her husband. When she came
home, my wife asked me if I still found her “mysterious.” Little did
she know that I had been contemplating this precise thing from my reading
of von Balthasar (which meant that she was in for a dissertation rather
than a simple yes or no, which I suppose is part of my own
mystery in her mind)
This
week's smile
Lip
joke for today's lip
readings
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Menu for today Feb 3 |
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The prophet's lips |
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My lips
speak of your help |
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Lips
should speak of love |
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Gracious words from his lips |
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Jan 31
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Vatican
can't see real scandal
Parable
of twin brother & sister
Joseph Girzone
Vatican
II Reflection 404
5 million Koreans have seen Les
Miserables in past month!
John W - Blog - Feb 3
Old friend in white shirt...in
prison
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Monday February
4
National Day Sri Lanka (1948)
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How
does ancient Greek medicine
impact the Church today? (Questions from
a Ewe)
Ancient Greek’s incorrect
understandings about sexuality, gender roles, biology and psychology
pervade Catholic theology. The church loses
many youth because the average high school graduate accepts scientific
advancements made since the 4th century B.C. while the bishops
do not. In response the bishops focus on turning Catholic schools
and youth groups into ideological institutes, trying desperately to retain
some youth who will inhabit a 4th century B.C. world with them.
If
you are concerned
by the shortage of priests
- Married Priests Petition
Tony Hoey (UK)
How
many decades have we now being praying for more vocations?
Perhaps God wants us to act ourselves.
I believe that it is time that the laity found their voice.
For that reason I have set up the website:
www.marriedpriestspetition.org
This website's
January statistics
Many thanks to kind readers for checking this site each day
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Nine lines of timeless advice |
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"Jerusalem"
has several meanings |
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Opposite of
Jerusalem is Babylon |
Jesus' presence brings peace
to sad people/situations |
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Please add comments about any of these readings |
Made in heaven - but
redefined
by politics Tablet editorial
re UK same-sex marriage bill
Vatican II Reflection 405
Take interest
in internet
forums!
John W - Blog - Feb 4
A new guest!
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Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Archbishop
strips cardinal
of public duties
The censoring, in any form, of a cardinal by
an archbishop is monumental. Why has it happened & is it
approved by the
Vatican
?
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See comment by Canada blogger
Darlene Starrs re
shortage of priests at article by UK Tony here
Speaking of Canada:
Recently I heard that several (mainly
retired?) bishops in Canada are not using the new translation. Anyone have
any info re this?
Email from a priest in USA:
I am using your Reading
Reflection Prayer section for my daily
meditation. It is very helpful
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Critical
spirit not good for health |
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Criticism often goes with contempt |
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Roar of a
great crowd! |
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Door of my heart wide open? |
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Feb 3 |
On above Reading
menu is link to
Do you have a
critical spirit?
which has the words:
Those who wish
to retain good emotional and mental health, should learn to free
themselves from a negative and critical attitude
Vatican II
Reflection 406
Responsible driving/viewing
John W - Blog -
Feb 5
And I think I have problems...
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On
the Lower East Side
Chris McDonnell
(UK Wed blogger)
But in the
end, fine and inspiring though they might be, buildings are not the
Church. It is we, the people who walk through the doors, sit in the pews
or kneel in prayer, who are the Church. That is why, with all our present
difficulties, we should respect those with whom we differ and seek to be
along side each other as we try to resolve our differences
Update
from Uganda
Any kind readers like to help Bill
Mulcahy's project? Slum
dwellers remember help from Fr Tisa OMI
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Kind brain = kind tongue! |
c.f. the
Chinese saying
"failure is the mother of suceess" |
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Parodies of
the Trinity |
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Blood and
water |
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Please add
a comment! |
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See
comments Jan
28 |
Vatican vs Fr
Flannery
Ashamed
of my Church
10
New Year resolutions
Vatican II
Reflection 400(!)
Media have Christian
spirit?
John W - Blog - Jan 30
Start of school year
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50
people who became successful after being rejected
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because
"he lacked imagination and had no good ideas"
Einstein did not speak until he was four and
did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and parents to think
he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social. Eventually, he was
expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic
School
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week - Sunday 4(C):
Open your mind;
enlarge your heart
Jesus’ countrymen wanted to
throw him down the cliff for exposing their prejudices and lack of faith. But there is a better way then that. We can face the truth about
ourselves, and ask Him to open our minds, and enlarge our hearts, so we will be
able to rejoice at seeing God’s grace working in and through people of
different Christian denominations and different religions.
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Vatican II Reflection 401
Selective TV viewers?
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Menu for today Jan 31 |
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Don't interrupt! |
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When
"rattled" |
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What it's all
about: to live, grow and die as God's friends |
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Dead body not
pretty |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
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See
Jan 29
comments |
John
W - Blog - Jan 31
Back to Hong Kong!
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Martin Mallon's Jan
29 article re St Therese's longing to be a priest has attracted
some most interesting comments!
To my shame, I am only now reading
this classic:
Christianity
Rediscovered
by Vincent Donovan C.S.Sp.
See one Amazon comment:
A young person learned from Donovan and
said this about serving and leading a people on the move:
"Do not try to call them back to where they were,
and do not try to call them to where you are, as beautiful as that
place might seem to you. You must have the courage to go with them
to a place that neither you nor they have ever been before"
Totally agreeing with the above work are the
most important articles of Fr
Hugh McMahon SAC
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Habitat - Global Village
Looking for volunteers
to spend time overseas
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Menu for today Feb 1 |
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Slow
down! |
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24/7
Help Agency |
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No.
1 song in Heaven |
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Moments
of belief |
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Please add your own comments about any of these readings |
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Jan 30
comments |
The
fear of fear
Garry Everett (CathBlog)
A beautiful way to pray:
Jesus is by your
side & in your heart
all day long
Joseph Girzone
Vatican
II Reflection 402
Harsh words/judgments
an obstacle to unity
John W - Blog - Feb 1
Good idea to pray for a safe journey!
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The
Continuing Relevance
of Roland Allen
by his grandson Hubert Allen.
An absorbing article - relevant to
the Church in every country:
(Many
remote areas) seldom if ever have access to an ordained priest. A couple
of years ago the synod of the Anglican Province of New South Wales
called for lay presidency at the Eucharist to be permitted in such
circumstances, but the Archbishop of Canterbury's office ruled this out,
basing arguments largely on the writings of Bishop Gore and Dr. Moberly,
precisely the two theologians whose views Roland set out to refute.
Meanwhile the Lutheran church in Alaska and northern Canada has gone ahead
with these ideas, so that some Anglican and Catholic churches have been
handed over to them, since neither of those churches can themselves
provide the sacraments under their existing rules
On p. 25 of his classic
Christianity
Rediscovered, Vincent
Donovan C.S.Sp. acknowledges the strong
influence of Roland Allen:
"The
insights and questions of this remarkable man are as valid today as they
were when they first stunned and disturbed the Church of his day"
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Readings for the Presentation,
Jesus recognized by Simeon |
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Jan 31
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Listen
to the heart speak
Judith Lynch Vatican
II Reflection 403
Art and
morality
John W - Blog - Feb 2
Coming soon: Lunar
New Year
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Many thanks for checking
this website each day
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Calendar
Any
items?
(For the above:
Come Holy Spirit
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