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Feb
11: A Momentous Day!
Darlene
Starrs
(Canada
Sunday blogger)
I would hope that a
pope such as Cardinal Marc Ouellet would be
reasonable and compassionate, willing to engage the Church at all levels, and in
particular, listen to and reflect with the laity, theologians, and maybe even
women!
Church's Obama moment
John W
This time next month, I
wonder if the tears will again be flowing, for the first black pope in the
Church's history?
New
pope - Scottish perspective
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Remember
God who rescued the Israelites from Egypt |
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By
his angels God protects us |
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Confessing
lips & believing heart |
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Jesus
tempted in the desert |
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Feb
15 |
This
week's smile
Three recent times of !?humor?!
Exit
signs: reform papacy
May the next pope not be
A control
freak
50
years after Vatican II
Fr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ
Vatican
vs
Fr Flannery:
Dean
resigns in protest
Why
don't we care about drones?
Song
for 1st Sunday of Lent
"Jesus fasting in the
desert"
On this day in 1826, Pope Leo XII
approved the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
as an international congregation Message
for Feb 17 from Fr Louis Lougen
Vatican
II Reflection 02
The Ultimate Messenger
John W - Blog - Feb 17
She
does it again!
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A Politburo
Papacy?
John W
A
young Joseph Ratzinger suggested the Church needs more patriarchs. An older
JR then changed his mind.
Reactions
to new translation
Questions from a Ewe
"Dewfall" is a time of day!
Wed UK blogger Chris
McDonnell
has a post re new translation
@ Tablet's
Letters Extra
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Menu for today Feb 18 |
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Old
age at the doorstep! |
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Night
time is prayer time |
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Not
Qantas/BA/Cathay/United |
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Piano
and goodness levels |
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Feb 16 |
New
Pope. Same Church?
Last week I ran into the worldwide head of one of
the oldest religious orders in the church. He was positively bubbling. He
confessed that in 2005, when he saw Joseph Ratzinger step out on to the
papal balcony as Benedict XVI, he was deeply depressed, adding that it
took some time for him to overcome his negative feelings about the new
pope. Now he and many others hope that the resignation can change some of
the ground rules, making it possible for the church to reconsider its
position on myriad issues
Benedict's
resignation
If we continue to think that the pope is the only viable source of
authority within the Church we will be doomed to a see-saw of polarised
conservative vs. liberal personalities. Perhaps this
is the God-given moment for us to follow the Spirit’s wisdom expressed
in the Council, dismantle the very recent ‘tradition’ of a strong,
centralised papacy and follow Newman’s line in consulting the faithful
in matters of doctrine, including that of church governance.
Vatican II Reflection 03
It's all about face
John W - Blog - Feb 18
One picture = 1,000 words
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A
Meaningful Life
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Scientists
like Charles Darwin have explained how life evolved, but they have
not been able to explain how to create life or to explain the origin
of the initial spark of life. Scientists know all the elements
needed for life to begin, yet they still do not know how to create a
living being. It is not surprising that
Darwin
believed in God.
If
next pope is a European,
big disappointment in Africa, Asia, South
America ...again
John W
61 of 117 cardinals are European Next
pope from "global south"?
Naming a leader from Latin America, Africa, or Asia would
reflect a new, and to many a long overdue, pragmatism within the
institution Radical
Benedict
Michael Mullins (Eureka
Street)
If a pope can resign, compulsory celibacy can
be consigned Very
few Christians have heard of him, but he was an extraordinary evangelist,
a Chinese Billy Graham. He died on this day, Feb19, 1896.
I have read and highly recommend
Pastor
Hsi, a struggle
for Chinese Christianity
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World's
biggest banner! |
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Our
No. 1 "should" |
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Conclave
of apostles?! |
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Why
"Our Father"? |
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Feb 17
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Philippines:
Super Typhoon an
ominous climate change warning
Swiss
bishop: Reform Curia
Vatican II
Reflection 04
How many books in the Bible?
John W - Blog -
Feb 19
40 years ago today! DG!
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Wednesday February
13
Ash
Wednesday
No
meat today....
(Pope
gave up papacy for Lent?)
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And so Lent
begins
Chris McDonnell
(UK Wed blogger)
Maybe
we should all enter this period of Lent anxious to learn where the Spirit
is leading us and help each other on the way.
Lent
file
A
collection of articles and
reflections for Lent National
Council of Priests of Australia supports Fr Flannery
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Menu for today Feb 13 |
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A
call to fasting |
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A
sorrowful plea for mercy |
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A
plea for reconciliation |
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Jesus'
teaching re fasting |
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a comment! |
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11 |
Ricci
beatification update
New
translation needs to be revised
Benedict
resigns
Many articles
Catholica
has a record number of posts re the resignation
Jesus
was accused of doing the Devil's work Joseph Girzone
I came to realize that these clergy’s love was the powerful, triumphant
Church that they were focused on, and not Jesus.
.. Jesus has been replaced by the Medium he established ....And
he has become a stranger to many of his own clergy
Vatican II
Reflection 414
Support Catholic papers!
John W - Blog - Feb 13
Praying for next pope!
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Church should reclaim
Valentine!
Like this - with bubbly!
St Valentine's Day
Mass
- tonight, Christchurch, NZ
And this from Australia:
St
Valentine's Day Liturgy
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week - Lent 1(C):
A lesson from the
desert
The story of Jesus’ temptations is
commonly associated with human addiction to easy life, power, and fame. It
is partly true, but it is not the main lesson of this story. Jesus teaches
us how to make choices in life. He sets in front of us two guiding
principles on which we should base our decisions in every specific
situation: (1) our identity as children of God; (2) our allegiance to God
alone.
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Vatican II Reflection 415
There should be a dedicated
World
Communications Sunday
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A
special menu today
for St Valentine's Day
- really
beautiful! |
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12 comments |
Pope's
dreams didn't come true
Resignation
of a teacher-Pope
No
longer a job for life
We
don't have a Pope
John
W - Blog - Feb 14
Valentine's Day in HK !
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Parenting
"Bahkita"
(Friday Africa blogger)
While trying to analyze the entire situation, I cannot help but ask where
did we as the parents/guardians of these boys go wrong? Is there something
that we should have done that we didn’t do or shouldn’t have done and
we did?
Fridays of Lent:
Stations
The Jesus Stabat Mater
Ron
Rolheiser on Lent ashes
What
do you need saving from?
Daniel Daring
Know your problem and then pray
accordingly. Do not ask for forgiveness if the thing you need is freedom;
do not ask for freedom, if what you need is a pathway to come home. Know
your problem and pray accordingly.
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Menu for today Feb 15 |
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We
all make mistakes |
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God
redeems all mistakes |
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Come
Lord Jesus! |
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Jesus
like electricity |
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See Feb
13 seven
comments! |
Philippines:
Midanao peace deal
God bless the peacemakers!
Two
experiences & one overriding concern about Vat II
Fr George McLean OMI
Healing
be damned
Australia abuse inquiries update
Vatican
II Reflection 416
Fate of society depends more & more on
proper use of media
John W - Blog - Feb 15
I believe in Providence!
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John W - Blog - Feb 16
Pray and fast for
the conclave
Not
just a new pope
- a new Church
Lent
- a time to prepare
Judith Lynch
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YouTube:
"Do what you do, do well" |
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The
blessings of unity |
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Holy
Spirit "re-fills" |
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Ten
Commandments re-written for adults |
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Pope's resignation:
We should have seen it coming
Vatican II Reflection 01
What a wonderful world
In
any action taken in the name of the church today, one of the key criteria
to measure the fitness of what is being done is the Bible. "Is it
biblical? Is it evangelical? Is is scriptural?" are questions that
must be asked time and time again.
(p. 26)
There is something definitely temporary about Paul's missionary stay in
any one place. There is something of a deadly permanence in ours. (p.
28)
For the
cultures outside of Christianity, the earth is complete once and for all,
and the world is not going anywhere in particular; everything is chaotic
and directionless. People of those cultures are trapped in the terrilbe
dilemma of a fatalistic world vision - empty of the notion of continuing
creation and personal responsibility and opportunity.
(p. 37)
- Vincent
Donovan
in
Christianity
Rediscovered
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