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Reflection
on conclave
Abp Mark Coleridge (Brisbane)
Conclave:
Is the Lord among us? Darlene
Starrs
(Canada
Sunday blogger)
May
the Church’s work of choosing the next Pope be a work done only in and with
our Lord Jesus Christ
John W - Blog - March 10
Conclave pomposity
Conclave:
alliances begin
Benedict
gave cardinals a clue
John Thavis
Conclave
Tuesday (BBC)
Conclave:
A Punch List
See espy "Mending our nets"
- broken nets lose more fish
than they bring it
75th anniversary today of
Fr Marie-Joseph Lagrange
Founder of École Biblique
The Story of Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange, founder of Ecole Biblique in
Jerusalem, is the story of the struggle within the Catholic Church for
responsible academic freedom in the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas
Reading Reflection Prayer
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First
decent meal for 40 years! |
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Good
taste! |
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Taste
of reconciliation |
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Taste
of beef and goodness |
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New
breed of woman rising
Our
priests have become mediocre mediators
Conclave
form guide
This
week's smile
A
"chicken & duck" conversation
Vatican
II Reflection 23
God chose Israel to be the ancestors
of a spiritual family, not just a physical family and place on the map
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Praying
for a Romero Pope
John W
May the new pope undergo a
Romero transformation!
Conclave:
Guardian
form guide
Next pope did not
attend Vat II!
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
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Control
of tongue means more self-control for other areas of life |
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Prayer
for people racked with pain |
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Problem
of false witnesses |
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The
burden of unjust religious laws |
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Honoring
an abundant
and prodigal God
Ron Rolheiser OMI
Only Jesus and Mary were fully practicing
Catholics. Everyone else, without a single exception, falls short. We are
all Cafeteria-Catholics.
Miracles
still happen
Kevin Walters, UK
The
Spirit will surprise if from
the light within we do not hide
(Thank you Kevin. May a miracle happen at
the conclave! jw)
"The
Vatican must change"
A
black Wojtyla
Conclave
and celibacy
Vatican II Reflection
24
Divine DNA: the Holy Spirit
John W - Blog - March 11
- praying for conclave
- praying for A-Lin
- photos of past week
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Tuesday
March
12
Voting to begin 6pm
Rome time
COME HOLY SPIRIT !
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Time
to change the method
of papal selection
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Helping
to select Popes is part of the “kingly” function of the laity, so why
are we not permitted to fulfill this function?
Martin's
article has link
to this most interesting item:
Catholic
Patriarchy: What the Papal Transition Means and What Feminists Can Do
About It by Mary E. Hunt
Archbishop
John Quinn
calls for papal reform
Abp's words very like
A Politburo Papacy?
!
Conclave:
Filoni
a possibility
Was in HK ten years.
Showed great courage in Iraq
Tainted
Pell out of race
Conclave:
Cardinal Gracias
Conclave:
Scola the favorite
(even though "it's the
non-European world, stupid")
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Goodness
Road |
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More
goodness than badness |
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Resistant-free |
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Love
more important than law |
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At
future conclaves, DV there
will be Anglican, Lutheran, Uniting Chuch cardinal-electors! A
lengthy conclave?
Vatican II
Reflection 25
The Church is Jesus' family
John W - Blog - March 12
This
is
the day...so ...let's pray!
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Light
in the Shadows
Chris McDonnell
(UK Wed blogger)
How much do
we need a light in the darkness! These could be, should be, transformative days
for the Church. The days of a centralised structure must surely be numbered as
the need for a real collegiality becomes self-evident.
At
Martin Mallon's article
Reform
and Evangelisation
David Timbs has
posted a strong comment re Australia abuse inquiries
John W - Blog - March 6
Jesus' idea:
pope to be a rock
not a rock star
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
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Three
pieces of advice
for our modern world |
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Does
my nation love God? |
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Religious
leaders the problem |
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Need
for better leaders |
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Please add
a comment! |
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See
comments March
4 |
Welsh
bishop:
time for radical reform Lay
people can be cardinals!
If the Church is serious about the need for reform
of its governance it would do well to revisit the major constitutional
reforms established in the 11th cent
Lessons
from last dictators
Church needs subsidiarity
Conclave
suggestions
Conclave:
all seats vacant
Australia abuse inquiry:
Judge Peter
Perfect v Vatican
TV series:
The
Real Vatican II
The
wages of celibacy
Why
celibacy?
Real
reason pope quit?
Vatican II
Reflection 19
Allow Jesus to download and
install his divine life in our lives
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We're
not ready for conclave
Cardinal Francis George OMI
How
did Peter become Pope?
John W Martens
A cheerful piece of writing!
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week - Lent 4(C):
Coming Home
A beautiful reflection based
on two Prodigal Son paintings, one by Rembrandt
and the other by Frank Wesley,
an Indian artist
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Shape
of the Church to come
James Hanvey SJ
The papacy is God’s great gift to the
church, but it needs to continue to evolve if it is to realize the
fullness of its service. It has become too trapped in an ultramontane
ecclesiology and a quasi-secular, monarchical exercise of power. While
effective and prophetic at its best, it can also be impoverishing for the
life of the church
Reading Reflection Prayer
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A
reading from...Confucius! |
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Praying
for people....at the very minute they ridicule you |
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Bp
Paul opposed Pope Peter |
Pastors
should be
ministers of healing |
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See March
5 comments |
Economies
of US & China
in poor condition
Vatican II Reflection 20
"One, holy, Catholic and
apostolic Church" means more
than
"the Catholic
Church" ! John
W - Blog - March 7
Drug man makes contact with
parents after 10 years of no contact
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International
Women's Day site
Cardinals:
stop talking to media
Curia vs US!
Go US!
Here "Vatican" means "Curia"!
Curia used to gagging synods. At last
someone standing up to them. This is big news and could lead to an RC pope
(Reform the Curia)!
Conclave:
reflection from Japan
During the reign of John Paul II, the downside ... was
.. a diminished
respect for cultural diversity and a step backwards toward centralized
power in the Church. There was no major progress made on this front under
Pope Benedict.
Conclave:
view from Middle East
Late-arrival Patriarch hadn't heard
about ban on speaking to media?
Church
has a Mandela
Questions from a Ewe:
Who
will be next pope
and does it matter?
Tissa Balasuriya OMI
Guardian
Obituary
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Personality
shrinker: greed |
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Heart
closer: greed |
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Job
vacancy at meeting of extremists: one Gamaliel |
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When
you're stuck for words |
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Homosexuality:
Born that way?
(with many comments...)
Fridays of
Lent - Stations of Cross:
The
Iona
Passion Play Stations
Vatican
II Reflection 21
A humble description of the Church
John W - Blog - March
8
"Roman
Catholic" an oxymoron?
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Interpreting
Vatican II today:
Part Two: The Rupture Approach
Bishop Peter J. Elliott (Melbourne)
(Part
1: Question of Continuity)
John W - Blog - March 9
In the next two weeks, both
China and the Catholic Church are due to have new leaders
We
need a pope
who can handle the truth
Brian Lucas
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?
Conclave:
Cardinal Napier
Reading Reflection Prayer
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Luxury
bad for the heart |
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What's
a key and a bolt?! |
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Vatican
doesn't believe in it |
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Some
people you can't please |
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Conclave:
Vatileaks fear
Curia
in firing line
Celibacy's
Cross (Tablet)
Vatican II Reflection
22
Reason for existence of Israel
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