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Pope
Francis the Disturber
David Timbs
(Melbourne)
Some
Traditionalists are sensing the end of a kind of golden age in recent Church
history. The riskiness of the Gospel is a challenge to
those who seek solace and security in fixity and elitism. The Tradition is not a
mummified corpse. It is alive and developing because it is an integral part of
the story and identity of the living People of God.
And see:
Who
ordained this guy?
Happy
Easter! Darlene Starrs
(Canada
Sunday blogger)
The
Church
is undergoing a resurrection experience with the election of Pope Francis
Pope listens to
preacher
calling for simpler church
Pope & preacher old friends
Pope's
lovely talk after Stations
Pope's
Easter services
hint at Vatican reform
Easter
Triduum reflections
Questions from a Ewe
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today March 31 |
The
one hanging dead on a tree
came back to life for you and me |
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This
is the day the Lord has made |
All
Christians can say we have had
a Near Death Experiene! |
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John
"saw, and he believed" |
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Importance
of the empty tomb
Ron Rolheiser OMI
UK
MPs letter to Pope:
end compulsory celibacy
A new file: The mystery of evil
This
week's smile
2
Easter jokes
Vatican
II Reflection 44
Lay people: not
"pray and pay"
but "pray and witness"
John W - Blog - March 31
Good News (Resurrection, Francis)
arouses opposition
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A lovely song:
To
believe - really beautiful.
Sung by a little girl with
a very special voice
Following
Francis' example
John W
There are four areas of our lives
where we can try to follow the inspiring example of Pope Francis:
A simple lifestyle, concern for the
poor, liturgical
simplicity,
the
common touch
Pope
Francis crashes lunch
for priests who serve the poor
- and see the comments....
people returning to church because of Francis! (parishes
in HK also reporting surge in numbers, despite bad weather)
Pope's
Easter Vigil homily
Another beautiful address
Pope's Easter message:
Let us be
agents of mercy!
Let us be surprised by God!
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 1 |
Jesus'
death and resurrection
concerns every human being |
You
will not leave my soul
among the dead |
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Total
joy vs total denial |
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See comment April 30 |
Oblate
brother among those recognised by Pope Francis
as "venerable" - his story:
Brother Anthony
Kowalczyk
Vatican
II Reflection 45
Pope Francis: women deacons?
John W - Blog - April 1
Sharing
with prisoners
Pope Francis' message of hope
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What does it mean
that Jesus is risen?
It means that the love of God is stronger than evil and death.
It means that the
love of God can transform our lives and let desert places in our
hearts bloom
Pope
Francis, Easter Sunday |
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Challenges
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
Perhaps
it would have been better if Benedict had not resigned, at
least I could have gone on as usual with a clear conscience
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 2 |
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One
day catechumenate |
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The
universe runs on love |
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Apostle
of the Resurrection |
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For people interested in the ministry of praying for
healing:
Full text here
of
The Miracle and Power of Blessing by
Maurice Berquist
Vatican II
Reflection 46
"May every opportunity
be given to the laity"
John W - Blog - April 2
Election
of Pope Francis
just the first step
----------- A
developing thought:
what to make of people like 'Fr Z"?
It is disturbing to
see the junk that is published on websites
like Fr Z's Blog (notice
he takes apart and mocks Pope Francis' Easter Vigil homily).
The
growing number and following of such sites is a concern.
What can we do? As usual: first thing is pray - pray that the warped
minds posting on these sites will see the light; pray that such sites will
not damage the unity of the Church; pray that bishops will stop ordaining
warped minds.
And we can follow the example of Jesus. Right through his ministry he was
dogged by warped minds out to trick and trap him. He gave them a piece of
his mind from time to time, and let the ordinary people see the hypocrisy
of his adversaries. But he didn't stop his ministry and concentrate
full-time on the warped minds. He got on with his work and didn't let the
warped minds stop him from working. We too must avoid the trap of being
distracted by people like Fr Z.
Dialogue with such people is near impossible.
See David Timbs' excellent summary of such people at
Pope Francis the Disturber
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An
intimate act of love
Chris McDonnell (UK Wed
blogger)
This ritual of washing feet made its modern
appearance with the reform of the Easter Liturgy in 1956. It
had not been seen since the Middle Ages.
From the time when Canons
of the cathedral washed the feet of beggars, through to the substitution
of a gift of money instead of washing, to the Rite we now use on Holy
Thursday, our appreciation of this action has become somewhat blurred
Towards the renewal of the
Church under Pope Francis:
A lesson from Jesuit history 01
2013 issues in 16th Century!
e.g. Europeanism
Pope
Francis as a young man
and as a young Jesuit
He has a Master's Degree
in Chemistry!
Why
don't more priest-members
of ACP post articles/comments?
This applies to priests
in every country....
Part
Two of same article
Francis
did not say
"the carnival is over"
The
Resurrection reveals God
as Redeemer not Rescuer
Ron Rolheiser OMI
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today March 27 |
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Insult
and spittle |
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Shame
covers my face |
Definition
of "betray":
to desert in time of need |
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a comment! |
Vatican II
Reflection 40
A bishop is a sacrament!
John W - Blog - March 27
The Church is meant to be
a service station!
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Thursday
March 28
HOLY
THURSDAY
(This article has
origins of name
"Maundy Thursday"
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Update
re Pope's Mass
in prison tonight
Bishop Bill Morris:
March 26 Sydney talk
Catholica
Pope
gets up at 4.30 each day
for two hours of prayer!
Pope
to live in guest house,
not in papal apartment
Meals in common dining room
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week - Easter Sunday
(C):
He
saw and believed
To believe that Jesus is
alive means to commune with Him, to recall His words recorded in the Gospels,
and to sense His presence when everything tries to tell you that He is absent.
Such faith can only spring out of your personal relationship with Jesus, of your
trust in Him. The beloved disciple saw and believed, because he remembered and
trusted
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Holy
Week live retreat
from Bere Island, Ireland.
Times for Holy Thurs, Good Friday, Holy Sat, Easter Sun talks
Audio
below is in VOB
format...very large...very slow to open....help!
jdwomi@gmail.com (John
W)
Not long after speaking of sheep & goats at the Last Judgment,
Jesus prayed for ...the goats:
Love's
Freedom (15 mins ABC)
audio of Rev.
Austen Williams,
1956-1984 vicar of
St
Martin-in-the-Fields,
(Home of London Ho Ming Wah Chinese People's Day Centre).
This recording, broadcast by ABC on April 3, 1980,
is one of my favorites. I hope it can be made into a smaller file |
Vatican II Reflection 41
Bishop G. Shepherd
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today March 28
HOLY
THURSDAY |
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The
first Passover |
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The
cup of salvation |
When
we eat this bread
and drink this cup |
"Eucharistic
hands should be
serving hands" (Bp
J. Gerry) |
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John
W - Blog - March 28
One way for Pope to be a
Rock
rather than a rock star
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Godlessness
and Good Friday
Ron Rolheiser OMI
Good Friday can seem like
the triumph of evil over good.
And in our complicated world,
evil can often seem to be winning. But Good Friday is not called
"Good" for no reason: it's because the Cross shows God's
goodness in loving and redeeming us.
See also this
beautiful piece from "Proof of Heaven" which shows the real
situation of evil
in our universe.
See
this
Twitter
And this:
Satan's
Good Friday party
comes to sudden end
So, we don't say "Evil Friday"
but "Good Friday"!
Stations
of the Cross
Iona Passion Play
Jesus
Stabat Mater
March
newsletter
Fr Joseph Girzone
When the new pope was elected I
immediately got phone calls and email from Catholic and Protestant friends
telling me that it was eerie how similar the new pope is to Carlo in THE HOMELESS
BISHOP
Pope
Francis & Orthodox relations:
"My brother
Andrew"
Pope
Francis and the
marginalised at Easter
What
makes Pope Francis
"tick" spiritually?
Fruits
of the Council
Two retiring US bishops recall careers animated by Vatican II
I
am closer to believing
Questions from a Ewe
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today March 29
Good Friday |
Through
his wounds
we are healed |
Into
your hands
I commend my life |
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The
source of salvation |
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The
first Good Friday |
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The
Letter of Jude
A brother of Jesus
China:
anger at pollution
China's
concern:
price of progress
Arms
treaty: backbone needed
This is the sort of issue Church should be giving attention
to.....if not so caught up with internal issues
Vatican
II Reflection 42
"The best club in the world"
John W - Blog - March
29
Washing inmates' feet
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YouTube song for today:
An
Unreserved Love
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today March 30
EASTER
VIGIL
There are about 3,000 people on Death
Row in the US.
Many countries no longer have a Death Row, since the death penalty
has been abolished. Yesterday as I shared some Good Friday
thoughts at a service for prison inmates, it struck me that when
"Adam & Eve" choose death instead of life, they
consigned themselves and their descendants to Death Row. A
staggering thought: I was born on Death Row! Meaning: no
access to eternal life, Heaven shut. Then as in A
Tale of Two Cities and as in the true story of St
Maximillian Kolbe, someone took my place and I was freed
from Death Row. Someone died in my place...on Good Friday....and
then rose from the dead to destroy the power of death. "And we
will live for ever more because of Christmas Day" ...and Good
Friday...and Easter Sunday" |
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HE
IS RISEN !!! |
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Holy
Saturday reflection
John W
What place closed down some time after 3pm
on Good Friday?
How good is this!
Pope's
talk to priests at Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday morning
Francis
may end fear and the oppression in the Church
Before conclave:
Card
Cardinal Bergoglio:
"theological narcissism"
Bishop
killed in China by Japanese to be beatifiied?
The
Silent Witness
Vatican II Reflection
43
Married deacons?
John W - Blog - March 30
Pope's foot kissing!
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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A new symbol for the
Church
Barefoot man in cold and rain
St Peter's Square
2013-03-12
praying for conclave
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