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The
Vatican's Mystic
Darlene Starrs
(Canada
Sunday blogger)
Picking
up rubbish
for Pope Francis John W
A
comment on the Jesuit Pope
Pope
Francis' passion for the
poor inspires me - Caritas CEO
YouTube:
Doubting Thomas
John W - Blog - April 7
I suspect the "Divine
Mercy"
movement is not Francis' cup of tea
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 7 |
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All
the sick were cured |
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Success
from the rejected stone |
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He
who was dead is the Living One |
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My
Lord and my God |
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Pope:
continued toughness
in sex abuse scandal
This
week's smile
Doubting
Thomas
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This rare book is virtually a collector's item.
Even many Jesuits have never seen it.
The Journals of Matteo Ricci
Part of it here on line:
The
story of Matteo Ricci
in Zhaoqing
(pp 127-153)
DV Pope Francis SJ
will beatify M. Ricci SJ !
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Vatican
II Reflection 51
"One’s own conscience
must be obeyed before all else"
- Fr J. Ratzinger
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Since you are a good fan of our Argentinian pope, here is some news: We are launching very soon (10 days... hopefully) a booklet in English and also in Chinese.
And other books will follow, like: A Year with Francis - The Pope
(I read all his books in Spanish and selected 500 quotes).
Fr. Alberto Rossa, cmf
www.bibleclaret.org
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The
Resurrection - the power of positive thinking or the power of God?
Ron Rolheiser OMI
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Homily
of Pope John Paul II
March 25, 2000
in the Basilica of the Annunciation
in Nazareth, Israel
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Reading Reflection Prayer
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Today, for the Solemnity of the
Annunciation, let's just go through the prayers, readings and
reflections
at this link |
John W - Blog - April 8
Annunciation
reflection
Imitating
Pope Francis'
concern for the poor
John W
"Are we helping as many
as God wants us to help?"
Pope
Francis has begun his
appointments to the Curia
with a surprise
Pope
Francis's vernacular
liturgy Sunday evening
loaded with meaning
New
Evangelisation misses point
Joseph Girzone
Climate change:
Extreme
weather the norm.
UK Summer time begins with -11!
Vatican
II Reflection 52
Bishops and priests
should consult and encourage
lay people
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Xavier's life and vision links the
Jesuit mission in Japan and China, but it was Valignano who shaped
the mission in both those countries and made them a massive
challenge to the "Christendom" understanding of
Christianity as incarnated in the Portuguese Padroado and the
Spanish patronato
In modern terms he shaped the missions in such a way as to
challenge the Eurocentric understanding not only of Christianity but
of history and culture
Andrew Ross
A
Vision Betrayed
- The Jesuits in Japan and
China, 1542-1742, p. 32 |
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Pope
Francis - humble photo
The Wisdom of
the Cross
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
A reflection on the encounter between
Pope Francis and a young boy, Dominic, who is suffering from cerebral palsy
There
have been many inspiring articles about Pope Francis and his love for the
poor, but
This
article has to be No. 1
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 9 |
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Charity
covers a sack of sins |
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The
Creator is a beggar |
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Acknowledge
your sources |
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Touch Jesus by prayer |
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Have
a coffee
and buy one for the needy
"Great idea if welfare agencies could
promote it and help manage it. Maybe it could catch on" -
reader
An
option that's not optional:
the preferential option
for the poor
Communion by intinction
now being used at Vatican
- see
comment 7 here
(Intinction the normal practice
in Hong Kong)
Vatican II
Reflection 53
Prayer is as natural
and as necessary
as breathing and eating
John W - Blog - April 9
Not
in Heavenly dictionary:
"no hope"
"In my personal life
I have seen the merciful face of God and his patience many times; and I
have also seen in many people the courage to enter into the wounds of
Jesus, saying: Lord I am here, accept my poverty, hide my sins in your
wounds and wash them with your blood"
Pope
Francis, April 7
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So
it happened
Chris McDonnell (UK Wed
blogger)
Dare
we think that the vision of the Church that came from the Council is at
last being considered, a Church that is open to the world rather than
inwardly turned to its own structures?
Homily at Chrism Mass
Bishop Pat Power
We pray for the grace to read the signs of
the times and after the example of Pope Francis to show the face of Jesus
to all people
Pope
Francis' "peculiar" actions
should be common John W
Living simply, special care for the
poor, avoiding ostentation .. should be normal practice for church leaders
Catholic book honoring
7 Anglican martyrs
killed in Oceania
A
vision of peace
How John XXIII helped prevent war during 1962 Cuban crisis
Weight
of great expectations
Aust sex abuse inquiry update
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 3 |
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A
cripple is healed |
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Tell
others what God has done |
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The best sort of
heart-burn |
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Lucky
Sevens Ron Rolheiser OMI
April
1 joke: Pope & Camino
Vatican II
Reflection 47
Drinking
beer
can be a prayer!
John W - Blog - April 3
May Pope Francis' prayers for
the sick win over his detractors
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Pope
talks about Resurrection
and role of women
(at Wed audience April 3)
Guardian
report
Daily
Resurrection
Ron Rolheisser OMI
If the resurrection is to have power in our lives, we must give up
the illusion of familiarity, because the most common cancer that eats away
at our marriages, families, communities, friendships, and simply at the
joy we might have in living, is precisely the cancer of familiarity
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
This week - Easter
2 (C):
How can I be
sure?
The story of Thomas
We have eyes and yet we may not see the wonders of the Lord in
our lives and
in the lives of others: the eyes of faith are the ones that matter
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New
report re effects of
climate change on Australia
This
website's statistics:
March report
(of hits on all pages of the site)
Average of 165 unique visitors per
day. DG! Many thanks to kind readers who check this site each day!
Where
readers are from
(hits on index page only)
Keep clicking right hand silver bar to find your city/state
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Aust sex abuse inquiry:
Healing
broken souls
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April
4
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Healed
by a Name |
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How
great is that Name |
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He
opened their minds |
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A
smaller purer church
Questions from a Ewe
Vatican II Reflection 48
Physical, economic
& moral
environments!
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Pope
Francis and 8 year old
handicapped Dominic
Cardinal
Tagle's humorous talk
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This rare book is virtually a collector's item.
Even many Jesuits have never seen it.
The Journals of Matteo Ricci
Part of it here on line:
The
story of Matteo Ricci
in Zhaoqing
(pp 127-135)
More tomorrow
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And an extra thought:
Maybe Pope Francis SJ
will beatify M. Ricci SJ !
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Australian bishop(s) to
priests:
Don't
use photo of Cardinal Bergoglio washing women's feet
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 5 |
Rejected
stone becomes
corner stone |
What
a difference presence
of corner stone makes! |
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See comments April
3 |
Latest
newsletter of
Christian Healing Ministries
Francis MacNutt
"Has what happened to the disciples at
Pentecost happened to you? Are you on fire to share the Gospel?"
Australia sex abuse inquiry:
5,000
submissions expected
Thoughts
on Pope Francis' inauguration homily
Full
text of Pope's homily
Vatican
II Reflection 49
Good Christians should
make good citizens
John W - Blog - April
5
I will see Mum and Dad again
....because of Easter!
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Keeping
up to date with Pope
John W
Following Pope Francis is like
following Black Caviar!
Interview
with Pope's sister
"He's plenty tough enough"
Mexico's
most important website: Blog del Narco
- reporting the drug situation while media
silenced
(see comment from "JohnHu")
What
to believe?
Inspiring
story of female
Buddhist monk
Reading Reflection Prayer
- with readers' comments
Menu for today April 6 |
Inspired
laymen vs
corrupt clergy |
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Freed
from death |
Men did not believe
women
...or believe other men |
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See comments April
3 |
Vatican
II Reflection 50
For the good of the Church
lay people should speak up!
John W - Blog - April 6
Man out of prison on bail!
Ross
A
Vision Betrayed - The Jesuits in
Japan and China, 1542-1742.
c.f. p. 29:
Xavier's attempt at
translation into Japanese was too impetuous. It went wrong because there
had not been careful enough preparation.
So Xavier and companions gave up trying to find suitable Japanese phrases,
and developed terms that were just modified Latin words.
Thus the heritage that Xavier left was a Westernised terminology that
hindered the inculturation of Christianity in Japan. (And
so the Jesuits in China were encouraged not to make the same mistake...but
to find genuine Chinese names for Christian terminology)
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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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