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Martin
Mallon
Tuesday
Ireland blogger
All
the faithful
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Francis
recognises the People of God as the real magisterium of the church, not
the “magisterium of the Pope and the bishops in
communion with him” as stated in the Encyclical Letter Lumen
Fidei
This
emphasis on the importance of “all
the faithful”
leaves the way open for the laity to become much more involved in all
areas of the church, especially in areas they are currently restricted
from, such as synods |
Vatican II & Renewal
(1)
16
Documents of Vatican II
A
Call to Action
Assn Catholic Priests Ireland
Bp Pat Power
Bp Geoff Robinson
Bruce Duncan
Catalyst for Renewal
Catholica
Catholics for Ministry
Catholics for Renewal
STANDUP4VATICAN2
The Swag
VII - Voice of the Church
We Are Church
Excellent
articles on Mission
Hugh McMahon SSC
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African
Community Hong Kong - promoting understanding, friendship and
partnership between Africans living in HK and local Chinese ....also
promoting business opportunities for rural development in Africa (founded
Sep 2012) |
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Recommended by a
reader:
University challenge - Students and belief |
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An
opportunity for Prophetic Action
Tony Flannery calls on the five religious
congregations who have members under censure from Rome to follow the lead
of Pope Francis, and to act in the prophetic manner expected of religious
by removing all sanctions on these men |
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Congress
approves creation of new envoy for South Central Asia and the Middle East
as religious attacks rise globally
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A Catholic reflection on the Food Assistance Convention |
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This
website's Tanzania File
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from Tanzanian inmates in HK prisons |
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| Priesthood -
Abuse crisis |
Spirituality
and the Culture of Narcissisim |
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Vatican
II Reflection 226
Most people get to Heaven by "Baptism of desire", not baptism by water
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John
mini-Blog |
At an Afro-Asian shopping centre
where I went yesterday to collect items for prisoners ....and where a
former inmate recognised me and introduced me to the new organisation
linked above (African Community HK)...
at one stage I asked a man if there was a toilet
nearby. He pointed to a group of shops and said "the backside"
(i.e. behind those shops) ! |
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please bless the people of South
Asia
On this 1st
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please bless the
prisoners of Anhui
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John W
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Facebook
and the dumbing down of society
Just as we need to make a conscious effort, on a daily basis, to choose
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some exercise to keep fit ....so we need to make a conscious effort, on a
daily basis, to take an interest in current affairs |
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The
story of the 17 camels
- a brilliant example of conflict
resolution! |
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1-3 |
Meeting
of Pope and 8 cardinals - Holy Spirit, please
bless this meeting!
And:
"G8"
will join Pope on his trip to Assisi Oct 4
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Nigeria: Dozens
of students gunned down by Islamic extremists
(during the week, let's aim a few
prayers at these extremists...)
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Recommended by reader:
"an excellent book for growth and for dealing with stress and
anxiety" |
CHANGE
YOUR THINKING
by Sarah Edelman
(Free
download)
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Interactive
Bible Quiz - Maccabees One
Based on the actual words of the Bible.
How many times you can get 3/3 ?! |
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Top
UK police chiefs warn Barton: be careful about message on drugs:
"Drugs should be decriminalised and given to addicts
therapeutically" (GOOD IDEA!)
This website's Tanzania File
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in HK prisons |
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Vatican
II Reflection 225
How to be a
missionary in Saudi Arabia
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John W:
mini-Blog: |
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Yesterday I heard how a large clothing
company is closing down its factories in China and shifting to Bangladesh
and Burma....because wages in China are increasing ....and because
electronic companies can pay higher wages than clothing companies (so
workers more difficult to find for clothing factories)
....how much longer can China's economy sustain a
high growth rate? |
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Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
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praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please bless the people of Europe
& North Asia
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Shanghai
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month |
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Francis
challenges us to take dusty paths to new frontiers
After the team discovered just how poor their neighbors were, one Jesuit
remembers Bergoglio saying something like, "We can't just sit around
here with our arms crossed while we have everything and those people don't
even have enough food to eat." So they took action, putting a big pot
in a field to launch a primitive soup kitchen |
Pope
Francis:
Thank
you Holy Spirit
Inspiring photos:
Engagements
of Pope Francis
Many
thanks for checking
this website each day
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Darlene Starrs -
Sunday blogger (Canada)
Angels watching over me
I look not only therefore to Christ and Mary and the Saints for their
continued protection and guidance, but I also look to Michael,
Gabriel, and Raphael to intervene on my behalf as I seek to discover the
new square one.
(Darlene, for what it's worth: maybe
try some involvement with a group of poor people. I've found that such
involvement opens doors. jw) |
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A
Vatican II Pope Francis
lives the council's message in word and deed
The
Call of the Spirit The style and
substance of Pope Francis
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Kenya:
Blame game over Westgate attack
(Keystone
cops ?)
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| John W |
Callous
rich people are in for a hell of a time |
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New
letter from a Tanzanian inmate in a Hong Kong prison:
Get out of
the drug scene by "reverence for God"
This website's Tanzania File
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in HK prisons
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Pope
Benedict's Parting Shot an
anti-ecumenical change in the Baptism ceremony. I suspect Pope
Francis will continue to say "The Christian
community welcomes you with great joy" ....and so will
many others, including myself |
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This
week's smile: Delicate dementia |
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It’s
time to move on. Australians do not want "same-sex
marriage" |
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Vatican
II Reflection 224
OK for
parishes/schools to have lavish banquets?
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John W
mini-Blog |
Pope Francis often speaks about the "globalisation
of indifference"
... an increasing callousness towards the poor.
All the more reason for today's Gospel about the rich man and Lazarus to
be shouted from the rooftops |
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Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
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praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless the people of Africa
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Chongqing
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prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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This will make you
laugh...and laugh...and laugh:
Tale of Two Brains
(first part)
by Mark Gungor
Maybe the best talk
on marriage I have ever heard
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Bishop
Geoff Robinson
and Bishop Bill Morris:
Petition to Pope Francis
to stop sexual abuse
and to reform Church
- & calling for a new
Ecumenical Council !
(John W has signed petition)
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Please
encourage more people to see 1-10
re Bishop Bill Morris:
1:
Judge's conclusions
2: Canon lawyer's report
3: Radio interview with judge
4: "The Age" file of letters
5:
Summary re Rome
6:
Frank Brennan's update
7: ABC radio Fr Frank Brennan
8. Update from Frank Brennan
9. Vatileaks & Bp Bill Morris
10: Tablet letter - Frank Brennan
After
reading 1-10, check the "Pravda" report of CNA
Google "Morris" at top of this page for many articles re
Bishop BM, the most recent being talk of March 26, 2013:
Reclaiming
the Spirit of Vatican II
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Dump
site priest
- now Superior General of six thousand Divine Word Missionaries
(This is the sort of university professor Pope Francis would like) |
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| Christian
Healing Ministries |
Latest
newsletter - with most encouraging articles re healing |
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Signposts
to the future
Never before has a new Pope set before the entire Catholic faithful a
detailed account of himself and his deepest hopes, as Pope Francis has
done
And see: New
Consultants for Liturgies with Pope ("a sea change")
Also: Pope
Francis, gender equality and the idea of machismo
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The
Irish Church refuses to face statistics on priesthood
Within 20 years a tiny cadre of aged
priests will be struggling to say Masses in a tiny complement of churches |
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“Happy
Hour” for Heroin in China
China using 65 tonnes of heroin a year!
This website's Tanzania
File
- with links to all letters from Tanzanian
inmates in Hong Kong prisons (...two new letters coming soon...)
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IPCC
climate report: human impact is 'unequivocal'
UN secretary-general urges global response to clear
message from scientists that climate change is human-induced
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Vatican
II Reflection 223
The Church is a
business,
a match-making business!
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John W
mini-Blog
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Last night at HK airport I met a
visitor on his way back to Australia from Europe. He said that at a church
in Ireland where he attended Mass, the
new translation was not being used. DG! |
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Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
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East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
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praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Beijing
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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At
16, Ganesh got a job in Qatar. Two months later he was dead
Nepalese workers go to Qatar to find a way out of poverty. Instead, many
are trapped into 12-hour days and nights in overcrowded, filthy camps.
Some never make it home alive
Qatar's
World Cup 'slaves'
World
Cup to cost 4,000 lives |
Liturgy
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ICEL Sacramentary
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Ron
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1962
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Daily prayer with
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Whole
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Syria
stalemate offers a rare moment of clarity across the region
The signs are though that the most crucial period in global diplomacy in
several generations could be about to begin. (Jesus,
let it happen!) |
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Francis
wishes to release Vatican II's bold vision from captivity
Over the past five decades, we have been tantalized by
empty allusions to Vatican II that too often masked halfhearted efforts to
give the council's teaching robust historical form. Francis wishes to
release the council's bold ecclesial vision and deep-seated Gospel values
from decades of captivity. It has been a long time coming
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This website's Tanzania
File
- with links to all letters from Tanzanian
inmates in HK prisons
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Tony
Abbott's incredible disappearing act
Having spent three years shouting about every new boat arrival, Tony
Abbott now says it is this information flow that has been a boon to people
smugglers, writes Jonathan Green
"That we collude quietly for now is a
particularly dark piece of moral turpitude. It shouldn't be assessed
against the standards of political cunning, it should be judged against
the standards of simple decency"
And see: Asylum
seeker policy: we're all mad here
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China's
'land grab' takes 5 per cent of Ukraine
China is among the leading renters of overseas farmland
in Africa, South America and south-east Asia, and the XPCC deal would make
Ukraine China's largest overseas farming centre
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From St. Beuno's
Outreach, Wales:
Reflections
on the readings of this coming Sunday, September 29:
The rich man is condemned, not because
of his luxurious life style, but because of his apathy towards the
starving Lazarus; the good that he failed to do |
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Vatican
II Reflection 222
In
every person's spiritual DNA, there's a desire for God
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John W:
mini-Blog:
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Pope Francis wants "a poor church
for the poor"
Today's saint, Vincent de Paul, "lived poor for the
poor"
May more and more Christians, especially church leaders,
follow Vincent's example as a way of putting Francis' words into practice
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Mon:
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East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
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praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless the people of South
America
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Tibet
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prisoners in one part of China each day of the month |
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Kenya
atrocity is al-Shabaab's way of escalating Somali conflict
If the Nairobi shopping centre attack leads to more intervention in the
Horn of Africa, Ahmed Abdi Godane will be happy
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Reflection on September 29 Sunday readings:
Hear
the Scriptures and repent
The parable of the Rich
Man and Lazarus teaches that there is more to life than amassing a
fortune thanks to unjust economical system or inheritance. It warns that
luxurious living constructs “a great chasm” that prevents the flow of
God’s mercy. However, it also states that there is a possibility of
repentance. We can always turn to the Scriptures and listen to Moses, the
Prophets, and Jesus. Repenting of our insatiable greed, we can bridge the
great chasm of inequality and end up being carried by the angels to
Abraham’s bosom
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Launch of Lazarus at Our Gate
The Catholic Church, although wounded, remains for me the greatest
influence for good in the world |
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Philippines:
Five
journalists shot dead in five weeks
158 journalists been killed in the line of duty since 1988.
Gun-happy Philippines has Amerigun DNA?
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Responses
to the Pope's Interview
Many articles and videos re the Pope's interview
(...would be
nice to have time to read/view them all!....)
& see: It
will be hard to go backward after Francis' papacy (R.
Rohr)
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The
Citizen (Tanzania) Editorial:
Drugs:
Deal with it now or pay the price
v2catholic.com's
Tanzania File
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in HK prisons
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Vatican
II Reflection 221
Making babies ...
for Heaven
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John
W
mini-Blog
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Yesterday morning on way to metro, as I was
congratulating myself on being so skilful at negotiating my way (with
prison trolley full of books) along a crowded footpath (..not so simple in
HK...) I noticed a pram (with a baby) come up beside me and start to pass
me. I thought "that mother must have something urgent to do"
...because mothers with prams are very defensive pedestrians. Turned out
the pram was being pushed by a man, presumably the baby's father. So I'd
now like to formulate Einstein's Pram Theory:
"Pram + haste = man". Please let me
know if you see the theory being vindicated: a pram in a hurry means the
pram is being pushed by a man?!?
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Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
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praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Thursday,
please bless the people of South
East Asia
On this 26th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Xinjiang
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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Open
Hands Chris
McDonnell Wednesday UK blogger
When someone is down, our first instinct is to help
them up, to care for them and to re-assure them. Time enough for the
discussion as to the why’s and wherefore’s of their predicament.
Isn’t this exactly what Francis has done? He has extended his hands to
those who are in need of his care |
Vatican II - Renewal (2)
Hans
Küng:
Letter
to bishops
Revolution
to stop authoritarianism
Fr Joseph Ratzinger:
Writings
on Vat II
(link
gone...anyone able to find it?)
Robert
Mickens:
Vatican Implosion
Nicholas Lash:
Vatican II:
Of Happy Memory - and Hope?
Robert
McNally:
Crisis & Criticism in the Church
Priests
9 Masses a day
- need to ordain married men
The
evil of compulsory celibacy
Link
between compulsory celibacy and sexual abuse
Why
are women not being
ordained to priesthood?
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Nairobi
terror attack: why Kenya and why now?
Despite subsequent UN legitimacy, Kenya's intervention in Somalia was
essentially an invasion, and the risk of revenge was always going to be
high
See
menu of Sep 24, Sep 23, below, for further important background articles
re the Kenya tragedy ....trying to understand not just what happened, but
why it happened, and how it can be prevented from happening again |
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George
Monbiot:
Don't buy
latest Apple iPhones
Apple offers 21st Century technology –
with 19th Century ethics |
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This
website's Tanzania File
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in HK prisons |
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Hans Kung:
The
real test of Francis' reform: touching the spiritually poor
- re 3 special issues:
the divorced, women, compulsory celibacy |
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Pope to bishops:
Don't
be airport bishops!
- like a man looking at women more beautiful than his wife! |
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Aramaic
Language Jesus Spoke Endangered By Syria Conflict |
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Vatican
II Reflection 220
Few Catholics are interested in
"soul-winning"
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John W
mini-Blog
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As this week goes on, with more
details about the attacks in Kenya and Pakistan, I am more and more
convinced that what we need is media reporting that goes below the
surface, that doesn't just tell us what happened, but why it happened, and
how it can be prevented from happening in the future. God bless all
investigative journalists! |
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Sun: Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific Frid:
South America Sat:
Central & North America
Please join me in
praying for one part of the world each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please bless the people of East Asia
On this 25th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Ningxia
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month |
