Elizabeth Anderson
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Today is the anniversary of Elizabeth Garrett
Anderson, LSA, MD (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917), an English
physician and feminist, the first Englishwoman to qualify as a physician
and surgeon in Britain, the co-founder of the first hospital staffed by
women, the first dean of a British medical school, the first female M.D.
in France, the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board and,
as Mayor of Aldeburgh, the first female mayor and magistrate in Britain |
Vatican II & Renewal
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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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Francis
the Radical
The economic and political visions of the pope from Poland and the pope
from Germany could not help but be shaped by their reactions to the bitter
experience of Soviet communism. So their strong calls for social justice
were always tempered by warnings against the politics of class struggle.
Francis is
necessarily more radical in his preaching about the poor and the
shortcomings of global capitalism because he addresses the rest of the
world from the perspective of the south and from the experience of those
suffering from deep poverty |
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the pope a Marxist? |
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“The Professional Cleric” -
should be read by every cleric |
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19. Evangelization
takes place in obedience to the missionary mandate
of Jesus: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you”. In
these verses we see how the risen Christ sent his followers to preach the
Gospel in every time and place, so that faith in him might spread to every
corner of the earth
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Yesterday morning as I waited in the registry office
of a university, to enrole a prison inmate (as a distance-learning
student!) an older man with a group of younger people also was waiting.
When he said to his group in Cantonese "Anyone like to join me for
Yum-Cha?", most the group put up their hands ....so did I with a
smile....which led to a happy conversation. Man a senior nurse (and he
used to work in prisons!) enrolling fellow nurses for a special course |
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Trafficker
sentenced in Australia over drugs in China tiles
This website's Tanzania
File
(stopping Africans from
being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file
(stopping S. Americans
from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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Vatican
II Reflection 301
Clericalism is the greatest obstacle to evangelisation
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John W
mini-Blog |
My
weekly article for today's HK Ming Pao newspaper
(On
MP website)
Today's
topic: Some end of year wishes |
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please bless the people of South
Asia
On this 17th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Shaanxi
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prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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Bishop Schneider's pastorally disturbing visit to Hong Kong
My advice to good people puzzled/disturbed
by Bishop Schneider is: stop breathing his poisonous air. Rather, breathe
the fresh air of the Holy Spirit found in the daily messages of Pope
Francis
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Full
text of Pope's latest interview speaking about Christmas, hunger in
the world, the suffering of children, the reform of the Roman Curia, women
cardinals, the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), and the upcoming
visit to the Holy Land |
Pope
not a Marxist, but defends criticism of capitalism
"There was the promise that once the glass
had become full it would overflow and the poor would benefit. But what
happens is that when it's full to the brim, the glass magically grows, and
thus nothing ever comes out for the poor ... I repeat: I did
not talk as a specialist but according to the social doctrine of the
church. And this does not mean being a Marxist."
Pope
understands economics better than most politicians
Inequality is the biggest economic issue of our
time. It's only surprising it took so long for a globally prominent figure
to say it |
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Which
is the Real Catholic Church?
“The litmus test of Christian faith is whether
you help the unknown, the desperate-looking person at the soup kitchen,
the beggar on the street.....all else is footnotes. What matters is your
reaching out to help. That’s the sole question you will be asked when
you reach the Pearly Gates.” |
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Maybe when Pope Francis appoints new
cardinals early next year, he will do away with the
oath of obedience to the pope? |
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Gaza
in chaos as flood waters add to misery caused by storm |
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Enough
Rhetoric. Where's The Change I Can Believe In? |
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Thank you US teacher John
Carter for photos
of 2006 Christmas Party in Zhaoqing (My
own photos here) |
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Early
White Christmas in Canada -
good for sleighs, not for cars |
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Interactive
Bible Quiz - Ephesians
Based on
the actual words of the Bible.
How many times you can get 3/3 ?!
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17.
I have chosen to present some guidelines which can encourage and guide the
whole Church in a new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm
and vitality. In this context, and on the basis of the teaching of the
Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, I have decided, among other
themes, to discuss at length the following questions:
a) the reform of the Church in her missionary
outreach;
b) the temptations faced by pastoral workers;
c) the Church, understood as the entire People of God which
evangelizes;
d) the homily and its preparation;
e) the inclusion of the poor in society;
f) peace and dialogue within society;
g) the spiritual motivations for mission.
18. I have dealt
extensively with these topics, with a detail which some may find
excessive. But I have done so, not with the intention of providing an
exhaustive treatise but simply as a way of showing their important
practical implications for the Church’s mission today. All
of them help give shape to a definite style of evangelization which I ask
you to adopt in every activity which you undertake. In
this way, we can take up, amid our daily efforts, the biblical
exhortation: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say: Rejoice” (Phil
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Oppenheimer decided to get away from the often inclement weather of New
York and spend Christmas in the deep South of the USA. Being unfamiliar
with that part of the world she wandered into a 'restricted' hotel and
said 'Hi. I'm Mrs Oppenheimer and I'd like a room for the next week.' 'I'm
very sorry,' said the manager, but all our rooms are taken. Just as
he said that a customer came to the desk and unexpectedly checked out.
'How lucky' responded Mrs Oppenheimer, 'Now you have a room for me.'
'Look, I'm very sorry' said the manager, but this is a restricted hotel.
Jews are not allowed here. 'Jewish! Whaddya mean Jewish. I happen to be a
Catholic.' 'That takes some believing' said the manager. Tell me, who was
the Son of God?' 'Jesus.' she replied 'Where was he born?' 'In a stable in
Bethlehem..... simply because some Schmuck like you wouldn't rent a room
to a Jew.' |
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This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans from
being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file (stopping S.
Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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Vatican
II Reflection 300
The
relationship between leaders and followers in the Church
should be like that between parents and children.
The relationship between parents and children should be one of love and trust,
not one of "keeping them under control".
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John W
mini-Blog |
Pope Francis has the job in front of him,
trying to rein in extremists like Bishop Schneider (see article above) who
is supported by people like Cardinal Ranjith of Sri Lanka ....just as Pope
Benedict had the job in front of him trying to rein in the SSPX
(same article). Benedict finally lost patience with the SSPX. Maybe the
same thing will happen with the likes of Bishop Schneider |
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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 16th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Qinghai
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month |
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Why I am not willing to complete the survey on the family
As a 66 year old married man, a practising Catholic with
four adult children and eleven grandchildren, I cringe at a Church
approach that creates an individual inculcated with duty rather than
with love
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Pope
Francis:
Thank
you Holy Spirit
Inspiring photos:
Newness,
harmony, mission
Engagements
of Pope Francis
Many
thanks for checking
this website each day
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People are tired of hearing about Church. They want to hear about Jesus
"The
countries of Europe have turned secular mostly because the people are
tired of hearing about church. They hunger for spirituality and intimacy
with God, and all we give them is church" |
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Mandela's
ideals should be our ideals
Remembering Mandela, one
wants to be a better person.
ANC
accused of pettiness for excluding Desmond Tutu from Mandela funeral |
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Pope's
homily
last Friday morning |
“Seeing these children who are afraid to dance, to cry, who are afraid
of everything, who ask for certainty in all things, I think of these sad
Christians, who always criticize the preachers of the Truth, because they
are afraid to open the door to the Holy Spirit. Let us pray for them, and
pray also for ourselves, that we do not become sad Christians, cutting off
the freedom of the Holy Spirit to come to us through the scandal of
preaching.” |
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Uruguay's
president José Mujica: no palace, no motorcade, no frills
c.f. his
meeting with Pope Francis
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Holden
and the spread of Australian disease |
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16. I was happy to take up the request of the Fathers of the
Synod to write this Exhortation. In so doing, I am reaping the rich fruits
of the Synod’s labours. In addition, I have sought advice from a number
of people and I intend to express my own concerns about this particular
chapter of the Church’s work of evangelization.
Countless issues involving evangelization today might be
discussed here, but I have chosen not to explore these many questions
which call for further reflection and study. Nor do
I believe that the papal magisterium should be expected to offer a
definitive or complete word on every question which affects the Church and
the world.
It is not advisable for the Pope to
take the place of local Bishops in the discernment of every issue which
arises in their territory. In this sense, I am conscious of the need to
promote a sound “decentralization”.
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From a HK daily newspaper editorial:
Citizens are fed up with the baby milk formula problem
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Two
women arrested at Dar es Salaam airport
Women were heading to Hong Kong!
(didn't they know that's not a good idea?!). One woman had 122
capsules removed from her stomach - a record for a woman. Drug
lords back to their old tricks: MEN know it's dangerous, so use WOMEN who
may not be so informed, or may be more desperate for money for their
families
This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans
from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file (stopping S.
Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons |
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Vatican
II Reflection 299
Destructive rivalries should be avoided
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John W
mini-Blog |
For 19 weeks,
not one Tanzanian drug mule has been added to the Hong Kong prison
population....thanks to a campaign by this website, with many helpers, to
warn people about the danger of being a drug mule. But news from
Tanzania (see above, Drugs) about two women mules headed for HK with a
huge amount of cocaine is a worry. The campaign needs to be kept up! |
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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 15th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Liaoning
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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Mandela
received Communion from a Catholic priest while imprisoned on Robben
Island
....and was a good friend of
Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI
(c.f. articles on yesterday's menu
re Mandela and Hurley)
Why
can't we see Mandela’s example in those who hail his legacy?
(...corruption taking over in South
Africa ....)
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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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Winding
journey to wedlock
“Nearly all couples attending our marriage preparation courses are
already cohabiting, and many have children.” It confirms what
parish priests already know – that the couple asking to be married in
church and not already living together is a rarity |
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Church
urgently needs to stop seeing itself as a Western export
This excellent article has been
added to my file Church
is too Western |
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Without
jobs we're Scrooged |
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sex abuse |
New
Catholic sex abuse commission contends with 'medieval organization' |
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Emerging
Church: 'Laypeople, future of missions'
As most religious congregations and most dioceses cling to the
"clerical" mode, these words from this article are a challenging
wake-up call:
The initial impulse to form a lay group
received a boost when leadership became aware that a continuing drop in
the number of ordained and vowed vocations was forcing a decision:
consider radical changes in the way the organization perceived both its
purpose and the role of laity within that purpose, or watch its mission
efforts slowly but inevitably expire.
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Israel
shelves plan to relocate Bedouin from desert lands
Middle
East snow storm brings havoc to Holy Land
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15. John Paul II
asked us to recognize that “there must be no lessening of the impetus to
preach the Gospel” to those who are far from Christ, “because this is
the first task of the Church”. Indeed, “today missionary activity
still represents the greatest challenge for the Church” and “the
missionary task must remain foremost”.
What would happen if we were to take these words
seriously? We would realize that missionary outreach is paradigmatic
for all the Church’s activity. Along these lines the Latin American
bishops stated that we “cannot passively and calmly wait in our church
buildings”; we need to move “from a pastoral
ministry of mere conservation to a decidedly missionary pastoral
ministry”.
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It was
a cold and misty Christmas morning in the very depth of Winter after a
heavy fall of snow and only one farmer and the minister managed to arrive
at the church for the morning service. 'Well' said the clergyman 'I guess
there's no point in having a service today.' 'Well that's not how I see
it. said the farmer. If only one cow turns up at feeding time, I still
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Drugs:
act tough, act now (The
Citizen, Tanzania)
This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans
from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file (stopping
S. Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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wishes to release Vatican II's bold vision from captivity |
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Vatican
II Reflection 298
"The laity,
stupid"
c.f.
It's
the economy, stupid |
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John W
mini-Blog |
Question for President Obama:
How many Nelson Mandelas are languishing in US prisons?
e.g. People like this man:
Life
in prison for stealing a $159 jacket
Praising Mandela while the US acts unjustly to offenders
is a contradiction
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Jilin
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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The
fast food worker's revolution |
Liturgy
- New Translation
1998
ICEL Sacramentary
Misguided Missal
The new translation
Ghastly process/result
Ron
Schmit:
1962
Mass a condemnation of Vatican II
PrayTell
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Spirituality
Sacred
Space
Daily prayer online.
Available in 19 languages
Jackie
Evancho - To
Believe
Pray-as-you-go.org
Daily prayer with
beautiful music
Whole
text of 1966 Jerusalem Bible
Previous Smiles
file |
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Nelson
Mandela and Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI
Denis
Hurley was Keeper of Mandela's Light
Palestinians
draw parallels with Mandela's anti-apartheid struggle
Mandela
has been sanitised by hypocrites and apologists
Honor
Mandela by carrying on struggle for justice & peace
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Police
arrest bishop for defending Dalit Christians
Dalit
"untouchables" are 16% of India's population
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Religious
tensions behind the Central African Republic violence
ABC radio program |
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Chittister |
We
are at a crossroads for women in the church |
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15. We cannot
forget that evangelization is first and foremost about preaching the
Gospel to those who do not know Jesus Christ or who have always
rejected him. Many of them are quietly seeking God, led by a yearning
to see his face, even in countries of ancient Christian tradition.
All of them have a right to receive the Gospel. Christians have the duty
to proclaim the Gospel without excluding anyone.
Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they
should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a
horizon of beauty and who invite others to a delicious banquet. It
is not by proselytizing that the Church grows, but “by attraction”.
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This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans
from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file
(stopping S. Americans from being tricked
into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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The
Three Stages Of Life
Stage One:
You believe in Father Christmas.
Stage Two:
You don't believe in Father Christmas.
Stage Three:
You are Father Christmas. |
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Vatican
II Reflection 297
In recent years "lay co-operation with the hierarchy" has increasingly come to mean
"do what you're told by the hierarchy"
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John W
mini-Blog |
I left prison a little early yesterday, in
order to go to local printer to collect 4 heavy cartons (3,000 copies) of
9th printing of Chinese edition of booklet Doctor
Jesus. Printer is near my home, so I went home, got my heavy trolley,
went downstairs ....hoping as usual to find someone to help me with the
cartons ....to be met at nearby corner by man who said "remember me
when I was in detention ....and when I helped you carry books to your
home?" Well, I ask you: in 5 years no such
experience...but on a very day when I needed help, help was offered
....and accepted....with a free meal afterwards. "Only
a fool says there is no Providence" (Psalm 13) |
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East Asia
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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 13th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Jiangxi
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Snowden chose Robert Tibbo
from among 7,000 solicitors and barristers
in Hong Kong |
Snowden's Canadian-Hong Kong lawyer: Robert Tibbo
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting Robert Tibbo. We'd been in
contact by phone and email for some months re asylum seekers, but only
yesterday when we met (at his kind invitation) did I learn who he is: the
barrister who had the first set of dramatic meetings with Edward Snowden
and The Guardian
reporters in HK ....and who helped Snowden exit HK!
Robert is the "international human rights lawyer" I mentioned in
earlier menus, who is advising me about helping some Sub-Continent asylum
seekers get to Australia. We were introduced by mutual friends who are or
were in detention. The asylum seekers I'm trying to help are certified
genuine by Robert (...what a certification!)
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Robert
spends a large part of his time and energy helping asylum seekers
"pro bono" (free) and is a founding director of Vision First, an
organisation providing support for HK-based refugees. Lots more
about Vision First, Robert Tibbo and Edward Snowden at:
Snowden's
Canadian lawyer and
Robert
Tibbo reveals he worked closely with Snowden
and
Give
us more time, says barrister and
Behind
Snowden's Hong Kong exit: fear and persuasion |
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Edward Snowden voted Guardian person of the year 2013
In May, Edward Snowden flew to Hong Kong where he gave
journalists the material which blew the lid on the extent of US digital
spying
Pope
Francis, The People’s Pope - Time's
person of the year
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Central African Republic: As you read
this,
2,000 people are taking refuge at a monastery
Hollande
arrives in Central African Republic after two French troops killed
French president flies directly from Nelson Mandela's
funeral
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Barack
Obama lights up damp Nelson Mandela memorial
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Pope
Francis is not a standard-bearer for the right or the left |
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Third
Filipino journalist killed in Mindanao in 11 days |
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Manus Island detention centre inhuman, violates prohibition against
torture |
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Send a Christmas card to Mary Wagner, a pro-life prisoner of conscience in
Canada
(doesn't matter if card arrives after
Christmas ....just getting a card is a great encouragement for an inmate) |
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Surprised by joy
Retired Bishop Pat Power says Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii
Gaudium, is the most enriching and life-giving papal document he’s
read since Vatican II |
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15. A second area is that of “the baptized whose lives do
not reflect the demands of Baptism”, who lack a meaningful
relationship to the Church and no longer experience the consolation born
of faith.
The Church, in her maternal concern, tries to help them experience a
conversion which will restore the joy of faith to their hearts and inspire
a commitment to the Gospel.
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Q: Where can Edward
Snowden go to avoid prosecution?
A: Wall Street |
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This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans
from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters from
Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file
(stopping S. Americans from being tricked
into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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wishes to release Vatican II's bold vision from captivity |
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Vatican
II Reflection 296
Common sense ideas re lay
associations
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John W
mini-Blog |
One person leads to
another. An asylum seeker inmate (in detention for working
illegally) asked me to contact his asylum seeker wife (with baby
daughter). Wife introduced another asylum seeker woman whose asylum seeker
husband was an inmate. The two women put me in contact with their lawyer,
who has been advising me how to help them. Lawyer invited me to meet up
....turns out lawyer is Edward Snowden's lawyer . See story
above: Robert Tibbo |
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Africa
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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, Thursday,
please bless the people of South
East Asia
On this 12th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Jiangsu
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month
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Pope
Francis launches Caritas global anti-hunger campaign
May this 5 minute video be seen by as
many people as possible ...homes, parishes, schools, community groups |
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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Obama
shakes hands with Castro at Mandela memorial service
"He was jailed so we could
have our freedom." (Sounds like Jesus...)
- final sentence of this
report |
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Don't squander chance to give asylum seekers in Hong Kong a better life
- excellent article in HK's South
China Morning Post |
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sex abuse |
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Restorative justice beyond the Royal Commission
c.f. Catholica
discussion |
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UK
issues warning over doing business with Israeli settlements |
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One Rolex Short of Contentment (check
the photos!?)
Materialism promises satisfaction.
It delivers despair.
c.f.
Poor little rich kids |
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Is
The Chinese Communist Party Losing Its Grip? |
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15. We can mention the
area of ordinary pastoral ministry, which is “animated by the
fire of the Spirit, so as to inflame the hearts of the faithful who
regularly take part in community worship and gather on the Lord’s day to
be nourished by his word and by the bread of eternal life”. In this
category we can also include those members of faithful who preserve a deep
and sincere faith, expressing it in different ways, but seldom taking part
in worship. Ordinary pastoral ministry seeks to help
believers to grow spiritually so that they can respond to God’s love
ever more fully in their lives. |
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More Mandela humour:
at Mandela's funeral services, not a few people who had not been talking to each other,
were moved by Mandela's spirit of reconciliation
....and offered each other a handshake and smile....thereby giving Mandela a
mischievous chuckle from the other side of the veil |
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Peru
says British and Irish drug mules may have prison sentences reduced
This website's Tanzania
File (stopping Africans from
being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- with links to all letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
South
America file
(stopping S. Americans from being tricked
into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from S. American inmates in HK prisons
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wishes to release Vatican II's bold vision from captivity |
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Vatican
II Reflection 295
May more Christians join wonderful organizations
like the St Vincent de Paul Society
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John W
mini-Blog |
Last night (HK time) I watched a fair bit of
the memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
May the memorial service cause a wave, make that a tsunami of good will
and reconciliation throughout the world at this Christmas time of peace |
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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 11th
of the month, Jesus
please bless the
prisoners of Hunan
Please join me in praying for
prisoners in one part of China each day of the month |
