UK MPs barred from Hong Kong  

Video: Sydney Peace Prize Lecture by Julian Burnside (Powerful!!!)

"There can be no peace where there is injustice"

"Nature abhors a vacuum"

- children lacking love in a troubled home are more at risk to use drugs. 
- a spouse lacking love in a troubled relationship is more at risk to seek love elsewhere.
- Christians lacking love in their own local church are more at risk to be influenced by fringe/radical  groups/sects etc.
- ISIS resulted from a political vacuum in Iraq: Islamic State nightmare is not a holy war but an unholy mess

- Pope Francis to European leaders: “many forms of extremism spreading today that are often a result of the great vacuum of ideals which we are currently witnessing in the West”

Proverbs 30-31: 

Every word of God is true and of great value. Do not change or misinterpret God's words.

Do not give way to sexual excess.
Do not give way to drunkenness.

Be the voice of the poor, the unwanted. Uphold the rights of the needy.

Happy the man who finds a good wife. She is far beyond the price of pearls.

She looks after her household with care. She works diligently for her family.

She holds out her hand to the poor. She opens her arms to the needy.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty. The woman who is wise is the one to praise.

Lord, thank you for all the wisdom in the Book of Proverbs!

Psalm 112

Happy are people who love and honor the Lord, who take delight in his commands. The children of such people will be blessed.

Such people are a light in the darkness for others. Such people are generous, merciful and just.

They take pity and help those in need. They conduct their affairs with  integrity.

Open-handed they give to the poor. Their justice and goodness will never be forgotten.

Lord, please help me do more for the poor

Recording

Romans 15:

Learn hope from the Scriptures, from the example of people who did not give up, and were helped by God

May the God of hope bring you such joy and peace in your faith, 
that the power of the Holy Spirit will remove all bounds to hope

Holy Spirit of God, help me understand that no situation in this life is ever hopeless, that you can enlighten even the darkest place

Recording

Recommended: check these readings early morning, think about them during the day, check them again at night. This habit gives us extra energy, courage, motivation, peace and compassion for each day

 Mark 15:

Joseph from Arimathaea was a rich man who had become a disciple of Jesus. After Jesus died on Friday, he asked Governor Pilate for Jesus' body.

Joseph wrapped the body in a clean burial cloth and put it in a tomb in a rock cave. He then put a large stone at the cave's entrance.

Mary of Magdala and another woman watched Joseph as he put Jesus' body in the tomb

Jesus in the tomb, please give eternal life to everyone who dies today

Recording

Hardline Australia, confused Scandinavia and tense Russia: the global immigration picture

John Allen

My Islam File 
-  the videos I have watched
 and learnt from

ISIS is a wake-up call to learn more about Islam. I'm trying to learn more by watching videos like this one: Muhammad's life (with English subtitles ...and narrated in perfect English ...excellent for English students)

My weekly article in today's Ming Pao newspaper
with the topic: Time to shut door to asylum seekers
is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK".
Free access to article with recording today from about noon to 8pm HK time. Text without recording 

A mother took her three-year-old daughter to church for the first time. The church lights were lowered, and then the choir came down the aisle, carrying lighted candles. All was quiet until the little one started to sing in a loud voice, "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Tuesday,  please bless the people of South Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Niger

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

Tanzanian in global drug syndicate arrested in US

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Don't forget it's World AIDS Day

Pope in Turkey:

Pope meets young refugees from Mideast and Africa

Francis decries forced uniformity, receives blessing from Patriarch Bartholomew

Pope Francis - I seek communion with Orthodox Churches

Recently I watched 
  When Muslims Ruled in Europe (523,960 views)

It tends to look at the Muslim side of the story with rose glasses, and the Christian side with dark glasses, but contains much important information ...not the least about how Christians expelled Muslims from Spain in much the same way as Isis has expelled Christians from Syria

Proverbs 29: 

Do not boast about tomorrow,
since you do not know what will happen today.

Let others praise you, but do not praise yourself.

Better open reproof than voiceless love.

From one who loves, wounds are well-intentioned. From one who hates, kisses are ominous.

He who admits his faults will prosper. He who confesses and renounces his faults will find mercy.

A roaring lion, a hungry bear,
such is a bad ruler of a poor people.

Lord, please help me practise the ideas in this chapter

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 111:

I will thank the Lord with all my heart. Great are the works of the Lord, to be pondered by all who love him.

His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love.

His precepts are for all peoples and all times. He is to be honored by all nations.

To love and honor the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Dear Lord, please help me to love and honor you every day

Recording

Romans 14-15:

The life and death of each of us, has its influence on others. If we live, we live for the Lord. If we die, we die for the Lord. Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord

Never pass judgment on other people. Never treat other people with contempt

The kingdom of God is not about eating special food. The kingdom of God is about friendship with God, and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit

Do whatever you can to help other people become stronger Christians

Jesus, please help me be a good Christian

Recording

Mark 15:

Jesus was put on the cross sometime after  9am. From about noon until 3pm there was darkness over all the land

About 3pm Jesus cried out the words of Psalm 22 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

A little while later he again cried out in a loud voice. Then he died. At that moment the holy curtain in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom

The leader of the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus, when he saw how Jesus died, said "Truly this man was a son of God"

Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for the salvation of the world

    Recording

Brendan Hoban

10 years ago today

After a long, dry sermon, the minister announced he wished to meet with the church board following the close of the service. However, the first man to arrive was a total stranger. "You misunderstood my announcement. This is a meeting of the board," said the minister. "I know," said the man, "but if there is anyone here more bored than I am, I'd like to meet him!"

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Monday,  please bless the people of Europe & Russia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 1st of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 1st of the month, Jesus please bless the people of The D.R. of Congo

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File (with info re new drug mule arrested a few days ago)
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's HK Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Wishing all dear readers a blessed Advent Season

Some suggestions for Advent-Christmas Liturgy

Pope in Turkey:

Clash of lifestyles when pope meets Turkish president (J. Allen)

Pope's Turkey Address 
Religious leaders are obliged to denounce all violations against human dignity and human rights

Fight poverty to beat terrorism, says Pope

Criticism of Pope Francis is spreading in HK, thanks to people who spread junk news. Which is why HK Diocese has published a most important  announcement, warning people to be careful of junk news:

Chancery report in English

Chancery report in Chinese

c.f. Readings for "Advent 1"

Isaiah 63:

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalms 79-80:

O God, the nations have invaded your sacred land, they have profaned your holy temple.
They have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.

We have become the taunt of our neighbours, the mockery and scorn of those who surround us.

How long, O Lord, will all this last? How long will this sorrow keep going?

Do not hold the guilt of our ancestors against us. If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now, please give peace and healing to everyone and everything in our  history.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you. Let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die.

O Lord, our God, help us and save us. Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.

Lord, please heal any problems in my family tree

Recording

1 Corinthians 1:

I, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle, send greetings to the church of God in Corinth. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace

I never stop thanking God for all the graces you have received through Jesus Christ

The witness to Christ has been strong among you

God shares with us the life of his Son, Jesus. God helps us to be faithful as followers of Jesus

I appeal to you to be united in belief and practice. Put an end to the differences between you

Jesus, Son of God, thank you for all the graces I have received

Recording

Mark 13:

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come. 

It is like a man travelling abroad: he has gone from home, and left his servants in charge, each with his own task; and he has told the doorkeeper to stay awake. 

So stay awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming:  evening, midnight, cockcrow, dawn. If he comes unexpectedly, he must not find you asleep. 

And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!’

Recording

"Stay awake" here doesn't mean we should not sleep! It means we should stay awake spiritually by trying to live a good life

   Over 100 dead as attack targets Nigeria mosque

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Sunday,  please bless the people of Africa

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shanghai & Tianjin

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Haiti & Nepal

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

Police seize 2.8 tonnes of drugs in Australia's second largest bust

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's HK Asylum Seekers File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Pope Francis' visit to Turkey is most challenging mission of papacy so far

From a reader in Australia
 - thank you!

Engineers without degrees

- great photos!

Over the past few days and nights I have spent a lot of time and energy trying to help people just of detention find accommodation. Have been most unsuccessful. If any kind HK readers can help I'd be grateful to hear from you: jdwomi@gmail.com 

Proverbs 25-26: 

Cloud and wind, but no rain. Such is the person who makes a lot of promises, but doesn't keep them.

Don't over-tax your neighbor's hospitality.

If people who don't like you are hungry or thirsty, give them something to eat or drink. In this way you will shame them into being better people.

Rain comes by the north wind. A ravaged face comes from a backbiting tongue.

An open town, without defences.
Such is a person lacking self-control.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so foolish people return to their folly.

Interfering in the quarrels of other people is like catching a stray dog by the tail.

No wood, and the fire goes out.
No talebearer, and quarrelling dies down.

Lord, please stop me from being  critical of other people

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalms 109-110:

O God whom I praise, do not be silent, for people are bombarding me with  words of hate.

They speak to me with lying tongues and attack me without cause.

They repay me evil for good. While I pray for them,  they show me hatred.

I have become an object of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.

Lord, when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them

Recording

Romans 13:

Let us stop our bad behavior of the past: drunken orgies, immorality, quarreling, jealousy

Let us live good lives. Let the Lord Jesus protect and help us

Jesus, please help me give up bad behavior

Recording

Mark 15:

As Jesus was taken to the place of crucifixion, a man named Simon, from Cyrene, was made to carry Jesus' cross

Sometime after 9am, Jesus was nailed to the cross. Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left

Above Jesus' head was a sign with the charge against him. The sign said "The King of the Jews".

People passing by that place made fun of Jesus. So did the religious leaders. They mocked and taunted him.

Jesus on the Cross, thank you for suffering so much for the salvation of the world

Recording

Joko Widodo orders officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare as he continues curb on spending

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Saturday,  please bless the people of Central & North America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 29th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mauritania

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America File 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Asylum Seekers File
(stopping South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK)

Hong Kong Sets Out to Furl the Umbrella
 “The only group keeping this untenable situation from slipping towards chaos is a police force that is increasingly stretched, tired and demoralized      

Jesus, please protect and bless Pope Francis as he travels to Turkey today

Proverbs 23-24:

If someone invites you for a meal,
be careful not to make a pig of yourself.

Don't waste your breath talking to foolish people.

Make sure your children receive a wholesome discipline.

Don't be a drunkard.
Don't be a glutton.
Avoid prostitution.

Brains are better than brawn.

If you make a big mistake and fall, get up and start again.

 Lord, please help me put into practice the ideas in these words

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 108:

My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing your praise. Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn.

I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples, praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.

O Lord, come and deliver us today. Help us with your right hand.

Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.

Lord, we need your help every day

Recording

Romans 13:

Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of love we owe each other.
Love other people as you should, and you will keep all the commandments

All the commandments concerning other people - you shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal etc - are summed up in the words "You must care about your neighbor as much as you care about yourself"

Jesus, help me care about others as much as I care about myself

Recording

Mark 15: 

After the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus, they made fun of him. They put a purple cloak on him. They made a crown out of thorns and put it on his head

They knelt in front of him and mocked him saying "Hail, king of the Jews".  They hit his head with a reed, and spat on him

When they had finished making fun of him, they dressed him in his own clothes and led him away to crucify him

Jesus, please don't let me hurt other people by making fun of them

Recording

Strasbourg illustrates how media narratives shape the way we perceive public figures

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Friday,  please bless the people of South America

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Uneasy calm prevails in Mong Kok

Yesterday at Hei Ling Chau Island Correctional Centre, I heard a staff officer say that for the past two months, he has had to leave home one hour earlier than usual in order to get to work on time .... because of the occupy protests disrupting traffic in HK.  Same officer said that for the past two months he has arrived home an hour later than usual, for the same reason. Officer is one of hundreds of thousands who have been suffering hardship because of the occupy movement. 

Like most people in HK, the officer is supportive of the protesters' aim: democracy in HK, but very upset at the means the protesters are using: protests that cause hardship to so many people. I too have no more sympathy for the protesters. They have lost me. I feel great admiration for the police who have been put in an impossible situation and have acted 99.% of the time with great restraint.  If the police in recent days have used force to clear the streets it's because of the protesters' unreasonableness in refusing to re-locate to non-hardship-causing venues.    

Proverbs 19-22: 

Where reflection is wanting, zeal is not good. People who go too quickly  miss their way.

Whoever is kind to the poor is kind to the Lord. The Lord will repay such kindness.

Children at play show what sort of people they will be in the future.

Better the corner of a loft to live in
than a house shared with a scolding spouse.

Better to live in a desert land
than with a scolding and irritable spouse.

Instruct children in goodness and justice and they will always be  good adults.

Lord, please help me put into practice the ideas in these words

Recording of this reading
for English students

Psalm 107 (a):

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His great love is without end.

Let them say this, those the Lord has helped, people from east and west, north and south.

Some people wandered in the desert, lost and unable to find their way to safety.

In their hunger and thirst they cried to the Lord for help. He rescued them and showed them the way to safety.

Let them thank the Lord for his love, for he fills the hungry with good things.

Some people were prisoners in misery and chains, living in darkness and gloom.

In their distress they cried to the Lord for help. He rescued them and restored their freedom.

Let them thank the Lord for his goodness, for he shatters the iron bars of prisons.

Recording

Psalm 107 (b):

Some people were sick on account of their sins, unable to eat,  and close to death.

They cried to the Lord in their need. He healed them and saved them from the grave.

Let them thank the Lord for his love, for the wonders he does for us.

Some people sailed to the sea in ships and were caught in terrifying storms.

They cried to the Lord in their need and he calmed the sea and wind.

Let them thank the Lord for his love, for the wonders he does for us.

Whoever is wise should meditate on these things and reflect on the love of the Lord.

Thank you Lord, for your rescuing love

Recording

Mark 14:

Early in the morning, the religious leaders had Jesus bound with ropes. They took him to Pilate, the Roman governor

The leaders accused Jesus of many crimes. To the governor's amazement, Jesus remained silent

The leaders persuaded the crowd to demand the execution of Jesus. They called out to Pilate "Crucify him".

Pilate asked "Why? What has he done wrong?" The crowd shouted all the louder "Crucify him. Crucify him".

Giving in to the crowd, Pilate then ordered Jesus to be scourged and crucified

Jesus, please help people who are condemned to death

Recording

(I have signed the petition)

Video: Pope Francis - Europe has lost its spirit

Pope to Europe: Get your social and spiritual house in order  (John Allen)

The complacency of Pakistan’s government was “disastrous”, the report said, warning that the country risked re-infecting the rest of the world. Pakistan has already exported the virus to Syria, China, Israel and Egypt.

10 years ago today

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Thursday,  please bless the people of S.E. Asia & Pacific

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 27th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 27th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

MPs’ trip to China cancelled after row over Hong Kong protests debate

Cross-party delegation calls off visit after Beijing refuses visa to Tory MP and former diplomat Richard Graham

Pope urges “lonely self-absorbed” Europe to recover its soul
He said religions can help Europe counter “many forms of extremism” spreading today that are often “a result of the great vacuum of ideals which we are currently witnessing in the West”

Pope's address to European Parliament - full text 

and

Full text of his address to the Council of Europe

Proverbs 18: 

Foolish people  are not interested in reflection, but only in airing their own opinion.

The human heart is haughty until disaster strikes. Humility goes before honor.

Don't reply to someone until you've listened to their views.
Be slow to interrupt someone who is speaking.

Lord, please help me to be a good listener

Psalm 106:

O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His great love is without end.

They are happy who do what is right, who at all times remember what is just.

When our ancestors came out of Egypt, they forgot the greatness of God's love.

Each time they strayed, God forgave them. But still they continued to forget God who was their saviour, God who had done such great things for them in Egypt.

O Lord, our God, please don't let us forget your love

Recording

Romans 13:

Be a good citizen. Respect all civil authorities. Authority comes from God and is answerable to God

Don't break laws. Live honestly.
Fulfill your obligations as a citizen. Pay your taxes.

Jesus, please help me be a good citizen

Recording

                      Today's Gospel

Mark 14:

Peter went to the place where the religious leaders had Jesus on trial.
A young woman in the courtyard of the place said to him "You were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth"

Peter replied "I don't know what you're talking about"

Peter went to the gateway of the place, where the woman saw him again and said to people around her "This man is one of them".
Peter denied it

Not long after this a group of people said to Peter "You are his friend. We can tell by your Galilean accent". Then Peter even more strongly replied "I do not know the man"

At that very moment, a rooster crowed. Peter remembered Jesus' words "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times".   Peter then wept loudly

Jesus, please help me not to deny you.  Give me courage to say "I am a Christian"

Recording

It would seem that when Francis acts in a Christ-like manner, offering compassion and forgiveness, looking at the spirit of the law rather than ruthless adherence to it, seeking to build loving relationships rather than antagonistic positions, he is criticized. But then so was the Nazarene in whose place he offers guidance

The Philippines remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with at least 77 gunned down since 1992

New book by
 Ambrose Mong O.P.

Also published in the US at this link

Robert Mickens

One Sunday afternoon, the Pastor's wife dropped into an easy chair saying, "Boy! Am I ever tried." Her husband looked over at her & said, "I had to conduct two special services last night, three today, & give a total of five sermons. Why are you so tired ?" "Dearest," she replied, "I had to listen to all of them."

Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the week:

Sun: Africa        Mon: Europe & Russia     Tues: South Asia      Wed: East Asia  
Thurs: S.E. Asia & Pacific       Frid: South America       Sat: Central & North America 
  
Jesus, today, Wednesday,  please bless the people of East Asia

And praying for prisoners in one part of China each day of the month:
On this 26th of the month,  Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang

And praying for one of the world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 26th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo

Jesus, please give peace to the world's trouble spots, especially:
Nigeria (Boko Haram), Sudan, Central African Republic, Somalia (Al Shabab), Israel-Palestine, Iraq-Syria (Isis), Ukraine

This website's Tanzania File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from Tanzanian inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's South America file 
(stopping South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters  from South American inmates  in Hong Kong prisons

This website's Hong Kong file
(encouraging local drug addicts to come off drugs)

Pope Francis:
Thank you Holy Spirit

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Crisis & Criticism in the Church 

Priests 9 Masses a day
 - need to ordain married men

Why are women not being
 ordained to priesthood?   (updated)

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

Imposter Priests
- refusing to pass on the teaching of Francis' The Joy of the Gospel

Political leaders who live(d) a simple life style and care(d) for the poor

HK Democracy File - essential reading

HK Asylum Seekers File

IS (ISIS) File - Essential Reading

Gaza File - essential reading

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1998 ICEL Sacramentary

Misguided Missal 

The new translation
Ghastly process/result

Ron Schmit:
 1962 Mass a condemnation of Vat II

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 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

The Last Supper -  Bohdan Piasecki 
(click to enlarge)

Bob Welsh - My Christmas Eve

 A Tale of Two Brains

The Story of Jonah 
as Told by The Cutest Little Girl
(gets even better as it goes along)

YouTube from KLM!

North Africa refugee boat - Link

Abortion Survivor’s Letter
 to the Abortionist

Tribalism lives on, 
for better and for worse

16 Documents of Vatican II

This website's 
Reflections on the 16 documents
 of Vatican II 

Why I collect rubbish for Pope

Taking a stand

Navigation Aids      

  Standing up to bullies

"Reform of reform" agenda

Too Western/European 

Abortion - a true story

The evil of compulsory celibacy

Link between compulsory celibacy
 and sexual abuse

"Same-sex marriage": 
two elephants in the men's room     

     Near Death Experiences

Globalisation of Indifference

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China Library
 - essential reading for anyone interested in China's Christian history