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Yesterday morning I was at the High Court to support a Nigerian
man charged with drug trafficking .... set up by a Nigerian "brother"
(?) who is a police informer and thereby protected by the police. Last night I
was guest speaker at a happy gathering of HK present and future deacons ....
who, God bless them, have a keen interest in prison ministry.
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Our world needs leaders like Mandela. It is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 51:
I exhort everyone to an "ever watchful
scrutiny of the signs of the times". This is in fact a grave
responsibility, since certain present realities, unless effectively dealt with, are
capable of setting off processes of dehumanization which would then be hard to
reverse.
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Joshua 4: After the Israelites
crossed the Jordan River,
Joshua selected 12 men, one from each tribe,
and told them to get 12 stones from the middle of the Jordan. The 12 stones
were set up at Gilgal, east of Jericho, as a reminder of how God had helped the Israelites
cross the river. When children in the
future asked "What do these stones mean?"
parents were to answer:
"The waters of the Jordan separated and stopped flowing
when the Lord's Sacred Chest entered the river.
These 12 stones are a permanent reminder of this." As soon as
the
Israelites had finished crossing the Jordan,
its waters immediately started flowing again.
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever forget
the many times you have helped me cross "Jordan" rivers
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
103: My soul, give thanks to the Lord.
All my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. It is he who forgives all your guilt,
who heals every one of your ills. It is he who fills your life with good things,
renewing your youth like an eagle's life. The Lord is compassion and love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. As the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who love him. As far as the East is from the West,
so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his
children,
the Lord has pity on all who love and honor him. Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels,
who heed the voice of his word. Give thanks to the Lord, everyone and
everything.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord!
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and compassion
Listen
Titus
2.1-10:
It's your job to preach the behavior that
goes with sound doctrine: the older men should be reserved, dignified,
moderate, sound in faith and love. The older women should be teachers of good
behavior, avoiding scandalmongering and too much wine. They should be an
example to the younger women in their love for their husbands and children.
Younger men should be moderate, with yourself
setting an example of sincerity for them. Slaves should be obedient to their masters,
and avoid petty thieving.
Jesus, help me be a good person, a good
Christian
Listen
(Google: "Titus
2 Ministry")
Matthew
22.34-40:
In Jerusalem a religious leader
asked Jesus
"Which is the most important commandment?" Jesus replied
"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart.
And you must care as much about others as you care about yourself. These are the two most important
commandments.
All other commandments depend on these two."
Jesus, please help me love you with all my heart
and care for others as much as I care about myself
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: Praying,
reading Bible, going to church - all very important. But they must be
accompanied by practical concern for others ... which is when "the
rubber hits the road"
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To go with today's Gospel
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 4th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangdong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 4th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mozambique
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Dec 3
After my usual Chinese Mass at Yau Ma Tei yesterday morning I packed up for an English Mass at Lo Wu Women's prison. Then back to Yau Ma Tei for the usual gathering for the poor. Then time width some dear friends from Zhaoqing who, like many other Mainlanders these days, are checking out HK via the new bridge from Macau. And these friends this morning will also check out the new fast train service for a speedy trip to Guangzhou, then 30 minutes later a train to Zhaoqing.
466 years ago today, in 1552, on a remote island
off the coast of China, Saint
Francis Xavier died. He could see China some 14km across the sea, but could
not enter it. In the months before he died, he offered up his suffering that
someone else might follow him and enter China. On October 6, 1552, Matteo
Ricci was born in Italy. Xavier's prayer was answered two months before he
died. With hindsight, we can see that for the spread of the Gospel in China,
Ricci's cultural approach was a more suitable missionary method than Xavier's
direct evangelisation. Maybe this is why God allowed Xavier to leave the scene
without entering China.
Xavier died on the island today known as Shangchuan. I've been privileged to visit there a number of times: e.g. 1993 & 2005. But only after checking above Wiki article did I know that the name "Shangchuan" means "Saint John"!
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 49:
More than by fear of going astray, my hope is
that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures
which give us a false sense of security, within rules
which make us harsh judges, within habits
which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does
not tire of saying to us: "Give them something to eat"
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Joshua
3: Instructed by the Lord,
Joshua told the people to go to the bank of the Jordan River.
He told the priests carrying the Sacred Chest
to stand in the river on the edge of the water.
As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water,
the river stopped flowing.
The people then went across the dry river bed towards Jericho.
Dear God,
please help me to cross rivers of difficulty, doubt, conflict etc
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
102: O Lord, listen to my
prayer in my distress.
Do not hide your face from me. For my days are
vanishing like smoke,
my bones burn away like a fire. I forget to eat my
bread.
My skin clings to my bones. All day long my foes
revile me.
Those who hate me use my name as a curse. But you, O Lord, will
endure for ever.
You will arise and have mercy on Sion. You will hear the
groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die. I pray to you: "Do
not take me away before my time has come,
you whose days last from age to age.
Lord, please help people who
are in great distress
Listen
Titus
1.1-9: From Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to
Titus, true child of mine in the faith we share, wishing you grace and
peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour. The reason I left you behind in Crete was for
you to appoint elders in every
town: each of them a man of irreproachable
character, married only once, not arrogant
or hot-tempered, not a heavy drinker, not out to make money. A man who is hospitable and a friend of all
that is good; sensible, devout, with a firm grasp of the Good News, a good
teacher, able to refute people who argue against sound doctrine
Jesus, please help all pastors be good
"elders"
Listen
Matthew
21.12-16: When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, he went to
the Temple.
In the Temple there were money changers, and people selling pigeons. Jesus tipped over their tables
and drove them out of the Temple.
He said to them "My house is a house of prayer,
but you have turned it into a place for robbery".
Blind and lame people came to
Jesus in the Temple.
He healed them all. Then he went out of the city to
the village of Bethany
and spent the night there.
Jesus, please protect all
places of prayer from corruption
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus was crucified with two robbers, the ordinary type
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After a series of escalator accidents in HK, the MTR (Metro) has
non-stop audio warnings to passengers not to use (distracting) mobile phones
when on an escalator. And there are signs everywhere telling people with baby
prams to use a lift, not the escalator. Well, yesterday when I got back to Yau
Ma Tei station from Lo Wu, as I took the escalator, in front of me was a woman
with a baby in a pram ... and the mother, holding the pram at a delicate balance
with one hand, was using her other hand ... chatting away on her mobile!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 3rd of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Dec 2
First Sunday of Advent
After you watch this 8 minute video, you will just want to call
out: "God bless Colombia!"
Why
Colombia has taken 1 million Venezuelans
Lengthy SCMP drug
report (which mentions my campaign):
The drug highway linking Asia and South America (won't
open in I.E.)
Letter
in English by a Russian man now in prison in
HK for drug trafficking. Story contains many unwise decisions. Here
(April 17)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 49:
If
something should rightly disturb us and trouble our consciences, it is
the fact that so many of our brothers and sisters are living without the
strength, light and consolation born of friendship with Jesus Christ, without a
community of faith to support them, without meaning and a goal in life
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c.f. readings for Advent 1
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
24-26: The Lord's is the earth and all its peoples.
It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe. May all hearts open their doors to the Lord.
Let him enter, the king of glory. Lord I hope in you all the day long.
Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your
way of truth
Listen
1
Thessalonians 4.1-11:
We urge you and appeal to you in the Lord
Jesus to make more and more progress in the kind of life you are meant to
live. God wants you to be holy. He wants you to keep
away from fornication. Live life peacefully. Get a decent job and
earn your living.
Jesus, make me be a better person, a
better Christian
Listen
Luke
21.3-38: Jesus said to his disciples that Jerusalem
would be destroyed and its people scattered throughout the world. He also spoke of how his followers would be
persecuted, and of the end of the world: "The planets will be
shaken, nations will be in agony, bewildered by the force of the oceans.
Then they will see me coming in a cloud with great power and
glory. To prepare for your own end of earthly life,
stay faithful to prayer and goodness. Don't let your heart be coarsened by
debauchery, drunkenness and material cares". In this his final week on earth, Jesus spent
the daytime in the Temple, teaching. From early morning the people would
gather round him to listen to him. Then he would spend the night on the
Mount of Olives.
Jesus, help me be faithful to prayer
and goodness
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: One theme we can think about for this Advent: making progress (1 Thessalonians, above). Whether it's losing weight, improving in sport or music or language or anything else .... there's one essential ingredient: daily effort! And it has a corollary: there's no short-cut!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: True Branch of David's line (Chinese text)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N 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 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
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Dec 1
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison for 8 hours. Among the
many prisoners I saw were three young Malaysians whose families I hope to visit
in January in Malaysia. That brings to 23 the number of young Malaysians I have
visited over the past 5 days in five different prisons: Lai Chi Kok men's
prison, Pik Uk young men's prison, Lai King young women's prison, Lo women's
prison and Tai Lam women's prison. Please God all this work will lead to a
reduction in the number of drug mules coming to HK from Malaysia. .... 18 this
year. And if we consider the saying "only 10% are caught" that means
the real number who have come to HK this year is maybe around 100! And that's
just HK. Young mules are constantly leaving Malaysia for other places like
Vietnam, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand etc. So the figure of 100 might well be several
hundred ... one a day ... and why so many? Because security at Kuala
Lumpur airport is a joke .... about which I hope Malaysian media will soon be
lobbying for a radical improvement.
Pope Francis - The Joy of the Gospel No. 49: I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.
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Joshua
2: Joshua sent two men as
spies to explore the Jericho area.
In Jericho they went to the house of Rahab the
prostitute.
The king of Jericho was told about this and he sent men to capture the two Israelites.
But Rahab hid the men
and told the king that they had already gone.
Rahab said to the men in their hiding place on her roof:
"I know that the Lord has given you this land.
My people are afraid of you. We have heard how the
Lord dried up the sea for your crossing
out of Egypt. We have heard how you defeated the 2 kings Sihon and Og. Since I have shown you
kindness
I now ask you to show kindness to my family
and spare their lives when you attack this city." The men agreed and told Rahab
to tie a scarlet cord to her window
so the Israelites would know her family were inside. Rahab helped the men go down from the
window by a rope.
The men stayed in the nearby hills for 3 days until it was safe to leave. The men returned to Joshua and told how the people of Jericho
were already trembling at the thought of an Israelite attack.
Lord,
please bless all women and girls caught up in prostitution
01
02
Psalm
101: My song is of mercy and justice.
I sing to you, O Lord. I will try to walk with blameless
heart.
I will try to give my attention to what is good, not what is bad. People who slander others, people of proud
looks,
these will not be my friends.
People who are good and do good,
these will be my friends.
Dear Lord, please help me to
avoid bad company
Listen
2
Timothy 4.6-8:
As for me, my life of service to the Lord is
nearly over.
I have fought the good fight to the end.
I have run the race to the finish. I have kept the faith. The Lord will soon give me the best of all
prizes: eternal life in heaven. He will give it not only to me, but to
everyone who has loved him sincerely in this life
Jesus, help me keep running to
the finish line
Listen
Matthew
21.1-11: Jesus sat on a donkey colt for the trip down
the hill
from the Mount of Olives to the city of Jerusalem. This was as a prophet had
predicted:
"Look, your king is coming, humbly riding a peaceful donkey".
Big crowds accompanied Jesus down
the hill.
People spread their clothes on the road as a sign of honor. People cut branches from the
trees and waved them singing
"Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!" People in the city asked
"Who is he?"
The crowd answered "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in
Galilee".
Jesus, may you be warmly welcomed by every place and every person in the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus, like Paul, kept running to the finish. He didn't give up when things got difficult. As they say in football: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going"
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Yesterday for my visit to Tai Lam women's prison, my
trolley, as usual, was full of books for the prisoners .... Bibles and many
dictionaries (English, Indonesian, Spanish). With the rapid growth of electronic
media, books are going out of fashion .... but not in prisons where inmates
treasure daily newspapers and other reading material
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
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 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 Congo
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Nov 30
I spent yesterday at Lo Wu women's prison, as usual coming away
with a heavy lot of homework. One thought that is growing in my brain: the need
for an a special investigator to be responsible for helping Indonesian
prisoners, another person to be responsible for helping Thai prisoners, another
for Bengali prisoners etc. I'm thinking of prisoners sentenced for drug
trafficking. In each group there's much in common, even common recruiters.
Responsible people would of course need to be able to speak the language of the
group. Police/Customs/lawyers haven't got the time/interest to process all the
information the inmates have about the Big Fish. Even High Court judges have
been criticising police/Customs for not accessing/using information available
from defendants. Suggestions welcome: jdwomi@gmail.com
Why
are so many Americans dying from drug overdoses
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 48:
We have to state, without mincing words, that there
is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never
abandon them.
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c.f. readings for Feast of Saint Andrew
Isaiah 51-52: Pay
attention to me, you peoples. Listen to me, you nations. The islands put their
hope in the Lord. They put their trust in his strength. How
beautiful on the mountains are the feet of one who brings good news, who
proclaims peace and salvation, and tells Zion "Your God is king!"
Break into shouts of joy, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord is redeeming his
people. All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
My
recording of this reading
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Psalm 117: O
Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong
is his love for us. He is faithful for ever.
May all the nations love and praise you, Lord
Recording
John
6.1-15(a):
Near the Sea of Galilee, a large crowd followed
Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so many sick people. Jesus
climbed a hillside and sat there with his disciples. Seeing the huge crowd,
Jesus said to one of his disciples "How can we feed so many
people?" The disciple Andrew
said "There's a young boy here with 5 loaves and 2 fish. But what good is
that for such a huge crowd?"
Recording
John 6.1-15 (b): Jesus
said "Make the people sit down". The crowd of about 20,000 sat down on
the grass. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all the
people. He did the same with the fish. Everyone
ate as much as they wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said
"He really is God's great prophet". Jesus, aware that they wanted to
make him king, slipped away and went up the hill by himself
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to help others, just as you
blessed the loaves and fish
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Andrew the Apostle
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For Feast of St Andrew: A
good name for a fish and chips shop would be .... Saint Andrews!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. 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 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 and Nepal
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Nov 29
Yesterday morning I visited Lai King prison for young women. Then
in the afternoon I visited a very sick elderly male prisoner from South America
who is in hospital. Like many others - especially his family in South America
whom I met in January - I am praying for a miracle, but at this stage the man
has one leg in Heaven ... the other leg being chained to his bed!
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 48:
But to whom should the Church go first?
When we read the Gospel we find a clear indication: not so much our friends and
wealthy neighbours, but above all the poor and the sick, those who are usually
despised and overlooked. There can be no room for doubt or
for explanations which weaken so clear a message.
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Joshua 1: God said to Joshua:
"I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
I will not leave you or abandon you. Be strong and stand
firm
and be careful to keep all the Law which my servant Moses laid on you.
Never swerve from this
to right or left,
and then you will be happy in all you do.
Have the book of this Law always on your lips.
Meditate on it day and night,
so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it. Be fearless, be
confident,
for wherever you go
I the Lord your God am with you." Then Joshua said to the
people:
"Get ready, for in 3 days you will cross the Jordan River
and take possession of the land
which God is giving to you."
Dear God, thank you for the courage and confidence
that you give us
Recording
Psalm 100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Recording
2 Timothy 4.1-5: In the presence of God our Father and of
Christ Jesus, I give you this command: proclaim the Good News and, welcome
or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to
obedience
- but do this with patience. Be prepared to face people who jettison sound
teaching in favor of the latest novelty. Instead of listing to the truth,
they will turn to myths. Make the spreading of the Good News your
life's work
Jesus, please protect me from junk ideas and
misleading teachers
Listen
Matthew
20.29-34: As Jesus was leaving Jericho on his way
to Jerusalem,
many people followed him along the road. Sitting by the road were
two men who had become blind.
When they heard that Jesus was going past,
they called out "Son of David, have pity on us." Some people tried to stop them
from calling out,
but they shouted even more loudly "Son of David, have pity on
us." Jesus stopped and said to them
"What do you want me to do for you?" They
replied "Lord, let us see again". Jesus felt sorry for them.
He touched their eyes and straight away their sight returned.
Jesus, please heal my blind friend ....(name)....
Listen
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
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
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mauritania
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Nov 28
After
a visit yesterday afternoon to Puk Uk prison for young men (18-21 year olds) I
came away with the same feeling as after my last visit: there must be a better
way to deal with young offenders. Putting them all together with very little to
do for long months, even years, before they are sentenced, means they spend most
of their time in a dayroom at tables, learning from each other more about the
life of crime - especially about life in triad societies (most of them have
membership). They just infect each other with drug tales etc. Wouldn't
they be better off in specially trained foster families with emphasis on
education/training etc. In the Book of Genesis, before Eve came on the scene,
God says "It's not good for man to be alone". In the case of the young
offenders, I feel "It's not good for them to be together"!
HK readers are most welcome to join me and other
Oblates and Oblates friends and helpers on Thursday Dec 6 for the annual O.M.I.
feast day Mass at 7.30pm at Notre Dame College, 51 Shing Tak Street, Ma Tau Wei,
Kowloon (with supper after Mass).
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 47:
Frequently, we act as arbiters of grace rather than its facilitators. But the
Church is not a tollhouse; it is the house of the Father, where there is a place
for everyone, with all their problems.
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Chris McDonnell
A drifter passing by
The story-telling aspect of tapestries, meticulously stitched by hand a thread
at a time has often been a model of our own lives, put together one piece at a
time
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Deuteronomy 33-34: Before Moses died, he
blessed the twelve tribes of Israel.
Moses then went up Mount Nebo, opposite Jericho,
where the Lord showed him the whole land
that the Israelites would possess.
Moses was buried in the land of Moab.
After the people mourned Moses for 30 days,
Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom,
since Moses had laid his hands on him.
From that time there has never been a prophet like Moses, the man who knew the Lord face to
face.
Dear
God, thank you for the life of Moses. May civic and church
leaders be more like him, filled with love for you and for the people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call. Let peoples everywhere praise his name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Listen
2 Timothy
3.12-16: Anyone who tries to live a sincere Christian
life will be persecuted. Stay faithful to what you have been taught and
know to be true.
Remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a
child, you
have known the Scriptures. From the Scriptures you can learn the wisdom
that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and can be
used for teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and
teaching them to be holy
Jesus, please give all Christians, especially
pastors, a passion for the Scriptures
Listen
Matthew
20.20-28:
The brothers James and John were two of Jesus'
disciples.
One day their mother said to Jesus
"When you become king, allow my sons to sit at your right and
left". Jesus said to James
and John
"Only my Father in heaven can allocate seats on my right and
left". The 10 other disciples were angry
at James and John for seeking honor. So Jesus said to them all
"In most places, people in power like to dominate and control others.
But this is not to be your way of exercising authority. You must exercise authority by
serving others, not dominating them,
just as I came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give my life as a ransom for the world".
Jesus, please help me want to help and serve
other people,
not dominate and control them
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The mother of James and John was a sister of Jesus' mother Mary. Like so many mothers she wanted the very best for her children.
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Yesterday morning I had my annual flu shot .... then last
night saw this! Flu vaccines put on hold over drug flaws
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N 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 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
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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