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 Sunday November 18,  2012                      Daily Blog                  John W                   Previous 2012 blogs


Dear Friends

This is a time of shame and sadness for the Church,
a time for sackcloth and ashes, not pompous parading

So much bad news about the Church keeps appearing
...sex abuse inquiries, Vatican not facing up to burning issues etc

I find it difficult to stay interested in it all. It makes depressing reading 

Yet every Catholic must stay informed about the real situation
and do his or her bit to clean up the mess

And the way to help with the cleaning up is to live our lives a bit better in the future...especially by showing more care for the poor and by getting back to a Scripture-nourished spirituality

For me this means getting on with the job of visiting prisons and hospitals, caring for drug addicts and street sleepers, working on the Simple Bible project, praying with the sick etc

May our increasing service of the poor be a way of making up for all the bad things that have happened

Maybe after the "Year of Faith" the Church could have a "Year of Humble Service" as a way of saying sorry to the wider community

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On this 18th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shandong 
(Please join me in praying for one part of China each day of the month)

My Bible Plan for today = The readings for the 33rd Sunday of the Year
Let's use these readings to remind ourselves of the shortness of life, thereby gaining wisdom of heart

Thank you for a prayer

God bless!

John W

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