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Fr John Wotherspoon O.M.I . 胡頌恆神父
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Imitating
Pope Francis
MercyHK
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MatteoRicci
Tues Jan 18
Yesterday a kind friend sponsored an anti-Covid spray service of
3 premises in Temple Street, Jordan: MercyHK' second handshop, the Dr Jesus
Centre and my home. Only last night when I checked the
company's website did I realise how famous it is!
Not
everything is locked down - beautiful!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Churches
should be simple, not sumptuous
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2
Samuel 10-11: The Ammonites went to war with the
Israelites,
but David led the Israelites to victory.
During a further war with the Ammonites,
David stayed in Jerusalem and did not go to the battle. While in Jerusalem, he made love to
Bathsheba
the wife of Uriah
who conceived and sent word to David, "I am with child." David recalled Uriah to Jerusalem
and tried to get him to sleep with his wife. But Uriah loyally observed the custom of the
time
and refrained from marital relations since he was a soldier at war. David then arranged for Uriah to be killed in
battle
by having him stationed in a defenceless position. After a time of mourning for
Uriah,
Bathsheba became David's wife and bore him a son. The Lord was displeased with David.
Dear God, help us not to
displease you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
144: Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who gives me strength for every situation. He is my love, my fortress.
He is my stronghold, my savior. To you, O God, will I sing a new song,
you who so often rescued David your servant. Happy the people whose God is the Lord.
Please continue to bless your people, Lord. Let our sons flourish like saplings
grown tall and strong from their youth; our daughters graceful as columns,
adorned as though for a palace.
Let our crops and stock be blessed.
May there be no sound of weeping on our streets.
Lord, please help us love and
honor you every day.
Don't let us ever forget your love
Listen
Ephesians
5.21-33:
In your families, treat each other as Christ
wants you to:
Wives, in your husbands see Christ the head of the Church.
Husbands, love your wives as Christ loves the Church. When men and women get married, they become
one body.
This sacred action helps us understand the relationship between Christ and
the Church
Jesus, please help husbands and wives to love
each other
the way you love the Church
Listen
Matthew
9.1-8:
Some people carried a paralyzed man through a
crowd to Jesus.
The man was on a bed. Jesus knew that these people believed he could
help them,
so he said to the paralyzed man "Courage, your sins are
forgiven". Religious leaders in the crowd were
thinking to themselves
that Jesus was wrong to say he could forgive sins. So Jesus said to the leaders: Which is
easier:
to say 'Your sins are forgiven', or to say 'Get up and walk'? Then to prove that he had authority to forgive
sins,
he said to the paralyzed man
"Get up, pick up your bed and go home".
The man got up and went home.
The crowd praised God for what they had seen.
Jesus, please give me more
faith in your power to forgive, your power to heal
Listen
Reflection: If
we know someone who is sick, let's "carry them to Jesus" ... in our
prayer for them
if prayer with
them not possible for time being
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Recommended
movie:
Pope John XXIII - Pope of Peace: Amazon. Powerful ...moving...inspiring. Must admit I didn't know about the courage Roncalli showed in protecting Jews against Nazis. Nor did I know about his courageous work in Bulgaria ... not to mention the way he attracted President de Gaulle of France to a function by hiring the best chef in Paris! Roncalli's role in preventing war at the time of the Cuba crisis is gripping material. The kind but firm way he dealt with opposition from the Curia is a lesson for peace-makers. A great movie. Full of humor right from the opening scene where Roncalli is being measured for his ...coffin!
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Bible scholar's joke to go with first reading: Bath (as in
shower) sheba
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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 18th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shandong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 18th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Ivory Coast
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Jan 17
Songs
of Praise 60th Anniversary - worth watching even just
for the first song "Lord for the Years"
20 years ago today: My
unit at the Canadian
American School in Zhaoqing ... where I worked as an English teacher for 7
years
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Dishonesty is dangerous. Text without recording. And see SCMP: Leaders have failed the world in these 2 pandemic years
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Who
should sing what in church (written c. 2012)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2
Samuel 8-9: Wherever David went, the Lord gave him success
and victory. David showed kindness to Saul's
family. Meribbaal, son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul
was crippled in both feet.
David restored Saul's property to Meribbaal
and arranged for Meribbaal to eat at the royal table each day.
Lord, help us show kindness to
people who treat us badly
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
140-143: Lord, save me from
people who do evil,
you who do justice for the needy. I have no way out of
this situation.
And no one wants to help me. Lord, I beg you tonight
to make haste and give me an answer,
for my spirit fails within me. In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble
Listen
Ephesians
5.10-20: Try to discover what the Lord wants of you.
Have nothing to do with the futile works of darkness. Wake up from your sleep, rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful about the sort of life you
live.
Follow your enlightened mind, not your unruly passions. Avoid drunkenness. Instead, be filled with the
Spirit.
Sing prayer songs when you are together, and when you're by yourself, keep
on singing to the Lord in your heart, always giving thanks to God
Jesus, make my heart sing right through the
day
Listen
Matthew
8.23-27: Jesus and his "fisher of men"
friends got into a boat
to cross the lake near Capernaum. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
Then a sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Save us, Lord, we are sinking".
Jesus stood up, and ordered the wind and sea
to be calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. Jesus' friends said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey him."
Jesus, please calm the storms
in my life, my family, our world
Listen
Reflection: As Covid/Omicron rages like a storm in the world .... we can often pray "Save us, Lord, we are sinking"
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Recommended Book: I have just finished a skim read of God, Chance and Purpose by David Bartholomew. Most interesting. Main idea is that chance is neither unreal nor non-existent but is an integral part of God's creation
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Over
the next few weeks, best not to talk cricket with anyone from England ... after this!
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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 17th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shaanxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 17th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Malawi
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Jan 16
HK
Customs "trick Indian man to sign for parcel" ... and ... video
of the arrest ...then Customs "stern
clarification of false rumours"
Covid
created 20 more billionaires in Asia (including at least one in HK!)
This
makes HK and Australia school problems look small: School
crisis in Uganda
South America: Hottest
days since records began
Article in French about my work for poor and prisoners in Le Petit Journal - here
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
"People
who sing, pray twice"
Bible Study: Acts
16
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 2
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the
Lord. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. O sing to the Lord, bless his name.
Proclaim his help day by day. Tell
among the nations his glory, and his wonders among all the peoples. It
was the Lord who made the heavens. Give the Lord, you families of peoples, give
the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple. Worship the
Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad. Let the sea
and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice, all the
trees of the forest shout for joy. Everyone and everything, give the Lord glory
and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We love and praise you
Listen
1
Corinthians 12.4-10: The
Holy Spirit gives us many
different gifts. Some people have the gift of wise
preaching. Some people have the gift of an extra strong faith. Some people have
the gift of healing sick people. Some people have other gifts like the power of
miracles, prophecy, recognizing spirits, and the ability to speak in tongues
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in my life. Please give me the
gift of (.. name ...)
Listen
John
2.1-11: Jesus, his
mother and his disciples were guests at a wedding at
Cana in Galilee. The
wine ran out, so Jesus' mother said to him "They have no wine". Jesus
replied "Woman, my time for doing special things has not yet come". His
mother said to the servants "Do whatever he tells you". There
were 6 big containers there, used for holding water. Each could hold more than
70 liters. Jesus said to the servants "Fill the containers with water"
and they filled them up. Jesus then said "take some out and give it to the
man in charge of the banquet". When the man tasted the water, it had
turned to wine. The man called the bridegroom and said "You have kept the
best wine until now". This was the first public miracle done by Jesus.
Jesus, help me to do whatever you tell
me to do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The above image of the wedding feast of Cana is on the wall of the Mercy Centre, Cheung Chau Island ... reminding us that Mary was a person of concern and practical help for others ... Our Lady of Practical Help!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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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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This
is good! Djokovic
v Australia !
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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 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 16th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Afghanistan
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 Jan 15
Yesterday afternoon I attended the annual general meeting of Aitece,
a wonderful NGO which has sent around 400 teachers to work in China in
universities and colleges over the past 3 years, mainly in poorer areas.
Last night after MercyHK's shop in Temple Street closed at 8pm, I spoke with a
stall holder next to the shop who said that with the current 6pm curfew for
eating in at restaurants, already poor business has further deteriorated.... to
the point that she and other stall holders are now struggling to make enough
money to buy food. At one point today she went for 4 hours without a sale. So I
am proposing that MercyHK sponsor our struggling neighbours for a canteen lunch
box each day over the next few weeks.
More
than 100 countries banned for a month from entering HK
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
How to keep spirit of Vatican
2 alive (written in 2011)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2
Samuel 7:
After David settled into his palace and the
land enjoyed peace,
David thought about building a temple for the Lord.
Then through the prophet Nathan the Lord told David:
" I will establish your dynasty for
ever.
But it will be your son, not yourself,
who will build a temple for me."
David praised God:
"Who am I, Lord, and what is my House,
that you have helped me so much
and promised me so much?
May my House continue in your presence for
ever.
May you bless my House forever."
Dear God, please bless everyone
in my family tree,
past, present and future
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
139: O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on in my life,
all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my understanding,
too high, beyond my reach. It was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you for the wonder of my life,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of
life. Please help me follow the path to eternal life
Listen
Ephesians
5.1-4: Follow Christ by loving as he loved us.
Among you there must be not even a mention of
promiscuity or impurity in any of its forms. There must be no coarseness, or salacious talk
and jokes
- all this is wrong for you
Jesus, help me control my mind and my
tongue
Listen
Matthew
8.14-17: Jesus went to the home of Peter the
"fisher of men".
Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever.
Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her.
She got up and began to serve her visitor. That evening,
many sick people were brought to Peter's home.
Jesus healed them all.
Jesus, please heal
.....(names)....who are sick
Listen
Reflection: He who knit us together in our mother's womb cares about us at every moment of our life .... especially when we are sick or in trouble
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At 6.45pm HK time last night I was able to watch this
live:
NOVAK
DJOKOVIC v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION
But it seems that it could not be shown live in Australia
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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 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Liaoning
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zimbabwe
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Jan 14
Yesterday was another day spent mainly at the desk ... with a morning walk to the post office for mailing a very heavy text book to a prisoner in Macau ... and an afternoon walk to Yau Ma Tei Catholic Primary School Mass Centre to collect some unused copies of the diocesan Chinese paper (the Kung Kao Po) for distribution at MercyHK's second hand shop in Temple Street.
Update
from Camay as she bravely continues her battle against
stage four lung cancer
37
years ago today I
left Brisbane in the morning and arrived in HK at night. By design I
travelled with a HK student who attended O.M.I. Iona College in Brisbane ....and by
providence sitting next to us on the flight was a former student from O.M.I. Notre Dame
College in HK .... which I took as a sign of blessing for my going to HK!
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2:
The most
important day of the week
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Samuel 6: David and 30,000 men went to Baalah
(Kiriath-jearim)
to bring the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem. David and the people danced before the Sacred
Chest
and sang loudly to the accompaniment of much music. After the Sacred Chest entered Jerusalem
David blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
Dear God, please help us
praise you with joy,
as David did
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
138: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have heard the words of my mouth. With the angels I will bless you.
I will adore you in your holy temple. I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which are far above what we can understand. On the day I called you answered.
You increased the strength of my soul. All earth's kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the Lord's ways:
"How great is the glory of the Lord!" Though I walk in the midst of affliction
you give me life and frustrate my foes. Your love, O Lord, is eternal.
Do not abandon us whom you have made.
Lord, when we remember how much
you love us and help us, every day of the year is a Thanksgiving Day
Listen
Ephesians
4.22-32:
You must give up your old way of life.
You must put aside your old self and its delusions. Your mind must be renewed by a spiritual
revolution, so that you can follow a way of life based on goodness and
truth. From now on, no more lies.
Delete anger from your mind at the end of each day. Anyone who was a thief must stop stealing. Try
to find a decent job. Guard against foul talk.
Let your conversation encourage people, not drag them down. Avoid grudges. Don't lose your temper.
Don't raise your voice to anyone. Don't call people names. Be friends with one another, and kind,
forgiving one another as readily as God forgives us in Christ
Jesus, help me put these words into
practice
Listen
Matthew
8.5-13: In the town of Capernaum, a Roman army captain
said to Jesus
"Sir, my servant is paralyzed and in great pain."
Jesus replied "I will go and heal him".
But the captain said
"Sir, I am not worthy that you should enter my house.
Just say the word and my servant will be healed. For I understand orders. I give an order, and
people act.
I know that you also just need to give an order,
and my servant will be healed". Jesus said
"This foreigner's faith is greater than that of the local people.
And I tell you that in the future
people from all parts of the world will be in the kingdom of heaven".
Then Jesus said to the captain
"Go home. Your request made in faith is granted". And the servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus, please give more people, from all parts of the world, the faith of the captain
Listen
Reflection: Jesus did not say to the Roman soldier "You are part of an invading army occupying my country .... why should I help you?" ... but ... "I will go and heal him"
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Each morning and night I try to spend a few minutes learning a bit more Spanish (for communication with Latin American prisoners).
An enjoyable exercise ..... since I am using DuoLingo!
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jilin
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 14th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Ethiopia
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Jan 12
I spent almost the entire day yesterday at the desk .... many jobs for prisoners
... like recording and mailing the receipts obtained two days ago when I
enrolled 14 prisoners for courses at the Chinese University (... fees kindly
sponsored by Voice for Prisoners)
Nicole - stage 4 liver cancer
...
cancer index of 5,000..... Covid-19 .... healed by prayer.
Her 8 min testimony (in
Mandarin)
Losing It
- why George Monbiot cried because of climate
crisis
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Breviary
Combo!
Everything's a miracle!
The miracle
of the human nose!
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
2 Samuel 4-5:
After Ishbaal, son of Saul, was
murdered,
David became king of Israel as well as king of Judah.
David was 30 years old when he became king.
He reigned over Judah for 7 years.
Then he reigned over all Israel and Judah for 33 years. David continued to fight against the
Philistines.
God blessed David in all his campaigns.
Dear God, may all of Israel be
blessed with peace
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried,
remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our
captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs". O how could we sing the song of the Lord on
alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem, above all my joys.
Lord, please help people
who have been exiled from their homeland
Listen
(and famous song:
By The Rivers of Babylon)
Ephesians
4.17-19: Do not go back to living
the aimless kind of
life that many non-believers live. Intellectually they are in the dark, because
they have shut the door on God's grace. They have a poor sense of right and wrong, and
have abandoned themselves to reckless living
Jesus, help people who are confused about
the meaning of life
Listen
Matthew
8.1-3: In Jesus' time, it was illegal for anyone to
touch a leper,
and it was illegal for lepers to go near other people. But one day a leper broke the law.
He came right up to Jesus and said
"If you want to, you can heal me." Jesus also broke the law.
He stretched out his hand, touched the leper,
and said "Of course I want to heal you. Be healed!"
The man was healed immediately.
Jesus, I didn't know you were a
law-breaker. I guess this means that sometimes, in special
cases, it's ok to break the law
Listen
Reflection: Some people say "It's God's will that I am sick". Jesus says "Of course I want to heal you"!
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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:
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 13th 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 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 12
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for two bail
applications ... both unsuccessful. Then I spent 90 minutes at the Chinese
University office processing study applications for 14 prisoners. Then to a book
shop to collect and order text books for prisoners.
Last night at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street I joined
Eddie, Edmund, and Simon, with Monica and Ruth on zoom for a meeting to discuss
an application by MercyHK for a business bank account, now that the Inland
Revenue Dept has granted us article 88 tax exemption status (without which a
business account cannot be given to an NGO)
Xinjiang
anti-terror chief to head China military in HK
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Red
or white for liturgy?
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Samuel 1-3: When David heard that
Saul and Jonathan had died,
David was very sad. David was
then anointed as king over the house of Judah,
but Ishbaal became king of the rest of Israel.
War broke out between the House of David (Judah)
and the House of Saul (Israel). Gradually
the House of David grew stronger
and the House of Saul grew weaker.
Dear
God, please give peace to all nations suffering from civil war
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
136: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his great love is without end. It was his wisdom which made the skies,
for his great love is without end. It was he who made the sun, moon and stars,
for his great love is without end. It was he who rescued and protected his people
Israel,
for his great love is without end. He gives food to all living things,
for his great love is without end. To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his great love is without end.
We praise you, Lord, for your
great love is without end
Listen
Ephesians
4.1-16: I implore you to lead a life worthy of your
vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete
selflessness, gentleness and patience. If we live by the truth and in love, we shall
become more and more like Christ. We are parts of the Body of Christ. Christ is
the head. Each part must do its bit to keep the Body healthy and growing
in love
Jesus, help me understand how the Church is
your Body
Listen
Matthew
7.1-27: Jesus said to the people: Do not judge other people,
and God will not judge you. It's so easy to be aware of other people's
faults
yet be blind to your own faults. Persevere in prayer. Ask and you will receive.
Search and you will find.
Knock and the door will be opened. You like to give good things to your children.
God likes to give good things to you. Treat other people
the way you would like them to treat you. Beware of bad leaders.
A sure way to know if someone is good or bad:
are their actions good or bad?
If you put my words into practice,
you are like someone who builds his house on rock. If you ignore my words,
you are like someone who builds his house on sand.
Jesus, please help me put your
words into practice
Listen
Reflection: Paul's image of the body (Ephesians) is said by some Bible scholars to have been inspired by the way he saw some sick people use body parts to pray to idols for health ... when he was in Corinth
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Poor sight and extremely kind elderly lady yesterday asked
me if I was about 60 years old. I avoided real answer by saying something like
"I used to be"!
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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 12th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangsu
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
Bissau
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-12-01: Report in Chinese in Ming Pao Magazine
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2027-05-18: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental
Daily
report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign
*** May
14 updates:
Oriental
Daily, Apple
Daily, Sing
Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: Chinese no more mules page
((Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade)) (blocked by FB Oct 2020)
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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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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