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Sunday July 1 Jesus
is too much for us
David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
The
temptation, ever facing even Jesus' own closest
followers, is to limit and domesticate him within the boundaries of our
own logic, presumption, manipulation, comfort. He will never be contained
by these
10
years of ordaining women (NCR) An
American moment in Vatican
John Allen (NCR) Pope
speaks of papacy's weakness
Andrea Tornielli (VI)
Reader: End of days' reflection?
Fr
Robert Barron video commentary on the meaning of Vatican II
- a very eloquent explaining away
of Vat II. But faulty logic:
does having a meeting really mean
"all your rules are up
for grabs"?
Put "Barron" into Google at
top
for v2cath articles re RB
US
bishops re health care decision
Alessandro Speciale (VI)
Reader: USCCB is now between a rock and a hard place. They positioned themselves by their own dogmatism and collective
foolishness
Opus
Dei, gendarmes win 1st round
(Chiesa)
Reader: The Chiesa link above resembles a trend in that journal to reflect the party line. This time round it has all the colour of a promo for Opus Dei. They seem to be running the shown inside HQ at the moment, the de facto government, while BXVI finishes his latest
tome and Vat II is further diluted to a soft drink
This
week's smile
Best to change shirt in toilet!
Vatican II Reflection 188
Condom ok?
Bible
Plan: July 1
Readings for 13th Sunday of Year John
W: Daily Blog - July 1
In prison during the march
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Monday July
2
Are
judgments of morality
merely subjective?
Brian Lewis
(Monday blogger from Australia)
Was captain a "bloody murderer"?
Vatican
turf war: Papal apartment
vs Secretariat of State
Giacomo Galeazzi (VI)
Not an edifying article. New info will make you shake your
head
Why
study the Psalms?
William Van Ornum (America)
The most beautiful songs
and prayers ever written
Excommunicated
Chinese bishop ordains four
priests
Gerard
O'Connell (VI)
"Sacriliege" - Abp Savio Hon
Vatican II Reflection 189
How does my bishop help the poor?
Bible
plan: July 2
Famous words from Joshua:
"As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord"
(despite the example of leaders
caught up in the cycle of ambition/power/luxury)
As
I came home last night, having seen police out in force on the street for
the departure of President Hu and for the annual protest
march, I began reflecting how Hong Kong these past few days reminds
me of the Catholic Church:
People in charge are becoming more and more isolated as they hold
their functions/meetings with more and more censorship/police
activity.
What a contrast yesterday in HK:
In the early morning an unpopular President Hu installing a most
unpopular new chief-executive in a setting where the public and the media
were denied free access.
Then from midday, a huge outpouring of public protest in the form of the
annual protest march.
In one corner (literally) leaders behind guarded/censored closed doors. In
the other corner, the media-supported people out on the streets.
c.f.r. Pope's recent
Lunch meeting in Ducal Hall
....far from the madding crowd,
and....grass-roots gatherings of clergy & laity in Austria, Germany,
Ireland, UK, USA.
And never the twain shall meet?
- John W
in
Daily Blog - July 2
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Tuesday
July 3
How
to live today
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
What should we do now while we wait for changes in
the structure of the institutional church? Pope
fires another bishop
John Allen (NCR)
c.f. bottom right of this page: Bp M
Müller
to succeed Levada
John Allen (NCR)
Bishop Gerhard Müller of Germany
to head Congregation for D & F
October Vatican Synod:
HK's
Card Tong key role (RTHK)
One of three chairmen
Vat
II theologians "dressed up faith with fashionable packaging"
Professor Tracey Rowland (Tablet)
- ALL theologians??
- note title of conference ..an anti-Vat II show
Newly
ordained married priest
a rarity in local diocese
Steve Spearie (SJ-R)
July 8 - Hong Kong:
Protest march against USA drone
attacks in Pakistan.
For more info re drones, put
"drones pakistan" into search
of John Dear's website
Audio
below is in VOB format...very large...very slow to open....help!
jdwomi@gmail.com (John W)
Not long
after speaking of sheep & goats at the Last Judgment,
Jesus prayed for ...the goats:
Love's
Freedom (15 mins ABC)
audio of Rev.
Austen Williams,
1956-1984 vicar of
St
Martin-in-the-Fields,
(Home of London Ho Ming Wah
Chinese People's Day Centre).
This recording,
broadcast by ABC on April 3, 1980,
is one of my favorites. For a long time I've wanted to put it on www. This is a
first effort. I hope it can be made into a smaller file |
"A
Living School"
Richard Rohr
Details of July 21 live broadcast
Vatican II Reflection 190
Church is like a Big Business ?
Bible plan: July 3
Readings for feast of St Thomas John W: Daily Blog -
July 3
No Protestants in China/Vatican?
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Wednesday July 4
Happy Day USA!
This website's statistics:
June 2012 report
More bloggers needed!
Investors' meeting in London:
How
to buy land in Africa
Rupert Neate (Guardian)
"They are displacing farmers, up-rooting communities and food
production and destroying ecosystems on a massive scale. They are
increasing hunger and poverty"
"I
hope they'll listen to me"
Andrés Álvarez (VI)
Vatican's new media advisor
Reader: Having worked for the Legion controlled National Catholic 'Register' and Fox News, the crowd that features Bill O'Reilly and promoted the delusional Glenn Beck, Burke will be able to provide all the spin and defensive strategies the Vatican media arm wants/needs.
Why
ignore15 million black Baptists?
Karen Sue Smith (America)
c.f. there are currently 3 million black
Catholics in the U.S. (2 to 3 percent) 250 black priests &16 black
bishops
Egypt:
Christians hoping Islamic president will keep promises
Gerard O'connell (VI)
A Christian vice-president?
Thank you
"The
Swag" for giving
v2catholic a plug
in April
issue
For Chinese readers - this HK site:
Ut Abundantius Community
and its seasonal magazine
Vatican II Reflection 184
Injustice a major cause of war
Bible plan: June 27
Be still and know that I am God
when you feel helpless
John W: Daily
Blog - June 27
A perfect storm brewing in HK
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Thursday
June 28 Learning
from India's greatest poet
Jon M. Sweeney
(America)
Tagore: India's Shakespeare Australia's
20 year search
for the right asylum policy
Frank Brennan
(Eureka Street) SSPX
says "No":
Vatican
Insider Andrea
Tornielli
NCR
Alessandro Speciale
Reader:
SSPX give brick walls a bad name
Details
of Pope's June 23 meetings
Sarah Delaney (NCR)
Why Card Pell went to Rome...
Book
review: Fr Robert Barron
Yves
Congar: Diary from Vatican II
see comment by John W
( may not get published): agreed with comment by Tim Spalding...that 2nd
half of article gives a one-sided approach to VII. To say VII was just a
static event from which we move on is like saying Pentecost was a static
event, just a one-off phenomenon with no relevance to time that followed.
Put "barron" into Google at
top...
Israel's
treatment of Palestinian kids
Harriet Sherwood (Guardian)
Reader: Shame,
Israel, Shame
John W:
injustice breeds terrorism
Vatican II Reflection 185
A Middle-East Economic Union?!
Bible
Plan for June 28
Promises kept (Judges);
Promises made (Mark)
John
W: Daily Blog - June 28
It's an ill wind that blows no good!!!
From article above re Tagore:
Last year, during the 150th anniversary of
Tagore’s birth,
the West learned much about the “Shakespeare of India.” He is one of
the world’s best-known poets
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Friday
June 29
Feast
of St Peter and St Paul
A day of obligation in UK
....and a holiday in Malta
Looking
forward, not backwards,
in the Year of Grace
David Timbs (CathBlog)
"The leadership of the Church might well
consider putting in place a permanent, ongoing program of Synods in order
to listen,
hear and consult with
the entire People of God" A
Mother's Plea
by "A Cracked Pot"
"Let
us open our doors of God’s church and welcome everyone without
discrimination; let Jesus do the rest. Let’s help Our Lord’s kingdom
come, so that His will can be done. Let Him feed, medicate, nourish and
love. Let Him be the potter.
If the clay is not of good quality, then let Him decide" Reminder
about when to genuflect
and when to bow
Elizabeth Harrington (Leader)
Altar not for teddy bears Priest
who changed words of liturgy
is changed by bishop (ACS) Promoting
priestly vocations
Alessandro Speciale (VI)
"Fragile personalities not
suitable"
Paul: choose mature married
men
Queen
& IRA leader shake hands
(Guardian)
Queen a true model of reconciliation The
threat to freedom of speech
is in your own backyard
Antony Loewenstein
(ABC)
Vatican II Reflection 186
The issue of privatization
Bible
plan: June 29
Readings for Feast of Peter & Paul
John
W: Daily Blog - June 29
Peter and Paul reflection
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Saturday June 30
Healing
power of a handshake
Jo Berry (Tablet)
Jo's father was killed by the IRA.
A moving article
A welfare reform
too far
Tablet Editorial
Ten
Steps to a Healthier Church:
How to Fix the Vatican
Fr Michael Kelly SJ
(CathNews USA)
- see comment by John W
Good
for goose, good for gander
Fr William Grim, Tokyo (ucanews)
Ultra-traditionalists aren't the only ones in
need of papal 'solicitude'
-
see comment by
John W
Council
is starting point
for Orthodox-Catholic unity
Luca Rolandi (VI)
Reader:
Benedict may fear the Greeks bringing gifts. They might be the half of Catholicism he has chosen to ignore out of fear.
c.f. Patriach's
beautiful words here
Vatican II Reflection 187
Am I concerned about un-fair trade?
Bible
plan: June 30
Luke just a
"story"/"myth" ?
John W: Daily Blog -June 30
Big winds and big march in HK
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a Happy
Pentecost Season!
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