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Sunday September 9

Burke's Law
  David Timbs
(Sunday blogger from Australia)
Paul VI counselled Suenens to relax a little and play them at their own game. Pope reminded him of how a flexible and humanised attitude to law will always subvert Curial legalism, Do what you should do , Do what you can , Do what you like  

Of Pharisees, pots, bronze kettles, liturgical rubrics, cups and cats
Ron Rolheiser OMI
(CathNews - has link to whole art)

HK protest continues (RTHK)
Huge crowd Friday night
Chief Executive has cancelled APEC trip

Students to strike (Ucanews)

John W:  Daily Blog - Sep 9
HK these days is like Tiananmen Square in 1989.. students leading an ever larger demonstration

 "Optional" (but not withdrawn)?

Cardinal Burke models humility
Cappa was designed in the Middle Ages for a prelate on horseback to present a dignified appearance. The train was to cover the horse’s ass
This week's smile
3 jokes to go with today's Gospel

Sep 9:   Bl  Frederic Ozanam

Vatican II  Reflection 257
Priesthood document needs update

Bible Plan: Sun 23 readings
  "Ephphatha - Be opened!"


Monday September 10

What it means to be a missionary
Fr Hugh McMahon
  My search has moved  from "Is there still a need for mission?" to "What should the new focus for mission be?" to "Where can we find examples for this new direction?"

Brendan Hoban on Martini and Hume & their messages from  grave
It was noticeable too that some of Martini's more controversial statements were issued after his London visits to visit Hume

Bizarre entry to Moon's cultic orbit

On this day, Sep 10, in 1583 
(a Saturday) the Jesuit priests Matteo Ricci & Michele Ruggieri  arrived in Zhaoqing, China 

A summary of Ricci's life

Ghastly attack on Vatican II
A bottle of coke before Vat II was cheaper than after VII. Therefore VII responsible for price rise??!!!

Comment on above article 
by Brian Coyne (Catholica) 

4-Course Bible meal for Sep 10
Wise young man becomes old fool
No God = foolish waste of time
Don't be fooled!
God said to him "Fool!"

Vatican II  Reflection 258
Theologians argue
 while priests burn out

John W:  Daily Blog - Sep 10
Dad died 40 years ago today 

Tuesday September 11

Signs of the Times
Martin Mallon 
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
 The next ecumenical council should not be Vatican III, but Rio I !

 September 11 Reflection
Fr John Dear SJ
Only the month before, I had told a large audience that our own terrorist violence around the world would surely one day come back upon us

Stephen K has posted a strong comment at Sep 9 article 
re Cardinal  Burke's Cappa

Story of Fr Stan Brennan OFM
A wonderful example of life-long dedication to the poor

Completing the missionary task
Fr Hugh McMahon
Once in charge, the indigenous leadership felt its duty was to continue and stabilize the system they had inherited. It had not been made clear to them that they were expected to move out of their foreign shell and bridge the gap with the wider population by developing a church more suited to the local situation.

4-Course Bible meal for Sep 11
New leader: kind or harsh?
May you see your children's children
Interference of bigoted people
Food and drink and clothing

Vatican II  Reflection 259
Qualities for a good priest

John W:   Daily Blog - Sep 11
Some thoughts re 9/11


Wednesday September 12

The place we call home
Chris McDonnell
(Wednesday blogger from UK)
In our concerns about the Church
let's follow the example of Cardinal Martini and Thomas Merton

On Being Evangelized
Fr Tim Williams CM
Perhaps it is the Catholic Tradition which needs to reassess itself ?  

Channel 4 on origin of Islam
Little written contemporary evidence about  origin of Islam?  Date of  Qur'an?  Mecca not  real birthplace of the prophet?

Scholars scrutinise Koran's origin

Tony Blair should go on trial for Iraq invasion (George Monbiot)

The cultural collapse of Catholicism
Dr Graham English (Catholica)

Cardinal Martini
Guardian Obituary   Italy mourns
Note: B16 absent from funeral...
"Out of date" Catholic Church
 must listen to its late Cardinal

Vatican II  Reflection 253
All priests should be....beggars !

4-Course Bible meal for Sep 4
Building a temple
I'm like an escaped ...bird!
Focus on what is best
Speaking of best: Best of all gifts!

John W: Daily Blog - Sep 5
A turtle named...Google!


Thursday September 6

Every Thursday, Daniel Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
 to help us prepare for Sunday: 
Breaking the silence - Mk 7.31-37
Silence and Helen Keller

Keep the Paralympics separate!
Stella Young
(ABC's wheelchair blogger, 
writing from London Paralympics)
"Disabilities as far as the eye can see
and not a staring face in the joint.
Acceptance Heaven!"

Another excellent article on Yves Congar’s My Journal of the Council - Dr Catherine Thom (BBI)
Click here for six (!) other new 
BBI  arts re Vat II

Life in the Ramadan fasting lane
Pat Walsh (Eureka Street)

 

4-Course Bible meal for Sep 6
Real Presence in Temple
Protecting Presence
Holy Spirit Presence
Greater-than-Solomon Presence

Vatican  II  Reflection 254
Religious congregations - do more?

 John W:  Daily Blog - Sep 6
Indoor people need outdoor Nature

If you left click flag area at bottom of this page, pie-chart shows HK now strongly in 2nd place, and UK has overtaken US for 3rd spot!

Friday September 7

Cardinal Martini:

Joseph Girzone's 1999 novel
Joshua, the Homecoming
predicted Martini to be pope !

Leader for questioning Catholics
Gerald O'Collins (Eureka Street)
Martini based his whole life 
on the Scriptures

Wanted last interview in his will
(Catholica)

Don't mention the war
Brendan Hoban (ACP)
Thou shalt not talk about this...

Pope's butler: 20 whistleblowers
(CathNewsUSA)
R:  Plot becomes more interesting

Groeschel leaves Catholic cable
(Washington Post)
R: EWTN a revolving door 

 Vatican II  Reflection 255
Like to teach English in China?!

 

4-Course Bible meal for Sep 7
The wisdom of Solomon
Prayer for sorrowful workers
Keep going despite trias
People who like spotlight 

John W:   Daily Blog - Sep 7
World's largest economy in 1800 = ?


Saturday September 8
Birthday of Mary

God Calling & God at Eventide
John W
Full texts now on internet

"Face your responsibilities. What is wrong in your country, its statesmen, its laws, its people? Think out quietly, and make these matters your prayer matters. You will see lives you never touch altered, laws made at your request, evils banished.

Yes! Live in a large sense. Live to serve and to save. You may never go beyond one room, and yet you may become one of the most powerful forces for good in your country, in the world"

God Calling, Aug 12

Beautiful alternative prayers
 for tomorrow's liturgy
(Thank you Bible Claret!)

Separatist map of Africa
(Guardian)  Prayers....!

Click to check your IP address

Vatican II Reflection 256
Come Lord Jesus!

Sep 8 Bible Plan: Nativity of Mary
 
John W:  Daily Blog -Sep 8
Horses back to work today!

Archive of 2012 articles

Many thanks for checking
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Calendar      (any other items?):

Aug 26 - Sep 24 Los Angeles:
 Columban Fathers Gen Assembly 

Sep 14 - 16: Pope to Lebanon 

Sep 19-22: Melbourne
 3-day conference on Vatican II 
organised by  theological institutes 

Oct 7 -28 Synod of Bishops

Oct 10 - Heythrop, London: 
Call to Action meeting 

For all above: Come Holy Spirit !

More bloggers wanted!
  From all parts of the world!
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Let's encourage more people 
to see 1-10  re Bishop Bill Morris
 1: Judge's conclusions
2: Canon lawyer's report 
3: Radio interview with judge
4:  "The Age" file of letters
5: Summary re Rome
 6: Frank Brennan's update
7: ABC radio Fr Frank Brennan
8. Update from Frank Brennan
9. Vatileaks & Bp Bill Morris
10: Tablet letter - Frank Brennan

After reading 1-10, check the "Pravda" report of CNA

Google "Morris" at top of this page
for many articles re Bishop BM
 

 Bp Bill Morris   
Bp Pat Power
Bp Geoff Robinson
Bruce Duncan
Catalyst for Renewal
Catholics for Ministry  
Frank Brennan
Peter Johnstone     
The Swag 

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Hans Kung's letter to bishops
(the best description of what's happening)

Fr J. Ratzinger's writings on Vat II

US priests: reassess new translation
Open letter to US bishops re new translation

Making do with a faulty translation

Irish priests use 1998 ICE  - not new translation

Priests say 9 Masses a day - need to ordain married men

The evil of compulsory celibacy
Why are women not being ordained to priesthood?

Same-sex marriage and anal sex

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