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Sunday September 30
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
!
The
Gospel and Opportunity Cost
David
Timbs
(Sunday
blogger from Australia)
The
story of the uneasy relationship between money and the religious establishment
goes back a long way in Judeo-Christian history and that history offers
valuable lessons.
The Church must choose between being the servant of Christ or a
public servant of the Federal Republic of Germany
Alternative
prayers for Sun 26(B)
and 26(B)
Gospel in drama form
Two
classes, divided by "I Do"
(New York Times)
Marriage & prosperity link,
one-parent life & poverty link
c.f. Marriage
is the best way
to fight child poverty in US
This
week's smile
"Opus Dei" sounds like....?
Vatican II Reflection 278
Vatican a source of discouragement
Bible
Plan: Sun 26 readings
"Us and them" syndrome
John W: Daily Blog - Sep 30
A long week-end in HK for
Mid-Autumn and National Day
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Monday October
1
China's
National Day
Are
we really God's entrepreneurs?
Fr Hugh McMahon SSC
The first generation of Columbans broke new ground in the unfamiliar
cultural landscape of China, the second generation built up the churches
of Asia and Latin America, and now the third generation is called to help
those churches make the Christian message more their own
Interview
with Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland (ACP)
"The sickening
reality is that the most heartbreaking problem we have in Ireland is that
of young gay male suicide" (From
comment one)
Cardinal
Burke - Exhibit A
(Washington Post)
c.f.
Burke's
Law (David Timbs)
and Card
Burke a model of humility
The
killing of 8 Afghan women
Fr John Dear SJ (NCR)
The further down you read this article, the
more moving it becomes.
And note the sentence: Of course, we now know
that our war is all about natural resources, setting up a new oil pipeline
from Iraq through Iran through Afghanistan
Vatican II Reflection 279
Document on Laity - but there is not even
one lay person who has a vote at Oct Synod on Evangelization
John W: Daily Blog - Oct 1
Pray for China !
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Tuesday
October 2
Today, the birthday of Gandhi, is
International
Day of Non-Violence
Call
for Reform
Martin Mallon
(Tuesday blogger from Ireland)
The
current situation is very dangerous as it does cause people to drift along, believing official Church teaching is God
given and binding, without using their discerned moral consciousness, therefore abdicating personal responsibility. The
reform of the Church must begin with the people informing their consciences Good
reading on Mission
Fr Hugh McMahon SSC
He recognizes the inevitable tension between those who
preserve truth and unity and those who bring the Christian message to a
variety of cultures and situations. The tendency of the first is to seek
uniformity in expression and practice. The task of the latter is to
promote variety. At present, emphasis is on the first & attention to
the second is sacrificed
Francis Xavier
was a top sportsman
so he'd be pleased that Xavier
College has so many top footballers! Families
only a means to an end
Michael Mullins (Eureka St)
Only 50% of Aust Catholics married
Vatican II Reflection 280
An outstanding lay apostle: F.O.
John
W: Daily Blog - Oct 2
Too many Mainland tourists in HK?
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Wednesday September 26
One
step at a time
Chris McDonnell
(Wednesday blogger from UK)
Lines written for a young nun moving into
simple vows, but they can be applied to any of us in different ways
The
coded language
of the New Evangelisation
David Timbs (Melbourne)
Chaput
stressed that the New Evangelisation would be best promoted “through humility and spiritual discipline” – code for
‘toeing the party line by uncritically submitting to
re-indoctrination.’
Why
not women?
Bishop Emil A. Wcela
The case for women deacons
Romnesia
(George Monbiot)
The amnesia which affects rich people like
Gina Rinehart & MR
Why
would a Confucianist
become a Christian?
Fr Hugh McMahon SSC
It
was the possibility that Christianity could underpin and invigorate
Confucianism which attracted Xu Guangqi, and the dialogue needs to be
continued today
Thank you Michael
Mullins
for giving this website a plug
on Monday's
BlogWatcher
(and many times previously)
Vatican
II Reflection 274
Q for priests:
Do I like to pray?
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4-Course
Bible meal for Sep 26
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| Don't kill
enemies - feed them! |
| Strength for
every situation |
| Accusation
against Church elder |
| Justice will be
done, eventually |
John
W: Daily Blog - Sep 26
Why Julia Gillard got sick
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Thursday
September 27
Feast
of St Vincent de Paul
A
beautiful St V d P reflection
He recommended prayer before action to recognize the divine
will, so as not to leap ahead of Providence
John W: Daily Blog - Sep 27
Monsieur Vincent
free online!
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Every Thursday, Daniel
Daring's reflection on the Sunday readings,
to help us prepare for Sunday:
Sun
26B: Charity versus offense
Acts of charity make our days
bearable. They bring a glow of joy
to our faces, because we are able to help others; they put a new
hope and courage on the faces of
others because they realize that
they are not left alone in their
trials and sufferings |
The
dumbing new translation
Dr Anthony Lowes (Catholica)
Injustice in God's name: the
corruption of modern Islam
(ABC)
Synod latest:
94 more names, inclu 29 women!
So,
this article has been updated!
Vatican
II then and now
Fr Frank Brennan SJ (Eureka
St)
Update of prev
talk, with comments re Card Martini and Card Burke
Bible Plan for Sep 27:
Readings
for Feast of St V de Paul
...all about helping the poor...
Vatican II Reflection 275
Am I interested in serious reading?
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Friday
September 28
Religion
you can feel
Fr Hugh McMahon SSC
Today, Christianity in many countries is losing its attraction
because it is too left-brained: it seeks to be relevant by being
knowledgeable on world issues and urging social responsibility but fails
to take people out of their ordinary world and help them experience a
higher reality. The Wats and shrines of
Thailand
exercise the right side of the brain with their rituals and symbols which
uplift by being seen, heard, admired and touched
Vatican
II: lost and betrayed
Giovanni Franzone (ACP)
(Peter R, please email: jdwomi@gmail.com)
It is said that John Paul II
and then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger – as of 2005, Benedict XVI – were
the ones who put a stop to the post-conciliar ferment, imposing a
restrictive, minimalist interpretation of Vatican II. However, in my
opinion, it was Paul VI himself who set the premises so that the Council
could be, at least in part, “tamed” and the post-conciliar period
“cooled down”
US
election: climate change ???
and Silence
on climate change
Vatican II Reflection 276
Priests and $$$$ ?
John
W: Daily Blog - Sep 28
A V de Paul day helping the poor
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Saturday September 29
Feast
of Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
Rethinking
Mission
Fr Hugh McMahon SSC
The original role of frontline missionaries was to
sow the gospel seed, form local leaders and hand over to them the
responsibility for the growing Church. Then they moved on. It was
only later that they saw their task as that of establishing churches on
the Roman model and taking on the responsibility for running those
churches till, soon or later, a local clergy could share that
responsibility with them. Often that took many generations and there
was a reluctance to leave at all. Mission became “ministry in another
culture”.
Reflection on St Francis Xavier
Fr Frank Brennan SJ
"Multitudes out here fail to become Christians only because there is
nobody prepared to undertake the holy task of instructing them. I have
often felt strongly moved to go to the universities of Europe, crying out
like a madman to those who have more learning
than good will: 'How many souls are missing
heaven and going to hell through your negligence?'
Recently in
book store I saw
The
Price of Civilization by Jeffrey
Sachs. I found his previous book
The End of
Povery compelling
Vatican
II Reflection 277
Thou shalt not steal....the collection!
Bible Plan for Sep 29:
Readings
for Michael, Gab, Raph
John W: Daily Blog -Sep 29
A Spanish day in HK
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