Friday, September 11, 2020

Can a blind person lead another blind person?

Hello Tranmere community.
Today’s gospel is a powerful one!   Are we the blind leading the blind?
Pope Francis once said. “Who am I to judge?” For me that was an incredibly powerful statement for a Pope to make.
Pope Francis has my admiration for being a leader of the ‘ordinary’ people.
He does not fight the vested interests in the Vatican or the egocentric defenders of dogmatic clericalism.
His focus is on the ordinary people – the Body of Christ in today’s world.
There is a massive crisis in the institutional church as exposed by the Royal Commission.
Here are 2 articles that summarise the current situation –

Ø  Holy See response to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission: another example of clericalist obstinance.

Ø  Factions and ginger groups within the church

Sursum Corda!

ü  Actions over words: Blessed Frederic Ozanam

ü  The common good — and not political or economic gain — should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, - Pope Francis

Reflection

v  Living Space

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯ A New Commandment

Bits & Pieces

J  Be A Little Kinder
It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other. -- Aldous Huxley

J  After a health scare, I hugged my wife and whispered, “If something happens to me, there is a present in my closet that’s yours.”
She whispered back, “If anything happens to you, everything in your closet is mine.”

J  From a church bulletin - Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.  

 

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