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
Reflection
The
Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.
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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