Just a few thoughts
·
"Life without left-handed people wouldn't
be right." -- C.R. Manske
·
Mgr John Swann’s parish church in Kapunda is
dedicated to St Rose of Lima. It is her feast day. Lima was a copper mining
town like Kapunda.
·
We pray for every leader in government, commerce
and industry. May they heed the warnings of the world’s scientists and act now
to deal with the climate crisis. -- Lord, hear us.
Reflection.
ü “Here
Jesus’ attack is directed at the leaders’ greed and their corruption of
religion for material gain. In the name
of holiness, the Pharisee-types are exploiting the poor. Daily we see the abuse
of authority and power, whether in the Church, in government, in business
leading to all kinds of greed and corruption which undermines the very fabric
of societies. Positions of service are
turned into instruments of personal gain, often at the expense of the weakest
and the most needy. Countries which long
ago should have become rich and prosperous and provided with a high quality of
life for their people are bankrupt, in every sense of the word, while a small
elite live lives of shameless luxury. The Church, too, can find itself
over-concerned with matters of money at the expense of its pastoral mission. A
diocese, a parish, a bishop or priest who is rich in a world of poverty and
need is a major stumbling block to the hearing of the Gospel.”
Read whole reflection here
ü You were
certainly hoeing into the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus. What made you so angry?
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø The Burning
Issue -- J Dick, American Catholic academic who has
taught historical theology for many years at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Musical
Reflection
Bits &
Pieces
v 1996:
Death
of Margaret Tucker, Indigenous Australian activist and writer
v 1960 - Death of Oscar Hammerstein II -- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
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