<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Pope Fancis via Addi Batica : POPE FRANCIS SAID :<div><br></div><div>"Imagine a single mother who goes to church or parish, and says to the secretary: I WANT TO BAPTIZE MY SON, and the attendant says: 'No, you can't, because she's not married... "</div><div><br></div><div>Let us keep in mind that... This mother had the courage to continue a pregnancy — and what did she find? With a locked door!</div><div><br></div><div>So, if we follow this path and attitude, we are not doing God’s people, good.</div><div><br></div><div>Jesus created the seven sacraments and with this kind of attitude we create an eighth: the sacrament of pastoral customs!</div><div><br></div><div>"WHOEVER APPROACHES THE CHURCH MUST FIND OPEN DOORS AND NOT FAIRS OF FAITH".</div><div><br></div><div>“We need saints without veil, without toner. We need saints in jeans and sneakers.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who will go to the movies, listen to music, and stroll with their friends.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who put God first and excel in University.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who find time to pray every day and know how to fall in love with purity and chastity, or consecrate their chastity.</div><div><br></div><div>We need modern saints, twenty-first century saints with a spirituality embedded in our time.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints committed to the poor and necessary social change.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who live in the world, who get holy in the world, and who are not afraid to live in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who drink coke and eat hot dogs, who are netizens, who listen to iPod.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who love the Eucharist and are not ashamed to drink a beer or eat pizza on the weekend with friends.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who like cinema, theatre, music, dance, sports.</div><div><br></div><div>We need social saints, open, normal, friends, cheerful, companions.</div><div><br></div><div>We need saints who are in the world and who can taste the pure and good things of the world, but without being worldly."</div><div><br></div><div>This is supposed to be us!!!</div><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Jim Wiegel</span><br><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“…the long work<br>
of turning their lives<br>
into a celebration<br>
is not easy. Come </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">and let us talk</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">“. </span></p><p class="p1"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 19, 2023, at 6:33 AM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I love the line, "<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">despite their conventional appearance" as we say farewell to Ann. I can remember looking over at Ann and Rob and feeling reassured that "all this" was not just a crazy dream . . .</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Back in the day, I recall an article, I think in TIME magazine, called something like "There Are Saints Among Us". -- there may have been a little card, "The Saint"-- book mark sized -- a listing of qualities . . . Little did I know, right there only a few feet away . . . Ann, Sandy, Elaine . . . And the list goes on -- and not just solitary individuals with an aura of holiness, but Ann and Rob, Sandy and Bob, Elaine and John -- the list goes on -- being a presence in the midst of everything -- taking on responsibilities, molding family and children, washing dishes . . . Those memories would be enough and then also listen to those intervening years and how their care went on and on . . . Not characters from a book, people I / we have known, stood beside, sat beside, talked with, </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Makes me want to sing . . .<br></span><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Jim Wiegel</span><br><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We are all time travelers journeying into the future. But let us make that future a place we want to visit. “ </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stephen Hawking</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 18, 2023, at 9:11 PM, RichardandMariaMaguire via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Dear
Colleagues,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Family,
friends and all of us in ICA Australia would like to let you
know of the death of Ann Stuart Duffy (nee Dunlop) on 9th
November 2023, shortly after her 90th birthday, in Sanctuary
Point (South Coast NSW).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Born
on 26 October 1933 in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla by the
ocean, Ann was an active member of her local church and as she
grew, looked for new ways to put her beliefs into action. As Ann
ventured into challenges posed by a post-war world, she was
joined by Rob who shared her conviction. In 1956 they were
married and together, despite their conventional appearance,
continued to look for meaningful ways to act as people of faith
in their local congregations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">A
dynamic team in work and in life, Ann and Rob listened to the
Spirit and dared to heed God’s call upon their lives. They
sought to be a living demonstration of non-judgemental love and,
in 1970, joined the ICA with a mission to meaningfully share
life’s abundant possibility with people of all ages, cultural
backgrounds and circumstances, particularly the poor and
marginalised, in Australia and overseas. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Ann
embraced the opportunities the ICA offered and undertook many
roles across the globe; from community engagement in Vogar
Canada at Lake Manitoba to Nam Wai in Hongkong to leading
planning workshops (LENS) across Asia to development circuits
along the east coast of America to “permeation” assignment in
Sydney.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Ann’s
commitment to a life of faith also saw her face many deep
challenges; these included the inner conflict between being an
active part in the ICA’s global mission for human development
and her need to nurture her four children while living in
intentional community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Rob’s
death in 2016, after almost 60 years of marriage, was also a
time of deep struggle and her own deteriorating health followed.
Despite this, Ann's faith shone through and she was cared for by
her children Paul, Linda and David, daughter-in-law Brenda as
well as by her four grandsons. They all looked after her at home
until the very end.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">With
many people here and around the world, we give thanks for Ann’s
amazing completed life of awakening and service on behalf of all
and for our common future. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Her
memorial service will take place at the St George’s Basin
Uniting Church, 7 Meriton Street on Friday 24th November 2023 at
11:00am followed by a committal at the Shoalhaven Crematorium in
Worrigee, on Worrigee Road at 1:00pm. The committal will be
live-streamed <b><a href="https://murphyfamilyfunerals.com.au/tribute/details/1572/Ann-Duffy-nee-Dunlop/obituary.html#tribute-start">here</a>.</b></span>
</p>
<p class="PageText" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">For
more information, including a photo of Ann and lifetream access
see the website of Murphy Family Funerals: <a href="https://murphyfamilyfunerals.com.au"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>https://murphyfamilyfunerals.com.au/tribute/details/1572/Ann-Duffy-nee-Dunlop/obituary.html#tribute-start</a>,
where you will also find the live-stream.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">Donations
can be made for Bush Heritage Australia.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">With
admiration and gratitude,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU">David
Duffy and Maria Maguire<br>
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