11th November 2018 - A Global News Round-up

On this weeks programme John and Shane take a spin around the world looking at various stories which have been in the news over the least few weeks with a religious context/context. We have our regular reflection on this weeks Sunday gospel as well as a quick run through the saints of the week and other liturgical odds and ends. 

You can listen to the podcast of this weeks full podcast HERE.

News Round-up

We have a short news round up of various items on this weeks programme looking at some news items which may not necessarily have been covered on the main stream media:

• More than two thirds of voters want to keep the Angelus
• All Christians should welcome the end of Ireland’s ban on blasphemy 
• European court upholds conviction of woman accused of insulting Muhammed 
• Algeria prepares for beatification of 19 martyrs 
• Nikki Haley praises ‘everyday miracles’ of Church despite abuse crisis 
• Crisis in Orthodoxy: Separating Fact from Fiction
• Making Sense of Autocephaly in the Ukrainian Church 
• Patriarch Kirill – Global Order to Destroy the Orthodox Church Implemented in Ukraine
• Film tells story of Irish chaplain on frontlines of World War I
• Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian mother on death row

Podcast of the news round-up excerpted from the main programme HERE.

Gospel - Mark 12:38-44

In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds,
"Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes
and accept greetings in the marketplaces,
seats of honor in synagogues,
and places of honor at banquets.
They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext
recite lengthy prayers.
They will receive a very severe condemnation."

He sat down opposite the treasury
and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury.
Many rich people put in large sums.
A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.
Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them,
"Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more
than all the other contributors to the treasury.
For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had,
her whole livelihood."

Reflections on this weeks gospel:

Word on Fire
Centre for Liturgy
English Dominicans
Sunday Reflections

Liturgical odds & ends

Liturgy of the Hours - Psalter week 4

Saints of the Week

November 12th - St Josaphat Kuncevyc
November 13th - Bl David Sutton
November 14th - St Lawrence O'Toole
November 15th - St Albert the Great
November 16th - St Margaret of Scotland also St Gertrude 
November 17th - St Elizabeth of Hungary