Tuesday, August 30, 2016

POVERTY STRICKEN AREAS, WAR AFFECTED ZONES AND REFUGEES; MANAGING INCONTINENCE PROBLEMS OF THE SICK AND DYING


POVERTY STRICKEN AREAS, WAR AFFECTED ZONES AND REFUGEES STRUGGLE WITH A BASIC LIFE NEED;  HOW TO MANAGE INCONTINENCE PROBLEMS FOR THE SICK AND DYING.

The shop or dispensary which makes daily life needs so possible and affordable are not freely available to those most in need.
Cancer sufferers, terminal family members, elderly and ill may struggle with incontinence.
There is a solution; homemade cloth pads.
  These handy aids can be made within twenty minutes, are fully reusable and washable.
  Even if there is little available water, a very small amount can wash these necessities.
  Homemade cloth pads can be attached to under wear with snaps or Velcro.

There are benefits to the cloth pads;
  • They are made with no chemicals
  • Cloth pads remove the risk of TSS [Toxic Shock Syndrome] since no chemicals are being introduced into the body
  • Fabric is breathable, so using cloth reduces the risk of rashes
HOW TO MAKE CLOTH PADS
You will need;
  • A sewing machine
  • Or you can sew by hand with needle and thread
  • Flannel [not very much, at least a quarter yard in 2 colors will make a couple pads]
  • Thread
  • Measuring tape
  • Scissors
  • Cloth pad liner pattern
Points to remember;
  • The cheaper flannel that you buy, the shorter the life of the pad
  • Ensure that your pad is 100% cotton
  • Make sure to wash the fabric first to avoid shrinkage in the final product
  • To care for your cloth pads, make sure to wash them right away after use
  • Do not use scented laundry detergent on pads as this may cause skin irritation
WHY NOT MAKE AND SEND THESE VITAL NEEDS TO THOSE MOST IN NEED?
IN THE FIELD, THE UNMET NEED OF THIS MOST BASIC OF NECESSITIES FOR DIGNITY IS CAUSING MUCH SUFFERING.

Click into the link below to find your way to the free tutorial and patterns.
http://www.littlehouseliving.com/homemade-cloth-pads-tutorial-and-pattern.html

With thanks to littlehouseliving.com



 

Saturday, August 6, 2016

IRELAND; HIGH COURT RULES AN UNBORN BABY HAS RIGHT TO LIFE, ALLEGED NEWS

With thanks to the Church Artist

IRELAND; A HIGH COURT JUDGE HAS RULED THAT THE WORD 'UNBORN' IN THE IRISH CONSTITUTION MEANS AN 'UNBORN CHILD' WITH RIGHTS BEYOND THE RIGHT TO LIFE WHICH 'MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY' BY THE STATE; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]

Significant Rights
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys said that the unborn child, including the unborn child of a parent facing deportation, enjoys 'significant' rights and legal position at common law, by statute, and under the Constitution, 'going well beyond the right to life alone'; Alleged News. [1]

Rights Effective
Mr Justice Humphreys also stated that many of those rights were 'actually effective' rather than merely prospective; Alleged News. [1]

Significant Ruling
Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute stated that this was a significant ruling which confirmed that the unborn baby was deserving of all the rights and protections to which every other person is entitled; Alleged News.

Eight Amendment
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland introduced a constitutional ban on abortion by recognizing the right to life of the unborn child.
  It was effected by the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1983, which was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on the 7th October of that year; Alleged News. [2]


[1] High Court in Ireland Rules an Unborn Baby has a Right to Life; Alleged News
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/08/05/high-court-in-ireland-rules-an-unborn-baby-has-a-right-to-life/

[2] 'Unborn child' has significant legal rights, Judge rules; Alleged News
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/unborn-child-has-significant-legal-rights-judge-rules-1.2741697 

[3] Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, Alleged News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland

With thanks to lifenews.com, irishtimes.com and wikipedia.org


Thursday, August 4, 2016

POPE FRANCIS INSTITUTES COMMISSION TO STUDY WOMEN DEACONS; ALLEGED NEWS

Ancient fresco depicts Deaconess Phoebe, spoken of by Paul in Romans 16:1

POPE FRANCIS HAS CREATED A COMMISSION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF WOMEN TO SERVE AS DEACONS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH; ALLEGED NEWS.

  Following the promise made last May, His Holiness appointed experts as members of the commission, which will be led by Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria, Alleged News. [1]

Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate  
The formal name given to the group is "Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate".
  The commission's members include experts in Patristic Theology, Eccesiology and Spirituality; Alleged News.
  
Members of Commission
The list of members of the commission are;
  • Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria
  • Sr Nuria Calduch-Benages
  • Francesca Cocchini
  • Msgr Piero Coda
  • Fr Robert Dodaro
  • Jesuit Fr Santiago Madrigal
  • Sr Mary Melone
  • Fr Karl-Heinz Menke
  • Fr Aimable Musoni
  • Fr Bernard Pottier
  • Marianne Schlosser
  • Michelina Tenace
  • Phyllis Zagano; Alleged News. [1]
Women in the Early Church; Epistolary Evidence
By the time Saint Paul began his missionary travels, women formed an important part of early congregations.
  Historical evidence within the Letters of St Paul point to the vital role played by women within the Early Church.
  Paul specifically mentions Prisca, who, together with her husband Aquila, were missionary partners with Paul.
  Tryphena and Tryphosa, 'women who work hard in the Lord', and Persis are greeted by Paul in Romans 16;12.
  Rufus' mother is given special mention in Romans 16;13.
Julia and Nereus' sister are greeted in Romans 16;15.

Paul commended to their hospitality Phoebe, a leader from the church at Cenchreae, a port city near Corinth.
  Paul attaches to her three titles;
  • diakonos meaning 'a deacon' [literally, a servant]
  • sister
  • prostatis meaning 'a woman in a supportive role, patron, benefactor'
There is no difference when the title of deacon is used for Phoebe and Timothy.
  The Greek word 'diakonos' is grammatically a masculine word, the same word Paul used for his own ministry. [2]

Women following Christ
Women were among the last disciples at the cross, and the first at the empty tomb.
  They played an enormous role in the Early Church.
  A number of women served as leaders of the house churches that sprang up in the cities of the Roman Empire - the list includes Priscilla, Chloe, Lydia, Nympha, Apphia, the mother of John Mark.

Apostolic Fathers and Ignatius  
The apostolic fathers mention women as stalwarts of the faith.
  Twice Ignatius sent greetings to Alce, whom he called especially dear to him.

Roman Governor Pliny the Younger
About 112 AD the Roman Governor Pliny the Younger found it necessary to interrogate the leaders of the developing church in Bithynia, two slave women called ministrae, or deacons.
  These women apparently followed in the tradition of Phoebe. [3]

Women as Deacons
As Clement of Alexandria made mention of Paul's reference to deaconesses in 1 Timothy 3;11, so Origen commented on Phoebe, the deacon Paul mentioned in Romans 16;1-2. 
  'This text teaches with the authority of the Apostle that even women are instituted deacons in the Church.
  This is the function which was exercised in the Church of Cenchreae by Phoebe, who was the object of high praise and recommendation by Paul . . . and thus this text teaches at the same time two things; that there are, as we have already said, women deacons in the Church; and that women, who by their good works deserve to be praised by the Apostle, ought to be accepted in the diaconate.' [3]

Other women deacons whose names are documented include;
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Eusebia [of Constantinople], Amproukla, Saint Olympias, Elisanthia, Martyria, Palladia, Celerina, Bithynia and Pontus, 
St Macrina, Lampadion of Annesi, Aeria, Basilike, Matrona [of Cosila]
Cappadocia
Daughters of Count Terentius, St Theosebia [of Nyssa], St Gorgonia, St Nonna [of Nazianze], Maria [of Archelais], Basilina, Dionysia [of Melitene]
Caria
Eusebia [of Mylasa] also called Xene, Arete
Cilicia
Athanasia [of Korykos], Charatina, Theodora [of Korykos], Theophilia, Timothea
Galatia
Domna, Nonna [of Galatia], Philogonis
Lycaonia
Basilissa, Goulasis
Lydia
Epiphaneia, Lampadia [of Smyrna]
Phrygia
Aurelia Faustina, Kelsa, Dipka, Eistrategis, Elaphia, Magna [of Laodicea Combusta], Masa, Matrona [of Axyfos], Mesalina, Nune, Paula, Pribis, Severa
Greece
In CorinthSt Phoebe; In ThyatiraSt Lydia.
PatrasAggripiane. Thrace, Alexandra. [Alexandra was a subdeacon]. Delphi, Athanasia. 
Nea Ankhialos in Thessaly, Eirene. 
Nicopolis, Thrace; Eugenia. Thessaly; Tetradia. 
Achaia
Peloponnesus, Alexandria [of Elis]. Klauseios, Andromacha. Mount Hymettus, Athens; Nikagora.
Macedonia
Philippi, Agathe. Axia. Edessa; Agathokleia. Stobi; Matrona. Philippi; Posidonia. 
Edessa; Theodosia. Bonitsa; Theoprepia. 
Moesia
Novae; Celerina. 
Greek Islands
Melos, Agaliasis; Kos, St Xenia.

There are many more deaconesses attested to with historical accuracy in Gaul, Dalmatia, Italy, Palestine, Egypt, Armenia and Syria. For the purposes of the brevity of this blog post, the above named will suffice.

John Chrysostom and Gregory of Nyssa
Examples of early documentation attesting to the historical veracity of the deaconesses include;
John Chrysostom, Letters; Letter 191: 'To Amproukla, deacon'
Gregory of Nyssa wrote the following in his work, 'Life of Saint Macrina' no 62; 'Now there was a lady called Lampadia, leader of a band of sisters, a deaconess in rank.' [4]

Early Church Councils
Documentary evidence is extant, attesting to the accepted role of deaconesses within the Early Church.
  The Council of Chalcedon was held in 451 AD. Canon 15 of this Council stipulated 'A woman shall not receive the laying on of hands as a deaconess under forty years of age, and then only after searching examination.' [5]

Testament of the Catacombs
The walls of the Roman Catacombs bear pictures showing women in authoritative stances, with their hands raised in the posture of a bishop.
  They are depicted standing in prayer, exercising a ministry of intercession and benediction. [3]

Ministry of Women in the Church
What do women bring to Church Ministry?
  • Jesus told us that indeed, the harvest of people for eternity is plentiful, but the workers in the field of the ministry of the Lord are few. He directed us to ask the Lord of the Harvest to send workers into the field. Women bring dedicated labor into the fields of the LORD [Luke 10;2] [6]
  • Women bring faith. Women work, tend children, teach the gospel to infants, families and community. They bear testimony to Jesus Christ the Son of God through their witness, prayer and worship
  • Women bring life experience and discernment to the community
  • Women bring maturity and wisdom. Knowledge of life, together with ongoing prayer and worship, deepens experiential knowledge of the LORD and deepens witness in the service of God
  • Women bring knowledge and education in the areas of Theology, Philosophy, Sacramental Theology, Moral Theology, Systematic Theology, Biblical Theology, Preaching, Worship, Canon Law, Church History, Christian Ethics, Bioethics, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Spiritual Direction, Chaplaincy in all fields, Christian Leadership and Management, Qualitative and Quantitative pastoral skills, Integration of Theology and Ministry in praxis, Christian Education from infancy to doctoral level, Ecumenical studies, Church History,  Exegesis advanced level, Music Ministry, Various pastoral ministries

[1] [His Holiness] Francis institutes commission to study female deacons, appointing gender-based membership; Alleged News

[2] Paul the Apostle and Women

[3] Dr Catherine Kroeger, The Neglected History of Women in the Early Church

[4] Gregory of Nyssa, 'Life of St Macrina'

[5] Early Church Texts; The Canons of the Council of Chalcedon [451]

[6] Luke Chapter 10, verse 2


Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women, Alleged News

Pope Francis calls for Study on 'Reinstating 'Female Deacons, Alleged News


With thanks to ncronline.org, wikipedia.org, christianhistoryinstitute.org, tertullian.org, earlychurchtexts.com, biblehub.com, and associationofcatholicpriests.ie




CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT BY LUMIERE IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN IN DETENTION CENTERS, AUSTRALIA; ALLEGED NEWS


A CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT BY LUMIERE
IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHILDREN
IN DETENTION CENTERS AUSTRALIA,
ALLEGED NEWS.
WE PRAY FOR COMFORT 
FOR THE SORROWING.

Australia's Shame; Alleged News

Australia; Ten year old children locked up, children as young as thirteen
placed in solitary confinement, Alleged News

With thanks to abc.net

AUSTRALIA; TEN YEAR OLD CHILDREN LOCKED UP, CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THIRTEEN PLACED IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT; ALLEGED NEWS


IN AUSTRALIA THERE IS A PRISON SYSTEM THAT LOCKS UP TEN YEAR OLD CHILDREN, AND PLACES CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THIRTEEN IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
  
Children have been confined to an isolation wing with no sunlight or running water; Alleged News.
  Some have been held for weeks on end, deprived of basic necessities; Alleged News. [1]
Treatment of children behind bars has been revealed, where young offenders have been stripped naked, assaulted and teargassed; Alleged News. [1]

Hooded and tied to chair
Footage shows youths stripped to their waist, hooded and tied to chair in youth detention centers, Darwin; Alleged News. [2]

Screams rent the air
Lumiere Charity received report and viewed footage. 
  The screams that rent the air, the force on vulnerable young bodies by stronger adults, the hopeless tears wept into a singlet and the stripping naked of children paint a picture of children who are not being given that greatest gift of all; nurturing and safety.


Caution; Videos not suitable for Children




Young detainee strapped to mechanical restraint, Alleged News


Each child has the need for

  • Family support
  • Safety
  • Privacy
  • Respect for their dignity
  • Good environment 
  • Health care
  • Sufficient exercise
  • Education
  • Good nutrition
  • Spiritual support
  • Mental health support
  • Good mentorship by individuals of integrity, humanity and compassion

Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an internationally binding agreement on the rights of Children, Alleged News. [3]

  A child is defined in the UN Convention as a person under the age of 18 years. [3]


Treatment of others 
Jesus Christ told us clearly that our eternal destiny is aligned to our treatment of others.
  He warns us, "Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers and sisters, that you do unto me."
  In other words, our actions towards each other are done to the Godhead Himself; so closely does God ally Himself to His suffering people.

  Jesus further warns that those who saw His suffering in His people when sick and in prison, and did not look after Him, will be held accountable. [Matthew Chapter 25] [4]

Teargassing, water and crying
Children held down after teargassing, water pouring over them with their hands tied behind their backs, crying they can't breathe.
  Children pacing tiny cells, locked up and pleading for the reason for their incarceration.
  Children being stripped naked and left crying.
Children experiencing physical restraint.
  Children with their heads placed in hoods.
Children not receiving education, kindness, proper care.
  Children rocking themselves for comfort after being stripped; Alleged News. [1] and [2]
  
THIS MUST STOP!
TORTURE OF CHILDREN AND LACK OF
EDUCATION MUST STOP
WHY NOT SIGN THE PETITION?

PERHAPS DIVINE PROVIDENCE HAS
LED YOU TO READ THESE WORDS.
IN THE SPIRIT OF LUMIERE, 
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN
DO TO HELP?

  
[1] Australia's Shame; Alleged News 
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2016/07/25/4504895.htm 

[2] 'Chronic Child Abuse' Shocking footage shows 'abuse of youths' stripped to their waist, hooded and tied to chair in youth detention centre in Darwin, Australia; Alleged News 
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1501524/investigation-reveals-footage-showing-extent-of-alleged-abuse-of-youths-in-an-australian-detention-centre/ 

[3] United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, page 4, Alleged News 
http://www.childrensrights.ie/sites/default/files/submissions_reports/files/UNCRCEnglish_0.pdf 

[4] Matthew 2; 31-46
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25

With thanks to Youtube, thepetitionsite.com, abc.net, thesun.co.uk, childrensrights.ie, biblegateway.com