[Sundaycommunity] Prophetic ‘voices’

[Martha Crean]

Helena: you do a lovely recap of those who responded to your warm
invitation to reflect on Prophetic voices
Thank you, Martha

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM H. Burns via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

>      Thank you, Fr. Paul, David, and Dean for responding to my invitation
> after Mass to share a ‘prophetic voice’ that is meaningful to you today.
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>      Fr. Paul, your concern for the need for society as well as the Church
> to focus on young people today and for the future is a call that is
> essential. Thank you for including the actual speech of Kim Nam-joon
> addressing the U.N.  His skill and maturity is outstanding.
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>      I am, also, a huge fan of Bill Maher as a secular voice that
> certainly speaks ‘truth to power’. (The video is somewhat dated, of course,
> but for those interested, his show is available on CNN on Saturday
> evenings.)
> Thank you, Paul.
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>  David, thank you
>  for contributing the ‘prophetic voice’ of Rev. Maggie Helwig whom some
> may not know.
> (I know her church well.  As a child, I lived nearby and went to nursery
> school there and now sometimes go to Free Times Cafe nearby.)
> I did not know that she has written a new book, ‘Encampment’ on her work,
> but I plan to read it and hope others in our community will also do so.
> She certainly deserved the award,
> but I had not known that it was the day before the police dismantled the
> encampment at the church.  (Many outside the GTA are unaware of the
> inadequacy of our shelter system that drives the homeless to encampments.)
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> Dean, thank you for expanding our consciousness and not limiting your
> contribution to a human voice but rather to the ‘Cry of the Earth’. Your
> words embrace Creation Centred Spirituality and the environmental
> movement.
>      Thank you also for the analogy to Jonah and the people of Ninevah.
> (On Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) the story of Jonah is always included.
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> (Perhaps we owe  Brian a note of thanks for unknowingly stimulating  your
> reflection!!!)
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> On behalf of the community I offer a special note of gratitude and
> appreciation.
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