You are the Christ.

Just a few thoughts

·        The journey from the head to the heart, as we all know, is the longest distance we will ever cover. -- Elizabeth O'Connor

·        "Complaining keeps you stuck in energy that you can't stand and leaves you feeling powerless. Use your repeated complaints to identify what the problem is. Think of what you would like to see instead. Think of how what you would like to see will feel when it is in your reality. Hold that feeling, not as a want or a wish but as if it already exists. This will shift you internally to become empowered to make it a reality in your life." -- Doe Zantamata

·        May the governments of nations which are being exploited for greed, have the courage to protect their people and land through resisting all forms of corruption and enacting laws of justice.

Reflections

ü Understanding the Sermon on the Mount

ü Eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in Mass

ü Seeking the Ways of God

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Catholic organisations hail ‘victory for compassion and common sense’

Ø A necessary conversation

Musical Reflection

¯ Will You Love Me?

¯ If ye love me

Being completely alone with God

Just a few thoughts

·       When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world. -- Norman Vincent Peale

·       "Optimist: Someone who figures out that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha." -- Robert Brault

·       May the generations of First Nations children stolen from their families, fully reconnect with their kin, their culture and the land.

Reflections

ü Jesus took the blind man by the hand

ü The First Season of Faith

ü Partial Seeing And Believing

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Serenity

Ø Vinnies urges Government to lift income support payments

Musical Reflection

¯  Where Charity and Love Prevail

¯  Ubi Caritas

Every person has a capacity for good and evil

Just a few thoughts

·       When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world. -- Norman Vincent Peale

·       May all who live in the land of Israel and Palestine, renounce violence and implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

·       May we be attentive to the Gospel of Jesus, and, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, seek to understand his message.

Reflections

ü Fulfilling the Law

ü He held open the door of hope

ü Taking Jesus For Granted

The Signs Of The Times

Ø “Housing first” program beats targets

Ø Burney says Indigenous voice will not be in national cabinet

Musical Reflection

¯  Come As You Are

¯  God Is Love

¯  Come As You Are

I am the way,

Just a few thoughts

·       Once a wise man was asked, What is the meaning of life? He replied, 'Life itself has no meaning. Life is an opportunity to create a meaning. -- Anon

·       May the anger which harms and destroys nations be redirected to seeking peace, especially in the Holy Land, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.

·       For religious leaders in every society, that they will model the virtues of mercy, peace, integrity, and purity of heart.

Reflections

ü Freedom to live in love

ü Dealing With Our Anger

The Signs Of The Times

Ø 15^th anniversary of the National Apology

Musical Reflection

¯  Go Make A Difference

¯  A New Commandment

Controlling our anger

Just a few thoughts

·       When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out. -- Eleanor Roosevelt

·       “The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day.”  St. Gianna Molla

·       The call of Pope Francis to the Church and the world is that we all should live with integrity, in truth and fired by justice, and so help set the world in a new direction of goodness.

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Homily of Frank Brennan

ü Follow the Rules

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Concluding statement from the Catholic Bishops of Oceania

Ø Victorian Government looks to drop Lord’s Prayer

Ø Eyes turn to federal budget

Musical Reflection

¯  Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning

¯  This is my song

There had been about four thousand people.

Just a few thoughts

·       "As we grow older, real beauty travels from the face to the heart, appeal turns to charm, hurt to wisdom, and great moments to shared memories. The true beauty of life is not how happy you are now, but how happy others are because of you." – Anon

·       The doorway to a radical, numinous simplicity seems to be reached by the long difficult path of generosity. - David Whyte

·       May all who are sick at this time, not feel abandoned by God, but know that Jesus, who suffered for humanity, draws them close to him in comfort.

Reflections

ü The wonder worker.

ü Moving Beyond Survival

ü The Law of Love

The Signs Of The Times

Ø World Day of the Sick

Ø Synodality, mission lead Oceania bishops’ Tuesday agenda

Ø Catholic sector calls for wealthy to pay more for aged care

Musical Reflection

¯  Praise Our Lord

¯  Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning

¯  In Times Like These

He has done all things well

Just a few thoughts

·       A social leader is born when one ponders such questions as “What is the highest and best use of my talents and passions? What can I do that will have the most positive impact on society? How will the world be better because of my life and contribution? What was I born to accomplish? -- Chris Brady

·       "No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. But any amount of gratitude changes the present." -- Marc & Angel Chernoff

·       May the Bishops of Oceania, concluding their gathering in Fiji in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in October, go home with greater confidence that they walk together for the good of the Church for the future.

Reflections

ü Salt of the Earth, Light of the World

ü They asked Jesus “to lay his hands on him”.

ü Let us see and hear

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope’s presence ‘strengthened desire for peace’ in South Sudan

Ø Care for creation a focus for Oceania bishops assembly

Musical Reflection

¯  Be Still-Be Still, For The Presence Of The Lord

¯  Lord of All Hopefulness