Rewarding the heart, not the performance

Just a few thoughts

·       "It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." -- Charles Spurgeon

·       May prayer be sincerely offered in the Eucharist and also in the quiet of our own secret places.

·       We pray for people living in the community while troubled with serious mental health issues, that they will be given and will accept the ongoing support and supervision they need for safety’s sake.

Reflections

ü Withstanding the storms of life

ü Life can be beautiful and brutal at the same time

ü Are You a Practicing Christian?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Bishops’ social justice commission calls for peace

Ø Call for compassion

Musical Reflection

¯  Go Make Of All Disciples

Praying for those who have wounded us

Just a few thoughts

·       "It is easy to follow, but it is uninteresting to do easy things. We find out about ourselves only when we take risks, when we challenge and question."" – Anon

·       "It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honour them for what they are." -- Hermann Hesse

·       World Garbage Collectors Day – Let’s pray gratefully for all who are employed in this work, so necessary for the health of our communities.

Reflections

ü The summit of love

ü Going beyond our comfort zones

ü Closing the Circle – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Australia should accept more refugees: Vinnies

Ø The case for cooperation in an age of collapse

Musical Reflection

¯  Sing Praise to Our Creator

Responding to wrongdoing with mercy, patience, and generosity

Just a few thoughts

·       "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." -- Maya Angelou

·       May those who seek revenge because of what others have done, receive the grace to forgive, thereby entrusting the other to the justice and mercy of Christ.

·       We pray for all dwellers on earth, that their hearts will be open to see God’s Spirit at play in the wonder of creation.

Reflections

ü If today’s reading were put into practice universally, all war would cease immediately!

ü Allowing hope to take root in our hearts

ü We become who we are through relationships – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The Truth

Ø Meal-Based Social Action

Musical Reflection

¯  Age to Age

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Just a few thoughts

·       "Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship." – Buddha

·       If we want to know God, we must imitate Christ!

·       We pray for minority Christian communities in the many different nations of Asia, that with patience and perseverance they will hold fast to their hope of God’s glory

Reflections

ü "Who can understand the Trinity?" wrote St Augustine

ü Two-Minute Homily

ü Homily by Frank Brennan

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The Self-emptying of God

Musical Reflection

¯  Agnus De

Love is always truthful

Just a few thoughts

·       "Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground ¬— as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree." -- Joyce Meyer

·       May we value language, use it well, be truthful, and always speak with respect to and about other people.

·       World Blood Donor Day – Let’s offer thanksgiving for those who generously care for others in this way and pray that many more people will become donors.

Reflections

ü Am I really powerless?

ü Having our hearts in the right place

ü Giving Birth to Love

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Diversity not a burden but a gift, Pope tells Rome clergy

Ø A Bigger Table

Musical Reflection

¯  Alleluia! Love is Alive

St Anthony the Preacher

Just a few thoughts

·       "You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time." -- Angela Davis

·       May all who honour St Anthony as patron be strengthened in their faith in Jesus

Reflections

ü “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people should do nothing.”

ü Nothing Less Than God – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Early signs about where Pope Leo will lead the church

Ø God as Holy, but also as Playful, Witty, and Erotic

Musical Reflection

¯  Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

An act that every priest is called to participate in through the Eucharist

Just a few thoughts

·       "Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world." -- Helen Keller

·       We celebrate this 185th anniversary of our first Mass in Adelaide, South Australia.

·       May this anniversary bring blessings upon us Catholics, so that our faith in, and love for the Eucharist, is deepened.

Reflections

ü If a court doesn’t know how to decide, it consults precedent

ü Walking with those our Church has caused pain

ü Pentecost shows us how the Holy Spirit makes believing possible – last Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pentecost 2025 – from the Josephites

Ø Communicating hope in a time of crisis

Musical Reflection

¯  Send Down the Fire