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I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. -- Agatha Christie
May peace come across the Middle East through setting aside the weapons of war, constructive dialogue, genuine justice, and respect for the humanity of friend and foe.
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“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” -- Willie Nelson
May we not judge by appearances, but rather, with the gift of wisdom, recognise the uniqueness of every individual.
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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. -- Willie Nelson
May this International Day of Friendship help us to value our friends and to reach out to the lonely in a spirit of genuine friendship.
We pray for all who work in the delivery of government services, that they will treat their clients with respect and be well respected in return.
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We all have to be both conservative and progressive at the same time!
Drag the net, collect everyone and leave it till later to sort things out.
Focusing the Gospel --reflection for next Sunday
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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. -- Mahatma Gandhi
May the example of Martha, Mary and Lazarus bring blessings upon each of our families, so that brothers and sisters can be friends, and that healing by restore broken bonds.
We pray for the diverse nations in Australia’s neighbourhood, that they will share an unshakeable commitment to care for the earth, our common home.
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The pearl beyond reckoning --reflection for this Sunday
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Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The nation is the poorer – a poorer economy, a poorer civilisation, because of this human and national waste. -- Gough Whitlam
May God look with great mercy on those whose lives are entwined with evil, so that they can be saved.
We pray for the powerless, that the suffering inflicted on them by war, poverty and a changing climate will be relieved by a new global movement of justice and peace.
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What do we live for? --reflection for this Sunday
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One man can make a difference and every man should try.” -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
May the Spirit of Jesus permeate the whole Church so that it becomes known as a community of genuine love
We pray for leaders in all the world’s great faiths, that they will demonstrate discernment and integrity in their exercise of moral authority.
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There's more hope for us not-ok people than we dare imagine.
Exchanging everything we have for the sake of the kingdom --reflection for this Sunday
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Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. -- Carl Jung
May grandparents and the elderly be treated with respect, be honoured for their wisdom, and be cared for in their needs, especially where frailty limits their abilities.
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Frank Brennan’s Homily --reflection for this Sunday
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