Enthusiasm and realism

Just a few thoughts

• Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

• May peace come to the Holy Land where Peter and Paul preached the Gospel and opened it to the nations, so that the small Christan community there will be a brave and kindly witness to their faith in Jesus and his universal love.

• We pray for a world-wide spirit of hospitality. May nations work together to respond justly to rising migration from places of poverty, violence and climate change.

Reflections

• Ever old, ever new

• A Rather Loaded Question

• Catholic and Apostolic --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Minimum wage rise has helped some, but not all

• A Therry good show

Musical Reflection

• Come to Me

united in one mission

Just a few thoughts

• He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.” -- Chinese Proverb

• May we citizens of our land, have a particular care of those who come among us as refugees, and each according to our ability and charity, extend a sincere welcome and true support.

• We pray for administrators in the world’s many refugee camps, that they will make a safe, healthy and hope-filled life possible for all in their care.

Reflections

• Two-minute homily

• A Love that Reorders our Life

• Frank Brennan’s Homily --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Is AI really as a good as a pure mathematician?

• The Prime Motive of Love

Musical Reflection

• Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

self-giving service

Just a few thoughts

• Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get facts

• May today’s conclusion of our Diocesan Synod bring great joy to Archbishop Patrick and to the delegates so that a new confidence will then extend to all Catholics of the Archdiocese.

Reflections

• The God of surprises

• God’s love is universal

• He Said What? --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Where 'we' begins: the World Cup and multicultural Australia

• Gambling reform was quietly taken out with the trash

Musical Reflection

• Come to Set Us Free

Where others saw someone to avoid, Jesus saw someone to love

Just a few thoughts

• Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. -- Jim Rohn

• International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture – May there be an end to such barbaric practices, especially across the Holy Land, Ukraine and Russia, Sudan, Myanmar, Congo, and Baso Faso.

• We pray for the sick and housebound. May they be heartened by the loving care of family, friends and their local community.

Reflections

• Father of Mercies

• God is there waiting for us

• Making Life Count --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• When work no longer guarantees a decent life

• What if we've been thinking about taxes all wrong?

Musical Reflection

• Take Up Your Cross

Resting our lives securely upon the rock of His word.

Just a few thoughts

• A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.

• We pray on this International Day of the Seafarers, for those who have been trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, and those whose living conditions are unsafe at sea, that efforts will be made to ensure better conditions for them.

Reflections

• It is very hard to put ourselves fully behind everything we say.

• Our first reading today sounds like our present 6.00 News

• Love Is the Foundation of Hope --reflection for last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australia responsible for wellbeing of offshore detainees: UN report

• We must invest in peace, not war

Musical Reflection

• Lead Me Lord

His name is John.

Just a few thoughts

• Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. -- Steve Jobs

• We pray for every child conceived, that surrounded by love, their right to life and to safety will be respected by all.

• We pray for pastoral workers and volunteers ministering to those in gaol. May they help prisoners gain the beliefs and skills they need for a new future.

Reflections

• Humility is not a fashionable virtue today

• Like John…..

• Trust in God’s providence makes the virtue of courage possible --reflection for last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass

• Memorial service honours homeless who died on nation’s streets

Musical Reflection

• In His Time

The narrow Road - demanding effort, sacrifice and perseverance.

Just a few thoughts

• Success is not permanent. The same is true of failure.

• May every religion and faith may help their followers to live with integrity, so that compassion and kindness prevail over all prejudice and intolerance.

• We pray for all whose lives kindle hope in those around them. May their bright spirit dispel discontent and division

Reflections

• The narrow gate is not to be narrow-minded

• The ultimate call to compassion

• Standing up for God's plan --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Feeding the hungry an essential part of peacemaking: Pope Leo

• Australia may feel the shift in US-Israel politics

Musical Reflection

• Take Up Your Cross