early descriptions of Christian worship

Just a few thoughts

• To enjoy life, the adventurous state of mind must be grasped and maintained. The essential feature of adventure is that it is a going forward into unknown territory. -- Agnes Martin

• May this Reconciliation Week help break down barriers of suspicion and prejudice so that we create a more harmonious and respectful Australia.

• We pray for the human family, that the Spirit of God will fill every heart with peace, wisdom and hope

Reflections

• The cornerstone

• Respecting or Rejecting?

• A wake-up call to the powerful - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

• First session of the Archdiocese of Adelaide Synod

Musical Reflection

• Make of Our Hands a Throne

Sign of the Cross

Just a few thoughts

• Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• In our parishes and communities may we find happiness, help one another, be united and love and peace, as the love of God holds us in the grace of Jesus and the friendship of the Spirit.

Reflections

• Two-Minute Homily

• Frank Brennan’s Homily - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic Australia in the time of Pope Leo

• A Spirit-Given Voice

Musical Reflection

• Took The Children Away

 

Who truly possesses authority?

Just a few thoughts

• Doing the right thing when it’s obvious is good management. Doing the right thing when everything is blowing up and everyone is full of rage is good leadership. -- Michael Lopp

• May this Week of Prayer for National Reconciliation help all Australians to value the culture, traditions, and spiritual depth of our Indigenous citizens and become a richer nation for it.

Reflections

• What authority does Jesus have?

• Dealing with conflict.

• The “Story” of the Trinity - reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• 2026 Archdiocese of Adelaide Synod

• Pope Leo warns tech elite about the moral risks of AI

Musical Reflection

• Little Things

A place where people can truly encounter God

Just a few thoughts

• “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan but also believe.” -- Anatole France

• We pray for the delegates to the Synod, chosen to pray, reflect and discern, free of all personal ambition, that they will open their hearts to the Holy Spirit and consider the needs of the Archdiocese in all things.

• We pray for the unsung volunteers of community service organisations, that their care for others will strengthen the bonds of our common humanity.

Reflections

• Help me discern my path to you

• Overturning The Tables

• The God of Revelation - reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• How social media turned fringe beliefs into mass movements

• Thoughts on the Federal Budget

Musical Reflection

• In This Together

 

Watch and pray

Just a few thoughts

• “What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” -- Bob Dylan

• We pray in this National Reconciliation Week for a better understanding between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians, so that prejudice and fear may be resolved.

Reflections

• Eyes of faith

• ‘What can I do for you?’ Jesus asks.

• Loving Beyond - reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Reconciliation Week

• Encyclical offers profound reflection on dignity

Musical Reflection

• My Island Home

Let your love for each other be real and from the heart

Just a few thoughts

• “Each day you are on the concert stage of life, so you better make it rock!” -- Frank McKinney

• May those who are ambitious in the Church – in leadership, in parishes, in religious orders, in organizations - come to model their lives on Jesus who came among us ‘as one who serves.’

• We pray for Australians old and new, that this year’s National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week will call everyone together in the spirit of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Reflections

• Anger always has something to tell us.

• Jesus did not come to be served but to serve

• God’s “world-mothering air” - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• How each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia

• The Complex Mystery of Suffering

Musical Reflection

• Voices for Reconciliation

Holiness smiles, invites, welcomes.

Just a few thoughts

• “Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” -- Mark Twain

• May this day of solemn remembrance of the Apology to the Stolen Generations be held as sacred in the hearts of all, as it marks a dramatic step toward the reconciliation of the nation to our indigenous citizens, who suffered such injustices

Reflections

• Poverty of spirit

• Joy is received

• The Holy Spirit transforms the Church into the force of solidarity - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• All In

• Why have we not heeded Attenborough’s warnings?

Musical Reflection

• Sorry Day