The yearning of the heart

Just a few thoughts

• Living in gratitude is the key to having a peaceful heart. -- Gabbie Deeds

• We pray that St Mary Magdalene, ‘apostle to the apostles’ will teach us how to be apostles in today’s world.

• We pray for the distraught people of Venezuela, that with the world’s help they will rise from their grief and set out on the long road to recovery.

Reflections

• The first witness to the resurrection

• Let us never doubt the influence our love can have on others.

• The parable of the wheat and darnel --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• What one night sleeping rough can and can’t do

• Government’s social housing push well behind target

Musical Reflection

• O God, You Search Me

Families

Just a few thoughts

• Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great. – Cher

• May our parish community be strong in the respect each person extends to others.

• We pray for the mighty of the world, that they will be converted to use their power in the cause of justice and mercy.

Reflections

• Mother Mary

• Belonging to the family of God.

• Wheat and weeds --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Multiculturalism is the middle ground Australia needs

• Our Sometimes Stingy Hearts

Musical Reflection

• The Kingdom Of God [Taize']

Ravenna

Just a few thoughts

• Correction does much, but encouragement does more. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• May we, in all our relationships, love tenderly, in all the circumstances, walk humbly with our God.

Reflections

• God's sign!

• God’s Word

• Working for the Kingdom even if the harvest is not within our horizons --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Being Christian Means Being Alive

• The disappearance of political shame

Musical Reflection

• The kingdom of God is justice and joy

We are all works in progress.

Just a few thoughts

• Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best. -- St. Jerome

• We pray that in a world full of the weeds of greed, lies, violence and corruption, we will find in the word of Jesus the grace to be generous, truthful, peace loving and to act with integrity.

• We pray for our families and friends, that we will gracefully accept each other’s limitations and rejoice in our shared strengths.

Reflections

• Two-minute homily

• Dealing with one another

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

The Signs Of The Times

• People escape counting

• No case for muzzling ABC and SBS reporting on Israel

Musical Reflection

• Lord of all hopefulness

Even a flickering wick can become a source of great light for others

Just a few thoughts

• I saw that you were perfect and I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more. -- Angelita Lim

• We pray that as we have asked God not to forget the poor, we also will not forget them in their needs.

Reflections

• A  light for my path

• A good Christan is not one who knows and keeps all the rules.

• An Inclusive Church --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Breaking up is hard to do

• How the Royal Commission should define antisemitism

Musical Reflection

• Thy Word

His will is not simply a set of instructions to follow, but an invitation to walk with Him

Just a few thoughts

• Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -- Barack Obama

• World Day for International Justice – may itl strengthen the observance of International Law, ensure that accountability for war crimes is achieved, and enable the oppressed to be released from their situations.

Reflections

• The Law and the Spirit

• Don’t lose sight of the big picture

• Dealing with the Darnel --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic Religious call out racism towards First Nations People

• How poverty disappeared from Australian politics

Musical Reflection

• There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

I will give you rest

Just a few thoughts

• The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them. -- Jim Rohn

• We pray for refugees and asylum seekers who find more and more that they are blamed for their situations of great need as free nations become less and less understanding and respectful of their plight.

• We pray for governments, community groups, parents and teachers, that their combined efforts will succeed in regulating social media and eliminating harmful content.

Reflections

• The ego is incapable of humility.

• The weight of responsibility, injustice, grief, expectations -stop carrying it alone

• God is always at work in our lives in ways we may never realise until all is revealed --reflection for last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• From blasphemy to beloved – it’s time again for Jesus Christ Superstar

• The government asked charities what reform was needed; it has the answer

Musical Reflection

• Prayer of Trust