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Just a few thoughts

• You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you. -- Josh Shipp

• May we be able to live by faith and not by law, and so find true freedom to live for God and our neighbour.

• We pray for the Australian community, that everyone will come together in a solidarity of gratitude, not grievance, in response to the nation’s challenges.

Reflections

• The virtue of vigilance

• The Cross of Self-Sufficiency

• The Divine Wedding -reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australia's fight against inflation has a moral blind spot

• Using interest rates to fight inflation is dumb, unfair and overdue for a rethink

• Snippet --Aged Care - more people are approved for a Support at Home package than the system is funded to deliver. The backlog is growing. More than 106,000 are on the waiting list.

Musical Reflection

• Shepherd Me, O God

The Father hears us and will give what is ultimately good

Just a few thoughts

• You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a pizza. -- Anon

• World Sight Day – May those who are blind or have diminished sight, will know the presence of God guiding them, and make their own unique contribution to a world of peace.

• We pray for the members of St Vincent de Paul conferences and parish outreach teams, that their work in God’s vineyard will bear much good fruit.

Reflections

• Does God answer my prayer?

• Ask anyway!

• Hypocrisy is practically the only thing Jesus railed against in the gospels -reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Immersion to Country with Catholic Mission

• “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says, ‘I’m in favour of the death penalty’, is not really pro-life” – Pope Leo XIV.

• Pope Leo’s early moves suggest a robust approach to synod reform

Musical Reflection

• You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

 

Our time is precious

Just a few thoughts

• We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the centre of the universe. -- Elie Wiesel

• May the kingdom of God extend over the whole world so that all people can live together in peace and harmony, with justice and mercy, free from religious persecution.

Reflections

• He is everywhere

• I am with you always!

• We are not owners but stewards -reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Environment in the spotlight during feast of Creation

• CSSA cautions against humanitarian intake reduction

Musical Reflection

• Bread Of Life, Hope Of The World

Silence can be the presence of Someone

Just a few thoughts

• If I had to prescribe two things to improve health and happiness in the world, it’s movement and play. -- ~ Jason Nemer

• May this Active Aging Week bear much fruit in a healthier life style, and reward those who assist them.

• May we carry out our daily duties in a spirit of service and hospitality, attentive to the word of Jesus through which we discover the will of God.

Reflections

• Priorities

• Opportunities to serve and listen together

The Signs Of The Times

• AI may not be becoming superintelligent. It may be becoming distorted

Musical Reflection

• Table of Plenty

Allowing compassion to interrupt our plans

Just a few thoughts

• A great relationship is not only finding the person you have fun with but also finding the person you want to be bored with. The beauty of long-term relationships is often hidden in boring, ordinary moments. -- James Clear

• May we, on this World Teachers’ Day, rejoice in the vocation of men and women who serve in schools, universities, and other education facilities, that by respecting their students they will also inspire them.

• We pray for all users of social media, young and old, that they will not allow their minds to be filled with hateful things but with all that is good.

Reflections

• Who should I be neighbour to?

• Many heads are better than one.

• What is the kingdom? – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• The Original Sin

Musical Reflection

• Come To The Feast

What fruit are we bearing for Him

Just a few thoughts

• If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month. -- Theodore Roosevelt

• May today’s 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi unite all Christians in living lives of simplicity, having a deep respect for the poor, being intent on the care of our planet, all placed on the foundation of prayer and love for Jesus.

Reflections

• Two Minutes Homily

• Frank Brennan’s Homily – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• The Conspiracy of Accidents Through Which God Speaks

Musical Reflection

• Prayer of St. Francis

Douaumont

Just a few thoughts

• One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening. -- Franklin P. Jones

• May governments take seriously the issue of global warming, and here in Australia make bold decisions for the long term future of our planet and country.

Reflections

• The ways of God will always be beyond our human comprehension.

• A  healing and hope-giving word

• Our brains love stories – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Prayer is not complete without social justice

• Australia had abolished slavery. So how did we justify 'blackbirding'?

Musical Reflection

• Lord of All Hopefulness