Our ultimate destination is God

Just a few thoughts

• Life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent how you react to it. -- Charles R. Swindoll

• We pray on this International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, that the countless number of children trapped in the wars of the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, and wherever they have become refugees, will be delivered from violence, famine, poverty and oppression.

• We pray for rural towns facing closures and an uncertain future, that local communities will come together to meet the challenge of change

Reflections

• Our self-love is not a reliable guide to how we should love one another

• Love your neighbour

• The Most Cherished Gift- reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Archdiocese calls for action as racism against First Peoples worsens

• Liturgical rites shape spiritual lives of believers: Pope

Musical Reflection

• These Alone are Enough

The African Church

Just a few thoughts

• The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. -- Marcel Proust

• May all who live within the terror of war, famine, hunger, thirst and Homelessness be delivered from such evils across the world.

• We pray for Australians old and new, that this week’s Mabo Day commemoration will enlarge their willingness to share the nation’s blessings justly.

Reflections

• Entrusting my whole being to the Father

• We will live with God in a new way.

• God is a Trinity of divine relationships, or relatedness itself - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Inviting Each Other to Our Better Selves

• Bishops welcome decision to raise minimum wage

Musical Reflection

• O Sacred Heart O Love Divine

Denarius

Just a few thoughts

• “Growing old is not losing youth — it is gaining a deeper kind of beauty, one shaped by wisdom, resilience, and a life fully lived.” -- Keanu Reeves

• May this conclusion of Reconciliation Week remind us that this is a work for all of us, all the time, bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

Reflections

• You don’t owe your souls to Caesar.

• June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

• The Trinity inspires us to become a community of right relationships - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australian billionaires’ wealth grows by $50,000 per minute

• Social cohesion cannot be built by exceptionalising antisemitism

Musical Reflection

• I received the living God

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