What are we doing with the life God has entrusted to us?

Just a few thoughts

• Who is the happier, they who have braved the storm of life and lived, or they who have stayed securely on shore and merely existed? -- Anon

• We pray for our world broken by war, especially in the land from where Jesus sent the Apostles to proclaim the Gospel to the nations, and between the Christian nations of Russia and Ukraine, that Jesus will be their true Peace

• We pray for all who preach the word of God, that they do so with conviction, power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Reflections

• Two Minute Homily

• Demanding perfection from others

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

The Signs Of The Times

• When it comes to finance the Australian government cannot govern. That power was given away. It means that in this respect Australia is not democratic; the will of the people is moot."

• Snippet – I have only read 8 of the bottom 50 books listed in ABC Radio Nationals public poll of our Top 100 books – Check the poll here

Musical Reflection

• Love Divine All Loves Excelling

Antioch – where followers of Jesus were first called ‘Christians’.

Just a few thoughts

• You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy. -- Garth Brooks

• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty --may poverty not be taken lightly, but be a springboard for the Church to become “a Church which is poor for the poor.”

Reflections

• The spirit of truth

• Declaring ourselves for Jesus Christ

• Giving Praise to the One God -- reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• How World Mission Sunday shaped Leo’s vocation

• Protest is a right, not a licence

• Snippet – “The Warmun Whipping Tree” – the healing power of forgiveness

Musical Reflection

• Sing To The Mountains

We are single threads in a tapestry God has created.

Just a few thoughts

• It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. -- Ursula K. Le Guin

• World Food Day – may nations include the needs of the hungry in their budgets, especially through effective programs where people are traumatised by war and natural disasters.

Reflections

• The urge to be superior

• Living not by truth but by safety.

• Our Only Lord -- reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Celebrating 100 years of World Mission Sunday

• What difference does writing make?

• Snippet – This weekend ABC Radio National presents the countdown to Australia’s 100 “Best Books”

Musical Reflection

• Holy God We Praise Thy Name

The “castle within”

Just a few thoughts

• Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear. -- Adele

• we pray for those who are involved in many community organizations of service to others, that they will see such voluntary works as an expression of their faith, and be carried out with kindness and respect for others.

• We pray for climate scientists, that they will show the world how best to meet the challenge of global warming and win support for effective action.

Reflections

• Saint Teresa of Ávila

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

The Signs Of The Times

• Ecological challenge of our time is more urgent than ever – Pope Leo

• Encyclical takes root in communities around the world

Musical Reflection

• God Has Chosen Me

The Church was not a club for saints

Just a few thoughts

• Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -- Desmond Tutu

• May we never be hypocrites in our faith by saying one thing and then doing the opposite

• We pray for the members of our parish community, that whether rich or poor, hungry or filled, we will draw strength from God like Paul the apostle.

Reflections

• “Do as I say; don’t do as I do.”

• What do we Neglect?

• What is your ultimate commitment? -- reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• A Discipleship of Equals

Musical Reflection

• The Servant Song

What we place into the hands of the poor, we place into the hands of Christ!

Just a few thoughts

• Will you look back on life and say, ‘I wish I had,’ or ‘I’m glad I did’? -- Zig Ziglar

• Breast Cancer Awareness Day – may it encourage those who research this disease, and may all who live with it or are in remission, receive respectful care.

• We pray for foster parents, that their willingness to welcome others’ children into their homes and hearts will encourage many to follow their example.

Reflections

• We are unique in this.

• Live faith in freedom and love

• Authentic discipleship by faith in action -- reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Congregations to mark Day of Sorrow and Promise with prayer

• Serving through conserving

Musical Reflection

• O God, You search Me and You Know Me

Searching for wisdom

Just a few thoughts

• I have no regrets, because I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. -- Robert Redford

• May all the spiritual children of Abraham – Jews, Christians and Muslims – be true to their heritage and worship the one true God, respecting every person as brother and sister.

• We pray for those who farm the land or the oceans to produce the world’s food, that their work will be both fruitful and sustainable.

Reflections

• The “sign of Jonah”

• A  sumptuous feed -reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Top End meeting marks 40 years since St John Paul II’s historic visit

• Navi Pillay’s Nobel is a vote of confidence in international law

Musical Reflection

• O God Beyond all praising