The King’s good servant, but God’s first

Just a few thoughts

• Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see.” -- Angelina Jolie

• May we look with honesty into our own hearts and conduct of life, and where we need to reform, do so in the grace of Christ.

• We pray for all who are falsely accused and unjustly convicted, that their claim of innocence will be upheld and their freedom regained.

Reflections

• All our judging, positive and negative, is about ourselves.

• Knowing when to hold fast to our beliefs

• Taking Life Seriously --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Hats off to participants in Vinnies CEO Sleepout

• Gaza and the failure of colonial thinking

Musical Reflection

• Come to the Water

Where does our faith belong?

Just a few thoughts

• All things are what you make them

• We pray that the final session of our Diocesan Synod next Saturday will gather together the hopes of our people, and through the Holy Spirit set the Archdiocese into the future with confidence and charity.

Reflections

• Two-minute homily

• Our sinfulness is no match for God’s love

• Frank Brennan’s Homily -reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic sector’s warning on NDIS reforms

• The tainted cup is flowing over

Musical Reflection

• Take the word of God with you

You cannot serve God and money.

Just a few thoughts

• Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

• May this World Refugee Day, with its theme, Until Everyone is Safe, remind the nations of the world of their responsibility towards the millions of people who have become refugees because of war, conflict, poverty and hunger.

• We pray for the homeless and all who live in insecure and sub-standard accommodation, that the whole community will work to provide them with shelter from the winter cold.

Reflections

• God is in the here and now

• Set your hearts on God’s kingdom first

• One in Christ -reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• One umbrella, many stories: Why a "monocultural" Australia misses the point

• A New Way of Living

Musical Reflection

• One Day At A Time

Becoming rich in the eyes of God

Just a few thoughts

• If you think education is expensive – try ignorance!

• May our heart be centred upon the true treasure of God’s love, justice and mercy

• We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.

Reflections

• The real wealth is a generous spirit.

• As nations continue to vie for power and control by violence

• Cast Out Fear -reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Mental health system lacking skilled counsellors

• One Nation surge confounds political scientists

Musical Reflection

• O God, You Search Me

The more we pray, the better we discern God’s will

Just a few thoughts

• Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. -- Steve Jobs

• We pray that those who have been made refugees because of the policies of governments and the actions of military and terrorist organisations, will receive the help which they urgently need as their homes, livelihoods, schools, medical centres and work places are destroyed.

Reflections

• Praying with Jesus

• What truly matters: faith, hope, and love

• The Apostles and human frailty -reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic Religious call out racism towards First Nations People

• The Albanese government and the lobbying scourge

Musical Reflection

• Be With Me, Lord

True charity does not draw attention to itself.

Just a few thoughts

• If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. -- Thomas Aquinas

• May, during this World Refugee Week, we will be grateful to the United Nations commitment to their care, the nations who donate to that work, and to the religious and community organizations who work for their resettlement in places of peace.

Reflections

• Reflect on your motivations

• It is all about motivation and purpose

• Into the Deep: Bishop Vincent’s 10 years of leadership, hope and renewal in Parramatta

The Signs Of The Times

• What counts as excellence in the age of AI?

• Stateless people need protection, not removal to Nauru

Musical Reflection

• Be still and know

Choosing not to hate

Just a few thoughts

• “Know the true value of time! Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” -- Lord Chesterfield Stanhope

• May we learn to forgive from the heart, not hold grudges, but pray for those who offend us.

• We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.

Reflections

• We find Christ in the stranger.

• Truth must be spoken, especially when power is misused

• A New Way of Living - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Minimum wage decision fair compromise but wage gap remains

• Government called to ‘show moral leadership’ on refugees

Musical Reflection

• O God, Our Help in Ages Past