Communal harmony

Just a few thoughts

• “When you find yourself cocooned in isolation and despair and cannot find your way out of the darkness, remember that this is similar to the place where caterpillars go to grow their wings.” – Anon

• We pray that the approaching Diocesan Synod will enhance the unity of our local Church, and set it on a future to holiness, charity, and respect toward all.

• We pray for the boards of Catholic hospitals and aged care facilities, that they will be blessed with the wisdom they need to uphold faith-based ethical principles.

Reflections

• That they may all be one

• Our unity with God in Christ

• The Ascension - reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Securing the NDIS for Future Generations

• The prison system is failing at the point that matters most

Musical Reflection

• Laudato Sii O Mi Signore

Faith asks for courage.

Just a few thoughts

• “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” -- Scott Hamilton

• May this World Bee Day awaken in us a concern for their welfare in this Laudato si Week, since they are essential for the fruitfulness of plant life and therefore for human health and life.

• We pray for Australia’s indigenous peoples, especially those in remote and regional communities, that leaders old and new will strengthen pride in their heritage and confidence in their future.

Reflections

• In the presence of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

• Pray for wisdom

• The Mystery of Presence and Absence in Love - reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• The Marian Procession

• Hospitality on Our Earth Home

Musical Reflection

• Laudato Si

Eyes lifted toward divine reality

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

• May the faith of every Christian be strengthened as we are united in the Spirit especially during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

• We pray for the peoples most vulnerable to climate change, that Laudato si’ Week this year will spur the whole human family to move from hope to action

Reflections

• The relationship with God is real now, in this life.

• Bringing some light, joy and love – one day at a time.

• Christ gives our lives a new horizon - reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Laudato Si Week & the Week for Chrisitan Unity

• Step up and do some good in National Volunteer Week

Musical Reflection

• Laudato Si'! Be Praised, O God!

sent out in communion

Just a few thoughts

• “What we spend, we lose. What we keep will be left for others. What we give away will be ours forever.” -- David McGee

• May this Laudato si Week intensify the support of governments and citizens to take seriously the preservation of the environment, so necessary for the health of people, animals, waterways and plants.

• We pray for Christian churches in all their diversity, that they will join together in prayer this week and testify to their common faith in the glorious mystery of Christ.

Reflections

• It is the Spirit that gives life

• Coping in times of difficulty

• The Church as the living testament of Jesus - reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Understanding and acting on homelessness

• A Mini Treason

Musical Reflection

• Come Holy Ghost

Being attentive to the Spirit

Just a few thoughts

• If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -- Wayne Dyer

• May the theme of this year’s World Day of Social Communications, Preserving Human Voices and Faces, highlight human voices, ethics and moral responsibility in all aspects of media communication.

• We pray for the Church, that communities of faith around the world will be instruments of peace and beacons of hope.

Reflections

• Two-Minute Homily

• I am with you always

• Frank Brennan’s Homily - reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• The scandal of plenty: Hunger in an age of waste

• Chalmers challenges the politics of negative gearing

Musical Reflection

• As Christ to the World

The prayer of petition

Just a few thoughts

• Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. -- Alan Watts

• May we know the joy which comes from the experience that our prayer is always heard, especially in ways we did not expect.

Reflections

• The pattern of prayer in the Liturgy

• Priesthood is something we are all called to

• The Mission in the World - reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• He Ascended Into Heaven

• Pope warns against AI in war

Musical Reflection

• You Will Be My Witnesses

Overwhelmed by wonder

Just a few thoughts

• What is the history of every day in your case? Look at your habits that constitute it: are they the product of innumerable little cowardices and lazinesses, or of your courage and inventive reason? -- Friedrich Nietzsche

• International Day of Families – may we as a Catholic community, also celebrate the memory of the first Catholic wedding in Australia in 1803 today, and pray for the well-being of all marriages and families.

Reflections

• Do this in memory of me

• A hopeful vision

• Stay a While - reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Theologian imagines a life shaped by grace

• Leadership means more than keeping campaign promises

Musical Reflection

• Lord, you give the great commission