Faithfulness sometimes disturbs a comfortable situation

Just a few thoughts

• Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. -- James Cromwell

• We pray for the gift of peace so that every division caused by hatred, greed and the thirst for power, will be healed.

Reflections

• A commitment to love, no matter what

• Knowing the love of Christ

• Upon These Two -- reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• A diligent God

• Governor-General calls for decency and civility

• Snippet –Go about our lives knowing that we are the ones responsible for ending the senseless hate, click-baiting gotcha moments, point-scoring put-downs, and mindless character assassination.

Musical Reflection

• Sing a new song unto the Lord

Jesus places value on quietly doing what needs to be done

Just a few thoughts

• Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. -- Sam Ewing

• May each one of us be prepared to meet Jesus, the Son of Man, when he comes to us in death, and gently surrender our being to his love and glory.

Reflections

• God chose to become powerless in Jesus.

• If Christ came today, would he find us building bridges, sharing our blessings and caring faithfully for others?

• Jesus and the truth behind a trick question on Caesar. -- reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Security briefing for anxious MPs

• Read The Conversation for better standards of journalism

• Snippet – I am disgusted by the extreme, sensationalising, polarising language used by the Advertiser regarding the attack on Helen Haines. She would never use language like that.

Musical Reflection

• Lord of all hopefulness

Who is knocking on our door?

Just a few thoughts

• I never lose. I either win or learn. -- Nelson Mandela

• May those who are burdened with fear, anxiety and depression find, through the prayer of the Church and the kindness of people, a way to regain hope.

• We pray for all who are struggling to cope with the cost of living. May all sectors of society join forces to work for a fair and inclusive economy.

Reflections

• To serve and not to be served

• Jesus comes to us each day…...

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

The Signs Of The Times

• How World Mission Sunday shaped Leo’s vocation

• Catholic Women’s League SA Unite

• Snippet – What are the root causes of anti-social behaviour?

Musical Reflection

• We Remember

People should always matter more than possessions

Just a few thoughts

• The miracle is this: The more we share the more we have. -- Leonard Nimoy

• May the rich realize that they have a responsibility, through justice, to come to the aid of the poor.

• We pray for the leaders of states where the death penalty still stands. May they move to abolish it without delay.

Reflections

• Measuring wealth by checking how much we have given away.

• Gratitude for each day That is is gifted Us.

• Called to be an alternative society under God’s rule -- reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Whether I like it or not, if they exist they are loved

• The campaign to save Ask Izzy, a free online directory connecting people in crisis with essential services

• Snippet – The Gospel guides us in our call to be the social conscience in the time of unbridled, questionable progress.

Musical Reflection

• I'll Be Always Loving You

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