Friday, June 5, 2026

Boniface

Just a few thoughts

  • Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” -- Conan O’Brien

  • May we who share in this Eucharist know that “all Scripture is inspired by God and can be profitably be used for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be holy.”

  • We pray for all people on earth, that this World Environment Day will inspire them to care lovingly for God’s handiwork

Reflections

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

 

Thursday, June 4, 2026

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

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

Monday, June 1, 2026

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 Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

Sunday, May 31, 2026

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

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection

 

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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

The Signs Of The Times

Musical Reflection