Sharing in the joy of God’s presence

Just a few thoughts

• Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. -- George Bernard Shaw

• We pray on this National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday for a spirit of reconciliation, with respect and justice for all in this land.

Reflections

• The ego, the old self, is the problem

• Grace is new wine

• Love of God and neighbor. --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Wisdom from Alice Springs

• We’re running late on climate, but not out of time

Musical Reflection

• Sing to God New Songs of Worship

God does not ask us for blind faith

Just a few thoughts

• Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. -- Calvin Coolidge

• May the Christians of India, who first received the Christian faith through St Thomas, be compassionate in their dealings with others, and be strong in their faith, especially when they face harassment and persecution.

• We pray for international students in Australia. May they be made welcome, supported and enabled to flourish.

Reflections

• My Lord and my God!

• Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed

• Coming and Going --reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Walking together in faith, justice and hope this NAIDOC Week

• How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted

Musical Reflection

• O God, You search Me and You Know Me

What the Church is called to be

Just a few thoughts

• The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. == Ida B. Wells-Barnett

• We pray for those who have a prophetic voice in the Church, that like Amos, they may speak the truth with courage, trusting in God’s help.

• We pray for the Australian community. May there be a new appreciation of the role of taxes in funding the services that make for a fair society.

Reflections

• Our self-love is not a reliable guide to how we should love one another.

• Jesus said faith can move mountains

• St Peter and St Paul show that sanctity is not the same as being faultless or without blemish --reflection for last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• UN agency an ‘essential lifeline’ in Gaza

• History will read this report and ask what we did

Musical Reflection

• Nada te Turbo - Nothing Can Trouble

the largest Catholic church in the UK

Just a few thoughts

• There are two ways of being rich. One is to have all you want, the other is to be satisfied with what you have.

• May the Church never neglect the works of justice, but be a community of integrity and service.

• We pray for those who excel in their chosen sport. May they be models of achievement, fair play and friendship in our divided world.

Reflections

• Restoring everything to its proper place

• Calling us into life

• Jesus' idea of family --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic–Islamic meeting a symbol of mutual respect and friendship

• Religious practice cannot remain a “comfortable, private faith,” -- Pope Leo

Musical Reflection

• Come to Me, O Weary Traveler

where is our anchor?

Just a few thoughts

• If you could kick the person responsible for most of your problems you wouldn’t be able to sit down for six months.

• We pray for people whose cities and villages have been destroyed by earthquakes, cyclones, floods, tidal waves and fires in the past years, that they, in their ongoing needs, will not be forgotten by their governments nor by the world.

• We pray for governments seeking to regulate social media. May they have the wisdom and courage to demand responsibility from the moguls of the industry.

Reflections

• Experiencing fear

• Have love for one another

• Hospitality – Making the Divine Manifest --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• What is migration for?

• Called and Sent

Musical Reflection

• Lord of All Hopefulness

Enthusiasm and realism

Just a few thoughts

• Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

• May peace come to the Holy Land where Peter and Paul preached the Gospel and opened it to the nations, so that the small Christan community there will be a brave and kindly witness to their faith in Jesus and his universal love.

• We pray for a world-wide spirit of hospitality. May nations work together to respond justly to rising migration from places of poverty, violence and climate change.

Reflections

• Ever old, ever new

• A Rather Loaded Question

• Catholic and Apostolic --reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Minimum wage rise has helped some, but not all

• A Therry good show

Musical Reflection

• Come to Me

united in one mission

Just a few thoughts

• He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.” -- Chinese Proverb

• May we citizens of our land, have a particular care of those who come among us as refugees, and each according to our ability and charity, extend a sincere welcome and true support.

• We pray for administrators in the world’s many refugee camps, that they will make a safe, healthy and hope-filled life possible for all in their care.

Reflections

• Two-minute homily

• A Love that Reorders our Life

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

The Signs Of The Times

• Is AI really as a good as a pure mathematician?

• The Prime Motive of Love

Musical Reflection

• Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow