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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.”
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Giving Praise to the One God -- reflection for Next Sunday
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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.
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Our Only Lord -- reflection for Next Sunday
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Snippet – This weekend ABC Radio National presents the countdown to Australia’s 100 “Best Books”
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Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear. -- Adele
we pray for those who are involved in many community organizations of service to others, that they will see such voluntary works as an expression of their faith, and be carried out with kindness and respect for others.
We pray for climate scientists, that they will show the world how best to meet the challenge of global warming and win support for effective action.
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Hypocrisy is practically the only thing Jesus railed against in the gospels -- reflection for Last Sunday
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. -- Desmond Tutu
May we never be hypocrites in our faith by saying one thing and then doing the opposite
We pray for the members of our parish community, that whether rich or poor, hungry or filled, we will draw strength from God like Paul the apostle.
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What is your ultimate commitment? -- reflection for Last Sunday
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Will you look back on life and say, ‘I wish I had,’ or ‘I’m glad I did’? -- Zig Ziglar
Breast Cancer Awareness Day – may it encourage those who research this disease, and may all who live with it or are in remission, receive respectful care.
We pray for foster parents, that their willingness to welcome others’ children into their homes and hearts will encourage many to follow their example.
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Authentic discipleship by faith in action -- reflection for Last Sunday
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I have no regrets, because I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. -- Robert Redford
May all the spiritual children of Abraham – Jews, Christians and Muslims – be true to their heritage and worship the one true God, respecting every person as brother and sister.
We pray for those who farm the land or the oceans to produce the world’s food, that their work will be both fruitful and sustainable.
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A sumptuous feed -reflection for This Sunday
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Top End meeting marks 40 years since St John Paul II’s historic visit
Navi Pillay’s Nobel is a vote of confidence in international law
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The opposite of poverty is not wealth. The opposite of poverty is justice. -- Bryan Stevenson
May each one of us help to reshape the Church in the spirit of Jesus so that no one feels excluded or rejected, but rather be welcomed as sisters and brothers, equal in dignity through the grace of baptism.
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Frank Brennan’s Homily -reflection for This Sunday
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