St Anne’s baby

Just a few thoughts

• Great leaders have three things; inner light, inner vision, and inner strength. -- Amit Ray

• May peace come to the land of Mary’s birth so that Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Druze people can put aside all bitterness and live together in justice and harmony.

• We pray thankfully for all who are shining examples of neighbourly love. May they inspire us to be as generous of heart.

Reflections

• When a Child is born, a Mother is born.

• Be for others a light

• Is love a debt? – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Building a civilisation of love against a culture of power

• When Are We Home?

Musical Reflection

• Beauty for Brokenness

He does not allow our faults to become the whole story of who we are.

Just a few thoughts

• If you believe in a cause, be willing to stand up for that cause with a million people or by yourself. -- Otis S. Johnson

• May we be sensitive to the needs of those who live with disabilities, and find ways to make life easier and more comfortable for them.

• We pray for church communities and their governing bodies. May synodal practice bear the good fruit of mutual encouragement and healthy accountability.

Reflections

• Your power to do things.

• At the core of our daily living is the chance to do good for someone who is in need.

• Renewed commitment and shared responsibility for our common home – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Comment - When a homily connects the Sunday scripture directly to real-world issues like social justice, environmental stewardship, and safeguarding, it can make the liturgy feel incredibly relevant and alive.

• Inside the polycrisis facing young Australians

Musical Reflection

• Safeguarding Hymn

 

We are all sowers

Just a few thoughts

• When there is a hill to climb, don’t think that waiting will make it smaller – Anon

• May this ‘Season of Creation’, which runs through September, unite us in the prayer intention of Pope Leo this month: “For a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it.”

• May fathers and father-figures receive blessings from God this day, be confident in their role, receive respect from their children, and be supported in their needs.

Reflections

• Two Minute Homily

• Responsibility and trust

• Frank Brennan’s Homily – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Living water

• Father’s Day

Musical Reflection

• Creator

Doing ordinary things with extraordinary love

Just a few thoughts

• The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -- Nelson Mandela

• May those who are cursed by others, not seek revenge, but reply with a blessing.

• We pray for journalists endangered by reporting on conflicts and corruption, that they will stay brave and safe.

Reflections

• They upheld the law, neglecting justice.

• People before rituals

• Challenge in Community – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Not everything that matters can be measured

• Australia knows what climate change will do. It still isn’t ready.

Musical Reflection

• Season of Creation Song

Fasting and feasting

Just a few thoughts

• Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come. -- Henri Nouwen

• We pray that our Australian grain farms, orchards, vineyards, and fish farms will be fruitful, and that bee hives, livestock, birds and native animals will be protected from the further spread of Bird Flu and other diseases.

Reflections

• Our faith makes unconditional demands on us

• Choose to do right

• How good it is. – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Making Synodality work: The laity’s role in daily practice

• Building a culture of safeguarding across Catholic communities in Australia

Musical Reflection

• Beauty of God’s Creation

The patron saint of musicians, singers, teachers, and students.

Just a few thoughts

• Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. -- John F. Kennedy

• May this month dedicated to the care of creation help nations to seek peace in the face of so much destruction of our world, people and the environment, caused by today’s weapons.

Reflections

• Jesus sees only Our potential and capacity

• He sent me this heavy cross just at the time when I was strong enough to bear it

• The Awkward Bits – reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Engage in current events with your heart: -- Pope Leo

• Migration is not the problem. Bad migration policy is

Musical Reflection

• Gregorian Chants

Prayer fuels direction and purpose in our daily work.

Just a few thoughts

• Your failures are your accomplishments because it makes you prepared for whatever it is that you are going to do next. -- Lee Daniels

• May there be harmony in our extended families, so that in-laws respect each other, share wisdom, and work together for the good of all.

• We pray for all Australians who feel ignored or disadvantaged by economic and political decision-makers. May their grievances be addressed for the sake of justice and civic harmony.

Reflections

• Do we have the power to prevent miracles

• We have One Job

• Why we must follow Jesus, all the way to Calvary – reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• A reflection for The Season of Creation

• The changing face of homelessness

Musical Reflection

• Canticle Of Creation