A Mystery of Faith

Just a few thoughts

• Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. -- Lao Tzu

• We prat that as we share the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation, we will see more clearly our responsibility to feed the hungry, thirsty, sick and homeless, so much suffering caused by the many terrible wars of today.

Reflections

• Two-Minute Homily

• You are to be Christ for each person you will meet today.

• Frank Brennan’s Homily- reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• The Eucharist As Sacrifice

• A Place for God to Move In

Musical Reflection

• Sweet Sacrament divine

Do we only give what is comfortable to spare?

Just a few thoughts

• “It's better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.” -- Diane Grant

• In our relationships with others, may we not seek our own glory.

Reflections

• Hypocrisy and exploitation

• Her heart is far bigger than her purse

• The Vastness of his Presence- reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Pope Leo's first encyclical is a challenge to technocratic power

• The Spirit of Christ Within Us

Musical Reflection

• Panis Angelicus

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

• He will be much more than a descendent of David

• Blessed are the Peace Makers.

• For the Life of the World- reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Bishops condemn ‘antisemitism in all its forms’

• Artificial intelligence or natural stupidity?

Musical Reflection

• O God Beyond all praising

 

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

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

• Love your neighbour

• The Most Cherished Gift- reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Archdiocese calls for action as racism against First Peoples worsens

• Liturgical rites shape spiritual lives of believers: Pope

Musical Reflection

• These Alone are Enough

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

• Entrusting my whole being to the Father

• We will live with God in a new way.

• God is a Trinity of divine relationships, or relatedness itself - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Inviting Each Other to Our Better Selves

• Bishops welcome decision to raise minimum wage

Musical Reflection

• O Sacred Heart O Love Divine

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

• You don’t owe your souls to Caesar.

• June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

• The Trinity inspires us to become a community of right relationships - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australian billionaires’ wealth grows by $50,000 per minute

• Social cohesion cannot be built by exceptionalising antisemitism

Musical Reflection

• I received the living God

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 cornerstone

• Respecting or Rejecting?

• A wake-up call to the powerful - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

• First session of the Archdiocese of Adelaide Synod

Musical Reflection

• Make of Our Hands a Throne