Paradoxes

Just a few thoughts

• There are two kinds of people — those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. -- Indira Gandhi

• May those who are rich not become self-centred, but discover ways in which they can act with justice and so relieve suffering in the world

• We pray for communities in Europe and North America devastated by fires, heatwaves and drought. May their disastrous losses summon the world to act as one on climate change.

Reflections

• …...and the last will be first.

• Those with comparatively little often share most freely.

• Enlarge our hearts – reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• West Bank Christians feel ‘forgotten’ over settler violence

• Why the Australian Church needs a vision, not just a process

Musical Reflection

• Micah's Song

Eternal life always involve actively loving those around us.

Just a few thoughts

• Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives. -- Oprah Winfrey

• May we seek good and not evil, and dedicate ourselves to growing in virtue, following the way of Jesus Christ.

• We pray for the many different peoples that dwell on earth. May they all come to know the saving power of God.

Reflections

• It's not all about you

• Come, follow me

• We live in a time of heightened tension. – reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Reading The Southern Cross online

Musical Reflection

• In Christ there is no east or west

Uniquely chosen by God.

Just a few thoughts

• Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. -- Ruth E. Renkel

• We pray for our Australian and world leaders: that they may, with their citizens, have a care for justice and always act with integrity.

Reflections

• Much good work is done for Christ outside the fold

• Two Minute Homily

• Frank Brennan’s Homily – reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• What courage looks like: David McBride walks free

Musical Reflection

• All Are Welcome

Wonder, trust and faith

Just a few thoughts

• Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. -- The Dalai Lama

• We pray for every Christian: may Mary’s Assumption be a sign of hope for us all as we make together our pilgrim journey through life with faith.

• We pray for aged care residents, staff and volunteers, that together they will create a friendly community of care and compassion.

Reflections

• the servant of the Lord

• assumed by God.

• The words of the Popes – reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Fewer prisoners, a more caring society

Musical Reflection

• Magnificat

An heroic testimony of the Second World War

Just a few thoughts

• The darkest hour has only 60 minutes. -- Morris Mandel

• May we learn from the horror of the Holocaust the evil of religious and racial intolerance, and seek ways of fostering understanding and respect between religions and cultures.

• We pray for the people of Australia, that this week’s national census will teach us much about ourselves and help us join forces to work for the common good.

Reflections

• God made human beings in his own image

• The most deadly poison of our time is indifference. -- Kolbe

• I Do Believe – reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Students reach for the stars and win big with national award

• The “Politics of Love”

Musical Reflection

• Bread Blessed and Broken

Divine guidance

Just a few thoughts

• If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. -- Maya Angelou

• We pray for those whose hearts have become hardened, that the Holy Spirit may help them to see life and people differently, so that there is peace in their relationships.

• We pray that we will learn to ignore the noisy claims of the world and, like Elijah, find God in the gentle silence

Reflections

• Doing what Jesus did – last Sunday reflection

• Forgiveness must be beyond reckoning.

• We owe everything, to God

The Signs Of The Times

• A Holy Day of Privilege and Obligation

• Changing belief in Australia

Musical Reflection

• Nothing Can Trouble

Coming together in faith

Just a few thoughts

• Wintery ill health prevented me from blogging. My apologies.

• We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.” -- Taylor Swift

• May there be constant effort to reconcile people so that there can be a real peace between Israel and Palestine, Ukraine and Russia, Iran and the United States, and Israel and Lebanon.

Reflections

• Frank Brennan’s Homily– last Sunday

• Jesus is the place where we meet God

The Signs Of The Times

• Australians encouraged to respond to hatred with friendship, kindness

• NAIDOC – more than a name

Musical Reflection

• The Lord Is My Light