What we place into the hands of the poor, we place into the hands of Christ!

Just a few thoughts

• 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.

Reflections

• We are unique in this.

• Live faith in freedom and love

• Authentic discipleship by faith in action -- reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Congregations to mark Day of Sorrow and Promise with prayer

• Serving through conserving

Musical Reflection

• O God, You search Me and You Know Me

Searching for wisdom

Just a few thoughts

• 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.

Reflections

• The “sign of Jonah”

• A  sumptuous feed -reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• 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

Musical Reflection

• O God Beyond all praising

The persistence of God

Just a few thoughts

• 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.

Reflections

• Two Minute Homily

• Are our hearts ready?

• Frank Brennan’s Homily -reflection for This Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• South Australia’s green gold rush gathers pace

Musical Reflection

• Shine Jesus Shine

Hear the word of God and keep it

Just a few thoughts

• It doesn’t matter who you used to be, what matters is who you’ve become. -- Robert Tew

• Mental Health Day -help us to overcome any temptation to discriminate against and ridicule people who struggle with this condition in its complex forms.

Reflections

• One in Christ

• Guide me, Lord

• The Wedding Banquet -reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australia’s climate policy – a crime against humanity

• Healing community

• Snippet –Nobel Peace Prize - Navi Pillay has been "a steadfast, independent voice of justice”

Musical Reflection

• Lead Me Lord

Newman

Just a few thoughts

• You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you. -- Josh Shipp

• May we be able to live by faith and not by law, and so find true freedom to live for God and our neighbour.

• We pray for the Australian community, that everyone will come together in a solidarity of gratitude, not grievance, in response to the nation’s challenges.

Reflections

• The virtue of vigilance

• The Cross of Self-Sufficiency

• The Divine Wedding -reflection for Next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Australia's fight against inflation has a moral blind spot

• Using interest rates to fight inflation is dumb, unfair and overdue for a rethink

• Snippet --Aged Care - more people are approved for a Support at Home package than the system is funded to deliver. The backlog is growing. More than 106,000 are on the waiting list.

Musical Reflection

• Shepherd Me, O God

The Father hears us and will give what is ultimately good

Just a few thoughts

• You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a pizza. -- Anon

• World Sight Day – May those who are blind or have diminished sight, will know the presence of God guiding them, and make their own unique contribution to a world of peace.

• We pray for the members of St Vincent de Paul conferences and parish outreach teams, that their work in God’s vineyard will bear much good fruit.

Reflections

• Does God answer my prayer?

• Ask anyway!

• Hypocrisy is practically the only thing Jesus railed against in the gospels -reflection for Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Immersion to Country with Catholic Mission

• “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says, ‘I’m in favour of the death penalty’, is not really pro-life” – Pope Leo XIV.

• Pope Leo’s early moves suggest a robust approach to synod reform

Musical Reflection

• You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

 

Our time is precious

Just a few thoughts

• We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the centre of the universe. -- Elie Wiesel

• May the kingdom of God extend over the whole world so that all people can live together in peace and harmony, with justice and mercy, free from religious persecution.

Reflections

• He is everywhere

• I am with you always!

• We are not owners but stewards -reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Environment in the spotlight during feast of Creation

• CSSA cautions against humanitarian intake reduction

Musical Reflection

• Bread Of Life, Hope Of The World