Lourdes

Just a few thoughts

• The only path to serenity

  Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.

  Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

  Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.

  Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.

  Do your work, then step back.

  The only path to serenity.

  ……...Tao Te Ching

• We pray for those who are deprived of adequate health care, that governments will not neglect them, but see the needs of such people as a matter of urgent justice.

Reflections

• Trivial externals
  
  
• World day of prayer for the sick.
  
  
• Those who know their need of God are the salt of the earth and the light of the world – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• The Cost of Our Living: Economic and Social Justice for the Common Good

• Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning

Musical Reflection

• Find Us Ready

St Scholastica

Just a few thoughts

• "The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy." -- Florence Scovel Shinn

• We pray for religious people of all faiths, that they will be true to their beliefs, and not manipulate them in the quest for power over others or as an excuse for violence.

• We pray for all who face danger, detention and even death for standing up to autocratic rulers. May their courage help bring tyranny to an end around the world.

Reflections

• Religious lawyers can't cope well with God.

• Honouring and caring for our parents
  
  

• Called to be the antidote and counteragent to division in the world – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Fairness, not just growth, is the key to productivity

• No short term solution in Gaza

Musical Reflection

• Micah's Song

Bringing Holy Communion

Just a few thoughts

• The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves. -- Alan Watts

• May we bring to God in prayer those who are sick in our families and parish, those in hospitals and nursing homes, those in hospices and those at home.

• We pray for the staff and associates of church social justice agencies. May they fulfil the prophet’s command to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and shelter the homeless.

Reflections

• Jesus was both loved and hated.

• Do you feel that you need to be healed? Of something
  
  

• Frank Brennan homily – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Bishops seek focus on cost-of-living crisis

• No short term solution in Gaza

Musical Reflection

• Lord of Creation

Salt of the earth

Just a few thoughts

• When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. -- Lao Tzu

• May the light of Jesus Christ guide world leaders to do away with the clenched fist and wicked word, with a commitment to feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.

• We pray for the leaders and followers of the world’s great faiths. May their steadfast practice of justice, love and peace draw the human family together as one.

Reflections

• Two-Minute Homily

• “You are the salt of the earth…. You are the light of the world.”
  
  

• The hot peppers of the earth – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• The Meek Are No Longer Inheriting the Earth

• Hutt St Centre calls for policy changes

Musical Reflection

• Walk in the Light

A time to rest and reflect

Just a few thoughts

• "Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!" -- Steve Maraboli

• May we, like Jesus, find that quiet place where we can be alone with the Father in prayer.

Reflections

• Seeking shade

• Prayer in the midst of life
  
  

• Salt and Light – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Why is the Australian government hosting the President of Israel?

• Justice Requires Rest for All

Musical Reflection

• Be Still My Soul

Facing the challenges of modern life

Just a few thoughts

• "A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory." -- Mark Twain

• We pray for those who are treated unjustly or cruelty, that they may retain their sense of self-worth and act with dignity throughout their ordeal.

• We pray for the Australian community, that gratitude for the abundance of natural and civic blessings we enjoy will disarm division and overcome every form of injustice

Reflections

• Without our cooperation, his message will not be heard.

• We could pray for the courage to challenge today’s political leaders when justice, goodness and truth are undermined.
  
  

• Light For The World – next Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• A missed opportunity

• The Forgiveness of Debts

Musical Reflection

• Shine Jesus Shine

Martyrdom

Just a few thoughts

• It’s easy to feel as if we’re standing two inches away from a huge canvas that’s noisy and crowded and changing with every microsecond. It’s only by stepping farther back and standing still that we can begin to see what that canvas (which is our life) really means, and to take in the larger picture. -- Pico Iyer

• We pray for all who work with bishops in a collaborative ministry, that their witness to Christ may promote the unity of the people of God.

Reflections

• Now is the time

• Taking the Good News
  
  

• Here I Am – next Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Bible not a relic of the past but a living dialogue: Pope Leo

• A Book to Remember

Musical Reflection

• In Every Age