You cannot serve God and money.

Just a few thoughts

• Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

• May this World Refugee Day, with its theme, Until Everyone is Safe, remind the nations of the world of their responsibility towards the millions of people who have become refugees because of war, conflict, poverty and hunger.

• We pray for the homeless and all who live in insecure and sub-standard accommodation, that the whole community will work to provide them with shelter from the winter cold.

Reflections

• God is in the here and now

• Set your hearts on God’s kingdom first

• One in Christ -reflection for Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• One umbrella, many stories: Why a "monocultural" Australia misses the point

• A New Way of Living

Musical Reflection

• One Day At A Time

Becoming rich in the eyes of God

Just a few thoughts

• If you think education is expensive – try ignorance!

• May our heart be centred upon the true treasure of God’s love, justice and mercy

• We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.

Reflections

• The real wealth is a generous spirit.

• As nations continue to vie for power and control by violence

• Cast Out Fear -reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Mental health system lacking skilled counsellors

• One Nation surge confounds political scientists

Musical Reflection

• O God, You Search Me

The more we pray, the better we discern God’s will

Just a few thoughts

• Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. -- Steve Jobs

• We pray that those who have been made refugees because of the policies of governments and the actions of military and terrorist organisations, will receive the help which they urgently need as their homes, livelihoods, schools, medical centres and work places are destroyed.

Reflections

• Praying with Jesus

• What truly matters: faith, hope, and love

• The Apostles and human frailty -reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Catholic Religious call out racism towards First Nations People

• The Albanese government and the lobbying scourge

Musical Reflection

• Be With Me, Lord

True charity does not draw attention to itself.

Just a few thoughts

• If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. -- Thomas Aquinas

• May, during this World Refugee Week, we will be grateful to the United Nations commitment to their care, the nations who donate to that work, and to the religious and community organizations who work for their resettlement in places of peace.

Reflections

• Reflect on your motivations

• It is all about motivation and purpose

• Into the Deep: Bishop Vincent’s 10 years of leadership, hope and renewal in Parramatta

The Signs Of The Times

• What counts as excellence in the age of AI?

• Stateless people need protection, not removal to Nauru

Musical Reflection

• Be still and know

Choosing not to hate

Just a few thoughts

• “Know the true value of time! Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” -- Lord Chesterfield Stanhope

• May we learn to forgive from the heart, not hold grudges, but pray for those who offend us.

• We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.

Reflections

• We find Christ in the stranger.

• Truth must be spoken, especially when power is misused

• A New Way of Living - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Minimum wage decision fair compromise but wage gap remains

• Government called to ‘show moral leadership’ on refugees

Musical Reflection

• O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Do not overcome evil by doing evil

Just a few thoughts

• “There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.” – Anon

• May those who administer justice, do so with mercy, as we mark this Refugee Week, so that we all respond to their frightening situations with care and respect.

• We pray for the handful of leaders wielding unchecked power on the world stage, that by the grace of God they will become ambitious for peace, not war.

Reflections

• Nonviolence

• Going the extra mile

• Jesus invites us to take on his own motivation - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• A Reflection for Refugee Week

• Remain in Me as I Remain in You

Musical Reflection

• The LORD Is My Light & My Salvation

The choice is always ours

Just a few thoughts

• “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” -- Brené Brown

• We pray for all refugees as we mark the beginning of Refugee Week today, that those who have settled here may be welcomed, and those who live in desperate situations will not be forgotten or ignored.

• We pray for all faithful followers of Jesus, that they will answer his call to be roving ambassadors of reconciliation

Reflections

• Two Minute Homily

• Equipped with Power and Authority to Heal

• Frank Brennan’s Homily - reflection for this Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

• Learning to truly see people the way Jesus sees them

• Teenagers used to discover what they loved. Now the algorithm decides

Musical Reflection

• Make me a channel of your peace