Fear dominating debate.

Just a few thoughts

• "Instead of a sign that says: 'Do not disturb' I need one that says: 'Already disturbed, proceed with caution.'" – Anon

• May everyone who is participating in this Dialogue Week across the Archdiocese in preparation for the Diocesan Synod will feel a sense of hope as they share deeply and prayerfully.

• May this day, marking the beginning of the 5th year of the Russian -Ukrainian war, unite us in fervent prayer for peace and justice, reconciliation and also consolation for all traumatised.

Reflections

• The spirit of the Lord’s Prayer

• Forgiveness

• Daughters and sons of God – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• One error and damned forever?

• Values, ethics, fear – Australian women and children in the Al Roj Camp

Musical Reflection

• The Lord's Prayer

Daily perseverance

Just a few thoughts

• Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. -- Peter Drucker

• May the strangers in our midst, especially those who are refugees and those whose status is unclear, be welcomed, treated with respect, and given the opportunity to see their dreams fulfilled.

• We pray for the members of our parish community. May we help each other pray more deeply, give more generously, and fast more faithfully through this season of Lent.

Reflections

• What will my life amount to in the end?

• Simple acts

• A time to be tested, renewed and transformed – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• First Nations leaders call for national treaty and truth-telling process

• Pope tells priests not to use AI to write homilies

Musical Reflection

• Hold Us Close

The way of love, which is deep, unspectacular, and powerless.

Just a few thoughts

• Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny. -- Lao Tzu

• May this Dialogue Week, gathering together parishes and ethnic communities, schools and colleges, religious and Church places of care, help make fruitful the Diocesan Synod.

• We pray for all the followers of Jesus. May they relish the gift of Lent and choose to be renewed in faith and mission.

Reflections

• Frank Brennan Homily

• Two Minute Homily

• Temptation – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Reconciliation begins with education

• When Ramadan and Lent overlap, faiths move in parallel

Musical Reflection

• Into the Desert

The company Jesus Kept

Just a few thoughts

• A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. -- Lao Tzu

• May all people of every nation and religion may learn to do away with the clenched fist and the wicked word, so that they can feed the hungry and help the oppressed.

• We pray for all whose belief in God has become weak and unsure, that this year’s season of Lent will rekindle their faith and revive their following of Jesus.

Reflections

• But how disconcerting it always is to find Jesus among the bad!

• Transformation

• Jesus Leads the Way – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• They did not make their own beds

• There Is More Than Enough

Musical Reflection

• Just A Closer Walk

Why?

Just a few thoughts

• "We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams." -- Jimmy Carter

• We pray for a commitment to fasting and penance which brings a holy discipline into our lives so that our hearts are free to love God and our neighbour.

• We pray for world leaders. May this United Nations Day of Social Justice call them to be champions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Reflections

• A path that is difficult, but ends in joy

• We can all benefit from this form of fasting!

• Demons – next Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Pope Leo calls for ‘countercultural’ repentance

• Politicians urged to support repatriation of relatives of ISIS fighters

Musical Reflection

• Be With Me

Our Crosses

Just a few thoughts

• "The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." -- Ted Nelson

• We pray for each other, that during this season of Lent we may follow Jesus with trust and hope.

• We pray for end to domestic violence. May government and community initiatives to defuse this wave of anger and grievance save many lives.

Reflections

• Take up your cross.

• Taking up the cross daily

• Going Away and Coming Back – Ash Wednesday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Abstain from harsh words and rash judgement

• The large story of Lent is of God’s journey with humanity

Musical Reflection

• Led By The Spirit

Life is indeed transient

Just a few thoughts

• The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. -- Max DePree

• May our fasting and other Lenten penances release us from earthly desires and make us more intent on goodness, justice and mercy.

• We pray for the Australian community. May all sectors of society work together in solidarity to forge a national plan to respond to climate danger.

Reflections

• A time for truth rather than make-up

• Even now

• A regeneration of the heart – Ash Wednesday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

• Lent urges us to venture from darkness into the light

• Salt, light and the visit of Isaac Herzog

Musical Reflection

• Ashes