Let us do good for everyone.

Just a few thoughts

·         Brrrrrrr……..  The last day of Autumn!

·         Today’s readings offer some choice. So, I have chosen from Paul’s Letter to the Romans

The reflection about this reading is in the last part of this article.

·         Our parish bulletin mentioned a group called SA Catholics for an Evolving Church. Just the title alone right away raised my level of interest. Sadly, the advertised event happened last week! I will find out more about this organisation.

·         Our celebration of Trinity Sunday focussed on the 3 ”persons” making up the Trinity, that is one eternal God. Why is the Church still talking in those terms when the concept of ‘trinity’ is something completely different? Only Jesus was a “person”.

Reflection.

ü Sunday Homily --  Fr Frank Brennan

ü Trinity  --  Fr Richard Leonard

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Rich Kids Growing Up Without Money – Or Understanding  --  Fr Ron Rolheiser

Ø  The Power of Love  --  Fr Richard Rohr

Musical Reflection

¯ Bread of Life

¯ Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Bits & Pieces

v  1871   South Australian Cricket Association

I am with you always, to the end of the age.

Just a few thoughts

·         We pray for Christian faith communities of every kind, that they bear clear witness to the love eternally shared between Father, Son and Spirit. (Pause for silent prayer) Lord, hear us.

·         A pleasant night out at the Knights of The Southern Cross fundraising dinner.

Reflection.

ü The Holy Trinity

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  The Australian Federal Court found a new duty it never has before: the environment minister owes a duty of care to Australia’s young people not to cause them physical harm in the form of personal injury from climate change.  --  The Conversation

Musical Reflection

¯ Lord, You Give the Great Commission

¯ Morning Has Broken

¯ Take My Life and Let It Be

Bits & Pieces

v  1863   SA Gas Company

v  Did you know...... that yesterday was Mount Everest Summit Day? In 1953, New Zealand beekeeper Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the 29,035-foot summit of Everest, becoming the first people to stand atop the world's highest mountain.

“By what authority are you doing these things?”

Just a few thoughts

·         Blogger didn’t want to cooperate yesterday, so the post was rather late.

·         We pray for the citizens of Australia, that National Reconciliation Week will strengthen mutual respect and understanding between non-indigenous Australians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  --   Lord, hear us.

Reflection.

ü God can use any person, any experience, good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant, to communicate with us.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Today, we renew our commitment to Treaty.

Musical Reflection

¯ Everyone Moved By The Spirit

¯ Sing of the Lord's goodness

Bits & Pieces

v  My life is my message.  --  Mahatma Gandhi

"Have faith in God."

  

Just a few thoughts

·         We are celebrating Reconciliation Week. It is a crucial aspect of Australia’s history.  I strongly recommend that we really and truly study this issue to reach a just understanding of our responsibilities to recognise the need to seek a considered treaty with the Indigenous Peoples of this country.

·         This is a rather heavy set of links. They are crucial to our real understanding of the nature of the rights of Indigenous Peoples in their own lands! Please do take the time to learn more about this issue.

·         Dreaming of a reconciled Australia

·         Treaties

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Prayer is not a magic wand or a way to ask God to be at one’s service, Pope Francis said.

Prayer is a humble dialogue with God to grow spiritually and discover his will for the world.

In prayer, it is God who must convert us, not we who must convert God,” he said.

Ø  Common Grace/Treaty

Musical Reflection

¯ Treaty

¯ Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wiyathul

¯ Didgeridoo Meets Orchestra

"Go; your faith has made you well."

Just a few thoughts

·         Aaw! Cloud blocked the moon!

·         1967: Referendum allows the Commonwealth to make laws for Aboriginal people and count them in the census.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Pope Francis yesterday launched the Vatican’s seven-year Laudato Si’ action plan to implement environmental sustainability in different sectors of the Church from religious orders to Catholic schools and hospitals.

Ø  The struggle for real reform in the Australian Catholic Church

Ø  13 years since the Apology

Ø  Uluru Statement from the Heart awarded 2021 Sydney peace prize

Musical Reflection

¯ Moonlight Serenade

¯ Sail Along Silvery Moon

¯ Fly Me To The Moon

¯ Dark Side of the Moon

James and John approach Jesus and tell him what they want.

Just a few thoughts

·         National Sorry Day - We pray for the whole Australian community, that National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week will promote mutual respect between the First Nations and settler peoples of the land.  --  Lord, hear us.

·         National Sorry Day

·         I don’t really know what reconciliation means any more.

It’s been 20 years since we walked over bridges, signed petitions and wrote sorry in the sky, over 10 years since we said we were going to close the gap, 30 years since we held a royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and 30 years since the Yothu Yindi song Treaty was number one on the pop charts.

But why does it feel like we still can’t shift the dial on black and white relations?
Why, when we ask for a constitutionally enshrined voice to oversee our sovereign rights is it met with political obstruction?
Why can’t people see the logic?

--- Wesley Enoch AM -  the QUT Indigenous Chair in the Creative Industries, a playwright and artistic director

Reflection.

ü Pope Frances

ü Reflecting on the meaning of Jesus’ death  --  Fr Richard Rohr

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  On the right path  --  Fr Andrew Hamilton

Ø  Dying and the question of dignity  --  Eureka Street

Musical Reflection

¯ Weeping In The Forest

¯ Blood And Tears

Bits & Pieces

v  1916 -  Charles Cameron Kingston

When everyone serves, everyone is served.

Just a few thoughts

·         Yesterday was the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. This is an important feast in Australia because Our Lady, under the title “Help of Christians”, is a spiritual patron of Australia.

·         We pray for the delegates to the Plenary Council, that they will be fired by the Holy Spirit and guided by Our Lady, Help of Christians.  --  Lord, hear us.

·         Ave Maria  --  Schubert

Reflection.

ü Say yes to Holy Spirit, no to divisive ideologies  --  Pope Francis

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  The annual Marian Procession  --  Southern Cross

Ø  New sacred art website  --  Southern Cross

Musical Reflection

¯ Salve Regina

Bits & Pieces

1839 -  First mail delivery in Adelaide

then come, follow me.

Just a few thoughts

·        We pray for all who have the power to shape public opinion, that they will use that power to promote justice, peace and unity in the world.  --  Lord, hear us.

·         Bob Dylan’s 80^th birthday. His social commentary songs left a mark – The Times They Are A Changing, Blowing In The Wind, etc etc. Here is “Dignity” [Spotify-audio only]

Reflection.

ü Sunday Homily  --  Fr Frank Brennan

ü Why is it so difficult for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God?

Musical Reflection

¯ Here is a cut short version of Dignity. It shows the lyrics in the commentary.

Bits & Pieces

v  1902   Queen Victoria Hospital.  Our daughter was born there.

v  "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now."

 

Hearts on Fire!

Just a few thoughts

·         We pray for all who work in the field of palliative care, that their care for the dying and those in chronic pain will ease suffering and bring peace. (Pause for silent prayer) Lord, hear us.

Reflection.

ü Breath of God  --  Fr Timothy Radcliffe

ü The Spirit multiplies our plans  --  Sr Mary McGlone

Musical Reflection

¯ Hearts on Fire

¯ Breathe on Me

Bits & Pieces

v  There is more to life than increasing its speed.  --  Mahatma Gandhi

v  1883   Zoological Gardens

 

The Resurrected Lord assures us of his presence amongst those who want to follow him.

Just a few thoughts

·         Pope Francis plans synodal shake-up  --  The Tablet.
The Pope is throwing out a real challenge to the hierarchy!

·         We pray for all who have the power to shape public opinion, that they will use that power to promote justice, peace and unity in the world.  --   Lord, hear us.

Reflection.

ü Speaking the same language was not what mattered: it was the ability to listen--  Fr Richard Leonard

ü Freedom from fear  --  Fr Andrew Hamilton

Musical Reflection

¯ Here I Am, Lord

¯ In Christ There Is No East Or West

Bits & Pieces

v  "When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better."  --  Pauline R. Kezer

 

The peace we seek is available if we put ourselves into Jesus’ hands.

Just a few thoughts

·         Greetings from the Cornish Festival in the Copper Coast.

·         Below are 2 sets of information that I found valuable and thought provoking. As they are about current issues in our Catholic Church I will focus on them and not add other readings/reflections.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Keys to reforming our Church together - Launch of Summary Document 'eFlipbook'

Written by Catholics For Renewal and published by Garratt Publishing the eFlipbook is currently free HERE

Ø  Four issues to consider when legislating for medically assisted dying--  Fr Frank Brennan

Musical Reflection

¯ In Christ There Is No East or West

Bits & Pieces

v  “You cannot live without the forests, without water. Without them, there’s no life,” he said. “It’s not possible to stay silent or indifferent.”  --  Jose Gregorio Diaz Mirabal of the Amazon

 

“By this will all know that you are my disciples, that you have love for one another,”

Just a few thoughts

·         We pray for all the Christian churches, that they will bear joyful witness to the truth and goodness of God.   --  Lord, hear us.

·         It's World Bee Day

Reflection.

ü Each one of us is among those Jesus is praying for here.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Why thinking Indigenously is important for Australian theology  --  Eureka Street

Ø  Growing inequality will continue despite Federal Budget spending

Musical Reflection

¯ Go Tell Everyone

¯ Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Bits & Pieces

v  Do you think you're sitting still right now? 

- You're on a planet orbiting a star at 30km/s

- That star is orbiting the centre of a galaxy at 230km/s

- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.

Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km

 

Armed with truth, with the integrity of Jesus himself, he is sending them into the midst of the world.

Just a few thoughts

·         For the countless Australians who offer their time and energy as volunteers, that National Volunteer Week will recognise their generosity and swell their numbers.  --  Let us pray to the Lord.

·         Not-So-Grim Reaper  --  S Goodier

Reflection.

ü Feast of the Assumption- a Homily

ü How Jesus takes away the sin of the world  --  Fr Ron Rolheiser

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Pope’s focus on synodality will reshape Church  --  CathNews

Musical Reflection

¯ A new heart for a new world

¯ African Credo - I Believe

Bits & Pieces

v  Radical Amazement
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually.  --   Abraham Heschel

 

Unity

Just a few thoughts

·         For the Christian churches, that they grow ever closer together in faith and become one Body united in one Spirit.  --  Let us pray to the Lord.

Reflection.

ü We thank Jesus for his disciples.

ü Ascension of the Lord: It's now your turn  --  Sr Mary McGlone

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  'Working so closely with death teaches us to embrace and celebrate life'  --  SA Life

Ø  Catholic health and education agencies have welcomed Budget funding for aged care and disability as well as early childhood learning and support for gender equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls.  --  CathNews

Musical Reflection

¯ Send Down the Fire (Haugen)

¯ In Christ There Is No East Or West

Bits & Pieces

v  National Volunteers Week

 

I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace.

Just a few thoughts

·         Hi, we are online again. Our “overseas” break left us without internet services for a while.

I make 2 observations about parish bulletin.

1.      Did anyone else feel uncomfortable about so much space in the parish bulletin being given to an issue being discussed in Parliament, in this case the Euthanasia Bill?
I very much prefer such issues to be discussed in a separate Notice, as was done the previous week.

2.      Is the size of the print in the bulletin decreasing to such an extent that a magnifying glass is needed to read much of it?  I prefer having a constant size and style for all notices.

Reflection.

ü Sunday Homily – Fr Frank Brennan.   I highly recommend this homily.

ü The peace we seek is available if we put ourselves into Jesus’ hands.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Aged care needs $10bn injection  --  CathNews

Ø  How Do We “Save” the World?  --  Fr Richard Rohr

Musical Reflection

¯ I'll Be Always Loving You

¯ Praise to You, O Christ Our Saviour

¯ In Christ There Is No East Or West  --  Guitar

Bits & Pieces

v  Week of Prayer for Christian Unity