Awe!.......We Stand On Holy Ground

Just a few thoughts

·        We pray for all Christian pastors, that like Christ the good shepherd they will feed their flocks with inspired teaching.  --  Lord, hear us.

·        'What happened at Vatican II?'
The language of the Church in articulating its mission changed:
'from commands to invitations,

from laws to ideals,

from threats to persuasion,

from coercion to conscience,

from monologue to conversation,

from ruling to serving,

from withdrawn to integrated,

from vertical and top-down to horizontal,

from exclusion to inclusion,

from hostility to friendship,

from static to changing,

from passive acceptance to active engagement,

from prescriptive to principled,

from defiant to open-ended,

from behaviour modification to conversion of heart,

from the dictates of law to the dictates of conscience,

from external conformity to the joyful pursuit of holiness.'

And isn’t that exactly what Pope Francis is attempting to do!

Reflection.

ü Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground

ü Reflection with Fr. Michael Kelly

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  Samuel: Bowing to a King  --  Fr Richard Rohr

Ø  Why Stay In The Church?  --  Fr Ron Rolheiser

Musical Reflection

¯ Come to Me

¯ You Are Our Home

Bits & Pieces

v  1913 - William Rigby

v  1995: Proclamation of Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag as official flags of Australia

v  1789 - Bastille Day