Just a few thoughts
· We
had a glorious, but exhausting day at the York Peninsula Field Days, with the
grandkids!
· The
1st session
of the Plenary Council is livestreamed on Monday, October 4 from 11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
Plenary Reflections
Ø Approaching
first assembly ‘with a sense of anticipation’
Ø Catholics
urged to show support for Afghan refugees
Ø Defend
life, promote access to health care for all: Pope Francis
Musical
Reflection
Just a few thoughts
·
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say
this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by
listening. -- Larry King
· Opening
Mass of the Plenary Council on Sunday can be viewed online 1.30 pm (SA) at
the Plenary Council website
Plenary Reflections
Ø Bishop
Vincent: ‘My hope for the Plenary Council’
Ø ‘Spiritual
conversations’ will aid Plenary Council discernment -- ACBC
Musical
Reflection
Just a few thoughts
·
This week leading up to the Plenary Council I
would like to post for you as many important presentations as I can find. I
would like to start with a podcast that lasts about 20minutes – Interview
with Plenary Council facilitator Lana Turvey-Collins
·
“What good is faith if it causes pain for
another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that
leads to hate?” -- Jared Brock
Plenary Reflections
Ø The
Plenary Council -- Fr Andrew Hamilton
Ø The
Church must be welcoming: Pope Francis
Musical
Reflection
Bits &
Pieces
v 1872:
Birth
of David Unaipon, Aboriginal writer and activist
Just a few thoughts
·
“Go to the poor: you will find God.” -- St.
Vincent de Paul
·
“Charity is certainly greater than any rule.
Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.”
-- St. Vincent de Paul
·
“Make it a practice to judge persons and things
in the most favourable light at all times and under all circumstances.” -- St.
Vincent de Paul
Reflection.
ü Sunday
Homily - Offcuts
ü Discipleship
involves service to all in need – Sunday homily
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Feast of St
Vincent de Paul -- Fr Andrew Hamilton
Ø Saint Vincent de Paul --
Vinnies
Musical
Reflection
¯ How blessed are you who are
poor
Bits &
Pieces
Just a few thoughts
·
“Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive
ourselves.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
·
We pray on this Migrants and Refugees Sunday for
all who have left their homelands, that they will summon us to affirm our
common humanity. -- Lord, hear us.
Reflection.
Ø Christians clearly have no
monopoly on loving others.
Ø Homily
– Fr Frank Brennan
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø World
Day of Migrants and Refugees
-- Fr Richard Leonard
Ø Is
it time to re-think seminaries?
-- Eureka Street
Ø Synodality
is a work in progress -- Eureka Street
Musical
Reflection
¯ Sanctus
¯ Stewards of Earth [Finlandia]
Bits &
Pieces
v International
Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
v 1665 - Height of the Great Plague of London as 7,165 people die throughout the previous week
Just a few thoughts
·
“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as
a tree.” — Joyce Kilmer
·
May we seek the enlightenment of the Spirit as
we reflect upon the mystery of God.
-- Lord, hear us.
·
Always keep your eyes open. Keep watching. Because whatever you can see can inspire you. -- Grace
Coddington
Reflection.
ü They did not understand what
Jesus was saying.
ü We
are called beyond our complacency
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Migrant
and Refugee Sunday: A Prayer for Afghanistan
Ø Migrants
and Refugees Sunday. – Towards
an Ever Wider “We” message from Pope Francis.
Musical
Reflection
Bits &
Pieces
v 1957--
Great Britain performs nuclear test at
Maralinga, Australia
v 1976 -- Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement on a bulletin board at Mount Temple posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which becomes U2
Just a few thoughts
·
Pray
with us and for us: - Plenary Council president Archbishop Costelloe
·
We pray that every Christian may be firm in
their faith, rejoicing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and find in
his death and resurrection, life and hope.
·
“The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still
has its roots in earth and manure.” — D.
H. Lawrence
Reflection.
ü Reflection
with Fr. Michael Kelly
ü Simple Trust
in God’s Presence -- Fr Richard Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Migrants
& Refugee Resource Booklet
Ø The
gift of migrants -- Fr Andrew Hamilton
Musical
Reflection
¯ Pie Jesu
Bits &
Pieces
v 1853 - 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
Just a few thoughts
·
“You can't just let nature run wild.” — Walt Disney
·
For our parish community, that it will be graced
with a spirit of divine wisdom and heartfelt prayer. -- Let
us pray to the Lord.
·
Don't bother just to be better than your
contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. -- William
Faulkner
·
International Day of Sign Languages – Such important tools for those who communicate by means of them, and especially
for those who have conveyed important health and safety messages during the
pandemic
Reflection.
ü How
do we experience Jesus in our lives?
ü When
we doubt the power of prayer -- Fr Ron Rolheiser
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Media
critical of the Pope do ‘the devil’s work’
Ø Pope
calls on world to welcome refugees and immigrants
Ø The Cosmos
Reveal God’s Great Love
Musical
Reflection
¯ May light eternal shine upon
them
Bits &
Pieces
Just a few thoughts
·
We're invited to discover & encounter God
through service to others
·
"Respect our elders. They made it through
school without Google or Wikipedia." -- anon
·
For those most vulnerable to the psychological
and economic cost of the pandemic, that they will receive the support they need
to cope. -- Let us pray to the Lord.
Reflection.
ü Reflection
with Fr. Michael Kelly
ü Last
Sunday’s homily - We're invited to discover & encounter God
through service to others
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Leadership
is distorted by thirst for power, betraying charism. -- Pope Francis
Ø The Spirit in the
Assembly -- Commonweal Magazine (USA)
Musical
Reflection
Bits &
Pieces
v Something about autism -- By understanding who a child is (their strengths and challenges) rather than what they are (a diagnostic label), we can interact/communicate with them in a manner that will help them towards their full potential.
Just a few thoughts
·
International
Day of Peace
When there is no peace in the home there is no peace in the world
·
For peace-makers and aid-workers in places of
chronic violence, that their selfless service will open pathways of hope,
especially for women and children. -- Let us pray to the Lord.
Reflection.
ü “I desire compassion and not
sacrifice.”
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Adelaide
Diocesan Assembly - Grateful
to gather as pilgrims
Thursday night’s closing session
will be live streamed at https://youtu.be/_otk07w-SI0
Ø The
Style and the 'How' of the Church
Ø Handle
Communion debate pastorally -- Pope Francis speaking to bishops
Musical
Reflection
Just a few thoughts
·
For all earth’s peoples, that they will embrace
the eco-conversion called for by Pope Francis for the life of the planet. -- Let
us pray to the Lord.
·
We often say we are on a journey of faith. Here
is another way of saying that:
“We’re all just walking each other home.” -- ~Ram Dass
Reflection.
ü Sunday
Homily from USA - Today, we are invited to walk the road with Jesus and his
thickheaded disciples, praying that we, too, can learn the invincible and
irresistibly attractive power of self-giving love.
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Church
must listen to the call of survivors
Ø ‘Unlocking’
Catechism for millennials and Gen Z
Musical
Reflection
¯ Thy Word
Just a few thoughts
·
A glorious morning in Wallaroo!
·
For leaders in every sphere of public life, that
they will put their power at the service of the common good. -- Let
us pray to the Lord.
·
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not
exist in nature, nor do the children of humans as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is
either a daring adventure or nothing.
-- Helen Keller
Reflection.
ü What were you
arguing about?
ü Homily
– Fr Frank Brennan
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Handle
Communion debate pastorally -- Pope Francis speaking to bishops
Ø Plenary
Council: Opportunity for Church to Restore Human Rights
Musical
Reflection
