Just a few
thoughts
I am away from home- a hot summer’s holiday- so I am keeping
it short!
Reflection
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø The Wisdom of Darkness --
Richard Rohr
Ø A closing prayer for the year
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Reflection
¯ One More Step Along The World I Go
¯ All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the
future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present." -- Bil
Keane
·
God is willing us to care the enormous number of
refugees around the world struggling to remain hopeful, and that governments
will rewrite policies so as to resettle them in safe homes.
Reflection
ü This
short passage says a few important things:
ü Praying for Wisdom --
Richard Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Vale
Desmond Tutu: a teacher of the powerful and voice of the downtrodden
Ø Getting
to the thick of it -- Andrew Hamilton
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Just a few
thoughts
·
Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming
them is what makes life meaningful.
-- Abdul Kalam
·
"The most wasted day of all is that during
which we have not laughed." -- Sebastian R. N. Chamfort
· May Jesus Christ lead the people of Israel and the Occupied Territories to a time of peace, so that Jewish, Muslim and Christian people can build up the kingdom of God.
ü Nunc
dimittis, “Now you can dismiss your servant, O Lord, in peace....”
ü Jesus
is recognised by Simeon
ü Kneeling before
the Mystery -- Richard Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Even
the Holy Family felt stress, pope tells families
Ø How
can you help if someone you know has a gambling problem?
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Reflection
·
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even
your smallest acts. This is the secret of success." -- -
Swami Sivananda
·
God help the innocent who become victims of the
psychological twists of other people.
God help the many millions of war victims throughout the world.
·
For asylum seekers being held in indefinite
detention, that their pain and anguish will be replaced without delay by the
joy of freedom-we pray
Reflection
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø A
universal story of hope for today’s world, whatever you believe -- Stephanie
Dowrick
Ø How
Christ inspires us to lives better lives for ourselves and others
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Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
May the birth of Christ inspire in each of us
new faith in God’s saving love.
·
"When the winds of change blow, some people
build walls and others build windmills."
Anon
·
May all in the Church experience a sense of unity
through our common faith in Jesus Christ.
Reflection
ü ‘In
the beginning was the Word……’
ü Holy
Family Sunday – some questions
to ponder over
ü “Why
have you done this to us?”
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Only One Message --
Richard Rohr
Ø Pope
calls on Curia to undergo 'synodal conversion'
Ø How
parishes can turn ‘Christmas Catholics’ into regular Massgoers
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Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Reclaim your curiosity, your sense of
adventure, and have some fun. Don't take every moment of your life so
seriously. Allow yourself to enjoy life."
-- -- Akiroq Brost
·
May there be peace in every land, where the many
peoples of the earth will own their common humanity and live together in
harmony
·
We pray for our families, that the celebration
of Christmas will unite us in joy and thankfulness, and wherever needed, in
forgiveness and reconciliation.
Reflection
ü Are we
waiting for God, or is God waiting for us?
-- Reflection from Brisbane.
ü A Sign of God’s Love -- Richard
Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø Finding
meaning in Christmas for all Australians
-- George Browning
Ø Lessons
in loneliness at Christmas from Dorothy Day
-- Michael Kelly
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Reflection
¯ Orana
·
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
to people of good will.
·
And in the evening
After the fire and the light
One thing is certain: Nothing can hold back the light.
Time is relentless
And as the past disappears
We're on the verge of all things new.
-- Billy Joel
·
God is with us! With glad hearts let us place
all our hopes in the hands of our gracious God.
ü Homily
for Christmas Day -- Frank Brennan
Ø Hope for Our Humanity -- Richard Rohr
Ø Pope
Francis tells Roman Curia ‘Be humble, not proud’ in another humdinger of a
Christmas talk
Ø Christmas,
Jesus, and the promise of a new way of being human --
David Timbs
¯ For unto Us a Child Is Born
- National Taiwan University Chorus
Just a few thoughts
·
At any moment, you have a choice, that either
leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. -- Thích
Nhất Hanh
·
May families coming together for Christmas be
graced with love, peace and thankfulness.
·
May our faith community will have prepared
prayerfully for the birth of the Saviour
Reflection
ü In Dark of
Night and Winter Cold -- Eleonore Stump
ü We Love to
be Loved -- John Foley
ü God has his
plans -- Reflection from Brisbane.
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø No Room In
The Inn -- Ron Rolheiser
Ø The
Birth of Christ in Us Is What Matters
-- Richard Rohr
Ø The Mission? It’s
you -- Catholic Weekly
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Reflection
¯ For
unto us a child is born -- Handel’s Messaiah
Just a few
thoughts
·
"Sometimes you just have to jump in a mud
puddle because it's there. Never get so old that you forget about having
fun."-- Tom Giaquinto
·
May our church communities around the world, be
joyful centres of hospitality, grace and peace
·
Let us
pray for all who live in Bethlehem and the hill country of Judah; for
Christians, Jews, and Muslims: that God’s Spirit will open new pathways of
peace and bring forth new hope for all who live in fear.
Reflection
ü When to
let go - Reflection from Brisbane
ü The Poverty of
Christmas -- Richard Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø In
an age of cancel culture can I find room in my heart for empathy? -- Patty
Fawkner
Ø A 2021
reflection -- Pro Bono Australia
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Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
The greatest revolution is love, not violence.
·
“A sermon is essentially a call to decisive
living, to make decisions about the impact of your faith on both you and the
world.” -- Michael McGirr
Reflection
ü With
Mary, let us say today a resounding ‘Yes’ to God’s plans for his children.
ü The
Throne of God - Reflection from
Brisbane
ü What Are We Waiting
For? -- Richard Rohr
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø A
Place to Call Home -- Jesuit Refugee Services Australia
Ø Government
slashes costs for sponsoring refugees
-- CathNews
Ø Catholic
Social Teaching – Inclusion
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Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is
popular. -- Roy T. Bennett
·
"If you want your children to listen, try
talking softly to someone else."
-- Ann Landers
·
Let us make sure there is truly room in our lives
for the coming of our Saviour.
Reflection
ü The gaze of
joy - Reflection from Brisbane
ü Homily
of last Sunday -- Bishop V Nguyen
ü “Stilled
in silent amazement” -- Catholic Voice
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø The
tangled strands of Christmas -- Andrew Hamilton
Ø Catholic
Social Teaching -- – Accompaniment
Ø The
‘fatal flaw’ plaguing policy making in Australia
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Reflection
Just a few
thoughts
·
Mary, mother of Jesus, our sister in faith, the
first disciple of Jesus, and Mother of the Church.
·
May all children be loved, protected, nourished
and respected.
·
International
Human Solidarity Day
Reflection
ü Sunday
Homily – Frank Brennan
ü Sunday
Homily -- Mary M. McGlone
ü Willing to
conceive - Reflection from Brisbane
The Signs Of
The Times
Ø People
seeking asylum face enduring homelessness amidst chronic financial insecurity --
Catholic Outlook
Ø Catholic
Social Teaching -- Dialogue
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