Be Love

Just a few thoughts

·        "It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime."  --  Steve Maraboli

·        We can’t heal the world today. But we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, and an act of kindness.   --  Mary Davis

·        May we share the light of the Gospel with all who are struggling to recognize good from evil, truth from lies, and selfless love from self-serving activity

Reflection

ü Where do we ultimately put our faith?

ü From Brisbane  --  Seeking the approval of…

ü Fear Is Contraction  --  Richard Rohr

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Ukraine shows we must reject the possibility that war can be just

Ø Accountability, transparency ‘critical’ in Church governance  --  CathNews

Ø Cardinal: Synod aims to end Church’s culture of silence  --  CathNews

Musical Reflection

¹ The Stations of the Cross | Instrumental

Hope for the underprivileged

Just a few thoughts

·        For a spirit of respect: that we may honour each person who enters our life, particularly those with physical limitations, and encourage them to use their gifts and enrich the community

·        Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.  --  Marie Curie

·        We seek a deeper faith in Jesus, trusting that he will be a merciful judge of each one of us and bring us to eternal life.

Reflection

ü Jesus, like the Father, is life-giving, a source of life.

ü The Earth Is at the Same Time Mother

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Lent & Synodality Week 4: Encourage One Another & Build Each Other Up

Ø The MacKillop Institute

Ø What can the under-privileged hope for in the budget…not much?  --  Francis Sullivan

Musical Reflection

¯ Companions on a Journey

¯ Jesus the Lord

¯ Ave Verum Corpus

Healer of body and soul

Just a few thoughts

·        "Don't let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace."  --  Kimberly Jones

·        Caring for each other with patience, tolerance, and humility is part of what it means to walk a spiritual path.  --  Radhanath

·        May the Indigenous communities of Australia, will gain the  on-going reform that will give them the confidence of receiving fair and just treatment in the administration of the law.

Reflection

ü It is so easy to lose our sense of proportion

ü From Brisbane  --  When God doesn’t heal

ü When Did We Lose Basic Respect For Each Other?  --  Ron Rolheiser

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The fable of the frog and the federal election  --  Eureka Street

Ø Toolkit helps kids find their feet during times of change  --  CathNews

Ø The Power of the Black Madonna  --  Richard Rohr

Musical Reflection

¯ Beatitudes

¯ We Praise You

¯ Introit

The man believed

Just a few thoughts

·        It takes just as little time to see the positive side of life as it does the negative side.  --  Jimmy Buffet

·        May our new Premier and State Government, all parliamentarians and those who assist them, be people of integrity, receive the gift of Wisdom and serve all people, especially the most vulnerable.

Reflection

ü From Brisbane  --  Go, your son will live

ü The Circle Dance of God  --  Richard Rohr

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pérez Esquivel's "Stations of the Cross,"  --  article

Ø Stations of the Cross from Latin America 1492 - 1992

Ø Australasian Catholic Coalition For Church Reform – Webinar
The Plenary and The People

Musical Reflection

¯ Unless a Grain of Wheat

¯ There is a Longing

¯ Lanterns

Unconditional love

Just a few thoughts

¯ A priest, Henry Nouwen, saw this painting of The Return of the prodigal son, by Rembrandt, and was so taken by it that he wrote a famous book of meditation based on it.

¯ "Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have."  --  Thomas S. Monson

¯ There is no point in our praying fervently for peace in the world unless we have a commitment to acting for peace ourselves.

Reflection

ü  Do we set limits to our forgiveness?

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Sunday homily from Frank Brennan

The Signs Of The Times

Ø God's Pleasure in Our Action  --  Ron Rolheiser

Ø Ukraine shows we must reject the possibility that war can be just

Musical Reflection

¯ Shepherd Me, O God

¯ God, You search Me and You Know Me

¯ What Wondrous Love Is This

Entitlement?

Just a few thoughts

·        Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.   --  Buddha

·        Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.  --  Maggie Kuhn

·        Earth Hour 2022 - Josephites

Reflection

ü Special righteousness

ü The beauty of change, of metanoia – A homily for last Sunday from UK

ü Looking Into The Heart

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Refugees are ordinary people, like us  --  CathNews

Ø What teachers need to know about the Bible  --  Australian Catholic

Ø The Envoy of Sophia  --  Richard Rohr

Musical Reflection

¯ Make Us True Servants

¯ What Wondrous Love Is This

Be Not Afraid

Just a few thoughts

·        International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade – a powerful reminder for us to remember how evil slavery is.

·        The Plenary and The People

Reflection

ü Stations of the Cross – Tranmere church  --  Download and play if it will not play directly

The Signs Of The Times

Ø When ‘Good Refugees’ are admitted  --  Eureka Street

Ø UN asked to find Australia violating human rights  --  CathNews

Musical Reflection

¯ At the Cross Her Station Keeping

Focus on the Common Good

Just a few thoughts

·        “Eight glasses of water per day keeps dehydration away.”

·        May we not forget the plight of the Ukrainian people who have fled their country and are now destitute, relying on the justice and charity of others.

·        International Day for the Right to the Truth

Reflection

ü The reality is that there are always new devils

ü God the Mother  --  Richard Rohr

ü Be honest with God when you pray

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Couch campaign aims to ‘unhide’ youth homelessness  --  CathNews

Ø Justifications for war come under scrutiny  --  NCR - USA

Musical Reflection

¯ Holy God We Praise Your Name

¯ One Thing I Ask of You, O God

¯ He Never Failed Me Yet

The law of love

Just a few thoughts

·        As servant leaders: governments must listen to the cries of those who are suffering; must find new ways to address the needs, and be moved to actions.

·        May policy-makers in every nation take the urgent steps necessary to save our fragile planet from the peril of global warming.

Reflection

ü In all things, our ultimate guide must be the law of love.

ü Really praying in Lent  --  Catholic News Service-USA

ü From Brisbane  --  Jesus and the Old Testament

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Lent & Synodality Week 3: Rejoice in the Gifts from God

Ø Giving hope and zest to the life of so many  --  Southern Cross

Ø Community Resilience and the Role of Government  --  Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Musical Reflection

¯ I will never forget you

¯ Led By The Spirit

¯ Strength for the Journey

77X

Just a few thoughts

·        Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.  --  Saint Augustine

·        Let us hope and pray that world leaders will be opened to the cruel consequences of war and their hearts turned from violence to peace.

·        May our elected politicians to the South Australia Parliament practice the art of dialogue that is respectful of the dignity of all.

Reflection

ü “The weak can never forgive,” said Mahatma Gandhi, “forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

ü From Brisbane  --  Forgiveness

ü Feminine Symbols for Go  --  Richard Rohr

The Signs Of The Times

Ø World Water Day

Ø Harmony Week Message  --  Australian Governor General

Ø How we can face the future without fear, together

Musical Reflection

¯ How blessed are you who are poor

¯ Merciful God

¯ Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Unwelcome messenger

Just a few thoughts

·        "Why you? Because there's no one better. Why now? Because tomorrow isn't soon enough."  --  Donna Brazile

·        We can’t have a democratic nation without an informed population.

·        A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.  --  Thomas Carruthers

Reflection

ü Sunday Homily  --  Frank Brennan

ü Rethink ideas about God  --  Sunday homily from USA

ü From Brisbane  --  Truth – it might make you angry

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Seven Observations on What We Mean by the Word God

Ø Rediscovering the “Jesus Movement”  --  Richard Rohr

Ø A Mighty Purpose

Musical Reflection

¯ This Day God Gives Me

¯ Return to God

¯ Open Our Eyes Lord

The nature of God

Just a few thoughts

·        Palm Sunday Peace & Justice Walk

·        Experience everything as gift:-  that in knowing God as the source of all existence, we may appreciate each day and each breath as a loving gift from God

·        May we respect the holy ground of our planet, and honour every person who walks upon it.

Reflection

ü Australian Women Preach

ü An Angry Savior?  --  Homily from USA

ü Hope of the Innocents  --  Homily from UK

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope Francis in war and peace  --  Eureka Street

Ø The Five M’s  --  Richard Rohr

Ø The tensions of papal diplomacy in the Russian-Ukraine war  --  The Tablet, UK

Musical Reflection

¯ This Day God Gives Me

¯ Jerusalem, My Destiny

¯ Be More Kind