Caring for body and soul

Just a few thoughts

·        "Let us ask the Lord to give us the gentleness to look upon the poor with understanding and love, devoid of human calculation and fear." -- Pope Francis

·        May the members of the Plenary Council make final preparations for the second session in great freedom of Spirit.

Reflection

ü Get up and walk

ü Living Our Faith in All Circumstances

ü Jesus, The Physician

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Last night I watched on ABC TV the program “The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue”.
There were so many things to take on board and ponder about. I urge everyone to watch it on ABC Iview

Ø Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Resources

Ø Ukraine, World War III and Pope Francis’ roadmap for the church

Musical Reflection

¯ This Is My Song

¯ The Eyes and Hands of Christ

¯ God Be in My Head

We are church, a ship tossed about by the issues of the modern age.

Just a few thoughts

·        Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front. -- Nelson Mandela

·        May everyone on earth become an ambassador of peace.

·        May Pope Francis, successor of Peter and Bishop of Rome, be blessed with the consolation of the Holy Spirit and improved health, as he presides over the Church in charity.

Reflection

ü The Gospel is always about us

ü If the Church is to remain relevant

ü "Who Do You Say I Am?"

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Australia under the spotlight over East Timor

Ø Human Dignity - An Aussie Value? – A speech and discussion with Fr Frank Brennan

Musical Reflection

¯ Receive the Power

¯ Listen to the Spirit

¯ Peace Mantra

We are church, a ship tossed by the sea

Just a few thoughts

·        The purpose of our lives is to be happy. -- Dalai Lama

·        We pray for our parish community. May we encourage one another to follow Jesus with all our hearts, even on the way of the cross.

·        Let us pray for the Members of the Second Assembly of the Australian Plenary Council as they prepare to gather next Sunday in Sydney.

Reflection

ü We can learn to be aware that God is close to us at all times

ü What Does It Mean to Set Jesus Free?

ü Jesus Calms the Storm

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Church can be renewed if people listen to Holy Spirit --  from Ireland

Ø World Meeting of Families 2022

Musical Reflection

¯ Without Fear (Holy Spirit Come)

¯ Listen To The Spirit

¯ Do The Right Thing

A call to a way of life.

Just a few thoughts

·        "Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others." -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

·        “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

·        May hear God’s call to discipleship and seek first the reign of God in our lives

Reflection

ü Who will follow him? – Sunday Homily

ü Be Reasonable – Sunday Homily

ü  Called To Follow Jesus

The Signs Of The Times

Ø ‘This is the culmination of all my life’s experiences’

Ø Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Sunday on 3 July

Ø Plenary Council 2^nd session starts from Sunday July 3 - Comments on the Framework for Motions Document

Musical Reflection

¯ Gurrumul - Jesu

¯ Lord Whose Love Through Humble Service

¯ In the Lord I'll be ever thankful

To Be A Minister Is To Be A Servant

Just a few thoughts

·        That the Members who will gather next Sunday for the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council of Australia, will put aside any prejudices and allow the Spirit to lead them in all their reflections and decision making. Lord, hear our prayer.

·        I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. -- Dalai Lama

·        "It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it." -- Lou Holtz

Reflection

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Homily by Frank Brennan

ü Toward Jerusalem

The Signs Of The Times

Ø National wage decision gives low-income earners breathing space but still a long way to go

Ø The grace of courtesy

Ø Suicide And Our Misunderstandings

Musical Reflection

¯ The Spirit of God

¯ O Clap Your Hands

¯ Sing to God With Joy

Mary stored up all these things in her heart

Just a few thoughts

·        I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realised, than lord among those without dreams and desires. -- Khalil Gibran

·        “At Vatican II, the Church told us what the Church wanted to be. And told us to make it so.”
May we make it so! – Sr Joan Chittister

·        May everyone on earth become an ambassador of peace.

Reflection

ü He was sitting among the teachers of the Law, listening to them and asking them questions.

ü Sweat and Toil

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Benedictine Sister challenges Catholics to step up, speak up

Ø Appreciating good homilies

Ø Plenary Council fails to embrace Pope Francis’s wider social vision

Musical Reflection

¯ Christ, The Great Foundation

¯ Center Of My Life

¯ Lift Up Your Hearts

A universally diligent God

Just a few thoughts

·        Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. -- Albert Einstein

·        The refusal to accept the reforms of the Second Vatican Council is the major problem facing the Church today. -- Pope Francis

·        We pray in this World Refugee Week for refugees burdened with trauma and loneliness, that with hearts like that of Christ’s, we will help heal their pain with kindness, support and hospitality.

Reflection

ü How do we see the outsider, the marginal person, the failure…? That is the surest way of checking whether we live out of our head or out of our heart.

ü Staying Out Loud

ü The Lost Are Found

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Warm welcome for fearless speaker

Ø Coming Together

Ø Navigating between the perfect and the good at the Second PC Assembly

Musical Reflection

¯ Table of Plenty

¯ Heavenly Bread

¯ Panis Angelicus - "Jesus, Our Living Bread"

Sing a song for peace and justice

Just a few thoughts

·        So this week is World Migrant & Refugee Week.
On Monday there was an online Prayer Service recorded via Zoom.

Here is the video of this Prayer Service.

 ¯ Peace Prayer

¯ Sing a Song for Peace and Justice

 

Integrity and transparency are precious qualities

Just a few thoughts

·        May the gift of prudence help Christians to discern between true and false prophets, so that they are not swayed by religious novelty, but seek rather the truth of God’s word.

·        Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. -- Booker T. Washington

Reflection

ü Jesus is calling on us today to be really genuine people

ü You will be able to tell them by their fruits

ü How Fruitful Are You?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Plenary Council Motions: no match for the Church’s crisis

Ø Members urged to ‘allow the Holy Spirit breathing room’

Ø Catholics mark World Refugee Day

Musical Reflection

¯ The Spirit Lives To Set Us Free

¯ Tend the Ground

¯ I Will Choose Christ

The shortest day of the year!

Just a few thoughts

·        "Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well." -- Josh Billings

·        Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself. -- Al Roker

·        May refugees who have been received in Australia and who are struggling to adjust to life here, receive from their neighbours true kindness, and from public servants respectful and effective support.

Reflection

ü The gate is narrow and the road is hard

ü No Shortcuts

The Signs Of The Times

Ø See, judge and act in today’s world

Ø Motions framework released for second assembly

Ø The website of the Plenary Council has much information

Ø Pre-Plenary Council Liturgy -
We invite you to join us in prayer and blessing to:
• Stand together with the whole Australian Church;
• Pray for the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council;
• Express our gratitude for so much work already done;
• Ask for blessings on the Plenary Council members; and
• Seek the inspiration of the Spirit.

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Friday, 1 July 2022
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Musical Reflection

¯ All Who Hunger Gather Gladly

¯ My Peace

¯ Peace I Leave With You

Discernment=Awareness, Understanding, and Action.

Just a few thoughts

·        Jesus used bread and wine to symbolize how he consecrated his entire life for us. He invites us into communion with him in that consecration. Nothing else matters. -- Mary M. McGlone

·        Who am I to judge? – Pope Francis

·        World Refugee Week theme is Healing, May it be marked by sensitivity, care and respect for all who have been traumatised by war and violence, and be welcomed into our midst as sisters and brothers in the Lord.

Reflection

ü The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

ü The Acceptable Sacrifice

ü To judge or not to judge

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Through Refugee Week, we aim to provide an important opportunity for asylum seekers and refugees to be seen, listened to and valued.

Ø Christianity’s Violence Problem

Ø Why go to Church?

Musical Reflection

¯ Panis Angelicus

¯ Peace Prayer

¯ Bread of Life from Heaven

And all ate and were filled.

Just a few thoughts

·        I remember processions taking place in towns and villages in honour of the feast of Corpus Christi. Solemn  processions of the Blessed Sacrament were held through public streets around the parish churches.

·        Pope Francis leads all Catholics to a deeper love of the Eucharist and a greater devotion to Jesus, present in this sacrament. May we all hear him

Reflection

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Homily by Frank Brennan

ü Feeding on Flesh

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The Feast of Corpus Christi celebrates Christ’s gift of the Eucharist

Ø Celebrating Christ’s presence

Ø Caring for Our Soul

Musical Reflection

¯ Panis Angelicus

¯ Panis Angelicus

¯ Panis Angelicus