Disappointments

Just a few thoughts

·        Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. -- Madam C.J Walker

·        One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. - Michelle Obama

·        May all church ministers bear constant witness to the truth of God’s saving love in Christ

Reflections

ü There is never any room for complacency in our Christian life

ü God offers wisdom and support.

ü A Voice of Witness

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Reflecting on leadership

Ø A rise in co-op business models and networks.

Ø Neo-Nazi incidents show ‘need for anti-racist education’

Musical Reflection

¯ God Gives His People Strength

¯ O magnum mysterium

¯ Music Box

Angelic messages.

Just a few thoughts

·        The poor need the rich to stay out of poverty and the rich need the poor to stay out of Hell.

·        May St Vincent de Paul, ‘the great apostle of charity’ continue to inspire the members of the St Vincent de Paul Society in their ‘good works’

·        May those who work for organizations like Oz Harvest and Food Bank, and the many firms and shops who donate their left over food, receive blessings as they ensure that the poor and hungry receive nourishment

Reflections

ü God’s angels amid us

ü Fully Known

ü Dives and Lazarus – closer to home than we think   --   Last Sunday homily

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The World happiness Report 2022 – Evaluated on the basis of 6 factors
(1) GDP divided by total population   (2) Social Support   (3) Healthy life expectancy
(4) Freedom of choice   (5) Generosity   (6) Perceptions of Corruption
Happiest country – Finland
5^th – Netherlands; 10^th – New Zealand; 11^th – Australia; 16^th – USA; 17^th - UK

Ø Professor Megan Davis, member of the Referendum Council, reads out the Uluru Statement from the Heart  --  Listen here

Ø How to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth

Musical Reflection

¯ Faith, Hope and Love

¯ In Christ There Is No East or West

¯ Do not be afraid

I will follow,but……..

Just a few thoughts

·        To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. -- Eleanor Roosevelt

·        "Happiness is not the absence of problems; it's the ability to deal with them." -- Steve Maraboli

·        May all world leaders choose to answer the United Nations’ call for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Reflections

·        I will follow you wherever you go

·        Spirit-Led Action

·        Does He Ask Too Much?

·        Dying Alone In The Desert

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Vinnies welcomes poll showing most back ‘Yes’ vote

Ø Welfare recipients struggle to meet rising cost of living

Musical Reflection

¯ The Least of These

¯ Peace Quotes

A better way

Just a few thoughts

·        Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. -- Albert Schweitzer

·        "Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream." -- Debby Boone

·        May we all support the just sharing of the world’s wealth and resources, so that everyone’s right to food, shelter and freedom will be fulfilled.

Reflections

ü The Samaritans

ü Welcoming others to the table

ü Rejecting Revenge In Our Own Hearts

ü Escape the 'insider' trap – Sunday homily

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Young adults make pact with Pope

Ø A Church of gardens, not walls

Musical Reflection

¯ For the Healing of the Nations

¯ Here at the table

¯ All Are Welcome

Greatness

 

Just a few thoughts

·        A country free enough to examine its own conscience is a land worth living in, a nation to be envied. – Prince Charles, 1988

·        We will fail when we fail to try. -- Rosa Parks

·        May we put aside selfish ambitions and discover the freedom which comes from being sincere in our faith

Reflections

ü Sunday Homily - FrankBrennan

ü My ego (that’s the other me)

ü Being Child-like

ü We can be tempted to set ourselves apart

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Democracy – Fraternity = Catastrophe

Ø Sadness and forgetting: Queen Elizabeth II, monarchy and empire

Musical Reflection

¯ The Cry of the Poor

¯ Munjana

¯ Behold a Broken World

You Are Mine

 Just a few thoughts

·       Refugees' needs don't disappear when their stories leave the front page -- NRC

·       Billionaires are not “self-made.” They’re made via a combination of inherited wealth, government subsidies, tax loopholes, labor exploitation, and policy failures.

·       May we see in the face of every refugee the face of Jesus Christ

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Our True Shire

ü Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees

ü A Biblical Formula for Forgiveness

The Signs Of The Times

Ø What is a welcoming church?

Ø No Longer a European Export

Ø Religions must be purified of extremism, self-righteousness - Pope Francis

Musical Reflection

¯  Building The Future Together

¯  Who Will Speak If You Don’t

¯  O God of Every Nation

The suffering Christ

 

Just a few thoughts

·       Wow! Power outages, internet failures…… It’s bee a frustrating morning!

·       My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand. -- Thích Nhất Hanh

·       "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." -- Jane Goodall

·       May we follow Jesus together with hearts that are free from the seduction of wealth.

Reflections

ü Pain and suffering can bring out what is most deeply human in all of us.

ü Gifts from God

ü On Being Jealous Of God’s Generousity

ü Our Unique Path to Action

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Migrant and Refugee Sunday 2022

Ø Turning back Australia’s refugee policy

Ø Cuppa with a Jesuit - Bishop Greg O'Kelly

Musical Reflection

¯  Love Divine All Loves Excelling

¯  Peace Prayer

¯  Old People Singing

¯  The Berlin Celebration Concert 1989 - Leonard Bernstein - Beethoven Symphony No 9

Who do you say I am?

Just a few thoughts

·        The National Week of Prayer and Action starts on World Migrant and Refugee Sunday. The theme of this year’s World Migrant and Refugee Sunday is building the future with migrants and refugees

·        "Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life." -- Joan Lunden

·        May the Australian government and immigration authorities set up a migration program that is fair and just both for migrants and their country of origin.

Reflections

ü A believer is personally involved even to the inmost part of his or her being.

ü There is a right time for all things

ü Who do you say I am?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Focused on action and tangible results

Ø Space of possibility

Ø In service of the poor

Musical Reflection

¯ Bread For The World

¯ All Men Choose the Path They Walk

¯ Praise the Lord My Soul

Leaving questions in the hands of God.

Just a few thoughts

·        We pray for our national leaders, that they will be inspired by the lifelong commitment of Queen Elizabeth, and so serve the people of Australia with honesty, respect, and fairness.

·        May the poorest peoples most at risk from the peril of climate change not be forced to pay the highest price.

·        Attitude is the 'little' thing that makes a big difference -- Winston S. Churchhill

Reflections

ü New meaning has been given to the future of creation

ü Curiosity

ü Last Sunday- another homily

The Signs Of The Times

Ø What it takes to create a vibrant parish

Ø A call to ecological conversion

Ø Extra $1.80 a day won’t cover cost-of-living rises: ACOSS

Musical Reflection

¯ Bread Of Life

¯ Christ Be Our Light

¯ Praise the Lord

God’s family

Just a few thoughts

·        Jesus became poor to make us rich in his love. Out of the abundance of our blessings let us pray for the needs of the world.

·        May all rulers of nations use their authority to uphold their people’s freedom of thought, conscience and religion

·        International Day of Peace -  may the present wars around the world come to an end, terrorism be overcome, and dialogue for peace flourish.

Reflections

ü What is the Body of the Risen Christ?

ü A personal invitation to follow God

ü A Glimpse of the Loving Face of God

ü Doing the Right Thing Because It Is the Right Thing

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Church reform and the monarchy

Ø Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?

Ø Keeping the faith in tough times

Musical Reflection

¯ Christ Be Our Light

¯ Lift Every Voice and Sing

¯ Live at WOMAdelaide 2011

One big family.

Just a few thoughts

·        "Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it." -- Brian Tracy

·        We pray for the prophets of a new economy that is just, sustainable and ecologically sound, that their calls for global conversion be heard by the whole human family.

·        May the Lord be close to the humble, and sustain them in all their needs.

·        May we receive the grace never to refuse a kindness to another, never to pick a groundless quarrel nor model our conduct on the person of violence.

Reflections

ü To be his brother or sister.

ü Family, the Seedbed of Faith

ü Be Shrewd  – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Queen Elizabeth, the language of Christianity, and the defence of faith

Ø Vinnies urges Government to keep promise on refugees

Ø The West has taken the wrong paths: Pope

Musical Reflection

¯ Amazing Grace

¯ The Road Home

¯ There Is a Garden