The Father is in me and I am in the Father.

Just a few thoughts

·       I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- Frank Herbert

·       "If we always helped one another, no one would need luck." – Sophocles

·       We pray for those who, like Jesus, suffer hatred and persecution for their faith, that our prayer may win them the grace of courage and fidelity.

Reflections

ü Palm Sunday reflection -- Breaking the Fourth Wall

ü It is clear that God is working in Jesus.

ü What Do You Say?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The Voice: what is it, where did it come from, and what can it achieve?

Ø Ethical AI respects human dignity: Pope Francis

Musical Reflection

¯  Hosanna, Son of David

¯  Kyrie Eleison

¯  Salvator Mundi

“Friend of God”

Just a few thoughts

·       You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish. -- Kahlil Gibran

·       "Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow." -- Denis Waitley

·       May we grow in love for God every day so that our lives have meaning and purpose.

Reflections

ü Last Sunday - The Raising of Lazarus

ü He knew God because he was one with God.

ü Palm Sunday Reflection - Suffering

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Admitting Our Powerlessness

Ø Australia’s human rights record ‘embarrassing’

Musical Reflection

¯  Loving and Forgiving

¯  Lord, who throughout these forty days

Discerning the truth

Just a few thoughts

·       "Just because you've made mistakes doesn't mean your mistakes get to make you. Take notice of your inner critic, forgive yourself, and move on." -- Robert Tew

·       Modern Slavery – more than triple the number of people trafficked during the entire Transatlantic Slave Trade.

·       May all love truth, seek its guidance in the Scriptures, and live it in all their relationships.

Reflections

ü Sunday Reflection - Love and Death

ü The truth alone, Jesus said, will set us free

ü Stand firm to the Way, the Truth and the Life.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The Humility to Be Taught

Ø Call to extend compassion to people on Bridging Visas

Ø It's time we ended politically induced poverty

Musical Reflection

¯  Merciful God

¯  Christ In Me Arise

I am he.

Just a few thoughts

·       Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are. -- Roy T. Bennett

·       We pray for the bishops of Australia, that they will do all in their power to implement the decisions of the Plenary Council

·       May those who work with severely mentally ill people be filled with courage and compassion, and always show respect for those in their care.

Reflections

ü Sunday Homily - The Desires of the Heart

ü Seeing the Resurrection

ü How are we to understand this?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Journeying with Jesus Embracing Synodality -- Stations of the Cross

Ø Caritas hears the cries of the desperate

Musical Reflection

¯  Wondrous Love

¯  We Shall Rise Again

¯  A Shelter in the Time of Storm

The Law says……….

Just a few thoughts

·       "It's true, the scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That's it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love. Don't give the scale more power than it has earned. Take note of the number, then get off the scale and live your life. You are beautiful!" -- Steve Maraboli

·       May our support of Project Compassion this Lent support the work of Caritas Australia to help people in poverty around the world now, so that future generations may benefit through long term projects.

·       We pray for all who live in the land of Jesus’ birth, that the danger of deadly violence there will ease and communal leaders will choose the path of justice and peace.

Reflections

ü The dynamic of God's love

ü Weeping At Another’s Death

ü Jesus is the hand of God's mercy

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Social Justice Trends

Ø Pope reiterates call to ensure fundamental human right to water

Musical Reflection

¯  I know that my Redeemer liveth

¯  Beyond the days

Precisely what we do see, depends mainly upon what’s going on inside our own hearts

Just a few thoughts

·       Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. -- Louis L'Amour

·       "Don't get so anxious for something that you'll accept anything. Hold to your standards and be willing to walk away - head up." -- Thema Bryan-Davis

·       We pray for all who profit from the international arms trade, that they will invest in projects of peace instead of weapons of death and destruction.

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Sunday Homily – Frank Brennan

ü Those whose lives are given over to their instincts of greed and self-indulgence, can never be close to God.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Earth Hour

Ø Should We Be Skeptical About Synodality?

Musical Reflection

¯  I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

¯  You Are The Healing

The Lord is with you

 

Just a few thoughts

·       We dress our garden, eat our dinners, discuss the household... and these things make no impression, are forgotten next week; but in the solitude to which every man is always returning, he has a sanity and revelations, which in his passage into new worlds he will carry with him. Never mind the ridicule, never mind the defeat: up again, old heart! -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

·       "Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence, and nothing too much." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

·       May this International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade bring a cry of lament for this past evil, and spur us on the eliminate all forms of modern slavery by being careful about what we purchase today.

Reflections

ü Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it.

ü Sunday Reflection - Victory Over Death

ü Here am I

ü Be Present as a Child

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Voice referendum question and constitutional amendment announced

Ø Euthanasia law creates moral dilemma for clergy

Ø An Indigenous Voice To Parliament

Musical Reflection

¯  The Magnificat

¯  Shelter Me

A time for prayer and contemplation

Just a few thoughts

·       "People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success." -- Norman Vincent Peale

·       "Words have special powers. The power to create smiles or frowns. The power to generate laughs or tears. The power to lift up or put down. The power to motivate or de-motivate. The power to teach good or evil. The power to express love or hate. The power to give or take. The power to heal or harm. Choose your words carefully." -- A.D. Williams

·       On this International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Victims, may this evil be exposed and eliminated so that all people can live in safety.

Reflections

ü Homily for next Sunday - Arise and Be Free

ü Do we really know who Jesus is?

ü Your Greatest Dignity

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Adopting a Beginner’s Mind

Ø To effectively witness to the Gospel, Christians need to be consistent in what they believe, how they live and what they preach. -- Pope Francis

Musical Reflection

¯  Lead Me, Guide Me

¯  Adoramus Te, Christe

The Christ of the New Testament

Just a few thoughts

·       Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand. -- Hayley Williams

·       What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. -- Maya Angelou

·       May those who are unemployed or under employed be seen as people who deserve support from governments, business and industry, so that they can provide for themselves and their families.

Reflections

ü Last Sunday – a homily - The man born blind – the gift of true enlightenment

ü Where do we clearly see the Risen Jesus bringing God into our lives every single day?

ü Witnessing To Who We Are

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Stepping towards referendum on Voice to Parliament

Ø Losing A Loved One To Suicide

Musical Reflection

¯  Precious Lord, Take My Hand

¯  Lift High the Cross

¯  Mass of Creation: Kyrie

Being in perfect harmony with Jesus

Just a few thoughts

·       "Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day." -- Mark Twain

·       "Be courageous. Challenge orthodoxy. Stand up for what you believe in. When you are in your rocking chair talking to your grandchildren many years from now, be sure you have a good story to tell." -- Amal Clooney

·       We pray for the diverse communities that form the people of Australia, that this week’s Harmony Day will help make sure ‘Everybody Belongs’.

Reflections

ü In Jesus, our God is translated into human reality.

ü Let Nothing Frighten You

ü Contemplating John

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Fr Frank Brennan’s new book An Indigenous Voice To Parliament

Ø On the buses

Ø Stations of the Cross from Latin America 1492 - 1992

Musical Reflection

¯  Tree of Life

¯  Because the Lord is my Shepherd