What makes a good shepherd?

Reflections

·       "You are a beautiful creation, perfectly imperfect, a work in progress. You have everything you need to fulfill your purpose. Don't dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are enough. Be unapologetically you." -- Steve Maraboli

·       You can be right, without that being contingent on everyone else being wrong! – R Rolheiser

·       We pray for pastoral ministers, that they will be true shepherds for all in their care.

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü The Voice of the Shepherd

ü ‘Welcome to Heaven!

The Signs Of The Times

Ø To understand why we need a Voice, listen to the elders’ wisdom

Ø God Is the Ground of Our Being

Musical Reflection

¯  Holy Is His Name

¯  As I Have Done For You

¯  RIP Harry Belafonte – There’s A Hole In The Bucket

Lord, to whom can we go?

Just a few thoughts

·       Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. -- Arthur Ashe

·       “We did not make the planet, we do not own the planet and we have no right to wreck the planet.” – Bruce Kent

·       May this World Day for Safety and Health at Work ensure good working conditions, with workers supporting each other.

Reflections

ü Sunday reflection -- The True Shepherd

ü Sunday reflection -- The Good Shepherd

ü Following Jesus is Hard

ü “Get up!”

The Signs Of The Times

Ø God Is the Ground of Our Being

Ø New podcast brings faith to students

Ø All God’s creatures have value and dignity

Musical Reflection

¯  Gift of Finest Wheat

¯  Jesus Lives

Being Christ-like

Just a few thoughts

·       "Rejection doesn't mean you aren't good enough; it means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer." -- Mark Amend

·       "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." -- A.A. Milne

·       “Christ is our future” – Pope Francis

Reflections

ü The Christian's programme of life.

ü The Eucharist is primarily a community celebration

ü Reflection for this Sunday - Feeding His Flock

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope Francis on April 26 dramatically expanded participation in the Vatican's upcoming Synod of Bishops to include lay men and women, for the first time granting them a right to be appointed as full voting members of the Catholic Church's primary consultative body.

Ø The Spirituality of Letting Go

Musical Reflection

¯  My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

¯  Shelter Me

Eternal life and the here and now.

Just a few thoughts

·       "I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others." -- Grace Kelly

·       Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn -- Benjamin Franklin

·       "Love is stronger than differences. We all live on the same planet. We walk on the same earth. We breathe the same air. No matter where I was born, no matter what color skin I have or what religion I was raised to believe in, everything and everyone is connected to this one life. I no longer choose to prejudge others, to feel either superior or inferior." -- Victoria Halik

Reflections

ü Last Sunday - How Jesus penetrates closed hearts and minds

ü We are more easily drawn from in front than driven from behind.

ü Jesus is “the bread of life”

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Generous Orthodoxy

Ø Seeing and Recognizing Are Not the Same

Musical Reflection

¯  My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

¯  With a Shepherd's Care

Dehydrated in our spiritual lives?

Just a few thoughts

·       "When you blame others, you give up your power for growth and change." -- Dr. Robert Anthony

·       Achievements of today are the stepping stones for future ones. – Invajy

·       International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day – may this day have added significance as the war in Ukraine continues, so that in praying for peace, there will be protection for the people from further nuclear danger.

Reflections

ü Today's gospel reading merits long meditation.

ü Leaving The Church Or Staying?

ü Last Sunday-reflection -- Knowing Jesus

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope calls for end to culture of waste, indifference

Ø When parents are imprisoned it is not just their lives that are affected, but also the wellbeing of their children.

 Musical Reflection

¯  I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

¯  Shepherd Me, O God

The Four Evangelists

Just a few thoughts

·       "Refuse to emotionally succumb to the negative events around you and tap your mental toughness to thrive in any environment. The good guy doesn't always win and justice doesn't always prevail, but where you direct your mental energy will always determine your attitude and it will always be controlled by you." -- Steve Siebold

·       It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. – Aristotle

·       May Pope Francis be a continuing voice for peace in a fragile and broken world.

·       May the Church live out its mission to proclaim the Good News to the world with charity, in hope, respecting the rights and dignity of each person.

Reflections

ü The gospels –they are not just for reading; they are for doing.

ü Ode of Remembrance

ü Supreme Sacrifice

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The sadness of war

Ø What Really Is Despair?

Musical Reflection

¯  Help of Christians

¯  The Last Post

¯  Abide With Me

Make your home in me, as I make mine in you.

Just a few thoughts

·       Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

·       Success comes from having dreams that are bigger than your fears. -- Bobby Unser

·       We pray for the people of Australia, that their consideration of the proposed Indigenous Voice to government will be informed, respectful and just.

Reflections

ü Sunday Reflection - Called to a new perspective

ü Be Resurrection

ü It is all God’s Mission!

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Two cheers for complaint

Ø Voice to Parliament an enhancement to Constitution: Solicitor-General

Musical Reflection

¯  The Way To Emmaus

¯  Emmaus Song

Illuminating the disciples' hearts and minds.

Just a few thoughts

·       "Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change." --  ANON

·       You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. -- Maya Angelou

·       We pray for those who love and care for our natural world, that their dedication will call us all to be active stewards of creation

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Homily by Frank Brennan

The Signs Of The Times

Ø A voice for the voiceless

Ø All God’s creatures have value and dignity

Musical Reflection

¯  Emmaus

¯  Two Were Bound For Emmaus

It is I

Just a few thoughts

·       "Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light." -- Norman B. Rice

·       "The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back." -- Abigail Van Buren

·       May today’s Earth Day, with its theme “Invest in our planet” advance the work of developing a greater capacity for sustainable energy around the globe.

Reflections

ü Finding Jesus

ü Sunday Reflection - The Encounter

ü Living Beyond Our Crucifixions

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Earth Day 2023

Ø Gospel Of Wonder

Musical Reflection

¯  Rise up With Him

¯  Gloria

If you can't feed a hundred people, Then just feed one.

Just a few thoughts

·       "Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light." -- Norman B. Rice

·       "The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back." -- Abigail Van Buren

·       May Catholics have that questioning mind which was in St Anselm, so that in our search for truth and knowledge we may enter more deeply into the mystery of God.

Reflections

ü Sunday Reflection - Leaving Jerusalem

ü So what makes Jesus and his teachings different to the countless leaders and ideologies of our common humanity throughout the ages?

ü Offering The Little We Have

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Vinnies backs experts’ call to raise income support

Ø Father Bob Maguire

Ø How to pay for things we want

Musical Reflection

¯  The Wondrous News

¯  Russian Easter Overture

The uniqueness of who Jesus truly was and is.

Just a few thoughts

·       Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. --Dalai Lama

·       "The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living." -- Roy T. Bennett

·       May the Catholic Church and all her members live by Christ’s commandment of love, so that the world might believe in him as Lord and Saviour

Reflections

ü John's gospel and the faith of doubting Thomas

ü When we give everything we have we are being drawn into the life of the Trinity.

ü Bearing witness to the Joy of the Risen Lord

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The tragedy of conflict

Ø Experts call for ‘substantial’ increase in income support payments

Musical Reflection

¯  The King of Love my Shepherd is

¯  Ode To Freedom