Let love be genuine

Just a few thoughts

·       "Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” -- Henry David Thoreau

·       That this Week of Prayer for National Reconciliation may ensure greater efforts to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children from violence, sexual abuse, and discrimination.

·       We pray for expectant mothers. May this week’s feast of Mary’s Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth (31 May) celebrate the gift of motherhood and women’s friendship.

Reflections

ü Being ‘human’ must mean something deeper than power, recognition, and the rest

ü Share in Mary’s hymn of praise

ü Christ Our Mother – Reflection for next Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Kaurna Voices

Ø Struggling to Believe? The Journey of One Contemporary Believer

Musical Reflection

¯  Table of Plenty

¯  Canticle Of The Sun

¯  One Voice

Mercy

Just a few thoughts

·       "When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate." -- Ann Landers

·       We pray in this Reconciliation Week, that with healing in the hearts of our Indigenous people, they will be proud of their heritage and culture and teach us all how to live dignified lives

·       We pray for the whole Australian community. May all sectors of society work together to secure a working balance between freedom of speech and the right not to be vilified or discriminated against.

Reflections

ü Believing is seeing

ü Bartimaeus

ü Relationships, the Trinity and the implications of love – Trinity Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Caritas launches appeal to support PNG communities hit by landslide

Ø Now More Than Ever

Musical Reflection

¯  Take Our Bread

¯  Here at This Table

Attentive listening

Just a few thoughts

·       "You have made some mistakes, and you may not be where you want to be, but that has nothing to do with your future." -- Zig Ziglar

·       May those who are ambitious in the Church – in leadership, in parishes, in religious orders, in organisations  –  come to model their lives on Jesus who came among us ‘as one who serves.’

·       May this National Reconciliation Week fill us with a great respect for Indigenous Australians, their culture, traditions and deep spirituality.

Reflections

ü ‘Authority’ is not to control, but to empower

ü The Sons of Thunder

ü Resetting the Church with the Trinitarian model – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope against the machine

Ø Reconciliation is an ongoing journey

Ø Video – “Occupation: Native”

Musical Reflection

¯  Bread For The World

¯  Ave Verum Corpus

Self-giving and love go hand in hand

Just a few thoughts

·       "Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough." -- Richard M. DeVos

·       May every Christian value the opportunity to serve others in the name of, and after the example of Jesus

·       May all Australians embrace this Reconciliation Week and grow in their respect for our First Nations people and seek friendships with them

Reflections

ü What then will we have?

ü A rich man was concerned about his future salvation, would he ‘go to heaven’ or not……

ü What about me

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Church has pivotal role to play in ongoing journey of reconciliation

Ø National Reconciliation Week

Musical Reflection

¯  Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All

¯  As Christ Is for Us

Looking after our planet is part of our Christian responsibility

Just a few thoughts

·       "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

·       May those who live with difficulties at this time not despair, but through their faith grow in trust and hope

·       We pray for United Nations peacekeepers deployed in dangerous places around the world. May they stay safe while serving the cause of peace and civil order

Reflections

ü Sunday reflection --  Frank Brennan

ü The gift of salvation

ü A call to contemplation and action – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Finding God in Community

Ø Charity is the work of the Holy Spirit in us – Pope Francis

Ø When life is hard, how do we go on?

Musical Reflection

¯  O Bread of Heaven

¯  We Are The Body Of Christ

Trinity – a loving community

Just a few thoughts

·       "Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” -- Anne Frank

·       We pray for a synodal church of prayer and mission, that God’s truth, beauty and goodness will be made known across the face of the earth.

·       That this National Sorry Day, lamenting the stolen generations of our indigenous children, will bring to our nation healing from the Holy Trinity, reconciliation in all of our relationships and hope for the future

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Who can understand the Trinity?

ü Persons All the Way Down

The Signs Of The Times

Ø We are all called to be contemplative. Our planet needs it.

Musical Reflection

¯  Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty

¯  Lead Us Heavenly Father

It is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs

Just a few thoughts

·       "To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all." -- Peter McWilliams

·       We pray for workers in the old energy sector, that as the industry experiences change and upheaval they and their families and communities will be justly supported.

·       That the Church in every place, repenting of past sins and neglect, will be resolved always and everywhere to protect children.

Reflections

ü Childlike qualities are……..

ü “After the Ecstasy comes the Laundry”

ü Being A Person – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø What we mean when we say in the Creed, ‘I believe in the Holy Spirit’

Ø The questions we don't ask are the reasons we can't change anything

Ø Euthanasia is a ‘failure of love’ in a throwaway culture

Musical Reflection

¯  Trinity song

¯  Now Thank We All Our God

Marriage

Just a few thoughts

·       “Keep your face always towards the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you” -- Walt Whitman

·       That our nation of (Australia) (New Zealand) will be a people of justice and mercy, peace and compassion, so that the dignity of all is respected and the needs of the poor is always our concern.

·       We pray for the Australian church, that under the patronage of Mary, Help of Christians, it will respond with enterprise to the challenge of contemporary unbelief and disregard.

Reflections

ü Marriage and divorce

ü Mary Help of Christians  

ü Sharing His Life –Reflection for Trinity Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Government backing is vital for volunteering’s future

Ø 75th Marian Procession filled with the Holy Spirit

Musical Reflection

¯  Firmly I Believe and Truly

¯  Father I Adore You

Obstacles

Just a few thoughts

·       “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot” -- Michael Altshuler

·       We pray for the light of truth to shine out across the world, that the dark power of social media for falsehood and disinformation will be exposed and disarmed

·       We pray that Churches, schools, sporting groups and institutions will place the safety of children and vulnerable people as a top priority

Reflections

ü Stumbling blocks

ü What Do We Need to Cut Out of Our Lives?

ü Diversity in unity is the distinctive gift of the Spirit – Last Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Love Is Stronger than Hope

Ø Parliament prayer is a rich and vital tradition: leaders

Musical Reflection

¯  Unbroken Family

¯  I Have A Dream

Kindness and generosity done in a true spirit of humility.

Just a few thoughts

·       “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot” -- Michael Altshuler

·       We pray for the blessing of peace on our fractured and violent world, that children in every place of bloodshed, anger and injustice can play safely again

·       May the Church never be distracted by pride, but always be a community willing to serve the poorest and neediest in the world.

Reflections

ü This is a principle we need to take seriously to heart.

ü Everyone can do good

The Signs Of The Times

Ø National Volunteer Week

Ø What are we saying we believe in when we say the Creed?

Musical Reflection

¯  You, Lord, Are in This Place

¯  Ave Maria

Our capacity for love and compassion

 

Just a few thoughts

·       Nothing is Impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible” -- Audrey Hepburn

·       We pray for a world-wide awakening to the wonder of creation, that all of humankind will delight in and cherish the gift God has entrusted to our care.

·       That in the leadership of the Church there may be no competition or the seeking of power or privilege, for all have been called to serve after the example of Jesus.

Reflections

·       Squabbling about rank

·       Effective Communication

·       The Holy Spirit moves us as we nurture a new way of being Church – Pentecost reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø The go-between God

Ø Navigating the impacts of generative AI and image-based abuse on children

Musical Reflection

¯  Blessed be the God and Father

¯  Age to Age

The Church's mother

Just a few thoughts

·       “I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.” -- Juansen Dizon

·       The Holy Spirit has kindled the fire of love in our hearts. In the warmth and power of that love, let us pray for the human family with all its joys and hopes and griefs and anxieties.

·       May this World Arthritis Day bring relief to all who live with this  condition, help us to be sensitive towards them and encourage all who carry out research to ease their pain.

Reflections

ü Hedging your bets?

ü Mary, Mother of the Church

ü Pentecost reflection – Frank Brennan

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Does Vatican II offer a blueprint for political healing?

Ø Who Am I to Judge? – Pentecost reflection

Musical Reflection

¯  Spirit and Grace

¯  We are Many Parts