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All things are what you make them
We pray that the final session of our Diocesan Synod next Saturday will gather together the hopes of our people, and through the Holy Spirit set the Archdiocese into the future with confidence and charity.
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Frank Brennan’s Homily -reflection for this Sunday
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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson
May this World Refugee Day, with its theme, Until Everyone is Safe, remind the nations of the world of their responsibility towards the millions of people who have become refugees because of war, conflict, poverty and hunger.
We pray for the homeless and all who live in insecure and sub-standard accommodation, that the whole community will work to provide them with shelter from the winter cold.
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One in Christ -reflection for Sunday
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If you think education is expensive – try ignorance!
May our heart be centred upon the true treasure of God’s love, justice and mercy
We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.
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As nations continue to vie for power and control by violence
Cast Out Fear -reflection for next Sunday
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Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. -- Steve Jobs
We pray that those who have been made refugees because of the policies of governments and the actions of military and terrorist organisations, will receive the help which they urgently need as their homes, livelihoods, schools, medical centres and work places are destroyed.
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The Apostles and human frailty -reflection for this Sunday
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If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. -- Thomas Aquinas
May, during this World Refugee Week, we will be grateful to the United Nations commitment to their care, the nations who donate to that work, and to the religious and community organizations who work for their resettlement in places of peace.
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The Signs Of The Times
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“Know the true value of time! Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” -- Lord Chesterfield Stanhope
May we learn to forgive from the heart, not hold grudges, but pray for those who offend us.
We pray for the million refugees who have come to Australia since World War II, that each one’s story will be heard, welcomed and allowed to enrich us.
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A New Way of Living - reflection for this Sunday
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“There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection.” – Anon
May those who administer justice, do so with mercy, as we mark this Refugee Week, so that we all respond to their frightening situations with care and respect.
We pray for the handful of leaders wielding unchecked power on the world stage, that by the grace of God they will become ambitious for peace, not war.
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Jesus invites us to take on his own motivation - reflection for this Sunday
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“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” -- Brené Brown
We pray for all refugees as we mark the beginning of Refugee Week today, that those who have settled here may be welcomed, and those who live in desperate situations will not be forgotten or ignored.
We pray for all faithful followers of Jesus, that they will answer his call to be roving ambassadors of reconciliation
Reflections
Frank Brennan’s Homily - reflection for this Sunday
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Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth. -- Bradley Whitford
May peace come to all places where war is destroying people, and help come to those nations battling the Ebola disease.
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A closer look at the Scripture of the day - reflection for this Sunday
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Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. -- Leo Buscaglia
We pray for all priests in Australia, that as they contemplate the Heart of Jesus they may joyfully embrace their vocation with a new sense of purpose, with deep devotion to Christ and love for the people.
We pray for our parish community, that we will honour the Sacred Heart of Jesus today by our generous care for the poor.
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A programme for our own time - reflection for next Sunday
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Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. -- Pope John XXIII
We pray that the Holy Spirit may move through the Church, inspiring Christians to give witness to Jesus Christ
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On Eagle’s Wings- reflection for next Sunday
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“You've got to stay positive. For example, the other day I fell down the stairs... instead of getting upset I just thought, ‘Wow, that's the fastest I've moved in years.’” – Anon
May parents, teachers, and all adults honour children who are in their care, striving to show them at all times the best of example.
We pray for volunteers in community food banks, that their willing service will give heart to the hungry who seek their help
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It is entirely proper to friendship to live with one’s friends, so Christ gives us his bodily presence- reflection for this Sunday
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -- Franklin D. Roosvelt
May we not be insipid in our faith, but rather through our good deeds give flavour and hope to all people.
We pray for the church at large, that every celebration of the eucharist will deepen the communion of the faithful with each other and with Christ
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Embodying Jesus’ generous, daring and subversive love- reflection for this Sunday
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“Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.” -- Danica Patrick
May there be among the leaders of nations true peacemakers who can give new heart and hope to this damaged and frightened world.
We pray for the members of all Christian churches, that their deep desire for eucharistic communion will hasten the day when all share at the one table of the Lord.
Reflections
The Beatitudes are the best portrait we have of Jesus himself
We can use our gifts to bring hope, healing, joy, and peace to others
What Jesus offers us- reflection for this Sunday
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. -- Lao Tzu
We prat that as we share the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation, we will see more clearly our responsibility to feed the hungry, thirsty, sick and homeless, so much suffering caused by the many terrible wars of today.
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Frank Brennan’s Homily- reflection for next Sunday
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“It's better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.” -- Diane Grant
In our relationships with others, may we not seek our own glory.
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The Vastness of his Presence- reflection for next Sunday
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“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” -- Conan O’Brien
May we who share in this Eucharist know that “all Scripture is inspired by God and can be profitably be used for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be holy.”
We pray for all people on earth, that this World Environment Day will inspire them to care lovingly for God’s handiwork
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For the Life of the World- reflection for next Sunday
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Life is 10 per cent what happens to you and 90 per cent how you react to it. -- Charles R. Swindoll
We pray on this International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, that the countless number of children trapped in the wars of the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, and wherever they have become refugees, will be delivered from violence, famine, poverty and oppression.
We pray for rural towns facing closures and an uncertain future, that local communities will come together to meet the challenge of change
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Our self-love is not a reliable guide to how we should love one another
The Most Cherished Gift- reflection for next Sunday
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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. -- Marcel Proust
May all who live within the terror of war, famine, hunger, thirst and Homelessness be delivered from such evils across the world.
We pray for Australians old and new, that this week’s Mabo Day commemoration will enlarge their willingness to share the nation’s blessings justly.
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God is a Trinity of divine relationships, or relatedness itself - reflection for this Sunday
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“Growing old is not losing youth — it is gaining a deeper kind of beauty, one shaped by wisdom, resilience, and a life fully lived.” -- Keanu Reeves
May this conclusion of Reconciliation Week remind us that this is a work for all of us, all the time, bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
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The Trinity inspires us to become a community of right relationships - reflection for this Sunday
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To enjoy life, the adventurous state of mind must be grasped and maintained. The essential feature of adventure is that it is a going forward into unknown territory. -- Agnes Martin
May this Reconciliation Week help break down barriers of suspicion and prejudice so that we create a more harmonious and respectful Australia.
We pray for the human family, that the Spirit of God will fill every heart with peace, wisdom and hope
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A wake-up call to the powerful - reflection for this Sunday
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