Living honest to God

Just a few thoughts

·       The task of governments is to govern for the common good.

·       "Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." -- Alexander Graham Bell

·       May every person on earth heed the call of the prophet Isaiah and cease to do evil, learn to do good, search for justice and help the oppressed.

Reflections

ü The transfigured Christ leads us beyond our fear and resistance.

ü The Giver

ü The Pharisees have long disappeared from history

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Reconciliation

Ø Mercy, Justice, and Walking Humbly

Ø Capuchins to end 73-year association with Adelaide parish

Musical Reflection

¯  Draw Near

¯  Pange Lingua

Be compassionate

Just a few thoughts

·       "Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do. And that enables you to laugh at life's realities." -- Dr. Seuss

·       It is only when we take chances when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest. -- Walter Anderson

·       May Christians put a high priority on seeking the gift of compassion so that they can bring practical help to those in need.

Reflections

ü Sunday Homily by Frank Brennan

ü Listen to Jesus

ü Get on the Path

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Keep Changing

Ø Arts and Faith

Musical Reflection

¯  Transfigure us, O Lord

¯  Christ in Me Arise

Humble and obedient in his full divinity and full humanity

Just a few thoughts

·       "Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward." -- Victor Kiam

·       A Transformative Vision:- We live in a 24/7 society of consumption, a society in which we live to achieve, accomplish, perform, and possess. We want more, own more, use more, eat more, and drink more. Keeping the Sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important: God, other people, all life. -- W Brueggemann

·       We pray for all who have been uprooted from their homeland by war, disaster or famine, that they will find long-term safety and shelter.

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü “Listen to him”

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Our over-burdened planet

Ø Pope calls for prayers for victims of abuse

Musical Reflection

¯  The Stations of the Cross | Instrumental

We must love both friends or enemies

Just a few thoughts

·       People have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially poor and vulnerable people.

·       "Your Life Is Your Story. Write Well Edit Often"

·       May we have in our hearts the power of God’s love so that we ourselves can love, even our enemies.

Reflections

ü The Transfiguration not only offers us a glimpse of Jesus in all his glory, but it also offers each of us a foretaste of what God promises each of us in the fullness of the Kingdom. -- Michael Moore OMI

ü The Promises of God

ü Jesus, Our Light and Our Life: Becoming One in Christ – A Lent Reflection Booklet

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Stepping up for the voiceless

Ø Conference debates religious freedom and the role of the state

Musical Reflection

¯  Walk With Me O My Lord

¯  In The Lord I'll be Ever Thankful

Be reconciled

Just a few thoughts

·       Being so individualistic means we focus on our differences, not our similarities. – Neil Pharaoh

·       “The Voice will help fix a glaring omission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution – our country’s birth certificate. That can only be a unifying moment for the nation and a long-awaited one for our peoples.’ -- Selwyn Button

·       May the grace of reconciliation become real for us and our friends and relations with whom we have become estranged, so that peace reigns for all.

·       World Day Of  Prayer celebrated at our church at 10:15 today

Reflections

ü Our Transfiguration

ü Listening to Jesus

ü Dig deep brother

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Vinnies calls for immediate increase in social security payments

Ø A Life of Relationship

Ø Stations of the Cross for Kids  --  From Brisbane

Musical Reflection

¯  Transform Us as You, Transfigured

¯  Mercy, O God

The Golden Rule

Just a few thoughts

·       "When people hurt you over and over, think of them as sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless." -- Andy Biersack

·       “We need to build bridges not barriers

·       May those in desperate or impossible situations not despair, but find hope in prayer

Reflections

ü Arts & Faith: Week 1 of Lent

ü Lent and the meaning of repentance

ü Prayer of petition

The Signs Of The Times

Ø How to find time in the day for Lent

Ø Caritas raises $1m for earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria

Musical Reflection

¯  Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

¯  Magnify

Light illuminates our path.

Just a few thoughts

·       "People don't need you to tell them what's wrong with their lives; they already know. They need you to reassure them that they can still make it right." -- Brianna Wiest

·       It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -- Herman Melville

·       May today’s Zero Discrimination Day make present in all nations the call of Pope Francis to decriminalize homosexuality and remove the death penalty from it, so that we build a more tolerant and respectful society.

Reflections

ü Facing And Fighting Temptation

ü A droll adventure

ü Seeing the Sign

The Signs Of The Times

Ø R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Ø During March we are encouraged to reflect on discrimination against different groups in society and to disown it.

Musical Reflection

¯  Ours Were the Griefs He Bore

¯  God of Day and God of Darkness