Jesus came “to set captives free”

Just a few thoughts

·        "Everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you encounter, etc. They're all part of the learning experience we call 'life.' Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially when things don't go your way. If you don't get a job that you wanted or a relationship doesn't work, it only means something better is out there waiting. And the lesson you just learned is the first step toward it." == Anon

·        “Faith is to believe what you do not see. The reward of faith is to see what you believe.” St. Augustine of Hippo

·        May we bring commonsense to our understanding of laws as did Jesus and the apostles in their time on earth.

Reflections

ü The Sabbath

The Signs Of The Times

Ø A Call to Awakening

Musical Reflection

¯ I Come with Joy

A right place and a right time

Just a few thoughts

·        "One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others." -- Lewis Carroll

·        May God sustain the peoples across Australia in the heartbreaking task of cleaning up after the floods.

·        We pray for children held in places of adult detention. May respect for their human rights bring an end to this injustice.

Reflections

ü 'God is greater!'

ü Failure

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Ordinary Time

Ø The last pope of the Second Church?

Musical Reflection

¯ Behold The Lamb of God

¯ I come with joy

The Chosen One of God

Just a few thoughts

·        May the Church in Australia be purified of all sin, worldly ambition and manipulation of power.

·        "Do something today that your future self will thank you for." – Anon

·        Prime Minister Albanese, speaking of the proposed change to the Constitution: ‘This isn’t my proposal. This is the people’s proposal. Here is draft words. If you have a better idea, if people think that improvements can be made then by all means, come forward with them.
So far no one has come forward with a better proposal

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü Behold the Lamb of God

ü “Suffering Servant”

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Eureka Street person of the year-2022

Ø A Moment of Surrender

Musical Reflection

¯ Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

¯ The Lord Bless You and Keep You

"Follow me."

Just a few thoughts

·        If you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. -- African proverb

·        The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. -- John Maxwell

·        That we may receive and respect each other in our parish community, as sisters and brothers in the Lord.

Reflections

ü "Follow me."

ü Are You Among His Followers?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Here I Am, I Will Go

Ø The One And The Many – Ecumenical And Interfaith Relations

Musical Reflection

¯ Lord, You Have Come To The Seashore

Forgiveness

Just a few thoughts

·       When we work creatively and productively with others, our experience of meaning can be profound. When we work directly for the good of others, meaning deepens in ways that reward us beyond measure. Whenever we go beyond satisfying our own personal needs, we enter the realm of what Victor Frankl called 'ultimate meaning'. -- Alex Pattakos

·       "I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything." -- Dan Millman

·       We pray for the wisdom to discern between good and evil, between what is our will and what is the will of God.

Reflections

ü Suffering and Sin

ü The Sin of the World

The Signs Of The Times

Ø How a First Nations Voice could be designed and implemented -- All members of parliament and all Australian citizens have access to a 272-page report published in 2021 – written by Kungarakan and Iwaidja Professor Tom Calma and Yiman and Bidjara Professor Marcia Langton.

Ø God's salvific plan is participatory

Musical Reflection

¯  Look at the world

Compassion

Just a few thoughts

·       Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. -- Albert Schweitzer

·       "Peace requires before all else the defence of life." – Pope Francis

·       The legacy of Cardinal George Pell will be discussed in the media – Let’s focus on the health and spirituality of our own faith community faith development.

Reflections

ü Who is in the Manger?

ü The Baptism Of The Lord 2023

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Australian charities are forking out millions of dollars to deal with donation “dumping” amid increasing demands for their help as the cost-of-living crisis bites.

Ø How can you engage on January 26?

Musical Reflection

¯  Go Make a Difference

He prayed in the desert

Just a few thoughts

·       "People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable." – Anon

·       Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. -- Albert Einstein

·       May we follow the example of Jesus and find that sacred space in our lives where we can be alone with God in prayer.

Reflections

ü Entering into inner solitude

ü Reasons for Going to Church at Christmas

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Christmas in Aleppo where Christians of various denominations join with Muslims to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Ø Guided toward Excellence

Musical Reflection

¯  Dwelling Place

¯  Jesus My Lord My God My All