Trust in God

Just a few thoughts

·       "You can have more than you've got because you can BECOME more than you are." -- Jim Rohn

·       We pray for one another at this busy time of the year. May we take time to reflect on our blessings and give thanks for them.

·       We pray that every child conceived may be loved, protected, nourished, respected and brought to birth, especially in places of war, poverty and distress.

Reflections

ü This perplexing picture stands there at the beginning of the gospel

ü Trusting and full of humble faith

ü Come, Lord Jesus – Next Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Celebrating Christmas, holy and hectic

Ø Silent Night, from hymn to hype

Musical Reflection

¯  Ave Maria

¯  Magnificat

Most of what dominates our news programmes focuses on what is wrong with the world rather than what is right.

Just a few thoughts

·       "I am experienced enough to do this. I am knowledgeable enough to do this. I am prepared enough to do this. I am mature enough to do this. I am brave enough to do this." -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

·       We pray for all who love and care for nature. May their efforts to tackle the scourge of plastic waste keep our streams and seas healthy and life-supporting

·       May people of integrity lead the nations to a time of peace, not by force, but by trust, dialogue and respect.

Reflections

ü He was struck dumb!

ü When God speaks, we are meant to listen and respond accordingly

ü Making the peace of God real in the here and now – last Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Jesus - the path and destination

Ø Magic struck twice at number 27

Musical Reflection

¯  People look East

¯  Canticle of the Turning

Joseph, a man of God

Just a few thoughts

·       "A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour - such is my idea of happiness." -- Leo Tolstoy

·       We pray for all women who are expecting a child, that they and their child may be kept safe, and come to rejoice at the time of birth

·       We pray for all who love and care for nature. May their efforts to tackle the scourge of plastic waste keep our streams and seas healthy and life-supporting.

Reflections

ü   Our faith doesn’t rest on dates or customs or folklore

ü Please, be kind to each other

ü Called to a life and spirituality of companionship and empowerment – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope Francis urges global death penalty abolition, foreign debt relief

Ø Don’t prioritise profit over people, Pope tells bankers

Musical Reflection

¯  My Soul In Stillness Waits

¯  Holy is His Name

What an ancestry!

Just a few thoughts

·       "Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream." -- Khalil Gibran

·       May Pope Francis, celebrating his 88th birthday today, continue to be filled with the vigour of the Holy Spirit and be blest with good health as the Church joins in joyful prayer for him.

·       We pray for nations and corporations that profit from the world-wide trade in arms. May they invest instead in projects that promote human flourishing.

Reflections

ü A genealogy

ü Seek real joy – Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope’s Peace Day Message

Ø Films For A Jubilee Of Hope

Musical Reflection

¯  Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

¯  Hail Mary, Gentle Woman

How we exercise authority in our own lives?

Just a few thoughts

·       "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -- Robert Frost

·       May we who have been baptised into Christ live our faith confidently with joy and hope.

·       May John the Baptist’s call to integrity, justice and generosity herald the dawn of a new human solidarity.

Reflections

ü Sunday homily – Frank Brennan

ü The authority of outreaching love.

ü What does it mean to live with Christ-like authority?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Unpacking a crisis of civic disconnection

Ø From Saints to Celebrities: Our Evolution in Admiration and Imitation

Musical Reflection

¯  People Look East

¯  Here Among Us

What then should we do?

Just a few thoughts

·       "Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind." - Albert Einstein

·       “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” -- George Eliot

·       May we, in these Advent days, be patient and not lose heart, and never make complaints against each other.

Reflections

ü Australian Women Preach

ü The Good News

ü What Should We Do?

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Pope Francis: ‘Ideology kills reality and manipulates people’

Ø The trouble with a shrinking population

Musical Reflection

¯  Comfort Ye My People

¯  Do You Hear What I Hear

Who has ever seen people persuaded to love God by harshness?

Just a few thoughts

·       "The only thing scarier than Godzilla is Godzilla's lawyers." -- Paul Watson

·       “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.” -- Adam Lindsay Gordon

·       May we appreciate the many miracles which take place in our lives each day.

Reflections

ü Realism is coupled with faith in God

ü How alive are you today?

ü Hope and Joy –Sunday reflection

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Jesus our companion

Ø Pilgrim yes, tourist no

Musical Reflection

¯  The Angel Gabriel

¯  Bring Us, O Lord God