Reflections

  Reflection - The devil is in the detail

Apr 12, 2018
We are then told in the text that the fish caught that morning numbered 153. Did someone actually count them? A man had been raised to life, an absolutely unprecedented and incredible event, and yet note was taken of the size of the catch.
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  Reflection - The Last Supper

Feb 28, 2018
When this meaning is lost and the Eucharist becomes more of a church ritual than a dynamic call for commitment to community service then we will have empty pews and fewer Christians.
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  Reflection - Close the distance not the gate

Jan 25, 2018
Our mission as disciples of Jesus is not to be gatekeepers. We need instead to work at closing the distance rather than closing the gate.
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  Advent and fishing: both require preparation

Dec 01, 2017
For Ben, this practice of attentive waiting is similar to the spirit we nurture during the Advent season as we wait in joyful hope for the return of Christ in glory at an unexpected moment.
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  Do this in memory of me

Oct 16, 2017
By her actions, you could almost imagine her saying to the world; “no matter what you throw at me nothing will stop me from baking and breaking bread. I will go on nurturing life.”
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  Parched spirits

Sep 13, 2017
"I will pour clean water over you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you of all your impurities and from all your idols.” (36:25)
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  Mary MacKillop - Advocate for the poor

Aug 08, 2017
Mary MacKillop was a pioneer and advocate for the poor, sick and those on the margins of our society. Today, her mission to the poor is very much alive in our world.
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