Reflections

  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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  Forgive and find freedom

Jul 12, 2017
Forgiveness is at the core of Jesus' message. He cuts through the 'eye for an eye' mentality and tells his (shocked) followers that they must forgive and forgive and forgive.
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  The Holy Spirit as a godparent

Jun 16, 2017
As we become mature in our faith we come to a greater trust in God as a loving parent, like a caring father or mother.
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  Countering Islamophobia

May 16, 2017
Columban Fr Patrick McInerney is the Director of the Columban Mission Institute in Sydney and its Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations. He shares with us ways to counter Islamophobia.
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