Thoughts September 2006
Thoughts for the Month
The Jesus I know is no cold, hard Iron-Christ; nor does Jesus deserve to be reduced to smug, glib and uncompassionate irrelevancies when the real meaning of His love is what people need so desperately.
“Who is Worthy?” Ted Kennedy We acknowledge the original owners and custodians of this land on which we stand and we pay our respects for the care they have taken and their continuing care. 
What an amazing event! What joy and pride was on people’s faces! Gratitude for the artists who created this wonderful … Continue reading
Continuing to celebrate the coming of the Spirit in this Pentecostal Season, we reflect on the Spirit in two commentaries. Also, this month we celebrate NAIDOC WEEK—the poem was given by Mary and is apt for us to reflect on at this time. Other words enable us … 
Hi, I have been away in New Zealand. It was a wonderful trip; especially the fact that I was able to attend a Maori funeral. I was so touched by the fact that the priest spoke in Maori language and the elders of the Marae led the service and … 
It seems I must have been more fertile than most to have taken that wind-blown thistledown softly-spoken word into my body and grown big-bellied with it. Nor was I the first: there had been rumours of such goings-on before my turn came—tales of swansdown. Mine … 
On Thursday 16th Feb a public talk was given by Claudio Betti of the Sant’Egidio Community, Rome. It was preceded by a meal for members of the St Vincent’s community and Claudio and Anarita.