Category Archives: Thoughts

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

This month we prepare for Christmas

The world distracts us from what this time is really about. Consumerism and commercialism seem to go mad. Here are a few thoughts to encourage us to reflect quietly at this time.

The following reflections were complied by the Missionaries of the sacred Heart Justice and Peace Centre and the … Continue reading →

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

In November we are invited to remember all “the good people” (saints) who, through their lives, have been an example and an inspiration to us. We are also invited to remember all those who have died. This month we especially remember the 353 people, mostly women and children, who drowned with the sinking of the SIEVX. … Continue reading →

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

Francis of Assisi

A saint for today

Our theme for this month is St Francis of Assisi. There are many areas of this man’s life we could dwell on. We are all familiar with His … Continue reading →

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 September is the beginning of Spring. The wattle trees burst with yellow. We see new life after Winter’s sleep. It is also when the Social Justice Statement is published. The theme for this year is “Cultivating a Culture of Peace”. The United Nations invites us to be part of an “International day of Peace”. We are … Continue reading →

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

Hiroshima Never Again

Friday 6 August 6.00 pm Town Hall Square
Candlelight March to Archibald Fountain.

August 6th is the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the United State dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city and its people were devastated. Three days later … Continue reading →

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

Self Determination – Our Community – Our Future – Our Responsibility

NAIDOC 2004 – 4th to 11th July 2004

Let us remember Pope John Paul II, in his address to indigenous people,

“And the Church herself in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution … Continue reading →