The Challenge of Faith August 2018 (1)
Posts Categorized: Sharings
Australian Pet Ownership
Recently I wrote an article – “Wealth How do we spend it?” I am sure many would not agree with me that we spend too much on our pets and too little on feeding the poor. I also mentioned why couldn’t we at least cut back on our spending, even insurances, where Australians are spending… Read more
Will They Listen?
I have been involved at Dhurringile Prison for fourteen years now as a Chaplain. We have built up a team of seven – two priests and five lay people. We have another group of eight, who are our drivers who transport our prisoners to Mass each Sunday to Tatura and Kyabram. Over these years of… Read more
Wealth – How do we spend it?
I suppose I am like many people, concerned about the misuse of the wealth of the world. We can target the rich countries of the world and how they share or don’t share their wealth. It’s very easy to have strong views when we criticise in a general way. It can be a different story… Read more
Humble
When I think of some lovely qualities like gentleness, kindness, humility, love, generosity and others, I think we are blest if we have them. But nearly each of these can be misused by another person. If I am gentle then someone can try to dominate me or bully me. If I am kind, someone can… Read more
Story Telling – Along the Track
Story Telling
SOMEONE TO TOUCH
Commuters on a Canadian Metro train witnessed a heart-moving conclusion to a tense moment. They watched as a 70-year-old woman gently reached out and offered her hand to a young man whose loud voice and disturbing words were scaring other passengers. The lady’s kindness calmed the man who sank to the floor of the train… Read more
DON’T GIVE UP
We may hear this expressed to us or we may even say it to ourselves. This statement could be relevant to our lives in so many areas. It could be as simple as don’t give up in a race. It could be don’t give up on a marriage, or a relationship. It could be our… Read more
Being Hopeful
Being Hopeful
It’s what you scatter that matters
It’s what you scatter, that tells what kind of life you lived. No matter what we read or any teaching or advice that’s given, if it involves a happy story we will show interest and read or listen. Recently I was sent this email by a friend and I thought it worth sharing as it… Read more