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3rd Sunday of Advent – 16th December 2018
3rd Sunday of Advent – 16 December 2018 This week we celebrated the end year of School Mass with a number of presentations at the end of Mass including a special presentation to Trish Warnett. We continue with our Prayer for Advent and also our Thoughts for the 2018/19 Year of Social Justice. The Roster for the… Read more
BLINK AND THINK …. OF GOD?
We all seek ways of strengthening our relationship with God. We will do this through prayer as communication is our human way of developing any relationship. In our everyday relationships, we even have special or pet names that we use when addressing that special person. We often do this by shortening someone’s Christian name. I… Read more
Prisoners Attending Church Services
We who are involved in prison chaplaincy were shocked last week when we received the news that Dhurringile prison could recommence the Church service program, and that it would start immediately. The week before the state elections we were told that there would be no chance of restarting in the near future. We petitioned that… Read more
2nd Sunday of Advent – 9 December 2018
2nd Sunday of Advent – 9 December 2018 This week is the 2nd week of Advent and we have a Prayer that has been adapted from “Come to Us Emmanuel” by Frances Ballantyne, in 600 Blessings and Prayers. We have an artice on the Blessed Virgin Mary and continue our for Thoughts for the 2018/19 Year of Social… Read more
Child Safety
This week I attended an information day on ‘Child Safety’. This was not a new topic as we have been very pro-active not only in the diocese but throughout the Catholic Church. Priests were required to attend one of two days to be further informed of what is happening and needs to be followed through,… Read more
1st Sunday of Advent – 2 December 2018
1st Sunday of Advent – 2 December 2018 FinalThis week the first Sunday of the liturgical year, and we commence our Advent celebrations. Fr Michael asks us to think about question in Plenary Council column and there is also an article from the Plenary Post Edition 10 titled “Catholic Church ‘open for business” in Townsville”. … Read more
YOU’LL GET BACK MORE THAN YOU GAVE
Recently the Sunday readings had two stories of the poor widows. One told the story of Elijah asking the widow to give up her last piece of bread that she and her son were to have before they would both die. Elijah said give me some and God will look after you. She did and… Read more
Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe – 25 November 2018
Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe- 25 November 2018This week is the last Sunday of the liturgical year, and we celebrate the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Fr Michael has written an article on this special feast. The Plenary Council article is by Fr Noel Connelly titled Realising… Read more
Christ the King
This is a wonderful feast to celebrate at anytime but it is more significant as the final Sunday of the liturgical year. Christ as the universal king, who reigns over all the world. But not a king who rules and lords it over everyone but as a servant king. They both don’t seem to go… Read more
