Posts Categorized: Sharings

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caritas Australia is an important arm of the Catholic Church.  They continually remind us and challenge us to what we are doing for the poor. This can be in a monetary way and this can be through Project Compassion during Lent.  Caritas brings people to Australia to speak in our parishes and particularly to our… Read more