Towards a Diocesan Plan for Social Media - the Sequel
It has been a little over 2.5 years since I wrote the blog-post 'Towards a Diocesan Social Media Policy'. In that time it has continued to be the most read post of this blog. Perhaps it tapped into a...
View ArticleSession 1 Jim Murphy CCRNSW Retreat 19 Jan 2019
This #CCRNSW retreat weekend was held at St Agatha's Pennant Hills 19-20 Jan 2019, with around 200 people attending.Jim Murphy is the current president of ICCRS (International Catholic Charismatic...
View ArticleSession 2 Jim Murphy CCRNSW Retreat 19 Jan 2019
Session 2, Saturday 19 Jan 2019 with Jim Murphy, president of ICCRSThis is not a conference, but a retreat; so slow down and relax.In Session 1 we had a look at the historical perspective. I encourage...
View ArticleMass Homily - Fr Hugh Thomas CCRNSW Retreat 19 Jan 2019
Mass, Saturday 19 Jan 2019, CCRNSW RetreatFr Hugh Thomas CSsR was the celebrant for Mass during the #CCRNSW retreat weekend. You can learn a bit more about him here and here.I include the notes from...
View ArticleGospel Reflection Luke 5:1-11
The Gospel for the weekend of 9/10 February 2019, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, is taken from the beginning of Chapter 5 of St Luke. It tells the story of the miraculous catch of fish that St...
View ArticleSession 3 Jim Murphy CCRNSW Retreat 19 Jan 2019
Session 3, Saturday 19 Jan 2019 with Jim Murphy, President of ICCRSThe story of God's people is also our story and my story.The first theme, putting the Lord No. 1 is essential. Our God can do the...
View ArticleSession 4 Jim Murphy CCRNSW Retreat 20 Jan 2019
Session 4, Sunday 20 Jan 2019, with Jim Murphy, president of ICCRSThis session began with an invitation to people to share what from yesterday's input resonated most with them.Jim MurphyGod speaks to...
View ArticleSession 5 Jim Murphy CCRNSW Retreat 20 Jan 2019
Session 5, Sunday 20 Jan 2019 with Jim Murphy, president of ICCRSSometimes even when we know what to do, it is still not easy to do it.Sometimes we feel we can't jump that high – that's why He gives...
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Mass Homily - Fr Hugh Thomas CCRNSW Retreat 20 Jan 2019
Mass, Sunday 20 Jan 2019, CCRNSW RetreatFr Hugh Thomas CssR was the celebrant for this Sunday Mass during the #CCRNSW retreat weekend. You can learn a bit more about him here and here.The readings were...
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Photos from the CCRNSW Retreat in Jan 2019
Here are just a few of the photographs from the #CCRNSW Retreat weekend at St Agatha's Parish, Pennant Hills on 19-20 Jan 2019.The first one is of Jim Murphy, president of ICCRS, as those gathered for...
View ArticleWhere is the Holy Spirit blowing in your local area?
'Where is the Holy Spirit blowing in your local area?'I put this question, or at least a version of it, to a well-travelled clerical friend of mine recently, and his answers were perplexing.He...
View ArticleNotes from Day 1 of the Ark and Dove Week Online Conference 11 Feb - 15 Feb 2019
Notes from Day 1 of The Ark and Dove Week Online Conference 11 Feb – 15 Feb 2019These are rough notes only; very rough in places; that convey the gist of what was said.Day 1, Monday 11 Feb 2019Talk 1:...
View ArticleThe Story of the Bad Monk
A very long time ago, in a university chaplain's office far, far away, I was told this story for the first time. I can no longer remember the fine details, but the gist of the story has never dimmed in...
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Recommended Reading
From the Acts of the Apostles and other writings in the New Testament we learn that the charisms of the Holy Spirit were in widespread daily use by the early Christians for evangelisation and building...
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Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary - Meditations with St Joseph
St Joseph – Glorious MysteriesIn honour of St Joseph the Worker and the beginning of the month of May in Mary's honour - for the glory of God.The first Glorious Mystery – The ResurrectionCan you...
View ArticleMay 30th, 2019
Bear with me while I twist a few strands of thought from wildly different places into hopefully a coherent whole.The first strand of thought comes from artist Nicholas Wilton (@art2life_world) and the...
View ArticlePlenary Council Worries
The next stage of the Australian Plenary Council 2020 https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/ has begun with the release of the 6 themes aggregated from responses across the country. Here they...
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Joyful Mystery Meditations with Benedict XVI
1st Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation“Hail, [rejoice] full of grace, the Lord is with you” (Lk 1:28). At first sight the term chaire “rejoice”, seems an ordinary greeting, typical in the Greek world,...
View ArticleChesterton, the Family, and Theme 6
My son and I have been meandering through the hugely enjoyable 'Knight of the Holy Ghost: A short history of G.K.Chesterton' by Dale Ahlquist. So much of what Chesterton wrote is still so fresh and so...
View ArticleReboot or Reset?
In some of the global prophetic word of late there has been talk of God wanting to press the Reset button. What could that mean? And how might it take shape in the #Plenary Council and...
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