Liturgies

On Father's Day our liturgy focused on the parlous state of men's mental health and how this was partly a legacy of Christianity's adopting Greek philosophy's disconnect of mind and body. This week we will be exploring how the ancient spiritual practices of making sounds like chants and singing can heal our bodies and minds.

Margaret discusses the concept of Reciprocity that scientist and author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, says, broadens what it means to be human in all our relationships, including our relationship with Earth. Kimmerer suggests that in a culture of gratitude, both the honour of giving and the humility of receiving, are necessary halves of the whole.

In the wake of some high-profile men committing suicide recently the topic of men's mental wellbeing has been a subject of much discussion. In our Father's Day liturgy, we will focus on the Christian religion's and Greek philosophy's legacy of the dualistic split of mind from body and its sad consequences for all, especially men.

“Can we save the planet?” aims to inform people of the seriousness of the rapid collapse of our environment, that is, our planet’s natural life support system, the foundation of the creation of our planet and human habitat .

In this week's liturgy, Fr Frank Brennan reflects on the recent Plenary Council of the Australian Catholic Church. In his reflections he focuses on two of the major issues discussed. A highlight was the acknowledging of the place and contribution of the First Nations peoples in the life of the Nation and the Australian Catholic Church.

This week's homily features well known friend of Jesus, Martha of Bethany, who appears in some popular Gospel stories. Our homilist, Liz Little, paints a less well known and fascinating portrait of this often-misunderstood woman.

Brian will be doing an Exploration of Love. How did Jesus go about Loving us? What is our “state of being?” We can have a physical state of anxiety or anger. Can we have a physical state of Love?

As a global community facing its many pressing problems, we will need to become like the old pilgrim.

The latest report on the Australian Environment shows how Australia’s land and wildlife are being gradually destroyed. The list of threatened species grows as ecosystems show signs of collapse due to the climate crisis and habitat loss.

In its various guises, disinformation (sometimes colloquially known as fake news) has been with us for millennia. People have always engaged in rumour and untruths, although in today’s age of un-social media, it has taken on a massive new dimension. In this homily, we will explore some present trends with this disinformation issue, and clarify how we can each respond in more proactive ways.