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We live in a world where individual success is pursued more than the common good, self-survival is prioritized over shared security, domestic interests are sought at the expense of international obligations....
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As I began the Jubilee Year of St Francis at the Conventual Franciscan Parish in Kellyville, it is only fitting that today I am here in a Capuchin Parish of Plumpton to mark its conclusion. We are inspired by this great saint to live the Gospel more deeply and...
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Jesus who associated himself with the lowly and at the same time laid bare the narrow mindset of the privileged. At the end of the day, it is by our works of love, outreach and care for the oppressed and disadvantaged that set us apart as his true disciples....
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We live in the world in which people with status, power, success and wealth often dominate the headlines....
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We live in a world where violence which is directed against an enemy can become a solution during times of crisis....
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This Sunday, the Church begins the Season of Creation which is a graced time for reflection, renewed commitment and shared responsibility for our common home....
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At the end of the day, the choice to follow Christ that does not lead us to the cross and the place of suffering with victims of injustice is at best lukewarm and at worst a betrayal of the Gospel....
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Pentecost points us to divine renovation which is the new heaven and new earth. No easy task in a world where the strong make the rules and the privileged hold on to the existing structures of power. No smooth sailing enterprise when the myth of individualism and self-made prosperity...
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Let us go out and make disciples of all nations, acting not like a crusaders’ army but like gentle leaven in the dough....