There is nothing more satisfying than seeing our athletes perform at the highest level. For a relatively small population compared to countries such as America, China and Great Britain, Australia has always punched above its weight.
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Get yourself a life coach says an online ad and you can ‘turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.’ At some point in our lives, it may serve a purpose but contrast it with a local parish which decided to have a weekly meal for anyone who wished to come along.
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Jokes After a round of golf, a man walked into the clubhouse and noticed his friend sitting in a corner wearing a neck brace and brooding over his beer. He sat down and asked his mate what happened. “Well, I was playing golf and I hit my ball into the rough,” replied his friend
St Alphonsus Liguori gave up work as a lawyer because he felt a strong calling to God and the need to help the sick.
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Complaining about life’s woes is a fairly common human experience. We find it in today’s Exodus account of the Israelites wandering in the desert. Although they had been freed from slavery, they now find themselves in search of food and bitterly complaining of their situation to Moses and Aaron. Yet, we also know how the story ends: the Lord sends them heavenly bread, but only after they have been tested to learn the lesson that God does not abandon the chosen people.
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Jokes Jokes about true friendship … or not! After being away on a two-week business trip, Tim thought it would be good to buy his wife of fifteen years a present, so he went to a local gift shop. He asked the woman at the counter for some assistance. “How about some perfume?” he
A $5 million education campaign to highlight elder abuse in Australia has been launched. The campaign coincides with the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which will be held on Sunday. The theme is Do not cast me off in my old age.
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St Jerome said: “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” On the back cover of my Bible, this famous line is printed beneath an image of the fourth-century hermit-saint in his study. Scriptures in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin are open on desks behind him. He seems to be taking a break from his translation project to pull the thorn out of the lion’s paw.
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Jokes The 95-year-old woman at the nursing home received a visit from her local parish priest. “How are you feeling?” the priest asked. “Oh,” said the woman, “I’m just worried sick!” “What on earth are you worried about, dear?” the priest asked. “You look like you’re in good health. You are being well looked after,
It is easy to feel down at times. After all, it’s human nature to dwell on the negative things that make us sad.
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