Our hero teachers
This article appeared in the Spring issue of The Majellan. We are reproducing it in the weekly newsletter to commemorate World Teachers’ Day on Saturday.
Let the children come to me-Gospel Reflection
This week’s reading from the Book of Wisdom illustrates the kind of thinking that was common in the ancient world: If God is with someone then, assured of God’s protection, they will prosper. If, on the other hand, they are suffering and not prospering, then it must be that God is not on their side.
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Jokes 2/10
Jokes To commemorate World Teachers’ Day here are some teacher jokes … Teacher: What did you do at the weekend? Student: I did some cooking. Teacher: Lovely, what did you bake? Student: Synonym rolls just like grammar used to make! 🤣😂 Maths teachers… Why was the geometry book so adorable? Because it had acute angles. 🤣😂 How do
Let’s be smarter!
We’ve all seen it! Young people glued to their smartphones on trains, trams and buses. It is like they can’t function without having the phone in their hand: playing games, texting friends or watching videos on TikTok.
Working together for God-Gospel Reflection
A flock of geese flying in formation is a beautiful sight. Scientists who have researched why they fly in a V-formation have discovered some fascinating details.
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Jokes 25/09
Jokes Nearing the end of a long job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of university, “And what starting salary are you looking for?” The engineer replies, “What about $140,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.” The interviewer replies, “Well, what would you say to a package
The times are a changin’
Oh, how the times have changed! The Australia today, as we all know, is vastly different to the Australia of the 1950s and 60s.
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World Alzheimer’s Day
World Alzheimer’s Day will be held on Saturday September 21. It is a global effort to raise awareness and challenge the stigma around Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, so we have included this article which appeared in The Majellan several years ago.
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Being great in God’s eyes-Gospel Reflection
This week’s reading from the Book of Wisdom illustrates the kind of thinking that was common in the ancient world: If God is with someone then, assured of God’s protection, they will prosper. If, on the other hand, they are suffering and not prospering, then it must be that God is not on their side.
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Jokes 18/09
Jokes In response to some recent comments that immigrants and refugees in an American town were eating peoples’ pets, we thought we would dedicate the jokes this week to our beloved dogs and cats. Why didn’t the dog want to play football?It was a Boxer. 🤣😂 Why did the Dachshund want to sit in