According to a book called The Life of Francis of Assisi, Francis invited a young monk to join him on a trip to town to preach. Honoured to be given the invitation, the monk readily accepted. All day long he and Francis walked through the streets, byways, and alleys, and even into the suburbs.
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Jokes A teacher asked her students to use the word “beans” in a sentence. “My father grows beans,” said one girl. “My mother cooks beans,” said a boy. A third student spoke up, “We are all human beans.” How come oysters never donate to charity? Because they are shellfish. A boy is selling
THE IMPACT WE MAKE “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou ~ How we make others feel often matters more than what we say or do. People may forget the details of a conversation or the
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World Interfaith Harmony Week is a worldwide initiative held in the first week of February that encourages people of different religions and beliefs to work together for peace, mutual understanding and the common good.
In this liturgical year, Year A, we focus on readings from Matthew’s Gospel. Matthew writes towards the end of the first century AD, for a Christian community comprised of Jewish converts. In his gospel, he strives to demonstrate for them how Jesus is the fulfilment of the faith, hopes and promises of their Jewish faith, the fulfilment of all that is in “the law and the prophets” (Mt 5:17).
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Jokes A Texan rancher travels to Australia for a holiday. There he meets an Aussie farmer. The Aussie shows off his big wheat field and the Texan says, “Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large.” Then they walk around the station, and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle.
On Monday we celebrate Australia Day. While the public holiday still has its critics with some calling it “invasion day’, neither of the major parties appears willing to change the date.
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Galilee was no one’s idea of a place that could launch a ‘world changing movement’. Galilee’s history was not glorious. The readings this week refer to it as the “land of Naphtali”, which was one of the breakaway tribes of the Jewish people that formed the northern kingdom of Israel.
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