Trinity Sunday

Father Walter Burghardt sj in a homily on the Trinity said, ‘Fear not, I shall not solve the most difficult of Christian mysteries. I shall not bore you with technical theology. But, I feel I must tell you of a God who does not dwell in outer space, ‘far from’ what poet Thomas Gray called ‘the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.’ Our Trinity, God, three in one, is a God for us’ (Speak the Word With Boldness, 1994). Today’s solemnity really is simple. In Jesus, God is not only ‘for us’ but ‘with us’ and - through the presence of the Spirit - ‘within us.’

Pentecost Sunday

Today we need to reflect on our place in the community of believers. There is a clear communal dimension and no suggestion of private experiences. In the readings we seen a great transformation in Jesus’ disciples accomplished by Holy Spirit. Originally, they did not understand or care about Jesus’ vision.  They were more concerned with their own agendas, ambitions, and interests. They showed their true colours, at least the men, when Jesus was led to be crucified.

On the evening of the first day of Reconciliation Week 2022, the Edmund Rice Centre, responding to the call BE BRAVE, MAKE CHANGE, commits to promoting a referendum on the #UluruStatement from the Heart. he Uluru Statement is vital as it represents a historic consensus of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders in seeking to recognise First Australians through a Voice to Parliament enshrined in and protected by the Constitution.