Seventeenth Sunday of the Year

Today’s psalm sets the tone for all the readings: ‘You open wide your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.’ It reflects God’s presence, justice, abundance, and generosity. It is a gesture of welcome and sharing in contrast to the closed hands that reflect individualism, negligence, and violence. There are six versions of the gospel story. Despite variations, each version contains the story of a community sharing resources and the centrality of resource sharing in the early Jesus movement. John’s emphasis is on a young child who shares what s/he had, which Jesus blessed and where there was enough for all.

The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, through the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee (the Committee), has commenced an inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Island countries and the Pacific region. Click here to download our submission to this inquiry. The Committee is scheduled to report back on the inquiry on 29 November 2024.

Sixteenth Sunday of the Year

The only thing worth globalising is dissent. - Arundhati Roy

‘During these times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act’ - George Orwell.