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Fr James Arblaster says that the readings this weekend highlight God doesn’t have favourites. God is love and loves everyone so much that he willingly went to the cross to bring us through our crosses to the fullness of life.

Mother Hilda’s prayer tip for this week is finding the one word that connects you with God. That one word conveys everything that's on your heart and mind, conveys everything about your life right now.

Fr Tony Percy says that in his humanity, Jesus experiences the love of his Father, and this is the love he has for us. Incredible! We need a lifetime to get our heads and hearts around this magnanimous truth.

Trish McCarthy has three powerful tips to respond to physical, emotional and spiritual pressure.

Fr Mike Delaney tells how working with children and their sense of awe and wonder enables the grandeur of God in the everyday activities make the familiar with seem vibrant and new.

On The Journey This Week: Fr James Arblaster says the readings this weekend highlight that God doesn’t have favourites. Mother Hilda and finding the one word that connects you with God. Fr Tony Percy says one word describes Jesus’ love – incredible! Trish McCarthy on the cracks in our life, and Fr Mike Delaney and the wonder of the simple.

On The Journey This Week: Fr Mark De Battista says being pruned by God is necessary if we are to grow in our faith. Mother Hilda tells how to see the sun shining in the faces of all we meet. Plus, Fr Tony Percy says that we are not called to be busy but to be fruitful. Michelle Vass says Mafalda’s prayer is a great way to test when and how we see the risen Christ. And Mark Raue on being the face of God, being Jesus’ feet, hands, eyes expressing compassion and love to all we meet.

Fr Mark De Battista says that the thought of bearing the pain of pruning isn’t attractive, but Jesus says it’s necessary to grow in discipleship and for us to bear more fruit for the Kingdom of God.

Mother Hilda says that Thomas Merton’s story of spending time watching peoples’ faces and his observation that our face shines like the sun can be experienced by us as well.

Fr Tony Percy says that we are not called to be busy but to be fruitful, and that requires blooming where we are planted. We are going to have to lose some branches and let ourselves be pruned: For the Father – the majestic Vinedresser – is constantly at work.

Mark Raue says the expression “The Face of God” is attributed to St Therese of Avila means to be the face of God in whatever circumstances we find ourselves with all those we encounter. To be Jesus’ feet, hands, eyes expressing compassion and love to all we meet.)

Michelle Vass asks, “How do WE know that Jesus is risen?” Mafalda’s prayer is a great way to test when and how we see the risen Christ as we openly share God’s love with all, not just those close to us.

On The Journey This Week: Fr Joshua Whitehead says we’re invited to reflect on our approach to faith. Mother Hilda says that words from God will fill up that space between your heartbeats. Plus, Fr Tony Percy and the fourth “I Am” statement by Jesus: I Am the Good shepherd. Pete Gilmore on the radical idea of being together and sharing all things in common and Fr Dave Callaghan says we often hide behind an imagined perfect image of ourselves.

Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whitehead– Allowing Ourselves to Be Led (Fr Joshua Whitehead says we’re invited to reflect on our approach to faith. Is it something that you do? Or it is a free response to God's initiative allowing yourself to be led by the Good Shepherd?)

Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– The Heart (Mother Hilda says that the heart has the capacity to send messages to the brain, and it's out of that that you and I act behave. When you don't have the words, sit quietly and say to the Lord, speak to my heart, and the words from God, the words of peace, comfort, clarity, consolation will fill up that space between your heartbeats.)

The Word–Fr Tony Percy– The Good Shepherd (Fr Tony Percy says that this Gospel for Good Shepherd Sunday is all about that God is a relationship himself and He's offering us the great relationship in our life with Him so that He becomes our good shepherd.)

Living the Gospel–Pete Gilmore– All Things in Common (Pete Gilmore says that the radical idea of being together and sharing all things in common as described in Acts of the Apostles is reflected in marriage and family life. In healthy marriages there isn’t “my” or “your” it’s just “our.”.)

The Call–Fr Dave Callaghan MGL–Cardboard Cutout (Fr Dave Callaghan MGL says that it often seems like we carry a life-sized cardboard cut-out of ourselves, the perfect image of ourselves, to hide behind for fear that other people might see who we really are.)

Gospel Reflection–Fr Joshua Whicker MGL–The Here and Now (Fr Joshua Whicker says that just as Jesus is physically present to the apostles, Jesus comes to redeem us in the fullness of our humanity and the fullness of our current lived experience.)

Wisdom from the Abbey–Mother Hilda– The Frame (Mother Hilda says that in conversations with another about something important we can often be caught up on the incidental, the red herring, something that doesn't really matter. Instead, speak and listen with God's eyes to what really matters.)