Top Rated Web pages for December 2025 | Number | Page | Likes | | 1 | Searching for Meaning - and Vulnerability - a year 9 experiment 
This blog reflects on a Year 9 “Searching for Meaning” activity, where a speed-dating style exercise led students to notice how their level of openness changed depending on whom they were speaking to and the risks involved in sharing personal information. Drawing on this insight, Andrew explores how different contexts shape our responses, and how genuine vulnerability—grounded in trust—has the power to deepen relationships even though it can feel risky, like a family “volcano” waiting to erupt. He challenges readers to consider whether keeping the peace by staying silent is really loving, or whether authentic honesty is necessary for true growth in ourselves and our relationships. Through journaling questions, reflective songs, and a closing prayer, the blog invites readers, especially as Christmas approaches, to choose courage, vulnerability, and authenticity over fear and self-protection. | 1 | | 2 | Prayer - Parable of the Unjust Judge 
The presentation “Prayer – Parable of the Unjust Judge” explores Jesus’ call in Luke 18:1-8 to “pray continually and never lose heart.” It connects this message to Father Jim’s reflection on the Carthusian monks of La Grande Chartreuse, whose silent, rhythmic prayer life embodies unceasing faithfulness. Through Scripture, silence, and reflection, the presentation invites students to recognise prayer as a living stream that unites heaven and earth. Participants are encouraged to join this rhythm of praise by praying daily—morning, night, and in life’s ordinary moments—so that their lives become part of the Church’s ongoing heartbeat of worship and trust in God. | 1 | | 3 | New Marist Brothers - Superior General - Br Peter Carroll 
Brother Peter Carroll begins with humility and honesty, sharing his surprise at being elected to such a significant leadership role. He admits that he had not anticipated this outcome and even sees many reasons why he might not have been chosen, citing his age, lack of language skills, and limited experience in general administration. Despite these feelings of inadequacy, he accepts the role with gratitude and joy, recognizing it as a privilege and a sign of trust from his fellow brothers. He frames leadership not as personal glory but as a sacred responsibility to guard and guide the Marist charism into a new age. | 1 | | 4 | Marist Laity Australia Newsletter - September 2025 
The September edition of The Marist Way Australia newsletter highlights the group’s new identity, shifting from Marist Laity Australia to better reflect a global Marist vision of living the Gospel in the spirit of Mary. It shares reports on the Fourvière celebrations in Hunters Hill, monthly gatherings at St Patrick’s Church Hill to sustain Marist life after the Fathers’ departure, and upcoming events such as the Seasons of Creation gathering. The newsletter also includes prayers for peace, reflections on the Marist Fathers’ 157 years of service at St Patrick’s, stories of hospitality with Congolese refugee families, and a moving account of a Men’s Rite of Passage retreat. It closes with a personal reflection on returning to Davao, Philippines, where encounters with children in poverty profoundly deepened a sense of faith, gratitude, and connection | 1 | | 5 | Prayer - People of the Beatitudes 
This prayer asks God to shape us into people of the Beatitudes, who see light beyond the clouds of life’s struggles and trust His guidance when things do not go our way. It seeks God’s gentle care when life falls apart, His grace to forgive in moments of conflict, and His strength when we face failure or suffering. It prays for courage to embrace sickness and hardship as meaningful, and for gratitude and hope when facing death, seeing it not as an end but as a path to resurrection in Christ. | 1 |
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