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UNITY
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just switch on the reset button and go back
to ‘normal’.”
As Christians we are called to live out our
faith. We know that Jesus is true to His
promise to be with us always.
With the wisdom that comes from the Holy
Spirit we know that challenges and problems
are an opportunity for personal and spiritual
Dear Brothers and Sisters, growth.
I have now been a Bishop in this Diocese I gently remind all of us to take time for
for over two years. I love being here, and I prayer and reflection. We can share all of
know that I am part of a family, the Diocesan our challenges with Jesus, with God.
family, the Catholic Church of the Northern
Territory. Thank you to all who do so much in the
service of God and God’s people. And I
2020 is a year in which the lives of so many look forward in the coming year to minister
have been impacted in a very significant in partnership with you in the service of
way. spiritual renewal for all our people.
The Coronavirus has certainly made things This Christmas may you and your families
not normal. However, what is ‘normal’? I be blessed with the hope, the joy and the
believe that it is normal for things not to be peace that the birth of Jesus brings.
normal!
Blessings for Christmas,
The Holy Father says that the pandemic
has created in many people a sense of the +Charles Gauci
interdependence of communities, and the
fragility of human beings left to themselves.
Further, a commentator has noted that
“Pope Francis’s message is clear: we cannot
