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ST BERNARD’S FEAST DAY

St Bernard’s College in West Essendon celebrate the feast day of St Bernard of Clairvaux on the 20th of August each year. It is a big day: the highlight is the celebration of Mass in the large stadium – 1,500 students and 200 teachers. I was given a special invitation in 2013 to be the… Read more

PLENARY 2020

We are gradually revving up in our response to the Council.  Whether in the diocese or in clusters of parishes or individual parishes. Originally we felt that we had been left at the starting post?  Other dioceses seemed to have themselves well organised prior to Pentecost the official commencement time of the Plenary. We now… Read more

by in Sharings

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ST MARY MACKILLOP

Recently we celebrated the feast of our own very own saint in Mary Mackillop.  She has been given the saintly title of Mary of the Cross. Although many of us would still call her Mary Mackillop with great respect and affection. We have journeyed with her for many years while waiting and hoping that one… Read more

Let Go and Let God

My reflection this week under ‘Sharings’ comes from my sister Aileen. I was talking to her about my articles and she mentioned this one that she had just written for her associates of the Little Company of Mary – LCMs. Her article has much depth, faith and meaning to it when you realise that she… Read more

by in Sharings

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First Holy Communion

Many of us can remember our First Holy Communion Day. I remember my black pants, white shirt and tie. I remember our little party afterwards in the parish hall at St Monica’s Moonee Ponds. The hall is still there today. One of my favourites was bread and butter with hundreds and thousands on top. Today… Read more