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Here We Go Again

I am sure many of you have heard or watched on television the news about a prisoner from Dhurringile being released each Saturday to play football. The fellow in question is a local from around here, not that it matters. I thought to myself, here we go again, the media jumping on anything where prisoners… Read more

Will They Listen?

I have been involved at Dhurringile Prison for fourteen years now as a Chaplain.  We have built up a team of seven – two priests and five lay people. We have another group of eight, who are our drivers who transport our prisoners to Mass each Sunday to Tatura and Kyabram. Over these years of… Read more

by in Sharings

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GRANDPARENTS MASS

Each year in our parish here in Tatura, we celebrate Grandparents Mass.  I know we are only one of many; one of my brothers and his wife went to one recently for one of their grandchildren.  We have it at this time as it is only a week out from the feast day of Saints… Read more

What Could the Church Look Like if We Listen to Each Other?

You are invited to join an eConference group to talk about it!  “Synodality in Practice – Listening to the Spirit and Leading Change”  ACBC – BBI eConference 2018. Time: 10.00am  to 2.30pm When: Wednesday 8 August 2018 Speakers: Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Mrs Lana Turvey-Collins, Prof. Massimo Faggioli, Prof. Richard Lennan, Dr. Gemma Cruz. Cost: Free… Read more

Wealth – How do we spend it?

I suppose I am like many people, concerned about the misuse of the wealth of the world. We can target the rich countries of the world and how they share or don’t share their wealth. It’s very easy to have strong views when we criticise in a general way. It can be a different story… Read more

by in Sharings

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Deflect the Real Issue?

We have been hearing a lot of late about the Archbishop of Adelaide, Phillip Wilson. He seems determined that until his appeal is heard he will not stand down as Archbishop. It would appear that he is not doing the Church any favours by this stand. In fact it is picking up more negative publicity… Read more