This is a wonderful feast to celebrate at anytime but it is more significant as the final Sunday of the liturgical year. Christ as the universal king, who reigns over all the world. But not a king who rules and lords it over everyone but as a servant king. They both don’t seem to go… Read more
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Pray for the Dead
November is a special time; besides the excitement of being not long before Christmas, it is a special time for Catholics to remember the dead. This is when we are really aware of what it means to be a part of a communion of saints. All Saints Day – 1st November and All Souls Day… Read more
End of an Era
When we hear of something coming to an end, one of the first to come to mind is probably our own life. Things less dramatic than this could be a business house, newspapers, the local corner store, sporting organisation, and we have churches of all religions closing down and being sold due to decreasing congregations… Read more
Healing a Nation Through Education
This title was the topic for last weeks Mission Sunday (21 Oct), and we were fortunate enough to hear from Irene Ho about how donations to the Catholic Mission is making a difference in children’s education in Myanmar. Irene has worked in Myanmar on mission, as a layperson for the last 12-13 years focusing on… Read more
FOURTH TERM HAS BEGUN
As we move into October, we have had the beginning of the fourth and final school term of the year. This a bit frightening, to think that Christmas is just over two months away. The school term commenced with two teachers and our secretary extending the school holidays by adding some long service leave, to… Read more
Priest In-Service
Last week thirty-one priests gathered at the Seminary in Carlton for our annual In-Service. Sister Frances Baker a Mercy Sister who is a Moral Theologian led the three days. Her task was to reflect on some of the documents of Pope Frances. His Encyclical Letter on the Ecology and Climate Laudate Si and his apostolic… Read more
A PLACE TO CALL HOME
This week we celebrated Social Justice Week. The Statement from the Australian Bishops is again a challenging one. ‘A Place to Call Home’. What they are asking is that we make a home for everyone in our land. The Statement commences with the story of the Good Samaritan. This is a great example because in… Read more
Confirmation
Some important news which is also an important event for the Parish and our school was the Confirmation last Saturday evening 8th September 2018. This was a great follow-up Sacrament to the eight students who made their 1st Holy Communion some four weeks ago. We had Bishop Les here for the Confirmation. He had Confirmation… Read more
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
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
