From the Parish House
September 3, 2021 - by Brendan Reed
This Sunday’s gospel is the passage from Mark chapter 7:31-37. It is the story of Jesus healing a man who was both deaf and had an impediment in his speech. …
Read moreThis Sunday’s gospel is the passage from Mark chapter 7:31-37. It is the story of Jesus healing a man who was both deaf and had an impediment in his speech. …
Read moreMelbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) and Father Brendan are pleased to announce Ms Erin Macdonald as the new Principal at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Primary School.
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Read moreToday’s gospel talks of the religious laws that abounded at the time of Jesus – washing arms, sprinkling with water, the washing of cups and pots, and so forth. In…
Read moreLast Thursday evening two parishioners from each of our three parishes and I participated in a meeting facilitated by the Archdiocese of Melbourne, to invite us into a process of…
Read moreScenes of women and men running after a departing aircraft at Kabul Airport have saturated our screens for the last week. Some of those desperate to leave were seen clinging…
Read moreToday we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. Mary is assumed in her fullness, body and soul, to join the God of life among the heavenly throngs. There is a…
Read moreThis Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. It is a wonderful feast and only about once every decade does it fall on a Sunday as it…
Faith Reflections Parish Priest
Read moreThe readings for the Solemnity of our first Australian Saint, Mary of the Cross, speak to us about trusting in God’s providence. The Gospel of Luke is an invitation to…
Read moreI was lucky enough to be in Rome in 2010 when Mary Mackillop was canonised. It was October, and St Peter’s Square was full of Australian accents and excited pilgrims…
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Read moreThis Sunday’s first reading focuses on the experience of Israel in the period between leaving Egypt and settling in the Promised Land. The experience, as described in Chapter 16 of…
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