Triumph of the Cross Feast Day
September 11, 2020 - by CBD Parish
A feast of Our Lord accompanied by a feast of Our Lady The Feast of the Triumph of the Cross (14 September) The origins of this feast are in…
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Sr Patricia Fox NDS reflects on her time in the Philippines
September 11, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Sr Patricia is an Australian nun and human rights campaigner for the Philippines. She worked as a missionary in the Philippines for 27 years, until she was deported in 2018…
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Reflections for Father’s Day
September 4, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Father’s Day holds all kinds of meanings and emotions for us as we reflect on our fathers, our experience of fatherhood and even the experience of those who have been…
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Priests’ Retirement Foundation Father’s Day Appeal
September 4, 2020 - by CBD Parish
The Priests’ Retirement Foundation holds the Father’s Day appeal annually on the first Sunday of September, Father’s Day. Funds raised from the appeal go towards the care of retired and…
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Feast of the Nativity of Mary
September 3, 2020 - by CBD Parish
How do we celebrate birthdays? The Catholic Church celebrates this Tuesday, 8 September, the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and this date is also traditionally fixed nine months after…
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Season of Creation
August 28, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Join together as Christian Churches for the Season of Creation September is the Season of Creation. This is an initiative of an ecumenical steering committee, which was formed…
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The Governor ‘virtually’ dropped in to see Father Trac
August 28, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria has been ‘virtually’ visiting communities around the State to see how Victorians are faring during the Coronavirus pandemic. As you…
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Son and Mother – St Augustine and St Monica
August 28, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Some three or four years ago, I brought home from the Church of St Augustine in Rome images of St Monica with a prayer on the back of them for…
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Discussion Group at Surrey Hills Wattle Park
August 28, 2020 - by CBD Parish
For a number of years, parishioners have attended a weekly Lenten Discussion Group, initially at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Our Lady’s) and then together with Our Holy Redeemer as…
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Natural Fertility Awareness Week
August 14, 2020 - by CBD Parish
Celebrated annually for over 20 years, Natural Fertility Awareness Week recognises the work of two Melbourne doctors, Drs John and Evelyn Billings, and their commitment to helping women and couples…
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