60th Anniversary of Ordination
August 4, 2023 - by CBD Parish
On July 27, 2023 Fr Bren Donohue celebrated his 60th anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood with a Mass at All Hallows. During the Mass he reflected on…
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Ann Rennie Reflects
August 4, 2023 - by CBD Parish
The woman went shopping. She wanted to buy something called ‘truth’. ‘We don’t have any in stock at the moment,’ said a sales assistant. ‘I can…
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World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly Reflection
July 28, 2023 - by CBD Parish
Last Sunday we celebrated World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Pope Francis established the day in 2021 to be celebrated annually. Francis reminds us that “old age…
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Padua – City of the Saint
July 21, 2023 - by CBD Parish
Fr Frank O’Loughlin continues to take us on his travels, this time to Padua, Italy. Padua is a most picturesque city located in the heart of the Po Valley, modern…
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The Synodal Journey
July 14, 2023 - by CBD Parish
A few years ago, it was not possible to walk past a large nearby property without stopping to marvel at the garden. It was truly magnificent – the seasons were…
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Lyon Cathedral
July 14, 2023 - by CBD Parish
Fr Frank continues his journey through France, visiting the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Lyon, or the Lyon Cathedral, famed for its stunning architecture. The cathedral was built on the ruins of…
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Repairing Notre Dame one year later
July 7, 2023 - by CBD Parish
In 2022, during a visit to Paris, Fr Frank O’Loughlin took a series of photographs of Notre Dame Cathedral to show the work being carried out to restore the building…
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June 30, 2023 - by CBD Parish
Phillip Larkin asked Where can we live but days? and so I look out at the pearl grey morning and the sulky clouds, while…
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June 16, 2023 - by CBD Parish
In 1981, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner published what became a best-selling book, ‘When Bad Things Happen to Good People’. Written in response to a personal tragedy (the death…
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June 2, 2023 - by CBD Parish
On a wet Saturday night in early May, I settled down inside the warmth of the lounge room to watch the coronation of King Charles III and Queen…
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