Great expectations are being placed on the Premier’s Sunday announcement in relation to easing of restrictions for Melbournians in the coming days and weeks. In our parishes we are preparing…
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Pope Francis is well known for his love of football (soccer). The feature picture of him in this story shows him holding a soccer ball in St Peter’s Square. I…
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As I was growing up I had the understanding that mission and being a missionary was something that people did in faraway countries. At school the Presentation Sisters would often…
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The full return to primary schools is welcomed by students, parents and teachers alike. Next Monday will see around 600 students return to schools at Our Lady of Good Counsel,…
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To whom are we accountable? Father Brendan’s Homily 27 Sunday in Ordinary Time For the third week in a row we are presented with a parable…
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Safely Opening our Churches. I can’t remember feeling scared when I walked home from Church on a Wednesday evening. I was with my older brother, so…
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One of the things that the Coronavirus pandemic has revealed to us is that human beings are capable of great resilience and adaptability. It is amazing, for example, how choirs…
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Why are you jealous because I am generous? In 2017 the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Annual Social Justice Statement was titled Everyone’s Business: Developing an inclusive and…
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Dear Friends, This week marks the end of Term 3. I would like to pay tribute and thank all the teachers, staff and parents across our parishes for an incredible…
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Dear Friends, The landscape changes quickly in this COVID world. While we might have been expecting to have some changes in parish life this week, with the easing of restrictions,…
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