From the Parish House
February 23, 2024 - by CBD Parish
The Christian life is a pathway of discovery. Again and again we are confronted with the presuppositions of our faith. For many that is what is happening with Pope Francis’…
Read moreThe Christian life is a pathway of discovery. Again and again we are confronted with the presuppositions of our faith. For many that is what is happening with Pope Francis’…
Read moreThis Sunday is the First Sunday of Lent. We marked the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday (which this year also happened to be Valentine’s Day!). The ashes on our…
Read moreLeviticus 13:1-2. 44-46. Mark 1:40-45 Homily for the Opening of the Parish Year 11 February 2024 Leprosy must have been a terrible disease in the first century. And indeed…
Read moreMark Twain famously said there are three kind of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. He was probably referring to his own struggles with understanding and interpreting figures. He was…
Read moreThis year we are reading the Gospel of Mark each Sunday. We will break for Lent and the Easter season and then return. At the start of the…
Read moreDriving from Camberwell to Balwyn on weekdays in February is a clear reminder that school is back. The traffic is intense along Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert Road and Burke Road. …
Read moreWelcome to our first newsletter for 2024! The coming week will see much of our parish life activities and ministries taking shape for the year. We also look forward to…
Read moreWelcome to our last newsletter for 2023. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have been involved in the preparation and production of our newsletter…
Read moreIt is great to be back in the thick of parish life and back at the desk writing to our newsletter subscribers. I am aware that we have a diversity…
Read moreThank you for your calls of concern regarding Fr Brendan’s travel plans during his period of Sabbatical leave. Fr Brendan has completed the first part of…
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