St Columban (543-615) Columban is the most outstanding and well known of the very numerous Irish missionaries who left Ireland to be missionaries in Europe. They called this exile from…
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November is traditionally the month of remembrance in the Catholic Church where we are given the opportunity to reflect and pray for those who are no longer with us. We are reminded of our unity with all who have died and give thanks for our loved ones who have gone before us in faith and are now entrusted to God’s loving care.
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Homily for All Saints Day. American Scripture scholar John Pilch, tells us that honour is a major characteristic of life in the biblical world. In fact, he claims, honour and shame are the public mechanisms that determine your place in that society.
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At the beginning of November, we Catholics always celebrate the related feasts of All Saints (1 November) and All Souls (2 November). In many countries with an explicitly Catholic background…
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Our Parish of All Hallows was originally part of Our Holy Redeemer Parish, Surrey Hills. There was considerable population growth in Balwyn in the immediate post-war years and the parish became a parish in its own right in January 1959 with the appointment of Fr Jim Shorten as the first parish priest.
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So should we celebrate Halloween? What is your family tradition? It is getting harder to avoid it as it is becoming more popular and commercialised. Our children and grandchildren seem curious about it and like the idea of trick or treating.
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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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Year 12 has been an incredible year for the class of 2020. It has been a year where every student has had to draw on inner strength and resilience to complete their final year of school. We asked four of our young parishioners to reflect on their Year 12. Here are their stories.
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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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