Homily – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
September 30, 2022
This Sunday’s Gospel brings to the fore two issues of concern for the followers of Jesus: faith and slavery. In the first part of the…
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From the Parish House
September 30, 2022
Increase our faith! This is the request of the disciples in today’s Gospel. It is interesting how human beings seem to desire an increase in…
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Ann Rennie Reflects
September 30, 2022
Yes, the Christian idea is personal goodness, of course, but personal goodness requires that we be more than pious, more than faithful to…
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Sacramental Milestones
September 30, 2022
Baptism During September, we joyfully welcomed into the Parish Community: Lucy Cremer Cole Eames-Mayer Beau Kerello-Phillips Zara Khosravi L-R: Kerello-Phillips baptism, Cremer baptism,…
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September 23, 2022
Lazarus & the rich man This weekend many of us will celebrate the AFL Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and…
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From the Parish House
September 23, 2022
Last Friday evening parishioners from across Camberwell, Balwyn Deepdene and Surrey Hills Wattle Park, gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Deepdene to celebrate…
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Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees
September 23, 2022
World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 “Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that…
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Over the Page
September 23, 2022
Sr Joanna Coleiro, fsp, is a Daughter of St Paul with a long-time interest in the spiritual growth, faith development and religious experience of both…
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September 16, 2022
Last week we heard a parable directed towards the Pharisees and the scribes who were grumbling against Jesus because he ate with sinners…
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September 16, 2022
These days much of our mail arrives via email. On the whole I find this a good thing. It is immediate and convenient and I…
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Understanding Our Faith
September 16, 2022
Fundamentalism One of the impediments to taking the gospel into the age into which we are now entering is fundamentalism. Fundamentalism…
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Celebrating Confirmation
September 16, 2022
The Sacrament of Confirmation stands with Baptism and Eucharist as Rites of Christian Initiation. It received renewal following the second Vatican Council. In…
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