School Voices
August 13, 2021
OHR Olympics Day As soon as Lockdown 5 ended, we were in the position at OHR to hold our Olympics Day on Thursday, 29 July.
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Healthy Planet, Healthy People Petition
August 13, 2021
During the past week, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) released their annual Social Justice Statement with the theme…
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Life is changed not ended
August 13, 2021
Valerie Mary Peyton, née Ross Born 1929 Barrow in Furness, England, entered eternal life 5 July 2021 Eulogy given by Philip…
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Homily – Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross
August 6, 2021
The readings for the Solemnity of our first Australian Saint, Mary of the Cross, speak to us about trusting in God’s providence. The Gospel of…
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Feast of St Mary Mackillop
August 6, 2021
I was lucky enough to be in Rome in 2010 when Mary Mackillop was canonised. It was October, and St Peter’s Square was full of…
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Towards the Plenary Council – Part Three
August 6, 2021
Moral Consensus is the aim of the Plenary Council Where has all this recent talk about Synodality come from? It is a word…
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Confirmation at Surrey Hills Wattle Park
August 6, 2021
Congratulations to children from Surrey Hills Wattle Park Parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last weekend. We are grateful to Archbishop (Emeritus) Denis Hart…
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CatholicCare Sunday Appeal 2021
August 6, 2021
“For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger…
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The Fragile Time
August 6, 2021
Welcome to Cathy Jenkins who will be contributing a monthly column to our newsletter. Cathy is a theologian, educator and writer. She is currently Executive…
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August 6, 2021
Dr Joseph (Joe) Michael Hoffmann 1 September 1935 to 15 July 2021 The following eulogy…
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The ‘Holy, Holy’ – The Sanctus
August 6, 2021
The first part of the Eucharistic Prayer which is called the Preface leads into the ‘Holy, Holy’. The word ‘Preface’ is somewhat misleading…
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July 30, 2021
This Sunday’s first reading focuses on the experience of Israel in the period between leaving Egypt and settling in the Promised Land. The experience, as…
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