Matthew the Gospel Writer
September 18, 2020
The feast of St Matthew is celebrated on 21 September. We know that Matthew was a tax collector (Matthew 9:9). Tax collectors or publicans, as…
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Fr Trac’s Homily, Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 11, 2020
A time to forgive I remember when I was much younger, a priest told this story during his homily: There was a wonderful and successful…
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Triumph of the Cross Feast Day
September 11, 2020
A feast of Our Lord accompanied by a feast of Our Lady The Feast of the Triumph of the Cross (14 September) The origins…
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Fr Trac visits Sacramental Classes
September 11, 2020
During this week, I had the opportunity to attend sacrament classes at two of our parish schools: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Deepdene and Our…
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From the Parish House
September 11, 2020
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,…
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Keeping Children Safe Online
September 11, 2020
Child Protection Sunday 2020 With the global pandemic we are spending more time at home and more time online. The internet has enabled…
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Sr Patricia Fox NDS reflects on her time in the Philippines
September 11, 2020
Sr Patricia is an Australian nun and human rights campaigner for the Philippines. She worked as a missionary in the Philippines for 27 years, until…
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Choir Members Sing in Honour of Blessed Virgin Mary
September 8, 2020
The eighth of September marks the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and some of our parish cantors and choir members got…
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Fr Trac’s Homily 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 4, 2020
A Season of Creation This Sunday is the first of five Sundays celebrating the Season of Creation. Together with the universal church, our parishes Camberwell,…
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Reflections for Father’s Day
September 4, 2020
Father’s Day holds all kinds of meanings and emotions for us as we reflect on our fathers, our experience of fatherhood and even the experience…
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The future is made of us, let’s share the journey – Pope Francis
September 4, 2020
With metropolitan Victoria in Stage 4 lockdown and the rest of the state in Stage 3, we are all experiencing some form of insecurity and…
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Priests’ Retirement Foundation Father’s Day Appeal
September 4, 2020
The Priests’ Retirement Foundation holds the Father’s Day appeal annually on the first Sunday of September, Father’s Day. Funds raised from the appeal go towards…
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