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Australian Catholic Youth Festival Information
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. It exists to provide young people with opportunities to deepen their faith and participate in the vitality of the Church in Australia. The three day festival involves a celebration of faith through prayer, music,…
College Chaplain Reflection – August 27, 2015
What reasons can I have for believing in God? I promised in my last article that we would consider some of our reasons for believing in God. Now the obvious difficulty is that we can’t immediately see God in the way we can observe the things around us. This might be a difficulty but it…
Mission Report – August 27, 2015
Our students enjoyed a long weekend recently because of our boarding tradition. Known as the Exeat Weekend it is a chance for boarders to make the long journey home and enjoy time with family. Staff members took this opportunity to engage in professional development regarding the White Ribbon campaign to end violence against women and…
College Chaplain Reflection – August 13, 2015
I Believe-¦ One of the difficulties of the English language is that we can use the same word in entirely different settings. On a given Saturday in winter I can tell my rugby team at half time, -You only need to believe in yourselves and you can win this!- and then follow that up in…
Mission Report – August 13, 2015
Next Tuesday is our annual Social Justice Assembly. To work for justice and peace is a natural aspect of Christian self-understanding. – -Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?- Jesus replied: –‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the…
Mission Report – July 30, 2015
This week representatives of Catholic primary and secondary schools from across the diocese gathered at Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School in Wendouree to discuss the Catholic identity of schools. The day was led by Prof. Dr. Didier Pollefeyt and Mr. Jan Bouwens from the The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the…
College Chaplain Report – July 30, 2015
The Old Becomes New As chaplain I’m regularly bombarded with enthusiastic questions from the students. Their points of interest and way of seeing things can be really surprising (and it must be said at times somewhat amusing); I’m certainly always kept on my toes. Right at the heart of the joy of youth is the…
2015 SPC trek to Kokoda
SPC at PNG in 2015 In the cold darkness of 2am on June 22 in Ballarat 25 Staff, students, ex-students, parents and friends of the College began the journey of life time to PNG.- During the next 15 days they walked the gruelling Kokoda track, completed a service project at Kokoda College, visited the villages…
Mission Report – July 16, 2015
Welcome to Term Three. This term is always a hard one to start. The weather is cold and wet and this is especially the case this year. In the last few days we have been warned of snow, hail and frost. But Term Three is marked by the gradual transformation into Spring when once again…
Ordination of Fr Francis Denton
There was much joy for the wider St Patrick’s College community in late June when former student Francis Denton (SPC 1994-99) was ordained to the priesthood at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. In doing so, Fr Francis became the 317th Old Boy to pursue such a life of faith, and the first since the ordination…