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by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie November 1 is always All Saints Day in the liturgical calendar. On this day the Catholic community celebrates our identity as a “communion of saints”. Regarding this important solemnity, Pope Francis says that the “communion of saints” highlights the fact that there exists a communion of life between…

My last offering to the Crest started with the following claim: “Spring looks like it may finally be here after a long and cold winter”. For that, I apologise. In the words of a 20th century philosopher, I should have known better. Two major events deserve acknowledgment. Firstly, the canonisation of John Henry Newman and…

A nightclub opened next door to a church and immediately the relationship was tense. The churchgoers were unhappy with the noise on Saturday nights as they were gathering for a prayer group. They did not like the cars that were left by patrons on Sunday mornings when they tried to get a parking space near…

At our recent whole College Mass College Chaplain Fr Vincent Long Pham offered the Catholic vision in an accessible and persuasive image. At our staff formation day, Fr Jorge de Chavez also made clear the decisive choice of the Christian life -“ are we with Jesus in faith and love? Our staff Mass was also…

In a busy, busy year-¦ there was a busy, busy semester. In a busy, busy semester-¦ there was a busy, busy term. In a busy, busy term-¦ there was a busy, busy week. In a busy, busy week-¦ there was a busy, busy day. And on that busy, busy day-¦ there was a Mass. And…

Welcome to Term Three and all the challenges and opportunities we shall offer each other. The Gospel for last Sunday was the account of Jesus in the house of Martha and Mary. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to…

-‘Christ Within Us’ Staff Formation Day- July 15 Next term our staff will start looking at who we are, how we live as a faith community, and how we communicate this in our teaching and relationships with the boys. Some of our goals are: How do we identify our own image of God and how…

This week is National Reconciliation Week, with the theme -Grounded in Truth. Walk Together with Courage-. It is also Catholic Education Week, with the theme -Listen with the Ear of your Heart-. In a unique moment that brought these two commemorations together, Year 12 student Myles King, addressed the Reconciliation Week Boarding Dinner. I offer…

A brief moment to recall recent events would bring to mind the following: Mothers’ Day Mass Edmund Rice Day Mass, with the Walkathon and St Pat’s Has Talent Year 11 Justice Experience Lap of the Lake National Boarders’ Week Dinner Year 10 Homeless Night Normal classes This list is far from exhaustive, but it illustrates…

Happy Easter. He is Risen. He is Risen Indeed! I hope and pray that your Easter Sunday was filled with every grace and blessing, and that this continues throughout the Easter Season. Let us remember that Easter lasts fifty days, and with it, the duty of joyfully celebrating the Gift of God’s love so that…