News
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 06:32
Seeking Parish Contacts
Diocesan Disability Contact Coordinator, Mary Pianta, is excited to help Sandhurst parishes to learn from each other and other dioceses, about ways in which we…
Monday, 21 September 2020 18:07
Marian Festival goes online
11 October 2020This year the Annual Bendigo Marian Festival will take place with a small gathering at St Liborius' Church, Eaglehawk. You are invited to join…
Friday, 18 September 2020 10:23
Rural Australians for Refugees
by John Murphy, president of RAR Bendigo. Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) is a network of groups in regional and rural Australia made up of…
Friday, 18 September 2020 10:17
106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) will be celebrated on 27 September 2020. This year, Pope Francis has chosen ‘Forced like Jesus to flee’…
Friday, 18 September 2020 09:15
Ave Sacer Christi
“He who sings well, prays twice.”-St. Augustine of Hippo Sandhurst seminarian, Dominic Manatad enjoys singing with Corpus Christi’s ‘Seminary Schola’ so much, that he hopes…
Friday, 18 September 2020 08:55
Dementia - a little support makes a lot of difference.
by Mary Painta, Disability Contact Coordinator Almost half a million Australians live with dementia and this number is set to double in the next twenty-five…
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 13:01
Fr Paul Purcell much to celebrate
A living treasure of our diocese, Fr Paul Purcell celebrated his 40th year as a priest in July this year. Fr Paul is proud to…
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 10:40
Annual Pontifical Good Friday Collection
It’s never been easy to be a Christian in the Holy Land; challenges in the middle-east remain as complex as ever. As Catholics, we have…
Monday, 07 September 2020 23:56
Voluntary Assisted Dying
Statement on the VAD Review Board Report by the Catholic Bishops in VictoriaThe Catholic Bishops in Victoria have released a statement following the release of…
Monday, 07 September 2020 23:31
Holy See offers observations on Royal Commission Recommendations
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has provided the Holy See's observations on twelve recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse…
Monday, 07 September 2020 23:16
Putting Children First
Child Protection Sunday 13 September 2020 The Theme of this year's Child Protection Sunday is "Putting Children First". This annual celebration of our children is…
Monday, 07 September 2020 22:03
Fr John Naughton RIP
Fr John Naughton passed away peacefully at Ave Maria Shepparton on Wednesday 2 September, 2020 with loving family by his side. Born to Catherine and Hugh…
Monday, 07 September 2020 19:47
The View From Home
by Jackson Saunders No doubt many of us would love to travel to other places right now, but after eight wonderful months in Rome, Sandhurst seminarian…
Monday, 07 September 2020 19:40
Three Parishes Praying as One
Kerang parishioner, Christine O’Donoghue shares how the parishes of Kerang, Cohuna and Pyramid Hill are celebrating Mass and keeping connected, thanks to the help of…
Monday, 07 September 2020 19:23
Late Bishop Daly Still Making A Difference
Sixteen years after his death and forty-one years after he was ordained as Bishop of Sandhurst, Bishop Noel Daly’s legacy continues to provide relief to…
Monday, 07 September 2020 16:35
Fr Leo Wearden MSC celebrates 40 Years as a Priest
Sandhurst born and raised Fr Leo Wearden MSC, recently celebrated forty years of priesthood. Now parish priest of a remote community in the Northern Territory,…
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 13:41
Light From the Southern Cross - Report on Church Governance
I am very pleased to advise you that Light from the Southern Cross was published last week by the Australian Bishops and Catholic Religious Australia.…
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 04:31
Age No Barrier for Eaglehawk Octogenarian
83-year old Eaglehawk parishioner, Mary Harrison, is now one of five billion people connected to the internet. Last Sunday Mary watched a live-streamed Mass for the…
