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Sunday, 03 October 2021 16:08
Catholics urged to "Become True Disciples"
As Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, he said Catholics “must become, even more than we are already, a community…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 11:49
Chancery to be Hub for First Assembly of Plenary Council
Next week, the Chancery will become a Hub for the five Sandhurst Plenary Members (formerly known as delegates) and three locally based Assembly facilitators. This…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 10:03
Federal Funding for Domestic Violence Needs to Flow
A Federal Government commitment made to boost funding for domestic violence more than four months ago is still yet to make its way to service providers.…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 02:03
First Assembly of Fifth Plenary Council of Australia to commence this Sunday
The time has come! Momentum is gathering as preparations are well underway for the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, which will take place…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 01:32
Pray with us at Daily Mass streamed from the Plenary website
On Monday 4 October at 9:30 a.m, the Feast of Francis of Assissi, Mass celebrated by Bishop Shane Mackinlay at St Kilian's will be streamed across the country as part…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 00:11
Meet Dr Chris Cotter our new Director of Mission and Pastoral Life
The Diocese of Sandhurst welcomes Dr Chris Cotter, a Wodonga parishioner for twenty years, back to Central Victoria and our diocese. After working in Perth…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 23:19
REX, a Poetry Reading by Fr Michael Grace
"There is a reason why I wrote a book of poems entitled Rex. Many years ago, as a young priest, I was given a drawing. This…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 22:58
Ancient insights to inform modern concepts of ‘human flourishing’
How have Christians in antiquity understood flourishing, and what can these ancient accounts offer to modern understandings of creating a good life for individuals and…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 22:42
We are Still Here Campaign Shares Experiences Missionaries Long to Share
Catholic Mission has launched an Australian-led global awareness campaign to mark the beginning of World Mission Month. The #WeAreStillHere campaign features the faces and voices…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 22:25
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Last Sunday, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees was celebrated across Sandhurst and across the world. For 107 years, this has been a day,…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 22:02
The Life and Work of St Mary of the Cross: A View from Sandhurst (Part 3)
Sandhurst seminarian, Jackson Saunders, offers this final article in his three-part series on the life of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. We reflect on…
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 21:36
CAPSA National Week of Prayer and Action 2021
Each year, Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum holds a National Week of Prayer and Action (NWPA) to engage with the Australian Catholic to take…
Wednesday, 15 September 2021 16:53
A Blessed Sixty Years
Just over sixty years ago, stalwart Cathedral parishioners Wilma and John McCormack, were married at Wilma’s home parish of St Joseph’s in Ouyen. Their diamond…
Wednesday, 15 September 2021 16:39
Sandhurst Priests learn more about Aboriginal Spirituality and Culture
By Michael Chisholm In August 2021, members of the Aboriginal Education Team from Catholic Education Sandhurst Pty Ltd were invited to speak and present at…
Wednesday, 15 September 2021 13:57
Tokyo Paralympics a Game-Changer
Sandhurst Disability Contact Coordinator, Mary Pianta, thoroughly enjoyed the Tokyo Paralympic Games. While Tokyo was fighting off a COVID-19 curse of over 5000 new infections…
Monday, 13 September 2021 15:01
PepperGreen Farm. More than Food More than Coffee.
Disability Contact Coordinator, Mary Pianta visited PepperGreen Farm recently. It stuck her that the vision of this social enterprise is very much in-line with Pope…
Monday, 13 September 2021 12:02
Caritas Australia Supports India During Second COVID-19 Surge
By Kerry Stone Caritas India has given Caritas Australia this report about what has been achieved through the recent support from Australians. “Each day was…
Monday, 13 September 2021 11:36
Caritas launches Women for the World 2021
By Kerry Stone Caritas Australia has launched its annual Women for the World Campaign. Join Lulu Mitshabu, Caritas Australia’s Program Coordinator in Africa, for a virtual talk…
