THE first generation of Christians quickly saw themselves obliged to ask themselves a decisive question. The coming of the Risen Christ was delayed more than they had thought at the beginning. The wait was long. How to keep their hope alive? How to not fall into frustration, weariness or discouragement. In the Gospels we find […]

ALTHOUGH not a frequent reader of papers these days, occasionally, I find something in print that strikes me. Reading The Age last Tuesday I found a piece that started: “Many of us quite like to be alone some of the time. But to be lonely is to suffer, and the grim fact is more than […]

AFTER a pleasant start on last Saturday, July 16, the first day of my return from the Europe-Australia trip, I found that the so-called jet-lag took a hold. So it was a struggle until about Thursday. Fortunately, I seem to be back on track in terms of my sleeping pattern. I can now look forward […]

A 33 day professional guided tour of the Biblical Lands departing November 12, visiting Jordan, Turkey, Israel and Palestine. For details contact jenny.delahunt@ctc.edu.au

THE St Vincent De Paul Society wishes to thank St Bridget’s parishioners for their generous donations and support to their recent Winter Appeal. The total raised to date is $5,590.05, a fantastic effort. Many thanks. Envelopes are still available in the narthex if anyone would like to make a donation which can be placed in […]

I AM doing well and in good health. I am proud that I have now completed 220kms of the journey. I have 80km more to reach Santiago and the veneration of the relics of St James by Friday June 24, then a further 100 kms to reach Finistree (earth’s end) the furthest sea port in […]

LAST Friday, June 3 at Blackburn parish my community, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, celebrated the Feast of the Sacred Heart in the evening, with Mass, a homily delivered by Jesuit Father Frank Brennan followed by dinner. This feast is a timely reminder of the love of God made flesh in Jesus of Nazareth. It […]

THE  Way of St James” is a pilgrimage with a long history and many routes. I know that, for some, it has become a modern fad and sincerely hope that this is not part of my own motivation. I am doing it – if I can – for a personal and spiritual reason. John Brierley […]

I WAS just chatting over coffee to the Craft Group on Friday, June 3, and stories of terrible deprivation in the world kept coming up. It caused me to reflect on how seriously we take suffering? In the gospel today, June 5, Jesus comes to Nain when a really sad event is going on in […]