E-News Vol. 2 No. 15

I often find it difficult to appreciate that God likes me and I suspect I am not alone in this. (more)

We have an understanding that difference is not to be feared, but rather to be celebrated and recognised as a gift that enriches us and broadens our understanding of the world in which we live. (more)

Some inmates returning to jail after years in the community say: Father! You’re still here. You must be doing life! (more)

In the speeches, acknowledgement was given to the enormous financial support given by the Archdiocese of Melbourne (through Melbourne Overseas Mission), the generous support given by students of schools in Melbourne, other communities... (more)

We spoke Finnish at home as my parents wanted us to know our language, but when I started school I had a hard time as I felt I didn’t fit in. We even jokingly referred to ourselves as “white wogs”. (more)

The gift of the artist is often to awaken and invite us to look again at the familiar and see it anew. The new cross at Sacred Heart College does this by the way it hints at the ribs of Jesus and the nature of the shadow that its three dimensional structure creates.  (more)

Today is Father Mick’s 30th Day in captivity. If it were a 30 day retreat - in which total silence is the norm we would be expecting him back tomorrow. Would that it were so and what a joy it would be. Fr Pat O’Donoghue

Listen to Fr Sean Coyle’s account of the kidnapping of Fr Michael Sinnott