Pastoral Letters
Pastoral Letter - Politics in Service of Peace - 2019
A statement by the Catholic Bishops of Australia for the 2019 Federal Election has been released.
Pastoral Letter - Parliamentary Inquiry
The Bishops of Victoria together with the Leaders of Catholic Religious Australia and Catholic Religious Victoria have issued a Pastoral letter about the Parliamentary Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations.
Pastoral Letter: True Meaning of Marriage
The Catholic Bishops of Victoria have release a Pastoral letter in which they encourage you to respond to the on-line survey set up by the Federal Government at their website: www.aph.gov.au/marriage. The closing date for responses is Friday, 20 April 2012. The survey contains three statements with which you can agree or disagree. It then asks if you support the proposed changes to the two separate Bills, to which you answer yes or no. If you choose you can similarly answer these few questions in less than one minute. The survey also provides space (maximum of 250 words) for you to explain your views. Click here to view the
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Pastoral Letter: True Meaning of Marriage
Some points that you might like to consider including are set out here.
Items of Interest
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Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/02/20
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London to Malta via Rome: Following the money in Vatican financial scandals
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NHS clarifies policy to deny care to ‘homophobic’ patients
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Pope Francis: The meek are not pushovers
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Hearts hardened by ideology leave no room for God, Pope says
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Nelson Perez installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia
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98-year-old Chinese bishop recovers from coronavirus
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Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt
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Kidnapped Nigerian priest has been released
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Students sing, dance and LIFTED
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Minister unsure of Senate support for drug-test trial
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A daily meal changes lives – and communities. Can you help our Turkana appeal?
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Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt
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Being meek does not mean being weak: Pope
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Latest media releases
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St Kevin’s headmaster resigns following grooming scandal
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Victoria releases euthanasia figures
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Archbishops head to Rome for high-level meetings
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There is no social justice without environmental justice
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World War II archives to be opened next month
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Lent Resources for 2020
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Two vibrant youth workers needed to join the Diocesan team
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Future of the Poor Clares, Bendigo
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Prayer: In the Face of the Terror of Bushfires
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Bishop Shane Mackinlay urges generous response to devastating bushfires
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Bishop Shane Mackinlay's Christmas Message 2019
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Pathways for Families
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Advent Leaflets 2019
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Episcopal Ordination - Most Rev Shane Mackinlay
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Shane Mackinlay ordained eighth Bishop of Sandhurst
Upcoming Events
The Gospel of John has been famously described as “A magic pool in which an infant can paddle and an elephant can swim.” (Prof Frank Moloney SDB).
During Holy Week, on Easter Sunday and during the Easter Season that lead towards Pentecost, we will be listening to the Gospel of John. Composed in stages, decades after the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke, for communities living far from the land where Jesus was born, the Gospel of John was written for people whose faith in Jesus was fragile but growing and others of no faith at all. Although they hadn’t seen or heard Jesus for themselves, they too were on the journey towards being his disciples.
Fr Brian Boyle is a priest of the Sandhurst Diocese. He has been trained in the interpretation of scripture and has an ongoing interest in Adult Faith Education and Faith Development. Fr Brian is author of the popular ‘A Friendly guide to the Prophets’.
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