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18 NOV, 2023

HOMILY 32ND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME 12/11/2023

HOMILY  32nd  SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME   YEAR A  2023   ESSENDON WISDOM IN WATCHFULNESS AND READINESS FOR ACTION Mt 25.1-13              Wis …
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08 NOV, 2023

HOMILY 31st SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 5TH NOVEMBER 2023

 HOMILY  31st   SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME   YEAR A  2023   ESSENDON HUMILITY AND SERVICE, NOT SELF-IMPORTANCE AND TITLES Mt 23.1-12              Mal …
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28 OCT, 2023

HOMILY 29TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 22/10/2023

 HOMILY  29th    SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME   YEAR A  2023   ESSENDON TAXES: CHURCH AND STATE?   ENTRAPMENT TOO! There’s no doubt that …
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07 SEP, 2023

‘Towards a safe environment for everybody’: new Safeguarding Director looks to the future

Rachel Averbukh, the new Director of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s Safeguarding Unit, says it’s ‘a bit of a no …
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11 AUG, 2023

Year 5 Faith Poems

Each year the year 5 students from St Therese’s school express their learning about God, and faith through the writing …
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18 JUL, 2023

Walking Together Toward a Synodal Conversion

On 20 May 2023, Garratt Publishing, together with SA Catholics for an Evolving Church (SACEC), Australasian Catholic Coalition For Church …
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14 JUL, 2023

Religious freedom debate yet to strike the right balance: Fr Brennan

Australia has struggled to strike the right balance between freedom of religion and the right to non-discrimination in the wake …
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14 JUL, 2023

Pope Francis’ Intention for July: For a Eucharistic life

We pray that Catholics may place the celebration of the Eucharist at the heart of their lives, transforming human relationships …
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12 JUL, 2023

HOMILY 13TH SUNDAY YEAR A 9TH JULY 2023

 14TH   SUNDAY YEAR A  2023  ESSENDON LOOKING AFTER THE LITTLE ONES Mt 11.25-30                    Zech 9.9-10             Rom 8.9,11-13 With all the …
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08 JUL, 2023

HOMILY 14TH SUNDAY YEAR A 02/07/2023

 13TH   SUNDAY YEAR A  2023  ESSENDON THE CHALLENGES OF DISCIPLESHIP AS THE MISSION DISCOURSE CONCLUDES Mt 10.37-42                    2K 4.8-11,13-16             Rom …
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26 JUN, 2023

HOMILY 12TH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME 25/06/2023

 12TH   SUNDAY YEAR A  2023  ESSENDON LOOKING FORWARD AS  WE LOOK BACK ON OUR CENTENARY YEAR Mt 9.36-10.8                    Ex 19.2-6 …
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11 JUN, 2023

HOMILY CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY 11TH JUNE 2023

 CORPUS CHRISTI   SUNDAY YEAR A  2023  ESSENDON THE CENTRALITY OF EUCHARIST FOR OUR FAITH COMMUNITY Jn 6.51-58                       Deut 8.2-3,14-16             1Cor …