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Thursday, 07 April 2022 15:00

Know a Good Egg?

It’s a modern-world irony that the custom of giving eggs, symbols of the Risen Christ, at Easter has become a commercialised practice that can bring…

Thursday, 07 April 2022 14:03

Catholic Social Services weighs in on Budget

The Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia, Francis Sullivan, has weighed in on the Federal Budget, staying that the budget does not address long-term systemic…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 21:30

Fr Jackson filled with awe and wonder at Thanksgiving Mass

Fr Jackson Saunders celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for his priestly ordination on 27 March at St Kilian's Church in Bendigo on the evening after…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 20:06

Catholic Healthcare on the Federal Budget

Australia’s not-for-profit Catholic health and aged care providers are disappointed by the lack of ongoing assistance and structural reform that is needed to support Australia’s…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 17:17

Part-time Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in Bendigo 2022

The Association for Supervised and Clinical Pastoral Education in Victoria will conduct a part-time unit in the second semester of 2022. CPE is one of…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 16:55

Fr Jophin Joy aims to bring joy

New to our Diocese, Fr Jophin Joy is a Holy Spirit Father originally from Kerala, India. He joins priests from his community, Fr Vijay Bandanadam,…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 16:39

Fr Uday Marneni hopes to grow with his parishioners

Fr Uday Marneni is serving as Assistant Priest at Wodonga. He's a priest of the Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 16:33

Jesuits welcome refugees fleeing Ukraine as crisis escalates

As the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine escalates, Jesuit Mission’s Ukraine Emergency Appeal is contributing to deliver 24/7 vital services on the ground to people in…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 10:01

Caritas Australia urges that we must not forget global crises

Caritas Australia welcomes the new aid commitments at a time when there is greater global need than ever, but expresses concern that these increases are…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 09:42

Caritas Conversations help to connect us to Mission

Schools and parishes across the country are getting a unique insight into how development work happens through the innovative Caritas Conversations program, which provides the…

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 09:25

St Joseph’s Nagambie turns 100!

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Nagambie may be considered small by many standards. However, there was nothing small about the way the community came…

Thursday, 24 March 2022 01:48

Sandhurst Event Calendar 2022

A list of the main Diocesan events for 2022 can be downloaded form the Diocesan website. The Calendar is designed to be printed as an A3…

Wednesday, 23 March 2022 19:14

Church-based volunteer network responding to humanitarian need across Ukraine

An enormous, largely Church-based, volunteer network is responding to the mounting humanitarian need in Ukraine, which is causing devastating consequences for civilians. “People gather at…

Wednesday, 23 March 2022 19:03

Fr Vijay installed as Parish Priest of Benalla

On Sunday 20 March, Fr Vijay Bandanadam was installed as Parish Priest of St Joseph's, Benalla. Fr Vijay had been the Administrator of St Joseph's…

Wednesday, 23 March 2022 18:52

Fr Owen Doyle − A Century of Service

Almost one hundred years of life in the service of God and others was eulogised at Fr Owen Doyle’s Funeral Mass last week. Eulogies were…

Wednesday, 23 March 2022 18:38

Low income and disadvantaged families being left behind as cost of living surges

Low income and disadvantaged families are being left behind as cost of living surges Despite Australia’s jobless rate falling to a new 13-year low last…