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Our reality as a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition requires constant care and nurturing. The -‘life and health’ of our community is not measured by some set key performance indicators applied to a functional machine. Our reality is grounded in all the relationships of all the people that choose to be part of…

Once again our celebration of Edmund Rice Day was a great occasion. We commenced with Mass in the morning, led by Fr Justin Driscoll, followed by our Walkathon and finishing with possibly the most entertaining St Pat’s has Talent in recent years. The experience of a unified community is one that we must treasure and…

-I am the resurrection and the life. – Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?- (John 11:25-26) Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in…

St Patrick’s Day- Homily presented by Bishop Paul Bird CSsR at St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, March 17, 2017 In May this year, students from St Patrick’s College and students from Loreto College will present the musical West Side Story. It’s a musical set in New York in the 1950s. The main characters are Tony and…

-Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.- (Matt 4) We are in the Season of Lent in which we are invited to discover the true meaning and value of our lives. Last Sunday the Gospel reading was the famous -Temptation- story, where Jesus is…

This week our College enjoys some of our annual events that bring us together. On Wednesday students enjoyed the sunshine and healthy competition of the swimming sports where chants and cheering were led by the Year 12 students. Many of the longer serving staff were a little confused by the weather because of our long…

May I offer you a joyful welcome to the new year at St Patrick’s College. In a special way I welcome our new families for 2017. As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition we are guided by our Touchstones. Gospel spiritualty Liberating education Inclusive community Justice and solidarity In 2017 we shall have…

If you think deeply upon your most cherished memories, you’ll notice that in almost none of them you are alone. Starting with this foundation, we can begin to see the power that others have on our lives. Christmas, and indeed the entire holiday season, is an especially potent time for memories to born and resurrected…

– Australian priest Anthony J. Kelly CSSR wrote a little book called God is Love. He says in his introduction that the way we speak about God -is always in progress, but is ever beginning from, and ending in, the great mystery that is God’s love-. This love, he goes on to suggest, receives a…

Br Breach once taught us a simple little prayer (and then repeated the lesson several times). It was to repeat the names -Jesus, Mary and Joseph- again and again, calling on the names with love and affection. It was a prayer, he told us, that could be used anywhere; while we were walking the dog,…