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In the last newsletter I took the opportunity to promote the Vocations Retreat which the College Mission Team will run on Saturday 28th November. Thanks to the parents who have made inquiries. We have now sent out invitations, but if any parents are still interested in finding out more about the event please feel free…

The horror of Paris still dominates the headlines. In the highly charged response it has been declared an attack on our freedom, but this response needs some examination. In their logic, the terrorists would also claim they acted in freedom to defend and expand their world view -“ so the language of freedom risks becoming…

The High Court of Australia is at the top of the court hierarchy in Australia. Its home is in Canberra in a building of magnificent architecture that reflects the character of Australia in both its materials and its design. However, that is just the building and not the court itself. If the justices of the…

“If you are what you should be, then you will set the world on fire.” St Catherine of Sienna Last year the College Mission Team were blessed to be able to offer a morning of prayer and discernment as an opportunity for students to reflect on what plans God might have for them in their…

Life’s lessons usually come from the most unexpected moments. At the commencement of this year I thought I had a little routine that would wake Year 12 students from any lingering morning lethargy. For many years I chose to be confused by the bell that sounded between the two morning sessions. This is a double…

I learnt an important lesson this week. I was getting ready to see a family at the Base Hospital the other day. I found a lovely blue fountain pen to write a return address on the book I was to leave with them and then applied some sunblock in preparation for my walk. The meeting…

-And God saw that it was good.- My family often have a go at me because I have a really poor memory of my childhood. There are many people and events I have entirely forgotten, and indeed much of what I do -‘remember’ is more likely the projected memory of my sister filling in the…

May God bless all our adventures this term. We return to face the challenges of the final term of our year together. Term Four is always dominated by the presence of final assessment, beginning with the final VCE exams for our Year 12 students and going right through to our Year 7 students, ensuring those…

The Father Almighty Last time we considered some of our reasons for believing in God. When we think about who God might be, we can also begin to say some things about God. For example, if God is the cause of everything else, God himself must have no beginning. In other words, God is outside…

On Wednesday morning four students of St Patrick’s College joined with other students from Ballarat’s Christian schools for -‘See you at the Pole’.- Organised and hosted by Ballarat Christian College, -‘See you at the Pole’ is an international day of prayer as part of the Global week of student prayer to celebrate religious freedom. The…