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Urgent Call for Peace in the Holy Land

December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

After praying the Angelus today the Pope called for an end to the violence in the Holy Land and asked the international community to do everything possible to help Israelis and Palestinians find a solution to the current conflict.
“The Holy Land, which occupies the thoughts and sentiments of faithful around the [...]

Dec

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Giving Witness to the Importance of the Family

December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

At noon today, the Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the Pope addressed the thousands who had gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus.
The Holy Father affirmed that “the family of Jesus truly merits the title ‘holy’ because its sole desire was to fulfil the will of God, [...]

Dec

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From the Pastor’s Desk

December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

WHY CATHOLICS DO NOT ATTEND
CHURCH ON A REGULAR BASIS.
TEN REASONS AND RESPONSES
There are about fifty or sixty million baptized Catholics in America. About 30% attend church on a regular basis. This means that about 70% of the Catholics in Melbourne do not attend church, or do so but rarely or on an irregular basis. Or [...]

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Guide for Prayer

December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“There is no doubt that Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word of God, by his very being as man-God, and through his life of love and the complete gift of himself unto death for us, is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the redeemer, and the sole mediator between God and human beings. [...]