Hi everyone, hope you had a great Christmas without too many cares. Sadly, sometimes Christmas is far from care-free, with the costs and stresses of getting some people down so much that you can almost forget that it's a time to celebrate. And when it takes that extra time to finally get into the spirit of it, it can be over in the blink of an eye ( Read more... )

Hack did a segment on young priests and seminarians which is rather interesting.
Check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiCxvjV_E4

Its coming up to 1 years since WYD08.

Anyone doing anything to celebrate?
Anyone have anything to share about life after WYD?

Hey all ( Read more... )

Happy St Patrick's Day!

For a bit of australian church history, apparently 17th March marks the days the nuns used to change from their summer habits to their winter habits.

Its still a bit warm up here, i can't imagine having to change to winter clothes just yet. 

"Deeply saddened to learn of the tragic consequences of recent fires in the state of Victoria, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI assured all affected of his closeness in prayer.

"The Holy Father commends the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, and upon their grieving families, and all those suffering from loss of property and destruction of ( Read more... )

I'd like to encourage you all to join www.xt3.com which is a social networking website, simiilar to facebook and myspace, especially for WYD.  its an opportunity to get to know other people around the world going, or, for those who aren't able to make it, to keep in touch with what is happening.

if you join now, you have the opportunity to be ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the Journey of the Cross and Icon for WYD in our Parish... It was amazing. I had a great time and ... I can't explain the way I felt. I was the first one with the group of the WYD girls to carry the cross down toward our church... It was so heavy and today my shoulder is bruised a bit and is sore to the touch, but it was a very small ( Read more... )

Alot of our Easter Traditions develop for Europe so there are alot of Spring-based ideas.

I found this song by Michael Mangan that I thought would make for a nice reflection from an Australian point of you as it is about new life springing from bushfires.

Fire in the forest leaves us ashes,
Asshes lie smoking on the ground.
All the old and dead wood ( Read more... )

Happy Shrove Tuesday Everyone!

Anyone giving up anything for lent? Or taking something up?

I'm going to attempt to go to Christian Meditation during Lent.