Newsletter 10 October

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9th/10th October 2021 It is Tough to be Billionaire Paul Getty, the founder and CEO of Getty Oil company and owner of several …

Newsletter 2nd October

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2nd/3rd October 2021 ‘True Love’ A 98-year-old man and a 95-year-old woman went to a lawyer to get a divorce. “How long have …

Newsletter 26th September

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 25th/26th September 2021 “Could you not have tolerated him for just one meal’’ According to a traditional Hebrew story, Abraham was sitting outside …

Newsletter 19th September

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 18th/19th September 2021 “In Humble Service’’ On March 3, 1976, conferring on Mother Teresa the highest honour of India’s Vishwa Bharati University, Mrs. …

Newsletter 12th September

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 11th/12th September 2021 Baby powder and Christian powder: Yakov Smirnoff is a comedian from Russia. When he first arrived in the United States …

Newsletter 5th September

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 4th/5th September 2021 Courage Courage is a gift of the Holy Spirit.  We are reminded in today’s reading to take courage.  As faithful …

Newsletter 22nd August

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 21st/22nd August 2021 Shepherds for Today In much of Western society there is a crisis of authority nowadays. Merely being placed in charge …

Newsletter 15th August

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish Feast of the Assumption of Mary Mother of God 14th/15th August 2021 The Taj Mahal: The Taj Mahal has been described as a “love song in marble.” Completed …

Newsletter 8th August

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish  19th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7th/8th August 2021 Insatiable thirst for eternal life: Shortly after Columbus discovered America, rumours spread in Spain that the New World contained a …

Newsletter 1st August

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Castlemaine Parish  18th Sunday of Ordinary Time 31st July/1st August 2021 Earthly and Heavenly:   In this week’s Gospel, Jesus speaks about food. The two biggest sellers in any bookstore, according …