Deputy Principal

Father’s Day

It was a special day last Friday as I got the privilege of sharing both Father’s Day Masses with our students and their fathers and some grandfathers. In one part of the mass, Dr Lavorato asked the boys to tell their fathers what they love about them. It was an intimate moment, one that I am not sure I should be sharing, however, being seated so close to the boys, I overheard one  of our Senior students say ‘I love you because you are so kind and caring, even when I do things wrong you are forgiving and you always come into my room after I have done something wrong and crack a joke to let me know that we can move past this’. It was one of those special moments in education where you realise that you are surrounded by the right people and the right families.

Fathers play such an important role in a family. I will have to let my own children judge what kind of father I am; however, I am blessed to have my dad still around and my father-in-law. Both are kind and caring. Their respective wife’s health is not as good as their own, yet they care for them and love them unconditionally. They love their children and grandchildren unconditionally. They are present, they are role models, and they still tell us how much they love us. Having an 82-year-old father still telling me that he loves me is important. It is important to feel loved, and I think it is important that males can show and express love. 

I realise not everyone is like me and blessed to have their father still around. For that I am truly grateful. As our lives get busy juggling work, kids and family, it is important that we find the time to see our parents. My dad is my best friend, my role model and if you were to ask me who my hero is, well, there is only one answer. My dad.

Adrian Byrne 

Deputy Principal