Faith & Mission

REFLECTION

We are currently in the Easter season of the Church’s liturgical year. At my parish, we are singing a lot of Alleluia songs with themes of the hope and joy and celebration of the risen Christ.  In the midst of this season of joy, the Good Shepherd gospel from John 10, challenges us to ponder the place of true listening in our lives.  Jesus says “the sheep that belong to me listen to my voice…”

It is not easy to listen deeply. In how many conversations, even the important ones we have with our spouses or our children, do we become distracted by giving our attention to the words that we will say in response to what we are being told.

In a message written in response to the World Day of Social Communications, Pope Francis wrote:

 It is only by paying attention to whom we listen, to what we listen, and to how we listen that we can grow in the art of communicating, the heart of which is not a theory or a technique, but the “openness of heart that makes closeness possible” 

We all have ears, but many times even those with perfect hearing are unable to hear another person. In fact, there is an interior deafness worse than the physical one. Indeed, listening concerns the whole person, not just the sense of hearing. The true seat of listening is the heart. Saint Augustine used to encourage listening with the heart to receive words not outwardly through the ears, but spiritually in our hearts: “Do not have your heart in your ears, but your ears in your heart”. 

What a wonderful exhortation in a season of hope and joy. “Have ears in your heart”. 

Morning Masses

Date: Tuesday May 24 Yr 7 Green

Date: Tuesday May 31 Yr 8 Silver

For the rest of Term 2, there will be Tuesday morning masses on 7 June, 14 June and 21 June. After two years of Covid lockdowns, it is wonderful to be able to join with the students in our RE Classes to celebrate Tuesday morning masses. All parents are welcome to join us on these Tuesday mornings at 8.00am in the College Chapel. 

Year 10 Reflection Day

Date:  Thursday May 26

The Year 10 students will travel to the Holy Cross Centre in Templestowe. 

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Mr Mark Hyland

Director of Faith and Mission