Graduation Day at St Pius X Parish KindergartenDec 20, 2022
This little kindergarten was started as a play group for young children back in the year 2000 by two Columban lay missionaries from the Philippines. It is nothing short of a miracle how it has kept going over the years. Read more
Columban missionaries at COP 15Dec 16, 2022
Columban missionaries have been part of the long lead up to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity meeting of COP 15 taking place in Montreal, Canada. Read more
Mentone branch supporting St Columbans Mission SocietyDec 14, 2022
This article was prepared by Bob Razga about Columban Fr Robert McCulloch's visit to Mentone in August this year. The article appears in the December 2022 issue of the Crusader, the official journal of the Knights of the Southern Cross in Victoria. Read more
2022 Luceat Laureate Award: Fr John EvansDec 02, 2022
Columban Fr Jack Evans was named the Luceat Laureate for 2022. The award recognised his 28 years of exemplary service as Chaplain to St Patrick's College. Read more
Parish Laudato Si’ invitationNov 29, 2022
Pope Francis’ teaching affirms that care for our common home is part of the mission of the whole Church. Parishioners are taking the initiative to dialogue, pray and grow in faithful response to the signs of our times. Read more
Subanen Crafters Christmas gift to studentsNov 23, 2022
Students and teachers who participated in the Columban Season of Creation school competition for 2022 recently took part in a wonderful zoom session to learn about the inspirational work of Columban missionaries and the Indigenous Subanen Crafters of Mindanao, the Philippines who have a special Christmas… Read more
World Day of the Poor 2022Nov 13, 2022
Pope Francis says World Day of the Poor is “as a healthy challenge, helping us to reflect on our style of life and on the many forms of poverty all around us.” Read more
The environmental impacts of warNov 08, 2022
The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is marked on 6th November 2022. Read more
Climate Change Conference COP 27Nov 06, 2022
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt 6th-18th November 2022 is a critical moment for humanity. Read more
Nostra Aetate Day, October 28thOct 28, 2022
Nostra Aetate (In Our Times) Day celebrates the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. Today we celebrate the work of inter-religious dialogue as an integral part of the Church’s evangelizing mission. Read more
World Mission Sunday, 23 October, 2022Oct 23, 2022
The three foundations of the life and mission of every disciple, says Pope Francis are: “You shall be my witnesses”, “to the ends of the earth” and “you shall receive the power of the Holy Spirit”. Read more
Anti-Poverty WeekOct 19, 2022
Anti-Poverty Week helps raise awareness about issues that are key to Catholic Social Teaching and the mission of the Church. Read more