Good News

What a beautiful day, we hope you are taking some time to enjoy this lovely Melbourne weather. It has been so great seeing you all back on and around Campus. This Friday the veil of Lent is drawn back once more so that we can rejoice - even on a Friday in Lent. Why are we rejoicing?

SHE SAID YES!

The most beautiful three-letter word we can say to God is 'yes.' This week we can draw inspiration from Mary's yes to God. Let us try to be aware that Jesus wants to be present to our peers on campus through each of our own efforts to say yes to God this week.

Don't forget to reach out to Mahir and Andrew who are on campus every day, grab a coffee, check-in, and grab your copy of Time for God so you can follow along with our Lenten Podcast. Check out some of the great events and activities this week including our Crash Course in Aquinas that starts tomorrow.

We look forward to seeing you on or around Campus.
 
Illumine
St. Luke mentions the time of year but omits what time of day that the Angel appeared to Our Lady at the Annunciation. Artists sometimes depict the Angel enveloped in light or even as a shaft of light…
 
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'I am the lowly handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.'
 
 
The Annunciation
Solemnity March 25
 
 
The Fig Tree
We often see the world through a lens of fairness. The good are rewarded, at least eventually, and the wicked punished. We certainly expect that the people we don’t like or disapprove suffer because they had it coming
 
Continue reading: The Fig Tree
 
Udisciple Podcast

Time for God - Part 1

Ready, set, pray. Fr Nicholas Pearce and Sr Mary Helen OP, are joined by Silvana Scarfe and Jacob to discuss the first part of our book study on Time for God.
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Weekly Encounter

This week we caught up with Matea Hrkac, a Law/International Relations student at La Trobe University.

You have been part of the Catholic Society at Latrobe for several years now. How does being a Catholic student on campus challenge you?

My degree focuses heavily on discussions relating to public policies, ideologies and values, which can be challenging when applying Christian views and morals to opposing secular viewpoints in the classroom. It requires me to dig deeper into what I believe and why. Being a part of the Catholic Society has enabled me to facilitate these conversations with other students and staff with viewpoints relating to these discussions that I may not have had the opportunity to discover in my classes.

How do you think we can empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ on campus today?

I think we need to continue to remind young people that they have a voice and that their voice matters. Do not be afraid to say what you think, especially in relation to faith. I understand it can feel intimidating to speak up, or you may assume you will feel isolated or attacked if you do. In my experience, you always benefit when coming from a place of truth and love. The best way to share our faith is not to hide it!
Finding others who share similar values will encourage you throughout your degree. You are not alone!
 
 
Matea Hrkac
 
Looking Ahead
Crash Course in Aquinas
Join us for this 5 week crash course delving into some of the intellectual pillars of the thought of St Thomas. Doing so will unlock a whole world of deeper knowledge of the greatest mysteries of the Church, most especially what she teaches about Jesus Christ. I hope you will…
 
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Focus Friday

JPII House
Join us on Fridays during semester for a time of study, fraternity and prayer. Students from all campuses are welcome to join. Feel free to invite a friend along.
 
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Some Further Reading
 
The art of conversation: Tolkien and Lewis
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle offered a great insight into evangelisation recently when he said that we sometimes make things very complicated – ​‘Evangelization,’ he said, ​‘is a conversation. It is a conversation about Jesus.’ A model example of this kind of conversation is the one between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.…
 
 
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