O Queen of the Holy Rosary Oh, bless us as we pray, And offer thee our roses In garlands day by day, While from our Father’s garden With loving hearts and bold We gather to thine honour Buds white and red and gold. Feast of the Holy Rosary: 2012 The Postulants and Novices decorated our chapel … Read more
We’ve got the lot here in Tynong right now: Blue Skies, a Bright Golden Haze in the Meadow, Cattle Standing Like Statues – the overwhelming conclusion is that It Might As Well Be Spring!!! I can’t help but think that it’s a particularly lovely day for St Therese’s Feast – after all, isn’t her autobiography … Read more
St Bernard of Clairvaux said that “Spiritual reading and prayer are the arms by which hell is conquered and paradise won.” Spiritual reading is devoted to the reading of lives of saints, writings of Doctors and the Fathers of the Church, theological works written by holy people, and doctrinal writings of Church authorities. It is … Read more
When all the nuns were sleeping And the sun had gone to bed; Up jumped a postulant And this is what she said… (Or rather, what she thought – because the Great Silence was on) “It’s today! It’s today! It’s today! It’s today! It’s today! It’s today! It’s today!” Such childishness, you may be thinking. … Read more
A moment’s reflection on what we have studied during the first semester… The postulants continue their study of Theology, Philosophy, Spirituality, Latin, Music, Literature, History and Education to prepare them for Religious life and the active work of the congregation. “…that your Sisters are well-versed in the subjects they expound. See to it, therefore, that they are … Read more
Holidays. Week 3. Monday. Prospective destination: Phillip Island (weather permitting). Forecast: cloudy with a chance of rain. That, dear reader, was the knife’s edge on which we all retired for the needful deep and dreamy on Sunday night. What was the morning going to hold? We awoke on the Monday to a sky 60% full … Read more
The great task to proclaim God’s goodness and to encourage others to return love for love and give themselves unreservedly for His service was the purpose and privilege of three sisters who embarked on plane for America – crossing the Pacific in a 14 hour journey on the Feast of St Anthony. A kind benefactor had … Read more
What is the loneliest place in the world? I will tell you. Picture to yourself an immense dark room. There is no light, save for a tiny red glow floating feebly at the further end. Yet its puny radiance enables you to pick out an ornate table, with a sort of box standing on top … Read more
Life continues at St Dominic’s College, even if our dear readers do not hear about it. With Term 2 now under way I thought it best to give an account of our goings on during Term 1. Firstly, let us cover our inter-house competitions. Never missing an opportunity to celebrate a feast day – we … Read more
It’s not really fair. There’s so much press given to the others. Spring gets all the joy and newness poetry, Summer’s inevitably associated with good long holidays, and Winter, while it’s often painted as a bit dreary, has a monopoly on Christmas carols, at least. What happened to Autumn? Ok, so there are a few … Read more
TOUT EST GRÂCE, is what we have been hearing again and again at our Spiritual Conferences lately. All is grace – whether it is opening the mail to find you have received a substantial grant for the school tempting one to dance all the way down the convent corridor alternating shouts of delight with side-kick … Read more
It’s the same every year – Ash Wednesday comes along and one feels oneself girding the proverbial loins for a long, hard forty days. We want it to be the Best Lent We’ve Ever Done, and part of our soul shrinks from the task ahead. Passion Sunday feels like ages away from the joy and … Read more
