Feast of Corpus Christi ~ Tynong
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. … Read more
St Dominic’s College – Term 1
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 … Read more
AUTUMN IN TYNONG
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 … Read more
Upcoming Mission
DOMINICAN TRIP TO USA June 2012 Kindly sponsored by a Generous Benefactor Three Sisters from the Dominican Sisters of Wanganui will be travelling to the United States in order to attend the June ordinations and … Read more
St Dominic’s Convent – Term 1, 2012
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 … Read more
Easter Week at Rosary Convent, Tynong
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, … Read more
It is good to give praise to the Lord
Bonum est confiteri Domino: et psallere nomini tuo, Altissime Ad annuntiandum mane misericordiam tuam: et veritatem tuam per noctem (Ps 91: 2-3) It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to … Read more
The beauty and value of Truth
Some 600 years ago, Piero della Franseco painted “The Resurrection”, a fresco that for centuries has challenged men to choose between the spiritual and material spheres of life. The style he chose for execution was … Read more
Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna Filio David: benedictus qui venit in Nomine Domini. O Rex Israel: Hosanna in excelsis. O Rex Israel! On Palm Sunday, the Church, the mystical Israel, views her meek king riding upon a gentle beast. … Read more
