Anzac Day – this year is a time to meditate on war, to honour those who have been required to serve in it, to show and to remember our shared humanity.   Prayer:  Loving God, we come together today in remembrance of Anzac Day celebrated on the 25th April. We remember those who forged the […]

Dear Passionist Family Group Members and Friends,                       We come to this time of our Christian calendars where we stop and reflect on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. St Paul of the Cross (founder of the Passionists) stated that,” the most overwhelming act of God’s love is in and through the Passion of Jesus”. […]

Dear Passionist Family group members and friends,      Palm Sunday – its significance should never be lost on us. Jesus in starting out on his ministry knew at some stage he would have to take this message with all the threats, insecurities, fears and challenges to the central city of Jerusalem. The faith centre of Judaism. […]

Dear Passionist Family Group members and friends, Another week passes and this week we see one of the most powerful gospel stories, from John’s gospel, the adulterous woman. It is yet another story that teaches us so much about the mind and heart of Jesus and therefore, the God he spoke about. This God, is […]

Dear Passionist  Family Group members and friends ,                                                                 Another week passes and the war in Ukraine wages on as does the impact of Covid across the planet and then there are the efeects of price hikes and  the trying to makes ends meet. All this asks for sober reading and reflection. We here in […]

Dear Passionist Family Group members and friends, It is a worrying time across the planet and there are a multitude of reactions and responses some positive and some very negative.  Those negative ones continue to get the most airplay and of those we have the horror and injustice facing Ukraine. It still astounds how the […]

National PFGM Meeting in Melbourne  4-6 March 2022                                From the left: Russell Winterscheidt; (Qld) (Gwen Winterscheidt – Absent due to dying pet); Mary and Dennis Morris (ACT, SA & National Coordinator) Brian Traynor (CP-Advisor); Paul Traynor (NZ) Michael and Frances Sullivan (Vic). On the screen from the left Trish Gurney and Celine Bowman (QLD) […]

Dear Passionist Family Group members and friends, I am currently in Broke, NSW preparing for my wife’s nephews wedding and then, onto Melbourne for a PFG meeting with our Aussie Team where we will be hosted by Brian Traynor (my brother) and the Passionists at Holy Cross, Templestowe. It is good to be in this […]

     Morena and greeting to all our Passionist Family Group Members and friends,        Well, I am home again after my journey through the Hamilton Diocese and I greatly appreciated the hospitality, warmth, friendship and honesty we shared at each meeting. It was great that so many took the chance to come out during this Covid […]

Dear Passionist Family Group members and friends, Another week passes and we have seen the polarising effect of Covid especially in the Wellington protests. The consideration of others has fallen away due to the self-entitlement that our cause be met front and centre. The impact on locals, their businesses and the blocking of streets plus […]