Truth Goodness Beauty Project

21/04/2026

This Thursday 23 April at St Peter’s Toorak! Tickets via Trybooking link.

The Thomas More Centre invites you to attend the book launch for Introducing Communio Theology by Professor Tracey Rowland,

03/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘁 ... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟱

G.K. Chesterton warned that the modern world suffered from “imagining without thinking” (Orthodoxy, 1908). The warning still holds. Our minds drift into fantasy, film, TV, daydreams, anxieties, often detached from truth and reason. This kind of imagining leads nowhere.

Christian meditation works differently. It trains imagination to serve truth. On Good Friday, we step into the Passion. We see Judas approach, we hear the jeers at Pilate’s court, we feel the lash on Christ’s back. We perceive Mary’s trembling, the crowd’s scorn, and darkness blanket Calvary. We do more than recall facts; we imagine the details. St John assures us his account is reliable: “This is the evidence of one who saw it, trustworthy evidence, and he knows he speaks the truth, and he gives it so that you may believe as well” (John 19:35).

Meditating on the Passion unites imagination with truth. As St John promises, it strengthens our faith. It also offers healing and consolation. When we fix our thoughts on ourselves, we’re restless, anxious, and unhappy. But when we fix our thoughts on Jesus, we find peace. Even amid suffering, under the shadow of Christ’s Cross and our own, we find peace.

𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.

Reflection by Fr John Corrigan
Diocese of Ballarat

This reflection is from Compassio: Lenten Program 2026, produced by the Diocese of Wollongong.

Artwork: Pietà, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1876.

28/03/2026

A beautiful evening of sacred music at St Peter’s Toorak last Friday, as part of our Encountering Beauty concert series.

The Primacy of St. Peter, composed and directed by ARIA Award-winning conductor Conrad Helfrich, brought passages from Scripture to life, tracing Peter’s journey from fisherman to apostle entrusted with strengthening the early Church.

Performed by Melbourne’s leading vocalists, accompanied by chamber orchestra and harp.

Held within the beautiful, historic Gothic Revival church of St Peter’s in Toorak, its architecture and acoustics provided a setting to reflect more deeply on one of the central figures of the Christian story.

Thank you to all who came and shared in the evening.

Our Encountering Beauty sacred music programme continues throughout the year. Our next concert will be held on Friday 22 May.

Admission to this concert is by donation, enabling everyone to experience the beauty of the Church’s rich musical tradition.

To reserve your seat, visit
TryBooking.com/DJRJP
(link in our Instagram bio)

St John Paul II, Catholic Parish

18/03/2026

Join Catholic young adults from across Melbourne for the next 'Lumen' event. The evening begins with Adoration, followed by food, conversation, and a talk from a guest speaker. WEDNESDAY 29 April at Our Lady of Lourdes, Armadale. Come along for a chance to connect with others and grow in faith.