A word from the Bishop
Wednesday, 16 April 2025 10:15
An Easter Message from Bishop Shane
"In this year’s jubilee, Pope Francis has asked us to focus on our call to be Pilgrims of Hope."
Thursday, 19 December 2024 16:29
Bishop Shane's Christmas Message 2024
. ".. look for the signs of hope and inspiration around us, and take time to celebrate them and show our appreciation."
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:25
An Easter Message from Bishop Shane Mackinlay
... may the generations of faithful Christians who have gone before us encourage and inspire us ... us to make Jesus’ giving of himself the pattern…
Friday, 15 December 2023 18:12
A Christmas Message from Bishop Shane Mackinlay (2023)
"I wish each of you, and those you love the joy, peace and hope of this Christmas season."
Monday, 03 April 2023 18:21
Easter Message 2023
Bishop Shane wishes each of you all the blessings of this year's Easter celebrations in his 2023 Easter Message.
As we begin this new year, we can be confident that 2023 will bring more challenges as well as more opportunities.
At Christmas, we celebrate Jesus as the light who comes in our darkness. This year, perhaps more than ever, we are aware of how much…
18 February 2020 Bishop Shane Mackinlay presented the Monsignor Peter Jeffrey Oration in Shepparton on 18 February 2020 to the Education Leaders of the Catholic…
Last October, Pope Francis spent three weeks with over 200 bishops, religious and lay people reflecting on the Amazon region in a meeting of the…
This summer has been dominated by bushfires across the south-east of Australia, with over thirty people losing their lives. Many communities in our own diocese…
Friday, 03 January 2020 14:13
Bishop Shane Mackinlay urges generous response to devastating bushfires
3 January 2020 With acrid smoke hanging in the air across the region these last few days, we have all had a strong reminder of…
Christmas is our celebration of the God who is with us. It’s 10 weeks since I was ordained bishop. In that time, I have visited…
As I take up this ministry of bishop, I am honoured to be welcomed to the ancestral lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. I…
I am very grateful for the warm welcome and many messages of support that I have received from people across the Diocese of Sandhurst since…
