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Dear parents,   I was struck by how capably SMMC students handled the debate topic at this week's House Gala Day. The proposition read thus:   In one of his novels, Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote that "Beauty will save the world." This is true now, more than ever.   Though I leaned towards thinking, or perhaps just wishing, that the affirmative had the stronger case, I found myself agreeing with and fascinated by the arguments presented by each speaker, whether they be for or agains

Dear parents,   Year 11 (or Year 12, as they like to call themselves) have made a terrific start to their leadership and presence in the school with the staging of their first fundraiser, not one, but 12 lolly jar guessing competitions, and fun activities for students during lunchtime and period 4 last Friday.    Maintaining that momentum into next week and beyond, they will lead an awareness campaign to cast a light on Christian persecution, culminating in a Red November com

Dear parents,   When Robert Cardinal Prevost first appeared after his election as Pope Leo XIV, the Holy Father marked himself as a son of St Augustine: “I am an Augustinian, a son of St. Augustine, who once said, ‘With you I am a Christian, and for you I am a bishop.’” We are sure to learn more about St Augustine now that an Augustinian friar occupies the Chair of Peter. (Not to mention Fr Byrnes' recent, not-at-all controversial declaration of St Augustine to be the greates

The following is an edited extract from Mr Smith's address to the Year 12 Final Assembly held today.   I finally summoned the courage - it took me several days - to listen to Erika Kirk’s speech at her husband, Charlie’s, memorial on Monday our time in Arizona. If you hadn’t heard of Charlie Kirk before, you have now. Many in our community and all over the world have been grief-stricken and, perhaps initially, at a total loss at what has happened.   Remarkably, the response t

Dear parents,   Many of us have been dismayed at a couple of recent events in the US - I am speaking about the incident on the train and...

Dear parents,   St Augustine, whose feast day was commemorated this week, was one of the most influential figures in history. Think of...

Dear Parents,   Perhaps you are considering participating in St Michael's Lent, which starts tomorrow evening on the solemn feast of the...

Dear parents,   Upon arrival home from last week's ski trip, I not only returned with a bad case of hat hair but also returned deeply...

Dear Parents,   Now in my sixth year as principal, I've not seen SMMC students to be devoted to a tackle version of lunchtime footy....

Dear parents,   Today marks the inaugural edition of Beyond the Bell, a section of the newsletter that is curated by students in order to...