These are the moments to remember during the year when our spirits may tend to flag somewhat as we try to manage our commitments to our family and our church. A priest, during a recent discussion on priesthood and diaconate, said that priesthood was a lot simpler in that they were only answerable to one vocation. But then we have wonderful supportive wives and family. As someone once said, “Priests have better quarters – deacons have better halves!”.
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Bullet points for the Bullet Train
Churches, Temples, Shrines, Torrii, Castles, Tea Houses, Bath Houses, and the world’s first nuclear war sites are among the man-made features on the ‘to do’ list for Japan. Cherry blossoms, gardens and Mount Fuji provide a marvellous natural backdrop to one’s travels around the land of the Rising Sun.
Anthony (Francis) Kelliher OCD
20th Mar 1916 – 27th Feb 2009
Carmelite priest, Anthony Kelliher died at Ozanam Villa in Redcliffe at the age of 92. A funeral Mass for Fr Kelliher was celebrated at the Mt Carmel Retreat Centre at Varroville in NSW on March 5 and he was buried at the Carmelite cemetery in Sydney. A memorial Mass for Fr Kelliher was celebrated at the Carmelite Monastery, Ormiston, on March 20 (which would have been his 93rd birthday).
Clement Bernard Kilby AM
5th Feb 1930 – 6th Feb 2009
Fr Clem Kilby was born in Launceston on 5th February 1930. He was the fourth son of the late Harry and Katherine Kilby. Two of his brothers, Don and Harry predeceased him with Don being lost on the HMAS Perth in waters off Indonesia during World War II and Harry, who lived in Newcastle, dying last year. His remaining brother, Kevin, lives in Queensland. While still very young, Clem’s father died and some years later his mother married again – with another brother, Ron Peters, born to this union.
John McCulloch
7th July 1939 – 10th Jan 2009
John was ordained a priest in 1963 at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney. After ordination he served in various parishes in the Archdiocese of Sydney before becoming Parish Priest of Katoomba.
John Edward Grannall MBE
30th Mar 1931 – 29th Dec 2008
Mons. ‘Grassy’ Grannall of the Diocese of Bathurst was born on 30th March 1931 and was ordained in his hometown Canowindra on 1st August 1955. As a priest John served in the parishes of Orange, Lithgow, Dubbo, Cowra, Bathurst, Dunedoo/Coolah and Portland. He was parish priest of the last named at the time of his death.
Gregory Moore OCarm
28th July 1915 – 7th Dec 2008
Greg was born in Middle Park on 28 July 1915 and received the initial sacraments in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He joined the Carmelites when he was 21 in 1936 but the further his studies progressed the more he seemed to deteriorate in health. His ordination had to be postponed and the doctors were not optimistic about his life expectancy. They did not realise how determined their man was.
Michael Kelly SJ
What is the best advice you would pass on to future seminarians? See where you can serve, equip yourself for it, take risks and take responsibility for your journey in faith and service.
Greg Kennedy
When/why did you decide to enter the Seminary?
Had thought about it during school but didn’t come to decision to go to seminary till first year at ANU. Not sure why – just ‘knew’ that being a priest was for me. Left seminary after three years and had to decide again during next year to return – this time with greater clarity.
Jubilarians – ordination anniversaries for 2009
Celebrating the anniversaries of ordinations for 2009!
