Each day for the last few weeks I have awakened to the crashing and smashing noises of the demolition of the building next door to The Centre. It seems that this part of fashionable old Randwick is a highly prized area for development. The former convent, Motherhouse and Hospital next door to The Centre has been vacant since the Sisters of the Sacred Heart sold the little used 
property to a developer. They told us that it was coming, but now that it has arrived, it is quite incredible! There were two large “heritage homes” that years ago were converted to institutional use. They were expanded and added on to over the years. These additions are the parts that are being raised in preparation for the development of 10 Condos. These will have the same wonderful view 
of downtown Sydney (the CBD) as I have from my back window. Every morning for the last few weeks I have awoken to the crashing and smashing of the walls of the outer structures of the two buildings that in recent years have looked like one structure. The removal of the "outer additions" is where all the racket is coming from. It has been great fun taking pictures of the progress -even if a little noisy.
Tonight we four priests from The Centre were invited by the priests of our local parish, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, to join them for dinner at their home. Frs. John Rate, Tony O’Brien and John Bosman made us feel right at home in their midst and reminded me of the finest aspects of the great fraternity of the priesthood. We spent a wonderful evening comparing notes on how we do ministry and sharing our joys and challenges. In the midst of our delightful evening, I reflected on how blest I feel to be part of this wonderful brotherhood. Though the details and cultures are different, the story of Christ’s love mediated through the lives of priests is the same. It was a great evening at the end of which we all promised each other we’d do again. I hope so.
property to a developer. They told us that it was coming, but now that it has arrived, it is quite incredible! There were two large “heritage homes” that years ago were converted to institutional use. They were expanded and added on to over the years. These additions are the parts that are being raised in preparation for the development of 10 Condos. These will have the same wonderful view 
of downtown Sydney (the CBD) as I have from my back window. Every morning for the last few weeks I have awoken to the crashing and smashing of the walls of the outer structures of the two buildings that in recent years have looked like one structure. The removal of the "outer additions" is where all the racket is coming from. It has been great fun taking pictures of the progress -even if a little noisy.Tonight we four priests from The Centre were invited by the priests of our local parish, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, to join them for dinner at their home. Frs. John Rate, Tony O’Brien and John Bosman made us feel right at home in their midst and reminded me of the finest aspects of the great fraternity of the priesthood. We spent a wonderful evening comparing notes on how we do ministry and sharing our joys and challenges. In the midst of our delightful evening, I reflected on how blest I feel to be part of this wonderful brotherhood. Though the details and cultures are different, the story of Christ’s love mediated through the lives of priests is the same. It was a great evening at the end of which we all promised each other we’d do again. I hope so.
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