“God will reward you as only He can. Find happiness in making others happy. Never see a need without doing something about it. May God bless and strengthen you”.
-St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Please click the video below to view Mr. Madigan's message.
On Tuesday 8 August we celebrated the Feast of Mary of the Cross. Mary MacKillop was born in Victoria to Scottish immigrants. She was the eldest of eight children and spent her early years working to support her family. At 24, she dedicated her life to God and took on the name Mary of the Cross.
Along with Fr Julian Tenison-Woods, Mary opened a school in a disused stable in Penola, South Australia. Her vision was to provide education for underprivileged children. Many other women came to join her there, and Mary and Julian founded Australia’s first religious order: the Sisters of St Joseph.
"Let no obstacle deter us from proceeding with courage."
-St Mary of the Cross MacKillop.
Mary and the Sisters were committed to serving the poor – to going to where the need was and living amongst those in need. This took Mary all over Australia to many rural areas.
Mary faced fierce opposition throughout her life, which at one point culminated in her being excommunicated. In the face of trial, Mary was a model of forgiveness, insisting that no ill be spoken of those who wronged her while remaining resolute in her convictions.
Mary was remarkable as a strong female leader in 19th-century Australia. Education in this country is what it is today, thanks to her dedication and determination.
It has been wonderful to return to Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs as Principal this term. I would like to sincerely thank the staff, students, and parents for the warm welcome back and for the kind words and best wishes. Once again, a huge thank you to Ms Lucy Swan who did an outstanding job as Acting Principal, whilst I was at Thomas Carr College Tarneit as Principal for Semester One.
We are blessed at CRC Caroline Springs to not only have outstanding contemporary, state of the art facilities and resources, but we also have positive, respectful, relationships that permeate all aspects of college life. We have a thriving school community that values our strong and present Catholic Identity and Ethos and embraces our wonderful College motto of ‘Live Fully Act Justly’. This motto is indeed lived, breathed, and enacted every day.
New Building!
We are filled with excitement and anticipation as we are only weeks away from the commencement of construction on our new building. The new building will encompass modern classrooms, and versatile spaces designed to inspire creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
Once again we are reminded that the construction complexities and building time period of this state of the art facility may present some temporary inconveniences, we kindly ask for your patience and understanding as we work towards the completion of this exciting building project.
We will keep you updated on the progress of the construction and eagerly anticipate the day when we can gather as a community to celebrate the opening of our new building. Together, we will create a legacy that will positively impact generations of students to come.
