Our Marcellin mission: To make Jesus Christ known and loved As our young men of Year 12 come to the end of their secondary education, it is a good time to reflect on the last six years of their journey at Marcellin. Every individual will have his own story and every individual will take away his own unique learnings. What the Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family It is that time of the year when we acknowledge our Marcellin artists. Like most things this year we will be celebrating in a virtual way through an online Arts Assembly and an online exhibition of the work produced by our young men this year. What an important aspect of College life this Read more…
Dear Members of the Marcellin Family A very warm welcome back to Term 4! It will be a term that everyone will be looking forward to I’m sure as we transition back to face to face learning over the coming weeks. Marcellin College is built on forming deep relationships and Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family On the 7 February this year I had the privilege to attend the Marcellin College 70th Anniversary Mass and Lunch. As a newcomer it was a wonderful opportunity to have a very early introduction into the history and traditions of the College. I had the great fortune to be asked to speak briefly at Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family One of the aspects of our life that so many of us are missing right now is live theatre. It’s funny how a trip to the theatre can really stimulate your senses and focus your mind on very important issues. This is what good theatre should do of Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family It was with real sadness that I learnt of the recent death of the renowned educationalist and author Sir Ken Robinson. It was many years ago that I first watched a TED Talk given by Sir Ken called How to escape education’s death valley. Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin family In a recent edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter, Australian musician Nick Cave made some thought provoking comments in relation to “political correctness” and “cancel culture”. Political correctness is a term that’s been around for a while but cancel culture is a relatively Read more…
Dear members of the Marist family Last Thursday, 6 August marked a rather unusual combination of things to commemorate – Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, and the whole world reflected on the 75th anniversary of the first ever dropping of an atomic bomb on the Read more…
Dear Members of the Marcellin Family As we move into the Stage 4 Lockdown, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all families. I hope and pray that you not only remain safe and well, but are able to navigate successfully these new circumstances Read more…
Dear members of the Marcellin Family This week we reached the halfway point of Melbourne’s second lockdown. As many people have noted, it seems quite different this time. For one thing, we are doing it on our own this time as opposed to the national response in April and May. Read more…