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From the Regional Director - Oceania

Fr Trevor Trotter SSC

Columban Fr Trevor Trotter SSC

Fr Trevor Trotter is the current Director of St Columbans Mission Society for Oceania. He was ordained to the Columban priesthood in 1970. His first mission appointment was to the Philippines. He has spent five years in Hong Kong on the General Council and has worked as a Scripture Lecturer and in the formation of seminarians in Sydney and the United States. Until 2018, he worked with Fr Dan Ryan, Vicar for Clergy in Brisbane Archdiocese, providing spiritual direction for the clergy as well as being involved in the formation of deacons.

  From the Director - The vision and mission for the new Region of Oceania

Jan 20, 2020
Our mission is to be part of the mission of the Catholic communities in Oceania. So our questions are part of a bigger question. What is the mission of the Catholic Church in Oceania?
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  From the Director - He dwells among us

Dec 02, 2019
One thing we do know is that Jesus has not left this world. Once he became flesh he did not throw it off like an old overcoat. He did not try to escape from the web of all the relationships that make up a human life.
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  From the Director - New Columban Region of Oceania

Oct 09, 2019
In Australia as we prepare for the Plenary Council the church is asking “What is God asking of us today?” As Columbans in Oceania we are asking the same question.
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  From the Director - Giver of all life

Sep 05, 2019
Like all relationships, our connection to God has ups and downs. There may be a slow beginning or a dramatic one. There may be times when God seems far away and other times where the intimacy of God can be so frightening that we look the other way.
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  From the Director - God made me do it

Aug 05, 2019
It makes us wonder – “Why does God need priests?” The answer is “We need priests to remind us that we are in God and God is in us.”
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  From the Director - We are called into the one people of God

Jul 04, 2019
My first significant learning was that being a Catholic is not just about going to Mass on Sunday and receiving the sacraments.
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  From the Director - What is our mission from God?

Jun 06, 2019
When Jesus started his preaching in Nazareth he chose to read the piece from Isaiah that says “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me”. Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry on his mission.
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