In his first podcast for the year, Principal Mark Murphy reflects on the quiet beauty of a new school year at Whitefriars College and the gentle anticipation of welcoming the Class of 2031. Drawing on the words of our first principal, Fr Frank Shortis O.Carm, he takes us back to the College’s very first morning in 1961, when one small boy with an oversized bag marked the humble beginning of something enduring. Through this story, Mark invites our community to embrace gentleness as a defining Carmelite strength - one that continues to shape how we care for our boys and for one another.