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May 2017 '17

26^th

Priest's dream to see Chinese religious sisters open a nursing home in Brisbane came true 25 years ago

The Catholic Leader

THREE Chinese religious sisters who came to Australia to build their first nursing home say it was God's will for their community to care for the elderly. St Paul de Chartres Residential Aged Care in Boronia Heights opened...

May 2017 '17

26^th

Students at Casino Catholic school behind 'mysterious' rocket launch

The Catholic Leader

ST Mary's College, Casino, has revealed that the mysterious rocket identified in a recent local newspaper report was fired by its science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) tudents. The students have been...

May 2017 '17

25^th

Seventh Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Dcn Mike Jones

Archdiocesan Two-minute Homilies

Two-Minute Homily by Dcn Mike Jones for the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2017, Feast of the Ascension. "...the new form of life that Jesus had after he rose from the dead, it was, above all, life with God."

May 2017 '17

25^th

Young people living in Australia are telling Pope Francis what they want from the Church

The Catholic Leader

INTERNATIONAL student Dean Monteiro has been in Australia for three months but he's about to tell the Bishops of his new home what he thinks about the Catholic Church. Mr Monteiro is a born-and-bred Catholic from Mumbai...

May 2017 '17

25^th

Bishop of Lismore's appeal delivers 900 mattresses to people who lost their beds to recent flooding

The Catholic Leader

DONORS from all over Australia are helping Lismore diocese provide more than 900 mattresses to people devastated by floods in the Lismore and Tweed districts at the end of March. Lismore Bishop Gregory Homeming, new to the...

May 2017 '17

25^th

Gold Coast Centacare receives over $1m to help women escaping domestic violence

The Catholic Leader

CENTACARE has received more than a million dollars to operate a mobile support service for women fleeing domestic violence on the Gold Coast, amidst claims that there is an accommodation crisis for survivors. At least 280...

May 2017 '17

24^th

Praying for little Sara: Family of 11-year-old involved in tragic clothesline accident are leaving everything in God's hands

The Catholic Leader

SARA'S eyes flutter with excitement as another hymn reaches her ears. Her sister Zina is singing the melody, and watches as Sara follows with her eyes to the familiar sounds. The blanket laid over Sara's body rises with her...

May 2017 '17

24^th

A Mary heart in a Martha world

The Catholic Leader

IT'S glamorous to have no time. As semester one kicks into gear and the to-do list lengthens by the day, I find myself back in a wrestling match with the ghost of hyper-productive 16-year-old Kate. That Kate, heading into a...

May 2017 '17

24^th

How to be a single Catholic

The Catholic Leader

YOU know those movies that you really wish you hated, but secretly enjoy way more than you ought to? I went into How to Be Single fully prepared to despise it, but emerged peculiarly inspired. The film was as shallow and...

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Upcoming Events

May 2017 '17

29^th

7:30 pm

Catholics Returning Home Session #6 - St Agatha's Parish Clayfield

Archdiocese

Monday May 29, 2017 - 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm St Agatha's Church 52 Oriel Road Clayfield

May 2017 '17

30^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Tuesday May 30, 2017 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

May 2017 '17

30^th

6:30 pm

Theology in the City - Faith formation series

Archdiocese

Tuesday May 30, 2017 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre 277 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jun 2017 '17

3^rd

8:45 am

Quiet Saturday - "Breath of Life" - Faber Centre of Ignation Spirituality

Archdiocese

Saturday June 3, 2017 - 8:45 am - 3:45 pm Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality 111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive Bardon

Jun 2017 '17

4^th

5:30 pm

Young Adults Ministry (YAM)

Archdiocese

Sunday June 4, 2017 - 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cathedral of St Stephen 249 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jun 2017 '17

10^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday June 10, 2017 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jun 2017 '17

11^th

8:30 am

AUSLAN Supported Mass for the Deaf

Archdiocese

Sunday June 11, 2017 - 8:30 am - 9:45 am St Michael's Church 250 Banks Street Dorrington

Jun 2017 '17

11^th

8:45 am

Silent Sunday - "Pray with Jesus in John's Gospel" - Faber Centre of Ignation Spirituality

Archdiocese

Sunday June 11, 2017 - 8:45 am - 3:45 pm Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality 111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive Bardon

Jun 2017 '17

18^th

2:00 pm

Corpus Christi Procession

Archdiocese

Sunday June 18, 2017 - 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Cathedral of St Stephen 249 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jun 2017 '17

22^nd

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday June 22, 2017 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jun 2017 '17

23^rd

5:10 pm

Leaven Hour

Archdiocese

Friday June 23, 2017 - 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm St Stephen's Chapel 277 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jun 2017 '17

24^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday June 24, 2017 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

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May 2017 '17

27^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

@houghhough Enigmatic...even delphic.

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May 2017 '17

27^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

Kids are killed in the #ManchesterBombing, #EgyptAttack and God knows where else. The lambs are always slaughtered but they do not die...

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May 2017 '17

27^th

Archdiocesan Facebook Post

Archdiocesan Facebook

Please welcome Deacon Mike Jones as he presents his first ever two-minute homily; tackling the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter. "Whatever way we want to try to explain the new form of life Jesus had after he rose...

May 2017 '17

27^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

@SteveAustinABC That's a helluva drive. West Wyalong was part of my old patch. Say hi to the place for me.

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May 2017 '17

27^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

Beyond the dark ocean of tears, may Anthony Foster now find peace on the other shore where the light never fails. RIP.

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May 2017 '17

26^th

Archdiocesan Facebook Post

Archdiocesan Facebook

Get involved in the Cathedral Music Department cathedralofststephen.org.au/music/

May 2017 '17

26^th

Archbishop Mark Facebook Post

Archbishop Mark Facebook

I'm used to the Assembly of Catholic Professional Lunches throwing up people from a wide cross section of life but the CV of yesterday's guest Colin Wilson has to be among the most interesting and varied I've ever seen. The...

May 2017 '17

26^th

@CentacareBris Tweet

Centacare Brisbane Twitter

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May 2017 '17

26^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

Priest's dream to see Chinese religious sisters open a nursing home in Brisbane came true 25 years ago:... https://t.co/D6qZz4bLuK

May 2017 '17

26^th

@Cath_Ed_BNE Tweet

Catholic Education Twitter

RT @NatCathEd: "PM & @birmo should've done more to avoid stoush w/CathEd by engaging in greater consultation before announcing the details"...

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Upcoming liturgical dates

Today: The Ascension of the Lord

Colour: White - Holy day of obligation

Tomorrow: Monday of 7th week of Easter

Colour: White

Tuesday, 30 May 2017: Tuesday of 7th week of Easter

Colour: White

Wednesday, 31 May 2017: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Colour: White

Thursday, 1 Jun 2017: St Justin, martyr

Colour: Red

Friday, 2 Jun 2017: Friday of 7th week of Easter

Colour: White

Saturday, 3 Jun 2017: Charles Lwanga & companions, martyrs

Colour: Red

Sunday, 4 Jun 2017: Pentecost Sunday

Colour: Red - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 5 Jun 2017: St Boniface, bishop, martyr

Colour: Red

Tuesday, 6 Jun 2017: Tuesday of 9th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 7 Jun 2017: Wednesday of 9th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 8 Jun 2017: Thursday of 9th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Friday, 9 Jun 2017: Friday of 9th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Saturday, 10 Jun 2017: Saturday of 9th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 11 Jun 2017: The Most Holy Trinity

Colour: White - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 12 Jun 2017: Monday of 10th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 13 Jun 2017: St Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor

Colour: White

Wednesday, 14 Jun 2017: Wednesday of 10th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 15 Jun 2017: Thursday of 10th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Friday, 16 Jun 2017: Friday of 10th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Saturday, 17 Jun 2017: Saturday of 10th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

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sorry to ask you again THANKS FOR YOUR HELP please pray jesus for me to be luckier in life and to give me more success also pray god for my friends named oksana nastia and ioulia in kiev nastia is sick and poor and her mother oksana is a widow
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I am from kerala-INDIA. PLs pray for my expecting wife sumi and for us to have a healthy smart child without any problem for mother and child
sujesh of kerala-INDIA
Please pray for the people nd families hit by the recent attack in Manchester, that God may always give them strenght and hope. Amen!
Giuseppe of London
Please pray for cesar and joel, for their health and safety. They are hardly making ends meet. Pray for them to make all their bill payments. Also pray for them to prosper in their job and to succeed.
anonymous
I hope that you won't get mad for asking again to pray for my mom. She is suffering from many illness and sickness. Also, lately she has been in much more pain than before. Please if you can and want to pray for my mom (Camelia). In Jesus Christ Name Together let's believe in miracles. Thank you.
John