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We are not born as fully-formed moral agents

The Catholic Leader

IN conversation recently I have had occasion to notice an increasing number of people making ready reference to their "conscience" as justification for a particular decision or course of action. On the face of it this would...

Jun 2018 '18

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Myanmar cardinal praises Australia's generosity in helping return 'dignity to our poor youth'

The Catholic Leader

CARDINAL Charles Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, has praised Australian efforts to support quality teaching and build schools, during an Australian tour arranged by Catholic Mission, whose major Church Appeal in 2018 is...

Jun 2018 '18

20^th

Psychiatrist says laws to remove confessional seal are 'a distraction'

The Catholic Leader

A LEADING psychiatrist has described efforts to remove the confessional seal as a "distraction" as governments continue to respond to the final report of the Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual...

Jun 2018 '18

19^th

PNG seminarian Br Joseph Liaia passionate about giving back to his people

The Catholic Leader

ANYONE watching on as Br Joseph Liaia kicks a football around the grounds of a monastery in Brisbane most likely won't realise it's part of his preparation for priesthood. Apart from the fact he's having fun and getting some...

Jun 2018 '18

19^th

Queensland government to set up task force after reviewing Royal Commission recommendations

The Catholic Leader

THE Queensland Government is to set up a Truth, Healing and Reconciliation task force after accepting more than half of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse. The government has accepted or...

Jun 2018 '18

19^th

Young film crew highlights the importance of going to school

The Catholic Leader

MISS a few days of school at St Michael's, Gordonvale, and you might find yourself disappearing into thin air. That's the premise behind a winning video by a group of primary aged students who creatively interpreted the...

Jun 2018 '18

18^th

Catholics urged to change mentality as shopping bags head for history's bin

The Catholic Leader

AS Queenslanders prepare for a ban on plastic shopping bags from July 1, Catholics are being urged to think more broadly about giving up harmful, single-use plastic items to protect the environment. "Using plastics is not a...

Jun 2018 '18

15^th

Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Michael Grace

Archdiocesan Two-minute Homilies

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Michael Grace for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "Rather than rejecting the truths of science, faith invites us to move beyond that which is apparent to our eyes and grasp a meaning which...

Jun 2018 '18

15^th

St Rita's College student tells Queensland education minister the truth about cyberbullying

The Catholic Leader

YEAR 11 student Ella Scotford has more than exams and homework on her mind after she was chosen to report to Queensland's education minister on the mounting issue of bullying among teenagers. Miss Scotford is one of 16 young...

Jun 2018 '18

15^th

Bracken Ridge Catholic school trio leads the way in wellbeing space

The Catholic Leader

THREE students and two therapy dogs will remind the community at St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge, to improve their mental health with the recent launch of a wellbeing space. The new program, titled Fun, Food...

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Upcoming Events

Jun 2018 '18

27^th

6:45 pm

Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Southside Healing Mass

Archdiocese

Wednesday June 27, 2018 - 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm St Bernard's Church 4 Klumpp Rd Upper Mt Gravatt

Jun 2018 '18

28^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday June 28, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jun 2018 '18

30^th

7:00 am

"Two Hours of Quiet - Mt Coot-Tha Winter Walking" - Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality

Archdiocese

Saturday June 30, 2018 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality 111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive Bardon

Jun 2018 '18

30^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday June 30, 2018 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jul 2018 '18

1^st

12:00 pm

NAIDOC Mass

Archdiocese

Sunday July 1, 2018 - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Cathedral of St Stephen 249 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jul 2018 '18

6^th

5:40 pm

School of the Word - Weekly Prayer Meeting and Bible Reading

Archdiocese

Friday July 6, 2018 - 5:40 pm - 7:15 pm Cathedral of St Stephen 249 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Jul 2018 '18

7^th

8:45 am

Quiet Saturday - "Contemplative Therapy for those on the Autism Spectrum" - Faber Centre of Ignation Spirituality

Archdiocese

Saturday July 7, 2018 - 8:45 am - 3:45 pm Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality 111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive Bardon

Jul 2018 '18

10^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Tuesday July 10, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jul 2018 '18

12^th

12:00 am

Proclaim 2018

Archdiocese

Thursday July 12, 2018 - Saturday July 14, 2018 - All Day Edmund Rice Performing Arts Complex 82 Stephens Road South Brisbane

Jul 2018 '18

13^th

7:00 pm

Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Our Lady of Fatima Devotion

Archdiocese

Friday July 13, 2018 - 7:00 pm St Paul's Church 3 St Paul's Drive Woodridge

Jul 2018 '18

14^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday July 14, 2018 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Jul 2018 '18

17^th

12:00 pm

Assembly of Catholic Professionals Luncheon - Bishop Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzalez from Cambodia

Archdiocese

Tuesday July 17, 2018 - 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel, Level 5 190 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

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Latest social media alerts

Jun 2018 '18

21^st

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

RT @Pythika: το προσφυγάκι - 'the little refugee', clutching his puppy for comfort, was brought to Athens by refugees in 1922. He was made…

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

RT @Crux: Archbishop Mark Coleridge, the new president of Australia's bishops' conference has a candid discussion with @JohnLAllenJr, @ine…

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

RT @BishopComensoli: The heading is a bit ambiguous, unfortunately, but the content of this interview with our President is worth a read, a…

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@Cath_Ed_BNE Tweet

Catholic Education Twitter

RT @TheQCT: “If I want to help people regain their confidence in mathematics, I have to act a little bit like a doctor. I have to diagnose…

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

Join Genevieve Bryant and a stack of other youth ministry legends in Parramatta this September for the Australian C… https://t.co/EjUB2Du5KR

Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

@FatherBob It’s not one or the other: it’s both. I happen to be in Rome for a safeguarding conference #Anglophone2018

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@ArchbishopMark Tweet

Archbishop Mark Twitter

RT @Crux: .@ArchbishopMark told @JohnLAllenJr, @inesanma and @cwwhite212 that having "more lay people involved in decision making roles" co…

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Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@BneArchdiocese Tweet

Archdiocesan Twitter

As you know, @ArchbishopMark is currently visiting Rome on behalf of the Catholic Church in Australia. Amongst hi… https://t.co/wrNaBYAQ66

Jun 2018 '18

20^th

Archdiocesan Facebook Post

Archdiocesan Facebook

As you know, Archbishop Mark Coleridge is currently visiting Rome on behalf of the Catholic Church in Australia. Amongst his various discussions, his excellence has managed to snap some wonderful photos - here is his latest.

Jun 2018 '18

20^th

@BneArchdiocese Tweet

Archdiocesan Twitter

Congratulations Steve Parle. https://t.co/WZ6Ma4LvOA

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Upcoming liturgical dates

Today: St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious

Colour: White

Tomorrow: St John Fisher, bishop, and Thomas More, martyrs

Colour: Red

Saturday, 23 Jun 2018: Saturday of 11th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 24 Jun 2018: The Nativity of St John the Baptist

Colour: White - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 25 Jun 2018: Monday of 12th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 26 Jun 2018: Tuesday of 12th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 27 Jun 2018: Wednesday of 12th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 28 Jun 2018: St Irenaeus, bishop, martyr

Colour: Red

Friday, 29 Jun 2018: Sts Peter and Paul, apostles

Colour: Red

Saturday, 30 Jun 2018: Saturday of 12th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 1 Jul 2018: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 2 Jul 2018: Monday of 13th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 3 Jul 2018: St Thomas, apostle

Colour: Red

Wednesday, 4 Jul 2018: Wednesday of 13th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 5 Jul 2018: Thursday of 13th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Friday, 6 Jul 2018: Friday of 13th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Saturday, 7 Jul 2018: Saturday of 13th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 8 Jul 2018: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 9 Jul 2018: Monday of 14th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018: Tuesday of 14th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 11 Jul 2018: St Benedict, abbot

Colour: White

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Carlos of Coolangatta
Please storm heaven so that sister C & I be cured of our health problems, very painful ulcers in my legs will heal soon. Please pray that Lord will relieve me of intense ulcer pain, heal infection, venous hypertension swelling of both lower limbs. Kindly pray that my cardiac arrhythmias be cured.
lkk of Malaysia
for my daughter danielle and son peter to be filled with the Holy Spirit
louella of melbourne
Please pray for healing for both Pat & Damian. Also i pray that Damian's business venture will be successful for the benefit of his family. For nothing is imlossible for God. Thankyou.
M.M of Tasmania
For the conversion of Mark: a homeless alcoholic and fallen Catholic. Please also pray for for Julie and her patients and for Mathew.
Mathew of melbourne