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Brisbane priest witnesses the Church and people of Iraq rebuilding after ISIS devastated their country

The Catholic Leader

BRISBANE priest Fr Gerry Hefferan has visited some of the towns devastated by ISIS in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq and been struck by the "incredible resilience" of families rebuilding their lives there. "I remember...

Oct 2018 '18

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Queensland abortion legislation is 'a horrible law, a total disregard for innocent human life'

The Catholic Leader

BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has questioned the integrity of the "so-called 'conscience' vote" when the Queensland Parliament voted to decriminalise abortion in a late-night extended session. The bill, which passed...

Oct 2018 '18

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Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Anthony Mellor

Archdiocesan Two-minute Homilies

Two-Minute Homily by Fr Anthony Mellor for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2018. "...It doesn't matter whether it is two thousand years ago or two months ago, this is a recurring tale of blind ambition and human squabbling."

Oct 2018 '18

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Responding to God's gentle voice, Sr Teresa makes her first profession as a Verbum Dei Missionary

The Catholic Leader

WITH conviction her life belongs to God, Teresa Gasparin embraced her profession of temporal (or first) vows as a Verbum Dei Missionary Sister on August 4 at the Isle of Wight, England. The Catholic Leader traced the former...

Oct 2018 '18

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'This (abortion) bill is among the worst of its kind', Mackay pro-life rally told

The Catholic Leader

PROPOSED abortion legislation has been labelled "brutal and horrific" by a pro-life speaker at the fourth annual March for the Babies in Mackay attended by more than 150 people last weekend. The march and rally was in...

Oct 2018 '18

17^th

MP physician voting No: 'The issue of abortion is personally distressing ... deeply confronting'

The Catholic Leader

PRO-life advocates gathered outside Queensland Parliament House last weekend for one final protest against the Palaszczuk Labor Government's abortion bill, which was to be voted on in parliament this week. A conscience vote...

Oct 2018 '18

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Country parish damaged as super-cell thunderstorms rip through South Burnett region

The Catholic Leader

"JUST awful" was the way Fr Chukwudi Chinaka described the scene as he drove around his country parish inspecting the damage left by wild storms on October 11. Super-cell thunderstorms ripped through the South Burnett on...

Oct 2018 '18

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Brisbane man German Silva giving thanks to God for the gift of his friend St Oscar Romero

The Catholic Leader

"A DREAM fulfilled" was how Brisbane's German Silva described the canonisation of his friend and spiritual father St Oscar Romero last Sunday in St Peter's Square, Rome. The Sunnybank parishioner expressed intense emotion...

Oct 2018 '18

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Brisbane Deacon Gary Stone wants married men to help with ministerial shortages

The Catholic Leader

A BRISBANE deacon has called for the Church to consider ending its centuries-old tradition of not allowing married men to become priests. Deacon Gary Stone, a chaplain to the ex-service community, married for 47 years and...

Oct 2018 '18

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Brisbane community offers thanksgiving for 100 years of Columban Fathers' evangelisation

The Catholic Leader

THE Columban Fathers' mission of spreading the Gospel message across the world has been honoured at a Mass to celebrate the order's centenary. The Mass of Thanksgiving at Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral last Sunday...

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Upcoming Events

Oct 2018 '18

23^rd

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Tuesday October 23, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Oct 2018 '18

24^th

6:45 pm

Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Southside Healing Mass

Archdiocese

Wednesday October 24, 2018 - 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm St Bernard's Church 4 Klumpp Rd Upper Mt Gravatt

Oct 2018 '18

27^th

7:00 am

"Two Hours of Quiet" - Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality

Archdiocese

Saturday October 27, 2018 - 7:00 am - 9:00 am Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality 111 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive Bardon

Oct 2018 '18

27^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday October 27, 2018 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Nov 2018 '18

1^st

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday November 1, 2018 - Thursday November 15, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Nov 2018 '18

2^nd

5:40 pm

School of the Word - Weekly Prayer Meeting and Bible Reading

Archdiocese

Friday November 2, 2018 - 5:40 pm - 7:15 pm Cathedral of St Stephen 249 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Nov 2018 '18

3^rd

8:45 am

Quiet Saturday - "Called to be fully alive" - Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality

Archdiocese

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

Nov 2018 '18

13^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Tuesday November 13, 2018 - Tuesday November 27, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Nov 2018 '18

13^th

7:00 pm

Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Our Lady of Fatima Devotion

Archdiocese

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

Nov 2018 '18

17^th

8:45 am

Centacare FRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday November 17, 2018 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Nov 2018 '18

18^th

8:30 am

AUSLAN Supported Mass for the Deaf

Archdiocese

Sunday November 18, 2018 - 8:30 am - 9:45 am St Michael's Church 250 Banks Street Dorrington

Nov 2018 '18

22^nd

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday November 22, 2018 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare FRS 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

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Latest social media alerts

Oct 2018 '18

19^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

Fr Gerry Hefferan has returned from Iraq inspired by the faith and resilience of the people. "They know the big cha… https://t.co/TxDlwRBosT

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

MC's? Check. Musos? Check. And there's still heaps of stuff yet to be revealed! We're getting so pumped about this… https://t.co/dpEvWUZeSc

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@Cath_Ed_BNE Tweet

Catholic Education Twitter

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Oct 2018 '18

18^th

Archdiocesan Facebook Post

Archdiocesan Facebook

Archbishop Mark has provided some thoughts after the Queensland Parliament voted to legalise abortion: "The Archdiocese of Brisbane reached out to tens of thousands of people to ask for their thoughts on this abortion...

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

Centacare Brisbane Facebook Post

Centacare Brisbane Facebook

We're so proud of our team who were recognised as the regional winner of the Great Service Provider award in the Carers Queensland Carer-Friendly Business Awards of 2018. ? Delfina (pictured left) and Damon (pictured right...

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

“These MPs abdicated their responsibility to the most vulnerable in Queensland – the unborn and women." https://t.co/co7q9uMfDd

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

Sr Teresa Gasparin has made her first profession as a Verbum Dei Missionary Sister. “This is a true freedom that le… https://t.co/HNLIQRUjcy

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

In celebration of this Year of Youth, Darra Jindalee Youth Ministry will be showcasing some amazing talent from you… https://t.co/LuEY0YIKT1

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

Check out the Listening & Dialogue Encounters for Plenary Council 2020 in action! So great to see young people enga… https://t.co/vjN81UraPg

Oct 2018 '18

18^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

RT @ArchbishopMark: Cheering and rejoicing in the Queensland parliament after the abortion vote it seems...dancing on the graves of unborn…

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Upcoming liturgical dates

Today: Friday of 28th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tomorrow: Saturday of 28th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 21 Oct 2018: Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 22 Oct 2018: Monday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018: Tuesday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 24 Oct 2018: Wednesday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 25 Oct 2018: Thursday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Friday, 26 Oct 2018: Friday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Saturday, 27 Oct 2018: Saturday of 29th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 28 Oct 2018: Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 29 Oct 2018: Monday of 30th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 30 Oct 2018: Tuesday of 30th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 31 Oct 2018: Wednesday of 30th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 1 Nov 2018: All Saints

Colour: White

Friday, 2 Nov 2018: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Colour: Violet

Saturday, 3 Nov 2018: Saturday of 30th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 4 Nov 2018: Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

Monday, 5 Nov 2018: Monday of 31st week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tuesday, 6 Nov 2018: Tuesday of 31st week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Wednesday, 7 Nov 2018: Wednesday of 31st week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 8 Nov 2018: Thursday of 31st week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

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