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Emmaus students take on best in show ring

Catholic Education

STUDENTS at Emmaus College, Jimboomba, have been making a name for themselves on the agriculture show circuit thanks to a partnership with Lake Moogerah Droughtmasters cattle stud.

Feb 2019 '19

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Cardinal George Pell found guilty of sexually abusing two choirboys; he has appealed the decision

The Catholic Leader

CARDINAL George Pell has been found guilty and faces jail for child sexual abuse - a court decision that shocked Catholics across Australia and around the world, including the bishops of Australia. After a plea hearing in a...

Feb 2019 '19

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'Talking love' - Shirley Strickland is a champion Christian for children finding God

The Catholic Leader

SHIRLEY Strickland's a champion - not to be confused with the hurdler Shirley Strickland who won Olympic gold for Australia in Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne in 1956. But she's a true champion for hundreds of children she's...

Feb 2019 '19

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Time to end cover-ups and prioritise survivors of the 'destructive evil' of sexual abuse

The Catholic Leader

THE Catholic Church has promised laws and concrete actions to protect children and the vulnerable after Pope Francis concluded an historic four-day Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. In a final statement delivered in the...

Feb 2019 '19

24^th

Archbishop Mark's homily for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Archbishop Mark's Homilies

Archbishop Mark Coleridge delivered this homily at the Mass for the Vatican summit on the protection of minors in the Church. Pope Francis celebrated the Mass, which was held in the Sala Regia, Apostolic Palace on Sunday, 24...

Feb 2019 '19

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Catholics don't fly alone, we fly with others - uplifting lessons we can learn from geese

The Catholic Leader

I'LL start my column by reflecting on some of the lessons from geese. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an "uplift" for the bird following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71 per cent greater flying...

Feb 2019 '19

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Schoolboys' act of kindness for Townsville suburb met with hugs and high-fives from locals

The Catholic Leader

ROLLING up their sleeves and braving the mud, 14 schoolboys from a rural Catholic school travelled to the flood-ravaged suburb of Idalia, Townsville, to help out their neighbours. The boys from St Teresa's College...

Feb 2019 '19

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Summit on child protection opens with Pope Francis' acknowledgement of evil acts committed

The Catholic Leader

BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has described the powerful impact of hearing from child sexual abuse survivors during the opening of an historic Vatican summit on child protection. "I was surprised at the way tears welled...

Feb 2019 '19

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95 million-year-old dinosaur discovery has Brisbane Catholic man astonished

The Catholic Leader

BRISBANE Catholic Doug Miller is one of the first to have seen dinosaur footprints that belong to a giant sauropod, largest of the extinct herbivores, discovered in a creek bed near Winton, in Central West Queensland. "It's...

Feb 2019 '19

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Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Two-Minute Homily: Fr David King CP

Archdiocesan Two-minute Homilies

Two-Minute Homily by Fr David King CP for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time 2019. "He calls us to remember, ultimately we are all family under God. He asks us not to see others as enemies but people who deserve our...

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Upcoming Events

Feb 2019 '19

28^th

6:00 pm

Centacare CFRS Healthy Relationships Series for Women

Archdiocese

Thursday February 28, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

2^nd

8:45 am

Centacare CFRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday March 2, 2019 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

3^rd

8:30 am

AUSLAN Supported Mass for the Deaf

Archdiocese

Sunday March 3, 2019 - 8:30 am - 9:45 am St Michael's Church 250 Banks Street Dorrington

Mar 2019 '19

7^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday March 7, 2019 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

7^th

6:00 pm

Centacare CFRS Healthy Relationships Series for Women

Archdiocese

Thursday March 7, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

14^th

6:00 pm

Centacare CFRS Healthy Relationships Series for Women

Archdiocese

Thursday March 14, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

16^th

8:45 am

Centacare CFRS Pre-Marriage Education Group Programme

Archdiocese

Saturday March 16, 2019 - 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

21^st

12:00 pm

Assembly of Catholic Professionals Luncheon - Speaker Greg Sheridan

Archdiocese

Thursday March 21, 2019 - 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel, Level 5 190 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Mar 2019 '19

21^st

6:00 pm

Centacare CFRS Healthy Relationships Series for Women

Archdiocese

Thursday March 21, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

Mar 2019 '19

23^rd

9:00 am

Parish Reflection Day

Archdiocese

Saturday March 23, 2019 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre 267 Wellington Street Ormiston

Mar 2019 '19

26^th

6:00 pm

Theology in the City - Faith formation series

Archdiocese

Tuesday March 26, 2019 - 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hanly Room, Francis Rush Centre 277 Elizabeth Street Brisbane

Mar 2019 '19

28^th

5:15 pm

FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Education Programme for Individual Couples

Archdiocese

Thursday March 28, 2019 - 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm Centacare CFRS Fortitude Valley 58 Morgan Street Fortitude Valley

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Feb 2019 '19

26^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

If you're 13+ and from the north side, Aspley parish have a fortnightly youth group on Sunday nights for those who… https://t.co/I1WJ7IDOxT

Feb 2019 '19

26^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

Are you female, between 18-40 years old, and looking for a space to discover the next step for your life? Come alon… https://t.co/N8QGcfSDlR

Feb 2019 '19

26^th

Archdiocesan Facebook Post

Archdiocesan Facebook

Rolling up their sleeves and braving the mud, 14 schoolboys from St Teresa's College, Abergowrie travelled to the flood-ravaged suburb of Idalia, Townsville, to help out their neighbours. ????????? Read: http://bit.ly/2H1SvpA

Feb 2019 '19

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@Cath_Ed_BNE Tweet

Catholic Education Twitter

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Feb 2019 '19

26^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

Cardinal George Pell is expected to face sentencing for child sexual assault this week. Cardinal Pell has maintaine… https://t.co/TiR1P7iHAg

Feb 2019 '19

25^th

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Catholic Collective Twitter

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Feb 2019 '19

25^th

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Catholic Collective Twitter

Looking for a place to serve? Check out this job opening with Marist Youth Ministry Brisbane! https://t.co/8vUTqSJTZC

Feb 2019 '19

25^th

@cathcollective Tweet

Catholic Collective Twitter

Met up with Roz Kelly, youth coordinator at KBCC Youth today! Roz has such a heart of service and a head for strate… https://t.co/AAXzIDAx74

Feb 2019 '19

25^th

@TheCatholicLead Tweet

The Catholic Leader Twitter

@ArchbishopMark Coleridge spoke of the conversion needed within the Church, as he preached at the closing Mass insi… https://t.co/nD0H33rN80

Feb 2019 '19

24^th

@Cath_Ed_BNE Tweet

Catholic Education Twitter

Archbishop Mark Coleridge delivers the homily (Pope Francis at right) at the final Mass at the Sexual Abuse Summit… https://t.co/RQfQpj3Uhw

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Upcoming liturgical dates

Today: Tuesday of 7th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Tomorrow: Wednesday of 7th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Thursday, 28 Feb 2019: Thursday of 7th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Friday, 1 Mar 2019: Friday of 7th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Saturday, 2 Mar 2019: Saturday of 7th week in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green

Sunday, 3 Mar 2019: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Colour: Green - Holy day of obligation

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O St. Barbara, I place onto Thy most holy hands my pet cats "Puli" and all her kittens now and for eternity, so that they have good health and have no pain or disease or fracture or any other medical condition and are rushed to medical emergency whenever they need it. Amen.
Eliza Uriella Kushner of Washington DC
lord,thanks for rescued us always in our tough times ,heal ada. our son needs your protection,provision,guidance&grace for his present tough time,
K
I pray that my family's US immigration Visa application is successful and I also get sponsorship to fund my Masters in Computer Science in the UK. All these I ask through Christ , Our Lord. Amen.
M of Nigeria
I want God to forgive me of all my sins. I want Him to open my eyes so I can see who my wife is. I want God to favour me in all my endeavor.
Simon Adedeji of Lagos
Dear Lord, In your mercy hear our prayer to help our son with his current relationship situation. Please take away all the pain and hurt in his heart. Fill it with love, joy, patience, and understanding. Bless him and neha,
AZU