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NPAQ votes NO to VAD
10 August 2021Who do you trust to tell you the truth about Voluntary Assisted Dying's impact on the health sector? Nurses, or pro-VAD politicians and lobbyists like the Clem Jones Foundation and Go Gentle? The Nurses Professional Association of Queensland (NPAQ) has... - Author: Archdiocesan HighlightsCurrent palliative care treatments are already compassionate. Introducing VAD will only undermine patients trust in medical professionals. The Church is not the only voice in the Voluntary Assisted Dying debate. There are many secular groups that echo...
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The Charism of the Carmelite Sisters
4 August 2021Here we journey with Sr Catherine-Ann and Sr Marie Tania to get an insight into the life of a Carmelite Sister. We discover why they chose religious life, the importance of prayer, the Carmelite charism, day to day activities inside the monastery and... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Bending over backwards to avoid the truth
20 July 2021The Olympics are soon to commence and our state and local government leaders are in Tokyo, hopeful Brisbane might win the right to host in 2032. Yet the posturing, contortion and linguistic gymnastics have been going a lot longer. In recent weeks the... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Decade old Commonwealth law does more to protect people in rural areas than new VAD safeguards
15 July 2021Laws are supposed to be complementary and not contradictory. Yet the Queensland Government wants to enact a law which will directly cut across a federal law prohibiting the use of 'carriage' services to urge suicide. Essentially the State needs the Commonwealth... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Catholic education continues to thrive in Queensland
10 July 2021More than 150 years after the first school opened in Brisbane's then tiny business district, Catholic education continues to grow across the state. Catholic Education Week will be held from July 25-31 2021, with a theme of A Spirited Tomorrow driving... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia
6 July 2021Whenever and wherever the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide has been debated over the past few decades, two things are a given. The first is its supporter's objections to the use of the terms "euthanasia" and "assisted suicide," preferring instead... - Author: Archdiocesan HighlightsEuthanasia activists are pushing to remove safeguards included in Victoria's euthanasia laws, claiming that doctors are being put off getting involved in the process because of the legalistic and bureaucratic processes imposed by the legislation. What...
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Weak links in rural and remote palliative care and replicated in draft Euthanasia legislation
24 June 2021Public hearings into the draft assisted suicide and euthanasia (VAD) legislation have laid bare some of the potential weak spots caused by the scheme's operation in a highly decentralised state. Senior public servants were quizzed on the mechanics of... - Author: Archdiocesan HighlightsOn the Feast day of Saints Peter and Paul, Archbishop Mark Coleridge will ordain three new priests at the Cathedral of St Stephen. The candidates for the priesthood are Francis Fernandes, Jack Ho and William Iuliano. These three men have been Transitional...