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Let's Talk About Lent - Episode 1: What is Lent?
15 February 2024In the first episode of this series, Let's Talk About Lent, Fr Will and Sr Theresa Maria invite us to look into the meaning of Lent and the significance of Ash Wednesday. Let's Talk About Lent - Episode 1: What is Lent - is available here: The post... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Let's Talk about Lent with Fr Will and Sr Theresa
15 February 2024Lent is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live the Easter triduum -- the mystery of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It is a time of spiritual renewal, a chance to direct our... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Pope Francis' Monthly Prayer Intention - February 2024
8 February 2024Each month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy Father for the humanity and the sacred mission of the Catholic Church... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Pope Francis' Monthly Prayer Intention - January 2024
4 January 2024Each month, Pope Francis puts forward a prayer intention and asks Catholics around the world to join him in prayer. These monthly prayer intentions reflect the concerns of the Holy Father for the humanity and the sacred mission of the Catholic Church... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
An Advent Story - Episode 4: Responding Radically
21 December 2023As we make our final preparation to encounter the birth of Jesus, in this final episode of An Advent Story, Michele invites us to reflect on what a radical transformation looks like in the light of the birth of Jesus. It only takes one moment change everything... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
An Advent Story - Episode 3: Journeying Home
14 December 2023In the third episode of our series An Advent Story, and as the anticipation to celebrate the birth of our Lord builds up, this week's episode of "An Advent Story" looks at Julie's Christmas tradition of journeying home. The long, weary journey home that... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
An Advent Story - Episode 2: Loving wholeheartedly
7 December 2023In the second episode of our series An Advent Story, we learn about Jen's family's Christmas tradition of volunteering wholeheartedly with those living on the margins on Christmas Day. Serving Christmas lunch and lending a listening ear to those who needed... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
An Advent Story - Episode 1: Preparing Hearts
30 November 2023In the first episode of this series "An Advent Story", we look into Melina's family's Christmas tradition in Colombia and how they prepare themselves towards Christmas with prayers and songs. Episode 1 - Preparing Hearts - is available here: The post... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
An Advent Story
30 November 2023Advent season is a time of preparation for the Solemnities of Christmas. It is a time of spiritual renewal, a chance to direct our hearts and minds to receive the nativity of Christ, our Saviour. As prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "A voice cries out: 'In the... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop 2023
8 August 2023Mary MacKillop is Australia's first canonised Saint and the patron Saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. She is an inspirational figure in Australian history and dedicated her life to compassion, education, and social justice. In 1866 Mary founded the...