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Plenary Council Previews with Peter Arndt
23 September 2021The first of two gathering sessions for the Plenary Council is soon upon us. It is the first such gathering in Australia in 80 years, and distinctive because of the greater participation of lay people. We have asked various community members to share... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Plenary Council Previews with Margaret Vider
16 September 2021The first of two gathering sessions for the Plenary Council is soon upon us. It is the first such gathering in Australia in 80 years, and distinctive because of the greater participation of lay people. We have asked various community members to share... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Journey towards Plenary Council
16 September 2021This is a truly exciting time for the Catholic Church in Australia. We're preparing for the first gathering of our Plenary Council, the first in 84 years. It is the highest formal gathering of the church across the country and brings together Catholics... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
New online education tool offers insights into Catholic end-of-life care
15 September 2021Teachers and students now have easy access to an online resource that clearly explains why the Catholic Church supports palliative care, but rejects euthanasia. The Church's 'Care First' approach to end-of-life care is given voice on a new 'Catholic identity'... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
School rallies after Covid-19 infection
14 September 2021A phone call last Friday morning contained the news that every Queensland school dreads - a student had tested positive to the Covid-19 virus. St Thomas More College - a Brisbane Catholic Education secondary school at Sunnybank - received that news as... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Plenary Council Previews with Teresa McGrath
7 September 2021The first of two gathering sessions for the Plenary Council is soon upon us. It is the first such gathering in Australia in 80 years, and distinctive because of the greater participation of lay people. We have asked various community members to share... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
Plenary Council Previews with Chantale Wilson
2 September 2021The first of two gathering sessions for the Plenary Council is soon upon us. It is the first such gathering in Australia in 80 years, and distinctive because of the greater participation of lay people. We have asked various community members to share... - Author: Archdiocesan Highlights
The Right Thing
31 August 2021by Fr Peter Dillon, Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish In my childhood home, we had this custom of preparing a list of household chores, beside which was a cash amount, for which my siblings and I would be paid at the end of the week. For example: clean... - Author: Archdiocesan HighlightsImage: St Vincent's Hospital Brisbane. Image credit: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Catholic Healthcare providers have pleaded for Queensland not go it alone and deny institutions the right of conscientious objection if it legislates Voluntary...
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Plenary Council Previews with Vanessa Comninos
26 August 2021The first of two gathering sessions for the Plenary Council is soon upon us. It is the first such gathering in Australia in 80 years, and distinctive because of the greater participation of lay people. We have asked various community members to share...