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St Joseph the carpenter shows our working lives can be a path to sanctification, pope says
13 January 2022By Exaudi.org SAINT Joseph the carpenter shows us the importance of human work in God's plan, Pope Francis said during his catechesis yesterday at Paul VI Hall. "Not enough consideration is given to the fact that work is an essential component of human... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Fr Mario Arroyo Martinez I AM transcribing a conversation in my Theology class: "Why did God create the universe?" --"Out of love and to manifest His glory" -- "Why did He create us?" -- "To know Him and to love Him in this life and enjoy him afterward...
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Maryborough cleanup after flood causes major damage
12 January 2022FLOODWATERS are receding and a massive cleanup is underway in Maryborough on Queensland's Fraser Coast. About 100 homes and 40 businesses were inundated by mud and debris after flooding peaked on Sunday night. Maryborough's CBD was largely saved from... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Mark Pattison SOON after the United States and its allies, including Australia, withdrew from Afghanistan last year, the Taliban overran the country at gunpoint and many thousands of people fled amidst the turmoil. Amongst those seeking refuge abroad...
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Descendants mark 160 years since Irish Catholic families braved deadly voyage to Brisbane
12 January 2022ERIN-go-Bragh set sail from Cobh, Cork, carrying 400 Irish Catholics, on what would be the deadliest migrant voyage to reach Brisbane 160 years ago. Erin-go-Bragh descendant Michael Nayler said many of the families on board had been evicted from their... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'A true shepherd' - Brisbane priest Fr Ellis Clifford to be remembered at funeral tomorrow
11 January 2022RETIRED Brisbane priest Fr Ellis Clifford will be remembered as a loyal friend and a true priest of the people at a funeral Mass at St Stephen's Cathedral this Wednesday. Fr Clifford died last Thursday after a long illness. One of the priests closest... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope Francis prays for Kazakhstan protest victims
11 January 2022By CNS and staff reporters WITH more than 150 people reported dead in the last week and thousands detained in Kazakhstan, Pope Francis has prayed for the victims and for a return of peace in the former Soviet republic. "I have learned with sorrow that... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Poitier's roles put civil rights issues on the big screen
11 January 2022For someone who was raised Catholic, Sidney Poitier left a mark on the Catholic world. Much of it has to do with his performance in the 1963 movie "Lilies of the Field." In the film, Poitier, who died on January 7 at age 94, played Homer Smith, an Army... - Author: The Catholic Leader
School start delayed by two weeks
10 January 2022Catholic schools have welcomed a Queensland Government decision to delay the start of the 2022 school year for students. Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Dr Lee-Anne Perry said the impacts of the current wave of the pandemic... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Priest's midnight prayer vigil as Maryborough's levee breaks
10 January 2022LATE last night, after a levee protecting Maryborough's business district failed, Fr Lucius Edomobi prayed as he witnessed floodwater rising on the grounds of the city's heritage-listed St Mary's Church. Muddy, foul-smelling muck washed through the church...