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- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Marilyn Rodrigues SYDNEY catechist Caroline Fisher says writing a successful book for Catholic children has helped her spread a message of true love "too good" to keep to herself. The mother of three, who is also a naturopath and wellness speaker,...
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Musicologist hopes to reconstruct 12-century organ from Bethlehem church that survived crusades
6 August 2021FROZEN in time, like a "musical Pompeii," the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill a gap of knowledge of more than three centuries in the history of the organ and its cultural context, medieval church... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFATHER Dan Carroll, who led Our Lady of the Sacred Heart parish at Darra-Jindalee as parish priest for 50 years, died after a sudden illness on August 5. He died one day after the feast of St John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests and the namesake...
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Caritas Australia warns Lebanon still needs food and medicine one year after deadly explosion
6 August 2021YOUNG people were on the frontline volunteering immediately after an explosion that rocked Beirut a year ago, and now Australians are being asked to lend a hand. Caritas Australia is supporting Caritas Lebanon on the ground in Beirut as the nation, which... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFIRES, floods, droughts and disease are becoming less predictable and more intense, the Church's 2021 Social Justice Statement says as it paints a stark image of Australia's ecological crisis. Despite - and perhaps because of - the leaps and bounds made...
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Called to be witnesses
5 August 2021By Terry Lees "WHAT am I to do, Lord?" Saul asked when he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 22:10). His life was forever changed as he transformed to Paul, the fiery, single-minded Apostle. Paul saw the appearance of Jesus as a call or commissioning:... - Author: The Catholic LeaderROSIES - Friends on the Street is encouraging anyone who is homeless - or living in insecure and uncertain housing - to complete next Tuesday's census form. Despite the difficulties of the COVID-19 lockdown, the charity's chief executive officer Jayne...
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Lives of the Saints - John Vianney inspires tens of thousands to reconciliation with God
4 August 2021SAINT John Vianney spent 11 to 12 hours a day in the confessional in his parish of Ars. He became famous for it. By 1827, he saw 20,000 pilgrims through his church each year. John's life began at a time when the French Church was under severe persecution... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHIRTY sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care centre. Groups of their neighbors and local authorities volunteered to collect...
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Half way through SE Queensland's lockdown cases show 'biggest outbreak' since last year's first wave
4 August 2021QUEENSLAND recorded 17 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the state's south-east remains under lockdown to contain an outbreak of the contagious Delta variant. A cluster, first detected at Indooroopilly State High School in...