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- Author: The Catholic LeaderWHEN the last days of August roll around every year, that's when the memories start to return to Thomas Damore. No matter the weather, no matter what he's doing, they come back. Even though 20 years have passed and the retired captain of the New York...
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Brisbane Catholic college student tests positive to COVID-19, students sent home as precaution
10 September 2021QUEENSLAND has recorded one new community case of COVID-19 after a 13-year-old student from St Thomas More College, Sunnybank, tested positive to the virus. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the students had been sent home as a "precaution" and the case... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Debbie Cramsie HEADING off to celebrate Mass, Fr Harold Camonias packs his car with all the necessities, including firewood, water, a sleeping bag, tent and camp stove. Despite driving the 500km round trip on mostly bitumen roads, he faces many hazards,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderLOURDES Hill College principal Robyn Anderson was proud of the blankets her staff and students had knitted for Brisbane's homeless and vulnerable people this year. The blankets were part of a middle school project that has run for the last nine years,...
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Understanding what prayer is can lead us closer to God
9 September 2021By Terry Lees A PRIEST, sitting in a quiet country church, was finishing his Divine Office when he noticed an elderly bloke sitting in the church and staring intently at the Tabernacle. After several minutes the priest saw that the man continued to stare... - Author: The Catholic Leader
One in four Australian teens suffer mental distress
8 September 2021ONE in four Australian teenagers report experiencing psychological distress in 2020, according to a new joint report by Mission Australia and Black Dog Institute. The report out today reveals that substantially more young people in Australia are experiencing... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE ultimate purpose of the Eucharist was mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress. More than 60 speakers from nearly 40 countries on five continents...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPope Francis has joined two other global Christian leaders in an unprecedented warned that the world is facing a critical moment as the climate crisis threatens the future of the planet. The Pope together with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual...
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Reject euthanasia Vietnamese Catholics politely ask their local member, Annastacia Palaszczuk
8 September 2021BRISBANE'S influential Vietnamese Catholic community is petitioning their local member, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, to reject "dangerous" euthanasia laws. The 3000-strong community, a key part of the Premier's local supporter base, regularly gathers... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPAULINA Labbe says she loves the new look of the Centacare logo launched last week and the promise to the community, Care is our Calling, she said, got it exactly right. "I love my job," she said. For Mrs Labbe, who has worked at Centacare in a range...