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Why do we pray to St Dymphna for our mental health?
12 March 2024MORE and more children are taking Dymphna (also spelled Dympna) as their confirmation name and the saint has exploded in popularity in the last decade - and there is a simple reason why. St Dymphna is the patron saint of people living with a mental disorder... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA YOUNG man was asked to paint the boat of a wealthy man, based on a quote he gave for the job. While painting, he discovered a hole in the ship's hull and quietly fixed it. After completing the painting, the young man received the money for the job and...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderLUKE Critchley says the questions he hears from students about religion are different from when he first started teaching in the classroom 22 years ago. Mr Critchley says students at Catholic schools today are coming from many backgrounds. As the make-up...
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Q&A - Why is Saturday dedicated to Our Lady?
11 March 2024By Fr John Flader Question - Our parish priest often celebrates a Mass in honour of Our Lady on Saturdays. I am very happy with this, and would be interested to know why this Mass is celebrated on Saturdays in particular. Devotion to Our Lady on Saturdays... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTODAY the Church celebrates the extraordinary life of St John of God. He lived through decades of sin and suffering before a profound conversion that led him to embrace poverty, humility and charity. John was born in Portugal during the year 1495 to middle-class...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderECONOMICS, international relations, and other social sciences may have not existed in their contemporary form when St Thomas Aquinas died 750 years ago. But according to Pope Francis, experts in these fields should turn to the 13th-century theologian...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis said the vice of pride was like that of vainglory, the topic of last week's general audience, cautioning: "If vainglory is a disease of the human self, it is still a childish disease when compared to the havoc pride is capable of". Pride...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis wants to open conversations about the role and spirituality of women in the life of the Church today. "The Church is woman," Pope Francis told members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on February 8...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"THE vision has to become action" - Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said, holding the Laudato Si' Action Plan 2024-2026 in his hand at its launch at the Francis Rush Centre today. He said there had been "so much talk" from politicians and decision...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Catholics looking for prayer resources to springboard their faith into the Year of Prayer 2024 have plenty of choice both locally and internationally. Since October last year, Brisbane archdiocese has produced a weekly video exploring a new way...