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Brisbane archdiocese launches Reconciliation Action Plan after three years in the making
18 November 2020BRISBANE archdiocese has launched an historic Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) that aims to correct "past injustices" by promoting new and stronger relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. "Those injustices remain a running sore at... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Three new deacons ready to serve Brisbane
18 November 2020DEACONS Francis Fernandes, William Iuliano and Jack Ho are ready to get stuck into ministry after Brisbane auxiliary Bishop Ken Howell ordained the trio to the transitional diaconate at St Stephen's Cathedral on November 13. "It was amazing; it's beyond... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Margo Somerville on being called a flake, debating Richard Dawkins and getting honoured by the Pope
17 November 2020IN the days after Professor Margaret Somerville received a papal award she recalled a time when, as a young child, she shocked the nun who asked her and her classmates, "Hands up who wants to go to heaven?" It's a story that was shining a little light... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Daniel and Daryl Giles bringing hope to families living with autism
14 November 2020DANIEL Giles has been thinking a lot about Heaven and the meaning of life since the coronavirus pandemic hit Australian shores. "I know Jesus talks about living life to the full, and I've kept thinking, 'Hmm, what does life to the full really mean? Was... - Author: The Catholic LeaderRED floodlights have been switched on at St Stephen's Cathedral to symbolically wash the stone facade in the blood of persecuted Christians as the Church remembers and prays for them in November. One in nine Christians around the world are persecuted...
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Margaret Somerville says good citizens need to do more than vote for the right leader
13 November 2020IF you voted in the recent Queensland state election and you think you've done your job for another four years, or if the people of the United States think they have too, leading Australian bioethicist Professor Margaret Somerville has news for you. Professor... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Students cheer for Jesus after seeing mysterious skywriting
13 November 2020THE first letters "T" and "R" had students almost certain the skywriting pilot was going to spell out United States President Donald Trump's surname as they looked skyward from their oval at Holy Cross School, Wooloowin, last Wednesday morning. By the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAMID fears that labour shortages will leave crops unharvested due to coronavirus, one North Queensland community is singing the praises of Catholic pickers from East Timor. More than 100 East Timorese arrived in Bowen and have spent a full season picking...
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NAIDOC WEEK: "Moa Island will always be homeland for me"
12 November 2020ISAIAH Levi visited Moa Island, in the Torres Strait, for the first time when he was 16 and he immediately felt at home. Moa Island is the home of his family on his mother's side. Isaiah, 18, is a Year 12 student at St Columban's College, Caboolture,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA BRISBANE Catholic deacon and former military chaplain has defended Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is under fire for his lavish lifestyle and quirky behaviour. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Bangkok to speak...