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- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis offered his prayers and his encouragement to firefighters and rescue workers as the devastating Maui fires appear to have spared Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina, providing a symbol of hope amid catastrophic destruction. At least...
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Bryce's search for God leads him to the Church
13 August 2023BRYCE Kathage was walking the sandstone halls of Australian Catholic University's Banyo campus, going from his regular class to the library, when he saw Mass being celebrated in the university chapel. He stopped to have a look. "I wasn't sure if I was... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Q&A - Where was the place of Mary's Assumption?
12 August 2023By Fr John Flader QUESTION - Do we know from where Our Lady was assumed into Heaven? I know that she lived for some time with St John in Ephesus but I have also heard that there is a church in Jerusalem commemorating her assumption there. THERE are two... - Author: The Catholic LeaderNEWLY-ordained priest Fr Gerard Lai said it was incredible to hear how hope-filled priests, many with 10, 25 and 50 years' experience, were about ongoing conversion to Christ and parish renewal at the Annual Clergy Convocation this week. The convocation...
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A playground, faith conversations and lots of coffee - Reclaim Plus is here for Brisbane adults
11 August 2023FAITH can often take a backseat to the constant 'go-go-go'" of adult life. It is a challenge that Evangelisation Brisbane's Arnie Hurdoyal and David Kruse know all too well. "On the daily, it's wake-up, work, looking after and spending with the wife and... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane Catholic reads in front of Pope Francis and 1.5 million young Catholics at WYD Lisbon
11 August 2023APPROACHING the microphone and looking out at 1.5 million Catholics - five square kilometres of young people from every corner of the world - to read the Second Reading at the final World Youth Day Lisbon Mass was nothing short of life changing for Brisbane... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Ignite Conference 2023 will be an experience of 'wonder'
10 August 2023THE Church in Australia is gearing up for Ignite Conference, a national Catholic conference to be held at the end of September in Brisbane and Greater Sydney. In this World Youth Day year, everyone is aware of the vibrancy brought to a Church that gathers... - Author: The Catholic LeaderVOCATION Brisbane team leader Nick Kelly was talking to a dozen young men at the Quo Vadis for Men weekend recently and told them it was important not to get hung up on the "what" of a vocational call - priesthood, diaconate, religious life, married life,...
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New accommodation initiatives needed to keep women and families safe from domestic violence
9 August 2023A CENTACARE family support expert says a dire lack of safe and available housing for women and children exposed to domestic violence is contributing to Queensland's ongoing crisis. The state's domestic violence rate has doubled in the last five years,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSISTER Mary Jeanne Shoecraft, a beloved religious sister, has marked her 105th birthday surrounded by family, friends and the nursing and support staff at Mercy Community's Bethesda Aged Care residence in the Brisbane suburb of Nudgee. Her milestone is...