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- Author: The Catholic LeaderTODAY the Church celebrates the feast of St Benedict of Nursia, the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian monasticism its lasting foundation in Western Europe. For his historic role as the "Father of Western Monasticism," St Benedict was declared a co-patron...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"O.C.D" are three letters that, for many people, stand for "obsessive-compulsive disorder" but, for a young Brisbane man, they stand for the way he was called to be. For Brisbane man Fr Adalbert Imperial, "OCD" stands for "Order of the Discalced Carmelites"...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE residents of three rich cities in the time of Jesus were incapable of marvelling at his works and message, Pope Francis said, seeing in their example a warning for the faithful of today. Before praying the midday Angelus with a crowd in St Peter's...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Terry Lees I HAVE been guilty of procrastination, of hastening slowly. The Spanish have a word for it - manana, which means either "tomorrow" or more realistically "not today". I certainly suffered from "mananaitis" at various times in my life. Sometimes...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBROTHER priests and bishops, friends, colleagues and parishioners said farewell to Bishop-designate of Toowoomba Ken Howell at a Mass in St Stephen's Cathedral today. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge celebrated the Mass with Bishop Howell, Brisbane...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFRANCE'S bishops joined other religious leaders have responded to the ongoing unrest in their country with a call for peace, dialogue, and a return to calm. Church officials also issued a prayer for peace on July 1. The riots, sparked by the fatal police...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMATER Education student Taytum Wiggs discovered her Aboriginal heritage at nine years old when her grandfather died. Since then, the D'Aguilar teenager has embraced her culture and plans to pursue a career in nursing and midwifery to work towards closing...
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Sunnybank college unveils Stations of the Cross as a symbol of hope towards reconciliation
4 July 2023FOURTEEN spots around the chapel at St Thomas More College, Sunnybank, are now home to the Stations of the Cross for students and staff to reflect on Jesus' passion and Australia's journey of reconciliation. The Stations of the Cross were unveiled and... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPARISHES across Brisbane archdiocese prayed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities at Sunday Masses yesterday, coinciding with the start of NAIDOC Week. "When we look back on the years since European settlement in Australia, it is strange...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderEVERY baptised person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday. In his Angelus address July 2, the Pope recalled that at baptism, each person received "the gift of the prophetic mission"...