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Lismore flood one year after: residents looking for hope
28 February 2023A YEAR after record floodwaters devastated Lismore, the northern rivers town is rebuilding, even though it's happening at a frustratingly slow pace for many residents. Yet there is a sense of hope in the tight-knit community. "This is a flood town, and... - Author: The Catholic Leader
US Catholic Harrison Butker opens up about his Super Bowl-winning kick -- and his prayer routine
28 February 2023EVEN though Harrison Butker kicked the winning field goal in what he described as "one of the best Super Bowls ever played," football does not define the Kansas City Chiefs player's life. "I want to be a saint. And that's the most important thing, and... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Ukrainian teen rebuilding her life one year after Russian invasion
28 February 2023A YEAR after fleeing the war in Ukraine with her mother and sister, 13-year-old Veronika Doroshenko has made new friends, learnt to swim and loves the beach near her adopted home on the Gold Coast. The Ukrainian teenager is also "doing well" as a Year... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Education stress: More principals are planning to quit
27 February 2023THERE are acute warning signs for Australian schools with "a dramatic increase" of principals under stress and considering calling it quits. "Principals' workloads, stress caused by issues including the national teacher shortage across public, Catholic,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
The devil uses 'three widespread and dangerous temptations' to divide us, pope says
27 February 2023POPE Francis warned of three "widespread and dangerous temptations" the devil uses to separate us from God and divide us from each other. In his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis said the devil used three "powerful poisons" to... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Italy shipwreck: Pope prays for those lost at sea
27 February 2023POPE Francis and leaders of the Church in Italy have expressed their pain and sent their prayers for at least 59 migrants who died in a shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy on Sunday. An overloaded boat crashed into the rocks a few meters from the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBISHOP Robert Barron is convinced "the Bible is the key to evangelisation". "That's the soul of theology. It's where we started," he said, noting that the Second Vatican Council really brought "the Bible to the fore" for Catholics. "But I always felt...
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Speaking hope in a climate of discouragement
25 February 2023ACCORDING to this year's census, the faith trajectory of our nation is in a downward spiral. I want to put a stick in those depressing spokes however and propose that the story is far from over. In fact, in every age, "I am doing things" says the Lord,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
What's the point of fasting, anyway?
24 February 2023GOD commanded it, Jesus practiced it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it -- fasting is a powerful and fundamental part of the Christian life. But for many Catholics today, it's more of an afterthought: something we grudgingly do on Good... - Author: The Catholic Leader
ACU partnering with Catholic prayer and meditation app Hallow
24 February 2023AUSTRALIAN Catholic University has partnered with the world's leading Catholic prayer and meditation app to offer students and staff a free personal prayer resource during Lent and beyond. The partnership with Hallow, an American-based Catholic prayer...