FATHER Joseph Kanatt would appear to be as dedicated to his ministry as his cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar was to perfecting his game. Fr Joseph aims to be available to the people of his parish at all times. That doesn’t always leave him time to watch much cricket but it’s something he likes to do when he gets a chance. ... Read More »
VANESSA Comninos is so fired up for evangelisation that she’s walked away from her dream job as an optometrist to work full-time in her Brisbane parish. The young wife and mother-of-two has taken on the role of evangelisation director in Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish at Springfield, west of Brisbane, and she couldn’t be happier. Not only is ... Read More »
VANESSA Comninos was changing her baby’s nappy when she first heard the call to Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish, Springfield. That was in the parish’s early days when the new suburb west of Brisbane was taking off, and the time was right for Vanessa to recharge her faith. “In 2010, (the parish) had our first Mass in the ... Read More »
FOR 97-year-old Shami Eso, her escape from the terrors of ISIS in Iraq is complete as she makes her new home in Brisbane. It’s almost five years since she and her family fled as ISIS terrorists drew close to their home town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq. She could never have imagined she would end up on the other side ... Read More »
THE ancient sounds of didgeridoo and clap sticks – not a church organ – broke the silence in Brisbane’s St Stephen’s Cathedral for the start of midday Mass last Sunday. And a group of young male Aboriginal dancers and Torres Strait Islander drummer accompanied the entrance procession. They, along with Indigenous people from around Brisbane, were there for the annual ... Read More »
INSPIRING young people of Brisbane archdiocese to reach out to the poor of the world is an early priority for Caritas Australia’s new diocesan director Andrew Knife. Mr Knife, who recently took up the director’s role, said he’d “love to see more youth engagement” with Caritas, the Church’s aid and development agency. “Traditionally organisations like Caritas and others that are ... Read More »
FR Modestus Mgbaramuko, arriving from Nigeria to his first posting as a parish priest in Australia, was like the shepherd searching for the lost sheep. He was relentless and would not give up. Fr Modestus smiles broadly now as he recalls the many who responded and returned to the fold at the northern Brisbane bayside parish of Sandgate-Brighton. After six-and-a-half ... Read More »
ANDREW and Deanne Knife’s dining table is a good sign of what’s important in their lives. And it’s not food, but who sits around the table with them. All are welcome. Andrew, who recently took up the role of diocesan director of Caritas Australia in Brisbane, said he and Deanne had “a household of nine at the moment”, including his ... Read More »
RUNNING barefoot through the bush was an experience that ignited in Bernard Holland a lifelong love of nature. Now his dream is that young Catholics can tap into and act on their own similar experiences of connection, in a way that inspires them to respond to Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment Laudato Si’ – On Care for Our Common ... Read More »
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