FRANCISCAN Friar Stephen Bliss, an official driver for athletes and officials at the Commonwealth Games, says his passengers are intrigued when they learn a Catholic priest is chauffeuring them. “St Francis said preach the Gospel and if necessary use words. So I think this preaching of the Gospel is about not using words but using a steering wheel,” Fr Bliss ... Read More »
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Friar who lived in war-torn South Sudan returns to Brisbane after 34 years
HE thought he was waking up to the sound of fireworks. Fr Mario Debattista had been in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, for just one week when he woke to what he thought were early morning fireworks. It took just a few seconds for the Franciscan Friar to realise the cracking noise ripping through the air was actually gunfire. ... Read More »