Faith
Transported across the centuries at the feast day festival at the Baptistery of St John in Florence, Italy
Remembering: The procession celebrating the feast day of St John the Baptist. Photos: Alan Edgecomb On...
Not obligation, not expectation, just drawn to Mass by love
Mass: A parishioner prays after receiving Holy Communion at St. Louis Church. The parish is one...
Mount Isa parish priest Fr Mick Lowcock has been named a Queensland Great on Queensland Day 2020
Local legend: Queensland Great Mount Isa parish priest Fr Mick Lowcock has been giving his all in...
Terry Lees writes he had to learn, again, how to know himself, to be himself, his true self in God’s love
God’s love: “Jesus asks that we love one another as he loves us.” IT took me awhile to come to...
Don’t let another Easter pass, another day pass, missing out on the power of Christ offered to us
He is risen: The chocolate eggs and hot cross buns are now a distant memory for many, yet, the church...
Photographer Alan Edgecomb’s journey to the Basilica of St Peter in Chains shows highest praise to God
Site: Virginio Vespignani’s baldachin (1877) above the altar in the Basilica of St Peter in Chains, Rome. IT is a...
Returning to our churches will be glorious in so many obvious and even minuscule ways, Selina Venier writes
Back to normal: “I predict that the confessional waiting line will be longer and there’ll be renewed ways of connecting...
The one habit of taking valued action
Wise advice: “During these tough times, think about who do you need to be not only for other people but...
Look upon us mercifully at this hour, Saint Pope John Paul II’s 1979 homily for the Marian month of May
Marian time: “But the month of May cannot end; it must continue in our lives, because veneration, love, devotion to...
Deacon Gary Stone talks about the Anzac spirit and facing the COVID-19 challenge as a nation
Day to remember: Australian veterans parade proudly alongside veterans from Timor Leste during last year’s ANZAC Day march in Brisbane....
Our prayer today and for the future is for the peace which only Christ can give to the world
Remembering: "The next generation, as with previous generations of young people, have taken up the torch of remembrance for all who...
Terry Lees reflects on the eagle, a symbol of Jesus’ resurrection, soaring above the storm
Lifting higher: “God uses the symbol of an eagle to encourage us to soar higher in our life of faith.”...
Easter spent at home like the ‘Passover in Egypt’, families waited for the coming of the Lord
Easter light: Jose Canete and his daughters in Darwin. They are part of the community of St Francis, Humpty Doo....
Jesus went to the depths of our humanity so that we would know we are not alone
Crucifixion: Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves, by Peter Paul Rubens. DURING my days at university I worked...
During plague, Church members called on saints for help and healing
Saints: (left) St George, born in Cappadocia in the third century, who is the patron saint of England and Catalonia,...
Terry Lees writes about the legend of the Donkey’s Cross
He is risen: “For Christians, traditional holidays like Easter have very special meanings and are a celebration of our faith....
Townsville Bishop says Queensland’s euthanasia push comes from misplaced compassion
Call to care: “Real compassion for those approaching the end of their lives in North Queensland should start with more...
When Covid-19 crashes your wedding plans, be gentle, take control, and play the long game
Important issues–: “The deeper question you need to ask yourself is: do I want to be married or do I...
Selina Venier writes we are called to be like Christ at all times, even in a crisis
Concerns: “Overseas, our Italian relatives and friends desperately grapple with the reality of so many around them, dead or dying,...
Where is God in this pandemic? Where there is love, there is God
Archbishop Gomez: We will never know their names or stories, but I know we will look back on these as...
Holy Week disruptions can be a time to learn to pray together as a family
Good from bad: “There are good things that might come out of horrible situations, and if people can learn to...
Cathedral dean Fr Anthony Mellor says even in the midst of our own isolation, we are not alone
Keeping close: “So here in the midst of our own furnace may we recognize the companionship of God and may...
Mount Isa parishioner Terry Lees writes the Good News was not meant to be a secret
Light of faith: “To evangelise, to proclaim the Good News, emanates from my heart and is expressed in words inspired...
Passionist Father Tom McDonough has some tips on how to love one another in the time of coronavirus
Options: Play some games – board games will help pass the time, allow conversation, help everyone deal with competition and...
Pope Francis is asking you to share Christ with others and pray for the gift of conversion this Lent
Speaking the truth: Jesus’ Pasch is not a past event; rather, through the power of the Holy Spirit it is...
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