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Message of Good News not meant to be locked away but lived and shared
By Bishop Robert McGuckin IN the Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2023, he affirms that “together too, as a...
We are not alone in our pain and suffering, God is with us
By Bishop Ken Howell THE debates around Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) have featured in both the media and discussions for...
Even a two-minute examination of conscience is helpful, pope says
A DAILY examination of conscience is an important tool for recognising where God is at work in one's life and...
Why you should go on a pilgrimage — more than once
SO many significant moments in my spiritual life are tied to sights, smells, sounds and emotions felt on a pilgrimage....
The presence that disturbs – a presence that permeates into every area of my life
By Terry Lees THERE was a man who reached a stage of his life when he felt self-sufficient and capable....
Faithful Mary’s testament to Christ’s resurrection
By Lindsey Weishar During Lent, I found myself time and again alongside Mary Magdalene. She may be one of the...
Brisbane Christian Brother launches new book on Christian meditation
New book: Br Brian Grenier has launched a new book, Listen to Him!, and he wants his to prompt his...
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 a recent journey to...
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 of about two dozen...
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 pastoral work, social...
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...
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