THE tyranny of distance could well have cruelled the opportunity of a lifetime for two indigenous boys from Herberton to perform in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April. However, the performance aspirations of the senior students from Mount St Bernard College have been thrown a lifeline by a friend and former colleague of ... Read More »
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Columban Father Warren Kinne to offer spiritual support for Commonwealth Games athletes
MISSIONARY priest Fr Warren Kinne is looking forward to one of the more unusual challenges of his religious life – he has signed up as an official Commonwealth Games chaplain. “There will be surprises on the track and in the pool, and there could well be surprises of the spirit,” he said. Fr Kinne, who turns 72 in May, spent ... Read More »