FORMER refugee Anthony Gawlu feared that if he had not escaped from Myanmar he would have been recruited as a child soldier and used as a frontline fighter against his own ethnic people. Instead, years later, the 31-year-old has just completed his first year of study at the Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane. “Despite all that darkness and struggle and tough ... Read More »
A CATHOLIC treasure trove sitting outside St Stephen’s Cathedral has nourished evangelisation in Brisbane archdiocese for 23 years, but now faces “big problems” that could shut the automatic door forever. St Paul’s Book Centre, which sells Bibles, spiritual books and religious items, was a city-favourite and cultural hub for many Brisbane Catholics. But dwindling vocations and soaring costs were behind ... Read More »
A LANDMARK class action in favour of victims of the 2011 southeast Queensland floods is reason for Brisbane’s Eddy Delsorte to reflect on the day his Sherwood home went under nearly nine years ago. “I would never want to go through the flood again. It is heartbreaking,” Mr Delsorte said, the memories of the murky Brisbane River floodwaters still alive. ... Read More »
PLASTIC bottles that would normally end up in the recycling bins of Springfield homes and businesses have become a tool for local Catholics to raise money for the poor. Parishioners from Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish in Springfield, on Brisbane’s west, with help from numerous local businesses, raised $16,000 for returning 160,000 plastic drinking bottles through the Queensland ... Read More »
VENERATION of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux and her parents, Sts Louis and Zelie Martin, will be held in Brisbane churches in early February 2020. The first Brisbane parish to receive the relics will be Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Coorparoo, which is in the care of Carmelites – the order St Therese belonged to in life. Parish ... Read More »
THE Catholic Leader has covered the lives, events and opinions of generations of Brisbane Catholics and – with this 5581st edition – we commemorate 90 years since the inaugural publication on December 5, 1929. Pre-dated by Brisbane Catholic publication The Catholic Age, later The Age, first published in 1892, The Catholic Leader remains Australia’s longest-serving Catholic newspaper. Brisbane Archbishop Mark ... Read More »
A MONOLITHIC Roman-style basilica founded and abandoned at Cathedral Place in Fortitude Valley was one reason it took more than 100 years to dedicate St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane’s CBD. St Stephen’s was a cathedral that confounded expectations. Every visionary saw it differently – bigger or smaller or forgotten entirely – the similarity was that it was never originally meant to ... Read More »
Four Catholic professionals with impressive resumes are white-collar workers of a different kind after being ordained deacons last week. Read More »
THIS year’s visitors to the Lights of Christmas at St Stephen’s Cathedral will be treated to a brand new show centred on the birth of Jesus. AGB Events, the creators of Vivid Light Sydney and Lights of Christmas Sydney, will use cutting-edge digital animation and an original soundtrack to tell the world’s most enduring story on the walls of the ... Read More »
The Catholic Leader Keeping Faith with You
