MUSIC and bright lights flowed from Dutton Park’s parish hall, welcoming young faithful of all ages to gather and celebrate the launch of Rising Youth Ministries on Saturday, April 27. Rising Youth Ministry youth leader David Bobis said there were about 180 official registrants. The event was catered to young people aged five to 25 and packed full of live ... Read More »
THE Archdiocese of Brisbane is to undergo a groundbreaking full audit of its safeguarding practices starting next month. It means that 25 per cent of Brisbane’s 98 parishes and archdiocesan offices are likely to be audited – the first archdiocese in Australia to do so. “I welcome it,” Brisbane’s director of the Office for Safeguarding Services Mark Eustance said. “It’s ... Read More »
POPE Francis recently urged representatives of the association of hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians of Italy to avoid giving in to the temptation of gossip. He has spoken about gossip several times since his election to the papacy in 2013. In a 2018 general audience address, the Pope referred to gossip as a “form of terrorism”, and an act of war. ... Read More »
THE man stood in the halls of the Southport court barely able to string three words together. A dominating, fearful figure in his own home, he was a pale, bumbling mess. He was about to walk into a court room to listen to police request that a domestic violence order be placed on him. For 12 years, he had intimidated ... Read More »
THE Plenary Council 2020 is yielding a “counter cultural” shift in the way Catholics in Australia communicate, with huge numbers among the country’s five million faithful sharing their stories of calling and commitment. “For many lay people, it is the first time they may feel that the Church is seeking their input on the future of the Catholic Church in ... Read More »
FAITH in God, family tradition and community spirit coloured this year’s Three Saints Brisbane gathering, traditionally held on the first Sunday in May in Lutwyche parish. An estimated 2000 people attended the May 5 celebration honouring God’s power through the intercession of brothers Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino, martyred for the faith in Sicily, Italy, in 253AD. Three Saints Brisbane committee ... Read More »
IN just a few weeks’ time the people of Victoria will wake up in a brave new world in which state-subsidised suicide and doctor-affected dying are lawfully practised, despite every other statute in the law book upholding a completely different rule: “thou shalt not kill”. Likewise in Queensland an inquiry is underway to consider following the Victorian Government’s example. The ... Read More »
STORMY conditions didn’t stop Jesus from entering the hearts of more than 100 new Catholics as they were welcomed into the Church in Brisbane at Easter. The joy and hope of our Risen Jesus was experienced by thousands of parishioners across the state, especially during the Easter Vigil Masses. Candidates and neophytes lined the pews for Baptism and/or Confirmation in ... Read More »
TOM Milliken is a Marist College, Ashgrove old boy, but the 24-year-old didn’t become Catholic until 2016. Since his conversion, Mr Milliken has served Jesus on three continents, as a missionary with the Society of Jesus. “I used to think that showing up to a Catholic church meant that I was being Catholic,” Mr Milliken, a Jubilee parishioner, said. Like ... Read More »
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