TEN Goa billboards overlooking roads and pedestrian centres across Brisbane were sharing Small Blessings as part of Brisbane archdiocese’s campaign for hope in times of pandemic. The 10 sites ran from May 4 until today. One of the blessings displayed on the billboards came from Janice Everingham, a parishioner from The Gap, whose message was – “Health carers who help ... Read More »
“It is very tempting to read the commissioning of seventy disciples as a page from the past … All baptised Christians belong to the long unbroken chain of disciples called to continue the mission entrusted to us by Jesus Christ. We are challenged to move out of our comfort zones and realise that all Christians are eventually missionaries.” (God’s Word ... Read More »
CINDY Howie has always found a way to pop in on her “spiritual grandfather” retired priest Fr Leo Burke ever since he welcomed her into the Catholic Church in 2001. There were the times the former Emmaus College teacher used a street directory and later a GPS to find her way to Fr Burke’s presbytery at Victoria Point, where he ... Read More »
For Mother’s Day, I called up my Gran to see if she had any pearls of wisdom. Let’s see if this counts. MY Gran said her biggest regret in life was she never learned how to ride a horse. It was an inconsequential skill to regret, she said, but her regret was a good one to have. She was born ... Read More »
“WE must continue to minister to our communities through these difficult times,” Townsville Bishop Tim Harris told diocese priests via a Zoom meeting. “Over Easter more than 1000 people watched many of the Easter Triduum celebrations with many viewing daily Masses from the Sacred Heart Cathedral,” he said. Coronavirus restrictions had barred faithful from churches, but parishes continued to offer ... Read More »
DEBRA Vermeer knew by the second date that she had found the man of her dreams, the man she could promise in marriage to love for the rest of her life. There was just one revelation the journalist wasn’t expecting that morning over breakfast in Sydney 16 years ago. “I had a vasectomy 14 years ago,” her date, Tony Vermeer, ... Read More »
AS Brisbane Catholics take stock of the small blessings in their life, a trend has emerged showing people were recognising the way COVID-19 had reminded them of the importance of family and helped them to re-think their priorities. At time of publication, almost 100 people had contributed to the Archdiocese of Brisbane’s Small Blessings campaign and family was central to ... Read More »
“SO glad you are stepping up and helping us when others are telling us to stay away” is a comment from the heart of COVID-19 isolation in Brisbane. It was one of many grateful responses Catholic Psychiatric Pastoral Care has received from members of its community since it began offering pastoral care by phone to members in their homes. Since ... Read More »
AMID COVID-19 restrictions being eased across the community, Queensland’s 307 Catholic schools won’t take up a federal government “incentive” to fast-track school funding to restart face-to-face teaching by the end of the month. “We want to focus on supporting the students, supporting our families and ensuring the pandemic has the minimal impact on the wellbeing of students and their learning,” ... Read More »
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