ALBANY Creek parishioners are praying for their parish priest of 34 years who was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. Fr Ron Mollison was found at the presbytery in Albany Creek having suffered a “significant” stroke on January 6, the day after the parish celebrated its 34th anniversary. The 80-year-old has been in the parish from the day it ... Read More »
THE streets are empty, people stay indoors and a “horrifying silence” has gripped Wuhan, at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. The central Chinese city of 11 million people has been under quarantine lockdown since January 23, with no transport links in or out, and residents facing food queues and shortages of essential supplies including face masks. Across China, nearly ... Read More »
FAMILIES are focusing on the holy lives of St Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents Sts Zelie and Louis Martin whose relics are several days into a tour of Brisbane archdiocese. The holy saints, known for their devotion to the Catholic faith and steadfast commitment to the family, are in Australia for a four-month pilgrimage. The relics are now in ... Read More »
A MOTHER wipes the tears off her rosary beads as she kneels at the scene where her children were killed. Her husband is holding back tears as he comes to terms with losing three children at once. “Please just make sure you love your loved ones, kids especially, because you don’t know when …,” he tells reporters. Leila and Daniel ... Read More »
PREACHING Practice – the weekly highlight of our semesters here in St Dominic’s Priory in Melbourne – affords the student body the opportunity to hone much more than simply our skills in the art of rhetoric. Our collective sense of humility and charity is also fostered by this salutary practice. Being able to receive criticism and offer some healthy fraternal ... Read More »
THE oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Brother Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking needs to be checked. A quick test with a toothpick tells him the cake needs about five more minutes in the oven, more than enough time for him to soften the butter that will eventually become the buttercream icing that will top the ... Read More »
WHEN Angela Grounds received a precious container from her mum years ago, the parting gift came with a warning. “Mum said to me, ‘Don’t ever lose it, this is St Thérèse’,” Mrs Grounds recalled. That gift, a tiny circular box, housed a set of Rosary beads, and inside the crucifix at the tail of the beaded chain was a tiny ... Read More »
QUEENSLAND’S lingering drought has made Kerri Brennan’s farm on the Darling Downs completely unrecognisable but her fighting spirit for fellow farmers is stronger than ever. Mrs Brennan is the founder of Buy From the Bush Queensland, a Facebook page that is now a viral social media movement with a following of more than 15,000 people. The Catholic mum from Holy ... Read More »
CARMELITE Sister Catherine Ann will pray for her beloved country Australia when she sits in the presence of her spiritual sister St Thérèse of Lisieux this month. Sr Catherine Ann, a member of the Carmelites in Ormiston, on Brisbane’s southern bayside, is one of hundreds anticipating the arrival of the relics of St Thérèse and her parents Sts Zelie and ... Read More »
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