VANESSA Comninos is so fired up for evangelisation that she’s walked away from her dream job as an optometrist to work full-time in her Brisbane parish. The young wife and mother-of-two has taken on the role of evangelisation director in Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish at Springfield, west of Brisbane, and she couldn’t be happier. Not only is ... Read More »
THE Plenary Council 2020 has delivered six national themes for discernment for discussion. Br Damien Price has written a reflection on each of the six themes AS a teacher I always reflected that my role was to walk with and mentor young people so that they discovered their key to unlock their full potential – as St Irenaeus of Lyons ... Read More »
THE Plenary Council 2020 has delivered six national themes for discernment for discussion. Br Damien Price has written a reflection on each of the six themes FORGIVENESS heals. Forgiveness liberates. Forgiveness is our noble birthright. One of my favourite paintings is Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son. Now housed at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, art critics ... Read More »
A GOLD Coast sculptor has spent the past two years as a labour of love creating a statue of the Holy Family, which now stands in the grounds of a school in Western Australia. “It has been one of the most important projects I have worked on and it has a very special meaning … family is the most important ... Read More »
POPE Francis’ recent document, written following the Synod on Youth, encourages young people throughout the world to use their gifts, to run the race placed before them, to never stop seeking to grow in holiness. Yet if we stop for a moment to consider the first three words of this document, “Christ is alive”, we have much to consider. Yes, ... Read More »
THERE’S a story about a priest teaching a group of young children about the Good Shepherd. He told the children that sheep weren’t smart, needed lots of guidance, and that a shepherd’s job was to stay close to the sheep, protect them from wild animals and keep them from wandering off and doing dumb things that would get them hurt ... Read More »
ONE of my favourite places is looking up at the magnificent Resurrected Christ – freed from the cross beam – high above the main altar of St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane. On Holy Thursday night I was at the cathedral for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The choir was magnificent and, during the washing of the feet, they sang ... Read More »
“Today you will be with me in Paradise” – Luke 23:43 THE scriptures of Holy Week are very special to me; it’s a week in which I enjoy very deep and meaningful reflections, doing as Mary did, treasuring these things and pondering them in my heart. But there is one that really stood out for me, touching me in much the ... Read More »
CATHOLICS around Australia have used the liturgical season of Lent to restrict their use of social media applications like Facebook. The traditional custom of giving up something for Lent is voluntary; but during his 2019 Lenten message Pope Francis urged the faithful to consider it a gift. “The celebration of the Paschal Triduum of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection, the ... Read More »
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