TWAS three weeks before Christmas, and everyone cheered and gathered to see Michael Hutchinson shave his beard. L’Arche Community Brisbane met its goal of $10,000 and, “as promised”, Mr Hutchinson was put in the barber’s seat. The Brisbane L’Arche community leader said he had the beard since 1982 and had been growing out that iteration for a few months before ... Read More »
THERE were few groups in Brisbane archdiocese that had an opportunity to reach out to the churched and un-churched like the St Stephen’s Cathedral guides and welcomers. Thousands of people from all walks of life from across Australia and the world find themselves walking – or shyly peeking – through the doors of St Stephen’s every year. Retired media consultant ... Read More »
NELSON Kimaru is a soccer guru. He played it where he was born in Tanzania, where he was schooled in Kenya and where he now lives in Brisbane. In Kenya, he was selected for the national soccer competition. When he came to Brisbane, he was looking for a way to play again. Nelson signed up for Kicking Goals Together – ... Read More »
HISTORIC St Stephen’s Cathedral will come alive again this Advent season, as the Lights of Christmas returns to Brisbane for its second year. Tens of thousands gathered around the cathedral in 2018 to celebrate the joy of Christmas with the extraordinary sound and light show designed by AGB Events, the creators of The Lights of Christmas at St Mary’s Cathedral, ... Read More »
PRO-life group Cherish Life has vowed to keep fighting for the rights of the unborn, a year after pro-abortion laws were passed in Queensland. The Queensland-based advocacy group will hold its annual March for Life in Brisbane on October 12, and will observe a minute’s silence “as a mark of respect to the little babies who have been killed under ... Read More »
TWO young people, fresh out of uni, meet in Brisbane, fall in love, get married and set off for India with wild dreams of making the world a better place. A couple of decades on, they’re back in Brisbane – older, greyer, but as passionate as ever about their dreams. Cathy and Mark Delaney have a different story in married ... Read More »
Dean of Students (Commencing Term 1, 2020) Our Beliefs IONA COLLEGE is Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the life of St Eugene de Mazenod. We focus on educating and empowering members of our community to dare to make a positive difference throughout their lives and to the lives of others.MEMBERS of our Catholic community are encouraged to ... Read More »
A TRIUNE God gifted two Brisbane couples with thrice the joy on their first wedding anniversaries. The Catholic Leader traced the journey to marriage of friends Niamh and Peter McAuliffe, and Pia and Arnie Hurdoyal – the former duo wedded in Islandeady, Ireland, last July and the Hurdoyals in Nowra, New South Wales, soon after. Biblical names were at the forefront ... Read More »
A SEA of Catholics flying devotional banners marched the streets of Brisbane’s CBD, publicly adoring and testifying the Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) last Sunday. Oratory Father Adrian Sharp said it was a great day with an impressive crowd. He said it was nice to ... Read More »
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