Tag: Brisbane Archdiocese

A YOUNG man was asked to paint the boat of a wealthy man, based on a quote he gave for ...

LENT is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live ...

TODAY the Church commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Canossian Sister who was kidnapped and sold into slavery ...

By Dr Clare JM Burns MANY people in my family are good planners.   My father was a train controller ...

MASS at a southern California parish was interrupted by an armed police pursuit of a suspected gunman on Tuesday morning.  ...

ONE of the most dangerous vices is gluttony, turning people who are meant to be custodians of creation into mere ...

More than any other time of year, Christmas connects us with powerful childhood memories. For some, these are joyful – ...

By Brendan Scarce IN my years as a Courage director and involvement in the ministry, I have been asked by ...

THE Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is normally celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas. This ...

THE Holy Innocents represent a tragic and poignant event in Christian history. According to the Gospel of St Matthew, King ...

AFTER 40 years as a priest and bishop in the Brisbane Archdiocese, I now find myself celebrating Christmas in the ...

ST John, the son of Zebedee and brother of St James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by ...

CHRISTMAS for many is a time of gathering family, friends and people we care about. It has become known for ...

JUST after Christmas Day, the Church remembers its first martyr, and one of its first deacons, St Stephen. Catholics celebrate ...

I"M not sure what exactly an algorithm is; until quite recently I’d never heard of the word. The world of ...

2023 has brought with it many blessings and challenges. I guess every year does. This year there seems to have ...

HAMISH Heads sees the end of 2023 shaping up as the “icing on the cake”. He and his wife Karyn, ...

FRANCISCAN Immaculatine Sister Salvacion Bunao and her crew of holy helpers are busy kneading, baking and serving Jesus’ love to ...

BRAZILIAN Catholics Lucas Daniel and Bruna Sousa felt God’s presence as they celebrated the Sacrament of Matrimony and baptised their ...

CHRISTIAN Brother Brian Grenier, whose life was a testament to the power of faith in Jesus Christ, was farewelled at ...

“WHO’S going to make the gravy now?” Paul Kelly sings. His voice rings in Fr Tony Girvan’s ears as he ...

MICHAEL Greene was “grinning ear to ear” as he shook hands with Pope Francis at a private audience at the ...

TODAY the Church honours Our Lady with the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. "The most ...

GOLD Coast mum Marni Cochrane has thanked the medical team at South Brisbane’s Mater Mothers’ Hospital for saving the lives ...

POPE Francis has warned against living a double life, highlighting the dangers it presents for authentic Christian witness and its ...