TERRY Latchford sets the standard for Mass attendance in his parish. He’s 101 and was among the first to return to Sunday Mass when churches re-opened around Brisbane during the COVID pandemic lockdown. Fr Ladu Yanga, parish priest at St Rita’s, Victoria Point, is inspired by Terry’s commitment and said he was an inspiration to other parishioners. Seeing Terry walk ... Read More »
BRENDAN Scarce is well known in Catholic circles around Brisbane, but he knows what he’s about to reveal will surprise many. “This is the day I knew I’d have to be forthright, because I’ve been hiding my background to some extent …,” he said. “I was brought up in four orphanages till the age of 12 …” Brendan, 76 and ... Read More »
MENTAL Health is topping the nation’s political agenda, with the Prime Minister promising greater resources for suicide prevention, and Australia agreeing to a new blueprint that recognises faith leaders and communities as necessary in delivering mental health crisis care. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ranked suicide prevention as “one of my government’s highest priorities” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has ... Read More »
WHENEVER Casey Arden got into trouble as a young girl, or if she had a burning question about life, she “straight away put up a prayer” to God. It was an unusual habit for a child with no exposure to Christianity at home – until late last year, she didn’t even know what the Holy Spirit was. But for 35 ... Read More »
MANY women in Cameroon cannot access the medical care needed for a caesarean section delivery and as a result the women go into labour but never give birth to their baby because it gets stuck. Eventually, the baby dies and the mother either gives birth to the baby or they give birth to their baby in pieces. “It’s heartbreaking for ... 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 »
WHEN Alejandro Quijada Ode emigrated to Brisbane in 2016 the inflation rate in his home country of Venezuela was 800 per cent. Today it is estimated to be as high as 10 million per cent. A 2019 United Nations report estimated 3.4 million Venezuelans had left their country. Ninety-four per cent of those who remained were living in poverty, the ... Read More »
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