WHEN Fr Tony Girvan speaks to prisoners he doesn’t ask what they have done, only what they can become. “I go in as a witness to Christ,” he said. “That’s what Christ saw in everyone – not what they’ve done wrong but what potential they can bring to the Kingdom of God. “It won’t fully be the Year of Mercy ... Read More »
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Chaplains – A friendly face in the darkest of hours
FR Bob Harwood answered a knock on the door in Dysart. A dying miner was looking for a priest, knowing the cancer tormenting his body would soon claim his life. He wanted to die in his central Queensland home town and he wanted someone to walk the final weeks with him. He had no family and no close friends. So ... Read More »