DAVID Vidler laced up his shoes, put on his cap and trekked 24 hours straight to raise much-needed funds for his local St Vincent de Paul Society conference last weekend. Mr Vidler, an Ashgrove parishioner, walked more than 100km from 9.30am Saturday to 9.30am Sunday, raising $5121 for his local St Finbarr’s Vinnies conference. He crossed the finish line right ... Read More »
A FAMILY of seven have made the most of their time cooped up in hotel quarantine by running 300km to raise money for charity. The Ross family, regulars at the Sunshine Coast’s Maroochydore parish, have spent the past 10 months in Canada on an exchange program. Returning to Australia, and finding themselves confined to a three-bedroom apartment in Sydney, parents ... Read More »
YOUNG Catholics from the Kingston-Marsden parish are walking on air after raising more than $7000 for some of India’s most vulnerable citizens by trekking through the Logan suburbs. Members of the Maxmilian Kolbe parish youth group set a challenge to raise money for two organisations run by Catholic religious congregations in India by each walking 50km over 21 days. The ... Read More »
THE Legion of Mary Queensland celebrated its 80th anniversary and its role in “strengthening belief and reconfirming the faith” with a Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane. “Today we salute your members past and present for your commitment to the faith and its lived expression in the service you have offered the Church over these years,” Brisbane auxiliary Bishop Ken ... Read More »
FUMBLING coins at the bottom of your wallet or purse, or altogether forgetting cash may well be problems of the past as another parish trials electronic collection plates. Sunnybank parish joined Caloundra parish as the second parish in Brisbane archdiocese trialling electronic collection plates. Sunnybank parish administrator Fr Stephen Camiolo said it was a good idea because in many ways ... Read More »
FROM the slums of Djibouti to the bright lights of the Big Apple, former Brisbane Catholic teacher Ora Duffley has found her place in the Holy See delegation to the United Nations in New York, representing the Church to the world. Miss Duffley said her previous mission work was the driving force behind her work in New York. “Africa was ... Read More »
“JOYFULNESS” was Sr Eiko Mukae’s first impression of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, which was formed as a young high school student studying at Seiwa High School for girls in Sasebo, about 50km north of Nagasaki on the east coast of Japan. “The sisters were joyful. They are very joyful,” Sr Eiko reflects on her time at the school ... Read More »
ASPLEYCARE will continue to provide emergency relief for thousands of Queenslanders after the Federal Government confirmed funding until June 2023. Aspleycare president Tom Borger said the support of Federal Member for Petrie Luke Howarth saved the day. “It’s a miracle,” Mr Borger said. “Around November last year I wrote to four of the Federal parliamentarians – Wayne Swan, Luke Howarth, Jenny ... Read More »
“SOME people who have no faith are more Christian than Christians.” These were the interesting words of a parishioner who was a regular attendee at the Lectio Divina groups a friend and I were organising in our local parish. They are expressive of a thought that is often bandied about; the idea that a “good person” who performs a many ... Read More »
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