POPE Francis said he was “pained” by the decision to revert the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque following a ruling by a Turkish court on its status. “My thoughts go to Istanbul,” Pope Francis (pictured) said while thinking of seafarers on Sea Sunday last week. “I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained.” He made the off ... Read More »
TEENAGE Brisbane Christian Oscar Delaney is among a group of young people taking on billionaire businessman Clive Palmer in court over a new coal mine in Queensland. Mr Delaney, 18, is part of a group of 25 young Queenslanders called Youth Verdict which is taking legal action against the project planned for the state’s Galilee Basin by Mr Palmer’s company ... Read More »
A BISHOP, who died on Easter Sunday after a lifetime of ministry in some of the most difficult places in which to be a Christian, has been praised for his “courageous and dynamic apostolate in the heart of Islam”. Comboni Missionary Bishop Camillo Ballin, who died aged 75 after on a long illness on April 12, ministered across the Middle ... Read More »
CHRISTIAN Fuschini’s best friend died when they were teenagers, and that’s when he decided what he wanted to do with his life. “The reason why I became a doctor was because I lost my best friend to brain cancer at the age of 18,” Christian said. “I actually have a tattoo on my back for him; it’s just a cross ... Read More »
PROFESSING Christians liked what they saw when, before the last election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was photographed as the devout believer at prayer, right arm pointing to heaven. In simple terms, Labor’s election review found that one of the Prime Minister’s strengths was his ability to connect with people of faith – and this helped his Coalition gain ascendancy during ... Read More »
THERE’S “five things” Ian McIntosh credits in his early morning routine as keys to productivity and contentment. “I pray and while I pray, I walk,” the Townsville author said. “(And) as I walk, I thank God for things, I’m big on gratitude.” Ian said early morning prayer, walking and gratitude are combined with listening and reading. “I listen to something ... Read More »
AMERICAN journalist and New York Times best-selling author Rod Dreher urged Brisbane Catholics to prepare for a future where Christian beliefs would become scarce. Mr Dreher was in Brisbane to promote his popular book The Benedict Option: A Strategy For Christians in a Post-Christian Nation. In The Benedict Option, Mr Dreher calls on traditional Christians to learn from the example ... Read More »
December 15, 1933 – February 6, 2019 MISSIONARIES of the Sacred Heart Father Adrian Meaney, who died in Sydney recently aged 86, was remembered as a man with a great passion for helping the poor. “I want to do as St Therese of Kolkata spent her life doing, to help the poorest of the poor,” Fr Meaney once said. Fr ... Read More »
ACCORDING to the Psalmist: “The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong” (Psalm 90:10). From that point of view, if from no other, I share these reflections from a position of strength. They are prompted by a question that was put to me recently: “What religion are you?” As my reply, “I am ... Read More »
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