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 »
A GLOSSY Australian wedding magazine has shut down after standing by a decision not to feature same-sex couples. That decision sparked a consumer boycott of White Magazine and led to its closure. It is one of two religious freedom cases that has come to light, as the Federal Government is under pressure to release a long-awaited review of religious freedoms ... Read More »
TEESHAN Johnson is in the battle of her life – a battle to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children. It’s a battle that some days drags her into the wee, small hours but 2am is where she draws the line. “I know I need two things if I’m going to do this – one is sleep and ... Read More »
NEW Queensland LNP senator Amanda Stoker predicts “terrible consequences” if euthanasia becomes law, and is determined to stand up in parliament for her pro-life, Christian beliefs and the right to religious freedom. “People in this building should be standing up for the fundamentals – like the right to live,” Senator Stoker, a Brisbane mother-of-three and a lawyer, said. After delivering ... Read More »
CHURCH communities have been urged to join a nationwide push to improve rights and conditions for indigenous Australians. “It means standing together for justice,” a young indigenous Christian and Waka Waka descendant Brooke Prentis told an ecumenical service at Brisbane’s St Joseph’s Church in Bracken Ridge, during National Reconciliation Week. “Our people are still dying too young, our children are ... Read More »
WHEN elite long-distance runner Eloise Wellings takes to the track she has more than medals on her mind. Lining up on the Gold Coast for her fourth Commonwealth Games in the 10,000m and 5000m, Ms Wellings also has her focus fixed on Love Mercy, a foundation she co-founded to help communities in northern Uganda overcome poverty after decades of civil ... Read More »
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