SHANELLE Bennett said she had the privilege to journey with a dying man in her work in pastoral care at Mercy Community Aged Care and had learned a great lesson from him. On his last day, he confided his fears about death to her and asked if she thought he was going to heaven. “I said, ‘John*, you are so ... Read More »
VANESSA Comninos is so fired up for evangelisation that she’s walked away from her dream job as an optometrist to work full-time in her Brisbane parish. The young wife and mother-of-two has taken on the role of evangelisation director in Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish at Springfield, west of Brisbane, and she couldn’t be happier. Not only is ... Read More »
JESSICA Laidler’s life changed when she journeyed to the war-weary nation of Timor Leste on a school trip. At the time she was a teenager from the Gold Coast and remembers it as an eye-opening experience, not just to see a developing nation up-close but to be with the people and to engage with them. “And really from that, that’s ... Read More »
MANY Catholics spend hours pondering what to give up for Lent, but this year, Evangelisation Brisbane is offering something to take up instead – the Lent 2019 Compassion App. Evangelisation Brisbane assistant director Troy Tornabene designed the application. It was the first time Mr Tornabene built an app, but even so, it was released a year ahead of schedule. Mr ... Read More »
A YOUNG woman who suffered from anorexia as a teenager and a man who found healing from his abusive past have shared their stories for Brisbane archdiocese’s annual Lenten program. Katelyn Ross and John Evans are among the six Catholics from Brisbane who share openly about their experiences of blessings and brokenness for the 2018 program. The stories are told ... Read More »
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