BRISBANE Assembly is less than a month away and Brisbane archdiocese plenary council co-ordinator Eric Robinson said he was excited to see everyone there on October 4 and 5. The assembly will be held at St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane, and registrations close on September 20. Mr Robinson said he was looking forward to the assembly as a chance to ... Read More »
THE Holy Spirit dwelled in the hearts of more than 230 attendees from Queensland, New South Wales and New Zealand at a one-day Pentecost retreat hosted by West End’s Awaken Community on June 9. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge celebrated Mass at the retreat, and it was the pinnacle of a day focused on talks, healings, silent prayers and commemoration of ... Read More »
EXCITEMENT is building for the fourth Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be hosted in Perth later this year, where young Catholics from across the country will gather for three days of faith, friendship and formation. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe invited all young people to have the courage to say “Yes” to this invitation to ACYF. “It will be a powerful ... Read More »
FR KEN Barker wants to set the world on fire and he wants you to help him. But before you reach for the matches, you should know the flame he wants to grow comes from a personal encounter with God. Fr Barker’s new book Go Set the World on Fire was officially launched by retired Bishop Brian Finnigan at Camp ... Read More »
THE gifts of the Holy Spirit have been neglected, says Dr Mary Healy, who has made it her mission to see his renewal in Christian hearts everywhere. Dr Healy is a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and an international speaker on topics related to Scripture, evangelization, healing, and the spiritual life. Prof Healy, who ... 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 »
WHEN Brisbane artist Antoinette Wijeyakulasuriya starts to paint she knows in her “minds eye” exactly how the finished artwork will look. “The Holy Spirit is guiding me, and that is the joy of it,” Mrs Wijeyakulasuriya said from her home studio where she produces exquisite oil paintings that range from naturalistic landscapes to portraits and abstracts. Her acclaimed work, Holy ... Read More »
ANDREW O’Brien’s had 57 Christmases in his lifetime, but his 58th will be different – the Holy Spirit is making sure of that. Married and the father of three sons, he was ordained a permanent deacon for Brisbane archdiocese only last month so he and everyone around him are still getting used to that. He’s still the same Andrew but ... Read More »
I’m scared of the dark. Well not so much anymore, but the ‘dark’ was my greatest enemy – each night was an actual nightmare. There was nothing to be afraid of, but for years I was terrified. Anytime I got scared, my mum and dad would say the same thing to me. “Say a little prayer to the Holy Spirit.” ... Read More »
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