THIRTY-one pilgrims, including Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy, found themselves humbled and spiritually reawakened walking the roads Jesus walked. Fr Noel Milner, who has worked with parishes from Brisbane to Blackall, led the group with Bishop McCarthy to the Holy Land. “It is always a great spiritual privilege to go on pilgrimage – to walk where Jesus walked, as they say,” ... Read More »
A VISIT to Jerusalem can be an opportunity for pilgrimage, reflection and quiet prayer at holy sites. It is also an extraordinary window into the reality of an ancient city in a conflicted land. It’s easy to lose yourself in the winding, cobblestone alleyways of old Jerusalem amidst the jostle, the lively conversations in Arabic and Hebrew, and with the ... Read More »
SPONSORED BY OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS, HENDRA WE read and hear about Jesus and the Holy Land, and imagine what Israel would look like mainly drawing from Bible stories and illustrations. The Holy Land landscape is nothing like the Australian landscape. Visiting the places where Jesus was born and raised, the important areas of his ministry and finally ... Read More »
POPE Francis condemned the “unacceptable episodes of violence” in Jerusalem, episodes that “do not spare even places of worship”, after an attack in a synagogue left four worshippers, a policeman and the two attackers dead. At the end of his general audience on November 19, the day after the attack on the synagogue, Pope Francis said he was following “with ... Read More »
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