“NOT black enough to be black … not white enough to be white” was the bureaucratic labelling that Pattie Lees faced when she was taken from her mother as a child. She tells the story in her recently published autobiography A Matter of Colour: My Journey to Belonging, which she co-wrote with her son Adam Lees. Pattie, whose husband Terry ... Read More »
QUEENSLAND veterinarian Lukas Orda, 25, was aboard Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying 43 crew members and 5800 head of cattle in the East China Sea, when it capsized on Wednesday. His wife Emma, who had recently given birth to their first child Theo, posted a photo of the pair on social media – “Please come home really soon, we ... Read More »
CHRISTIANS are familiar with St Paul’s Letters – to people like the Romans, the Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians – a huge part of the New Testament, but what about the Letter to Terry? We can read through the Letters of St Paul as many times as we like but we won’t find the one to “Terry”. Even so, there’s a Terry ... Read More »
ASK The Catholic Leader columnist Terry Lees who he’s targeting in his ministry of evangelisation and you’ll have no doubt about his ambition. “Exactly what Jesus said, ‘Go out and proclaim my Kingdom to the whole world …’,” was his answer to that question, and he laughed loudly as he replied. “That was the call, mate … It was really ... Read More »
MOUNT Isa parish priest Fr Mick Lowcock is a Queensland Great. But most people already knew that. For some it was because of his ministry achievements like accompanying young people to World Youth Day, for others it was his social work supporting employment opportunities in Indigenous communities, and for everyone else it was just how far he travelled to bring ... Read More »
Jesus said: “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.” (Matthew 21:2) THE donkey is mentioned numerous times in the Bible and had a key role in the life of Jesus. On Palm Sunday a donkey was chosen by Jesus to ... Read More »
A FEW weeks ago, as the 2019 school year came to an end, I witnessed the St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Mount Isa Year 1 class presenting a powerful performance of The Nativity. Through the spoken word and the magic of music, the students had the audience enthralled – there was even a hip-hop spin-down floor sweep performed by the Star ... Read More »
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