The Catholic Leader Keeping Faith with You

A BRISBANE indigenous Catholic leader has joined the call to change the date to celebrate Australia Day from January 26. “I know it’s a day of celebration for some, but for Aboriginal people it’s a day of mourning,” Murri Ministry co-ordinator Ravina Waldren said. “It’s actually a day for us to sit back, reflect and remember that Australia has a ... Read More »

Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has welcomed a move to build stronger parish links with the indigenous community by adopting a new reconciliation plan (RAP). The RAP is a living document that identifies priorities and key goals in building awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and strengthens relationships between Aboriginal and non-indigenous people across the archdiocese. “I am very ... Read More »