A TOUCHING, pre-recorded Anzac Day message has described mission, grace and compassion as equally applicable on the battlefield as during the current COVID-19 pandemic. “In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic perhaps we can draw some strength from our forebears,” St Laurence’s College head of senior school and Army Reserve Major Liam Herbert said. Major Herbert spoke of the Battle ... Read More »
THREE leading Catholic schools in Brisbane have started 2019 with a new two-year religious course to coincide with the implementation of the ATAR system. The new course is named “3:16”, with reference to the scripture of John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not ... Read More »
By Adrian Taylor FR Ray Kearney’s death leaves a void in the lives of many people across Brisbane archdiocese. Fellow priests, parishioners and friends are all feeling the loss of a man whose deep concern and empathy for others was matched only by his love for the Church. Raymond Laurence Kearney was born on March 1, 1938, in Brisbane, the ... Read More »
IAN McDonald is 65 and spent his adult life teaching – but don’t mention the “R” word. Principal at Brisbane’s St Laurence’s College for the last 15-and-a-half years, he will finish up at the Edmund Rice Education boys’ school at the end of this year, and will take barely a pause to reflect on his long and successful tenure. He ... Read More »
SOUTH Brisbane’s favourite music teacher has been named one of Queensland’s most inspiring educators. St Laurence’s College music and English teacher and renowned music director Anthony Young received the Queensland College of Teachers Excellence in Teaching award on World Teachers’ Day, October 30. More than 30 colleagues, school leaders and former students wrote letters to the QCT “praising his work”. ... Read More »
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