Disaster zone
CHARLEVILLE'S Fr Peter Doohan spent the past week as a guest at the local Anglican rectory while his presbytery dries out in the wake of floods which have devastated towns throughout Queensland's south-west.
Leader issues warning
NEW Queensland president of the St Vincent de Paul Society Brian Moore has warned the society has a limited future unless it can be "refreshed with new members and volunteers".
Plea for 'action' on income plan
THE Federal Government's plan to introduce forced income management for welfare recipients across Australia has been described by a national Catholic welfare body as a "move towards a meaner social safety net" and "likely to be counter-productive".
This week in The Catholic Leader
- Brisbane Catholic Education mourns colleague
- Catholic teachers strike over wages
- Caritas struggles to reach rural earthquake victims
- Bishop Anthony Fisher installed as Bishop of Parramatta
Jubilee celebrates doubt that sparked miracle
IVORRA, Spain (Zenit.org): The Holy See is granting a jubilee year to celebrate the Eucharistic miracle that took place a thousand years ago in the tiny town of Ivorra, in north-eastern Spain.
Grateful for St Pio's assistance
St Padre Pio, the Italian saint who died on September 23, 1968, has inspired many around the world and drawn them to prayer, including one group of devoted followers at Wynnum on Brisbane's bayside. Journalist PAUL DOBBYN has witnessed their fervour
United through faith
IN a first, the Challenge girls have headed out with the Conquest boys on Brisbane's southside.
Leaders inspired
SIX student leaders from Our Lady's College, Annerley, and Mary MacKillop College, Nundah recently returned from a special leadership course in Sydney.
The colour purple is the symbol
PURPLE or violet is the prescribed liturgical colour for Lent.
A blessed life shared for others
HE may have been honoured with an Order of Australia on January 26, but Brisbane man Henry Smerdon doubts it'll allow him to access "the express lane at the gates of heaven".
Entertaining, but plot holes aplenty
GREEN ZONE Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Khalid Abdalla, and Jason Isaacs. Directed: Paul Greengrass. Rated M (mature themes, violence, and coarse language). 115 min.
Community spirit shines
LAST edition we had a major focus on the plight of the people in Chile devastated by the recent earthquake there.