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Hitting the road again with joy

No disaster here: Sr Julianne Murphy ponders ways to engage students with a joke about the ambiguous signage on her Travelling Roadshow van door Picture: Robin Williams

IF there is one thing Josephite Sister Julianne Murphy knows, it is that kids love a good joke. (06/11/2011)

Sr Helen gives students hope and skills to succeed

Sr Helen Parer has focused on indigenous education for the past 20 years. Picture: Patrick Nelson

SR Helen Parer is a people person with a heart of gold who will be sorely missed from Charles Darwin University now that she has called it a day after 13 dedicated years with the university. (30/10/2011)

Mary's sharing her Franciscan faith in her creativity and heart

Finding God in nature: Mary Garrahy with brother-in-law Michael O'Donoghue, with a display of her Assisi cards

MARY Garrahy "gushes" over the memory of visiting Assisi, Italy, as though her 2006 trip was "just yesterday" and because it "spoke to" her spirit. (16/10/2011)

Glorifying God through sacred art

Camille Masson-Talansier is in Brisbane this week for the opening of "Living the Honest Life"

AN honest and often vulnerable portrayal of life and faith will be artistically presented in the "Living the Honest Life" exhibition opening in St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, this week. (09/10/2011)

Maddie sets the bar high

Family strength: Madison Holgate (centre) with her mother Richelle (left), father Paul and sister Briana

WHEN the rubber hits the road, Madison Holgate is unstoppable. (02/10/2011)

Playing God's tune for all his life

Giving God the glory: Brisbane's Joey Hizon aims "to get positive music out there as much as possible"

RARELY does a day go by without Brisbane's Joey Hizon posting on Facebook how much he loves life. (25/09/2011)

Dedicated to building education resources for students in PNG

Giving spirit: Harry Graepel with his Spirit of Catholic Education award

IF ever there was "a man on a mission" that description would most certainly fit Harry Graepel. (18/09/2011)

Helping to build a better world

Bearer of Jesus Christ's message: Brisbane's Jill Lee Gibbs

THERE are some conversations in life that could go on and on. (11/09/2011)

Sharing 'giftedness' with others

Valuing her role in the Church: Ministry development officer with Brisbane archdiocese's Faith and Life Vicariate, Judy Norris

GIFTED in her role within Brisbane archdiocese, Faith and Life Vicariate's Judy Norris will call others to discover their giftedness at the National Conference on Stewardship in Brisbane this week. (04/09/2011)

Following to where God leads her heart

Ursuline Sister: Sr Sue Cochrane made her final profession of vows on July 30 in Maroochydore parish

UNCONVENTIONAL is one word to describe newly-professed Ursuline Sister Sue Cochrane, a convert to Catholicism. (28/08/2011)

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