FAITH and love have carried St Finbarr's School over the past century and the school community keeps on growing. The school in Ashgrove was set up by the Sisters of Charity in 1925 and had a total roll of 28 students. A hundred years later, it has almost...

AS the Church celebrates 100 years since the canonisation of St Therese of Lisieux, better known as the Little Flower, the Carmelites remember her on her feast day of October 1. In Brisbane, Carmelite friar Father Matthew Tonini lives and works with the...

"WE’RE really good at saying prayers, we’re not so good at praying," says Carina parish priest Dominican Father Alex Vickers. He recently celebrated 40 years since his ordination as a priest and said people needed to talk to God more. "We...

AT age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father Jose Giner, who has lived in Ecuador for 70 years, said he did not feel like a teacher but rather like a "disciple". "At this age, I don't feel like a teacher at all: I'm...

ON September 27, the Church remembers St Vincent de Paul, the French, 17th century priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalised. During a September 2010 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI noted...

POPE Leo XIV has asked Catholics to pray the rosary each day in October for peace. The pope made his request at the end of his weekly general audience on September 24 and the day after he said he had spoken again with the pastor of Holy Family Church...

CATHOLIC Engaged Encounter has grown into a worldwide ministry helping couples prepare for the sacrament of marriage. The movement, that began in the United States in 1974, first came to Australia in 1981 and remains active in Sydney and Brisbane. In...

CHURCH activities brought them together and the church continues to be woven into the fabric of their journey. Allan James and his wife Debbie have been married for 50 years; they say it's the presence of the Holy Spirit that has carried them through...

REAL Talk co-founder Paul Ninnes says the challenges for men to lead lives of sexual integrity has become more challenging at the same time that resourcing and discipleship for men to overcome those challenges has plummeted. That's something Mr Ninnes...

QUEENSLAND'S most-heard instrument is turning 25 years old. St Stephen's Cathedral music director Christopher Trikilis said the pipe organ built and opened in the year 2000 is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a jubilee concert. "It's...