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Search for in author OR full textWord matches: brisbane: 323 1 - Dec 2015 - Reflection: Christmas: a time of light, peace and joy, Archbishop Mark Coleridge This is the homily from the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord given at St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane on Christmas Day 2014. 2 - Dec 2015 - Education: Religious education: parents' responsibility or school's?, Fr Pat Stratford As a priest for over fifty years in the archdiocese of Brisbane I understand their concern. 3 - Oct 2015 - APREL: Wake up the world - Religious Life back on the map, Anne Reeves With Brisbane in July Sydney in August and one for Melbourne in October these Conferences are interesting dynamic and offer important teachings for Catholics concerned about the Church and the world. 4 - Aug 2015 - Obituary: Fr Greg Jordan: an exemplary Jesuit, AD2000 Report Fr Greg Jordan SJ an outstanding priest and influence on generations of young Australians suffered a stroke while celebrating the Mass at St Gregorys Latin Mass Community in Brisbane on 19 July 2015 and died later in hospital. 5 - Jul 2015 - Religious freedom: Gay lobby targets Tasmania’s Archbishop Julian Porteous, AD2000 Report The Catholic Leader in Brisbane reported that Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse said the pastoral letter had been handed out to 56 Catholic schools in his archdiocese. 6 - Apr 2015 - Vocations: Australia's seminaries flourishing in 2015, Br Barry Coldrey In addition in Brisbane an exceptionally energetic team led by Father Morgan Batt Vocation Director and Seminary Rector Mgr. 7 - Mar 2015 - NACF: National Catholic Families Conference attracts 400 to Albury, Kathleen Horsfall and Marie-Louise Fowler The good of the conference can be summed up in the words of Lucy Robinson who travelled from Brisbane: Many thanks for the magnificent work you put into running the weekend. 8 - Feb 2015 - Letters: Catholic education, Allan Choveaux It is not surprising therefore that this same journal also reported on the recent research of Professor Denis McLaughlin of Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus Brisbane) who found that most ACU students (including student teachers) did not accept Church teaching on such areas as abortion contraception the Eucharist and womens ordination. 9 - Feb 2015 - Brisbane: powerhouse of Catholic young adult ministry, Br Barry Coldrey Since 1976 Catholic Brisbane has been energised by the Emmanuel Community led by Shayne Bennett and his wife one of the fruits of the Charismatic renewal in the Church. 10 - Feb 2015 - The family and the Church in 2015, Archbishop Mark Coleridge This is Archbishop Mark Coleridges homily given at St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane on the Feast of the Holy Family on 29 December 2014. 11 - Dec 2014 - Vocations: Young Men of God Retreat for 2014 another success, Br Barry Coldrey There were many highlights: The presence of movement members from around Australia including Tim Davis and a minibus load of young staff and students from John Paul College Coffs Harbour and Shayne Bennett Moderator of the Emmanuel Community and six of his leaders from Brisbane. 12 - Dec 2014 - Dissent: New controversy erupts in Toowoomba, Peter Westmore Seminaries which provide a strong and orthodox religious formation like that in Brisbanes Banyo Seminary nurture religious vocations. 13 - Nov 2014 - Youth: Ignite Conference fires up 1,200 young Catholics in Brisbane, Br Barry Coldrey In September Ignite Youth a ministry of Brisbanes Emmanuel Charismatic Community once again hosted the largest and most dynamic Catholic youth event in Australia Ignite Conference 2014. 14 - Oct 2014 - Students: Young adult ministry on Australian tertiary campuses, Br Barry Coldrey In 2010 the Brisbane-based National Evangelisation Teams placed one of its groups the Freedom team led by Robert Schroeders in the Queensland University of Technology to minister with the Chaplain Fr Bavin Clarke. 15 - Oct 2014 - Dissent: Bishop Bill Morris: gone but not forgotten, Peter Westmore Among other places book launches have been held in Canberra (with Bishop Pat Power) Melbourne Sydney and Adelaide (with Fr Frank Brennan) Brisbane and Toowoomba. 16 - Sep 2014 - Students: ACSA Conference: 'an inspiring experience', Br Barry Coldrey ACSAs annual highlight is the National Conference which has taken place in major centres: Sydney Canberra Melbourne Brisbane and Albury over the last twelve years The associations main objectives are to provide support for the various Catholic student groups and chaplaincies centred on tertiary institutions across Australia and to proclaim a Catholic voice on issues of importance to tertiary students and young professionals around the country. 17 - Jul 2014 - Summorum Pontificum: Growth of Latin Mass parishes and chaplaincies in Australia, Michael E. Daniel There are also chaplaincies in Adelaide Brisbane Parramatta and Canberra. 18 - Jul 2014 - Youth: Young adult ministry flourishing in Australia, Br Barry Coldrey The NET concept was developed in Minnesota in the United States in 1981 and was brought to Australia under the auspices of the Emmanuel Community a large charismatic association located in Brisbane which has become the power house of youth and young adult ministry in south-eastern Queensland. 19 - Jul 2014 - Pauline Fathers: Opening of Mercy Valley in Mareeba, North Queensland, Garry O'Brien The order whose official name is the Order of St Paul the First Hermit (OSPPE) already conducts the much loved Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians at Marian Valley just south of Brisbane and the popular Marian Shrine at Berrima in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. 20 - Jun 2014 - Frassati Australia: dedicated young adult ministry, Br Barry Coldrey In 2011 Fr Paul Chandler and five young Brisbane Catholic men founded Frassati Australia as another exciting arm of Australian young adult Catholic ministry. 21 - Jun 2014 - Chain of generosity from Australia to Nigeria, Madonna Brosnan A spirit of generosity was shown by Sinclair Containers on the Gold Coast who offered the container at a heavily discounted price and Patricks Transport who agreed to deliver the container to the shed and then to Brisbane Port for free. 22 - May 2014 - Poetry: KOKODA a poem, John O'Neill No more to shout for Carlton or cheer on old Balmain To sail the Brisbane River or relax in the Domain To catch a wave at Bondi stand on Blue Mountain height! 23 - Apr 2014 - Vocations: Australia's flourishing seminaries 2014, Br Barry Coldrey If Vianney College was the first seminary to pioneer reform Brisbanes Holy Spirit Seminary Banyo has been the most recent. 24 - Mar 2014 - Catholic Schools Youth Ministry Association: a new force for good, Br Barry Coldrey Over the last year the CSYMA has arranged Youth Ministry Equipping Schools in places as far apart as Sale (Victoria) and Canberra (ACT) actively supported the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne (5-7 December 2013) and the Ignite Conference in Brisbane and sent its Post-School National Team on a mission to Fiji in November 2013. 25 - Feb 2014 - iWitness 2013 retreat: another young Catholics success story, Br Barry Coldrey Leaders include: Anne-Marie McLaren Natalie Ambrose Clare Bonner Anthony Ndaira Youth Co-ordinator at the large St Charbels Maronite Rite parish at Punchbowl while Conor Power from Brisbane was the Liturgy Co-ordinator. 26 - Dec 2013 - Inspirational Young Men of God retreat, Br Barry Coldrey In the few minutes between Adoration and Mass he met Father Ken Luke OConnor the Victorian YMG leader and Robert Schroeders who has developed an inspirational peer-to-peer (Freedom) ministry at the two campuses of the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. 27 - Nov 2013 - Youth: Emmanuel Community: youth ministry powerhouse, Br Barry Coldrey Australias largest Catholic Youth Conference Ignite took place at the Mueller Performing Arts Centre Brisbane over four days from 26-29 September 2013. 28 - Oct 2013 - Frassati Australia and the New Evangelisation, Fr Paul Chandler These men along with a wider group of both young men and women come together each Monday night at St Josephs Church at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane for Verso LAlto one of Pier Giorgios sayings meaning to the top or to the summit; he was a great mountain climber. 29 - Oct 2013 - News: The Church Around the World The Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese had been without a bishop since Archbishop Mark Coleridge was moved to Brisbane in April 2012. 30 - Sep 2013 - Frassati: The Holy Terror: a model for young Catholic men, Br Barry Coldrey There are currently 14 members of Frassati Ministries Australia who live in community in four separate houses around Brisbane. 31 - Aug 2013 - Books: ALIVE IN THE SPIRIT, by Fr Ken Barker MGL, Michael Gilchrist In his foreword Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane notes the important role of the Charismatic Renewal following the Second Vatican Council in nurturing new communities that have brought renewed energy to the Church. 32 - Aug 2013 - University: In the lions' den: Catholic ministry on secular campuses, Br Barry Coldrey These chaplaincies in Sydney and Brisbane can reach mainstream Catholic students and mainstream Catholic men and women can relate to these youthful leaders. 33 - Jul 2013 - Obituary: Vale Fr Paul Duffy SJ (1931-2013), Anna Krohn His studies and formation with the Jesuits would take him to many places where he would form lasting friendships: Perth Sydney Canberra and Brisbane as well as St Louis Boston Washington and Wales. 34 - Jul 2013 - Youth: Melbourne's young adult ministry continues its revival, Br Barry Coldrey A dedicated hour of Eucharistic Adoration is now arranged in numerous other dioceses including Sydney Parramatta Brisbane and Canberra-Goulburn. 35 - Jun 2013 - Reflection: Marriage: a reflection of Christ's love for us, Fr Paul Chandler Fr Paul Chandler is parish priest of Nundah in the Archdiocese of Brisbane Queensland. 36 - May 2013 - Letters: Letters of thanks to Michael Gilchrist, Various MICHAEL APTHORP Brisbane Qld From your recent email and biographical notes in the introduction to your book Lost! 37 - May 2013 - Letters: What is Heaven?, Winsome De Jong And just recently the Archbishop of Brisbane was asked also to describe Heaven by a person in the audience on Qamp;A. 38 - Apr 2013 - Returning beauty and sacredness to churches, Art Lohsen I had the opportunity to visit Australia for the first time in November 2012 and to lecture on sacred architecture in Brisbane and Sydney. 39 - Apr 2013 - Vocations: Australia's vocations springtime continues into 2013, Br Barry Coldrey Vianney College Wagga Wagga was the first Australian seminary to be reformed (in the early 1990s) and Brisbane the last five years ago. 40 - Feb 2013 - Events: iWitness Retreat: a celebration of young adult Catholic faith, Br Barry Coldrey Two representatives of the National Evangelisation Teams came from Brisbane while ten young men came from Redfield College. 41 - Feb 2013 - Parish Renewal: New springtime for Catholic faith at St Mary's, South Brisbane, Jenny Davies In the Year of Grace on the Feast of the Holy Rosary 7 October 2012 three Capuchin Friars were introduced to the congregation at St Marys parish South Brisbane by Fr Ken Howell Administrator of the Cathedral of St Stephen and St Marys parish. 42 - Feb 2013 - Adoration: Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration embraced by Brisbane parish, Kate Hobbs Having been responsible with Roy and Fiona Pires and Chaplain Fr Gregory Jordan SJ for a roster of lay faithful to adore Our Lord perpetually at the Villa Maria Chapel in Brisbane since Pentecost 2009 (the Chapel being that of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration founded in the 19th century) we were drawn to the idea of attending to learn from others. 43 - Dec 2012 - Letters: Courage of convictions, Robert Bom His crime was to stand in front of a Brisbane abortion clinic with placards but not moving on when told by police to do so. 44 - Dec 2012 - A different fire: Vatican II and the new evangelisation, Archbishop Mark Coleridge The following are edited extracts from Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbanes keynote address at a Melbourne conference on the Second Vatican Council on 19 September 2012. 45 - Dec 2012 - Pilgrimage: Crossroads: young people spread the message of life and love, Angela Schumann From 15 December 2012 to 13 January 2013 a group of young people will walk from Brisbane to Melbourne in what will be the longest pro-life walk our country has ever seen. 46 - Dec 2012 - Young Men of God 2012 Conference showcases Christian leadership, Br Barry Coldrey In fact regarding the latter things have been looking up with Australias seven seminaries now far from emply: Melbourne has over 50 seminarians Brisbane over 30 and the three seminaries in Sydney have between 60-70 seminarians. 47 - Dec 2012 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency Brisbane Archbishop praises pro-life initiative Archbishop Mark Coleridge has described a new home established by Pregnancy Crisis Incorporated (PCI) on Brisbanes southside to protect women under pressure to abort their children as right at the heart of what we are and do as Church. 48 - Nov 2012 - Ignite Conference unites young practising Catholics, Br Barry Coldrey The annual Ignite Conference 2012 - hosted by Brisbanes Emmanuel Community - attracted around 1000 Catholic teenagers and young adults from across Australia to connect and worship with young fellow Catholics. 49 - Aug 2012 - Youth: Young adult Catholics peer ministry in WA and Queensland, Br Barry Coldrey Shayne Bennett has often described how as a young Catholic in his 20s he helped to establish a Covenant (Charismatic) Community in Brisbane. 50 - Jul 2012 - Letters: Communion reception, Ken Bayliss I personally saw a young man at a Requiem Mass in suburban Brisbane in the early 1980s receive communion in the hand and place the Host in his shirt pocket. 51 - Jul 2012 - Campus Life: A new model for Catholic university chaplaincy in Brisbane, Br Barry Coldrey Father Clark is a married father of four a former Anglican minister who was ordained as a Catholic priest for the Brisbane Archdiocese in 2009. 52 - May 2012 - Letters: Year of Grace, Ken Bayliss The late George Cook of Newmarket Brisbane set up CUF with his Australian headquarters in Brisbane. 53 - May 2012 - Episcopacy: Brisbane's new Archbishop well-equipped for the challenges, Michael Gilchrist Archbishop Mark Coleridge formerly of Canberra and Goulburn will be installed in St Stephens Cathedral on 11 May as Brisbanes new Archbishop. 54 - Apr 2012 - Vocations: Australia's seminary numbers continue their growth, Br Barry Coldrey The numbers are comparable at Holy Spirit Seminary Banyo Brisbane where there are 32 seminarians of whom five entered this year to commence training and at St Charles Seminary in Perth where there are 22 including four who began this year. 55 - Apr 2012 - Episcopacy: Perth's new Archbishop Timothy Costelloe ready for the challenges of leadership, Michael Gilchrist The latest appointments to Perth Sandhurst and Armidale have been a promising start as we await the names of new bishops for Ballarat Hobart Brisbane Rockhampton and Toowoomba. 56 - Mar 2012 - Missions: Bringing hope to Nigeria's abandoned children, Madonna Brosnan In 2010 he commenced doctoral research at the Australian Catholic University (Brisbane) on the topic of the theology of suffering. 57 - Mar 2012 - Year of Grace: can Australian Catholicism recover its unity?, Michael Gilchrist Meanwhile the larger than usual number of Australian dioceses awaiting new bishops during 2012 among them Brisbane Toowoomba Rockhampton Hobart and Ballarat offers a golden opportunity for a major infusion of fresh blood within the hierarchy. 58 - Feb 2012 - Letters: SSPX schools, Ken Bayliss There is a strong family connection to five former parishioners of the Oxley Brisbane parish who are serving the church. 59 - Feb 2012 - Youth: iWitness 2011: a celebration of young adult Catholic life, Br Barry Coldrey The presence of representatives of the National Evangelisation Teams (NET) from Brisbane: Nattasha Pennington and Jeremy Grear. 60 - Dec 2011 - Schools: St Philomena's school: a beacon of excellence, Alistair Barros Run by the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) as an independent school with a focus on classical and Catholic education and situated in tranquil outskirts south of Brisbane in Park Ridge it has consistently outperformed most schools in the state academically. 61 - Dec 2011 - Vocations: Do not be afraid: successful Young Men of God retreat, Dr Barry Coldrey Robert Schroeders is director of university missions within the national evangelisation teams ministering in Brisbanes university chaplaincies and at the seminary at Banyo. 62 - Dec 2011 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency Pope accepts Brisbane Archbishops resignation Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane who turned 75 this year. 63 - Nov 2011 - Letters: Advocate needed, Oliver Clark My petition was accepted from 21 July 2010 by the Regional Tribunal of Brisbane. 64 - Nov 2011 - Letters: Climate change, P.C. Wilson Recently in the Catholic Leader (Brisbane) a representative of Caritas Australia Kirsty Robertson called on the Federal Government to give greater help to developing countries in the grip of social trauma caused by climate change. 65 - Nov 2011 - Ad Limina: The Australian bishops' 2011 ad limina visit to Rome, Michael Gilchrist Brisbanes archdiocesan weekly Catholic Leader published the warm tributes to Bishop Morris from both bishops. 66 - Oct 2011 - Letters: One-sided, Charles M. Shann Melbourne Sydney Perth and Brisbane have had substantially increased numbers in recent years a fact that those anxious for priestless parishes never mention. 67 - Oct 2011 - Pastoral care: One of the Catholic Church's best kept secrets, Marie Mason The conference attracted over 300 people from the US Canada Mexico and two Australians myself from Melbourne and Monica Lane from Brisbane. 68 - Oct 2011 - Episcopacy: Cardinal Pell: the responsibilities of Church leadership, Cardinal George Pell We had a case in South Brisbane where one poor fellow wasnt sure whether Christ existed and so there was no talk in his sermons on the Divinity of Christ of the Virgin Birth etc. 69 - Sep 2011 - Letters: Where is Jesus?, Michael Apthorp In an editorial in the June 2011 issue of Liturgy News Rev Dr Tom Elich the Director of Brisbanes Catholic Liturgical Commission comes to the startling conclusion that when we receive Communion we are not actually receiving Jesus: The risen Christ no more enters our mouth than he is prisoner in the tabernacle. 70 - Aug 2011 - Young adult Catholic ministry: further progress, Br Barry Coldrey This Theology-in-the-Pub commenced in Melbourne in 2008 and over the following three years a similar event under a slightly different name has taken off in most capital cities: Pub Theology (Adelaide) Guinness and God (Canberra) Faith-on-Tap (Brisbane) Theology-on-Tap (Parramatta) and Urban Theology (Sydney). 71 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Lack of vocations, Susanna Vale One of my close friends had been allowed by Bishop Edward Kelly MSC (Toowoombas previous bishop) to begin his studies at another seminary because of his concerns about Brisbanes Banyo Seminary. 72 - Jun 2011 - Australia's seminary numbers continue to increase, Br Barry Coldrey Meanwhile the situation has been improving in Brisbane after decades of drought. 73 - Jun 2011 - Why Pope Benedict removed Toowoomba's dissenting bishop, Michael Gilchrist Meanwhile the Pope has appointed Bishop Brian Finnigan a Brisbane auxiliary bishop as Administrator of the Toowoomba Diocese until a new bishop is chosen. 74 - May 2011 - University Life: Australian Catholic Students' Conference 2011 a success, Br Barry Coldrey Since its inception ACSA has arranged annual National Conferences in Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne and Albury. 75 - Apr 2011 - Marian Valley and Penrose Park: spiritual powerhouses, Br Barry Coldrey Marian Valley via Canungra is about an hours drive from both Brisbane and the Gold Coast. 76 - Mar 2011 - iWitness 2010: an unforgettable retreat for young Catholics, Br Barry Coldrey Among the many highlights of iWitness 2010: - daily Mass along with all-night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the Friday and Saturday nights; - the well-prepared booklets for daily Masses and the morning Divine Office in the Conference Chapel; - the supportive presence of Cardinal George Pell Bishop Anthony Fisher OP Bishop Julian Porteous and Bishop Tim Costelloe; - the priests who celebrated Masses and heard confessions: Fathers Vincent Magat OP Simon Ckuj (Ukrainian rite) Bill Millstead and Robert Stewart OFM Cap; - the inspiration provided by young seminarians from the Good Shepherd Seminary at Homebush; - the prominent lay speakers who included Robert Haddad Peter Holmes Anna Krohn and Katrina Lee; - the presence of the Young Men of God leader Nick Morgan Michael and Laura from the National Evangelisation Team in Brisbane and the Catholic Youth Services team from the Sydney Archdiocese; - the presence also of two young Franciscan Capuchin Brothers three Sisters from the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Nashville and two from Mount Schoenstatt Western Sydney. 77 - Dec 2010 - Call to Holiness: Facing life issues in love and truth, Babette Francis The following is the abridged text of a talk given by Babette Francis at the Call to Holiness Conference in Brisbane on 9 October 2010 chaired by Fr Greg Jordan SJ. 78 - Oct 2010 - Real Presence: Nigerian priest brings Eucharistic Adoration to a Brisbane parish, Bob Denahy An example of this phenomenon is the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary Kenmore in the Brisbane Archdiocese which now has as its parish priest Fr Francis Onwunali from Nigeria. 79 - Oct 2010 - Youth: Young adult Catholic ministry: hopeful signs continue, Br Barry Coldrey Two years later with slight name variations the event has spread to Adelaide and Brisbane. 80 - Sep 2010 - Ecclesial movements in the life of the Church, Bishop Julian Porteous In Australia the Emmanuel Community in Brisbane and the Disciples of Jesus Community based in Canberra are two examples. 81 - Jul 2010 - Events: Leading US Catholics to visit Australia The three visitors will be speaking at different venues in Brisbane Perth Melbourne Canberra and Regional NSW. 82 - Jun 2010 - Letters: Climate alarmists, P.C. Wilson Viscount Monckton demonised by the ABC but with 1000 supporters at his Brisbane talk earlier this year has repeatedly challenged Gore to debate him in open forum. 83 - Apr 2010 - Books: WEDNESDAY WARRIORS: Doing it for the Jumper, by James Gilchrist, David Perrin We learn about the role of the legendary Br Bill OMalley who originally coached Rugby teams at Brisbane Christian Brothers coll- eges right through to the present coach Howard Clark a teacher at St Pats and father of a young family. 84 - Mar 2010 - Gaudeamus igitur: University graduation: a young Catholic's Valedictory Address, Michael Gleeson He is now a young professional engineer in Brisbane. 85 - Mar 2010 - Courage: A Catholic psychologist exposes 'gay' myths, Marie Mason Contacts for Courage: Brisbane: Brendan Scarce; Sydney: Fr Peter Joseph; Adelaide: Pauline Schooling; Melbourne: Fr Laurie Leonard and Alan and Marie Mason encouragemelbourneatyahoo. 86 - Feb 2010 - Letters: Vale Brian Mullins, Ken Bayliss I first met Brian Mullins at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed National Civic Council in February 1958 at a hall in Stones Corner Brisbane. 87 - Dec 2009 - Victoria: Abortion evil: pro-life forces need to be united, John Morrissey Gwen Winterscheidt and Rosemary Woods of the John Paul II Centre for Family amp; Life Centacare Brisbane concluded the afternoon with a report on the Walking with Love program in Brisbane parishes. 88 - Nov 2009 - Campion College celebrates its fourth Year of operation, Br Barry Coldrey Kevin Rudd himself attended Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane during his secondary education. 89 - Oct 2009 - Youth: RISE: restoring integrity and sexual ethics to Australia's secular culture, Br Barry Coldrey In Victoria Matt Restall has spearheaded a similar campaign as has Anthony Goodwin in Brisbane. 90 - Sep 2009 - Campus Life: Brisbane hosts 2009 Australian Catholic Student Association Conference, Br Barry Coldrey The Icon Mary Seat of Wisdom newly arrived in Brisbane from Rome by way of Melbourne was placed at the side of the sanctuary. 91 - Sep 2009 - Christian Life: Courage and EnCourage: a chaste lifestyle for the same-sex attracted, Marie Mason This was to prepare for Fr Checks forthcoming visit to Australia starting with the National Courage and EnCourage Conference in Brisbane 16-18 October 2009 and continuing to Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and Perth. 92 - Aug 2009 - Letters: Ecumenism?, Moya and Leo Morrissey The Anglican Bishop Raymond Smith of Brisbane had set up the statement without much Catholic input. 93 - Jul 2009 - St Marys Cathedral: Sydney ordinations and a new beginning for Australian Catholicism, Fr Gregory Jordan SJ He is also Chaplain to the Medical Guild of St Luke and the St Gregorys Traditional Latin Mass Community in Brisbane. 94 - Jun 2009 - Letters: Church authority, Paul Fitzgerald The continuing controversy about bringing the Catholic Church up to date in our modern world and challenging the authority of the Pope and Vatican has been highlighted in the parish of St Marys South Brisbane and in the words of Father Peter Kennedy as quoted in Michael Gilchrists article and in Father Frank Brennans views as reported in World News (May AD2000). 95 - Jun 2009 - Events - July: Australian Catholic Students Association: continuing spiritual impact, Br Barry Coldrey The Australian Catholic Students Association will host its annual National Conference in Brisbane Friday 10 July to Sunday 12 July 2009 at Duchesne College University of Queensland. 96 - Jun 2009 - Vocations: Brisbane's Holy Spirit Seminary: promising signs of growth, Anthony Barich Evangelisation plans put in place up to eight years ago by Rector Monsignor Anthony Randazzo have resulted in a promising turn- around in vocations at Brisbanes Holy Spirit Seminary. 97 - May 2009 - Conversion: A Catholic convert's story (Part 2): Are there any regrets?, Michael Daniel While Archbishop Bathersby is to be commended for taking decisive action to rein in the feral parish of South Brisbane one wonders why he allowed this situation to develop for so long? 98 - May 2009 - Dissent: Rebel South Brisbane priest: new cafeteria church launched, Michael Gilchrist Fr Peter Kennedy former administrator of St Marys South Brisbane left no-one in any doubt as to his views on Church teachings during an appearance on the ABC1 TV program Qamp;A on 19 March. 99 - Apr 2009 - Letters: Dissent, Peter D. Howard The dissent at St Marys in South Brisbane according to Christopher Pearson in The Australian is because the local hierarchy has been scandalously remiss. 100 - Apr 2009 - Letters: Hippies, Stephen Hemingway Having read and seen media reports about Fr Peter Kennedy of St Marys Church South Brisbane I am amazed at the arrogant self-centredness of both Fr Kennedy and his group. 101 - Apr 2009 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Agency Toowoomba Bishop under Vatican scrutiny What was widely known in some Catholic circles but not officially revealed became public in a Brisbane Courier Mail report in February. 102 - Mar 2009 - Letters: In communion?, Errol P. Duke The ongoing saga of the St Marys parish in defiance of their Brisbane Archbishop and the Vatican as to whether or not they are in communion with the Catholic Church is being addressed. 103 - Mar 2009 - Letters: Pivotal question, Fr M. Durham To cut through all the kafuffle surrounding St Marys South Brisbane and its administrator Fr Kennedy there is really only one relevant and pivotal question that he and indeed all who claim to be Catholic need to answer. 104 - Mar 2009 - Marian Valley, spiritual oasis for young Brisbane Catholics, Br Barry Coldrey In Brisbane following World Youth Day Faith-on-Tap was initiated financed and was a project of the Thomas More Centre through its then full time officer Allison Atkins and a group of WYD attendees. 105 - Mar 2009 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Agency Rebel Brisbane churchs administrator removed Following months of warnings the administrator of St Marys Church South Brisbane Fr Peter Kennedy has been removed by Archbishop John Bathersby. 106 - Feb 2009 - Letters: Inclusive language, Eamonn Keane For several years going back to at least 2004 people have been baptised in one Catholic parish in Brisbane without use of the words Father Son and Holy Spirit. 107 - Feb 2009 - Letters: South Brisbane parish, Frank Bellet A recent newspaper article from the pen of Brisbane religious writer Alison Cotes critical of the stance taken by both the Vatican and the Archdiocese of Brisbane in the debate surrounding St Marys in South Brisbane was neither constructive nor helpful. 108 - Feb 2009 - News: The Church Around the World Zenit News Agency South Brisbane defies Archbishops ultimatum Following expiry of the 1 December deadline given by Archbishop Bathersby the rebel parish of St Marys has given a defiant response in the form of a seven-page document which claims that despite its dissenting practices it remains in full communion with the Catholic Church. 109 - Feb 2009 - The Statement of Conclusions: any signs of progress after ten years?, Michael Gilchrist Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane for example said he was hurt bothered distressed and above all angry and asked himself How could the Pope have so badly misjudged the Australian Church? 110 - Feb 2009 - Editorial: Liturgy: 'Reform of the reform' on track, Michael Gilchrist This need is underlined by the do-your-own-thing liturgy in the parish of South Brisbane as noted in several of our reports. 111 - Dec 2008 - Letters: Strange 'bedfellows', J. Loring In a recent interview published in The Australian newspaper Fr Peter Kennedy of St Marys South Brisbane (like retired auxiliary bishop of Sydney Geoffrey Robinson before him) as reported dubiously insists that Church tradition has mandated that the local ordinary (diocesan bishop) be elected by the people rather than appointed by Rome. 112 - Dec 2008 - Pub life: Young adult Catholic ministry: ingredients for success, Br Barry Coldrey It is usually not a smart idea to mix food alcohol and religion but recently the Australian Catholic Students Association and its state affiliates have initiated successful ventures in Melbourne (Theology-in-the-Pub) Sydney (Theology-on-Tap) and Brisbane (Faith-on-Tap) to hold religious gatherings for young adults in hotel function rooms. 113 - Dec 2008 - News: The Church Around the World Ultimatum for rebel South Brisbane parish The parish of St Marys South Brisbane may be excommunicated after the local priest Fr Peter Kennedy said he would not change his ways despite being warned to do so by Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane. 114 - Nov 2008 - Letters: Tribute to Bob Ward, Br Con Moloney CFC In the obituary section of the Brisbane Courier-Mail (9 September 2008) there appeared an account of a man I was privileged to know and admire. 115 - Nov 2008 - Letters: South Brisbane parish - Catholic or not?, Richard Stokes Following Archbishop Bathersbys letter to the rebel church of St Marys South Brisbane on 29 September I attended one of the community meetings intended to work out what to do so as to address the Archbishops letter in which he directs the parish to align itself with the Catholic Church particularly in regard to the norms of the sacraments and the Mass. 116 - Nov 2008 - Letters: Rebel church in South Brisbane, Bob Osmak In a letter dated 22 August 2008 Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane demanded that St Marys Church South Brisbane bring its practices into line with the Catholic Church or face closure (see October AD2000 page 3). 117 - Nov 2008 - Dissent: Business as usual at South Brisbane's rebel church, Michael Gilchrist Latest reports concerning the rebel St Marys church in South Brisbane indicate that its community intends to continue with its liturgical and doctrinal aberrations while engaging in dialogue with Archbishop Bathersby. 118 - Oct 2008 - WYDSYD08: Thomas More Centre Youth follow up World Youth Day, Bridget Spinks One network with a putting-your-faith-in-the-public-square attitude is the Thomas More Centre (TMC) Youth which was recently re-ignited in Sydney to run alongside active bases in Melbourne and Brisbane. 119 - Oct 2008 - Response: Archbishop Bathersby's concerns over rebel Brisbane parish, Michael Gilchrist For many years the Catholic parish of St Marys South Brisbane has been notorious for its continued flouting of the Catholic Churchs doctrines and liturgy. 120 - Jul 2008 - Letters: Buddha in church in South Brisbane, Richard Stokes Readers of this journal will find this quite incredible but at the time of writing a statue of Buddha is back in front of the altar at St Marys Church South Brisbane after being previously removed from this position by concerned parishioners. 121 - Jul 2008 - Selective tolerance: Queensland University Student Union censures Catholic student group, Allison Atkins I lived in Queensland - Brisbane and Mt Isa - for nearly three years in the 1970s. 122 - Jun 2008 - Letters: Baptism formula, Franklin J. Wood Earlier this year a parish in South Brisbane earned notoriety for having to be told by Rome that its formula for Baptism - The Creator the Redeemer and the Sanctifier - was invalid. 123 - May 2008 - Letters: Brisbane, Franklin J. Wood My wife was hospitalised in Holy Spirit Hospital in northern Brisbane for nine days during the Christmas period. 124 - May 2008 - Ballarat: Children's Spirituality Conference at ACU: not to be confused with religion!, Michael Gilchrist Dr Paul McQuillan an Honorary Research Fellow with ACU in Brisbane who also works with Catholic Education in Brisbane was another of the featured speakers. 125 - Mar 2008 - Letters: Response, Richard Stokes The courtesy of Mr Apthorps letters to the Brisbane hierarchy would not seem to have been rewarded by any significant action on the part of those responsible. 126 - Mar 2008 - Letters: Liturgical abuses, Dennis Macdonald In the October and November issues of AD2000 Michael Apthorp has shown how Brisbanes bishops have failed to correct liturgical abuses reported to them and in the December issue Brian Bibby rightly points out the difficulty of implementing a reform program when many Australian bishops and priests . 127 - Mar 2008 - Vocations: The priesthood: a special relationship with Christ, Fr Pat Stratford Fr Pat Stratford is the parish priest of Sacred Heart Church Sandgate in the Brisbane Archdiocese. 128 - Feb 2008 - Letters: 'Schoolies', Fr. M. Durham On 18 November 2007 the Brisbane Sunday Mail included an item about schoolies on the Gold Coast. 129 - Feb 2008 - Letters: New look Mass, Jessie Roger The article by Dr Michael Apthorp (November AD2000) regarding liturgy abuses in the Brisbane area is very interesting. 130 - Feb 2008 - Paganism: 'New Age' activities continue in Brisbane Archdiocese, Tim Pemble-Smith The article addressed in some detail seriously problematic issues associated with the Mercy Sisters Earth Link website and Four Winds Centre in the Brisbane Archdiocese. 131 - Feb 2008 - News: The Church Around the World Thirdly in a recent issue of the Brisbane Catholic Leader Elizabeth Harrington in response to Redemptionis Sacramentum and the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal which has just become available in the approved Australian version in English argues the outdated 70s proposition that all that is needed in liturgy is acting according to principles established not by the Church but by the liturgical intelligentsia of the time. 132 - Dec 2007 - Letters: Dissent, Brian Bibby The article by Michael Apthorp concerning abuses of the liturgy in a Brisbane church. 133 - Nov 2007 - Liturgical Abuse: Trinitarian language lost in Brisbane Scriptures, Michael Apthorp The following case study of liturgical abuse in the Brisbane Archdiocese while more extreme than most is indicative of a continuing paralysis of Church authority in regard to Liturgy that is not confined to Brisbane. 134 - Nov 2007 - Australia's Missionaries of God's Love congregation continues to grow, Mary Pidcock Participants came from various seminaries: Good Shepherd (Sydney) Redemptoris Mater (Sydney and Perth) Corpus Christi (Melbourne) John Vianney (Wagga Wagga) as well as from Brisbane Broken Bay and Parramatta. 135 - Oct 2007 - Queensland: Liturgy in Brisbane and the rights of the laity, Michael Apthorp During parts of 2004-5 my wife and I regularly attended Sunday (or vigil) Mass at a certain church in Brisbane where the liturgy was on the whole celebrated impressively well but where there were a few disturbing irregularities. 136 - Sep 2007 - Poem: A poem for Mary's Birthday, Brian Joseph Mulligan Brian Joseph Mulligan (Brisbane Qld). 137 - Aug 2007 - Letters: Combating AIDS, Franklin J. Wood I recently attended a meeting of fellow Catholics in Brisbane. 138 - Jul 2007 - Events: Canberra 6-8 July - Australian Catholic Students' Association 2007 Conference, Patrick Giam ACSA National Conferences in Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne over the last three years have all drawn in excess of 200 delegates with all states being represented. 139 - Apr 2007 - Letters: Liturgy: what next?, Franklin J. Wood In November 2006 I attended a Saturday night Mass at St Marys Church South Brisbane - or at least I had assumed it was to be a Mass. 140 - Apr 2007 - Rockhampton Lenten program: 'whatever that might mean', AD2000 Report Launching his dioceses Lenten program for 2007 Bishop Brian Heenan of Rockhampton Queensland commented (Brisbane Catholic Leader 18 February 2007) To evangelise does not necessarily mean to convert or lead others directly to the Lord. 141 - Mar 2007 - Catholicism flourishes in South Korea, Richard Stokes My own diocese Gwangju (around the size of Brisbane) alone ordained 18 new priests in 2006. 142 - Feb 2007 - Reflection: Why the Church must continue to uphold priestly celibacy, Fr Pat Stratford Fr Pat Stratford is parish priest of Sandgate-Brighton in the Brisbane Archdiocese. 143 - Dec 2006 - Shrines: Marian Valley: Queensland's centre of pilgrimage, Peter Westmore Nestled in the Glasshouse Mountains inland from the Gold Coast south of Brisbane lies the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians at Marian Valley a beautiful centre of retreat and pilgrimage which lifts the soul to God through his Son and his blessed Mother Mary. 144 - Dec 2006 - Religious Life: Tyburn Sisters' communities spread around the world, Tess Livingstone Tess Livingstone is Cardinal George Pells biographer and a Brisbane journalist. 145 - Dec 2006 - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: the Montessori method for RE, Anne Delsorte As well as in Brisbane there are now several centres being established in Melbourne Sydney Canberra Perth Tasmania and in regional centres throughout Queensland. 146 - Dec 2006 - 'Lost!' controversy: Archbishop Bathersby's reply, AD2000 Report Australias Catholics Today by Mike Willesee on 23 October a report on the book by Tess Livingstone - Cardinal Pells biographer - appeared in Brisbanes Courier Mail newspaper on 25 October. 147 - Nov 2006 - Television: EWTN: now affordable and accessible in Australia, Moira Kirkwood Few have been able to avail themselves of this although dedicated Aussies have worked to evangelise by means of limited air time on Community TV in Brisbane and Perth. 148 - Nov 2006 - Brisbane Archdiocese: inclusive language in the liturgy continues, Michael Apthorp In the August 2005 AD2000 I pointed out that unauthorised translations of the psalms were being used at Mass in Brisbanes St Stephens Cathedral. 149 - Sep 2006 - Clergy: ACCC Annual Conference focuses on theology of Benedict XVI, AD2000 Report was given by Father Gregory Jordan SJ from Brisbane. 150 - Aug 2006 - Books: In This Vale of Tears (Winterbine Trilogy), by Gerard Charles Wilson, Michael Gilchrist The activities occurring at Brisbanes Womenspace are just one example with their mix of pre- Christian paganism nature worship and radical feminism. 151 - Jun 2006 - Vocations: Sydney seminary's growth continues, Michael Gilchrist However Brisbanes Holy Spirit Seminary which caters for Queenslands five dioceses had just three students in residence in 2006 plus two others on pastoral placement. 152 - May 2006 - Foreign priests - a tale of two Brisbane parishes, Bob Osmak After Sunday Mass on 26 February 2006 at a church in suburban Brisbane all parishioners were invited to participate in the parish assembly. 153 - Mar 2006 - Books: Golden Priest, Wooden Chalice, by Fr Tim Norris, Michael Gilchrist A case in point is Irish-born Fr Tim Norris parish priest of St Kevins Geebung Brisbane. 154 - Mar 2006 - Letters: New Age, Richard Congram Four years ago Brisbanes Archbishop Bathersby rather gently admonished a number of Catholic nuns for their participation in Womenspaces then alleged New Age pagan or witches happenings. 155 - Mar 2006 - Letters: Adore 2006 in Brisbane, Tim Wallace I recently attended the Adore 2006 Eucharistic Youth Congress in Brisbane my local diocese. 156 - Mar 2006 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency Eucharistic faith on display in Brisbane The Brisbane Courier-Mail of 23 January carried the following report by senior journalist Tess Livingstone (biographer of Cardinal Pell) on what had happened on a Saturday night in Brisbane under the headline: Faithful turn City Hall into giant church. 157 - Feb 2006 - Letters: Homilies (letter), Robert Prinzen-Wood I have noticed in the homilies of most priests in my local parishes in Brisbane that social justice is everything. 158 - Feb 2006 - New Age paganism's creeping influence within the Church, Wanda Skowronska In the latest newsletter from the Four Winds website advertising the womens centre in Brisbane called Womenspace where talk of Gaia the earth goddess is commonplace there was a course advertised for 3-4 December 2005 called Singing the Chakras: Finding the goddess to be run by an Anique Radiant Heart who is called a priestess of the goddess. 159 - Dec 2005 - Letters: Evangelisation, Michael Dunlea The late Archbishop Rush of Brisbane encouraged a metanoia experience to describe the same effect but at the time it was all Greek to me! 160 - Dec 2005 - Letters: Enneagram, Br Con Moloney CFC I was pleased to read the letter by Leo Leitch (November AD2000) in which he points to the danger of the Enneagram that is still widely promoted in the Brisbane Archdiocese. 161 - Dec 2005 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency Youth Eucharistic Congress for Brisbane A Youth Eucharistic Congress titled ADORE 2006 and with the theme Come let us adore Him in spirit and truth is being held in the Brisbane City Hall Brisbane from 19-22 January 2006 with the endorsement of Archbishop John Bathersby. 162 - Nov 2005 - Letters: New Zealand visitor to Brisbane, Leo Leitch I have just come back from a brief visit to Brisbane which included a weekend there. 163 - Nov 2005 - Call to Holiness: Contemplating the Eucharistic Face of Christ, Christine McCarthy This is an abridged version of a paper given at the Call to Holiness Conference Brisbane on 15 October 2005 by Christine McCarthy National Convenor Society for Eucharistic Adoration. 164 - Sep 2005 - Letters: Latin Mass, Richard Congram Tom Kings letter (August AD2000) recounted how the Archbishop of Brisbane in May 2005 prohibited celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass on any day except Sunday. 165 - Sep 2005 - A religious response to evil ideologies, John Rego John Rego was born into a large family in Indooroopilly Brisbane. 166 - Sep 2005 - News: The Chuch Around the World Catholic News Agency Pastoral Letter: rebuilding Queenslands priesthood Coinciding with Vocations Week from 7-14 August came release of A Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Queensland on Vocations to the Priesthood as well as an Open Letter to the Priests of Queensland from Father Michael McCarthy of the Holy Spirit Seminary in Brisbane which serves all five Queensland dioceses. 167 - Aug 2005 - Letters: Brisbane Archbishop bans weekday Latin Mass (letter), Tom King In your June edition you published my very favourable observations concerning the Latin Mass fraternity at St Lukes Church Buranda Brisbane. 168 - Aug 2005 - Anglican update: an orthodox fight-back, Fr Christopher Seton A meeting between Frs Robarts and Chislett of FiFA TAC Primate Archbishop John Hepworth Archbishop Peter Carnley Archbishop Phillip Aspinall (Brisbane) and Archbishop- elect of Perth Roger Herft took place in a cordial atmosphere on 19 January 2005 in Sydney. 169 - Aug 2005 - Feminist translation: Inclusive language and the Trinity: the latest from Brisbane, Michael Apthorp Around mid-2003 my wife and I moved to a new parish in suburban Brisbane; let us call it St Bedes (not its real name). 170 - Jun 2005 - Letters: Sanity?, Tom King On a recent Sunday I was near Brisbane and took advantage of attending the Latin Mass celebrated at Saint Lukes Church Buranda. 171 - May 2005 - Letters: Corpus Christi Procession in Brisbane, Josie Mangano For the benefit of AD2000 readers in the Brisbane area the annual Corpus Christi procession rosary prayers and Benediction will take place on Sunday 29 May at 2pm at Nudgee Junior College Twigg Street Indooroopilly. 172 - May 2005 - Letters: Appeal to the young, Justin Lynch I saw John Paul on four occasions including travelling 500 kms for his 1986 visit to Brisbane when I was 10. 173 - May 2005 - St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, a spiritual oasis in London, Tess Livingstone Tess Livingstone is a journalist with the Brisbane Courier-Mail and author of the biography George Pell. 174 - Apr 2005 - 'Flying bishops' consecrated for orthodox Anglicans, Fr Nigel Zimmerman Bishop David Moyer (Rector of Good Shepherd Rosemont in Philadelphia) and Bishop David Chislett (Rector of All Saints Brisbane in Queensland) were consecrated on 16 February this year in Bishop Moyers Parish in the USA. 175 - Mar 2005 - Letters: Mangled hymns (letter), Michael Apthorp How else for example are we to account for clumsy and unauthorised attempts to remove masculine references to God from Old Testament Psalms read at Mass in some of the most august churches of the Brisbane Archdiocese? 176 - Mar 2005 - Letters: Reporting abuses is not spying (letter), Fr Edward P. Evans When Catholics go into their own churches with little notebooks and take notes on a great deal of unorthodoxy taking place in the liturgy in some churches of the Archdiocese of Brisbane they are doing so openly and not in enemy territory; therefore they are not spies. 177 - Mar 2005 - Vocations: Australian diocesan seminary numbers continue to increase, Michael Gilchrist Figures for Queenslands dioceses were not to hand when this issue went to press although two approaches were made to the Brisbane Vocations Centre. 178 - Feb 2005 - Letters: Revival of faith (letter), Errol P. Duke The disclosure of unconventional Baptisms in the Brisbane Archdiocese may well have some blessings in its outcome. 179 - Feb 2005 - Religious Life: Faith and Reason: for a true renewal in religious life and the Church, Sr Mary Augustine OP This article is adapted from a talk given at the Call to Holiness conference in Brisbane in October 2004. 180 - Feb 2005 - News: The Church Around the World Irish Catholic Archbishop Bathersby on spying in churches Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane was reported in The Courier-Mail (4 December 2004) as condemning the practice of spying by conservative elements in church congregations. 181 - Dec 2004 - Gone fishing: Catholic Earthcare Australia adopts discredited Green agenda, Pat Byrne As Kevin Collins a leading fishing advocate recently pointed out in Brisbanes Courier Mail hard coral reef systems are effectively self-contained ecosystems: Your average coral trout will be born there and die there and not swim more than 500 metres away. 182 - Dec 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News Serious drought of priests in Brisbane The Mass bulletin for the Parishes of Indooroopilly-St Lucia of 3 October carried the following extract from Archbishop John Bathersbys letter to priests of his Brisbane Archdiocese: Expressions of interest are invited for the positions of Parish Priest of Goodna Parish Priest of Stanley River Administrator of Herston/ Ashgrove/Newmarket Administrator of Bardon/Red Hill/Rosalie. 183 - Nov 2004 - Letters: Extraordinary ministers of Communion (letter), Leon Voesenek I can identify with the abuses mentioned by the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Canalini in his homily at the annual gathering of Australian religious congregations in Brisbane (August AD2000). 184 - Nov 2004 - Orthodoxy: Anglican Synod 2004: Are liberal Anglicanism's days numbered?, Rev Nigel Zimmerman In June FIF in conjunction with the TAC formed itself into an electoral college and unanimously elected Fr David Chislett Rector of All Saints Wickham Terrace in Brisbane as a bishop - although no date has as yet been set for his consecration. 185 - Oct 2004 - University: International Movement of Catholic Students Australia, Aaron Russell Catholic students representing every state gathered in Brisbane last month for the annual national conference of the International Movement of Catholic Students Australia (IMCSA). 186 - Oct 2004 - Today's non-practising young Catholics: are Church conservatives to blame?, Michael Gilchrist Other research by Professor Denis McLaughlin of ACU (Brisbane) has presented a similar picture among Catholic teachers and student teachers. 187 - Aug 2004 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News New Catholic pro-life centre for Brisbane The Good Counsel Network recently established in Brisbane is a Catholic charitable pro-life organisation which is currently raising funds to set up and maintain pro-life counselling centres which will reach out to women who are in crisis over their pregnancies and seeking an abortion. 188 - Aug 2004 - Pope's representative reminds Australian religious leaders on liturgy abuses, Archbishop Francesco Canalini The Papal Nuncio to Australia Archbishop Francesco Canalini devoted the latter part of his Mass homily at the annual gathering of the 120 leaders of Australian religious congregations in Brisbane in mid-June to reminding them of Pope John Paul IIs concerns about liturgical abuses. 189 - May 2004 - Events: Brisbane Corpus Christi Procession, Josie Mangano The annual Corpus Christi procession in Brisbane will commence at Twigg Street Indooroopilly on Sunday 13 June 2004 at 2pm. 190 - Apr 2004 - National Church Life Survey: church-going declines further, Michael Gilchrist A similar picture has emerged from the recent research of Professor Denis McLaughlin of Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus Brisbane) who found that most ACU students (including student teachers) did not accept Church teaching on such areas as abortion contraception the Eucharist and womens ordination. 191 - Feb 2004 - Editorial: What is the purpose of Catholic schools?, Michael Gilchrist As Australias schools re-open for 2004 a recent front page report in the Brisbane Archdioceses Catholic Leader (23 November 2003) headlined Religion not a factor provides food for thought. 192 - Nov 2003 - Letters: Lourdes pilgrimage (letter), Jenny Davies The excitement of anticipated miraculous cures at Lourdes was great as the Susan Gunderson pilgrims awaited their flight at the Brisbane airport to leave on pilgrimage to Paris Nevers Lourdes San Giovanni Rotondo San Michaels Shrine Pietrelcina and Rome. 193 - Nov 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Sheen Communications Room in El Paso Illinois birthplace of the great churchman will give a series of talks in Brisbane and Perth in late November and early December on her operations in America and future events which she believes will occur with pilgrims visiting El Paso. 194 - Oct 2003 - AD2000 readers' generous response to Queensland Lourdes appeal, Jenny Davies and Nicole King The pilgrims left Brisbane early on Tuesday morning 2 September in the highest spirits. 195 - Sep 2003 - Culture: Second 'Carnivale Christi' Catholic arts festival scheduled for Melbourne, Michael Gilchrist And as reported earlier in AD2000 Carnivale Christi has also been successfully presented in Brisbane and Wagga Wagga. 196 - Aug 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Catholic World News Archbishop Bathersby recovering from stroke Expected to return to normal duties soon Archbishop John Bathersby of Brisbane has suffered a mild stroke. 197 - Jul 2003 - Letters: Lenten program (letter), Robert Osmak The Archdiocese of Brisbane booklet Lenten Program 2003 subtitled Attending to the Sacred had little to do with Lent nor was it particularly sacred. 198 - Jul 2003 - The concentration camp prisoner who became a Queensland priest, Warren Losberg He went to England in 1946 where he worked and mastered the English language and then in 1949 set out for Sydney working there briefly before moving to Brisbane. 199 - Jul 2003 - Brisbane Synod ends: Archbishop Bathersby to announce pastoral programs, AD2000 REPORT The Brisbane Archdiocese like other Australian dioceses to a greater or lesser extent has been challenged to address a host of major problems threatening to erode the Churchs spiritual impact during the present century e. 200 - Jul 2003 - Events: Seeking the face of Christ through the arts: Carnivale Christi goes national, Nicholas Rynne This was the national theme adopted by the individual festivals held in Brisbane Sydney and Wagga-Wagga. 201 - Jun 2003 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), Alistair Barros With the insight of Fr Richard John Neuhaus portrait of the American Synod 1997 Appointment in Rome in the background Im struck by the flawless operation by Brisbanes Office of the Synod and in the end the emergence of some fresh wheat among expected chaff. 202 - Jun 2003 - The seal of confession: how a priest put his life on the line, Clem Lack The story - originally published in the Brisbane Daily Telegraph of 12 July 1952 - was so edifying that we thought it worth reproducing. 203 - Jun 2003 - The environment: rediscovering the balanced Catholic perspective, Michael Casanova Brisbanes Archdiocesan Catholic Education this year published its Lenten Program book under the title of Attending to the Sacred. 204 - May 2003 - Brisbane archdiocesan synod: challenges needing to be addressed, Peter Howard The theme set for the second preparatory day of the Brisbane Synod 22 March 2003 was based on three vital signs of faith - Jesus Communion and Mission. 205 - May 2003 - Why priestly vocations are up in Perth Archdiocese, Debra Warrier Perth currently has 41 men in its two seminaries compared with 43 in Sydney 27 in Melbourne (37 including regional and Tasmanian seminarians) and 15 in Brisbane. 206 - May 2003 - Events: Carnivale Christi 2003 - A tale of four cities, Anthony McCarthy This opening will be followed by 20 separate events as Carnivale Christi entertains Sydney (2-10 May) Brisbane (16-23 May) and Wagga (23 May-1 June). 207 - Apr 2003 - Letters: Catholic hospitals? (letter), Tom King We must now add the Brisbane Holy Spirit Hospital to the list of casualties which have succumbed to corporate enticements and an absence of real support and leadership from the Catholic hierarchy. 208 - Mar 2003 - Letters: Infallible teaching (letter), Peter Howard OShea of Brisbane. 209 - Mar 2003 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), John F. Nolan Without wishing to unnecessarily prolong correspondence on a particular topic I feel additional clarification regarding the forthcoming Brisbane Archdiocesan Synod is desirable if readers are to have a proper appreciation of the matters raised in my letter in the November AD2000 and referred to by Neville Davis in February. 210 - Mar 2003 - The media and evangelisation, Moira Kirkwood Community TV The group with which I work The Rosary Christian Tutorial Association provides weekly programs for community TV channels Briz 31 in Brisbane and Access 31 in Perth. 211 - Feb 2003 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), Neville Davis Nolans letter (November AD2000) concerning the Brisbane Synod. 212 - Feb 2003 - Brisbane Thomas More Centre: putting faith into action, Sidney Rofe In 2003 the Thomas More Centre in Brisbane will be operating from new offices. 213 - Dec 2002 - Brisbane Synod 2003: a leadership challenge, Peter D. Howard With the Brisbane Archdiocesan Synod due in May 2003 the challenge for Archbishop John Bathersby is to unite his divided local Church in total fidelity to the Magisterium. 214 - Dec 2002 - Books: Biography of Archbishop Pell launched in Melbourne: author interviewed The Melbourne launch of Brisbane Courier-Mail journalist Tess Livingstones new biography of Archbishop Pell titled George Pell took place at the Thomas More Centre. 215 - Dec 2002 - Education: Most teachers reject Church teaching: ACU professor, Michael Gilchrist Professor Denis McLaughlin of Australian Catholic University (McAuley Campus Brisbane) made a number of revealing observations about the beliefs and practices of teachers in Catholic schools during his address at the second national conference of the Association of Principals of Catholic Secondary Schools at the Gold Coast from 2-5 October 2002. 216 - Dec 2002 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 Catholic World News Re-evangelisation proposals to bishops Forming parents and children in Catholic faith and morals Eleven proposals under the heading of Forming Parents And Children in Catholic Faith and Morals for a comprehensive re-evangelisation have been submitted to the Australian Conference of Catholic Bishops by twenty groups of Brisbane Catholics. 217 - Nov 2002 - Books: A Generation Betrayed: Deconstructing Catholic Education, by Eamonn Keane, John Young Conducted at campuses in Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane the survey shows among other things that most student teachers dont believe that the bread and wine become Christs body and blood in the Eucharist most reject the Chuchs teaching on premarital sex 62 per cent think women should be ordained and only two per cent say they accept Catholic teaching on contraception and divorce. 218 - Nov 2002 - Letters: Anonymity (letter), Narelle Mullins NARELLE MULLINS Director of Mission St Vincent de Paul Society Brisbane Editor: AD2000 endorses Narelle Mullins comments. 219 - Nov 2002 - Letters: Exorcists (letter), Monica J. Hart The two books are An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories available from Ignatius Press in Brisbane and Catholic book shops. 220 - Nov 2002 - Letters: Brisbane Synod (letter), J.F. Nolan Readers of AD2000 are probably aware that a Synod of the Brisbane Archdiocese has been called by Archbishop John Bathersby to consult and dialogue with the people of the diocese on matters that he considers vital to the exercise of the Churchs mission. 221 - Nov 2002 - Australian apologist Raymond de Souza's successful overseas lecture tour, AD2000 Report Meanwhile during October 2002 he spent two weeks giving lectures and seminars across Queensland including an appearance at the Call to Holiness conference in Brisbane on 19 October. 222 - Oct 2002 - Bishop Power: Church teachings need to be 're-examined', AD2000 REPORT The Bishops comments on the ABC were taken up by several of Australias metropolitan newspapers including a front page report - headlined Bishop attacks celibacy - in Brisbanes The Courier Mail (26 August). 223 - Oct 2002 - Commission for Australian Catholic Women justifies its existence, Michael Gilchrist A recent one concerned a public meeting for the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 8 August 2002 at which 130 people representing groups and individuals met with members of the Womens Commission sharing their hopes and frustrations with the implementation of the Australian Bishops Decisions and Proposals for the greater participation of women in the Catholic Church in Australia. 224 - Sep 2002 - Music: CD specials from AD Books Lifted: Live Worship Emmanuel Worship Music recorded in September 2001 by Brisbane Community Emmanual. 225 - Sep 2002 - The 1960s 'cultural revolution': from self-sacrifice to self-fulfillment, Fr Gregory Jordan A recent student survey at St Leos College Brisbane has shown that just on half of Leonians considered religion as very important and just on one-fifth claimed they attend Mass regularly - the lowest figure ever for Mass attendance. 226 - Aug 2002 - Music: 'Live Worship: Lifted', by Emmanuel Worship, Anthony Cappello The music produced and arranged by Patrick Keady and James Garrahy was recorded in September 2001 at an Ignite conference in Brisbane. 227 - Aug 2002 - Books: Dynamics Of World History, by Christopher Dawson, Michael Lynch Michael Lynch is completing a doctoral thesis on Christopher Dawson at Australian Catholic University (Brisbane). 228 - Aug 2002 - Letters: 'New Catholicism' (letter), Richard Congram Brisbanes Catholic Leader of 2 June 2002 noted that most of the few young Catholics who attend Mass reported low levels of satisfaction. 229 - Aug 2002 - Letters: Church architecture (letter), Tom King Two classic examples in my home State which come to mind are the new chapel at the Mater Private Hospital and the fine St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane. 230 - Jul 2002 - Catholic Truth Society in Brisbane, B. Massey The Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Truth Society was founded in Brisbane in 2001 with the aim of preserving publishing and distributing the magnificent Catholic pamphlets that were available to Catholics of past years on Christian doctrine devotion biography and social questions. 231 - Jul 2002 - Vatican II, church architecture and "reform of the reform", Sidney Rofe Sidney Rofe specialises in the design of Catholic churches with the firm WIM architects in Brisbane. 232 - May 2002 - Books: Father Ian Falconer's Latin Course, Ken Bayliss Ken Bayliss is a Brisbane Catholic writer. 233 - May 2002 - 'The Resurrection in the university' - IMCSA National Conference in Sydney, Nicholas Rynne Some of the institutions represented included the University of Queensland Australian Catholic University (Melbourne and Brisbane campuses) University of Sydney University of New South Wales the John-Paul II Institute (Melbourne) University of Melbourne Monash University University of Tasmania University of Adelaide University of Western Australia and Notre Dame University (Fremantle). 234 - May 2002 - Gregorian Chant's new lease of life in Brisbane, AD2000 Report Tony Vaughan director of the Schola Cantorum of Brisbane has been teaching people from all age groups and backgrounds Gregorian Chant (named after Pope St Gregory who lived in the seventh Century). 235 - Apr 2002 - Books: 'The Church In The Dark Ages' by Henri Daniel-Rops, Michael Lynch Michael Lynch is currently undertaking a PhD at Australian Catholic University (Brisbane). 236 - Apr 2002 - Letters: Generous response (letter), Grace O'Hara I have received two sets of three volumes from Sister Carmel Dougherty in Brisbane who also rang me. 237 - Apr 2002 - A fresh way for children to learn the faith - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Anne Delsorte One of the first four Australian atria was established in the Corinda-Graceville parish in Brisbane in 1996. 238 - Mar 2002 - News: The Church Around the World New Australian bishops appointed Wagga Wagga and Brisbane vacancies filled Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop William of Wagga Wagga following a long illness and appointed Monsignor Gerard Hanna as the new Bishop. 239 - Dec 2001 - Reflection: St Thérèse's 'little way', Kate Cleary The Pilgrimage of the Relics of St Theacute;regrave;se commences in the Perth Archdiocese on 31 January 2002 and continues through most Australian dioceses concluding in Brisbane on 30 April. 240 - Nov 2001 - Tapes: Thomas More Center Brisbane Winter School, July 2001 Tapes of speakers at the July 2001 Brisbane Thomas More Winter School are available for purchase at $4 each a nominal postage and handling fee of $2. 241 - Nov 2001 - Winter school: Evangelising in a "post-pagan" culture, Fr Anthony Mastroeni This is the edited text of a talk given by Fr Anthony Mastroeni in July 2001 at the Thomas More Winter School in Brisbane. 242 - Nov 2001 - Brisbane liturgy director calls Vatican document "a betrayal", Michael Gilchrist Father Thomas Elich the head of liturgy in the Brisbane Archdiocese has recently described the Vatican document Liturgiam Authenticam which carries papal endorsement as a betrayal. 243 - Oct 2001 - Anglican General Synod 2001 - moves towards women bishops delayed, Nigel Zimmermann Those parts of the Anglican Church of Australia who struggle to remain faithful to orthodox Christianity in a Church rocked by impaired communion let out a huge sigh of relief at the 12th General Synod in Brisbane (21-27 July 2001) when moves towards women bishops were delayed until the next General Synod in three years time. 244 - Sep 2001 - Letters: Fatima Family Apostolate (letter), Margaret Grace AD2000 readers in Melbourne Brisbane Sydney and Albury might be interested to know that Father Robert J. 245 - Sep 2001 - Why today's secular culture is anti-Catholic, James Hitchcock The following article is edited from his address at the Thomas More Centre Winter School in Brisbane in July 2001. 246 - Sep 2001 - Successful Thomas More Centre Winter School in Brisbane, Sidney Rofe The latest Brisbane Thomas More Centre Winter School was a resounding success with over one hundred people gathered at St Leos College University of Queensland between 20-22 July 2001 to hear an impressive line-up of speakers. 247 - Aug 2001 - Letters: Mass leaflet (letter), Stephanie McClarty This leaflet which has been produced with the hope of enkindling an increased awareness and reverence for the Holy Mass has been published by the Legion of Mary Brisbane Comitium with the approval of His Grace Archbishop Bathersby. 248 - Aug 2001 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic-Anglican agreement in Queensland Clergy to be shared in outback areas The Brisbane Courier-Mail (18 June) reports: Churches in western Queensland are leading the way towards unity with the signing of Australias first agreement between the Anglican and Catholic Churches to share clergy. 249 - Jul 2001 - Music: From the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit:, John Miles From the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit: A Heritage of Traditional Catholic Hymns by the Cantabile Singers (The Cantabile Singers Inc Brisbane 2000 CDs or tapes $20. 250 - Jul 2001 - Letters: Australia's Patroness? (letter), Rev W.J. Robley Adm I suspect that the bishops of Australia have been conned by the Liturgical Commission in Brisbane feminists and the purveyors of inclusive language. 251 - Jul 2001 - The case for more Church History in Catholic schools, Michael Lynch Michael Lynch is currently undertaking a PhD at Australian Catholic University (Brisbane) on the subject of Catholic history and in particular the work of Christopher Dawson the noted English historian who died in 1970. 252 - Jul 2001 - Education: National Catholic Education Conference: but who chose the guest speakers?, Michael Gilchrist The National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) based in Canberra is to hold a conference in Brisbane from 23 to 27 September 2001. 253 - Jul 2001 - Thomas More Centre Winter Schools 2001 for Ballarat and Brisbane auBrisbane - Put Out Into the Deep Brisbanes Annual Thomas More Centre Winter School will be held on the weekend of 20-22 July. 254 - May 2001 - Vatican signals continuation of reform process, AD2000 Report In Queensland the Brisbane Archdiocese will need two auxiliary bishops with the retirement of one and the appointment of Bishop Putney to Townsville. 255 - Apr 2001 - Letters: Stations of the Cross (letter), Charles Bignold In Brisbanes Cathedral those Stations have been replaced by biblical Stations; but hanging over the altar is a carving of Jesus with one hand still nailed to the cross bar and the other reaching up into the sky - definitely not biblical and totally misleading and confusing to children. 256 - Mar 2001 - Reflection: Liturgy in the true spirit of Vatican II, Ralph McInerny Subscriptions to Catholic Dossier are available through Ignatius Press Brisbane tel (07) 3376 0105. 257 - Mar 2001 - Books: Streams of Living Water: Autobiography of a Charismatic Leader, Anthony Cappello Personal cross Other achievements have included his founding of the Emmanuel Covenant Community in Brisbane his inspiration for the founding of many others across Australia his membership of the International Council of Charismatic Renewals and his presidency of the Catholic Fraternity of Covenant Communities and Fellowships in Rome. 258 - Mar 2001 - Seminary numbers up in orthodox US dioceses, Michael S. Rose Subscriptions to Catholic World Report can be arranged through Ignatius Press Brisbane (07) 3376 0105. 259 - Feb 2001 - Liturgy: when will the 'Statement of Conclusions' make an impact?, Michael Gilchrist A typical instance - apart from common use of unauthorised inclusive language Scripture readings - was an End Of Year Mass 2000 at a Brisbane girls college titled Look to the Stars - Follow Our Dreams. 260 - Dec 2000 - Letters: Rainbow Serpent (letter), Hans Klaver I was amazed to read in the Church Around the World (October AD2000) about the Jubilee celebration liturgy in St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane on 2 August for primary school students of the Brisbane Archdiocese during which the children were read a story after the Gospel about the aboriginal Rainbow Serpent. 261 - Dec 2000 - New Australian women's religious order, Sr Carmel Doherty Sister Carmel Doherty who belongs to the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration congregation in Brisbane is currently working towards establishing a new Australian religious order. 262 - Dec 2000 - The 'new breed' of orthodox seminarians, Carter H. Griffin Homiletic amp Pastoral Review an excellent US religious monthly journal is obtainable through Ignatius Press in Brisbane annual subscription $57. 263 - Dec 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Armidale Diocese welcomes overseas priests Polish priests to help ease clergy shortage The Brisbane Catholic Leader reports that two Polish priests have arrived in the Armidale Diocese to help relieve the shortage of clergy there. 264 - Dec 2000 - ACU - when will the 'Statement of Conclusions' be implemented?, Michael Gilchrist 3) was conducted by Professor Denis McLaughlin of the Brisbane campus of ACU and involved 647 first and final year student teachers at the various ACU campuses 83 percent of whom were Catholic. 265 - Oct 2000 - How orthodox are Australian Catholic University's professorial staff?, Eamonn Keane Website Yuri Koszarycz Senior Lecturer in Religion Studies within the School of Theology at the ACU in Brisbane (McAuley Campus) has a personal home page on the website of the ACU which he has dedicated to Fr Charles Curran. 266 - Oct 2000 - News: The Church Around the World How Brisbane primary schools celebrate the Jubilee Aboriginal Rainbow Serpent depicted in Cathedral liturgy During a Jubilee Celebration Liturgy on 2 August in St Stephens Cathedral for primary school pupils of the Brisbane Archdiocese an interlude following the Gospel involved depiction of the aboriginal Rainbow Serpent to the accompaniment of didgeridoo and aboriginal dancers. 267 - Sep 2000 - Reflection: Religious life: death or re-birth?, Fr Benedict Groeschel Subscriptions to this journal are available through Ignatius Press Brisbane tel (07) 3376 0105. 268 - Aug 2000 - Eucharistic Congress in Wollongong: 'a time of blessing', Fr Mark De Battista This was followed by an address from Bishop Michael Putney of Brisbane on the Themes of the Jubilee 2000 and the Eucharistic Congress. 269 - Jul 2000 - Australian bishops' response to 'Woman and Man' report, Michael Gilchrist The spokesman for the bishops conference Bishop Michael Putney of Brisbane said: The bishops recognise that there were differences among women in the way that they responded to the questions from the original research. 270 - May 2000 - Books: 'The Wisdom of Adrian Fortescue' ed. Michael Davies, Michael Daniel Inquiries Ignatius Press Brisbane (07) 3376 0105) Adrian Fortescue (1874-1923) was a priest of unique and remarkable talents who truly merited the title of genius. 271 - May 2000 - Letters: EWTN visit (letter), Mike Keating Bob will be visiting Brisbane Armidale Bingara Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide. 272 - May 2000 - Letters: Women's report: a reply (letter), Dr Marie McDonald To illustrate this point she describes her experience at the gathering of women held in Brisbane in 1998. 273 - May 2000 - Books: Francis Thompson: author of 'The Hound of Heaven', Michael Daniel Robert Waldrons The Hound of Heaven at my Heels: The Lost Diary of Francis Thompson is available from Ignatius Press Brisbane (07) 3376 0105 for $14. 274 - May 2000 - Australian Catholic University student survey, Michael Gilchrist The survey questioned 647 first and final year student teachers at ACU campuses in Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane. 275 - Apr 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Bishop Michael Putney of Brisbane who chairs the Implementation Committee announced the following appointments last February: Mrs Liz Hanney (Pastoral Co-ordinator for the Sale Diocese) Mrs Catherine Harris (former Director of the Affirmative Action Agency) Mrs Elsie Heiss (member of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Sydney) Mrs Teresa Lynch (Co- ordinator of Pastoral Associates in the Port Pirie Diocese) and Sister Sonia Wagner SGS (Superior of the Good Samaritan Sisters). 276 - Mar 2000 - US Bishops favour prominence of tabernacle, AD2000 Report 00 per annum are available through Ignatius Press Brisbane tel (07) 3376 0105. 277 - Feb 2000 - Books: 'A Victorian Convert Quintet' by Michael Clifton, Michael Daniel Available through Ignatius Press in Brisbane) Perhaps the most interesting phenomenon of the Catholic Church in the nineteenth century was the extraordinary number of converts to Catholicism from Anglicanism and the influence these people were to have upon the Catholic Church. 278 - Feb 2000 - Books: ‘Darkness Visible: A Christian Appraisal of Freemasonry’ by Walton Hannah, Michael Daniel Available through Ignatius Press Brisbane) Darkness Visible Walton Hannahs study of Freemasonry originally published in 1952 has been reprinted for the first time in ten years. 279 - Oct 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Piers Paul Read will be in Sydney 4-7 October Canberra 8-9 October Melbourne 10-14 October Adelaide 15-16 October and Brisbane 22-24 October. 280 - Aug 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Townsville Diocesan Winter School Sr Elaine Wainwright the featured speaker Sr Elaine Wainwright a lecturer in Biblical Studies and Feminist Theology from Brisbane and author of Shall We Look for Another? 281 - Jun 1999 - New Missal a 'decided improvement' concludes US Archbishop Elden Curtiss, Archbishop Elden Curtiss Shortened text of essay that first appeared in Adoremus Bulletin subscriptions for which are available through Ignatius Press Brisbane (07) 3375 9146. 282 - Apr 1999 - Presenting Catholic apologetics to a wider Australian public, AD2000 Report Catholics and non-Catholics alike were able to come in contact with this novel approach to share the Faith: in 15 days Mr de Souza was the guest speaker in lay Catholic gatherings in eight cities (Adelaide Melbourne Launceston Hobart Canberra Sydney Wagga Wagga and Brisbane). 283 - Apr 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Vatican Information Service Latest research on Catholic student teachers 34 percent weekly Mass attendance better than national average of 18 percent Research has recently been completed on first and final year student teachers at Australian Catholic University by Professor Denis McLaughlin head of the department of Educational Foundations at the Brisbane campus of ACU. 284 - Apr 1999 - Adelaide Archdiocese on the brink over general absolutions, AD2000 Report In the Brisbane Archdiocese however Catholics were receiving mixed signals. 285 - Mar 1999 - Pilgrim Statue Of Mary Help Of Christians welcomed in Brisbane, Patrick Quirk Paul the First Hermit is set to take shape in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. 286 - Feb 1999 - Brompton Oratory: London's liturgical oasis, Joanna Bogle 00 annually from Ignatius Press Brisbane. 287 - Dec 1998 - News: The Church Around the World Former deputy directors of Catholic education jailed Brisbane Church officials plead guilty to sex offences Late last October Fr Ronald McKiernan the former deputy director of Catholic Education for the Brisbane Archdiocese was sentenced to three years prison to be suspended after 12 months after he pleaded guilty to 15 offences of assaults on males indecent dealing with boys under 17 and indecent dealing with boys under 14 that took place between 1964-1977 when Fr McKiernan was either a parish priest a chaplain at various Catholic schools or a scout master. 288 - Aug 1998 - Decline in priests 'an opportunity for growth!' says Townsville's Bishop, Michael Gilchrist The Task Force was led by Sr Mary Lowcock RSM with her capable facilitator Sr Cath Fitzgerald RSM from Brisbane. 289 - Aug 1997 - Participation of Women in the Catholic Church in Australia: an update, Michael Gilchrist The Queensland leg of the PWCC hearings took place during the first half of June in Brisbane Toowoomba Rockhampton and Townsville. 290 - May 1997 - Brisbane pastoral ministers guidelines: 'Zooming along' to priestless parishes?, Michael Gilchrist So reads part of the Brisbane archdioceses draft guidelines for the appointment of parish pastoral ministers (i. 291 - Apr 1997 - Brisbane Archdiocese booklets: how to make parishes 'zoom along', Michael Gilchrist They are the work of the Offices of Adult Education and Parish Review and Planning within the office of Brisbane Catholic Education. 292 - Mar 1997 - Brisbane's Banyo seminary: zero recruits is 'not a cause for alarm', Michael Gilchrist This was emphasised by a news item in Brisbanes Courier Mail which reported that there were no new candidates for the priesthood at Brisbanes Banyo Seminary from all of Queenslands five dioceses. 293 - Sep 1996 - Fr Joseph Fessio in Australia: Principles of genuine liturgical reform, Michael Gilchrist His lectures were also well-attended in Brisbane and Sydney (with about 500 at each) and in Armidale Ballarat and Bendigo. 294 - Jul 1996 - Father Joseph Fessio's lecture tour of Australia, Mark First He will address the Australian Confraternity of Catholic Clergy at their Brisbane Conference and later meetings in Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne. 295 - Nov 1995 - Post-conciliar renewal? Some Queensland snapshots, Michael Gilchrist The Brisbane Archdioceses Catholic Leader (24 September 1995) has published the edited text of a keynote address by Sr Patricia Fox of Adelaide to a Brisbane Archdiocesan womens gathering - Women Celebrating the Challenge of Change. 296 - Feb 1995 - Vatican says 'no' to NRSV translation - 'Inclusive language' setback, Michael Gilchrist ) Closer to home Brisbanes Catholic Leader (13 November) reported that the National Liturgical Commissions Executive Secretary Fr Tom Elich of Brisbane was dismayed at the Vatican decision. 297 - Oct 1994 - An Anglican Bishop responds to Bishop Spong - defending Christian revelation, Bishop David Silk (Anglican Bishop of Ballarat) The anomaly associated with this visit was that while he used Australian Catholic Universitys Brisbane facilities (see August AD2000) to demolish Christianity Bishop Silk was a speaker at an Anglican conference in Melbourne organised to repudiate Spongs claims. 298 - Aug 1994 - Bishop Spong at Australian Catholic University - Why?, Michael Gilchrist Despite this according to Brisbanes Sunday Mail (5 June): Radical American Bishop John Shelby Spong the author who believes St Paul was a self-loathing repressed homosexual is returning to Brisbane on July 2-4 to give three public lectures . 299 - Feb 1994 - The state of Catholicism after 'Veritatis Splendor', B.A. Santamaria In a recent controversy with an official Catholic theologian in the Brisbane Catholic Leader I experienced the treatment which is the fate of the unqualified non-expert. 300 - Nov 1993 - Preparing for a 'priestless' Church in Rockhampton?, Michael Gilchrist How an outsider encountered the Rockhampton priestless weekend The grass roots impact of the priestless weekend in Rockhampton Diocese was graphically described by a Brisbane visitor in an extraordinary letter to The Daily Mercury (Mackay). 301 - Sep 1993 - Lincoln, Nebraska - how to fill seminaries with vocations, Fr T.I. Thorburn Brisbanes Pius XII Seminary Banyo according to The Future Times July 1993) held six seminarians. 302 - Mar 1993 - What the secular humanists are up to, David Quinn Irish-born Mr Quinn is an active Catholic layman from Brisbane with a special interest in philosophy and apologetics. 303 - Oct 1992 - Why is Archbishop Weakland invited to Australia?, AD2000 Report Ordination of Women Archbishop Weakland calls himself a feminist and as well as approving inclusive language and altar girls - still forbidden by the Holy See - in his churches he favours (Brisbane Courier Mail August 1 1991) the ordination of women as a solution to the priest shortage worldwide and leading to a more intelligent and compassionate Church. 304 - Sep 1992 - The Townsville experiment: next stage in the evolution of an Australian Church? This Task Force led by Sr Mary Lowcock RSM had a capable facilitator in Sr Cath Fitzgerald RSM from Brisbane. 305 - Jun 1992 - Did 'the Enlightenment' K.O. Christianity?, David Quinn 9; David Quinn Irish-born and an active Catholic layman in Brisbane continues his theme (explored in the February AD2000) of the long-term effects on modern Christianity of the 18th century European Enlightenment. 306 - Jun 1992 - Monika Hellwig visits Australia, Michael Gilchrist Another facet of Hellwigs writings was evident in an article in the Brisbane Catholic Leader (23 February 1986) with the title What makes Catholic schools Catholic? 307 - Apr 1992 - Problems of modern Biblical scholarship, B.A. Santamaria Against this proposition a characteristic argument has been advanced recently in the Brisbane Catholic Leader (16. 308 - Feb 1992 - Authority - Yes, Authoritarianism - No, David Quinn He is involved with a number of Catholic lay groups in Brisbane with a special interest in apologetics and in the philosophical presuppositions Of our modern era which he sees as drawn largely from the secular Enlightenment. 309 - Feb 1992 - The Pope's agenda - overcoming the obstacles, Michael Gilchrist Nor should we overlook the Confraternity of Christ the Priest in Victoria and Bishop Brennans new Wagga seminary nor the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community in Sydney (and other charismatic communities in Brisbane Canberra and Perth) the Campion Fellowship numbers of Marian and pro-life organisations and of course the Society of St. 310 - Feb 1991 - Robert Hugh Benson - Christianity and Modernism, Sr Mary St. Rita RSM Rita has worked as a Sister of Mercy in the Pathology Department of the Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane since her religious profession and has won high recognition as a medical laboratory scientist. 311 - Nov 1990 - Can Australia's seminaries turn the tide?, Michael Gilchrist The Pius XII Seminary Banyo in Brisbane which serves the five Queensland dioceses and was built 50 years ago to accommodate 130 had an enrolment of 24 during this year (and full-time seminary staff of 123 down from 31 in 1989 and 53 in 1983. 312 - Oct 1989 - Catholicism at the crossroads, Michael Gilchrist In Brisbane despite an acknowledgment that Rome still had the final word on the subject a questionnaire for the August 1989 Archdiocesan Assembly wanted to know the numbers favouring the introduction of women priests. 313 - Sep 1989 - Three problems for Catholic schools, Michael Gilchrist This is an abridged text of a lecture given by Michael Gilchrist during a recent tour of Queensland in which he addressed audiences numbering many hundreds in Cairns Innisfail Ingham Townsville Mackay Rockhampton Toowoomba Brisbane and Gold Coast. 314 - Jul 1989 - Making a revolution by changing the meaning of words, Frank Mobbs The Catholic Leader (Brisbane) later put out an abbreviated version (23 February 1986) with the headline What makes Catholic Schools Catholic? 315 - Aug 2013 - Letters: Liturgical abuses, Michael Apthorp 316 - Jul 2013 - Letters: Finding true unity, Didymus Astle 317 - Dec 2011 - Letters: Homeschooling, Matthew Buckley 318 - Aug 2011 - Letters: Anglican ordinariate, Michael Apthorp 319 - Jul 2011 - Letters: Disunity, Kara Ward 320 - Apr 2005 - Letters: Practice of faith, Br Con Moloney CFC 321 - Dec 2003 - Letters: Social Justice Statement, Michael Barr 322 - Aug 2003 - Letters: Lourdes appeal (letter), Jenny Davies 323 - Jun 2003 - Events: Corpus Christi Procession - Brisbane, 22 June 2003