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The Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929. Our journalism seeks to provide a full, accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local, national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person.
Q&A – What are hermits in the Catholic Church?
Oct 27, 2023 · Hermits were also sometimes called anchorites, meaning to withdraw. In the early centuries, some Christians, inspired by Old Testament figures like the prophet Elijah and later St John the Baptist, desired to live a life apart from the community, and so they withdrew to the desert or countryside where they could live a life of intense prayer and penance.
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The Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929. Our journalism seeks to provide a full, accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local, national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person.
The feast day of St Vincent de Paul – patron of Charity
Sep 27, 2024 · Devoted: St Vincent de Paul by Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nou . “IF God is the centre of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.”. God was at the centre of St Vincent de Paul’s life, and today no words are necessary as his name remains synonymous with charity and helping the poor across the world.
The Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano - The Catholic Leader
Nov 10, 2013 · The first great Eucharistic miracle was that of Lanciano, the ancient Italian city of Anxanum. It took place in 750 AD in the church of St Legontian when a Basilian monk doubted the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. After he had consecrated the Body and Blood of Our Lord, the host was suddenly changed into physical flesh and the ...
A great Australian story - The Catholic Leader
Sep 21, 2014 · Caritas Australia started in the early 1960s among lay Catholics who wanted to make a difference on issues of social justice. To tackle the issues of hunger and poverty, they created the Catholic Overseas Relief Committee in 1964. The same year parishes collected money to assist a Diocesan Priest working in Peru, Latin America and the Newman ...
10 Bible quotes for the season of Advent - The Catholic Leader
Nov 17, 2023 · For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers.”. “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.”. “But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
A life of devotion and ultimate sacrifice – St Maximillian Kolbe
Aug 14, 2024 · Born in 1894 in Polish territory, St Maximillian Kolbe’s life was strongly influenced by a vision of the Virgin Mary when he was just 12 years old. He said that the Mother of God had presented him two crowns, one of white purity and one of red martyrdom. Offered either crown, St Maximillian Kolbe told Mary he would accept both.
Q&A – What is the story of St Gerard Majella?
Oct 16, 2023 · St Gerard was born the son of a tailor on April 6, 1726. He grew up about 80km south of Naples in Muro Lucano, Italy in a large, poor family. When St Gerard was only 12, his father Dominic died. After the death of his father, his mother, who had no money, sent St Gerard away to live with his uncle. St Gerard became an apprentice to a tailor.
The feast day of St Padre Pio – popular saint and mystic
Sep 23, 2024 · From humble beginnings, Padre Pio would become one of the most popular saints of the 20th century. Throughout his life Padre Pio experienced a changing world, with two world wars and the onset of the atomic age. But throughout these changing world dynamics, Padre Pio’s faith in Christ never wavered. The trials and tribulations of his life ...