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Ian Warden | Australians find saintly figure in difficult times | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (735+ words) "Whoever wants to preach effectively must preach with love." Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) the patron saint of newspaper columnists. Today's column-sermon (your columnist preaching it with love) is on the thrilling theme of saints and saintliness. For in an eerie…...
The small hill in Europe where courage and hope refuse to die
3+ week, 3+ day ago (241+ words) This quiet hillside is an emotional symbol of a nation's defiance. It's a drizzly afternoon, midway through an 11-day UTracks Treasures of the Baltic cycle tour, when we reach Lithuania's Hill of Crosses and the weather seems apt for this…...
Let me show you the world's most breathtaking sacred sites
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (759+ words) It's the time of year for it - have a look at some of the most sacred getaways. One by one, all the town's lights turn off. First the streetlamps, then the shops and the restaurants. Even the moon is covered…...
Future Pope will 'welcome us back', sect priest says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) A priest from a recently excommunicated Catholic splinter sect has told worshippers the breakaway group will be welcomed back to the church under a different Pope. The Society of St Pius X - a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics - was excommunicated…...
Pope wraps Lebanon visit with prayer at port blast site
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (246+ words) Pope Leo XIV has visited the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion and offered a silent prayer on the last day of his trip to Lebanon. Leo was also expected to meet with relatives of some of the 218 people…...
The bones of St Francis to be displayed in Assisi
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) The bones of St Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian hometown yet another reason to welcome pilgrims. That's…...
A lavish $400k bash reveals a deeper leadership crisis
4+ week, 1+ day ago (718+ words) Revelations of expenditure of $400,000 by the Catholic schools authority of the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese, for the launch of a new strategic plan inevitably raise eyebrows. There are extra costs involved in running a schools network, and indeed an archdiocese, that…...
Bhutanese community joins young crash victim's family in praying for peace
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) In a small Buddhist temple in Dickson, Bhutanese Canberrans joined a grieving family in prayer so their beloved boy may journey peacefully into the afterlife. Buddhist monks in burgundy and saffron robes led a traditional prayer meet for four-year-old Osal…...
Why deferring to artificial intelligence might prove to be biblically stupid
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (800+ words) Did you know you can bet on 2027 being the year of the second coming of Jesus Christ? Many people reportedly have - Americans probably. I suppose this is barely more absurd than viewing universal healthcare as (a) communism, and (b) less of a…...
Anglican Church takes step to rebuild parents trust in Radford College
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (398+ words) The Anglican Church will be independently reviewing Radford College's finances as an active parent group continues to push for transparency. The parent group was formed after backlash to the fee announcement, where some year levels' fees increased by 23 per cent....