Tag: tragedy
Clare Nowland remembered for her deep faith and beautiful soul
A 95-year-old woman with dementia who died a week after being shot with a taser by police in her Cooma nursing home is being remembered as a devout Catholic of “deep faith with a beautiful soul.” Clare Nowland, who attended daily Mass until five years ago when she entered care, was the matriarch of her large faith-filled family, including her brother, a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
Sydney’s Maronites grieve after another Lebanese tragedy
Sydney’s Lebanese-Australian community is mourning the loss of relatives and friends who died in the explosion in the Port of Beirut which injured more...
Mothers say faith has kept them going
The mothers of four children killed in Oatlands tragedy say God has helped them persevere.
Something astonishing is happening in Oatlands tragedy
Each night I read a bit from the Gospels to my young sons. One thing that strikes me is how Jesus’ preaching was often...
Thousands gather to pray after tragedy
Shocked faith communities filled churches after four children were killed at Oatlands in Sydney.