Reflections
“Out of the coins shown in this incursion, my favourite was a small roughly-shaped silver coin with an eagle design. The eagle represented imperial power. This coin dated back to around 80 BCE, and it was breathtaking to think I was holding something so incredibly old,” says Year 9 St Paul’s School student Max Hering
Features
“The staff at St Martin’s House reception received a pleasant surprise in late March when a small, but special, piece of our history was returned to our Diocese. A silver ceremonial trowel, housed in a simple wooden box, is linked to an important part of Maryborough’s history,” says Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers
A new book about a renowned self-taught stained-glass artist from Brisbane has dispelled a common misconception that the large window at the Cathedral’s entrance depicts the Big Bang
“If you want to understand the Church of today, you really need to study the Early Church of the first five centuries…in a sense the men and women of those first five centuries are our spiritual grandparents and when we study the Early Church we are studying something about our own spiritual DNA,” says Bishop Jonathan Holland
“Hearing of the forthcoming visit to Australia by the then Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary), Bishop Webber arranged for the royal couple to attend the ceremonial laying of our Cathedral’s foundation stone,” says Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers
“November saw a precious piece of history being returned to The Parish of Nundah in the form of an antique silver rose bowl, which was presented to parishioners Mr and Mrs Paterson 101 years ago,” says Jenny Eagles from The Parish of Nundah
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