Colin McDonald speaks at the Assembly of Catholic Professionals luncheon. Date: 25 May 2017 Speaker: Colin McDonald in conversation with Russell Thirgood. A special note: Colin’s experiences working in Indonesia and the plight of the Rush Family and Titus Ani has touched the hearts of many members, who have enquired about how they can help. …

The Assembly of Catholic Professionals welcomes Former Prime Minister of Australia, The Honourable Tony Abbott MP, Member for Warringah to the final quarterly luncheon for 2016. TONY ABBOTT was elected Prime Minister by the Australian people on 7 September 2013 and served for two years. In his time as Prime Minister, the carbon tax and the mining tax were repealed; free…

MSGR PROF. TOMÁŠ HALÍK, is a celebrated author, academic and winner of the 2014 Templeton Prize. Ordained a priest in 1978, he worked in the “underground Church” and as a psychotherapist for drug addicts. For decades he was a close friend and colleague of the famous Václav Havel, first President of the Czech Republic after…

BRISBANE-based Professor John Fraser has published more than 200 academic papers and his medical research includes multi-million dollar projects including the development of a ground-breaking bionic heart. Some of his research ideas and collaborations across Asia and North America are pushing the boundaries of medical science with the promise of saving countless lives. His medical work has also taken…

Date: 11 February 2016 Speaker: Paul White, Brisbane Broncos CEO Brisbane Broncos CEO, Paul White speaks with Michael Crutcher about his life journey from a young policeman in Central Queensland to one of the most respected and influential men in Rugby League. Paul shares his thoughts on family, faith and illness at the Assembly of Catholic Professionals luncheon…

Date: 29 October 2015 Speaker: Professor Tracey Rowland, Dean and Permanent Fellow of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Melbourne. An intimate presentation from Professor Tracey Rowland, on her upbringing in rural Queensland, the influence of the Catholic nuns who gave her an exceptional education and her time in Rome.

Fr Brian McCoy, Provincial Superior of the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus, discusses some of the key aspects of Ignatian spirituality, his mission work experience in Alice Springs, and the distinctly Ignatian call from His Holiness Pope Francis, inviting us all to experience an ever deepening relationship with God’s creation. Through anecdotes from…

Former Wallaby and head of QIC, Damien Frawley, gives an open and candid talk about how his Catholic faith has been shaped by his parents, his marriage, his children, sport and business. Recounting those experiences that come mind at the mention of faith and religion Damien touches on the hardships and tragedies endured by his…

Matthew and Diane Ames share their personal and inspiring story with the Assembly of Catholic Professionals and reflect on how their family responded to Matthew’s sudden diagnosis of severe toxic shock syndrome – a diagnosis that would lead to Matthew having a radical operation to amputate his limbs in a desperate attempt to save his…

Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ Planetary Scientist at the Vatican Observatory talks about experiencing intimacy with the Creator through the study of astronomy. “People sometimes ask me if I’m a scientist because of my faith, or am I a person of faith because of my science. In a wonderful interview I had one time, someone said…