Debbie Warrier worked for The Record as a local reporter in 2003 and returned as a columnist on prayer, conversions and vocations since 2007. Previously she worked as a social worker in hospitals and mental health clinics both in Australia and England. She even did a brief stint as a sales assistant during Christmas at Harrods department store in London but unfortunately did not get a staff discount card. In 2001 she went back to Curtin University, Perth to become a journalist. She now writes to evangelise in print.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Ave Maria. That’s how this Friar rolls.
From rolling down US streets blaring Santana to life in Perth, God has been so good, Friar Gabriel tells Debbie Warrier.
Witnessing faith in action helped to make me Catholic
Megan Walter was raised in the Pentecostal Church but became Catholic earlier this year, largley due to the inspiration of a special Catholic friend.
Eyes to see God, peer-to-peer
It is easier to be Catholic in Dubai than it is in an increasingly materialist Australia, Christine dos Santos tells Debbie Warrier. She is doing her bit at Santa Clara, Bentley, to help young Catholics know they are not alone.
Black Belt in faith and fortitude
Fr Quang Hong Pham endured ten brutal years of imprisonment in Vietnam. A trip to Australia as part of Vietnam’s Sydney Olympics Karate team provided the opportunity he needed to realise his vocation, he tells Debbie Warrier.
Wanting God, all the time
From living the high life to carrying out a miraculous maximum community sentence of 240 hours in place of jail, Fr Chris Webb eventually found his vocation. Now an Assistant Parish Priest at Moora parish, he shares with The Record his catechism of prayer and own personal faith journey.
Priesthood pathway to grown-up life
Somebody asked him, “Have you ever thought of being a priest?” Baldivis priest Fr Geoff Aldous’ life has been the better for it.
A mother’s love led to calling
A family torn apart by the aftermath of war, but for Fr John Cooper OFM Cap, the love of two women changed everything …
My lesson: the way to share faith is to live it
A convert mum says she couldn’t see the sense in not becoming Catholic. Others helped and inspired her along the way. She takes her faith seriously, and maintains hope for her son …
Rebellious punk who turned to love of God in adoration
Tragedy and a sense of being unloved in early life gave way to God’s loving presence, Br Gilbert Bloomer tells Debbie Warrier.
At 25, Greenwood is hale and hearty
A brief shower of rain early in proceedings did little to dampen the enthusiasm of parish priest Father Vinh Dong and parishioners as principal celebrant Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated Mass in honour of the 25th Anniversary of All Saints Church, Greenwood on November 24 this year.
Assistant priest Fr Quynh Do and resident priest Fr Tam Lai also assisted with celebration of Mass ...
