Joe (Giuseppe) and Maisie Cinanni, from Applecross parish, have been married for 50 years. The couple were married in St Joachim’s Church, Victoria Park, on June 16, 1962, but on Sunday, September 23, were “shocked and surprised” to receive a papal blessing via St Benedict’s Parish Priest, Fr Peter Whitely, after the 6pm Mass. It also happens to be St Benedict’s parish’s 60th annivers...

Dominican Sister Catherine Brophy, of St Catherine’s Convent, Doubleview, passed away suddenly and peacefully at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on October 1, aged 75. Her Requiem Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Doubleview, on October 6. Sr Catherine was born on April 9, 1937 in County Clare, Ireland, the middle daughter of Michael and Frances Brophy, who had eight...

Devout gentleman and letter-writer to The Record, John McKay passed away suddenly at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on August 30 after collapsing near the Eric Street, Cottesloe, shops which he frequented. His Requiem Mass was concelebrated by Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey, a personal friend of John’s, and Parish Priest Fr Charles Waddell, at St Thomas’ Church, Claremont, on September ...

A Vietnamese Bishop, priests, relatives and the Perth Catholic Vietnamese community turned out in force to support Carmelite nun Sr Quynh Mary of the Most Holy Trinity as she made her solemn profession at the Carmelite Monastery chapel, Nedlands, on Saturday, August 18, before Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and concelebrating priests. Bishop Paul Bui van Doc, Bishop of May Tho in Vietn...

On the Feast Day of Santa Clara, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told the congregation of Santa Clara Church, Bentley that their parish was a “treasure in the Archdiocese.” Parish priest Dennis Sudla had invited the Archbishop to concelebrate the 9.30am Mass to mark the Feast Day of the parish’s patron saint. The Rector of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary Fr Michael Moore and Fr Dennis...

Josephite Sr Elizabeth Murphy, who died on July 20, was a teacher par excellence who reached the top of her profession and also worked with the Order in Peru. She was 88. Known to her family as Mary, she was born on July 4, 1924, the eldest of six children of Frank and Phyllis Murphy, and was educated in her primary years at Highgate with the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. When the f...

Three members of the Bentley conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) are working hard to help the underprivileged people of their area. Their efforts are a lesson in how the little local chapters of the Society – known as conferences – can do a huge amount of good work, often unnoticed and unseen. Tom and Pat Thomas, of Santa Clara Parish in Bentley and Flo Robinson, of ...

St Luke’s Parish in Woodvale has a thriving Friendship Group of over-60s who meet in the parish hall for activities and get together regularly for other events. Its president, Judy Anderson, told The Record the group has been going for 17 years and has 40 members who meet once a month. The membership fee is $5 and the monthly meeting is held at noon on a Monday, with the annual genera...

Frank Hacket passed away just a month after celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary. PHOTO: Supplied[/caption] Frank Hackett lived a life of faith, love and family. After celebrating 60 years of marriage to his wife Pat on May 17 at St John of God Hospital Murdoch, he passed away peacefully on June 27 at Frank Prendergast House, Southern Cross Village, at Success. His Requiem Mass w...

Alzheimer's disease will destroy Australia if no effective treatments are found, says Santa Clara Bentley parishioner and leading researcher Professor Ralph Martins. Alzheimer’s disease will be the biggest killer of Australians by 2050, according to leading researcher and Santa Clara Bentley parishioner, Professor Ralph Martins. The professor participated at an international conference he...