Jamie O'Brien is the Archdiocese of Perth Communications Manager and Editor for The Record, incorporating The eRecord and The Record Magazine.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Broome Diocese issues urgent call for volunteer workers
The Diocese of Broome has this week issued an urgent call to Perth Catholics to volunteer in various towns across the diocese.
The Diocese of Broome provides essential services to a number of Aboriginal communities, but due to COVID-19 border restrictions, interstate volunteers are unable to enter Western Australia.
New catechists program completed; local parish catechists honoured at launch
The new Parish Religious Education program, Gathered in My Name, developed by the Catholic Education Western Australia Catechist Service, is finally complete.
We need disciples who are faithful and faith-filled, says Archbishop Costelloe
We need disciples who are faithful and faith-filled, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at the liturgical launch of the 2021 LifeLink Christmas Appeal for Parish Priests and Parish Appeal representatives.
Parishes called to the mission of being a people who are Christian
Speaking to the parishioners of East Victoria Park, Sunday 31 October, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton said every parish has a mission to be a people who listen for the Spirit’s voice and what the Spirit is asking of us as a community.
EXCLUSIVE: New legislation ignores recommendations, carries no guarantee, says Archbishop Costelloe
Confessionals across Perth, like this one at St Mary’s Cathedral, have been renovated to include glass panel doors and transparent sectioning. Photo: Michelle Tan.
The confessional experience is a personal encounter between that person
and Christ, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said this week.
In a Pastoral Letter published Thursday 21 October, Archbishop Costelloe
was speak...
PASTORAL LETTER Community and Family Services Amendment Bill (2021)
In a Pastoral Letter published Thursday 21 October, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said the confessional experience is a personal encounter between that person and Christ.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
The recent passage of legislation through the state parliament removing civil law protections around the confidentiality of the confessional has deeply disappointed ...
The Record Magazine Issue 33 (October 2021)
The Record Magazine, Issue 33, October 2021
Welcome to Issue 33 of The Record Magazine.
As we go to print, we are eagerly awaiting the commencement of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
It is a life-changing moment for the Church in Australia and my team and I are honoured to be reporting first hand of its outcomes over the next few weeks and months.
In ...
Australian dioceses prepare for Synod of Bishops launch
The official logo for the Synod of Bishops. Image: CNS.
Dioceses across
Australia will this weekend hold launches to mark the commencement of local
participation in the two-year journey towards the 2023 Synod of Bishops.
Last Sunday, Pope
Francis celebrated a Mass to launch the global process for the XVI Ordinary
General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which has the theme “For a Synoda...
SPECIAL REPORT: Plenary Council Members called to ‘Let Go’
Perth Plenary Council Members gathered with friends and family in St Michael The Archangel Chapel after the closing Mass of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia. Photo: Michelle Tan.
Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke from the heart as he delivered his homily at the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly on Sunday 10 October, drawing on the richne...
EXCLUSIVE: Archbishop Costelloe calls Church to live a Gospel culture
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week spoken about the need for a Gospel culture in a special video interview.
