A desire to help the poor and to be a missionary led to a vocation to the religious life which has now spanned across several continents over more than 30 years for Perth woman, Margaret Talbot, or Sr Mary Margaret of the Eucharist as she is now known. Photo: Jamie O'Brien A desire to help the poor and to be a missionary led to a vocation to the religious life which has now spanned across s...

By Jamie O’Brien Well known for enriching the faith of churchgoers, bringing back those who have been far-away and converting non-believers and comforting troubled youth, the Neocatechumenal Way now has more than 15 communities across five parishes in Perth. Acknowledged as “an itinerary of Catholic formation valid for our society and for our times” in 1989 by then Pope John Paul II, the ...

By Jamie O’Brien Western Australian youth were last week invited to be open to anything that the Lord might seek to do in their lives by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB was speaking to the nearly 200 youth, who were aged between 16 and 30 during Mass at Mary Mackillop Chapel, North Sydney, where they had gathered to celebrate the impending start of the...

https://youtu.be/NgRH-V-64Ig?feature=shared Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last week welcomed the announcement that the next Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) will be held in Perth, in December 2019. Archbishop Costelloe said the people of the Archdiocese will be greatly blessed by the experience of hosting the next ACYF. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe speaks...

The Record Magazine Issue 11. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the meaning of Adult Faith, and how this is taking place across the Archdiocese of Perth. The Church, says Saint (Pope) John Paul II, has always considered catechesis one of her primary tasks, for, before Christ ascended to His Father after His resurrection, He gave the apostle...

In releasing his 2017 Christmas Message, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said that God’s ways and call are not always easy, comfortable or welcome. Photo: Ron Tan. In releasing his 2017 Christmas Message, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said that God’s ways and call are not always easy, comfortable or welcome. The special Christmas message, which will be distributed ...

The newly ordained priests with from left, Mgr Michael Keating, Very Rev Fr Peter Whitely VG, Fr Joseph Laundy, Fr Konrad Gagatek, Very Rev Mgr Harry Entwistle PA, Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Bishop Don Sproxton, Fr Tung Vu, Fr Marisuz Grezch, Fr Patricio Carrera Morales, Fr Kenneth Acosta Garcia, Fr Michael Moore SM and Fr Phillip Fleay. Photo: Jamie O...

Carlisle mother Rosalba Costanzo and her daughter Melissa, who receives care support through Identitywa. In response to International Day of People with a Disability, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week said that our Catholic tradition understands every human life to be equal, inherently sacred and worthy of dignity and respect as the bedrock of a just society. Photo: Jamie O’B...

Newly ordained priests Fr Patricio Carerra Morales and Kenneth Acosta Garcia spoke to The Record Editor Jamie O’Brien and journalist Josh Low ahead of their Ordination last Friday 17 November, at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Fr Kenneth, who hails from the Dominican Republic and Fr Patricio, from Guatemala, both completed their formation at Redemptoris Mater Seminary Perth, and have each spent the last six months at Osborne Park and Baldivis Parishes respectively. By Jamie O’Brien and Josh Low.

Bishop Sproxton with Ellenbrook Parish Priest Fr Bonaventure Echeta, St Helena’s Primary School Principal Lina Bertolini and students James McGowan, Therese Topliss, Bertie Turrell-Knight and Eloise Ham. Photo: Ron Tan. The outstanding support and positive participation in LifeLink Day has seen St Helena’s Catholic Primary School Ellenbrook and Mercy College Koondoola being named as the reci...