Princess Margaret Hospital Ex Trainees and Nursing Associates Inc dedicated a stained glass artwork to the centre, which was unveiled on 21 September 2018. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau The staged opening of Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) in May, also marked the closure of Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) after more than 100 years of operation. The new Multi-faith Ce...

Catholic Earthcare Australia Director Bernard Holland introduces himself to Auxiliary Bishop of Perth Donald Sproxton. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau Bernard Holland of Catholic Earthcare has last week made his first visit to Perth since his appointment as Director of the environment-focused organisation. Mr Holland met Bishop Donald Sproxton, Caritas Board member John Bouffler...

Deacon Chris de Sousa’s ordination was held at his home parish of St Jerome’s in Spearwood on 3 November 2018. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Matthew Lau “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord” – Romans 12:11. A packed Spearwood Parish of St Jerome witnessed their brother in Christ take another giant leap in his formation journey to serve the Lord. Auxi...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe blesses the Madonna dei Martiri and those on board to mark the Fishing Fleet’s 70th anniversary. Photo: Josh Low. By Matt Lau and Josh Low The seventh decade of the annual Blessing of the Fleet festivities saw thousands flock to Fremantle as the Blessed Mother was publicly honoured in the streets. The day began with a Mass celebrated completely in Itali...

https://youtu.be/EvXlGUPB-2w “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” – John 3:17 Motivational preacher Father Larry Richards captivated audiences at Evangelisation Australia’s recent ‘Why be Catholic’ conference from 18 to 20 October. “We are created by love, to be love, in a world that doesn’t know love,” Fr Richards sa...

Despite the progress made over the past decade, the stigma associated with mental illness still exists in our community Bishop Sproxton wrote in his Pastoral Letter. Photo: Ron Tan. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Week speaks strongly of who we are called to be as Church – a living vibrant Christian community of people supporting and walking with each other on our earthly journey tog...

Dr Mary Glowrey was medical graduate of the University of Melbourne, at a time when there were few female medical students. Photo: Mary Glowrey Museum The campaign for Sister Mary Glowrey to become Australia’s second saint, after the canonisation of Sr Mary MacKillop in 2010, is now “in God’s hands”. Dr Mary Glowrey was the founding president of the Catholic Women’s Social Guild in 1...

Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge spoke on the topic of “Leaders that Listen: Synodality in Practice”. Photo: Sourced. Landmark discussions were recently held to look at the future vision and direction for the Catholic Church in Australia. The video conference, titled “Synodality in Practice: Listening to the Spirit and Leading Change”, was filmed at the Caroline Chisholm Centre in Sydn...

Veritas 2018 guest workshop presenter Daniel Lazaroo is a Registered Psychologist whose clinic is based in West Perth. Photo: Iceberg Media. Clinical Psychologist Daniel Lazaroo spoke to some 100 young Perth Catholics at Veritas Youth Festival 2018 last weekend on methods of dealing with mental health issues. Mr Lazaroo ran two workshops titled “Mental Health and Wellbeing” on 7 July at ...

Keeping with the theme of faith and science, the recipe in this month’s issue involves the art of baking. Baking, simply put, is a science.