Mark Reidy is a married father of three and has ministered to Perth's homeless with the Holy Spirit of Freedom Community for the past 17 years. After writing for The Record from 2004 - 2015, Mark Reidy has now taken on the role as Director of Daydawn Advocacy Centre.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Catholic Faith alive at men’s breakfast
James McMahon, 24-year Australian Army veteran, Deputy Chairman of the West Coast Eagles Football Club and his current role as the Commissioner of Western Australia’s Department of Corrective Services, gives the talk at the fifth instalment of the Men’s Breakfast Series on October 16.
St Gerard Majella’s new grotto, a sign for all
A new Grotto at St Gerard Majella parish in Mirrabooka has already had a positive and unifying effect for both the parish and the wider community, according to Assistant Parish Priest Fr Antonio Scala.
St Kierans turns 100, continues to blossom
The parish of St Kieran’s in Osborne Park has undergone many changes in its 100 year history, but the spirit of community continues to blossom, Parish Priest Fr Michael Gatt proclaimed during the Centenary celebrations on July 27.
The results of God’s idea – Monsignor O’Loughlin’s 40th anniversary
While Monsignor Brian O’Loughlin’s priestly vocation has spanned 40 years and five popes as well as being witness to a number of transitions within the Church, he is adamant that the final words added to the reshaped Canon Code in 1983 should always be the guiding principle of Catholic faith.
Sharing at the forefront of new homeless shelter
An official soil-turning ceremony on August 14 marked the beginning stages of a new homeless shelter in the city that will not only provide overnight accommodation for up to ten chronically homeless men and couples but will ensure the name of St Vincent De Paul Society’s longest serving volunteer will be remembered for many years to come.
Going into the prisons to meet Christ
For John McCarthy, prison chaplaincy isn’t just about taking Christ to those behind bars, as Mark Reidy explains…
Worries and wanderings take us away from God
Wandering minds not only hinder our relationships with one another, but they also prevent us from growing closer to God.
Our grip on the past will hold us back spiritually
Accepting the effects of aging, Mark Reidy discusses how our attempt to freeze time can send us into spiritual hibernation.
Homelessness forum a first
In nineteenth century London, the existence of slums was generally attributed to the “laziness, sin and vices of the lower class”, Centacare Director Tony Pietropiccolo told those at the Shelter WA Forum on May 20, and he is concerned Australian society is heading down this same erroneous path.
Time to gaze at the glory brightly
Christ’s death tore the temple veil, but even this side of the Resurrection, Mark Reidy laments, we look around with veiled eyes.
