Renald Anthony was clearly overjoyed at St Mary’s Cathedral, last Friday night, to be ordained a priest before his family and friends, attributing to God and to them the living fulfilment of his vocation.
Sport was recognised as proverbial manna from heaven at a special ecumenical celebration at St George’s Anglican Cathedral on April 6, the first such celebration of its kind in Perth history.
The Australian branch of a lay movement with its roots in the 16th century was launched in Perth last week by the global leader of an order looking after orphans, the sick, and those afflicted by physical and spiritual poverty.
Moments after Fr Crispin Witika was ordained a priest on March 21, the front-row pew at St Mary’s Cathedral erupted in joyous song and ululating voices.
March 9 saw a momentous event for the Ukrainian Catholic community of St John the Baptist Church in Maylands as the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Peter Stasiuk CSsR ordained Perth teacher and icon painter, Richard Charlwood to the Diaconate in a liturgical celebration of great colour, prayerfulness and dignity, writes Robert Hiini.
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia is praying Russia’s recent incursion into the Crimea does not signify the kind of expansionism that preceded the Second World War.
A local charity is in the Philippines, distributing goods donated by the people of Perth. They say it’s a great start, but it’s only the beginning.
St Mary’s Cathedral was teeming with life last Monday night as the Catholic community of Perth celebrated 100 years as an Archdiocese.