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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Plenary Council Member Introduction: Fr Brian McKenna
Fr Brian was born in 1949, the younger of two sons, and was raised in the Scarborough Parish, with both parents continuing to live in the parish until they passed away.
Students raise their voices to celebrate the bicentenary
Catholic students from across the country have joined together in a video performance of the national song ‘Faith in the Future’, to celebrate 200 years of Catholic education in Australia, which marks the anniversary of the first official Catholic school opened in Parramatta in October 1820.
WA Academics Stimulate Emotional Intelligence
The concept of emotional intelligence is a recent addition to our understanding of human behaviour, having only been coined in the early 90s by Peter Salovey and JohnMayer.
A group of researchers and practitioners from Western Australia, including several academics from the University of Notre Dame Australia, have recently established the Emotional Intelligence Society of Australia (EISA).
Fifth Plenary Council of Australia formally convoked
The fifth Australian Plenary Council has been formally convoked, or launched, by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
Additional Plenary Council Members to be Commissioned this Pentecost Sunday weekend
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will this weekend commission additional members at the 11am Mass, on the Feast of Pentecost, at St Mary’s Cathedral. All welcome.
Plenary Council Member Introduction: Damian Walsh
Damian Walsh is the Director of Archdiocesan agency, The Shopfront, and a Plenary Council Member for the Archdiocese of Perth.
MOVIE REVIEW: Finding you
Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way. By Sister Hosea Rupprecht.
Greenwood Parish brings the Crucifixion to life during Easter 2021
The Greenwood Parish community marked the Easter Triduum in spectacular fashion this year at All Saints Church.
Lay Christians launch prayer campaign for China
A coalition of lay Christians have responded to Burmese Cardinal Charles Bo’s call for Prayer for the Church and Peoples of China.
Pope Francis appoints two auxiliary bishops for Melbourne
Melbourne priests Msgr Anthony Ireland and Fr Martin Ashe, have last week been appointed as new Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Melbourne by Pope Francis.
