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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis set to visit Myanmar in November
A day after appealing for an end the violent persecution of the Rohingya people, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, the Vatican announced Pope Francis will visit the country in late November. After his visit from 27 to 30 November to the cities of Yangon and Naypyitaw in Myanmar, the Pope will travel on to Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 30 November to 2 December, the Vatican said in a statement on 28 August. By Junno Arocho Esteves.
A Pastoral Carer’s reflective essay on young Aboriginal students
Brendan Philips, volunteer Pastoral worker at Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM) has recently completed his chaplaincy degree at Murdoch University and Clinical Pastoral Education through Royal Perth Hospital, and has written a reflective essay, addressing some of his experiences. By Natashya Fernandez.
Nurses find unique career niche in Burn and Trauma Rehabilitation
Graduate nurses are turning to the University of Notre Dame Australia’s specialised program in Burn and Trauma Rehabilitation.
Parents, children carers and more called to monitor children’s online activities
Nedlands Parish has called on parents, grandparents and children carers to attend a cyber safetyt workshop to be held on Wednesday, 13 September.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a raucous and hilarious 24-hour adventure
Morality is never allowed to get in the way of style as Samuel L Jackson and Ryan Reynolds find creative ways to dispatch a host of extras in the excessively mayhem-ridden action flick The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Some dialogue justifying revenge and flirting with blasphemy only reinforces the general disregard for life underlying the proceedings. By John Mulderig.
NATIONAL – BBI appoints internationally recognised expert on Vatican II – Massimo Faggioli
Broken Bay Institute (BBI), the Australian Institute of Theological Education is proud to announce the appointment of the internationally recognised expert on Vatican II and the leadership of Pope Francis, Massimo Faggioli as a Conjoint Professor. Based at Villanova University in the USA, Professor Faggioli is a world authority on the history and administrative inner workings of the Church and is the Contributing Editor to American journal, Commonweal.
Volunteering in Papua New Guinea an enriching experience for Perth couple
For Perth couple Sarah Hardy and Damien Beale, a volunteering program in Papua New Guinea (PNG) provided them with many happy memories and the opportunity to put their medical and educational training to good use.
2017 Child Protection Breakfast emphasises safety for children at all times
The 2017 Child Protection Breakfast organised by the Archdiocese of Perth was recently held on 5 September at the Duxton Hotel and saw some 200 patrons including dignitaries, schools and lay people attend the event.
Focusing on the theme, Primary Prevention and Stronger Communities, Safer Children, the breakfast coincided with National Child Protection Week (3-9 September), with the safeguarding program highlighting the fundamental belief that children have the right to physical and psychological safety at all times and that the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth must play its part in protecting all children and vulnerable individuals. Commencing with the ‘Safeguarding Song’ debut performed by Teresa and Phillip Stuart-Tuckwell from Wanneroo Parish as well as the John XXIII Treble Choir performance, Bishop Sproxton was invited to say grace and welcomed everyone to the breakfast.
SPECIAL REPORT A life of no regrets for child migrant, Michael Goodwin
The friendship, lifelong bonds and extraordinary contribution to society of some 180 former Child Migrants were acknowledged at a special reunion lunch in May this year, held to mark the 70th Anniversary of their arrival in Western Australia. One of those child migrants was 75-year-old Mirrabooka parishioner Michael Goodwin, who spoke to The eRecord Assistant Editor Natashya Fernandez about his life since coming to Australia and said that he is very blessed and fortunate to have had a good life. Shipped off to Australia at the age of five on the SS Asturias in 1947 and adopted by an Irish Catholic family, life took many turns for Michael Goodwin. Educated at Iona Presentation Primary School, Mosman Park and later Christian Brothers Fremantle, Mr Goodwin recalled that what he did miss out on was meeting his biological mother who came to Australia looking for him. With the war ending, there was an influx of children, and the Government and [Catholic] Church had to find ways resolve the issue, he said. By Natashya Fernandez.
MOVIE REVIEW: All Saints, an inspirational story with good intentions
Sincere but less than slick, the low-key, fact-based drama All Saints celebrates Christian faith and family life. Believers, accordingly will likely be inclined to overlook its artistic shortcomings. The story is about the titular Episcopal Parish in Smyrna, Tennessee. With its dwindling congregation down to a mere dozen, the church appears to have no future. By John Mulderig.
