The Record is the weekly online publication and bi-monthly print magazine of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Established in 1874, The Record is one of the oldest publications in Australia, providing an insight into the weekly news and events from a local, national and international perspective via The eRecord and an in depth look at current issues happening among us today via The Record Magazine.
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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
BOOK REVIEW: West Australian poet evokes old Japan and its literary styles with new collection.
For West Australian poet and writer Andrew Lansdown, Japan has long been a subject of fascination, for its literary styles, its history and landscape – and this is something he draws on again in his most recent release, Kyoto Sakura Tanka.
Servite students go commando for Catholic Mission
More than 20 students from Year 10 and 11 at Servite College participated in a military-style obstacle assault course known as ‘Operation XLR8’ earlier this year.
Centacare nominated for PCYC Partnership Award
Centacare Employment and Training was last month nominated for the Partnership Award (Metropolitan) by Gosnells Police and Community Youth Centre (PCYC) and received a Certificate of High Recognition.
Educators able to access Minecraft to inject gaming fun into learning
A breakaway initiative of video game Minecraft is offering students and teachers across Western Australia a new way to learn.
Vincentian congregation welcomes new retreat centre with great fanfare
A new Retreat Centre in Byford run by the Vincentian Congregation will be a place where many different people can spend time ‘with their eyes fixed on Jesus’, said Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at a Mass to open and bless the new buildings.
ACU joins UNDA in commitment to safety of students
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) this week released the results of a national survey of sexual assault and sexual harassment of university students.
Unusual solution to fix St Maria Goretti’s mobile phone problem
A new digital transformation initiative launched by Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) has helped improve connectivity at a local Perth school.
Centenarian leads knitting circle for aged care residents at MercyCare
For Angela Di Mori age is no barrier, especially when it comes to handicrafts.
Seventy WA musicians come together for new annual Cathedral Orchestral Mass
More than 70 young West Australian musicians gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral from various universities and Catholic schools to form an orchestra and choir, together with their teachers and the Cathedral Choir at the Solemn Sung Orchestral Mass at 11am on Sunday 23 July.
BOOK REVIEW: Images of Broome Diocese collated in loving detail for Jubilee
The Kimberley region of far-north Western Australia has long been a place of faith, with churches and schools being established there from the late 19th century onwards, and a recent book, A Photographic History of the Catholic Church in the Kimberley, collates this well, with images and stories of the parishes and local people in the area.
