Leaders of the only three communities established for former Anglicans who sought communion with the Catholic Church will meet for the first time in Australia this month. Monsignor Keith Newton of the Ordinariate in the United Kingdom, Bishop Steven Lopes of the Ordinariate in the United States and Australia’s own Ordinary Monsignor Harry Entwistle will meet in Brisbane at the end of August. By Emilie Ng, The Catholic Leader.

Catholic Youth Ministry’s (CYM) ‘Endless Wonder’ themed Ball saw some 100 young Catholics from across Perth come together for a night of festivities.

It was a momentous day for all past, present and future students, teachers and alumni to revel in the 50 year anniversary celebration of Our Lady’s Assumption (OLA) School Dianella last week on 17 August. Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey celebrated Mass to mark the occasion, together with Parish Priest Father Kenneth D’Souza and former Parish Priest Fr Benedict Quadros. Principal for OLA, Mrs Therese Bandy, who was a member of the OLA community and teacher in 2005, was particularly privileged to be celebrating this milestone with all present.“Fifty years of Catholic education is a significant milestone and we are very proud to be celebrating with you. A Catholic education was the dream of our founding Parish Priest Fr Patrick O’Mara and we are grateful for his vision,” she said. By Natashya Fernandez.

Conversation, communication and coordinator are the three Cs that are integral to Margaret and Denham Boulger’s 50 years of marriage but what ties it all together is keeping the biggest C – Christ in the middle of it all.
In an interview with The eRecord, the couple spoke about the Sacrament of Marriage, the challenges faced and how being on the same page with a focus on Christ and the Church at all times is important to both of them.
Mr and Mrs Boulger celebrated their 50th Anniversary together with 143 other couples at the Annual Marriage Day Mass held on Saturday 12 August.
The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB and concelebrated with priests from across the Archdiocese.
The two country towners from Albany now living in Perth and from Highgate Parish, Mr Boulger or Bob as he is fondly known, said his first encounter with Mrs Boulger was a tough one. “I used to see Margaret at Mass, I was one of the collection takers and every time I went up to her, I’d get nervous,” he laughed.

Anyone who’s endured the ignominy of grinding poverty with an alcoholic, out-of-work parent understands that there’s nothing ennobling about the experience. It’s something to endure, to escape if one can. The screen version of Jeannette Walls’ 2005 account of her impoverished youth entitled The Glass Castle, the viewer sees a cheery gloss on everything, as if all the excruciating history was somehow not as bad as it seems.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has this week said that protections for the seal of confession should be protected. Archbishop Hart was responding to a report from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse, which said there should be no excuse for priests who fail to alert police because the information was received in confession.

Archdiocese of Perth Chief Operations Officer Dr Terry Wilson is one of several key speakers at the upcoming National Pastoral Leaders and Planners Conference. The Conference, titled Vine and Branches: Yearning to Belong, will be held in Melbourne from 4 to 7 September 2017 and will be attended by pastoral planners and pastoral leaders, clergy and pastoral associates from across the country.

Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has earlier this week issued a statement regarding writs issued against the Bunbury Diocese on behalf of three plaintiffs alleging abuse several decades ago by the late Kevin Glover. Bishop Holohan explained that Diocesan lawyers have advised that the Diocese has no legal liability in these matters. The Diocese is entitled, like anyone else, to due legal process.

Arriving in WA as a refugee, James was helped in gaining employment through Catholic agencies, Identitywa and Centacare Employment and Training.

Supporters of Catholic Mission recently met with the National Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies in Uganda Father Philip Balikuddembe Amooti.