The debate over whether voluntary euthanasia should be legalised in Australia has erupted once again in the past few weeks, but such debates often dismiss or discredit the Church’s views without due examination. In this reflection on euthanasia, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reiterates the Church’s teaching on the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death, arguing that once the fundamental principle of the inviolability of human life is breached, there’s no turning back.

The story of Patrick Toohey’s journey to becoming a deacon recently in Rome shows how the Holy Spirit continues to work at every stage in everyone’s life.

The world around us is changing rapidly. This past week has seen much of what Catholics value being placed under the microscope.

Students at St Joseph’s School are preparing to celebrate 125 years of Catholic education in Northam.

For many years, parishioners of St Bernadette’s in Glendalough held gatherings outside the church, and large functions took place at the nearby LJ Goody Bioethics Centre.

A revisiting of tradition was heard at Iona Presentation College last week with the ringing of the Angelus bell at 12 noon, accompanied by the Angelus prayer.

Queen of Apostles School in Riverton celebrated ‘Queenies’ feast day on June 6. Most of the kids were very excited because firstly, there was no work, and secondly, the day was fun.

For the past five years the Emmanuel Centre has hosted seminarians from St Charles’ Seminary in Guildford for 12 weeks for three hours a week.

Fanad Head, County Donegal, stretches bravely into the swirling Atlantic Ocean at the Northern tip of Ireland. Into this land of stunning views was born in 1913, Brigid McGinley, daughter of Mary Friel and Michael McGinley.

For the five Sundays of Easter this year, members of the Neocatechumenal Way from all across the Los Angeles Archdiocese and the San Bernardino and Orange dioceses took the good news of the Gospel to the public squares of Southern California.