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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Deacons wife Carol Moore shares her experience
Following the invitation for expressions of interest from Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB for men who are who are willing to discern whether the Permanent Diaconate may be God’s will for them, wife of Perth Permanent Deacon Patrick Moore speaks about her experience.
Will Australia be obedient to the Holy Spirit at the Plenary Council?
Townsville priest and internationally respected systematic theologian Dr Ormond Rush has said the Church is powerless, clueless, without the Spirit enlightening it to discern how to apply the Gospel of Jesus Christ in new situations.
Dr Rush was last week invited to unpack the seventh theme of the Framework for Motions, At the Service of Communion, Participation, and Mission: Governance.
WA artist takes home major prize
Western Australia artist Claire Beausein was this year’s winner of the $25,000 major St John of God Health Care prize for the 2022 Mandorla Art Award, submitting a piece created from wild silkworm cocoons, stitched together with silk thread and presented on cotton rag paper.
Iona presents paper cranes in solidarity with Ukraine
Iona Presentation College Senior students have recently presented a special gift to the Ukrainian Catholic parish of St John the Baptist Maylands, demonstrating their support, care and prayers for a cease to the war.
Discovering Auxiliary Bishop John Joseph Rafferty
Much is known about the former Archbishops of Perth, but many Perth Catholics may not have heard about Auxiliary Bishop John Rafferty, who served the Archdiocese from 1955 until his sudden passing in 1962.
WA’S FIRST SAINT: Builder of ‘faith and churches’ may earn title as WA’s first saint
Known as one of the greatest priest-architects in Australia, Msgr Hawes spent some 24 years in Western Australia, designing and building numerous Churches and buildings across the mid-West.
And now…he could become Western Australia’s first saint.
Volunteers offer witness of service that we so need to see, says Bishop Sproxton
In his homily for the 2022 Volunteers Week Mass, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton reflected on St John’s Gospel of The Last Supper, highlighting that Jesus is teaching us that God loves us first and that in order for us to live as disciples of that love, we are given the Spirit that enables us to give ourselves totally in the way that he has given.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a frequently amusing animated comedy most appropriate for older teens and their seniors.
Head of Ethiopian Catholic Church says Australians are helping to build the country anew
They make up less than two per cent of the population but run more than 430 schools, most of them in poor, regional areas: the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, says it is support from Catholics in places such as Australia that makes a brighter future possible.
Mass maps vibrant future for Perth’s Italian community
Italian Australians have celebrated the founding of the Italian Republic and the ongoing development of their community in Perth with a special Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral.
