The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) and Perth-based ICT consultancy Illuminance Solutions have joined forces and launched a joint-initiative designed to increase digital literacy among Indigenous people of all ages in Broome.

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (Lady Gaga) and Bradley Cooper feature in a scene from the movie “A Star is Born”. Photo: Warner Bros/CNS. By Kurt Jensen The third remake of that sturdy warhorse A Star Is Born (Warner Bros) pays occasional homage to its forebears, particularly the 1954 version starring Judy Garland and James Mason, which only serves to indicate that its formulaic “stan...

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A Perth couples unshakable love, surviving 60 years through compromise and selflessness. A couple who have spent more than half of their married life as parishioners of Sacred Heart Church in Thornlie recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding. In anyone’s language, 60 years of marriage is a wonderful achievement. On 5 January 1952, Patrick Antonio and Veronica Joyce made their solemn wed...

Papal praise crowns 50 years of love for local Catholic stalwarts. Luckily for friends and relatives gathered at the lunch celebration on 2 January for Kath and Michael Jaques’ anniversary, the weather was much kinder than the 41 degree day on which they married 50 years ago. Their wedding was celebrated by Fr Dan Foley, cousin of Archbishop Foley, at St Joseph’s, Subiaco and followed by ...

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The Easter Angels By Bob Hartman In this moving retelling, Bob Hartman gets right to the heart of the Easter story evoking both its sorrow and its expected joy. Luminous illustrations mirror the story’s changing moods, from the murky shadows of darkness to the sparkling exuberance of life and light. The Easter Angel is a memorable book to return to year after year. RRP $1...

The new and improved St Mary’s Cathedral will accomodate more people, granting them better vision of the liturgy. The extent of the enlargement can be judged from this picture (right). It is repeated on the other side of the building. Underneath are new parish meeting rooms and other facilities. Below left, a ground-level view shows the spacious new interior. Top right shows a side v...

I hate going to Mass. I work for an archdiocese so I expect I'm supposed to love it. But at the risk of sounding "critical" or "negative" - the most deplorable of crimes no matter how honest, true or even necessary - I would readily admit that it is often the most depressing time of my week.    By a hopeful churchgoer Whether the cold pseudo-commun...

Christmas provides our Church with one of its most bittersweet celebrations of the year - the resurrection of the dormant Catholic. By Mark Reidy Along with Easter, this time of year sees congregations swell to overflowing as families and individuals who do not make it to their parishes throughout the year, join regular attendees to celebrate the joyous moment that God became man. ...