After almost a decade of Prison Ministry, Joe O’Brien finally felt that it was time for him to start a new chapter in his career.
This year sees him taking on the role as Director of the Emmanuel Centre.
The self-help Centre provides a caring and supportive environment for people with a variety of abilities, empowering them to share their gifts through programs tailored to their needs.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated the Golden Jubilee Mass for the Congregation of the Mother of Sorrows on 5 December. Celebrated at Riverton Parish Our Lady Queen of the Apostle, Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey and Bishop of Bunbury Gerard Holohan, together with 19 other priests from across the Archdiocese of Perth concelebrated the Mass. Servite Sisters have dedicated their lives for the Church in Western Australia for the past fifty years. In his homily, Archbishop Costelloe said that to allow God enters our hearts and be a faithful disciple of Christ is an essential part of every Christian’s vocation. By Theresia Titus.
Perth’s Centre for Life Marriage and Family Derek Boylen has this week recounted his experience of the Perth bushfires which came as close as 200 metres from the family home. By Theresia Titus.
The Christopher Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture has launched its newly published book titled 1968: Culture and Counterculture – A Catholic Critique on 23 February at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle.
Dedicated 92-year-old Floreat-Wembley parishioner John Lazberger has this week been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in this year’s Australia Day Honours list for service to the community through social welfare organisations.
On Christmas Eve in 1120, the first 40 Norbertine Canons professed in the Valley of Prémontré, France. This year, Norbertine Canons worldwide will celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Order founded by Saint Norbert of Xanten with a year-long jubilee.
Perth’s Centre for Life Marriage and Family Derek Boylen has this week recounted his experience of the Perth bushfires which came as close as 200 metres from the family home. By Theresia Titus.
“What an incredible privilege this is, and what an enormous responsibility it is,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to more than 600 Catholic Education WA educators on 28 January at St Mary’s Cathedral. Opening his homily by reflecting on St Matthew’s Gospel, Archbishop Costelloe reminded the educators of their tasks and responsibility that God has entrusted to them. By Theresia Titus
Spanish-born Benedictine Monk Rosendo Salvado arrived set foot on West Australian soil 175 years ago, carrying a mission to build an Aboriginal education system in the middle of the Western Australian outback. The result of his arrival was the beginning of New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. By Theresia Titus.