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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Catholic-Anglican joint venture allows homeless and vulnerable to dine with dignity
Grace Anglican Church started a drop-in café at the church, offering lunch to the homeless and vulnerable every Monday and Friday from 10am to 2pm.
Volunteers ‘enormous contribution’ acknowledged on feast of Ascension
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton has last Sunday acknowledged the enormous contribution of volunteers across the Archdiocese of Perth, including the efforts of his own father.
WA Bishops convene in Perth, celebrate Mass at Cathedral as one vine
The Bishops of Western Australia have this month gathered in Perth for the annual Australian Catholic Bishops’ plenary assembly via teleconference because of travel restrictions.
Plenary Council Member Profile: Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton
Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton is a Member of the Plenary Council for the Archdiocese of Perth.
Perth Catholics honour the Unborn on special day
Some 200 people gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday morning, March 20, to celebrate the International Day of the Unborn Child with Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton – an opportunity for parents who have experienced the death of a child, either through abortion, miscarriage or SIDS, to come a little closer to terms with their grief and loss. By Eric Martin.
Christ needed to place himself into the hands of the Father, says Bishop Sproxton
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has spoken about the death and resurrection of Jesus in his homily at an all-night Easter Vigil.“One of the things that we learn in the life of Jesus is that He was the first person to experience death not because He was a sinner, and not because He had a determination to depend on His own resources, but rather because of the trust and the faith that He had in the Father, and in the Father’s plan for Him,” Bishop Sproxton explained. By Jamie O’Brien.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Sproxton: ‘Easter offers hope to all’
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton DD shares his Easter message for 2021.
We are vulnerable, not immune, says Bishop Sproxton
There are many aspects of the Christmas story that we will reflect upon as we approach this joyous festival, writes Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.
“One is how Mary and Joseph looked desperately for a place to stay in Bethlehem. A kindness was shown to them when they were allowed to use a shelter that would have been used by shepherds, possibly not much more than a small cavern in the ground, where men and animals would find protection through the night.”
REFLECTION: Assisted-Dying laws bring faith communities together in prayer
Religious Sisters light a candle as part of the Interfaith Prayer Service. Photo: Josh Low.
By Jamie O’Brien
The state’s proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Laws has recently brought faith leaders from across Perth together in a spirit of prayer and dialogue at St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Prayer Service on Sunday 29 September was led by Perth Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton an...
PHOTO STORY: Vietnamese delegation meets Archbishop Costelloe
Vietnamese Bishop Vi Nguyen, of the Diocese of Kontum, (fourth from left) and Fr Hong Dau (second from left), the Rector of the Seminary in Kontum, Vietnam, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton and Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely VG. Cloverdale Parish Priest Fr Michael Quynh Do (first left) and Banksia Grove Parish Priest Fr Vinh Dong (far right) were also in att...
