A simple act of charity has made a difference in the lives of Philippine students.
Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion campaign has become part of the Church’s Lenten tradition, offering Catholics a unique opportunity to go above and beyond in their almsgiving to bring joy and hope to others.
The BJ Hickey Scholarship is the brainchild of Perth Emeritus Archbishop Barry James Hickey, set up with the sole intention of offering lay people from the Archdiocese of Perth with the rare opportunity of undertaking Biblical studies either locally or abroad.
Managed by the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE), the Biblical Foundation has a twofold mission of assisting local Catholics in developing their knowledge and use of the Scriptures and to offer scholarships for Biblical studies through the BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation.
More than 77 delegates from across the globe gathered at the second International Conference on Catholic Religious Education in Schools in Melbourne last week.
The scholastics of Church history and Francesca McGinnity have one thing in common: they all benefited from studying ‘the classics’, the rich plethora of Graeco-Roman language and culture that formed the historic Western tradition of education.
The 2018 Apostolic Exhortation document released by Pope Francis titled ‘Gaudate et exsultate’ inspired the message of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) Director Dr Debra Sayce, who delivered a one-time workshop, during the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF), titled ‘Our Call to Holiness: Being, becoming and belonging.’
The annual 2019 Catholic School Youth Summit brought together 131 primary student leader representatives from 32 Catholic schools across Perth to share in a day of reflection, interactive learning and network opportunities, with the aim to foster Catholic leadership in line with the Gospel teachings of Christ.
Students and staff of St Pius X Catholic Primary School in Manning welcomed their 2018 Archbishop LifeLink Spirit Award on Friday 15 November with a pledge to continue the good work of the Church through their “love in action” deeds.