It is the peace of God given when there seems to be turmoil all around and I need help to find my way through the darkness; it is the grace God gives, embodied in Jesus Christ who rose from the dead offering hope to all of us even if we do not deserve it.

Businesses have closed, jobs have been axed, and the city’s streets have been deserted – these have been just a few of the adverse effects of the economy-damaging Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). But what about the those facing an increased risk of domestic abuse during the lockdowns?

In the world of medicine, physical trauma is defined as wounds produced from deliberate physical injuries as a result of traumatic events such as accidents and acts of violence.

It is no doubt the year 2020 will be remembered as one of the strangest and perhaps the most challenging in recent history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJe4-4XVUEI&feature=youtu.be How can we be a constructive part of a renewed Church and not initiators of a new church which would, in the end, be our own creation rather than God’s? This is the question presented by Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his paper on the theme of Discernment. The key, continued ...

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are looking into what lessons can be learned from the COVID 19 lockdown. Image: Stock. The influential philosopher George Santayana once famously said “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The message is simple, we must learn lessons from our past endeavours to better prepare and limit the effects of similar future eve...

https://open.spotify.com/track/4q2Dpue1wyQMu4q7QrOCuF?si=numRJxvHQvyMrn3jHjWTuA By Matthew Lau A confusion on Spotify has led to an unconventional opera-rap collaboration between two Jeremy Ryans on opposite sides of the globe. Classically trained Jeremy Ryan (of Perth) and rap artist Jeremy Ryan (of New Jersey) shared a laugh when the American counterpart’s music ended up in the w...

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has once again been called upon to defend the faith – this time before a State Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on 6 August in response to the Children and Community Services Amendment Bill 2019.

Two Perth Catholic educators are making the best of their talents and platforms by collaborating on music that speaks to the mind and hearts of young people inside and outside of the classroom.

At the best of times, working in the ICU requires a strict attention to detail and the ability to walk the line between life and death, COVID-19 shifted existence in this tenuous purgatory to the next gear, and made that thinnest of lines a precarious tightrope walk.