Elizabeth Merlyn Fredericks (nee Bell) lived an extraordinary life. She survived two world wars, lived in the jungles of Burma, eloped at 22 and had a great devotion to Our Lady.

The poorest of children in India can get sucked into the juvenile justice system and never find their way out. One of the country’s leading judges, a Norbertine priest, is doing something about it, writes Matthew Biddle.

God has not stopped calling men in the Archdiocese of Perth to be priests, vocations director Fr Jean-Noel Marie tells Robert Hiini. Moving forward means confronting the reality of where we are as families and as a Church.

I have inherited a lapel pin with the letters “IHS” on it. I’ve seen this on priests’ vestments and would like to know what it stands for.

Fr Quang Hong Pham endured ten brutal years of imprisonment in Vietnam. A trip to Australia as part of Vietnam’s Sydney Olympics Karate team provided the opportunity he needed to realise his vocation, he tells Debbie Warrier.

When the relentless busy-ness of life impinges on our faith and family life, stand firm, say no and cultivate at home first.

Faith is vital, but not all that easy to have. When one of life’s nightmarish tragedies hits, it can shake us to the very core…

A report in last week’s edition of The Record carried a photo of supporters of what is called same-sex marriage protesting at the gates of St Mary’s Cathedral on August 13 as a congregation of approximately 150 people gathered inside participated in a Mass celebrated by Bishop Donald Sproxton to mark National Marriage Day.

Perth Deacon Trevor Lyra recently visited Vietnam with his wife Deirdre. Deacon Lyra penned this report for The Record. Meanwhile, the Sisters will visit Perth in mid–September and Perth Catholics will have a great chance to support their work…

The idea that God ‘sends’ us to either heaven or hell really misses the point that it is much more we who choose where we are to go…