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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Apparition at Knock not just the luck of the Irish
Some friends recently returned from Ireland where they visited the Marian shrine of Knock. I am completely unfamiliar with this shrine. Did Our Lady appear there as she did at Lourdes and Fatima?
Austerity. But for whom?
The real penalty for the recklessness of capitalism’s financial cowboys is being paid by ordinary people, writes Nigel Hayward.
Pouring more resources into childcare policy problematic
When governments extol the billions they pour into childcare, one wonders what exactly is being accomplished – not necessarily the welfare of children who do far better with loving parents than working strangers …
A different kind of Catholic education
Homeschooling is on the rise, even in the face of occasional, negative assumptions. Perth Catholic families tell Matthew Biddle why they have taken the reins of their children’s education.
Ordinary Time to be had by all
I am a recent convert and have bought a missal for weekday Masses but I sometimes have difficulty knowing which Mass is being said. For example, what does it mean when it says eighth week of Ordinary Time, or year one?
Fish Wife Syndrome ever-present risk
If Mariette Ulrich’s husband ever comes home with a fish offering them anything they want, she’ll tell him to throw it back …
A mother’s love led to calling
A family torn apart by the aftermath of war, but for Fr John Cooper OFM Cap, the love of two women changed everything …
Painful issues are the ones that fascinate
St Francis of Assisi may very well have been ruled completely out of order and relegated as far as possible into obscurity by a diocesan committee if had been born in Australia in the 20th century.
What happens when fathers are Absent, new film explores
There is a movement gathering momentum throughout western society determined to draw attention and deliver hope to the increasing number of children facing the world without the loving guidance of a father. The devastating effects of fatherlessness are powerfully captured in a multi-award winning film to be presented in Perth on June 29.
Absent, produced by US Director Justin Hunt, is a ...
A different way of doing business
The US United Steelworkers Union, with headquarters based in the heart of the US rustbelt in Pittsburgh, is estimated to have approximately 860,000 members across a range of manufacturing industries in Canada and the US, making it the single largest trade union in North America. On October 27, 2009 the Union announced it had reached an agreement with the Mondragon International SA. Editor Peter Rosengren comments on this in his Editorial …
