Warren Masilamony, a graduate of Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, moved to Australia in 2010. He has travelled to 17 countries and now works as the broadcasting and production co-ordinator at WTV, Perth’s local community television channel. Mr Masilamony tells Juanita Shepherd about his favourite sport, the best thing about Christmas and the power of Jesus Christ. What adv...

My teenage niece wanted to study religious education in high school but was discouraged by her dad, who said it did not carry much weight, like science. My unbelieving brother-in-law chipped in, saying there was no point in studying something if you don’t know whether that something even exists. How can I help her? We can begin by saying that your brother-in-law is right as regards the p...

By Anne Pitos The transition from adolescent to adult is arguably the most difficult phase of our lives that we, as individuals, have or will face. It marks an ‘in-between’ time when our physical, emotional and spiritual selves endeavour to make sense of the world and the expectations of society and peers. It is a time when we truly learn about the balance between freedom and respo...

A brief shower of rain early in proceedings did little to dampen the enthusiasm of parish priest Father Vinh Dong and parishioners as principal celebrant Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated Mass in honour of the 25th Anniversary of All Saints Church, Greenwood on November 24 this year. Assistant priest Fr Quynh Do and resident priest Fr Tam Lai also assisted with celebration of Mass ...

I grew up in the Dong Nai province in Vietnam. When I was a child my father was very sick. He smoked a lot and this caused problems with his lungs. My mother asked my five sisters, brother and myself to go to church to pray for him. I thought if I joined a convent and became a nun I would be closer to God and I would have a lot of time to pray for my father to get well. So I joined th...

By Joao Albano At the bottom of our garden are several beehives and, since Spring, they have never failed to capture the attention of my gaze and my mind as I watch the bees either rocketing skywards as they leave the hive in search of pollen and nectar or descending just as quickly in haste but with method to return to the hive. It is astonishing that they never collide. To look insi...

Pope Benedict is considered to be one of the leading theologians of his era. The final volume in his Jesus of Nazareth series has just been released. It may yet turn out to be his magnum opus, report CNS’s Carol Glatz and Francis Rocca. The Nativity story, like the whole story of Christ, is not merely an event in the past, but has unfolding significance for people today, with implication...

American author Gordon Dalbey was brought to tears when he first read the words, “Get on your knees and fight like a man”. Dalbey has been a leading figure in the Christian Men’s movement for several decades, having already penned two widely acclaimed books Healing the Masculine Soul, and Father and Son. In Fight like a Man, he fervently advocates that God’s Kingdom on earth can only ...

Once again, the lead up to Christmas is upon us; Santa is out in full force, shopping centres are playing Bing Crosby and the ‘spirit of giving’ is in the air. You may be planning to attend the local Christmas Carols at some point. If it is a religious caroling event, the children may be dressing up as shepherds and angels; if they are the larger ‘commercial’ carols you will be more like...

In this article published by the Archdiocese of Perth's Faith Centre and written for Australia's Year of Grace, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflects on Mary's role in this special year and what she has to offer each of us. The words which Mary speaks in the story of the miracle at the wedding feast in Cana in St John’s Gospel can be taken as words which she addresses to all of us: ...