“What an incredible privilege this is, and what an enormous responsibility it is,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to more than 600 Catholic Education WA educators on 28 January at St Mary’s Cathedral. Opening his homily by reflecting on St Matthew’s Gospel, Archbishop Costelloe reminded the educators of their tasks and responsibility that God has entrusted to them. By Theresia Titus

Dame’s Maureen De Wind and Maria Davies, Knight’s Nathan Peter Barnie and Allan Francis Dwyer have been received into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (EOHSJ), Western Australian Lieutenancy at a ceremony and Mass held on Saturday, 30 January, joining the growing Papal Order of 30,000 members worldwide.

Spanish-born Benedictine Monk Rosendo Salvado arrived set foot on West Australian soil 175 years ago, carrying a mission to build an Aboriginal education system in the middle of the Western Australian outback. The result of his arrival was the beginning of New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. By Theresia Titus.

Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey spoke at 31st Annual Flame Ministries Congress on 16 January. Photo: Richard AF Cooke. Perth Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey has spoken at the 31st Annual Flame Ministries Congress earlier this month, reminded participants that God is at work through our weaknesses. Held over the weekend from 15 to 17 January at John XXIII College Theatre Hall, Mt...

Dedicated 92-year-old Floreat-Wembly parishioner John Lazberger has this week been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in this year’s Australia Day Honours list for service to the community through social welfare organisations.

The life of the late Dr Richard Vincent McSweeney who departed on 31 December 2020, will go down in history as a man who was largely dedicated to the Catholic Church, to Catholic Education and to helping others. By Amanda Murthy.

The Dawson Society has recently published a book titled 1968: Culture and Counterculture – A Catholic Critique, to be officially launched on 9 February at UNDA.

The Knights Catholic Leadership Academy (KCLA) held its annual Graduation Mass and ceremony on the evening of Monday 18 January at St Mary’s Cathedral.

In celebration of the 175 anniversary of the Mercy Sisters arrival in Western Australia,
Sr Joan Smith RMS gave the following account of their incredible journey at a Mass on 8 January.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about grace at the 31st Annual Flame Ministries Congress on Friday 15 January at John XXIII College, Nt Claremont. In his speech, Archbishop Costelloe deeply emphasised and scrutinised the concept of grace through the parables of the prodigal son and the lost sheep. Photo: Richard Cooke ©.