More than 500 people gathered at St Kieran Catholic Church in Osborne Park parish carpark to witness and celebrate the long-awaited installation, blessing and opening of a prayer shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel on Friday 4 December at 7pm, now located in a space its community will refer to as the Healing and Reflection Garden. By Amanda Murthy.

“What does it mean to be a Christ-centred church, which is humble, healing, and merciful?
This was the question asked by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the special Diamond Jubilee Mass for hundreds of past and present Cloverdale parishioners on Saturday 12 December.

To allow God to enter our hearts and be a faithful disciple of Christ was the message Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB conveyed in his homily during the Golden Jubilee celebratory Mass for the Congregation of the Mother of Sorrows (Servite Sisters) on 5 December.

There are many aspects of the Christmas story that we will reflect upon as we approach this joyous festival, writes Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.
“One is how Mary and Joseph looked desperately for a place to stay in Bethlehem. A kindness was shown to them when they were allowed to use a shelter that would have been used by shepherds, possibly not much more than a small cavern in the ground, where men and animals would find protection through the night.”

When Saint Matthew’s Gospel tries to sum up the mystery of Christmas the author makes mention of the name “Emmanuel” which, he says, means “God is with us”. The Chosen People of Israel had always believed that God was with them and that God spoke to them especially through the prophets.

In his 2020 Christmas Message, Mgr Paul Boyers writes that everything about Christ’s birth speaks about vulnerability. The parents could not find a bed for the night, and ended up in a smelly stable.

As we journey towards Christmas 2020, many people will not be able to follow their usual plans for Christmas, writes Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey in his 2020 Christmas Message.

Sadly, the Christmas peace the angels sang of when Jesus was born is hard to see in Australian society today. So many seem troubled, angry, alienated and confused in their lives.

Plenary Council President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week announced an additional 15 new delegates nationwide, who have been called to join the existing 267 delegates ahead of the first assembly of the Plenary Council (PC) to be held in October 2021.

Catholic Education Western Australia school principals and system leaders attend Mass at St Mary’s Church in Leederville, for the Celebration of the Eucharist, Commissioning and Acknowledgement of System Leaders on 20 November, 2020. Photo: Supplied by CEWA. In a year that has been shaped by the extraordinary events of the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) schoo...