The Archdiocesan Centre for Liturgy has continued to support various liturgical ministries during the period of isolation, despite limitations on physical gatherings enforced by Coronavirus-led restrictions.
Entries are now open for the St Vincent Pallotti Scholarship for Lay Ministry.
Some three months of social distancing under COVID-19 restrictions has given most Australians an idea of the stress associated with separation from friends and family for any extended period of time – stretch that isolation distance to thousands of nautical miles, sometimes lasting years in duration, and the plight of many seafarers comes close to comprehension.
The Emmanuel Catholic College community have been collecting non-perishable goods for Rotary as part of their Christian Service.
Bunbury’s Bishop Gerard Holohan added his voice to those calling for a bi-partisan rejection of the introduction of proposed legislation.
Right to Life Association WA in collaboration with Holy Spirit Choir and Street Ministry, has last month opened a female-only drop-in centre for homeless persons called The Lifehouse.
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the six discernment papers for the fifth Plenary Council of Australia signify the latest milestone as the Church considers its present circumstances and discerns its future.
For an agency that operates by connecting with people – visiting, delivering meals, providing transport – the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have meant that coordinators of Catholic Outreach Parish Care programs have had to reconsider the delivery of their services.
When God opened an opportunity for Sally Paice to be baptised in high school, the then teenager refused.