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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Isolated and in need of expression, Australia’s battle with anxiety and depression
Depression and anxiety, feeling safe in your own home and being exposed to physical violence are just some of the topics addressed in the results of the Commissioner for Children and Young People’s survey of some 5000 WA schoolchildren across Years 4 to 12.
Music and the Soul
“As a juxtaposition of the fast-paced and stressed world we live in, music within the liturgical sense has now become, and will continue to provide, a stillness and reflection we need.”
Rite of Election 2020: Final stage to become one with the Church
The Church believes that no-one comes to faith without being called by God – God initiates, God calls and God converts, said Dr Carmel Suart, Director for the Office of Christian Initiation.
The effect of prayer on our soul
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayer is defined as “a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God”.
Catholic Homes: Speaking of Soul
Is it only humans who have a soul? What about buildings, communities and organisations? These thorny questions have been the subject of much reflection for poets, playwrights, artists, theologians and philosophers for centuries and they often come up with contradictory answers.
Plenary 2020 Archbishop Costelloe announces lay delegates for Plenary Council
Plenary Council President, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, said that in in response to the dramatic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the bishops of Australia have made the “difficult, but necessary” decision to postpone the first assembly of the Plenary Council (PC).
The Mystery of Marriage
Thomas and Emily Meagher, who exchanged vows last June, believe that they would not have met, fallen in love and dedicated their lives to one another if not for the calling they received from God.
Set apart to be a community that belongs to God: Mirrabooka St Gerard’s Church celebrates 50th anniversary
“We are set apart to be a people who will show, in a special way, the presence of God,” Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton told more than 650 parishioners of Mirrabooka on the celebration of its 50th anniversary.
EASTER 2020: Easter Masses celebrated online to combat COVID-19 pandemic
The reality of the COVID–19 crisis crashed home for Perth Catholics at this, the holiest time of the year, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton concelebrating the Easter Sunday Mass in front of an empty St Mary’s Cathedral for the first time in living history.
COVID-19: WA Early Learning Centres to continue operation
MercyCare Early Learning Centres (ELCs) and other childcare centres run by Catholic organisations will remain open while it is safe to do so, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
