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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Poverty Mass 2019: Poor people are treasures, says Dcn Peters
We will always have the poor with us, according to scripture, yet within their person we will also find the love of Christ, as we respond to God’s call to love one another and demonstrate Jesus’ servant based, large-hearted ministry of mercy to others.
Catholic Answers podcast featured at WBC conference
Catholic Answers Live was recorded on international land for the first time during last week’s fourth annual ‘Why Be Catholic’ conference in Perth.
Latter stages of discernment for priestly candidate trio
By Matthew Lau
The Diocese of Geraldton will be blessed with the addition of three Godly men on Wednesday 6 November. Transitional Deacons Peter Duong, Savio Nguyen and Dominic Hoang are set to be Ordained to the Priesthood by Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey at St Francis Xavier Cathedral after years of formation at St Charles’ Seminary.
Dcn Dominic Hoang
Former banker Dominic...
Anti-Poverty Week 2019: The Aussie battler buckles
More than three million Australians live below the poverty line: or, almost one in eight people are struggling every day on the current Newstart rate of $40 per day to get the support that they need to survive.
Day One of ‘Ephphatha’ conference explores how faith, history and science lead back to God
The invitation to prayer and discovery of faith and science drew hundreds of participants who attended the Why Be Catholic Conference (WBC) from Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 October.
SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT: Let’s Get Real – It takes a village to make the intern
The Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ACBC) acknowledged the presence and impact of the internet in the way people communicate, work, learn and do business, with the release of the 2019-2020 Social Justice Statement titled, ‘Making it Real – Genuine Human Encounter in our Digital World.
The wisdom of Saint John Paul II: Gratissimam Sane, a focus on the family
Written in 1994, for the Year of the Family, Gratissimam Sane was a heartfelt appeal by the then Holy Father, now Saint John Paul II, to demonstrate that among the many possible paths of people’s daily pilgrimage, the family is the first and most important.
The benefit of Effective Communications
My secondment to the 1990 Year of Mission Committee proved to be a wonderful opportunity to understand how to go about pastoral planning.
Saints and Communications: Ordinary people called to do extraordinary things
Saints are somewhat the super heroes of the Catholic Church, lending their names to mark buildings like schools or hospitals, aiding with intercessions and even performing miracles for the faithful.
The most effective communications is transformative
The motto the Vatican chose for the Social Communications Day in 2017 really said it all: ’The truth will set you free.’
