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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Parent workshops plan promotes best practice
As this week’s Australian talks about the issues of transgender treatment for children and Jeremey Epstein’s suspicious death in custody, the Safeguarding Program’s Parent Workshops, focused on the safety of our children in parishes, seems especially deserving of overwhelming community support.
VOCATIONS WEEK 2019: In search for a new vocation pathway
As I reflect on my discernment journey as a Covenant Josephite, I have come to realise that God’s call in my life manifested itself through my desire to respond to the needs I see in the world and my practical and joyful capacity in doing so.
Sydney Archdiocese launches podcast with UNDA lecturers as hosts
An initiative of the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers has recently gone live with its first episode of This Catholic Life.
The Fremantle Fleet and the Fishers of Men
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) are set to celebrate 125 years of service in Australia on 18 August 2019, honouring the arrival in Perth in 1894 of Frs Roger Hennessy OMI and Daniel O’Ryan OMI, to serve the seaport parish of Fremantle and the growing fleet of Italian fisherman.
Bollywood themed fundraiser dedicated to ACRATH survivors
The Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) hosted a vibrant Bollywood themed fundraising dinner on Saturday 10 August in the Aranmore Catholic Primary School hall as part of its ongoing efforts to stand up against human trafficking.
‘Christ is Alive’ at the youth festival of ‘Truth’
Christ being alive in and working through us was the focus of the recent Veritas Youth Festival on 9 August.
Poverty, Homelessness and Migrants
New report highlights need for better support for the homeless, migrants and the poor.
The Grieving Process
Director of the new Centre for Life, Marriage and Family, (formerly known as the Marriage and Fertility Office and Respect Life Office) Derek Boylen, who is also a trained counsellor, spoke with The Record about grief and how it is important to process, even though it might be painful to confront.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The Catholic Church’s contribution to Australia not in vain
There is no denying that the contribution of the Catholic Church has had a major positive impact in the development of Australia – particularly in the areas of education, healthcare, and social and welfare services.
Prison Ministry a light in the darkness
Highly educated with five qualifications and a man with a no-nonsense attitude, Joe O’Brien never expected to be spending the last nine years of his life behind bars in Hakea Prison, Perth’s maximum security jail – especially at the direct request of a bishop.
