A group of Perth Catholics discovered remarkable things about their most intimate life – their nightly dreams – on Tuesday 6 August, as the Christopher Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture hosted a talk by local academic, Dr Philippa Martyr, on dreaming from a neurological, psychological and Christian spiritual perspective.]

Father Peter Toohey SCC has left an indelible presence on the lives of those he encountered during his decades of mission work and chaplaincies.

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.

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. 

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 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.

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 being alive in and working through us was the focus of the recent Veritas Youth Festival on 9 August.

New report highlights need for better support for the homeless, migrants and the poor.

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.