Anna and Carl enjoy themselves at the 2018 Embrace the Grace dinner-dance on 8 December. Photo: Matt Lim. Two young people of God share their experience of what was an invigorating 2018 Embrace the Grace (ETG) youth conference. Anna Depiazzi and Carl Alvares joined more than 100 young Catholics in Australia’s only monastic town of New Norcia for the most recent ETG from 5 to 9 December....

Martha and Edmund Cheong are regular fixtures at Sts John & Paul Church in Willetton. Photo: Matthew Lau. Not knowing a single soul in Australia when they migrated from Brunei 32 years ago, Martha Cheong DHS and Edmund Cheong KHS knew the Church was the place to build their foundations. Now, as prominent Willetton parishioners, the Cheongs have passed down the legacy of their faith to t...

Pope Francis has last weekend helped launch a new mobile app and online platform connecting people around the world in prayer. Photo: Sourced. Pope Francis has last weekend helped launch a new mobile app and online platform connecting people around the world in prayer. The Holy Father presented “the official platform of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network: Click To Pray,” on Sunday 20...

Families and guests of the Parish with Father Jeronimo Castillo and The Three Wise Men. Photo: Supplied. Bedford parishioners have this Christmas delivered a unique experience to families and guests that attended morning masses on the feast of the Epiphany. In his homily for the Mass on Sunday 6 January, Parish Priest Fr Jeronimo Castillo spoke about the significance of the journey of the...

Tennis coach Mitch Turner, who also lectures at Notre Dame’s School of Health Sciences. Photo: Supplied. Getting the best out of young tennis stars at a pivotal point in their early careers is the focus of a new study at the University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle Campus. In collaboration with Tennis West, PhD candidate and tennis coach Mitch Turner is examining what physical and men...

The Irene McCormack Catholic College students and staff pose with their Christmas hamper donations. Photo: Supplied. The Campus Ministry students from Irene McCormack Catholic College worked tirelessly for three months to raise funds for their annual Christmas Appeal, making 47 Christmas hampers for the less fortunate. The college tradition has been in place for some 16 years, involvi...

St John of God Health Care has appointed Dani Meinema as Group Director of Nursing and Patient Experience. Photo: Supplied. St John of God Health Care has appointed Dani Meinema as Group Director of Nursing and Patient Experience with responsibilities across the organisation’s 24 facilities, including hospitals, disability services and home nursing. Ms Meinema comes into the position with...

A participant being prayed over during the Flame Ministries International (FMI) 29th Congress which was themed ‘They Shall be Baptized with Fire’ held from 18 to 20 January. By Richard AF Cooke. “We need to take the time to really discern which direction God wants us to take, and ask Him to send the Holy Spirit to empower, inspire and remove all fear so that we can go out and preach th...

The WA Young Salesian Summer Camp is held at the Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup. Photo: Supplied. The Western Australian Young Salesian Camp has this year celebrated a monumental 30 year anniversary among some 100 youth who were present for the annual camp. In the first few weeks of January each year, the WA Young Salesian Summer Camp, which is held at the Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup, is...

Exclamations of “Viva Pit Señor, Santo Niño!” reverberated through St Mary’s Cathedral on 20 January to venerate the Holy Child Jesus. Last Sunday was the first time a Sto Niño feast service had been held at the Cathedral, jointly organised by Damayang Filipino Inc and the Filipino Cathedral Core Group. Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of January...