About 900 attendees were seen participating in the praise and worship session at the three-day Veritas Youth Festival 2018 opening ceremony at the Corpus Christi College, Bateman, last weekend. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Amanda Murthy  Following Jesus demands courage and readiness to trade in the couch for a pair of walking shoes and set out on uncharted paths. “To blaze trails that op...

Br Andrew and Betty Peaker. Photo: Supplied. By Theresia Titus At 91 years of age, foundress of God’s Farm at Wilyabrup, near Margaret River, Betty Peaker hopes to meet her God-chosen successor. Mrs Peaker’s close friend Sheila Shannon recently spoke to The eRecord with the aim of helping Mrs Peaker’s find that special “someone”, who will continue her ministry and dedication in her...

The staff of La Salle College gathered for a pilgrimage on 29 June. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. By Matthew Lau The staff of La Salle College embarked on a pilgrimage from St Mary’s Cathedral to St Charles’ Seminary on 29 June as part of an annual professional development day. “Camino de La Salle” was an opportunity for the college’s 210-strong workforce to journey on a Christian pilgrima...

From left: Thomas Mooka, Mgr Harry Entwistle and Deacon Kopel Gibuma. Photo: Supplied. By Theresia Titus Kopel Gibuma has become the first Torres Strait Islander to be ordained to the Diaconate in the Catholic Church. The ordination was celebrated by Cairns Bishop James Foley, together with Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of our Lady of the Southern Cross, Monsignor Harry Entw...

Andrea Bernardino ran two workshops titled “The Heart of Praise and Worship” during Veritas Youth Festival 2018 at Corpus Christi College, Bateman on 7 July. Photo: Iceberg Media. By Matthew Lau A guest workshop presenter at this year’s Veritas Youth Festival demonstrated how song and dance can resonate with young believers as an effective form of prayer. Andrea Bernardino held two...

Veritas 2018 guest workshop presenter Daniel Lazaroo is a Registered Psychologist whose clinic is based in West Perth. Photo: Iceberg Media. Clinical Psychologist Daniel Lazaroo spoke to some 100 young Perth Catholics at Veritas Youth Festival 2018 last weekend on methods of dealing with mental health issues. Mr Lazaroo ran two workshops titled “Mental Health and Wellbeing” on 7 July at ...

Members of PAS Willetton Parish group cutting the anniversary cake in celebration of their 20 year anniversary. Photo: Supplied. By Amanda Murthy The Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) Willetton group have last month celebrated a milestone, marking 20 years of service. Past and present friends with intellectual disabilities, volunteer advocates, group facilitators and family members came ...

American theologian-scholar Fr Scirghi is seen at the Fremantle UNDA campus delivering a talk titled “The Restless Heart –Saints, Spirituality, and the Year of Youth”. He teaches sacramental and liturgical theology, the future of marriage, faith and critical reason and journey of faith at the Fordham University in New York. Photo: Amanda Murthy. By Amanda Murthy Developing a sense of ...

Around 900 youth were seen participating in the praise and worship session at the three-day Veritas Youth Festival 2018 opening ceremony at the Bateman Corpus Christi College last weekend. Photo: Matthew Lau. By Amanda Murthy Following Jesus demands courage and readiness to trade in the couch for a pair of walking shoes and set out on uncharted paths. “To blaze trails that open up new ...

Archbishop Timothy Coestelloe SDB talked in front of Veritas 2018 audience. Photo: Theresia Titus. By Theresia Titus Speaking at Veritas 2018 on Saturday 7 July, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB called on youth to “go and rebuild the Church”. Taking the words of Pope Francis, Archbishop Costelloe asked young people to stand by the Church despite its “shocking failures of some bishops, ...