Joe and Rose have struck up a friendship through a program offered by Personal Advocacy Services. Photo: Supplied. It is a special commitment that inspires someone to dedicate more than 20 years of their life to volunteer as an advocate for a person living with a disability. For Rose Tricoli, it has been 23 rewarding and happy years supporting Joe Pinzone. Rose was introduced to Jo...

The Mercyville residents make the most of their time with the young ones to chat and share stories together. Photo: Whitford Catholic Primary School. By Matthew Lau Whitford Catholic Primary School and Mercyville Hostel have maintained a good rapport for more than a decade with an invigorating arrangement that pleases all parties. Every Friday, a baker’s dozen of pupils walk over t...

Support from Caritas is helping Bubita to rebuild her home. Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Caritas. Caritas Australia has remained committed to restoring infrastructure, livelihoods, and community wellbeing in the earthquake-prone country of Nepal. In April 2015, the devastating Gorkha earthquake shattered Nepal, with 9000 fatalities and more than 22,000 injured. In an attempt to aid Carit...

Fr Francis Ly leads the procession around the St Francis of Assisi Church. Photo: George Favacho. Coming together as a united people in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary was behind Maida Vale Parish’s third annual Flores de Mayo celebrations on 5 May. Flores de Mayo, meaning “Flowers of May” in Spanish, is a tradition introduced by the Spaniards in the mid-1800s to the Filipino people...

Fr Jeffey Casabuena leading the living rosary with prayers standing surrounding the sanctuary, as the Rosary.Photo: Ron Tan.By Theresia Titus Perth parishioners joined together as a ‘living rosary’ at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday May 13 to celebrate the month of Mary and feast of Our Lady of Fatima, as part of a joint initiative nationwide. Each parishioner who volunteered from varius pa...

Principal and junior cantors, Joshua Adams and Dennis Nixon, at Cathedral Cantor workshop. Photo: Theresia Titus. By Theresia Titus Cantors from St Mary’s Cathedral have shared how their Catholic faith has been deepened through music. The workshop, a collaboration between the Royal School of Church Music and St Mary’s Cathedral, was geared specifically towards cantors from across ...

More than 60 St Norbert College students took to the stage earlier this month for five sell-out performances of the school’s production of Oliver the Musical. The students, ranging from Year 7 to Year 12, performed in front of more than 900 people between May 7 and May 12, at the College’s Xanten Theatre. Drama teacher and director of the show Kerri Hilton said the cast and crew b...

Some of the Marist Youth Group members are seen preparing and cooking 200 meals, which they donated to The Shopfront. Photo: Jo Dunn. By Amanda Murthy Young Australian Catholics gathered at Newman College to cook and deliver 200 meals for the underprivileged, in conjunction with the launch of their first Marist Youth Ministry (MYM) gathering, here in Perth. MYM is a national Cathol...

Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey celebrated the feast of Pentecost at Holy Cross Church in Hamilton Hill on 20 May. Photo: Mat de Sousa. By Mat de Sousa The congregation of Holy Cross Church, Hamilton Hill Parish, celebrated the feast of Pentecost with flowers of red, white and green – the colours of the Portuguese flag – on 20 May. Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey celebrated the Mas...

Fr Mark James with Geoff Scott (deaf) who teaches art at Emmanuel Centre. Photo: Theresia Titus. By Theresia Titus A South African priest and Chaplain to those who are deaf and hard of hearing in Swaziland, Africa has last week told The eRecord of how impressed he is by the work of the Australian Bishops to support people with disability. Father Mark James OP says that awareness is...