By Jamie O’Brien Western Australian youth were last week invited to be open to anything that the Lord might seek to do in their lives by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB was speaking to the nearly 200 youth, who were aged between 16 and 30 during Mass at Mary Mackillop Chapel, North Sydney, where they had gathered to celebrate the impending start of the...

https://youtu.be/NgRH-V-64Ig?feature=shared Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last week welcomed the announcement that the next Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) will be held in Perth, in December 2019. Archbishop Costelloe said the people of the Archdiocese will be greatly blessed by the experience of hosting the next ACYF. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe speaks...

Fr Manoel Lopes Borges and Fr Ernesto Cerutti during their Ordination to the Priesthood in 2007 at Infant Jesus Church, Morley Parish. Photo: Peter Rosengren. By Josh Low On 16 November 2007, Deacon Manoel Lopes-Borges, Ernesto Cerutti and Arnel Taracina were ordained to the priesthood at Infant Jesus Church, Morley by then Archbishop Barry Hickey. In celebration of the tenth annivers...

Kashindi received life saving support through Centrecare’s Entrypoint Perth Service. Photos: Supplied. By Caroline Smith and LifeLink For many people in Perth, Christmas can be a time of great abundance. For others, the work of organisations and agencies such as Centrecare Inc can be crucial in providing essential services that allow them and their families to approach the season with hop...

Father Andrew Bowron blesses a cross mosaic made by students from St Mary’s School in Merredin. Photo: Supplied. By Caroline Smith Members of the Merredin Catholic community came together in their hundreds to celebrate the 90th anniversary of St Mary’s School earlier this year. The celebration, which included a school fair and a reunion dinner was held on Saturday 14 October, and broug...

A new certificate in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care will next year commence at Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation. Photo: Supplied. By Natashya Fernandez A new certificate in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care will next year commence at Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation. The new certificate four, a first for the Osborne Park College, will provide students with the skills a...

The Very Rev Mgr Harry Entwistle from the Ordinariate OLSC with seminarian Nigel McBain. Mgr Entwistle launched the first Sunday of Advent (3 December 2017) as Vocations Sunday to encourage support for current and future clergy and the Ordinariate community. Photo: Supplied. By Natashya Fernandez Leader of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, the Very Rev Mgr Harry Entwist...

By Mgr Harry Entwistle Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Christians believe Jesus to be truly God and truly human and was born in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus, who declared himself to be divine and high priest. The human Augustus elevated himself to the level of a god, Jesus who is the Son of God, humbled himself to become fully human. This is not the only c...

In his 2017 Christmas Message, Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey says that people of all walks of life, situation and circumstance are seeking and searching in order to find and bring meaning to their lives. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. By Bishop Michael Morrissey Bishop of  Geraldton In Luke’s Gospel, these words were spoken 2,000 years ago to a group of shepherds in the field as they wer...

In his 2017 Christmas Message, Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders says that despite despite the decline in religious practise, notions of good will and peace to others still seem to prevail in the rendition of Christmas preferred by our secular society. Photo: Supplied. By Bishop Christopher Saunders Bishop of Broome I like Christmas. And so do most people I know. It’s an up-beat ...