In this special report for the 2016 Archbishop’s Christmas Appeal for LifeLink, The eRecord journalist Marco Ceccarelli talks about his 25-year-old brother Andrea who has Down Syndrome and the impact of the support he has received from Identitywa, an Archdiocesan agency supported by LifeLink.
Approaching relationships from a fresh and empathetic perspective was the goal for staff from several West Australian dioceses – including the Archdiocese of Perth – who recently took part in a program of monthly workshops entitled ‘Discovering Restorative Justice Together’.
The Emmanuel Centre has this week celebrated the gift of a new workshop shed at their annual Christmas Party, with Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey blessing the structure in front of a large group of people with disabilities, staff members, volunteers, family and friends.
Today we remember the visit of Saint John Paull II to Alice Springs 30 years ago. His words to the Aboriginal People still ring out around Australia: The Church in Australia herself will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution to her life and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.
“We were ordained to be like candles burning in people’s lives, dispelling the darkness, providing comfort and hope, and helping people to find their way to the Lord.
A postgraduate program designed to give aspiring leaders added management and theoretical skills to pursue a career in the Catholic business sector has this week been launched at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s (UNDA) Fremantle Campus.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last week spoke about the importance of prayer as he ordained four men from St Charles Seminary to the Diaconate.
St John of God Midland Public Hospital has become the first hospital in the Perth metropolitan area to appoint a head of Aboriginal Health onto its executive board.
Trinity College in East Perth celebrated the completion of its new Sports Centre on 15 November 2016, with an official opening ceremony and a blessing by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe.
Feeling connected to other people is becoming somewhat of a lost art in today’s society.