One of the saddest features of Australian society is a growing hardness of heart – particularly against anyone we perceive to be a threat to our self-interest.

“While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the Inn” (Lk.2:6-7).

On the Second Sunday of Advent, in the season of special preparation for the great festival of Christmas, I was able to go to the Women’s Prison at Bandyup to celebrate Mass.

This year, as our Catholic community celebrates the wonderful feast of Christmas with the rest of our society, we do so at the very beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. This special year began on December 8 and will conclude next year on the Solemnity of Christ the King on November 20, 2016.

More than 1,000 graduates of The University of Notre Dame Australia were last week called to display mercy, large-heartedness, generosity and faith as they farewelled the Fremantle Campus and commenced their journey as instruments of change in their communities.

Catholic Homes Incorporated (Catholic Homes) Chairman and long-standing board member Kevin Edwards has last month announced his retirement at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting.

The 26th annual Flame Ministries International Congress will aim to make Jesus known in an experiential way so that healing, the knowledge of God, and salvation are evident.

More than 350 people gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday, 26 November to attend a healing Mass by New Zealand Marist priest, Father John Rea.

The true spirit of Christmas and the importance of sharing as a community was last week celebrated by more than 400 people who attended the Identitywa and Personal Advocacy Services (PAS) End of Year Eucharist and Christmas Party.

The Perth branch of The Catholic Guy Impact Centre has been making a solid attempt to be positive influences of faith in the broader community, by this month hosting a range of new outreach events in the lead-up to Christmas.