As a not-for-profit organisation working in the disability sector, creating a flexible work environment has been seen as critical for Identitywa to attract and retain high quality staff.

The various cultures in which the Gospel is proclaimed – and in which it finds a home – are a powerful sign of the rich creativity and fruitfulness of the Spirit of God, said Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last week, in celebration of the inaugural Multicultural Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Behind the inviting smile of Presbyterian Ladies’ College graduate, Jessica Murray, is the desire to ensure all people are pain-free, less stressed and comforted on their journey to better health.

The training of some 30 lay men and women in the area of child protection has last month brought the number of Safeguarding Officers for the Archdiocese of Perth to more than 50.

At the age of 14, Vaughan Guan found himself caught in a cycle of homelessness after being kicked out of home as a result of his excessive drug use and anti-social behaviour but, with support from the St Vincent de Paul Society, he has turned his life around, is sharing a house in Highgate and is now looking to forge a career in photojournalism.

Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation has this month held its first open day in its 11-year history, showcasing a variety of study options available at the College.

More than 175 priests, deacons and seminarians from across the Archdiocese last month gathered at Aquinas College for the annual Clergy Mass and Dinner.

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to put to a referendum or plebiscite the question whether the word ‘marriage’ (currently a relationship between a man and a woman) should be used also for a biologically and psychologically different relationship (between two people of the same sex) finally gives Australians an opportunity to engage in a reasoned discussion.

Rather than spending time worrying about the end of the world, people should be using their time on earth to personally prepare themselves for the moment they will be standing before Jesus Christ, US Catholic evangelist, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers told a near-capacity crowd at St Bernadette’s Parish in Glendalough last month.

Memories of the 2009 grand re-opening of St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth recently resurfaced among enthusiasts of Cathedral music as two pipe organs were visited by their restorer, John Hargraves.