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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
SPECIAL REPORT: Catechist service provides fundamental element of Catholic education in WA
Compared with many of the ministries within the Archdiocese of Perth, the work of catechists is often not as exposed and may not attract the attention it merits.
Palliative care nurse advocates right to die with dignity
A St John of God Murdoch Hospital nurse has spent three months in India using and sharing her experience to care for those without access to quality health care.
Don Bosco lecture forms part of Religion and Life lesson
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB delivered a lecture last month on the life of St John Bosco to Year 12 students from St Joseph’s College, Albany.
PART 3 – Celebrating the active role and witness of women in spreading the Gospel
This week, the e-Record publishes the third and final part of editor Jamie O’Brien’s analysis of the work of women in the Church.
Director of Royal School of Church Music visits Perth Cathedral
The choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, recently had the honour of meeting and being instructed by the International Director of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM), Andrew Reid, as he made a brief yet significant stopover in Peth during his Australia and New Zealand trip.
Ocean Reef garage sale raises $2,600 for the Philippines
The garage sale hosted by an Ocean Reef family on two separate weekends has successfully raised $2,600 for homeless people in the Philippines.
Beauty treatments on the menu at MercyCare’s McAuley House
Manicures and massages are on the menu for clients at MercyCare’s McAuley House in Wembley, thanks to a new volunteer beauty service.
Australia-first course to soothe mental and physical pain of burn victims launched at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame Australia and Fiona Wood Foundation last week launched an Australia-first postgraduate program to ensure health care practitioners are well-equipped to provide scarless healing in mind and body of the nation’s 200,000 yearly burn victims.
Pioneer books unearth stories of faith, empire and justice
The Archdiocese of Perth has last week officially launched the biographies of Archbishop Patrick Clune CSsr, written by Fr Christopher Dowd, and Bishop Martin Griver, written by Odhran O’Brien.
LifeLink Day provides response to suffering – Archbishop Costelloe
Lifelink Day is all about responding in a practical, down-to-earth way to people who are suffering, said Archbishop Costelloe this week, as he spoke to students, teachers and special guests at the launch of the 2015 Lifelink Day.
