We owe it to ourselves and to our families to see beyond the churlish efforts of the commercial world that seeks to secularise Christmas, says Bishop Saunders in his 2014 Christmas message.

One of the final wishes of the late Fr Dan Foley was realised when a book capturing the history of the Good Shepherd Parish in Lockridge was recently launched.

Religious leaders from Perth’s Uniting Church, Anglican Church, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist and Baha’i communities, led a moving interfaith service at Wesley Church on Wednesday evening to commemorate the victims of the Sydney siege and condemn terrorism.

The Honourable Kim Beazley, who has been serving as Ambassador to the United States since 2009, returned to Notre Dame in Fremantle to deliver an insightful lecture on Australia’s alliance with the United States of America.

Mercy College teacher of 30 years, Mayford Godfrey, has this week retired from full-time teaching. PHOTO: Courtesy of Mayford Godfrey

Two of MercyCare’s longest serving volunteers have received a state-wide award this week, acknowledging their incredible devotion over the past 50 years to the not-for-profit organisation.

The saying ‘everything that comes in threes is perfect’ definitely rings true for three members of the Thomson family who graduated with degrees in Education from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus on Wednesday, 10 December 2014.

The first talk of the recent Embrace the Grace (ETG) conference was delivered by Notre Dame University philosopher and father of eight, Richard Sellwood.

A crowd of more than 400 visitors filled The Rise recreation centre in Maylands on Saturday, 13 December for the 2014 Shopfront Christmas party.

The Archdiocese of Perth Communications and Media Office has this week launched two new social media sites.