The University of Notre Dame Australia has changed significantly since Professor Chris Hackett stepped through its doors as part of the inaugural cohort of postgraduate education students in the early 90s; however, he says it has remained true to its roots.

TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Perth Catholic David Chua took the first major step towards becoming a Dominican priest recently, receiving the Order's habit and taking on the name of Br Reginald Mary. The former Willetton resident joined the Dominicans in Adelaide last year as a novice, and received the habit and religious name on June 27, the feast of the Sacred Heart. Br Reginald told The Re...

Oblate priest Fr Fraccid Anthony OMI visited Perth recently, encouraging Catholics to assist the home for the mentally handicapped he runs in Sri Lanka. Fr Fraccid founded Sahana Medura, which means ‘garden of tranquility’ in 1993 as a means of addressing some of the nation’s biggest problems at the time – suicide, substance abuse and alcoholism. He told The Record that while those is...

MYAREE Catholic Ben Anandappa says he’s both excited and nervous as he prepares to move to the United States to study chemistry at Harvard University next month. Ben graduated from Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) in Fremantle last year with an incredible Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.85. In April, Ben was notified of his acceptance into Harvard on a full scholarshi...

St Mary’s Parish in Guildford held a successful fundraiser on July 6, raising more than $10,000 to help pay off the parish’s debt incurred from the cost of restoration work to the church in 2012. The parish hosted a lunch at Midland’s Italian Club, with a crowd of almost 200 people attending, including many from the Italian Association, Mamma Nostra. It was the third such fundraiser t...

Since 1840, The Record has served the Catholic community in Western Australia extraordinarily well. Now the time has come for The Record to take a new direction.

The Gospel of John took centre stage at the recent Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) annual ‘Stronger’ teens camp held earlier this month.

An Australian study claiming children of same-sex parents enjoy higher levels of health and social wellbeing has captured attention across the globe, but advocates of traditional family structures have urged caution.

The Confraternity of the Knights St Peter and St Paul celebrated the feast day of its patron saints on June 29 at Good Shepherd Parish in Lockridge.

PLANS to introduce a program in schools that promotes same-sex relationships, transgenderism and bisexuality are concerning parents, according to FamilyVoice Australia (FAVA). The Safe Schools Coalition program, which is already operating in 135 Victorian schools, including two Catholic schools, was rolled out nationally on June 13 by Senator Scott Ryan at a function in Melbourne. The pr...