March 9 saw a momentous event for the Ukrainian Catholic community of St John the Baptist Church in Maylands as the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Peter Stasiuk CSsR ordained Perth teacher and icon painter, Richard Charlwood to the Diaconate in a liturgical celebration of great colour, prayerfulness and dignity, writes Robert Hiini.

For many, St Patrick’s Day conjures up images of drinking, partying and the colour green. But as Fr Laurence Murphy SDS said last Monday, the festive occasion was also a hallmark of Christianity.

Year 11 students Sheldon Dias, Mason Anderson, Liam Fernandes, Jesse Vivante and Rory Kendell raised over $4000 for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.

The future of the Catholic Church in Western Australia looks bright with a number of impressive new seminarians beginning their formation at St Charles’ Borromeo Seminary this year.

Touched by her visit to the Ronald McDonald House, Year Seven student from Sacred Heart College, Mia Agostino arrived at school recently with in a tin weighing 4.5kg, which held her pocket money from the last 12 months.

The U.S. bishops’ March 19 designation of a center in Washington as the St. John Paul II National Shrine reflects U.S. Catholics’ love for the late pope, said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky

The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia is praying Russia’s recent incursion into the Crimea does not signify the kind of expansionism that preceded the Second World War.

While many parishes struggle to attract a younger demographic, a regular gathering at St Bernadette’s in Glendalough has been bringing young adults together with a heady mix of relaxed fraternity and strong Marian devotion.

A large group of Iona Presentation College staff and students have recently spent some of their weekends volunteering at the Disabled Surfers Association at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.

The Called and Gifted Workshop will be offered at Queen of Apostles Parish in Riverton, on April 4 and 5.