An incredible series of events that her family believe were nothing short of miraculous helped Maria Wyer to successfully undergo a kidney transplant last month.

The dream of playing in one of the best competitions in the world is slowly becoming a reality for Notre Dame student Daniel Cappellaro who is heading to Barcelona as part of a four-month loan dean with Spanish futsal club FC Castelldefels.

“You must continue to be the face of Christ for others”, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told more than 100 members and friends of the Voice of the Voiceless (VoV) Ministry on February 22.

Courage, intent and responsibility must replace income, sporting prowess and sexual conquests as measuring sticks of manliness, more than 100 men were told at the “Stepping Up” Men’s Day on February 15.

About 5,000 Catholic school staff gathered in eight venues throughout the metropolitan area recently to prayerfully begin the new school year by celebrating the Eucharist together.

Spearwood man, Chris De Sousa was a successful migration lawyer when he felt God’s call to pursue the religious life. On January 25, Mr De Sousa and four other Somascan novices made their profession in Somasca, Italy, making vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The past year of formation has been the greatest of his life to date, he writes.

Dominican priest Fr Anthony Van Dyke OP will return to the Order’s priory in North Adelaide on February 26 after spending an unprecedented 15 years in Perth.

According to the Bishops’ mandate, “parish and Catholic school decision-makers need to work together. The Kolbe Catholic College community is blessed to have wonderful support from its local parishes.

The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Vice Chancellor Professor Celia Hammond congratulated the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney George Pell on his appointment as Prefect to the new Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican, earlier this week.

Corridors of Children, a film that takes a closer look at children who are trapped and exploited in the sex trade industry, will premier at John XXIII College in Mt Claremont on March 13.