On July 21, the St Charles’ seminarians in Guildford had the privilege of being involved in a silent retreat led by Monsignor Roderick Strange, Rector of Beda Pontifical College in Rome since 1998.

The people of God are hungry for more good shepherds – shepherds after Christ’s own heart. So said Archdiocesan vocations director Fr Jean-Noel Marie during his homily at a special Holy Hour for Vocations last Sunday afternoon at St Mary’s Cathedral.

The joy, excitement and relief on the face of young Western Australian author, Claire Merchant, is evident after having her first novel published and available for purchase around the world.

As Father Wayne Bendotti counts out the 12km between Perth and City Beach on August 25, he will be savouring every step. Now serving the Bunbury Diocese as the Youth Ministry co-ordinator, Fr Wayne still recalls the chapter of his life when, as a 10-year-old, he entered Princess Margaret Hospital for neurosurgery to remove a brain tumour.

WA Deputy Opposition Leader Roger Cook is preparing to run in this year’s Chevron City to Surf in Perth; Mr Cook will be part of the Caritas team.

ST JOHN’S Pro-Cathedral in Perth has undergone major restorative work in an attempt to replicate the way the building looked in the 1860s. In the course of the repairs, archaeologist Fr Robert Cross has made several important discoveries. One such discovery was that the original colour of the building was a rust-yellow colour. “What the archaeology has told us is that the Pro-Cathedra...

THE PIPE organ has more power to raise hearts and minds to God than other musical instruments such as the guitar or drums, according to a leading Perth musician. Jacinta Jakovcevic, director of music at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth, told The Record music is an integral part of the Catholic liturgy. “We have a great responsibility to the liturgy itself, but we also have a responsibilit...

The Archdiocese of Perth and the Redemptorists of North Perth have issued an open invitation to both a 6.30pm vigil service at the Redemptorist Monastery on September 2 and the 7pm reinterment Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on September 3. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB will be the chief celebrant at the Mass.

Learning is important but the truest knowledge is the love of God experienced in our own hearts. It is that ineffable understanding which Salvatorian Father Karol Kulczycki SDS tries to pass on in his priestly ministry – at the parish and school in which he serves, and as the leader of 20 Salvatorian priests and brothers serving in Western Australia and Sydney.

“My priesthood has been a beautiful way of life and I wouldn’t change a moment,” Father Stephen Cooney OPraem reflects with a distinct but faded Irish lilt. It is an impressive statement considering his vocation has extended over five decades and half the globe.