A Perth family has been moving heaven and earth to help provide much-needed resources to street children in the Philippines – all consigned in shoeboxes. The Soh family recently presented a talk in Perth about their mission work in the Philippines in January providing for the less fortunate.

The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants in Perth will no longer hold prayer vigils outside the Balcatta Women’s Clinic after it closed its doors as of July 1. A clinic spokesperson said it closed for “personal reasons” and said they would not be relocating nor reopening again.

Rabbi Shimon Cowen launched his book Politics and Universal Ethics at Parliament House in Perth on June 20. Hosted by Liberal MP Peter Abetz and Labor MP Michelle Roberts, the event attracted leaders from several religious denominations and groups in Perth.

The parish of Wanneroo celebrated the feast of its patron, St Anthony of Padua, on Sunday June 16. Even though the actual feast is June 13, the parish generally celebrates as a community on the first Sunday after the feast day.

About 300 people gathered to celebrate Fr Ken Keating’s Golden Jubilee of Ordination on June 29 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in North Beach. The church that Fr Ken served as parish priest for more than 25 years was filled to capacity with past and present parishioners in attendance.

Archdiocesan staff and clergy gathered on June 28 to thank Paddy Buckley for her work as coordinator of the Year of Grace. Ms Buckley took on the voluntary role at the request of the then-Archbishop Barry Hickey in 2011 and said she had enjoyed it immensely.

He has one of the most recognisable faces in WA. Starting off in journalism helping his dad as a casual at The Sunday Times at the age of 15, Peter Kennedy finished secondary school at Aquinas College and then studied at UWA. Failing to secure a cadetship, he turned to teaching but an unexpected break at The West Australian catapulted him into political journalism. Now a retired ABC journalist and winner of the Clarion Award who lectures at Notre Dame University, he continues to write and is researching a book about the premiers he has known. Peter opens up to The Record and tells us about his faith, what he thinks about Gregory Peck and how technology aids reporters …

Quality education is built around partnerships. At least, that was much of the thinking that underpinned the recent open day held at Kolbe Catholic College on June 28.

Take one dance teacher, three residents of an aged care facility with nearly three centuries of life between them, a complement of student dancers, a little inspiration and the result is a moving tale of life’s highs and lows.

Modern-day Ethiopia was the primary inspiration for JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Perth Catholic Michael Muhling asserts in his book The Real Middle-Earth: Discovering the Origin of The Lord of the Rings.