After last weekend a Catholic orphanage in Bali is one brand new motor scooter and 40 million rupiah (approximately A$4000) better off – thanks to the newly-formed Cathedral branch of the Knights of the Southern Cross. The Franciscan orphanage in Tuka Dalung, Bali, located approximately 40 minutes drive north from Kuta, was presented with a giant-sized cheque and the new scooter on the w...

Do you have a Bible question you’d love to have answered? Would you like to study the Bible, maybe even in Jerusalem, but need a scholarship to help you out? Are you keen on becoming more at home with your Bible? You need to visit the newly launched website of The Biblical Foundation: www.thebiblicalfoundation.org.au Archbishop Timothy Costelloe recently launched the website of the Fo...

Fifteen young men attended the inquiry day for potential future priests at St Charles Seminary on Sunday September 16. It was a notable event for St Charles Seminary; it was the largest turnout that the seminary has experienced in many years. “It is important to let God open and close the doors,” Tom Coffey, aged 21, told The Record. “I am open to God’s will.” Every year St Charles...

Secondary Catholic schools principals from the Kimberley, Metropolitan and the Great Southern took time out from August 22-24 to spend time with each other and reflect during the Year of Grace. “Our facilitator, Rev Dr Kevin Lenehan, gently led us through the days using the theme ‘Leading with Grace’,” said Catholic Secondary Principals Association President, Peter Bothe. “Leadership ...

The only da Vinci surgical robot in Western Australia has surpassed a milestone of performing 500 procedures. St John of God Subiaco Hospital’s surgical robot, affectionately known as “Marvin”, has called the hospital home since 2008, assisting surgeons in performing minimally invasive, radical prostatectomies and other delicate surgeries. A surgeon operates the da Vinci robot console...

The smell of hot masala curry wafting from the school grounds and the sound of Bollywood music was enough to make any passerby think they had stumbled into India – not Gosnells – last Saturday night. More than 200 parishioners of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish gathered at St Munchin’s Catholic School hall for the ‘Discovering Culture Night’ to experience everything Indian. T...

Year 12 Sacred Heart College student Caitlin Barker-Malcolm was awarded First Prize in the Angelico Art Exhibition for her art work titled “New Game” on Tuesday August 14. Writing in the college newsletter, school principal Peter Bothe said that the painting on a large canvas, “... is a piece that will provoke a thoughtful reflection on the nexus between the digital and natural world. ...

A warm and gracious man who you would not want to crack an Irish joke in front of, is how Bunbury priests affectionately describe Bishop Myles McKeon, the man who changed the face of the south-west diocese. About 30 priests from the diocese gathered at the St John of God Villa in Subiaco on September 11 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Bishop McKeon as a Bishop. ...

Age is no barrier for the like-minded duo set to lead the St Vincent de Paul Society in WA through the next four years. Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Mark Fitzpatrick and President Jeff Trew both say they have a good working relationship and a shared vision to help the community. Mr Trew, who took over from outgoing State President Clément Astruc, was commissioned on Septemb...

You do not have to be graceful to attend Women of Grace but you do have to be a woman – however exceptions can be granted, like the one given to Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey. More than 100 women attended the retreat organised by the Catholic Women’s Group at the Good Shepherd parish in Lockeridge on August 25. Lecturer from the Maranatha Institute and the Biblical Foundation, Mich...