Over 30 young adults from Perth answered the universal call to holiness when they attended the Catholic Youth Ministry retreat at Eagles Nest in Gidgegannup over the weekend of October 5-7. The aim of the retreat was to bring Christ into the everyday lives of the young as many are of the misguided opinion that holiness is reserved for the clergy. “The retreat’s theme was the ‘universa...

Peace-maker par excellence, Bishop Vincent Boi-Nai SVD, will speak at three different events in Perth next week, sharing his hands-on knowledge of peace building and the state of interreligious dialogue in Ghana. Bishop Vincent has been active for more than a decade in conflict resolution among rival tribal groups in his predominantly Muslim Diocese of Yendi, making him one of the region...

Five Kelmscott Catholics found themselves in a somewhat unexpected place when they hit the stage on October 17 for the final of ABC 720’s Exhumed competition. The String Tanglers, as they are otherwise known, were one of eight Perth bands to make the final, performing their own versions of folk classics Whiskey in the Jar and Dirty Old Town, to a packed Fly By Night Club in Fremantle. ...

St Luke’s Woodvale has come a long way since the first members of the parish met for their first official Mass in the staff room of Woodvale Senior Highschool, on February 28, 1987. Last Sunday, a packed St Luke’s Church, which opened in April 1995, played host to a vibrant celebration of the St Luke church and school community. Parish Priest Fr Francesco Mascarenhas was joined in celebra...

The Year of Grace is principally an invitation to encounter Christ anew and it is one that hordes of Catholics throughout Australia are taking up, national Year of Grace Project Officer Father Peter Brock said when he visited Perth last week. More than four months after the year began at Pentecost, YOG initiatives have taken flight throughout the country. Fr Brock says that every dioc...

Maida Vale parishioners rolled out their pets for the celebration of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on Thursday October 4. Celebrations began with a blessing of pets with parish priest Fr Elver Delicano conducting the ceremony with assistance from Fr Larry Rodillas and Deacon Trevor Lyra. Both Fr Elver and Fr Larry (from Northhampton Parish) were also celebrating their 10th anniver...

James Ball, a final year Commerce/Science student from The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus, was selected from a state-wide competition to present at a recent forum discussing the world’s future energy needs. The competition, run by energy company Shell Australia, challenged Western Australian university students to submit a report on the question – ‘Where nine billi...

A research team, comprising academic staff from all five universities across Western Australia, has been awarded funding by the Australian Government’s Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) for a strategic project to investigate what it means to deliver ‘quality university teaching’. Associate Professor Sofia Elliott, Director of the Quality Management and Academic Development office at ...

Before the heavens opened up on what turned out to be one of Perth’s stormiest days, children in the Lower Chittering enjoyed a half-day of sporting prowess at the Immaculate Heart College Mini-Olympic Athletics Carnival on September 21. As the London Olympics came to a close, IHC’s Mini-Olympics started to take shape, culminating in a fun-filled morning, book-ended with tradition. It...

Saint Emilie de Vialar Parish is pulling out all stops for Our Lady and the Year of Grace, planning to pray a decade of the Rosary before every daily and weekend Mass this month. Parishioners, on entering the church for the weekend Masses of October 6-7, saw a panoply of roses, 10 red candles, the parish’s Year of Grace candle, a large set of Rosary Beads and a statue of Our Lady near th...