“He gazes on each one of us tonight – he looks deeply into our eyes and searches our hearts – and with love and hope he says to each of us, ‘Come, follow me, walk in my footsteps, do not be afraid, for I have called you by your name – you are mine.’” This was the message of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to the people of the Archdiocese of Perth across the first major liturgies of Holy Week 2025.
In part two of his three-part series about Pope Francis, Dr Marco Ceccarelli says that throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis identified the obstacles which prevent Christians from announcing the gospel: relativism, secularisation and de-Christianisation.
Some eight staff from Holy Cross College Ellenbrook have this Easter been welcomed into the Catholic Church.
Established in 1975 through the tireless efforts of Monsignor Sean O’Shea, the Holy Trinity Mass Centre at Rottnest Island has been a spiritual home for tourists, locals, and seasonal workers alike.
Ordained to the priesthood by the now Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey in 2005, Fr Matthews began his priestly Salesian life undertaking a number of roles in Salesian schools in the eastern states.