In an exclusive interview with The Record, Prensentation Sister Emmanuel Crocetti PBVM expressed how entering religious life has blessed her abundantly.

“I had plenty of time to think about it after all my studies. After my dad’s death, I spent two years with mum in Bunbury housekeeping at the Cathedral Presbytery.

“I just had that ‘feeling’ that I wanted to become a Sister, like my sisters,” she joked

Discovering Jesus from 2,000 years ago into the here and now of today was the mission that Peter Mitchell, founder of the Make Jesus Real resource, took on when he authored the 176-paged interactive resource for the Tasmanian Catholic Education Office.

Perth Members Marco Ceccarelli and Eva Skira AO spoke with The Record Journalist Eric Martin about three key issues facing Australian Catholics in today’s society, giving them the opportunity to explain their experiences and insights.

The Record journalist Eric Martins speaks to Perth Plenary Council Members about their thoughts, ideas and experiences of Day one of the First Assembly for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

Three influential Catholic leaders spent an evening speaking about the influence of faith and church on their lives. The history symposium themed ‘Personal Histories’ was held on Wednesday, 22 October at the UNDA Fremantle campus.

The Right to Life Association (RTLA) of WA, will host their 40th annual luncheon on Sunday, 24 October themed ‘Youth, Faith, and Unity.’ RTLA President Steve Klomp spoke about the cultural realities which have affected the state, and why it is important for the community to join in and champion “God’s first gift to us.”

The Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE) this week renewed its call for applications for scholarships from the BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation for the year 2022.

The Young Justice Leaders Forum held between July and September 2021, was a collaborative effort organised by Aquinas College, Corpus Christi College, Santa Maria College and Iona Presentation College. Part two of the forum, held at Corpus Christi College on Tuesday, 28 September, provided the opportunity for delegates to regather to share learnings gained from efforts made between the two days to implement a justice/advocacy project.

Since the Congregation of the Sisters of St John of God formed in Wexford, Ireland in 1971, the Sisters have readily and courageously put themselves in dangerous and unknown circumstances to care for the sick and injured, writes SJOG Health Care Group Director Mission Integration, Marcelle Mogg.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has reflected on a week that had been “inspiring, challenging and sometimes unsettling” following closure of the formal proceedings of the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Saturday 9 October.