The Record Magazine Issue 20. Photo: Jamie O'Brien. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this Issue 20 of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the topic of ‘Wellbeing’. It is a topic that I believe will be close to many people. The 2017 figures reveal that almost one in five Australians have experienced symptoms of a mental health issue during the last twelve months, with anxiety being the ...

The Record Magazine Issue 19. Image: Michael Galovic. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this Issue 19 of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the topic of ‘Why Believe in God’. Recent events across Australia and the world are indicating that Church and faith communities are under scrutiny and question from governments and individuals alike now more than ever, for example, the unfortun...

The Record Magazine Issue 18. Photo: CEWA. Front Cover: Feby Plando. As a young student, one of the greatest lessons I recall was being taught how to learn. It was a lesson I did not understand at the time, but one that I remember well. I have since come to understand it is a very important aspect of how I have come to, and continue to understand and grow in my role as a writer, editor,...

The Plenary Council is much more than just an event taking place in 2020. If it is to deliver on its promise of revealing what God is calling us to, it vital for it to be understood as a process that invites the Catholic community to walk together on the path to dialogue.

The Record Magazine Issue 17. Photo: Ron Tan. Front Cover: Feby Plando. Welcome to Issue 17 of The Record Magazine, which is focused on the upcoming 2020 Plenary Council. I am sure most of you would have heard about the Plenary Council - but if you haven’t, now is the chance to make a difference. In a recent article published by our national colleagues, Shane Dwyer from the National Cent...

The Record Magazine Issue 16. Front Cover: Feby Plando. During his general audience of February 2015, Pope Francis spoke about the need to do much more in favour of women. As a son, brother, husband and father (of four) of two daughters, I was compelled to do what I could to do my best to convey the story of the work of women in the Church in Perth. In this special 40-page issue, we spe...

The Record Magazine Issue 15. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this special 40-page issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the Archdiocesan Plan 2016-2021, as established by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe. With the aim of facing the challenge to ‘return the Church to Christ, and return Christ to the Church’, the Plan is now at the halfway mark, and has achieved several significant mil...

The importance of effective communication in the Archdiocese of Perth, and the Church as a community, has never been more important than it is now, says Manager of Communications, Jamie O’Brien.

The Record Magazine Issue 14. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at a number of stories across our local Perth community related to the Culture of Life. Our front cover story features 104-year-old Sheelah Rudman, who is a parishioner at Cloverdale and living life to the full. St Mary’s Cathedral’s new Dean, Fr Sean Fernandez, recalls his jou...

Archdiocese of Perth Communications Manager Jamie O’Brien is congratulated by Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli at the 2018 ACPA Awards. Photo: Neil Helmore/Diocese of Townsville. The eRecord and The Record Magazine have been awarded several crowns at the 2018 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) Awards and the Australasian Religious Press Awards (ARPA). ACPA ...