Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey has last weekend encouraged Perth Catholics to purchase artwork by a local abstract artist to raise proceeds for his charities. Margaret Fane displayed her works of art for sale at the Victoria Park Parish hall after each weekend Mass from 12 to 20 May. The retired Archbishop of Perth celebrated the 9.30am Mass at St Joachim’s Church, Victoria Park Parish on 13 May, where he gently asked parishioners for their generosity support his homeless projects and orphanages in the Philippines. During his homily for the Feast of the Ascension, which coincided with Mother’s Day, he described how the Gospel reminds us that Jesus came to teach and reveal the mysteries of God’s plan. “In order to … Continue reading ‘It is in giving that you receive’, says Catholic artist