When Saint Matthew’s Gospel tries to sum up the mystery of Christmas the author makes mention of the name “Emmanuel” which, he says, means “God is with us”. The Chosen People of Israel had always believed that God was with them and that God spoke to them especially through the prophets.

“At the heart of the Plenary Council, in its preparation stage (presently underway), in its celebration stage (the two formal Assemblies) and its implementation stage (to be undertaken at both the national level and, more importantly at the local level), we find the call to, and challenge of, discernment. Both the call and the challenge are captured very well in the fundamental question of the Plenary Council and in the foundational theme of the Plenary Council.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJe4-4XVUEI&feature=youtu.be How can we be a constructive part of a renewed Church and not initiators of a new church which would, in the end, be our own creation rather than God’s? This is the question presented by Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his paper on the theme of Discernment. The key, continued ...

An interview with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend featured on Shalom World TV.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB commended Archdiocesan catechists willingness to say “yes” to the invitation to take up their challenging role and for recognising that “faith is not a possession to be jealously guarded but rather a gift be shared”.

By Olivia Bunter and Josh Low To watch the full homily, click here Living in the light with fidelity and rejecting the powers of darkness that threaten to overwhelm us and our Church was at the heart of the message at this year’s Chrism Mass. The pews of St Mary’s Cathedral were filled to the brim as the Archdiocese of Perth united - lay people, religious, deacons, priests and bishops alik...

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 Record Magazine Issue 13. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at this concept of God, Science and the Church. In his article for this Issue, Archbishop Costelloe speaks about Psalm 8 and the question it poses, whenever the question of faith and science is raised. We further talk about the relationship between God, Science and the Church and...

The Record Magazine Issue 9. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this issue of The Record Magazine, we explore the theme of Vocation.Journalist Josh Low investigates the meaning of Vocation, speaking with Archdiocesan Vocations Office Director, Fr Jean Noel Marie, and Catholic Education WA Catechist Service Team Leader, Dr Pina Ford. Our Assistant Editor, Natashya Fernandez, speaks with Perth l...