St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton. In his 2025 Christmas Message, Bishop Michael Morrissey says Mary and Joseph pondered what might happen to their child, Jesus, but they never abandoned their hope and trust in God, even after having to flee as refugees from their home to the safety of Egypt. Photo: Adobe. “Hope does not disappoint”, words taken from St Paul’s letter to the Roman Chri...

Emergency vehicles are at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday 14 December, 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah, leaving 12 dead, including a gunman, and 29 wounded, New South Wales police said. Photo: OSV News/Izhar Khan, Reuters. The following statement can be attributed to Australian Catholic Bishops...

“Now, the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of the world, but God’s own Spirit, so that we may understand the lavish gifts God has given us.” 1 Corinthians 2: 12 Welcome to Issue 49 of The Record Magazine. This issue is dedicated to the theme of Vocation, particularly in this Jubilee Year. Speaking on Good Shepherd Sunday - a day to pray for vocations - on 11 May 2025, Pope Leo ...

In a fractured age of wars, famine and technology (to name a few), the witness of vocation is a light of commitment and joy.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, centre, with from left, Vicar General, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn, Archdiocesan Assembly Implementation Committee Members Catherine Nguyen and Rommie Maserai and Manager, Special Projects, Tony Giglia. Photo: Jamie O'Brien. The Archdiocese of Perth is entering an important new chapter in its journey of synodality with the establishment of the Diocesan Pa...

“The Centre will strengthen and deepen national and international partnerships, to foster excellence, hope, and human flourishing in Catholic education and leadership across the globe,” the University of Notre Dame’s Prof Renée Köhler-Ryan explained.

Priests act as a bridge between God and humanity, and as Pope Benedict XVI explained, the priest’s mission is “to link these two realities that appear to be so separate…to bring human beings to God, to His redemption, to His true light, to His true life.”

In 2025, the Perth Vocations Office was privileged to work with five Catholic schools across Western Australia, each offering a unique opportunity for students to reflect on God’s call in their lives.

Founded by St Jeanne Jugan in 1839, the Sisters dedicate themselves to the care of the elderly poor—ensuring that no one dies alone, but is accompanied with dignity, compassion, and love, as if they were Christ Himself.

As they reflect on their 55 years together, both Kevin and Kate shared their insights as to the challenges they see facing modern marriages, noting what they see as perhaps a lack of experience and pressures of a throw-away society.