“God really is as close to us, and as compassionate and merciful towards us, and as loving, as Jesus proclaimed him to be,” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said, speaking during his homilies for Easter at St Mary’s Cathedral.

“We Catholics believe, that is, we know with the certainty of our faith, that in Jesus we have so much more than a really good man who lived a wonderful life and left us a remarkable legacy and a powerful teaching,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, speaking on Palm Sunday, 2 April.

Easter assures us that the Lord is alive today. He is risen from the dead and He stands before His Father praying for us. But, at the same time, He stands at the door of our lives and of our hearts and continues to knock, asking us to let Him in. He wants to make His home within us. Say “yes” to this gift. Accept this offer made in generosity and love. Begin to live your lives in Christ and allow Him to enrich the lives of all you love. Let your restless hearts be stilled by the power of His gift of Easter peace.

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Facilitated by visiting scholar Fr Eamonn Conway, the talk series Synodality and The Future of The Catholic Church: A Journey Towards Communion, Participation and Mission was held at the Centre for Faith Enrichment on Thursdays 2 March and 9 March attracted more than 40 participants who were able to ask questions throughout the sessions.

By Bro Stephen Mensah SDB and Jamie O’Brien Archbishop Costelloe with parishioners of Sacred Heart Church, West Battersea Parish, during his visit on Sunday 5 March. Photos: Br Stephen Mensah SDB. Salesians of the GBR Province were recently privileged to host Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at Sacred Heart Church, Battersea West Parish, London. Archbishop Costelloe was in Londo...

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In support of the Laudato Si’ Movement Divestment Day of Action, a small prayer gathering was held at St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday 9 March. Photo: Beryl Rahman.