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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Plenary Council Member Introduction: Gemma Thomson
Introducing our Plenary Member, Gemma Thompson, Dean of Mission and Catholic Identity at Iona Presentation College.
Mercy Health takes time to remember
Mercy Place Mont Clare resident Norman Walker will be one of many to remember those who were involved in the war effort at a commemorative ceremony at the not-for-profit home this ANZAC Day.
Plenary Council Member Profile: Fr Phillip Fleay
Introducing Plenary Member Fr Phillip Fleay, Rector of St Charles Seminary, based in Guildford.
Leaders gather to consider Catholic policy response to COVID-19
Economist Chris Richardson from Deloitte Access Economics and social commentator Bernard Salt from the Demography Group were the keynote speakers during a recent gathering of leaders of Catholic agencies and external experts focusing on the impact of the pandemic on the economy and the community. Photo: Provided.
Leaders
of Catholic agencies and a number of external experts have recently ga...
Plenary Council Member Profile: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
Our first member profile is of course, our own Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB.
Educated at St Peter’s Parish Primary School, East Bentleigh and at Salesian College, Chadstone, from where he graduated in 1971.
In 1985, Archbishop Costelloe made his Final Profession as a Salesian of Don Bosco and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sir Frank Little on 25 October 1986.
The Record Magazine Issue 29 (February 2021)
The Record Magazine Issue 29. Photo: Ron Tan. Artwork Feby Plando.
Welcome to the first issue of The Record Magazine for 2021.
Commencing from this issue, we are looking at stories from across the community; these are real stories of faith, hope and life. In this Issue 29 of The Record Magazine, we talk about the Year of St Joseph, and what it means for each one of us today.
We speak...
Community Hospice completes first phase of refurbishment
Exciting renovations are well underway at the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice, with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January. Photo: SJOG.
Exciting renovations are well underway at
the St John of God Murdoch Community Hospice,
with patients moving into the first five completed rooms on 21 January.
The refurbishment to the 20-bed purpose-built palliati...
Failure to raise the rate could entrench disadvantage
The belongings of the homeless lay sprawled across the sidewalk in Perth city. CSSA CEO Ursula Stephens says the original rate of JobSeeker is a barrier to work. Constantly struggling to pay rent and buy food, let alone health or dental care, makes it hard to look for and interview well for a job. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth.
Catholic Social Services Australia CEO
Ursula Stephens says the ...
ASH WEDNESDAY 2021: Faithful sprinkled with ashes in modified distribution format
The effects of COVID-19 have caused an unconventional start of Lent as worshippers this year received ashes by having them sprinkled on the top of their head. In his Lenten Pastoral Letter for 2021, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB spoke about how this six-week period is an opportunity for the faithful to acknowledge sinfulness as a serious matter that can have destructive effects on others and on ourselves.
