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. 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...

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...

Project Compassion this year prompts the Catholic community to ‘Be More.’ With five Masses held over last weekend, 13 and 14 February, the annual initiative led by Caritas Australia, seeks to stand in solidarity with people around the world who continue to face the injustice of poverty. By Amanda Murthy.

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.

Students from Star of the Sea Rockingham play at a water fountain. Catholic Education Western Australia and Catholic School Parents WA have launched a joint election platform, seeking a fairer funding deal from the incoming State Government. Photo: Supplied. Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and Catholic School Parents WA (CSPWA) have launched a joint election platform, seeking a ...

In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists – like everyone else – need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said. By Cindy Wooden.

The Record Magazine Issue 28. Front Cover: Feby Plando. In this Issue 28 of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the issue of the Good Works of the Church in Perth. We start with the launch of the Archbishop’s 2020 LifeLink Christmas Appeal. I encourage you all to give generously. We tell the story of the Tranters, who have been pivotal in the formation of Identitywa and we also spe...

20 years ago, Saint John Paul II wrote a letter to the whole Church in which he set out his vision for the Church in the new millennium, which was just beginning. The letter was given the name: Novo Millennio Ineunte.

Gathering in the name of Jesus, more than 350 worshippers congregated for Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 4 October to witness the commissioning of 12 local delegates who have the privilege of representing the Archdiocese of Perth in the upcoming Plenary Council as representatives of religious congregations and other Church bodies.