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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
To see God’s beauty, just look around you, says Pope Francis
The Holy Father explained that witnessing the “light of holiness” radiated by Christ is not a “magical moment” outside of time but is what gives the disciples “the strength to follow him to Jerusalem, to the cross.”
Pope says Lent is time to let go of the frivolous, to choose truth, love
Lent is the time, Pope Francis has said, “to proclaim that God alone is Lord, to drop the pretence of being self-sufficient and the need to put ourselves at the centre of things, to be the top of the class, to think that by our own abilities we can succeed in life and transform the world around us.”
Find moments of silence this Lent, connect three pillars of season
Catholic News Service authors provided their insights on how to make Lent meaningful in 2022 – especially since this is the third Lent the church will observe during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Anna Capizzi Galvez, Catholic News Service.
SPECIAL REPORT: Perth Ukrainian Catholic Priest joins Archbishop Costelloe for Ash Wednesday Celebrations
Perth Ukrainian Parish Priest Fr Ihor Hovoloko has this week spoken of the deep sadness of his people and the horror which is being visited upon them and asked for continued prayers, not only for the end of the war, but for the restoration of peace.
Father Ihor joined Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at St Mary‘s Cathedral for the Ash Wednesday Mass, on 2 March, marking the beginning of the season of Lent.
PALM SUNDAY ’21: Perth Archbishop challenges faithful to walk with Christ through this week of suffering
Palm Sunday of Lent for 2021 has kick-started a multitude of Holy Week and Easter live-streamed services provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth from St Mary’s Cathedral.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Morrissey: ‘Who will roll away the stone for us?’
Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey shares his Easter message for 2021.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Sproxton: ‘Easter offers hope to all’
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton DD shares his Easter message for 2021.
EASTER MESSAGE 2021: Bishop Holohan: ‘Path to peace is to seek God’s will each day as Jesus did’
In his 2021 Easter message, Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan speaks about the need to nurture ‘to the full’, the peace only Christ can give, the path to accepting Christ’s peace, and how Christians can renew our efforts.
BISHOP HOLOHAN: Grow in the divine life Jesus wants for us
Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has last week published his Lenten Pastoral Letter, emphasising the need to grow in the divine life Jesus wants for us.
Pope Francis: ‘Fight temptation with faith, prayer, penance’
The Gospel account of Jesus’ temptation in the desert, read each year at the beginning of Lent, is a reminder that following the Lord’s footsteps “is a battle against the spirit of evil,” the Holy Father stated in his 21 February Sunday Angelus address.
