Hundreds of men and women belonging to religious orders attended the Mass for the celebration of Candlemas — the feast of the Presentation of the Lord — which also marks the Vatican celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life on 2 February at the Vatican.

Father Michael Boudaher was ordained a Maronite priest on 18 December 2021 at Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Thornbury, Melbourne. Mass celebrant Eparch of the Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay said ‘’priests becomes the bridge between humanity and the Divine.”

The artwork of Rockingham parishioner Gonzalo Skinner can be seen across the Archdiocese of Perth, with different styles ranging from stained glass, sandblasted glass, acrylic structures and sculptures.
Hailing originally from a small town in Peru, Gonzalo continues to draw inspiration from his mum, who showed him different techniques and styles from a young age.

In an exclusive interview with The Record, Prensentation Sister Emmanuel Crocetti PBVM expressed how entering religious life has blessed her abundantly.

“I had plenty of time to think about it after all my studies. After my dad’s death, I spent two years with mum in Bunbury housekeeping at the Cathedral Presbytery.

“I just had that ‘feeling’ that I wanted to become a Sister, like my sisters,” she joked

The KSC Education Foundation Inc are encouraging religious educators and leaders in Catholic schools to apply for their scholarship. One of the aims of the Foundation is to support those who teach and give witness to the Catholic faith in the Catholic education system. By Amanda Murthy.

Redemptoris Mater Seminary’s Grzegorz Rapcewicz was Ordained to the Diaconate at St Mary’s Cathedral on 12 August by Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton. Dcn Rapcewicz will continue to serve his ministry at Osborne Park Parish while awaiting the next step of his vocation – priesthood. By Matthew Lau.

Newly appointed Director for the Archdiocese of Perth Vocations Office, Fr Israel Quirit, echoed the words of St John Paul II in an interview with The Record Magazine.
“Many people have the impression about vocations that it’s just about the priesthood. While there may be some truth to that, it’s not the full truth,” he explained.
“Vocations also include married and religious life, as well as a life of blessed singleness.
“Simply put, it’s a path that God wants us to walk.”

Sisters of Mercy delivered education, welfare and health services in Perth and beyond without judgement; caring for all.

Bishop Kulczycki recently made history as the first priest to be ordained a Bishop from the Polish-Salvatorian province on Australian soil.

Hundreds of parishioners and peers of Maida Vale Parish Priest Fr Joseph Rathnaraj, gathered to give thanks for the gift he has been to the Catholic community during his 50 years of priestly ministry.