Recently, His Eminence Cardinal Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria visited St Helena…
Recently, His Eminence Cardinal Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria visited St Helena of the Holy Cross Parish in Ellenbrook. Accompanied by St Helena of the Holy Cross parish priest, Fr Bonaventure Echeta, Cardinal Okpaleke visited the three parish schools: Emmaus Catholic Primary School in Dayton, St Helena’s Catholic Primary School, and Holy…
Earlier this month, Chisholm Catholic College’s staff and students gathered to…
Earlier this month, Chisholm Catholic College’s staff and students gathered to celebrate the school’s Feast Day – honouring Caroline Chisholm, the College’s Patron. The day focused on celebrating 35 years as a Catholic College by highlighting aspects of Chisholm’s values and heritage. The College began by welcoming Auxiliary Bishop of…
More than 300 principals, teachers and students representing 69 primary schools…
More than 300 principals, teachers and students representing 69 primary schools from across the Archdiocese of Perth came together earlier this month for the annual Official Launch of Archbishop’s LifeLink Day for Primary Schools. This year marked the 25th Anniversary of LifeLink Day – with the occasion on 6 June,…
The annual Archbishop’s Secondary Schools Forum in support of LifeLink Day…
The annual Archbishop’s Secondary Schools Forum in support of LifeLink Day is an invitation to make sure that we never lose sight of those people in our society who are really in need, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said. “Right from the beginning, Catholic schools have been involved and…
Catholic Education Western Australia(CEWA) embraced a recently approved liturgy, which incorporates…
Catholic Education Western Australia(CEWA) embraced a recently approved liturgy, which incorporates elements of Aboriginal language and culture, at two office celebrations. The Missa Terra Spiritus Sancti, also known as the Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit, was passed at the plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference…
Caritas Australia is celebrating its 60th year, with The Catholic Overseas…
Caritas Australia is celebrating its 60th year, with The Catholic Overseas Relief Committee that later became Caritas Australia, having been founded in 1964. That same year, Catholic parishes in Adelaide conducted the first Lenten appeal, raising money for a fishing boat to support the needs of the communities in the…
Embracing the values of compassion, forgiveness and selflessness, as portrayed in…
Embracing the values of compassion, forgiveness and selflessness, as portrayed in the school’s ‘Making Jesus Real’ program, Year 6 students of St Jude’s Catholic Primary School presented a prayerful and reflective tableau titled ‘By the Cross,’ recounting the final moments in the life of Jesus before dying on the Cross….
Art and reflection were used to help Year 4 students from…
Art and reflection were used to help Year 4 students from Our Lady’s Assumption Catholic Primary School express their Lenten journey. Student Dao said that the ‘colouring of cross’ exercise, though it may seem like a simple exercise, helped him and his friends share their thoughts, reflect and ‘connect to…
The opening of the new St Joseph’s Chapel at Irene McCormack…
The opening of the new St Joseph’s Chapel at Irene McCormack College signals a milestone in the College’s commitment to faith and community. Officiated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on Thursday, 30 November, attendees included Catholic Education Director of Religious Education, Rev Deacon Mark Powell, St Mary’s Cathedral Dean…
Three generations of Lasallians experienced a joyful reunion at the Broome…
Three generations of Lasallians experienced a joyful reunion at the Broome Commissioning Mass on 22 January. Former La Salle Principal and La Salle class of 1972 graduate, and now CEWA Executive Director, Wayne Bull, with former students Aaron Haji-Ali and Zoe Sparkes, now working at St Mary’s College, Broome, were…