www.catholic.org Ash Wednesday – February 26, 2020 The first day of Lent Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although… Continue Reading Ash Wednesday_17th February 2021
Holy Week at Home Celebrating Easter – Let us Pray. We may not be able to attend our parish Easter Ceremonies but we can still pray together from our homes. We celebrate the death of Jesus at Easter and we celebrate His Resurrection. Let us be the light of Christ for each other during these… Continue Reading Celebrating Holy Week @ Home
Catholic Archdiocese of Perth_Easter Mass Times EASTER MESSAGE 2019 – Easter provides a ‘special gift of hope’, says Archbishop Costelloe Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released his 2019 Easter Message, inviting the Catholic Community to change ourselves, or rather open ourselves to the transforming power of the Lord. http://www.perthcatholic.org.au/data/FLTLP3G0WXDK27I.mp4 EASTER… Continue Reading 2019 Easter Message (Archbishop Timothy Costelloe)
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s (ACSJC) Briefing for April is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in April 2018, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here. From the Secretariat, John Ferguson: We are coming to the time of the year when we are invited to think… Continue Reading Australian Catholic Social Justice Council April Briefing
ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY COSTELLOE SDB 2018 EASTER MESSAGE Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released his 2018 Easter Message, in which he talks about the gift of peace. “Peace be with you” is easy to say, but it can seem very empty to those who in fact experience little or no peace in their… Continue Reading ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY COSTELLOE SDB_2018 EASTER MESSAGE_“Peace Be With You”
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s (ACSJC) Briefing for March is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in March 2018, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here. From the Secretariat, John Ferguson: As we journey through the Season of Lent, we undertake penance, reflection and fasting in… Continue Reading Australian Catholic Social Justice Council March Briefing
Have a safe, happy and Holy Easter, and don’t forget to make sure the chocolate you’ll be enjoying on Easter Sunday is slavery-free. To find out where you can buy ethical Easter chocolate, head to traffikfreechocolate.com.au.
Easter is almost upon us, and many people will already be buying chocolate eggs to gift to their family and friends on Easter Sunday. Before you make any purchases, it is worth considering whether the eggs you are buying this year are slavery-free. Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) and STOP THE TRAFFIK are both… Continue Reading Make your Easter chocolate slavery free this year with the help of ACRATH and STOP THE TRAFFIK’s Good Egg Guide
Wednesday 1st March 2017 is Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent. As we enter the Lenten season, here are three important social justice and ecological campaigns and resources to get involved with during the next few weeks. Click on the links below to jump to the section that interests you, or scroll down to… Continue Reading Lent 2017: Project Compassion, Slavery-Free Chocolate and The Grace of Earth
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s Briefing for April is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in March 2016, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here. From the Secretariat, John Ferguson: When he was writing this Message, Pope Francis could not know that on Easter… Continue Reading Australian Catholic Social Justice Council: April Briefing
Read the message below, or watch the video here. 2016 EASTER MESSAGE By The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB Archbishop of Perth 26 and 27 March 2016 Download the full text in PDF As we celebrate the great Easter mystery in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, I am reminded more forcefully than ever… Continue Reading 2016 Easter Message from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB – The Record
The Justice, Ecology and Development Office (JEDO) wishes you and your loved ones a happy and holy Easter. As you enjoy your Easter chocolate this year, we encourage you to remember that much of that chocolate sold on Australian shelves is made using cocoa from plantations on the West Coast of Africa, where children… Continue Reading Happy Easter, from the Justice, Ecology and Development Office
The March newsletter from Catholic Earthcare Australia is now available to read here. From National Director, Jacqui Remond: Dear friends This month we are celebrating in three special ways as we prepare for our biggest celebration in the Christian calendar, Easter. Firstly, we are five weeks into our six week Laudato Si’ Lenten Program in partnership… Continue Reading Read the March news from Catholic Earthcare Australia
The Slavery-Free Easter Chocolate Campaign, a *coalition of social justice groups, is asking people to buy only chocolate that carries a label (FAIRTRADE, Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certified) showing that the cocoa beans used in the chocolate’s production has been sourced ethically, from farmers who engage in good labour practices. The International Labor Rights Forum… Continue Reading End Slavery in your School and Community this Easter – ACRATH
Issue #3 of the JEDO Newsletter is out now – read the electronic version below. Issues #1 and #2 are available to read here. To read the full version, click on the above image.
Read current and past issues of the JEDO Newsletter here, and catch up on the social justice work of the Justice, Ecology and Development Office within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Continue Reading
The use of acknowledgement plaques on entrances to homes, churches, workplaces and other buildings, serve to remind Australians of the presence of the Aboriginal people in our land millennia before the making of the Australian colonies and the Australian nation Continue Reading Aboriginal Acknowledgement Plaque Orders