Religious Education 

& Faith Life

On Wednesday 23 August 2023, our Year 8 students travelled to New Norcia for a retreat day. The purpose of a retreat day is to help students develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationship with Jesus Christ and the Christian community.

The students spent time in the New Norcia Gallery, toured the townsite, and reflected on the Six Seasons Panels and the Prendiville Room. Through these activities, the students learnt about the Benedictine community founded by our College patron, Bishop Rosendo Salvado, as well as about the Aboriginal culture and people from this area. The students also enjoyed prayers with the Benedictine monks in the Abbey Church after relaxing on the grass for lunch in the beautiful surrounds of this historic town.

Thank you to our wonderful parents for bringing the students to school very early! Your support is always valued. A HUGE thank you also to the teachers and EAs who attended - Mr Runco, Mrs Burrows, Mrs Knight, Mr Langley, Mrs Sundararajan - for your amazing efforts on the day guiding the students' engagement in this unique experience.

Created in the Image of God: An Introduction to Christian Anthropology

This course explores the Christian understanding of what it means to be a human person made in the image of God, and called to life and relationship with this God, which forms the basis of human dignity. 

Utilising St Pope John Paul II’s catechesis popularly known as Theology of the Body, and the works of other Saints, theologians and social scientists, students will learn about the vocation of every human person, being the image of God as male and female; the core wounds we experience from the Fall; and the freedom, healing and wholeness of our Redemption in Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit to lift us to the glory of eternal life in God. 

CEWA Ongoing Renewal: this course has been approved for Knowledge

Course Delivery: Face-to-Face

Day/Time: 4 sessions (Saturday mornings), 10:30am - 12:00pm

Venue: Catholic Pastoral Centre - 40A Mary St, HIGHGATE (enter through Harold St)

Commencement Date: 2, 9, 16 and 23 September 2023

Laudato Si' and Aboriginal Spirituality: Nourishing a Missionary Heart for our Common Home

The aim of these two workshops are:

1. Linking Aboriginal wisdom and understanding of Country with the eco-theological foundation to Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’.
2. Experience Prayer through Lectio Divina, Visio Divina and Audio Divina as well as left-hand/right-hand dialoguing and doodling.
3. Integrating contemplative ecology, Christian meditative practice with Dadirri.
4. Develop an understanding of Laudato Si’ as an encyclical on the trinitarian, Eucharistic and missionary impetus.
5. Develop an understanding of the historical, ecclesial and scriptural context to Laudato Si’.
6. Appreciating how the teachings of Laudato Si’ combined with Aboriginal spiritual practices provide a practical guide to deepening our kinship with Creation in our everyday family life and workplaces. 

CEWA Ongoing Renewal: this course has been approved for Faith Formation

Course Delivery: Face-to-Face

Day/Time: 2 sessions (Saturday mornings), 9:30am - 12:30pm

Venue: Clontarf Aboriginal College (295 Manning Road, WATERFORD)

Commencement Date: 2 and 9 September 2023

The Mission of the Church in the Modern World in Light of Vatican II

The Second Vatican Council says that the Church has a particular salvific mission in the world today (LG, 30). In order to fulfil this mission, we as the Church are called to discover the active love and mercy of God in our lives to become the light that is a guide for the world. As the people of God, we are called to announce the Gospel and show signs of faith that will draw others into a relationship with Jesus Christ. 

Join us for a series of talks on the rediscovery of faith and the mission of Church in times of uncertainty and confusion. 

CEWA Ongoing Renewal: this course has been approved for Knowledge

Course Delivery: Face-to-Face

Day/Time: 3 sessions (Tuesday evenings), 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Venue: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church (Baldivis Parish - 739 Eighty Road, BALDIVIS)

Commencement Date: 5, 12 and 19 September 2023