NEWS ITEM: Cathedral hosts world-renowned conductor

October 8th, 2018 On Saturday 6th October, the Cathedral hosted Stephen Darlington: one of the world’s foremost choral conductors and recently retired Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Stephen has ...

Voices – rising like incense

October 8th, 2018 On Saturday morning at the workshop run by our distinguished visitor Stephen Darlington, the attendees sang excerpts of Tudor music including works of William Byrd (1538-1623) and lesser ...

Singing with Soul

With the recent visit of the relics of St Padre Pio we had many people visit the Cathedral for the various Masses celebrated during that time. At some of the Masses ...

What is the sound we make as musicians?

September 20th, 2018 What is the sound we make as musicians? Is it just noise? Or is it something which grows from silence and stillness? So that through the sound we ...

2018 Archdiocesan Agencies Mass

St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth Thursday 26 July 2018  The words which we find on the front cover of today’s Mass booklet - understand with your heart, listen with your ears - which ...

Reflection: Church Sexual Abuse, Authority and Spirituality

Fr Gerry Hefferan has written a powerful reflection on Susanna & Daniel in Daniel 13. I would recommend it to you for prayer, reflection and action: The People of God too are ...

You are the glory of Jerusalem

September 8th, 2018 As we celebrate the Nativity of Our Lady today, I remember a few years ago when this feast also fell on a Saturday. The Mass of the feast ...

Letter from the Archbishop on the Church’s response to the Royal Commission

The Archbishop has released an important letter on the Church's response to the Royal Commission. In it he apologises to the victims of abuse and their families on behalf of ...

What no eye has seen and no ear has heard…

September 1st, 2018 In preparation for our week of musical celebrations for Our Lady’s birthday we are preparing a special programme of music for this Sunday’s 11am Solemn Sung Mass (2nd ...

Padre Pio relics

22-26 September the relics of St Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) are returning to St Mary's Cathedral. In the saints, the 'Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within ...