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First Communion in St Mary’s spans a century of life’s richness By Robert Hiini FIRST Holy Communicants at St Mary’s Cathedral last Sunday received a concrete witness that a life of faith is possible and worthwhile. Cathedral Dean Monsignor Michael Keating invited 99-yearold Sheila Rudman onto the sancturay during his homily, telling the children that the St Mary’s parishioner had made her first Holy Communion in 1924 at St Joseph’s Church in Northam. “She’s been a good Catholic ever since; isn’t that a good example?” Mgr Keating asked the children. Mrs Rudman added her own words of wisdom for the children’s benefit, saying, “there is nothing like the Catholic religion”, as she returned to her seat. In her working life, Mrs Rudman had been secretary to Michael Kavanagh, builder of the gothic section of St Mary’s Cathedral in the late 1920s. Mgr Keating also asked Kath Jaques, grandmother of first Holy Communicant Rosie Jaques, to stand up before the congregation. Mrs Jaques and Mgr Keating both received their first Holy Communion together “in 1948 or 1949” at St Joseph’s Church, Subiaco. “That is the main part of my sermon today,” Mgr Keating told the children, “to see two good ladies who are good people”. Family, friends and regular St Mary’s parishioners applauded loudly after the children, while Mrs Rudman and Mgr Keating took a moment to pose for a photo.

Sheila Rudman, centre, who made her first Holy Communion in 1924, joins children at St Mary’s Cathedral for their big day last Sunday.

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A Melbourne doctor has risked his profession and broken Victoria’s abortion laws for

Refusing to terminate a girl

CATHOLIC Doctor Mark Hobart said he had been overwhelmed by support after his refusal to refer a Melbourne couple for a gender selective abortion made national headlines late last week. Dr Hobart refused to refer the couple after they told him they did not want a girl child; his refusal breaches Victoria’s 2008 abortion laws requiring doctors who oppose abortion to refer to another doctor. “Even a few of my patients who say ‘I’m not against abortion’ said ‘but this is just wrong. Good on you for standing up for this’,” Dr Hobart told The Record on Tuesday. Dr Hobart said the threat of legal action was a “crazy consequence” of Victoria’s abortion law reforms in

2008: “Back then, I never thought they’d ever do it. I can’t believe they brought in such a crazy law, but they did.” Dr Hobart told national media on Monday that the destruction of unborn human life was contrary to his Catholic faith, and that he had not made any abortion referrals since the current laws had been adopted. Reproductive Choice Australia President Dr Leslie Cannold told News Ltd publications on Monday: “[Dr Hobart] made it sound like he wouldn’t refer because of what he alleged were the couple’s reasons for the abortion but now we know he wouldn’t have referred no matter what”. Dr Hobart rejected that char-

acterisation, saying his first reason for not referring in the widelypublicised instance was the couple’s desire to terminate on the basis of the unborn child being female. While national media have highlighted Dr Hobart’s Catholicism, the Melbourne GP said he didn’t

“Secondly, I think abortion is harmful to women, and that is not discussed with women.” Dr Hobart said he had been disappointed by the lack of official support from the Catholic Church. “I have had absolutely no support from the Catholic Church. It

Even patients who aren’t opposed to abortion see gender selective termination as wrong. regard his first impetus to protect life as being a function of his religious faith. “The first reason is: human life starts at conception and it is sacred. That stands apart from Catholicism; that is a basic thing.

would be great to have a statement … that it is a terrible thing that Catholic doctors are forced into a situation where their livelihoods could be threatened, he said.” His parish priest, however, had commended him for his stance.

Lay group Catholic Voices spokesperson Dr Michelle Rodrigues told The Record she was disturbed to hear couples were seeking sex-selective abortions. “It was disturbing, but not entirely surprising. It is an inevitable consequence of a culture in which life is not valued, where the vulnerable and voiceless are killed and the often emotionally fragile woman is not adequately counselled about all the options,” Dr Rodrigues said. “Precisely how we have come to a point whereby “practising lawfully” as a doctor involves facilitating the ending of a life simply because of gender remains a great tragedy to me.” ROBERT HIINI Editorial - Page 16

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find true love, but the search for the love people long for has come to an end. True Love Waits WA and Catholic Youth Ministry in Perth have joined together to present The Introduction to Theology of the Body. This six-week course for people aged 18-35 years will be held at St Thomas More Parish. The course starts at 7.15pm on Sunday, June 19 after the 6pm Sunday night Youth Mass. A $5 donation is necessary for supper and an additional cost of $15 for the handbook. To RSVP or for more information call 9310 1747 on Thursday mornings or email youth@ batemancatholic.org.

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A Taizé service at St Peter’s Square in December last year. PHOTO: CNS Every first Thursday night of the month, Our Lady of Grace Church is holding prayer in the style of Taizé. Brother Roger founded the Taizé community, an ecumenical monastic order composed of Catholics and Protestants, in 1940. Taizé is a renowned form of prayer which combines meditation and music; Br Roger’s mission was to create a community where reconciliation became a reality every day. Part of the Taizé style of prayer is the use of candles which serve as a reminder of the ancient Christian catacombs in Rome where, according to history, Christians used to light candles and place them in narrow niches hwere the bodies were buried as a prayer for the dead. The Taizé community in Perth seeks to include all Christians and will use chants, music from the Eastern Orthodox traditions, and simple lines from psalms and scriptures to pray. Some

Beautiful girls and strapping young gents: Lumen Christi College students in Gosnells get ready for a night of fun at the PHOTO: JUANITA SHEPHERD Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle on April 24. by Pope Paul VI in 1963 addressing the relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world, the Archdiocese of Perth is organising a number of lectures and events. On Friday, May 5, as part of the events, a free seminar has been planned for senior secondary students. The seminar will aim to provide students with an understanding of Vatican II in the context of religion in today’s society. The seminar will run from 9am to 3pm and morning tea will be provided. In addition to the seminar, students will have the opportunity to attend a workshop titled How to Respond to Religion and Life Exam Questions. The event will be held at

Catholic hymns, which are used in the Taizé style of prayer, include Kyrie Eleison, Veni Sancti Spiritus and Jubilate Alleluia. The next Taizé prayer evening will be held on May 2 from 7.30–8.30pm. For more information, contact Joan on 9448 4457 or 9448 4888. St Lawrence’s Church in Balcatta is also organising Taizé prayer evenings on June 30, August 25 and October 27, held after the Sunday 6pm Mass.

Students to learn what Vatican II fuss all about In honour of the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, a council presided over

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This doctor of the church, famous for his understanding of and writing about the Incarnation, became bishop of his hometown, Alexandria, Egypt, when he was in his early 30s. As metropolitan patriarch for 45 years, he fought the heresy of Arius, a welleducated Alexandrian priest; ran afoul of three emperors and was exiled multiple times; and defended church unity despite longstanding difficulties with other bishops. He improved spirituality in his diocese, increased vocations, preached and wrote many letters, as well as a life of Antony of Egypt, a classic about ascetic and monastic life. Venerated from the time of his death in both East and West, he is the patron saint of hagiographers.

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Lumen students light up at annual ball The Year 12 students of Lumen Christi College, Gosnells had their annual ball on April 24. Held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle, many students arrived in stretch limousines, the girls in beautiful ball gowns with corsages tied around their wrists and the boys smartly attired in suits. The theme of the event was called The Ball in Fall.

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John XXIII College and Monsignor Kevin Long, a respected academic in the Catholic Church, will be the keynote speaker. The seminar is highly recommended for Religion and Life WACE course students in Years 11 and 12. Students who wish to attend should give their names to their religious education teachers. For more information or to register by email, contact caramanico.mara@ ceo.wa.edu.au.

The 15th anniversary of legalised abortion in WA will be marked by a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, May 21, commencing at 7pm. The Coalition for the Defence of Human Life will gather on the lawn area adjacent to Parliament House in their Rally for Life demonstration. The evening will begin with a prayer service in memory of 125,000 babies killed by abortion in WA since 1998. The pro-life activists will be joined by high profile MPs in their fight for the defence of human life. The event is expected to conclude at 9pm. For more information and enquiries, contact Richard Egan on 0416 148 008 or email defenceofhumanlife@ gmail.com.

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Giant of a night sets Perth bar high GOLIATH Music Fest 2013 proved once again why it is such a tour de force in the local music calendar on April 20 at Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate. The opening group for the night came from Notre Dame Parish, Cloverdale. Their jazzy tones impressed all and sundry with beautiful voices, harmonies and acoustic instrumentation. Goliath favourite Gaetan Raspanti followed, performing music reflecting some of his own Marian spirituality and significant events in his life, such as his recent marriage to Catherine Raspanti (neé Gallo-Martinez). He encouraged local songwriters to continue to get involved in Goliath and build it up to further develop a forum for original Catholic songwriters in Perth. Mick the Joker showcased his new comic material for the crowd and Master of Ceremonies Anthony D’loia brought his own comedic traits to bear. Brisbane man Paul Curtis, a newcomer to Perth, performed at Goliath for the first time. Many people were inspired by his music, discovering that his musical journey had also included recording his original music, featured on the international label of Rockin’ Romans. Closers SeaKeeper said they had decided to record their music after Goliath 2012. The 2013 event saw the launch of their debut EP and the group was swamped by people looking to purchase it and get signatures from band members. The night was coordinated by Catholic Youth Ministry Perth’s Michael Connelly. CYM Perth advised people to keep an eye out for performance highlights on their YouTube channel.

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No place like Rio for WYD bound youth leaders By Matthew Biddle SEVEN young adults from Perth are taking on leadership roles in their parish as part of an initiative that will help them travel to Brazil for World Youth Day in July. The Knights of the Southern Cross WA are contributing to the pilgrims’ airfares, provided they contribute to their parish’s youth ministry over the next 12 months. Youth director for the Archdiocese of Perth, Anita Parker, said the program has been successful so far. “It’s a great initiative which has seen some new leaders step into roles prior to WYD and an increase in youth ministry in the local parishes,” she said. Sheldon Burke, who is part of the Divine Mercy youth group in Maddington, said he was pleased to be a part of the program. “You have to do a certain amount of hours per week within your parish,” he said. Mr Burke said he filled his allocated parish hours by taking part in a variety of parish work, events, and devotions. He added that he has always “loved being part of the Church” and believes that his experience at WYD in Sydney in 2008 inspired him to become involved in youth leadership. “I really liked the idea of the youth scene, because a lot of the youth were falling away, the people I grew up with stopped coming to Church so it saddened me a bit,” he said. “When I went to WYD I really realised that there is a need for groups with the same ideas and faith to journey together so none of us get left behind and we keep each other on track.” Twenty-three year old Matt Tuson agreed the program was an excellent initiative that encouraged him to become more involved in his parish of St Luke’s in Woodvale. “I’ve started up a youth group in my parish because we didn’t have one for older young adults,” he said. Like Mr Burke, Mr Tuson said his previous experience at WYD

Youth from throughout Perth have stepped forward to lead their fellow young pilgrims to World Youth Day in Rio, Brazil this July.

was highly beneficial to his faith. “We moved over here from Zimbabwe about nine years ago, and, as I finished school and went to university, I struggled to get into events or spending time with young Catholic people until I went to WYD in Spain … that kick-started things for me,” he explained. Another member of the program is Kudzai Kwaramba, who runs a youth group that travels to different parishes around Perth. “Every month we have a youth gathering where we do a bit of formation, teaching each other about the faith … trying to teach about the Eucharist, the Catechism, and the Bible,” he said. “We’re trying to get youth in the local community to actually participate in their parishes on a more spiritual level.” The 28 year old said his own faith has grown steadily since high

school. “It got to a point where I understood to a greater extent what my faith was about and I was interested in it, and it just grew from there,” he said. Each of the leaders is preparing for WYD in earnest. “I’m trying to get my mindset into that WYD spirit, to increase the number of times I pray, to go to more Masses if I can ... and to

WYD which will prepare us for all the walking we have to do there too,” he said. “We’re not tourists when we go there, we’re pilgrims, so we have to prepare our spiritual side as well.” State executive officer of the Knights of the Southern Cross, Rod McAtee, said it was essential to have youth involved in the life of the Church.

If they don’t have a burning desire to be part of the Church, we are shot to pieces with no future. fulfill my duties as a youth leader,” Mr Kwaramba said. Mr Burke said CYM Perth was providing the pilgrims with some practical tips prior to the July event. “We learn a bit of Portuguese, and … we also have a formation day for all the pilgrims going to

“If they don’t have a burning desire to be part of the Church, we’re shot to pieces, we haven’t got a future as a Church, so we felt it was one of those essential things that the Knights needed to get involved in,” he said. “We recruited these young peoar B e oo es k seing nt s ia l

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ple on the basis that if they allowed us to mentor them for the period leading up to WYD and they satisfied us that they were genuine in their endeavours to assist the parish with youth help, then we would contribute largely towards their fares. “It’s been very successful and we’re very pleased with the outcome.” Mr McAtee said it was part of the Knights’ mission to be involved in similar activities and programs. “The results that WYD produces are quite astronomical when you look at it; the kids come back and they’re all very enthusiastic, and that’s great to see, we need some of that,” he said. “We’re always on the look out for projects where we can come in with a few bob and perhaps some expertise and give the young people a hand.” VATICAN

Pope tells young to ‘swim against the tide’ Administering the sacrament of confirmation to 44 people, including two teenagers from the United States and two from Ireland, Pope Francis encouraged them to “swim against the tide; it’s good for the heart.” In a partially improvised homily at Mass April 28 in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis encouraged young people to hang on to their ideals and pursue them. “We Christians weren’t chosen by the Lord to do little things,” he said. After making the sign of the cross with chrism oil on the foreheads of those being confirmed, Pope Francis rubbed the oil all over their foreheads, sealing them with the Holy Spirit. After wishing them peace, he gave each a quick kiss on the cheek. The two U.S. teens confirmed were Brigid Miniter, 14, and Anthony Merejo, 17, from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Ridgewood, N.J. The two young people from Ireland were Edmond Roche, 13, and Emily Mulcahy, 12, from the Diocese of Cloyne. Msgr. Ronald J. Rozniak, pastor of the Ridgewood parish, said he didn’t know how his community was chosen by the archdiocese and he did not ask. “You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” he told Catholic News Service. - CNS

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Bishop follows Jesus in care for elderly By Matthew Biddle THE president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, visited two health care facilities in Perth on April 19. Having first visited St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, the Archbishop then surveyed the residential aged care facilities operated by Mercy Care in Wembley. Archbishop Zimowski, who speaks only limited English, distributed holy cards to elderly residents and gave them each a blessing. He reminded the residents that Pope John Paul II, who established the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers in 1985, had a great love for the elderly. The Archbishop encouraged residents to read Pope John Paul II’s 1999 letter addressed to the elderly, adding that it is “important to think positive” when individuals face illness or physical trials. “We are suffering, we have bad days sometimes, but the Lord Jesus Christ is with us,” Archbishop Zimowski said. “He suffered for us, He died for us, but He rose again.” Archbishop Zimowski will use the information gathered from his visit to prepare a report on health care in Australia that he will deliver to Pope Francis later this year.

Polish Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, head of the Pontifical Council charged with looking after health care workers, visited health care facilitaties in Subiaco and Wembley, receiving a traditional welcome to country at the latter. PHOTO: MATTHEW BIDDLE

2013 encyclical ‘a possibility’ POPE Francis may publish his first encyclical this year, the Vatican spokesman said. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said he “would not exclude” the possibility of the publication of the pope’s first encyclical “within this year,” Vatican Radio reported. The spokesman told reporters on April 25 that retired Pope Benedict XVI had already “fleshed out material on the theme of faith” for an encyclical. Vatican officials had said Pope Benedict completed work in late 2012 on what would have been his fourth encyclical – a letter on the theological virtue of faith. Its release

was expected in the first half of 2013, but the pope resigned on February 28. It is not unusual for a pope to pick up work begun by his predecessor, make changes and publish it in his own name. The second part of Pope Benedict’s first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est (“God is Love”), was a discussion of Catholic charitable activity prepared under Blessed John Paul II. Nine months after Pope Benedict was elected, the document was released after the new pope reworked that section. Father Lombardi also said that Pope Benedict would soon be moving to a building in the Vatican Gardens.

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Priestly vocations everyone’s business By Matthew Biddle A “CRISIS OF RESPONSE” is hindering religious vocations in Australia, according to the Archdiocese of Perth’s vocations director, Fr Jean-Noël Marie. Only recently appointed to the position, Fr Jean-Noël is embarking on a new campaign which he hopes will encourage and support young men and women discerning their vocation. “I see myself as a facilitator, someone I hope will be able to energise, encourage, inspire and assist those people out there whom the Lord has never stopped calling to serve his people in Perth,” he told The Record. “Although our priests and deacons will be at the forefront of this initiative … this will be a task for all the baptised because we all have a vested interest in it. “The mothers and fathers of our future priests, the sisters, the brothers, the teachers, the neighbours – we are all involved in this.” Fr Jean-Noël said his job was the same as that of parents – to make it easier for people to hear and respond to God’s call. “Families play a big part because they are a domestic church from which Christ is calling our future priests,” he said. “That is where vocations are nurtured. Mothers and fathers must have the heart of a priest for vocations to flow from them.” While most who decide to enter the seminary are under the age of 30, Fr Jean-Noël knows from personal experience that God’s call can be heard and responded to at any time. For almost 20 years he worked as a public servant, before eventually joining the seminary in 2004. Fr Jean-Noël said he wanted to be a priest at the age of 18, but circumstances led him down a different path. “Not one day passed that I didn’t think of the priesthood,” he reflected. “It is something you cannot ignore … but God speaks to us in different ways. He never tires, he never gives up on us.” The Mauritian-born priest said it was important that parish communities provided support to anyone considering a vocation to the priesthood. “Once the process is under way, I would like people to be involved in support groups, within the school, the community and the parish to support those men so they are encouraged and empowered,” he said. He added that Catholics need not

Fr Jean-Noël Marie greeting the faithful after a weekday Mass, last week, at St Mary’s Cathedral.

be afraid to take the initiative to gently put the idea of a religious vocation into a fellow Catholic’s mind. “I think if we wait for them to come to us, it may not happen,” he said. “We need to be more proactive in our approach. By virtue of us being a priestly people, we should be able to identify those men, young and not so young, that the Lord may be calling. “We should go to these people and challenge them because it is a duty of all the baptised … to put priesthood on the list of their options when they decide what to do with their life.” Despite the decline in the number of religious in the Western world since the 1970s, Fr Jean-Noël said God has and will continue to call those he has chosen. “The Lord is calling people from

within our Archdiocese in keeping with his promise to provide us with shepherds after his own heart,” he explained. “However, it is imperative that we address those elements that are preventing our young men from responding courageously and generously.”

our vision of life has become rather shallow,” he said. But Fr Jean-Noël said it was important that we use every possible means, including modern technology such as the internet, as part of our outreach strategy. “I’m working on setting up a digital office where people can

It is imperative we address those elements that are preventing our young men from responding courageously and generously to the call. The rapidly advancing modern world, with its emphasis on materialism and hedonism, has significantly contributed to the crisis of response, according to Fr Jean-Noël. “We live in an increasingly more secular, affluent society, where God has been pushed to one side and

find me, if that’s their preferred way of communication,” he told The Record. “Having said that, there is no substitute for the personal approach.” The vocations director said one of his duties would be to explain the crucial issue of priestly identity in

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the modern world and the role of priests in the Church. “There is a need for a deeper understanding,” he said. “Some people think priesthood is a calling only for the worthy, but that’s a misconception.” For those who are unsure if God is calling them to the priesthood, Fr Jean-Noël suggests taking the first step of discernment. “The best way to discern is first of all to pray and to seek guidance and support from your local priest and your own faith community or the vocations director,” he said. There will be an Enquiry Day for those who want to find out more about vocations to the priesthood on Saturday, May 25, from 5pm to 7pm followed by supper at St Charles’ Seminary, 30 Meadow Street, Guildford. For more details contact Fr Jean-Noël on 9223 1372.

Fatima more relevant than ever in Godless times By Matthew Biddle ALMOST 150 people attended Australia Needs Fatima’s first seminar held in Perth on April 27. ANF volunteer Paul Folley delivered a talk on the message of Fatima before updating those present on the recent work and campaigns of the organisation. Mr Folley said although the Fatima messages took place almost a century ago, they remain relevant in today’s world. “The Rosary from the very beginning was a very important part of the message of Fatima … Our Lady loves the Rosary,” he said. “In this day and age, that so proclaims the independence of mankind from God … I believe Fatima is more relevant to us than ever.” Mr Folley encouraged Catholics to make themselves aware of the messages of Fatima and to take

them on board. “Our Lady came to teach us and to remind us what happens when we don’t follow God’s law,” he said. “Our Lady asked us to pray and

Our Lady came to teach us, to ask us for prayer and sacrifice, and to remind us, Mr Folley said, of what happens when we do not follow God’s law. offer sacrifices for the salvation of souls.” In 2012, ANF distributed some 2.5 million flyers around Australia, through the media, parishes and on the streets.

“Our objective is to get the message of Fatima out to as many Australians as possible in every part of the country,” Mr Folley said. “We dedicate ourselves to getting that message out to people, because through that message many people will come, and are coming, to know about Our Lady … and she is a sure and safe path to heaven.” ANF president Mark Halliday said he received about 320 responses to invitations to attend the seminar but the venue could only accommodate 150. “We will be coming back again shortly to do a second presentation, hopefully within the next two months,” he said. “The response from people in Perth was quite amazing.” Australia Needs Fatima was launched in 1996 and has more than 8,000 members around Australia, including about 900 in WA.

Australia Needs Fatima volunteer Paul Folley said Mary’s Fatima message is still important at an ANF seminar in Perth on April 27. PHOTO: MATTHEW BIDDLE

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Barriers are myriad for homeless, forum hears

Experts from social work, academia, the police, and local government share their insights into homelessness at a UNDA forum recently. PHOTO: UNDA

NOTRE DAME students heard directly from the experts at a forum on homelessness recently, bringing home the local reality of the hardships and barriers faced by those living on Fremantle streets. Issues of rising home rental costs, continuity of services and funding were at the centre of discussions at the Notre Dame Students for Social Justice (NDSSJ) event. Community Housing Manager for St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, Victor Crevatin; Curtin lecturer, Dr Sanna Markkanen; Fremantle Sergeant, Adrian Roberts and Fremantle Mayor, Dr Brad Pettitt, formed the panel, sharing their views and responding to questions from the audience on how Fremantle might address the growing issue of homelessness. Increasing the amount of affordable rental housing and better funding for mental health and other welfare agencies that support people

struggling emotionally and financially were seen as major priorities by the panellists. Mr Crevatin also raised the difficulty of providing continuity in services, explaining that welfare agencies were often required to compete with each other to obtain

Rising rental costs, continuity of services and funding were at the heart of challenges facing homeless people and their advocates. funding from State and Federal governments. The impact was not only the possibility of losing funding for their

programs, which were often successful, but also more importantly, that the homeless develop relationships and trust with staff which is not easily transferred to another staff member. Dr Markkanen said that just completing forms or applying for benefits can be challenging for the homeless given that they often don’t have basic information such as mailing addresses and proof of identity documentation to qualify them for benefits. “Many just don’t have the literacy or the life skills to even be able to fill out a simple form,” Dr Markkanen said. Dr Pettitt, who has a particular interest in promoting more affordable accommodation in Fremantle told the forum that the Fremantle Council has introduced a scheme which allows residents to build granny flats on their properties.

Spirits set to soar at Pipe Organ Plus concert

Boys from the St Paul’s Chapel Choir will let their vocals take flight at the second Pipe Organ Plus concert for 2013 at St Patrick’s Basilica, Fremantle on May 19.

ADVERTORIAL THE SECOND Pipe Organ Plus concert for 2013, Spirit, will be held at St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle on May 19. The concert will include music by renowned composers Vierne, Duruflé, Elgar and Palestrina in an uplifting and spiritual program. Louis Vierne’s Messe Solennelle forms the basis of the musical pro-

gram, which is directed by Jamil Osman. The St Paul’s Chapel Choir from John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School provides the sublime vocals. The Messe Solennelle utilises two organs and a four-part choir in the concert opener, with a powerful Kyrie Eleison leading to the gentler Christe Eleison. The various Mass parts are interspersed throughout the entire concert.

Sir Edward Elgar’s motet The Spirt of the Lord (from The Apostles) tells of the calling of the Apostles to teach the ways of Jesus. In this piece, the composer of the Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance, and many more, uses his gift for lyrical storytelling to fine effect. Composing 350 years earlier than Elgar, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was no less prolific. He was a composer completely at home

within the liturgy and determined to make the sometimes confusing genre of the motet elegant. Bringing the Pentecostal scene to life before our eyes, Palestrina’s great gift was to pass the mysticism of the Holy Spirit directly to the audience via the choir, its transcendental luminosity spreading from each carefully scribed note. This is truly a wonderful opportunity to witness a magnificent

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performance that delivers music for the soul. St Patrick’s Basilica is located on the corner of Parry and Adelaide Streets in Fremantle, and the concert begins at 2.30pm, runs for approximately two hours and includes an interval where afternoon tea will be served. Electronic tickets are available at www.trybooking.com/CBZU or for purchase at the door one hour prior to the concert.

Rocket science no problem for Abbey A THIRST for knowledge and a passion for astronautical engineering has enabled Iona Presentation College’s Year 12 student, Abbey McLean, to be selected to attend the Canada-Wide Science Fair to held in Alberta, Canada this month. An aspiring astronaut, Abbey was an enthusiastic participant in the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), a 12-day residential program run in Canberra in January this year. Head of Science, Mrs Katrina Prendergast, said competition for one of 430 places on the NYSF from 2,000 applicants was high as each applicant was identified as a top science student at his/her school. “Following her participation at the NYSF, Abbey has then sought

and been selected to represent Australian Youth Science at this prestigious international event. “It is a great credit to Abbey, her family, Iona Presentation College and the whole community.”

She has a dream to be an astronaut and has already been accepted into an astronautical engineering course. Abbey is equally as enthusiastic about the pending trip. “I have a dream to be an astronaut, and the chance to attend

the Canada-Wide Science Fair is incredible. Before I attended the NYSF, I could not have dreamed of being a part of this amazing opportunity,” she said. “I have already been accepted into the Australian National University in Canberra to study Astronautical Engineering next year, and this chance to experience cutting edge science at an international level is a fantastic springboard into the future.” Before jetting off, Abbey must take on the difficult task of fundraising $10,000 to cover costs. The college said any sponsorship or donations from local businesses and organisations would be deeply appreciated by Abbey and her family. They can be contacted by email at abbeymclean0@gmail.com.

Iona Presentation College student and aspiring astronaut, Abbey McLean, has been selected to attend a science forum in Canada. PHOTO: IONA COLLEGE

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New ordinariate is ‘not a raid’ By Robert Hiini THE head of the Australian Ordinariate has described as ‘sad’ recent comments made by the former Anglican Ambassador to the Holy See that the Ordinariate represented a ‘raid’ on Anglicanism. Speaking to The Record earlier this week, Mgr Harry Entwistle, head of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Southern Cross, responded to claims made by Australian Anglican Canon David Richardson on the ABC’s Religion and Ethics Report program. Canon Richardson said he had been offended when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced the creation of Ordinariates as a way of including former Anglicans in the Catholic Church, while facilitating retention of their Anglican patrimony. “As a piece of diplomacy and a piece of ecclesiology [an understanding of what constitutes the Church] it did strike me as offensive, and the timing of it equally,” Canon Richardson said, also citing poor consultation leading up the Ordinariates’ announcement. “In a sense [the announcement of the Ordinariates] was working ecumenically, because had the ecumenical work not been done since Vatican II this would not have been possible, there just wouldn’t have been any interest from the Roman Catholic Church in having Anglicans taken into the mainstream Catholic system,” Canon Richardson said. Whereas most Ordinariate members in Australia and the US were formerly of the breakaway Traditional Anglican Communion, many UK members had joined the Ordinariate directly out of the Anglican Communion. “The Archbishop of Canterbury had been working very hard to keep the Church of England holding tight and the effect was to unsettle the Church of England,” Canon Richardson said. Mgr Entwistle rejected Canon Richardson’s assertion that the Ordinariates represented a ‘raid’, saying Anglicanism was “not a brand name”. “I just think it is fairly sad. I don’t know why the Anglicans don’t understand that this is an opportunity for unity,” Mgr Entwistle told The Record. “What does the word ‘Anglican’ mean? Is it just restricted to those in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury or is it to do with those who follow the English spiritual tradition?

ST MARY Star of the Sea parish in Cottesloe/Mosman Park has put an Australian spin on Pope Francis’s call to take the Good News out into the public square. While public squares might be a fixture in Europe, it is to the local park that the parish has taken its preaching and outreach over recent successive Sundays. Fr Manoel Borges, a priest assisting at the parish’s catechesis said the parish wanted to reach, not only regular parishioners, but the families in the surrounding houses, parks and streets. “We go there announcing the love of Jesus Christ; that he is risen,” Fr Borges told The Record. “We ask, ‘Who is God for you?’, and ‘What do you live for?’,” announcing that Christ comes to bring hope, Fr Borges said. The parish prays evening prayer and sings prayerful songs, as well

Pope: Confession is an encounter with Jesus GOING to confession isn’t like heading off to be tortured or punished, nor is it like going to the dry cleaners to get out a stain, Pope Francis said in a morning Mass homily. “It’s an encounter with Jesus” who is patiently waiting “and takes us as we are,” offering penitents his tender mercy and forgiveness, he said on April 29. Members of the Vatican’s investment agency and a group of religious women joined the Pope for the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where the Pope lives. “God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all,” the Pope said, quoting from the First Letter of John. While everyone experiences moments of darkness in life, the verse refers to the darkness of living in error, “being satisfied with oneself, being convinced of not needing salvation,” he said. As John continues, the Pope said, “If we say, ‘We are without sin,’ we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” People have to start out with the humility of realising “we are all sinners, all of us,” he said. - CNS

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Regime banned prayer and mention of God

Perth’s Monsignor Harry Entwistle, a former Anglican and now head of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, rejects the idea that the formation of the Ordinariate by Pope Benedict XVI was a ‘raid on Anglicanism.’ PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

“It is not a brand. It is carrying the spirituality and the treasure of Anglicanism, from its beginning in the Reformation to the present time, into the wider Roman Catholic Church,” Mgr Entwistle said. The Ordinariates, in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, were in part, a recognition that the Anglican Church had put insuperable barriers between itself

introduced new obstacles, namely the ordination of women, and the ordination of gay bishops living with their partners.” Mgr Entwistle rejected Canon Richardson’s understanding that the Ordinariate was only created as a pastoral stop-gap for conservative former Anglicans, reiterating his enthusiasm for evangelisation and growth.

He rejected the claim the Ordinariate is only a stop-gap for former Anglicans, reiterating his enthusiasm for evangelisation and growth. and eventual communion with Rome, he said, noting similar comments made recently by the Russian Orthodox Church. “The Second Vatican Council held hope for unity, and in the 70s and 80s we were very excited about the possibility. Then once again, as has happened historically when union with Rome has been talked about, the Anglican Church

Canon Richardson’s comments also overlooked the Ordinariate’s incorporation of any former Anglicans who had already reconciled with Rome, prior to the Ordinariates’ creation, he said. The first phase of the Australian Ordinariate’s establishment was almost complete, he said, with parishes established in Perth, Melbourne,

Coomera (Queensland), Brisbane, Rockhampton, Cairns, and in New South Wales, with two groups waiting to be admitted. With the recent ordination of Fr Stephen Hill to the Ordinariate in Perth, Mgr Entwistle can now dedicate himself to a second stage of growth, focussed on “how we can live and identify ourselves, and be evangelising as a diocese of scattered communities”. In his interview with the ABC, Canon Richardson said recent documents emerging from the Holy See describing other churches as ‘defective’ had sparked “strong words” among the diplomatic community in Rome. “Having said that … it doesn’t mean that the Holy See were going to say “I’m sorry, we got that wrong. “If they are not going to say that, there isn’t much point in us throwing our toys out of the pram. What we need to do is engage in thoughtful dialogue and move things gently forwards, which, in a way, is precisely what has happened since Vatican II.”

Parish offers Confession in the park By Robert Hiini

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asking individual members to provide testimonies as to how they first encountered the Lord. On Sunday, April 28, the parish held a penitential celebration at the park, with four priests present, ready to hear confessions.

The parish is reaching out not only to parishioners but neighbouring streets, parks and homes. Fr Borges said it was a concrete response to the Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20) in which Jesus implored his followers to go out and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them and teaching them to observe his commands. The catecheses in the park will conclude this Sunday.

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ALMOST every evening at 6, the sounds of the organ resonate in the brick Catholic church on Kavaja Street. The hymns may vary, but the organist, Maria Dhimitri, is always the same. It has been that way for nearly 23 years and could have been double that, Dhimitri said in a recent interview, if it had not been for a brutally enforced ban on religion in her country in southeastern Europe from 1967 to 1990. “They banned all religious practice,” the 76-year-old musician told Catholic News Service from an annex of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Her smile belied the “long” and “painful suffering” that she agreed to talk about one recent Saturday in April. “They said God didn’t exist. I couldn’t come to church or pray or speak of God at all,” she said of the communist regime that came to power in her country soon after World War II. The regime made worshipping increasingly difficult and finally imposed a ban on religion in the country in 1967, making Albania the first and only constitutionally atheist state. - CNS

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Soon-to-be saint recalled for ministry A shy woman stopped to pray in front of statue of Blessed Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala while visiting the Santa Margarita Hospital. She knew little about the founder of the facility, who will be canonised May 12, but, like many, she had heard stories from hospital patients who say the soon-to-be-saint still walks the halls providing care, attention and miracles to those in need. Madre Lupita – as Blessed Maria Guadalupe is better known in Guadalajara – left a legacy of providing care for the poor and the elderly through the Handmaids of St Margaret Mary and the Poor, the order she co-founded with Father Cipriano Iniguez in 1901 at the age of 23. She will become the second Mexican woman to be canonised and the latest from the western state of Jalisco, where the Cristero Rebellion raged in the 1920s and religious like Madre Lupita were forced to carry out their work as laity because of anti-clerical restrictions that forbade her wearing a habit. Such hardship from the 1910-20 Mexican Revolution and the Cristero Rebellion - a period Catholics in Guadalajara remember through the beatification of martyred religious was common during the early years of Madre Lupita’s ministry. - CNS

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Catholicism’s centre changes

A decades-long demographic shift means Europe is no longer the heart of the Catholic Church, reports Jonathon Luxmore

he election of Pope Francis, an Argentine, to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics confirmed what observers have long known: Vast demographic shifts in the Catholic population are reconfiguring the face of the Church and shifting the institution’s center from its historic European heartland. What that means for the Church remains pretty much unknown, but Europeans who have long viewed themselves as Catholicism’s traditional guardians are likely to find they will have to share that role with others. “Although the bishop of Rome is its head, the Church’s centre is no longer in Europe, and the presence of an Argentine Pontiff expresses the new situation,” said Jesuit Father Paul Zulehner, retired professor of

pastoral theology at the University of Vienna and one of Austria’s leading social scientists. “With many Catholics already coming here from other parts of the world, it looks as if we’ll be learning from the Church’s peripheries in the future, as much as from its centre,” the priest told Catholic News Service. Europeans made up more than half of the 115 cardinals who elected Pope Francis, with 28 from Italy alone. European cardinals were prominent among those mentioned as top papal candidates. However, the Church’s relative strength in Europe has declined sharply as the Catholic population worldwide quadrupled over the past century to nearly 1.2 billion, according to the Vatican’s statistical yearbook for 2013. Catholics make up about 16

per cent of the world’s population, about the same percentage as a century ago. A closer look at where Catholics live illustrates the changing body of the Church. Whereas two-thirds of the world’s Catholics lived in Europe in 1910, fewer than a quarter do today, reported the US-based Pew Research Centre’s Forum on Religion and Public Life. In Manila, Philippines, there are more baptised Catholics than in traditionally Catholic Netherlands. France and Germany each boasted twice as many baptised Catholics as Brazil in 1910. Today, Brazil, with 126 million Catholics, has more than three times as many as France or Spain; Mexico, with 96 million Catholics, has 2.5 times as many as France. Overall, Catholics in Europe have declined from 38.5 per cent to 23.7 per cent of the population since 1970, according to the World Christian Database compiled by the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary of South Hamilton, Mass. John Wilkins, former editor of The Tablet, a British Catholic weekly, said the demographic shifts have deep implications for Europe at a time when confidence has been eroded by high-profile sex abuse scandals and many Catholics believe deliberate attempts are being made to marginalise Europe’s Christian traditions. “Europe’s view of itself as the traditional centre (of the Church) has long been an anomaly, given the Church’s steady decline here, so this is bound to change,” Wilkins told CNS. “The perspectives and priorities will be different in the future, and the questions which preoccupy many Europeans, from contraception to women’s ordination, may well seem less pressing than the universal issues of poverty and social justice which preoccupy the new Pope,” Wilkins said. As priestly vocations and Church attendance have plummeted across Europe, Catholic bastions such as Slovakia and Poland provide a third of all European ordinations and a clergy presence throughout the continent. Still, the Church is growing in Scandinavia and attracting vibrant devotions in the former Soviet Union. Germany and Austria remain theological powerhouses. Multi-ethnic assimilation is boosting the Catholic presence in France and Belgium. At the same time, Pope Francis’ native Argentina is home to 31 million Catholics, the same number as Germany and Congo, according to the Pew Research Centre. Latin America as a whole was home to a quarter of the world’s Catholics a century ago, but now, combined with Caribbean nations, hosts 39 per cent; sub-Saharan Africa claimed just one per cent of worldwide Catholics in 1910 and now has 16 per cent. In Asia and the Pacific, Catholics have multiplied nearly tenfold, from 14 million to 131 million over the century. Fr Zulehner, the Austrian sociologist, said some of the statistics need interpreting. Just as the US Catholic Church has been boosted by immigrants, the European Church also has seen an influx of Catholics from the developing world who have brought elements of their own religious culture and spirituality with them, leading to a more diverse Church, Fr Zulehner said. “We’re witnessing pluralisation rather than secularisation, as members of all faiths and none live

and work together,” he said. “This process of opening up could revive the Christian faith in Europe by dispelling old stereotypes about our thousand-year Christian history,” the priest added. Wilkins thinks the new Pope’s ideals of poverty and simplicity could also instil a new dynamism that could lead Catholics to rethink their priorities. The image of “a pope of austerity for an age of austerity” could well prove attractive, he said. “This emphasis on putting the poor first could echo right through the Church here,” Wilkins said. “When the Church’s credibility has been badly damaged, he offers the kind of priestly authenticity we

need. I think Europeans will see the gifts a pope from outside has to offer.” Fr Zulehner agreed. If the Church’s tarnished image could be changed, the Austrian priest said, Europeans searching for God could be brought into a new encounter with the Catholic faith. “The arrival of a pope from another world, unconnected with the mediaeval background of European Catholicism, could create a modernising drive,” he said. “The demographic changes can’t be reversed, and the Eurocentric era is clearly over. But if this helps European Catholics think as part of the universal Church, it’ll be a good sign for the future.” - CNS

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Leading the Church in the Far North Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane was appointed Archbishop of Brisbane in April last year. Twelve months on, he talks to Anthony Barich about discerning his vocation and his new archdiocese.

What was it that prompted you to first hear the call to the priesthood? When I was at school I didn’t have a thought about it, truth be told. I went to Melbourne University intending to be a diplomat. It was really only about halfway through my Honours Arts degree where I majored in English and French that I thought to myself, ‘I don’t really want to be a diplomat’. Then I thought ‘actually, I don’t know what I want to be’. At that time I got to know a number of young priests – a couple of them were students at the university, one was the chaplain of the group I was involved with – and they had a big impact on me. They showed me a living of the priesthood and an experience of the Church that I had never known in growing up. It was really that contact with them that led me to think, ‘well, maybe I can be a priest’. But at first I thought this was ridiculous. I just kept shoving the thought away, but it kept coming back at me and eventually I thought I had to give it a go, even if just to ‘get the monkey off the back’. So, instead of finishing my four years at university, I did three and went to the seminary to give it a go - and I’m still giving it a go, all these years later. So I went to the seminary and was very uncertain as to how it would go there for me, but I have to say that since I went to the seminary on February 22, 1969, I’ve never thought of leaving either the seminary or the priesthood. Through all the dark times that have come inevitably, I’ve always had that deep and enduring sense of being where I’m meant to be – a deepening sense of divine call. That sense of being drawn to the priesthood, which has grown more strongly in me, has never left me.

I think that’s true: that God is intimately involved in the day to day living of our lives. God doesn’t kick your door down, but opens doors and invites you to walk through; and to awaken in all people that sense of divine vocation in the sense of God being at work in their lives - not just in the world in some external sense or dwelling passively up in Heaven, but God wants to be intimately, deeply and personally involved with us in the day to day living of our lives. God wants to work with us, God wants to be a partner with us in the unfolding of his plan in our lives. That’s a profoundly biblical understanding, but it also becomes deeply personal once you sense that that’s what’s happening in your own life. Since I’ve been ordained, life has turned out utterly different from what I imagined. I’m a priest nearly 40 years and almost nothing has turned out as I expected it to [since] when I was ordained in ’74. But I’ve just said ‘yes’ to the call as it’s come to me. In saying ‘yes’ to others, it’s turned out much better than anything I could’ve planned

Conditions for Third Rite don't exist here

Why did the Church ban the Third Rite of Reconciliation? Many friends and I used to enjoy going to it twice a year in our parish and then suddenly it stopped some ten years ago. Several of my friends have hardly been to Confession since.

You said that your friendship with those young priests at university awakened you to a sense of the Church that you had not experienced up to that point. It sounds like the story of a lot of Catholics these days. Is that part of the challenge of your mission as the Archbishop of Brisbane – to awaken this sense of the Church?

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for myself. That’s a sense I have very strongly now as I look back. I certainly never imagined I’d be Archbishop of Brisbane. As I say to seminarians sometimes, Jesus often surprises but he never disappoints.

You mentioned that this vocational calling to whatever in life is a very biblical understanding, and a very personal thing. What kind of challenge, then, do those in your position face in Australia or indeed Brisbane at the moment, in awakening people to this kind of thing?

First of all, the way we encounter God is encountering Jesus Christ crucified and risen. People have to be led to meet him. That’s what Christianity is. So in one sense it’s not a ‘religion’; certainly not a philosophical system or an ethical code or an ideological package or a political program. It’s an experience of encountering Jesus Christ crucified and risen. And once you do that, you’ve met God. Now, once that begins to happen – because it’s not just ‘once upon a time’ – then your whole life changes. But without that encounter, religion and Christianity can only ever be a philosophical system or a moral

code or an ideological package or a political program. It’s none of the above. It’s an experience of an encounter. That’s when life really begins to open up, and then being equipped to become the missionary that every Christian is called to be. That’s the challenge today - at a time when we’re under pressure and in some ways passing through institutional diminishment, at least in this country – to say, ‘ok, we may be swimming against the tide’, but the great need is to be a more missionary Church, engaging the culture in new ways and sharing with others the treasure we’ve received in our encounter with the risen Christ.

You’ve been in the job almost exactly a year now. How is Brisbane different from your first experience of being a prelate?

My first experience of being a prelate was as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne before being Archbishop of Canberra. It’s utterly different up here, first of all the scale – this is the second biggest diocese in the country. So I’ve had to adjust to a much larger scale of operation and inevitably the style of life is different, partly because of the climate.

Canberra and Brisbane are two different planets. Personally, I’m better suited temperamentally to a larger and more varied city like Brisbane as a city I’ve always liked. It may not be Sydney or Melbourne, but it has a vibrancy of its own. I think there’s enormous potential here,

Without that encounter with Christ Christianity can only ever be a philosophical system, a moral code or an ideological package – and it's none of these. not just in the Church but in the culture generally. The Church has great resources, great gifts, wonderful people. The quality of welcome I’ve received here has been remarkable, and it’s the kind of welcome I don’t think I would’ve received anywhere else. Brisbane combines the friendliness of a country town with the metropolitan vibrancy of a big and diverse city. There’s a sense too that

Archbishop Coleridge receives his pallium from Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on June 29 last year, above, and at work in the field at home, at left.

this is a place on the go. I feel the welcome not just in the Church but in civic circles. The Archbishop has a particular location here socially, and I appreciate that.

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How do you deal with that? People know what you stand for; what you believe in is, in many ways, countercultural to civic society.

That hasn’t really been a problem up here. I’m the beneficiary of a legacy from my predecessors. My sense has been that the previous archbishops of Brisbane have had very good relations with the culture generally, and even ecumenically there has been a very strong spirit up here. There hasn’t been a sense of antagonism between the Catholic Archbishop and civic society. On the contrary, I think men like James Duhig (1917-1965), Frank (Francis) Rush (1973-1991) and John Bathersby (1991-2011) built up a store of great goodwill in the community at large, and I’m the lucky beneficiary of that. So I hope I can build on it and not fritter it away.

I’ve had conversations with the seminary Rector up

there; it’s experienced a resurgence in recent years.

We’re going ok. There’s no cause for complacency. Quite a few of our students are from Nigeria, but our drawing upon resources from overseas is very carefully controlled, and, I think, is done more carefully and shrewdly here than is done elsewhere. There is movement on the vocations front, not just in Brisbane but more generally, and I certainly do all I can to

encourage that. When I say there’s movement, nothing happens magically or without hard work. You can’t just sit back and wait for it to happen, you’ve got to get out there and work hard at making and maintaining contact with young people who may be thinking of religious life or the priesthood. That can be quite hard work, but it’s absolutely essential to build the Church of the future. That’s our task – to build the Church of the future, and that

might mean saying farewell to structures or strategies that worked very well once upon a time, but are no longer what we require. That’s part of the New Evangelisation – to ask what strategies and structures now respond, firstly on the ground and secondly to the grace of the moment, and not to be afraid to say farewell to what has served us well in the past but is not what’s required now.

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Sounds like it’s quite a challenge ahead, then.

Yes, but I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do. I feel greatly privileged and honoured to be the Archbishop of Brisbane. I’ve got another 11 years, [now aged 64] if I live that long, until I retire, and it seems a very short space of time, as there is much to do, and I’m for the most part enjoying it very much.

HE Church hasn’t banned the Third Rite which, by the way, consists in the general absolution of a large number of people at once without individual Confession. The rite was first introduced during the First World War to allow priests to absolve a large number of soldiers before they went into battle when it would have been impossible to hear all the Confessions individually. At the time of the Second World War, the conditions were extended to other circumstances of imminent danger of death and finally, in 1972, they came to include situations such as those in mission territories where, if the priest did not absolve a large number of people at once, they would have to go for a long time without the grace of the sacraments through no fault of their own. The norms on what has come to be called “general absolution” were incorporated into the 1983 Code of Canon Law in Canons 961-963 and into the Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraphs 1483-1484 (cf J Flader, Question Time 1, Connor Court 2012, q 80). Up until some 15 years ago the Third Rite was used in many parishes in Australia. Significant numbers of people took advantage of it, partly because they were helped by the readings from Scripture, prayers and often a homily, and because many others were attending as well, emphasising the communal, ecclesial aspect of the sacrament. And since there was no need to confess their sins individually to the priest, they found it much easier than going to individual confession. Why did it suddenly stop? Perhaps the more apposite question would be why it began in the first place. It is clear that the conditions required for its use simply do not exist in Australia, particularly the condition that if the priest did not absolve a large number of penitents collectively they would have to go for a long period of time without the grace of the sacraments through no fault of their own. While the number of priests has diminished somewhat, we are still well served with priests and parishes so that the Sacrament of Reconciliation is readily available all over this country. By the late 1990s the use of general absolution was fairly widespread, especially in some dioceses. During their fiveyearly ad limina visit to Rome in 1998, the Australian bishops discussed this matter, along with others, with Pope John Paul and Vatican officials. At the end of their visit a long

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Statement of Conclusions was signed by representatives of the Australian bishops and of the Roman Curia. Among other matters, it encouraged the use of individual Confession and, with respect to general absolution, said: “Unfortunately, communal celebrations have not infrequently occasioned an illegitimate use of general absolution. This illegitimate use, like other abuses in the administration of the Sacrament of Penance, is to be eliminated … The bishops will exercise renewed vigilance on these matters for the future, aware that departures from the authentic tradition do great wrong to the Church and to individual Catholics” (n 45). Naturally, while general absolution is not to be used in this country, it still remains an option in countries where the

Would that more people made more frequent use of this Sacrament. It's been the School of Saints ... conditions for its use exist. Those who do take regular advantage of individual Confession know how much good it does them. Apart from receiving forgiveness of their sins, they have an opportunity to do a thorough examination of conscience, to tell their sins personally to God through the priest and to receive helpful spiritual direction and encouragement. With the abundant grace the sacrament gives them, they begin their spiritual struggle anew each time, with their soul free from sin and filled with hope. Pope John Paul II, in an address to priests at the start of Lent in 1981, said that “Confession periodically renewed, the so-called confession ‘of devotion’, has always accompanied the ascent to holiness in the Church.” And on March 13, 1999 he told priests hearing Confessions in the patriarchal basilicas of Rome: “It should not be forgotten that the so-called confession of devotion was the school which formed the great saints.” Would that more people made frequent use of this sacrament. Their growth in holiness through it would be a great blessing for themselves, for their families, for the Church and for the whole of society. - frjflader @gmail.com

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Caring is more than a machine Jesus Christ is Catholic health care’s goal and its point of departure from other systems, Polish Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, a visiting official from the Holy See, told Debra Vermeer during a visit to Australia last month.

atholic health care professionals must be a prophetic presence, witnessing to Gospel values in their work and, in so doing, being agents of the New Evangelisation, the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, said during his 10-day visit to Australia in April. Archbishop Zimowski was the keynote speaker at the Catholic Health Australia Stewards of the Mission governance conference in Sydney. During his time in Australia, he also visited a range of Catholic health and aged care facilities, including St Vincent’s Hospitals in Sydney, and a new public hospital under construction in Perth to be run by St John of God Health Care. He also celebrated Mass with Catholic Polish communities in Perth and Sydney. “I have been very impressed with the Catholic health and aged care network here in Australia,” he said. “Everywhere I have been, I have had a very positive impression of the wonderful care being given to people who are sick and people who are old and in need of our loving care.” In his keynote speech, Archbishop Zimowski stressed the role of the Catholic health sector in promoting the New Evangelisation, saying that care for the sick lies at the very heart of the Church’s evangelising mission. “The Church’s presence in health care comes from the mandate of her founder and Master to proclaim the Gospel and cure the sick (Mt 10:78),” he said later in an interview. “So service to the sick is an integral part of her mission. “We are in health and aged care to express the mercy and love of God for men and women, especially those who are tested by illness and suffering. Hence, the centrality of the person is a must in Catholic care. Likewise, the protection and promotion of human life and dignity from conception to its natural end is central.” Archbishop Zimowski said that Catholic health care understands that assistance to the human person should not be limited to therapeutic treatment, but should also extend itself to psychological and religious care. “A Catholic health care professional in such institutions must be a prophetic presence, witnessing to the Gospel values in the important but delicate field of health care,” he said. “By doing good to those who suffer, we try to be Good Samaritans to our needy brothers and sisters, and we also help the sick and suffering to be evangelisers themselves, by doing good with their own suffering, offering it with Christ for the salvation of the world.” The very nature of the care given in Catholic hospitals and aged care facilities means they have a

special role to play in the New Evangelisation, which involves outreach to Christians who may have drifted away from the Church, Archbishop Zimowski said. “The hospital, or any health care facility, will have non-Christian persons, practising Catholics, as well as Christians who have become distant from the faith,” he said. “In illness and suffering, people reflect on fundamental questions of life – who am I, where do I come from and where am I going? They think seriously about their own existence, their relationships, death and often tend to open up to the transcendent. “Catholic health and aged care facilities can be agents of New Evangelisation by offering the appropriate environment and opportunities to attend to this fundamental need of their patients, accompanying them on the journey of search and faith.” But the Archbishop said Catholic health care facilities can only be an agent for evangelisation if they retain Christ at their core. “Christ is the point of departure and the goal of our action,” he said. “We must believe in him in order to witness to him. And so Pope Francis says, ‘if we do not profess Jesus Christ, things go wrong’. For you cannot give what you do not have. “Without Christ, our institutions become like any other nongovernmental organisation, any other philanthropic organisation, trying to show love for humanity; however, still limited inasmuch as it is modelled upon human standards, not Christ’s standards.” It is this witness to Christ that sets Catholic health care apart from other health sectors.

Many hospitals have every sophisticated machine you could wish for but there comes a moment when the machine cannot help. “Many hospitals in the western world have every sophisticated machine you could wish for to help patients,” Archbishop Zimowski said. “But there comes a moment when the machine cannot help. And that is where a touch of the hand or warm contact with the eyes, or simply being calmly present, can help a person to go from this life on earth to heaven. “Hospital then becomes the place where heaven touches earth and earth touches heaven.” Archbishop Zimowski said he was deeply touched by the level of care given to the poor and marginalised in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Public Hospital when he

visited. “I saw many poor people there who were cared for and protected,” he said. “They were treating and caring for people on drugs, people affected by alcohol, people in need of great care. It is very good. “And it is central to Catholic health care. We have to see Jesus Christ in the face of every sick person we treat. And we have to remember that Jesus said ‘Whatever you do for these, you do for me’.” In the same way, Archbishop Zimowski said he was heartened to learn during his stay of the various Catholic health initiatives being carried out in rural and remote Australia, especially in relation to Indigenous Australians. “It is very important that the Church, after the example of its master and founder, continues to reach out to the needy people, wherever they are,” he said. “This is because it must, in a prophetic way, speak out for the rights and dignity of the human person, especially those most in need. It seeks to serve the human person created in the image and likeness of God, irrespective of that person’s social or economic conditions. Because Christ came that all may have life and have it to the full.” Among the challenges facing Catholic health care, Archbishop Zimowski said that secularisation and government attempts to impose restrictions on how Catholic health facilities carry out their mission are to be firmly resisted. “On the basis of freedom of religion and conscience as a fundamental human right, one should not be forced to do things that are against their moral standards and religious

beliefs.” he said. “Otherwise, that would be an attempt to hinder people from professing their religion or faith and living accordingly.” Archbishop Zimowski praised Catholic initiatives that sought to overcome aspects of the “culture of death” by putting forward a posi-

tive alternative. He pointed to a new clinic set to open in South Australia later this year that will treat couples experiencing infertility within a Catholic ethical framework. “This clinic looks to faithfully respond to the agonising situation of married couples who are unable

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Faith drives Margaret’s outreach to the alienated A chance meeting at a moment of spiritual aridity led Margaret Hayes to ministry with prisoners and people with HIV/AIDS. She tells Debbie Warrier that she believes in people because she believes in God. How I Pray DEBBIE WARRIER

Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Healthcare Workers visiting the patients and premises of St John of God Subiaco, below right, pictured with Bishop Donald Sproxton, above, as well as SJOG’s Midland campus site, below left, last month. CHA

to begin a family,” he said. “The Church’s view on these issues is clear, and its view can be aligned with modern science to find an ethical way to help couples in that situation. “It is important to search for a moral alternative, capable of responding to a real life problem,

like that of infertility. This new fertility clinic that operates in respect of Church teaching is an important step in the right direction.” Archbishop Zimowski said the great challenge for Catholic health care workers was to proclaim every day “the message of Jesus Christ,

who lived, died, and rose from the dead”. “We know it is a challenge to proclaim Christ in the contemporary society. It is a challenge that our health care workers are meeting, and on behalf of the Church, I thank them for keeping Christ at the centre of all they do.”

ACH day, I try to create a quiet space, have “a cup of tea with God”, light a candle and pick up the scriptures but when two of my friends recently died I felt that I had lost God in my life. One day I said, “Jesus, where are you?” Within a few minutes I met up with a colleague I hadn’t had a conversation with for some years who told me he had thought of me whilst overseas and had brought me back a cross threaded through with a red ribbon (the HIV/AIDS symbol). It felt like a direct answer and a personal encounter with Christ. I am a coordinator at the Catholic HIV/AIDS Ministry which offers practical, spiritual and emotional support to people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, and represents the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Melbourne on HIV/AIDS issues. It is a service of Catholic Care. I also am involved in prison chaplaincy. I meet people where they are at and only pray with them if they talk about prayer. Many feel alienated from the Church or have had no experience of the practice of faith. I feel gifted by my faith and have received its blessings. Through my work I try to be Christ-like to others. I am inspired in my prayer life by the people that I meet through my ministry. Many care for and reach out to others despite their circumstances. These people in “dark places” may not have the same faith as me but give out a sense of love. They may have something inside them that will lead to faith. Whether they do or not, I work with them to find their own inner resources to deal with what can be hopeless situations. In my personal experience of death I find myself reflecting on and walking with Jesus as he approached his own death. He knew there would be a resurrection. I rejoice that I can believe in the resurrection for others because Jesus rose from the dead. Even when experiencing grief and loss, I can also experience the risen Christ in my life. It is difficult to say who influenced my faith. My parents attended Mass each week and were involved in parish activities so obviously they had an influence. But I’m also con-

Kilbreda College captains, Fiona Finefan and Laura John with Margaret Hayes from Catholic AIDS Ministry. PHOTO: ONLINE SOURCE

scious I went off on a different faith journey, believing very much in God’s great love for us. They were taught in a different time and feared God. When my mother and father died quite close in time to each other, I remember feeling very alone but also with a deep sense of “all shall be well.”

If I didn’t have faith I would be seeing lots of injustice, unsure if anything could be done about it. If things were perfect, we would be in heaven. Later, I learnt that that was a saying of Julian of Norwich (English mystic of the 14th century) of whom I had never heard at the time. Somewhere deep inside me there is a belief that God is always beside me. Somehow I am blessed with that sense even when situations look glum or dire. My faith gives my life meaning. If I didn’t have faith I think I would be seeing lots of injustice in the world but not be sure that anything could be done about it. When I experience difficulties in my workplace, I remember that if everything was perfect we would actually be in heaven. I’m forever seeing the need for God in our world but also welcoming God’s presence there.

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JPII healing ‘no explanation’ A VATICAN-convoked commission of doctors concluded a healing attributed to Blessed John Paul II had no natural explanation, according to Italian news reports. Eventual papal approval of the alleged miracle would clear the way for the canonisation of the Pope, who died on April 2, 2005 and was beatified on May 1, 2011. Once a panel of physicians convoked by the Congregation for Saints’ Causes determines a healing is authentic and lasting, and that there is no natural, medical explanation for it, the files are passed on to a panel of theologians. The theologians study the events – especially the prayers – surrounding the alleged miracle and give their opinion on whether the healing can be attributed to the intercession of a particular sainthood

Pope John Paul II prays in Krakow in 1995. PHOTO: CNS

candidate. If the theologians give a positive opinion, the cardinals who are members of the congregation

vote on whether to recommend the Pope recognise the healing as a miracle and set a canonisation date. The newspaper Il Messaggero quoted Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, as saying, “There is a widespread desire for the canonisation” of Blessed John Paul, “but no date has been set. First these two formal acts (by the theologians and by the cardinals) are necessary, and then the decree of the Pope about the miracle.” In sainthood causes, the votes by the board of physicians usually are kept confidential. News about progress in causes generally is known only once a pope approves decrees related to them. Mgr Slawomir Oder, the postulator of Blessed John Paul’s cause, was

not giving interviews in late April. Several Italian newspapers quoted an unidentified source as saying the alleged miracle presented to the Vatican involved a woman who was healed just a few hours after the late Pope was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI. When the details are made public, “many people will be surprised,” the source said. The web-based Vatican Insider spoke to Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Blessed John Paul’s longtime secretary, about the canonisation. “It would be marvellous if it took place during the Year of Faith” which ends in November, the cardinal was quoted as saying. He said he hoped the ceremony could be held in October, “35 years after his election” to the papacy in 1978. - CNS

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Parishioners stabbed in Albuquerque church A suspect was being held on US75,000 bond after being arrested following the stabbing of four worshippers at an Albuquerque parish near the end of Mass on April 28. The suspect, Lawrence Capener, 24, also had his hand lacerated in the scuffle following the initial attack. Two stabbing victims remained hospitalised the day after the attack at St Jude Thaddeus Church in Albuquerque. Police said Capener jumped from his seat as the recessional hymn began. According to witnesses, the assailant called out “fake preacher!” when he began stabbing choir director Adam Alvarez, 48. The attacker stabbed Alvarez repeatedly in the back and the arm, police reported. - CNS

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Bishop imprisoned 18 years dies, aged 96 Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai, a prominent and controversial figure in the Chinese Catholic Church, died April 27 of pancreatic cancer. He was 96. A 2007 article in The Atlantic monthly described him as “arguably the most influential and controversial figure in Chinese Catholicism of the last 50 years”. In the early 1980s, the bishop, who spent 18 years in a Chinese prison, made the decision to cooperate with the Chinese government, which strove to exercise control over the Church through organs such as “patriotic associations”, including one for Catholics. - CNS

BELGIUM

Feminists attack bishop at university debate

Surrounded by his ‘bodyguards’, Nathaniel Akroush, dressed as Pope Francis, makes his way through the halls of Everest Academy in Lemont, Illinois, as the school marks its annual “Pope Day” on April 19. Students at the Catholic academy learned about the Pope and what he does as spiritual leader. PHOTO: KAREN CALLAWAY, CATHOLIC NEW WORLD, CNS

Women launch new magazine with a higher objective By Katie Collins LOVE THEM or loathe them, many women have at some point flipped through the fashion and celebrity magazines that accost grocery shoppers at checkout lines. From images of scantily clad women with airbrushed bodies and promises to provide readers with “Ten tips to get your guy back” and “The skinny on why you’re fat”, the glossy magazines catch the eye. While they may contain a few tasty recipes or fun fashion trends, most readers are apt to find little of substance within the pages. “There are a lot of women’s magazines out there, but none really that speak to us as women,” said Mary Rose Somarriba, a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church in Washington and culture editor of Verily, a new magazine that was to debut in May. “They are not speaking to readers in helpful ways, and sometimes even in a hurtful way,” she said. “Often women’s magazines turn into a guilty pleasure. We read

them, but we don’t feel uplifted by them.” A survey by the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty two years ago found that 75 per cent of teenage girls felt “depressed, guilty and shameful after spending just three minutes leafing through a fashion magazine.” The findings along with other similar surveys prompted five young Catholic women living in New York to consider their own experience. They learned that women overall were experiencing a decline in happiness. So the five decided to develop a magazine that would offer something different. The magazine’s website, verilymag.com, was unveiled on April 17. Verily will feature articles of hope to “lift women up”, Somarriba said. “The mentality we have for Verily is to have it be like a friend, a real friend, a friend you can trust,” she said. Somarriba, who moved to Washington so her husband could

This is the debut cover of Verily, a magazine and website produced by five young Catholic women. Both outlets will feature articles and blogs on culture, lifestyle, relationships and style in an effort to “build women up”, the editors said. PHOTO: VERILY, CNS

complete a degree at a graduate school of psychology, was managing editor of First Things magazine prior to her work on Verily. The new magazine is not religious but

is informed by the editors’ faith and “desire to be better women”, Somarriba said. “We want to meet women where they are, wherever they are, and with whatever background they came from,” she explained. She also said the editors hope the magazine will play a small role in the Church’s new evangelisation effort. “There are layers of evangelisation,” she said. “Some evangelise directly through catechesis, others through charitable work. Another way, a more indirect way, is through initiatives like this one.” The magazine and website feature articles and blogs on culture, lifestyle, relationships and style. Somarriba and the editors said their goal is for every story to inform with the belief that women have inherent dignity and worth, the editors said. “We want this to be something women pick up to build themselves up, to be the best versions of themselves, to empower them to be their best self,” Somarriba said. - CNS

The Belgian bishops’ conference criticised an attack on its president, Archbishop Andre Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, during which he was soaked with water by halfnaked women. Four bare-breasted protesters from the international FEMEN movement disrupted the April 23 evening debate at the Free University of Brussels, waving placards with the slogan, “Stop homophobia”. Press photos showed the 72-year-old Archbishop sitting and praying as he was soaked by the women, who were later ejected by university guards from the debate, which was titled “Blasphemy: Offence or Freedom of Self-Expression?” In a Facebook message, FEMEN members said their action had been “directed against the homophobia of Archbishop Leonard,” adding they would demand his dismissal for “spreading hatred and intolerance in our media and universities”. - CNS

IRELAND

Irish abuse watchdog coming to Australia The man responsible for ensuring robust procedures on handling abuse allegations in Ireland’s Catholic Church will take up a similar post in Australia. Ian Elliott, chief executive of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church, has been responsible for drawing up guidelines on the handling of abuse and monitoring their implementation in dioceses and religious congregations. “I have been invited to work in Australia with the Catholic Church,” he said. “They are interested in a review process and are learning from the Irish experience.” An Australian royal commission is investigating the Catholic Church for decades of allegations of abuse. - CNS

OPINION

EDITORIAL

The disaster which some call being a girl

lthough we have only one person’s account, the basic facts appear to be fairly clear. Dr Mark Hobart is a Melbournebased General Practitioner who, in an interview with the Herald Sun newspaper this week, revealed he had refused a couple’s request for referral for an abortion of their daughter. Dr Hobart told the newspaper he was dumbfounded by the request which was purely for reasons of sex selection - the couple, he says, simply did not want a girl. Interestingly, he noted, in the consultation it was the husband who did almost all the talking and who seemed emphatic in not wanting a daughter. What can be read into this observation is, admittedly, not much but it may raise a question about the dynamic of the relationship between the parents. Dr Hobart also agreed in the interview that he was at risk of action from medical authorities for refusing on grounds of conscience to acquiesce to the couple’s request. However, press reports indicate that while Dr Hobart is, technically, at risk of action, other medical spokespersons contacted by the paper appear to think this unlikely because of a general agreement that abortion on the grounds of sex selection is still, for the time being, regarded as distasteful or even unethical. Dr Hobart also informed The Record this week that his own position on abortion has been reached not because he is a Catholic but because of reason; that, as a doctor, he had already concluded that life exists from the moment of conception and that to kill another human person is unethical. As it turns out, the newspaper reported that the parents were ultimately successful in their desire to prevent another girl being born into this life after the mother underwent an abortion procedure several days after Dr Hobart refused their request. Their daughter, whom Dr Hobart refused to refer for execution, was reportedly in the 19th week of her life, five weeks short - perhaps - of the Victorian legal line which might have saved her life; in Victoria, doctors can carry out abortions up until the 24th week of pregnancy. It is at this point that we can reflect on the curious admixture of light and dark simultaneously present in this picture: the darkness of a father for whom the thought of a daughter is simply too much to bear, a mother willing, for whatever reason, to go along PO Box 3075 with her husband’s desire Adelaide Terrace possibly in full accord with his PERTH WA 6832 conviction - a girl destined to be killed because she is a girl and a doctor with the courage office@therecord.com.au to choose principle over posTel: (08) 9220 5900 sible risks to his career and Fax: (08) 9325 4580 profession. It is at moments such as these we see how the whole tangled national web of lies upon which abortion is founded comes unstuck and the fiction that there are any grounds for ending an innocent child’s life is made transparently obvious. Strangely, legalised abortion has been used around the world especially to target female children and it is a cruel irony typical of abortion that a practice successfully campaigned for by feminists in the 1960s in the name of freedom for women has become so routinely used throughout the world to relieve the world of the problem of such a thing as the existence of a girl. Moments such as this reveal that such a thing is not so much a tragedy – it is a bestiality, a barbarian and uncivilised act, carried out by the ignorant and the inhumane. Strangely, Australian laws should have no problem with aborting the problems that some people call girls. After all, if it is effectively legal in most places throughout the country to end the life of unborn children, in some states up until birth, then, we can ask, why should the sex of a child be that much of a problem? But the obvious contradictions of abortion and the deceits that it has always depended on are not so much the issue here. In past editorials, The Record has contended that the status of woman and the girl child in societies such as Australia and throughout much of the so-called developed world are, beneath the affluent surface of reality, a real and significant problem. The tragedy here, the poignantly sad reality, is that such a thing as a little girl should be considered by her parents to be so unwanted, so distasteful, so unacceptable that she should not be allowed to enter into the world as children are meant to enter it. Therefore we ask: what exactly is wrong with a girl child? Why should being a girl be a tragedy? Why should it be grounds to have one’s life ended? It may well be that the parents of the little girl whose killing Dr Hobart refused to participate in may one day come to realise how terrible a thing they have done. We can only hope so and we can only hope that if this happens, they will be able to pass through the guilt and grief they may yet experience to find true healing and a sense of forgiveness. There is something deeply wrong, disturbingly so, with a society in which parents regard a girl as a tragedy or a blight on their lives. In fact, it is they who are blind to the beauty of what could have been, for girls have a gift of bringing beauty into the lives of their families and of society that is unique and special to them. On the other hand, there is something deeply good and inspiring in a doctor who recognises evil when it walks into his consulting rooms and refuses to have anything to do with it. Dr Hobart may not know it, but he is a point of light shining out in a darkness our society calls the law.

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LETTERS

Concerned by language onstage at school play I AM writing as a concerned grandmother regarding the article in The Record (April 17), “Girls at crosswords hold audience in play’s thrall”, which appeared on page three. I happily went along to the play with my 10 and 11-year-old granddaughters who currently attend Santa Maria College. The younger students are always encouraged to attend the productions. What disturbed me the most was the language (whores, brothels and prostitutes) and the theme that the prospect of fooling around and getting up to no good is acceptable. The young women at Santa Maria should not be subjected to these ideas, especially at such a young age. Furthermore, no decent parent

would want their child to entertain such ideas. During intermission other grandparents I spoke with agreed that the language used in the production was inappropriate in a Catholic college. I was highly offended to be put in a position to have to explain the meaning of the language used. I certainly did not. It is a sad state of affairs when we even have to worry about the content of a drama production at a Catholic School. Jean Gardner APPLECROSS WA

What does same-sex marriage say to women? IS NO ONE going to point out that gay marriage is a massive slap in the face for heterosexual women? A marriage is a ceremony in which the bride is presented, not as a partner,

nor as a kind of domestic appliance traded between patriarchs, but as a woman and a mother. A goddess in her own right. If we make marriage open to any two human beings at all, we destroy that very important show of respect for women. Peter Gilet BELMONT, WA

Correction A letter published in last week’s Record entitled ‘Marriage definitely requires mixed doubles’ was attributed to Mrs R A Lorrimar of Palmyra, WA. It should have been attributed to Janet Kovesi Watt of Claremont. The Record apologises for the error. An article about the late Martha Amato, ‘Sacristan for St Pat’s was also a papal Dame’, which appeared in the last edition of this paper, listed Martha’s siblings incorrectly. Martha Amato was the first of five children, including her sisters Maria (Mary) and Nunzia (Nancy), and brothers Michele (Mick) and Leonardo (Len). The Record apologises for the error.

Parisians’ mariageophiles, pas homophobes a classy strategy Paris is renowned as the home of haute couture and cuisine. But French marriage activists have displayed haute manifestation with flair and style.

Why should being a girl be grounds for having one’s life ended?

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Protestors demonstrate against same-sex marriage and adoption in Paris on April 4.

N MARCH 26, thousands of Americans gathered in Washington for the national March for Marriage. But they had to work hard to match the élan of the French who had turned out for their third marriage rally in Paris on the 24th. In November, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the French capital to protest a bill to recognise gay marriage. On January 13, Paris was blanketed in a sea of a bright pink—who said that defending marriage could not be done with a bit of flair?—as more than a million people stretched for nearly 2km in front of the Eiffel Tower, chanting “Mariageophiles, pas homophobes!” (“Marriage lovers, not homophobes!”) and “Un père, une mère, c’est élémentaire!” (“One father, one mother: It’s basic!”— which rhymes in French). Ignoring the tidal wave of discontent, the National Assembly still passed the bill. Undeterred, the pro-marriage movement gathered 700,000 signatures in less than two weeks to demand that the impacts of the law be studied by a consultative assembly. Their request was denied, and the bill was sent for debate in the senate. Those hoping to defend marriage have much to learn from the French, whose pro-marriage

movement has forced a national conversation on the redefinition of marriage. They’ve flipped public opinion on same-sex marriage: a majority is now opposed to it. And they’ve built support with the general public and attracted many people who are neither conservative nor religious. So how did they do it? First of all, they made the debate about the well-being of children— not the desires of adults. “The rights of children trump the right to children” goes a clever slogan. A popular sticker slaps “Made in Papa + Maman” on the picture of a baby. In all public pronouncements, the focus is always on the needs and rights of children. “The right of the child is radically different from the right to the child,” explained the chief rabbi of France, Gilles Bernheim, in one of the best essays on the subject, recently translated into English. “The former right is fundamental. It consists in particular in giving the child a family in which it will have the best chance to have the best life.” Second, they’ve put together a diverse coalition that includes not only the traditionalist and Christian groups one would expect to be opposed to gay marriage but also homosexuals, socialists, feminists,

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Jews, and Muslims. One of the leading spokesmen for the cause, Xavier Bongibault, is an atheist homosexual with bleached-blonde hair. “To say that homosexuals must be for this bill because they are homosexuals is to deny their existence as men and women,” he explains. “It is to say that they can only think based on their sexual orientation, and not their political conscience.” Lastly, they’ve avoided the cardinal sin of the vacuous age in which we live: stuffiness and uptightness. The government called its bill “Marriage for All” so the marriage activists called their movement “The March for All”. Their official colour is bright pink. Their slogans are clever and punchy. And their most vocal spokeswoman is a colourful character who goes by the name Frigide Barjot (“Crazy Frigid”, a play on the name of the famous actress, Brigitte Bardot). What the French have shown us is how to craft a rhetorically powerful message that makes clear that the marriage debate is not about homosexuality but the needs and rights of children. - Endeavour Forum

A link to Rabbi Bernheim’s article on same sex marriage can be found at www.therecord.com.au.

OPINION

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Done right, homeschooling shines

An education guided by the one who knows the child best can be a clear winner in helping prepare the young for life and career.

INCE homeschooling continues to be countercultural, I am often asked why I do it. It’s impossible to adequately respond in the wordcount allotted to me, but I shall offer a few reasons (in no particular order) in this column. I wanted my children to turn out like the teens and young adults I’ve met from other homeschooling families. It was not a question of logical reasoning: “Some homeschooled children are nice, polite, and faith-filled; therefore homeschooling is superior.” (I know many dozens of nice, faithful young people who were not homeschooled.) Rather, it was a leap of faith: if homeschooling was a significant factor in the way these children turned out, then I wanted to give it a try. No method of child rearing or education guarantees wonderful outcomes. I can only do my best, and assume that all parents strive for the same. We parents should make positive, ‘active’ educational choices; whether we homeschool or send them out the door, we must

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not do so by default. Our vocation requires that we choose things for their inherent (or perceived) merit, not because it is the “done thing” in our circle or in the larger society. I wanted to have an active and influential role in my girls’ education. The Church is clear on parental rights and responsibilities in the religious formation and education of our children. When you already hold significant responsibility for the eternal soul of your child in your hands, somehow it doesn’t seem like such a big deal to add Maths and Phonics. Some parents have no established opinions on curricula or methodology; they’re okay leaving those choices to others, and I’m okay with them doing so. Their children are not mine, whatever Hillary Clinton and her village may insist. When it comes to my children, I prefer to make those choices.

Not because I think myself more qualified than all those professional educators, but I do believe I know my own children best, and consequently which programs and methods would benefit them. Homeschooling is not about rejecting other people and things; it’s about making choices particularly suited to your own family. Done correctly, homeschooling is effective and efficient (though it may not feel that way some days). As pedagogy goes, one-on-one

in early, work like dervishes, and be finished with their schoolwork by mid-morning or early afternoon. This leaves time for other pursuits and interests, like reading novels, browsing encyclopediae or interesting websites, writing to their pen-pals, playing with their sisters, writing stories, or goofing off and watching mindless TV programs (yes, they do all of the above). I like spending time with my children, who are (most of the time), pleasant to have around.

You can fly with a student’s strengths and concentrate extra time on her weaknesses ... tutoring can’t be trumped. You can fly with a student’s strengths and concentrate extra time on her weaknesses. My girls have learned to be independent and selfmotivated, which is a great boon for the high school and university years. On a daily basis, they can choose to go at a leisurely pace and take all day (so long as they do not neglect their music practice or household chores), or they can dive

They get along quite well; the older ones interact heartwarmingly with the younger. Is there friction? Of course—I’m no saint and neither are they: they fight with each other and occasionally whine and disobey. I nag and scold. Sometimes they are lazy and obnoxious; so am I. I enjoy the girls increasingly with each passing year, for I realise these days are numbered. My eldest is long out of the nest, in her

mid-twenties with a rewarding career; my second has just completed her second year of university and is shortly off to Germany for an immersion summer course; my third hopes to begin university this September. That still leaves four girls at home, but the years will continue to fly as they have flown for nearly two decades of homeschooling. We are a busy family, like many others. We are constantly on the run with music lessons, recitals, church activities, meetings, appointments, weekend retreats and conferences– you name it. If my children were gone at school all day, I would have much less time to get to know them, to teach and guide them, and to enjoy having them around. Homeschooling allows me more time to savour family life. God’s grace enables us to survive the challenging days and rejoice in the good ones. There are many more reasons as to the whys and wherefores of homeschooling, but I’ve run out of space. I could probably fill a book, and perhaps someday I will.

Once, there were proud heroes O

Modern television increasingly characterises fathers not as key figures in families but dysfunctional figures, reflects Mark Reidy. DDLY enough, two recent events - an assault in Perth’s southern suburbs and a two day conference at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, have reminded me of one of Sigmund Freud’s lesser known insights into the human condition. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection,” he once wrote. The tragic bashing of a 50 year old father in Kwinana on April 24, after he became involved in a heated discussion with a man who allegedly made crude comments about his daughters, occurred a day after the conference, The Figure of the Father in Serial Television concluded half a world away in Rome. As a father of two daughters, I found myself drawn to these events and instinctively connecting the two. It appears the assaulted man had been waiting for a taxi after a night out with his 16 and 19 year old daughters when comments were made by a man in a passing vehicle, leading to a confrontation that had left the father in a critical condition. Although details of the event have not been reported, I can visualise the man as he heroically steps forth to protect the honour and safety of his daughters. Even the thought of such an episode arouses a yearning within me to wrap my arms around my own children and shelter them from the dangers of our world. This is the God-given instinct and very essence of fatherhood. But is it the image we are provided with whenever we switch on our televisions? Fr John Wauk, a Professor at the Pontifical University, said that the theme of this year’s conference was chosen, in part, to “draw attention to the huge role that fatherhood plays in many contemporary television shows”. Fr Wauk claimed that, unlike films, television series are able to develop profound analysis of characters and issues and provide a more formative impact on the viewer. He said questions such as identity, fatherhood, the relationships between fathers and children, the moral issues involved in the

exercise of parental authority, the reaction of children to the presence of a father, or the absence of a father, or the various defects or deficiencies of a father can all be addressed in a more profound way throughout a television series. Here lies my connection with the Kwinana assault. How often do we see the portrayal of heroic, selfsacrificial fathers in modern television? How often are we provided with strong, sensible, protective characters willing to lead and fight for their families? Fr Wauk recognises the negative images currently

portrayed, noting how absent and/ or inadequate fathers are becoming the norm. He said finding perfect fathers in television today was a very difficult assignment, adding that one of the presenters at the conference had to dig back to the 1970s Little House on the Prairie series to discover a character considered to be a positive role model. “Most of the father figures that you find in contemporary television series are deeply flawed, if they’re present at all,” he said. It is an evolution of negativity I

find disturbing. I have no problem with television reflecting social and cultural change, but when incompetent and incapable fathers become the norm rather than the exception, I can understand why the Pontifical University wants to draw attention to the pattern. In the 1950s father figures in shows such as Father Knows Best and Leave it to Beaver were men of honour, integrity, strength and truth. While they are often criticised for their “perfection”, the presentation of such characteristics at least provided society with a vague

sketch of what God intended fathers to be. Instead, under the pretext of “being real”, we have replaced positive role models with dysfunctional characters such as Archie Bunker in All in the Family in the 70s, Al Bundy in Married With Children in the 80s, with the downward spiral continuing with the The Simpsons, Everyone Loves Raymond and The Family Guy. Alongside these images of bungling males we usually find a competent, long-suffering wife who spends her time repairing the damage and holding the family together. We can laugh off this male inadequacy under the guise of comedy but the reality is this image is being constantly drummed into a younger generation which is spending increasing amounts of time under the influence of media. During the Pontifical University Conference, one of the presenters, Costanza Miriano of RAI Television, made this observation, stating that as a wife and mother she did not have the time to watch television and it was mainly the younger generations who were receiving these negative portrayals. Several years ago, teen-health expert, Dr Meg Meeker, wrote a book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know. Her main premise is that the role of a father is so profound it will affect all areas of a girl’s life. Meeker is adamant that a father’s influence will set a template for all the relating she will have with future males and will also be reflected in her self-esteem. Her sense of feeling protected is one of the major outcomes of this relationship, Meeker claims, and it is a desire intrinsic to the heart of a father. “Dads think they need to earn heroism, but they really don’t,” Meeker writes. “The role of a hero is just given to him until proven otherwise.” It was this intuition that came to the fore when the father in Kwinana placed himself in jeopardy as he stepped forth to protect his daughters. It is a strength that lives in the heart of most fathers. But you won’t find that truth when you turn on the television today. m.reidy@therecord.com.au

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FRIDAY, MAY 3 TO SUNDAY, MAY 5 Discover The Love Retreat 2013 Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. 7.30pm Friday2pm Sunday at Bindoon’s Orchard Glory Farm Resort. Sponsored by Holy Trinity Community. Speakers from Indonesia: Fr Sergius Paulus CSE, Sr Skolastica (Sr of Daughter of Carmel), Eleine (Seminarian lecturer). Cost $100. Enq: to register htcperth@hotmail.com or Miguel 0459 233 227, Josh 0422 893 853. SATURDAY, MAY 4 Day with Mary 9am-5pm at Our Lady of the Mission Church, 270 Camberwarra Dr, Craigie. 9am-video; 10.10am-holy Mass; Reconciliation, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, Sermons on the Eucharist and on Our Lady, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Stations of the Cross. BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286. One-Day Retreat on The Holy Rosary 9am-1.30pm at Holy Family Parish, Lot 375, Alcock St, Maddington. Come and spend the day with our Blessed Mother before the Blessed Sacrament. Confession, holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and Healing Prayers. Morning tea and lunch provided. Enq: 9493 1703. Movie Night - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 6.30pm at Integrity House, 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. Doors open 5.30pm. An adult must accompany children. Free supervised “G” movie alternative for children over 3 years. Cost: $10 adults; $8 concession; family $30. Free popcorn for all pre-booked tickets: bookings - perth. disciplesofjesus.org/movies. Funds raised for DOJYMT. Enq: Lisa 0419 923 420. SATURDAY, MAY 4 TO MONDAY, MAY 6 Talks by UK International Speaker, Gifted Theologian, Retreat Master: Tony Hickey 10am at Casa Luisa, 59 Newton St, Spearwood. Each day starts with Mass at 10am. Talks 11am12.30; 1.30-3pm; 7-8.30pm. Unique talks on spirituality, holiness, theology and redemption. Lunch 12.30-1.30pm. Please bring a plate to share. Coffee/tea provided. Cost: Love offering for Tony. Enq: Jenny 9494 2604.

UPCOMING SUNDAY, MAY 5 The 2013 Busselton May Rosary Celebration in Honour of Our Lady 12.30pm at Queen of the Holy Rosary Shrine, Bove’s Farm, Roy Rd (off Bussell Hwy), Jindong, Busselton. 12.30pm - hymn singing; 1pm – holy concelebrated Mass led by Fr Tony Chiera. Rosary procession and Benediction following Mass. Afternoon tea provided. Enq: for bus bookings from Perth phone Francis Williams 0404 893 877 or 9459 3873. Divine Mercy - An Afternoon with Jesus and Mary 1.30pm at St Francis Xavier Church, 25 Windsor St, Perth. The main celebrant for the afternoon will be Fr Doug Harris – homily on St Athanasius. Followed by refreshments. Enq: John 9457 7771. SUNDAY, MAY 5 AND 19 Latin Mass 2pm at the Good Shepherd Church, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646. TUESDAY, MAY 7 Spirituality and The Sunday Gospels 7-8pm at St Benedict’s school hall, Alness St, Applecross. Presenter Norma Woodcock. Accreditation recognition by the CEO. Everyone is welcome. No meeting during school holidays (April 23 and 30). Resumes - May 7. Cost: collection. Enq: 9487 1772 or www.normawoodcock.com. THURSDAY, MAY 9 TO OCTOBER 10 Life in the Spirit Seminar 6pm at 2 King St, Coogee. The Resource Centre for Personal Development and Catholic Charismatic Renewal will be holding 7 sessions. Every second Thursday until October. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585. FRIDAY, MAY 10 TO SUNDAY, MAY 12 Santa Clara Youth Group JUMPSTART Retreat for all Young Adults (18+) 6pm at Eagle’s Nest, 1406 O’Brien Rd, Gidgegannup. Open to any parish. 5pm bus leaving from Santa Clara’s, returning to parish about 4pm Sunday. Full of opportunities to reignite your faith, reconnect with God and build new friendships! Cost: $80. Enq: Alwin Liew 0433 566 867 or Clarissa 0433 829 742, youth.santaclara@gmail.com. FRIDAY, MAY 10 TO SATURDAY, MAY 18 Novena to the Holy Spirit and Pentecost Vigil 7.30-9.30pm at Holy Family Parish, Lot 375 Alcock St, Maddington. Fri,10: Healing Mass with Novena; Sat, 11 - Thu, 16: 7.30-8.30pm - Novena with Eucharistic Adoration; Fri, 17: 7.30-9.30pm Healing Mass with Novena; Sat, 18: 8pm - Novena, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; 10pm - Vigil Mass. Enq. 9493 1703. SATURDAY, MAY 11 Teachers Mission Outreach Special Meeting 11am at Infant Jesus Parish Centre, 47 Wellington Rd, Morley. Calling generous English teachers to tutor one student for one hour weekly and donate half the fee to Mission Partners Morley established 1988. Possible visit to Vietnam 2014.

Supporting a group mission project is exciting and changes lives. Enq: margaretbox7@bigpond.com or 9272 8263. SATURDAY, MAY 18 Catholic Charismatic Renewal Day Pentecost in My Life. 9.30am-4.30pm at St Emilie’s Parish hall, 151 Amherst Rd, Canning Vale. A day of Prayer and Praise, Teachings, Fellowship and Prayer Ministry. Presented by Queensland priest, Fr Jack Soulsby SM. Tea and coffee provided, BYO lunch, Bible, notepad. Cost: free but a love offering will be taken up! Enq: Dan 9398 4973. PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 19 Catholics, Come Home 7.30-9pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth. Facilitated by Catholic Charismatic Renewal in keeping with the Year of Grace. Fr Jack Soulsby SM from Queensland will present short talks giving reasons and encouragement for people to return to the Church. Helpers will be available to ‘partner’ people back to Church if they wish. Please, summon the courage, invite family and friends and see what the Holy Spirit can do for your loved ones! Enq: Dan 9398 4973. Meditative Prayer in the Style of Taizé 7-8pm at St Joseph’s Convent Chapel, 16 York St, South Perth. Remembering Sr Irene’s Anniversary of her death. Chapel door open 6.30pm. Bring a friend and a torch. Enq: Sr Maree Riddler 0414 683 926. TUESDAY, MAY 28 Higher Certificate in Biblical Studies Information Session 6.15-7.15pm at The Faith Centre, 450 Hay St, Perth. Offered by Lebone Biblical Studies is a distance education program, followed in your own home at your own pace, face-to-face contact workshops periodically. Equivalent to a one-year tertiary course. Aim is to complete it in two years. Fosters intellectual, personal and spiritual growth of learners through up-to-date Bible education offered by guided learning. Enq: 6140 2420 or email: info@thefaith.org.au. FRIDAY, MAY 31 Medjugorje Evening of Prayer Group 7-9pm at St Helena Parish, cnr Coolamon Blvd/ Strathmore Pkwy, Ellenbrook. It is reported Our Blessed Mother has been appearing daily in Medjugorje since 1981 with messages for all her children. Monthly meetings in thanksgiving and to spread Our Blessed Mother’s messages. Free DVDs on Medjugorje. Pilgrimage Oct 8-24 Rome/ Italy/Medjugorje $3,999. Enq. 9402 2480 mob 0407 471 256 email medjugorje@y7mail.com. FRIDAY, JUNE 7 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Inner Healing Retreat 7.30am at Epiphany Retreat Centre, 50 Fifth Ave, Rossmoyne. Come and receive Jesus’ embrace and healing through his Word and Sacraments during this retreat. Led by Vincentian Fathers. Registration and Enq: Melanie 0410 605 743 or vincentiansperth@yahoo.com.

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Cathedral Cafe Cathedral Cafe is now open every Sunday 9.30am1pm at St Mary’s Cathedral parish centre, downstairs after Mass. Coffee, tea, cakes, sweets, friendship with Cathedral parishioners. Further info: Tammy on smcperthwyd@yahoo.com.au or 0415 370 357. Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook. Commencing with Rosary followed by Benediction. Reconciliation available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered during Mass every second Sunday of the month. Pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation last Sunday of the month. Side entrance to church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq Sacri 9447 3292. Praise and Worship 5.30pm at St Denis Parish, cnr Osborne St and Roberts Rd, Joondanna. Followed by 6pm Mass. Enq: Admin admin@stdenis.com.au. EVERY FIRST SUNDAY Singles Prayer and Social Group 7pm at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Sq, 77 St Georges Tce, Perth. Begins with holy hour (Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and teaching) followed by dinner at local restaurant. Meet new people, pray and socialise with other single men and women. Enq: Veronica 0403 841 202. EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Healing Hour 7-8pm at St Lawrence Parish, Balcatta. Songs of praise and worship, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and prayers for sick. Enq: Fr Irek Czech SDS or office Tue-Thu, 9am-2.30pm on 9344 7066. THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH Oblates of St Benedict’s 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. We welcome all who are interested in studying

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the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to the everyday life of today for laypeople. Vespers and afternoon tea conclude our meetings. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758. EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Shrine Time for Young Adults 18-35 Years 7.30-8.30pm at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon; holy hour with prayer, reflection, meditation, praise and worship; followed by a social gathering. Come and pray at a place of grace. Enq: Schoenstatt Sisters 9399 2349. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. Includes Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent prayer, scripture, prayers of intercession. Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call. EVERY LAST SUNDAY Filipino Mass 3pm at Notre Dame Church, cnr Daley and Wright Sts, Cloverdale. Please bring a plate to share for socialisation after Mass. Enq: Fr Nelson Po 0410 843 412, Elsa 0404 038 483.

LAST MONDAY Be Still in His Presence – Ecumenical Christian Program 7.30-8.45pm at St Swithun Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie St, Lesmurdie (hall behind church). Begins with songs of praise and worship, silent time, lectio divina, small group sharing and cuppa. Enq: Lynne 9293 3848 or 0435 252 941. EVERY TUESDAY Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 6pm at Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by Benediction. Enq: John 0408 952 194. Novena to God the Father 7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Vic Park. Novena followed by reflection and discussions on forthcoming Sunday Gospel. Enq: Jan 9284 1662. EVERY FIRST TUESDAY Short MMP Cenacle for Priests 2pm at Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Watt 9376 1734. EVERY WEDNESDAY Holy Spirit of Freedom Community 7.30pm at Church of Christ, 111 Stirling St, Perth. We welcome everyone to attend our praise meeting. Enq: 0423 907 869 or hsofperth@gmail.com. Bible Study at Cathedral 6.15pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy Scripture by Fr Jean-Noel Marie. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: 9223 1372. Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry Mass at 5.30pm and Holy Hour (Adoration) at 6.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Enq: www.cym.com or 9422 7912. EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY Novena to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop 7-7.45pm at Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, cnr Cassowary Dr and Pelican Pde, Ballajura. Begins with Mass, novena prayers and Benediction. Followed by healing prayers and anointing of the sick. Enq: Madi 9249 9093 or Gerry 0417 187 240. EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY Chaplets of Divine Mercy 7.30pm at St Thomas More Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. Accompanied by Exposition, then Benediction. Enq: George 9310 9493 or 6242 0702 (w). EVERY THURSDAY Divine Mercy 11am at Sts John and Paul Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy and for consecrated life, especially in our parish. Concludes with veneration of the first class relic of St Faustina. Enq: John 9457 7771. St Mary’s Cathedral Praise Meeting 7.45pm at the Legion of Mary’s Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Includes praise, song and healing ministry. Enq: Kay 9382 3668 or fmi@ flameministries.org. Group Fifty - Charismatic Renewal Group 7.30pm at Redemptorist Monastery, 150 Vincent St, North Perth. Includes prayer, praise and Mass. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661.

church. Great way to meet new people, pray and socialise! Enq: 9444 6131 or st.bernadettesyouth@ gmail.com. EVERY FRIDAY Eucharistic Adoration at Schoenstatt Shrine 10am at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon. Includes holy Mass, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent adoration till 8.15pm. In this Year of Grace, join us in prayer at a place of grace. Enq: Sisters of Schoenstatt 9399 2349. Healing Mass 6pm at Holy Family Parish, Lot 375, Alcock St, Maddington. Begins with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Healing Mass followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Enq: admin 9493 1703 or www.vpcp. org.au. EVERY FIRST FRIDAY Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11am-4pm at Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 4pm, finishing with Rosary. Enq: Sr Marie MS.Perth@lsp.org.au. Healing and Anointing Mass 8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree. Begins with Reconciliation, then 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189. Catholic Faith Renewal Evening 7.30pm at Sts John and Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Songs of Praise and Prayer, sharing by a priest, then thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments. Enq: Kathy 9295 0913 or Ann 0412 166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail.com. Communion of Reparation All Night Vigils 7pm-1.30am at Corpus Christi Church, Lochee St, Mosman Park or St Gerard Majella Church, cnr Ravenswood Dr/Majella Rd, Westminster (Mirrabooka). Vigils are two Masses, Adoration, Benediction, prayers, Confession in reparation for outrages committed against the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Enq: Vicky 0400 282 357; Fr Giosue 9349 2315; John/Joy 9344 2609. Pro-life Witness – Mass and Procession 9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, cnr Great Northern Hwy and Morrison Rd, Midland. Begins with Mass followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic, led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Please join us to pray for an end to abortion and the conversion of hearts. Enq: Helen 9402 0349. EVERY SECOND FRIDAY Discover Spirituality of St Francis of Assisi 12pm at St Brigid’s parish centre. The Secular Franciscans of Midland Fraternity have lunch, then 1-3pm meeting. Enq: Antoinette 9297 2314. EVERY FIRST SATURDAY Healing Mass 12.35pm at St Thomas Parish, cnr Melville St and College Rd, Claremont. Spiritual leader Fr Waddell. Enq: Kim 9384 0598, claremont@perthcatholic.org. Vigil for Life – Mass and Procession 8.30am at St Augustine Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with Mass celebrated by Fr Carey, followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic. Please join us to pray for the conversion of hearts and an end to abortion. Enq. Helen 9402 0349. EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass 11.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass. Enq. Frank 9296 7591 or 0408 183 325. EVERY LAST SATURDAY Novena Devotions – Our Lady Vailankanni of Good Health 5pm at Holy Trinity Parish, 8 Burnett St, Embleton. Followed by Mass at 6pm. Enq: George 9272 1379.

GENERAL Free Divine Mercy Image for Parishes High quality oil painting and glossy print – Divine Mercy Promotions. Images of very high quality. For any parish willing to accept and place inside the church. Oil paintings: 160 x 90cm; glossy print - 100 x 60cm. Enq: Irene 9417 3267 (w).

AA Alcoholics Anonymous Is alcohol costing you more than just money? Enq: AA 9325 3566. Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate Invite SSRA Perth invites interested parties, parish priests, leaders of religious communities, lay associations to organise relic visitations to parishes, communities, etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of Catholic saints and blesseds including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe, Simon Stock and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Free of charge and all welcome. Enq: Giovanny 0478 201 092 or ssra-perth@catholic.org. Enrolments, Year 7, 2014 La Salle College now accepting enrolments for Year 7, 2014. For prospectus and enrolment please contact college reception 9274 6266 or email lasalle@lasalle.wa.edu.au. Acts 2 College, Perth’s Catholic Bible College Is now pleased to be able to offer tax deductibility for donations to the college. If you are looking for an opportunity to help grow the faith of young people and evangelise the next generation of apostles, please contact Jane Borg, Principal at Acts 2 College on 0401 692 690 or principal@ acts2come.wa.edu.au. Divine Mercy Church Pews Would you like to assist, at the same time becoming part of the history of the new Divine Mercy Church in Lower Chittering, by donating a beautifully handcrafted jarrah pew currently under construction, costing only $1,000 each. A beautiful brass plaque with your inscription will be placed at the end of the pew. Please make cheques payable to Divine Mercy Church Building fund and send with inscription to PO Box 8, Bullsbrook WA 6084. Enq: Fr Paul 0427 085 093. Abortion Grief Association Inc A not-for-profit association is looking for premises to establish a Trauma Recovery Centre (pref SOR) in response to increasing demand for our services (ref.www.abortiongrief.asn.au). Enq: Julie (08) 9313 1784. RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - 2013 COURSES Holistic Health Seminar The Instinct to Heal (begins July 25) Thursday 11am-1pm; RCPD2 Internalise Principles of Successful Relationships, and Use Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills, now on Thursdays 11am-1pm. 197 High St, Fremantle. Bookings essential. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585 or www.rcpd.net.au. Drop-In Centre and Op Shop - Volunteers urgently needed at RCPD, 197 High St, Fremantle. 1) RCPD6 ‘The Cost of Discipleship’ This course combines theology with relationship education and personal/spiritual awareness by teaching self-analysis. 2) ‘The Wounded Heart’ Healing for emotional and sexual abuse promotes healing and understanding for the victim and the offender. Holistic counselling available - http:// members.dodo.com.au/~evalenz/. Religious Item Donations for Thailand Church Fr Ferdinando Ronconi is the parish priest at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Phuket, Thailand. He is in need of religious items such as Rosaries and holy medals for his local congregation and visitors. If you are able to help, please post items to: PO Box 35, Phuket 83000, Thailand or, if you are on holiday in Phuket, bring your donated items with you to church and stay for Mass! Fr Ferdinando can be contacted on tel: 076 212 266 or 089 912 899 or ronconi.css@ gmail.com. Would You Not Watch One Hour with Me? Adoration - St Jerome’s Spearwood We have been able to add Sunday night/ Monday morning to our Adoration Roster. It is now continuous from Wednesday 6am through to Monday 10pm. Please pray for new Adorers to keep Jesus company on the two nights (Monday and Tuesday) which still finish at 10pm. Adorers needed urgently: Thursday 10am, 11am and 12 noon. Please see the roster for other times Adorers are needed. Enq. Mary 0402 289 418.

Sacred Heart Pioneers Would anyone like to know about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7-8pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079.

St Philomena’s Chapel 3/24 Juna Dr, Malaga. Mass of the day: Mon 6.45am. Vigil Masses: Mon-Fri 4.45pm. Enq: Fr David 9376 1734.

Prayer in Style of Taizé 7.30-8.30pm at Our Lady of Grace Parish, 3 Kitchener St, North Beach. Includes prayer, song and silence in candlelight – symbol of Christ the light of the world. Taizé info: www.taize.fr. Enq: secretary 9448 4888 or 9448 4457.

Mary MacKillop Merchandise Available for sale from Mary MacKillop Centre. Enq: Sr Maree 041 4683 926 or 08 9334 0933.

FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY Social Dinner (Young Adults aged up to 35) and Rosary Cenacle 6.30pm at St Bernadette’s Church, 49 Jugan St, Mount Hawthorn. Begins at 6.30pm with dinner at a local restaurant, followed at 8pm by a Rosary Cenacle, short talk and refreshments at the

They will also learn more about the Catholic faith and develop skills in communication and leadership. Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation (National Code 51452).Enq: Jane 9202 6859.

Financially Disadvantaged People Requiring Low Care Aged Care Placement The Little Sisters of the Poor community is set in beautiful gardens in the suburb of Glendalough. “Making the elderly happy, that is everything!” St Jeanne Jugan (foundress). Registration and enq: Sr Marie 9443 3155. Is your son or daughter unsure of what to do this year? Suggest a Cert IV course to discern God’s purpose.

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PILGRIMAGE 16 DAYS OF EXODUS PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND Egypt, Jordan and Holy Land for just $4,100 from November 5-November 20. For early reservation/ bookings, contact Fr Emmanuel (Spiritual Director) on 0417 999 553, (08) 96225411 or email fremmanueltv@hotmail.com; Trinidad: 0420 643 949,dax_ gatchi@yahoo.com; Nancy: 0430 025 774, rncarfrost@hotmail. com.

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ope Francis called on the world’s priests to bring the healing power of God’s grace to everyone in need, to stay close to the marginalised and to be “shepherds living with the smell of the sheep”. Those priests “who do not go out of themselves” by being mediators between God and men can “gradually become intermediaries, managers,” he said on March 28 during the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. When a priest “doesn’t put his own skin and own heart on the line, he never hears a warm, heartfelt word of thanks” from those he has helped, the Pope said in his homily. “This is precisely the reason why some priests grow dissatisfied, lose heart and become in a sense collectors of antiquities or novelties – instead of being shepherds living with ‘the smell of the sheep’,” he said. “This is what I am asking you,” he said with emphasis, looking up from his prepared text, “be shepherds with the smell of sheep”, so that people can sense the priest is not just concerned with his own congregation, but is also a fisher of men. Presiding over the first of two Holy Thursday liturgies, Pope Francis blessed the oils that will be used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Ordination and the Anointing of the Sick. Deacons carried the sacramental oils in six large silver urns to the main altar to be blessed by the Pope in his first Chrism Mass as Bishop of Rome. Surrounded by more than 1,600 priests, bishops and cardinals, Pope Francis led them in a renewal in their priestly promises. He focused his homily on the meaning of being “the anointed ones” through ordination, underlining Holy Thursday as the day Jesus shared his priesthood with the apostles. God anointed his servants so they would be there for others, serving “the poor, prisoners, the sick, for those who are sorrowing and alone,” the Pope said, standing at a lectern. The precious sacramental oil “is not intended just to make us fragrant, much less to be kept in a jar, for then it would become rancid and the heart bitter,” the Pope said. He said a good priest anoints his people “with the oil of gladness”, by preaching the Gospel “with unction”, that is with the soothing, comforting words of God. If people leave Mass “looking as if they have heard good news”, then the priest has clearly done his job well, the Pope said. “When we have this relationship with God and with his people, and his grace passes through us, then we are priests, mediators between God and men,” he said. The Pope urged priests to not grow weary of people’s requests and needs, no matter how “inconvenient ... purely material or downright banal” such appeals may seem. Priests need to look deeper at what’s driving the encounter: the person’s underlying hope and desire for divine comfort, for being “anointed with fragrant oil, since they know we have it.”“We need to ‘go out’ then, in order to experience our own anointing, its power and its redemptive efficacy: to the ‘outskirts’ where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight, and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters,” the Pope said. Ministers do not encounter God through “soul searching or constant introspection”, he said. Even though “self-help courses can be useful in life”, he said, living by them will only lead people to become “pelagians”, that is to falsely believe that good will and strenuous effort without divine aid may overcome sin. The power of grace “comes alive and flourishes to the extent that we, in faith, go out and give ourselves and the Gospel to others, giving what little ointment we have to those who have nothing, nothing at all,” he said. The Pope called for resisting the onslaught of the “crisis of priestly identity (which) threatens us all and adds to the broader cultural crisis”, and for not giving up casting one’s nets in the name of the Lord. “It is not a bad thing that reality forces us to ‘put out into the deep” where “the only thing that counts is ‘unction’, not ‘function’,” he said, where bringing God’s healing and comfort to others is the priority. The Pope ended his homily by asking the faithful to “be close to your priests with affection and with your prayers, that they may always be shepherds according to God’s heart.” - CNS

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Pope Francis embraces one of the 10 priests he ordained on April 21 in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/PAUL HARING