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THE YEAR THAT WAS The last 12 months saw everything from Archbishop Barry Hickey’s announcement that he had submitted his resignation to a million youth gathered in Spain for World Youth Day ... Pages 6-17
Little big stars Children delighted Rockingham parishioners with their performances in the lead up to Christmas - Page 5
Christianity the global biggest, but growth is slow By Sarah Motherwell CHRISTIANITY enters 2012 with stagnant growth despite having the largest number of followers worldwide, according to a study released in the US last month. While the number of Christians has tripled in the last 100 years, the proportion of Christians in the global population (est 6.9 billion) stands at a third; the same as it did a century ago. The findings are contained in a report by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre, drawing on around 2,400 sources.
Christians are so geographically widespread, the report said, no one place can claim to be the global centre of Christianity, with Christians spanning 200 countries. Australia’s Christian population mirrored the global trend of lacklustre growth despite nearly 70 per cent ascribing their religious affiliation to a Christian denomination in the 2006 census. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Christian denominations showed smaller proportional growth in numbers compared with non-Christian religions and people with no religious
affiliation in the years 1996 to 2001. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism showed the largest growth while just over a quarter of people stated they had no religion or did not answer the question adequately. The number of practising Christians in Australia remains relatively small. The 2003 National Church Life Survey of Wellbeing and Security found only 19 per cent of Australians ‘frequently attended’ church (at least once a month). Churchgoers are on average older than the general population and more likely to be born overseas.
There are 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide. The remaining Christian population is broken up between 37 per cent Protestants, 12 per cent Orthodox Christians and 1 per cent for other Christians such as Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Catholic population superpower Brazil, which has the largest Catholic population in the world (est 134 million), is suffering from similar problems. A study published by the Brazilian-based Getulio Vargas Foundation found that secularism has gained a foothold among
Brazilian youths. Commentators have suggested the decline in Brazil is a result of the country’s booming economy and youths’ disagreement with Church positions on issues often to do with sex and gender. Christianity remains, however, the largest religious grouping worldwide. Islam has the second-largest number of adherents with a little less than a quarter of the world’s population. In spite of Christianity’s origins, the Middle East has the lowest number of Christians of any major geographic region.
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Couple wait on love’s first kiss
Jun Song and Erin Blackley wanted their courtship to be Christian and kept their first kiss for their engagement.
By Sarah Motherwell THE night Jun Song and Erin Blackley shared their first kiss was the night of their engagement. The young Christian couple felt so strongly about saving that special moment, they waited two years to kiss. Rev Don Fimognari married the two on Saturday, 10 December 2011 at St David’s Anglican Church in Applecross in front of more than 150 family and friends. “Today, I marry my best friend,” said a message in the wedding pro-
gramme from Jun and Erin. “Before the beginning of time, God had us in mind, and today, he has brought us together to join us in marriage.” The groom wiped a tear of happiness from the beautiful bride’s face while they recited their vows. Jun was so excited he forgot the lines Rev Fimognari had told him to say. After their first kiss as man and wife Erin wiped away a lipstick smear from Jun’s mouth. The congregation erupted in laughter when Rev Fimognari offered Jun his stole to do the same. “We didn’t do this in the rehearsal,” Rev Fimognari
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told the congregation with a smile. Parts of the service were read in both English and Korean for all of the wedding party to understand. The couple, who are now in their early 20s, began courting in 2008 during their final year at Rossmoyne Senior High School. Not long after, they decided they wanted to marry but waited for Jun, a professional photographer and qualified accountant, to return from a six-month student exchange programme in Canada. Jun told The Record he proposed to Erin in the driveway of her family’s home,
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Christened Eustacchio by his peasant family, this Italian wanted to enter religious life, a move opposed by his father, the sacristan of the local church. But in 1837 he was able to join the Servite Fathers in Florence, taking the name Antony Mary. After his 1843 ordination, he was sent to a new seaside parish in Viareggio; four years later he was made pastor, at age 28, and would remain there for the rest of his life, ministering to parishioners and seeing them through two bad epidemics. The entire town mourned his passing. He was canonized in 1962.
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Priest has no doubt he’s a walking miracle EPHRATA (CNS) - When US Redemptorist priest Father John Murray bashed his head against a railing after tripping along a New Jersey boardwalk 15 months ago, the consequences were devastating. He suffered a broken neck that left him instantly paralysed from the chest down. He underwent emergency spinal cord surgery and later began rehabilitation but doctors had little encouragement for the once-active priest who was known across the East Coast for his preaching abilities. The chances he would ever walk again were virtually zero. “When they said I’d never be able to move again, they took away all hope,” Fr Murray told The Catholic Review, Baltimore archdiocesan newspaper. But on 28 November 2010, Fr Murray did something everyone said would be impossible. While living and undergoing rehabilitation in Maryland, he moved his left leg ever so slightly, gently lifting his foot off the ground. “I was ecstatic,” Fr Murray recalled with a smile. “Here I was about six weeks after they told me in New Jersey I’d never move again and, lo and behold, I could move. Just the foot, but it kept going and going and going.” Today, Fr Murray is completely mobile. Using a walker, he is able to walk on his own at his new residence at St Clement Mission House in Ephrata. Fr Murray sees only one explanation for his renewed gift of independence: An encounter with the miraculous. When most people think of miracles, he said, they usually bring to mind instantaneous cures of a debilitating disease or terminal illness. “We think of it as any exceptions to the laws of nature,” the priest explained. “In biblical times, what was called a miracle was anything that showed the power of God. What happened to me wasn’t instantaneous, but it certainly was miraculous.” CNS
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Littlies stars of Rockingham carols By Robert Hiini MARY must have been proud of the children who brought the Christmas story to life for around 800 people at Our Lady of Lourdes Christmas Eve Mass in Rockingham. Dressed in their Gospel garb, the children delighted parishioners who had gathered on the green avenue outside the chapel at Kolbe Catholic College. Rockingham priests Fathers Michael Separovich and Benny Calanza led the people in worship before the children were treated to those other spoils of the season with bags of lollies distributed to one and all. Fr Calanza exhorted everyone to remember not only the significance of Christ’s coming, but to share their own love more openly with others, especially the downtrodden. A lively session of Christmas carols preceded the Mass, with music provided throughout the evening by former Kolbe students, Tegan Joyce,
Lisa Bennett and James Bullen and parishioners Sharni and Katrina Thomas, led by Assistant Deputy Principal, Pat Branson. The open-air family event has proved popular with locals since it was first held at the college in 2009, with this year’s attendance increasing from around 550 people in 2010. A representative from the parish said they were grateful to principal Robyn Miller for facilitating the event. Earlier in the month, Kolbe held their own carols by candlelight on Friday, 9 December, calling it “The Search for Christmas”. The night was orchestrated by the college’s Student Ministry Team and included food stalls, face painting and games for children. Students sang solos and duets and led the crowd of around 250 in carol singing. The night raised $500 for Princess Margaret Hospital. Preparations are already under way for this year’s event.
Children dressed as biblical characters brought Christmas Eve Mass alive in Rockingham.
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Police sweep Christians unite themselves with God who had nowhere to lay his head in to end broom brawl By Sarah Motherwell IT WAS unseemly but all too familiar: a fight broke out last week in the church said to be the site of Jesus’ birthplace between clergymen who were taking part in the annual cleaning efforts in the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. Wearing traditional garb, up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic Church clergy used brooms intended for cleaning the church in preparation for Christmas liturgies to attack each other instead. Palestinian police made their way inside the basilica and used batons to subdue rioters while onlookers filmed and photographed the fight. The argument is believed to have erupted after a cleric from one of
Disagreements over jurisdiction have prolonged efforts to restore the 1,500 year old church. the denominations accidentally began cleaning space designated for the other order. Contentious rules governing the jurisdictional boundaries of the church contributed to the start of the conflict; under acknowledged practices, to repair or clean a part of the structure is to own it. In the eyes of the clerics, they were therefore fighting over larger issues. As a result, to allow another denomination to clean the church leaves one denomination at risk
Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem conducts a blessing at the Church of the Nativity for Christmas Eve services in the town of Bethlehem.
of losing ownership. Similar fights have resulted during past Christmas cleaning efforts. Disagreements over jurisdiction have prolonged efforts to restore the 1,500 year old church, which has fallen into disrepair. Damage to the roof has caused rainwater to leak through and destroy much of the priceless artwork displayed inside. The Palestinian Authority has only recently achieved successful negotiations between the orders to allow renovations to the church, which are set to begin in 2012.
Bombings a lesson in peace VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Christmas bombings of churches and other targets in Nigeria clearly demonstrate the need to strengthen religious teaching that violence cannot be committed in God’s name, said the head of the Vatican’s office for interreligious dialogue. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran said the attacks “convince me even more of the importance of dialogue between religions and of the need to intensify it always.” Boko Haram, a Nigerian group that purports
to be inspired by Islam, claimed responsibility for the Christmas bombings that killed more than 40 people, including Muslim passersby, at two churches. The country’s mainstream Muslim leaders condemned the attacks. In a 30 December interview, Cardinal Tauran said the Christmas bombings “underline the urgency of interventions by all religious leaders to infuse the hearts and minds of their faithful with a true mentality of peace.”
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A witness to God’s work in Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey reflects on nearly three decades as a bishop and the changes he has seen take place in the Church in WA.
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S I move through the last days, weeks or months before my retirement as Archbishop, I am mindful of the hundreds of matters that need to be dealt with before I can happily hand over to my successor. I want everything to be in order when I do. These days of waiting for the announcement of my successor prompt me to think about the past and how time flies. It seems only yesterday that I knelt in St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Geraldton to receive my episcopal ordination from the late Archbishop Foley and yet it was twenty-seven years ago. The world has changed a lot since then. Australia’s population was small and migration was still mainly from Europe. However, the Asian migration had already started with a flood of refugees from war-torn Vietnam. This was soon to be followed by migration from many other Asian countries, South America and now Africa. The face of Australia was changing rapidly. So was the face of the Church. If we look around most parishes in Perth today we will see how many parishioners were born overseas, mostly from Asian countries. They have brought their faith with them and often it is a vibrant, strong and joyful faith. One can truly say that they have brought new energy into the Church and new traditions. We only have to look at our seminaries to see how diverse our future priests will be. To me, migration has been good news to the Church. In my early days as a priest I lived in a high migration area, mostly Italian. Our church in West Perth, now Northbridge, was full to overflowing with young families, newly arrived parents
with their children. English was a minority language both in the Church and in the Catholic school. I reflect that the Catholic Church must be truly universal, as the word “Catholic” implies, because it absorbs with little fuss Catholic people from all over the world. Whatever their customs and tongues, they share what all Catholics share, a love for prayer, a love for the Mass, a deep devotion to our Blessed Mother and a commitment to live their daily lives according to the Gospel. I have seen all these good things happen. I have also seen worrying and destructive things happen, such as the arrival of drugs, the acceptance of contraception and abortion, the secularisation of Australia, the rise of atheism and now, the fragmentation of marriage. I have seen bitter struggles within the Church as ideologies clash and the demand for new ways gathers pace. Thank God the conflicts in the Church have abated somewhat, at least in this archdiocese, and the authority of the Holy Father in matters of ordination and human sexuality is better accepted. The same conflicts are still causing
What is the Church’s task for the future? Priests must pour themselves into teaching the faith to children and young married couples and go beyond the borders of the parish to call back those who have drifted from the Church, Archbishop Barry Hickey says of the New Evangelisation. PHOTO: PETER CASAMENTO
thing. They also experience the prayers and support of so many lay people. It has been consoling that we have not had to close or combine parishes except in a very few cases. The supply of priests has continued strong, as has the number of seminarians. Like the priests, and like the people
come from other countries, as do the people. The Church is one and universal; that can be clearly seen here too. When we look at the future what do we see? The Holy Father has asked us, especially the priests, to be missionary and to get behind his call for the New Evangelisation. On St Charles’
As for me, I look back on the past years and see the Hand of God at work in my own life and the lives of others. I have seen the Holy Spirit at work. trouble in some European countries and among certain people in the US. I have been pleased to see among both young and not so young priests an interest in the Marian Movement of Priests. All priests, in my experience, have a tender love for the Virgin Mary, but the Marian Movement of Priests brings priests together frequently for formation and prayer which, in itself, is a good
themselves, the seminarians come from many countries. Some are born here, some come here from overseas, but all are committed to build up the local Church. Perth has never been able to supply sufficient locally born priests for all parishes. We had to rely until very recently on priests born in Ireland. They planted and nourished the faith of the people admirably. Now that those days are gone, seminarians and priests
Day this year I made it clear to the seminarians that they had to be “home missionaries”. They had to recognise inroads made into the faith by hostile forces, and be prepared to pour themselves into the teaching of the faith in all its beauty to children and to young married people and then go beyond the borders of the parish to call back those who have drifted away, bring to Jesus the Catholics who have
never been active and their number is growing, and tell the world, at least in their parish, that the Church has good news for those who seek the Truth and for those bowed down by heavy burdens. I hope the seminarians were listening. As for me, I look back on the past many years and see the Hand of God at work in my own life and in the lives of others. I have seen the Holy Spirit work through my efforts but perhaps more so through my weaknesses and mistakes. I am therefore convinced that Jesus is the Head of the Church, that He is in charge, that Mary is the Mother of Church and that we are simply instruments of his grace and imperfect instruments at that. I look forward with confidence that the Church will heed the new call to spread the good news to all the nations, including this one.
This article first appeared in the Marian Movement of Priests newsletter.
Last chance to be led spiritually by Archbishop By Sarah Motherwell THOSE interested in a pilgrimage have the chance to accompany Archbishop Barry Hickey to Ireland where he will be delivering a paper at the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin. The Archbishop, who was invited to the global conference which takes place every five years, will be speaking on 12 June when the theme of the day is Exploring and Celebrating the Communion of Marriage and Family. The pilgrimage, which also includes stops to Birmingham in England and Rome, will depart from Perth on 9 June and return on 28 June 2012. In England, pilgrims will be able to walk in the footsteps of Blessed John Henry Newman in Birmingham and Oxford and then Canterbury Cathedral where St
Thomas More was martyred by Henry II’s knights. “I am pleased with all that has been arranged for the pilgrimage and confident it will be a fruitful and prayerful journey,” the Archbishop said. The itinerary includes a stop outside London to visit the famous shrine at Walsingham where Our
Pilgrims can walk in Newman’s steps. Lady appeared to Richeldis de Faverches in 1061. Pilgrims will then fly to Rome to stay in Domus Australia, which was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 October last year. Brochures and application forms can be obtained from The Record bookshop or phone 9446 3266 for more information.
The Birmingham Oratory, which pilgrims will visit with Archbishop Barry Hickey in June.
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Papal agenda played in 2011 By John Thavis AN INTERFAITH meeting in Assisi, a new book on Jesus of Nazareth and a website launching tap on an iPad were among the highlights of 2011 for Pope Benedict XVI. Although the year saw a further cutback in individual papal audiences, the 84 year old Pope still enjoyed a productive and busy 12 months, meeting privately with nearly 400 Church or civil leaders, addressing more than 180 groups and presiding over about 40 public liturgies. He travelled to Croatia, Spain, Germany and Benin, delivering 60 speeches on the road. In weekly talks at the Vatican, attended by nearly half a million people, he gave a series of reflections on the great teachers of the Church and on prayer - a continuation of the “back to basics” approach that has marked his pontificate. No doubt the Pope has his own favourite remembrances of the closing year. From a journalist’s point of view, here’s a list of moments from 2011 that seemed to capture what Pope Benedict is all about:
In October, the Pope hosted an interreligious meeting in Assisi, Italy, but added his own unique twist: He invited four prominent nonbelievers, and gave one of them the speaker’s platform at the event. It underlined his conviction that new evangelisation must reach beyond the Church’s traditional borders. In August, when a rainstorm threatened to cut short a World Youth Day vigil in Madrid, the Pope could have bailed but chose to remain. After the rain stopped, a drenched crowd of 1.4 million fell to their knees in adoration of the Eucharist - a sight that must have impressed him deeply. In May, he beatified Pope John Paul II at a Mass attended by one million people. Publishing his second volume of Jesus of Nazareth in March, the Pope gave readers his version of “The Passion of the Christ.” The book presents Jesus not as a political revolutionary or mere moralist, but as the son of God who inaugurated a new path of salvation based on the power of love. In October, meeting with experts on new evangelisation, the Pope announced that he was con-
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2011 Missionary Deaths There were 26 pastoral workers killed in 2011. AMERICAS Father Rafael Reatiga Rojas Father Richard Armando Piffano Laguado Father Luis Carlos Orozco Cardona Father Gustavo Garcia Father Jose Reinel Restrepo Idarraga Father Gualberto Oviedo Arrieta Luis Eduardo Garcia Father Santos Sanchez Hernandez Father Francisco Sanchez Duran Father Salvador Ruiz Enciso Father Marco Antonio Duran Romero Maria Elizabeth Macias Castro Monsignor Julio Cesar Alvarez Father Romeu Drago Father Marlon Ernesto Pupiro Garcia Source: Fides
VATICAN CITY - At least 26 Catholic pastoral workers were killed in mission lands or among society’s most disadvantaged communities, although they were more often the victims of violent crimes than persecution for their faith, said a Vatican news agency. Each year, Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, publishes a list of pastoral workers who died violently. The 2011 list was released on 30 December. The agency said that over the course of the year, it registered the deaths of 18 priests, four religious women and four laypeople. Twenty-five church workers were killed in 2010 - a figure down from an unusually high number of 37 workers murdered in 2009. For the third consecutive year,
EUROPE Father Ricardo Munoz Juarez ASIA Father G. Amalan Sister Valsha John Rabindra Parichha Father Fausto Tentorio AFRICA Sister Lukrecija Mamic Francesco Bazzani Father Marek Rybinski Sister Jeanne Yegmane Sister Angelina Father Awuor Kisero ©2011 CNS
the Americas, particularly Latin America, registered the most murders with the death of 13 priests and two laypeople: seven in Colombia, five in Mexico and one each in Brazil, Paraguay and Nicaragua. Six pastoral workers were killed in Africa, four in Asia and one priest was killed in Europe. In their commitment to serving the needs of others, the men and women made their own safety their last priority, Fides said. Like other years, “many were killed in an attempted robbery or kidnapping that ended badly, caught in their homes by bandits in search of imaginary riches. “Others were killed in the name of Christ by those opposing love with hatred, hope with despair, dialogue with violent opposition, the right to perpetrate abuse,” it said. CNS
vening a special “Year of Faith” in 2012-13 to help the Church renew its missionary energy. In the first of a series of talks to US bishops on their ad limina visits to the Vatican, the Pope said in late November that responding to the challenges of a secularised culture will first require the “re-evangelisation” of the Church’s own members. He also encouraged the bishops to speak out “humbly
yet insistently in defence of moral truth” on issues like marriage. The Pope’s September trip to his native Germany was highlighted by his speech to the Bundestag, the national parliament, in which he strongly defended Christianity as a protector and promoter of social justice. But even more remarkable were his blunt remarks to German lay Catholics. He told them the Church in Germany was “superbly
organised” but lacking in spirit; new evangelisation, he said, will rely less on big Church structures, and more on efforts by small Catholic communities and individuals to share their faith experiences. In a speech in May on Church social teaching, Pope Benedict strongly critiqued the global imbalances between rich and poor, and zeroed in on the international financial system, which he said had “returned to the frenzied practice of drawing up credit contracts that often allow unlimited speculation.” Throughout the year, he consistently challenged the consumerist underpinnings of modern economies, and the devastating consequences for the environment. The iPad tap that launched the Vatican’s new online news portal in June was clearly a staged moment for a Pope who still writes documents in longhand. But even if he remains wary of replacing direct human contact with virtual relationships, Pope Benedict is fully committed to using online resources - including social networks - to spread the Gospel. As he told an aide who proposed a papal YouTube appearance: “I want to be present wherever the people are found.” CNS
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1 May beatification set for Pope John Paul II after miracle approved BY JOHN T HAVIS Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II’s intercession, clearing the way for the late Pope’s beatification on 1 May, Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope Benedict’s action on 14 January followed more than five years of investigation into the life and writings of the Polish Pontiff, who died in April 2005
after more than 26 years as Pope. The Vatican said it took special care with verification of the miracle, the spontaneous cure of a French nun from Parkinson’s disease - the same illness that afflicted Pope John Paul in his final years. Three separate Vatican panels approved the miracle, including medical and theological experts, before Pope Benedict signed the official decree. “There were no concessions given here in procedural severity and thoroughness,” said Cardinal Angelo Amato, head of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. On the contrary, he said, Pope John Paul’s cause was subject to “particularly careful scrutiny, to remove any doubt.” The Vatican said it would
begin looking at logistical arrangements for the massive crowds expected for the beatification liturgy, which will be celebrated by Pope Benedict at the Vatican. Divine Mercy Sunday had special significance for Pope John Paul, who made it a Church-wide feast day to be celebrated a week after Easter. The Pope died on the Vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005. With beatification, Pope John Paul will be declared “blessed” and thus worthy of restricted liturgical honour. Another miracle is needed for canonisation, by which the Church declares a person to be a saint and worthy of universal veneration. The Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Fr
Federico Lombardi, summed up much of the sentiment in Rome when he said Pope John Paul would be beatified primarily for the spiritual gifts of faith, hope and charity that were the source of his papal activity. The world witnessed that spirituality when the Pope prayed, when he spent time with the sick and suffering, in his visits to the impoverished countries of the world and in his own illness “lived out in faith, before God and all of us,” Fr Lombardi said. Fr Lombardi said the Vatican was preparing to move Pope John Paul’s body from the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica to the Chapel of St Sebastian in the basilPlease turn to Page 2
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The year began with floods, violence, disunity over abortion laws and how marriage is constructed, but was balanced by Church support for the suffering and the building of a new church in Perth, with more to come.
Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski embrace in this 1978 photo. Pope Benedict XVI approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II’s intercession, clearing the way for his beatification on Divine Mercy Sunday. PHOTO: CNS
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Above: Clockwise from left, Dawesville Catholic Primary School student Sophie Herbert holds the icon of St Damien of Molokai before processing into the St Damien’s Church for its Mass of dedication. PHOTO: ANTHONY BARICH Below: Left to right, A youth participates in Sydney’s 40 Days for Life campaign last year; Salvatorian Collaborator leaders Anne Cullender and Augustine Lai made their commitment to become the first members of the International Community of the Divine Saviour in the Salvatorians’ Australian region on 8 December, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at St Anthony’s Church in Greenmount. PHOTOS: GIOVANNI PORTELLI, ANTHONY BARICH
s the country pulled together in the wake of the Queensland floods, Pope Benedict XVI voiced his concern about a new wave of violence against Christians in the Middle East at a Mass on 1 January. Later in the month, he would tell a meeting of diplomats that religious belief continued to be under threat around the world, particularly in the West. A papal donation to the flood response accompanied the handson efforts of local churches to attend to the displaced. The Pope announced that John Paul II would be beatified in May, around the same time as he overruled the Japanese bishops’ ban on the Neocatechumenal Way for alleged secrecy and disunity with other Catholics. An Arizona bishop’s decision in late December to revoke the Catholic status of St Joseph’s hospital for permitting an abortion became global news. On the home front, Archbishop Barry Hickey announced his intention to have the remains of Perth’s first and controversial bishop, John
Brady, brought back to Perth for interment. Perth got a new deacon, at least temporarily, when Rev Christian Webb was ordained at Ballajura, amid continuing studies for priesthood. Notre Dame University lost its retiring Chancellor, Dr Michael Quinlan, and gained a new one in Sydney QC Terry Tobin. In a speech to Rome city officials, the Pope called on Italian officials to support women who wished to build a family and have a career. He called for concrete measures to aid professional women with children. Archbishop Barry Hickey joined the Pope in defending marriage. He asked local priests to aid the circulation of an Australian Family Association petition against the redefinition of marriage to include same sex unions. Archbishop Hickey also asked deacons and their wives to add their own personal witness to the effort. The Perth archdiocese said the building of Ellenbrook’s new Catholic church would get under away after the tender was concluded in December.
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Archbishop Barry Hickey contemplates the grave of his predecessor, the first Bishop of Perth, John Brady in the parish graveyard of Amelie-Les-Baines in southern France, above. He photographs it, below, with local parish priest Pere Elie Raubert, at right and relatives of Bishop Brady, Paddy and Lorna Lavelle. PHOTOS: COURTESY FR ROBERT CROSS
English. The family told Fr Cross and the Archbishop that Bishop Brady, believed to have been born in 1788, would have spoken Irish, also known as Gaelic, rather than English. When he came
When Lorna and Paddy saw the grave for the first time, they were quite moved, Fr Cross said. “There was a poignant, almost reverential silence,” he said. The parish priest of Amelie-LesBaines, Pere Elie Raubert, who was unaware that Bishop Brady was buried there, was extremely cooperative and hospitable, Fr Cross said. He hosted the visitors for lunch, showed them around the town and took them to meet with the civic authorities and funeral director. Neither the civic authorities nor the funeral director could foresee any difficulties in exhuming the remains and, likewise, Bowra and O’Dea, funeral directors in Perth, have said there should be no complications at this end either, Fr Cross said. There is no certainty that there will be any remains after 140 years since Bishop Brady’s burial, Fr Cross said. Amelie-Les-Baines, which lies within sight of the Pyrenees, is a spa town with high concentrations of groundwater. It is possible any human remains may have effectively been dissolved by chemicals in the groundwater. “Given that, it is necessary for the exhumation to be conducted by an archaeological method to ensure that any human skeletal material and other funerary items are recovered,” Fr Cross said. When whatever remains of Perth’s first Bishop is exhumed in March and reinterred later in the year in St Mary’s Cathedral Crypt, all but one of Perth’s previous Bishops and Archbishops will be together. In 2006, Bishops Martin Griver and Matthew Gibney were exhumed from the 1865 section of the Cathedral ready to be reinterred in the new Crypt. Archbishops Redmond Please turn to Page 9
to Australia, he would have been more fluent in French, given that he studied for the priesthood in France and spent his early years on French-speaking Bourbon Island (now called Réunion Island).
Devastating local fires and earthquakes in Christchurch dominated the news in early 2011, while prostitution reform and clerical sexual abuse occupied the concerns of many.
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ire destroyed over 60 properties in Roleystone, Kelmscott and surrounds. Across the Tasman, Christchurch was rocked by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake causing 181 fatalities, including the sad passing of two staff of the South Island Organ Company who worked on St Mary’s organs during cathedral refurbishments. Pope Benedict said that online social networks could be harnessed for good but warned against surrendering to a false reality. Bishop Don Sproxton urged all Perth priests to inspire and educate their parishioners in the new English translation of the Mass. In the US, former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, 31, announced she and her family would enter the Catholic Church. Ms Johnson left her abortion clinic job after assisting at an abortion in September 2009 and began participating in pro-life prayer vigils the following month. Locally, many Catholics joined the global pro-life prayer campaign 40 Days for Life, starting on 7 March. The Church in Ireland held a
special service of penance for decades of sexual abuse while, across the channel, France’s Senate rejected proposed legislation to allow euthanasia. At home, the WA government canvassed the regulation of prostitution. Archbishop Barry Hickey warned of the spectre of police corruption should prostitution be legally permitted. Youth from Perth’s Polish Catholic community took to the boards, performing works inspired by John Paul II as part of SCENA 98, the production company founded by community chaplain Fr Tomasz Bujakowske OFM. A Mass for the late Archbishop of Perth, William Foley, was celebrated marking 20 years since his death. The Mass was a first said in St Mary’s Cathedral crypt. The Archbishop announced that Bishop Brady’s remains would be brought back to Perth in March. St Kieran’s in Osborne Park got a new roof. St Denis’, Joondanna undertook a structural and interior overhaul of its church as St John Pignatelli Parish, Attadale began planning for a new one.
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THE fourth Bishop of Bunbury, Gerard Holohan, dedicated the diocese’s new St Patrick’s Cathedral in a solemn Mass on 17 March in front of more than 800 invited guests. Cardinals George Pell of Sydney, Guadencio Rosales of Manila and Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, the Apostolic Nuncio, joined 19 prelates from around Australia and 45 priests from around WA in the dedication ceremony and concelebrated Mass with Bishop Holohan. The Cathedral Precinct that was destroyed by a tornado in 2005 cost $17 million to rebuild, including a new parish centre, restoration of the old parish house that was severely
damaged, evacuated then suffered an arson attack, and 143 new parking bays with retaining walls for the whole site. It also includes a shop just off the narthex leased by Gatto. The project was helped by $5 million from the Howard Coalition Federal Government and $2.5 million from the Carpenter ALP State Government as disaster relief grants. Relics of Ss Irenaeus, Thomas Becket, Monica and Mary of the Cross were interred in the altar. Invited guests from all over the Bunbury diocese joined several Anglican clergy including retired Bunbury Bishop David McCall and his wife Marian, current Bunbury Bishop Allan Ewing and his wife Tricia and Perth Archbishop Roger Herft and his wife Cheryl for the historic occasion. WA Governor Ken Michael opened the Cathedral Precinct after the Dedication Mass. He attended with his wife Julie, as did the Mayor of Bunbury David Smith and his wife, Tresslyn. Turn to Pages 6-7 for coverage of Cathedral Dedication
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Human fortitude came to the fore in the wake of Fukushima’s destruction. Bunbury’s Catholics thrilled at the opening of their new cathedral and the pope called on priests to broach uncomfortable topics. A Japanese civil defence officer holds a 4-month-old baby girl who was rescued along with her family from their home in Ishimaki, northern Japan, after the 11 March earthquake and the tsunami it triggered. PHOTO: CNS/YOMIURI SHIMBUN
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ATHOLIC churches in Libya offered shelter to stranded Bangladeshi migrants following escalating tensions after anti-Gadhafi protests erupted in Benghazi in February. In a meeting with priests in Rome, Pope Benedict said priests must preach on uncomfortable topics. “The apostle does not preach Christianity á la carte, according to his own tastes,” the Pope said. “It is our mission to announce all the will of God in its totality and ultimate simplicity,” he said. Cardinal Justin Rigali placed 21 priests in Philadelphia on administrative leave after a review of abuse allegations. Maronite Catholics welcomed a new head with the election of Bishop Bechara Rail of Jbeil, Lebanon to the Patriarchate of the Maronite Catholic Church. Five men were ordained to the priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on 4 March in front of 1,300 family, friends and well wishers. The remains of Perth’s first bishop, John Brady, were exhumed
in France and found to be almost entirely intact. Six years after their cathedral was rendered unsafe by a tornado, the Diocese of Bunbury celebrated the opening of the new $17M St Patrick’s Cathedral on 17 March with over 800 invited guests. Flooding in the Kimberleys resulted in damage to a sizeable indigenous art collection in Warman. More than 200 people prayed at the Redemptorist Monastery on 19 March for an end to war, homelessness, poverty and child abuse. Around 20,000 signatures were submitted to local MPs after Church figures called for congregants to sign a petition against same-sex marriage. Writing in The Record, Bishop Julian Porteous, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, defended the ability to discriminate between good and evil after efforts of the NSW Greens to close anti-discrimination loopholes for religious groups. Archbishop Barry Hickey joined the newly ordained Fr Emmanuel Dimobi in Nigeria to celebrate his thanksgiving Mass.
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N the lead up to Easter, April was full of celebratory preparations; however, some events caused concern among Catholic officials. Archbishop Barry Hickey celebrated his 75th birthday on Saturday, 16 April, only two weeks after he had tendered his resignation as Archbishop of Perth to Pope Benedict XVI via the Pope’s personal representative in Australia. Under Canon Law, all bishops must offer the Holy Father their resignation when they turn 75. Since his instalment as Archbishop of Perth in 1991, Archbishop Hickey has ordained 94 priests. At Scarborough Beach, young kids were creating sand sculptures on Saturday, 2 April to gear up for World Youth Day in August. Youth groups from Catholic parishes and communities throughout Perth sculpted Christian images on the beach. The winning team from Singles for Christ, based at the Victoria Park parish of St Joachim’s, claimed first prize. St Vincent de Paul began organis-
ing its 2011 CEO Sleepout, recruiting some of Perth’s most prominent business and community leaders to put homelessness on the agenda. Among the CEOs expected to participate were Fortescue Metal Group chief executive Andrew Forrest and Burswood Entertainment Complex CEO Barry Felsted. The federal government announced a new detention centre in Tasmania, which was criticised by chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, who described the plan as a return to the Apple Isle’s convict past. In world news, a Vatican commission on China expressed deep concern over worsening relations with the Chinese government. The commission urged Chinese authorities to desist in imposing new government-backed bishops who did not have the approval of Pope Benedict XVI and the Holy See. On Sunday, 24 April, Perth Catholics celebrated Easter with the usual helping of prayer and chocolate eggs.
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A much loved and admired Pope was publicly recognised in beatification. A Queensland bishop was removed. In Perth three seminarians became deacons. Cathedral House refurbishments were completed. Pope John Paul II, pictured in a Vatican photograph following his election on 16 October 1978. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, Poland, the 263rd successor of St Peter, died 2 April 2005 and was beatified on 1 May. PHOTO: CNS
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J Above: Clockwise from left, The bust of Pope John Paul II by Perth sculptor Gerry Darwin displayed during a special Mass on 1 May marking the late Pontiff’s beatification. According to discovered documentation, US and British diplomats discussed pressure on Pope Pius XII to be silent about Nazi deportations of Hungarian Jews. Hundreds process through the streets of Fremantle, praying the rosary in honour of Our Lady of Fatima. PHOTOS: PETER ROSENGREN, CNS, MATHEW DE SOUSA Below: Left to right, David Clohessy describes the pain victims of clergy sexual abuse suffer while addressing US Bishops at meeting in Dallas. Men lie prostrate during their ordination to the priesthood. Fr John Walshe said seminarians and new priests are ordained minus the “ideological hang-ups” of those who were ordained pre-1980s. PHOTOS: CNS
ohn Paul II was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 May at the Vatican before several hundred thousand Catholic faithful. “John Paul II is blessed because of his faith - a strong, generous and apostolic faith,” Pope Benedict said. After the Mass, Pope Benedict went into St Peter’s Basilica and knelt in prayer for four minutes before Blessed John Paul’s casket which was set in front of the main altar. After the Pope left, concelebrating Cardinals filed up to the wooden casket, touching it lightly and kissing it. Later that month, the Pope urged international aid agency Caritas to work more closely with bishops and Frenchman Michael Roy was appointed the head of Caritas Internationalis. The appointment followed controversy after his predecessor, Lesley-Anne Knight, was not offered a second term. Mainstream media around the world responded disdainfully to a John Jay Justice Centre study finding clerical sex abuse was greatest in the wake of increasingly liberal attitudes to youth sexuality.
The Record featured an indepth interview with Stacee Parkinson who was propelled into the news when a drug lab exploded in her neighbour’s flat, injuring five, including the WA Police Commissioner’s son, Russell. Oblates around the world celebrated 150 years since the death of their founder, St Eugene de Mazenod. In Australia, leaked documents publicly revealed a longstanding rift between sacked Toowoomba Bishop Morris and senior figures within the Vatican. Even closer to home, The Record celebrated the completion of refurbishments to St Mary’s Cathedral Presbytery by detailing its development from its inception as the Episcopal Palace of Bishop Joseph Serra in 1855-56. The long-running Fulton Sheen Concert raised $6,000 for overseas missions and rehabilitation outreach to prostitutes through Linda’s House of Hope. Three seminarians from the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary were ordained to the diaconate.
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BY ANTHONY BARICH AUSTRALIA’s first Vietnamese-born Catholic Bishop was ordained at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on 23 June - the latest in what will be a string of major episcopal appointments that need to be made around the country. Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen arrived in Australia as a refugee crammed into a 17-metre boat with 147 people, fleeing the Communist country that shut down the seminary he was studying at. Bishop Long said his ordination is a radical call to “risk all for Christ” as a Bishop, and asked for prayers for himself and all Bishops of Australia. His ordination brings Melbourne’s Auxiliary Bishop count to four, while moral theologian Bishop Peter Comensoli was also ordained as an Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney on 8 June. Bishop William Wright was also ordained Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle on 15 June after Bishop Michael Malone resigned early saying he felt “battered” and worn out after dealing with sexual abuse cases for most of his episcopal reign. A successor is also yet to be announced for Archbishop Barry Hickey, who submitted his retirement to Pope Benedict XVI prior to his 75th birthday in April. The Holy Father accepted Archbishop Hickey’s offer in principle but asked him to stay on until a successor is announced. Brisbane Archbishop John Bathersby and Hobart Archbishop Adrian Doyle were also due to submit their resignations this year as they turn 75. Bishops also need to be found for the dioceses of Sandhurst, WilcanniaForbes, Armidale NSW and Toowoomba. Turn to Page 3 for full story.
Salvatorian priests line the front pew at St Anthony’s Church in Greenmount on 26 June for the 50th anniversary of the Parish’s establishment in 1961. The next day, Salvatorian clergy and Perth archdiocesan clergy gathered to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Salvatorian presence in Australia. PHOTO: BRIDGET SPINKS Greenmount story, photos - Page 12; Salvatorian story, photos - Page 5
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Above: Clockwise from left, Fr John Chokolich passed away on 3 June 2011 after a long and eventful life as a priest and pioneer in the Catholic Church in WA; The refurbished Cathedral House seen at evening facing Hay St in Perth’s CBD; Parishioners pack St Joseph’s Church in Kellerberrin for Mass celebrating the parish’s centenary. Below: Left to right, Perth teenagers joined the Catholic Youth Ministry team for the Be Inflamed retreat of 3-5 June; Tens of thousands of pilgrims carrying candles take part in the Rosary procession around the Sanctuaries of Our Lady of Lourdes, France. Record journalist Mark Reidy travelled to Lourdes to report on the remarkable phenomenon that continues to draw millions. PHOTOS: P ROSENGREN, J TRASK, COURTESY C LAIRD, M CONNOLLY, CNS
he Catholic Church jumped on the front foot in June with Archbishop Barry Hickey encouraging people to evangelise at multiple events. “We cannot allow ourselves to be intimidated or silenced by the forces that oppose us,” the Archbishop said. “We must remain faithful to our call to offer the world the liberating truth of Jesus Christ.” Earlier in the month, the University of Notre Dame unveiled its new School of Nursing and Midwifery, which was said to provide a special focus on research. When the federal government released its budget, St Vincent de Paul Society national council chief executive Dr John Falzon condemned the Gillard government and federal opposition as “cheerleaders for paternalism”. “The urgency with which we must get potential workers into the labour market is intoned as a matter of national emergency,” Dr Falzon said. “Now you’ve got an obligation
to help yourself and stop being dependent on the state ... This discourse is as inaccurate as it is offensive”, and ignores the reality while wallowing in the “shameful rhetoric of welfare bashing,” Dr Falzon said in his talk. Pope Benedict XVI used his apostolic journey to the Croatian capital to encourage nations to build their communities on Christian values and to support the traditional family and sanctity of life. Across the pond, researchers who prepared the report The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 received “malicious and even threatening calls and letters” according to Karen Terry of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. This was said to be due to many news stories that failed to capture the study’s complex findings in a sound bite. UNDA hosted a talk by climate sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton on 30 June, attracting criticism from some and praise from others for facilitating free speech.
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The Pope urged financial aid for an Africa stricken by the worst droughts in 60 years and terrorist attacks in Norway shocked the world.
Giving back: Merida Cooke (YCS National Coordinator and Big Help Mob Ambassador) plants trees as over 140 youth aged 15 to 30 helped revegetate the fairways at Lake Claremont Golf Course in three hours recently. Story - Page 7 PHOTO: COURTESY VICKY BURROWS
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While it also accused him of distorting the research of “countless scientists”, Lord Monckton made his own allegations against scientific authorities. “Each of us has the responsibility of coming to our own conclusions after absorbing knowledge from all reliable sources,” Mannkal Economics Foundation chairman Ron Manners, who gave the vote of thanks after Lord Monckton’s address, said. “(Lord Monckton’s) reflections should enable us to skip past the ‘deafening daily static’ from so many vested interests”. Lord Monckton told over 200 guests at UNDA that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change changed its 2001 recommendation that “long-term predictions of future climate states is [sic] not possible” to “the body of evidence points to global warming” due to one man rewriting the original report, which was in consultation Please turn to Page 7 Editorial - Page 8
PRAYER and practical action are being urged by parishes ahead of the Australian Bishops’ groundbreaking Social Justice Sunday Statement on Prisons and the Justice System due on 25 September. Perth Catholic Social Justice Council (CSJC) executive officer Terry Quinn told The Record that while each state has responsibility for corrective services and the justice system, there are concerns and problems in the justice system which are common throughout Australia. These concerns include Indigenous over-representation in prisons; high recidivism rates; prisoner health - well below the national average; the link between mental health and imprisonment and the link between alcohol and drug addiction and imprisonment. “These are just some of the issues faced by prisoners and their families, by prison authorities and other professionals, including prison chaplains, working in the area,” said Mr Quinn, who is also a prison chaplain at Wooroloo Prison Farm. “While we do not know yet (exactly) what the Bishops will say in their statement, we do know that often the decisions of courts and prisoners’ review panels are applied most punitively
to Indigenous people, those with mental disabilities and younger offenders. I hope the statement will address these issues. “This is the first time in many years that the Bishops have made a national statement on the state of the criminal justice system in Australia.” Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide confirmed on 1 July that the Bishops’ 2011 Social Justice Sunday statement would be titled Building bridges, not walls: Prisons and he justice system. He said the statement would address five key challenges relating to the criminal justice system: • fear campaigns about law and order; • adequate support for people coming out of prison; • social factors that can contribute to crime; • the dignity of prisoners; and • realistic alternatives to incarceration. “No crime can diminish the fact that we are all created in the image and likeness of God,” Archbishop Wilson said. “In our parishes and communities, let us consider how we can offer support and make a difference for our brothers and sisters in prison and seeking
bridges to a new life.” The Perth CSJC have prepared bulletin notices and suggested Prayers of the Faithful to use on the weekend Masses of the four Sunday of June, July, August and September to encourage parishioners to think and pray about prisoners, victims of crime and their families in the lead-up to the Bishops’ Statement. The parish bulletin notices include testimonials from parents of prisoners and links to the Social Justice Sunday Statement. In cases where parishes have already prepared Prayers of the Faithful well ahead of time, parish priests and liturgy committees have been urged to consider adding additional petitions that the Perth CSJC suggested. Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, chair of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, has played a major role in the Statement and said he gained extra insight into these issues when he addressed a 29 May 2010 Law and Order Forum at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle. Panellists at the forum, including Chief Justice Wayne Martin and Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan, agreed that criminal justice should lead to social justice by empowering families and communities to tailor solutions. Keeping mental illness in prison - Page 9
People place flowers near Norway’s Utoya Island on 24 July. At least 93 people died after a gunman opened fire at a youth camp on the island hours after a bomb blast in the government district in the capital of Oslo. PHOTO: CNS
Mid-year terror and droughts
N Above: Clockwise from left, Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, assists Pope Benedict XVI with the new Vatican news portal on an iPad at the Vatican on 28 June; Lumen Christi students meet children cared for by the Matrix Community in India in December 2009; Perth school students sleep out as part of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s inaugural School Sleepout, which follows on from the successful CEO Sleepout. Below: Left to right, Fr Corapi was accused by his order of sexual and financial wrongdoing and of misleading followers with false statements; Students participate in the ceremony in St Mary’s Cathedral on 6 July recognising the ancestry and future of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. PHOTOS: CNS, LUMEN CHRISTI, FR ROBERT CROSS, ST VINCENT DE PAUL
orway was left shattered following two terrorist attacks that left over 90 people dead. Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo told Vatican Radio on 25 July that the country was still in shock and mourning the victims while the Pope said he was praying for all those affected. The world’s eyes also turned to Africa as Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia faced the worst droughts in 60 years. With the situation expected to worsen, Caritas Australia launched an appeal to help the millions threatened by famine. The Vatican donated money as Pope Benedict XVI urged the international community to deliver aid in this time of need. On 4 July, Otto Von Hapsburg, the last son of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Charles I, died. He was remembered for promoting peace in the former Yugoslavia when competing religious and political ideology were priming the gears of war. Von Hapsburg was a controversial figure in the lead-up
to the Second World War, being one of the few to speak out against the Nazi regime. He was a deeply Christian man who championed European unity and the understanding and friendship of all religious faiths. In an historic moment for Western Australia, more light was shed on the case of Bishop John Brady. Preparations began to bring his remains home and lay them to rest in St Mary’s Cathedral Crypt with a special ceremony scheduled for August. Over 130 students participated in the St Vincent de Paul Society’s inaugural School Sleepout at theWACA ground on 4 July. On the same day, UNDA welcomed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda who delivered a keynote address as part of NAIDOC week, calling for constitutional recognition of indigenous people. Later in July, the Archbishop welcomed long-awaited chaplain Fr Siriakus Ndolu OCarm for Perth’s Indonesian Catholic community.
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The pope’s new apostles Young, confident, out to change the world
Refugee crisis deepens; more suffer in African drought; Brady re-buried; World Youth Day, this time in Spain, and a busy month.
INSIDE
Against the odds
How does an 84 year old capture the hearts of Catholic youth? Pages 10-11
The rise of the Evangelicals
Just another music festival? Here’s what WYD is really about. Page 6
Before the flood
Rain unleashed on heat parched pilgrims. Hope for our times? Pages 8-9
The Pope greets young people as he arrives for the vigil on 20 August at World Youth Day held in Madrid, Spain which began on 16 and ended on 21 August 2011. PHOTO: CNS
First bishop of Perth laid to rest
P Above: Clockwise from left, Deacons Thomas Zureich, Chris Webb and Mark Paytonare lie prostrate on the floor of the cathedral sanctuary during their ordination; Fr Stefano Gobbi, dismayed at what he saw as diabolical attacks on the priesthood, turned to Marian devotion and the power of prayer. Below: Left to right, Choristers sing the Service of Vespers as Archbishop Barry Hickey presides over the reception of remains of Bishop John Brady in St John the Evangelist Pro-Cathedral. The Pro-Cathedral was the first Catholic Church in Perth and was built by Brady; Br Christopher Lim, the first Malaysian to be professed in the Norbertine Order in its 900 year history, standing outside his home at St Joseph’s Priory. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI, GRAHAM HALL PHOTOGRAPHER
erth’s first bishop, John Brady finally made it back to his diocese at the beginning of August when his remains were carried across the Swan accompanied by descendants of the Brady family, visiting from Ireland. A procession carried the ossuary containing his bones to St John’s Pro-Cathedral, which Brady began building in 1843. The following day his remains were laid to rest in the Cathedral crypt with Archbishop Hickey stating it was wonderful to have the first bishop “back home again and close to the wonderful things he began for us.” The first week of August was Homeless Persons Week, with people and groups rallying for the government to do more to tackle homelessness. The Archbishop congratulated the state government on providing funding for a St Vincent de Paul initiative which would provide additional accommodation places for those in need. On 24 August, The Record
released a special edition covering World Youth Day Madrid. Over one million people from all over the world came together in faith with a week long celebration that culminated in Sunday Mass with Pope Benedict XVI after wild weather threatened to derail proceedings. On the other side of the world, on a little island out from Perth, Western Australia, Monsignor Sean O’Shea celebrated 50 years ministering on Rottnest. In the mid-1970s, he built Holy Trinity Church which was opened in 1975. The drought in Africa continued to worsen with the United Nations reporting tens of thousands dead and millions more threatened. As the government and other media outlets examined the ‘refugee crises’, Perth’s vicar for migrants said we were “locking up our brothers and sisters when we lock up asylum seekers”. At a special Mass for migrants in Victoria Park, Vicar for Migrants Fr Blasco Fonseca said we are all one family and have a responsibility for those suffering.
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Church will cancel registration to conduct legal marriages if hand forced on same-sex unions
Marriage licences warning By RoBeRt Hiini IF THE state forced the Perth archdiocese to officiate at samesex unions, the archdiocese would cancel its registration to celebrate legal marriages, Archbishop Barry Hickey said last Sunday. His comments came as he spoke to parishioners of the Traditional Anglican Church parish of St Ninian and St Chad in Maylands. However, whether or not the Church would bury deceased Catholics who had entered into same-sex unions was something of which he was less certain, he said.
Answering a question from a member of the congregation, the Archbishop said he had “very, very serious concerns” about recent moves to amend the Marriage Act. “We can’t celebrate them”, the Archbishop said. “The ban on sodomy is still there. We can’t bless a relationship with an inbuilt defect in it ... We’ve got nothing against people loving one another; it’s the sexual content that makes it difficult for us”. The Archbishop said he thought the Australian Constitution would have to be changed before samesex marriage could be passed.
Nevertheless, if the push for samesex marriage succeeds, the Church will continue to celebrate marriage as it always has. “We might be back to the ghetto.
“We cannot do those marriages at all.” We cannot do those marriages at all. And if the law forces us to, we cancel our registration as marriage celebrants. We just don’t do it. “We continue to perform Church marriages but we can’t perform the marriage where there is a basic
objection”, the Archbishop said. The Church would survive, he said, because the Holy Spirit is stronger than the law, providing strength to withstand persecution. The other major issue raised by the possibility of same-sex marriage was whether or not the Church could bury people who enter what it regards as morally illicit unions. “Do we bury them? I haven’t worked that out yet”, he said. “It is the Christian duty to bury the dead, to forgive sins, and to say it’s all in the hands of God. “It might be case by case - I just don’t know”, the Archbishop said.
The Tasmanian Parliament passed a motion earlier this month supporting same-sex marriage and calling on the federal government to amend the law. It passed with the support of Labor and the Greens and puts pressure on federal Labor to change its stance. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has expressed her support for marriage as currently defined in the Marriage Act. In August, only 30 of Australia’s 150 lower house MPs chose to consult constituents on same-sex marriage, with responses reported both for and against.
Notre Dame’s new equation: one plus one equals one By MaRk Reidy THE official blessing and opening of the new Notre Dame Primary School in Cloverdale on 9 September represented much more than a building project. Principal Paul Hille told students, parents, dignitaries and other guests the $10.08 million endeavour, amalgamating two local primary schools – Holy Name in Carlisle and Notre Dame – required not only creating a new physical infrastructure on the Cloverdale site, but also the integration of two school communities. “The school needed a whole new identity”, he said, “a new logo, motto, vision and mission statement, a new set of core values to be articulated and shared, a new school uniform to be designed and that was just the easy part! Then there was the critically important task of uniting two populations of students, staff, parents, school boards, school infrastructures, two different school cultures and two Continued on Page 4
Notre Dame students Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, left, Samara D’Monte and Chiara Lembo enjoy their new school’s surrounds.
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Men find fatherhood focus a breath of fresh air By RoBeRt Hiini THE CHURCH needs men and men need the Church, according to local MenALIVE coordinator, Kim Metcalfe. Mr Metcalfe and 12 other men spent the weekend of 10-11 September at a MenALIVE retreat at St Joseph’s, Queens Park, discerning what it meant to be a son of the Father and how to be good, godly men in the world. The men heard talks and testi-
monies and participated in group discussions and prayer, culminating in Sunday mass celebrated by parish priest, Fr Peter Stiglich OPraem. “It’s about giving men time and space to reflect on their relationship with God”, Mr Metcalfe said. “It’s not a new club you join, it’s about encouragement”, he said of his organisation. Men often have a very skewed picture of God, he said, based on their own relationships with their fathers. “They can often see God as
up there and perfect. MenALIVE is about reconnecting with the true, loving God.” “And if you can reach the man then you can reach the marriage, the Church and the world”. With the Sacrament of Reconciliation offered at their retreats, the sight of men going to Confession for the first time in five, ten or 15 years was “very powerful”, Mr Metcalfe said. Participant Andrea Zappacosta said the retreat was “a breath of
fresh air” in his “busy, fulfilling and, at times, challenging life”. It was his first time at a MenALIVE event, following a friend’s invitation. Mr Zappacosta and his fellow participants have formed a monthly Scripture journalling group on the back of the retreat. Mr Metcalfe said planning for next year’s events is well under way with retreat weekends scheduled for All Saints, Greenwood and St Denis’, Joondanna. According to the organisation, the MenALIVE
movement began in Brisbane in 2003 “to bring men together, renew their faith in God and encourage them to become an active force for renewal in the Church”. MenALIVE has run more than 100 events in the past eight years in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Metcalfe said he is open to other parishes booking MenALIVE weekends and can be contacted on 0414 537 023, with more information available at their website, menalive.org.au.
Former Libyan dictator Colonel Gadhafi dies and an annual report highlights Christian persecution meanwhile the Pope meets with victims of clerical sexual abuse and lauds ecumenism as an opportunity to become more involved in the faith.
With the third edition of the English language version of the Roman Missal being implemented in Advent, it marked the continuing evolution of the eucharistic liturgy that began in the earliest days of the Church. PHOTO: CNS
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Above: Clockwise from left, Catholic music minstry Youth Impact puts the advice of international priest performer Fr Rob Galea into action at the WYD reunion/Fr Rob Galea concert; Youth of St Luke’s Parish in Woodvale got a taste of what it’s like to be homeless at their annual sleepout. PHOTO: MICHAEL CONNOLLY, ST LUKE’S PARISH Below: Left to right, Youth gather before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI for a prayer vigil in the city Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany during the Pope’s visit to his homeland of Germany; Students and staff of McCormack College surround a giant map of Africa drawn up as part of the school’s effort to raise funds for Caritas’ African appeal. PHOTO:
he debate concerning same-sex marriage continued with Archbishop Hickey expressing serious concerns over moves to amend the Marriage Act. The Archbishop said the Church would walk away from its ability to officiate at civil marriages before it would celebrate same-sex “marriages”. In Libya, Colonel Muammar Gadhafi’s regime came to a close. Concerns arose over the fate of Catholics as a transitional authority took power. Although the Church was largely unhindered during Gadhafi’s rule, there were fears the rebel leaders may have an aggressive Islamic agenda. The timely release of the annual report on the persecution of Christians around the world by the Catholic Aid to the Church in Need highlighted the continuing suffering and martyrdom of Christians, particularly in the Middle East and northern Africa. Staying in Africa, the Vatican and Archbishop Hickey suggested the United Nations should focus on maternal care over contracep-
tion and abortion. Pope Benedict XVI made a four day visit to Germany where he celebrated Mass, addressed parliament and visited victims of clerical sexual abuse. His appeal to return to the continent’s Christian roots met with enthusiastic approval. The Pope also met with five victims of sexual abuse, expressing the Church’s sorrow. In Jerusalem’s Old City, the restoration of the ancient Damascus Gate was completed; an important historical and religious monument to all pilgrims to the Holy Land Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Speaking at an ecumenical celebration in Erfur, Germany, the Pope said ecumenism was not an exercise in negotiation, in which benefits and drawbacks were weighed in search of a consensus, but an opportunity to venture more deeply into the faith. Across the Atlantic, the US was lucky enough to host six Rembrandt paintings, never before exhibited together, each depicting the face of Christ as young, humble and tender.
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Archbishop’s new faith initiative to reach out to unbelievers
Everyone is worth saving By Peter rosengren IN THE face of hostility, Catholics must relentlessly proclaim the good news of Christ, Archbishop Barry Hickey said at the launch of the archdiocese’s new centre for evangelisation on 28 September. The opening of the Faith Centre, at 450 Hay Street in Perth, fulfils a long-held dream of the archbishop, who was joined for the occasion by 45 members of Catholic lay groups and a handful of priests. The message Catholics had to take to the world was that every person was worth saving and bringing
into God’s kingdom, Archbishop Hickey said. “Where is our energy proclaiming the good news to those not in parishes, those out there in the world?” he asked. “Who is talking to them?” The Faith Centre has three priorities: proclaiming the Gospel to unbelievers; assisting others already doing good work in evangelisation; and assisting Catholics who want to seriously live their faith. When visiting parishes, the archbishop said, he heard the same thing: that the Gospel continuously urged Christ’s followers to go to
the ends of the earth to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and God’s love for humanity.
“Where is our energy proclaiming the good news to those not in parishes?” The Church’s structure was hierarchical and based on parish boundaries, which had become centres of formation lasting gen-
erations. “Really, that’s where our energies all are,” he observed. But those who followed Christ had to be out among the unbelievers in the world, boldly proclaiming the Gospel. He noted the audience at the centre’s opening, comprised mostly of members of the new movements including the Disciples of Jesus, Flame Ministries, Focolare, Franciscans of the Immaculate and the Neocatechumenal Way, was a tiny minority in the Church. “They are out there, doing what Jesus wanted us to do, going to the risky parts, being insulted often,
being persecuted, but proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.” Archbishop Hickey said his own contribution in recent years had included his 60-second television advertisements. However at $110 a second it was an expensive way to try to reach out to a society badly in need of the message of God’s love. The Gospel, the archbishop said, did not depend on money for its effectiveness; it depended on witnesses. The centre, largely to be staffed by volunteers, will give the Church in Perth the witnesses to get the Gospel out there, he said. Continued on Page 4
Trinity on the run, with a mission to aid India By glynnis grainger IT WAS all in an afternoon’s work for students of Trinity College in East Perth to raise money for the Indian Missions. Each year the College holds a fun run, with secondary students and staff running or walking around the river and finishing off with a sausage sizzle cooked by the prefects. On Friday 21 September they raised almost $8000 with the help of sponsors; a Year 7 student raised the largest sum of $450. All monies raised are used to support projects in India that the College has been involved with for more than 20 years. One is a school in Chennai, Mithra, begun by an Australian Sister, Mother Theodore, as an orphanage for disabled children, marginalised and neglected because of their condition. It has grown into a thriving day school for the orphans and Continued page 4
Trinity College student Sam Cocks heads for the finish line at the annual fundraiser held on Friday 21 September for Indian missions.
The Church condemned Egyptian persecution and assisted Thai flood victims while prominent US Catholics called for an end to the death penality.
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Australians, let us all rejoice, in a true-blue way By roBert Hiini CATHOLICS in Australia are still finding their voice when it comes to creating distinctly Australian hymns and liturgical traditions, says Archbishop Barry Hickey. Speaking to The Record as he prepared for a parish visitation to York, the archbishop said what constituted “Australian” remained somewhat fluid. “We are in the process of making our liturgy look Australian...
that our hymns might have an Australian voice [and] our liturgical decorations may speak in an Australian way,” he said. Reiterating his remarks to traditional Anglicans in Maylands on 24 September, Archbishop Hickey said the Anglican liturgy “became perfectly at home with English culture; in music and in the style of decoration of churches”. “What is an Australian voice? Is their a distinctive musical fingerprint for Australia? I don’t know.
“All I know is Australia is changing so rapidly. “We’ve got an influx of people from so many different nations all making one nation and that needs to be reflected as well. “Australian composers are out there, influenced by what they hear and see and feel in Australian culture. “I think we will produce great music before long.” Despite the changing nature of “Australianess”, there was reason to
think a number of composers had already made substantial, and distinctly Australian, contributions to the Church in this country. Archbishop Hickey praised the hymnal Hymns for the Year of Grace, with music by Richard Connolly and words by the once well-known poet James McAuley, released in 1963, as one such contribution. He also described late Perth priest Fr Albert Lynch as “a pioneer” in the area, having founded the St Mary’s Cathedral Choir and
written his own compositions for use in the Mass. Most Catholic music created in Australia was composed at a higher level than most parishes could cope with, he said, but he was confident that Australian compositions would eventually replace hymns sourced largely from the United States. “I don’t think Australian Catholics yet have a tradition of lusty congregational singing,” he said. “But it is coming.” Archbishop sees change – Page 3
Pope Benedict XVI flanked by Cardinal George Pell and Archbishop Philip Wilson with Archbishop Barry Hickey, third from right, during the Pontiff’s meeting with Australian bishops on 20 October for their ad limina visits. PHOTO: CNS
Church rallies to deal with fallout
T Above: Clockwise from left, Australia’s newest bishop Vincent Long van Nguyen shared his refugee story in The Record; Fr Rooney captivates school children with knowledge gained from a lifetime’s learning of Aboriginal Yuat culture; Students and staff from Bindoon Agricultural College with some of their prize-winning cattle at Perth’s Royal Show.
PHOTOS: CNS, CATHOLIC LIBRARY OF WA, SARAH MOTHERWELL
Below: Left to right, A Christian woman mourns on the coffin of Mina Demian in Cairo, one of at least 26 people killed on 9 October when troops broke up a peaceful protest against an attack on a church in southern Egypt; Cardinal George Pell celebrating Mass at the dedication of St Peter Chanel at Domus Australia on 19 October 2011. PHOTOS: CNS
he precarious situation of Christians in Egypt worsened with an outbreak of sectarian violence leaving 26 people dead and around 500 injured in Cairo. The Christian minority faced sporadic attacks on their churches. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the attacks and urged the transitional authority to respect minorities in the move to democracy. The Catholic Church mobilised all available resources following Thailand’s worst floods in 50 years. Caritas responded together with religious congregations and other churches to help affected areas. There were calls from prominent Catholics in the US to abolish the death penalty following an execution at the end of September. A group of Catholic theologians, scholars and social justice advocates said the death penalty was incontrovertibly wrong and sentencing was sometimes biased. In mid-October Australia’s bishops visited Rome. They went to report on their dioceses and on the
state of the Church and the challenges, old and new, that it faces. Pope Benedict invited more than 300 Christian, Buddhist and nonbelieving delegates to pilgrimage in Assisi. The pilgrimage was focused on the idea of journey and not on prayer, promoting respect for different religious and areligious groups. The Record featured the Catholic history of the two female protagonists in the television ratings hit, Underbelly Razor. Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine, two of the most violent women Australia has ever known and bitter enemies, were alike in their clandestine practise of the Catholic faith. Big Porn Inc: exposing the harms of the global pornography industry was launched in Melbourne and Perth. The book shed light on the brutal and dehumanising side of one of the world’s most profitable industries. October also saw the launch of an audio book - Hearing God’s Call: An Audio Introduction to the Catholic Faith - for prisoners.
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With a rapidly ageing population, priests are needed more than ever
When life comes to a close By Juanita Shepherd AS SOCIETY faces a myriad of issues associated with increasing numbers of ageing, the all important priestly services of accompanying the sick and dying are taking on a greater importance. The ageing of the population has coincided with a shortage of priests, casting a shadow on visitations, comfort and administering the last rites. “The baby boomers of 1945
are well into their 60s now and the ageing of our population is going to become more critical. Then, of course, we are going to have to double our efforts to visit them,” Father Anthony Maher OMI told The Record. Fr Anthony, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate, has worked in parish ministry around the country for 30 years. He is now the parish priest of St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle. “When people get old they often
get very lonely,” he said. “Most of their friends and family have died, so to have the priest visit is very important to them, it reassures them of their faith. “Sometimes you’re the first priest in their home and it’s amazing how much people appreciate it.” He said many priests find it hard to visit the elderly because “it takes them out of their comfort zone” but they know the work is vital. “My friend Fr Jeff Aldous, parish
priest at Baldivis, says ‘visitation in general is the Eighth Sacrament’,” he said. For Fr Jeronimo Flamenco Castillo, Catholic chaplain at Royal Perth Hospital, visiting the elderly can be difficult or sad but it is also a privilege. “An 86-year-old lady died by herself recently as she had no family here in Australia,” he said. When he was sitting by her bedside “the lady touched me and I felt like crying. We are responsible not
just for the young and energetic, but for everyone including the elderly salvation is for everyone.” Another experience of the 37-year-old El Salvadorian struck a similar chord. “An elderly woman asked me, ‘Father, what did I do wrong?’ She came to Australia for her children, then they put her in a nursing home. I felt very sad,” Fr Castillo said. “But it inspired a homily – ‘how Continued on page 4
Be very afraid... Students at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School spooked parents and friends when they performed at the school’s annual music night on Thursday 3 November. Performances under the direction of music teacher Diana Newman ranged from choral pieces to individual and collective instrumental pieces, impressing all. PHOTO: P ROSENGREN
Chill of Coptic winter on a spring night in Perth By Sarah Motherwell TORCHES burned behind the St Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in East Victoria Park during the evening of Friday 4 November. The 27 flames symbolised the lives of those killed at a protest in Cairo on 9 October against the increasing persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt. The candlelight vigil was interrupted as a car drove past the
church and a man leaned out the window to shout something in Arabic. Parishioners shook their heads and muttered “Muslim”. It seems not even in Australia Coptic Christians can escape the ripples of the religious tensions in Egypt. Violence towards the country’s Christian minority has escalated over the past 10 months since the deposing of former strongman Hosni Mubarak. Australian-born Steven Sawiros,
17, told The Record at the Victoria Park vigil that his extended family had fled Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, to the United States on a tourist visa. They were now applying for refugee status. He said if the US government rejected their application they would have no option but to return to face possible persecution in Egypt. In Alexandria many Coptic girls had been kidnapped and made
to convert to Islam, he said. The church near his aunt’s house had been bombed and his cousin now carried a taser for protection when out in public. Even in their homes, Coptic Christians were targeted. Christian homes and businesses are looted and burned. The leader of the St Mary and Archangel Michael parish, Fr Abram Abdelmalek, said these were dark times. “It has been called the
Arab Spring that is supposed to bring the hope of a brighter future for Egypt. I’m sorry to say this Arab Spring has become a Coptic winter,” he said. “The difficulty is grounded in an Islamic vision for society which affords a clearly defined place for non-Muslims and specifically including Christians. Not all Muslims are seeking to implement this vision but many are and there is Continued on page 4
Australia’s regent paid us a visit. Robert Bropho continued to cause controversy, even in death. Pope Benedict XVI called for opportunities in Africa for women and girls and an endowment fund was set up to help those with an intellectual disability.
Queen Elizabeth is presented with kangaroo stew and homemade scones at Clontarf College during her visit to Perth for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from 28-30 October. PHOTO: © THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
CHOGM hits high note in Perth
N Above: Clockwise from left, Franciscan friars embrace the charism of their founder at the 25th anniversary of the first interfaith gathering for peace in Assisi.; Pedilavium by Michael Kane Taylor, a popular image from the Mandorla Art Award collection of contemporary Christian art; A Samburu woman fills a jug with water at a sand dam in central Kenya. Drought has left more than 13 million people living in crisis in East Africa. PHOTOS: FR ROBERT CROSS, CNS, MANDORLA ART AWARD Below: Left to right, The colourful flags of the 54 nations attending CHOGM are held high as the year of prayer preceding the event ends on a high note at St Mary’s Cathedral; Fr Michael Moore SM, Fr Tony Trafford and Mgr Kevin Long pray over new ordained priests Fr Antonio Scala, Fr Marcelo Gonzalez and Fr Wilson Martins. PHOTOS: COURTESY KAYE ROLLINGS,
ovember was an epic month for Perth with the Queen’s visit during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the Occupy Wall Street movement finding its way to Forrest Chase. Among the Queen’s various activities and engagements, she visited Clontarf Aboriginal College and met, for the second time, Cathedral Dean, Mgr Michael Keating. The event was preceded in October by a special inter-church faith service praying for CHOGM’s success with over 200 Christians coming together at St Mary’s Cathedral. Controversy surrounded the death of convicted sex offender Robert Bropho, with Archbishop Hickey agreeing to the family’s request to pray at his graveside. He described it as a kindness to a family he had known over some years which in no way diminished the gravity of Bropho’s crimes. On 15 November, the archdiocesan agency Personal Advocacy Service launched an endowment fund to allow people
with an intellectual disability to enrich their personal and spiritual lives. Encompassing 18 parish-based support groups, the fund was designed to grow through investment. Following the interment of Bishop John Brady, The Record revealed the missing 19 years of the bishop’s life in exile thanks to a priest and archivist. German Catholic dioceses ordered the immediate sale of a Church-owned publishing house in Augsburg after reports it made millions selling erotic and pornographic titles. The Pope visited Africa and was met by hordes of the faithful. He warned the developing continent against the “unconditional surrender to the law of the market or that of finance”. The Pope released a document to accompany the visit Africae Munus (“The Commitment of Africa”) which called for reconciliation between warring groups and ethnicities as well as greater opportunities for women and girls in Africa.
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Cathedral donations continued to roll in, a conscience vote was mooted in parliament on same-sex marriage, St Agatha’s bell now hanging and Perth bids Redemptorist priest Fr Hugh Thomas adieu after 12 years. Archbishop Barry Hickey welcomes the children and gives them a general blessing at the Filipino Chaplaincy’s special Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on 4 December. PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI
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W Above: Clockwise from left, A promotion poster for the series which takes a journey to more than 50 locations throughout 16 countries looking at spiritual and artistic treasures of the Catholic Church and learning what and why Catholics believe; Fr Joseph Tai Trinh blesses his sister after his ordination in Geraldton’s St Francis Xavier Cathedral on 1 December. Below: Left to right, Proudly hanging after years of seclusion, the 1676 bell may not be in the belfry but can again be admired by many on the wall of the Cathedral parish centre courtyard; Christian radio station Sonshine FM broadcast the good news as proclaimed by Archbishop Hickey. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI, FR ROBERT CROSS
hile summer itself got off to a slow start, things were heating up in Australian politics as the Australian Labor Party conference voted to add gay marriage to its official party platform at the same time as passing a motion to back Prime Minister Julia Gillard allowing MPs a conscience vote on the issue. In response to the changes, Archbishop Barry Hickey said tampering with marriage to provide legal protection for other kinds of relationships was unnecessary because those protections already existed. “Same-sex marriage is a misunderstanding of what marriage is all about,” he said. History buffs were ringing with joy when a 335 year old bell affectionately known as “St Agatha’s Bell” after its inscription - “St Agatha, pray for us” - was restored to a place of prominence. Bishop Rosendo Salvado brought the bell to Western Australia on the barque John Panter in 1853.
As the bells were ringing, Perth was also seeing stars - the generous dignitaries whose donations helped to complete of St Mary’s Cathedral. Members of contributing parishes and prominent political figures, including federal opposition leader Tony Abbott, were thanked by Perth’s Archbishop Barry Hickey in a ceremony which unveiled a memorial wall listing major donors. The St Vincent de Paul Society launched its Christmas appeal with a touching story from Caroline, grandmother and sole carer of two young grandsons, who for the past 30 years, had received help from Vinnies when she struggled to make her pension go the distance. Perth had to say goodbye to Fr Hugh Thomas, who dedicated time and effort to so many prayer and youth groups throughout Perth, as he left for Sydney.. The world’s biggest birthday party of the year was celebrated in style with Christmas cheer and generosity. Perth’s usual summer finally got underway with locals enjoying a 30.2’C on Christmas Day.
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What’s on around the Archdiocese of Perth, where and when
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EVERY SUNDAY
Pro-life witness 9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, cnr Great Northern Hwy and Morrison Rd, Midland. Begins with Mass followed by rosary procession to the nearby abortion clinic, led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. To end abortion and for the conversion of hearts. Enq: Helen 9402 0349.
SATURDAY SATURDAY, 7 JANUARY Day with Mary 9am-5pm at Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish, 35 Eighth Ave, Maylands. Day of prayer and instruction based on the Fatima message. 9am video; 10.10am Mass; Reconciliation, procession of the Blessed Sacrament, eucharistic adoration, sermons on Eucharist and on Our Lady, rosaries and stations of the Cross. BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286. Vigil for life 8.30am at St Augustine’s Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with holy Mass followed by rosary procession and vigil at nearby abortion clinic, led by Fr Paul Carey SSC. Weekly prayer vigils: Monday, Thursday and Saturday, 8.30 to 10.30am. Enq: Helen 9402 0349.
NEXT WEEK SUNDAY, 8 TO SUNDAY, 15 JANUARY 2012 Summer School 59 Kelvin Rd, Wattle Grove. One week, one life changing experience. Enq: www.summerschool. org.au or Marty 041 7637 040. MONDAY, 9 JANUARY TO MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2012 Summer School The Royal School of Church Music in Australia (RSCM) will be hosting a summer school for all denominations next year. The programme will include workshops for church musicians and singers to help them inspire their congregations towards a more enjoyable and meaningful participation in Church liturgy. Enrolments are now open and interested parties can find out more by going to www.rscmaustralia.org.au. Enq: Deirdre on 9457 4010.
UPCOMING SUNDAY, 15 JANUARY 2012 75th Celebration St Theresa’s Parish 11.30am at St Theresa’s Parish, 678 North Beach Rd, Gwelup. Begins with Mass followed by lunch at Croatian Club, Wishart St, Gwelup. Tickets $35 with drinks available at the bar. Tickets may be purchased from Margaret Pavicic, 9448 7708, Gloria Cicci, 9446 6215 or Paul and Judy Woodward, 9446 6837. SATURDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2012 A Reunion for Holy Cross Primary School, Kensington Any ex-students or family members, please contact Julie Bowles (nee O’Hara) on 9397 0638 or email jules7@iinet.net.au.
Gate of Heaven Catholic Radio Join the Franciscans of the Immaculate from 7.309pm on Radio Fremantle 107.9FM for Catholic radio broadcast of EWTN and our own live shows. Enq: radio@ausmaria.com. Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook. Commencing with rosary followed by benediction. Reconciliation is 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. EVERY FIRST SUNDAY Divine Mercy Chaplet and Healing Prayer 3pm at Santa Clara Church, 72 Palmerston St, Bentley. Includes adoration and individual prayer for healing. Spiritual leader Fr Francisco. All welcome. Enq: Fr Francisco 9458 2944. St Mary’s Cathedral Youth Group – Fellowship with Pizza 5pm at Mary’s Cathedral, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Begins with youth Mass followed by fellowship downstairs in parish centre. Bring a plate to share. Enq: Bradley on youthfromsmc@gmail.com.
FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAYS Latin Mass 2pm at The Good Shepherd Parish, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646. EVERY THIRD SUNDAY Oblates of St Benedict Meeting 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. For all interested in studying the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to everyday life. Vespers and afternoon tea follows. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758. EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. The hour includes exposition of the Blessed Eucharist, silent prayer, scripture and prayers of intercession. Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call. EVERY MONDAY Evening Adoration and Mass 7pm at St Thomas Parish, Claremont, cnr Melville St and College Rd. Eucharistic adoration, reconciliation, evening prayer and benediction, followed by Mass and night prayer at 8pm. Enq: Kim on 9384 0598 or email to claremont@perthcatholic.org.au.
The Life and Mission of St Mary MacKillop 9.30-11.30am at Infant Jesus Parish Centre, cnr Wellington Rd and Smith St, Morley. Cost: $15. Enq: Shelley 9276 8500.
LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH Be Still in His Presence – Ecumenical Christian Programme 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 a
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Vincent St, North Perth. Includes prayer, praise and Mass. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661.
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Priest Cenacle Every first Thursday at Legion of Mary, Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Paul 0427 085 093.
Bible Teaching with a Difference 7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Victoria Park. Exciting revelations with meaningful applications that will change your life. Bring Bible, a notebook and a friend. 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. Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 6pm at the Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by benediction. Enq: John 040 8952 194. EVERY WEDNESDAY Holy Spirit of Freedom Community 7.30pm at The Church of Christ, 111 Stirling St, Perth. We are delighted to welcome everyone to attend our Holy Spirit of Freedom praise meeting. Enq: 042 3907 869 or hsofperth@gmail.com. Bible Study at Cathedral 6.15pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy scripture by Fr Jean-Noel. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: Marie 9223 1372. Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry 5.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Begins with Mass, 6.30pm holy hour of adoration, followed by $5 supper and fellowship. Enq: cym.com.au or 9422 7912. EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7.30-8.30pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079. 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 041 7187 240. EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY Chaplets of the Divine Mercy 7.30pm at St Thomas More Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. A beautiful, prayerful, sung devotion. It will be accompanied by exposition and followed by benediction. Enq: George 9310 9493 (h) or 9325 2010. 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 the consecrated life, especially here in John Paul Parish. Concludes with veneration of the first class relic of St Faustina. Please do come and join us in prayer. Enq: John 9457 7771. St Mary’s Cathedral Praise Meeting 7.45pm every Thursday 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. EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Prayer in Style of Taize 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. Taize info: www.taize.fr. Enq: secretary 9448 4888 or 9448 4457. Group Fifty – Charismatic Renewal Group 7.30pm at the Redemptorist Monastery, 150
EVERY FIRST FRIDAY Communion of Reparation - All Night Vigil 7pm-1.30am at two different locations: Corpus Christi Parish, Lochee St, Mosman Park and St Gerard Majella Parish, cnr Ravenswood Dr and Majella Rd, Westminster (Mirrabooka). In reparation for outrages committed against the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Enq: (Mosman Park) Vicky 040 0282 357 and Fr Giosue 9349 2315 or John 9344 2609. Healing Mass 7pm at St Peter’s Parish, Inglewood. Praise and worship, exposition and Eucharistic adoration, benediction and anointing of the sick, followed by holy Mass and fellowship. Celebrants Fr Dat and invited priests. 6.45pm reconciliation. Enq: Mary Ann 0409 672 304, Prescilla 043 3457 352 and Catherine 043 3923 083. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life 7pm at Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Mass followed by adoration with Fr Doug Harris. All welcome. Refreshments provided. Catholic Faith Renewal Evening 7.30pm at Sts John and Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Songs of praise, sharing by a priest followed by thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments afterwards. All welcome to attend and bring your family and friends. Enq: Kathy 9295 0913, Ann 041 2166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail.com. Healing and Anointing Mass 8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree. Begins with reconciliation followed by 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189. EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 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. au. EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass 12pm at St Brigid Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass. Enq: Frank 9296 7591 or 040 8183 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 are of very high quality. For any parish willing to accept and place inside the church. Oil paintings - 160 x 90cm and glossy print - 100 x 60cm. Enq: Irene 9417 3267 (w). Sacred Heart Pioneers Is there anyone out there who would like to know more about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771. St Philomena’s Chapel 3/24 Juna Drive, Malaga. Mass of the day: Monday 6.45am. Vigil Masses: Mon-Fri 4.45pm. Enq: Fr David 9376 1734.
Mary Mackillop 2012 Calendars and Merchandise 2012 Josephite Calendars with quotes from St Mary of the Cross and Mary MacKillop merchandise. Available for sale from the Mary MacKillop Centre. Enq: Sr Maree 041 4683 926 or 08 9334 0933. Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate – Latin Feast of all Holy Relics SSRA Perth invites interested parties: parish priests, faithful association leaders etc to make contact to organise relic visitations to their own parishes, communities etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of over 200 Catholic Saints and Blesseds, including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe and Simon Stock. Free. Enq: Giovanny 047 8201 092 or ssra-perth@ catholic.org. Financially Disadvantaged People requiring Low Care Aged Care Placement The Little Sisters of the Poor community - 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. Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of Revelation Normal programme recommences 8 Jan 2012. Enq: SACRI 9341 6139. Resource Centre for Personal Development The Holistic Health Seminar ‘The Instinct to Heal’. 197 High St, Fremantle - Tuesdays 3- 4.30pm. Beginning 21/02. Enq: Eva 040 9405 585. Bookings are essential. Group Fifty – recess for January No events until 2 February 2012. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661. Our Lady of Grace Parish – taize nights Just a reminder there is no TAIZE service in January. There will be NO service in January; we look forward to gathering again on Thursday, 2 February. Course held at the Faith Centre, 450 Hay St, Perth 1. Christian Foundations - This course is designed to guide you to a greater understanding and deeper appreciation of the foundational beliefs of our Catholic faith. (Maranatha Lecturer: Sr Philomena Burrell pvbm). Thursdays: 1.00–3.30pm, from 16 Feb – 22 Mar. For enquiries or bookings ph 9241 5222. 2. RCPD2 - Internalise Principles of Successful Relationships and Use Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills - This course provides knowledge of principles that if applied, will improve all relationships. Skills of self-analysis are taught as well as communication skills. Mondays: 5-7pm, from 20 Feb – 2 Apr. For enquiries or bookings ph Paul 0402 222 578. 3. RCPD4 – Increase Personal and Spiritual Awareness and Improve Relationships - This course promotes self-awareness and spiritual growth. Emotional development is explained in order to improve understanding between persons. Communication skills and important spiritual principles are combined so as to improve relationships. Mondays: 10am–12.30pm, from 20 Feb – 10 Dec. For enquiries or bookings ph Eva 0409 405 585. 4. Higher Certificate in Biblical Studies - The Higher Certificate of Biblical Studies is a distance education programme that can be followed in your own home at your own pace with periodic face-to-face contact workshops. Tutorial assistance is available as required. It is equivalent to a one-year tertiary course, although it is recommended that you aim to complete it in two years. For enquiries and enrolment, ph The Faith Centre on 6140 2420.
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