The Record Newspaper 05 May 2010

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Special Feature: for Mother’s

WANT LIFE TO THE FULL?

Nashville Dominican affirms femininity

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MEANING OF MOTHERHOOD

Being a mother - how you do contribute to society

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SPIRITUAL MOTHERS

A call to all women to pray for priests

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THE R ECORD

“Be indefatigable in your purpose and with undaunted spirit resist iniquity and try to conquer evil with good, having before your eyes the reward of those who combat for Christ.”

-Bishop Matthew Gibney 

‘Don’t

leave our schools behind’

With a federal election looming later this year, Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has urged the Federal Government not to let Catholic schools fall behind

BISHOP Gerard Holohan has called on the Commonwealth Government to guarantee funding to Catholic schools will be maintained in real terms from 2013 to 2016. His call came as he opened and blessed extensions to the Dawesville Catholic Primary School that had been built with the federal Government’s Building Education Revolution funds.

He condemned as a myth the impression that only government schools serve the less well-off, pointing out that of the six most disadvantaged schools in Western Australia, four are Catholic while the other two are independent.

Bishop Holohan also called on the government to guarantee that funding:

● continue to be indexed according to the cost of educating a student in a government school

● be distributed by the Catholic school system to its schools on a needs basis.

He said he was “a bit anxious” that in a recent statement Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised only that no school would be better off in dollar, rather than real terms.

He said the new post 2011 funding formula would not be known until after the next federal election and pointed out that, historically, Catholic schools were established before state schools in an era when education was restricted to children whose parents could afford tutors.

He asked that funding be increased for Catholic schools serving those suffering real disadvantage. Important examples were Kimberly Catholic schools and Care schools.

Easter: the moment of death - and new life

Canning Vale church to open

THE parish of Canning Vale will consecrate and bless its parish Church on Sunday 23 MayPentecost Sunday - at 3pm.

St Emilie de Vialar parish commenced in March 2001 and has celebrated Mass in a variety of locations since it was established, including in the undercover area of St Emilie Catholic Primary School since 2003.

The new $1.6 million church will seat 350 people, with room for an extra 100 if necessary.

Construction of St Emilie’s Church commenced in the second half of 2009.

The parish serves the suburbs of Canning Vale and Southern River, parish priest Fr Robert Carillo told The Record

Anglican bishops ready to join Church?

THREE Bishops of the Church of England expressed an interest in joining the Catholic Church during talks last week with Vatican officials, according to the London Sunday Telegraph The Vatican has not commented on the report. One of the three Anglican Bishops involved in the discussions with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) denied that an agreement had been reached. “No decisions have been made,” he told the Associated Press Anglican Bishop Keith Newton of Richborough, Andrew Burnham of Ebbsfleet, and John Broadhurst of Fulham travelled to Rome for the talks just before of the Church of England’s General Synod.

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A look of concentration can be seen on the face of Parish Priest Fr Philip Perreau at St Thomas More Parish in Bateman as he baptises Jessie Ting at the Easter Vigil, above. Jessie had taken the Baptismal name of Clare for her entry into the Church. Earlier, candles illuminate the interior of the church as the Exultet - the great victory song celebrating Christ’s resurrection - is sung. Four adults were baptised at the Easter Vigil and another seven received into full communion with the Catholic Church at Bateman this year. People were encouraged to wear white for Holy Thursday, red for Good Friday and white or yellow for the Easter Vigil and Sunday. While last week’s Record carried photos and reports of Easter celebrations from parishes across the State, a computer breakdown erased the contributions of some, which appear in this week’s edition. See Page 4 - 11

St Emilie’s Church under construction last year. It will be consecrated on Sunday, 23 May - Pentecost Sunday.

PHOTO: COURTESY ST EMILIE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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Sydney mum: why I homeschool

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group of five or six families coming along to a music and art lesson she would offer once a month, has become a Thursday routine.

Around five years ago, when her eldest hit school age, Lisa started the support group for Catholic home educationas much for her own children as for her need for friendship and support when, “nearly all your friends choose the other option,” she says.

In 2010, there are up to ten families who come along every Thursday to Homebush parish church hall for a weekly class running from 10am–12pm.

One week it’s a fine art and music appreciation class and the following week the pupils come along for Latin choir lessons or a drama class.

Some families turn to home-schooling as their solution to the challenge of education. One home-schooling mother spoke to The Record about how it all started for her. It’s not easy but, says Lisa English, the rewards are immeasurable

BY BRIDGET SPINKS

FOR 15 years, Lisa taught ESL, Reading and Recovery and general classes in primary schools before marrying Anthony English.. As they prepare to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary on 13 May, they’re also preparing for the arrival of their sixth little one due in six weeks – another sibling for Mary, 9, Thomas, 7, Christina 6, Elizabeth, 4 and Rose, 2.

Thomas says he thinks it’s going to be a girl: “Well, because I have had so many sisters”.

He says it can be “quite hard sometimes” looking after four sisters.

“Sometimes, I don’t exactly want to do what they want to do, and so that makes it even harder. I have to organise something. I have to do something that will make it easier,” he says, explaining that he has to think of something differ-

ent every time.

Mary too thinks it can sometimes be “a bit of hard work” - being kind to the younger ones.

She says she counteracts this by “spending a few minutes by herself” and then she does things for them, “like I make up little dances for them and games and they really like it”.

But for little four year old

Elizabeth, the best part of having brothers and sisters is the “birthdays”.

As young as they are, these children can already articulate the joy of family.

“The best part is we’re all one family, we’re happy. We’re always going to try and be strong for each other, and believe in each other and love each other and we’re all just going to be united in one,” Mary says. These children are part of a growing trend in Australia - they home-school - and their mother, Lisa English, is leading the way in providing a fine arts enrichment programme of education for her children as well as some fellow homeschooling families in the Sydney metropolitan area. It’s called ‘Providence’ and what began as a

The third Thursday of the month is a science class and this year the focus for the science classes are ‘beasts’ - prehistoric beasts, ice age beasts, mythical beasts, jungle beasts, sea beasts and mini beasts (bees, ants).

The fourth Thursday is dedicated to craft or cooking and the sessions are always followed by a visit to Our Lady of the Assumption church in Homebush where the families pray a decade of the Rosary for vocations and for the children and any special needs.

“The children can spend time in their own little devotions afterwards,” Lisa English adds.

For Lisa, while her background in education has been helpful, she didn’t want it to be a “little school” nor all about “me being a teacher”.

“I wanted everyone to cooperate and share their own talents with the kids”.

A parishioner, a retired art teacher and some of the mums and dads lead the classes. And once a term the Providence group will go on an excursion too.

And while it’s not always easy, Lisa’s aware just how precious is the time with her children before they grow up.

“It’s a very special time in your life, it can be very challenging, hard work. It can be isolating and a little bit lonely at times, but the benefits far outweigh all those different challenges - you’re giving your children the best of yourself; you’re giving your children your time. … It’s so precious to be with them as much as you can in these years - sharing your faith and the values and showing them by your presence that your husband and they come first in your life,” she says.

As a mother, Lisa says her role is “multifaceted” which has strengthened her faith.

“You’re everything to the children: their teacher, nurse, guide, model and it makes you rely upon your faith so much more because, as time goes by, you see your own weaknesses as a mother because you need Our Lord to strengthen you and help you to grow in virtue,” she says.

“I definitely think it is a vocation to home-school,” Lisa says, adding that she doesn’t think every family is called to home-school; “but for those who are, it’s a very happy way of life”.

For her husband, Anthony English, the main thing is Please turn to Vista 4

‘Providence’ founding family: Lisa English, above, with Elizabeth, at left, Christina, Rose, Mary and Thomas. Lisa’s children are her pupils too. Below, Providence homeschoolers visit Taronga Zoo on a term two excursion.

PHOTO: COURTESY THE ENGLISH FAMILY

Students meet to develop leadership ethos

BY SAM O’NEILL JARRYD BREEDON

FUTURE leaders recently attended Emmanuel Catholic College last Friday to meet for the first ever Catholic Schools Leadership Networking Day on Friday, 23 April. The Emmanuel Student Leadership Team (SLT) hosted the event which students from Christian Brothers College, Seton, Aquinas, Kolbe, Santa Maria and Chisholm Catholic Colleges attended to share ideas and experiences of being a leader in a Catholic School.

Ronan McGinniss started off the day with an interactive presentation on the importance of communication and sharing experiences.

He shared some of his own experiences of being a leader at Chisholm. Ronan, who has been a large support in the development of this day, encouraged the students to share the issues they find challenging as well as those they think they do very well.

Later, the students heard from HALO Leadership, a non-profit incorporated career and personal leadership development agency advancing Hopes, Aspirations and Leadership Opportunities (HALO), who shared their own stories of leadership in their families and communities.

“The HALO presentation was a very good insight into how, with good leadership and values, people can change for the better,”

said Calum O’Neil from Aquinas College.

“They taught us that anyone can be a positive role model and leader if they have the drive to do so. They also helped us address the issue of reconciliation.”

Each school’s leaders had to give a presentation on the topic ‘What we do best – positive practices in our college’ which led to a range of shared ideas and entertaining performances. Student leaders from each school spoke about a range of topics including fundraising, school spirit and leadership structures. Emmanuel Catholic College’s Female College Captain, Madalaine Skelton said, “the day was a great opportunity for us to get to know some other leaders from different schools as well as sharing ideas for fundraising, learning about different student leader structures and developing school and house spirit.”

Miss Kylie Durrant, the Student Leadership Coordinator at Emmanuel, said that her students had worked hard to get this idea off the ground and are hoping it will become an annual event.

“We plan to host this event again next year around the same time. Our hope is that a different Catholic school will take it on board from year to year,” she said.

Sam O’Neill (Year 12) and Jarryd Breeden (Year 9) are Emmanuel students. Sam is Emmanuel’s Male Captain for 2010 and Jarryd Breedon is a Middle School student representative in Year 9.

Audiobooks rocks the iPod

iFaith

By Tom Gourlay

THERE seems to be nowhere to go after reviewing such a monstrous App as iPieta, so in this week’s column I will take a look at a different type of App. Whilst not specifically designed for Catholics or Christians, ‘Audiobooks’ is an App that has something for everyone.

The application enables the user to access a library of over 2,800 audio books that exist in the public domain. These books are downloadable for free through use of this cheap application. Being in the public domain basically means that one is unable to access any recent publications; however, there is a veritable treasure trove of classic literature to be had.

Along with many of the classics of secular literature such as Charles Dickens, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Robert Louis Stevenson, one is able to have full access to a wide variety of classic Christian literature.

From Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy to Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ, from the full text of the Bible (read in a wide variety of Catholic and non-Catholic translations) to the writings of the Church Fathers including St Clement of Alexandria, to St Ambrose, St Ignatius of Antioch, St Augustine etc.

There is a whole lot of listening to be done.

There is even a growing catalogue of GK Chesterton texts that are being added to the collection (which I find particularly exciting).

During lent, I was listening to St Therese of Lisiuex’ Story of a Soul and I find that I’m best able to listen whilst in the car, so I’ve taken to hooking up my iPhone to the car stereo – a great way to make use of what would otherwise be wasted travel time.

So, how does it work?

‘Audiobooks’ runs through an online audio book library called LibriVox, a not-for-profit project that has volunteers read the books and then releases recordings for people to download for free. Books that I have listened to are proficiently read and of a high audio quality.

Chapters are divided up into different tracks and the application will keep your spot in the track bookmarked if you need to stop listening at any point.

In a fast paced world, where one is often at odds to find the time to read, this is one great way to expand our knowledge and understanding of our Faith.

Seminarians

Developing leadership: Adam O’Neill (Emmanuel), Xavier Boch (Kolbe), Stacey Giunta (Santa Maria), Diana Gligorov (Chisholm), Daniel Robertson (Aquinas), Peter Christie (CBC), James Davidson (Aquinas) and Marc Marino (Seton) meet to share ideas and insights on student leadership in Catholic schools.

PHOTO: STEVE SCALLY/EMANNUEL CATHOLIC COLLEGE

One highlight of this year’s Easter at All Saints Parish in Greenwood was the re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross by parishioners, at top of page, and of the Last Supper, at left. Fr Vinh Dongh blesses the Easter fire as parishioners hold candles at the Vigil on Saturday evening, above, and washes the feet of parishioners, at right.

PHOTOS: JOSE GUERRERO

One highlight of this year’s Easter at All Saints Parish in Greenwood was the re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross by parishioners, at top of page, and of the Last Supper, at left. Fr Vinh Dongh blesses the Easter fire as parishioners hold candles at the Vigil on Saturday evening, above, and washes the feet of parishioners, at right.

PHOTOS: JOSE GUERRERO

Easter 2010 in the Eastern Goldfields

BY HARRY ARGUS

HOLY Week in the Goldfields was very busy for the three priests, he acolytes, servers, choirs, sacristans and cleaners. Extra visitors to the region during the Easter Triduum, helped to swell the numbers of the faithful attending the church services.

Palm Sunday began Holy Week with Masses celebrated in Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie and Kambalda. On Tuesday evening of Holy Week, about 40 parishioners celebrated a Pascal Meal at St Mary’s Parish Centre in Kalgoorlie; and on Wednesday evening the Second Rite of Reconciliation was celebrated in St Mary’s Church in Kalgoorlie.

On Holy Thursday evening, a well attended Mass of the Last Supper was concelebrated by Frs Joseph Rathnaraj and Chris Alambe at All Hallows Church in Boulder, while Fr Arnel Tarecina celebrated a similar Mass in Kambalda.

On Good Friday morning, the Stations of the Cross in Kalgoorlie was attended by about 150 parishioners which began from St Barbara’s Square in Hannan Street and concluded at St Mary’s Church. A similar Stations of the Cross was celebrated in Coolgardie.

At 3pm, St Mary’s Church in Kalgoorlie was full to capacity for the celebration of the Lord’s Passion. Fr Chris celebrated a similar liturgy at Kambalda.

St Mary’s Church in Kalgoorlie was again well attended for the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening, where six RCIA candidates and three of their children became new members of the Catholic Church. Frs Joseph and Chris concelebrated this beautiful Mass, and received into the Church adults Helen Joy Belsey, Siew-Mun Bowen, Shondelle Fragomeni, Jette Karis Neve, Taryn Jaye Sullivan and children ShayeLee Tomlieson, Aeddan Bawdn and Caerwyn Bawdn. Fr Arnel celebrated the Saturday Vigil Mass in Kambalda.

Easter Sunday Masses were celebrated in Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie and Norseman with good numbers of parishioners attending.

Just before Easter, the Shire Councils of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Coolgardie and Esperance all celebrated the blessings of the roads, which has contributed to lower road accidents and deaths during the Easter holidays in WA.

With this in mind, it may be worth considering for all shires and parishes throughout Australia to consider blessing the roads at least once a year.

KALGOORLIE-BOULDER

Catholics gather outside St Mary’s Church in Kalgoorlie for the Stations of the Cross.

PHOTOS: HARRY ARGUS

New Catholics receive a blessing during Easter ceremonies.

(NEOCATECHUMENAL CELEBRATIONS)

“I shall pour out my Spirit”

Acts 2:17

11 + 12 May

7:30 - 9 pm

St Bernadette’s Parish Glendalough on Tuesday 11th

Prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

International Guest Speaker Jean-Luc Moens has been invited to Perth to deepen our understanding of the Holy Spirit. He will talk about how the gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit work to deepen our spiritual lives.

Jean-Luc Moens (pictured right) from Belgium is married with 7 children and has worked for the Emmanuel Community for the last 23 years. He has vast experience running parish missions and various evangelisation activities. He is President of FIDESCO, a faith co-operation for third world missions. He’s also a co-leader of the International Congress for the New Evangelization. Jean-Luc is a member of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” (One Heart) which was established to promote human and Christian development through humanitarian actions and catechesis on Charity.

For more info call: Olivia on 0423 415 823

Bioethics Centre 39 Jugan St Glendalough on Wednesday 12th

AT A GLANCE

Upcoming events around the diocese

What’s on at St Gerard Majella, Mirrabooka

Rosary in the Families - During the month of May, Fr Giosuè Marini will visit parish families at 7pm with the statue of Our Lady. Add your name, address and phone details to the list at the back of the parish church. This parish tradition is in its fourth year.

St Gerard parish Curry Night 2010 - A fundraiser for up to 200 is being planned to raise money for Parish Centre projects. Different curries, both meat and vegetarian, will be on offer. Tickets cost $20 for buffet dinner and will be on sale shortly.

When: 2 July from 7pm at Herb Graham Centre, Mirrabooka.

Lower Chittering Divine Mercy Church - Parish Priest of Gin Gin, Bullsbrook and

Bindoon, Fr Paul Fox is calling for donations for the building of a new church in the fast developing suburb of Lower Chittering. The project is due to commence in August 2010 and will house a new Catholic school as the population grows. To help, there are forms at the entrance of St Gerard Majella parish church or visit www.ginginchitteringparish. org.au for more info.

St Gerard Majella’s Youth Mass - is every fourth Sunday of the month at St Gerard’s Mirrabooka. After the May Youth Mass there will be a guest speaker to talk about WYD 2011. Come and meet the youth of the parishNorberto, Allen, June, Vanessa, Maria, Teresa, Ruvi and Kaye - and stay for pizza after Mass.

When: 23 May at 6pm is next Youth Mass.

What’s on at Glendalough

A Spiritual Journey of Love and Unity

- The Focolare movement, an international movement inspired by the Gospel and working for unity in all spheres of life is organising a retreat at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Rawlins St, Glendalough. Special programme for Children.

When: 16 May from 2.30 - 4.30pm.

Parishioners walking in the parish’s Neocatechumenal communities gather and process for Palm Sunday, top of page. At the all-night Neocatechumenal vigil, a cantor leads children singing an Easter song, above. Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton blesses a paschal candle for use throughout the year, above at right, while Parish Priest Fr Giosue Marini baptises an infant at the vigil, watched by proud parents and godparents.

PHOTOS: JOSE GUERRERO

What’s on at Bateman:

Chaplets of the Divine Mercy - A monthly sung devotion every second Wednesday accompanied by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and followed by Benediction. Enquiries: George Lopez 9310 9433.

When: 12 May at 7.30pm at St Thomas More Bateman.

Mary, First Disciple, National Conference - Fr Frank Maloney SDB will share his deep reflections and insights into Mary as disciple, woman and mother. A free faith formation event, it’s an opportunity to anyone seeking to learn more about Mary. For more info or to register interest, contact Marianne via 0423 105 611 or adultfaith@batemancatholic.org or add your name to the list at the back of the church. When: 18 May from 8.30 - 1.30pm in Bateman Parish Hall.

Matthew: The King and His Kingdom - A DVD series given by Jeff Cavins will be shown in June (Part 1), August (Part 2) and October (Part 3). This series focuses on how Jesus builds on the foundation laid in the Old Testament to inaugurate the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. No prior knowledge assumed. Benedict, an acolyte and RCIA catechist for the parish, will coordinate the evenings.

When: Every Friday starting 4 June - 23 July, from 6.45 to 9pm in the Meeting Room of St Thomas More Church, 100 Dean Road, Bateman.

Fr Bill Christie washes the feet of parishioners at the Thursday evening ceremony commemorating the Last Supper. The ceremony symbolises the radical humility and love of the other to which all Christians are called.PHOTOS: COURTESY BATEMAN PARISH

Fr George James carries the cross at St Thomas More Church on Good Friday during the commemoration of the Passion - Christ’s carrying of His Cross to His death. The ceremony concludes with veneration of the Cross.

UKRAINIANS celebrate Easter by the old Calendar - ie the Julian Calendar - so most feast days including Christmas and New Year are 13 days behind.

Easter, on the other hand, is always different ranging from the same time up to 5 weeks’ difference sometimes. It is worked out that Easter falls after the first full moon after the March equinox (after 21 March) after Passover.

This year and next year they fall on the same time as the Gregorian calendar.

White eggs are painted with different symbols representing Easter - crosses, palms, flowers, fish, heavenly bodies like the sun and the stars.

Dots are widely used to represent the tears of Mary. Crossover lines represent the fishing nets of the Apostles who were fishermen before they followed Jesus. Also, eggs represent new life just as Jesus arose from the dead and came back to life.

Colours are important too, ranging from white, yellow, green, orange, red, blue and black (not necessarily using all of them on the one egg design).

The eggs are called pysanky which means to write (pysati) as the pen used draws different designs on the egg like a pen.

To give someone a pysanka for Easter as a present is very special as you wish them all the best in health and happiness, good luck and love for the coming year. It is blessed on Easter Sunday and has special powers of protecting your house from fires, thunder and lightening.

On Easter Sunday each family takes a basket of special foods  to be blessed by the priest which is then taken home and eaten by the family at a special Easter lunch. The basket contains a special cake-like bread called

a paska,  hardboiled eggs coloured in a single colour, beetroot representing the blood spilled by Jesus at the Crucifixion, horseradish for the bitterness of life, salt, butter, cottage cheese,  sausage and, of course, pysanky Traditionally, people fasted for 40 days during Lent, not eating meat or dairy products so now at Easter time they have these foods blessed and can eat them again.

The traditional saying at Easter and for 40 days after is XRECTOS VOSKRES - Christ has Risen.

Easter is a very important time of the year in the Ukrainian Catholic or Orthodox Church calendar: a time of sadness as Jesus was crucified for our salvation and a time of great joy when we celebrate His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

The Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday where Pussy Willow is blessed after the Liturgy and everyone takes a branch or two to their homes. People traditionally ‘hit’ each other with the palm saying “it is the palm that is hitting you, not me – in a week it will be Easter” – basically wishing everyone the best for Easter - like a blessing.

Usually a Palm Sunday fete is held so people can buy Paskas (bread-like cake), Pysanky (decorated chicken eggs ) or other foods for Easter.

The next event is Holy Thursday (Matins of the Passion of Christ) where the Twelve Gospels are read out. Each time a Gospel is read, two men and two women hold candles during the reading.

Good Friday (service of Vespers with Christ’s burial cloth and Veneration and Matins) is of course a very important day with Jesus being crucified and buried in the tomb.

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church is so full of people that many have to stand outside. Baskets are placed outside around the church and after Holy Liturgy the priest walks around and blesses them. Girls carry the church banners, and someone carries the Cross.

If Easter occurs on a different day to Roman Catholic Churches, then the service on Good Friday is held at 6pm as many of the congregation are at work. If at the same time, the service is held at 3pm.

A tomb is set up in the church with flowers decorating it.

A purple cloth is placed on the tomb where the shroud (plastanytsia) will be laid.

On Easter Saturday (solemn celebration of Christ’s Resurrection Matins) the priest takes the shroud and places it on the altar and the congregation again walk around the church three times but this time the doors are closed. While everyone is walking outside, the inside of the church is changed back to its original state.

The tomb is taken away and the tetrapod (table in the aisle) is put back. This is all in preparation for the Resurrection. Meanwhile, the Resurrection song of “Christ is Risen” – Hrystos Voskres is sung many times outside the church.

The priest then knocks three times on the church doors which are opened and everyone walks in singing Hrystos Voskres

A few singers follow singing Christ is Risen as the procession follows the priest blessing the baskets.

The baskets usually contain foods like the paska (cake like sweet bread), eggs coloured with one colour for decoration which will be eaten later, pysanky (chickens eggs painted with various designs signifying Easter) that are given as presents as souvenirs to friends and family wishing them the best of health and happiness.

Also in the baskets are butter, white cheese, horseradish, salt, beetroot and sausage. These are all symbolic foods and so are used to be blessed.

The shroud is taken around the church three times, carried by four men with the whole congregation walking behind singing prayers.

Then all enter the church again and the shroud is placed on the tomb. After the service, all come to kiss the shroud to show their love for Jesus who died for us on the cross to save us. Youth group members stand guard at the tomb.

After the service the priest blesses the Easter baskets that have been brought. Some churches bless the baskets only on Saturday night while others still have them blessed on Saturday as well as on Sunday after Easter Liturgy. A paska bread is also placed on the tetrapod called ARTOS which represents Jesus. This is blessed on Saturday evening after the transformation of Resurrection and stays in the church all week.

The following Sunday (St Thomas Sunday, the Artos is cut up into bite size pieces and the congregation all take a piece to eat. This is to say they consume Jesus and accept his teachings.

Easter Sunday is a great celebration with many wearing their embroidered blouses or shirts.

The choir sings the liturgy and usually the

After the blessing, everyone greets each other with Hrystos Voskres and then go home to eat the special meal with family and friends.

Traditionally, the six weeks prior to Easter (Great Lent) we should be fasting – no meat or dairy products; today many don’t adhere to this but just don’t eat meat on Fridays.

Luba Valega and Mary (Myroslava) Stasiw decorate Easter eggs in traditional fashion for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Maylands community’s Easter celebrations.

Fr Wolodymyr Kalinecki blesses Easter baskets outside the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St John the Baptist in Maylands which is a tradition representing the end of fasting from the Great Lent. The baskets contain sausage, eggs, white cheese, salt, beetroot, paska (Easter cake) and pysanky (specially painted eggs).

PHOTO: BOHDAN WARCHOMIJ

Blessing baskets in the church in Maylands on the Saturday night after Resurrection Matins.

Voice of Voiceless helps ophans at Easter

BY ANTHONY BARICH

GOSNELLS and Mirrabooka priests Frs Nicholas Nweke and Bonaventure Echeta took their Easter celebrations to orphans with deformities in the slums of Davao City in the Philippines.

The priests delivered goods to the orphanage, run by local nuns and missionary priests, bought by funds raised by Voice of the Voiceless, a parish-based ministry the duo started in February 2008 to foster friendship and support by lay seminarians, priests and those in need both locally and overseas, but especially in third world countries.

They may be far from their homeland in their “comfortable

Perth parishes”, but their hearts are never far from those in third world countries like those in which they grew up, and the Easter trip reflected this.

The pair - whom Archbishop Barry Hickey met in Rome while they were studying for the priesthood for their home country Nigeria, before befriending and inviting them to complete their studies at St Charles Seminary in Perth and being ordained for his Archdiocese – visited Davao City from 4-6 April.

The idea sprang from a conversation with visiting Filipino priests at Fr Arnel Taracina’s priestly ordination in November 2007, who, when they learned of Voice of the Voiceless, wanted it to help their

region.

The trip to Davao City followed similar trips to distribute goods to leprosariums in Nigeria and the Niger Republic, bought by funds raised by Voice of the Voiceless. The trip also served to raise awareness in Perth that leprosy, while eradicated in first-world countries, is far from gone in third-world regions.

To the leprosarium in Nigeria, the priests took condiments, rice, toiletries and drinks, after Fr Bonaventure’s post-ordination trip to the subcontinent for a thanksgiving Mass.

Voice of the Voiceless also funded $800 for the Pacific Regional Seminary in Fiji, which the Nigerian-born Perth priests visited

Good Friday Stations of the Cross at Gosnells Parish

BY FR NICHOLAS NEWKE Gosnells Parish Priest

ON Good Friday, the parishioners of Gosnell’s parish (Our Lady Of the Most Blessed Sacrament) joined the entire Church as the whole of Christendom fixed her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of Good Friday, in the Adoration of the Cross, the children of the Parish studying at St Munchin re-enacted the passion of Christ with parishioners who united themselves to our Saviour, and contemplate their own death to sin in the Death of our Lord. The liturgical observance of Christ’s suffering, crucifixion and death performed by children and Lisa, one of the teachers, left the entire congregation who witnessed the event in tears. The children evidently have shown what has been in existence from the earliest days of the Church by making this year’s passion real in the life of the parishioners.

in 2008.

“In Nigeria, the government has abandoned these people, so we went to help eradicate the disease by bringing medicines, as it’s still eating into the lives of people,” Fr Nicholas said.

It is vital to visit these places personally rather than just wire them money, Fr Nicholas said, as the people feel a greater, more intimate sense of being loved –especially in leprosariums where people don’t usually go anywhere near them.

“We can show them they are human beings, and worthy of love,” Fr Nicholas said. “We come from third-world countries, we know what it’s like; we didn’t want to be sitting here in the comfort of Perth

eating good food, and doing nothing about so many people in these regions suffering during Easter.

“Simply sending money doesn’t solve the problem. People need love. When they see priests eating with them, praying for them, they feel they are worthwhile.

“We saw the joy radiating from the children, who crowded around us as they have no father figures. They were surprised that priests would come to them.

“People in the Western world need to get out of their own comfort zones and do something for people like this. We know what it’s like and we don’t want to forget them.”

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Carers at the orphanage with Fr Bonaventure Echeta with the children, who have deformities.

PHOTOS: FR NICHOLAS NWEKE

Children at the orphanage in Matina, Dabao City, which Frs Nicholas Nweke and Bonaventure Echete visited during Easter.

A carer at the orphanage with a child with deformities.

Disciples were asleep while Jesus was praying, as depicted by Gosnells youth. A Gosnells youth depicts Jesus crucified on the Cross during the Easter week re-enactments.

Fr Nicholas, Lisa, one of the teachers, and actors and actresses.

The soldiers nailing Jesus to the Cross.

Finding the freedom to love

It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, 9 May, and in the hope of reaching out to the beautiful women who read The Record, this interview below is to inspire you in your day-today life. Our newest Record journalist, BRIDGET SPINKS, interviewed Sr Mary Madeline OP, a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of St Cecilia, which has been based in Sydney since 2007. This Sydney convent base for the Nashville Dominicans is their first permanent mission established outside the US and was organised around World Youth Day 2008. Sr Mary Madeline holds her Masters in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.

Sister, you recently gave a talk on “Life to the Full” at a Sydney University ‘Life Week’ mission. This is an interesting phrase; what does that phrase “life to the full” mean?

“Life to the full is ultimately life in Christ, and what we see in Christ is self-giving love. This is true for all people, men and women. Pope John Paul II often spoke of the fact that we only discover ourselves through a sincere gift of ourselves.”

How can we, especially as women, have life to the full?

“Since life to the full flows from receiving and giving love, we must first let ourselves be loved. This love originates in God, and although all of life is His gift to us, sometimes we must listen to hear God’s love in prayer. If we realise that we are loved deeply and unconditionally, we experience inner freedom. If we listen to God in prayer, in the Scriptures, in the events of daily living, we discover the unique gifts we have been given to share with the world. In giving those gifts, we find great joy.

Is there anything wrong with just surviving?

“The problem with mere survival is that the mission of Jesus and, therefore, God’s plan for us is not yet realised. He said, “I came that you might have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10). God is a God of abundance, not of stinginess. If we reflect on the miracle at Cana and the multiplication of the

loaves and fish, we see that God gives much more than is needed for survival. Perhaps wounds of our hearts keep us from thriving, but Jesus was a healer, One Who came to set us free. If we receive the freedom Christ brings, we discover that we have hearts made for praise and thanksgiving. A grateful person is not just surviving but thriving.

So how can we thrive both humanly and spiritually?

“The human person is a beautiful creation. Our bodies need balanced nutrition and rest. Surprisingly few people take the rest they need to thrive. We also have minds, intelligence that longs for truth. We live in an information-saturated world, but we need more than facts. We need truth. We also have wills that are fulfilled when we choose what is good and embrace it in love. We must not let false ideologies convince us that we have no freedom - that we are determined by our genetics or our environment. We are free, and this freedom is essential to love. In addition to truth and goodness, we long for beauty. We thrive when we see, hear, and experience the beautiful. Women tend to have a particular sense of this need and a gift for attention to detail that enables us to touch others by beautifying the settings around us. As humans, we are social and we long for communion with others. We cannot thrive in isolation. Theologically, this flows from our creation in the image of God, who exists as a unity of three Persons sharing one divine nature. Experientially, we know that we need to receive the gifts of others and share ourselves with them in order to thrive.”

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend on 9 May. In this context, how can mothers, especially ‘stay-athome’ mums, thrive in their dayto-day duties of motherhood? I’m sure you’re aware there are some mums out there who struggle with leaving the workforce to bring up their children because of pressure they feel to ‘contribute to society’ in the workplace. Could you provide some comment on this?

“Mothers are among those most ready to thrive! This is because by

welcoming the gift of life they have already shown a capacity to receive love and give it. Only a false materialism could lead us to de-value the contribution of mothers. What contributes more richly to society than welcoming life and shaping the minds and hearts of the next generation? Sadly, we often are deceived into thinking that the worth of our service is measured by the money we are paid or the recognition we receive.Actually, some of the best paid people in the world are not only not building a better society, but are actually working against society. Of all women in history, Mary of Nazareth gave the world the greatest Gift. Her life was hidden, simple and poor. When we accept God’s plan for us, we bring life to the world in whatever vocation, career, or path God chooses.”

Let’s recognise that life comes in both male and female form. In light of this, what is the gift of femininity? What can women offer the world simply by being ‘woman’?

“Among the many gifts the Church recognises as key to the “feminine genius” is that of being person-centered. Pope John Paul II spoke of the reality that it is to woman that the human person has been entrusted. This is a gift needed in every aspect of our society. Business, education, politics - really every field - can be transformed when human dignity is respected and promoted. Women are also notably courageous in suffering and persevering. This is evident at the foot of the cross. We have much to teach our world about commitment and the value of true compassion, which stands by the one who suffers rather than disposes of him or her. Women are capable of great generosity and other-centeredness. In Scripture we hear Jesus’ account of the widow’s mite. In more recent history, we see the examples of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and Blessed Mary MacKillop, so ready to reach out to those in need and give selflessly. Women are, on every level, the guardians of life. When we see the beauty of St Gianna Molla, the Italian wife, mother, and physician who gave up her life to save her daughter, we see that women can show the world that life is the

When mum’s the teacher too...

Continued from Page 2 teaching the children “how to count their blessings and how to love”.

As for being a father, he says “There’s nothing to compare with that first smile when you come home from work and the kids come running to you”.

“Whatever’s happened during the day or at work, you’re never going to get that again - or that hug in the morning. Or even just helping them through what they think are huge traumas. And then [seeing] just how easily they can pass through,” he says.

most precious gift of all. This is not only the physical welcoming of the lives of their own children, but the overall attitude of women toward every human life. In his remarkable encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), Pope John Paul II wrote, “Women first learn and then teach others that human relations are authentic if they are open to accepting the other person: a person who is recognised and loved because of the dignity which comes from being a person and not from other considerations such as usefulness, strength, intelligence, beauty or health” (par 99). Thus, women have a decisive role in shaping the culture of life and the civilisation of love that allows all people to thrive.”

For our brothers, fathers and sons, uncles and nephews out there, what is the gift of masculinity that men can give to the world? I mean, when their sisters, mothers and daughters, aunties and nieces are seeking to live ‘life to the full’ or begin to soon, how can men respond effectively?

“The ultimate model for men is Christ Himself. Masculinity is perfected when strength is used not for selfish ends but for self-sacrificing service to others. Men are called to protect and defend the family (within the home and the Church), and if they do so, all of society benefits. It takes great strength to lead by serving, to uphold ideals, to be self-disciplined, and to be true to one’s word.

“A man who finds his identity in relation to God affirms women in their growth and success. A man who listens to women, who values their insights, and who respects their dignity is following Christ, who loved the Samaritan woman at the well, Martha and Mary, the women who sought healing, and especially His Mother. Women and men must help each other.

“Pope John Paul II reminded us that we are called to complete one another, not compete against each other. This complementarity calls us to respect the differences between men and women, seeking to receive the other with gratitude and to give of ourselves in freedom. This mutual self-giving relies on grace.”

For many, it’s usually the faith and a desire to keep their children safe that draws them to home-schooling, Lisa says.

“Then after that they find so many other benefits they didn’t realise until they started doing it. For example, the family closeness, strengthening the sibling relationship, protecting them from a lot of the negative influences in the media and in the playground that they can be exposed to.”

After nearly five years of homeschooling, Lisa warns that home-schooling isn’t perfect - “there are times when it doesn’t work - but it can be a very successful way of schooling your children if you seek the right kind of support, resources”.

One of the most important things to successful homeschooling is that “the mums must look after themselves … through caring for their own health, their own emotional wellbeing and that they get lots of support from their husbands,” Lisa says.

“It can be lonely, especially for mums with large families. It’s a big challenge, so they must make sure that their life of prayer and their time for recreation is there. Otherwise they just can burn out and it can be a disaster for the family, for everyone.”

The ‘Providence’ support group has been approved by the home-schooling inspectors from the Board of Studies who are “very pleased” with the group, as “they know how important it is for the mums as well as the kids for support” to help eliminate the problem of isolation, Lisa says.

She later adds that her first inspector, who had been inspecting for twenty years and believed in home-schooling, gave her a piece of advice she passes on to any mum who’s uncertain about her own abilities.

“The ones that have done teaching start off with more confidence, but then he said that all the mums become good teachers”.

For further information contact

Lisa English 02 9889 2124 or email catholichomeschoolers@gmail.com.

Sisters: Sister Mary Madeline OP, a member of the Dominican Congregation of St Cecilia, with Bridget Spinks at the 2009 inaugual Sydney Congress Embracing the New Evangelisation.

PHOTO: GIOVANNI PORTELLI

BY K ATIE W ICKER

“So what do you do?”

I’m asked over drinks at a recent party

Imentally flip through a list of possible responses. I hesitate, considering my interrogator. I think I remember someone mentioning he works as a neurosurgeon.

He performs brain surgery. I wipe little bottoms.

So here’s my quandary: Do I come clean and admit I’m “just” an at-home mum? Do I mention I went to law school (there’s no need to bring up the fact that I dropped out after a month to support my husband through medical school)? Do I opt for a smartalecky response? “I breathe. I read. I shower (almost daily). I nibble at my nails when I’m anxious (hence, the nibbling right now). What do you do?”

Or do I simply pretend I’m still a productive member of society and forget the fact that my nursing baby is tugging on my blouse, ready for a drink of her own?

On a good day, I’d come clean and confess I’m an at-home mum. On a really good day, I’d say it with pride.

Sometimes, though, especially when I’m surrounded by my husband’s colleagues - who generally are physicians, esteemed researchers, or other professionals with impressive accolades - I’m not as confident. I waffle. I mention motherhood in passing like it’s my side job, instead of conveying what I really believe: that this mothering gig is a genuine vocation, a way of bending to God’s will for my life, as well as the best way for me to use my gifts.

While most people respect my decision and the fact that I’m blessed to be able to be a stay-at-home mum, I have the feminists - the people who are supposed to be on my side - to thank for my occasional stabs of insecurity. Like many of my female peers, college classes in women’s studies and multiculturalism indoctrinated me with “culturally correct” beliefs, where the big picture seemed to be lost in a quibble over who suffered more prejudice and who the real victims were.

It was easy to see any “softness” in my personality as a point of weaknesses that needed to be hardened if I wanted to be a success. It was the feminists who made me feel like less instead of more. The same women who warned us about never allowing a man to turn us into Barbie were furtively turning us into Ken - and ladies, Ken doesn’t wear an apron or change diapers all day. The same women who praised motherhood (when it was convenient and the time was “right”) were telling us we didn’t have to just be mums confined to a life of domestic drudgery. We had the potential to be so much more (who cares if there’s only 24 hours in the day?).

It is the feminists and their unflagging campaigns for “equity for women” who continue to lead so many women to question what God designed us to do, who make us want to be more like our rational (and less intuitive) male counterparts, who make us wonder why we don’t have it all - as in a career that provides manifold

I am woman

satisfactions and an identity other than “Mummy.” They’ll disagree, of course. The feminists will swear they’re all about choice and helping women make an impact on the world through their work and their lives while remaining true to themselves.

They’re more than willing to share the secret formula to doing this, too. You evolve into the modern woman - the woman who can do it all and have it all.

While early feminism sought to encourage the rise of women through support of their traditional roles as mothers and champions for virtue, many of today’s feminists say, “Forget that namby-pamby traditional stuff. Get a career. Then a hubby. Then maybe have a baby (if it will make you happy). Keep the career. Hire a physical trainer and get a great postpartum

Calling all women: spiritual mothers needed

Motherhood is not merely biological. In 2007, the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy recognised the spitirual powerhouse that women can be when it wrote a letter to the world’s Bishops and issued a 40-page illustrated brochure encouraging eucharistic adoration for the holiness of priests and seeking to recruit “spiritual mothers” to pray for priests and for vocations to the priesthood.

All women, whether married or single or consecrated, can become spiritual mothers for priests, it said.

The project aims to highlight the link between the Eucharist

body (but not too great, lest you be considered an object), make money, wield power, and keep your husband in line. Oh, and make sure he’s someone who does his own laundry and sometimes yours.”

“I waffle. I mention motherhood in passing like it’s my side job, instead of conveying what I really believe: that this mothering gig is a genuine vocation”

As I’ve grown into my mothering shoes and become more confident in my role, I’ve started to see

and the priesthood as well as Mary’s special role as the mother of every priest, said a letter from the congregation’s top officials.

Cardinal Claudio Hummes, congregation prefect, and Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, congregation secretary, said that as part of a wider effort to address the challenges facing priests today, they wanted to promote perpetual eucharistic adoration “for the reparation of faults and sanctification of priests.”

But they also hoped to promote “a commitment on the part of consecrated feminine souls,” who, following the example of Mary, “might wish to spiritually adopt priests in order to help them with their self-offering, prayer and penance.”

The letter asked Bishops to

a big, fat lie: You can’t have it all. And why should you even want to?

Womankind doesn’t need to be saved or fixed or changed. We don’t need to prove ourselves by juggling a career, motherhood, and a slew of other accomplishments. We don’t have to wear power suits to be powerful. Our power is found in our femininity, in the wombs that give women the ability to be sacred chambers for new life. Everything that makes women women is what makes them valuable to society. We don’t have to contribute to the GDP to be productive. Mothers produce soulssouls that have eternal value. And women who never have children of their own are still spiritual mothers, helping and nurturing society’s underlings.

When we “liberate” women from the “menial” tasks of motherhood, when we suggest a woman loses her life and her identity if she stays home with the kids all day, when we say that women must be fiercer in the workplace or become more “rational” and physically and emotionally “stronger” like their male counterparts, what we’re really saying is that men and the male role in society is superior to our own, and we must do everything in our power to become more like them.

Man and woman share in God’s image and likeness. We are equal in dignity, but we’re not the same. It’s when we start striving for sameness that we - and society - start to fall apart.

that modern feminists and their dedication to gender equity, their “I am woman, hear me roar” mantras, and their push for women to balance careers, family, and a hobby or two or three aren’t really about being female or male, or even human. They’re really about being superhuman.

It’s all those courageous, outspoken modern feminists who, instead of concentrating their time and efforts on something that would really help the plight of women - say, spreading awareness about injustices such as sexual slavery, bride burning in South Asia, abortion, and female infanticide - tirelessly defend a view of the perfectible woman. In doing so, feminists don’t liberate women; they disappoint them. In its wake, feminism has left a sobering parade of women who are realising that it’s

promote in their dioceses “a movement of prayer,” centered on perpetual eucharistic adoration and involving priests, Religious and laypeople.

They said they hoped that “a prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, praise, petition and reparation will be raised to God incessantly and from every corner of the earth.”

The 40-page brochure, Adoration, Reparation, Spiritual Motherhood for Priests, was focused specifically on encouraging women to pray for priests.

“The vocation to be a spiritual mother for priests” is not well known enough and so it is seldom practised, even though it is “fundamental and vitally important,” said the brochure, prepared by Archbishop Piacenza.

What will happen if all women toughen up, strive to do it all, and be more than “just” wives and mothers? What if women start to believe a beautiful life is only possible once you have that beautiful career? Can we truly embrace our God-given vocation to nurture others if we’re more concerned with nurturing ourselves and catching up to the boys?

I’m not suggesting women don’t have a place in the workforce. Long before terms like “working mum” or “hybrid woman” snaked their way into feminist parlance, women were productive workers in the vineyard of the Lord. We’ve given birth to children. We’ve built domestic churches. Some of us have been called to be doctors, humanitarians, artists. But none of us has to be everything to everyone.

What the feminists seem to be missing is that a woman’s liberation must truly be freeing her from things that are holding her hostage - not releasing her from her supernatural calling and all that is good and sanctifying and makes her a woman.

Let us embrace the wisdom of the Catholic Church. Women, be who you were created to be: people who possess a special sensitivity and a sublime respect for the dignity of the human person. People who are inclined to follow the way of the cross, to nurture, and to hold the fabric of society together, not with high levels of productivity measured in output by hour but with the gift of self.

“What do you do?” I do enough. I am enough. I’m a mum. I’m a wife. I’m a woman, designed by God. I have no need to pretend to be more. I don’t have to roar to be heard. My life says it all.

Kate Wicker is a regular contributor to secular and Catholic media and a senior writer for Faith & Family magazine. Her website can be found at KateWicker.com.

Media images: forewarned is forearmed

Deacons: will there be hurdles along the way?

Being Heard

By John Heard

Human beings are creatures too. Certainly, we share a creaturely susceptibility to basic needs. Alongside the lower order animals, we seek sustenance. We long for companionship. We want warmth and air. This is part of our embodied nature. We are in the world.

It comes as little surprise, then, to learn that human beings fall for some of the same tricks we use to train dogs, horses, and other animals – indeed – that we respond to the same systems of reward. We are vulnerable, in other words, to conditioning. This means that we can be manipulated by the clever use of stimulus and response. Ring a bell and feed a dog, observe his salivation - now repeat the exercise. Eventually the dog will salivate upon hearing the bell. This is classical conditioning.

There are more subtle versions of the technique, but from even this basic example it is easy to understand how the existence of conditioning, and its deliberate use, might equip a perceptive man with successful shortcuts to learning and persuasion.

Indeed, the basic fact of human vulnerability to conditioning is well known and regularly exploited in advertising. The results there are instructive.

The typical method is very close to the classic stimulus-response model. Think of a preeminent brand.

Now, think of the way it is presented to the market. Chances are that images, sounds, and other stimuli will be used to pair the brand with desirable attributes, such as youth, vitality, freedom, or happiness. Think of a cola commercial. Like the dog when he hears the bell, viewers salivate on cue.

Sometimes, more often in political advertising, conditioning is used to create a negative association.

The thing in question (eg a candidate) is linked with scandal, corruption, weakness, or some other undesirable trait via the use of ominous music, grainy imagery, or any of a number of symbols that connote wrongdoing or irresponsibility. Pigs and clowns are stock stand-ins and irritation is a commonly targeted response.

At the last Federal election, for instance, the ALP used conditioning (an advertisement that featured a loud, annoying buzzer) to persuade the audience to vote against the Coalition. Such attempts are highly successful – at least until the audience learns to resist the manipulation.

Certainly, once apprised of such things, one can sort manipulative aspects out from facts. We can attempt to discern the truth of any situation, free from the tricks and tactics of control.

Catholics generally, but especially those in Western nations where the methods of market-

ing are entrenched and relatively sophisticated, must be wary.

ndeed, an otherwise fair newspaper article on vocations to the priesthood, for instance – perhaps reporting on a rise in the numbers of young men entering the seminary – might be accompanied by a photograph of empty pews. The hidden message is obvious and negative.

Similarly, in times such as these when the Church is assailed by allegations of child sex abuse, some sub-editors and other publishing professionals will choose manipulation and conditioning to sell another message alongside the bleak news. In many cases, indeed, abuse allegations - some of them trumped up, too many painfully real – will be accompanied by distracting stimuli (particularly images of a deeply sacred nature and Gregorian chant excerpted from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) meant to vilify Catholics.

The idea is to condition nasty, bitter, cynical responses: all priests are paedophiles, all religious people are sex-obsessed, and all nuns are harsh and cruel.

Here are just two recent examples:

An article in the Guardian newspaper “Vatican Hit by Gay Sex Scandal” (4 March 2010) included a photograph shot at an angle that suggested the Holy Father and his assembled Cardinals were themselves engaged in a homosexual group sex act. The subliminal message was so blunt and obvious that the liberal Huffington Post called the newspaper out on its “Photo FAIL”.

A digital image by Judy Green that ran alongside an opinion article (22 March 2010) by Madeleine Bunting in The Age newspaper (the article was syndicated from the Guardian) showed a stained glass window-style priest figure vested in surplice and stole (perhaps for Confession). His hands were on the shoulder and head of a small boy.

This otherwise innocuous image was given a deeply offensive subliminal meaning by means of a black square, such as one might see in a censored image, inserted across the priest’s eyes.

Both images were deeply offensive to Catholics, perhaps deliberately so given the consistently prurient treatment of these issues in certain publications, but – and this is the real worry – both images were also highly manipulative.

With sustained deployment, such tricks are used to condition readers to associate Catholic imagery, Sacraments, and even individuals with gay sex and child sex crimes.

Once one knows the truth about conditioning, however, it is easy to see through the dirty tricks. Catholics can change the channel, or buy another newspaper. If the source is a public one, paid for with tax dollars, Catholics must complain until the situation improves.

The issues surrounding homosexuality on the one hand, and child sex abuse on the other, are certainly disturbing enough without a nasty, distracting war of propaganda and image manipulation waged alongside by unscrupulous publishing professionals. Forewarned is forearmed.

John Heard is a Melbourne writer. emaildreadnought@gmail.com

Emerging Ministry

The permanent diaconate: Its genesis, growth, issues.

By Anthony Paganoni CS

It is fairly obvious, in Australia as elsewhere, that there is a wide range of opinions and pastoral practices in regard to the permanent diaconate. Its virtual disappearance for many centuries has not helped us to understand the profound value of this ministry. Neither is the all too often mentioned shortage of ordained priests an excuse to prop up the network of Church services in many dioceses around the world by ordaining permanent deacons.

The American Bishops’ Committee on the Diaconate released the results of a national study in 1996, identifying some issues for the future. The first one posed the following question: “How are the issues of the deacon’s identity and acceptance to be resolved in light of the tendency of many to use the deacon to address the present shortage of priests?”

The second issue resembles the first: “What are the best means of response to the demonstrated need for a more focused effort on the national and diocesan levels to form and challenge dea-

cons towards roles and ministries more clearly differentiated from the ministerial priesthood?”

As recently as 2003, Cardinal Walter Kasper of the Vatican’s Council for promoting Christian Unity pointed out that the theological understanding of the permanent diaconate remains unclear, a matter of theological dispute, which has resulted in a variety of pastoral tasks assigned to deacons.

He singles out three major dimensions of diaconal life: 1. the theological (relational problems about the meaning of ordination to sacred orders – bishop-priestdeacon – which constitute one Sacred Order); 2. pastoral (basically boundary problems, involv-

ing the issue of who does what) and 3. personal (connected with the theological and pastoral grey areas, causing, in many dioceses, a morale problem for the diaconal ministers).

This morale problem may be the result of an unclear theological interrelationship between roles, or it may stem from the issue of the deacon’s marital status. On many occasions, marriage or family life requires the full attention of the deacon. He finds himself in a dual sacramental situation: his married life and his diaconal life. And the celibate clerical leadership, both Bishop and priest, may not be sensitive or appreciative of the pull factors between family and ministry.

British gaffe raises more questions than it answers

In

clear view

By Guy Crouchback

The matter of the insults to the Pope by the British Foreign Office has something funny about it. Not funny hah-hah but funny peculiar.

I have had some dealings with Foreign Offices and with the sort of people who normally staff them. It is a hugely important part of their training not to give offence.

I know professional diplomats will sometimes let their hair down at private parties or in family situations by ridiculing the people they deal with.

But one thing they never, never, never do is put such things in writing.

All their training has conditioned them to avoid anything that might possibly be “embarrassing” to the extent that they could be described as being biologically incapable of it, like ex-

spies I have known, long retired, who are literally unable to utter even the most dubiously sensitive material on the telephone.

Yet here we have highly insulting and embarrassing material not merely reduced to writing but actually given a kind of official status and circulated among officials at Downing Street and Whitehall. Whoever leaked the material to the Daily Telegraph was obviously shocked by it.

Normally one would say this sort of thing just doesn’t happen, let alone in the British Foreign Office, with a reputation of being one of the most professional in the world. Further, the Foreign Service is meant to recruit only the intellectual crème de la crème.

Not only that, but along with the suggestions it contains which might be passed off as a rather feeble and childish humour, such as the Pope endorsing a brand of condoms, we have suggestions which on the face of it – such as that the Pope open a Helpline for abused children - are apparently meant to be taken seriously.

The covering note to the effect that some of the ideas were “farfetched” is a further indication that the ideas were meant to be treated as more than a joke – if the document had been merely a joke, it would not have been necessary to add this.

Anyone can make a mistake, but this does not look like an ordinary mistake. Look at it from

any angle you like, something odd has been going on here. The senior official responsible for drafting the document was apparently of Pakistani origin, although his religion has not been disclosed.

Although fortunately less tragic, and not otherwise comparable, this incident is in one way reminiscent of the recent case of the Muslim fanatic psychiatrist promoted to major in the US Army who shot 14 people, mainly US Servicemen, dead on a military base while crying Allah Akbar (“God is Great”).

That is, it suddenly exposes highly important and normally secret procedures and appointments to the light of day, showing a degree of incompetence so deep-seated as to take the breath away. Again, it is only normal common sense and sanity to expect that anyone entrusted with so responsible a position would be first subjected to the most searching examination.

Whatever the explanation here – ignorance, irresponsibility, antiCatholic – or anti-Christian –malice or whatever, the whole affair is more than merely embarrassing; it is alarming in its implications.

The Foreign Office has apologised for the incident and said that the individual responsible has been transferred, although apparently not otherwise disciplined. But that doesn’t answer any of the questions it raises.

with Catherine Parish

Someone once called my columns ‘home-spun’ (I think it was kind of a compliment). I have to admit that I find in the minutiae of daily family life all sorts of metaphors and paradigms that help me personally make sense of the spiritual life, our relationship with God and the dynamic of the Church in the world.

Parent/child relationships are particularly fertile ground for these observations, especially as your children grow up and your ability to influence their actions lessens, but your love for them and concern for their welfare does not.

In some ways this period of young adulthood is more trying than your children’s infancy, and can be the one most requiring courage, tact and wisdom. There are times it can be most challenging of a parent’s love for their child. It is as though we parents are being asked to put our money where our mouth is where our unconditional love for our children is concerned in these years.

Some of the paths our children choose, be they career or personal, can cause a hapless parent to quiver in their shoes and curl up and die within as they contemplate the possible ramifications of their children’s decisions. But even the abject fear and trembling of a quivering mass of jelly masquerading as a parent of young adults can be put to good use, I find!

“Benedict XVI, as the leader of a publicly humiliated, wounded and suffering Church, is bearing the burden of sorrow and pain like every loving parent whose children make decisions contrary to those they have been brought up to make...”

The Holy Father is no doubt feeling similar emotions towards the erring members of his flock

who have caused our beloved Church so much anguish lately. These perpetrators of crimes against vulnerable people who were in their care should be exposed, tried and punished in the civil justice system. They do not deserve to be permitted to continue practising their priesthood. Their victims do deserve apology and restitution made to them, and the Church should seek their forgiveness for the wrongs done them.

But the Holy Father, along with all members of the Catholic Church, also has the Christian obligation to forgive, and not completely turn his back on the guilty ones. The Holy Father still must show the love of a father for his children towards these men who have so betrayed their sacred priesthood and the trust placed in them. The genuineness of their penitence is ultimately a matter between themselves and

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God, but if they seek Sacramental confession and absolution it must be offered them, just as it is given to any sinner who seeks it.

Benedict XVI, as the leader of a publicly humiliated, wounded and suffering Church, is bearing the burden of sorrow and pain like every loving parent whose children make decisions contrary to those they have been brought up to make, contrary to everything their parents believe in and hold sacred. And whilst he must see that justice is done, he cannot disown his children and completely abandon them to the consequences of their actions any more than any of we parents can.

Every Catholic parent should be praying for the Pope in parental solidarity and support: May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

Q&A

By Fr John Flader

Nutrition and hydration in the vegetative state

Question: I recently heard of a person who regained the ability to communicate after being in a persistent vegetative state for many years. I give thanks to God for that but my question is: what is the Church’s teaching on keeping such patients alive with nutrition and hydration for such a long time? Is it necessary or can it be considered extraordinary and be discontinued?

Ethicists have discussed this question for a long time, with some arguing that artificial nutrition and hydration constitute the ordinary care that must always be given, and others arguing that the provision of these means for a long time becomes extraordinary and burdensome on the health system or the family, and may therefore be discontinued.

Over the years the Holy See has gradually made its position more clear. The most recent statement came from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2007 in the form of Responses to two questions posed by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Firstly though, as regards terminology, it should be understood that in the so-called “vegetative state” the person breathes spontaneously, digests food naturally, may open and close their eyes spontaneously, may be able to follow objects with their eyes, etc., but they cannot move their limbs or feed themselves.

They are often said to be in a “persistent, or permanent, vegetative state” when that condition has lasted for a year or more.

The Responses of the CDF, dated 1 August 2007, were approved by Pope Benedict.

The first question was: “Is the administration of food and water (whether by natural or artificial means) to a patient in a ‘vegetative state’ morally obligatory except when they cannot be assimilated by the patient’s body or cannot be administered to the patient without causing significant physical discomfort?”

The Response was: “Yes. The administration of food and water even by artificial means is, in principle, an ordinary and proportionate means of preserving life. It is therefore obligatory to the extent to which, and for as long as, it is shown to accomplish its proper finality, which is the hydration and nourishment of the patient. In this way suffering and death by starvation and dehydration are prevented.”

The second question was: “When nutrition and hydration are being supplied by artificial means to a patient in a ‘permanent vegetative state’, may they be discontinued when competent physicians judge with moral certainty that the patient will never recover consciousness?”

The Response was: “No. A patient in a ‘permanent vegetative state’ is a person with fundamental human dignity and must, therefore, receive ordinary and proportionate care which includes, in principle, the administration of water and food even by artificial means.”

Pope John Paul II, in an address on 20 March 2004 to participants in an International Congress on “Life-sustaining Treatments and the Vegetative State”, explained that persons in the vegetative state retain their fundamental human dignity. He said that “the intrinsic value and personal dignity of every human being do not change, no matter what the concrete circumstances of his or her life. A man, even if seriously ill or disabled in the exercise of his highest functions, is and always will be a man, and he will never become a ‘vegetable’ or an ‘animal’” (n 3).

Naturally, there can be exceptional circumstances such as very remote places or situations of extreme poverty in which the artificial provision of food and water may be physically impossible, and then of course it is not morally required.

Likewise, as the first question and its Response mention, if because of the patient’s condition, for example cancer of the stomach, the body cannot assimilate food or liquids or these cause significant physical discomfort, they are not morally obligatory.

The example you give in your question – and there have been several around the world in recent years – shows clearly that we can never know for certain whether a person may not recover from the vegetative state, even after many years. This highlights all the more the need to show these persons every respect and to continue artificial nutrition and hydration. Got a question for Fr Flader? Email him at: director@caec.com.au.

Study connects abortion to higher rates of depression, drug use

A NEW study has found that about half the women who procure abortions later suffer from depression and/or drug abuse.

The study by scientists from the University of Manitoba covered over 3,000 women, analysing data from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Drug Abuse in the United States between 2001 and 2003. Published in the Canadian Journal of Psychology, it found a high correlation between emotional problems and a history of abortion. The researchers emphasised, however, that their study did not suggest a causal link.

India Bishops draft abuse guidelines

THE Bishops of India have drafted guidelines on disciplining priests who have abused children but will not make the guidelines public until the Vatican approves them, The Times of India reports.

“While the general consensus at the conference was to report any suspected case of child sex abuse to the police, measures like defrocking and expulsion will be thought of only if the accused is convicted by a court,” said Fr Babu Joseph Karakombil, spokesman for the Bishops’ conference.

Roadside bombs in Mosul hit Christian students

AT least four people died and more than 170 were injured when buses carrying Christian university students were bombed in a roadside attack near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

“It was a brutal, unprecedented attack. We are shocked since the victims were not soldiers or militants, but just students who were carrying books, pens and their dreams of growing up and serving their own nation,” said Redemptorist Fr Bashar Wardu of Irbil.

“Christians are still being targeted,” he told Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency, on 3 May. Three buses carrying students from the village of Qaraqosh to a university in Mosul were struck by a roadside explosion followed by a car bombing on 2 May. Some of the victims included bystanders. The buses were escorted by Iraqi soldiers, and the bombings occurred between two checkpoints staffed by US, Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish soldiers. The minority Christian community “feels unprotected and left at the mercy of extremists,” said Fr Wardu, adding that the government needed to do more to guarantee the safety and security of its citizens.

Pope to speak with Belgian Bishops on abuse

The Bishops of Belgium, led by Archbishop of Malines Bruxelles André-Joseph Leonard, are at the Holy See this week for their periodic visit to the “threshold of the apostles.” Among other issues on the agenda for their time at the Vatican will be discussions regarding sexual abuse, which led to the resignation of a Bishop last month.

The Belgian Bishops’ ad Limina visit started this morning and will wrap up on Friday in an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. The Bishops were joined by Fr Koen Vanhoutte, diocesan administrator for the recently vacated Diocese of Bruges, the secretary general for the Belgian Bishops’ conference and the diocesan administrator for the Diocese of Namur. Archbishop Leonard, primate of Belgium, spoke with Vatican Radio about the visit, saying, “Surely we will touch on the painful questions that have been placed in our country after the resignation of the Bishop of Bruges.”

On 23 April, the Holy Father accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger Joseph Vangheluwe from leading the Diocese of Bruges after his own admission of having committed sexual abuse of a minor.

Archbishop Leonard himself has recently been accused of covering up abuses in the 1990s.

“It’s inevitable,” the Archbishop said, that the subject and the measures the Belgian Church plans to take to face the situation will be discussed in meetings at the Vatican this week.

US called to recognise Nigeria as religious freedom hot spot

Nigerian violence raised as concern by US religious freedom commission

BY DENNIS SADOWSKI Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON - Two recent outbreaks of violence that claimed nearly 1,000 lives in northern Nigeria show that the country’s political leaders are unable to effectively resolve conflicts that transcend both socio-economic and religious issues, said a US government commission.

In releasing its annual report on 29 April in Washington, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom cited Nigeria as a country where violence is tolerated by the government, which it said allows Christian and Muslim perpetrators to continue their attacks unhindered.

“Until the Nigerian government recognises there is a sectarian aspect to this conflict and violence, it will not be solved,” said Leonard Leo, the commission chairman.

The commission recommended - for the second year in a row - that the United States list Africa’s most populous nation as a country of particular concern, the most serious on a three-tier rating system. Nigeria is one of the 13 countries recommended for such a rating.

The Department of State has placed eight countries on the list but has excluded Nigeria from it. By rating a country as one of particular concern, State Department officials would be permitted under the International Religious Freedom Act to undertake diplomatic actions or economic sanctions to encourage countries to improve religious freedom.

Nigeria’s recent violence prompted commission members to visit the country three times during the past year, most recently in late March.

Commission member Don Argue said that in discussions with Nigerian legislators from the region around Jos, where violence occurred in January and March, they acknowledged that the violence has deep religious roots.

“Yes, there are issues - economic issues, unemployment, ethnic, land ownership - all of these things come into play,” said Argue, who has visited Nigeria twice since July. “But the question is why has the frustration been vented in religious persecution?”

Elizabeth Prodromou, commis-

Religious Freedom Trouble Spots

A U.S. commission in its latest report on religious freedom worldwide identifies 13 countries as the worst violators.

countries of particular concern countries on the watch list (also includes Cuba and Venezuela)

Nigeria

Russia

Belarus

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Bishops worldwide are encouraged to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse, just as Pope Benedict XVI has done, said the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

“There is nothing that helps Bishops or priests learn about this problem better than meeting with the victims and hearing their stories,” US Cardinal William Levada said in a televised interview on 27 April. Pope Benedict XVI has met with victims several times, and “that’s an example to Bishops,” he said.

The interview, in the Cardinal’s Vatican office, aired on PBS’ The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, was to be one of a series of reports from the Vatican.

Cardinal Levada said he didn’t want to “scapegoat anybody or have a conspiracy theory,” but he thought there had been “a certain media bias” in the way media outlets have covered the sex abuse scandals. Reports, especially by US media, have largely relied on information com-

TurkeyTajikistan

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Pakistan Afghanistan

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Source: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom ©2010 CNS

sion vice chairwoman, said the group’s inquiries have shown that religious and socio-economic issues are intertwined in the culture of Nigeria, requiring that the government address both if the violence is to be resolved.

Other concerns cited by the commission include the adoption of Shariah, Islamic law, in 13 Nigerian states and the insertion of religion into the conflict by outside parties.

Prodromou identified the funding of school and mosque construction by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Libya as reason for concern because the educational material used in the schools encourages violence against non-Muslims.

Several commission members held out a glimmer of hope that things would change in Nigeria with the newly established US-Nigeria Binational Commission, which will focus on economic and diplomatic initiatives.

The religious freedom report also criticised President Barack Obama for failing to appoint an ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, as called for under the law that mandated religious freedom be an aim of US diplomacy. The position has remained unfilled since John Hanford left on 2 January 2009.

Overall, there was no change from the commission’s 2009 list of 13 countries singled out for particular concern for failing to protect religious freedom. In addition to Nigeria, the commission named China, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar,

North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam to that category.

The commission also maintains a watch list of countries where conditions of religious freedom require close monitoring. That list, unchanged in 2010, includes Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Venezuela. Three other countriesBangladesh, Kazakhstan and Sri Lankaalso deserve to be monitored, the report said. The commission pointed to Nigeria as a country where violence among Christians and Muslims has left as many as 12,000 dead since 1999. The report said conditions in Nigeria are worsening, allowing “for the proliferation of extremist ideology and terrorism.”

A recent Pew Forum report on Islam and Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa showed that, of 19 countries surveyed, Nigeria and Rwanda had the highest percentage of the general population58 percent - who believed that conflict between religious groups is a very big problem in their country.

The report said 38 percent of Nigerian Christians surveyed saw Muslims as violent, while 13 per cent of Nigerian Muslims surveyed saw Christians as violent.

It also said that 70 per cent of Nigerian Christians favoured making the Bible the official law of the land, while 71 per cent of Nigerian Muslims favored making Shariah the official law of the land.

Pontiff sets example in meeting abuse victims: Levada

ing from attorneys representing alleged abuse victims and, because of that, “have not been fair in giving a balanced picture, a picture in context,” he said. He said more media attention should be paid to the positive steps the Church in the United States has taken to address its own sex abuse scandals. The US Bishops in 2002 adopted landmark policies to address and prevent child sex abuse, which included the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

The Cardinal said the Vaticanapproved US programmes are “a real success story” that should serve as a model for other Bishops’ conferences as well as for public schools and organisations that work with children.

The US Bishops took “very concrete action” and “I think that the United States can rightly offer a model,” he said. He said that while sex abuse occurs in other environments, members of the Church “should hold ourselves to a higher standard, in the sense that this

is not something that one would have expected” because a priest is ordained to be a good shepherd of his flock.”

Concerning the recent resignation of bishops over their handling of sex abuse cases, Cardinal Levada said he would not be surprised if there were more resignations to follow.

He said the standard by which Bishops are expected to address clerical sex abuse is “not new, but it’s being applied more rigorously than in the past. I will look forward to helping my brother Bishops around the world see what can be done if you take good concrete steps, put things out on the table, make sure that you’ve got a programme to educate your priests and screen for any problem areas as you are admitting priests and have a good programme for (a) safe environment”.

“I think those are key things that make our people feel secure” and such procedures “should be something that can be done throughout the Church,” he said.

Benedict takes over troubled Legionaries

Pope begins reform of Legionaries of Christ in wake of scandal

BY JOHN T HAVIS Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI will name a personal delegate with authority over the Legionaries of Christ and a commission to study its constitutions, the first steps toward a profound reform of the order, the Vatican said.

In a lengthy 1 May statement, the Vatican indicated that the Legionaries would need to undergo very deep changes, including a redefinition of the order’s religious charism and a revision of the way authority is exercised among its members.

While the Pope will have the final word on whatever changes are eventually imposed, one Vatican source said after seeing the statement: “It looks like they are calling for a refoundation of the order.”

The Pope met on 30 April with the five bishops who conducted a visitation of the Legionaries’ institutions over the past year. They visited almost all the order’s religious houses and most of its pastoral institutions, meeting with more than 1,000 Legionaries.

The Vatican emphasised what it said was a high degree of sincerity and cooperation shown by the Legionaries and said the visitors encountered many young priests who were “exemplary, honest and full of talent.”

The Vatican statement castigated the Legionaries’ founder, the late Fr Marcial Maciel Degollado, who had been found to have fathered children and sexually abused seminarians. His “most grave and objectively immoral

Legionaries of Christ seminarians attend a conference on “A New Apologetics for a New Millennium” at Regina Apostolorum University in Rome on 29 April. Pope Benedict XVi has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the Order, including a redefinition of its religious charism and the way authority is exercised among its members.

conduct” calls for “a path of profound revision” in the order, the Vatican statement said. It said Fr Maciel committed “true crimes” that reflected “a life devoid of scruples and of authentic religious sentiment.” Most Legionaries didn’t know about his conduct because Father Maciel was able to skillfully “create alibis and obtain the trust, confidence and silence of those around him,” it said.

Most Legionaries, because of their “sincere zeal,” believed that accusations against Fr Maciel could only be slander, it said.

The statement did not specifically refer to those in leadership roles in the Legionaries of Christ, or how much they may have known about their founder’s transgres-

sions. The Vatican said the visitation highlighted three primary requirements:

● The need to “redefine the charism” of the Legionaries of Christ, preserving “the true nucleus, that of militia Christi (the army of Christ), which distinguishes the apostolic and missionary action of the Church.”

● The need to revise the exercise of authority in the order, in a way that “respects the conscience” and is closely connected with truth.

● The need to preserve the enthusiasm and missionary zeal of younger members through adequate formation.

“In fact, the disappointment about the founder could place in question the vocation and that

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nucleus of charism that belongs particularly to the Legionaries of Christ,” it said.

The Vatican said the Pope wanted to assure the Legionaries and members of the order’s lay movement, Regnum Christi, that “they will not be left on their own” and that the Church will “accompany them and help them on the path of purification that awaits them.” Part of that path, it said, is a reaching out to those inside and outside the order who were “victims of the sexual abuse and of the system of power put in place by the founder.”

“To them at this moment go the thoughts and prayers of the Holy Father, together with gratitude for those among them who, in the face of great difficulty, had the courage

and the constancy to demand the truth,” it said.

As for future steps, the statement said the Pope has “reserved to himself” those decisions, beginning with the naming of his delegate and the commission to study the order’s constitutions. He will also name a visitor for the Regnum Christi movement, at their request.

The five bishops who conducted the investigation into the Legionaries of Christ included Denver Archbishop Charles J Chaput. The Vatican said the bishops had also consulted with many diocesan bishops in the countries where the Legionaries operate.

Although the five Bishops acted independently, “they have reached a widely convergent evaluation and a shared opinion,” it said.

They handed in their reports to the Pope and other top Vatican officials at a meeting that began April 30 and continued the next day. Participants included the three cardinals who will be involved in follow-up work on the visitation: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state; US Cardinal William J Levada, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; and Cardinal Franc Rode, head of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

After investigating allegations that Fr Maciel had sexually abused young seminarians, the Vatican in May 2006 ordered him to stop practicing his ministry in public and to live a life of prayer and penitence. Father Maciel died in January 2008 at age 87.

In early 2009, the Legionaries said that Father Maciel had fathered a daughter; more recently, Legionary officials acknowledged that he had sexually abused seminarians, and they asked forgiveness for failing to listen to his accusers.

Pope urges sensitivity in introduction of new Missal

Benedict XVI receives copy of complete English translation of Roman Missal

BY CAROL GLATZ and CINDY WOODEN Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY - After nine years of work involving Vatican officials, English-speaking Bishops around the world and hundreds of consultants, Pope Benedict XVI received a complete version of the English translation of the Roman Missal.

The white-bound, gold-edged Missal which contains all of the prayers used at Mass was given to the Pope during a 28 April luncheon with members of the Vox Clara Committee, an international group of Bishops who advise the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments about English liturgical translations.

“Soon the fruits of your labours will be made available to Englishspeaking congregations everywhere,” the Pope told the Vox Clara members.

“Many will find it hard to adjust to unfamiliar texts after nearly 40 years of continuous use of the previous translations,” the Pope said, which is why “the change will need to be introduced with due

sensitivity.” The Pope thanked the Vox Clara members and all those who contributed to the translation process because “through these sacred texts and the actions that accompany them, Christ will be made present and active in the midst of his people.”

The new English-language Missal is a translation of the Latin edition officially promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 2000 and released in 2002.

The copy given to the Pope

includes the recognitio, or approval for use, dated 25 March 2010 and signed by Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, prefect of the worship congregation, and U.S. Archbishop J Augustine Di Noia, congregation secretary.

Chicago Cardinal Francis George, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that while the overall text has been approved for use, editions with specific adaptations for each country are pending. He said he

expected the “recognitio” for the U.S. version before the end of May.

Cardinal George said that while Catholics definitely will notice the new translation, the change will be “far less dramatic than going from Latin to English was”.

“When they see what a beautiful text it is, many people will welcome it,” the Cardinal told CNS on 29 April. Some people, for a variety of reasons, will not like the translation, he said, “but in the end it will be the text the Church uses for prayer.”

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, a member of Vox Clara, told CNS that members expect Bishops’ conferences in most English-speaking countries to begin using the new translation starting in Advent 2011.

After the Vox Clara meeting in January, the Archbishop said, members left Rome wondering if it would be finished in time for the April meeting. The congregation and a group of volunteers working with Mgr James P Moroney, former executive director of the Secretariat for the Liturgy at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, “made sure that every line was checked and rechecked,” he said.

Before a copy was presented to the Pope on 28 April, the Vox Clara members were briefed on “how they brought the final version together - how the final recensions were made, the copy editing

and the consultation with different people on how it sounded,” he said.

Because the missal was translated in parts and approved in sections by the various Bishops’ conferences, some prayers that are used only occasionally had been translated slightly differently in different parts of the Missal.

The congregation determined which of the translations to use consistently, the Archbishop said.

“While we may have had some reservations when we first started the project - you know, ‘I’d rather this than that’ - we began to see that the thing really came together and was a wonderful work of collaboration among the different countries of the world,” Archbishop Prendergast said.

“I think we have a majestic, reverent text that is going to be a great contribution to the Church.”

The Latin missal text was translated into English by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, a body established by English-speaking Bishops’ conferences.

The conferences voted on each text and requested some specific wording for use in their own countries.

The texts approved by the Bishops’ conferences were forwarded to the Vatican for approval.

The congregation examined the texts with input from the members of the Vox Clara Committee.

The new English translation of the Roman Missal is seen in Rome on 29 April. The translation more exactly adheres to the Latin edition promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 2002. It took eight years to produce.

PHOTO: CNS/PAUL HARING

WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY

Remembrance Mass

7pm at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Lockridge. Mass to remember babies lost before, during or soon after birth. Enq: Shirley 9279 9165 or Cath 9378 9806.

THURSDAY, 13 MAY

St Dymphna

12noon to 2pm at Good Shepherd Parish Hall, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Looking at Saints especially St Dymphna, Patroness of people with Mental Health Issues. Enq: Ann 9291 6670.

Feast of Ascension

12.10pm at St John’s Pro-Cathedral, Victoria Ave, Perth. Latin Mass preceded by Fatima Devotions 11am-12noon and 7pm Sung Mass at St Anne’s Church, 11 Hehir Street, Belmont.

Ascension Day

4.30pm at the Good Shepherd Parish, 40-42 Streich Avenue, Kelmscott. The Latin Mass according to the 1962 missal will be offered on Ascension Thursday. All welcome.

Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

7pm at St. Patrick’s Basilica, Fremantle. Concelebrated Solemn Mass, Sermon, Procession through the city Benediction. All welcome.

FRIDAY, 14 MAY

Divine Mercy Thanksgiving Mass

2pm to 4pm at St Jerome’s Church, 36 Troode St, Munster. All Divine Mercy Groups are invited to the 2nd Anniversary with a Healing Mass celebrated by Fr Sebastian Kalapurackal VC and Fr Varghese Parackal VC. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by Mass, talk on Divine Mercy and Healing. Enq: Connie 9494 1495 or Edita 9418 3728.

SATURDAY, 15 MAY

St Padre Pio Day of Prayer

8.30am at Villa Terrenzio, Cabrini and Marangaroo Dr, Marangaroo. St Padre Pio DVD, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Silent Adoration and Benediction. Holy Mass, celebrant, Fr Tiziano Bogoni using St Pio Liturgy. Confessions available. 12 noon BYO lunch to share. Tea and coffee provided. Enq: Des 9278 1540.

SUNDAY, 16 MAY

Focolare Open Afternoon

2.30 to 4.30pm at Little Sisters of the Poor, Glendalough, all who would like to know more about the Focolare are most welcome. There will be a program for children as well. Please come along and see how you can make a change in your lives.

Meditative Prayer in the Taize Style

7pm to 8pm Sisters of St Joseph Chapel, 16 York St, South Perth. Come and join in the Taize prayer as we remember Sr Irene McCormack’s Anniversary of her death. Join in the chants; listen to sacred scripture, silent and intercessory prayers in a beautiful candlelit Chapel. Doors open at 6.30pm. Everyone welcome. Bring a friend and a torch. Enq: Sr Maree Riddler 0414 683 926.

The World Apostolate of Fatima

3pm at St John and Paul Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Eucharistic Hour, and the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of the Apostolate will be brought. All welcome. Enq: 9339 2614.

Dominican Laity Meeting

2pm at St Catherine’s Convent, 31 Williamstown Rd, Doubleview. Visitors are welcome. Enq: Jeff 9446 3655.

MONDAY, 17 MAY  FRIDAY, 28 MAY

Tour of the Holy Land

12 day tour with Fr Roy Pereira visiting Sea of Galilee, Jericho, Masada, The Dead Sea, Bethany, Jerusalem and Cana. For cost, itinerary and more details, please contact: Francis Williams (Coordinator) T: 9459 3873 M: 0404 893 877. Email: francis@perthfamily.com.

WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY

Lesmurdie Mental Health Support

6pm-8pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall, 207 Lesmurdie Rd, Lesmurdie. Fr Kevin Cummins and his

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wife, Rula, from Graylands Hospital will share about supporting people with mental health problems. Admission free. Please bring plate to share. Enq: Ann 9291 6670 or Barbara 9328 8113.

TUESDAY, 25 MAY

CaFE Programme

7.30pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Morley. Knowing God Better by David Payne, fun and stimulating DVD talks aimed at helping Catholics understand their faith more fully and to become more enthusiastic about God’s action in their lives. Programme will run for 7 weeks. All welcome Enq: 9276 8500

WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY

Not-for-profit Management Seminar Series

5.30pm at The University of Notre Dame Australia, High and Cliff Streets, Fremantle. Topic, A Feminist Critique of NGO governance, Real or imagined a discussion paper. Speaker Dr Lucy Morris, Adjunct Professor. Enq: 9433 0905 or business@nd.edu.au

THURSDAY, 27 MAY

Council of Christians and Jews WA INC

7.30pm Temple David Social Hall, 34 Clifton Cres, Mt Lawley. Seminar on The Authority of Scripture, presented by Rabbi Marcus Solomon, Kenneth Arkwright OAM, The Right Revd Dr Anthony Nichols, The Revd Professor William Loader FAHA. $5 members, non-members $10 Light refreshments served. All welcome.

FRIDAY, 28 MAY

Alan Ames

7pm at St Bernadette’s Church, Jugan St, Glendalough. Mass, followed by talk and healing service. Enq: George 9275 6608.

FRIDAY, 28 MAY TO MONDAY, 7 JUNE

Fremantle Heritage Week – University of Notre Dame

11am daily tours of the Campus with a range of public lectures offered at 1pm, on archaeological excavations in Fremantle’s West End, role of Fremantle women in supporting American servicemen and nurses during the WWII; the place of icons in the Christian community, Perth’s second Catholic Bishop, Unearthed; Notre Dame’s Art and Architecture. Enq: Rebecca 9433 0611 or rcassidy@nd.edu.au

SATURDAY, 29 MAY  SUNDAY, 30 MAY

Catholic Faith Renewal - Weekend Retreat

9am-6pm at James Neston Hall, Catholic Education Centre, 50 Ruislip St, West Leederville. Theme will be Tears of God, Christian Answer to suffering with guest Fr Gino Henriques, CSsR an International Speaker who has preached to Bishops, priests, and Religious to laity through retreats, seminars and conferences, a postgraduate study in Sacred Scripture and Theology. Enq: 0433 224 541, Rita 0422 917 054.

SATURDAY, 29 MAY

Novena Devotions - Our Lady of Good Health

Vailankanni

5pm at Holy Trinity Church, Embleton. 6pm Mass. Enq: George 9272 1379 or Church Office 9271 5528.

SATURDAY, 29 MAY TO SUNDAY, 30 MAY

Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference

9am-5.30pm sessions at Gibney Hall, Trinity College, East Perth. Theme; Moving in the Power of the Spirit, presented by Fr Bob Faricy SJ and Ms Cheryl Nguyen. Evening rally 7.30pm. Collections will be taken up. Enq: Pam 9381 2516, Dan 9398 4973.

SATURDAY, 5 JUNE

Day with Mary

9am-5pm at Holy Family Church, Alcock Street, Maddington. Day of prayer and instruction based on the Fatima message. 9am Video; 10.10am Holy Mass; Reconciliation, procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, Sermons on Eucharist and Our Lady, Rosaries and Stations of the Cross. BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286.

SUNDAY, 6 JUNE

O’Brien Family Reunion

11am at Geraldton Turf Club. Reunion of the descendants of Michael and Honora O’Brien who arrived in Western

Australia from Ireland 150 years ago. The evening before there will be a Family Mass at St Francis Xavier Cathedral at 6pm. All family and friends are welcome Enq: Julie 9921 4242.

FRIDAY, 11 JUNE TO SUNDAY, 13 JUNE

Weekend Live In Retreat

6pm at Mary MacKillop Centre, South Perth. Mary MacKillop, Our Australian Saint Retreat Limited numbers, Retreat director Sr Dora Maguire. Enq: Laura 9334 0999 lmccarthy@sosjwa.org.au before 8 June.

GENERAL NOTICES

Perpetual Adoration

Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is in its seventh year at Christ the King Church, Beaconsfield. Open 24 hours except at Mass times. All welcome. Enq: Joe 9319 1169.

Perpetual Adoration

Sacred Heart Church, 64 Mary St, Highgate. All that is needed is for each one of us to be willing to spend one hour a week with Jesus so that all the hours are covered with one person in the Chapel. Available times, Monday 2am-3am, 4am-5am, Saturday 11am-12 noon, Tuesday 11am-12 noon, Sunday 2pm to 3pm, 3pm-4pm; Thursday 7pm-8pm. Enq: Helen: 9444 7962.

EVERY SUNDAY AND MONDAY

Extraordinary Form of Latin Holy Mass 11am Sunday and 7.30pm, Monday except 3rd Monday of the month, at St. Joseph’s Parish, 20 Hamilton St, Bassendean.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

The Church of St Jude in Langford is seeking to put together a visit to Jordan, the Holy Land and Egypt, leaving mid-August 2010. Expect the pilgrimage to be for circa 19 days and could accommodate 28-30 people. Fr Terry Raj will be the Spiritual Director. Enq: Matt 6460 6877, mattpicc1@gmail.com.

Businesses and Companies – Support our youth

Catholic Youth Ministry is looking for donation of prizes or financial support to help with diocesan youth events. All contributions will be acknowledged. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. For more information, admin@cym.com.au or 9422 7912.

The Alliance, Triumph and Reign of the Two Hearts

Eucharistic Prayer Vigil and devotion to the Two Hearts will recommence on the first Friday of May (7th) as usual at St Bernadette’s Church Glendalough. Enq: Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or Dorothy 9342 5845.

Urgent News - for all Catholic Youth

Connect with Catholic Youth Ministry Perth to engage in local events, parish youth groups, social events, retreats and much more. Visit our website: www.cym.com.au, mailing list to receive a monthly e-newsletter, or facebook group Catholic Youth Ministry Perth. Volunteer with us to meet new people and share your skills with the Church. Feel free to visit us or call 9422 7912.

EVERY SUNDAY

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 the church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq: SACRI 9447 3292.

EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH

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 to the Priesthood or Religious life hear clearly God’s loving call to them.

LAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Christian Spirituality Presentation

7.30-9.15pm at the Church Hall behind St Swithan’s Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie Rd, Lesmurdie. Stephanie Woods will present The Desert Period of Christianity, 260 to 600AD. From this time period came the understanding of the monastic lifestyle and contemplative prayer. No cost. Enq: Lynne 9293 3848.

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: 9475 0155 or hsofperth@gmail.com.

EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY

Year of the Priest Holy Hour

7-8pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. Reflections on St John Vianney, Patron Saint of Priests with Fr Tim Deeter. Light refreshments later in the parish centre.

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Holy Hour for 2010 at Catholic Youth Ministry

5.30pm at The Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Mass, followed by Holy Hour at 6.30pm, dinner afterwards for a $5 donation. Enq: www.cym.com.au or call 9422 7912.

Chaplets of the Divine Mercy

7.30pm at St Thomas More Catholic Church, Dean Rd, Bateman. A beautiful, prayerful, sung devotion accompanied by Exposition, and Benediction. All welcome. Enq: George 9310 9493 H or 9325 2010 W.

EVERY TUESDAY

Bible Teaching with a Difference

7.30pm at St Joachim’s Parish Hall, Shepparton Rd, Victoria Park. Exciting revelation with meaningful applications that will change your life. Meetings incorporate a Novena to God the Father. Light refreshments will follow. Bring along your Bible, a notebook and a friend. Enq: Jan 9284 1662.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

Group 50 – Catholic Charismatic Renewal Prayer Meeting

7.30pm at Redemptorist Monastery, 190 Vincent Street, North Perth. Prayer and Praise, Mass and the Sacrament of Anointing. All welcome.

EVERY THURSDAY

Catholic Questions and Answers

7pm to 7.30 pm at St. Joseph’s Parish Centre, 20 Hamilton St, Bassendean. Catechesis learned easily with questions and answers. The Catechism of the Catholic Adult learning and deepening of the Catholic Faith, with Fr John Corapi DVD series, 7.30 to 9pm.

FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

Mass for Vocations

7pm at the Sisters of the Poor, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Celebrated by Fr Doug Harris, followed by Holy Hour and Benediction, refreshments will follow.

Healing Mass

7pm at St Peter’s Church, 93 Wood St, Inglewood. Benediction, Praise and Worship followed by Mass with Fr Sam and Fr Joseph Tran as Celebrants, later fellowship. Enq: Priscilla 0433 457 352.

Communion of Reparation All Night Vigil 7pm-1am at Corpus Christi Church, Lochee St, Mosman Park. All are warmly invited to Holy Mass, Rosary, Confession and Adoration. Celebrant Fr Bogoni Enq: Vicky 0400 282 357.

EVERY FRIDAY LUNCH TIME

12.15pm to 12.45pm at The Wesley Uniting Church, William and Hay Streets, Perth. Christian Meditation comes to the City. Ecumenical Christian meditation as taught by Fr Laurence Freeman. All Welcome. Enq: CMC WA 9444 5810, Anne 9335 8142 or christianmeditation@iinet.net.au, or www.christianmeditationaustralia.org.

ACCOMMODATION

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

ESPERANCE 3 bedroom house f/furnished. Ph: 08 9076 5083.

GUADALUPE HILL TRIGG

www.beachhouseperth.com

Ph: 0400 292 100.

AVAILABLE IN NORTH PERTH

AND NORTH BEACH. Rent negotiable according to circumstances. Enquiries to phone 08 9448 8109.

HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGY and PSYCHOTHERAPY

www.peterwatt.com.au

Ph: 9203 5278.

MASSAGE BY QUAL LADY for neck, back & sciatic. 22 years’ experience. Ph 9444 4409

LOSE WEIGHT safely with natural products. Free ongoing support. 02 9807 5337

LAWNS

WRR LAWN MOWING and Weed Spraying. Get rid of Bindii & Jojo clovers, city of Stirling only. 9443 9243, or 0402 326 637, BUSINESS

BOOK BINDING

BOOK REPAIR SERVICE

New Book Binding, General Book Repairs, Rebinding, New Ribbons; Old Leather Bindings Restored. Tydewi Bindery 9377 0005.

FURNITURE REMOVAL

ALL AREAS Mike Murphy

Ph: 0416 226 434.

RELIGIOUS PRODUCTS

CATHOLICS CORNER Retailer of Catholic products specialising in gifts, cards and apparel for Baptism, Communion and Confirmation. Ph: 9456 1777. Shop 12, 64-66 Bannister Road, Canning Vale. Open Mon-Sat.

OTTIMO Convenient city location for books, cds/dvds, cards, candles, statues, Bibles, medals and much more. Shop 108, Trinity Arcade (Terrace level), 671 Hay Street, Perth. Ph: 9322 4520. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

RICH HARVEST YOUR

CHRISTIAN SHOP Looking for Bibles, CDs, books, cards, gifts, statues, Baptism/Communion apparel, religious vestments, etc? Visit us at 39 Hulme Court (off McCoy St), Myaree, Ph: 9329 9889 (after 10.30am Mon to Sat). We are here to serve.

KINLAR VESTMENTS Quality hand-made and decorated vestments: Albs, Stoles, Chasubles, altar linen, banners etc. 12 Favenc Way, Padbury. By appointment only. Ph: Vicki 9402 1318 or 0409 114 093.

SETTLEMENTS

ARE YOU BUYING OR SELL

ING real estate or a business?

Why not ask Excel Settlements for a quote for your settlement. We offer reasonable fees, excellent service and no hidden costs. Ring Excel on 9481 4499 for a quote. Check our website on www.excelsettlements.com.

TRADE SERVICES

BRENDON HANDYMAN SERVICES Home, building maintenance, repairs and renovations. NOR. Ph 0427 539 588.

PLASTERING homes and renovations. Phone Neil 9390 6333.

BRICK REPOINTING

Ph: Nigel 9242 2952.

PERROTT PAINTING Pty Ltd

For all your residential, commercial painting requirements. Ph: Tom Perrott 9444 1200.

PICASSO PAINTING Top service. Ph: 0419 915 836, fax 9345 0505.

MINI EXCAVATOR HIRE

Trenching and civil works. Daniel Mob: 0428 170 379.

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving to Jesus, Mary, St Joseph and Blessed Mary MacKillop for prayers answered. R L Cruze

BEAUTY

Complimentary facial and skin care update. Great Mother’s Day gift. Ph Rose 0417 905 505.

BABYSITTER

Available day or night, 18 year old committed Catholic with own transport. Call Ben McCabe -0451 064 298

Walking with the Saints

God’s saving power

Jn 16:16-20 Sorrow turned to joy

14 F ST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE (Feast)

Red Acts 1:15-17.20-26 Matthias is chosen

Ps 112:1-8 Praise the Lord’s name

Jn 15:9-17 I have loved you

15 S Acts 18:23-28 Followers encouraged

Wh Ps 46:2-3.8-10 God is King Jn 16:23-28 Your joy complete

ACCOMMODATION

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

ESPERANCE 3 bedroom house f/furnished. Ph: 08 9076 5083.

GUADALUPE HILL TRIGG

www.beachhouseperth.com

Ph: 0400 292 100.

AVAILABLE IN NORTH PERTH

AND NORTH BEACH. Rent negotiable according to circumstances. Enquiries to phone 08 9448 8109.

HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGY and PSYCHOTHERAPY

www.peterwatt.com.au

Ph: 9203 5278.

MASSAGE BY QUAL LADY for neck, back & sciatic. 22 years’ experience. Ph 9444 4409

LOSE WEIGHT safely with natural products. Free ongoing support. 02 9807 5337

LAWNS

WRR LAWN MOWING and Weed Spraying. Get rid of Bindii & Jojo clovers, city of Stirling only. 9443 9243, or 0402 326 637, BUSINESS

BOOK BINDING

BOOK REPAIR SERVICE

New Book Binding, General Book Repairs, Rebinding, New Ribbons; Old Leather Bindings Restored. Tydewi Bindery 9377 0005.

FURNITURE REMOVAL

ALL AREAS Mike Murphy

Ph: 0416 226 434.

RELIGIOUS PRODUCTS

CATHOLICS CORNER Retailer of Catholic products specialising in gifts, cards and apparel for Baptism, Communion and Confirmation. Ph: 9456 1777. Shop 12, 64-66 Bannister Road, Canning Vale. Open Mon-Sat.

OTTIMO Convenient city location for books, cds/dvds, cards, candles, statues, Bibles, medals and much more. Shop 108, Trinity Arcade (Terrace level), 671 Hay Street, Perth. Ph: 9322 4520. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

RICH HARVEST YOUR

CHRISTIAN SHOP Looking for Bibles, CDs, books, cards, gifts, statues, Baptism/Communion apparel, religious vestments, etc? Visit us at 39 Hulme Court (off McCoy St), Myaree, Ph: 9329 9889 (after 10.30am Mon to Sat). We are here to serve.

KINLAR VESTMENTS Quality hand-made and decorated vestments: Albs, Stoles, Chasubles, altar linen, banners etc. 12 Favenc Way, Padbury. By appointment only. Ph: Vicki 9402 1318 or 0409 114 093.

SETTLEMENTS

ARE YOU BUYING OR SELL

ING real estate or a business?

Why not ask Excel Settlements for a quote for your settlement. We offer reasonable fees, excellent service and no hidden costs. Ring Excel on 9481 4499 for a quote. Check our website on www.excelsettlements.com.

TRADE SERVICES

BRENDON HANDYMAN SERVICES Home, building maintenance, repairs and renovations. NOR. Ph 0427 539 588.

PLASTERING homes and renovations. Phone Neil 9390 6333.

BRICK REPOINTING

Ph: Nigel 9242 2952.

PERROTT PAINTING Pty Ltd

For all your residential, commercial painting requirements. Ph: Tom Perrott 9444 1200.

PICASSO PAINTING Top service. Ph: 0419 915 836, fax 9345 0505.

MINI EXCAVATOR HIRE

Trenching and civil works. Daniel Mob: 0428 170 379.

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving to Jesus, Mary, St Joseph and Blessed Mary MacKillop for prayers answered. R L Cruze

BEAUTY

Complimentary facial and skin care update. Great Mother’s Day gift. Ph Rose 0417 905 505.

BABYSITTER

Available day or night, 18 year old committed Catholic with own transport. Call Ben McCabe -0451 064 298

Walking with the Saints

God’s saving power

Jn 16:16-20 Sorrow turned to joy

14 F ST MATTHIAS, APOSTLE (Feast)

Red Acts 1:15-17.20-26 Matthias is chosen

Ps 112:1-8 Praise the Lord’s name

Jn 15:9-17 I have loved you

15 S Acts 18:23-28 Followers encouraged

Wh Ps 46:2-3.8-10 God is King Jn 16:23-28 Your joy complete

AND ENDURING GIFT!

Faith of Our Fathers marks a significant milestone in the 40th year of the illustrious recording career of Kamahl.

Renowned for his many hit songs of love and romance, the entertainer’s own faith has sustained him throughout a remarkable life that has made him a household word in Australia and an international recording and concert star.

Faith of Our Fathers, produced at the invitation of The Catholic Weekly, provides Kamahl with a vehicle to express that faith in his Creator and the goodness of his fellow man. This deeply held belief is reflected in the words and music of the hymns, both traditional and modern, that are well known and loved by Catholics of all ages. Over the years Kamahl has sung many of them at functions, including weddings and funerals for Catholic friends, and welcomed the opportunity of recording them for the first time in one album. Kamahl is also well known for his charity work. The hymns on this album will not only provide you many hours of enjoyment but are an opportunity for prayer and a means to reinforce our own faith, our own hope and our own love. Kamahl and The Catholic Weekly hope you enjoy Faith of Our Fathers.

Available from the Record bookshop ph: 9227 7080

Price: AUD$14.95 (inc.GST) +p/h

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