The Record Newspaper 07 December 2011

A very active bishop

Final instalment in Fr Kilmartin’s groundbreaking timeline - Pages 14-15

Other legal forms provide for other relationships, Archbishop says, but

Marriage is always unique

By RoBeRt Hiini

TAMPERING with marriage to provide legal protections for other kinds of relationships is unnecessary because those protections already exist, Archbishop Barry Hickey said in response to a change in official Labor Party policy last week.

Meeting in Darling Harbour, Sydney on 3 December, the Australian Labor Party conference voted to add gay marriage to its official party platform at the same time as passing a motion backed by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard allowing MPs a conscience vote on the issue.

“Same-sex marriage is a misunderstanding of what marriage is all about,” Archbishop Hickey said.

“[Marriage] is about the complementarity of a male and a female, open to children ... Christ blessed this particular form of marriage and to change it now is a great mistake. There are other forms of domestic relationships with legal protection that are available to people who want to share their lives, without tampering with the definition of marriage,” he said.

With some dissenting voices, the mood was strongly in favour of same-sex marriage at the conference last Saturday.

Some critics, however, suggested a conscience vote for federal Labor MPs, which same-sex marriage advocates are expected to lose, means the policy change is largely symbolic.

Labor Left heavyweight Senator John Faulkner spoke out against the Gillard motion.

“I take the view that a conscience vote on human rights is not conscionable,” he said.

Right faction delegate Joe De Bruyn was one of few dissenting voices, asking delegates if they were going to turn their backs on a “core value”.

The ALP decision followed a Queensland vote on 29 November creating same-sex civil unions in that state.

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By RoBeRt Hiini

WHETHER the happy glances of a courting couple or a grandmother beaming into the face of a baby, West Australian artist Michael Vandeleur is fascinated by the poignant moments of everyday human interaction.

His most recent art proposal, if approved, will take his work to one of the most emotionally charged sites in modern society, a hospital (in this case, St John of God Hospital in Subiaco) where joy, dread, hope and despair share the same terrain, each and every day.

Describing it as a “wayside stop for spiritual comfort”, Michael has spent hours observing the parents, spouses, children and retirees traversing the 30m courtyard where his design may eventually come to fruition.

He has proposed a Way of the Cross for SJOG Subiaco with 15 stainless steel impressions, each measuring 1m by 800cm, with 14 to be set on plinths and grouped by threes and set in alcoves for quiet time and contemplation.

Just as a doctor or a baker use their gifts, he says, he can use his talents to help others in their lives.

“I’ve been given something and I haven’t been given it for nothing. I’ve been given it to help other people,” Michael, a parishioner of St Bernadette’s parish in Port Kennedy, told The Record

“People say to me, “what sort of art do you like?” and I think they expect me to say “oh, what I do”.

“But it’s anything that has emotional impact on me. If it has an impact, whether good or bad, the artist is doing a good job,” he said.

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Wanted: the rituals of faith that unite your family

AROUND the world, Catholic families engage in a variety of rituals to mark the special meaning of the Church’s seasons;.

To mark the Year of Grace called by Australia’s bishops and the Year of Faith called by Pope Benedict XVI, the new archdiocesan Faith Centre wants Catholic families in Perth to supply it with their own special rituals.

The centre is inviting families in the archdiocese to send in 200 words describing one or more of the Catholic family rituals, traditions or customs that they practise to live out the faith at home.

By issuing the call, Archbishop Barry Hickey is seeking to promote a renewal of Catholic culture lived in the family home to help families bring alive the spirit of Christ in the

domestic church. The Faith Centre – the new archdiocesan centre for evangelisation and Catholic culture – is compiling a booklet of family rituals and traditions it receives. If submissions are used, they will be attributed to the families that supply them.

Possibilities could include, for example, special family prayers or prayers prayed on special occa -

sions, or creative ways Catholics remember or celebrate birthdays, feast days, anniversaries or pilgrimages, to name a few.

Other rituals or family practices could be ordinary, such as a prayer to find a car park while shopping or to find something momentarily lost.

To guide submissions, the centre is posing the question: how do

you live out the Catholic faith in the home? Submissions need to be received by 1 February and must include the name, address and contact telephone number or email of those sending them in.

Submissions should be sent to: Family Ritual Coordinator c/o The Faith Centre PO Box 3311, East Perth WA 6892 or email: info@thefaith.org.au

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Artist and St Bernadette’s Port Kennedy parishioner Michael Vandeleur in his home studio.

PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

Aid for newly arrived priests

By Mark reidy

WHEN Fr JoshyArimana was asked what he thought the highlight of a three day conference for Perth’s newly arrived overseas priests was, he paused in deep thought before announcing, “It has made me feel part of the archdiocesan family”.

The 32 year old Indian, who had been in Australia for three months, was one of 25 priests to attend the inaugural to W.A., the Clergy Acculturation Conference took place at St Thomas More College in Crawley from 30 November to 2 December, and was designed to welcome, enable and integrate priests into the Perth archdiocese who have been on Australian shores for less than four years.

The conference, which has been held in the eastern states for over three years, is the fruit of documents produced by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in 2005 and 2008, which acknowledged the gifts overseas priests brought to Australia and outlined a process of acceptance and orientation that would assist them, during their arrival and on an ongoing basis.

In his role as Chairman of the National Clergy Life and Ministry Committee, Highgate parish priest Fr Peter Bianchini has been well aware of the growing number of overseas priests and organised eastern states presenters, Frs Noel Connolly, Tim Norton and Frank Devoy to speak to Perth’s newest overseas clergy.

Participants came from India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Samoa, Poland and the Philippines and were provided with a wide array of practical and cultural challenges and scenarios designed to help them adjust to Australia. Subjects included dealing

with school boards and students, getting to understand the idiosyncrasies of Australian life; and the position of women in Australian society.

Archbishop Barry Hickey also addressed the conference, thanking Perth’s foreign-born priests for bringing their gifts and skills to the Church in Perth. Fr Bianchini described the conference as a success, saying he believed it would assist clergy in adjusting to the Australian way of life and allow them to establish networks.

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Community singing at St Mary’s for Xmas

Singers at all levels of experience and ability will get the chance to raise the roof of St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday, 11 December, in an afternoon of Christmas Community Singing. Spearheaded by Cathedral music director and organist, Jacinta Jakovcevic, the event has been dubbed a “fun-filled and relaxing” afternoon of singing and socialising. Participants will get the chance to sing the Hallelujah Chorus, as well as traditional and contemporary carols. The cathedral’s historic Dodd organ - built in 1910 and restored during cathedral refurbishments - will be put through its paces in accompanying the singers. The event will run from 2-4pm. Registration is $10 for adults and $5 for children and concession holders, via email at cathedral.music@perthcatholic. org.au.

Concert series ends well

“The programme provides a wonderful opportunity for our new priests to share their experiences with one another, both positive and negative,” he said. “The transition into Australian culture is a greater challenge than most of us realise and hopefully this will help smoothe the process”.

He expressed a desire to see all priests participating in the course in future It would assist Australian born priests, he said, in interactions with the rapidly growing number of overseas born parishioners. Fr

JoshyArimana, currently chaplain at St Norbert’s College, Queen’s Park, said he was impressed by the conference. It gave him a clearer perspective of the Australian way on life and provided him with a brotherhood for support.

“I was not provided with much specific teaching on Australian culture in India,” he said. “These few days have helped me to feel very welcome and also given me a better understanding on how I can best give of myself to those I will encounter”.

St Mary’s Cathedral reverberated with the sounds of the Christus Rex Concert on Sunday, 20 November. The classical, oratorio-style concert featured the Cathedral Choir and a quartet of soloists accompanied by a chamber orchestra and was the last in the 2011 Cathedral Concert Series. The quartet of soloists were Yann Kee, Courtney Pitman, Daniel Mullaney (the cathedral’s Principal Cantor) and Christopher Waddell. Mr Waddell’s performance provided an historic touch to the afternoon. He was a treble chorister in the Cathedral Choir for many years in the 1960s and continued on as a Lay Clerk before embarking on a professional singing career performing as a soloist with Opera Australia and the WA Opera Company. The afternoon concluded with the now-traditional Miss Maud’s afternoon tea in the Cathedral’s parish centre and courtyard.

OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS 2011

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Post Synod of Oceania Council, Rome – Archbishop Hickey

“Celebration of Our Call”, St Mary’s Cathedral – Fr David Shelton OMI

Embrace the Grace Mass, New Norcia – Bishop Sproxton

12 Knights of the Southern Cross Reception for Scholarship Recipients

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– Mgr Brian O’Loughlin VG

Annual Thanksgiving Mass, Catholic Pastoral Centre – Bishop Sproxton

Corpus Christi Staff Mass, Bateman – Bishop Sproxton

St Denis Church 60th Anniversary Mass & Supper – Bishop Sproxton

Foundation Eucharist of the new Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, Sydney – Archbishop Hickey

Christmas Function Italo-Australian Welfare & Cultural Centre

– Mgr Brian O’Loughlin VG

50th Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood of Archbishop Adrian Doyle, Hobart – Archbishop Hickey

Different homelands, same mission: A moment of reflection at the Clergy Acculturation Conference. PHOTO: BRIDGET SPINKS

Caroline’s story helps launch Vinnies appeal

By SaRaH MotHeRwell

CAROLINE, grandmother and sole carer of her two young grandsons, sometimes struggles to make her pension go the distance, but for the past 30 years St Vincent de Paul Society has provided her with food, clothes and Christmas cheer.

Not one to ask for help unless she is really desperate, Caroline cannot speak highly enough of the support

Pilgrimage walk with the Lord

A GROUP of 30 people from parishes in the Diocese of Perth recently undertook a once in a lifetime journey of faith, hope and reconciliation to Jerusalem, the holiest city in the world and the one that has had a profound effect on human history.

The group, mainly from Our Lady of the Mission Parish in Whitford, travelled from Tel AvivYafo (the ancient port city of Jaffa) to Jerusalem to Ephesus in Turkey.

Led by parishioner Raymond Tan and spiritual director Father Vuong Dat of St Peter the Apostle Parish, Inglewood, pilgrims sailed on the Sea of Galilee, floated in the Dead Sea and walked the 14 steps of the Way of the Cross.

Celebrating sacraments at iconic places of worship, they renewed baptismal promises on the River Jordan and celebrated the Eucharist at what is believed to be the Virgin Mary’s house.

In Jerusalem they reflected on the work of Jesus and his apostles and the impact he has made on people’s lives. With three major religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all placing great importance in this one city, Jerusalem is alive with emotions and faith.

“As companions on a journey, we established and maintained relationships characterised by warmth, support and pleasantness,” commented Ann Chew, a member of the Pater Noster Parish in Myaree.

“Not only did we grow spiritually on this journey but also culturally through learning the history of the place.”

she has received from ‘Vinnies’. She said she was honoured to speak at the launch of the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal on Friday, 25 November at Government House Gardens.

Caroline buys all her clothes from St Vincent de Paul and always gives whatever she can in return.

Mrs Tonya McCusker, wife of Western Australian Governor Malcolm McCusker, complimented

Caroline on her taste in fashion and said it made her consider buying second-hand clothes.

“Caroline cannot speak highly enough of the wonderful support ...”

“I said to Tonya the only thing I don’t buy secondhand is my knick-

ers,” Caroline said. The St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal runs during the entire holiday season from late November to January. This year’s theme is ‘how will you spend Christmas?’ St Vincent de Paul Society will help an estimated 520,000 people in need this Christmas and spend an expected $17.3 million assisting people over the festive season. This compares to the $860 mil -

lion Australians are estimated to spend for every day in December on Christmas.

Caroline said she would love to work at the St Vincent de Paul call centre but wants to make sure the hours fit in with her grandchildren.

For more details on how to donate to the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal, visit their website at http://www.vinnies.org. au/home-wa or phone on 13 18 12.

Emmanual Centre welcomes God in all who come

By RoBeRt Hiini

TINA was trying to get her son Anthony some tailored education when she first met Emmanuel Centre’s Barbara Harris.

Programmes for children with Down Syndrome had been introduced in the United States in the early 1970s but were still nascent in Australia.

“The headmaster said he knew what I saying but his hands were tied,” Tina told The Record at the

Centre’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

“Barbara got me a programme from one of the universities and through her I met another lady who was doing it and we started doing it at home together.”

With a few gaps here and there, her son Anthony has been going to the Centre for 39 activities, learning and enjoyment since it opened in 1981. He has worked all his life, including stints with Woolworths and KFC. Between 1999 and 2004

he was a special Olympian, showing his athletic prowess in shotput, discus, running and long jump.

More than 100 people turned out for the Mass and barbeque celebration on Sunday, 4 December. Emmanuel stalwart Fr Paul Pitzen said that over Emmanuel’s 30 years, they had tried to, in the word’s of the day’s Gospel, “prepare the way of the Lord”.

“We’ve tried to alert the Church to the reality that people with disabilities are a manifestation of God

no less than anybody else,” he said. “That’s what we’ve tried to do; to be God to the people who come here and to welcome the God who comes.”

Barbara Harris said she only intended to work there for three months when she started 1981. “It was very clear in my mind but 30 years later I’m still here,” she said.

Emmanuel was “not just two people” she said, thanking the 103 volunteers who run activities throughout the week.

Anthony, a long time friend of the Emmanual Centre in East Perth, and parents Tina and Jospeh at the 30th anniversary celebrations.

PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

Perth ordination a happy Redemptorist moment

By Bridget SpinkS

IT WAS a real moment of joy for Redemptorists when Archbishop Barry Hickey ordained Deacon Joseph Anh Do, 36, to the priesthood on 3 December at the Redemptorist Monastery in North Perth.

It was the first ordination at the North Perth Monastery in 24 years, and was marked by a gathering of Redemptorists, their lay partners in mission and supporters from

Hamilton Hill marks Christ,

King

THE STREETS of Hamilton Hill were filled with the sounds of prayer in many languages as Holy Cross parishioners celebrated the feast of Christ the King on 20 November.

The multicultural dimensions of the community were highlighted during a Eucharistic procession when decades of the rosary were led in English, Italian, Portuguese and Tanzanian.

The afternoon celebrations began with Mass concelebrated by parish priest Fr Nicholas Nweke and Portuguese chaplain Fr Julian Carrasco and included benediction after the procession.

The children were the highlight of the day.

“There were many children dressing up and participating in the activities - including some very angelic looking angels!” local parishioner Mauro Mocerino told The Record

The day concluded with a gathering in the church hall and once again the international flavour of the celebration was on display with a delicious array of multicultural cuisine.

around Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Indonesia.

Fr Anh Do is one of the first young students to come to Australia from Vietnam at the request of the Australian province of the Redemptorist congregation.

His first appointment is to the North Perth Redemptorist monastery where he was ordained.

Born in 1975 in Bien Hoa, 40km away from Ho Chi Minh City, Fr Joseph grew up the sixth child in a family of nine. He was born

the same year the Vietnam War ended between communist North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam.

His family’s faith in God, Fr Joseph said, grew in response to the conflict.

His is the fifth religious vocation in the Do family.

Only his father, Do Cong Sinh, and his older brother who is also a (Dominican) priest, Fr Do Tuan Linh OP, were able to attend his ordination.

His mother could not make the event for health reasons. Three of his sisters have joined the Dominican order and are based in Vietnam with their congregation. His eldest brother is married with three children while two of his younger siblings are married and one more is engaged.

His ordination, he said, would be a memorable event for his life; it was similar to a wedding and he was looking forward to embarking on the next part of his journey

of faith and mission, serving God through the people in spiritual direction and in administering the sacraments.

“Joining a religious life was a response to what I have got from my family and the blessings my family has received throughout the difficult times after 1975, after the war in Vietnam,” he said.

The joy he had found in Redemptorist life confirmed that this was the mission he had been called to carry out, he said.

History hangs proud once again in Cathedral

By roBert Hiini

A 335 YEAR old bell has been restored to prominence after years languishing at the back of the prerefurbished St Mary’s Cathedral.

Affectionately known as “St Agatha’s Bell” after its inscription“St Agatha, pray for us” - it took up its new residence on 2 November

when it was re-hung from the wall of the Cathedral parish centre courtyard.

Bishop Rosendo Salvado brought the bell to Western Australia on the barque John Panter in 1853.

The bell dates back to 1676 when it was presented to the Benedictine Abbey of St Martin at Compostella, Spain, by Maestro Bustamente

where Bishop Salvado made his profession in 1830.

In 1951 it was removed to make way for a carillon of 11 bells.

Cathedral supervisor Tony Meyrick said its new home would enable people to get “up close and personal” to a piece of archdiocesan history and was deliberately hung low enough for that purpose.

Parishioners of Holy Cross Parish in Hamilton Hill process through nearby streets for the Feast of Christ the King on 20 November.

PHOTO: COURTESY, MAURO MOCERINO

Parish gets into the Christmas spirit

By Peter rosengren

AS THE setting sun bathed the foothills of Kelmscott a fiery orange, hundreds of parishioners and parish school families of Good Shepherd parish threw a Christmas party in the parish grounds on 2 November.

Christmas elves, angels replete with haloes, wise men on camels looking slightly uncertain about their steeds and camels looking completely bored with the occasion were there, not to mention the Holy Family and even a live baby Jesus.

Highlights of the evening included performances by young musicians, singers and actors of Good Shepherd Catholic Primary under the direction of music teacher Diana Newman.

As in years past, another highlight came when one of the parish mums came forward to temporarily loan her newborn baby to Joseph and Mary during the Nativity play; in most years one of the parish babies temporarily becomes the Baby Jesus for the purposes of the play, possibly setting off a distinguished acting career in the future.

The camels bearing the wise men, waiting out of sight on the other side of the church until they made their entrance, looked as disdainful as supermodels of all the attention but possibly secretly enjoyed it.

As soon as they knelt to deposit the Magi to worship and adore the Christ child, children flooded forward to pet and touch the real thing. Joseph and Mary, meanwhile, seemed pleased as punch to

The camels, waiting out of sight to make their entrance, looked as disdainful as supermodels but seemed to secretly enjoy it all.

also have been chosen to play such an important role.

The wise men were kept busy distributing the presents which had magically appeared at some unnoticed point, the parish barbeque was consumed and, in the growing darkness, hundreds of children ran in all directions waving toys and playing games while parents relaxed – temporarily – with friends.

A sacred wedding, rich in Christ’s language of love

Parishes preparing for Christmas are invited to send in a brief account in words (up to 280) and their best photos for issues of The Record in coming weeks. There is a keen photographer in every parish; now would be a good time to get them to work. For further information contact the Editor on (08) 9220 5900.

A highlight of the evening was the nativity play with students starring as Mary and Joseph and a new parishioner filling in as Baby Jesus. PHOTOS: P ROSENGREN

Angelic students of Good Shepherd Primary School wait to sing their best at the parish’s Christmas party and barbeque on 2 November.

Melissa Haydon, 24, and Simon Montgomery, 30, were married with a nuptial Mass at St Mary’s, Leederville by Fr Don Kettle on 12 November. They had been courting for about 15 months when Simon proposed. In his speech at the reception, the groom promised his new wife, in front of all their family and friends, that he would lay down his life for her so that she could become the woman God had created her to be. PHOTO: PATRICK LAUNDY

Plans reveal a treasure trove

By Bridget SpinkS

A SIGNIFICAN T collection of architectural plans and associated documentation from Catholic and civic buildings in Perth dating back to the 1890s were handed over to the Catholic Church archives in Perth on 1 December.

The Michael Broderick Collection, as it will be known, includes about 270 sets of plans and documentation held in the Henderson family for three generations until the late architect, Michael Broderick, came to own it three decades ago.

Members of Mr Broderick’s family, including his wife Catherine and four of their five children, Caragh

Archbishop takes the Gospel to the airwaves

By Bridget SpinkS

ARCHBISHOP Barry James

Hickey hit the recording studio on 29 November at Sonshine FM in Como to record short reflections on Jesus to be broadcast on Perth’s only Christian station over the Christmas period.

The scripts of the Words of Jesus radio series are simple.

Archbishop Hickey proclaims words of Christ taken from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and invites listeners to ponder whether God is speaking to them through the passages. Each spot takes less than a minute.

The Archbishop also invites listeners to visit the new archdiocesan Faith Centre if they are interested in finding out more.

Sonshine FM (98.5FM) will begin broadcasting the series of six short messages from December onwards.

Waller, Roisin Smith, Caitlin Weddikkara and Eamon Broderick, were present to witness the handover to Archbishop Barry Hickey.

Another son, Aidan, was interstate and unable to attend.

Archbishop Hickey said Michael Broderick would be remembered in many ways, not least of all for the collection that bears his name.

The Broderick family gifted the collection to the archdiocese so the many hand-drawn and handcoloured plans would be properly preserved and cared for.

Among the collection are the original 1898 plans for the archdiocesan pastoral centre in Highgate, originally built for the Sisters of Our Lady of the

Missions and plans for the chapel of St Michael the Archangel at the Catholic Education Office of WA in Leederville, originally built for the Good Shepherd Sisters and still one of the most popular wedding spots in Perth.

“There are some beautiful drawings here, works of art in their own right as well as historical documents,” Mr Broderick said at the presentation.

The collection contains plans for churches, schools, hospitals and private residences for the archdiocese and religious orders of the era and for other public buildings such as banks, hotels and commercial premises. Catholic buildings make up just over half the collection.

Eamon Broderick said his father received the collection of historic plans because Henderson and Thompson architects, the third generation of the family company to inherit the plans, knew Michael Broderick designed many Catholic schools and would give the plans the care they needed.

Some plans date back to the late 1890s to the firm founded by Edgar J Henderson, which became Henderson and Thompson in the 1950s.

Michael Broderick designed 63 schools and five Catholic churches including St Jerome’s in Spearwood, Our Lady Star of the Sea in Esperance and St Kieran’s in Tuart Hill which won the Clay

UNDA issues early offers

YEAR 12 students from across the State were officially welcomed into the Notre Dame community at the 2012 Early Offer Function held at the University’s Fremantle Campus. Vice-chancellor Professor Celia Hammond and university staff gathered with prospective students and their families to formally celebrate the achievements of Notre Dame’s early offer recipients.

Notre Dame’s new students met university academics who will play a significant role throughout the duration of their degrees.

Gabriella Slattery, a Newman College graduate, will begin her Bachelor of Health and Physical Education degree next year. She said she was attracted to Notre Dame for its personalised approach to education.

“I am excited to meet new people and expand my knowledge in Health and Physical Education within Notre Dame’s beautiful surroundings here in Fremantle,” Miss Slattery said.

“I chose the course because I have always enjoyed sport and I want to spread this enjoyment to others.”

Michael Collins, a future Law student from John XXIII College, said he was looking forward to experiencing Notre Dame’s unique atmosphere. “Everyone that I know

who has studied at Notre Dame says it is a great, friendly environment to learn in,” Mr Collins said. “I’d like to see myself as a lawyer, but I’m also thinking of adding on another degree with a possible goal of entering the mining industry.”

The Early Offer Program was introduced by Notre Dame to give secondary schools the opportunity to nominate their students for

tertiary studies at the university. Nominations are received from private and government secondary schools throughout Western Australia and New South Wales.

“Your schools have nominated you because they can see what you are capable of – not just academically, but as a well-rounded individual in the world today,” Prof Hammond said at the function.

Brick award for imaginative design.

In semi-retirement, Michael also carried out restorative work on churches such as St Mary’s in Leederville and St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle. He served as a member of the Architects Board for 20 years including six as Chairman, as a board member of Catholic Care for the intellectually handicapped for 13 years and St Patrick’s Care Centre, providing practical help to disadvantaged in the Fremantle area.

Sr Frances Stibi, Perth Archdiocesan archivist, invites anyone with an interest in architectural plans to help list, provide storage and access to the 16 large boxes which hold the collection.

Daily dramas inspire a way of the cross to console

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“All my art is a conduit of my emotions to whoever is looking at it.”

From an early age he said he knew he was meant to be an artist but it wasn’t until he had spent half a lifetime farming wool and wheat in Geraldton that he made the jump to becoming an artist full-time.

Then aged 47, Michael and Myrner, his wife, sold up and moved to South Fremantle in 1982, setting up his first “Tralee Studio”, in at his family residence.

Between exhibiting and teaching, the Port Kennedy parishioner has managed the unlikely in carving out a successful living on the back of his craft.

He has four galleries across Australia managing his work as well as having exhibited works in his current studio for the past seven years, on the first floor of his two storey home in Safety Bay, Rockingham.

Academic meets Kurd leader

A UNIVERSITY of Notre Dame Australia academic got a rare opportunity to meet the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Dr Barham Salih, during an international academic conference in Washington in November.

Kurdish separatists in Iraq and Turkey have been campaigning for the creation of a Kurdish state for decades.

Under the previous Hussein regime Kurdish civilian centres were bombed and gassed.

Meanwhile, in recent decades Kurdish and Turkish forces have clashed repeatedly.

Bordered by Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and further Iraq to the south, the Kurdistan Region and its people are slowly recovering from more than four decades of civil war and population displacement.

During their discussion, Professor Ogilvie received a personal invitation from Dr Salih to visit Kurdistan. He also briefed the Kurdish leader on UNDA’s Catholic identity, commitment to the liberal arts tradition and dedication to social justice.

More art by Michael Vandeleur can be found at http://www.michaelvandeleur.com.au/

Tune into Sonshine FM to hear some good news as proclaimed by Archbishop Hickey. PHOTO: FR ROBERT CROSS

Early offer recipients for 2012 with Vice Chancellor Professor Celia Hammond. PHOTO: COURTESY UNDA

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Theology demonstrates faith in action

By Cindy Wooden

VATICAN CITY – Theology is not simply an academic discipline or means of explaining the faith to believers, it also has a role in promoting peace and harmony, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Catholic theology’s attention to links between faith and reason “is more necessary than ever today” as it demonstrates the compatibility of different sources of knowledge, avoiding “the violent results of a religiosity opposed to reason and a reason opposed to religion,” he said.

His comments occurred during a meeting with the International Theological Commission, a group of theologians appointed by him to study themes of current interest and offer expert advice to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. During the plenary meeting, members continued work on three studies: the Catholic understanding of belief in one God, relation of Catholic social teaching to Catholic doctrine and the status of Catholic theology today.

Pope Benedict said Christian monotheism - the belief in one God

in the three persons of the Trinityteaches God is a community of love to which people are invited in a way that makes it possible for brotherhood and harmony among the men and women God has created.

Because “the ethnic and religious conflicts in the world make it more difficult for people to recognise the uniqueness of Christian thought about God and the humanism it inspires,” he said, “Christian theology, together with the life of believers, must restore the felicitous and clear evidence of the Trinitarian revelation on our community.”

Christian theology always begins with belief in Jesus Christ as the only son of God, he said. Only on that basis, and in harmony with Church tradition, can a theologian intelligently explore the faith while remaining Catholic, he said.

“Without a healthy and vigorous theological reflection, the Church risks not expressing fully the harmony between faith and reason,” the Pope said. “At the same time, without faithfully living in communion with the Church and adhering to its magisterium as the vital space of its existence, theology

Barcelona church exhibited in Rome

By Kristin GoBBerG

VATICAN CITY – Visitors exiting St Peter’s Basilica can gain firsthand exposure to another impressive church, Antoni Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

Vatican exhibit Gaudi, La Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. Art, Science and Spirituality explores how Gaudi, a Catholic whose beatification cause is under way, incorporated art, science and spirituality in the design of the famous church.

The exhibition provides a glimpse into Gaudi’s masterpiece though images, models and virtual tours of the church. Construction of the church began in 1882 and is expected to be finished in 2025.

Curator Daniel Giralt-Miracle said the purpose was “to explain what is most essential about Gaudi in a single exhibition, to do this through his most outstanding work, La Sagrada Familia de Barcelona, and through the three main vertices that in my view shape his personality: art, science and spirituality.”

Giralt-Miracle, who has studied the Catalan architect since the 1970s, said Gaudi took his inspiration from the Scriptures, the liturgy and Bible characters. “Apart from the functionality of his architectural project, Gaudi also uses it to tell us the story of Jesus and to transmit the essential elements of the Christian message to us,” he said.

The art section displays other works by Gaudi with physical and symbolic features similar to those in La Sagrada Familia. Mr Giralt-Miracle said the idea was “to immerse spectators in Gaudi’s aesthetic, regaling them with his colours, forms and the wide range of artistic trades he employed”.

The section on science explains the technical, mathematic and geometrical aspects Gaudi used in his models and in building the church.

The exhibit’s last section examines Gaudi’s spiritual inspiration, symbolised in the architecture of the church. It features illustrations of the Passion Facade and stained glass windows created by Gaudi’s successors using his instructions, as well as liturgical objects and furniture from the church. CNS

cannot give an adequate explanation of the gift of faith.”

Pope Benedict said the commission’s study on the relationship between Catholic social teaching and Catholic teaching in general is important, not only in stimulating Catholic efforts for justice, peace and charity but also for helping Catholics show others what Christian faith means in the world.

Catholic social action is not undertaken simply for humanitarian reasons, but is “a response to the son of God’s coming into the world,” he said. - CNS

Complaint:

Pope not wearing seatbelt

By John thavis

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI greeted with a smile the news that a German citizen had filed a complaint against him for not wearing a seatbelt in his popemobile during his recent visit to Germany.

Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said the complaint was not being taken seriously at the Vatican. “It continues to provoke curiosity and smiles of amusements, beginning with the Pope himself,” he said.

It was wellknown that the popemobile did not travel long distances, moved at a very slow speed and did not generally run the risk of encountering other vehicles in its path, he said.

“The Pope turns continually to the right and to the left to greet and bless the faithful. Often, he gets up and takes in his arms babies to bless, to the joy of the parents and everyone present. All these gestures presume a certain freedom of movement,” the spokesman said.

Fr Lombardi added the Vatican was “grateful for the affectionate concern for the Pope’s safety” but noted the complaint did not seem to reflect much flexibility in interpreting the meaning of the law.

German news reports said the complaint against the Pope was filed in the city of Dortmund following Pope Benedict’s September visit to his homeland. The Pope travelled frequently in his popemobile during stops in Berlin, Erfurt, Etzelsbach and Freiburg.

The complaint said that on all these occasions the Pope had failed to use the seatbelt as required by German law and that, as a repeat offender, he should be fined the maximum of 2,500 euros ($3,400).

According to German reports, the lawyer who filed the complaint said his client was primarily concerned about the safety of the 84 year old Pope. CNS

New Zealand diocese to cut half its parishes

By Kathleen Casey

CHRISTCHURCH, NZ - Christchurch Diocese will reduce its parishes by more than half, Bishop Barry Jones announced.

He said because of a diminishing number of clergy, the number of parishes will be reduced from 50 to 24. Larger parishes formed from two or more consolidated parishes

will have two resident priests and a parish may have more than one church.

“Sunday Mass is at the heart of the life of the Church. Its weekly celebration comes to us from the apostles themselves,” said Bishop Jones in a document, The Provision of Sunday Mass in the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. He made it clear Sunday Mass and parish

life require a priest: “No priest, no Mass.”

A diocesan-wide consultation leading to the changes began before the February earthquakes. Bishop Jones visited all pastoral areas and invited submissions. Well-attended meetings were followed by large numbers of responses.

With people from more than 6,000 Christchurch homes moving

out of the city because of earthquakes, Bishop Jones said future needs for churches are not yet clear and figuring out the demographics will take time.

Some quake-damaged churches may be rebuilt, depending on insurance demands, earthquake proneness and requirements of the diocesan earthquake strategy, he said.

In February, a staggered imple-

mentation plan will begin to set up 10 new parishes over the following two years. Bishop Jones acknowledged a period of transition and the need for parishes to reflect change by sharing stories, grieving and celebrating. Resources to help parishes with this will be circulated by the Pastoral Planning Office, he said. CNS

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi’s famous Barcelona church on display at the Vatican.

PHOTO: CNS/PAUL HARING

US nurses suing over abortion care

By NaNcy Frazier O’BrieN

WASHINGTON – Confronted with what one called “a choice between our faith and our jobs”, 12 nurses are suing University Hospital in Newark, NJ over a new policy requiring care for patients before and after abortions, even if they have religious or moral objections to abortion.

The hospital said because “no nurse is compelled to have direct involvement in, and/or attendance in the room at the time of” an abortion, its policy did not violate state or

Irish reviews reveal improvement in responses

By Michael Kelly DUBLIN –

Audits of six Irish Catholic dioceses reveal “a marked improvement” in Church handling of clerical abuse allegations.

However, the reviews, carried out by the independent National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church also show that, in the past, too much emphasis was put on the rights of accused priests and protecting the Church’s reputation.

Each review found evidence that insufficient attention was paid to the suffering of victims and the long-term consequences of abuse.

Ian Elliott, board chief executive, said the audits show that “reporting allegations to the statutory authorities (now) occurs promptly and comprehensively.” He said that “represents a major development, as past practice did not always reflect this commitment.”

He also said “the need to create and maintain a safe environment for children is comprehensively accepted and implemented.”

The audits recommend the practice of priests acting as designated persons to whom abuse allegations are made be discontinued.

John O’Donnell, abuse survivor, dismissed the report as “an exercise in going through paperwork.”

“The real story of what happened in Raphoe to hundreds and hundreds of victims will, in my opinion, only come out when there is a full garda (police) investigation or judicial inquiry,” he said.

Retired detective Martin Ridge, who investigated a prominent clerical abuse case, said, “This audit will do nothing for the victims, as far as I can see.”

Of the 85 priests accused of abuse from 1975-2010, only eight have been convicted. - CNS

federal conscience protection laws.

Two of the affected nurses spoke at a news conference outside the hospital.

“No health professional should be forced to choose between assisting abortions or being penalised at work,” said Beryl Otieno Ngoje. “The hospital is not speaking truthfully to the media when it says it does not compel nurses to violate their beliefs.”

Fe Vinoya said she and other nurses had been “confronted with a choice between our faith and our jobs.”

“No nurse should be forced to violate her religious or moral beliefs in order to keep her job,” she said. “Nursing is a healing profession, and the law protects our right not to provide any services related to abortion.”

In a brief, the hospital argued the nurses were being required only to provide “the same routine preoperative and post-operative care provided to all patients”, such as taking vital signs, medical history and providing pain medications. The brief said it would cost about $280,000 a year to hire nurses

to perform duties refused by the objecting nurses. “In the current economy, incurring such an unnecessary expense ... would be devastating to the hospital,” the brief said.

Chief nursing officer Theresa Rejrat offered to meet with the nurses “to discuss with us potential reasonable accommodations of your objections” which “may include changes in duties, scheduling and/or transfer to another nursing position that does not involve duties objectionable to you for religious and/or moral reasons,” she said.

Hope in a mandate for something better

Catholics and Orthodox share same prayers for peace: Pope

By Sarah DelaNey

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said Catholics and Orthodox have a duty to show a united front of mature faith in facing challenges intensified by increased secularism.

In a letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the Pope said Catholics and Orthodox are faced with “the exact same challenges, whether of a cultural, social, economic, political or ecological nature.”

The message of Jesus Christ must be renewed in those areas that “today are suffering the effects of a secularisation that impoverishes

man in his most profound dimensions,” the Pope wrote. He said the shared principles of Orthodox and Catholics could help overcome obstacles along the ecumenical path in confronting such problems.

“Faced with such an urgent task, we have the duty to offer humanity an image of people who, having acquired a mature faith, can come together despite human tensions,” thanks to a common search for truth and the shared understanding that “future evangelisation depends on united testimony given for the Church,” he said.

The Pope’s message was carried to Patriarch Bartholomew in

Istanbul by Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, who led a Vatican delegation to a celebration of the feast of St Andrew the Apostle, the patriarchate’s patron saint.

The Pope told Patriarch Bartholomew that he “saved in his heart” the memory of their last meeting during October’s peace pilgrimage to Assisi. He emphasised how the prayers of Catholics were the same as those of Orthodox in calling for peace in the world, prosperity of the Church and “the unity of all those who believe in Christ.” CNS

Vatican treats ordination as a ‘positive’

YIBIN, China – With police officers and dogs monitoring the crowd at St Mary’s Church, Frs Peter Luo Xuegang was ordained coadjutor bishop of Yibin Diocese in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. No phones, cameras or liquids were allowed in the venue, reported UCA News. Participants had to arrive hours before to go through security.

Bishop Luo (47) had Holy See approval but an excommunicated bishop attended, despite a Vatican wish that “no illegitimate bishop will participate.”

In recent years, many ordinations have followed the pattern of

candidates being elected by diocesan representatives, then approved separately by the governmentapproved Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church in China and the Holy See. Bishop Luo is the third bishop ordained with both papal approval and government recognition.

Bishop John Chen Shizhong, 95, presided over the ceremony attended by 61 priests, 35 nuns, 800 faithful, government officials and representatives of other religions.

Excommunicated Fr Paul Lei Shiyin of Leshan, wearing bishop’s garb despite his excommunication earlier this year when he was

ordained without papal approval, was among four other Vaticanapproved consecrating bishops.

Bishop Luo and Fr Lei were ordained priests together in Leshan 20 years ago. Bishop Luo was loaned to the Yibin Diocese in 2009, elected bishop candidate and received the papal mandate last year.

At the Vatican, Jesuit Fr Federico Lombardi, papal spokesman, called the ordination “positive.” He said Fr Lei’s presence at the ceremony and the “repeated nature of his disobedience to the norms of the Church unfortunately aggravates his canonical position.”

“In ordinary situations, the pres-

Matt Bowman, legal counsel representing the nurses, said the offer itself amounted to job discrimination.

“The hospital is threatening to impose discriminatory transfers or changes in employment conditions because of religious and moral objections to abortion,” he said.

“Such discrimination against pro-life nurses violates state and federal law, the court’s order in this case and even the hospital’s own public statements saying no nurse must assist in procedures to which they object.” - CNS

SSPX TALKS

Traditionalists want preamble changes

The head of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X said a “doctrinal preamble” presented by the Vatican needs changes before it can be accepted by the group. The statement by Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior of the society, appears to hold out hope for further discussions with the Vatican, but it is unclear whether the Vatican would be willing to revisit the text. “It is true that this doctrinal preamble cannot receive our endorsement, although leeway has been allowed for a ‘legitimate discussion’ about certain points of the [Second Vatican] Council.” Bishop Fellay said in an interview posted on the society’s website on 29 November. In September, the Vatican said the preamble “states some doctrinal principles and criteria for the interpretation of Catholic doctrine necessary to guarantee fidelity” to the formal teaching of the Church.

CONGO

Enthusiastic vote marred by deaths

Catholic officials called for calm after violent incidents claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people during Congo’s presidential and legislative elections. “The electoral campaign that took place in a tense atmosphere has ended with a funereal note,” the Congolese bishops’ conference said in a 29 November statement deploring deaths at a polling station in the southeastern city of Lubumbashi. Armed men, reportedly members of a Katanga separatist movement, attacked the station, killing two police officers and one female voter. The Catholic national justice and peace commission, which deployed 30,000 Congolese observers throughout the country, said according to initial reports voter turnout was high, and people voted with great enthusiasm.

HEALTH

Vatican: universal medical access needed

ence of Bishop Lei Shiyin should have been absolutely excluded and would bring canonical consequences for other participating bishops,” Fr Lombardi said. “In the current circumstances, it is probable that participating bishops were not able to prevent him without serious difficulties. In any case, the Holy See will be able to better evaluate the question when it receives more ample and complete information.”

An official of the governmentapproved Church authority in China said in April that 11 dioceses have elected their bishop candidates and await the approval of the bishops’ conference. - CNS

The deaths each year of more than a million people from AIDS, the suffering of their families and new infections of hundreds of thousands of infants are unacceptable when the medicines needed to prevent them exist, a Vatican official said. Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, said World AIDS Day must be a time “to promote universal access to therapies for those who are infected, the prevention of transmission from mother to child, and education” in responsible sexuality. In a 1 December statement he said that despite the development of antiretroviral drugs 20 years ago, an estimated 1.8 million people still died of AIDS each year.

A Coptic priest waits to vote in the parliamentary election in Cairo on 28 November. Lines outside poll booths were surrounded by police and soldiers in what many regard as Egypt’s first free elections in decades.

PHOTO: CNS

Santa film a first-rate high-tech hit for holidays

By Joseph McAleer

CARTOONIST Thomas Nast, who popularised Santa Claus in the 1880s, could not have envisioned the high-tech world of Arthur Christmas (Columbia), a mostly delightful 3D animated comedy which equips Kris Kringle with a stealth ship, GPS navigation, battalions of ninja-like elves and scanners that measure children for “naughty” or “nice.”

Directed and co-written (with Peter Baynham) by firsttime film director Sarah Smith, and co-produced by Aardman Animations - the company behind the beloved Wallace & Gromit series - Arthur Christmas has a first-rate, very funny script and showcases some of the best voice work in a long time.

Although it has absolutely nothing to do with the true meaning of the Nativity, the film does offer a good commentary on the commercialisation of the holiday and reminds viewers of the importance of family, loyalty and being faithful to one’s promise.

It’s Christmas Eve and North Pole Mission Control, hidden deep below the Arctic Circle, is buzzing. Santa Claus (voice of Jim Broadbent) is getting ready for his 70th mission. He’s the 20th man to wear the red suit since the first - St Nicholas (of course).

But our Santa’s getting long in the tooth and his ambitious, narcissistic son Steve (voice of Hugh Laurie) is anxious to inherit “the greatest job in the world.” Steve runs the sophisticated global network of gift distribution, relying on technology to eliminate any possibility of human (or elfin) error.

Decidedly more low-tech is Steve’s younger brother, the humble Arthur (voice of James McAvoy). His job is to answer, by hand, all the letters Santa receives from chil-

dren. “Santa is real,” he writes with wide-eyed wonder. “He’s the greatest man ever.”

Disaster strikes in the form of a single undelivered present. Steve convinces Santa that this glitch is well within the margin of error, and both turn in for the night.

But Arthur is aghast as a little girl from England who wrote to Santa asking for a pink bicycle will be left disappointed. Something

must be done! To the rescue comes Santa’s dad, Grandsanta (voice of Bill Nighy). Now 136 years old, he misses the excitement of having the top job. He’s upset, too, at how Santa has taken a back seat to all the gadgets and gizmos.

Grandsanta uncovers the old sleigh, rounds up the rather aged reindeer, procures a supply of magic dust (to enable flight), and persuades Arthur to join him on one

Penguin reprise for tapdancing feet

By Joseph McAleer

PENGUINS are once again tap dancing at the bottom of the world in director and co-writer George Miller’s mostly family-friendly, 3D animated sequel to his 2006 original.

The hero of that film (voice of Elijah Wood) has married his true love (voice of Alecia Moore aka Pink) and they have a cute-as-abutton son (voice of Ava Acres).

But junior is “choreophobic,” as his dad once was, embarrassed by his two left fins and a distinct lack of rhythm.

Feeling misunderstood and unloved, the lad runs away, following a maverick adult penguin (voice of Robin Williams) to the latter’s homeland.

There he learns lessons in tolerance and perseverance from the colony’s leader (voice of Hank Azaria) which come in handy when

father and son must join forces to save their native flock from disaster.

What the collaborative script lacks in originality is more than made up for by some stunning vistas, a few catchy tunes and an effective use of 3D technology.

A few intense action scenes, some mild innuendo and minimal potty humour.

The Catholic News Service classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. - CNS

last mission. Grandsanta, whose false teeth keep popping out, provides the film’s most questionable humour as well as some of its funniest lines. He cannot, for instance, remember the reindeers’ names –“Prancer, Dancer, ... Bambi? Joe?”

Accompanied by Bryony (voice of Ashley Jensen), a stowaway elf from the Giftwrap Battalion, Arthur and Grandsanta rocket off to deliver the overlooked package

before sunrise. Arthur Christmas features at least a few benign references to the real holiday.

Crash-landing in Africa, for example, the trio of travellers is surrounded by ferocious lions. Arthur sings Silent Night to persuade the beasts to “sleep in heavenly peace.” The film contains some rude humour and cartoonish thrills. The CNS classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. - CNS

Spin-off hones in on perils of geese laying golden eggs

By Kurt Jensen

SCREENWRITER Tom Wheeler’s exceptionally intelligent and energetic script for this 3D animated Shrek spinoff has the title character (voice of Antonio Banderas), accompanied by his childhood friend Humpty Dumpty (voice of Zach Galifianakis) and newfound feline love interest (voice of Salma Hayek), going in quest of the goose that lays golden eggs.

Director Chris Miller’s kidfriendly adventure combines imagery from fairy tales with a story line that makes Puss a mischievous, Zorro-like bandit to present a valuable lesson about the perils of greed and dishonesty.

Parents of young children should know in advance, however, that one of the principal characters dies. Intense action sequences. The Catholic News Service classification is A-I - general patronage.- CNS

Arthur, voiced by James McAvoy, centre, is pictured in the animated movie Arthur Christmas.

PHOTO: CNS/SONY

Penguins named Mumble, voiced by Elijah Wood, and Erik, voiced by Ava Acres, are seen in the animated movie Happy Feet Two

PHOTO: CNS/WARNER BROS

The legendary hero, voiced by Antonio Banderas, in a scene from the movie Puss In Boots PHOTO: CNS/DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

Light The missing years

come to

26 August 1856

The Anglo Celt reported on a confirmation in Larah. “On Tuesday the 26 ultimo, the right Rev Dr Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese, assisted by the Right Rev Dr Brady, Bishop of Perth, confirmed upwards of three hundred children in the Parochial Church of Upper Larah … When the ceremony was concluded Dr Brady addressed the children in a discourse, which their attentive and pious demeanour showed that they appreciated properly, and after he had finished and the pontifical benediction had been given, the children left.”

November 1856

On 19 August 1853 Deacon Matthew O’Callaghan arrived in Fremantle on a ship carrying convicts. When he arrived he heard the stories still circulating of the troubled times the Mission of Perth had experienced. He wrote to Fr Barry of All Hallows College, Dublin after his ordination in Hobart, “… In all, I spent ten months at Swan River, Western Australia, a most wretched and unfortunate Mission. The scandals in the times of the unhappy feuds between Dr Brady and the Spanish Bishop almost quenched the little Catholic spirit … You have no idea of the shocking scandals inflicted on that portion of the Church. Think of Bishops and priests abusing each other before the public; sticks raised over the Bishop’s head … The Spanish priests … are no doubt holy men but with an almost perfect ignorance of the English language … they cannot reform the poor aban-

This week, the second instalment in the timeline based on the researches of Fr Kilian Mitchell OPraem, setting out previously unknown events in the life of Perth’s first Catholic Bishop, John Brady.

doned convict or the Irish immigrant who has barely the name of Catholic. It was a most disheartening Mission.”

29 August 1857

The Tablet, Diocese of Kilmore: “On 20th inst. The Right Rev Dr Browne, Catholic Bishop of Kilmore, accompanied by the Right Rev Dr Brady, Bishop of Perth, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Parish of Castletara to three hundred children … The Right Rev Dr Brady more than realises Cicero’s test of a good man: “Vir Bonus, quibus prodest, nocet nemini” (The good man, is useful to many, and harms no one). His Missionary labours have not been confined to Ireland – they have been spread over the entire habitable globe. He has been

the pioneer of religion in every quarter of the globe – his name is held in solemn benediction in Western Australia, and prayers are offered up to Heaven for him in various tongues – he has planted the Cross of Christ in regions it was never seen or heard of before, and after all his labours and all his toils it must be a consolation to him to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the parish where he was born … In the evening [the priests of the Diocese] dined with their Lordships at the residence of the Rev Thomas Brady, Ballyhaise.”

17 October 1857

Charities. The Right Rev Dr Browne has received two members of the Community of the Little Sisters of the Poor … The Sisters are now collecting in Cavan where their mission has been warmly supported by His Lordship, the Right Rev Dr Brady, Bishop of Perth.

15 July 1860

Bishop Brady ordained Fr Thomas McEnroe in Munterconnaught Church for the Diocese of Kilmore, assisted by the Rev Nicholas Conaty and four other priests.

November 1860

A three week mission was given in Castlerahan Church by four Dominicans. The Meath People reported: “The mission of the Dominican Fathers in the Parish of Castlerahan was brought to a close on Sunday last in the presence of the venerated Lord Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Browne, and the Most Rev Dr Brady, Lord Bishop of Perth.

1862

When Rome invited Catholic Bishops throughout the world to attend the canonisation of the

Japanese Martyrs, Bishop Browne regretfully declined, saying he was unable to visit his Diocese. He took the opportunity to ask for a coadjutor with right of succession … His friend Dr John Brady, retired Bishop of Perth, Western Australia, who had been staying with him in the presbytery at Cavan, had been advising him to look for a coadjutor for some time … Once it became known that Dr Browne was looking for a coadjutor, John Brady, retired Bishop of Perth offered himself for the position ... Bishop Brady lived first with Dr Browne and then with Dr Conaty and accompanied both on all important occasions in the Diocese.

2 June 1862

Dr Brady was close enough to the Episcopal scene in Ireland to know that Cullen would have a big say in the appointments of the Irish Sees and that his recommendation was nearly always accepted. Brady launched his campaign for Kilmore by writing to Cullen, attempting to win his approval. He told Cullen he hoped to devote the remainder of his days to some useful mission in Ireland. “I humbly believe had I Your Grace’s sanction or that of the Holy See I would be able to promote even in Ireland but especially in the Diocese of Kilmore three very grand objects: the cause of the Holy Father [Peter’s Pence], the Propagation of the Faith and the Catholic University.” Although all three causes were dear to Cullen, he did nothing to endorse Brady.

20 November 1862

When the See of Trinidad became vacant in 1862, Dr Brady was one of those whose names were mentioned for the appointment. The Right Rev Dr Browne, Bishop of Kilmore, wrote to the Most Rev D Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin: “I am requested by the pastor of St George’s, Granada, to mention the name of the Right Rev Dr Brady, Bishop of Perth, Western Australia, for the vacant See. “His manners are agreeable, I might say courtly. He speaks French fluently and is capable of giving solid instruction in French and English. He never feels happy but when laboriously employed in the works of the ministry. Having passed the greater part of his life in warm climates, the climate of Trinidad would admirably suit him. He is at present in France.

November 1862

Shortly before the appointment was due to be made, Brady headed off to Rome to promote himself. His first disappointment came

when Kirby refused to allow him to stay in the Irish College because he was not in good standing with Propaganda. The second was when his name did not appear on the Terna. At this stage he cut his losses and promoted Conaty as Dr Browne’s preferred candidate.

16 December 1862

Dr Browne was so anxious to have Conaty appointed that he wrote, himself, to Cardinal Alessandro Barnabo, Prefect of Propaganda, to make doubly sure … He forwarded the letter to Dr John Brady, who was still in Rome, asking him to translate it into French, before presenting it to the Cardinal. He also urged Brady, whose business in Rome he never suspected, to make the strongest possible representations to the Holy See on Conaty’s behalf. Brady did so in a covering letter in which he highly recommended Conaty.

1 March 1863

Dr Brady was present at the

Bishop Brady, above, as he was depicted prior to his troubles, and the man who banished him, Pius IX.

PHOTO: BRADY: NEW NORCIA ARCHIVES; PIUS IX: CNS

Amelie-Les-Baines, in the southeast of France, where Bishop Brady died in 1871. Bishop Brady’s coat of arms, top of page. GRAPHIC: MAT DE SOUSA

End of a turbulent life: Bishop Brady’s death certificate, at right. It reads: “No.167, Death Certificate of Brady, John At 9 o’clock on the morning of 4th December 1871, in the presence of John Forné, Mayor and Registrar of the Municipality of Amélié-Les-Bains, District of Arles sur Tech, Department of Pyrénées-Orientalis, accompanied by François Tichadou, Parish Priest, aged 50, and Mr Pierre Sévely, curate, aged 25, residing in this Municipality, who declared that Bishop John Brady, Bishop of Perth (New Ireland), aged 71, of Cavan (Ireland) (no other information available), died yesterday at half past ten in the evening at the home of Naspleda, rue des Thermes, in this Municipality. We, the Officers of the Civil State, having confirmed the death, drew up this certificate and, after reading it, signed it. Sévely Pre, Tichadou, Dr Forné.”

PHOTO: BRADY EXCAVATION TEAM

month’s Memory Mass for Fr James Reilly PP of Kilmore.

7 March 1863

Dr Conaty was appointed coadjutor to Dr Browne.

24 May 1863

Dr Conaty was consecrated Titular Bishop of Rodiopolis and coadjutor to James Browne by Primate Joseph Dixon, assisted by Dr Leahy of Dromore and Dr Brady of Perth, in Cavan Cathedral.

11 April 1865

Bishop Browne died.

25 August 1866

The Anglo Celt carried the news of the death of Mrs Susan Smith of Cavan, sister of Bishop Brady.

20 April 1868

Bishop Brady was present at the Dedication of Kilnavart Church in Templeport Parish along with Dr Conaty, the Bishop of Kilmore and Dr McCabe, the Bishop of Ardagh.

31 May 1868

The Dedication Ceremony for St Patrick’s Church, Milltown, Drumlane, took place on Pentecost Sunday. Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Bishop Nicholas Conaty

The ceremony concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament given by Bishop John Brady of Perth, Western Australia.

7 February 1869

Dr Brady took part, with Most Rev Bishop Conaty, in the Dedication of the Church of St Felim in Ballinagh.

19 July 1869

Dr Brady ordained to the priesthood his nephew, Michael Brady, son of Edward and Rose nee Brady for the Diocese of Kilmore.

1869

Bishop Brady was one of the few Bishops attending Vatican I who did not have his photo taken for the Official Publication – First Vatican Council Photo Album.

16 December 1869

Rome. Vatican Council I. Cardinal Moran of Sydney noted in his Diary: “There are now six Australian Bishops in Rome: Drs O’Mahony, Sheil, J Quinn, Lanigan, Murphy and Brady”.

22 April 1870

Dr Brady was amongst those participating in Vatican I to appeal to have a debate on Infallibility: “… without any delay … as the only efficacious means against so many evils.”

4 May 1870

Dr Brady was the first to request permission to depart from the Council “on account of an illness that continues to worsen.”

12 June 1870

Dr Brady was not present in

Rome at the Consecration as Bishop of Fr Martin Griver, the Administrator of Perth Diocese in Brady’s absence. The Ordination took place in St Agatha’s Church attached to the Irish College. The principal Consecrator was Cardinal Cullen assisted by Archbishop Gould of Melbourne and Thomas Grimley of Antigonish.

16 July 1870

Bishop Conaty and Dr Brady attended Mass in Cavan Cathedral for the deceased staff and students of St Augustine’s Academy, Cavan.

6 August 1870

Dr Brady attended the Retreat.

3 September 1870

Bishop Brady did not attend the clerical gathering in Cavan.

12 September 1870

Dr Brady visited Killeshandra.

9 October 1870

Bishop Brady did not attend the clerical gathering in Cavan.

16 October 1870

Bishop Brady did not attend the clerical gathering in Cavan.

2 November 1870

Dr Brady visited Butlersbridge.

9 May 1871

Dr Brady attended a Month’s Mind Mass in Butlersbridge.

23 May 1871

The Foundation Stone of St Patrick’s College, Cavan was laid by Cardinal Paul Cullen. The ceremony was attended by up to 4,000 people, five Ulster bishops, 150 priests and Bishop Brady, retired Bishop of Perth.

2 August 1871

Dr Brady visited Killeshandra.

December 1871

Bishop Brady assisted the Bishop of Perpignan in the Consecration of the Church of St Quentin in Amélieles-Bains. The Consecration is recorded in the history of Amélieles-Bains as follows:

“La premiere pierre fut posee le

10 December 1864. La consecration eut en Decembre 1871 par Monseigneur Romadie, évêque de Perpignan, assiste de Monseigneur Perth (Irlandais), curiste a Amélie.”

The first stone was laid on 10 December 1864. The Consecration was in December 1871 by Mgr Romadie, Bishop of Perpignan assisted by the Irish Bishop of

Perth who was taking the waters at the spa.”]

3 December 1871

Bishop Brady dies.

4 December 1871

His gravestone was engraved: Jean Brady, évêque de Perth (Irlandais) décedé 3 Decembre 1871.

16 December 1871

The Anglo Celt reported the death of Bishop Brady: “DEATH OF THE MOST REV DR BRADY, BISHOP OF PERTH. We sincerely regret having to announce the death of the most Rev Dr Brady, which took place on 2nd inst [sic] at Amelu [sic]

Les Bains, in France. The venerable prelate had attained the patriarchal age of eighty years and [died] after a life spent in promoting the glory of God and the welfare of his fellow man. He [?...] his course of theology in France and went among the first Missioners to the isle of Bourbon,

There will be many to regret his departure from among us, but he died full of years and honours.

where he laboured for sixteen years and converted not less than twenty thousand of the natives. He then visited his native country for a short time, from where he went to Rome and was there consecrated Bishop of Perth in Western Australia.

“There also he laboured most indefatigably and successfully for the diffusion of religion and civilization. He built churches, founded convents and schools, and was untiring in his exertions to make the light of religion and learning rise and enlighten that portion of Christ’s fold entrusted to his care.

“After his return to Ireland his zeal and piety continued unabated, while his affability and courteous manners won the love and esteem of all who had the pleasure of being acquainted with him.

“There will be many to regret his departure from among us, but he died full of years and of honours and had not to appear before his Judge with hands empty of good works, for the many souls he converted and sanctified would be a rich and acceptable offering. May he rest in peace.”

2 August 2011

Bishop Brady’s remains reinterred in the crypt of St Mary

Based in Ireland for the last 19 years of his life, Bishop Brady also visited the continent regularly. MAP: M DE SOUSA

Why marriage –real marriage – is our foundation

MARRIAGE is far older than any laws about marriage, and marriage has been understood by every society of which we have any knowledge. Marriage has never been a same-sex union even in societies where same-sex arrangements have been known and accepted. Marriage is the union of the two halves of humanity, male and female. It is impossible to imagine human society developing or sustaining itself without such a bond desired and accepted by the great majority of people, including the relatively few who were not actually involved in it.

Marriage is also the union of the two reproductive systems found in humanity, the two reproductive systems that are essential for the generation of children and the continuation of our species. This is true despite all the pretence by various inadequate scientists.

Same-sex unions cannot be described as marriage because they cannot do either of these essential things. These are elementary statements about marriage, but they are more than enough to make nonsense of the Labor Party’s vote last Saturday, and of the unsubstantiated assertion in The West Australian on the same day by journalist Alana Buckley-Carr: “There is no legitimate reason why they (two lesbians) should not be allowed to marry here.”

Defining marriage and homosexual arrangements as being of the same nature, purpose and value to human society is to descend into absurdity.

But it is worse than that. It would deprive marriage of all its unique and valuable characteristics, many of which are already being ignored at great cost to succeeding generations of children. Studies around the world have repeatedly proved that their own married parents are by far the healthiest and most successful environment for children (and for their parents and society). Despite this, the public faces of our society do almost nothing to encourage a coherent understanding of marriage and a great deal to encourage any other style of sexual relationships.

It

is little wonder, then, that Archbishop Hickey said, with kindness and precision, “Same-sex marriage is a misunderstanding of what marriage is all about.”

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In 2005, a study in Britain showed that in 2003, the separation of cohabiting parents affected 88,000 children, while from a vastly greater number of married parents, divorce affected only 31,000 children. This reinforced previous studies which showed that 52 per cent of children born to cohabiting parents would see their parents split up before their fifth birthday, while this fate would be suffered by only eight percent of children born within marriage.

These results were seen at a time when endless studies had shown (and continue to show) that children of marriage have better relationships with their parents, do better at school, university and employment, are far less likely to be represented in juvenile and adult crime, and have much better chances of successfully establishing their own marriages and families than the children of cohabitation. It is little wonder then that when commenting on last weekend’s ALP vote Archbishop Barry Hickey said with precision and kindness, “Samesex marriage is a misunderstanding of what marriage is all about.”

The lack of public support for marriage and the enthusiastic acceptance of inadequate and unsuccessful alternatives is hard to understand. Certainly, there is no intellectual or factual foundation for the one or the other. Although we are not aware of any substantial research in these areas, it seems likely that the problem flows from two anti-woman, anti-marriage developments that both have the capacity to generate deep subconscious negativity about life itself.

One is the contraceptive pill which provides for women to be drugged every day instead of learning to live with the truth about who they are, and sharing that truth with their husbands, as many couples do, but most do not. We have now had almost three generations of young women and young men who know that their parents went to irrational lengths to prevent the potential arrival of their bothers or sisters, and who have grown up to believe that is what is expected of women. This confused state is likely to be contributing substantially to the very confused relationships that now prevail.

The second is the flourishing abortion industry legalised by all states and financed throughout Australia by the Commonwealth Government which tells the young that life is not a sacred gift to be accepted with gratitude, but rather something to be snuffed out if it seems the least bit inconvenient.

When these are the approved and prevailing attitudes, it takes strong young people to think and live differently.

Given the pernicious education offered by the Gallop-Carpenter curriculum “Growing Healthy Relationships” and the Health Department’s farcical “safe sex” policy which is about to blow up in our faces, there is a serious need for a sustained campaign to promote the incontrovertible evidence of the lasting benefits of marriage.

Time for the silent majority to speak

WITH gay marriage now firmly on the political agenda, it is time for the silent majority to let our representatives hear the opinion of those opposed to this fiasco.

Every parish in Australia must encourage parishioners to email their local federal and state members of parliament to let them know their views. No petitions, just a flood of emails from as many voters as possible in order to make a point. A single sentence will suffice.

Other local religious groups should be approached to organise their membership against legalised gay marriage in Australia.

Mike Kavanagh RIVERTON, WA

The politics of famine writing

IT IS unfortunate your reviewer of Thomas Keneally’s book Three Famines apparently did not possess competent knowledge to critically examine the subject.

It is only necessary to briefly quote from the leading British historian Andrew Roberts’ scholarly review of the book in the Wall Street Journal of 3 September:

“His three famines—the Irish Potato Famine of 1845–51, the Bengal Famine of 1943–44 and the Ethiopian famines of the 1970s and 1980s—are not ‘the three most devastating food shortages in modern history’. Those were the collectivisation-induced famines in the Ukraine in the 1920s and 1930s; the Nazi-induced famine in Russia during the Second World War; and China’s vast famines of the 1960s and 1970s. The tens of millions of deaths these famines caused were the result of deliberate decision-making by fascists and communists.

“Mr Keneally’s primary goal, it seems, is to put Robert Peel, British prime minister in the 1840s, and Winston Churchill in the dock alongside Stalin, Hitler and Mao. He appears to have included the

Ethiopian famines only so that he could link Mengistu Haile Mariam, the thug who presided over them, with Tory premiers. The book’s famines, we’re told, are ‘siblings to each other’.

“Mr Keneally accuses British authorities in Ireland and Bengal of ‘choosing to feed the famine instead of the starving’, a slur that he fails to support with evidence. Even direct accusations, such as that British officers raped female Indian demonstrators in Delhi during the Second World War, are supported with not a name, place or footnote. No one denies that tardiness, incompetence and occasional negligence were shown in some British imperial famine responses in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—failings that have been rightly castigated in scores of history books before now—yet the idea that people like Winston Churchill deliberately adopted policies to make the situation worse is ludicrous.”

The “blood Libel” it seems, is still with us.

Hal GP Colebatch NEDLANDS, WA

Heads of state and royal assent

DR DRUM ( The Record 23 November) needs to understand that we already have an Australian as head of state - her name is Quentin Bryce. The Queen does not give Royal Assent to Australian legislation. The Governor General

and the State Governors give Royal Assent - the central role of the head of state - while in the ACT there is no Royal Assent. All State Governors are Australian citizens. The seven Governors constitute the Australian head of Governments. Dr Drum can obtain the full explanation of the Australian constitutional position written by David Smith, a former Official Secretary to a number of Governors-General by reading the Quadrant article, written by David Smith, on this issue or, even better, his book on the subject.

John R Barich

CLAREMONT, WA

Good Franciscan vibes on air

REGARDING your editorial

‘Good vibes worth listening to,’ please remember another radio programme in WA well worth supporting and listening to: “Gate of Heaven Catholic radio” run by Franciscan of the Immaculate from 7.30pm to 9pm every Sunday on Radio Fremantle 107.9FM. That too, is a radio programme without any crudity, ridicule of others and certainly not trashy and coarse.

Declan O’Doherty MT LAWLEY, WA

Were these fires really a ‘tragedy’?

WHY all the fuss about the Margaret River fires in WA? A few houses, certainly insured, were burnt. Are we being made to celebrate in this backhanded way the disastrous values of the consumer society? Why are we not being invited to consider that at least these people have their lives, and that many Australians on low salaries can’t even afford a house to begin with? This terrible perversion of human values is the real disaster of our times, not any fictitious global warming.

Peter Gilet

BELMONT, WA

With symptoms like these, the diagnosis is very bad British crime rates lead to a sense of foreboding, writes Guy Crouchback

In Lancashire, in Britain, police have arrested café proprietor Jamie Murray for breaching the Public Order Act by displaying passages from the Bible on a screen in his café. This is the same police force which arrested a Christian couple whose crime consisted of having asked the local council for permission to distribute pro-marriage leaflets at registry offices.

According to police figures, about 30,000 people were involved in the riots over four days in August 2011. About 3,300 serious crimes were committed.

Interestingly, at almost exactly the same time, about 200,000 young people gathered in Madrid for the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day, in a completely peaceful manner (as had been the case two years previously in Sydney), though with minimal attention from the media.

According to London Mayor Boris Johnson, in the 12 months to March 2011, there were 16,447 violent crimes in London alone which resulted in nothing more than a caution.

These included 6,719 cases of assault with injury, and 5,162 for common assault. It may be sig-

nificant that, according to one estimate, barely 2 per cent of the British population now attend the Anglican Church, though the large inflow of Polish workers has boosted Catholic numbers in some areas. Meanwhile, the BBC has banned referring to dates as ‘BC’ or ‘AD’ lest this usage offends nonChristians.

Britain once led the world in progress, democracy and enlightenment.

Britain, for reasons I do not fully understand, has come to lead the developed world in almost every indicator of social pathology, symbolised by the hulk of the former Royal Yacht Britannia, moored at a Scottish wharf as though perched atop the rubble of cultural ruin. These are times when clichés become relevant. The question, “Where will it all end?” takes on a new immediacy: where will it all end? If you can get hold of a copy of HG Wells’ The War in the Air,

written at the beginning of the 20th century, read the description of British life in the last chapter –that has suddenly become a frighteningly plausible picture of where it will all end.

Britain is showing every sign –and I mean every sign – of what our grandparents in their wisdom (they used to study what happened to civilisations of the past) believed were the hallmarks of a sick and decadent society. These range from lacking the self-respect and sense of duty to defend itself to an obsession with the most trivial and half-witted entertainments. A kind of lowness seems to have pervaded every aspect of life.

The attack on Christianity is but one, if the most serious and overarching, aspect of this decay. Australia has not yet gone as far. Despite many economic and other troubles, our society has many positive aspects. But we cannot afford to passively accept that, without active effort on our part, this state of things will go on for ever.

Britain, which once led the world in progress, democracy and enlightenment, is becoming a horrible example of what happens when a society loses its values.

Theology of the body cure for original amnesia

Thirty years ago a young pope began talking about sex and original sin. He wanted us to remember who we really are.

PEOPLE ask a lot of questions of Catholic morality. “What is the problem with sex outside of marriage?” Why is contraception immoral?” “Why does marriage have to be between one man and one woman?”

People used to challenge Jesus with similar questions. At one point Pharisees questioned Christ on the permissability of divorce. To their surprise, he did not simply point them to the written law but invited them to consider that “from the beginning God made them male and female” and created a marriage bond that could not be broken.

The Pharisees complained that Moses had allowed them to divorce, but even though this was true, Christ said “but from the beginning it was not so.”

Christ was directing them not to the written law but the law written on their hearts. We exist in a fallen world where we struggle to do what is right, where the body and the spirit battle one another.

Foolish Wisdom

“a foolishness wiser than human wisdom”

(1 Cor 1:25)

By Bernard Toutounji

But it was not always so. There was a time when humanity knew what it was to love God, others and themselves rightly. We read about this world before original sin in just a few short passages in Genesis.

Thirty years ago Pope John Paul II began to give a series of addresses delving back into the beginning so that we could discover the answer to the questions, ‘Who am I’ and ‘What does it mean to be human’. These addresses are known today as the Theology of the Body.

Pope John Paul saw such importance in the beginning, because he believed that we carry within our

hearts the remnants of what it was to live without sin, before Adam and Eve ‘ate the apple’ (there really was no apple, check your bible).

In his catecheses, John Paul named three original experiences before the Fall. He called them Original Solitude, Original Unity and Original Nakedness.

After original sin these three were ruptured but when Jesus points the Pharisees back to the beginning he is saying that this is the way they are called to live. No longer are we to live under the weight of the law but rather to understand that when we know who we are as persons, the knowledge of what is right and wrong wells up from within us.

God invited Adam, in his original solitude, to name all the animals and find someone similar for himself. Yet after giving names to all the animals, he discovered there was no one like him. Why? What was lacking? All had bodies. The difference was that the body of the human was symbolic; it contained a person, a spiritual being

The human realised that he was not an animal or an object but a subject with reason and free will.

In the experience of unity God created a second being from the rib of the first being and creation was completed with male and female, equal in dignity. At the sight of the woman, the man cried out with a joy because here was a body that also represented a human person. Their bodies had differences but it was their diversity that made true unity possible. The man and woman realised that their bodies called them to love and that they were created to be a gift to one another.

In the experience of nakedness the man and the woman enjoy a total trust and defenselessness before each other. They rest in the knowledge that the other person would never use them as an object but always see them as a person to be loved. There was a total unity between the spiritual and the physical sides of the human person. This was the paradise we were

created for but we all know something changed.

That change was original sin and it ruptured the understanding on the part of all future generations of what it was to be a human person. It was as if a great amnesia came over humanity. It has become hard to sense God in our lives and recall that we are spiritual as well as bodily. The differences between men and women became seen as obstacles and causes for blame.

A tendency to use one another came into existence. In their lusts men dominate women and in a confused desire for love women allow themselves to be used.

When Christ is speaking to the Pharisees he is also speaking to every human person and he invites us to simply remember who we are. Every moral question has an answer at the dawn of creation. This was the whole reason Christ came; to point the way out of amnesia and remind us that that “in the beginning it was not so.”

www.foolishwisdom.com

Does youth ministry make sense?

Sound doctrine aside, the Church should fit the people – not try to force square pegs into triangle holes, writes

Robert Hiini

ANOTHER day, another study. Young people, researchers from the US Evangelical Barna Group say, are walking away from church; that’s if they were ever really there to begin with. So what else is new?

While brand-Catholic private schools might be full of beaming young faces, the pews of churches - where the source and summit of Catholic life happens - are nearly bereft of people under 60.

To state the painfully obvious, the Catholic Church in the West has been haemorrhaging young people for decades. And no-one knows what to do about it.

Years after leaving my three-year stint at Catholic Youth Ministry - as its co-ordinator and then, its director - I’m beginning to think that is a good thing. Even academic Richard Rymarz, who has been studying the Catholic “youth problem” for over a decade was equivocal in a recent journal article (‘Some Principles for the Evangelisation of Younger Catholics in Secular Cultures’).

Valuable insights notwithstanding, his final advice amounts to “try a bunch of things and if they don’t work, try something else”.

As the bishops’ conference continues down the route of bolstering a professional class of youth ministers - diocesan bureaus of hard working and sincere people - I remember the no-nonsense words of Catholic author, Amy Welborn, back in 1998:

“Underlying teenagers’ complaints about how they ‘don’t get anything out of going to Mass’ is the same experience that drives adults away in droves - including many friends of mine, most of whom have gone through periods of being very ‘active’ in faith, but now, well out of that emotional, post-conversion... high, find themselves barely able to drag themselves to church on Sunday.”

Welborn went on to talk about the ‘banality’ of contemporary worship and the usual liturgical goofiness that riles and yet strangely excites conservatives.

Certainly, the ‘shallowness’ of young peoples’ experiences of Christianity is one of the top two reasons cited for rejecting Christianity by young, one-time

Christians in the Barna Group’s study (simplistic, overprotectiveness being the other). But that’s only part of the story.

I suspect the “experience,” for most, is really a non-experience. While I have had the privilege of visiting many lively parishes led by good, effective, priests and laity over the past seven years, even the best struggle against the tidal waves of social disconnection and secularism beseiging ordinary people.

utes per week. It is simply to state the obvious.

It doesn’t get us very far to blame “the people” for this, as I have heard some clerics and purple circle types say. I think most of us are “those people” - products of our own choices, but also a lack of commitment or, at best, thin commitment, engendered by contemporary life.

Add to that time pressures and the almost total absence of community events and rituals that used to

like the busted-up corpus that is the Catholic Church. Working within the structures of that corpus was a major headache during my time at Catholic Youth Ministry. The politics of the thing meant that, after a successful youth event, you were supposed to direct people back to their own geographic parishes, regardless of the health, or otherwise, of that “community”.

There were two problems with this. Firstly, if you knew the local

The problem in my time was that if you knew a parish ‘had issues’ you couldn’t send a young person back to it; to do so was negligent.

A visit to many parishes is enough to make one wonder whether Margaret Thatcher was right: maybe there really is no such thing as society.

This is no disrespect to priests and lay people who try to get people together in a more meaningful way than sitting and standing in the same space with others for 50 min-

bring people together with a shared sense of meaning and belonging, including at its most basic, an understanding of what is true.

Viewed in this light, the “youth problem” is not a “youth” problem; it’s a whole-of-Church problem. Successfully ‘impacting’ young people for Christ, as the lingo goes, is nothing less than fixing what looks

parish “had issues”, so to speak - and usually the young person could tell you that themselvesadvising or insisting they go there was negligent in the worst of ways. If God had opened a window in someone’s heart, it wasn’t my job to shut it again. Secondly, you can tell people to go to their ‘local’ all you want; if it’s not working for them

they don’t and won’t do it. There is some irony here. Whereas parishes once grew among a community of the faithful, now the faithful (and by implication, the Holy Spirit) are supposed to comport to wherever the Church owns assets, whether parishes or schools.

I hate to think how many enigmatic priests and religious, not to mention lay people, who felt God calling them to some sort of faceto-face, hands-on ministry were effectively put down or hobbled by petty political concerns.

Given the success of new movements, why not let the structures follow the faithful, a ‘free market’ of initiatives, if you will? How indeed, can we find out what works when we’re not allowed to try new things?

In what You Lost Me author David Kinnamen describes as a “misguided adbication of our prophetic calling”, churches have segregated their own congregations into silos of age. “Youthy” initiatives will make most young adults run a mile. Yes, young people want to spend time with their peers but, at base, they want what all religiously inclined people want; a place to belong and to grow in communion with their God and each other, even if they don’t know it yet. Coming into contact with older Catholics is not a negative but a massive plus.

“The concept of dividing people into various segments based on their birth years is a very modern contrivance, emerging in part from the needs of the marketplace,” wrote Kinnamen. “Flourishing intergenerational relationships should distinguish the church from other cultural institutions.

“The Christian community is one of the few places on earth where those who represent the full scope of human life, literally from the cradle to the grave, come together with a singular motive and mission.”

The trite “see how they love one another” angle - young and old alike - has to be one of the Church’s greatest hopes in visioning a gracefilled alternative to the nihilism of postmodern life. It’s as simple and as soul-searchingly difficult as that.

Robert Hiini was Coordinator of the Perth Archdiocese’s Catholic Youth Ministry from 20062007 and Director from 2007-2008

THURSDAY

THURSDAY, 8, 15 AND 22 DECEMBER

Bible Study of the Nativity

7.30-8.30pm at St Paul’s parish hall, 106 Rookwood St, Mt Lawley. Fr Tim Deeter will lead a study of the Nativity Gospels Matthew and Luke.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY, 9 DECEMBER

Anniversary Mass of Archbishop Fulton J

Sheen’s Death

7.30pm at St Bernadette Parish, Jugan St, Glendalough. Begins with Mass, followed by a talk on the influence of Archbishop Sheen in respect to Eucharistic adoration by Fr Martin Lucia who met the Archbishop as a newly ordained priest. Enq Daniel 9291 8224.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY, 10 DECEMBER

St Padre Pio Day of Prayer

8.30am at St Paul’s Parish, 106 Rookwood St, Mt Lawley. Begins with Padre Pio DVD; 10am exposition of Blessed Sacrament, rosary, divine mercy, adoration and benediction; 11am Mass, St Padre Pio liturgy – Confession available. 12pm lunch –bring plate to share. Enq: Des 6278 1540.

Divine Mercy Healing Mass

2.30pm at St Francis Xavier Church, Windsor St, East Perth. Main Celebrant Fr Marcellinus Meilak, OFM. Reconciliation in English and Italian will be offered. Divine Mercy prayers followed by veneration of first class relic of St Faustina Kowalska. Refreshments later. Enq: 9457 7771.

Early Spiritual Exercises –Ignatian Spirituality

9am-12pm at Gonzaga Barry Lecture Theatre in John XXIII College, Mt Claremont. Presenter: Chris Gardner. Follow desires in life, faith and what God desires. Chris has been involved with Ignatian Spirituality for 25 years. Cost: $10 on entry. Enq and registration: Murray 9383 0444 or graham. murray@johnxxiii.edu.au.

NEXT WEEK

TUESDAY, 13 DECEMBER

Advent Preparation - Spirituality and The Sunday Gospels

7-8pm at St Benedict’s School Hall, Alness St, Applecross. Advent is about the expectation of new light, new life, a new birth of Christ into our life. How do we prepare for this? Presenter: Norma Woodcock. Accredited - CEO - Faith Formation for ongoing renewal. Cost: collection. Enq: 9487 1772 or www.normawoodcock.com.

WEDNESDAY, 14 DECEMBER

Chaplets of the Divine Mercy

7.30pm at St Thomas More Catholic Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. A beautiful, prayerful, sung devotion followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Refreshments afterwards. Enq: George 9310 9493.

Final CYM Holy Hour for 2011

5.30pm at 40A Mary St, Highgate. The final CYM Mass and holy hour. Begins with Mass, followed by holy hour at 6.30pm and a Christmas Party at 7.30pm. Bring a plate to share. RSVP to admin@ cym.com.au or on facebook ‘CYM Perth’.

FRIDAY, 16 DECEMBER

Singing for the poor - ANCOP concert 7-9pm at St Peter’s Parish, Bedford, 93 Wood St, Inglewood. ANCOP (Answering the Cry of the Poor) has organised concert and proceeds will be for the education of poor children of the Philippines, Solomon Islands, P&G and Cambodia. Enq: ANCOP: Sunbeam De Jesus 0402 368 448 or Ramil 0412 543 903.

Medjugorje Evening Prayer

7-9pm at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Sq, 77 St George’s Tce, Perth. Includes: Eucharistic adoration, rosary, benediction and Mass. Free DVDs on conversions available. Followed by refreshments -

PANORAMA

What’s on around the

bring a plate if you wish. Enq: Eileen 9402 2480 or 0407 471 256 or medjugorje@y7mail.com

UPCOMING

SATURDAY, 24 DECEMBER

Extraordinary Rite Latin MassChristmas Eve

8.30pm at the Good Shepherd Parish, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646.

NEXT YEAR

FRIDAY, 6 JANUARY 2012

Pro-life witness

9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, Cnr Great North Hwy and Morrison Rd, Midland. Begins with Mass followed by Rosary procession to the nearby abortion clinic, led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. To end to abortion and the conversion of hearts. Enq Helen 9402 0349.

SATURDAY, 7 JANUARY 2012

Day with Mary

9am-5pm at Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish, 35 Eighth Ave, Maylands. Day of prayer and instruction based on the Fatima message. 9am video; 10.10am Mass; Reconciliation, procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic adoration, sermons on Eucharist and on Our Lady, rosaries and stations of the Cross. BYO lunch. Enq – Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286.

SATURDAY, 7 JANUARY 2012

Vigil for life

8.30am at St Augustine’s Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with holy Mass followed by rosary procession and vigil at nearby abortion clinic, led by Fr Paul Carey SSC. Weekly prayer vigils: Monday, Thursday and Saturday 8.30 to 10.30am. Enq. Helen 9402 0349.

SUNDAY, 8 TO SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2012

Summer School

59 Kelvin Rd, Wattle Grove. One week, one life changing experience. Enq: www.summerschool. org.au or Marty 041 7637 040.

MONDAY, 9 JANUARY TO

MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2012

Summer School

The Royal School of Church Music in Australia (RSCM) will be hosting a summer school for all denominations next year. The programme will include workshops for church musicians and singers to help them to inspire their congregations towards a more enjoyable and meaningful participation in Church liturgy. Enrolments are now open and interested parties can find out more by going to www. rscmaustralia.org.au. Enq: Deirdre on 9457 4010.

SUNDAY, 15 JANUARY 2012

75th Celebration St Theresa’s Parish 11.30am at St Theresa’s Parish, 678 North Beach Rd, Gwelup. Begin with Mass followed by lunch at Croatian Club, Wishart St, Gwelup. Tickets $35 with drinks available at the bar. Tickets may be purchased from Margaret Pavicic, 9448 7708, Gloria Cicci, 9446 6215 or Paul and Judy Woodward, 9446 6837. RSVP 3 January.

SATURDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2012

A Reunion for Holy Cross Primary School, Kensington

Any ex-students or family members, please contact Julie Bowles (nee O’Hara) on 9397 0638 or email jules7@iinet.net.au.

REGULAR EVENTS

EVERY SUNDAY

Gate of Heaven Catholic Radio

Join the Franciscans of the Immaculate from 7.309pm on Radio Fremantle 107.9FM for Catholic radio broadcast of EWTN and our own live shows. Enq: radio@ausmaria.com.

Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook.

Archdiocese

of

Perth,

Commencing with rosary followed by benediction. Reconciliation is available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered during Mass every second Sunday of the month. Pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation, last Sunday of the month. Side entrance to church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq Sacri 9447 3292.

EVERY FIRST SUNDAY

Divine Mercy Chaplet and Healing Prayer 3pm at Santa Clara Church, 72 Palmerston St, Bentley. Includes adoration and individual prayer for healing. Spiritual leader Fr Francisco. All welcome. Enq: Fr Francisco 9458 2944.

St Mary’s Cathedral Youth Group –Fellowship with Pizza

5pm at Mary’s Cathedral, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Begins with youth Mass followed by fellowship downstairs in parish centre. Bring a plate to share. Enq: Bradley on youthfromsmc@gmail.com.

EVERY THIRD SUNDAY

Oblates of St Benedict Meeting

2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. For all interested in studying the rule of St Benedict and its relevance to everyday life. Afternoon tea. Enq: secretary 9457 5758.

EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY

Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life

2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. The hour includes exposition of the Blessed Eucharist, silent prayer, scripture and prayers of intercession. Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAYS

Latin Mass

2pm at The Good Shepherd Parish, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646.

EVERY MONDAY

Evening Adoration and Mass

7pm at St Thomas Parish, Claremont, cnr Melville St and College Rd. Eucharistic adoration, reconciliation, evening prayer and benediction, followed by Mass and night prayer at 8pm. Enq: Kim on 9384 0598 or email to claremont@perthcatholic.org.au.

The Life and Mission of St Mary MacKillop

9.30-11.30am at Infant Jesus Parish Centre, cnr Wellington Rd and Smith St, Morley. Cost: $15. Enq: Shelley 9276 8500.

LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

Be Still in His Presence –Ecumenical Christian Programme

7.30-8.45pm at St Swithun Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie St, Lesmurdie (hall behind church).

Begins with songs of praise and worship, silent time, lectio divina, small group sharing and a cuppa at the end. Enq: Lynne 9293 3848 or 043 5252 941.

EVERY TUESDAY

Bible Teaching with a Difference

7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Victoria Park. Exciting revelations with meaningful applications that will change your life. Bring Bible, a notebook and a friend. Enq: Jan 9284 1662.

Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

6pm at the Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by benediction. Enq: John 040 8952 194.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Holy Spirit of Freedom Community

7.30pm at The Church of Christ, 111 Stirling St, Perth. We are delighted to welcome everyone to attend our Holy Spirit of Freedom praise meeting. Enq: 042 3907 869 or hsofperth@gmail.com.

Bible Study at Cathedral

6.15pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy scripture by Fr Jean-Noel. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: Marie 9223 1372.

Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry

5.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Begins with Mass, 6.30pm holy hour of

where and when

adoration, followed by $5 supper and fellowship. Enq: cym.com.au or 9422 7912.

EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY

Holy Hour Prayer for Priests

7.30-8.30pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079.

Novena to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop

7-7.45pm at Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, cnr Cassowary Dr and Pelican Pde, Ballajura. Begins with Mass, novena prayers and benediction. Followed by healing prayers and anointing of the sick. Enq: Madi 9249 9093 or Gerry 041 7187 240.

EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY

Chaplets of the Divine Mercy

7.30pm at St Thomas More Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. A beautiful, prayerful, sung devotion. It will be accompanied by exposition and followed by benediction. Enq: George 9310 9493 (h) or 9325 2010.

EVERY THURSDAY

Divine Mercy

11am at Sts John and Paul Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Pray the rosary and chaplet of divine mercy and for the consecrated life, especially here in John Paul Parish. Concludes with veneration of the first class relic of St Faustina. Please do come and join us in prayer. Enq: John 9457 7771.

St Mary’s Cathedral Praise Meeting

7.45pm every Thursday at the Legion of Mary’s Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Includes praise, song and healing ministry. Enq: Kay 9382 3668 or fmi@flameministries.org.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH

Prayer in Style of Taize

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

Group Fifty – Charismatic Renewal Group

7.30pm at the Redemptorist Monastery, 150 Vincent St, North Perth. Includes prayer, praise and Mass. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661.

EVERY FIRST FRIDAY

Communion of Reparation - All Night Vigil

7pm-1.30am at two different locations: Corpus Christi Parish, Lochee St, Mosman Park and St Gerard Majella Parish, cnr Ravenswood Dr and Majella Rd, Westminster (Mirrabooka). In reparation for outrages committed against the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Enq (Mosman Park) Vicky 040 0282 357 and Fr Giosue 9349 2315 or John 9344 2609.

Healing Mass

7pm at St Peter’s Parish, Inglewood. Praise and worship, exposition and Eucharistic adoration, benediction and anointing of the sick, followed by holy Mass and fellowship. Celebrants Fr Dat and invited priests. 6.45pm reconciliation. Enq: Mary Ann 0409 672 304, Prescilla 043 3457 352 and Catherine 043 3923 083.

Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life

7pm at Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Mass followed by adoration with Fr Doug Harris. All welcome. Refreshments provided.

Catholic Faith Renewal Evening

7.30pm at Sts John and Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Songs of praise, sharing by a priest followed by thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments afterwards. All welcome to attend and bring your family and friends. Enq: Kathy 9295 0913, Ann 041 2166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail.com.

Healing and Anointing Mass

8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree. Begins with Reconciliation followed by 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189.

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

Healing Mass

12.35pm at St Thomas Parish, cnr Melville St and College Rd, Claremont. Spiritual leader Fr Waddell. Enq: Kim 9384 0598, claremont@perthcatholic.org. au.

EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY

Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass

12pm at St Brigid Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass. Enq: Frank 9296 7591 or 040 8183 325.

EVERY LAST SATURDAY

Novena devotions – Our Lady Vailankanni of Good Health

5pm at Holy Trinity Parish, 8 Burnett St, Embleton. Followed by Mass at 6pm. Enq: George 9272 1379.

GENERAL

Free Divine Mercy Image for Parishes

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

Sacred Heart Pioneers

Is there anyone out there who would like to know more about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771.

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

Mary Mackillop 2012 Calendars and Merchandise

2012 Josephite Calendars with quotes from St Mary of the Cross and Mary MacKillop merchandise. Available for sale from the Mary MacKillop Centre. Enq: Sr Maree 041 4683 926 or 08 9334 0933.

Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate – Latin Feast of all Holy Relics

SSRA Perth invites interested parties: parish priests, faithful association leaders etc to make contact to organise relic visitations to their own parishes, communities etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of over 200 Catholic Saints and Blesseds, including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe and Simon Stock. Free. Enq: Giovanny 047 8201 092 or ssra-perth@ catholic.org.

St Denis 60th Anniversary St Denis Catholic Parish in Joondanna will celebrate its 60th Anniversary on 16 December 2011. We are collecting photos, memorabilia and stories for display during the celebration. Enq and arrangements: Barbara on 040 1016 399 or emmanuelcentre@westnet.com.au or 9328 8113 (w).

Financially Disadvantaged People requiring Low Care Aged Care Placement

The Little Sisters of the Poor community - set in beautiful gardens in the suburb of Glendalough. “Making the elderly happy, that is everything!” St Jeanne Jugan (foundress) Registration and enq: Sr Marie 9443 3155.

Priest Cenacle

Every First Thursday at Legion of Mary, Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Paul 0427 085 093.

Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of Revelation Programme scheduled for Sun, 25 Dec and Sun, 1 Jan 2012 will not be celebrated on these days. Normal programme recommences 8 Jan 2012. Eng SACRI 9341 6139.

Faith Centre Courses 2012 - 450 Hay St, Perth

1) RCPD2 ‘Internalise Principles of Successful Relationships and Use Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills’. Mondays 5-7pm. Beginning 20/02/2012. Enq: Paul 040 2222 578. 2) RCPD4 ‘Increase Personal and Spiritual Awareness and Improve Relationships’. Study of psychology in theology. Mondays 10am-12.30pm. Beginning 20/02. Enq: Eva 040 9405 585.

3) The Holistic Health Seminar ‘The Instinct to Heal’. 197 High St, Fremantle - Tuesdays 34.30pm. Beginning 21/02. Enq: Eva: 040 9405 585. Bookings are essential.

etc? Visit us at 39 Hulme Ct (off McCoy St), Myaree. Ph 9329 9889 (after 10.30am Mon to Sat). We are here to serve.

KINLAR VESTMENTS

Quality handmade and decorated vestments: albs, stoles, chasubles, altar linen, banners, etc. 12 Favenc Way, Padbury. By appointment only. Ph Vickii on 9402 1318, 0409 114 093 or kinlar.vestments@gmail.com.

MISSION ACTIVITIES

Learn how to make rosary beads for the missions and special rosaries for family and friends. Phone: (02) 682 2 1474 or visit our website: OurLadysRosaryMakers.org.au.

BOOK BINDING

NEW BOOK BINDING, general book repairs; rebinding; new ribbons; old leather bindings restored. Tydewi Bindery 0422 968 572.

FOR RENT

ROOMS FOR RENT for young (18-35) Catholic women. House (Mt Hawthorn) walking distance to Glendalough parish and train station. Applicants should have a Catholic/Christian outlook on life. Two rooms available from Jan/ Feb 2012. Contact 0408 496 610 or 0421 818 887.

FURNITURE REMOVAL

ALL AREAS. Competitive rates. Mike Murphy Ph 0416 226 434.

POSTIONS AVAILABLE

CARETAKER/GROUNDSMAN for church and school at Lower Chittering. Suit active pensioner. Accommodation provided. Tel: Fr Paul 042 7085 093.

POSITION AVAILABLE AT OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH

3 Kitchener Street, North Beach WA 6020

ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY

2 DAYS PER WEEK (9am – 3pm)

For details please visit our website at www.ourladyofgrace. com.au and select “Upcoming Events”.

TRADE SERVICES

BRENDAN HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

PR OPERTY MAINTENANCE

Your handyperson. No job too small. SOR. Jim 0413 309 821.

BRICK RE-POINTING Ph Nigel 9242 2952.

PICASSO PAINTING Top service. Ph 0419 915 836, fax 9345 0505. 9440 4358.

PERROTT PAINTING Pty Ltd

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

LAWN MOWING

WRR LAWNMOWING AND WEED SPRAYING Garden clean ups and rubbish removal. Get rid of bindii, jojo and other unsightly weeds. Based in Tuart Hill. Enq: 9443 9243 or 0402 326 637

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 web site on www.excelsettlements.com.au.

TAX SERVICE

Quality tax returns prepared by registered tax agent with over 35 years’ experience. Call Tony Marchei on 0412 055 184 for appointment. AXXO Accounting & Management, Unit 20/222 Walter Rd, Morley.

WANTED

ONE TO THREE STATUES.

1-2m high of Our Lady, Jesus and saints. Crucifix available (same height). Contact: Brother John - Carmelite - professed hermit (08) 9853 3112 or johnw9765@ optusnet.com.

FOR SALE

CATHOLIC AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BOOKS FOR SALE. All donated. Donations appreciated. Balcatta. Call Colourful Dave: 9440 4358.

PICTURE FRAMING

Christmas special 25% off all custom framing till end Jan. Quality guaranteed. PRIME ART FRAMERS, 240 Main St, Osborne Park. 9344 8641.

OTTIMO

@Station St Market, Subiaco @Wanneroo Market, Wangara Come to see us for your nativity sets, calenders,cards,books and gifts

Open Friday-Sunday ACCOMMODATION

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

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

PILGRIMAGE TOURS

NEWS FLASH - PILGRIMAGE - PARIS, LOURDES, MEDJUGORJE MAY 2012.

Spiritual Director Fr Bogoni. ‘YES,’ Paris is expensive but not with us. Bargain price. Contact Eileen on 9402 2480, mobile 0407 471 256 or email medjugorje@y7mail.com.

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This two-colour Missal contains the Order of Mass, all the scripture readings and prayers for each Sunday of 2012 in calendar sequence, the complete Easter liturgy and a treasury of prayers.