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Horizon House offers much-needed refuge for mums, babies By Ramona Szell

HOU SE w hi ch accommodates and supports young women who are pregnant and homeless, has won a national award for innovation in social services. Horizon House in Dianella supports homeless young women through pregnancy and their journey into motherhood, teaching life skills until they can secure safe accommodation and independence. The Norma Parker Award for most innovative program in social services was presented at the Catholic Social Services Awards ceremony in Canberra on June 24. Horizon House operates in partnership with St John of God Hospital which funds the organisation to keep it running. The house is the first port of call for women experiencing crisis pregnancies. With approximately 100 volunteers helping to start up the house with renovations, furniture and financial help from the hospital, Horizon House has proved that, with plenty of hard work and dedication, many in the community are willing to care for mothers in these situations. Since the opening of Horizon House, 11 babies have been born with the full

support of staff and carers from St John of God. There is no maximum length of stay and the organisation does whatever it can to ensure the women don’t return to homelessness. Horizon House specialises in helping women who are vulnerable or at risk of being homeless with specific assistance provided for education, training and employment opportunities. St John of God manager for youth services Mike Board said that since opening, staff have noticed the majority of residents did not fall pregnant while they were homeless, but became homeless through disagreements with partners and parents after falling pregnant. The service is fully funded by the government with support from St John of God which also provides eight centres for postnatal care. Anne Russell-Brown, Group Director for St John of God Social Outreach and Advocacy Services, said that while there was still much work ahead, the organisation was proud of its achievements to date. “We are delighted to receive this award, which has resulted from great collaboration between numerous not-forprofit and government organisations,” she said.

Young mother Chrissy cradles her son Brayden at Horizon House in Dianella. Horizon House, a residence for homeless mothers, has won a national award for the social services it offers.

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He may be gone, but decree from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI takes effect in Perth...

Year of Faith indulgence By Mark Reidy

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

ARCHBISHOP Timothy Costelloe SDB has announced six days on which Catholics within the Archdiocese of Perth can obtain a Plenary Indulgence before the Year of Faith concludes on November 24. Archbishop C o s t e l l o e’s announcement followed on from a decree of Pope Benedict XVI issued on September 14 last year which authorised local bishops to designate specific days within their dioceses on which indulgences could be obtained.

Archbishop Costelloe has nominated the following dates for Perth: l The Feast of St James the Apostle (Thursday, July 25) l The Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop (Thursday, August 8) l The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Saturday, September 14) l The Memoria of St Francis of Assisi (Friday, October 4) l The Solemnity of All Saints (Friday, November 1) l The Solemnity of Christ the King (Sunday, November 24), also

the final day of the Year of Faith. The decree outlined a total of four ways in which the faithful could obtain the Year of Faith indulgences, indicating, however, that they could only be received by faithful who are “truly penitent, take Sacramental Confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff ”. The means offered in Pope Emeritus Benedict’s decree are: l Each time they attend at least three sermons during the Holy Missions, or at least three lessons

on the Acts of the Council or the articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in church or any other suitable location. l Each time they visit, in the course of a pilgrimage, a papal basilica, a Christian catacomb, a cathedral church or a holy site designated by the local ordinary for the Year of Faith (for example, minor basilicas and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Apostles or patron saints), and there participate in a sacred celebration, or at least remain for a Continued on Page 9

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The Catholic Mission Office says thank you to the Gosnells Parish community which has so far raised $3,268.35 for the Catholic Mission’s Propagation of Faith Appeal. Catholic Mission launched the Propagation of Faith Appeal in May 2013; the main aim of the campaign was focused on rescuing children from child trafficking and child labour in India. The Propagation of Faith Appeal was inspired by the Bible verse Jeremiah 1:8 which reads, do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord. It also centres on efforts of Sister Clara Devaraj and her fellow Salesian Sisters who work in Chennai, India rescuing young girls from extreme poverty and caring for them at the Salesian Sisters Marialya Children’s Home in India.

Day to celebrate union of man and woman The Australian Family Association and the Knights of the Southern Cross are commemorating National Marriage Day on Tuesday, August 13. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Donald Sproxton at 6.20pm at St Mary’s Cathedral and certificates of appreciation will be presented to couples who are willing to give witness to their marriage. If anyone is interested in attending, they should RSVP and contact 9277 1644 or wa@ family.org.au for more information.

Balcatta set to host homemade vino comp St Lawrence and Mary Immaculate Parish, Balcatta is holding a homemade wine tasting competition. Simultaneously, the parish is hosting a St Lawrence Day Feast Day Dinner on Saturday, August 10 at 7pm at Alverna Hall. Tickets priced at $40 are available from the Parish Social Committee and donations for raffle tickets are welcome. For further enquiries and more information, contact 9344 7066.

Hamilton Hill lunch for the Magdalene Holy Cross Parish, Hamilton Hill is celebrating the feast day of St Mary Magdalene on July 21 with a Mass at 11.30 am followed by lunch at the WA Portuguese Club. For anyone interested in lunch, please call John do Santos or Jamie Correira on 9335 2002 to book places.

Fr Petry to celebrate 90th, and retirement The Feast day of St John the Baptist (Julian calendar) was celebrated on July 7 at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St John the Baptist in Maylands. About 100 people attended the Holy Liturgy. The choir sang beautifully and, despite the cold, everyone enjoyed a luncheon at the hall afterwards. PHOTO: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH

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A fundraising dance night will be held at the Lumen Christi sports hall on Saturday, August 31 from 7.30pm till midnight. The dance, on 1 Mills Rd, West Gosnells, will feature a live band, hot cakes, coffee, tea and soft drinks while food is BYO. Tickets are now on sale; adult tickets priced at $15 and $10 for children 12 years and under. For more information, contact Annette on 9490 2214 or Anne on 9490 3377.

The Christian Life Community (CLC), an international lay organisation for anyone who enjoys a life of ‘finding God in all things,’ is celebrating 450 years of existence this year. The CLC is operational in 60 different countries with over 30,000 members around the globe. It was first established in Adelaide in 1976 and there are now 90 small groups in Australia including eight in WA. Holy Rosary Parish in Nedlands has

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The daughter of Hungarian royalty, Kunigunde, also called Kinga, was married at 16 to King Boleslaus IV of Poland. According to tradition, she told him she had vowed to live celibately. He agreed to this for a year, then they both took a vow of celibacy before the bishop. He is known as Boleslaus the Chaste, though the title may have come from a need to explain the couple’s childlessness. They ruled together for 40 years, and she was generous in supporting the Friars Minor, the poor and sick, and in ransoming Christian prisoners from the Turks. In widowhood, Kunigunde entered a Poor Clares convent she had founded in southern Poland. Canonized in 1999, she is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.

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formed a new CLC group and its first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 from 10am till 11.30am at the parish centre. The purpose of the CLC is to have a clearer sense of God’s presence in one’s life as well as a greater connection with creation and a thirst for justice and peace in the world. For more information, contact Alma Kort on 9386 3782.

Father Jim Petry has served 58 years as a priest in the South-West, around Perth and in Wilson Parish and will soon celebrate his 90th birthday and retirement. Fr Petry moved to Perth in 1963 and was parish priest at Beverley-Brookton, Maddington/ Lynwood as well as serving at Bentley for 12 years; Bedford for 10 years; Cottesloe; Leederville for 12 years; and ended his time as a priest at Wilson for nine years. His birthday and retirement celebration will be held after the evening Mass on Saturday, July 27 at the parish centre from 6.45-8pm with a light supper. A similar function will follow the Sunday morning service on July 28, held in the dining room of the Castledare Retirement Village from approximately 10.15–11.30am. Organisers said that everyone is welcome.

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Kids rock op shop threads for Vinnies By Mark Reidy STUDENTS at St Columba’s Primary in Bayswater were able to raise awareness of the school’s values of compassion and justice while participating in a fashion parade at their inaugural “Vinnies Day” on July 3. Children from Pre-Primary to Year 6 (and teachers) had been encouraged to buy clothing from a St Vincent De Paul (SVDP) shop and wear it to school for the occasion. The highlight of the day was the public displaying of the varied and unique styles purchased. After the event the students could then choose to donate the clothing back to the Vinnies shops. Assistant Principal Deb Klatt told The Record the idea was the brainchild of Carl Prowse, SVDP State Retail Manager and actively involved father of children at the school. Ms Klatt said Mr Prowse had approached Principal Greg Martin with the idea of raising awareness and promoting the SVDP retail shops. “At St Columba’s we strive to live by the values of mercy, justice, service, compassion and excellence,” Ms Klatt said. “And this was the perfect opportunity to live out the values of compassion and justice.” The school had been utilising its newsletter in the preceding weeks to draw attention to the role SVDP plays in providing support for those who were disadvantaged and marginalised within the community. “We had earlier run clothing and blanket drives where families were provided with bags they could fill and return to the school,” the deputy principal shared. “All of these activities gave our students the opportunity to offer practical help to those needing support.” The occasion also provided students with a moment in the spotlight as they paraded their purchases in front of other students, parents and representatives from the Society. “The children had a fantastic time,” Ms Klatt announced proudly, “Some of them could easily have rivalled any catwalk model.” The day was a great success and met the goals of both the school and the Society, she shared.

Children from St Columba’s Primary, Bayswater wearing clothing from St Vincent de Paul on the school’s inaugural Vinnies Day.

“It showed true partnership between our communities - it would be an event we would be honoured to be part of again.” The St Vincent de Paul Society is

“At St Columba’s we strive to live by the values of mercy, justice, service.” encouraging other Catholic schools to become involved by organising their own “Vinnies Day”. For more information and assistance, contact Carl Prowse on 9475 5408.

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Vatican freezes Monsignor’s account after charges THE VATICAN’S criminal court has frozen the Vatican bank accounts of a monsignor arrested in Italy and has opened its own criminal investigation into how he used the accounts. Mgr Nunzio Scarano was suspended in late May from his job as an accountant in the Vatican office overseeing property and investments. The Vatican suspended him when it learned that he was under criminal investigation in Italy. The monsignor has been

in a Rome jail since his arrest on June 28. He has been charged with fraud, corruption and slander in a case involving an alleged plot to bring 20 million euros ($25 million US dollars) in cash from Switzerland to Italy. He also has been named in a separate investigation in southern Italy on suspicion of money laundering after several claims that he gave people cash in exchange for cheques marked as donations. Jesuit Father Federico

Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the Vatican court order on July 9 to freeze Mgr Scarano’s accounts was part of a separate Vatican investigation “[The investigation was] triggered by several suspicious transactions reports” that the Vatican bank filed with the Vatican’s Financial Intelligence Authority. The investigation, he said, “could be extended to additional individuals.” CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Maranatha Centre for adult faith forMation This term Maranatha is offering courses at Newman Siena Centre at 33 Williamstown Rd, DOUBLEVIEW. Maranatha offers units for adults wishing to deepen their knowledge and understanding of their Catholic Faith and the living of it Units for Term Three 2013 begin on Tuesday 30th July.

DAYTIME UNITS Tuesdays 30th July – 17th Sept, 9.30am – 12.00pm (8 weeks, Cost: $50) St Hildegard of Bingen with Sr Shelley Barlow rndm Tuesdays 30th July – 17th Sept, 1.00pm – 3.30pm (8 weeks, Cost: $50) Graced Moments, Faith Moments: Encounters with Christ with Jan O’Connor Thursdays 1st Aug – 19th Sept, 9.30am -12.00pm (8 weeks, Cost: $50) Living Water for our Thirsty Souls: Getting to Know the Word of God with Dr Michelle Jones Tuesdays 6th Aug – 20th Aug, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (3 weeks, Cost $10) The Spirituality of Health with Fr Steve Astill sj Alternate Venue: Infant Jesus Parish, 47 Wellington Rd, MORLEY (Phone 9276 8500 to register) Tuesdays 13th Aug – 17th Sept, 9.30am – 12.00pm (6 weeks, Cost: $40) The Female Doctors of the Church: Guides for the Year of Faith with Dr Michelle Jones Alternate Venue: Infant Jesus Parish, 47 Wellington Rd, MORLEY (Phone 9276 8500 to register) To Register or for more information, contact the Maranatha office Phone: 08 9241 5221 Fax: 08 9241 5225 Email: maranatha@ceo.wa.edu.au Or check our website: www.maranathacentre.org.au

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THE INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW SMITH He’s in his final year at Murdoch University studying to be a chiropractor. He works at the university’s clinic, he’s been to India aiding the Catholic mission Seva Kendra; Andrew Smith tells The Record about life as a chiropractor, the power of a hug and why he is like Superman…

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Why did you decide to become a chiropractor?

I was about 11 or 12 and as a kid I was always sick with respiratory problems so my mum took me to see a chiropractor and he found a problem with my spine; after that my lungs started working better and I learnt more about how the human body works. I got my spine and nerves working so my lungs were fixed, no one really thinks about this concept and it inspired me. I was inspired by my own change of health as I noticed my health improve immensely which is why I decided that I wanted to become a chiropractor.

What’s the best thing about your job working at the Murdoch University Clinic?

I had gone from four years of theory, classroom and book work to actually doing something with what I had learnt over the past couple of years. It’s amazing to be part of this; seeing real people with real problems and to see positive changes happening to them.

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What’s the worst thing about your job at the clinic?

It’s hard to balance class and prac, but the worst part is the paper work, there’s so much of it from reports, to plans and radiology reports etc… there’s just a lot of paper work.

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How does your faith help you in your day-to-day life?

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Tell us about Hands-OnIndia?

It’s my central focus; whatever life throws at me my faith keeps me grounded. It is comforting to know that I have God and my faith to keep me grounded; no matter what, my faith is always there whether I’ve had a good day or a bad day I can pray about it, it’s part of all aspects of my life.

It was an initiative which started eight years ago by a Murdoch chiro student and it helps the people of Silguri which is in West Bengal. The people there break rocks for a living and load them onto trucks, it’s a hard environment and it is essentially slave labour. The student who started this thought two things; one, this is wrong and two they must all have muscular problems which aren’t getting treated. So, fourth year chiro students from Murdoch go every year to India and set up satellite clinics around the area and treat everyone who comes to us and we don’t charge anything, it’s all free.

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What is your role regarding Hands-On-India?

I fundraise and get things organised and send it over to India. In my year, we raised about 70 to 80 thousand dollars through balls, movie nights and other fundraisers.

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What is the Three Point Plan?

Born out of Hands-On-India, Doctor Noel Patterson, one of the founding chiropractors on the program, started the Three Point Plan, which are poverty, pollution and peace. His aim is to get politicians and the government to help change these things, it’s a hard thing to change but if you channel the right people nothing is impossible.

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You’ve been to India before; what did you think about it?

I went in 2011; it was the biggest culture shock ever and it really opened my eyes to the

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What is the most memorable experience you’ve had as a chiropractor?

I like a bit of sport and music; I play the drums. I enjoy catching up with friends and like Superman I get my strength from the sun, I love summer. I like the beach, and I’m learning how to surf.

It was in India and a middle aged lady came into the clinic. She was a tea picker, so her job was to pick tea and put it into bags; if she failed to pick a certain amount she wouldn’t get paid. All her joints were in a bad way, as there is so much weight on her back. I took care of her, smiled and gave her a hug and she burst into tears. I thought I’d done something wrong but the interpreter told me that she was just really happy; no one had ever treated her like that before.

What advice would you give to someone wanting to become a chiropractor?

It’s fun, up-beat, exciting and happy and I like the traditional dress.

Do it! If you love what you do you will enjoy waking up on Monday morning and going to work, don’t do something you’re not passionate about it; I love being a chiropractor, anyone who wants to get into it should do their research, read up about it, talk to people and other chiropractors.

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world, but I love the food and we saw the Taj Mahal.

What is your favourite movie?

Patch Adams. Anything with Robin Williams in it is hilarious and the movie also teaches you that laughter is the best medicine.

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Where do you see yourself in ten years’ time?

I will be a successful chiropractor working with kids; my focus is on paediatrics. I will be married with three children and I will be well travelled; I’d also like to work overseas. I have a plan but I’m open to change.

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What does being Catholic mean to you?

It opens up a whole new world of fellowship, learning and it is an ever expanding aspect of my life. It offers so much if you want it to and let it into your life, being Catholic to me means that it is never ending.

What is the saddest thing you have seen as a chiropractor? Seeing the amount of ill health and sickness, much of which can be prevented by a healthier lifestyle.

If you were on a deserted island what three things would you have with you and why?

My chiropractor to keep me fit and healthy, the Bible and a footy when I get bored.

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Tell us about your time in America?

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What do you enjoy about travelling?

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What is your favourite book?

I’ve done two summers in the States at a summer camp; I’ve also represented Australia last year at an event called ‘Talk the Tic’ where students have five minutes to talk about ‘chiropracting’. I represented WA in Brisbane and won, and then I was invited to go to America. I also travelled around caught up with friends.

The world is so big and there is so much to experience to get out of it, that’s what I like about travelling.

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Mercedes’ masterchefs in the making

Mercedes students mix it with the best, pictured with chefs from Crown Perth.

YEAR 10 students at Mercedes College were fortunate to have a group of chefs from Crown Perth visit the school this week (Wednesday, July 3) as part of the Prepare Produce Provide program. The program is part of an innovative, community-based project developed by the Home Economics Institute of Australia Inc in partnership with Crown Perth to provide meals to people in need. Schools were invited to apply to be a part of the program which aims to value add to rescued, donated, surplus and local produce to devel-

op nutritious meals. Teachers, students, industry chefs and apprentice chefs worked together to plan and produce menus so that the students could produce the meals with food donated by Foodbank. During term two, students from the pilot schools, under the guidance of their teachers, have prepared 5,000 meals which have been provided back to Foodbank to be distributed to those less fortunate. At the end of the program chefs visited each of the schools to mentor students in the preparation of a special meal. Ms Joanne Harrington,

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Head of Food & Technology, said that although students felt a little daunted by the chefs’ presence during their visit, they relished every moment. Student Gabrielle Ramsay said it was fantastic having the chefs in the kitchen with them helping them with the preparation of their meal, offering tips and advice along the way. “There was quite a bit of pressure, but it was also great fun.” The students enjoyed sitting down with the chefs to taste the food they had prepared before

travelling back to Crown Perth to participate in “The Live to Tell your Story Expo”. The expo is a celebration of all of the work that has been done for the project and an educational opportunity for students to engage with local producers and keynote speakers. The program was able to run with the assistance of major sponsors including Crown Perth, FutureNow, CCI Apprenticeship Solutions, Foodbank, and WA Home Economics Institute of Australia (WA Division).

Bible bicycle tour reaches Broome PARTICIPANTS of a unique fundraising initiative which aims to spread the gifts of literacy and God’s Word to people around the world through a marathon cycling tour visited The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome campus recently. More than 65 cyclists participating in the Bike for Bibles ‘Australian Big Ride’ spent four days on the Broome Campus in preparation for their journey from Western Australia’s Kimberley region to Sydney. Bike for Bibles is a fundraising activity for Bible Society Australia. During the 7,000km ride, Bike for Bibles will fundraise for bible projects in Australian schools, hospitals, prisons and Indigenous communities, as well as the Read to Live literacy project in five South American countries. Since its inception in 1984, Bike for Bibles has raised $13 million for Bible distribution and Bible-based welfare programs in Australia and overseas. Business Operations Manager on the Broome Campus, Keith Smith, said the Notre Dame community was privileged to have hosted the cyclists. “The Broome Campus provided an ideal setting for the riders to undertake some last minute planning for their long journey which has taken many years to prepare,” Mr Smith said. “It was a wonderful opportunity for Notre Dame staff and students to host a group of inspirational individuals who are passionate about improving the quality of education in students around the world.”

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Brazil-bound youth blessed for WYD By Vincent Haber ‘BE READY, be open and expect to be surprised in the way God can work in your life’ is one of many messages that Archbishop Timothy Costelloe stated to the pilgrims travelling to World Youth Day in Brazil during the Commissioning Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral last Sunday, July 7. The standing room only Cathedral warmly welcomed and applauded the many pilgrims from multiple parishes and groups as they were commissioned to be representatives of the Catholic community of Perth and witnesses to the faith. The pilgrims were overwhelmed and amazed by the encouragement of the whole community. WYD leader and pilgrim Matt Tuson said, “It was really great to feel the support of the Archbishop, as well as the whole congregation behind us.” Archbishop Timothy Costelloe gave an inspirational and rousing homily that captured the essence of what World Youth Day entails and simply narrates what a pilgrimage is. He said, “World Youth Day is a celebration of our Catholic Faith which is simply a celebration of Jesus Christ, who calls us to live our lives as richly, fully, joyfully and with much integrity.” “Pilgrimage is really a privileged time, a special gift of grace, when the Lord intends if you’re ready to let him begin to shape you powerfully into the person he is calling you to be. The person you are made to be,” Archbishop Costelloe added. The Mass was concluded with all World Youth Day pilgrims being invited to the altar and with the

Perth young people prepared for pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Brazil with a special commissioning Mass on July 7.

congregation raising their arms in prayer for the journey of the young people. Zebelene Wates, parish youth leader of Queens Park and first time attendee of an international World Youth Day, was inspired during the commissioning.

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She said, “For me and my family there was incredible joy, knowing that the faith is still alive and to share the experience of Christ with so many others was simply soul enriching.” A total of 72 pilgrims, comprising three Catholic Youth

Ministry staff and eight chaplains including Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Bishop Donald Sproxton, will depart in the next few days and head off to Brazil. World Youth Day is the largest gathering in human history intro-

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duced by our late Pope John Paul II, with approximately four million people recorded to have attended Manila, Philippines in 1995. This year, they are expecting two million to take part in World Youth Day in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Ordinariate liturgy to be trialled in Perth mid-August

Monsignor Harry Entwistle, head of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross.

A LITURGY incorporating Anglican patrimony will soon be trialled in Perth at the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish of St Ninian and St Chad’s in Maylands. Speaking with The Record from Brisbane after a meeting of Ordinariate clergy last week, Ordinariate leader Monsignor Harry Entwistle said the liturgy would be trialled in several Ordinariate parishes throughout Australia, including in its Maylands parish from mid-August. While the order of the Eucharistic liturgy had been completed, the liturgy’s propers, collects and prefaces had yet to be finalised.

Mgr Entwistle also welcomed the Holy See’s recent clarification that people who had been baptised Catholic but had not yet received all the Sacraments of Initiation, including Confirmation and Holy Communion, were free to return to the Church through the Ordinariates. “The Pope has given the Ordinariates a brief and a charge to evangelise,” Mgr Entwistle said. “I have been saying from the beginning that we must be evangelising or we will not play our part in the New Evangelisation called for by [recent] popes. I think it encourages us in the Ordinariates to say ‘the world is our mission field’.”

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In a communication with the Ordinariates approved by Pope Francis on May 31, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said enrolment in the Ordinariates remained barred to Catholics who wanted to join simply out of ‘subjective preference’. Pope Benedict XVI opened the way for the establishment of personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans on November 4, 2009, enabling both communion with the See of Peter and retention of some Anglican patrimony. To date, the Ordinariates have finalised rites for marriage, funerals and the baptism of infants. ROBERT HIINI

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Strange attempt to sanctify cars or lost and found By Matthew Biddle

The crucifix found in a watering can in Maddington.

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THE REAL home of a bronze crucifix that was found in a watering can at a Maddington petrol station four months ago remains a mystery. A staff member found the religious item one evening in March, as she went to fill the empty watering can. The worker, who didn’t want to be identified, said she believed the crucifix was deliberately placed in the watering can. “It didn’t just fall off somebody’s neck and drop in there,” she said. “Because of [its] width, it would have had to have been manoeuvred in.” She said her first thought was

that the crucifix had been stolen. “We find some odd things around here, usually in plastic bags with a lot of little powder and stuff in it,” she said. “We’ve found bits and pieces, phones and an Xbox [controller], so it’s not uncommon to find stuff, but most of the stuff we find is stolen.” The staff member took the crucifix to the local police station, but two months later she was contacted by police, who had no record of the crucifix being a part of a robbery. “They asked me did I want to claim it back,” she explained. “I didn’t want to see it auctioned off or destroyed or anything, so I said yes,

and now I’m on a quest to see who it belongs to.” Although she is not a Catholic, the staff member said the crucifix was “beautiful” and in “pristine condition”. “It’s precious to somebody and I’d like it to go back to whom it belongs to,” she said. The nearby parishes of Gosnells and Canning Vale sell religious items, but neither parish had items stolen at the time the crucifix was found. Parishes in Thornlie, Maddington and Lynwood do not sell religious items. If you can help find the owner of the crucifix, please contact The Record.

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Nursing at Notre Dame gets savvy practitioner

By Matthew Biddle

DIRECTOR of Nursing at St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals Jeffrey Williams was recently named as an Adjunct Associate Professor for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at The University of Notre Dame Australia. This academic appointment will allow Mr Williams to share his significant nursing expertise gained in rural and metropolitan settings in both the public and private health sectors with nursing and midwifery students. Mr Williams’ career path began with remote area nursing, followed by emergency nursing in a busy metropolitan hospital and moving on to quality management. He was Director of Quality and Risk at SJOG Subiaco Hospital prior to joining Midland, where he is leading the development of nursing and midwifery services in preparation for the hospital’s opening, late 2015. SJOG Midland Public and Private Hospitals CEO Ian Anderson said, “Jeffrey is such a deserving recipient of this appointment which acknowledges both his commitment to the nursing profession and his aptitude as a mentor and teacher.” Mr Williams said, “It’s a great honour for me to be involved in developing undergraduates to become excellent caregivers and to contribute to the development of nursing and midwifery as a profession. [UNDA] has a great reputation for turning out high quality nursing graduates and building a strong relationship with its Nursing and Midwifery faculty is a great opportunity.” A strong advocate for community participation, Mr Williams is a longstanding senior volunteer with St John Ambulance and is a Member of the Australian College of Nursing. He sits on the Board of Mercy College, Koondoola.

MONSIGNOR Michael Keating says he was privileged to meet Pope Francis at a general audience in Rome last month. Overseas on a pilgrimage, Mgr Keating stopped in Italy for eight days where he attended the Pope’s June 19 audience. At the conclusion of the audience, the Holy Father made his way around the people designated to meet him personally, chatting for a few minutes with each, including Mgr Keating. The Perth priest said he passed on the well-wishes of the Archdiocese to the Pope, who listened intently. “Pope Francis is humble, warm, friendly and someone with the human touch. He has the ability to be totally present with each person he speaks to,” Mgr Keating said. Having met four previous Popes, including Pope Benedict XVI, Mgr Keating said he was moved, but not overwhelmed by the occasion. “He didn’t have to listen to me, but he did, and that was a huge honour,” he said. “There’s a lot of far more worthy people to meet him than I. I think of these nuns, for example, who are working among the poor for 50 years, and have given everything, they probably deserve to meet him more than I do.” Mgr Keating said Pope Francis had a similar personality to Pope John XXIII, whom he met in 1962. “I was very impressed by his simplicity and his humility,” he said. “He’s a man of God, and I would say he’s very saintly to be honest, that’s the impression I got.” With World Youth Day to begin in less than a week, Mgr Keating said Pope Francis would be well received by all the pilgrims. He said he expects the 76-year-old to have a “sense of urgency” and to be highly active as the leader of the Church.

Perth’s Cathedral Dean Mgr Michael Keating got up close and personal with Pope Francis when attending a papal audience in Rome last month. PHOTO: COURTESY MGR MICHAEL KEATING

Be givers of mercy, not condemnation, urges Pope GOD WANTS people to be generous and merciful, not full of condemnation toward others, Pope Francis said. God is well aware of “our miseries, our difficulties, even our sins, and he gives all of us this merciful heart,” capable of being loving and merciful toward others, he told pilgrims gathered outside the papal summer villa. “God always wants this: mercy, and not (people) going around condemning everyone,” he said July 14 before praying the Angelus. While most Popes spend a portion of the hot Roman summer at the papal residence in Castel

Gandolfo for vacation, Pope Francis continues to reside at the Vatican. However, he said he wanted to spend a day visiting the people of this hilltop town as well as the Vatican staff who work at the papal villa to thank them for their service. “My thoughts go to Blessed John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who loved spending part of the summer period in this pontifical residence,” he told the employees as well as Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano and Milvia Monachesi, the town’s mayor. The Pope encouraged everyone to hold on to their memories of meeting and helping his predeces-

sors, asking that they take to heart the Popes’ witness and let it encourage them to be faithful to Christ, the Gospel and Church teaching. Some 55 people work at the papal villa, about half of whom are gardeners and farmers who take care of the papal cows, chickens, bees and orchards, which produce milk, eggs, honey, olive oil, fruits and vegetables for use and sale at the Vatican. After meeting with the villa staff and local authorities in the morning, the Pope prayed the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims and visitors packed outside the papal villa in the town’s main square and on

the side streets. Rather than giving his address from the villa’s balcony, Pope Francis addressed the crowd at street level from the open front door of the villa. Referring to the day’s Gospel reading – the story of the good Samaritan – the Pope encouraged everyone to be “good and generous” like the man in Jesus’ parable, and “put into practice the will of God, who wants mercy more than sacrifices” and burned offerings. The Pope urged doctors, nurses and healthcare workers to live out the same spirit of the Good Samaritan and of their patron saint, St. Camillus de Lellis. July 14

was the feast day of the saint, who founded the Camillians, an order dedicated to caring for the sick, and marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 400th anniversary of his death. Pope Francis also congratulated the Diocese of Albano, which planned to celebrate the feast day of St Bonaventure, its patron saint, July 15. The Pope then joined a small group of his fellow Jesuits for a private lunch at the Vatican Observatory’s headquarters located in the villa’s gardens. The group of Jesuit astronomers showed the Pope its meteorite laboratory. - CNS

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Bishops urge voters to choose the common good By Matthew Biddle AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS are being urged to carefully consider their vote in the federal election due to be held in September. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference recently released their 2013 Election Statement outlining the major issues that Catholic voters need to consider. These included marriage and family, child protection, the poor, and respect for life, among others. The statement calls for the legal recognition of marriage between a man and a woman, and requests “vigilance” to ensure euthanasia and assisted suicide are never made

legal in Australia. It also appeals for an end to mandatory detention of asylum seekers, particularly for families with children and unaccompanied minors. “We encourage Catholics to look beyond their own individual needs to apply a different test at the ballot box – the test of what we call the common good,” the document states. State director of the Australian Christian Lobby Rhys Vallance said voters should guard against automatically associating a politician’s personal views with the overall party policy. “There have been a few votes in the parliament recently where

members have voted against what their party stands for,” he said. “You cannot just assume that because a politician is a member of a particular party they will vote in line with party policy when they are given a conscience vote.” President of the Australian Family Association John Barich said it was vital that voters take the time to be fully informed. “I know it’s not easy, people are busy bringing up families, they haven’t got time, but all the same, you should at least know your own candidates,” he said. “It’s a bit of a chore but I don’t know if there’s an easy way around it.”

Mr Vallance agreed that some preparation was essential. “It’s a good idea to find out what the parties really stand for on issues that you care a lot about,” he said. “It’s also important to get to know candidates. Get as informed as you can about what the candidate really stands for.” While none of the major political parties in Australia have an official pro-life position, the minor parties of Family First, Australian Christians, and the Democratic Labor Party all do. Mr Vallance said there was a common misconception that a vote for a minor party would be a wasted one.

“The preferential system of voting means that a vote for a minor party is never wasted,” he explained. But no matter what the election’s result is, the Bishops of Australia believe Catholics should support the nation’s politicians. “We must pray for our political leaders as they prepare for the upcoming election, that they will always serve the good of the whole nation,” the statement exhorts. The federal election was scheduled for September 14, but with Kevin Rudd taking over as Prime Minister, he can choose to hold the election any time between August 3 and November 30.

Men outback to live life La Salle-style By Matthew Biddle YOUNG MEN interested in experiencing the life of the De La Salle brothers are being invited to attend the ‘Challenge Program’ to be held in the remote town of Balgo in September. The order’s director of vocations Br Tony Cummins will lead the program which is aimed at giving participants a chance to take part in every aspect of the brothers’ life. Attendees will live and work with the brothers in the school and parish in Balgo, a small Aboriginal community in the State’s north. Four De La Salle brothers are based in Balgo, where the order has been present for more than 25 years. Br Tony said the program would incorporate the three main elements of the brothers’ lives – faith, service and community. “The three things go very much hand-in-hand for us,” he said. “It’s something that goes back to our founder… he didn’t divorce the work the brothers were doing from their prayer life.” Unlike a retreat or a conference, the program is more hands-on, according to Br Tony. “They have an opportunity to do the work, to be involved in ministry, and they live in a brother’s community, so it’s probably more well-rounded than just making a retreat,” he said. The brothers have held three Challenge Programs previously, including one in Balgo last year, which Br Tony said was very successful. “The guys that came got a very clear insight into the work of the brothers and the community life of the brothers,” he said. “For them it was quite a big eyeopener, I think.” Br Tony, a De La Salle brother for more than 30 years, said those who take part in the program will not only make a difference to the lives

Men attending a De La Salle Challenge Program in Papua New Guinea, in 2012, to experience life as the De La Salle brothers live it.

of others, but they themselves will be touched by those with whom they work. “You don’t plan on having your heart touched, but it happens,” he said. “And vice versa, the stuff that they do you can see really makes an impact and affects the lives of young people.” The De La Salle

brothers were founded by St John Baptist de la Salle, a French priest who lived in the 1600s. He is the patron saint of teachers, and as such the order has a strong focus on education. “[St John Baptist de la Salle] recognised the need… to educate young people who were on the streets, the poor and the needy,

those whom society was neglecting,” Br Tony said. “He started a community of brothers to teach the poor and, since that time, the brothers have moved to 80 countries throughout the world.” The order arrived in Australia in 1906 and has since expanded its Asia/Oceania province to include

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New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan. The Challenge Program runs from September 1-13 and is for men between 20 and 35 years old. Registrations close on August 5. For more information, or to register, contact Br Tony: anthonycummins@delasalle.org.au.

Aboriginal students immersed in UNDA learning LEARNING the basics of fitness testing and how to successfully undertake an intravenous saline flush were just some of the activities that were part of the A Day in the Life (ADITL): Indigenous Program at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle campus in June. Indigenous students from Trinity College, Aquinas College, Kolbe Catholic College and Presbyterian Ladies College were invited to tour the University’s Fremantle campus, see the historic buildings, engage with current students and staff, and experience a typical day in the life of a university student. In addition to the Health Sciences and Nursing activities, the

students participated in a lecture on ‘The Impact of United Nations Human Rights Law on Australia: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights’ delivered by the Dean of the School of Law, Fremantle, Professor Doug Hodgson. Patrick Hampton and Glenda Cain from the University’s School of Education in Fremantle also shared with students the exciting learning and cultural experiences of Notre Dame’s pre-service teachers in schools across the State. Head of Indigenous Health Curriculum in the Fremantle School of Medicine, Associate Professor Clive Walley, said the idea stemmed from his interest in Aboriginal students boarding in

some of Perth’s private schools and his personal experience of being a boarder many years ago. “The goal of the event is to give students in Years 11 and 12 an overview of university life at Notre Dame and to encourage them to consider tertiary education after leaving high school,” Assoc Prof Walley said. “The core element of the day was the experiential learning provided by Notre Dame and the opportunity to engage with students from other schools.” Year 11 student at Aquinas College, Clifton Morris, appreciated the opportunity to interact with current Notre Dame students and staff during the day.

Indigenous students from Trinity, Aquinas, Kolbe, and Presbyterian Ladies Colleges at UNDA Fremantle. PHOTO: UNDA

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Efforts to kill Texas life bill fail AUSTIN, Texas - The drama in Texas over abortion that drew national and international attention came to an end for the moment after the state House of Representatives then the state Senate voted to adopt tougher abortion regulations. Governor Rick Perry promised to sign the bill into law soon. The law prohibits abortions in the 20th week of pregnancy, requires abortion clinics to be certified as surgical centres and increases regulations on doctors and abortion-inducing drugs. Jeff Patterson, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference, said the law protects life by requiring no termination of pregnancies after the first 20 weeks and it improves standards for abortion facilities. The conference is the statewide association of the Catholic dioceses in Texas and the public policy arm of the conference’s board of directors - the bishops - that represents Catholic positions on issues before the Texas Legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress and state agencies. “Twenty weeks is five months that’s late term and a point where babies can feel pain,” Patterson said. “The higher standards for abortion clinics are in case there are complications or problems that occur when providing abortions.” The stricter regulations for doctors and the abortion-inducing drugs such as RU-486 are to ensure they follow Food and Drug Administration guidelines. “A lot of doctors don’t follow the prescription guidelines,” Patterson said. “It means two separate visits, but that’s to make sure there are no problems.” The measure also requires that doctors performing abortions have hospital privileges within 30 miles of the facility in which the abortion is performed. “About 20 percent of the time there are complications,” Patterson said. “In case there’s a problem they can get the woman to a hospital to care for her.” According to the Texas Department of Health, there were five deaths out of 937,818 abortions performed between 2000 and 2011. The last time a woman died from an abortion complication was in 2008. For pro-life groups, the legislation is another incremental step in ending abortion. In 2011, Texas legislators passed a bill requiring a woman seeking an abortion to receive a sonogram from the doctor who is to perform the procedure at least 24 hours before the abortion. This year’s legislation garnered national and international attention during a filibuster by Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis of Fort

A pro-life supporter holds a placard as protesters line the railing on the second floor of the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 12 as the state Senate considers a bill to restrict abortion. The Republican-led Senate approved the measure to adopt tougher abortion regulations on July 13. PHOTO: CNS

Worth on June 26, the last day of the first special session, thus killing the proposed bill. Perry then called a second special session and added abortion to the agenda. The Texas Constitution calls for the Legislature to meet biennially in odd-numbered years for 140 days beginning the Tuesday after the first Monday in January. Under the Constitution, the governor can separately call special sessions on subjects of his choice that may last up to 30 days. When anti-abortion legislation failed to gain traction during the regular session as lawmakers focused on the state budget and other matters, Perry decided to add abortion to his call for a special session that began hours after the regular session adjourned. After a series of delays allowed Davis to engage in a filibuster in the waning hours of the session, the measure died despite clear majority support. Perry called a second special session and again added the abortion legislation as an agenda item. Marie Seale, director of the

Diocese of Austin Office of ProLife Activities and Chaste Living, said the filibuster got the attention of pro-life supporters and brought them out to the Capitol in large numbers for the second special session. “People were wildly upset about what Wendy Davis did to legislation in the first special session,” she said. “When pro-lifers saw the vote

Catholic Conference and other pro-life groups regularly ask people to make their presence known, this was a grass-roots effort to get as many pro-life supporters to the Capitol as possible. Laypeople got on Facebook and called on friends and other prolife people they knew to show up dressed in blue at the Capitol. “I’ve never been so impressed,”

The filibuster by Democratic Senator Wendy Davis had a rallying effect. When pro-lifers saw the vote being taken from them, they riled up. being taken from them, they riled up.” Seale said that pro-life supporters realised their presence was needed in large numbers and they were moved to take action. “It means being inconvenienced, packing lunches and getting at line early in the morning,” she told the Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Austin Diocese. “That’s what really what Christian life is supposed to be: a call to action.” Although the Church, the Texas

Seale said. “It’s a grass-roots movement, but at the same time I’ve never seen the laity really answer the call. ... This is our faith in action. I’m in awe and praying it doesn’t end.” The challenge is now to keep the momentum going and Seale said the events made her realise how much work her office has to do. “Many women came forth with post-abortion stories,” she said. “They felt called to share how abortion affected them. That means

Project Rachel has to grow. I’m hoping to pull people who are now on fire and get them involved.” Project Rachel is a diocesan pro-life ministry for those who are suffering from the spiritual and emotional trauma of abortion. Seale said the Gabriel Project, a diocesan ministry for women in crisis pregnancies, also will need to grow to meet the needs of the mothers and their babies. She said that many pro-life people who had not been politically active before now realise the challenge of getting legislation passed. The next legislative session is in 2015, and Patterson said prolife groups want an end to judicial bypass, which allows girls under age 17 to forgo parental consent for abortions by getting approval from a district judge. Pro-life groups also want expansion and funding of crisis pregnancy centres and an end to regulatory requirements that prevent the centres from providing options other than abortion, as well as social services that will allow a woman to keep her child. - CNS

Details of Perth Year of Faith Indulgence released Continued from page 1 congruous period of time in prayer and pious meditation, concluding with the recitation of the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary and, depending on the circumstances, to the Holy Apostles and patron saints. (C) Each time that, on the days designated by the local ordinary for the Year of Faith, in any sacred place, they participate in a solemn celebration of the Eucharist or the Liturgy of the Hours, adding thereto the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form. (D) On any day they chose, during the Year of Faith, if they make a pious visit to the baptistery, or other

place in which they received the Sacrament of Baptism, and there renew their baptismal promises in any legitimate form. The Church’s doctrine regarding Indulgences has long been misunderstood, abused and led to controversy throughout Her history and many Catholics today are unaware of the graces obtained through this doctrine. To emphasise the importance of Indulgences Pope Benedict, when issuing the decree last year, accompanied it with the words, “Since the primary objective is to develop sanctity of life to the highest degree possible on this earth, and thus to attain the most sublime level of pureness of soul, immense benefit may be derived from the great gift of Indulgences which, by virtue of

the power conferred upon her by Christ, the Church offers to everyone who, following the due norms, undertakes the special prescripts to obtain them”. The Catholic Church teaches that forgiveness of the eternal guilt of sin, which requires the infinite merits of Christ, is received through the Sacrament of Confession, but it does not necessarily remove all the temporal punishment of sin, since they are somewhat within our power to repair. Therefore every sin, even venial, must be purified either here on earth, or after death in the state called Purgatory. Through this purification process one is freed from the temporal punishment of sin and can attain eternal communion with God.

We are able to demonstrate our willingness to seek this deeper relationship by actively participating in this process of purification. St Paul told those he met to, “Repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance” (Acts 26:20). As the custodian of the keys of Heaven, by virtue of the power of binding and loosing granted her by Christ Jesus, the Church is able to open the treasury of the merits of Christ and the saints and allow the faithful to obtain indulgences and therefore the remission of their temporal punishments. An indulgence can be partial or plenary according to whether it removes part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin and may be applied to the living or the dead.

Pope Benedict XVI granted approval to local bishops to announce a Year of Faith indulgence, last year. - CNS

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Luis Martinez, left, from Mexico, who is working as a Spanish language volunteer coordinator in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day, is pictured in Rio in April. At the end of March he moved in with a host family which will be taking in five more volunteers for the July 23-28 event. PHOTO: ELIE GARDNER, CNS

A young woman wearing a 'Papa Francisco' t-shirt raises her arms during a Mass in April to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: RICARDO MORAES, REUTERS, CNS

Probably WYD 13's most recognisable landmark - the famous Christ the Redeemer statue - seen atop Corcovado Peak in Rio De Janeiro. PHOTO: SHANE REIS HANDOUT VIA REUTERS, CNS Amara Marine Oliveira, 82, who hopes that Pope Francis will visit her home during his upcoming trip, gestures inside her home in the Manguinhos complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro. The Pope is expected to visit the complex on July 25. PHOTO: SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS, CNS

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A grandstand, below, is assembled on July 10 in preparation for Pope Francis to lead the Stations of the Cross and outdoor Mass on July 26 on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS, CNS

It's the biggest religious gathering in the world; probably the noisiest and most youthful. In a soccer-mad city renowned globally for a relaxed attitude to life, World Youth Day is shaping up to be bigger than the World Cup...

s hundreds of thousands of young Catholic pilgrims descend on Brazil, World Youth Day coordinators in Rio de Janeiro are putting the finishing touches on preparations for up to 2.5 million people. By July 15, more than 320,000 people had registered for the event. Media coordinator Carol Castro said many pilgrims will register when they arrive, and many will participate in the events without being registered. The countries with the greatest numbers of pilgrims registered are Brazil, Argentina and the United States, but young people are coming

from as far away as the Philippines and Slovakia. More than 8,400 priests from all over the globe requested credentials for the event. Approximately 5,500 journalists have been given credentials to cover Pope Francis' first international trip. Castro said 55 per cent of registered pilgrims are women and 60 per cent of those coming are aged 19-34. About 300,000 beds were made available in family homes, sports centres and schools in Rio. Officials said more than 270 locations are available for catechetical sessions in 26 languages, including Polish, Latvian, Mandarin and

Flemish. They said 60,000 volunteers, of whom 7,000 are foreigners, will be on hand during the week to help and direct pilgrims to the events in Rio. Nearly 800 singers, dancers, actors and musicians will be participating in the main events. Catholic officials will have 4 million hosts for consecration, and 100 confessionals will be at hand for pilgrims. Pope Francis will greet pilgrims on a stage overlooking Copacabana beach on July 25. For those unable to get to the main stage, organisers have set up two large and 16 smaller screens and 26 sound towers. The July 27 vigil will be outside the city at a site equal to approxi-

mately 150 soccer fields. The venue has been dubbed Campus Fidei, Latin for Field of Faith. This is also the site for Pope Francis' July 28 Mass with young people, who can watch on 33 large outdoor screens if they cannot see the altar. To make things more comfortable for pilgrims spending the night, the area will have 4,673 portable bathrooms, 270 of which were adapted for people with disabilities. More than 12 million litres of water will be at hand for pilgrims, distributed in 177 locations throughout the area. The Brazilian armed forces has been put in charge of guaranteeing the security of pilgrims at Campus

Fidei. The army will have 1,500 people stationed inside Campus Fidei while the national security force will have 1,300 people patrolling both inside and outside the vigil area. For the entire event, security for pilgrims will count on more than 10,200 military units. The number of members of the armed forces to be used to guarantee security for pilgrims was increased from 8,500 after the recent sociopolitical protests in several cities in Brazil. Pope Francis will be guarded by 600 military personnel as well as 80 people from Brazil's federal police and Vatican police who accompany Pope Francis on his visit. - CNS

A young woman takes part in a World Youth Day countdown event along the beach in Rio de Janeiro in May. Young people carry the World Youth Day cross during its arrival at Icarai beach in Niteroi, Brazil, on May 19 earlier this year. PHOTOS: LEFT: WYD RIO; ABOVE: RICARDO MORAES, REUTERS

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Shape or be shaped Christians in an era of marriage decline Did religion decline and then the family, or did the family decline, and then religion? Either way, Carolyn Moynihan says, children are confused and suffering.

HRISTIANS throughout the West are dismayed at plummeting church attendance figures. They blame video games, or left-wing teachers, or Richard Dawkins. But perhaps the real answer is closer to home - their own families. Divorce, single parenthood and cohabitation have been destabilising family life in America and other developed countries for decades. About one million children in the US each year experience the divorce of their parents, and more than half the children born to women under 30 are now born outside marriage. Reproductive technologies are also adding ambiguity - and potential fault lines - to family relationships. Christians as a whole seem as likely as the average American to be caught up in these trends. At the same time religious practice and church affiliation are declining. It seems obvious that these twin crises of marriage and faith are related, but what are the dynamics? Did religion decline and then marriage, or did marriage decline and then religious practice? There is research that points both ways. Without attempting to settle this question, a new report from family scholars at the Institute for American Values investigates one way in which fragmentation of the family impacts on the individual believer and therefore on churches. The report, Does the Shape of Families Shape Faith?, focuses on the religious and spiritual lives of young adults who experienced the divorce of their parents. Reviewing a raft of studies on the subject, co-authors Elizabeth Marquardt, Amy Zietlow and Charles E Stokes conclude that, compared to those who grew up in intact families, these young people on the whole feel less religious and are less likely to be practising a faith on a regular basis. Specifically: Two-thirds of young adults who grew up in married parent families, compared to just over half of children of divorce, say they are very or fairly religious. More than a third of people from married parent families currently attend religious services almost every week, compared to just a quarter of people from divorced

families. This highlights a very sig- young adults, children of divorce are nificant fact: as in all other areas surprisingly likely to feel that they of life, parents play a key role in are more religious now than their their children’s spiritual formation parents ever were”. However, the and religious practice. Normally, note of scepticism towards parents they are the ones who take them to here indicates a reason that young church, teach them their prayers, adults from divorced families are talk to them about God and answer more inclined to reject the Church their questions about matters of (or other religious community) of faith. Their loving care makes their childhood, either switching to intelligible the belief that God is a another or describing themselves as father (the Father) and also like a “spiritual but not religious”. mother, fostering the child’s trust The Church response in God and acceptance of his will The question begging to be a paper by Evangelical Lutheran as taught systematically by the answered at this point is how faith pastor Amy Zietlow, which forms Church. Studies show the greatest communities can prevent some the second part of Shaping Faith, predictor of the religious lives of of the personal suffering, social describes how local congregations youth is the religious lives of their chaos and haemorrhaging from can become places of refuge, nurparents. their own ranks that comes from ture and healing for them. Pastors When this ‘domestic church’ is the disintegration of marriages and and youth leaders should work ruptured by divorce it can therefore the increase in unstable, cohabiting harder on providing faith role undermine a child’s whole religious relationships. This is not, however, models. They should listen to those life. For one thing, many parents a question that the Shaping Faith affected by divorce and provide an stop attending church. Children of report itself gives us a lot of help environment where they can quesdivorce are less likely than those with. Its chief concern is pastoral tion and search as they come to from intact families to report that responses to children of divorce terms with what has happened. The their mother encouraged them to and other broken families. church (building) itself can provide practise their faith (about half comIn this respect alone, much a “sanctuary” and place of hospared with four-fifths), and even ground has already been lost. In a pitality for young people divided less likely (about one-third com- national US study, of those young between “mum’s house” and “dad’s pared to two-thirds) house”. These are all to report this of their good, practical sugfathers. This does not “When this ‘domestic church’ is ruptured gestions. seem surprising given It is not until the that children gener- by divorce it can undermine a child’s whole very end of the report, ally live with their however, that the allmother post-divorce, religious life. For one thing, important question and also given the of preventing divorce bitterness of many many parents stop attending (and other forms of fathers over access family breakdown) is arrangements. Still, as church and passing on the faith. addressed head-on. in other areas of life, A final recommendaloss of dad’s input leaves an unfill- adults who regularly attended a tion notes: able gap in children’s lives. church or synagogue at the time of “One of the most profound ways And lest anyone think that the their parents’ divorce, two-thirds that we can support children of amicable divorce, in which both said that no one - neither from divorce is by helping there to be parents stay involved in the child’s the clergy nor the congregation - fewer children of divorce in the first life and minimise their conflict reached out to them, while only a place. It is more important than with each other, would be less quarter remembered receiving that ever for churches to reflect deeply disruptive to a child’s faith, the kind of help. on their role as custodians of the report finds this is not generally Also, the report notes that where marriage tradition, and to engage the case. In one study, the grown the underlying ideal of marriage actively in preparing and strengthchildren of “good divorces” often presented to a congregation is the ening congregants and people in compared poorly with those who “companionate” or “soul mate” the community to have healthy, grew up with unhappily married model (as opposed to the institu- lasting marriages.” parents. And those raised in happy, tional or child-centred model), the How? Well, a little agreement intact marriages were more than strong focus on the couple relation- among churches on what the martwice as likely to attend religious ship can make it more difficult to riage tradition is would be a good services compared to those from see the family as part of a religious start. Unfortunately, the Institute low-conflict divorces. community, and for couples to take for American Values (IAV) itself is On the positive side, some indi- their troubles to the pastor. More currently sowing confusion about viduals from divorced families about this important subject later. that tradition by leading a cameventually become much more In contrast to the neglect of paign to embrace same-sex marreligious. The report notes that “as young people from broken families, riage as part of the solution to mar-

riage decline. They are proposing as a remedy the very thing that at least some churches and other marriage advocates see as fatal to the institution and a symptom of what is already wrong with it. The case for gay marriage rests largely on the assumption that marriage is a committed romantic relationship between two people to which sexual intercourse of a procreative character (if not outcome) is incidental rather than of the essence. In other words, it depends for its credibility on the soul-mate ideal which has supplanted the child-centred, institutional ideal of marriage and, in doing so, has contributed massively to decline of marriage in the West. This is because the soul-mate marriage, with its undergirding of equal gender roles and economic contributions and its carefully planned births, seems to work for upscale Americans but has proved unattractive to or at least unattainable by people down the socioeconomic ladder. The IAV itself, in its manifesto for a “new conversation about marriage”, as it does in the Shaping Faith report, identifies “soul-mate issues” as one of the problems besetting marriage, overlooking the fact that gay marriage would institutionalise this very model. The real solution: marrying romance and children. What is really needed, as family law professor Helen Alvare indicates in a response to Shaping Faith, is a new conversation about healing another kind of divorce that between the romantic couple and the children they are capable of generating. It’s too late to begin such a conversation when a couple is about to marry. By that time (and given historically high ages at first marriage in the US), men and women in the

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Cosmos too artful to be happenstance I have recently become interested in the question of intelligent design in nature. Can you shed light on this question?

Above: A scene from US children’s show Sesame Street where divorce is being sold to children in a positive light. In the scene, the child dealing with the news that their parents are divorcing is portrayed from the perspective of a happy little girl drawing pictures of the two houses she lives in. PHOTOS: ONLINE SOURCE

United States have been instructed over and over and over again that sex is one thing and children are entirely another… Without “re-orienting” (early and often) what is most celebrated in American culture about what men and women do together (sex, romantic love) - away from the couple themselves and their individual and joint happiness - how are we to get to the place where children’s interests are privileged? In the earliest discussions of sex and life skills and vocations, then, schools and churches and families need to link the relationships between men

and women to children. Alongside state and federal governments, churches have a massive role to play in this mission, Alvare, a Catholic, observes. She adds, “It is a bit shocking, in fact, they have not played it to the hilt by this time in our nation’s marriage crisis.” In another response, economics professor Catherine Pakaluk, also a Catholic, stresses the need for churches and pastors to exercise their teaching prerogative about marriage with far greater clarity and energy. If they want to stop the damage that family breakdown is doing to individuals and

the Church, and start making an impact on family formation, they need to exercise “visionary leadership on basic moral teaching,” she says. With IAV’s efforts to get conservatives and churches to embrace gay marriage as part of the solution to the decline of marriage, the task of achieving clarity on basic moral issues just got more complicated for the Christian community as a whole. Those most likely to suffer the ill effects are, again, the children. Carolyn Moynihan is deputy editor of MercatorNet.

S YOU imply in your question, there are only two possible answers to the question. Either the universe just happened by chance, or it was given its form by a creator of supreme intelligence who can only be God. Atheists, of course, subscribe to the view that everything came about by chance. But if it did come about by chance we would expect to find only chaos, with random motion of bodies and a random, purposeless structure of bodies that could not be comprehended and reduced to simple formulas by the human mind. In short, there would be no universal laws of nature that would give rise to sciences like physics and chemistry. But in fact we find a structured universe with laws, like the law of gravity, that can be formulated mathematically and which are universally valid. This moved Albert Einstein, arguably the greatest scientist and one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, to observe: “The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” He went on to say that he considered this comprehensibility “a miracle” or “an eternal mystery” and it moved him to believe in God: “My religion consists in a humble admiration of the superior unlimited spirit which is revealed in the minimal details which we are able to perceive with our fragile and weak minds. This conviction, deeply emotional, of the presence of a rational superior power which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God” (Letters to Solovine, New York 1987, p 131). One of St Thomas Aquinas’ five arguments for the existence of God is based precisely on order or purpose in nature. We see this purpose everywhere, especially in living things. The reproductive, digestive and immune systems of animals, especially man, are a classic example. Here, everything works together according to an admirable plan. Archbishop Michael Sheehan, in his popular Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine, explains this argument of St Thomas using the analogy of a camera which has various parts all working together to produce a photograph. No one would say that the camera put itself together by chance. Yet the human eye is far more complex than a camera. It, too, must have been put together by an intelligent designer, who can only be God (Baronius Press 2009, pp 31-33). Sir Isaac Newton reflects this thinking in his Opticks, written in 1721: “How are the bodies of animals to be contrived with so much art, and for what ends were their natural parts? Was the eye contrived without skill in optics, and the ear without know-

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ledge of sounds?... Does it not appear from phenomena that there is a Being incorporeal, living, intelligent...?” Another aspect of nature where we see incredible design is the living cell. Microbiologist Michael Denton, in his book Evolution, a Theory in Crisis, describes the complexity of even the tiniest of bacterial cells, weighing less than a trillionth of a gram, as “a veritable microminiaturised factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up altogether of 100 thousand million atoms, far more complicated than any machine built by man and absolutely without parallel in the nonliving world” (Adler and Adler

“Is it really credible that random processes could have constucted reality... complex beyond our capacities.” 1986, pp 249-250). Denton goes on to ask: “Is it really credible that random processes could have constructed a reality, the smallest element of which – a functional protein or gene – is complex beyond our own creative capacities, a reality which is the very antithesis of chance, which excels in every sense anything produced by the intelligence of man?” (ibid). The very origin of life, its first appearance in the universe billions of years ago, is another clear argument for design. In the early 1980s, two non-believers, Sir Frederick Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe, set out to calculate the probability of the first living organism putting itself together by chance in the earth’s atmosphere, starting from amino acids. They came up with the infinitesimal probability of one in 1,040,000, and concluded that life could not possibly have arisen by chance. Hoyle famously compared the odds against the spontaneous formation of life with the odds of a tornado blowing through a junkyard producing a 747 jet (The Intelligent Universe, London 1983, p 19). That led him to admit that life indeed needed a creator, whom he called a “super-intellect” in outer space. So, yes, there is evidence for design everywhere in nature. It was God who put it there. For more, see Fr Flader’s blog at fatherfladerblog.wordpress.com or contact Fr Flader on frjflader@gmail.com.

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In the course of their journey the Lord came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha, who was distracted with all the serving, came to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help me.’ But the Lord answered, ‘Martha, Martha,’ he said, ‘you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part, and it is not to be taken from her.’

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APERTURE Moments of Faith in the trajectory of life

Above: A protester, who opposes former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, holds up a copy of the Quran and a cross during a rally on July 5 at Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Right: People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court building in Washington in this photo from late March, when the court heard oral arguments in two same-sex marriage cases. Below: Pope Francis plays a steel drum presented to him on July 6 by Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona during a private audience at the Vatican.

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Left: Maman Dedeou, 22, showing his right hand which was amputated by Islamist radicals in Timbuktu, Mali. Below: A priest takes pictures on a tablet as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/PAUL JEFFREY/TONY GENTILE, REUTERS

Far Right: Novices look on as Pope Francis meets those discerning vocations, July 6, at the Vatican. Right: Masked activists from Amnesty International in Belfast, Northern Ireland protest Guantanamo Bay. PHOTO: CNS/TONY GENTILE, REUTERS/ CATHAL MCNAUGHTON, REUTERS

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EDITORIAL

The return of domesticity

very human life is an aspiration to happiness and fulfilment. Our society, almost universally, offers a variety of paths to the achievement of these things, including physical beauty, material wellbeing, wealth, status, pleasure and what it describes as rights. One of the clearest examples of the ideology of fulfilment acocording to the conventional orthodoxy of modern, affluent societies is to be found in the figure of woman and of the girl child. Today, woman finds herself torn between two expectations of who she is and what she is to do with her life. On the one hand, feminist ideology of the early and mid-twentieth century which has decisively shaped modern life proved to be so powerful precisely because it sought real justice for woman with regard to real issues of equality and to address real abuses such as the relative powerlessness of woman in the face of experiences such as poverty, domestic violence and the lack of access to advancement through experiences such as education. However, the fatal flaw in twentieth century feminism was its embrace of the general idea - more of an informing spirit - that to achieve equality woman had to become more like man. Paradoxically, feminism celebrated femininity but insisted the path to equality was to be able to do what man does via the path of sameness - a renunciation, in many important respects, of femininity. The tension between these two contradictory things resulted in another paradox which might be described as material advancement at the expense of a subordination of femininity’s unique reality and identity to the primacy of a masculine social framework and order, especially in areas such as employment. Feminism, in a very real sense, therefore achieved important material gains but also inflicted enormous spiritual losses. The paradox continues and is not yet resolved. Twenty-first century society in developed First World nations is the best time and place in history to be a woman - in some ways. There is nothing that women and girls can want for at any level - educational opportunities, social status, health and so on. On the other hand, women and girls are torn between their entirely natural desires and their own aspirations. Today, woman both desires the experience of unconditional love and family life to be found in marriage but fears that this will eventually result in the extinction of PO Box 3075 her own deepest aspirations in Adelaide Terrace many other areas of her life. PERTH WA 6832 Our society relentlessly offers this schizophrenic message to woman and the girl office@therecord.com.au child - that her fulfilment is Tel: (08) 9220 5900 not to be found in her identity Fax: (08) 9325 4580 as woman but effectively as a pseudo-male who achieves everything that man achieves in the workforce and on the career ladder. The construction of an entire economic and financial system on this mirage is one reason why so many women suffer today and must sacrifice most of the experience of motherhood to the necessity of fulltime employment in order to achieve the normal goal of any couple, ownership of a family home. It is the perpetration of this mirage that is behind a situation never seen in societies before - parents by the millions giving up the care of their children, often for most of the day, to strangers and believing that this is normality. Where there is supposed to be choice there is, in fact, none. Twentieth century feminism succeeded because of real issues, but its solutions so often failed because of false logic - that the path to equality depended on sameness. Ironically, feminism embraced the extinguishment of feminity in many important senses precisely because it held as revealed doctrine that adult life cannot be fulfilling apart from continuous, paid employment away from home in a field that one selects and enjoys. The problem with this is that it rejects the idea that both men and women have what our society would call different skill-sets which both, ideally, need to bring to bear in the raising of children. This is the complementarity of the sexes. True feminism can only succeed by accepting the living reality of femininity - that woman has a unique role to play in society and in human life and is not interchangeable with man. Our society needs to recognise the true value and contribution of of femininity rather than perpetrating the ideology of feminism of the 1950s and 1960s. This requires a completely different approach to the way in which our entire financial and economic systems function and the way we organise our society. When massive numbers of women feel obligated to separate themselves from their children on a more or less permanent basis, something has gone very badly wrong. When massive numbers of young women feel drawn to the human intimacy of marriage or its imitators but now actively fear the experience of motherhood because they see it as a real and present danger of extinction of their aspirations for their own lives, something has gone very badly wrong. Allowing for the fact that for both men and women, family life depends on the sacrifice of each, the recognition of the true value of the contribution of woman to society depends on enabling women to experience no conflict between these things. The path to men becoming fathers is facilitated everywhere but the path for women to become mothers has been burdened by the imperative that mothers must become fulltime employees largely absent from their families. The solution to this is what we might call the recovery of domesticity.

Feminism succeeded because of real injustices. It failed because of the false logic of sameness.

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St Josemaria would be happy, we’re sure THANK YOU for your article on the Mass in celebration of St Josemaria Escriva’s feast day last June 21 at the Holy Spirit Church in City Beach. My family and I were very happy in taking part in a celebration commemorating 50 years of St Josemaria’s work in Australia. St Josemaria’s call of ‘sanctification in daily work and in the fulfilment of the Christian’s ordinary duties’, is what drew our family to Opus Dei. As a wife and mother to four kids, I am thankful for St Josemaria’s message as I tackle daily challenges in our family life and strive to be a better Christian in this day and age. We are also fortunate enough here in Perth to have been given opportunities to be involved in formative activities like Family Club, Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs, parenting classes, evenings of recollection and retreats for men and women, among others. Although Perth does not yet have a centre of Opus Dei, the vibrancy, care and support of the families is strongly felt. Such was the prevailing sentiment when more than 50 families gathered for the Mass and supper thereafter. We were joyful and humbled to share such a special moment. With families around, children were not far behind. Older children looked after younger siblings navigating their way around adults who were catching up with each other. At one corner, a group of teenage girls took turns in playing the piano and sang songs to their hearts’ content. Such scenes were heart-warming

to see in a gathering made possible through St Josemaria’s influence in our lives. Once again, thank you for your article. Benna Abrahan-Masbate CITY BEACH WA

Law should be based on natural morality FROM THE beginning, Australia has been a multi-credal Christian society. Most of our forebears, Christian or not, have observed natural morality, or at least they expected its observance in their own regard. Civil authorities have rightly demanded that all creeds uphold this common natural law, and have been expected to observe themselves by protecting human rights. Freedom of life, of speech and of religion, both in preaching and practice, have been basic to this morality. St Paul appealed to this natural goodness, found in the pagans of his time, as “the law written in our heart” (Romans 2.15). Before him, Cicero, the pagan lawyer (106-43 BC), was a witness to this natural law in famous words: “There is in fact a true law, namely right reason, which is in accordance with nature, applies to all men, and is unchangeable and eternal. By its commands this law summons men to the performance of their duties; by its prohibitions it restrains them from doing wrong. Its commands and prohibitions always influence good men, but are without effect upon the bad. “To invalidate this law by human legislation is never morally right, nor is it permissible ever to restrict

its operation and to annul it wholly is impossible. Neither the Senate, [of ancient republican Rome] nor the people can absolve us from our obligation to obey this law... It will not lay down one rule at Rome and another at Athens, nor will it be one rule today and another tomorrow. But there will be one law, eternal and unchangeable, binding at all times and upon all peoples; and there will be, as it were, one common master and ruler of men, namely, God who is the author of this law, its interpreter and its sponsor” (Rep.III,22). Today some of the dominant forces in society – in the media, in social, legal and political areas – want to enforce a new order of atheism and reductionist beliefs and morality on people in the name of freedom from traditional ‘impositions’. They threaten charges of ‘hate speech’ and reprisals against persons, churches and institutions, which do not conform to their new ideas. The results are already apparent in the rush of many to believe and behave in ways they think are easier, but which really enslave to ideologies or addictions seriously harmful to them and society. Traditional creeds and natural law morality have stood the test of time and have become the basis of our rights and freedoms in democratic societies. We must cherish and defend them. Fr Bernard McGrath BENDIGO VIC

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West should send aid and finance - not more bullets Pushing more weapons into a war zone was never going to bring more peace, argues US national Catholic weekly Our Sunday Visitor...

he Syrian conflict already responsible for a reported 80,000 deaths since March 2011 is now even more dire. Shiite fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are becoming more active on the side of President Bashar Assad. Refugees continue to flee their homes for the overcrowded havens of Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. And Syrian Christians worry what the collapse of the state government means for their freedom and place in Syrian society. The UN Refugee Agency reported in May that more than 1.5 million Syrians have fled the conflict emanating from the Arab Spring. That number was expected to increase by 30 per cent by the end of June. And it’s a drop in the bucket compared with the more than 4 million Syrians displaced within the country and the nearly 7 million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Associated Press reported on May 20 that the international aid organisation Oxfam is appealing for more funds to help refugees combat increased health risks due to warmer weather. Measles and diarrhoea are spreading, turning refugee camps into public health hazards – not to mention hotbeds of crime. And while many refugees – mostly women and children – have escaped violence from their country’s civil war, they have hardly found a safe haven. The BBC reported in May that

reports have surfaced in Jordan of families selling their daughters into marriage in order to obtain money for food and shelter. Other women are turning to “survival sex”. Syrian Christians, too, have reason to be worried. In a statement last July, Patriarch Gregory III Laham, spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, identified that group as “the weakest link” of society and the “most vulnerable to exploitation, extortion, kidnapping, abuse”.

Syria does not need more weapons. Many weapons lead to death, and more death is not the answer. There is also financial aid - and the aid of prayers... Indeed, three months after their kidnapping, the whereabouts of two Syrian Orthodox Christian bishops remain unknown. If events in Egypt serve as a marker, the road won’t get any easier. Tensions between Coptic Christians and Sunni Muslims only escalated after President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown and replaced by Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. A video released in late April before President Morsi’s overthrow showed Egyptian police idly stand-

ing by while a Coptic cathedral was attacked during a funeral. While there is no magical solution to these age-old conflicts, there is commonsense. Syria does not need more weapons – whether from Russia to Assad or from the West to the opposition forces. More weapons lead to more death, and more death is not the answer. There is also financial aid. Multiple humanitarian groups are in ever escalating need of donations so they can provide emergency medical care, food and basic comforts to the displaced Syrians. And there are also our daily, committed prayers for dialogue and for peace. On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis prayed for Jesus to change “hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace” – especially in “dear Syria, for its people torn by conflict and for the many refugees who await help and comfort”. The appeal for peace echoed those of his predecessors – both Pope Benedict XVI’s many poignant pleas for peace in Syria and Blessed John Paul II’s words during his visit to that country in May 2001. His pilgrimage, he said, was “an ardent prayer of hope... that among the peoples of the region fear will turn to trust and contempt to mutual esteem, that force will give way to dialogue and that a genuine desire to serve the common good will prevail.” Amen. - OSV

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Sometimes we must step in as the bridge to God Some people have lived their whole lives suffering from the absence of love. When we meet them we can’t just walk away...

lthough it was many years ago, I still remember the expression of a four-yearold boy as he first entered the government hostel I had begun working in. It was run by the Department of Child Protection, designed to give refuge to abused children. I had been preparing for a traumatised child, clinging desperately to a relative or social worker and fearful of the strange environment in which they would now live. Instead, I was greeted with the smile and confident walk of a child who felt at home even before he arrived. “Looks better than the last place,” he casually announced. I thought I would have been pleased at not having to reassure the children that this was a safe place and that I, a complete stranger, would provide them with the care they needed - but I wasn’t. It was a scenario I would see repeated often and one I never got used to. I always found a greater peace with

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children who arrived with fearful trepidation, who were sobbing and shaking and didn’t want to release themselves from the person who brought them in. These reactions, I discovered, were more natural and far healthier than the four-year-old who took it all in his stride. I thought of that young boy recently as I visited a man in prison. David is under forty and has spent many of those years incarcerated, but he has been out enough times to father nine children to nine different women. As with my fouryear-old friend, David’s childhood was traumatic and unstable and throughout his life he never felt he belonged anywhere or felt loved enough to commit to anyone. So I was not surprised when he

told me he had become involved with a few bikies sharing his cell block and would serve his “apprenticeship” inside jail before officially joining the gang on his release. “I finally belong somewhere”, he beamed. He was genuinely pleased to be part of a “family” who pledged to watch each other’s backs and serve a common purpose. I, on the other hand, was saddened he had chosen a life that

violence, why there are abused children who continue to seek acceptance from parents incapable or unwilling to care for them. I recently read the testimony of a person once addicted to heroin. Despite the all-encompassing destruction it inflicted on his life he recalls his initial attraction, “...it was as if I didn’t belong to this world anymore… my heart became detached from all human love; I

He was happy to be accepted by his bikie ‘family.’ I was saddened by his probable ongoing descent. would continue to ensnare him in a world of darkness, but I also recognised his yearning to belong. As the Father, Son and Holy Spirit exist in a perpetual cycle of communal love, God too has created us with this yearning to love and be loved but sadly many search for it in all the wrong places. It is why some women continue to return to situations of domestic

was totally in love with heroin and how it treated me”. US Catholic psychologist, Dr Andrew Sodergren believes we are born with an instinct to attach to those who care for us so we can consequently establish the emotional security needed to launch into healthy adult relationships. According to Sodergren those who establish such attachments as

children tend to be more compassionate, forgiving, altruistic and resistant to temptation, and are less likely to be violent or promiscuous or have difficulty in relating to God’s love. These observations, particularly the last, should come as no surprise. How can we expect those whose foundational human relationships have been distorted to recognise the love of God? That is where we, as Christ’s disciples, must step in. It is why he spent so much of his time with those living on the periphery of society. It is why he commanded us to love one another as he did. We need to trust that God will never stop reaching out to those who are furthest away - and neither must we. Living within each person, whether they recognise it or not, is a desire to unite themselves with their heavenly Father - and we are called, no matter how wide the gap may appear, to be a bridge between the two.

Leisure’s fundamental importance

There are many things we call leisure, writes Dr Andrew Kania, but often they are wasters of our lives and relationships...

he Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Sebastian de Grazia in Of Time, Work, and Leisure (1962), discussed a topic that is perennially poignant: what is the role of leisure time in society, and why is it important. When we think of ‘leisure’ today, most of us equate the term with ‘free time’; in this light, leisure can range from anything from sitting watching television, to playing the Xbox, or lying in a hammock. Yet this is not the correct use or meaning of the term according to de Grazia. Yes, de Grazia cites Aristotle’s “freedom from the necessity of labour”, but he also notes that leisure cannot be in any way related to one’s own occupation – hence, ‘amusement’ and ‘recreation’ are necessary because of ‘work’ – and cannot therefore be considered as ‘leisure’. According to de Grazia, the key marque of ‘leisure’ is that it is performed “for its own sake or as its own end”. Aristotle provides us with two examples of leisure: music and contemplation. A devotee of Aristotle, the 19th century English theologian, John Henry Cardinal Newman would say of leisure that examples would include: “the hearing of noble music and noble poetry, intercourse with friends chosen for their own worth, and above all the exercise, alone or in company, of the speculative faculty”. The Ancient Roman, Seneca, would concur with Newman, that “The only men of leisure are those who take time for philosophy. They alone really live”. So most thinkers who have considered leisure, including de Grazia, equate the term with spending some time: creating, thinking, improving oneself. In fact, it was the famous political economist, John Stuart Mill, who proclaimed as the goal of the Political Economy that it should bring about, when the factors of production were being utilised to their highest end, an increase of time whereby individuals in society now do what human beings were first created to do – to speculate and think. On this point, de Grazia would write: “The greater the abundance of blessings that fall to men, the greater will be their need for wisdom, and wisdom is the virtue that cannot appear except in leisure”.

Why should it be that wisdom requires time spent in leisure? Aristotle perhaps answered best: “No man can be a philosopher on an empty stomach”. Hence, time

would become much like the greyhound racing on the circular track, chasing a rabbit that he thinks is real, but in the end has been placed not so much for his betterment, but

John Stuart Mill proclaimed that the goal of the economy was to increase thinking time... from labour is required to contemplate. For a society to improve, genuine time for leisure is therefore critical: “A citizenry unprepared for leisure will degenerate in prosperous times”. What de Grazia indicated by this phrase was that if we were only spending time producing and consuming, then the human family

for the betterment of third parties. We may believe that we are in fact living lives of great worth but are we not like the greyhound, going from the workplace to the lounge chair – earning money, in order to see advertisements, that massage our patterns of expenditure; becoming one long circle from – workplace – to lounge chair – to the shops, back to work – ad nauseaum.

Thus we become slaves to those whose task and lust it is to make us desire the wants they produce in order for us to consider these to be our needs. By profession I am teacher – but my leisure time is spent considering and reflecting on subjects far beyond and diverse to the subject that I teach. A good part of my life is in teaching – but it is not all of my life. There are many varied layers to the human person – and leisure, appropriately understood, teaches us this. Of Time, Work, and Leisure was a project that de Grazia embarked upon for the Twentieth Century Fund, a philanthropic body that sought to investigate issues paramount to modern-day living. His work was an indepth study as to how modern man and woman spent their time. With all our modern machines and time saving devices, one would have thought that de Grazia would have concluded that we had far more time for self-improvement or leisure activities today than in the past; de Grazia clearly articulated that this was not, in fact, the case. The ‘Rat Race’ has taken much of our time from us. The automobile had made it faster to travel – initially so, but it also had meant that we could now live further away from our places of work. When enough people owned automobiles and lived good distances from work – it meant the morning and afternoon bottleneck; that robs us all of time. When both husband and wife go to work, the chores of the household are now held over until evening, or the weekend. Our workplaces also have engendered a culture that one should work long hours – and put extra time in. If we want to be perceived to be a good worker, and to be promoted, then it would seem we have to show how much overtime we enthusiastically put in. Many of us now regularly work weekends, and have developed a new disease – presenteeism, or attending work, even while feeling physically ill. Ironically enough, instead of the employer seeing in the first case scenario that the employee has a values problem, with regard work/ life balance, and in the second scenario that the employee has a near

to complete disregard for the welfare of others, if the illness is communicable – our modern work culture suggests the opposite: an individual who is putting in for the team! Moreover, de Grazia moves on to say that storytelling and reading as leisure activities have lost out to the television set: “Whether the hours are 2 or 3 or 4 a day, per person or per family, other studies too seem to confirm a high score for TV watching in the evening hours. Indeed, the television seems to have the evening licked into shape. Even by the lowest estimates, no other form of recreation comes close in time devoted.” Whereas in the past, sundown usually meant the time for enjoyment – of song, story, games, food and drink – many of us are too burnt out to do anything else but sit in front of the television and be ‘entertained’. We rarely have the time and energy to communicate with one another with any sense of intimacy. (Not too long ago I saw a father driving his two teenage girls home from school. Both his daughters wore headphones and were listening to their iPods, the father sat dumb in the driver’s seat. One could not help feel that some important time was being wasted. Whether the three people sitting in the car thought that this was the case, I am sure they would have debated.) The very fact that you have chosen to read this reflection is indicative of you, the reader, wishing to spend some of your time in leisure. You are probably hoping to read something that you may find informative, or challenging, or mind expanding. You are sharing also in the fruits of my leisure time; for I sat, and for a number of hours each evening for a week, read through de Grazia’s 500-page work. What became of this leisure was a few thousand words of reflection, written in order to help you, the reader, reflect and then recollect. But how many of us participate in leisure or, at the very least, are willing to make sacrifices in order to spend some time at thought? For that matter, when was the last time we picked up a book, for no other reason than we thought it would help improve our minds or souls?

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FRIDAY, JULY 19 TO SUNDAY, JULY 21 Reflection Weekend - The Life-giving Fountain of Faith 5pm at St John of God Retreat Centre, 47 Gloucester Cr, Shoalwater. For women who provide spiritual nourishment and care to people overwhelmed by suffering in hospital or parish. To experience quiet space away in order to recognise the gift of faith that sustains you. Enq: Sr Ann 0418 130 200 or Sr Kathy 0418 926 590.

Open Forum on Disability, the Church and the Wider Community 7-9pm at Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, Perth. If you are a parent/carer of or a person with a disability, come and network with others and discuss any issues which are important to you; managing education, employment, recreation, participation in the Church and preparation for the Sacraments etc. Enq: Barbara 9328 8113 or emmanuelcentre@westnet.com.au.

SATURDAY, JULY 20 Grace and Silence Retreat Day 9.30am-4.30pm at 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon. Young women 17-30 years are invited to silent prayer and reflection on their vocation to marriage, single or consecrated life. Day includes Input, Eucharistic Adoration, and silent personal prayer concluding with Rosary. Cost $20 includes lunch, refreshments and materials. Limited numbers; registration essential before July 14. Enq: Hanna 0415 306 090 or download form on www. schoenstattwa.org.au.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Council of Christians and Jews WA Inc Seminar The Image of Paul and Jewish-Christian Relations 7.30pm at Temple David Social Hall, 34 Clifton Cr, Mt Lawley. Presenters: Dr William Campbell and Dr Kathy Ehrensperger of The University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter. Cost: $10, ($5 for members). Light refreshments. All welcome. Enq: ccjwa@aol.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 21 Auslan Cafe 10.30am-12 noon, Emmanuel Centre hall next to St Francis Xavier. Ever thought about learning how to communicate with profoundly deaf people through Auslan (Australian Sign Language)? Now you can and it’s FREE. Come and learn in a relaxed and fun way. There is always an interpreter at St Francis Xavier Church, corner Windsor and Lord Sts, Perth for the 9.30am Sunday Mass. Light lunch provided. Enq: Emma or Barbara by email emmanuelcentre@westnet.com.au or 9328 8113. TUESDAY, JULY 23 Spirituality and the Sunday Gospels 7-8pm at St Benedict’s school hall, Alness St, Applecross. Presented by Norma Woodcock. Everyone is welcome. Cost: collection. Accreditation recognition by the CEO. Enq: 9487 1772 or www.normawoodcock.com. FRIDAY, JULY 26 Medjugorje Evening of Prayer Group 7-9pm at St Simon Peter Parish, corner Prendiville Ave and Constellation Dr, Ocean Reef. It is reported Our Blessed Mother has been appearing daily in Medjugorje since 1981 with messages for all her children. In thanksgiving, The Medjugorje evening of prayer group meets monthly in a different parish to spread Our Blessed Mother’s messages. Free DVDs on Medjugorje. NEWSFLASH! Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, Medjugorje $3,999, Oct 8-24. Enq. 9402 2480, 0407 471 256 or medjugorje@y7mail.com. Holy Hour Adoration 7pm at St Benedict Church, 115 Ardross St, Ardross. There will be Praise and Worship during the Adoration. Conducted by Holy Trinity Community. Enq: Bryan 0406 671 388 Yunita 0412 677 568. SATURDAY, JULY 27 Love Ministry Healing CCR Team After 6.30pm Mass at St Emilie Parish, 151 Amhurst Rd, Canning Vale. Come all, including clergy, and be prayed over, healed from the past or present issues or stand in for a loved one who may be ill or facing problems at this time. Reconciliation available. Enq: Gilbert 0431 570 322 or Fr David Watt 9376 1734. Embracing Womanhood - A Spiritual Dimension over a cup of tea 9am-3pm at St Emilie’s Catholic Parish, 151 Amherst Rd, Canning Vale. With Sr Ann Cullinane followed by Eucharistic Celebration. Morning tea and light lunch provided. Childcare available on request. Only 60 places available. Registration closes on Wednesday, July 24. Cost: $10 Enq: Roselle 0403 833 669, Lyn 0404 325 900, Carolin 0432 855 605. Email: hleetan@yahoo.com. SUNDAY, JULY 28 Latin Mass 2pm at the Good Shepherd Church, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646. Sacred music concert and reflections St Anne’s Feast Sacred Music Concert and Reflections. 2.30-3.30pm at St Anne’s Church, 11 Hehir St, Belmont. Featuring music from Lumina choir and choirs of St Anne from composers such as Byrd, Lasso, Handel, Vivaldi, Palestrina and other motets and inspiring music. Including recital on pipe organ. Afternoon tea cooked by Fr Brian Limbourn in hall afterwards. Cost: donation. Enq: 9444 9604. Pope Francis and World Youth Day in Northbridge Piazza 12 noon, the Northbridge Piazza, James and Lake St, transforms into a place of pilgrimage and gathering for all to witness on the giant screen a TELECAST of the World Youth Day 2013 Vigil from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil celebrated by Pope Francis. Be a part of the biggest youth event in the world and experience the universality of our Church. Enq: 9422 7912 or admin@cym.com.au, cym.com.au. More details about parishes/venues screening the Papal WYD Mass, check CYM website for updates. TUESDAY, JULY 30 Day of Reflection - Marian Movement of Priests 10.30am at St Paul’s, 106 Rookwood St, Mt Lawley. Rosary, Holy Mass and talks (including Holy Hour of prayer for priests). Confession available. Celebrant and speaker Rev Fr Andre, Friars of the Immaculate. Bring lunch to share. Tea and coffee provided Enq: 9341 8082

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Alan Ames Healing Mass and Talk 6pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 82 Collick St, Hilton. Begins with Holy Mass followed by talk by Alan Ames and Healing Service. Enq: 9314 7733. Big Screen Saturday 5.30pm at 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. A film adaptation of Bethany Hamilton’s autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to get back on the Board (PG). Adult $10, concession $8, family $30. Snacks and refreshments available and free kids movie. For details and bookings: perth.disciplesofjesus.org/ movies or 041 992 3420. Day with Mary 9am-5pm at Sacred Heart Church, 50 Mary St, Highgate. Day of prayer and instruction based on the Fatima message. 9am Video; 10.10am Holy Mass; Reconciliation, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, Sermons on Eucharist and on Our Lady, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Stations of the Cross. Finish approx 5pm. BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 St Padre Pio Prayer Day 8.30am-1pm at St Mary’s, Franklin St, Leederville. St Padre Pio DVD in parish centre; 10am-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Silent Adoration and Benediction; 11am Holy Mass, St Padre Pio Liturgy, Confessions available; 12pm-bring a plate for a shared lunch, tea and coffee provided. Search You Tube.com type “Hello from San Giovanni Rotondo” Enq: Des 6278 1540. SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 Meditative Prayer in the Style of Taizé 7-8pm at St Joseph’s Convent Chapel, 16 York St, South Perth. Includes scripture, prayer, song (mantra) and silence in candlelight. Chapel door open 6.30pm. Bring a friend and a torch. Enq: Sr Maree Riddler 0414 683 926. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Individual Silent Directed Retreat 4.30pm at St Catherine’s House of Hospitality, 113 Tyler St, Tuart Hill. Meet daily with your retreat directors, Celia Joyce or Fr Stephen Truscott SM, to explore the movement of God within your life. The retreat unfolds at your own pace. (Limited to 10 retreatants.) Enq: 9485 8980 or www.fullnessoflife.org.

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of praise and worship, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and prayers for sick. Enq: Fr Irek Czech SDS or office Tue-Thu, 9am-2.30pm on 9344 7066. EVERY THIRD SUNDAY Oblates of St Benedict’s 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. We welcome all who are interested in studying the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to the everyday life of today for laypeople. Vespers and afternoon tea conclude our meetings. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758. Divine Mercy Hour 3pm at St Pius X Church, 23 Paterson St, Manning. There will be Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Prayers, Rosary and Benediction. Please join us in prayer. Enq: Mrs K Henderson 9450 4195. EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Shrine Time for Young Adults 18-35 Years 7.30-8.30pm at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon; Holy Hour with prayer, reflection, meditation, praise and worship; followed by a social gathering. Come and pray at a place of grace. Enq: shrinetimemtrichon@gmail.com. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. Includes Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent prayer, scripture, prayers of intercession. Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call. EVERY LAST SUNDAY Filipino Mass 3pm at Notre Dame Church, cnr Daley and Wright Sts, Cloverdale. Please bring a plate to share for socialisation after Mass. Enq: Fr Nelson Po 0410 843 412, Elsa 0404 038 483. EVERY MONDAY For You My Soul is Thirsting (Psalm 62:1) 7pm at St Thomas Parish, 2 College Rd, Claremont. Tend to your thirst for God. Begins with Adoration, then 7.45pm - Evening Prayer; 8pm - Communion Service and Night Prayer. Come to the whole thing, or just to a part! Enq: Michelle: 0404 564 890.

LAST MONDAY Be Still in His Presence – Ecumenical Christian Program 7.30-8.45pm at St Swithun Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie St, Lesmurdie (hall behind church). Begins with songs of praise and worship, silent time, lectio divina, small group sharing and cuppa. Enq: Lynne 9293 3848 or 0435 252 941. EVERY TUESDAY Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 6pm at Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by Benediction. Enq: John 0408 952 194. Novena to God the Father 7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Vic Park. Novena followed by reflection and discussions on forthcoming Sunday Gospel. Enq: Jan 9284 1662. EVERY FIRST TUESDAY Short MMP Cenacle for Priests 2pm at Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Watt 9376 1734. EVERY WEDNESDAY Holy Spirit of Freedom Community 7.30pm at Church of Christ, 111 Stirling St, Perth. We welcome everyone to attend our praise meeting. Enq: 0423 907 869 or hsofperth@gmail.com. Bible Study at Cathedral 6.15pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy Scripture with Fr Jean-Noel Marie. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: 9223 1372.

Cathedral Cafe Cathedral Cafe is now open every Sunday 9.30am1pm at St Mary’s Cathedral parish centre, downstairs after Mass. Coffee, tea, cakes, sweets, friendship with Cathedral parishioners. Further info: Tammy on smcperthwyd@yahoo.com.au or 0415 370 357.

Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry with Emeritus Archbishop Hickey 5.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Mass followed at 6.30pm with Holy Hour. We are having a special guest, Emeritus Archbishop Hickey to celebrate with us during WYD Rio. Enq: 9422 7912 or admin@cym.com.au

Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook. Commencing with Rosary followed by Benediction. Reconciliation available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered during Mass every second Sunday of the month. Pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation last Sunday of the month. Side entrance to church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq Sacri 9447 3292.

EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY Novena to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop 7-7.45pm at Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, corner Cassowary Dr and Pelican Pde, Ballajura. Begins with Mass, novena prayers and Benediction. Followed by healing prayers and anointing of the sick. Enq: Madi 9249 9093 or Gerry 0417 187 240.

Praise and Worship 5.30pm at St Denis Parish, corner Osborne St and Roberts Rd, Joondanna. Followed by 6pm Mass. Enq: Admin on admin@stdenis.com.au. EVERY FIRST SUNDAY Singles Prayer and Social Group 7pm at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Sq, 77 St Georges Tce, Perth. Begins with holy hour (Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and teaching) followed by dinner at local restaurant. Meet new people, pray and socialise with other single men and women. Enq: Veronica 0403 841 202. EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Healing Hour 7-8pm at St Lawrence Parish, Balcatta. Songs

EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY Chaplets of Divine Mercy 7.30pm at St Thomas More Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. Accompanied by Exposition, then Benediction. Enq: George 9310 9493 or 6242 0702 (w). EVERY THURSDAY Divine Mercy 11am at Sts John and Paul Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy and for consecrated life, especially in our parish. Concludes with veneration of the first class relic of St Faustina. Enq: John 9457 7771. St Mary’s Cathedral Praise Meeting 7.45pm at the Legion of Mary’s Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Includes praise, song and healing ministry. Enq: Kay 9382 3668 or fmi@ flameministries.org.

Group Fifty - Charismatic Renewal Group 7.30pm at Redemptorist Monastery, 150 Vincent St, North Perth. Includes prayer, praise and Mass. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661.

distributed to the schools, missions and those who ask for a Rosary. Please join us and learn the art of Rosary making on rope and chain. Enq: 0478 598 860.

EVERY THURSDAY IN AUGUST Introduction to the Study of Contemporary Christian Spirituality Course 7-9pm at St Catherine’s House of Hospitality, 113 Tyler St, Tuart Hill. Presented by Fr Stephen Truscott SM, PhD, course examines contemporary Christian spirituality as both lived experience and academic discipline, combining reading, discussion, lectures and reflective exercises. You will build the capacity to develop beyond yourself in relationship with others and with God in understanding, liberty and love. Enq: 9485 8980 or www.fullnessoflife.org.

EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Succour) and Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chant) 8.30am at Our Lady of the Mission Parish, Whitford, 270 Camberwarra Dr, Craigie. Holy Mass at 8.30am followed by Novena. Enq: Margaret 9307 7276.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7-8pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079. Prayer in Style of Taizé 7.30-8.30pm at Our Lady of Grace Parish, 3 Kitchener St, North Beach. Includes prayer, song and silence in candlelight – symbol of Christ the light of the world. Taizé info: www.taize.fr. Enq: secretary 9448 4888 or 9448 4457. EVERY SECOND THURSDAY Life in the Spirit Seminar 6pm at 2 King St, Coogee. The Resource Centre for Personal Development and Catholic Charismatic Renewal will hold seven sessions every second Thursday until October. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585. FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY Social Dinner (Young Adults aged up to 35) and Rosary Cenacle 6.30pm at St Bernadette’s Church, 49 Jugan St, Mt Hawthorn. Begins at 6.30pm with dinner at a local restaurant, followed at 8pm by a Rosary Cenacle, short talk and refreshments at the church. Great way to meet new people, pray and socialise! Enq: 9444 6131 or st.bernadettesyouth@gmail.com.

EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass 11.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass. Enq. Frank 9296 7591 or 0408 183 325. EVERY LAST SATURDAY Novena Devotions – Our Lady Vailankanni of Good Health 5pm at Holy Trinity Parish, 8 Burnett St, Embleton. Followed by Mass at 6pm. Enq: George 9272 1379.

GENERAL Free Divine Mercy Image for Parishes High quality oil painting and glossy print – Divine Mercy Promotions. Images of very high quality. For any parish willing to accept and place inside the church. Oil paintings: 160 x 90cm; glossy print - 100 x 60cm. Enq: Irene 9417 3267 (w). Sacred Heart Pioneers Would anyone like to know about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771. St Philomena’s Chapel 3/24 Juna Dr, Malaga. Mass of the day: Mon 6.45am. Vigil Masses: Mon-Fri 4.45pm. Enq: Fr David 9376 1734. Mary MacKillop Merchandise Available for sale from Mary MacKillop Centre. Enq: Sr Maree 041 4683 926 or 08 9334 0933.

EVERY FRIDAY Eucharistic Adoration at Schoenstatt Shrine 10am at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon. Includes holy Mass, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent adoration till 8.15pm. Join us in prayer at a place of grace. Enq: Sisters of Schoenstatt 9399 2349.

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

Healing Mass 6pm at Holy Family Parish, Lot 375, Alcock St, Maddington. Begins with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Healing Mass followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Enq: admin 9493 1703 or www.vpcp. org.au.

Is your son or daughter unsure of what to do this year? Suggest a Cert IV course to discern God’s purpose. They will also learn more about the Catholic faith and develop skills in communication and leadership. Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation (National Code 51452).Enq: Jane 9202 6859.

EVERY FIRST FRIDAY Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11am-4pm at Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 4pm, finishing with Rosary. Enq: Sr Marie MS.Perth@lsp.org.au.

AA Alcoholics Anonymous Is alcohol costing you more than just money? Enq: AA 9325 3566.

Healing and Anointing Mass 8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree. Begins with Reconciliation, then 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189. Pro-life Witness – Mass and Procession 9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, corner Great Northern Hwy and Morrison Rd, Midland. Begins with Mass followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic, led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Please join us to pray for an end to abortion and the conversion of hearts. Enq: Helen 9402 0349. Combined All Night Communion of Reparation Vigil with Fr Bing 9pm-4am Saturday at St Anne Church, Hehir St, Belmont. August will be a combined Vigil with Fr Bing. There will be no vigils at Corpus Christi Church and St Gerard Church for August only. Mass, Adoration, Benediction, confession in reparation for outrages committed against the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Enq: Vicky 0400 282 357, John/Joy 9344 2609. Catholic Faith Renewal Evening 7.30pm at Sts John Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. There will be songs of praise, prayer, sharing by a priest, then thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments. Enq: Ivan 0428 898 833 or Ann 0412 166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail. com. EVERY SECOND FRIDAY Discover Spirituality of St Francis of Assisi 12pm at St Brigid’s parish centre. The Secular Franciscans of Midland Fraternity have lunch, then 1-3pm meeting. Enq: Antoinette 9297 2314. EVERY FIRST SATURDAY Vigil for Life – Mass and Procession 8.30am at St Augustine Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with Mass celebrated by Fr Carey, followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic. Please join us to pray for the conversion of hearts and an end to abortion. Enq. Helen 9402 0349. Mission Rosary making at the Legion of Mary 9.30am-2pm at 36 Windsor St, East Perth. All materials are supplied. The Rosaries made are

Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate Invite SSRA Perth invites interested parties, parish priests, leaders of religious communities, lay associations to organise relic visitations to parishes, communities, etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of Catholic saints and blesseds including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe, Simon Stock and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Free of charge and all welcome. Enq: Giovanny 0478 201 092 or ssra-perth@catholic.org. Enrolments, Year 7, 2014 La Salle College now accepting enrolments for Year 7, 2014. For prospectus and enrolment please contact college reception 9274 6266 or email lasalle@lasalle.wa.edu.au. Acts 2 College, Perth’s Catholic Bible College Is now pleased to be able to offer tax deductibility for donations to the college. If you are looking for an opportunity to help grow the faith of young people and evangelise the next generation of apostles, please contact Jane Borg, Principal at Acts 2 College on 0401 692 690 or principal@ acts2come.wa.edu.au. Divine Mercy Church Pews Would you like to assist, at the same time becoming part of the history of the new Divine Mercy Church in Lower Chittering, by donating a beautifully handcrafted jarrah pew currently under construction, costing only $1,000 each. A beautiful brass plaque with your inscription will be placed at the end of the pew. Please make cheques payable to Divine Mercy Church Building fund and send with inscription to PO Box 8, Bullsbrook WA 6084. Enq: Fr Paul 0427 085 093. Abortion Grief Association Inc A not-for-profit association is looking for premises to establish a Trauma Recovery Centre (pref SOR) in response to increasing demand for our services (ref.www.abortiongrief.asn.au). Enq: Julie (08) 9313 1784. RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - 2013 COURSES Holistic Health Seminar The Instinct to Heal (begins July 25) Thursday 11am-1pm; RCPD2 Internalise Principles of Successful Relationships, and Use Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills, now on Thursdays 11am-1pm. 197 High St, Fremantle. Bookings essential. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585 or www.rcpd.net.au. Drop-In Centre and Op Shop - Volunteers urgently needed at RCPD, 197 High St, Fremantle.

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