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Vocalist Steve Malin and Mandolin player Peter Rosengren perform at the Fly By Night Club in Fremantle in the Grand Finale of ABC Radio 720 Perth’s Exhumed Competition for the bands that never were. Both are members of the String Tanglers, a band made up of members of the Good Shepherd Parish in Kelmscott. Band members wait to go on stage, below. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI

By Robert Hiini FIVE Kelmscott Catholics found themselves in a somewhat unexpected place when they hit the stage on October 17 for the final of ABC 720’s Exhumed competition. The String Tanglers, as they are otherwise known, were one of eight Perth bands to make the final, performing their own versions of folk classics Whiskey in the Jar and Dirty Old Town, to a packed Fly By Night Club in Fremantle. Lead singer and ukulele player Steve Malin, 64, was joined on stage by daughter Lara, on vocals and guitar, and son Rick, on bass; and

his two friends Paul Bogoni (guitar) and Record editor, Peter Rosengren (mandolin). Dubbed a competition for the “never-were’s”, the band had not expected to place when they entered with a recording they had made of themselves. Their surprise selection was followed up with two radio interviews in which band member Peter Rosengren spoke on air with 720 host John McGlue. The band did not place in the winning three acts, facing stiff competition from punk, blues, reggae and a cappella outfits, but said they were, ultimately, just happy to

be there. “It’s another thing to tick off my bucket list,” a contented Mr Malin told The Record. Lara and Rick Malin, both experienced musicians, said it had been “a dream” and “an honour” to play on the same stage as their father. The String Tanglers have been together around three years and formed through ad hoc musical gettogethers at one another’s houses. Mandolinist Peter Rosengren said the idea for the competition had been inspired. “Hats off to the ABC for running something so original. I really hope it takes on a life of its own and happens every year,” he said.

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Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. The relics will be displayed on: November 1 and 2: Perth’s All Saints Chapel, Allendale Square, 77 St George’s Tce, before and after 12.10pm and 1.10pm Masses. November 1: St Anne’s Traditional Latin Mass Church, 5 Hehir St, Belmont, 6.30pm Mass. November 3-6: St Anne’s Belmont. November 5 (The Feast of All Holy Relics): St Anne’s, Belmont – Blessing with relics during 12.10pm Mass. November 17-18: Sts John and Paul Church, 5 Ingham Ct, Willetton at all weekend Masses, ie Saturday 6.30pm and Sunday 7.30am, 9.00am and 10.30am. Talks on the relics will be given at each Mass.

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New Norcia has the good oil - again NEW NORCIA Olive Oil has once again added to its long list of awards, receiving a Silver award at the 2012 Perth Royal Show Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition on September 22 at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. The New Norcia Olive Oil was described by the judges as having a “Strong tomato nose and equally intense palate, fresh finish with a lifted pungency”. The overall score was 16.5/20, only a half a point away from a Gold award. The prize winning olive oil is available from the Museum and Art Gallery Gift shop in New Norcia.

Daniel’s painting wins, ponders life balance

Cultivating the relationships that help GUIDO VOGELS, a well known counsellor in relationships, coping skills and conflict resolution strategies, will be sharing his insights at All Saints Church, 7 Liwara Place, Greenwood. His presentation, “Why developing positive relationships is important to Good Mental Health”, will be delivered on Thursday, November 8 from 6-8pm. For further information call Barbara Harris on 9328 8113 or Fr Paul Pitzen on 0401 016 399.

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Lumen Christi Principal Geoff Mills congratulates Daniel Yeap after the Year 12’s oil painting Finding a balance in life was chosen to be purchased for the school’s art collection (see story this page). PHOTO: COURTESY LUMEN CHRISTI

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Francis Xavier visit spurs relic opportunity AN OPPORTUNITY to venerate

the relics of saints will be available after the forearm of St Francis Xavier has left Western Australia borders. Giovanny Jefferson, Founder of The Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate (Perth) is providing 300 first and second class relics for public veneration from November 1-18 at several venues throughout the diocese. Mr Jefferson, who established the Apostolate in April 2011 with the approval of then-Archbishop Barry Hickey, desires to reintroduce the traditional Catholic practice of honouring the saints through the veneration of sacred relics, which he believes has diminished since the Second Vatican Council. Mr Jefferson first felt a desire to

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Though Charles suffered all his life from a speech impediment, his intelligence and zeal made him an outstanding figure of the Catholic Reformation. In 1560, he was named a cardinal and administrator of the Archdiocese of Milan by his uncle, Pope Pius IV, but was kept in Rome to assist with the reconvened Council of Trent. He helped draft the council’s catechism and liturgical books, and in 1563 was ordained a priest and bishop. Finally, in 1566, he was allowed to go to Milan, where he worked tirelessly to reform priestly training and lay catechesis. He also exhausted his own funds to provide relief during periods of famine and plague. He is the patron of seminarians and catechists.

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provide the opportunity of veneration to others after visiting the relics of St Therese of Lisieux when they visited Perth in the late 1990s. During an interview with The Record last year he explained his motivation: “Through this work I want to glorify God in his saints. I want to get people praying, whether they pray to the saints or not, and I want people to understand that the saints are real people - just like us. I want us to be able to follow in their footsteps”. Included in the relics to be exhibited throughout November will be those of Sts Mary Magdalene, Philomena, Francis, Dominic, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Padre Pio and Blessed

THE exceptional quality of the works produced by Lumen Christi College’s Year 12 Visual Arts class made it difficult for Principal Geoff Mills to choose a piece to add to the College Art Collection. Each year the college holds an Art Exhibition for all years, with the pride of place being given to the examination pieces of the Year 12 class. The principal chooses one which will be purchased for the school. Mr Mills eventually chose Daniel Yeap’s oil painting, “Finding a Balanced Perspective in Life”. Daniel’s painting was inspired by his interest in the effect of science and religion on the lives of young people who are being heavily influenced by modern technology. He believes the consumerist mentality that encourages greed is creating an imbalance in society and as a result the religious values and morals which bring true happiness and freedom are being forgotten. Daniel said that he hoped his painting would challenge people to realise that finding a balance is the best way to live life to the fullest.

Gospel Reading: Lk 13:22-30 Last who will be first Thursday 1st - White ALL SAINTS (SOLEMNITY) 1st Reading: Rev 7:2-4, 9-14 Victory to our God Responsorial Ps 23:1-6 Psalms: Seek God’s face 2nd Reading: 1 Jn 3:1-3 We shall see God Gospel Reading: Mt 5:1-12 Division, not peace Friday 2nd - Violet ALL SOULS 1st Reading: Isa 25:6-9 Death destroyed Responsorial Ps 22 Psalm: No evil would I fear 2nd Reading: Rom 5:5-11 Christ died for us Gospel Reading: Mt 11:25-30 Rest for souls Saturday 3rd - Green ST MARTIN DE PORRES, RELIGIOUS (0) 1st Reading: Phil 1:18-26 Christ is proclaimed Responsorial Ps 42:2-3, 5 Psalm: Thirsting for God Gospel Reading: Lk 14:1, 7-11 Move up higher

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Retreat demonstrates holiness is fun OVER 30 young adults from Perth answered the universal call to holiness when they attended the Catholic Youth Ministry retreat at Eagles Nest in Gidgegannup over the weekend of October 5-7. The aim of the retreat was to bring Christ into the everyday lives of the young as many are of the misguided opinion that holiness is reserved for the clergy. “The retreat’s theme was the ‘universal call to holiness’ as described in the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium,” Tom Coffey, a participant said. “Each person was called to be a saint by following in Christ’s footsteps, conforming themselves to His image and seeking the will of the Father in all things.” Other features of the retreat included keynote speakers dealing with a wide range of topics all aimed at bringing the youth closer to their faith. “We heard from many inspirational speakers about the importance of prayer,” Mr Coffey said. Starting from the ‘Year of Grace’ focus led by Anita Parker, the Director of the Perth Catholic Ministry, the speakers over the weekend worked through the program of Everyday Sanctity led by Sister M Rebecca Sampang, Prayer and Silence led by Father Roman Wroblewski SDS, Sacraments led by Friar Gabriel Cortes FI and Day by Day Call to Holiness led by Kelly Clark. As well as the speeches, the participants were invited to ‘switch off ’ from the noise and distractions of their busy lives through silence and pray. “This can be challenging at first for young people,” Anita Parker, said. “But generally after an

Friar Gabriel Cortes goes airborne with his skateboard over participants at the Catholic Youth Ministry retreat at Eagles Nest on October 5-7.

hour in silence and prayer most people crave more silence; prayer and silence becomes central to helping our relationship with God grow and can help in dealing with

our everyday lives too.” The retreat was very enjoyable and showed the young people that holiness doesn’t mean abandoning the idea of fun. They engaged in a number of fun

activities, from games and music to watching Friar Gabriel skateboard jump over some of the participants. “With holiness comes true Christian joy,” Anita Parker said.

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“The retreat truly inspired attendees that holiness is attainable in our everyday lives and to share the joy of our faith with others we encounter every day.”

General absolution just ‘like a drive-in carwash’ ADULT converts to Catholicism regularly cite three things about Catholicism that they find attractive: the Sacrament of Confession, the Pope and devotion to Mary, said New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan. “Those three things, guess what, were kind of de-emphasised” after the Second Vatican Council, the cardinal said on October 15 during a brief meeting with Englishspeaking reporters at the world

Synod of Bishops on the new evangelisation. In his formal talk to the synod, Cardinal Dolan had said that a renewed appreciation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is essential for the Church’s new evangelisation. He told reporters that “it seemed to be a truism after the Second Vatican Council that the council did away with the Sacrament of

Penance, which, of course, is not true.” Instead of renewing the

Why the enthusiasm for general absolution? Sacrament as the council wanted, he said, “we just gave up and we said, ‘Well, that ain’t going over,’ so we stopped trying.” The interesting

thing, Cardinal Dolan said, is that the Sacrament of Reconciliation actually is something attractive to many people, especially the young. “They will often say that the Church seems impersonal to them, a little faceless nameless,” he said. “Well, boy, you can’t find a more personal sacrament than Penance. I mean this is one on one.” Cardinal Dolan said he never understood the desire to expand

the use of so-called general absolution, which the Vatican has severely restricted, because it was like “a drive-in carwash” and highly impersonal. “There is nothing more personal” than going to confession one-onone, “actually articulating sins and hearing an unworthy ambassador of Jesus say you are forgiven,” the Cardinal said. - CNS

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St Francis Xavier beloved son of Goa By Juanita Shepherd

The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, India, is home to the rest of St Francis Xavier’s body, where he is still revered more than 400 years later.

countless catecheses. “Thousands come here every day,” Fr Barreto said of the Basilica. “The people come here to ask St Francis to intercede for them, protect them and heal them. The faith we have is very strong; any problems they have they bring it to St Francis.” Francis Xavier’s dream was to bring Christ to the East; by the time of his death in 1552 when he succumbed to a fever, he brought the faith to many – and many back to the faith. Pope Gregory XV canonised him

on March 12, 1662 and his feast day is celebrated on December 3. “It’s a public holiday and a huge event,” Fr Barreto said. “The feast day is used by the Church to send a message to the people of Goa and the world; last year we prayed for the ecological imbalance in Goa, when you defy nature you deface the Face of God. This year we are concentrating on faith as it is the Year of Faith.” In Goa, St Francis’ feast day is celebrated by thousands – and not just by Catholics – and people arrive from the neighbouring states

to worship at the Basilica. “There is a novena preceding the feast day,” Fr Barreto said. “Every day during the novena we have about ten Masses and each Mass there are about 8,000-10,000 people attending.” The arm of St Francis, which is currently touring Australia, is not with the rest of the saint’s body in Goa but has its home at the Jesuit’s main church in Rome, the Gesu. St Francis Xavier’s arm was due to arrive in Perth on October 25 and to visit several parishes in the Archdiocese.

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THE opportunity to venerate a relic of perhaps the greatest evangelist to have ever lived after St Paul is something of a rarity in Perth but for Christians in Goa, India where St Francis Xavier missioned, it is an ever present reality. The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa is over 400 years old and open to the public every day; the devoted arrive in overwhelming numbers to pray before most of the remains of St Francis Xavier. “For the Indians and the people of Goa, St Francis is called the Lord of Goa,” Father Fabio Barreto, rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus told The Record in a telephone interview. “The feeling here is that with St Francis Xavier, nothing can go wrong.” St Francis arrived in India on May 6, 1542. He was a Jesuit priest sent by Ignatius Loyola to help improve the feelings of ill will between the Indians and the Portuguese. He did more than just improve relations between the two communities; the first thing he did on his arrival in Goa was to make the hospital his home, sleeping on the floor by a dangerously ill man so as to help him at a moment’s notice. “His concern and love for the poor and his burning desire to bring God to others is seen as a big inspiration for people here,” Fr Barreto said. St Francis’ devotion to the poor holds a special meaning for the people of Goa and throughout India where poverty is common. He gave himself to the sick, assisted the dying, heard confessions and gave

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Perth pilgrims holed up as Gave de Pau overflows

olbe Catholic College staff member, Leanne Joyce was holed up in Lourdes with her fellow pilgrims and City Beach parish priest, Fr Don Kettle when flash flooding hit the region on Saturday, October 20. It resulted in the first halting of processions to the shrine in 25 years. The pilgrim group began their pilgrimage at Fatima, and then went on to Montserrat. At the time of printing, the shrine was getting back to normal after flood waters had subsided and the pilgrim group was leaving for Rocamadour, after which it will travel on to Paray-le-Monial. At its height, the water was around one metre deep in front of the grotto where Mary appeared to a local girl in 1858. PHOTOS: LEANNE JOYCE

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25 Years

YOUNG It began with a doorknocking religious sister handing out flyers and inviting people to Mass. Twenty-five years later, and St Luke’s Woodvale was full to the brim last Sunday as the parish celebrated a stellar period of growth and the prospect of bigger and brighter things ahead.

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t Luke’s Woodvale has come a long way since the first members of the parish met for their first official Mass in the staff room of Woodvale Senior Highschool, on February 28, 1987. Last Sunday, a packed St Luke’s Church, which opened in April 1995, played host to a vibrant celebration of the St Luke church and school community. Parish Priest Fr Francesco Mascarenhas was joined in celebrating Mass by previous parish priest Fr Trevor Simons, who retired from the parish last year due to illness. The vision which the parish had given itself in the mid-1990s - that their church, first and foremost, was made up of the people - remained intact, Fr Mascarenhas told the congregation during the homily. “The building is secondary,” Fr Mascarenhas said, “the people form the Church and you are, and we are, the living Church”.

“As St Paul said in the letter to the Corinthians, Christ is the foundation stone. “We are doing the same work, continuing the same building that was laid on the rock that is Christ himself; that is what we are.” Girls with streamers, dressed in red gowns, kicked off proceedings with a display of dance set to music provided by the parish’s choirs and music teams who combined as one for the occasion. After Communion, a group of children from the parish gathered on the sanctuary to perform a song, led by young musicians on xylophone, flute and guitar. Fr Mascarenhas invited all of the children onto the sanctuary for a group photo, followed by the final procession with girls once again, performing liturgical dance. Parish foundation member, Wally Galos, was one of two people to give their recollections of the his-

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tory of the parish in a celebration in the parish hall, following Mass. He told parishioners how Sr Joan Smith had been charged with laying the groundwork for a parish in the area, taking up residence in what is now the presbytery. She went around the neighbourhood doorknocking and distribut-

Just as St Paul said, Christ is the rock and we are the ones who are continuing to build up the church. ing flyers, inviting people to Mass which was first celebrated at the parish house, followed by liturgy services and meals in people’s homes.

“Gradually, but surely, we became a family,” Mr Galos. Masses were then celebrated at Woodvale Senior High School, moving from room to room as numbers grew, eventually ending up in the gymnasium. It was there that beloved foundation priest Fr Nicholas McSweeney suffered a heart attack on February 2, 1991, dying two days later. He was succeeded by Fr Laurence Murphy SDS. Masses moved to St Luke’s Catholic Primary School in 1992 and then to the parish’s first church in April 1995. Foundation parishioner Connie Paterson, 91, said the parish was one which was vibrant and young, and situated in a great area. The parish also cherishes its senior members, however, with a weekly friendship group, meeting on Mondays, with more than 40 members who catch up over cards and games of bowls.

Photos: Above and below opposite, the children of St Luke’s bring their own brand of grace to the parish’s 25th anniversary. Above right, parishioners, Lucy and Rachel Tuson, fundraise for the future World Youth Day in Rio. Below left, Parish Priest Fr Francesco Mascarenhas signs a picture frame for the parish photo. PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

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Year 11 and 12 students from Irene McCormack experiencing a wealth of culture and tradition firsthand during their school trip to China.

TWENTY FIVE fortunate Year 11 and 12 Irene McCormack Catholic College Students and four staff made the 9,300km trip to China this year, experiencing the history and culture of a unique and ancient land. The tour took them through Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, visiting many famous landmarks including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China, the

Ming Tombs, the Summer Palace and the Terracotta Warriors; even a 350km/hour trip on Shanghai’s Maglev Train. Staff and students alike said it was an amazing trip, with wonderful experiences and memories to last a lifetime. After experiencing the hustle and bustle of Tiananmen Square, the group visited the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing;

that city’s oldest Catholic church, allowing them a time of quiet reflection and prayer. They also took the time to admire the lavish artwork and design of the church’s interior and tranquil gardens. The Italian Jesuit Monk, Matteo Ricci, effectively began and incubated the Catholic tradition in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty in 1605. The cathedral has withstood earthquakes, fire, wars, confisca-

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tion, revolutions and arson over its lifetime. The current church dates from 1904 when it was rebuilt after the Boxer rebellion. The cathedral is possibly one of the best known to foreign, Englishspeaking visitors as it hosts Englishlanguage Masses. A collection of artefacts and photographs from the tour are now on display at Irene McCormack’s Clarkson Library.

Year of Grace going great guns By Robert Hiini THE YEAR of Grace is principally an invitation to encounter Christ anew and it is one that hordes of Catholics throughout Australia are taking up, national Year of Grace Project Officer Father Peter Brock said when he visited Perth last week. More than four months after the year began at Pentecost, YOG initiatives have taken flight throughout the country. Fr Brock says that every diocese and Eastern Rite Eparchy in the country has a YOG coordinator, a first for any Australia-wide Church initiative, and he has spent the best part of his two years in the role keeping them abreast of one another’s activities. Fr Brock’s visit to The Faith Centre and to local YOG coordinator Paddy Buckley came just in time for the launch of the YOG e-bulletin, spurring local Catholics on in the twofold aims of the year – to “start afresh from Christ” and to spend time contemplating His face. Dioceses around the country are trying different things and sharing them with one another. A Benedictine nun in Rockhampton has launched “Take two for Jesus”, sending a prayer each day to people who have signed up to receive her emails. In Western Sydney, 80 Year 11 and 12-aged students from four local Catholic high schools were encouraged to come together for prayer. In Brisbane, Archbishop Mark Coleridge is leading prayer sessions in different parts of the city, giving

Year of Grace Project Officer Fr Peter Brock and Perth Coordinator Paddy Buckley.

locals the chance to experience different kinds of prayer – Taize and Lectio Divina being among them “It’s an invitation that says ‘you might not ever have experienced this before. Come along and find something that nurtures and nourishes you’,” Fr Brock said. Archbishop Coleridge was one of four bishops nominated by the Australian bishops’ conference to develop the YOG idea; the other bishops who were nominated

include Bishop Michael Putney, Bishop David Walker and thenAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Timothy Costelloe SDB. Sydney Bishop Peter Comensoli told Pope Benedict about the Australian bishops’ proposal for a Year of Grace and received his blessing for the initiative in Rome in October last year. Two days after that meeting, the Pope announced a Year of Faith for the entire, global Church. The Year of Faith began on

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October 11, 2012. Fr Brock says the Year of Grace and the Year of Faith are entirely complementary. “You can’t have faith without grace and grace leads to faith and nurtures faith … They complement each other and run in tandem,” he said. To sign up for the Year of Grace e-bulletin, visit www.yearofgrace.catholic.org.au. For information on local initiatives, visit The Faith Centre at www.thefaith.org. au.

PEACE-maker par excellence, Bishop Vincent Boi-Nai SVD, will speak at three different events in Perth next week, sharing his handson knowledge of peace building and the state of interreligious dialogue in Ghana. Bishop Vincent has been active for more than a decade in conflict resolution among rival tribal groups in his predominantly Muslim Diocese of Yendi, making him one of the region’s foremost exponents of inter-faith dialogue and collaboration. The bishop will be the keynote speaker at the October 30 Mission Matters forum, convened jointly by Catholic Mission and the Archdiocesan Catholic Social Justice Council, where he will speak to the topic, “Being Instruments of Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue”. A similar partnership between Catholic Mission and the University of Notre Dame will see Bishop Vincent speak at the university’s Conversations on Tap forum on October 31, presenting “Breaking Bread with the Dead: the Communion of Saints and what it offers Inter-Faith Dialogue”, offering a unique segue into the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls (November 1 and 2). Perth’s Catholic Mission Director, Francis Leong, said Bishop Vincent’s work was emblematic of the Church as being an active player in peace building, rather than a passive victim. “It is a powerful image to reflect on in this Year of Grace - the hand of grace reaching out to heal,” Mr Leong said. “And in the Year of Faith, as Pope Benedict said in his World Mission message, the key component of evangelisation is to always be reaching out in an open way.” Mr Leong reported that the genial bishop had also been dubbed the “Lion King” bishop during recent travels, because of his convivial affect on children. Catholic Mission has also asked the bishop to speak to Catholic agency staff at an inter-agency forum on the topic, “Building Bridges in the formation and empowerment of women and youth in the Year of Faith” at the Catholic Pastoral Centre in Highgate on the afternoon of October 30. Bishop Vincent will also visit staff and students at a number of Catholic schools during his stay, bringing a message of missionary solidarity from the student leaders of various Catholic schools in the Yendi Diocese. For more information on the Mission Matters October 30 event, contact Francis Leong at 9422 7933 or at cm@perthcatholic.org.au. For more information or to RSVP for the October 31 UNDA event, contact 9433 0580 or stacie.oneill@ nd.edu.au.

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Friendly fight for the brightest minds By Juanita Shepherd THE University of Notre Dame hosted the opening ceremony for the Tournament of Minds, a problem-solving program for teams of both primary and secondary aged school children. Over 500 students gathered at the Fremantle campus and listened to the opening address given by Professor Celia Hammond, the University’s Vice Chancellor. “As someone who is passionate about education, about the seeking of wisdom, about the beauty and joy of the mission which all educators share – which is unlocking the potential in every individual with whom they come into contact - it is my absolute pleasure to be able to welcome you all to Notre Dame,” Professor Hammond said. It was the first time Notre Dame had held a Tournament of Minds event and the university played host to students from across Australia and international representatives from New Zealand and Hong Kong. “All of you participating in Tournament of Minds are smart, creative, disciplined and innovative,” Professor Hammond said. The Tournament of Minds requires students to work in teams of seven to solve challenging and open-ended questions in one of the following subjects – applied technology, language literature, maths engineering and social sciences. “The tournament offers a unique opportunity to extend the horizons of our gifted and talented students through the stimulating tasks provided in the four subject areas,” Tournament of Minds WA Director Kathy Boyatzis-Pascoe said. Teams spend three hours in ‘lock-down’ where they work on their challenge. Each team also receives a surprise spontaneous challenge, which can take place any time during the three-hour ‘lockdown’ period. “Through Tournament of Minds, you have been able to stretch, exercise and develop your unique gifts, talents and abilities, continue to

Students from Hong Kong, above, were part of the large cohort of participating students at Notre Dame’s Tournament of Minds. PHOTO: UNDA

strive to reach your potential and remember that while you are an individual, you are also part of a community and you should always seek to lead good and productive lives,” Professor Hammond said.

My job is to preach the truth, deacon tells crowds By Juanita Shepherd THE Society of Catholic Teachers Australia held its annual conference in Perth recently, to coincide with the start of the Year of Faith, featuring internationally renowned Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers as its keynote speaker. The ‘Dynamic Deacon’ TV personality from the USA arrived in Perth for five days of conferences, a men’s retreat, preaching and a youth event. Deacon Harold’s dynamic and passionate love for the scriptures and the Church’s teachings has been a great inspiration to all who attended these sessions throughout his tour in Perth. His Australian tour continues now to the east coast of Australia, before his return home to the USA. “My job is not to change minds, but to preach the truth ... We must know our faith ... at least the basics.” On Monday, October 15, Deacon Harold spoke at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle. This was a highlight for him, he said, as he worked at the University of Notre Dame in Portland and students on exchange for the USA were able to meet him throughout the evening. Speaking on the topic of ‘Making a difference in the world today: Atheism and Christianity’, Deacon Harold walked the young people

through a detailed look at today’s top atheists and their theories. From Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett and Harris, he presented a wellresearched commentary on their atheist theories. “Atheists are very smart people,” he stated, “You cannot reconcile with an atheist using theology and/ or scripture; you must use reason and logic”. His fulltime ministry is to teach and preach the Catholic faith throughout the USA and also throughout the world. To encounter more of Deacon Harold’s ministry or to buy his DVDs, CDs or books go to www. dynamicdeacon.com.

Above Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers of EWTN fame spoke to hundreds during his Perth visit. PHOTO: M CONNELLY

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Expressing the inner

The messages that fashion can send about who we are

Modesty, as they say, has had bad PR for decades. But, tired of trashy fashion messages in an often hyper-sexualised culture, a group of young women in Sydney has taken the initiative to help women and girls rediscover the feminine secret of modesty – and its allure, writes Juanita Shepherd.

Bernard Toutounji dares to say that the ways in which women choose to dress can be very important.

HE word 'modesty' conjures up images of high necked, Victorian, anklelength dresses and long sleeves – not attractive and hopelessly out of date. These days, modesty is assumed to be boring but its opposite – short skirts, plunging necklines and a face caked with make-up, hardly seems much better. But there is no need to fear modesty, and a Sydney-based workshop for women known as All.u.re, aims to give women and girls options that they hardly encounter and to offer education in the true meaning of their beauty and allure. Tamara Rajakariar, a journalist who worked for the fashion industry website The Iconic, emphasised that the relationship between fashion and modesty can indeed be harmonious. “In our society, we get the message that only our external looks are important, but this completely ignores our internal beauty; our personality, expressions, goals and interests,” she told The Record. The All.u.re Workshop aims at giving girls a holistic attitude towards beauty, letting them understand that their worth is inherent to who they are regardless of what they look like and that the way they dress and present themselves is important as a means of reflecting their inner beauty. The All.u.re Workshop originated in 2010 from discussions among a group of young women about the perception of beauty in our society, the negative consequences of this and the body image issues many women face. All.u.re was the result. The workshops offer sessions on Interior Beauty (the Philosophy of Beauty, Self Respect, Authentic Relationships) and sessions on Exterior Beauty (Body Shapes, Colours, Style, Personality) “There is a quote that goes something like ‘Fashion is what you are offered four times a year. Style is what you pick out of that’. I love that," Miss Rajakariar said. “Fashion to me seems transitory as it changes so often. But style – it reflects who you are no matter what is in fashion. That’s what girls will understand from our exterior beauty sessions: they will learn to pick out from classic and current trends, what best enhances their body shape, colouring and style personality ... the best accessory they will get is confidence, as they know they are wearing what suits them and that they look great.” Many women often make the mistake of dressing according to the two extremes – completely covered up or not covered at all. All.u.re teaches them that they can dress stylishly without undermining dignity; fashion and modesty can be friends and can help lead to true love. During workshops, Tamara often tells a story about a woman called Mary. “Some years ago Mary went to a navy party, dressed in a beautiful knee-length dress and cropped jacket and came away feeling incredibly over-dressed amongst the sea

The All.u.re team, at left, including Tamara Rajakariar at the right end of the group. All.u.re's message is that modesty is what so many women and girls don't think it is: graceful, charming, feminine, elegant and beautiful. A good example of modesty's power, says Tamara, is the Duchess of Cambridge, below, who shows the power of modesty and style working in tandem.

of short, tight and low-cut dresses. What she didn't know was that one of the Navy officers noticed her across the room, thought that he’d like to get to know her better and spent the night inquiring amongst the officers as to who she was. He made sure another event was planned for him to meet her and he pursued her with roses; they are now happily married.” Fairy tales do happen and All.u.re Workshop promotes self-respect and encourages authenticity over competiveness in friendships and relationships. “We have to remember that while we have the power to turn the heads of many guys, in the end we just want

the heart of one man who will love us.” It is easy to think that to appear eye-catching in a revealing number is the way to go about it; women constantly feel that the less they wear the more attractive they will be. In the process of dressing up, they end up losing a part of themselves, endlessly chasing magazine trends, celebrities and whatever social media tells them to. In today’s often hyper-sexualised society, balancing modesty and fashion can be especially difficult but All.u.re has come a long way in honing its approach to teaching young girls and women just how

beautiful they are on the inside as well as the outside. Among All.u.re's tools is its 'Trash that Trash' campaign, a Facebook album exampling trashy fashion that undermines feminine dignity and respect.

people to view me with respect.” Tamara trashed the trash by expelling all the clothes that undermined her true worth from her wardrobe. “There was a time that I loved the attention that came with wearing

Today, modesty is regarded as a forgotten value, something that also means the same as words like 'boring', 'unattractive' or 'old fashioned.' But All.u.re's message is that this is a false assumption. For All.u.re,

It's easy to think that to be eye-catching in a revealing number is the way to go about it. But women and girls can end up losing themselves ... “I’ve always had the desire to dress in a way that reflects my dignity,” Miss Rajakariar said. “I love style but it was simpler to excuse my trashy clothes rather than face the fact that they didn't help

skimpy clothes, but attention doesn't equal love, which we are all looking for,” she said. “Not to mention that the guys giving me attention were not the men I wanted to attract.”

modesty is the ultimate precisely because it's fashionable, exciting and attractive. Tamara cites royalty as a good example of what can happen when fashion and modesty are working in tandem. The stylish dress

sense of the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary of Denmark have made headlines around the world, in their knee length dresses or buttoned up blouses. “Why is that we, the public, don't see them in shorts and t-shirt combos, their trackies or anything too revealing?” she asked. “It's because as royalty they expect respect and they’ve figured out they won’t get it if they act like they don’t deserve it.” It is important for women to understand that modesty and fashion need not be enemies but when combined show the beauty of the person both inside and outside.

“How you dress, speak and act is all a reflection of the person you believe you are,” Tamara said. “Image is more than looking 'hot', it’s an instant grab of your personality.” All.u.re urges girls to aspire to discover and embrace their unique style by having a true appreciation for their beauty. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld once perfectly summed up the relationship between fashion and modesty. “A respectable appearance," he said, "is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul.” Find All.u.re on the web at: www.allureworkshop.org

O THERE I was at the train station minding my own business when a young lady walked past wearing a pair of tights. At least I think they were tights. It might have been black body paint for all I know, as it looked like she was wearing nothing at all below the waist. I have since been informed by a reliable source that tights are very much in fashion, which would explain why so many women seem to be getting around in them. Now I am all for fashion, (after all it was in the name of fashion that I sold my maroon micro fibre suit on eBay), but I question the appropriateness of an item of clothing that only serves to draw attention to the body and not the person. Regardless of why she was wearing the tights, as that young lady walked down the platform the message she sent was ‘don’t worry about who I am, just have a look at my body’. And that is exactly what an array of men did as they watched her move down the platform. I am certainly not stating that all men’s fashion is worthy of the human person either, but there is no question that women’s clothing has the most tendency to be provocative. Many women do not even seem to realise the extent to which their clothing is sending certain messages. A lot of this comes down to the way men and women are wired. For the most part, men are visual creatures and they receive through the eyes. Women, however, are fed through imagery and story. Men understand what it is to notice a woman and immediately be drawn to her physical make up, but women do not instinctively respond in that way to men (even if trashy romance novels paint a different picture). This is the reason that in the traditional formation of young girls the teaching of modesty was an essential element. Because women do not have the same tendency to visually objectify a man’s body they do not naturally understand the need to dress in a way that introduces them first of all, and not their body. Some years ago there was a terrible gang rape case in Sydney by some Islamic young men. One of the local imams came out and, instead of condemning the men, accused Australian women of inviting rape because of the way they dressed. His comments were highly offensive and inappropriate. Days of public commentary deriding the cleric

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asserted the right of women to dress as they pleased and the responsibility of men to control themselves. And the commentary was correct. No matter how a woman dresses or acts, it is never an invitation for a man to be sexually violent towards her. In his famed Sermon on the Mount, Jesus of Nazareth went a step further and called his hearers to a purity of heart, saying that the man who even lusts after a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart. The point is a real man is one at all times, in thought and in action. Even though this imam was completely out of place, the essence of his comment was that the way a woman dresses has an impact on men and to ignore that is to be foolishly

Even though the imam was out of order the essence of his comment was that the way a woman dresses impacts on men. unaware of the reality. We all know deep down how we should act but we also sense the very human struggle to act as we should. If I am inviting a friend who struggles with alcohol to my house for dinner, I am not going to offer him a beer as he walks through the door and an array of fine wines with the meal. To do that would be cruel to him and it would not be showing genuine sensitively for his particular struggle. I would be well within my rights to have the alcohol flowing throughout the meal but I certainly could not be called a true friend. We do not become better people simply doing what feels good; we become better people by being increasingly more aware of those around us. I am sure the young lady walking down that train platform was a lovely woman. But by wearing clothes that detract from her personality and focus men on her body alone, she risks drawing only the attention of those who are interested in her body instead of allowing them to encounter the person within. www.foolishwisdom.com

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Is this a forgotten miracle of

The Lily of the

MOHAWKS? The canonisation of a young native American Indian woman, Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI last weekend was a joy for indigenous Catholics all over the world. But while the miracles leading to her canonisation are well-known, The Record has uncovered a long-forgotten story that helped the case of the Lily of the Mohawks along the road to its destination in St Peter’s Square last weekend, as Sarah Motherwell reports ...

KATERI’S STORY (1656 - 1680)

ATERI Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in Ossernenon - now known as upstate New York - to an Algonquin Christian mother and pagan Mohawk chief. Her uncle and aunt adopted her when she was four years old after the smallpox epidemic killed her parents and younger brother; leaving her poc-scarred and partially blind. Despite her uncle’s opposition to the Christian missionaries working in the area, Kateri was baptised, aged 18, on Easter Sunday by Fr de Lamberville SJ in St Peter’s Chapel in Caughnawaga, taking the name Catherine. For a year she endured the persecution of her tribesmen and was often deprived of food and pelted with mud by children. In one incident a young man followed her into her cabin, threatening her with a hatchet to renounce her faith only to be told, “you may take my life, but not my faith”. Aided by missionaries, Kateri fled to a Christian Indian village near Montreal in Canada where she received her first communion on Christmas Day in 1677. Two years later, aged 23, on the Feast of the Annunciation she was the first Native American to take a vow of perpetual virginity, which inspired other Indian maidens to do so. Kateri’s religious fervour inspired her to impose penances on herself that are remarkable by today’s standards, including branding herself with hot irons and walking barefoot in the snow despite pleas for moderation from the Jesuit missionaries. Despite the severity of her selfimposed penances, she was known for her gentleness, kindness and good humour - devoting her life to piety until her death, aged 24, on April 17, 1680. Witnesses claim upon her death Kateri’s body began to radiate with

light and her poc-scars faded away, revealing her beautiful face. The relics and remains of Kateri Tekakwitha are enshrined at St Francis Xavier Mission in Kahnawake, Canada. JOURNEY TO SAINTHOOD The movement for the canonisation of Kateri Tekakwitha, “the Lily of the Mohawks”, began in 1884 when a conference of American bishops in Baltimore proposed her beatification. In the early 1930s, Fr John Wynne SJ of Fordham University was appointed postulator for the cause of Kateri Tekakwitha, having come across her story in 1923 while working on the proposed canonisation of Jesuit martyrs. Fr Wynne brought the case to Rome, supplying evidence of two miracles that occurred in the mid1930s that could be attributed to the intervention of Kateri. In Canada, an old missionary was healed when the intercession of Kateri was invoked after he was deemed too old to survive a necessary operation. In 1934 in Marquette, Michigan, a woman suddenly recovered from pneumonia after a relic of Kateri was pinned to her. Since then other intercessions by Kateri have been documented including the complete recovery of paralytic Fordham university student, John Szymanski, who was injured playing a game of American football in 1931. In a 1946 interview with the Glens Falls Post-Star, Fr Wynne reflected on his pursuit of Kateri’s cause; “I thought it was a pity nobody was doing anything about the little girl... it was the impression of all who had known her that she was a saint.” The Jesuit priest and his five staff, known as ‘The Tekakwitha League’, were somewhat successful in their plight and in 1943 Pope Pius XII declared Kateri ‘Venerable.’ After campaigning for Kateri for almost three decades and living the Jesuit vocation for more than

70 years, Fr Wynne passed away in 1949 at the age of 90. The pursuit for Kateri’s canonisation was carried on by her many supporters and in 1978 in the Syracuse diocese of New York State, the Kateri Tekakwitha Committee was formed. In June 1980, 300 years after her death, Kateri became the first Native American to be beatified in a ceremony conducted by Pope John Paul II. The final miracle to justify elevating Kateri to sainthood was the recovery of then-six-year-old Jake Finkbonner in 2006 from a long battle with flesh-eating bacteria. Jake, now 12 years old, was brought back from the brink of death after his family prayed while holding a bone relic of Kateri Tekakwitha to his chest – a recovery that has mystified medical professionals. The journey to canonise Kateri Tekakwitha came to an end on October 21, 2012 as she became named the first Native American saint and the first Canadian saint by Pope Benedict XVI. THE UNTOLD MIRACLE There are no living witnesses remaining to an event that links St Kateri Tekakwitha closely with her tireless campaigner Fr John Wynne SJ. The only insight available lies in written accounts by Thomas Hughes Senior and his mother. It has only been thanks to the

It is only thanks to Thomas’ daughter that The Record has pieced together the story of Kateri’s forgotten cure. assistance of Thomas’ daughter Carole Summers that The Record has pieced together the story of Kateri’s untold miracle. In 1915, very few people had cars in New

York State. The streets were mostly wagon tracks used for milkman and bakers’ deliveries while most cities had a trolley system to transport people around. Nine-year-old Thomas Hughes lived in Amsterdam, New York. Like any nine-year-old boy, he was an active child but early that year he began to walk with a painful limp in his left leg. An x-ray revealed a small pinhole in his left hip and he was diagnosed with “hip-joint disease”. Under the direction of physician James Conant, Thomas was encased in a plaster cast, to be left on for a year in order to shrink the bone and stop the spread of the disease. The cast, which encased his entire torso and left leg, leaving only his toes visible, was set to leave Thomas with one leg up to four inches shorter than the other. After a few months in the cast, Thomas’ mother brought him to the Kateri Tekakwitha shrine in

Auriesville at the top of a steep, rugged mountain, carrying him for most of the journey. The shrine was a rustic chapel, built by Jesuits, and open on all four sides with huge wooden beams supporting the roof. The altar and beams were filled with plaques describing donor’s stories and draped in discarded crutches, braces and walking sticks. The rector of the shrine, Fr John Wynne SJ, met the pair and was surprised to see the woman carrying such a heavy load. In a letter written to Fr Wynne by Mrs Hughes years later, she recalled how the priest gave her a relic of Kateri Tekakwitha and prayed with the pair. “We prayed the 14 stations and with Thomas on my arms it seemed a very long time, since Thomas was very heavy,” she wrote. “You gave me a leaflet with the prayer to Kateri Tekakwitha, then I said that my great devotion is to

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Three easy steps we can live for the Year of Faith Father, I often find that special years, like the Year of Faith, pass by without people like me doing anything special to live them on a regular basis. Do you have any suggestions?

Thomas Hughes and his wife Betty with their family, above left, and Mr Hughes in the first row, second from the right, with his college baseball team. Above, Mr Hughes with his wife Betty in 1961, and daughter Carole Summers at a church near Poughkeepsie, New York, standing beside a statue of the recently-canonised Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. PHOTOS: THOMAS FAMILY

the Blessed Mother, and you told me to recite five Hail Marys in her honour until we noticed a change in Thomas’ life.” “Now I will tell you, when I put the relic on my boy I do not know if it was emotions but I know that Thomas became pale and I asked for a glass of water for him.” “So Thomas looked at me and said; I feel fine and well.” In August that year, the family took a trip to Schenectady to visit a dying aunt. One day shortly before the aunt died she told Mrs Hughes to take the cast off Thomas – his leg was fine. Mrs Hughes believed her, having detected a bad odour coming from the cast. “With the help of my husband and my uncle, we took Thomas to the top floor of the house and with a hammer we tried to smash the cast,” Mrs Hughes wrote. She described Thomas’ leg as being the thickness of a broomstick, but, remarkably, it was the same

length as the right and he could walk on it without pain. “We realised that the bad odour was caused by an infection ... it was through the bad odour that God made known to us that he was able to walk,” Mrs Hughes wrote. When Dr Conant took another x-ray of Thomas’ leg there was no sign of a hole.

When he took another x-ray the hole was gone. The non-Catholic doctor said the cure could not be by natural means. The non-Catholic doctor signed an affidavit that Thomas was cured and that the healing could not have happened by natural means, so it must have been supernatural. Mrs Hughes made a vow to come

back to the shrine for three Sundays and another vow to dedicate one Sunday of each year to the shrine at Auriesville, both of which she kept. Thomas Hughes Senior went on to become the pitcher on the local baseball team and a member of the track team at St Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland. He graduated in 1926 and went on to attend Niagara University to complete a BA. He married Elizabeth Driska and they had four children. Mrs Summers told The Record that the plaque acknowledging Thomas Hughes’ story has since gone missing from the Auriesville shrine. In 1982, he signed off his letter to his daughter Carole “as ever, love Dad,” the last account of a living witness to another intercession of Kateri Tekakwitha. His daughter Carole has carried on the family’s devotion to Saint Kateri, visiting the Auriesville shrine yearly to pray and express their gratitude for the healing of her father.

EADING Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei, Door of Faith, in which he announced the present Year of Faith, I have identified three principal areas in which the Holy Father would like to see the Church grow during this year. They are: to come to a deeper understanding of the faith, to live the faith more fully and to make an effort to share the faith with others. As regards the first, Pope Benedict encourages especially the study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. He says that “the Year of Faith will have to see a concerted effort to rediscover and study the fundamental content of the faith that receives its systematic and organic synthesis in the Catechism of the Catholic Church” (PF 11). There are practical ways in which we can all do this. One is simply to commit ourselves to read a little of the Catechism each day, perhaps as spiritual reading. The Catechism is a marvellous compendium of the essential teachings of the Church and we should all be familiar with its contents. Also, groups of people might gather to study the Catechism or the Compendium of the Catechism on a regular basis. This could be done in their home or in the parish. To this end they might avail themselves of the four subjects of commentary on the Catechism offered by the Catholic Adult Education Centre of the Archdiocese of Sydney. These subjects are the Creed, the Sacraments, Moral life in Christ, and Christian Prayer. With each subject they will receive eight CDs of the lectures and a full set of notes. The CDs that come with these subjects can also be very valuable for those who spend a lot of time in their car, enabling them to learn the faith while they drive. Turning to the second focus of the year, to live out the faith more fully, we could strive to be more regular in our life of prayer, be it in meditation, the Rosary, morning and night prayers, the Angelus, the Divine Mercy chaplet and so on. In addition, we can strive to improve the quality of our prayer. In this way, by talking with God and showing our love for him, our faith will grow and it will have a greater influence on our life. As one aspect of this, we can exercise our faith by praying more insistently for all our intentions, especially those that

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seem most difficult to achieve: matters of health, of relationships, of marriages, of jobs ... Our Lord wants us to do this: “Ask and it will be given you; seek, and you will find” (Mt 7:7). We recall his exhortation: “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him” (Mk 11:22-23). Most importantly we will grow in faith by attending Mass as often as we can, receiving Communion and taking part in Eucharistic Adoration. And of course by being more regular in receiving the Sacrament of Penance.

Reading Pope Benedict’s apostolic letter announcing the Year of Faith I have identified three areas in which the Pope wants to see the Church grow this year. The third focus for the Year is sharing the faith with others. We are truly blessed to have the gift of faith – for faith is always a gift from God – when there are so many people around us, even in our own families, who do not believe. God needs us to help them come to him. We are all called to be the “light of the world” and what we cannot do, especially in this Year of Faith, is hide our light under a bushel. Rather we should heed our Lord’s words: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Mt 5:14-15). During this year we can all make an effort to be more open in sharing our faith, our values and our ideals with others, and perhaps strive to bring at least one person back to, or into the Church. As Pope Benedict writes, “Faith grows when it is lived as an experience of love received and when it is communicated as an experience of grace and joy” (PF 7).

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OCTOBER 28, 2012 • MK 10: 46-52 • 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CROSSWORD Across 2. A ____ man named Bartimaeus sat by the roadside begging. 3. Immediately he received his ____ and followed him on the way. 5. As Jesus was leaving the town of Jericho with his ____ and a crowd of people. 6. The blind man replied to him, “____, I want to see.”

MASTER DISCIPLES BLIND

GOSPEL READING Mk 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving the town of Jericho with his disciples and a crowd of people, a blind man named Bartimaeus sat by the roadside, begging. When Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me”. People in the crowd told him to be silent but he kept calling out. Jesus stopped and said, “Call him”. So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you”. Bartimaeus threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see”. Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you”. Immediately, he received his sight and followed him on the way.

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Lives that cried out to heaven Pope Benedict has proclaimed seven new saints. They didn’t do anything extraordinary, a Canadian Archbishop told Catholic News Service. They loved God and did their best, through prayer and works, to share his love with everyone else.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims gather at St Peter’s for the proclaimation of new saints which, in the canonisation of St Kateri, prompted rapturous celebration among indigenous Americans.

ROCLAIMING seven new saints - including St Kateri Tekakwitha and St Marianne Cope - Pope Benedict XVI said they are examples to the world of total dedication to Christ and tireless service to others. In a revised canonisation rite on October 21, the Pope prayed for guidance that the Church would not “err in a matter of such importance” as he used his authority to state that the seven are with God in heaven and can intercede for people on earth. An estimated 80,000 pilgrims from the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Italy, Spain, Germany and Madagascar filled St Peter’s Square for the canonisation of the holy women and men who ministered among their people. The pilgrims applauded the proclamation of the new saints, who included: Kateri, an American Indian who was born in the United States and died in Canada in 1680; Mother Marianne, a Sister of St Joseph who travelled from Syracuse, New York, to Hawaii to care for people with Hansen’s disease and died in Molokai in 1918; and Pedro Calungsod, a teenaged Philippine catechist who was martyred in Guam in 1672. The other new saints are: French Jesuit Father Jacques Berthieu, martyred in Madagascar in 1896; Italian Father Giovanni Battista Piamarta, founder of religious orders, who died in 1913; Sister Carmen Salles Barangueras, founder of a Spanish religious order, who died in 1911; and Anna Schaffer, a lay German woman, who died in 1925.

In his homily at Mass following the canonisation, Pope Benedict prayed that the example of the new saints would “speak today to the whole Church” and that their intercession would strengthen the Church in its mission to proclaim the Gospel to the world. The Pope also spoke about each new saint individually, giving a short biographical outline and highlighting a special characteristic of each for Catholics today. Pope Benedict called St Kateri the “protectress of Canada and the first Native American saint,” and he entrusted to her “the renewal of the faith in the First Nations and in all of North America.” The daughter of a Mohawk father and Algonquin Christian mother, St Kateri was “faithful to the traditions of her people” but also faithful to the Christianity she embraced at age 20. “May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are,” the Pope said. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, who is of American Indian descent, told Catholic News Service, “I think many young people today are embarrassed about embracing the Catholic faith because they live in a secular culture that’s hostile toward religious experience.” St Kateri also “grew up in a place where there was great hostility toward Christianity,” Archbishop Chaput said, but she resisted all efforts to turn her away from her faith, “so in some ways she would be a model of fidelity in the face of persecution on religious freedom grounds.”

Archbishop Gerald Cyprien Lacroix of Quebec told CNS that the canonisation of the first aborigine of North America is “huge for us.” St Kateri, he said, is an excellent model for young people of “living a simple life, faithful to the Lord in the midst of hostility.” St Kateri’s life and canonisation show that “saints don’t have to do

She was a model of fidelity in the face of persecution. extraordinary things, they just have to love,” Archbishop Lacroix said. Francine Merasty, 32, a Cree who lives in Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan, said, “Kateri inspires me because she’s an aboriginal woman. According to sociologists, aboriginal women are at the lowest

(social) strata, and for the Church to raise up to the communion of saints an aboriginal woman is so awesome and wonderful.” Jake Finkbonner, the 12-year-old boy from Washington state whose healing was accepted as the miracle needed for St Kateri’s canonisation, received Communion from the Pope during the Mass. Jake’s parents and two little sisters did as well. Speaking about St Marianne of Molokai in his homily, Pope Benedict said that a time when very little could be done to treat people with Hansen’s disease, commonly called leprosy, “Marianne Cope showed the highest love, courage and enthusiasm”. “She is a shining example of the tradition of Catholic nursing sisters and of the spirit of her beloved St Francis,” the Pope said. Leading a group of Hawaiian pilgrims, including nine patientresidents from Kalaupapa, where

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St Marianne ministered, Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva said St Marianne is “an inspiration for those who care for those most in need, which is what all Christians are called to do. Now, with universal veneration, she can inspire people around the world.” With thousands of Philippine pilgrims in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict praised St Pedro, a catechist who accompanied Jesuit priests to the Mariana Islands in 1668. Despite hostility from some of the natives, he “displayed deep faith and charity and continued to catechise his many converts, giving witness to Christ by a life of purity and dedication to the Gospel.” The Pope prayed that “the example and courageous witness” of St Pedro would “inspire the dear people of the Philippines to announce the kingdom bravely and to win souls for God.” Pope Benedict also cited St Anna Schaffer as a model for a very modern concern. St Anna was working as a maid to earn the money for the dowry needed to enter a convent when an accident occurred and she “received incurable burns” which kept her bedridden the rest of her life, the Pope said. In time, she came to see her pain and suffering as a way to unite herself with Christ through prayer, he said. “May her apostolate of prayer and suffering, of sacrifice and expiation, be a shining example for believers in her homeland, and may her intercession strengthen the Christian hospice movement in its beneficial activity,” the Pope said.

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A synod to help end the silly season

t seems to be generally true that after an ecumenical council of the Church there follows half a century or so of silly-season when things seem to go haywire in the Church as various factions struggle to take the high ground of interpretation of conciliar declarations and teachings. Australia over the last several decades has been a particularly good example of silly season in full flight within the Church. Sometimes there seems to be hardly a parish in the country untroubled at some stage or another by the often-bizarre practices that were introduced in the name of “the spirit of Vatican II” – as opposed to what the actual documents of the Council actually said. A widely-adopted Playschool-esque standard of liturgical music that powerfully deters serious interest in the Church was merely one symptom of the mediocrity many in the Church opted for as an escape mechanism to avoid the new mortal sin of disagreement with others, usually over issues of morality to do with human relationships. The building of depressing fuhrer-bunker looking churches was another, but these are mere minor symptoms of the deeper underlying malady. Magnifying and distorting these tendencies were the context: the global societal and moral upheavals that came, roughly speaking, beginning in about 1965 which that master diagnostician Pope Benedict famously described in shorthand as the dictatorship of moral relativism. In a very real sense, the descent of ignorance over numerous Catholic families about their faith became a major feature of Australian suburban life. These are just some of the reasons why the Synod on the New Evangelisation currently underway in Rome to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Council is so timely, so fresh, so important and so much an obvious gift of providence. It is entirely possible that as the Synod charts the general outline of the new evangelisation under the guidance of one of the most astute pontiffs of the modern era it may also be mapping out some of the key features of the new Christianity, a renaissance, if you like, of the human heart. It is also worth noting that one of the key problems facing the Church in Australia and, at a wider level, throughout the affluent societies of the world, was addressed by Pope Benedict at his general audience on October 17. Ignorance of the faith puts Christians at risk of following a “do-it-yourself ” religion, the Pope said. People need to become more familiar with the creed, he said, because it is there that the “Christian moral life is planted and ... one finds its foundation and justification.” Before an estimated 20,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square, the Pope began a new series of audience talks to accompany the Year of Faith, which marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. He said he hopes the series of instructional talks, which is expected to run until PO Box 3075 November 2013, will help Adelaide Terrace people “strengthen or redisPERTH WA 6832 cover the joy of faith and realise that it isn’t something office@therecord.com.au foreign to or separate from Tel: (08) 9220 5900 everyday life, but is its soul.” Fax: (08) 9325 4580 Pope Benedict said the widespread and dominant nature of today’s secularism, individualism and relativism means that even Christians are not completely “immune from these dangers.” Some of the negative effects include faith being lived “passively or in private, a refusal to learn about the faith, and the rift between faith and life,” he said. “Often Christians don’t even know the central core of their own Catholic faith – the creed – thereby leaving room for a certain syncretism and religious relativism,” he said. Without a clear idea of the faith’s fundamental truths and the uniquely salvific nature of Christianity, “the risk of constructing a so-called ‘do-it-yourself ’ religion is not remote today.” “Where do we find the essential formula of the faith? Where do we find the truths that have been faithfully handed down and make up the light of our daily life,” he asked. He said the answer is the creed, or profession of faith, which needs to be better understood, reflected upon and integrated into one’s life. Christians need to “discover the profound link between the truths we profess in the creed and our daily life” so that these truths are allowed to transform the “deserts of modern-day life.” The Christian faith is not a belief in an idea or just an outlook on life, he said, but a relationship with the living person of Christ who transforms lives. That is why having faith in God isn’t merely an intellectual activity, but something that “truly changes everything in us and for us; it clearly reveals our future destiny, the truth of our vocation within history, the meaning of life and the pleasure of being pilgrims heading toward the heavenly home.” Pope Benedict said faith doesn’t take anything away from one’s life, rather it is what renders life more just and humane. Current cultural changes “often show many forms of barbarity, which hide under the guise of victories won by civilisation,” he said. However, “wherever there is domination, possessiveness, exploitation, treating others as a commodity,” and arrogance, humankind is “impoverished, degraded and disfigured.” Faith shows that humanity won’t find its full realisation unless the human person “is animated by the love that comes from God,” he said. The gift of faith then finds expression in “relationships full of love, compassion, care and selfless service toward others.” Go, Benedict. - WITH CNS

Ignorance of the faith puts Christians at risk of a do-it-yourself religion, said Pope Benedict.

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LETTERS

Church chatter reveals a basic lack of respect I ENDORSE the sentiments expressed by G Kiernan (Record October 17). It seems to me that all respect has gone out of the house of God. When one arrives at Mass 15 minutes early to sit quietly and offer some prayers for whatever reason, the din in the Church is very distracting and often by those who have attended the previous Mass and should know better, discussing (often with their backs to the Tabernacle) where they are going for coffee. Most churches have outside facilities in which to discuss their social commitments and mingle with fellow parishioners – and that is to be encouraged – but please leave the Church for quiet prayer and contemplation. Thanks also to the wonderful sisters who taught us to genuflect; hopefully this sign of respect will not be lost to us. Barbara Paterniti HILLARYS, WA

If the English can do it, so can we - and should AT THE RECENT meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, Cardinal Pell reflected on the role of fasting and penance within various religious traditions. In his address, he congratulated the hierarchy of England and Wales for the reintroduction of compulsory abstinence from the eating of meat on Fridays. When the Church in Australia decided to abolish the mandatory prohibition from the eating of meat on Fridays, the faithful were advised that instead of undertaking this penance, they were obliged to undertake another specific penance or sacrifice. It’s open to conjecture as to whether the faithful are undertaking such regular and specific penances or sacrifices. It is certainly within the competence of the Australian Church to follow the

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example of the English and Welsh hierarchy and oblige the faithful to abstain from the eating of meat on Fridays. The reintroduction of this penance would be timely and would be a reminder to the faithful of the importance of that we must all undertake fasts and do penance for our sins. JEFF AHERN CARINA, QLD

Pharisaical article from the pen of Mark Reidy I FOUND Mark Reidy’s article (The problem with making a beeline for the car after Mass) both insensitive and heartless. The fact that I unite my intentions for my family, friends, and my own personal struggles in union with the offering with the priest does not make me selfish, or “less of a team player” as Mr Reidy suggests. I find the suggestion offensive and pharisaical. Geoffrey Jones KALGOORLIE WA

Some pieces of wood can explain our lives

When we think we have problems we need to look at the tragedies of others’ daily lives. Only the Cross can help us pass through our darknesses.

T FIRST, I began to get impatient as Lizzie meticulously studied each wooden cross. All had been handcrafted, making them unique in appearance, and her examination process made it a time-consuming ordeal. Lizzie is a young lady who lives on Perth streets, probably no older than 30, but it is difficult to tell. Her eyes are often bloodshot from sniffing glue and drinking cheap alcohol; she is usually angry, sometimes aggressive, and is regularly sporting cuts and bruises. Today, one of her eyes is swollen shut, but she isn’t looking for sympathy – she never does. She didn’t even want a blanket or a hot coffee on this cold night. She had come with one purpose – to get one of the small crosses that she knew I gave out. Lizzie was looking at the six or seven crosses I had left. They had been individually crafted by a wonderful man, Peter Morrow, who had recently passed

From an early age we hear phrases like ‘Jesus died for our sins’ but it can be hard to really understand their real meaning. away. It had been his way of spreading God’s love to those living on the streets. He would lovingly carve, shape and polish each one, specifically praying for the person who would receive it. It was the individuality of each cross that made Lizzie’s choice so difficult. My impatience slowly dissipated as I realised she was simply looking for the one that best reflected the struggle she carried within. That was the beauty of Peter’s crosses - no two were the same – some were bent, some were twisted, none were perfect. They mirrored the lives of those

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who received them - each sculptured by the hurt and suffering that had been inflicted upon them. What the crosses did have in common, however, was their message of resurrection hope. Finally, after holding each one to the light and muttering to herself, Lizzie’s eyes lit up. “This is the one”, she whispered. The experience caused me to reflect on the significance of the cross. Its presence in Catholic circles has long caused controversy, with outsiders regularly making accusations of idolatry. Having being raised in a Catholic family, the presence of the cross, whether in the church, at home or as a gift on Sacramental occasions, had become second nature, so I had never really given it much thought. But watching Lizzie’s drawn out selection process invited me to ponder a more profound symbolism. It can be easy to lose the intimacy of Jesus’ act of sacrificial love. From an early age we are introduced to terms such as, “Christ died for all our sins” and “He suffered for all humanity” and it can be difficult to personally relate to such broad theological assertions, no matter how true they are. But Lizzie didn’t seem to have that struggle - on the contrary, she appeared to have an intimate connection with Jesus’ suffering. He was someone who could understand her pain and she was able to cling to the promise that came through it. A few weeks later I came across Lizzie again. She was looking more dishevelled and agitated than usual. People were scattering in all directions as she screamed out threats and abuse to anyone in her vicinity. My heart skipped a beat as she spotted me and began to stagger over, glue bottle in hand. But her anger suddenly disap-

peared and her eyes revealed the sadness that lay behind it. Her shoulders slumped as she stared at the ground. “Do you have any more crosses?” she mumbled. My immediate response was one of disappointment. “What happened to the last one?” I asked, envisioning that it had been lost in a fight or forgotten somewhere in a glue-sniffing haze. She paused and let out a deep sigh. “I put it in my brother’s coffin,” she said softly, as tears began to run down her cheek. “He killed himself.” I was hit with a wave of guilt and sadness. The cross that she had found so much affinity with was now lying with her dead brother. She had left him a most precious gift - uniting his pain and suffering with the promise of new life that

What happened to the cross I gave you, I asked? I put it in my brother’s coffin she said softly. she had found in it. I placed my arm around her as she began to sob. Her body shook as her grief spilled out. Only God knew the lifetime of trauma that lay buried within her. But for this brief moment the veneer of anger and violence came tumbling down to reveal a glimmer of the agony that lay behind her life of self-destruction. As Lizzie’s weeping subsided I told her that I didn’t have any crosses with me, but I promised I would have one for her next time we met. As I watched her disappear into the night I reflected on the gift she had left me. Idolatry? No. I know it is just a piece of wood. But to Lizzie, as it should be to all of us, it is a symbol of hope - a reminder that no amount of this world’s darkness can ever overcome the light and love that Jesus won for us through His sacrifice.

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Time to put the family centre stage

Among the many bishops speaking at the Synod on the new evangelisation, some have named the family as key to the future. THE CHURCH cannot afford to be silent on the importance of the family and must get the world of politics, economics and culture to make the rights and needs of families a key priority, Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia told the Synod of Bishops. The Church also needs to hammer out a concrete strategy to defend those rights on the national and international levels, said the archbishop, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Quoting Pope Paul VI, he said the Church is truly “an expert in humanity;” the Church teaches that marriage is an indissoluble union between a man and a woman. “We cannot be silent, and not because we are conservative or

defenders of an obsolete institution. The stability of society itself is at stake,” he said on October 15. “It is urgent, very urgent, for a more careful cultural reflection of the family” so that it become the main priority of governmental and economic policies and culture, Archbishop Paglia said. There also needs to be “a more attentive strategy to defend (the family’s) rights on national and international levels,” he added. Christian families living out their faithfulness and commitment to each other need to be in the spotlight more often so as to “illuminate and warm this world of ours that is so sad and tarnished,” he said. The Church community, too, must become more like a family

– a “family of families, even the wounded ones, living in a mutual flow of give and take,” he said. The archbishop asked whether the “pastoral infertility” seen around the world is “because we have become more of an institution that a family?” “Experience tells us that the Church attracts if it is truly lived in a familial way,” he said. Cultivating a sense of family and belonging was also the focus of the talk given by Archbishop William Slattery of Pretoria, South Africa, on the same day. He told the synod that what is most meaningful to young people “in this subjective age” is “belonging and interpersonal relationships.”

“Belonging is at the heart of community, belonging is an image of the Holy Spirit.” He emphasised the importance of helping future priests be sympathetic and able to make people feel like they belong. Seminarians also need adequate spiritual and pastoral formation: Without a zeal for prayer and contemplating God’s beauty, a seminarian “will be unable to train others in holiness,” and without being able to experience the gifts of the laity, he may “dominate rather than collaborate,” he said. Also, “If the priest has poor theology, it will be the blind leading the visibly impaired,” he added. Archbishop Slattery, who is also bishop of the Military Ordinariate of

South Africa, praised the initiative of an organisation called “Catholic Voices,” which was founded several months before Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain in 2010. The group recruited and trained dozens of articulate lay Catholics to defend Church teaching in the media. “An attractive young lady doctor is much more effective in media propounding on medical issues than an elderly unmarried bishop,” Archbishop Slattery said. Evangelising young people needs to include exposing them to “the world of the poor,” getting them involved in “doing something for Christ – even as simple as a pilgrimage,” and then reflecting on those experiences together. - CNS

Shape the students and we can serve the future Campion College in Sydney is committed to producing students who will benefit the nation, writes Dr Ryan Messmore. WHAT’S the most significant threat to religious liberty in the West? The violence of radical protest groups? Lawsuits of secularists bent on scrubbing religion from the public square? Or might a more pernicious because more subtle threat lie at hand: the narrowing of religious liberty to a mere “freedom of worship”? A robust freedom of religion protects the ability to live out one’s faith in the day-to-day activities and decision-making of public life. A watered-down freedom of worship, by contrast, protects just the ability to profess the faith, and join the church, of one’s choice. Unfortunately, recent events in the US suggest a weakening of robust religious freedom. While churches continue to be able to preach and administer sacraments, religious institutions and organisations face critical challenges to their freedom. A key issue undergirding these developments is the way modern Western societies, including Australia, understand religion. Assumptions about the nature of religion affect which people and institutions are considered religious. This, in turn, shapes views about what religious freedom protects and who should enjoy that protection. Should it extend only to a small subset of the population, for example, to churches and monasteries, pastors and nuns? Or should religious freedom apply to a broader range of groups and citizens, including schools and hospitals as well as teachers, doctors and directors of charities? Today, many popular assumptions about religion reflect a potent dualism separating the public and private. The public sphere is held to be the arena of politics, economics and science the realm of facts and reason. Conversely, we’re told that the private sphere is home to family and church the realm of values and faith. This way of thinking inevitably relegates religion to a private, marginalized corner of life. According to Yale University law professor Stephen Carter, “We often ask our citizens to split their public and private selves, telling them in effect that it is fine to be religious in private, but there is something askew when those private beliefs become the basis for public action.” A narrow, privatised concept of religion can lead to the assumption that religious freedom extends only to a small subset of institutions and activities (like prayer and preaching). Other kinds of activity like treating a sick patient, running a school, or developing a benevolent

Campion students in Sydney enjoy each other’s company. The college offers Australia’s only undergraduate liberal arts program.

association don’t often fall within narrow understandings of religious activity, even if such work is inspired and shaped by one’s faith. A case in point is the US Department of Health and Human Services’ mandate within Obamacare. The mandate forces all employers offering group health insurance

Churches and synagogues fit the bill, but religious hospitals, schools, and other charitable organisations don’t. Not even Jesus or Mother Teresa would meet the HHS definition of “religious”, for they ministered to hurting people without stopping to inquire about religious affiliation. This exemption reveals a

latter category. Recently, my family moved to Australia in preparation for me to serve as president of Campion College, a Catholic tertiary institution in Sydney that offers Australia’s only undergraduate degree in the liberal arts. It also provides an educational alternative to modern dualism by integrating

Not even Jesus or Mother Teresa would meet President Obama’s definition of ‘religious,’ for they ministered to hurting people without stopping to inquire about religious affiliation. to cover abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and other items the employer may consider immoral. The policy contains a religious exemption for organisations that meet several criteria: they must have as their primary purpose the inculcation of religious values and employ and serve only members of their own faith. The notion of religion at work here is very narrow.

view of religion as something having to do merely with doctrines and spiritual beliefs, something only to be preached about and celebrated in seminaries and worship services. It therefore ignores the religious identity of many other kinds of activities and institutions, including faith-based ministries, hospitals and universities. I have a particular interest in the

the humanities and sciences, faith and reason. To make their distinct contribution, institutions such as Campion College must be free to sustain distinct habits and practices. At Campion, these include celebrating the Eucharist daily, wearing academic gowns during weekly formal dinners, caring for students as entire persons, fostering discernment of their future career

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paths, displaying artwork and imagery that honours our history and tradition, and upholding core principles that govern the hiring of employees as well as behaviour in the residence halls. These are not incidental trivialities or peculiar ornamentation added to the real stuff of education. Rather, they’re essential in accomplishing Campion’s mission of transforming students who can transform the world. Societies, even highly secularised ones, need to safeguard space for public forms of religion and religious communities in their midst. Protecting a robust sense of religious liberty not only protects the integrity of faith-based organisations, it also frees them to serve the common good in their distinct way. This article draws upon the Centre for Independent Studies’ 2012 Acton Lecture, which Ryan Messmore delivered recently in Sydney. Dr Messmore will assume the presidency of Campion College in December.

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THIS WEEK SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 ‘United in Prayer we Save our Children’ Mothers Prayers Australia 10am at Notre Dame Parish, Wright St, Cloverdale. Begins with Mass. Celebrant: Fr Nishan. All welcome: mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends. Morning tea and fellowship after Mass. (Please bring a plate of food to share.) Enq: Angela 0431 886 838. FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26-28 Seekers of Grace - A Reflective Weekend for Women 5pm at St John of God Retreat Centre, 47 Gloucester Cr, Shoalwater. For women 18+. This reflection weekend is an opportunity to spend time away from the hustle and bustle of life to “Be Awake” to the power of God’s Grace working in our lives. Registration from 5pm Friday, concludes Sunday, 1pm. Enq: Sr Ann 0409 602 927 or 9310 8248 or Sr Kathy 0418 926 590.

UPCOMING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 St Jude Parish, Prendiville Way, Langford Mass times for Feast Day of St Jude Thaddeus Saturday, October 27: 6.30pm Sunday, October 28: 7.30am, 9am, 11am (Tamil Mass) and 5.30pm. Reunion - Former Students and Staff of Northam Catholic Schools 11.30am at Duncraig. We would particularly like to see anyone who was in the same class as Beth during school days in Northam. BYO meat/drinks for a BBQ. Salads/dessert provided. Enq on address and RSVP: Beth 9447 2924 or lizrush@hotmail.com, Josslyn Bonser (Christmass) 9246 3678 or jbonser1@bigpond.com, David Rushton 9342 8775 or davidrushton2@bigpond.com. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 Day of Reflection MMP 10.30am-2pm at St Paul’s Parish, 106 Rookwood St, Mt Lawley. Includes Rosary, Holy Mass, talks. Confession available. Celebrant and speaker: Fr Deeter. Bring lunch to share. Tea/coffee supplied. Enq: Admin 9341 8082.

NEXT MONTH SATURDAY, 3 NOVEMBER Day with Mary 9am at Sacred Heart Parish, 50 Ovens Rd, Thornlie. Begins with Fatima video. 10.10am–Procession and crowning of Our Lady. Mass in honour of Our Lady with consecration to the parish to Her. 12pm–lunch break (please bring plate to share). 1pm–Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. 1.15pm–Sermon on the Eucharist. 1.40pm– Rosary. 2pm–Divine Mercy Chaplet. 2.10pm– meditations on the Passion. 2.30pm–afternoon tea. 3pm–Sermon on Our Lady. 3.20pm–Rosary and solemn Act of Consecration. 4.10pm– Benediction. 4.30pm–Enrolment in Brown Scapular and imposing of Miraculous Medals. 5pm–Finish–Ave Maria! Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286 or Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate 9574 5214 or Michele 9497 1775. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Latin Mass at Kelmscott – with Archbishop Emeritus Hickey 1.30pm at Good Shepherd Parish, 42 Streich Ave, Kelmscott. This must be a very special blessing for all during the “Holy Souls’’ month of November. Please bring a slip of paper with your special intentions written on it and drop in basket supplied before Mass. Enq: John 9390 6646. ‘The South African Gospel Choir’ Fundraiser 2.30pm at St Patrick’s Parish, South St, York. Restorations for church windows and African Missions. Followed by afternoon tea in hall. Tickets $20. For tickets and Enq: admin 9641 1477 or 0488 064 044. Direct donations to Bendigo Bank: BSB 633-000 ACC No. 144 591 682 and Your Name. All Soul’s Day – Memorial Service 2.30pm at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park Crematorium Chapel. Mass not included. Enq: Whitford Parish Office 9307 2776. Schoenstatt Spring Fair 9.30am-2.30pm at Schoenstatt, Talus Dr, Armadale. Food, prizes and bargains galore, fun for all the family. Please support the Schoenstatt Sisters. Enq: Mary 0400 553 140. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Divine Mercy Mass 1.30pm at St Francis Xavier Parish, 25 Windsor St, Perth. Main Celebrant: Fr Anthony Van Dyke. Homily: All Saints and Holy Souls. Refreshments will follow afterwards. Enq: John 9457 7771. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 “Why developing positive relationships is important to Good Mental Health” Mental Health Parish Event 6-8pm at All Saints Parish Hall, 7 Liwara Pl, Greenwood. Seminar by Guido Vogels, a well known counsellor in the Perth Archdiocese. Please bring a plate of finger food to share. Tea, coffee etc provided. Enq: Barbara 9328 8113 or emmanuelcentre@westnet.com.au.

‘Commemoration of Kristallinacht’ Council of Christians and Jews WA Inc 4.30pm, Sylvia and Harry Hoffman Hall, Carmel Primary School, Woodrow Ave, Yokine. ‘Commemoration of Kristallinacht’ (“Night of Broken Glass”). Guest speaker: The Honourable Kevin Parker, Former Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal, the Hague. Light refreshments served. Enq: Mary ccjwa@aol.com. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Annual Mass of the Legion of Mary 12.30pm at St Joachim’s Parish, Shepperton Rd, Vic Park. Rosary and Holy Mass at 1pm. All invited. Afternoon tea after Mass. Enq: Rosemary 9328 2726 or perthcomitium@bigpond.com. St Padre Pio Prayer Day 9.30am at St Patrick’s Basilica, 47 Adelaide St, Fremantle. Begins with Padre Pio DVD; 11am – Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Divine Mercy, silent Adoration, Benediction. 12.10pm – Holy Mass, St Padre Pio Liturgy (Confessions available). Bring a plate to share for lunch. Enq: Des 6278 1540. ‘Our Lady of Fatima reunion’ - Our Lady of Fatima School Palmyra 6.30pm at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Foss St, Palmyra. For all pupils at the school, formerly St Gerard’s. RSVP before Nov 1. Enq: Sharon 9333 7900 or lawdavis.sharon@cathednet.wa.edu.au. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 Prayer in the style of Taize 7-8pm at Sisters of St Joseph chapel, 16 York St, South Perth. Includes, prayer, chants, and silent prayer. Bring a friend and a torch. Last Taize Prayer for the year. Bring a small plate to share for supper afterwards. Enq: Sr Maree 0414 683 926

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

Immaculate Cafe Immaculate Cafe is now open every Sunday 9.30am-1pm at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre, downstairs after Mass. Coffee, tea, cakes, sweets friendship with Cathedral parishioners. Further info: Tammy on smcperthwyd@yahoo.com.au or 0415 370 357. Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook. Commencing with Rosary followed by Benediction. Reconciliation available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered during Mass every second Sunday of the month. Pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation last Sunday of the month. Side entrance to church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq Sacri 9447 3292. Praise and Worship 5.30pm at St Denis Parish, cnr Osborne St and Roberts Rd, Joondanna. Followed by 6pm Mass. Enq: Admin admin@stdenis.com.au. EVERY FIRST SUNDAY Singles Prayer and Social Group 7pm at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Sq, 77 St George’s Tce, Perth. Begins with Holy Hour (Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and teaching) followed by dinner at local restaurant. Meet new people, pray and socialise with other single men and women. Enq: Veronica 0403 841 202. EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Healing Hour 7-8pm at St Lawrence Parish, Balcatta. Songs of praise and worship, exposition of Blessed Sacrament and prayers for sick. Enq: Fr Irek Czech SDS or office Tue-Thu, 9am-2.30pm 9344 7066. EVERY THIRD SUNDAY Oblates of St Benedict – Meeting 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. For all interested in studying the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to the everyday life of today for laypeople: Vespers and afternoon tea afterwards. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758. EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Holy Hour for Young Adults 18-35 yrs 7.30-8.30pm in Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon; Holy Hour with prayer, reflection, meditation, praise and worship; followed by a social gathering. Come and pray at a place of grace. Enq: Schoenstatt Srs 9399 2349. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. Includes exposition of Blessed Eucharist, silent prayer, Scripture, prayers of intercession. Come and pray those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call. EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY A Ministry to the Un-Churched 12.30-1.30pm at St John’s Pro-Cathedral, Victoria Ave, Perth (opposite church offices). With charismatic praise and prayer teams available. Help us ‘reach out to the pagans’ or soak in the praise. Enq: Dan 9398 4973.

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EVERY LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 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 Evening Adoration and Mass 7pm at St Thomas Parish, Claremont, cnr Melville St and College Rd. Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, evening prayer, Benediction, then Mass and night prayer at 8pm. Enq: Kim on 9384 0598 or email to claremont@perthcatholic.org.au.

LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH 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 043 5252 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. Ninth Annual Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 5.30-6pm at St Luke’s Parish, 2 Parkside Rmbl, Woodvale. Novena from Tuesday, October 9 to Tuesday, December 4. A devotion of 30 minutes of public prayer with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Novena prayer, reflection and Benediction. Enq: Fr Francisco stlk@iinet.net.au. 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, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy Scripture by Fr Jean-Noel Marie. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: 9223 1372. Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry Mass at 5.30pm and Holy Hour (Adoration) at 6.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Enq: www.cym.com or 9422 7912. Adonai Ladies Prayer Group 10am in upper room of St Joseph’s Parish, 3 Salvado Rd, Subiaco. Come and join us for charismatic prayer and praise. Enq: Win 9387 2808 or Noreen 9298 9935. EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7.30-8.30pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079. Novena to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop 7-7.45pm at Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, cnr Cassowary Dr and Pelican Pde, Ballajura. Begins with Mass, novena prayers and Benediction. Followed by healing prayers and anointing of the sick. Enq: Madi 9249 9093 or Gerry 0417 187 240. EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7-8pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. Enq: Linda 9341 3079. EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY Chaplets of Divine Mercy 7.30pm 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 Ss 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 every Thursday at the Legion of Mary’s Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Includes praise, song and healing ministry. Enq: Kay 9382 3668 or fmi@flameministries.org. Group Fifty - Charismatic Renewal Group 7.30pm at Redemptorist Monastery, 150 Vincent St, North Perth. Includes prayer, praise and Mass. Enq: Elaine 9440 3661. EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 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.

FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY Dinner and Rosary Cenacle - St Bernadette’s Young Adults 6.30pm at Hans Cafe, 140 Oxford St, Leederville. Begins with dinner, then Rosary cenacle at St Bernadette’s, 49 Jugan St, Glendalough. Cenacle includes 8pm reflection by Fr Doug and Rosary. Tea and coffee after. By repeating words of love to Mary and offering up each decade for our intentions, we take the shortcut to Jesus which is to pass through the heart of Mary. Enq: Fr Doug st.bernadettesyouth@gmail.com.

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EVERY THIRD THURSDAY Auslan Café – Sign Language Workshop 12.30pm at St Francis Xavier Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, Perth. Its Australian Sign Language - Auslan Café is a social setting for anybody who would like to learn or practise Auslan in a relaxing and fun atmosphere. Light lunch provided. Enq: Emma emmanuelcentre@westnet.com.au.

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.

EVERY FRIDAY Eucharistic Adoration at Schoenstatt Shrine 10am at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Drive, Mt Richon. Includes Holy Mass, exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent adoration till 8.15pm. In this Year of Grace join us in prayer at a place of grace. Enq: Sisters of Schoenstatt 9399 2349.

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.

EVERY FIRST FRIDAY Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 11am-4pm at Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel, 2 Rawlins St, Glendalough. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after Mass until 4pm finishing with Rosary. Enq: Sr Marie MS.Perth@lsp.org.au. Healing Mass 7pm at St Peter’s Parish, Inglewood. Praise and worship, Exposition and Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction and anointing of the sick followed by holy Mass and fellowship. Celebrants Fr Dat and invited priests. 6.45pm Reconciliation. Enq: Mary Ann 0409 672 304, Prescilla 0433 457 352 and Catherine 0433 923 083. Healing and Anointing Mass 8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree. Begins with Reconciliation, then 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189. Catholic Faith Renewal Evening 7.30pm at Ss John and Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Songs of Praise and Prayer, sharing by a priest, then thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments. Enq: Kathy 9295 0913 or Ann 0412 166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail.com. Communion of Reparation All Night Vigils 7pm-1.30am at Corpus Christi Church, Lochee St, Mosman Park or St Gerard Majella Church, cnr Ravenswood Dr/Majella Rd, Westminster (Mirrabooka). Vigils are two Masses, Adoration, Benediction, prayers, Confession in reparation for outrages committed against the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Enq: Vicky 0400 282 357; Fr Giosue 9349 2315; John/Joy 9344 2609. Pro-life witness – Mass and Procession 9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, Cnr of Great North Highway & Morrison Rd, Midland. Begin with Mass followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic, and led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Please join us to pray for an end to abortion and the conversion of hearts. Enq Helen 9402 0349 EVERY SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 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 OF THE MONTH Healing Mass 12.35pm at St Thomas Parish, cnr Melville St and College Rd, Claremont. Spiritual leader Fr Waddell. Enq: Kim 9384 0598, claremont@perthcatholic.org. Vigil for Life – Mass and Procession 8.30am at St Augustine’s Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with Mass. Celebrated by Fr Carey, followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic. Please join us to pray for the conversion of hearts and an end to abortion. Enq. Helen 9402 0349 EVERY 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. EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass 12pm at St Brigid’s Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass. Enq: Frank 9296 7591 or 0408 183 325.

GENERAL BIBLE SCHOLARSHIPS BJ Hickey Biblical Foundation These scholarships, offered to lay people residing in the Archdiocese of Perth, support biblical studies of any length and level, locally or overseas such as Jerusalem or Rome. You don’t need to be an academic! just someone with a desire to know the Scriptures better and help others with that knowledge. Application requirements can be found at www.thebiblicalfoundation.org.au. Enq: Michelle bible@perthcatholic.org.au. Applications

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.

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

Resource Centre for Personal Development Holistic Health Seminar The Instinct to Heal Tue 3-4.30pm; RCPD2 Internalise Principles of Successful Relationships and Use Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills Tue 4.30-6.30pm, 197 High St, Fremantle - Tuesdays 3-4.30pm. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585. Bookings essential. 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 & Evangelisation (National Code 51452).Enq: Jane 9202 6859. AA Alcoholics Anonymous Is alcohol costing you more than just money? Enq: AA 9523 3566. Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate Invite SSRA Perth invites interested parties, parish priests, leaders of religious communities, lay associations to organise relic visitations to parishes, communities, etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of Catholic saints and blesseds including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe, Simon Stock and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Free of charge and all welcome. Enq: Giovanny 0478 201 092 or ssra-perth@catholic.org. Enrolments, Year 7, 2014 La Salle College now accepting enrolments for Year 7, 2014. For prospectus and enrolment please contact college reception 9274 6266 or email lasalle@lasalle.wa.edu.au. Pellegrini Books Wanted An order of Sisters in Italy is looking for the following: The Living Pyx of Jesus, Fervourings From Galilee’s Hills, Fervourings From the LoveBroken Heart of Christ, Fervourings From the Lips of the Master, Listening to the Indwelling Presence, Sheltering the Divine Outcast, Daily Inspection and Cleansing of the Living Temple of God, and Staunch Friends of Jesus, the Lover of Youth. If you are able to help, please contact Justine on 0419 964 624 or justine@waterempire.com. 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. FR RAE HEALING SERVICE Fr John is recognised internationally for his healing ministry. Enquiries to Disciples of Jesus on 9202 6868 or www.perth.disciplesofjesus.org. Friday, October 12 Fr John Rea Healing Mass. 7.30pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, 17 Victoria Sq, Perth. Monday, October 15 Women’s Healing Service with Fr John Rea 7.30pm at 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. Tuesday, October 16 Men’s Healing Service with Fr John Rea. 7.30pm at 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. Thursday, October 18 Fr John Rea Healing Mass. 10am at St Andrew’s Parish, cnr Victorsen Pde and Belleville Gdns, Clarkson. Friday to Sunday, October 19-21

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2013 PILGRIMAGE: “JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND AND TRAILS OF ST PAUL” This 19-day pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and Turkey is from March 3-21, 2013. Cost AU$5,700 per person. If you would like to know more, please contact Fr Quynh Do. Home: 9447 6225; Mobile: 040 666 2065. Email: nhatquynh98@yahoo.com.

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PILGRIMAGE TO ROME/ MEDJUGORJE including Sangiovanni, Rotondo, Pompeii, Lanciano, Dubrovnik. Departs June 2013. Spiritual Director Rev Fr Bogoni. Cost $3,999. Enq. Eileen 9402 2480 or 0407 471 256 oe medjugorje@y7mail.com.

EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING The Resource Centre for Personal Development RCPD offers an accredited ‘Advanced & Graduate Diploma of Educational Counselling in personal/spiritual awareness and relationship education’ in 2013 - www.members. dodo.net.au/~evalenz/ - Enq: Eva 08/9418 1439 or 0409 405 585.

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JOB VACANCY FULL TIME YOUTH MINISTRY WORKER The Perth Catholic Youth Ministry office is seeking a vibrant youth worker to join the Youth Ministry team. The successful applicant would be required to continue to grow and promote youth ministry throughout the diocese and assist in coordinating diocesan youth initiatives. Experience in teaching, previous youth ministry teams (eg YMT or NET) and/or parish youth groups recommended. For full job advertisement/role description: www.cym.com.au. Enq: (08) 9422 7912 or anita. parker@highgate-perthcatholic. org.au. Applications close Mon, 22/10/12.

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300 first and second-class relics available for public veneration: Relics to be exhibited includes those of Sts Mary Magdalene, Philomena, Francis, Dominic, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Padre Pio, and Blds Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. Enq: Giovanny 0478 201 092 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 TO FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 All Saints Chapel, Allendale Square, 77 St George’s Tce, Perth. before and after 12:10 pm and 1:10pm Masses on both days. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 TO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 St Anne’s Traditional Latin Mass Church, 5 Hehir St. Belmont. 6:30pm Mass on Thursday and all weekend Masses. Blessing with relics during 12:10pm Mass on the Feast of All Holy Relics, 5 November. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 TO SUNDAY,

NOVEMBER 18 Sts John and Paul Parish, 5 Ingham Crt, Willetton. All Masses. Talk on relics during each Mass. Religious items donations for Thailand Church Fr Ferdinando Ronconi is the parish priest at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Phuket, Thailand. He is in need of religious items such as rosaries and holy medals for his local congregation and visitors. If you are able to help, please post items to: PO Box 35 Phuket 83000 Thailand or if you are on holiday in Phuket bring your donated items with you to church and stay for Mass! Fr Ferdinando can be contacted on tel: 076 212 266 or 089 912 899 or ronconi.css@gmail.com.

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C R O S S W O R D ACROSS 1 Catholic actress, Bonnie, of “Cheaper by the Dozen” fame 3 “Ave ____” 6 The Dead and the Red 8 Bk of the Pentateuch 9 Saint of Orleans 11 Commits a capital sin 12 “___ wide the doors to Christ” 13 Matthew follower 14 Daniel was in this animal’s den 15 Holy ___ Society 17 “Let the dead ___ their dead…” (Lk 9:60) 19 “___ us, O Lord…” 22 Son of ___ 23 Governor Bush, convert to Catholicism 24 This belongs to your parents, according to the Commandments 27 Latin 101 word 29 “What you sow does not come to life unless it ___.” (1 Cor 15:16) 30 Catholic author of The Liars Club 33 Papal order 34 Land in which Ruth was born 35 Papal letter signed by the Pope’s secretary and sealed with the Pope’s ring 36 “You have faith in God; have faith ___ in me.” (Jn 14:1) 37 “Bind them upon your heart always; ___ them about your neck.” (Prov 6:21) 38 Good ___ 39 First word in the title of a 19th century encyclical 40 Worms meeting that denounced Luther DOWN 2 Parable of the wicked ___ 3 Land of ___ and honey 4 Saint of Lima 5 Patron saint of Scandinavia

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White for a pope, black for no pope “God, be merciful to me a ___” (Lk 18:13) Latin 101 word She takes vows Wise man gift “Out of the mouths of ___” (Mt 21:16) Paul refers to these animals in 1 Cor 9:9 Jacob was afraid to meet him. Certain mount It follows Heb Diocese on the San Francisco Bay You cannot serve God and this Mt 6:24 “For the body does not consist of one ___ but of many.” (1 Cor 12:14) In some versions of The Lord’s Prayer, trespasses are called these ___ Souls’ Day “Angel of God, my guardian ___…” “…but do not perceive the wooden ___ in your own?” (Mt 7:3)

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