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Fr Christopher Knapman was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Christopher Saunders on June 21 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral in Broome. Fr Christopher is the first priest to be ordained in the diocese since 2011 and, at just 28 years of age, is the youngest priest in the diocese, which is home to about 10,000 Catholics.

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By Matthew Biddle HE MAY still be getting used to being called “Father”, but newlyordained Fr Christopher Knapman has big plans to re-energise the Catholic diocese of Broome.

Speaking to The Record just two days after his ordination on June 21 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral in Broome, Fr Christopher said he was looking forward to the challenge of ministering in one of Australia’s most remote dioceses.

“I’m really hoping to help people reconnect with the Church and to encourage them to strongly participate in the life of the Church

- young people especially - and to just energise the community with the love of God and with their faith,” he said.

In the first ordination to the priesthood in Broome since 2011, Bishop Christopher Saunders told the congregation Fr Christopher’s ordination was a great blessing for the diocese.

“This Church has been served by great priests who have done so much to proclaim the Gospel in this most northern part of Western Australia,” he said. “These are Christopher’s ancestors in faith. It is upon their foundation and that of so many others that our new priest’s ministry will be built.”

The church was filled with hundreds of Broome’s Catholics, as well as Fr Christopher’s family and friends from Sydney, Perth, and even a Benedictine abbey in England.

Many Aboriginal people from all over the Kimberley travelled from their own remote communities to attend the ordination as well.

At just 28, Fr Christopher is the youngest of the 12 priests in the diocese of Broome, but he says he’s not daunted by the prospect of life as a remote priest.

“It will have its own challenges, it will be a very colourful life, a very different and interesting life, but one where you’ll never know what’s going to happen in your day,” he

said. “The isolation will be difficult, but I’ve gotten used to that over the years. But the flipside is that... in some ways you belong to a network of people much closer than priests in the city might.”

After studying journalism for two years, Fr Christopher spent four years studying for the priesthood in the diocese of Broken Bay in NSW, before a two-year stint volunteering in the Kimberley convinced him to transfer to the Broome diocese.

“It was a complete spur of the moment decision to go somewhere where I had never been and experience something I had never experienced. It was a leap in the dark,” he said.

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Fr Christopher has been appointed as the assistant priest at Dampier Peninsula Parish, which consists of churches and schools in Beagle Bay and Lombadina.

While he admits the idea that he is now a priest “hasn’t quite sunk in yet”, Fr Christopher says he’s excited about the road ahead.

“I think it will a wonderful thing to be a young priest. I have a strong hunch that these years as a young priest will be the best years,” he said.

“I have a wonderful opportunity to really serve the people here, especially the Aboriginal people of the community. Being ordained is a privilege and I intend to do my best.”

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Subiaco contributes to SVDP Winter Appeal St Joseph’s Parish in Subiaco is donating non-perishable food items, blankets and financial contributions for the disadvantaged within the local community as part of the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. The appeal runs all through winter for eight weeks and takes place every year, with a number of parishes in the Archdiocese contributing to the cause. “In winter, we are aware that people get cold,” president of St Vincent de Paul Society in Subiaco Aileen Kemp told The Record. “The statistics show that 15,000 people sleep out in Western Australia and are considered homeless. Also, during winter, people need more help as it is colder.” Ms Kemp, a parishioner at St Joseph’s, has been part of the St Vincent de Paul team since 2006. She said that the charity’s Winter Appeal not only helps people in desperate need but it raises awareness about the poor and homeless within our society.

“Whether it is winter or summer, many parishioners collect regularly for the disadvantaged,” Ms Kemp said. “We get a great response from parishioners during winter and it serves as a time to just think about others and to give to people less fortunate than ourselves.”

Classical music to come alive at Claremont For more than 14 years, Dominic Perissinotto’s music series has touched the lives and hearts of parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Perth. The series

Official Engagements Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB Wednesday, June 25 Saturday, June 28: Annual leave Sunday, June 29: Bishop Justin Bianchini’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations - Geraldton Tuesday, July 1: Private appointments and meetings Wednesday, July 2: Private appointments and meetings Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton Wednesday, June 25: Private appointments and meetings Dominic Perissinotto (pictured), Paul Wright, Christina Katsimbardis and Noeleen Wright will perform music from Felix Mendelssohn, Rheinberger and Antonin Dvorak at the ‘Portrait’ concert on July 6.

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“Our group is made up of two violinists, Paul Wright and Christina Katsimbardis,” Mr Perissinotto told The Record. “We have Noeleen Wright on cello and I play the organ and harmonium.” Mr Perissinotto is the organist and director of music at St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle.

He said he loves playing the organ

and is an active member at Mass on Sundays, but the concerts allow him to use the full repertoire and range of the pipe organ. “Every organ is like every person,” Mr Perissinotto said.

“They are unique, warm and rich.”

The pipe organ that Mr Perissinotto will play at the concert is 100 years old and was originally part of an Anglican church in Adelaide, until St Thomas the Apostle Parish acquired the instrument 10 years ago, together with stained glass windows.

“Predominantly, organs are found in churches,” Mr Perissinotto said.

“It has been that way for the past 500 years and the organ provides music that reaches into people’s

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Anthony Mary Zaccaria 1502 - 1539 feast - July 5

Trained as a medical doctor in northern Italy, Anthony also was drawn to teaching religion to the poor. He decided to switch vocations and was ordained a priest in 1528. In 1530 he and two Milanese noblemen founded an order of reforming priests, the Clerics Regular of St. Paul, more commonly known as Barnabites, after their first headquarters at the Church of St. Barnabas in Milan.

Despite church opposition, the order won praise for its care of plague victims, and was formally approved by the pope in 1533. Anthony was elected the first provost general but resigned to open a second house in Vicenza. He fell gravely ill while giving a parish mission and died at his mother’s home. He was canonized in 1897.

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Patrick becomes a deacon in Rome

By Fr Jean-Noël Marie THE STORY of Patrick Toohey’s journey to becoming a deacon recently in Rome shows how the Holy Spirit continues to work at every stage in everyone’s life.

From a ‘Yes’ to God to studying theology at Notre Dame University, Fremantle beginning in 2007, Patrick’s story led him to a professor at Boston College in Massachusetts, USA, who suggested he consider priesthood as a vocation.

Patrick pursued this thought with prayer, discernment and dialogue that eventually led to him being accepted by the Archdiocese of Perth into St Charles’ Seminary in Guildford in 2010.

After some work in Northam and Baldivis parishes as a seminarian, the Rector of St Charles’ Seminary, Mgr Kevin Long, suggested he continue his studies in Rome.

Patrick was sent to the seminary for mature vocations in Rome, called the Beda Pontifical College, where Patrick has now been studying since 2011.

On June 18 at St Paul’s Outside the Walls Basilica, where the remains of St Paul himself are venerated, Patrick was ordained a deacon with 10 other men from around the world by Cardinal James Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica.

Six countries are represented in this group of 11 men, three of whom are Australian.

The congregation at the ordination Mass consisted of all of the many other seminarians at the Beda College and the many guests of the newly ordained men.

The Mass was a particularly joyous occasion and the culminating ceremony of the Beda College for this year.

Patrick’s guests were the members of the ANZAC Group of sisters, brothers and priests who are either Australian or New Zealander who work for the Church in Rome.

The Australian Ambassador to the Holy See and his wife, John and Christine McCarthy, were delighted to be counted amongst these guests.

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Cardinal James Harvey ordains Perth seminarian Patrick Toohey to the diaconate. Patrick has been studying in Rome since 2011.

to the College, which is only a few hundred metres from the Basilica, where a festive meal was generously provided by the teaching and

Patrick’s story shows that it is never too late to respond to God’s call to labour in his vineyard. domestic staff to celebrate the occasion.

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a tremendous example of trust in the Lord’s providence. It is also a story of perseverance and tremendous courage and generosity of spirit. Patrick’s story shows that it is never too late to respond to God’s call to labour in his vineyard.

If you feel that the Lord is calling you to serve his people as a priest, then I would like to invite you to an Enquiry Evening for men aged 18 and over to be held at St Charles’ Seminary in Guildford on Sunday, August 17, starting at 4pm.

To register your interest, please call the Seminary on 9279 1310.

Fr Jean-Noël Marie is the ViceRector and first year formator at St Charles’ Seminary.

Patrick Toohey with the 10 other men ordained to the diaconate on June 18 at St Paul’s Outside the Walls Basilica.

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Abetz outlines prostitution’s nemesis

By Matthew Biddle MEMBER of WA’s Legislative Assembly Peter Abetz is calling on the State Government to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to adopt the Nordic approach to addressing the problem of prostitution.

The Liberal Member of Southern River told a gathering of almost 100 people at the Gosnells Golf Club on June 16 that the Nordic Model – which makes it illegal to buy or attempt to buy sexual services – is the only way forward in eradicating prostitution and human trafficking.

Mr Abetz told The Record feminists once argued that it was a woman’s right to sell her body if she chose to do so, but such a view is no longer prominent.

“The feminists in Europe have had a major change of heart, and that change of heart is spreading throughout the world,” he said.

“They now see prostitution as vulnerable women being exploited by the men who buy sex. The only reason a woman enters prostitution is because she is desperate for money, and thinks she has no other means of meeting that need.”

Mr Abetz explained that the new mindset led to the development of a different way of dealing with prostitution – the Nordic Model – which first became law in 1999 in Sweden.

“To attempt to sell sexual services is not a criminal offence,” Mr Abetz said. “The person trying to sell sex is seen as a desperate person, who is in need of assistance. The person buying sex from desperate people

WA parliamentarian Peter Abetz says the Nordic Model is the only way to address prostitution.

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Mr Abetz said his interest in prostitution legislation was initially sparked when it was legalised in Victoria in 1984.

“In 1984, there were, according to the police, approximately 50 brothels operating in Victoria.

Today, after 20 years of legalised prostitution there are over 100 legal brothels and over 400 illegal brothels, not to mention the escort agencies and solo operating prostitutes.”

In the 1990s Mr Abetz assisted Linda Watson, founder of Linda’s House of Hope, to provide counselling to women trying to leave the sex industry in Perth. He said the experience gave him an “insider’s” perspective on the industry.

With the issue still somewhat unresolved in WA, Mr Abetz said the State’s legislators were faced with two options.

“We can be among the last to join the throng of The Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Victoria, NSW, Queensland, New Zealand and others and adopt the failed decriminalising or legalising route,” he said.

“Or we can be at the forefront of social change in our nation and join the growing number of nations that are implementing the Nordic Model, the only approach in the world that has massively reduced human trafficking and prostitution.

“I hope my fellow members of parliament will have the courage to be innovators and spare our State the agony that legalised prostitution and human trafficking inevitably bring.”

PATER Noster Parish in Myaree held another successful book sale over the weekend of June 14 and 15, raising more than $7,400 to aid the parish debt.

“We have been doing this for a number of years,” Margaret Cabassi, parishioner and one of the volunteers for the book sale, told The Record. “Each year it seems to grow bigger and bigger and the parish gets behind it like a well-oiled machine.”

Beginning in April, a group of parishioners met every Friday and sorted the books into various categories and alphabetised the books, making it easier for people to locate and buy what they wanted.

The books were then placed in boxes and stored in a shed, where they were kept until the book sale.

“On Friday, all the books were brought to the hall and placed on their associated tables,” Mrs Cabassi said.

“You have to keep in mind that there were around 8,500 books and this was no mean feat. Luckily, there were lots of volunteers to help.”

About 50 parishioners and volunteers came together to help Pater Noster with its book sale, including members of the parish mothers group who set up a spe-

cial ‘Children’s Corner’ and ran the sausage sizzle.

“A parishioner, Peter Golding, is a qualified masseur and he brought his chair along for massages,” Mrs Cabassi said.

On Sunday afternoon, the volunteers returned to sort the unsold books into what was to be kept and those that were to be discarded.

“Each year it seems to grow bigger and bigger and the parish gets behind it like a welloiled machine.”

“Some were sent to the Footpath Library Charity and Save the Children Fund,” Mrs Cabassi said.

“Those that we kept were stored on pallets in the shed for next year.”

Mrs Cabassi added that it was a great event and thanked all the people who took the time to drop off their books or volunteer their services.

“This is a great way for parishioners to get involved and to meet others in the parish when often we just smile at each other going in and out of the church,” Mrs Cabassi said.

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Irene McCormack students deliver the goods THE Irene McCormack Catholic College community smashed its record of tins collected for Shopfront this year, collecting more than 2,000 tins.

Shopfront is an Agency of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, which is serviced predominantly by volunteers. The role and function of Shopfront is to relieve poverty and suffering in an environment that offers practical assistance, fellowship and hospitality.

Shopfront relies heavily on donations, including tins of food, toiletries and monetary donations.

“Our Tin Drive comes at a time when the need is great for many families living right here in Perth.”

The college ran its annual ‘Tin Drive’ to help with the growing demand at Shopfront for food donations. The generosity of students, staff and their families helped the college collect 2,020 tins of food, long-life food items and toiletries.

At the time of the school’s donation, Shopfront was relying on St Vincent de Paul vouchers to purchase tins and basic necessities.

“Our Tin Drive comes at a time when the need is great for many families living right here in Perth,” Christian service coordinator at the college Karen Wilson said.

From left to right, Farid Youssef, Amy Gorman and Brodie Lyon with some of the 2,020 tins collected by Irene McCormack students.

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Energy efficiency our duty: Bishop IN LAUNCHING the National Energy Efficiency Network (NEEN) in Perth on June 12, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Perth Don Sproxton reminded those present of the call for “ecological conversion” that Pope John Paul II made in 2001.

“He challenged us to rethink how the resources of the earth should be shared fairly and people’s needs are met,” Bishop Sproxton said.

“This was his call to us to live simply, to exercise moderation and to be disciplined in relation to the goods of creation. Each person is to be part of the solution by taking responsibility for the care of the earth. We all have a role to play.”

It was this call for ecological conversion that motivated Catholic Earthcare Australia to undertake the challenge of developing a national project to help small to medium not-for-profit organisations reduce their energy consumption, save themselves valuable resources and reduce their carbon footprint.

Gareth Johnston, the national leader of the NEEN program, reflected that our society is dependent on highly available and cheap energy, but this comes at the cost of increasing climatic and environmental impacts.

The movement towards renewable energy sources is not yet strong enough to avoid the economic social and environmental impacts of two degrees of global warming.

“The cleanest, cheapest energy is the energy you don’t use,” Mr Johnston affirmed.

Funding for the NEEN project comes from the Commonwealth Department of Industry and with collaborative support from the Office of Justice, Ecology and Development in Perth and a

Bishop Don Sproxton speaking at the launch of Perth’s National Energy Efficiency Network (NEEN) on June 12.

number of Anglican and Uniting Church agencies across Australia.

The launch at the Perth Town Hall was one in a series of events being held in all Catholic dioceses around Australia to provide notfor-profit organisations with the tools to work towards effective change in the way they use energy.

Catholic Earthcare Australia has employed five regional leaders to support not-for-profit organisations in their efforts to make such changes.

Those attending the launch represented a range of both secular and religious organisations. Those present were invited to become part

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of the on-going conversation about the future by taking small steps in changing their patterns of energy consumption.

This is a conversation that is open to all people of good will who are willing and ready to enter into this dialogue, according to Jacqui Remond, the director of

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Currently I am in full-time ministry with McAuley Community Services for Women in Melbourne as a case manager, supporting women and their children who come to stay in our refuges escaping family violence.

The image and presence of the three Sisters in my heart had given me all the information I needed about what mercy is.

I endeavour to carry on the mission of Mercy in my support, as I journey with the women and their children at a most difficult time of their lives, as together we seek to re-establish a safe and loving environment.

I find myself very privileged to continue the work which Catherine McAuley started in the early 19th century.

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Catholic Earthcare Australia. She described Australia as a beautiful yet troubled land that is as delicate as us holding a small bird in our hands.

“The fragile, beautiful earth is in our hands,” she said.

“Whether it and we flourish or die is up to us.”

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WEST COAST EAGLES legend John Worsfold paid a visit to Trinity College in East Perth on June 17 in support of a nationwide campaign to fight global hunger.

What’s for Lunch Week is a campaign from the Australian charity, The Hunger Project. From June 16 to 22, The Hunger Project asked people to donate their lunch money to help end chronic hunger in India, Bangladesh and Africa.

Year 7 Trinity student Matthew Cirocco is an ambassador for The Hunger Project and spent his recess and lunchtimes outside the Trinity College canteen collecting donations for the initiative.

Matthew decided to become an ambassador after visiting an orphanage in Bali last year.

It was here where he came across first-hand the reality of poverty.

With John Worsfold visiting during a busy lunchtime break, Matthew and fellow students were able to collect further donations, urged by the AFL legend himself.

By the end of the week, the school had raised $1,403 for the campaign.

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New deputy director to bring experience to NCEC BISHOP GREG O’Kelly SJ, Chair of the Bishops Commission for Catholic Education (BCCE), and Ross Fox, executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC), are pleased to announce the appointment of Danielle Cronin as deputy director of the NCEC. Ms Cronin has previously been a member of the NCEC. She is a current member of the Catholic Education Commission of NSW (CEC NSW), and has served on and

chaired a number of committees of both the NCEC and CEC NSW. Having begun her career with a major telecommunications company as a business analyst, Ms Cronin is currently the executive director of the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW and a member of a number of state and national education bodies. Ms Cronin holds a Masters of Politics and Public Policy from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University.

In 2008 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship during which she undertook research in the United Kingdom and North America to examine public policy initiatives and associated structures designed to enhance parental engagement with schooling as part of school reform. Her contribution to national policy through this work is recognised across school sectors.

The appointment of Ms Cronin has been made following an

Australia-wide recruitment search which attracted a large number of applications of outstanding quality.

Ms Cronin will join the NCEC Secretariat in July. The Sydney office of the NCEC is planned to open in the second half of July.

“Danielle’s appointment will be welcomed by all those familiar with her accomplishments as she now begins this important work on behalf of Catholic education nationally. While a member of NCEC, Danielle’s contributions

Postgrad studies a boost for all STUDYING a postgraduate degree strongly aligned to the practical realities of the corporate world in a flexible and friendly study environment has helped Notre Dame Business alumna Julie Williams make a difference to her career.

Having been employed in the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth for a number of years, Ms Williams sought to expand her professional skills to provide further benefit for her employer.

Graduating in December 2013 with a Master of Business Leadership (with distinction) from the University of Notre Dame’s Fremantle campus, Ms Williams said she found the university’s community atmosphere and integration of ethics into the business curriculum as a core unit of study to be influential factors when it came to choosing an institution for postgraduate study.

“I recognised that Notre Dame’s culture, ethos and values were closely aligned to my own. This ability to integrate my personal and professional values within a university that upheld a similar philosophy was a key factor in my decision to study at Notre Dame,” she said.

Ms Williams enrolled in the MBL in Semester 2, 2011, and was able to complete her studies parttime, whilst working full-time for the Archdiocese.

“Having been accepted to study the MBL course I was impressed by the support received from university lecturers and administration staff throughout my studies,” Ms Williams said.

“Importantly, the units offered through the MBL are strongly aligned to the practical realities of the business environment.”

Ms Williams said the MBL course promoted a culture that equipped students with the necessary tools to display exemplary leadership in the community.

“The opportunity to study at a tertiary level and be awarded a MBL has been a long-held ambition of mine,” Ms Williams said.

Dean of the School of Business in Fremantle, Professor Chris Doepel, said Ms Williams was an outstanding ambassador for the university in her work and in the wider public.

were highly respected,” Bishop O’Kelly said.

Mr Fox added that Ms Cronin brings great experience which will be an asset to Catholic education in the NCEC’s national policy development and advocacy.

“I know that staff in Catholic education across Australia will make Danielle welcome as she joins the NCEC secretariat to serve Catholic schools, dioceses and commissions in a national leadership role,” he said.

Melbourne’s Archbishop no fan of Good Friday footy

By Archbishop Denis Hart

Julie Williams says Notre Dame’s strongly embedded values, ethos and culture have enabled her to acquire not just a tertiary qualification, but have also enriched her personally and professionally.

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GOOD FRIDAY is a Holy Day for Christians. Our community recognises its importance by observing it as a public holiday.

A public holiday is a privileged and powerful mark of respect which honours all that the death of Christ signifies: sacrifice, faithfulness and the giving of self in love. It is a way to focus on these values, as an important part of our Australian culture. Australian Rules Football is also a historic and important part of Melbourne’s culture. However, a proposal to schedule a game of football on Good Friday would fail to fully consider the spiritual needs of our community, including the players, coaches, staff and volunteers of the AFL. It would take away that time and space which is not only needed by Christians but desired by all people to reflect and ponder on key issues about what it means to be human.

In that sense, keeping Good Friday as a public holiday free from obligations or distractions is a symbolic acknowledgement of our need for time and space to enrich our lives with reflection, depth, and quietness.

It’s not just about the three o’clock ceremony. It is about the day. From our awakening to the end of the day, it is the day Christians remember that Jesus Christ suffered and died for us so that we might know and enjoy the love of God for all eternity. It provides a window into values that are not controlled by consumerism, money-making or busyness. Indeed, we live in a multifaith society. This diversity needs not simply to be acknowledged, but also positively respected.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne therefore urges the AFL to continue to show the leadership and discernment they have in the past by not scheduling a football match on Good Friday and so preserve it as a day unique in our public calendar.

UNDA grant to aid Chris’ vital medical research ASSOCIATE Professor Chris Skinner, Chair of Personal and Professional Development Domain in Notre Dame’s School of Medicine, Fremantle, has received a $5,000 grant to further his research into the link between emotional intelligence, selection criteria and academic performance in the recruitment of professional and competent medicine students.

Associate Professor Skinner was the 2014 recipient of the University of Notre Dame Australia Professional Development Award at the Perth Convention Bureau ASPIRE awards ceremony on June

10. The Professional Development Award consists of a research grant that is presented to Notre Dame staff members to assist in their personal and professional development through attendance at a relevant international conference of their choice, in their chosen fields.

Associate Professor Skinner will use his scholarship to attend the International Conference for Emotional Intelligence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2015. It will allow for further development and networking with national and international researchers and emotional intelligence practitioners.

“It was a real thrill and highly rewarding to receive the 2014 Perth Convention Bureau ASPIRE award for Notre Dame,” Associate Professor Skinner said.

“I am enthusiastic and passionate about the professional development and selection of future health and medical practitioners. Medical selection processes have often been characterised by complexity, a lack of predictive validity and high resource costs.

“My current research with Dr Raoul Oehmen, also from the School of Medicine, aims to develop a strong association between

emotional intelligence and academic medical performance that will help clarify the importance of emotional intelligence in both the medical curriculum and in the selection process.

“Notre Dame’s Medical School applications have soared over recent years and the need to select for future clinically and personally competent practitioners has never been greater.

This research will help provide further practical information on the best methods for selection.”

There were four high quality proposals for the award from Notre Dame staff across a

variety of disciplines. Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Selma Alliex said Associate Professor Skinner’s research was exceptional and extremely important to include in any curriculum, to prepare Notre Dame’s graduates to practise in their professions.

“Associate Professor Skinner is instrumental in the development of future medical interns and health practitioners. The university is grateful to the Perth Convention Bureau for making it possible for one of our staff to attend an international conference,” Professor Alliex said.

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Pope urges Christians to support torture victims POPE FRANCIS has called for the abolition of torture, which he condemned as a “very grave sin”.

The Pope made his remarks on June 22, after praying the Angelus with a crowd in St Peter’s Square.

“I repeat the firm condemnation of every form of torture and invite Christians to commit themselves to work together for its abolition and to support victims and their families,” he said. “To torture persons is a mortal sin. A very grave sin.”

Pope Francis related his statement to the observance on June 26 of the United Nations’ International Day in Support

of Victims of Torture. The UN General Assembly proclaimed the day in 1997 to promote enforcement of the 1987 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,

Malaysian newspaper to fight ruling

Sydney’s Catholics take their faith to the streets

MALAYSIA’S highest court upheld a lower-court ruling that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word “Allah” to refer to God in its Malaylanguage edition.

The lower court had said use of “the word Allah is not an integral part of the faith in Christianity...

The usage of the word will cause confusion in the community”.

Jesuit Fr Lawrence Andrew, editor of the Herald, a Kuala Lumpurbased Catholic weekly, has said Allah is the word for God in Malay.

He told Vatican Radio on June 23, after the high-court ruling, that although many people believe this ends his case, “there is a provision to have it reviewed, and that is what we are going to explore once we get the written judgement of the judges”.

He also told Vatican Radio that the Christian community has been suffering since independence in the 1960s.

“We have been enduring the pain of this situation of... being marginalised in some ways for a long time,” Fr Andrew said.

“We have lost all our schools; it’s difficult to build churches; and now it’s difficult to import books... or any materials which contain the word Allah.”

Some Muslims claim Christians using “Allah” could be used to convert Muslims to Christianity. The majority of Malaysia’s 29 million people are Muslim.

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“I repeat the firm condemnation of every form of torture.”

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, to which the Vatican is a signatory.

In May, the UN Committee Against Torture questioned Vatican

representatives about the Holy See’s adherence to the treaty.

The committee later urged the Vatican to impose “meaningful sanctions” on any Church authority which fails to follow Church law in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse and asked that Church officials worldwide be required to report abuse allegations to local police. In its response, the Vatican condemned sex abuse as a “serious crime and a grave violation of human dignity”, but argued that not all forms of sex abuse can be equated to state-sponsored torture under the terms of the treaty.

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Pope Francis invited those gathered in St Peter’s Square on June 22 to work for the abolition of every form of torture.

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More than 6,000 people took part in the annual Walk With Christ Procession of the Blessed Sacrament through the Sydney CBD on June 22, which was led by Bishop Peter Comensoli, Apostolic Administrator for the Sydney Archdiocese.

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Lebanon at risk without a president: Maronite bishops MARONITE CATHOLIC bishops expressed their concern about the war in Syria and Iraq and warned that Lebanon’s presidential vacuum poses a dangerous risk to the country, particularly amid the escalating regional turmoil that they said threatens to change the map of the Middle East.

The term of former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman ended on May 25, and rival political blocs are still divided over a new leader.

Lebanon’s institutional system, based on the National Pact of 1943, provides that the office of the president be occupied by a Maronite Catholic, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of the parliament a Shiite Muslim.

In a statement on June 19 at the conclusion of their annual synod at the patriarchal seat of Bkerke, the bishops said they completely support the views expressed by Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, about the presidential stalemate, and “his tireless efforts to push [parliamentary] members

to perform their duty” and vote.

“The stance by some parliamentarians to refrain from entering the parliament and cast their ballot in the presidential election... is unacceptable and places the country at great risk, particularly amid the regional developments that threaten to change the map of the Middle

“The absence of a president... represents an absence of a state, and it is a danger to the unity of the country.”

East and dismantle the states, which will have repercussions on Lebanon,” the statement said.

“The absence of a president... represents an absence of a state, and it is a danger to the unity of the country as well as its security and economy.”

Addressing their concerns about the war in Syria and Iraq, the bishops urged people to “break the cycle of violence that is threatening their fate, and work on resolving the conflicts in peaceful ways until they reach a comprehensive reconciliation. Everyone should recognise the rights of others and build their societies on equal citizenship”.

The Maronite bishops also demanded the release of two Syrian bishops - Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna of Aleppo and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Paul of Aleppo - kidnapped in April 2013, as well as the release of all detained priests.

In their statement, the bishops praised the Catholic charitable agency Caritas Lebanon for its efforts to serve the needy in Lebanon and encouraged the international community to show solidarity with Syrian refugees “in the hope of a speedy return” to their homeland. More than 1.5 million Syrian refugees are currently living in Lebanon.

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Mafia members follow ‘path of evil’ IN THE STRONGHOLD of an Italian crime syndicate believed to be richer and more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia, Pope Francis said: “Those who follow the path of evil, like the mafiosi do, are not in communion with God; they are excommunicated!”

During a Mass on June 21 in the southern region of Calabria, Pope Francis made clear that even if the mob families continue to go to Mass and decorate their homes and hideouts with religious pictures, they have cut themselves off from communion with the Church and with God. “When, instead of adoring the Lord, one substitutes the adoration of money, one opens the path to sin, personal interests and exploitation,” Pope Francis said to applause from an estimated 250,000 people gathered in a field near the town of Sibari.

“When one does not adore the Lord God, one becomes an adorer of evil, like those who live lives of crime and violence.”

“Your land, which is so beautiful, knows the signs and consequences of this sin. This is what the ‘Ndrangheta is: the adoration of evil and contempt for the common good,” Pope Francis said. The ‘Ndrangheta is a crime syndicate based in Calabria.

The Pope began his nine-hour visit to the Diocese of Cassano allo Ionio meeting prisoners at the Rosetta Sisca jail in Castrovillari. At the jail, he met the father and grandmothers of Nicola Campolongo, a 3-year-old killed with his grandfather in January. The boy’s parents, and several other relatives, are in jail on drug trafficking charges. Italian police said it appeared the boy was caught in the crossfire between rival clans over a drug deal.

In a speech to all the detainees and staff, Pope Francis called for prisons to offer programs aimed at rehabilitation: “When this objective is overlooked, the penalty becomes an instrument only of punishment and social retaliation, which damages both the individual and society.”

The Pope also told the prisoners to use their time in prison to think about the impact of their crimes on their families, society and their relationship with God. “The Lord is a master at rehabilitation,” the Pope said. “He takes us by the hand and brings us back into the social community. The Lord always forgives, always accompanies, always understands; it is up to us to let ourselves be understood, forgiven and accompanied.”

Before leaving, Pope Francis made his usual request for prayers, then added: “Because I, too, have done wrong and I, too, must repent.”

The Pope also visited a hospice for the terminally ill, where a doctor removed a small splinter from

one of his fingers, according to Vatican Radio.

Although he did not give a formal speech at the facility, Italian news media quoted him as telling the staff, patients and their family members that holding and

“When, instead of adoring the Lord, one substitutes the adoration of money, one opens the path to sin, personal interests and exploitation.” caressing someone are the best uses of one’s hands. “Sickness is awful, but hands are powerful,” he said. Through people’s hands, “the caress from God’s hands touches the depths of one’s being”.

Before having lunch with a group of poor families assisted by the diocesan Caritas and with participants in an addiction-recovery program, Pope Francis stopped in the diocesan cathedral for a meeting with priests.

The Pope handed out copies of his prepared text, the Vatican said, and spent an hour personally greet-

Top, Pope Francis greets people as he visits Cassano allo Ionio, Italy on June 21, and above, a crowd of 250,000 people attend a Mass celebrated by the Pope in the town of Sibari.

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ing each priest and listening and responding to their questions.

In his prepared text, the Pope urged them to remember “the joy of being priests”, of being called by the Lord “to follow him and be with him in order to go out to others, sharing him, his word and his forgiveness”.

Priests, he said, must be “open, generous channels through which his love and grace flow”, and not “screens” where the priest is the star who blocks access to God. Among the many pastoral concerns of priests, he said, the family must be a priority today. “It is a work the Lord asks us to do in a

special way at this time, which is a difficult time both for the family as an institution and for families because of the [financial] crisis.”

“It is precisely when times are tough,” he said, that “God makes known to us his closeness, his grace and the prophetic power of his word.”

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Meriam finally released from Sudanese prison MERIAM IBRAHIM, 26, a Catholic woman convicted of apostasy for marrying a Christian, was released from prison on June 23, her lawyer said.

The lawyer said she was taken to a safe house; she had given birth to a daughter in late May and her one-year-old son also had been in prison with her.

Ibrahim joined the Catholic Church shortly before she married US citizen Daniel Bicensio Wani in December 2011, said a midJune statement signed by Fr Mussa Timothy Kacho, episcopal vicar for the Archdiocese of Khartoum, which had urged the courts to review her case. In mid-May, she was convicted of apostasy and sen-

tenced to death by hanging. Sudan’s penal code criminalises the conversion of Muslims to other religions, which is punishable by death.

Wani, who lives in New Hampshire, was refused custody of their son because, under Sudanese law, a Christian man cannot raise a Muslim child.

In Washington, Chris Smith, chairman of the House Africa and global human rights subcommittee, called Ibrahim’s release “a huge first step”, and added, “but the second step is that Ms Ibrahim and her husband and their children be on a plane and heading to the United States”.

E arlier, t he K har toum Archdiocese said Ibrahim’s

Sudanese Muslim father abandoned the family when she was 5, and she was raised according to her mother’s faith, Orthodox Christian.

“She has never been a Muslim in her life,” the Archdiocese pronounced in a statement.

“There are many people trying to persuade Meriam to renounce Christianity in order to be freed, but she is refusing. Some people are pleading with her husband to convince her to abandon Christian faith in order to save her life, but to no avail.”

In a May joint statement, Sudan’s churches said the charges against Ibrahim were false and appealed to the Sudanese government to free her from prison.

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Daniel Wani and Meriam Ibrahimin, who was released from prison on June 23 after being sentenced to death for apostasy.

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Faith in Christ drives USA team captain Clint Dempsey has become one of the highest-profile soccer players in the United States, leading the team to this year's World Cup as captain. But it is Dempsey's faith in God that means more than anything to him.

An avid soccer fan, Pope Francis - like the rest of the world - is no doubt keeping a keen eye on soccer's World Cup in Brazil. The event, which features 32 teams from around the world, is a chance to celebrate solidarity among all people, Pope Francis says, ensuring everyone wins, as Carol Glatz reports...

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S THE WORLD CUP was about to kick off, Pope Francis called on fans and competitors to celebrate the event as an opportunity to promote dialogue, respect and peace.

He also warned against all forms of discrimination on the sidelines, in the stands and on the field: "Let no one become isolated and feel excluded! Watch out! 'No' to segregation, 'no' to racism!"

The Pope made his comments in Portuguese in a video message aired on Brazilian television on June 11, the eve of the start of the world soccer championship in Brazil that runs until the final match on July 13.

"It is with great joy," the Pope said, that he could greet all "soccer lovers", organisers, players, coaches and fans who will be following the matches on television, radio and the Internet.

The World Cup "overcomes linguistic, cultural and national barriers", said the Pope, a life-long soccer fan who actively rooted for the San Lorenzo team in his native Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"My hope is that, beyond just a celebration of sport, this World Cup can turn into a celebration of solidarity among peoples."

He asked that the month-long event unfold with "serenity and tranquility, always with mutual respect, solidarity and fraternity among men and women who see themselves as members of one family".

The Pope said sports show how to build a more peaceful and harmonious world through important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity.

The three most important lessons sports teach, he said, "are the need

to train, [the sense of] fair play, and respect for one's adversary".

Sports show how important intense and consistent training and sacrifice are for becoming better, the Pope said. If people are to be

"The secret of victory on the field and also in life lies in knowing how to respect my teammate and my adversary." more open and peaceful, it will require the same kind of investment in time and effort.

The idea of fair play helps people "overcome individualism, egoism, all forms of racism, intoler-

ance and exploitation," he said. A culture of every-man-for-himself, he said, "represents an obstacle to a team's success in soccer" and in life, as ignoring or neglecting others hurts society.

Lastly, "the secret of victory on the field and also in life lies in knowing how to respect my teammate and my adversary. Nobody wins on his own, neither on the pitch, nor in life," he said.

The Pope called for an end to intolerance, discrimination and racism so that everyone could walk away a winner.

Given that "at the end of these world [championships], only one national squad can raise the cup high as victors, learning the lessons that sport teaches us will make us all winners, strengthening the bonds that unite us," he said.

Clint Dempsey of the USA celebrates after scoring a goal in the first minute of the team's World Cup campaign on June 16.

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S SOCCER fans went wild on June 16 as team captain Clint Dempsey scored a goal during the first minute of the club’s opening World Cup game against Ghana.

The goal is among the quickest in World Cup history and the fastest scored by an American during the World Cup games, adding to numerous records held by the acclaimed player, who is also the first American to score in three different World Cups.

Perhaps less well-known is the role that Dempsey’s Christian faith plays in his life.

“My faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, he is faithful and will watch over me,” he told Sports Spectrum in an article published on May 16.

Dempsey started playing soccer at the age of 10 and quickly joined the Dallas Longhorns, a club team located three hours from his home.

His parents worked hard to afford the expenses of club soccer, but he later gave up his sport so that his parents could support his sister Jennifer in her promising endeavours as a tennis player.

However, everything changed when Jennifer died

at the age of 16 from a brain aneurism. Before she died, she told her brother, “If I ever die, I will help you get the ball in the net”. Now, Dempsey plays in honour of his sister.

“That’s why I look up to the sky now when I score – to remember her,” he told the Guardian in a 2010 interview.

“I pray for strength to walk the road before me,” Dempsey

"My faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, he is faithful and will watch over me."

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“I play to the best of my abilities and am thankful for the many opportunities and amazing successes he has given me. Through it all, I want to do right, not make mistakes, and live a life that is pleasing to him.”

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Genuine blockbuster will keep you on the edge of your seat An action-packed, science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow wholeheartedly deserves the label of “blockbuster”. And behind the dazzling special effects can be found some thoughtful musings on mortality.

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NDENIABLY epic action and a strong cast make this addition to the ‘time loop’ genre worthy of its notable predecessors, Groundhog Day and Source Code.

We open with Major Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) in London, where his new commanding officer General Brigham (Brendan Gleeson) informs him he will be dropped on the front line of a major offensive against an invading alien race spreading across Europe. With no combat experience, Cage is terrified, and tries to blackmail his way out, but is knocked out and wakes

up in cuffs at the army base with no rank and a back story saying he is a deserter. Tom Cruise’s star status has not been better utilised in his recent films than here – he is all mega-watt smiles trying to talk his way out of his predicament, and Gleeson parries ably with his deadpan delivery, though his physicality is not on par with that of his purported rank.

Placed in the ragtag J Squad, Cage spends an uncomfortable night before being thrown into battle with no knowledge or training on how to use his weaponised, mechanical armour suit. Somehow, the aliens – known as Mimics –

knew that the surprise attack was coming, and the human army is massacred by the thousands.

Frighteningly unprepared, Cage dies within five minutes, but is covered with the blood of a Mimic which is distinctive in colour and size.

The beach sequence (which is revisited throughout the film) is striking and gritty, and drops the audience straight into the shocking violence. The enormity of the assault and the intimacy of Cage’s experience are both kept in focus, and the top notch special effects used to augment the spectacle are imperceptibly integrated.

Cage suddenly wakes up back at the army base in cuffs, just as he did that morning. Events repeat themselves as he has already experienced them, down to the exact phrasing used by his superior, Master Sergeant Farrell Bartolome (Bill Paxton).

Unable to get out of his predicament, Cage returns to the beach and is killed once more. Once more he wakes up, and finds himself in an endless loop, doomed to repeat the same day after his contact with the alien blood.

In one iteration, he encounters war hero Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt) and saves her with his prior

knowledge of the day. Identifying his power as the same one she had acquired previously, she urges him to find her when he ‘wakes up’ and so begins his training to fight the Mimics.

Emily Blunt is brilliant as the propaganda poster girl for the war, composed and unemotional when training Cage but her character reveals further layers as the film and their time together progresses.

She physically matches the everimpressive Cruise and her promoted training for the film has clearly paid off – she wholly inhabits the role, and her work gives reason to hope she may lead her own action

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It’s no fairytale but Maleficent ticks the boxes Fr Peter Malone MSC says Disney’s Maleficent is a surprisingly imaginative, entertaining and tantalising film.

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Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise star in the movie Edge of Tomorrow. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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films in future. Paxton too is great and his sarcasm when dealing with Cage’s claims of time looping provides much of the film’s humour.

Cage has to try to stay in the loop until they can end the alien invasion once and for all, which means ensuring that he dies every time he is injured.

Using Rita’s knowledge of the Mimics, the duo formulate a plan to end the Mimics’ invasion by locating and destroying the Omega – the ‘central nervous system’ of the alien species, a ‘perfectly evolved world conquering organism’.

The philosophical musings on mortality which the screenwriters

have embedded into the script are surprisingly thoughtful. His apparent immortality weighs on Cage, and the character’s weariness at his almost godlike prescience is woven through the script and his interactions with people he has seen die innumerable times.

The design of the Mimics is also terrific – they are fearsome creatures, with fluid, gyrating movement as they move with lightning speed across the battlefield.

The design team have done wonderful work with the Mimics, and also with the battle suits, which strike a strong balance between feasible and futuristic.

Finally, the director of photography, Australian Dion Beebe, has done fine work, shooting very wide battlefields filled with chaos and decaying cities as visions of a fiery hell wonderfully.

Edge of Tomorrow is a great blockbuster, boasting heart and lots of action, coupled with an accomplished team in front of and behind the camera. Director Doug Liman’s return to his action pedigree of The Bourne Identity and Mr and Mrs Smith has yielded exciting results.

Callum Ryan is an associate of the Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting.

HIS IS A DISNEY film which gives credit to the classic 1950s animation film, Sleeping Beauty, as well as to the fairytale by Charles Perrault. But, this story of the wicked witch who cursed Sleeping Beauty does not unfold in the way that we might have anticipated.

The film could well have been made as animation, and very effectively at that. The imaginative talent here has worked on quite extraordinary production design, especially the interiors of the Palace, of the huge wall of trees and thorns which separate two kingdoms, and the general backgrounds of good and happiness as well as of evil. A lot of attention has been given to costume design as well as makeup. The film looks quite striking.

The name Maleficent has overtones of evil. However, to our surprise, Maleficent is seen initially as a little girl, a fairy in the land of fairies. She is bright, vivacious, and, though there are no rules in this wonderful land, she is seen as a leader by the animated creatures. One day she encounters a little boy, Stefan, who is stealing from the kingdom.

However, the two become friends, talking, exploring, enjoying each other’s company.

When Maleficent grows up, she is an imposing presence because she is played by Angelina Jolie at her most commanding, beautiful, with a seemingly sculpted face (and prominent cheekbones), with extraordinary large and powerful wings. Once more, she encounters Stefan and, after a long time, the friendship is renewed.

In the meantime, there is a narrative, recounting the events in the fairytale style. It is spoken

by Janet McTeer. She indicates that all will not be well.

The way that it is explained is that Stefan is ambitious (or, once a thief, always a thief). The old King, so aggressive against the beautiful land of the fairies, wanting to incorporate it into his own kingdom, goes to war with the fairies, but now he is dying.

There are candidates for the throne – and Stefan wants to be the successor. In a way that you will have to see with a cruel and deceitful manoeuvre, he does become King at the expense

of Maleficent. This means that he has made himself a mighty enemy. For the rest of the film, the enmity is dramatised, Maleficent becoming truly maleficent.

In the way familiar from the fairytale, she curses Stefan’s daughter. She is to live to the age of 16 and then go into a deep sleep, only to be awakened by a kiss of true love, Maleficent remembering that Stefan’s kiss was not true love at all.

The Princess, Aurora, is entrusted to three small fairies who come to human life (played

by Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Leslie Manville) and who care for her until she comes of age.

As she grows up, she is played delightfully by Elle Fanning.

Maleficent always keeps an eye

The final confrontation involves a battle of wits, suffering and pain, the defeat of evil, an act of heroism, and an unexpected happy ending. on Aurora, getting to know her, talking with her, still seemingly so stern but her heart mellowing – and Aurora calls her her fairy godmother.

This is certainly a variation from the original story but so is the solution.

Indeed, Prince Charming (Brenton Thwaites) arrives, searching for the castle and is dismayed to see the young woman whom he had encountered in the woods transformed into the deep sleep.

There is a nice surprise at the kiss of true love. But, there has to be a final confrontation between King Stefan and Maleficent, a battle of wits, suffering and pain, the defeat of evil, an act of heroism on the part of Aurora, and a happy ending that we would not quite have anticipated.

Which means that Maleficent is good to look at, imaginative, quite an entertaining film, a surprising film, a film that is tantalising to watch – with the overall presence of the imposing Angelina Jolie.

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After having no pulse for the first 61 minutes of his life, James Fulton Engstrom is now a healthy three-year-old.

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‘Miracle’ baby helps Fulton Sheen cause A Vatican-appointed panel of theologians has approved a miracle attributed to Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s intercession, moving him one step closer to beatification. Simcha Fisher spoke to the mother of the child who was miraclulously healed.

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ames Fulton Engstrom was born with a tightly tied true knot in his umbilical cord. He was blue and lifeless with no pulse. Doctors struggled to revive him for 61 minutes.

During that awful hour, his mother, Bonnie Engstrom, silently repeated, “Fulton Sheen, Fulton Sheen”, begging her favourite Archbishop to intercede for her son.

Then the baby began to breathe.

Now, Fulton Sheen is up for canonisation, and no one is following his cause more closely than Engstrom, who believes Sheen’s intercession miraculously brought her baby back to life. A panel of seven medical experts which advises the Congregation of the Causes of Saints at the Vatican agrees. In early March, it unanimously declared it could find no natural cause for the boy’s revival and healing.

Not everyone was as sure as Engstrom that a miracle had occurred. Even after baby James began to breathe again, NICU doctors didn’t think he would live.

“They expected major organ failure,” Engstrom said. They warned Engstrom that every day could be her baby’s last.

“Once we got to three weeks, the doctors were definitely impressed,” she said, but they still thought severe brain damage was inevitable.

“Every mother in the NICU is praying for a miracle,” Engstrom said. The word “miracle” often comes up when a desperately ill baby survives, she says, but when James continued to thrive beyond all expectations, Engstrom knew something different was going on.

So she asked the doctors, “When you say that word ‘miracle,’ do you mean it?” Even the non-Catholic doctors agreed: James’ story was different.

Three years later, James Fulton Engstrom is an active, healthy boy

who thinks he can escape any trouble because of his twinkling eyes and beaming grin. He shows no sign of brain damage, and he energetically holds his own among six little Engstrom children.

James’ older sister, Lydia, brought cookies to her kindergarten class in honour of Fulton Sheen, matter-offactly explaining to her classmates that Sheen is the man who brought her dead brother back to life.

“It’s funny,” said Engstrom.

“Something that is so extraordinary is so normal in our home.”

For 61 minutes, doctors were unable to revive baby James. During that time, his mother silently repeated, “Fulton Sheen, Fulton Sheen”, begging his intercession.

During the tribunal to examine what is still only an alleged miracle, the panel of experts reviewed all of James’ medical records; they interviewed witnesses, including medical personnel who cared for James, and then other doctors examined the child for the tribunal. They combed over every detail of his recovery to seek any natural reason for this boy to be alive and healthy instead of dying or dead.

The process was long and arduous - and expensive. The family waited and prayed, praising God that their son was alive and well, bracing themselves to hear that his recovery might be explained away.

“There was always this little glimmer of possible disappointment,” Engstrom said.

“But what I really felt bad about was that it cost a lot of money.

You’re paying a lot of people to get this done! You make thousands of copies, you have to translate everything into Italian.”

Engstrom laughs at the strange combination of spiritual and earthly concerns the family has endured.

“More than anything,” she said, “I was praying, ‘Oh, Jesus, if they wasted thousands of dollars on something that isn’t a miracle, I’m gonna feel so bad!’”

Engstrom had the name James Fulton picked out long before any alleged miracles occurred - but she has not always been Sheen’s greatest fan.

She laughs again when she remembers her first reaction to the possible future saint.

“The first time I saw him on EWTN, I asked my mum, ‘Who is that guy? He looks like a vampire’,” she said. “I’m glad he and Jesus thought we were a good fit anyway.”

Engstrom began to be drawn to Sheen when she discovered he was from the same part of the country as she was.

“I actually thought at first, ‘How can there be anything special about him? He’s from El Paso (Illinois).’

But the more I listened and read, the more I was impressed that there was this guy with a background as humble as mine, but he loved Jesus Christ. I could do something greater for God, just like Fulton Sheen did.”

Now that the Vatican’s medical panel has declared the alleged miracle has no natural cause, the case moves on to a panel of theologians, then to a team of bishops and then to Pope Francis.

Simcha Fisher is a Catholic blogger, speaker and freelance writer.

She is the author of A Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen was a famed radio and television host known for his warmth, wisdom and humour.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL

Change necessary to take Christ to the world THE WORLD around us is changing rapidly. This past week has seen much of what Catholics value being placed under the microscope.

The High Court’s ruling, which unanimously declared invalid the Government’s funding for religious chaplains in schools, stabs at the heart of a role that the Church cherishes and takes for granted.

Then there is the proposal by the AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan to override Andrew Demetriou’s decree and to permit AFL football to be played on Good Friday.

We might not want to admit that our Christian traditions and our Catholic way of life in particular are being affected by a rapidly changing world, but they are.

In his recent message on social communications, Pope Francis challenges the Church to be “attentive to what is happening around us and spiritually alert”. He says that “to dialogue means to believe that the ‘other’ has something worthwhile to say, and to entertain his or her point of view and perspective” which “does not mean renouncing our own ideas and traditions, but the claim that they alone are valid or absolute”.

He echoes Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI when he says that “effective Christian witness is not about bombarding people with religious messages, but about our willingness to be available to others ‘by patiently and respectfully engaging their questions and their doubts as they advance in their search for the truth and the meaning of human existence’”.

Pope Francis proposes that we “boldly become citizens of the digital world”. He sees the revolution in communications media and in information technologies as representing “a great and thrilling challenge” and asks us to “respond to that challenge with fresh energy and imagination”. The Record has been faithfully produced as the Archdiocesan newspaper for 140 years. It has had many editors and seen significant modifications so as to meet the needs of a changing community.

The time has come for another step of change to ensure the Gospel sufficiently finds its place within the modern Areopagus.

The Record was reviewed in 2008, and again in 2013 as Archbishop Costelloe recognised the challenges of decreasing reach and readership which face print media both inside and outside of the PO Box 3075 Church.

Adelaide Terrace The outcome of this fivePERTH WA 6832 month review, which consulted widely with targeted stakeoffice@therecord.com.au holders and other religious Tel: (08) 9220 5900 and non-religious communiFax: (08) 9325 4580 ties, is to produce a monthly magazine within a new communication landscape dominated by web-based, digital and social media. With this in mind, the final edition of The Record as a weekly newspaper will be the last week of July.

A new-look magazine will appear later in the year alongside a new Archdiocesan website, offering only two of a number of changes needed to ensure we remain focused on reflecting the positivity, vibrancy, and spiritual wealth of the Archdiocesan community.

News reporting and present staff will become integrated into a more contemporary communications division so as to better serve the needs of the Catholic community and to deepen engagement with society at large.

Local, national and international news will continue to be produced but on a more immediate basis using digital and social media. A shorter, simpler overview of the week’s news will then be made available in hard copy wherever possible in parishes. Significant news stories will then be followed up and further explored in the monthly magazine. This will be made available in print and online in a user-friendly, engaging and interactive online format.

The benchmark is to create a publication that is particularly attractive and which provides discussion on issues relevant to different age groups and cultures. We will continue to focus on the good news present within the Archdiocese.

Reflection on the social and spiritual life of the Catholic community will feature prominently as will the development and strengthening of faith. We will also aim to provide valued resources for students, particularly in support of mandatory religious studies in secondary schools.

Pope Francis recently shared his dream of a “missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the evangelisation of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation” (Evangelii Gaudium, s.27).

His desire is to “bring a new evangelising fervour and a new capacity for dialogue with the world whereby the Church is renewed” (s.29).

To accomplish this dream, and to ensure our Christian traditions and Catholic way of life are not further misunderstood or rejected but, rather, can again begin to shape and influence Catholics and culture alike, change needs to take place – and rapidly.

The Record newspaper has served the Archdiocese of Perth well for nearly a century and a half. Now is the exciting time to look ahead with fresh vision to the next 140 years.

The time has come for another step of change to ensure the Gospel finds its place within the modern Areopagus.

THE RECORD

James Parker - Media and Communications Manager, Archdiocese of Perth

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June 25, 2014

LETTERS

Mass is more than just a priestly activity YOUR CORRESPONDENT Mr Smith seeks to make a virtue of presumption and confusion.

Firstly, it should be remembered the Mass is a Holy Sacrifice; an offering of the Son to the Father; a re-enactment of the events of Good Friday made by the priest for and with and on behalf of the people of God in his capacity as alto Christus.

That should put to rest his presumption that the Mass is simply a priestly activity.

Another outrageous presumption is that the Tridentine (Latin) Mass carried with it “theological and symbolic” anomalies. This suggests that Christ and his Church presided over a liturgy of the Mass that was deficient in its essence for nearly 2,000 years, far before medieval times.

Another statement, that Catholics found the Novus Ordo too difficult and ‘fell back’ to a less demanding Tridentine (Latin) Mass is obtuse and does not warrant any further comment. The liturgy of the Mass is not a “work of the people”. It is the sacrificial offering of the Son to the Father, made by the priest only in his capacity as ‘another Christ’. And how could, “the worship of God found in everyday human activity” be compared with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? The Church leaders cannot be blamed for failing to evangelise its members given the

ambiguous and sometimes obscure documents they were given to work with.

Whilst considering that last comment, consider also this - a statement by Cardinal Walter Kasper as head of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and roundly praised by our Holy Father as a great theologian (March 17, 2013): “In many instances, the Council Fathers had to find compromise formulas in which the position of the majority are located immediately next to those of the minority, designed to limit them. Thus the Conciliar texts themselves had a huge potential for conflict and opened the door to a selective reception in either direction,” – reported by L’Osservatore Romano, April 12, 2013.

It is Mr Smith’s contentions that are riddled with anomalies, not the Sacrifice of the Mass. It is sad when his academic qualifications would suggest otherwise given the position he held prior to his retirement.

recent scientific research there is no doubt whatsoever that the unborn child from conception is a human person entitled to protection.

Scientists involved in the massive international study, the Human Genome Project, agree the unborn child is a human being from its beginning.

The director of the Project, Dr Francis Charles, writes: “Every individual receives one’s genome at conception. Fertilisation of the human egg creates a totally new human being. Every individual starts life as a single cell. From that one cell a human being is made”.

Some may say the parliament made abortion legal. True, but the politians who voted to make it legal to kill an unborn child, did not have the scientific evidence now available.

Brian Peachey WOODLANDS, WA

G Kiernan MILLENDON, WA

Well done SJGHC for standing up for life I CONGRATULATE Dr Michael Stanford and St John of God Health Care on the high-principled stand it has taken at the Midland private and public hospitals Abortions should never be done in a hospital because it is the killing of a human person. Because of

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Christ’s divine nature the issue at Chalcedon A friend who is Coptic Orthodox has tried to convince me that their Church is the true Church and that we Catholics separated from the Church after the Council of Chalcedon. How do I answer her?

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E CAN BEGIN by recalling that Our Lord founded a Church with St Peter as its head (cf Mt 16:18-19; Jn 21:15-17). This Church was one and it was united under the Pope, whose authority was recognised by all as it spread throughout the Roman Empire in the following centuries.

According to tradition, it was St Mark the evangelist who founded the Church in Egypt, in Alexandria, around the year 42AD. By the end of the first century the Church had spread throughout Egypt. Because of the popularity of the ideas of the Alexandrian priest Arius, who denied that the Word who became flesh was truly God, the Council of Nicaea was held in 325 to resolve the matter. The Council, following the teaching of St Alexander of Alexandria and especially St Athanasius, also of Alexandria, condemned Arius and declared that the Word was indeed God, “true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father”, as we say in the Nicene Creed on Sundays. The Church in Egypt accepted the teaching of the Council.

The Church in Egypt also accepted the teachings of the next two Councils, the Council of Constantinople in 381, which declared the divinity of the Holy Spirit, and the Council of Ephesus in 431, which declared that Christ was one divine person with both a divine and a human nature and that Mary was truly the Mother of God. The teachings of St Cyril of Alexandria were very influential in the declarations of the Council of Ephesus.

Q&A FR JOHN FLADER

But then came the Council of Chalcedon. The teaching of St Cyril on the one person in Christ came to be understood by the Patriarch of Alexandria Dioscurus and the monk Eutyches to mean that in Christ there was only one nature, with the divine and human natures so united that they were physically one. The teaching was known as monophysitism.

It should be understood that St Cyril himself had died in 444 and thus was not there to explain his teaching. Eutyches was condemned at a synod in Constantinople in 448.

He appealed to Rome but Pope Leo I condemned him and explained the true doctrine in his Dogmatic Epistle. Eventually, a council was convened which met in Chalcedon in 451 with some 600 bishops present. The Council, following Pope Leo’s Dogmatic Epistle, condemned the error of monophysitism and declared that in Christ there were two natures, divine and human.

This time the Church in Egypt did not accept the findings of the Council. They established their own patriarchate of Alexandria, calling their head the Pope, and no longer recognised the authority of the Bishop of Rome. Thus was born what is now known as the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Since the Church in Egypt had accepted the teachings of the previous Councils, and Eutyches himself had recognised the authority of the

Pope when he appealed to him, they should have accepted the teaching of Pope Leo and the Council of Chalcedon. Thus, it is clear that it was they who separated from the one true Church of Christ, not vice versa.

At the Council of Florence in 1442 a Coptic Orthodox delegation signed a document accepting reunion with the Catholic Church, but there was little support for it in Egypt and it had no effect. Then, in 1713, the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria again agreed to union with Rome but this too was not to last. Finally, in 1824, the Pope established a Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria for the small number of Coptic Catholics.

Their number has since grown considerably. We should acknowledge that relations between the Coptic Orthodox Popes and the Catholic Pope have been very cordial in recent times. Less than a year after becoming Pope of the Church of Alexandria, in October 1972, Pope Shenouda III visited Pope Paul VI, the first Alexandrian Pope to do so since the schism of 451. In May 1973, he drafted a declaration on the nature of Christ that was agreed upon by the Roman Catholic Church and the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches, an important step towards re-establishing Christian unity.

And in May 2013, Pope Shenouda’s successor Pope Tawadros II had a cordial meeting with Pope Francis in Rome. We should pray that the union of these important Churches may soon come about so that we can once again be one in Christ.

For more, go to fatherfladerblog.wordpress.com or contact Fr Flader on frjflader@gmail.com

OPINION

therecord.com.au June 25, 2014

Charity the cornerstone of life Professor Ralph Martins explains how he makes charity the focus of his work and prayer life.

How I Pray AS TOLD TO DEBBIE WARRIER

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AM DIRECTOR of Research at the McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Foundation and based at the Sir James McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Unit at Hollywood Private Hospital.

I am also the Foundation Professor of Ageing and Alzheimer’s disease at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup.

As a medical researcher, my work specifically involves trying to understand Alzheimer’s disease and developing an early diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s as well as undertaking clinical trials to effectively prevent Alzheimer’s. The McCusker Foundation also conducts clinical trials directed at reducing symptoms and improving the quality of life of people who already have Alzheimer’s. I am married with three children and attend Santa Clara Parish in Bentley, where I am the president of the Santa Clara Bentley Conference for St Vincent de Paul. I have taken a break from being an acolyte at my parish since I became carer to my father. He suffered from dementia and passed away last May. Alzheimer’s is traumatic for family members. Someone described it to me as a “36-hour day”. I am 56, so relatively young to be a carer compared to spouses who care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. My brother Vernon and I looked after my father on the weekends. He had a form of dementia called vascular dementia, which basically meant the blood vessels of the brain were damaged, leading to the normal functioning of the brain becoming compromised.

Dad seemed to understand everything but he reached a stage where he wouldn’t do anything.

His memory and understanding of what was happening around him was OK, but he just gave up and resisted being helped. So washing him and feeding him were a big deal. Dealing with his behaviour was challenging.

The experience with dad made me appreciate elderly people who are looking after their sick spouses and how difficult it is for them when they are often frail themselves. I am amazed by them as they are so giving and do whatever it takes to care for their loved one without complaining.

What has been disappointing is there have been so many clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and they have all failed in the last 20 years.

The problem is that these treatment trials started so late. Once you have serious memory problems the brain is too badly damaged and so that’s why we are trying to develop an early diagnostic test.

The great news is in the last six years we have been able to diagnose Alzheimer’s as much as 20 years earlier before the brain is severely damaged. This breakthrough has allowed us to look at prevention programs. The earlier you come in, the better the help you can get and I think the exciting thing on the horizon is that we are having drugs now that can treat the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s. These drugs target a toxic protein in the brain called beta amyloid.

I don’t advertise my faith at my work but it definitely influences me to be more caring and supportive to people. For instance, if one of our members is struggling, I look at how we can help that person by identifying and enhancing their individual strengths, rather than focusing on

Professor Ralph Martins says his parents had a profound influence on his faith and work, largely through their example.

The father of three cared for his late father during his battle with dementia.

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their weakness. It is very rewarding helping them identify their specific talents and find their inner strength to go forward and become valuable contributors to the team.

As well as gaining new knowledge through research, we also give advice about improving the quality of life for patients and carers. The Alzheimer’s Association provides practical help to carers and has helped many families in WA. Doctors are busy people and patients and carers need so many questions answered. They might

fering. I feel that a lot of my success in my research has been because of my spirituality.

My faith plays a major role in how I conduct myself. I’m definitely not a preacher, but I note people who practise their faith like my father who taught by example.

My mother was the biggest influence on my faith because she was the world’s best teacher who taught me with so much love. I think a lot of my teaching skills came from my mum. She was a lady who was

The experience with dad made me appreciate elderly people who are looking after their sick spouses and how difficult it is for them when they are often frail themselves. I am amazed by them. say: “My dad’s got Alzheimer’s.

What do I do? I’m terrified”. So I offer emotional support to people who come to me. It’s not my official job but I love doing it. I hope in future there will be a service for pastoral care to all in need and I want to campaign for it.

My work keeps me very busy and I find I pray a lot during the day. I usually pray when I am in my car which is at least about four or five times a day! I say some set prayers. One in particular that my mother taught me when I was five is called the Memorare (composed

by St Bernard of Clairvaux). It is a beautiful prayer and I always pray it. Obviously I have a wonderful relationship with Mother Mary. I also pray for my family, friends, and people I am aware of that are suf-

patient, passionate and strove for excellence. She taught me to practise acts of faith, hope, love and charity. I believe very strongly in each one. They have become the cornerstones of what I strive for.

That is why I was uncomfortable with the Federal budget that was fantastic for research but also tied to the proposed $7 co-payment by the sick for Medicare services.

Through my work with St Vincent de Paul, I have seen people who are really suffering. If the budget remains like this, it will impact very badly on them. There needs to be a different way.

Our Santa Clara Bentley Conference for St Vincent de Paul is made up of seven people. When my father was ill and I had heart problems, these people took over

for me and kept going. There is this wonderful couple called Tom and Pat Thomas. They are greatgrandparents and they are the most giving people I have ever met.

At St Vincent de Paul, we visit people who have problems like needing food, so sometimes we give them food or provide them with access to food or clothes. But it is also about giving them care and emotional support. There was this one lady who was struggling and had a son that was very ill. She needed a proper car to take him around. This couple went to great lengths to contact many agencies to support her cause and finally managed to get her a car.

What’s interesting about this husband and wife team is that he’s Anglican and she’s Catholic. St Vincent de Paul welcomes anyone who wants to join, including people of different faiths, even though Catholics started it.

Religion can sometimes divide people and that is the worst thing that can happen. I love the word “universal”, which is actually what the word “Catholic” means. I am encouraged by Cardinal Pell’s words when he said: “Catholics and Muslims have a lot in common.

They have a deep faith”. That was a beautiful observation.

More recently, the person that gives me hope is Pope Francis. He is connected with the wider community at large. On his recent trip to Jordan he had a Rabbi and an Imam with him and I saw that as being inclusive of the two religions.

That is where I would like to see the world going. If we can use our faith to unify people that is a beautiful thing.

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Aid policy important to Australia: Caritas CARITAS Australia welcomes the Government’s move towards more effective development partnerships to enhance Australia’s foreign aid program and create sustainable development opportunities in the world’s poorest communities.

Caritas Australia’s CEO Paul O’Callaghan commended Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on her energetic engagement on aid policy and her commitment to ensure tangible results are achieved for the world’s poor. He noted that, in the last year alone, Caritas Australia’s long-term community development partnerships improved the lives of more than 2.1 million people through Commonwealthsupported programs.

“Australia boasts an effective aid program and is well-placed to stimulate more innovation and private sector development within our partner countries.

At the same time, last month’s drastic cuts to the foreign aid budget significantly reduced Australia’s capacity to deliver its public policy objectives and our relative contribution compared to other OECD countries continues to decline,” he said.

“Increased support for local private sector development has the potential to enhance skills development, generate employment and deliver broader community development opportunities in many countries.”

Mr O’Callaghan added that linking aid to subsidies for Australian companies had demonstrably failed in the 1990s, so we can learn from that experience by pursuing a development model that focuses on direct support for local entrepreneurship.

“In Malawi, Caritas Australia has worked with the support of the Australian Government to successfully promote local enterprise through community savings programs. In 2012, we helped 7,500 people in one community to save more than $US150,000,” he said.

“With these savings, many program participants have been able to start small business activities and generating employment in the community.”

But while Caritas Australia and our local partners have delivered significant results in collaboration with the official aid program in African countries, the Government’s decision to virtually end funding to the continent runs counter to Australia’s interests.

“By 2020, Africa will be home to 80 per cent of children, women and men most vulnerable to poverty. It is also home to around 700 Australian mining projects, so Australia has strong economic and development reasons to remain engaged,” Mr O’Callaghan said.

“Pope Francis recently called upon all wealthy countries to challenge ‘all forms of injustice’, reduce poverty and resist the ‘economy of exclusion’ by addressing the root causes.

“The Australian aid program should be inclusive, promote economic growth and generate opportunities for the world’s poorest to share in that prosperity, regardless of where they live.”

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Open Forum: Emmanuel Centre for People with Disabilities 1-3pm at 25 Windsor St, Perth. Conversion on Disability to continue. Archbishop Costelloe urges us to continue to work to welcome everyone in our parish and other communities. You are invited to share your ideas about how this can happen at the next OPEN FORUM meeting. Contact Barbara on 9328 8113 or email emmanuelcentre@westnet. com.au.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Evangelising with Catholic DVDs 10.30-11.30am at St Joseph’s Church library, 20 Hamilton St, Bassendean. DVD is Medjugorje (a pilgrim’s personal video). Enq: Catherine 9379 2691 or Merle 0414 794 224.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 Day With Mary 9am at St Patrick’s Basilica, 47 Adelaide St, Fremantle. Day of prayer and instruction based on Fatima message. Video; 10.10am holy Mass, Reconciliation, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, two talks, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Stations of the Cross. Finish approx 5pm. BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate 9437 2792.

Embracing Womanhood A Day of Reflection for women of all ages 9am-3pm with Mass at Sts John and Paul Church, 5 Ingham Ct, Willetton. A Day of Reflection for women of all ages; presented by Sr Ann Cullinane sjg. Cost: $10 includes morning tea and light lunch. Only 60 places left. Registration: Mandy 0414 425 560 or Su 0413 560 033 gohsu11@ gmail.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 6 Divine Mercy Afternoon with Jesus and Mary 1.30pm at St Francis Xavier Church, 25 Windsor St, Perth. Homily on St Thomas, Apostle, by Fr Johnson. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, holy Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Reconciliation, Benediction and veneration of first class relic of St Faustina Kowalska. Refreshments afterwards. Enq: John 9457 7771.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 St Padre Pio Prayer Day 8.30am at St Joachim Parish, cnr Shepperton Rd and Harper St, Victoria Park. 8.30am - St Padre Pio DVD in parish centre. 10am - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Silent Adoration and Benediction. 11am - holy Mass, St Padre Pio Liturgy. Confessions. 12pm - BYO

shared lunch, tea and coffee supplied. Enq: Des 6278 1540.

FRIDAY, JULY 18 Medjugorje - Evening Of Prayer 7-9pm at St Denis Parish, cnr Roberts and Osborne Sts, Joondanna. In thanksgiving for Our Blessed Mother’s reported daily appearances at Medjugorje. Free DVDs on Donald Calloway’s life of sin, to his conversion and priesthood. Enq: 0407 471 256; E: medjugorje1947@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 20 Auslan Café at Emmanuel Centre 10.30am at 25 Windsor St, Perth. Ever thought about learning language that will help you communicate with people who are profoundly deaf? Australian Sign language (Auslan) classes are held at Emmanuel Centre on the third Sunday of each month. Free classes include a light lunch.

Barbara P) 9328 8113 or emmanuelcentre@ westnet.com.au.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Anniversary A celebration to mark Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s 40th anniversary in Australia will be held at the Bateman Parish, commencing at 11am with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey, followed by a shared lunch in the parish hall. Past and present members of the WWME movement will then share their experiences, as photos, videos and memorabilia will be displayed. Afternoon tea concludes the day.

Enq: Max 9312 2300.

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.

Cathedral Cafe Cathedral Cafe open every Sunday 9.30am-1pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, 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. Starts with Rosary, then Benediction. Reconciliation available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered at Mass every second Sunday of 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 on admin@stdenis.com.au.

Mass with Sign Language Interpreter and PowerPoint 9.30am at St Francis Xavier Church, 23 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Voice 9328 8113, TTY 9328 9571, 0401 016 399 or www.emmanuelcentre.com.au.

Latin Mass 8.30am at The Good Shepherd Church, Streich Ave, Kelmscott. Enq: John 9390 6646.

EVERY FIRST SUNDAY Singles Prayer and Social Group 6.30pm at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Sq, 77 St Georges Tce, Perth. Holy hour followed by dinner at local restaurant. Meet new people, pray and socialise with others. Enq: Veronica 0403 841 202.

EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Healing Hour 7-8pm at St Lawrence, 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 on 9344 7066.

EVERY THIRD SUNDAY Oblates of St Benedict’s 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth.

We welcome all interested in studying the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to the everyday life of today for laypeople. Vespers and afternoon tea conclude our meetings. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758.

Holy Hour with Exposition 3pm at All Saints Parish, 7 Liwara Pl, Greenwood.

Mercy Novena and Rosary during holy hour. Enq: Charles 9447 1989.

Divine Mercy Holy Hour 3pm at Pius X Church, 23 Paterson St, Manning.

Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy prayers, Rosary and Benediction. Please join us in prayer. Enq: Mrs K Henderson 9450 4195.

EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Shrine Time for Young Adults 18-35 Years 7.30-8.30pm at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon; holy hour with prayer, reflection, meditation, praise and worship followed by a social gathering. Come and pray at a place of grace. Enq: shrinetimemtrichon@gmail.com.

Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. Includes Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent prayer, scripture, prayers of intercession.

Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call.

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EVERY LAST SUNDAY Filipino Mass 3pm at Notre Dame Church, cnr Daley and Wright Sts, Cloverdale. Bring a plate to share after Mass.

Enq: Fr Nelson 0410 843 412, Elsa 0404 038 483.

LAST MONDAY Be Still in His Presence – Ecumenical Christian Program 7.30-8.45pm at St Swithun Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie St, Lesmurdie (hall behind church).

Begins with songs of praise and worship, silent time, lectio divina, small group sharing and cuppa.

Enq: Lynne 9293 3848 or 0435 252 941.

EVERY TUESDAY Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 6pm at Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by Benediction. Enq: John 0408 952 194.

Mercy Heritage Centre Perth Open Day Tours Free Guided Tours start at 10.30am and 12.30pm at the 1871 Convent. Other times by appointment with the Curator. Enter via the main entrance on 86 Victoria Sq. Enq: 08 9325 4155.

Novena to God the Father 7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Vic Park.

Novena followed by reflection and discussions on forthcoming Sunday Gospel. Enq: Jan 9284 1662.

EVERY FIRST TUESDAY Short MMP Cenacle for Priests 2pm at Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Watt 9376 1734.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry 5.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Mass followed at 6.30pm with Holy Hour. Supper $5 and fellowship later. Enq: 9422 7912 or admin@cym.com.au.

Subiaco Ladies Prayer Meeting 10am in the upper room at St Joseph’s Parish, 3 Salvado Rd, Subiaco. We welcome you to join us for prayer, praise, and fellowship. Phone Win 9387 2808, Colleen 9245 3277 or Noreen 9298 9938.

Evangelising with Catholic DVDs 10.30-11.30am at St Joseph’s Church, 20 Hamilton St, Bassendean Library. No price too high. Enq: Catherine 9379 2691 or Merle 0414 794 224.

EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY 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 SECOND WEDNESDAY Chaplets of Divine Mercy 7.30pm at St Thomas More Parish, Dean Rd, Bateman. Accompanied by Exposition, then Benediction. Enq: George 9310 9493 or 6242 0702 (w).

Miracle Prayers 7.30pm at 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. An opportunity to receive prayers for healing of mind, body and soul. Enq: miracleprayers@disciplesofjesus. org or Michelle 0404 028 298.

EVERY THURSDAY Divine Mercy 11am at Sts John and Paul Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy and for consecrated life, especially in our parish. Concludes with veneration of the first class relic of St Faustina. Enq: John 9457 7771.

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

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

Enq: Elaine 9440 3661.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY Holy Hour Prayer for Priests 7-8pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. All welcome. Enq: Linda 9341 3079.

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

FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY Social Dinner (Young Adults aged up to 35) and Rosary Cenacle 6.30pm at St Bernadette’s Church, 49 Jugan St, Mt Hawthorn. Begins at 6.30pm with dinner at a local restaurant, followed at 8pm by a Rosary Cenacle, short talk and refreshments at the church. Great way to meet new people, pray and socialise! Enq: 9444 6131 or st.bernadettesyouth@gmail.com.

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

Healing Mass 6pm at Holy Family Parish, Lot 375, Alcock St,

Maddington. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Healing Mass followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Enq: admin 9493 1703/www.vpcp.org.au.

Eucharistic Adoration - Voice of the Voiceless Ministry 7.30-9pm at St Brigid’s Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Eucharistic Adoration, beginning with praise and worship and reflection on the scriptures. All welcome. Enq: adrianluke1999@ yahoo.com.abibleu.

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 and Anointing Mass 8.45am Pater Noster Church, Evershed St, Myaree.

Begins with Reconciliation, then 9am Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, anointing of the sick and prayers to St Peregrine. Enq: Joy 9337 7189.

Pro-life Witness – Mass and Procession 9.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, cnr Great Northern Hwy and Morrison Rd, Midland. Begins with Mass followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic led by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Please join us to pray for an end to abortion and the conversion of hearts. Enq: Helen 9402 0349.

Catholic Faith Renewal Evening 7.30pm at Sts John and Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. Songs of praise, prayer, sharing by a priest, then thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments. Enq: Ivan 0428 898 833 or Ann 0412 166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail.com.

Communion of Reparation All Night Vigils 7pm-1.30am at Corpus Christi Church, Loch St, Mosman Park or St Gerard Majella Church, cnr Ravenswood Dr/Majella Rd, 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.

Holy Hour 7.30pm at St Bernadette’s Parish, cnr Jugan and Leeder Sts, Glendalough. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, music and chants, silence, readings and meditative decades of the holy Rosary. Tea/ coffee and cake to follow. Enq: Sean Tobin of Bl Elisabeth of the Trinity Choir 0439 720 066.

EVERY SECOND FRIDAY Discover Spirituality of St Francis of Assisi 12pm at St Brigid’s parish centre. The Secular Franciscans of Midland Fraternity have lunch, then 1-3pm meeting. Enq: Antoinette 9297 2314.

EVERY SATURDAY Our Lady of Sorrows Rosary 9am at St Denis Parish Church, cnr Roberts Rd and Osborne St, Joondanna. A warm invitation to those interested in praying Our Lady of Sorrows Rosary with us. Enq: parish office 9242 2812.

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY Vigil for Life – Mass and Procession 8.30am at St Augustine Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with Mass celebrated by Fr Carey, followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic. Please join us to pray for the conversion of hearts and an end to abortion. Enq: Helen 9402 0349.

Mission Rosary Making at the Legion of Mary 9.30am-2pm at 36 Windsor St, East Perth. All materials supplied. The Rosaries made are distributed to schools, missions and those who ask for a Rosary. Please join us and learn the art of Rosary making on rope and chain. Enq: 0478 598 860.

Half-Day Retreat 9am-1.30pm at Holy Family Parish, 34 Alcock St, Maddington Led by Fr Parackal VC and Vincentian Fathers. Morning tea and lunch provided. Enq: 9493 1703 or email vincentiansperth@yahoo.com or visit www.vpcp.org.au.

EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY The Feast Praise and Worship, Inspiring Talk, Fellowship 4-6pm St Jude Parish Centre, 20 Prendiville Way, Langford. Afternoon tea and coffee provided. Enq: Grace 0420 921 268 or Fema 0415 144 971.

EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Succour) and Divine Mercy Chaplet (Chant) 8.30am at Our Lady of the Mission Parish, Whitford, 270 Camberwarra Dr, Craigie. Holy Mass at 8.30am followed by Novena. Enq: Margaret 9307 2776.

EVERY SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAY The Feast Praise and Worship, Inspiring Talk, Fellowship 2-4pm The Faith Centre, 450 Hay St, East Perth.

Afternoon tea and coffee provided. Enq: Grace 0420 921 268 or Fema 0415 144 971.

EVERY FOURTH SATURDAY Voice of the Voiceless Healing Mass 11.30am at St Brigid’s Parish, 211 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. Bring a plate to share after Mass.

Enq: Frank 9296 7591 or 0408 183 325.

GENERAL Divine Mercy Church, Lower Chittering Come join the “$500 club” by donating that amount towards completion of the Divine Mercy Church in Lower Chittering. Your name will be included in a plaque and you will share in Masses offered for benefactors. Donate online: www. ginginchitteringparish.org.au or send cheque to DM Church Building Fund, PO Box 8, Bullsbrook WA 6084. May God bless you!

Free Divine Mercy Image for Parishes High quality oil painting and glossy print – Divine Mercy Promotions. Images of very high quality.

For any parish willing to accept and place inside the church. Oil paintings: 160 x 90cm; glossy print - 100 x 60cm. Enq: Irene 9417 3267 (w).

Sacred Heart Pioneers Would anyone like to know about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771.

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

Mary MacKillop Merchandise Available for sale from Mary MacKillop Centre.

Enq: Sr Maree 0414 683 926 or 08 9334 0933.

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

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

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 services (ref www.abortiongrief.asn.au). Enq: Julie (08) 9313 1784.

Free Rosaries For The Missions If you or anybody you know are going to the missions and would like to send or take Rosaries to spread the faith locally or overseas or for school or First Holy Communion, please contact Felicia 0429 173 541 or Hiep 0409 128 638.

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.

PERPETUAL ADORATION Perpetual Adoration - Kelmscott Perpetual Adoration is coming to Kelmscott soon.

Come and spend an hour with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in the little side Chapel of Good Shepherd Church, Streich Ave. Adorers are needed. Please contact Tim 0413 785 680 or Fr Andrew 9495 1204.

Adoration - St Jerome’s, Spearwood Adorers are needed. Please contact the office on 9418 1229.

Holy Hour Slots at St Bernadette’s, Glendalough “Every Holy Hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it will be recorded in heaven and retold for all eternity” ~ Blessed Mother Teresa. Adorers needed for: Monday midnight-1am; Tuesday 10-11am; Wednesday midnight-2am; Friday 2-4am; and Sunday 1-2am. If you would like one of these hours or more information, please call the parish office. Enquiries: 9444 6131.

Emmanuel Centre Volunteer needed Emmanuel Centre is looking for a volunteer approximately every six weeks to drive a trailer and ute to Canning Vale to drop off newspaper for recycling. The trailer is a self-tipper and the papers on the ute can be simply pushed over the edge. The days would be Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays. Please contact Fr Paul 9328 8113 (voice); 9328 9571 (TTY) or Mob 0401 016 399.

Resource Centre For Personal Development 2014 Courses 197 High St, Fremantle. RCPD2 ‘Successful Relationships, Emotional Intelligence/ Communication Skills’; RCPD3 Part1 ‘Health – Mental, Physical and Spiritual’ ‘Understanding and Healing the Consequences of Emotional and Sexual Abuse’ Lecture and Discussion; RCPD11 ‘Therapeutic Workshop’; RCPD7 Part1 ‘Psychology and Christian Spirituality’; RCPD7 Part2 ‘Exorcists and Psychiatrists’. Volunteers required for Op/Shop Drop-In Centre. Enq: 9418 1439, 0409 405 585 www.rcpd.net.au.

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