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Pope Francis issues his first Apostolic Exortation at the close of the Year of Faith

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PERTH’S CHRISTIAN Irdi was chosen to receive the Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis on behalf of all deacons at the Mass on November 25 for the close of the Year of Faith. At the end of the Mass, the Holy Father consigned his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium to 36 representatives from 18 countries, with just one deacon - Mr Irdi - joining a bishop, a priest, a seminarian and various others in receiving the document. The Mass in St Peter’s Square also marked the solemnity of Christ, King of the Universe, and was concelebrated with several leaders of the Oriental Catholic Churches. For the first time, the relics of the Apostle Peter were displayed alongside the altar for public veneration, contained in a bronze casket. Before the Mass, a collection was made in aid of the people of

the Philippines, recently afflicted by the Typhoon Haiyan. During his homily, Pope Francis thanked his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI for commencing the Year of Faith. “By this providential initiative, he gave us an opportunity to rediscover the beauty of the journey of faith begun on the day of our baptism, which made us children of God and brothers and sisters in the Church,” he said. Reflecting on the readings for the Mass, the Pope stressed the importance of recognising Christ as the centre of our lives. “When this centre is lost, when it is replaced by something else, only harm can result for everything around us and for ourselves,” he said. “Besides being the centre of creation and the centre of reconciliation, Christ is the centre of the people of God. Today, he is here in

our midst. He is here right now in his word, and he will be here on the altar, alive and present amid us, his people. “Finally, Christ is the centre of the history of humanity and also the centre of the history of every individual. To him, we can bring the joys and the hopes, the sorrows and troubles which are part of our lives. “When Jesus is the centre, light shines even amid the darkest times of our lives; he gives us hope, as he does to the good thief in today’s Gospel.” In concluding his homily, the Holy Father said asking God for forgiveness would never go unheard. “Today, we can all think of our own history, our own journey,” he said. “Each of us has his or her own history: we think of our mistakes, our sins, our good times and our bleak times.

Perth deacon Christian Irdi receives the Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis on November 25 at Mass in St Peter’s Square. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“Jesus’ promise to the good thief gives us great hope: it tells us that God’s grace is always greater than the prayer which sought it. The Lord always grants more, he is so

generous, he always gives more than what he has been asked: you ask him to remember you, and he brings you into his kingdom! Let us go forward together on this road.”

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Toodyay celebrates 50 years with Mass, lunch St John the Baptist Parish in Toodyay celebrated its 50th anniversary on November 17. Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB was the main celebrant at the Mass, with parish priest Fr Pavol Herda, assistant parish priest Fr Emmanuel Tv Dimobi, and Fr Andre Mary Feain FI concelebrating. “It was the Archbishop’s first visit to Toodyay since he was made Archbishop,” parishioner Barbara Moran told The Record. Following the Mass, parishioners gathered together at St Pio’s Hall for a celebratory lunch, which was followed by a cake especially baked for the occasion. The hall was decorated in gold and lavender colours, balloons were placed in the corners and a picture of St John the Baptist given to the parish by a previous parishioner hung on the wall. The foundation stone for St John the Baptist was laid in January 1863 by Bishop Martin Griver and subsequently blessed during Christmas 1864. One hundred years later, in 1963, parish priest Fr John Chokolich relocated the church due to the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway. On November 17, 1963, the new church of the same name was opened and blessed by the Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Myles McKeon. “It wasn’t a very formalised day,” Mrs Moran said about the celebrations. “We had 18 tables with eight people at each table but there was no reserved seating. We also had the choir come down from Good Shepherd Parish in Lockridge and they sang at the Mass, and we had a PowerPoint presentation of the past 50 years of the parish. It was a really nice day.”

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB joined Toodyay parishioners in celebrating the parish’s 50th anniversary on November 17. The large crowd enjoyed a look back at the parish’s history in the hall after Mass. PHOTO: BARBARA MORAN

Bring an open heart to Charismatic prayer day The Catholic Charismatic Renewal Group (CCR) is holding a day of prayer on November 30 at the Newman Siena Centre in Doubleview from 10am till 5pm. “The day is about having a day of teaching and renewal,” Frank Cosaris, leader of CCR at All Saints Parish Greenwood told The Record. “The day is to understand what is happening in the renewal and it is also to increase people’s faith through the Holy Spirit.” The day will commence with a 45 minute prayer

and praise session followed by a collection of Charismatic hymns of praise and worship led by readings from Scripture and prophetic words. “Prophetic words are the Holy Spirit inspiring people to say something,” Mr Cosaris explained. The day will also involve a number of people who attended the National Service Committee Conference in Brisbane sharing their experiences with the group. “Tim Murphy will talk to us,” Mr Cosaris said. “He famously walked across the USA carrying a cross as a witness to the Lord.” Other subjects that will be addressed include the Charismatic Renewal Movement in the Catholic Church worldwide and a time has been allocated for prayer

ministry. “We will pray for anyone who needs prayers,” Mr Cosaris said. “In the afternoon, people will also be given a chance to share their life experiences if they want to.” The afternoon will conclude with talks from Dan Hewitt, leader of CCR in WA, and Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey, chaplain to Perth’s CCR. Both Mr Hewitt and Archbishop Emeritus Hickey attended the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS) International Prophetic Gathering in Bethlehem recently. “It’s open to everyone,” Mr Cosaris said. “All are welcome and there is no charge, just bring your own lunch, Bible, notepad, pen and an open heart to the Lord.”

Get into the spirit with an Advent wreath Observed in the Catholic Church, Advent marks the beginning of the preparations for Christmas over a period of four Sundays. Derived from the Latin word advenio which means ‘to come to’, Advent refers to the coming of Christ. One of the most familiar symbols of Advent is the Advent wreath. Consisting of four candles arranged in a circle with evergreen boughs, the Advent wreath corresponds to the four Sundays of Advent. The wreath’s candles include three purple ones representing the penitential nature of the season and the fourth candle, which is pink in colour, represents the respite of Gaudete Sunday. Sometimes a fifth white candle is placed in the middle of the wreath to represent the spirit of Christmas. In keeping with this spirit, the parishioners of Holy Family Parish Kalamunda are selling a pack of candles together with a wreath for eight dollars. “We’ve got a stall for advent wreaths,” Fr Greg Donovan, parish priest of Holy Family told The Record. The packet of candles and the wreath comes with a pamphlet of prayers to say when the candle is lit each week in preparation for Christmas. “Many parishes sell wreaths for Advent,” Fr Donovan said. “Advent has two themes, one is for preparing for the Lord and the other is that it is the anniversary of the birth of Christ.” All the proceeds raised from selling the Advent Wreaths will go towards Aid to the Church in Need. “It is an international organisation,” Fr Donovan said. “It helps Catholic and Orthodox churches in terms of education of seminarians and helping in missions.”

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Zoe’s Law gives boost for the unborn By Matthew Biddle NEW SOUTH WALES is a step closer to conferring the status of “personhood” on an unborn child for the first time. Parliamentarians in the lower house voted 63-26 in favour of a controversial amendment to the Crimes Act, after two months of weekly debate on the bill. The bill will now face a vote in the upper house, where the result is expected to be closer. The proposed changes are a result of the tragic death of an unborn baby almost four years ago. On Christmas Day 2009, a driver under the influence of drugs hit heavily pregnant Brodie Donegan, who was just metres from her home on the Central Coast of NSW. While she recovered from the accident, she lost her unborn child, whom she later named Zoe. The driver of the vehicle was not charged over Zoe’s death. Under the current laws in NSW, the death of an unborn child is classed as an injury to the mother. The proposed amendment to the Crimes Act 1900 would include a separate charge of grievous bodily harm to the unborn child as a person, in the case of a car accident or assault. The bill, which was tabled as a private member’s bill in August by Ms Donegan’s local member of parliament, Chris Spence, defines an unborn baby as a foetus of more than 20 weeks gestation or weighing more than 400 grams. MPs who opposed the bill say such a definition is arbitrary, and will one day be used to justify criminalising abortion. But the Coalition for the Defence of Human Life’s Richard Egan told The Record the legislation was entirely separate to abortion laws. “People who describe themselves as pro-choice on the abortion question ought to be in agreement with those of us who are pro-life, this should really be a no-brainer,” he said. “You can only describe the opposition to a law like this from those who describe themselves as pro-choice as revealing them to be so hostile to the unborn child that it’s moved beyond their claim that they’re defending the rights of women to make choices about their own lives to an actual hatred for unborn children.” Mr Egan said the bill’s passing would be a positive for the pro-life cause. “All these legal developments, just like the scientific developments, contribute in their own way to a day when the unborn child is, to use George Bush’s words, wel-

Brodie Donegan, at right, lost her daughter, whom she later named Zoe, after being hit by a car in 2009. The drug-affected driver was not charged with Zoe’s death but, if an amendment to the Crimes Act passes the NSW upper house, there will be punishment for such an offence. PHOTO: ONLINE

comed in life and protected in law,” he said. For pro-lifers, there is a clear contradiction between, on the one hand, recognising an unborn child as a person in the case of assaults or car accidents causing harm or death, and yet, on the other hand, viewing abortion as a right of the woman. But leading Australian bioethicist Nicholas Tonti-Filippini told The Record the majority of the Australian public don’t see any contradiction in such views. “People tend to see the decision made by a woman about her own body as a different issue,” he explained. “In the book John Fleming and I edited, Common Ground? Australian Attitudes to Abortion and Sex Education, we published research that showed that most people thought that abortion was wrong in most circumstances, but they also thought that it was a matter for the woman and the law should not intrude on her decision.” Dr Tonti-Filippini’s research also found that most Australians recognise a foetus as a person, but place the woman’s rights above the rights of the foetus. “They don’t see it as contradictory that you can recog-

nise a foetus as a person and that the law would allow abortion,” he said. “Most Australians would not see it as a contradiction because they see the rights of a woman to do what she wants with her own body as coming first... they see it secondary that a child dies as a result of that.” Similar laws to the NSW amendment are under consideration in WA. In February 2012, the then Attorney General of WA, Christian Porter, announced that the State government would introduce foetal

homicide laws and increase penalties for offences causing injury or death to an unborn child. Under the planned laws, causing death or grievous bodily harm to an unborn child through an unlawful assault on its mother would be punished with life imprisonment. The WA laws do not specify when an unborn baby can be considered a person. But, almost two years since the proposed legislation was announced, it is still yet to be finalised and brought before parliament.

Member for the South Metropolitan Region Nick Goiran told The Record the debate over foetal homicide laws was not the same as that over abortion. “Those who are ‘pro-choice’ on abortion should agree with those of us who are pro-life on abortion that when the life of an unborn child is ended against the wishes of the pregnant woman by any act of intentional or reckless violence this should be treated as a criminal offence and an appropriate penalty imposed,” he said.

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Brains behind sustainable schools visiting WA By Matthew Biddle TANZANIAN priest Fr Melodious Mlowe will spend three weeks in WA from November 27 to build connections between local schools and the unique Ngelela Environmental Secondary School (NESS) he established in the small African country. Fr Melodious will be accompanied by Wise Mgina, the administrator at the Tanzanian school, which was set up with the help of Perth’s Les and Bronwyn Mutton, as reported in The Record earlier this year. The visitors will spend time at three schools in Bunbury, as well as speaking to various groups in Perth. NESS opened in January, thanks to Fr Melodious’ idea of growing thousands of pine trees in his home village, which provided the resources to build the school, and will sustain it in the future. Mr Mutton said Fr Melodious would benefit greatly from the visit, as well as providing some ingenious ideas to schools in WA. “He is esteemed as an educator and is a member of a National Education Board, which tries to enhance the general low quality of national education in Tanzania,” he said. “He is also an engaging speaker on a wide range of subjects such as theology, sustainable development, education and environmental management.” The Muttons recently visited the school, taking several computers with them that will be used initially by the teachers as educational tools. “NESS is still in the pioneering stage with little infrastructure and raw living conditions for students and staff,” Mr Mutton said. “[The school] aims to allow all capable local children the chance of a secondary education which has an ethos founded on the Gospel of Christ.” Two houses for teachers, as well as a visitor’s house, are being constructed at the school. Recently, a 40-foot container filled with donated items was shipped to Tanzania, eventually

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“He is an engaging speaker on subjects such as theology, sustainable development, education and environmental management.” various office and school furniture. A second container will be sent to the school, which has the support of the Australian High Commission in Kenya, next year.

Top, Fr Melodious Mlowe, at left, with Perth couple Bronwyn and Les Mutton during their July visit to Tanzania. Above, the school’s 72 students celebrate the arrival of a container of donations from Australia. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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SYDNEY’S Robert Haddad delivered five talks at St Paul’s Catholic Church in Mount Lawley earlier this month, as part of the parish mission. The mission’s title was ‘I Make All Things New’, and included talks on Mary, Pope Francis, the Eucharist, and the need for a new apologetics. Mr Haddad, who is the head of the New Evangelisation for the Catholic Education Office in Sydney, told those gathered on November 15 that the Pope can legitimately be referred to as the “Prime Minister” of the Church. He explained how, in the Book of Isaiah, Israel is governed by a king, who gives authority to a Prime Minister. In the New Israel, Mr Haddad said, Christ is the king who gives authority to Peter, the first Pope. “The Church is a monarchy,” he said. “Our king is Jesus, our Prime Minister is a man who succeeds St Peter and, of course, that Prime Minister has other ministers, who are the other disciples.”

They work, “not in conflict or contradiction with the Prime Minister, but in union with the Prime Minister”, Mr Haddad said. The discussion also covered the authority of the Papacy in regards to Church teachings and doctrine. “There are some people who think Pope Francis is going to change Church teaching on matters of morality,” Mr Haddad said. “He’s not going to do that. He has no authority to, and he knows it. “He has the authority to be the guardian of the deposit of the faith, to develop it, not to change it.” The Sydney layman said the Reformation slogan that Christ is the head of the Church, not the Pope, revealed a false dichotomy. “That’s putting two against each other that are really together,” he said. “[The Pope] has been commissioned by Christ, he acts in the name of Christ, with the power and authority of Christ, not in opposition to Christ, but in union with him.”

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Religious back trafficking prayer day By Juanita Shepherd POPE Francis held a workshop at the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences at the Vatican on November 2-3 to study the problem of human trafficking at the behest of women religious. The Sisters had asked the Pope to grant a worldwide day of prayer and fasting to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking. Sister Lucy van Kessel PBVM, coordinator of Australian Catholic Religious against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) spoke to The Record: “There were a number of high profile people from around the world at this gathering,” she said. “The global day of prayer has partly come out of the workshop and I personally think it’s a very good idea.” Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it has been suggested that the global day of prayer and fasting is to take place on February 8, 2014 the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita; a slave from Sudan who escaped captivity, found freedom in Italy and became a nun. “We need to raise more awareness of the extent of trafficking,” Sister Lucy said. She defines trafficking as people who are coerced and deceived against their will and as part of ACRATH, a national group of religious and lay people who seek to provide education and raise community awareness about trafficking in humans, Sister Lucy works to ensure that the needs of the trafficked people are met. “ACRATH helps them with retraining, access to financial compensation, health care, accompaniment, walking along side them and other needs,” Sister Lucy said. “We also focus on networking with like minded organisations in Australia and the Asia Pacific region and internationally to advocate for stronger measures to address human trafficking.” In addition to advocating for stronger measures ACRATH also

Children raise their hands in front of a mural of St. Josephine Bakhita, an African slave and victim of violence, who died in 1947.

aids victims of human trafficking through the legal process, including accompanying them to court and gaining compensation. However, Sister Lucy also faces the challenge of finding the people who have been affected by trafficking and getting them to prosecute. “We’ve had over 300 cases and only 16 prosecutions because people are afraid,” she said. “Prosecution is only 16% across the world and it’s very poor compared to the crime that’s actually going on.” Sister Lucy said that in the past the main issue was sex

trafficking but she feels that labour trafficking also needs awareness, by addressing the demand for labour and supply. Sister Lucy said that in order to curb the growing problems of labour trafficking issues of poverty should be addressed and people in less developed countries should be given a just wage. “In a report from Rome [it said] 20 to 29 million people are trafficked worldwide,” Sister Lucy said. “68% are held in forced labour, 22% face forced sexual exploitations and 10% face state imposed

labour, by that I mean the children in Uzbekistan are forced to go out into the cotton fields instead of going to school.” Despite the grim statistics Sister Lucy agrees with Sister Eugenia Bonetti who has asked the Pope to promote a ‘culture of respect.’ “If we follow Jesus’ teachings and have respect for following the Gospel values it is possible to have a culture of respect and counter human trafficking,” Sister Lucy said. “Jesus was compassionate, welcomed those most in need such as

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the children and He didn’t judge others. I know a lot of good people doing a lot of good work,” On November 23 The Australian Christian Women WA held their latest campaign initiative against human trafficking called Walk for Freedom. The Australian Christian Women WA is a Charismatic movement based on the Assemblies of God. “ACRATH works across religions,” Sister Lucy said. “They work with us in a respectful way to fight against human trafficking.”

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Perth goes all out for the Philippines By Robert Hiini THE SOH family, founders of Buckets for Jesus, have been happily overwhelmed by the generosity of the Perth community, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, after a colossal amount of goods was donated to their Philippines typhoon appeal. The family and a group of dedicated volunteers have collected three shipping containers full of clothes and medical supplies to ship to Sebu where they will be distributed to the hardest-hit areas. Ruby Soh, who was in Bohol in the week before Typhoon Haiyan to help people recovering from the October earthquake, departed Perth for Sebu to coordinate the distribution effort. She said she was “extremely grateful” for the show of support for her home country. Volunteers associated with the Soh family also launched an appeal in Singapore, collecting eight container loads of goods for the effort. Speaking to The Record last Friday, Mrs Soh said she was happy to be returning to the Philippines to contribute to the aid effort but was also slightly apprehensive about the level of devastation she expected to find there. “I am quite anxious and concerned just from what I have been reading; a priest I know on the ground is giving me updates,” Mrs Soh said. “He is hoping that more people will come and help, worried that the plight of the Philippines will drop off the radar as time goes on.” The appeal has also received support from companies, including Coates Hire which donated six generators and has offered to supply 50 temporary mobile homes or dongas for which the Sohs are attempting to secure shipping. The Soh family closed their furniture business, Mode Studio in Subiaco, for the duration of the appeal which ended on November 22. “It has been a sacrifice, two weeks of trade, but it is worth it if we can save lives and help,” Mrs Soh said. The priest in Bohol with whom Mrs Soh has been working, Fr Khing Vaño, sent this eyewitness account of what is happening in the region to The Record on November 22: “I was at ground zero of the 7.2 earthquake that hit Bohol on

Volunteers Mark and Mat load donations into a truck for transport at Mode Studio, the Soh family’s business in Subiaco.

October 15 in the town of Carmen. It was like the end of the world. I was lucky my house survived but not my neighbour’s. As an act of thanksgiving to God, we organised relief operations bringing water, food and tents to the victims in the evacuation areas. Generous friends and donors from here and abroad provided the money and supplies. “One month after the quake, we are working on rehabilitation, helping people go back to their homes and rebuild their houses. This is a longer process and we are coordinating with the local government and local Church. Hopefully, we can link our relief efforts and rehabilitation towards development. Those affected in our area are mostly poor farmers. “Carmen sustained strong winds but damage was minimal. It was very bad in Leyte and Samar

Islands, next door neighbours to Bohol. Coming on the ruins of an earthquake and the earlier, smaller typhoon, it brought more fear and desperation to the populace. “Our nerves are broken, but not our spirits. The biggest challenge after the earthquake and typhoon relief efforts are over, is how to sustain the momentum of help for the victims. “Usually, people are ready to help at the onset of the disaster and a few weeks after but for the long haul, which is needed for the victims who lost homes and property, hardly anybody cares. How can we link relief rehabilitation and development for those who suffered the devastation? “Australians have been very helpful to the Philippines in the past and the present. We are very thankful for this,” Fr Vaño said.

PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

Above, from left, Mick, Mike, Kamila and Ruby Soh.

PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI

Hundreds gather to give and to pray for the Philippines THERE was a large gathering of Filipinos and Australian friends, civic and family, in Bedford last Saturday evening to raise funds for the survivors of the recent Philippine disasters in the central Philippines. The event was spearheaded by the “Visayan Group” and various community leaders and was hosted by the Filipino-Australian Club of Perth with the support of its president, Nestor Jongko. Proceeds from entrance fees, raffles, cash donations and pledges totalled approximately $30,000 which will go, in its entirety, to the survivors. Donated clothes and other nonperishable goods will be transported to the affected islands. Philippine food and musical entertainment featured throughout the evening and the Filipino Chaplain of the Archdiocese of Perth, Rev Dr Armando Carandang, gave the following as an opening prayer: O God of Power and Mercy, Was

that your direct will and power which devastated our homeland so recently and left thousands of dead, many more missing, and corpses putrefying and still unburied? Is it your direct will and powerwhich even now keeps in misery millions of the living barely surviving, homeless and helpless, hungry and thirsty, sick in body, in mind and spirit? Yet we know that you are the God of love who cannot directly will evil, but allow it for a good we cannot see. Still we cannot help but ask why. And yet we understand that you are God of mercy, always giving, always forgiving, even if Nature is not. Physical Nature has indeed been out of order through wrong choices of our fallen human nature. God of Mercy, Look down upon us, as merciful Father. Protect the Philippine survivors from further harm. Give them, we pray, true freedom of spirit, the spirit of freedom from despair and utter hopelessness, the spirit of faith and hope. Give them, we pray, relief

and health in mind and body. And yet, let us not just pray in the comfort of this lucky country. Lead us to action. Open not just our hearts but also our hands to help provide material means to those in great need even if at some sacrifice on our part. For it is actual giving - in almsgiving - that, beyond prayers which knock on the gate of heaven, beyond personal sacrifices that open the gate of heaven. Yes, it is almsgiving, selfless giving to the truly deserving, that speaks of heaven.

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Paul Kelly, right, has been a regular speaker at past Embrace the Grace conferences. Below, active larks at the second ETG conference in 2005. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Embrace the Grace marks ten years The 10th annual Embrace the Grace conference will be held in New Norcia from December 11-15. This year’s theme is ‘Called to Freedom’, and participants can expect another life-changing five days, as Juanita Shepherd reports... HELD IN the monastic town of New Norcia, the Embrace the Grace (ETG) youth conference will celebrate 10 years on December 15. An initiative of the Respect Life Office to give young Catholics a chance to share and enhance their faith, ETG is a five-day event starting from December 11 for people aged between 16 and 30. “ETG is a forum where we can question, challenge and explore both our faith and contemporary society,” Eliza McKay, organiser of ETG, told The Record. “ETG provides us with a community of other young people who are trying to live the values of the Church in the secular world.” Aquinas College teacher Paul Kelly and Sister Bernadette Pike MG pulled together a team of young Catholics who committed their time and talents to the project, resulting in the Embrace the Grace conference. Inspired by the words of Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Veritatis Splendor, Miss McKay chose the theme ‘Called to Freedom’ for this year’s conference. “Freedom is sometimes seen as the ability to do whatever we feel like,” Miss McKay said. “In contrast, John Paul II associates freedom with the opportunity to choose to act in love and service of others and to allow ourselves to become the best people we can be.” Being the best we can be is not without its challenges, but Miss McKay, who has attended four ETG conferences, believes the answer lies in the conference. “ETG is an enduring conference where I can invite friends, family and other young people from my parish so that they can experience the Church and connect to other young Catholics,” Miss McKay said. “The environment at ETG as well as the spiritual direction and sacraments available help us to connect with God and with each other at a deeper level; the ETG experience inspires us to be better people.” She urged the youth to come to ETG believing that the conference

Above, left, and below, 10 years of ETG conferences have provided many happy memories for past participants, some of whom have entered priestly or religious life in the years since. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

is a remedy to dispel any doubts. “I would challenge anyone who thinks the Church’s teachings are irrelevant to take the time to explore them,” Miss McKay said. “Read, for example, what the last few Popes have been saying to young people; the message of Jesus Christ is echoed in every age by the Church and is applicable in every aspect of our lives.” Through the ETG conference, Miss McKay has learnt a lot about her faith and said she has experienced the beauty and vibrancy of the Church. The conference has allowed her to ask questions and explore delicate and difficult matters. “I was inspired by the other young people I met, and grew in my love of God and his Church,” she said. “It encouraged me to explore my faith more, participate in other Catholic initiatives and get involved with parish youth ministry; I’ve had an absolute ball at every ETG I’ve been to.”

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‘I want to carry your burdens to Jesus’ By Matthew Biddle ARCHBISHOP Christopher Prowse was officially installed as the leader of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn on November 19. The Mass of installation was held at St Christopher’s Cathedral in Canberra, with more than 700 people in attendance. The crowd included almost 150 clergy, as well as most of the Bishops of Australia. Archbishop Prowse’s five siblings were also present. Proceedings commenced with the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, pronouncing the official Papal Bull of Appointment in Latin, written by Pope Francis. “We believe that with your well recognised and much esteemed spiritual and pastoral gifts, you, venerable brother, are best suited to fill this vacancy,” the translation into English read. “We encourage [the priests and people of the Archdiocese] to welcome you warmly and always remain one with you in faith and love.” During his homily, Archbishop Prowse reflected on the life of St Christopher, the same name he and the Archdiocesan Cathedral share. After recounting the story of how St Christopher carried the Christ-Child across a dangerous river, Archbishop Prowse told the congregation: “I want to be “Christopher” for you”. “I want to carry you and your burdens to Jesus, the great burdenbearer, across the dangerous river of life,” he said. Archbishop Prowse said he was “knocking at the door” of the Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese. “Please let me into your hearts to lead you into the heart of Divine Mercy, Jesus himself alive in our Catholic faith. Please pray for me,” he said. The 59-year-old exhorted the people of the Archdiocese to embrace new forms of media in taking Christ to everyone, everywhere. “Let us go out with courage and hope in the deep waters to the new depths of evangelisation opening up in our times – the depths of discovery and science, the internet and social media, art and beauty, the new poor in families,” he said. “First Australians, migrants and refugees,

the search for God, the city and rural areas, politics and economics, culture and inter-religious dialogue, the search for meaning and purpose in life.” Archbishop Prowse was previously the Bishop of Sale in Victoria, before being appointed as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn in September. The Archdiocese has been without an Archbishop for almost two years since Mark Coleridge was appointed Archbishop of Brisbane. Meanwhile, Bishop David Walker recently retired from his role in charge of the Diocese of Broken Bay. An administrator will govern the diocese until a successor is appointed. Bishop Walker, who turned 75 on the day he officially retired, led the diocese since 1996. He told The Record he was grateful for the opportunity to lead the Broken Bay diocese.

“I have grown personally in my faith life through this opportunity in a way that I might not have done otherwise,” he said. “The responsibility does wear you down. I think it is easier to bear when you are younger, so whoever comes might find it easier.” Bishop Walker said his ministry will continue, despite his retirement, albeit in a different form. “I will continue to serve the people of God through the proclamation of the Gospel and the fostering of the personal spiritual journey,” he said. President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Denis Hart thanked Bishop Walker for his contribution to the Church and society. “His gifted work and friendship since his appointment as bishop of Broken Bay in 1996 is esteemed by all. We wish him every blessing in retirement.”

Top, Archbishop Christopher Prowse delivers his first sermon as the leader of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. A large crowd, including almost 150 clergy, above, attended the installation Mass. PHOTOS: CATHOLIC VOICE CANBERRA

Prayer warriors to be fined, jailed in Tasmania By Matthew Biddle

Participants in prayer vigils outside abortion clinics in Tasmania could be fined and jailed under laws passed last week. PHOTO: MICHAEL CONNELLY

PRAYING outside an abortion clinic in Tasmania could result in imprisonment after radical changes to the State’s abortion laws were passed last week. The Tasmanian upper house passed the Reproductive Health Bill on November 21, which removes abortion from the criminal code, placing it instead in the health code. Abortions up until 16 weeks will now be performed without written consent from two doctors. Tasmania is now the third Australian State or Territory to decriminalise abortion, joining Victoria and the ACT. Under the laws, all doctors must give patients seeking an abortion referral a pamphlet listing local abortion clinics. The legislation also means that anyone holding a silent vigil within 150 metres of an abortion clinic can be fined a maximum of $9,750 and jailed for up to 12 months. Behaviour that is prohibited includes “besetting, harassing, intimidating, interfering with, threatening, hindering, obstructing or impeding” anyone entering the

abortion clinic. Further, the legislation states that “a protest in relation to terminations that is able to be seen or heard by a person accessing, or attempting to access, premises at which terminations are provided” is a criminal offence. During the second reading of the bill earlier this year, Tasmanian Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne, a member of the pro-abortion group Emily’s List, detailed the kinds of behaviours the bill would prohibit. “It will stop the silent protests outside termination clinics that purport to be a vigil of sorts or a peaceful protest but which, by their very location, are undoubtedly an expression of disapproval,” she said. “It will not stop a religious sermon against terminations, in churches that fall within an access zone. Unless, of course, they broadcast it over a loud speaker in a public manner. “It will, however, stop a person... handing out pamphlets denouncing terminations.” That could be a problem for St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hobart, which is less than 100 metres away from an abortion clinic. According to Ms Byrne’s explanation, the St

Joseph’s parish church will no longer be permitted to provide pro-life pamphlets in its foyer for public consumption. President of Right to Life Australia Margaret Tighe described the bill’s passing as “the blackest day in the history of Tasmania”. “The Port Arthur massacre killed dozens of people but this bill will kill thousands. Tasmania is committing demographic suicide,” she said. “It is a denial of the rights of the child, a denial of conscientious objection for doctors, and criminalising people who want to offer help to pregnant women.” Former chairman of Pregnancy Assistance in WA Brian Peachey told The Record the 150 metre access zone was “utterly disgraceful”. “It’s the worst piece of legislation in Australia, even worse than the Victorian abortion legislation, which was described as the worst in the world,” he said. “In my opinion, the legislation is contrary to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.” Christian groups are believed to be considering a challenge to the laws in the High Court.

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Egyptian Christians urged not to flee By James Martone EGYPT’S CHRISTIANS should stay in their country and help it progress instead of taking “the easy way” of emigrating abroad, said a senior member of the country’s Catholic Church. Fr Rafic Greiche, head of the Catholic Church press office in Egypt, expressed concern last week that hundreds of thousands of Christians have left for other countries since 2011, when a popular revolution ended the nearly 30-year secular rule of former autocratic president, Hosni Mubarak. Those who are leaving “are the most educated”, Fr Greiche said. “We need them to invest, not only their money but also their energy and as Christians they have the duty to be missionaries in their own country.”

Since Mubarak’s ousting, Egypt has witnessed military rule, the rise of democratically-elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and then his overthrow by the military in July after millions of Egyptians protested his leadership. An interim

inform the Church that they were emigrating. “There are sometimes legitimate reasons but most of the people, at the first problem, they leave. They take their American passport and go,” Fr Greiche said.

“We need them to invest, not only their money but their energy and as Christians they have the duty to be missionaries in their own country.” government installed by the military now rules. Fr Greiche said foreign embassies in Egypt reported that as many as 300,000 Christians had left the country so far, but that the exact number was hard to confirm because many of those leaving had second passports and did not

After the 2011 downfall of Mubarak, violence increased in Egypt, a predominantly Muslim country in North Africa of more than 80 million people. Following Morsi’s overthrow in July, violence surged, most of it targeting Egyptian government facilities as well as the country’s

Christian community, which accounts for about 10 per cent of the population. Government officials and the country’s Christian leaders, including Fr Greiche, have blamed the violence on the now banned Muslim Brotherhood as well as Morsi’s Islamist supporters. Brotherhood officials, many of them now in jail, deny they are behind the violence. Fr Greiche said attacks on Christians had decreased since August, when more than 70 churches around the country were burned, ransacked and looted. But he lamented what he called “a new wave of violence” targeting the country’s security apparatus, including the assassination in Cairo of a senior interior ministry official and the suicide car bombing three days later in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula which killed 10 soldiers.

Peter’s relics publicly venerated for the first time

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Pope marks Ukrainian Holodomor anniversary Pope Francis greeted Ukrainians marking the 80th anniversary of the Holodomor or “Terror-Famine of Ukraine” on November 24. He told the Ukrainian Catholic pilgrims that loving one another, loving the Church and working for Christian unity are the best ways to honour those who were martyred for their faith. During their pilgrimage, the Ukrainians marked the anniversary of the Holodomor that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33 and the 50th anniversary of the transfer of the relics of St Josaphat to an altar in St Peter’s Basilica. The Ukrainians celebrated a Divine Liturgy at the Basilica’s main altar before the Pope arrived and focused his remarks on St Josaphat, who was martyred in 1623 for supporting the unity of his Byzantine-rite Church with Rome.

IRELAND

Redemptorist priest, a champion of peace, dies Redemptorist Fr Alec Reid, the 82-year-old priest praised for his role in ending a decades-long sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, died on November 22 in Dublin. During the 1980s, he secretly acted as a conduit between the paramilitary Irish Republican Army and politicians in Northern Ireland. He was instrumental in bringing about a 1994 cease-fire that led to peace talks and served as one of the witnesses who confirmed the decommissioning of IRA weapons in 2005. Fr Reid is remembered as the priest who gave the last rites to two British army corporals who were killed after they drove into a Republican funeral. The image of Fr Reid praying over the stripped soldier stretched out in crucified form became one of the most powerful and harrowing images of Northern Ireland’s troubles.

ENGLAND

Anglican synod wants female bishops

Pope Francis holds the relics of St Peter the Apostle as he celebrates Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on November 24. The bone fragments, which were discovered in the 1940s, are kept in the Pope’s private chapel but had never been displayed in public. PHOTO: STEFANO RELLANDINI, CNS

Sexualisation distorting childhood, society By Mark Pattison WHEN ONE-THIRD of a report’s length is taken up with the citations used in producing it, you know it’s been well researched. That’s the case with the American Psychological Association’s Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualisation of Girls from 2010. Even though the report is close to four years old, it’s safe to say the situation it documents hasn’t reversed itself. Television is one of many culprits the report cites. Others include movies, magazines, clothing and the internet. But just examining TV’s role in this situation would provide enough fodder for a report of its own. “Anyone - girls, boys, men, women - can be sexualised. But when children are imbued with

adult sexuality, it is often imposed upon them rather than chosen by them,” the report said. “Throughout US culture, and particularly in mainstream media, women and girls are depicted in a sexualising manner. These representations can be seen in virtually every medium, including primetime television programs, television commercials, music videos and magazines.” Why all this concern? According to the report, “Girls learn about women’s expected roles in the world and strive to enact these expectations, because doing so brings specific rewards and because being consistent with expectations is itself rewarding. In addition, violations of the boundaries of these roles or ideologies can be met with punishment, denigration, and even violence.”

Is the situation hopeless? Difficult, yes, but the report suggested several ways to counter the influence of sexualisation. One counter was media literacy. The report highlighted a study showing that “high school girls who participated in a media literacy program had less internalisation of the thin ideal and more questions about the realism of images than girls in a control group”. Faith and family are other effective counters, the report said. “Parents and other family members can help girls interpret sexualising cultural messages in ways that mitigate or prevent harm,” it explained. “Because sexualisation is often so pervasive as to seem normal and thus not even discernible to many girls, parents can make sexualisation visible by discussing media and other cultural messages with girls.”

Regarding the influence of faith on the situation, the report said that “religious practices and social or political activism are also helpful strategies”. “When parents, through their religious or ethical practices, communicate the message that other characteristics are more important than sexuality, they help to counteract the strong and prevalent message that it is only girls’ sexuality that makes them interesting, desirable, or valuable.” It added: “By insisting that girls be allowed to remain girls and not be pushed into a precocious sexuality, they provide a haven where girls can develop at their own pace.” The APA brought renewed attention to the 2010 report this year because of its authors’ fears over the increasingly sexual nature of girls’ Halloween costumes.

The ruling body of the Church of England has signalled its support for the ordination of women bishops, a year after opponents stalled the process. During a November 20 debate in London, all three houses of the General Synod - bishops, clergy and laity - voted, 378-8, with 25 abstentions, in favour of change. If the outcome of the vote is replicated in a second formal ballot in July, it will mean that women could be ordained bishops soon afterward. Traditionalist Anglicans, who had opposed the ordination of women, indicated they were now satisfied with new arrangements offered to protect parishes and clergy that do not accept women as priests or bishops on theological grounds.

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African leader calls for holy politicians Retired Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah of Kumasi challenged Ghanaian Catholics to produce holy politicians endowed with the fear of God and who want to serve the nation selflessly rather than be served. “We need Catholics who will set the example in political truth and integrity, who by their quality and character of their life will contribute toward the creation of (an honourable) society,” he said in a homily at a Mass celebrating the end of the Year of Faith. Archbishop Mensah said Christians could only respond to the call for a new evangelisation “through an authentic witness of life where there is no dichotomy between what we pray on our knees on Sundays and what we do with our feet on Mondays.”

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Cardinal marks 25 years of

Aiding our brethren Christians are struggling to survive in the Holy Land but their strong supporters, the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, continue to grow in Perth where the first Australian lieutenancy was founded, 25 years ago.

Above, two new candidates for investiture as Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, Clifford Mitchell and Giovanni Pintabona, stand to approach the sanctuary. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI

Christians in the Holy Land are fleeing it as much as they can. They're really imprisoned, literally so, with walls built around the neighbourhoods. They can't get from home to see their farms, their relatives, without permits. It's unjust. It's totally unjust.

ife for Christians in the Holy Land is getting worse every day, according to the Cardinal Grand Master of an order sworn to support our brothers and sisters in the faith in the Holy Land. Cardinal Edwin O'Brien added two more knights to the cause of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in the presence of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB when he visited Perth two weeks ago. The Cardinal invested Clifford Mitchell and Giovanni Pintabona as knights on November 16 at St Joseph's Church, Subiaco. The Cardinal also awarded special anniversary plaques to 11 knights of long standing, including H E Clifford Henry Holloway, who helped establish the first Australian lieutenancy in Perth 25 years ago. Cardinal O'Brien celebrated Mass at St Mary's Cathedral the following day, describing the mission and purpose of the order as living and proclaiming the Resurrected Lord and providing prayerful and material support to Christians in the Holy Land. Speaking exclusively with The Record after the November 17 Mass, Cardinal O'Brien described the situation for Christians in the Holy Land

as "unjust", lamenting oppressive movement controls and a general culture of fear. "They're fleeing it as much as they can. They're really imprisoned, literally so, with walls built around the neighbourhoods," Cardinal O'Brien said. "They can't get from home to their farms; can't get from home to see their relatives without permits. It's

Christians in the Holy Land deserve a hearing, to be treated with some sense of dignity, some sense of justice. unjust. It's totally unjust. "The Israeli government knocked down a house belonging to the Church a couple of weeks ago, no mention of it in the press. The press is intimidated, leaders are intimidated. Why, I don't know. "These poor people deserve a hearing, to be treated with some sense of

Cardinal Edwin O'Brien thanks Clifford Holloway at St Joseph's Church in Subiaco on November 16. Mr Holloway was the founder of Australia's first lieutenancy of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Perth, 25 years ago. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI

dignity and some sense of justice, and it's not happening and it's getting worse and worse every day." In comments reported in The Record last week, the Cardinal said Catholic communities needed to feel

the urgency of the New Evangelisation and to be formed accordingly. A former rector of the North American College for seminarians in Rome, Cardinal O'Brien complimented the Archdiocese of Perth

on its seminarians Deacon Mark Baumgarten, Deacon Christian Irdi and Connor: "They add a great deal to the college but every one of them would say their experience in Rome for the Universal Church gives them

a much greater sense of the need to bring the Gospel to wherever they find themselves." Cardinal O'Brien said NAC seminarians went "to the outskirts" during the summer break, making reference to a recent working visit to China. "[They often] form groups when they get back home to make pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to help those countries where they spent their summers where there is great poverty. "It's an expanding circle of concern that we have to fight for but people who study in the Vatican and see St Peter's and listen to the Pope, they're challenged much more directly and they meet that challenge." The origins of the order date back to the early twelfth century when some lay people decided to place themselves at the service of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and stand up in its defence. The first documents proving the existence of knights known as Knights of the Holy Sepulchre date back to 1366. The investitures of new Knights in Jerusalem continued to be awarded by the Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land until 1847 when Pope Pius IX reconstituted the Latin Patriarchate and entrusted the Order with the task of supporting it.

Left, Knight Jochen Diedler holds aloft a ceremonial sword at St Joseph's Church, Subiaco on November 16, demonstrating the ongoing relevance of the order's pageantry, with its origins going back to 1366. Above, Cardinal Edwin O'Brien, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre with priests and servers. Cardinal O'Brien complimented servers Michael Ho and brothers Nicholas, Alex and Max Diedler, the previous day, as being among the best he had ever seen. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI

Above, newly invested knight Giovanni Pintabona is vested. Left, ladies make the pledge of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre at St Mary's Cathedral on November 17. PHOTOS: ROBERT HIINI

Perth seminarians add a great deal to the North American College in Rome... Their experience in Rome for the Universal Church gives them a much greater sense of the need to bring the Gospel to wherever they find themselves.

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The forgetting of

Wisdom Once upon a time, the object of learning was the love of wisdom but today’s outcome focused education has become a kind of high pressure drudgery, writes leading Perth educator Dr Andrew Kania.

BOUT twenty years ago, a young lady entered my Year Twelve Economics class, having been pulled out of an academically select school to move into the school I was working in – a school also known for high academic achievement. All I knew about her was her name, let us call her Sally, and the school she had come from. In the truest sense of the word, this young lady struck me as a sweetheart – very quietly spoken, very polite, and very obedient. Nothing was abrasive about her character. I could not understand why she had left her previous school or, for that matter, why they had agreed to let her go. Her results were extremely high and, characterwise, she was exemplary. Then, as I sat in class one day, I looked at her. She always had her jumper pulled over her fingers. It was very strange. Then I began to notice how her uniform seemed always to be too big for her. I went to the College counsellor, he told me that she had transferred to our school because she was suffering from anorexia. She wanted a fresh start. I kept this to myself, but later looked at her results from her previous school; none of the results for any of her subjects had been below 90 per cent. By the end of Semester One, her result for Economics, with me, had fallen to 80 per cent. Parent-Teacher evening came, and her mother had booked a time to see me. I was expecting the mother to ask me to explain the 14 per cent drop in the Economics result. Instead, the mother was so very happy. Her daughter now had a good boyfriend, and was not pushing herself to destruction; she was putting on more weight – and she enjoyed my classes immensely. The mother hadn’t seen her daughter this happy for many years. All she wanted for her daughter was for her to be happy again. How different this was to another parent I had seen immediately prior to this interview who, in front of me, berated her daughter for a 94 per cent result in her examination when she should have got 100 per cent. I can recall seeing this second young lady sitting cross-legged in a school corridor, head down, weeping bitterly a few days later. Two children in the same class – two vastly different parenting styles and expectations. In what is considered by many to be a classic but controversial study of modern education, Allan Bloom in his Closing of the American Mind (1987), paints a picture of the education system of the United States, and for that matter, much of the western world, losing its way. Among the many ideas that Bloom

The love of learning, inculcated in early childhood, gets lost in target-based systems where wisdom is not valued, writes Dr Andrew Kania. PHOTO: CNS

discusses is what exactly is the purpose of education. There exists a wide diversity of educational institutions in the world today, and most, if leaguetable results are any indication, tend to place their highest objective on the ‘academic result’. But what does this result mean? Does achieving an ‘A’ indicate that one is educated, or has an educated mind? Bloom would clearly suggest that there is a lot more to being educated than the final result; especially so if the courses that are being studied are those which do not allow the student to discuss and be immersed in the big and important ideas of world and historical thought. Bloom reflects on the peripatetic schools of Ancient Greece where a student had to engage various minds. To Bloom, education is the pursuit of wisdom. Bloom’s study echoes much of John Henry Cardinal Newman’s thesis from The Idea of a University (1852 and 1858). In that latter tome, Newman spoke at length about his alma mater, the University of Oxford; noting that, when Oxford was at its materially poorest in the 19th century, it seemed to be at its academic best. Why was this so? Newman concluded that the students who were at the University at this time were on fire with ideas, and that they inspired one another. They were educating one another through the sharpening of each other’s minds by way of conversation; discussing ideas as if these ideas really mattered. How different this is to what today we call education. Many a teacher will tell you that the students they teach often ask the question: “Will this be in the examina-

tion?” If the reply by the teacher is in the negative – whatever faint light that may have been in the student’s eyes quickly seems to dull. It is almost as if we are breeding, in our educational institutions, mercenaries: “I am paying money to pass an examination, so cut to the chase, please”; “Don’t talk to me about Truth, if the Truth won’t appear on the examination paper!” Moreover, how many of us can relate to Newman’s description of students talking over meals about the ideas they had learned in class? Is it not more the case that after class we go and do something we want to do, and leave the drudgery

look for a mortgage, superannuation, a retirement village, and then a grave, the latter hopefully with a good view. For many, education is therefore no longer about the motto Seek Wisdom (although we may have this in neon lights glowing on campus) but about the catchphrase Be Productive. Education has morphed since the Industrial Revolution into a production line mentality. In many, if not most, of our educational institutions, we instruct so as to make our citizens fit neatly into the production process. This is exactly Bloom’s thesis; how many educators and educational institu-

“Don’t talk to me about Truth if the Truth won’t appear on the examination paper.” How many can relate to Newman’s description of students talking over meals about the ideals they had learned in class? Is it not more the case, that after class we go and do something we want to do, and leave the drudgery of learning for later? of learning for later? Part of this ‘drudgery’ of learning is based for some on education being compulsory. But a good part of the problem belongs to the fact that education today is seen to be commensurate with passing assignments, examinations and units. Once this is done, then we worry about academic rankings. Once the rankings are done, then we worry about job choices. Once job choices are done, then we worry about employment and income. Once income is sorted – then we

tions are today concerned about teaching their students about the search for Truth, or providing education that teaches about the virtuous life? What we have today, if Bloom is correct, is the fulfilment of the instruction in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times: “Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else.” These ‘Facts’ are those which will help us pass the examination; and the examination has been specifi-

cally sculpted so as to fit the simple end goal of gauging how well these Facts have been memorised. We thus dispassionately memorise the facts. We read Shakespeare with the same passion that we read the side of a Corn Flakes packet at breakfast, and study important historical documents of World War II with the same enthusiasm, or perhaps even less, of how we read the television guide. The most disheartening part of this ‘business’ of education is how, after years of treating the beauty of study in such a cynical fashion, we become cynical about beauty; “Have you read Romeo and Juliet?” we are asked, “Yeah, I did it at high school!”, we reply. We did ‘It’; the word ‘It’ signifying anything from a brick to the life-cycle of a puffin. So let me return to Sally. Her mother told me that Sally’s previous school had separated the girls in each of her classes into two groups – those who could achieve, and thus bring results for the school academic awards, and those who could not be expected to do so. For the brighter girls, the teacher would instruct them – at a ratio of 1:6; for the others, the teacher would set work for them to do, private study. Sally wanted to be taught, so she crammed hard to be part of this small group. She worked herself into illness, because she wanted to achieve – achievement - a virtuous thing to desire. But the end goal of true education is not achievement, but wisdom; the correct use of knowledge and experience. Scoring highly on an examination paper may indicate hours put in (sometimes it does not), but it

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Word’s use a scandal in the mistaking I have been confused for quite some time as to exactly what scandal is and whether it is a sin. For example, we say that a person was scandalised. Is there sin in any of this?

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cannot gauge whether you are educated; as oftentimes, many a student who has done well in an examination cannot tell you a few years after this examination what they studied – as if they studied only for a brief moment, and once that moment had passed, the knowledge became dead to them. A matter of: I needed to know in order to jump through the hoop, not in order to know. If you were asked as to the marques of education, very few would reply, high examination results. Rather, wouldn’t we all agree that the educated mind is

typified by the pursuit of truth and justice; open-mindedness; willingness to engage other minds regarding the great ideas; self-control and the love of wisdom. If we agree here, now let us ask the question, and which courses teach these marques and how are these marques to be taught? This is the central distinction of a Catholic education from that of a secular education – that everything we learn is placed within the context of a Higher reality. We learn to know that we are not alone; that there exists a Truth;

that life has meaning - for everyone; that study is important – but life and loving more so; that ambition is good - but it is not all; that excellence should be striven for – but that one’s best is all that God requires. A true Catholic education is, in essence, a call from God for selfrealisation, and not a nebulous journey toward self-interest and cynicism. Catholic education in its fullest sense is about the love of God, and the getting and not forgetting of Wisdom.

S YOU SAY, we use the word scandal in many ways. The word, by the way, comes from the Greek word skandalon, meaning a stumbling block or trap. When we say that someone was scandalised, we usually mean they were shocked, or horrified, by the immoral behaviour of someone. But in being shocked they were not inclined to imitate that behaviour. Quite the contrary. Similarly, when we say that someone’s behaviour was scandalous, we are normally indicating our strong disapproval of what they did. Again, we are not inclined to imitate their conduct. But when we say that someone gave scandal, we are saying that they acted in a way that was likely to lead others into sin. This is the proper sense of the term in moral theology. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “Scandal is an attitude or behaviour which leads another to do evil. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbour’s tempter. He damages virtue and integrity; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death. Scandal is a grave offence if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offence” (CCC 2284). One of the worst things we can do to others is lead them into sin. If we hit them, insult them or gossip about them, we do not harm them in their relationship with God which is their most priceless possession. But if we lead them into sin, we harm this relationship and can even jeopardise their eternal salvation. As the Catechism says, we become their tempter, much as Satan does, and we can draw them into spiritual death, or mortal sin. Indeed, as the Catechism says, if our behaviour leads someone else to commit a grave offence, or mortal sin, we have committed a mortal sin ourselves. Especially serious is scandal caused by persons with authority over those led into sin. This includes parents, teachers, priests and, in general, any adult with an underage person. Our Lord was particularly strong in condemning it: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea” (Mt 18:6). The Catechism teaches: “Scandal is grave when given by those who by nature or office are obliged to teach and educate others. Jesus reproaches the scribes and Pharisees on this account: he likens them to wolves in sheep’s clothing” (CCC 2285; cf Lk 17:1). There are many ways in which one can commit scandal. The most obvious is by leading another person directly into

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sin. A young man who engages in sexual activity with a girl, a married man who entices a woman to commit adultery with him, a person who invites someone to attend an inappropriate film or show, someone who encourages another to commit a crime with him, a business manager who tells his staff to lie to the customer etc all commit scandal and are responsible not only for their own sin but also for that of the other. Another obvious way of committing scandal is by giving bad example, without necessarily intending to lead others into sin. This can include using bad language, dressing immodestly, praising a film that contains inappropriate

Especially serious is scandal caused by persons in authority who lead others into objective sin. material, drinking alcohol to excess, etc. This is what we mean by scandalous behaviour. A girl, or a boy for that matter, who dresses or behaves immodestly can be guilty of the sins of all those who look at them with lust or have impure thoughts or desires as a result. Parents have a special responsibility to take care that their children dress and act appropriately. Parliamentarians who vote for legislation that permits immorality in such forms as abortion, pornography or embryonic stem cell research are guilty of scandal and are responsible for all the sins committed as a result. Similarly, those who make immoral films, who make and sell immodest clothing, who run brothels etc are guilty of scandal on a grand scale. Scandal can also be committed simply by encouraging, advising or teaching someone to do wrong, and even by not discouraging them if they tell us they are thinking of doing it. In summary, as the Catechism explains, “Anyone who uses the power at his disposal in such a way that it leads others to do wrong becomes guilty of scandal and responsible for the evil that he has directly or indirectly encouraged. ‘Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!’” (Lk 17:1; CCC 2287). - FRJFLADER@GMAIL.COM

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DECEMBER 1, 2013 • MATTHEW 24: 37-44 • 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

TODAY’S GOSPEL Matthew 24:37-44 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man appears things will be just as they were when Noah lived. People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day that the flood came and Noah went into the big boat. They didn’t know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears. “Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. “So be on your guard! You don’t know when your Lord will come. “Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in. Always be ready! “You don’t know when the Son of Man will come.”

QUEENIES ART CLUB By Aimee-Rose Keppler (aged 10)

Ten-year-old Aimee-Rose Keppler with her award-winning artwork.

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Every Saturday, lots of girls and boys wake up thinking; “Yay, today is Queenies Art Club!” Sue, a professional art teacher, teaches children about God through art each Saturday morning at Queen of Apostles Church, Riverton. She, along with Rhorie, my Daddy and all the other parent helpers, give up their Saturday mornings to help us at Art Club. Art is used to reflect Bible stories including God’s Creation, The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, There is a Time for Everything, The Fruits of the Holy Spirit and the Loaves and Fishes (The Sign of the Christian). This Saturday we used a combination of water colour, acrylic paint, flowers and leaves to create a Christmas card print. The lesson was about God’s garden and creation (Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden).

Colour in one candle for each week of Advent and display in your home.

Prayer for the start of Advent How dark outside! But see - a star’s in the sky; Mary and Joseph are passing by.

This year we have used oil pastels, oil and acrylic paint, and water colours. We also learnt many techniques including mixing colours and mediums, using gauche, contrast, paintbrush twisting and other paint brush methods. Different styles we have learnt include collage and Byzantine. Thanks to everything Sue taught us in class, I felt confident enough to enter the 12 years and under art section in the 2013 Canning Show. I was lucky to win third prize in my division.

So let’s light a candle to welcome them as they go on their way to Bethlehem.

I would never have thought to create such a picture if it weren’t for Sue, Rhorie and the other helpers.

We’ll light a candle in church each day, We’ll light one candle each week and pray.

Sue is very energetic, fun to work with, and a great teacher who helps everyone get their work done. But who taught her this? God, because God is the best artist of them all!

We’ll light a candle at home each day, We’ll light a candle each week and pray.

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Carrying the cross of mental illness Willetton parishioner Dr Robert Williams has battled mental illness since his teenage years, and is passionate about sharing his story with other sufferers to show them it is possible to live a happy, healthy life, as Mark Reidy explains...

ne per cent of the population suffers from schizophrenia and one per cent has a PhD, so that makes Willetton parishioner Dr Robert Williams, who has both, a very rare man indeed. Describing himself as “a person who has been given the cross of a mental illness”, Robert has achieved much in his 68 years and is passionate in his desire to encourage others not to allow their condition to prevent them from living a rewarding life. Robert, who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder (a variant of schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder), has a diploma in computing, a BA in maths and economics, a Master of Information Systems degree, and a PhD in Automated Essay Grading; has lectured and researched at university level; has recently become a grandfather; and is determined to alter perceptions of mental illness, within and outside the Church. “If someone like myself does not articulate the problems mental health sufferers face, and shows that mentally ill people are not weird, but have the same needs and aspirations as others, and can have a successful working life given the right support, then the stigma associated with mental illness will remain,” he told The Record. Dr Williams was raised in what he describes as a “very traditional Catholic family of the 50s and 60s”, actively participating in parish life at St Benedict’s in Applecross. But despite his high academic achievement during teenage years, Robert began perceiving a sense of loneliness infiltrating his life. He became more introverted - often a precursor to schizophrenia - once he began university, causing him to fail his first year. This “social inadequacy” continued into his third year, eventually resulting in his first incident of full-blown schizoaffective disorder at the age of 21. However, his illness remained undiagnosed for the next seven years as he wandered from job to job. In 1973, he was admitted to Heathcote Hospital where he stayed for four months, undertaking a process of electro-convulsive therapy and anti-psychotic medication.

From left to right, Dr Robert Williams, Claire Bastian with baby Anthony, Neil Bastian, and Therese Williams.

This was to be the first and longest of six episodes of hospitalisation throughout his life. He acknowledges there are people who do not endorse using medication but, having suffered the effects of untreated symptoms, he is in full support of the practice and is particularly

ing to normal relationships and emotions and an alleviation of the persistent guilt that had dogged him for so long. “I remember thanking God for my recovery, and saying I did not know why he had permitted my illness to occur, but together let us

he said. “No human was capable of healing me... only God could help.” He was able to accept the fact that while he did not receive any miraculous cures he did receive the grace to accept his situation and believes the successful response to medication was an answer to his and his

“The illness has made me very compassionate and less judgemental, as I realise things can happen in a person’s life beyond their control.” pleased with the early intervention medications now in use. Robert describes the results of his time at Heathcote with a sense of excitement. “I do not think one can understand the enormous relief this brought to me unless they have experienced the phenomena,” he explained. “Suddenly, I could see a future.” This new life meant his thoughts began to “behave themselves”, lead-

see what the future had in store,” he said. Despite the difficulties and challenges, Robert’s faith always remained. He now sees his experience as drawing him closer to God and through prayer, the Bible and the writings of saints such as Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, he has become a firm believer that suffering can draw one closer to Christ. “I had nowhere else to turn,”

family’s prayers. “The illness has made me very compassionate and less judgemental, as I realise things can happen in a person’s life beyond their control,” he said. Robert has presented his story to both Church and secular groups, most recently to almost 100 people at Sts John and Paul Parish in Willetton, where he has been a parishioner for 30 years.

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He was delighted with the response and the level of interest within the Catholic community and hopes that one day a Catholic mental health hospital could be established, allowing treatment to occur within the framework of the Church’s spirituality. Robert is proud of his achievements and hopes his example may provide inspiration to others who have also been given the cross of mental illness and for their families. “It is often harder for the caregivers than the patient,” he said, acknowledging the positive influence of his family during his journey. “I am eternally grateful to Therese for marrying me,” he said. “My life turned around enormously after we were married. I am also very grateful to Claire who accepted the fact that her dad had a mental illness. I have never heard her complain about it. They are both very special people.”

Jennifer thriving thanks to PAS By Elizabeth Bishop Personal Advocacy Service volunteer JENNIFER has been with Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) in Greenmount for four years and I have come to know her more recently. We have bonded really well over the last 12 months and enjoy many of the same things. Jennifer loves her music. At the recent mid-year ‘Footy Fever’ celebration she was one of the first ones to get up on the dance floor and only sat down when the music stopped. She also loves driving with me, where she requests one of her favourite choruses to be played. We both sing, and Jennifer also does the actions. At Easter time, Jennifer came to my studio where I had set up the table with the food processor, special lactose-free ingredients and cooking utensils. We made scones and special Easter chocolates. We

finished off the afternoon together with a lovely afternoon tea once we had both finished the clearing up. Jennifer took the leftovers home, some to freeze and enjoy later in the week, and some to be shared with her housemates. Another activity that Jennifer enjoyed was when I took her to a local arts exhibition. A number of the local artists were very happy to let her hold the items and feel the textures. To finish our afternoon outing, we enjoyed a coffee at the Dome Cafe just across the road. Jennifer loves the Advocacy program and really enjoys meeting with her other friends and their advocates. It is always a very happy time. Each evening when I pick her up from home, we have a little chat about her week and how things have been going. If she has had a difficult time, we always have a little prayer together before we go inside. She always finds that by the time she goes home she is

filled with a lovely peace and asks once again to have the CD playing so she can sing along with the chorus and do the actions. It is a really special way to finish our evening together. Jennifer is currently enjoying a series of art workshops outside of her normal art classes which I have been able to organise for her. It has been wonderful to see her blossom as she experiments with new techniques. Her work is showing a lovely freedom and blending of colours. She will be exhibiting one of her pieces at an exhibition later in the year in celebration of International Day of People with a Disability (December 3) and Disability Awareness Week. Jennifer has recently moved house so that she can enjoy a little more independence. This has brought about changes and adjustments. Getting to know Jennifer’s support workers has been a very

Advocate and friend: Elizabeth Bishop and Jennifer.

important part of helping her with day-to-day issues. Connecting with her PAS friends and their advocates, as well as those who care for her, is creating a lovely ripple effect, giving Jennifer a sense that God

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is surrounding her with His love, giving her confidence as she settles into her new home. Interested in volunteering? Contact Personal Advocacy Service on 92755388

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EDITORIAL

Refuse to be beguiled by the banality of evil

he appearance of an art house film on the philosopher Hannah Arendt has sparked renewed interest in an old controversy. In 1961, Arendt went to Jerusalem as a correspondent for the New Yorker magazine to cover the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the notorious Nazi colonel accused of masterminding the transportation of millions of Jews to the death camps. Arendt was herself a Jew who had managed to escape from Nazi Germany and who had been, years before, something of an ardent Zionist. But she had since grown suspicious of the Israeli state, seeing it as un-self-critical and indifferent to the legitimate concerns of the Palestinians. I think it is fair to say, therefore, that she came to the trial with a complicated set of assumptions and a good deal of conflicting feelings. As the trial unfolded, Arendt was massively put off by what she saw as the grandstanding of the prosecutors. Their irresponsible, even clownish, antics were, she concluded, the public face of the Israeli state, which had determined to make of the Eichmann proceedings a show trial. But what struck her most of all was Eichmann himself. Sequestered in a glass box for his own protection, squinting behind owlish spectacles, screwing up his mouth in an odd, nervous tic, trading in homespun expressions, pleading that he was just a middle-level bureaucrat following orders, Eichmann was neither impressive nor frightening nor sinister. Arendt never doubted that Eichmann was guilty of great wickedness, but she saw the Nazi functionary as the very incarnation of what she famously called “the banality of evil.” One of the distinctive marks of this banality Arendt characterized as Gedankenlosigkeit, which could be superficially rendered in English as “thoughtlessness,” but which carries more accurately the sense of “the inability to think.” Eichmann couldn’t rise above his own petty concerns about his career and he couldn’t begin to “think” along with another, to see what he was doing from the standpoint of his victims. This very Gedankenlosigkeit is what enabled him to say, probably with honesty, that he didn’t feel as though he had committed any crimes. The film to which I referred at the outset very effectively portrays the firestorm of protest that followed Arendt’s account of the Eichmann trial. Many Jews, both in Israel and America, thought by characterizing Eichmann the way she did, she had exonerated him and effectively blamed his victims. I won’t descend into the PO Box 3075 complexity of that argument, Adelaide Terrace which rages to some degree to PERTH WA 6832 the present day. But I will say that I believe Arendt’s critics missed the office@therecord.com.au rather profound metaphysical Tel: (08) 9220 5900 significance of what the phiFax: (08) 9325 4580 losopher was saying about the Nazi bureaucrat. In a text written during the heat of bitter controversy surrounding her book, Arendt tried to explain in greater detail what she meant by calling evil banal: “Good can be radical; evil can never be radical, it can only be extreme, for it possesses neither depth nor any demonic dimension, yet—and this is its horror!—it can spread like a fungus over the surface of the earth and lay waste the entire world.” The young Hannah Arendt had written her doctoral dissertation under the great German philosopher Karl Jaspers, and the topic of her work was the concept of love in the writings of St Augustine. One of the most significant intellectual breakthroughs of Augustine’s life was the insight that evil is not something substantial, but rather a type of nonbeing, a lack of some perfection that ought to be present. Thus, a cancer is evil in the measure that it compromises the proper functioning of a bodily organ, and a sin is evil in the measure that it represents a distortion or twisting of a rightly functioning will. Accordingly, evil does not stand over and against the good as a kind of co-equal metaphysical force, as the Manichees would have it. Rather, it is invariably parasitic upon the good, existing only as a sort of shadow. J.R.R. Tolkien gave visual expression to this Augustinian notion in his portrayal of the Nazgul in The Lord of the Rings. Those terrible and terrifying threats, flying through the air on fearsome beasts, are revealed, once their capes and hoods are pulled away, to be precisely nothing, emptiness. And this is exactly why, to return to Arendt’s description, evil can never be radical. It can never sink down into the roots of being; it can never stand on its own; it has no integrity, no real depth or substance. To be sure, it can be extreme and it can, as Arendt’s image suggests, spread far and wide, doing enormous damage. But it can never truly be. And this is why, when it shows up in raw form, it looks, not like Goethe’s Mephistopheles or Milton’s Satan, but rather like a little twerp in a glass box. Occasionally, in the course of the liturgical year, Catholics are asked to renew their baptismal promises. One of the questions, to which the answer “I do” is expected, is this: “Do you reject the glamor of evil and refuse to be mastered by sin?” Evil can never truly be beautiful, for beauty is a property of being; it can only be “glamorous” or superficially attractive. The great moral lesson—articulated by both Augustine and Hannah Arendt—is that we must refuse to be beguiled by the glittering banality of wickedness and we must consistently choose the substance over the shadow.

Good can be radical. Evil can never be radical. It can never sink down into the roots of being.

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From time to time The Record samples editorial opinion from around the global Catholic press. The above editorial by Fr Robert Barron was published on Fr Barron’s Word on Fire website.

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Church should educate parish music ministers I AM writing in response to Matthew Biddle’s article “The Question of Liturgical Music”. I would like to congratulate Mr Biddle on his excellent grasp on this often controversial subject, and for his courage in writing this piece. Andrew Cichy is obviously very knowledgeable on the subject, presenting a balanced and wellformulated view on Church music. I must say I found it rather amusing that the diocesan music consultant, Chris deSilva, believes that the type of music played during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an ‘irrelevant’ topic and that any style of music is acceptable. And yet he also concedes that the type of music played is enough to make someone go to a different parish (we can only hope that they are not so traumatised by hearing the Seekers’ Hey There Georgy Girl turned into Hey There Jesus Christ to never step foot in a church again!) Mr Cichy is right in saying that there is a serious need for more resources so that parish musicians have the opportunity to become somewhat qualified in their ministry. Perhaps the diocese could consider developing a course on Church music, thereby ensuring that the Vatican’s instructions on the liturgy are known and understood by all those involved in the music ministry. The music accompanying the liturgy should be “glorious echoes of the divine”; it should never be reworded 70s pop songs and should never drive someone to leave their parish. Well done to The Record for printing this much needed article. Name and address supplied

Social issues have wideranging effects I REFER to the letters to the editor of October 30 and November 13 dealing with Pope Francis’ remarks as he spoke in his pastoral capacity of the fold entrusted to him worldwide, especially where the State does not provide for the unemployed or even the elderly who must therefore make their own way through life. In the case of unemployed youth who despair of ever finding

employment, it can raise the spectre of homelessness and despair of ever being able to get married, settle down and raise a decent family. That, in itself, can lead to all sorts of unhealthy or immoral alternatives, and even criminal behaviour of various kinds, some pretty gruesome which I leave to the imagination of the reader, so as to amass wealth. Unemployment and poverty can lead to all sorts of dire consequences, even within marriage, such as abortion and marriage breakup. Most social ills can be traced back to the breakup of the traditional family unit, even the neglect and despair of the elderly, which is encouraging the attempt at legalising euthanasia. Incidentally, even the youths who risk their lives by sailing on leaky boats rather than remaining at their first port of call do so in search of employment and a better life for themselves and their families whom they hope to ultimately bring in to join them. With reference to the Holy Father’s comment, “Who am I to judge”, about those who choose a homosexual lifestyle, he is merely following the way Jesus dealt with Mary Magdalene of whose lifestyle he certainly did not approve. Christians are meant to condemn wrong actions or behaviour but not the people who perpetrate them: “Hate the sin but love the sinner”. Pope Francis is trying to stop confrontation which, far from solving problems, only aggravates them. Those who misinterpret his meaning will soon discover their mistake.

State) derive their legitimacy from families and their primary duty is to protect and promote them by suitable laws and institutions. Societies are only as strong as their families. Men today, as in the past, are demanding the right to be masters of their own destiny, and not to be restrained by time-tested laws and institutions “imposed” on them by traditional society. These “libertarians” want to please themselves about rights, especially regarding pleasures like the use of drugs, alcohol and sex; limited only by a consensus or majority view. Licentiousness soon becomes the tyranny of the majority over minority rights, leading to the collapse of order and institutions – especially families. Then, by falling birthrates and weakening economies, we soon have a greater need of welfare which can never be sustained, as we see happening today. Nature never forgives. If we defy gravity, we soon crash, and if we defy the gravity of moral law, we soon destroy social order. Laws too, don’t enslave us, but guide and enhance our freedom. We can travel to the moon by keeping the various laws of life and the universe. The happiest people in the world are those who respect all natural rights and duties and are not enslaved by false rights to selfindulgence and addictions. The latest claims to the right to the unnatural pleasures of same-sex “marriage” [sic] are the latest examples of false freedom. Brendan Keogh President of the Australian Family Association

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Same-sex marriage a false freedom FROM EARLIEST times, the natural law of human rights and duties has been deduced from the nature of man in society. The ancient Chinese in various writings; the Greeks, especially Sophocles and Aristotle; and the Romans, especially Cicero (106-43BC) who was one of the greatest exponents of natural law; are some of the best known. Natural law shows marriage and family as the foundation of society. The family is the primary teacher, carer, guide and support of members learning their behaviour and proper roles in life in the best way. The leaders of any society (the

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State must act humanely to Vietnamese asylum seekers Member for Girrawheen Margaret Quirk told parliament recently that the Vietnamese detainees in Northam deserved to be treated humanely.

AST MONTH, I attended the unveiling of a sculpture in the City of Vincent, erected in gratitude to the people of Western Australia who gave safe haven to the Vietnamese who came here as refugees by plane and boat almost 40 years ago. The local Vietnamese community raised a large amount of money to construct this statue. I think it is we who should be grateful to the Vietnamese Western Australians who have enriched our community. Descriptions such as hardworking, family minded, conscientious and valuing education, although clichés, nevertheless sum up the path they have taken since arrival. Fast forward to the 300 Catholic asylum seekers currently detained in the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre outside Northam: They fled religious persecution,

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“We should be grateful to the Vietnamese Western Australians who have enriched our community.” predominantly in the town of Vinh, where clergy are assaulted, faithful set upon and churches desecrated by large groups of police, army, militiamen and thugs. Fearing ongoing persecution, hundreds of desperate souls resort

to taking the perilous boat journey to Australia to seek asylum. It is of concern that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection allowed Vietnamese police to enter the detention centre to interrogate the detainees. After interrogation, some have been so frightened they have taken desperate measures such as self-harm, attempted suicide and escape. The families of the people interviewed, still in Vietnam, have faced increased persecution, including harassment and arrest. It seems that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection is “screening out” to refuse large numbers of Vietnamese to even enter the refugee determination process. The time for rhetoric and slogans is over. We must act humanely, in accordance with our international obligations.

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Sporting zeal scores no goals for eternal salvation Taking the fortunes of our favourite sporting teams too seriously is just another form of modern-day idolatry.

HIS past November 24, the Liturgical calendar and the Canadian Football League (CFL) schedule occasioned a coincidence of events: to wit, the nation’s premier football (not soccer) championship, the Grey Cup, was played on the Solemnity of Christ the King. I shall not presume to say which of these events caused more Catholic hearts to burn in my part of the country. In general terms, the football match is a big deal (Canadian version of the Super Bowl). This year it was won by my province’s team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders (for only the fourth time in the club’s 101-year history). It was more a coronation than a contest, as the Western winners routed their hapless Eastern opponents. The Riders, as they are affectionately known, are the only CFL team named for an entire province, as opposed to an individual city. The fans’ sense of proprietorship (and loyalty) is widespread and has been dubbed “Rider Nation”. For many years, Saskatchewan’s chief export was people, as souls in search of gainful employment fled the province. Thus, the Riders have

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fans living in every part of Canada, much of the US, and other spots on the globe, including (I can personally vouch) Australia. With a current population of 1.1 million (and climbing, due to a recent economic boom), the province of Saskatchewan is the smallest market with a professional sports team in all of North America. The city of Regina, where the team is based, boasts a mere 200,000 souls. Yet the Riders consistently sell out the stadium (fans will drive 500km or more to see a game), and the team turns impressive profits; their merchandise sales rank third in Canada, behind hockey teams from Montreal (population 1.6 million) and Toronto (2.5 million). The team colour (green) is apropos on more than one level: once perennial underdogs, the Riders have become the envy of the CFL. Sports writer Bruce Arthur (Toronto’s National Post) says “The Roughriders have become a monster. They are the biggest franchise

in the CFL, the most profitable, the beating green heart of the league.” Not the Sacred Heart or Immaculate Heart, but perhaps as close as a sports team can hope to come. Mr Arthur continues: “The rest of Canada views Rider Nation as this adorable thing, this churchgoing earnest green tribe… the love suffuses this province”. There you have it: they will know we are Rider fans by our love. While Saskatchewan could certainly teach the rest of Canada (especially cynical, condescending urbanites) a

Regina long into the frigid night, shouting and dancing (and would have done so, even barring alcohol as a factor). Many sober fans have taken “The Rider Oath”, a quasireligious pledge (see YouTube), which borders on ridiculous if not creepy. To truly combine the experience of faith and fandom, one can wear a team jersey to Sunday Mass, which devoted Catholics did in droves, week after week as our team advanced through the playoffs. I’m old school enough to think

There’s a problem if we feel more anguish over our team’s losses than we do over our sins. thing or two about the concept of “community spirit”, I nevertheless maintain that there is nothing particularly adorable about the veneration of idols. The Roughriders’ president and CEO, Jim Hopson (“a sort of secular Pope” quips Bruce Arthur) fell short when he called their Grey Cup win “phenomenal” - for many, it mimics a religious experience. No one would brave sub-zero temperatures for a Corpus Christi procession in the streets, but celebrating fans paraded outdoors in

that if you have something - anything - more dignified in your closet, sports clothing (such as sweatpants and team jerseys) is simply not appropriate church attire. We ostensibly attend Mass to worship God, not to draw attention to our sports teams. (I don’t like rock star or beer ad T-shirts either, so I’m not just picking on sports fans.) Worse still, many priests engage in Rider boosterism at the beginning or end of Mass. Few have the courage to suggest that some aspects of fan devo-

tion border on idolatry. Oh come now, you’re over-thinking this, you grumpy old hen (so says my inner voice). It’s all good, harmless fun, isn’t it? Fandom is an expression of communal solidarity, common cause, love and devotion. Exactly my point. We’re getting excited about the wrong coronation. There’s a problem if we feel more anguish over our team’s losses than we do over our sins, or wrongs like abortion, poverty or hunger; if we have more zeal for Game Day than for the Gospel; if we experience more heartfelt elation in a championship win than we do in the knowledge that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead to save us from the power of sin and death. To paraphrase St Paul, we may care more for the withering wreath of laurel leaves than for the crown of eternal salvation. I don’t wish to be too hard on my fellow Saskatchewanians (try saying that after two drinks); after all, I too belong to Rider Nation. But at the risk of committing heresy: it’s only football; the Riders are just another team; the Grey Cup is just another game. But then that goes for all idols, everywhere. It is we who choose to make them so. Vivat Christus Rex.

Anglican convert happier than ever Michael Daniel converted to Catholicism almost 25 years ago and has no regrets, as Matthew Biddle recently discovered...

XCELLENT apologetics were the key factor in the conversion of former Anglican Michael Daniel almost 25 years ago. The 45-year-old school teacher spoke to The Record recently about his conversion to Catholicism, which occurred over the space of several years. Mr Daniel, a native of Melbourne whose family has migrated to WA, was raised in an Anglican family and says his first experience of Catholicism came through reading history books during primary school. “It was at that point that I really came in contact with British history and the whole anti-Catholic ethos and tradition of the way in which history was taught,” he explains. “I got the message that the Catholics were the enemy, the Anglicans were the best because they had preserved things like bishops, priests and deacons, and they also had, we believed, valid sacraments.” His schooling also impressed on his mind the belief that the Anglican Church was simply a “branch” of the Catholic Church. “Essentially, the Catholic Church was made up of the Anglicans, the Orthodox, and the Roman Catholics,” he says. “But the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics had erred, we had maintained the truth, so we were reformed but Catholic, that was considered the great strength of the Anglican Church.” But the literature that Mr Daniel was reading didn’t seem to correlate with the beliefs and views of his godfather, a practising Catholic. So to establish the truth once and for all, Mr Daniel took to reading Catholic literature. “I snuck into St Francis’ on Lonsdale St, which I knew had lots of pamphlet racks, and I quickly grabbed three or four pamphlets and left,” he says. “I chose the most controversial topics, there was one on Papal infallibility. I took them home and started to read them and I thought, ‘They actually make sense, and the

Michael Daniel, an Anglican convert to Catholicism, says it is important for Catholics to understand their faith so they can defend and explain it to others when the opportunity arises. PHOTO: MATTHEW BIDDLE

arguments are more reasonable than some of the things I believe in’. So I kept reading.” It was at that time that Mr Daniel began to feel that God was calling him to become Catholic. He continued to read Catholic material, and even started to pray the Rosary.

done it was only going to be a matter of time before they were to be ordained to the priesthood. “Even within the Anglican Church there was disunity over this issue... what I was seeing more and more in the Anglican Church was confusion and chaos.”

es of the Anglo-Catholics. “The 39 Articles basically reinforced antiCatholic teachings,” Mr Daniel says. “The Mass was described as a blasphemous fable and a dangerous deceit, relics, purgatory, and pardons were considered to be papist inventions.

“I generally found that talking to Catholics, most Catholics didn’t know what the Catholic faith was all about, at least the few I knew.” There were also several developments within the Anglican Church that left him feeling a little uneasy. “The Melbourne Anglican Archdiocese in 1986 ordained women to the diaconate,” he says. “You could see when that was

By this time Mr Daniel was attending what he describes as “Anglo-Catholic” liturgies, after taking up a friend’s invitation. But he felt there was a contradiction between the Anglican Church’s 39 Articles of Faith and the practic-

“But all these practices that the 39 articles condemned were practised in my Anglo-Catholic church.” In January 1989, Mr Daniel made a phone call to a Catholic priest to arrange for instruction in the faith, setting the wheels in motion for his

entrance into the Catholic Church at Easter that year. Mr Daniel says it was his primarily reading, rather than discussion with Catholics, that convinced him to convert. But his Catholic godfather did play a role. “He knew a lot about his faith and he never pushed me... but he was willing to discuss Catholic beliefs with me,” he says. “I generally found that talking to Catholics, most Catholics didn’t know what the Catholic faith was all about, at least the few I knew.” While it didn’t affect the end result, reflecting on his conversion, Mr Daniel says there is a great value in being able to know and defend one’s faith. “Opportunities do come up,” he says. “Don’t ever underestimate your ability to convince people.” His conversion complete, Mr Daniel recalls feeling a sense of stability after grappling with a number of contested Anglican beliefs. “I can remember, when I’d made the decision to become a Catholic, I rang a priest and I said to him ‘This is like being on a tempest-tossed ship and all of a sudden coming to calm water’,” he says. “You don’t have to ask ‘Is the Mass a sacrifice?’ Does the Eucharist really become Jesus’ Body and Blood? You can just accept these things.” But converting to Catholicism wasn’t received favourably by all, particularly coming from an Anglican background. “Some friends stopped talking to me as a consequence,” he says. “My parents were quite upset. My mother was more understanding and came to my reception because she’d converted from the Presbyterian religion to the Anglican religion, so she’d been through it. My father took it very badly, but I think he’s reconciled himself to it now.” Almost 25 years later, Mr Daniel says he couldn’t be happier with his decision to covert. “I have absolutely no regrets about my decision,” he says. “My Catholicism is integral to my identity and I can honestly say that I enjoy being a Catholic.”

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Talk - Creating a Life-giving Culture for Family Life 7.30-9pm at St Thomas More Parish, 100 Dean Rd, Bateman. Our series of talks keynote speaker is Dominican Sr Margaret Scharf. Based in California for 18 years offering retreats, most recently in Safety Bay. Enq: Sr Ann Cullinane 0418 130 200 or 9310 8248. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Charismatic Renewal - CCR Day 10am-5pm at Newman Siena Centre, 33 Williamstown Rd, Doubleview. Prayer and Praise, teaching and sharing, ministry prayer. Sharing of Archbishop Hickey’s experiences from International Prophetic Gathering in Bethlehem; Youths sharing on Leadership Gathering in Brisbane. Tea and coffee provided, bring lunch, Bible, notepad and pen. All welcome. Enq: Frank 0417 852 977. Men’s Faith Reflection Morning Feast of St Andrew 9am-12.30pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 2 Keaney Pl, City Beach. Mass then breakfast followed by presentation on the life and example St Andrew the Apostle with small group sharing. Cost: Free. Enq: Register for catering Jon 0409 800 841; menalive-citybeach@live.com.au. Retreat by Abbot John Herbert from New Norcia Monastery 9.30am-3pm at Our Lady’s Assumption Church, 356 Grand Prom, Dianella. Topic: Seeing God Through Christ In Communities Of Love. Morning and afternoon tea provided. BYO lunch. Donation $10. Enq: Ena 9276 6598. Dancing into Christmas 9.30am-2.30pm at Infant Jesus Parish Hall, 47 Wellington St, Morley. Welcoming the Incarnation mystery through dance. Enquiries and registration: Sr Shelley Barlow 9271 3873. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 Divine Mercy - Afternoon with Jesus and Mary 1.30pm at St Francis Xavier Church, 25 Windsor St, Perth. Homily by Fr Doug Harris “Put Christ back at Christmas”, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Benediction, and Reconciliation offered. Veneration of first class relic of St Faustina Kowalska. Refreshments to follow. Enq: John 9457 7771. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Alan Ames Healing Ministry Talk 6.30pm at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 345 Wright St, Cloverdale. Mass followed by talk and healing service. Enq: 9277 4094. Post Abortion Grief Talk - Anne Lastman 5.45pm at Goody Bioethics Centre, 39 Jugan St, Glendalough. Emeritus Archbishop Hickey joins Anna (founder of Victims of Abortion Australia) who speaks of the taboo and silence in society in acknowledging the trauma of this death experience. Launch of her book Redeeming Grief Enq: 9277 1222 or wa@tmc.org.au. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 Day With Mary 9am-5pm at Corpus Christi Church, 43 Lochee St, Mosman Park. Day of prayer and instruction based on the Fatima message. 9am-Video;10.10am holy Mass; Reconciliation, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, sermons on Eucharist and on Our Lady, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Stations of the Cross. BYO lunch. Enq: 9250 8286. Summer Fair at St Joseph Pignatelli 11am-4pm Catholic church, Attadale. Enter from Wichmann Rd, opposite Attadale Primary School. Books, Asian food, art and craft work, collectables. Enq: Stephanie 9330 3727, Anne 0420 393 330. Inner Healing Retreat 9am-1.30 pm at Holy Family Parish, 34 Alcock St, Maddington. Program includes Praise and Worship, Preaching of the Word of God, Confession, holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and Healing Prayers. Morning tea and lunch provided. Enq: 9493 1703 or vincentiansperth@yahoo.com. Please visit our website: vpcp.org.au. Spiritual Exercises Second Week 9am–12 noon at Mackillop Room, multipurpose room, John XXIII College. Presented by Chris Gardner, President of National Executive Committee for Christian Life Communities. Come taste ‘spiritual exercises’ of St Ignatius Loyola. Focus will be on the ‘Second Week’ of the exercises that involves deepening our personal relationship with Jesus. Cost, donation for Inigo Centre. Registration: Murray 9383 0444 or graham. murray@johnxxiii.edu.au. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to Maryville 12 noon at 34 Santa Gertrudis Dr, Lower Chittering. BYO lunch in the hall, followed by Holy Rosary, Adoration and Benediction. Holy Mass followed by Divine Mercy Devotions and afternoon tea. For transport phone Francis 9459 3873 or 0404 893 877. All Divine Mercy Prayer Groups are most welcome. Enq: Peter 9571 8819 or Lawrie 0448 833 472 or Fr Paul 9571 8068. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 Emmanuel Centre’s Christmas Party 11.30am-2pm at Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, Perth. Come along, join in the singing and meet other people of Emmanuel. Children welcome. Special reflection - Christmas in Syria. Please bring a plate of finger food to share. RSVP: December 5 for catering. Enq: 9328 8113 or emmanuelcentre@ westnet.com.au.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception 12 noon-1pm at Holy Spirit Church, Keaney Pl, City Beach. Please join us in the Hour of Grace in honour of the Immaculate Conception. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during the Hour with Rosary and quiet time. Enq: 9341 8082. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 St Padre Pio Prayer Day 8.30am at St Anne’s, 88 Hehir St, Belmont. St Padre Pio DVD in parish centre. 10am - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Divine Mercy, Silent Adoration and Benediction. 11am - holy Mass, St Padre Pio Liturgy. Confessions available. 12 noon BYO for shared lunch, tea and coffee supplied. Enq: Des 6278 1540. Divine Mercy Healing Mass 2.30pm at St Francis Xavier Church, 25 Windsor St, East Perth. The main Celebrant will be Fr Marcellinus Meilak OFM. Reconciliation in English and Italian will be offered. Divine Mercy prayers followed by veneration of first class relic of St Faustina Kowalska. Refreshments afterwards. Enq: John 9457 7771. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 Christmas with St Francis of Assisi 3pm at St Theresa’s Church, 678 North Beach Rd, Gwelup. All are welcome to join with the Secular Franciscans to reflect on the Greccio story with Carols. Afternoon tea will be provided. Enq: AnneMarie Langdon OFS, 9207 3691. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 Medjugorje Evening of Prayer 7-9pm at Our Lady of the Rosary, 17 Angelico St, Doubleview. All warmly welcomed to join us in thanksgiving for Our Blessed Mother’s reported daily apparitions in Medjugorje. Free DVDs on Medjugorje at evening. NEWSFLASH. PILGRIMAGE JUNE 2014 TO ROME/ASSISI/PADUA/VENICE AND MEDJUGORJE. Enq. Eileen 0407 471 256, medjugorje1947@gmail.com. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 Christmas Lunch - New Parish Centre Fundraising 12 noon at Goody Bioethics Centre, 39 Jugan St, Mt Hawthorn. Emeritus Archbishop Hickey leading the carol singing. $50 or $33 if paid before December 22; $15,18 years and under; third or more children are free. Enq: Fr Doug 9444 6131. Payments to St Bernadette’s Parish Centre, 49 Jugan St, Mt Hawthorn 6016.

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Cathedral Cafe Cathedral Cafe is now open every Sunday 9.30am1pm at St Mary’s Cathedral parish centre, downstairs after Mass. Coffee, tea, cakes, sweets, friendship with Cathedral parishioners. Further info: Tammy on smcperthwyd@yahoo.com.au or 0415 370 357. Pilgrim Mass - Shrine of the Virgin of the Revelation 2pm at Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook. Commencing with Rosary followed by Benediction. Reconciliation available before every celebration. Anointing of the sick administered during Mass every second Sunday of the month. Pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation last Sunday of the month. Side entrance to Church and shrine open daily between 9am-5pm. Enq Sacri 9447 3292. Praise and Worship 5.30pm at St Denis Parish, cnr Osborne St and Roberts Rd, Joondanna. Followed by 6pm Mass. Enq: Admin 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, 42 Streich Ave, Kelmscott. On Sunday, Dec 1, Mass will be celebrated by Emeritus Archbishop BJ Hickey. 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. Begins with holy hour (Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and teaching) followed by dinner at local restaurant. Meet new people, pray and socialise with other single men and women. Enq: Veronica 0403 841 202. EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Healing Hour 7-8pm at St Lawrence Parish, Balcatta. Songs of praise and worship, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and prayers for sick. Enq: Fr Irek Czech SDS or office Tue-Thu, 9am-2.30pm on 9344 7066. EVERY THIRD SUNDAY Oblates of St Benedict’s 2pm at St Joseph’s Convent, York St, South Perth. We welcome all who are interested in studying the Rule of St Benedict and its relevance to the everyday life of today for laypeople. Vespers and afternoon tea conclude our meetings. Enq: Secretary 9457 5758.

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Divine Mercy Hour 3pm at St Pius X Church, 23 Paterson St, Manning. There will be Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy prayers, Rosary and Benediction. Please join us in prayer. Enq: Mrs K Henderson 9450 4195. EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY Shrine Time for Young Adults 18-35 Years 7.30-8.30pm at Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Mt Richon; Holy Hour with prayer, reflection, meditation, praise and worship; followed by a social gathering. Come and pray at a place of grace. Enq: shrinetimemtrichon@gmail.com. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life 2-3pm at Infant Jesus Parish, Wellington St, Morley. Includes Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, silent prayer, scripture, prayers of intercession. Come and pray that those discerning vocations can hear clearly God’s call. EVERY LAST SUNDAY Filipino Mass 3pm at Notre Dame Church, cnr Daley and Wright Sts, Cloverdale. Please bring a plate to share for socialisation after Mass. Enq: Fr Nelson Po 0410 843 412, Elsa 0404 038 483. EVERY MONDAY For You My Soul is Thirsting (Psalm 62:1) 7pm at St Thomas Parish, 2 College Rd, Claremont. Tend to your thirst for God. Begins with Adoration, then 7.45pm - Evening Prayer; 8pm - Communion Service and Night Prayer. Come to the whole thing, or just to a part! Enq: Michelle 0404 564 890. LAST MONDAY Be Still in His Presence – Ecumenical Christian Program 7.30-8.45pm at St Swithun Anglican Church, 195 Lesmurdie St, Lesmurdie (hall behind Church). Begins with songs of praise and worship, silent time, lectio divina, small group sharing and cuppa. Enq: Lynne 9293 3848 or 0435 252 941. EVERY TUESDAY Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal 6pm at Pater Noster Church, Marmion and Evershed Sts, Myaree. Mass at 5.30pm followed by Benediction. Enq: John 0408 952 194. Novena to God the Father 7.30pm at St Joachim’s parish hall, Vic Park. Novena followed by reflection and discussions on forthcoming Sunday Gospel. Enq: Jan 9284 1662. EVERY FIRST TUESDAY Short MMP Cenacle for Priests 2pm at Edel Quinn Centre, 36 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Fr Watt 9376 1734. EVERY WEDNESDAY Holy Spirit of Freedom Community 7.30pm at Church of Christ, 111 Stirling St, Perth. We welcome everyone to attend our praise meeting. Enq: 0423 907 869 or hsofperth@gmail.com. Bible Study at Cathedral 6.15pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Victoria Sq, Perth. Deepen your faith through reading and reflecting on holy Scripture with Fr Jean-Noel Marie. Meeting room beneath Cathedral. Enq: 9223 1372. Holy Hour - Catholic Youth Ministry 5.30pm at Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate. Mass followed at 6.30pm with Holy Hour. Enq: 9422 7912 or admin@cym.com.au. 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 SECOND THURSDAY RCPD Charismatic Prayer, Bible Study and Teaching 6-7.30pm, 2 King St, Coogee. Enq: Eva 0409 405 585. 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. Begins with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Healing Mass followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Enq: admin 9493 1703 or www.vpcp. org.au. 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 to the scriptures. All welcome. Enq: adrianluke1999@ yahoo.com.au. 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 Paul Parish, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton. There will be songs of praise, prayer, sharing by a priest, then thanksgiving Mass and light refreshments. Enq: Ivan 0428 898 833 or Ann 0412 166 164 or catholicfaithrenewal@gmail. com. 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. 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. RCPD Charismatic Prayer, Bible Study/Teaching 6–7.30pm, 2 King St, Coogee. Enq: 0409 405 585. Dec 11, God’s ‘Destiny of the Nations’ DVD and Intercession. EVERY SATURDAY Teachers, Parents and Friends Mission Outreach 10am at Morley Parish Centre, 47 Wellington Rd, Morley. Meet during school terms. Primary English teachers and prospective aides offer their services for a small remuneration and donations from the tuition are distributed to missionaries. “Come and See” sessions are offered. Enq: Maggie 9272 8263, margaretbox7@icloud.com. Children’s Religious Education Program (Pre-Primary and Year One) 11am–12.30pm at Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish, 35 Eighth Ave, Maylands. The official Perth Archdiocese Parish Religious Education Program gives an opportunity to children attending non-Catholic schools age-appropriate religious education in a creative and fun environment. Families outside of Maylands welcome. Enq: Hayley 0423 008 500. EVERY FIRST SATURDAY Vigil for Life – Mass and Procession 8.30am at St Augustine Parish, Gladstone St, Rivervale. Begins with Mass celebrated by Fr Carey, followed by Rosary procession and prayer vigil at nearby abortion clinic. Please join us to pray for the conversion of hearts and an end to abortion. Enq. Helen 9402 0349. Mission Rosary Making at the Legion of Mary 9.30am-2pm at 36 Windsor St, East Perth. All

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

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Free Divine Mercy Image for Parishes High quality oil painting and glossy print – Divine Mercy Promotions. Images of very high quality. For any parish willing to accept and place inside the Church. Oil paintings: 160 x 90cm; glossy print - 100 x 60cm. Enq: Irene 9417 3267 (w). Sacred Heart Pioneers Would anyone like to know about the Sacred Heart pioneers? If so, please contact Spiritual Director Fr Doug Harris 9444 6131 or John 9457 7771. St Philomena’s Chapel 3/24 Juna Dr, Malaga. Mass of the day: Mon 6.45am. Vigil Masses: Mon-Fri 4.45pm. Enq: Fr David 9376 1734. Mary MacKillop Merchandise Available for sale from Mary MacKillop Centre. Enq: Sr Maree 041 4683 926 or 08 9334 0933. Financially Disadvantaged People Requiring Low Care Aged Care Placement The Little Sisters of the Poor community is set in beautiful gardens in the suburb of Glendalough. “Making the elderly happy, that is everything!” St Jeanne Jugan (foundress). Registration and enq: Sr Marie 9443 3155. Is your son or daughter unsure of what to do this year? Suggest a Cert IV course to discern God’s purpose. They will also learn more about the Catholic faith and develop skills in communication and leadership. Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation (National Code 51452). Enq: Jane 9202 6859. AA Alcoholics Anonymous Is alcohol costing you more than just money? Enq: AA 9325 3566. Saints and Sacred Relics Apostolate Invite SSRA Perth invites interested parties, parish priests, leaders of religious communities, lay associations to organise relic visitations to parishes, communities, etc. We have available authenticated relics, mostly first-class, of Catholic saints and blesseds including Sts Mary MacKillop, Padre Pio, Anthony of Padua, Therese of Lisieux, Maximilian Kolbe, Simon Stock and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Free of charge and all welcome. Enq: Giovanny 0478 201 092 or ssraperth@catholic.org. Enrolments, Year 7, 2014 La Salle College now accepting enrolments for Year 7, 2014. For prospectus and enrolment, please contact college reception on 9274 6266 or email lasalle@lasalle.wa.edu.au. Acts 2 College, Perth’s Catholic Bible College Is now pleased to be able to offer tax deductibility for donations to the college. If you are looking for an opportunity to help grow the faith of young people and evangelise the next generation of apostles, please contact Jane Borg, Principal at Acts 2 College on 0401 692 690 or principal@ acts2come.wa.edu.au. Divine Mercy Church Pews Would you like to assist by donating a beautifully handcrafted jarrah pew currently under construction, costing only $1,000 each. A beautiful brass plaque with your inscription will be placed at the end of the pew. Please make cheques payable to Divine Mercy Church Building fund and send with inscription to PO Box 8, Bullsbrook WA 6084. Enq: Fr Paul 0427 085 093. Donate Online at www. ginginchitteringparish.org.au. Abortion Grief Association Inc A not-for-profit association is looking for premises to establish a Trauma Recovery Centre (pref SOR) in response to increasing demand for our services (ref www.abortiongrief.asn.au). Enq: Julie (08) 9313 1784. Pilgrimage: Following Christ and His Saints Fr Tim Deeter and Fr Michael Rowe will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy, Jan 6-31, 2014. Israel and Jordan, Rome, Subiaco, Genazzano, Norcia and Cascia in Italy. $7,850 from Perth is all-inclusive except your drinks and souvenirs. Enq: casapgf@iinet.net.au or 9271 5253. Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation Competition Create a viral 30-second video that will promote Acts 2 College of Mission & Evangelisation and win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2.7” 8GB Wi Fi. Enq: 9202 6859 or http://acts2come.wa.edu.au. 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 local or overseas or for school or first Holy Communion please contact Felicia 0429 173 541 or Hiep 0409 128 638.

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CLASSIFIEDS Deadline: 11am Monday BEAUTY

PILGRIMAGES

Director: Fr Tadeusz Seremet SDS.

RURI STUDIO FOR HAIR Vincent and Miki welcome you to their newly opened, international, award-winning salon. Shop 2, 401 Oxford St, Leederville. 9444 3113. Ruri-studio-for-hair@ hotmail.com.

RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR THE CANONISATION OF BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II AND BLESSED POPE JOHN XXIII. Pilgrimage to Italy and France (covering Rome, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotondo, Lourdes, Paris) from April 24 to May 15, 2014. Contact Fr Quynh at St Mary’s Cathedral: 9223 1371 / 0406 662 065. Email: frquynhpilgrimage@gmail.com.

Call: Francis Williams on T: 9459 3873, M: 0404 893 877. Email: perthfamily888@gmail.com. Skype ID: perthfamily88.

TAX SERVICE QUALITY TAX RETURNS PREPARED by registered tax agent with over 35 years’ experience. Call Tony Marchei 0412 055 184 for appt. AXXO Accounting & Management, 168 Benara Road, Noranda. Trade services.

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

SERVICES BRENDAN HANDYMAN SERVICES Home, building maintenance, repairs and renovations. NOR. Ph 0427 539 588. PAINTERS IN PERTH since 1933. AJ Cochrane & Sons 08 9248 8211. BRICK RE-POINTING Ph Nigel 9242 2952. BOB’S PAINTING Registered and insured. Free quotes 0422 485 433 www.bobthepainter.com. au. PERROTT PAINTING PTY LTD For all commercial and strata property requirements. Ph 9444 1200. VAN REYK MEDIATIONS Alternative Dispute Resolution. Contact Lisha Van Reyk on 0404 290 778.

FOR SALE Hammond Electric Organ Model 122100. $200 ONO. 9405 1327, 0417 006 775.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THE TREASURES OF THE PROMISED LAND. Book your seats for the pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel from: March 14-27, 2014, November 17-30, 2014. For details on above and other tours to: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Germany, Spain and Portugal (Fatima) Turkey and Greece, South America region, Asia region. Please email Sheila or Sue at info@alternativeevents.net or leave message for us on 08 6461 6183. Call or text on 0433 77 1979 / 0421 835 408. *** 17 DAYS: CANONISATION OF TWO POPES: JOHN XXIII AND JOHN PAUL II, ROME, SHRINES OF ITALY AND POLAND. Departs Perth on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Spiritual Director: Fr Irek Czech SDS. 16 DAYS: PETRA/ AMMAN, HOLY LAND AND MEDJUGORJE. Departs Perth on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Spiritual Director: Fr Nicholas Nweke. 12 DAYS: PETRA/AMMAN AND HOLY LAND. Departs Perth on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Spiritual Director: Fr Dariusz Basiaga SDS. 20 DAYS: POLAND, ITALY, LOURDES, (PARIS OPTIONAL). Departs Perth on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Spiritual

*** AMAZING VALUE 27 DAY PILGRIMAGE $7,450. Departing May 8, 2014. Fatima/Avila/ Compostello/Spain/Garabandal/ LourdesMontserrat/Barcelona/ Milan/Turin/Assisi/Collevalenza/ Rome/ ext Medjugorje optional 5 days $1,350. Fr Bogoni. Tour leader Yolanda Nardizzi 0413 707 707/Harvest 1800 819 156. VIETNAM CHURCH VISITS. 16 days. Leaving Jan 10. $2,200 all inclusive. Jo 9403 2763; Ray 0412 698 852.

RELIGIOUS PRODUCTS RICH HARVEST - YOUR CHRISTIAN SHOP Looking for Bibles, CDs, books, cards, gifts, statues, Baptism and Wedding candles, etc. Visit us at 39 Hulme Ct (off McCoy St), Myaree. Ph 9329 9889 (after 10.30am Mon to Sat). We are here to serve. KINLAR VESTMENTS www.kinlarvestments.com.au Quality vestments, Australianmade, embroidered and appliquéd. Contact Vickii for a quote - 08 9402 1318, 0409 114 093 or kinlarvestments@gmail. com.

ADVENT CONCERT Fundraising and support for St Brigid Church renovations. Special Guest Emeritus Archbishop Hickey. Multicultural performances. Presentations will be ethnic, spiritual, folkloristic and classical with Church DODD Organ recitals. 3pm on December 1 at 69 Fitzgerald St, Northbridge. Cost $30. Refreshments later. Tel: 9227 7956.

Pope Francis His lLfe in His Own Words RRP: $49.99 On March 13, 2013, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, longtime Archbishop of Buenos Aires, now Pope Francis, was elected to succeed Pope Benedict. Through his own words, we come to know a man whose actions and words reflect his deeply-rooted humility. The book concludes with the Pope’s own writings and reflections, full of wisdom and inspiration.

Continued from Page 18 PERPETUAL ADORATION Would You Not Watch One Hour with Me? Adoration - St Jerome’s, Spearwood Adorers are needed. Please contact Mary 0402 289 418.

Training provided. Enq: Barbara Harris, Coordinator of Emmanuel Centre 9328 8113, TTY 9328 9571, emmanuelcentre@ westnet.com.au or 25 Windsor St, Perth, 6000.

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 2-3am; Thursday 5-6pm; and Saturday 1-2pm. If you would like one of these hours or would like more information please call the parish office Enquiries: 9444 6131.

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.

Ever thought about volunteering for work in an office dealing with people with disability? Learn new skills like getting out newsletters, data entry, filing and interacting with people. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 9am-3pm.

Missing Cardigan A black cardigan that is of very sentimental value to the owner was forgotten at St Gerard Majella, Mirrabooka after the Medjugorje Evening of Prayer. Anyone who might have picked it up please return it to St Gerard.

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