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"I am convinced this event is bigger than the Catholic Church and for a large part of the population beyond our fold, this visit will be of great interest and importance. "There is no substitute for seeing this man, for listening to his voice. His presence will be much more than a television clip which you see on your evening news." Archbishop Foley said in addition to the unequalled opportunity to have a papal Mass in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, Western Australia had drawn one of the special group gatherings which the pope will attend and probably say some special words. Following the Belmont Park Mass, the pope will visit the Little Sister of the Poor Home at Glendalough to be seen by groups of aged and the handicapped. Later in the evening, the pope will attend a short ceremony to bless and open the new Catholic Education Centre on the Good Shepherd site at Leederville, which will become the headquarters of the Catholic Education Commission in Western Australia.
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Pope John Paul's anticipated WA visit: Sunday November 30 1.30 pm: Arrival and official reception at Perth Airport. 3 pm: Public Open Air Mass at Belmont Park Race Course, Rivervale. Later: At the Little Sisters of The Poor, Glendalough, a meeting with a representative gathering of the aged and handicapped. Evening: Blessings and opening of the Catholic Education centre, Leederville. Monday December 1: 8 am departure for Seychelles and Rome. I I I I II I I II I I I I I II l ll I II I I I I I I I II I l I I I I Ill I I I I I I 11111111111111111
The Bishops of Australia welcome Pope John Paul and his message. See special Pastoral Letter, Pages 6 and 7.
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latest stage in the implementation of the Ministry to Priests program launched in Perth eight months ago. Priests are advised to treat the time they allocate to this program not as part of their day-off, but as a vital and necessary part of their ministry to others. 'The support each priest gives another in his professional life is part of his ministry," said Father Justin Bianchini, Perth director of the program. "It will be of benefit to the people because if they are better supported by other priests, the influence will overflow to the people in the fonn of a more futfilled service and ministry." Last week's meeting of priests was presented with an analysis of answers to a survey conducted amongst local priests last year. Father James Parke, of Richmond, Virginia diocese in the US, who has been with the program for the past 11 years said the Perth results showed local priests were committed men with a desire to grow in prayer, faith and effectiveness in their ministry. He said the report indicated changing needs and circumstances were calling for new and different approaches to ministry and this puts special demands on the priest. Father Bianchini said his tasks now were to see the new groups over their first six months of operation, and to give close support to the other side of the program in which more than 100 priests have a one-toone talk about their ministry and personal growth, three
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It has also asked the government at what age children would receive a personal identity card. The commission is the advisory body to the Australian Catholic Bishops on social welfare policy and social welfare aspects of health care. Father Caldwell, the commission's national director, said the commission was concerned that parental rights would be disregarded where children were entitled to receive medical advice or treatment without their parent's knowledge.
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The Catholic Commission's submission notes "One of the stated objectives of a national identification system in Australia is to aid in the fight against orgnised crime and drug trafficking "In the United States the Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification was
strongly opposed to the introduction of a national ID card on the basis that it could benefit criminals and be beneficial to organised cnme ·With the sophisticated equipment now readily available, the problem of counterfeiting, for example has been magnified ··Would it not be an extremely difficult and costly operation to ensure that Australian ID cards would be immune to such fraudulent practices? "Another stated objective of the system and card in the longer term, is 'to rationalise the many government iden-
tification systems currently in operation and to simplify dealings with government for all Australians "This could be seen as a major threat to privacy and civil liberties "A fundamental principle that data gathered for a particular purpose ought not to be used for any other purpose without the consent of the subject could be jeopardised "Although the government considers cost efficiency in terms of dollars and cents, it needs to consider likewise the human clement "In this case, it is the right to privacy on the part of its citizens."
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Centre's interdenominational chapel A small building used at the Kalgoorlie hospital in the early mining days has been transformed into an interdenominational chapel at the Shenton Park Quadriplegic Centre.
Catholic, Anglican and Uniting Church representatives dedicated the chapel at a ceremony earlier this month. The building is available for prayer and reflection as well as church worship services The building had been a hospital ward at the Rehabilitation Hospital and later a room for Friends Of Royal Perth Hospital when it was
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"We are partners with ACR and it is a true partnership They don't tell us what to do, they want to help us do what we want to do. "It is not a donor recipient. Grace N'jie and her husband John showing The Gambia from which they have come to thank John N'jie is a co-director Australians for their Catholic aid programs. for Caritas Gambia, the organisation set up by Irish missionaries in 1978 to train ters but how much people informed of the arrival of local people to direct develhave put into giving money, its conversion into opment projects in the name "No matter how small the local currency and how it is of the Church amount it is our task to spent on the nominated Aid has been flowing to protect that money and see project The Gambia since 1981, for that it reaches the people "If money is given for student help, for water drilintended chickens, we buy chickens. ling and last year a block "We have to be accountaWe do not bend the rules grant to be spent on priorible. We are not going to ask ties set by the local Gambian for money we cannot cope and buy ducks because they committee. with we don't want to are of the same family," he said "We are a small country expand too fast." and it is not the amount of John Njie explained the Local people were trained money we receive that matsystem whereby ACR is to assess and screen their projects
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"Not all felt-needs are real needs. ·The local people may well have to argue and come to us as a community because we fund only community and not individual projects The problems were real in The Gambia, a country only 400 km in length and 65km wide with a population of 650,000. Situated on the edge of The Sahel they are victims of the 13 year drought that has ravaged West Africa and they received only last year their first good rains for 15 years Some crisis food has come to Gambia during drought seasons but Caritas Gambia stresses most aid goes to rehabilitation and long term projects to help the people help themselves. It is a country where Catholics arc only some 20,000 of a population that is predominantly Muslim
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Gambian Caritas codirector John N'jie addressing the Parish Project Compassion promoters in St Mary's Cathedral.
Yet they are a peaceful people and have a strong faith in God "Our mission is to assist people in need whatever their religion The criterion is need. We belong to the same family and are all children of God," he said
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What will happen to the footballer who says to manager or coach or team "I'll tum up each week for the game, but no team-meetings or week-day football practice for me"? He'd be told not so gently, to "go and get lost". Were he to have said "I'll tum up for the Final only, and I won't need to practice in the meantime," he wouldn't be told anything: he'd simply be laughed at ... and ignored. Practice, effort, sacrifices are very much part of the package, not an arbitrary addition, nor simply an obligation imposed as if by some overzealous coach. The player has to be at his best for the game at the weekend: and he won't be unless he practices. The team has to be at its best: and it won't be unless every member takes full part in teamwork, co-ordination of roles, and unity with regard to tactics: that means teampractice and team meetings. The team's supporters would be let down badly were the team or any member of it, to neglect assiduous preparations for each game. It's great to be part of a team in which everyone is doing his best, right through the season; it's great to barrack for such a team. It's a great team -well worth supporting. It's tough being part of a team in which some member is egotistical or presumptuous, lacking team-spirit or interest or energy. What will happen to the christian who says: "See you at Church each Sunday of Lent: but I won't be practising my christianity during the week'? There's something wrong here: Sunday, whether calculated as the first day of the week or the eighth, should find us at our best: and we won't be at our best unless we're at practice throughout the week. What about the christian who says, in so many words or implicitty by his/her lifestyte I'll tum up for the semifinal (Easter) or perhaps only for the Grand Final but I won't need to practice my christianity in the mean-time"? Such a one will be pitied and helped please God, not laughed at or ignored. Time to speak to God, efforts to improve on what we currently are in God's eyes, positive steps to help people in need, are very much part of the "package", the challenge being a christian. They used to call them prayer, fasting, almsgiving three inseparables for authentic christianity. Not an arbitrary addition to the requirements of christian life, not simply an obligation imposed as if by some over-zealous churchman. Lent is, in a special way and to a special degree, "christian-practice time". Christians have to be at their best for Sunday and for Easter and for the Grand Final of life's pilgrim season: and they won't be ready unless daily efforts are made. The "team" God's team, His People has to be at its best: and it won't be unless every member takes full part in team-work, in the eucharistic assemblies, in the co-ordination of roles, in unity supporting one another by example and effort, and being supported in these efforts by everyone else. Nor can we let down those who, from heaven or earth, support us: for Christ we gather, for Him we wish to win, for Him we willingly undertake assiduous and daily efforts. It's great to be part of God's Team; it's tremendous when every member is doing their best right throughout Lent, right throughout life. 4
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Two prominent theolohave gians expressed contrasting views regarding the Church's excommunication of Mary Ann Sorrentino, head of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island.
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VATICAN CITY (NC) The Association of Vatican Lay Employees, claiming that its right to negotiate wage and other issues has been ignored by Vatican officials, has joined the 80million Brussels-based International Federation of Free Trade Unions. Pope John Paul 11 learned the Vatican employees' group was about to join the federation when he met with federation officials late last year. There was no immediate official Vatican reaction the move. The association's 1,700 members unanimously agreed to seek membership in the international federation last year, President Mariano Cerullo said. The decision folowed two years of often-
Pope John Paul ROME (NC) -- Pope John Paul II has invited world religious leaders to join him in St Francis' birthplace for a day of prayer for world peace. The pope, who has made the search for world peace a key theme of his seven-year pontificate, said he has launched contacts with Christian and non-Christian leaders to establish a date. "Wars can be decided by just a few people, but peace requires the strong commitment of all," the pope said at an ecumenical prayer service at Rome's Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls.
Father Richard McBrien, chairman of the theology department at the University of Notre Dame, said "she is not excommunicated."
"The Holy See wants to contribute to awakening
a world movement of prayers for peace which, surpassing frontiers of single nations and involving believers of all religions, will embrace the
The action, against Ms Sorrentino was based on Canons 1398 and 1329 of the Church's Code of Canon Law. Canon 1398 states, "A person who procures a successful abortion incurs an automatic excommunication." Canon 1329 states, "Accomplices who are not named in a law or in a precept incur an automatic penalty attached to an offence if it would not have been committed without their efforts."
Father McBrien said "a doubt exists (whether Canon 1329) would extend to her position" as administrator of Planned Parenthood. "The farther away you get from actually participating in the actual (abortion) procedure, the more doubt there is that the Canon applies," Father McBrien said. But Capuchin Father Ronald Lawler, director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Catholic Doctrine at St John's University in Jamaica, NY, said Father McBrien is "missing an important point." "If you have someone taking a very public stance, advocating and encouraging the accomplishment of abortion on a rather wide scale, it would seem incredible to suppose that there was no effectiveness in her work, that she didn't really manage to encour age and support abor tions that actually took place," said Father Lawler.
Ms Sorrentino told The New York Times she could appeal the Church's ruling, but "in the current climate it isn't worth the postage to request a hearing."
LONDON: The Schola Cantorum, the Boys' choir of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Kensington, has returned from a week's tour of France and Germany. They sang in front of Strasbourg Cathedral (see picture) and at St Maurice's church. The 40 boys also sang Mass at Freiburg Cathedral in West Germany.
PEKING -The Cathedral of Our Saviour, the capital's largest church, was reopened on Christmas Eve after being closed for 27 years. The Gothic-style cathedral, which was built in 1887 and later closed in 1958, was restored in February to the Peking Patriotic Catholic Association, the NCNA said yesterday. China's three million Catholics are grouped under the Chinese Patriotic Church, which was set up in 1957 when China severed relations with the Vatican. Reconstruction of the cathedral began in May. The Chinese government contributed one million yuan (about $4440,190) to the project. The Cathedral of Our Saviour is the third church to reopen in the capital since the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), when all churches here were closed.
entire world," the pope said.
The pontiff added that he chose 1986 to organise the prayer day because it has been designated by the United Nations as the International Year of World Peace. "I launch a pressing appeal to all Christian brothers and sisters and to all persons of good will to unite during this year in insistent and fervid prayer, imploring God for the great gift of peace," the pope said The pope said he has begun consulting with leaders of Christian and other religions "in order to promote with them a special encounter of prayers for peace." The pope said he chose Assisi because it was the 13th century birthplace of St. Francis who "transformed the place into a centre of universal fraternity."
The Saint, who founded the Franciscans, was noted for his efforts for peace and harmony among people. During the Crusades, St. Francis travelled to the Holy ldLand in an unsuccessful
'Humanitarian death' penalty questioned INDIANAPOLIS (NC): Archbishop Edward O'Meara of Indianapolis, has questioned the morality of a "humanitarian" death penalty proposal in Indiana specifying execution of criminals by lethal injection instead of electrocution. "For me, it has become increasingly difficult to accept the notion that the deliberate taking of a human life can ever be a humane act," the archbishop said.
"Although we must all be concerned with increasing violence in our communities and demand strict accountability from those who harm others, each of us, and especially those who acknowledge Christ as our teacher, must indeed carefully reflect on the humaneness of lifeterminating action carried out in our name," he wrote. "All taking of life, whether it be a violent murder in an alley, a tearing of a human foetus from a mother's womb, or an anaesthesiological extinction by the state of a person who has committed a capital offence, is heavy with moral implications," he added.
Vatican has a wages blowout bitter negotiations over higher wages and other reforms. As the negotiations were drawing to a close, the Vatican implemented most of the reforms, including regular cost-of-living adjustments, without seeking the association's final approval. Vatican association president Cerullo called the Vatican action "unilateral" and said it was aimed at weakening the employees' asssociation.
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human race. During 1982, the pope
visited Great Britain and Argentina in an unsuccessful effort to get both countries to end their war over a series of disputed islands in the South Atlantic. The pope has continued the practice started by Pope Paul VI of celebrating January I as World Peace Day with a major message outlining moral guides for solving
specific world problems Other papal peace efforts
have included: • encouraging Catholic bishops in Central America and Lebanon to work for dialogue and reconciliation among the warring factions
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The charges were made in a statement read in his name at the national cathedral. The archbishop made his accusations after a week-long trip in rebel territory.
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in their countries • encouraging warring nations to use the United Nations and regional intergovernmental bodies to mediate negotiated solutions. • sending French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission, to visit prisoners of war in Iran and Iraq The pope announced his day of prayer initiative at an ecumenical service marking the end of ceremonies in Rome for the January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian
management skills for young Latin Americans; rejuvenation of Fiji islanders' fishing industry in the wake of cyclones; famine relief and rehabilitation in Ethiopia; and, of course education programmes in Australia to further understanding of the causes of the poverty and injustice that surround us. Most projects emphasise preventive aid. enabling a dignified people to rebuild or improve their lives, gain selfsufficiency and, thus, avoid the alternative of costly emergency aid. These projects are your projects. They exist only because you care enough to give them your active and generous support.
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During the previous week, LieutenantGeneral Bazilio Okello, the Ugandan Head of State, had called on his men to be more disciplined and had ordered back to Kampala soldiers who on an earlier occasion had robbed and harassed Father Charles Sekiyonga, the parish priest of Konge.
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Pastoral message Vietnamese dancers hold up Lunar New Year Greetings which were presented to Archbishop Foley and other priests at the Mass to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Tet Mass for Lunar New Year
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Father Francis Ly Van Ca watches dancers go through their rehearsal for the special Tet Mass las' Sunday.
·'You have shown By Sister yourselves as a peoPATRICIA ple willing to work, BYRNE OLM to settle down, to make a success of lif e beginnings of the local in this country,'' Vietnamese Catholic community at Claremont in Archbishop Foley 1980 and which had now told the Vietnamese become integrated in Auscommunity/fast suntralian society. day after they had "This integration is visible in the involvement and presgreeted him for the ence of many others in Lunar New Year. tonight's ceremonies," he "Australia is a good said. place in which to "The new arrivals will look live, where there is to you for help." he told peace, freedom and the Vietnamese community. "Just as other people opportunity,'' the have helped you, you must archbishop said. During the special Tet Mass celebrated in Vietnamese in the grounds of Sacred Heart school to accommodate the extra attendance, traditional gifts and incense were carried to the altar by people dressed in traditional Vietnamese costume. Archbishop Foley traced the
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For the Church in Australia 1986 will be a memorable year. Once again a pope will come among us, this time on an extended visit across the country. Although he will not come until the end of November, it is not too early to speak to you now of the pastoral import of the pope's visit. It is in fact most fitting to do so as, at the beginning of Lent, we reflect on the renewal of our faith in Christ who died for us and rose again. We reflect, too, on our renewed response to His call. For, the Holy Father will visit us with one hope in his heart, namely that his presence with us and our prayer with him will help strengthen our faith in Christ and renew our response to His call. In her Liturgy the Church speaks of Lent as "this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery with mind and heart renewed. ... You {Lord) give us a loving reverence for you, our Father, and of willing service to our neighbour ... you give us the strength to purify our hearts, to control our desires and so to serve you in freedom." ( These are ideas which echo through the writings and talks of the Holy Father: • Christ our Redeemer. 2 • God our Father rich in love and mercy. 3 • Christ compassionate in the suffering He bore for our sin, lifting us by His love. " The pope sets before our minds "Jesus crucified and risen, that is in the Paschal Mystery." 5) For him Christ is "the one who brings us freedom based on truth." 6 "Freedom is a great gift only when we know how to use it consciously for everything that is our true good. Christ teaches us that the best use of freedom is charity, which takes concrete form in self-giving and in ser• • (7 vice. The Holy Father has spoken often of "the joy of faith in a troubled world." « 'The most valuable gift that the Church can offer to
the bewildered and restless world of our time is to form within it Christians who are confirmed in what is essential and who are humbly joyful in their faith." r During this Lent and as we prepare for the pope's visit he would be delighted if we reflected on these elements in his teaching. Also he would surely want us to weigh well the message which he gave to the Australian Church in his address to our Bishops on their visit to Rome: 'The laity deserve honour and gratitude for their commitment in the area of education, for their involvement in promoting justice and peace and for their long and sustained contribution to charitable and relief work. "It is so important that the laity should have an awareness of the greatness of their vocation, a sense of being an essential component of the ecclesial community, a sense of living in union with Christ. 'The Church acknowledges the distinctive Christian responsibility of the laity in many fields, including politics, the professional world, the social, economic, and military spheres, the world of culture, science, the arts, international life and the extremely influential area of the mass media. The laity are able to exert a great influence on culture and make a special contribution to its evangelisation. This they can do particularly in the fields of science, literature and art. "In the face of all the problems that affect the world, the laity are called to manifest the faith of the pilgrim Church with confidence and joy. Amidst the difficulties of daily living their voice expresses the serenity of the Church, who knows that the Lord is with her.
Cont. from Pg. 1 "Pope John Paul has a special
charisma. "He is seen to be a spiritual leader of the Catholic Church but also of the
world.
"His visit will lead people to listen and think and be supported for their own yearnings for a deeper spiritual meaning in their life," Archbishop Foley said.
The Archbishop added he hoped the preparations for the visit would prepare a receptive ground for its message that would last well afterwards. "The pope comes into the midst of our life and the midst of our Church
to give impetus to the life of the Church. "He brings the clarity of his own person and his message and this enables us to develop further what we are striving to do," the Archbishop said. "The pope is a source of unity within the Church. "His authoritative message is received with respect by the total Church, but there is a responsibility on the local Church to receive that message into its own environment and culture to answer its own needs in furthering the mission of Christ in the world," Archbishop Foley said.
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Apt rejoinder
from Peter BERTOLA, Bremer Bay. Your editorial rejoinder (The Record January 23) to Dr Barbara Thiering was apt, but a bit short (apologetic ? ) on stating the virtues of our forbears. Unfortunately there is the implication that the good lady's views hold some currency in our church. It amazes me how in this age of the ascendant woman (Ms or whatever), our Church has put Our Lady, the mother of God up in the atttc. Not in Poland of course! Maybe it is the subconscious that is stirring Dr Thiering. Yes, something has gone wrong, something is missing, the Mother of God Woman was near No 1 in the good old days.
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"By reason of their position in the Church and because of their secular involvement, the laity have a special calling to defend the whole moral order by their conduct. Only through their corporate application of the principles of charity, justice and chastity can the members of the Church offer to the world a convincing witness to the teachings of Jesus, which will always be contested. The splendour of Christ's Church is revealed in the life of the laity." 0o
May the splendour of Christ's
Church be revealed in the lives of all of us.
We believe that the benefits of the pope's visit will extend beyond
Both of these goals can be summed up in one phrase from his 1986 peace statement: "Live your lives in the awareness of being one family under the Fatherhood of God." This sentence can inspire all our special Lenten efforts to help other needy members of the human family, through Project Compassion and in other ways. (1)
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Dives i nMisericordia Savifici Doloris Dives i nMisericordia Redemptor Hominis (7) ibid
(8) Catechesi Tradendae (9) ibid (10) Address to Australian Bishops November 11th, 1983 (11) ibid
the boundaries of our own Church. He is a recognised Christian leader, an accepted champion of human values. Let us ask ourselves how we can work towards two goals which he often puts before us.
The first of these is the goal of Christian unity: "We must therefore seek unity without being discouraged at the difficulties that can appear or accumulate along the road; otherwise we will be unfaithful to the World of Christ." (o
The second is the goal of a more
human world: "The Vatican Council speaks repeatedly of the need to make the world more human and says that the realisation of this task is precisely the mission of the Church in the modern world." (1
from DR BRYAN MOWRY, Bedford SIR: Roslyn Ross' interview with Cloreen Roach (The Record February 6) raises important issues about the nature and treatment of mental illnesses 1. While self-help groups can be very beneficial for some, there are others such as solitary, paranoid patients and those with severe personality disturbances who become casualties of these groups, and require subsequent hospitalisation. 2. The efficacy of drugs and ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) in treating disorders such as schizophrenia and life-threatening depression is well established. In other disorders such as neurotic depression these physical treatments are not warranted. Generally, effective treatment is often a mixture of physical (e.g. drugs), psychological (e.g. individual/ marital therapy), behavioural (e.g. desensitisation of a phobia) and social (e.g. occupation and accommodation) interventions. It is based on a detailed, comprehensive assessment of the patient including relevant family and social information 3. The claim that mental illness is (merely) symptomatic of a sick family cannot be substantiated in the majority of adult cases. Biological and psychological factors often predispose to the development of mental illness later on emerging in the faces of stresses such as physical illness or marital conflict. Yet I whole-heartedly concur with Mrs Roach's courfor ageous plea improvements in psychiatric treatment. As she implies, one way to help reach this goal is to promote greater societal understanding of mental Illness. Therefore, rt IS important not to assume that her case typifies all cases of mental illness
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He is not convinced from Paul DALEY, Lynwood. I must say that I find the arguments of the C.CJ.P. and Australian Catholic Relief far from convincing. I am appalled that AC.R. has attempted to justify (The Record Letters January 16) its connection with the magazine New Internationalist which portrays an immoral position seriously at odds with the teaching of the Church. Nor can I any longer accept Project Compassion money being used on a body which is obviously politically biased I must say that in allowing this to continue the bishops have done a great deal to undermine my confidence
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High . praise Sir, I wish to commend for the excellent and timely articles by Roslyn Ross on Sister Bernadine Daly (The Record January 2-9) Most clearly, I believe, does Sister Bernadine show forth the true essence of Vatican l: Here IS the Most Holy Gospel of God the Son; let's do it t is neither radical, conservative, political nor intellectual For even when matters that
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[Phases of adult life How lone @es a phase of adult life
last?
The qua has a slightly strange ring about vou say? It is easy to predict the, the case of children the "terrible 2 will be succeeded by a calmer pt% soon, and that in the case of early tee ers the intense thirst for peer appr will ultimately yield some of its grout ht is customary to speak of learning teaus and growth spurts when tali about children or teenagers. Buuhts? Do adutgperience periods when personal lopment appears to level off? Are se periods sometimes
succeeded by growth spurts? Though it is much more common to speak this way when the subject is youth, many adults say they do have a sense that their lives are accented by the phases of an ongoing development At each phase, the adult may sense a need to again digest things learned long ago; to improve relationships with family members, friends co-workers; to reassess goals and priorities; or simply to say "In many ways, I'm a much drfferent person today than I was 15 years ago," or "We've grown as a
couple." The famed psychologist Carl Rogers
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wrote of this, depicting the person "who is learning to live his life as a participant in a fluid, ongoing process, in which he is continually discovering new aspects of himself in the flow of his experience." Thus, adults periodically feel that they should stand back and draw things into clearer focus. When is this felt? • After a major disappointment, when one suddenly realises it is necessary to take time to assess its impact and meaning e When one realises he has pursued for so long the goals fixed for himself that he can no longer savour the present moment • When one senses that because she is so busy, experiences that should be enjoyable seem more like burdens The need to draw things into clearer focus is felt when adults discover they have not time for themselves, and when they find there's no time for
others
Kathy has come a long way at 16. After three suicide attempts, she is now feeling good about herself, getting better grades and caring for others. As Lent begins, with its themes of death and resurrection, and its focus on the possibility for "At school I put an image of renewal in life, I think a 'happy partier' Back of Kathy. Here is her around my parents, the guilt came. I felt worthless. I story.
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Mary
Kenny
avoided being at home.
I was involved in sexual
activity since I was II or 12,
and I began drinking at 13 At high school I started to do other drugs, such as pot speed and diet pills I remember sitting in my room, wishing I had someone to talk to that would understand me. My parents tried, but I would lie in bed at night and cry because I felt so alone.
When I was, I slept, worn down from being high at school
I began to sneak out of the house occasionally to stay out later. Then I got in trouble at school for fighting; my best friend was forbidden to be around me by her mum And finally, my mum got a call and was told about my drug use Mum confronted me. The
Lenten message in young girl's tragic life ... .
after three attempts at suicide she IS nOw feeing good about herself, getting better grades and aring for others ... next morning I recall sitting on the bathroom floor with a bottle of aspirins. I told
myself: You can't do anything right.' So I took about 40 aspirins. When I got scared and told my dad he took me to the hospital. "Shortly after my release, I took 70-80 pills from different prescriptions. Mum realised what I had done and I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. When I recovered I was sent to a mental
hospital. It was my second visit there. I was 14 years old and scared. Nothing seemed to help. Then I was told I would be going to a place
called Straight I panicked. I locked the bathroom door, sprayed myself with a flammable deodorant and held a lighter to my blouse. When I screamed, staff members came through the door and rushed me to a medical
hospital
ODDO "After I recovered from my
burns, I finally went to Straight "Straight changed my life The biggest thing was the
As Lent begins, it is the possibility for personal growth and change that preoccupies our writers. Dr. James Kenny sets the stage for Lent with the story of Kathy. In this true story, Kenny tells how 16-year-old Kathy's life slowly turned from drugs, alcohol and casual sex to a life of hope. Her story is a reminder that real change is possible for human beings. Benedictine Father Daniel Durken turns to Scripture for a fascinating story that helps get readers in the mood for Lent. And, he writes, during Lenten Masses this year, Catholics will continually see Jesus on the move -perhaps a reminder that in their own lives they are called into motion, into conversion. Daniel Medinger has a story that helps to illustrate how difficult, even painful, change can be. He visits with an elderly woman who suggests that when people are feeling a bit confused about things they may well be in a pattern that leads to growth. She believes it is the path to hell that is well lighted and clear. And Father John Castelot tells why it is that so much adult growth can be generated in groups studying Scripture together. The scripture scholar begins with the story of a student who suddenly found he was doing much more than studying Scripture; he was growing because of it.
way they used peer pressure Their program has five levels and for the first level I had to leave home. I wouldn't get to go home until I had resolved and talked about my past, and made the
second level. "First level is a minimum of two weeks, but I made it hard and it took four
months. For a long while I refused to talk because when I talked about my past
I felt the hurt again. I wanted out so bad because I hated to deal with my feelings "One night when the girl I lived with was sleeping. I hit her on the head with our alarm clock, hoping to knock her out so I could run
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it was hard but I always had
the group to encourage me I graduated from Straight inMay 1985. I am a junior in high school, tree from alo hol and drugs for 19 months I have learned to face peer pressure, talk about my feelings and keep out of trouble I have a lot of new friends My family life is better than ever Ive gained self-respet and it shows "Recently I did a speaking engagement at a church and when I told my story God supported me as I brole down and cried. I felt so
It was official. We would be moving and it was time to get the word out. My wife said she would tell her mother about it
"'again." I decided to
go across the back yard and tell the neighbour. Just tell your mother life is
a journey," I said, heading for the back door I told her that the last time," my life's partner said "Maybe Emma can give you some advice. Emma O'Mark had been a great neighbour She liked to watch the kids play in our yard, we exchanged cakes and our family was her unofficial "unpaid" maintenance crew Her kitchen had been an oasis of wit and philosophy It was a room where we had whiled away many evenings listening to Emma, saidshe was alway on
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don t even buy green ban
nas anymore, I still agree with him." William had been a career military officer who ha served in both world war
By Daniel Medinger shortly-their
He and Emma were married after World War l
life together was forced march" from one fort and
the move until she settled in this suburb I found her bundled up inside her small weatherboard house waiting out the winter When she heard our news she was not surprised, but disappointed at losing one of the most entertaining neighbours she'd had in 78 I will miss you but my husband William always said that there are only two things important in life travel and love. And even though Tm getting so old I
or camp to another Having been born and raised on dairy farm, it was a life Emm said she was unprepared for "The valley we lived in di not have a road that went all the way through. There was a sign at the entrance that said, No exit.' I always smiled at that, she said
From Emma's perspective
those who think they can map out a sure-fire strategy for earthly success are mis taken. Three-times widowed, she said. My experience is that there is no road map for life and
precious few signs along th
way
prophet Daniel used ashes to prove to a Persian king that an idol was a false god. King Cyrus was convinced that the idol Bel was a living
god. For, each day, Bel consumed large supplies of flour, and wine sheep (Daniel 14).
The king challenged Daniel to prove that this hungry idol was not a living god Daniel suspected it was the 70 priests of Bel and their wives and children who had bigger appetites than Bel did One evening the usual food and wine were prepared for Bel's table. But Daniel ordered ashes to be scattered on the temple floor Then all the court went outside. Sure enough, the priests and their families then came in through a secret entrance and con-
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idols of our own interests or the living Lord of Lent? Idols do not eat and drink, idols do not move; they just sit there, immobile, unchangeable, dead. But the Lord of Lent is a living God, always on the go We are going to have to go some to keep up with the mobile, global Jesus during our 40-day Lenten excur-
Father Durben sumed the food.
Great are you, O Bel!" cried King Cyrus the next morning when the idol's table was empty of food But Daniel laughed and pointed to the floor where the king saw on the ashstrewn surface the footprints of men, women and children. Daniel had tracked down the culprits Lent begins when ashes are placed on the temples of our bodies These ashes mark the beginning of our Lenten journey. Jesus wants to keep track of us, where we are
son This is the year when St Luke is outravel guide
Throughout his Gospel Luke has Jesus moving continually Even back to Naz.a reth and then down to
Bethlehem where he is born near "the place where tra
vellers lodged" (Luke 27) With that kind of a fast start, it is not surprising that Jesus keeps moving Those who would be his followers must follow him Jesus is truly king of the road and Lent is his favourite travelling time We follow Jesus into the desert and observe how he deals with the devil, that original highjacker, whose plans to detour Jesus are thwarted emphatically (First Sunday of Leno)
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A profound • experience
He was not so much excited about the exam as about the subject matter itself. He had found his study of the New Testament Letter to the Romans a profound personal experience. The student had gained exciting new insights into God's love for him and into the dynamic action of God's Spirit in his life. The student had learned much about God and about himself -and not in a merely cold, academic way In the eighth chapter of Romans, for instance, he had caught a glimpse of what it really means to be one with Christ as his brother It means we can also address God as "Father," using the same intimate terms Jesus did Time will temper the student's immediate excitement, of course. But that student will never be the same. His growth was per ceptible to him and to me
happy "I want my story to be told
whom will we follow?
Once upon a time the
Hebrew
The student to whom I was giving an oral examination was visibly excited. I would have been surprised if he were not. But when I tried to put him at his ease I learned something interesting, and for a professor very gratifying.
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away. It woke her up screaming "In the group, I was confronted with this action by kids my own age. That made me change because I felt so embarassed in front of so many kids "I still had other outbursts But then the other girls would hug me and tell me they had been through this too. I found it hard to let anyone care about me because I thought I would mess it up again "Soon I started to trust myself. I saw other kids beginning a much better life and I wanted that when I got back in school,
Such discoveries may signal the coming of a new phase in life. Of course, the emergence of a new phase of adult life can be a long time coming as one ponders things alone and together with the others who are part of one's life. The fact is, however, that the adult years hold room for incredible growth, change, conversion. Think about it dunng Lent
Prophet Daniel used the ashes
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Father John Castelot The object was to check his answers against theirs and make sure he was on the right track But it turned out to be something much more
fulfilling
It was a nicely balanced group of men and women students. One of the women
was a very involved mother
of several children. Another student was preparing for ministry in the Presbyterian
Church.
Each
group
member was able to contnib-
ute reactions and insights that the others would never have imagined by themselves
when a group of people gets together and shares reactions and insights it can be a highly enriching experience. Everyone comes away changed and the change is an indication of positive growth in Christian understanding and living Whether one reads Scripture alone, reflectively and thoughtfully, or joins others to share the experience, it is a sure avenue to personal growth. Either way one encounters God and inevitably one encounters oneself
• We climb a mountain of prayer and find Jesus trans figured as he talks with Moses and Elijah about "his passage," his exodus that he has begun (Second Sunday of Lent) e We listen to Jesus tell his favourite parable about the journey of a younger son who squandered his money and finally came to his senses. This lonely traveller then set off for home to be met halfway by his father who rejoiced that his son who was dead had come all the way back to life (Third Sunday of Lent) ewe watch a passing parade of punishment for a woman caught in adultery But we delight that Jesus changes heavy booted march into a parade of pardon and tells the woman, "You may go, but from now on avoid this sin" (Fourth Sunday of Lent)
« We come to the climax of our Lenten journey when we greet the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We follow this king to the cross road of Calvary (Passion Palm Sunday) But the journey does not
end there, for this king chooses the wav of Life. We
meet him again, walking
with us on the road to Emmaus, stopping long enough to share the Scriptures and break the bread with us (Luke 24.13-35). He is still doing that Jesus is the guarantee that we will journey from ashes to alleluias faster than we can say 'Let's go!
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There has been much discussion for many years about the rules of adoption in Western Australia. Legislation has changed recently which makes ft advisable for a Church adoption agency to start. Here ROSLYN ROSS discusses this need with Perth authorities...
Harry Edmonds is a life-time battler if ever there was one, but he looks back over his long sojourn on earth with happiness and satisfaction as the keynotes of his review rather than dwelling on the vicissitudes that the years have flung at him. His father died when he was six and his mother when he was nine and Harry and two of his sisters were sent to an orphanage. There he went about the institutional chores, schooling and sport with the cheeriness that must be innate because his reminiscences of the period are predominantly humorous. The next chapter of his saga started when he left the orphanage at the age of 14 to work as a farm labourer in Cornwall -again making the best of things.
Henry (Harry) Edmonds was born in London on July 7, 1900. His father died when he was six and his mother when he was nine and he was sent to the Elder School - part of the Lambeth Schools organisation in North London with two of his sisters. There he stayed till he was 14 when he became a labourer on a farm in Cornwall. He served in the British Army in Northern lreland and France towards the end of World War I and later with the occupation forces in Germany. He migrated to WA in 1922, worked on farms at Three Springs and Yandanooka and on his own property at Tardun parttime while he saved money from his earnings as a railway fettler. He sold the Tardun property to the Benedictines in 1934 and moved with his family to Popanyinning and later Pinjarra, working in both places as a railway ganger. In World War II he was a member of the 5th and 10th Garrison Battalions, serving mostly at Rottnest and Fremantle. Harry and his late wife Hilda (nee Anderson) had two daughters and a son, Harold, who died as a Christian Brother in 1974.
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Early in the morning of his first day in this strange countryside the farmer pointed out to him cows in the various fields that he was to round up and bring back to the homestead where Harry and the farmer's wife would milk them. Harry had never seen a cow let alone milked one, but through necessity he soon learnt the art. There was other rural expertise he was compelled to acquire, such as loading single-handedly single and double-furrow ploughs onto a cart while keeping the horse under control. The farmer had ways of filling in whatever slack times cropped up on the property. For instance clay from a nearby pit had to be loaded onto the cart and taken into Penzance for shipment to China. Manure and other sweepings piled at the side of the road by the council were shovelled onto the cart and distributed as fertiliser over various spots in the paddocks. Excursions away from the property were looked forward to eagerly. On some market days Harry and the farmer would set off in the cart for Penzance with a cow for sale in tow behind them. In town the bargaining, the agricultural talk and the swapping of yarns with other Cornwall folk were exciting. The farmer would hand over to Harry the proceeds from the sale of the cow for safe-keeping with instructions to the lad he was to take out of the cash sufficient money to buy himself a pastie for his lunch and a pint of beer at the pub. The boy thoroughly enjoyed these social occasions with his contemporares. Any spare ground on the farm was devoted to the cultivation of vegetables such as mangels, swedes, turnips and pumpkins while the rest of the acreage grew wheat. The vegetables were stored in the barn until enough had been accumulated to justify a cart trip into Penzance. Therethefarmerandthe lad would drive slowly along the residential
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Western Australia's first Catholic Adoption Agency may well be in operation by the end of the year. At least this is the hope of Jenny Gardner, chairman of the WA Catholic Social Welfare Commission's sub-committee on by adoption. ROSLYN ROSS The adoption sub.,. committee was convened following a of origin and this is informaseminar held in July tion which has never been last year in an effort to accessible before examine the needs of Contact is then possible if a parties agree. all those affected by It is important, says Jenny, adoption. that people are aware such The Catholic Church information will NOT be availhas been involved in able without counselling adoption for many A special amendment to the Act allows relinquishing paryears, says Jenny, ents to be protected from any through Catholic contact maternity hospitals and private solicitors. But recent changes to the Adoption Act have This is made possible when necessitated a new they notify a contact register approach and highligh- of their wishes. Identifying information will then not be ted the need for a for- released mal agency. "Counselling will also be a
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concern in the community Adoption Agency," she said
An orphan made good Today's
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A regular feature By BOB BOYLE
streets while Harry shouted out the wares on offer so that the housewives could be enticed to come out and buy them. World War I was raging while was Harry approaching manhood in the bucolic ambience of England's west country. In 1918 he was called up by the British Army. Initially he was told to "go home and grow up a few inches." Meanwhile his employer was trying unsuccessfully to have him manpowered, and ultimately he received a letter telling him to
report for enlistment at Truro in Cornwall. His first posting was to Belfast in Northern Ireland and then he went to France with the Somerset Light Infan try just as the war was finishing. He served for a time at Bonn in Germany as a member of the occupation forces before being discharged and returning to his old employer in Cornwall. On this farm, incidentally, where he worked for a total of eight years he never received a penny in wages - simply food,
clothing and treatment as a son. On a railway station in Cornwall he happened to see a poster to the effect that ex-servicemen would be granted free farms if they came to Australia. He decided to emigrate and in 1922 disembarked from the steamship Borda at Fremantle. At the immigration centre in South Terrace, Fremantle, he was selected as a labourer by a Three Springs farmer who took him to Perth and generously bought him an outfit of working clothes. There was no indication at the time that the cost would be docked from his pay, nor that the farmer was in reality a ship's steward who spent most of his time at sea and very little at his property.
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about these changes," Jenny "It will be available not only said," and we want to be in to adoptees but to adoptive a position to both inform and parents and to relinquishing support people parents." "One of the biggest probShe said members of the lems is ignorance and we adoption sub-committee had would see such an agency worked long and hard to taking an active role in edu- ensure the proposal was as cating people about the new comprehensive as possible. legislation and helping them Membership of the subto understand what it means committee includes: Beatrice "For those who are fearful of Macfarlane, director of Cenrepercussions there will be trecare; Margaret Van Kepsomewhere for them to go to pel, clinical psychologist, allay their fears or to query Centrecare; Jenny Gardner, any issues relating to adop- social worker; Chris Gardner, tion. social worker, Catholic Edu"We feel there is a legacy of cation Commission, CSWC hurts and difficulties that representative, Sister M people have experienced due Christina, matron, St Anne's to adoption practices in the Hospital, Janette Tavelli, past and the church has a solicitor, Daphne Cross, compassionate responsibility social worker, Adoption Serto be available to those people vice of the Department for and to assist them in healing Community Services; Corry those hurts and resolving Schoen makers, social difficulties." worker, co-ordinator of PregThe new Adoption Act pro- nancy Help and Margaret vides for the establishment of McPherson, social worker, private adoption agencies Pregnancy Help and states that adoptions will The terms of reference of no longer be possible except the sub-committee were through such agencies or the stated as follows Department of Community • to consider the possible Services. establishment of a Catholic "Private Catholic adoptions Adoption Agency in the light will no longer be possible," of proposed legislative Jenny said," and that is a changes in WA's adoption major reason for establishing laws. an agency." ·to consider our moral The Act also enables adult responsibility to all those adopted persons to obtain an involved in adoption, recogextract or certified copy of the nising adoption is a lifelong original entry of their birth process with emotional, This means they can have social and legal implications information about their family for all persons involved in
'There is a great deal of concern in the community about these changes," Jenny said, "and we want . to be in a position to both inform and support people."
Adoption agency needed
adoption or alternative forms of care, and that many people continue to suffer from the legacy of past adoption practices and values ·to be mindful of the Catholic Church's teachings on the dignity of life from the moment of conception and the right of every child to a secure and loving family, and to ensure these principles are integral to the philosophy of any proposed agency 1 to bring together those currently involved in adoption practice to plan the most comprehensive service that can be offered to a I those affected by adoption, past, present and future • to consider issues related to adoption such as the arrangement of alternative forms of care for children • to make recommendations to the archbishop via the Catholic Social Welfare Commission on all aspects of adoption, including the proposed establishment of a Catholic Adoption Agency • to seek legal advice on proposed changes to the law and to clarify the implications of these changes for any Catholic services • to respond to issues related to adoption legislation on behalf of the church • to examine areas of overseas adoption with regard to the possibility of it being included as part of a Catholic Adoption Agency A draft proposal for the establishment of an agency has now been formulated and is undergoing a process of endorsement by the Catholic Social Welfare Commission.
0UL "What we would like now," Jenny said, "is some comment from the Catholic community.
"The Catholic Church in WA has been involved in the practice of adoption for many Years, however, there has never been a comprehensive
and well integrated service. Typically services have been fragmented and have Dot been in a position, for either pragmatic or legislative reasons to provide an adequate follow up service." She said it was important the Catholic community parcipated in the setting up of the agency it was to be
effective in meeting needs
There was a responsibility, $he added, to ensure the
wishes of Catholic parents
ho place children for adop0on were safeguarded In 1980 Archbishop Goody
ade a suggested policy
There was a responsibility, she added, to ensure the wishes of Catholic parents who place children for adoption were safeguarded.
statement on adoption. "Children of Catholic parents available for adoption will be placed with approved Catholic adopting parents "A child may also be placed in a valid mixed marriage, where the couple intend raising the child as a Catholic. 'This policy will be followed not only when the mother expressly requests her child be placed with Catholic parents, but even when no specific direction is given." t is only through a Catholic Adoption Agency such a policy could be implemented Jenny said the sub-committee believed the need for a comprehensive service within the Catholic Church had been apparent for some time
0UL She said the new legislation allowed for such a step and had wide reaching implications within the Church as a great deal of information was currently being held by Catholic agencies which related to the care and adoption of children in the past For this information to be accessible to people, it was vital it be identified and held confidentially in a central location where there was easy access within a counselling situation. An adoption information service with dealing mediation, researching, counselling, provision of information and the like would therefore be an integral part of a proposed Catholic agency. She said the sub-committee also believed it was important to appreciate many people would seek counselling and assistance from an agency independent to the one involved with their original adoption experience. This was essentially because many of their current difficulties were legacies of past practices and values and they would feel unable to trust and avail themselves of services currently available.
It was anticipated many potential clients would not have been involved with a Catholic service at the time of their original adoption experience The availability of a range of independent services would mean the current needs of members of the adoption community would not go unmet The adoption sub-committee therefore proposed a Catholic Adoption Agency be established to provide services in accordance with • the philosophy of the Catholic Church • recognition of the fact that adoption is a life course event for all involved, and • offenng the nght to parents of any faith to the services offered and to children of other faiths in accordance with the wishes of parents "We are talking about an agency which will be available to everyone," Jenny said "It will be based on the Church's teaching concerning the dignity of life and the right of every child to a secure and loving family. "It will be child-centred "We will be looking for families to suit the particular needs of the child rather than trying to find children for families." The agency objectives have been defined as follows: • to respond to the rights and needs of all persons involved in adoption or alternative forms of care. • to co-ordinate current Catholic services available to those involved in adoption and to develop new services where the need is clearly identified (e.g. adoption information service, special needs children, inter-country adoption); and to represent the Catholic community in the adoption field in Western Australia (e.g. liaison with the Department of Community Services) A Catholic Adoption Agency would base its philosophy on • the church's teaching that the dignity of life must be upheld from the moment of conception.
"The Catholic Church in WA has been involved in the practice of adoption for many years, however, there has never been a comprehensive and well integrated service."
• the right of every child to a secure and loving family.
• a belief that in the practice
of adoption, the needs and
interests of the child are paramount, and that the service be child centred • a belief in the value of the traditional family unit in providing for the needs of children. • the importance of providing Catholic families for children of Catholic parents requiring care (e.g. adoption, guardianship, foster care) • recognition of the fact that adoption is a life long process that has emotional, social and legal implications for all persons involved. • recognition of the fact that many people continue to suffer from the legacy of past adoption practices and values • a belief in the fundamental importance of the biological family (particularly the mother) and their cultural heritage in the life of the child placed for adoption. • the nght of the birth parent to choose to keep her child or to have him/her adopted and to be fully informed of the implications of the choice. • the legal rights of the biological father who should
be involved wherever possible in the planning of his
child's future.
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Obituary
Percival William Jerrat
who died peacefully at his home last week aged
55 after a long illness was one of God's great people.
In his youth he was one of the best athletes in Western Australia. Competing for the YCW against some of Australia's greatest sprinters he ran third three times in the final of the State hundred yards championships. He also excelled in hockey, football and boxing. But as a man he developed all the Christian virtues, especially love. He was a shy man, or more correctly, humble and did all things with great devotion. His love of Christ and humanity made him do the kindest acts for the most neglected of God's people. He was a man of absolute integrity especially to his wife Irene and his children David, Ki, Elizabeth, Marie and Nicholas and a vast number of friends of long standing. He loved them all, especially his ageing mother. Percy Jerrat's death, anticipated for many years, was part of his apostolate. To his family and those whom he touched in his last months his death was a lesson in how to live and how to die. His faith was true and simple because he understood and he will rest in peace with Almighty
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Youanmi and Harry learnt the difficult art of working them on tasks such as pulling waggons and scrub clearing. Finally he was able to buy a block at Tardun, but he could go about clearing it only at weekends because he was working as a railway fettler during the week. For a period, though, he worked on the block seven days a week. On week days he would finish his railway duties at 5pm, push a bike out to the block and work till darkness fell. The Benedictine order bought a block near his and he came to an arrangement with them. They did some work on his block during the week and he worked on their's at weekends on a quidpro-quo basis. About this time he met a girl from Perth named Hilda Mary Anderson who was holidaying on a local property with relatives. The romance blossomed, mainly by correspondence after her return to the city, and they were married at West. Perth in St Brigid's Church in October, 1927. Harry took his bride to the Tardun property, on which he continued to work part-time while fet-
tling on the railways. Drama surrounded the arrival of their first child. Hilda was about to give birth but Harry had no means of getting her to hospital in Mullewa unl two comparative strangers happened along with a truck. She was placed on z mattess on the back of the vehicle for the journey to Mullewa and very soon after her arrival at the hospital Harold later to die as a Christian Brothe was born. There were also two daughters from the marriage, but one of them and the mother are both now dead. Harry sold the Tardun property to the Benedictines in 1934 and moved to Popanyinning with his family. They later went to Pinjarra and in both places he was employed as a railway ganger. Harry served with the 5th and 10th Garrison Battalions at Fremantle and Rottnest in World War ll and later, with his wife, went to live with the Little Sisters of the Poor at Glendalough where he has occupied single quarters since the death d Hilda. His wife was a Catholc and the children were brought up in the faith, but Harry remains an Angli
can.
Adoptions... • the needs and rights of adult adoptees to have as much information as possible about their origins and background and to make contact with birth families with the assistance of registered counsellors. • an awareness of the difficulties faced by infertile couples and their needs for counselling. • the needs of adoptive families for ongoing education, support and counselling.
• a recognition that adoption values, needs and practices may change in the long term and that the service must be sensitive to them. The provision of services, said Jenny, would always be sensitive to perceived needs She said the initial proposal envisaged services to cater to the needs of birth mothers around the time of relinquish ment; services concerned with the placement of children, such as assessment, i tr re t nd ecrurtment
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selection
families; arrangement of alternative forms of care for
ftoster l en ((pre-axdopttrve " ch.ldr car re, stshort teterm fctoster care, custody and guardianship, various forms of adoption includir cial needs an mng spec . inter-country adoption);
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placement and supervision of . . f .1. h Idiren in ffamilies; chi! infertility lli nd ther tic
ation, counselling. 'What we want to do, Jenny said, "is provide sup port all along the line." She said traditional adoption was a thing of the past and all those involved in the adoption process would be called on for greater co operation. She said the assessment process for prospective ado tive parents was extreme¥ important and in the case 0d infertility it would be ne0es sary for the couple to ha resolved their own problems before becoming eligible fo adoption. 'They need at least to be aware that infertility itself involves a grieving process and that unless they are tree of their own emotional pro? lems they will not be suitable for adoption." The mother of two adopta children, she said it had bee important for both her and her husband to come to
terms with infertility. It is especially important
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' added, because it likely that in the future most couples applying to ado! would be infertile. rt u She id sax rt was al just pa a process that woul hopefully lead to the provision of4 h1appy and secure homes ~ed t,Of a jll c ;hildre I en who nee0e
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Iuca"_""L"" at«a.am" suffering, and dispel the
rve counselling.
on servces; post adopt.ton services such as adoption t· lnt~ ormanon, searcch ng, med h•
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Pictured at last month's Sunday Marriage Preparation course are: Susan Oorschot of Roleystone and lreneusz Tolczyk of Forrestfield who are to be married in St Francis ofAssisi church Maida Vale on February 15. Dearne Power of Joondanna and Brian Perrin of Bayswater who will be married at Our Lady of Victories church Wembley on February 22. Sharon Connolly of Thornlie and Tony Dale of Cottesloe whose wedding takes place in Star of the Sea church Cottesloe on March 1. Damiana DeJudicibus of Booragoon and Frank Clameno of Midvale who are to be married on March 8 in St Patrick's church in Fremantle. Frances Hansen of Meville and Ron Doehring of Melville whose wedding will be celebrated in Our Lady of Fatima church Palmyra on March 8. Alex Alban of Manjimup and Sabina Furfaro of Pickering Brook who are to married on July 5 in Holy Family church Kalamunda. Michael Coles of Pinjarra and Heather SuttonMattocks of Northam whose marriage will be celebrated in Santa Maria College chapel on July 29.
doubts and fears experienced . . by relinquishing and adoptM? parents in the past.
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r. John Jegorow Frank Johnson, caretaker at Eagle's Nest, has been smilsince the ing water upgraded supply was commissioned at the Catholic Youth Formation Centre, Gidgcgannup. Since it was bought in 1982 the site has been used by small groups for one or two night seminar sessions. In February 1985 the extensions to the centre increased its capaclarger ity and groups of more than 30 began using the place regularly.
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resilience of the four member band who had been jetting their way across Europe including Poland, Germany and Holland before embarking on their whistie-stop Australian tour. The audience lay slightly dormant for the first two songs, but a few words of encouragement from Bob and Jayne Farrell quelled any inhibitions and caused a mini American Bandstand to form at the right of the
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�uals, groups and organisations with ,·.suggestions, or concerns are invited 9put them in writing and sent them to [2Secretary cYc, P 8ox 194, NOTH RTH 6006. These ideas would be helpful in planning Youth activities and directions for 1986.
"Christian ethics are thrown out the door when you're trying to get a seat," said one young man jokingly as numbers swelled outside the Rhema auditorium prior to the Farrell and Farrell
"Jump To Conclusions" concert on January 30. Happily though, when the doors opened at 7.15 there was little more than polite jostling as an eager throng of 1300 poured in to experience one of the most popular music ministries in America. Having stepped off the plane from Adelaide only hours before their Perth concert, I admired the
Others enjoyed the concert equally by clapping and tapping away in their seats. Most of the material played was from their new album, "Jump To Conclusions" (Star Song) which means we were treated to a musical feast that included "Jump Up", "People In A Bor" and "I Belong To Him". As explanations of faith merged into introductions of songs, sqeals of recognition led me to believe this was far from an unpopular record. t was not surprising to see a computer terminal sitting casually on stage with the rest of the instruments. Many of the songs from "Jump To Conclusions" are the fruits of very
clever keyboard arrangements and percussion
programming. Mike Demus and Chad Cromwell, the other half
of Farrell and Farrell, shared their skills on guitars and drums respectively during the evening, while Bob Farrell gave us textbook demos on his Roland synthesizer. The sound of Farrell and Farrell was completed with vocals of Bob and Jayne. But Farrell and Farrell
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When Anne Frank
was 10 years old, in
1939, a terrible war began in Europe. It soon seemed as if the whole world was fighting. Her older sister, and their parents were Jews living in Holland. Some people in Germany, called Nazis, hated Jews. Wherever the Nazis went they made rules saying
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Dear Captain Bob, I was in a concert called Dancerella last year After it we went to "Fast Eddies and had an ice cream. This year we will be doing Hansel and Gretel but instead of getting lost in a forest the get lost in a shopping centre When I went to the Matilda festival at Perry Lakes I had a ride on a camel. It wa scarey. The camel kept o making funny noises. When the camel knelt down I almost fell off Julie Grundy Beckenbam. P.S. Hope you like the picture
Dear Captain Bob, What time is it wben an Thank you for making me a elephant sits on your bed? member of your club. I Time to get a new bed. won't be able to always What did one eye say to write to you but every now tbe other eye? and then I will have time. There's something between us that smells. Lucy Philips, Perth
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what Jews could and could not do. Anne couldn't go to the movies or go swimming or even be friends with someone who was not Jewish. But there was something even worse. The Nazis were taking Jews into awful prison camps. Then Anne's father decided that the family should go into hiding. One night when she was 13, Anne and her family moved into a small group of rooms above the warehouse and offices where her father worked. Soon they were joined by another family and an old man. Anne called the hiding place the "Secret Annex". Only a few of her father's friends knew where Anne and the others were hiding. They brought food and news from outside.
During the days, Anne and the others had to be very still so that the men working in the warehouse below wouldn't hear them. In the evenings Anne would talk and study and write in the diary her parents had given her for her 13th birthday. Anne wrote about many things in her diary: how she felt about growing up, how she loved her family but sometimes didn't get along to well with them and how she didn't understand the cruel things happening around her. It was hard for Anne and the others. They could never go outside and they didn't have a lot to eat. But despite the bad things happening around her, Anne still trusted God. "Again and again I ask
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myself," she wrote in her diary, "would it not have been better for us all if we had not gone into hiding?" But she added, "we all still love life; we haven't yet forgotten the voice of nature, we still hope about everything." After the family had been hiding more than two years, the Nazis found out about the "Secret Annex". They broke in and took Anne and her family and friends to prison camps. Anne died in one of the camps. She was 15. Her sister and mother and the others from the "Secret Annex" also died. Only Anne's father survived the war. But in a way, Anne lived on as well. Her diary was published as a book. Later a play and a movie based on the diary were made. Many people know that Anne Frank was a brave, sensitive and talented girl. She believed, in spite of everything, that people were still good at heart.
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Prayers which celebrate the well-lived human life and God
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occasion in joyful prayer and Miss Snowden has served the International Institue e atch, published by meditation which celethe world Church, beyond Art and Letters, and , Pan, $9.95. brates the well-lived human her own denomination, with member of PEN. Below the moors of the rocky Gower peninsula life, the family, and the God regular broadcasting commitments. She has written Miss Snowden has been stands Oxmoon, family given happiness that lies in the world around us if we and spoken in Britain, Can- honoured by the award of manor of the Godwins, Rita Snowden has brought are prepared to look for it. which, from the glittering ada, the United States, in the Order of the British comfort, peace and hope to millions In Prayers in Large Rita F. Snowden is widely Australia, and in Tonga at the Empire, and by the citation Years before the First World Print she shares with those know in many countries and invitation of Queen salote. of "The Upper Room" in War to the present time, who are drawing near the is the author of more than She has represented her America obsesses and haunts every member of the family, turnsixty books for adults and church at the World Methoevening of life the prayers dist conference in 0fora, er most recent books are ing brother against brother, children Afer six years a heh are closest to her ve heart, for this is a collection business she trained as a later being elected the m 'rayers for Busy People, son against father, its changing fortunes inexorably deaconess of the New Zea- woman Vice-President ¢ Christianity Close to Life, that grew out of her own land Methodist Church, the New Zealand Method, bedtime Stories and Prayers linked to theirs, its decline needs and experience. (for children), I Believe mirroring the family's desand i in turn President of two After leading us through a Church, pioneer serving cent from Edwardian country areas before moving Deaconess Association. s Here and Now, Discoveries prayer for each day of a • prosperity and social posito the largest city for several is honorary Vice-President �t Delight, further Good month, she comfons the ""ws, Continually Aware tion to the straitened ciryears of social work during of the New Zealand Women sleepless - and goes on to o•f-•an•d-Good -Co-m•p•an-y • . --c . l e •e • • b r a • e•Su-n•da)t •an•d•spe • • _ ; . cial--•an-e • • n o •o•m-i c •d•ep•r • css0•n--•W-n• 1 t•ers· Soci • • c•t · . ;_ , y •a•Fcll•ow· · /J --.J �;siances of middle-class ..... .
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Secrets of The Bible Seas is a personal count of the author's underwater investigations over a period of twenty year around the shorelines ot the Holy Land It is a narrative about excavations and enthralling dis coveries and an eloquent appeal to us all to look at the ways in which underwater archaeology can increase our knowledge of the past For there is far more to the stories than simply the dis coveries. What Mr Flinder and his colleagues found illustrates much of The Bible and the history of the
Ancient World as well as more recent events concerning Byzantium, the Crusades and the Napoleonic Wars
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inspection Alexander Finder, who took underwater up archaeology in 1962, is one of the pioneering figures of the discipline. He has been at the forefront of underwater investigations around the Holy Land and been leading figure in establishing marine archaeology in Britain. He is Vice President of the British Sub-Aqua Club and a founder member of the Council for Nautical Archaeology Society. He is also a member of the Government Advisory Committee on Historic Wrecks He lives in London where he is the senior partner of an architectural practice Over the past twenty years, Alex Flinder has come across all sorts of fascinating phases of history under-
water: a shipwreck of Carthaginian figurines of the goddess Tanit, which he interprets as an abortive attempt to reintroduce the ancient religion of Phoenicia from its Tunisian colonies; the great harbour built by Herod at Caesarea; the Napoleonic siege of Acre (now Akko); Roman fishtanks on Cyprus...
□□□ The finds are notable enough in themselves. But it is the fun of the finding. the sociability, the good companionship, the headiness of achievement, the thrill of discovery and recovery of things long-drowned -that's what this engaging book is all about.
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During the Counter-Reformation, artists like Velasquez stressed that the Virgi n was united with the totality of the godhead and that the Trinity crowned her Queen of Heaven. Coronation of the Virgin.
A central theme
Alone Of All Her Sex, The Myth and Cult Of The Virgin Mary, by Marina Wamer, published by Picador, $12.95.
For the past 2,000 years the Virgin Mary has been the focus of one of the richest and most enduring cults that Europe has ever produced. This book is the story of that phenomenon: it examines the many facets of the Virgin, from the scanty references in the New Testament to the vast panoply of titles, honours, attributes, institutions, miracle stories, visions, prayers and doctrine which came to surround and glorify theMother of God. Drawing on an astonishing variety of sources, from art, literature, theology and myth, Ms Warner shows how the Virgin Mary formed part of the development of Christian society. She argues that Mary above all personifies the church's idea of the perfect woman, and perpetuates a definition of women
prejudicial to the sex. As virgin, mother, queen, bride and mourner, she is the symbol of the feminine that continues to direct the imaginations and hearts of men
VARINA WARNER
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Iona College will launch a fund raising for library extensions and refurbishment. a swimming pool, tennis courts and boundary fencing. The first public meeting was held on Thursday February 13 and the appeal dinner will be held on April 7. To obtain 384 actual donors some 650 prospective donors will be approached. The preparatory phase was carried out from October to December 1985 and the intensive phase will cover February to May. The new library will cater for the present 600 students and will replace that built in 1974 catering for only 300 students. A swimming pool is needed because of the impossibility of finding training pools for 20 secondary and 10 primary classes each week. A former lona appeal in 1981 raised $400,000 towards a $1.2 million extensions programme. Further information from 325 8711 or 3840683.
BEACONSFIELD MISSION
The first mission for 25 years will be held at Christ the 'King Church, Beaconsfield between March 1 and 21. Fathers Brian Jones and Keith Teefey
will be arriving at the church towards the end of February to prepare for an active period. In addition to preaching, the two Redemptorist priests aim to visit as many Catholic parishioners as possible. There will be a mass and short instruction at 6am. A later session at 9am will cater especially for those who drive their children to school. The main session will take place in the evening, at 7.30. This session will vary each evening but generally will consist of prayer time, sermon and benediction.
DARDANUP HEALING
The Pastoral and Matrimonal Renewal Centre will conduct a Parish Healing weekend at the Prayer House, Dardanup, on March 14-16. This will be the first Parish Healing Weekend in the Bunbury diocese and priests and laity are invited to attend or send parish representation. During the Healing weekend partici-
LAITY TRAINING COURSE
The Mamnatha Institute. (under the sponsorship of the W.A. Major Superiors' Council and with diocesan approval), trains people to become parish assistants. The 1986 classes begin Tuesday February 25 at 9.30 am at 52 Ruislip St. Leederville. Classes continue throughout the year on Tuesday and Friday. A diploma in pastoral ministry is awarded on the completion of the study program plus 12 months' supervised field work. You are invited to make further enquiries by contacting: Sister Mary Berry R.S.M. (Tel 444 5750) or Sister Assumpta S.J.A. (Tel 293 2646).
MARIAN MOVEMENT
A Cenacle will be held on Friday February 21 at the Little Sisters of Carmel 2 Frazer Street Swanboure, beginning at 10.30 am. Enquiries to Yolanda Nardizzi 447 8885 or Bob Wright 447 6223.
FREE PEWS
Any church group wanting an altar and 26 pews free should contact Willeton parish. 332 5992.
WOMEN'S RETREAT
A weekend retreat for women will be held at the Redemptorist Retreat House on the weekend March 14-16. The retreat is one of several sponsored by Majellans but is open to an interested lady. Sister Concepta OP will lead the retreat. For bookings, send a deposit of $20 to Nola Kerode 173 Morley Drive, Nollamara 6061.
WEEKEND RETREATS: February 21-23, March 21-23, commencing 7.30pm Friday evening and concluding 4pm Sunday afternoon at the Redemptorist Retreat Centre. Theme: Finding God In Daily Life. This
weekend offers an experience with different methods of prayer, meditation, and contemplation. Retreat facilitators will include, Ms Helen Thomas, Sr Mary Harvey, Sr Joan Smith and a priest. The cost is $40.00.($10.00 deposit with application) Also include a stamped addressed envelope for confirmation. Enquiries to Sr Joan Smith RSM 7/126 Edward St, Osborne Park 6017 or Mrs Jenny Waller, Phone 444 0064.
NOTRE DAME SCHOOL CLOVERDALE silver anni-
versary February 16. Celebration commences with 4pm Mass then a community gathering at school grounds. Entertainment, drinks, ice cream, BBQ facilities. Former teachers and pupils invited.
MEDITATION EVENING
A meditation evening will be held at Saint Joachims High School Hall. 15 Duncan Street Victoria Park on Wednesday February 19, 7.30 pm to approx 8.45 pm. Further information from Michael Hennessy 322 7192, 361 8980, Phil Carrier 277 3068.
MARRIED 70YEARS
The six children, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren of Dawson and Winifred Hanna are shouting them a city hotel honeymoon weekend for the 70th anniversary of their pants are guided through exercises to wedding with Father Mick Reidy in St examine the hurts they have suffered in close personal relationships and the effect Patrick's church Katanning on Februon their present behaviour, and finally to ary 16, 1916. On Sunday February 16 there is a seek healing of their hurts. Each exercise follows the format used special Mass in the Redemptorist on the Parish Renewal Weekend and Church alongside which the couple includes prayer, patron saint, scripture, became pioneer residents of the reflection, a talk, small and large group Prindiville retirement village 18 years sharing. ago. For further information contact Rita and Dawson Hanna now 92 was 12 Bert Murphy at the Prayer House, Darwhen his family moved to a farm at danup 097-281148 or Peter and Veronica near dry South Australia Moojebing Dymond in Perth 367 9870. and Dublin-bom Winifred O'Meara ONE DAY RETREATS: now 89 was 12 when her Irish family These are reflection days with a came to Australia and settled also in theme centred around aspects of the Katanning. Lenten season. They were married six months February 25: Subiaco Parish Centre, before Dawson left with the 10th Salvado Road. March 4: Lesmurdie Parish, l.esmurdie Light Horse to serve against the Turks in Palestine, there being too many Road. March 11: Rockingham Parish, Swin- volunteers for the first embarkation. After the war Dawson tried the stone Road. March 18th: Balcatta Parish Centre. flour mills, insurance selling and Albert Street. finally finished up in the building March 25th: Redemptorist Retreat trade. For the next 40 years he laid Centre. bricks in Geraldton at Nazareth Please bring own lunch: 9.30amHouse, CBC, St John of God Hospital 2.30pm and Dean Hawes' Hermitage, at St ENQUIRIES: Mrs Jenny Waller, John of God Hospital Bunbury, at the 444 0064 tower of St Mary's church Leederville BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE and nearby CBC school under the The monthly pilgrimage to the grotto of watchful eye of Monsignor Moloney. the Virgin of the Revelation at Bullsbrook His last job was a fence and shed at will take place on Sunday February 23 at the Redemptorist grounds. 2pm. For further information and bus During most of their life at Campsie reservations please ring P. Galea on Street, Dawson was a member of the 349 7135 (Perth bus) or L. Martinz Redemptorist Holy Family Confrater328 4631 (Highgate bus). nity and Holy Name Society and JUSTICE Winifred a member of the Perpetual REFLECTION A day of reflection on "Mercy, Justice Succour Confraternity and the Leeand Peace" will be held at the Parish derville CWL. She has been a conCentre, Changton Way, Balga on February stant volunteer helper in the Retreat 23. Morning Tea at 10.45am, Holy Hour House. (with Benediction) at 2.15 pm finishing at In spite of many hard times of 3.15 pm. sickness and accidents Winifred Please bring your own lunch. For further Hanna says that it is faith that has information phone 349 2500 seen her through her long lifetime.
QUIZ NIGHT
Catherine McAuley Centre is having a quiz night on Friday February 14 at 7.30pm. Tables of six can be booked by ringing 381 9222 and bar facilities are available. Cost is $2.50 per person. Place: Catherine McAuley Centre Hall, Station Street, Wembley.
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