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Catechists have to give special concern and attention to children who will resist the call to faith, Archbishop Foley said in the instruction that preceded last Friday's ceremony of commission in St Mary's Cathedral.

Presentation at cathedral

"Strive to open the hearts of these children, and give them the

experience of someone who -like God -loves and takes an interest in them," he sa d

"Bear in mind always that you may be the only person they will hear speak of the things of God Give to them generously of your

time, your understanding, your interest, and even your willing

forgiveness."

The archbishop pointed out that

the children they would be unable to catechise would not have made the initial act of faith called conversion.

These children had to be led to conversion through the example of catechists, through class prayer and other explanations

"Remember always that it is only Christ himself who can lead these children to Faith, as he calls them through you "As you strive to co-operate in lading their hearts to the choice of conversion, always remember that your own hearts must be open to Christ, so that you can bring him to your students effectively. "Be willing always to share your faith with those you teach in non-Catholic schools by: explaining the teachings of the Gospel, as proclaimed by the Church,

• answering the children's questions; leading them in prayer; • initiating them into the Sacraments; and sharing with them your insights into the questions about God, and the meaning of life, that lie within the depths of cach person's heart."

Nearly 400 of the 500 metropolitan catechists commissioned last week were in St Mary's Cathedral last Friday for Archbishop Foley's presentation of certificates

for parish distribution.

Among them were 100 new catechists who had completed the 14 week course on faith development and catechetical teaching skills. Parishes with significant numbers of catechists in this year's program were Dianella, East Victoria Park, Fremantle, Girrawheen, Greenmount, Highgate (Vietnamese), Kwinana, Maddington, Morley, Riverton, Spearwood and Willetton. Most attended the Wembley Religious Education Centre and were taught by 10 volunteer tutors. Those who could not attend the central course were

catered for at Kwinana and Willetton where courses were conducted by Sister Margaret Mary Gannon SJ4A and Sister Emilie Cattalini SIA.

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Archbishop Foley pointed out that while every baptised person had a responsibility to share their faith with others, some are called to proclaim the gospel officially in the Church's name. A Catechist is one who catechises - who shares his or her own faith with others -in the name of the Church 'Look then to your own faith! Nourish it by: • regular and prayerful reflection on the Word of

At the commissioning of catechists, Mrs Pearn-owe receives certificates for Melville parish from Archbishop Foley flanked by Fathers Holohan and Cardin OFM of the Religious Eduction Centre.

Warning to Botha government DURBAN: f the South African government refuses to negotiate with the nations's anti-apartheid forces, it will face "economic collapse" and possibly foreign intervention, Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, South Africa, said.

Archbishop Murley, president of the Southern African bishops' conference and an outspoken critic of apartheid, said the South African government and the antiapartheid African National Congress, were "ligtrt-years apart." He said "it would take a miracle for them to find common ground for negotiation," but added that the realisation of the alternative to negotiation could bring about this

miracle.

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• frequent participation in the Sacraments -- especially the Eucharist; • listening to and reflect ing on the teachings of the Church's Magisterium; • and earnestly seeking to respond to Christ's love through your daily efforts to apply his teachings to your lives."

Archbishop Hurley said the alternative is "a truly terrible scene" of "years of violence

and bloodshed and increasing economic sanctions by foreign nations ending in the economic callapse of South Africa with all

The Archbishop of Durhan, Archbishop Murley.

the consequent miseries." He added, "at a certain point in this horrible scene, foreign powers could intervene to drop the curtain on this tragedy."

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Perhaps this picture can inspire the miracle of negotiations," he added.

Archbishop Murley also said the African National Congress seeks a "united, democratic, non-racial state with a constitrtion which guarantees individual rights, but which expects special dispositions for the

rights of groups or minorities." "On this objective," he added, "there can be no negotiation." Negotiations "can only be on the way of organising the elections to bring about a new South African state," he added.

"A preliminary condition for these negotiations," he said, "is the liberation of

all political prisoners." The government policy after liberation, he added, must include "redistribution of the land and the nationalisation of industny." However, Archbishop Murley said the white South African regime sees such a situation as "humanly impossible." The government wants an end to violence and exclusion of communists from the talks as conditions for negotiation, he said.

Slander claims

NEW YORK: Eleven state legislators have called for the removal of a St Louis County police superintendent after he linked antiabortion demonstrators to an industrial plant explosion, a mile from the demonstration. Anti-abortion leaders also have called for an investigtion into the allegations and have said the superintendent has defamed the entire pro-life movement.

Cardinal in plea MANILA: Cardinal Sin of Manila has urged communist rebels to give President

Aquino's government a chance to prove itself Speaking at a memorial service for photographer Willie Vicoy killed in a

guerilla ambush, he said, "We must extend our hand in friendship to those who do not think as we do."

A money pledge

TAIPEH. A Buddhist abbot, once jailed as a gang leader, has donated $3200 to a Catholic-run polio centre in Taiwan, in an effort, he says, to make up for past deeds Abbot Chang Neng raised the money by pledging to complete an 18-month, 10,000km pilgrimage around Taiwan

Prominent among catechists being commissioned last Sunday were Vietnamese candidates seen with

some of their parents and friends in St Mary's Cathedral. Under the direction of Father Francis Ly and with help from Hamersley parishioners, 15 Vietnamese catechists are instructed for an hour each Sunday before conducting a two hour class for 70 children, following which all attend the Vietnamese Mass in Sacred Heart church, Highgate.

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Deliberate forced entry and arson was believed on Wednesday to be the cause of an early morning fire which severely damaged the interior of the Catholic Migration Office at the corner of Victoria Square and Goderich Street. The Cathedral adminis-

trator, Father Orzanski, was summoned by the fire brigade just after 5 am and by that time the fire had been put out and

the extensive damage especially from smoke and water was visible. Initial estimates put the replacement of carpets and painting repairs a $18,000 and further a extensive outlays will be required to replace the office furniture and equipment that has been damaged beyond salvage. The Catholic Migration Centre is one of a number of former houses on Victoria Square owned by the Church. A former two room office for migration was shifted into a modernised and expanded building which provides meeting and other social assistance help to migrant groups as well as admi4« nistrative to help Detective Sergeant Tong and Catholic Migrant Worker Carlos Soto inspect the burnt out remains of his office. Picture hy Father legorow. migrants themselves.

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More than 40 Aboriginal teaching assistants from Catholic schools in the Kimberley region met in Broome recently for their annual seminar. The seminars are part of an ongoing program developed by the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia to support the professional and personal development of Aboriginal teaching assistants. The Aboriginal Teaching Assistants Program was begun in 1975 and is an integral part of Catholic Education in the Kimberley reg on. It is the largest and most comprehensive teaching assistant program in Australia Before 1975, assistants worked in minor roles within the schools The current program has encouraged them to extend their roles, and the focus now is on the professional assistance they give to classroom teachers The Catholic Education Office's Regional Education Officer in the Ki berley. Sister Pat Rhatigan, said the program recogr ised the contribution of Aborigines to Catholic schools in their commun

Pope John Paul will use two, imported armoured Mercedes-Benz "popemobiles" during bis visit to Australia in November. One of the vehicles is already in the Vatican's popemobile fleet. The other is being specially fitted out by an engineering firm in ttaly. Both will be air-freighted to Australia by DaimlerBenz of West Germany, the makers of Mercedes-Benz. It was hoped Australian manufacturers would have tried to provide vehicles

meeting the required specifications, but none were

forthcoming. Popemobiles were first used in Mexico in 1979, on the first of Pope John Paul It's 29 pilgrimages so far. The Australian visit will be part of his 32nd pilgrimage. Armoured popemobiles were not used until the pope's visit to Britai in 1982, after the assassination atter pt on hi in St Peter's Square in Rome o May 13, 1981. The pop lar name for the vehicles, 'poper vobile,' is simply au anglicisation of the talia 'Papa obile' or pope's car.

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R~cord Unacceptable sins

The rich young man asked The Lord which was the greatest commandment. Today the cynics keep the Church on the hop by asking which is the greatest sin. Then by a pea and thimble trick the Church can be asked why it does not condemn some equally fashionable other cause. This gives the sinner time to laugh at the notion that sin even exists at all - at least in his own situation - and it shunts the Church into a comer chasing its tail to find out what is really wrong with the world. The press or electronic media can pitch the rotten eggs of derision if some self-styled critic takes on an evil of the day - such as an unChristian film demonstrator, or pornography spoil-sport so, the tables have been turned in England when newspapers have fed sumptuously on a National Opinion Poll asking what are the sins of society today. As half-baked critics of Pope John Paul illustrate, some would wish popes not to be seen and heard at all but the National Opinion Poll at least resurrected the seven deadly sins outlined by St Gregory the Great some 1500 years ago apparently to see if things are better or worse. Greed not only bumped Gregory's pride off first position but a sorry tale of other delinquencies toppled wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, avarice and sloth. Gregory, let it be said, had expanded these seven into a formidable list of associated wrongs which missed out on little. But after greed on the modem list came murder, violence, jealousy, drugs, selfishness, lying and deceit, child abuse, promiscuity lasciviousness and sex, malice, cruelty and hate, lack of compassion, adultery, stealing, vandalism, rape, materialism, vanity, laziness, apathy and finally drink driving. These were merely the most frequently named in a list that extended to 107 varieties of sin. f the confessionals are empty it is not apparently because there is no notion of sin. Just to throw such polls into total confusion, supplementary questions produced 75 per cent believing in God, 82 per cent said they were Christian but 60 per cent of them never go to church. Only 27 per cent believed in punishment for sin in the after life and a mere 27 per cent expected to be punished for sinning in this life. Sin therefore is very much in the eye and the mind of the beholder. The confessional has never been a total success because the penitent accuses himsetf. Better to be assertive about what is wrong in others' lives. Which explains the peculiar agony of Australia today as it reluctantly slides into the financial chaos we confidently believed applied only to others. A curious unanimity has emerged. There is unanimity on who else is causing the trouble and unanimity on who else should apply the remedy. The prime minister said the balance of payments is unacceptable and must be reversed; industry says the investment climate is unacceptable and must be changed; producers say any exposure to world competition is unacceptable and must be protected; unions say that tampering with wages is unacceptable and awards must proceed; the public service says any cutbacks are unacceptable and governments must spend more, not less; recipients of government money say decreased spending is unacceptable and millions more are needed to reverse the slide; everybody agrees that any lowering of Australia's standard of living is unacceptable, starting with their own home, and overseas buyers and lenders had better be told this truth. The country agrees therefore that what is wrong is unacceptable but nobody can agree on what is wrong. Opinion polls that are obsessed with political persons standing could well do the country a service by finding out what are the unacceptable sins in Australia today.

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Dissent over building priority

WARSAW: Hundreds of new churches are springing up all over Poland, leading to bitter arguments between Catholics and communist officials over building priorities. State officials say more churches are being built in Poland than in the rest of Europe and that the need now is for housing. Church people say the building spree is meeting a need created by a total ban on new churches during the Stalinist 1950s. The Communist Party's weekly newspaper Polityka says enough churches have now been built, and claims there are more churches in proportion to the number of Catholics in Warsaw, Cracow and Wroclaw than in Rome, Paris or Dublin. Catholics acknowledge

The initiative with laity LONDON Lay people should be prepared to take the initiative instead of always expecting directives from the bishops, Cardinal Hume said in his preface to the summary of the consultation for the Synod of the Laity Called to Serve. The cardinal warned against "simplistic solutions" to complex social issues. It was not the job of the bishops to provide a "simple answering service to worried lay people," he said.

Among the "worries" mentioned in the responses to Called to Serve were unemployment, violence on the streets and on television, the unequal distribution of wealth, materialism, drug addiction and the nuclear threat. Others said they were 'distressed" by the way the

Vatican and the Curia were seen to operate, "especially in financial matters" The report also revealed that few considered attendance at Mass and the Sacraments essential to Church membership Most said while these were 'the ideal," they were not absolutely necessary But 'generally people said it was faith rather than being part of a parish community that helped them in their daily lives

there were now 12,500

churches, 3200 more than before the war. The increase had not kept pace with the growth of Poland's Catholic population. Before the war there were 20.7 million Catholices, 64.8 per cent of the total population. After the war, Poland's eastern frontier moved west. Now 94.6 per cent of Poland's population -36.8 mlllion people are Catholics.

An estimated 70,000 pcoof ple -- five per cent practising Catholics in Eng land and Wales, responded to Call to Serve. Even the most critical displayed a 'deep-felt affection for the community of the Church," the summary said Progress towards Christian unity was the most frequenty mentioned cause for joy in the Church

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pie's gifts While some felt the parish priest should still be in charge and just use the parish council as a 'consultative body," the majority wanted it to have "more

hampers presses

WARSAW: The press service of the Polish bishops' conference has complained of the reduction in the quantity of paper allocated to the Church Press and the difficulty of getting replacement parts for printing machines. In spring of this year the allocation was reduced "in theory by twenty per cent" but in practice by more, causing the loss of some issues of various publications. Customs duty had been charged on machinery imported from abroad, despite promises from the authorities that there would be no duty. The Dominicans were given permission to Import a photosetting machine and then forbidden to use it for eleven months. The Catholic service denies the reduction in the paper allocation is part of "regular measures which affect all the Polish press", and notes that out of 2766 pblications in Poland only 33 are in Church hands. Keston College

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Elaine brings cheer

LONDON: Elaine Paige left the set of the musical Chess to join Chelsea pensioner Ronald Wood (above) at Help the Aged Silver Jubilee Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. The garden was

designed with elderly people in mind, by Robin Williams a leading garden designer. The construction of the garden was undertaken by students from the Pershore College of Horticulture, Worcestershire. Help the Aged and Pershore College of Horticulture were awarded a Silver Gilt Banksian Medal for the garden.

'Icon clash' leads to a boycott BARI (Italy): The Greek Orthodox church has boycotted an East-West Christian summit meeting in protest at a Vatican exhibition of icons.

The Greek Orthodox Church has refused to allow its representatives to attend the plenary session of 28 Catholic and 28 Orthodox pre-

est." The priest's role was seen as "essentially a spiritual one" which he could better exercise if he were "freed

+om administration". There was a2"strong call for more and openness

improved communication

within the church between bishops. clergy and laity." Many people thought the Bishops did not give "a clear enough lead in spiritual matters and in the moral and pohtical fields.

Exhibition upsets a matr·1arch

lates at a conference on "Faith, Sacraments and Church Unity" in Bari The problem is an exhibition recently opened at the Vatican includes some Macedonian icons. This, according to

Orthodox Archbishop Serafim of Athens, "constitutes recognition and unexpected support of the schismatic and chauvinistic church of Skopje, Macedonia". The dispute began in

Yugoslaviain1958,�rhen the Macedonian Orthodox Church declared itself to be autonomous Since then, all its proclamations and proceedings have been termed schismatic by the Serbian Patriarch of Belgrade and the Church of Greece

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LONDON: Practising what he preaches: Bishop Agnellus Andrew, President of the Catholic Study Centre for Animal Welfare, attends to the welfare of his own pet -a pointer dog called Sue. Bishop Andrew's crozier is a genuine shepherd's crook. t was presented to him by the BBC television series One Man and His Dog, on which master and hound appeared.

A rule change [sought DUBLIN: T strong recommendation has been made to the Church to abandon its requirement that Catholic partners in a mixed marriage make a declaration to do all in their powers to ensure that the children are baptised and brought up as Catholics. The recommendation was made by a group of Catholic and Church of lreland clergy in Wexford, Ireland. t said the law "adds nothing to the basic obligation of (divine law) to pass on one's faith to one's children and hence is of secondary importance." The report on Inter Church marriages was commissioned by Catholic Bishops Comiskey and C of I Bishop Willoughby of Ferns.

In an unexpected finish to what is usually the most secular of events, The Mission vied for first place with Therese, a film made by the respected French director Alain Cavalier about Therese Martin, the Carmelite nun who became a saint Terese was later awarded the Special Jury prize

In The Mission, Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons play Jesuits who, when the Vati-

Synagogue prayers for universal peace

LONDON: Christians, Jews, Hindus, Moslems and Sikhs have been invited to the West London Synagogue in October for a Special service to inaugurate this year's week of prayer for world peace.

Sir Sigmund Sternberg. Kt, the Jewish chairman of the International Council of Christians and Jews who was recently made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great, has invited his fellow papal knights to the service on October 18, the first day of the Jewish feast of Succot or Tabernacles

This is a time of thanksgiving to God for nature, rather like the Christian harvest

festival.

Succot is also traditionally associated with prayers for universal peace; before the ancient temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70 prayers were offered in it for all

the known nations of the world during the festival. At the beginning of the service in October the congregation will visit a booth erected on the roof of the synagogue which will contain willow, myrtle and palm branches and citrus fruit, as laid down in Jewish tradition Afterwards they will attend a service in the synagogue and will discuss Judaism. Rabbi Dr Hugo Gryn, minister of the synagogue, will act as host The week of prayer for world peace is an annual event. The inauguration service is held in a different place of worship each year

• Bishop Mahon, auxiliary in Westmins ter, has been named as the winner of the 1986 Sir Sigmund Sternberg award for the promotion of Christian-Jewish understanding

can attempts to close down the order's mission to the local Indians, must decide between allegiance to the pope and to the newlyChristian Indians The film was written by Robert Bolt, the British playwright whose play and film A Man For All Seasons, starring Paul Scofield as St Thomas More. made him famous in the 1960s For Bolt, it represents a considerable personal triumph over adversity Seven years ago, he suffered a severe stroke. For six months, he was paralysed and was unable to speak for the next three years

It has taken four years of hard work to retrain mind and body so he can now converse with people again For Robert Bolt, a nonCatholic it is his second time on a drama which revolves around the conflict between a Catholic conscience and authority. There is a clear parallel between the themes of The Mission and A Man for AII

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The number of applicants accepted for entry into major seminaries last year was up by more than 13 per cent on 1984. There were 156 successful applicants, compared with 137 in 1984 and 127 in 1983. There are no statistics available for earlier years. Most entrants were in the 20-22 age group. In previous years it is thought the 17-19 age group was best represented. Many who applied in 1985 had completed degree courses and the majority had obtained A levels. Father John Danson, secretary of the committee for ministerial formation, warned against seeing the increase in vocations as a trend "It may well be the number for 86 will be less than that for 85," he said Even if all 156 new candidates were eventually ordained it would only mean an average of seven new priests for each diocese. Father Danson estimated 50-60 per cent of those accepted would become priests "Some will rightly choose, at some stage in their studies, to follow some other vocation in life," he said

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experts could help me,"

he said

He told of the part where after Jesus was arrested,

one man followed him

and his naked body was covered in a linen cloth But the men who were taking Jesus to the high priests, got hold of him and he fled naked, leaving his linen cloth "1 could not understand the significance of this; it seemed irrelevant," he said "But in Ararat, Victoria, this priest came up after the performance and said it was a wonderful gospel of the resurrection. He said the first appearance, the actual coming together of the resurrection was the sighting of this young man .•. symbolic of the later happening when Mary and Jesus' mother Mary came into the sepulchre and saw a young man sitting in a white robe," said Robertson. "He then made me realise that the young man who was divested of his robe, was actually the precursor of the resurrection. "At that magic moment, it made sense!" Robertson, a veteran actor of 33 years, who is due soon to appear in the TV mini series Petrov, opened on June 17 and will be performing nightly (except Sundays) for 11

performances

Freelance actor and director Malcolm Robertson who delivers St Mark's gospel in the current Hole In The Wall presentation.

A critical audience

When Malcolm Robertson steps on to the Hole In The Wall stage to narrate the gospel of St Mark it is rather obvious not only that is he presenting rather unique theatre but that his audi nce is potentially most critical Like music lovers and a well worn disc most of those who are likely to attend this four week season will know literally every line of the gospel in advance of his verbal delivery The initial surprise at an actor doing a solo non-stop recitation of a gospel only reminds today's tape-saturated and library-fed generation that millions of people knew the scriptures only as passages they could lovingly recite by heart But it is still a paradox in today' s seemingly de-Christianised society that this one-man rendition of the gospel of St Mark should have achieved such universal acclaim since Alec McCowen first launched the idea some eight years ago. Robertson intentionally has not viewed or tried to emulate that record breaking production He reminds us that scripture has been doing well in the arts for many decades from the lavish black and white silent spectaculars thorugh wide screen and television blockbusters and several eras of pop music culture. The sudden storm over Hail Mary hints that we have not heard the last of the encounter between scripture and the performing arts. This presentation is first and foremost a stage presentation and King James version is used principally because of its eminence in the English language At the same time, it has been supplanted popularly by today's prolific translations in an easier

idiom so that listening to the King James verbal mannerisms calls for unbroken attention by the listener It is to Robertson's credit that he demands this relentless attention from his audience and he gets it for what he calls the urgency of the gospel itself In 50 minutes there is not a moment' s relief for a smile. a wriggle or even a cough The listener is left in no doubt that he is being swept into rapid pace of this the most succinct of the gospels Its theatre begs comparison with the church pulpit. A sparse stage, a modest table and three chairs under plain lighting hint at austerity of the church sanctuary As Robertson judiciously shifts his position and gives but the hint of gesture he is in the company of the strolling preacher who backs up his words with a barely stated kaleidoscope of visual suggestions The risk of excess and overdramatisation, and indeed the total effect is saved by the clock In two clearly announced 50 minute segments not a minute more can be spared or the dream. the vision could be undone Robertson's unusually fast

delivery in the openig m thus begins to make sense wt n it is realised that he will make only the slightest concessior to a pause here, a raising of the voice there The gospel narration is the goal and his total co itment to t' s purpose, spinrtualty as we! as theatrically, make it a compel ing performance In the aftermath each listener will judge the evening by what the actor has done with his or her personal gospel This rare theatrical experience of St Mark can only prove that the richness of someone else's reading can shake loose new insights, a new love of Christ An accomplished actor who can do this with humility and conviction deserves a debt of gratitude St Mark on stage is not go+g to produce a rash of converts but it may shake Catholic comp/acency over just how poorly so far the dream of a living and vital presentation of God's Word was to be the essence of the Vatican II reform The production continues at Hole In The Wall until July 12, at Geraldton on July 14, Karratha on July 16 and Port Hedland on July

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Father Bryan McCanny

by IAN ESMOND A successful Day of Inquiry for the priesthood has been held at St Charles' Seminary in Guildford with 17 men attending from as far away as Kalgoorlie. St Charles' is now officially a 'vocational residence' where those who are considering the priesthood can live and make their decision while continuing to work or study. The Inquiry Day started off with group discussions on the Gospel message of the calling of priests. After a barbecue lunch overlooking the Swan River, there was a slide show illustrating the daily life of a diocesan priest. An open forum for questions followed by mass concluded the day. Bishop Healy was there to lend his support as were three Perth seminarians on pastoral placement in the diocese, and five priests attended at various times during the day. Charlie Dennis, a surveyor from Coolbellup, said the Day of Inquiry had helped him to think about his own vocation. 'The priesthood has been in the back of my mind for some years and I felt now was the time to decide for sure. 'The day here has helped me to see how to make those decisions," he said

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Ancients' arranged • marriages

Eighth week of a 13-week series on laity in the Church

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TH shred lifestyle of marriage cannot be characterised by a legalistic, contractual

approach to daily living. Dr David Thomas related the story of a couple who entered marriage determined that everything should be shared 50-50. Both spouses had carers with nearly identical wages.

So they divided the household chores and parenting responsibilities equally. They each contributed half for all household expenses. Te marriage never made it," said Thomas, director of the graduate program in family ministry at Regis College in Dever. "Once you get beyond dollars and

cents, you can't calculate time and energy that way." What happens in this kind of arrangement is that one person usually begins to feel cheated, as if he or she

is giving more, is putting more effort into the relationship than the other. A calculating, controlling approach can destroy the

marriage, Thomas suggested. "in marriage you cannot count the cost. You give without worrying about what you're going to get out of it. It is the genuine giving of self which in the Church's language is the kernel of marriage."

ET{HE OF TEE 3II Lovely ceremony becomes another divorce statistic

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in marriage today, at a time when a person marrying at 25 could well expect to live to celebrate a 5Oth wedding anniversary, but when divorce rates are so high? Neil Parent says experience has taught him that paying attention to three aspects of marriage increases the chances for happiness. It is important for couples to affirm one another, to seek intimacy and to make the marital relationship a priority Parent is representative for adult education with US Catholic Conference Department of Education. Cindy Liebhart interviews Dr David Thomas, director of the graduate program in family ministry at Regis College in Denver, Colorado. The primary issue today is not how to preserve individual identity in marriage, Thomas says. Rather it is learning how to develop a truly shared life Ms Liebhart is associate editor of NC's Religious Education Package. The first five years of marriage can prove crucial for the longterm success of the relationship, Katharine Bird writes. She interviews a young couple about the unexpected stress they encountered when their first baby was born

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In ancient Israel marriages generally were arranged by the parents of the couple. To us this may seem cold and insensitive. But boys and girls then married surprisingly early, usually in their early teens. Parental guidance helped them avoid potentially disastrous choices.

The wedding ceremony was exquisite. The bride and groom had looked to every detail, from the arrangement of the flowers to the selection of music They had worked closely with the officiating priest in preparing the liturgy Everything came off just as they had planned; it was a beau tiful and fitting testimony of their love. Unfortunately, their marriage didn't survive its first decade. It became another statistic in the rising divorce rate that has now reached near epidemic proportions. For those marrying today, Catholic or otherwise, there is up to a 50 per cent statistical probability their marriage will end in divorce. A successful marriage takes lots of dedication and hard work. Passionate feelings on one's wedding day are not enough But couples can do much to assist their marriage in today's stressful times by concentrating on three important areas in building and maintaining a relationship of love: affirming one another, seeking intimacy and attending to the relationship

Affirming one another What a contrast there often is between the ways in which couples spoke to and of cach other in their courtship

by NEIL PARENT

days and after they have been married a few years For too many couples, gone are the kind words with which they affirmed one another; gone is the mutual esteem they trea-

sured, the positive approach they took, the overlooking of minor shortcomings, the ready forgiveness of offenses

These traits can become casualties of living together as husband and wife, replaced by biting criticism, fault-finding and insensitivity Couples can give a boost to their marriage by affirming each other more. This means they seek out ways to enhance each other's selfesteem by compliments and speaking positively about one another

I learned this lesson firsthand from my wife who over the years has consistently refrained from pointing out my failings, preferring

instead to compliment my efforts, however feeble they may have been

Stress the positive; deemphasise the negative. This is the golden rule of child-rearing. It is also a formula for happy marriages

Seeking

intimacy:

Authentic intimacy is perhaps the one thing that we most desire from a marriage; it is also the most difficult to achieve When we marry. we are seeking not only physical

intimacy, but psycholog

ical and spiritual intimacy as well Physical intimacy is the

to achieve. It is much easier to reveal our physical nakedness then to allow our mate to see us as we are, warts and easiest

all.

Intimacy is the founda tion for the kind of love that will sustain a marriage. Intimacy requires risk-taking, allowing our selves to be vulnerable so that the other may see us as we are. It is worked on over a lifetime. like build ng a solid house one brick at a time In marriage we want to know and be known, to become two in one flesh But for this to happen, we must seek mutual inti macy based on sensitiv ity, care and loving trust Attending to the relationship. The marital relationship itself must be given priority. This

Even then the wishes and feelings of the young

people were not simply

ignored. Marriages based on love were as common as those based on cool calculation

means attending to each other's needs in the rela tionship and finding ways to give each other needed time In our fast-paced society, it is common for a couple to begin mar riage with both partners working, pursuing important and interest ing careers, This can

Michal was the daughter of King Saul who was not overly fond of David

Learning of the girl's infatuation, Saul saw a chance to lure David into

bring welcome stimulation and variety to the relationship. But it also can siphon off time and

energy needed to build intimacy and secure emotional and spiritual bonding When children come along, the needs of the relationship can be even further strained. It is surprising how easy it is for couples to find them selves running here and there, meeting the demands of raising child ren, postponing the time needed for their relationship After a while the couple may no longer be receiving loving nourishment from one another Then a relationship can be in real trouble Time is priceless. Building intimacy, mutual affirmation and the love which supports a mar-

a lethal trap

Saul promised the young man that she would be his wife; all David had to do was to dispose of 100 Philistines. It was a miscalculation, for David proved equal to the challenge and became Saul's son-inlaw Some years later David became king and we find that this marriage of his

youth turned sour. In bringing the Ark of the

Convenant into Jerusalem, he danced with reckless abandon in the

procession and Michal

The bride and groom ladled to every detail, from the arrangement of the flowers to the selection el! it. Everything came off just as they had planned; it was a beautiful and fittin stimony to their love. (NC photo hy Mary Harrison

My 19, 1986)

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Problems passing tefirstfyeyears riage takes time

the real possibility of spending 50 years with each other - but first they have to make it past the first five years. Two studies have shown that between 35 percent to 40 percent of divorces "are of couples who have separated before the fifth wedding anniversary,"says Dr lack Dominian in his book "Make or Break". "This indicates the early years of marriage are crucial for its stability," says Dominian, a Catholic psychiatrist practising in London. Even when a marriage doesn't collapse until 20

The young man could make his preferences known, or make his own decision without consulting his parents. Esau made a very unpopular choice. But at the age of 40 he hardly would have brooked parental inter ference (Genesis 26.34 35) It was rarer for the girl to take the initiative. But Michal fell in love with David (I Samuel 18.20) and lived to regret it.

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'relationships with other eles and learn how to get with in-laws. For many eles, a first baby comes bg this time. Young couple l interviewed @lnedthat they were consid. e'taken aback by the stress tt experienced when their f baby was born after four of marriage. "ore the baby, the couple veloped a happy routine of careers and sharing chores. They spent many nurturing their relations talking with each other and

hlls

years later, "for half of these couples serious marital prob-. lems occurred in the first five years of marriage." What makes marriage's first five years so perilous yet so vital? It is then that couples establish a pattern for their lives together. They learn what it i% like to live day by day with another unique individual. Often they are struggling to establish careers. Together

hng

the town with friends. After the baby, their carefully structured life was knocked out of kilter. Each was overwhelmed initially with the new responsibillty. Both had difficulty adjusting to the demands the new baby made on their time, their energy, their financial and emotional resources. For the young mother, "it was a strain to have the full-time care of the baby all day, a responsibility I didn't have before. l was so tired and couldn't get away for a second." For the young husband, It was

a shock to realise that his wife needed his help in caring for the baby when he came home and to recognise someone else had a claim on his wife's attention. Communication became a problem because "there was no time to talk about anything," the wife

said.

Finally a spate of arguments over who should do what when, and over their tightened financlal situation, alerted the couple to a certain deterioration in their relationship. Then, talking with other new parents, they discovered others had the same experience but "were keeping It real quiet." They learned too "the first three months were the worst."

reproached him for "exposing himself to the view of the slave girls of his followers" (2 Samuel 6.20) David turned on her sharply and their relationship came to a crashing halt. A beautiful example of a devoted married couple, very much in love, is that of Elkanah and Hannah Actually Elkanah had two wives. The other, named Peninnah, bore children But Hannah, even though she was the better loved, was desolate, for she was sterile. Every year the family made a pilgrimage to the shrine at Shiloh where the Ark of the Covenant was kept in those early days. Elkanah would give generous portions of things needed for the journey and for the sacrifices to Peninnah and all her children

Primary issue in marriages gr

The primary issue in marriage today is not how to preserve individual identity end foster each partner's personal growth. The reel challenge is learning to develop a truly shared life, becoming committed to growth as a married couple, said Dr David Thomas in a recent interview "The fact people need to grow individually is al over the culture," said Thomas, a director of the graduate

programn in fernily ministry. Convincing people they need

to work on adopting a married lifestyle "which may demand that you change or alter your life, your personal plans, your priorities for the sale of the other, for the sale of the relationship" is much more difficult Pert of the shift in emphasis can be attributed to the phenomenon of two-career marriages. When husband

and wife 6sch have t career, in essence they lead

"separate lives with different colleagues, different pressures, diffent interests that flow fromn work," Thomas said. Without dertermined effort these couples can end up

sharing living quarters and pooling economic resources but leading much the sarne lifestyle they did before marriage.

Other social forces hinder the development of a shared marital lifestyle as well, Thomas said. Soaring divoroe statistics and the increasing mobility of the population, for xmnplie, often lead people to view relationships as transitory. Even as they enter marriage, many 0oups accept the possibility it may not work out

What's a couple to do? Thomas, who has been married for nearly 2O veers, suggested several ways couples can overcorne obstacles and work on a truly

shared life:

1. Decision making. Good marriages require both

spouses to assure responsibilities for the wry their life together tales shape. Couples must male conscious decisions about how they will nurture their relationship as well as how they will share home end fernily responsibilities.

2. Good communication sdills. Couples need to express sincere interest to one another. This involves creating opportunities to tal together, really listening to what is going on in the other's life, and being willing to share honestly personal feelings, experiences and

desires

3. Shared interests. This may tale sore creativity. But couples should try to find enjoyable, interesting activities or hobbies they can pursue together regularly.

4. Sexual sensitivity. Because sex is "a very huran way of deepening their bond,"couples need to develop sensitivity to one another in this area

5. Fine-tuning. Periodically couples should tale a look et their life together to discover res that are wording smoothly as well as ares which mnary need sort adjustment.

Growth as a couple does not deny the importance of personal growth. "Pert of my love for my wife will be my support of

the developing of her life, her unique gifts. her special talents," Thornes said

Former Marist brother rings in changes as principal at

Novel approach Principal of the Marist Brothers College, Bendigo, at the age of 25, a brilliant scholar, chosen leader of the NSW Catholic Principals' Conference in September, an educational innovator, John Goodfellow in his first term as principal of St Joseph's College, Albany, has spread his contagious enthusiasm to launch some novel projects.

A former Marist Brother, 39-year-old John is married to Elizabeth and they have two sons Ben and Daniel. He is never happier than when teaching and this quality no doubt was responsible for him being chosen to lead the NSW Catholic Principals' Conference from September 30 to May 2 when he will conduct seven sessions on the theme Creativity, Faith and Bicameral Mind His study of the bicameral mind -- the interaction of the left and right lobes of the brain with education - motivates many of his initiatives Researchers believe that the left lobe of the brain deals with logic and scientific knowledge and John says this may be over-emphasised in education.

Began scheme to induce a community awareness ... by our Albany correspondent

He hopes to introduce more aesthetic and creative experiences into the syllabus at St Joseph's -experiences which seem to be the domain of the brain's right lobe. In the first term the staff has developed the Three

C's Program -- Care,

Courtesy, Co-operation Its main theme is that the distinctive feature which should characterise the college is the vision of human life lived out by

Jesus

A statement of the objectives says, "For St Joseph's, the way we CARE for another, the level of cooperation we experience and the depth of respect and courtesy we express are critical aspects of our secondary section of the college." Eleven practical applications are listed including help extended by

older students within the pastoral care groups to younger students in coping with their school work. Among others are extending courtesy and co-operation by leaving a classroom clean and ready for the next lesson. Students are being courteous to staff members by making way for them through doorways and helping to carry heavy loads of books or equipment Another application is deciding an appropriate way to celebrate the birthday of each student in the pastoral care group Offering an expression of care and good wishes to people in a group member's family who are sick, staff members lending a hand to other staff members who are under

pressure, avoiding nick-

Nonagenarian fights for the preservation of Albany's historic St Joseph's

Pensioner power comes to WA country town

Change comes at a leisurely pace in Albany but when viewed over a lifetime of 92 years it has been extensive as Mrs Dora McBride recalls in this article. "It was raining torrents and the wide 2m-deep stone-lined stormwater open drains in York Street ( the main thoroughfare) were running a banker.

"I happened to be

there and saw the horse shy. the lady driver thrown from the trap into the torrent, swept away but rescued farther down the drain." The open drains have long

since disappeared but they

remain as one of Dora

McBride's vivid memories of

life in Albany at the turn of the century She agrees the need for change and progress but draws the line at demolishing old St Joseph's church in Aberdeen Street She was one of the many parishioners who protested at the decision last year to build a new church and rectory at the corner of Aberdeen Street and Serpen tine Road When asked about the proposed demolition decision, her eyes flashed and she described it with one word "Terrible!" "I was married in that church in 1919 and three generations of our family

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still living have worshipped there as did my mother "

"No, it should be restored and extended." And it appears that is what will happen as a result of a

recent poll of parishioners.

Born in South Australia in 1894, at the age of two she

came to Albany with her mother and father, John and Alice Kitson, and two sisters and two brothers Seven more children were born in Albany and none of the 12 has died under the age of 70," Mrs McBride

said

In 1900 she began school at St Joseph's, then situated in a two-storey building opposite what is now St Joseph's Community Centre and which was then a con vent The old school building still stands ·The first church was situ ated between the old school and Aberdeen Street and when I went to school two old ladies lived there one in what was once the presbytery and the other in what was once the church

It was demolished about 1910." Mrs McBride is the oldest living student of St Joseph's School In her first year at school, the young assistant to the Father parish priest, McPhee, was discussing their future with the pupils and asked each in turn to s what they were going to do when they left school

The others had all sorts of ide: but when it came our turn, my friend and I in unison said, 'We're going to be married.'

The young priest replied 'Then we'll not be getting nuns out of you.' Before coming West, Mrs McBride's father had been farming but in Alban worked at many jobs the longest of which was with shipping agents Henry Wills

"He was a Methodist but supported mother in seeing that we attended church and regularly came to St Joseph's with us.' Dora Kitson met John McBride when she was visiting an uncle in the Alban

Albany's St Joseph's Colleg

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way

we CARE for the level another, of co-operation we experience

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names which could be hurtful, endeavouring to be on time for meetings and lessons, acknowledging the success of others, saying "Thanks" for help given form the balance. The final suggestion deals with caring for the environment of the school. Each pastoral care group is assigned two small tasks: To beautify a small area -to plant some flowers, to keep tidy, to place some pos ters etc; to keep clean a small area -pick up papers, empty bins and so

with a variety of questions when discussing their forth-

coming confirmation.

Watching the interchange

he discussed with the students their forth-

coming confirmation,

their reasons for tak-

ing the step and their

commitment to the Christian way of life

as full members of the Church. "Do you like your

work?", asked one

student.

dents' cafeteria

- a protester at 92 I happened to be there and saw the horse shy, the lady driver thrown from the trap into the torrent swept away but rescued farther down the drain.

times."

Today, one of her sons, who is a builder, is working on an extensive renovation Program for the old build-

ing

He is John McBride and is

Serving his second term as a councillor on the Albany Town Council John McBride senior. who died in 1974, and Dora had two sons, Keith and John, and two daughters Doreen and Pat. Doreen who was married and lived in Cairns died last

Year.

Mrs McBride has 133 grand

children and nine great

grandchildren

One of her grandchildren Janette (24) is following in her mother's footsteps as a

nurse.

Bishop

Quinn replied, "Yes, but l worry sometimes about it. Then l

these purpose: and which is unsatisf tctory Once the gym is built, it is planned to convert the undc.rcroft into tu

"There were only two wards -- one for men and one for women. At the turn of the century it was pretty rough with no nurses, only male orderlies, in the men's ward and patients were ssued with an enamel plate and mug for use at meal

the

During the session,

Plans are being pre pared for a 600-scat assembly hall.'gymna sium to replace the ·xist ing undercroft used for

couver Art Centre

from

background were

on.

Hospital, now the Van

stu-

College, Albany, pep-

lege.

seven

dents of St Joseph's

ask for God's help. Most of all I enjoy talking with people." "What do cardinals do?" another asked. Jokingly he replied, "Very little. They leave all the work to the bishops." He then explained the role of a cardinal. "Have you been to the Vatican?" a student asked. "I studied there for seven years and was ordained in Rome. I said my first Mass at the tomb of St Peter under St Peter's Basilica." Earlier, the new headmaster of St

After working in England she is now nursing in Israel

Joseph's

Mrs McBride lives alone in her home in Festing Street which commands wide views of Princess Royal Har bour Fifty seven years ago this month she and John moved to the site and 24 years later built the existing home on the same site "In the early days there was no road around the fore-

welcoming

"His boats were all clinker built and sail powered

Bishop

Quinn observed that it was a unique gathering of the "education team." Present at

the

morning tea were the Bishop, parish pri-

ests Fathers Noel Fitzsimmons and

shore.

Instead it was a beach where we swam and my husband kept his boat "He was a professional fisherman mainly operating in the harbour. "I could just look out the kitchen window and see when he was coming home," she said "During the depression years John found it difficult to sell his fish and ended up giving away much of his catch We had some good regular customers such as the hotels that kept him going

College,

John Goodfellow, in

Michael Bunbury

Slattery, Diocese

Regional Education Officer

for

the

Catholic Education Office Brother Tony "At weekends he used to take parties of up to 28 of us over to Big Grove for picnics. "Fish were plentiful in the harbour and the industry supported several professional fishermen including the Muchmores and Westerbergs "My husband's father, Dick McBride, who was born in Albany, also had a love of the

sea but in a different way. "He was a yachtsman and

for many years was official handicapper for the Albany

Yacht Club."

Before World War 1, John McBride was employed in

Barnetts hardware store. After serving in the Royal Australian Navy he started a lime-burning enterprise at Big Grove on a site where his son John is now building a

new home. In World War II John, senior served in the army. Mrs McBride has seen Albany grow from the days when there were boarding houses and many vacant blocks in York Street and Stirling Terrace was the main shopping area with merry-go-rounds operating at the corner of Frederick Street.

In all that time she regularly attended St Joseph's Church until age caught up

with her. "But I still take Holy Communion every Sunday thanks to the visits of our parish acolytes," she added. ·With our deacons, they do a wonderful job and Tm all in favour of laymen taking a more active part in the church."

Dally, fulttime youth worker Carol O'Con-

nor and St Joseph's

College teachers. After talking with

the students Bishop Quinn was present at a Mothers Day

Liturgy attended by pupils and their mothers.

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Novena to God's mercy

"from Father W. UREN SJ Director, LJ. Goody Centre for Broethics

concerning the morality of VF.

woman»dam«on»mo

John Paul

[l,

The work he cites, however, "Love and

Responsibility", was first published in Polish at Lublin in 1960,

almost twenty years before Karol Wojtyla was elevated to the

(to be said using rosary beads). Our Father, Hail Mary, Creed. On the large beads: Eternal Father I offer thee the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of the most beloved Son and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and the sins of the whole world. On the small beads I0 times: through the most sorrowful passion of Jesus have mercy on us and on the whole world. In conclusion say Holy God, Holy Omnipotent, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us and on the world (3 times). B.C.R.

Papacy.

The book and the opinions expressed therein, therefore, have no more extrinsic authority than those of any other private theologian, and should not necessarily be regarded as magisterial or definitive Catholic teaching in the technical senses of those terms. This is a point to which Pope John Paul himself drew attention when the book was republished in 1981. He wanted it to be regarded as the work of Karol Wojtyla, not that of John Paul 11. Further, the citation Mr Davis introduces needs to be examined in context. The point that Wojtyla (I intend no disrespect) is making in this context is that it is God, not the parents, who creates the human spirit and infuses the soul into the new human person. The parents who provide the sperm and ovum, while genuine participants in the work of procreation, are only co-creators of the new human person who comes into existence. Wojtyla is not, I would submit, making a point in this context about immediate, as opposed to delayed, animation. Mr Davis, however, wishes to continue to insist that WojtyMa is making this further point, at least incidentally, I invite him then to consider his words closely. Wojtyla says the spirit is united with the body, which "begins to exist in embryo in the mother's womb". Fertilisation, however, normally takes place in the lower section of the fallopian tube, and it is some time later before the embryo/ zygote enters the mother's womb. If Wojtyla is making even an incidental point about animation (I do not believe he is, but I suspect Mr Davis may so opine), then what the literal import f his words conveys is temporarily delayed, rather than

Rock.

Novena to the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal, you 272 5556 279 6258 gave me the divine gift to i forgive and forget all evil against me and in all instances of my life you lf you have a weight are with me. I want in this o.or»rsam is- short prayer to thank you LZTYT --nple, natural and very for all things as I confirm WEMBLEY, furnished successful. Phone Anne once again that I never want to be separated immediate, animation. home overlooking Lake or Jim (09) 299 6756 or from you ever, in spite of Mrs Martyr (The Record June 12) invokes the authority of Monger, 3 bedrooms 480 9837. including linen and SAVE AT LEAST $350 all material illusions. I Pope Pius XII in his Allocution to the Delegates of the Fourth crockery. Book all year PER YEAR on everyday wish to be with you in International Congress of Catholic Doctors on September 29, round. Phone 450 5301 household products - plus eternal glory. Thank you 1949. He is not, however, in the citation she introduces evenings. for your mercy towards]condemning all forms of artificial fecundation. He expressly other exciting items me and mine. This prayer permits some forms in a citation which follows on immediately Lady would like elderly you'd be surprised about!! must be said for three from the quote Mrs Martyr supplies "This does not necessarily Phone for details. Katanlady to share unit for days after which the 211870, ning Wagin company no rent! Ph favour will be granted. forbid the use of certain artificial means destined simply to 611235, Busselton 553545, The 271 2018. prayer must be pub facilitate the natural act, or to enable the natural act, normally Corrigin 632163. lished immediately. carried out to attain its proper end." NEED EXTRA CASH Forever grateful. Please What he is condemning, and once again the context makes FOR THOSE LITTLE grant my other request rt clear, is artificial insemination, whether outside a marriage EXTRAS? Start your before long. Thank you. relationship (a very strong condemnation), or within the Prayer to St Jude, O own part time business. G.M.T, marriage relationship, in two circumstances: with sperm Holy St Jude, apostle Become a distributor gt_plied a third party, even though the husband consents by and martyr, great in with an international an immediate strong condemnation), or with sperm (again virtue and rich in mira- company with 25 years supplied by the husband (a more considered treatment, but a from Paul DONNELLY, cles, near kinsman of progress and 100% qualified condemnation) Claremont Jesus Christ, faithful money back guarantee. Mrs Martyr may wish to subsume IVF under these intercessor of all who No capital outlay. Lots Unfortunately the actual invoke your special of assistance and training report of the P & F president condemnations of artificial insemination. Some theologians patron in time of need. to get started. Ring (09) to the annual general meet- make this subsumption, others reject it To you, I have recourse 34] 1557 and talk to a Those who reject it point out that papal pronouncements of ing gives scant promise of from the depth of my successful team for all this type are to be interpreted restrictively (i.e., they should not such potential since the Fedheart and humbly beg details. you, to whom God has L eration's Council seems to be applied beyond their subject matter, unless there is an have done little other than indubitably clear warrant for doing so), and that VF differs given such great power, " THANKS to come to my assistance. make representation on edu- significantly from AID and AIH. It is an alternative to natural Help me now in my pres- In thanksgiving for cational bodies conception rather than a variation on conjugal intercourse ent and urgent need, and favours received. Most On the other hand its Further, other theologians would remind us that the grant my earnest peti- Sacred Heart of Jesus. annual budget IS now about teaching authority of such an allocution is neither definitive nor tion. In return I promise may Thy Name be $30,000 plus a disturbingly magisterial unless rt is reiterating teaching that has already to make your name praised and glorified, larger retainer of about an been solemnly and magisterially defined elsewhere known and cause you to throughout the world, Apart from such instances, an allocution does not have the equal amount from the State be invoked. (Say 3 Our now and forever. A. TenGovernment, and this con- teaching authority of an infallible pronouncement of a Pope Fathers, Hail Marys and nent. trasts with the sparse $ 1000- or an Ecumenical Council, nor does it have that of the so-called Glorias. This novena $2000 annual spending of "Ordinary Magisterium" (usually found in either the solemn never fails. Publication Prayer: St Jude may your must be promised.) name be praised and the past, more productive definitions of an Ecumenical Council or in the solemn teaching the glorified throughout Grateful thanks to our of Papal Encyclicals) years of the Federation Lady, Sacred Heart of whole world forever, The large amount of the Mrs Martyr acknowledges this when she reminds us that thanks for favours Jesus, St Jude for favour government retainer must by the remarks of the Pope in his allocution are not "proclaimed M.J. granted. received. J.R. Prayer St Jude, O Holy intent or implication have a dogma." They do, of course, as Mrs Martyr also remarks, merit Thank you St Jude, St Jude. Apostle and sedative effect on the Feder- serious consideration Sacred Heart and Saint Martyr, great in virtue ation: the stalled ox is perAnother area, apart from these questions of authority, which Anthony for favours and rich in miracles! haps a muzzled ox as requires consideration concerns what Mrs Martyr and Mr granted. Near kinsman of Jesus treadeth out little com Miller (The Record June 12) call masturbation, i.e. stimulating Most Sacred Heart of Christ, faithful intercesThere is a need to return to the male gametes for IVF. I would point out that this method Jesus, may your name be sor of all who invoke the Federation's original patt- of obtaining sperm, while undeniably the usual method in praised and glorified your special patron in ern of informed research, current VF clinics, is not necessarily an integral element in throughout the world time of need. To you I the VF procedure now and forever. B.C.R. have cause from the frequent communication to Father Norman Ford, the Master of Catholic Theological its school associations, to depth of my heart and Dear St Jude, Thank you humbly beg you to whom motivate them in widespread College (the Melbourne Diocesan Seminary), in the for prayers answered, God has given such great action towards governments, Australasian Catholic Record for October, 1983, detailed a and favours granted in power to come to my politicians and the public method of collecting sperm for IVF with a cervical spoon or most need. urgent my assistance. Help me now through the media; but being silastic condom subsequent to natural intercourse. He Pray for all who honour in my present and urgent on the pay-roll of the govern- maintains that if the sperm were collected in this way, IVF could and invoke your aid. need and grant my earnment hampers this. be regarded as one of the ways of facilitating conception Novena never fails. Also est petition. In return I This pattern has been neg- approved by Pius XII in the other quotation I have cited above. grateful thanks to Our promise to make your lected too long over years The use of similar procedures, I presume, lie behind the Lady of Perpetual Suc- name known and cause cour. Our Lady of Good you to be invoked. Say when the need for parental recent approval by the Institute for the Study of Marriage and Health, Our Lady of three Our Fathers, Hail action to safeguard the well the Family of the so-called GIFT (gamete intra-fallopian Revelation, Infant Jesus Marys and Glorias. St being and morality of Austral- transfer) technique, the most recent variation on VF. (Letter of Prague St Peregrine Jude pray for all who ian families has become of Monsignor Caffarra to Father EJ. Bayer, Pope John OXIl Laziosi. OMS (patron of honour and invoke your Med co-Moral Centre. Boston, July 9, 1985) urgent malignant growths) for aid. Publication must be The Federation is now Many other theologians, however, query whether even the my quick recovery from a promised. This Novena demanding more than $1 per practice current in most IF and GIFT clinics of stimulating very serious operation. never fails. Repeat on capita affiliation payments. It sperm apart from natural intercourse should necessarily be Please continue with nine consecutive days. is time that it used this subsumed under the traditional Catholic condemnation of B.C.R. E.M.H. Medyour help. generous financing more masturbation 1na. St Jude. Grateful thanks effectively According to traditional accounts, the evil of masturbation for everything. Bernice.

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consists in rendering futile the procreative possibilities of [, male gametes by stimulating them in a situation whee intercourse is impossible. They are stimulated "propter sola%, delectationem" (for pleasure exclusively). In IVF, of course, the procreative orientation of stimulate, sperm, far from being frustrated, is most strongly affirmed.7, sperm are generated "in via generations" (with procreation % and not "propter solam delectationem." Perhaps it was because of the persuasiveness which the theological view of the morality of stimulating sperm in the way in order to facilitate procreation presently enjoys, that tt, Victorian Bishops in their submissions to the Waller Committee seem to have studiously refrained from referring to condemning this aspect of the current VF practice. In conclusion, a word for Mr Miller and two words for M,, Ker. If Mr Miller wants to know what I personally think on the current moral and theological questions associated with y may I refer him to the Response of the Diocesan Committee to the Interim Report of the WA IVF Ethe Committee. This Response was submitted to the Ethics Committee in December, 1984, and made public in February 1985. Copies are available from the Secretary of the Diocesan Bioethics Committee at St John of God Hospital, P.0. Box 14 Subiaco 6008 (cost $3.00). I believe the views expressed therein represent what in moral theological parlance is called a "solidly probable" opinion on the legitimacy of the simple case of IVF. Its "probability" (again I use the word in its technical sense) would be substantially diminished by an infallible pronouncement to the contrary by the Pope or an Ecumenical Council (both of which I regard as highly unlikely), by a solemn contrary definition in a Papal Encyclical (much more likely), or, of course, by solid moral and/or theological argument to the contrary. I find it interesting, however, that what l am sure is the mast weighty objection to the position espoused in the Response, namely the biological separation of the unitive and procreative aspects of marriage in VF, has only at most incidentally been introduced into the present exchange of correspondence Mrs Ker asks where an interested and concerned Catholic may find further background on these disputed bioethical questions. May I refer her to, at least initially, the volume Official Church Teachings: Love and Sexuality. edited by O.D Liebard, Consortium Books, McGrath Publishing Co., Wilmington, North Carolina, 1978. As a commentary on these teachings, then try John Mahoney's Bioethics and Belief, Sheed and Ward, London, 1984. Both books were available at Pellegrini's Secondly, I must come to the defence of my former mentor and supervisor at the University of Melbourne, Bishop Eric D'Arcy. In making the Bishops' Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Human Embryo Experimentation he was proceeding on the supposition that VF was a fact of life in our Australian community, and that inevitably there would be "spare' embryos, even contrary to the intentions of the clinical team or participating parents, e.g. when bleeding in the womb would frustrate even the possibility of implantation t was in these circumstances that he was advocating that such an embryo be permitted to succumb rather than use It for experimental purposes, freeze it, or attempt to implant rt in a donor womb But I would be surprised f this recommendation could be construed as supporting or condoning in any way the intentional production of "spare" embryos, or any form of nontherapeutic experimentation on embryos Further, ex professo, the Bishops in this submission explicitly refrained from any discussion of the moral legitimacy or otherwise of VF procedures

view),

Bioethie

from Francis HRUBOS, Glen Forrest Sir, Because we don't know

anything about the relationship between soul, animating spirit and the human body it is rather far-fetched to spec ulate on the timing the soul joins the human body Let us be guided by the fact that the human embryo is already a miniscule human being with all the features, mental and material Furthermore if we should accept the view that the soul joins the embryo at a later stage then what is wrong in believing in reincarnation. I don't think Fr. Uren would entertain this idea In Fr Uren's view a human embryo is not distinctive from an animal embryo and can be handled accordingly. Yet the human embryo IS designed to shape a being in the image of God and consequently the image of God must be there at the moment of conception. Materialistic and atheistic brainwashing is propagating the philosophy that matter rules supreme and that life or anything connected with it like intellect, ideas and reasoning are just movements of matter from Ian ASHLEY, Diane/la Sir, I have long been in

favour of women in the priesthood. The problem however, is one of obedience to the teaching authority of

the Church Our parents Adam and Eve were put to this test by God the test of obedience, as was Abraham. So for that matter was our divine Lord in the garden of Gethsemane The pope is opposed to any change in the priesthood because he places greater faith and importance on church unity. Being a practr cal man he realises the best chance of unity lies between the Greek, Russian and Roman churches and he does not want to jeopardise this prospect Once unity between these three churches has been achieved the question ol women in the clergy could be thrown open to all three churches and let us hope and pray it receives unanimous approval, and with that the blessing of the pope himself

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Perpetua sat in the dark dungeon She held her tiny son close to her. Her slave, Felicity, shared the same cell. Felicity was expecting a baby very

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hildren's Story Hou him." She and Felicity prayed together. When Felicity gave birth to her baby girl, the two friends knew they would soon die. "We are afraid," Perpetua wrote in her diary. "But the Holy Spirit gives us peace. We know that after a short time of pain, we will enjoy unending happiness with God in heaven." The the feared day arrived. The guards took Perpetua's little son away from her. They took away

Felicity's infant girl. The two mothers held each other and prayed that God would care for their babies

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being Christian," he said coldly "If you prove that is not true, you will be freed. Put on the gar ments of Roman pries tesses and offer sacrifice to the gods of Rome, and you will be set free." "Never!" the two ans wered. "We worship the one true God, and Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord." The judge signalled the guards to prepare the two for death Perpetua and Felicity were led to the arena Below was a wild cow. The crowd began to scream. But they were so struck by the sight of of the two Christian women, that a shudder of admiration ran through the arena. Perpetua was sent into the arena first. The wild cow charged at her and knocked her down Injured, she struggled to

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TENNIS

by PETER NESSER For the first time this season, rain affected the mixed tennis pennant competition. Fortunately the rain had no effect on the placing in the finals to be played this week. In the A grade both matches were washed out. This was particularly disappointing for the two Queen's Park teams who were using their match as a prelude to the final this week.

In the B grade Willetton and Pignatelli No 1 were

washed out. St Benedict's got up on games to defeet St George six sets 58 games to six sets 54 games. Unfortunately for St Benedict's, the win was not good enough to get them into the final. They had needed to win11 sets to one to be playing this

week.

Pignatelli No 2 had a morale boosting win against Greenwood winning that match 12 sets 74 games to 32 games. The finals this Saturday will be between Queen's Park No 1 and Queen's Park No 2 in the A grade, and Pignatelli No 2 and St George in the B grade. Both matches should be hard fought affairs and it is difficult to predict the

winners. All teams have played good tennis throughout the season and their previous encounters have been very close. Probably in terms of expe rience Oueen's Park No 2 and Pignatelli No 2 would

have the edge but much will depend on individual player performance on the day.

The tables at the end of the home and away matches were as follows: A grade Queen's Park No 2 14 Queen's Park No 1 12 Pignatelli 4 Dianella 2 B grade 16 Pignatelli No 2 St George 14 St Benedict's 14 Willetton 10 Pignatelli No1 2 Greenwood 2

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<# Key members of the You Are My People programme: Mrs Margaret Bruce, Mr Michael Jackson, Brother Reg Whitely, Mrs Pat Johnston, Sr Assumpta Jones, and Fr Barry Whitely. Picture taken by Sister Joan Smith also a committee member.

Team nominations for the next pennant season close on Thursday June 26. The competition will be played on Saturday afternoons beginning on Saturday July 12. A team consists of four men and four women. Each player will play one

YOU ARE MY PEOPLE

Group leader training programs for the "You Are My People" program will be held on: July 8 at 10.15 am at 29 Duffy

Tce, Woodvale;

July 9 at 7.45 pm at Willetton, Whitfords, Osborne Park, Greenmount, Lesmurdie and Spearwood; July 10 at 7.45 pm at Applecross, Midland, Doubleview, Armadale,

set of singles and three sets of doubles except in the

women's competition.

Rockingham and Dianella;

They will only play dou-

July 11 at 7.45 pm at East Victoria

bles.

Park, Langford, Girrawheen and

Anyone can form a teem and nominate provided two tennis courts can be made available as a home venue.

Nedlands; July 12 at 1.30 pm at Fremantle, Leederville and Nedlands. Booklets ($1.30) and tapes ($3) of Archbishop Foley's address are avail-

Teams should nominate for A, B or C grade. However, the pennant committee reserves the night to amend the gradings of any teem. Nomination forms are available from club secretaries or by telephoning Jock Eastcott on 328 6860. Remember you don't have to be a member of an affliated club to enter, so get a group of friends together and lodge a nomination form.

able from Margaret Bruce 386 7166 (9am to noon) 386 7757 (a/h) at the Resource Centre, Nedlands, or Sister Joan Smith 29 Duffy Tce, Woodvale 409 6291, or Brother Whitely, Clontarf, Manning 458 9693.

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RACE SIX: Barmill 1, Bowetzel's Time 2, Surging 3.

Ordination to Diaconate Mr Vernon Thomas at Cottesloe, Archbishop

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Old newspapers are required by Emmanuel Centre for re-cycling to generate funds for the centre. Volunteers will pack the papers for re-cycling in India. Papers can be delivered to 25 Windsor Street. Further information 325 8113.

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The usual Pilgrimage to the Grotto of the Virgin of the Revelation at Bullsbrook will take place Sunday the 29th June,

MARIAN MOVEMENT

The monthly meeting of the Marian Movement of Priests will be held at the Manning Presbytery, 23 Paterson Street on Thursday, June 26 at 3pm. Enquiries to Father McGrath 450 4171 or Father Ray 276 1285.

NEWMAN SOCIETY

On June 26 at 8 pm a talk will be given by Dr Hilary Fraser of the English Dept UWA -Oscar Wilde's 'Deprofundis' in Senior Common

Room, St Thomas More College, contact Father Dynon, 386 8712.

DARDANUPRENOVATION

This Sunday June 22 at the 9 am Mass Bishop Quinn will dedicate the new altar furniture installed in a renovated church of the Immaculate Conception at Dardanup The beige brown carpet extends through out the church. Furnishing in jarrah include an altar, lectern, chair, seating credence table and flower stands.

MARRIAGE

1986.

For further information and bus reservetions please contact P. Galea (Perth bus) 349 7136, L Martinz (Highgate bus) 328 4631, H. Buhagiar (Fremantle bus) 330 2654.

HOSPITAL OPEN DAY

Interested persons, especially those living in the surrounding area, are invited to visit St Vincent's Hopsital between 2.30 and 3.30 pm on Sunday June 29, to meet with the Daughters of Charity, residents and staff of St Vincent's. The various sections of the hospital and hostel wil be open for inspection, the chapel will be open for a time of prayer and quiet reflection and afternoon tee will be served.

MEMORIAL MASS

A memorial Mass will be held on Sunday, June 22 at 12.30 at St Charle's Seminary. Meadow St, Guildford to commemorate the anniversary of Peter O'Connor. All those who are or have been involved in

Marriage

Encounter and

Engaged

Encounter and all friends of Peter and Helen are warmly invited to attend. Please bring a picnic lunch to share together after

Mass. FOCOLARE MARIAPOLIS

The Focolare Movement "MARIAPOLIS" (meaning City of Mary) takes place at Noalimba Centre, Bateman from Wednesday 2nd July to Sunday 6th July.'

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