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"We are no a national church - we are a Catholic Church o en o all the p ople of the world," Australia's newest memb r oft e hierarchy, Melkite Archbishop George Riashi, aid in Perth last
"We do not feel tha t e treaures of an Eastern Church Ii e ours belongs to us alone. It belongs tot e whole of humanity becau
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DUBLIN:Young Irish people are arrivi g in lo don with ot ing the clothes they sta d i . The plight of "unpla d e igra ts" has been ighlighted by the Irish bis ops ho have called for urge t natio al actio . The Irish E iscopal Commission for E igra ts has 70 p iests,
CA BERRA: For every six live births in Australia, at least one abortion is being funded by the Australian taxpayer to the tune of $6.5 million a year. From July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987, there were 61 ,733 abortions paid for by the Federal He Ith Department, compared with 39,495 in the year 1982-83. But these are not the total number of abortions in Australia, according to Tasmanian In ependent Senator, Brian Harradine, w o obtained the statistics from the Department of Communi y Services and Health for t e S ate Estimates Committee. " h re re hose abortions performed public hospitals (subsidised indirec ly h
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At the Catholic-Anglican residential meeting, Arch ishop Foley is seated c tr , flank d !Y Bishops Jamieson (left) nd Quinn of Bun ury. Standing ssist nt Bis op Kyme and Auxiliary Bis p Healy of Perth Bis op Hickey f G r I on nd ssistant Bis p Challen of Pert .
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In a Season of Good Will there must be some kind of message trying to brea through the tinsel and superficiality of what is supposed to be a celebration of Christ's Mass. Leaving aside the sublime mystery that it is actually the Son of God, the God-Wrth-Us of all time, the Eternal Word pitching His te t among us to reconcile us, is their a glimmer of hope that the Baby of Bethlehem at least talks about the sanctity of life? Or any life? Let alone e life of God's So . . . But even the simplest message about the beauty of a living creature, especially the newborn, must be a struggle while the horrendous statistics of Australia's taxpayerfunded abortions barely see the light of day, let alone strike any c ord of compassio in the nation's soul. Not even the human beauty of the man Jesus of Nazareth a es much impact on the road massacre that surpasses any war casualf es, nor on the way we s rug at the ines of he starving queuing up hope essly again in E hiopia or in hundreds of ref gee cam s across the g obe.
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LEFT: At the conclusion of the Cathedral Melkite Liturgy the congregation was blessed by Archbishop Riashi (right) holding the triple candlestick representing the Trinity and by Archbishop Foley with he double candlestick symbolising Christ's two natures.
BELOW LEFT: One communicant's baby was not taking too much notice of he finer points of the Melkite communion liturgy as Arc bishop Riashi touched he child's head with the chalice in b essing during he communion. BELOW RIGHT: Over Archbishop Riashi's head as he recites t e Creed assistant priests Father "ck Zachariadis and Andrew ah as waved a c oth to svmbolise the prese ce of the Holy s irit .
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"The greatest proof of God's love is shown in the fact that he loves us in our human condition, with our weaknesses and our needs." (Pope John Paul II in San Franci .. co, eptember 1987) How do you describe an egotist? Building up the capacity to esteem oneself ought to be part of th process of true ve lf dtvcovery. But there 1, a differ-
ence between e e lfesteem a.nd egotbm. And it makes a difference for anyone's
;pirituality. The spiritual life alms to develop a relation•hip wtrh God. nd one of the best ways to do this "Is to develop happy, healthy relatlonships" "'ith others who are made in God',
A few years ago, one
rarely would have heard adult s, much les., children, ,peaking about -ctf-esrecm and
personal worth,
those term, arc heard often and readily U'>Cd. And the} are common in rehgtous cm lcv .._, well. with postcr-, and banners that indicate ,omelhing hkc: "I am me I am good 'cause God don't make [unk "
The truth " that a
healthy '>Cn'>C of '>C[f.
esteem i .. at the heart of the Chrisu.m faith Because C,od cho-c to become man 11 become, ctcar that God place, great, alue on our e i-tence. Fach year the church spends weeks preparing for the celebration of the event of Chnstmas which gi,c, worth to all human, h<:CdU'>C Goel i'> among uv
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But the egotist is more likely "to destroy relationships," Father Sherry '131d. "Egotists work out of their own agenda" and are so
with preoccupied themselves that they cannot take "an active,
loving interest in their neighbours." Egoti;ts see themselves as the "centre of the universe". As the word
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indicates, such a person thinks "the whole world revolves around me," Father Sherry contlnued. When Father Sherry encounters egocentric people in a counsel11 ng situation he searches for a way to
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A un1,l·r,1t} vtudcnt told me how embarrass 1ng tt was for her to adrrut th.u vhe felt her parcnt-, would vtop lo,1ng her 1t
her marks dropped She knew better. at lc.1.,1
in her head, hut <he had so often heard her par entv "1\ thq were h•PP\
when she did her work well that ,he concluded they were not h.tpp) ( translated, thn did not love her) "hen '>he was not so ,uc<.C'-<ii ful. Her <elf worth. then
was not based on who she was hut on what ,h<. did
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one's neighbour as oneself. The goal, Father Sherry exptafned, is "to turn the focus off the self •.. and to build an awareness that someone else ic;; in need and has a pain,"
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The Record. December 3. 1987
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Jesus tended lo interrupt people: • He caught Simon and Andrew while they were working on their nels; he slopped by Matthew's table while he was counting his tax revenue. • He spoiled Zaccheus in a tree and invited himself to dinner; he prevented the Samaritan woman from completing her daily chore of drawing water. • He put an end to a frenzied man's ranting in the cemetery: and he joined two disciples who felt depressed because their Lord had died. Most of I he people lesus
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interrupted were ordinary folk going about their daily business and probably noJ looking forward lo much more than a good meal and a little
Often people can h<: o, crlooJ...cd tor no 1ntl·n
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Self-esteem is so crucial to a healthy, happy life that it is both surprising and disturbing that we do not affirm each other more in the effort to nurture it. This is especially true for children.
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that love is essentially self-surrender. But we are not able to effectively seek thlS high goal unless we can value ourselves. We are able to risk ourselves in love when we are able to see ourselves as loved and valued.
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unable to fully use the gifts and talents God has given us. We doubt our own goodness and because we doubt we struggle to give and receive love. Self-esteem also is important for our spiritual life. As people of farth we are called to shift the centre of our existence from ourselves to God. For the Christian this means allowmg Christ to be the very centre of what we do and how we thmk.
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veled", psych1atnst M. Scott Peck writes, "The
path to sainthood goes adulthood. through There are no quick and easy shortcuts. Ego boundaries must be har d nedbeforetheycanbe softened An identity must be estabhshed before it can be transcended One must ftnd one "s self before one can lose It." All the great spmtual
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The Chnstian vocation ,s a call to people to become secure and yet humble enough to Jet everything go for the sake of the Gospel. In his Jetter to the Colossians (3:21 ), Paul encourages parents not to nag their children Jest they Jose heart. Paul understood that selfesteem is crucial if children are to become true d1sc,ples of Jesus. We may not be able to g,ve our children the best things life has to offer. However, we can affirm them, wrth the hope of fostenng the self-esteem that equips them to serve God and others generously and pas&ionately. And wrth that little
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SR_r_it_u_a_ i l See FOCUS ON THE BIBLE by Father JOHN CASTELOT on page 10.
By Father ROBERT KINAST pushed aside by their community and made to
feel inferior bec.ause of their class, their race,
!heir occupalion, !heir sex, their reputation. Whether people were overlooked and au.epted it, or were shunned and
cul themselves off in return, Jesus inlem,pled them. Why?
Because he sa,'i that ,vhen people ,,·ere c.;epar-
aled from relalionships and experiences that
affirmed the best in !hem. lhev also might be separated. from the kingdom of God.
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Jesus inlerrupled propie to shake !hem oul of the familiar ruts lhev had fallen inloand were comfortable with - patterns and ways of behaviour the} had come to ac:rept as the bes! that thev could do. · Jesus didn't want people to <eUle for less than they could be. His moliw ah,:ays was clear: to help people participate in !he life God was offering them right in the midst of !heir everyday experience.
When Jesus did this, he never asked more than !he people were capable of. He asked them to see themselves anew, as he saw I hem. When I hey did, exciling things began lo happen. Simon left the SCd and became a rock. Zaccheus stopped cheating and became a philanthrop,sl. The woman ran from !he well lo become a messenger of God. And !he frenzied man left !he cemetery to reJ01n his
family. Port of the rea,on these changes occurred is that Jesus was honest in his relationships. He didn't dispense artificial pats on the bod.. simply telling people the}· were Ok.
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Jesus knew Zaccheus defrauded others and wailed for him to admit it. Jesus knew the lwo disciples \\ere depressed and asked them lo talk about it. He knew the woman al the well had five husbands. He could accuse Peter of doinR Satan's work as reedilv as giving him the ke1 lo !he kingdom. Jesus wanted lo reall) knm, people so Iha! he could affirm them genuinely and the, \\1,uld know 1t was the
The powerful moment in St Peter's life when lie told Jesus lie was , sinner, but Our Lord told him lie would become , fisher of men. real Peter. the real Zaccheus, the real Samaritan
woman ,vho \\..clS being
addressed. The people Jesus !ouched grew in selfesleem. Their self-esteem in !um enabled them to hear whal Jesus was proclaiming as good news. Why? The kingdom of God the offering of divine life thal God offers people always is al hand. But we have to recognise il; we have to know thal we are the ones God wants to walk with, dine with, talk ";1h, relax ,vilh, he with. Unless someone opens
tho ,... ay, \'ie may never
know ii. That was true for Ph}·llis. She felt she wa.s unable to please her parents ond gradual/_\' assumed that she cauldn •t plco,e anyone Until she met foo. He knri., hcrasapcr..onht'? enjo_wd being nith and. e,·entuall}, the.1 "ere morned. foe helped Phrllis to grol\ in ',('lft'stccnt.
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Sir, Readers of The Record, who were pupil at CBHS, Highgate 1937-1942 will be pleased to know that Brother A.I. Keenan, who was principal of the school in those years, (and of CBC Gera dton in the succeeding six years) will on December 11, ce brate 70 years as a Christian Brother and is as al rt as he was 50 y ars ago. Broth r K
which practising Catholics rn Peth, for example, have a necessary moral obliqation to examine d ly. How m ny baptised Aboriginal Catholics regularly attend Sunday Mass m. e.g. the Baig . Midland, Kwinana, Benti y, East/West Perth and Fremantle g neral areas? If f w or none, th n are th re any practising Catholics in relevant v1cmm s who have sufficrent Christian charity rn our ouls to g1v prov rbi I you- now-what about u c nyway?
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It was the Church Weekend - a renewal grace for couples and priests who have previously experienced a marriage encounter weekend, formulated by Fr Chuck Gallagher and pre ented byth Pastoral and Matrimonial Renewal Centre What enlightened times we live rn n the Church, having the gosp I message translated to enable
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DARDANUPAN NERSARY
From Sunday, D cember 6 to Saturd y, December 12, A Joum in Faith in preparation for the Go d n Jubi oft I yi gofth fo dati stone of the present Da rdanup Church, will be held each ev i g, a feature bei g the Masso Tuesday, December 8 in honour oft f st of th Imm culate Co ception to wh" h th present church is dedlcated. Other special eel bration will be the End of Year Ma for h school on Thur day, December 10,
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TUARTHIU: The Mandorla Centre of Inner Pe ce invites all to a Day of Prayer with Mary (brief reflections and meditation centred on Mary)f on Saturday, December 12, t the Sent nts of Mary (Servite) Priory 2 Morg ns Street, Tuart Hill from 10 m to 3pm. Please bring lunch, coffee nd te provid d. Send items for 'Marian Year Ca ndar' . WRITING to: 38 Gr t Northern Highway, idland WA
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