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Cat o ic B" shops have adop e a charter or the Church's new Social J stice Council. A e same ime hey have a nou nee ha e dis ribution of wealth will be he eme of a documen to be issued by the Church in 989.

The social us ice document will be prepared using a ne process, adapted to Aus ralian conditions from methods vela d by the Church in he United States of America in preparing pastoral letters on peace and on the economy. hese d cisions re ta en by the Bisho s at a confere ce in Sy n y this w e . Announcing the decisions today, Bi h p William Brennan of Wagga Wagga aid that the American m I inv lved wi consultsyond th Church. t ha be n i "highly educational, ry public and open to the total community".

Bishop Brennan is th Deputy for Social Justice of he Bishops' Committ for Justice, De lopment and Peace.

As adapted for AustraI ia, the process will involve r peat consultations at national and diocesan levels.

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Bishop Brennan said that the Bishops' Conference had received a report prepared by an expert cornrnittee h aded by Brother ark O'Connor of Melbourne. The Bishops' Committee had sent Brother O'Connor to th US to investigate t e Am rican hierarchy's m thods. It is e ted th n w proc ss will ta e 18 months to compl te.

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rief •• concern o a bi op to be ap inted at e April 1988 mee ·ng of the Australian Cath ic s· ops. t ·11 be the first step ln the irnple entation of he bi ops' desire with dialoque for the mili u of culture in Australia. T e Australian Bishops will petition the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, requesting that the Cause of Australia's first servant of God, Mary MacKillop, be given priority. Only authorised Eucharistic prayers may be used in the rturgy. Eucharistic Prayer "A" has not been co firmed for use in its present form.

Further work on that prayer may take some time. Catholic Education Com miss· ons have been asked to consider the possibility of sponsoring some parents to attend the National Conference on Education to be held in Me boume, May 15-19. Over 200 registrations have been received. The conference is being sponsored by the National Catholic Education Commission and will be open to a wide range of people interested in Catholic education - administrators, clergy, educators, parents and students. Further information may be obtained from 1988 National Catholic Education Commission Conference, GPO Box 173; Canberra

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The St Vincent de Paul Society is to extend its s rvice to the Catholic public by having religious articles on sale at its Bronte St headquarters as well as the large range of religious books and pamphlets that have been available. Initially the display will be manned from noon to 2pm daily and ease of par ing will make it an attractive location for h pp rs. One of the aims of the founder of the SVD P Soci ty w to "distribute moral and f religious boo "

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Danuta Ro an v ky om in Poland in 1951. Lik millio of ot er Pole , both after orld ar II and ince, ho av scrambled through r tug e c ps and very other u terfuge vailable, h made er home in Au tralia. Are t omanovsky' unique? I 1979 they fell in love and rri d. It i not a rare occurrenc . In two wor d war , hundred of returning ustralians, to ay othing of departing Americans, ad new rides on th ir arms. Thousands of young ter oday travel broad and ar mitten by lo e and ettle down omewh re to married life. For ix year Leo Romanov ky as told ot that could ot enter A tralia, but hat he could not ven leave hi native Ru ia. In the peckin order of contemptibility paper report noted that !Romano y "is ot Jew", - till on of he refu nik J w e tiferou ly to L t Them Go!

O E: The influenia J u t fort1gh ly C v'lta Cattolica has critlci ed the Sov et Umon' ew lasnost' po cy for not including reli iou berty guarantee . t aid the policy so r doe not lu tify cautious ven op m' m on religiou affair .

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VATICAN CITY ( C): East Germany's Catholic bishops must unite with other Christians to face "the d nger of an atheism" that permeates society and to engage in "profound" evangelisation, Pope John Paul II said to a group of bishops visiting the Vatican. Atheism "ideologically permeates every sector of society and considers religion an absurdity," the pope said. A godless ideology cannot adequately meet •• he necessities of humanity and the important problems of the present and he future". ''The Church should defe d the inalien ble the moment of rights of man, life fro conception and freedom of religion," he said, The pope also aske the com unist gov rnment to allow East German Ca holies o vr it Rome as pilgrims "to s the p

"It is important that you become committed with other Christians of your country in a profound evangelisation program," the p pe said. Despite religious restrictions, "do not let yourselves become discourage ," ea ed. "Your country is not wit out God," the po e sald. "It is our common conviction that in the end the most profound and authentic desire of humanity concerns God," e said. Through pastoral activities "b of the living God," he a

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Muddlin your life Muddling through life is more common than we like to admit. Jean, in her early 30s, was a top real-estate broker. To concentrate fully on her career, she delayed forming close relationships. Then three years ago Jean ignored a painful cough until, finally, she came down with pneumonia. While recuperating, an old song ran through her mind, "Is That All There Is?" "It was a biller lime for me," she says. "I had to admit that my success was all I had." Jean began lo talk with a caring nurse, venting anger and resentment about "the emptiness and the mess I was making of mv life." The nurse comfo�ted her and finally said. "Let II" or vou'Il never be healed." J n realised the nurvwasn't referring lo physreal healing alone. The lime pent with this nurse "h lped me lo ""' a fresh meaning in hfe." Jean sa) "Though we rarelv referred lo C:od I fell him in her." Jean returned to her career but il no longer consumes her She also returned to her potter's wheel and now teaches minority group members the intricacies of real estate

And her family. who stood painfully by as they watched her soar. welcomed her back to family celebrations. At Christmas they gloried in Jean's presence, rather than her usual generous presents' Some people, through some wondrous grace, seem to hear God more easily. Steve, a farmer, is sur.h a person "Every spring. when the bean crop starts sprouting, I feel I'm in partnership with God ... You might say that the land and I have a kind of love affair. "Sure a farmer's life is

By hne Wolford Hughes hard," Steve continued, "hut it's real and important. I'm third generation on this farm and my kids and grandkids are part of it too ... We don't have a lot of money but we can't complain." A few years ago. around Christmas, his doctor sent Steve away after an operation. "That's when I really nearly died. I just didn't fit in." teve says. "I missed the family and all the celebrations we always have . . . Now I know Joseph's feeling on Christmas Eve. I was a stranger in a strange land." For vears I have relished Steve's harv t and ht friendship. Last year when Stev learn 11 was organising a purchase of suppli for an inner-city parish soup kitrh n, he loaded mi car with hi. own contributions and added flowerv "lo feed the soul," Sadlv, some folks don't achie�e Steve's harmony. The world's noise drowns out their inner discord. Afraid of missing something. they careen through life hke drunken Others more fortunate, however, generate excitement about hvtng, They have a sense of personal worth and They responsibility know where they fit in the world. and concernr.d and curious about people and conditions beyond themselves. They experience their share of pain and sadness. But knowing their weakness a!-t \VPII as their strength, they turn lo God and other people lo help. If vou ask what the "good life" IS, they dwell on values such as love,

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peace, beauty, truth, goodness. The formulas vary but these people find the proportions just right for them.

Classic Zorba lived life to the hilt

Zorba the Greek. in ikos Kazantzakis' classic tale, lives life to

the hilt. He enthusias-

tically and energeti· cally welcomes each day. Like a small child, he sees things around him with fresh eyes, observing them as if for the first lime. Whether eating, drinking, working or loving, Zorba gives each action his full attention. "What's happening today. this minute, that's what I care about," he tells his boss. 7.orba shares this philosophy of hfe one day with a friend while he is working. The world is in the "'"'' il is in today "all because of doing things by halves," Zorba says, saving things by halves. being good by halves." "Do lhin!I'> properly b · Cod," 7.orba says. "One ll"OO knock of each nail and you'i] win through. God hales a half-devil 10 times more than an al'( hdevill"

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What image of "the good life" first springs to mind for you? When you reflect on it. does this image have both strong and weak features? What are they? What does it popularly mean to live life to the hilt? What are some images of this? Neil Parent suggests that for Chnstians, living fully requires a passionate involvement with life's events. What does he mean? Pope John Paul II msrsts repeatedly that living a full life means not "having more" but "being more". What does he mean? What are some ways that Chnstians might 98t out to develop the ability to get the most out of life?

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Isn't the canorusauon of saints a tP,limony that people have understood this m,,sag11 of Jesus and have < ho-en to live life fully? Mary, Benedict. Franr is. Tere a and countlevs others gave thernselve freelv to life without counting the cost. They preferred to live lifo rather than merely lo Jl<K"'"' il. We hear a lot today ahout living fully. Bul there can be a hollow ring lo I hese rnessagcs. Sometimes we are lurcrl lo believe that we live more fully hy directly acquiring things and compiling certain lvpes of expcncnces. For instance, a beer ad savs, "You only go around once so go for the gusto", Other romrnerdals advise, "lie all that you n he In the \nny" and Coke IS hfe" Every dav message. beckon us In believe that

life will be more happy more meaningful, with certain product, What makes th • offers so tantalising is that the) frequently strike some deep hunger for mooning and happiness in people We do want to live fully; our verv nature seems to crv out for this.

But here the Chri,tinn paradox enter». While "c <<.'ck to live life to the hilt. we cannot do so through the• nccumulntion af things and CYpt.•riC'nc,·�

Indeed, it IS like having mud m our hands. The harder we grasp, the mom it escapes between our finger. o, to R11in we must let

goi to �1ve "'C mu t give; to live w mu l di . To hve fully we n I Goel .. nd we d i,r God not m passively rz-

ing upon the stream of life hut in pa, sionalely entermg into it. To find God we must be open and alert like a child awaiting a parent's love. To live fully we must be present lo those who share life with us, To be fully present to one's spouse, children. coworkers, friends and neighbours is to begin to see them for who they are - reflections of God. God frequently comes to us through others. And God comes to others in and through us and what we do. To live full · we also need to give ourselves over without reservation to "hat we are doing at this moment in such a way that we full} exercise our gills and talents. In � doing we make our small but important contnhution to God's reign. The dosing lines of Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Sno\.VV Evening..,are

favourites of mine The woods are lovely, dark and deep · llut I have promise- to keep And miles to go hdore I sleep.

Cbrisuans appreciate the hcaury and goodn af life. Rut theJ tn to krep thing., in pctspcctivc, pullmg thr unpor tant things first.

Sometimes a sign of • variance "'It is precisely in th<S society that lay men and

women like yourselves, all the Catholic laity, are called to live the Beati· tudes, to become leaven, salt and light for the world. and sometimes a 'sign of contradiction' that challenges and transforms that world according to the mind of Christ." (Pope John Paul II tn San Francisco; September 1987) The best that life offers. What is best? Some image of the best in life ,s always at hand. Often the image suggests that youthful, zestful living is best - and even better when accompanied by the finest

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compamons. The image is appealing. for it addresses the desire to enJoy life, to relish it. But somehow the image manages to convey the idea that obtaimng the best things life offers also means getting the most out of life. The best. Think about it. How often does a concern about what rs best arise for you: the best teachers or schools for children; the best car to buy; the best equipment for leisure �; the best household appliances; the best doctors? People develop con-

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And they don't want to be "taken" - to be deceived, misled when it comes to the investment of theor time or money. Rather readily, however, the pursuit of reliability and proven worth becomes

more than

that. A link can develop between "having the best" and "being the best". Status, selfesteem and public image can get bound up in all of this. It is a confounding top,c, this business of what is best and how much one needs it. The best things in life can be alluring and ,n some cases rewarding. At the same time, they can be

the source of considerable anxiety. Obviously, many people will go deeply in debt to obtain what they consider "'the best",

It is a question of values. What does one esteem 7 What matters most? What matters at all? As Christmas draws near. people begin to refocus. to think about what truly matters. Because the surrounding world offers so many images of what constitutes the good life, the best life, it is easiest to be passive about the matter and to simply accept a value system handed out within society. But Advent is not a

season for passivity. It IS a season for alertness Advent stimulates people to actively reflect on the best that life offers.

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All of the five ecclesiastical provinces in Australia will be represented. One of the aims of the Council will be "to encourage Catholics to think more about their obligations in and to society and to take appropriate action". To achieve this, the charter states that "the Council will aim to promote justice, development and peace values in an integrated way at the diocesan level. in association with the local Ordinary or his nominee". The Council will collaborate with other Church and community organisations. It will provide research and educational materials to promote social justice and peace nationally and locally.

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A new p edure fo the ustralian bishop to i sue their 1989 ial Justice Sunday d ument is in luded in a report by a committee hai ed by rothe ar O' onnor S on the proc s developed in r nt year by the ational Conference of Catho i Bish ps in th nited tat for pr uction of tat ue o

c a Full rou -up of Australian Bishops' confere ce

The preamble to the charter quotes from Scriptural, Vatican Council and Papal teachings on justice and peace, with special reference to the poor.

The proposed consultation process for the development of social justice statements has two objectives: • To produce a statement of high integrity and internal cons· ency which dea s wit a conial temporary top· o justice in Australia, and which is addr to: a) Cat olics, as Church teaching, to challenge a inform co sci ce; b) t e r co munity, to illumin and s arpen ciples,

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Mode of operations in US w re approaching the complexity of those confronting US society. "The Au tralian laity, ince World War II, has undergone a similar transformation as the US laity," it dds.

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•• Educationally and occup tionally, it mirrors the distribution obtaining in the total population. uAnalyses of the Australian Values Study Survey suggest that although the Catho c population is distinct from the population at large and even from some other religious group in the proportion following Catholic moral teaching, there is no distinguishing

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reflection of Catholic social teaching.'' The committee therefore suggested that: • the Australian Bishops h ve a similar educative responsibility towards the laity as the US Bishops see themselves having; • the Australian Bishops have similar though fewer resource available to them among the laity as they formul te their social teaching.

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AUCTION THROUGH Australian Catholic Relief commitment to Aboriginal programs was recently renewed and $143,000 was ap roved for projects submitted from Abor i g i na I community groups. One significant project supports the National Aboriginal and Islander Health S rvice. " or mon hs now, their staff have been o ratin on subsistnc al rie as supfor 54 port

community-controlled Aboriginal Health Services around Australia," said Bishop Gerry. "They also support the wor of 40 health committees working in Aboriginal communities that o not yet have a health centre.

DOD "Over thr -y ar period, $150,CXX) was given to this proj ct.·· Growin unr , not

only in Africa, but in other parts of the world as well, resulted in an increase in the requests to Australian Catholic Relief for emergency aid. In the past few weeks, ACR had received requests for elp for displaced persons from Sri Lanka, drought-affected peopl in Zambia, ozambl an refug es in Tanzania, and for poor people affected by severe cold w ather in Thailand.

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Sir, I refer to an article (The Record, December 3) entitled "WA Professor to run Brisbane Hospital".

die and to give the family an opportunity to take a large share in the caregiving for the one they love.

Newcastle is a major Sir, An article referring SW city, about halfway to myself (The Record, between Brisbane and ovember 26) said hat Melbourne. Perpetual Eucharistic There are assertions in Adoration had been the article itself which established whereas at are historical y inaccuthis stage it is my hope rate as is the title g ograand pray r that it could phically inaccurate. In be established on ay justic th se inaccurasoon in St Lawrence's cie need to be put right. Parish. The Hosp ce Care Serof the

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Dr Douglas cAdam was the first me ical director appointed by a selection committee of which the writer was a member. Professor Allbroo Joined us later, and much later still Dr Don R id, bo h these being parttim upport tor .

pice Care Service is a domiciliary care service for the terminally ill. It could not exist without a sol id core of edicated nursing sisters and volunteers from various professions and with the valuable aid of many ordinary peopl with a will to help th last few months of oth s to be comfortable an full as th n w lirnltat ons that a terminal illn s imposes, ill allow. P ofessor All roo ill be missed by all involved m the care of th terminally 111 and his valuable r in the pprec t d al ys

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Catholic Youth Council ision ee end s scheduled for arch 11-13 It is the annual gathering of some 30 oung people and their chaplains from the arious outh organisations and movements in Western Australia tt is f 1rstly an opportunity to meet the ne people for 988 It's a chance to reflect bac on the pre ious 12 months and ma e concrete plans for he months ahead ovements. organisations and dioceses should appo nt their respecti e delegates as soon as possible

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Full timer Clare Pavlinovich was amo g the first to receive Father Ric ard's first blessi g last Saturday. Cathy Alie and others look on.

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ORGANIST WINS NESTOR AWARD Org nist Elizabeth Edwards of Mercedes College, last Saturday evening became the inaugural winner of the 1987 J. mes F. Nestor Aw rd for Excel/. nee in Musical Perform ce.

CATHOLIC DOCTORS

The first · g of the newty formed Catho ic Doctors' Associ ion wa d· e S ior Common Room of St Tho More Co y, o mber23.

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