PERTH, WA: March 17, 1988
Pope John Paul II, in the nearly 10 years he has held office, has begun to shape the body of the world's bishops in his image. He chooses men who are trained to doctrinal theology, dedicated to the sacraments and unafraid to buck contemporary trends in the Church and in society at large. Three part series continues pages 6 and 7.
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protest against the banning of anti-apartheid organisations and government threats to suspend the newspaper they sponsor with an unprecedented public demonstration on the steps of Johannesburg's Catholic cathedral last week. Four archbishops and four bishops took turns on the church steps holding placards demanding "Free The New Nation" and "Restore Our Human Rights", following a press conference in which they called the government bannings unjust and apartheid "immoral and inhuman".
Archbishops Hurley of Durban, Butelezi of Bloemfontein, Daniel of Pretoria and aidoo of Capetown were joined by Bishops Orsmond of Johannesburg, Brenninkmeijer of Kroonstad, Kucera of lnquavuma and Myemy, au iliary of Johannesburg. The nn d th 18 nti
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Bishop Healy reminded the Diocesan Pastoral Council of the importance of Easter in all of our lives. At its quarterly meeting last weekend he stressed that Easter was the major feast of the year, and yet attendances at ceremonies were generally lower than at Christmas. There seemed to be a lack of appreciation and understanding of aspects of the liturgy, he said. Easter Saturday was a good example, yet the Easter Vigil contained some beautiful ceremonies, including the Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of Baptism, and Liturgy of the Eucharist. The central symbol of the Service of Light is the Easter candle, representing the Risen Christ, light of the world and light of faith.
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The l"ghting of the candle and its procession into the church on Easter Saturday is a moving and memorable part of the Easter celebrations for all who participate. The bishop made a plea for all to be more involved in the Holy Week services, and suggested that parishioners might benefit from instruction in the symbolism to be presented in the liturgy from Holy Thursday through to Easter Sunday. In his address to the Diocesan Pastoral Council Bishop Healy also requested ideas for the next Synod of Bishops. Planning is in progress now, and ideas for a subject were being sought from organisations and individuals within the Church. _
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The Churches have a long, distinguished record of service to the Aborigines in the missions, but our record, like that of many early Austra ians, is flawed and imperfect, Adults acknowledge their mistakes and confront present difficulties. So should we. A few Australians suggest that we have wronged the Aboriginals so much that the Bicentenary should not be celebrated. Some others want to deny the wrongs done to the Aboriqinals and reject any imputation of guilt for us or our forefathers.
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Both views are wrong a d both views are reiected by over ninety per cent of Australian peop e. All Christians are called to believe in forgiveness; the forgive ess of God, our personal eed to be forgiven for th wrong we do and our ob ·gation to forgive others wh n we are wronged. This is not a p lar notion in irre igious circ s and re 1910 peop om times find it diffcult to is an e forgive, but forgive and a so etim forgotte em nt. s bout th pre nee of g ilt of m ny are ational life.
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Condemned execution BEIRUT: The Maronite Church in Lebanon has condemned the execution by the Christian militia of two men alleged to have planned assassinations. The Maronite bishops said in a communique that the execution of Samir Zaynoun and Ghassan Lahoud "transgressed Christian principles forbidding murder".
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His frequent foreign trips make him the first pontiff to meet the clergy and study their problems first hand. "When dioceses open up, he often has his own personal impression about what is needed," said one Vatican official. "With major Sees, the pop himself ponders (the appointments) in a s ecial way." Several bisho s were singled out by sources as typical of the trend in
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whom the pop elevated [rorn a parish pnes to the head of one of Europe's most important archdioceses in 16 months. Cardinal Lustiger began as Bisho of Orleans in 1979, energet cally· reorganising dioc san offices and, as one of his first acts, reo ening the local seminary. In Paris, he set up a twoyear spiritual and doctrinal education program for he laity. Like many of Po John Paul's appointe s. and like he po himself. he ls describ d as progre siv on some social issues and conservative on d rin . By papal as ignment, he wrote most of the first draft of a m sa to the world's Catholics the 1985 during extraordinary synod.
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id ates or bishops years he as held office, has begun to shape the body of the world's bishops in his irnaqe, He chooses men who are trained to doctrinal theology, dedicated to the sacraments and unafraid to buck contemp rary trends in the Church and in society a arge.
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enthusiastically by the Orders. In October, Jesuit Sup rror General Father Peter-Hans olv nbach wrote a letter to other Jesuit off crals, underlining the Orders rule against Jesuits accepting such ppomtments, unless ordered by the po e "un er pain of sin". Father Kolvenbach said e would give dispensations, if "the Holy See insists".
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It has been estimated that in the country where Jesus lived and preached five percent of the people were affluent; all the rest subsisted. They did not live in grinding, dehumanising poverty, but they were never far from the edge. Then there was the
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A group of young adults who met week for every prayer and socialising indicated that they wanted to do that . something might be of real service to others. They thought about restoring a home for an elderly couple or cooking food for a soup kitchen, but they weren't sure if that type of project was what they could do best. As they looked at what they had to offer, the group members noted that all seven of them were employed and had the freedom of transportation and time. Even more, they had many other friends and contacts with whom they interacted. They felt those others could be called u pQn to help them if need be. As we talked about their pleasant dilemma, I suggested that the group
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brought to their attention was a young man who had been arre ted for drug posses ion. Someone in
the group had a casual
acquaintance with this man and thought that if
he were approached by the right person while in gaol, he might respond. As it happened, another group member knew a police officer, a reformed
alcoholic, who was deeply committed to his faith.
During his off hours, he might be able to reach out to the drug user. Contacts were made and soon the officer was
working closely with the
young man, offering him an alternative lifestyle that would include faith. As other needs surfaced,
members of the group searched among people they knew for the right person or persons to h Ip
out.
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hearing-impaired child needed some assistance in paying for heanng aids. The group knew of a retired man who was glad to be a sponsor to this
child.
• Likewise, a widow's house needed painung
and the group asked the high school youth group to accept that project.
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deepened his experience of the faith. \!any people think of their prayer and Church activities as putting them in touch with God and from that experience th v bnng God into their e,ei;·day lives. But a lol of times, it works the opposite way. Our evervdav lives also put us in iou�h with God and we bring that experience to our prayer and Church gatherings. That's what Carl was doing, Elizabeth did the same thing. When she became a real estate agent. her first clients had a hard time rabing the money and getting the credit By serving others, Carl they needed for a homo has rediscovered a core loan. She got to know meaning of the Eucha- how much a home rist. By giving of himself meant to the family and lo those in need, he ha: what values they used in
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looking at neighbourhoods, services and schools. Last year the pastor of her parish asked Elizabeth if she would serve on the planning committee to build an w church because she knew so much about property values and plans for future development.
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"I'll serve." Elizabeth answered. "hut m reason is that I have learned from mv clients what it means for a family lo be in their own home and the church building should be the parish family's home." Elizabeth had discovered an important truth through her work and she was able to bring that as her gift to the parish. It's not surprising that
The Bakers's Yeast's efforts created surprising results for members. group
Because it was hard for these young adult to be catalysts instead of doers, thev found themselves pra}·1ng conscientiou ly for the success of those whom they called on to serve,
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formed with those "ho
were doing the work. In fact, sometimes the doers even chose to join the
group at prayer. This gave the group members
a new sense of what the
Church is.
Having accepted a min-
community, and the one
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Working charity gives Eucharist meaning "The Eucharist never meant as much to me until I started doing this," said Carl, spooning soup into bowls for the 150 people his serves parish every weekday. "I just never experienced hunger before," the retired recently man continued. "But when I talk with these folks and realise how they depend on us for just a light lunch, I seem to appreciate better how much I depend on the lord for the Eucharist."
service projects. So they would ally themselves with the people they asked to help out. But they tried to be faithful to their primary call to serve as a type of leaven.
istry through which they encouraged others to get involved, the group discovered a unity among the variou gifts of people within the Church. t Paul's words about the different gifts in the
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members
wanted to be more directly involved in the
Carl and Elizabeth rediscovered their faith in acts of service. That's where Jesus spent most of his time and where he drew the deepest insights for his parables about a sower, a vineyard owner, a forgiving father, a Samaritan neighbour.
Jesus was drawn espedally to the poor, the infirm. the disliked. the scandalous, the rejec.ted. These, he said. are the ones who find their way into the kingdom first. Reflecting on Jesus' experience, the Second Vatican Council said that Christians "do not separate their union with Christ from their ordinary life but through the very performance of their tasks, which are God's will for them, actually promote the growth of their union with him" (Decree on the Lay Apostolate, ·o 4). Perhaps parishes could help people do that by
highlighting one type of ordinary activity each week in the parish bulletin, asking every parishioner to be supportive of those engaged in it. This would be a way of ministering to others, to clerks in supermarkets, bank tellers. petrol sta-
lion attendants, unweJ motorists. parents, joggers, telephone operators, teachers. mail carriers. Taking faith outside the Church could help Catholics rediscover the connections of everyday life with faith.
Spirit that provides those gifts, began to ring true. In addition, the group discovered that their ultimate purpose as leaven wa to help the
bread rise, not for itself
but for those who were hungry. By dealing with real needs, from drug usage to house mainte-
nance, the group could see that the Church doesn't exist just for itself,
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Prayer, service and the
study of God's word all led the group to share a
vision of hope with those in need. Often the vrsion has to be shared with
others before those who
are providing rt can ee it
themselves. In his novel "Clown of
God", Morr-is West paints a world on the very edge of self-destruction,
DISCUSSION POINTS Our writers suggest that through direct action that serves the needs of people, members of the Church discover something about themselves - and something about what faith is as well. While a person can learn about faith by studying it an important way to grasp faith's meaning is to live it. The action itself 1s part of the process of discovery. • What does Father Robert Kinast mean when he says that Cart rediscovered a central aspect of the Eucharist through his wort< in a soup kitchen seMng the poor? • Can you expand on Father Kinast's point with other examples that tall how service to others became a learning experience for those who served? • A 1988 Vatican document on homelessness says that those who serve the poor become a s,gn to others of God'$ love and mercy. What does this mean 1 Do you know someone who JS this sort of sign? Have you ever thought of yourself as a s,gn to others of what God's love is?
But God finally give humanity another chance
when it i" evident that
goodness still exists. And this goodness is realised in the way small groups of men and women start to take care of one another
and of the world's hurung people. Fortunately, ll is not necessary "all for the
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human race to di CO\ er
West's point. Group that reach out to others not only help people m need,
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Cardinal calls for reforms MANILA, Philippines (NC): Cardinal Sin of Manila, has Philippines, called on the nation to make land reform its "next miracle". The cardinal, who o ten ha referred to the 19 6 revolution a a miracle, aid that working toward land reform i the fine t the be t
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Pre id nt Coraz n quino and hundred of thou nd ather d to
in out to child n and adults, and as a ult th boy saw that even when we give up hope and b come i olated with fear and lonelin can hare with others help others, and t love ba · throu h the imple act of giving.
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The centre wa tart d ' for our own grov rth and enli htenment,' he said. But it me peel ularl • ucce ful and oth r mu hr med around the world. ' o alon with th bimonthly children' rou . w l 1 u adult ' and adult ' the
is a elf-help pro ram for retraining the mind and achievin p ce of mind. Dr Jampols ·y later embraced th e prin icontained in the pl three volume cou and put them into pra ic at the centre and in his own
life.
He exp rienced a piritual renewal with a ns of peace he had not known in hi materiali tic-orientated world. A world with a f lin
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Theodo iu , Cyril wa able to live in pea e. He • devoted him elf to preaching and teaching. In 380 AD Emperor Theo o iu made Chri tianity the official church of the Roman Empire. The next year a great council of 150 bi hop met in on tantinople. ' yril had an im ortant place in th coun ii.
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