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Reshape world of work CALL TO CHRISTIANS TO BUILD NEW ECONOMIC, LABOUR SYSTEM OVIEDO, Spain (CNS): Christians must develop a new economic and labour system that is more human than those formed by Marxism and a "neocapitalism" overly concerned with material benefits, said Pope John Paul II. "It involves reshaping the world of work and the economy into something new," the pope said last week at an afternoon outdoor Mass in Oviedo, Spain where he is visiting.

"It is not enough that everyone exercise well his role as businessman, union leader, politician, consumer or economist," the pope added.

People must "try new endeavours, new initiatives, new forms of solidarity and organisation", he said.

Christians must work for a new system "having within it the imprint of justice and beauty", he said.

Today's world shows "the failure of societies under atheistic materialism with its collectivist-bureaucratic organisation of human labour", he said.

Having "no fewer problems" is the "neocapitalistic society, too often preoccupied with benefits which can alter the just balance of the labour world," he added.

Neocapitalist society "also is affected by a growing materialist culture," the pope said.

Christians should get the impulse for building this new system because they share "a common destiny of freedom inscribed in the economy of creation and in the redemption", he said.

The pope did not elaborate on the formation of a new economic and labour system.

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'WU ate justice' •

CANBERRA: Raising taxes on portraying women's bodies in Xrated videos will be the ultimate injustice and ultimate indignity according to the capital's director of C atholic social services.

Commenting on a statement by the ACT Government Father Tom Wright said: "The greatest irony is the proposal to establish a Social Justice and Women's Affairs Unit within the Chief Minister's Office and, at the same time, not only to condone but to positiviely encourage the exploitation of women by the production and continued distribution of X -rated videos, thus

assuring some men that women are mere sexobjects.

"It adds insult to injury to every woman in the ACT that their bodies and their persons are not only to be objects of lust but are to become the source of public money raising — surely the ultimate injustice and ultimate indignity.

"Another paradox is the proposal to establish a domestic violence refuge for women.

"This can become a hidden persuader and subtle incentive for men prone to violence, to continue their behaviour, safe in the knowledge that women (often with small children) will be forced to flee the

from Catholic Voice Canberra family home, to suffer actue distress and emotional and physical unheaval while the men continue to enjoy the comfort and prestige of being the sole occupant of the often jointlyowned dwelling.

"Out the door also goes justice and equity for women.

"Surely the establishment of a remedial institution/refuge for the perpetrator would be much more appropriate and beneficial, along with the legal/moral

pressure to ensure its usage.

"As for the legislation of the so-called sex industry, this is the strongest and clearest example of sex for money. Women, generally, are cheapened and wives are cheated.

As the name implies, once again women are prostituted by men for money.

"To regulate it out of existence would help to achieve the fairer community the Government promises.

'There can never be fairness or equity for women, alongside their continued exploitation by greedy, violent and lust-ridden men.

"In this context it

wouldn't have been surprising if an additional ACT sales tax had been imosed on items sold by the 'adult' supermarkets, which cater for the puerile and sexually inadequate among Canberra's male population.

A spokesman for the Chief Minister, Rosemary Follett's office, said the Government looked upon the proposed sales tax on X-rated videos simply as a means of raising revenue.

He said X-rated videos were already available in the ACT and the taxing of them was considered to be similar to taxing other products or services, such as gambling, liquor or cigarettes.

Alarm over cut in aid "Australian Catholic Relief is most alarmed that the Government has cut the allocation for overseas aid in the budget," said Mr Michael Whiteley, National Director of Australian Catholic Relief.

"We recognise that the government is faced with a number of constraints in preparing this budget, but to cut the funds for overseas aid is another case of taking from the poor to meet the requirements of the rich," Mr Whiteley said.

"The current problems faced by the Australian economy are ones caused by affluence.

The intended beneficiaries of our overseas aid programme are definitely not suffering from affluence — in fact they are living on the very borderline or existence."

"The government evidently believes that overseas development assistance is a 'soft' area for cuts in the budget.

They are failing to recognise that the majority of Australians agree with the need to support people in need overseas

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Concern over cut in overseas aid

"Australian Catholic Relief is most conthat this cerned government had done nothing to redress the continuing decline in the overseas budget said allocation," Whiteley, Michael National Director for the overseas aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Australia.

The Treasurer has tried to offset any criticism by noting that allocations to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank were made in the previous financial year, but the fact remains that the allocation to overseas aid in the past five years has dropped from 0.5 per cent to 0.33 per cent of the Gross National Product.

Australian "Whilst Catholic Relief remains alarmed at the decline in the commitment to overseas by the government, there are aspects of the present allocation which are good.

"One such aspect includes the recognition of the value of the nongovernment organisa-

tions (NG0s) in getting "This concern for the assistance to those most environment is in need in the overseas expressed in a number of ways — the special country.

"The 10% increase in commitment made by this area however should the Prime Minister to the be compared to the 50% South Pacific Forum, increase to the Develop- plus the environmental ment Import Finance aspect to a variety of Facility (DIFF), which other programs and provides opportunities i nternat ional for Australian business organisations. to supply goods and "Our major concern services to developing though, as people worcountries.

"Allocations to the DIFF ried by the injustices and scheme have increased poverty faced by many five times greater than millions of people the allocation to the throughout the world, NGOs over the past five must be to maintain a pressure on the governyears.

"So even in this area of ment to increase its the overseas aid budget, allocation to the overseas the government is paying aid budget — and most more attention to the especially to the aspects businesses of Australia of the aid budget that than it is to the agencies impact on community who can most help those development and poverty alleviation. in need.

"Another area that we "For this reason, we as Christians should be thankful for, is the encourage all Catholics increased commitment to lobby for our brothers to the care of the environ- and sisters throughout ment. It is not sufficient the world who are living for us each week to — and dying — in confess "We believe in poverty. one God . . . maker of "Structural support for heaven and earth . ." governments and busiwithout being commit- nesses are important, but ted to care for this access to a clean water creation. supply, health and nutri-

tion programs and support for the selfsufficiency aspect of community development is absolutely necessary."

Mr Whiteley called on Australians to write to members of Federal Parliament and state their concern.

"Let the government know that you support long-term development assistance to enable the poor to become selfsufficient.

"People can aLso write to their local newspaper, to encourage discussion and support for overseas aid in the local community.

"And while we wait tor the government to evidence a recommitment in this area, we encourage people to continue to support the poor by giving to the work of Catholic Australian Relief.

"The income from the Lenten Appeal, Project Compassion, this year will be over $3.5 million, but people can continue to support the programs for the alleviation of poverty all the year through."

A world divided The developing world has 75% of the world's people but only. .

of the worlds GNP

of the worlds food grains

of world export earnings

of the worlds health expenditure

of world industry

The unique peace gift SYDNEY: Australia is to receive the unique peace gift from a Japanese foundation and the monument will be placed in the grounds of St John's Catholic College within the University of Sydney.

A Peace Stone, donated

by Shuyodan Hoseikai organisation, will be the fourth such monument erected outside Japan and

will be a reminder to all peoples to work and pray for peace.

Other stones are located in Brazil, California and West Berlin.

Each 'Peace Stone' is of natural rock about two metres high and engraved with Kanji's — Chinese characters.

The Australian Stone will carry a poem of eight characters which trans-

lates as "Four Sees are Brothers and Sisters, All Nations are in Peace."

The poem was written by a famous calligrapher and Buddhist monk Shunkai Bundo. Now deceased, he was awarded 'The Merit of Culture' by the Prime Minister of Japan.

Shuyodan Hoseikai is dedicated to world peace and has a membership of about 20,000. Hoseikai

was inaugurated in 1941 and became a target for police watch because the militarists were upset by the founder's crusade for peace.

Seilaro Idei, the founder of Hoseikai, was, in fact, imprisoned three times during the second world war for his beliefs and activities.

Today members of Shuyodan Hoseikai strive to live

out the moral principles inherent in their belief.

An important way in which they seek to put their beliefs into action is their work and prayer for world peace. Each day at noon prayers for peace are offered at their headquarters in Tokyo.

The Australian Peace Stone proposal is supported by Archbishop Shirayanagi of Tokyo.

Ginginthittering 'ye Gingin-Chittering parish found itself in full agreement with the Year of Mission call for more adult education and now it is doing something to remedy the matter.

To fill the gap they have organised evenings to share a meal and then have a dicussion on preselected subjects.

Approximately 20 2

adults are attending these friendly, but informative evenings.

Thii parish is spread over such a large area, yet each meeting is held in a different district in the home of a parishioner participant.

Everyone brings a dish of food which is shared.

The menu is never planned, there is always a great selection of main

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courses, sweets and drinks to suit all tastes!

Informality makes for much conversation and getting to know each other better.

After the meal, Father Michael Gatt, the parish priest, talks for about an hour on a subject decided at the previous meeting. So far the diverse subjects covered have included: Marriage

Annulment, The Mystery of the Eucharist, and Objective Morality.

Once started, the discussion goes on late into the night. There may not always be agreement on various points, but the discussion time is always tempered with good humour and love.

Any passing person is welcome to attend these

evenings which are held at approximately six weekly intervals; they will be assured of a great meal, wonderful company, an opportunity to talk and learn, and probably a fairly late night!

Enquiries to Father Michael Gatt on 5761180. Lifts can usually be arranged for people without transport.

No cover up on abuse cases SYDNEY: "There is no question of any cover up by the Catholic Church on the issue of paedophilia," says spokesman Fr Brian Lucas of Sydney.

He spoke after sections of the media said the Church attempts to cover up the incidence of sexual abuse of children in some Church institutions.

"The Church is aware of the potential of this problem. There is no question of any cover up — there is a clear commitment from the bishop of Australia and the major superiors to investigate all allegations, take appropriate action — that action will be decisive and immediate," he said.

"It will not be a matter of moving a person from one place to another. That might have been the case in the past. However, the Church has learned from past situations.

'The Church treats this matter as a serious issue. In the case of the Canadian situation, the laity generally responded well. It was satisfied that the bishops have acted and then they (the laity) wanted to get on with life.

"Paedophilia is not unique to the Catholic Church. It is a problem faced by all churches. It is not unique to the Church.It is prevalent in many professions, for example, the medical and teaching.

'There is an efficient screening system in major seminaries. In the case of priests, during their six years of training, officials are on the look out for any potential paedophiles. But unfortunately these people do not go around wearing signs.

"Where children are involved the issue does become hysterical — there are degrees of the problem — there are the serious cases and the not-so-serious.

"For the not-so-serious cases, a wave of publicity claiming that the perpetrators are the devil incarnate or the perpetrators are evil, drives them underground so that they do not seek help even if they may have been deciding to do so before the blaze of publicity. The Church offers all its resources to counsel the victims and families of victims and where appropriate the perpetrators."

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Deplorable situation, says ACF0A Sydney: The Australian Council for Overseas Aid has deplored the cut of 8.4% in real terms to Australia's overseas aid program.

"Aid to Indonesia may well be cut by more than $20 million yet this occurs at the same time as the Federal Government is spending $226 million on Kangaroo 89 exercises to test our defences against an invasion from the north," said Russell Rollason, executive director of ACFOA. "This year's aid level is forecast to be 0.33% of GNP, below half of the UN target of 0.7% and well below the 0.56% level in the last year of the Fraser

Government," he said.

"Poverty and environmental destruction threaten our region and our nation, yet the Government cuts the aid program only to squander money at the rate of $6.6 million a day for the next 10 years on weapons purchases.

"It is a deplorable situation and the Australian public must realise what is happening before it's too late. Arms expenditure grows each year at the expense of our ability to assist development in n eighbouring countries.

"All Australia's neighbours bar one are developing coun-

tries and their economies have been declining in the past 10 years, contrasting with significant growth in the Australian economy," he said.

"We are cutting aid so as to pay the bills of our affluence. Australia has been living beyond its means and the Government's response is to act selfishly by cutting aid," commented Mr Rollason.

In spite of Australia's very real economic difficulties we have the capacity to assist the poor of our world, and must do so. It is in our enlightened self interest and our duty as a responsible global citizen.

This society Is happy In a frugal 1989 budget, social justice has been paid more attention than just lipservice, according to St Vincent de Paul commentators.

"People in genuine need have not been left out," said a statement last week from the Society's national office.

"We welcome the budget with its modest but well-targetted assistance to those people most in need," it said.

"It may have fallen short in certain areas (such as aid to sole parents) but in general the Government deserves to be applauded for the measures it has announced in the social welfare field.

"In particular, the Society is pleased with: • gains for aged pensioners with a slight

pension rise & a simplification of tax arrangments, • rental assistance increased by $10 a week for those on lowest incomes, • special measures to assist the long-term unemployed, especially those aged between 5564 yrs, • an initial response to the Homeless Youth problem with increased income support to young people, as well as a program aimed at preventing homelessness & providing more longerterm accommodation options.

"It is satisfying to see that major social policy reforms such as the Family Allowance Scheme and Supplement housing (1988/89), (CSHA — 1989) and now Retirement Income have been tackled despite

almost dominating economic policy considerations.

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"While we welcome the government's efforts to target assistance towards the most needy groups in our own society we are both disappointed and concerned that overseas aid programs have been cut by a further $28.8 million to $1117 million,

a fall of 8 per cent in real much on defence as it terms," said Mr Chris does on aid to the poor in Keating. developing countries.

"This has happened at "This represents a disthe same time as defence appointing 0.33 per cent spending has increased of Gross Domestic Proby 7 per cent to $8.42 duct, not even half of the billion.

0.7 per cent recom"Australia now spends mended by the United more than seven times as Nations."

Coalition cas

By Nicholas Kerr

A Coalition Commonwealth Government would give financial support to students at the proposed Catholic University of Notre Dame in WA. The Shadow Minister for Education, Peter Reith, said the Coalition would allow s tudents to redeem national

education awards at Commonwealth approved private institutions at a discounted rate.

"These awards would be the primary mechanism under the next Coalition Government for channelling Commonwealth funding to tertiary institutions."

A Coalition Government would also provide Austudy and Abstudy assistance to students

attending private universities, he added.

Mr Reith recently met Professor Geoffrey Kiel, planning vice-chancellor and chief executive of Notre Dame Australia, and Dr Peter Tannock, deputy chairman.

"Imade it very clear the Opposition is very supportive of their efforts," he said.

"Notre Dame Australia is a very exciting project.

I believe it will set high standards. And I predict it will be a great success.

"The establishment of private universities, such as Notre Dame in Fremantle and Bond University on the Gold Coast, is in keeping with the Coalition's policy to promote the introduction of diversity and competition into Australia's higher education system."

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A DELAIDE: The Federal Government had further abandoned its responsibilities as an international aid donor, a spokesperson for the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of A delaide said of the Budget 1989.

(as abuses fare announced in the Budget), the popular scapegoat of "welfare" is largely misleading.

"People restricted to accepting welfare assistance need the community's support not criticism, especially from the Church community,

FRANCISCANS and the Lord sent me among t hem. And as I went among them. what had seemed to be bitter before. turned for me into sweetness. ( Testament of St Francis)

"Something is terribly wrong if we can find an extra $610 million for defence, and an extra $2 million for support services to the GovernorGeneral, but are prepared to see foreign aid fall to such low levels."

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There are two sections: one for secondary school students: 1500-2000 words; and one for adults: 3000 words.

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Guest Editorial

THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY There is poverty because there is wealth, and there is wealth because there is poverty. ft is difficult for us to realise as Christians in a First World country that to some extent our standard of living depends on the exploitation of others; that while infant companies in the Philippines and other parts of Asia show no profits, the "mother" companies in Australia reap handsome profits. Similarly, our economic hands are far from clean when it comes to either opposing World Bank policies which tear food from the mouths of the world's poorer nations by crushing them with enormous debt, or to resisting the temptation to engage in the arms race, which again denies rights to the poor.

As Australian Christians we also make a big mistake if we think that our assistance to our less fortunate neighbours should be merely "eleemosynary", to use a word once used by our first Archbishop, John Bede Polding. Polding used the word, which means dependent on alms, in pointing out the shortsightedness of our policy towards the Aboriginal race.

Polding was right in opposing the handout mentality.

A similar principle may be applied to the problems of the world's poor today. They should not need to be thrown our scraps like dogs under the table. No, they have the right to demand fairer social structures at home and more equitable trade and economic conditions internationally.

For crying out against poverty, which was described by Archbishop Oscar Romero, himself a victim of the assassin, as "the empire of hell", they have been condemned by well-organised, stronglysupported and remarkably well-funded right-wing Christian organisations as "Communists".

People who have followed the social teachings of our Holy Father Pope John Paul II have found themselves the centre of religious conflict.

This month hundreds of Christians from Asia, A frica and Central America issued a document denouncing right-wing activities. The document, titled "The Road to Damascus: Kairos and Conversion" says the Church has become a field of political conflict because of some sectors who "align themselves with the status quo and defend it passionately, while others align themselves with the oppressed and struggle for change".

"This religious conflict is not a mere academic debate," the document says, "what is at stake is the future of justice, peace, freedom and the glory of God." ft deplores that fact that right-wing Christianity is being promoted with vigorous and expensive campaigns in almost all Christian traditions: Catholic, Reformed, Lutheran, Anglican, Evangelical and Pentecostal. It speaks of the sin of idolatory and says that the worship of money, power and privilege and pleasure has replaced the worship of God. "The war against communism is treated as a holy war or crusade," says the document, and Christian values like loving your enemy. . . are conveniently forgotten."

"Right-wing Christians call us communists and kill us. We call you idolaters and call on you to repent," said one of the signatories.

The document, signed by Christians from Nicaragua, EISalvador, Guatemala, South Africa, Namibia, the Philippines andSouth Korea and with prominent people like Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize among its signatories, will cause some heart-burning in Rome. Are these people — who represent more than half of the world's Christians (the poor half) saying: "We have followed the teaching of Pope John Paul — and now we are condemned as communists or subversives"?

Much was made of the schism on the Right, but compared with that a breakaway of the world's poor would be catastrophic.

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Two sides to the vocations crisis

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church is entering the 1990s with an ambiguous picture regarding priestly vocations.

On the positive side, the huge drop in the number of priests that characterised the 1960s and early 1970s has ended. Also, the number of ordinations and the number of major seminarians are on the rise.

On the negative side, the annual decline in the number of priests continues, although it is smaller. The reason is that the ordinations are not keeping pace with the number of priests dying or leaving the active ministry.

Added to this is an ever increasing number of Catholics. This means the workload for existing priests is rising, in the

aggregate, each year.

Vatican officials analysing worldwide church statistics interpret the figures as a positive sign that the vocations crisis is over and headed for an upturn soon. They

emphasise the rising number of ordinations and downplay the negatives.

When the negative factors are considered, statistics show that at best the church is headed for a plateau in the 1990s where the number of priests will level off, but not increase.

But a significant upturn in the number of priests could occur as the church enters the 21st century if the rapid rise in seminarians continues.

The picture emerges from the official figures on vocations provided by the Vatican's Central Office for Church Statistics latest worldwide information for 1987.

The bottom line provided by these figures is that the number of priests has been steadily declining in the 1980s.

There were 402,243 priests in 1987. That is 11,357 less than in 1980, and 643 less than in

1986.

The primary result of this decrease is that the ratio of priests to Catholic population, which was one per 1,895 in 1980, has widened to one per 2,182 in 1987.

This situation overshadows what has been a healthy and steady rise in the number of ordinations, especially of diocesan priests.

There were 5,227 diocesan priests ordained in 1987, compared to 3,860 in 1980. The ordination of religious order priests has been rather stable, going from 1,927 in 1980 to 2,024 in 1987.

But the really good news for the longrange vocations picture has been an even steadier rise in the number of major seminarians, diocesan and Religious.

This figure has leaped 37 per cent, from 66,042 in 1980 to 90,424 in 1987.

In 1980 there were an average of 8.43 major seminarians

per 100,000 Catholics.

In 1987 the ratio was 10.3 per 100,000 Catholics.

If this trend continues, the long-range vocations picture is bright, and the number of priests and the ratio of priests to the Catholic population should be on the upswing as the church moves into the 21st century.

In terms of ordinations of diocesan priests, the increases are significantly large in the traditionally Catholic areas of Europe and South America and in the budding mission lands of Africa and Asia.

European ordinations rose 39 per cent from 1980 to 1987. In 1987 there were 2,345 ordinations of European diocesan priests, the highest of any continent.

South America registered a 110 per cent rise in diocesan ordinations for the same period, from 335 to 704.

The rise in Asia was 29

'Spiritually sloppy' KNOCK, IRELAND curate at Knock, said the (CNS) — On the same chapel was designed for day Cardinal 0 Fiaich of reconciliation in every Armagh, laid the foun- sense. He said it might be dation stone of a useful to people — chapel of reconciliation possibly from Northern at the Marian shrine at Ireland — who differ Knock, Ireland, a Dub- with each other but who lin auxiliary bishop wish to come together. said Ireland was Auxiliary Bishop Dermot becoming as "spiritu- O'Mahony of Dublin said ally sloppy" as the rest in a talk at the shrine that Ireland — like the rest of of the Western world.

Father Colm Kilcoyne,

the Western world — was becoming "spiritu-

ally sloppy."

He said God was being replaced by the economy as the centre of peoples' lives.

"The secularising process, like a deadly cancer, is destroying spiritual vitality," he said.

He described Irish society as being like a painting with light and shadows and warned

against the danger of being hypnotised by the darkness of secular society.

Irish men and women are divided by social, cultural, religious and political barriers, he continued. Striving to break down these barriers requires reaching out in tolerance and understanding to members of other denominations, Bishop O'Mahony said.

Soviet nod to the Bible MOSCOW — Travellers to the Soviet Union may now bring their Bibles with them.

New Soviet customs rules allow foreign visitors to carry Bibles

and other religious Soviet confidence in literature. visitors to the country.

The old rules banned such publications.

According to reports, the relaxed customs rules reflect a greater

While restrictions on religious expression and activity are easing in much of the communist Eastern bloc, the Ukrain-

ian Catholic Church, an Eastern-rite church, remains outlawed, despite pleas from Pope John Paul H and members of the Ukrainian hierarchy.

Fr O'Malley (87) dies CHICAGO (CNS) — Paulist Father Eugene F. O'Malley, considered the inspiration for Father Chuck O'Malley, the hero in the 1944 movie "Going My Way" and its sequel, "The Bells of St Mary's," has died in Chicago, aged 87.

Father O'Malley had been director of the allmale Paulist Choir in Chicago from 1928 to 1967. The 100-member

choir, which included 50 boy sopranos, sang concerts throughout the nation.

The movies, from Paramount Pictures, starred Bing Crosby as a singing priest in a poor neighbourhood. The Crosby character was thought by many to be loosely based on Father O'Malley, though the studio apparently never acknowledged such a connection.

"Going My Way" was

produced by Paramount after a newspaper article appeared that told about Father O'Malley and his childhood friend, opera singer Chloe Glade, who took their singing talents in two different directions. Many observers thought the "Going My Way" character played

by Rise Stevens was based on Ms. Glade.

Only recently did Father O'Malley break a long silence on the matter, recalling that

per cent, from 562 to 726.

In Africa, the increase was 43 per cent, from 397 to 569.

Poland has led the world in diocesan ordinations throughout the 1980s. Its steadily increasing numbers reached 725 in 1987.

The United States, however, has bucked the trends, with diocesan ordinations continuing to decrease. Ordinations dropped from 593 in 1980 to 470 in 1987, a slide of 21 per cent.

The United States also bucks the trend of filling up major seminaries with more students. The number of U.S. major seminarians dropped from 7,488 in 1980 to 6,4Octiein.1987, a dip of 14 per Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia are, by contrast, experiencing a rapid rise of major seminarians.

Poland, with about 18 million fewer Catholics than the United States, had 5,798 major seminarians in 1987.

The tiny flocks in Japan, Nepal TOKYO: Statistics for 1988 show that there are 422,304 Catholics in the nation, just 0.34% of the total population. Females 244,626, outnumber males 167,397.

KATMANDU: In Nepal the Catholic population is 2174 but the country has 28 priests, two of them diocesan and 26 of them being religious coming from Asia, India, Canada and Japan.

Father O'Malley also said he never met Bing Crosby but received a note from him after newspapers reported he had celebrated his 50th anniversary as a priest.

In the note Crosby "I certainly could have congratulated him on his used the money, but I career "but he did not told him that I was not mention the movies," angry and that there was Father O'Malley said. no need to give me any "He signed it 'Bing.'Ihad money," Father O'Malley never met the man, and recalled. "He said, 'No he signed it 'Bing.' I was hard feelings then?' I thought that said, 'No hard feelings." curious."

Paramount believed he was angry over the films and that the film company president was prepared to offer the priest $150,000 as a peace gesture.

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Nigerian priests in Ireland?

Ireland DUBLIN, ( CNS): Nigerian priests might be needed to work in Ireland in the next century if the Irish church does not inspire more young men to enter the priesthood, said Cardinal 0 Fiaich of Armagh, Northern Ireland, at Abbey Knockmoy, County Galway.

He shared several statistics that showed that an increase in vocations to the priesthood in the Third World more than compensated for a decline in North America and Europe.

Ten years ago, there were 60,000 students

for the priesthood throughout the Cstholic Church, he said. Today, there are more than 80,000.

He added that Catholics used to boast that the Irish national seminary, St Patrick's Conear Dublin, was the largest seminary in the world. It had 600 students preparing for the priesthood.

Today, a Nigerian seminary is preparing more than 1000 students for the priesthood. Another seminary in Nigeria is preparing young men to go to other countries as missioners, he said.

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Asked about Father RICHMOND, KENTUCKY (CNS) — George Stallings, former Racism does exist in evangelist for the archdithe Catholic Church, ocese of Washington who but leaving the church founded the Imani Temis not the logical ple, a church for black solution to the prob- Cattiolics, in Washington lem, said Cardinal last month, the cardinal said: Bernardin of Chicago.

"The church is more "I do not agree with his than 90 per cent non- decision to go out on his black and racism is a own," adding that he felt reality we need to the problems should be address," he said. "We addressed within the must try to find how to Catholic Church. really respect people of "The whole situation is different races and recog- very sad," Cardinal Bernise the fact that they are nardin said. "Father children of God." Stallings has raised

issues that have been addressed before and need to be addressed more in the future."

Cardinal Bernardin said the media have mainly focused on Father Stallings' call to change the liturgy, but that the deeper problem is racism in the church.

The cardinal added that he met with black clergy of his own archdiocese and was told that they did not feel the need to leave the church, but all agreed racism should be addressed.

'New Christian evangelisation' POPE MAKES PLEA TO THE YOUNG

SANTIAGO, Spain: Young people must strengthen their commitment to the Church and its teachings so they can take over Church reins and direct a badly need "new Christian evangelisation", Pope John Paul told 400,000 young pilgrims.

This often means avoiding the temptation "to use and abuse" others, the pope said.

The pope himself spent World Youth Day as a pilgrim, using mediaeval symbols to show that the modern Church cannot forget its evangelising task as it continues along the "walkways of history".

In a series of speeches and events spreading over a day and a half, the pope emphasised that following Christ often requires being countercultural in Personal and social morality.

Church teachings "often are in contrast with current opinions and slogans", he said.

He lashed out at drug addiction, terrorism and overly competitive social systems. Youths also were asked to help clean up the environment and fight against "a pollution of ideas and of morals".

"This pollution is sin," he said.

The pope also encouraged vocations to priestly and religious life, but recognised that most youths find their vocation as lay people.

Youths were asked to become active in parish life and in Church organisations and stimulate "the missionary impulse in the Church".

They also were asked to follow the Church's sexual morality and reject "hedonism, divorce, abortion, birth control and methods of contraception".

More than 400,000 youths gathered the evening of August 19 for the main papal speech. They came mostly from Europe, including a delegation from Lithuania.

The backpacking youths arrived on foot and by bicycle, boat, bus and plane. Many slept overnight on the Mount of Joy, the hill where the main youth day events were held.

Santiago de Compostela was chosen because it has been a major Christian pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages. Its cathedral houses what tradition says is the tomb of St James the Apostle.

Pope calls for a ceasefire SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (CNS): Pope John Paul II has asked for an "immediate ceasefire" in Lebanon, saying the apparent aim of current shelling is to destroy the Christian section of Beirut.

To about 400,000 people attending an outdoor Mass in Santiago de Compostela, the pope expressed "profound sorrow" that efforts by the UN Security Council had

not resulted in an end to the shelling in Beirut between Syrian troops and their allies and Christian-led Lebanese troops. "'The intention seems to be to destroy the city of Beirut, particularly the zones inhabited by Christians," the pope said.

"In the name of God, I renew to all responsible leaders my pressing appeal for harmony and

an immediate cease-fire, so that a dialogue can begin," the pope said.

The dialogue should lead to an accord that respects "the legitimate historical and religious rights" of all Lebanese so that they can "live in a climate of peace", the pope said.

A week ago the pope said a genocide against Christians was taking place in Lebanon.

Sway with identity intact LONDON: Some 100 Anglicans aim to found a new religious group under the authority of the Catholic hierarchy, while maintaining aspects of their "Anglican identity".

The Congregation of the English Mission, as the Anglicans are known, envisage a group with its own ordinaries, having some similarities with a religous order. A spokesman for the Congregation said he saw the new group as a meeting point for the growing number of "mainstream Chris-

tians" who find themselves on common ground. "We do not seek to move sideways from the Anglican Church to Rome," he said. "We want people to come together, so we can move forward to the twenty-first century with an English Christian identity." The Congregation has discussed its hopes with Cardinal Hume, who appointed the Jesuit superior Fr Anthony Nye of London's Farm Street church to be their adviser.

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Long-term pia to replenish earth "Our main focus for the years ahead must be on long-term planning, especially the involvement of all people in programs to replenish the earth," said Fr Ivan Joseph from Caritas India.

Fr Ivan is in Australia as a guest of Australian Catholic Relief, visiting various dioceses as part of their focus on the 25th anniversary of Australian Catholic Relief.

"The image of the Third World most frequently used in Australia is that of hungry-looking children and adults with their hands held out for assistance, as if they are always begging for relief from their situation.

"True, there is still much poverty in the Third World, but if agencies like Caritas

India and Australia Catholic Relief focus on relief and material assistance programs, we will continue to focus on the symptoms of the problem, not begin to work on a cure."

Fr Ivan worked with Harijan communities in the north of India for many years. He saw people living in poverty.

He lived with people living in poverty. He saw their lack of food. He saw their lack of money. He saw their lack of education.

He said: "And above all, Isaw a people with a very low self-image. They had no self-confidence, and they looked to those of us coming from outside their communities to do something for them.

"The challenge for us as workers coming from the

outside was to not look at the poverty, but to concentrate on the people.

"It is only as we act in this way, that we really begin to see people as Jesus saw them — as individuals to be loved and respected, as people with resources that can be used to change their life situation, as humans created in the image of God. "From this beginning, we then work with them to reflect on their situation, to define the forces operating on their lives.

"They themselves are able to identify issues, formulate possible solutions and then together — and together is very important — work to achieve their own desired goals.

"The first —and best —

outcome of this process is a new or renewed selfconfidence as people discover within themselves the resources to overcome the situation around them.

"From this flows a variety of activities, often in the form of approaches to government agencies that help them with the financial or legal support to proceed.

"Formal and nonformal education classes then have a purpose, as do programs for soil conservation, water preservation or reforestation.

"As I travel around Australia, I see that ecological issues are becoming very important. And it is good to see that people are becoming more aware of the fact that what we do, and

how we live, affects the environment.

"We also need to begin to understand that what we do, and how we live, affects other people too.

And then we might begin to understand that to replenish the earth involves more than trees, clean water and air.

"There is a very real need to include the 'human' aspect in all that we do — that 'replenish' means to 'restore to full abundance' the human spirit, relationships between God and humanity, relationships between all people.

"This is the main emphasis of the work of Caritas India. While 20% of funds will be set aside for emergencies — and we always seem to have plenty of those in India — the focus of our work will be the building up of

people, and they in turn lasting. Thank you to can do the building up of those of you who have encouraged us in this their community."

Funds from Australian work, to those of you who Catholics have helped continue to pray for us them in this work in the and support us.

"The theme for the 25th past. anniversary of Austral"I want to say 'thank ian Catholic Relief is very you' to those who have appropriate — 'People in supported us, and Partnership' — as it encourage you all to describes our work in continue this work in the India and the relationfuture. ship that the Church in "This type of work is not India has with the glamorous, but it is long- Church in Australia."

Ethiopia needs more help

"It is a shame that the only time that Ethiopia is in the world news is when disaster happens — wars, drought or famine, for instance," said Br Gregory Flynn recently.

Br Gregory is in Australia to participate in events to mark the t wenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of Australian Catholic Relief, the development and overseas aid agency of the Catholic Church in Australia.

He continued: "This emphasis on crises has left many Australians with a very poor image of Africa in general, and

Ethiopia in particular.

And while the future always contains uncertainties, there is an Ethiopian reality that is much different, as many positive things are being accomplished."

"While I am in Australia, I would like to say 'thank you' to the many Australians who have assisted the needy people of Ethiopia, especially during the famine of 1984/85.

"There is no doubt that help was needed at that time, and those of us working in Ethiopia were grateful for the news teams that brought the tragedy to world

Father Maurice Dullard, S.J., 33 years in India.

Now Diocesan Administrator.

attention."

Br Gregory was working in Ethiopia at the time of the 1984 famine, and has continued to supervise major relief and rehabilitation programmes in that country.

He is a De La Salle brother, has worked in Ethiopia for 13 of the last 20 years and is the head of the Welfare and Development department of the Ethiopian Catholic Church's agency for social action, the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS).

"In the years since the world came to the assistance of the famine victims, much has been

accomplished in Ethiopia," Br Gregory said.

"Whilst our initial response was the feeding programs, our emphasis now is on some supplementary feeding programs, the provision of seeds and tools to those able to farm, and the construction of the infrastructure necessary to prevent another major famine when drought occurs again.

"As I have travelled around the East coast of Australia, I have frequently been asked if the money sent to Ethiopia has reached those in need. And the short answer to that is `yes'."

"The continuing use of the image of the starving Ethiopian with hand oustretched to the world does not do justice to the millions who are participating in the food-forwork programs.

He continued: "I must explain however, that I speak on behalf of the non-government organisations working in Ethiopia, especially the groups of which the ECS is part — the Joint Relief

"Those able to work prefer to do so, and in this way dams, roads and wells have been constructed, and millions of trees planted.

Can you help us train Indian Seminarians?

Australian Jesuits in India have appealed for funds to help support 74 Seminarians in various stages of their studies. These dedicated men come from extremely poor families who are unable to support them. They are preparing themselves to care for the spiritual and material welfare of destitute families, barely surviving in some of the poorest areas of India.

Each trainee costs the diocese $35 a month, $420 a year. The ten year course to the priesthood amounts to $4,200. Whatever help you can give us will be greatly appreciated. Cheques should be made payable to the "Australian Jesuit Mission in India".

Photograph. These Seminarians are being taught English by Sister Beatrice.

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Partnership.

"It is an association of five church-related agencies — ECS, Catholic Relief Services, Lutheran World Federation, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus — and food and money received by this group can all be accounted for, and it has gone to those most in need of assistance.

Australia," Br Gregory said.

"So much needs to be done still. There needs to be peace within the country, plus increased spending on education and health services, in order to meet the needs of the 46 million people.

"A good fleet of trucks has been built up and warehouses for the storage of food supplies have "The infant mortality been constructed," Br rate for Ethiopia is still Gregory said. "So, whilst 151 per 1000 live births, the uncertainties remain, compared to 10 for those who featured in, Australia. The under five and survived, the headmortality rate however is lines of five years ago even higher — 255, continue to work and compared to 11 for hope for a better future."

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) of Marcia Gray, a woman — Six days before in a coma who was Carrie Coons suddenly described as having no awoke from a coma last "reasonable hope for April, a New York court recovery." had authorised her The bishop underlined family to withdraw her a perceived need for f eeding tube because some sort of Vatican of her "irreversible" statement on the issue of and "hopeless" state. feeding when he said Her surprising return to that "the magisterium of c onsciousness illustrates the problem facing doc- the Church has not yet tors, courts and the issued a definitive stateChurch in determining ment regarding the need when a person's condition to provide nutrition and is so hopeless as to hydration to the permanwarrant the withdrawal of ently unconscious nutrition. person."

The fast-changing legal and ethical developments regarding the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from the comatose and terminally ill are spurring two new Church statements on the subject.

Both the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — which issued its last document on euthanasia less than 10 years ago — and the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life activities plan to address the issue of nutrition and hydration in coming months.

The nutrition and hydration controversy is related to an issue that the last Vatican document on euthanasia tried to address: the "ordinary" and "extraordinary," or "proportionate" and "disproportionate," means of medically sustaining human life.

What the forthcoming statements are likely to say about nutrition and hydration is not now publicly known. The 1980 doctrinal congregation declaration did not address this issue specifically.

However, in a 1981 document for medical personnel called "Question of Ethics Regarding the Fatally Ill and the Dying," the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" specifically included feeding in its definition of "obligatory minimal measures."

"There remains the strict obligation to apply under all circumstances those therapeutic measures which are called `minimal," the statement said. "That is, those which are normally and customarily used for the maintenance of life (alimentaton, blood transfusions, injections, A variety of recent cases etc.). have highlighted a grow"To interrupt these ing effort to classify measures minimal nutrition and hydration as extraordinary means would, in practice, be not morally required equivalent to wishing to when administration is put an end to the through a tube and there patient's life." is little hope a patient This Cor Unum statewill recover. ment was more recently In the USA, Bishop endorsed in a 1987 Gelineau earlier this year editorial on euthanasia publicly concurred with by the authoritative the judgement of his Jesuit journal Civilta diocesan moral theolo- Cattolica. gian that providing food Father Wim Eijk, a and water through a tube Dutch theologian who is was a "medical treat- an expert on euthanasia ment" that was "dispro- issues, said the withdraportionate and unduly wal of food and water is burdensome" in the case "virtually the same as

causing intentionally the death" of a patient who is comatose but not terminal. Since it directly causes the death of the person, it is morally forbidden, he judged.

Just as the issue of invitro fertilisation was boiled down to a "simple case" for the purpose of clarifying the moral issues involved, there is a "safe case" in terms of nutrition and hydration, according to another Rome theologian, who asked not to be named.

The "safe case" is where there is imminent danger of death, meaning within one to two days.

In this case, not the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration but the disease itself would be the direct cause of the patient's death, the theologian said.

The "safe case" standard would appear to rule out the withholding of nourishment from a person in a coma, however, since death is not imminent regardless of feeding.

A group of prominent U.S. theologians in 1987 endorsed a slightly more nuanced deposition on "feeding and hydrating the permanently unconscious and other vulnerable persons."

The statement called the nutrition and hydration of "non-competent individuals such as infants and the unconscious" a "grave duty."

However, it said that if the means for such treatment are "judged either ueless or excessively burdensome," then withdrawal would be acceptable and would not be done with the intention of ending life.

Is death all we can offer these people?

ment or fluids thus provided.

"Unless these conditions are verified, it is unjust to claim that the The statement said provision of foods and there must be "moral fluids is useless," it certainty" of when the concluded. effort is useless and too Other theologians leave great a burden, and listed more room for the withtwo examples: when "a holding of nutrition and person is imminently hydration. Dominican dying," or when the Father Benedict Ashley "person is no longer able told U.S. bishops in 1987 to assimilate the nourish- that in the case of a coma

judged irreversible, the "benefits" of nutrition and hydration for the comatose person must be weighed against "the burdens to those who supply the care."

Where the U.S. bishops and the Vatican will draw the line on what is ordinary or proportionate medical assistance and what is not waits to be seen.

Erosion of the conscience

ROME — The first time a doctor gives a patient a lethal injection in a case of so-called mercy killing, he may find it "hardly bearable," says a Dutch priest who knows what he is talking about.

But "after many times it gets easier," says Fr Wim Eijk. Over time, "the human conscience can be eroded." It is the moral question of euthanasia that the physicianturned-clergyman has made his bailiwick as he studies moral theology in Rome before returning to the Netherlands.

Father Eijk has seen euthanasia close up.

From 1978 until 1980,

when he entered the seminary, he worked as an intern in a Dutch hospital where fellow doctors performed mercy killings.

Even in 1978 a "considerable number of doctors performed euthanasia on request and sometimes without request," he recalled.

without the patient's request, the doctor is more likely to be punished, Father Eijk said.

He said that a few years ago a poll found that 85 percent of the Dutch favour liberalization of the euthanasia laws.

Father Eijk said that while the Church has been consistent in its Dutch courts tolerate opposition to euthanasia, euthanasia when it is there has been a sought by a patient in a centuries-old discussion "situation of unbearable of what means are suffering" and at least necessary to save or one other doctor has maintain a person's life. been consulted on the Currently theologians decision. are debating whether In those cases where nutrition and hydration euthanasia is performed via a tube for comatose

patients should be judged an extraordinary or ordinary means to medical treatment.

Father Eijk said in his opinion it was "very clear" that "nutrition and hydration should be considered proportionate means of treatment."

It does not carry with it serious medical risks and does not pose an insurmountable problem to the patient, he said.

On the other hand, its withdrawal will surely cause death.

"Ethically and morally speaking, there is no essential difference" between withdrawing nourishment and killing

a patient outright, he said.

For Father Eijk, efforts to legalise abortion and euthanasia are signs of a "moral crisis" in society and the Church.

In today's technological society, means are judged to be good if they serve a worthwhile end, he said. But Catholics believed that some means can be bad in and of themselves, such as killing one's self.

Unfortunately, he concluded, "we are drowning in a technological culture. Even when we want to be faithful, we are under its influence."

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Treasured time out Realistically there is no way I have time for that walk. A half-hour, after all, becomes a lot of time out of a busy schedule. I have to work and my work is time-consuming.

Like many heart.

SoIlearned to make the attack el;aosf ime. t p d aati tutal ycokn walks. I was fild, Time has been only half with the doctor's iNex the problem. Finding finger wagging at fly relatively quiet places nose, "Now, doll has been equally diffiforget, every singlet ay cult. We live in buildings for at least a IN If. run by machines for our work, are transported by hour." achines and use m Knowing the alternate, I prepare our followed the cardioloist's machines to They're all great food. orders. For the last ylir I us from have spent a half-hourEch and have freed drudgery. of ives l day on a quiet walk aloorhe trails, through the grasinds But these machines and over the hills whee I create a constant din — live. from the hum of the What began as mech.al refrigerator or computer necessity has become to the clatter of trucks personal luxury. Tat and buses. For health, peaceful half-hour has sanity and simple wellbecome a treasured tine being we need a break out. It is my time to tine from it. in to the quieter paci I We need some time now value so much. away from the amplified

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The week in focus The young woman had spent years mastering the law, months preparing for the bar exam. Now, successful in her pursuit of legal knowledge, she had accepted a position in a thriving law firm in a large city.

She lived in a small apartment in the central city because, as she told her family and friends, she wanted to be close to the endless excitement, the colour and the non-stop movement so readily available there.

The young lawyer plunged eagerly into her new life.

As she had promised herself, she took full advantage of the culture, flavour and life of the city. She tried to squeeze as much as she could out of her professional life and her world outside the office.

But after the first few months she knew something had gone wrong in her well-laid plans. And it wasn't her new job responsibilities that worried her.

No, her job wasn't the problem. It was the hectic, frantic pace, so attractive in the beginning, that now seemed to be suffocating the young woman. And it was the constant noise of the city, so unlike the pastoral quiet of her college campus.

It didn't take the lawyer long to realise what to do.

She began to look for ways to unclutter her life, to simplify and to turn down the noise.

Think for a moment about the young lawyer's predicament Is there a big human need for some quiet time? Is time for reflection of great value for growth?

Let's assume that you answered yes to both questions — as did the lawyer. Do you think her problem was then solved? Or was it just recognised?

Have you ever felt the need to simplify, to reduce the noise in your life?

The difficult part the lawyer discovered, is finding the elusive way to carve out a portion of each day for a quiet moment In our day-to-day world, there are children to raise, bosses to please, creditors to pay, noise to tolerate.

Whether we live on a farm or in a city, finding time to collect thoughts and call upon inner strengths can be frustrating.

Think again about the young lawyer. How could she turn down the noise level in her life? If it's a concern in your life, how could you?

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The sun will soon rest on the horizon. The flood tide on a day's activities is ebbing. A calm enfolds the abbey.

The monks silently gather. A young monk reads a few lines from the sayings of the desert fathers: "Theophilus of holy memory, bishop of Alexandria, journeyed to Scete, and the brethem coming together said to Abbot Pombo: Say a word or two to the bishop, that his soul may be edified in this place. The elder replied: If he is not edified by my silence, there is no hope he will be edified by my words."

Now the monks filed into the church. A bell rings and the ancient service of Compline proceeds. Finally, the lights fade. Two solitary candles shadow the folds of her mantle and caress the smooth cheeks of the medieval Madonna. The final strokes of the

evening Angelus lose themselves in the surrounding hills. Night has come.

Creation has given up its activities. It is time for the monk who has entered into God's established rhythm to be quiet and rest.

I cannot say how many times I have been asked: Do you still take a vow of silence? Actually, Trappist monks never took a vow of silence. But we do have rules or agreements on silence in the monastery — valued by a group of persons living together and still seeking the context in which to be at one with themselves and to commune with God. God does indeed speak to us through all the events of life, through all the persons we encounter. God is in the mighty wind, the earthquake, the fire — in all.

But God's voice is subtle, even though it thunders louder than all

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If you want the value of this in your life you will need to find or create places of quiet, to agree on times of quiet.

It might be a quiet time in the morning until breakfast, an hour or two in the evening or a few hours on Sunday afternoon when each is left free to read, pray, reflect, write.

This is not impossible with children. They can be put to quiet games.

And for teenagers, a structure to discover the sounds of silence can be a gift that is perhaps at first not welcomed, but for which, as for dry wine, a taste develops.

the voices of creation.

Two could sit in the warm morning sun, listening to the bright morning calls of chickadees, robins and finches.

One might hear only the rich melodies, while the other, who had perhaps sat that morning in the Ultimately, it is when quiet and attuned his ourselves see inner ear to the divine we voice, hears a message of reflected back in God's all-loving eyes that we ineffable love: truly know ourselves for the "Look at the birds in beauty, for life, for truth, sky. They do not sow or love.

In the quiet we for reap, they gather nothing The individuality of all into barns; yet your come to know ourselves heavenly Father feeds and what we truly want. children should, of them. Are not you more In the monastery there course, be respected. If important than they?" are silent times: The they cannot enter into (Matthew 6,26). "great silence" of the the quiet, they should be In the quiet, whether night, times of prayer, asked .at least to respect we listen to the creation study, reading, rest. And the needs of others. there are silent places; Role modelling by pararound us, the city's the cloisters, reading ents in this regard is very noises, the words of important. rooms, cell. revelation or the deepest

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stirrings of our hearts, we begin to perceive a voice too often lost in the static of life.

In the quiet spaces, the monk hears God. He also hears someone else. He hears himself — his true self.

Happiness consists in knowing what you want, then knowing you have it or are on the way to getting it. We have to know ourselves to know what we want.

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and echoed sounds of machine-aided living. In my case, the regional parks provide respite from traffic and din.

To my surprise,I found many others out on the park trails. Mothers with youngsters in strollers; senior citizens in jogging suits; office workers on their lunch break. Some move leisurely, others go along at a good clip. But all seem to relish the softer sounds of the park trail.

Is God found only in silence? Must sacred places be silent places?

Are people who live with noise far from God? Can the young mother clinging to survival and sanity just as her screaming children cling to her be religious in the best sense? I think so.

The story of creation describes how God brought life and its sounds into a silent void.

From the very beginning of Jewish history we hear over and over of the practice of making a joyful noise to the Lord.

The mother with a screaming child practicing acrobatics on her knees can well be in touch with the sacred.

But some relative quiet is certainly a human need. We have created a world of mechnical noises louder and more insistent than we can bear. We have developed the means to amplify sound to a level we cannot stand.

Researchers say the assault is getting to us.

Becoming free of those sounds, even a little while each day, can be restoring. And that human restoration, which makes use of silence, can be very religious.

FOCUS ON THE BIBLE

David and Bathsheba One evening King David decided to take a stroll on the roof of his palace and enjoy the cool breeze. The events that took place after that stroll constitute one of the Bible's great stories of sin and conversion.

From the roof, David happened to see a beautiful neighbour. Consumed With desire, he sent for her.

"When she came to him, he had relations with her" (2 Samuel 11,4).

Some time later, the woman, whose name was Bathsheba, sent word to David that she was pregnant. This presented a dilemma. For her husband was away, fight•

ing in David's army. It eventually would become obvious that Bathsheba had been unfaithful during his absence.

David dispatched a message to his general mandating a furlough for the husband, Uriah, who could stay with Bathsheba while home. Her condition then would not need explanation.

However, David did not reckon with Uriah's character. Uriah refused to enjoy the comforts of home while his friends were fighting and dying.

He insisted on camping at the palace gate with the officers stationed there.

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By Fr John Castelot David was cornered. He decided on a desperate plan.

Uriah was sent back to the battlefield with a message instructing his commander to put him in the front line where he almost certainly would be killed. And he was.

The king now had compounded adultery with murder, but had saved face.

One man was not fooled by these manoeuvers.

That was the prophet Nathan. He came to David with a little parable.

It concerned a man who had only one little lamb, a cherised pet. His rich neighbour had "herds in great numbers." One day the rich man had a visitor and, instead of slaughtering one of his lambs for dinner, "he took the poor man's ewe lamb and made a meal of it."

On hearing that, David shouted, "The man who has done this deserves death!"

Nathan responded: "You are the man?" He went on to predict dire punishments for the king.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH

Compiled by NC News Service

A police chaplain who worked in a parish and moonlighted as a hospital chaplain told me once that his busy actually schedule helped him keep in touch with God. He explained that his work was his prayer because he brought his mind and hands to the task, but looked to his heart for the reasons.

"Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord."

Nathan answered: 'The Lord on his part has forgiven your sin you shall not die" (2 Samuel 12:13).

David suffered for his sin. But he had the strength of character to acknowledge his sinfulness and God responded with forgiveness.

This story is dramatic.

But David's need of conversion was not unique.

Conversion is necessary for all people in maintaining a right relationship with God.

Each day we are hit with a barrage of words, pictures, distractions, demands. A way is needed to find our inner core — the spirit that makes us unique and that moves us to act.

To do that, it's important to break with some demands of the moment.

The first step is planning.

Consider leaving a little early for work. Drive to your destination without playing the car radio.

Park the car and give yourself a few minutes tc think, to pray.

Are there a few minutes Last year I did a lot of before or after lunch': travel. I found myself What about the end oi waiting on platforms on the day, while others some terrific summer rush home? evenings.

Could this be a time to Iwould think about my linger a few minutes in day in terms of how well thought?

I had related to others Using such times for and whether I had done prayerful reflection can anything to build up be habit forming. Once a God's kingdom. habit develops it is easier On a lot of those days I to find time for it. found myself promising The key to capturing to do better with the next time is an ability to focus. sunrise.

The blaring radios, the In the winter on a bus I hustle of activity all wondered if I had done around need to be put anything. During the day aside. Focus on what you that had meaning for my are about and where you fellow passengers. are really going.

Each person lives Ask yourself those 10,080 minutes a week. questions regularly; the No more, no less. answers may begin to While most of us tend to surprise you. be relatively careful Find ways to save time, money managers, we are ways that remind you to probably less careful of pray. Just setting the time, even though min- breakfast table before utes are finite. Once going to bed at night can they're spent they cannot yield at extra free minute be recaptured. in the morning.

That's why I find it Check out different important to develop a methods of prayer until plan for "spending" time you fmd one that appeals and to consider ways of to you and helps you "investing" it. develop a perspective.

Is it possible to find time That prayer style is for reflection and prayer probably right for you. in a fast-paced, action They key is to make the life? What chance is time. Then attempt to there for those of us move closer to God, or living in a world or perhaps just allow God to work? move closer to you.

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True blue uniqueness There's nothing like it in the world. It is purely Australian. And quite unique.

School of the Air communicates with children in far flung parts of our enormous State, using equipment supplied by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Annette Steckis, currently a Distance Education teacher but formerly School of the Air, broadcasting out of Kalgoorlie, had students on the Nullabor, in the Warburton Ranges, and others 150 to 200 kms from Kalgoorlie.

Students may be on stations, roadhouses, at Forrest Meteorological stations, on the railway line, or may be nonAboriginal children based with their parents on an Aboriginal reserve because of a work involvement.

Occasionally School of the Air and Distance Education may have Aboriginal students but generally they have their own community school, with some exceptions where there are Aboriginal children whose parents work on or own a station.

The five Schools of the Air are based at Derby, Port Hedland, Calmarvon, Meekatharra and Kalgoorlie, (the biggest with 70 students).

Their student range is from pre-primary (and in some cases pre-preprimary), through to year seven.

School of the Air students are given a half hour to 45 minutes period week days, and to supplement this, enrol with Distance Education (DE); this radio lesson compliments and supplements that material.

A typical school agenda when Ms Steads was at Kalgoorlie, would be for reading on a Monday — when you could then discuss the story and the children talk to one another.

Tuesday may be maths with quick mental arithmetic with some activity; Wednesdays would be music with a music specialist on recorder, singing, and rythmic

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by all teachers. The children get together on camps and seminars early in the year, and have a home tutors' seminar for all parents and tutors, usually based in a regional centre.

work. The other two days would be given over to science and social studies.

Then they have the fun areas with clubs for cooking, physical education and other interests, being directed in physical education from the radio. Fridays would allow time for a supervisors' meeting which gave home educators a chance to discuss problems.

They even run a P & C meeting on the radio.

And of course the children have an assembly when all the children tune in with about 100% attendance.

All the children can tune in and hear the teacher and each other, but once their thumb presses down their button, it cuts of all sound and they can only hear themselves speaking.

Although others can still hear them.

Thus when they have the school song and for the final verse, press their button down and only hear themselves, there is cacophony! said Ms Steckis.

Children have all school and public holidays off and their numbers are split up on a basis of 15 students to one teacher, with the principal having 10 students.

An itinerant teacher visits the children four or five times a year, staying with the family for a day or so and clearing up any problem areas they may have.

Sometimes teachers from School of the Air also visit students, "the kids really look forward to this!" she said.

In Carnarvon the itinerant role is shared equally

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Each seminar has a different focus decided on between tutors and teachers. Children can attend these seminars or interact with other children in the regional schools, and visit points of interest.

Mini-camps are also held at various times of the year, with student families opting to be a host family for incoming students from outlying areas.

Physical education camps are very popular, said Ms Steckis, and at the end of the few days, a carnival is staged with local schools joining in.

"Fathers come to that one too, and there's a real picnic atmosphere!" At the year's end, older children come down for two weeks at Point Peron from all the areas, involving about 80 children, plus teachers and mother helpers.

Throughout the year, if any interesting people come to town, they go on radio to entertain the kids — personalities such as Rolf Harris, popular writer Roald Dahl, and pop groups such as the Fiddlers Green. "And I'm really amazed at the intelligent questions the kids ask them at the sessions end.

"School of the Air children are usually more mature in their said an outlook," impressed Ms Steads.

"They usually relate well to other children and when you get them together in a group, you have very few discipline problems. You can have around 80 kids for a week and never need to tell anyone off."

Academically they do very well, she said. "They are very self-motivated — and have a beautiful innocent freshness which at this point, hasn't been ruined or destroyed by city life!"

Above: Brenton and Jason at play at Lowana Farm, Nerridup.

Right: Jenni Nathan works with art students Dampier the at Regional Camp.

Below: Sheralee with her pets at the Lombadina Community.

Chuck powers in again Peter and Anne Bos (left), Marriage Encounter team couples along with Loretta and Mike Sherrell (back) and Jan and Dennis de Burgh of Engaged Encounter (front).

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background, having a look at an 'hilarious happening!'.

Father Chuck Gallagher Si whirled in and out of Perth, and as usual, made a considerable impact. It is his now familiar, typical delivery.

Having flown in from New jersey, USA, via New Zealand and the Eastern States where he has given lectures, he returns now to the East for more input and then back home.

He gave two public talks at the James Nestor Hall at the CEO on Healing Family Relationships and on Prayer, Passion, Participation — for the married and those interested in marriage, and an Empowerment Weekend.

The lectures were fully a ttended by many of the Marriage Encounter and Engaged Encounter people, plus many engaged couples.

Father Chuck's talks are invariably outstanding

and one comes away "Our movement is uni- couples and as Church". with an impression that que because it offers Another impressed they've never heard enrichment to couples couple were Ben and anything quite like his who are in love."

Moira Sinagra, who are thought provoking com- In 1980, they 'polished the leadership couple for ments, ever before. up' their marriage on an Engaged Encounter.

In fact, it's hard to know ME weekend, and They said what a differwhether he's ahead of his haven't looked back, they ence he had made to time with his forward, said. their marriage and "he positive thinking, or a Twenty years of mar- has brought hope and sorely needed man for riage and two teenage encouragement to young our times. sons was no dampener couples, and given them Either way — he's a for their marriage after that vision for good success. the weekend, which marriages.

Mal and June Young are became "the turning "It makes them realise the recently elected point for us. our children, at the beginning of National Marriage and for our journey with marriage that they are an Encounter Executive the Lord. important part of the Couple, which is a first "We discovered that our Church and that the for any other than an sacrament of matrimony Church is there to supEast-coast selection. really calls us to be port them." passionately in love with They form an ecclesial They said they'd found team with Father Bill each other. And it's supportive couples within the Church for Challenor, parish priest great!" of Sydney's Maroubra Most impressed with their own marriage and a parish. his talks to the married lot of couples come to a Faced with leadership and the engaged, Mal greater realisation of the of the movement in said Father Chuck was importance of God's Australia into the 1990's changing the Church, "in presence in their lives Mal and June said "our making us more aware of plus a greater underchallenge is to bring ME our conscience. It is the standing of marriage as a to as many couples and growth that he continu- sacrament. families as we can. ously calls us to as "Instead of God being

Fnnsinhar. Mal and June Moun National Executive couple for and Ben Sinagra at Father Moira (left), with Engaged Encounter Leadership couple, engaged.

Chuck's address to the married and

Newly elected

Father Chuck Gallagher after his talk having a rip roaring time with Peter and Veronica Dymond, WA co-ordinators of the PMRC and Father Marc Vanden Berghe from Indonesia, who flew over at the direction of his Bishop, to hear Father Chuck's talks and take his programs back to Indonesia. abstract and 'out there', live out their marriage." through the couples' Father Chuck Ghallager experience of an EE helped form the outline weekend many couples of ME and brought in the realise God's presence in Western version. He was their everyday lives and also part of the consultathat he gives strength to tive group which formed

Engaged Encounter.

Many people have stated that "Father Chuck has made our marriage that much better and has proven a turning point in our lives together."

PMRC plans a first for Perth Father Chuck Gallagher with his Pastoral and M atrimonial Renewal Centre Team has just run a very successful Empowerment Weekend with 90 people representing 15 parishes.

Young people from Antioch and Luke 18 — recently introduced into four parishes with more expected — mixed with adults in discerning their

special charisms which can be used to help others.

There are many PMRC programs, one of which is planned for the first time in Perth. Barnabas is for 21-40 year olds unmarried, and eligible to be married in the Catholic Church.

It will be held at the Osborne Park parish

centre, Cape Street, Tuart Hill ($30) from September 15 to 17. For further enquiries please contact Brad Prentice on 341 8624 after hours.

Other missions which people took on for their parish were healing, in addition to the various PMRC programs such as Luke 18, Bamabas, Evergreen (for the newly married), Evenings for

Parish Ministers (to enrich and support those who work for parishes), Pilgrimage of the Heart (a prayer and renewal set of evenings in a parish), Evenings for the Engaged (a marriage preparation program), Matrimony, Jesus Invites us to Love (for teenagers on marriage), and We the Parish (a set of evenings to bring parishioners closer together and enjoy their

parish).

Father Chuck said it was a discernment weekend to discover what their greatest charisms were and how to use them for fellow parishioners.

"We had the divorced, married, widowed, and single. Our charisms are not only for our sake, but also to proclaim the glad tidings to others.

"Many people look on a parish as a service station," he said, where they check in, get their fuel, and take off, "instead of viewing Sunday Mass as a place to celebrate how I have spent the Lord's gifts during the week and to whomIcan reach out on the following week.

great time," he said.

"They had a wonderful r econciliation and a grand healing — and the discernment they experienced was a real time of being touched by the Spirit."

For further enquiries regarding PMRC programs, please contact Veronica and Peter "Everybody had a Dymond on 574 2688.

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Mixed Pennants Interest in the final home and away fixtures of the 1989 WACLTA Mixed Pennant competition centred on the B grade clashes involving the Pignatelli teams to ascertain which side would meet St Benedict's in the final.

by TOM BRANCH

3 premiership points which would have seen them in the final.

A Grade St Norbert's played Liwara and Dianella excellent tennis to defeat completed their season top team St Jude's — 5 with a typically close sets 78 games to 5 sets 74 match which Liwara games. After an even eventually won — 5 sets start, St Norbert's 69 games to 5 sets 65 jumped to a 5 set 2 lead games. Dianella manonly to see St Jude's claw aged to hold onto 4th their way back into the position by virtue of a match. However, St Nor- better percentage. bert's had won sufficient Finals 'Bible games to hold off the St A Grade Jude's charge. St NorSt Jude's 12 bert's finished the season Queens Park 11 very strongly. If they had St Cecilia's 8 sh iwn more consistency St Norbert's 6 earlier in the season they St Joseph's 3 could have been a strong B Grade threat to the top teams.

St Benedict's 18 St Cecilia's finished Pignatelli 1 14 their season with a solid Pignatelli 2 12 win over a depleted St Dianella 7 Joseph's 9 sets 89 games Liwara 7 to 1 set 42 games.

Queens Park 2 Fina ls B Grade Both finals will be Pignatelli 1 won the fight for a finals berth played at Corpus Christi when they easily College, Bateman on accounted for Queens Saturday 26 August, Park — 9 sets 89 games 1989. to 1 set 42 games. St A Grade Benedict's warmed up St Jude's v Queens Park for the final with a good B Grade win over Pignatelli 2 — 8 St Benedict's v Pignatelli sets 87 games to 2 sets 41 games. As a result of A Grade these matches Pignatelli During the season both 1 gained second position teams have had success by a margin of 2 points over each other with and a superior percen- Queens Park winning tage over Pignatelli 2. their first encounter on However, Pignatelli 2 can games, and St Jude's consider themselves winning the return clash most unlucky as incle- a little more convincingly ment weather cost them by 7 sets to 3. However,

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to the Editor

History's clue to the present

from Mrs Patnco MULLIGAN, Mandurah

Sir, I read with interest the interview with Father Dino (The Record July 27). As a migrant of over 20 years from British stock, with an Irish husband I think I can safely claim to have some knowledge about Australian attitudes to migrants.

At the time of my arrival one could say that the predominant 'race' to immigrate to this country was still the people from British stock.

Though we spoke the same language it did not mean to say we had no problems — there were many, — climate, distance, flies, no extended family, loneliness, home -sickness, lack of support from a small closeknit community atmosphere, problems that Australian born people can suffer as they move about this vast country.

There was racial discrimination too — if it can be called that — the whinging Pom title could be a very painful, humiliating experience for the sensitive and especially for one's children.

My husband's experiences were safer — amongst the working class — being Irish

Catholic — I now understand why, having studied in depth both English and Australian history.

Looking back, there were faults on both sides. Lack of understanding exacerbates the sense of rejection and does lead to a more subtle form of racism and also resentment. Yet we as a society do not seem to have come very far in welcoming the latest wave of migrants who seem to be coming mostly from Asian regions.

Why? One reason is because 'white' society for want of a term, is fast better approaching the point of disintegration, spiritually, morally, physically and mentally, that Aboriginal Australians have already arrived at. Our numbers of course are still much larger.

'White' people, in spite of their seeming affluence, like the Aborigines, have lost sight of their spirituality, identity and culture.

Current media give the impression that all 'mission' activity in the past was the same.

In the state school system currently the positive effects of Christianity are not mentioned, at least in the

recommended text book.

Dom Salvado and his party's arrival are not mentioned in the chronology of events.

Salvado and others obviously couldn't achieve everything on their own.

Had there been more men of good will things might have been different.

For the few committed Roman Catholics there are around it is vitally important to be well informed about how we have arrived at the position we are in. To fail to understand that, we cannot begin to evangelise.

How then can such a confused people be expected to help anyone?

They cannot. They must first regain their own JudeoChristian culture and there has been much good in it, before they can be expected to. Until the Powers-That Be publicly recognise the methods and achievements of men like Dom Salvado and women like the Sisters of Mercy led by Ursula Fayne, for example, as being the true Christian ideals to deal with races other than their own and that the spread of scientific belief in the form of Darwinism contributed to modern attitudes, then they are just wasting their time.

How can anyone know what you're thinking unless you . . .

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there is nothing between the two teams and the final promises to be a tough encounter. The fitness of some players could be a determining factor in the result.

B Grade It is perhaps appropriate that Pignatelli 1 meets St Benedict's in the final as it was they who inflicted the only loss suffered by St Benedict's during the home and away fixtures. St Benedict's lost a close match to Pignatelli 1 in their first clash but won a little more convincingly when they met a second time, winning 7 sets to 3. St Benedict's appear to be

the stronger team and should start favourites in the B grade final.

Selection A Grade — St Jude's B Grade — St Benedict's Annual meeting The Annual General Meeting of the WACLTA will be held today Sunday, August 27, at the Pignatelli courts, Wichmann Road, Attadale.

The association executive has organised tennis to commence at noon, followed by a BBQ lunch and then a few more rounds of tennis until the AGM which is scheduled for 4.3Gpm. Members will be required to supply their own lunch and ladies are requested to provide a plate for afternoon tea.

This is always a popular, well attended day and members are urged to attend to ensure its continued success.

Tom Branch

attention to the problems of his clients and the industry with which he pursued their interests were truly expressed in the many and varied notices in the daily press offering condolences to his family.

A family man for whom the upbringing of his children was a feature in his life, he has left them a memory of himself of which they can feel justly proud.

As a sportsman he excelled in his great love of cricket on or off the field. He always played the game in its true spirit. He was for many years captain of WA Cricket XI, his contribution to their many successes being that of a fluent, artistic and highly successful batsman and

Richard John (Dick) Bryant who passed away suddenly at St Anne's Hospital, Mount Lawley on August 17 was a well k nown and widely respected member of the a consummate cover point — legal, sporting and busi- the best there has ever been. ness community in this His playing days over he became an office bearer at the state.

A model practising Catholic, WACA and a team selector and Dick was admired and revered was generally considered to be by all those (and they were one of the greats the noble

legion) with whom he came in game has ever had in this state. contact.

Dick's nephew, Father Des His exemplary life generally

and his daily Mass attendance Clifford, CSSR along with five and devotion to his Faith were other priests concelebrated his landmarks in a career in public Requiem at the Redemptorist life which spread over 65 church, Monday. August 21.

The church was filled with years.

After receiving secondary Dick's family, friends and education with the Marist associates — a true tribute to Brothers at New Norcia, Dick the love and respect of them qualified to practise as a all.

Barrister and Solicitor. He Vale Dick. Rest in peace and practised his profession of the may perpetual light shine upon law for 52 years and tributes you. to his wise counsel, personal — His legal colleagues

Dick Byrant, one of ha at the Melboume Cricket Western Australia's most Ground and this is believed to distinguished cricketers, be the first time centuries were who died at the age of 84, made by two brothers in one served the game here for innings. several decades both as a He served as an administrator player and administrator. for decades. He was manager He was one of a cricketing of the first West Australian family. He was a stalwart of the Sheffield Shield team which Mount Lawley Club along with won the Shield in 1947-48. his brothers Frank and Bill, and He had a long association his father as patron, and was a prime mover in the with the WACA as player, development of Western selector, trustee and vice Australia as a Sheffield Shield president and he retired from the executive as a vice state. president.

He was a great all-rounder, a fine batsman, a good steady The statistics of his career tell spin bowler and one of the only half the story of his greatest cover point fieldmen enthusiasm, dedication and ever to have played here. His playing ability. fielding drew applause from He played 28 matches for the English captain Arthur Western Australia over 11 years, making 1076 runs at an Gilligan He was a member of the average of 21.95 and taking 19 State team from 1923 to 1928 wickets at an average of 36. In and was captain of the team 1927-28 he won the A Grade bowling aggregate with 66 from 1928 to 1938.

He and his brother Frank both wickets at an average of 10.4.

— J.B.C. made centuries against Victo-

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Daring to trust.

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From start to finish Catholic Parish Youth's regional northern c amp in July was an exercise in trust and friendship, CPY worker Cathie Allen said this week.

The camp, held at Fairbridge Village near Pinjarra on July 21-23, really began at the Catholic youth offices in Claverton Street, North Perth.

Instead of travelling to Pinjarra separately, each in their own car, most of the twenty-two participants made the trip together by bus.

Building Christian community and offering mutual support through friendship are key ingredients of CPY, so Cathie designed the camp programme around the theme of youth 'daring to trust' one another.

Presentations from Jenny Gladwell on friendship and Mladen Milicich on 'relationship with God' opened the camp on Friday night for CPY members from North Beach, DoubleGirrawheen, view, Embleton, Bassendean and Subiaco-Shenton Park youth groups.

Various trust activities on Saturday were capped off with a lantern stalk that night.

The beautiful grounds of Fairbridge Village were a perfect setting for "Emmaus Sunday's walk", when participants spent some time in pairs talking about their own personal relationships with God. The Sunday eucharist brought the whole process to a climax as everyone focused on Christ, the source of

Christian love and community life, praying for His continued blessing and guidance.

Reflecting on our normal friendships can open the way for deeper reflection on our friendship with God. Looking at the way we trust, or fail to trust, in other friendships can tell us much about ourselves and help pinpoint difficulties we may face in growing closer to Christ.

"I am very happy with the way the camp went," Cathie said this week.

"I would have liked a few more people there, but the weekend was a great success."

"A real closeness developed over the weekend, new friendships were formed and old ones deepened. And we had a lot of fun!"

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Thank you, Perth!

Early returns for Youth Appeal 1989 show signs that this year's doorknock was a success, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of people young and old.

CPY worker Cathie Allen.

Karen Reilly of North Beach takes a 'trust walk" on the July camp.

"Daring to trust" on CPY's northern regional camp at Pinjarra.

CATHOLIC PARISH YOUTH

YOUTH WORKER Applications are called for the position of fulltime youth worker with the Catholic Parish Youth movement.

The position is for a term of two years with an option of a third, working with parish youth groups in Perth's eastern suburbs.

The successful applicant will assist the leaders' team in parish groups, facilitate leadership training and spiritual formation, supply resources and co-ordinate communication between groups.

Applications close TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 and should include: i)

A curriculum vitae and any relevant information regarding past or present involvement with youth groups;

ii)

Two references or names of two referees.

Applications should be marked "CONFIDENTIAL and be addressed to: CPY Neway Team, PO Box 194, NORTH PERTH 6006 Further information contact CPY on 328 8136.

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CPY TURNS TEN! Celebrate Catholic Parish Youth's 10th Anniversary on

Saturday September 9 Anniversary Mass 7pm St Francis Xavier Church Windsor St, East Perth Light supper to follow.

ALL PAST AND PRESENT CPY MEMBERS WELCOME!

A full wrap-up of the appeal, and last week's youth Mass at Willetton, will appear on this page in coming weeks.

Appeal funds finance many programmes aimed at helping young people avoid crises such as family alienation and youth homelessness.

So from Catholic Youth Services, Lutheran Youth, Police and Citizens clubs and all young people we help, a big "THANK YOU!" to all who collected or contributed to Youth Appeal 1989. You have helped young people to help themselves!

YOUNG CHRISTIAN STUDENTS Present an entertainment phenomenon!

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Our Australian pioneers

These beautiful Irish thatched cottages with their highly intensified farming, depict an essential part of the homeland of many of our pioneers. Where the home was the central heart of a close-knit family, integrated in a close-knit clan. The homes, simply furnished, were filled with family warmth generated by their love of a good tale, of music, dancing and the depth of love they had for each other, their politics, and Church.

This story is about our pioneers — the people who came from Ireland and the British Isles to open up the country.

They are the greats.

The ones who bent their backs and made it all happen so we could i nherit something worthwhile.

And they didn't just build roads and homes, install major routes, open

take what was never theirs They were trustworthy.

Graft and corruption were unknown. They never let you down. And their honesty was exemplary.

Up until a few years back, people would not lock their doors at night.

They would go shopping, leaving purchases on the back seat of a car, and the keys in the ignition. No

Our unique Australian character which is to be seen nowhere else in the world . . . up the country, plan magnificent cities which bear testimony to their foresight today, set up a democratic form of government, and give their last pennies to build Catholic schools for their children, but they also gave us a priceless treasure — our Catholic faith.

This was, along with themselves, beyond all price.

Life was arduous and tough in those days.

Governments didn't make life soft and cushy as it does today. And neither did the legal system.

But out of all their great self-sacrifice and enormous industry born of sweat and tears, they achieved and developed a unique Australian character which is to be seen nowhere else in the world.

Australians became known for their toughness in the face of hardship, their great sense of decency, honour, and their ability to fight with their mates until the end.

Today they are known for their outstanding contribution to the unfortunate wars they've been involved in — the prime one being to defend their homeland from an enemy who sought to 14

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one would steal a nything.

Then things changed — for the worse in many instances. Drugs. Corruption. Vice. Prostitution rackets. And international crime rings who settled in Australia s eemingly unquestioned.

And today is not the same as yesteryear. But the distinct Australian character will never change. And to be an Australian is a gift of great price and cause for much pride.

Lately, the pioneers have been pushed very much into the background. Much emphasis has been given over to newcomers and the pioneers' contribution phased out, ignored, or even during the Bicentennial, almost denigrated in some areas!

Regardless of popular swings and passing fads, their contribution can't be taken away from them, because of its intrinsic reality and value.

And no matter whether one be an Australian born and bred or a newcomer, all should thank the pioneers who made it all possible for us to enjoy this magnificent heritage.

Bluff Point has the right idea — they have intro-

duced an annual Pioneers Mass for the people who helped to open up that area. In this case the O'Briens.

For some time I'd been wanting to write about our great forefathers (and mothers!), but no material came my way — until I received an invitation to go to the Mass which was held at Bluff Point (Geraldton) on the Feast of the Assumption — August 15.

Reason for invitation? — because I am related to the O'Briens also. So I apologise for the fact I'm writing about some of my kinsmen, but their family research handed to me, was too good to pass up.

And so I present these pioneers and their condensed history, as being typical of a vast number of superb people who started to settle in WA from 1829, and who achieved so much, with so little — but who gave us our rich heritage of great price.

The O'Briens were a big clan of Irish from County Limerick (the heart of O'Brien country together with Clare and Waterford Counties) where their castles still stand today.

In fact I saw the castle of Inchiquin (head of the clan) O'Brien, still standing in towering glory.

Like many Irish clans, their history goes way back — in fact some of t hem traceable back before Christ.

And like many others, an illustrious history it certainly is.

The family started with Brian Boru, the greatest mediaeval king of Independent Ireland, who

Member of Parliament who took part in the Fenian uprising of 1867.

Matthew O'Brien 18141855 mathematician and a stronomer. Paul O'Brien 1763-1782, and John O 'Brien died 1767, Bishop of Cloyne and Ross — both Gaelic scholars.

Richard Barry O'Brien 1 809-1885 historian.

Charlotte Grace O'Brien poetess, 1845-1909 and novelist philanthropist.

Many of our first settlers came from backhonourable grounds, whether free man or convict. Because although there were felons among the convicts, who in some cases did or didn't deserve the severity of the sentences they received, there were also many political prisoners who were banished because of their political leanings.

And regardless of what they did or why they came, the fact is their work is testimony today of the tangible talents they gave for their Australian descendants and others to enjoy.

And the Irish tree bent over and spilled its seeds on Australian soil —

Australian or newcomer, all should thank the pioneers who made it possible to enjoy this magnificent heritage . . . was killed at the moment of his great victory over the North Men at Clontarf, in 1014.

And some famous O'Briens included Sir Lucius O'Brien who died in 1795, a Member of Parliament and advocate of Irish Independence.

William Smith O'Brien 1803-1864 Member of Parliament and Young Ireland Movement Leader. William O'Brien 1852-1928 Irish Patriot, founder of the United Irish League.

James Francis Xavier 1828-1905 O 'Brien

hence the arrival of Michael and Hanorah O'Brien after their recent marriage in Co Limerick on the Escort, which arrived with a shipload of emigrants in Gage Roads on December 26, 1860.

The ship's documents provide a bridge across time, and are worth recording.

"The Escort sailed from Plymouth on September 8, with 270 souls (equal to 245 adults). Passed the Cape de Verds on the 23rd September, the Equator on 14th October, Cape of Good Hope 16th

on November, St Paul's on 30th November.

The weather from leaving England until passing St Paurs has been unusually fine, since which time we have experienced a continuation of Easterly, South East Gale — in fact have best all the way from the Island There have been eleven births, (two stillborn). Three children and the ship's cook died The health of the passengers throughout has been exceedingly good.

DANIEL SMITH/Commander of the ship ESCORT" Michael and Hanorah went straight to the new settlement on the Greenough Flats which had come into existence only three years before, and in the year they arrived produced such good harvests that it became known as the granary of the State.

The flats bore a striking resemblance to those around the River Shannon, near their native Limerick. However they had their sour points.

Floods in 1862, the great flood of 1888 which took a year to recede in some parts, and rust, which first appeared in 1868 and by the end of that season had destroyed almost all the crop in the Greenough and Irwin districts.

They had not completely escaped malnutrition and poverty.

It was quite prevalent in the whole Victoria district between 1870 and 1894 and caused a number of children's deaths, although none of their six children was affected.

Life for this grand lady, Hanorah had not been easy, but it had been undoubtedly fulfilling.

She and Michael lived to see their six children happily married and produce many grandchildren.

Her death at the age of 69 was recorded in the Geraldton Advertiser on July 4, 1904.

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A touch of Irish life and setting is exemplified in this photo with milk from the dairy being carted to the waiting donkey and cart.

we salute you!

Her husband followed on August 11, 1912 at the age of 76 and was buried next to her in the O 'Brien cemetary at Greenough.

His passing was also noted by the newspaper whose heading read Death Of A Pioneer — the Late Mr Michael O 'Brien.

This also is a beautiful piece of history which should be read as it evokes another era of great significance — when our pioneers gave t heir best, and moved on at the end of a day, having completed a task well done . .

"Quite a gloom was cast over the districts of the Back and Front Flats on Monday week, when it was known that an old pioneer, and respected resident of some 53 years standing, in the person of Mr Mick O'Brien, had passed away at the residence of his son-inlaw, Mr Frank McGuiness.

Although the old gentleman had been ailing for some time, the end came quite unexpected, the deceased gentleman only being taken seriously ill some 48 hours prior to the end

remains to its last resting place."

Catholicism was very dear to the hearts of the O'Briens and the families they married into, such as the McGuiness' who typically of the staunch and generous in those days, made their homes available as a church for the celebration of Mass each Sunday until one could be built and then put together what money they could, plus all the energy they had, to physically build these houses of God. The legacy of faith has continued down the years.

The late Father Spain of Geraldton was parish priest and lifelong friend of the O'Briens, and celebrated Mass in St Francis Xavier Cathedral in 1982 for the O'Brien reunion which had a representative body of 400 attend.

He had seen the hardships, and the fidelity to others and church with the O'Briens, and other hard working loyal families.

In his address he said: "The original O'Briens from County Limerick had a lot of hardships to endure — but they had

May we ever be deserving of their trust — to give to our descendants what they have given to us . . .

Mr O'Brien might well be described as one of our oldest pioneers. He, in company with his wife, having arrived in the colony in the early part of 1861, in the emigrant ship "Escort". Ever since that time 52 years ago, Mr O'Brien has been a resident of the district, where he passed away, at the ripe age of 76 years.

For a number of years he lived in the neighbourhood of Mt Hill, where he had, if not a large, that neat little home and farm Hi//grove. After the death of his wife, some eight Years ago, Mr O'Brien resided with his daughter Ellen (Mrs F McGuiness).

Mr O'Brien leaves an unstained record behind him, being noted for his honesty and straightforwardness in business matters, besides being a strict adherent to his church. He leaves to mourn his loss, two sons, four daughters, andmany grandchildren.

The funeral cortege wended its way via St Thomas' thence to St Peter's Church where the last services to the dead was celebratedby the Rev Father Roggerro, and thence to the cemetery.

A large procession of vehicles and horsemen, numbering some 150 people followed the

that spirit of adventure, of endurance, and of consistency.

Not only that, they had the courage and ability to tackle a very difficult job in the pioneer days when the country was relatively new. A real challenge.

And then over the years we consider the effects of the 1914-15 drought, the years of depression, when it was a battle even for survival to the depths of endurance, a test of their ability to carry on.

But above all, despite all these difficulties and problems, even their shortage of food, what they did do with their children and their families of early generations, was build a tradition and spirit of endurance, of friendship, of hospitality to the stranger, of happy family life, of self sacrifice in parents for their children, the ability to go out when they were needed and offer help to those in need and supply some of the necessities in life, and above all, gathered around their humble homesteads.

There were no modern c onveniences as we know now, but the family fire with logs on giving out warmth was symbolic of the hospitality, friendship and love of a good Christian family life and a

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Christian

residing in Geraldton for a number or years.

In these modern days we see much money spent by our National Trust — lovely to see those old buildings restored to remember the days when people lived in those conditions. But buildings can't survive, and nothing can — except the spirit of those families. . ."

These beautiful and true words spoken by Father Spain — surely apply to all our magnificent men and women who went before us.

In those golden years . . .

Mass on the Feast of the Assumption was celebrated by Bluff Point parish priest Father Brian Ahern, with the homily given by Gera Idton's Bishop Barry Hickey.

Once again carrying on the staunch Catholic tradition of celebrating where it really matters — in God's house.

In fact of course, He resides in every home where the light of faith burns.

And for this original lighted candle, which was carried (in this instance) like an Olympic torch from Ireland to the virgin Australia, we have our ancestors to thank.

About 130 people attended the Mass, some travelling from Perth.

Gifts in the procession we re symbolically chosen because of their pioneer significance: The family tree — which shows that from a small beginning, a very large tree grew. A washing board — reminder of the many hours of hard work spent by our pioneer women. Wheat and wool — evidence of the two main industries the O'Briens were engaged in, and shears — used for the back -breaking task of shearing sheep which many O'Brien men worked at.

Most people who assisted with serving, reading and the offertory procession were third and fourth generation.

Special guest was 88 year old Mr Tom O'Brien, of the second generation, with the youngest being three month old fifth generation baby, Amber Rowe.

Mr Tom O'Brien was the oldest member of the second generation able to attend. He is the sixth child of James and Margaret Hope O'Brien (James being one of the emigrants, original Michael and Hanorah's children), and is the only surviving member of that family of 11 children.

Married for almost 61 years, they lived and farmed at Kojarena, Mullewa and Three Springs and have been

They have six children, 25 grandchildren and 20 great grand children.

Mrs Nora Meadowcroft ( nee McGuiness) of Wembley, is the oldest surviving descendant of the second generation, being born in 1897, but was unable to attend due to ill health.

good community.

Mr Tom O'Brien (2nd generation) with 3 months old Amber Rowe (5th generation).

Twelve descendants remain of that second generation, which include names such as the Heelans, Stokes, Meadowcroft, and McGuiness.

In closing, I did not wish this to be a typed testimony of my relatives.

But maybe a little of this beautiful history, which is so typical of the great people who came before, can serve as an epitaph to our pioneers to whom our debt is so great, and their gift of this magnificent land — so precious.

May we ever be deserving of their trust — to give to our descendants — what they have given to us . .

by COLLEEN McGUINESS-HO WARD CREDITS: Historical research The Late MR RAYMOND KAGI, MRS KAGI and their son DR JOHN KAGI. MATERIAL Submitted by MRS JUDY McDONALD. PHOTOS: RUSSELL GASKIN.

Mrs Rita Johnson and Mrs Vera Fisher (McGuiness sisters, 2nd generation).

FOOTNOTE: Other photos of O'Brien Pioneer Mass in next week's Record.

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Applications are now being accepted for boarding places in years 11 and 12 for the 1990 academic year.

In 1980 a unit for the education of mild to moderately intellectually handicapped students was opened in the College. In appropriate cases it may be possible to make boarding accommodation available for students who are in need of special education.

Enquiries for enrolment can be made by contacting the College on

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NOVENA

to Our Lady of Health VAILANKANNI Aug 30-Sept 8

Holy Trinity Church Embleton Preacher: Fr Sebastian Fernando, Broome WA Daily 7pm: Rosary, Litany, Homily and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Aug 30: After the Novena devotions, there will be a welcome get together at the parish hall for Father Fernando. Please bring a plate.

Sept 1: Anointing of the sick.

Sept 4: Blessing of the sick.

Sept 8: Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 7pm concelebrated mass, followed by a candle light procession to the

Grotto.

Enquiries 271 5528 or 272 1379

LITURGY INFORMATION

The Liturgy Committee of St Joseph's Parish, Subiaco will hold an orientation and information session on "What does the Sunday Liturgy mean? What roles and responsibilities do we have in making the liturgy a lively and meaningful celebration of our community?" by Sr Kerry Willeson on Tuesday, September 5, 7-8.30pm in the parish centre, 1 Salvado Road, Wembley. For more information phone Alma 381 7897 or Christine 381 5689.

BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE

Rosary and Benediction will be held on Sunday, August 27 at the Bullsbrook Church at 2pm. For further information and bus reservations ring 444 2285 for Perth, Highgate and Midland bus and 339 4015 for Fremantle bus. The church "Virgin Mary Mother of the Church" is available for pilgrimages (by appointment) and is open every day. Sacri Association PO Box 311 Tuart Hill 6060. Telephone 571 1699.

LAW LECTURE Rev Dr Mathew O'Donnell, professor of philosophy and vice president, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland will speak on "Law and Morality and the Morality of Legal Punishment" at Nedlands parish hall, Elizabeth Street, on Friday, September 1, at 8pm.

Dr O'Donnell is briefly in Perth en route to Sydney and Canberra where he will present three papers at a Catholic Institute Conference.

MARIAN CALENDAR E MBLETON: On Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm, a novena to Our Lady of Health — Vailankanni will be held at the Holy Trinity Church.

Blessing and anointing of the sick will take place on September 2 and 5.

The preacher is Father Sebastian Fernando of Broome. For further information phone 271 5528 or 272 1379.

Send items for "Marian Calendar" in WRITING to: 38 Great Northern Highway, Midland, WA 6056.

ENVIRONMENT MEETING

DIOCESAN LITURGICAL COMMITTEE

SEMINAR

LITURGY OF THE WORD St Norbert's College Library, Treasure Rd, Queens Park.

Aranmore College Hall, Franklin Street, Leederville.

St Norbert's: Wednesdays, Sept 6, 13.

Aranmore: Thursdays, Sept 7, 14.

7.30pm - 9.15pm WED/THURS, SEPTEMBER 6-7 Presentation: Reader Skills; Reading into the Scriptures; Preparation for Sunday Reading; Question Time.

WED/THURS, SEPTEMBER 13-14 Presentation contd; Proclamation of the Word; The Word in context of the Eucharist; Question Time.

Invitation to Parish Readers, Liturgy Planning Teams, Parish Councillors.

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Catholics Concerned for the Environment will hold their next meeting on Friday. September 1 at 165 Central Avenue, Inglewood, commencing at 8pm. The meeting will feature an address and discussion led be Gerard Leahy on the subject of Science "Faith, and the Environment".

The group is interested in exploring the relationship between issues of environmental concern and Catholic faith and morals. A bush mass and family day is being planned for Sunday, September 17.

Newcomers are very welcome. All inquiries to Sharon after hours on 349 2779 (home).

SUBIACO TO SUBIACO

The City of Subiaco presents Corale Citta Di Subiaco, Monday, August 28 at 8pm, Winthrop Hall, University of WA. Subiaco Perth is named after the Subiaco of Italy. The name comes from the Latin Sub Lacum (under lake). Both cities meet in a special concert of choral works by Corale Citta di Subiaco.

Direct from Subiaco Italy this 40 strong choir presents a full program of choral splendour including works

by Rossini, Bruckner, Monteverdi, Donizetti and Verdi.

The choir's once only performance in Winthrop Hall will be the final concert in this, their premier Australian tour.

Tickets $10 standard, $5 concession from the Octagon Theatre, Subiaco Theatre Centre and BOCS Artsline 484 1133.

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ON PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES

At Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, East Perth on Thursday, August 31 at 1pm. Dr Geoff Smith, Director of Psychiatric Services will be the guest speaker. Areas covered will include: • Recommendations of the Psychiatric Issues of the Health Department, Task Force.

• Regionalisation of the Health Department and implications for psychiatric services.

• Dr Geoff Smith's visions for the development of psychiatric services of the future.

Further enquiries contact Barbara 328 8113.

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GROUP

"Group 50" is a Prayer Group of the "Catholic Charismatic Renewal" which meets every Thursday from 7.30pm at the Redemptorist Monastery in Vincent Street, North Perth.

The format includes Prayer/Praise/ Teaching and concludes with the Eucharist f ollowed by Healing Prayer.

August 31st - Teacher: Sr. Paula Quinn ' The Beatitudes': September 17th - "Mass & Healing Service Celebrant: Archbishop W. Foley.

CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE

The Catholic Health Care Association of WA will hold a seminar on principles of theology and their implications for Catholic educational organisations entitled "What Are Our Educational Needs?" on Tuesday, September 19, 49.30pm, at Sr Martin Kelly Centre, Catherine McAuley Family Life Centre.

CHRISTIAN TELEVISION

The following Channel Nine programs are provided by the Christian Television Association of WA in conjunction with the Catholic Communications Centre, Sydney.

Sunday, August 27, 7.30am and repeated Sunday evening: Cross Sections. Pentridge Chaplains — a report; Sydney spokesman Fr Brian Lucas is interviewed; Mexican Garbage Workers — a report.

rchdiocesan Calendar

SEPTEMBER 2 Visitation, Toodyay. Archbishop Foley.

3 Confirmation, Bateman. Monsignor Keating.

Visitation, Glendalough. Bishop Healy.

Second clergy retreat. Bishop Healy.

5 Silver jubilee, St Brendan's College.

Archbishop Foley.

Reception, Italian Consulate.

Monsignor Keating.

8 Ordination to Diaconate, Bro Martin Rostenburg, Queens Park.

Archbishop Foley.

Close of multicultural mission, Willetton. Bishop Healy.

9 Silver jubilee, Sr Catherine Brabender. Archbishop Foley.

Opening, Charismatic Renewal Communication Centre. Archbishop Foley.

10 Visitation, confirmation, Victoria Park. Archbishop Foley.

11 National Conference of Australian Church Women.

12 De Vialar College Mass. Archbishop Foley.

14 Blessing stage 6, Corpus Christi College. Archbishop Foley.

Mass for Group 50, Ftedemptorist church. Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation, Lesmurdie.

Monsignor Nestor.

16 Blessing, Chisholm College.

Archbishop Foley.

16 &Confirmation, Midland. Bishop 17 Healy.

17 Visitation and confirmation, Mirrabooka. Archbishop Foley.

Star of the Sea, Rockingham, open administration centre. Monsignor Keating.

19 Consecration of the WA Police Colours. Archbishop Foley.

20 Visitation and confirmation, Osborne Park. Archbishop Foley.

23 Chapter of Christian Brothers.

Archbishop Foley 24 90 years of schooling, Victoria Park.

Archbishop Foley.

Visitation and confirmation, Bedford/Inglewood. Bishop Healy.

Police Week Service, St Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Claremon:.

Monsignor McCrann.

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St Joseph's is a co-educational school with 78 students in Years 1-7. Pemberton is 350km south of Perth. The school was established by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

The successful applicant will take up full-time duties from the beginning of January 1990.

Applicants should be practising Catholics, committed to the objectives and ethos of Catholic education and have requisite administrative skills and academic and professional qualifications.

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