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OAKLAND, California: Oakland's century The St Francis NO Most dioceses in California do not have old cathedral which survived the 1906 of free standing de Sales Cathedral, made is only a walking earthquake insurance. earthquake, will probably have to be written distance from themasonry, collapsed Nimitz freeway "You're much better off putting your LET OFF off after the 1989 quake. disaster scene. money into careful building," said In the meantime, services were transThe building was not covered by Oakland's Bishop Cummins noting that the ferred to First Baptist Church a block away. earthquake insurance, Father THIS Macchi said, diocese had a full time architectural Decisions on the five weekend masses had because six to 10 years ago when it was consultant looking at such matters. yet to be made. dropped, it cost almost $1 million a year and He said the four TIME bishops of the area hit by "We've had an ecumenical exchange for then skyrocketed beyond. last week's earthquake have suffered so said Father William Macchi, vicar The diocesan self-insurance fund would much property damage they will ROUND gyears," have to eneral. not be able to cope, he said. talk together.
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Pastoral lesson from pregnancy
Remembering fallen heroes
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Catholics will 'care'
A pplecross parishioner Mr Bert Dolin has been a member of the WA Catholic Social Welfare Commission for the past three years and its chairman for the past two. His direct work with Catholic Welfare commenced some years ago when he assisted with fund raising for Catholic Care for Intellectually Handicapped.
Bayswater parishioner, Mr Tony McA linden, has since 1982 been first chairman, and later director, of the WA Catholic Social Welfare Commission, a body answerable to the Bishops of Western Australia. He came to his position after public service experience with State Mental Services, and in the fields of probation and parole.
ARCHBISHOP FOLEY SPELLS OUT NEW WELFARE PLANNING Welfare and related the Archbishop at the towards a more just and agencies in Perth arch- end of a 14-month review loving society, by diocese are to be in which some 15 agen- empowering people, by respecting human diggrouped under the all cies took part. nity and by helping to embracing name of Archbishop Foley said achieve self Catholic Care and that structures recom- determination". executive senior in the review do members have been mended all needs and he meet not Archbishop Foley has given further tasks to a process given an on-going task to improve the co- is establishing in the Mr Bert Dolin, who is ordination of services. "that will result want". Archbishop Foley says that the new name will identify the agencies as one "the various strands that together are woven into the garment of our welfare Catholic services". The announcement is made in a message from
structure we In such a structure, he says, agencies will retain their, diversity and autonomy in a total system of Catholic Care. Meeting the needs of individuals, communities and agencies, the message continues' will be achieved by "working
concluding his term as a member and chairman of the WA Catholic Social Welfare Commission.
Mr Dolin will study the structure of the commission and the establishment of a policy committee in which all the agencies will have the opportunity to be
involved in policy making. He will also help with the establishment of a forum in which theological, clinical and other experts will be able to make a contribution to welfare policy. In the wake of the Year of Mission, help will be extended to parishes with worthwhile initiatives and Mr Tony McAlinden, director of the Commission will study the question of further outreach by the agencies into parishes. On the future directions Archbishop Foley says: "We aim to devolve a
sensitive and accountable structure which will enable our agencies to do what they do best — deliver professional welfare services to our Catholic community and to others in the wider community who seek our assistance. "In our welfare mission it is important that the Catholic ethos of our service is maintained. Education and spiritual formation must be made available as part of our new beginning. I perceive this as a major responsibility of the leaders of our Catholic Care agencies."
Appeal goes bigger From left: Patsy Hammer (Centrecare Marriage and Family), Tony McAlinden (Catholic Social Welfare Commission), Maria Scaramella (Catholic Migrant Centre) and Margaret McPherson (Pregnancy Help). Standing is Fr Paul Pitzen (Catholic A ssociation for Deaf and Hearing Impaired People). "Until now, the thrust of the Advent Charity Appeal has been in isolation from the wider issue of total Christian commitment," said Tony McAlinden executive director of the Catholic Social Welfare Commission of WA at a meeting of the Working Party organising this year's Advent Appeal.
"With an eye to the preChristmas period the Advent Appeal has aimed to provide opportunities for people in parishes to share some of their financial resources to continue the work of the Church. "The word 'charity' has taken on a different meaning today and the lived experience of many people is that charity
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does not empower people to wholeness," he said. The annual Advent Catholic Charities Appeal has been held since 1978 to support welfare services in the Perth archdiocese. "This year there will be a more conscious effort to move the Advent Charity Appeal from only being 'an option for
the poor' to the very essence of Church community commitment," he said. "The message in the
Acts of the Apostles,"
Tony said, "expresses the attitudes we will be trying to encourage . . . No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything that they had. "A number of sub-
committees developing the 1989 programme," he said, "have drawn on the expertise of teachers nominated from the Education Catholic Office, the Catholic Social Justice Commission, diocescan consultants, as well as the vast expertise in the welfare services themselves." Mr McAlinden said the program will be
Colleges to merge SYDNEY: Four Catholic education have c olleges announced plans to amalgamate in 1991 and to enter the C ommonwealth's Unified National System. The colleges are: • The Catholic College of Education, Sydney. • The Institute of Catholic Education, Victoria. • McAuley College, Queensland. • Signadou College, Canberra. Cardinal Clancy, Archbishop of Sydney, and the chairman of the councils of the four colleges, said the new institution proposed to achieve full university status as soon as possible and would be known as the Australian Catholic University. Negotiations would be started to arrange sponsorship with an already established university within the Unified National System. A malgamation would date from January 1, 1991.
Enrolment would initially be abQut 5200 full-time students, building to 7500 students by 1995.
Cardinal Clancy's statement said: "This move fulfils the Federal Government's aim to restructure tertiary education based on larger and more efficient units. "The four colleges have accepted the opportunity and challenges presented by the creation of the Unified National System, in their determination to continue — within an enhanced framework — their contribution to higher in education Australia." Cardinal Clancy said the development met the goal of providing tertiary education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The high standard of education traditionally associated with Catholic primary and secondary schools and the existing colleges would carry over into the new institution.
Cardinal Clancy said: "Through its scholarship, research and teaching, the combined institution will come into immediate contact with crucial issues affecting today's society. "It will be in a unique position to apply Gospel principles on seeking solutions to current problems such as those associated with the quality and dignity of human life, the family and protection of the environment." Australian The Catholic University would ultimately have schools in social sciences, arts, business, technology, teacher and nurse education and theological studies. It would also be active in the fields of research and development, and would play an entrepreneurial role in these activities. An amalgamation committee under the chairmanship of Bishop George Pell will be responsible for developing detailed planning for the institution. — The Advocate
extended into schools as well as parishes. He added "It aims to raise consciousness that will lead to action that is integrated into a person's whole life. "We aim to provide information on welfare issues, awareness exercises, and ideas on how to put new found awareness to work at a number of levels, for example, junior and upper prim-
ary, and adult." Father Paul Pitzen, a member of the working group, said "it was no easier for the early Christians than it is for us to share our possessions. "Basic human problems exist no less today," he said. "The call is for a personal commitment and not just in financial terms."
Pastoral plan... CANBERRA: Canberra's diocesan synod over four days on the first weekend of October considered proposals that will form the basis of a pastoral plan in the decade leading up to the year 2000. About 200 synod members, elected and appointed, attended the synod. The majority of these were lay people. The synod process was divided into three phases: • The consultation phase. which was carried out over two and a half years leading up to the synod meeting. This comprised three rounds of discussions involving about 6000 people throughout the diocese; • The synod meeting itself at which about 135 proposals arising from the three rounds of discussions were considered. Proposals carried by the synod have been referred to Archbishop Carroll for his approval. • The implementation phase. This will begin almost immediately as Archbishop Carroll has given an undertaking to respond to the synod proposals by the Feast of Christ the King at the end of November. The synod was first to be held in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn for 40 years and the first in Australia since the Second Vatican Council. It was consultative rather than parliamentary. Earlier this year, 10 synod commissions were formed.
They had as their topics: spirituality; people of God: doctrine and conscience; worship; family; evangelisation; ecumenism; dignity of the human person; media; social justice. The commissions then formulated the proposals which were discussed at the synod. The need for continuing adult education was a theme of many of the proposals synod The adopted. affirmed that lay people be trained to undertake increasing responsibilities for parish management, administration and pastoral, liturgical and social development of all the people of God. It was proposed that an adult education centre/ pastoral institute be set up. It was also recommended that a number of commissions be set up to implement the various proposals and to carry on the work of the synod. The synod adopted a series of proposals relating to social justice: for example. the synod supported the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. On ecumenism, the synod called on the diocese to publicly affirm and commit itself to the ecumencial movement, in particular to. support in every way possible the 1991 World Council of Churches General Assembly, which is to be held in Canberra. — The Advocate
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This is not a scene from the San Francisco earthquake. Far from it.
It is a scene near to The Record office in Northbridge — a mere low magnitude earth-tremor away! Perched on the demolition of the rear of his house (with an earthmoving machine in the background) is Father Luigi Serena of St Brigid's Church in West Perth. Gesticulating in typical Italian fashion the Scalabrinian priest sat among the rubble and contemplated things to come (to come up, really) at his presbytery. St Brigid's presbytery is currently being renovated and extended extensively at a cost of more than $200,000. Yes. This Luigi presbytery is not going to be fancy, nor is it going to be cheap! When the project is completed St Brigid's will have a third Scalabrinian priest on permanent assignment. There will also be room for two other priests on temporary assignment. Additions to the presbytery will include the building of a new wing which will provide an additional office, a kitchen, dining room and two extra bedrooms, plus lock-up garages. There will also be an inner courtyard between the church and presbytery. A new access way and new toilets will also be built for members of the congregation.
New wave of AIDS danger ADELAIDE: The third this month from an AIDS wave in the AIDS study tour in the United epidemic has hit the US States, Britain and and has frightening Ireland. consequences for AusThe tour was jointly tralia, says a Catholic funded by the SA Health priest. Commission, through
Fr Maurice Shinnick, a the AIDS Council of SA, member of the AIDS and the Catholic Church Council of SA, said it was in Adelaide. the poor in the US who The first two waves of were being hit the worst AIDS in the Western and that women and world were in the gay children were the most community, then among vulnerable, as AIDS IV drug users, Fr Shinmoved into the hetero- nick said. sexual community. "AIDS has now estabFr Shinnick returned lished itself among the
poorest and most disadvantaged of peoples, especially in the urban ghettos of American cities," Fr Shinnick said. "While it is true that AIDS in the US continues to be real in the lives of many gay and bisexual men and intravenous drug users, its movement into the poor and the lives of babies and children was a devastating lesson. "It quickly taught me this is not a short-lived epidemic but its burden of suffering will be with
us for a very long time," Fr Shinnick said. Fr Shinnick said the lack of AIDS education in schools in the US was a scandal. "It is profoundly unethical that the community and the church have neglected to educate young people about AIDS. This must not be allowed to happen in Australia," he said. A 57 page report by Fr Shinnick is available from PO Box 406 Noarlunga Centre, SA 5168.
This represents about 25 per c ent of the archdiocese's 420,000 Catholics and is said to be typical of results found in other dioceses. The Brisbane survey was
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Guest Editorial THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY Sydney
Church unity against racism The visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome and Dr Runcie's suggestion that the Pope might be accepted as a universal spiritual leader predictably caused a fuss in some quarters. But the fact remains that it is Our Lord's will that we "be one". In fact a remarkable degree of church unity has been obtained by Anglicans and Catholics working to combat racism. Other churches have actively joined together in the struggle against this evil, which is a blasphemy because it would have us think that God believes in second-rate human beings. The World Council of Churches' concern over racism goes back to the General Assembly held at Uppsala, Sweden in 1968, which declared that racism is linked with economic and political exploitation and that the churches must make economic and educational resources available to underprivileged groups for their development The WCC also declared that the churches must eradicate all forms of racism from their own life, adding the comment that the fact that many have not done so is a scandal. Since that tiem we have seen Catholics and Anglicans on the march in South Africa. Zoble Mbak a black South African Anglican priest now living in Englandin his book, The Churches and Racism, says: "We are not asking that every Christian becomes a politican, but we are asking each to be aware that wheraver one suffers it should be the concern of all — the whole body suffers where one part suffers." Australian Christians need to heed those words when we think about the plight of Aborigines. Last Sunday saw the NSW Aboriginal Land Council launch a public campaign to promote Aborignal selfdetermination and self-sufficiency. This is a direct response to the Greiner-Murray State Government's proposals to downgrade land rights and "mainstream" Aboriginal services. Land Council chairman riga Bayles says that since 1983 Land Councils have made remarkable progress towards financial seffsufficiency. He and his colleagues fear a return to the - assimilation& policies of the 1930s. "Dependency on Government we/fare has always been a hopeless failure for our people," says Mr Bayles. He makes a goodpoint. In fact, one of the most frequent criticisms made against Aborigines by their enemies is that they are not sufficiently seff-reliant Any government attempt to remove Aborigines from the decision-making process needs careful scrutiny indeed There are encouraging signs, however, of a brighter future for our Aborigines thanks to better understanding by the churches in Australia. The setting up of a new centre for social research and action in Sydney is goodnews for not only Aborigines, but migrants. Its name is Uniya (pronounced oo-nee-ah) and it is called after the first Jesuit mission established on the Daly River in 1886. It was from there that Father DonaldMacKillop, Mary's brother, went forth advocating the cause of Aborigines to other Australians. Treading in his footsteps in 1989 is Jesuit Father Frank Brennan who will be director of Uniya, in St Canice's Parish, Kings CrossElizabeth Bay. The parish has an active parish council and two dynamic pastoral workers. Already one Jesuit is working fulltime for the Royal Commission into AboriginalDeaths in Custody. Uniya is providing administrative assistance to the working party on the establishment of a National Aboriginal and Islander Council As Consultant to the Catholic Bishops' Conference, Father Brennan is working on proposals for a Charter of Aboriginal Recognition for 2(C)1, the centenary of Australian federation. On the non-Catholic front Reverend Sir Alan Walker as head of the National Goals and Directions Movement is working on a charter for the organisation which is certain to make profound comments on the need to eradicate racism from our society andgrant justice to our native people. We are "one" in the fight against injustice, and is that not a wonderful thing? 4 The Record, October 26, 1989
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Pastoral lesson from pregnancy 'CHURCH NEEDS TO FIND WAYS TO HELP PARENTS'
ROME (CNS):— A, pregnant woman begins getting medical care just a few weeks after conception, and the church could take a pastoral lesson from that practice, a liturgical expert told European bishops meeting in Rome. As the rate of religious practice continues to decline in Europe, the church should seriously consider how it could reach and minister to couples as they await the birth of a child, said Father Paul De Clerck. Father De Clerck, director of the Higher Institute of Liturgy in Paris, gave a presentation on Birth as an Opportunity for Evangelisation during the Seventh Symposium of European Bishops. Education, medical advances and the development of contraceptives, even for those not
using them, have caused
a change in the way
people think of pregnancy and childbearing, he said. "Sexual intercourse is no longer necessarily linked to the advent of a child, but becomes rather a physical language of love," he said. Childbearing has become "more and more the result of a decision and of a choice, less and less a consequence of fate," he said. With that deliberate choice made and with detailed information about foetal development, "the life of the couple with their future child begins in a very tangible way shortly after conception," Father De Clerck said. If the church plans for baptism to be its first recognition of the new life, the priest said, "then she is no longer really in
touch with what most today parents experience." The church needs to find ways to help expectant parents reflect on the mystery of life and deepen their faith during pregnancy, he said. The feeling that people have "a certain power over the process of life" has led to the development of "a sense of responsibility toward birth," Father De Clerck said. While that can be positive, it can also lead people to think that "the quality of life depends on human efforts, especially those of the doctor," he said. The attitude can be seen in the increasing number of lawsuits filed when a child is born with a handicap or deformity. The church is challenged by these changes to find new ways to
explain and celebrate baptism, he said. For many Catholics, baptism has been understood as "a ceremony urgently needed to counteract original sin, rather than the start of the Christian life." While the priest praised programs for educating parents before their child's baptism, he said the time involved often created a gap around the occasion of the birth itself. Father De Clerck said the church should find some way to recover and reform the common preVatican II rite of "churching," a blessing of a woman who had just given birth. "The liturgical text of this blessing was an invitation to give thanks," he said. "Paradoxically, however, to the Western mind it implied a nega-
live view of sexuality and was understood as a purification of the woman after childbirth." He suggested that in cases where the parents intend to have the child baptised, the initial rites of baptism — giving the child its name and the Lust anointing — could take place soon after the baby is born. "This would give a Christian dimension to the rich experience that the parents have recently had and to give thanks for it," he said. Such efforts would show the church attempting "to appreciate their experience in order to unfold its meaning in every dimension and to reveal the face of the divine creator, who is so close to us in Jesus Christ and who, through him, has experienced the same human adventure," Father De Clerck said.
Pope on challenge ahead VATICAN CITY (CNS):— Pope John Paul II praised prolife movements for fighting abortion but also asked them to concentrate on the legal and scientific issues affecting death. The challenge in highly technological societies is to combat the trend of judging life and death issues by a strictly scientific, t echnological and legal criteria, the pope said. Civil authority "has
the duty to guarantee, through law, the right to life for everyone and respect for every human life until its last breath," the pope told 79 European bishops. "Effective help in this field can come from the 'pro-life movements' which fortunately are multiplying in every part of Europe and the world," the pope said. "Their contribution, wellalready appreciated, can be of greater use to pastors
if they know how to direct their activities of stimulation and explanation not only toward the initial moment of life but also to the termination of life," he added. "This will allow us to find a precious ally in these movements in answering the always more incisive challenge which life and death issues pose today for evangelisation," the pope said. The bishops were in Rome for an Oct 12-17 symposium on "Con-
temporary Attitudes Regarding Life and Death."
"The onedimensional technocratic society in which we live pushes humanity toward a reductive vision of birth and death in which the transcendental dimension of the person appears obscured, when not directly ignored or negated," the pope said.
the "scientifically controllable," he said. Added to this "is the weight before public opinion of existing laws in various countries, and proposed laws in others, regarding the practice of abortion," the pope added. This produces the "false image" that "what is possible and authorised by the law is permissable," he said.
Decisions are made solely on the basis of
The pope also criticised euthanasia.
edjugorje: Mary is happy
MEDJUGORJE (CNS): them on a daily basis Mary is "happy" with since 1981. The Vatican the size and faith of the has been following the crowds who come to issue and has asked a Medjugorje, says Ivan Yugoslavian national Dragicevic, one of the committee to study it. alleged visionaries of The church has renthe Blessed Mother at dered no judgement on M edjugorje, the claims' authenticity. Yugoslavia. "Since the apparitions,I Another visionary, Vicka Ivankovich, said have begun to change my Mary was "very pleased" life," Miss Ivankovich at Miss Ivankovich's said. "I have tried to attempts to "spread the change it. How much word and her messages." that change is, only God knows." They are two of six youths, all of whom are Dragicevic said Mary's now adults, who claim voice sounds "like the Mary has appeared to beautiful voice of some-
one singing. It is very clean and clear." He added he is unable to hear what Mary says at one point during the reported apparitions when she prays over petitions given to Dragicevic. He said: "When all this began happening, I was really shocked." Friends who knew him before the alleged apparitions "have been shocked by all this, too.I was able to go and play soccer and have a drink with them before all of this happened. Now, some of
them just look at me and I had no problem with wonder what to say." them. They treated me Miss Ivankovich said well." Medjugorje's villagers Miss Ivankovich said, "have been very good at Lady has given us "Our acceptance" since their here in claims of visions began. many secrets the Among Medjugorje." "If you really know how said she she subjects to accept the messages "speak openly with your heart there is cannot about" "Russia and is no problem." perestroika," the Russian Dragicevic has report- term for edly seen Mary else- democratisation. where, including during "Our Lady has called us his stint in the Yugoslavian military. "Most of all to conversion. That's the soldiers didn't know what we should be I was a visionary," he doing," she said, smiling said. "Nobody told them, and winking as she but all the officers knew. spoke.
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Pope says: Reject materialism
PORT LOUIS: Mauritians should reject materialism and work genuine t owards human progress in the economic development of their island Pope John Paul said during his two-day visit here. He called on the people to refuse "certain idols, like materialism." The pope had flown for seven hours on a chartered Indonesian aircraft on the third leg of his journey which had visited South Korea and Indonesia. Speaking in French he
paid tribute to the demo- technological advancecratic regime of Mauri- ments such as television tius which "facilitated were threatening tradireligious freedom and tional family life on freedom of opinion." Rodrigues island. He called the island the "Modern life has "key to the Indian reached the shores of the Ocean" where East meets island. Asphalt roads and West. electricity arrived the The pope also visited same time as the means the island of Rodrigues, of social communication 600 kilometres to the east (television and videos)," before returning to he told a stadium full of Rome. Roman Catholics on the tiny island. nation's 322,000 The Catholics account for "In itself, this is praiseabout a third of the worthy progress, but, as Mauritian population in other socieities, and Hindus about half. Rodrigues suffers in full The pope warned that from influences such as
'Christ the ultimate source of peace' VATICAN CITY (CNS): The recent International Eucharistic Congress in Seoul, South Korea, reminded people that Christ "is the ultimate source of that peace for which the world longs", said Pope John Paul II two days after he returned from a 10 day trip to South Korea, Indonesia and Mauritius. The theme of the congress, Christ Our Peace has a special meaning in Korea, "a land which still bears the scars of conflict and division", the pope said. While in South Korea the pope pleaded for reconciliation and reunification of the two countries on the Korean peninsula. During the audience, the pope praised the religious tolerance espoused by Indonesian law. The country is the largest Moslem nation in the world and less than three per cent of the population is Catholic. "Indonesia has developed a particular model of state appropriate to the ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism of its people," the pope said.
Peace --his aim...
VATICAN CITY (CNS):— Pope John Paul ll wants to travel to Lebanon as a peace pilgrim, not as a spokesman for political or economic interests, a top Vatican official said.
Archbishop Sodano, who heads the Vatican office that deals with foreign governments, said the pope still intends to visit the war-torn Middle Eastern nation to demonstrate to the world the meaning of forgiveness and reconciliation. Such a visit, he said, "cannot help but be an eloquent demonstration that love is stronger than hatred." The trip to Lebanon will be a "prophetic gesture" by a pope who wants to "physically share in the present and past sufferings of all the victims" of the country's 14-yearlong civil strife, the archbishop said. He said the pope's public declaration last August that he intended to visit Lebanon has been wellreceived.
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Willis & Elliott those of the video that big united family in threaten stability in the which everyone knew family," the Pontiff said. everyone else and no-one The 36,500 French- was an outcast, said the speaking inhabitants of pope. "and suddenly, Rodrigues are mainly there is worry about the A frican -descended future." farmers and farm He urged the islanders workers. About 97 per to safeguard traditional cent are Catholic. values in a country The pope expressed where tourism has concern about the growin the past six doubled ing number of islanders to about 200,000 years leaving to seek jobs in the annually. booming economy on the multi-cultural main Cardinal Jean Margeot island. has warned that the "For a long time, influx of outsiders is Rodrigues seemed to be creating serious 'moral' living tranquilly as one problems for Mauritians.
He'll make major speech on AIDS
VATICAN CITY: Pope John Paul is to make a major speech on AIDS at the first conference to be organised by the Vatican soon. The conference on the subject will be held from November 13-15. "The Church... is particularly aware of the drama of AIDS victims and identifies closely with the commitment of scientists and public bodies to offer new hope, both to victims and all those who help them," said Archbishop Fiorenzo Angelini, head of the Vatican commission on health matters. Angelini said the meeting would discuss moral and theological aspects of the disease as well as scientific and medical issues. He said AIDS was caused partly by "a lack of the religious and human sense of life". The pope has met several AIDS sufferers, notably during a visit to the United States in 1987, but has yet to make a major speech on the issue. Italian bishops said last year that the spread of AIDS could be prevented only through increased moral and sexual responsibility.
Sin to help IRA, says bishop BELFAST: To aid or join the IRA is a grave sin, Bishop Cahal Daly said at the funeral of an IRA victim from North Belfast. The murder of Catholic father of three James Henry Etabington, 52, by others "supposed to be Catholic" added to the horror of the killing, said the Bishop. "It is sinful to join organisations committed
to violence or to remain in them. It is sinful to support such organisations or to call on others to support them. Anyone who wishes to be or remain a Catholic is bound by that teaching." The IRA claimed it shot Mr Babington in mistake for a man who had loyalist helped paramilitaries. Bishop Daly said the
element of mistaken identity only added "to dimension of the awfulness". He said the tragedy was a "particularly revolting example of the evil of the IRA campaign of violence, which touches both communities but mainly Catholics". "We must ask how we are ever going to rid ourselves from this evil
presence so deeply embedded in our midst," said the Bishop, adding that those who did not listen to such appeals were "cutting themselves off from the communion of the Church". "The people who riddled Henry Babington's body with bullets were not his only murderers in the moral sense. Some person or persons
observed the movements of the intended victim, monitored the times of his daily activities, and passed the information on to those planning the murder. "These persons too share in the guilt of murder, as also do those who helped in the escape, those who hid and who are now voluntarily hiding the guns."
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Remembering fa en ones
It is sad and unfortunate that it is mostly in war that men are prepared to give most and their giving was total, a Catholic priest told a memorial re-union of his former bomber crew colleagues at Pearce RAAF base.
"For some years it has been fashionable to sneer at and smear members of the fighting services," said Father Tom Brady of Brisbane. Father Herston was not speaking personally. The pilot's strike had grounded the one-time flyer and his address had to be read to the gathering. Tom Brady served in the 467-463 Lancaster squadrons which saw 1200 men lost in World War II. The survivors now meet every two years and 150 rallied for the inter-church service held this year in WA.
In his address Fr Brady said: "some would wonder why a group like ours would gather every two years to remember a war that ended over forty years ago. "Perhaps they would think that participation in a war is something people would prefer to forget.
Leaven of happy memories "For those who take an active part in a war, it is a searing experience; an experience, or rather, a succession of experiences that can never be fully blocked out of the memory. "Fortunately, this experience contains a leaven of happy memories: of corn-
radeship and laughter, and the sense of living on a higher plane of togetherness and true sharing; of being proudly, but quietly conscious of one's country and race; in short, of having a heightened awareness of patriotism — however much that word and its implications can be derided. "It could be that we come together every two years to capture and live once more some of those feelings because, as the weeks and the months seem to tumble over one another more and more quickly for us, the years 1939 — 45 and that war are fading or have faded from the consciousness of most of our fellow citizens. "I would like to believe, however, that there is a poignancy which finds its depth of expression in this Memorial Service,
which heightens the remembrance of those 1200 odd men of our two Squadrons who, in the words of the Air Force Memorial at Runnymede in England 'sailed the angry sky and saw harbour no more.'
"In days of peace — if we can use that word when we look
Sneering and smearing around the world — people do not like to be reminded of war and, for quite some years now, it has been fashionable to sneer at and smear members of the fighting services. "RAF Bomber Command has been a frequent target of these pen yielding warriors.
"In this context, I'd like to quote a few words of an ex RAF Air Gunner: "Our air crew surely won their spurs In Europe's flak-torn skies. No moans from 'experts' then, no slurs No criticising cries. By voice and pen exalted then They learnt blood, toil and tears. "Hindsight has always been the war winning weapon of peace-time experts. "We, however, do not come together to glorify war, to fight once more air battles lost and won. "Rather, we are gathered here in prayerful remembrance of those who gave their lives in a cause which they believed, and we believe was just and right. duty, "Courage, loyalty are qualities that always win
acclaim and admiration and stir men's noblest feelings. "These virtues were possessed by these boys of tender years in overflowing measure. "It is sad and unfortunate that it is mostly in war that men are prepared to give most
Sacrifice they made... and their giving was total. "It was their sacrifice and that of thousands like them, that have enabled our country and its citizens to enjoy the freedom Pericles wrote about over two thousand years ago when he said: "Take these men for your example. Like
them, remember, that freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it." "All Australians would be foolish to forget these men and their service and sacrifice. "The selfless endeavours, particularly of those members of our Squadrons whom I'd have no hesitation in numbering among the elite of their generation, can be set before our young people for example and emulation. "We, who knew them intimately are proud of them. We will never forget them. It is my prayer, and I'm sure that of all of you, that Australia will never forget them. "In those rooms of our Father's House mentioned in today's Gospel Reading, may they find light, happiness and peace."
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VATICAN CITY: Public opinion of Pope Pius Xll's role in World War II turned for the worse following the performance of a scholar of the Holy See's activities during the war. "Pius XII became a villain overnight," said Jesuit Father Robert A. Graham in a talk. "Pius XII: Years of Praise, Years of Blame." Platitudes conferred by Jewish leaders upon Pope Pius' death in 1956 were "relegated to the ashbin, consigned to oblivion," after the premiere of "Der Stellvertreter," or "The Deputy," in Berlin in 1963, Father Graham said. Playwright Rolf Hochhuth "turned his guns on Pius XII," painting him "in the most unflattering light, describing him as inspired by the most unworthy motives," Father Graham said. Hochhuth admitted Pope Pius had aided the Jews "but faulted him for not having publicly flayed the Nazis," Father Graham said. "Pius MI, said Hochhuth, was a 'war criminal' because of his 'silence." Opinion of Pope Pius plunged despite the lack of new evidence to justify it, Father Graham said. "The well-intentioned, informed witness of leaders of the world Jewish community was downgraded," he said, citing a letter in the September 27, 1989, New York Times calling the earlier plaudits "disgraceful testimonials of a few Jews." The California-born Father Graham called notions of Pope Pius' "silence" about the extermination of the Jews one of several misconceptions about the pontiff's activities during World War II. The pope's intervention on behalf of international organisations and "individual harried Jews," Father Graham said, "offered some chances of success in an increasingly distressing situation." At first, Pope Pius helped Jews to emigrate. When emigration was no longer possible, he
appealed to stop planned deportation of Jews, Father Graham said. Saying private Vatican pressure helped convince Italian dictator Benito Mussolini not to deport 70,000 foreign Jews to the Nazis, Father Graham said, "A public protest by the pope would almost certainly have precipitated the worst." Evidence of the Holocaust's extent during the war years was "ambiguous, contradictory, and perplexing," Father Graham said. "Did the pope 'know' of the Auschwitz drama?" Father Graham asked. "He did not know more than the Jews themselves, in America or Britain." Among the Jewish community, he added, "allusions to Aushwitz and to extermination camps were noteworthy for their vagueness." Atrocities were hinted at by German papal nuncio Archbishop Cesare Orsenigo, Father Graham said, in his report of "most macabre stories." Father Graham said the nuncio was "perhaps afraid to commit to paper, vulnerable to interception, what was a state secret." Other "misconceptions" about Pope Pius' role in World War ll were that he was "mute" on public issues from 1939 on, that he was "neutral" or "pro-Nazi," and that he had an "obsession" with the communist danger, Father Graham said. He said it is time to "call a halt to the intemperate and often cruel attacks" on Pope Pius, "one of the few friends of the Jews in the heart of Europe working consistently to be the good Samaritan." Father Graham has worked in the historical section of the Vatican Secretariat of State for a quarter-century and is co-editor of the 12volume "Acts and Documents of the Holy See Relative to World War II," a series of documents from Vatican archives and commentary on the Holy See's war-era activities.
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Among those taking part in the Lancaster Memorial re-union at Pearce RAAF base were Fathers John Chokolich who served as an air chaplain in the Middle East and Malta towards the end of the war; Father Sean Sorahan, a later full time RAAF chaplain who served in Vietnam; and Fr Michael Gatt, present Pearce chaplain and who was in the RAF in Malta before studying for the priesthood.
What Catholics are neglecting Catholics will have to put much greater effort into understanding their social tradition if the current revival in Catholic movements for social justice in Australia is to deepen, expand and endure, according to Redemptorist Father Bruce Duncan of Yarra Theological Union in Melbourne. of Serious study Catholic social thought and movements has been a relatively neglected area in Australia up till recently, but there is currently a fresh interest in understanding the Church's social teaching.
To help meet this need, He added that the Father Duncan said that increased emphasis on YTU was offering a year- social justice studies in long Diploma course in the Church was reflected Social Justice Studies in in the recent statement Melbourne. from the Vatican congreHe commented that gation for Catholic EduCatholics had often neg- cation, which stressed lected study of their own that education for justice past struggle for social was not to be an optional field of study, but justice in Australia. "It comes as a surprise essential. Father Duncan said that for many younger people to hear of the social throughout the world, activism of earlier gener- especially in developing ations of Catholics. I countries, social justice believe it is very impor- issues were close to the tant that we Catholics heart of the Church's work, understand and appre- evangelising ciate our past better, and which demanded much see what it can teach us more of all Catholics, about how we could clergy, religious and laity. pursue tasks of social In many places, great change today," he said. demands were being
process course, the first of its made on Catholic social political movements and most involved. kind in Australia. illfelt Catholics "Since the Vatican Yarra Theological prepared; hence the Council, when the disHill in Box at Union for concern Church's agreements and disputes more adequate study and were publicly aired, it Melbourne, is a member of the Melbourne College experience. has become more of Divinity which issues "A problem for people accepted that political tertiary degrees through wanting to study the considerations influence the University of MelChurch's social teaching the way social teaching bourne. YTU is a comis that many of the earlier and practice has deve- bined theological college books in this field were loped," he said. of nine religious orders heavily philosophical said that with 350 students, most Duncan Father and taken out of their there were few places in of whom are lay people. historical and political part of the world his context. Diploma subjects where people could God of nclude: i The "There was often little intensively study sense of the conflict, Catholic social thought Justice: Scriptural and debate and disagree- and movements over a Theological Perspectives; Introduction to Moral ments within Catholic relatively short time. Theology; Catholic Social movements, perhaps This is why Yarra Thought Overseas and its because it might be thought disedifying if Theological Union had Interpretation in Austrapeople knew of the developed its diploma lia; Justice and Social
Teaching; Ethics; Marxism and Christianity; Islam/Aboriginal Studies; Mission and Culture; The Theology of Liberation; Nurturing Christian Communities; Educating for Justice; Women and the Church; Christian Vocation for the Future; Bioethics/ War and Peace. For further information on this or other courses and diplomas write to The Registrar, Yarra Theological Union, PO Box 79, Box Hill, Vic 3128. Phone 03-8903771 1990 handbook costs $5 including postage. Lectures begin on Februar 26.
The meditation journey... In a world increasingly aware of a need for stability and depth, Christian Meditation is speaking to more and more people with an both authenticity rooted in Christian tradition and experience, and available to contemporary men and women. It is a path beyond thought and imagination into the presence of the risen Lord who dwells in our hearts. The way is one of simplicity and discipline, and down through the centuries people have sought teachers to inspire them. One such teacher is
Dom Laurence Freeman OSB, prior of a contemplative urban monastery in Montreal, Canada and currently in Perth for a public lecture and a weekend workshop and later Bunbury and Geraldton. Dom Laurence says: "As we meditate we come to share with single oneness in faith: 'I live now not I, but Christ lives in me.' Meditation makes one realise that all of us are on a pilgrimage together. It is a pilgrimage of faith and faith is to be shared." The type of meditation taught by Dom Laurence has its origins in the
contemplative prayer methods of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. The simplicity of its practise makes this meditation suitable for young and old alike. Meditators are taught to sit physically still and alert, to close their eyes and to begin silently, interiorly, to repeat a single word. Dom Laurence suggests the ancient Aramaic word "Maranatha" — 0 Lord, come — to be repeated gently in four equal syllables. Its purpose is to lead the meditator into a thoughtless and unselfconscious silence.
Distractions, sacred or profane, are unconditionally ignored. Progress is not judged and experiences are not monitored. "The objection is sometimes raised," says Dom Laurence, "that this teaching on prayer neglects other elements of Christian Life: scripture, sacraments, communities, liturgy, evangelisation and mission. "I can only say that when I first began to meditate, my faith in • these elements was pretty close to zero, whereas through the experience into which
meditation led I have come to love and value these signs and works of faith. "In this, I know for certain, that I am not alone. It is a journey towards the centre — towards Christ." To be effective in practise one is asked to sit down in stillness and silence for half an hour twice a day. It is to sit in simplicity unified and united with the prayer of Christ. Dom Laurence emphasises that: "meditation is our journey back to the Father. It is a journey made in silence and stillness. It is a journey of
faith in the spirit of Jesus dwelling in our heart. To set out on this journey to the father is already to have arrived." The West Australian visit of Dom Laurence is being sponsored by the Mandorla Centre of Inner Peace. Dom Laurence's public lectures take place in Perth at James Nestor Hall — Public lectures 7.30pm Saturday and Sunday, October 28-29. At Bunbury — Catholic College Hall — 7.30pm Monday, October 30 and at Geraldton — Fitzgerald Hall — 7.30pm Wednesday, November 1.
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Just be perfect, that's a I remember vividly the first time I realised how much is missed from hearing or reading disconnected segments of the Gospel. My teacher of public speaking and drama, who I respected greatly, came into class one day saying that after hearing various seminarians speak about this or that Gospel story, he finally had decided to read Mark's Gospel from
beginning to end. He did it over a weekend. Until that weekend he had found the Gospels rather dull. For the first time he saw how the characters were introduced, how some kept reappearing, how they interacted. "I am finally starting to get a fairly sharp picture of Jesus, Peter and the others," he said. The following weekend he was going to read
Matthew's Gospel. I was in the seminary then. I owe much to that teacher, Leone Marinello, a layman, but I think his experience with the Gospels made the biggest impression of all. Marinello was fortunate to have a good translation of the New Testament at hand. But it is not so long ago that Bibles were quite rare.
Even in convents and monasteries they were not always available. We know how far we have come when we read in a biography of St Therese of Lisieux that she loved the passages from the Bible that she heard in the Mass and in the choral prayer of the Carmelite monastery. She really wanted to know more, to see where they came from.
demanding the Gospel actually is.
By Fr Eugene La Verdiere, SSS It is hard to imagine today, but in St Therese's monastery there was not one single copy of the Bible available to the nuns. St Therese did not let her matters rest there. A resourceful woman, she remembered that there was a Bible in her home. She spoke to one of her sisters who then
copied the Bible, at least many books of it, for her. For my teacher and for no less a person than St Therese of Lisieux, the continuous reading of the Gospels was full of discoveries. Some discoveries in Scripture have to do with the meaning of a passage. Others show just how
)erfect just as your ieavenly Father is perect" (5:48) seems like an mpossible demand. We dl know that God is all )erfect. How can that )ossibly be a moral ideal or Jesus' followers? Here is where the :ontext can help. Earlier, esus had asked that his lisciples love their ieighbour, including heir enemies, and pray for their persecutors
Here is an example of both. Everyone has heard about Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) and most know about its most famous passages, the Beatitudes (5:2-12), the Lord's Prayer (6:9-13) and the Golden Rule (7:12). But few have read the sermon in one sitting. Thus, Jesus' saying, "Be (5:44).
From the context, then, we learn that Jesus is not asking his disciples to be all perfect. They are not God. What he is asking is that they love everyone, even those who despise them and try to hurt them. We also learn what that means. We need not have warm feelings toward everyone. But we can pray for everyone, including our enemies.
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Ultimately that is how we show our love. Jesus does not ask anyone to do the impossible. If he did, who could take his command seriously? Jesus puts before his disciples something possible, but very demanding, as we all learn when we get down to the business of being perfect like our heavenly Father is perfect and actually pray for our enemies.
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As we drove, we talked about the Mennonite t radition, which the
Amish are part of, with its commitment to reverence for life and nonviolence. I recounted the story of a Mennonite, early in the church's history, who was being pursued by a sheriff over a frozen lake. Suddenly the sheriff fell through the ice. The Mennonite stopped, saved the sheriff's life, and subsequently was arrested and executed. As we drove along and talked, it occurred to me that we were experiencing in a short space of time several constrasting ways of living the Gospel challenge.
The Amish live apart from the world and its ways in order to follow the challenge of a simple life focused on God and his ways and the challenge of the Sermon on the Mount. My sister, a nun for 40 years, left home at 18 to live a life of service, following the challenging vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. And there I was — husband, father of two college age children, a teacher and university administrator — with, it might seem, no outward signs similar to theirs of a passion to obey the
By Theodore Hengesbach Gospel challenge. Does the Gospel ask little of me by comparison with them? To what extent does the Gospel challenge me — or you? First of all, what does the Gospel really ask of us? Though it asks many things, there would be general agreement that the Gospel challenges us in these ways: • To love God. • To love one another as Jesus loved us — that is, even if it causes pain,
suffering and death. • To love enemies; to give away our coat to someone who needs it, even if all that is asked for is our shirt. Those are large Gospel challenges. They can arise in ordinary life in both large and small ways that call for a response. Ithink of the neighbour youths who in their war games in the back yard on Saturday afternoon trampled my prized blackberry bushes. For a few hours, it
Cost of discipleship Did the first Christians take it seriously when they heard Jesus say in Luke's Gospel, "If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26)? Did the people feel they had to hate their whole family, even themselves? Yes, they took it seriously, but not literally. For one thing, they were aware that, in the idiom of the day, "to hate" meant "to love less". For them these words pointed to the need for decisions. If it came to a choice between Christ and loved ones, they had to choose him. Unfortunately, many had to make this choice. When people decided to become Christians, often they would be cut off from their families. This was a wrenching decision, but it was part of the cost of discipleship. Even then they were not expected to "hate" their loved ones. That would have been unChristian. 8
By Fr John Castelot The first Christians took people approach the of the teaching of Jesus very godlikeness a seriously. But how did supremely compassionthey understand a pas- ate Father. sage like this one, "When someone strikes you on Jesus' teachings as your right cheek, turn recorded in the Scripthe other one to him as tures were not given, or well" (Matthew 5:39)? received, in a vacuum. This was the expression They had to be lived in of the ideal of non- historical and cultural violent resistance to evil. situations. Jesus also taught, "So be perfect, just as your In the Sermon on the heavenly Father is per- Mount Jesus gave a fect" (Matthew 5:48). teaching on oaths saying, Now there is an unreal- "Do not swear at all" istic ideal in the opinion (Matthew 5:34). Yet, of many. But Jesus was Christians have taken not a mad idealist; he oaths for centuries in knew better than to court, presidential inaugurations and many other demand the impossible. They He was setting up a situations. they feel not do bviously o realisable ideal. Just as of law a breaking are God is perfectly divine, so Christians must strive Jesus. to be perfectly human. Luke gives a clue to how this is possible. His version of the saying is, "Be merciful just as also your Father is merciful" (Luke 6:36). To be perfect may seem unattainable, but everyone can be merciful. By exercising compassion,
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They recognise that he was proposing a society in which it would be unnecessary to take oaths, in which people would mean what they say. All are called to strive toward that goal. In the meantime we live in an imperfect society where some cannot be trusted and oaths become a practical necessity. This does not mean that the goals are to be shrugged off as unrealistic. A Christian is committed to striving with might and main to realise the ideal. Though one never reaches it, the striving itself brings people closer and closer to their own perfection and that of society.
wasn't easy to love them as Jesus loved me. I think of the hours spent on the sidelines in sun, rain and wind cheering my children in their soccer games. Now I calculate the cost of their college educations. Family life often becomes the setting in which the challenge of the Gospel to love and commitment is confronted. Tensions can arise between spouses that call for turning the other cheek and giving beyond what seems possible. In the process of an
honest day's work thiti are many opportunitis to respect the God-give dignity of others. But t isn't always easy. You know that tht Gospel is demandi4i, when you search fir ways to respect th humanity of someou who has needless', caused trouble for vou a r complicated your life. People find ways b meet the demands of 53 Gospel through volurteer activities in t113 church or on behalf cf political candidate. Then there are the sick ) visit in the hospital ani to aid during periods cr recuperation at home.
It is obvious that the Amishman or the nun find the Gospel demanding. But while their witness may be more dramatic than that of someone like me, the day-to-day challenges they face in meeting the demands of the Gospel are really much like my own. We're all in the process of becoming Christian. No one has "arrived". What seems inescapable to me is that the Gospel has a way of reaching into the lives of everyone, where its demands take on quite concrete forms.
Week after week the staff person "never got around to it". Finally the student became so frustrated he blew up at a meeting and accused the staff person of negligence and indifference. Afterward the student felt guilty for exploding in front of others, but also felt justified in getting angry. Not sure what to do next, the student brought the case to the seminar group. When my seminar class has such a discussion, it typically revolves around such questions as what the Gospel demands, how people should act as disciples of Jesus and what Jesus himself would do.
Often there is not just one answer to such questions. The Gospel makes many demands. Sometimes they almost seem to contradict one another. For example Jesus says, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden" (Matthew 5:1416). Yet he also says, "When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret" (Matthew 6:6). Those different demands point to the fact that the Gospel arose in response to different situations, each handled separately. For example, when a rich man asked Jesus
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are composed largely of stories dealing with reallife situations. But what is the parallel Gospel case in the case the student presented? Is it Jesus urging the disciples to forgive 70 times seven? Or is it Jesus condemning the pharisees for their hypocrisy? And if it is the latter, what about Jesus admonishing the disciples to remove the beam in their own eye before complaining about the speck in the eye of another? The seminar group decided that the best parallel was none of the above. Instead they turned to the parable of the two sons. One son said he would work in his father's vineyard, but
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did not; the other said at first that he would not work, but then did (Matthew 21:28-31). The students chose this parable because they found similarities in the attitude and behaviour of the people involved in it and in the situation at the student's parish. But they also chose it because of the parable's meaning. My seminar group agreed that Jesus' main concern was that his followers pursue the way of holiness. They saw this as the overriding concern inwthen he case jesuat hand. sgotangry or spoke harshly or confronted people, it was not just to vent his feelings or to expose others. It was to turn them toward the
kingdom of God which they are missing. It was similar when Jesus invited the rich man to join him, and the healed man to go back to his family. His concern was that each might enter God's kingdom more fully. With that discussion behind them, the seminar group helped the student look at ways he could work more cooperatively with the staff person to find a meeting place and reduce frustrations. The goal, the group agreed, was that in this way both could move a little farther along the way of holiness. For that is the constant demand of the Gospel.
John was pre-occupied. day, John pondered the His son's high school feelings of anger, frustraadviser had just called to tion and love for his son say that the boy was that were colliding with unaccountably absent each other these days. from school that day. It What could he and his was the third time in three wife do? What discipline weeks that such a call had would work with their come. The adviser also son? What about profesrevealed that the boy's sional counselling? grades were slipping How could they assure badly. their son that they loved The news was not really him? How could they a surprise. But it made it to communicate begin impossible for John and again? with him his wife any longer to deny a situation that had Sitting in the pew, been developing for John's thoughts raced in some time. his head. Finally, he Their son's behaviour began to feel quieter, had been troubling them. calmer. He found himself He had broken his asking what Jesus might curfew by an hour or do in this situation. more numerous times. It "What is being asked of was clear he was drink- me?" John asked. ing beer frequently. This situation is hypoEvery day? At home he thetical, though true to was withdrawn or hos- life. Having read it, ask tile. He spent little time yourself this: Was John on homework. praying in the moments In the moments before before Mass in a contemMass the following Sun- plative way? Probably the word "contemplation" calls to mind extraordinary saints like Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. But most people are contemplatives some of the time. To reflect on situations in your own life in the light of faith is a form of
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contemplation, especially when the rush of thoughts slows down and you begin to listen, to ask what Jesus asks of you. The Gospel asks much in terms of love for God and neighbour. It asks and commitment fidelity. It asks people to make a gift of their time to others. Justice is a Gospel demand. In the midst of difficult situations, the Gospel calls for hope. Patience appears to be necessary. The followers of Jesus are asked to make decisions and take action. They are asked to give care in ways that may be taxing. At time they are called
to change plans in big ways to meet needs around them. There are situations in which Christians know just what they should or should not do. But in other situations, such as the one John, to act as a Christian requires much reflection, contemplation. It calls for the prayer of those who ask what Jesus would do, what the demands of the Gospel are here and now. The Record. October 26, 1989 9
Ma American Wayne Weible, Lutheran, journalist, newspaper publisher, was watching a video on Medjugorje with his wife in Novembr 1985, when he received a message from Our Lady which dramatically changed his life direction. As a result of his inspired mission, offered by Our Lady, he has touched many thousands throughout the world in his touring talks, tapes. articles, and books, and has recently toured Australia. His is a mission from our heavenly mother on behalf of her son, and despite its unexpectedness and unlikelihood of a Lutheran being given such a mission when he knew nothing about Medjugorje, apparition places generally, and little about Mother Mary, the rosary and Catholicism, he was the chosen one. And has never doubted its authenticity, or forgotten the shock of its impact. "You are my son, and you are to do my Son's work," she told him. "Write about the events of Medjurgorje. Afterwards you will no longer be in this work (newspapers), for your life will be devoted to the spreading of this message." Strong words. Vital message. Shocked recipient. It could sound rather crazy to some people, but Wayne Weible is a hard-headed journalist and businessman who was able to build up four community newspapers from nothing and had never been involved in a Catholic, Marian world. He has spent these last two years doing just as she asked — spreading the news of Medjugorje, her daily appearances there with the messages she gives to the remaining four out of the six seers, and promoting those messages of peace, love, fasting and much prayer, in order to save the world from a catastrophe which mankind will incur as a result of its abandonment to a large extent, of a God-oriented lifestyle. This cataclysm which drastically changed his life, has happened to others also, where Our Lady has made her presence felt in various parts of the world, either through changing rosary beads to 'gold', a dancing sun — which some see and others don't — and selecting of rnissioners from among the wealthy and the poor. Our Lady, I truly believe, has been appearing in Medjugorje since 1981. Since then, despite concerted opposition, initially from the Communist government of Yugoslavia and then later from Bishop Zanic, lar-
(Our Lady told me so) gely inspired it seems from church-political motivations, Our Lady has appeared daily. Daily messages to her chosen seers have been given, and reinforced, to give people a chance to convert, repent, change their ways, consolidate and increase their faith and above all, by so doing, to create a peaceful and loving world. When one looks at the incredible mess humanity has made of this world, and the hatred, anger, malice, spite, viciousness and violence which walk abroad, it shows the huge need for change and the urgency for doing so. Our Lady has been appearing to try and ward off the three dire punishments to mankind which are close at hand. One has been cancelled because sections of mankind have heeded her call. The other two remain and will be brought upon the human race — after which "mankind will return to the peace and faith of ancient times." It's a purge if you like. But because she so loves the world, and so great is her distress at the sins committed against her Son, Our Lady is appearing to warn mankind and urge them — with a strong sense of urgency — to quickly and permanently change their ways. The six seers — four girls and two boys — were only 10, 15, 16 and 17, when Our Lady appeared to them in Medjugorje, a little rural village in central Yugoslavia, in June 1981. Each was to be given 10 secrets — two of the seers have received the 10, and Our Lady no longer appears to them on a daily basis but continues to on specific occasions — and the other four seers continue to receive her messages which are for the benefit and enlightenment of all mankind. There are general messages to be relayed to the people, questions by the seers and answers by Our Lady, and the ten specific secrets, in substance, affect the whole world, they state. There are private secrets for some of them, concerning their future, and others relate to the world at large. One of these secrets has been revealed, which states that Our lady will leave a permanent and visible sign on the mountain where she first appeared to the children in June 1981. It will be indestructible by any world force, and will prove the conversion of many atheists. This sign will be however, a forerunner to the implementation of the ninth and 10th chastisements for the sins of the world. Mirjana Dragi-
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civic who received the 10 secrets during the apparition on December 25, 1982, had revealed to her the dates when the secrets would come to pass. She said the punishment of the ninth and 10th to mankind, are inevitable, "because we cannot expect the conversion of the entire world, but the chastisement can be mitigated by prayers and penance." Mirjana said it cannot be suppressed. An evil The other four seers, which threatened the world (the seventh Jakov Colo, Vicka Ivansecret), had been elimi- kovic, Marija Pavlovic nated by prayer and and Ivan Dragicivic who fasting, "and for that are yet to receive the full reason the Blessed Virgin 10 secrets, see Our Lady continues to ask for each evening at St James prayer and fasting." Our church, Medjugorje, and Lady told her that we along with Ivanka and have forgotten that with Mirjana, spend at least prayer and fasting we six hours or more daily in can ward off wars, prayer, fasting up to three times a week on suspend natural laws. After the first warning, bread and water only. This is a tiny glimpse, a the others will follow within a rather brief miniscule background of period of time, so that Medjugorje. It says people will have time for nothing of the many conversion. It is a period thousands who go daily of grace and conversion, to absorb the holy atmosOur Lady said, and after phere, in many cases to the visible sign — those experience the miracuwho are still alive will lous spinning of the cross have little time for beam, the word MW conversion. Hence the (Croation for peace) urgency for conversion written across the sky. Our Lady at the foot of and reconciliation. According to Mirjana Jesus' cross with tears for we are close to the events the sins of mankind predicted by the Blessed against her Son, Our Virgin and because of this, Mirjana exhorts mankind to "convert yourselves as quickly as possible. Open your hearts to God." The seers have stated that as a result of the events outlined as their secrets, life in the world will change and afterwards mankind will believe as in ancient times.
Lady with the infant Jesus in her arms, the ability to look at the sun dancing in the sky with no subsequent eye injury, and above all — the incredible conversion for many. Some of whom who came with rough manners, pushy ways, doubting minds and many of humankind's faults intact. Bands of youth in groups pray the rosary together, climb the rocky hill of crosses singing Christ's praises, loving all, praying together and touching and spreading out to others with their vibes, words, songs, prayer and unity of love. At peace where they FEEL Our Lady and her Son. Giving over to Him and to her the gratitude and prayer which is rightly theirs. Consecrating their lives back to them. For some converting from atheism to Christianity. For nonChristians, affirming their belief in God. And for those with weak faith, a strengthening and restatement of their commitment to their faith, and above all, the tightening of their links with the God who created all. Some find so much peace, they never want to leave.
It is a peace which comes with the handing over to God. A letting go. A relaxing with humanity which can sometimes be wonderful and at other times destructive to other people and their environment. It's rather like abandoning yourself in perfect childlike trust and peace — knowing your heart, soul and mind are in safe hands when entrusted to the Almighty and Mother Mary. A brief encapsulation of that miraculous simple village scene when touched by the miraculous hand of Our Creator and His ambassadoress — the Blessed Virgin, who told the children (seers) she wishes to be called The Queen of Peace. She who loves mankind, despite its seeming hopelessness and gross inadequacies, enough to warn us — and show us the way back to sanity and holiness. Wayne Weible, and others, were called there. Wayne was so intrigued with the initial bit he'd heard, and his subsequent reading, and viewing, that he wrote a series af four columns for his Christmas readers. Bearing in mind it was not a Catholic area with only a very small
Catholic population — it was an enormous success. He decided to print his articles and observations in a broadsheet, thinking an initial printing of 2500 would be sufficient (in view of a huge demand for photostats of the articles) for quite awhile. That was in late '86. By December 1987, more than eight million copies had gone to all over the world. This broadhseet which Wayne wrote initially before he went to Mejugorje, and subsequent to his visit there (he's now been many times), is well-written and absolutely dynamic in its content — the factual details of Medjugorje — this incredible miracle upon miracle. The urgency. The need for mankind to draw back from the brink. This man is a crusader for Our Lady, for the cause of her Son. His wife and two children are fully supportive of his mission, and she too was stunned by what she experienced at Medjugorje when persuaded to go there. Wayne is a realistic man. A pragmatist. Interested in facts. His life too had gone through a previous abysmal uphea-
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This change, how and when it will happen, will not be known until the secrets are revealed at the appointed time, known only to the seers. Our Lady has told Mirjana that people must be prepared to die in a state of total surrender to God and being at peace in preparation for the events, but not to panic. "If they are committed to God, He will accept them." Ivanka Ivankovic has also received the 10 secrets and she and Mirjana have received from the Blessed Virgin, a piece of material which looks like paper, but is not paper. Rather like cloth — but not cloth. On this are written the dates and the minutes and each of the seers can read their own secrets given to them individually. But nobody else can read them. At an appointed time, they will hand these to a priest of their choice who will reveal the secrets to the world, 10 days before the events are to happen. The material on which the secrets are written is indestructible.
Sister Rose (left) and a Pakistani nurse tending new-born twins at Fatima Hospital.
Medjugorje
val through divorce and losing his children in the process — and then his job. He felt he had nothing left, and even his contact with the Lutheran church waned. But then things started changing. A new happy marriage. The blessing of two children and life started to look a whole lot better. He'd decided to unload his newspapers and do other things with his life, but was unable to sell them for two years. That's when Our Lady entered his life in a definite way with her calling during his video viewing. She told him he'd be leaving the newspaper business and sure enough, within two weeks, a buyer came forward. Wayne Weible was on his way — a path which has taken him around the world spreading word about Our Lady and her message to Christian and nonChristian alike. He continues to write about Our Lady and Medjugorje, has interviewed and knows well the seers, and has recently written a book — Medjugorje: The Message. Western Australia was fortunate enough to hear
and see Wayne on his recent trip when brought out by Father Thomas Phelan of City Beach parish — Holy Spirit. Father Phelan was impressed with information given him by a fellow visitor to Medjugorje, so upon his return set up a committee to arrange for Wayne's visit. Wayne does not solicit money or gifts and is attached to no money making enterprise in his Medjugorje mission. His fares and expenses are covered by the requesting body, and in return Wayne, as in this case, goes around various parts of the country and cities wherever requested, spreading news of the messages. There is no copyright, "so it's not a matter of marketing," said Wayne, who continues to produce tapes and videos. His highly recommended broadsheet, all his writing, has now had a distribution of 17 million and is available in eight languages. Copies are available free of charge from the Centre for Peace (WA), PO Box 60, Hillarys, WA 6025 (please include standard long envelope, stamped and selfaddressed). Tel 448-2624. Also available from the
Centre for Peace are a very wide variety of video and audio tapes, books, subscriptions for the Medjugorje newsletter published six-weekly, photos and cards. All very reasonably priced. Wayne promotes the rosary to every group, not just Catholics, "and Mary is like a gentle mother leading me on the way." Our Lady constantly asks us to pray, he said "and for the abortionists, pornographers, and atheists who do not know God at all. We have no control over life, it is all through the power of prayer. "It is only through learning to accept what God gives us in learning to find peace," he said. "It is unconditional surrender to God. He is everything." Wayne said he's found a lot of very wealthy people and middle income people involved in Medjugorje, which reflects Mary's statement when she said "I want all of you to become my children and go to Jesus." She's not saying we have to dump our wealth! said Wayne. But rather to share it and make use of it wisely. A matter of using our talents, wherever we can, whether by passing out
leaflets on Medjugorje or generally making ourselves useful to spread the message by whatever means we have. Wayne's new book not only presents the facts of Medjugorje, but also tells of his experience, his full conversion and witness by himself and others, and details the visionaries (seers) and how they go through these extraordinary times. I said farwell to Wayne — that man with a mission, on his way to give more talks, and then on to other countries, Korea and the Phillipines. But he doesn't walk alone. There are marching armies behind him and yet others to pave the way for him and others of kindred mission, who've seemingly given up so much, but in reality a life of materialism which most of us lead. And in return a heavenly vision which people like Wayne try and make a wordly reality. A humankind reality with a touch of heaven from the master strokes of the heavenly Creator which changes the black and the dirty, to the purity of white and glisten of gold. Whereby men's hearts become softer to all, and infinitely more pleasing to God.
American Wayne Weible, Lutheran, journalist, newspaper publisher, and since 1985 special ambassador of the Gospa — Our Lady, Queen of Peace of Medjurgorje and the world.
gratitude a d respect The respect and gratitude shown to the Sisters of St John of God by Pakistan's largely Muslim population made an impression on Father Pat Ahern during his visit there last month. He was also impressed by the fact that the Sisters have been joined by 11 young Pakistani girls, two as junior professed sisters, five as novices and four as prenovices. Father Ahern previously visited Pakistan in 1979 when he was director of the Perth Missions Office. During that visit Bishop Amando Trindade of the diocese of Lahore gave Father Ahern a letter inviting the St John of God Sisters to help staff Bethania Hospital in Sialkot, north of Lahore. Four sisters left Perth in October 1980 for Sialkot. Subsequently, the Bishop of Rawalpindi invited more sisters to help staff Fatima Hospital in Sargodha. There are now 11 sisters in Sialkot, Sargodha and at a formation house in Lahore for novices. Father Ahern said that his return visit was important so that he could see for himself the
great progress which the Sisters had made. overwhelming An aspect of Pakistan is its population. With over 100 million people in a country about the size of the state of Victoria in Australia, he said. Forty five per cent of the total population is under the age of 15 years, and average life expectancy is 51 years. The infant mortality rate is 124 per 1000, and one out of every five children dies before the age of five. Complications often occur before and after the birth of babies because mothers and babies are often badly nourished. While Father Ahern was at Sargodha Hospital, twin baby girls were born, but because of complications after birth, the mother died. Sargodha Hospital has sixty beds and treats a wide range of patients. Approximately 7 to 8 babies are born each day. There are also 8 or 9 surgical operations each day. The out-patients department treats approximately fifty patients each day. There is also a mobile clinic which visits sur-
St John of God Formation House novices with instruments from left Rehanna, Agnes, Zenat, Victorine and Musarrat. rounding villages for i mmunization programmes. Local village midwives are also brought into the hospital for training programmes which improve their skills. They are also helped to realize their limitations, and are encouraged to send patients to the hospital if complications arise.
Sialkot hospital has 170 beds and as well as general patients it has a number of TB patients. During 1988 inpatients admissions totalled 2245. In addition 47,464 people were treated in the outpatients department. In both hospitals as well as the St John of God sisters there are competent doctors, Pakistani nurses and other general workers.
Sister Isobel Moran, who is a qualified doctor, summed up the work of Bethania Hospital Sialkot in an address she gave in April 1989 on the 25th Anniversary of the founding of Bethania. Sister Isobel said "Bethania is a Catholic Health Care Facility." "It is a place where we are intimately involved in the drama of life. We
are present at birth, in sickness and suffering and at death." "Bethania is a place where the sick come with hope seeking and finding the best that the noble profession of care for the sick can offer." Sister Isobel also paid tribute to the help which Bethania has received from many areas — from Pakistan, from Belgium
and from Australia. Each has brought its own unique gifts and they have united to make Bethania what it is today. C ontinuing help is needed by the St John of God Sisters in Pakistan. If anyone can help please phone St John of God Convent Subiaco on 382 6121 or Father Pat Ahern at Greenwood Parish on 447 6225.
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OBITUARY
Brigadier Tom D. Campbell who died on Tuesday was a distinguished educationalist and serviceman who had a long and happy association with the De La Salle Brothers, and later, La Salle
College in Midland. He had been headmaster of St Michael's De La Salle School, Singapore when called to Jerusalem at the time of the Six Day War. At another De La Salle College, St Patrick's, Singapore, he had established the military band that visited Perth in May 1989. In 1974 Tom was appointed teacher-in-charge of all boys primary division of La Salle College, Perth. With the phasing out of primary classes, Tom undertook co-educational secondary classes in English, Social Studies and Religious Education He blanched somewhat at that prospect, comparing it
unfavourable to some past military encounters. But his motto of 'Firm. Fair and Friendly' was to win the day, however, even if he did let slip a few commando style reminiscences and demonstrations of black-belt judo techniques — just to remind potential miscreants that he was not all smile! A very keen cricketer, sportsman, teacher and administrator, he threw himself wholeheartedly into his Australian posting.
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uvenile In defence of sisters crime a worry from Brian PEA CHEY Woodlands
Sir. The graphic reporting of the alarming, spiralling juvenile crime rate in Western Australia is a matter of grave concern. The economic costs to the state and the community are enormous, but the social costs in term of the lives of our young people and the next generation will be horrendot is. It is o gigantic problem which can not be solved by the courts or the police and any efforts by social workers can only be bandaid treatment. REGAN, C.J. — Of your What we are seeing is like charity pray for the repose a deep rooted, long festering of the soul of Cornelius abscess, which has burst John (Toby) Regan, lifeand will continue to ooze for long friend and brothera long time. There is no in-law of the late Jim quick cure. It will take years Miler, and of Cath. Loved to arrest. uncle of Harry and Terry, Widespread juvenile crime Cathy and Col, Therese is one of the direct results of the disastrous breakdown of (RIP), Margaret and Ross, the family which comJimmy and Marlene, Fr menced through deterTed, Joseph and Trish, mined social engineering MaryAnne and Colin, over the past two decades. It Jeannette and Eric and was accelerated in a sharper families. Happy memories downhill trend in 1975 by Jack of your visits, your the enactment of the Family Law Bill, which educated wit, concern and amusing the next generation to stories. We will miss your believe that marriage was Columban yearly neither important nor Calendar, Christmas cake permanent. and plum pudding. Mr Nick James of the May perpetual light shine Adolescent Health Associaupon him. tion is absolutely correct when he says that the root cause of much juvenile violence is in broken homes and child abuse. Governments, both Federal and State must share the blame along with from Father Jegorow several other groups, espeformer Youth Chaplain cially the feminist movement in all its various forms. Sir, I hear often of our Today we have a society Catholic schools raising where over half of all money for the Jesus mothers with dependent children have been cajoled, People Incorporated. humiliated or financially Therefore, I wonder squeezed into work outside the home. Not only has this just as often, why our been one of the reasons for own Catholic youth the number of neglected services and youth care children, but it has also centres are not the contributed to our exceptionally high divorce rate. recipients of the fundDivorce and also the raising efforts of our acceptance by remuneraCatholic community. tion to unmarried mothers has created a subculture of poverty stricken women with dependant children, many unable to work and most living desperately in Despite the considerable virtual cultureless ghettos. costs of relocating his family to Governments have liberPerth and summary loss of ally funded the feminists, entitlements to full military directly and by providing extraordinary employment superannuation, Tom contrib- opportunities, some unneuted readily to the College cessary and many at the Building Fund as well as his expense of job seeking youths. new parish. The funding and protection Upon his retirement from of homosexuals, which has teaching in 1984, Tom made enabled them to present provision for an attitude award. their lifestyle as an acceptaThis was to be presented to the ble alternative, has also contributed to the breakCollege House that best down of the family and reflected the social goals of La marriage. Salle College, as well as scientific Reputable showing excellence in the research has shown that the traditional areas of recognition legalisation and importation of massive amounts of — academia and sports. degrading pornography has The College has named this contributed to permissivethe Tom Campbell Award to ness, child abuse, violence and the breakdown of commemorate Tom's personal marriage. generosity and his ideals. No amount of rhetoric will Tom's personal code and solve the terrible problem of family life matched the juvenile crime. Some short term disciplinary principles of his public life, are necessary butmeasures the cure which were based on the lies in a change of attitude by maxim of St John Baptist de La the public but especially by Salle:- 'Faith, Service and the government. It must first recognise: Community' .
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That monogamous marriage within the family is the basic unit of society. It should be protected and its economic and legal foundations strengthened. De facto arrangements should be afforded no special privilege. That motherhood is one of the most important functions in society. Married women must be relieved of the socio-economic pressures which prevent them from having freedom of choice in pursuing the fulltime care of the family. That there be an increase in and annual indexing of the family allowance and that the taxation system allows for a voluntary income sharing for tax purposes for PAYE taxpayers with dependants. That, religious belief is encouraged, not only because of the existence of God, but because it is the historical basis of social obligation, restraint and responsibility, that is needed to maintain law and order in
from Mrs A.M. Armstrong Sir, On the issue of child migrants, I strongly feel that it is high time that someone spoke out in defence of the Sisters of Nazareth and the Sisters of Mercy. In 1947 I was one of those children. No-one molested, abused or in any way mistreated me. On arrival in Australia I was always treated with kindness and respect. I was well educated, well fed and well clothed. My view, one which I know is shared by many of my friends, is that possibly we fared much better here in Austrlia than if we had been left to our own devices in Northern Ireland, Wales and the United Kingdom. It is significant that many orphans have retained contact over a span of more than forty years . . . Few can boast such a prolonged period of friendship. Had we really suffered, as your report suggests, we would have wanted to avoid reunions or gettogethers. Few are willing to re-live traumatic experiences. With so very many children to care for, the Sisters did the best that they were capable of. Would anyone, could anyone have done better? In conclusion, I wish to publicly express my heartfelt appreciation for the love and labour expended on our behalf.
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All of the best quali- latos, both of Applecross ties of Perth's Antioch Antioch. communities were on Nicole and Damon were display at Flame '89, strong yet relaxed leadthe annual mass gath- ers as they confidently ering of groups which guided participants saw over 150 young through a taxing propeople descend on gramme of talks, discusMazenod College in sions, prayer and Lesmurdie on October recreation. 7-8. The talks were of the
Boundless energy blended with moments of deep silence and prayer, superb talks and a marvellous community spirit which are hallmarks of Antioch — all of these and more made Flame '89 a resounding success. Planning the event occupied much time and energy for Antioch coordinator Sister Emilie Cattalini and South Perth parent couple Bernard and Bernadette Lawrence. Simply catering for so many hungry mouths was an enormous task, but the Lawrences also attended to many other details which kept the weekend running smoothly. Good leadership is vital with such a large crowd, and Flame '89 was blessed with two fine young leaders in Nicole Syed and Damon Ange-
highest quality, and all talk presenters deserve great praise for their deep and open sharing. Music, one key to Antioch's success, was provided throughout the weekend by the popular "Resurrection Shuffle", considerable whose talents are a great gift to Antioch in Perth. Their ability to bind people together in moments of prayer as well as high-energy times was evident during the closing Eucharist celebrated by Archbishop Foley and six priests. The Archbishop, who received a huge welcome from over 300 present for the Mass, clearly was bowled over by the energy enthusiasm and sincerity of Antioch youth. In his homily Archbishop Foley called on Antiochers to be mis-
Keys to success for Flame '89: Bernadette and Bernard Lawrence of South Perth, leaders Damon Angelatos and Nicole Syed of Applecross and Antioch coordinator Sister Emilie Cattalini. sionaries in their own families, colleges, places of work and parishes, to help spread the presence of Christ throughout their world. As he bestowed the Sacrament to Confirmation on Damien McBain of Greenwood Antioch, the Archbishop pointed to the fact that we receive strength and power for our mission through the grace of the Holy Spirit. Flame's Indonesian guests Jimmy, Tino and Father Widada were also most impressed by the superb qualities of Perth's dedicated Antioch youth communities.
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Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World by John Burton and Bruce Pearson. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. bb. $35. A comprehensive, authoritative and approachable guide to 1179 species of endangered mammals throughout the world. There are many books on rare and endangered species, but most deal only with a small selection of very wellknown species, or are highly technical. The text introduces an entirely new definition of 'endangered': mammals are divided into five clear 'star' categories, based on their rarity and the likelihood of their becoming extinct. Basic diagnostic information is given for each species — description, characteristics (including habitat, feeding and breeding), distribution and population, reasons for scarcity and location and numbers of captive populations.
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wicked they've all become and that in forty days from your arrival the city will be destroyed and the people will perish.'
Bible Stories retold by DavidKossoff. Illustrated by Bin° DAcbille. Published by Collins. bb. $22.95.
Jonah thought for a minute and then decided to argue. 'Look. God,' he said, 'Nineveh is a long way and it's not the time of the war
David Ko,ssoff is the incomparable story-teller of our time. He brings to life for children and adults alike, with a vividness no others can match, the magnificent Old Testament stories. The author has an astonishing insight into the characters involved and the way in which he makes them speak and think is both full of life and authentic. The following is an extract from Jonah's conversation with God:
for long jouneys — it's too hot. But the main point is I don't want to be made to look foolish. Look,' he said, 'you're not the kind of God that destroys cities and wipes out thousands of people. You're gracious and kind and slow to anger and merciful, and everyone knows it. I'll go all that way, make a lot of speeches, and nothing will happen, and I'll look silly.'
God spoke clearly. Jonah,' he said, '1 have an errand for you. I want you to go to the great city of Nineveh, and tell them that I know how
There was a little pause and then God, who was rather used to people like Jonah, said, 'Leave first thing in the morning.' And Jonah knew that he'd better shut up.
Theatre and books Warlords of Crime. Chinese Secret Societies. The new ntafia by Gerald Posner. Published by Macdonald Queen Anne Press. bb. $35. Warlords of Crime is the first book to expose the deadly phenomenon of the Triads: the relentless criminal organisations that dominate the enormously lucrative world heroin trade. has Posner Gerald researched Warlords of Crime exhaustively over five continents, and he takes the reader along unexplored jungle trails to heroin caches in the hills of the Golden Triangle, into shooting galleries in New York, into a child brothel, on an illegal run into a Burmese factory where skilled Chinese chemists make opium into morphine and then heroin, on a tour through the notorious Walled City of Hong Kong, and much more.
Part of the John Boyle O'Reilly cast — (left) John Reed, Rosemarie Lenzo, Lee Buddle and Kavisha Mazzella. Deck Chair Theatre's next production for the Fremantle Festival John Boyle O'Reilly, November 9 to December 3, explodes onto the stage with all the passion and music of Ireland and the drama of colonial A ustralia. John
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GROWING HEALTHILY
Simple Hydroponics for Australian and Neu, Zealand gardeners by Alf Sundstrom. Published by Viking O'Neil. $19.99. Since its publication in 1985, Simple Hydroponics has become the "Bible" of hydroponics. It is a complete guide to high yield gardening, without soil. Alf Sundstmm explains how to construct labour saving installations; how to
mix your own nutrient solutions; how to choose the best design for your needs; how to grow indoors and out, and in small places. He discusses products and where to buy them; pest and disease control; and looks at growing both crops and decorative plants. Simple Hydroponics is simply the most complete and practical guide to home hydroponics available.
John Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish hero, a convict, a daring escapee, organiser of the 'Catalpa' rescue, WA's first novelist and JF Kennedy's f avourite poet . . .A brilliant man forgotten by history. He was a lover of nature, a humanitarian and a man of action and commitment who dedicated his life to making the world a better place. The cast includes Adrian Mulraney as O'Reilly,
In Warlords of Crime Posner explains the 300year history of the Triads, which began as Chinese patriotic movements with a marked religious aura and still retain a high degree of ritual, including bizarre initiation rites. He goes on to show how the gangs have proliferated to become the most powerful criminal societies in existence — and how their influence extends far beyond South-East Asia. In autumn 1986 Scotland Yard issued a Triad alert and a report stating that the Triads maintained "a network of violence and fear" in Britain, extending beyond drugs into a wide range of
Maurie Ogden, Rosemarie Lenzo and well known musicians Lee Buddle, Kavisha Mazzella and John Reed. Designs are by Tish Oldham. Special price tickets for the first week of performances (November 9-16) at 'D' Shed, Victoria Quay, Fremantle, Bookings 336 2372 and all BOCS Outlets Fremantle Town Hall Shop, Bocs Artsline 484 1133.
Personal Victory by Colin Urquhart. Published by Hadder & Stoughton. $8.95. Many Christians find it difficult to believe that they can live with joy, fulfilment and holiness. But God's purpose is for them to overcome their difficulties. not to be defeated by them. Personal Victory will enable many to put into practice the Bible's teaching on this subject. Jesus does not promise his followers an easy life. Neither does he offer trite answers to people's needs. Instead, he makes it clear that God's power and resources are available to those who believe in him. In twenty-eight concise. pithy chapters, Colin Urquhart gives biblical teaching on key areas in which Christians can overcome defeat and find personal victory Christ's victory on the Cross is explained; and other topics include the mind, soul, will and emotions; relationships; spiritual warfare; giving; sickness and healing; and finally victory over death.
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other criminal activity; the governments of the US, Canada, Australia and Holland have published similar documents. All western countries are now preparing for a massive influx of Chinese criminals from Hong Kong in 1997. Will they meet the challenge? Posner reveals the extent to which the CIA and other intelligence agencies have collaborated in the growth of the narcotics' trade — using the mighty Triad empire as a buffer against communist expansion, for
example. Other revelatory information includes the latest methods used to smuggle tons of heroin worldwide, the identities of the major warlords directing the opium armies, and how billions of dollars are hidden inside the clandestine Chinese underground banking system. Illustrated with eight pages of photographs, this is an illuminating and astonishing study for anyone interested in our drug and crime epidemic or the sinister underworld of the East.
Nature and man
Far Tortuga by Peter Mattbiessen. Published by Collins Harrill. $16.95. An old Caribbean schooner and her crew, dreaming of a simple island past, drift south across the oceans to the fishing grounds of their forefathers. But there is no place for them in the modern world — they are neither wanted nor understood. Before the Lillias, Eden and her nine doomed men, there lies Far Tortuga, a speck off the coast of Nicaragua, a fishing ground so treacherous and remote as to be a legend, a last and only haven. Peter Matthiessen's outstanding novel is both a powerful story of the sea and a resonantly symbolic account of the relations between man and nature.
Under the Mountain Wall by Peter Matthiessen. Published by l$16.95. Collins Han il In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea live the Kurelu, a Stone Age tribe that survived into the 20th century Peter Matthiessen visited them in 1961 with the Havard-Peabody Expedition, lived among them for two seasons, and produced a classic account, not of the expedition, but of a lost culture in all its violence and simplicity at a moment of incalculable change.
Drawing on his skills as a naturalist and novelist — he went on to write The Snow Leopard, an award-winning best seller — Matthiessen observes the Kurelu's timeless rhythms of work and play, of warriorships, feasting and funerals in the world's last and now vanishing wilderness. This is an engrossing human document. MASIINNS 11110111114itY CI TIMMINS
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Japanese at a Glance. Published by Barrons. Distributed through Collins. $9.95. Two books in one — a phrase book with over 15(X) expressions and dictionary for travellers, which is a bilingual guide to over 2000 key words. Includes emergency pronunciation phrases, thoughout, colour maps. travel tips, food and shopping guides
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THE PARISH SCENE CATHOLIC POLICE GUILD The Catholic Police Guild of Western Australia annual general meeting at the Redemptorist Retreat House all executive positions were declared vacant and resulted in the following being elected. President — Sergeant Peter Browne; Vice President — Sergeant Margaret Ronan; Secretary — Sergeant Paul Newman; Treasurer — Senior Sergeant Kerry Baker. Guild membership is open to any serving or retired police officer, police cadet, public servant working for the Police Department and partners. Membership is $6 annually. The executive members can be contacted by telephoning Police Headquarters on 222 1111. The Police Department, in cooperation with the Heads of Churches, has established a Police C haplaincy by appointing the following chaplains: Reverend Father John Orzanski — Roman Catholic; The Venerable Barry May — Anglican; Mr Robert McCullough — Protestant. The Chaplains will assist in the creation of a statewide network to make chaplaincy service available to all employees of the Department and every effort will be made for it to be a success.
Archbishop Foley last week was pictured with Frank Stafford when he opened a Stafford Studio exhibition of paintings by Frank Pash (above left) which illustrated a text by Thomlie author Father Charles O'Malley (above right). In Frank's paintings of Jesus he uses the face of a Perth musician whom he says is so very near the face of a vision of Christ that he experienced on a fateful and faithful day several years ago. On the night before bandages were to be removed from his daughter's eyes, threatened with blindness after an accident. Frank chose to remain up all night to pray and read the bible. Immediately following news from the surgeon that she would see he then experienced the phenomenon of the vision of Christ standing before him. 011.-•
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Archdiocesan Calendar October 28 Catenian Circle. Archbishop Foley. Confirmation, Kingsley/Woodvale. Bishop Healy. 29 Visitation and confirmation, Northam. Archbishop Foley. Visitation and confirmation, Mt Yokine. Bishop Healy. Confirmation, Greenmount. Monsignor Keating. 31 Bless Catholic Care for Intellectually Handicapped House. Bishop Healy.
$15. For tickets phone 341 1495.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES POSTGRADUATE AND RESEARCH AWARDS
Redemptorist Retreat House
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In 1990 the Department of Religious Studies will offer the following programmes: Postgraduate Diploma by coursework in Arts or Education (one year); M.A. or M.Ed. by coursework and / or supervised thesis (One or two years). Applications are particularly invited in the following areas: • Christian Studies • Buddhist Studies • History and Sociology of Religion • New Religious Movements • Religious Experience • Religion and Literature • Religious Education • Religious Development. The Education programme is also available to external students. For further information please telephone (09) 383 0418 or (09) 383 0394 or write to: Dr lain Gardner, Postgraduate Co-ordinator, Religious Studies WACAE, Goldsworthy Road, CLAREMONT WA 6010.
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