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The archdiocese of Perth has shown that it cares not only for Catholics but the Perth community in general. It has spent a lot of and effort money this end, towards observed Tony Pietropicof director colo, Centrecare.
Centrecare was started by the archdiocese some 25 years ago. Among the services offered are welfare and accommodation, counselling for marriage and other difficulties and the unique Pregnancy Help service to women distressed by pregnancy.
"It is a useful service with modern facilities and we don't ask whether you are Catholic or not,- said Mr Pietropiccolo. Pregnancy Help dates from the pledge of Archbishop Goody in 1975 that the resources of the archdiocese would
Tony Pietropiccolo . . . the director of Centrecare. In the background is the new Centrecare building.
assist any woman in distress over pregnancy. has service The expanded to not only women counselling threatened by abortion but providing accommodation during her confinement. Two fulltime paid workers in the Preg-
nancy Help office are assisted by some 18 volunteers who provide a 24-hour instant response service to any caller on the Pregnancy Help Line.
35 years ago in the 77 St George's Terrace Catholic Centre premises and now part of Centrecare's wider family
today Centrecare embraces the orginal Catholic Marriage Guidance Council launched
In having these various departments Centrecare can offer an integrated service channellint a
problem discovered in one aspect of family life into further counselling or assistance from the other departments.
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In the provision of welfare and accommodation Centrecare is dealing with crisis situatio
On opening day in Centrecare's bright new place of the regular receptionist NoeIle reception area at 456 Hay Street, Fiona van Purvis who happened to be on leave for the der Kley was saying "hello" to the public in big changeover.
The dream 'home' Centrecare which in the last 25 years operated in two crowded houses in Victoria Square has now moved into a building in 456 Hay Street described by its director as "an incredible Catholic contribution to the well being of the community". Staff of Centrecare moved into the 40-room building at the beginning of this year. The big shift took place over the Christmas period and marked the "beginning and end of a dream". Tony Pietropiccolo who has been the director since April last year said the building was purchased in December 1988 and took nine months to refurbish. A special committee
designed the layout of the offices. Mr Pietropiccolo felt it would provide "good for a ccommodation counselling services". There are group moms (where counselling can be conducted with up to in people). staff offices. activity room (where people in Centrecare accommodation can be brought in and shown and housekeeping budgeting skills), observation moms from which trainee counsellors can be observed, a welfare section, accommodation department, a reflection mom (for prayers and meditation) and a suite of rooms for Pregnancy Help. There is also a board room-cum-library, public seating, reception
area, a private waiting cubicle and a room for children. There is also a staff room and a computer mom. The building, according to Mr Pietropiccolo will help provide a better service for people. In the past counsellors had to wait for moms to conduct their counselling. The waiting room was along a corridor and clients had to walk past the staff rooms to get counselling. It was quite stressful for counsellors and clients. "Here, in our new building it is more r elaxed. There is a possibility of doing much more work," he said.
He noted that there was now much more profes-
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sionalism afforded to clients in this new setup.
Two clients had already remarked that the facilities and environment in the new building was much better, Mr Pietropiccolo confided. "The clients are perceiving and noticing the difference:* he said. A change in the premises have also brought about a change for staff communication. Living on top of each other in their former crowded surroundings the staff saw plenty of each other. Now says Mr Pietmpiccolo, in their three-storey scattered location, they will have to make greater effort to meet each other and work as a team.
Babies are precious
Margaret MacPherson and Maureen Helen at an interview room for clients at their new 456 Hay Street Centrecare location.
Jan Macklin . . . co-ordinator.
AGENCY Pregnancy Help is also well known in the less salubrious personal There are plenty of unwanted pregnancies but very few unwanted babies of the weekend press and two calls from that very source had MacPherson. columns Margaret worker says Pregnancy Help social day, she told The Record. that in come GETS And that's what Pregnancy Help is all about says co-ordinator Maureen and personal contact is Pregnancy Help's next avenue mouth Word of Helen: "Converting unwanted pregnancies to wanted babies through publicity. of support and all sorts of ways. THE On top of that, four hundred letters have gone out to doctors andl "We believe that babies are precious and that women can be supported contacts are made with the principals of nursing schooLs. and counselled so that at the end of her pregnancy she can have a very WORD Community nurses are made aware of Pregnancy Help and priests are much wanted baby." the next target for a bit of publicity about the work. their home in Centrecare's new Hay St premises the message Libraries ask for information, along with women's referral and family ACROSS hasAndto befromdelivered far and wide says Maureen, but they do not have a planning agencies. Social workers at KEMH are keen to know more. big advertising budget. Maureen Helen was asked if she would like Pregnancy Help to put itself FAR unfortunately — schools high in adolescents of business. out So the first targets are the says. she far, so schools high Catholic "No, because we would know that the abortion lobby has won. If we're only AND seeing lots of clients we would know that we had lost our cause." not of "The boys and girls get to know the services we offer and the kind Help was the Catholic Church's positive response to the Pregnancy women we are. abortion that was growing 25 years ago. of groundswell WIDE "They are really aware of the problem and it comes as no shock to them." Archbishop Goody said that the financial and other resources of the Maureen Helen says the message is simple: "If you get pregnant, we're Church would be pledged to come to the assistance and protection of any AND IN here. For your own sake don't get pregnant, and if you don't want to get woman facing the threat of abortion for whatever reason. pregnant, don't be sexually active." On that score the service has grown from strength to strength but still a long way to go until every unwanted pregnancy can be converted SCHOOLS, But, she adds sadly: "That's not the sort of message adolescents are ihas nto a wanted baby. hearing these days." TOO
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Guest editorial FR FRANK MOYNIHAN
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Reclaim Sunday for the Lord Something has to be revived, something proclaimed to the world about Sunday in our Australian community. Something practical, and something already on the lips of many different people around the country. Nothing puritanical, no cries for a war on pleasure, because the wowsers are ready to march. The Jews have always been an industrious people. Some of the anti-Semitism over the centuries has no doubt been fuelled by jealousy at their achievements. At the same time the Jews have also been famous for their Sabbath rest. We carried on a similar spirit as the Church declared Sunday, the Lord's Day a holy day, a day of rest. The law still stands but it has a struggle to survive. Our communities change under pressure from industrialisation and the constant movement of people. Institutions like Sunday are beyond the understanding of those who have no link with their Christian past. We need to know what the Church's law is all about and keep the quality of our lives always under review. Sunday is the particular day of the week when we celebrate the rising of Our Lord from the dead. It is kept as a holy day, a day apart, a sacred day. It is a day when we must give time to the worship of God. Families, employers and the community at large have to live the spirit of Sunday to enable those who honour Christ to worship as best they can. Sunday is more than a pause in the rush of life to allow the churchgoers time off to say their prayers. It is a day of rest. We owe it to those who need us, those who depend on us to be fit and healthy. We neecl a time to rest and refresh ourselves. We need time to break the routine. We also need a day a week to face our obligations to family and even friends. Human relationships die unless we take care of them. Sunday means not taking people for granted. The Old Testament injunction to keep holy the Sabbath Day became for many of the joyless people a law to "do nothing else but pray on the Sabbath". They did not work and it appears they did not laugh. How many of them alienated the more spirited members of their families we cannot say, but this rampant puritanism in families can produce tragic consequences. We saw one of the bad consequences in the Australian community. In reaction to the wowsers many people set out to prove that they were anything but these serious people. We had churchgoing on Sundays, but we have also fitted in all kinds of searches for pleasure. We have had Sunday sport, Sunday trading, Sunday bingo, Sundays in the park. All of these things are proper in proper place and time but they make a very crowded Sunday. I suppose the most worrying thing about our crowded Sundays is that the community at large can forget the purpose of Sunday rest. It can be ignorant, for practical purposes, of the very existence of the Lord's Day. There is then no swell of indignation if the busy Sunday becomes the backdrop for family quarrels, if Sunday shopping and trading means bottlenecks in traffic and frayed tempers; if Sunday evening is stubbies and R-rated videos. The sensible churchgoers have a problem. They reacted against the puritanical Sunday. Now they are uneasy about the commercialised Sunday. The line of prudence goes right down the middle but Sundays will suffer until there is a quiet movement to reclaim the Sundays for the new life of the Resurrection. I hope it may be the opportune moment to move back to the kind of Sunday that so many people really want. Stress is being identified as a major killer in society. The experts in child care have long rediscovered the value of peace in the family circle. The environmentalists tell us that nature needs its time to rest, and so do we — particularly as we need time to think. One happy, noisy family meal a week with nobody missing and nobody in a hurry is the therapy more and more to be demanded. So, if we can reclaim Sunday from the moneymakers, and if it can be once again the Lord's Day, perhaps the time is now for it all to happen.
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Mission deaths hit new high CITY VATICAN (CNS):— In 1989 the number of church workers killed in misdioceses sionary stayed near the decade long average of one a month. But when the 13th missionary was killed in October, the 1989 death toll became the highest in the '80s. Fifteen church workers had been killed in the
933 mission dioceses. Those killed include two bishops, 10 priests and t wo women religious. The latest was Father Gabriel Felix Roger Maire, a French missionary in Brazil, known for his advocacy of civil rights and basic Christian communities. Father Maire had received several death threats. He was shot to death Dec 24 while returning home
from a wedding. Because the Archdiocese of San Salvador is not considered a missionary diocese, the death toll does not include the six Jesuit priests two and employees who were murdered there Nov 16, Father Schleck said. Most of the murders were unpremeditated. Eight missionaries were killed in Africa. Four
were killed in South America. In many of those cases, the missionaries were 'caught in the middle' of guerrilla warfare as they tried to minister to one side or another or to both. For more than 900 Capuchin priests ministering in Africa, 1989 was worse than the year before. Three members of the
order were killed in Mozambique in March during a guerrilla attack near a church mission. They were working at a church-run refugee camp. Another Capuchin was killed in Angola in June. The two bishops killed were Bishop Monsalve of Arauca, Colombia, and Bishop Colombo of Mogadshu, Somalia.
Implicit recognition of Eastern traditions
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W ASHINGTON (CNS):— The new Vatican letter to Catholic bishops on Christian meditation encourages Christian dialogue with scholars of Eastern religions, said John Borelli, director of interreligious relations of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
Borelli said the document contains "an implicit recognition of the importance of studying the Buddhist and Hindu traditions, to name two, so that there will be no misunderstandings of what these traditions teach regarding meditation."
Among elements discussed in the document that are common to Christian and nonChristian meditative traditions, although they may be practiced in different ways, Borelli cited:
• "The importance of bodily posture as an. integral part of meditation," although it should be viewed as an aid and not as an end in itself. • "The universal acknowledgement of the need for a master or spiritual guide." • "The need for asceticism" which all meditative traditions emphasize. • The importance of "tradition" as a means of
testing and safeguarding the authenticity of particular meditative theories and practices.
• The fact that "there should not be an overemphasis on technique." • The need for "interior watchfulness, which is habitual union with God and not necessarily interrupted when one is engaged in contact with others." The Christian idea of "interior watchfulness' as described in the document, Borelli said, is "similar to the insight or wakefulness of Buddhism or the forms of cognitive contemplation of Yoga." He said Eastern meditative traditions share the
recognition with Chris- rienced by many in our tianity that there are contemporary world," he "perils of meditation" said. into which students can "In such a situation, easily fall if they have no many feel a need for reliable spiritual silence, recollection and director. meditation. The upshot Borelli said the Vatican of the text is an encourletter was directed at agement for people to bishops as an internal pursue that interest, but church document for within the carefully guidance in directing defined disciplines of authentic Christian religious traditions." He described the letter prayer life. as outlining "some It refers briefly to a general features of the number of issues that Christian method of could be a source of prayer within the context dialogue of meditation and confruitful between Catholics and templation so that there the meditative Asian would not be any religions, but it "is not an attempt to integrate exhaustive presentation within a Christian rouon the topic," he said. tine what is not iwincilThe letter "recognizes able to the Christian the restlessness expe- faith."
Czech this! Three bishops VATICAN CITY (CNS):— Pope John Paul II named three bishops in Czechoslovakia, including two priests who were once imprisoned by the communist regime. The appointments were announced a day after the pope and other top Vatican officials met with a representative of Cze-
choslovakia's new noncommunist government. The episcopal appointments give eight of the country's 13 dioceses fully empowered residential bishops. Negotiations were expected to resume in January, when Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno, the Vatican's special envoy to East European counries
was scheduled to travel to Czechoslovakia. Jozef Hromadka, Czechoslovakia's new deputy prime minister for cultural affairs and a Lutheran explained to Vatican officials the new C zechoslovakian approach to church-state relations and the possibilities now available to the churches.
He said that "in this new phase, much will depend on the creative capacity of the churches in filling the space that has been opened for them." The state, he said, will no longer censor printed materials. Hromadka agreed that there was a need to increase the number of Catholic seminaries in
Czechoslovakia, where the two present seminaries are overcrowded.
There would be no commercials. The station would be financed in part by Brazilian and Portuguese businesses. In June, the archdiocese 3ffered $1 million for a station owned by the Pauline Fathers, but the offer was rejected. Currently, the archdiocese plans to try to purchase an FM station
cal sects, especially those with a smaller range for of Pentecostal churches. $60,000. According to Brazil's Evangelical churches have religious programs National Council of on some 20 stations in Christian Churches, Rio de Janiero, including which includes the a television broadcast on Catholic Church, tradia station that belongs to tional churches are increasing their mema Baptist pastor. Catholic Church lead- bership only two per cent ers in Brazil have per year, while new sects expressed concern about are gaining 25 per cent the increase in evangeli- per year.
He said the problem would be solved "step by step", depending on the church initiatives and possible construction timetables. New seminaries have been suggested for Olomouc, Spis and Presov.
Plan to buy radio station RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (CNS): The Archdiocese of Rio de laniero wants to purchase a radio station in an effort to counteract the growing electronic influence of evangelical churches in the metropolitan area. Currently, the archdiocese produces five-andone-half hours a week of
religious programs transmitted by six radio stations and about twoand-one-half hours a week of television programs on two channels. With the acquisition of a new station, broadcasting would be increased to at least 18 hours a day, the minimum legal time for a radio station to be on the air in Brazil.
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Abortions: New high in Britain LONDON: Abortions in England and Wales soared last year to their highest-ever level since the implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act — 183,798.
teenagers And accounted for more than one in five. "It's a major contribution to infertility," said Robert Whelan of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). "Girls who have abortions at this age get married later in life and find they can't have children. "The instances of infertility are increasing and
abortion is one of the contributory factors to that." The 1988 figure was 5.5 per cent up on the previous year — 174,276. And this despite a drop in the number of women from overseas as other countries liberalise their abortion laws. There was a slight drop in the number of abortions among girls under 16 — from 3765 in 1987 to 3567 last year. But among all teenagers the numbers went up from 38,025 to 40,637. Mr Whelan said that it was horrifying to see the
way in which numbers of abortions increased each year, even though the number of women from overseas was falling. "The longer we have legal abortion, the more people come to see it as right. "It's now the first option for many women who find they are pregnant, instead of the last option. "It's not what MPs intended when they passed the Abortion Act in 1967. "They were told it would just be for the difficult cases.
Only 23 abortions were "But we hear of women who go to their doctor carried out at 25 weeks when they think they're gestation and over in pregnant and the first 1988. thing the doctors ask The number of aborthem is if they want to tions carried out at 23-24 keep the baby." weeks was 1107; 21-22 Numbers of women weeks, 1983; 19-20 from overseas coming to weeks, 3406. England and Wales for abortions dropped by Most abortions, (84 per almost 3000 from 15,023 cent) were carried out to 12,207 (20 per cent). under 12 weeks — But figures from the Irish 154,784; about 89 per Republic are up slightly cent, (163,624); because from 3673 to 3839. of the risk to the physical The statistics show that or mental health of the a reduction of the abor- woman, and 1215 tion time limit to 24 because of the risk of the weeks would make little child being born menimpact on the number of tally or physically handicapped. abortions.
Coups d'etat branded sinful 'Chosen to heal' MANILA (CNS): Cardinal Jaime Sin and his auxiliary bishops have issued a New Year pastoral letter condemning coups d'etat as sinful. "Under circumstances. . . in our country today, the staging of a coup d'etat, which is a violation of our Constitution, is an unlawful usurpation of power," the bishops said. "It is a rebellion not only
against duly constituted authority, but against God from whom all civil authority is derived," they said. The bishops said that because it is a sin, one must resist it and cooperate with legitimate authority to thwart an attempt at coup d'etat.
VATICAN CITY (CNS): Legalisation of the Eastermrite Catholic Church will be the true test of Romania's provisional government, said a Romanian archbishop who works at the Vatican.
merged with the Romanian Orthodox Church in
The Romanian Catholic Church was forcibly
As happened with the Catholic Ukrainian
According to the letter by Manila's bishops, even during the worst days of deposed President Ferdi-
nand Marcos' rule, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines advocated change through non-violent means. "The legislature and the courts continue to function albeit with deficiencies in an imperfect manner, and the people continue substantially to enjoy their civil liberties," the bishops' letter said.
S ANTIAGO, Chi le (CNS): Patricio president-elect of Chile, is a practicing Catholic who believes he has been chosen to heal the political divisions left by 16 years o f Gen Augusto Pinochet's military rule. The 71-year-old lawyer takes office March 11 as Chile's first
civilian leader since Marxist Salvador Allende, who died in the c,oup that toppled him in September 1973. Aylwin says Chileans have the right to know the truth about human rights violations committed during the military's rule. but leaves open the possibility of pardon.
This will be true test 1948, and a law banning Eastern-rite worship and practice was enacted the following year. There are said to be 1.5 million Catholics who worship clandestinely.
Church, under pressure from the communists in 1948, Romanian Catholic synod was held — with bishops barred from attendance — and voted to reunite with the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Churches and other property belonging to the
Eastern-rite Catholics were given to the Orthodox, and clergy who refused to exercise their ministry within the Orthodox Church or not at all were jailed and sometimes killed. Six Romanian Eastern Catholic bishops are ministering clandestinely in Romania. All
have spent time in jail because of their religious activity.
Romania also has about 1.3 million Latin-rite Catholics. The Ceausescu government refused to allow the Vatican to appoint bishops for four of the six Latin-rite dioceses.
Bishops put down marker HARARE: With a pastoral letter entitled "Solidarity and Service", Zimbabwe's catholic bishops have stepped into the centre of the nation's increasingly contentious political debate. The bishops urge President Mugabe's government not to impose a one-party state when a new constitution is drafted, probably next year. They have reaffirmed their previously expressed support for the 1987 "unity" accord, which united Mugabe's ruling ZANU party with Joshua Nkomo's opposition ZAPU. President Mugabe has repeatedly said he wants a oneparty state, but has not indicated if he will attempt to impose it by law. At the same time the pastoral letter strongly endorses a central economic tenet of Mugabe's socialist platform: radical land reform. "If land is used or rather misused in a way incompatible with the common good, the state may put it to better use by redistribution", the bishops declare. "There is no such thing as an absolute, untouchable, almost sacred right to land", they emphasise, directly challenging the largely white agricultural elite of a country where 40 per cent of the farmland belongs to 1 per cent of the people. On both subjects the bishops' words speak to a deepening "crisis of socialism" in Africa's youngest nation, a crisis
which is, however, very different -from the Eastern European variety. The difference starts from the fact that Mugabe is an erudite Catholic Marxist-Leninist (contradictory though that may sound to some) who constantly preaches that socialism is a logical extension of church teachings on justice. (Many observers say that the authoritarian elements in his regime draw more from the management style of the Catholic mission where he studied and taught than from Marx or Lenin. The bishops' statement follows government moves against secular critics. Several dozen have been arrested recently. held for periods of a few days to more than a month, and released with little or no explanation. The Church's record gives credence to its criticism. A Catholic justice and peace commission constantly challenged the massive brutality of pre-1980 white rule. Since independence it has denounced the episodes of repression which periodically mar Zimbabwean democracy, while actively supporting the government's egalitarian advances. With their latest message, the bishops have served a warning that they will not stand silent if Mugabe's government turns its back on democracy and egalitarianism.
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WHAT THE POPE AND GORBACHEV SAID TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR DECEMBER MEETING AT THE VATICAN
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Mr President, it gives me particular pleasure to extend a most cordial greeting to you, to your distinguished wife, to the Foreign Minister, and to all the members of your entourage. V
The visit which you are making to the Successor of Peter is an important event in the history of relations between the Soviet Union and the Apostolic See. As such, it is being followed with great interest by Catholics throughout the world and by all people of good will. It is well known that the Pope's house has always been a home for the representatives of all the peoples of the earth. You are therefore cordially welcome here, Mr President. Through you I also wish to greet all the peoples of the Republics of the Soviet Union. My esteem and affection goes out to all of them. Last year we celebrated the Millennium of the Baptism of the Rus, an event which left such a profound mark on the history of the peoples who on that occasion received the message of Christ. In this way, the riches contained in Revelations concerning the dignity and value of the human person, which derive from the person's relationship to God the Creator and Father of all, admirably merged with the original heritage of those peoples, a herit-
age which in the course of centuries has been enhanced by so many other religious and cultural values. As an eloquent expression of this, I am pleased to mention the icons now on view at the exhibition which I opened several days ago. An icon is indeed a wonderful synthesis of art and faith. It uplifts the soul towards the Absolute through a unique blend of colour and message. I am pleased to consider your visit, Mr President, against the backdrop of the Millennial celebration and, at the same time, to look upon it as a promise-filled sign for the future. Your visit, in fact, enables us to look with greater confidence to the future of the communities of believers in the Soviet Union. The events of past decades and painful trials to which so many citizens were subjected because of their faiths are widely known. In particular, it is well known that many Catholic communities are today eagerly awaiting the opportunity of reestablishing themselves and of being able to rejoice in the leadership in their Pastors. Recent developments and the new perspectives which have opened up lead us to the hope that the situation will change, thanks to the repeatedly affirmed deci-
Pope salutes a evv era... sions of your Government to proceed with a renewal of internal legislation in order to bring it into full harmony with the solemn international to commitments which the Soviet Union has also subscribed.
On this occasion I make my own expectation of millions of your fellow citizens — and with them of millions of others t hroughout the world — namely, that the law on freedom of conscience soon to be
with them a common partrimony and wish to co-operate with them in a renewed ecumenical commitment to preach the Gospel of Christ to new generations and to work together with them in the vast field of human development, as we await the rebuilding of that unity which Christ willed for his Church. With you, Mr President, we have the opportunity to dwell on the international situation and on some specific and more urgent problems.
22), she also learns to deepen her understanding of that mystery through the experiences of individuals as well as through the successes and failures of Nations.
For this reason, the Church, as an "expert in humanity" (Paul VI, Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, October 4, 1965), today more than ever joins with all those who desire to serve the cause of man and to contribute to the progress of nations.
• At his historic meeting with President Mikhail Gorbachev on December 1, Pope John Paul ll delivered a wide-ranging review of Soviet — Vatican relations, stressing religious freedom as the basis of all freedom and offering a blessing to the Soviet leader and his people. He saw the meeting, he said, as "a sign rich in promise". discussed by the Supreme Soviet will help to guarantee to all believers the full exercise of the right to religious freedom which. as I have said many times, is the foundation of the other freedoms. My thoughs turn in particular to those Christians living in the Soviet Union who are in full communion with this Apostolic See. On their behalf — whether they be of the Latin. Byzantine of Armenian Rite — I express the fervent hope that they be able to practise freely their religious life. In a climate of restored freedom, Catholics will thus be able to work together with their brethren of the Orthodox Church, who are so dear to us. Indeed, we share
We have also discussed the development of contacts between us for resolving the problems of the Catholic Church in the USSR as well as for fostering a shared on commitment behalf of peace and co-operation in the world. This co-operation is possible because man is both its subject and its object. Indeed, "man is the way of the Church", as I had occasion to point out at the very outset of Pontificate my (Encyclical Redemptor Hominis, No 14, March 4 1979). While on the one hand the Church comes to know the mystery of man in the light of the mystery of Christ (Vatican Council H, Constitution Gradium et Spes, No
At the end of the second millennium of the Christian era, the Church appeals to all those who have the future of mankind at heart, to unite in the service of its material and spiritual betterment. Such concerns for man can not only pave the way for overcoming international tensions and ending the confrontation between blocs; it can also favour t, birth of a universal solidarity, especially with regard to the developing countries, "Solidarity" — as I have had occasion to affirm — 'helps us to see the 'other' — whether person, people or nation — not just as some kind of instrument . . . but as our 'neighbour'. a 'helper' (cf Gen 2:1820), to made a sharer, on a par with ourselves, in the banquet
of life to which all are equally invited by God." (Encyclical Solicitudo Rei Sodalis, No 39). This is particularly true for the richer and more powerful nations. With respect to them, I have noted that, "surmounting every type of imperialism and determination to preserve their own hegemony . . . (those nations) must have a sense of moral responsibility for the other nations, so that an effective international system may be established which will rest on the foundation of the equality of all peoples and on the necessary respect for their legitimate differences" (loc cit).
To be sure, mankind today awaits new forms of co-operation mutual and assistance. The tragedy of the Second World War has taught us, however, that if fundamental ethical values are forgotten, fearful consequences for the fate of peoples can result and even the greatest of enterprises can end in failure. Hence, in my Apostolic Letter commemorating the outbreak of the Second World War,I felt the need to remind all peoples that "There can be no peace if man and law are held in contempt" and "if the rights of all peoples — particularly the most vulnerable — are not respected. (No 8). What is more, I expressed to statesmen and the leaders of Nations my pro-
found conviction "that respect for God and respect for man go hand in hand. They make up the absolute principle which allows States and political blocs to overcome their hostilities" (No 12). Mr President, our meeting today will hardly fail to have a powerful impact on world opinion. Not only is it something new and unusual; it will aLso be interpreted as singularly meaningful: a sign of the times that have slowly matured. a sign that is rich in promise. The Holy See follows with great interest the prtx:ess of renewal which you have set in motion in the Soviet Union. It wishes you success and declares itself ready to support every initiative that will better protect and integrate the rights and duties of individuals and peoples, so that peace may be ensured in Europe and in the world. Tomorrow you will meet with the President of the United States of America, Mr George Bush. For my part, I express cordial good wishes and pray that the forthcoming talks may lead to a new understanding. one based upon a careful heeding of the needs and aspirations of peoples. With these sentiments, Mr President.I renew my hest wishes for your country, invoking upon all of you the blessings of almighty God. 7
New freedom only possible with Rome aid
The most positive outcome of the PopeGorbachev summit did not appear in the communiques of the two heads of state. It came in an announcement earlier in the day by Nikolai Kolesnik, head of the Soviet Council for Religious Affairs in Ukraine: Ukrainian Council parishes will now be free to register themselves like parishes of any other denomination. 6
This statement apparently put an official end to the tragedy of 43 years whereby a Church of up to five million has been stated not to exist. It must have been the main reason for the two leaders' agreement in principle to reestablish diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the Kremlin, and it has removed the major, though not
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the only, obstacle to visit to the Soviet Union by the pope. The Soviet authorities have put the Ukrainian Catholics on the same footing as the majority of other religious denominations in the USSR. Now Ukrainian Catholic parishes will be in a position to begin benefitting from all the new possibilities opening up for all believers.
These new possibilities will eventually be guaranteed in a new Law on Freedom of which Conscience President Gorbachev promised again at his meeting with the pope. A possible reason why the announcement came from inside the Soviet Union rather than from the summit itself was to head off any possible criticism that the two leaders were deciding the fate of a whole Church
without representatives of that Church being present to argue their case.
demonstrated the Church's strength and legislation made inevitable.
But the repossession of the Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv, the unilateral declaration by Orthodox parishes in Ukraine that they were in fact Catholic and the peaceful demonstrations that have characterised the religious scene in Ukraine in recent months have
Russian The Orthodox Church has clearly now bowed to this inevitability. The new head of the Department of External Church Relations, Archbishop Kirill of Smolensk, has always been favourably disposed to reconciliation.
Cardinal Lubachivsky, Rome-based head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, has called on his faithful in the USSR immediately to start trying to register their parishes. This may not be so easy — hundreds of churches are still under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate: even if a parish registers itself, it may find itself without anywhere to meet.
The first meeting between a Soviet leader and the head of the Catholic Church.
Freedom pledge "A truly extraordinary event" was President Gorbachev's description of the Rome meeting. Here is the text. •
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I Pthank you for your kind attention and for the interest you have shown toward my country, our policies and our views about the world. A truly extraordinary event has taken place. It has become possible due to the profound changes that are sweeping many countries and nations.
What is more, we can expect it to help assure their positive continuation. We had much to discuss. I feel that my thoughts and concerns have been duly appreciated, as well as my explanations of the problems' that now exist in our country, including problems between the state and various churches, which we are addressing in a spirit of democracy and humanism and within the framework of perestroika. The Soviet Union and the Holy See participate in the Helsinki process. To the extent of their abilities and with due regard for their special roles, both are helping it to proceed at a normal pace, promote solutions to common European problems and create a favourable external environment enabling nations to make their own independent choices. Respect for the peoples' national, state, spiritual and
cultural identity is an indispensible condition for a steady international environment which Europe and the world now need to cross the historic watershed and attain a new period of peace. We proceeded from these positions in initiating our dialogue with the Holy See — the dialogue which has now been consecrated by this summit meeting. Iam pleased to note the high degree of mutual understanding and readiness to rill this dialogue with specific actions. We have reached agreement in principle to give official status to our interstate relations. As for the modalities, they will be determined by our diplomatic officials. People of many confessions, including Christians, Moslems, Jews, Buddhists and others, live in the Soviet Union. All of them have a right to satisfy their spiritual needs. Shortly, a Law on the Freedom of Conscience will be adopted in our country. Within the mainstream of perestroika we are learning the difficult and indispensible art of comprehensive co-operation and consolidation of society on the groundwork of renewal. I greet you and join in the good wishes that we have heard from His Holiness.
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On charisms, charis a lili oeri and charismatics Some words are difficult to understand.
Sometimes the difficulty is compounded by the fact that they have more than one meaning. One of those words is "charismatic". But a little background can help. In the case of the word "charismatic", it all started with a Greek word, "charis", which means "grace". When the early Christians greeted one another, they wished one another grace ("charis") and peace. By grace they meant all t he wonderful things that could come to them from God's generosity and love. From the Greek word "charis" came "charisma".
Those who know him agree that Jack Sweeney has a natural theatrical flair. He also is a brilliant organiser who is not afraid to take risks. l'hese personal characteristics have served him well in different professional situations. He's been press secretary for a congressman and public relations director for a corporation. He's started his own business and then sold it. Sweeney is interested particularly in real estate and housing, especially in the availability of low-
In its Christian religious sense, "charisma" refers to a gift, something visible or somehow observable, that comes from God's grace. Our English word for "charisma" is "charism", a special Oft from God given to a person for the good of the whole Christian community. Today when we think of a charism, what usually comes to mind is an extraordinary charism such as the gift to heal and reconcile people. There also is the gift of tongues, which seems to happen when God's love is felt so powerfully that is is literally beyond words. In such cases, "speaking in tongues" is the outward expression of an inner gift of love.
There are other gifts, more ordinary perhaps, but extremely precious. One is the gift of teaching. A good teacher opens somebody's eyes to something important, moves a person along a path of greater understanding and inspires the person to want to learn. Such teaching is a charism, a gift of God for the whole community's benefit. The ambiguity begins with the Greek word "charisma". When used as an English word, "charisma" can be associated with charm, exuberance, winsome personality traits or power. When a person with charisma enters a room, everyone notices and
By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS attention gravitates toward that person. Think of Eliza Doolittle entering the ambassador's ball in "My Fair Lady". Everyone paused and turned to look, wanting to know who she was. The big difference between this kind of charisma and religious charism is its purpose. "Charisma" in English refers to a personal power of attraction. A religious charism is a gift from God given for helping the community to develop as a healthy community of faith, love and hope.
Having a charism does not mean someone is without charisma. The two can be in the same person, but they are not the same thing. Finally, we come to the word "charismatic", which comes directly from the Greek word "charisma". Someone who has been granted a special gift for the sake of the community, a gift such as teaching or reconciling, is a charismatic. When charismatics form groups for prayer and special communities in the Church, these groups sometimes are called charismatic groups. In this second usage, "charismatic" characterises a group or corn-
munity in which experiences the free of various gifts of Holy Spirit. Of course, the "charismatic" is also to refer to a person exudes presence power. When it is, It of people who can r large hall and even public square with t presence. All eyes are riveted them. As they speak sing, you can hear a drop. I think of Pearl Bail for example. When s sings, her love flows () a crowd and g,ath everyone in her embra When she sings, "He's the whole world in hand", you know it true. I think of Mother Te of Calcutta, in who
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charisma joined with religious charism. With her, it is simplicity, love of God, fearlessness, selflessness and the ability to face harsh realities squarely that quietly moves a crowd and brings it to silent reflection, and in some cases even to religious conversion. Or I think of Pope John XXIII, who could unite an enormous crowd in St Peter's Square with a simple smile and a faithfilled sign of the cross.
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The word "charismatic" also refers to a person who exudes presence and power, writes Father Eugene La Verdiere. Someone like Pope John Paul XXIII, who could unite an enormous crowd in St Peter's Square with a simple smile and a faith-filled sign of the cross.
How to discover the clue t) your charisma
and moderate -cost housing.
corporation, a "partnership" he calls it.
This interest and concern prompted him to accept a board position for a housing group that helps manage one of the few low-cost housing complexes in his city.
The partnership would bring the business and the public sectors together to consider the housing needs of young families who cannot afford the normally high prices for new homes in the area. Everyone is interested. Sweeney's organisational skills, honed in various settings over the years. and his interpersonal flair — the "stage touch" — have benefited this fledgling organisation. His motivation for this
Recently, he and a few friends realised that there was a real shortage of moderate-priced housing in their area. Sweeney talked with public officials, with builders planning new apartment complexes and with some concerned citizens about forming a new housing
new service was the US bishops' 1986 pastoral letter, "Economic Justice for All".
Sweeney participates in a small group of Catholics that has met regularly for eight years to pray, study, initiate and support Christian action. The group studied the bishops' document when it was published. All agreed that as they examined their local situation, the question of adequate, affordable housing "for all" seemed to be a pressing issue of justice. Sweeney's natural gifts
Many individuals have gifts. The community is bettered when those gifts are used. We, in fact, would be better off if Ed's talents were used. There are people who choose to use their talents in the Church because doing so helps them grow spiritually, socially or even in selfregard. That may not be a bad reason for the individual involved. But it loses sight of the biblical connection between charisms and community. St Paul was careful to point out that people's gifts are developed and used so that the entire community can grow. Isometimes wonder if a primary part of my ministry as a pastor is to
By Father Herbert Weber help people discover their talents and gifts, and to help them learn which needs of the community call for what they have to offer. Unfortunately, Church leaders often give the impression that they are just trying to get people to fill slots in the parish. Just as sadly, many individuals don't know what they have to offer the community. Virtually everyone can contribute something. Ninety -one -year -old Genevieve reminds me of that. Every Wednesday, with the help of her sister,
Mary, and perhaps a niece or friend, she loads her two dogs into a car for a trip to a nearby nursing home. She visits the residents. She lets the dogs visit the elderly too. As one who never had a pet until past retirement age, Genevieve has learned how comforting the animals can be. Her ministry now is sharing with others what she has discovered. Putting gifts to use can
take some trial and error for both the individual and the community. In social service, for example, I have discovered
munity, to be on mission to some segment of human need.
By Dolores Lecicey — and those of others in this small community — are activated now for the common good. He and his Christian friends are taking seriously the call to mission. Who could doubt that he exercises a charism — a gift of God to be used for the sake of others in the Church community and in the world? Isabella Bates is a singer. Born with a rich contralto voice, she cultivated that "gift" by learning other musical
instruments, stud voice and singing choral groups. One say she prepared as as she mild to d her natural gifts. Ms Bates enjoyed years as a performer, 4a singer and as a pi She also taught voice piano, which is ho I came to know her. A devout Quaker, 41versant with mtv streams of Christiaiii. she took seriously e Christian mandate W of service to the et-
Personal gifts
A parishioner named Id took me to lunch wently. I knew he wanted to talk about omething, but I wasn't sure what to expect. Between the first and econd courses he roached his concern. He wanted to get more Jivolved in the parish. More important, he wanted the parish to be better off because of what Ike could offer. Ed's comments could Nave been construed as rrogance, as if to suggest a ' Ipa 1111 moI e could offer something special that no one else uld do what he could. On later reflection, owever, I realised Ed probably was in touch with the more genuine understanding of charisms. The Record, January 11, 1990
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that many desire to work with the poor or needy, but simply do not have the "right stuff" for visiting a needy person's home or nonjudgmentally assisting others. Yet, those same people may be excellent as planners or organisers for the work to be done.
She began to see and to act upon two different ways of using her extraordinary natural talent for the good of others and for the service of God's people.
Her idea was that while it was enjoyable for older people to be entertained by singing groups, it would be more helpful and respectful to draw the residents themselves into the musical event.
She helped prayerful men and women to enter
With her help, they tapped into their own
The opposite is true also. John always wanted to co-ordinate a helpinghands type of ministry in his parish. He finally admitted he could not relate to others in a way that would encourage them to work together.
Ed and I still haven't figured out exactly where to use his gifts. Perhaps we will discover that the service he can provide best to the community is outside our formal parish programming.
At the same time. John realised that because his own sight impairment prevented him from getting a driver's licence,
But the very process of looking is an ongoing reminder that one's gifts have to be put at the disposal of others.
gifts of music and found that making a joyful noise unto the Lord was a way of feeling more fully human. Isabella Bates, too, exercises a charism. In any Church community there are Oiled women and men with natural talent and hardearned experience who can be of service to the Church and to the world. Maybe you are not musical like Ms Bates or an organiser in the manner of Jack Sweeney. But perhaps you are a gifted interior decorator. What needs to be renovated?
Maybe you relate well with young people. Can you offer your talent to local youth? What about teaching? Bookkeeping? Appreciation of the outArranging doors? celebrations? The clue to your charism, broadly defined, lies in what you do well and enjoy doing. The real challenge, however, is the next step: sharing your gift with others. If you recognise that your gift is for the sake of other, you may be surprised — like Ms Bates and Sweeney — at how your life develops.
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How do people know what charism, wiiat God-given gift of theirs, is meant to benefit the community? How can you discover your charism?
For john, the crucial step was admitting what his personal gifts were and how they could be used for others.
The second way Ms Bates offered her musical gifts in the service of others was to organise participatory recitals in residences for the elderly.
The first way was to introduce sound — simple chant and single voice notes — to meditation and prayer groups meeting not only in her Church but in other Christian assemblies as well.
Briefly he had an extraordinary knowledge of how to usr the bus system and how to get in contact with agencies available to serve the handicapped
more fully into the silence of God by means of beautiful, sustained sound.
Two basic ideas about Christian living among the first members of the Church concerned charisms and community. First, they believed that just as vital as what they did privately, individually, was the communal life they shared. Each individual derived benefits from the larger community. Second. they believed that each individual could contribute to the community in ways that made a difference because of charisms given that person by God. An emphasis on the value of each person's charisms may be as old as the Church. But it still can be a baffling process to identify one's own charisms. How do people begin to identify their charisms? They consider what they want to do for the community. They take amount of current needs in their
parishes and the world around them. They also size up their own skills — what they do well. Often, what people first decide to offer to the community are some of
Church's financial planning. Sometimes there is a conflict between what people want to do for the community and the skills they already possess. This is also a factor to consider in
DISCUSSION POINTS How would you respond if someone asked what people can do to identify a God-given talent or skill they have received for the benefit of the wider community? What steps can people take, what factors should they take into account and whom should they consult in the process of figuring out what their own charisms are? After reading Father La Verdiere's article, what would you say the difference is between a "charismatic" person in the common English use of the term and a "charismatic" person in the biblical sense of the term? their job skills. Professional educators aid the Church's educational ministry. Public relations people help make people aware of Church programs and resources. People with on-the-job financial responsibilities help with the
the effort to identify one's charisms. What people do on the job all day may not be what they want to do for the Church in the evening or on a weekend. Too much of a good thing? Perhaps. Or perhaps they feel called by God to
branch out, to expand for the good of everyone. Often, of course. people are pressed into service in the Church because of urgent. immediate needs in the community. Their charisms are not necessarily identified in advance. Instead. people suddenly find themselves in midstream. Eventually, however, these people are likely to feel a need to size-up their gifts. Personal reflection will be part of the process for them. Often, too, these people talk their concerns out with others — pastors, friends, co-workers in the Church — who help them gain insight into the best possible use of their gifts in the community. Fortunately, it isn't uncommon that the puzzling p oceNs of tapping into one's own charisms becomes a means of tapping into the best of oneself. Reflection and consultation about the best ways to serve others seems to rebound to one's own good.
How west was won How the west was won — and almost lost -could well be the subtitle of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament.
When Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan to take possession of the land of Canaan. they were a strong. united force. But soon the individual tribes insisted on getting their own separate territories. Now they became 12 weak tribes. Neighbouring peoples watched this development and rubbed their hands in glee. They would swoop down on an isolated tribal group to pillage and race home with the loot. A series of local tribal heroes came to the aid of the people. Known as the judges, their stories became legendary and eventually were collected to form the Book of Judges. These men were endowed with extraordinary capabilities seen as charisms, gifts from God. The charism is not a share in the divine life making a person Godlike, but a share in God's power. It is not given for the recipient's personal benefit, but for the service of others. In fact, some of these charismatic leaders, the judges, were anything
By Father John J. Castelot but Godlike. Some were ruthless or violent. But God turned their vices to good use. Gideon was a good person, but it was his military prowess that God turned to the people's service. God enhanced Gideon's capability to such an extent that it was clear his victories were due, not to him, but to God. Samson, on the other hand, was an unscrupulous scamp. Still. God used him and his hairraising exploits to stave off, at least for a while, the Philistine threat. A charism, then, is a Fpecial gift of God empowering a person to act in an extraordinary way for the common goodCharisms played an important part in the early Church. St Paul writes: "To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit (or, for the common good)." (1 Corinthians 12:7) Paul mentions various charisms but gives little precise information about their operation. We are left to speculate how they were used. Prophecy, for example, seems to have been a special charism for interpreting events from
God's point of view and conveying that interpretation in an especially compelling way. The prophets were divinely endowed theologians and preachers. With the gift of teaching, one thinks of Aquila and Priscilla, a married couple who rendered exceptional service to early Christian communities. They even instructed the brilliant convert Apollos, who had an imposing academic background and was a most impressive preacher. In Paul's communities, all members were gifted in some area and pooled their God-given talents. Some were good at administration, others at caring for the sick, the elderly, the young. The work of the communities was charismatic — a common enterprise by people who used their gifts for the common good. But when, as sometimes happened, people tried to turn their gifts to their own advantage, when they went on ego trips, Paul brought them up short (see 1 Corinthians 12-14).
Thus, we read: "God chose the weak of the woeld to shame the strong. . . so that, as it is written, 'whoever boasts. should boast in the Lord'." (1 Corinthians 1:27.31)
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The 'lightand Being very sick, and dying, is no fun for anyone. It's a time of undoubted stress and suffering for the patients and their loved ones. A time of uncertainty, facing the unknown, and perhaps rather like walking down a long tunnel to be met with you're not quite sure what, at the other end. These people have a huge need which Western Australia has made every effort to meet with its superb palliative care units and expertise given to all those who are involved in this specialised and sensitive area. Zeroing in on the palliative care (PC) unit at Hollywood hospital which was opened in January 1981 and the first hospice program established in Perth, one would be very pleasantly surprised at the 'light and life' within the unit. Beautifully decorated in charming pastels which make one feel as though they're in their own home, there is an air of joviality and freshness around, which is particularly evident in the bright personality of its director, Dr Rosalie Shaw. Efficient but with a quick laugh and sense of humour, she reflects the atmosphere of the place. Although extremely sick and preparing to die, there is nothing sombre within the PC unit. Rooms are single, double or four bed and look out onto gardens which are accessible even for the bed-ridden. This particular garden is designed with nooks and crannies so one can sit by oneself or with
others, and have privacy. you are vomiting," said Although facing death, Dr Shaw. the patients are not The aim of the unit is to morose, and perhaps one make them feel better so of the reasons is because they can live as fully as they are helped on their pcmible with the time journey, by caring and they have left. supportive staff who A major problem for believe the physical and these people and their spiritual patient welfare, families, said Dr Shaw, is are all-important. that they are often very Another good aspect in fearful and apprehensive the unit's design, is the about what is going to discreet private, entrance happen to them in the which means visitors can dying period. come and go without "They fear that at the being seen by the general end, they may be in a hospital it is part of. great deal of pain, inconIt also means they can tinent or else they may be take away personal alone. They also fear if belongings upon the they get too sick they death of a loved one, may have to be sent to a without being seen. nursing home instead of A sitting room, beauti- staying in their own fully decorated, has a home." The unit therefore sees the support they give with open, honest communication, as important as their therapeutic skills, and frequently after that relationship has been established and there has been an honest exchange as to what is divan which becomes a happening and likely to bed for anyone wishing happen, their symptoms resolve or are much to stay overnight. In 1985 the work of the easier to control. Hence the creation of a unit was recognised by the Commonwealth homely atmosphere, Government who gave a encouraging patients' grant to upgrade the unit families to become part of the ward community, to its present 22 beds. also giving staff a chance The unit was set up to care for people who have to get to know them as well. advanced disease — not "Our main object is to necessarily cancer. get people home again A cure is not perceived and if appropriate, to possible for these people. resources so they but many of them have provide home." at die can symptoms which need The unit usually does The most common ones this by using the big being pain, nausea, con- domiciliary service — stipation, which is debil- The Silver Chain Hositating. "and for people pice Care Service. whose lives are short, you Although the PC unit is certainly can't have qual- within what was the ity of life with those, or if Repatriation hospital,
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they don't merely take repatriation patients, but anyone who is referred to them with specific problems. But it is important for people to realise they are not a nursing home, said
Laughter and sharing
Staff are especially selected and most don't rotate through the rest of the hospital; which gives them the chance to build up a really strong team spirit, said Dr Shaw. There are three doctors, a large number of nurses with a high ratio of nurses per patient overall, plus a full time social worker, occupational therapist, and physiotherapist as well as domestic and clercial staff. The difficultly some people have in communicating with dying patients is recognised and so every effort is made to address this important area so patients can be given honest answers to such difficult but vital questions such as: How long am I going to live?
Dr Shaw believes units such as theirs have an educational function, to provide opportunities for people to do elective terms or be given a chance to work on the Dr Shaw, and don't team for short periods, expect to admit people and staff a chance to participate in teaching long-term. programs which team If patients are stable and communication skills as appear to have a progno- well as therapeutics for sis of many months, symptom control in terother accommodation minally ill patients. has to be found for them The chaplaincy role is if they can't go home. aLso important within "I think many people the pc unit with the perceive that hospice or hospital chaplain attendpalliative care units must ing all major team be very depressing pla- meetings weekly, thus ces, where there are enabling an exchange of hushed voices and a feedback reference gloomy atmosphere. But patient and family interthat isn't the case and action and any patients they'd be surprised at our who may benefit from family his support. happy atmosphere." Care of patients and Although patients may their families continues have sad stories to tell. beyond death, with a there is also lots of bereavement follow-up laughter and sharing. program whereby fami-
lies are contacted after the death, to ensure they are helped through the grieving process. "We see grief as normal. Obviously there is a limited amount of resources," said Dr Shaw, "but the aim of the contact is that there are no serious problems and the person is not isolated, but is given every support." Many people ask: How could you work there? It must be so depressing! But most would say it isn't depressing. It is extremely gratifying, Dr Shaw said. "It can be sad and because distressful you're working with people in crisis, either
Improve quality of life the patients or their families. But it is wonderful to work in an area of medicine where you can get to know your patients and families so well. "Although we can't cure them, so often we find our intervention is seen as positive by the patient and his family." Because it is usually expected they will die within some relatively short time, the object is not to cure them, but improve their quality of life. 'Their death itself is not perceived as a failure." A very important aspect of interaction with patients who only have a short time to live, is
Noriega's voluntary surrender was the best solution VATICAN CITY (CNS): Gen Manuel Noriega's voluntary surrender to US forces was probably the best solution to a diplomatic impasse — one reached with no Vatican pressure on the deposed dictator and no guarantees for his future, a Vatican spokesman said. Noriega made the decision freely and "without being pressured" after "deep reflection" on his own situation, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said. The spokesman said Archbishop Jose Sebastian Laboa, the nuncio
who had accepted Noriega temporarily helped convince the former leader to turn himself over to the United States. The nuncio discussed with the former dictator "the responsibility Noriega had regarding the accusations against him, the situation and the future good of the country, and the inherent guarantees of the US legal system", NavarroValls said. "I suppose that maybe all of these elements convinced (Noriega) to give up to the American authorities," he said.
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Archbishop McGrath of Panama said on television that Noriega's options had been rapidly narrowing to either "continuing indefinitely in the nunciature surrounded by a hostile nation" or turning himself in.
The nuncio walked Noriega to a Catholic school near the nunciature. Before leaving on a US helicopter Noriega thanked the nuncio, asked for and received a "personal souvenir" of his stay and left a personal letter to be delivered to Pope John
Paul II. The contents of the letter, which was being forwarded to the Vatican, were not known.
The spokesman said the solution respected the principles that the Vatican had defended throughout the affair — particularly its refusal to consign Noriega to the forces of the United States, which the Vatican called an "occupying power" in Panama. "I suppose that the (pope) is pleased with the way in which the case has been solved, mainly because it is a solution in a way anticipated by the
Holy See," Navarro-Valls said.
He said it was an outcome in which justice could now take its course and in which "national laws have been respected". it was a nice solution — taking into account everything, maybe it was the best one," he said. Because there was no handing over of Noriega by the Vatican, "one cannot speak of any guarantees or commitment" between the Vatican, Panama and the United States.
The nuncio did not set any conditions for Noriega's surrender, nor were there any bilateral agreements, he added. "A nunciature does not have to ask for guarantees when a system of justice has its own inherent, intrinsic guarantees," he said, referring to US laws.
The Vatican spokesman said that everyone involved in the affair had thanked the Vatican for its role. He cited a statement by President Bush thanking the Vatican and the nuncio for their "evenhanded, sta-
involving them in decision making about what is going to happen to them regarding investigation, treatment, and where they would like to be cared for — whether in hospital or at home. "So if someone opts out of further surgery or treatment, we respect that," said Dr Shaw. "But we try to ensure that they understand very clearly the implication of their decision. This patient autonomy is very important." Unit staff try to have interesting things happening within the unit although it is difficult to structure formally because of patient illness, but sometimes a group may go out for lunch with one of the staff. In this regard Dr Shaw has used some donated money to buy track suits to fit thaw who don't have any suitable clothes to wear. Because of donor generosity, some money has been allocated to beautiful purchase decore items to provide a lovely and homely atmosphere for patients. On every shift during the day and evening, the unit has one or two volunteers who give loving care to patients and their families. The especially trained volunteers go through a training program run by the Silver Chain and Hospice Care Service. Having completed the program, volunteers may elect to go to one of the hospice services to work. They do simple tasks such as making cups of tea, talking to the patients, and assisting in any way they can, and as
tesmanlike assistance in recent days". Archbishop McGrath said Noriega "left the embassy undoubtedly a lonely man". "This is the end of a rather pretentious and rather ridiculous and, for us, a rather hurtful period of our history," Archbishop McGrath said. The archbishop said demonstrations by 15,000 people asking Noriega to hand himself over probably broke the general's "illusion . . . that he was some kind of a new emperor".
at Ho Sister Ellen Nightingale, clinical nurse specialist, left, with director of the palliative care unit at Hollywood hospital, Dr Rosalie Shaw, having a quick update in the unit's beautiful garden.
a result become part of (Hollywood) hospital. the team. It also means doctors Dr Shaw said it is very can continue to see their important that the palla- patients upon transfer to tive care unit is within a the PC unit, and general hospital so incoming hospital staff can see the patients realise they are unit's modus operandii still part of the hospital. which can be an educaThey then don't feel as tional role. though they have been "If a patient has had abandoned "and shunted off because nothing symptoms which have further could be done for been difficult to control and afterwards the them." The veterans appre- symptoms resolve, it is ciated the link also important that this is because of their attach- seen by the people who ment for the Repatriation were looking after them
before," said Dr Shaw. "I also don't think that every patient who is dying in the hospital should necessarily die in the PC unit, because there are many patients who are very well cared for in the main hospital and the doctors and nurses do a superb job which is very much appreciated by the families." The role of the unit is to provide an environment where difficullt symp-
pore held conference where the main concern area was countries which due to legislation and inefficient administration, had no strong analgesics available for On the subject of pain relief of the termicancer, Dr Shaw said nally ill. cancer in women has And in some countries increased and is almost Interest in palliative certainly related to the such as the Phillipines. care is growing and increased number of Macau, and some AfriFremantle hospital has women who have been can countries, "it is established a palliative smoking for the last 20 or almost impossible to get morphine for many sufcare consultative service, 30 years. fering people. consisting of a physician, "So there was a call for nurse and social worker. Dr Shaw has recently This team gives advice on returned from a Singa- people at the conference
toms can be managed. Dr Shaw said the Cottage Hospice and Mt Henry Hospital also have hospice in-patient facilities, while the Silver Chain runs its big domiciliary service, the Hospice Carr Service.
management of the terminally ill within the hospital and other major hospitals are also seeking to provide palliative care services.
Parting gift thanks Bush's 6 was a Bible VATICAN CITY (CNS): Deposed Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's parting gift from the Vatican Embassy was a Bible. The gift was given by the embassy when he asked for a souvenir before surrendering to the United States, sources say. The sources said Noriega "was sort of deranged and fearful (in the early days of his refuge) then he became rather serene". "He sat down with the nuncio on the last day. It was rather quiet. He attended Mass and participated. The atmosphere was rather serious. Then he asked for a souvenir and the nuncio gave him a Bible. "He was quite composed. He left very properly. "He went off with dignity, wasn't fearful, wasn't shaking or anything," the source said. "Once he decided (to surrender) he became rather serene about it."
to the Vatican WASHINGTON: President Bush expressed thanks to the Vatican during his nationally televised announcement about Noriega's capture.
salutary, and we appreciate their assistance,"
Thurman said. Bush called Pope John Paul II on the day to assure him that Gen Noriega would be treated "I want to thank the to all the protections of Vatican and the papal U.S. law and receive a nuncio for their even- fair trial. handed, statesmanlike Vatican, Panamanian assistance in recent and U.S. officials met and days," Bush said. talked by phone reguGen Maxwell Thur- larly during Noriega's man, head of the U.S. stay at the Vatican. Southern Command in But after U.S. soldiers Panama. also thanked spent days blasting nonthe Vatican. stop rock music at the "The statesmanlike con- nunciature, frisking duct of the Vatican in this embassy personnel, stopentire process has been ping official cars from
entering, shooting out street lights and buzzing the building, the Vatican spoke up. "An occupying power cannot interfere with the work of a diplomatic mission nor demand that a person seeking asylum there be handed over to it," a Vatican spokesman said adding that further steps would be taken if such tactics continued. The United States denied it was an occupying power and said it was in the nation at the request of legitimately elected Panamanian leaders.
to try and support people to encourage change and have the rules improved." Dr Shaw was told that in Nairobi. on one day in October, one conference member had stated there were only three ampoules of morphine in the whole city." Interest in palliative care is increasing in Asia and doctors present at the conference came from Japan. Macau, Hong Kong, Indonesia. the and Phillipines Singapore.
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THANKS 0 Holy St Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St Jude pray for us and all who invoice your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted. Publication promised. M.B.B. Thanks to the Sacred Heart and St Clare for request granted. Say nine Hail Marys for nine days with lighted candle. Publicise this devotion. T.G.
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from Richard EGAN Sir, The proposed Human Reproductive Technology Act, to be introduced to the State Parliament in February, has several abhorrent provisions. It allows for experimentation with living human embryos up to 14 days old. This is a purely arbitrary limit which could be pushed forward in future legislation. By 18 days the heart has begun to beat. The government has a responsibility to ban all destructive expert-
mentation on human embryos regardless of age. The Act declines to prohibit such horrors as cloning, the production of human animal hybrids, and, the implantation of human embryos in bodies other than living human females ( males? brain-dead women? monkeys?). It is left to the proposed WA R eproductive Technology Council to allow these procedures in "very special cases" or perhaps more widely in the light of -new
technical developments" (See Explanatory Notes on R eproductive Technology Legislation, Section 16(a).) These activities are intrinsically abhorrent and totallly disregard the humanity of the embryo. The government must permanently ban them. Human embryos are defined in the Act (Sect 17 (4)) as the property of the couple for whom they were produced or stored, or of the Commissioner of Health. This preempts the view of human embryos as human
persons with their own independent rights and i nterests. On what authority can the State define human creatures as property that can be owned, donated to others or donated to destructive experimentation? Christians and all civilised citizens must send a clear message to our parliamentary representatives that these provisions in the proposed Act are totally unacceptable to the community.
Re-shackling people from Peter O'MEARA Right to Life
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Sir, With the destruction of the Ceausescu dictatorship in Romania, and the lifting of the most repressive shackles human beings could endure, the announced introduction of abortion and contraception in effect is re shackling its people to the
Ceausescu was condemned for his decree regulating the size of families, and insisting that mothers carry their babies to birth
THANKS Holy Spirit thou who makes me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal. You who gives me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I, in this short dialogue want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your Perpetual glory. Amen. Person must pray this for 3 consecutive days without stating one's wish. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this soon as your favour has been granted. M.S.
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All praise and thanks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and our Blessed Mother Mary for the blessing of peace and happiness. A. Tennent Holy Spirit you who solve all problems, light all roads so that 1 can attain my goal. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all thins as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days after which the favour will be granted. The prayer must be published immediately. O.G.
brought smiles of contentment to the many pregnant women of Romania, as the new regime imposes its own r epressive shackles to untold unborn Romanian children, whose execution is assured thjough abortion. It would appear that Romania's lack of freedom over the years has conditioned the general population
to manipulation by the controlling dictator of the day. Destruction of the shackles i mposed by the tyranny of Ceausescu has been quickly replaced by the even more heinous shackles of abortion, which destroy the very base where ALL human r ights begin, in the womb
Thanks St Jude for favours received. E.V.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved, honoured, adored, glorified and made renowned throughout the world, now and forever more. Amen. Repeat six times daily for nine days Novena and promise publication and your prayers will be answered. Ask Our Lady, St Joseph, St Jude & St Rita, help of hopeless cases to intercede. Sincere thanks for your favours and mercy for me and mine. Kiwi. Ask Saint Clare for three favours, one business, two impossible. Say nine Hail Marys with faith or not. Pray with a candle lit, and let it burn to the end on the ninth day. Publicise both these prayers. Thank you most Holy Spirit and St Clare _
Thank you St Anthony for hearing my prayer. Thank you St Jude for your help. J.P.W.
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Holy Spirit you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all thins as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days after which the favour will be granted. The prayer must be published immediately. Vincent
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Eagle's Nest a blessing for youth... Two and three day For many years Perth have become a camps with blessed been has superb campsites for normal part of life for our Catholic youth, but thousands of young peoEagle's Nest in Gidge- ple in our schools and gannup must rate as parishes. one of the most peaceSchools have religion ful and naturally beau- camps (they used to be tiful campsites in the called retreats) and many nation. youth groups also use Just 40km from Perth, Eagle's Nest for various Eagle's Nest nestles in formation programs. the magnificent natural While these demand surrounding bush many hours of preparaWalyunga National Park. tion from RE coAs its name suggests, ordinators and youth the campsite is perched leaders, it is often the at the head of a large campsite itself which can valley and commands make or break all of this sweeping views of bush work. and farmlands stretching Last year an estimated back toward Toodyay 3000 school students and Road. The centre has a maxi- youth group members mum capacity of 50 used Eagle's Nest, and a vispersons and is owned glance through the almost shows book itors' and operated by the Catholic Church for the universal praise for this youth spiritual and personal magnificent centre. formation of Catholic But every campsite soon youth in this state.
shows signs of wear and tear which demand constant maintenance, and the natural bush which contributes so greatly to the beauty of the Eagle's Nest poses the additional threat of summer bushfires. It has been only with a great deal of voluntary help that Eagle's Nest has been able to continue offering its unique gifts to so many young people, annual with and increases in use the centre requires more and and repair more maintenance. Volunteer work in 1989 has included hundreds of hours of wood cutting„ repairs to damaged fences and fittings, replumbing the swimming pool and installation of a new filtering system, major repairs to the water supply system, and countless hours of
Nestling in Gidgegannup's natural bush, Eagle's Nest hosts thousands of Catholic youth each year. general maintenance and cleaning. Urgent work still to be done includes clearing of leaf litter to ease the danger of bushfire, and a major upgrading of the water supply. All of this is in addition to both on-going maintenance and a proposed comprehensive environmental landscaping project. It is worth repeating that the vast majority of this work has been possible only through the generosity and energy of many volunteers who have contributed
hundreds of hours to the centre. While it is impossible to put a price on all of this voluntary work, one point should be perfectly clear for its continued existence and striving for excellence, Eagle's Nest relies on every Catholic young person, everyone interested in Catholic youth, and especially on everyone who uses the centre. While every group is required to care for the centre and its surroundings during their stay and to leave the site clean on departure, summer users bear an additional two responsibilities. Special care must be taken to minimise the risk of fire by exercising extreme caution at all times (especially for smokers), and water use must be kept to a bare minimum.
Eagle's Nest is a peaceful setting for personal and faith formation.
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Celebration of artistic talent
by Colleen McGuiness-Howard
Cultural explosion for Perth The Festival of Perth launch was glittering and exciting — a fitting prelude to the vast number of activities planned for Perth's people, covering art, theatre and music. Director, Festival David Blenkinsop said the program for the 1 990 Festival was designed to achieve a fine balance between t raditional and developing arts. Music will range from t he classics of The Philharmonia Orchestra and the Vienna Singve-
rein to -the burning innovations- of the Kronos Quartet, Josef Nardj and our Nova Ensemble and Evos Music. The work of creative people in the world of theatre and music, will be presented with Russian theatre directors Yuri Lyubimov and Mikhail Tumanishvili presenting classic texts in their own styles; Yuri Simonov from the Bolshoi conducting The Philharmonia and principal guest of honour Sir Michael Tippett. Two major concerts will be given for Sir Michael's visit — the first with the
West Australian Sym- three music -theatre and phony Orchestra under dance pieces will receive Diego Masson, featuring world premiers, and the the fourth symphony and festival itself will produce the Australian premier of the world premier of the the orchestral suite from first adaptation of an his new opera New Year. Elizabeth Jolley novel The second will be The Newspaper of Clarei ntroduced Sir mont Street. by Michael will be the Young Australian artists String Australian film makers will be and Quartet with pianist Stephen Savage, featur- featuring also. A wide ing the second and fourth array of attractions will quartets and first and ensure there is something for everyone — third piano sonatas. Central to Festival pro- among whom will be the gramming is the presen- great jazz stars Stephane tation of new work; G rappelli, Joe Pass, fourteen music works James Morrison and will receive their first George Melly; cabaret Australian performance; artists Helen DeLavault
(French Chanteuse), Ben Sidran and Georgie Fame; the knock-about Castanet Club; the exotic Kathakali Dancers and a host of free outdoor theatre and music events. Blenkinsop David believes the program has all the ingredients of a c ulturally rich and diverse festival which will be remembered for some time to come. Brochures (Festival booklet) available at all BOCS outlets and enquiries made by made by ringing Festival of Perth telephone 386 7977.
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World's greatest flautist. Galway. consummate ning score for the Kubrick James Galway, returns for flautist and entertainer, film "Barry Lyndon", his first tour of Australia in and The Chieftains, the recordings and concerts four years in late January greatest exponents of with many performers 1990 and will be appear- authentic Irish music, are including Van Morrison, ing at the Perth Concert two of Ireland's greatest Eric Clapton, Art GarfunHall on Monday, January musical treasures. kel and Don Henley, and The Chieftains have very recently creating 22. He will be touring with spent over two and a half music for the video "The the renowned Irish decades uncovering a Tailor of Gloucester" group, The Chieftains, for wealth of traditional Irish narrated by Meryl Streep. a series of concerts music, they have also celebrating their bestsel- collaborated in a wide This will be the first ling album "James Galway variety of musical expe- opportunity for Australian and The Chieftains In riences. Some of which audiences to hear them include the Oscar win- perform together. Ireland".
The stages of his career are and Joseph Kessel. quite astonishing especially It was here, one night that the days of his youth he received the visit of a He lost his mother at the young, elegantly dressed. age of four and soon dark haired man, with an afterwards his father was to awkward style- it was banjo serve in the war of 1914player and guitarist Django 1918, hence, he was placed Reinhardt! . in an orphanage and various the partboarding schools according Two years later, two artists these of nership to circumstances. Forced to Louis work very young, he trans- became parmanent. in an them hired had Vola ported laundry for a laundliven up the erer and worked as a runner orchestra to the Claridge in an artifical flowers early dance at Elysees. Champs the on factory. In 1921, his father pieces together played They three-quarter gave him a Soon after, violin but was unable to at intermission. brother, another Django's have him taught. the orchestra Stephane Grappelli learnt guitarist from the bass Vola, Louis and everything on his own. them. Thus, joined player Neapolitan Thanks to a birth of the "Quintette guitarist who had caught the Club de France". Hot du sight of him in a courtyard, Stephane Grappelli drew his They produced their first first audiences in the record on the Ultraphone courtyards of apartment label, including the legendbuildings and restaurants. In ary hits: "Lady be good," no time, he had several "Sweet Sue," "I saw stars, '" brasseries and student and 'Tiger Rag". The group Alain was now going to work •.11111111111.• .111•11111.•
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American jazz greats. In August 1939, Stephane Grappelli who was playing at the London Palladium, had to be hospitalised. Unable to return to France in the months that followed, he was taken in by an Italian woman who ran a boarding house for artists. In 1940, Arthur Young, Jack Hylton's former pianist. put together a "wartime orchestra" with the instrumentalists who were not drafted. It was under these conditions that Stephane Grappelli began to work with the blind 19 year old pianist, George Shearing, who until then was playing the accordion in a pub, The following year, Stephane formed the duo Grappelli-Shearing which, during the war years, ran smoothly. Charles Delaunay and Django Reinhardt came to London in January, 1949 in order to ask Stephane
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