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Bad 'influence' pope refrains from kissing and hugging ROME (CNS): When Pope John Paul II came down with the flu he made a joke of it last Saturday. But the next day there were no papal meetings or speeches and people wondered if the pontiff were seriously ill. "Perhaps you will be surprised that the pope, even though a few steps away from children, did not hug or kiss them," Pope John Paul told the people when he visited Sts Fabian and Venantius Parish in Rome.
"I was about to, but then I thought that the pope has a virus, and since he has had so much influence on you, it would not be right to add another kind." In Italian, "influenza" means both influence and influenza, the long name for the flu. The pope looked a little shaky as he stood up in his car waving to the crowd. But he brightened as he moved among the people, shaking hands and blessing babies.
Cambodia: Foley happy BUT SAYS THAT MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE In a brief visit to C ambodia before Christmas, Archbishop Foley saw firsthand the troubles facing that nation and the help that Australian Catholic Relief is providing. According to the main the ACR requirement for Cambodia at the present
time is peace. After the shock and destruction of the Pol Pot years and the and dependency rebuilding during the last 10 years, the people of Cambodia are beginning to sense again that life with a hopeful future is possible. In their report, Arch-
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bishop Foley from Perth and Bishop Pell from Melbourne, said: "We were most impressed by what we saw. Much has been achieved, and yet much remains to be done. Reconciliation and peace are the main needs of this area. "It was also good for
us to see the high regard in which Australians are held. "The work of all agencies, including Australian Catholic Relief has been appreciated and the Cambodians who have travelled to Australia for training programs organised by Australian Catholic Relief have appreciated
their experience. "We do pray for, and encourage the politicians, diplomats and civil servants who work for peace in that country. "The ordinary people of Cambodia need the opportunity to continue their work to support themselves."
'Old' chapel takes shape
BISHCP'S POSER OVER KILLING OF JESUITS SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS): Auxiliary Bishop Chavez of San Salvador praised the public implication of nine military men in the massacre of six Jesuit priests and two women, but said a military "conspiracy of silence" clouds the case. Bishop Chavez described as positive President Alfredo Cristiani's naming of an army colonel and eight others linked to the November massacre arrested in the case, but said the a nnouncement alone would not root out the causes of the slayings.
"Now that Mr Cristiani has made public the list of the principal implicated persons, the possibilities have grown that El Salvador will recover confidence in its institutions," the bishop said in his weekly homily. But, he added, "it has been insisted that we're dealing simply with a group of members of the armed forces who have tarnished the honour of the army." "It is difficult for us to accept such an assertion, because we know better than anyone what the military circles think of the mission of the church, above all in the
area of promotion and defence of human rights," Bishop Rosa Chavez said. He later told reporters he thought the massacre was the result of a military attitude viewing church and human rights workers as subversives, an attitude he said still prevails in the armed forces. "We think that such a grave act could not have been done just like that," he said. "We think it is the fruit . . . at least of a conspiracy of silence or a conspiracy of bad faith. "The death of the Jesuits is not an isolated case or just another incident," he
added. Cristiani said army and government investigators found that Col Guillermo Alfredo Benavides, two lieutenants, a sub-lieutenant, two subsergeants, a corporal and two soldiers played a role in the massacre. Benavides is head of the Salvadoran military officers' school and a of chief former intelligence. Cristiani's announcement marked the first time a Salvadoran president has named a highranking army officer in connection with a human rights violation.
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—1 The "old" and original chapel of the Perth Sisters of Mercy is taking shape on the Goderich St corner of their city convent. ft will serve as the community chapel for 11 sisters who will reside there when the restoration and renovation of the 1872 convent is completed. The larger 1936 red brick chapel will remain in use for the Mercedes college and for public and congregational use. Pride of place in the new/ old chapel will be given to three windows given by Governor Weld and which had been in different locations.
Ups and downs at the seminaries Recent figures on seminary candidates show that numbers are decreasing in developed countries, including Australia, but increasing in developing nations, says Fr Rom Barry retiring rector of St Francis Xavier Seminary. And he believes that this is an emerging trend. He was referring to the fact that nine students had enrolled at the St Francis Xavier Seminary at the beginning of this year compared with seven last year and 15 in 1987. The enrolments this year brought the total number of enrolments to 38, made up of 33 diocesan and five religious students. The total for last year was 37. For 1987 it was 43 and for 1986 it was 32.
naries — a slight decrease in numbers in the past few years. "This is a phenomenon that we are seeing all 1986. around the world at present and there are Fr Barry said that while many factors that are there had been a fall in involved," he said. the number of candi"Of course, one of the dates coming into the seminary in Australia, obvious ones would be there had been a rise in the question that a the numbers in Papua person can get a very good education at a New Guinea and Fiji. seminary, which could "Seminaries in the be one reason why developing countries are people go there in develincreasing in candidates oping countries. whereas in seminaries in "There could be other the developed countries (in the Pacific Basin) the factors which are family number of entries are centred." decreasing, and that will Fr Barry said there were eventually have an effect at present 105 students on the total seminary in Suva, while in Papua numbers." New Guinea there were Enrolments in all Australian seminaries this year totalled 231, compared with 245 last year, 276 in 1987 and 247 in
Fr Barry said the St Francis Xavier Seminary followed the pattern of other Australian semi-
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seminaries Both covered large areas of the Pacific.
Fr Barry who is stepping down as rector of St Francis Xavier Seminary (in the background).
Anglican priests in switch bid Four former Anglican priests in Archbishop Faulkner to consult the Australian Australian Bishops, Archbishop Faulkner Four want theADELAIDE: Archdiocese of Adelaide have applied for Catholic Bishops' Conference about these said: ordination as Catholic priests. a pplications. "I wish to remind you all that my to be These men and their families have been The conference agreed that the Archbishop acceptance of these applicants for ordination for more than two years. of Adelaide may now forward the applications depends on the granting of a dispensation by In order to apply to the Congregation for to the Vatican Congregation for the the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith Catholic Catholics the Doctrine of the Faith for the required dispensation. and on the normal procedures for discerning d ispensations it was necessary for On his return from the meeting of the a call to priestly ministry. priests
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Ballajura school to open CG Sister Margaret O'Sullivan received the keys of her new Catholic primary school in Cassowary Drive Ballajura on Friday, January 19. Above Margaret O'Sullivan buries an assortment of medals in the foundations — among them Our Lady of Czestochowa and Mary McKillop. Above right: Father kgorow extends a welcome when the land was bare. 2
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This means that the Ballajura church-goers will say goodbye to their state school home and "hello" to their new Catholic location.
Building activities first started on the Ballajura Catholic Primary school after Father Jegorow blessed the land on Sunday, August 6, last year. Since then, 'industrial' disruptions have caused the project to be two weeks late. The contract handover date was supposed to be January 5.
But the school will be open on time with two pre-primary, two year ones and one year two class. Enrolments are still being accepted on 249 4988.
The composition of the school is seven brick and tile rooms. In addition two transportable it will temporarily house the administration office and
library. The school will also provide a temporary meeting place for the Parish community. The first Masses will be celebrated on Australia day long weekend. The last Saturday and Sunday Mass at the Ballajura State Primary school will be celebrated this weekend.
ADELAIDE: New ways of ministry will need to be found, with a much greater involvement of the laity, says Fr John Vildzius. He is a spokesman for a working party appointed by Archbishop Faulkner to look at future pastoral care in the Archdiocese. He says present indications are that the number of diocesan priests available will be reduced by a quarter by the year 2009 and halved by 2019. The ratio of Catholics per priest will more than double. "This has serious implications for how the Church will minister to its people as it will not be possible for many of the current priest/people ministry structures to exist, he says.
It's a mission 'first' for Patsy... When Patsy Godwin of Spearwood decided it was time to look for new challenges in her life she did not dream of becoming the first lay person to direct an Australian Archdiocesan Catholic Missions Office. As the fifth lay director
in Australia she starts a one-year trial period with the former director Father Peter Bianchini acting as her consultant in the meantime. Before becoming missions office secretary last October she had not even t hought of another church position hut in retrospect seems to have come tailor-made for a new role in the Church in which she already has had wide experience. She was for 10 years the voluntary secretary of Spea r wood parish spending a further six years as the employed secretary when the business of the parish increased. This included getting to know the financial processes when a new church and presbytery were being constructed, and even tackling a TEE and half an arts degree at Murdoch University in
the meantime until church work demanded more of her time. She also can list 10 years with Majellans, six years with Christian Life Groups, a parish council secretary for three years, a school board member for three years, coordinator of You Are My People, a participant in Renewal of Faith, Renewal of Hope and Life in The Spirit programs and now looking forward to a Myer Briggs experience later this year. From a short period in the secretarial position at the Catholic Missions Office she is now facing the full range of liaison and education and promotion that goes with the director's job. She is apprehensive but confident of what she may be able to achieve. There's a changed attitude amongst people today she says: "I can understand that mission is not just the giving of our material goods but questioning the motivation of our giving. "We are not just giving to people who happen to live in the Third World. They are the victims of injustice, of the lack of
equal or any opportunity. Patsy Godwin is undeterred about motivating people to give to the parish mission appeals. She says she has neve' been bored by a mission sermon. "We've got so much ourselves and we need to share it. "Society in general is more discerning now. People want to do the right things but they want to be informed where their money is going, and that is a bit of the personal aspect that I wish to contribute. The schools too will be her major concern because she feels that the children today may be missing out on the influence of the nuns who had their pet mission projects and got the message through to the children. But with her wide experience of school principals and teachers Patsy Godwin is keen to help the lay teachers to become mission minded, even though schools face heavy demands from many worthy causes. She said: "If you're convinced and inspired,
it makes commonsense: We're Catholics and we have to support our Catholic missions. "It's a matter of packaging. In the parish office if Ireceived something that was concise, clear and simple I'd use it in the bulletin, support the cause and say that's what we're here for. Her primary interest is Perth and its parishes. "You have to crawl before you walk. It's no use setting the world on fire when I don't know what's happening here in Perth. That's my priority," she said. It could be a long time before she sets foot in a mission territory — it took two weeks of meditation to get on a plane to Sydney to attend a mission directors' conference, but it clinched her decision. "I had to decide whether I was committed and whether I could get 100 per cent behind the cause. "Over the years my ideas were parish based. We have to pay our bills and I would be the first to ask how many more appeals can we afford
Seminary 'exclusive' Australia's first seminary serving the exclusive needs of one diocese will be established this year at Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina. Bishop Brennan disclosed his intentions in a letter to diocesan clergy just before Christmas. He cited the recent establishment of the Charles Stud University at Wagga as one of the main reasons why he had decided to go ahead with a diocesan seminary. He said he would he the first rector and Father john Shanahan vice rector and diocesan director of vocations. Bishop Brennan said he would withdraw his seminarians from other seminaries in Australia and bring them back to Wagga to complete their studies for the priesthood. Those studying overseas would remain where they were. In an interview with the diocesan newspaper Together Bishop Brennan amplified his views favour-
By Terry McGoverne in The Catholic Weekly *ng the formation of students for the priesthood in the community where they would eventually work. "When we were at Springwood or Manly, (Springwood was the former NSW philosophical seminary and Manly the current major diocesan seminary) those seminaries could have been in Alice Springs or Broken Hill for all we saw of the outside world," he said. "Seminaries are now more open to the outside world and I think it becomes a bit of a difficulty for seminarians to settle back into the country life after years of being involved in the life of the churches of Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide." Bishop Brennan expected four or five students at the new seminary this year. Studies would be conducted by tutorial and seminar methods with visiting lecturers coming occasionally from elsewhere. This year the emphasis
would be on the involvement of students with pastoral work in the Wagga city area. The students would live at the Cathedral Presbytery until a seminary was built next to the Charles Stud University at North Wagga. Bishop Brennan expected few difficulties providing professional staff. Given the small numbers of students doing the same subjects there would be a need for only two or three professors. A board of studies would organise a study program. Bishop Brennan said there was no seminary in Australia comparable with the one he was establishing but diocesan seminaries were not uncommon overseas. In a letter to the people of the Wagga Diocese, Bishop Brennan said seminary training had changed considerably since the Second Vatican Council. Students now had a much greater involvement in the
life of the Church in the place where the seminary was located. "Seminarians these days go out to study or do pastoral work. "In this way even before ordination they become familiar with the working of the parish and their time of preparation involves a period of living in a parish and working with the priests and other people involved in running a parish, the school and its staff, the catechists, members of lay apostolate groups, the youth groups and so on. "In the light of this it seems worthwhile to try to educate our seminarians in our own local Church. One would be looking at the ideal of a community of scholars helping each other progress in the sacred sciences." Bishop Brennan said the Charles Stud University would play an increasing role in the education of the people of the Riverina and it was important that the Church have a presence and a role.
Patsy Godwin and that we have to help our own first. Mission is there, it is true but it has not been a priority. Patsy Godwin believes she has some gifts to offer the position in the years ahead. "Iam open to challenge, I have learned to be patient with what's happening now and to be open to the future."
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Record Human beings confronted with unpleasant realities have a habit of escaping into the illusion that it may all have been a bad dream. The trouble is that even dreams now are said to be the dredgings of the brain where too much reality has been stored. Eastern Europe is going through no bad dream but there is the ever present temptation for sun&-fun loving Australians to be passing it off as such. Already the media are finding it easier to be titillated with the trivia of bureaucrats' megalomania than deal with the realities of the upheavals of Romania, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Bulgaria and Hungary as though people there have merely had a run of bad luck. Headline pre-occupation with Gorbachev's chance of surviving is presented as no more than a clone of our own hot-air-balloon politicians spouting their inanities for the sake of an impending election. Understanding the issues is not helped by the fact that educationally not even the journalists themselves, let alone the masses they manipulate, had ever heard of Armenia or Azerbajan until a week ago. This ignorance was compounded over the last decade when Australians could be bluffed there was nothing wrong with the Iron Curtain if the odd tourist returned with no more than dinner table anecdotes about the trials of a Moscow hotel dining room. The Russians of course had been going through a living hell since 1917 but their ventriloquists inside, and outside in places like Australia, made sure nobody was allowed to say so. The remainder of Eastern Europe, raped by the Nazis, was then sent through the same hell by the Russians' rifles and tanks while we dared not say Roosevelt had sold them out. When the brutalisation of nations takes place for so long, when generations have known nothing else, the falling apart of the pieces is not a picnic and more than a show of shouting in the streets. Sore scores wait to be settled as a background to aspiring political blocs jockeying for the power about which they dared not even dream. Forget about what we call boring elections! More ominously do the smouldering jealousies of ethnic groupings burst with volcanic force through borders invented by their oppressors. Even with their representatives in Australia as refugees we carry on as if tut-tutting and a bit of ocker disapproval resolves tensions that have strained Europe for millennia. Paradoxically, the communist messianic dream was that this sort of thing would be stamped out The operative word was 'stamp out' and the Soviet Republics are the first to declare that was not to be the case. People are stronger than the theories of madmen. Alongside these national traumas that may have decades to run there are religious questions that Catholics too have simplistically dismissed from their memories or concerns. The Armenian-Azerbijani feud reveals only again the ugly face of modern day Islam's confrontation with Christianity, fomented by Iran, by Gaddafi in Libya or even closer to our shores, say Malaysia. The modern fad is to dismiss the past bloody wars of churchmen as aberrant escapades that we can judge should never have happened. They did happen and they do happen, under many guises. In Eastern Europe, large sectors of the Catholic Church have been stamped out when Marxist perversion told people they had no choice in being atheists. Since we now breed our own atheists here, we cannot realise what underground Catholicism meant when eg barely a year back Russian secret police were hounding Lithuanian Catholics as they did for decades, as they did in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere. We were told it was pointless protesting. The immense Orthodox church and its complex ramifications now emerge as a reality about which Australian Christians know little or nothing, consumed as we are with the notion that the church unity question is no deeper than the somersaults of the nearest Anglican or Protestant church. Yet Orthodoxy is our nearest Christian relative but our most distant neighbour and our most suspicious friend. The freedom into which these lost Catholic communities now have to emerge is not going to be without its troubles and tensions. It is much more than a matter of opening a church door or two and more than the prospect of a papal motorcade dashing down a Moscow. Prague or Budapest avenue. There are plenty of Australians who were prepared to sell Australia down that path of misery. We ought to be thanking God for more than just the fact that Eastern Europe is free.
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Pope: No progress without God VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II said the collapse of Eastern Europe's communist regimes proves that societies cannot make progress without God.
The pope, speaking to a group of Italian Catholics drew a lesson from the political upheaval in the Soviet bloc in recent weeks. "On one hand we are watching the collapse of human projects that explicitly excluded every reference to God, while on the other hand we see new evidence of a deep thirst for the word of God," he said. "The path of history has demonstrated, once again, that without God the development of humanity and society can only be directed against human beings," he said.
Meanwhile, an influential Jesuit weekly, Civilta Christiana said in an editorial: "The most important fact to emerge from the current events in Europe is an ideological one: the failure of communism." The magazine said this failure goes beyond the Staline-era excesses of communism in the Soviet bloc, or the overly bureaucratic evolution of the Soviet state. "To us, it seems that one must speak of the very failure of communism, and not just of this or that form of communism. The reason is that we know of no historical realisation of communism that does not carry t he Marxist-Len;-,ist
Although communism has resulted in some social improvements — in education, distribution of resources and research — the magazine said that overall it has been a political, social and economic failure. Its "most serious" failure, however, was in its attempt to substitute religion with Marxist philosophy, a kind of -theology of history," it said.
said, communism has always borne the characteristics of Leninism.
Marxist thought, it said, tried to "place man in the place of God, the proletariat in the place of Christ and an earthly
stamp," it said. In all its diversity, it
"It was imposed and maintained with violence; it removed freedom; it nationalised the economy, culture and education; it eliminated opponents with violence; it fought religion and imposed atheism."
Price of being fashionable
VATICAN CITY (CNS): A tendency by some seminaries to make their programs "cur-
rent" has led to inadequate instruction
about the early fathers of the Church, a Vatican document said.
In some cases, the
document said, "study of the fathers is reduced to a minimum, practically caught up in an overall rejection of the past". The writings of the Church fathers — bishops, priests and theologians who lived in the period between the end of the first century and the middle of the eighth century — are invaluable for Orthodox
Catholic theology, it said. Seminarians need a complete course dedicated to patristics, not studying the fathers only as a part of their study of Church history or ancient Christian literature, the document said. And in order for the study to be serious, seminarians must know Greek and Latin, it said. "Everything possible will have to be done to strengthen the study of Greek and Latin in centres of priestly formation." The document said there are "various fashionable philosophies and ideologies of the day" that are
given increasing prominence in seminaries, but which "pay little attention to the fathers' witness and, in general, to e cclesiastical tradition". The Church fathers are "witnesses and guarantors of an authentic Catholic tradition, and hence their authority in theological questions has been very great and always remains so", the document said. Especially when studying Scripture, it is important to have a knowledge of the fathers, because their interpretations were made soon after the New Testament books were written, it said.
Life of difficulties
VATICAN CITY (CNS): The 1.990 world Synod of Bishops in October on priestly formation acknowledges "the many difficulties which the priestly life is encountering", Pope John Paul II said. "Difficulties which the priestly life is encountering in our day make obvious the urgency of an appropriate formation which fully responds to
the demands of the contemporary world." A priest's formation must help him deepen his faith, the pope said. "He cannot preach the Gospel effectively if he has not deeply assimilated its message," the pope said. The priest must help others sustain their faith, "respond to their doubts and objections, and reinforce those who are
troubled or hesitant", he said. When people go to a priest with their problems, he said, they are aot seeking only a "commonsense" response. Rather, they want "a word of faith". "The young men destined to announce the Gospel must commit themselves to developing their vocation in a climate of faith," he said.
paradise in the place of the kingdom of God." When this failed, years of persecution against religion and the churches followed. Recent events in Eastern Europe have largely corrected this approach, the editorial said. But it warned that the changes are not irreversible, and that much depends on the political fortunes of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, whose polides have sparked much of the renewal. The magazine said Gorbachev's policies deserve encouragement, and that Eastern Europe should get economic aid.
But it suggested that East Europeans were putting too much hope in Western assistance and said that the current "euphoria" in much of the East bloc will proba-
bly give way to serious disappointment regarding the West.
At the same time, it said, the West's -victory" over communism should not obscure the serious imbalance in economic prosperity throughout the world. "Certainly Western capitalism can boast of a victory over Eastern
communism. But it involves a victory in the
area of greater production of consumer goods and therefore greater wealth, not a victory in the area of values and the quality of life," it said. It said the West's greater wealth has, to a certain degree, been won at the expense of the Third World — an area that now risks being forgotten if Western aid efforts turn toward Eastern Europe.
Willebrancli will be in team to Moscow VATICAN CITY: The Catholics and Orthodox retiring head of the in Ukraine," Vatican Church Unity secretar- Radio reported. iate Cardinal WilleMetropolitan Kiril said brands will still be a discussions with the member of a delega- Vatican were necessary tion to Moscow this to avoid a "religious war" week to meet leaders in the Ukraine. of the Russian The Ukrainian Catholic Orthodox Church. Church was forcibly Other Catholic merged with the members include Wille- Orthodox Church in brands' successor, Arch- 1946, and properties held bishop Cassidy, Archbi- by all Eastern-rite shop Miroslav Marusyn, Catholics in the Ukraine secretary of the Vatican were closed or given to Congregation for the Orthodox. Eastern-rite Churches; While the Ukrainian Bishop Pierre Duprey, church has not been secretary of the Council legalized, for several for Promoting Christian months Soviet authorties Unity; and Msgr. Salva- have not interfered with tore Scribano, an official the emergence of the of the council. church from the The focus of the meet- underground. ings will be relations Tensions have arisen between the two between Orthodox and churches, specifically Ukrainian Catholics regarding the Ukrainian since October, when Catholic Church Catholics began reclaimMetropolitan Kiril of ing churches used by the Smolensk, Soviet Union, Orthodox. will host the meeting. "It's necessary to work A telegram from the out ways of co-existence Russian Orthodox leader for the two religious to Archbishop Cassidy communities in Ukraine said the meeting "could at the negotiating table contribute to restoring with the authorities of the mutual confidence Rome." Metropolitan and respect among Kiril told reporters
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No meat on Friday SEOUL: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea has decided to continue the One Heart — One Body movement, and to restore Friday abstinence from meat and Sunday abstinence from work. The One Heart — One Body movement was initiated three years ago to urge people to love their neighbours and those suffering by responding to their needs with concrete actions. The movement was started as preparation for the 44th International Eucharistic Congress held here in October. The bishops decided t o reintroduce the meat abstinence rule and to restrict physical labour on Sunday. The changes are scheduled to take effect at the start of Lent in 1990.
Cardinal: Let us unite
SEOUL (UCAN): Cardinal Kim of Seoul has called for the union of North and South Korea and lashed out at greed and political parochialism in his annual Christmas message to Koreans. "This present time and this society need a messiah who will give all people peace of mind and lead them to love and forgiveness, reconciliation and unity," Cardinal Kim said. "We would like to see unification through sincere discussion between North Korea and South Korea. We also expect that regionalism, labour management problems and the gap between rich and poor and conflict between generations and ideologies should be solved...
"We desire that this society achieves an atmosphere for living safely by rooting out all kinds of social evils," he said, spelling out his message in the following remarks: "Rich people of our society must be aware of sharing their possessions with others; politicians should devise means to guarantee such principles of distribution systematically, and should promote these ways sincerely. "The strong must respect the weak and sit with each other in true discussion. We hope and appeal that there will be no repeat of violent confrontations. "Before this happens, people who are rich and have political power must change their minds and lives, practicing love
by sharing their possessions with poor people, for their redemption and for the development and stability of the entire society.
"Sharing does not mean we give things left over for charity (as we see in the public land concept). We must realise that the land and possessions exist for all people in society . . . "And we must realise these things for the good of society and our neighbours. Without this kind of change in the minds of rich people — if they continue to pursue greed for either money or power — the gap between rich and poor will become even more severe. "The suffering of the poor will increase, and social anxiety, with eco-
New mass liturgy seen publicly in Sheshan SHANGHAI, (UCAN): Christmas Midnight M ass at Sheshan Regional Seminary near Shanghai featured a liturgy usually not seen publicly in China. The Mass was concelebrated in Chinese, facing the congregation of seminarians. Changes in liturgical practice spawned by Vatican Council II, such as offering Mass in the vernacular language and having more than one priest involved in the celebration, are still not followed throughout most of mainland China. If local Chinese priests concelebrated the Mass, it would have violated Chinese regulations. However, the concelebrants were all non-local guests — Salesian Father Joseph Zen Zekiun of
Hong Kong and American Maryknoll Fathers Lawrence Flynn and Ronald Saucci — so newer liturgical forms were used. No special structural changes were needed to accommodate the liturgy because the chapel was designed and built three years ago with an eye to the new liturgical regulations implemented by Vatican Council H. The altar is not against a wall, but is about two metres from the chapel's rear wall. In most of China, public Masses are normally offered by one celebrant facing the wall with his back to the congregation. The upper altar candlestands and tabernacle are made of wood and easily removable, while the altar itself is made of marble and stationary.
When the chapel was officially opened in 1987, a professor remarked that "when the government permits us to follow the universal liturgy, it will take only two minutes for the seminary chapel to be changed for the new liturty". The seminary at Sheshan is, according to many experts, the bestrun in China. Its staff includes three priests from outside mainland China: Father Zen and two Americans, Father Flynn and Jesuit Father Edward Malatesta. The Sheshan seminary now has more than 140 students. More than 30 churches in Shanghai diocese were filled to overflowing for Christmas Masses.
14 new priests for Mongolia BEUING: Fourteen young seminarians in north China's Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) autonomous region were ordained priests this past summer. The new priests were the first graduates of the region's Hohhot Seminary since its reopening in 1984. It was the largest priest ordination ever in the region's
Church history in terms of the number of ordinands, according to the report supplied by the Nei Mongol Catholic Patriotic Association. Vatican-appointed Bishop Francis Wang Xueming of Hohhot presided over the July 16 ceremony at the Hohhot Cathedral in the region's capital, which the report claimed was attended by more than 1000 Catholics.
Several, such as the parish church on Sheshan mountain, where the national shrine to the Blesed Mother and the seminary are located, put loudspeakers outside the churches to accommodate those who could not enter. The Christmas Midnight Mass at Xujiahui cathedral in Shanghai was filled to capacity (about 2000) and at least as many attended from outside. According to local Church sources, many "underground" Catholics refuse to enter church buildings run by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, but their desire for Mass leads them to attend from outside the church walls. On Christmas Day at Tailaiqiao, a fishing
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Rituals opposed
TOKYO: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan recently issued a letter to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu repeating a previous warning that the government should observe the separation of religion and state at enthronement rituals for the emperor in November. The more controversial Daijosai (Great Thanksgiving Festival), during which the newly enthroned emperor will engage in a foodoffering ritual to the sun goddess Amaterasu, is scheduled to follow on November 18. Protestant churches have begun a signature campaign opposing government involvement in what they say is a Shinto religious ceremony.
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Aussie aid for ...AS FOUR MILLION FACE DEATH BY STARVATION
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Grain, flour and high protein biscuits to the value of A$1,580,000 left Adelaide last Sunday for Port Sudan, from where the food will be roadtransported to famine victims in Northern Ethiopia. This food is part of a $3.8 million emergency aid package provided by the Australian Government to a Food Aid Working Group, for the victims of famine in Eritrea and Tigre. "Four million people are facing the prospect of death by starvation in these areas, and food supplies within Eritrea and Tigre are perilously low," said a spokesperson for a consortium of Australian overseas aid agencies today. "It is imperative, therefore, that food reach people in these areas as soon as possible, to avert the possibility of another disaster, such as was experienced in Ethiopia in 1984/85," the spokesperson said. The agencies involved in the Food Aid Working Group have all been working with the people of Ethiopia/Eritrea/ Tigre, and have been concerned by the probability of this famine since mid-1989. The Working Group is comprised of:
• Australian Catholic Relief, Victoria Square, Perth, which has opened a Horn of Africa Appeal for the relief and development of famine victims, has received approximately $130,000.
The food supplies being sent from Australia include 3,000 MT of wheat for Eritrea, 1,500 MT of wholemeal flour for Tigre and 55 MT of high protein biscuits for Tigre.
• Australian Council of Churches.
"This ship carries with it the best wishes of the Australian people, and hopefully will help to sustain the lives of many Ethiopians," said Mr Whiteley.
• Australian Freedom from Hunger Campaign. • Community Abroad.
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Director of Australian Catholic Relief, Mr Michael Whiteley, said "Since the last major famine in 1984/85, the people have faced drought and lived with civil war, and yet have continued to plant their crops and be involved in development projects to conserve their water and their soil.
These goods are part of a A$6.3 million emergency food aid and relief assistance package announced by the Federal Government in December, 1989.
"This last complete failure of crops in some areas is a terrible blow to a proud people.
"The Food Aid Working Group is especially pleased that this shipment is able to proceed quickly from Australia, as available food-supply stocks are very low within Eritrea and Tigre," said Mr Whiteley. "It is important that food supplies reach these areas as soon as possible.
"All the agencies involved in the Food Aid Working Group have been overwhelmed and heartened by the response of Australians to the news that the people of Ethiopia again need assistance to help them survive this crisis period."
"This Food Aid now leaving Australia is a token of the hopes of the Australian government and people, that the famine victims in Eritrea and Tigre will be able to survive this crisis and continue to build their lives and plan for their future."
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importance of open It is estimated that 4 Responsibility for the roads within this war- million people are in distribution of part of torn country is manifest. need of emergency food this package has been Of immediate need, are assistance throughout given to a Food Aid agreements between the 1990. Working Group, of suppliers of humanitarAustralian which ian aid and the govern- All in all, 631,500 Catholic Relief is a ment of Ethiopia, plus metric tonnes of food member. the rebel troops espe- supplies are required — cially in Tigre, to estab- cereals, sugar, milk Food for the rebel-held lish "corridors of tran- powder, cooking oil and areas in Eritrea and Tigre quility" through which high-protein biscuits. will have to be shipped trucks with food supplies into the country via Port can travel with ease to The Australian govern- Sudan. towns and communities ment has put together an where there is a lack of assistance package worth This in itself will cause A$6.3 million, which will a delay to the distribufood. include 8000 tonnes of tion of food, and place an There is a need for sustained food aid in wheat, 1500 tonnes of extra strain on the road Eritrea, Tigre and N flour and 55 tonnes of transport system from high-protein biscuits. Sudan into Ethiopia. Wollo.
Romero film in Perth soon Described by an El Salvadorean as "a gift of God whose witness moved a nation", the life — and death — of Archbishop Oscar Romero is the focus of a film soon to be released in Perth. Romero will have a special showing for Australian Catholic Relief on Monday, February 12 at the Piccadilly Theatre.
Sistine Chapel gears up for new record TWO MILLION VISITORS FORECAST
VATICAN CITY: Restrict visitors to the Sistine Chapel? This was the beat up story of Italian newspapers in late December and how wrong they were. It was news to Edith Cicerchia in charge of the Vatican museums that include the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican Museums' calendar hot off the press shows longer operating hours in April. May and June. The newspapers said that thousands of people moving through the chapel while restorers were working on Michelangelo's frescoes created harmful wind currents. "I don't know who made that up," Ms Cicerchia said. In 1989 there were some days when we had 19,000 visitors in five hours — that creates problems, not for the frescoes, but for everyone," Ms Cicerchia said.
Except for two weeks at Easter and in July, August and September, the museums were open 8.45 am — 1 pm. Monday through Saturday and the last Sunday of every month. The Faster and summer hours were extended to 4 pm. Staying open three additional hours, at a cost of about $4800 each day, doesn't lead to a proportional increase in the number of visitors, she said. But it does spread out the packs of tourists tramping through the 16th century buildings toward their primary goal — the chapel. In addition to people pushing less and being able to get a closer view of the paintings, sculptures, tapestries and thousands of other objects, lighter crowds lessen the risks of a tourist or a treasure being injured, she said. From her desk in a sparsely decorated office,
Differences put aside for sake of AIDS care NEW YORK: The archdiocese of New York will soon have one third of the beds available to AIDS patients in the state. Cardinal O'Connor and Governor Mario Cuomo buried their differences on morality and condom policy at the announcement of loans of $10.25 million for renovating two more buildings as residential care facilities. One of the buildings, which will accommodate 42 people, is in Harlem, and the other, to serve 16, is in Greenwich Village. Cuomo expressed gratitude to the cardinal and the archdiocese for "showing leadership" and working "assiduously" on behalf of AIDS patients. He said "they were the first" to move in the area of AIDS care and "were
there when no one else was there." While praising the archdiocese for its work and reporting that New York State was spending more per capita on AIDS than any other state, Cuomo stressed the enormity of the problem and said more federal aid would be required. He said 16,000 New Yorkers had already died of AIDS, and 200,000400,000 more were estimated to carry the infection. "I don't know of any problem the state faces that comes close in its capacity for frustrating public officials and citizens alike," the governor said. "It is a national problem, as big a national problem as you have. even more lethal than the drug problem."
will be more than 2 Ms Gicerchia can see a million for the first time television monitor that transmits a continuous and might be well over picture of the little that mark because of the square in front of the number of tourists Italy museum. That's where is expecting when it the tour buses disgorge hosts the 1990 World Cup soccer championtheir passengers. ships in the late spring. The monitor is an early The museums' secrewarning system. tary just wishes the When the situation tourists would give up inside the museums — one of their most annoywith their 4.5 miles of ing habits "they all arrive "linear display surface" at the same time 9.30 and — approached the overthey all leave at the same whelming, the tickettime." takers take 15 mintues The new calendar with off. its new schedule is "It gives us a little designed to take care of breathing space" she that by giving tourists an said. additional 138 hours of More than 1.9 million viewing time. people visited the museIn 1990 the extended ums in 1989, she said. It hours, 8.45am - 4pm will was a 6 per cent increase be in effect April 9-30 for over 1988. the Easter crowds, May The number does not 21-31 for the feast of the include the more than Assumption, which is an 63,000 people who Italian holiday as well as visited the Vatican's a holy day and June 1 special exhibit of Russian through Sept 28. icons, which opened in But the changes Ms mid-November. Cicerchia is most proud Ms Cicerchia is certain of are the installation of that in 1990 the number ramps, lifts and other
Dozen new
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VATICAN CITY: Pope John Paul celebrated the Epiphany by consecrating a dozen new bishops and marked the feast of the Baptism of the Lord with 43 baptisms. The pope said the nationalities of the new bishops — six Italians, two Poles, a Venezuelan, Tanzanian, Frenchman and Filipino — clearl y demonstrate the universality of the Church. Most of the bishops were ordained for diocesan work including one for Latin Catholics in Iran. Two are for the church's diplomatic service and Pierre Duprey, long serving secretary of the Church Unity secretariat was also made a bishop. Among the 43 infants baptised — 22 girls and 21 boys — were three sets of twins, and a set of quadruplets. Most of the children came from parishes in Rome.
The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Two million people are expected to visit it this year. amenities that make most of the exhibits accessible to all people. The blind are encouraged to have hands-on experience of the museums' sculptures. Behind her desk is a heavy gray plaque — the 1989 Helios Award — from the European Community honouring the museums' efforts. Financing the changes was made possible by a gift from George Doty of New York, she said. The current phase is the installation of an elevator connecting the two levels
of museums' the galleries. As for "Harmful winds" and other problems caused by tourists moving through the Sistine Chapel: special dust — and dirt-catching carpets have been installed at the entrance to the chapel. and a climate-control system that will reduce air-born dust is being designed. The worst day for a ttendance in 1989 proved it. When Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife were scheduled
to visit the chapel after meeting Pope John Paul II Dec 1, the chapel had to be closed to the public for security reasons. Only 629 people walked past notices that the chapel was closed and paid the roughly $6.25 admission price that day. The next day's attendance 4,627, was much closer to the daily winter average. Dec 1 was "a disaster", she said, and not even the Gorbachevs saw Michelangelo's famous fescoes — the meeting with the pope went on too long.
Communion row priest removed
CINCINNATI: Archbishop Pilarczyk has removed a 73-year-old pastor who refused to give communion to a parishioner who defied the dress code imposed on the parish by the priest. The archbishop said he acted in accord with Canon 1740 which states: "When the ministry of any pastor has become detrimental or at least ineffective for any reason, even through no grave fault of his own he can be removed from the parish by the diocesan bishop." Archbishop Pilarczyk said the removal of Father Griese is not intended as a penalty but "reflects a judgement on my part that he is no
longer able to tultil the office of pastor." He is still a priest in good standing and entitled to retirement benefits. The flap arose last August over the dress code the priest enforced, under which shorts, miniskirts, halters, tank tops and other clothing Father Griese considered immodest were banned. The priest twice denied Communion to a man who wore shorts to Mass in protest. After the archbishop told him to ease enforcement of the dress code, Father Griese criticised Archbishop Pilarczyk from the pulpit.
Reprieve for 20 parishes Cardinal DETROIT: Szoka has closed five more city parishes after they failed a oft-year trial period to meet archdiocesan norms for variability. Since September 1988. 35 parishes have been closed. Twenty remain-
ing parishes of the 55 originally slated to close have been given a reprieve and will be monitored. The task force handling the closures cited declining parish membership, ageing buildings and
inadequate finances. The 20 allowed to Many of the parishes remain are reported to are in areas that were have cumulatively once heavily Catholic but trained 234 parishioners are now predominantly non-Catholic because of in urban evangelisation massive migration to the and increased registered suburbs by ethnic parish membership by over 1650. groups.
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Time Counting it is
Time before endtime By Dolores Leckey A man I regard as holy said that each morning he makes a list of tasks to be accomplished that day. It always begins as a long, long list. He ponders the list, asks the Holy Spirit for guidance — and cancels half the items! His final choices reflect the priorities for use of the time given him that particular day. The most frequent comment you hear about time — a cry, really — is that there isn't enough of it. People often feel rushed and harried. For them, time stands as an enemy,
usually based on religious events Time does not exist by itself apart from human beings, said Lucretius, a Roman poet and philosopher, in 58 BC. We measure time in its passing, said St Augustine, a great fourthcentury theulogian and Church father. "Time is a human invention," said two theologians interviewed for this article, agreeing with what many thinkers have said over the centuries. Human beings use time to "try to get a handle on life", said Theodore Hengesbach, an administrator and teacher at Indiana University at South Bend. It is "our attempt to make sense out of life by cutting it into manageable chunks". For Neil Parent, time "is our way of measuring the process by which we see life unfold". It allows people to speak of the past and the present and the future. It is a way to codify events and to preserve their meaning. The starting point people use for counting time has varied over the centuries and often is based on a religious event. Moslems count time from Mohammed's journey to Medina in 622 AD, Hengesbach noted. Christians, of course, count time from the beginning of Jesus' life on earth. Accordingly, the Christian year 1989 corresponds to the Moslem year 1367. People's approach to time varies widely too. The importance Hindus and Buddhists attach to time is different from that of Christians. Hindus and Buddhists have a cyclical view of life in which "the important thing is that life continues", now in one form, now in another, Hengesbach said. It is not very important to them that this particular person lives at this precise historical moment. A Zen Buddhist tries to concentrate on the present moment. "The past is over and lone with, the future doesn't exist, the only thing that exists is the now," Hengesbach said. An important Buddhist symbol is the begging bowl, he added. A
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By Katharine Bird Buddhist monks beg each day for their food and when someone drops something into the bowl, the giver says, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to give to you." The begging bowl reminds Buddhists that the correct attitude to life and time is one of openness, Hengesbach said. It warns them that the idea that anyone can use time to grasp life and control it as they want "is a fiction". For many people, time is a mystery. After spending considerable time and energy puzzling over time and writing about it in his autobiography, "The Confessions", St Augustine admitted: "I still do not know what time is." For Parent, one mystery about time is the way it is allocated. Some people are given only a few hours of life; others live close to a century. The Bible, especially the Old Testament, clearly considers it a blessing to "have lots of time", Parent noted. The Old Testament talks of living to see "your children's children". Noting somewhat tongue in cheek that he
"feels fortunate I didn't die in my 30s", Parent added that he appreciates having "more time to work on my inner life", to work out what he needs to do to become a more faithful, more loving Christian. Length of years is something people hope for — and in the United States work hard for through diet and exercise. On the other hand, time remains a paradox for Christians, Parent said. He suggested thinking of how Christianity might have developed if Jesus had died at the age of 92 among his family and friends. Instead, Jesus died at 33 in a most dramatic and tragic way, giving us the cross as a symbol for Christianity. The cross gives Christians a basic approach to time. It says, most graphically, that merely conserving life is not suffi dent for Christians. The cross invites Christians "to expend themselves to give life and nourishment" to others, Parent said. Jesus' example is also a reminder that on occasion people may find their lives cut short, Parent said, and that even the briefest life has great significance in God's view.
A busy man went to a Zen monk to learn wisdom. The monk poured the man a cup of tea. But he did not stop when the cup was full. He kept pouring while the tea spilled onto the table. "What are you doing?" cried the man. "Can't you see the cup is full?" "And how about you?" asked the monk. "You come here filled with ideas and opinions and yet want me to offer you wisdom. Where am I going to pour this wisdom when your cup is already filled?" How many of us feel that our cup is not only
Scripture's wisdom reminds us that every activity under heaven has its time. The book of Ecclesiastes' list begins with a fundamental framework: "There is a time to be born and a time to die." Within those boundaries are activities that balance one another: times for planting and uprooting, for weeping and laughing, seeking and losing, tearing and mending, silence and speech, war and peace. Time enfolds one's life. If there is a time for every activity, it nonetheless makes a difference what structures people give to time.
A wise spiritual director told me a long time ago that without some elastic structures to help shape the inner life it could become formless. Time would then be like a conveyor belt rather than a framework. That's well and good for monks and nuns, you may be thinking. But what about the laity? The monastic approach to the time in a day provides a structure for monks and nuns to realise their reason for being in the monastery. It includes time for corporate prayer, manual work, meals, spiritual ministry and quiet contemplation. Without this organisation of the day's hours —
this "horaria" — the an approach to the hours Since each of us is pressures of modern of the day. What might unique, our daily strucliving could overwhelm that look like? tures probably will look the monastic purposes. Perhaps it would different. Most of us try to include 15 minutes of But each person's strucschedule time for things quiet, early morning surely will be a ture that really matter to us. meditation during one's of the graces of bearer morning walk, or the We arrange in some individual lives, a our way to be with those we morning commute, or in preparation for that love. We have dinner a favourite easy chair. movement into a new together, go on vacation, Noonday Eucharist, endtime where time does telephone, write a letter, available in so many city not exist. where "mv plan a gift. churches, could nourish house is now at rest", as St John of the Cross put These uses of time the inner person. speak of our love. And This laity "horaria" also it. while expressions of love might include a few The poet Jessica Powers for one another are minutes of nighttime speaks of this endtime: indicators of our love for reflection on the day's "The house must first of God, perhaps we need to graces. all accept the night. pay some attention to the A few deep breaths to "Let it erase the walls unseen, hidden dimen- help a person relax into and their display, sions of love as well. the night with an expres"impoverish the rooms Ordinary Christians, sion of gratitude for all till they are filled living amid worldly cares that has transpired can "with humble silences; and responsibilities, mark the "endtime" of let clocks be stilled might profit from a laity the day, as one eases into "and all the selfish "horaria" that establishes the ceaseless care of God. urgencies of day."
Biblical view of time ,
Many people feel pressured by time today. Time has become something f s to conquer through efficient planning, Monica Clark writes. A little voice from the past warns us not to "w e" time.
overflowing, but stained with all the activities and responsibilities of life? We worry about finding time to do all the things we are supposed to accomplish.
We take time management courses. We schedule into our appointment calendars "quality time" with our children. We hear ourselves saying over and over again, "I'd like to do that, but I just don't have the time." Time has become something to conquer through efficient planning. A little voice from our past reminds us not to waste time. We recall the proverb learned in elementary school: "The idle mind is the devil's workshop." But what about the
lesson from the monk? How can we learn wisdom when we are so busy?
It's hard to slow down and be quiet. Our minds are racing with ideas, opinions and the all important "to do- list. How do we empty ourselves so we can "be still and know that I am your God"? A colleague of mine. who is a single parent, now awakens 15 minutes earlier than she used to just to enjoy the silence of dawn. A business associate has resisted buying a car phone, telling me he doesn't listen to the radio or play music tapes during the office commute. I've discovered the
calming effect of walking alone in the park.
In whatever ways we carve out, the important thing is that we let our minds and hearts run free — that we "waste", time. It can be scary. If we "waste" time we might hear our inner voice attending to a forgotten memory of a fractured relationship. We might plunge into the soul of an experience and relive its joy. A powerful insight might burst forth. Latent creativity might begin demanding notice. God might speak. The art of wasting time is in pacing ourselves from within, of letting go of the hope of conquering time. Since our work
will never be finish might benefit from times doing nothing. WhenI was in coil a theology professor to urge us to "live in moment". At 20. I thought meant filling e Y second with some 01ductive activity. More than two decals later. I'm beginning' learn otherwise. One of those I'm 141ing from is a neighbo r whom I observe in weekends sitting on patio. her hands fol her lap. She often sits that CY for an hour or more. ' gentle sway of her rod 'r yisOle the only movement. "Ihave to take timel,st to be," she says5 hadto
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fill myself up again." Taking time "to be" is a freeing experience. With deadlines and projects set aside, energy can be restored and the spirit nurtured. The abilities to forgive, to listen and to love can be renewed. I wonder what would happen in our culture if every family valued wasting time, be it a quiet night of conversation at home away from television and video games, or a spontaneous bike trip.
It is impossible to imagine a time when there was no time. lu have what we (all time, there has to be some way to measure successive moments. Before creation there was nothing to measure anything — no sun to mark the years, no moon to mark the months, no light and dark to mark the days. Time began with creation. "Then evening came and morning followed — the rust day" (Genesis 1:5).
History had meaning, it was going somewhere. That somewhere was God's ultimate victory over evil. For Israel, God was involved in time, in history.
When some people at Thessalonica in Greece goi carried away with enthusiasm for the Second Coming of Jesus and just dropped every-
You know what time pressure is. You know exactly what it feels like — the stress you can experience when you need one more hour in the day, the frustration that comes from haying no more time to allot to anything. The reality is that as people map out their plans for the coming day or week, they often find they have trouble fitting everything in. Usually, something has to give, Furthermore, as a
day or a week unfolds, people tend to feel either that time is rushing by too quickly or that each and every task they must perform is taking too much time. And do people like it when time presses in on them this way? No! No wonder that in the history of human thought, some philosophers viewed time as an unfortunate reality of the human condition. They concluded that for them the world of time and space lacked
meaning. It was a drag on the human spirit. Christianity, however, is rooted in a quite different view of time. In the JudeoChristian heritage, the time-and-space arena in which the events of daily life unfold constitutes a w onderful opportunity. This world is a good creation of God. Here, through their work and love, people carry on God's creative endeavours. But it is hard for most people to feel all
the time that this is what they are doing: carrying on God's creative work. The Christian view of time, therefore, poses an ongoing challenge For Christians themselves are prone to viewing time as a trap — or a trick! They have the same trouble everyone else has setting schedules for the day and sticking to them. And too often costly c omplications develop during the day, unnerving interruptions occur and
some plans just don't work out. Then plans have to be made again. Did someone say that time constitutes an opportunity? An opportunity for what? For spiritual growth? For fulfilment? It is all too easy to experience a little attitudinal slippage in this department, to feel that the pressures of time are not leading toward God but away from God. It is easy to feel, on occasion, that the time given to work, to
participation in civic activities, even to family, is time away from God. At such limas Christians often benefit from the support other Christians and the entire Christian community give them in recalling that life in this world of time and space is indeed worth living. The Christian view of time is special. For Christians, time is an often perplexing but nonetheless highly promising reality of life.
For all the clockwatchers in our midst, time is the topic of this week's CNS Religious Education Package. Theologian Theodore Hengesbach and religious educator Neil Parent tell Katharine Bird
that time is a human invention. It allows people to make sense of their lives and to codify events. they say.
lish all they have to do, especially in the spiritual realm. For them, Dolores Lackey has a few suggestions. A framework is necessary, she writes, if the spiritual life is ever to take form.
Many people find it hard to slow down long enough to let God speak to them in the silent places in their lives, says Monica Clark. She adds that learning to "waste" time can be a way to restore energy and to
nourish the ability to forgive, to listen and to love.
around them.
Biblical people had a concept of time different from that of other ancient peoples. In the nations around them, time was thought of as an endless series of recurring cycles, with events going nowhere really. But in Israel time was not a circle but a line, a succession of events moving toward a Godintended purpose.
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Consequently time, like all creation, was a precious gift to use wisely. Idleness was considered a shameful waste of valuable time, with dire consequences: "laziness plunges a man into deep sleep and the sluggard must go hungry" (Proverbs 19:15).
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I think we would hear more laughter. There just might be fewer stressinduced illnesses. The happiness quotient would probably increase. And the Lord God might find more empty cups ready to be filled. .•=s
Moreover, God was involved in "their" history; within that history he was working out his purpose for the universe.
thing to wait for it, they inherited. got this warning: Hence the importance "We hear that some are in their thinking of the conducting themselves kingdom, the rule of God among you in a disor- over the universe. derly way, by not keepAfter Jesus' victory over ing busy but minding the death in the resurrection, business of others. Such hopes for his return and people we instruct and the definitive establishurge in the Lord Jesus ment of the kingdom Christ to work quietly often grew feverish. Paul and to eat their own lived with this expectafood" (2 Thessalonians tion. It coloured a great 3:11-12). deal of his advice. The longing for God's He put it succinctly: "I ultimate victory over all tell you, brother, the time evil had become a dom- is running out . . . For inant feature in Jewish the world in its present thought — a way of form is passing away" (1 looking upon the mean- Corinthians 7:29,31). ing of time. But with the passage of It was an outlook that time, the expectation of Jesus and his followers the Second Coming lost
By Father John Castelot
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Many people complain that they do not have enough time to accomp-
its urgency. Many people began to lose hope. So the author of Second
Peter (3:3-4, 8-9) insisted
on the truth against "scoffers . . . living according to their own desires and saving, 'Where is the promise of his coming?" There is a fact that should not be ignored, the author added. "With the Lord one day is like a thousand 'ears. . . The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard 'delay', but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."
The Israelites saw time as a succession of events Father John C,astelot moving toward an end. tells how different the not as an endless cycle of concept of time among events going nowhere. the Israelites was from writes the Scripture that of the people living scholar. The Record, January 18, 1990
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The care of the planet __POPE'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE
The ecological crisis is a moral issue, Pope John Paul II insists in his message for World Peace Day, entitled "Peace with God the Creator: Peace with All of Creation". He expresses the hope that even those who do not share the same beliefs will find in his words "a common ground for reflection and action". A slightly abbreviated text follows. Made in the image and decay, it has now ing" is also shared by In the Book of Genesis, where we find likeness of God, Adam received new life while those who do not profess first self - and Eve were to have "we wait for new heav- our faith in God. God's revelation to humanity, exercised their dominion ens and a new earth in Indeed, the increasing there is a recurring over the earth with which righteousness devastation of the world dwells". refrain: "And God saw wisdom and love. of nature is apparent to that it was good." Instead, they destroyed Thus, the Father "has all. After creating the heav- the existing harmony by made known to us in all It results from the going wisdom and insight the behaviour of people who ens, the sea, the earth and deliberately all it contains, God against the Creator's mystery . . . which he set show a callous disregard created man and woman. plan, that is, by choosing forth in Christ as a plan for the hidden, yet At this point the refrain to sin. for the fullness of time, to perceivable requirechanges markedly: "And This resulted not only unite all things in him, all ments of the order and God saw everything that in man's alienation from things in heaven and harmony which govern he had made, and himself, in death and things on earth" (Eph. nature itself. behold, it was very good." fratricide, but also in the 1:9-10). People are asking anx"rebellion" God entrusted the earth's These biblical consider- iously if it is still possible whole of creation to the against him. ations help us to under- to remedy the damage man and woman, and All of creation became stand better the relation- which has been done. only then as we read, subject to futility, waiting ship between human Clearly, an adequate could he rest "from all his in a mysterious way to be activity and the whole of solution cannot be found work". set free and to obtain a creation. Adam and Eve's call to glorious liberty together When man turns his merely in a better manshare in the unfolding of with all the children of back on the Creator's agement or a more God's plan of creation God. plan, he provokes a rational use of the earth's brought into play those disorder which has inev- resources, important as Christians believe that itable repercussions on these may be. abilities and gifts which distinguish the human the death and resurrec- the rest of the created Rather, we must go to being from all other tion of Christ accomp- order. the source of the problem lished the work of reconcreatures. If man is not at peace and face in its entirety At the same time, their ciling humanity to the with God, then earth that profound moral call established a fixed Father . . . Creation was itself cannot be at crisis of which the relationship between thus made new. peace. . . destruction of the envirmankind and the rest of Once subjected to the The profound sense onment is only one creation. bondage of sin and that the earth is "suffer- troubling aspect.
What can we see of the world from a balloon?
The ecological crisis: A moral problem
Certain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and technology. Many recent discoveries have brought undeniable benefits to humanity. Indeed, they demonstrate the nobility of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action in the world. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the application of these discoveries in the fields of industry and agriculture have pro-
duced harmful longterm effects. This has led to the painful realisation that we cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem w ithout paying due attention both to the consequences of such interference in other areas and to the wellbeing of future generations. The gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related "greenhouse effect" have now reached crisis proportions as a consequence of industrial growth, massive urban concentrations and vastly increased energy needs. Industrial waste, the
burning of fossil fuels, unrestricted deforestation, the use of certain types of herbicides, coolants and propellants: all of these are known to harm the atmosphere and environment. The resulting meteorological and atmospheric changes range from damage to health to the possible future submersion of low-lying lands. While in some cases the damage already done may well be irreversible, in many other cases it can still be halted. It is necessary, however, that the entire human community — individuals, states and interna-
tional bodies — take seriously the responsibility that is theirs. The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution. Often, the interests of production prevail over concern for the dignity of workers, while economic interests take priority over the good of individuals and even entire peoples. In these cases, pollution or environmental destruction is the result of an unnatural and reductionist vision which at
times leads to a genuine contempt for man. On another level, delicate ecological balances are upset by the uncontrolled destruction of animal and plant life or by a reckless exploitation of natural resources. It should be pointed out that all of this, even if carried out in the name of progress and wellbeing, is ultimately to mankind's disadvantage. Finally, we can only look with deep concern at the enormous possibilities of biological research. We are not yet in a position to assess the biological disturbance that could result from
In search of a solution. Theology, philosophy and science all speak of a harmonious universe, of a "cosmos" endowed with its own integrity, its own internal, dynamic balance.
This order must be respected. The human race is called to explore this order, to examine it with due care and to make use of it while safeguarding its integrity. On the other hand, the earth is ultimately a
common heritage, the fruits of which are for the benefit of all. It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest level of subsistence.
Today, the dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching
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us the extent to which greed and selfishness — both individual and collective — are contrary to the order of creation, an order which is characterised by mutual interdependence. The concepts of an ordered universe and a common heritage both point to the necessity of a more internationally co-ordinated approach to the management of the earth's goods. In many cases the
indiscriminate genetis. manipulation and from the unscrupulous development of new forms of plant and animal life, to say nothing of unacceptable experimentation regarding the origins of human life itself. It is evident to all that in any area as delicate as this, indifference to fundamental ethical norms, or their rejection, would lead mankind to the very threshold of self destruction. Respect for life, and above all for the dignity of the human person, is the ultimate guiding norm for any sound economic, industrial or scientific progress.
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effects of ecological problems transcend the borders of individual states; hence their solution cannot be found solely on the national level.
Recently there have been some promising steps towards such international action, yet the existing mechanisms and bodies are clearly not adequate for the development of a comprehensive plan of action.
Political obstacles, forms of exaggerated nationalism and economic interests — to mention only a few factors — impede international co-operation and long-term effective action.
The need for joint action on the international level does not lessen the responsibility of each individual state. Not only should each state joint with others in
implementing internationally accepted standards, but it should also make or facilitate necessary socio-economic adjustments within its own borders, giving special attention to the most vulnerable sectors of society.
The state should also actively endeavour within its own territory to prevent destruction of the atmosphere and biosphere, by carefully
monitoring, among other things, the impact of new technological or scientific advances. The state also has the responsibility of ensuring that its citizens are not exposed to dangerous pollutants or toxic wastes. The right to a safe environment is ever more insistently presented today as a right that must be included in an updated Charter of Human Rights.
Ecological crisis: A common responsibility
The urgent need for a new solidarity The ecological crisis r eveals the urgent moral need for a new solidarity, especially in relations between the developing nations and those that are highly industrialised. States must increasingly share responsibility, in complementary ways, for the promotion of a natural and social environment that is both peaceful and healthy. The newly industrialised states cannot, for example, be asked to apply restrictive environmental standards to their emerging industries unless the industrialised states first apply them within their own boundaries. At the same time, countries in the process of industrialisation are not morally free to repeat the errors made in the past by others, and recklessly continue to damage the environment through industrial pollutants, radical deforestation or unlimited exploitation of non-renewable resources. In this context, there is urgent need to find a solution to the treatment and disposal of toxic wastes. No plan or organisation, however, will be able to effect the necessary changes unless world leaders are truly convinced of the absolute need for this new solidarity, which is demanded of them by the ecological crisis and which is essential for peace. This need presents new opportunities for strengthening co-operative and peaceful relations among states. It must also be said that the proper ecological balance will not be found without directly addressing the structural forms of poverty that exist throughout the world. Rural poverty and unjust land distribution in many countries, for example, have led to subsistence farming and to the exhaustion of the soil. Once their land yields no more, many farmers
move on to clear new which in turn create land, thus accelerating situations of extreme uncontrolled deforesta- social unrest, with tion, or they settle in further negative conseurban centres which lack quences the for the infrastructure to environment. receive them. Modern society will find no solution to the Likewise, some heavily problem indebted countries are ecological unless it takes a serious destroying their natural heritage, at the price of look at its lifestyle. irreparable ecological In many parts of the imbalances, in order to world society is given to develop new products for instant gratification and while consumerism export. remaining indifferent to In the face of such the damage which these situations it would be cause . . . wrong to assign responsiSimplicity, moderation bility to the poor alone and discipline, as well as for the negative environ- a spirit of sacrifice, must mental consequences of become a part of everytheir actions. day life, lest all suffer the Rather, the poor, to negative consequences of whom the earth is the careless habits of a entrusted no less than to few. others, must be enabled An education in ecological responsibility is of their to find a way out urgent: responsibility for poverty. oneself, for others, and This will require a for the earth. courageous reform of This education cannot structures, as well as new be rooted in mere sentiways of relating among ment or empty wishes. peoples and states. Its purpose cannot be But there is another ideological or political. menace dangerous It must not be based on which threatens us, a rejection of the modern namely war. world or a vague desire to Unfortunately, modern return to some "paradise science already has the lost". capacity to change the Instead, a true educaenvironment for hostile tion in responsibility purposes. entails a genuine converAlterations of this kind sion in ways of thought over the long term could and behaviour. Churches and religious have unforeseeable and nonstill more serious bodies, governmental and consequences. governmental organisaDespite the internaindeed all tional agreements which tions, prohibit chemical, bacte- members of society, have riological and biological a precise role to play in warfare, the fact is that such education. The first educator, howlaboratory research continues to develop new ever, is the family, where offensive weapons capa- the child learns to ble of altering the bal- respect his neighbour and to love nature. ance of nature. Finally, the aesthetic Today, any form of war of creation cannot value would on a global scale overlooked. be ecoincalculable to lead Our very contact with logical damage. has a deep restornature But even local or contemplapower; ative regional wars, however magnificence of its tion limited, not only destroy peace and human life and social imparts erenity. s structures, but also damThe Bible speaks again age the land, ruining again of the goodand as vegetation and crops well as poisoning the soil ness and beauty of creation, which is called and water. to glorify God. The survivors of war are More difficult perhaps, forced to begin a new life in very difficult environ- but no less profound, is conditions, the contemplation of the mental
works of human ingenuity. Even cities can have a beauty all of their own, one that ought to motivate people to care for their surroundings. Good urban planning is an important part of environmental protection, and respect for the natural contours of the land is an indispensable prerequisite for ecologically sound development. The relationship between a good aesthetic education and the maintenance of a healthy environment cannot be overlooked.
Today the ecological crisis has assumed such proportions as to be the responsibility of everyone . . . When the ecological crisis is set within the broader context of the search for peace within society, we can understand better the importance of giving attention to what the earth and its atmosphere are telling us: namely, that there is an order in the universe which must be respected, and that the human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the wellbeing of future generations. I wish to repeat that the ecological crisis is a moral issue. Even men and women without any particular religious conviction, but with an acute sense of their responsibilities for the common good, recognise their obligation to contribute to the restoration of a healthy environment. All the more should men and women who believe in God the Creator, and who are thus
convinced that there is a well-defined unity and order in the world, feel (Ailed to address the problem. Christians, in particular, realise that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith. As a result, they are conscious of a vast field of ecumenical and interreligious co-operation opening up before them. Finally, I should like to address directly my brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church, in order to remind them of their serious obligation to care for all of creation. The commitment of believers to a healthy environment for everyone stems directly from their belief in God the Creator, from their recognition of the effects of original and personal sin, and from the certainty of having been redeemed by Christ. Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person extends also to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God. In 1979 I proclaimed St
Francis of Assisi as the heavenly patron of those who promote ecology. He offers Christians an example of genuine and deep respect for the integrity of creation. As a friend of the poor who was loved by God's creatures, St Francis invited all of creation — animals, plants, natural forces, even brother sun and sister moon — to give honour and praise to the Lord. The poor man of Assisi gives us striking witness that when we are at peace with God we are better able to devote ourselves to building up that peace with all creation which is inseparable from peace among all peoples. It is my hope that the inspiration of St Francis will help us to keep ever alive a sense of -fraternity" with all those good and beautiful things which Almighty God has created. And may he remind us of our serious obligation to respect and watch over them with care, in light of that greater and higher fraternity that exists within the human family.
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THANKS 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. In all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you, in spite of material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. Thank you St Jude, and holy martyrs of El Salvador, for favours granted. Thanks to Our Lady through the Holy Rosary, and to the Sacred Heart. K. & C. Thank you St Jude's Novena. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us; St Jude worker of miracles pray for us; St Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day for nine days. By the 8th day your prayers will be answered. It has never been known to fail. P ublication must be promised. M.F. Thank you St Jude
0 Holy St Jude Apostle and martyr, great in virtue, rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke you as special patron in time of need to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg you to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me now in my present and urgent need and grant my earnest petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St Jude pray for all who invoke your aid. This novena has never been known to fail. M F Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may your name be praised and glorified throughout the world now and forever. Many thanks for favours granted. W.D.B. Novena to the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, you who save all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You gave me the Holy Spirit you who solve divine gift to forgive and all problems, light all forget all evil against me roads so that I can attain and that in all instances in my goal. You gave me the my life you are with me. divine gift to forgive and I want in this short prayer forget all evil against me. to thank you for all the I want in this short prayer things as you confirm to thank you for all things once again that I never as I confirm once again want to be separated from that I never want to be you even in spite of all separated from you ever, material illusions I wish to in spite of all material be with you in eternal illusions, I wish to be with glory. Thank you for your you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy mercy. LS. towards me and mine. My Thank you for the loving grateful thanks to the care. Pray nine Hail Malys Holy Spirit the Sacred in honour of Our Lady Heart of Jesus, and St Claire for nine days and St Jude Our Lady with candle burning. On granted V.W. for favours the ninth day let candle burn out. Publicise this Grateful thanks to Our Lady of Good Studies and prayer. F.P. li Infant Jesus for my Thank you St Clare. Say daughter's success in the nine Hail Marys daily. TEE. M G C light candle let it burn to Ask St for three end on ninth day. Also favours. Clare Say nine thanks to the Infant Jesus Marys for nine Hail days and St Anthony. From whether you have faith or M.D.G. not. Pray with candle lit Grateful thanks for disap- each day, on the ninth day pearance of symptoms bum to end. Publish Indicating hole in the immediately. Gracie heart of grand daughter. My grateful thanks to Most Sacred Heart of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may your name be Jesus and Blessed Virgin praised and glorified Mary for answering my throughout the world prayers on behalf of my now and forever. D.M. _ daughter. Stanley. 12 The Record, January 18, 1990
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She's already cheated death once and temporary sanctuary in St Jude's Church, Lynwood, has not guaranteed her reprieve. Her future at Belvedaire Way in Lynwood still hangs in the balance. Just one more complaint from neighbours and she'll be gone, warned the Canning Council not long ago. The council has already fined the owners Mr and Mrs Gary Rodrigues for allowing the dog to roam the area unattended. After being penalised the owners decided to put the dog down. They sent Lex (as she is more affectionately called) to the nearby vet, paid the cost of putting her down and drove away. That was just before mid-day. The owners were naturally upset and it was not after three painful hours in silent remorse that they decided to give the dog another chance. Was it too late? Had the dog met its fate by then?
Unfailing prayer to St Anthony. "Blessed be God in His Angels and His Saints." 0 Holy St Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought. I implore of you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the Saint of Miracles. 0 gentle and loving St Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Pater, Ave The Rodrigueses and Gloria. Thank you St Anthony for your con- decided to find out. They tinued help and support. phoned the vet. FortuR.L. nately he had a busy day and hadn't put the dog Ask Saint Clare for three favours, one business, two down yet. He had impossible. Say nine Hail intended to do so in an Marys with faith or not. hour or so when he Pray with a candle lit, and closed shop for the day. let it burn to the end on They instructed the vet the ninth day. Publicise both these prayers. Thank you most Holy Spirit and St Clare. A J P.
Trip down memory lane . . . little Lex with Mr Rodrigues (on the organ) at St Jude's Church, Lynwood. not to do so and made a mercy dash back to his office and reclaimed their dog who seemed oblivious to the fact that death was oh, so close. reconciliation The brought tears of joy to the Rodrigueses. Lex was found abandoned in St Jude's church in Lynwood about a year ago. Mr Rodrigues. who is an acolyte, had gone to church to practise on the
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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 of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things 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 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. A.J.P. Ask St Clare for three favours. Say nine Hail Marys for nine days whether you have faith or not. Pray with candle lit each day, on the ninth day burn to end. Publish immediately. Gilbert.
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Christmas challenge from John O'KEEFE, Laverton Sir, Why does the press go to bishops for statements about Christmas? According to the Christmas stories, it was not the religious leaders who were important on that first Christmas night, but a newborn baby. It was that newborn baby who proclaimed the Good News of God, Good News that was heard by the poor, the shepherds, and by the wise and wealthy, represented by the wise men. That baby was poor, living in a smelly and messy and noisy environment, clothed in rags, totally defenceless, help-
less and dependent, unwanted by those better off, but still a symbol of peace and innocence and hope. One in need of the love that helps human beings grow to maturity. It was a scene of real poverty. That was what the shepherds saw; in that was the message God had for us human beings. It was a message that the divinity of God is in each and every baby; it is a message that the divinity of God is in each one of us too. Christmas is a time for us to recognise that fact, and celebrate it. Then we might be able to live ill The Christmas story challenges us to be
Christs, and to be Christs we need to imitate the newborn baby — to be poor as Jesus was poor, in exactly the same way, without attachment to things, letting ourselves be vulnerable, while at the same time proclaiming by our lives innocence and hope and peace. Then, we might provoke others to cry out in joy "Glory to God in highest heaven-. If we really want the true message of Christmas, we would do well to really look at a newborn baby, and deeply listen to what God is telling us in that baby. "Unless you become like little children . It would be
much more instructive than listening to bishops Editor's note: The Record's sorry about upsetting correspondent O'Keefe so. We have always felt a touch guilty badgering the bishops to meet our December deadline with a few thoughts at a time when they seemed far too busy with other things . . . Next December therefore, if we are positively inundated with an abundance of perceptive insights by others into the meaning of Christmas, the bishops may be relieved to be told to join the queue and take their chance on appearing in print. •••
TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson
Marffie), we'll always be thinking of you Thousands of Catholic young people, including 45 fulltime youth workers, have passed through the Catholic Youth Offices in Claverton Street North Perth since 1983, when Mrs Marj Downie took up the reins as secretary to the then youth Fr John c haplain Jegorow.
This week, as she retired from fulltime duties after six and a half years on the job, Marj reflected on an exciting era which has seen six Catholic Youth Councils, two State youth conferences and the establishment of the youth formation centre at Eagle's Nest in Gidgegannup. A further highlight for
Mari was the first National Antioch Convention in Sydney in 1985 when, in addition to hearing inspiring talks given by young people from all over Australia, she organised a week of sightseeing for the WA contingent. "But the thing I have enjoyed most is simply getting to know young people, the real person behind the exterior," she said this week. After the death of husband I s in August 1982, Marj decided to find some interest outside the home. Marj reflected that the job turned out to be more than she expected when she began in June 1983! A parishioner of Nedlands parish, she heard that youth chaplain Fr John Jegorow was looking for a new secretary to Dorothy replace Arbuckle and, before her, Sheila Mazzella, at the youth offices.
Mari Downie, who retired last week after six and a half years at the Youth Office in North Perth.
After consulting her five children, Marj decided to offer what secretarial skills she had to help Fr Jegorow and was delighted when he accepted immediately. As Fr John explained
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different aspects of the job to her, Marj says she remembers wondering: "How will I remember everything?" As hundreds of young people now know, Mari not only mastered the role of chaplain's secretary but also became secretary to six successive Catholic Youth Councils and "mum" to the youth scene in Perth! Many parents also benefited from Marj's presence in the youth offices, because often she has counselled and calmed anxious parents of troubled or exuberant young people. In fact Mari said this week she was pleased that the new secretary, Mrs Margaret Pavlinovich, was also a parent of teenagers. "Ns a mother, you are more familiar with young people's way of life," she said. "When worried parents phoned up I could be reassuring because of my own family experience." In dealing with young people themselves, Mari said that patience was an indispensable virtue. "My natural ability to be patient has been tested over the years," she said
On retreat at Star of the Sea, Miami, in 1986 were Val Slater, youth chaplain Father John Jegorow and Mari Downie, the chaplain's secretary. with a wry smile. "I had to learn to let it grow. "This is very important with young people. It allows their natural personality to come to you rather than your personality be overbearing. "Some young people can be very abrasive and dominating at first, until they realise you are not a threat to them. "Then they gradually relax that exterior, and the gentler. better side of their nature comes through. "Charity and discretion are also vital virtues in this job," she said. While she will continue one day a week at the youth office, Mad says she now will be able to devote more time to her home and garden, as well as undertake the Maranatha course.
Mari is also secretary to the Austellarians, widows of the Knights of the Southern Cross. Retirement also means more time for the family, and Marj says she already has been booked to collect granddaughter
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Story and books
by Colleen McGuiness-Howard
Judith & the Assyrians Long, long ago a wicked king wanted to rule the world. His name was Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyrians. This king ordered his chief general, Holofernes, to lead his army against any nation refusing to obey him. Nations fell before Holofernes and his army, one after the other. When the Israelites in Judea heard what Holofernes was doing, they were terrified. They fortified their villages and prepared for war. They prayed and did penance. Soon Holofernes surrounded the Judean mountain town, Bethulia. The shrewd general captured and guarded the town's single source of water. After 34 days people began to die of thirst. They begged the city rulers to surrender.
The rulers agreed to do so in five days if no help arrived. When Judith, a widow, heard of the decision, she invited the city rulers to her home. "Who are you to put God to the test?" she challenged them.
"The Lord cannot be forced. We need to put our trust completely in the Lord." "I will do something," Judith told them. "Let me and my maid leave the city tonight. Don't ask me what I plan to do."
The city rulers agreed. Judith prayed to God. "Lord, you are the God of the lowly, the helper of the oppressed, the protector of the forsaken, the saviour of those without hope. Hear me also. Crush our enemy's pride by the hand of a woman." Then she put on her finest clothes and precious jewelry, her most attractive cosmetics and alluring perfumes. When darkness fell, the guards let Judith and her maid pass through the city gates into the fearful night. The two women walked down the mountain toward Holofernes' camp. Here his soldiers stopped them.
tent. Judith told Holofernes she could conquer him help Bethulia. Judith's beauty and words overcame Holofernes. He gave her a tent of her own and freedom to pray each night outside the camp. On the fourth evening he invited her to a special banquet.
After the banquet eve- dead general's army was ryone left Judith alone so terrified that the with the king. He had Israelites easily defeated drunk so much he fell into them. a deep sleep. Judith prayed to God for The whole people strength, took the snoring praised Judith for saving general's sword and killed them. She led all the him. She and her maid people in praising and returned through the thanking God. They honoured Judith for the dark night to Bethulia. The next morning the rest of her life.
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too, is lonely and trapped in Came Rack to Show YouI an unhappy world, the world could Fly. By Robin Klein. of drugs. Published by Viking liesTheirs may seem a strange tret $17.99. friendship to some, but it's a It's summer holidays and relationship which offers eleven year-old loner, Sey- strength to each, and mour, is lodged in suburbia through the ups and downs with a maiden aunt for the of that long, beautiful entire duration. He is bored summer Seymour gains an and unhappy in his confined identity at last. But Angie. world. By chance he meets what will become of her? Angie — a beautiful eighteen Came Back to Show You I year -old angel. He is Could Fly was inspried by bewitched, and his world is Robin's daughter who also opened as she takes him on suffered a serious addiction shopping sprees and holiday to drugs. With first hand outings. experience in mind Robin However, Angie is not what has created a masterpiece she seems! Far from being an which is both powerful and extrovert and carefree, she compassionate. Tomorrow is a Stranger. by Geoffrey Trease. pub by Piper, $6.99. After the wartime invasion which shattered the peace of the Channel Islands, Paul le Grand and Tessa Gray find life hasn't changed very much — not to begin with. But when their teacher disappears, and the children try to produce their own newspaper — danger! Suddenly the war is frighteningly close. On a secret mission after dark they run into trouble — and meet a terrifying threat . .
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Staying .411re in Year 5 by John Marsden Published by Piper Australia Original. $7.99. Scott and his friends in Year 5 think their new teacher Mr Murlin is the next best thing to a day off — he actually makes going to school something to look forward to . . In Mr Murlin's class the rules are very different indeed! 'There's to he no cooking lamingtons in the classroom. Students must keep breathing at all times while in here. You are not to ride skateboards across the desks. Crocodiles are to be put away in a box marked 'Crocodiles', not in your desks . . ." He paused and gazed away into the dis-
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tance. "Wouldn't it be great." he said, "if when you lifted the lid of your desk, you found it full of water and there were fish swimming around inside . ." His lessons are totally original and enjoyable, Mr Murlin is full of magic. "Sir, how do you do it?" they ask their weird teacher, and his replies make them even more curious. The students' favourite teacher, however, is not a favourite with the rest of the staff In this very humourous book for the 8-12 age group we meet Scott's bunch of school friends and his family, and we follow the ups and downs of being a kid Staying Alive in Year S. On My Honour by Marion Dane Bauer. Published by Piper. S5'.99. Running away hadn't changed anything — it just made coming back harder. They're running to the park when Joel's best friend Tony challenges him to swim the treacherous Vermilion River. It's a dare and Joel can't give in. It's only when they're fighting against the current that Joel comes to a terrible realisation: Tony can't swim. Joel dives into the murky depths, but it's too late.
Hole in Water by Ian Woodward. Published Piper Australia Original $799. Hole in Water is the "autobiology" of 11 year old 011i Gale, who likes nothing better than adventuring and fears nothing more than disappearing. Fantasy and reality are never separated for long in 011i's mind! He and his best friend Marcus discover a cave like a 'huge black hole'. and in doing so, get caught up a tree and almost have to resort to cannibalism! Hit by a rock thrown up by the reluctant object of his affection, Katy Donovan, he ends up being kidnapped by the Maria Street Gang and imprisoned in a barrel. 011i's ambush and kidnapping make him quite a hero at school, but he finds this newly acquired notoriety hard to deal with, especially when he is dropped by Katv Things aren't all gloomy though Marcus turns twelve and is given a dog (half of which he gives to 011i), and they discover dinosaur bones, get chased by a snake, and find out that chooks can't sing. But still 011i can't eat his sandwiches at lunchtime — he lust can't get Katy out of his head: . it keeps coming back. You clear a space and it all falls in on you again. I may as well be digging a hole in
Japanese Tales and and fishermen who enter legends retold by Helen strange. enchanted worlds: and William McAlpine. of fairy children who bring Published by OxfordI'nl- joy to their human parents. versity Press. $8.95. and wicked giants and Here are stories from the beautiful princesses. In some legendary past of Japan: of the stories there are stories about the birth of the touches of mischief and country. stories of the gods humour. and in all of them and of the Heike. the noble there lies a deep sense of the race of warriors. Herr too magic. the ceremony. and are folktales of woodcutters the wonder of life.
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English Fables and Fairy Stories retold by fames Reeves. Published by
Oxford Cnirersity Press. $8.95. Here are many of the traditional stories that have been told in England for hundreds of years: Dick Whittington and his Cat, Tom Thumb, Tom Tit Tot. Jack and the Beanstalk. But here too are many equally good but perhaps not so well known Stories: Tattercoats, who was dressed in rags hut married a prince, the tailor Johnny Gloke who slew two giants. and Rosemary who had to travel to the well at the World's End. James RCM'S brought his qualities of humour to them all and emphasised their age-old entoyment.
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The Complete Book of Herbs. A practical guide to growing and using herbs by Lesley Bremnes.s. Published by RD Press, distributed through Collins. bb S45. The Complete Book of Herbs is a comprehensive, practical and inspirational guide to growing herbs irukx)rs and out, and using them in the home. Both a reference hook and a sourcebook of ideas, it reveals the enormous potential of these versatile and rewarding plants. To help you identify herbs and select those that you would like to grow or use. The Complete Book of Herbs includes a full-colour photographic guide to over 100 herbs, featuring the different parts that can be used, with full notes on cultivation and traditional and present-day usage. The Complete Book of Herbs abounds with imaginative ways of using and enjoying herbs. It includes over 80 delicious recipes for everything from fish and
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Reader's Digest Vanished CiviJisations. bb. $39.95. As long ago as 4000 BC, cities arose, only to vanish. Who built them — and why? What were these long-ago people really like? What legacies have they left us? Thanks to the painstaking work of archaeologists in many parts, some of these questions can be answered. Vanished Civilisations draws on the latest discoveries to present a vivid account of forty early societies. Archaeologists and other students of the past have pieced together their achievements from fragments of legend and history, iron and stone, silver and gold. The distinctive character of each civilisation is brought to life in the text, which draws on contemporary accounts as well as
101 Do-It-Yourself Projects. Published by Reader's Digest. bb. $35. Detailed step-by-step drawings and clearly written instructions give you all the advice and practical information you need to complete 101 projects that will bring added value and comfort to your home. From fitted wardrobes and fitted kitchens, from barbecues to sun lounges, there is something for every room in the house as well as for the garden and the patio. From jewellery to driveways. from a hammock to a billycart, there is something for all do-it-yourself enthusiasts, regardless of experience — and special features will help beginner and artisan alike develop new skills and techniques.
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modern scholars' evidence. Brilliant colour photographs of works of art and other artefacts, as well as artists' reconstructions of long-vanished buildings, record the details of daily life in antiquity — what people ate and wore, how they decorated their homes, disciplined their children, worshipped their gods. There are also colour photographs of sites that still exist today and specially drawn maps which locate ancient places in their modem context. In addition, special features trace the evolution of key developments in man's history and explain the techniques used to uncover the past. Here, too is a glossary of historical terms, and a calendar which places the civilisations in perspective.
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Health and the Human Body. An illustrated guide modern medical to knowledge. Edited by Dr Bernard Dixon. Published by Perseus Press Dist through Collins. bb. $35. This is the book for everyone who ever wanted to know how the human mind and body work. It describes the human machine in the context of human evolution and development. examining each of the body's systems in turn. It
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Aboriginal Art. A book of world. These twenty-two cards 22 postcards. Published kv Collins in association present the work of some of with the Australian the leading contemporary National Gallery. bb. Aboriginal painters held in the collection of the Austral$14.95. The art of the Australian ian National Gallery They clearly demonstrate Aborigines is unique and distinctive hut is relatively the great vitality and unknown to the rest of the vibrancy of Aboriginal art.
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/1111 ermore, in discussing the stories' origins and how they Personal Best. Thirty were made, the contributors authors to Personal Best give a Australian choose their best short fascinating glimpse of the stories. Edited by Gary writer at work. f isher. Published by This anthology represents imprint/Collins Austra- the best: our best authors lia. $16.95. choosing their best stories. In most short story anthol- Contributors include: David ogies, an editor decides Malouf, Elizabeth Jolley, upon an author's best or Frank Moorhouse. Kate most representative story Grenville. Peter Carey, BarBut what do the writers bara Hanrahan, Gerald Murthemselves think? nane, Beverley Farmer, Personal Best breaks new Robert Drewe, Glenda ground in inviting thirty Adams, Helen Garner . . . Australian writers to select and many others. and explain their best or Absorbing and entertainfavourite story Here are early ing. Personal Best is the ideal stories, new stories, famous introduction to contemporstories — and a host of ary Australian short story unexpected choices. Furth- writing.
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A Woman's Guide to Breat Health. What to do if you find a lump, u-bat to expect from treatment, bow to protect your health using conventional and complementary remedies, by Catb Cirket. Foreword byfinly Blanckenbagen, director of the Breast Care and Masectonty Assoc. Published by Grapet-ine. $14.95.
also shows what happens when these systems go wrong. and how they can be repaired. Injury and disease are viewed against a background of health and nutrition. It is written with exceptional clarity and authority supplemented as necessary with statistical charts, and illustrated with some 450 photographs and drawings. As such, it acts both as the ideal family reference book. and a thoroughly entertaining history of the most fascinating of all the sciences.
VVe all realise how crucially important it is to look after the health of our breasts. But because most of us have little or no medical knowledge of how our bodies work, we aren't aware that in addition to conventional medical treatments there are many alternative or "gentle" remedies for breast health based on diet, natural medicines and on self-healing. This book explains clearly how the breasts work and what causes disease. It looks at how diet and natural remedies can be used to strengthen the body's defences, and at alternative treatments such as acupuncture and homeopathy, as well s at the orthodox medical treatments. It is a book for all women, whether they have tender breasts, have discovered a suspicious change and wish to make informed choices about treatment or simply want to protect themselves and to ensure their good health.
Skywriting by Jamie Grant. Published by A ngus & Robertson. $14.95. Born in 1949 in Melbourne, Jamie Grant has worked in publishing, bookselling and as a journalist. Skywriting is his third collection of poems, In Skywriting, the tension and terseness of Jamie Grant's last volume, The Refinery has relaxed into a wider-ranging and more expansive styk. While the tone of the poems is goodhumoured, their technique is if anything tighter than before. Writing in the Age, Jamie Grant observed of Australian poetry that "the divisions of the 19-0s are being healed by the return to rhyme".
Ire Hare No Dreaming by Ronald McKie. Pub by Imprint through Collins. $14.95. Ronald McKie, author of The Mango Rec, takes us on a personal walkabout through the eighty years of his life. Highlighting his early life as a iournalist and war correspondent and the people he has met and interviewed, his journey takes us from Australia and Asia to Europe and America
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