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Holy Spirit be with you... ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO AFRICA: Asked by reporters what he would tell Gorbachev at this delicate moment in Soviet history, the pope replied: "If I could say it in religious terms, I would wish him above all the gift of the Holy Spirit,
which is the gift of wise counsel." The Church's response is above all prayer — a response that is appreciated by Gorbachev himself, the pope said. He then related an anecdote about the Soviet leader.
"I think Ican say this without betraying any personal secrets," he said. Gorbachev, he continued, told him during their meeting at the Vatican that he "was very pleased with the pope's prayers", "He said prayer was
certainly a sign of spiritual order, spiritual values, and that we have great need of these values," Pope John Paul said. Among the 50 journalists travelling with the pope on his sixth pastoral visit to Africa was a reporter for the
Soviet magazine Trud (Work) — the first Soviet journalist to accompany a papal trip. He asked the pope to comment on the recent violence between Christian Armenians and Muslim Azeris in Soviet
R uch man, CAPE VERDE never reach this univerISLANDS: Pope John sal destination without Paul said his eight-day .the indispensable collabjourney through a pov- oration of the internaerty stricken belt of tional community," he Africa was in order to said. present "to the rich all On the plane trip from the needs of the poor" Rome the same day, the and to ensure that the pope emphasised that Third World is not Africa risks being forgot"abandoned by deve- ten as aid and attention loped nations". shifts to the new democCape Verde, a former racies in Eastern Europe. Portuguese colony off The pope insisted that Africa's Atlantic Coast, developed countries has an annual per capita "cannot abandon their income of about $400 common and current and has been beset by responsibility for the decades of drought, food problems of the Third shortages and massive World. For this reason, I emigration. thank providence that Still, the group of 15 this journey is taking me islands was the "wealth- precisely to Africa, the iest" country on the countries of the Sahel". pope's trip, • vhich was He said he and the also to take him to Vatican could be called Guinea, Bissau, Mali, "allies" of Africa Burkina Faso and Chad. "because we must presThe pope said it was ent to the rich all the "providential" that he needs of the poor. We was back in Africa for the must press for concrete sixth time, especially solutions". while international The problems are there attention was turning to be seen, he said, and toward Eastern Europe. added: "How can one not The visit was a chance, cry out in certain he said, to remind the situations?" world of those living in misery. Greeting civil and religious leaders at the Praia airport, the pope called for a "solidarity that includes all people and responds first to the needs of the worst-off". "The good things of this world were meant for all people, and they will
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Cape Verde was the and moral role in Cape only predominantly Verde's society, but withCatholic stop on the out interfering in politipope's itinerary. cal issues. In speeches, the pope Church-state relations emphasised that the have generally been good Church seeks a social in Cape Verde, but the
one-party government of President Aristides Pereira has been sensitive to criticism,. The editor of a popular Catholic monthly, Terra Nova, was arrested in
Azerbaijan. "These are especially events, painful because they affect not only the Soviet Union as a nation, but especially the peoples who live there." Pope John Paul said. Church The nonpreaches
violence, he said, but it recognises that there are situations in which the right of defence cannot be denied. Self-defence can belong to "an individual, a community or a people when it has suffered violence.. .
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1988 and given a suspended sentence for abusing press freedom after the paper published an article on alleged human rights abuses. The pope met privately
with Pereira, whose personal history is tied to the Church's uneven experience in the country. He is the son of a former Catholic priest.
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Bill on Notre Dame uni gets okay
The former Bateman warehouse at Fremantle and its adjacent Henry Street locations are targetted to become the heart of Notre Dame
Australia University. The following is the text of the Bill passed by the West Australian Parliament in late December and proclaimed last week:
PART 2 — ESTABLISHMENT AND OBJECT'S Establishment and incorporation of University 4 (1) A university is established under the name 'The University of Notre Dame Australia". (2) The University is a body corporate with perpetual succession. (3) The University shall have an official seal and all courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take notice of the official seal of the University affixed to any document and shall presume that it was duly affixed unless the contrary is proved. (4) For the purposes of its objects the University has the powers of a natural person. (5) The University may exercise its powers in its corporate name. (6) The University may exercise its powers outside the State if that is necessary or convenient for the purposes of its objects. Objects 5. The objects of the University are the advancement of learning, knowledge, and the professions and the provision of university education. Degrees etc 6. The University has the power to award and to confer degrees, diplomas and such other awards as it sees fit as degrees, diplomas or awards of a tertiary institution. PART 3 — TRUSILES, OFFICERS AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS Trustees of the University 7. (1) There are to be Trustees of the University consisting of — (a) 8 persons to be known as general Trustees; (b) 3 persons to be known as nominated Trustees; and (c) one person to be known as the appointed Trustee. (2) The first Trustees are all to be appointed by the Archbishop. (3) As soon as practicable after their appointment the first Trustees are by resolution to nominate — (a) which of their number are to be regarded as general Trustees; (b) which of their number
are to be regarded as ( 2) The Deputy Chancellor Chancellor by the statutes (4) Section 43 (other than nominee Trustees; and holds office for a period and regulations. subsections (6) and (8) (a) (c) which of their number determined by the Trustees Provost (ii)), 44, 45 and 47 of the is to be regarded as the or until he or she resigns 18. (1) There is to be a Interpretation Act 1984 from that office or ceases to appointed Trustee, apply to rules, statutes, byProvost of the University. and those nominations have be a Trustee. (2) Subject to the Vice- laws and regulations as if (3) In the absence of the effect for the purposes of Chancellor, the Provost is they were subsidiary legislaChancellor, or where there this Act. the academic principal of tion within the meaning of is a vacancy in the office of that Act. Subsequent appointthe University. the Chancellor, the Deputy ment of trustees (5) Statutes, by-laws and PART 4— RULES, STAregulations apply to and are 8. (1) If after the first Chancellor is to preside at TUTES, BY-LAWS AND binding on all academic and trustees are appointed a all meetings of the Trustees, REGULAT IONS and at all meetings of the other staff, employees and vacancy exists or arises in Rule s Board, at which he or she is students of the University. the office of a general 19. The Trustees may present. Trustee the Trustees may make rules — Powers of Trustees appoint a person to fill the PART 5 — PROPERTY (a) providing for the vacancy. 13. The Trustees may Management of property manner of appointment, exercise the powers con(2) Subject to subsection 22. Subject to this Act. the length of tenure, removal or ferred on them by this Act. (3), if after the first Trustees Board, in the name of and on retirement of the general are appointed a vacancy Board of Governors Trustees and the nominee behalf of the University, has exists or arises in the office 14. There is to be a Board the control and manageTrustees; of a nominated Trustee the of Governors of the Univerment of all real and personal (b) fixing the maximum Trustees may appoint a sity consisting of — number of members of the property at any time vested person selected by them (a) the Trustees: in or owned by the UniverBoard: from a panel of 3 persons sity, and may set out roads, (b) the Vice-Chancellor( c) determining nominated by the Archbithe streets, and open spacm and (c) the Provost: manner, terms and condishop to fill the vacancy. (d) such persons as may tions of appointment, length erect and maintain build(3) If the Archbishop does from time to time be of tenure, removal or retire- ings upon and otherwise not nominate a panel of improve any such land or appointed by the Trustees. ment of members of the persons under subsection other property as it thinks Functions of Board of Board appointed under (2) the Trustees may fin the fit, and may apply any trust Governors section 14 (d); vacancy as if it were a funds of the University to 15. (1) Subject to this Act (d) regulating the proce- any such purposes. vacancy in the office of a the Board of Governors is dure for general Trustee. meetings of the the governing body of the Trustees, including the (4) If a vacancy arises in Investment common quorum for meetings; the office of the appointed University. funds (2) Except where this Act (e) regulating the sale by Trustee the Archbishop 23. (1) The Board may may appoint a person to fill provides otherwise, the the Board of any of the assets establish one or more Board is to exercise all the of the University. the vacancy. investment common funds powers of the University Notification of for the collective investment and is to have the entire Statutes, by-laws and appointments of any trust or other moneys control and management of regulations 9. The name of any Trus- the affairs 20. (1) The Board may held by or in the custody of and concerns of tee appointed under section the University. make such statutes, by-laws the University. 7 (2) or 8 shall be forwarded (2) The Board may from (3) The Board is to act in all and regulations as it considin writing to the Minister by ers to be necessary or time to time without liability the Archbishop or the matters in the manner expedient for the control, for breach of trust bring into which in the opinion of the Trustees as the case may Board is most likely to management and adminis- or withdraw from any require. promote the interests and tration of the University and investment common fund 'tenure of Trustees the whole or any part of any objects of the University as its property. 10. (1) A general Trustee an institute of higher (2) Statutes, by-laws or trust fund or other moneys or nominee Trustee may be learning. regulations may provide the held by or in the custody of removed from office at any Delegatio fixing of fees and charges to the University. n time by the Trustees. (3) The Board must not be paid to the Board for the 16. (1) The Board may be (2) The appointed Trustee resolution bring into any investment delegate all or use of the University. holds office for a period (3) By-laws may provide common fund the whole or any of its functions under determined by the Archbithis Act to any committee, or for the imposition and any part of any trust fund — shop and may be removed at (a) if the instrument creatofficer or officers of the recovery of pecuniary any time by the Archbishop penalties and for the pay- ing the trust expressly University. by notice in writing to the (2) A delegation under ment of those penalties to directs to the contrary; Trustees. (b) unless all the securities subsection (1) may be the Board for the use of the Chancellor in which the capital of the revoked by resolution of the University. 11. (1) A Chancellor of the investment common fund is Board. General provisions as University is to be elected by invested are securities in Vice -Chancellor to rules etc the Trustees from among which the trust fund may 17. (1) There is to be a 21. (1) Rules may be pub- properly their number. be invested. Vice -Chancellor of the lished in any manner that (2) The Chancellor holds (4) The Board may if it University . the Trustees consider office for a period deterconsiders it expedient so to (2) The Vice-Chancellor is appropriate. mined by the Trustees, or do from time to time add the chief executive (2) Statutes, officer of by-laws and some portion of the income until he or she resigns from the University. regulations may be pub- to the that office or ceases to be a capital of the common (3) The Vice-Chancellor is lished in any manner that fund or use Trustee. some part of the the Board to be appointed by the considers income to establish (3) The Chancellor is to or Trustees, upon the recom- appropriate. preside at all meetings of the augment a fund or funds as mendation of the Board (3) and Rules, statutes, by-laws a provision against capital Trustees, and at all meetings holds office at the pleasure and regulations are not — of the Board at which he or depreciation or reduction of of the Trustees upon such (a) written laws or subsi- income. she is present. terms and conditions as the diary legislation within the (5) Subject to subsection Deputy Chancellor Trustees from time to time meaning of the Interpreta(4), the Board is to periodi12. (1) A Deputy Chanceldetermine. tion Act 1984; or cally distribute the income lor of the University is to be (4) The Vice-Chancellor (b) regulations within the of each investment common elected by the Trustees from has the powers and duties meaning of section 42 of the fund among the funds among their number. conferred on the Vice- Interpretation Act 1984. participating in the corn-
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mon fund having regard to the extent of the participation by each fund in the common fund during the relevant accounting period. Trust property 24. (1) The Board — (a) may act as trustee or manager of any property, legacy, endowment, bequest, gift or trust moneys for the purposes of the University or in furtherance of the work and welfare of the University: and (b) may use and apply any moneys or property not immediately required for the purposes of a trust declared in relation to them or it in any manner not at variance with the trust. (2) In investing any trust funds held by the University from time to time in a common fund or in a separate trust the Board in addition to the power to invest in investments authorized by law for the investment of trust funds also has power, unless otherwise provided in the trust instrument, to invest in the purchase of improved or unimproved land or in the making of improvements on any land vested in or owned by the University. PART 6 — GENERAL University is an independent body 25. (1) The University is not a State agency or State instrumentality or public statutory body, and no revenue or moneys are to be appropriated for the purposes of the University. (2) The University is not a public authority, statutory authority or statutory corporation for the purposes of any written law in which any of those terms is used. (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2) (a) the University is not an authority for the purposes of the Western Australian Treasury Corporation Act 1986; (b) the University is not a public authority for the purposes of Division 2 of Part HA of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and Division 4 of that Part does not apply to the University or its academic or other staff. PART 7 — ACCOUNTS. AUDTT AND REPORT Definition 26. In this Part "companies laws" means the laws that regulate the financial administration, audit and reporting of companies carrying on business in the State.
University year 27. The University year ends on 31 December. Accounting standards and accounts 28. 1 1 1 Thp I Tniversitv is to (a) adopt and comply with the accounting standards applying for the time being under the companies laws; (b) keep such amounting records as correctly record and explain the affairs of the University and its financial position; and (c) keep its accounting records in a manner that will enable — (i) the preparation from time to time of true and fair accounts of the University: and (ii) the accounts of the University to be conveniently and properly audited in accordance with the companies laws as if the University were a body to which the companies laws apply. (2) Within 2 months after the end of each University year the Board shall cause to be made out and delivered to the University's auditor accounts that give a true and fair view of the income and expenditure of the University for that University year and the state of the financial affairs of the University at the end of that University year. Audit 29. (1) The Board is to appoint as auditor of the University a person or firm of registered auditors that would be eligible for appointment as auditor to a company under the companies laws. ( 2) In relation to the University the auditor is to exercise the powers and perform the duties of auditors under the companies laws. (3) The Board shall cause the accounts of the University and the auditor's report on those accounts, in respect of each University year, to be prepared so as to comply with the requirements and standards with which a company is, and the directors and auditor of a company are, required to comply under the companies laws. Annual report 30. Within 5 months after the end of each University year the Board is to transmit to the Governor a report of the University, including the accounts and auditor's reports. for that University year.
Sister lillauree in a new role The work of Catholic Care for Intellectually Handicapped had grown beyond what was ever dreamed of, a long time worker with the group said last week. Sister Maureen McCarthy, saying goodbye to the organisation she had helped shape for nearly 10 years said she was happy and confident about the people who were now guiding the work. Sister Maureen is joining the 11 Sisters of Mercy who, on Australia Day, resumed residence in the historic Victoria Square convent that is being restored and renovated and which will conduct a hospitality ministry as one of its new works. Sister Maureen said she was looking for a new role closer to her Mercy congregation which had backed her decision to work for the handicapped. With an era in teaching that had started two years before she joined
the order in 1956, corning to a close in 1978 she knew only that she wanted then to do something different It was at this point that a group of families with intellectually handicapped children asked for someone to give them pastoral support. Already, through their own efforts, these parents had formed themselves into a mothers' support group, arranged the first ever confirmation ceremony for their children and now wanted more help. Initially it was a matter of Sister Maureen working literally out of her bedroom at Victoria Park convent, until the Knights of the Southern Cross provided temporary accommodation in their Hay Street offices. The Sisters of Mercy provided a car until the group could get one of their own and a grant from the order enabled the first family care worker to be employed. Sister Maureen pro-
gressed through the positions of family counsellor and support person to services coordinator and most recently as counsellor and pastoral care worker. One of the services she inaugurated were the Santa Maria summer holiday camps at which 32 handicapped people got a holiday thanks to the efforts of over 150 volunteer workers in every department of care. It was a much needed break also for the parents of the handicapped. Such large scale camps are no longer taking place, Sister Maureen said, because residential and other care was now available. The result of her years of work with the handicapped, she says, is her personal growth through being invited to share in the intimate suffering of a family. And yet as an outsider she cannot experience the depth of suffering families have to endure for years. "It's not my pain," she
Flowers helped as Sister Maureen McCarthy said goodbye to her CCIH desk last Friday as she finished nearly 10 years of work for the handicapped. said. "We can be with them, stand beside them, but we cannot take the pain away from them. "For many their faith is very strong and has grown stronger and stronger, but not everyone has that faith." Although Sister Maureen says she has hope for humanity in its work for the handicapped she regrets that there are still
'My door is always open' Father Gordon Howell, featured in a West Australian newspaper story this week had spoken in the past few months to Archbishop Foley about his future and "my door is always open" the archbishop said on Wednesday. "Hence my surprise at the public statement in The West Australian", he added. Father Howell was interviewed by the newspaper's religion correspondent Gavin Simpson. Foley Archbishop explained that Father Howell is on leave and that there are two connotations for priests being "on leave".
"The first is akin to sick leave and the priest concerned may from time to time perform tasks of the ministry. "The second is when a priest of his own volition suspends all activites in the ministry pending his own decisions on whether to apply to take up his ministry once more. "Father Howell's leave is in this second category." The archbishop pointed out that the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church, referred to in the press story is not a community of the Catholic Church.
Father Howell, 39, studied for the priesthood originally at St Francis Xavier Seminary Adelaide and completed his course at Corpus Christi College Melbourne and was ordained priest in August 1981. Returning to Perth at the end of that year he was appointed assistant priest at Mirrabooka, t ransferring to the Cathedral parish in May 1984, with special charge of the St Catherine Laboure West Perth section of the parish. In March 1987 he was appointed to Kalgoorlie and applied for leave of duties in May the follow-
ing year. In an earlier statement Archbishop Foley said: "It is part of the role of every priest to counsel and assist people, including homosexuals, who seek his help. "Some priests are more effective than others in this aspect of ministry." "Iam aware that special Masses for members of the homosexual community have been celebrated in the past, but I believe that most homosexuals who wish to live a full Christian life do so within the normal functioning of their parish, not as a community apart."
many who would not want such families to be living next door or hope simply that the government will solve all the problems. Many of the original mothers are still involved in the work she noted and the task now was to develop new groups to involve greater numbers of younger parents in the work for the intellectually handicapped.
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Record The hopping from one foot to another that is taking place over the day on which to honour Australia's first colonial landing reveals the hot and shaky ground on which Australia's values stand today. The final argument for the ridiculous must be to plead for a Monday Australia Day holiday observance because of its impact on tourism. The argument runs a close first, or second, to the other shadowy excuse of what the (unnamed)'unions' think, as though it is a union member's prerogative to decide on establishing the national calendar. The now-sacred cow of tourism can be trotted out to justify any of our modern Australian antics as if we have found the magic formula to lie in the sun, eat our cake and kid ourselves that we are oiling the wheels of tourism . . . On the other hand tourism has been shot dead far more effectively by the airline strike than any fickle Monday tourist could ever do and yet we still suffer, cringe shell out exorbitant tax revenues and now suffer the blackmail of additional fares to that vested money interests can maintain their safe monopolies. Tourism matters, indeed . . . but for whom? Tourism is business, big business according to some, and business ultimately means designing ways to shift money from ore person's pocket to another. That is legitimate and that is where the argument ought to stop. Tourism is not some privileged lifeline that produces the food, the textiles and the technology that humans need in order to survive. Or are we to shed tears because the international monopolists who incessantly refurbish their re-furbished star hotels cannot score the incredible mark-up on their properties in the hope of the cash flow they can extract from — guess whom! — the poor old fleeced tourist? Or cry because the airlines can't explain why two planes leaving Perth airport for home and abroad are charging massively different prices for the same distance journey? Giving tourism an elevated status in our value system sends us further into the unreality that happiness consists in getting away from it all. Escapism and the escapist mentality rips the heart out of human lives. Families have to escape from their already luxurious surroundings because they 'need a break'. It is not long before husbands and wives sunder bonds in the name of the same escapism. Their spoiled offspring come to believe that all human difficulties can be erased by getting away from it all. At the end of these escapist dreams, of course, there is nothing, just as there is nothing at the end of the junk tourist destinations into which the First World dumps its bodies because labour in the Third World is cheap and exploitable by their own financial overlords. No wonder questions are asked about what 'tourism' is doing to many Asian countries through drugs, prostitution and enslavement of the service industry. The trick is to substitute the excuse of tourism for the notion of holiday. A holiday was once truly a 'holy day' and for religious reasons it makes sense also to down tools to honour God and give the soul as well as the body some breathing space. Yet the symbolism of the Lord, Sunday, is hijacked by tourism — by the kilometres that can be squeezed into a sporting tournament, by the packed recreational schedules that leave especially children wound up like clocks, and planets away from the symbolism of the day, let alone sparing a thought for God. The ultimate tourist cynicism turns the death of Jesus, Good Friday into an excuse for tearing around madly like ants in a bushfire — a tourist bonanza in the name of Jesus' Resurrection. Empty churches, empty hearts. Let those who contrived Monday holidays as substitutes for national observances be consigned to the forgotten shallows of their thinking. How ever did they overlook the Birth of Christ, or did a big dinner overrule the temptation to escape? We need symbols desperately in these empty times. We look the idiots we are if we cannot give our national day a touch of significance. We certainly don't need trite explanations to dream up excuses for tourism. 4
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Ring of truth on marriages VATICAN CITY: If the Church has reason to believe that a true marriage existed, it is contrary to the teaching of Christ and therefore an "injustice" to annul that marriage, the pope said in his annual address to the Roman Rota. -A valid marriage, even if marked by grave difficulties, cannot be considered invalid without doing violence to the truth and undermining, in some way, the solid foundation on which stand the personal, conjugal and social life," the pope said. Authentic pastoral care
cannot be exercised unless "pastoral justice" is taken into account, he said. "The juridical and pastoral dimensions are inseparably united in the pilgrim Church on this earth," the pope said. The laws of the Church are based on the teachings of Christ and are necessary in working for the salvation of souls, he said. In that way, he said, those involved in implementing "the order of justice" within the Church are exercising a pastoral role. "It would not be possible, in fact, to lead souls to the kingdom of heaven
without the minimum of charity and prudence which consists of the obligation to faithfully respect the law of the Church and the rights of the in everybody Church," the pope said.
The pope said true justice in the Church is "animated by charity and tempered by equity". While the care of souls is the Church's main charge, he said, "it is not true that to be more pastoral, the law should become less juridical". Justice and mercy should mark the Church's work with couples whose marriages are troubled, he said.
Church can help out in racial split
SOWETO, South Africa (CNS): Andrew Mlangeni, a leading figure of the anti-apartheid African National Conference who spent 26 years in a South African prison for his activities, said the Catholic Church has an opportunity to mediate the nation's racial split.
Asked about the significance of religion in the African National Congress, which has a religious desk at its headquarters, Mlangeni said that when it was organised in 1912, many of the original leaders were ministers. "Clergy, although no longer among the leaders "The Church in the past of the ANC, still have was not very involved in influence on the ANC in taking up issues on a the formulation of its political level," said the policies," he said. "We 64-year-old Mlangeni, listen to the clergy and himself a Catholic. "But I other people" before think since the mid- making decisions. 1960s we have seen the Mlangeni said the clergy coming to the recent democratic moveforefront and confront- ments of Eastern Europe, ing the government with in which churches have many issues which affect played a large role, black people. "proved that religion "If they continue to do cannot be destroyed". so I see no reason why "You can't divorce peothey cannot succeed in ple from God, whatever bringing these two the political system," opposing parties to the Mlangeni said. "If the negotiating table," he ANC should come to added. power and if we tried to
suppress the churches, I don't think we would succeed. "But of course," he added, "the ANC would never do that." Mlangeni credits the late Archbishop Stephen Naidoo of Cape Town and a Cape Town priest. Father Brendon Long. with helping him spiritually and materially. He said Father Long visited him regularly in prison for 18 years. "I don't think I could have endured my stay in prison if it had not been for Father Long's spiritual encouragement." Mlangeni says he believes that South Africa can become "a wonderful country once apartheid is destroyed". "South Africa has wonderful people, both black and white," he said. "I think we can live happily together."
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find out Vatican thinking on issues in which no official position has been taken by the pope or Vatican agencies. Magazine officials describe La Civilta Cattolica as a non-Vatican publication at the service of the Vatican. "Be assured that these sacrifices and renunciations, undertaken in the spirit of the special vow of obedience to the pope that is part of the Society of Jesus, will not be lacking in the production of spiritual fruits for the good of the Church and
The court, therefore, from that which is takes into account the sought in good faith." difficulties of people The pope also said "involved in situations of defending a valid marunhappy married life riage "represents the and recognises their protection of an irrevocaright to be subjects of a ble gift of God to couples, pastoral their .children, the particular solicitude". Church and civil society". But those couples who "Only in the respect for responsibly and freely married -cannot be this gift is it possible to deceived with a sentence find eternal happiness, of nullity which is in and its anticipation in contrast to the existence our time, given to those of a true marriage", even who with the grace of if it is unhappy, the pope God identify with his will, even though somesaid. times this could appear "The ways which stray demanding," the pope from justice and from said. truth end by contributThe Church's marriage ing to driving people laws, he said, are based away from God, obtain- on "respect for the ing the opposite result dignity of man".
Promoting Christian Jewish ties ROME (CNS): The Italian bishops designated January 17 as an annual day to promote C hristian -Jewish relations. Purpose of the day is "to develop JewishChristian religious dialogue", said Auxiliary Bishop Clements Riva of Rome. One of the aims is "to study together Scripture and our reciprocal traditions in order to understand more deeply the Old Testament", said Bishop Riva, president of the Rome diocesan commission in charge of relations with Jews. Bishop Alberto
Ablondi, head of the Italian bishops' ecumenical secretariat, said the annual celebrations will aim to correct anti-Semitic prejudices and to foster a better knowledge of the Jewish religious experience. Tullia Zevi, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, numbering 35,000 adherents, praised the bishops' step as "historic" and said it was especially important because it came in a period of "stagnation" in Catholic-Jewish dialogue worldwide. There are 35,000 Jews in Italy.
Toeing Vatican line
VATICAN CITY (CNS): The Jesuit-run magazine La Civilta Cattolica must continue to express Vatican policies and opinions, even if its writers must sacrifice their personal views and judgments, said Pope John Paul II. "This function, which Civilta Cattolica undertakes in strict harmony with the thought and directives of the Holy See, must be maintained," the pope told 30 writers and editors on the 140th anniversary of
The magazine has no official standing as a Vatican publication, but as a normal practice, the editorials and major articles of La Civilta Cattolica are reviewed by the Vatican Secretariat of State before being published. All the articles are written by Jesuits. Journalists and others interested in knowing Vatican policy routinely read the magazine's articles and editorials to
of your religious life," he added. The pope asked the magazine staff to continue writing articles on social issues and other contemporary themes such as ecumenism, religious indifference, secularism and atheism. The magazine was started by Pope Pius IX at a time when Italian life "was strongly marked by secularism and an anticlericalism, which not only was hostile to the Church and the Roman pontiff, but even threatened the very founda-
tions of Christian civilisation, violently attacking the faith and Catholic morality", the pope said. Although antagonism to the Catholic Church has waned, "this does not mean that there is less a need to defend the faith and Christian morality from the attacks of scientific and atheistic materialism, irreligious secularism and a nonbelief which is often aggressive in confronting religion and the Christian message", the pope said.
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OVER CATHEDRAL PREACHING LONDON (CNS): Protestant groups outside Westminster Catholic C athedral denounced Anglican Archbishop) Robert Runcie of Canterbury 'for preaching at an ecumenical service inside. "We're mounting this protest because we are born-again believers," said Michael Dark, a member of a Welsh Presbyterian church. "We wish to defend our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, against the blasphemy and idolatry of the papist Mass and the
treachery of Dr Runcie," he said. "We believe the ecumenical movement comes directly from hell," he added. The protesters — about 50 — carried banners saying, "There is one mediator between God and man: Jesus Christ", and "Masses are blasphemous fables and dangerous deceits". To some of the 2000 people entering the cathedral, the protesters handed out leaflets saying the aims of the Catholic Church were
wealth, power and political domination. The cathedral service marked the January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Sheila Bradley, another Welsh Presbyterian, called Archbishop Runcie an "arch-traitor". "This is a Protestant country, and he's supposed to be a Protestant leader, but he's going against everything he committed himself to at ordination," Mrs Bradley said. "Ecumenism isn't based on the Scriptures," she
said. "It's not unity in the truth. You can't have real unity unless it's based on the Bible." Mrs Bradley added that she did not hate Catholics, but thought they were practicing a faith that contradicted the Bible. Inside, members of other denominations who attended the service did not share the animosity shown outside. "I feel very proud that all these people from other faiths came here tonight," said Elizabeth Horne, a Catholic from
Essex, England. "Please God it won't be long before we are all one." The Rev Reginald Leigh, a retired Anglican vicar, urged patience and dialogue over potentially divisive issues, such as women's ordination. "We wouldn't have been able to have a service like this 20 years ago," he added. "I've been thinking and praying for this for 40 years." Baptist Arsenio de Mora said, "The most important thing is to respect each other's traditions. Without that, there is no progress."
Unity a 'tough goal' LONDON (CNS): Christian unity is a tough goal to reach, Cardinal George Basil Hume of Westminster, England, told a packed, interfaith congregation at W estmi nster Cathedral. "We shall often be tempted to take apparent shortcuts, to anticipate a unity that is in the making but not yet achieved," the cardinal said during a service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Intercommunion was apparently one of the shortcuts the cardinal had in mind.
Cardinal bars priest from testifying M ANILA: The Philippines' leading churchman, Cardinal Jaime Sin, has barred a priest from testifying in the defence of opposition senator Juan Ponce Enrile, who is charged with participating in the December coup attempt. A spokesman for Mr Enrile, the most prominent among 53 civilians charged with r ebellion, said he
would take his case to Pope John Paul II in Rome, if necessary. Father Socrates Villegas, a spokesman for Cardinal Sin, said priests were usually not allowed to testify in court as they might violate the seal of the confessional. Fr Dapaan had told Cardinal Sin he heard confessions during a Mass held at Mr Enrile's house hours after the coup broke out on December 1.
Fr Villegas said Cardinal Sin, a strong supporter of the government of President Corazon Aquino, was not trying to pin Mr Emile down. "We would do the same thing if the testimony was against him," Fr Villegas said. Cardinal Sin had the c ondemned attempt to overthrow Mrs Aquino.
He reminded his audience, representing approximately 60 churches and including Anglican Archbishop Runcie of Canterbury, England, that in Catholic teaching eucharistic communion is not only an expression of discipleship and belief in the real presence, but also a sign of the visible Church community and of its
with a single Christian voice, he said. Approximately 2000 people attended the 90minute ecumenical service. When the former Archbishop Michael Ramsey visited Westminster Cathedral in the 1960s, he was pelted with tomatoes and heckled by a hostile crowd. Cardinal Heenan came to the door and welcomed him.
He also warned that Archbishop Ramsey there might well be years "when progress will had paid a first, secret seem to be unbearably visit some years before. slow, when we shall meet The cathedral was closed with frustration and to the public and the Archbishop knelt and incomprehension". Prayed. Archbishop Runcie said that "any ecumenical In 1977, Lord Coggan initiative which proceeds became the first Archbiwithout the membership shop of Canterbury to of the Roman Catholic preach at the cathedral communion can only and last year Dr Runcie achieve partial progress". was the first to attend a On the first time Arch- papal mass in Rome. bishop Runcie preached in Westminster Cathed- It was the biggest-ever ral, he said the dialogue gathering of Christian requires reformulation leaders in England. At of doctrine, emphasis on least 10 Orthodox moral theology and cour- bishops were be present age to face the issues — from the Russian and Greek Orthodox Archbidividing the churches. leaders of He said moral theology shops to the Latvian, UkrainBritain's as a theme of interfaith Romanian dialogue is needed since ian and churches. Orthodox nations still look to the churches for moral Other churches represguidance. ented include the CopEven though nations do tics, the evangelical not always welcome Church of the Nazarene, what Christians have to the black-led churches, say, the word of the Billy Graham's supporchurches would carry ters and the Elim Pentecmuch more weight if said ostal Church.
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considerations. Since 1982 the proportion of Chicago parishes breaking even or showing a surplus had dropped from 80 per cent to 35 per cent and the number receiving aid or operating at a deficit had grown from 20 per ceilt to 65 per cent. Many of the doomed parishes were established to serve migrants from Europe and today about half of those
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affected are ethnic white and half Hispanic or Black. Inside the famous Back Of The Yards railway neighbourhood there are eight parishes within about two square kilometres and three more within a few blocks. More than a quarter of the Chicago parishes are within 800m of each other. Through other adminis-
tration cuts Chicago archdiocese is to trim its costs by $1.8 million. Last year the archdiocese had a deficit of $28 million. A new diocesan fund raising program aims to raise two dollars for every dollar saved in administrative cuts. In Detroit 50 of the city's 115 parishes were listed for closure but 20 got a reprieve after they showed a turnaround in size, programs and finances.
BRASILIA, Brazil (CNS): Brazilian Church leaders have condemned a government decision to let 40,000 gold prospectors stay on land the churchmen say belongs to Yanomami Indians. The president of the bishops' conference, Archbishop Almeida, called the recent government decision an "outrage". He urged Brazilians to defend the Yanomami, a primitive tribe that anthropologists and Indian rights leaders say faces extinction
because of a gold rush on with mercury". their mineral-rich land The government's failin the Amazon. ure to force the prospecThe accord "amounts to tors to comply with the the destruction of a Indians' constitutional people", said Archbishop rights adds to the probAlmeida. "We cannot lem and will "frustrate remain mere spectators the hopes of the Yanoof the destruction of the mami", he said. people." "The genocide is a cruel Bishop Mongiano of reality," said Bishop Roraima reiterated inter- Mongiano. "Brazil, national concern that the which calls itself a prospectors' presence on civilised country, cannot Indian lands was "prov- impassively accept the oking illnesses in the destruction of the Indians that is killing Indians." them, robbing them of Bishop Mongiano's their nourishment and house is being guarded polluting their rivers by police •
Is op on pressing issue S AO PAOLO, Brazil: Bishop Queiroz considers the problem of ministering to youths, one of the most pressing issues facing Brazil's Church. Bishop Queiroz is secretary general of the
bishops' conference. Priests and religious often are ill-equipped to minister to youths, the bishop said. Such work is "very exigent", and they are not prepared for it in the seminaries, he said.
More than half of Brazil's priests come from poor families, and "they have no broad vision of the psychological problem of the youth", he added. Many of the nation's priests work with the poor
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That article is seen as the major stumbling block to improved Church-state relations. expressly stating that Mexican law "does not recognise any legal capacity whatsoever of the religious groupings known as churches".
Way to Ulster peace VATICAN CITY (CNS): The pope spoke when Pope John Paul II has he received the credenasked for "the elimination tials of Patrick F. Power, of injustice and discrimi- 63, as new Irish ambassanation" as an important dor to the Vatican. step for achieving peace The pope supported in Northern Ireland. joint efforts by Ireland "New ways of thinking and Great Britain to end are needed, more fully "the tragedy of Northern centred on achieving the Ireland, where violence integral well-being of all continues to reap death, sectors of the popula- injury and destruction, tion," he added. as well as untold material
and spiritual privations" for Catholics and Protestants. "The Holy See expresses ready support for those steps being taken by the governments involved to bring about the conditions required for peace: especially the elimination of injustice and discrimination," he added.
Fialch's carrot BELFAST: In a radio appeal broadcast in Belfast, Cardinal Tomas 0 Fiaich told guerrillas of the outlawed Irish Republican Army that if they stopped fighting, Pope John Paul might visit Northern Ireland. "You cannot unite people with bombs and
bullets. All you do is separate them further," Cardinal 0 Fiaich said in the broadcast to the IRA, which has been fighting to oust Britain from Northern Ireland. The cardinal said the pope "would love to come back to Ireland if there was peace. He
got a great welcome last time, and I think he would get an equally great welcome in the north". Pope John Paul visited the Irish Republic in 1979 but did not cross into Northern Ireland because of security concerns.
in cities and rural areas, and the situation of the poor is "a scandal", he said. But the Church also needs to work with youths, who are growing away from the Church and
confronting a changing culture, "new values", he added. "It is very difficult to work with the youth," Bishop Queiroz said. "We try, we try to work... we have no people."
Governor who was a 'cafeteria Catholic' and taught each other to SeP pregnancy as an exalted state. We have not sufficiently respected human life as the work of God and not of the state and therefore beyond the "Perhaps I was con- power of the state to take vinced that, because I or end in the womb." held a high public office, Carey said the Church I could form my own has wrongfully been casuistic judgments on called "unAmerican" in faith and morals in its attempt to impose its disagreement with the religious morality upon Church in my personal the political process. and public life," Carey "We Catholics have due said to about 1000 regard for the wall of Catholics, including the separation between state's bishops. Church and state." he "It is to my eternal said. regret that, as a governor, "But, recently, we have I vetoed parental consent seen the masonry of that legislation" that would imaginary wall being have granted parents the used as brickbats of antiright to be involved in Catholic bias against their minor daughter's anyone who disagrees abortion decision, said with the pm-abortionists Carey, governor from on the secular side of that 1975 to 1983. wall." Carey said other dioCarey spoke of the pain ceses should follow the of denying himself access lead of the New York to the sacrameats during Archdioceses, which marital difficulties in his offers free medical care tenure. to pregnant women who "But what was worse," would otherwise seek an abortion because they he said, "was I did not have the guidance and lack financial resources. knowledge of a Church "We have not yet raised with 2000 years of maternity to the place of experience to teach those honour it deserves in our of us who think somesociety," Carey said. times we can do without "We have not educated the Church." ALBANY, NY (CNS): Former New York Governor Hugh Carey says he regrets having been a "cafeteria Catholic" while in office.
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A NCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS): The Anchorage Archdiocese is exploring with the Soviet government the possibility of developing a Catholic centre for the study of religion in the Magadan region of the Soviet Union.
The Magadan region is in what is known as the Soviet Far East. The city of Magadan is on the Sea of Okhotsk above Japan. A Soviet-Catholic agreement on talks said that "much has been learned . . . about religion" due to the recent
visit by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to Pope John Paul II "and their exchange of CA ments. These exchanges should be continued and expanded". The director of the Magadan group. Igore Pavlov, stressed that the
changes for believers in the Soviet Union were real and substantive. Mr Pavlov noted that his job for the government was to attempt to change the stereotypes many in the Soviet Union have about believers.
An Islamic re-awakening VATICAN CITY: The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said the outbreak in the southern Soviet republics was a result of decades of political and cultural "compression" under Soviet communism. In a front-page editorial, the newspaper also said a cause of the violence was in the "strong pressures of an Islamic reawakening" in the region, along with a rapid growth in the Muslim population in central Soviet Asia. The religious element in the current ethnic
strife is "aggravated by a situation of extended economic scarcity which, as is known, often produces 'wars between the poor—, the editorial said. Such strife was predicted by experts, it said, based on "the political, economic and culturallinguistic compression of Moscow's intense centralism, joined to the imposition of a 'state atheism". Thus, it is not surprising that religious identity is assuming a main role in "cultural and ethnic recomposition", it said. The editorial was careful to distinguish
The Russian Orthodox Church would likely be included in the talks. The agreement grew out of a trip last July to the Soviet Far East, one of a growing series of trade and scientific exchanges between Alaska and the region.
bishop. During the trip, he said, an interest was expressed in having some sort of Catholic presence in the Magadan region. The Catholic centre would be a joint venture between the archdiocese and religious committees.
Archbishop Hurley went as one of 49 US doctors, nurses and scientists and other specialists. He said technically he went as a sociologist — he has a master's degree in sociology — but made no secret of his being a
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between Gorbachev's more liberal policies in recent years and those of his predecessors. "The present conflict does not result from the courageous restructuring under way in the USSR, but from the long and reprehensible stagnation that preceded it," it said. The newspaper said the most recent violence calls for "a responsible vigilance" by authorities and for "solidarity with the victims". Ultimately, it added, a political solution should be found, through patience and courage.
PRAGUE: Czechoslovakia's new coalition government has formally agreed to reinstate full religious freedom and halt "any type of surveillance" o ver priests and bishops. The step opens the prospects of state financing of Church activities, religious education in public schools and reopening of seminaries. The Vatican's special envoy to Eastern Europe, Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno. travelled to Czechoslovakia for talks with officials of the new non-communist govern-
ment. ColaArchbishop suonno was believed to be trying to accelerate negotiations for the naming of bishops for five C zechoslovakian dioceses. The pope is expected to visit the Czechs in April. thus squeezing in his Easter commitments and a listed visit to Mexico in May. "The new government is very interested in the rebirth of religious life, and we will study as soon as possible how to reintroduce religious education in the schools," said Karel Hais, a government
official who will deal with church affairs. Last month, the government formally abolished the obligatory teaching of Marxism-Leninism in state schools. It had been a staple of Czechoslovakian education since the end of World War II. The government will also be studying how to restore to the Church some of the properties confiscated by the communist government in 1949. Meanwhile, the Church publication Catholic Weekly began publishing again in January for the first time since the 1940s.
Document on churches' ties MOSCOW (CNS): Vatican and Russian Orthodox officials meeting in Moscow to discuss the situation of the outlawed Ukrainian Catholic Church drafted a document on relations between the churches. The document will be
published after approval by the two churches.
"The two delegations expressed their satisfaction" with the "general evolution of church life in the Soviet Union", including the growing tolerance shown by the
government for public activity by the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the delegations' statement said. "The members of the delegations are convinced that Orthodox and Catholics must contribute to the efforts of
Soviet society" to construct "a true state of right in which all the citizens can freely express their religious convictions", it said. "Expressing their worry in the face of the difficulties confronting interconfessional relations in
western Ukraine, the representatives of the two churches confirmed that the problems in this region do not always derive from the exactly religious aspect," the delegations' statement said. The delegations "con-
firmed their conviction that hostility and violence must be considered incompatible with the Christian spirit", it said.
peace and love given by Christ for the salvation of the world", it said.
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Were the first Christians perfect? By Father Paul Schmidt
"Return with us now to were bad. Or so our those thrilling days of faulty memories tell us. yesteryear. From out of We tend to romanticise the past come the the past. We remember thundering hoofbeats selectively. of the great . ." The more distant the
Do you remember those famous words from the days of radio's Lone Ranger show? If you don't, your parents may. In the thrilling days of yesteryear things were less complicated. There were no cars, only horses. Great heroic deeds were done. The good guys were good; the bad guys
era, the more the likelihood that we will think it very different from our own. But people have not really changed that much. The Church has collected almost 2000 years of memories. Many of them are wonderful. Some are so bad that we can't forget them.
But most of us think back to the first days of Christianity as an ideal time. Surely, we think, the people who knew Jesus, heard him teach, witnessed his death and resurrection, and experienced the coming of the Holy Spirit did not have all the problems we have today. They were not divided into liberals and conservatives. They did not waver in their loyalty to the Lord.
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When a baby is born we offer the welcome of a baptism with all the insights and wisdom of its fully developed rite. When someone dies we have a funeral. Again, the experience of centuries guides the appropriateness of our response to those who have died and to their families and friends. At least this is true when we speak of believing and practicing Catholics. But it is less true with the growing number of our friends and relatives who are not quite sure where they stand religiously. At times we find ourselves facing life's situations like the early Christians, trying to figure out what to do and what to say — what is appropriate — and in the process drawing upon their beliefs. Let me give an example of what Imean. Recently one of my relatives died. He was young. Too young to die. He did not want to die and he did not even want to talk about death. But death respects no wishes.
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We had been close in years past and I wanted his funeral to reflect the affection we felt. Before he died we had discussed burial plans in a very hypothetical manner, but at least to the extent that I knew that Ishould offer to help when the time came. When he died I really did not know what to do. There was not much ready at hand to rely on. I realised that a regular Catholic funeral would be out of place. It wasn't only that he was not a church-going person, for many believing people are not. It was more that the prayers of the funeral Mass, asIwent over them in my mind, seemed to be talking about someone else. A funeral Mass would have seemed like a charade, and no one's final public memorial,
Living conditions are deplorable for millions of village people. Families live in mud dwellings lacking electricity, sewerage and a water supply. They have no chairs, tables, cupboards or beds. They sleep on floor mats. Household possessions include a few cooking utensils, a tiny oil lamp, pots for carrying and storing water, and a small wood burning mud stove without a chimney.
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Has there ever been a time in demands in their quest to folio* history when Christians were able to Jesus faithfully. practice their beliefs without having The first disciples, for instanct to come to terms with competing had to struggle for social acceptana lifestyles and beliefs? because Jesus died a criminal's death That is the question discussed in Father John Castelot says tha the CNS Religious Education struggling with decisions an Package this week. difficulties may be essential to beini a committed Christian. In fact, the Did the first Christians really have it better? Father Paul Schmidt writes Scripture scholar writes, the struglf that romanticised pictures of the past itself may play a valuable role in the do not reflect the unvarnished kind of perfection that is achieved. Dominican Father David O'Rourke reality. tells a story in a slightly different key Readers will identify with his to illustrate a common bond between depiction of some of the struggles Christians today and their ancestoi. faced by the first Christians. in the first century. Both faced ne% Father Robert Kinast says that kinds of situations in society thai Christians always faced conflicting they had to learn to contend with.
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Has there ever been a time in history when Christians could practice their faith without having to come to terms with competing lifestyles and beliefs? Despite the very human tendency to romanticise the past, romantic pictures do not reflect the reality, says Father Paul Schmidt.
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being socially accepted. For example, generations of Catholics in many new countries have struggled to achieve recognition as good citizens. A second challenge for the early Christians was wealth. Jesus and his disciples were not wealthy and the Lord frequently warned against the dangers of riches. But not all converts to Christianity were poor. In fact, the second bishop of Rome. St Clement, wrote a special treatise to guide Christians in the proper use of their wealth. Clement urged Christians to put their riches at the service of others by supporting charitable and missionary causes. or by sharing the Christian faith with other
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Obviously, too, many came through the struggle stronger than ever. Indeed, one wonders how firm their commitment would have been without the struggle! The story of the storm at sea, with the disciples cowering in terror because Jesus was apparenNsleep and uncon-
cerned, was written for Christians who felt their community was sinking under the onslaught of a hostile world. It assured them the Lord was not asleep, and his words were addressed to them: "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" (Mark 4:40). And at the end of the first century, the author of the New Testament book of Revelation struggled to keep his Christians from succumbing to the Roman Empire's glittering attractions. Similarly, the author of the letter to the Hebrews tried to protect his people from losing heart. His positive advice still rings out: Keep your eyes -fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame" (12:2).
wealthy people who would not listen to poor preachers. Today's Christians face similar challenges. Many business and professional people meet regularly to discuss how their faith and work coincide. The third challenge faced by the early Christians concerned the next generation — their children. There were, of course, competing claims for the attention of second generation Christian youth. The early Christians met this challenge in two ways: They preserved the memory of their origins by collecting the sacred writings and renewing the stories of the Church's first days in liturgical celebrations. and they established schools like the one in Alexandria. Eygpt. for adapting the original Christian message to changing times.
Today's "next generation" also faces many competing claims, from those posed by drugs to those posed by religious sects and cults. Christians, especially parents. face this challenge as the first Christians did by deepening their own awareness of origins Christian through adult learning. Bible sharing and participation in the liturgy', and by finding ways to relate their faith to current developments. Christians will always face competing claims because Christian faith is born into, and grows out of. social life. Today, as in ancient times, this means gaining social acceptance by defending the dignity and rights of each person; using wealth on behalf of good works and efforts to spread the good news; and handing on the faith to the next generation by being rooted in the sources of belief and adapting the good news to modern listeners.
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Were the first Christians perfect? "Return with us now to were bad. Or so our those thrilling days of faulty memories tell us. yesteryear. From out of We tend to romanticise the past come the the past. We remember thundering hoofbeats selectively. of the great . ." The more distant the
Do you remember those famous words from the days of radio's Lone
era, the more the likelihood that we will think it different f m our
But most of us think back to the first days of Christianity as an ideal time. Surely, we think, the people who knew Jesus, heard him teach, witnessed his death and resurrection, and e
Th y did not fight among the nselves over rank alit status. SL rely they responded ger erously to every need an saw that no member of the community was Ject ed. Tile thrivine commun-
ples during his lifetime about their statusseeking. The mother of Zebedee's sons tried to lobby for her children. Martha complained about Mary's apparent indolence.
Greek-speaking Christians got inferior treatment to that of the H ebrew -speaking Christians. Ananias and Sapphira held back profits on the sale of property from the common purse. "Truth
with early heresies. James denounced violations of social justice in his epistle. One reason why the Scriptures are so timely is that many of the problems we have are the same problems people
it. We call them saints. They were not different from us. They were the same as us, and faced the same problems, and had the same flaws. But with all their challenges from within and without, they manaeed to accomnlish
pagan atmosphere. People looked after the poor. Workers did honest work. Employers paid fair wages. Church leaders preached the good news with their words and eir lives. Not always. 3t perfectly. ome failed miserably. me perservered even .to a martyr's death. me plodded along pm day to day, making istakes, correcting em and moving on. Just we do.
They had to make some choices unique to their times. So do we. Aside from the historical differences, however, most of the choices were no different from ours. Loving God and neighbour has always been central to the agenda of those who claim to follow Christ. It seems that those thrilling days of yesteryear are not buried in the past, but remain with us still.
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Help a child get a start inlife
How we pa first Christ The early Christians faced situations we would find familiar:
• They had to bury their dead, and believed that their funerals should not be marked by the hopelessness of Roman tradition. • They had children, and believed that they should treat their children with more human consideration than was customary. • They married, and thought that somehow marriage for them should be more than just a family arrangement. But the very first Christians had not yet developed the full structured patterns that serve to guide us at critical moments in life, from birth to death. They faced life's situations from birth to death and often they didn't yet know exactly what to do or what to say or how to respond. By contrast, historians point out, we face these same situations today with sacramental ceremonies established over 2000 years. We have the ritual wisdom that gives us clear direction at moments of change or crisis.
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F r Peter Doherty, SJ.
F r. Tony Herbert, SJ.
Many village schools lack basic needs
Children need mid-day meals rIMO to help cope with education
Many schools need black -boards, desks, seats, lighting, libraries, toilets and funds to buy school books and writing materials. The conditions are tough on students and hardly a 'fair go' for the teachers. Fathers Peter Doherty and Tony Herbert are concerned for the lack of education in many villages. People must be educated to help themselves and the communities they live in.
When a baby is born we offer the welcome of a yes baptism with all the his insights and wisdom of aff • its fully developed rite. *ANON When someone dies we dis a have a funeral. Again, the experience of •-•r% centuries guides the ill( appropriateness of our thz Funds are needed to build schools in very response to those who wF depressed areas where they will serve as have died and to their community centres as well as day schools for clic families and friends. Th children and night schools for adults. Village At least this is true tea schools can be built and equipped from $600. when we speak of believing and practicing A t right. Many water wells at schools are inadeCa Catholics. quate and hazardous for little children. be But it is less true with onthe growing number of our friends and relatives many believing people didn't fit here. We had to Did the first Christians really have who are not quite sure are not. figure out what to do, it better? Father Paul Schmidt writes where they stand It was more that the starting practically from that romanticised pictures of the past religiously. prayers of the funeral the beginning. do not reflect the unvarnished At times we find our- Mass, asIwent over them I think that was what it reality. i n my mind, seemed to he was like for the early selves facing life's situaReaders will identify with his tions like the early talking about someone Catholics. Like us, in this depiction of some of the struggles Christians, trying to else. situation, they had to A funeral Mass would draw on their own beliefs faced by the rust Christians. figure out what to do and what to say — what is have seemed like a and the support of one Father Robert Kinast says that appropriate — and in the charade, and no one's another to get through Christians always faced conflicting process drawing upon final public memorial, the difficult times. their beliefs. Let me give an example of what Imean. Recently one of my relatives died. He was young. Too young to die. He did not want to die and he did not even want to talk about death. But death respects no wishes.
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Children's welfare throughout our mission areas is a matter of urgent concern. For every child who reaches school age, one will have died from causes attributed to deplorable poverty. Most children could have been saved if parents knew what to do. Of those who survive their early years and attend school, many are disadvantaged by hunger and malnutrition and various ailments including worm infestation, anaemia, iron deficiencies, etc. Children need medical care and better food to help them cope with school work. When funds are available our schools provide a mid-day meal for all students.
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a an. Scripture scholar writes, the stru itself may play a valuable role in t kind of perfection that is achieved. Dominican Father David O'Rourkf tells a story in a slightly different ke to illustrate a common bond betweet Christians today and their ancestor in the first century. Both faced ne* kinds of situations in society tha. they had to learn to contend with. • .1111ME
Man has nowhere to rest I have come to establish make clear that the cost his head." peace on the earth? No,I of discipleship was high Then there is the touch- tell you, but rather for many people. ing story of the rich division" (Luke 12:51). It was not just the initial young man, who after It was not that Jesus set was hearing Jesus went away out to cause dissension. decision that wrenching; living that sad because he had many But hard experience had daring be decision, to possessions. shown — especially by This was the story of Luke's day — that a countercultural. was — many people who were decision to follow Jesus and is — no picnic. Many new Christians unwilling to risk finan- did, in fact, tear families cial security to become apart. It was not easy to spent sleepless nights
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being socially accepted. For example, generations of Catholics in many new countries have struggled to achieve recognition as good citizens. A second challenge for erson the early Christians was as a wealth. Jesus and his irt of disciples were not wealthy and the Lord social frequently warned so by against the dangers of prove riches. fense But not all converts to and Christianity were poor. In fact, the second bishop sped of Rome. St Clement, idual, wrote a special treatise to lifer- guide Christians in the proper use of their :e of wealth. the Clement urged Chrisaid a tians to put their riches at mod- the service of others by cratic supporting charitable and missionary causes, also or by sharing the Chrisof tian faith with other
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Obviously, too, many came through the struggle stronger than ever. Indeed, one wonders how firm their commitment would have been without the struggle! The story of the storm at sea, with the disciples c owering in terror because Jesus was apparently asleep and uncon-
cerned, was written for Christians who felt their community was sinking under the onslaught of a hostile world. It assured them the Lord was not asleep, and his words were addressed to them: "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" (Mark 4:40). And at the end of the first century, the author of the New Testament book of Revelation struggled to keep his Christians from succumbing to the Roman Empire's glittering attractions. Similarly, the author of the letter to the Hebrews tried to protect his people from losing heart. His positive advice still rings out: Keep your eyes "fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame" (12:2).
wealthy people who would not listen to poor preachers. Today's Christians face similar challenges. Many business and professional people meet regularly to discuss how their faith and work coincide. The third challenge faced by the early Christians concerned the next generation — their children. There were, of course, competing claims for the attention of second generation Christian youth. The early Christians met this challenge in two ways: They preserved the memory of their origins by collecting the sacred writings and renewing the stories of the Church's first days in liturgical celebrations, and they established schools like the one in Alexandria, Eygpt. for adapting the original Christian message to changing times.
Today's "next generation" also faces many competing claims, from those posed by drugs to those posed by religious sects and cults. Christians, especially parents. face this challenge as the first Christians did by deepening their own awareness of origins Christian through adult learning,. Bible sharing and participation in the liturgy, and by finding ways to relate their faith to current developments. Christians will always face competing claims because Christian faith is born into, and grows out of, social life. Today, as in ancient times, this means gaining social acceptance by defending the dignity and rights of each person; using wealth on behalf of good works and efforts to spread the good news: and handing on the faith to the next generation by being rooted in the sources of belief and adapting the good news to modern listeners.
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Were the first Christians perfect? By Father Paul Schmidt
"Return with us now to were bad. Or so our those thrilling days of faulty memories tell us. yesteryear. From out of We tend to romanticise the past come the the past. We remember thundering hoofbeats selectively. of the great. . ." The more distant the
Do you remember those famous words from the days of radio's Lone
Sisters Philomena, Agnes and Stephanie provide w onderful caring service for people in need.
F r. Hans Hendriks, SJ.
era, the more the likelihood that we will think it very different from our
But most of us think back to the first days of Christianity as an ideal time. Surely, we think, the people who knew Jesus, heard him teach, witnessed his death and resurrection, and expe-
ThQy did not fight among themselves over rank anl status. surelythey responded
geLerously to every need apt saw that no member of the community was
neglected. The thriving commundescribed in Chapter of the Acts of the ostles (verses 42-47) ms perfect in every y. it alas, it was not tays thus. 'e know that Jesus had reprimand the disci-
ples during his lifetime about their statusseeking. The mother of Zebedee's sons tried to lobby for her children. Martha complained about Mary's apparent indolence. The apostles fell asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane and fled when the authorities arrested Jesus. In the church of Acts, Peter fought with Paul; Paul fought with Mark. The widows of the
The early Christians faced situations we would find familiar:
• They had to bury their dead, and believed that their funerals should not be marked by the hopelessness of Roman tradition. • They had children, and believed that they should treat their children with more human consideration than was customary. • They married, and thought that somehow marriage for them should be more than just a family arrangement. But the very first Christians had not yet developed the full structured patterns that serve to guide us at critical moments in life, from birth to death. They faced life's situations from birth to death and often they didn't yet know exactly what to do or what to say or how to respond. By contrast, historians point out, we face these same situations today with sacramental ceremonies established over 2000 years. We have the ritual wisdom that gives us clear direction at moments of change or crisis.
Father David K. 0'1
Father Barry O'Loughlin, S.J., with teachers and students.
Fr. Tomas Keogh, SJ.
From many distant lands priests and nuns have come to our mission regions to care for very deprived people. They endure difficult conditions in a particularly harsh climate. They live close to the people, experiencing their struggle and being part of their struggle. During the past four decades over 100 schools and many health and community care centres have been established by dedicated missionaries who have been wonderfully supported by generous people living in affluent societies. K eeping our humanitarian projects operating is a constant problem. Every y ear priests and nuns must plead for financial assistance to help pay their way. Over 2000 personnel have to be paid. Over 26,000 school children have to be subsidised. We greatly appreciate what you have done to assist us, but we still need your generous support to maintain our work and to r each out to neglected communities who come to us for lifegiving aid.
Australian Jesuit Missionaries in Asia care for the poorest of the poor
with early heresies. James denounced violations of social justice in his epistle. One reason why the Scriptures are so timely is that many of the problems we have are the same problems people had 2000 years ago — and before that. God's word has always proclaimed the ideals of truth, charity and justice. Human beings have always needed to hear that word — and often have not heeded it. But many have heeded
it. We call them saints. They were not different from us. They were the same as us, and faced the same problems, and had the same flaws. But with all their challenges from within and without, they managed to accomplish some good, to live the faith to the best of their ability and to pass on the treasure of the Gospel to us. Parents managed to bring up their children. Spouses struggled to remain faithful in a
The welfare of the family depends to a great extent on an educated mother.
Social acceptance was a problem for the early Christians. In fact, it was a major source of tension for them because their leader had been executed as a political criminal and a religious blasphemer. This made it difficult for the firrst Christians to gain social acceptance. It would be fairly natural in such a situation to withdraw into a private form of religion — to separate personal faith from public life. But the first Christians did not do this. Instead they tried to be exemplary citizens, not by conforming to society's standards but by improving them. A good example of someone who did this is St Justin, a lay man who lived in the second century. Rather than separate Christianity from life as it is lived in the market-
When a baby is born we V offer the welcome of a ye conflicting demands in their quest to live out their faith. All Christians, Compare your salary with theirs . . . baptism with all the be _ Cheques should be made payable to insights and wisdom of aff Annual Monthly " Australian Jesuit Mission Overseas Aid Fund" and posted to: Missionaries its fully developed rite. Salaries Salaries Director, National Fr. T. O'Donovan SJ, When someone dies we di Priests Jesuit Mission Centre, S420 $35 have a funeral. PO Box 193. North Sydney. 2060. Sisters 44 528 I enclose S to help provide education at all levels and improve Again, the experience of tin Teachers the lifestyles of deprived families in your Mission areas. 60 + 720 + centuries guides the PR.Jan.90 Tick for tax deduction receipt. appropriateness of our thi Parish Staff A 50 + A 600 + response to those who wf No one said it would followers of Jesus. Mr. Mrs. Miss V have died and to their Donations are be easy to be a commitBy Father John Castelot prospective Every dic families and friends. tax deductible ted Christian — cer- Christian wrestled with a Th A ddress tainly not Jesus. At least this is true reE Be concerned about what you read. decision that would On one occasion when affect the whole course of risk being considered wondering if they had when we speak of believMake a real sacrifice in your lifestyle Postcode someone volunteered to life. ing and practicing and help families in desperate need. "dead" by those nearest done the right thing. Ca become a disciple, Jesus Catholics. R emember our Mission in your Will. Luke was thinking of and dearest to you. It is easy to infer this be told him: "Foxes have these people when he from the explanation of But it is less true with on Gospels The don't detail dens and birds of the sky recorded Jesus' challengthe growing number of ch. the Parable of the Sower. nests, but the Son of ing words: "Do you think the emotional struggle "The sower sows the have our friends and relatives many believing people didn't fit here. We had to ndividuals i endured, but Man has nowhere to rest I have mine to establish Did the first Christians really have a committed Christian. In tact, th! who are not quite sure are not. make clear that the cost word," we are told. figure out what to do, Scripture scholar writes, struggi the his head." it better? Father Paul Schmidt writes peace on the earth? No,I of discipleship was high where they stand It was more that the starting practically from Some hear it, but "Satan Then there is the touch- tell you, but rather for many people. that romanticised pictures of the past itself may play a valuable role in t religiously. prayers of the funeral the beginning. kind of perfection comes that at once and takes is achieved. ing story of the rich division" (Luke 12:51). do not reflect the unvarnished At times we find our- Mass, asIwent over them I think that was what it away the word." Dominican Father David O'Rourk! I not t was just the initial young man, reality. who after It was not that Jesus set selves facing life's situa- in my mind, seemed to be was like for the early tells a story in a slightly different ke:' was hearing Jesus went away out to cause dissension. decision that Others hear the word. Readers will identify with his to illustrate a common bond betweeit tions like the early talking about someone Catholics. Like us, in this wrenching; living that "But they have no root; because sad he many had But hard experience had else. depiction of some of the struggles Christians today and their ancestor; Christians, trying to situation, they had to possessions. shown — especially by decision, daring to be they last only for a time", A funeral Mass would draw on their own beliefs faced by the first Christians. figure out what to do and in the first century. Both faced ner Luke's the This was story of day — that a countercultural. was — falling away when tribuhave seemed like a and the support of one what to say — what is Father Robert Kinast says that kinds of situations in society tha lation or persecution many people who were decision to follow Jesus and is — no picnic. appropriate — and in the charade, and no one's another to get through Christians always faced conflicting they had to learn to contend with. Many new Christians arrive. unwilling to risk finan- did, in fact, tear families process drawing upon fmal public memorial, the difficult times. 1111.111immk. cial security to become apart. It was not easy to spent sleepless nights Some "hear the word, their beliefs. Mon.— Let me give an example of what Imean. Recently one of my relatives died. He was young. Too young to die. He did not want to die and he did not even want to talk about death. But Compiled by NC News Se,* r. death respects no wishes.
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pagan atmosphere. People looked after the poor. Workers did honest fair workw.ages. Employers paid Em Church leaders preached the good news with their words and their lives. Not always. Not perfectly. Some failed miserably. Some perservered even unto a martyr's death. Some plodded along from day to day, making mistakes, correcting them and moving on. Just as we do.
They had to make some choices unique to their times. So do we. Aside from the historical differences, however, most of the choices were no different from ours. Loving God and neighbour has always been central to the agenda of those who claim to follow Christ. It seems that those thrilling days of yesteryear are not buried in the past, but remain with us still.
Challenges that span the centuries
We still need your generous help
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Greek-speaking Christians got inferior treatment to that of the H ebrew -speaking Christians. Ananias and Sapphira held back profits on the sale of property from the common purse. 'Truth squads" followed Paul to correct his teachings. Paul had to write to the Thessalonians about idleness and to the Corinthians about factionalism, disorder and licentiousness. John dealt in his letters
By Father Robert Kinast place. Justin showed that all people around him in society had been given a share of divine wisdom, which he likened to a "seedlike word" implanted in each person. This makes each person worthy of respect as a carrier of some part of God's life. So if Justin sought social acceptance, he did so by attempting to improve society through a defense of human rights and dignity. This attitude of respect toward the individual, repeated in many different ways, gradually softened the practice of slavery, changed the rules of war and laid a foundation for the modern form of democratic government. Christians today also face the challenge of
being socially accepted. For example, generations of Catholics in
many new countries have struggled to achieve recognition as good citizens. A second challenge for the early Christians was wealth. Jesus and his disciples were not wealthy and the Lord frequently warned against the dangers of riches. But not all converts to Christianity were poor. In fact, the second bishop of Rome. St Clement, wrote a special treatise to guide Christians in the proper use of their wealth. Clement urged Christians to put their riches at the service of others by supporting charitable and missionary causes, or by sharing the Christian faith with other
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but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches and the craving for other things intrude and choke" it (Mark 4:14-19).
Obviously, many people broke under the strain incurred by the Christian commitment they had made. Obviously, too, many came through the struggle stronger than ever. Indeed, one wonders how firm their commitment would have been without the struggle! The story of the storm at sea, with the disciples cowering in terror because Jesus was appar&Illy asleep and uncon-
cerned, was written for Christians who felt their community was sinking under the onslaught of a hostile world. It assured them the Lord was not asleep, and his words were addressed to them: "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" (Mark 4:40). And at the end of the first century, the author of the New Testament book of Revelation struggled to keep his Christians from succumbing to the Roman Empire's glittering attractions. Similarly, the author of the letter to the Hebrews tried to protect his people from losing heart. His positive advice still rings out: Keep your eyes "fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame" (12:2).
wealthy people who would not listen to poor preachers. Today's Christians face similar challenges. Many business and professional people meet regularly to discuss how their faith and work coincide. The third challenge faced by the early Christians concerned the next generation — their children. There were, of course, competing claims for the attention of second generation Christian youth. The early Christians met this challenge in two ways: They preserved the memory of their origins by collecting the sacred writings and renewing the stories of the Church's first days in liturgical celebrations, and they established schools like the one in Alexandria. Eygpt. for adapting the original Christian message to changing times.
Today's "next generation" also faces many competing claims, from those posed by drugs to those posed by religious sects and cults. Christians, especially parents. face this challenge as the first Christians did by deepening their own awareness of origins Christian through adult learning. Bible sharing and participation in the liturgy, and by finding ways to relate their faith to current developments. Christians will always face competing claims because Christian faith is born into, and grows out of. social life. Today, as in ancient times, this means gaining social acceptance by defending the dignity and rights of each person; using wealth on behalf of good works and efforts to spread the good news; and handing on the faith to the next generation by being rooted in the sources of belief and adapting the good news to modern listeners.
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Praise for Bible groups TO PENETRATE THE SCRIPTURES IS TO ENTER INTO THE VERY MYSTERY OF GOD AND MAN, SAYS THE POPE Pope John Paul ll praised the Bible Societies at a special meeting at the Vatican. "We meet in the awareness that the life in Christ which we share is clarified and sustained in every way by the Word of God, which is the power of God for the salvation of all who believes (Romans 1:16)," he said. "With joy and gratitude I take note of the spirit of ecumenical collaboration which prevails in your work as you seek to make the Scriptures increasingly known and understood. "Iam confident that the United Bible Societies and the World Catholic Federation for the Biblical Apostolate will foster
the fraternal collaboration which already inspires your efforts. "One path forward in this regard lies in observing the Guidelines for Interconfessional Cooperation in Translating the Bible. "Next year, the General Assembly of the Biblical Federation in Bogota on the theme The Bible in the new Evangelisation' will offer another opportunity for your common service to God's Word. "According to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, 'like the Christian religion itself, all the preaching of the Church must be nourished and ruled by Sacred Scripture'. (Del Verbum 21.)
Cardinal Willebrands presenting Dr Cirilo A Rigos to the pope "Holy Scripture nourishes faith, strengthens ecclesiastical unity and is an important element of our common spiritual patrimony with Abraham's stock, our Jewish brothers and sisters. "But the Word of God is also an essential part of the cultural heritage of
all humanity. It plays a decisive role in man's search for the living God, for the meaning of life, for reconciliation, justice and peace in human affairs. "Hence, the followers of Islam, those who adhere to the other great world religions, and even non-
believers can also benefit from a knowledge of Sacred Scripture. "To penetrate the Scriptures is to enter into the very mystery of God and man. Your endeavours therefore are of the greatest importance and service to the Church and to the whole human
family. "In announcing the mystery of God's love, Christ reconciles the world to himself (2 Corinthians 5:19). Christ crucified and risen from the dead, our Shalom, is the centre of the message of salvation which we proclaim.
"I hope that the members of the United Bible Societies will continue to participate, which calls for the conversion of all mankind to Jesus Christ in the Church, which is His body. the fullness of him who fills all in all (Ephesians 1:22-23)."
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A remarkable man, being general superior a fort the sores and sufferBrother Andrew, initially large slice of time, ing in our Western known as Jesuit Father Ian Brother Andrew decided society. Travers-Ball, witnessed to let go the reins in 1986 Responding to an invithe birth of the Mission- "to the next generation." tation to give a retreat in ary Brothers of Charity After another year in WA, Brother Andrew which was the male India, he became a will be in the West to give counterpart to Mother pilgrim with his bishop, retreats at `Gracewood. Theresa's sisters. the Archbishop of Cal- — a 200 acre 'faith That was in the sixties. cutta's permission, and benture for God' situated The Order's brothers and became free of the fetters south of Busselton in an work spread all over of administration and idyllic setting. India and had 500 broth- organisation. The retreat dates are ers in 30 countries. Claiming not to have a from February 16 (7pm) Victorian born Brother permanent abode any- to February 18; February Andrew joined the where, Brother Andrew 19-22; 23-25 and FebruJesuits in 1952 and was gives retreats wherever ary 26 to March 2. For later sent to their Indian he is invited, enriched by further details please mission, where he was his enormous life- ring Mrs Betty Peaker ordained in 1963. experience, having 097-556212 or 097555444. Mother Theresa's meet- worked with the dising with him in 1965 carded and dying morAnd for those who can't brought forth her desire tals in India. make a retreat down to found an order of Brother Andrew and south, there's a retreat brothers; her sisters the with Brother Mother Theresa believe day Missionaries of Charity Andrew on Saturday it is not necessary to go to was founded in Calcutta India to help the misery March 3 (10 to 4pm) at in 1950. there "because there are Newman Sienna College He left the Jesuits and many Calcuttas around Hall, Doubleview. together they founded the world", and they BYO food — tea/coffee the brothers. advise those who wish to provided. The cost of Having worked with the help to look into their hearing this top speaker destitute, homeless and own neighbourhoods to is free on this day with an dying for many years and help clean up and corn- open invitation to all.
Northam salutes Eileen who turned 100... To honour her 100th birthday Mrs Eileen Kirby was guest of honour at the Australia Day opening of Northam's new mall where she cut a cake provided by the Mayor. Later she was the Mayor's guest at the luncheon that followed in the Less Town Hall. A week earlier on Saturday, January 14, her birthday was marked with Mass celebrated in her home by Dean Toop. On the following day
two large marquees on at Willetton. the front lawn were Cards and greetings needed to house the poured in from relatives guests that included her and friends, and from two sons, six daughters, nephews and nieces in all but two of her sixteen England and Ireland. grandchildren and all Congratulations were but one of her 16 great received from the Queen, grandchildren. from the President of A niece, Mrs Ursula Ireland, the GovernorCastles travelled from General, the Lieutenant Victoria and celebrated Governor of Western her own birthday on the Australia, the Premier same day as Mrs Kirby. and Leader of the OppoMrs Kirby's daughters sition of Western Austrainclude Sister Monica lia, the Town of Northam, the Member for Avon, SIA who taught at St Joseph's Northam for the students and parents several years and is now of the Beaconsfield Prim-
ary School which Mrs Kirby attended nearly a century ago. A framed Apostolic Blessing was received from His Holiness Pope John Paul H. Mrs Kirby's toast was proposed by her elder son, Pat. A bouquet from the Mayor and Mayoress of Northam and another from the Town of Northam, and also a special bouquet from a nephew and niece in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, helped fill the house with
Patrick Parker was over
flowers. A cAs-sPtte with greet-
ings in word and in song from a nephew and his wife and family in Belkelly, County Clare, Ireland was also received. Mrs Kirby was born in Bathurst and was one of 13 children of Patrick and Ellen Parker who moved to South Fremantle in 1896. Her surviving sister Miss Grace Parker of
Nazareth House Hilton will soon celebrate her 96th birthday.
60 when he began farm-
ing at Delaroo in the District and where he built the "Finbar" homestead which still overlooks the Great Northern Highway. Eileen Maud Parker married Patrick James Kirby in St John the Baptist Church Moore on April 2, 1918 and the couple lived in Coomberdale where she was postmistress and he worked for the Midland Railway. Moora
In Northam Patrick Kirby joined the WA Government Railways from which he retired in 1956. He died on June 19, 1975.
In Coomberdale their older children were enrolled in the Bushies' Scheme of those days conducted by the late Monsignor J.T. McMahon and Sister M. Liguori. In 1926 the Kirby's moved to Northam so that their children could benefit especially from the Catholic schools there.
Showers of blessing at New Noma By Dom Francis Byrne
New Norcia Catholic College. I
New Norcia Catholic College opened its doors on Thursday with a sigh of relief . . . Three and a half inches (8.75cm) of rain had fallen the previous weekend. There had been no rain in the district for months and there was serious concern about possible water rationing. The welcome storm in the Kimberleys unroofed part of Weld Square. Two small trees outside the main library were uprooted, too. The 200 students will be returning to fresh green lawns and a pool full of water. At a full staff meeting at the college on Tuesday the principal Sister Therese Marie Fleming said she was delighted with the precipitous rainfall which she said hopefully would tide them over until the
winter rains. Water has always been a problem in the New Noma district and even the monks at the monastery were rejoicing when the main reservoir filled to approximately three metres. The Moore River beside the monastery flooded its banks. Sister Therese Marie Fleming said that her motto for 1990 for all teachers and staff was Encouragement, Patience and Building on the Good of Each Individual Student. A new member of the staff is a Good Samaritan sister, Sister Peter Damian, who has wide experience of broken marriages having worked as a member of the NSW Catholic Marriage Tribunal for the past five years. She has also wide experience in education. Also, three Benedictine monks — Abbot Bernard Rooney, Dom Bart Spadaro (both are teachers), and Dom Francis Byrne (Year 12 students) — are again on the team.
49,000 in Catholic schools
Five new Catholic In Victoria Park, Ursula School, Mrs Anne Parker schools, three primary, Frayne Catholic College, is the new college's first one secondary and a resulting from the amal- principal. Mrs Parker composite college, will gamation of St Joachim's also is a member of the Education take their first stu- High School, St Joa- Catholic dents when the school chim's Primary School Commission of WA. and Xavier College will year opens this week. The new school has This will bring to 151 the number of Catholic primary and secondary schools in Western Australia. More than 49,000 students will attend these schools in 1990.
open as one of the state's largest Catholic schools with an enrolment of more than 1200 students from pre-primary to Year 12.
The former principal of St Joachim's High
been named Ursula Frayne Catholic College in honour of one of the most important figures in the early history of Catholic Education in Western Australia. Ursula Frayne, a Sister
of Mercy, led a small band of Sisters who arrived in the colony in 1846. Four weeks later she opened the Sisters' first Catholic school in Perth. In 1849 she established the first secondary school in the State. This school still exists as Mercedes College, Victoria Square. Seton Catholic College, Hilton will open following the amalgamation of
St Brendan's College, Hilton and De Vialar College, Samson. The principal of Seton College will be Mr David Heath, a former consultant with the Catholic Education Office of WA.
The College which will accommodate boys and girls from Years 8 to 12, has been named after Elizabeth Bayley Seton, the first native born American to be canon-
ized a saint. New Catholic primary schools will open in Ballajura and South Lake. Mr Mike Smith, formerly principal of Queen of Apostles School, Riverton will be principal of the new South Lake Catholic Primary School and Sr Margaret O'Sullivan will be principal of the Ballajura school.
In the country, the government primary school at the Pallotine Aboriginal Mission, Tardun, will become a Catholic school. The school is adjacent to the Christian Brothers Agricultural School, Tardun. Mr Andrew Jago. formerly a teacher at John M I College. Perth will be principal of the new school.
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A case for migrants from Patricia HALLIGAN, Mandurah Sir, It is not necessarily the case that migrants who do not participate in the Planned Giving Programs and who are absent from parish organisations (The Record, January 25) are less committed to the Church than those who do. There may be other perfectly sound explanations for not doing so. While not wanting to detract from the commitment made by Catholics of earlier times in this country, it is doubtful if they contributed to their local church via the envelope system of the present day. Nevertheless their strong faith and, because of it, their financial involvement, often at great sacrifice to themselves, enabled sturdy churches and schools to be built that we as later migrants are privileged to share.
Praise and query from M. WARD, Men's Confraternity, Vic Park Sir, Your editorial on prostitution (The Record, January 25) would have been given 95 per cent out of a 100 and if it were not for two sentences, "So much for women" and "men clients who fuel the degrading trade" implying that it is the men who are to blame for the prostitution trade. The facts are as follows: Men have a need for sexual release and that need depends on the age and health of the man. If that man's need is not catered for, by for example, an understanding wife, he will become irritable and his only alternative is to masturbate or go to a prostitute. The prostitute sets the price for the sex the man wants, sets the time durations of that sexual act and demands payment in advance, or there is no sex. So let us all be honest for a change and admit that it is "the prostitute
Thank you for the loving care. Pray nine Hail Mary's in honour of Our Lady and St Claire daily for nine days with candle burning. On the ninth day let it burn out. Publicise this prayer. Noel. 0 Holy St Jude, apostle and martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke you as special patron in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depths 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, Hail
These churches and schools were often quickly debt -free as Catholics shared in the labour, and materials were donated. The present Planned Giving Programs are in order to be able to take full advantage of the government's taxation relief. While that may be desirable in order to save money not everyone has the luxury of being able to plan ahead This fact is not unique to migrants. Non migrants too have fluctuating incomes which are impossible to predict from one week to the next. Things should be saved for and paid for. That might seem naive to some but the "buy now pay later - syndrome has infiltrated Catholic thinking. Self employed people learn, usually by experience, to be as debt -free as possible and save for the downturns in the economy.
who exploits the man-. She satisfies his need. Another interesting factor will be the justification our feminist brigade will offer when they support legalising prostitution, since for years we have heard the cry, "Men treat women as sex objects- and prostitutes are "exploited- by men. Now if they get their way, it will be lawful. All in all though, it was a great editorial — well done. from R.J. KEAYS, Claremont Sir, In continuing its vendetta against the secular press in general and the West Australian in particular The Record (editorial January 25) quickly skips over the fact that Archbishop Carnley gave several interviews on radio and television as well as in the written media confirming his support as head of the Anglican Church in WA for the legalisation of prostitution. Archbishop Foley is to be commended for not following the lead of his Anglican counterpart in this instance and preserving Catholics from the ridicule that accompanies such pronouncements f rom church leaders when they take the
Marys and Glorias. St Jude pray for all who honour and invoke your aid. My grateful thanks to St Jude for prayers answered.
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ackproblems, light all l 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 thins as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever, in spite of all material
Though the planned giving program may not strictly be classified as debt, nevertheless a commitment has to be made and honoured by a person with conscience. Therefore the scheme poses a dilemma on the amount to be pledged. Some decide to give, by the more conventional method of previous times no less generously, nor are they less aware of the financial needs of the Church. Indeed they may understand the situation better because of their own insecurity and their inability t o budget. When this happens often a high degree of faith is required. It can be distressing therefore to receive politely worded letters which subtly equate one's commitment and loyalty to the Church with one's commitment to the Planned Giving scheme. To some people it could even lead to a sense of alienation from church organisations and even Mass attendance
Migrants, unlike non migrants, often have to reestablish themselves in their new country while not wishing to sever family ties with their country of origin so they often have extra financial demand. In my work with lapsed Catholics through the Legion of Mary a common reason for estrangement from the Church, among other reasons, was that the Church was too preoccupied with money. That may be exaggerated and used as an excuse for one's own failings. To do this is extremely human. Nevertheless I was left wondering if those particular remarks were not the result of a deep yearning in people who dearly want to feel that the Church's primary concern is with spiritual matters. They can only feel that if their views mean something to the Church
wrong stand on moral issues. Editors note: In the television (ABC) interview referred to in the editorial it was the station announcement, not the A rchbishop, which used the expression 'Anglican Church'. He may well have been speaking after consultation with his advisory bodies. In this interview he made no such reference.
ers of Vietnam I have absolutely no trust whatsoever, save the trust in their capacity to be cruel. The national amnesia to the actions of a regime that has tortured, imprisoned and murdered countless priests, nuns and religious, and this day still has many such people incarcerated for their religious convictions is beyond my comprehension.
View on Power of prayer Viets from Father John CHAUNCY, Hilton Sir, Pope John Paul II has made no bones about his sentiments on the forced repatriation of Vietnamese Boat People. In support of his stand I was proud to be one of the hundred or so who presented ourselves outside the British Consulate in St George's Terrace last month. The imminence of this disaster about to happen cries out for all, especially religious, to stand up and be counted, to practice what we preach . . "do unto others what we would have them do to us-. In God we trust. In the communist lead-
from Jean FERRARI, Rivervale Sir, Mr Boardman is quite correct, without the necessary prayer and penance, sin and its expression will never be defeated, and history, especially Catholic history, has revealed the mighty power of Our Lady's Rosary. For a number of years now a group has made it a practice to offer up the Rosary each Tuesday evening at 7.30pm, in reparation for the sin of abortion, and to ask God's blessing on the work of the Right to Life. The public may be part of this prayer at 12 Harvey St, Victoria Park, Tuesday evening 7.30pm.
illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days after which the favour will be granted. the prayer must be published immediately. KIWI.
and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all thins as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. Thank you Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Lady of Pepetual Succour and Garabandal, St Joseph and Little Flower and St Gerard. M.W.
Novena to the Holy Spirit. 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
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From a backyard garage in DianeIla to the Quarry Amphitheatre in Floreat was a long and exciting two year journey for the popular Resurrection Shuffle, according to band m ember Damien McBain who leaves Perth soon for a year in the Kimberlies. Damien (20), of City Beach, recalled that Resurrection Shuffle was founded in 1988 at the prompting of Sr Emilie Cattalini to play for the Claremont youth Mass once a month. Original members were Andre Ghouse. Mark Pommery, Adrienne Keith, Sharon Antonio, Lindsay Dutton, John Walker, Michael Beerkins and Damien McBain. Subsequent changes in line-up have seen Mark Cypher, Eloise Hicks, Sean Merrey and Juliette Lush join the popular Catholic band, which has played for a wide variety of youth events over the last two years. These have included numerous parish youth masses, two Flame weekends and two Youth rallies, the most recent attracting over 600 Catholic youth to the Quarry Amphitheatre in December last year. Practising weekly for two years created a close unity among band members Damien said
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docks at midnight TICKETS just $8 Available from CPY: 328 8136 For ages 15-25 NB: NO ALCOHOL Lead guitar Mark Cypher and bass Sean Merrey of Resurrection Shuffle at DianeIla on 13 January. this week. "We all improved musically, and we have gained a great deal from the practical experience of music ministry," he said. "Music has the power to lift people, even by itself. When it is a prayer at the same time, music becomes a source of the Spirit. "There have been times whenIhave been playing with the band, andIhave really had to control myself to stay in the same world! "Sometimes I feel a strong presence of the
Vocalist Eloise Hicks looks on as Damien McBain warms up at DianeIla.
Holy Spirit, and when I allowed and encouraged see other people in the to grow," he said, "and congregation experienc- where I have had the ing the same thing I get opportunity to share my a deep sense of real faith with others, to worth, that I am really evangelise. doing something for the "Ihope Antioch goes on Lord," Damien said. evangelising, bringing Damien sees music as a back to God the youth of gift which has been the Church, and also nurtured through his young people who are involvement with both not in the Church. Antioch and the Resur"I believe that Antioch rection Shuffle. is really trying to carry "Antioch is a place out the mission of the where I can use that gift, Church," Damien said. and the gift can grow and "As one Body, one combenefit the Church in munity in Christ, to bring some way," he said. the world back to Him. "Antioch is the tool by "Music plays a big part which I found faith, the in this, and musicians place where my faith was need to understand what
is meant by music ministry. "It is serving the Church and serving God by using the gifts each person has been given."
Asked about his own future in music, Damien, who has written some of the most popular pieces sung among Perth's youth groups, said that music is an uncertain thing. "But I certainly don't want to stop serving the Church in my music. I am not going to stop writing music for the Church, that is absolutely certain!"
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direct response to the call of youth at the Archdiocesan Assembly last year. Organiser, Graham Douglas, said this week that the seminar would be an exciting and challenging journey in the Catholic faith. "It will help answer such questions as, can I have a really personal relationship with God?
CanIknow God's will for me in my daily life? Can I witness to the Gospel message and bring real changes in the lives of other people?" The young person who completes the seminar program will be equipped with an experiential understanding of their relationship with Christ and the Church, as well as knowing better
their role in the mission of the Church. "God is calling young people to find their rightful place in the mission of the Church and to spread the Gospel of Peace," Graham said. "This seminar will seek to establish the mission of the Church in the live of every young person who completes the course, and will give
practical guides to the role of Christian witness in the modern world. "Set My People on Fire will help youth not just to know about God, but to experience Him in their lives." Interested young people can enrol now for the seminar by calling Guy on 417 2216, Graham on 459 7647, or Eddie on 381 4964.
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[Story and books A doctor on call
Joseph Moscati was just 12 in 1892 when his brother Albert fell from a horse and hit his head. The accident shattered Albert's life and had a lasting impact on Joseph. As Joseph sat for hours with his suffering brother, he thought much about his life and his own future. He felt a growing desire to help hurting people. From his window he often watched patients at the nearby hospital for incurables. The sight of them deepened his desire to become a doctor. His parents were particularly proud of Joseph, the seventh of their nine children. He was very bright, the first each year in his classes. Joseph graduated with honours from medical school at the Italian University of Naples in 1903. Everyone foresaw a
brilliant career for him. Joseph began to work as a doctor at the largest hospital in Naples, one for people with terminal illnesses. He continued doing research and became a professor at the university, teaching others to become doctors. He wrote important articles in medical journals. He spoke at international
meetings of doctors in other countries. His reputation as an exceptional doctor and teacher of doctors grew each year. He received worldwide recognition for accurately diagnosing the illness of the great singer Enrico Caruso after many doctors had been unable to do so. Being so successful and famous, Moscati could
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Find the words in the story that answer the description given in the sentences below. All are nouns. 1 . This has four legs, and Albert's accident had something to do with one. 2. This is what Enrico Caruso was. 3 What was Joseph Moscati? 4 . This shattered Albert's life. 5 . Joseph Moscati watched patients through this. 6. Joseph was concerned about their spirituality and health.
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have become a wealthy man. But he had a special care for the poor who were sick. While he was becoming respected in medical circles for his abilities, he was becoming equally well known and loved in the poorest sections of the city. Before going to his work each morning, Joseph went to Mass and
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embarrassed. prayed with, and for, his Often when he returned patients. He helped many home after a long day find God in the midst of Joseph found sick people their pain and guided waiting to see him at his many back to the church. home. Many evenings All who knew him and nights found him respected him for his back in the slums caring goodness as well as his for those who were skill as a doctor and suffering. teacher. Moscati also was con- Sixty years later in 1987 cerned with his patients' Pope John Paul II canospiritual health. He nised him a saint.
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scientific treatment of the insane. As well as helping to humanise a degrading convict system, this unusual man also fashioned a Catholic Diocese from most unpromising material. Despite early challenges to his episcopal jurisdiction, he established himself as a beloved pastor, teacher, and spiritual ruler of a developing Church. For close on a century, the Willson Papers lay unknown and therefore unappreciated, in the archives of Oscott College. Archbishop Simonds, while occupying the See of Hobart, rediscovered them in the early 1940s, during a visit to England. His successor. Archbishop Tweedy, arranged for them to be sent to Tasmania in 1949, before the invention of photocopying machines. Monsignor J.H. Cullen made use of them for a series of articles in the 'Australasian Clergy Review' between October 1949 and January 1954. They were again 'lost' until Father Southerwood accidentally found them, in 1963, among assorted marriage documents at the Cathedral presbytery in Hobart. More than twenty years ago the then Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, T.E Little, now the Archbishop of Melbourne, discovered, in the cellars and stables of the Bishop's Palace (it stood on the site of the present Diocesan Centre) more than 300 letters from Bishop Willson to Bishop Goold. These have been used in The Convicts' Friend together with research discoveries made in Ireland, England, France, Italy, and other Australian archives. Main sources have been the Catholic Church Archives housed at the University of Tasmania and the State Government Archives in Hobart.
This book is for anyone with a home to maintain and the desire to improve it. It offers clear, easy to follow instructions for the willing, but inexperienced handy person. It is divided into five selfcontained parts — three main practical sections on "home decorating", "home maintenance" and "home contents" — and two photographic reference sections: "choosing materials" and "the home tool kit". Each section is identified by its individual coloured thumb tag and s-ymbol. The sections are divided into individual subject areas, such as painting; electricity; storage
and shelving; choosing furnishing fabrics; measuring and marking tools. In the three practical sections these chapters are further organised into numbered jobs, which consist of illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to tackle the work. Each chapter is introduced with an invaluable guide to the amount of time, the quantities of materials and the specific tools you will need before y'ou start work, together with a list of jobs contained within the chapter. Where one basic technique is relevant to a variety of jobs you will find a selfcontained "basic technique" box, which serves the entire chapter. Many jobs involve similar steps, so crossreferences to specific job and page numbers are to be found in bold type for quick, easy reference.
1001 Names for Australian Babies by Suzanne Cater. Published by Penguin $4.99. 1001 Names for Australian Babies is a must for any parent-to-be, or anycxie with a friend or relative expecting a child. It provides an up-todate A-Z listing of baby names, giving the origin and meaning of each name. Traditional, biblical, ethnic, modern and some invented names with their variations and nicknames are included, offering an accessible, easy to follow selection for the bewildered parent. There are approximately a quarter of a million babies born each year in Australia, and now with 1001 Names for Australian Babies, the choice of a suitable name for your baby has never been so easy
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• The questionable effectiveness of clinical drug testing. • Aggressive drug marketing techniques. • The problems of overmedication. Also included is a detailed directory of more than 150 of the most frequently prescribed drugs, covering more than 500 brand names. It deals with such questions as: • Why was the drug prescribed? • What does it do? • What side effects might it have? • Which other drugs and foods should be avoided while it is being taken?
IntroducingJapan. Text Donald Richie. Foreword Edwin Reiscbauer. Pub by Kodansba. Dist through Collins. bb. From the metropolitan bustle of busy, modern Tokyo to the serenity of classical Kyoto, from the northern frontier land of snowy Hokkaido to distinctly colourful Kyushu and Okinawa in the south-west. Japan is a country of striking contrasts and frequent contradictions — geisha and baseball, the Kabuki theatre and oil refineries, skyscrapers of steel and glass, landscape gardens of sand and rock. The blend of the ancient and the contemporary is unique and fascinating.
Here in one volume are all the beauty and vitality of a nation whose recorded history reaches back nearly two thousand years. a nation that has progressed in little more than a century from self-imposed isolation to a place of prominence among the nations of the world. Facts — historical, geographic, cultural and economic — are wedded in a definitive combination to extraordinary pictures by some of Japan's leading photographers.
HMS Medusa by Hammond tunes. Published by Fontana. $9.95. Medusa is an obsolete frigate with an ill-assorted crew and an insecure captain. Why has she been dispatched under secret orders to be a sitting duck in one of the most vital ports of the Mediterranean? Drawn into a close involvement with the Medusa's captain, Gareth Uoyd Jones. ex-adventurer Mike Steele begins a dangerous quest for answers. As past and present combine in a series of violent events. Steele finds himself at the centre of an international crisis to which only Lloyd Jones and the Medusa hold the key
Edwin 0. Reischauer contributes an illuminating foreword, and the text and captions by Donald Rkhie, though brief, are incisive.
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FEMININE SPIRITUALITY 3 Tuesdays at Upper Room either morning or evening exploring the feminine/anima dimension of men and women, seeing it in our own spirituality and that of Jesus and Mary. This course will answer why more women go to church than men! Cost $15. Enquiries to Bridget or Marius on 367 7847. Course commences February 13.
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FEBRUARY Sun 4 19.00 Mass, Mandurah. Tues 6 18.00 CCSR leaders, Carmel. Wed 7 13.00 Lunch with archbishop and parish priests. Thurs 8 19.30 CCR rally, North Perth monastery. Mon 12 12.30 Bunbury, lunch with bishop and parish priests. 19.45 Public meeting, Uniting Church Hall Busseiton. Thurs 15 19.00 Public meeting, Bunbury. Sun 18 am Mass. Albany. 19.00 Healing service, St Joseph's Centre. Tues 20 20.00 Meeting, Narrogin. Wed 21 20.00 Meeting, Pingelly. Fri 23 GeraIciton, program. MARCH Fri 2 19.00 Public rally, Winthrop Hall, UWA.
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Bunbury's full time diocesan youth worker for the past five years Paula Gee got special Church t reatment when her marriage was celebrated by none other than her diocesan chancellor father, Deacon Paul Gee with his wife Elsa taking in the occasion too. And her husband, Scott Mathieson, also deserved the honour because he too is a parish youth coordinator and the happy couple can trace the years to when they both attended Bunbury Catholic C ollege. Bishop Quinn attended the St Patrick's Cathedral nuptial Mass that was celebrated by Father Evan Penberthy along with Fathers Tony Chiera and Bernie Hammond.
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