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Don't hit the hungry CANBERRA: Fiscal restraint should be targeted at those who can afford it and the government should avoid regressive cuts in expenditure in areas that reduce assistance to those genuinely in need.

The government should ensure that taxation is related strictly to the taxpayer's capacity to pay.

This is the advice of the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission to the Economic Planning Advisory Commission planning the 1990-91 Commonwealth budget.

The Commission wants a survey into poverty to establish a benchmark minimum income for those who cannot support themselves.

This can be in the form of cash benefits or goods and services. Tax should be eliminated below this income level.

Now that the economony is turning around taxation for families with dependents and single income families should be reduced the Commission says.

The Commission does not want to see a massive budget surplus funded by high taxation on Australian families.

Taxation is still to high for families with children and inflation impacts on those with low incomes.

A mission t challenge The Year of Mission campaign is about to undergo a 1990 renaissance.

It will expand to capitalise on the achievements evident in last year's YOM centrepiece, Archdiocesan the Assembly.

Its format and its logo have had some changes, 1990s some plus bodywork.

Archbishop Foley's "Call to Mission" challenge to his diocese gets a new emphasis in the YOM logo, where the familiar 'New People, New Life' becomes 'New

People, New Life, New consultation; adult education; ground rules Mission'. derived from the "Call to to changes In all the meet the future chal- Mission— and disseminadiocesan of lenges for the Church in tion the Archdiocese, the information.

Details are spelt out in a major emphasis is on "Mission." bulletin from the PasThe new logo will toral Planning Office. represent a shared vision First initiative: Each of Church. The Archdio- Metropolitan parish will cese faces challenges send a "Mission Liaison evoked by the Year of Person" to Regional Mission in future moves Consultations for Partowards full participa- ishes, planned for May tion and all-inclusive 25 and 26. faith education and At the consultations, formation. representatives of each Perth Archdiocese will parish in a region will embark on four major explore ways of furtherinitiatives — regional ing the work of the Year

By John Doogue of Mission, examine the needs of parishes and benefits of regional sharing and assess at a diocesan level the type of support needed for parish development.

As a first step, metropolitan parish priests in the next few weeks will appoint someone from the parish to be the Mission Liaison Person linking the parish with the Pastoral Planning Office and regional groups.

4tk. mis .\0 All the parish nominees will confer in the first week of April to prepare their parishes for the consultations in late May.

Second initiative:Adult

education, which proved to be the main focus of the Archdiocesan Assembly last year, will be administered through a new archdiocesan body headed by an experienced consultant.

The consultant will negotiate with existing adult education organisations and refer proposed new structures to the archdiocese.

ARCHDIOCESE GEARS tl! . UP FOR FOUR INITIATIVES

Third initiative: A set of principles drawn from the "Call to Mission" will be developed for the use of groups, organisations and parishes.

ning and in the day-today running of the Church.

As part of the development, the Archdiocese will be divided into These ground rules will sectors having common point the way to achiev- information needs. ing the Mission stateThe four initiatives are ment's three challenges seen as some first steps in — participation, inclu- i mplementing the call to sion and new structures. Mission, but they are not The rules will also be pioneering processes. used in any review of archdiocesart structures.

Many parishes and diocesan organisations Fourth initiative: The have already taken up Archdiocese will get an the Mission challenges overall information- and are seeking gathering and processing responses to their immesystem to help in plan- diate local situations.

Bert's final step Former WA Christian Brother Albert Fulbrook has made his first and final profession as a Salesian en route to the priesthood.

The January 31 ceremony on the feast of St John Bosco also included the first profession of five other Salesian novices.

Brother Fulbrook has been preparing for his Salesian step for the past three years.

• Brother Gerald Faulkner, provincial superior of the Christian Brothers Province in Western Australia, was introduced to the congregation at the end of the Mass.

He spoke of Bert Fulbrook as a good friend of the 125 brothers in his province and referred to Bert's brave step in leaving the Christian Brothers to join the Salesians.

The Christian Brothers of Perth genuinely rejoiced with Bert and he himself was very pleased to be with Bert to celebrate with him.

Brother Bert Fulbrook will continue his theological studies at Salesian Theological College Oakleigh and Catholic Theological College Clayton.

He anticipates ordination to the diaconate in the latter half of 1990 and to the priesthood in 1991.

Scholarships for ni . mnsimm•

Bro Albert Fulbrook SDB.

Nine graduate students have accepted the institutions The recipients — Catholic inaugural Diploma in Education Studies Scholarships offered by the Catholic theThe scholarship scheme, conducted for first time this year, is an initiative Commission of Western Australia, designed to Education Education overcome teacher shortages by to overcome a shortage of suitably -qualified encou raging highly-qualified graduates to chers. become teachers working in special areas Commission teaThe scholarship recipients were pres- within Catholic schools. ented with their first cheques at a special When the scheme was announced in late in morning tea at the Catholic Education Centre, Leederville on Feburary 15. The particu the Commission said it was bid to presentations were made by the Director of areas larly eager to attract graduates in the of mathematics and science — areas Catholic Education in Western Australia, Dr in which there is a shortage of qualified overcome Peter Tannock. teachers.

The scholarships have a value of $7000, Once qualified, the teachers will be including the full cost of tuition fees. teacher required to be available to teach for two They were offered to students undertak- years in Western ing Diploma in Education Studies at any of schools designated Australian Catholic shortage by the Catholic the four Western Australian in 1990

Margarita Egan, UWA, Physical Education, Science (Kardinya); Matthew Kiely, UWA, Physical Education, English, Science (Wembley Downs); Brigitte Savy, UWA, Science, Chemistry, French, Mathematics (Kalamunda); Catherine Sharpe, WACAE, Human Biology, Science, Computing (Joondanna); Darren Starcevich, UWA, Mathmatics, Geography, Social Studies (Morley); Sonya Supanz, UWA, Science, Mathematics (Doubleview); Damien Wallis, Curtin University, History.

Politics, English, Social Science (North Perth); Samantha Walsh, UWA, Physical Education, Science, (Midland): Ingrid Woolerson, WACAE, Mathematics, Science (Hamilton Hill).

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SYDNEY: Australian "As the Basic Christian Catholic Relief has sent Community in action, emergency grants of the people shared their $20,000 to Bougain- belongings with refugees ville and $50,000 to in their time of need. cyclone victims in the Pacific islands.

"In some villages a The report from Bou- house that contained a family of five might have gainville notes that the an added five — 10 funds of the Church agencies are exhausted, people living there. Food as many people of Bou- gardens provided staples ganville have been dis- that could be shared, but placed from their homes protein became a problem. The villagers even for many months now. opened their cocoa planThe diocese estimates that there are close to tations to the refugees, sometimes sharing the 20,000 people displaced in Bougainville. As peo- cocoa harvest payment, ple have fled conflict and other times just areas, they have found giving the whole harvest refuge with other to the refugees. communities.

"The Church has been A report says: "The using its resources to people have opened their provide shelters, homes and their hearts to blankets, sleeping mats, the refugees. clothing, and basic

domestic implements.

"The displaced people know that their own homes and gardens have been destroyed after they left the conflict areas."

A report from cyclone devastated areas in the Pacific says: "Winds were recorded at 80-100 knots an hour as the cyclone ripped through Western Samoa, Tonga and Nieu.

"Because much of the communications systems were damaged, it may take quite a while before the full extent of the damage is known.

"What is known, however, is that the extent of the damage is widespread. Road and sea walls have been destroyed.

"Communication and transport systems have been severely affected.

People have lost their homes, and fresh water storage facilities have been damaged.

"There is extensive crop damage, and shortages of food have been forecast.

Crops on which these people. and the economies of their countries, are dependent, have been either destroyed or badly damaged, and it will take many months before viability is restored to this area.

"Many buildings have been destroyed, and these most often are the ones in the rural communities — the homes, the local health centres, the schools."

Soviet art a big draw VATICAN CITY (CNS): The first Soviet art show at the Vatican was the most successful special exhibit sponsored by the Vatican Museums, said Carlo Pietrangeli, museum director.

There were a record 112,602 visitors during the 68 days of the exhibit,

he said in a recent Vatican Radio interview.

This averaged to 1,655 visitors per day. The exhibit ended on Jan. 31.

Some days as many as 3,000 people visited, "with lines into St. Peter's square," said Pietrangeli.

The exhibit contained more than 100 examples

of Russian religious art, the Soviet Union. called icons. These were Pietrangeli said the mostly paintings on Vatican plans to continue wooden panels used to art projects with the decorate Russian Soviet Union.

Orthodox churches.

Already three Vatican The exhibit was spon- art restorers are in the sored by the Vatican Soviet Union at governMoseums and the Cultu- ment invitation to teach ral Ministry of Russia, Soviet Restorers, said one of the 15 republics in Pietrangeli.

-Welcome moves C ANBERRA: The catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn has welcomed moves to ban the sale and distribution of xrated videos in and from the ACT. The Church says such videos offer a perverted and destructive presentation of human sexuality and inter-personal relationships.

Pornography attacks the dignity of every person in the community and it encourages people to think of and to treat others as things and not as persons," the church says. "Any civilised community has the right to demand that such debasement of human dignity not be tolerated."

Following last year's historic diocesan synod, the Archbishop Carroll, declared: "This synod of the archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn calls upon all people of goodwill to recognise that x-rated, excessively violent and other objectionable videos can degrade women and men, attack the stability of marriage and family, distort attitudes to sex, may corrupt public life and are contrary to all human and social values."

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Church must have say in industrial awards b.srowran The Church needs to have its say in the drawing up of industrial awards for welfare workers so that the place of voluntary helpers can be preserved, says a bishops' new appointee in this field.

For too long the Church has been reacting and reactive to problems occurring in health education and welfare. Now the Church has deliberately set out to be pro-active and to build the fire breaks before the fire takes over."

This is how Mr Paul Gair sees his five year appointment as the executive officer of the National Catholic Committee for Industrial Relations (NCCIR).

He will answer to an ad

hoc committee on industrial relations set up by the Catholic Bishops' Conference with representation from every state and from peak bodies in health education and welfare.

Similar committees will be set up in each state and in WA the state committee meets for the first time this week under chairman Mr Michael Beech who is also the WA representative on the national body.

Paul Gair's task is to monitor, co-ordinate, negotiate and represent the Church in Federal industrial relations.

The Federal aspect is important, he says, because more unions are seeking Federal awards and bigger unions are being called for.

From his Canberra base close to the bishops' secretariat he will be able to attend Federal court hearings in Sydney and Melbourne.

Although Catholic church bodies have had a part to play in the development of awards in education and health areas, welfare has not been covered and this becomes critical because of the number of volunteers as well as paid professionals who now carry out the Church's work in this field.

Paul Gair believes that there is a balance that can be struck between those who have paid responsibilities and others who work voluntarily.

He cites the example of a school tuckshop which

may have a paid supervi- secondary teaching expe- through budgeting and sor but whose main work rience, he joined the because in some cases will be done by Catholic Education office the Church "was not volunteers. in 1978 as an adviser in being really fair" towards English as a Second its workers. not If the Church is represented in the devel- Language, becoming a He says that unions do opment of awards there school consultant on not mind the presence of is a danger that condi- industrial relations and the Church in an award finally senior cotions will be so restrictive application as long as the that Church agencies ordinator for school is workable and award m anagement and will be under threat and fairness on both there is staffing. voluntary workers will sides. not be allowed to partic- In March last year he ipate in some welfare became an assistant to "Unions want good Archbishop Foley help- conditions but this can areas.

Paul Gair will take six ing local Catholic boards only happen if the months settling into his and agencies in indus- agencies can fund those Canberra position while trial and legal matters, conditions. The Church he completes a number while continuing as an needs to point out that if the agency has no money of projects in which he advisor to the CEO. has been involved in He was also asked to then it will close down its Western Australia dur- advise the Anglican activity." ing a long experience Schools Commission.

A benefit from Federal with Catholic industrial found vast involvement He said he by the relations. differences in salaries Church will mean better Originally from Bris- that had been paid in the transfers conditions for bane where he had 10 local agencies and this Catholic workers years of primary and had come about mainly between states. This is

Keeping it secret...

SYDNEY: New law has passed through the NSW Parliament, giving priests the right to refuse to answer questions in court in matters that involve the confessional.

Sydney Archdiocesan spokesman, Father Brian Lucas, said the Evidence (Religious Confessions) Amendment Act 1989 received assent on December 19 last year and commenced on that date.

The legislation was prompted by a case where a priest refused to

Under this amendment to the Evidence Act a member or former member of the clergy is entitled to refuse to divulge that a religious confession was made or

A "religious confession" is specifically defined to refer to a ritual confession.

In the ordinary cases of counselling or other cases of confidential communications a priest is no different a position from other professionals such as doctors or social workers.

Father Lucas said that

the Attorney-General, John Dowd, and officers of his department, had been most receptive to representations that were made on behalf of the Church.

The legislation was also supported by the Shadow AttorneyGeneral, Paul Whelan, and the Opposition.

Father Lucas said similar legislation would be helpful in South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, and in Commonwealth jurisdictions.

after a trip to five of the poorest countries on the continent — Cape Verde, Guinea—Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad "In the land of Africa, millions of men, women and children are threatened with the possibility of never being able to enjoy good health, never being able to support

themselves by their work, and never receiving the education which would open their minds," he said.

Particularly in the Sahel region, where the encroaching desert eats up farm land, the pope said, the people "see their environment become hostile and sterile, lose

the richness of their ancestral heritage and are being deprived of the positive contributions of science and technology."

The pope thanked people, especially German Catholics, who have responded to the appeal he made 10 years ago on behalf of the Sahel region.

from the Catholic Weekly answer questions in the contents of a religious court concerning the confession.

pastoral care he rendered at a police station to a woman who was being questioned in connection with the death of her husband.

Paul Gair "for too long the Church has been reacting and reactive to problems . . ."

"Working for the Church provides a sense of fulfilment. For me work is a vocation not a job. As long as it is a fair thing and people are not under severe financial pressure many are also prepared to call their employment a vocation rather than a job."

A Catholic worker will be likely to be attending Mass with others and become involved in many extensions of the Church's activity as did many teachers and other education workers during the parish sessions of the Year of Mission. he observed.

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Pope says it again

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II said that he hoped changes in Eastern Europe would allow developed countries to spend less money on arms and use their resources to help the Third World poor.

He restated his appeal for international assistance to African nations

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The Universe

SEEDY SPORT In a more innocent age it used to be said that sport was a true reflection of national character. If that is true, then our future prospects are bleak indeed. The sorry spectacle presented in three distinct sports recently has been widely condemned. There seems, however, little chance of genuine reform. Cricket, soccer and athletics have each in turn taken centre stage. Their problems may be different but they display the same disturbing features. The root of the trouble seems to be a basic disregard for truth and honesty. ft speaks volumes about our current moral decline. It bodes ill for the future.

Soccer may yet survive as our national game but Lord Justice Taylor has shown how greedy andsmall-mindedmen have brought it to its knees. For years soccer hooligans have disgraced the sport but the Hillsborough report argues that others in positions of power have even more dramatically brought the game into disrepute.

The rebel cricket tour of South Africa is now the focus of protest and heavy-handed police repression. The most worrying aspect is the seeming inability of the English cricketers involved to understand the situation they have created. They are clearly out of their depth. The comments by their captain have been met with incredulity and derision.

Like some others in British sport he seems blind to the world around him, unmoved by the injustices inflicted on the black majority.

Sport is a pastime of some value but it is played in the real world by (eal people. To shut one's eyes to the surrounding circumstances can be an act of folly and certainly raises important moral questions.

The disgraced weight-lifters in the Commonwealth Games are unlikely to be the only athletes to have improved their performance by the illegal use of drugs. Like Ben Johnson at the Seoul Olympics they have been dealt with promptly and severely.

Again there is a question of honesty and truth, for drug-taking is a secret form of cheating. As with soccer hooligans, though, it is difficult to determine whether the disqualified athletes are villains or victims.

Others who should have known better must have encouraged or condoned what has happened. The quest for medals and international success with its attendant rewards and the link with national prestige have corrupted the sport and poisoned the pure pleasure of competition.

LIFE AND DEATH Life in the brave new world of genetic experimentation tends to be cheerless, brutish and short. It is conceived without love, subjected to exhaustive testing and then usually consigned to oblivion without a moment's regret. And yet, to give the experiments any value at all, that microscopic human life has to contain the potential to develop into someone just like US.

Catholics for a variety of reasons have become the principal footsoldiers in the political fight over life issues. In the abortion debate it is possible that we represent the best instincts of most decent and caring people.

The stand, however, against any experimentation on human embryos may be a lonelier and more difficult one.

L egislation will determine public attitudes and affect moral values for better or worse. ft is crucial to get it right. Those who demand freedom to experiment have no scruple about corrupting language to change perceptions and to after attitudes. We are being brainwashed into regarding the first stage of each individual's life as no better than a specimen of human tissue.

We know to our cost that the public quickly becomes used to the previously unthinkable. We can easily justify what was once held in horror. A desperate remedy soon becomes a legal right. Abortion is a classic example of what all too tragically can happen.

The approaching debate in Parliament should concern us all. It is not about the remote and theoretical. Our future as a society is being shaped in today's laboratories. And by people who give little thought to God and the ultimate purpose of life. It would be crazy to entrust all this into the hands of faceless doctors and scientists. They are not equipped to decide the future of the human family.

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Focus on 'sister churches' call

(CNS): ROME Roman Catholic and Orthodox Church efforts toward full communion should focus on creating "sister churches" rather than following the integrated model the of B yzantine -rite Catholic churches, said a statement from a subcommission of the international OrthodoxRoman Catholic dialogue, after a Vienna meeting.

"The search for unity should have as its model that of sister churches" with eucharistic unity, said the statement by the subcommission on

Byzantine -rite churches.

B yzantine -rite Catholic churches, such as the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Romanian Catholic Church, developed within the Orthodox tradition, but later declared their unity with the Roman Catholic Church.

They are sometimes Uniate called churches because of that merger.

While retaining their liturgical customs, they gave up some of their autonomy characteristic of the churches within the Orthodox tradition.

The subcommission discussed the historical and theological development of the B yzantine -rite churches and prepared a report on their discussions for the international dialogue commission, which will meet in Munich, West Germany, in June.

"The subcommission agreed that Uniatism is no longer considered the model for the union of the churches," the statement said.

During the first millennium of Christianity, the churches of the East and West gave a place of honour to the bishop of Rome, but each tradition was

considered to bee full representation of the faith of the apostles.

The subcommission said the development Byzantine-rite of churches in the 500 years following the split between East and West "did not have as its inspiration the tradition common to our undivided churches".

While members of the subcommission agreed the model of the Byzantine-rite churches should not provide a pattern for the future, they disagreed on what should become of churches those already united with Rome.

The Orthodox delegates said," 'the abolition of Uniatism and the incorporation of the members of the churches Uniate either in the Latin Roman. ( -rite) Catholic Church or in the Orthodox Church, upon free choice', should be the solution to the problem".

A Catholic ecumenist familiar with the dialogue said the Church could not agree the with Orthodox demand.

"These churches have existed for centuries and have a legitimacy of their own. It would do violence to them to force them" to make such a choice, he said.

fficial ties soon

ROME (CNS): An official channel of contact between the Vatican and the Soviet Union will be established soon, but the time "is still not ripe" for formal diplomatic relations, said Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, papal secretary of state.

Vatican-Soviet official contact will probably take the form of a joint working group of officials from both sides to examine specific problems and issues, he said.

The working group could take as a model the one formed between the Vatican and Poland prior to the establishing of diplomatic relations last year, the cardinal added.

After Poland, Hungary has become the second Warsaw pact nation to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

Czechoslovakia has indicated it wishes to follow the same course soon.

Young Irish opt for careers, not seminaries DUBLIN: The shame of having a son or daughter leave the priesthood or religious life has been identified as one of the reasons why Irish parents discourage their children from b ecoming priests and nuns.

Other factors are loneliness in large parochial houses, and the feeling of many older priests that their work and effort has not been sufficiently appreciated.

The Director of the Catholic Press and Information Office in Dublin said this week that 322 young Irish people were admitted to seminaries and novitiates last year, compared with 506 in 1979.

Of these, 139 were admitted for the priesthood in 1989, as

against 175 in 1979.

The decline has meant an acute vocations crisis which has resulted in the appointment of one or more vocations directors in most dioceses.

Their role is to visit schools to make and maintain personal contact with possible candidates.

Highlighting the

problem in the current issue of The Furrow, the pastoral monthly, Fr William Dalton of St Kieran's College, Kilkenny identifies the wider availability of second and third level education as opening up whole new vistas and more career opportunities for young people.

Recent years have

witnessed a steady decline in the number of matriculation level candidates entering seminary. Priesthood no longer seems to attract candidates of higher intellectual calibre, he reveals.

Recalling a survey among priests undertaken in the United States in 1988, he said it showed people

expected much more from their priests but were often sparing in their affirmation and gratitude. Consequently some priests have settled for a parttime presence to their priesthood. While some gave of themselves unstintingly to their ministry, others made their hobbies their main interests in life.

Missioners from Indonesia JACARTA, (UCAN): Ten newly ordained Divine SVD priests ordained this year, the largest group Word (SVD) priests here will go soon from of SVD priests ever ordained in one year in Indonesia as missioners to Brazil, Chile, China, Indonesia.

Papua New Guinea and Zaire.

The other 16 will go to six provinces in They are graduates of St Paul Major Seminary in Flores, and Widya Sasana Seminary in East Indonesia.

Since the early 1980s, St Paul Major Seminary Java.

The priests will be sent abroad at the request has sent graduates to serve in other Indonesian provinces and abroad. of the SVD superior general in Rome.

The move is in line with the society's new Seven seminarians are abroad in a student policy of internationalising its members exchange program among SVD major seminarworldwide.The 10 are to be selected from 26 ies around the world.

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Drawi the Ii VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II encouraged Brazil's bishops to influence social and political issues, but warned them against letting the church become a strictly political organization.

It is necessary "to make a clear distinction between the action that the faithful do, individually or in groups, guided by their Christian conscience, and the actions they undertake in communion with their pastors, in the name of the church," the pope said.

"The specific mission that Christ confided to his church is certainly not of a political, economic or social order," the pope said Feb. 10 to a group of bishops from southern Brazil.

The Bishops were at the Vatican for their "ad limina" visits required every five years to report on the status of their dioceses.

"In no way is the church to be

Human rights abuses

confused with a political community, nor is it tied to any political system," the pope said.

The "best contribution" the church can make to society is to give people a Christion formation and lifestyle, "with a special focus on social ethics," he added.

"In circumstances of extreme necessity" the church has tried "to resolve civic problems" but this has been "an absolutely exceptional and transitory" circumstance, the pope said.

At the same time, the pope praised the social action dimension of Brazilian pastoral programs and noted that in the country with the world's largest Catholic population there is "discrimination and undisputed injustice."

"It is generally recognised how much humanity owes the church in the field of human rights and progress," the pope said.

LISBON: The bishop of the Indonesian islandterritory of East Timor reportedly has said human rights abuses by Indonesian authorities there continue without relief.

Bishop Carlos Belo of Dili said in a letter to a Portugese bishop that the Timorese are "dying as a people and a nation."

Bishop Belo said that East Timorese have been forced to accept Indonesian rule "at pistol point" He is said to charge that he is also being subjected to harsh attacks by authorities.

Bishop Belo, long an outspoken critic of Indonesia's rule of East Timor, is said to compare his situation to that of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero, assassinated head of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador, who was a critic of his government's human rights abuses.

"From one day to the next, I could follow the path of Bishop Romero,"

the Timorese churchman is quoted as saying in the letter sent to Bishop Manuel da Silvo Martins of Setubal, Portugal.

"The situation of the East Timorese is absolutely unthinkable, from the point of view of persecution, torture," Bishop Martins was quoted as saying.

Bishop Berlo's letter is said to have taken seven months to reach Bishop Martins, passing through several hands on the way.

"The East Timorese are profoundly isolated," Bishop Martins was quoted as saying, "and their bishop is profoundly isolated."

During a visit to the island last October, Pope John Paul II issued a strong call to government authorities to respect human rights.

He also told the Timorese that "from the very beginning of my pontificate Ihave followed your situation with deep concern."

Pope to beatify 3 child martyrs MEXICO CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II will beatify three Mexican child-martyrs in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the first day of his visit to Mexico in early May. The pope is scheduled to preside over t he beatificaiton

'Defend life f rom conception VATICAN CITY (CNS): Medical personnel should defend life "from the moment of conception until its natural end", said Pope John Paul II to 2000 people taking part in a Church-sponsored pro-life rally.

Today, life is "trivialised and undervalued", the pope said.

This is the "consequence of a hedonistic mentality" which ignores the dignity and inalienable rights of human beings, he added.

In Italy, doctors and medical personnel can register as conscientious objectors to the nation's abortion law, which allows abortion virtually on demand during the first three months of pregnancy.

Pro -abortion forces have been pressuring to eliminate conscientious objection, saying that the high number of people registering means that many women are denied a legal right.

ceremony of the "Child Marturs of Tlaxcala," who were killed in the 16th century for having converted from their native Indian religion to Christianity.

The Vatican Congregation for Sainthood

Causes approved the beatification of the child-martyrs this month, and all that remains for them officially to be declared martyrs is the pope's signing of a formal declaration and his presiding over

the May 6 ceremony.

A local commission spokesman said they encountered no problems in convincing Vatican authorities of the martyrs' authenticity because "their martyrdom is historically and theologi-

cally verifiable."

In addition, he said, "because the martyrs are not required to have performed any miracles in order to grant them this blessing, the process of beatificaiton is simpler."

'Blood curse' in play still a sore point

WASHINGTON (CNS): — script," that obscures all Officials with the passion the other changes very Play in Oberammergau, much." he said.

West Germany, have made He commented after "all the changes they promised" to take away reading the script for the anti-Semitic references 1990 production sent except for one that him by Oberammergau "obscures" the rest, Rabbi Mayor Klement Fend Leon Klenicki of the AntiLast May a U.S. delegaDefamation League in tion met with OberamNew York said. mergau officials and Retaining what he Cardinal Friedrich Wetcalled the "blood curse" ter of Munich, West — a Gospel passage Germany, about changes about Christ's blood in the 350-year-old play being upon the Jewish to remove material consipeople for his death — dered anti-Jewish by was "the only dissident, jews many and unkind note in the Christians.

allegations that jews were guilty of killing God.

The so-called blood curse was included in that discussion.

However, the village council has voted twice since last July to retain the passage, Mt 27:25, which reads, "And the whole people said in reply, 'His blood be upon us and upon our children."

The call for the blood of Christ to be upon their heads appears in no other Gospel but Matthew's he said. "Why not use other texts (Gospels) to be more positive" he asked.

The passage is shouted by villagers playing Jews who are present as Jesus is condemned to death.

Rabbi Klenicki called that the "bases for the accusation of deicide,"

He said the Gospels were compilations of texts "written 30 years after the death of Jesus" and reflected local problems between some early Christians.

No slowing down of conversions HONG KONG: Catholic sources believe there will be no slowing down of conversions even though the island reverts to the communist mainland in 1997.

More than 1,700 adult catechumens were baptized here on Holy

Saturday, 1989, adding to the 255,629 Catholics now in Hong Kong diocese, 0.05 percent of territory's the population.

Father Anthony Tsang, episcopal vicar of the New Territories, con-

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"The number last year is similar to that of 1988,

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Council: Chinese swoop o We were too bishops, priests weak over Romania HONG KONG: Five more bishops of the clandestine Church in China and about 20 priests and other Catholics faithful to Rome have recently been arrested, according to reports reaching Hong Kong.

GENEVA: Complaints that the World Council of Churches was too lenient in its judgements of the Ceausescu regime while it held sway in Romania have been accepted by the general secretary of the organisation, Dr Emilio Castro.

Asked about WCC's statements, or lack of them, emanating from its central committee when the situation in Romania was discussed at Hanover in 1988 and Moscow in 1989 were too weak, Dr Castro replied: "Iaccept that criticism.I think it is correct.

We did not speak strongly enough, that is clear. That was the price we thought we needed to pay in order to help the human rights situation inside Romania."

He praised Amnesty International for its forthright denunciations of human rights abuses; he praised too the International Red Cross which, he said, went about its work in silence: "They will never criticise a government, a country, a particular situation."

He believed the particular contribution of the WCC was to strengthen the churches inside oppressive situations and give them the courage to participate in the transformation of their societies.

The WCC's relations with East Germany had been conducted in just the same way as its relations with Romania, and out of the East German churches "came the liberation struggle of that country".

He accepted criticism over Romania, "but what we did should be understood as one modus operandi that tried to be faithful to our main responsibility for the sake of the people concerned in that situation."

This brings the total of those arrested in recent months to more than 30.

The five bishops are Bishop Zhang Liren of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, who was consecrated in June 1989, Bishop Matthias Lu Zhengsheng of Tianshui in Gansu province, consecrated in 1983 and sentenced in 1984 to 10 years' imprisonment for counter-revolutionary activities, Bishop Bartholomew Yu Chengti of Hanznong in Shaanxi, consecrated in 1981, Bishop

Where have all the oung ones gone?

GLASCOW: SCOTLAND'S four seminaries will still only be half full by the turn of the century. Bishop Joseph Devine of Motherwell warned this week.

The shortage in vocations was not due to "lack of prayers" but a lack of young people he said. There were 40 per cent less of them today compared with 20 years ago.

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ing four seminaries — two of which are abroad — as vocations continued to drop. "We have 100 students at the moment and a capacity of around 180.I do not see the situation getting any better by the year 2000.

"A major factor was the emigration of the 50's and 60's, but the truth is that the pool for vocations continues to fall."

The bishops no longer considered a National Seminary to be "accepta-

ble". He said a series of "missed opportunities and changed circumstances" were responsible. Six dioceses send students to Chelsters College in Glasgow while two others use Gillis College in Edinburgh.

Three diocese send students to Rome and Salamanca.

"We have now decided that rather than carry on talking about it we should stop and look at the whole situation-afresh."

'Parish closed' Priest in politics signs warning

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Philip Yang Libo of Lanzhou, Gansu province, consecrated in 1981 and Bishop Paul Li Zhenrong, a Jesuit, consecrated in 1983. He was sentenced in 1957 to 15 years in prison and was released in 1980.

A Hong Kong source said that the arrests indicated efforts by the Chinese to implement "Religious Document No 3 (89)" released last year. It is a policy paper by the Chinese Communist Party which adopts the strategy of "isolating a small number and attacking individual reactionaries" of " the Catholic underground forces". The paper noted that underground activities were strong in Hebei, Fujian and Shaanxi, and in the cities of Wenzhou and Tianshui.

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GLASGOW: "Parish closed" signs could soon start to appear in the Glasgow Archdiocese — where just one ordination is scheduled for this year.

That was the warning from the secretary of the Serra Club, a lay organisation to foster vocations, Mr Alex Duncan, who blamed a "pathetic" response from parents and "complacency" from priests.

Only one ordination is scheduled for this year at Chesters College, the main seminary, while there have been just seven applications to the senior seminary from a total of 109 parishes.

More than half of the diocese's priests are over 50 — a third are over 60.

Mr Duncan said a recent series of Vocations Awareness Evenings had been poorly attended. In one of the biggest parishes in Scotland, only six people turned up.

"What are we playing at? Unless we get our act

together, the 'parish closed' signs will be going up in many areas a lot sooner than we think.

"The pope recently said that the vitality of a parish could be gauged by the number of vocations it produces. If that is so, we must have a lot of dead parishes in Glasgow."

Many priests had become complacent about the problem, he said. "They . . . don't devote enough attention to fostering vocations.

Their support leaves a lot to be desired."

Parents failed because homes had become "less religious". Many parents do not control the development of their children but allow the media and computers to take charge.

"In today's affluent society, how many parents suggest the priesthood or religious life at the time their children are about to make a career decision?"

KARACHI: The bishops of Pakistan, where a Catholic priest, Fr Rufin Julius, is a government minister of state for minorities, have unanimously resolved that henceforward no member of the clergy should stand for election or assume public office whenever it means sharing in the exercise of civil power.

Uncertainty surrounded the degree of approval Fr Julius had had from the Bishop of Lahore when he stood for parliament in

1988.

The Vatican reportedly gave grudging approval to the priest's tenure of ministerial office because of "special circumstances", but required him to undertake not to stand again.

That Fr Julius refused to do, and the matter is believed to have come up again when the Pakistan bishops made their ad limira visit to Rome last summer.

Celebration

PRAGUE: Monks and nuns in Czechoslovakia last week celebrated the return of full religious life to the country.

All religious orders were forcibly disbanded 40 years ago, and since then only a few monks and nuns were able to carry on some kind of monastic life in secret.

The rest were compelled to revert to lay status.

New legislation has now been introduced, restoring to the religious orders the status of legal persons, so that the orders can own moveable and immoveable property, accept gifts, open bank accounts, and employ staff.

Already the Dominican order has announced that it will be opening novitiates in Prague and Kosice, and also a special course for religious attached to the theological faculty in Olomouc.

Phil writes book to mark event Pride in his parish prompted Phil Heydon to write a book marking its 25 years of existence.

Titled the Hesed Parish, Phil took about a year to gather information on the history of St Gerard Majella, Parish of Mirrabooka.

Hesed means friendship. It is also the name of the parish Bulletin. Phil as one of the early parishioners, saw the parish blossom into a "multi-cultural family."

What better way to "tell the world" of the friendship and harmony that exists in the parish than write a book, he thought.

So on the computer he went and "punched" heaps of information into it. Then he sifted over the material and produced the book.

Phil is no newcomer to writing history books.

Since he retired in 1977 he has already written six books — all on the history of places.

He was a senior postmaster of the GPO and naturally his first book was on the history of the WA branch of the Postmasters Association.

He is due to complete another history book on Murchison Goldfields — his birthplace.

Back to the Hesed Parish. He said: "About 12 months ago when the Year of the Mission was on they asked me to be local coordinator. From there I just kept going. It became the springboard for the writing of the parish's history."

He said his basic aim of writing the book was to further publicise the fact that "we are a very friendly and multicultural parish."

He grew up with the parish. "I was there even before the church was built. I see old faces around and I see the new faces — those who have migrated.

"I believe in history. I believe that it is a person's responsibility to leave his mark on the world if he can and I thought this a wonderful opportunity to preserve the history of the Mirrabooka parish.

He added: There is so much happening in the parish.

We Australians can see the fervour which the migrants practice their faith. "It's a pleasure to see them."

He concluded his brief interview with this message: "all kinds of people working together can form a wonderful parish."

Phil Heydon with his book on the parish's history.

Some memories

Launching of book

Excerpts of what Phil Street, Balga, on ChristHeydon recalls (he was mas eve, 1965. not in the parish at the Westminster "The founding on February School, in Marloo Road.

7, 1965): had been built, and there "I had bought a block of were several older homes land in Balga during in the area, but these To recall the day 25 years ago when he officially Easter 1964, while I was were on small farms. took up his appointment as first parish priest of There was not a shop Postmaster at Moora. the new parish of Mirrabooka Bishop Quinn of "Not knowing what our closer than the NollamBunbury said Mass at St Gerard's church on parish would be, I ara Shopping Centre in February 7. approached Father Nollamara Avenue, apart He later launched the 66 page history organised by James Cameron, in from a very old 'corner Bryan Lewis and written by parishioner Phil Heydon Moora, to find out about shop' on the corner of as a prelude to the March 11 official parish celebration schooling for our two Wanneroo Road and Amelia Street. of the jubilee. youngest boys.

"To the west, in Amelia Bishop Quinn in a lighthearted speech, pointed out "He looked up a map that he had been authorised to deal with and said that if our block Street, on what was reconciliation, confirmation, christening, marriages, was east of Wanneroo known as Tilinga Hill, deaths, divorces, annulments, excommunication and Road we would be in the there was an enormous exorcism, but had been unable to find anything on Mirrabooka Parish, and sand pit which covered the launching of a Church History. He had, however, that the new priest acres.

"We couldn't find a made one stipulation — to be able to read the book would be Father Peter nearby, and at church first (just in case!).

Quinn.I wrote to Father attended first Mass at we Quinn arranged and he After extolling the virtues of a written history of a for the boys to attend St Denis', Joondanna, St parish, he held the book in the air and said "I officially Keiran's, Osborne Park Servile College. launch this book, 'The Hesed Parish." or Gwelup.

"Iwas transferred to the city in August 1965, and "Occasionally we traBishop Quinn was sy signing autographs when he launched the book outlining shifted into our new velled into the Cathedral. his pioneer days in Mirrabooka parish. house at 11 Balcombe Then we found the little school in Changton Way and began attending mass there.

"It was a bit of a hassle to have to kneel on the cement floor, behind a desk designed for a small child, and later, to move chairs and re-stack them after mass had been concluded, but we were a small group, and were getting to know each other.

"The most important announcement I had heard at Mirrabooka was that we were to have a new church.

"Housing commenced at Mirrabooka, and at the present time we see new faces nearly every week.

"Through migration. our church has changed to a multi-cultural society of Catholics, and Pe" seems to have become more vibrant, with sn many migrants offering to put their shoulder to the wheel and play their "IP*. * f part in the affairs of the A big gathering of Mirrabooka parishioners turned out to greet the silver jubilee history of their parish's growth and development. parish. . ."

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Illy vision for the parish The first shelter for the homeless in our town opened in the basement at Blessed Sacrament Parish.

The decision to open the shelter some years ago was difficult, partly because the parish didn't have any unused space.

The only possible place was the church basement. But we needed it for Mass on Sunday.

In addition, the parish was more than a kilome-

tre from the downtown area where the homeless congregated.

It was easy to rationalise that a shelter wasn't our responsibility.

Still, we went ahead, running the shelter for several years.

In the process we came to a much better understanding of who the homeless were and how they, like us, were children of God. And our example in

raising the issue inspired others in the city. It inspired them to recognise the needs of the homeless and to think in terms of a responsibility toward them.

In time, a coalition of the city, the business community and other churches collaborated to open and manage a large shelter for our town's homeless population.

As this story illustrates, parishes are highly active

places. But what is more,

By Neil Parent parishes are places that people. can inspire In fact, creating par- parish. If we offer an ishes means finding an inspiring vision of faith answer to a question as a Church, the parish is posed by Irish author where it usually will be Una M. O'Neill: "How done.

Certainly, individuals can we offer people an inspiring vision of faith can and should be inspirthat will lead to an ing Christians. But when authentic Christian life?" we demonstrate that For most of us, the vision collectively, we response to Ms O'Neill's will have greater impact. question comes in the It is this kind of impact context of the local that Dr Michael Warren,

Food for thought

Parishes of the future will take steps to give support to working parents. In future parishes, information will be readily available about programs "on family problems and their solutions". Parishes, maybe jointly, will offer "courses in parenting".

At least, the recent synod of the New York Archdiocese asked parishes to do these things.

Some people are fearful about the parish's future.

Given a priesthood shortage, for example, how many ministries will a parish in the year 1999 be able to provide?

If the directives of New York's synod of clergy, religious and lay delegates are any indication, future parishes will offer more, not less.

Sixty-five synod directives were promulgated by the archdiocese. To cite just a few, they asked parishes to: • Give support to single parents, battered wives, the widowed, divorced and those "sexually harassed on the job".

• Provide instruction on individual and group prayer.

• Help "people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds" know each other and work together.

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ish that inspires will detiinstrate the love of Chtt through service.

Thi is what happened at Out: arish.

Glamunity formation.

A ;fish that inspires is On hat is a community ict as well as in the y.

N N members are inc rporated into its ran s with a genuine sen of hospitality and urg d to use their gifts for the wider community.

Such a parish also it must be able to attempts to develop translate that faith into strong links between the an inspiring ritual practice. Every time the parish and the home. community assembles Ritual. One of our for worship, people distinctive characteris- should come away filled tics as Catholics is that with a sense of wonder we have a comprehenand praise at having been sive sacramental system in the active presence of with the eucharist at the a gracious, loving God. centre. But we also Our celebration should express Christ's presence express the joyous belief in other tangible ways. that we are seeking to live For a parish to offer an God's reign of peace and inspiring vision of faith, love here and now.

Your parish in the year 1999

and research into understanding our future. lam especially interested in this future since I am in the process of moving back into parish work after nine years of administration and editing. What will my A few things seemed work be like? not to have changed.

When you knock on The traditional football game and the the door of the parish crowd's reactions office in a few years, could have been who will answer?

Fortunately, recent recorded in 1955.

Other things were research has put us in new. Classes are a position to make taught on subjects we some fairly educated didn't even know guesses about the about 35 years ago. future parish.

The first thing to say Students are preparing for life in a world is that the local parish my classmates and I will continue to be the heart of the Church in hardly anticipated.

That is the first thing my country, the UniI note in looking ted States. When it forward to the parish comes to the Church, of the year 1999 — what will touch peonamely, that looking ple most intimately is forward is something the character of life in we do often today. In their own parish.

What most people the Church we've grown accustomed to will look for first in their parish is good projecting the future.

The Church has Sunday liturgy. This experienced much always ranks high in change, and we have their order of prioriseen what happens ties and it entails good when change takes us preaching. unaware. So we now Part of the emphasis put a lot of thought on liturgy is help with Recently I attended the 35th reunion of my university class.

It was fun and sometimes surprising to see my classmates. My college roommate did not recognise me until he heard my voice.

The local parish will continue to be the heart of the Church in 1999, writes Father David O'Rourke.

What will touch people most intimately is the character of life in their own parish.

a university professor of religion, writes about when he describes the early converts to Christianity. They often were inspired to join the Church by what they saw and experienced.

How can parishes today and in the future present an inspiring vision of faith?

I see several areas of parish life where this can be done.

Social outreach. A par-

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By ather David K. ('Rourke, OP the 'family sacrament ' when they are neeed: baptism, mart ge and funeraLs. iople will contint* to look to the Chun for these and man seek out parishel hat are known to be elpful. fhf second thing peep will looking for i parishes is a se09 welcome and a sen of community.

Bell 'ging is, and will .ontinue to be, very important to peep on the move.

In t! United States, peep move, on the avene, once every tiger rears and make a ki distance move on very five years.

Thi extending a spin of welcome to new( mers will be of the utmost impti ance.

ThiParish that is a real ommunity and who in clearly visiblvvaYs opens its door to the outsider, will' continuing to offertlospitality to its c urrnt members, willt attended.

I li is no mean

challenge. For communities tend to become focused on the needs of current members to the neglect of newcomers and of those spiritual pilgrims who do not really belong anywhere, but who are looking for a spiritual home.

Fortunately, we also are told that the renewed Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, with its emphasis on the convert, is so visible and public that welcoming newcomers will become part and parcel of our view of what a parish is about.

The third thing people will look for in their parish in 1999 will be what we have services. called Exactly what this means can vary.

Education of children and good youth program are high on the list of priorities.

But the services offered by parishes can include help in times of personal or family crisis, a good programs of social events or one offering spiritual and educational resources.

So much for the parish as a whole.

What will the work of the pastor and the staff be like?

First, the staff will be larger, a half dozen or so in many parishes. It will be found in offices separate from the priest's residence.

The parish staff will include both men and women, lay people and the ordained.

Some responsibilities like the education program, youth ministry, music program and social outreach will be directed by lay staff members trained and hired especially for this work.

And many parish offices will have a "drop-in" quality, something like an extension of the gatherings after Sunday Mass.

The pastor will continue to be the parish leader, the key individual at the most important moments in the community's life. But the pastor will delegate many business and maintenance tasks.

The parish priest, as Mass and liturgy cele-

The parishes of the future will continue to be highly active places, writes Neil Parent Many will inspire petiple by demonstrating the love of Christ through service. preacher, brant, teacher and chief host, will be the parish's visible, public leader. Passing on the tradition of the Church, principally in the context of the liturgy, will be a parish priest's main task.

However, some parishes, we don't know exactly how many, won't have a resident priest. How the vital leadership role of a

Surviving in chatiging world

There is a remarkable the future — a new era of young woman, the rapidly changing cirmother of three cumstances — has toddlers, in one of my caught up with them! classes. She and her No one with any sense husband administer a of history is surprised at small-town parish with this. Christian communno ordained pastor. ities have been adapting

thew, the Acts of the Apostles and the letters of Paul attest.

But the "new look" c ommunities that resulted were also composed of real people l iving in a real world.

This parish not only to changed circumstanThey could not ignore wants to survive but to ces from the beginning. the surrounding culture. thrive. Its people want The original Jewishthe support and loving Christian Many Christians found communities, concern they have expe- so comfortable with their all the new "philosorienced as members of a age-old customs, had to phies" in their culture caring community. And adapt to changes brought subtly fascinating. Somethey want to preserve about by the entrance of times they had to be this for their children. gentiles into their protected against them.

What does the future churches. It was not easy, Interestingly enough, hold for them? Actually, as the Gospel of Mat- this entire process

sparked some fine thinking, like that by the author of the epistle to the Colossians.

With the growing popularity of belief in heavenly beings of all sorts as controllers of human life and the universe, this author stressed the cosmic supremacy of Christ, a remarkable new emphasis.

The situation also called for an emphasis on the need for authoritative teachers.

Here is another point.

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charges, they had to project an image that would disprove the charges — one, for example, that emphasised strong family relationships meeting the accepted standards of domestic conduct.

To project the image of orderliness, the author of the letters to Timothy and Titus emphasised community organisation, with the development of overseers, elders, deadeaconesses, cons, widows.

Interestingly, the crite-

ria for selection as leaders community called for people who were what we now would call solid citizens.

You can see that the community life — the parish life — of the first Christians faced one new situation after another.

Naturally, the challenges varied from community to community.

The people of these communities needed imagination and trust in the guidance of the Spirit — prices of survival in an ever-changing world.

permanent deacon, a sister or a lay person assigned to these parishes will evolve is not yet completely clear.

That, at least, is what experts are saying about how the parish of the future will look.

Maybe they're right.

Whatever the parish looks like in the year 1999, chances are that it will remain a very active place.

By Father J. Castelot

DISCUSSION POINTS What is your hope for parishes? What connections between the parish and your own life matter most to you?

Selected responses from readers: "I am concerned about the inclusion of my special-needs child and others like him who aren't always included in parish life . . . This is an area where people in a parish could . . . really make a difference in the lives of other parish Dorothy members."

Sukalac.

"Involvement in parish activities is the connection I value the most . . .

If the Church needs some repair work, if some people in town need help, like families who are burned out of their homes, or they lose their jobs, they come to the Holy Name Society."

Andrew Knopik. connection between "The parishes and my own life that matters most is the supportive climate for my own

personal spiritual growth, exploration and experience. It is by learning from other members of the parish that this is achieved."

John Cavanaugh.

"As a young adult, I need the friendships that have developed with staff members of my own parish. The one-to-one talks and personal relationships help me in my yearning to know Jesus better." Cindie Rodriguez, a student.

"The ties that have been established with other parishioners mean the most to me . . . My husband Bob and I feel like we are part of a family here." Veronica Saunders.

"The most empowering experience of Church I've had has been in small faith or ministry groups where my ability to minister to others has been accepted and encouraged and where I've been called to empower others to minister to me." Mary Chiriboga.

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He's been in many Coming back home to Australia after more than 30 years in India has provided Brother Andrew, general former superior of the Missionary Brothers of Charity, with a lot of contrasts — and a lot of similarities.

India lacks material comforts, an educated population, most of the goods which affluence brings, and our democratic equality.

Not to mention their great lack of knowledge of Jesus and His gospel message. missionary So oriented good folk went in a steady stream to India to help set it all right.

Brother Andrew was one of those when he began his Religious life as a Jesuit priest and went to India.

Then came the cofoundership of his Brotherhood which is the male counterpart to Sister Theresa's sisters.

More than 30 years of dedication to India's suffering people has shown him much; but then his three years back in Australia has also shown that our hands are needed here in our own country.

India has plenty of her own.

In fact Brother Andrew and Mother Theresa advise well meaning missionary inclined people, to look at their own backyards, roll up their sleeves, and start work right there.

In any event, India does not welcome any

missionaries and has made a rare exception in the case of Mother Theresa.

Basically India doesn't want foreigners in, because they teach the people to lift themselves up from the darkness of illiteracy which keeps them entrapped in the poverty cycle.

Although not all, most of the educated I money lendrich anc. ing classes realise that once the poor achieve education, even at primary level, they become less subservient and can also read contracts which in their ignorance they've signed and become enslaved by.

Consequently education for the people is resisted.

Although in theory schools are for all, in practice the poor cannot afford to send t heir children because they are needed to work and help support the family, which tends to be larger than the rich, in an endeavour to have

Out on streets enough children to look after them in their old age and prevent them being cast out on the streets with the grim fate that means.

The government does not pick up its people when sick and dying on the streets; that has been the work of foreign missionaries such as

Mother Theresa's sisters and Brother former Andrew's brothers.

They also educate those who can't attend school.

And although foreigners no longer come to help because they're unwelcome, the work these noble spirited and incredibly generous souls started, has taken off and the ranks are now being peopled by India's own.

They continue, and 25 years after its birth, the Missionary Brothers of Charity boast

Natural beauty 500 brothers working in 35 countries worldwide. The sisterhood has also grown with many indigenous.

Australia is an outstanding country in many ways — for its rich resources, its natural beauty, its high-tech development and affluence.

Yet Brother Andrew contends there is so much work to be done to alleviate the people's hunger spawned by our high standard of living: The loneliness, brokenness, emotional breakdowns and those of relationships, marriages, family life.

And the addictions and alcoholism which are all symptomatic of spiritual emptiness.

So you have the contrast of the Indian masses need for bread and rice to assuage physical hunger, and

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our need for Jesus, our 'bread' for spiritual hunger.

That unhappiness and pain among our own people needs addressing and thus Brother Andrew sees this as his new work.

Having officially left the brothers, he has now joined the Archdiocese of Calcutta as a diocesan priest.

In this capacity he has become a pilgrim without fixed abode and gives retreats throughout the year wherever he is invited.

Having done this for three years, Brother Andrew's popularity has grown to such an extent that he is booked up all of this year and with large sections of 1991 gone already.

It's our turn. He's come to the West!

Being hosted at Mrs Betty Peaker's 200 acre rural and faith retreat at Gracewood, south of Busselton, Brother Andrew is giving retreats there until March 2 and then on March 3 a day at Newman Siena

He's a quietly profiled, holy sort of a person with a ready sense of humour. But he's not one of those saintly types who look as though they've spent their lives among the fusty archives reading only about religious matters, because 30-plus years in seeing India's life in its raw desperation and misery, must have cut channels of deep emotions into his heart, mind and spirit.

A book he wrote Who could witness the tragic sufferings of others and feel unscathed, apart from the hard and cold hearted of this world.

So behind that quiet demeanour and gentle image, you know there's more.

A lot of it comes out in his writings, being a contributor to religious magazines throughout the world.

And a book he wrote which is now out of print.

It would come out too in his retreats, which he says are based on simple messages for the people to relate to and absorb.

He lived among a grossly overcrowded population of 800 million people; with only a relatively small amount being rich and educated — and powerful. But his

work was largely amoug that vast uneducated and chronically poor larger mass who wouldn't even know what a refrigerator looked like, let alone own one.

(Only say 10% would own this item which we take for granted.)

He has seen life and death stripped in its stark nakedness. He and his workers must have felt the utter helplessness of the compassionate when viewing misery, injustice, inequality of a rigid caste system which is designed to keep people where they are — and their children — for all time, and above all the emaciated bodies of true hunger.

To see some of this would drive many of us to despair. But that's negative.

Brother Andrew on the other hand appears to have been positive all his life, or would never have chartered its course as he's done.

His job from here on in, is to help his fellow Australians in their need — which is a great one according to him.

He echoed Mother Theresa's sentiments when she suggested one should direct their energies to their own. And to simplify it further, to visit the sick in our suburbs, towns and cities. To ring the lonely. And even the simplest thing of all — to give a smile to fill another's day with sunshine. A mere smile which costs so little

PMH under new umbrella Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) has an e xcellent reputation throughout Australia and overseas for its first class medical expertise and treatment.

Integrated within the framework of this childcaring structure are other bodies such as the WA Research Institute for Child Health, the UWA Department of Paediatrics, the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia (WA), and the Children's Hospital Child Care Centre.

These bodies while retaining their individuality and autonomy, have combined under the recently launched umbrella of the Children's Hospital Medical Centre.

This will allow greater concentration of inte-

grated public image as a resource centre of paediatric skill and support throughout WA and serve as a fund-raising focus while enhancing the group's image nationally and internationally.

This does not mean a name change for any of the bodies, merely a central focus for the above.

PMH is a hospital which WA can be justifiably proud of and whose record is nothing less than superb in its work for children.

This new marketing concept with its logo of the kite — symbolising reach for the skies — is yet another innovation which will continue to suppert and enhance this excellent establishment.

Flashback! Happy dafs at PMH.

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Meet Brother Andrew Jesuit priest, diocesan priest and now a pilgrim for Jesus

but which gives so much.

With his Indian experience behind him, Brother Andrew since long has dispensed with the affluent trappings he enjoyed in his childhood. And says he's grateful for those "wonderful and fruitful years when I gained so much".

He identifies himself with man's sufferings "and all the struggles and misunderstandings of life which us of most encounter".

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Busy life for Maureen at Pregnancy Help

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard Centrecare's new offices also boast a new Pregnancy Help co-ordinatior — Maureen Helen, who brings to the job recently vacated by Corrie Schumacher, the right sort of expertise necessary.

Maureen comes from a King Edward Memorial Hospital nursing position; she is a registered nurse and midwife, and has a degree in social science plus a graduate diploma in women's studies.

Although the prime

focus is on women and babies, families also come into PH's area of concern, she said.

Seeing about 130 clients monthly and having around 250 'phone interviews a month with another 90 office interviews, leads to a busy life for PH. "The whole purpose is to support women who are pregnant by offering them counselling, support services, accommodation referrals, financial assistance and practical help in terms of home visiting," said Maureen, who went on to say that

it doesn't end there, because some of their women have been present during the birth as the prime support person in the labour ward.

Another area of concern to PH is that of postabortion counselling.

"Many women do have abortions which causes them a great deal of trauma; this may not be apparent immediately, but later when they become pregnant again they start to mourn the loss of the child."

Maureen said they are already geared up to provide this service, but

believe PH should be involved in it a lot more.

As a positive step before it all happens, PH runs a school program where they talk to students in all schools about PH work.

Maureen extends an offer to any groups who want to know about their very supportive work to women, babies, and their families.

If anyone has any baby clothes or up-market maternity clothes, they would also be greatly appreciated by PH at 456 Hay Street, Perth. Tel: 325 5592.

Brother Andrew . . . back home after 30 years now a pilgrim for Jesus. away of the dross and gloss, has allowed him to appreciate the simple life.

"It brings you down to earth, being with the poor, and the great graces they give you."

General superior The excitement of being present at the birth of a religious c ongregation and watching its growth has also proven a rare for experience Andrew Brother whose place as general superior was taken by Brother Geoff Brown, formerly of Albany.

Christianity faces a big challenge in India where only two per cent of the population is Christian of which one per cent is Catholic. this Although represents a fair number in a population of 800 million, nevertheless with the bulk being Hindus, it is heavy going, whereas with the tribal people — they welcome it.

Jesus doesn't judge us for our material possessions, as the world does, he says, "and then tells us that if we haven't got them we're worthless".

That simplification of lifestyle which Brother Andrew now relishes, "comes from the gospel. We in Australia are in a desperate need of a greatly simplified lifestyle, of expectations, and we don't need professional sophistication.

"We need the message of Jesus and the example of His life."

The trap is, he said, to think that India needs economic aid and democratic freedom for its salvation — yet here in Australia we have so much and are not only unhappy, but in deep "Which trouble. points to the deep need for a strengthening of our spiritual dimensions in questions of politics, eco-

Simple message nomics, and social issues.

"Because if we don't," he emphasised, "these things will prove their own inadequacy."

Picking up the spirit of simplicity in India, has given Brother Andrew "great freedom.Idon't need a lot of stuff. I'm happy to live without a lot of mod cons and don't

have expectations. I'm not in the rat race."

People on his retreats he's found to be very liberated and he gives them a simple gospel message without all the sophistication.

Social issues "I'm asked to do retreats becauseI give a simple and practical message.

"People are struggling with marriages, mortgages, and raising a family," he said, and don't want heavy complex sophistication which isn't relevant or intelligible.

There are many Mother Theresas, brothers, and lay people throughout the world working with the Spirit to help the lot of others, in effect many unsung saintly heroes whose ranks we can all join says Brother Andrew, by merely giving to another the personal gift of self to the needy souls who hunger for spiritual and human warmth. And above all, by replacing our materialism with Jesus.

Brother Andrew's contact number is c/o 2/8 fflawarra Road, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122.

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1989 BRISBANE CARNIVAL Participants at the 1989 ACLTA Carnival in Brisbane all agreed that the event was most successful. The tennis was well organised and the social functions well patronised and most enjoyable.

Given the circumstances surrounding the carnival, it was a tremendous effort by the Queensland Catholic Lawn Tennis Association. Three months prior the QCLTA Executive was thrown into turmoil when the tennis venue and the accommodation were both cancelled by the owners. The fact that the carnival was even staged showed the determination of the QCLTA Executive. Normally a carnival is well organised 12 months in advance.

The problems encountered by the Queenslanders did not affect the performance of their players. They were sucessful in the P.J. O'Shea Shield for the Men's team, the Archbishop Duhig Shield for the ladies team and the Archbishop Kelly Shield for overall team performance. Carolyn Barker

THANKS of Queensland won the best average for the Ladies' competition when she lost only one game during the tournament. Queensland were also successful when Paul Roe lost only eight games to win the Men's average trophy.

However, WA's Damian Messer prevented a clean sweep by Queensland when he won the trophy for the best No 1 Player in the Men's competition.

Damien won all his three matches. 'Damien has been very consistent over the years, winning this trophy on one other occasion and being runner up in another two carnivals. The WACLTA Executive extends its c ongratulations to Damian for his efforts.

Overall, WA finished fourth in the Men's competition, with SA and Tasmania not r epresented. Unfortunately, WA were unable to field a ladies team.

Match scores were: QLD v WA: 8 matches to 1; 16 sets to 3; 106 games to 26.

NSW v WA: 8 matches to 1; 17 sets to 2; 114 games to 30.

VIC v WA: 7 matches to 2; 15 sets to 4; 99 games to 27.

THANKS

Holy spirit thou who o Holy St Jude, apostie makes me see everything and martyr, great in virtue and show me the way to and rich in miracles, near reach myideal. You who kinsman of Jesus Christ, gives me the divine gift to faithful intercessor of all forgive and forget the who invoke you as special wrong that is done to me patron in time of need, to and who are in all you I have recourse from instances of my life with the depths of my heart me. I, in this short and humbly beg you to dialogue want to thank whom God has given you for everything and such great power to come confirm once more that I to my assistance. Help me never want to be separ- now in my present and ated from you no matter urgent need and grant my how great the material earnest petition. In return desires may be. I want to I promise to make your be with you and my loved name known and cause ones in your perpetual you to be invoked. Say glory Amen. Person must three Our Fathers, Hail pray this for 3 consecutive Marys and Glorias. St Jude days without stating one's pray for all who honour wish. After third day your and invoke your aid. My wish will be granted no grateful thanks to St Jude matter how difficult it may for prayers answered. be. Promise to publish this J.G.R. as soon as your favour has May the Sacred Heart of been granted. N S Jesus be adored, glorified, Holy Spirit, you who solve loved and preserved all problems, light all throughout the world roads so that I can attain now and forever. Sacred my goals. You gave me the Heart of Jesus, pray for us. divine gift to forgive and St Jude, helper of the forget all evil against me hopeless, hear our prayer. and that in all instance of Say the prayer 9 times a my life you are with me. day for 9 days and I want in this short prayer promise publication. to thank you for all things Thank you St Jude. B.B. as I confirm once again that I never want to be Ask St Clare for three separated from you ever, favours, one business, two in spite of all material impossible, say nine Hail illusions. I wish to be with Marys for nine days if you you in eternal glory. have faith or not. Pray Thank you for your mercy with candle lit and let towards me and mine. , bum to end. On the ninth Thanks to the Holy Spirit day put this notice in the paper. LP. Mark Witcombe •

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TEACHERS WANTED

St Kieran Primary School, Jesus and Our Blessed Tuart Hill requires relief Man 44 requires accom- Mother Mary, for teachers. St Kieran Primmodation with quiet interceding on my behalf, ary School is updating its couple. Please reply and solving a very stressful list of teachers available "Richard" c/- this office. situation resolved. Please for short and long term relief teaching. Teachers continue to help. B.F. K. PERSONAL Holy Spirit you who solve interested in working in a all problems, light all school supportive of the Burgher Catholic youth in roads so that I can attain Catholic ethos are invited Sri Lanka, 25 years of age, my goal. You gave me the to submit a letter of employed as electrician, divine gift to forgive and application including a seeks a lady from any forget all evil against me curriculum vitae to: The Asian country as marria&e and that in all instances in Principal, St Kieran Primpartner. Relatives in my life you are with me. ary School, 1 Morgans Perth. Write to "Jude" I want in this short prayer Street, Tuart Hill, WA 6060 C/- this office to thank you for all thins by February 23. as I confirm once egain that I never want to be SITUATIONS separated from you ever WANTED in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory.

DRESSMAKER special Holy Thank you for your mercy all Spirit you who solve occasion, brides, maids, problems, light all towards me and mine. debutantes, balls, 1st roads so that I can attain This prayer must be said communion. Phone Vicmy goal.

You gave me the toria for expert fit and for three days after which divine gift to forgive and the favour will be granted. finish 271 5562.

The prayer must be forget all evil against me and that in all instances in published immediately. my life you are with me.

A C SITUATION VACANT I want in this short prayer Thank you St Jude for to thank you for all thins Live-in housekeeper for prayers answered. I hope as I confirm once again an aged gentleman Mt that others will see what that I never want to be Hawthorn area to provide you have done and can separated from you ever daily meals, assist with do for them. Pray to St in spite of all material evening showering etc, Jude for nine days and on illusions. I wish to be with good home, free board the ninth day let the you in eternal glory. and some cash in return. candle bum out. Thanks Thank you for your mercy Age not important. Posi- A.H.S towards me and mine. tion could suit person Thanks to Our Lady of Thank you Sacred Heart with part-time occupa- Walsingham, St Jude, St of Jesus, Our Lady of tion such as mature age Anthony, St Joseph, St Perpetual Succour, St student from country etc. Anne, Holy Spirit for Anthony, St Joseph and St Reply in writing to favours received. B.B. Martha.

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from Paul DONNELLY, Claremont

and murder have been an accompaniment.

Sir, Secular and television news recently, detailing the production of sleazy magazines and the Canberra mail order trade in X-rated videos has suggested that pornography is harmless in its effects on its addicts or the community at large.

These have been years in which censorship has been changed to permit adults to see and read what they wish i ncluding hard core pornography.

Findings of The Festival of Light in this state strongly disagree with this view.

Rape reports have risen by 300-400% over the past six years. Brutality, kidnapping

At state level our Publications Advisory Committee has been releasing crude, explicit, sex pictorials and magazines at the rate of 200 monthly. Over the same period X-rated videos have been commonly available.

Rapes reported to the

police annually expressed per 100,000 of population over the six years of freely available porn have risen from about 7 per 100,000 to 24 per 100,000. The latter figure is very high by international standards.

For the year 1988-89 there were actually 395 sexual assaults, 269 with extreme violence — rape is now termed sexual assault, perhaps less crudely.

In the 1960s rape was a rare crime. A build up develops through the 70s as sexual explicit material

became increasingly available, 1970-71 marking the advent of R-rated films.

By 1976 rape reports had become so frequent that the Sexual Assault Report Centre was opened. Now it handles over 600 cases annually.

It would be valuable if this brief information is brought to our metamorphic governments if the processes of change to reduce these heinous assaults on our women and children and the causes which influence them

I know of no clause that says it is acceptable to withdraw a person's right to live if they have committed a "suitable" crime.

Let us remember that protecting society and killing (whether State sanctioned or not) are two entirely different

things. There is, after all, only one person who has the right to judge any of us, and, His physical presence is no longer with us. It would be good if we turned back to last week's readings (Feb 18) and LISTEN to what Christ and St Paul have to say about this

Go and see the film, "Romero". Here was a man who had every apparent right to preach "revenge". He didn't. He lived out the Gospel and had a far more positive impact on the world than any violent act could have had.

Disturbed, saddened from Annette WILSON, South Lake Sir, It deeply saddens and disturbs me that L. Barns (The Record February 15) and those who hold similar views should think that we can put conditions on the commandment 'Thou shall not kill".

WHAT'S ON INSTITUTION REUNION Former children from all Catholic institutions, St Joseph's Wembley, Nazareth House, Castledare, Clontarf, Tardun Bindoon and other homes, are invited to a reunion at Castledare on March 11 at 11am.

An entry fee of $5 per adult will be charged for a fund to provide a hostel for the homeless and lonely amongst our numbers. BBQ available for BYO, tea and coffee free, pies, pasties, sausage rolls and soft drink for purchase.

PAUUAN WEEKEND

A Pauline weekend March 16-18 for widowed, separated, divorced Christians who need to work through anger, denial and grief of separation. Clarify your emotions, find new direction and goals. Further information Denise 398 3368.

MERCY MEETING

A further meeting of those interested in hearing more of the early history and work of the Sisters of Mercy in WA will be held at St Anne's Convent, Thirimere Road, Mt Lawiey on Tuesday, February 27 from 7.30 to 9.30pm. Parking is available in the hospital car parks.

DAR DANUP RETREATS Hosea House of Prayer offering retreats (directed, preached, etc), spiritual counselling, days of reflection (group or individual), healing prayer, etc will hold retreats on April 15-22, July 8 (6pm meal)-15 (breakfast) (directed), Sept 29 (6pm meal)-Oct 6 (breakfast) preached charismatic. Director St Teresa Daly RSM, chaplain Fr Mike Brown OFM. Contact House of Prayer, Ferguson Road, Dardanup WA 6236, Ph (097) 28 1148.

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Sunday, March 25 St Norbert Day

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Jubilee Ball — ex students

Saturday, August 11 Pagoda Ballroom — $55 double, $30 single Tickets available at college

Mass of Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 25 Staff (past & present) Dinner Dance

Friday, December 7 Embassy Ballroom. Carlisle We are anxious to involve as many ex-students and friends of the college as possible in the celebrations.

For further information phone the college on 350 5433.

TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

More than a training run!

The Redemptorist Youth Ministry Training Program, one of the most exciting and effective youth initiatives on offer in W.A., is set to run again from March 1.

Former team member Jamie Calder said this week that the program operates under a process called 'enabling'.

The six month course, offered jointly by the Redemptorist Lay Community and the Redemptorist Youth Ministry Team, explores issues affecting young people today, how young people grow in faith, new forms

"It will enable participants to experience themselves in a way that brings about personal and spiritual growth, as well as being a useful course in practical aspects of youth ministry", he said.

of prayer, and leadership among young people.

The course runs from March 1 to August 7 and consists of two weekends, a four day camp, two full Sundays and twelve Tuesday evenings plus a commissioning night at the end of the program.

Any enquiries can be directed to Anita on 328 8285, Chris or Sue on 349 6467, or Kristi on 405 2778.

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Redemptorist Youth Ministry Training Program, set to run

Team an partial's again from March 1.

Faith, hope in a troubled land ' It is a great privilege and a joy for all of us to be here with you. It is a joy because we see the wonderful witness of Christians participation in the reconstruction and transformation of society.

These were the words of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who led a delegation of Anglican bishops on a visit to Nicaragua last year.

I have just returned, with my husband Peter, having spent two years living and working in that Central American country.

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Leigh Dix at work at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Nicaragua, with a young Iworked in the National boy who lost his mother and his left arm in a Contra attack. Leigh and husband Rehabilitation Hospital, Peter plan to return to the Central American country later this year.

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where about half of my patients had been disabled in the Contra war, while Peter worked in the Ecology Department of the Jesuit University.

One of the reasons we chose to spend two years of our lives in Nicaragua was because we, like many others, had been inspired by the witness of Christians trying to bring about a more just and equitable society.

We were also keen to learn more iirst hand' about liberation theology and Base Christian Communities.

Having come from a YCS background whereI

poor country — about the size of Victoria and with only 3,500,000 people — where things are difficult: transport, communication, power and water shortages.

But in the face of all this, In small groups they would come together to and the Contra war, the look at their lives in the people of Nicaragua light of the Gospels and maintain their faith and their own experience, hope, knowing that God and decide on some is with them in their action which they, as struggle.

As Archbishop Tutu individuals or as a whole said in concluding his community, could take.

For them, liberation homily. "Our God is the theology is not a theoret- God of the Exodus, the ical or academic matter Liberator leading us out but simply a way of living of slavery into the promised land. For if God is for their lives. us, who can be against Nicaragua is a small, us?"

had used Cardijn's "see, judge, act" method of looking at my life and society, I found that the Base Communities were doing much the same sort of thing.

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Students and art

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Mercedes' family Mass

1. Timeless appeal of the liturgical dance by Mercedes' students.

2. Fern Blackwood-Mason (left), Olivia Patten, lenni Whyte and Kathryn McNaught enjoying fraternity after the Mass.

3. Catherine Alford, year 12, liturgy prefect and choir member whose beautiful voice added to the Mercedes choir's high singing standard.

The 60 strong girls' choir, headed by Mrs Regina Hunt, has received certificates and recognition at Eisteddfods and festivals around Perth.

NY art for WA

The Romance and Irony (in now part of the collection of cribed by New York artist seen as a gesture . . ." which recent American art) exhibi- the AGWA. Willy Lenski who came across has been acquired by AGWA. tion at the Art Gallery of WA His other two works are for the exhibition's launch.

Mr Stringer said the exhibihas some splendid works equally magnificent and very The viewing is described as tion was staged to give the really worth seeing. powerful and beautiful; two "a provocative exhibition of public the chance to see Successful art is whatever of them being done in painting and photography things while they are being "grabs you and holds your monochrome. from New York, illustrating produced — to eliminate the attention" I believe and of between gap The American artists whose the resurgence of represen- time course art tastes in individuals collected works may be seen tational imagery in contem- production. differ widely. until April 22 are young — porary art".

These 18 artists exhibiting But for me, not knowing aged 40 or less. are, according to Lenski, AGWA's is above Pictured anything about the technical recognised, busy, and doing John director Mr exhibition It's good to see such fine by captivated art, I was side of well. the works of Mark Tansey artists currently producing Stringer (left) discussing Lenski's painting "Life can be CMcG-H these "hot works" as des"The Bathers 1989" which is

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WA artist Brian Blanchflower with one of his huge paintings which are part of his Canopies series. -They are to do with ideas of space and the sky — hence their title, in which various events are taking place,'" he said.

The paintings are on Indian jute primed with acrylic medium and pigments, with the majority of the painting in oil.

Blanchflower's retrospective exhibition will be for

public viewing at the Art Gallery of WA until March 25.

There are over 80 works from 1962-1989 and represent his first comprehensive survey.

La Salle's exch ges

Sweden's exchange student to La Salle from ASSE — an international organisation — is year 12 student Helena Bykind who only arrived last month but is fitting quickly into Australian college life.

And lots of differences to note — the fact that Australian children eat so much junk food is a shock to Helena, "because in Sweden we have real food for lunch, not chips and rubbish".

Driving on the left side is also rather strange, as is the number of private colleges — "In Sweden we have only about three in the whole country." Thus wearing

college uniform "and all those rules!" is a new experience, "but still I think it's good", she said.

Sweden's population is 8.5 million and during school years, children have to learn English for at least eight years, with Swedish as the main language.

Helena considered our basic diet is similar (when our kids aren't eating junk food!) and Australians are very friendly people.

The heat has been a bit of a hot spot coming from such a different clime, but all in all — It's great!".

Rotary exchange student Comparing notes, Akiko felt Akiko Nishino from Japan's Australian students were south island of Kyushu has under less pressure and already spent 11 months in enjoyed more freedom with Australia and is most less formality generally in the Australian lifestyle. And impressed.

Australians are "really In year 12 at La Salle, Akiko friendly". was visited recently by her As against Australia's popuparents and 14 fellow Japa- lation of 15 million and area nese Rotarians who came to size of 7,784,000 sq km, look at the college which Japan's 122 million people they'd heard about favourably live mainly in the 27 per cent through the Singaporean La flat area with the rest given Salle sister college. over to mountains. Bearing in Australia's size amazes mind the land area of Japan Akiko, plus our abundance is only 377,815km sq, and 27 and variety of fresh fruit and per cent of the flat also vegetables, not to mention includes farming land, it their inexpensiveness as indicates the incredible against the high cost of food density of city population in that country. in Japan.

Young ambassador Off to Costa Rica, South America, as a proud ambassador of Western Australia, is 17 year old Midland parishioner Phillip Stewart who is an exchange student under the American Field Services Program. Phillip, son of Margot and Ray Stewart, well known Catholics from Greenmount, will be away for a year studying with Costa Rican students in their final college year and learning the lingual fascination of Spanish — not to mention absorbing the colourful culture of Costa Rica. Ole!!

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FRAYNE COLLEGE Displaying their new ag, t e student representative council of Ursula Frayne College took part in a concelebrated opening school Mass which saw the unification of the previous St Joachim's and Xavier campuses, representing a first assembly for all students from pre-school to year 12. Dr Peter Tannock, Director of Catholic Education, gave medals to the head boy and

girl.

Boys and girls will now be able to take part in a community based course which has been running for the last three years out of St Joachim's, whereby students who are not academically inclined do work experience twice weekly as well as attending TAFE, plus continuing to study core subjects at school. So far the scheme has resulted in jobs for a high proportion of student

Participants.

Unique art Dreamings: The Art of A boriginal Australia.

Edited by Peter Sutton.

Pub by Viking bb $60.

Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia introduces the reader to the extraordinary and arresting art practiced by a unique people. Through illuminating narrative and with over 150 full colour illustrations, this book reveals a culture which is among the most ancient known, yet one

whose artistic vitality is remarkable. In both traditional and more recently introduced media, Aboriginal artists evoke their beliefs about the universe and their relationships with places, animals, plants and other people. Whey they do this, and what their art and beliefs mean in today's world, are in part the subject of this book With insight and clarity, the authors describe the key concept of the 'Dreaming',

which is the foundation of traditional Aboriginal thought. In classical Aboriginal culture the Dreaming is the underlying, power-filled ground of reality It is also History because it was in the Dreaming, which is a time out of time, that Ancestral Beings moved about, forming the landscape and creating the plants, animals and peoples of the known world. Images of these Beings. of where they travelled and lived and of their experiences, make up the greatest single source of imagery in Aboriginal art.

These Beings are the Dreamings.

Dr Sutton and his colleagues examine not only the religious basis of much of the art, but also the aesthetic systems and stylistic patterns the works reveal. NonAboriginal responses to Aboriginal art over two hundred years are analysed, and for the first time a history of studies of Aboriginal art is presented. A chapter focused on the production of acrylic paintings in the Western Desert area of Central Australia is also a unique feature of this treatment.

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TENNIS this week is on page 11

Knights of the SOUTHERN CROSS FOUNDERS DAY MASS & PICNIC St Charles' Seminary Meadow St Guildford

Sun, March 4 Mass at 4.30pm

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And afterwards barbecue/picnic/sing along This is a family day!

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Gas barbecues available.

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The Sick and Dying We follow Christ by taking care of them. omma.

Please write to: Fr Stephen Foster, OSCam Camillian Community 1 Salvado Road Subiaeo 6014 Perth

H PA S CENE BLAKE LECTURE The Australian novelist and poet David Malouf will speak on "William Blake and the Search for the Sacred" at Christ Church Grammar School Chapel, Claremont on Wednesday, March 7 at 7.30pm. Adults $2, secondary students free.

QUEENS PARK DANCE

A Gala Dance in aid of Saint Joseph's new church takes place Sat March 17, 7.45 pm — 1 am in Queens Park Recreation Centre. Live Band — "The Wells". Bar and hot food on sale. Adults — $10, Child — $5, 451 4690, 458 1940.

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ELECTION SEMINAR The Parents and Friends' Federation of WA will hold a regional seminar on February 27 at Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Miles St, Karrinyup commencing at 7.30pm. Part of the evening will be devoted to Federal election campaign strategies.

Archdiocesan Calendar FEBRUARY 24 AGM Conference of Churches of WA, Archbishop Foley.

25 Catholic Teachers Mass, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

25 Silver Jubilee Year of St Norberts, Bishop Healy.

27 Mass and buffet Archdiocesan organisations, Archbishop Foley.

MARCH 2 World Day of Prayer, St George's Cathedral -- Fr Dan Foley.

4 Installation of parish priest, ComoKensington, Archbishop Foley.

4 Rite of Election, St Mary's Cathedral Archbishop Foley.

4 Feast Maria SS Assunta, Osborne Park Bishop Healy, 7 Mass at Sacred Heart Sorrento — Archbishop Foley.

8 Mass for Pastoral Workers Association — St Mary's Leederville, Archbishop Foley.

11 Installation of Fr Bianchini, South Lake, Archbishop Foley.

11 Silver jubilee, St Gerard Majella parish, Archbishop Foley.

12 Merredin Zone of Priests — Archbishop Foley.

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DAR DANUP RETREATS Hosea House of Prayer offering r etreats (directed, preached, etc), spiritual counselling, days of reflec-

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A two year correspondence course for adults, aimed at deepening knowledge of the Catholic faith and preparation for lay ministry.

The third and final intake of new students for this program will be in 1990, commencing with a Lenten Study Course.

For information write to the Executive Officer, Pastoral Formation Program, 20 Prosser St, Bunbury 6230

The Conflict Resdution Network

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