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Right: Archbishop Marcinkus whose 19-year tenure as president of the bank has finally ended.

Below: Cardinal Szoka who will take over as head of the Vatican's budget office.

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Bank's new boss VATICAN CITY (CNS): An Italian banker was named director general of the Vatican bank, the final step in a major reform aimed at bringing lay expertise to the controversial institution.

Giovanni Bodio 67, is currently president of Finreme, an Italian interbanking institute.

Bodio's appointment brought to an end the 19-

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year tenure of US Archbishop Paul Marcinkus as president of the bank, known formally as the Institute for the Works of Religion.

Under Archbishop Marcinkus' management, the bank became involved in the $1.2 billion collapse of Italy's largest private bank, Banco Ambrosiano, in 1982.

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VATICAN COULD FACE RECORD SHORTFALL IN 1990 special Council of Cardinals, showed projected expenses of US$152.4 million and income of US$66.5 million for 1990, creating a deficit of about US$86 million.

The shortfall has deveThe two main sources loped despite efforts to supplementary hold down costs, said a of income in recent years — top Vatican official.

Vatican City State is the worldwide Peter's to show a profit expected from revenues and Pence Vatican City State — will of about US$12.6 million fail to cover the shortfall in 1990.

The city-state budget unless contributions increase dramatically, covers administration of said a Vatican financial the 108-acre state in which Vatican offices are statement.

The statement, issued located and is considered March 15 at the end of a separate from the Holy three-day meeting of a See's budget.

CITY VATICAN (CNS):— The Vatican could face a record budget deficit in 1990, far more than has been c overed through worldwide giving and other sources.

The Peter's Pence collection brought in

US$48.4 million in 1989,

down from nearly US$53 million the previous year.

If Peter's Pence contributions stay the same in 1990. that would still leave a gap of about US$25 million.

The Vatican has previously warned that it would have to dip into its investment patrimony if the shortfall cannot be covered.

In 1988, the last year for which final figures are available, the Holy See managed to cover the deficit of US$57 million

without touching the patrimony.

The Council of Cardinals expressed "deep concern" over the situation and issued a "particularly pressing appeal" to the whole church to give even more generously to the Holy See. Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka of Detroit, who will take over as head of the Vatican's budget office in June, said after the meeting that he hoped the projected shortfall for 1990 could be made up as well.

He said the council was being deliberately conservative in estimating

income, and that some costs might be cut further.

ented a policy of "dutiful austerity."

"Without a substantial "But there is a problem, increase in contributions and we certainly have to by the universal church, count on and hope for a it would clearly be major increase in Peter's difficult for the Holy See Pence," Cardinal Szoka to meet its essential said. US Catholics have expenses, despite all the traditionally been among efforts of austerity — the most generous in which will be intensicontributing to the papal fied," the statement said. collection.

Cardinal Szoka noted Vatican that most expenses had been cut or held at previous levels for the last few years. The cardinals' statement said the 1990 figure of US$152.4 million repres-

To underline its point about the universal church's responsibility for Vatican operations, the statement quoted from Canon 1271 from the Code of Canon Law, that states which

"bishops are to assist in procuring those means whereby the Apostolic See can properly provide for its service of the universal church."

The council said it wanted to "deeply thank" the bishops, priests, religious and the faithful who have made personal sacrifices to help contribute to the Vatican.

The cardinals added that they were making "another particularly pressing appeal so that this collaboration may be generously intensified."

Call to nuns, priests to be guinea pigs LOS ANGELES (CNS): and nuns at the request Los Angeles Archbi- of Dr Brian Henderson, shop Mahony has asked an associate of Salk. The priests and nuns from letter said 10 volunteers his archdiocese ages are sought.

65 and older to volunNo human testing has teer to be human begun, pending approval guinea pigs for a from California health proposed AIDS vaccine authorities. The vaccine developed by Dr Jonas has been tested on three Salk, who formulated a chimpanzees without vaccine for polio. signs of infection.

Archbishop Mahony asked for volunteers in a letter sent to 3500 priests •

Under California law, the state can permit AIDS testing on unin-

fected individuals without federal approval. The vaccine has already been tested on 100 people with the AIDS virus, and the US government has given approval to test 1000 more.

The vaccine is considered risky because it is the only vaccine to contain the whole AIDS virus, albeit a strain killed in the laboratory.

A letter, which accompanies Archbishop Mahony's said Salk, 75, would take the first vaccine himself in keeping with scientific tradition. Salk also had taken the first polio experimental vaccine.

Archbishop Mahony, said he had heard six nuns and one or two priests had contacted the doctor.

The researchers are

"looking for people who would want to volunteer for something that could be very risky," Archbishop Mahoney said.

"You're really looking for people who have commitment to humankind and willingness to take risks to benefit others."

Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York said he would consider taking the vaccine. "Anything that is morally licit," he

"should said, considered."

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Cardinal O'Connor visits AIDS patients in New York, usually on a weekly basis.

Cardinal O'Connor was the first to offer himself but he was rejected because of his age — 70.

"There is a spiritual aspect of my proposal which is covered by Catholic theology, linked

to the doctrine of giving one's life for another — the example of Christ," said Archbishop Mahony when he heard that his plea had succeeded.

"In a certain sense these brave volunteers could receive from the Church the title of 'Blessed' following Beatification, because even if they do not die for their faith, they would risk their lives for charity."

Priests should marry: survey SYDNEY: Up to 70 per of Australian c ent Roman Catholics believe priests would be better at their job if allowed to marry, and it w ould help stop the shortage of young men being ordained.

Marriage would, give priests a "credible lifestyle- and cure a growing reeling that priests are out of touch with reality and their parishioners, according to a survey released yesterday in the Catholic Weekly newspaper.

The ordination of older men and the long-running debate on whether wornshould be allowed into the priesthood also were :, ommon themes resulting from the survey.

Promoted by Archbishop of Sydney Edward Clancy. it set out to canvas solutions to the shonage of people looking for a career in the priesthood.

The survey analyst. the Rev. Father Peter Smith. ,aid doing away with the , tlibacy vow drew an ,verwhelming favourable ,esponse.

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half and more like 7 U per cent.- said Father Smith.

"The main thing people called for was a credible lifestyle . . . many said priests were often out of touch.

More than 600 readers responded to the five question survey, which w ill fuel discussions on the future of the priesthood at a Synod of Bishops in Rome later this year.

Father Smith said the rising average age of priests was another thing w hich womed people.

But many recognised the age rise as a symptom of young men being reluctant to give their life to the priesthood so young.

'Ordination of women came up quite a bit, but decidedly less than celibacy.- said Father Smith.

The average age of priests was about 63 and fewer people were going into the seminary every y ear, he said.

The survey results will he added to similar data from all over the world and seriously discussed at ihe synod_

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NEWS RELEASE

C ATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY A Sydney press release last week (see right) that made no mention whatever of the celibacy issue. Yet this story on the left appeared in all the major dailies including the West Australian.

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Priests should be loving, )(Ind and gentle, and involved with people,

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They should be down to earth, compassionate, non -judgmental, approachable and support people's spiritual and human

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ADELAIDE: Allowing priests to marry will not start a rush on seminaries, a Catholic Church spokesman said following a front page Advertiser story on Sydney replies to a vocations survey.

The Director of Vocations for the Adelaide Archdiocese, Fr Philip Marshall, said the option of marriage for future candidates for the priesthood was not a priority in Church renewal, although it

Catholic Weekly survey A REPORT in Thursday's edition of The A ustralian incorrectly stated that a survey released by the Catholic Weekly newspaper showed that nearly 70 per cent of Australian Catholics believed priests would be better at

their jobs if they were married.

The Australian accepts that the survey carried by the Catholic Weekly made no such claim.

The mistake was contained in wire service copy published by The A ustralian.

...0"v`44 44gb,off* The Australian's two paragraph version of the bureau story carried by all major Australian dailies including The West Australian. Next to it is the correction The Australian made after the Sydney Catholic Weekly told the Sydney press that they had their facts wrong.

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NEARLY 70 per cent of kustralian Catholics believe niests would be better at heir job if allowed to marry. aid that it would help stop he drought of young men )eing ordained.

Marriage would give priests "credible lifestyle" and cure , growing feeling that priests re out of touch with reality nd their parishioners, acmding to a survey released ?sterday in the Catholic reekly newspaper, to which tore than 600 readers respond.

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was a possibility in the future.

"The ordination of married men is not the key to the Church's future survival." he said.

"There is a great value in celibacy which many Catholic people appreciate.

"People see the wholehearted commitment to service of people that a celibate life makes possible and they value that.

Church's "The future lies not in

simply getting more priestly recruits but in the lay people taking back some of the roles of leadership they once had."

Fr Marshall said any move to allow priests to marry would be a protracted long process.

"The decision would have to be made by the whole Church and by the Pope after consultation among the many different cultures that the Church Catholic represents," he said.

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By MONICA BEAGLE MOST Catholics believe their priests should step out of the pulpit — and walk down the aisle.

A survey by the Catholic Weekly newspaper showed most people believed priests should marry to prevent them being "out of touch with reality".

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of Australia's Roman Catholics believe priests would be better at their job If they were allowed to marry.

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And marriage would help break the drought of young men being ordained, according to a survey released yesterday In the Catholic Weekly newspaper.

Marriage would give priests a "credible lifestyle" and cure a growing feeling that priests are out of touch with reality and their p arishioners, respondents said.

Survey analyst Father Peter Smith of Coogee said doing a way with the celibacy vow drew an overwhelmingly f avorable response. "(It was) certainly o ver half and more like 70 per cent," said Father Smith.

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About 70 per cent of the 600 readers surveyed said married priests would have a more "credible lifestyle".

They also said married priests would do a better job and more young men would be attracted to the job.

But Catholic spokesman Monsignor John Walsh defended church rules on marriage, saying it is "an ongoing challenge to obey the vow$ of celibacy, control find loyalty", Despite the critical survey results, the Australian Catholic Church will tiot be changing 1LS v iews on marriage for priests.

-Ptiests expect and are prepared for celibacy when ordained and we accept this," Monsignor Walsh said.

"We will not be asking the Vatican to review its rules on celibacy.

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A two page survey summary in The Catholic Weekly over two weeks ago that scarcely mentioned the question of celibacy.

Lies that make a week unholy Statistics and damn lies have got crossed in an unholy mess this week as so called "Australian Catholics" wonder who surveyed their opinions about whether priests should marry.

A national newspaper story's opening paragraph reprinted in most of the major dailies of Australia has proved to be a very loose interpretation of some very loose facts.

The story quotes The Catholic Weekly as the source of the information but no such facts appear in that paper.

But following a correction notice sent by The Catholic Weekly to all Sydney newspapers. so far only The Weekend Australian has printed the correction.

One Sydney priest connected with a survey conducted last year through four Australian Catholic weekly newspapers says that his report merely gave a "weight" of seven to responses that mentioned priestly celibacy.

But associate survey analyst Father Peter Smith of Cronulla told an unnamed newspaper reporter that "it was certainly over half and more like 70 per cent" who were in favour of

doing away with the celibacy vow — "an overwhelming favourable response", according to the newspaper report sent to all major news outlets.

Father Mark Lane, the other analyst, says now that 600 responses to The Catholic Weekly Sydney "do not constitute a major sample of the four Australian million Catholics".

No-one so far has explained how the journalist came to the conclusion that "up to 70 per cent of Australian Catholics believe. . . " The questions for the survey were compiled by Auxiliary Bishop Peter Connors of Melbourne.

The four Catholic weekly newspapers in Australia were asked to print the survey.

The Record printed the questionnaire several times and recommended that replies be sent to the nearest diocesan office.

It is not known how many replies were received by each.

The replies to The Catholic Weekly Sydney were handed to Cardinal Clancy of Sydney since the newspaper is owned

by Sydney archdiocese which covers about half of the greater Sydney metropolitan area, the other dioceses being

Parramatta to the west and Broken Bay north of Sydney Harbour.

Father Lane prepared for Cardinal Clancy a report of the 600 Catholic Weekly responses. The report has not been published but three weeks ago Father Lane wrote a summary covering two pages in The Catholic Weekly.

In a statement to The Catholic Weekly this week Father Lane says:

"The report at no stage gave response percentage values.

"The questionnaire did not ask specific questions about priestly celibacy or marriage.

"In compiling the report a decision was made to avoid the percentages which usually accompany statistical analysis, because the nature of the questionnaire did not facilitate such analysis.

"Five broad questions were put, which elicited responses ranging from single words to multipaged narratives.

"Accordingly, the only way to faithfully reflect the responses was by concentrating on the intentions and broad patterns of the responses.

That is, by means of content analysis.

"Even so, not all responses were equally

of representative respondent opinion.

"In order to indicate the various strengths of respondent support for different responses a 'weighting scale' of 1 to 10 was employed.

"A weight of (1) indicating minimal support, a weight of (10) indicating unanimous support.

"The purpose of the scale was to compare the different strengths of between responses responses.

"Question 4 asked: 'How can we make the vocation more attractive?' The single most stated factor was in reference to changes in the discipline of celibacy, and in particular, the suggestion that priests be allowed the option to marry.

"This suggestion attracted a 'weight' of (7) "Whereas suggestions about, for example, fidelity to the Magisterium, a better wage system, a `more democratic' style of Church leadership, attracted 'weights' of (1) each.

"Since all respondents were not directly questioned about each and all of these issues it would be impossible to give any type of percentage agreement and/or disagreement with such issues.

To do so would be misleading."

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Australian bishop dele tes to next year's Synod of Bishops on priestly training want to hear the views of Catholics.

Any interested person is invited to write on these or similar topics: Send replies to "PRIESTS", Catholic Church Office, Victoria Square or to any Diocesan Church Office.

1. Priests I have known have been especially effective as spiritual leaders when they seemed to possess the following qualities (name at least five): 2. I think present and future priests could be even more effective as spiritual leaders if they were taught to develop these extra qualities (name at least three 3. What qualities in priests you know would most likely attract men to think about a vocation to the priesthood?

4. How can Catholics make the vocation of priesthood more attractive?

5. .4ny thoughts on the following. The recruitment and training of older candidates for the priesthood. How to involve the laity more directly in the formation of seminarians and in the ongoing formation and support of priests.

Any other igsues.

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Riecord In 1933 there was a poll to end all polls. Two thirds of the West Australian population voted to secede from Australia. They had the right numbers but the British Government said No, declaring it had no power to implement the secession.

So much for polls. So much for the 'polls' of Eastern Europe that for decades were telling us the lies about which we are now finding out.

So much for the shonky poll running around Australia last week saying that "70 per cent of Australian Catholics" wanted priests to marry — to improve their job, according to some reports.

That 'poll' came from Sydney, the now undeclared centre of the Australian universe.

The gospel of Sydney is fast becoming the gospel of Australia.

Perhaps it is time for the Church of Wider Australia to secede from the Church of Sydney before Catholics too no longer have a brain with which to think for themselves.

When the labyrinthine tangle is pieced together (on pages 2 & 3) it becomes a slapstick comedy were it not supposed to be a serious attempt to come to grips with the Australian priesthood of today.

Perth and Western Australia of course are now on the tail end of antics like this in the Australian media -- and not just the print media because it was an ABC news broadcast that invented the mysterious "70 per cent" repeated around the country.

Not even Sydney-siders could understand what was going on, with the Catholic Weekly staff wondering if spies were inserting stories they had never seen.

Some will say the Church should demand a correction. Only one has appeared in Sydney because the rest of the papers see no point in wining a good story. To a page one splash of the story in Adelaide the right of reply was given (see page 2) but on page 28 the following day.!

The error of course can be dismissed as no more than a hiccup in the middle of an election that raises manipulation of the public and the art of evading issues to a new height. Some people despondently say they can no longer believe what they see or hear. They decive themselves because deep down they do believe what is in front of them. That is their trouble and dilemma.

Whatever the trivia of last week's story the Church has plenty to learn: • Consumers in outer Australia of news are at the mercy of what comes tumbling down the wires from centres like Sydney and Melbourne. In the Church, Catholic spokesmen are being left flat-footed when local media ask what's going on.

• Catholics are now prisoners of what secular press, radio and television are telling them about themselves. And the static sales of Catholic papers in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth (none in Adelaide, Hobart or Darwin) are proving this fact.

• Catholics appearing before secular media, such as two Sydney priests last week, are not doing a sufficiently professional job on behalf of the Australian Church, making themselves clear beyond any possible misunderstanding.

Continually belittling media for getting it wrong will no longer wear. The Church has to ensure we do not get our message wrong or tangled.

In The Daily News last Thursday a garbled mishmash about Church finances from the priest secretary of the Bishops Conference was only compounded by the followup that he wanted nothing more to do with the story! He had walked away!)

If 70 or even 100 per cent of Catholics are citing marriage choice as the issue facing the priesthood then there is even more soul searching ahead: If the unmarried diocesan priest cannot do his 'job' properly, then presumably neither can his unmarried brother priests in a religious order.

Will they be asked to vanish from parish life?

If the unmarried priesthood has a lot of deficiencies, then what are the deficiencies that marriage is going to rectify or improve?

If ordinary Catholics of the 1990's are struggling to make a go of one sacrament, marriage, then priests will have to make a success of two.

Down this line of questioning the contradictions and non-sequiturs abound as we get deeper and deeper into a mire that has nothing to do with the real meaning of priesthood and vocation.

Diocesan priests — and their religious order

relatives — had better contemplate why celibacy, in whatever form, has bombed flat — at least in the estimation of 600 who were bothered to write to a Sydney Catholic newspaper.

And what must the rest of Australia's four million Catholics be thinking? Do we have another poll to find out if we need any more polls? Or did the 1933 secession poll get it all wrong? or right?

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Pressure driving kids to suicide THURLES, Ireland (CNS): One cause of the rising suicide rate in the Republic of Ireland is pressure on children at school and at home to achieve material success, said Archbishop Dermot Clifford of Cashel.

In a Lenten pastoral letter, Archbishop Clifford pointed out that the number of suicides

increased from 71 in 1968 to 263 in 1988 and

that the increase had been higher in youths and early-middle-aged adults.

In the same period, there was a fourfold increase in unemployment.

The archbishop said pressure to succeed had to be tempered by accep-

tance of failure and the life. Parents can provide need to learn to cope the love that will enable with reversals. children to grow up "Children and young physically and mentally people should be given healthy, he said. opportunities to enhance A strong sense of selftheir self-esteem by find- worth is a child's best ing that they are good at guarantee of coping with something," he said. stress, and Christian He said that to prevent faith can give children suicide, it is necessary to hope in all situations, he promote healthy family added.

The archbishop also said the values of modern society need to be examined.

new deacon formation group coincides with the U.S. bishop's work on a pastoral letter on women in society and in the church.

The are bishops expected to vote on a final version of the letter late this year.

The archbishop said he made his decision to cancel a new deacon class because of testimony he heard from various lay and religious groups as well as from laypeople in hearings for the bishops writing the pastoral letter on women.

"At those hearings, many women and men told us that the church didn't seem to respect the personhood of women, that the church was patriarchal and unappreciative of women's gifts," he said.

The archbishop conceded that the question of women's ordination and their full role in the church is in Vatican's hands, not his.

"In many instances, decisions are beyond our control," he said. "But in this one, we do have a choice."

"The spectacular acquisition of wealth and ostentatious spending are given inordinate attention, and life is becoming increasingly secular and impersonal," he said.

Deacon plan stopped SEATTLE (CNS):— Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen of Seattle has halted plans to form a new group of permanent deacons in his archdiocese until the role of women in the church is more adequately addressed. archbishop The announced that formation of a new deacon class would not serve the best interests of the local church.

"This has been a most difficult decision for me to make," Archbishop

Hunthausen wrote in a letter to deacons, priests, ministers and key lay leaders.

"I know that my final parish decision will highlight the women's issue and create new tensions in our church."

Archbishop Hunthausen's decision comes at a time in which the archdiocese faces a growing shortage of priests.

Some parishes have no resident pastor and a few have experienced "priestless Sundays" in which the liturgy does

not include the celebration of the Eucharist.

Some have said that deacons, who can baptise, witness marriages and deliver homilies, are a way of easing the priest shortage.

But others have argued that the diaconate creates another all-male clerical caste that excludes women.

About 90 deacons serve parishes throughout the Seattle Archdiocese.

Archbishop Hunthausen's decision to cancel a

Bishops get pope warning

"In emphasizing, thereVATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II warned fore, an aspect or a a visiting group of Brazi- specific content of the lian bishops against over- Gospel, one must guard emphasizing church against doing it in detrisocial teachings at the ment to other aspects or expense of Catholicism's contents of equal or of more importance," he spiritual message. added.

He also cautioned them "In adapting the against using the Bible to justify partisan political announcement of the faith to the mentality and views. culture of those being At the same time, the evangelized, you cannot pope praised the bishops' have mutilations nor concern for social ques- alterations of the genuine tions in a country with Gospel," he said. "so many poor people, The pope praised the without land, without bishops for providing homes and without social assistance, giving means of survival." "preference to the poor"The transcendence of est." But he asked that the Gospel message can they do it while "mainnever be obscured by our taining the primacy of legitimate attention to the benefits of the Spirit." problems of the social "Do this while respectorder," the pope said. ing the specific aims of

"In the purity and enthusiasm of early pastoral life, they shared their goods and assisted the needy, but because of this they did not avoid the duties of prayer and of preaching the Word," the pope said.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS):— More than 30 Christian churches have responded to an invitation from South African President F.W. de Klerk to hold discussions on South Africa's future.

The president said he had received a "particularly positive reaction" to

meeting saying the conference would be willing to meet government leaders "either on our own or with the South African Council of Churches."

A spokesman noted that on political matters, the bishops' conference works "in close collaboration" with the council

the ordained ministry, feeding this with prayer and the Word of God, without reductions or ambiguities," the pope said.

"Be always reminded that sacred Scripture cannot be distorted or used as one wished to justify and defend personal positions of a partisan political nature," he added.

The bishops were told to follow the example of the early Christians.

Churches' positive' reaction his open invitation to churches to take part in joint discussions with the government.

All the major church alliances were included among the more than 30 responses.

The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference wrote de Klerk last October to request a

of churches and Angli- African National Concan Archbishop Des- gress, the Pan African mond Tutu of Cape Congress and the United Town, known for his Democratic Front, anti-apartheid activities. Brother Pieterse said.

Talks with the governHe said the bishops' ment would form "part of a whole process" for conference would issue a the conference, which pastoral letter later this also planned to meet year after meeting with various with major political the groups such as the organisations.

OPTIK 2000 MANDURAH E. Remedios, B.Sc., F.B.C.O.

Moral evil versus conscience...

CINCINNATI (CNS): Archbishop Pilarczyk said Catholics who promote or assist in abortions "should not consider themselves properly disposed" to receive Communion.

Archbishop Pilarczyk, who is head of the National Conference of Bishops, Catholic released his Statement on Certain Matters Related to Abortion.

After he met with prolife Catholics who reportedly had urged the

excommunication ot C incinnati's new Planned Parenthood director, Barbara Rinto, who is a Catholic.

cinnati's archdiocesan newspaper "I feel I must live my life according to my own conscience as must all Catholics."

Ms Rinto said: "My work at Planned Parenthood is rooted in the long tradition of working for social justice and equality to which many Catholics have devoted their lives."

In her statement, she said she respected "the right of each individual to make personal decisions concerning birth control and abortion according to his or her own conscience."

She then quoted from Archbishop Pilarczyk's statement: "Obviously no one can judge the state of another's conscience before God."

Planned Parenthood operates clinics where abortions are performed.

Ms Rinto told the Catholic Telegraph, Cin-

However, without naming Ms Rinto, Archbishop Pilarczyk's statement said:

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The archbishop continued in his own statement: "But we can judge that certain behaviour is "Such dissent does not objectively wrong and make the Church's that the espousal and teaching any less sure or practice of such behaviour under the guise of any less binding" Catholicism are a source Church teaching on of scandal and confusion abortion is "so crucial", in the Church and he said, that "under constitute manifest certain specific condi- moral evil."

Support over that East-West warning by O'Connor

meetings AUGSBURG, (WEST GERMANY):— As politicians continue discussing plans for German unification, the Catholic bishops of East and West Germany have decided to hold their semi-annual episcopal conference meetings together.

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German bishops announced their decision in Augsburg, West Germany, their first joint meeting since the end of World War H. The bishops discussed the fears expressed by neighbouring countries, particularly Poland, that a united Germany would not r espect existing

borders, the Jesuit run radio station said.

They said the fears were groundless because a united Germany would be "a partner of full confidence for the community of nations" with existing borders " guaranteed" beforehand.

The bishops repeated an earlier plea by East German bishops asking citizens of East Germany not to join the thousands of people moving to West Germany.

Catholics on both sides of the border have an obligation "to construct the future in solidarity," reclaiming a just social order for all Germany, Vatican Radio reported the bishops as saying.

NEW YORK (CNS): His on anything that I've that in his homily he homily about some done or said since I've "talked on and on, not to terrify, but to inform. I rock music helping the been here." devil's work and his The outpouring," he believe in Satan.Ibelieve warning of Satanism said, had come "from we are all vulnerable to brought him an "out- parents who expressed temptations from the world, the flesh, the pouring" of supportive great support." letters from parents The cardinal said he devil." and more media atten- had read two books, one He wrote that he was tion than he could have by Tipper Gore, wife of not looking for headlines expected, New York Sen. Albert Gore, D- when he preached on the Cardinal O'Connor Tenn., "on explicit sex devil. said. and graphic violence on The answer to why he

"Nothing had really TV, in movies, videos and chose the topic, he said, prepared me" for front- rock music." was "simple: with rarest page headlines he got exception, I preach the The other was by Father from three New York sacred Scriptures of the the LeBar, of James daily newspapers about Mass of the day." his March 4 homily, he Archdiocese of New On the Sunday in York, on cults and sects. said. question he said, the first "Both talk about certain reading "told of the He also explained that he chose to preach about types of rock music," serpent in the Garden of O'Connor Eden who tempted the the devil that Sunday Cardinal because it was the sub- wrote. "I am not an life out of the human ject of the day's Scripture authority on rock of any race. The Gospel told of kind," but "I was Satan's tempting Jesus in readings.

About the reaction to depressed and distressed the desert. his homily, he said after by what these writers "Usually I preached Mass in St. Patrick's and others describe, and about the temptations Cathedral, "I have by what little I have themselves," he wrote. received more mail in a heard myself."

"This time I preached shorter period. . . than Cardinal O'Connor said about the tempter."

Zambian awarness move

WASHINGTON (CNS): Zambian churches are trying to get their government to do more to promote AIDS awareness and help AIDS sufferers and their families, said a Zambian Catholic bishop.

"We're doing very little as a church, but the government is doing even less," said Bishop Dennis H. De Jong of Ndola, Zambia.

"In Zambia, no one dies of AIDS," the bishop said, explaining that "AIDS never are patients informed" that they have acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

The government estimates that the number of people with AIDS is in the hundreds, "but we think it is bigger," he said.

The Global Program on

AIDS, part of the World Health Organisation, reported 2417 cases of AIDS in Zambia between 1979 and Oct 29, 1989.

The Catholic Church is rallying with other churches to get the government to improve its AIDS-related programs, he said.

In Zambia, AIDS is "affecting the heterosexual community and the well-to-do,"

said Bishop De Jong.

Two years ago, the Zambian bishops wrote a pastoral letter on AIDS, "but now it's really practical programs we're working out," he added.

The church is promoting clergy awareness of AIDS and related problems and has started training counselors to work with families of people with AIDS.

"We appreciate it's a very shattering thing," he said.

Bishop De Jong was in Washington for an ecumencial conference on AIDS. He said participants agreed that "we have to show a great deal of compassion in our ministry."

Bishop De Jong said that in a Lenten pastoral letter he recommended "a change in attitude and lifestyle".

Bible printing plan in China SHANGHAI, China (UCAN):— Shanghai Catholic diocese will start publishing bibles while a million Chinese Protestant bibles have been printed in Nanjing.

According to a Shanghai diocese news release, a printing house run by the Catholic Church here is scheduled to be put into service in 1990.

The diocese will print and publish the Bible and other religious publications. The building

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Motives of young people entering religious life VATICAN CITY (CNS): The motives of young people wishing to enter religious life range from personal salvation to social justice, according to a Vatican document on religious formation.

Also, it said, many motives "need to be corrected and purified" because they represent the reverse side of a number of values."

The document, "Directives on Formation in Religious Institutes," was made public March 13 and describes "common traits that can be identified with sufficient accuracy" of young people entering religious life.

CITY VATICAN (CNS): The preparation and formation of priests is an "arduous, compelling and exacting" task and a primary

responsibility of diocesan bishops, Pope John Paul ll said.

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Most of the candidates are between 18 and 25 years old, it said.

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violence and peace and "they aspire to a better world," it added.

"There is no lack of those who are engaged in political, social, cultural and charitable associations," said the document.

"If they have not been corrupted by totalitarian ideologies, they are for the most part keenly interested in the liberation of humanity from racism, underdevelopment, war and injustices," it added.

"This attitude is not always — at times is far from being - - motivated by religious, philosophical or of the general secretariat of the world Synod of Bishops. life S eminary should be marked by

training in theology and pastoral care, by community life and service, and by "attention to the signs of the times," he said.

political principles, but the sincerity of these youth and the depth of their generosity cannot be denied," said the document.

"Others look upon the religious life as an ideal place for an ideological struggle for justice," it said.

"There are others of a more conservative nature who look upon the religious life as if it were a place for saving their faith in a world which they regard as being hostile and corrupt," it said

A sensibility to poverty a must

VATICAN CITY: A document on the religious life said putting small religious formation communities in poor areas "can be a signigicant expression of 'the preferential option for the poor" but also presents problems.

general a "As rule. . . the requirements of formation should prevail over certain apostolic advantages that come from the insertion into a poor milieu," it added.

"It must be possible to realize and maintain solitude and silence" and the proper environment for "communal and personal prayer," it said.

The document encouraged religious to develop a "sensibility to poverty" and the problems of the poor because it helps

Be chaste

CITY VATICAN (CNS):— Candidates for the religious life must be chaste or be expelled, the Vatican said in a 70-page document outlining principles for religious formation.

Formation programs need a "pedagogy of consecrated chastity" to teach men and women candidates the meaning of sexuality and love in relation to their vocation, it added.

The document also discouraged establishment of religious formation communities in poor areas, but did not exclude the possibility.

It cautioned that religious can only live in poor areas if this does not interfere with their communal and prayer life.

Religious orders, while encouraging a sensitivity to the needs of the poor, should stress the spiritual and evangelical nature of the vocation to religious life, it said.

them "to follow more be informed by major The document, written closely the poor and superiors regarding curthe Vatican Congregaby Christ." humble rent programs of formafor Institutes of tion But it warned religious tion in centers or regard- Consecrated Life and "not to let themselves be ing services for religious Societies of Apostolic bound up within a formation which are Life, was made public certain milieu or social located within their March 13 after approval pastoral territories," it class."

by Pope John Paul II. added.

The Vatican also told The document is called religious superiors to Candidates for religious keep local bishops life belonging to lay "Directives on Formation informed of activities. movements must sever in Religious Institutes" Education and spiritual their spiritual formation and offers a general formation programs ties with the lay move- outline of principles to be followed in formation must be undertaken "in ment and "place themleaving speprograms, sincere harmony with selves freely under the to reliapplication cific superthe of the authentic magiste- authority rium of the hierarchy," it iors" of the religious gious orders based on institute, said the their own rules. It is said. addressed to superiors of A bishop who respects document. religious institutes. the autonomy of a reli"They cannot simulgious institute "is not on taneously be dependent There is "nothing new" this account dispensed upon someone apart in the document, said from watching over the from the institute to Cardinal Jean Jerome progress that religious which they now pertain, Hamer, head of the are making toward holi- even though they congregation, at a news ness," the document said. belonged to this move- conference presenting "Bishops of particular ment before their the document. "It is a synthesis of church churches should at least entrance," it said.

teachings on religious formation."

"The document does not cancel any dispositions of law in force, but clarifies them, and, we hope, will help in applying them," he said.

The directives were formulated based on post -Second Vatican Council experiments and questions raised by religious superiors, said the document.

The principles stress adherence to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and concentration on developing the interior spiritual life of candidates.

"Reasons must be given and understood to explain why those who do not seem to be able to overcome their homosexual tendencies, or who maintain that it is possible to adopt a third way 'living in an ambiguous state between celibacy and marriage,' must be dismissed from the religious life," it said.

Education programs on the importance of "consecrated chastity" must include an understanding of sex, it added. This includes: • "Explaining the value of the body and its meaning, acquiring an elementary physical hygiene (sleep, exercise, relaxation, nourishment, etc.)."

• "Helping in matters of self-control, on the sexual and affective level, but also with respect to other instinctive or acquired needs (sweets, tobacco, alcohol)."

• Education for chastity will therefore aim at helping each one to control and to master his or her sexual impulses, while at the same time it will avoid a selfcenteredness that is content with one's fidelity to purity," it said.

Why bus just behind was 40 mm . late

Tammy Goodwill, Tracey Bowden, Chad Lockwood and Theresa Formosa on the ferry A nguished parents waited and waited in Bunbury on a recent Sunday for the second bus to arrive back after a month-long journey to the Eastern States with 34 teenagers from the Bunbury Dioceses.

The first had been back quite some time, and everyone on board assured us the other bus was just behind.

But, the power of special friendships forged during the trip, and in Sydney with young people of their own age, had been at work.

Pressure from all on board the second bus, had forced driver Brother Michael Toohey to add another 40 minutes to the journey by returning to Arthur River where one young lady had left a very special ring on the sink in the ladies toilet. (In fact, he confessed, he did not need too much persuading as he knew the depth of feelings involved).

This care and concern was just a small example of the affection and love for each other that became the hallmark of the many adventures and happenings during the month.

It was the last in a long list of great things and fun times.

Perhaps the organisers should have been awakened by the antics of the first night out in Norseman.

A group of five girls arrived back from an excursion to the deli in a police car complete with lights flashing through the streets of town to the church hall.

It seems a group of young blokes in a yellow Monaro started hassling them, so they called the cops.

And, in true West Australian fashion, the police rescued the damsels in distress, much to the embarrassment of the trip organisers and drivers — the Bunbury Diocesan Youth Office.

But Brother Michael, the diocesan youth chaplain, diocesan youth worker Cheryl Vernon, Bunbury youth worker Julian Bradford and Peter Maguire were to be suitably entertained many more times before the month was out.

The journey in two hired buses across the Nullarbor is arduous at the best of times, but this group encountered 54 deg centigrade that day, and their arrival in Ceduna was greeted with messages

of "phone home E.T. your TEE results have arrived"; 45 degrees at 9pm, no showers, mice and snakes in the hall where they were due to sleep that night, and one very sick young lady who ended up at the doctor's clinic in the early hours of the morning getting a grass seed removed from her ear.

The rest of the journey was tame by comparison, both going on to Sydney for two weeks, and then on up to Port MacQuarrie for a weeklong adventure camp with 60 other young people from the Greystanes parish in Sydney's western suburbs, and returning back to the West.

The Sydney trip was the brain child of the Bunbury Diocesan Youth Office, with massive amounts of cooperation from the home base of the Brothers and Sisters from the Society of St at Majella Gerard Greystanes.

And, within two weeks of the trip being announced, the places were filled, and a waiting list established.

Enthusiasm abounded with plenty of fund-raising activities going on in all parishes.

All 34 teenagers from Albany to Mandurah were

billeted with families in the Greystanes parish where special relationships were formed, not only with the young people, but with the parents also.

One family has already visited WA and the father said — nothing will ever be the same again.

"The Bunbury kids were absolutely wonderful — not only great ambassadors for WA, but for the diocese, their parishes and their own families.

"Their spontaneity and willingness to care and share their love of God, of themselves and each other was inspiring, and an active fundraising campaign is underway for the Sydney youngsters to make the return trip early in 1991."

And of course the young people from the southwest saw and experienced life in the big smoke in a very special way with escorts from the host families.

"Best holiday of Ivy life," said Mandurah teenager, Brian Mather. "I learnt a lot about freedom and independence being away from my family for a month."

Each group learned a lot from the other, about cooperation, living with strangers and making them

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Kate and Sandra with their welcome decorations welcome, and managing to work and play with a wide spectrum of people, and not necessarily by choice.

Many organised events from trips on Sydney Harbour to a day at Australia's Wonderland, the Blue Mountains and shopping with Brother Michael in Centrepoint and the Hard Rock Cafe, culminated in the camp at Bonny Hills just out of Port MacQuarrie on the northern NSW coast.

However, according to two Mandurah young people Kate Hedley and Michelle Alexander, the highlight of the trip was the farewell open-air Mass at Kemp's Creek celebrated by Brother John and attended by all involved in the trip.

So many good things came out of the journey said Brother Michael — not only the social interaction, the sharing of their faith together, but a broadening of the young people's spiritual hasp by experiencing the Church thousands of miles from, but in the same way as they would at home.

The young people also got to know a group of people who have embraced the religious life at very close quarters, broadening their horizons in that field, he said.

Study to precede action The Bunbury diocesan Social Justice Committee formed last year and meeting bi-monthly at Manjimup notched up a credible thirteen out of its 16 committee members per meeting.

Members travel over

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Val President Murphy, former principal of Bunbary Catholic College, now principal of Aranmore, Perth, laid down a two year programme of study

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The committee has found a vast amount of source material available to it and found a similar awareness of Social

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Money, It was said that Sam Walton, owner of a national department store chain, lost more than $2 billion when the stock market fell sharply in October 1989.

His reported reaction was calm and blunt: It's just paper. It was paper before and it is still paper now.

It is much easier for a billionaire than for most of us to take such a relaxed view. Money for most of us is an object of anxious concern.

Money shapes our dayto-day choices: What cut of meat we buy, whether we shop at discount stores or specialty boutiques, what street we live on, what schools we can send our children to, where we vacation, where we turn for health Care.

Indirectly money often influences what political party we belong to, what

By Father John Langan, SJ entertainment we prefer, who our friends are, even whom we marry.

Money is a mighty power in our lives.

One response to the recognition of money's power is to reject it and to withdraw from the world. At the beginning of our modern industrial age, about 1800, the English poet, William Wordsworth, wrote: "The world is too much with us. Late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers."

He was lamenting the hold that commerce and industry, the new ways of making money and organising the work of society, had over people's minds and imaginations.

In modern times, as in earlier centuries, many Christians have wished that some revolution in

society would break the hold that money seems to exercise over our spiritual lives and our ability to serve God freely.

But withdrawal from the world to a monastic environment cannot be a solution for the vast majority of Christians, who are called to work out their salvation in the world.

At the same time, all of us have something important to learn from those who renounce the use of wealth in the world and who live on minimal resources.

Their lifestyle challenges our easy assumptions about what we really need.

Whether they are in religious orders or other they communities, remind us of the continuing attraction in the

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way of life of the early Christians at Jerusalem who "had all things in common" and who "sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need" (Acts 2:45).

In this way of life, both contemplative prayer and the service of the poor are goods of greater worth and urgency than the heaping up of earthly possessions.

Communities and individuals who accept voluntary poverty are a sign that the hold of money on our thoughts and desires can indeed be loosened.

That is a liberating message, even while we continue to work and to be concerned about managing our finances.

The opposite reaction is to submit to mammon's dominion, to become a servant of one's desire for wealth.

This reaction can take

many different forms, ranging from disordered priorities to great crimes.

When we tie our sense of personal worth to the possessions and the position we have in society rather than to the qualities and graces we have as human beings and children of God, we reverse the proper order of values. miserliness, Envy, cheating, fraud, neglect of others and their rights and needs all look much more attractive once we have made this initial mistake.

It is an easy mistake to make both because of our own anxiety and our lack

budgeting our money in a way that reflects our estimate of what is and necessary worthwhile.

We need to use money Money will give you ways that express our in access to anything you sense that we have a want. bond of solidarity with Accepting that message our brothers and sisters. causes us to minimise the We do this by avoiding values that matter most waste, by sharing our and that cannot be goods with others, by bought: personal integ- contributing goods and rity, justice, faith and services, money and love. time.

Money is only an We need to plan how instrument. It can and we will use our money should be used, and used and we need to save so well. But it has to that we and those who function as our servant. depend on us can have a This means we are reasonably secure future. responsible for disciplin- But we are not to ing our desires and for succumb to the illusion

of trust in God, as well as because of the many ways the world tell us: Money makes people take you seriously.

that tle future is OUTS to control and that we need no low rely on God's care.

We are called to be generous and restrained: at easeand austere in our use of money and the material goods it obtains for us.

Finally, we need to reniinc ourselves that money, is an instrument of socity. People need to feel a!ense of responsibility for how their counh, uses money in makiq wise decisions abouttuch things as the budget taxation, education, e vironmental protectio or national securit.

"Money can and should be used, and used well. But it has to function as our servant," writes Father John Langan.

DISCUSSION POINTS

The conscience anesthetic...

The antidote for greed In the end the beggar is blessed with eternal happiness and the rich man suffers eternal A man approaches torment.

Jesus, asking him to act as build bigger storage Now Dives, as the rich referee in a dispute the barns, sit back and gloat. is known in tradiman man is having with his kick Lazarus didn't tion, brother over their "But God said to him, every time he went inheritance.

'You fool, this night your through the gate. But will be demanded of Dives was so wrapped up life Jesus refuses to get and the things you in himself and his luxury you, involved in a nasty prepared, to whom that he didn't even notice have he but squabble, family belong?' Thus they will him. Greed had dehumuses it as an object lesson it be for the man who anised Dives. will crowd": for "the stores up treasures for Mark already had told "Guard against all himself but is not rich in greed, for though one what matters to God" the story of the rich young man who refused may be rich, one's life (12:16-21).

Jesus' invitation to discidoes not consist of And what does matter pleship because he was possessions" (Luke 12:13to God? It is clear from afraid to compromise his 15).

If Luke preserved this the whole Gospel that financial status. Luke story from the tradition, what matters to God is seized upon this and on Jesus' sad comment: he obviously felt his sharing one's goods.

"How hard it is for those readers needed it.

This is the only effective who have wealth to enter Money can be sneakily antidote to greed, which the kingdom of God" addictive. And obsession is self-destructive.

(Luke 18:24). with money can turn a This is illustrated by It is hard because human being into a another parable peculiar wealth breeds selfmonster. to Luke, the one about sufficiency, a sense that Luke would have loved the rich man and Laza- "I've got it made. Who Charles Dickens' "Christ- rus, the beggar. needs God?". Greed mas Carol", with its story The two are shockingly creates another god, of Scrooge. money. contrasted.

Luke hammers home Everyone has a right to The rich man dressed in his story by adding a fine garments and dined all he needs to "be more", parable about a rich man sumptuously every day, not to "get more". For, as who has such a bountiful while the destitute beg- Luke's Gospel says, harvest that he doesn't gar lay at his gate "one's life does not know what to do with it dreaming of just a scrap consist of possessions" all. His solution is to of bread.

(12:15) 1990 22, 8 The Record, March Luke's Gospel is the only one that tells the following story.

By Father John Castelot

One of or less nole features is the propen0 to deveOP selectiv vision, set of Minden that spl es the conscieoe and maim us blind 0 those ii need, VS Neil Parent.

When my office was located in the city, I was f requently approached by street beggars.

During my 11 years at that location,Iheard just about every reason imaginable for why I should part with some of my money: "I need a cup of cofee."

"I need bus fare to get home." "My car's been impounded andIneed to get it out." "I just lost my job and need some help to get back on my feet."

I never learned to feel comfortable with those encounters.

Theologian David Thomas, who teaches, says that encounters with street beggars generally cause us to undertake some kind of assessment about the use of our money.

That is, we ask whether

what we give is going for good or ill.

What is interesting, he maintains, is that we often do not engage in such an assessment with other uses of our money.

When we spend money or contribute to charity, we assume it is going for good, ours or someone else's.

Yet according to Eugene Steuerle, an economist, morally assessing how we use our money is something Christians should be doing as a matter of course.

He sees the importance of this not only as a Christian but also as an economist who deals with the proper allocation of money. morallyA discriminating approach to the use of our money often is accompanied by difficult choices. Each of us must decide how we

By Neil Parent will respond to the needs we see.

If we are to exercise moral judgment about the use of our money, we first need a certain detachment from it.

The fact is that if we emotionally remain chained to our money we inevitably come up with reasons why it would be wrong to part with it.

US, told Jesus "Remember, where your treasure is, there your heart is also" (Matthew 6:12).

Loretta is a single woman I know who is close to retirement. Her financial resources for securing her future are not great. Still, she presently is financing the college education of a poor foreign student she

met while travelling in In the play, "The Devil's the Mideast.

Disciple", British playShe is an inspiration to wright George Bernard those who know her — Shaw wrote: "The worst an example of someone sin toward our fellow who uses detachment creatures is not to hate from money to assess the them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the moral use of money.

A sensitive conscience essence of inhumanity." is another dimension of a attitude Most of us work long Christian and hard for our money. toward money.

It is understandable, One of the less noble then, to feel it is ours to features of our species is dispose of as we like. the propensity to develop However, money is more selective vision, a set of a resource over which we blinders that spares the are stewards than absoconscience. lute masters.

This is especially true in today's society, where By being sensitive to the amassing possessions is needs of others, by an esteemed way of life. keeping a reasonable According to Father detachment from our James Burtchaell, a theol- possessions and by ogian, what sin often weighing the moral involves is a subtle and implications of what we obstinate avoidance of do with them, we should neighbour's needs — a be able to demonstrate a self-inflicted anaesthesia good return on what God has entrusted to us. of conscience.

What is your definition of greed in ordinary life?

Selected responses from readers: "Greedy persons define themselves by what they have, not who they are." — Barbara Oliver.

"The desire to do too many things — which takes time away from those who deserve your time . . If you put your desire to use your time the way you want to first, regardless of the needs of others, then there's a problem with greed." — Alan Rome.

"Greed comes in numerous disguises . . . like hoarding your talent for teaching religious ed when it is so badly needed in your parish."

— Francis Westmeyer.

"Waste is a form of greed. As individual consumers, instead of overbuying, we could be more aware of our needs rather than just our wants."— Samuel Patrizi.

"Making the acquisition of money and possessions your No. 1 priority or goal and having accomplished this . . . you are unwilling to share . . . with those less fortunate." — Ruth Mis.

Food for thought It is easy for people to agree: No one wants to be considered greedy.

Asked why, theologian Theodore Hengesbach said greed conjures up a picture of the green-eyed monster grabbing everything in sight.

Greed is insidious, said Hengesbach, a university professor. It leads people to focus on themselves, isolated from the needs of others.

A different attitude toward possessions was taken by Peter Maurin, co-founder of The Catholic Worker movement, in an incident Jesuit Father John C. Haughey relates in "The Holy Use of Money".

Maurin was concerned about people at the diner where he ate during his vagabond days. So he nailed a box on the diner's wall with a note saying: "If you have money to give, put it in, and if you need money, take it out. Nobody will know."

For a while there always was money in the box. But one day it was empty and remained empty for several weeks.

Finally the money reappeared with a note explaining it had been needed urgently. And Maurin was delighted that his trust in people was vindicated.

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A couple caught by the Nicaragu bug Four weeks old Tomas with delighted parents Leigh Dix and husband Peter Devereux who've recently returned from a two year missionary term in Nicaragua.

A young couple into something somewhat different, is Leigh Dix and her husband Peter Devereux, who were joined recently by their newly born son Tomas!

Conceived in Nicaragua, parental persuasion and dwindling finances, brought the couple back for Tomas' birth.

Leigh had been there when single and picked coffee beans. Marrying Peter back in Australia, they returned two years ago, basically because as Christians, they believed they could help support the base Christian communities establishing themselves there, and also work towards a better life for the Nicaraguans.

While there, Peter worked at the Jesuits' university in the ecology department where he received a small wage commensurate with the low salaries most people live on.

Leigh gave her services free as an occupational therapist in the rehabilitation hospital, assisting with the many amputees injured during the still current hostilities.

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own fares over and return, because while locals can manage with their established networks, foreigners can not with rents and oth financial commitments.

The high incidence of amputees is because the Contra force lay small mines, designed to maim and disable, so the vast majority of wounded have lost as least one limb, but often more.

With the United States embargo (now lifted) and inability to get many imports, the locals have become more creative and inventive with the help of the Red Cross, and have learned how to make their own prostheses.

Using their own resources they fabricate artificial limbs and have also designed a special wheel chair, simply made, and adaptable to Nicaraguan terrain.

From the Christian aspect, Leigh and Peter knew that the Christians over there and base Christian communities had been very involved in the positive changes which began to take shape after the 1979 r evolution, with the expansion of a national literacy movement which went throughout the country.

Christians took this seriously in expressing their commitment in a positive and practical way, said Leigh and Peter who cited the literacy crusade in 1980 when several thousands, mainly university students, spent six months going throughout the countryside educating 400,000 people in basic literacy skills for the first time.

The literacy drive has encouraged many of Nicaragua's 3.4 million population to attend schools which are unprepared, and so classes are run from 7am to noon and to cope with the numbers, necessitating students to take their own chairs each day.

The education budget is limited, they said, because of the on going Contra war.

Children are given milk in a plastic bag, to help supplement their basic diet and many workers are given staple products as part of their low income package.

There is unemployment and a lot of poverty in a country which is 80% Catholic. The other Christian churches are also very active said Peter, who during his time there had liased with other Christian groups and sent information back to solidarity groups and Community Aid Abroad.

With the need for inventiveness, a new work category has emerged called 'innovator' whereby people are required to convert existing parts to suit another.

This increasing versatility and the need to fall back on one's own resources to solve one's working and personal problems, is an asset, said Leigh and Peter.

They also commented on the local's generosity and broad sense of family responsibility, in adopting orphans or children who'd been given over to them by another family with too many children.

They regarded these children as a gift — hence the word 'regalo' meaning present.

The voting age is 16 in where the average age of the population is 20 — "and the problems the young have to cope with despite their youth, are considerable," they said.

Elections which have just been held, are conducted fairly they believe, with ecumenical church observer teams and others (totalling 3000) invited by the government to monitor election freedom. a country

Spanish, which Leigh and Peter speak well, is the national language with other languages being spoken on the Atlantic coast with the indigenous and other people.

With his university work, Peter noticed the interest and concern for the environment despite the lack of resources and lack of traditional policies to preserve the environment. Previous dictator Simosa, they said, not only didn't care, but actually exploited the environment, for selfgain.

But then it wasn't only Simosa, "but also the negative influence of foreign companies only interested in profit," said Peter who contrasted the recent government who he believes was trying to develop a sustainable approach to the environment not only for today, but for many years in the future.

This is a very positive example, said Peter, in a country which lacks resources as against many similar ones who also have such poverty, but attempt to exploit their resources for short term action.

More foreign companies have now had controls put on them, they said which will hopefully curtail environmentally destructive activities and encourage those which promote income without allied destruction, to keep the environment sustainable.

"I guess part of that approach is the development of what they call 'eco theology' in the Church, said Peter.

Two or three conferences are held yearly, trying to develop a Christian basis for preserving the environment.

Eco theology says that the environment is not just a backdrop for mankind's use, but is also created for, and appreciated by God Himself, said Peter.

"They draw heavily from the Song of Songs for this eco theology, which is a celebration of Christ and the universe and puts human beings as being one part of God's creation, living in harmony with the rest of creation — rather than living over the top of, reigning supreme over.

"Which has been the tradition, namely that it was there simply for our use or abuse."

Peter's university was one of a string of Jesuit universities in Central America (CA) where they are placed in all CA capitals.

"So they had strong links with the Jesuits who were killed in November last year in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, most of these priests were known to the Jesuits and many at my university."

Leigh and Peter said the Jesuit deaths and that of

their housekeeper and her daughter, had a great impact and was strongly felt by the Nicaraguans.

"They spontaneously decided to have a Mass that evening, for the slain who were killed by the right wing death squads of the El Salvador military; this has now publicly been admitted."

Several thousand turned up together with the President and VicePresident of the country with government ministeries' staff.

"There was obviously tremendous empathy for the El Salvadorians as well as the Jesuits," said Leigh and Peter who went on to say that although some attempt has been made to put the killers into custody, positive retribution has not yet taken place.

Meanwhile the killings still continue there . . ."

Peter's Australian parents were missionaries in India where his mother was born (in Calcutta) and the family didn't settle back in Australia until she was 16 years old.

Anyway, Peter and Leigh have 'caught the bug' quite solidly and despite raising a family, plan to return to Nicaragua with Australian Volunteers Abroad in July.

They will then have a role reversal with Peter staying home to look after baby Toms while being active among Christian groups and sending information back, and Leigh returning to work as an occupational therapist.

No ordinary childhood background for young Tomas one can safely predict!

Towards full diplomatic ties VATICAN CITY (CNS): The Vatican and the Soviet Union have e stablished high-level official contacts that could lead to the r estoration of full diplomatic relations, broken off after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno, the Vatican's roving envoy to East European countries since 1986, is the official representative to the

Soviet Union.

Although full diplomatic relations have not been re-established, the 65-year-old archbishop will have the personal title of apostolic nuncio, and Moscow's representative to the Vatican will be an extraordinary ambassador.

At least initially, Archbishop Colasuonno will not have a permanent residence in the Soviet Union, although he will make several trips there each year.

His first priority would be to study the situation of the Catholic Church and its 12 million members in the Soviet Union.

He said he expects his investigations to include a visit to the Ukraine, where an estimated 5 million people belong to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, outlawed in 1946.

In 1986 Archbishop Colasuonno, the pronuncio to Yugoslavia, was appointed head of the Vatican's working

group for relations with Poland. In that capacity, he was the chief negotiator on juridical and diplomacy issues.

The group's work led to the re-establishment last August of full diplomatic relations with Poland.

The history of VaticanRussian relations spans 400 years, going back to Jesuit Father Antonio Possevino's mission to the court of Czar Ivan IV in the mid-1500s.

Even after the abdication of Czar Nicholas II

in 1917 and the civil war of the Russian Revolution, the Vatican continued to recognise Russia's envoy to the Holy See until 1922.

The only official contact after that, was the signing on March 13, 1922, of an accord allowing the Vatican to coordinate the distribution of foreign food aid in the Soviet Union.

The food situation normalised, and the Vatican mission ended in 1923.

The Fatima poser

IS PERESTROIKA THE RESULT OF THAT PROMISE? VATICAN CITY (CNS): Is the current political revolution in Eastern Europe the "conversion of Russia" promised by Our Lady of Fatima in 1917?

Soviet events. At the same time, he appeared to steer clear of any cause-and-effect connection between Fatima and "perestroika."

Some weeks later, the same journalist went to Sister Lucia to ask what she thought of the pope's views.

A guarded "maybe" appears to be the judg- The 83-year-old Carmelite said she was in ment of Pope John Paul nun "complete agreement" with II and Sister Lucia dos the pope. Her written Santos, the last survivor response was published in of the three peasant March by the Italian-based children who reported monthly 30 Days. the apparitions in Portu"I believe these events gal more than 70 years relate to an intervention by ago.

God in the world to free the The pope, during a world from danger of an plane trip to Africa in atomic war which might it," she said. But, like January, was asked the destroy the pope, Sister Lucia did question by a Portuguese not specifically say the journalist, who noted events in Eastern Europe that as supreme pontiff were the fulfillment of he was one of the few Fatima's promise. churchmen to know the The linking of Fatima with entire "secret" of Fatima. events being played out on The pope put on an Europe's political stage, enigmatic smile — the though tempting for some kind he often wears churchmen, is also replete and questions: when facing reporters — with risks Can the "conversion of and carefully staked out Russia" really be equated an answer. with Soviet leader Mikhail "I'm not going to give a Gorbachev's program of short answer. . . .but political reforms? And if explain something more such reforms — including difficult. The problem is greater religious freedom — what people know and are turned back, would that what people believe," he mean Mary has failed?

Church leaders obviously began. want to avoid giving the "Certainly this belief, impression that Mary's this trust the people have credibility is pinned to in the Blessed Mother is Gorbachev's political theologically justified, fortunes. because we know well The Fatima message has that she is the mother of always been politically men and nations," he charged, however, and for said. that reason has been popes "What is taking place handled gingerly bycentury. this throughout today in Russia and in Pontiffs — including Pope Eastern and Central John Paul — have been certainly criticized by some Fatima Europe involves greater respect believers who argue that the for human rights, the "consecration of Russia" rights of the human said to have been requested in 1917 has still not person. So we can attrib- by Mary been properly performed. our to concern ute this On that point, at least, Mother," he said.

Sister Lucia said she wanted The pope went on to to get the record straight. In explain that the "private a separate letter, also revelations" of Fatima were published by 30 Days, she in general agreement with said that after several church doctrine, but that attempts by previous popes, this agreement "does not Pope John Paul's act of enter much into details." consecration in 1984 satis"On the other hand, even fied Mary's request. the greatest experts in the In a ceremony that year, doctrine of the faith are the pope entrusted the pleased if they see that a whole world to Mary and certain word or a certain invoked her aid in deliverpromise after many years is ance from evil, famine, war, fulfilled in some way, in hatred and injustice. He he asked the world's bishops to measure," some concluded. join him — an important In other words, the pope detail to the millions of Fatima followers, who say was saying that on a level of faith it was understandable Mary wanted the consecrafor people to believe Mary tion to be carried out with has an influence in current the world's episcopate.

The prayer to Mary did not mention specific countries — though some Fatima enthusiasts claim the pope whispered "for Russia" during the ceremony. At any rate, the pope's more generic act of dedication, made before a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, has won the approval of Sister Lucia.

-Thus the consecration was made by His Holiness John Paul II on March 25, 1984. I believe there is no contradiction here." Sister Lucia wrote in the letter last November.

Until the beginning of World War II, Fatima's message as known to the world was simply one of prayer and repentance. But in 1941, long after the deaths of the other two visionaries, Sister Lucia gave a full account of the apparition's "secret."

Mary, she said, first showed them a vision of hell.

Then she urged prayers for Russia's cnversion, make the request for its "consecration" in her name and promised her eventual triumph. The third part of the secret, the subject of much speculation, was not divulged and is known only to a few top church officials.

These later revelations were never given the same kind of investigation by the church as the original apparitions, which were judged worthy of belief.

The Fatima events stimulated devotion to Mary, and also gave rise to a number of religiously motivated anticommunist movements.

Their followers note that the alleged apparitions occured in the year of the Russian revolution, which eventually brought about the birth of the communist-ruled Soviet Union.

Over the years, some churchmen have painted a dramatic picture of Mary's future "triumph" in Russia.

In 1951, for example. U.S. Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote that the "Red dictator reviewing his troups in the Red Square" would be replaced by "Our Lady of the Kremlin reviewing in the White Square below her troops of the Legion of Mary."

Church leaders today are pleased and surprised at the quick dismantling of the communist bloc and the reform movement in the Soviet Union.

But if they stop short of claiming direct credit for Mary. perhaps it is because they are wary about reading too much into the ways of Providence.

One man's rubbish...

In cities around the world, the poor scour rubbish tips in search of anything of value.

Some seek food and materials from which to provide shelter for their family. Others scrounge for anything that can then be sold on the streets.

Filipino rural workers are typical of many around the world who have been forced from their lands and desperately seek a better life in the city.

It's a dream that is quickly crushed by reality, for without skills there is no work and without work there is no income for food and shelter.

Project Compassion is working to break the cycle of poverty.

It's showing them how to start small business enterprises suc4 as rug making, food and refreshment stalls, bicycle repairs and newspaper vending.

It's a small but important step on the way to earning a dignified and independent living once more.

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Learning myths about disabilities...

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Leonie Ryan is pictured with Dr Michael Jackson, a lecturer at the Institute and Sr Mary Berry, RSM, Director of the Institute.

"I was challenged by the spirit of determination of the people with disabilities in Shenton Park Rehabilitation," said Leonie Ryan after her six weeks of acting Chaplain at the hospital late last year.

"I though I would sit and hold their hands while they sat and moaned about their disability," she said.

"But I was wrong," said Leonie. "They taught me so much about my myths about disability."

It was reflections like these that helped the selection panel from the

Disability Conference Committee, to choose Leonie for a two year scholarship.

The aim of the scholarship, which was set up after the "People with Disabilities in the Christian Community Conference" in 1988 is to provide resource people in the diocese who have a knowledge of, and are committed to advocating for the needs of people with disabilities on a parish or regional level.

The scholarship will pay Leonie Ryan's fees to complete a Diploma in Pastoral Ministries at the

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The Formation Program at the Institute, under the direction of Sr Mary Berry, RSM, is a two year programme covering Scripture, Liturgy, Spirituality, Dogma, Morality, Sacraments and Personal Development.

Fr Paul Pitzen, a member of the selection panel, said: 'The Disability Conference Committee selected the Maranatha Program because it is geared towards personal development and parish needs with an emphasis

on making Christ present in people's lives."

He said: "Leonie's development in the area of disability will be through a variety of work experiences with organisations working in the Church in disability and courses developed through the Emmanuel Centre."

Leonie Ryan has been involved in parish work for 15 years. She has been actively involved in liturgy, meditation and yoga and she has run a number of "Body, Mind and Spirit Courses" with Fr Reg Smith.

to the Editor

Issues that were missing from Tim LEAHY, Mt Lawley Sir, I'm disappointed that the only issue about which material relevant to the election appeared in The Record was f unding of Catholic schools.

Like many others I saw peace, justice and the care of God's creation as the fundamental issues

and I voted for the political party whose policies were entirely concerned with these issues.

In my entire experience of the election campaign only one politician — Jo Vallentine — acknowledged that we are spiritual beings, that we do not live on money alone.

WIRE shorts from Johanna BOWEN, Stoneville Sir, I share Brian Peachey's concern about the article on WIRE. The article seems to indicate blanket approval

of and recommendation for the organisation. This is not deserved, obviously.

Do we really need this type of article in the Record?

The closing ceremony at Claremont Antioch's weekend on March 9-11 drew dozens of fellow Antiochers from DianeIla, Rockingham and Willetton.

CARDUN THE MAN OF ACTION

Concluding the series by Linda Baker.

Cardijn's formulation of major thrust of Joseph Cardijn's spirit- the review of life process uality was his action: (see-judge-act) is always always he was acting possible, and many peoand always he saw the ple have adopted this process as a way of life. need for action.

Cardijn's action of All unjust situations automatically require speaking at the Second action for change, espe- Vatican Council was just as important as his action daily from Christians.

This belief is not as of playing cards with impossible or as harsh as fellow prisoners during it sounds, but is built on World War I. a concept of action The great variety of his motivated by genuine actions contributed to a Christian virtues of faith, greater good in the hope and love. world, and all were

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He saw the world as 'not is the divorce of faith from life, yet still so many yet completed', and he people talk and act as if knew that the task of faith and life are mutu- humanity is to love, and to share in creating and ally exclusive. redeeming the world. opposite is Exactly the Cardijn thoroughly true.

Faith sheds light on believed that we all are in everyday life, bringing a position to change the understanding to other- world and ourselves, and wise confusing situa- that God is always with tions, and faith needs US. everyday living it needs His review of life to be present in every method grew from pracmoment, in all parts of tice rather than from life. theory, and it was deveJoseph Cardijn had the loped through his opencapacity to learn from ness to experience. everything, to make new Cardijn neither feared beginnings even at sixty nor pampered the Gospel years of age. or the world. His legacy is He had a vision of quite simply that the humanity as God had Good News would be made us, and a vision of spread and that the laity the kind of world that are capable of spreading people could build. it.

He did not blame God Once, when he was for the suffering or the accused of being too horror or the mess, and radical and inciting the he did not expect God to young to revolution, change it and clean it up: Joseph Cardijn happily that is our job, and God replied, "We are not will not impose working for a revolution He had the utmost in the years to come. We respect for every person, are the revolution!"

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The position is for a term of two years with an option of a third, working with parish youth groups in Perth's northern suburbs.

The successful applicant will assist the leaders' team in parish groups, facilitate leadership training and spiritual formation, supply resources and co-ordinate communication between groups.

Applications close Friday, April 20 and should include: i) A curriculum vitae and any relevant information regarding past or present involvement with youth groups; Two references or names of two referees.

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Another St Patrick's Day has come and gone and left in people's minds a warm feeling towards the delightful Irish race. One thing which is appealing about them, is that they have their priorities right!

Subiaco and other churches had a special St Patrick's Day Mass to start their day which interestingly enough, was filled with Catholic and non-Catholic Irish alike, plus those. of Irish heritage and those who just love being with them!

Subiaco was packed 700 strong with an extra 300 filling the choir loft and standing at the back. Men, women, children and babies came out in force with a wave of green throughout the congregation.

The concelebrated Mass by Bishop Healy and eleven other priests started off their special day which undoubtedly for many went on until the wee small hours of Sunday.

Tom Cunningham the Irish Piper led the Irish dancers into the church, followed by the Irish Club committee holding high St Patrick's banner and his picture.

Offerings of shamrock and Connemara marble added an extra touch of Ireland as did the Mass sheets in English and Gaelic.

Pockets of Irish celebration took place throughout WA because it isn't a day the Irish or Australians would let go uncelebrated.

Colour flavour of the weekend was green with some restaurants even giving away bottles of champagne to its wearers.

Having my priorities right in the other directions too. I had a couple of Irish coffees and then headed off to Blarney Castle restaurant for an afternoon of real Irish flavour.

Food there is traditional on such occasions and proprietors Paddy and Vera Larkin with their home-made and wholesome delicious fare plus Paddy's entrepreneurial abilities and talented performers, really gave a touch of Ireland.

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Vera's hearty soup, Irish soda bread and scones and a heaped plate of food with baked potatoes, boiled bacon, cabbage and carrots, followed by apple pie and cream, and then an Irish coffee would satisfy any voracious appetite.

And then onto the Irish Club — which is always an experience to remember on St Patrick's Day. With their enlarged and extended premises thoroughly worn in by now, the Irish Club is still not big enough to cater for the 2,000 who did get in throughout the day and night, and the queues along the street who tried!

It was jam packed with people wall to wall having a riotious time!

Music, dancing, song, drinking, eating, fraternity and general funmaking was on both floors — and not one note of discord did I see.

No fighting, unpleasantness, disharmony, or anything else other than goodwill was there, which says a lot for the excellent administration of the club and their members and patrons.

Certain things emerge from St Patrick's Day. One is the sad fact that our Irish priests are fewer in number and with less coming to our shores. That's the negative side.

But on the positive side I believe with the numbers who filled the Subiaco church and undoubtedly others, there is a clear and strong message to WA that maybe our priests and Religious are more scantilly spread across the board regardless of national origin but the faith of the Irish will keep Catholicism alive and well for generations to come.

Just as our forefathers brought the Catholic faith to this wonderful land 200 years ago, so will their descendants keep it going and growing.

Firstly because of the strength of their faith.

Secondly because when an Irishman believes in a cause, nothing can sway him.

Thirdly because of their love of family — and bringing their babies along to such Masses shows that their children are raised

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On the social side, everybody seems to love the Irish! They're such really nice people!

Heaps of fun, great sense of humour, friendly, easy-going, tremendous migrants

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because of the way they integrate, merge and marry, without losing their culture.

And I guess in the final analysis — they get along with Australians so very well because they're such fun to be with!

1. Gerry and Mary Murphy proudly show off their beautiful family of 5 children (born in 4 1 2 years!) to Subiaco PP Father Sean Bredin (holding baby Anna) who christened twins Brendan and Muala in hospital. As for just barely older Elizabeth and Marie — they also think it's a great day for the Irish!

2. A whole pile of Australian/Irish littlies who just couldn't fit into the church' 3. These little Irish Colleens summed up the importance of the day for the Irish who dress their children beautifully. Caught during the Subiaco Mass looking most demure were (left) Roisin and Seaneen Sullivan.

4. Siobhan Fancote from the Mary Deely School of Dancing showing her style in an Irish jig at Blarney Castle.

5. Also showing the intricacies of traditional Irish dance at Blarney Castle, were Dympna Kearns, Jodie Elliott and Kirsty Easton, who were later joined by Rhona McEllhinney when the girls played the tin whistles and fiddles.

6. Tony Malleen, Geraldine O'Shaughnessy of Armadale parish and John Cronin of Kalgoorlie parish stop for a pint of Guinness at the Irish Club.

7. Irish Piper Tom Cunningham pipes some of the Irish dancers into the church — Siobhan McGorry (13) and Deirdre Byrne (8).

8. Vera and Paddy Larkin, Blarney Castle proprietors, watch 8 yo Anna Laurens (from Good Shepherd school Eden Hill) blow out her birthday candles.

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by TOM BRANCH Championships March by phoning the Entries close on Sunday Tournament Organiser March 25 for the 1990 on 459 8183.

WACLTA Championships. Entry forms Quiz Night The WACLTA Quiz together with entrance fee should be forwarded Night will be held on to the Tournament Tuesday, April 10 at the Organiser, Mr Michael Manning Hotel comMesser, 119 Yale Road, mencing at 7.30pm. The quiz master is associaThornlie, tel: 459:8183 tion member and chanPlay is to commence on nel 10 news reader, Greg Saturday, March 31 at Pearce. The cost is $5.00 2pm and continue on per head, with tables of 6, Sunday, April 1 at 10am. Members should contact The following weekend club secretaries for play will again com- tickets. As in previous mence at 2pm on Satur- years, tremendous prizes day, April 7 and play on will be available the final day on Sunday, throughout the evening.

April 8 will commence at The function is not 10am. All matches will restricted to members of be played at the Trinity affiliated clubs.

Playing Fields, Manning Individuals and/or table Road, Manning. bookings can be made by The draw for Saturday, phoning association March 31 will be availa- secretary, Donna Ward ble on Wednesday, 28 on tel: 417 2228.

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Liturgical Music Day Sponsored by the Diocesan Liturgical Committee GUEST SPEAKERS:

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Santa Maria Theatre Arts, Moreing Rd, Attadale.

Saturday, April 7, 9-4.30pm. Cost $5.

THE PARISH SCENE NEWMAN SOCIETY On March 27, at 7.30pm, in the Junior Common Room, St Thomas More College, the Rev Dr J. Shepherd will talk on Cardinal Newman's sacred cantata, The Dream of Gerontius, as set to music

by Elgar. This is one of the events intended to celebrate the centenary of Newrnan's death in 1890. Contact No: 446 1628.

Scripture Group: Thursday, April 5 (NB not 12) at 8pm Espistie to the Romans 5.1-7.25.

Vatican II, Study Group: Tuesday April 10 at 11am, "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church," Chpt 4, "The Laity". Each of these last two meetings to be presided over by Father Dynon at 13 Dean St, Claremont. Contact No. 446 7340.

All the above functions are open to anyone interested.

PRIEST'S PARTY Fr. Frank Delia 0.F. M.Cap., liaison priest of the Charismatic Renewal, celebrates 40 years of priesthood at St Lawrence Church, Balcatta, Sunday, April 1 at 7.30pm Charismatic Renewal, Secular Franciscans, members of the Marian Movement, religious and friends with their families are most welcome. Bring a plate for fellowship afterwards in Alverna hall.

CHITTERING SERVICE At Peace Be Still Chittering Stations of the Cross open to all at 11am Good Friday.

Easter Meditation in the peaceful area of Chittering Valley contemplating and sharing your thoughts on this Holy Event Phone: 571 8108 LIFE DEDICATION On Sunday, March 25, Feast of the Annunciation the dedication of the work of the Western Australian Right To Life Association to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary takes place at Redemptorist Monastery, at 3pm with Rosary Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament prayers.

Inquiries and bookings: Tel 3815444, ask for Catholic Institute; 4431805 Sr Kerry; 4582729 Fr Peter Joseph.

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ST JOACHIM'S REUNION A class reunion for all students who completed their Junior Certificate in 1963 or Leaving Certificate in 1965 at St Joachim's College, Victoria Park, will be held on April 7 at 2.30pm at te school. Contact Maxine Muir (nee Tangney) for further information on 410 0316.

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LEGION OF MARY The annual consecration of Legionaries of Mary, known as the Acies ceremony, will take place Sunday March 25. Eastern Districts Curia: St Peter's Bedford 2.30pm.

Northern Districts Curia: Our Lady of Grace North Beach 2.30pm. Fremantle Curia: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Hilton at 3pm.

On Sunday April 1 Perth Senatus Acies takes place in St Mary's Cathedral at 3pm.

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Archdiocesan Calendar APRIL Silver Jubilee, Dianella parish, 1 Archbishop Foley.

Legion of Mary Acies, Archbishop Foley.

40th anniversary, Fr Frank Delia OFM Cap, Archbishop Foley Community Policing Expo, Bishop Healy 3-4 Meeting of WA Bishops.

5 Parade of Flags, Catholic Schools, Archbishop Foley 6 Installation, Catholic Education Commission members, Archbishop Foley St Thomas More College Council meeting, Archbishop Foley Curtin Graduation, Bishop Healy Blessing St Gerard's Pre School, 7 Archbishop Foley.

8 Palm Sunday Mass, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

10 Mass of the Chrism, St Mary's Cathedral, All priests.

12 Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper, Manning, Bishop Healy 13 Celebration of the Lord's Passion, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

(opposite the East Perth Historical Cemetery). There is ample free on site parking or you can use the free City Clipper service (alight at Horatio Street).

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The Mission of Jesus Today A workshop about Christian adult education and faith formation.

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• To consider ways of developing appropriate responses to our needs and the needs of others.

Friday, April 6: 730-930pm Saturday, April 7: 930am-4pm Sunday, April 8: 930am-1pm Catherine McAuky Family Centre, Wembley. $30 (BYO lunch) Concessions available on request.

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CATHOLIC DOCTORS Catholic Doctors and Medical Students' annual mass will be held on Sunday April 1 at St Thomas More College at 9am, to be followed by breakfast.

For more information phone Dr T. Leahy on 271 5330 or C. Ellyard 386 3812.

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St Mary's Towers Retreat Centre

Spirituality in the Middle Years 23 April to 29 April Life's Healing Journey 4 May to 11 May Ignatian Exercises (30 day retreat) 9 November to 9 December 8 day directed retreats 6 day guided retreats prayer weekends are programmed throughout the year.

For further details and application forms for all retreats please contact: The Co-ordinator St Mary's Towers Retreat Centre DOUGLAS PARK NSW, 2569 Telephone (046) 309 159 (046) 309 232

LEEU WIN ESTATE EASTER The annual Mass and Blessing of the Vintage will again be held on Easter Sunday, April 15, at 11.30am. The Bethel Covenant Community will be supplying the singing ministries.

Anyone in the district at the time is welcome to participate in Sunday's ceremony and use the BBQ and picnic facilities afterwards.

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