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Appeal to help fleeing people SYDNEY: The Australian Council of attention," said Bishop Oliver HeyChurches has launched an appeal for ward, President of the Australian emergency assistance for the tens of Council of Churches.

"I call on the people of Australia to thousands of people fleeing Iraq and continue to pray for a just and peaceful Kuwait.

Information received directly from resolution of the Gulf conflict and for churches in Jordan and Syria tells us the welfare of the hostages and of the urgent need to provide shelter, refugees. food and medical services for the huge "Iam confident that Australians will numbers of people awaiting evacua- back their prayers with generous, tion to their home countries from immediate help towards the welfare of Jordan and Syria, and each day more those thousands of people trapped in foreign nationals are pouring across a terrible situation." the borders from Iraq.

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Family in get-together after 34 years • Pages 10, 11

Call to build togetherness...

Alison Clinch, Damion Bynder (with the didgeredoo) and Nicole Taylor at the Culunga ceremony.

At the start of National Aboriginal Week recently, Archbishop William Foley celebrated Mass at 'Culunga', the Catholic Aboriginal school in West Swan.

The Eucharist began with a traditional Aboriginal smoke ceremony.

In his homily Archbishop Foley said "Aboriginal people have experienced a great cultural, material and spiritual loss."

Organ recitals at New Norcia

Well-known organist Gillian Weir gave two outstanding recitals at New Norcia recently.

She played a selection of pieces for the monks at their monastic chapel on an organ built by Bell. sham Pipes in Perth.

The composers ranged from Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) to Jehan Alain (1911-1940).

In her evening performance.

Gillian enthralled a large gathering of parishioners at the Abbey Church with her skill on the famous Moser organ.

Amongst those who have been associated

with this organ was the talented Dom Steven Moreno OSB. The Abbey program consisted of works by Franck (1822-1890) and Mendelssohn (18091847) and Bonnet (18841944).

Dr Margaret Smith of Perth assisted her at both recitals.

The New Zealand born organist last visited New Norcia in 1983.

She arrived from England to attend the Bach Festival in Fremantle and will soon head for a tour of the US and Canada.

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All smiles at the Culunga ceremony are Dermit Ibrkshire (top) with from left: Richard Taylor, Christopher Mogridge and Philip Taylor at Culunga.

"As a Catholic community we should be people who build togetherness based on respect for each other."

continue to answer the needs of parents that were first voiced nine years ago.

The Archbishop concluded his homily by saying:

"As Catholics we must be witness to peace, reconcilliation, equality of everybody and a unity in the diversity that is Australia today."

"I look forward to the day when all Australians can say 'this is my place".

The Archbishop praised the efforts of the principal Sister Bernadette and the teachers who

Before leaving the Archbishop blessed the preprimary rooms and the two school buses.

Set for centenary celebration Plans are underway in many dioceses around Australia to celebrate the centenary of Pope Leo XIII's letter to the universal Church, Rerum Novarum, "On the Duties of Capital and Labour", promulgated in 1891.

These celebrations will come to a climax in a national forum to be held Adelaide in from October 3 to 6, 1991. It is being sponsored by the Archdiocese of Adelaide and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council.

Key speaker will be Father Donal Dorr, a member of St Patrick's Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers). He has had considerable experience in teaching and pastoral work in Africa and Ireland. He is the author of Remove the Heart of Stone, Option for the Poor and Spirituality and Justice.

Pope Leo wrote Rerum Novarum in response to a strong call for the Church to make a stand on behalf of workers who

were being oppressed by the widespread excesses industrial the of revolution.

Rerum Novarum is regarded by many as the "birth" of what has become known as Catholic social teaching.

This teaching has been developed over the past hundred years by subsequent popes, the Second Vatican Council and other Church assemblies.

"Catholic social teaching is a unique gift of the Holy Spirit in this 20th century. It has inspired many people to action and offered them guidelines in their efforts to transform human society and culture," said the convenor David Shinnick.

"We come then in 1991 to celebrate this centenary and 100 years of Catholic social teaching.

"But we do not only celebrate! We look to the future too — to the next millennium. How can this teaching be developed, better understood and more widely known among all people, so that it continues to inspire

and guide us and our world?"

The theme of the national forum is "1991 — Turning Point".

Events of recent times, like — • changes taking place in Eastern Europe; • ever-increasing struggles people are experiencing in their daily lives; • widespread concern among people for the environment; • international economic disorders; • the worsening plight of people in third world countries; • the universal concern for peace, are evident signs that the 1990s decade is shaping up to be truly a turning point in the life of our planet and its people, he said.

The purpose of the national forum is: • To celebrate the centenary of Rerum Novarum and the gift of Catholic social teaching.

• To identify the new characteristics of Australian society in which

the action of the Church is situated.

• To encourage people to become more conscious of their collective identity and mission.

• To clarify directions and actions for the future.

The theme also picks up the opening words of the Minamata Conference held last year in Japan — progress, survival, hope: "The slogan at the beginning of the 20th century was progress; the cry at the end of the 20th century is survival. The call for the next century is hope."

Although we are celebrating a Catholic event, nevertheless ecumenical involvement will be a high priority as each church is making its own contribution to the wider body of Christian social teaching.

Each. diocese has been asked by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council to commemorate this centenary in its own way.

Ideally, dioceses would share their ideas, activities and resources with one another. In this way, the spirit of a national thrust would be felt by all.

The Adelaide Planning Committee offers its service as a clearing house for this.

"1991 is a charismatic year in the life of the Church in Australia calling us to rediscover with new zeal this most important part of our Catholic tradition.

"It ought spur us on to look for fresh ways of pulling Catholic social teaching at the disposal of people to inspire and guide them in promoting justice in their personal lives, and in the social groupings and institutions to which they belong." he said.

"It is a wand opportunity to develop a sense of common purpose and a spirit of renewed energy across Australia among all Christians and people of goodwill as we move into the 1990s towards the third millennium."

Planning well ahead...

A three-day convention on Multiculturalism and the Catholic Church in WA will be held from May 14-16 next year.

• to suggest some practical strategies and recommendations to be implemented in our local church and communities.

The topics for the convention have already been planned.

Though the event seems so far away, its sponsor — The Office of Multicultural Pastoral Care and Catholic Migrant Centre — have already spent some time planning the important event. r Sponsoring the convention are: The The man in charge of archdiocese Catholic organising the conveno f Perth, Western tion, Father Dino Torresan, SC, said his steering Construction Co (Kwicommittee has met more nana), Italo-Australia than six times since Welfare and Cultural October last year.

The seven members of the steering committee They include the global are: Michael Fox, Father vision of migration today Nic McSweeney, Father and Asian migration; WA Nic Cabraja, Father John migrants and their Mietka impact on our society Orzanski, Gruszka, Don McAllister and the meaning of and Gerald Searle. brother/stranger in the The aims of the conven- scripture. tion are three-fold: Also to be discussed will • to highlight the be multiculturalism in migrants' reality in WA the Australian context and the meaning of and the Catholic Church as well as Eastern and multiculturalism.

Western way of thinking. practi• to discover the The conference wil try cal implications for us as Church, today and to address some of the issues migration brinp tomorrow.

Speakers at the convention are expected to be: • Prof R.T. Appleyard, professor of economic history and director of the Centre for Migration and Development Studies at WA university.

• Mr D. Storer, commissioner for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs in WA. • Father S. Tomasi, CS, general secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Migrations and Tourism (Rome).

• Dr W. Loader, internationally known biblical scholar and Bible lecturer at Murdoch University.

• Father A. Pittarello, CS, vice-director of the migration studies and mass media centre (Sydney).

and to present some priorities for future planning.

Australia in the last 40 years has opened its doors to thousands of migrants looking for a welcoming place.

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According to latest trends the rate of population increase in WA will be doubled by the year 2021, well above the national average.

Statistics forecast that the Catholic Church in WA will have an increase of at least 100,000 Catholics, with a total of 46 per cent of its believers being either overseas born or first generation ethnics.

Hence this big question: As a Church are we

Jazz at Iona

Silence the theme at Retreat ...

Silence was the theme for the annual Benedictine Oblates Retreat at New Norcia last weekend.

Silence, which is an essential element in the Rule of Saint Benedict, should be carried over into the place of one's home and work in the world.

Thomas Merton, the late American Cistercian monk, once declared that silence and solitude were the real luxuries of life, Dom Francis Byrne OSB told the retreatants.

Dom Francis, who is the Spiritual Director of the Oblates, asked those participating what was their attitude to silence.

By Dom Francis Byrne OSB The sub-prior of the monastery, Fr David Barry spoke on aspects of the Rule and emphasised the virtues of patience and perseverance.

Fr David has just returned from attending a major conference on St Bernard of in Clairvaux Melbourne.

The Oblates took part in the monastic horarium and Mr Tom Gollop, a leading figure in the Oblates for many years, read the Second Reading in the monastic chapel during Vigils.

The Oblates, known

inclusive in our planning for the future?

It will no doubt be stressed at the convention that multiculturalism is not a threat but a challenge for a better and more realistic Church and society.

According to Father Dino some 300 people will be invited to attend the convention to be held at the Catholic Education Centre of WA in Leederville.

Invitations will go out to priests, teachers and community leaders.

Father Dino said that those who will participate at the conference are people who will have an impact on the community and in some way influence the community.

He said in one way or another the convention will be a SLICCeSS because those who will be attending the convention will something "learn beautiful."

Those attending the convention will be provided with lunch and tea.

A tent will be set up on the CEO grounds for this purpose.

as St Gregory's Chapter, meet about every two months in Perth at Iona College. They take their name from the retired Abbot of New Norcia, Abbot Gregory Gomez, 86.

The Oblates came into existence just over thirty years ago and are endeavouring to live out the spirit of the Rule in the world.

Vatican 11 has called upon each Christian to be a "leaven in society".

Three Anglican Oblates attached to Camperdown in Victoria participated in the weekend.

The meetings of the Oblates are open to the public.

Those interested should contact Mr Tom Gollop, of Cottesloe (tel 384 4559).

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World renowned Jazz singer Juanita Brooks from St Louis, America and local Storeyville Jazz Band will be providing music for this year's "Jazz at Vespers" to be held at Corpus Christi Church P almerston Street (lona College) Mosman Park at 7.30 pm on October 5.

Organisers expect a full house and since seating is limited, they suggest that those interest buy their tickets early.

Tickets are $10 adult, $5 school children, pre-schoolers and under free.

Tickets can be purchased from lona Primary School by ringing 384 4429 or College 384 0066.

$1 million for TV coverage The Commonwealth Government has provided Si million to help pay for television and radio coverage of the World Council of Churches Seventh Assembly in Canberra next February.

The money will cover Tate has been appointed part of the cost of as the Commonwealth's establishing a host liaison Minister for the broadcaster arrangement Assembly which will be for the historic event. to the largest gathering of the world's church leadThe Federal Minister ers ever to assemble in for Justice and Consumer the Southern Affairs, Senator Michael Hemisphere.

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What the 'Cornerstone' for Ch urch abortion must do laws issued ... BY THE CATHOLIC AND LUTHERAN CHURCHES IN WEST GERMANY BONN: West Germany's two major churches, Catholic and Lutheran have issued "cornerstone" principles for a new German abortion law.

Principles that should be respected in the drafting of a new abortion policy were: • "The right to life is a fundamental right", and the law should guarantee protection of the born as well as unborn life.

• Efforts to protect unborn life must aim to protect it "with the woman and not against her".

• Self-determination finds its limits in the right to life of others.

• In evaluating proposals for a new abortion law, the only criterion should be which law and its implementation is "most capable of fulfilling the state's comprehensive responsibility of protection, of

avoiding abortions and of protecting the right to life also of the unborn child".

• An expanded counselling requirement should be incorporated into new abortion laws.

The statement emphasised that current West German laws uphold the constitutionally guaranteed right to life. It said the laws do not identify a right to abortion. East and West Germany will have separate abortion laws for two years.

East Germany currently has an abortion-ondemand policy for pregnancies up to the 12th week.

The East German law sees abortions as "means of family planning" and also provides for state funds to pay for abortions during the 12 weeks. In East Germany, which has a population of more than 16 million, about 80,000 abortions are performed each year.

VATICAN CITY, (CNS): To combat antiSemitism, the Catholic Church must distance itself from the past attitudes of many Christians, said Auxiliary Bishop Pietro Rossano of Rome.

"The official positions of the Church are c lear, but there remains in the popular mentality stereotypes of the past: the wandering Jew, the condemned Jew," he said.

"These stereotypes must be energetically eliminated," he said.

C atholic schools "must review their texts and their teachings," said Bishop Rossano.

"Religious instruction should be alert against repeating cerstereotypes, tain

which in substance are unbiblical and untrue, depending instead on popular images, legends and suspicions," he said.

In defending Jews and Judaism, "the Church even takes distance from certain attitudes of Christians in past centuries," he said.

Bishop Rossano, an expert in interreligious dialogue, was asked his opinion of the rising number of anti-Semitic events in Europe, such as the profanation of Jewish cemeteries.

"I fear we are at the tip of an iceberg" caused by the emergence of anti-Semitic forces," which permeate European society and culture," he said.

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Criminal admits to burning church WARSAW: An habitual criminal, who had overstayed a five-day pass from an eight-year prison sentence, has confessed to burning down the renowned Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration at Gra-

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The 32 year old alleged perpetrator of the crime is said to be a person of low intelligence and poor educational background, who since the age of 17 has received seven prison

sentences.

His criminal record shows a preponderance of petty theft.

The burning of the church at Grabarka seems inconsistent with his past history. so that although the police in

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS): As blackagainst-black warfare in South Africa spiralled out of control, the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference condemned the violence "in the strongest terms possible".

"Whatever the reasons advanced by opposing groups, there can be no justification for the senseless loss of life and bloodletting that is so rampant in our land today," said the statement, issued August 24.

"Living in a society, as we do, that has for so long systematically denied the God-given dignity of each man, woman and child in our country, and that has treated the majority of people as anything but people, it should not be surprising that life has come to be regarded so cheaply and as being so expendable when, in fact, it is our greatest treasure," the bishops said.

charge of the investigation took him into custody, they still admit to some doubt about his story.

Local Catholic priests have called on their flocks to hurry to the aid of their Orthodox broth-

ers. Orthodox and Catholics together are collecting money for the rebuilding of the church.

Even in purely financial terms, the losses from the fire are incalculable — the principal icon of the Transfiguration is said to

have been worth not less than 1.000 million zloty (now a little more than US$ 100,000).

The losses also include many small icons, vestments, liturgical vessels and the church bells, all of which were corn-

pletely destroyed.

No estimate can, of course, be put on the symbolic and emotional importance of the church, as the principal Orthodox shrine and pilgrimage centre in Poland.

Time to evangelise' INDIANAPOLIS (CNS): Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago told an estimated 8000 Catholics at a Mass during an interdenominational evangelisation conference that now is the time for evangelization.

"The Lord Jesus sends us to evangelise the world — now! The Church calk us to evangelise the world — now! The Holy Spirit empowers us to evangelise the world — now!" Cardinal Bernardin said.

Cardinal Bernardin stressed fidelity to the Catholic faith, service to the poor, carrying out the ministry of justice and peace, and the need to "get our own house in order" while responding to the call to evangelise.

"How can the word of God seem credible to others when we, who are committed to live by that word, suffer from seemingly intractable disunity and divisions among ourselves?" he asked.

Bill Beatty, executive director of the National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the United States, pointed to the call to evangelise from Gospel teachings and directions from Catholic leaders, including Pope John Paul IL "The biggest problem is that hundreds and millions of Catholics have been sacramentalised, but they have never been evangelised," Beatty said. "I'm part of a sleeping giant. My prayer and my life is devoted to waking up this sleeping giant."

'Halt bombing campaign'

MANILA, Philippines (CNS): Cardinal Sin of Manila urged a halt to a bombing campaign against President Corazon Aquino's government and said the coup fever sweeping the city cnuld

destroy

the

Cardinal Sin, who helped Mrs Aquino rise to power, said in a statement that "violence and terrorism are the approaches of savages".

He said the persistent coup rumours "will lead us nowhere but to our self-destruction as a people" and that the bombings were sowing fear, confusion and anxiety in Manila.

Bishop Severino

Pelayo, the country's bishop military blamed renegade Philippine soldiers for the string of bombings, which set off panic buying and further weakened the country's economy.

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Priest to ope drug centre in China NEW YORK, (CNS): A priest who heads the Daytop drug rehabilitation agency in New York will open a centre in China in response to appeals from Chinese officials to try his approach where they say their own methods have failed.

The agency will open its treatment centre by January 1 in Kumming, capital of Yunnan province, bordered by Vietnam, Laos, Burma and Tibet, with extensive drug trafficking and 460,000 addicts.

Among them are 118 individuals identified as AIDS carriers.

An invitation to look at needs in China came from Zuoning Jiang, director of the National Drug Dependence Treatment Center in Beijing. Jiang had learned of Daytop in Thailand, where a program had been established.

The provincial drug chief said attempts to overcome

Bishop on Ulster violence LONDON: The "near despair" experienced by many Christians over the continuing violence in Northern Ireland was described

by Bishop Cormac Murphy O'Connor of Arundel and Brighton as he preached at a requiem Mass for his Anglican friend, Ian Gow. Mr Gow, Member of Parliament for Eastbourne and a supporter of the Unionist cause, was killed at his home in Sussex when an IRA bomb exploded under his car.

Bishop Murphy O'Connor said there was no way that a Christian voice and action could be effective in bringing about peace in Northern Ireland unless it united

people of different denominations from both British and Irish Churches.

He want on: "Ian Gow was a good and Christian man who worked for justice and peace in Northern Ireland . . .

"Whether you agree or not with his convictions about the political path for that Province, Ian Gow had the integrity and the courage to put the problems of Northern Ireland at the top of his political agenda.

"I wish every politician in Britain and Ireland had the same steadfastness of resolve and integrity of purpose to do the same, for if they had, then maybe some more stable political solution would be found for that unhappy Province.

Diocese task force issues plan for future SAN ANGELO Texas (CNS): To face a worstcase scenario of half as many priests in 20 years, a task force of the San Angelo Diocese has issued a parish clustering and consolidation plan that could a ffect nearly every parish and mission by the year 2010.

Should the whole plan take effect, 40 of the diocese's 49 parishes would be joined in 20 separate clustering decisions and two parishes would be consolidated into one.

Two thirds of the diocese's 21 missions

would be affected, either by being linked to a cluster or by being shifted to service from another parish.

The San Angelo Diocese has about 70,000 Catholics spread out over 37,000 square miles in sparsely populated western Texas. At the beginning of this year the diocese listed 81 priests: 51 diocesan priests and 30 religious.

Of the diocesan priests, however, 14 were retired and six were engaged in ministry outside the diocese, leaving a total of 31 available for diocesan and parish ministry.

addiction through acupuncture, methadone, incarceration and other methods had all failed.

Daytop puts young people in a highly structured, drug-free setting. They are confronted by fellow addicts and staff, including recovered addicts, who demand they become totally honest about themselves.

The program claims a recovery rate of over 90 per cent.

Msgr O'Brien, a priest of the New York Archdiocese, helped found Daytop in 1963.

In 1972 Daytop became an international movement when a program was established in Montreal, and then other countries, which today total 54.

The Italian program is one of the fastest growing. It was established by Father Mario Picchi in 1977 and given personal support by Pope John Paul H. It now has 127 houses serving more than 11,000 young people.

What should not be a topic CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS): Celibacy for Latin-rite priests

and its elimination should not be a topic of

the 1990 Synod of Bishops, says Pope John Paul.

Instead, the synod should suggest ways of strengthening seminary preparation for celibacy, he said.

Theme of the monthlong synod, which begins September 30, is priestly formation.

Christ "guided his Church in choosing this way" and "invited his apostles to commit themselves to this gift", the pope said.

"Leaving everything means renouncing the formation of one's own family," he said.

"It was by divine design

that a virgin prepared It is necessary "to Christ for his priestly prepare youths entering mission, a mission which the seminary to underhad to be completed in stand more clearly the motives and demands of celibacy," said the pope.

The synod will discuss such a choice", he said. celibacy in keeping with "They also will be the Second Vatican about the warned Council's reaffirmation which they to dangers of it for Latin-rite priests, could be subjected and he said. told of the humble The pope quoted from prudence they must use the council's Decree on in their behaviour," he Priestly Formation, said. which says that Latinrite seminarians "should The pope said that be very carefully trained" "consecrated celibacy for celibacy. requires a special grace, it is an ideal because Seminarians "must be is superior to the which reinforced in their conof human nature forces viction that celibacy is asks that the inclinaand essentially a greater love some be toward Christ and neigh- tions of sacrificed". bour, and that it is destined to sustain the holiness and faithfulness of Christian spouses", the pope added.

But Christ "is not lacking in granting such grace to those he calls to the priesthood", he said.

Favourable opinion ROME (CNS): The Italian bishops have a "favourable opinion of the draft universal c atechism, despite s pecific criticisms, said Cardinal Ugo Poletti, president of the Italian bishops' conference.

The cardinal said it was "totally false" to interpret the criticisms as a rejection of the draft.

The bishops' conference "advanced a series of suggestions to better the text", he said.

The full text of the bishops' report has not been made public. But the criticisms are similar to those issued by bishops in the United

States and several European countries.

The Italian report asked that the word "compendium" be used instead of "catechism" to describe the final document.

This would provide greater flexibility and "favour the necessary process of adaptation, which is proper to each catechism," the report said.

It asked greater use of biblical and theological scholarship to help avoid the danger of placing all teachings on the same level.

The papal commission was asked "to take into more precise consideration the hierarchy of truths, the different

values and historical situations of sources".

"References to biblical. patristic, liturgical and magisterial sources are too poor and limited," the report said.

The magisterium refers to the Church's teaching authority.

"Social morality in light of the contemporary magisterium is lacking," it added.

The general treatment of morality "does not make clear in an adequate way the originality and newness of Christian morality", it said.

The report asked for greater ecumenical emphasis "in the light of Vatican IF' and postainciliar developments.

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Pope urges supreme effort DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (CNS): Pope John Paul II, in Africa for the seventh time, urged the international community to make a "supreme effort" in helping the millions of AIDS victims and refugees on the continent.

In Tanzania Sept 1-3, the pope praised the rapidly growing local church for its ministry to the sick and needy and for its overall spritual vitality. He ordained 43 new priests and told bishops their pastoral future was "rich in promise".

The pope also sought to solidify the generally good Catholic-Muslim relations in Tanzania, telling Islamic representatives that the two religions should be

"partners" in building a better society.

The mixed Christian and Muslim population gave the pope a warm, polite welcome. Tens of thousands of people stood for hours along the pope's motorcade routes and cheered when the pontiff rode by in an open Rolls-Royce.

It was the pope's first visit to Tanzania and the first leg of a journey that was to include Burundi, Rwanda and the Ivory Coast.

A few hours after he arrived in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam, the pope raised the issue of AIDS in stark terms when he spoke to a group of diplomats.

The drama of AIDS threatens not just some

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (CNS): Midway through a sermon at a dusty Dar es Salaam fairgrounds, Pope John Paul ll looked out at some 100,000 Tanzanian Catholics and said he wanted to thank the parents of 43 new priests who sat before him.

"In the homes which you have created, these young men first discovered the mystery of God's love," the pope said.

For the pope and for Africa, his words bespoke a deep satisfaction.

The continent is experiencing an explosion of vocations that is the envy of local churches around the world.

The pope's Mass ordaining priests on September 2, the first public event on his 10day African trip, was to be followed by similar ceremonies in Burundi and Rwanda, the other two main countries on his itinerary.

"For us, these new priests are a sign that our church has dynamism and good health, especially at the family level," Bishop Louis Lebulu, president of Tanzania's bishops' conference, said in an interview.

The vocational surge in Africa extends beyond the priesthood, too.

Religious orders are constantly adding new members and outgrowing their houses. More and more, they are sending native members to other African countries as missionaries.

Speaking to men and women religious later on September 2, the pope called this development "heartening" and said: "You are now beginning to give freely what you have so freely received."

The African church is approaching selfsufficiency in vocations while much of the rest of the world is slowly losing it. Church officials believe this could have far-reaching effects on the future of the universal church.

As Polish Salvatorian Father Eugene Reslinski, a longtime missionary in Tanzania, said during the ordination Mass: "I believe someday these priests will come to evangelise us."

According to Vatican statistics, priestly vocations in Africa are growing faster than anywhere in the world, at a rate more than three times the world average.

From 1983-88, for example, vocations were up 53 per cent in Africa compared to 12 per cent in America and 11 per cent in Europe.

The only region with a higher rate is Asia. But church officials point out that the vocations gain there is largely in two countries — India and the Philippines — and that it has recently slowed.

In Africa, the rate is snowballing.

The number of African seminarians jumped 10 per cent in 1988 alone — compared to a two per cent rise worldwide. The dropout rate in Africa is only six per cent, consid-

nations or societies, but the whole of humanity. It knows no frontiers of geography, race, age or social condition," the pope said.

The disease brings a "unique cultural unease" because in it "the lifegiving functions of human sexuality, and the blood which epitomises health and life itself, have become a roadway to death," he said.

The AIDS epidemic calls for a "Supreme effort of international cooperation," the pope said.

The threat is so great, he added, that any indifference by public authorities, "condemnatory or discriminatory practices" towards AIDS victims or "self-interested rivalries"in the search for a cure should be consi-

dered "forms of collaboration in this terrible evil".

The pope's remarks had special relevance in Africa, home to about two-thirds of the world's AIDS victims. The World Health Organization recently estimated that about 500,000 Africans, most of them between the ages of 16 and 29, suffer from AIDS. An estimated five million Africans carry the AIDScausing HIV virus, and 30 percent of them are expected to develop AIDS in the next few years.

Tanzania has one of the worst rates of AIDS in Africa. The day before the pope arrived, the government announced that some 10,000 children had been left

orphans by AIDS in one northern province.

The pope, addressing the diplomats, said the church would help promote prevention of AIDS, but always in a context of moral responsibility. In a reference to condoms, which are not readily available in East Africa, the pope criticized campaigns that give a sense of "false security" and promote "the very patterns of behaviour which have greatly contributed to the spread of the disease".

In pleading the cause of African refugees, the pope said their plight "has a weaker hold on worldwide public opinion than many other causes," yet is a dramatic, ongoing, crisis.

The continent holds some five million refugees and 13 million displaced people, most of them "innocent victims of ethnic conflict, power struggles or of failed development policies," he said.

"The situation cries out for urgent intervention on the part of the international community," he said. The aid should not merely be aimed at helping refugees survive, but at helping them live useful and respectable lives, he said.

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The pope's comment about international disinterest in African refugees echoed his remarks upon arriving earlier September 1. He was met at the airport by President All Hassan Mwinui, who ushered the pontiff to a small podium on the tarmac.

"I have come as a friend of Africa — as one who has the future of this continent very much at heart," the pope said to applause from several At the same time, the thousand well-wishers. pope noted that there are The pope said he had "dwindling resources being directed toward hoped the recent decline this goal." He praised of East-West tensions Tanzania's effort to pro- would steer nations vide for its estimated away from the arms race 266,000 refugees. Most of and free up funds for

Flourishing vocations...

erably lower than the in the last six years, and rest of the world. And, the rate per Catholic has unlike most other places, increased five-fold in the Africa's vocation rate has last 20 years. shot ahead of the rate of Today Tanzania's five population growth. major seminaries are Sometime next year, full, with 578 seminarVatican experts say, ians. Fifty candidates had vocations will have to be turned away this tripled in Africa since year for lack of space.

Pope John Paul II was After the Mass in Dar es Salaam, the pope blessed elected. a cornerstone for a new Today there are some Salvatorian seminary in 14,000 major seminar- nearby Morogoro. ians compared to about After surviving severe 5000 in 1978. government persecution The pope may feel he in the mid-1980s, Buruncan take some credit for di's seminaries and conthe turnaround. During gregations are flourishseven trips to Africa, he ing again, too. In has made a pitch for Rwanda, vocations have vocations at every stop — nearly doubled in the last beginning with his first decade, and its religious day in Zaire in 1980, are stationed in 10 when he warned bishops African countries. that their local church "Every church has a had no future without phase in which vocations native priests. flourish. The African Ten years later, as he church has arrived at this visited neighbouring moment of flowering," Tanzania, the pope was said one African Vatican seeing a best-case scena- official. rio unfold. The number "One reason for vocaof Tanzanian priesthood tions is that the church candidates has doubled itself is respected in

them have fled ethnic strife in Burundi or civil war in Mozambique.

Africa. Its reputation as a them away," said an live in a hut. He's not the peacemaker appeals to African priest. envy of every young many young people.

"Every local church has man," he said.

Another key is that the its own needs, and every The pope. in a talk on bishops have relied heav- congregation has its own September 2 to Tanzaily on minor seminaries, charisma. When a bishop nia's bishops, said "more which have become creates a diocesan order, careful screening" of reservoirs for priestly he gives local women priest hood candidates candidates," he said. something tailored to was a concern all over Africa today has more them." he said. the world. He told them than 350 minor seminarWorldwide, these dioce- that a seminarian's suitaies with some 40,000 san orders account for bility for ordination high school age students. only one-third of all of should not "be negBy contrast, in Europe women religious, but in lected" for the sake of about 20 minor seminar- places like Tanzania they greater numbers of ies close their doors every are 90 per cent. . priests. year.

African and Vatican Some church officials The other side of Afri- — especially in Rome — church leaders agree that ca's vocation story is believe there is a danger this autumn's world among religious orders. of placing "quantity over Synod of Bishops at the Under this pope, the quality" in African voca- Vatican on priestly fornumber of religious tions. They stress the mation will have special candidates in Africa has need for better formation importance for Africa. quadrupled, and the and more careful evalua- In recent years, the growing orders — many tion of candidates.

Vatican's Congregation "Some of the local for the Evangelisation of of them local — are providing a pool of congregations don't seem Peoples has taken a pastoral talent across the to do much screening. hands-on approach to continent.

They just take them in at African seminary proIn Tanzania, as in much a young age and train grams and in several of East Africa, this is them," said US Sister cases has mandated especially true of women Marie Heintz, superior changes. religious congregations. general of the Sisters of In 1987, the congregaThey have doubled in Our Lady of Africa in tion issued norms for seminary programs in membership since 1978, Rome.

There's a danger of mission territories. while women's orders worldwide are down "status-seeking" among If there is a "downside" some candidates, too, she in the vocations increase, more than 10 per cent.

In Moshi, a northern said. it may be in costs.

Tanzanian city on the "Many can live a more Running seminaries and papal route, a single comfortable life. There's paying instructors eats order founded in 1931 — security. Some orders away more than onethe Sisters of Our Lady of offer opportunities to fourth of the annual Kilimanjaro — are today travel and study abroad. mission aid allocations 685 strong and are It's a temptation," she made by the Vatican. deeply involved in run- said.

Africans are well-aware ning a vast network of One African priest in of the eventual need to health and social centres. Rome, however, said he become self-sufficient in "You see them at every thought that as the finances as well as corner you turn," a European priesthood vocations. bishops' spokesman said. model is being replaced In August, Zaire's The larger international by that of Africa, status is Bishop Mayamba orders have not been as no longer a motive for Kathongo said it was vocations. popular. time his diocese started "Today, an African paying for the formation "It would be wrong for (international) congrega- priest suffers. He may go of its own personnel. He tions to come in here and to town in a bicycle spoke at the ordination of recruit and then take instead of a car. He may nine new priests.

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for Africa's AIDS victi "the needy people of the world".

"Thus far this reorientation of resources has been slow in coming, and new tensions have arisen which place obstacles in the way of peace. Africa, therefore, is increasingly called to find its own model of development, in which there will be room for the rich variety of its peoples, each with its own traditions and legitimate aspirations," he said.

The pope later met privately with former president Julius Nyerere, considered the father of the nation and a founder of "african socialism".

The pope had praise for Tanzania's "resolute efforts" to build a just society in 30 years of independence. He also

said that solving Africa's massive social problems was ultimately linked to the "democratisation" of African life.

Tanzania, with Nyerere's support, is making tentative steps toward political pluralism but still maintains a oneparty state.

On September three the pope traversed Tanzania, stopping in the southern Catholic region of Songea before travelling to Mwanza, on the shores of Lake Victoria in the north.

At a Mass in Songea, the pope lamented the "failure of development" in Africa and linked it with "a selfish desire for profit and the thirst for power".

He said he sympathised with young Africans who

were losing hope — especially because they must live amidst malnutrition, poverty, inadequate education and health care, a lack of jobs and rampant corruption.

cans can look discouraging, but it need not be so.

Many problems of development, no matter how overpowering, can be solved if there is a new attitude, diametrically opposed to a selfish But the pope urged desire for profit and the youths not to give up. thirst for power," he said.

Borrowing an image from the Book of Genesis, The hopeful tone of the he said the continent's pope's message was daily frustrations matched by the joyous, recalled the "original festive welcome he chaos" before creation, received at the Mass site, when "God's spirit an open field several hovered over the water". miles outside the city.

"The final word is not one of suffering and He ascended an altar hopelessness, but of love platform decorated with and victory over sin," he split bamboo and strung said. The cure, he said, with homemade garwas to be found in lands of styrofoam pack"conversion from self- ing chips. A young choir sang fast-paced hymns in indulgence to love".

Swahili, and the offer"The face of the future tory procession was a facing many young Afri- lengthy dance that

reached a crescendo when three costumed Tanzanian women rolled on the ground with joy.

During the Mass he confirmed 100 youths, including two who were blind and two who were lame. As many as 200,000 people had been expected for the Mass, but fewer than 50,000 showed up. One organiser blamed the lack of public transportation.

In Mwanza, the largely non-Catholic population lined the streets for the pope's arrival. He later blessed 26 sick people in the local cathedral and told them Jesus was with them.

"He is close to you when you are lonely and afraid and when you feel that

Join seriously in peace efforts DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (CNS): Pope John Paul II, On other topics during the airborne press saying Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was ethically wrong, conference, the pope: called on Iraqi leaders to join seriously in peace efforts Said a pastoral visit to the Soviet Union would have to avoid a war in the Persian Gulf. to wait until the church and its leadership is more The Pope, speaking to reporters on a plane carrying clearly established there. him to Africa September 1, said that "everything The opening exists. There is a continuous and possible must be done to avoid war as a solution in repeated invitation," he said. But while he said he was the Gulf".

"I think international organisations are seeking to "optimistic" about eventually making such a trip, he move ahead in this direction. It would also be said: "This visit needs some time to find its normal reasonable for the Iraquis to understand this approach points of reference." "These churches are still semiby the international community and to collaborate," clandestine. They are beginning to emerge and regain their temples and other buildings, but many things the pope said. still need to be organized, especially in the hierarchy.

The pope said the Gulf crisis was political and B ishops are lacking, especially in the Latin church," ethical because it involved "guaranteeing the existence he said. of a small country confronted by a large country." The The pope said he would want his visit to go beyond rights of smaller nations "must be protected," he said.

Moscow and that he would want to meet with Soviet The pope expressed deep concern about the Christians and perhaps Muslims.

Orthodox Prospects of more open fighting in the Gulf region, where Iraq's August invasion and occupation of • Praised Polish leader Lech Walesa and said he Kuwait was met with a U.S.-led military buildup. should not be counted out as a political figure in "Many things in history have been resolved through Poland's future. The pope said "no one can ever take war. But on the other hand, war brings with it more away from Walesa" the credit for leading the Solidarity violations of human rights and more evil than good," labor and social movement under years of communist he said. repression.

The pope said the Vatican was not involved in Walesa also deserves credit for the evolution of mediations in the Gulf and said he had not discussed democracy in Eastern Europe and the changes in the a possible Vatican role with U.N. Secretary General Soviet Union, the pope said.

Javier Perez de Cuellar.

"He's still an active figure and full of dynamism, and "The Holy See does not plunge into negotiations" I think his social and political charisma is not on international disputes, he said. He said such exhausted," the pope said. mediation should be done by international bodies Walesa's political future became a subject of such as the United Nations, which he said are "more controversy in Poland after he began criticising fellow capable than in the past".

Soldarity leaders who assumed government positions Asked whether the Vatican would condemn a last year.

Over the summer, Walesa and Polish Prime Western attack on Iraq if mediation failed, the pope said the Holy See "prefers to place things in their moral Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki came together in a context, saying whether something is morally good or church-mediated session to try to iron out their differences. morally harmful". a as taken be Walesa, in Italy in late August, said he thought the "Whether such a declaration can He said. he key," this had come for Solidarity to break up into diverse in time read condemnation must be political parties. did not elaborate.

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no one understands your promoting vocations, pain," he said. which are plentiful in In a talk to Muslims and Tanzania.

The pope peppered his leaders of non-Catholic Christian religions Sep- sermon with phrases in tember 2, the pope Swahili, the national stressed that there was a language. Several local "firm foundation" in observers praised his Tanzania for social co- pronunciation as unusuamong ally good for a foreigner. operation religions.

Attending the Mass He said Muslims and were several groups of Christians should work Muslims who had asked together to insure that local church authorities tolerance and religious for tickets, a Vatican freedom "be enshrined spokesman said. He said Muslims had contribin civil law".

The pope's Mass uted to help cover the cost of the five-day papal ordaining priests the visit. same day, attended by By the time the pope more than 100,000 people at a Dar es Salaam arrived, tha Tanzanian fairgrounds, was the Catholic Church had liturgical highlight of his raised about $1 million stay in the capital. The through sales of souvenpope used the event to irs and fundraising aucemphasise the impor- tions to pay for the costs tance of the family in of the visit.

Breaking another barrier...

SONGEA, Tanzania (CNS): In any language, a papal visit is a crowd-pleaser, but in Swahili it is something extra special.

Pope John Paul II, reputedly the most polyglot pope in history, broke yet another language barrier in Tanzania when he peppered his speeches and sermons with long tracts in Swahili, the official national language.

During the rust three days of his visit to the East African nation in early September, the Polish pope drew rave reviews from newspapers, radio commentators and local Catholics.

"His pronunciation is very good, very clear. He sounds like a foreigner who has lived here a long time," said one local priest at a mass in Songea.

A Tanzanian nun, exaggerating the pope's abilities a bit, exclaimed to a Vatican official after meeting the pontiff: "I didn't know he spoke our language".

The Tanzania Daily News said the pope had "amazed" his listeners.

Though local Catholics may never know it, the pope's gift for Swahili did not come easily.

Over the summer at Castel Gandolfo, his summer villa south of Rome, the pope listened repeatedly to a cassette tape of all the Swahili sections in his 15 Tanzanian talks, Vatican sources said.

"The pope has a remar-

kable ear for the musicality of languages," said Vatican press spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

The pope quickly picked up the proper inflections but kept studying in the month before the trip.

The pontiff frequently delivers brief words of greeting in local tongues, but this visit featured long tracts in Swahili.

The pope wanted it that way, the sources said — he was told that although English is widely spoken by educated Tanzanians, many across the country would not understand his English-language speeches.

The pope brought his cassette tape with him to Tanzania and listened to it again on his flights across the country, a Vatican official said.

As an insurance policy, Vatican officials printed a phonetic transcription of the Swahili on the pope's copies of his speeches and sermons.

From the first talk on, the result was effective.

When he stepped up to a podium at Dar es Salaam's airport September 1 and uttered: "Ninayo furaha na upendo mwingi kufika hapa nchini na kuwa pamoja nanyi," the crowd of about 5,000 burst out in smiles and ululation.

Those following the English text could read the translation — "I am full of joy and affection to have come to this country and to be with you — but to many it meant more in Swahili.

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By CINDY LIEBHART A country bishop not long ago wrote: "I understand you feel oppressed and that institutions sometimes deny your importance

as individuals," in a pastoral letter sent to Year 7 to Year 12 students in the diocese.

"But I invite you to come see who we are in the Church, what we believe and how important you are to us now."

Young people "are not only the church of tomorrow but the church of today," he told them.

-You are filled with gifts and talents that need to be shared in the church."

Bishop Kinney asked youth to look for ways to enhance the worship of the church by participat-

ing as lectors, commentators, liturgical musicians, greeters and eucharistic ministers.

And he encouraged youth to offer service to "the hurting, hungry, lost, homeless and afraid".

"I call you to be on the cutting edge," the bishop said.

"You have the opportunity to address prejudice within the church, to address personal and social problems, and to take leadership in the future direction of not only your families and your church but the destiny of our planet."

The letter reminded young people that the

church "made the commitment to you at baptism . . . If you are hungry, we will give you food. If you are lonely, we will give you love."

Such statements are important ways of conveying to youth the Church's love, concern and acceptance, said

The young ones...

DISCUSSION POINTS What do teenagers want from the church today? Do they have some unique gifts to offer the Church in return?

In the Diocese of Bismarck, ND, Bishop John Kinney invited teenagers "to come see who we are in the Church, what we believe and how important you are to us now," writes Cindy Liebhart.

Not only does the Church have something to offer teenagers; they have much to offer adults in the church, the bishop suggested.

What are cults? And why should parents and youth ministers be concerned about them? A new Vatican report points out that cults, sects

By Fathe David O'Rcrke

and new religious movements have considerable success among Catholics, especially among idealistic and unhappy youths, Katherine Bird writes.

The Vatican report also has some suggestions for pastoral renewal in the church in the light of the appeal of cults.

Dominican Father O'Rourke tells how his views on youth ministry have developed since he was a pastor 10 years ago. Too often ministry tends to approach teenagers out of context, as if they were isolated rather than involved in complicated lives at home, at school, among friends.

At a receptioske day became pariseriest, someone pokea finger under my se and demanded: "Mit are you doing for yeb?"

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God is for real, man!

by Father John CASTELOT Fortunately, I do not have to get my students interested in the Bible.

When they come to the seminary where I teach, they already realise the importance of God's word for their own Christian formation and for their future work as ministers.

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The same is true of the people who come to the many courses offered in parishes. They are there because they want to be, motivated by a deep desire to learn more about God as revealed in Scripture and about Jesus Christ.

In both settings, teenagers are conspicious by their absence. That is quite understandable in

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the seminary setting but how about in the parishes? Is it because they couldn't care less?

When they don't turn to Scripture, why don't they? The answer is far from simple. But surely a chief reason is that the That would be a hasty Bible does not speak assumption and close to their language. a rash judgement. Deep down, teenagers do care.

One man who refused They are going through to give up was a chaplain a phase of life marked by confusion, by a some- at a New York county jail times frantic search for and a counsellor at identity, for meaning and various camps for problem adolescents. He was direction.

But as part of any ministry to youth, Mulh-ier believes parishes need to recruit adults in the parish "who have a heart for kids".

Teenagers "need to have someone to turn to, someone who will help them take responsibility for their actions, someone who will challenge but not preach, someone they can call on who will help them through the difficult moments," he said.

They also need adults who can speak honestly and comfortably about the importance of faith and the church in their lives. Muliner said formal catechetical programs are important. But they should be coupled with activities, such as discussion groups, service projects, recreational leagues, social functions and counselling services.

"By nature, kids' affiliation needs are strong at this stage of development," he said. Most teenagers tend to be drawn more to "the community or social aspects (of the Church) than the faith dimension.

"If they have a good community experience in the Church at this stage, they will be more likely to own their baptismal promises, to come to a deeper sense of faith" as they mature, he added.

Timothy Muliner, direr. tor of youth ministry.

But adults in local parish communities have a responsibility to make the words come alive, he added.

It can be as simple and natural as initiating a c onversation with a young person seen at Mass, he said.

determined to bring the light of scripture into their confused lives.

His attempts were met with stiff resistance. The chief objection the youths made was that the Bible didn't speak their language.

The man's solution was to invite the youths to rewrite Scripture in their own language. Not the

whole Bible, of course, but selected stories from the Old and New Testament.

The choice of selections was determined, in part, by the teenagers' particular problems, their personal difficulties in finding God and in finding purpose in life.

The young people rose to the challenge and the

do something. So, before long, the parish had a youth program.

Setting up programs for youngsters is not difficult, for it's a great place to be young.

There are unparalleled opportunities for recreation, and for the kind of retreat and religiouseducation program that uses recreational facilities.

So how did our young fit into the Church? The same way, say the social scientists, that every age

group fits into our society and its institutions: in isolation.

Our society tends to view its members out of context, and principally as individuals. The connection those individuals have with one another gets missed.

Our youth program, for example, never really addressed the fact that there were other people who shared the household with the children.

Were there one or two

parents at home? Were there brothers and sisters? Were there others, like grandparents, or perhaps a divorced sister with children?

Was there illness, or a problem with alcohol or drugs at home? Were they living with riches or perhaps with unemployment? We never really asked these questions.

For all practical purposes we treated each youngster only as an individual, and as indi-

viduals they were much the same.

I valued our youth program because of the quality of the religious education we provided, because of the numbers who attended the weekly sessions, and because of the popularity of our social events, all of them worthwhile.

But I see in retrospect we overlooked the human reality in which each youngster lived.

Whenever they showed

up for a youth session, category: youth. each youngster brought According to leading along his or her family social scientists, we were situation, never far behaving in a typical beneath the surface. manner. We had lost sight of the forest for the But we really didn't see trees. them as members of families, each with its The US Catholic Conown story; nor as stu- ference's Commission on dents in a competitive Marriage and Family Life school system with its is working right now on own problems and a statement designed to pressures. help correct this view.

The statement says that We didn't see them in what is needed is a context. We saw them as family perspective, a single individuals. And view which connects all we isolated them into a the parts.

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Cults are a risk for youth

by Kathy Bird

results were amazing not only from the point of view of literary form. which was unique. The results were amazing especially because of the insights the teenagers revealed in catching the real point of each story.

For example, their rew riting of the Parable of the Prodigal Son was now titled "Throwin' a Party for Junior".

Six years ago, she had finished her second year at a Catholic university, majoring in and philosophy literature.

Though raised in a home where religious values were discussed, she wasn't actively practising Catholicism and had no personal ties with a parish or church minister.

Uncertain of a future career, she fretted over

the important decisions that were only months away. She criticised the material goals of some friends and spoke often, though vaguely, of wanting to help others.

Then the young woman went away for the summer — and into a new life which alienated her from her shattered family. In an art gallery she was approached by a cult member and literally overnight, recruited into the cult.

Since then she spends most of her time fund

raising, convinced she is helping to bring about the vision of her cult leader. She considers him the messiah.

The story of that young woman is not an isolated incident. The question that families are left to wrestle with is how and why their child was so vulnerable.

That concern is not limited to individual families. Youth are among "the most vulnerable groups in the Church" to the appeal

exerted by cults, especially those who feel rootless and lonely, states a new report from the Vatican on sects, cults and new religious movements.

The Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity and three other Vatican agencies prepared the report which is based on responses to a questionnaire on cults sent to the world's national and regional bishop's conferences.

A cult is a "religious group with a distinctive

world view" often based on a major world religion, the Vatican report says.

These groups "usually pose a threat to peoples' freedom and to society in general," are authoritarian and use "highly sophisticated" recruitment and training techniques which isolate individuals from their past.

The report states the success of cults among Catholics is related to "needs and aspirations

which are seemingly not being met in the mainline churches."

The Vatican's report has practical applications. It calls for paying greater attention to the pastoral needs of those most susceptible to a cult's approach.

What are some of those needs?

"Those who feel lost want to be found," the report notes. "There is a vacuum crying out to be filled."

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Family in rare meeting Father John (Peter) McLaughlin OMI has recently celebrated his 25 years of priesthood with a huge gathering of relatives around him.

Not only that but it was great to catch up with some of his brothers and sisters he's only seen once before in a 34 year span. After Rome training and seven years in Australia, he want to Indonesia in 1973 and has remained there ever since.

He speaks Bahasa Indonesian, the compulsory language of Indonesia, used as a common denominator with the 200 languages among its enormous population of 180 million.

G eographically there is a distancing also with 13,600 islands making up the archipeligo of Indonesia.

Indonesia has an Islamic majority but has five basic principles, the first one being belief in a Supreme Being and then stating there are to be five official religions.

They are Islam, Catholicism, Protestanism (covering the mainline churches — the biggest being the Dutch Reformed), Hindu and Buddhism.

There is even a local religion which is basically Javanese mysticism.

Father John is currently at Jogyakarta which is an old sultunate in central Java.

It's a university town and the cultural centre of Java, being a well known tourist venue.

There he is the director of the Oblate seminary and although they get the applicant numbers, they have to be very selective that people are seeking the religious life and not merely an escape into a better way of life.

The Oblates have 28 major seminaries (as aginst minor).

Candiates study in a cluster combined with their congregations and the total number in the faculty would be about 200, including other orders and archdiocesan men.

In Indonesia the Oblates have three missions — the Australian, French and Italian.

The latter have eight priests in east Kalimantan providing a mission to primitive people.

It's the first evangelisation whereby animists encounter christianity for the first time.

The French and Italian Oblates were expelled from Laos in 1975 so set up in Indonesia.

Father's island of Java is the most

populated island with 61% of the Indonesian population.

The Catholics are tolerated and allowed to build churches, practice their religion and look for new converts, while avoid-

ing 'causing tension through aggressive methods of evangilior sation misunderstandings'.

But nevertheless, all foreign missionaries if they wished to remain in Indonesia

were forced to renounce their own citizenship and take on Indonesian, if they wished to remain in that country.

Harmony among its huge population with its diverse religions

Catching up with family Locally based Marist Brother Paul McLaughlin FMS has had a rare pleasure with his mother and many other relatives, in catching up with his missionary brother (Father John OMI) and sister (Therese FMM) who've only been reunited twice in 34 years, between Brother Paul's eastern states sojourn (over there trying to convert them he says!), his brother's in Indonesia and sister's in Pakistan.

T here were nine c hildren in the McLaughlin family so Mrs Agnes (Nancy) McLaughlin had the pleasure of being part of the big reunion with her children, their families, and other relatives, part of which was to celebrate son John's 25 years of priesthood.

But what an excuse to get together, catch up, and fill in the gaps that distance through the years must have created.

Brother Paul teaches at Newman Woodlands for the last 18 months at the junior school and spent 20 odd years t he eastern seaboard.

Over there he was involved in formation as master of postulants, along with other work, and here in the West does part time vocations work (so if there's anybody out there. . . ., he says, just give him a ring!).

The three eldest children (Therese first born, John the second, and Paul third) entered religious life and two other brothers went into the seminary but came out and

married along with the other four children.

Their father was Irish and mother Agnes a convert so the rosary, Mass, their father's activity in the St Vincent de Paul and a plentiful mix of priests and Sisters in their home, created a conducive atmosphere for entering religious life.

"In fact I don't remember when I did not want to become a brother!" said Brother Paul.

"I went to school with the Marist brothers in Northam and a couple of boys and myself were determined to become brothers. One joined the juniorate — and I followed."

In the Order for 30 years now and having been shifted around h ere and there, Brother Paul considers it a challenge.

And I guess having a sociable and affable p ersonality helps when he adds "I've always enjoyed anywhere I've been transferred to."

and languages, is constantly monitored because of the big security problems it can pose.

And harmony within the cultures and the government is put forward as a prenecessary for requisite development.

According to Father John the government is undertaking a big development program embracing agriculture, industrialisation, population control, education, health, political development and an infra structure towards a modern society.

Literacy standards vary between regions but the government spends a lot of money on education, said Father John.

Oblate Father Charlie Burrows has built up a system of around 35 schools, mainly concentrating on secondary technical careers aimed at producing people for the work force.

The latest one is a marine academy at Cilac.ap on the south coast of central Java which will be the basis of a faculty of marine science.

Since the communist confrontation in 1965, it is almost illegal to be an atheist! said father John and everyone is encouraged to practice a religion.

One of the problems the people face at the moment though, he

said, is that they feel a certain amount of strain between national development goals and respect for human rights.

"The people desire more participation in national life but with limited resources, too much variety is a luxury!"

"The Church feels a call to participate fully in the development of Indonesia, and works together with all other religions while stressing a holistic development."

Some government programs are too e conomical ly oriented when needs should be addressed for more human development dialogue, he said.

The country is trying very hard to change its economy from an over dependancy on oil and gas which with the rise and fall of the market, makes it precarious.

Even though it is a male dominated society in Indonesia, the contribution of each is important and the women have an economic contribution in the villages where they grow food and weave, Father John said, while citing the lot of westernised women in the city who may be stressed because of feminist attitudes.

Because of the family planning program, people are discouraged from having more than two child-

Eldest of the McLaughlin Sister Therese McLaughlin RIM (the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary) is the eldest of the nine McLaughlin children and has been in her Order for 19 years.

She encountered the FMM's when they ran a retreat house in Victoria Park. After she made her vows she went to Pakistan in 1980 where she's remained ever since, only having returned home twice.

It took a lot of doing to organise her return

home with brother John's in Indonesia and his silver jubilee was worthy of a big family reunion. But they did it and such an occasion was undoubtedly a delight for their mother to have 'all her chicks around her' once again.

Sister Therese speaks Urdu which is the official language of Pakistan and lives with seven sisters (where she has been superior for the last five years) on a little farm, in a small country town Renala Khurd in the Punjab.

The FMM's operate schools, dispensaries and hospitals in Pakistan and in sister's region they have a high school for girls. with 70 Christian girls attending, an orphanage for 25 orphan girls and a boarding primary for about 30 Christian boys.

The girls attend the school which was built by the FMM's in 1947 but was nationalised in 1972.

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One of the FMM's has been head mistress up until now but when she retires this year it leaves the position open for government discretion, said Sister Therese.

But the headmaster at the boarding school is Muslim and the boys receive no religious instruction in the school.

However at the nationalised high school, the diocese pays for a religious instructor who takes the children for instruction each day.

There are about 700 students at the girls' high school of which 200 are Christian.

Unfortunately however the school text books have an Islamic slant so Christian children receive an Islamic bias.

Illiteracy is very high, being one of the highest in the world.

The population is also high at around 103 (which is million increasing all the time) and with 98% of the

people being Muslim, Catholics only represent 1% of the population.

The foreign missionaries set up a lot of initiatives in Pakistan but now Pakistan has mostly local priests with a cardinal, six bishops (six diocese) and having the Dominican Fathers, St Paul Fathers and the the Oblates with remainder locals.

They had their first Punjabi bishop in the mid eighties.

Work for the priests in servicing their pockets of Catholics is very difficult with a priest maybe having around 200 villages in his care.

Catechists are therefore employed on a full time basis who ride around the villages by bicycle preparing people for the sacraments and being the front line person for the priest.

Education, although becoming more appreciated, is a luxury which the poor usually can't

afford — because they often have to take their child out of primary school to work for the family.

The diet is lacking and consists largely of chapatis, made from wheat, with sometimes a little bit of meat and vegetables added. As a result their constitution is often weak and they are prone to fevers and other ailments.

Their small dwellings are made of mud and they live in close proximity to each other with their large families.

The average surviving family may consist of 6 or 7 children but in fact some children would have been born but not survived as they have a high mortality rate.

The Muslim women are suppressed and wear the burkha which is the full garment usually in black, covering them from head to toe.

The FMM's run a dispensary in Sister's

town which is vital for women who won't go to a male doctor for anything intimate. Not only that but for pregnancy cases it serves a real need.

If the Muslim girls were found to be pregnant and unmarried "most likely they would be killed," said Sister Therese.

So the Catholic dispensary looks after the Muslim girls as well and babies are adopted out to suitable childless families.

The girls are cared for ante and post natally and their identity protected.

Post natal depression is definitely a disadvantage in Pakistan where if women are unfortunate enough to have it, they are usually beaten or burnt to "get rid of the evil spirits".

The sisters have come upon some women dying because of this treatment, one method being to light a fire underneath the sick women's bed with the thought that the

evil spirits would be burned out of her.

Of course if they survived that complete with burns, they could always be beaten if the 'evil spirits persisted'.

The Christian and humane work at the dispensary the sisters undertake, has saved the lives of many mothers and their babies, under the dedication of Sister Mary Pereira who has given 40 years of her life to help save theirs.

In summertime there is a high mortality rate among babies who usually last only a few hours once stricken with dysentery and people survive only that space of time often with cholera.

Finding medical treatment in the villages is very difficult with very few doctors in the villages and not a large number in the towns.

The same with home deliveries; if the mid-wife has problems then saving life becomes a battle.

again ren and sterilisation is encouraged.

In order therefore to keep women occupied while providing a service, they are involved in family planning programs and village primary health care.

Most converts in Indonesia are adults coming from animism, or nominal Buddhism.

The Catholic Church there is growing at a rate of 4.6% which is almost double the population rate which is 2.2%.

The laity are very active with around 60% of Sunday liturgies being led by lay folk.

Almost every parish is divided up into small Christian cornmunites he said.

Whereby they meet for prayer at least weekly, with their own social committees — looking after their own poor.

If the problem is big however they are referred to the parish council. In a previous parish of Father John's there were 33 Christian communities, doing their own leadership training in parish literKv. Their leaders of each being on the parish council.

"Being a tiny minority you need mutual support to live the faith in a large nonchristian population," he said.

"So we also emphasise the missionary

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Reunited at last, Mrs Agnes (Nancy) McLaughlin, mother of nine, with her three religious children Sister Therese (right) and sons Father John (left) and Brother Paul.

aspect which is our parishioners' also."

From 1987 to 90 Father John was superior of the Java mission and the big aim is now to work towards unity of the three missions.

The two in Borneo and one in Java, seeking to develop them into an Oblate province of Indonesia.

He outlined they'd been working within the seminary in student training both in seminary and pastoral work and were now aiming for collaboration in other areas so "financially and pastorally we can eventually become one province".

Another Oblate focus has been on "The Word".

We are looking at various possibilities to consolidate faith of the converts maybe through something like the old parish mission he said. And retreats.

"There is a felt need for faith deepening by us and the people who call for it, because it is a new faith and we need to with consolidate maybe recollection days, discussion groups, bible studies and movements such as the charismatic, Marriage Encounter and Antioch."

Father John after his brief time in Perth has now left for a year's sabbatical leave to upgrade his theology at the Jesuit College School of Theology at Berkely, USA.

children There are few options for girls who do seek education and employment and it is even more difficult for the Christians seeking positions.

The FMM's have a hospital in Faisalabad, Sister Therese's diocese, which provides a training venue for girls wishing to do nursing.

People there live close to life, said sister, and once in jail, life isn't that desirable with prisoners frequently being beaten up.

Knowing this, one priest who was robbed, didn't report the theft to the authorities because he felt compassion for the thief's fate!

Because it is a 'young faith' of a mere hundred years, the people's faith needs to be strengthened and perhaps to eliminate the centuries of animism which preceded the c onvert's Christian discovery.

But the old background pops up from time to

time and some Christians will revert to visiting The holy man' in the village to drive away their evil spirits.

Thus a missionary thrust of the sisters is to strengthen and fortify the Christianity which does exist.

Some of the FMM's are working with the Hindu tribal people, who are the poorest of the poor and looked down upon by the Muslims.

The sisters live in the sand dunes with these people four days a week and have set up a little school run by a local boy.

They live in a little dwelling there and run a dispensary for the sick; with anything major they take them to the hospital.

Vocations do roll in and they usually average around four or five a year, this year there are eight who in November will complete their novitiate.

There are around 120

sisters in Australia and 120 FMM's in Pakistan.

Back to Sister Therese — she has indeed another interesting occupation that should sound appealing to many readers. She's a vigneron!

The thing is, in a Muslim country where liquor is forbidden and there are NO liquor outlets — somebody has to make the altar wine!

That's where sister comes in.

She makes it twice annually out of raisins and whether it's a great vintage or not — who cares if it's all there is!!

Prior to leaving she made 20 dozen but it's strictly for the altar — requiring a special licence (and they're hard to get) to make it, let alone drink it!

Muslim countries are probably great if you're a teetotaller or trying to quit the habit.

But if you're not? Better stick to Australian suburbia!

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WACLTA president, Bryan Kukura considered the executives' decision to secure the Trinity courts as a central venue for this year's Pennant competition as its greatest achievement for the 1989/ 90 year.

He mentioned that judging by the number of favourable comments received, all players appear to be enjoying playing at the one venue.

There seems to be a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the clubs than previously existed.

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From Patrick J BROPHY Mount Lawley Sir, Allow me to offer my condolences.

It shocked me to read of the demise of your Melbourne sister "The Advocate" (The Record 6/9 /90).

The Catholic Community has only one voice to clarify the misinformation supplied by the secular media — the Catholic Press.

The death of an i nformed Catholic paper is something we should all mourn, but the Catholic people and organisations have a lot to answer for, in this i nstance and in all others

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Our queen, Kate Valmadre was an excellent ambassadoress and considered by many unlucky not to have been successful in the national quest.

Queen Quest Cabaret On

August

4, 1990

association chaplain, Father Richard Doyle crowned Sasha Pendal (Queens Park) as this year's Miss WACLTA at a glittering function at Wembley Lodge. Many members considered this year's function as the best for years.

Social Days The association ran a number of social days

that Catholic publications are forced to merge, or become defunct.

Over the past few years several Catholic publications — not only papers — as cited by you — have ceased production — not because they were uninteresting, but because of apathy and cynicism on the part of the Catholic population generally in lack of support.

I challenge the Catholic people of Western Australia to stand by the Record by: 1. Contributing items that are newsworthy.

2. Buying and reading it every week.

3 . Patronising the advertisers and making it

known that they see their ads in The Record.

4. Each parish having an active team to promote the sales; as was the practice years ago.

after Mass each Sunday Saturday ( including evening) behind a table outside the church (or in the porch if it is big enough) and promote the sale of YOUR paper.

The modern idea of self serve means no or low sales; and no paper, however good, can survive on this principle. So come to it fellow Catholics of Western Australia and encourage those who do not at present read OUR local Catholic paper, to buy and read it.

They will find it interesting and informative

The Catholic press has been described as 'the university of the people'.

W ithout an effective Catholic press all our good works will be for nothing.

And to those responsible for the sale of this excellent publication, spend a few minutes

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We must wake up now, before it is too late and avert any further erosion to the basis of our Catholic reading.

Wrong impression? from Michael COSTIGAN, Executive Secretary BCJDP Sir, Thank you for the generous coverage given to my comments on a recent visit to South Africa (with the Australian Bishops' delegation) a nd Zimbabwe (The Record, August 30)

May I correct one wrong impression that I seem to have given about Namibia in the interview? It was the South African government, not the new Namibian regime, which "did not acknowledge the harm that had been done there".

This point was made to

from Paul SHERIDAN, Bassendean Sir, On the feast of the Assumption, the priest saying the midday Mass at the Cathedral refused to give the Blessed Sacrament to a woman

who knelt for communion.

Apart from the fact that the Archbishop allows people to kneel for communion in the Cathedral I find it very hard to understand what

is wrong with kneeling.

Surely it is more reverant to kneel before your God I accept that people wish to stand today, but let's not frown on those that wish to kneel, especially considering

from Dr Arnold JAGO, Mildura

giant classroom, teaching a special kind of philosophy — the philosophy of "self" and "I want it now".

We can't even tell children, "Do what's right because it's God's

law." No, we tell them i nstead, "Do right and people will like you' — which is a pathetic reason and often is not true.

Our society's media tell us that God's law, e.g.

Os by Archbishop Desmont Tutu He said that an integral part of the necessary healing process in the "new South Africa" is a willingness by the a uthorities there to acknowledge the evil effects of their policies.

This applied to apar-

theid and, he said, to the long drawn-out conflict in Namibia before independence. Archbishop Tutu thought that an appropriate gesture of reconciliation would have been for South Africa to forfeit any claim to Walvis Bay, its enclave on Namibia's Atlantic coast.

Snubbed at communion

Sir, Australians today have little chance of understanding the crucifixion of Christ.

Australian society is a

by TOM BRANCH that the annual championships had to be postponed.

Other highlights throughout the year included: Queensland Carnival A small contingent of players and supporters made the trip to Brisbane. Unfortunately, the association could only field a men's team.

However, they acquitted themselves well and finished fourth.

Damien Messer was again the champion men's player and accordingly retained the Bob Taylor Memorial Trophy.

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which were generally well attended. Invitations to play against other clubs were accepted and these events could become more popular.

National Carnival — Perth The WACLTA is host for the 1991 ACLTA Carnival. A lot of preliminary work has been done and many of the present delegates have indicated their desire to be part of the carnival committee.

Election of Office Bearers — 1990/91 and 1991/92 As is normal practice prior to a Perth carnival,

those elected to executive positions will serve for two years to enable the smooth running of the forthcoming carnival.

The following members were elected: President — Bryan Kukura, Senior Vice President — Peter Messer, junior Vice President — Brian Quain, Secretary — Stephenie Kukura, Treasurer Greg Russo.

Social Organiser Judy Russo, Pennant Organiser — Michael Messer, Public Relations — Tom Branch, Chaplain — Father Richard Doyle, Auditor — Claude Mancini, Property Man — Peter Thomas.

the practice has been in use for nearly 2000 years.

I think that we should all be careful that, with the current trend towards informality, we don't lose our grasp of the sacred. the Ten Commandments, is out of date and best ignored.

In reality it's the other

way round — our media are out of date and should be ignored

The beginning experience The beginning expeAn information evening rience — a weekend for those interested in program for the separ- learning more about the ated, divorced and weekend will be held at widowed — has ended.

North Beach Pastoral Those who attended the Centre, Meeting Room 2, session learned to close 3 Kitchener St, North the door gently on a Beach on Monday, Seprelationship that has tember 17, at 8pm. Phone ended, in order to begin Jenny 447 3795 or a new life.

Gemma 447 2922 (A/H).

The next weekend will Another evening will be be held at St Joseph's held at The Meeting Convent, Safety Bay, Room, corner Wright St October 12-14. and Daly St. Cloverdale For further informa- on Tuesday, September tion, phone Jenny on 18 at 7.30pm. Phone 447 3795, Dianna on Leonie on 332 1904 or Louise 448 2940 or Gemma on ( A/H) 447 2922 (A/H).

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TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

aking music...

Forty young mucisians gathered at the Avondown Centre in Toodyay on August 17-19 were told that music is a great way of bringing people together in prayer.

Participants on the first Music Ministry Weekend learned that their musical talents were gifts from God, able to be used for His glory and the service of His people.

Ministry is essentially service, according to team leader Damien McEtain, who called the young musicians to use their talents generously and prayerfully.

The weekend was hailed as a great success by the young musicians, who had an opportunity to put the principals of music ministry into

\ Zanne Longbottom of Bunbury (violin) and Nik Hoare of South Perth (mandolin) are a study of concentration.

James Galway, eat your heart out! The talented young players.

Ministry Weekend at Toodyay in August attracted many very

action when they played for a Sunday Mass in Toodyay parish church at the end of the program, and later at the Youth Appeal Mass at Willetton.

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CALL KRISTI 328 9878 Celebrate the start of holidays with the YOUNG CHRISTIAN STUDENTS MOVEMENT

YOUTH CRUISE on the Rottnest Islander II Friday, September 28 Sailing from Barrack Street Jetty at 7.45pm, returning at midnight Leading the vocals were l-r) Simone Kealy, Stacy Purvinskis, and Cynthia Fenton

Cost: Just $8.

Drinks and snacks on sale.

DEFINITELY NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED. TICKETS: From the YCS office.

Call Lisa, Annette or Margaret on 227 7061.

A teach of dassks from Cassandra Neale of A pplecross and her mellow 'cello.

I Where I was, Where I am I Where I am going TERTIARY YOUNG CHRISTIAN STUDENTS RETREAT

Catholic Rural Youth Outreach

• • • Student • • • Accommodation Catholic first year university students from rural areas are invited to register interest in a shared accommodation project adjacent to Curtin University.

September 21-23

at Eagle's Nest, Gidgegannup

Enquiries and registration of interest may be directed to:

Cost: $10 plus a meal

to feed 4-5 people A contemplative weekend focusing on self For details: Phone 328 4071 The Jocist Movement for Peace

BRINGING JUSTICE ALIVE A seminar/camp for youth 'Justice beginning with me' OCTOBER 5-7 Don Moore Centre, Parkerville Cost: $30 For details, call 3284071.

Presented by jocist Youth movements in collaboration with the Catholic Social justice Commission and the Mission and Justice Team.

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was still room for the 'traditional' guitars and keyboards!

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1991 Fundraiser

NOT SO BIG GIG A Battle of the Bands Six Bands — $300 Prize

Saturday September 22 8pm-12pm Subiaco Police and Citizens Club Cnr Rokeby Road and Thomas Street Tickets $5 at the door or to have them held, call Kristi on 328 9878 Soft drinks and snacks on sale NO ALCOHOL

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Catholic Engaged Encounter

10th Anniversary Celebration October 14 St Charles Centre Meadow Street, Guildford Open air Mass llam followed by BYO Picnic Lunch (BBQ's provided)

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by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Patroness of Paris

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In Paris, overlooking the Seine River, stands a tall, thin statue of a young woman. Most people pass it without a glance.

Occasionally a tourist stops to take a picture of this modern monument to the city's patroness, St Genevieve.

Genevieve was born around 422 in Nanterre, a town near Paris.

When she was seven, her parents took Genevieve to see and hear a very famous visitor to Nanterre, Bishop Germanus.

Hundreds of people went to the town square to listen to the visiting bishop, much as people today flock to hear a rock star.

Something about Bishop Germanus and his words touched the heart of young Genevieve, making a lasting effect on her.

She decided to give her life to God as completely as she could.

We know nothing more about Genevieve until she was a teenager. Both her parents died when Genevieve was 15 and she moved to Paris to live with her godmother.

Afer she became a nun, Genevieve quickly became well known in Paris by making several predictions about what was going to happen to the city. It was a violent time and some citizens did not like what Genevieve predicted. Some tried to kill her. But her enemies changed their minds when her predictions came true.

feared army of Huns marched on the city.

Genevieve urged the terrified citizens not to flee. She led them in prayer and fasting, encouraging them to trust in God. She predicted that Attila would not invade the city.

Her prediction proved true. At the last minute Attila ordered his troops to turn from Paris to attack Orleans. Paris was safe. The Franks then defeated Attila's army near Orleans. Parisians honoured Genevieve as a great heroine.

The leader of the Franks, Childeric, and his men occupied Paris.

They blockaded the city.

People began to suffer intensely from lack of food. Genevieve someLittle is known about how led a group out of the the remaining years of her city to purchase provilife, but people consisions. Under her leaderdered her a saint during ship they were able to her lifetime. bring in several boatloads Genevieve died about of corn to alleviate the year 500 and was people's hunger. buried in Holy Apostles Genevieve went boldly Peter and Paul Church. to Childeric and Some years before she demanded that he release had convinced King captives. She impressed Clovis to build the him so much that he freed church. many prisoners and Parisians credit St spared many condemned Genevieve with saving to die.

Paris from any disasters A much greater danger after her death, including to Paris came in the year an epidemic in 1129. She 451 when Attila and his is the patroness of Paris.

Hero by Allan Bathe.

Published by Viking, bb $16.99.

Darcy, Pam and Barney are forced together by the rising floodwaters when the Hawkrsbury breaks its banks As their familiar world is ravaged by the flood, as fear and anger give way to blinding terror, somehow' the three must find the strength to reach within themselves when all that matters is survival . . But can they survive? And who will he the hero?

Hem is a truly gripping, thrilling and sensitive adventure story based on the H2WkeSbUrf River flo(xls in NSW

Hide and seek

Nt iv. while you would expect to meet fairies and elves and sprites in a place like Goblin's Glen. have you Goblin's Glen. Adzen- ever considered meeting on tures in Fairyland by InIdesvunk, or a talking Harold Gaze. Published match, or a grumbling picnic

by Angus &Robertson. bb. hamper or a snoring 17.95.

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Well, meet them you will in How do we get to Fairyland, this fantastic adventure set Tell me, Uncle please do! Is in a fairyland like no other there a dancing pixie band? you've ever seen before.

I've hunted the garden It is vast and various and through; I've gazed into includes many strange lands flowers for hours and hours, just waiting for your visit.

And under the toadstools But the only way to find too. But never a sight at them is through the fern dawn or at night, Have Iseen filled reaches of Goblin's of the merry crew.

Glen.

My Free by C. S. Adler.

Published by Piper. $6.99.

There's a special bond between I3-year-old Shari

and the birds she loves to watch in the woods.

Shari dreams of being a pilot, flying free and independently Alone is when she feels at peace with the world — for homelife isn't easy with her father often away on the road.

Finding a crystal swan in the stream leads her to a friend in Mrs Wallace, who lives on the other side of the ravine. But when Petey, her lovable little brother follows her one day what happens next makes worcLs just fly out. 'Words that hurt, words that open up a whole new world for Shari.

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Prehistoric Pinkerton. story and pictures by Steven Kellogg. Published

by Macmillan. bb $16.95.

Pinkerton, the Greatest Dane puppy of them all, is

teething and nothing made of wood or bone is safe. So can Pinkerton resist trying out his puppy teeth on a mouth watering diplodocus skeleton when he visits the dinosaur museum?

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The Puffin Book of Australian Mammals by Helen Hunt (Puffin).

What do humans, rats, whales, and bandicoots have in common?

They are all mammals. In this book you can find out about well-known mammals such as wombats, koalas, kangaroos and dingoes, as well as lesser-known ones like moles, dunnarts and Tasmanian devils. Many Australian mammals, like the native cat and brushtail possum, are nocturnal. but you could see a numhat or a spiny anteater trotting about in the daytime. Other mammals, such as the dolphin, seem to like being

Water chums

Who's a Friend of the Water Spurting Whale by .Sanna Anderson Baker, Illustrated by Tomie de Paola. published by Collins Dove. bb $14.95.

Who knows the way to the house of light? And who knows where darkness dwells?

Who was there when the

This useful guide will introduce you to most Australian mammal families.

To help you identify them there are black and white drawings as well as colour photos. Most Australian mammals are timid, harmless and in many cases unique. Large numbers are threatened with extinction because we are rapidly destroying their living places. This book will help you understand and appreciate our native mammals.

Glorious Julian's Summer by Ann Cammeron_ illustrated by Ann 5).ell (Young Lions S $truc.9gn

sea was horn? And Aix) wraps it round with a blanket of fog?

God!

This book stimulates the imagination of the young and gives them something to think about. backed up by colourful but simple illustrations

in the company of humans and although they have as many as 200 teeth, they have never been known to harm a human in any way

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It's the summer holidays. and Julian's best friend Gloria has a brand-new bicycle. This is the start of a big problem, which gets even bigger when Julian tells one of his stories.

Read Together series from level 1 to level 6 published by Piccolo through Pan $3.99 eacb.

Hide and Seek; A horse for Li7.; The obstacle race: Weather wise; Horses of the Sun God; The Birthday Book all by Helen Arnold.

This is an outstanding series of colourful reading books carefully graded in six levels for children aged 3 to 6+. The books are ideal for use at home to help your child learn to read and enjoy being a reader.

The series provides a wide choice of lively stories and introduces a variety of familiar characters for your child to get to know.

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as told by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney published by Piper. $7.99.

Brer Rabbit, that lovable trickster, outwits hs age-old adversaries, Brer Fox, Brer Bear and Mr Man, time and again in this modern retelling of the classic folk tales.

Julious Lester's brilliant new- text is perfectly matched by Jerry Pinkney's beautiful illustrations, making this a book to he treasured by readers of all ages.

Literature land Isn't it hard.

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Forgiveness: God's Gift of Love by Lucy Fuchs.

Published by Alba house, distributed through St PaulPublications. $11.95.

Fory,isenes,s is at the very heart of the Christian message. Jesus said that he came not to condemn hut to saw sinners. And he gave us the supreme example when, from the MISS, he torgave those who put him there.

Christianity is not a religion of the perfect hut of the forgiven. Only if wr forgive

others can we rest assured that we ourselves will be forgiven. The author offers a handy list of Do's and Don't, and suggests ways to approach those especially difficult situations where we find it hard, if not impossible. to forgive, helpful examples and models, including that of sacramental forgiveness, are provided to inspire us on our way to the serenity and peace which only the pardon of offences brings. A truly indispensable hook for us all.

Vege vittles Vegetarian Cuisine.

Appetising vegetarian recipes for balanced, nutritious meals. (Bay Rooks distributed through Collins $9.95) People choose to become vegetarians for many different reasons. They may be concerned about the ravages of man on his environment, about the slaughter of animals and the conditions under which this takes place, about the methods used to achieve rapid growth in animals, or they may simply prefer the taste of fruit and vegetables and enioy the challenge of producing varied and imaginative meals without meat.

Most vegetarians believe that a meatless diet, or a diet

free of all animal products, is beneficial. But, in order that the tx)d!,' obtain sufficient essential nutrients, a vegetarian diet has to he wellbalanced and thorough understanding of the nutritive value of foods is required.

The recipes in this book have been compiled by a nutritionist with the aim of producing attractive and appetising vegetarian meals which are, at the same time, well-balanced and nutritionally sound. It is often difficult to produce balanced meals containing enough variety and nutritive value without using dairy products and so some of the recipes include eggs, milk, butter, cheese. yoghurt and buttermilk.

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Cancer Your Life. Your Choice by Rachael Clyne.

Pub by Thorsons. $10.95.

Finding out that you have cancer is a devastating and frightening experience. It can he all the more difficult because of the many different forms of treatment, both orthodox and complementary Very often, it is a situation in which responsibility is taken away from you, and yet there are few situations in which it is more important to take charge of your life.

From her experience as both a relative and counsellor of cancer patients, Rachael Clyne describes the full range of treatments, conventional and alternative, and sources of practical and emotional help available. She presents a balanced and understanding look at this

most difficult of situations and tells how the patients face up to the devastating news of their illness.

Cancer Your life, Your Choice will inspire confidence in the sufferer, family and friends and will continue to be invaluable to those in the medical profession.

Rachael Clyne's husband was diagnosed as having cancer, from which he eventually recovered. Then. while she was actually writing the book, her sister was also taken ill with the disease. Following these experiences, Rachael helped set up a cancer support group as a funded charity and was involved in running meetings and a counselling service. She now works as a healer and counsellor and is available for interviews from London.

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

On the Front Lines: The Lay Person in the Church After Vatican IIby Jodan Aumann, OP. Published lry Alba House, distributed

by St Paul Publications. $16.95.

Of the approximately 852 million faithful in the Catholic Church, the laity make up some 99.953 per cent. A recent Synod of Bishops turned its attention to this not insignificant faction in the Church and shortly thereafter Pope John Paul H issued his landmark encyclical based on the work

of that Synod, Christiftdeles Laid. This book takes up the stirring, and often startling. call for the lay person to awaken and accept his or her rightful place, dignity and responsibility in the Church and for the world. As such it provides a veritable gold mine of useful, practical information for anyone working with or training lay apostles. It is, as well, an invaluable handbook and helpful guide for any active lay person who is serious about his or her role in the Church today.

Friends in Faith, Living the creed day by day by Gerald O'Coilins, SJ. (Collins Dove, $12.95.)

People who are friends in faith are people with whom we share our deepest commitments and feelings.

Gerald O'Collins SJ, distinguished theologian at Rome's Gregorian University, found such a group of young people from the Mahan Hills around Rome.

Over the years they developed an easy intimacy as they visited, talked and grew together. On these pages O'Collins describes conversations with individual members of his group, exploring elements of the creed and how it impacts on their personal lives.

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Touching the Void byJoe Simpson. Pub by Pan. $10.99.

With a Foreword by Chris Bonnington.

Tied together by mutual trust, respect, long years of friendship — and a rope which is their only safeguard against death.

This is how the two friends Joe Simpson and Simon Yates confront the greatest challenge of their lives.

Together on the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, they leave behind the humdrum of everyday They begin to know what life signifies — to glimpse the infinite . . .

But whenJoe breaks his leg, and the rope which his partner is using to lower him down the precipitous slope jams — suddenly the slender thread which bonds them together becomes their greatest danger.

PressedDown andFlowing Over, Reflections on faith and action by John Honner V. (Collins Dove, $12.95.)

John Honner, one of Australia's foremost theologians, shares with us his free and spontaneous responses to the Holy Spirit's actions. The stories are of one man's hope for the future and contain insights gained during the struggle for justice.

This is a book for reading and re-reading, dipping back to enjoy various pieces. For those in search of comfort, joy or meaning Pressed Down and Flow'ng Over offers the reader companionship and hope.

Kyoto Seven Paths to the Heart of the City by Diane Durstan. Published by Kodansba. Distributed through Collins. $15.95.

There are places left in Kyoto — aside from the precious temples and touted villas — where the way of life of the everyday citizen goes on as of old, oblivious to the modern circus. In the quiet old neighbourhoods, the old folks still fuss about with their bonsai pots and bamboo laundry poles, pausing to chat on their way to the neighbourhood shrine with flowers and morning prayer&

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Archdiocesan Calendar

T PARISH SCENE,

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Southern Cross, Archbishop Foley.

16 Mass Our Lady of Sorrows Feast.

DianeHa, Bishop Healy.

Confirmation 13elrnont/Redcliffe, Monsignor Keating.

19 Confirmation Como/Kensington, Archbishop Foley.

19 & Confirmation VVhitfords/ MuIla20 loo, Monsignor Nestor.

22 & Confirmation, Morley, Monsignor 23 Keating.

23 Blessing and Opening Seton College, Archbishop Foley.

Visitation and Confirmation, Rockingham, Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Bedford/Inglewood, Monsignor McCrann.

Confirmation, Spearwood, Monsignor Nestor.

25 Confirmation, South Perth, Monsignor Keating.

26 At Doubleview Church Confirmation for John XXIII, Archbishop Foley.

Visitation and Confirmation, Wanneroo, Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Osborne Park, Monsignor Keating.

27 Confirmation, Beaconsfield, Monsignor McCrann.

28 14th Annual Synod Uniting Church, Archbishop Foley.

28 & Confirmation, Mundaring, Bishop 30 Healy.

30 Opening Administrative and Library Building, Mercedes College, Archbishop Foley.

St Vincent de Paul Festival Mass, Beaconsfield, Fr C Ross OS M. OCT 3 South-eastern zone of Priests Meeting, Archbishop Foley.

6& 7 Visitation and Confirmation, Bruce Rock, Archbishop Foley.

11 Council of Priests Meeting.

14 & Visitation and Confirmation, 15 Kellerberrin, Archbishop Foley.

16 & Central Commission Meeting, 17 Archbishop Foley.

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LSOP CELEBRATE The Little Sisters of the Poor are celebrating their 150 years caring for the aged, with a Thanksgiving Mass at St Joseph's Church, Subiaco on October 2 at 7.30 pm.

All invited and afterwards at the home for supper.

CONTINUOUS PRAYING A 24-hour continuous rosary for

the 31 days of October in honour of Our Lady Queen of Peace. Rosary intention: Peace and unity in the world and for missionaries.

The rosary may be said privately or in groups. To take part in the rosary offering please ring (09) 390 6413, ( 09) 390 5435, (09) 399 7390, (09) 390 6818 or the Edel Quinn Centre (09) 328 2726 for the desired days and timeslot or you may write to the Kelmscott Legion of Mary, c/o Mrs M. Bruce, 159 Third Avenue, Kelmscott, WA 6111. It is proposed to place all names on a scroll which will be offered up during Mass on Sunday, October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.

Organised by the Kelmscott Legion of Mary.

PREGNANCY HELP New and used baby clothes, prams and bassinettes are urgently needed

by Pregnancy Help. There has been a big demand in recent weeks, and ...... we are in danger of turning people away empty-handed.

Call 325 5592 to arrange pick-up Of deliver to 456 Hay Street, Perth.

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AN INVITATION The Australian Academy of Liturgy invites priests, parish liturgists and interested people to an informal conversation with Bro Stephen Robinson, a priest member of the Brothers of St Gerard.

He is well known as a composer.

Many would know of his music, the "Mass for Moderns" and his songs eg "My God is a Fortress and a Rock".

Stephen has just returned to Australia after completing liturgical studies at La Salle University in Philadelphia, which specialises in an ecumenical perspective in liturgical formation.

All are welcome to the Senior Common Room at St Thomas More College, Crawley, Friday September 21 at 7.45pm. Enquiries to Fr Russell Hardiman (097) 331 225.

MAJELLAN RETREAT The October Majellan Retreat is to be held at St Joseph's Retreat House, Safety Bay, from Friday, October 26 to Sunday, October 28. The religious director is Sr Marie-Therese Ryder OLM. Cost of the retreat is $45.

Please forward your deposit of $20 or the full payment to Mrs B. Townsend, 23 Daglish St, Wembley 6014. Cheques are to be mode payable to "Majellan Group of WA".

There will be a bus leaving the Redemptorist Monastry, North Perth at 6pfn on Friday. Please book your bus seat when making your booking or ring Mrs Townsend on 381 5757.

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ALTAR SERVERS Theme: "In Union with Christ" Venue: Wagga Wagga, NSW

When: January 20-24, 1991 For: Servers — Year 9 and above, Acolytes

SPRINGTIME PICNIC & PARK CLEANUP John Forrest National Park Sunday, September 16, 11am-5pm Assembly and picnic lunch from 11am at Park Entrance No 2 on Great Eastern Highway.

Cleanup will begin by 1pm Bring protective clothing, gloves, hat, sunscreen, drinking water. Rubbish bags provided.

Phone 271 5330 CATHOLIC CHURCH INSURANCES LIMITED invites applications for the position of

SENIOR UNDERWRITING CLERK An experienced person is required between the ages of 20-25 who has sound knowledge of the general insurance industry. The person will need to have worked with computers and enjoy working in a small office environment.

Applicants should contact Margaret Handley on 325 4788 for an appointment.

Office located on 6th Floor, 12 Victoria Avenue, Perth.

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litariNfRe Ron Blair's famous play

The Christ/Ian Brothers starring George Shevtsov plus Barry Dickins'

The Death ofMinnie starring Vivienne Garrett

Sunbury Parish Youth Worker

Directed by Aarne Neeme

Applications are called for the position of fulltime outh worker for the Parish of Bunbur

Tuesday-Saturday at 8.15pm * * *Sundays at 6.15pm * * *

The successful applicant will work to: • Facilitate Parish Youth Activities.

• Administer the Parish Youth Office.

• Assist in developing the role of youth in the Church.

The yearly salary for this position is presently $16,838. It is necessary that the applicant possess a car and preferably an A & B class drivers licence.

Applications close September 28 and should include: i) A Curriculum Vitae and any relevant information regarding past or present involvement with youth groups. ii) Two written references.

Applications should be addressed to:

'SUBIACO STEAKHOUSE' Dinner and Show Tickets only $34.00 RESERVATIONS - 381 2403 484 1133

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Fr Evan Penberthy PO Box 1084 Bunbury 6230.

JAZZ at VESPERS with Juanita Brooks and the Storeyville Jazz Band

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR 150 years caring for the aged

CELEBRATION MASS at 7.30pm

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 at St Joseph's Church, Salvado Road, Subiaco

Application forms and further information: Diocesan Executive Guild of St Stephen PO Box 354 CANNINGTON 6107

All invited afterwards for refreshments at Little Sisters of the Poor, Rawlins Street, Glendalough.

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THE GULF CRISIS

FRIDAY, OCT 5

WHY IS IT HAPPENING? SHOULD AUSTRALIA BE INVOLVED?

7.30pm Place: Corpus Christi Church Cnr Palmerston & Lochee Sts Mosman Park COST $10 ADULTS $5 17 St UNDER

A round table discussion at the Cathedral Parish Centre 450 Hay St, Perth

7.30pm Friday, 14th September

Supper supplied.

For tickets ring Sue 384 4429.

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