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CATHOLIC DOCTORS GET A STRONG REMINDER FROM HICKEY

Ethics Catholic doctors are now in an ethical minefield and they need information and the support of each other to confront the issues, Bishop Hickey told the Catholic Doctors Association last Sunday.

Doctors are being presented with hard cases in their surgeries without the benefit of discussions with their colleagues particularly those with a Catholic moral perspective.

"They are under pressure to make decisions in a context of moral uncertainty," Bishop Hickey said during the Mass for the annual general meeting of the association.

Over 100 doctors, s tudents and their families were hosted at breakfast by the St John of God Sisters at Belmont. The meeting that followed was

chaired by the president Dr Michael Shanahan.

Bishop Hickey said abortion was one of the most obvious of accepted practices that are at variance with Catholic moral principles that are expected of doctors.

"While the issues of and contraception abortion have caused agonies in Church circles for some time, they are being overtaken by others where moral principles are not at all clear in their application."

These included: • Gamete lntrafallopian tube transfer; • Management of Anenceply in Utero; • Sterilisation of the mentally impaired; • Use of foetal tissue in research; and • Management of rape cases.

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Grief syndrome

ADELAIDE: An Adelaide medical practitioner said the consequences of abortion were affecting the culture of SA society.

Dr Toni Turnbull said postabortion grief syndrome was well and doctors to known psychiatrists.

Women were often not told the full facts when they presented for an abortion and she frequently saw the physical and psychological consequences, she said.

"Many times abortion is explained as a clinically safe surgical procedure but not that it can leave a woman with permanent physical complications as well as potentially chronic psychological problems," she said.

Dr Turnbull said that while not all women would experience all the symptoms of post-abortion grief syndrome, or to the same extent, there was a "significant group" affected in SA. Some of the symptoms of postabortion grief syndrome were unresolved grief, guilt, changes in personality, depression, general unhappiness, obvious neurosis, loss of inner peace and the joy of

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being alive, loss of self esteem and every day coping skills, she said.

A common problem was that a person had no feeling as the result of an abortion and had difficulty sustaining deep meaningful relationships, she said.

"Relationships quite often fall apart after an abortion. She feels rejected because he's rejected the baby," she said.

Archbishop Faulkner said: "Our community in South Australia is hurting from the effects of twenty years of legalised abortion," he said. `There is a growing group who are suffering the now wellrecognised post-abortion grief syndrome.

"Many of these women were not counselled properly in the first place. They were rushed into a hasty decision.

"Abortion is not the answer to an unwanted pregnancy," he said.

Archbishop Faulkner said more information needed to be given to both women and men on the alternatives to abortion.

Add to these the potential conflict of doctors working in a medical setting where certain morally objectionable procedures are expected, and promotion where depends on their performance, we can begin to see the challenge facing the medical profession and the Church, and how much we need the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Bishop Hickey urged his listeners to be informed and "to be true to yourself".

"Where an issue is morally clear one must be firm and courageous, knowing there can be no compromise.

"To stand firm on issues of life and death can be a lonely experience for many in the medical profession.

One needs the support of colleagues more so today when new issues

and morally ambiguous situations continue to arise.

Bishop Hickey said it was important to be wary of "that product of our democratic and individualistic society" called tolerance.

"Tolerance" often means not taking a stand, he said.

He told the doctors that they too can be sacramental in allowing God to work through them to build up His kingdom.

Healing is effected sacramentally through the skill, the knowledge and the devotion and love of caring doctors.

But healing is not nor can ever be the monopoly of the medical profession. Healing occurs in the interaction of the physical and the spiritual at all levels and in all situations.

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Message of the Lord via declini• g numbers A diminishing presence in the schools doesn't worry the superior general of the Christian Brothers "in the slightest because the Lord is saying something to us in these diminishing numbers".

"It's obvious that if we had a part to play in God's kingdom in the past, there is no reason why we should not have a role to play in the present and in the future," says Brother Columba Keating who was elected the congregation's 13th superior general on March 24 this year.

"When the vocations are not coming, the Lord is asking whether something else is required of us and there is definitely something else required of us in the contemporary society."

Ideas like this come tumbling vigorously out of the Irishman who sees Christian Brothers' superior General Brother Columba Keating (right) and his assistant Brother Gerard Alvarez (centre) got a close up view of the his six year appointment local scene when he dined with the Cloirtarf community Brothers Bruno Doyle, Pat O'Dokerty, Tony Kelly and Doug Boulter. as coming at the "turning point" in the Christian Lay principals, co- Christian Brothers got view not even the hoped congregation is having in determine. Rather, it is "The old institutions Brothers 188-year-old just can't cope if they education, amalgama- locked into the Irish state for canonisation of places like India, Sierra something that God is story. stayed the way they are. tion with nuns' schools secondary education sys- founder Brother going to ask us to do just In Rome where he has The old institutions have and even government tem which would not Edmund Rice is going to Leone in West Africa and as he asked our founder Paraguay in South lectured in a tertianship to change in order to schools would have been have survived without turn back the clock. to do.

America. program for 14 years he accommodate the new undreamt in Brothers' the religious orders.

"He liberated youth "There will be a trerubs shoulders with vision and surge of life." schools 10-15 years ago But Brother Keating "We lost many of the when there were no mendous test of our faith many leaders of many After a recent succes- but there's a benefit, he freedoms we had as an schools. Today we should also loves the openness of as we move into an age religious orders and he sion of superior generals believes. independent congrega- be asking whom should Australia which he is where things are not says they are all having from the USA, Australia "It frees men like tion. The things we we be liberating when visiting yet another time, happening as quickly or much the same and Canada the leader- ourselves to look at the would have liked to have there are too many but this time as superior as successfully as in the problems. ship of the "Irish" Chris- world and say what we done for neglected kids schools and all they general.

Past "It doesn't depress me.I tian Brothers falls again should be doing in the and slow learners just worry about is worldly The broad expanse of "Every religious look upon it as a turning to an Irishman just when contemporary scene and couldn't be tried when success, good marks, Australia brought him founder had his or her point in history and at Ireland, he says, is "going what are the needs of syllabuses and exams exam techniques and back to his theme: problems. Our Lord had every such point new through its agony in its young people today." had to be done. Heavy success in life.

"We must be open to His problems. The quesideas are born and new search for a proper In fad, says Brother handed programs killed And the future of the every possibility and not tion is whether we can be ideas are surging up in response to current Keating, one of the the vitality of education." Christian Brothers may look on our mission as faithful to what God is in the Church and society. conditions". problems was that the But in Brother Keating's rest in the success the something we're going to that change in time."

Winning hearts with a feel

Whether they are young or old, those who have a feel for the needs of people who have a genuine care and interest in them, are the ones who are ping to win the hearts of young people, says the Christian Brothers world leader, Brother Columba Keating.

Young people can be good at evangelising other young people, he says, but the real challenge is beinc prepared to look at problems of faith and religion and the needs of people, in a different way.

"You've got to listen to what they're asking and

try to understand rather than go in with a prepared pitch and say: this is it" Visits to his relatives in his home county of Kerry remind him that youth are different to what moulded his own mentality.

"I've got great hopes for religious life and the Church but it's going to take time to catch the drift out there.

"Young people will not join congregations at this stage because they come from a different age, but if we listen to them in the contemporary times vocations will come.

"What will not come are replacements for ourselves. A new genus is being born out there.

Young people want to learn the faith in different terms to how I learnt it.

"They want to hear it in terms of your human story. 'You call Jesus your liberator', they say.

What does that mean to you? In what way has He liberated you?

"This is a different need, a different language.

Young people are coming from a different culture."

Home-made theologian speaks The new superior general of the Christian Brothers has had an ideal position from which to study the change that has overtakes the Church and his own congregation.

He has seen the change first hand in the tertianship program at which he has lectured in Rome for some 14 years and in whose establishment he played a part as far back as 1968.

In his Roman lectures Brother Keating says he not only teaches theology but follows the Vatican II injunction to have it inspired, flavoured and rooted in the scriptures.

Describing himself as a "home-made" theologian — notwithstanding a masters degree from Rome's Lateran University, Brother Keating's interest is in bringing back the richness of the

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Church's vast store of of the liturgy, of the teaching and the depth of community celebrating its knowledge. in the eucharist that In making the change in belongs to the life of the his own thinking he community." admits to the difficulties The end of the council that he would have had in 1965, he says, meant from his Irish back- that as a Christian ground in which teach- Brother of 20 years he ing was moralistic and had to rethink his theoloriented towards cate- ogy all over again. chetics in terms of "It took me a long long dogma. time to rethink my "There was no sense of understanding of ChrisGod working in history, tianity and the Christian

community, the follow- it as part of the heritage ing of Christ, the func- of the congregation. tion of the Church and of 'The study of the gospel religious life in the was academic and wasn't Church. touching our lives at all.

He has also seen a We saw the Church as a change in the hundreds society that saves souls of Christian Brothers and gets people into who have come from heaven whereas the many countries for the social dimension of the three month intensive Christian community and the kingdom of God course in Rome. language.

"In the 1970s there was wasn't in our it is a different "Today about little thinking Vatican II or thinking of kind of tertianship pm-

gram with faith sharing, directed retreats, emphasis on creating a gospel community, all of which are new developments," he says.

With nearly 50 years as a Christian Brother behind him Brother Keating is philosophical about the task he has been given.

"All one can do is take it, run with it and do the best you can."

Challenge of coping and helping A message from Archbishop Foley for Mental Health Week.

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Catholic The Church's commit ment to health care has been an integral part of the Church since the earliest Christian times.

Nevertheless many of us tend to "leave it to the expert" and isolate ourreal from selves involvement.

This week we are Mental celebrating Health Week so it is an appropriate time to consider our attitudes to the sick and to the mentally ill in particular and to those families who are in some way affected.

When we consider that some three per cent of the population suffer from some major mental illness such as schizophrenia or manic depression; and another twenty per cent at least require help with stress problems and other transient problems triggered off by such things as death in the family, loss of employment or other dramatic downturns; and we realise that this is compounded by the

effect on relatives, friends and workmates, we become aware that at least 80 per cent of the population need help at some time.

The challenge then is to work out how we might' help, and also how we might cope.

FirstlyIguess most of us are aware of the fear and misunderstanding that clouds a general understanding of mental illness.

This fear and this misunderstanding can only be dispelled by the love and acceptance that comes from knowledge combined with a Christian attitude towards suffering.

'Perfect love casteth out fear.'

Mental illness is often hard to detect on the surface. It is difficult for the inexperienced to realise the depth of hurt and suffering felt by the mentally ill person.

It is much easier for example to empathise with a person who has been injured in a motor accident and has bruises and broken bones to show for it.

In the past the mentally ill have often been hidden away in our society. And this means out of sight and out of mind.

Now is the time for us to show our true love and acceptance by having these people, who are people like you and me, in sight and in mind.

Many of you who are involved in one way or another are already well aware of what I am saying.

The challenge to us is to make others aware.

Maybe there is an opportunity to do more in our schools to teach young people more about coping and helping in the area of mental health.

We also need to pray for real vocations, for God to send the right people into this corner of his vineyard, to counsel and to help.

Already visiting and befriending groups do a lot in this archdiocese to support those who leave treatment and hospital to face what seems a cold and unfriendly world.

suffered barbaric treatment themselves; there are some who have come here late in life with younger families and who have failed to cope with a new language and culture, cut off from the friends and customs of a lifetime; there are those who are the victims of drugs, alcohol and other addictions; there are some who suffer from severe illnesses such as schizophrenia, now believed to have a biologTheoretically they must care for patients in 49 ical basis; and there are mental health care units the young who are in the metropolitan area. confused by the double standards and the The challenge is greater extreme pressures of a than the human capacity society that is far more to give. Hence the need ready to condemn than for more trained, com- to help. mitted helpers who have the necessary Let us then remember understanding. the needs of the mentally Some authorities say ill in our society and that at some time in their reflect on practical ways lives one in four people in which we might be able to share their will suffer some form of burden. mental illness. In our society here we can The great saint who identify many causes. said: 'There but for the Lord go I,' could well example, for is, There great stress on some of have been talking about our migrants and refu- how we should view our gees who have seen brothers and sisters s horrific violence and who are mentally ill. /

To do this work people have to be well informed and to have great understanding.

And above all it requires commitment on a regular and ongoing basis. You are expected to turn up!'

Our own Catholic chaplaincy works in a team with chaplains from other denominations.

They are spread very thinly indeed.

Emergency aid fund half spent: ACR SYDNEY: Because of donations to help people caught in crisis situations, including assistance to refugees from the Gulf area, the emergency aid fund of the Australian Government is reportedly half spent after only three months of the financial year, according to Australian Catholic Relief.

"This, of course, does not take into account the floods, cyclones, earthquakes etc that will be suffered by people throughout the world who have no recourse to savings or social security.

"Organisations like Australian Catholic Relief will do all that they can to help alleviate the The emergency aid allocation was cut by 16%, suffering of people caught in crisis, but the and there were very real cuts to the allocations government needs to consider its own for Southern and sub-Saharan African, both commitment to the alleviation of poverty as the central goal of their own aid programme. areas of poverty and growing need.

"So far this year, Australian Catholic Relief The ACR added: "While the Treasurer tried has allocated $300,000 for assistance to refugees to say there was a 1.6% increase in the overseas in Sri Lanka, and we have collected over $77,000 aid section, we knew that if the early payment to assist refugees from the Gulf crisis as they of monies to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank were taken into account return to their country of origin — without properly, there was a 7% real cut across the rest money, no employment, a further burden on their families who are probably already of the aid budget. struggling to survive.

"And this is at a time when the rains are "Over $320,000 has also been allocated to failing in northern Africa, there are over a areas in the Horn of Africa — but we know that million refugees in Sri Lanka, and the people of some of these areas of need will grow this year Cambodia are struggling to survive while if the fighting between the Ethiopian facilities are gradually being re-established by government and rebel forces continues for much the besieged government. longer, and the same can also be said for Sudan.

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ASIA FOCUS Hong Kong

'Food' for thought!

It sounds redundant to say that "food is essential to sustainlife". It seems even more redundant to realise that more than 30 per cent of the world's population goes to bed hungry, and that there are millions starving or suffering from malnutrition and the complications it involves.

That fact only demonstrates how far removed we actually are from being civilised.

A society that ignores or allows people to starve in a world that is blessed with such tremendous abundance and diversity is no more civilised than the hunter-gatherer societies that roamed earth a million years ago.

Once society taught that if you give a hungry man a fish, you feed him for a day.

But if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. In a world that no longer permits individuals to indiscriminately use natural resources that were once available to all, that too has become a cliche.

Still, the lesson is not in fishing or hunting, but in learning and thinking.

The essential, often bloody "business" of eating goes on, and it is not cheap. Riots ensue and wars are waged over food shortages.

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children work long hours in Asian countries for barely enough money to buy a kilo of rice, while Australian and New Zealand sheep herders slaughter and bury thousands of sheep they "can't afford" to sell.

In the Philippines, men, women and children work for a few pesos a day, forage the hills for herbs and barely gather enough to sustain life, while milk in Western countries is poured down drains, and cheese, butter and other dairy products are stockpiled in warehouses until prices improve.

In some Asian countries, food supplies controlled by governments are mishandled, allowed to spoil, sold dearly, exchanged for weapons, or confiscated to feed armies.

While blowflies feast on the corpses of the dead, fruit and vegetables are allowed to rot on the vine for political, economic or agricultural reasons.

The problem is not a shortage of food. In Asia, bumper rice crops in the past two decades have served to undermine government subsidised prices. Asian governments buy 60 per cent of all rice sold by farmers and do most of the selling to maintain adequate supplies at low prices.

The problem is an attitude that ignores the basic fact that each and every man, woman and child has a right to life and that which sustains it.

Whatever the reasons, anyone or any nation that impedes the flow of food to the hungry, has not only cut others off from the source of life, but has in fact alienated himself or itself from all humanity.

It is well known that governments do not feedpeople; people feedpeople. Hunger is a most pressing reality. It crosses all barriers; it is felt and known by all peoples and it will not wait for a referendum to be appeased.

Among all things, it is hunger that motivates, sets one against the other. . . or brings people together.

When hunger divides people, it creates a holocaust. But when it brings them together, it is usually in the form of a celebration, a celebration of life in the great bounty and fellowship it offers in its sharing.

The Church has tried for centuries to provide the essential "food for thought" necessary to escape the pangs of physical and spiritual hunger. But until the body and soul feast together on the Bread of Life — the reel food for thought — hunger will continue to divide, greed will continue to deprive, and death continue to conquer.

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Iraqis execute priest WARSAW, Poland (CNS): Police have arrested two former Polish secret police generals in connection with the 1984 murder of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, a p ro -Sol idarity priest.

Their arrests were the first of top former communists since the Solidarity -led government took power last year.

On Feburary 7, 1985, four members of the former Polish communist government's Interior Ministry security police were convicted of the kidnap and murder of Father Popieluszko, an outspoken supporter of the thenoutlawed Solidarity movement. The four, including a colonel, received sentences ranging from 14 to 25

ROME, (CNS): A Carmelite priest has reportedly been executed by Iraqi authorities in Kuwait for helping foreigners escape.

A Jordanian newspaper reported that Father Angelo Madelo, a Filipino, was executed for breaking an Iraqi ban against helping foreigners escape.

The Carmelite parish in Kuwait was severely damaged during the invasion and is unusable.

The cathedral is still functioning, said a spokesman but most people are too afraid to attend services.

"We used to service 50,000 Filipino and Indian immigrants," he said. "Now it's just a trickle." "It's frustrating," he said.

years. Their sentences later were reduced under amnesties that were intended mainly for jailed Solidarity activists.

In October 1984, Father Popieluszko's body was found, bound and gagged, in Vistula Poland's River. Pathologists testified at the trial that the main cause of his death was probably choking on vomit

Destruction is cheaper SAN FRANCISCO, (CHS): Earthquake-damaged St Francis de Sales Cathedral and Sacred Heart Church in Oakland will be torn down.

"Well beyond the capabilities" of the Diocese.

Repair costs have been estimated at $8 million.

"We could bring the buildings up to current building codes, but there would be no guarantee they wouldn't sustain major damage again in another quake, given their age and location," he said.

Costs for tearing down the cathedral are estimated at $130,000. Razing Sacred Heart church will cost about $90,000. These estimates do not include the cost of salvaging materials such as pews, stained glass and other removable objects. The diocese will pay for the demolitions.

Chinese arrest Vatican loyalists BEUING: A bishop and fourteen priests of the Catholic Church in China that has remained loyal to the Vatican have been arrested.

The arrested men were accused of having been subject to "foreign domination" and to have illegally opened a seminary, ordained priests and preached to young people under 18.

The are also said to have criticised local employees of the government-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, formed in 1957 when diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China were severed.

Last January a number of bishops loyal to the Vatican were arrested in the provinces of Shanxi, Gansu, Hebei and Inner Mongolia.

and blood from head wounds brought on by severe beatings.

One of the accused Zenon generals, Platek, head of an Interior Ministry department that spied on Catholic priests, testified during the trial of the four officers.

He and Ciaston lost their jobs soon afterwards.

The officer — Ciaston, who was a deputy interior minister in charge of security services, was swiftly nominated ambassador to Albania, a hardline communist country. He recently was recalled by the S olidarity -led government.

Under Polish law, Ciaston and Platek face a possible death penalty.

Support rallies ATLANTA, (CNS): The resigned Archbishop Marino of Atlanta has "entered a structured program of psychological and spiritual renewal in the Midwest," his brother and five sisters said in an open letter to US Catholics thanking them for their prayers and support.

They said, "he plans to remain there until he is ready to accept a new assignment."

In August it was learned that he resigned because

he had been involved in a two-year affair with a young woman.

He resigned citing severe mental, physical and spiritual stress.

They sent the open letter to newspapers they said, because "it simply has not been possible to answer" individually the "hundreds of messages: letters, cards, telegrams and phone calls" offering the archbishop prayers and support.

They said the "overwhelming majority" of the messages were understanding and compassionate.

"This outreach, support and encouragement is much more than we could have ever anticipated," they said.

Halloween fear

ABERDEEN Scotland (CNS): Presbyterian church leaders in one of Scotland's major cities say that they are worried that Halloween fun might lead impressionable youths into contact with real evil.

The report urges adults to be careful in how they present the dark side of the holiday — especially when dealing with witchcraft, a standard Halloween theme.

It cites reports of the practice of witchcraft in Britain, marked by rituals involving animal sacrifice and child abuse. It says the biggest danger to youth is the appeal of the occult and the supernatural.

The report recommends celebrations based on Christ's victory over Satan.

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LONDON (CNS):— A prominent Anglican priest has announced he is leaving the Church of England to become a Catholic.

The Rev Denys Lloyd has resigned his Anglican orders and asked to leave the Community of the Resurrection, one of the Church of England's best-known religious orders.

Father Lloyd, 51, has been head of the community's theological college in Mirfield, England since 1984.

His decision to leave the Church of England is understood to be motivated by trends such as the increasing pressure

for the ordination of Anglican women — of which he is a well-known opponent — and the diminishing influence of the Catholic tradition in a church becoming dominated by evangelicals.

He said he sensed "an unselfconscious reality of 'the church' in the Roman communion, while allegiance to the Church of England has become increasingly difficult to sustain with integrity and confidence."

Father Lloyd said he wanted to try contemplative monastic life in the Catholic Church but had not contacted any Catholic officials before leaving the Church of England.

Poser for Order

MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS): The Maryknoll order remains uncertain how to assign Maryknoll Father Miguel D'Escoto if the Vatican reinstates his priestly faculties.

The Vatican suspended Father D'Escoto's priestly faculties in 1985 after he refused to give up his post as Nicaragua's for-

eign minister in the Sandinista government.

After he lost the job in the Sandinista fall from power, he and the Maryknoll superior general, Father William M. Boteler, petitioned the Vatican for reinstatement of his faculties.

A Maryknoll spokesman said that Father D'Escoto, 57, had not

done basic parish work at the level of normal Maryknoll service in many years. "We don't see Miguel easily fitting into the places where we are working." he said.

Before taking the position of Nicaraguan foreign minister, Father D'Escoto, who was born in LDS Angeles to Nicaraguan parents, worked in

communications at the Maryknoll headquarters and established its publishing arm, Orbis, the principal publisher of books on liberation theology.

The spokesman said he thought many bishops of Central America would be reluctant to accept Father D'Escoto into their dioceses.

Biggest Supreme court parish backs decision in world MOSCOW: When Franciscan Father Bytautas volunteered for his first pastoral assignment, he ended up with what could be called the biggest "parish" in the world: the entire Soviet region of Siberia.

As the only Catholic priest in Siberia, the 32year-old Lithuanian travels by plane, train and car to visit cities and villages where often only a handful of faithful remain.

When he arrives, the priest said in an interview, "some people run up and kiss my habit."

"They are very happy to see me. The older men say I'm the first priest they've seen in 70 years," he said. when a group of Siberian Catholics from Novosibirsk approached a bishop in 1986, asking if he could spare a priest, the bishop said no, but Father Bytautas volunteered anyway, saying "I

wanted to go where there were no priests."

The previous pastor in Novosibirsk was a Ukrainian who was sent to prison after only two years of active ministry, he said.

The priest has helped build one small church in Novosibirsk and has plans for two more.

He also has signed agreements with city officials to set up a church-run charity centre for orphans and the elderly.

Four of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity are now working in the city, too, he said.

Equally important, the church community is growing. Last year he baptized about 100 adults, he said.

Many Catholics in Siberia are descendants of Polish, Lithuanian and German exiles who were sent there during the 19th and 20th centuries, Fath Bytautas said.

WASHINGTON (CNS):— The US Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling that banned a Christmas nativity scene display from the lawn of a c ounty building in Charlottesville.

The court affirmed that allowing a private group to set up a nativity scene on government property would violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.

Charlottesville allowed the local Jaycees chapter to display the nativity scene on the lawn of the county office building.

The display had been accompanied by a sign which said it was sponsored by the Jaycees, not the county.

A group including a rabbi and Unitarian ministers sued over the display and won.

The appeals court had based its ruling largely on a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that some government-sponsored religious displays are permissable if they do not have "the effect of promoting or endorsing religious beliefs."

"The unmistakable message conveyed is one of government endorsement of religion," said the appeals court.

Of secularism and pluralism VATICAN CITY (CMS): While secularism and pluralism have made it more difficult to teach the faith, they can provide the trials which make faith grow and mature, Pope John Paul II told the International Council of Catechists.

The secularism of modern society pushes religion to the margins of daily experience and can cause some people to

"lose their own identity," on the fundamental relation of God with the the pope said.

And "the phenomenon world," he said. of pluralism, if it is not all "This takes place when inclusive, attentive to the religious vision of life unity and integrity of is accompanied by a sane faith, can shatter com- secularity, when the munion within the relation between a pluchurch," he said. rality of experiences and At the same time, loyal and unconditional secularism and plural- adhesion to Christ ism have "a potential to becomes sealed with bring growth and matu- affectionate belonging — ration of the faith if they faithful and active — to incite a better reflection the one church."

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ynoci special Lutheran lesson VATICAN CITY: The Vatican's top doctrinal official says he has learned more from Lutherans than from Catholic theologians about priestly identity.

"I said in that synod speech that Lutheran theologians have done more to solve the problem of the identity of the priesthood than Catholics have done," said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

"I also have learned a lot from Lutheran theologians, and in some ways even more thanIhave learned from our own theologians" about priestly identity, he added.

At the synod session, Cardinal Ratzinger said the Catholic priesthood after the Second Vatican Council has been "in crisis" with a loss of identity and vocations. He attributed this to a

Humble servant

vision of the priesthood that goes back to 16th-century Protestant objections and sees ministry as relatively undefined.

"We became aware of how big the problem was with the start of ecumenical dialogue," he said.

But the problem goes back 500 years and is not restricted to the post-conciliar period, he added.

The cardinal blamed "extreme specialisation" by theologians for the failure to strengthen the biblical basis of priestly identity.

He asked for greater dialogue between biblical scholars and dogmatic theologians so that each examines the Bible with an integrated methodology, rather than concentrating on their specialty.

"They have not dealt with what the Bible says about priests," the cardinal said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): A priest must be a humble "servant leader" in order to represent Christ in the community, said Bishop Lawrence A Burke of Nassau, Bahamas.

"One of the most common criticisms of our priests is that they have great difficulty working with others, especially the laity," said Bishop Burke in a written report to the world Synod of Bishops.

The Catholic belief that priests act "in the person of Christ" does not mean that they have all of the answers or are superior to the laity, said a Vatican-released summary of the bishop's report.

That understanding of priesthood "needs to be balanced in such a way that both priests and laity realise that the priest is (fundamentally) one of the

faithful", Bishop Burke said. "We all share one common baptism".

"True priestly spirituality should foster an interior freedom which allows the priest to share more intimately the lives of his people so that he can bring the love, healing, compassion and understanding of Christ whom he represents," the bishop said.

Priests are ordained for a minstry of service, not "for their own good or perfection," he said.

Bishop Burke asked the synod to encourage formation programs which train priests "for a church where ministry is a collaborative venture between the ordained and unordained".

This factor must be emphasised to the point of being and antidote to any form of clericalism," he said. "Any authoritarian approach to ministry" must be discouraged.

Wide divergence of views A wide divergence of views about how to train priests emerged in the synod's first two weeks and the matter is reflected in the mid term document the bishops are studying.

A closer identification with the poverty of the people, was called for said Malaysian

Archbishop Fernandes of Kuala Lumpur, a point echoed by a number of Third World bishops.

South African Bishop Michael Coleman said seminarians must be prepared to "motivate and train people to take up necessary, non-violent action" to

achieve social justice.

Ugandan Bishop Paul Kalanda said seminarians need to be formed to fight poverty, ignorance, disease, human right violations and forms of social exploitation.

Few went as far as Malawi Bishop Felix Mkhori who said local

communities should help select and screen candidates for the seminary.

This line of argument drew strong opposition, however, from other bishops. Archbishop Pio Laghi, who heads the Vatican's education congregation, said some people

today misunderstand the priesthood as being not only for the people but "deriving from" the people.

Likewise, Italian Archbishop Ambrosanio insisted that "the priestly ministry does not originate from the community but from the event of Christ

through apostolic transmission."

Bishop Norbert Mtega of Tanzania, warned of putting "too much emphasis on service to the people but less emphasis on the sacramental and sacred dimension."

The mid term document reflected the

synod's lack of consensus on this point. It said, however, that a priest's spiritual service comes ahead of worldly activities, which should be kept to a "minimum".

In poor countries, it said, there is a danger that the priest can turn into a social worker.

"This proposal virtually seeks to strip the hierarchical priesthood of its nature, reducing it to a priestly ministry of pure service," he said.

synod on the nature of the priesthood.

The Vatican official opposed increasing the contacts of seminarians with women.

"Remember, human nature is fallen." he said.

BISHOP Kalanda of Uganda, said seminarians have to be trained to work in situations of rapid

political, cultural and s ocio-economic changes.

"There are also problems of poverty, ignorance, disease, violations of human rights, refugees, various forms of internal and external exploitations of man," he said.

THE CHURCH'S requirement of priestly celibacy was

strongly defended by Archbishop Agustoni, secretary of the Congregation for Clergy.

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CHOOSING obligatory celibacy was a "healthy decision" for the Syro-Malankar church, said Archbishop Thangalathil, of Trivandrum. India.

"Celibacy opted by the Malankar church has proven a great blessing," he said.

He said when the Syro-Malankar rite was established, Pope

Pius XI gave leaders the choice of optional or obligatory celibacy.

Obligatory celibacy was chosen and "it was the opinion of all that this was the wise thing to do", he said.

The progress of our church "owes much to this decision", he added.

SWISS Archbishop Agustoni, secretary of

the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, criticised synod delegates who favoured married priests.

These delegates have discussed celibacy in 'The most pernicious manner" by asking that "sacred orders be given to married men of proven virtue", said the papally appointed delegate.

Archbishop Agustoni said the issue of a married priesthood for the Latin rite was and discussed rejected at the 1971

He said it was "pernicious" to suggest ordaining married men of proven virtue.

The issue was laid to rest during the 1971 synod on the ministerial priesthood, he said, and "we should not bring it up again".

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Generation gaps open His grand daughter, National Arts Week closed officially last Margaret Packham LeaSunday and while the vesly, follows his clear annual one-off, coast- influence with devoted to-coast, programmed attention to lyrical essays was in the aspects of landsrecognition worthy, the practicality cape and bush with their is that the creative arts corners of beauty we never cease through sometimes passingly the efforts of the lonely contact and often the innovator, the trained contact is through a car student, the gifted window. soloist or even through They are personal reacthe visions of families. tions, conservative in There was a time when in WA one George Pitt Morison (1861-1946) made his contributions with merit.

approach and highly appealing to those who

value the calm of flowers, forest and hiliscape.

Her daughter Sandra Morison hits the heartbeat with pictures of another power.

She reveals the often unnoticed corners in architecture, the shaded steps and sun-tipped archways of the manmade.

She controls with skill the interplay between light and shade, surface and texture.

Her seven paintings are admirable and have a collective power in concept and execution to match the static dignity of her subjects.

Ten drawings add to her overall statement.

Then in a separate area are nine works by George Pitt Morison acting as a backdrop and family linkage. It has been said before that in influence every artist has a mother and a father.

Left: Margaret Pack- Above: Sandra MoriLeavesley's son's Roftnest Barham "Church of St John the racks oil on canvas.

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'No sex' married priests VATICAN CITY (CNS): A Vatican spokesman has confirmed that two Brazilian married men, ordained permanent deacons at the time, were ordained three years ago to the Latin-rite priesthood on condition that they forego sexual relations.

Cardinal Lorscheider of Fortaleza, Brazil, revealed to the magazine Famiglia Cristiana that Pope John Paul II had approved the ordinations but that the condition that the married priests live as celibates caused criticism from some quarters in Brazil, the cardinal said.

At a subsequent press conference Cardinal Tuncii of Cameroon, one of the three papally appointed presidents of the Synod of Bishops revealed three conditions imposed by the Vatican: • "Total separation from the wife in the matter

of cohabitation." Vatican officials defined cohabitation as living in the same house.

• "A free and conscientious acceptance by the candidate for ordination of the celibate way of life.

• "The explicit consent of the wife, and children if any, in writing and legally valid, that permits the husband to be ordained."

The Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera identified one of the two as 69-year-old permanent deacon Ivo Schmidt, who along with his 67-year-old wife Adulina had not had relations since a miscarriage and hysterectomy some years ago.

Since his ordination in 1987 "Our union, our love has become stronger", his wife was reported saying. "We wanted a child. Now we have an 11

enormous flock". The other Brazilian priest is also reported to be an elderly former permanent deacon.

During the news conference, Cardinal Ttuni said that in the case of the Brazilian priests, "the bond of marriage is not broken. It is suspended".

The cardinal said permission is normally given to married couples of advanced age.

The Brazilians "freely sacrificed" their marriage relations, said Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications at the news conference.

"The Holy Father did not dissolve or annul their m,rriages," Archbishop Foley said. "He gave them permission to suspend the exercise of their marital rights." The children were grown up and gave their approval, he added.

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Side-by-Side youth body Karen Walker has tried hard to pass her faith on to her two sons, Kyle and Ryan.

She is serious about her own faith and comfortable talking about it with them.

Some parents feel the Church community does too little to support them in their effort to pass on faith. "They don't do anything for youth in my parish," said one frustrated parent.

Active in her parish, she also has sent her children to Catholic schools and supported their involvement in a local youth ministry program.

She is as confident as a parent can be that her children will continue to practice their faith as adults.

"They will probably go through a stage when they will not," she said.

"But I firmly believe they will come back."

Not all Catholic parents are as confident. While few are ready publicly to write off their own children's faith, many feel varying degrees of frustration and helplessness.

Others worry that some approaches fail to give the youth of today a sense of belonging in the Church.

"My parish did not have a youth ministry program, it had a religious education program," said Thomas Martin, father of a tertiary student and a high school youngster.

"Earlier (my children) had some close relationships with teachers. But as they became teens, they drew less from the parish than from other organisations."

Part of the problem, some feel, lies in confusion about the balance

between the roles of parents and the larger Church in passing on faith.

"A lot of parents think it is the responsibility of the Church alone to teach their child the faith when really they are the primary educators — especially through their example," said Don O'Leary, parent of two teenagers and a permanent deacon.

"If the parent isn't active in his or her faith, that's going to have an effect on the child," O'Leary said.

But parents can't do it alone. There needs to be a partnership between parents and the church.

"Statistics show that most youth don't feel welcome at their parishes," said Jerry Finn, a youth ministry coordinator serving a 16parish deanery.

But that is changing. "I

By Richard Cain see a growing concern for youth ministry," said O'Leary. "I see the weekend experiences of Antioch and Search giving teens the chance to experience God through their peers."

Antioch and Search are two of many types of retreat experiences developed in the last decade that give youth a deeper experience of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

They have played a central role in successful youth ministry programs in such places as the Indianapolis and Baltimore archdioceses.

Retreats are "still by far the No. 1 experience that gets youth to grow in their faith," said Mark Pacione, director of an office of youth ministry.

Mrs Walker agreed.

Retreats have been a real inspiration for her son Kyle, she said. "If you could just get more kids to go."

But retreats alone are not enough.

A youth may experience a transformation of faith during a weekend retreat. But that new seed of faith must be nurtured in an ongoing supportive relationship.

areas of athletics, community building, evangelisation, service, spirituality or liturgy.

"The hardest thing about it has been getting the adult to shut up and realise the gifts of the youth," Finn said. "As adults we tend to want to 'do' rather than 'share

Ultimately, however, the task of mentoring That is why youth youth belongs not just to ministry more and more individual adults but to is providing mentors for the whole parish comyoung people, adults munity. A mentoring who can walk with youth community is one that in their ongoing faith makes youth welcome and invites them to play journey. a significant role in the The mentoring idea is life of the community. basic to Finn's approach to youth ministry. In his For example, homilies deanery he has set up a in such a parish draw Youth Ministry Activities from the experiences of Team made up of youth youth as well as adults. A and adults who work mentoring parish also side by side — whether invites youth to serve in their efforts are in the appropriate positions of

leaders up — as lectors, for eunple, or parish COUnral menthe's.

There is also a reciprocity bet veen youth and adults, ks an illustration, PacioN referred to a parish( ouncil that asked the yot th group to help clean tp after a parish flinch') i. But the council didn't leave it there, agreei4 in return, to clean up after the next youth(' woe.

"That really sent a Poweit 1 message to the kids," hcione said.

So, a etreat experience that leads to a mentoring relatioship is a pattern that sems to work.

Whose job is it to pass faith on?

Mrs \Talker said that it was aer Kyle participated a retreat as a sophoiore that his potentil as a youth leader vas spotted. Now Kyle is. ae of the young people helping give retreat to other youth.

Crisis in faith...

Parents alone can't pass faith on to their children, writes Richard Cain. There needs to be a partnership between parents and the Church.

Not long after I became pastor of a university campus parish, my sister surprised me by bringing my 80year-old mother to Sunday Mass.

Since we don't have many grey-haired parishioners,Ipicked her out in the crowd quickly.

She seemed to be having the time of her life.

After MassI went up to my mother and asked how she liked our celebration.

She commented on the enthusiastic singing, the hundreds of college students and the warm and accepting atmosphere.

Then she added: 'These kids are proof we will have a great future!".

Not everyone shares my mother's optimism. But her words refer to a basic concern among many church people. What will the future of our church be like?

Will today's youth be part of the future church? And are adults still passing faith on to young people?

A basic question to ask is what it is about our faith that we most want to transmit to youth.

Since my work is with university students,Ican best respond from what I

Food for thought Youth is a time of self-discovery. That should make it a time of adventure.

But the adventure of youth is tempered by the all-too-real stress young people experience. Warily, apprehensively, the young gaze into the world of opportunity around them — the terrifying array of options that are theirs.

Can they measure up to the expectations of others? they wonder. And what should they themselves seek from life?

Gradually they are growing, but not as passive bystanders in life. The young tend to want to help shape their world — and to begin by shaping the activities and programs they participate in and which, in turn, shape them.

It is against this background that others in the Church interact with young people.

Those who serve youth benefit from recognising not only how much youth can receive and absorb, but how much they can contribute.

And the relationship with youth grows when not only the opportunities before them, but the pressures upon them are grasped.

Father Herbert Weber ranks acceptance as the No. 1 aspect of faith to pass on to young adults.

Without acceptance, he says, doctrinal and moral understanding have nowhere to take shape.

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It calls for love, which makes it a true vocation. And, as they say, young people can sense who it is that really loves them.

see and hear rega ding young adults.

That is the age !roup that often disap ears from church ranks Why? Perhaps be ause they have been ; iven doctrine, sacrament and. even some opportia ities to serve others wiltiout receiving somet ling fundameltal: more acceptance.

Like many coller students, Anne beame active in church 0 ring her years at our perish because she knee she belonged.

But then came shool

But without acceptance, the other teachings have nowhere to take shape. is They are isolated facts story Anne's common. looking for a faith Fortunately for her community. parish, she did not give When people feel up. they find themaccepted, Eventually she found people who treated her selves more open to and her background continued development with some reverence. as members of the However, not everyone is church. At that point the learnings from earlier as persistent as Anne. years start to make sense.

Irank acceptance as the There is no single No 1 aspect of our faith to hand on to youth. This answer for those who ask is not because I find no how to include young value in teaching doc- people better. Special trines Or moral programs for youthful understanding. parishioners may be

By Father Herbert Weber graduation day and a crisis of faith. Where would she belong now?

Upon landing her first "real" job, she settled into a surburban parish, registered and tried to participate in several committees Or organisations.

She told me she constantly was overlooked and put down.

Her ideas were considered unacceptable. She soon felt unaccepted.

Why tell it to tile children?

By FatherOn Castelot

Once wheel friting to his trusted frie d and colleague Tinchy, St Paul urged hint to "remain faithful to e!at you have learned apt believed, because ya know from whom you Wiled it". And Paul remind him "that from info( you have known the tred Scriptures". (2 lmotky 3:1415) Timothy ould have learned the )0d news of Christ from 1R11. But if he th e rieths learned yoi ptufa infanc. "from did he leaf finm whom them? The answer is gno earlier in the letter where 'e hear Pual say: Sincere "1 recall Pd rst in your fi that

grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and that lam confident lives in you." (1:5) In biblical times, religious instruction was given, by word and example, in the home. That was how God's people preserved their religious and national identity, which were really one and the same.

In an age when there was no general education system, it really was, in the long run, the most effective means.

Religion was part of the fabric of life, not something relegated to school and divorced from the everyday realities of the home, the neighbourhood, the community and the nation.

In teaching their children in Christian times, parents carried on a tradition that was solidly rooted in the Old Testament.

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helpful if they are more than "programs". They must be real opportunities for youth to experience their faith.

Even more important, however, is the inclusion of young people in responsibilities for liturgy, Christian formation and other basic aspects of parish life.

Of course, hand in hand with acceptance goes a listening ear. That means other must start paying attention to what is important to young people. Listening precedes speaking

For example, in the presParental instruction in criptions for the Passover — religion is not an option; it is which celebrates God's great practically a divine manliberation of his people from date. If this was true in bondage in Egypt — we Moses' day, in a relatively read: "When your children simple, unsophisticated culask you, 'What does this rite ture,it is even more so in our of yours mean?' you shall day. reply, This is the Passover Very significant is the plea sacrifice of the Lord' ". of the author of Proverbs: (Exodus 12:26-27) "Hear, 0 children, a father's When Moses instructed instruction, be attentive, that you may gain underthe people about the imporstanding! When I was my tance of their experience at father's child, frail, yet the Sinai, where they had darling of my mother, he become God's special people taught me, and said to me: and received God's comet your heart hold fast my mandments, he exhorted l words; keep my commands, them: then you may live!' ". (4:1-4) "Take care and be earnestly The admonition of the on your guard not to forget prophet Joel still rings out: the things which your own "Tell it to your chidlren, and eyes have seen, nor let them your children to their slip from your memory as children, and their children long as you live, but teach to the next generation." (Joel them to your children, and 1:3) to your children's children."

(Deuteronomy 4:9) That is how truth survives.

A priest who was nearing retirement continued to be popular with the youth of his community. It seemed that listening to young people gave him a sense of vitality.

He spent time going to the local public high school football and basketball games as well as following other activities that drew teenagers.

He felt he couldn't expect youth to be interested in what is important to him if he wasn't interested in what is important to them.

How can the Church reach today's teenagers?

Selected responses from readers: 'Teenagers should 'own' one of the Sunday Masses. They should plane and lead the music, as well as be the lectors, Communion ministers and ushers. By giving them a part in worship, the Church invites them to be an integral part of its community." — Michele P. Buechel "The Church can reach today's teenagers by understanding them and the decisions they make . . . by listening to their thoughts and ideas and understanding where they are coming from.

They must also realise that teenagers have a different point of view than an adult." — 14-yearold Annemarie Kelly "By being credible. Teens these days won't give too many second chances when they see the Church preaching one thing, such as love thy neighbour as thy self, then not taking a decisive stand when society violates its precepts." — Carol Talley "Raise parish awareness of the complexity of issues facing teenagers today and the need for adequate funding and training for youth workers to develop programs that help." — Rachel Lopez

Children today, as in biblical times, must be taught by the word and example of their parents (even amidst resistance!), according to Father John Castelot This most happen from generation unto generation.

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By Colleen McGuiness-Howard

centres to take blood pressure and blood sugars, and advise on health.

Living life to the full is a lot more achievable if you're in good health and walk with God, said members of the Catholic Health Care Association.

A symposium is also on the agenda entitled Health in the good life and living life to the full to be held on Saturday, November 3 at the Sheraton convention centre.

In fact to highlight what their association is doing, and how and why they are doing it, the rust Catholic Health Care week will take place from October 28 through to November 4.

The opening Mass at St Mary's Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Foley this Sunday will be at 2pm, and during the week there will be open days and displays at various Catholic hospitaLs and nursing homes with staff at shopping

Topics will be Helping leaders of tomorrow to live life to the full; Olympics and modern youth; The dignity of the human person — a means of living life to the full; Health in the good life — provided by health care organisations; Catholic health care institutions providing quality of life, and finally a summation.

Contact number for attendance or any other information is 277 0000.

The Health Care charity ball on November 3 at Government House ballroom will raise funds for The Living Stone Foundation.

Chairperson of the Catholic Health Care Association Sister Rita SJG and member Christopher Morris said they are trying to develop public awareness within the wider community as to the importance of Catholic Health Care within WA and to highlight the difference between Catholic institutions and the others.

The idea is to also reach out to youth and let them know what their system has to offer and how life can be lived to the full.

Sister Rita pointed out how Catholic Health Care and other Catholic institutions realise in a

practical way Christ's desire, by his example, that we as Christians should care for the sick, ageing and dying, as it has always been an integral part of our Christian teaching which the Catholic Church has put into practice in a real and tangible way.

One of the main objectives of this awareness week is to show people what they are doing and the difference between the Catholic system with its focus on Christ's teachings, and those outside the Church.

In following these teachings, Sister Rita said these values are transmitted to His people where human life is considered sacred; suffering and death have meaning; and they, like Christ, love the poor.

Chairperson of the Catholic Health Care Association Sister Rfto, SIG and committee member Christopher Morris look over their publicity material ready for the first WA awareness week running from October 28 to November 4.

_Brief outline of the association As a brief outline, the Australian Catholic Health Care Association began in 1978 to represent Catholic interest in health and aged care facilities throughout Australia.

Their services, available to all Australians, include 37 private hospitals with 5008 beds, over 200 aged

care facilities, and a range of other health services such as home hospice, community health centres and district nursing, all constituting a formidable line-up of Catholic commitment.

Association The which employs a full time secretariat, is governed by a council

comprising a representative of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, two representatives of the major superiors of Religious Orders of Australia and two nominees from each of the State Catholic Health Associations.

And its aim is to represent and support

organisations and individuals within Catholic care, as well as advocating, implementing and promoting the broadest adoption of Christian values and ethical principles in health and aged care.

Nationally, the Association monitors and analyses significant developments in

national health and aged care and illness prevention; develops the Association's position on national health care to the wider community in Austraha with particular reference to marginalised groups, and facilitates communication with State Catholic Health Associations,

members and others.

In its state role, each is an autonomous body with its own objectives and membership arrangements, with its representatives disseminating relevant information appropriately.

Our WA Catholic Health Care Associa-

Record romance

Should we "weep by 16, 1935, obtained from the waters of Babylon" the nuns, can be read at this sign of the times again in the microfilm that most Catholics It is obvious our father have as good as abandoned the Catholic had the patience of lob as be waited for his new press? bride to read the news! ft was different in 1935 At that time Pope Pius XI when our m_ other, eager to get her Record on her spoke on the need for a Albany Isseeynsoon, took just living wage.

Dr Goody was welcomed her newly wed husband to the local convent and were as new parish priest at welcomed with afternoon Boulder. tea, and first hand inferThe old brick wall around natio* on all the beauty St Mary's Cathedral was spots of Albany and being removed, and four Demerit, as well as The pseuds was availRecord. able for the traisformaIn The Record later on, ties of the grounds into a there was to be a photo melee of veritable beauty! and desaiption of the In 1990 we see a local McCabe-Lalor nuptial Christian community Mass at Sacred Heart erecting a barbed wire Church, Highgate. fence, soother sign of the The faded Record page times. found maw our mother's Fr P. Meleeey, MSC souvenirs ~ her death trekked 800 miles into in 1972 gave a picture of the outback to offer Mass ivory satin and lace, with the Wallanwra Aberorange blossom, lilies, igioes in historic Newc arnations, old gold lands Cave. roses.

There was an essay Fr Tom Crowley, the Ave competition for children Maria, a violin trio, on "The reservation of the dancing, the wedding Blessed Sacrament in the breakfast, the train trip to early days of Sydney".

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the world to prayer through Mary, the Owen of Peace, for peace in the Persian Guff, the Middle East, Lebanon and Palestine.

The Record Editorial spoke out on the Nazi German State, likening it to Caesar wishing to take

Times may change, but where is the wisdom to see history repeating itself?

the light of Christ is shining in the darkness, we see a great droved of the Word of God all over the world, ceased sorely by indifference to the poises' of God, by our stift-oecked refusal to open minds, hearts and voices in the praise of God.

BY BERNADETTE GUY to Itself the things that are of God. .

"The modern State ignores the fact that individuals have Mlle* able rights . . . We are oely truly free when we are free to confess!, to the will of God . . . " wrote the editor of the day. le 1935 with the Catholic press in Gomm under attack, Catholics were to read being miapur time Gospels at Wee, sad to attend Sunday Mass and strengthen their faith . . .

Catholics amend the world were asked to share in spirit in the Mass for peace at Lourdes on every first Saturday . . .

Pope lobo Paul II in the Catholic press today calls

Our igneous:* is that we, Where is the life we have like the leagued mod clever lest in the living?

The daily prayer of the Pharisees, do not see the Church calls attention to need to praise God, nor do we, in this decline of our the words of T.S. Eliot. . . . selfless cycle of Christian faith, see our Christian papers as a idea aad action . witness of the brings. . . kowledge i d commitment of of speech, but net of powerfuli slimes; knowledge of God's people. t is right to give him words, hat net of the I Seeks and praise . . . to Wert All oer kaawletige adore our God who made brings as soarer to .or Is." God is present in the Ignorance . . . (from praises of His The Rock) Our ignorance must bringing peace and salvasurely be that not oily do tion, coversioe and MOOwe fail to read our ciliatioe in the victory of Catholic Press, but we fail the UM of God. Jesus said, "If you keep also to read the signs of the times (Matthew 16:3). gigot, the very stems Failing to discern that themselves will start the Kingdom of God is shooting." (Lake 19:37) We have come into the among Es, that His peace,

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age of the great mercy of God, the age of Mary's Magnificat as she rejoices and praises the goodness of the Lord her savioor.

We will leave Babylon with joy. The mountains and hills will burst into oag, the trees will clap their heeds.

Not to see these signs of the times, nor to hear the urgent call from Pope John Paul and our bishops to a new re-evangelization of oer lives, is to be Mind and deaf.

God will fill the humpy These geoare with od thiegs who proud will be pet down their from thrones . . . and the rich will be seat away empty.

The times are changing, but the Word of God is trve now and forever.

"I ant shaking the heavens and the earth," says the Lord.

In the time of Haggai the something prophet, strange was going on, the same as today. With the economy in Alms, crops failing, mosey becoming worthless, slipping through the bawds, like bringing home wages in a purse full of holes, the

tion was convened in 1983 and promotes and co-ordinates the interests and growth of its own centres within the state; promotes pastoral care of the sick through personnel training and develops a cohetent policy regarding Catholic Health Care in WA.

people had never seen anything like it The Lord spoke through Haggai, telling the people clearly the reason for the lack of blessings over the laud. le were paying more attentioe to their riches, their fine houses, than to the House of God, neglecting to come into the Presence of God, giving praise and thaeks and their first love to Him. But who would lists, to this kind of talk?

"Wahl My Church," says the Lord. "I have called down dna& m the land and bills, ea wheat, wine, oil, nail the proem of tk ground, on eamai ail their 'shears." (Haggai ktl,11) Saint Francis understood this message, and his life was a great sang of praise.

Let es praise God for His to us, for war Press, asking him to look not noes our sins of indifference and lukewarinness, but to look epos the faith of His beloved people here on earth, and woe the faith of those who have gooe before us.

ctor

College marks silver joy A Former rectors and founding fathers of Mazenod college who met together to celebrate a 25 year success story in Mazenod college which they'd helped to carve out.

Back left: Oblate Fathers Kevin Davine, Ian Mackintosh, (rector 1973-77), Patrick Dwyer, (current rector), John Cranley, (rector 198146), Michael McMahon, (rector 1978-80).

Front row: Donald Hughes, (founding rector 1966-72), Denis McCarthy, William Cagney.

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard Mazenods Boys' College Lesmurdie has just celebrated its silver jubilee and all in all, it was a hectic week or two.

The event itself was considered important enough for the return of its previous rectors plus two foundation priests, including the provincial superior Father John Sherman OMI. The Silver Jubilee Ball on September 14 was the kick-off point for the celebrations and saw in attendance Oblate Fathers Denis McCarthy and William Cagney who were the foundation priests back in the sixties, along with past rectors Father Donald

Hughes (1966-72), Father Ian Mackintosh (1973-77), Father Michael McMahon (1977-80), Father John Granley (1981-86) and present rector Father Patrick Dwyer.

It was a rare occasion for all previous rectors to be alive, well and present for a silver jubilee celebration.

Fathers Kevin Davine (now rector Mazenod Victoria), Pat Moroney (rector Iona Queensland) and Father Paul Gwynne (St Mary's Seminary Melbourne) who had also worked to develop Mazenod at various stages, returned to the scene of their labours.

That week saw the interstate athletic carnival between the Oblate Colleges from Queensland, Melbourne and WA

Taken at the Peter Knox oval commissioning, part of La SaIle's campus, was Dr Peter Tannock, Director of Catholic Education, Franciscan Father Finian Perkins, OF111 whose order is linked to the college's inception in 1954, Mr Clem Mulcahy, principal of La Salle, Mr Peter Knox's widow Joan, and La Salle college board chairman Mr Max Williams.

It's always great to see Catholic educa-

facilities tional expanding to meet increasing demands; it reassures one that Catholic education is still very much in demand and parents are smart enough to realise it represents very high quality indeed.

Thus the acquisition of 3.5ha of land, formerly the Swanway drive-in, for that

$325,000 of which the

State Government provided a low interest loan of $125,000.

The oval, which was dedicated to Mr Peter

"However, the human effort is necessary and essential and it is a privilege to share, even in a minor way, in that human effort . . ."

Knox, a notable local businessman who was a main instigator in the college's inception back in 1954, along with local MLA Mr Jack Brady and Midland's PP, Franciscan Father Tom Pearson, will be available for general community use.

The formal commissioning of the Peter Knox oval was officiated by Director of Catholic Education Dr Peter Tannock, attended by government and shire representatives, the local clergy and friends.

Medal Tournament More than 40 members took advantage of the excellent weather to participate in the Medal Tournament which was held at Trinity Courts in Manning Road, Manning. The afternoon was organised to present the trophies to the successful winter pennant teams and to those who were successful in the recently champcompleted ionships.

The medal tournament was again well organised

by Michael Messer. Mike Colgan won the men's division whilst Bernadette Malone was successful in the ladies' section. Congratulations to both players.

Closure, Queens Park Unfortunately for the association the strong Queen's Park club has

had to close. Extensions to the school buildings has meant the area presently occupied by the tennis courts now are required to house the new buildings.

Qutens Park has been a strong club over the past 40 years. It has always entered pennant teams each season, produced many association champions during this period and supplied many team members to Australian carnivals. Stalwarts John and Leonie Messer together with their family have been instrumental in guiding the club over this time. The Queens Park club has always been a strong supporter of all association activities. Fortunately for the Association that whilst the club is closing its members will still actively participate in association activities.

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION AT THE ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL Specialised training in pastoral care and pastoral formation for ciergy and lay persons.

We are now receiving applications for students wishing to train in 1991. Several vacancies exist in the June-August CPE quarter and the Autumn and Spring semesters of Supervised Ministry.

APPUCATIONS CLOSE DECEMBER 31,1990 Details from

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A rchdiocesan Calendar

by TOM BRANCH

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college, in September 1985, adjacent to La Salle College, Midland, by the Archbishop of Perth was a good move.

Purchase price was $202,500 (a considerably reduced price), of which the Commonwealth Government provided $50,000 with the college providing the balance.

Construction and design cost around

with little resources, set about to establish something much bigger than they ever anticipated.

"When a group of people pull together and work together everything is possible — the impossible takes just a little longer.

"The combined talents of people when harnessed and directed to do God's work can accomplish anything they set out to do.

"We are all instruments in God's hands — blunt instruments and it is He who grants success.

WHAT'S ON

Peter Knox oval is commissioned

By Colleen McGuinessHoward

with school families billeting out the visiting students.

Then too was the open air Mass with the large assembly of students from interstate and local plus families and friends.

It was a time of viewing past achievements and considerable congratulations would have been appropriate for everyone involved in the rigorous labours of carving out an educational facility from the virgin soil.

Perhaps Father Denis McCarthy's notes on the history of the college provide the flavour and give an insight into how it all happened and came together when he says: "They were the best of times for they presented a challenge to people who,

Director of Clinical Pastoral Education, Chaplaincy Service, Royal Perth Hospital, GPO BOX X2213, PERTH, 6001 Telephone (09) 224 2482

OCTOBER 28 Blessing and Opening Education Support Unit Santa Maria, Archbishop Foley.

At St Mary's Cathedral Mass for the Opening of Health Care Week, Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation, Aquinas College, Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Kwinana, Monsignor Keating.

30 Eastern Zone of Priests, Archbishop Foley.

31 Bless Cross at Youth Office, Archbishop Foley.

NOVEMBER 3 Visitation and confirmation, Hilton. Bishop Healy.

4 Visitation and confirmation, Girrawheen, Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation, Mirrabooka, Monsignor Keating.

Confirmation, West Perth, Monsignor Nestor.

5 Mass at St Charles Seminary for St Charles Day, Pro Nuncio.

6 St Mary's Cathedral De La Salle graduation mass, Archbishop Foley.

PRAYER WEEKEND for active people to be re-energised towards ADVENT ST JOSEPH'S RETREAT HOUSE Penguin Road, Safety Bay

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A time for medtation, reflection, quiet, praying with scripture, Eucharist, prayer of the Church.

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Material submitted to The Record BOWES!, Matthew James, son of Wayne and Esme, was baptised by Father Peter Bianchini at St Peter's Bedford on October 9.

MURRAY, RachelMaree, daughter of Jeff and Helen, was baptised on October 14, at Our Lady of the Rosary Woodlands, in the presence of her godparents Trish Burns andDes Naughton.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Catholic Community Care Commission

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The Commission has been established by the Provincial Council of Bishops to administer the system of care through the network of the welfare organisations within the archdiocese. It is required to support people working in the system and to raise awareness of community care needs and issues.

The Chief Executive Officer is Secretary to the Commission and is responsible for the management of the Commission's affairs, in particular to: • implement Commission decisions and policies; • support existing services and volunteer networks; • ensure that Archdiocesan resources are efficiently employed to achieve planned objectives; • coordinate planning, research and training needs.

Applicants must have a commitment to the mission of the Church. It is essential that the successful applicant would have extensive experience in the welfare field preferably at a senior management level. Proven management and communication skills are necessary and an appropriate tertiary qualification is preferred.

Appropriate salary and employment conditions will be negotiated at interview. Written applications will be treated in strict confidence and should be addressed to: The Chairperson Catholic Community Care Commission 459 Hay Street Perth WA 6000 Details of the position can be obtained by telephoning Mrs Raymond on 325 1377 and applications close on Friday, November 2, 1990.

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for lay Catholic organisation with little funds. Help wanted in the interim.

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from Fr Rodney Williams, Archdiocesan Chaplain for Mental Health

Sir, The statement by Mrs Barbara Harris of the Catholic Concerns Committee for Psychiatric Issues (The Record, October 18), that 40 per cent of Catholics will need psychiatric help at some time was accurate but perhaps needs clarification.

About 25 per cent of the population will need such help. That the Catholic component is markedly higher is due to a combination of many factors.

Those who come from predominantly Catholic European countries and suffered the traumas of World War ll and its aftermath during their childhood and adolescence and those who have experienced the horrors of war more recently elsewhere, migrants who suffer isolation, and some who have experienced a crisis of faith might well help to swell the numbers.

But I would deny most emphatically any suggestion that there is any connection between our

illness that they make contact with the committee via Barbara Harris on 328 8113.

Those who are seeking help for themselves or for a member of their family are invited to contact the c haplaincy team — Mr Ian Crowe and myself — on any of these numbers: 383 6682, 325 1377, 364 2540 (A/H) or in e mergency 383 6666 and ask for me to be "paged".

We are "on call" twenty four hours a day, seven days a week

Crew still need more officers From Pat BROPHY, Mt Lawley Sir, The answer to the priesthood questions posed in your editorial (The Record, October 18) is that many people have t he idea that "The Barque of Peter- was completely rebuilt with Vatican II. Far from that, the Council was merely an act of the master trimming the sails to prepare the ship for the seas ahead; but the ships complement to a large e xtent gained the i mpression that the

authority given to the officers had been withdrawn and that they could man and navigate the ship without the necessity of officers, ie priests and hierarchy.

In Australia Catholics have, since European settlement, enjoyed many priests coming f rom overseas, with about 40 or 50 years ago some Australian young men forming a vanguard for a truly home grown priesthood But now there is the erroneous belief that priests are not necessary, with lay people

performing some of the activities traditionally belonging to the priest.

These roles would become unnecessary — indeed impossible without a properly trained ordained priesthood.

How many would consider performing their own legal action or medical attention instead of having people properly trained in those fields?

It is equally, if not more important that we recognise the need for good priests, to be the officers of Christ's ship -The Barque of Peter".

The Synod of Bishops from all over the world currently meeting in Rome can supply us with the standards of training for priests, but we must remember that the only source of priests (the officers to steer the ship into and through the 21st century) are the homes of Catholic lay people who have the knowledge and love for the teaching of the Divine Founder of our Church.

How soon will we "the people of God" wake up?

It is important that we do so now!!!

Others . . . as seen by others From Peter OLSEN, Nedlands

Sir, Trevor Boardman's letter (The Record, October 18) was a mixture of incredible bias against Australians and personal bitterness which some unfortunates carry around with them for life.

I came out here with my bride many years ago. We believed we had found paradise in Australia and after touring around finally settled in Perth. Our first impression was right. We raised with great pride our Australian children, did our best to integrate and were well rewarded. Then we became naturalised and are extremely proud to be Australians.

Along the way we have met these discontented whingers who waste their own lives in misery and create more whenever they can. They are the negative migrants who never make it because they never add anything good. They just

destroy existing peace and harmony. What you put into life you get back. So if Mr Boardman sees himself in a perpetual state of dodging the firing line, is it not time to wonder why other migrants are so happy, like ourselves and others we know, and he is not?

The amazing thing is that such discontented migrants want much but give little or nothing, so why do they not return to their own country?

Presumably they would have them back, but who else would? because no one ungrateful an wants whinger.

Obviously, people like Mr Boardman stay because they know when they are well off, although they would never admit it. They would prefer to stay and complain.

Having criticised the Anglo Saxons and Celts, Mr Boardman then attacks

Australians as being racist.

Why doesn't Mr Boardman take off his one-eyed, biased

Use gifts we've got from Annette WILSON, South Lake Sir, Bishop Robinson's opening words in his lecture on laity, included the statement that all people possess an equal dignity from a new born baby to the pope.

If we are to embrace this statement fully, we must challenge the way we view and treat ourselves and those around us.

Whilst not undermining necessary authority, do we place so much importance on those we see as having expertise and

Catholic Faith and mental illness. I believe the important statistical figure is the 25 per cent overall one.

Those of us who work fulltime in the Mental Health Chaplaincy have nothing but praise for the support we receive, especially from the Catholic Concerns Committee for Psychiatric Issues.

I suggest to those who are interested in promoting mental health and dispelling the myths, ignorance and prejudice that surround psychiatric

authority that we belittle use our gifts fully within the gifts, talents and the community we value of those around us, belong to? and, ourselves?

These are vital quesCan we honestly say that we accept that tions that we the Church everyone is created in the — lay people, religious image and likeness of and clergy — need to God and therefore eve- answer in terms of ryone is created as an realising each individual's full potential as a equal?

The concept challenges participant within the us to examine our way of Catholic Church. life.

If your answers to some Are we using our gifts to or all of these questions the best of our abilities? are "no", perhaps it is Are we allowing and time to reflect and pray inviting others to do so? about what can be done Are we being allowed to to change this.

glasses and take a look at real racism against Australians within Australia and overseas, which he conveniently overlooked.

What about the Japanese who have built complexes which Australians are forbidden to enter? What about forbidding their tourists which arrive in Japanese aeroplanes, using their own hotels, tourist guides and shops, to buy anything Australian, even dragging them out of our shops in front of TV cameras. What about Australians being forced to look at street signs with Japanese characters on them? What other nationals apart from the Hawaiians and Australians have had to put up with that?

What about the Muslims who have introduced their own terrorism into our once peaceful Australia through threatening to bomb, with personnel, any establishments or people who do not obey their sole allegiance dictate to their spiritual

leader or other renegades they name, and to whom other's lives mean nothing, (having already killed a dozen Salman Rushdie look alikes within a short space of time after they issued the death sentence against him).

What about a certain Asian country where 'foreigners' have to give up their places in public places such as restaurants, and on public t ransport, to nationals?

What about white Australians not being allowed onto Aboriginal reserves?

Why is Mr Boardman's voice so strangely silent if he really does believe in objecting to racism, or was that merely an excuse to criticise we Australians.

Finally, having attacked Australians, which being one I take as a personal insult, and then diving behind pious platitudes, is hypocritical and makes a mockery out of religion.

Compassion? from Michael GONZALEZ Willetton Sir, The word "compassion" is being misused frequently these days, especially by the liberals (and Libertines) who try to justify the acceptance of all sorts of objectionable behaviour by quoting the Gospels' accounts of Jesus' compassion for various sinful people.

-Compassion" (in the latest misused sense) has thus become the centrepiece or crux of Christianity. If one does not at least accept, if not condone, flagrant violations of the command-

ments, one is "unchristian", for heaven's sake!

Compassion means having pity on someone with a view to helping him/her out of the predicament he/she has got into. It does not mean agreeing with the action(s) that caused the predicament: Jesus always said "Go and sin no more": he never said "Good on you, carry on." if people mean pity or sympathy, then let them say so. Don't say "compassion" if you don't mean to correct/ solve the problem. For heaven's sake don't say "compassion" if you agree with or condone the action!

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TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

Note the change of deadline for '91 Conference Following many

ference office by that

enquiries regarding date. booking for the 1.991 With several groups Catholic Youth Conferto come from planning ence "Crossroads to Tomorrow", the dead- interstate, the conference the line for registration is shaping up to be but WA, run in yet best has been extended to delegates should register November 30. now rather than leave it

Young people planning to take part in the gathering, to be held on January 11-16 next year, should be sure to send a registration form and $30 deposit to the Con-

to later.

Meanwhile, the Youth Page will run a weekly reminder of the time left until the Conference begins in January.

1991 YOUTH CONFERENCE

11 WEEKS TO GO! "CROSSROADS TO TOMORROW" Over 150 Antiochers spent a wonderful weekend at Flame 1990, held October 13-14 in the hall at Santa Maria College, Attadale.

Living Flame The hall at Santa Maria College in Attadale was home for a night to over 150 lively Antiochers from Perth and Bunbury during the 1990 "Flame" weekend held on October 13-14.

As well as eating and sleeping in the huge hall, they were treated to an outstanding series of talks on the theme

1991 YOUTH CONFERENCE

, CALL KRISTI 328 9878

I UNEMPLOYED?

"Being Life-givers" given family. by some of the AntiFlame 1990 was orgaochers and invited adults nised by Antioch coand families. ordinator Sister Emilie Presenters included Cattalini, with tremendKath and Michael Fen- ous support from South ton, Trish and Jeff Beale, Perth Antioch parent Sharon Staude and Mau- couple Bernadette and rice and Shirley Whit- Bernard Lawrence and a field with children team of other parent Louise, Matthew and helpers.

Allison, who spoke on More Flame pix next being life-givers in a week!

We have the group for you!

We are a new group of unemployed young people helping each other cope with unemployment, learn budgetting & finance, and finding out what services are available for the unemployed.

For details call

JOE HEFFERNAN on 328 9667 (w) or 313 1462(a/h) After their talk on being life-givers in marriage through natural family planning, Sharon Staude (1) shows an information pack to Jeff and Trish Beale of Mt Lawley. Each Antiocher received a pack after the Beales' talk. ,

MEETING HELD REGULARLY at the Catholic Youth Office 30 Claverton Street, North Perth .

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Part of the group leading music for Flame 1990 were (L-R) Damien McBain, Sharon Antonio, Sean Merrey and Mark Cypher.

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA WHERE?

Featuring JOHN SMITH (`God's Squad') with Moving Images, Josiah and host Graham Maybury

PERTH SUPERDROME, CLAREMONT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 730PM Tickets: $4 single, $15 family.

Available from the Youth Office or call 328 9878 to book.

An ecumenical youth rally sponsored by Anglican, Uniting, Baptist, Catholic Churches, Churches of Christ, Salvation Army and other Christian youth organisations.

The Record, October 25, 1990 13

People and places

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

La Salle's exhibition

Feting Spring Bruce and Jane Cullen, Mrs Joan Knox and La Salle principal Clem Mulcahy at the La Salle College Art Exhibition which boasted for the first time the Peter Knox Acquisitive Award; a fund set up by the Knox family to purchase art works for the college from their exhibitions.

Above: Jill and Gerry Ryan of Midland enjoying a night out. Below: Firstly came the grape and then the wine!

Last but not least this charming crew to dispense the fruity elixir to sophisticated palates at the exhibition.

Spring in the Swan Valley is a time of rare opportunity — a chance to taste Spring in all its newness and freshness.

To expand your vistas and taste the sweetness of Spring in a grape lush valley which is known for its vineyards, restaurants, wildlife parks, art venues or even the delight of a drive through this lovely part of the world which is just out of Midland, maybe half an hour's drive from Perth.

The launch this year was at Houghton's vineyards. A big sprawling set-up with brick paved courtyards, interesting old doors to hospitality type rooms, huge wine casks lying on their sides quietly maturing, and an air of antiquity necessary to mature the time honoured grape. People came from the media, businesses and a variety of other streams of life to witness yet again the launch of an offer to visitors — a beckoning welcome to "come visit

Top: Maureen and Neville Martin sampling James Talijancich's family wines.

Right David Thorne of Caversham Wildlife Park with Minky the 18 month old Tasmanian devil — the only hand tamed one in WA. Their life expectancy is only seven years.

La Salle's annual college art exhibition drew large crowds on opening night who sipped local wines from the Swan Valley

and

admired

works by Western Australian artists.

An additional incentive this year was the newly formed Peter Knox Acquisitive Award set up for three years with a

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$2000 injection annually with which to purchase works from the exhibition for the college.

Winners were Trevor pastel Woodward's

"Kangaroo Interior"; Robert Juniper's screenprint "The Wily Barra"; Leon Pericles callograph "No Shooting the Ducks" and Drewfus Gates' charcoal "Camp Sketch".

me- and a chance to taste their wares.

Caversham Wildpark proprietor David Thorne held a very large wombat named Ben, one of their pets, and then later was found with a black Tasmanian Devil called Minky, cuddling into him like a baby.

Minky is only 18 months old but fully grown with a life expectancy of seven years and is the only hand tamed one in WA. The way this lovely animal held on to David showed that babies are matter babies no whether from the animal or human kingdom! All equally as lovable . . .

Locals take the Swan Valley for granted but within the valley there is potential for some wonderful meanderings. One can go through the various wineries, or to see pottery, history in Guildford, with Halls collection exhibiting the southern hemisphere's largest private collection

of antiques from all facets of life, toys and tools of yesteryear and extensive coloured glass and china displays.

There are restaurants hidden away with delicious fare and intriguing names — such as Mulberry Farm and Dear Friends Garden Restaurant!, a gambit of family activities at Whiteman Park with a host of entertaining things to do, a display of native plants, live snakes, crafts, etchings, equestrian activities, artists, dried fruits and art and sculptor exhibitions.

But basically this is only an appetite whetter.

Fact is folks — best go and take a look-see. You may never be the same again because having taken in the Swan Valley delectables and delights, you will have absorbed enough culture to last you until Spring is "sprung" yet once again in this famous valley.

BUSINESS GRADUATE STUDIES

The School of Business at the Western Australian College of Advanced Education offers the following graduate courses at the Churchlands campus.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Graduate Certificate of Business (Asian Business) The Graduate Certificate in Asian Business is a one-year part-time course designed to increase the skill level in the Western Australian business community in the export of products and services and in the development of investments overseas.

Mr Mark Saupin (09) 383 8730

Graduate Certificate of Business (End-User Computing) This is a two-semester part-time course designed to develop graduates skills in effective use of personal computers. Focus will be on writing and testing programmes. documenting routines. determining information requirements and designing matching systems.

Mr Colin Ash (09) 383 8283

Graduate Certificate of Business (Enterprise) The Graduate Certificate in Enterprise is a two-semester part-time course designed for people who wish to start their own business or who would be interested in launching and funding new products and enterprises.

The focus of the course is upon entrepreneurship and new venture formation and development. and it is run in association with the Management Development Centre.

Dr John Wincott (09) 383 8334

Graduate Certificate of Business (Professional Accounting) This two-semester part-time course has the dual purpose of further developing skill and knowledge in the public practice areas of accounting and permitting graduates to complete units required for professional accounting membership.

Mr Theo Christopher (09) 383 8736

GRADUATE DIPLOMA

Graduate Diploma courses are designed for graduates from other disciplines who wish to gain a business qualification. A recognized bachelors degree is a mandatory pre-requisite for entry into graduate diploma programmes The award may be completed by one-year of full-time study or its part-time equivalent.

Graduate Diploma of Business (Business Computing) This one-year full-time or equivalent part-time course is offered to graduates who wish to develop competencies in business programming. systems analysis and design. and carrying out computer projects.

Mr Colin Ash (09) 383 8283

Graduate Diploma of Business (Finance)

This course has been designed for graduates who wish to gain specialist knowledge in the area of finance. The programme provides a systematic coverage of modern finance theory including subjects such as portfolio selection and management. capital budgeting. corporate financing decisions and the operations of the capital market. The institutions of the Australian capital market and modern empirical work on price determination on stock exchanges will be examined.

Mr Ray Boffey (09) 383 8435

Graduate Diploma of Business (Human Resource Management)

This two-year part-time course is designed to develop graduates' skills in industrial relations and human resource management. The course is suited to persons without prior studies in this field.

Mr Evan Macperson (09) 383 8339

Graduate Diploma of Business (Management Studies) This one-year full-time or equivalent part-time course is designed to familiarise graduates with the characteristics of organisations and their implications for management. It is relevant for both prospective managers and for managers who wish to update their management skills.

Ms Kaye Broom (09) 383 8492

Graduate Diploma of Business (lburism) The purpose of this course is to afford students who have graduated from other disciplines an opportunity to develop the expertise appropriate for various management functions within the hospitality and tourism industries.

Ms Florecita Acacio (09) 383 8599

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

Post Graduate Diploma of Business (Accounting)

The Post Graduate Diploma of Business (Accounting) is a two-year part-time course designed to provide an advanced accounting education appropriate to students' employment needs or interests.

The course provides the opportunity for students to meet the educational requirements for the specialisation in 11-easury of the ASA. A course structure is available for students to satisfy the educational requirements of the professional year of the ICA. It is possible for a student to choose electives in an area other than accounting to gain an insight into fields not previously undertaken.

The course is open to prospective entrants who hold a degree with a major in accounting.

Mr Barry Chapman (09) 383 8738

Post Graduate Diploma of Business (Information Systems) This course is designed for graduates who possess a degree with a major in accounting and computing studies information processing or equivalent and who have had at least two years' relevant work experience.

This award will provide graduates with the expertise to move into the more advanced fields of information systems Initial emphasis will be placed on specialisations in Systems Development and Information Systems Planning and Management.

Mr Dieter Fink (09) 383 8426

MASTERS

Master of Business

The Master of Business award consists of two stages. Stage 1 (level 5) is the Bast Graduate Diploma of Business (or equivalent) in a particular area of specialisation. Stage 2 (level 6) is a dissertation year involving completion of a Major Project in the same area of specialisation.

In 1990. the Master of Business is available in the areas of Accounting and Information Systems.

Students enrolled in the Master of Business will complete a thesis in the specialist area in which they are enrolled.

Mr Barry Chapman (09) 383 8738 (Accounting) Mr Dieter Fink (09) 383 8426 (Information Systems)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA is a two-year full-time or four-year part-time programme intended for persons whose first tertiary qualification is in a field other than management and who are entering middle and senior management positions. This is an integrated programme emphasing managerial decision making.

Entry requirements include a Bachelor's degree from a recognised tertiary institution, at least two years relevant work experience. demonstrable competence in oral and written communication in English and a satisfactory score in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

The part-time programme commences in February each year. A full-time programme will commence in July 1991.

Dr John Wincott (09) 383 8334

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON ALL COURSES, TELEPHONE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (09) 383 8696 OR THE CENTRE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS TOLL FREE 008 - 99 33 11 (INTERSTATE AND COUNTRY ENQUIRIES) OR 383 8665 (METROPOLITAN CALLERS).

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The annual memorial Mass for the deceased members of the Burmese community will be held on Sunday, November 4, at Columban House, 48 Riversdale Road, Rivervale. Mass will commence at 11am and will be followed by sharing of meal. Please bring a plate and your own drinks.

Enquiries 361 1093 or 272 1379.

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The scholarship covers music tuition and school fees.

To work with the Chancellor and Diocesan Development Fund Manager.

The successful applicant will have:— • an appreciation of the pastoral role of the Church: • on the way to formal finance/accounting qualifications with indepth knowledge of computers: • well developed human relations skills: • some experience in accounting or banking area would be an advantage: • outstanding integrity.

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