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Pope's position...

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Since the Persian Gulf crisis erupted with Iraq's August 2 invasion of Kuwait, Pope John Paul ll has outlined his position in a series of talks. Here at a glance are the key points.

• Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait because the invasion violates international law and the moral code that should govern relations between states.

• Countries involved in the Gulf crisis should convene an international conference on all the problems in the Middle East.

• The use of military force to dislodge Iraqi troops is not justified because of the massive loss of life and destruction it would produce. Diplomacy, negotiations and nonviolent means are the way to deal with the situation.

• The same principles that apply to the invasion of Kuwait also apply to Lebanon and to the Israeli-occupied territories. The international community should give equal attention and urgency to all these issues. The pope has linked the problems but has not

said that an Iraqi w ithdrawal should take place only when the other problems are solved.

• In Lebanon, all nonLebanese fighting forces should withdraw so that the Lebanese can decide their political future based on their heritage of religious political a nd pluralism.

• Palestinians have a right to a homeland in which they can live in peace and security.

Israel has an equal right to live in peace and security with its Arab neighbours.

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A prayer assault

Candlelight bathed St Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday night when close on two thousand people jammed the building in a united prayer for peace.

Religious differences were swept aside as five

Christian and three other faith representatives read their scriptures and made common prayer for peace.

The hour-long service was the highlight of a 24hour vigil of prayer that had Dean Orzanski

opening the doors of the cathedral at 4.30am for the large group that assembled then and on through the well attended 7am Mass.

On-the-hour prayer services led by a variety of faiths and personalities

To the strains of the Taize Veni Sancte Spiritus St Mary's Cathedral congregation for peace became a sea of candlelight as Church leaders carried flames from a candle of peace that had been lit for the 24 hour vigil. A commitment to peace was made by each one present before a rousing final chorus from Les Miserables "Do you hear the people cry".

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greeted the steady stream of pilgrims to St Mary's.

Subiaco parish came as a group and spent time in prayer in the cathedral grounds.

Prayer for peace caught on in other places too.

At Morley the church was packed for a Monday night Mass that was followed by eucharistic worship till late into the night.

Fr Greg Burke said prayer was "not for a quick victory that will protect US or our own interests but for a gospel way that will change our attitudes".

"Our image of Jesus is that of a man of peace.

Can any of us imagine him with a gun or driving a tank under orders over civilians in Vilnius yesterday, Tienanmen Square in 1989 or the Persian Gulf tomorrow?"

Fr Burke told people to pray "that the nonviolent vision of Jesus for our human present and future can begin in us".

"So that, as he taught us, we might pray for our enemies.

"Let us repeat the words of Pope Paul VI to the United Nations: No more war. Never again war."

'Don't fan racial tensions' "But the pearling industry and the fishing Simplistic solutions to complex problems which ndustry seem to happily embrace noni rejected, says must be tensions fan nationalistic the Broome diocesan director of Social Welfare Australian capital and operations in these fields. about the current prosecution of Indonesian "The Indonesian fishermen who come here fishermen. certainly are not wealthy. If what we consider a paltry sum makes them rich in their own "Surely too many Australians enjoy country we can only ask how we can hope to Indonesian holidays for as to wish that to help in developmental work. happen," said Fr Michael McMahon this week.

"It is not so many years ago when young men "The issue surely is not the nationality or the from many Asian countries worked in the culture of the fisherman but control of resources pearling industry of Broome. by the rightful authorities."

"Conditions were pretty rough but these men "Obviously, it is necessary to control the provided a pool of cheap, controllable labour.

"Indeed, it seems that for many years harvesting of the sea's bounty and protection must be given to those who traditionally fish and fishermen from neighbouring Indonesian Islands have fished in this area, part of a long shell the waters..

line of non-Aboriginal people coming shores, some merely visiting, some becoming part of the Australian people.

"Broome has been unique in having so many non-European immigrants living alongside the Aborigines.

"I am inspired by a seventy-year-old Australian Vonnie Halberg.

"She visited imprisoned Indonesian fishermen here in Broome. She found out that they came from the island of Roti. She went there and worked with them building up new industries.

"Her approach seems more constructive than those whose statements and attitudes fan racial tensions."

Spiritual bonanza for young ones...

The young ones of Perth are a much richer lot — not financially but spiritually.

Though a little out of pocket (they paid $150 per person for the experience) they returned home at the end of the Catholic Youth Conference, Crossroads to Tomorrow, with a wealth of knowledge and a handful of addresses and contact numbers of new found friends.

During the six-day conference which ended on Wednesday, 285 boys and girls camped at Aquinas College and lived as a community.

For many, breaking up was hard to do. Most of them started as strangers but ended like a family unit.

They ate together, swam together, sang together and prayed together.

Most importantly they learnt to share with one another, understand one another and respect one another.

They even had the opportunity to air their views on the role of youth and the Catholic church at four input sessions.

The conference was mooted by Father Joe

Parkinson, the archdiocese's Youth Chaplain.

The aim was to help young people understand and develop their faith as well as their role in the Church.

And this was achieved without a doubt. Interviews to follow will testify to that fact.

Except for the opening ceremony at 7pm on January 11, and the final Mass and closing ceremony at 7pm on January 16, those who attended had their hands full from as early as 8.15am each day till 10pm.

The itinerary for each day was a packed one and everything went according to plan.

Credit must go to the young organising team that put it all together.

The consensus was that the conference was a huge success. There was time to play, time to relax, time to pray and time to have a say.

For Mark Ratajczak who has attended two other conferences before, "this conference was really different from the other two".

Said Mark, 22, a former student at Newman Senior College, who has been involved with the

youth scene for four or five years:

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Karen Parish

Carmel Parish

"There was a real God factor in this one. People were actually quite open about discussing about how they feel about their faith, how they feel about going to Mass. This was not present in the other two conferences. Not to this extent anyway."

He added: "For sure this was really a classic and I am happy to have been part of it."

Claire Hebble, a former student of Mercedes College who recently completed her education at University of Western Australia, said her main reason for attending the conference was to gain new ideas.

She takes a youth group of year 8s and 9s in Subiaco parish. Attending the six-day conference has helped her learn more about how to relate to others.

"The conference was a lot more spiritual than I had expected. We were all there together to learn about God and how we can spread that."

"It has been far and above what a lot of people had expected."

Carmel Parish, for-

merly from North Lake Senior High School, said she was active in her parish, and attended the conference mainly to gain more experience and "come closer to God".

The conference, she

said, was wonderful in that it gave her the opportunity to meet everyone, helped her get to know more about people and has taught her how to cope with people in her life.

Her sister Karen who is

doing Year 11 at North Lake Senior High said her presence at the conference was her own choice. She wanted to "know people more and interact with others".

Being at the conference has helped her achieve

this and also helped her get closer to God. She had been able to talk freely with others about her feelings in groups.

Before that she found it difficult relating to others.

About 1000 young Catholics turned up at the Claremont Showgrounds on Tuesday night to take part in a public rally. The first half was really fun time (see picture on the left) while the second half took a more serious vein where those present were reminded to be more caring and build a relationship with God. Local young Catholics provided the music. The rally was part of the 1991 Youth Conference which ended on Wednesday.

Key speaker Bruce Downes (above), Director of Evangelisation and Development in the Catholic Youth Ministry, addressing the rally.

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Goody Award goes to union man

An historic papal document that led a trade union official into the Catholic Church has landed him the prestigious 1.991 Archbishop Goody Award.

Stephen Barton was an Anglican in the Hamersley Catholic YCW group when in 1978 he first read Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum on the issues of work and property.

Twenty two years later Stephen Barton of Thornlie has been granted the $4500 award to research, write articles and conduct seminars in encyclical's the centenary year.

And not only is Stephen himself surprised at the amount the committee has allocated from the foundation established from a testimonial gift to Archbishop Goody in 1983.

He says his Hospital Salaried Officers Assoication colleagues are also "astounded".

"I don't think they see work issues as a priority

for the Church hierarchy yet here is the Chruch actually giving me money to do this."

It will benefit his union colleagues, he says, and already they are looking forward to his doing some education for them so that they can understand what the Church says on social issues.

He says that in the days when Fr Kevin Davis coached the Hamersley YCW group he found the reading of Rerum Novarum made him realise the Church had something to say about life.

"That's what made me become a Catholic. I realised that Church wasn't just for Sundays.

He knew what the encyclical was about from his own experience.

The encyclical said workers should be treated with respect and dignity and that was not happening in his early working life as a clerk.

Later as a member of the diocesan YCW team he wrote papers on the theology of work, pursu-

ing research on Pius XI's Quadragesimo Anno, and John Paul's Laborem E xercens encyclicals on working conditions.

His interest in Rerum Novarum had made him keep and eye out whether anything was developing for the centenary observance of the document that had

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Mr Barton . . . realised Church wasn't just for Sundays. brought him into the Church.

Having heard the call at the Diocesan Assembly for more adult education he decided that this was one of the issues about which Catholics deserved to be educated,

especially the document.

He initially intends to focus on four areas of education: the YCW, the senior students in Catholic schools, the diocesan Pastoral Planning projet and the Council of Priests.

Three tensions Catholic hospitals face The gap between Catholic hospitals and nursing homes and State-run institutions is increasing, says an adviser to Australia's Catholic bishops.

In the area of reproductive technology in particular there are more and more procedures which on ethical grounds Catholic hospitals cannot undertake," said Mr Nicholas Tonti Filippini.

Consequently, there is growing tension over the independence of Catholic health facilities and their right to operate according to their own philosophy.

Speaking about a meeting of hospital ethics committees to be held in Sydney February 5-7 he listed three of the tensions being faced: • Catholic hospitals which exist as the only or the major public maternity hospital in a provincial city, or which are mooted for re-location from an inner city area to the relative isolation of an outer-suburb, risk conflict over not providing abortion, sterilisation, ante-natal diagnosis for eugenic purposes, and the new reproductive technologies; • Under new legislation Catholic nursing homes are being pressured by the Federal Minister to sign an agreement with residents which removes the right of the home to require medical practitioners to abide by the home's philosophy whilst operating in the home;

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He does not intend his papers and seminars to be dry dissertations on what the encyclical says.

Instead, he intends to apply its principles to what is happening today.

He has recently written a paper on the Church's views on the right to strike, in the wake of the strikes that gained national attention last year.

Married with two children and a parish councillor at Lynwood, Stephen Barton thought for a long time about putting in an application for the award and made it on the dosing day, little believing that he would succeed.

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• Catholic private hospitals are suffering from the reduction in privately insured patients and the diversion of private patients to public hospitals which stand to benefit from giving priority to private patients over public patients. The reduced viability of the private Catholic hospitals makes it more and more difficult for them to serve those in need.

"In general the combination of the secularisation of society and the growing monopoly of government control through the Medicare levy and the reduction in private insurance is jeopardising the traditional role of the ministry to the sick," he said.

He observed more and more the principles which govern health care are those of the Government and enforced through the control of funding. Catholic health care philosophy is losing ground to the Government priorities.

The conference will discuss draft policies on some of the issues such as technologies, institutional policy and individual conscience, life sustaining legislation.

Some places are still available at the conference. Information can be obtained from the Research Office of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference Ph (06) 247 2848 or (06) 251 2884.

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Record The Australia wide, and international, spurt in interest in prayer and those who pray, will surprise only those who think human nature changes over the ages.

Two thousand years ago the Romans had found the ultimate convenient accommodation for those who were baffled at whom to direct their prayers. There would be a temple for the days of peace but because the occasional war was very much in the empire's interest there would be a temple whose doors would conveniently open for the success of war.

Those who look for reason to carp at institutional religion often scoff at, say, Catholic priests blessing arrnies that were on the other side of British and Australian interests during various wars in the last century or so.

It was seen to be a rather unpatriotic prayer that had the same churchmen pleading with the same God for the safety of armies who were sworn enemies at the time. But soldiers, too, are real people. Would they knock back a prayer from whomever, given that they were possibly at their life's end?

Such is the irony of all prayer that it must be heard by the one God who will hear prayer that will be ever imperfect.

Prayer ought to be the pure experience lf communion with God. It unfortunately starts and often even concludes with two feet planted in the quagmire from which hapless mortals would try and escape.

The prayer of praise ought to rise above such petty self interest but tattered human nature is only too ready to praise good/god when things are going well. The suffering Job is too stern a lesson for most.

Prayer around war is ostensibly a prayer for peace but it may be only a fine line from prayer out of self interest. Yet even self interest must be the legitimate beginning of prayer.

Is the farmer watching his crop engulfed by fire or flood not going to pray? Are accident victims boasting when they recount the prayer they said in their trauma? Are relatives in c asualty wards wringing their hands prayerfully in vain?

In the colder sobriety of an uninterrupted lifestyle these people would not like even to talk about prayer, let alone be found praying. Yet are there only legal practioners of prayer who can pass judgement on others' prayers.

And so the prayer about, or against war, or even for a successful and just war is tinged with the self interest that is the perogative of every individual person.

Wars are the result of politics, and politics and politians are the factions that drive self interested humans into power alliances to get their own way. Their sanctimonious self interest has politicians of all persuasion claiming to speak for the people, or at least at the people.

In the turbulence of bluff and counter bluff that is the prelude of any war, even those who pray can too easily be found praying for their own convenient high moral ground. The prayers of others who oppose them can quickly be relegated as second rate or second best prayers.

Prayers can be a facade for emotional manipulation. Is a cute morning newspaper photograph of toddlers supposedly protesting at war also a commentary on how such tender souls get to hear about war?

Prayer that has the Almighty God of the universe sorting out the entanglements of the world economy and politicing may be a touch too arrogant presumptive, as is so much prayer.

Does God have to listen to our commands?

Jesus urged vigorous and unassailing prayer but it ought to be different from so much of our own prayer. It must also be to a Father who is more than a military supremo who will find quick convenient compromises saving faces on alsides.

Real prayer has to be about a change of heart, whether of the nation or of each individual. Some, like the pharisee, will say they have achieved that conversion and find difficulty with those who haven't.

The Gulf crisis, like any human or natural disaster, has churned up the storm of prayer that lies untapped in the human soul.

The first prayer ought to be a prayer for much better prayer.

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Guarantee equality, Pakistan urged VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul ll has asked Pakistan, one of the world's largest Islamic countries, to guarantee legal equality to Catholics and religious other minorities.

Catholics "expect that their religious freedom will be both affirmed and effectively safeguarded by law," the pope said on January 4 at a meeting with Dilshad Najmuddin, new Pakistani ambassador to the Vatican, who is a Christian.

The pope's request came as the Pakistani parliament was consid-

ering a bill that would establish Islamic law in the Asian nation.

Catholic and Anglican bishops in Pakistan have protested the bill, saying it would give secondclass status to minority religions.

The bill was passed in the Senate, but also must be passed by the National Assembly, the lower house.

In Pakistan, 97 per cent of the 110.4 million inhabitants profess Islam. Less than 1 per cent of the population is Catholic.

"The Catholics of Pakistan, in full equality with

"Respect for religious of God and of man: the all their fellow citizens, desire to participate freedom serves as both first Christian ambassaactively in their country's an indicator and a gua- dor accredited to the political, social and cul- rantee of authentic social Holy See by Pakistan," he said. tural advancement," the progress," he added. pope said.

The Catholic and AngliViolating religious free"As Pakistan strives to dom ''aggrevates animos- can bishops, in a embody in its civic and ities and tensions, which December letter to Pakiscultural life a firm can easily lead to tani Prime Minster Mian dedication to respect for strained and hostile Nawaz, said the Islamic human dignity, it will relations within society law bill "attempts to discover in the various or even to open conflict," encroach upon freedom thought and of religious traditions of its said the pope. education". people a profound inspiNajmuddin told the ration and a lasting The letter said that impetus for building a• pope the Pakistan religious minorities are just and harmonious respects religious free- protected by the constidom and cited himself as tution and current juridsociety," he said. an example. ical principles, but the Religious freedom is "an "I stand here before bill would put Islamic essential element for peaceful coexistence," he Your Holiness, a man of law over the constitution humble origins, a servant and government. said.

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The class struggle

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II ordained 13 bishops from 10 countries and told them to "boldly walk the road of evangelisation" throughout the world.

The pope said the new bishops, who will work on five continents, were proof of the universality of the Church and its message.

Amongst those ordained was Australia's new head for the Lebanese Maronites, Bishop Joseph Hitti. Also ordained was Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, head of Opus Dei. Others were from Nigeria, Tanzania, Lebanon, Chile, Mexico and the Philippines.

"Coming from diverse nations, you will bring to the universal church the gifts of spiritual and cultural richness that belong to your local traditions," the pope said in a sermon during the ordination Mass in St Peter's Basilica.

"Like the apostles, who spread themselves all over the world, you, too, will bring to all peoples the treasures of the faith and the truth of the Gospel," he said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul ll said world events have shown that, in confirmation of a 100-year old church teaching, "class struggle" has proven fruitless as a way toward social justice.

The pope made the remarks on January 5 during one of a series of talks on "Rerum Novarum," the ground-breaking social encyclical written by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.

"Rerum Novarum" held that despite social and economic injustice, it was not right to assume that one social class is an enemy of another or that the rich and poor are involved in an implacable struggle, the pope noted. Class struggle was one of the basic tenets of Marxism.

"One hundred years later, we can appreciate the wisdom with which Leo XIII taught social peace against the theory of class struggle and a permanent system of conflict," the pope said.

The pope has said he is writing a major social encyclical this year to c ommemorate "Rerum Novarum" and update some of its teachings in the light of new issues and social c hanges.

PNG: Pope calls for dialogue VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II said a secessionist dispute in Papua New Guinea must be settled through dialogue and with humanitarian methods.

The pope's remarks came two days after the Papua New Guinea government lifted a much-criticised blockade of Bougainville Island, which had declared its independence last May. The cutoff had led to shortages of medical supplies, and many deaths were reported among the island's 130,000 population.

"I express the fervent hope that the difficulties which have arisen concerning Bougainville will be met by all concerned in a humanitarian manner and with full confidence in dialogue and negotiation as a proper path to an effective and just settlement," the pope said January 5.

He spoke during a welcoming ceremony for the country's new ambassador to the Vatican, Andrew Yauieb. The ambassador did not refer to the secessionist conflict in his speech to the pope.

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worship MOSCOW: Soviet mil- January 1 under the itary personnel can Soviet Union's new attend religious send- freedom of religion ces during their free law. time without causing The law also allows difficulties with their Baptists, Pentecostals, superiors or harming Jehovah's Witnesses their careers, said and Seventh-day Soviet General Nikolai Adventists to refuse to Grtsbenkin. bear arms if they The general said that accept alternative serattending religious vice in the military services and visiting corps of engineers or places of worship has in the state railway been allowed since service, he said.

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WASHINGTON, (CNS): Since the start of the US military buildup in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's August 2 invasion of Kuwait, the US Catholic bishops have stressed that any use of armed force must meet the criteria for a "just war" spelled out in the Catholic moral tradition.

They have stressed that all the criteria, not just some, must be met simultaneously before war can be considered morally justified.

Here, in brief outline, are the criteria for a just war in Catholic tradition: • just cause: War must be necessary to deter or repel unjust aggression.

• Competent authority: The appropriate lawful authorities must authorise the use of force.

• Right intention: Some intentions, such as punishing an aggressor or recovering material possessions, are not considered sufficient justification for the

violence of war. Others, such as protection of human rights and defence against real or threatened injury, may justify war.

• Last resort: Military action is justified only when all peaceful alternatives to deter or reverse aggression have been exhausted.

• Probability of success: There must be a sufficiently clear prospect of success to justify the human and other costs of engaging in war.

• Proportionality of goals: The human and other costs of war must be measured against the values at stake and the anticipated outcome.

• Proportionality of means: In the conduct of the war, the military means used must be commensurate with the evil that one is seeking to overcome.

• Discrimination: The principle of non-combat immunity must be preserved. Civilian populations cannot be targeted.

Tiny but old minority WASHINGTON, (CNS): The Catholics of Iraq, a predominantly Muslim nation, are a tiny minority who nevertheless have a history stretching back further than their Muslim countrymen. estimated Catholics are parcelled out amoung a number of rites — Chaldean, Armenian, Greek-Melkite, Latin and Syrian. Together they comprise less than three per cent of the country's 17.6 million population.

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Although Catholics are what was then called a minority, at least one Mesopotamia by the member of the Church apostle Thomas. Today's has risen to a prominent Catholics are descended position and has become from the ancient peoples a familiar figure in the of Iraq — the Babyloniconfrontation with the ans, Assyrians and US led coalition over related peoples.

Iraq's annexation of After the Second VatiKuwait. He is Foreign can Council, when many Minister Tariq Aziz, who Latin-rite churches belongs to the Chaldean began celebrating the rite.

Mass in local languages Christianity dates to the instead of Latin Challate second century in dean churches also Chaldean Iraq — preceding Islam switched. by nearly 500 years. churches went from According to legend, the Aramaic — a sort of Gospel was brought to "book language" — to

congregation was founded; 15 from the United States, 13 from Spain, nine from Ireland, two from Italy and one from Canada.

The evening ordination Mass at St Peter's Basilica was celebrated exactly 50 years after the January 3, 1941, founding

of the Legionaries by Father Martial Made! in Mexico City as an organisation dedicated to training "holy, zealous priests," the anniversary program said.

The congregation has more than 2000 members from 26 countries.

Bishops protest KARACHI Pakistan ( UCAN): Bishops r epresenting the Catholic Church and the Church of Pakistan expressed concerns over the Shariah (Islamic law) Bill to Pakistan's new Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif.

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The Shariat Bill, seen as an attempt to impose Islamic law throughout Pakistan, was passed by the Senate (upper house of parliament) in which Christians have no representation. "Legislation without representation is tyranny," the

bishops told prime minister.

Catholics might be a minority in Iraq, he said, but if war breaks out, "their fate is with the tate of the others," said a priest.

reuniting with Rome in the 1550s and finally fully reunited in the

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"The Shariat Bill attempts to encroach upon freedom of thought and education, two fundamental human rights enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan," they said.

He made more than half-a-dozen one-mile descents from 5,700 feet at Campo Felice near L'Aquila, 80 miles east of

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There are still several thousand practicing Iraqi Nestorians.

The Catholic Church in Iraq operates a university. Al-Hikma, and sevIn the fifth century, eral high schools.

Christians many Today, the head of the embraced Nestorianism: Catholic the idea, considered a Chaldean heresy by the Catholic Church in Iraq is PatriChurch, that Christ was a ach Raphael I Biciawid, man and God the Son elected a synod of Chalwas his divine counter- dean bishops May 21, part. The Church began 1989.

ROME: The secret slaloms of ski-loving Pope John Paul lasted more than six hours and afterwards he was said to be feeling "tremendously refreshed".

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VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II helped the Legionaries of Christ celebrate its 50th anniversary by ordaining 60 of its members to the priesthood.

The new priests included 20 from Mexico, where the

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Unite mission HONG KONG (UCAN): Injustice and get the Cardinal John Baptist involved as Wu Cheng-chung of British-administered Hong Kong says that territory prepared to the Church's mission revent to mainland here is to unite with China in 1997. the territory's people "We who from the as they face difficulty local Church, the and anxiety. members of Christ's In his Christmas Body here in Hong message to Hong Kong, are called to Kong's 260,000 share in this sublime Catholics, Cardinal solidarity with our Wu called on the fellows," Cardinal Wu faithful to battle all said.

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'Medjugorje statement walked a fine line' ROME (CNS): The recent statement by Yugoslavian bishops on reported Marian apparitions at Medjugorje walked a narrow line between official caution and pastoral understanding, Church sources said.

The bishops' hope, the sources said, was to take advantage of the good that has come out of Medjugorje, but at the same time control more closely what people are told and taught there.

The bishops said that based on evidence studied so far, "it cannot be confirmed that supernatural apparitions and revelations are occurring" at Medjugorje, a small village in western Yugoslavia.

But they also said that the continual arrival of pilgrims to the site "requires the pastoral attention and care of the bishops".

They suggested that the bishops' conference help

organise programs for visitors, so that "a proper liturgical and sacramental life may be promoted, and so that manifestations and contents that are not in accord with the spirit of the Church may be prevented".

The statement was drawn up at a meeting of the bishops in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, November 27-28. It has not been published by the bishops.

Most observers said they thought the statement sought to do two things: first, underline that, at least for now, there is no conclusive evidence that Mary is really appearing to young visionaries in Medjugorje; second, bridge the pastoral gap that has developed between the local bishop and the tens of thousands of Catholics who come to the site.

Auxiliary Bishop Djuro Koksa of Zagreb, who is closely following the Medjugorje case, said in

an interview that the statement does not mean that all pilgrimages to the site are now legitimate.

The bishops had previously asked an end to church-sponsored pilgrimages to Medjugorje.

However, "the bishops recognise that there are certain positive things (at Medjugorje) — for example, confessions, prayer and doing penance. The bishops don't want to be deaf and dumb about this", Bishop Koksa said.

Individual Catholics around the world should feel free to come to Medjugorje, he said, but they should realise that Medjugorje is not like Lourdes, France, where Marian apparitions were declared credible.

He said there is no clear indication yet how the bishops' conference will exert closer control over the pastoral programs at Medjugorje.

"There are many ideas.

The future is unknown, and so far no decision has

been taken yet," he said.

Since 1981, when the alleged apparitions began, Franciscans at the Medjugorje parish have guided the visionaries and the visitors — over the objections of Bishop Pavao Zanic of MostarDuvno, the diocese that includes Medjugorje.

Bishop Zanic has said he does not believe the apparitions are authentic. He has said he believes the credibility of the entire Church could be seriously damaged at Medjugorje.

Bishop Koksa said that while the Yugoslavian bishops are concerned about the Medjugorje pilgrims, they also feel that "they must show solidarity with the man on the spot" — the local bishop.

Well-informed Rome sources said one idea discussed by the bishops was to establish a commission to set up and guide the pastoral activities at Medjugorje.

The commission members would be drawn equally from the Mostar-Duvno diocesan clergy, the local Franciscan province and the Yugoslavian Church commission that has investigated the reported apparitions.

The bishops made their recent statement after hearing a report from the investigating commission. Bishop Koksa said that the investigating commission had not officially been dissolved and probably would continue to review evidence.

Other sources said the bishops were eagerly awaiting a response from the Vatican's doctrinal congregation, which is reviewing material from the bishops' meeting in November.

The bishops took their action now, according to one Church source, because they were especially concerned not to cut off or "abandon" the

many foreign Catholics who have visited Medjugorje over the last 10 years.

There was even fear that "they were going to lose Medjugorje to the sects", especially if a negative statement about the authenticity of the apparitions were issued, he said.

While several million Catholics are believed to have visited Medjugorje, it has also been a popular pilgrimage place for many non-Catholics and even non-Christians.

The bishops' statement caused a stir in Italy, a source of many of the pilgrims. While most newspapers reported it as a blow to the credibility of Medjugorje, defenders quickly gave it another interpretation.

long as the apparitions are said to be still continuing.

Retired Archbishop Frane Franic, a longtime defender of Medjugorje, said in an interview he thought that the bishops' statement "did not confirm but did not reject" a supernatural basis for the alleged apparitions.

He noted that, as a retired bishop, he had not voted on the statement nor had he seen the full text. He was offering his "private opinion", he said.

"It seems to me the statement means that pilgrimages are practically unhindered now — but that now the bishops have to watch carefully over the pilgrimages so that any fanaticism or other deviations can be avoided," Bishop Franic said.

He said he thought that Father Rene Laurentin, if the national commisa Mariologist who has sion had completed its defended the visionaries basic work, an internaas authentic, said the tional commission bishops could not have should be established to made a definitive judge- investigate the events at ment — pro or con — as Medjugorje.

Plan to beat priest shortage MILWAUKEE (CMS): In a draft pastoral sent to his priests, Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee said that to meet eucharistic needs of Catholics in priest-short areas he "would be willing" to consider ordaining a married man.

He stressed that he would seek papal clearance and would consider the possibility only for a priestless community of proven faith.

"Isee at this moment no other way out of this very difficult situation . . . I see no other solution," the Archbishop wrote.

He sent the 24-page draft document, titled "Facing the Future with Hope," to all priests asking them to submit their comments to the Archdiocesan Council of Priests.

Lay people are being

counsulted through the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council.

His proposal to consider seriously the possibility of ordaining married men was only one point near the end of a document dealing with comprehensive planning for the changing needs of the Milwaukee Archdiocese in coming years.

Archbishop Weakland proposed that if a priestless Catholic community met certain conditions of faith and vitality, "I would be willing to help the community suface a qualified candidate for ordained priesthood — even if a married man".

"Without raising false e xpectations or unfounded hopes for him or the community," he added, he would "present such a candidate" to the Pope for "light and guidance".

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"In such a case we would have done all possible at the local level and could feel that we had been responsible stewards of God's goods and graces," he wrote.

Late last year Pope John Paul II strongly reaffirmed mandatory celibacy for priests of the Latin rite and said the issue was not open to debate at the world Synod of Bishops, which met last October to discuss priestly formation.

Archbishop Wealdand said that as the priest shortage grows "we are worried about two things: the vitality of our faith communities and the health of those priests who will have to serve larger numbers of faithful with fewer hands . . .

There are essential elements of our life that cannot be present with-

out the presence of the priesthood."

ment, celebrated in common."

He said the present practice in US parishes where a priest is not available for Sunday Mass — a community assembly with a Liturgy of the Word presided over by a deacon or layperson . . . "is not traditional in the Catholic Church".

He set stringent criteria for considering the possibility of ordaining a married lay leader of a priestless community.

Such a parish, he said, would be one that:

"If it were to last for many years — even a generation —Ido not see how the Catholic identity could be maintained," he wrote. "We would become a different kind of Church that would not be based on gathering around the eucharistic sacrifice".

"We are a eucharistic Church . . . We are a sacramental Church," he said. "We are not true to our Catholic identity if we minimise the importance of word and sacra-

• "Remains faithful in assembling each Sunday for the Liturgy of the Word" despite its lack of a priest and a regular eucharistic liturgy.

• Retains "worship and a sacramental perspective that is a part of their theology and practice whenever possible, education at all levels, and outreach to the needy".

• Has "an active vocation program for the celibate priesthood".

• Is likely to remain priestless "for many years, perhaps into the next decade".

Archbishop Weakland said that despite the difficulties and challenges confronting the archdiocese, "we face the future with hope, because we know that we are loved by God no less than previous generations and that the Church is under the guidance of the Holy Spirit".

the document in about six months, after studying responses from his priests and people.

He also emphasised the provisional nature of the draft text. "I want to feel free to change, deepen or abandon some of these ideas after further reflection and after consultation in the whole diocese," he said.

Issues he dealt with included development of lay ministries and the role of deacons in parishes, criteria for making decisions about preserving, closing, merging or consolidating parishes, and changes in the role of priests when they are placed in charge of two or three parishes instead of just one.

To help readers reflect on the issues he raised, he presented a series of questions at the end of each of the document's three section.

The first section was on the nature of a parish, the second on how changes He stressed the need to in parish life affect plan and act "in union priestly life and ministry, with the whole Church and the third on prosand its universal pastor, pects and possibilities for Pope John Paul II". the future.

Archbishop Weakland said he hopes to rewrite

An old order that

The 750-year-old Servite Order has an example of brotherhood and community to offer today's world but it is also faced with the change to need because of today's circumstances.

As an order founded by laymen the charism Servites offer today has to have a new appeal to lay people who can share the order's spirituality and daily life, says the superior general Fr Hubert Mons.

Describing himself basically as "a man of hope" he says that the charism of today is as large as that of the founders and has a t housand -fold advantage. men lay "Seven founded the order and today the wider Servite family including sisters and other associates number 7000," he said.

The 46-year-old Flemish born Belgian can understand the continual challenge to evolve that faces his order.

The Servite order he joined as a lad leaving school had been established from England a century earlier to cater for Englishmen abroad in Brussels. Today there are still only two Servite groups in Belgium.

Every region of the order, he says, is faced with different realities in both Church and society and has to give different answers.

But the service the order has traditionally given may have to change.

"If we do not evolve according to the needs of today's people we are only serving the dreams of the past," he said.

Yet it is more difficult to

Fr Nees . . . superior general of the Servite Order.

needs new touch discover the needs of today's people, he says.

Tomorrow's friars may have to become like mediaeval itinerants rather than settling in a stable condition.

In centuries past, people moved much more. Now they move more quickly but they settle, he observed.

Also the ministry just of priests may be too specific and the order may have to find more practical ways of widening the scope of its sense of brotherhood to involve others.

"Why should the accentuation of some gospel values be only for a few

of us vowed to our community life?" Fr Mons queried.

and meet each other."

In other situations community life can be an answer to tensions between tribes, castes and religions.

Servites can offer today's world a sign of community and brother"The sign of community hood but it has to be a a sign that new life is s i sign understood by the people and answer to the possible. Overcoming differences from a gospel needs people have. point of view is another "In every country and sign of community. for different reasons He pointed out the people are looking for a example of a parish sign of community. school in Montreal origfounded for Italian inally "In the western world but today servmigrants nobody is living together. with 53 a community ing People may love each nationalities. other but there is no sign The Servites also have a of being together in community. Community Marian charism for life is a sign for people today's world, he said.

From the difficult days who do not know if it is possible to join together of the 1970s Marian

devotion had intellectually, doctrinally and liturgically progressed, he pointed out.

Servites are committed to bringing out the human and gospel qualities Mary lived and to promote the climate of values that Mary can bring to the Church.

The welcoming aspect of Mary could be applied to city life situations where foreigners are not being accepted, he said, by way of example.

Fr Mons was twice a general councillor of his order, one of the terms being with Fr Chrisof Ross topher Jooncianna.

Views on Nancy's death ST LOUIS (Missouri): A December 26 death of Nancy Cruzan through withdrawal of nutrition has evoked different views from of a number bishops.

Nancy Cruzan had

been in a coma for nearly eight years when a Missouri court permitted the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration.

In a December 26 statement, Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston said that since the young woman was receiving no beneficial effect on restoring health or consciousness, there was no moral obligation to continue food and water.

He disputed the opinion that Miss Cruzan died of starvation and said her death was due primarily to the accident that caused her comatose state and only secondarily from the withdrawal of food and water.

Bishop James T. McHugh of Camden, NJ, however, said there is a difference between patients who are "actually dying" from disease or other causes and those who are in a persistent vegetative state and but living are seriously disabled, like Miss Cruzan.

"If the nutrition is discontinued then the patient will die because a new cause of death has been

introduced, that is, lack of nourishment or starvation," Bishop McHugh said early January.

In Italy, Archbishop Tettamanzi, president of the Italian Bishops' Commission for the Family said the woman's death was "passive euthanasia".

"Passive euthanasia — it could be better called omissive — is the procuring of one's own death or the death of another by omitting care which is indispensable for the survival of the person," he said.

"De facto, her death was procured by the suspension of nutrition," he added.

"The interrelation between cause and

effect is very evident, between the suspension of nutrition and the death of Nancy," he added.

Archbishop Tettamanzi said the Cruzan case did not meet the moral criteria that allow the ending of or extraordinary excessive medical means of sustaining life.

"Artificial nourishment of a woman in a coma is nothing or exceptional extraordinary. It was not recourse to a disproportionate and excessive means," he said.

The archbishop rejected the idea that removing feeding tubes from a person judged in an irreversible coma could be

permitted because the person was in a state vegetative unable to communicate with the outside world.

"On the ethical and legal level, respect for every human life even extends to those 'conditions' or 'phases' in which the person has lost, temporarily or irreversibly, such communication, or even if this communication has never existed because of congenital sickness, or even if the person should be found in the earliest stages of existence," he said.

US bishops have issued varying reactions to the decision to withdraw food and water from Miss Cruzan.

Although describing munity of sisters and lay himsPlf as in the "novi- people. tiate" of his period as In Eastern Europe, too, general superior he said the Servites now had to a spirit of 'realism was make contact with developing between members whose order superiors and they were had been suppressed for able to speak more more than 40 years in truthfully and positively Czechoslovakia and about the challenges, Hungary. difficulties and limitaNot that suppression tions that face religious was anything new for the life today.

The great hopes of the long history of the order, he said, were Servites, Fr Mons said. places like India where "The politicians of over 1000 Servite sisters today were only learning had paved the way for what had happened the expansion of the often in the past.

Servite spirit and in "But all these changes Mozambique where an enclosed group of Span- become a reason for ish Servile sisters had moving out of one situaattracted foundations of tion into another," he friars, an apostolic corn- pointed out.

bishops hold synod soon

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ROME (CNS): The world's Ukrainian Catholic bishops will hold a synod in February and are expected to elect several new bishops, including a successor for the head of the Church.

The election of a coadjutor archbishop of Lvov, Ukraine, would be part of the synod's work.

Cardinal Lubachivsky, 76, is the major archbishop of Lvov, although he has never been able to exercise his ministry there.

The cardinal has said that he will return to the Ukraine March 30 for the first time in 52 years.

Plans for his visit also are expected to be part of the synod's agenda.

The Ukrainian Catholic bishops' synod, like those of other Eastern rites in the Church, has the power to elect bishops for its rite. The elections are subject to papal approval.

The heads of four other Ukrainian Catholic dioceses have reached the Church's normal retirement age of 75. During the synod, bishops or coadjutors may be elected for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Chicago and Melbourne, Australia.

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How do bishops pass their time?

By Father Thomas J. Reese, SJ

The first time I met a bishop, he slapped my face.

At the time, I was piously kneeling in front of him hoping to receive the Holy Spirit. The slap was part of the liturgical of ceremony confirmation.

Most Catholics only see their bishop when they or their children are confirmed.

The bishop is a distant figure, who, when he visits the parish, arrives with much pomp.

What bishops do for a living is a mystery to most Catholics

Catholic the day, as happens at American Church", I met and least three times a week. talked to many bishops.I When he arrives at the found them dedicated, office at 9am, the first hard working and often thing he does is go frustrated. through the previous day's news stories from They want to be pastors Catholic News Service. for people, but often find This is followed by time their time consumed by with his mail and office office work. work.

This is especially true in From 11am until 5pm, large dioceses. In smaller his time is taken up with usuthe bishop dioceses and appointments ally has more contact meetings. with the people.

"About three nights a A typical day in a I would have week bishop's life often begins things," he early in the morning evening but in the spring reports, after turning in late the confirmations it previous evening. Many with be four nights a would evenings and weekends week." are given over to parish, diocesan functions.

and

civic

The nights he stays home often are devoted to reading or preparing homilies and speeches.

Yet in Catholic theology, bishops are essential to the life of the local church. Vatican Council H referred to the bishop as the vicar of Christ for his diocese.

"I get up at 6:30 in the morning and get on an for 20 exercycle minutes," explained Archbishop John Roach of St Paul, Minn. "I try to spend a half hour in prayer."

People frequently are surprised by how much time bishops spend in their offices. What consumes all this time in the office?

In writing my book "Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the

He then says Mass unless scheduled to do so somewhere else later in

First, the mail. Correspondence and reports come from the Vatican,

from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and from diocesan offices, committees and agencies.

Bishops, leaders of other churches, priests, public officials and parishioners also write to the bishop. Most bishops actually read mail from parishioners.

The bishop may pass the letter on to someone else to answer, but the mail is an important source of information about what is going on in the diocese.

Another archbishop, since retired, described some of the mail on his desk the day I interviewed him. "There is talk of a merger of a couple of parishes," he explained. "You will have all sorts of complaints about that."

Also on his desk was a letter from a Vatican office because someone had written to it criticising the liturgy.

A complaint letter dealt

with smoking landfill °wiled by the diocese.

Anothr writer objected to talE tment by the marriage unin trib d jocest.

Then also were letters religious-or suPerits regarding relifgim omushiporreieslitgis diociest Another letter e . rweci asu iaiperisiedst eilingmto bae Meethgs and appointments take up a good deal dime.

The ity I visited him, the aithbishop already had kid a breakfast meeting with business leaden and had seen three priests. After me he saw a terninarian going to stud! in Rome.

Later le met with city official about an urban

develqment plan that would nake an impact on pubes. He also met with visiting archbishop h m India and the head if the diocesan hospita

Finak he had a meeting an dinner with a

Difficult task of promoting unity

diocesan foundation raising money to help inner-city children go to Catholic schools.

Few bishops enjoy dealing with finances. They have finance offices and committees to help them, but ultimately the buck stops with the bishop.

More difficult than finances is dealing with personnel, especially pastors. appointing Every priest wants the perfect parish, and every parish wants the perfect priests. Unhappily, both are in short supply.

Getting the right priest in the right parish is a real challenge for the bishop.

As the bishop lays down to sleep after a full day, he regrets that office work rather than pastoral work consumed most of his time. "Tomorrow," he promises himself, "I will spend more time in the parishes."

But when he gets to the office tomorrow, he will Find a pile of mail and a calendar full of appointments and meetings.

By Father John J. Castelot Community leaders have all sorts of responsibilities. Those who directed the affairs of New Testament churches felt that a basic responsibility was to foster unity — within individual churches and among them.

A constant theme of St Paul's first letter to the Corinthians was unity.

Divisive situations threatened to tear the community apart. At one point he cried out in exasperation, "Is Christ divided?" (1:13) The people in Corinth had formed "fan clubs," each extolling the merits of a favourite preacher and passing unkind judgment on the others.

In Paul's view, the people all had been baptised "into Christ Jesus . . ." visiting rather be would Oar nation's bishops are often frustrated by office work since most There is neither Jew nor parishes and doing pastoral work, writes Jesuit Father Thomas J Reese. Standing with protesters is Archbishop John R. Roach of St Paul-Minneapolis whom Father Reese interviewed in his book, Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, "Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure" (Harper & Row, 1990).

Have plane, will travel "A couple of cows on rounds in the diocese of the landing strip, Gallup, N.M. bishop. We'll have to "It's a long way around circle." my diocese even if you do

Bishop Donald R. Pelotte (left) of Gallup, N.M., featured here during his ordination with Archbishop Robert F. Swelter of Sante Fe, N.M., covers his IMPINZIOUS diocese's tribal territories by plane, according to Blessed Sacrament Father •

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As the plane swung have native American around, someone from blood in your veins." the nearby village came The diocese itself is far along and drove the cows from urban. It includes a safe distance from the several indian unpaved track of land reservations. serving as an airport.

The tribes in Bishop Cows know nothing Pelotte's diocese include about landing rights. the Navajo, Hopi and Bishop Donald Pelotte, Apache, each unique. was making his pastoral The diocese also

includes several pit aresque pueblos, wh re life goes on much a it has for centuries.

"WhenI was ordaine a bishop,I never imagil I would ever be cacorned about plan i," Bishop Pelotte co amented. "But this dioc5e is enormous and its trial territories are huge.

Large sections are scarsely settled and quite remote. Going by plate is the only way I can kiep

in regular contact with

everybody, including the priests and sisters. People can feel quite isolated out here.

"A big part of my work is to give all those who work in ministry a sense of unity. We have to work together, even when we are working far apart.

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS

everybody. Only here, distance and distinct tribes accentuate the differences."

The role of a bishop was beautifully described by St Paul in the Acts of the Apostles. Paul was "This is how we func- speaking to the elders of tion as a Church, a Ephesus.

"Keep watch over yourdiocesan unit of the body of Christ, around here. I selves and over the whole suppose it is the same for flock of which the Holy

Columban the monk

Columban lived 1400 years ago. Few people could read and write.

There were constant wars between rulers of many small countries.

Columban grew up in Ireland, in a town named West Leinster. As a teenager he wondered what to do with his life.

He was torn between living a wild life and becoming a monk He talked over his inner struggle with a religious woman. With her guidance he decided to give up his easy life of fun and pleasure.

He left home and lived with a monk on the island of Lough Erne.

Then he entered the great monastery at

Bangor.

For about 30 years he taught other monks and wrote several books. As the years went by, he yearned for travel and adventure. He wanted to be a missionary.

Finally around 591, when he was about 45, he and 12 monks were sent to what is now France.

They preached to the people, helped the poor and sick, and spent much time in prayer. Their example and words touched the hearts of many.

The king of Burgundy gave the monks some land in the mountains.

There, at Annegray,

By Janaan MANTERNACt Columban built his frst monastery. So many en wanted to join it that he soon built two nom monasteries nearby.

Over the years Cob 11ban's monks from these three monaster es founded some 200 to nasteries all over Ewe )e.

The monasteries icre places of prayer, cent 'es of learning, of farming of business, of the arts sad crafts, of medicine old social services.

Most people admi ed Columban and lis monks. But gradollY some powerful peoie turned against him.

The Frankish bishops back to shore. They Columban walked to what is now opposed because of the Irish Germany and Switzercustoms observed in his land. They began preachmonasteries. They tried ing in the Swiss mounto make him change, but tains and built their cells Columban refused and in a lovely valley. wrote to the pope for Here, too, they won help. many admirers and some Then King Theodoric H enemies. Their enemies became angry because ii,von out and forced them Columban told him he to leave. should marry one By now Columban was woman instead of living about 70. He set out with several. The king across the Alps for Italy. ordered Columban and King Agiluf welcomed his Irish monks to leave and defended him. the country.

Columban founded a They boarded a ship monastery in a valley at and set sail for Ireland, Bobbio. Bobbio became hut the ship soon sank in one of the great monasa storm off the European teries of Europe. coast.

By the time he died in Columban and his 615, people considered monks made their way him a saint.

Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the Church of God that he acquired with his own blood" (Acts 20:28).

In his exhortation, Paul refers to the elders as overseers. The Greek word for overseer is "episcopos", from which we get the English word "bishop".

Overseer describes pretty well what a bishop does. He oversees the life and mission of the Church in a particular

teritory called a diocese.

Within his diocese the bishop is to be a shepherd, a steward.

Thus he must have great faith in Christ with whose blood God acquired the Church.

Since the Church was purchased at such a great cost, the bishop must also have great respect for it.

From all this, it is clear why Paul insisted that the bishop must also keep watch over himself.

there is not male and female; for you are all one (person) in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:2728).

As a community, the

people are the Spirit's dwelling place, a living temple.

Destroying their unity is tantamount to desecrating a temple, a heinous crime even among pagans.

"If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy" (1 Corinthians 3:17).

Obviously this is not the merely functional unity of the local softball team.

"As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body. though many, are one body, so also Christ (the community)" (1 Corinthians 12:12).

Disunity had threatened even the celebration of the sacrament of unity, the Eucharist, with the more affluent members snubbing and embarrassing the less well off.

Paul faults them for not "discPrning the body" (1 Corinthians 11:29).

In the preceding chapter he had reminded The bishop's work archbishop, crisscrossed them, quite pointedly, territory on "Because the loaf of requires regular prayer, that which he must find time horseback. bread is one, we, though for in a busy day.

"Ican't imagine how he many, are one body, for As part of "keeping did it," says Bishop we all partake of the one watch over themselves" Pelotte. "He must have loaf" (10:17).

Concerned as Paul was many bishops belong to had extraordinary stamsmall groups of fellow ina. Stamina must have for the inner unity of his bishops who gather reg- been one of the prere- individual churches, he ularly to examine their quisities for bishops in was also anxious about the unity of all the spiritual life and review those days." among churches their ministry.

Even with cars and themselves.

At one time, the Bishop planes to move across Paul knew he was of Pelotte's diocese was much smaller territories, a maverick at considered part of an even large that stamina is still very in Jerusaheadquarters archdiocese, whose first much needed. lem. He was suspected of forming gentile churches independent of the original Jewish Christian community. But he had no such intention and went to great lengths to demonstrate the oneness of all the churches.

This is what was behind his determined efforts to take up a collection for Jerusalem. The Church there was especially poor and needed financial help. But he wanted the collection to be tangible proof of the practical love binding all the churches together.

Preserving and fostering unity is still a concern of the Church's leaders, and it is an increasingly difficult challenge. The task is to achieve unity other and find people in similar circumstances while respecting the they could help each other." — Margaret Huls. of a bewiluniqueness "Shared resources. Instead of four parishes variety of culdering struggling with four religious education amid divertures.

Unity directors and four business managers and four sity: This is the goal development directors, they should share the toward which church resources and be able to pay adequate leaders constantly are salaries." — Catherine Haven. striving.

DISCUSSION POINTS What links would you like to see between the people of your parish and the people of other parishes nearby? What can parishes do for each other?

Selected responses from readers: "I would like to set a youth program for people ages 16-21, to meet at one parish, including all surrounding parishes . . .

Parishes can share the cost of the program director." — Rita Trisko.

"I'd like to see a more missionary attitude on the part of large, wealthy parishes toward parishes in need. For example, I wonder how the parish in whichIreside can justify spending $600,000 to renovate a perfectly beautiful church, while three miles away the parish in whichI worship struggles to survive on Sunday collections of $200. . ." —Judy Nichols.

"I would like something like a foreign exchange for parishioners. Still in this day and age there are differences among people.

Parishioner-to-parishioner exchanges would be helpful for people to understand each other." Valerie Stackpoole.

"I would like to see more activities planned for senior citizens and the elderly. If the elderly from various parishes could get to know each

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Help for those hitting bottle in Darwi

By Christine Choo

Aborigines make up 22.4 per cent of the Northern Territory population. With alcohol and other substance abuse affecting almost every Aboriginal community in Australia, one can't help but wonder what the future holds for these young children in the Northern Territory.

Darwin is a city, abuse on individuals, cosmopolitan and very families and relaxed, similar in communities. many ways to the style Alcohol and other subof the tropical towns of stance abuse has affected Malaysia where I grew almost every Aboriginal up. community in Australia It has a large transient and the communities of population of tourists the north are no and visitors, especially exception. parents, grandparents As in the nonand other relations of the Aboriginal communities, more permanent resi- some of the most dents of the city. depressing results of the These visitors trek from abuse of alcohol are seen the colder south or from in the physical and the cities of Europe and emotional abuse of childthe northern hemisphere ren and women in the to enjoy "the dry" which communities. is the coolest and best It is also extremely time to visit the North. disturbing to note the While the city seems to exploitation of Aborigibe taken over by the nal communities by visitors, the Darwinians some non-Aboriginal are not far away, thriving people who place themon the trade brought in selves in positions of by the visitors. power in relation to Under the veneer of the Aboriginal people eg as tourist town I came to storekeepers, managers know about some of the etc. efforts that are being Some Aboriginal people made by Aboriginal themselves, contribute to people and their suppor- the degradation of the ters in many areas, but communities by helping especially in the develop- to make alcohol more ment of alcohol rehabil- easily accessible. itation programs and While the incidence of other support services for physical abuse and individuals and families domestic violence is affected by excessive increasing, the authorialcohol consumption. ties, including the police Aboriginal people make continue to ignore all but up 22.4% of the North- the worst cases, claiming ern Territory population that they cannot interand the majority live in fere in domestic communities outside the situations. metropolitan area, in The acceptance of viobush communities and lence to women and outstations. children cannot be justiMany also live in the fied, yet authorities contown areas with a grow- tinue to allow this abuse ing community living to happen, in this way around Darwin itself. colluding with the The Aboriginies of the abuser.

Northern Territory make In the midst of this up slightly over 15% of appalling situation there the Aboriginal popula- are many Aboriginal tion of Australia and people who are committherefore they are much ted to working for more visible than in the change and improvesouthern states. ment in conditions Easy access to alcohol in under which their peothe North has led to ple live. widespread abuse of One such organisation alcohol and seriously is the Foundation of damaging effects of this Rehabilitation with Abo-

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CHRISTINE CHOO received the 1990 Archbishop Goody award to visit Aboriginal communities in the north. During her visit, Darwin became the base from which she visited Bathurst Island, Daly River and made contact with a number of Aboriginal communities and organisations. In Darwin she was a guest at the Bishop's House in the city centre where the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart lived. The MSCs have poineer•ed missionary work in Papua New Guinea and the North of Australia.

They were very gracious in their hospitality and made her most welcome. riginal Alcohol Related ment Services Inc., an Difficulties (FOR- agency of the Uniting WAARD), an Aboriginal Church's Northern run organisation whose Regional Council of co-ordinator is Vai Congress (UAICC) and a Stanton. member of the Council Vai is a memorable for Aboriginal Alcohol woman and a wonderful Program Services. storyteller. It is through This service, Gordon the enthusiasm and Symons Centre in Wincommitment of people nellie a suburb of Darlike Vai that Aboriginal win, offers live-in promanaged organisations grams for dependent have been established alcoholic men and and continue to operate. women and coFORWAARD is run on dependent men and the Twelve Steps of the women, based on the Alcoholics Anonymous model developed by the approach to alcohol Holyoak Centre in Perth. rehabilitation.

The program which It is a live-in facility encourages the particicatering mainly for pants to be involved as young men who refer family units, is similar to themselves there or are the program offered at referred through the Five Mile at Daly River an courts after having com- Aboriginal community mitted alcohol related south west of Darwin offences. which is also associated The participants in the with the Council for program are involved in Aborignal Alcohol Progroup discussions, AA gram Services. meetings and some The development of retraining, but most of all these services has been they receive attention, a an interesting response warm bed, regular meals to the need to provide and company, which is alcohol rehabilitation more than they perhaps programs which relfect would normally have if the social and cultural they were drinking. needs of the participants Most of the staff are These programs use Aboriginal, a factor videos and group discuswhich makes a differ- sions which help the ence for the Aboriginal participants to learn participants who can about the destructive relate more comfortably effects of alcohol on all with them as they feel aspects of their lives — the staff are more under- themselves, their famistanding of their lies and communities. situations.

The Twelve Steps of AA Another alcohol reha- are used as a guide to bilitation service which encourage participants is being pioneered in to discuss their situations Darwin is the Aboriginal and there is a focus on Resource and Develop- learning new behaviours

and new ways of relating which are not alcohol associated.

The Gordon Symons Centre has developed some very interesting written material in simple English which can be used in group discussion especially with people for whom written English may not be a familiar mode on communication.

This material has been found to be very useful for people from the bush communities.

The centre is also developing a special program for women who are dependent on alcohol, a group which has been neglected to date.

The Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services is strongly supported by the Catholic bishop of Darwin, Bishop Ted Collins, who has encouraged the priests in his diocese to participate in the Holyoak program.

Other support services for Aboriginal people include the Women's Resource and Development Centre established with the support of the Uniting Church (Congress), Multifunctional Aboriginal Child Care Centre, one Women's Refuge in Darwin (totally inadequate to cater for the increasing number of women escaping domestic violence) and the Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agency, all run by Aboriginal people.

Within the communities there are informal supports and "safe houses" which provide a refuge for those in urgent need.

The Catholic Aboriginal community in Darwin meets in Casuarina for services and community gatherings.

This group which comprises Aboriginal people who have been long term Darwin residents, as well as those who have moved to Darwin more recently, is lead by Father Pat Mullins, a Jesuit.

The Sunday liturgy with this community was wonderfully relaxed and alive with music and prayer.

The congregation was joyous, participating actively in mass which reflected the spirit of the community and their concern for each other.

Over a cuppa after mass Iheard from a number of the women about some of the activities and prayer groups for youth, older folk and families.

The mass itself included Aboriginal symbols and songs in one of the Aboriginal languages.

Visiting Darwin in the Dry reinforced for me the importance of prayer life in a community.

In a parish community it is important for people to pray together and to share their prayer life more openly, to give each other encouragement, to break out of isolation.

Out of this will come a more meaningful liturgy as the Eucharist is a community celebrating its identity as the Body of Christ.

The deeper the faith and the integration of this truth in members of the community, the deeper and richer the community celebrations.

The level of care and commitment to others, in the community of faith as well as the wider community, will also be reflected in the Eucharistic celebration.

What we learn from Aboriginal people is the importance of relationships, of reaching out of ourselves and joining with others around us.

The torment of young ones in our society Quote 'We need a delicate touch to help these youngsters be both true to themselves (and their background) and to our country.

We ought to help and support them in their choices of basic values and the refusal of what is only secondary and unimportant in both their background culture and our local culture.'

By Fr Dino Torresan, SC, Coordinator of Multi-cultural Pastoral care in the archdiocese

Aesop, the classic story -teller greek slave, told once this story to his audience. A mole told his mother that he could see — a thing moles cannot do.

To test him, mother ye him a lump of frankincense and asked him what it was. 'A pebble, he replied. 'My child,' mother said, 'you not only cannot see: you have lost your sense of smell as well!

The story reminds me of young people with an ethnic background. Born in Australia, they want to belong fully to the land; but having been born inside a specific family set-up, they find themselves torn between different sets of values.

Culture, Religion and Language need to be seen as the embodiment and expression of personal values and identity.

Culture deals with attitudes, values and assumptions about such universals as birth, illness, death, understanding of sex and family roles, of faith, luck, future, progress, misfortune and the like.

Some people are disilluand Fidelity If the above malaise is change not always offers youngsters to be both and disappointed. sioned true to themselves (and true for young people in to its members greater Diversity are nostalothers Some My friend Aesop has their background) and to general, the same can be freedom. feel like fish Others gic. story. ther applied to youngsters our country.

Cultural change can ano out of water. And of We ought to help and and young adults of easily become a process there are those course hungry a hot a On clay, ethnic descent in a more of degeneration. their in them support neither fish nor are who some Because over 70% of fox tried to reach profound way. meat. which grapes, of Australians are Anglo- choices of basic values clusters Young people find is Young people of ethnic Celtic, their influence in and the refusal of what in a process he saw hanging from a However, can we detect themselves and secondary only suffer descent not only language (English), relivine trained on a tree. a vision, powerful (posigrowth either of unimportant in both the mental and emogion (Christian) and their background culture tional confusion normal tive) or trapped in a But they were too high. enough to give young of pyschological So he went off, and people the energy they institutionalised culture and our local culture. young people, but have vortex to comforted himself by is so pervasive and With a Swiss proverb also to cope with the and emotional confusion saying: "They were not need to act in a positive, consequent rarely is the constructive and healthy it powerful that we can say: Love your changes taking place with way? Will young people recognised as being a neighbour, but don't within the cultural world rejection of all models ripe, anyhow!" see such a e). themselves (negativ distinct ethnicity. It is pull down the edge!

Our history as a country of their families. vision? seen as the Australian Crossroads The socio-cultural and This process involves is unique. Unique before norm or the Australian I believe they can.

In what they say and do, religious traditions of three moments of dis- white people put foot on way of life. young people show us parents are under pres- cernment (1) insertion Terra Australis with the Adults can spend so By comparison, the what our society is like. sure and questioning a in both the local and cultural, religious and time trying to have much the behaviour of ethnic Their varying life expe- new country, new envir- their family cultures; (2) social world of views fitting youth's minority groups is seen riences point out the onment, new and differ- critical — hence, well Aborigines. they may lose that reality as esoteric, different and good and the bad. Their ent sets of religious, pondered! — rejection of possibility of the of sight past Unique during the strange. dreams and hopes chal- social and cultural the deficiencies of the 200 years of stuggles and limiting the youngsters' values, differentiated same; (3) positive trans- pains within itself as a horizons and clipping The 'accepted' Austral- lenge and judge us. formation of their nation: racism, religious their wings.

Young people in general moral values, etc ian accent is an Anglotension, parents' elements.

The which a accent inside Celtic find themselves bigotry, ecological misFidelity as commitment arouses no comment — deep widespread feeling psychological discomfort management, difficult to ideals and diversity as prespeers' of Because except in studies of of psychological and and at times deep inner or other external readjustment between openness to others and delusion are reflected in sure linguistics — whereas all social unrest. reasons, much too pow- the Anglo-Celtic and the different, are both other accents are desThey are torn between the unsettled and con- erful to let them be free Mediterranean races. essential elements to any cribed as "foreign." earthly and religious fused attitudes of the psychologically and successful story in the Unique too in its search Hence, the question of values, unable — in children. ife of young people. l socially, many young or for a fairdimkum AusFormation identity formation will many cases— to fmd a people succumb during For fidelity without tralian indentity, an recon- degeneration be problematic for young meaningful such a process. can become diversity even — which identity descent, of ethnic ciliation. people It is a fact that cultural and a obsession be an to wants — today of process this Hence, brings and even more problealways not change are they In other words, diversity and best bore; the of nclusive i is formation identity people matic for young tormented by the so- about a better human a sense of born overseas. called split between society. And a society always in peril of becom- traditions, traits and core without an empty fidelity peoples' all its of values of process We need a delicate the Gospel message which finds itself in a ing a relativism. . components cultural n. degeneratio cultural of process touch to help these and culture.

In this sense it is a profound and not that easily understood facet of individual and group identity.

A song without Accent "You have an accent!", people say.

They are the experts of the day!

Iask the land, in my accent, if she could smell it in my scent The kookaburras laugh from a gumtree: a white yellow-crested gala comes to see.

"The dust of Australia clings to your feet!", croaks the black crow, hopping around at his own beat I look at the crimsom face of the waratah in bloom and from its smile I see that my presence is not doom.

Ican peacefully rest under the river gum because my song, without accent, has just begun.

Ifreely sing to the wildparsley with the dainty leaves, the creamy-white flowers and some old winged seeds.

I softly touch an ironbark orchid, the slender flowers, and its purplish-red label/urn to me speaks of lovers.

Ifeel at peace in these quiet surroundings: they have a language without demandings.

The language of love has never an accent for those who love are not of human descent A cuddly koala looks slyly at me holding a leaf of a young gumtree:

By Fr Dino Torresan "Don't bother, my dear! — he seems to be saying — of what from people you hear.

The language of love's domain has never been born here.

You, keep on believing that one day we can share your heart's the deep feeling.

Because if you will dare, a new world will be made: and Australians will share the love for which you've paid!".

The koala continues eating the leaf, and my heart discovers, in peaceful relief, that love has no accent for those who believe.

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roads so that I can attain my goal, you gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me. and in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever, in spite of all material illusions.

I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be Top: Bishop Healy was one of eight church leaders passing the flame of peace to the congregation said for three days after at St Mary's. which the favour will be granted. The prayer must be Above: Candles alight, the congregation then placed hands on their neighbours' shoulder in a final published immediately. S.A. pledge of peace and prayer. and M A

Prayer to St Jude. Most Holy apostle, St Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honours and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of.

Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Make use I implore you of that particular privilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assitance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly (here make your request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise St Jude to be ever mindful of this great favour, to always honour you as my special and powerful patron, and to greatfully encourage devotion to you. Amen. Thanks to St Jude for prayers answered and thanks to Our Lady of The Revelation, Bullsbrook, for a very special favour granted. Liz Sincere thanks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St Joseph, St Jude, St Anthony and St Teresa. Please continue to hear my prayers and help me. M.G.

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I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days after which the favour will be granted. The prayer must be published immediately.

MC R Thank you St Jude's Novena.

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Books and a story An ancient heroine

St Lucy is one of the more famous Christians of all time. For 1500 years Christians have mentioned her name at Mass.

Catholics still celebrate her feast day each December 13. Thousands of Christian women bear Lucy's name.

For 16 centuries artists have portrayed St Lucy in beautiful works of art.

She is the patroness of all who suffer eye problems.

Unfortunately, little is known about Lucy's life.

There are many traditions and legends, but few historical facts. But what we do know about Lucy suggests why Christians keep her memory alive.

Lucy seems to have spent her whole life in Sicily. She lived at a time early in the Church's history when it was very difficult and dangerous to

be a Christian. In fact thousands of Christians died during vicious persecutions.

Ancient legends hint that Lucy's father died early in her life and her widowed mother raised Lucy by herself. It seems that Lucy learned her deep faith in Jesus and his way of living from her mother.

Lucy's beliefs and values, her love of Jesus, were in many ways at odds with the beliefs and values of the Roman Empire in which she lived. Her neighbours must have laughed at her for her faith in an obscure Jewish carpenter whom a Roman official, Pontius Pilate, had executed as a rabble-rouser 200 years earlier.

Lucy seems to have been an intelligent and attrac-

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Lucy refused him.

Ancient traditions claim that she had decided never to marry. Many young Christian women of the time, wanting to give their whole lives solely to Christ, chose to live single lives serving the poor and sick.

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Already exhausted, frostbitten, depressed and short of food they must have known that their chances of survival were very slim.

The story of Scott, Amundsen. the race for the pole and its tragic aftermath is perhaps the best known true life adventure cif modern time.

Yet it is only one of dozens of gripping stories that have emerged from the brief 200year history of Antarctica's discovery and exploration.

It is curious to think that just 166 years ago Antarctica — a continent larger than the United States of America or Europe — had still not

been seen by human eyes. It was only 89 years ago that the first confirmed landing was made, at Cape Mare, by a party of Norwegian whalers. Not until the early years of this century were attempts made to penetrate the interior, and as recently as 1956 much of it still lay unseen and unexplored.

The secrets of this vast continent were unlocked by a tiny handful of men — a few thousand at the most — members of some 300 expeditions. It is their stories, illustrated with many rare photographs, paintings and drawings, that have been gathered together for the first time in such detail in this fascinating book_ Here }matt will read the amazing story of Otto Nordenskjold's Swedish expedition, an epic of survival that lasted for two years, how six members of Captain Scott's expedition spent a grindingly miserable winter marooned in a tiny ice cave, of the great Australian explorer Douglas Mavvson's desperate trek to safety after he had been poisoned by the dog livers he had been forced to eat, and how the men of the Belgica battled madness as their ship drifted for over a year. trapped in the treacherous pack ice.

Thrillers

appears on his wedding day . . .

A murderer for all the right

Dead Witness. Best Australian Mystery Stories edited by Stephen Knight (Penguin $12.99).

A body in a billahong . .

The bridegroom who dis-

The Australian thriller tradition is rich and some of the early examples almost completely unknown. This collection, selected by Stephen Knight, unearths nuggets of dynamic drama from our archives of crime writing — including writers like Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Favenc, Alan Michaelis, Barbara Baynton right up to Peter Corns and Jennifer Rowe.

Chosen from hundreds that once fascinated the large local reading public, the stories in Dead Witness reveal the intriguing variety of Australian mystery writing.

Rosemary Hempbill's Spice Collection and Rosemary Hempbill's Herb Collection (Angus & Robertson, bb, boxed, $29.95 each box).

Beautiful books enchant-

Meals Without Meat by Marion Raymond (Bay Books $6.95).

People now realise that quantities of meat are not a prerequisite for good health, a timely realisation since the present cost of meat would make good health an expensive pursuit! This, however, is not a strictly vegetarian

fully illustrated books giving recipes, hints and ideas.

Wonderful books to use, keep or for gifts.

ingly decorated on covers with illustrations inside.

Full of information with ideas for gifts, growing and recipes.

A perfect gift for anyone and books to treasure

book; some of the recipes do require white meats — but only as an addition and never as the chief ingredient.

Meals Without Meat is for people who wish to enjoy exciting and economical meals that do not require meat in order to be interesting.

Single Fathers. Australian Men Take On a New Role by John Wilson, (Sun/Macmillan).

At last count there were 14,334 single fathers in Australia (14% of all single parent families). The Reader's Digest Book of the Great Barrier Reef (distributed tbrougb Collins bb $50).

The tint complete picture of life on the Great Barrier Reef.

Written by some of Australia's leading marine scientists and specialists.

More than 800 spectacular, full-colour photographs, specially many commissioned_ Close-up views of hundreds of species.

Fishes and corals normally not seen.

A fascinating glimpse of life riot visible to the naked eye.

The most recent scientific research, some revealed for the first time to the general public.

numbers continue to climb.

Single Fathers is the first Australian book written about this 'unnoticed' group.

It is based on the author's own experiences as a single parent of two children, and on his research for a master's

• re-thinking traditional values • the new man?

Single Fathers gives .a revealing look at a new phenomenon in our society, and forces a re-examination of our traditional views on parenting roles.

Great reef

Wood creations right from the beginning

Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual by AlbertJackson and David Mg, designed by Simon Jennings (bb $49.95.)

Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual is the most

comprehensive and up-todate illustrated book on woodworking. Beginning with the raw material, it reveals the characteristics of every major softwood and hardwood, its stunning

colour photographs even detailing the effect of a clear finish on the °Diouf of each species.

In an exciting departure from the usual projectoriented books on woodworking, Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual takes you through every process of three-dimensional design.

Actual designer's sketches illustrate the basic principles of chair, table and storageunit construction — and provide a plunder-chest of ideas for selecting everything from the best joint for the job to the most efficient order of assembly Whatever the task, a woodworker turns to the tool kit.

This book boasts an unrivalled illustrated survey of every type of tool — from the bench plane to the power router, and a Japanese saw to a universal machine — and each is comprehensively described to help the novice, inform the tool buyer and assist the experienced woodworker to plan and stock a safe machine shop

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Medjugorje 1981-1991 Medjugorje "TEN YEARS OF APPARITIONS, 50,000 PRIESTS AND 22 MILLION PILGRIMS LATER..."

MEDJUGORJE — THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM OUR LADY Message delivered by Our Lady on Christmas Day, December 1990 and passed on to you courtesy Harvest Pilgrimages.

"Dear children, Today, Iinvite you in a special way to pray for peace. Dear children, without peace you cannot experience the birth of little Jesus, neither today nor in your daily lives. Therefore pray to the Lord of peace that He may protect with His mantle and He may help you

comprehend the greatness and importance of peace in your hearts. In this way you shall be able to spread peace from your heart throughout the whole world. I am with you and I intercede for you before God. Pray because Satan wants to destroy my plans of peace. Be reconciled

with one another and by means of your lives help that peace to reign on the whole earth. Thank you for responding to my call"

Every month, in the Record, we shall print Our Lady's message from Medjugorje.

Medjugorje has been reported as being Our Lady's classroom where we learn to appreciate God's gifts to us all. Our Lady welcomes us from every part of the world and all walks of life. She has come to tell the world that God exists and to teach us how to achieve His Peace, which comes from conversion.

Comments from Spiritual Directors of Harvest's 1990 Pilgrimages:

"God's Mother will always be stepping out of Heaven to visit her children on earth and Medjugorje is her venue for the 90s."

Rev Father Creede, CSsR

"To me it is a haven of rest away from all hustle and bustle of our world to the peace and quiet of Medjugorje where prayer and love comes easy."

Rev Father Tim Corcoran, PP

"For me Medjugorje is a centre of Peace, Our Lady of Medjugorje — Queen of Peace. The faith and goodwill of pilgrims and residents was inspiring to witness. The numbers at each Mass, the numbers going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation — these are my lasting impressions of 7 days in Medjugorje."

Rev Father Kevin Crock, CSsR

"Have you ever heard of any other parish, anywhere In the world, where practically every parishioner comes to the church every day of the year for Rosary and Mass? This has been happening at Medjugorje since 1981."

Rev Father Michael McCann, CSsR

We at Harvest Pilgrimages would like to assist you with your own pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and with that in mind, have kept all costs to a minimum, yet at the same time, offering the following: • We have 20 departures each escorted by a Spiritual Director.

• The backing of the only specialist pilgrimage operator with offices in 6 states and New Zealand.

• A Pilgrims Journal is provided.

• Optional extensions to Rome/Lourdes/Fatima/Knock.

• $100 return airfare to a European city.

• Four of our departures include a WA Spiritual Director.

• After hours service.

• All departure taxes included.

• Medjugorje sightseeing program.

• including breakfast and dinner in Medjugorje, breakfast Singapore.

• Each departure is limited to certain numbers to ensure that each pilgrim is treated as an individual.

• All rooms in Medjugorje, Singapore and other cities have their own private facilities.

• Prices start at $2399 per person (twin share). Departures from February-November.

EASTER PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE 14 days departs March 21, 1 night Singapore, 10 days Medjugorje, $2749 twin share.

For full details and brochure please contact

Tel 409 1080, A/H 405 3048 16

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