The Record Newspaper 14 February 1991

Step by step too...

Above left: The young seminarian at St Charles' Guildford.

Above right: The philosophy student soon to head for overseas study.

Top right: The theology student (centre back) with some of the 50 Chinese who were his companions for four years in Genoa.

Right: The newly ordained Fathers William Foley and Maurice with their legendary Nedlands pastor Monsignor Ned Moss.

priesthood parish priest and administrator Above: The fresh vibrant energy of the young assistant priest.

Right: The friend of the children at St Francis Xavier school East Perth.

Left: The director of Catholic migration greeting another newcomer.

Below: Happy parish days at the navy mess hall he converted into Maddington Church.

Below right: The administrator of St Mary's Cathedral.

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Gos e power . . . by The Editor On Tuesday the World Council of Churches Plenary session in Canberra began with a prayer "for our brother, the late Archbishop Foley of Perth".

More than 300 delegates and visitors joined in the commemorative prayer led by the Reverend Dr Joachim Held, of Germany, who is Moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.

William Foley, the man in a hurry with the gospel, with a gospel that he wanted badly to deliver to society. . .

A bishop driven by a vision that sometimes ran the risk of escaping into a dream and had to be brought back to hard reality.

The Lord's crusader, stopped in his tracks by the news that the human frame is mortal and that its days are numbered.

That gospel which he loved so much and about which he spoke so caringly just hours before he would die would have told him often: "Can any of you, for all his worrying, add one single cubit to his span of life?"

It was the Lord he loved Who spoke thus to William Foley.

To fuss over the details of death even of an archbishop can be in vain and morbid but in the case of Archbishop

Right: At the conclusion of his Mass of installation in St Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday, December 15, 1983 Archbishop Foley gives his first blessing to the people.

Below: Less than four hours before his death early on Sunday morning, Tom O'Donnell of Thornlie took this last snapshot of Archbishop Foley chatting with Mrs Margaret Frater, president of the Australian Council of Natural Family Planning for whose trainees the archbishop had said Mass and joined them in a small dinner.

Foley it is a key perhaps to the enigma of his very busy life, to his hurry to get things done, to his impatience to catch a glimpse of the final picture.

He had barely begun his Perth episcopate when he knew that his body might not last the distance. But strong in his faith in the Lord he resolved to live vigorously his own youthful prophecy to live in the Lord's service for the rest of his life.

By current Church practice he was entitled to anticipate up to 17 more years as an active bishop, but any unsolicited advice from his friends to slow down on that account would be gently brushed aside.

He would brook no excuses for not getting on with the job, for evading the search for the Church God wants us to be as he would so often say.

Merely days before his death, he would try and capture the spirit of the late Father Nick McSweeney, also tragically and suddenly dead at the age of 58, and one of the close priest friends with whom he loved to

fathom the Spirit of the Church.

It was to become a rehearsal of his own panegyric, of what most fittingly could be said of himself.

The story was not finished, he said at

Subiaco church, until the last chapter is written, until the last piece is in the mosaic, until the tapestry is hung on the wall.

But then, he said, the path of the journey could be traced and measured,

and its meaning discovered.

Thus it will be with the comparatively short seven years — by Church standards — which Perth's eighth bishop was given to lead his people.

In Father McSweeney's ministry and concerns the archbishop had caught a glimpse of the collaborative community into which modern parishes are evolving, the new realisations of the power of the gospel to transform, to lead, to heal.

Archbishop Foley represents the new postVatican II generation of bishops.

The sails were set and the courses steadily laid by others, not least by Archbishop Goody who must grieve the loss of the protege he shepherded from adolescence.

But the new captains of the ship now look for the

new winds of the Spirit and Archbishop Foley in retrospect will be seen to have found the winds, risked occasionally the creaking and straining of the ropes, but he gave the crew hope and strength for whatever lay ahead.

He would tirelessly speak to any number of people, on any number of occasions, probing their thoughts, assessing the gifts he believed they had for the Church he wanted to create.

The daunting list of engagements appearing weekly in The Record was a commentary on the avenues into which he began to pour his energies: pastoral strategy, education, welfare, migration, Aborigines, social justice.

Dearest to his heart was his vision and drive for a pastoral plan and strategy for the future. It was not a unique interest on his part.

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His search for If he little suspected what would be asked of him in his comparatively short career as archbishop of Perth, the priest William Foley had unconsciouly acquired a broad experience of the realities of the modern Church and the directions it might take.

An early task was to bless the Victoria Square Catholic Migrant Centre and place a cross of St Francis whom he much admired.

Following his 1954 ordination he served first under the inimitable Monsignor Collins of Shenton Park who demanded of his priests meticulous service to parishioners in their homes and hospitals.

A parish YCW group was essential experience for a curate of those days.

At St Mary's Cathedral from 1957 to 62 Father Foley was in the warm familiar surroundings of the East Perth St Francis Xavier mini parish, but he had his share of the grind of cathedral parish duties.

In exchange for the hospitals of Shenton Park he now had Royal

Perth Hospital casualty ward to experience.

The ascension of Father Myles McKeon to the episcopate opened a path for Father Foley to spend seven years as director of missions, migration and welfare.

It struck no-one as unusual that a priest was required to be experienced in all three.

Experienced or not the later Archbishop Foley would be able to speak authoritatively of what he had learned at first hand during those formative years.

In 1969 he was asked to move sideways into the position of diocesan vocations director. He would learn at first hand the qualities needed in future priests.

He would spend many hours sharing ideas with his counterparts in the religious orders. They were to remember him many years later in that regard.

In 1971 he achieved the dream of any priest, a

parish of his own. It was countries. unpretentious in LangThey had precious little ford in those days. A to start with.

They had to bush cabin for a church become a new church in with a curtained annex a new land. for a bedroom, in which Father Foley had seven Father Jim Petry, and briefly Father Nick years finding out what McSweeney had that challenge required. struggled to survive over The upward path even the years. in the Church, is not At Maddington he had without its testing of just a block of land. He spirit. In 1971 Archbihad a superannuated shop Goody, now settled navy mess hut jinkered into office, was looking from HMAS Leeuwin for an administrator as and it was like a cathed- successor to Father Finral to the tiny flock he barr Walsh now off to the shepherded there. happy prospect of his His monument stands own Rockingham parish. there today, with the bits When priests would and pieces added. later talk to Archbishop At Lynwood he would Foley about the wrench shoulder the typical of leaving a familiar and burden of a new parish, happy community, he a new church and very would commiserate with little money with which them out of his own experience, leaving Lynto pay for it.

But Father Foley was in wood parish.

To return to St Mary's his element. It was a migrant community — Cathedral, now as its many of them he had administrator was a curb welcomed to Perth him- to his restless spirit. He self. They were from the determined to do someUK, Ireland and any thing about the memonumber of Asian ries he retained of his

Knapsack with hidden 'map' Nearly 10 years ago Archbishop Sir Launcelot Goody mused that he had probably not seen the baton of a field marshal hidden in the recruit's (William Foley) knapsack. That was the turning point of the recruit's career.

"I little thought when young William Foley entered St Charles' Seminary in 1945 that he would turn out to be a future bishop of Geraldton," said the archbishop in July 1981.

William Foley, dean of Perth's St Mary's Cathedral would be Geraldton's sixth bishop.

But the story was by no means over.

In barely two years' time the William Foley whom Dr Goody had recruited for the seminary, whom he had ordained a priest in Nedlands and appointed to be cathedral adminstrator would now return to Perth to be archbishop to his former archbishop.

As a youth William Foley had progressed through the then familiar pattern of Catholic upbringing, taught by the Loreto Sisters at Nedland's St Therese parish school, by the Christian

Brothers for five years at the St Malachy's CBC on St George's Terrace.

He joined St Charles' Seminary in its fourth year of operation. His fellow students quickly knew they had an intellectually sharp and determined person in their midst.

That intellect and its future priesthood would be moulded in the most unlikely of surroundings.

Through its Vincentian order's links the Brignole Sale seminary college on the waterfront at Genoa had been host to many

Irish and Australian priests who served in WA. The Perth Vincentians were to renew Genoa links again after the war.

Thus when in the middle of his priestly training William Foley and his life long friend Maurice Toop reached Genoa in 1950 they met a handful of Italians and more than 50 Chinese — virtually the last to escape before the communist takeover of China.

William Foley was to keep in touch with those Chinese companions as

they dispersed throughout Asia unable to return home. He was not to know that he would meet them as an archbishop on many an errand to Asia on behalf of the Australian Bishops Conference.

become a bishop and to was just beaten by an take charge of a diocese. Eastern States candidate William Foley would be for the honour of being its rust to achieve archbi- the first native-born shop rank.

Australian bishop.

Yet, as the first West William Foley, with Australian born priest to grandparents reach the archbishropic Irish of Perth, William Foley became the product of the vocations initiative of He was to feel very would also be in the Irish born Archbishop tradition of that West much at home in those Australian Bishop Wil- Prendiville and its semiAsian surroundings. liam Kelly, whose sixth nary launched by EngWilliam Foley would successor in Geraldton lish born Dr Launcelot Goody. add another chapter to was William Foley. the part played by the William Kelly, born in He would serve under Guildford St Charles 1855 in York of Irish both of them at St Mary's Seminary in establishing parents and sent to Cathedral, Perth. a group of locally recru- I reland for priestly eduited and trained priests. cation, turned out to be The baton of faith was Bishop Quinn would be the first native born WA being well and truly its first ex-student to priest. And in 1898 he passed into sure hands.

Thoughts... words... deeds..

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A quick sampling of and help them find ways the phraseology of of hearing Christ speakArchbishop Foley in the ing to them.

"An opportunity had to early days of his taking charge in Perth archdi- be given in the life of the ocese give a clue to the Church to hear and thoughts and ideas that involve the laity. There were to be heard so was a richness there that often in the years to had not been tapped sufficiently. come.

From Geraldton on the day of the announcement came his reflection that it would be very difficult "to fill the style and shoes of Archbishop Goody, because of my style of operation".

Like every new bishop he knew he had to be his own man. The Church of Perth would find that out too.

His aim, he said, would be to "provide the climate in which the skill of all members of the Church could be fostered and developed".

"For the Church to be relevant, its leaders have to hear people in real life

ments Ibelieve much can be done.

"Primarily in the local Church I am called to encourage all to use their special gifts for the good of all.

"I ask that the gifts not be used to create division by any sort of competi"The challenge is to tion but to create unity in make God real in the a spirit of unselfish love. lives of people."

'This unity of ours is On the night of his not complete.

December 15 installation "Therefore trusting in in St Mary's Cathedral he the power and guidance was to prophetically sum of the Holy Spirit I now up what would happen promise to spend myself in seven short years: in your service."

"As you think of the In the following month years ahead in the future of this archdiocese and he told a charismatic the part you hope to play rally that they had to see the Church as a in its life and activity you community. have rather high expectaThe release of the tions of my leadership Seaman Report gave him and my contribution.

"However without youI in January the opportuncan do nothing, but with ity to reveal his thoughts you as individuals, as on the Aboriginal quesparish communities, tion: "The Aborigines are organisations and move- a priority to which I

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intend to devote much of my energy . . ."

The supply of priests was a matter he had to address. In May he took the novel approach of sending out a taped message to be relayed from all parish pulpits.

He was to use this medium several times but had the humility to question whether this was necessarily the best way to get in contact with his people.

In June at Corpus Christi College the archvigorously bishop defended the funding of Catholic schools.

In July he went to Fremantle gaol to celebrate Mass for the prisoners and the visiting chaplaincy team. The Church's compassion for the degradation suffered by prisoners was to become an issue that surfaced often during the years ahead.

Archbishop Foley was well in touch with that issue.

At the October New Norcia procession the archbishop called for a healing of the divisions, for each person to become an instrument of peace, to build up the community, to avoid conversations "silly based on prejudice".

In November he told the local Catholic Social Justice Commission that the Church in Australia was at the crossroads, that his new charter to the commission was aimed primarily at the structures in society which caused much of the suffering seen in modern times.

Within a few years Archbishop Foley would be asked to take a high national profile on Catholic social issues.

At the end of year Christ The King procession, he said

the Church was not just a Church of the eucharist, but also "the Church of Christian commitment — not one gathered around Christ and then gathered to preach the gospel".

In January at the first major Catholic Youth Conference he told the young people to become "disciples committed to the Lord".

He told them he was a strong member of the Church and revealed a moment in his own youth when he had prayed "I am going to live in service for You for the rest of my life".

After just 14 months in office, Archbishop Foley, aged 53, was himself at the crossroads of his own life.

By-pass heart surgery and the months of convalescence that followed must have caused deep reflection on the path he would now chart for his life.

In June he was ready to confront his public duties, the first being to announce the momentous change in which the Sisters of the Good Shepherd handed

over their impressive Leederville buildings to become the Catholic Education Centre.

In July, his address in St George's Cathedral at a combined churches' ARCIC celebration, was to mark his close association with local churches and the eventual integration of the Catholic Church into a new WA Conference of Churches.

Over the next years the archbishop relentlessly visited parishes, organisations and bodies, taking every opportunity to sound out a vision that had been forming in his heart.

The February 1987 visit of Father Kevin Dance was the catalyst for Archbishop Foley to call 20 people together to discuss a pastoral strategy for the diocese.

The rest is history. Notwithstanding the hectic preparation for Pope John Paul's visit later that year, the seed had been sown.

The archdiocese was about to be taken on a pastoral journey it had never imagined . . .

anew vision

previous cathedral parish experience 20 years earlier.

The cathedral congregation too, he said, could become a community of people even if they didn't reside nearby. As far as possible, the cathedral Massgoers were told to make that church their parish and their home.

When Father Foley celebrated there his 25 years of his priesthood, the sanctuary was filled also with the married couples who were celebrating their various wedding jubilees.

It was to be a time that the community should share, he said.

He was searching for a new vision of the Church, he would say in later years as a bishop.

Even in the cathedral precinct Dean Foley could try his hand again as a parish builder. The Record newspaper and its Vanguard Press component had moved to West Perth.

Dean Foley saw the

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The wider archdiocese was to cash in on the advantage of having a city locale, thanks to the visionary administrator whose only escape now was upwards — to Geraldton.

It had been a busy 27 years when he left but the appointments tell only half the story.

Father Foley, one time YCW chaplain had gone on to Christian Life groups and other arms of the lay apostolate to broaden his vision of the Church.

He became chaplain to the Knights of the Southern Cross.

He was elected to the first ever council of priests and was to serve a term as its chairman.

He had become a priest of wide experience and maturity — fit to be a bishop . . .

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Sir Francis Burt, Governor of WA: "It is not possible upon short time reflection to express an opinion upon the Archbishop late Foley.

"It would be conceited of me to think that! could be compeThe Premier of Western Australia, Dr Carmen Lawrence, MLA:

tent to do so; I have a strange feeling of inadequacy which leads me to think that it would be impertinent of me to make the attempt.

"I say that because he always appeared to me to be an incredibly wise man with com-

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"In a calm and slightly humorous way he give a significantly new perspective to everything that I discussed with him.

"Isuppose that in the jargon of the times he was a lateral thinker.

"I endorse the sentiments of those who have brought to our attention the truly Christian characteris-

tics of humility, compassion, sympathy, understanding and service which were so clearly displayed in the life of Archbishop Foley.

"Personally, I join with those who had

the privilege of working with Archbishop Foley in expressing deep sorrow that his invaluable work and dedication to the improvement of life and justice for his

From the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr Charles Hopkins: "Regardless of their religious persuasion, the people of Perth will mourn the loss of such a great humanitarian like Archbishop Foley.

"Ihave known Archbishop Foley for many years and have always admired the man for his undivided

devotion to helping his fellow man.

"I first met him when I was a student attending Aquinas College and even during those chance the encounters warmth and caring he Showed seemed to reassure and comfort anybody, young and old.

"In latter years his concern for social

welfare problems and those disadvantaged people in community became more paramount and he worked tirelessly to assist them in any way he could.

"I know I will miss his vitality and his strengths in spreading the word of God through actions rather than just words."

From Peter Tannock, Director of Catholic Education in WA: "Archbishop Foley was closely involved in my appointment as Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia.

"In the six years I have held that position I worked very closely with him. He was one of the finest peopleIhave known.

"He was a simple and humble man with genuine vision, generosity of spirit, and much courage.

"He was open and accessible, always

willing to hear a case, and able to say 'yes' or 'no' in a way that was very affirming. He was a decision maker and a promise keeper.

"I found him to be a loyal friend and a first-class bishop.

"His relatively short period as Archbishop of Perth was marked by many significant in developments Catholic education in Western Australia.

"His hand could be seen in all of them.

"For example, he presided over the implementation of the Religious Educa-

tion Guidelines which have farreaching implications for the nature and direction of Catholic education in WA. "He supported the development and diversification of the role of the Catholic Education Commission and the Catholic Education Office of WA. "He authorised and strongly supported the establishment of the University of Notre Dame Australia. He initiated the establishment of the Catholic Education

"He certainly left you better informed and at the same time, more committed to work for the just society.

"He provided a positive encouragement and he did so with a calm conviction sustained by a faith which was sometimes

awesome. Such men are not often to be found.

"By their influence they enrich the community and provide it with a sense of direction.

"His passing at the height of his ministry was a great loss to us

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"His special gifts, broad vision and deep sense of social justice went hand in hand good his with humour and

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The State Council and members of the SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL pay tribute to their President of Honour, Archbishop William Foley.

We thank God for his life during which time he showed his concern for the underprivileged by his inspiration and encouragement and support for the Society's works.

He willl be sadly missed.

Gerry Lambe State President

"I believe that the influence of his life will serve as an example to others and has earned a special place in the history of Western Australia."

Mr Ted van Heemst and the staff at Vanguard Press along with its associated newspaper, The Record, express their sorrow at the passing of a long standing friend, a onetime board member and associate.

Sympathy is extended to the people of Perth archdiocese and to the archbishop's family.

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"He expanded the role of the Catholic Institute and established the Catholic Library of WA. "He opened numerous new schools and extensions to existing ones.

"He pushed hard for the re-development of relationships between schools and parishes.

"He pressed for the introduction of spiritual formation programs for principals and teachers.

"Above all, he gave episcopal leadership,

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Con olences

Last Christmas in a circular letter to friends, I wrote: "it is a privilege to work with a leader such as Archbishop Foley."

For more than six years, Archbishop Foley, Bishop Healy and myself met all Wednesday mornings to see to the governance of the archdiocese.

My abiding memories of those meetings will be of an Archbishop totally committed to his task, approaching all problems with faith, enthusiasm and joy based on a deep spirituality.

There was rarely anything on the petty, the judgemental in his attitudes.

His relationship with Bishop Healy was one of mutual respect, and his openness to the ideas of the bishop or myself was extraordinary.

He welcomed constructive criticism and received the same with humility.

He would seem to visibly rejuvenate during these meetings as he shared the many joys and problems which face a growing, changing church in the fastest growing area of Australia.

Archbishop Foley was a man of superior intelligence, with an extraordinary recall: He would tell us of people he had met, and ideas he had shared and objectively put forward viewpoints offered.

He brought therefore to decision making, a tremendous store of information and this combined with his sound judgement, led,Ibelieve, to many important and far reaching pastoral decisions being made by him in a relatively short episcopate.

He enjoyed his role, not because of the considerable power and prestige it gave him, but because he was able to serve the Church he loved so completely with competence and effectiveness.

For him his episcopal authority was a sacred trust never to be abused.

He brought to his role a distinctive Australian quality of

Chief Justice of Western Australia...

The Chief Justice of Western Australia, the Honourable Mr Justice David Malcolm said that he was deeply saddened at the great loss the to community by the death of Archbishop Foley.

The Chief Justice said: "Archbishop Foley was much more than the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic community in Western Australia.

"He was one of the State's most outstanding community leaders.

"His wise comments on community issues were widely appreciated.

"He showed significant leadership in the ecumenical movement in Western Australia and established excellent relationships with the leader of other churches and faiths.

He displayed a high level of tolerance and understanding of those whose religious persuasions and beliefs did not accord with those of his Church.

"In this respect he contributed a great deal to the development of a spirit of multiculturalism in Western Australia.

"In particular, this admirable approach was reflected in the ecumenical services which have been held in St Mary's Cathedral and elsewhere to mark Law Week and inspire members of the legal profession and the judiciary.

"Archbishop Foley also made a sustained contribution to raising the level of debate and community awareness on a range of important issues through his work as head of the Catholic

Bishops Committee for Justice, Development and Peace.

"His understanding of Australia's situation and role in Asia and the importance of establishing closer ties and contacts with our Asian neighbours is also well known.

"This understanding and his belief that it should be developed on a personal level was reflected in his work as the Australian Bishops' representative in maintaining and improving liaison between them and the Roman Catholic Bishops of Asia.

"Together with very many other Western Australians, while deeply saddened by the loss his untimely death represents, I give thanks for his life and work which made such a very significant contribuour tion to community."

Cardinal from Port Louis

Brimful of vitality and hope Archbishop Foley speaks to his priests on the day following his installation in St Mary's Cathedral, December 15, 1983.

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Cardinal Jean Margeot, Bishop of Port Louis, said: "In my own name and on behalf of the clergy and faithful of my diocese, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to all the Catholics of Perth's diocese.

"Archbishop Foley had taken several initiatives in favour of the Mauritian

migrants in Perth. He had welcomed our Mauritian Catholics like a real father and was very concerned about their pastoral care.

"When I visited Perth in 1984, I had the opportunity to meet him personally and I was very impressed by his apostolic zeal.

"He was extremely

fraternal towards me and gave me all facilities in contacting Mauritian Catholics in Perth.

"We shall all pray specially for the repose of his soul, and the clergy and faithful of the diocese of Perth can be assured of our solidarity and communion in faith, hope and charity."

modesty and lack of pretension.

He would speak to us quite often on his hopes and dreams.

He appreciated the support of his family and had only recently enjoyed part of his holidays with some of them.

He enjoyed his sport as a player of golf and a spectator of football and encouraged the various sporting activities of the priests with trophies.

He loved the people of the archdiocese.

Though of necessity, he spent a lot of time at his desk, he seemed happiest being out with the people.

He was at home with all age groups and all cultures. He especially enjoyed being

A fine example Sir Charles Court " Archbishop Foley was a person for whom we had a very high regard. We always enjoyed meeting him and having the opportunity to have a chat with him.

"He set a fine example as a Godly man of great compassion.

"We admired the way he handled some very delicate situations which a lesser man would have been inclined to handle in a much less charitable and gentle way.

"You and all other members of the Roman Catholic Priesthood as well as members of Roman Catholic community in Western Australia and his relatives can be comforted by the knowledge that His Grace performed his priestly duties throughout his career in a manner which was an example to us all.

"In so doing he contributed much to all who had the privilege to come in contact with him and come under his influence."

Archbishop Franco Brambilla Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Canberra: "Sharing deep sorrow and prayers on the sad occasion of the very much regretted death of dearest Archbishop Foley and remembering his dedicated service to the Church and the people, I express, also on behalf of the Holy See, sincere condolences to your lordship, the clergy and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Perth."

and tributes... with those who were not rich and not powerful He appreciated our multicultural church and was completly at ease at an Italian festival, a Vietnamese celebration or in a Burmese home.

"Father Foley" will always be revered by so many wonderful Catholics from Asia who have made Perth their home.

The Archbishop was their friend; it was his friendly face that had greeted them at the airport when he was migration director.

He loved to visit Asia and strongly supported overseas aid programs and the the of mission Church.

So many priests from overseas found

him to be truly an ben"episcopus evolens".

Like many high eccleastics, the Archbishop was a workaholic, with immense energy and drive.

He spent himself in the service of others.

He seemed to know that he had a limited time and there was so much to accomplish.

The official engagements in "The Record" were only the tip of the iceberg of this workload.

After a full day in the office, he would often go on pastoral visits in the evening to parishes, or comfirmalions, or attend endless meetings.

Saturday would often find him at his desk trying to catch up with the mound of

correspondence that daily accumulated.

Perhaps all of us in the archdiocese expected too much of one man.

We pressed him to be with us, to be present always to us.

He found time as well to visit many sick people especially his priests and the elderly, he did this on a regular basis and I would often hear of a special kindness he had shown to someone in need.

He had a vision of the Church, in which all of us would work together in ministry.

We heard him extoll Fr Nicholas McSweeney whom he much admired, for this very style of ministry only days before his death.

He had a deep regard for all sectors of the Church.

His priests were his great concern, as was the seminary in which our future priests were traiing.

In my hearing he was invariably loyal to and appreciative of his priests.

Perhaps because he himself was so open to the demands of ministry, he may have felt some disappointment when not everyone responded to his vision.

He went to great lengths to support priests in difficulty of any kind.

He was proud to be a former student of Trinity College and enjoyed several holidays with the Christian Brothers.

He involved the religious priests, sisters and brothers more and more in the total life of the archdiocese and was thrilled when religious orders responded to our needs in the West by quality sending people.

Only very recently he had appointed Sister Mary Berry with Fr Chris Ross as vicars for religious. He respected the people of the Church and his leadership has evoked a response in so many.

Extraordinary growth has occurred in Catholic education, welfare services, care for the handicapped and other special groups, during his time as Archbishop.

I remember well the excitement in his

voice when several years ago he told Bishop Healy and myself of the Catholic University proposal.

I personally feel his death very keenly and share the sadness of his family and others who were close to him.

Pope John Paul many years ago quoted St Augustine saying: "A bishop who does not serve the people by preaching and leading is only a scarecrow placed in the vineyard to keep the birds from picking the grapes."

William Joseph Foley preaced forcefully and led us strongly in so many ways. I hope history will remember his achievements, will honour his ecumeni-

cal and community initiatives, will see him as a strong supporter of the needy, of catholic education.

History will record that he had the courage to be the founding Archbishop of the first Catholic University in our nation.

Dame Not re Australia.

He will be remembered for his sincere efforts to plan for the pastoral future of our archdiocese.

I remember him also as a holy, humble and loyal priest, Archbishop and friend, andI am proud to have been his vicar.

"He guided the committee's important work, including the on consultation wealth distribution in Australia, with wisand dom commitment.

Australian Catholic Relief and the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, also share in the grief felt at this moment by all of the late archbishop's other associates and by the people of the Archdiocese of Perth.

in coming to decisions on sometimes contentious issues.

"Even more importantly, he gave all of us an example as a man of prayer and of compassion for poor and disadvantaged people.

"I take the occasion to express my own sympathy and that of my colleagues with this great man's family, with all others who were close to him and, through Bishop Healy, with the Catholic people of the the Archdiocese of Perth.

"May the generous, priestly soul of William Foley rest in peace."

Monsignor Michael Keating A former Vicar-general to Archbishop Foley.

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Liberal Leader Barry Mackinnon praised the late Archbishop Foley as a kindly, compassionate spiritual leader.

"He took a lead in, and felt strongly about, matters of social justice, not the least being an earnest desire to improve the lot of aboriginal people.

"The Catholic and indeed the wider community have also lost a priest who became highly regarded a as preacher of great simplicity and clarity.

"He spent a lifetime in the service of others

— not only those of the Catholic faith but people of all and no faiths.

"I for one will miss his counsel which I enjoyed on a variety of occasions."

The National Quota, State Council and members of the Knights of The Southern Cross in Western Australia at this sad time extend their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Archbishop Foley, a former chaplain of the order.

The loss of this humble yet great leader will be deeply felt throughout the church and in the many facets of com-

munity life touched by his ministry.

"On behalf of the Perth College of Divinity (which includes the Institute Catholic along with the theological teaching institutions of the Anglican, Baptist and Uniting Churches) I write to express our deep sadness at the sudden passing of Archbishop William Foley.

"The archbishop was a strong supporter and encourager of ecumenical theological education in Western Australia and we place on record our sincere appreciation of that support and

our condolences to all who are experiencing grief at this time."

Revd Dr William (Bill) Loader, President

A personal tribute from Dr Michael Costigan, executive secretary of Bishops' Committee for Justice, and Development Peace.

"In addition to his other heavy duties, Archbishop Foley gave outstanding service over the past four years as the first chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Justice, Development and Peace (BCJDP).

He was a friend and brother

A tribute to Archbishop William Foley, by Christopher Ross, OSM, recently nominated for a second term as Archbishop Foley's Vicar for Religious: "While he was a priest serving in various roles around the archdiocese, I knew a fair bit about the late archbishop; enough that when in Rome I heard that he had been made bishop of Geraldton and later archbishop of Perth,I wrote to tell him that I felt a perfect choice had been made.

"Yet it was only on returning here, and soon after being appointed his Episcopal Vicar for Reli-

gious, that I really came to know the stature of the man.

"The appointment put me in close proximity to him on countless occasions and on countless committees.

"What I found was a leader who excelled in the very qualities that he extolled and encouraged in others.

"Often it was simply the ability to listen to what others were saying; sometimes it was the patience to hear all sides of a discussion without prejudice.

"He knew how to operate in a truly collegial way, which means having a mentality of service even

while being undisputed leader.

"The religious women and men of Perth, members of the fifty-some orders and congregations, often expressed pleased amazement at his openness and generosity to them and their concerns. ‘,/ particularly remember the anxiety he felt about his inability to attend always the funerals of elderly sisters.

"He was sure he should be there to express the gratitude of the archdiocese for their years of unselfish service. I was proud to represent him on many of these occasions.

"And the meeting between the bishops of WA with the representatives of the WA Council of Religious Institutes, which he chaired just days before his death, testified to his sense of oneness with the religious men and women of this state.

"William Foley will be genuinely missed in this archdiocese.

He who has left us for his eternal reward was more than an ecclesiastical superior who so well shepherded his flock.

"He was also friend and brother who was constantly present to us all. May he rest in peace."

"I know that the other five bishops on the committee — Bishops W. Murray, J. Gerry, J. O'Connell, W. Brennan and G. Pell — will miss him greatly, not only as a gentle, intelligent and humorous leader, but as a wonderful friend.

"The staff at Leo XIII House, North Sydney, who service the committee and carry out the work of the bishops' two agencies, Archbishop Peter Carnley: "The very sad and sudden death of Archbishop Foley has come as a numbing shock to the Anglican community to lose such a good and wise Christian friend.

"Archbishop Foley was Chairman of the Association of Heads of Churches in this current term.

"I have appreciated his measured and prudent approach to difficult issues and shall certainly miss his contribution to our ecumenical work in this city. recent "During weeks Archbishop Foley acted on behalf of the Heads of Churches to negotiate a joint ChristianJewish-Moslem statement about peace and an historic inter-faith call to prayer in the prospect of the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

"On a personal level, I am deeply saddened by Archbishop Foley's death.

"We came to know each other well in these busy years and, on my part, I enjoyed the association immensely.

"I benefited constantly from his advice and from the judgement he showed "On the other hand, Archbishop Foley's leadership in bringing the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth into the newly formed Conference of Churches will, in the judgement of history, surely be viewed as one of Archbishop Foley's most important and abiding ecumenical achievements.

"For my part. personally, I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to take him to lunch only a matter of days ago.

"The former cochairman of ARCIC, Bishop Alan Clark of East Anglia, was staying with me at the time and we had a very happy and time enjoyable together with Bill.

The Leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council, Mr Eric Charlton, described Archbishop Foley as a great West Australian.

"He was respected by not only the Catholic community but the wider community as well.

"He was a man of the people who travelled the state to meet and talk with people from all walks of life.

"His passing will mean the loss of a true friend for so many."

"He was a sincere man who set an example for the benefit of all," Mr Charlton said.

"I shall cherish the memory of this last temporal contact.

"Please be assured of the prayers of the Anglican community as you mourn his loss and face the work and worship of the future without him. May he rest in peace."

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More condolences and tributes Influenced by St Francis' life Mr Tony McAlinden, a former chairman and director of Catholic Welfare Commission: "I first met Archbishop Foley about 25 years ago when he was in charge of welfare, mission aid and Catholic migration for the archdiocese. We had a mutual interest as I was the welfare man for the Abbey Nullius New Norcia.

"His aspirations and dreams for the underprivileged were evident then, and continued throughout his life.

"As he progressed toward his peak position as archbishop he became more and more capable of clothing these dreams in t he garments of reality.

"Archbishop Foley was responsible for setting up a diocesan welfare system which is unequalled in Australia.

"Some examples of his other achievements in the welfare field were the improvement and broadening of the

scope of his welfare services; rehousing some of these agencies thus widening their ability to serve the community; establishing the Bioethics Centre and the AIDS Advisory Committee; and continually supporting and encouraging his workers in all the different areas of Catholic welfare to serve Christ through the poor, disadvantaged and handicapped.

"He had a strong commitment to ecumenism and this was evident in Catholic welfare.

"He encouraged his welfare services to cooperate and work other alongside Church agencies and their staff so that the community at large would benefit.

"Archbishop Foley, who was greatly influenced by the life of St Francis, often those exhorted around him to be conscious of Christ at work amongst His people, especially those on the 'pefi-

Des O'Sullivan, Registrar University of Notre Dame, Australia: "The University owes its existence as a Catholic University to him. He became the cornerstone on which NDA was to build its mission to serve the Church in Western Australia.

"In 1988 when he announced planing for what was then a proposal said, "The aim was to establish a University of outstanding quality which would reflect the best of the ancient

traditions of the Church in higher education. Such a University would do much to answer the needs of the Church in WA and the region."

"Archbishop Foley had the rare skill of being able to see the big vision and to refuse to let difficulties diminish the true goals.

"He had a grand vision for the Catholic University in Perth.

He looked to NDA to meet the challenge of preparing young men

pheries' of our society.

"He will be fondly remembered not only as a man of great distinction among his people but also as a good friend."

Capacity to listen Sister Marie-Therese Ryder, RNDM, Province Leader of Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions: "Personally, I very much appreciated Archbishop Foley's friendly and welcoming presence.

He had a capacity to listen, to invite discussion and to value others' ideas and approaches.

"His accessibility to the ordinary person will make his lass truly felt by many people throughout the Archdiocese.

"The pastoral planning he initiated five years ago was a courageous step, which will stand as a witness to his pastoral heart."

A cathedral portrait of Archbishop Foley and the chair from which he symbolically led his people.

Cornerstone of NDA and women for the various apostolates of the Church.

"In particular and dear to his heart was the training of teachers to work in Catholic schools. His vision was to see an extensive and sophisticated program that would carry on that tradition so magnificently established by the Religious orders in Western Australia.

"He sought teachers for the future imbued with the spirit of the Gospel and immersed

in the ethos of the Catholic school.

"He sought a comprehensive training in religious education that would enable our teachers to enrich their own lives and pass this knowldge and conviction on to their students.

"In addition to answering the training needs of the Church, Archbishop Foley saw the University as providing a rich resource for the Church and for the community in theol-

ogy and Catholic philosophy.

"He had a vision for a centrc of Catholic thought that would attract notable scholars to this State. In doing so it would enrich all our lives and provide a valuable resource for adult education in Faith.

"He believed that a Catholic University must accept the of responsibility addressing the key moral issues that confront our society.

"That, in training for the secular profes-

Man prepared to listen

Peter Fleay, retiring chairman of the Diocesan Pastoral Council:

"Whilst the Diocesan Pastoral Council has been in recess for approximately the last 12 months due mainly to the stage reached in the Pastoral Planning Process, which will see it replaced in the near future by an Archdiocesan Pastoral Body, all former DPC Members feel the loss the archbishop's death makes for the future vision.

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"In Council we were privileged for approximately seven years to be closely associated and work with truly a great pastor.

"He was constantly aware of the need for better communication in the wider Church.

"Always a friendly and smiling countenance would be a greeting to welcome one at the start of a full day meeting held about 5 times a year. Any prior inclination that could be elsewhere on a more pleasurable activity, soon passed with the archbi-

"He used the forum of the Council as an opportunity to keep us informed of precisely what was oc-curing in the archdiocese, his reasons behind his responses, and most importantly made the members feel a part of the local Church in action.

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sions, an integration of Faith with University life was a privilege that should be available to the student.

"Archbishop Foley met the difficutlies in planning for the University with a fortitude that can be an inspiration for us all.

"His enthusiasm remained undiminished in the face of all difficulties.

"In recent weeks he was considering ways his vision for the Catholic University could be brought

Inspiring

"Notwithstanding the importance of his office, he was always most approachable by all on a very personal level and prepared to share freely his wisdom and counsel.

"Many a happy lunchtime/morning tea discussion ranged widely from Church matters to light hearted banter on cricket and football and the like.

in the local Church were to feel the impact and benefits which have flowed from the pastoral planning process. We felt assured of its future direction.

"Conversly he was a man who was prepared to listen and invariably considered any valid points made, in his decision.

"Some five years ago in general discussion with Council Members, Archbishop Foley discerned the need for some form of pastoral planning to include the laity.

"The laity of the Archdiocese will for some time to come, be the losers in this untimely loss of a great man of God, but comforted in the knowledge that the Almighty has indeed set aside a special place in Paradise for him."

He was a very strong believer in the consultative process.

"Through his breadth of vision and energy, all

before the Church to encourage a wide understanding and a strong support.

"The University of Notre Dame, while saddened at the loss of friend and pastor, remembers and appreciates the achievements that mark his lifelong dedication to Church.

"The University will be a memorial to his vision. His work will remain an integral part of the history of this the first Catholic in University Australia."

Fr Joseph Visentin, CS Provincial Superior, Scalabrinian Fathers: "Not only had Archbishop Foley asked that we begin our specific apostolate for migrants in your Archdiocese, but he was a great continuing inspiration to our priests in Perth and a personal friend to all thse of us who had the opportunity to meet him. He will be greatly missed."

Fitting way to remember him Anne Fox, Director of Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning 1986-1990.

When Archbishop Foley invited me to begin Pastoral Planning in the Archdiocese I was pretty stunned that he was not only open and willing to take this step but that he was prepared to take it in faith.

"He knew he was stepping ahead of many others; he knew that he was opening himself up to criticism and misunderstanding; he knew that we'd make mistakes on the journey.

"But most of all he clearly wanted to get on with the job of bringing the people of the Archdiocese into a more adult and responsible relationship in the church, and of giving them the opportunity to "have a say" to use his words at the time.

"In the five years since Pastoral Planning began, those of us who have been privileged to work with him in bringing about this dream of his remember the many hard times; like when he'd realise he was moving faster than some could cope with.

"There were also mny wonderful Spirit filled times like the Archdiocesan Assembly when he felt very affirmed in the trust he had placed in his people and priests.

"Those who were present at the Mass of Celebration to end the Year of Mission in the Entertainment Centre will remember the moment when he turned on his way out and waved to the congregation with a look of overwhelming joy.

"In working with Archbishop Foley over these

yearsIwas always aware that he was determined to allow the process to happen.

"Sometimes he disagreed with the way ahead that we proposed and we went back to the drawing board. But he was always right in the midst of each decision, aware of the problems and the possibilities.

"He knew that he was committed in his heart to hearing the people of his Archdiocese and to trusting that the Spirit was at work amongst them.

"This faith of his was never shaken. He believed fully that together this Archdiocese would create a vibrant living church and a better world.

"Towards the end of 1990 he brought to a conclusion many of the initiatives that resulted

Archbishop Foley meets Mother Teresa.

from the Year of the Mission.

"This was principally because Pastoral Planning was being set in place in 1991 in an ongoing way which would see the church continue, over a 5 year cycle, to discern together through Archdiocesan each Assembly the future Mission of our Church.

"Little did we know that this would also be his final opportunity to leave behind the fruit of

the vision he dreamed in the "Call to Mission" when he pronounced these words: "As your Pastor and 'herald of faith' called by the Church I ask you to join with me in responding to the challenges before us: • the challenge to a more full participation, • the challenge to inclusion for all, • the challenge to mount the structures which facilitate faith

and education formation.

"Last week the Archdiocese mounted two 2 day workshops on the t heme of Working Together Collaboration in Ministry led by Jim and Evelyn Whitehead.

"Two hundred and forty people attended representing the parishes, the priests, the the organisations, schools and the religious. Archbishop Foley was present for the first

workshop on the weekend before he died.

"He sat with his people, he shared his dreams for his own ministry, and for the Archdiocese.

"He expressed his joy at the fact that so many of us could come together to pray about and plan for our future.

"What a fitting way for us to remember him as one of us: participating, including and being educated and formed.

What others say...

David M. Pyne, President Churches of Christ in WA: "It has been our privilege to share in ministry with Archbishop Foley through of the Heads Churches and other e cumenical opportunities.

"His warm love for all God's people, and practical understanding of their needs accompanied with his capacity to see the long term outcome of current actions, was always appreciated.

"His deep concern for the oppressed people of our community and the world characterised his "Archbishop Foley will be missed from the community of Churches and we seek God's Blessing on yourself and the one chosen to fulfil his role in the Church."

Fr Rom Barry, Vincentian, former rector St Francis Xavier Seminary: "I feel particularly sad for Bishop Healy and the priests and people as he was so full of life and vigour that he seemed set for many years to be the Archbishop of Perth.

"He was a great supporter of St Francis Xavier Seminary and the Vincentian Fathers all through

as term his Archbishop.

"Personally I found him ever kind and considerate, firm but fair, loyal and generous. One knew exactly where one stood with him — due no doubt to his genuine simplicity.

"He was ever earnest about the things of God and spent a considerable time in concern over his students.

"He always made me very welcome on my visits to Perth and I shall miss him."

Whitely Michael national director, Australian Catholic Relief: "We feel a great loss Archbishop with Foley's death.

"Over the past three years he has provided a firm guiding hand to the changes that have occurred in our part of the Church's apostolate in Australia.

"In the difficult times associated with those changes, his vision and judgement enabled us to set our more objectives clearly and put into place the methodologies needed to achieve those objectives.

"Archbishop Foley's commitment to justice, peace and development has long been appreciated by us.

"His willingness to take a public stand on issues related to our

work enhanced the support given to ACR by the Catholic community.

"His promotion of Project Compassion was a major factor in the increased support received, not only from Perth, but from other parts of Australia as well. His interest in Cambodia and the of the welfare Catholic community in Cambodia played a major role in obtaining official recognition of the Church there."

Philip Hulbert, Moderator of the Uniting Church: "During my period as Moderator of the Uniting Church, I have come to respect the Archbishop as a man of great sensitivity, compassion, and wisdom.

"I found his wise counsel and thoughtful reflection at our Heads of Churches meetings most valuable and instructive andI am sure I speak for all members of the Heads of Churches Association in saying that he will be sadly missed.

"Please pass on to your people the deep sadness we in the Uniting Church feel at the death of the Archbishop and we join you in thanking God for the life of this saintly man.

"We pray that God

will be with you and guide the Church through this time of and mourning readjustment.

"We pray that your new leader may be chosen in accordance with God's will so that the Catholic community may continue to enrich the lives of the people of this State in the future as strongly as it has done in the past under the leadership of Archbishop Foley."

From Fr Gerard Bolohan, Director Religious Education, retiring chairman of the Council of Priests: "For thirty-three years, Archbishop Foley has been a friend, fellow priest, collaborator in various apostolates, and, finally, Archbishop.

"As chairman of the Priests' Council,I was struck frequently by his deep desire to serve the priests of the Archdiocese as a brother, and to draw them together in genuine fraternal unity.

"He shared with me how he offered his physical sufferings to God for their renewal.

"As Director of Religious Education, I found Archbishop Foley to be a source of great encouragement and support.

"His deep concern was for the Evangelisation of our young,

and that they learn how to live their vocations as disciples of Christ in our future society.

"He recognised the various roles of the family, the parish, parish catechetical programs and the Catholic school in the faith development of our young.

"He was eager for the completion of our Archdiocesan ReliEducation gious Guidelines Project — which he wanted to serve as a program of family catechesis, supported by parishes and their catechist and Catholic school programs. concern "His extended in a particular way to the religious education of the disabled, so they too could fulfil their role in the life and mission of the Archdiocese.

"Archbishop Foley appreciated deeply the work of our those catechists, involved in personal advocacy, and, of course, the teachers in our Catholic schools.

"We will miss Archbishop Foley. But if we continue, as he did, to search for the guidance and gifts of the Spirit within the life of our Archdiocese, we will continue where he left off.

"Let us give thanks to God for all our memories of him, and pray for his eternal rest."

Rabbi D.Y.A Freilich, Perth Hebrew Congregation: "On behalf of the Jewish Community, let me extend our very sincere condolences on this great loss. On the few occasions that I had the opportunity of meeting with him, Icould not help but be impressed by his humility, compassion and obvious dedication to his Holy "May comfort and consolation in full measure be granted to all those who mourn him, and may he reap a rich and abundant reward in the life to which he has been called."

Sister Mary Berry recently RSM, appointed vicar for religious to Archbishop Foley: "Archbishop Foley was to me a true friend, a man of vision and a prophet of hope.

"Whenever I visited him I was struck by his great ability to listen — he listened with as much attention to the ordinary, unimportant things as he did to the more serious matters.

"It seemed to me that 'he never walked before you, but preferred to walk beside you'.

"To me he was a shining example of what a pastoral person should be: listen-

ing, respectful — people accepting where they were, compassionate, challenging, affirming the good and bringing to life the giftedness of others!

"I always left his presence with a feeling of optimism.

"Like Pope John XXIII he opened many doors for us here in Perth and now has left us to carry through his vision."

Reg Williams, VicePresident Legion of Mary Senatus of Perth: "We will always treasure the memory of his willingness to co-operate with us in our various functions and his guidance on the occasions when we sought it."

Rev Dr John Neal, Perth Conference of Churches: "All Western Australians at World Council of Churches Assembly shocked and deeply grieved to hear of Archbishop Foley's death. Please accept our heartfelt condolences."

Pat Miragliotta, former chairperson, D iocesan Pastoral Council: "Iwas happy to work with Archbishop Foley in a number of my activities and I always found him friendly and supportive. I know he'll be missed."

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Adulthood's cutting edges "Grow old along with me; the best is yet to be." A favourite uncle is fond of quoting this line from Robert Browning at anniversaries and other family occasions that mark the passing of time.

But does getting older biologically always bring an increasing sense of development and personal fulfillment?

Everyone gets older.

Not everyone grows up.

Maturity can come with

years, but it's not simply a product of time.

Getting older happens without our willing it and, at times, despite our best efforts to deny the process.

Maturing, on the other hand, doesn't necessarily occur unless we devote some effort to it.

It is fairly simple to tell that we're getting older.

It's not quite as easy to measure growth toward maturity. The process is less linear and more subtle.

However, there ar some general ways t) discuss what it means t) be "growing up" as al adult.

I asked a few friends t) describe how they'r ! striving to become th persons they feel called to be. What do the; consider their growia; edges?

Many talked about "relationships".

Some mentioned trying to develop new patterns

of relating to people that were less manipulative or self-serving.

Being able to ask for and give personal support were identified as signs of growing up.

Others told of grappling with the meaning of intimacy, perhaps for the first time.

This could involve "reinventing" a marital relationship on the basis of friendship and respect, rather than on physical

By H. Richard McCord Jr. and attraction dependence.

For parents it could mean renegotiating expectations with adult children.

They, in turn, were conscious of building new bridges to their aging, more dependent parents.

Some spoke of establishing a new relation-

Stepping further into adulthood "Why do I have to grow up? I don't want to. I'm beginning to see what it's like and I don't like it."

I faced these comments from a 19-year-old young woman named Lennie a few weeks ago and I admit they threw me for a loss.

Granted, she had a smile on her lips and I suspect that she was not completely serious. But our dicussion was very serious.

Lennie and I were talking over lunch a few days after she had called me from school. She and her mother had had a talk. Apparently it shook her.

"So what happened," I asked. We were sitting in one of the local sandwich shops that seem to open and then go broke in our some areas with regularity.

"It really wasn't about anything to begin with," Lennie said. "Mum had

asked me to do the sheets, andI was going to and didn't by the time she got home from work, but I was actually planning to do all of the laundry after supper.

"If we had had a fight, it would have been easier.

But it was how calm she was."

Lennie ws recalling the discussion with her mother who went back to work as a secretary in a lawyer's office when Lennie, her youngest, entered high school.

"Lennie," her mother had told her quietly, "I'm 50 years old, we've just had my 75-year-old mother move in with us and anyway, I just can't work all day, then come home to take care of my mother and also have to deal with an undependable family member. So grow up."

Lennie was shocked.

Not so much at what her mother said, as by her own realisation that her

By Father David K. O'Rourke, OP mum really was world ig long and hard; too In ig who someone for deserved better.

That's what trigger Lennie's comment to r ie about not wanting to grow up.

"Ilook at mum. She and dad have done so mu :11 for other people, for is kids and now with Grandma. They deserve to have some fun, SOI ie time for themselves.

"They're facing a ot more years of work aid responsibility.

"I didn't think it vas supposed to be that wiy.

I thought that when you grow up it was fun.

"You raised your fa41y. and then you could la back, relax, have a decent income and travel.

"But it's not going to be that way with my parents. And I don't think I want their kind of

responsibility.

"I'm having more fun now, living at home and going to college, than my mum and dad are."

Lennie's right. Her parents are moving into a new world that is proving to be a lot less cushy than the society many people experienced a generation ago.

Real per capita income is falling, so people have to work for what they earn.

Education is again becoming very costly relative to family income.

And most elderly people, one of the fastest growing groups in the country, are now being taken care of at home by their own aging children.

Put all this together, and to a young adult like my friend Lennie who has become accustomed to

being provided for, adult life looks tough.

At first I didn't quite know what to say to Lennie. What do you say to someone who sees reality and doesn't like it?

Economists and social scientists tell us that Lennie is simply seeing things the way they are today.

The adult world she was backing away from may not be as easy or as much fun as it was a generation ago.

But then I thought that probably the first and most important spiritual challenge facing people in all cultures and in all times is to learn to face reality.

Are we going to live in the real world or are we going to withdraw into some kind of unreal world?

Looking reality in the face, sizing it up and then figuring out how we are going to cope with it, and

ship with God through prayer, spiritual direction, study, works of mercy and justice.

In the process, people were developing a new sense of self-worth, an appreciation of their gifts. They felt freer to be with and for others.

The word "balance" came up frequently.

People were striving for

civilise it, and Christianise it, are the No 1 personal, spiritual and religious tasks facing us.

When we talk about implementing social justice, what we mean requires that we first take a hard look at the real world and then figure out what fairness to all requires of us.

When we talk of evangelising the world, again we start with the way things really are.

My young friend Lennie will make it. She's made of tough stuff. But growing up is not going to be as easy as she's had it up to now. She joked to me at the end of our lunch, "I don't want any answers you can't put on a bumper sticker."

My work and the work of our Christian communities now is to help her, and others like her, see that learning to live humanely in this real world is a key task we face as Christians.

harmony greater between their inner and outer worlds.

Knowing how to use power and influence were constructively regarded as marks of a maturing adult.

"Responsibility" was another common thread in our conversations. connected People maturity with a deepening and expanding ability to care not only for themselves and their families, but also for their

civic communities, for world order and the natural environment. was Responsibility related also to the quality of one's care for the future. A maturing adult would be asking questions like: What heritage am I passing on? How will this world be better for my having lived and worked in it?

Some people spoke of trying to take more risks or to acquire greater tolerance for ambiguity

as part of learning to be the decisions of others: responsible in new ways. These were some healing and reconciling attitudes Finally, "reconciliation" considered essential. was mentioned freknow if a we do How they felt People quently. were maturing if they person is growing up and were learning to forgive not just growing older? I themselves and others, if suggest we look to see if they were willing to that person is working on make peace with the past the three Rs: relationand its unrealised ships, responsibility and dreams or unmerited reconciliation. wrongs.

When we find this, we The ability to accept a might be tempted to say, variety of limitations, to "There's someone who is older let go of the need to growing control events, to respect gracefully!"

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"The first and foremost spiritual challenge facing people in all cultures and in all times is to learn to face reality",

to be fully responsible adults, says Dominican Father David K. O'Rourke.

Peter Pan syndrome in the Old Testament To find out if a person is growing up and not just growing older, H. Richard McCord Jr suggests that we look to see if that person is working on "the three Rs: relationships, responsibility and reconciliation".

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Jacob, by the way, is also The Old Testament story of Jacob is an intriguing a sneak. He takes advanstudy in painful growth tage of Esau's hunger on one occasion and tricks toward adulthood.

When we first meet him into selling his rights him, Jacob is a sniveling as firstborn for a "mess of boy — his range of pottage".

There was never any activity limited to the length of his mother doubt about where Rebeccah's apron strings. Rebeccah's preference lay.

His slightly older She was determined brother Esau is by no means the identical twin. that Jacob would get full He is the outdoors type, rights as firstborn, even the hunter, at home though he was younger. under the stars.

When the boys' father

Lsaac lay dying, he asit-d Esau to go hunting arid then prepare his favo irite dish.

While the intrei id huntsman was off in Rebecc ih pursuit, dressed Jacob in his older brother's clothes aid covered his hands, making them feel like Esai's w eather-toughen.ld hands.

Then poor old Ise lc, nearly blind, *as deceived inta conferring

By Father John Castelot on Jacob all the legal rights of the firstborn.

Characteristically, Jacob first balked at the plan. But Rebeccah reassured him, and what she ordered he did.

It was an underhanded theft of Esau's treasured rights. But it worked.

However, Jacob, a grown man by calendar standards, was also old

enough for marriage. So he was packed off to get a wife among Rebeccah's relatives. This began his maturing process.

It pitted Jacob against the wits of his Uncle Laban.

Jacob fell in love with Rachel. his cousin, and her father agreed to let Jacob have her if he worked for him for seven years.

But on the wedding night Laban, under cover of dark, substituted his older, less-favoured daughter Leah for Rachel. When Jacob awoke in the morning, he discovered he had been outfoxed.

man. Jacob had to take the initiative in asserting his rights and, through clever manoeuvers, he gradually got the upper hand.

When it came time to leave, much to the dismay of Laban, Jacob Laban pressed his left. Moreover, he left advantage and got Jacob with two wives, a considto agree to seven more erable family and a years of service for the wealth of livestock. hand of Rachel.

The prospect of meeting But something had his betrayed brother happened to the young Esau was daunting, but

now Jacob was mature enough to meet the challenge.

He arranged things so as to effect an amicable reunion and went on to become father of the 12 tribes that eventually made up the nation of Israel.

Even his name changed: Jacob the puppet was now Israel the manager.

His descendants were proud to be known as Israelites.

Food for thought Once an adult, always an adult! Right?

Not quite; not, at least,if the suggestion is that adulthood — maturity — is achieved once and for all, in finished form. The surprising truth is this: At each new stage in life, people must rediscover what being an adult is all about.

Of course, adulthood proves different from what one expected as a child.

It isn't the time when all fears vanish, when selfesteem never wavers or when every problem is quickly resolved.

Adults, however, endeavour not to be controlled by fears and to grow in selfesteem by coming to terms

with their real worth as persons.

And adults seek the best outcomes of complex situations and problems.

Adults are people who hope.

What is adulthood's challenge? To look beyond the surface of things; to be amazed by life's mystery to believe in something; to live by values; to appreciate the giftedness of people and to be thankful.

Adults repeatedly are challenged to know when to be patient. when to take strong stands and how, in every new situation, to be a "giving" person.

But what do you call the challenge of adulthood?

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Problems getting worse but there is still hope

Where Latin American experience is absent HOUSTON (CNS): Peruvian Father Gustavo Gutierrez, called the father of liberation theology, has said he felt the Latin American experience was absent from the second Vatican Council.

As a result, Father Gutierrez said, during the closing days of Vatican II he left the meeting to go on a private retreat. "I could not fully share in the euphoria, the happiness" of the council, he said.

His original misgivings aside, the priest said, he found the council has had lasting effects in Latin America, producing a renewal of the region's laity.

He made the comments at a January 1115 symposium on the history of Vatican ll at Rothko Chapel in Houston.

By the final days of the council, "the conciliar majority had raised their great issues. Prospects of many open avenues" lay before Catholics worldwide, said Father Gutierrez.

"Personally I felt during those days that the theology I had learned in Europe was the one that would continue. This brought about in me great happiness because of the openness that this entailed. But I also felt somewhat uncomfortable. I had mixed feelings because much of what we had experienced in Latin America had been absent from the council," he said.

Father Gutierrez said also weighing heavily upon him were decisions made by a friend, C olombian Father Camilo Torres.

Father Torres, he said, "had made certain decisions I did not share. His testimony, however, was stimulating and thought provoking," said Father Gutierrez.

Father Torres, who decided that armed struggle was the way to achieve social justice in Colombia, joined a group of Colombian armed rebels and was killed in an army ambush in 1966.

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Father Gutierrez said that in his theological work he has been faithful to Vatican II and to the Latin American reality.

The priest said that Vatican II slowly filtered into Latin America, bringing about a renewal particularly among the committed laity and its advisers.

This worked in tandem with a new selfawareness acquired by Latin Americans because of social changes in the 1960s, he said.

"It is the social question which has stimulated not only the theological reflection, but also a spirituality.

Reflection and spirituality are very much intertwined in Latin America," he said.

Thanks to Vatican II, he said, Latin America reached adulthood.

The region's "greatest contribution to the universal church is the preferential option for the poor," he said.

He said the Church in this region is currently at its most vital moment.

The Latin American church has had a great impact upon the Church in North America, said Father Gutierrez.

He cited the importance of liberation theology upon the development of a theology for African— Americans and the increasing sensitivity of the US church to the problems of Latin America and the rest of the developing world.

The Church in the United States has made its contributions in areas of religious freedom and the theology of women, he said.

"I have learned a lot from US theologians.

It is in the United States where the most interesting theology on women is being made," said Father Gutierrez.

He said he was particularly impressed with the participatory manner in which the US bishops prepare their pastoral letters and other documents.

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PALM BEACH Fla. (CNS): Priests involved in spiritual direction and seminary formation say problems facing the priesthood are likely to "get worse before they get better," reported a Jesuit priest who interviewed about 20 such priests.

Father John A. Coleman, in noting his fmdings late last month at a vocations symposium in Palm Beach, said he is still hopeful after making his findings that priestly ministry can be improved.

The problems reported to him, he said, means that "we need to put energy and imagination into the retention and flourishing of our already existing priests if we want to improve the numbers and quality of future priests."

Father Coleman, a professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif, made his comments at "Exception and Promise: A Look at Catholic Vocations".

Father Coleman said the priests he interviewed "in no way wanted to water down a high ideal of the priesthood," but the "hard questions" they asked about what priesthood might be like in the year 2001 need to be addressed.

But a new theology of priesthood need not be found since "a powerful theology of priesthood already exists," Father Coleman said.

Images to describe priesthood, however, are called for, he said, giving five examples:

• "Servant leader," in which the priest's role is "one of pastoral direction and leadership in a local community."

• "Catalyst," with the pastor as "catalyst rather than controller of ministry."

• "Leader of the sing-along, not a concert pianist," an image Father Coleman said he borrowed from Bishop Kenneth E. Untener of Saginaw, Mich.

Bishop Untener "contrasts the piano player who needs to pick up clues from his congregation, play what they can all sing together rather than to do solo piano concertos as an image of the priest in his function as community builder," Father Coleman said.

• "Teller of the story of Jesus," the priest "who keeps insisting that parish action, decisions etc, be related to the ground story of Jesus: how he acted, decided and what values he brought to human behaviour".

• "Man of God," a "prayerful mediator between God and the needs of his people".

In such an image, Father Coleman recalled the funeral of a priest in which the Church was packed with not only lay people, but with priests who "openly wept because he modelled what a priest should be".

"What kind of pastor would bring tears to your eyes today at his passing?" he asked. "This might suggest an appropriate image of the priest."

Catholic paper barred MANCHESTER, England (CNS):— Defence officials have barred England's largest Catholic newspaper from circulating among British troops with the allied forces in Saudi Arabia.

An army spokeswoman told the weekly newspaper, The Universe, that religious materials are being banned to avoid offending the Saudis.

"The rest of the Arab world see them as guardians of the (Mus-

lirn) holy places," spokeswoman Debbie Gilley was quoted as saying.

Other banned items include alcohol and pornographic materials.

"We're a national Sunday newspaper and we're carrying messages of support and promises of prayers from concerned families," said the newspaper's commercial manager. Brian Fitzgerald. "Why should we be persecuted?"

The Universe, with a

circulation of 105,000 specialises in news about the Catholic Church in Britain and Ireland.

Fitzgerald noted that other newspapers are allowed to send copies to the troops.

"We were hoping to bridge the gap and create some alternative for the servicemen and women out there," he said.

The United States has also clamped down on Christian and other public religious expres-

sions by its troops deployed in the Saudi kingdom, the birthplace of Islam and site of that faith's holiest shrines.

The Universe news editor. Paulinus Barnes said the newspaper planned to send 1000 copies of the February 10 edition. He said the plan was to break the shipment into 30 bundles and parcel them among different units. A parcel delivery firm, United Carriers, is delivering

goods to the troops for free.

Barnes said the Ministry of Defence at first seemed open to the plan, but 24 hours after The Universe asked, defence officials said no.

The newspaper's editor Ann Knowles, said she was disappointed and annoyed.

"This whole situation regarding religious material is reaching ridiculous proportions," she said.

Why dialogue progress slower VATICAN CITY (CNS): As ecumenical dialogue zeros in on doctrinal problems, the progress is slower but the results more important, said Archbishop Edward I. Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

"There's a certain sense of frustration because, according to many, we are not proceeding

rapidly enough," he said.

"Our steps now are more difficult because we are arriving at a very important point in climbing the ecumenical mountain," he added.

"Now we find ourselves having to face problems of a doctrinal nature, the solutions of which are much more difficult and therefore, require much more time," the archbishop said.

"But there continues to be progress," he said.

There was "easy progress" in the early days of ecumenical activity after the Second Vatican Council "because at that time the problems were essentially of a psychological nature, of contact, of mutual knowledge, of drawing closer together", he said.

An issue of "great importance" for 1991 is

dialogue with the Orthodox about Eastern rites in the Catholic Church, said Archbishop Cassidy.

Currently, there is "a period of difficulty due to the new situations in the countries of Eastern Europe," he said, alluding to battles over church buildings in the Ukraine and several East European countries.

Preparatory reports are being done so that a mixed commission of Catholic and Orthodox officials can study the role of Eastern rites in Catholic-Orthodox relations, he said.

Eastern rites parallel Orthodox churches in language, liturgy and customs and often are rivals for the allegiance of the same Christians.

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Shortage of chaplains in the Gulf war . . . REFLECTS SITUATION IN GENERAL IN THE U.S. WASHINGTON (CNS): A shortage of Catholic chaplains in Operation Desert Storm reflects the shortage of priests in the United States in general, said Dominican Father Michael McCormack, spokesman for the Archdiocese for the Military Services in Silver Spring, Md. Military chaplains sent to the Persian Gulf to conduct services, counsel and minister to soldiers may be feeling the pinch of not having enough priests, but Father McCormack said in an interview the ratio of priests to Catholics in Desert Storm is the same as the ratio of priests to Catholics in the United States: one priest for every 1,100 Catholics.

"It is true there is a shortage of chaplains,

but that is true when a shortage of priests exists in general," said Father McCormack, adding, however, that the needs of Catholics are being met in Desert Storm.

"I want to emphasise strongly that the pastoral and spiritual needs of Catholics in the US military are being taken care of by our chaplains," said Archbishop Joseph T. Ryan, head of the military services archdiocese, in a recent statement.

Some priests are celebrating up to 12 Masses every weekend and many have reported an increase in confessions and confirmations. One priest reported baptising four soliders and others have received inquiries about the priesthood, he said.

But, when a priest is not

available, many of the soldiers have taken it upon themselves to lead a Bible study, prayer group or rosary, Father McCormack said.

"A lot of them are rediscovering their faith and are coming back to the sacraments," Father McCormack said.

About 130 Catholic chaplains are serving 150,000 US Catholic soldiers in Operation Desert Storm. The shortage is felt more because of the logistics of war and the distribution of soldiers throughout the Persian Gulf, Father McCormack said.

"There may be three or four priests assigned to a combat division, but that division of 14,000 men may be spread out over hundreds of miles so the priests' availability may

be limited," Father McCormack said.

Once a ground war starts, most chaplains will serve at the battalion level, in hospitals or aid stations, ministering to the wounded and dying.

For those in the battlefield, it may mean that some soldiers will spend their last moments with another soldier. To help in such instances, Father McCormack said US troops of all denominations have been issued cards bearing a suggested prayer for a dying soldier.

"The bishops and general superiors have been generous about allowing their priests to serve in the war, but because of the priest shortage in general, they can't give what they don't have," Father McCor-

mack said. "You just can't put a priest in ever7; foxhole."

Father McCormack estimated that about 25 per cent of the military is Catholics. The Marine Corps has the highest percentage of Catholics with more than 31 per cent, according to a spokesman for the service.

In the United States, about 687 Catholic chaplains are available for more then 570,000 US Catholic military personnel and their nearly 900,000 spouses and children. The ratio in the military in general is one priest for every 2,037 Catholics.

"As you can see, we have a better ratio in Desert Storm than what we work with ordinarily," Father McCormack said.

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LENANE, (Michael Thomas) February 10, 1901January 22, 1991. Peacefully at Moora Hospital, dearly loved husband of Evelyn, loving father and father-in-law of Alfred, Les and Greta, Bert and Peggy, Esrne (dec) and Bob. Dear grandad and poppa of Thomas and Tracy, Francis and Kathy, Jerome and Bonnie, Gregory and Jenny, Danny and Linda; and Maureen and Ian; Allan and Val, Therese and Matthew, Carmel and Chris, Shelley and Tony, Donna and Scott, and Josephine and Pauline (dec). Greatgrandad of 20 greatgrandchildren.

A true pioneer of Bindi Bindi.

Eternal rest grant unto him 0 Lord. May Perpetual light shine upon him.

LENANE, Michael: Apology to grandson Keith and Rosemarie inadvertently omitted from death notice February 7.

FOLEY (Archbishop Wiliam): Members of the Australia Burma Mission Relief Society Perth, and the Burmese Community, make a prayful r•ememberance and pay tribute for the pastoral leadership of their loved and esteemed pastor Archbishop William Joseph Foley.

We acknowledge with sincere thanks the many Burmese people he helped to migrate to Australia, and for his fatherly concern for the welfare of the society.

May his soul rest in peace. We extend our condolences to his family in their bereavement.

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An excellent editorial from Rhonda Hickey, NAREMBEEN

Sir, Thank you for your excellent editorial (The Record February 7th) on Catholic schools and the teaching of the faith.

As your readers would be aware, there are very few nuns and brothers in country areas these days. When orders had to withdraw few the remaining motor mission sisters from this and many other parishes in recent years, the challenge went out to lay people to become the

catechists in state schools and I know that this is certainly not confined to country areas.

The task was faced reluctantly and somewhat nervously by people from all walks of life, most with no teacher training.

In getting down to the job, catechists soon realised that it provided a re-education for themselves as they took another look at their faith.

They were no doubt re-

experiencing the catechism lessons given to them so long ago.

It is worth remembering that these lessons in small bush convent schools and bushie schools in many cases were actually given, ie. donated. There was no financial reward for the staff of these schools many of them having left their homelands to share their talents.

Thankfully these times a re gone and we have,throught the dedicated efforts of the religious orders, the

splendid facilities in which lay teachers are fortunate enough to find employment today.

As we strive to keep our end up here in rural areas, we trust that when our children go to Catholic secondary boarding schools, religious instruction in no half hearted measure will be an integral part of the curriculum and the home away from home environment.

In that way it is hoped that this reinforecement helps make the faith life a way of life.

Malice, sneering attitude from Rene MILNE, Stoneville Sir, Criticism of Colleen McGuiness-Howard's "Our Beloved Australia" was unjustified and unjust by critics Choo, Searle and Father Aldous, who chose to deliberately overlook the fact that she has written a lot on migrants over the years since I have been reading The Record.

In their haste to condemn her, all in the name of Catholics of course, they ignored her statement within the article "no one

has ever asked a migrant to forget his homeland, his language and his customs. It has never been asked and is not asked today" Also in their attack they chose to misinterpret her statement "multiculturism (which means division and not integration)" instead of the way myself and others I have spoken to have read it to be, that she believes in multiculturism if splintered and not integrated, cannot enrich the whole of Australia, because of their chosen isolation. So through this division no one benefits.

Colleen McGuinessHoward is known by various nationalities, to speak several languages, and so the criticism from these three critics is not valid, when she herself has written so sympathetically and glowingly of the many cultures.

Ms Choo's letter makes accusations which are not valid and which were not evenly remotely implied in the article, and smack more of malice than constructive comment.

Other critics, Bowen, Pendleton and O'Leary have a sneering attitude to the

writer's commendable patriotism, but their own apparent lack of pride in Australia, whether it be their true homeland or adopted, is disgusting if it were not pitiable.

Anyone who does not have a love of country, whether theirs by birth or adoption, is of no value to any land.

I support The Record for its publication of this article.

Unless this country is united and enriched by all peoples with the aim of becoming one Australia, it can never thrive as a strong and rich nation.

As we see it...

from Jenny and Agustin RAMOS, Midvale Sir, We agree with what

McGuinessC olleen Howard wrote in her article "Our Beloved Australia".

The way she loves her country is to be admired. We too love Australia, our adopted country, and also love our own country. We emigrated from Spain many years ago.

Although we still speak our native language, we also speak English in the home and our Australian children speak both fluently.

The other point Colleen McGuiness-Howard makes is for unity, so Australia can be united as one nation. We agree completely with that because only if there is unity, can Australia be a great nation.

We do not believe in disunity, and for this reason, we have integrated wholly into the Australian way of life and both Australians and ourselves are the richer for

it.

For some people to have criticised this writer as though she did not appreciate the benefits of multiculturalism is wrong, because many times we

have read her articles on many migrants and she has always written so positively about them What she means to say in this article, as we read it, is that if there is a division with multi-culturalism, and not integration and therefore unity, Australia can not thrive.

We agree with this.

Writer has never been racist from W SCHOKKER, Mundanng

Sir, I admire Colleen McGuiness-Howard's patriotic article because we must all stick together to forge a united Australia.

She has never been racist, because over the period of years she has been with The

Record, she has written on a wide variety of cultures, stating their contributions, and always in a favourable light.

The point she was making is that unless there is integration, and the diverse links between the ethnic groups be forged into one Australia, the nation will be

fragmented and not unified.

That is a fair comment and I am sure most other dedicated Australians, as well as migrants, would only agree.

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Archbishop Foley a man of courage and vision By the Youth Chaplain, Fr Joe Parkinson

The Catholic young people of Perth lost a courageous leader, a wonderful inspiration and a great friend this week when Archbishop Foley died suddenly at the age of 59.

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1989 Antioch Flame weekend at Mazenod College — Archbishop Foley gets into the swing of things.

His constant support of youth affairs and events over the last seven years made a great impact on

thousands of Catholic young people as he was always more than willing to meet and share with them face to face.

One need look no further back than the recent Youth Conference, when he insisted on interrupting his holiday to take part in an open forum and to celebrate t he closing Mass in Claremont.

And all those present will remember the rousing welcome our young people gave the Archbishop at the 1989 Youth Rally at the Quarry Amphitheatre in Floreat.

The power of His grace In what was to prove his last message to the Catholic youth of Perth and of WA, Archbishop William Foley called on the whole church, young people included, not only to announce the Good News of Jesus but also to show in our lives the power of His grace.

Speaking after the closing Mass of the 1991 Catholic Youth Conference "Crossroads to Tomorrow" on 16 January, Archbishop Foley urged young people to work together to be truly a "light to the world".

The Mass, held in the Silver Jubilee Pavilion at the Claremont Showgrounds, attracted not only the 300 Conference delegates but also over 700 priests, parents, families and friends in addition to main concelebrants Bishop Healy and Bishop Quinn of Bunbury.

On behalf of the whole Archdiocese the Archbi-

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shop first thanked the Conference organisers, "through whom and with whom we have all worked to achieve something wonderful for God".

What follows is the full t ext of Archbishop Foley's address.

"I look down and around at the vast number of people who have gathered here in the pavilion to celebrate this Eucharist in thanksgiving and praise of the Lord in whom they trust.

"I find the priests here in the front row, leaders in so many of our parishes, both city and country.

"I look down and I see parents from so many places, and it makes me realise that the ongoing growth and pilgrimage of the young people of this archdiocese is supported and nourished by so many people.

"Certainly our Catholic schools do a great job in

what they are asked to do, in bringing together a Catholic community and leading them in the right direction, that is, towards the Lord.

"But we can never play down the importance of the Catholic family, the Catholic home in which the seed of faith is nourished by the example of young and old.

"Igive thanks to God for them, and! give thanks to God for the parishes

The fact that our youth ministry is standing at the edge of an exciting new era is due in major part to the late Archbishop's faith, courage and vision.

To me personally Archbishop Foley gave tremendous support and encouragement, making a standing offer to act as consultant and advisor in youth affairs.

He gave me very sound guidance on many occasions, opening my eyes to the wider vision and hope he held for all in his pastoral care, but I always suspected that he had a special place in his heart for our young people.

May the Lord he loved so dearly and served so faithfully give to him eternal rest.

together, so that we can be the light to the world, so that our state, our diocese, can be better because we have been about, because we have not only announced the Good News of Jesus but we have shown the power of His grace.

"I thank you for all the cooperation you have given in the Conference and in the life of the Church. God bless you all."

Redemptorist Lay Community and Youth Ministry Team present their

1991 YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING PROGRAM FEBRUARY 28-AUGUST 13 Designed to promote personal growth, leadership and an understanding of youth and youth ministry. Come and explore issues affecting young people, how youth grow in faith, and new forms of prayer.

For information, dates, etc please call Anita 328 8285, Maria 335 8780, Mladen 328 8136, Patrick 344 6987, Chris or Sue 349 6467.

.—Tatholic Youth Formation Centre

EAGLE'S NEST This popular centre for youth retreats and other youth formation programs is located at 116 O'Brien Road, Gidgegannup. Able to cater for up to 55 persons, Eagle's Nest is available to Catholic schools and parish youth groups.

For further information and bookings contact the Chaplain's Secretary, Catholic Youth Minister on 328 9622.

The following are currently free dates at Eagle's Nest — asterisk indicates a free weekend.

MARCH 20-22 MAY 6-8, 24-29* JULY 1-7*, 13-16*, 22-23, 29-31 SEPT 2-6, 9-12, 16-22*, 30 NOV 1-8*, 11-22*, 25-26

represented by the priests.

"The schools, the homes, the parishes, are really those Catholic environments and communities in which our young people grow, and through which they are prepared for the mission which is theirs — uniquely theirs — in life.

"I thank you all, and I ask within the diocese that we might join together and work

There were many other occasions on which Archbishop Foley, in less visible ways, touched the hearts and minds of thousands of Catholic youth through his friendly and approachable style of leadership, and his incisive talks and homilies.

But most impressive for me was his willingness to risk new ventures, to allow his youth ministry to strike out on new paths, and to give his total support to our efforts to set new directions.

Some of these were not without significant risks, but Archbishop Foley was most courageous in his willingness to try new things, always with the desire to reach more and more young people with the Good News.

APRIL 2-5, 22-26, 29-30 JUNE 4-5, 7-12*, 17-19 AUGUST 5-7, 12-14, 26-30 OCTOBER 1-4, 11-18*, 21-25, 28-31 DEC 2-3, 9-17*

YOUTH OFFICE DIRECTORY

1990 YCS National meeting in Perth — the late Archbishop was always happy among young people.

ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Share 5 bedroom house, Rossmoyne, close to Curtin Uni. Rent $50/wk plus expenses.

Catholic preferred.

Contact Damien or Virginia 276 8435 after 2pm

CHAPLAIN: FR PARKINSON 328 9622

ANTIOCH 328 9622

CPY 328 8136

YCW 328 9667

CRYO 328 9622

YCS 227 7061

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Festival of Perth 1991 WA's performers and artists once again unite in a magical blend with interstate and overseas talent to turn on a festival spectacular for the people of Perth Perth's always exciting, Some of the highlights stimulating, cultural and among the many will be diverse Festival of Perth the Czech Philharmonic commenced with Subia- Orchestra, as well as our co's Hole in the Wall own WASO, a percussion Theatre Company's A recital by the profoundly Doll's House last Thursday deaf 25 yo Evelyn Glennie and will close on March of international fame, 10 with the Lotteries music from South Africa Fireworks Concert featur- with the Soul Brothers ing the WA Symphony and Molombo, The Axion Orchestra and the 5MD Esti from Greece, the Band.

Moscow Soloists and During these weeks many others.

Perth will be entertained The glittering Perth by our own Back Fence Festival, as usual, is Theatre Company, Spare offering something for Parts Theatre and the everyone and these Chrissie Parrott Dance memorable events tend Company, joined by a to stay with one throughhost of overseas per- out the year until the next formers and entertainers one comes 'round again. providing song, music, Australians have great dance and drama, as well talent in all fields, and it's as presenting special nice to see a mix and events, TV, film and the match at this time of the writers' festival. year to sample what the

world is offering — and proudly show them our considerable offerings too.

Festival time doesn't have to be expensive either, because there is always art to be seen in the various galleries, including our Art Gallery of WA, the lunchtime forums at Myers when you can even take your own lunch and have a chat to the artists, there are free concerts, the Northbridge Festival and above all, the freedom to just walk around our truly beautiful city of Perth and just take in the atmosphere which our annual festival generates.

Who says you have to be rich as a king to live like one!

Happy Festival!

Exhibition change As a result of a program change which will no longer include the Christs exhibition, new opportunities for the Art Gallery of WA exist as a result of this change.

An outstanding exhibition of rarely seen holdings of contemporary installation works will be mounted to coincide with the festival.

Many of these complex works require considerable preparation time and substantial display space in

their presentation and are therefore presented to the public infrequently Some have never been shown before This will certainly be a remarkable opportunity for regular visitors to the Gallery as well as the festival audiences.

The Special Exhibitions gallery will be transformed into a suite of dramatic environments housing engaging installations from

contemporary our collection.

On display for the first time will be works by key Australian artists. Merilyn Fairskye, Ken Orchard, Elizabeth Gower and local artist Carol Rudyard.

A mesmeric circle of suspended stones by Ken Unsworth has not been seen since 1986 This encountering installings offers new and often challenging experiences for gallery visitors.

Top: The Western Australian Symphony Orchestra with the WASO chorus who will be performing Mahler's 3rd Symphony as their major contribution during the Festival. WASO will also be playing Bennett, Miyoshi, Bartok, Stravinsky and for the premieres of Gillian Whitehead's Bride of Fortune and The Axion Esti.

Centre: Bob Parsons (left) and Murray Dowsett in The Carmen which is Spare Parts Theatre's contribution to the Festival.

Left: Steve Shaw (left), Tina Williamson, Craig Williams, James Sollis, Anslie Masterton and Sophia Hall in the Back Fence Theatre's production of Tom Hungerford's Stories from Suburban Road to be shown at the Swy Theatre during the Festival.

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CATHOLIC DOCTORS & SPOUSES

VICTIMS OF WAR

Talk by

Mary Jo Meadow PHD

12 hour prayer vigil for victims of war in the GULF

Professor Psychology Mankato University USA

7.30pm, March 12 The Bioethics Centre 39 Jugan Street Glendalough TOPIC Meditation and the therapeutic deconstruction of normative psychological functioning.

This will describe the power and effects of insight meditation. Discussion and questions afterwards.

Please contact Dr Roly Bott 313 1749 or 362 3677 if attending.

Cost $5.

Smart people keep their names in front of the best people when they

ADVERTISE! St Vincent's Hospital (nursing home) Hostel and Day Centre GUILDFORD, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Chief Executive Officer

Applications are invited for the position of Chief Executive Officer for the management and supervision of: 53 bed nursing home for aged and disabled persons.

20 bed hostel for aged persons, Day care centre for aged persons [average 18 localcommunity visitors per day). conducted by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.

The appointee will be required to: Supervise the conduct of the Nursing Home, Hostel and Day Centre in accordance with the ethos and policy directions of the Daughters of Charity and St Vincent's Advisory Board.

Prepare all submissions for assistance from funding bodies.

Supervise the implementation of requirements and regulations of Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health and other Statutory bodies.

Ensure the maintenance of appropriate financial records and preparation of informative financial reports.

Ensure the preparation of periodic operating and capital budgets.

Foster a high degree of co-operation between staff at all levels with a primary policy of quality of care for the Residents and Day Visitors.

CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT

— An ability to identify with the hospital's philosophy and the ethos of the Daughters of Charity is essential.

— A proven record of managerial capability at a senior level is essential. This experience will cover at least five years and should preferably, though not essentially, relate to the health field.

— Formal accounting and administration qualifications are desirable.

— Some degree of computer literacy would be advantageous.

ST JOSEPH'S REUNION

MORLEY MAJELLANS

Past students and friends of St Joseph's Fremantle and Devialar College Samson will hold a reunion and afternoon tea with the sisters at 2pm on March 10 in the parish hall behind the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Canning Hwy, East Fremantle. Please bring a small plate for afternoon tea and a donation towards the cost of the hall. Ample parking is available at the shopping centre across Canning Hwy as well as adjacent to the hall. For further information ring Margaret on 330 4730.

A day of reflection will be held on Sunday, March 3, at Infant Jesus School, cnr Smith and Russell Streets, Morley commencing at 9.30am and concluding with Mass at approx 4pm.

Sr Paula Quinn will lead the program, entitled "Being Woman, Being Human, Being Loved". Cost will be $5, morning tea and lunch will be provided. For bookings and enquiries please phone 276 6674 or 279 8143.

MARY MacKILLOP

One week — March 2-10 'Lent 91 Alive in Faith'.

Sat 7pm and Sun 8am, 9.30am and 7pm, speaker Monsignor Michael Keating: Alive in Faith.

Monday 4, 7pm, Fr Frank Shortis O Carm: Christ our Leader.

Tuesday 5, 7pm, Fr Wafter Black MSC: Spirituality of Marriage.

Wednesday 6, 9.30am Childrens Day, Fr John Orzanski: Love of our Faith.

Thursday 7, 7pm, Fr Ray Hevern SAC: Mystery of the Priesthood.

Friday 8, 7pm, Fr John Hannah 0 MI: Beatitudes, recipe for living.

Saturday 9, Reconciliation, 10 to noon, 4 to 6pm.

Sat 7pm and Sun 8am and 9.30am, New People, New Life.

Father Paul Cardiner SJ who has been working on the Cause in Rome is visiting Perth. He will speak at the following locations: Wed, Feb 27: St Joseph's Convent, South Perth, 9am-12 noon, Canonisation? Why? Thur, Feb 28: Bunbury 7.30pm9.30pm, Mary MacKillop and Julian Tennison Woods, The Foundation (Contact St Maura Murphy or Sr Eileen Johnson 097-521 286).

Fri, Mar 1: St Joseph's South Perth, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Mary MacKillop and Julian Tennison Woods, The Foundation.

Sat, Mar 2: St Joseph's South Perth, 10am-11.45am, Canonisation? Why? 11.45am, Eucharist.

2pm-4pm Mary McKillop, the person.

Charge: Donation.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT A life in the Spirit seminar will be given at St Gerard's Church, Mirrabooka, starting with an introduction and questions night on February 27, running for 8 Wednesdays from 7.30-8.45pm, finishing on April 17. Open to the public. For further information please contact Michael Donovan 342 4156 or Dafne Jones 364 8241.

BULLSBROOK

Rosary, Homily and Benediction will be held on Sunday, February 24 at the Bullsbrook Church, Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church' at 2pm.

For bus reservations for Perth, Highgate, Dianella and Marangaroo ring 344 4054. (Note change of phone no.) For Fremantle bus, ring 339 4015.

The church is open every day and is available for pilgrimages by appointment (ring 571 1699).

9am to 9pm Thursday, February 21

Peace Service

6pm, February 21 Cathedral, Perth Marys St Enquiries Marya Stewart 361 4981 Steve Hall 321 7033 Keith Lamer 330 1877 Peter Stewart 325 1212

ROCKINGHAM MISSION

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Do you find yourself despairing and being violent and causing hurt to those you love?

If so, ring 349 6959 if you'd like to join a group for MEN to overcome and understand this problem.

The group will commence Tuesday, February 26 from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

There are a few vacancies left.

Phone 349 6959 for further details.

BENEDICTINE OBLATES The annual general meeting of the St Gregory's Chapter of the Benedictine Oblates Association will take place at lona Presentation Convent on Sunday, February 17 at 2.30pm. Afterwards, Father Placid Spearritt OSB, prior administrator, Holy Trinity Abbey, New Norcia, will conduct enrolment ceremonies for final oblation and Oblate novices.

Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia

FIVE TEACHER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS (Primary)

Five Scholarships, each valued at $7000, are available to students in their final year of Primary Teacher Training.

R ecipients must be prepared to teach in a Catholic country school for a minimum of two years.

Official application forms can be obtained by ringing Rosemary Penman on 388 1266 or by writing to: Teacher Training Scholarships Catholic Education Office of WA PO Box 198 Leederville WA 6007 Applications close 11 March 1991.

CHARIS REUNION To celebrate Charis' 3rd birthday there will be a barbecue at 4 Zuvela Ct, Murdoch on February 22 at 7.30pm. Open to members, old and current — bring meat and drinks.

SANCTUARY BOOKLET 1991

The Sanctuary Book is a directory of Retreats, Spiritual Programs, Centres for Programs, Spiritual Directors and will help parishes, groups and organisations. Cost $1 per copy ($2 posted) from WACRI office 325 6977; Sr Cecelia 446 6059; Phillip Carrier 227 3068.

The University of Western Australia

REMUNERATION

— Salary and conditions will be negotiable.

— Superannuation will be available.

Applications in writing, outlining qualifications, e xperience, work history, etc and containing copies of three recent references should be MARKED CONFIDENTIAL and forwarded to Sister Maureen O'Donaghoe Daughter of Charity St Vincent's Hospital 224 Swan St GUILDFORD WA 6055 Applications close on March 5, and will be kept in the strictest confidence.

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UNIVERSITY SUNDAY SERVICE an Interdenominational Service of Thanksgiving

Sunday, February 24, 1991, 7.30pm WINTHROP HALL

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Graduates are invited to wear academic gowns and hoods.

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A man in a hurry with the gospel

The bishops of WA will miss the lively company of their chairman, and close friend in the priesthood.

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From Page 1 The idea had surfaced for a short period during the tenure of Archbishop Goody but the time was not ripe.

Today, around Australia any number of dioceses are busy with their planning, their assemblies and synods — all in search of new horizons.

Just this week Archbishop Foley would have seen the handover of the baton of pastoral planning, the next stage in what had grown over five years, the new concrete hopes for parish involvement, for adult education, for a new diocesan council concept.

In the field of education, the stately offices of Catholic education he saw opened on Leederville's Tam Hill were a beacon of the massive expansion taking place in Catholic education.

Such rapid expansion is not without its trials and tensions.

Foley, Archbishop along with the other WA bishops and specialists had to engage in long and complex reviews of where Catholic educational effort was going and its motivation.

It demanded long hours of everyone involved, not least Archbishop Foley.

Without local Catholic training colleges, the ongoing education of teachers had to be tackled through efforts such as the Catholic Institute and other courses in which the Church participates.

No one would have been more surprised than Archbishop Foley at the electric suggestion that Perth should have its own university of Catholic quality.

No matter how rough the shoals through which Notre Dame Australia must yet navigate, Perth will be in debt to an archbishop who listened, probed, challenged — and sweated — over what had been offered from people whose gifts 16

and talents he had pledged to encourage, and whose initiatives had to be now encompassed in the new canon law.

From the days 20 years ago when he was a oneperson-welfare-agency office with a handful of hardworking staff, Archbishop Foley inherited the complexity of social welfare and family agencies that had developed under the priest who succeeded him as bishop of Geraldton.

As with education, such rapid expansion is not without its headaches.

With his advisers Archbishop Foley spent hundreds of hours unravelling the strands needing to be woven into a new delivery of services on behalf of the Church.

It was his privilege to open the new Hay Street Centrecare premises that signal the Church's concern for today's people in need of help.

The next move, he said, was to link these services and agencies to the people in the parishes.

There were gifts and skills to be tapped.

Ecumenism is no option on today's Church agenda and Archbishop Foley applied himself with energy to the round of meetings ,and discussions to which church leaders are committed these days but Archbishop Foley had more to offer.

The absence of the Catholic Church in the WA Council was a wound of unity to be healed.

At the launching of the new WA Conference of Churches he was given the honour of announcing the entry of his church.

Only last month on behalf of local church leaders he was delegated to unite in prayer for the Middle East with Jewish and Muslim leaders.

Tributes in this issue attest to the esteem in

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In Wesley Church Archbishop Foley announces the Catholic entry to the Conference of Churches. which the religious bishops. Following the denominations held him. disastrous and someThe gospel is for the times acrimonious finale body as well as the soul to the Commission for and Archbishop Foley Justice and Peace, Archdid not flinch at the bishop Foley was asked responsibility facing to be chairman of the bishops today to apply Church's new national that gospel, no matter at initiatives that have what cost, to the injustice culminated in the recent and social decay that draft Common Wealth and Common Good. ravages today's society.

On many occasions he Archbishop Foley spoke out often and vigorously had to stand up and on many topics. It was speak for the Catholics of often a thankless task Australia on these matand letters of criticism, ters. They can be proud public and private could of the vigour with which hurt. But standing in he represented them. front of his people on In an age when much occasion after occasion has to be healed with the he let it be known that he Aborigines, Archbishop was not going to give up, Foley made them his or allow his Church to personal friends.

They give up on the struggle came quickly to know for those who had no that he was on their side voice. and that he wanted them No greater tribute came too to be part of and at to him than from his home in the Church of brother Australian tomorrow.

Not even Australia was big enough for his energies. On several occasions, the most recent last year in Indoensia, he was asked to represent Australia at Asian bishops' meetings. They got to know him well.

Many of them numbered him as a personal friend.

For the Australian Church he travelled several times to Kampuchea and other disaster areas to experience first hand the sufferings of refugees and to offer whatever help and encouragement that could come from the Australian Church.

The list of what he achieved is far from complete and yet it speaks for itself of the drain it could have made on both his human and spiritual energies.

He took care of himself; he was a familiar figure on the golf course with his clergy friends; he was a familiar figure on the track each evening walking around Lake Monger.

It was a time to relax, to be with himself. On the occasion of his visit to the Holy Father some years back he took extra time, to see how things fared in other dioceses, but also to do a month long retreat so that he could take stock of his service to God and his family of the Church.

Only time will do justice to whatever contribution Archbishop William Foley made to the Church in which he was reared and in which he became its energetic leader.

His own appeal for priestly vocations asked parishes and parishioners to call men to priesthood and service.

Every high priest, says the Letter to the Hebrews, is taken out of mankind and appointed to act for men in their relations with God; and so he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or uncertain because he too lives in the limitations of weakness.

William Foley typified such a high priest. He had been asked by his Nedlands family and parish to be a priest, by

his first archbishop to be a many faceted priest, and in time by many who were consulted to be their archbishop.

It was not an honour he sought and in today's climate the episcopate is a burden not to be lightly assumed.

It is a burden that can call for stoicism, isolation and its share of pain.

Archbishop William Foley experienced his share of that because it was the price he was prepared to pay for His Lord.

It is also an office of joy and consolation because none are closer collaborators of the gospel than bishops given the ministry that was passed down from the apostles. Archbishop William Foley enjoyed that privilege to the full and his enjoyment and happiness was infectious to those who knew him.

An archdiocese is a family. It too must spend time mourning the departure and weighing the loss. Archbishop Foley is prayed for as a dear friend to that family as well as its spirited leader.

God will be good to His Church as He has done so many times in the past. May the goodness of God and peace embrace William Joseph Foley.

Mary Mother of the Church, pray for him.

e: Reflecting enthusiastically on what Ile had heard at the two day Diocesan Assembly.

Right: Speaking in the presence of two Anglican bishops at a charismatic rally.

Archbishop Foley, the ecumenist, played a vital role in WA's new Conference of Churches.

Below: At the historic launch of the University of Notre Dame Australia.

Below right: On behalf of the Australian bishops, Archbishop Foley launched the national Church enquiry into wealth.

The golfer, the parish priest, the country bishop, the educational leader, the Asian envoy, the concerned pastor and the true son of the Holy Father

Thaniv;

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