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Remembering Mary MacKillop At Ballajura Catholic primary school's Mary MacKillop anniversary commemoration last week Joe Graneri as a make-believe Father Julian Tennison Woods and an equally convincing 'Sister' Mrs Yvonne Liebeck grade three teacher as Mary Mother of the Cross showed that both the Josephite foundress and the priest who advised her were very familiar with the value of a good horse in their travels. Highly interested in the performance are South Perth Josephite sisters Florentine Burns and Floretina Duffy.

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Censorship policy sparks new fear CANBERRA: The Australian bishops are concerned that a Federal censorship policy will bypass parliament.

They are concerned not only at the policy but that it will be by ordinance and may escape proper parliamentary and public scrutiny and debate.

An ordinance is insufficiently subject to the democratic processes of' parliament, they say, yet once made requires a majority in parliament to disallow it.

The censorship policy is basically that introduced in 1984 and not accepted by parliament.

Issues of considerable consequence for the community would arise if the commission's proposals were to be endorsed.

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For example, failure to regulate the hire, sale and transmission of pornographic computer games makes them easily accessible by children who are likely to be more computer literate than their parents.

The Bishops comment: "In a very powerful way computer games can provide depictions of sexual and even racial violence, and an activity which puts the operator in the role of grand manipulator.

"In this way the consumer of pornographic computer games is not merely a passive observer but an active participant assuming roles of sexual depravity, violence and racism in the make-believe but allabsorbing world of the personal computer.

"The effect of such strong reinforcement of callous and manipulative attitudes must as yet be unresearched but we do not want to wait for the potentially devastating effects of such a social experiment."

Further examples are the failure to address the distribution by Telecom Australia, through its Discovery facility, of the context of x-rated and violent video libraries of a major pornographer in Canberra and the lack of regulation of the publication by governments of pornographic and violent material.

The Bishops want open meetings in all capital cities on the important issues raised in this case.

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Rome body wants to know the saints in our midst Jim Miolin in a recent audience with the pope.

A Vatican body concerned with the laity wants to know who are the ordinary saints and holy people amongst the laity today.

It also wants to know how they are coping with the pastoral and other councils on which they are represented at all levels in the Church.

These are some of the tasks which have been given to Australian representative on the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Jim Miolin.

Last year he was nominated to the Vatican Council and before the group's second plenary meeting in May next year he has been told to gather as much information as he can about local lay experiences and spirituality.

The essential elements of a spirituality proper to lay Christians was one of the first tasks given to the worldwide representatives.

Examples of lay holiness and saintly living would be used in a publication Laity Today that is being put out by the council.

The experiences of laity on the various pastoral councils in the Church are needed to shed light on the formation that the laity are being given for their tasks.

Other particular issues for this year include local initiatives taken to mark the centenary of the encyclical Rerum Novarum and on preparations that were made for this year's meeting of world youth with Pope John Paul in Czestochowa.

The Pontifical Council for the Laity was established by Pope Paul VI in 1967 to promote the lay apostolate and to have an ongoing dialogue with lay people.

Currently the council is in touch with about 100 organisations around

the world including various movements of youth, justice, family, work and many more.

Jim Miolin who is co-ordinator of Christian Life Groups and who has been extensively involved in training lay parish councillors attended his first plenary meeting in Rome last November.

A suggestion that impressed him in the English language discussion group was that people in each parish could meet annually, with or without their parish priest, to reflect on what their faith means to them in their daily lives as citizens and members of the Church, to come up with concrete examples and to present this information to their parish priest.

"The parish priest would then be aware of the lives of the people, their hopes, suffering and asperations," he said.

"He could then meet with his bishop and other priests to reflect on the people they serve and, evaluate their work as preists among them.

"The document Christifedels Laici would be used as the basis of all these reflections."

Another issue discussed was the need for parish programs which animated the life of the community and encouraged people to continue in life-centred groups. Also to have the Synod document "Christifedels Laici" incorporated into all religious education.

A further task is to encourage bishops and priests to understand the role of the laity and to work closely with them and to overcome the tendency of being too concerned with administration which leaves very little time and energy for pastoral caring.

Bishop on benefits of laity council Bishop Cordes, vice president of the Vatican's Laity Council told November's last assembly they were chosen to reflect the lay apostolate of the Church and not as of d elegates organisations.

The distinguishing mark of the council's membership, he said, was the cooperation of all the baptised in all the different states of Christian life.

The benefits of serving on the council, he continued, were the bonds of friendship that were built up across the international membership.

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Bishop Cordes referred them to a number of theological and historical points to "protect us in our pastoral activity against arbitrariness or ideological traps".

Lay activity could be traced back in the Church, he said, to the third orders of Franciscans wld Dominicans in the 13th century, to the Marian congregation of 1363 or the St Vincent de Paul Society of 1833 amongst many other. examples.

A deliberate change took place during 1962 at Vatican IL he said, when it was decided to affirm the part that every person played in the

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mission of the Church and that each had to work together as common members of Christ's body.

The result is that today ordained and nonordained serve on the Church's top bodies, he pointed out.

He told the group that the recent papal document Christifideles Laici is a "kind of obligatory handbook for the carrying out of our work".

This document speaks of a new age of lay associations, movements and sodalities. missionary "The engagement of these new groups has here and there aroused the suspi-

cion that the Church was retreating into a ghetto.

But in 'Lumen gentium' an effort was made right from the outset to guard against the misunderstanding of a flight from the world.

"The world responsibility of the laity was explicitly stressed. It was affirmed that the world has its own laws, even its own legitimate autonomy, in the various fields. And in these fields it is mainly the laypeople who are responsible. It was their task in the first place to christianise the world."

On dialogue between the Church and the world Bishop Cordes

asked: "But what can the Church expect from the world? The very thought that the Church could receive anything from the world in return aroused anger and stunned disbelief during the Council's sessions.

One bishop wrote indignantly: 'All good comes from the Church! From its mountains flow all waters to the valleys of the earth.'

"Yet has the Church always lived without the world and its creations, or without its help?

"On its earthly pilgrimage throughout its whole present and future, the Church necessarily lives with all the achieve-

ments and experiences of man, above allwith the progress of human knowledge and all the riches of the various and ever-changing cultures of the world.

"Today this learning process of the Church demands greater efforts than ever before. The technological age brings with it a new experience and a rapid change in attitudes.

"The Church today is given less time to adapt than in the slow-moving epochs of the old."

Referring to the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, Cordes Bishop

concluded: "It seems to me a good thing never to let the saints out of our sight and even ask for their help in fulfilling the task of members of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

"They help us to give the right accents to our good will — and to differentiate between spirits even in a turbulent time.

"As John urges in his

First Letter 'It is not

every spirit, my dear people, that you can trust; test them, to see if they come from God.' (4.1)"

Bentley parish shows way with donation Santa Clara parish Bentley has made the headlines with the first announcement of a perpetual parish unit scholarship to Notre Dame University.

Last Sunday, (August 11) the chairman of the parish council presented a cheque for $20,000 to the vice chancellor of The University of Notre Dame Australia, Professor David Link.

The donation will fund the Santa Clara Bentley Parish Unit Scholarship which will be awarded in perpetuity to a student at NDA.

The chairman of the Bentley parish council, Mr Emi Barzotto said that Bentley parishioners had been given a great opportunity.

"It is not often in this day and age that we as individuals and as a community can share in the realisation of a vision and be involved in the birth of a new university — a Catholic university," said Mr Barzotto.

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ing socially and morally in our community.

"In fact we have an obligation to be seen to be outspoken and to actively become involved."

"We can no longer expect this responsibility to fall solely on the shoulders of the clergy and other religious."

Mr Barzotto said that there was a great need for a Catholic university.

"We must have an active and informed social conscience and voice and Notre Dame Australia is a crucial step in this direction."

"As Christians and Catholics we cannot ignore what is happen-

Mr Bazotto concluded by saying that the involvement and contribu-

tions of parishes like Santa Clara and the establishment of scholarships would ensure that the NDA would not be an elitist university but a university which caters whole for the community.

Professor David Link, the inaugural Vice Chancellor of The University of Notre Dame Australia said he was moved by the generosity and support of the Catholic community of WA. Professor Link was speaking after the presentation of the Santa Clara Bentley Parish Scholarship to the

university.

He said that support for the university has come from all sectors of the Catholic community.

"We have received pledges and donations from individuals, schools, parishes, religious orders, dioceses Catholic and organisations."

Professor Link said the main focus of the University's fundraising campaign was scholarships.

He said that to deny students access to higher education on financial grounds was seen as a contradiction to the mission of the university.

Search for positive action on ecological issues SYDNEY: Six New South Wales Catholic bishops say it is time for Christians to take a close look at ecological responsibility in the light of faith in the Creator.

They would like an enquiry similar to that undertaken by the Australian bishops nationally last year and which resulted in the draft statement Common Wealth and Common Good.

The enquiry would be in search of positive united action on ecological issues.

The NSW bishops state that, for such an inquiry

to be fruitful, preliminary steps should reflect on Christian "responsibility within creation and our duty towards nature and the Creator as an essential part of faith"; education in ecological the responsibility; acquiring of a sound knowledge of environmental problems; a serious examination by Christians of their own lifestyles; and a study of ways in which Australians can help other nations not to harm the environment.

The bishops consider that Christians also need to study and formulate a valid ethic about care for the earth.

"Be it a new ethic, or a new application of old principles, we do need to formulate a clear ecological ethic," they say.

While they recognise the need to address other issues such as the effect of large populations on the earth's resources, they criticise calls for population reduction as a solution to poverty or environmental damage.

"It needs to be said that population size is not a direct cause of poverty or environmental damage, nor is its reduction a necessary solution," the bishops say.

"More direct causes are natural disasters, localised and civil wars,

world trade practices that restrict food distribution, financial arrangements that lock nations into unpayable debt and the tyrannical actions of despotic rulers.

"Serious efforts to increase world food production, the provision of clean water and better medical services, will increase the wellbeing of people and lead to a stabilisation of population."

The bishops see increasing scope for ecumenical cooperation in looking at environmental and ecological issues. They praise two papers on the subject produced last year by the Uniting

Church and the Anglican Church.

NSW Environment Minister, Mr Timothy Moore, said that he was glad to see the bishops stressing the need for Australians to develop ecological concern through education.

"We cannot be halfhearted about the protection of environment," Mr Moore said.

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"We are determined that no students who qualify are denied places simply because they cannot afford the fees," he said.

"In order to meet the challenge we have established the College of Education Scholarship Fund."

He said that as the fund grows NDA hopes to ensure that the majority of students will be required to pay only marginally more than the fee payable at the funded publicly universities.

"Donations to the scholarship fund will be

securely invested and the earnings from the fund will enable the university to provide scholarships for students in perpetuity," said Professor Link.

Professor Link said that the university wants to encourage donors to be actively involved in the university.

"Donors of Perpetual Scholarships are invited to name the scholarship and in the case of a full Perpetual Scholarship we invited them to become involved in setting the criteria for the award of the scholarship."

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Vatican nod for Esparanto VATICAN CITY (CNS): The Mass begins, as it always does: "En la nomo de l' Patro, Kaj de I' Fib , Kaj de l' Sankta Spirito. Amen."

After 24 years of celebrating Mass with a provisional text, Catholics who speak Esperanto — a language developed in the 19th century in the hopes that its simplicity would have cross-cultural appeal — now have final Vatican approval for their translation of the Mass prayer and readings for Sundays and holy days.

Vatican Radio hopes one day the station will broadcast the Mass in Esperanto, as it has done with Masses in dozens of other languages but first has to wait for the Vatican printers to put into proper liturgical-book form the text approved in November 1990.

For a language which celebrates the simple, the Vatican printing regulations may have seemed a bit fastidious, and even govern the width of the margins.

The 1990 norms for celebrating the Mass in Esperanto make it clear that the permission is unusual and that the Mass is to be celebrated only under certain strict conditions.

Esperanto is not considered a "liturgical language" to be used ordinarily in church celebrations because it "is not a language spoken by the people".

According to the World Almanac, two million people speak Esperanto. The International Association of Catholic Esperantists has about 5000 members. The biggest groups of Esperanto speakers — and listeners of Vatican Radio's 20-minute weekly broadcasts in Esperanto — are in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, China and the Far East.

LL Zamenhof, a Jewish physician born in 1859, created the language as a way to foster understanding between people of different cultures. He grew up in Bialystok. a Baltic city which was then part of the Russian empire and is now part of Poland.

'KGB not involved'

ROME (CNS): Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has told Italy's prime minister that the Soviet KGB was not involved in the 1981 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II. Newspapers say that Prime Minister Andreotti received the written denial from Gorbachev in late July or early August and that the contents were communicated last week to an Italian magistrate reviewing the May 13, 1981, papal shooting in St Peter's Square.

Mehmet Ali Agc,a, convicted of the 1981 assassination attempt which seriously wounded the pope, told Italian investigators in 1983 that Bulgaria's secret police were involved in the assassination plot. He later said the shooting was ordered by a KGB officer stationed in Bulgaria.

While visiting the Kremlin in May, Andreotti asked Gorbachev to conduct an investigation into possible KGB involvement in the assassination attempt.

The newspaper articles said the Gorbachev letter indicated that a thorough investigation of KGB archives and interviews with KGB personnel had been conducted by the Soviet president's "closest" staff members and turned up no evidence that the Soviet agency was involved.

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September crusade to win them back NEW YORK (CNS): Cardinal O'Connor of New York and Archbishop McCarrick of Newark are going to reach out to fallen-away Catholics and potential Catholics through a September crusade to be led by the Reverend Billy Graham, a Southern Baptist evangelist.

The two Catholic prelates are enlisting counsellors to follow up with people who come forward at the Graham services and indicate they are Catholic or are interested in the Catholic Church.

Dr Graham concludes services with an appeal for individuals to walk forward and make decisions for Christ.

They are then encouraged to become involved in some local church of their preferred denomination and are asked to fill out cards.

Those cards indicating individuals are Catholic or

interested in the Church will be turned over to Catholic counsellors.

In a letter to pastors Cardinal O'Connor said he felt sure many people, "moved by the preaching and the prayerful reflections of Billy Graham", would "respond to the grace of God calling them back to the practice of their Catholic faith".

"Billy Graham's intent as a dynamic preacher is to move people to give themselves to the Lord by returning to the practice of their faith in the religious denomination of their choice," the cardinal said.

He noted that "many Catholics who have drifted away from the Church" may be at the Central Park rally and want to return to regular Church attendance.

He said the Graham organisation had requested the help of the archdiocese in making referrals to parishes.

Top art stolen PARIS (CNS): Thieves have stolen beautiful medieval enamel work from the former 13thcentury cathedral at Auxerre in central France.

Police believe the thieves hid in the former cathedral of Saint Etienne before it closed for the night and made off with 12th-century scrolls, illuminated

manuscripts, statuettes, and gold and silverwork.

"We have the most beautiful enamelwork of the whole medieval period," Mayor Soissun said. "Any of these things would be worth millions of francs (hundreds of thousands of dollars) at an auction."

E namelwork on a copper or bronze base

was popular in the 12th century, and was regarded as one of the foremost mediums for artistic expression in the Romanesque style.

Verdun and Limoges, France, and Liege, Belgium, were three hotbeds of this style of enamelwork until the process was commercialised after the turn of the 13th century, resulting in a

But he feared they could cut up the manuscripts and sell them pageby-page to art collectors.

capital of Pamplona.

Indurain drove through the town in an open car to the San Andres parish church, where he offered his yellow jersey and the roses he received in a July 28 victory ceremony in Paris to the Virgin of the

Rosary.

Almost all 10,000 residents of Villava turned out to greet the man who gave Spain its fourth Tour de France bicycling victory, with thousands more flooding in from neighbouring areas.

Yellow jersey for patron PAMPLONA, Spain patron, the Virgin of (CNS): Tour de France the Rosary. winner Miguel Indurain Rockets fizzed into the returned home to a sky and the town band triumphant welcome played as the 27-year-old from 15,000 fans and Indurain stepped from a immediately dedicated helicopter onto the his winner's yellow soccer field in Villava, a jersey to his hometown suburb of the Navarre

decline of standards.

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Soisson said the thieves would be unable to sell the treasures because they were registered as historical works of art and could easily he recognised.

Footdragging, says Jesuit SAN SALVADOR (CNS): The Jesuit provincial for Central America has accused the US State Department of obstructing a probe into the 1989 slaying of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador.

Father Tojeira said legal

representatives of the Jesuits had been denied access to a special hearing on the case to be held in the United States.

At the hearing, former staff members at the US Embassy will answer questions about the

killings sent to them by of the 10 US citizens Salvadoran Judge slated to testify.

Ricardo Zamora, who is investigating the case.

"If those people talked, Jesuits' representatives it would help us follow in the United States had the path of seeking out" been told that they could the people who planned not attend the hearing to the slayings, Father ask follow-up questions Tojeira said.

Rehab for Indian women India Mother Teresa of C ALCUTTA, The Calcutta, has rehabili(CNS): Missionaries of Charity tated 40 women formerly are using therapy to warehoused in jails.

The program is located rehabilitate mentally handicapped women in a Calcutta facility whose only alternative called Shantidan (Gift of has been life in a jail Peace). cell.

The women, classified

Since it began the program in February, 1990, the missionary order, founded by

as "non-criminal lunatics" by the West Bengal state government, had been jailed because the

city had nowhere else to put them.

Shantidan residents have included handicapped and mentally disturbed women who were jailed as children.

Mother Teresa asked for permission to take charge of 15 more women now lodged in a federal jail in Calcutta.

Some of the women at

Shantidan work in the centre's shoemaking section. They cut, paste, sew and finish leatherware.

A shoe company gives material and training and pays the women.

The women's earnings are deposited in their bank accounts to be used leave they when Shantidan.

West Bengal's minister

for jails estimates that 1000 women are still housed in Calcutta's two jails for lack of other accommodations.

Some women reportedly remain incarcerated because their relatives refuse to take them back even after they recover, behave normally and are issued court release orders.

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Castro resists religion.

HAVANA: A Papal visit to Cuba is "unlikely in the foreseeable future" according to the Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega Alamino.

In Izvestiya, the archbishop said that, although the Cuban government had sent an invitation to the Pope more than a year ago, no date was mentioned.

Relations between the Vatican and Cuba had been soured by the "unexpected attack" of President Fidel Castro on the Church during his visit to Brazil in March 1990, in which he had called the Catholic Church in Cuba the church of the rich, a church orientated toward the United States and emigre groups abroad.

Castro has so far firmly resisted perestroika, and after decades in which parents were warned not to instruct their children in religion, for the

Anti-abortion protest .„ SENECA FALLS, NY (CNS): Feminists for Life and other abortion opponents protested outside when Geraldine Ferraro, former vice presidential candidate, delivered a keynote address for Convention Days, held to recall the early days of the women's rights movement.

While Ms Ferraro, a Catholic, spoke inside at the Falls 15 to 20 protesters outside emphasised their di&satisfaction with the former Congress member's support for abortion rights. Ms Ferraro's speech focused on women in politics.

Convention Days commemorates the 1848 women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls.

Modern-day abortion opponents said that early

feminists opposed abortion as well.

sake of their future careers, there is so far no sign of the "tidal wave" of religious revival among young people which is now sweeping the Soviet Union.

Nevertheless, the archbishop observed, something is happening: "I would rather compare it to the tide", he said, "which comes in slowly but inexorably. It is amazing to see in the churches young people, often not baptised, reciting, even if sometimes confusedly, prayers which they have learned from their grandmothers. We are having to learn to take into account the popular religiousness of which up to now many of our theologians spoke with contempt."

In the main, he remarked, "the process of religious revival has been unexpected not only for the authorities but for us clerics too".

Wave of arsons SAN ANTONIO (CNS): A recent wave of arson has s wept through eight Catholic churches in the city and left more than $1 million in structural damage.

Fires ravaged 13 churches in all in the past 19 months and investigators blame arsonists. One Protestant church was hit twice in one week in mid-July.

Mike McMahon, cochairman of the Geneva, NY-area Right to Life chapter, said it was important for abortion opponents to participate in Convention Days as a way of keeping the issue in the public eye.

"The majority of the thinking of early femiThe most recent target nists was that baby among Catholic killing was murder," he said.

Abortion opponents must be active in events such as Convention Days PORT MORESBY, Papua as a way of changing New Guinea (CNS): The policies in the United Roman Catholic and AngliStates, McMahon said. can churches are growing "We can't be outside of closer together and prosand separate from the pects for eventual union processes that go on in are good, Archbishop of our society," he said. Canterbury George Carey "You have to change said here. things from within."

He was speaking on his

The grants by Friends and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, a Washington-based consortium of Catholic char-

The archdiocese and the San Antonio Community of Churches are offering a $7000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the arsonist or arsonists.

The fire department's arson investigation div-

ision said the arsonists t ypically break in through a door or window and rummage through the donation boxes before setting a fire. The arsonists generally start the fire in the sacristy where vestments are kept.

Two juveniles were arrested and charged with arson shortly after one fire began. But authorities were investigating to see who set the other fires.

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$400,000 gift WASHINGTON (CNS): A group of private US foundations has given $400,000 to computerise the operations of the Vatican's budget office.

churches was the 79year-old Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in downtown San Antonio, with heavy fire damage to the sacristy and to the paintings above the altar.

itable concerns known by its acronym as FADICA, will pay for 17 computers, five computer printers, state-of-theart financial software, training and consulting services and installation costs.

The prefecture governs and oversees the Holy financial See's

administration.

It evaluates budgets — with final approval reserved for the pope — reviews financial statements of all Vatican entities, conducts audits and prepares a consolidated financial statement of organisations which directly assist the PoPe.

Daly condemns IRA DUBUN, Ireland (CNS): ment and campaign . . .

"But they still cling to The primate of all Ireland, within the Republic of the hope that they can Cardinal Cahal B. Daly, Ireland," he said in one of bomb and shoot their c ondemned the Irish his fiercest attacks on way to the conference Republican Army and said IRA guerrillas since table," he said. it would never bomb and becoming cardinal in "Everything indicates shoot its way to the June. that they cannot and will conference table.

Cardinal Daly urged the not ever," said Cardinal "They do not even seem IRA, which is fighting to Daly, whose primacy to know the degree and oust Britain from North- covers both the Irish the depth of revul- ern Ireland, to stop the Republic and Northern sion. . . with their move- bloodshed.

Ireland.

arrival in Port Moresby for a nine-day visit to mark the church's 100 years in Papua New Guinea, where Anglicans make up about 250,000 of a population of 3.6 million.

There are about one million Catholics in

Papua New Guinea.

While prospects were good for union, Archbishop Carey said, progress would be slow as several issues divided the two churches, including ordination of women priests and the question of the pope's authority.

Pope elevates diocese, bishop

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul ll has made the Latin-rite diocese of Alba Julia, Romania, an archdiocese and has named its bishop an archbishop.

Alba Julia was the see of Transylvanian bishops from 1103 to 1558 and again from 1716 to the present.

Newly elevated Archbishop Balint is Romania's second Latin-rite archbishop. The head of the country's Eastern-rite diocese, Cardinal Todea was installed in the College of Cardinals in late June.

The archdiocese of Alba Julia has more than 540,000 Catholics out of a population of almost four million. The archdiocese's 289 parishes are served by 341 archdiocesan priests and 23 religious-order priests.

There are also 106 women 'religious in the new archdiocese.

The Vatican statement said the changes are another step in reorganising the Church in Romania after more than 40 years of communist government control and repression.

The pope named 12 bishops for the 11 Romanian dioceses in March 1990, just three months after the fall of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's government.

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never The dopey way out lThey ost their faith of a marriage VATICAN CITY (CNS): Drug addiction can invalidate a marriage if a person's ability to make judgements about essential marital rights and duties is impaired at the wedding, a high church court ruled in a landmark annulment case.

marks the first time the Rota has cited "drug addiction" as the sole reason for annulment.

The decision goes "beyond simple indications of principles of law, deepening the relevance of abuse of drugs and of toxic substances in general for the validity or The decision made by invalidity of matrimonial the Roman Rota, the consent, especially Church's highest mar- regarding discretion of riage appeals court, judgement", said the

court.

The ruling cited paragraph two of Canon 1095 which says that people "are incapable of contracting marriage" if they "suffer from grave lack of discretion of judgement concerning essential matrimonial rights and duties which are to be mutually given and accepted".

At the same time, the court rejected the plain-

Poor force Church to change

Sudan: Where food is weapon

OMAHA, Neb (CNS): It is the poor, bringing new proposals and new questions into the Church, who force changes in practices, says a Brazilian Franciscan theologian.

"A Church that opens itself to the impoverished cannot align itself with the powerful in the inevitable social conflicts," said Father Antonio Moser.

"It has to take sides to defend the rights of those who do not yet have the organisational strength to defend themselves," he added.

"It has to re-evaluate its social pacts, reevaluate its sources of revenues, re-evaluate its capital investments, re-evaluate the relations between the hierarchy, clergy, lay women and lay men."

The basic Christian communities help the Church take on a "new face", he said, "a Church that opts decisively for the impoverished, that struggles with them".

"This is what makes an authentic revolution," he said.

WASHINGTON (CNS): The famine in the wartorn, drought-stricken Sudan won't change unless the government does.

"I don't think the corner's going to be turned until there's a solution to the war. I don't think there's going to he a solution to the war as long as the military regime is in power," said terry Dines of Mercy Corps International, who visited relief programs programs in Khartoum.

Both sides in the civil war, he said. "are using food as a weapon".

Food is scarce. Farmers don't have enough

tiff's second argument that the marriage should be annulled because the partner hid the fact of the drug addiction.

The court rejected the argument, saying the couple had lived together t wo years before being married, making it improbable that the plaintiff would have been unaware of the situation.

The ruling builds on a

money trom drought years to plant crops in good years.

Refugees are flooding cities in both north and south. Dines said there were about 1.5 million refugees — most from Uganda and displaced Sudanese in and around Khartoum "just trying to survive".

Dines had visited Khartoum 18 months prior to his most recent trip, and "every time I go there it just gets worse and worse."

Refugees there had no sanitation or health facilties and no tents. The government would drive them out of the city every

1989 case in which the Rota refused an annulment request by someone claiming that the spouse was a drug user rather than a drug addict.

In the 1989 case, the court said a distinction must be made between a drug addict and a drug user who is not under the influence of drugs at the time the marriage consent is given.

so often but they would "filter back", Dine said.

According to recent statistics released by Catholic Relief Services, up to 11 million people in Sudan are at risk of starvation because of the war and drought.

In Ethiopia nationwide about 7.5 million people are at risk. Up to 30 million people face starvation in all of Africa.

A recent Comboni Missionaries magazine article complained about Sudan government conduct in the civil war, prompting a Sudanese diplomatic complaint to the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Albanian Catholics, like their fellow citizens, are materially poor and were deprived of the basic teachings of their religion for 46 years, but they never lost their faith, says Albanian priest Father

Francesco Ilia.

Despite the Albanian government's declaration in 1967 that it was an officially atheistic country, Father Ilia said: "The Albanian people have never been atheists."

In fact, he said, the brutal repression of religion by the communist government strengthened people's faith.

The government tried "every means to discourage the clergy" and to force them to renounce the Catholic faith, said Father Ilia, 74, who is one of about 30 Catholic priests left in the country.

"No bishop, priest or religious gave the minimum sign of denying the faith. Rather, with heads held high they showed themselves to be inflexible even to the point of heroism, that is say, to death," he said.

Mid-1990 statistics said that Catholics accounted for five per cent of Albania's 3.3 million population, while "non-religious" made up 55 per cent and "atheist" 19 per cent.

The remaining 21 per cent are Muslim.

While the people continue to believe in God and to call themselves Catholic, Father Ilia said, especially among young people there is an almost total lack of knowledge about the faith.

Parents could not teach even the sign of the cross to their children for fear they would show or tell someone and the parents would lose their jobs, he said.

"We must begin with the moneed religious objects such as crucifixes, medals, rosaries and, above all, little catechisms and pamphlets with the most common and important prayers in the Albanian language.

"Besides this, the people need their daily bread, without which one cannot speak of anything," Father Ilia said. 'The hungry are not able to listen to anything when they feel the pangs of hunger."

Di's ancestor in line for sainthood MACHESTER, England (CNS): One of Princess Diana's 19th century ancestors, Passionist Father Ignatius Spencer, might be on the road to Catholic sainthood.

The cause of Father Spencer, the great-greatgreat uncle of Princess Diana, has been introduced at the Vatican.

Father Spencer converted to Catholicism shortly after practicing

the faith was legalised in aristrocratic family went into Anglican ministry.

Britain in 1829.

His brother, Frederick, is Princess Diana's greatgreat-grandfather.

Born George Spencer in London in 1799, he was the youngest son in his family. He attended Elton, graduated from Cambridge. and planned a career as an Anglican priest at a time when usually one son from an

It was while on the Paris stop of a European tour that George Spencer had the first real religious experience of his life. He was watching the opera "Don Giovanni" and was terrified at the sight of Don Giovanni getting carried off to hell.

"I knew that God, who knew what was within

me, must look on me as one in the same class as Don Giovanni," he recalled later.

He left the Anglican church at age 30, after eight years as a country parson.

His conversion estranged him from his family for many years.

Had his brother Frederick converted, there would be no Princess

Diana Spencer, Catholics are banned by law from marrying the heir to the throne who is also heir to the secular leadership of the Church of England.

tered in the Midlands area of England for the next seven years among the emerging working classes at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

Father Spencer was ordained a Catholic priest in 1832; it would be another 18 years before the Catholic hierarchy in England would be restored.

In 1838 he formed the Crusade for the Conversion of England, believing the rift caused by the Reformation could be healed within a generation.

Father Spencer minis-

Among his prayers then

series of pleas to "the common Father of Serbs and Croatians". He prayed God would help people to learn that violence is not the way to solve problems.

history," he prayed. "May the God of mercy save the Croatian people, the Serbian people and all the other peoples of Yugoslavia from an even worse catastrophe.

"May those responsible for so much violence understand the lessons of

"May the roar of weapons stop and refugees be able to return to their houses," the archbishop

was "deliver England from the spirit of pride, rebellion and apostasy".

In 1846, he joined the newly established Passionist community founded by Blessed Dominic Barberi. Father Spencer became the community's second superior after Blessed dominic's death, a post he held for 15 years until his death.

Enough of the absurd violence, says pope's envoy ZAGREB: Pope John Paul ll's special envoy to Yugoslavia told warring ethnic forces "enough of the absurd violence".

"Already too much blood has been spilled on this land," said Archbishop Tauran during a homily at a Mass in the breakaway republic of

Croatia.

A rchbishop Tauran made his remarks after spending the day meeting with Yugoslavia's bishops at the request of the pope.

All Yugoslavians, he said, can join the Croatian bishops in what they said in late July —

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"peoples have a right to peace in truth and freedom, in justice and in love", but the current violence is not leading to that end.

The archbishop asked the people to pray to Mary, who hears "the pain of the many Croatian and Serbian mothers

who cry children".

for

their

"Enough of the absurd violence. Already too much blood has been spilled on this land," he said. "We make this cry to heaven."

Archbishop Tauran ended his homily with a

said. "May hate subside and distrust and fear disappear.

"May the leaders of peoples who live side by side on this strip of a Europe which is knocking down barriers be able to come together to build a future of peace and prosperity."

Down memory lane with snaps CLONTARF MEMORABILIA FOR DISPLAY

By Roy Lazaroo Raymond Brand, the acting secretary of the steering committee organising the open day at Clontarf on September 8 is a sentimentalist.

He is also a believer in the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Hence, he is gathering old photographs taken at Christian Brothers institutions in WA and will display them at Clontarf's Keaney Hall that day. He believes that these photographs will jog many memories.

The family day-cum-barbecue-picnic at Clontarf is being organised by a handful of old boys that studied at Christian Brothers schools. The event will mark the 90th anniversary of the Christian Brothers at Clontarf and the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Clontarf Chapel.

To ensure that his display of photographic memorabilia is a success, Ray is making an appeal to all old boys with pictures taken at these institutions to come forward.

"Orphaned" at the age of two, Raymond sailed to Australia from England in 1953. He was just five then.

He attended Castledare boys home from February 1955 to 1960 and was then transferred to Bindoon. He left the latter institution four years later.

He has very fond memories of Castledare and said he cherished those moments When he lived with the Dawes family from Mundaring during the school holidays.

"My friendship with this family continues," he said.

He also remembers well the concerts and competitions held during those days when he was at Castledare.

He played a part in the Mikado which was then held at His Majesty's Theatre in Perth. There were competitions in the Eisteddfod at Old Capital Theatre too.

He also won a prize — a treat to see the Ten Commandments.

Life at Bindoon was hard, he said, and he had no real special memories of that place.

Raymond served with the RAAF for nine years.

He was grateful for the experience he got in this particular service.

As his children were getting bigger he had to give greater thought to their educational needs. So he decided to quit the RAAF and take up his job as steward with Perth City Council.

He is looking forward to catching up with "others who had similar experiences as me" on September 8.

He will also try to get some record of the experiences of those he meets.

Raymond has so far succeeded in tracing his mother Veronica Mary and his step brothers.

He was somewhat apprehensive about the thought of meeting her one day.

"I find it hard to comprehend why she gave me up at the age of two. I am an innocent victim. It was not my choice," he concluded.

Raymond Brand... looking forward to catching up with those who had "similar experiences as me" on September 8. He is also appealing for those with old snapshots to come forward.

• Clontarf's reunion dinner is on September 7 • Clontarf's family day is on September 8 Engineer's voluntary gesture ELLIOTT & ELLIOTT I

Too many white.

Australians have preconceived ideas about Aboriginals.

These ideas have been festered by negative stereotypes and a lack of knowledge and willingness to be re-educated.

We generally are a mean, self-centred race intent on personal progress and personal achievement.

It is therefore a change to meet someone like Tony Mcleod.

"Having Tony give voluntary services for a week was like finding a gold mine in the desert.

"It has meant so much Tony McLeod and students erecting the new school signboard. to me having someone to help with the numerous This particular program As he worked at finish- outback Australia. tasks that one hasn't time dealt with the Institute of began degree and his ing would have it he As fate for in the daily rounds." making decisions on a tuned into ABC radio in the Sisters of Mercy So said Sr Rose Pelleri, career and lifesconvention which was principal of John Puja- future Melbourne, he August 1990 to hear the held in Broome in March tyle in popular Coobadeen jangka Piyirn Communof that year. to look outside his Champions radio show. ity School at Lake began parameters for normal Gregory.

At that time he was A number of Mercy other things that life had working in country Vic- Sisters were interviewed Tony, 24, is an Honours to offer. toria on his thesis and about their work with graduate in Engineering the show was on Aboriginal people in the because who is 18 months from His enquiries led him to completing his PhD at a study of the Australian relay when he tuned in Kimberleys of Western nearly Australia.

Melbourne University. continent and areas the show was finished.

After two months work outside of the normal What impressed Tony experience at Laverton travel routes where he So he listened to the Gold Mine in 1987 Tony thought he would expe- following programe, was the honesty and realised that life in the rience what it would be Frank Sheehan's openness with which outback appealed to him. really like to live in Encounter. they spoke.

To Tony the Mercy Order seemed to be achieving something useful.

So Tony wrote to the Sister in charge of the Billiluna and Balgo Stations of the Kimberley via Halls Creek Post Office, volunteering his services.

It was arranged that he start in June.

Tony spent a week at three of the most isolated Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley; Billiluna, Lake Gregory and Balgo, doing anything that was asked of him.

"Inow realise that these people are just people.

Joyful, , happy people especially the children.

I know that Aboriginal awareness has been raised with my friends, family and especially myself, and that is a good thing," Tony said.

There is still a great need for people like Tony to volunteer some of their time to work with and for the Aboriginal people of Australia and the Kimberley.

— Bernard Hart, Secondary 'leacher, Pujajangka John Piyirn Community School, Lake Gregory

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A supportive person is...

A priest once described to me a monthly gathering of colleagues who all worked at the same Church agency.

They met in each other's homes, shared a meal and talked about their work mostly, but also about their personal lives. These gatherings were open to anyone.

"Does the group have a purpose other than social?" I asked. "It's for support," the priest replied.

I thought about that, trying to decide whether to accept his invitation to participate.

Support? Who and being were what supported?

It seemed to me that the

individuals were benefiting from social bonds forged at the monthly gatherings.

They came to know each other better. And they served as listeners for one another, to some degree at least.

But I had the nagging sense that the monthly meeting was not "support" in an explicitly Christian way.

Why? So many classic characteristics of Christian community were missing, the most notable being some growth in awareness of the power and responsibilities of Christian mission.

What was being supported here? There did not seem to be a "what".

A principal reason

people decide to carve out time from an overburdened schedule to meet regularly with other Christians is because they know Christian mission can only be sustained in the company of fellow sojourners.

As Christians strive to be faithful to a call in their lives — whether that is a call to a more attentive family life, the development of an ecologically sound lifestyle or service to the poor — it quickly becomes evident that the task is too large and the energy too limited to "go it alone".

of distress . . . A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter, he who finds one finds a t reasure." (Sirach 6:8, 14) The Old Testament book of Ruth tells a beautiful story of steadfast, supportive friendship. A woman named had Naomi two daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth.

They were natives of

article, no larger purpose bound the people.

Also missing was prayer. In communities of genuine Christian support, some form of prayer grounds the gatherings, though it need not be elaborate.

By Dolores Leckey

pation in one another's life.

As people seek support for work problems, home situations, responsibilities in the world and in the Church,I think what they really desire is help in clarifying the Christian approach to these problems.

Should we attempt to reconcile with hostile coworkers?

How can a parent deal with a rebellious teenager?

How can we participate as Christians in the nation's social agenda?

Such questions shape the horizons of our concerns. The support of companions helps us to see the horizon.

Support is found not

only in groups but in one-to-one relationships as well. In each context certain principles of conduct apply:

community is A needed.

In the group described at the beginning of this

They had come together simply to enjoy one another. But their group identity was so tied into prayer that first they spent a half hour in meditation and intercession for each other's work, focusing on how

they saw their work as a response to God's call.

Another missing piece was what I would call a gentle of spirit correction.

To uncritically and unquestionably receive the stories and accounts of problems and decisions from one another is to give — to some extent — unconditional approval to the behaviours of others.

A Christian support group measures the members' stories against the Christian story told in Scripture and the tradition of the Church.

This really invites true engagement and partici-

Moab where Naomi and her husband settled because of a famine back home in Bethlehem.

After about 10 years in Moab, Naomi's husband and two sons died. She was left with only her daughters-in-law.

Then word came that the famine had ended.

Naomi decided to go back to Bethlehem. But

she realised it would be unfair to uproot the daughters-in-law from their native land.

She said: "Go back, each of you, to your mother's house! . . . May the Lord grant each of you a husband and a home."

(Ruth 1:8) Orpah went home, but Ruth stayed with Naomi.

"Do not ask me to

Ruth found a husband in and discussed his intent Bethlehem and became to kill David with the great-grandmother of Jonathan.

"But Saul's son Jonaabandon or forsake you! King David (see Matthew than, who was very fond For wherever you go I 1:5-6). will go, wherever you David was to experience of David, told him, 'My lodge I will lodge, your the same kind of suppor- father Saul is trying to people shall be my tive love that Ruth kill you. Therefore, people and your God my showed Naomi. His ple.ase be on your guard God. Wherever you die I friend was Jonathan, son tomorrow morning; get out of sight and remain will die, and there be of King Saul. buried." (Ruth 1:16-17) Saul was consumed by in hiding. I, however, will As things turned out, a jealous hatred of David go out and stand beside

One group I know which meets regularly for prayer, a common meal, life sharing and study and often some corporate action, applied their basic format to a Labor Day picnic.

1. Truthfulness. If support is about helping one another, we need to find ways to recall that truth makes us free. Simply, we state the truth of our situation, and we receive the truth of others' counsel and wisdom.

2. Prayer. At some point Christians acknowledge that "talking through" is only a partial response to the questions of human life. The spiritual energy of prayer releases energy for guidance and healing, and also the willingness to forgive and begin anew.

3. Study. We need

res( urces so that we may COn inue to grow and chaige if needed. Sup-

Pot lye people introduce boo 3, programs, process and people to init ate and manoeuvre cha ige.

In addition to support tha challenges and strt ches us, we need peo )le to comfort and cotole us, to provide us wi"1 loyalty and respect, pe9le who are trustwathy and discrete. All characterises th

geniine support.

now you may have recgnised the qualities of flenciship in support. \one has written more elouently about this MO: prized relationship thaiAelred of Rievaulx. ed was a 12th-

century Yorkshire monk, best known for his treatise on spiritual friendship.

Frankness and not flattery, generosity and not gain, patience in correction and constancy in affection he said as the marks of genuine friendship. Aelred's own words deserve a hearing: "In friendship which is the perfect gift of nature and grace alike, let the lofty descend, the lowly ascend; the rich be in want, the poor become rich; and thus let each communicate his condition to the other, so that equality may be the result."

It is this kind of support that helps us grow into the full stature of Christ.

The friend whose shelter is sturdy Sirach, the sage, had a great deal to say about friendship. A friend must be someone you can rely on when the going gets hard, he felt. he Consequently, advises care in the choice of a friend. "For one sort of friend is a friend when it suits him, but he will not be with you in times

By Father John Castelot

By Janaan Manternach that he named him Bishop of Ravenna.

At the time Ravenna was the capital of the Roman Empire in the West.

Peter faced some big challenges as bishop of such an important city.

He needed to win the support of the emperor, Valentinian IH, who lived in Ravenna.

The emperor soon came to like Peter as much as the pope did.

Peter also set out to bring God's word to everyone in his large diocese.

Many people living there had never heard the Gospel.

And many Christians in Ravenna were no longer living up to their ideals as followers of Jesus.

So Peter focused on preaching and caring for the poor.

His sermons were always short and very practical.

He used Bible stories to help people learn how to live happier, more caring lives.

People

treasured

As the univisity women returne to their residence hall after a vacazion break, they vere informed :hat Nicole, one of the most popular students on their floor, had been killeiin a tragic house fire during the last few days.

his

words like gold because they spoke to the heart and helped change lives.

In Peter's words people felt they heard God's words.

Many of his sermons still survive.

His preaching so Empress impressed Galla Placidia that she gave Peter all the money he needed to build new churches in Ravenna.

She and others contributed generously to his work for the poor and sick.

Peter also worked hard to heal divisions among the Catholics of Ravenna.

And he strongly supported education. He recognised how important his own education was for his life and career.

It seems that around 450 Peter sensed that he was soon to die.

He urged the people of Ravenna to choose carefully his successor as bishop.

He returned to Imola to die where he was born.

Thirteen centuries later, in 1729, Pope Benedict XII named St Peter Chrysologus a doctor (teacher) of the Church.

The supportive person, according to Father Herb Weber, "is one who knows how to listen to the other's concerns and not simply assume he or she knows what the person needs". He adds that this "requires the ability to tune in to the other and put one's own struggles on hold for a while".

Filled with grnld needing an oppci unity to talk abon the sad situation, the residents and 'left adviser invited le to meet with them The lounge was filled with tearrYed young women As I walked in.

No one knew I'lete the discussion *mid lead, but each fe'son there was wilt]; to

The supportive people in your life may be close friends who at crucial moments make their care unmistakably clear.

When a death or illness occurs in your family, or a turbulent situation develops, supportive people rise to the occasion, offering a listening

support.

listening, a sharing of pain and a deep sense of presence to one another.

Through those various elements a bond was established.

That bond — a connection between individuals — is what allows people to give support and hope to each other.

Many people want to think of themselves as supportive. They have the good will. They even offer their services to others, not realising that such offers are secondary.

Establishing that bond with the person they are attempting to support has to come first. Without it their

else's thoughts enough so that the person would reach out to him. someone

By Father Herb Weber

As the group talked, cried and even laughed together during the next two hours, much of that initial support was established.

More healing would come later and more discussion would be required, especially by those closest to Nicole.

But this initial session provided that first realisation that the students could face this tragedy with the help of others.

The support that surfaced during that discussion included elements found in any truly supportive relationship.

There was genuine

ear, offering to watch your youngerhildren for an evening, assisting with meals.

And supportive people seem toteable to do these things without making you fe' MI are an inconvenience.

As I see it, supportive people ares ble to offer emotional strength without imP5smg their patterns and solutions to problerns°n You. The .0ftew

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admit her need for support.

SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT. What makes someone a supportive person?

Dolores Leckey states that, in addition to support that challenges and promotes growth, we as Christians "need people to comfort and console us, to provide us with loyalty and respect, people who are trustworthy and discreet". All of this, she says, characterises genuine

Connecting with real need

Children's corner Many people have nicknames. Often they have no particular meaning, but sometimes a nickname seems to capture something special about an individual's life and personality.

Peter's nickname was like that. No one remembers his family name. Everyone knows him as "Chrysologus". It is Greek.

Peter lived at a time when Greek was the common language.

His nickname means "golden worded", or "of golden words".

In other words, Peter Chrysologus was a man whose words were so valuable that people called him Peter Goldwords, as we would say it in English.

Peter was born around 400 years after Jesus Christ, in the Italian town of Imola.

His parents must have been important people in Imola because the bishop of the city oversaw Peter's education.

Bishop Cornelius ordained Peter a deacon.

He took Peter with him to Rome in 433 to visit the pope.

Pope Sixtus III was so impressed with Peter

my fa her in the country- died in battle, David was side Irhere you are, and inconsolable. For he, too, will 'peak to him about was supportive even of the king who hated him. you." (1 Samuel 19:1-3) The drama unfolded, He cried out: "Saul and with Saul vacillating Jonathan, beloved and betiven remorse and cherished, separated reneved murderous neither in life nor in inter' and Jonathan death. . . I grieve for you, bray+ ly supporting Jonathan, my brother; l :, at great risk to his most dear have you been ()wn de. When, finally, to me." (2 Samuel 1:23, both iaul and Jonathan 26)

attempts to assist another can seem shallow or slightly off target.

A friend whose wife died at a young age told me at the funeral home that many visitors told him to call if he needed someone to talk to. He quietly admitted he would probably not call any of them.

When I suggested that I would call him the following week, he said that would be welcome.

The difference was not that I necessarily had more to offer than the others, but that I was able to "conned" with his real need, namely, to be kept in

The supportive person is one who knows how to listen to the other's concerns and not simply assume he or she knows what that person needs.

That requires the ability to tune in to the other and put one's own struggle on hold for awhile.

That's admittedly a difficult task, but one that is rewarding.

June, a handicapped woman I know, was constantly dealing with the difficulties of unemployment and uncertain income. Yet when Mary, a friend of hers, went through a divorce, June was

there as a caring listener.

June later told me she so focused on being present to her friend that when she looked at her own situation again, she saw it differently, this time with renewed hope.

Of course, support for others should not appear only when there is a tragedy or a crisis. People need to affirm each other, thank each other and offer hope on a daily basis.

If a community of support can be established, then the ability to reach out in times of difficulty becomes a natural expression of a concern that is already there.

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supportive person doesn't have a blueprint for every other person's life.

Sometimes, in a gentle, non-patronising way, the supportive person will share an experience he has had that resembles your own experience — surprising you with the awareness that you are a little less alone in this world than you thought.

Supportive people know when to encourage and guide you toward professional assistance when it is needed.

And supportive people neither rubber-stamp nor belittle your thinking. What makes supportive people so special is that they know how to bring out the best in you.

DISCUSSION POINTS What are the essential qualities of a truly supportive person?

Selected responses from readers: "They are caring people who listen more than they speak . . . They ask the question that . . . opens a new pathway for exploration . . . Their thoughts will be considered again in private moments." — Mary Hughes.

"Loyalty, honesty, compassion." — Chele Madden.

"To show love in spite of difficult situations.

I always remember the saying: 'People need your love the most when they deserve it the least.' " — Brenda Wiking.

"The ability to be sensitive to your needs."

— Jay Chabo.

"A truly supportive person has the wisdom to stand by you while you grow through the struggles of daily life, quite patient to let you be who you are, never rescuing nor interfering." — Elaine M. Newton.

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New status for him on an old territory

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard Newly ordained Father Leo Grigg OFM is still very much aglow with his arrival into the priesthood but being associated with the Franciscan Friars has been a long time experience for him. So perhaps it was almost a homecoming.

Born and raised in South Australia, Father Leo taught initially with t he SA Education Department and then taught for the next 19 years at the Friars' Padua College in Brisbane.

When faced with the question — which direction does my life take from hereon — Father Leo felt that joining the Friars would be the natural thing to do.

It was a comfortable transition because he was already familiar with them and their lifestyle, was happy with his work and believed he could be effective for God. He joined them in 1986

and during his diaconate went to Collie where he became involved with the people — so much so that he wanted his ordination to take place there; because of the interaction which had taken place, they had become like a family.

Michael Brown is attached to the community and is chaplain of the Hosea House of Prayer at Dardanup. Father Leo Curren is currently at Bremer Bay working for the diocese.

Joining the fraternity soon will be two novices from Brisbane who will do three months' pastoral experience before taking their first vows.

Being in Western Australia has been an experience in itself, states Father Leo.

Father Leo believes very strongly that the people of the Church should be involved as much as possible and he welcomed their cooperation and commitment in his ordination which took place on July 27.

"I'd heard so much about it. Everyone used to love coming here and having experienced it for myself, I know why!

About 400 people attended with a number of fellow Friars from the eastern states as well as Perth, along with priests from Bunbury diocese.

"It is such a warm and welcoming place and the people are extremely friendly.

Concelebrating the ordinand's Mass was the newly elected Franciscan Provincial Father Dan Neylor from Sydney.

Father Leo's brother came from Adelaide and his niece from Bunbury with her family "and then of course there was my Collie family. They'd helped me as much as anyone eLse in terms of working with them and

learning how to serve people and it was a lovely feeling to have all these people I'd been working with, in the church on that day."

It was an historical day too for Collie which saw its first ordination. The

reception was held at the Italian Club where the food was "magnifico!" according to Father Leo! The Franciscans have a presence in Collie with Father Peter McGrath as parish priest and Brother Jim Fitzgerald; Father

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St Gregory's Chapter of the Benedictine Oblates will hold a chapter meeting on Sunday, August 18 at 2.30pm at lona Presentation College, Palmerston Street, Mosman Park.

Father David Barry, OSB, sub-prior of the Holy Trinity Abbey, New Norcia will speak on humility as covered in the holy rule of St Benedict.

Afterwards, vespers will be held in the chapel.

Visitors are welcome.

NEWMAN SOCIETY On Wednesday, August 21 at 7.30pm in the Senior Common Room, St Thomas More College, Sister Sonia Wagner, director of the Pastoral Planning Commission, will give the fifth lecture in the Social Justice Series for 1991: Rerum Novarum and Justice for the Working Woman. Note change to third Wednesday of the month. Open to all. Contact number 446 7340.

"I hope we can keep them here. It's a wonderful state!"

Father Leo has now left for a week in Melbourne, after which he will study for two semesters at the

"We've some Australians there whom I'll be seeing. It's an international apostolate and Friars from all over the world volunteer to go there for a period of time."

And after all the buzz and excitement, how does Father Leo feel?

"Well it's been the right step for me. Something has happened and although there is a fulfilment, it's only the beginning of a new relationship with God and His people and this will continue to grow.

"I feel I'm on the threshold — as though everything has expanded.

"It's wonderful"

STILL UNDECIDED After last week's round the final place in the top four is still up for grabs.

T HE SCENE

"These are the qualities which Australia had throughout and have survived here in WA.

Franciscan Institute in the graduate school of St Bonaventure University in New York State.

Before returning to Australia in August 1992, Father Leo will spend four weeks in Assisi and some time in the Holy Land where Franciscans have traditionally always cared for the shrines of the Holy Land.

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BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE Rosary, homily and benediction will be held on Sunday, August 25 at the Bullsbr•ook Church, "Virgin Mary Mother of the Church" at 2pm. For further information and bus reservations please ring 444 7565 for Marangaroo, Dianella, Perth, Highgate and Midland bus and 339 4015 for Fremantle bus.

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

Sacri Assoc Inc, PO Box 311, Tuart Hill, WA 6060.

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MIDLAND MASS A thanksgiving Mass on August 30 at 9am in St Brigid's church will be a celebration of the history, life and times of St Brigid's Primary in 1902. For further School, Midland information phone 274 1436.

BUNBURY ENCOUNTER A Marriage Encounter weekend is being held at Karriholm, Pemberton on October 18-20 for married couples, priests and religious from the Bunbury diocese. For more information phone Mark and Joan Embry (097) 69 1063.

Yidarra. Dianella and Willetton are all assured of their places. however, Attadale, Pignatelli and Queen's Park all have a chance to take fourth spot. In the next, the final round, Attadale plays Dianella. If Attadale beats Dianella. they are safe, should they lose then either of the other two clubs could take fourth position.

Last week's fixtures did not produce any surprises.

Yidarra accounted for St Mark's 8 sets to 2, Dianella beat Queen's Park by the same margin, and in an intraclub match between Attadale and Pignatelli, Pignatelli won a nail biter by one solitary game. As this match was played on their own club courts, no other details were available. Willetton had the bye.

The "A" grade results were also predictable. Castledare won their clash with St Benedict's 7 sets to 3, and Queen's Park white washed Thornlie 10 love, Dianella had the bye. With two rounds to go, the two

finalists will come from Queen's Park, Dianella or Castledare. Queen's Park would seem to be in the safest position.

RESULTS A Grade: Castledare 7/84 defeated St Benedicts 3/62; Queen's Park 10/90 defeated Thornlie 0/34; Dianella — bye.

B Grade: Pignatelli 5/70 defeated Attadale 5/69; Dianella 8/86 defeated Queen's Park 2/63; Yidarra 8/84 defeated St Mark's 2/ 54; Willetton — bye.

TABLES A Grade Queens Park Dianella Castledare St Benedict's Thornlie B Grade Yidarra Dianella Willetton

16 14 12 7 1 17 17 15

Attadale Pignatelli Queen's Park St Mark's

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ANNUAL MEETING On Sunday, August 18. following the social tennis at the Manning courts, will be the AGM. It does not have an election of officers as the present committee runs for a two year term owing to this year's carnival being held here in Perth. Members and friends are urged to come to the courts for some social play then attend the meeting after afternoon tea without any fear of being coerced onto a committee.

Please bring a plate for afternoon tea.

The Jungle Night takes place on August 24 at the Pignatelli Club. Tickets available from Rob and Dee Nunn (339 2295). Lots of fun asssured — "come and make an ape of yourself!".

Movements in Australia conference attracts 300 More than 300 delegates representing 20 movements attended the inaugural Movements in Australia national conference held recently in Brisbane.

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conference was attended by vice president of the Council for the Laity, Bishop Paul Cordes, who was a principal speaker.

In his opening address he underlined the important contribution that the new movements had

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made in renewing the life of the Church.

Archbishop Francis Rush of Brisbane welcomed delegates at the opening Mass.

In his homily he reminded the delegates of the words of the final

report of the 1985 Synod of Bishops: "The apostolic movements and the new movements of spirituality are the bearers of great hope if they properly remain in ecclesial communion."

"I thank God for your

love of Jesus Christ andI thank God for your understanding of this Church of ours," Bishop Rush said.

Bishop Rush said the conference was an opportunity for the movements to listen to

one another and grow in appreciation for the variety of charisms at work in each movement to invigorate the life and mission of the Church.

It was hoped the conference would intensify the efforts of the movements to work towards a new

evangelisation in collaboration with the local Church.

A co-ordinator of Perth's Bethel Community, Mr Kevin Horgan and his wife Suellen attended the conference at the invitation of Bishop Cordes.

The brigade of volt' teers The Catholic Women's League believes that if some people refer to them as the "cup of tea brigade", then they've got it all wrong!

Truth is they spend a lot of time in active service of others, and it's all voluntary.

They're rather good at it too because they've bought and paid for their own establishment in Vincent Street, Highgate, considerably have funded one of their main beneficiaries, the seminary fund at St Charles' Guildford, to an amount of $14,500 while the Bunbury CWL gives $2500 annually to Bishop Quinn for that fund.

Then there are the S01113 kitchens they've organised, op shops they've manned, food parcels

they've gathered, get out when and how it woollen blankets and should. baby clothes collected for This secretary is the St Vincent de Paul, only paid person in the beanies for the Aborigi- Australian CWL Evenals at the Derby hospital ryone else is a volunteer. and at Beagle Bay misThen there's the caring sion, along with boxes of side whereby they watch newly made shirts, tops for those who need and shorts. friendship and extend it.

CWL Victoria Park State president Joan alone have knitted 150 Quinlan and archdiocebeanies and any scraps of san president Barbara wool they get — they Bourhill tell how during convert into a useful item the last five years in for someone else.

Barbara's Attadale parThey service all the ish, four ladies they'd needy causes they can contacted have become and get involved in all widowed. relevant social issues to Some of the women try and straighten they extend friendship crooked paths into and companionship to, straighter ones! had no contact with With this in mind they anyone within their have a central secretary parish previously, apart in Canberra with a press from going to Mass on pass so she can be there Sundays. But with the when it's all happening, supportive structure of just in case news doesn't the CWL, it made the

trauma of widowhood a little easier to bear.

Joan and Barbara said the CWL is an umbrella for all Catholic women's organisations because they work in all fields of Catholic life with delegates in all areas.

Their big ideal is to uphold family traditions and social issues.

Beginning in 1906 in England under the inspiration of Margaret Fletcher, the idea was to Catholic organise women from everywhere to form structured groups to make a fuller contribution to the Church and through unity, play a positive role in local, national and international affairs.

This dream is the same today, say Joan and Barbara, and the CWL maintains a strong spirit-

ual foundation as they work for a Christian Australia.

Their motto is Charity, Work and Loyalty and their patroness is that of Australia — Our Lady Help of Christians.

There are 18,000 members in Australia and they cooperate with organisations other engaged in ecumenical, social and civic welfare work, while having active representation with the Australian Church Women, the National Council of Women, Civil Rehabilitation, United Nations, Mental Health, Pan Pacific, Pregnancy Help, the Red Cross and the World Day of Prayer.

They've also got world wide contacts through their membership of WUCWO, the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations which has 30,000,000 members.

WUCWO holds consultative status in Vatican departments and the United Nations.

Here in WA, the League was founded by Archbishop Prendiville in 1937 and today has 37 city an d country branches.

Though interchange goes on between the biand branches annually when the national conferences are held on a state rotational base when they pool ideas in a think tank.

WA's turn to host comes up in two years' time.

(Left) CWL State president Joan Quinlan with archdiocesan president Barbara Bourhill, planning the future.

CWL honour for her...

Long time Catholic Women's League (CWL) member Alice Gee of the WillettonBrentwood parish has contributed much to her parish, the CWL, and her own husband Robert and six children.

They too have contributed to her endeavours and her dedicated husband has driven her to and from her many ccimmitments.

His pride in her work was demonstrated when she was awarded life membership of the CWL at the July 21 state conference, where other dedicated long timers also were given Certificates of Appreciation for their great efforts. Husband Robert sent a bouquet of flowers spe-

cially to congratulate her.

CWL Life memberships are rarely given and only for extraordinary work, but after 28 years of working for her parish and selfless commitment to the CWL ideals and endeavours, the CWL believed Alice was a deserving recipient.

Alice's work began with her parish CWL in 1963, and according to her, she never expected to become so involved but "it was God's will and His plan.

"The work just grew and developed, but I feel very honoured and privileged to receive this life of award membership."

There have been rewards however "with

the support and loving Christian friendship which I've received within the League and working for the extension of the kingdom of God." Within her parish Alice is involved as a reader, church cleaner, flower arranger, past member of the parish council and she willingly undertakes any priestly chores asked of her.

She's been president, secretary and treasurer in her local CWL branch as well as state and archdiocesan president simultaneously for four years, before the positions were split into two because of work growth.

Alice has also been state delegate to the national CWL conference, is pres-

Joan and Barbara will be attending the next conference in Canberra this September along with Bunbury's president and their delegate.

At the moment Geraldton diocese does not have the CWL presence.

Topics which will be raised at the national conference will include the need for Church and

government to aid the rural crisis.

And to raise the fact that rural children are being disadvantaged unfairly when it comes to Austudy with their particular circumstances.

Newly elected archdiocesan president Barbara said she sees their motto of Charity, Work and Loyalty in a new light.

'The old view of 'charity' — handouts to the poor and needy — should now become social justice.

"The 'work' might become much more aimed at influencing politicians and people in power," she said.

"We must become more alert to what is happening in our world and act quickly and intelligently to keep evil from flourishing, while promoting good in its place.

"Loyalty", she says, has probably been viewed previously as towards our own priests, parishes, and the Catholic Church generally.

"But I see loyalty being called for in all Christian areas and there's much work to be done on an ecumenical level where we already have our delegates."

However, the CWL believes they could achieve a lot more if they had more members.

Although they are optimistic, and envisage the day when they'll need creches for their attending members, they'd like to see more women of any age joining their ranks for the good that common unity can achieve.

If anyone is interested in contacting the CWL, they can do so by ringing 328 4767 or the secretary on 271 6048.

CWL's address is 49a Vincent Street, Mt Lawley 6050.

ently serving on the state council as immediate past president and is currently social convenor for the archdiocesan council.

Along with Rita Rampant, another CWL member, Alice has been CWL delegate to the Civil Rehabilitation Centre since the early seventies, coordinating generous donations from parishioners of food parcels, gifts and toys for the families of prisoners, and in general, coordinating and giving generously of her time and life to help so many others wherever and whenever.

And to quote the CWL: "Alice is a very sincere, gracious and beautiful Christian lady."

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Building repairs and maintenance. All facets of building trades, eg carpentry, plumbing, roof carpentry, studwork, stumps, pergolas, carports, additions, concrete, etc. References available, please phone Bob on 410 1436.

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%ALL Kindly remember in your prayers the souls of my dear father, mother, brother Leo and sisters Nell Mews, Norine Haire and her husband Jerry.

Eternal joy grant to them, dear Lord, in the love and light of Your glorious presence.

RYAN (Frank): In loving memory of my dear husband and father of our family whose 14th anniversary occurs August 14.

Always remembered by Sheila (wife) and children, Moya, John (dec) and Helen. Our Lady of Fatima pray for him.

GRADY, Mollie. In memory of Mollie, highly respected and long serving member of the Legion of Mary. Virgo Potens, pray for us. From members of Perth Senatus

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Part of Mary Mackillop story is retold A segment of Mary MacKillop's story came alive for 165 Ballajura Primary Catholic school children and their parents last week.

Grade two teacher Mrs Ingrid Jacobs prepared a script, procured metres of brown cloth for a dozen girls to dress as "Sisters" and made a paper top hat for Father Julian Tennison Woods.

The school was having its second annual commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Mary MacKillop in 1909.

As its founding principal Ballajura school has Josephite Sister Margaret O'Sullivan.

Twenty-five seven year olds presented a 10minute production describing the pioneering days of Australia's potential saint establishing the Josephite order in Penola South Australia 125 years ago.

Ten retired Josephite Sisters from South Perth were invited to attend the "high drama" in which Julian Tennison Woods (played by Joe Granari) made do with the preprimary rocking horse to demonstrate his horseman skills.

But although the one, t wo and three grade children spotted their grade three teacher Mrs Yvonne Liebeck in a genuine Josephite habit borrowed from South Perth, the pre-primary children could not be

Ballajura Year Twos dressed in Josephite brown show off to Sister Anselm Conway the replicas they made of the original Josephite barn school at Penola South Australia. convinced that Mary MacKillop herself had not turned up . . .

The sisters from South Perth made sure they will be invited back time and time again when they produced choco-

lates for the children and the sweet-toothed staff and principal.

That evening a busload of Ballajura parishioners joined the 250 people at South Perth at Mass

celebrated by Father Lou Malloy SM and 10 priests in which the homily was a series of reflective appreciations by religious and laity of what inspired them from the life of Mary MacKillop.

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to the Editor from Ralph DUTTON. Manning

A CHALLENGING POSITION I N COMMUNI7YHEALTH

MEDICAL OFFICER Pintupi Homelands Health Service Kintore

Northern Territory This position provides an opportunity to work in the cross-cultural environ-

ment of a health service controlled by the aboriginal people of the Walungurra community.

The Overseas Service Bureau has been asked by the Pintupi Homelands Health Service to recruit a medical officer, based at Kintore, Northern Territory.

The medical officer is part of a 12-person team working from a large six-room air-conditioned clinic.

Regular home, camp and outstation visits are required.

Kintore (Walungurra community) lies approximately 550km west of Alice Springs on the fringes of the Gibson Desert. The post requires a willingness to work beyond the parameters of traditional practice and will appeal to those seeking both personal and professional challenge. Geographic isolation and a heavy workload are particular features to note For further information, job description and applications contact: David Penman, Overseas Service Bureau, PO Box 350, Fitzroy Vic 3065 Phone: (03) 419 1788 Fax: (03) 419 4280

Sir, Father Hosie suggested (The Record, July 25) at the Catholic Solo Parents of Australia conference that support be given to the Family Law Council of Canberra that terminology "'custody and access" currently used in divorce proceedings, be replaced by "parenting plans".

Why should Catholics be giving any recognition to a civil law which destroys families?

In fact, the Church should be lobbying to have practising Catholics exempt from the Family Law Act because we are not allowed to get divorced on God's instructions.

If we make a mistake in marrying the wrong person, then we have to live with it and not even grace the doorstep of the divorce court.

However, if your partner seeks a divorce then there should be a process where you can object and not give consent to

the civil process.

The Church seems to have rolled over on the matter of protecting the sanctity of marriage by not seeking amendments to the Act to exempt Catholics from its anti-family influence.

"What God has put together, let no man put asunder" — where is the Church's rally-to-the marriage flag?

Let's open the debate on the evils of divorce and inform Catholics that they should hold the Family Court in contempt and be prepared to be imprisoned should your partner try to drag you into its clutches.

We have had enough of the humanists ramming their ideology down our throats; let's start ramming decency of the family unit and its protection down theirs.

Your paper has been remarkably quiet in this issue and the evils ofthe Act, so let's start saving marriages and take away the illusory crutches of the Anti-Family Court and its Act.

[Boom month TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

The last four weeks have seen an unprecedented explosion on Perth's Antioch scene, with rapid growth likely to continue for the rest of this year.

July's huge Flame Weekend at La Salle College

was a high point for the entire Antioch community in WA, giving impetus to four new groups forming in Perth parishes.

Riverton Antioch held its first weekend recently, communities in

Bernard Lawrence, Lynne Mann and Maurice Whitfield took just 45 minutes to feed 270 hungry Antiochers on the last day of Flame '91!

Midland and the Hills (Kalamunda-Lesmurdie) have set dates for their weekends with Doubleview not far behind, and several other communities have weekends planned during August and September.

A further boost came from the Antioch Musicians' Weekend, held at Corpus Christi College in Bateman and attended by sixty Antiochers, on August 9-11.

Flame 1991 demonstrated once again that strong adult support is necessary if Antioch, or indeed any youth group, is to flourish in our parishes.

New co-ordinator Margaret Fennessy played a leading role in Flame, while Bernard and Bernadette Lawrence, of South Perth Antioch, once again handled the catering for the big event.

They were joined by a number of other parent couples during the weekend, including Lynne and Dar le Mann ofHills Antioch.

1-YOUTH APPEALT DOORKNOCK SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 WHEN SOMEONE CALLS, GIVE GENEROUSLY!

Bishop Healy celebrated the closing Mass at "Flame '91" on Sunday, July 21, with over 500 Antiochers and parents attending.

YCW stars in Fremantle

In an effort to raise funds to send representatives to November's World Council in Adelaide, the Young Christian Workers Movement is hosting a "Party For the World" at the Stella Mans

Seafarers Club in Fremantle on August 31.

YCW, the longest established youth movement in Perth, has recently extended into the Fremantle area, where eight members meet regularly at Stella Mans.

Catholic Youth Ministry presents

THE

NEXT

Youth Mass & special event

STEP

5PM

YOUTH RALLY

ST JOHN & PAUL CENTRE Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton

Saturday, September 14, 1991

All youth, parents and families welcome!

7.30pm at Perth's Superdrome in Mount Claremont

SPECIAL EVENT FOLLOWS LIGHT TEA AFTER MASS.

The Disciples of Jesus Community present

PIERCING THE DARKNESS CHRISTIAN YOUTH RALLY 7.30pm Saturday, August 24 COTTESLOE SLSC Featuring

Fr Julian Porteous Drama — Live Music "The Cutting Edge"

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane invites applications for the position of

Archdiocesan Co-ordinator of Youth Support Services This position involves: • Resourcing, support and co-ordination of the Church's mission to youth.

• Training and support of youth workers and leaders.

• Management of youth centre and liaison role.

Applicants need to have: • Strong commitment to Catholic faith and practice.

• Experience with, commitment to youth ministry.

• Appropriate theological and pastoral background.

• Team leadership and administration skills.

TERMS: Three year contract, negotiated salary package.

Application form and role description available from The Executive Officer, Centre for Church Life and Mission, The Catholic Centre, 143 Edward Street, Brisbane Qld. Telephone (07) 224 3323.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE TUESDAY, AUGUST 27

The World Council is expected to attract up to 200 young workers from Europe, Africa, the Americas and the AsiaPacific region for nearly a full month of meetings to highlight the concerns of workers around the world.

Perth is hoping to have as many members as possible attend the Council, but funding

travel across Australia still poses a problem.

"Party for the World" will have a live local band in the fully-licensed premises, and promises to be a great night.

Further information and tickets for the event can be obtained by calling either the YCW office in North Perth on 328 4071 or Vanessa on 335 5160.

PARTY FOR THE WORLD! Place:

Stella Mans Seafarers Club Queen Victoria St, Fremantle

Date: Time: Cost:

August 31, 1991 7.30pm-midnight Just $8

LIVE BAND — FULLY LICENSED — DOOR PRIZES.

Ticket bookings now available.

Phone the YCW Office on 328 9667 or Vanessa on 335 5160.

All proceeds assist Perth YCW members to get to the 8th World Council in Adelaide.

People who are suffering need someone St Vincent de Paul was someone

BE SOMEONE!!

What do the Vinnies do?

• Provide support & friendship for: homeless youth, marginalised, elderly, lonely, suffering.

• Offer the chance to join: camps, visitation of prisons, hospitals, homes . . .

JOIN THE VINNIES! For details call Angela or Marceile on

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Theatre and literature

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

'Munjong at the Local poet's second Hole in the Wall anthology now out

The State Theatre Company of Western Australia is proud to present the Hole in the Wall Theatre's production of Munjong, Richard Walley's exciting play about the clash of cultures, which can be seen from August 26 to September 2.

Munjong is a landmark in the brilliant, contemporary aboriginal theatre which has already given us Our Town, No Sugar and Bran Nu Dae. It has already had hugely successful seasons in Melbourne and the UK, and has been hailed as a new classic of the Australian theatre.

Richard Walley, designer Brian Nickless and lighting designer Dean Morris have given Munjong a lavish production to complement the elements of music, dance and ceremony which are an integral part of the play.

Richard Walley has created a compassionate

and moving story of the Dingo and Frank Nannup, racism (both black and Aaron Kearing„ Andrew white) and ignorance of a Warwick, Richard MelWA country town. lick, Rod Hall, Suzanne While a bigoted local Butt and Rhonda Collard. policeman and a roguish There is already talk of black artful dodger con- this production of Munduct a bitter and often jong being staged in the hilarious private war for UK after its Perth season. supremacy, a tenuous Munjong is funded by aboriginal culture, and the Western Australian the fate of many lives, Health Promotion Founhangs in the balance. dation (Healthway).

While dealing with a Through this funding we whole range of crucial have been linked with the issues in aboriginal life, National Heart FoundaMunjong retains a terrific tion and together we will ironic humour and, espe- promote the health mescially through the charac- sage "Eat Less Fat". ter of Gunna, a sense of Eating less fat is now mischief which brightens considered to be by far even the most tragic the most criticial nutrition moments of the play. message for Australians.

Walley does not dwell Eating too much fat is on the misfortune and strongly linked to heart injustices which confront disease, diabetes, overhis characters — he weight and some cancers. presents the play's critical For any further informaissues with simplicity and tion regarding this health understanding, allowing message, please contact the emotion and humour Glenn Cardwell or Pam of his story to drive its Lincoln, the National messages home.

Heart Foundation dietiMunjong stars Ernie tians, on 386 8926.

Reflections from the Riggers Loft by Clive Rogers. A collection of poems A ustralian (available C. Rogers, 18 Eversbed St,Myaree 6154 tel 330 1196, $9.50). Reviewed by Lawrence Lorrac.

A real pleasure to meet anew, after the passage of two lifetimes, a counterpart of Lawson's "Toe Drover's Wife" or "A Mate of Me Father's"; something that recalls: "Through Channels of coolness the echoes are calling and down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling. . like your predecessors, you have shown a genuine feeling for people and a proper sympathy with man's lot. There stands out a

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Life Without Stress by Ainslie Meares (Viking O'Neil $17.95).

Stress is widely recognised as one of today's major health problems and one which affects most of us at some time. In Life Without Stress Dr Meares offers a very clear explanation of the nature of stress and the problems Stone". As winner of his caused by stress. He also section he will attend a shows us how, through his ceremony at the Alex- particular form of meditaander Library on August tion. we can learn to cope 12 and be a guest at a with stress and improve not only our health and personal lunch and workshop with relationships but also our Duncan Ball, a visiting capacity for both work and author for Children's pleasure.

Book Week Ainslie Meares was a man of During Book Week, great eminence. Foundation there will be a display of Fellow of the Royal Austral award -winning books ian and New Zealand Colfrom this competition in lege of Psychiatrists, and past president of the Internathe Alexander Library. tional Society for Clinical ties in people of all ages. I and Experiential Hypnosis,

Mercy's authors Four Mercy College students were successful in the 1991 Make Your Own Book competition run by the Children's Book Council of A ustralia.

Doug Suiter won first prize in the Story Book Section Years 8-10, with Glen Snowden and Vy Phan highly commended along with Fiona

O'Grady receiving commendation.

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The entries were selected from Mr Danny Dunn's Year 10 English class and then students participated in library workshops to bind their work using the traditional craft of •

bookbinding.

Doug's winning book is entitled

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ALLERGIES 0 YOUR FAMILY?

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Allergies in Your Family?

You can Survive! by Denise Daniels (Penguin Books Australia $/4.95).

A survival book for the allergic and their families, friends. teachers and care-

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Suffering from an allergy and having two allergic children herself, Denise Daniels is extremely aware of the problems associated with allergies and sensitivi-

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When her son Paul was two. he nearly died as a result of his allergies. He could not I tolerate any solid food and required a special formulae to survive. After altering his diet and environment, Paul, at the age of almost nine. only suffers (mm minor problems which are easily managed The deficiency in accessible material about allergy management has prompted Denise to write this book. In it she has answered questions about the most common problems with allergic children such as where the effective diagnosis and support can be sought. She also offers advice for pregnant women and new mothers with allergic children.

Written in consultation with Dr Colin Little, President of the Australian Society of Environmental Medicine, Allergies in Your Family? is focused on the need to recognise, prevent and manage allergies and sensitivities and offers practical and helpful advise about ways through which to achieve these goals.

balanced and realistic grasp of life, its joys and problems, as lived today, where the "industrial workers and the man of technology have succeeded the sundowner, the squatter and the men of Anzac, now grown old. The tribute to the pioneer women in —The Women of the West" is matched by your sensitive and imaginative portrayal of real Australian womanhood. More importantly, your stance is taken the common-core values of the pioneers. Altogether a product of Christian humanism.

The collection could have untold value in acquainting our children with a link in our national heritage, and as a stimulus to stand up for, to use your own words, "Things that count in life".

he was an international authority on Hypnosis.

He worked for 30 years as a psychiatrist and used meditation extensively in the treatment of the psychoneurotic and psychosomatic illnesses. In 1976, in the Medical Journal of Australia, he first reported on the regression of cancer following intensive meditation.

This step away from orthodox medicine's complex cancer treatments brought him into direct conflict with the medical profession. However, in 1981 the Lancet published his findings on regression in the absence of any orthodox treatment and eventually his meditative techniques became accepted by the profession as a whole, with the expectation of the oncologists.

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It provides imaginative, tasty and easy-to-prepare dishes

Julie Stafford's Low Cholesterol Cookbook also explores the many aspects of lifestyle, apart from diet, that contribute to high blood cholesterol — lack of exercise, smoking and stress — and suggests ways of planning your menu, alternative methods of cooking, and the

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by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

teen months later she remember and honour died in his arms. Alone Jesus' name, he created a again, Bernardino won- monogram that we still dered what to do with his use. Formed from the life. first letters of Jesus' name He soon felt God calling in Greek, IHS, it soon him to become a member appeared everywhere, in of the Franciscan order. churches, on vestments, He was ordained a priest in homes, even on public in 1404. For the next buildings. dozen years Bernardino Some people, upset by lived a quiet life of prayer this new symbol and by and study.

Bernardino's popularity, Then his life took tried to have him another dramatic turn. silenced. But Pope MarHe went to Milan in 1417 tin V defended him and to preach. His unusual wanted Bernardino to ability to communicate become a bishop. He refused. attracted huge crowds.

The Franciscans chose Bernardino's ministry expanded to all Italy. He him to be their vicar went on foot from village general in 1430. He was a to village. His fiery wise, understanding sermons touched people's superior. After 12 years hearts, leading them to Bernardino obtained perlive more caring, honest, mission from the pope to just and prayerful lives. resign as superior and Few churches were large return to his missionary enough to hold the preaching journeys.

By then his health was crowds that gathered to listen to his challenging failing but he continued his demanding ministry. words.

In some places the In 1444 his strength crowds numbered 3000 finally gave out. He died people. Preaching to such peacefully in the convent huge crowds without any of St Francis at Aquila.

Six years later Pope microphones, sometimes for two or three hours, Nicholas V canonised Bernardino of Siena a was an exhausting task.

To help people saint.

The Black Duck by Eleanor Nilsson, illustrated by Rae Dale (Puffin $6.99).

'People say that children don't remember. But Tom remembered. He remembered everything . .

Tom has a special pet: a little wild black duck called Squeak Toy When the famiy has to move from their farm to a house far away, no pets are allowed, and Squeak Toy is left behind.

Tom tries to unckrstand, and his parents think he's happy in the new home. But he misses Squeak Toy terribly, and when the emptiness inside him becomes too much to bear, Tom sets out — alone — to find her . . .

It is indeed a time that Tom will never forget.

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PRINCIPAL

at the following schools:

St John's School

A great preacher

Sadness touched Bernardino's life very early.

His mother died when he was just three years old.

Three years later his father died, leaving Bernardino an orphan.

An aunt took him into her home. She and her family loved Bernardino as if he were their own child. When he was about 12 he went to live with other relatives in Siena, Italy.

He was studying at the University of Siena in the year 1400 when an epidemic struck. Dozens of people died daily in the city hospital. Many doctors and nurses died or fled the plague.

Bernardino volunteered to take charge of the hospital. A group of friends joined him. For four months they cared tirelessly for the sick and dying. The plague infected several friends and they died too. Bernardino survived the plague, but collapsed with exhaustion and fever when it was over.

After he recovered, he cared for a blind, bedridden aunt whom he loved very much. Four-

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RANGEWAY

Opened in February 1969 by the Presentation Sisters, St John's School is a Catholic co-educational primary school of the Geraldton diocese with an enrolment of 230 students from preprimary to Year 7. The focus of St John's upon student needs is both reflected in its motto "Let the children come unto me", and in the school programs for religious education, liturgy, language, computing, mathematics and physical education.

St John's School has undertaken a building program which provides a very pleasant campus and learning environment for the children in this area of Geraldton. The school board has complemented the work of the Presentation Sisters in developing the Catholic ethos of the school and in establishing close school-parish links.

Christ the King School

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Wake up Mr Noah! By Pippo Umein & Kate Petty (Macmillan bb $15.95).

Printed on recycled paper the book is a boon for the conservation education of children — and adults, who may well be the biggest offenders of all.

Basically it is concerned with letting our world

breathe with the freshness of creation which we have stultified with pollution and all creatures live, without the fetters of waging war on the world's inhabitants with chemical and pollutants warfare. It is a motivation also for people to save the animals by protecting their environment. An excellent book

Opened in 1903 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition, Christ the King has established a proud tradition in Catholic education in Fremantle. The school motto of "Faith, Hope and Charity" is supported by the school community which is enriched by its multi-cultural character.

Christ the King School is a Catholic co-educational school with an enrolment of 383 students from pre-primary to Year 7. The school has programs in special education, computer education, English as a second language, and is also 3 New Arrivals Reception Centre.

In its recent phase of a capital development program the school board has included a new pre-primary and renovated administration and staff facilities. It also emphasises Christ the King School as a co-operative venture with the home and the parish.

St Thomas School

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Relocated to its current site in 1954 by the Presentation Sisters, St Thomas School was established in 1908. It is a coeducational school with an enrolment of 215 students from pre-primary to Year 7. The school is child-centred and its motto, "Together in Christ", provides a focus for personal growth and community spirit.

St Thomas has developed excellent educational resources and provides a stimulating learning environment for the children in this area of Perth. The curriculum provides particularly for the creative arts, enrichment of language and mathematics.

The school board is supportive of the work of the principal in developing the Catholic ethos of the school and in establishing close school-parish links.

St Columba's School

SOUTH PERTH

Tim Kipper by Robert Swindells, illustrated by Scoular Anderson (Macmillan bb $14.95).

'Tim kipper was a silty man Who thought that it was

A Child's Garden of ' Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, with classic pictures. (Macmillan bb $24.95).

A Child's Garden of Verses has delighted and intrigued children for over a hundred years. Most of the poems were written by Robert Louis Stevenson to recapture the emotions and sensations of his own childhood — something he achieves brilliantly. Generations of child readers have joined him in that world of imagination and wonder which he evokes so well.

This edition — which contains all the poems of the original — has full-colour Round the Twist by Paul pictures from some of the Jennings (Puffin $9.99). best-loved illustrations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: Charles How do you make a cane Robinson, Willebeek le Mair toad eat a frog? What and Millicent Sowerby happens when Linda copies among them. herself? How do kids get A classic work, now pubparts in TV shows? What lished in an edition which does Rabbit do when he is children — and their parents put on Fast Forward? What — will treasure for many does it feel like to kiss years to come. another teenage actor? Did

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St Columba's School, established in 1908, has presented the gospel values to a school community founded on love and understanding. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, St Columba's was then conducted by the Sisters of St Joseph 1915-1985.

The school curriculum provides for a balanced education with an emphasis on religious education, language and numeracy.

The school board has implemented a staged refurbishment and building program to provide for co-education Years 1-7, and in 1992 a pre-primary will open. St Columba's has a close relationship with the parish and the successful applicant would be expected to develop this sense of unity through appropriate involvement of the parents and the wider community.

Applicants should be practising Catholics. committed to the objectives and ethos of Catholic education, have the requisite administrative skills and experience, and the appropriate academic (minimum four year trained) and professional qualifications to undertake the role of principal successfully.

Applicants may be either lay or religious.

Salary and conditions are determined by contract. Salary is commensurate with that offered by the Ministry of Education.

The appointments will take effect as of 1.1.92. Applicants may apply for more than one school. Further information and official applicat,on forms can be obtained from: Rosemary Penman Catholic Education Office of WA PO Box 198, Leederville WA 6007 Telephone: 1091 388 4266

Official application forms to be addressed to The Director, Catholic Education Office of WA (address above) and lodged by September 2, 1991.

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Sun-Sun, Nov 17-24 (am) For further information please contact: Jan Broderick on 328 6600 or write to Redemptorist Retreat House 190 Vincent Street North Perth 6006

The Catholic Education Commission of WA invites applications for the position of

PRINCIPAL at these K-10 schools:

HEDLAND Catholic College

In 1992 St Cecilia's Primary School will be extended to provide for K-10. The lower secondary component will commence with two streams of Year 8 students in January 1992 and be located in the Cooke Point area of Port Hedland. The development of this K-10 school is an outcome of community interest and effort in securing an alternative educational provision for this region.

The principal, who will have overall responsibility for the college, will be supported in the primary section by a member of the leadership team. At present St Cecilia's Primary School has an enrolment of 250 Years 1-7: the total enrolment will increase to 310 in 1992 with the provision for 60 Year 8 students.

The principal will be a Catholic who is an experienced and innovative educationalist, preferably with a background in both primary and secondary education, and able to work collaboratively with the wider community.

Sacred Heart School

BEAGLE BAY Established in 1907 by the St John of God Sisters, this was the first Catholic school in the diocese of Broome. Today the school buildings and housing form part of the Beagle Bay Aboriginal Community Council facilities. The council has supported the capital development program of the school which has provided a pre-primary centre, secondary education facilities and modern, air-conditioned classrooms for students.

Beagle Bay is located on the Dampier Peninsula 128 kilometres north of Broome, which is the major service centre for the region.

The principal will have responsibility for a K-10 school which provides for some 124 children, and an enthusiastic and committed teaching staff which is supported by Aboriginal teaching assistants, an ESL teacher and a liaison officer. The rich cultural tradition of the school is supported by the community.

The successful applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to Aboriginal education, a readiness to work cooperatively with the local community and be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal culture.

These advertised positions, which may be secondments, include low cost accommodation and the regional allowances associated with the area.

Applicants should be practising Catholics, committed to the objectives and ethos of Catholic education, have the requisite administrative skills and experience, and the appropriate academic (minimum four year trained) and professional qualifications to undertake the role of principal successfully.

Applicants may be either lay or religious.

Salary and conditions are determined by contract. Salary is commensurate with that offered by the Ministry of Education.

The appointments will take effect as of 1.1.92. Further information and official application forms can be obtained from: Rosemary Penman Catholic Education Office of WA PO Box 198, Leederville WA 6007 Telephone: (09) 388 4266

Official application forms to be addressed to The Director, Catholic Education Office of WA (address above) and lodged by September 2, 1991.

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RERUM NOVARUM CENTENARY AWARD The Catholic Social Justice Commission is inviting members of the local Church to nominate a person who has made a significant contribution towards the understanding and/or the practice of social justice in our archdiocese. The successful nominee will receive a free trip with ccommodation to the Rerum Novarum a celebrations in Adelaide from October 3-7, 1991.

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LITURGIST'S SEMINAR Distinguished Irish liturgist, Raymond Topley, at the request of the Catholic Adult Faith Education Service, will give a full day's program on the Eucharist on Saturday, September 21, 9am to 4pm in Mercedes Hall.

This seminar is open to all and will be of special value to catechists, special ministers of the Eucharist, acolytes, members of parish liturgy committees and others who wish to deepen their understanding and love of the Mass.

Raymond Topley is highly qualified in this field and regularly lectures in the most outstanding Irish centres for theological and pastoral formation. He teaches pastoral liturgy and catechetics in University College Dublin, Milltown Pontifical Institute, St Patrick's College Maynooth, the Irish Institute of Pastoral Liturgy, Carlow and All Hallows College, Dublin.

He has conducted seminars in England, Wales and the US; he taught in Seattle t Iniversity's SU MORE summer program in 1990 and conducted evening sessions for parish and diocesan personnel.

His publications include a book on prayer assemblies for schools, and a series of video programs on the sacraments of His contributions have appeared regularly in publications such as "Scripture in Church", "Irish Catechist", "New Vision", "New Review" and "The sacred Heart Messenger.

There is a limit on the number of persons attending. It is necessary to pre-register (see the notice in this issue of The Record). Places will be allocated in the order in which applications are received.

Additional registration forms are available from the Catholic Adult Faith Education Service, 459 Hay Street (phone 221 1548).

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Archdiocesan Calendar August 18 Open new premises for Catholic Care Intellectually Handicapped, Bishop Healy.

Confirmation Rockingham, Mons Keating.

Mass Procession Benediction for Our Lady of Assumption, Fr G. Carroll.

20 St Thomas More College council meeting, Bishop Healy.

24& Confirmation Balcatta, Bishop 25 Healy.

25 "Vocations" Mass, St Mary's Cathedral, Mons Keating.

27 Installation of Archbishop Hickey.

28 Paraliturgy and luncheon for Archbishop Hickey — all bishops and priests.

Mass at Performing Arts School festival, Mons Keating.

Confirmation Lockridge, Fr T. Corcoran.

29 Mass and reception for religious, Archbishop Hickey.

Mass for "Outreach" co-ordinators, Bishop Healy.

30 Annual AIDS Mass in St Mary's Cathedral, Bishop Healy.

31 Conference of Churches of WA, Bishop Healy.

31 and Sept 1 Confirmation Bateman, Fr Chris Ross.

Nominations should be no more than 250 words and addressed to: The Chairperson Justice Commission Social atholic C Perth WA 6000 Street, 459 Hay before August 21, 1991 Enquiries 325 1212

Material submitted to The Record should preferably be typewritten or clearly and legibly handwritten, at least triple spaced with wide margins, in upper and lower case, and in style for the section for which it is intended.

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September Confirmation Claremont, Bishop 1 Healy.

3 Welcome to Archbishop Hurley, Bishop Healy.

5 Novena at Willetton, Archbishop Hickey.

MARIAN MOVEMENT The monthly meeting of the Marian Movement will be held at the Little Sisters of Carmel, 2 Frazer St, Swanbourne on Tuesday, August 20 at 10.30am.

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INNER HEALING A weekend for experiencing God's great assurance for Healing the Hidden Self Includes healing of memories, generational healing and a Special Healing Mass conducted by Fr Chris Ross, OSM. St Joseph's Conference Centre 27 Penguin Road, Safety Bay. Friday, August 30 17 30pm) to Sunday. September 1 (4pm) $65 per person To register please send full amount or minimum $20 deposit together with name, address and phone number to Mandorla Centre for Inner Peace Inc, C/- 102 Lyrebird Way. Thornlie WA 6106 Registrations close: August 20 Enquiries: Phone Sam or Vesta on (09) 458 5633, Tony or Cath on (09) 383 2002.

ARCHBISHOP HICKEY INSTALLATION As Cathedral seating is limited, it is regretted that guaranteed seats are by invitation only to parish representatives and special guests.

If space becomes available through cancellations these seats may be obtained from the Catholic Church Office between 10am and 1 pm Monday, August 26. They will not be available before that day.

EUCHARIST: MYSTERY, LIFE, CELEBRATION A seminar by Raymond Topley, sponsored by Catholic Adult Faith Education Service

Saturday, September 21 9.30am to 4pm Mercedes College Hall, Victoria Square $10 per person (BYO lunch, coffee and tea provided) •

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NOIRE DAME AUSTRALIA A public lecture by

Fr GERALD 09COLLINS SJ Dean of Theology Gregorian University, Rome

Wednesday, August 28, 8pm The James Nestor Hall, Catholic Education Centre 50 Ruislip Street, Leederville

Christian Theology — Today and Tomorrow is the title of the public lecture to be presented by Fr Gerald O'Collins.

Father O'Collins is on leave from the Gregorian University in Rome where he has held the position of Dean of Theology for the past six years. An Australian, Fr O'Collins has a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne and a Doctorate from Cambridge University He is an outstanding international scholar and theologian whose writings have greatly assisted many in their journey in faith. He has a special interest in the theology of the resurrection and in the resurrection narratives in the gospels.

His recent publications are: Jesus Risen; Interpreting the Resurrection; and Friends in Faith.

Name:

Address Phone

Parish, Organisation, School Please send registration form with payment to.

Catholic Adult Faith Education Service Second Floor, 459 Hay Street PO. Box P1217 PERTH 6001 For information, please phone Anne Harris 221 1548.

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A series of five Tuesday evenings of talks, discussions & exercises, from August 27.

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