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BUDAPEST: As the world pondered the whereabouts of Mikhail Gorbachev, Pope John Paul was standing in the former communist land of Hungary to praise the Soviet leader's reform policies.

As he finished on Tuesday his five-day Hungarian visit, the pope prayed that "the process initiated by him not fall into decline".

"I hope that the efforts made in recent years to restore voice and dignity to a whole society will not now be endangered," he said.

On his meetings with Gorbachev at the Vatican in 1989 and 1990, the pope recalled: "I particularly appreciated the sincere willingness which guided him and the lofty inspiration which motivated him in the promotion of human rights and dignity as also in his commitment to his country and the international community."

LONDON (CNS): Young people in the Soviet Union have suffered enough without the prospect of a new Soviet regime making them suffer more, said Cardinal Hume of Westminster.

Cardinal Hume said his first thought when he heard of Gorbachev's ouster was the memory of being among more than one million people who gathered on August 15 to see Pope John Paul H at the Polish shrine of Czestochowa.

Among the young people, he said, were more than 40,000 from the Soviet Union who heard the pope urging them to build a Europe based on the values of truth, justice, freedom, peace and love.

Get we VATICAN CITY: "I hope that Gorbachev gets well soon," jibed Vatican spokesman Navarro Vallis at last Moscow Monday's cover-up of Gorbachev's whereabouts.

The Vatican places "a very high value" on Soviet laws approved under Gorbachev which guarantee "essential and elementary rights" such as freedom of conscience, he said while with Pope John Paul in Hungary.

Gorbachev's important reforms political included strategic arms reduction treaties with the United States and

loosening the Soviet reins on Eastern Europe, he added.

"The Vatican hopes that this process of detente and dialogue can continue," he said.

The crisis is a nightmare for top Church officials who have worked for religious reform in Russia over the past six years.

Pope John Paul II met with Gorbachev twice at the Vatican and both times greeted him as a man who could be trusted to deliver on his promises and who deserved public support.

The pope could point to

"The young people of the Soviet Union with whom I have come into contact have had enough of controversy, of suppression of freedom," Cardinal Hume told the BBC.

a number of concrete Vatican to undertake a gains for the Church much-needed census of Gorbachev's the Church in Soviet under leadership: lands and begin reorgan• A freedom of religion ising its hierarchy there. law in 1990 which rolled • The naming of several back decades of commu- bishops in Soviet repubnist restrictions on lics with no interference churches, including from the government. those against religious • An invitation for the instruction and freedom pope to visit the country, of association. a trip which had been • The legalisation of the for next year or five-million-member foreseen 1993.

Catholic Ukrainian Church, along with the • Growing recognition, restitution of some of its in policy statements by churches and other Soviet officials, that religion represents a properties. cultural strength.

• The exchange of For these and other diplomatic representatives, which allowed the reasons, the pope and the

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Vatican were some of Gorbachev's loudest cheerleaders, even when he was under fire at home for failed domestic policies.

In 1985, reacting to Gorbachev's election as head of the Communist Party, the Vatican newspaper said the move opened "a new era for the Soviet Union".

This optimism — shared by few observers at the time — was borne out as Gorbachev introduced dramatic social changes, especially in the area of human rights. breakthrough A occurred in 1988, when

Gorbachev welcomed a top-level Church delegation to Moscow for ceremonies commemorating the millennium of Christianity in what is now the Soviet Union.

Early 1989 saw the restoration of the Lithuanian hierarchy, the return of the Vilnius cathedral and the freeing of a Lithuanian archbishop from house arrest.

In that period, the thenVatican secretary of state, Cardinal Agostino Casaroll, summed up what Gorbachev meant to the Church.

"We are always ready to dialogue. What was lack-

ing was a partner. Now a partner exists" In his first meeting with Gorbachev in late 1989, the pope in effect blessed the "perestroika" program and said the Church wanted to take full advantage of the new reforms. He emphasised the importance of the proposed law on freedom of conscience, which was passed the following spring.

The two leaders greeted each other warmly, spoke a little Russian and gave the impression that a friendship was formed.

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'Heart and hope' of people killed LIMA, Peru: Two Polish missionaries, both Franciscans, were executed earlier this month by members of the Sendero Luminoso ("Shining Path") guerrilla group.

mack, after invading a remote Andean village.

Last year, the guerrillas destroyed a warehouse of the Church-run Caritas agency and warned Caritas to leave the country. agents The guerrilla group was apparently upset because the priests had The Polish priests, 31 and 33, had recently opened a charity centre in opened a mission about a year and a the region. half ago in the Diocese of Chimbote, where they coordinated pastoral In May, Sendero guerrillas shot services for 22 mountain xillages. and killed five people, including an The priests were meeting with a Australian nun, Sr Irene McCor-

group of youths when guerrillas Polish missionary priest who helps abducted them, along with a nun and run the mission was out of the country at the time of the attack and the local mayor. was to return later this month.

The nun was later freed, but the The Sendero group has battled priests were shot through the head Peruvian forces since 1980 and and their bodies left along a roadside. successive governments have been The mayor was also killed. unable to stem its growth.

The guerrillas have been blamed A spokesman described the murdered priests as "the heart and for more than 100,000 acts of the hope" of the local Indios peoples, sabotage, assassination and attacks on and said the order planned to villages, and for more than 20,000 continue its mission there. One other deaths.

Catholic move on Hedland schooling

Bishop Hickey . . . strongly supported projec

A Catholic secondary education will be available to the children of Port Hedland, South Hedland and surrounding areas from next year.

To include years 8, 9 and 10, the second section of St Cecilia's School will begin next year with approximately 60 students in two year 8 classes.

The growing demands by residents of the Hedland area for a Catholic secondary education were strongly supported

by Bishop Hickey and local parish priests, Fr Larry Reitmeyer and Fr Pat Littlewood.

Bishop Hickey has said that the school will accommodate all children in Hedland who want a Christian education.

It is to be a Catholic school with an open enrolment.

Courses will be programmed and taught in accordance with religious education guidelines approved for us in the diocese of Geraldton. The bishop of Geraldton will provide guidelines for ministers of religion of other denominations on how they may participate in the RE program in a manner which will promote harmony within the school.

In keeping with the established tradition of St Ceclia's school, the new school will continue to care for the poor and needy of the community.

The school will operate on two campuses under a single administration with primary classes remaining on the existing St Cecilia's campus and the secondary section accommodated in the area known as the SPQ blocks in the Cooke Point area. The secondary campus has been donated

by BHP Iron Ore for use as a Catholic College.

Providing the facilites necessary for a secondary college includes conversion to general purpose classrooms, computing, science, manual arts and home economics rooms, administration area, canteen and library.

Brother Kevin McMaster of the Catholic Education Office's Planning and Development Section has been appointed Project Development Officer for the establishment of the new secondary section.

Applications have been invited for the position of principal of the school and an appointment is expected to be announced before the end of this term.

The school will offer a range of subjects including the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Religious Education and options including computing and home economics.

Sharing facilities an option

RELIGIOUS STUDIES INFORMATION EVENING

SYDNEY: Parramatta diocese could see a Catholic school sharing facilities with the State Government and TAFE at the end of the century.

"At stake is the community's ability to provide places for students in Catholic schools both now and in the future, said the director of Parramatta's Catholic Education Office, Ann Clark.

An information evening will be conducted by the Religious Studies Department of Edith Cowan University on Monday, August 26.

The courses offered are of special interest to those who work or intend to work in schools or in the wider multicultural community and for anyone wanting an opportunity to study the major religions of the world.

Departmental staff will be at the information evening to provide information on the following range of courses: • Associate Diploma of Arts • Bachelor of Arts (Available Externally) • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) • Graduate Diploma (Available Externally) • Masters Programme (MA and MEd - Available Externally) • Doctoral Programme TIME: 4:00 - 7:00PM DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 26 VENUE: CONFERENCE ROOM MOUNT LAWLEY CAMPUS 2 BRADFORD STREET MOUNT LAWLEY 6050 For information, contact Ann Manning 370 6607 or Martin Wiltshire 370 6610. For further enquiries contact The Centre for Prospective Students on 383 8665 (Metropolitan callers) or TOLL FREE on 008-99 33 11 (Country enquirers).

The diocese was looking at other options such as corporate sponsorship, extending school hours (8am-5pm) and splitting the school day into shifts for both students and teachers.

More disturbing was the Federal Government's reduction in capital funding to Catholic schools, she said.

The proposal has come in for criticism from the Teacher's Federation and the Parents and Citizen's Federation of NSW, who fear that government students would lose out under the proposal.

Last year, the Parramatta diocese submitted $22 million worth of new shool and upgrading projects under the capital grants program.

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This year Parramatta Diocesan Catholic schools "enrolled less than 22 per cent of all school-aged pupils, while 32 per cent of the region's population is Catholic".

In its submission, the diocese stated that it was experiencing "enormous

difficulties in providing for the pastoral and educational needs of its people".

It said that parishes and schools in growth areas were "financially exhausted", having struggled to keep pace with the Sydney's western region's 15 years of rapid growth.

The Penrith parish was to have reported incurred a $1.6 million debt in a bid to provide Catholic education.

This left little to help those in crisis, parish priest Father Geoff Dickinson said.

Cash strapped Catholic parents in the Parramatta Diocese are not alone as they struggle to

keep pace with school building programs, says the executive director of the National Catholic

Education Commission, Kevin Vassarotti.

The pressures faced by Paramatta Diocese highlighted the fact that

parish and school communities across Austra-

lia were bearing the brunt of maintaining and upgrading schools, he said.

And the national Catholic Education system was saving the Federal Government $1 billion a year, he said.

The NCEC has called on the Federal Government to double its annual $80 million capital grant to non-government schools over the next three years.

Knights give NDA top backing The Knights of the Southern Cross have been active supporters of The University of Notre Dame from its early beginnings.

Their fundraising efforts resulted in two Scholarships being presented to NDA for students undertaking studies in Religious Education and $10,000 towards a third scholarship.

Professor David Link accepted the cheque for $50,000 from the Chairman of the Knights of the Southern Cross' Commercial Finance Limited, Mr Des Cain.

The Knights of the Southern Cross Perpetual Unit Scholarships will be awarded next year to two students undertaking the Master of Religious Educational Leadership for 1992.

"Most of the applicants are teachers who are already in or who wish to take up leadership positions in Catholic schools," said Professor Ryan.

"Without the support of groups like the Knights of the Southern Cross many students would find it impossible to undertake these programs which have been designed specifically to meet the needs of Catholic schools".

More than 50 Knights of the Southern Cross were present when the Chairman of Commercial Finance Limited, Mr Des Cain, presented $50,000 to Professor David Link (left).

Landmark decision hailed

SYDNEY: Australian prolifers hope that a landmark legal decision which held that a mother must pay damages because her unborn baby was hurt in a road accident will focus public attention on the ludicrous situation of Australia's unborn.

Mrs Kath Harrigan, secretary of the Right to Life Association (New South Wales) said it was strange that damages could be awarded to

somebody injured in a road accident while in the womb, but the killing of the unborn was tolerated.

She welcomed the decision.

"As we have been saying all along, it shows that an unborn child is a person in its own right.

"Judges and lawyers can no longer turn a blind eye to the rights of unborn Australians," said Mrs Harrigan.

She wondered whether it would be passible to sue abortionists killing babies at five months — the same age as the child was when damaged in the road accident.

Mrs Harrigan said drug companies and alcohol vendors could become liable to being sued by people who have had their babies damaged.

Thousands of unborn babies killed in abortion clinics have had no legal

status until now.

However, the landmark road accident case may change all that.

Justice Grove of the NSW Supreme Court awarded $2.85 million to an 18-year-old sufferer of cerebral palsy, Nicole Lynch, for injuries caused by negligence during pregnancy.

Miss Lynch, through her paternal grandmother, had sued her mother, Patricia and the

Government Insurance Office.

According to lawyers, Justice Cove's decision was a landmark, allowing people to bring cases against their mothers if they were disabled as a result of their mothers' during negligence pregnancy.

Mothers who smoked or used excessive alcohol or drugs during pregnancy could be liable. — The Catholic Weekly.

Bangladesh appeal nets $650,000 Catholic Australian Relief made an initial emergency $50,000 grant to Caritas Bangladesh to assist them in their initial response to the cyclone and tidal waves.

Since then $650,000 has been received by Australian Catholic Relief from people and parishes around Australia.

These funds will be used by Caritas Bangladesh in their "Rehabilitation for Development".

The initial effort is to provide cash-for -work, so that the unemployed affected by the cyclone

can quickly gain income barriers along the coastand purchasing power. line, thus decreasing the Payment will be made impact of storms on for the reconstruction housing and people in and development of the coastal areas. embankments, saline Other works include: barriers and rural roads, of and the excavation of • Procurement canals, fishponds, etc. locally produced food Despite the fact that and vegetables to provide Bangladesh will be for people too old or ill to affected by monsoons participate in the until the end of Sep- rebuilding of structures tember, the coconut- and society; sapling planting pro• Provision of materials gram has already begun lasting 50 or more years along the coastal areas of for housing: reinforced Bangladesh. concrete posts, wooden The coconuts, plus the trusses and corrugated mangrove afforestation iron — imported duty program, are intended to free; provide wind and wave • The distribution of

saline resistant paddy (rice) seeds and vegetable seeds which produce six to eight weeks after planting — the rice is expected to be harvested by the end of 1991; • The provision of power tillers, sewing machines, tractors, rickshaws, nets, etc to enable farmers, fishermen, artisans, etc to provide a living for themselves and their families; • The reconstruction, construction and provision of material for schools, as "education is the primary vehicle for development";

• The construction of shallow and deep tubewells for the provision of clean water, sanitation and irrigation facilities; • And the expansion of the program for the construction of cyclone shelters. These multipurpose buildings saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the last cyclone/tidal waves. Fifty more are planned for the cycloneprone areas.

Donations from Australia will support this work of the Church and the people in Bangladesh.

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A TRADITION OF TRUST The Record, August 22, 1991

Guest editorial The Catholic Weekly Sydney

Loose tongues and wild talk Name-calling is not part of the Christian approach to public life.

Thus it was with distaste that Catholics this week saw examples of attempts to discredit people by casting doubt on the character of themselves or their families.

Whether this is the "outing" campaign which attempts to name prominent people as homosexuals or photographic attempts to intimidate customers of brothels, it is totally unacceptable to those who follow Christ's commandement to love one another.

If accusations are falsehoods the perpetrator is guilty of calumny, which is the blackening of a person's good name by telling a deliberate lie about them.

This is sometimes called slander.

Scripture tells us that "a good name is more precious than great riches" (Proverbs 22.1). By calumny a person steals part or all of another's good name, a good to which the person possesses a right.

Because calumny blackens a person's good name, the offender is obliged to repair the damage he or she has done.

A blackened reputation can never be fully restored. The calumniator, however, is obliged to do all he or she can to attempt to restore the person's good name by withdrawing the false statements, by speaking in a friendly manner about a person, and showing respect for them.

The awareness that a blackened good name can never be adequately restored should serve as an added deterrent to calumnious speech.

This leads us to another question: what is the position if the allegations against the person are true?

Some people, even though they are devout Christians, seem to be under the illusion that it's all right to speak about another person in a slanderous manner provided the accusation is true. People are entitled to their good name until a competent authority makes public information about them.

The destruction of a person's reputation is a terrible thing.

Does the accusation help the public interest?

Calumny is not the only way that an awful deed can be perpetrated by word of mouth.

There is also detraction, where a person takes something from the reputation of another with a view of lessening him or her in the estimation of others.

Let us say, for example, that someone has had an abortion. Should they have that thrown in their face in later life? People might say "But it was true, wasn't it?" But the virtue of veracity does not mean that a person has to reveal the truth to everyone. There are many occasions when charity demands a silent tongue.

If someone has been a criminal they are entitled to a chance to start again.

The forgotten past of one who has changed his or her name, moved to a different section of the country and is now living as a respected citizen should not be legitimately divulged.

Jesus gives us the perfect example; He never condemns the sinner, only the sin. And on occasion Our Lord remains silent. There are a great many truths He did not wish to divulge to His questioners.

There is one final point to be made about people who delight in detraction.

A detractor who cannot gain an attentive audience can do little damage.

People who are eager to listen to gossip, snide remarks and unsavoury facts about people behind their back encourage the detractor and hence share in the malice of the sinful act.

Moreover someone who initiates or prolongs the detracting conversation by questioning also participates to some extent in the sinful action.

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ron WASHINGTON (CNS):

The case of a South

Dakota woman pregnant with her own grandchildren "avoids many of the problems usually associated with surrogacy" but still is contrary to Catholic teachings, according to a church theologian and ethicist.

Arlette Schweitzer, 42, of Aberdeen, SD, is six months pregnant with twins, implanted after her daughter's eggs were fertilised in a laboratory dish with her son-inlaw's sperm. Her daugh-

ter, 22-year-old Christa Uchytil was born without a uterus.

It is believed to be the first such case in the United States and the second in the world. A South African woman gave birth to her daughter's triplets in 1987.

But Marianist Father John A. Leies, research fellow at the Pope John X XIII Medical-Moral Research and Education Centre said the Catholic Church "has a problem with any kind of in vitro fertilisation, regardless of the circumstances".

. . . because unitive love absent Father Leies said some people wrongly assume that the Church supports a married couple's "right to have their own genetic children".

But there is no such right, he said.

In its 1987 "Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation: Replies to Certain Questions of the Day", the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith condemned surrogate motherhood as "an objective failure to meet the obligations of maternal love, of conju-

gal fidelity and of responsible motherhood".

The Vatican stand on in vitro fertilisation is based on the fact that it does not fulfill "the two purposes of the marital act", Father Leies said. "The procreative aspect is there, but the unitive love aspect is not."

When in vitro fertilisation takes place, the "union" of man and woman occurs "in a petri dish by some lab researcher", he said.

"This is not what God intended."

Some of the moral

difficulties raised by surrogate motherhood do not apply to the Schweitzer case, however, Father Leies said.

Because the daughter has no uterus, "it's not just for convenience sake", and because no money is involved, "it's not a case of a hired womb".

He also questioned whether the surrogacy arrangement is "in the best interest of the child psychologically", but said the answer would not come for many years.

"We don't have much of a history on this," he said.

Role 'in-betweens' can play in South Africa C APE TOWN, South Africa (CNS): People of mixed race have a special role to play in bridging the gulf between black and white South Africans, said the president of the southern African bishops' conference.

Bishop Wilfrid Napier said that when his "faith is strong" be believes that people of mixed race, such as himself, "have a vital role to play in bringing white and black together".

persons of multiracial background.

The bishop was speaking at a commemoration ceremony in July for the late archbishop of Cape Town, Stephen Naidoo.

"Coloureds have a history of rejection and exclusion by whites," he said. As a result, people of mixed race can empathise with blacks who "have been made strangers, even foreigners, in the land of their birth".

He said the Catholic Yet "coloureds have Church is also in a often been made to feel unique position to recon- unwanted by blacks" cile the races. who say they are not "Racially, socially, pol- "real people" because itically" the nearly three they have no "culture or million "coloured" peo- customs of their own", ple in South Africa are the bishop said. "in-betweens", Bishop From this viewpoint, Napier said, "neither people of mixed race can white nor black, and yet empathise with whites coming from the union "who feel threatened and of the white and black". insecure before the mas"Coloured is the term sive number of blacks," used in South Africa for he said.

Catholics have a status and role similar to that of mixed race South Africans, said Bishop Napier, who heads the Diocese of Kokstad.

"We have been marginalised, rejected, excluded, made to feel like strangers and foreigners," he said. But "we are called to be mediators of peace. That is the direct command of our Lord and Master".

The country needs a sense of community, he said, as called for in a church pastoral plan for reconciliation and peace.

But it will be difficult to obtain that community unless people "become actively committed to replacing the policies, the mentalities" and the structures which have "entrenched separation from and indifference to those of another racial, tribal or cultural or social background", the bishop said.

Bishop Napier At the same time the bishops want to draw more Catholics into the effort, Bishop Napier said, "under the guiding light of the Church's social teaching".

The bishops' conference is involved in education and community projects aimed at helping people "rise above their poverty and helplessness," he said.

'Untiring' efforts of Paul VI CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS): Pope Paul VI was "untiring" in his attempts to bring people together to meet the religious and social needs of modern times, Pope John Paul II said at a Mass on the anniversary of Paul VI's death.

Paul VI died at the summer residence south of Rome in 1978 after suffering a heart attack.

Paul VI also realised that today's people expected the Church to promote human beings and help them in situations of injustice.

Paul VI also understood that after the Second Vatican Council "it was urgent to reveal to the world the interior and supernatural mystery of the Church

instituted for the redemption of the world", the pope said.

"He was convinced that the essential task of the Church is that of bringing the word of God to all men and women with an even more urgent commitment as the changes of society appear more vast and more profound," Pope John Paul said.

Evangelisation, he quoted his predecessor as saying, is "the grace and vocation" of the Church.

"With this conviction, Paul VI made himself an untiring promoter of an intense dialogue with all people of good will with the aim of involving them responsibly in the search for responses to the questions of our age," he said.

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End dowry syste KAMPALA, Uganda (CNS): Uganda's bishops have c alled for an end to the traditional dowry system, in which a prospective husband pays a fee to the parents of his future spouse. The bishops called it degrading and too expensive.

"Dowry dehumanises women, impoverishes the husband-to-be and gives a bad name to our country," the bishops said to the Uganda Constitutional Commission.

A recent Church study said that many young couples are forced to elope and enter into illegal marriages because the young man's family cannot afford the payment.

Last year the Ugandan church announced that a Catholic parent who demanded a dowry so large that it prevented marriage could be excommunicated.

But the practice has continued in rural areas of Uganda, which is struggling economically, as a means of alleviating poverty.

Some Ugandan women are divided on how to handle the issue.

A group of recognised women leaders, including a former cabinet minister, warned that abolishing the dowry outright would be unrealistic and disruptive.

A 'first' for Kenyan Brother NAIROBI, Kenya

(CNS): A Kenyan has become the first African to work with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India, initially for a year.

Brother Samwel Ouma, 29, is to make his final vows in Calcutta in the wellknown nun's presence.

Brother Ouma joined the African region of the Missionary Brothers of Charity, also f ounded by Mother Teresa, in 1984. He did his novitiate in Nairobi and Dodoma, Tanzania.

Five homes for poor, elderly men suffering from terminal diseases such as AIDS, cancer and heart ailments have been established by the missionary order in Africa. The homes are located in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania.

A home in Ghana closed in late 1990.

Ouma Brother worked in the Nyumba ya Wazee home (Swahili for Old People's Home) in one of Nairobi's most notorious slums, Makina. An estimated 100,000 people live in the slum. government The donated an acre of land and a private donor gave the equivalent of $100,000 to build the home, which can accommodate 60 people.

They said any move to end the system should be preceded by a public information and education campaign.

A national women's seminar split between declaring dowry unconstitutional and putting a ceiling on the amount required.

Dowry is traditional in many African societies and is paid in cash, livestock or other goods. It can be a nominal amount, or an expensive proposition.

In some tribes it marks the union of the families, as well as the couple. In others it is compensation to the bride's family for the care she would have provided them had she remained at home.

In Uganda, the practice varies among regions. In the southwest and northeast, 10 to 20 head of cattle might constitute the "bride wealth".

In some tribes, a wife will not be respected unless her husband paid the dowry. Also in some tribes, in case of divorce the woman's parents are required to refund the dowry.

On another marriage issue, polygamy, the bishops and women's groups agree. Both have advocated monogamy as a means of safeguarding women against exploitation.

The pontiff visits family tomb Poland KRAKOW, (CNS): Pope John Paul ll kissed the grey which tombstone marks the graves of his p arents and elder brother as he prayed at their burial site in Krakow at the beginning of his latest foreign journey.

"At night, the image of my father appears before my eyes," he said after praying on his knees for 10 minutes at the family tomb.

The pope added that he sometimes gets up at night to pray after seeing the image.

The pope visited his parents' tomb at Rakowicki cemetery.

The pope was named after his father, Karol Wojtyla, and said the elder Wojtyla had "a great influence" on his life.

The pope's mother died

when he was not yet nine born. years old and the elder This left young Karol Wojtyla became "like a Wojtyla alone with his mother and father", said father, who stimulated the pope. his son's appettite with "He was a very pro- his cooking and his son's found and very religious intellect with his man," he told journalists thoughts. at the cemetery, who For most of the future "taught me the mystery pope's formative adolesof the infinite majesty of cent years, his family was God." his father. The elder The graves are a sign of Karol Wojtyla was a staff the early personal trage- officer in the Austrian dies which influenced army and after Polish the future pope and independence in 1918 denied him a normal passd into the Polish family life. army. He retired with the His mother, Emilia, rank of captain. died in 1929 of a heart The elder Wojtyla was ailment. considered a stern disciHis older brother, plinarian, but a person Edmund, died in 1932 at who combined this with the age of 26. Edmund warm-heartedness and was a doctor and con- intellectual interests. tracted a fatal case of In their hometown of scarlet fever.

Wadowice, the elder The future pope also Wojtyla cooked the had a sister he never meals, kept house, knew. She died in tutored his son and infancy before he was watched over his studies.

bishop said the day after he met the pope.

It was the first time in 46 years that an Albanian bishop was allowed

to travel to Rome to visit a pope.

Bishop Troshani said he invited the pope to Albania and the pope

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Father and son often took long walks to discuss their views of life.

In 1983, after the 18year-old Wojtyla graduated from high school, father and son moved to Krakow, where the future pope entered the Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364, to study philosophy.

Three years later his father died, leaving the young Karol alone at age 21.

The elder Wojtyla suffered a heart attack at age 61 in the winter of 194041 and became bedrid-

den. His son made arrangements with a friend to provide his ailing father with meals while he was away at the university.

On February 18, 1941, the young Wojtyla returned home to find his father dead.

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...and considers Albania trip VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope John Paul II might travel to Albania, said Bishop Nikolle Troshani, 76, the country's only

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replied that such a trip was a strong possibility.

Bishop Troshani is apostolic administrator of Lezhe, Albania.

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Cardinal takes new swipe at IRA

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS): Irish primate Cardinal Cahal B. Daly angrily accused the IRA of gangland "gun law" after two men ordered out of Ireland by the guerrilla group took sanctuary in a cathedral.

In one of his strongest attacks on the IRA he said the IRA's expulsion order was "a travesty of any kind of respect for human rights or dignity".

Cardinal Daly told priests in Newry: "I would wish somehow by my presence to signify my utter dismay that this type of gun law, gangland, is imposed, inflicted upon the community.

"It is very serious when a society

deteriorates or is brought to that point when people can be ordered at gunpoint out of their own town without benefit of law, courts or legal defence."

Cardinal Daly said the two men who defied the IRA in Newry were under no pressure to leave the church where they had taken sanctuary.

But there was no indication the IRA had any

intention of rescinding its threat of what it called "military action".

'Beginning

of the end' signal

DUBLIN: Some 4000 inhabitants of a small Irish border community turned out recently to defy terrorism.

A prominent Catholic priest said that such grassroots protests could signal the "beginning of the end" for the IRA. The rally, held in Cooley in the Irish Republic, was organised by local people after the murder by the IRA of a local man and father of seven, Thomas Oliver.

Mr Oliver was well-liked in the community: the IRA said he was a police informer, but few people believe this.

Speakers at the rally on Sunday included Bishop Gerard Clifford, auxiliary in Armagh.

A man of 92 stood up to tell the crowd that the IRA which had murdered Thomas Oliver was not the same IRA to which he had belonged in his younger days.

Another who spoke at the rally was Fr Denis Faul of Dungannon, Co Tyrone, who is well known for speaking out not only against the IRA but against misconduct by the British security forces.

Fr Faul won applause when he told the rally: "The Pmvisionals are finished here.

Give them no recognition, no help in their Provo activities, above all keep your children away from their influence. Tell your children that violence is wrong and that gunmen are evil.

"The blackmail and intimidation, the gun, will soon come upon your children if you do not make a stand now.

"If you find any illegal weapons or explosives on your land . . . get the Gardai to take them away. Support the Gardai freely or you will kill democracy."

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Sentimental journey to boyhood home ...

W ADOWICE, Poland (CNS): Karol Wojtyla, the local boy who made good, came to the town where he was born

71 years ago for a f ew bittersweet hours.

Now Pope John Paul the hometown lad blessed the building in Wadowice which was his home for the first 18 years of his life, visited the church across the street where he was baptised, and recalled old t imes with high school chums, seminary classmates and distant relatives.

His visit also brought hack sad memories of the Holocaust and how it devastated Wadowice's Jewish community, which formed about 25 per cent of the 7000 people who were the town's inhabitants when Karol Wojtyla was born.

"In the school of Wadowice there were Jewish believers who

are no longer with us.

There is no longer a synagogue near the school," Pope John Paul said in off-thecuff remarks at the end of a midday Mass.

The pope also recalled the Nazi murders of millions of Jews at the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp.

He said he once wrote to a Jewish friend from Wadowice: "It is true your people were on the front lines," noting the "suffering" and of "destruction" Jewish Europe's community.

"And let's remember that we are near Auschwitz," Pope John Paul said.

"The Polish pope has a special relationship to that (period) because together with you we lived through all that in our fatherland," he said.

Pope John Paul's visit home also put him in touch with friends who knew

him as "Lolek", the altar boy who frequently stopped at the church next door to pray — particularly just before going to school and then at the end of the school day.

"Even as a boy he was exceptional," said Rafat Tatka, 75, who knew young Lolek.

Tatka met the pope at the neighbourhood church of the Presentation, still the main church of Wadowice, whose side entrance is almost directly across the street from t he second-storey room in which Karol Wojtyla was born May 18, 1920.

Pope John Paul's first stop in town was at his childhood church.

During the visit to the old church, the pope prayed at the main altar and visited the baptismal font, located in the same spot as the one used for his initiation into Catholicism.

From the church, he was driven past the building which contains the apartment where he was born.

Pope John Paul blessed the structure, but did not linger for a visit.

This was the pope's second trip to his hometown since becoming head of the Catholic Church, and his first since the end of communist rule in Poland. The first trip home was in 1979. At that time, Pope John Paul was unable to take a sentimental look at the homestead because it was occupied..

This time, his schedule prevented a visit.

He was already late for the main event of his journey home, a morning outdoor Mass focused on the dedication of a new church in another part of town.

Now his boyhood home is no longer inhabited. It is a

museum dedicated to Wadowice's famous son.

Two rooms have been added to the original three to display the collection of photographs of the pope as a boy, priest, bishop, archbishop and cardinal.

The museum also contains wooden skis, outdoor clothing and clerical garb which belonged to him.

Pope John Paul's message to the 15,000 inhabitants of Wadowice was simply to keep the Catholic faith "from generation to generation".

After the Mass, he lunched with 15 priests who studied with him, much of the time clandestinely under Nazi occupation.

They were ordained in the same year as the pope, 1946.

After lunch, the Chuck Wojtyla of yesteryear met with 54 high school clammates and a group of distant relatives.

Vatican paper: No violence VATICAN CITY (CNS): The Vatican newspaper selfdefended determination for embattled Yugoslavian republics, but said it must be achieved without violence.

In a front-page editorial

August 11, the news-

paper, L'Osservatore Romano, especially

denounced recent attacks against Yugoslavian civilians.

The editorial apparently referring to decades of communist ,rule in Yugoslavia, said the principle of selfdetermination should be applied wherever it had been "systematically violated" for half a century.

"Certainly, this principle should not lead to the parceling (of Yugoslavia) into clashing rnicronalions. Nor can it be obtained through violent means," the editorial said.

It said other Europeans have reacted with horror to the repeated attacks on towns and against

"defenseless populations" in Yugoslavia.

tional defeat, the newspaper said.

"This instrument of terror that falls on the civilian population must be banished from human activity," it said.

"War is a primitive instrument incapable of solving the very problems it is meant to address; it should be replaced by negotiation.

This was true yesterday, for the Gulf war, and it is true today for Yugoslavia," it said.

Attacks on civilian centres are dramatic evidence that war always represents an interna-

Get well, Gorby From page 1 On a policy level, the pope's hope for a united Europe seemed to harmonise with Gorbachev's vision of a "common European house" that would include the Soviet Union.

Their next meeting a year later was an important boost for Gorbachev at a time when he was under increasing pressure at home, in the face of a struggling economy and charges that he had taken too much power.

The Vatican newspaper

earlier had given Gorbachev a significant endorsement, saying the Soviet leader and his program still deserved support.

Yet throughout Gorbachev's term in office, Vatican officials were aware that his hold on

power was tenuous; they would sometimes privately express apprehensions that so much progress seemed to depend on one man.

That helps explain why the Vatican acted with relative speed in exploit-

ing the Soviet reforms — in naming a number of bishops, in pressing for the religious liberty legislation, and in appointing a high-level envoy to Moscow and in helping to re-establish the Ukrainian church.

I'll let my kids go to Tardun today if ...

"I would let my children go to Tardun today if my wife lets me."

So says John Hollywood, a product of Castledare and Tardun.

He added: "I have no bad memories of any of the places I went to. In fact one of my boys wants to go to Tardun. He likes horses too but my wife won't hear of it."

John is a member of the steering committee organising the family day to mark the 90th anniversary of Clontarf — another Christian Brothers school of yesteryear.

He came forward to help out because he feels that the untiring and trying efforts of the Christian Brothers in all WA institutions should not go unrecognised.

It is his way of saying

"thank you" to the cows from the dayIwent Brothers. to Tardun till the day I Though he "just got his left . . . milking cows in junior" at Tardun, he the morning and at night. learnt a very important I liked it."

By the time he was 12 thing — how to be he was in charge of the responsible.

"And that's what I dairy.

At Tardun he was rated brought back in my life as one of the best tree now," he said.

He admitted that climbers. Getting up to education-wise Tardun birds nests was one of his was not the best place but hobbies.

"It was a great thing to lessons learnt there were useful enough for him. see how many birds we "By and large the could get. At one stage Brothers, as far as I am we had about 80 twentyconcerned, have done me eights, 50 galahs and 20 more good . . ." he cockatoos," he recounted.

It was a sort of a assured.

He was taught how to competition between difrun a farm. "But I did not ferent groups of kids — like farming as such. I the Maltese, the Australlike dairies. I like cows ians and the Porns..

"I was in the Pommy and horses.

"I was just nine and gang," he revealed.

Two unforgettable incithey put me on the dairy milking cows. I milked dents at Tardun were the

By Roy Lazaroo trapping of a donkey and the search for a missing Maltese boarder.

The saga of the donkey ended on the bitter-sweet note. The donkey which took two days to capture was put to sleep by the head Brother and to the delight of the boys, the pet pig of this particular Brother died after eating the donkey's meat.

Then came the case of the missing boy. A twoday search, which included the summoning of a "tracker" ended when the boy showed up at a tent the search party had pitched in a place called No Man's Land.

It was later discovered that the boy had found an emu's nest with lots of

Take 2! Hollywood success story John Hollywood, the boy who was "smuggled" out to Australia from England at the age of five is today — 39 years later — a successful builder.

The nuns who were looking after him in an institution where he was born thought it would be a wise thing to have the asthmastricken boy brought up in Australia instead.

"I would not have made it here if the authorities knew of my condition," he admitted.

When he had finished with Tardun he was sent to Hyden and did a stint with a Mr TA. Lynch. He worked there for a few years and then went to the city.

This is when he met the late Archbishop Foley who was then migrant chaplain in

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charge of a youth hostel in Mount Lawley.

He used to look after the boys from Clontarf, Bindoon and other Christian Brothers institutions when they left school.

Father Foley also married him and baptised his children.

When he left Hyden he took up a few jobs and then became a bricklayer. That was 20 years ago.

Fifteen years ago he decided to become a builder and this entailed going to night school for five years.

He set up his own business nine years ago and has focused his attention on doing just individual homes.

He has won 13 Home of the Year awards since.

eggs. He was so thrilled with the "find" that he decided not to leave the spot.

Anyway one of the prized eggs which the boy took with him broke — he did not know how to handle it.

John, went to Tardun prematurely. Normally boys don't go there till they are 12.

But John had asthma and sickly — he was even warded for six months at Princess Margaret Hospital.

So the Brothers at Castledare where he schooled for four years decided to bend the rules for his sake. They sent him to Tardun.

Brother O'Doherty stands out most of all in his mind during his stint at Castledare.

"He was like a father to us," he said.

He remembers well, too, those swims he and other boys had in the Canning River and ending up the day with sunburn blisters because most of the boys did not know how to take care of themselves.

"I quite enjoyed Castle-

dare. I had no problems there. The choir was really good. We used to do the Eisteddfods and some other concerts in the city."

Because of his asthma he never played any sport.

He remembers well, too, Matron Kelly, whom he says was very nice to the boys. "She is still alive," he said.

Matron Kelly used to look after him and nurse

He remembers the days when he and other boys had to pick up cow manure for the gardens at Castledare and going out every third Sunday to holiday homes.

"On the whole it was great to be at Castledare," he said.

"But Tardun was my life.I would go back there today.

"I have nothing but good memories of Tardun," he said.

What he looks forward to most of all on September 8 is meeting the old boys from Tardun and "quite a lot of the Clontarf boys I used to know."

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Sr. Regina, Medical Sister o f St. Francis of Assisi .

F r. Hans Hendriks, SJ. 39 years in India.

Clontarf reunion dinner Clontarf family day

"I merely build what they call individual Catching up with his mother was "a good design homes. People come to me andIbuild experience." them," he said.

He also found out that he has two step John is also on the Housing Industry brothers and sister.

Association board and the Master Builders John describes himself as a "fairly committee. He is Justice of the Peace, and successful" builder who lives a comfortable President of the Ratepayers Association of life now.

Duncraig.

He lives in a house that won the Home of In 1973 he made a trip to England and the Year last year and he says it is worth found his mother there. She is still in $600,000. A picture of his home also made England and he keeps in contact with her. the centre-pages of a locally produced magazine. back convent to the went also He institution in Birmingham where he was John is married to Kerry and their three born. sons are Talieson, 14, Devon, 13 and Jayvier, He found out his mother was in the Army 7. at that time.

His link with the Christian Brothers She had to go back into the Army and he seems endless. His two boys go to Trinity was left in the hands of those at the convent. College.

him because he used to get sick every now and then at Castledare.

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Pitfalls for Bible groups to avoid

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS

Reading the Bible has grown in popularity for several decades — too long to be just a fad.

As people become more familiar with the Bible, they discover little by little that the stories of Jesus and the apostles or Moses and the great desert journey toward an unknown promised land shed light on the challenges of life today.

Like our biblical forbears, we too must often leave familiar things and places to journey in faith into a future full of unknowns. Our forbears teach us to trust.

Many people form study groups to share enthusiasm for the Bible, explore its message and get through the difficulties of understanding

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Each Friday night for two years, 16 adults met at St Agnes' hall to study Scripture.

Using prepared materials and adult learning techniques that stressed interdependent learning, the group worked its way through virtually the entire Bible.

I was the group's facilitator.

Frequently by the time Friday evening rolled around I was tired. But once the group gathered, my energy returned and the next two to three hours sped by.

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Outside help ites not necessarily mean bringing in a schoti , however.

There are man) helpful commentaries, for instance, such as "1i e New Testament Message", a multivolume prnmentary published by Michael Glazier Iii, or the booklets in the Collegeville Bible fimmentary series from the Liturgical Press.

The most u.sefuloutside help is the Bible's actual text. Latest vtumes of the New Testament

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pants because attendance remained nearly perfect for the entire period.

Even now, some seven years later, former members still speak about the experience with fond memories.

Why was that group successful? To answer that question it may be necessary first to understand what goes on in a Bible study group.

In the last 20 years many parishes have started groups in which adults come together precisely to study the Bible.

In part this has been a response to growing

hunger for more in.ght into the Bible.

In part, it also rep sents a renewed aw-eness that smoll experiences can be in enriching aspect of church life.

A few years ago lur diocese went throughile popular Renew prop n.

Thousands of peopi in hundredc of groupslid a good experience — often a first-time (lerience — of talking ait ut faith in a caring tid trusting environant with eight or 10 othe.

When the two and a ehalf year program eni d, many wanted some i rt

of program to continue using small groups.

Clearly, for many, belonging to the group had become a valuable way of knowing that their faith story had some validity and that their experiences were worth reviewing.

People were seeing spirituality less and less as a private venture and more as a communal commitment.

Any further development of the group experience would be welcomed.

That is the first point.

But second, there were those who found that their experience in these small groups, or other

Luke's power Apostle of England Luke was the New Testament's only gentile author. It seems he was a native of Syria. Whatever his nationality, Luke was highly educated along Greek cultural lines.

His Gospel's prologue is written in superb classical Greek style and he displays an amazing mystery of the language throughout.

Actually, Luke's prologue introduces a twovolume work, the second volume being the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 1:1 has a reference to "the first book'", which is Luke's Gospel.

Traditionally Luke was throught to have been a companion of Paul. More likely he was a second generation Christian writing around 85 or 90 A.D. According to another tradition Luke was a physician, but evidence for this is flimsy.

Whether or not he made house calls, however, he reveals the heart of a dedicated doctor with concern for the sick and the disadvantaged.

Thus his portrait of Jesus is especially attractive.

Luke highlights Jesus' touching concern for the

have an extensive set of excellent notes and is especially helpful.

Here are two quite different problems that develop in study groups: First, a group may tend to wander from the biblical text under consideration.

The sharing that takes place, while helpful for some, has little to do with the Bible message.

As a result, members get disillusioned; after a time some drop out.

Second, a group can get so absorbed in historical concerns related to the biblical message that the message becomes totally separated from modern concerns of group members. Again people can become disillusioned.

The Bible ought to speak to every generation.

It takes humility to listen to the Bible's message and share our insight with others.

Self-righteousness can be a disaster in Bible study groups. We all have a tendency in that direction.

Bible stories often refer to sinners. Most of us do not identify with them. We tend to discover ourselves in the lives and behaviour of good people; bad people are other people.

We see ourselves in the story of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, but it is harder to identify with the woman caught in adultery and recognise that her story holds an important message for us.

When we bypass the biblical message that way, it ceases to be interesting.

If this happens, we should not be surprised when a group begins to disband.

Sometimes a study group runs into difficulty

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unfortunate and preserves valuable traditions not found in the other Gospels.

Without Luke we would not have the unforgettable stories of the Good Samaritan or the Prodigal Son, among other treasures.

Legend has it that Luke was an artist with a painting of Mary to his credit.

He undoubtedly was an artist, but his instrument was a pen. His portrayal of Mary as the model disciple is a masterpiece.

Writing for gentile converts like himself, Luke stresses that salvation is for all. When Jesus is presented in the temple, Simeon proclaims him "a light of revelation to the gentiles" (Luke 2:32).

In the Acts of the Apostles we will see the Christian message reaching even "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

One cannot understand Luke's theology adequately without taking Acts — the second volume of this two-

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volume work — int() account.

Luke arranged the two volumes to underscore parallels between Jesus' ministry and the ministry of the Christian communities.

• Jesus is empowered for ministry by the Holy Spirit at the beginning of his ministry the community is empowered similarly at the beginning of its (Acts 2).

• Stephen, the first martyr, dies expressing the sentiments uttered

by Jesus on the cross in Luke's account (See Acts Luke 5 9-60 and 23:34,46).

• The miracles performed by the apostles parallel those of Jesus.

Throughout his writing Luke was stating an important truth: Jesus' ministry did not end with his Ascension.

Christians prolong the presence and power of Jesus throughout time and space.

Luke's Gospel is an incomparably a rich theological composition, evidenced by the many titles readers give it: The Gospel of Mercy, of the Poor, of Universal Salvation, of Women, of the Holy Spirit of Prayer.

Augustine's family name is forgotton. So, people call him Augustine of Canterbury.

Canterbury is a city in England where he died in 605 AD. There are no records of Augustine's life as a child or teenager.

Sometime, probably as a young adult, he decided to be a monk.

All we know for sure about him happened during the last eight years of his life.

When we first meet Augustine, it is the year 596. He is the prior of St Andrew Monastery in Rome.

Sometime that year Pope Gregory the Great sent Augustine as a leader of 30 other monks on a challenging mission. They were to travel to England to convert the English.

Augustine and his monks considered it a dangerous mission.

By the time they reached France the monks were frightened. People warned them that the Anglo-

By Janaan Manternach Saxons were cruel and heartless.

Others told them stories of travellers drowning as their ships sank in the wild waters of the English Channel.

The fearful monks refused to go on.

Augustine led them back to Rome. Pope Gregory was surprised to see them. He assured them there was nothing to fear, and sent them off again.

This time they crossed the channel safely and landed on the Isle of Thanet, just of the coast of Kent.

There they met Ethelbert, King of Kent.

Sitting under a great oak tree, the king welcomed them.

Perhaps the king trusted the monks from Rome because his wife was a Christian princess from France.

Augustine and his monks began preach-

ing Christ to the pagan Anglo-Saxons.

Within a year Augustine had converted King Ethelbert. Thousands became followers of Jesus. went Augustine back to France briefly to be ordained a bishop. After returning to England, he built a cathedral at Canterbury, the most civilised city in England at that time. He called it Christ Church.

Outside the city he built a monastery.

Later he made two of his monks bishops of London and Rochester.

Augustine respected the feelings and traditions of the AngloSaxon converts.

Following the pope's guidelines, he did not destroy their pagan temples.

Instead he removed the idols, and consecrated the temples as Christian churches.

retreats and encounters, attend often have differ- to one's own life. provided an opening to ing needs for being This can lead to a the Bible. present. simplistic, fundamentalFor these people, a In addition to this ist approach to the Bible.

Scripture group would uncertainty of purpose, Most tertiary campuses, facilitate a better knowl- there can be other probedge of Jesus through the lems connected with the including the one where I am stationed, have words of the Bible. formation of Bible many examples of Bible So, there you have it: groups: How will they be groups. small groups and Bible run, what kinds of Often young adults study. materials will be used to In many places, the two guide the students and eager to find answers in needs were to be met in will they be more for life jump into the one particular activity — inspiration or for intel- Scriptures. the formation of Bible lectual enrichment?

Failing to look at the study groups. picture of the bigger In forming Bible groups Perhaps because Bible there are some pitfalls to Gospel's setting or purgroups attempt to satisfy avoid. Among these is the pose, they frequently varying needs of the tendency to skip over concentrate on individparticipants, there can be helpful background ual lines or phrases. confusion about the goals material and jump Soon the message and purposes of the instead to instant appli- becomes skewed. If the gatherings. Those who cation of a Bible passage group in general is

headed in such a direction, anyone not agreeing feels left out. Thus the experience of group can stifle spiritual growth rather than aid its development.

What might a group do?

More and more Catholics are choosing to follow the cycle of Sunday Mass readings as a format for Bible groups.

For them there are various study guides available to provide the background for the particular readings.

I recall a Wednesday lunch group tha tused just such a format. The members would limit themselves to one hour

because of its composition: One person dominates and everyone else is passive. Adult learning takes place when everyone is active. No matter who we are, regardless of our education and background, we have something to contribute.

Once I asked a group of young students why the disciples remembered the Last Supper.

Many responded as I would have: "That night Jesus showed how much he loved them."

Not a bad answer. But then a student ventured, "I think they remembered the Last Supper because that night they all abandoned him."

Had one person dominated that group, we might never have heard this tremendous observation and we might have become bored by our own far less perceptive statements.

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Weber each week.

During that brief time they would read the Sunday Scripture passages aloud. Someone would give clarifying points from a study guide.

Frequently another person would remind the others of what precedes or follows the passages in the Bible in order to present a context.

Anyone who had done some background work also would share his or her findings with the others.

Then came the exciting part. Keeping in mind the purpose of the passage when it was first

written, the group would ask what this Scripture passage had to say to their lives and the lives of their families At that point some members would express their concerns about the world and what they were looking for in the Bible in terms of hope, direction or challenge.

And whenever I was present, the group gladly would volunteer points based on their discussion that might be developed in a homily. In all honesty, many of my most effective homilies were born with the groups' comments in mind.

DISCUSSION POINTS

He changed pagan rites and feasts in Christian ones, preserving many local customs.

As a result, most Anglo-Saxons became Christians.

Augustine's converts were not the first or only Christians in England.

Some Britons had long been Christians and even had their own bishops.

The Anglo-Saxons hated the Britons and forced them to live in isolated parts of western England.

Augustine tried hard to unite the AngloSaxon and the Briton Christians but was not able to do so. He felt that failure deeply.

Despite that, Augustine continued to guide the English church until his death. We honor St Augustine of Canterbury as the first archbishop of Canterbury, and as the Apostle of England.

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Does the Bible connect with your life? How? Selected responses from readers: "We often forget to listen to the voice of the poor and marginalised. Scripture makes me look in that direction." — lack McBride.

"Scripture has made the Mass seem more alive.

It has made the sacraments seem more important and it has made me think long and hard about the way I connect with all of the people in my life."

— Sam F. Shea.

"The word comforts me, exhorts me, delights me, cautions me, teaches me and often tells me who I am and where I'm at." — Claire M. Bastien.

"During the past 28 years the Bible has been my prayerbook, my companion, my source of wisdom . . . (My) deep love for Sacred Scripture does not blind me, however, to the sexist language, images, stories, etc." — Mercy Sister Frances Thomas.

"In studying Scripture I find more and more that I can take into my everyday life and put to good use. It has made my faith come alive and deepened my prayer life." — Mary Louise Hansen.

The Record, August 22, 1991 9

The baby-killing world of "Abortion" — by that or any other name — is still cold blooded murder of as innocent victim.

It is the taking of life from a defenceless, helpless unborn infant. Horrific as is this mass murdering, it's really hard to understand how and why society stands by and lets it happen?

Even where abortion, with certain exceptions, is illegal, as in Western Australia, it happens quite blatantly.

And with the abortionists who are really into money making in a big way, they don't have to look over their shoulders.

Why should they? What people in power or with the Law try and stop them? Where are they all? Why the silence?

If loopholes exist, and there are indeed many, why not close them on behalf of the babies who are going to be sucked from their mother's womb?

At this point I'd like to state my own viewpoint, for what it's worth.

I have nothing but absolute compassion for any young or older girl or woman who finds herself pregnant and who is then swamped with fear, indecision, and a sense of hopelessness and helplessness because she doesn't know where to go or what to do about this unplanned pregnancy.

Being pregnant, a woman is at her most helpless. She is vulnerable and in need of great

reassurance, love, warmth and caring. This goes for any pregnancy.

But if that pregnancy is unplanned there are many who don't want to know about it. Nor get involved. And conversely those close to her can exert extreme pressure on her to "get rid of it"!

And this can be so whether the woman is married or unmarried.

Often too if there is a young girl involved, some families, or the boyfriend, will pressure her to have her baby aborted.

Because these people have represented her security circle and her only seeming support, she goes along with it.

And that's where the abortionists come in like vultures. Because she is then easy prey, and her unborn baby the object on which they can make money.

Firstly they market their abortion craft skilfully by telling her how harmless, painless and practical the whole abortion process would be for her.

They also never tell her it is a baby. Even though after the abortion the abortionist checks all the body parts he or she has sucked out, to make sure all the parts are accounted for.

The abortionist's framework is also heavily into deception and lying.

Telling the distraught woman who's gone there in fear and emotionally very disturbed, that "it" is only a blood clot, or a couple of tablespoons of tissue.

How could she know the truth? That it is a baby, no matter how tiny.

And it's HER baby that she's sacrificing to their material empires.

Although abortion goes on all around Perth, there are primarily two major abortion clinics.

One is the Z,era Medical Centre at 8 Sayer Street, Midland, and the other is

Nanyara, at 2 Cleaver Terrace, Rivervale.

They make no secret that they are abortion clinics and it's simple and clear cut to just ring up and have an abortion.

There's nothing clandestine about their activities because no one is declaring them illegal and trying to stop them — from the law's and political point of view that is.

In the latter abortion clinic, the abortionist there has professed in The Sunday Times earlier this year he aborts 10 babies a day, apparently he works five and a half days a week at least, and states he has been doing it for the past 17 years. He also told the Sunday Times he was a "church giving Christian".

Looking at the many, many thousands he's killed is shocking enough but then there's another aspect we Australians should look at.

Because not only is he helping to wipe out another generation of Western Australians, but we are greatly enriching him in the process.

For instance the typical fee quoted is $270 cash per woman. Cheques are quite unacceptable or anything other than cash.

Having paid this cash, she can then claim $188 back from Medicare.

Note the significance of that?

It means the abortionist can make $2,700 per day! and we are enriching these operators through our taxes, in carrying out a largely illegal activity and in the process killing our children.

And how much of this "cash under the lap" is declared to the taxation department would also be interesting.

Yes indeed, baby killing is definitely a lucrative occupation. That its proceeds support operators and their families with an air of respectabil-

ity, is not good enough.

They should be exposed for what they are, as abortion is quite clearly their game, so why should we help them with a "respectable veneer" by accepting blood money for school fees?

I guess the best people to tell us the truth about abortion, is from those who've either been abortionists or who've helped in the abortion clinic.

It's thought provoking and interesting to talk to one of these people, especially when you know they've been involved in the murder of many thousands of innocents — before they turned back from what is the road to their own selfdestruction, and who've now come out as prolifers.

According to a recent visitor to Perth, Carol Everett, you have to admit it, ask for God's forgiveness, and do what you can to prevent any more murders taking place.

Ms Everett who comes from Dallas Texas, and has two grown children ran four abortion clinics there and made a lot of money — $13,265 during the last month she was in the business.

She was in the business from 1977 to 1983 and personally helped in 35,000 abortions.

But she didn't escape the insidious effects of working in the industry because she had her own baby aborted, something she has lived with the pain of for many years, and her own happy marriage broke up within two months.

As for the abortionists, "they're multi-divorced, and into drugs and alcohol".

The job of killing babies is destructive and leaves a wake of destruction and misery for all those involved.

"Fhere's not just the mother involved," Carol

says, "but also the father, the siblings if any, and the grandparents. And also those who are more widely involved in abortion".

Why did she change?

Well it was powerfully the word of God spoken through someone who came as a counsellor to her clinic. She was struck with his peace and tranquillity.

Upon probing she learned he'd been directed after much prayer, to go to an abortion clinic and walk away with one person.

It was dramatic and effective, because when Ms Everett left 27 days after having discovered him, 21 employees left with her.

Sure, life became rocky after the discovery of what she'd been doing struck her and she had to see a psychiatrist daily for the next five months.

She lost all her friends and since then all her 'blood money'. But she has no regrets; in fact she states now that the worst she has in her life now is much better than the best she had then.

It's been traumatic for her in other ways too, because she had to have daily counselling from this preacher who spent some part of every day with her over an 18 month period.

Her children remained supportive of her too and had never agreed with what she was doing with abortion, "because they've always been prolifers really".

Stories she told of what happens in the abortion industry were graphic and terrible.

For instance the fact that small foetuses were put in the garbage disposal but the larger were dismembered as they were sucked from the womb, and decapitated, and being too large to go down the disposal, they were often dumped in another abortionist's bin

to keep away the prolifers or anyone who might cause them trouble.

The really big babies, they were given "after dark" to a medical laboratory for experimentation purposes and so called 'research'.

Larger foetuses are frozen and taken to a laboratory to be used for foetal harvesting of parts in a hospital and supply by products for cosmetics such as the production of anti-wrinkle cream.

If the product is not marked animal or vegetable, said Mrs Everett, you can be sure it is foetal for the collagen.

In America it is perfectly legal for private companies to use foetal products, but not for government, she said.

There is no law against it here, Ms Everett continued, and although the scientists define their foetuses as coming from still-births or spontaneous abortions, "this isn't true, because the tissue has to be alive and fresh and used no later than half an hour after it has been aborted".

Another money maker for the abortionists.

The interesting thing too, which the Right to Life Australia (who brought Ms Everett out to Perth for her lectures), pointed out, is that although one needs a referral to go to a specialist in WA, and certainly to recoup a Medicare refund, no referrals are needed for the abortionists and yet Medicare refunds are readily obtainable.

The other aspect in the cover-up for doing abortions, especially promoted she said "by all the do-gooders who came to my abortion clinics to help, such as the lesbians and those who'd been hurt by abortion, was we'd all say we were giving women a choice".

But what choice are you giving a woman when

you maim her for life, if not cause her to lose her life, kill her child, and cause her to be emotionally scarred? she asks.

Of those who've had abortions, 91% are psychologically disturbed for at least five years after the abortion and 25% are rendered sterile.

Further outlining the facts, Ms Everett said the true horror goes on behind the scenes where in her clinic one 20 year old model came in for an abortion which went wrong.

Her bowel was sucked out and she was sneaked out in Ms Everett's car ("an ambulance outside the abortion clinic is a terrible advertisement," she said) which was always used for this undercover activity, to a distant hospital who wouldn't "talk", where she had a colostomy and now has to wear a bag outside her body for the rest of her life.

Another 21 year old who had her womb sucked out and had an instant hysterectomy. and yet another 32 year old mother of other children who bled to death.

There was the cheating of pretence that a woman was pregnant when she wasn't, by talking her into a sonogram, and if the pregnancy test was negative, then dummying up a shadow and pretending to the woman it was the foetus.

The woman was then given an "abortion" and to make sure there was enough matter for evidence, the womb would be scraped and scraped, of its lining, causing the woman to become sterile.

In all cases where the abortion went wrong, the woman was invariably told it was her fault, or she would have had a pregnancy' problem anyway.

There is no fear also, for the abortionist, because who is going to charge

The Secular Franciscans in One of a series on local small Christian communities

by COLLEEN McGUINESSHOWARD St Francis of Assisi is one of those saints with perennial appeal. So much so that not only does he have religions orders male and female, dedicated to his rule, but also a body of lay people called the Secular Franciscans.

This lay branch started in the 13th century because there was a number of lay who wished to 'leave all, follow him, and live

according to his lifestyle'.

He dissuaded them from literally doing that since married people cannot enter religious life while still married, and suggested that he would, instead, give them their own rule to follow within their lay context, which would be for lay whether single or married.

This he did and the order was given the original title of The Brothers and Sisters of Penance.

With it he gave them the tau cross and a simple robe.

Being part of the order meant however that you were not allowed to go to war or swear an oath of

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charisnis are those of peace, hospitality and penance.

According to Secular Franciscans Pat and Peter Meek and Dunstan Hartley when members follow the rule it helps them become dynamic Christians instead of static.

Secular Franciscans Dunstan Hartley (left), with Pat and Peter Meek, who believe that following St Francis is definitely the way to go! allegiance to your overlord.

History records that as a result of this, it turned followers away from hostile activities and fewer wanted to go to war.

The First Order of

Franciscans is for religious men.

The Second Order that of St Clare for religious women.

And after a period of time St Francis' lay following become known as the Third Order.

Then in 1978 Pope Paul VI approved their new rule when they became known as the Secular Franciscans.

Their patrons are Saint (Queen) Elizabeth of Hungary and Saint King Louis ix and among their

"They are more involved in the church instead of playing a more personal, passive role."

They said often the question is asked: What do Secular Franciscans do? "But really the question should be what is a SF? And the answer is someone who tries to live the gospel life, and making life relevant to

gospel living in a contemporary age.

SF's they said, are supposed to be reading some of the gospel daily but in fact we believe you should live it daily.

"We say that St Francis is our example and by following his charism we know what we should be doing."

"So we follow him, and encourage each other to live the gospel more fully." The aspect of fraternity was very important they said, and in fact all branches of the Franciscans, religious and lay, come together on certain occasions to pray together and reinforce their larger corn-

blood money and horror the operator with what?

They disguise the records with false facts, and the woman herself is most unlikely to sue the abortionist because she wouldn't advertise the fact she was there.

Her family too are often guilty SO are unlikely to sue.

The terrible tragedy is however, that in many cases where the pregnant girl is involved, it is often through force and pressure from her family.

These parents in many cases are forcing the murder of their own grandchild. The abortionists and staff realise if the pregnant woman were to know that a heart beat and brain waves can be detected in the womb less than 25 days after conception, she wouldn't go ahead with it.

And how many women would get abortions if they knew their baby had feet and eyes, however tiny? Ms Everett asked.

Abortion is a skilfully marketed product that does not help women. It destroys them. Ms Everett stated.

"And everyone insists that the unborn child is not a baby, all in the interest of making sure the abortion is performed and the fee paid."

At her clinics, it was exposed on American television that they were performing abortions when the women weren't pregnant, using nonreusable tubing for abortions, and pointed to the cover-ups and maiming that went on. Ms Everett used to keep a bible in her drawer. To pull it out and convince everybody including herself, she was doing God's will in helping people.

This is part of the big lie that is an integral part of the abortion clinic.

But every abortionist knows exactly what he or she is doing, said Ms Everett, when they see the tiny bodies.

And yet it continues, on — to the girl if she's because abortion is a maimed, to the parents if multi-million dollar the girl dies, to the industry in America, said falsified medical records, Ms Everett, and here too. to the hospitals and So nobody wants to stop medicos and so-called it because there's much scientists who use the too much money to be murdered foetuses for made. And Australians baby parts and the are sitting quietly by and beauty industry. letting it all happen, and And then the apathy of funding it from their the so called democracy taxes. which lets it happen — In response to a ques- the illegal but thriving tion whether abortions abortion business operatshould take place ing without harrassment because the unborn baby from government or the is considered "defective", Law in broad daylight or if the mother's life is day after day. considered in jeopardy, To the Medicare scam Ms Everett forcefully whereby those who don't said that there is no good believe in baby slaughter abortion clinic, because a are paying to enrich the child dies in every abortionists who do it, abortion. and the health care "And who has the right system which pays out. to abort a baby if they're However there is one considered imperfect? politican who cares Who is not imperfect? enough to do something, What about me? Plenty if he can, about it, Mr would say I'm not perfect Webster (Macquarie either. Who is?"

NSW) who presented the "And does anyone have Abortion Funding Abolithe right to kill me? Or tion Bill in 1990. them? Jesus Christ didn't He stated that "one of ask us to leave only the the responsibilities of perfect ones." this parliament, in fact its Ms Everett dismisses first responsibility, is the the argument of jeopardy protection of the life and of the mother's health rights of the citizens of "because with medical Australia. advances,I find it hard to "It is usually accepted believe". on both sides that there is Part of the reason, apart a particular obligation from money, why Ms upon us to safeguard the Everett marketed abor- life and rights of those in tions so well, was our community who are because she was trying to too weak to protect justify her own abortion. themselves."

To date, there has been And leaving such a lucrative business was some limited debate on hard enough, but starting this Bill but being a off again in a new role, in private members bill it a Godlike direction was a will be up to the federal government to detertough one. mine whether this bill is "I was an angry progiven the time for the abortionist and a debate that it deserves.

Christian." deceived As the current governAnd according to Ms ment is now pushing for Everett, everyone in the the legalisation of aborabortion industry is tion, the Right to Life deceived.

Australia movement is From the women who urging pro-life Australhave the abortions, who ians to voice their objecare trapped in a web of tions to the killing of the deceit, to the nurses, unborn. administrators, and aborAnd in so doing protect tionists themselves. the sanctity of life, And the deceit is passed preserve Christian nrin-

ciples and ethics and above all, safeguard the next generation of Australians.

Abortions have doubled in WA in the last decade, going from 4034 in WA in 1979/80 to 7243 in 1989/90.

Late term abortions

(and some centres, it has been stated, do them up until 16 weeks), almost tripled in WA over the same period.

However these are only published figures and the true facts would be much higher than that, with pro-lifers giving the Australian figure as being one abortion for every three live births.

As for Ms Everett, who since she left the abortion industry in 1983, has been working as a full time pro-lifer to prevent more killing, she doesn't want to see the abortion industry regulated — but closed.

"If anyone tried to suck up a three year old child with suction, there'd been an outcry.

"Yet it's done all the time in the abortion industry and the effect is the same — to kill a child!"

Suction however is not the only way of killing the foetus, because saline is also used to kill the baby inside the womb and in its agony, labour is brought on.

Finally, Ms Everett states that in America there are 4,400 abortions daily, but on the Australian scene our figures are nothing to be proud of.

In the year 1989/90 69,587 abortions were

claimed under Medicare items at a cost to the Australian taxpayer of $7.8 million.

Since its introduction the principle medical benefits abortion item alone has subsidised the extermination of at least 850,000 unborn Australians at a cost of over $80 million, quoted the Australian Parliamentary

the spotlight... munity and fraternal links.

New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

"It is a community of life and is the power house for our spiritual generators," they said.

Oceania is in turn part of the international organisation. Pat, Peter and Dunstan said it is levels of family and the basic unit is the fraternity which is the community of life guided by the Holy Spirit.

The Secular Franciscans, whose membership starts from 18 yo upwards, meet once a month in Midland, Perth, Balcatta, Victoria Park and then outside Perth in Geraldton, Leeman, Collie, Dardanup and Bindoon.

These groups form the WA region and the WA region is part of the greater Oceania region which comprises all states of Australia plus New Zealand, Papua

"When we meet we pray and do Franciscan studies, gospel studies and plan, each fraternity according to their own formatted individual requirements, with every part of a community contributing towards the charism of the larger Franciscan community.

Most SF's are involved

in some form of parish directive is just as releservice, they said, and vant today." these days their distin- On the youth scene, guishing mark is the tau young Franciscans met cross instead of a robe. earlier this year at a Finally, Dunstan said Nanga bush camp. that an important aspect The SF's decided to introof St Francis' life which duce St Francis to young may be forgotten, is that adults so 40 came together he was asked by Christ to and got to know about the re-build His Church at a charistmatic saint's appeal," time when the Church which has remained fresh had slipped into decline. throughout the centuries."

The nucleus group of this And St Francis was international movement given the task of restor- within the Franciscan order, ing the Church with its meets on the second Sunday people and practice, back of the month at Balcatta and to God. they're planning another "This is an undertaking camp for the long weekend in March that we SF's have to at Eagle's Nestlabour day 1992 on the consider in this similar weekend. era," said Dunstan.

Any enquiries fo rthe SF's "Because although St please contact Pat or Peter Francis wrote his rule on 349 1474, 61 Arkana 800 years ago, that Road. Balga 6061.

Pro-Life Group, Parliament House, Canberra.

Today Ms Everett journeys throughout Canada and America, and now Australia, urging others to help stop the killing.

For her, finding the road of relative peace has been hard, but as she says: "You have to admit what you have done.

Grieve. And get on with your life.

"Only the word of God can change things and without Jesus Christ we can't do anything."

So her message is — face what's been done.

Turn to God. And help stop the killing of the unborn innocents.

And for those women on the home scene here in WA, who find themselves in a pregnancy dilemma, they can contact Pregnancy Help Perth (from 8am until late at night) on 325 5592, at 459 Hay

Street, or Rockingham (also 'till late) on 527 7636. There they are assured of receiving unbiased counselling and positive assistance with whatever support is needed.

For those who wish to join the pro-life lobby, their contact is Right to Life Australia, PO Box 537, Cannington 6107 or by phoning 451 4497.

Carol Everett who came from running four abortion clinics in America and who is now a fully committed pro-lifer whose life given aim these past eight years is to "stop the slaughter of the innocents".

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Substantial tuition fee discounts will be available through the College of Education's scholarship program. Additional benefits will be available through scholarships offered by the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia.

The Graduate Diploma in Education will meet standard professional certification requirements for teaching in Government, Catholic and other Independent secondary schools.

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The sting of rejection from Jenny Sir, Mr Dutton (The Record, August 15) perpetuates the feeling that separated and divorced Catholics are a blot on the Catholic Church's otherwise white copybook!

The Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning refers to us, along with alcoholics, prisoners and Aborigines as "marginalised", "under -represented", "fringe" or "minority" groups. We have also been categorised as "not normal people".

Along with the above groups, we feel the sting of Mr Dutton's rejection within the Church, and if we are on a pension we are treated like scum from people such as bank managers.

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

I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for three days after which the favour will be granted. The prayer must be published immediately. My grateful thanks. G B Holy St Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke you. Special patron in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg you whom God has given great power to come to my assistance. Help now in my present and urgent need and grant my earnest petition, in return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers and Glorias. St Jude pray for all who honour and invoke your aid. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. G B Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal.

You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory.

Amen. M.P.N

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to the Editor

Some insight into why marriages break up might soften Mr Dutton's judgemental attitude, and allow him to enter, just for a moment, into the devastation, pain and sorrow of the separated and divorced.

• Some have lived in marriages for many years where physical, sexual and mental abuse were the norm. When the violence becomes life threatening, including the children, we are forced to leave.

• Many women have lost their husband to another woman, mostly half his age.

• Some marriages break up when a disabled child is born.

• One spouse is often continually unfaithful while some women have lost their husband to another man. marriages • Many break up because of alcoholism, gambling, etc.

I have listened to many hundreds of men and women whose mar-

riages have ended, and there would be very few who are not left with endless sadness, hurt and guilt, that their dream of "living happily ever after" was shattered by the departure of their spouse.

Hardly a week goes past that I do not receive a phone call from someone w anting to end their life because their spouse has left them.

Father Anthony Padavano asks: "Need a woman be deemed less heroic if she leaves forever the home of a has who husband become unworthy of marriage by every human standard?" and "Who of us is not a cquainted with the 'conscientious citizen' whose rhetoric masks hypocrisy, the selfproclaimed 'faithful' husband whose permanence in marriage has been achieved at the destruction of his own family?"

Mr Dutton is forgiven for his ignorance.

British way from R. McSWEENEY, Ballajura Sir, While attention is being given to the establishment of separate Catholic universities in Australia, it is interesting to note that in Britain a different approach to the foundation of a Churchrelated university is being taken.

The concept of a combined Christian university is currently being considered by a group of mainline churches, including Catholic, in England and Wales.

The possibility of a national, interdenominational institution of higher learning presenting to the world common Christian principles and values should appeal to many.

What a pity From J.F HARDING, Diane/la Sir, What a pity that Brian Peachey (The Record) did not see fit to support our letter to the Record (August 16, 1990 titled Hurray to Hickey) which commended our archbishop elect on his recent statements on the abortion debate.

We said Bishop Hickey's position is totally lacking in ambiguity and is a breath of fresh air for all those who still believe in the sanctity and inviolability of life at every stage

Disturbing untold story from Robert HICKS Kalgoorlie Further to Sir Ralph Dutton's letter (The Record Aug 18). The A ustralian Bureau of Statistics has just r eleased figures relating to the family and marriage showing divorce.

1989: 41,383 to 1990: 42,635 (up 3%).

Although these figures are disturbing in themselves one could be forgiven for taking some relief in an annual increase of only 3%.

The untold story is even

more disturbing. In 1990 45,000 children were caught up in their parents divorces. What of the trauma these children must suffer as a result of being deprived of one of the other parent.

Since the introduction of Lionel Murphy's Family Law Act 1974 there are now approximately 700,000 children in A ustralia deprived of one or the other parent. It is conservatively estimated that by the year 2000 one million children will have fallen victim to the Family Law Act.

It is therefore not surprising that juvenile crime has increased proportional to the level of divorces since the i ntroduction of the i nfamous Act. The fabric of the traditional nuclear and extended family has been eroded as a result of other masterful pieces of legislation but none so damaging than the Family Law Act. Lionel Murphy saw the family as the backbone of Christianity and recognised that to destroy Christianity he had to first break it's back What

better way than to devise a mechanism called the Family Law Act to achieve his personal goal. History can now demonstrate, statistically at least, that Murphy's grand plan has indeed achieved it's end.

It is, therefore, not only the responsibility of all Catholics to fight to change the Act but also the Australian Community as whole, particulary those prudent enough to understand the social, economic and moral mess the Family Law Act has given us, to fight not for compromise but total demise of this legislation.

New PIN line of Telecom from Paul DONNELLY, Claremont

Sir, Telecom, already under criticism for sex on its information 0055 service, while promising reform of those lines, is transferring objectionable items to a new 'PIN' access 0051 line but with the addition of much more prurient material.

The Australian bishops (The Record, August 15) warn of this and of the distribution of pornographic computer programs from Canberra by which viewers can identify themselves with the sexual activities electronically developed on home computers.

In all these activities women are denigrated and greatly endangered

by portrayal as sex objects of male lust.

In Western Australia, rape, which was a rare crime 30 years ago, now rates more than 400 reports to the police annually, most being excessively violent.

The rise has coincided with massive release of pornographic pictorials by present state governments and by an inflood of prurient videotapes from Canberra.

Criminologist pundits claim that this rape rise and pornographic flood are not related. Their claim is that increased facilities for assault reports and protection of victim witnesses in court from harassing cross examination alone encourage reports of a

crime which in the past has been as frequent as now.

Common experience determines otherwise.

Women know and the police warn that our streets, even our homes, by day as well as night are dangerous now as they were not in the past.

Our children are warned 'Danger -Stranger' as a safeguard against kidnapping.

Commonsense dictates that murder, violence and gang attacks which all too frequently accompany sexual assaults could not have taken place in the past without report.

It is gratifying that our bishops give frequent indications of concern

over these matters. Their lead calls for massive lay and parental support.

In the past a few of us developed such parental support right up to national level. We created an Australian Parents Council linking all State Federations of individual School Associations as a network of protest, representation and expression of matters important to parents as this present one of the social canker of policies of pornographic developments and encouragement.

Though long lost to public notice this network still exists awaiting only leadership to revive and restore its onetime power and effectiveness.

TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

Above: Team leaders for Riverton's first Antioch weekend Barry Newman and Claire Van Beek check the program with parent couple Margaret and Peter de San Miguel.

Right: It may have been just their first weekend, but Riverton Antioch is already full of life!

Servite greens Eagle's Nest A group of Year 12 students from Servite College in Tuart Hill really got down to earth recently when they planted twenty new trees at Eagle's Nest,

the Catholic youth formation centre in Gidgegannup.

Led by teacher Pat Branson, the group worked from after school until after dark under the

guidance of centre manager Brian Milne.

The trees, all native to the area, will help restore areas left barren by earthworks associated with the centre's new driveway, installed last year.

Servite's "greening" complements another stage of restoration, when other bare areas were seeded with ten varieties of native shrubs and groundcovers.

Mr Branson, a longtime supporter of Eagle's Nest and member of the Board on Management

responsible for the centre, arranged for the students to stay at the centre overnight and travel direct to school the following morning.

Youth participation has been a key factor in the establishment of Eagle's Nest, tending to give young people a greater sense of responsibility for their formation centre.

Youth Chaplain Fr Joe Parkinson said he was delighted with the Servite support, and hoped that many other young people would follow their example.

Servite student Josephine Juricev fills in for Eagle's Nest manager Brian Milne.

The Redemptorist Lay Community present

Christian Sexuality Weekend St Denis School, Joondanna

September 7-8 Cost: $30 (negotiable) Open to ages 18 years and over For details please call:

Getting down to earth are Servite Year 12's Michael Gleeson and Naomi Leslie.

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Year 12 students Frank Asensio and Gerard Guy worked until after dark to finish the greening of Eagle's Nest.

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Beautiful creature Waiting for Billy by Martin Jadca (Omnibus books).

Martin Jacka was born in Newquay, Cornwall, but has lived in Australia since 1969.

He has been a photographer for the last twenty-one years, working mainly on newspapers and mlga7ines.

Martin's friendship with the dolphin known as Billy began as a normal news assignment he was asked to photograph dolphins swimming with racehorses in Adelaide's Port River. As he sat on the steps of the wharf, waiting for the dolphins to appear, Billy suddenly popped his head out of the water and with his snout pushed some seaweed into Martin's hand.

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The Cool Boffin. A Teen Tracks book by Pete Johnson. Published by Lions. $6.95.

"Anna stands Ewing at me as if she'd never seen me before. I gape back, imagining crazy things like I've woken up in someone else's body How else canIexplain what happens next? For

conflicting characters together on a lonely island on the Great Barrier Reef, their encounter turns into a deadly game of hide-andseek.

Anna touches my shoulder, falters and then sways forwards into my arms . . ."

Richard Hodgson is fifteen, fat and bespectacled. His parents and teachers think he's wonderful because he works hard and never gets into trouble, but his schoolmates don't even seem to know his name. They just call him "Boffin".

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Elvira is a most unusual dragon. She hates fighting, and she absolutely refuses to eat princesses. All Elvira wants to do is sit in the grass and make daisy chains, or gaze at her flower-bedecked reflection in a forest pool.

Naturally all the other little dragons tease her unmercifully — but Ehira shows them, in the end, that she's not just a pretty face.

There are echoes of Munro Leafs famous Ferdinand in this hilarious and entertaining story about a rugged

Misery Guts by Morris Gleitzman (Pan Australia original $7.99).

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A beautifully illustrated book full of interest and detail to keep children amused and fascinated.

Let a Viking Do It. Haga -.1 and family illustrate the Myers-Briggs type indicator by Peter Malone MSC, cartoons by Dik Browne.

Published by Collins Dote.

In this attractive and amusing hook, Peter Malone harnesses the wit of Hagaithe Horrible cartoons to the insights of Myers-Briggs psychology The author first explains features of the 16 personality types — or tendencies —

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individualist, hut Elvira knocks spots off the gentle bullcalf when it comes to defending her right to be different. Elvira is full of wry black humour, and the

and Dad, who are both miserble. Owen, the milkman, is also miserable. So is Mitch who delivers the paper. And Mr Naylor next door. Determined not to be affected by so many misery gutses. Keith sets out to cheer up his parents. He decides to paint Mum and

ending is nothing short of a masterpiece.

A wonderfully witty picture book that will appeal to adults as well as children.

Dad's fish and chip shop, choosing itopical Mango HiGloss which he is sure is a cheerful colour.

"On the pavement he tried to imagine he was a depressd parent. He looked up at the glowing Tropical Mango and felt cheered up immediately.

Then he half closed his eyes and banged himself on the head with his knuckles to see what it would look like with temporary had eyesight due to a tension headache."

But Keith's scheme produces more than a tension headache! For some reason Dad is not pleased at all.

So Keith cooks up some other schemes to end the misery guts blues! Again, he is unsuccessful. Finally Keith decides that the only way to really cheer up his parents is to get them to move to Australia. No one could possibly be a misery guts if they lived on The Barrier Reef.

A story about an ordinary kid confronting adult problems, Misery Guts is full of memorable characters and is written with a light touch, humour and compassion.

The Kate Greenaway .-tddress Book and Birthday Books. Published by Collins.

TRN) little hardback books which would make delightful gifts.

Kate Greenaway was born in London in 1846. By the time she died in 1901 she had established herself as one of the most popular children's illustrators of all time.

She began, like many illustrators, designing greeting cards and calendars and doing other small commissions for publishers.

Then in 1877 she presented to the printer Edmund

classified by the MyersBriggs Type Indicator. The Indicator, by now wellknown in counselling and management circles, was developed in the light of Carl Jung's work.

Though others have offered commentary on the MyersBriggs scheme in words, until now no one had seen the possibilities of using cartoons. Here Hagar and Helga and their family not only exemplify the theory.

Evans a collection of her own rhymes and pictures called l'nder the Window.

Evans printed the tkm exactly as she had drawn it and the first edition of 20,000 copies sold out before he could reprint.

Thereafter Kate Greenaway was able to devote her time to producing hooks, including classics of children's literature such as Mother Goose, A Day in a Child's life and Language of Flowers.

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This week's Budget goes only part of the way towards solving some of the grave social problems identified by Australia's Catholic bishops in their inquiry into wealth distribution in Australia.

But the concept of a Budget "for people" has been welcomed by the chairman of the Bishops' Corrunittee for Justice, Development and Peace.

Bishop William Murray of Wollongong said that his committee was pleased when the treasurer, Mr John Kerin, told the IrishAustralian Chamber of Commerce three weeks ago that economic policies needed to produce social justice.

The same approach was reflected to at least some extent in the 1991 Budget.

A draft report from the inquiry, Common Wealth and Common Good, was published this year. It confirmed that tens of thousands of people in Australia form a disadvantaged "underclass".

This was confirmed in a recent joint statement by the Catholic and Anglican bishops of Victoria.

"The key to the problem is work, which is both a right and a duty," said Bishop Murray.

"The elimination of unemployment, which is at a completely unacceptable level, must remain a key policy target.

"The Budget includes some measures aimed at solving the unemployment problem, but they do not go far enough. A special cause for concern is youth unemployment."

Bishop Murray said that the move to make superannuation universal for the labour force was good, but such a policy had to be accompanied by effective measures to help the long-term unemployed.

The bishops' inquiry had confirmed that Aboriginal people were among the least advantaged Australians, Bishop Murray said.

It was not apparent that the Budget went far enough to change this situation.

"The Budget's impact on Aboriginal people will provide a measure of the extent to which the government's economic policies are truly influenced by social justice," he said.

Bishop Murray recalled that the inquiry into wealth distribution had highlighted the need for equal access by all members of society to health and education services.

It was worrying that the costs of these services were rising, although it should be acknowledged that the budget was making some provision for the hard cases.

"Our perception is that the hard cases are far from few in number," he said. "A userpays principle should not be applied to basic human needs, when not all have the capacity to pay."

Bishop Murray said that the Budget did well to widen access to the Family Allowance Supplement, but he believed that not enough was being done in general for families, especially those trying to survive on a single income.

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PARIS _ H FINALISTS Last week's fixture results decided the fate of the teams vying for the places in this year's pennant finals.

Even though the "A" Grade have one more round to play, Dianella and Queens Park cannot be dislodged from the top two positions.

In the "B" Grade, Attadale's strong win over Dianella secured them fourth position and a place in the finals.

In last week's results in "A" Grade Dianella held on to beat Queens Park by 6 games, sets being 5 all, and Castledare outclassed Thornlie 10 nil. St Benedicts had the bye.

Dianella's narrow win over Queens Park augers well for a very tight final next week when they meet again. The last round of the "B" Grade fixtures produced the only shock result, as previously mentioned, the loss by Dianella to Attadale. Willetton had a comfortable 7 sets win over Queens Park and Pignatelli received a forfeit from St Marks who, plagued with injuries, were unable to field a team. Yidarra had the bye.

All fixtures this weekend will be played at Aquinas College starting at 1pm.

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B Grade, Attadale 7/76 defeated Dianella 2/45; Willetton 7/ 70 defeated Queens Park 3/59; Pignatelli forfeit from St Marks; Yidarra — bye.

TABLES A Grade, Queens Park 17;

Diane 17; Castledare 14; St Benedicts 7; Thornlie 1.

B Grade, Willetton 17; Yidarra 17; Dianella 17; Attadale 12; Pignatelli 11; Queens Park 8; St Marks 2.

MEETING About two dozen people attended the Social Tennis Day last Sunday at the Trinity Courts. This was a reasonable attendance considering that most people had played pennants the day before and the Eagles were playing at Subiaco. A shower of rain at about 4pm brought the day's play to an end. Donna Ward and Simon Messer won the day's prizes. Afternoon tea was taken early and a quick AGM followed. The President outlined the Association's activities over the last t welve months in his report and thanked those who had made major contributions.

He asked all members to support the forthcoming Carnival to help to make it an outstanding success.

CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT Conducted by: Fr Gerry Pierse CSsR.

NEWMAN SOCIETY Scripture Group, Tuesday, August 27 at 11am at 13 Dean St, Claremont, to be led by Father Dynon: Acts of the Apostles 21-26 (both incl). Open to all interested.

Contact 446 7340.

EMBLETON PRAYER A novena to Our Lady of Health Vailankanni, August 30, September 8 takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Embleton, preacher Father Robert Zivcovic OS M. Daily at 7pm. Rosary, homily and Benediction.

On August 30 after the novena there will be a welcome for Father R Ziviovic.

Please bring a plate.

September 2: Annointing of the sick.

September 4: Blessing of the sick.

September 5: After novena, food fete at the Parish hall.

September 8: Feast of the nativity Our Lady, 7pm mass, candlelight procession, farewell Farther R Zivcovic. Enquiries 271 5528 or 2721349.

EMMANUEL CELEBRATES For the 10th anniversary celebrations of Emmanuel Centre on Saturday, September 14 at the Mercy Sisters Conference Centre, Victoria Square (parking from Victoria Avenue), the theme for the day is "Who is my God?". Speakers include: Fr Bob Carden, OEM; Fr John Harte, SJ and Sister Frances Maguire, RSJ. Lunch will be provided. To assist with catering, phone Jan Beeson on 409 6068 or Barbara Harris on 328 8113 by September 12.

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Scripture Group, Tuesday, August 27 at llam at 13 Dean St, Claremont. "Acts of the Apostles", chapters 21-26 (both incl), to be led

by Father Dynon. Both meetings open to all interested. Contact no: 446 7340.

ARTS FESTIVAL The 1991 Performing Arts Festival for Catholic schools begins on Wednesday, August 28 with Mass celebrated by Monsignor Keating at 9.30 in the CEO chapel. The festival includes choral singing, speech, drama and two nights of secondary orchestras/ bands and musicals.

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Bookings for Festival concert on Friday, September 13 at 7.30pm at Winthrop Hall can be made on 271 7181.

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August 27 Installation of Archbishop Hickey.

28 Priests' liturgy and luncheon for Archbishop Hickey.

Performing Arts School Festival Mass, Mons Keating.

Confirmation Lockridge, Fr T. Corcoran.

29 Mass and reception for religious, Archbishop Hickey.

Mass for Outreach co-ordinators, Bishop Healy.

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

31 Conference of Churches AGM, Bishop Healy.

31 and Sept 1 Confirmation Bateman, Fr Chris Ross.

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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.

Visit of Archbishop Hurley from South Africa.

St Thomas More College. Short talk on "Centesimus Annus".

St Joachim's Vic Park.

"Reflections on 100 years of Catholic Social Teaching. LJ Goody Bio-ethics Centre.

The Conflict of moral values in Contemporary Moral Theology."

St Joachim's, Vic Park.

"South African Update."

St Jerome's Parish, Spearwood Mass & Breakfast with South African community.

Rerum Novarum Conference.

Led by Fr Donal Dorr, St Patrick's Missionary Society.

"Key Issues: The emergence over the past 100 years of the Social Justice Agenda of the Catholic Church and WCC." Conference continues following Mass.

Keynote presentations by Fr Donal Dorr.

"New challanges: The Social Justice Issues facing the churches today." "A Spirituality of Social Justice Today."

Santa Maria College, Attadale. Cost

$10.

Oct 25-31

Structural Analysis Workshop.

Led by Rev Stuart Reid of the Centre for Structural Analysis — Melbourne.

Sponsored by Catholic Social Justice Commission Catholic Social Apostolate/Christian Life Groups The Christian Brothers Phone: 325 1212

GROUP FIFTY PRAYER GROUP Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth 1. Due to Monastery committments, there will be no prayer meeting held on Thursday, August 29.

2. Mass and Healing Service as usual on Thursday, September 5.