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NT, ITALY (CNS) - In praising ing here and there in these past decades, loss of Catholic identity."

Ti ttE he Council of Trent and the Second of the great event," he said.

There are "circles propagandizing Vatican Council in the same speech, This evaluation tried to see Pope John Paul II tiptoed on delicate ground.

At the 450th anniversary commemoration of the famous council he tried to calm fears of some that the teachings of Trent were no longer valid in an ecumenical age, being superseded by Vatican II. Trent "traced the great paths of the church for successive centuries" and its teachings retain their value, he said.

One of those who were worried prior to the pope's speech was Archbishop Sartori of Trent who said the anniversary was useful "to put back into perspective the absurd historical evaluation, flourish-

Vatican II "not as a development, but directly as a cancellation of the great doctrinal and spiritual patrimony realized at Trent."

Both councils are "strictly connected to each other, even if celebrated at a distance of four centuries," he said.

The documents of Vatican II cite Trent more than any other ecumenical council, the archbishop said.

Trent's work must be "read in the light of the successive councils of Vatican I and Vatican II," said the archbishop.

Walter Brandmuller, theology professor at the University of Augsburg, Germany said "the sacrifice of the Council of Trent to ecumenism" could mean "the

about saying goodbye to Trent," Brandmuller said. "Everything that has been defined by an ecumenical council becomes part of the deposit of faith, and, therefore, irreversible," said Brandmuller.

The pope, while praising Trent, said the church must now take inspiration from the rebirth of Catholicism spawned

by Trent to apply faithfully Vatican's ll's teachings to today's problems.

Regarding ecumenism, the contemporary task is to examine Trent's teachings with Protestants and come to a deeper understanding of those teachings, thus opening the door to Christian unity, he said.

Catholic Church rightly condemned aspects of Protestant Reformation in 16th century but today's goal different NT, ITALY (CNS) - The Catholic Church in the 16th l i century rightly condemned

aspects of the Protestant Reformation, but today's task is to push for Christian unity, said Pope John Paul II. Today's guide must be the ecumenical spirit of Vatican II, he said.

In commemorating the Council of Trent, which issued the condemnations, the pope expressed hope that significant progress toward unity is made by the year 2000.

The pope marked the 450th anniversary of the start of the council in Trent's St. Vigilius Cathedral, where most of the council sessions took place.

Behind the pope was the huge cathedral crucifix. Local tradition says the Christ on the cross nodded its head in assent when the council decrees were approved at the final session.

The Council of Trent was held from 1545 to 1563. Its main purposes were to heal the rifts caused by the Reformation and to internally reform the Catholic C hurch, since abuses and immorality within Catholicism were key issues in the formation of Protestantism.

By the time the often-postponed council finally started, however, the rifts were too deep, and the council ended up crystallizing the doctrinal differences between Catholics and Protestants, leaving wide gaps that still need to be narrowed.

"The dogmatic affirmations of the Council of Trent naturally preserve all their value," the pope said.

condemnations issued by both sides.

In 1986, the study groups recommended steps by which the mutual condemnations could be declared no longer operative.

The pope noted that the Council of Trent had left the door open to future unity, despite its condemnations.

"Not wanting to compromise the future prospects of reunification, the council fathers avoided condemning specific people," as this would have "further sharpened the polemic," he said.

Much of the pope's Trent speech was praise of the council as "a great event in the history of the church" which still influences today's Catholics such as the council's doctrinal definitions of the seven sacraments, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the role of grace and good works in salvation.

He also emphasized its institutional reforms, such as requiring bishops to reside in their dioceses and establishing Joking in the rain seminaries."

- see Page 7 At the same time, he said that Vatican II sets the guidelines for today's church.

Today's challenge is to seek menical passion, to historical The Council of Trent was a with Protestants a deeper and theological investigations" response to the problems of its understanding of the council's aimed at "full visibility of all era and brought a rebirth of teachings, "rendering the very Christians," he said. church life, the pope said. misunderstandings of the past The pope noted his own "Faithful application of the the occasions for a growth in efforts to foster dialogue with teachings of the Second Vatifaith and love," he said.

Protestants such as the 1980 for- can Council will allow us to "I add my encouragement to mation of a joint Catholic- offer an adequate response to all those who dedicate them- Lutheran study group to exam- the emerging problems of our the 16th-century epoch," he said. selves, with sacrifice and ecu- ine

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Find full unity or give scandal to the world That's the choice Churches of the East and West have, says pope TATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Christian V churches of the East and West face a simple choice: commit to finding full unity or give scandal to the world by continuing division, Pope John Paul II said.

"Today we can cooperate in proclaiming the kingdom or we can become the upholders of new divisions," the pope said in an apostolic letter, "Orientale Lumen" ("The Light of the East").

The pope calls on Latin-rite Catholics to discover and appreciate the monastic, liturgical and spiritual traditions of Eastern-rite Catholics and Orthodox as well as appealing for new efforts toward unity.

"The sin of our separation is very serious," he said, and "men of both sides were to blame" for the gradual division between the church in Rome and in Constantinople, which culminated in 1054 with each church excommunicating members of the other.

Other papal documents discussing related themes will be published soon.

An encyclical on ecumenism - looking at relations with Protestants and Anglicans as well as Orthodox - is expected this spring.

Also the pope is preparing a special message to mark the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest and the 350th anniversary of the Union of Uzhorod, agreements that led

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to the establishment of the Ukrainian and Ruthenian Catholic churches.

If Christians in the West do not know, understand and draw on the richness of Eastern Christianity, their faith will be impoverished, the pope said in this latest letter.

Full unity will be possible only if Christians learn to see the traditions of the East and West as essential parts of their own heritage and of the universal reality of faith and salvation in Christ, he said.

Catholics and Orthodox must "purify ourselves from that jealous attachment to feelings and memories, not of the great things God has done for us, but of the human affairs of a past that still weighs heavily on our hearts," Pope John Paul said.

After 30 years of intense dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, he said, it is clear that the model for full Christian unity must be one which allows for and respects differences.

"True union is possible only in total respect for the other's dignity without claiming that the whole array of uses and customs in the Latin church is more complete or better suited to showing the fullness of correct doctrine," the letter said.

The Catholic Church's respect for the dif-

ferences in cultural and religious expressions must extend not only to the Orthodox, but also to the Eastern churches already in full communion with Rome, he said.

The Vatican says there are between 17 million and 18 million Eastern-rite Catholics in the world, identified by their ethnic origin and their own hierarchy. They trace their heritage to five ritual groups: Byzantine, Alexandrian, Armenian, Antiochene and Chaldean.

The pope says the Eastern churches that entered into full communion with Rome were motivated by a desire for Christian unity, although often the unions resulted in a splintering of the communities between Catholics and Orthodox.

"They did not at all intend to deny their fidelity to their own tradition, to which they have borne witness down the centuries with heroism and often by shedding their blood," Pope John Paul said.

"These churches carry a tragic wound, for they are still kept from full communion with the Eastern Orthodox Churches despite sharing in the heritage of their fathers," he said.

Here's what Eastern-rite Ca tho lics mu st do E ASTERN-RITE Catholics must work to promote understanding and reconciliation with their Orthodox counterparts, the pope says in his latest letter.

And Latin-rite Catholics must undergo a "conversion" so that they "respect and fully appreciate the dignity of Eastern Christians and accept gratefully the spiritual treasures of which the Eastern Catholic Churches are the bearers to the benefit of the entire catholic communion," he said.

Among those aspects of the East that should be given greater attention in the West, the pope listed: • The Eastern churches' tradition o f welcoming a plurality of languages and cultural forms of expressing the faith.

• The sense of mystery and awe before God that is expressed in Eastern liturgies and spirituality, and an

emphasis on the value of silence, which many people in the modern world have come to fear.

• An understanding of tradition, which, because it is not static, preserves the original core of the faith, while growing and developing under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

• The preservation of the original monastic way of life as the place "where the human being seeks God without limitation or impediment, becoming a reference point for all people, bearing them in his heart and helping them to seek God." Pope John Paul paid particular tribute to Eastern-rite Catholic and Orthodox nuns who maintained the monastic tradition under communist oppression and who are "a visible sign of that motherhood of God to which Sacred Scripture often refers."

Pope does not mention one of the more obvious differences in practice found between the Latin-rite Catholic Church and the Eastern churches, Catholic and Orthodox: the practice of ordaining celibate and married men to the priesthood.

Pope John Paul said respect for the traditions of the East should lead to closer ties between the churches, not just on the level of official dialogue, but in the lives of every Catholic and Orthodox.

"Every day, I have a growing desire to go over the history of the churches in order to write at last a history of our unity and thus return to the time when, after the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the Gospel spread to the most varied cultures and a most fruitful exchange began which still today is evidenced in the liturgies of the churches," the pope wrote.

Sensitivity in celebration TATICAN CITY (CNS) - Celebrations marking the 400th V anniversary of the Ukrainian Catholic Church will be carried out with sensitivity to the nation's Orthodox majority, Pope John Paul II told Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.

The pope and Kuchma met at the Vatican and discussed the general situation of Ukraine following its December 1991 independence from the Soviet Union.

Celebrations will be carried out with the greatest spirit of church unity, said a Vatican statement.

About 13 percent of Ukraine's 51.8 million people belong to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, which was born from the Union of Brest in 1596. The Eastern-rite Catholics are concentrpted in the, western part of the country. Their Orthodox

counterparts make up about 76 percent of the nation's population.

Ukraine was the site of deep tension between Catholics and Orthodox after the downfall of communism and the legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Under the communists, the Eastern-rite Catholic church was outlawed and its property put to a variety of uses by the government or given to the Orthodox Church.

With the legalization of the church after 45 years, disputes erupted between Catholics and Orthodox over the legitimate ownership of the buildings. A Vatican spokesman said that almost without exception the disputes have been resolved by the two churches.

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Wales will ask the Vatican to Although most are single, priest had the support of his approve a new method of dealing with married former Anglican clergy who seek to become Catholic priests.

Since the Church of England began ordaining women priests in 1994, more than 250 of its clergy have been received into the Catholic Church A commission of three English bishops will consider applications for ordination from married men who have been priests in the Church of England.

Among the issues considered would be the degree of preparation on the part of a candidate and the level of family support for ordination.

Under current practice, the applications of Anglican clergy are referred directly to the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for review and approval. Those approved are

some are married and many other married clergy are thought to be waiting to see what the reaction of Rome is to these men.

Spokesman , Auxiliary Bishop Nicholls said "the bishops' conference as a body is of one mind and of one heart in looking forward to welcoming married former Anglican clergymen and their wives, and in some cases their children.

He said the bishops' response had been shaped by a remark made last year by the pope.

At a meeting to discuss the issue in Rome with Cardinal George Basil Hume and Bishop Nichols the pope said: "With such men we must be generous."

Bishop Nichols said that among the factors the commission would consider are the

family.

He said it was important for the Catholic Church to stress that ordination does not weaken or dissolve the priest's marriage vows.

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In a message titled "Child Workers, Beasts of Burden," the bishops deplored increasing child labour in the country and said the church should settheexamplebyendingthepractice within its own jurisdiction.

"We appeal to all church institutions to stop employing minors in our institutions," the message said, urging use of church resources to educate school dropouts and other working children.

Commission secretary Father R.V. Mathias told UCA News that Christian schools, convents, monasteries, hospitals, parishes and bishops' houses employ hundreds of minors - children under 14 years old.

"To begin with, the church should clean its own backyard," Father Mathias said, stressing that "child rights will be one of our principal priorities in the coming years."

According to the message there are upwards of 60 million child workers in India, comprising one-third of the child labourers in Asia.

"But apart from sporadic action, the church has not so far addressed the issue in a systematic manner," said Father Mathias, who was the international chaplain of the Young Christian Workers Movement from 1976 to 1985.

The message said more than 40 percent of carpet weavers are children under 14. Some 200,000 minors work in factories making fireworks and glass products, and some 20 percent of India's 2 million prostitutes are below age 15.

Bombay alone has 40,000 child prostitutes, the bishops' commission said.

The message said children between the ages of 6 and 14 often work more than 12 hours a day as bonded labourers without wages, and those who get paid earn less than three rupees (10 U.S. cents) a day.

The bishops' message, addressed to "all persons of goodwill," deplored hazardous conditions in which children work. Many of the young labourers are exposed to tuberculosis, bronchitis, eye diseases, impaired hearing, skin diseases and fatal accidents, it said.

"They are only a cheap commodity in the labour market for those who exploit them to the max imum for their economic interests," the statement said.

Globalization and economic liberalization have contributed to an increase in child labour, the message said, warning that any insult to children, who are "created in the image of God" is a direct insult to God. The message said children exposed to coastal-it violence, exploitation and hatred turn out to be intolerant and antisocial, but society has no right to blame or punish them, since "we haveshaped them to be what they are today."

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Mr Cunningham with Daryl Ross, student at Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School. lessed Mary MacKillop was in the eyes be, Mr Cunningham noted, with some "She would have related well to the nities of Balga, Girrawheen, Koondoola, B o f many Australian the ultimate of of them travelling to Sydney for the Janu- average Australian today. Mary was the Marangaroo and Mirrabooka because she what the Australian character was all ary beatification ceremony. child of an immigrant family 95

about, the member for Marangaroo, Mr Ted Cunningham, told the Legislative Assembly recently.

Her pioneering spirit and understanding of the Australian way of life was indeed a shining example, he said in answer to a question.

"It did not matter whether people were Catholic, non-Catholic or of no religion at all. She was indeed unique in her tolerance for all and and an inspiration for all Australians.

Mr Cunningham said he was proud to have been educated by Mary MacKillop's josephite Sisters in Brisbane and to have in his electorate the Mary MacKillop Catholic School at Ballajura whose founding principal is josephite Sister Margaret O'Sullivan with three other Josephite Sisters attached to the parish.

The Ballajura community had been keen promoters of Australia's first saint-to-

Although Mary MacKillop had spent only one night in WA. in Albany en route to Rome, the influence of her Sisters had reached thousands of West Australians, bringing education to the outback of WA when government gave no assistance and bringing Christian education and wholesome value training to rural Western Australia, he pointed out.

"Mary MacKillop was best known for establishing a system of schooling for the poor and lower classes at a time when the poor were considered not worth educating.

"She sent out her sisters in twos and threes to care for and teach the children of settlers, miners and farmworkers.

"In the cities she established refuges for destitute women and children at a time when the welfare state was still unheard of.

of Scottish parents. She knew intimately what poverty was. She came from a family who, not unlike many families of today, would have continuous difficulties and in which poverty was part of everyday life. The relationship of her parents was strained.

Her father was not the most reliable breadwinner and as the eldest child she supported her family be acting as a governess.

"Blessed Mary's love, kindness and compassion for all people, regardless of faith and racial background, was part of her fierce determination to befriend and in return she was befriended by people from all walks of life.

"She had a deep love for Australia as a nation, not just as a collection of colonies.

"She set an example for Australians.

She was an Australian first and foremost.

"Blessed Mary MacKillop would have been proud to be involved i n the commu-

was a real battler and a person with whom on this side of the House we can all identify.

"At present some 90 of her Sisters throughout WA continue to work as she would have done, teaching children, educating adults directing parenting courses, acting as counsellors and simply caring for anyone in need.

"Mary MacKillop was a dreamer, but also she was a visionary. Most importantly she was a person of action. "Hers was a down to earth, roll-up-your sleeves approach.

"She reached out to everyone alientated from family, from country or from church.

"I see in Blessed Mary MacKillop a great inspiration because she was not only a real battler but also a real person - someone to whom we all can relate."

Parents in queue oting that there is a queue of in primary and $700 in a high N parents waiting to enrol their school, yet the state government "is children in Catholic schools, which providing only a paltry 1 per cent $4500

are assisted by Federal government capital funding, Mr Cunningham continued: "If Mother Mary were in WA today she would prompt her local member of parliament to explain what the government was doing for those many parents whose children cannot attend independent schools because of little assistance from state governments."

He pointed out that in 1995 the Catholic Education Office, which is responsible for the education of 16% of WA's schoolchildren is faced with the impossible task of meeting 2 7 applications from around the state seeking a total of $14 million but with only $4.5 million of federal funding promised.

1he current WA government, he pointed out, had failed to fulfil its election promise to provide every child in the non-government sector with at least 25 per cent of the average government school recurrent cost. The government had also failed its promise to review the AGSR. The P and F, Mr Cunnin..tham said. cited the 1995 cost of educat. , r,Jvernnient school children at 4

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one seventh of the recurrent cost for each child, working out at $762 for each primary child and $1242 for each secondary child.

"Although this government continues the initiative of the Burke government to provide low interest loans, it does not give any grants for buildings in the non-government sector.

"The state government is spending in the vicinity of $90 million on government school building projects.

"It is a well known fact that the non-government sector can build schools much less expensively than the government because of the high degree of involvement and spirit of voluntary work and commitment from local communities.

"This sort of commitment inspired Blessed Mary MacKillop.

"If the predicted increase in the number of parents hammering at the doors of non-government schools continues, the state government will save money by making a much larger contribution to building programs by increasing its control the non-government sector."

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More than one billion Catholics now TATICAN CITY (CNS) There are now more than V 1 billion Catholics, says the Vatican.

And the world's Catholic population has increased 18 percent over the last decade, much of it due to formerly uncopunted Catholics in China and elsewhere.

Cardinal Jozef Tomko, head of Vativcan evangelisation said the increase, along with a greater number of missionary priests, seminarians and catechists during the same period, show that the church "is growing in quantity and maturing in quality."

Cardinal Tomko cited a figure of 1.025 billion Catholics in 1994, an increase from 872 million in 1984.

The number apparently included several million Catholics in places like China who are not counted in the official Vatican statistical yearbook. The last official statistics released by the Vatican are from 1992 and gave 958 million as the total Catholic population.

The increase in Catholic population has been slightly more than the growth rate of world population, said Cardinal Tomko.

He said the church's most dynamic growth has

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Cardinal Tomko said the church's missionary structures, however, are turning more and more attention to Asia - where two-thirds of humanity lives but where the Catholic population is less than 3 percent.

He said the obstacles to Asian evangelization are related to culture and, in places like China, ideology and politics.

He said the number of major seminarians in mission areas increased 40 percent from 1984 to 1994, while the number of priests increased about 7 percent. Catechists, an increasingly important part of the evangelization effort, now number about 350,000 in missionary territories, he said.

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V philosophers should contribute to the growing academic debate about ethics with a critical study of the concept of individual freedom and its relationship to morality, Pope John Paul II said.

In many schools of philosophy, the pope said, individual freedom has been given such a high value that it has been used to justify "contempt for the weak as happens with abortion and euthanasia."

Pope John Paul spoke to a Vatican conference studying the philosophical aspects of his 1993 encyclical, "The Splendor of Truth".

He told the conference the 1993 letter proposed Gospel-based "foundations for

Christian action" while his recent encyclical, "The Gospel of Life", applied those criteria to the discussion of "specific problems of great importance for the future of humanity."

The field of ethics is one of the most popular areas of philosophical research today, the pope said. But without understanding the human person's identity as a creature of God with an eternal destiny, philosophers cannot fully understand the human need for ethical guidelines.

Faith provides the missing element, he said.

Human beings are physical and spiritual creatures with the ability to enter

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From that spiritual openness conies an innate awareness that some things are good and others are bad.

It is in the person of Jesus Christ that Christians find the most complete picture of a truly free, moral human being.

"In this freedom is rooted the human vocation of fraternal love, self-giving. solidarity, peace and working for justice," the pope said.

Philosophers and theologians must critically examine the concept of individual freedom and point out the limits that objective truth places on it, he said.

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exploitation" of these workers by irresponsible employers, the bishops said.

The bishops want the government to give domestic workers a status which recognizes that they are "workers in their own right" and allows them to change employers within the same category of employment.

A survey by church groups of 755 domestic workers found high levels of psychological, physical and sexual abuse, with 88 percent of those interviewed reporting name calling, shouting and insults. More than 38 percent said they had been physically assaulted and 10 percent reported sexual assaults or rape.

More than 60 percent said they were given no regular meals and 34 per cent claimed they are virtual prisoners, denied permission to leave their employer's household unaccompanied.

Vatican's ban on Spanish paper TATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican has suspended for six months the accreditation of a Spanish newspaper that published advance excerpts from Pope John Paul II's latest encyclical, violating Vatican conditions on release of the document.

ABC published articles and extensive excerpts from the encyclical on the day

before the document was officially unveiled at the Vatican, prompting an outcry among other journalists.

The Vatican had made advance copies of the encyclical available to the press and others, but with the proviso that no transmission or publication of the material be made before March 30.

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What Jews have to fear

Not Christians but liberal trends in society, says Jewish writer with a somewhat different erotic taste, E11/ YORK (CNS) - Jews have more the Jesuits of America magazine. asked.

N to fear from liberal trends in society Ms. Decter said she was "no devotee of the movement to dehumanize blacks by In the Erasmus Lecture, Ms. Decter said than from conservative Christian political the neoconservative move to understand- school prayer," and considered it a dis- exempting them from ordinary moral clout says Midge Decter, a Jewish writer. ing freedom as taking responsibility for She is a prominent voice in the neocon- one's self led to the discovery of God, and servative movement which is are trying to then to finding allies among Christians. persuade mainstream Jews that "the She argued that liberal trends in Amergrowing political strength of Christian ican society are damaging to children, believers is not a danger to them," and including Jewish children, because the that "in the long run it will conduce far sense of personal moral responsibility is more to the security and well-being of undermined. their children and grandchildren."

She said the seductive appeal to breakHowever, the "mainstream Jews," as ing limits implied in the question, "Why she called them, have not yet been con- not?" and the cynicism bred by the quesvinced, she indicated. tion, "So what?" underlie the liberal conMs. Decter made the comments in the viction that "life need no longer be conannual Erasmus Lecture of the Institute strained." on Religion and Public Life, a New York "Between the old Christian America agency headed by Father Richard J. which did - it cannot be denied - visit the Neuhaus.

Jews with certain discomforts, and the Ms. Decter has long been active in new atheist America, which goes straight seeking to develop ties with sympathetic for the jugular of their children and their Christians. In 1980, she gave the John children's children, how can America's Courtney Murray Lecture sponsored by Jews feel there is even any choice?" she

Upholding the right of workers

A TATICAN CITY (CNS) - Catholic social

V teaching upholds workers' rights and basic principles of democracy says the pope.

It opposes "liberal capitalism and Marxist collectivism," he told Italian workers on Mayl the feast of St Joseph the Worker.

"A market without rules" harms the weakest members of society, he said, while governmentimposed collective ownership brings "a justice without liberty."

During the time of "open and harsh conflict" between forces advocating liberal capitalism and those promoting communism, the Catholic workers' group fought for justice and freedom, for individuals and their families and for the common good, he said.

"Having overcome the conflict between socialism and liberalism, new dangers attack the world of work and human life itself," the pope said.

He urged people to think about "the tendency to separate the dynamics of economic growth fr Om the requirements of social development and, particularly, employment" and to reflect on violations of the most basic human rights.

Conversion to Gospel values and a commitment to putting them into effect at work and in society as well as at home will guarantee respect for individual workers and solidarity with the poor and weak.

traction from the key issues facing society.

However, she continued, "there is something unholy in the Jewish argument that the reintroduction of the acknowledgement of God into the schools will in some way be discriminatory of and psychologically harmful to their children when these schools as they are represent so many real dangers to them."

Ms. Decter said that for conservative Jews the alienation they used to feel in "Christian America" was "as nothing compared with the danger they sense to themselves and their progeny ... in atheist America."

Jews less than others, she said, can afford the danger of such trends as "the movement for a woman's right not to be a woman, the movement for homosexuals to be considered merely heterosexuals

But she said Jews still sometimes encounter among Christian conservatives a "crackpottedness" reminiscent of Father Charles E. Coughlin, famous in the 1930s for his anti-Semitic writings and radio broadcasts.

She noted that during a visit to Jerusalem last year she came to realize "how truly dependent on one another Jews and Christians really are in a world in which they are both so dangerously surrounded by barbarians, Christian and Jewish barbarians among them."

TATICAN CITY (CNS) - It is a V "tragedy" that access to the media is denied Christians in many Muslim countries, says a top Vatican official.

Archbishop Foley said it was obvious that the church is still denied access to the media in some countries, including those that remain under communism and others with an Islamic majority.

"In too many instances, there is lacking reciprocity, and we have become the victims of our own logic in respecting the consciences of others without having our own consciences respected," he said.

Archbishop Foley said he was not

suggesting that the church try to restrict other religions, but that it do everything possible to make sure its own members' rights are respected.

In Eastern Europe, he said, the fall of communism caught the church unprepared for media opportunities.

The result is that even today, many important media positions are filled by former communists who have "little knowledge, little interest or little sympathy for the communication of the good news of Christ."

The church needs to help provide practicing Catholics who can bring knowledge of their faith to news broadcasts and programming, he said.

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ical morass is the most serious crisis experienced by the country in the 20th century, they say.

The Mexican people, said the statement, have opted decidedly for democracy, by participating in electoral processes, casting and defending their votes, increasing their presence in public decision-making and assuming government posts.

Nevertheless, the bishops denounced the manipulation of the media by the government, continued charges of electoral fraud, and the economic policies which are said to be designed for the public welfare but which are part of the -chain of injustices" which plaguing Mexico.

So sinful...

UAUTTTLAN, MEXICO (CNS) Mexico's Catholic bishops blame the country's current economic and political crisis squarely on what they call "sinful" social structures.

Ingrained corruption and injustice have resulted in a growing gap between Mexico's rich and poor.

"It is beyond doubt that we have made possible in Mexico a culture characterized by a very severe absence of truth, justice and solidarity," said tghe statement from 93 bishops.

"The catastrophic result is the poverty of 40 million Mexicans and the excessive concentration of wealth in the hands of a few privileged individuals."

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The big loot TATICAN CITY (CNS) - Thieves looted offices of V two Vatican congregations, making off with paintings and other valuables.

Thieves forced their way into offices of the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, located in a Vatican building just outside of Vatican City borders.

Six paintings were removed, some cut from their frames, the spokesman said. None were considered extremely valuable.

The thieves then went through desk drawers and individual offices in the congregation.

Vatican and Italian police were working together on the case.

The Congregation for Bishops handles bishops' appointments around the world, involving highly confidential correspondence on the names and qualifications of potential nominees.

Most of the Vatican's valuable art works are kept in the extensive Vatican Museums. Last year, four ancient Greek vases were stolen from the museums; three .' ' 4 '•'s's

Change Govt plan to make of divorce less easy heart U over non-Jew A guarded welcome by English and Welsh bishops

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ERUSALEM (CNS) - When Father Marcel Dubois joined the Department of Philosophy of e Hebrew University 13 years ago as the only non-Jew on the staff, students and professors were wary.

But now his following at the school is large. It was a standing-room-only crowd which attended a recent philosophy seminar held in honor of the French Dominican's 75th birthday.

"Father Dubois added the special view of somebody who comes from a different culture and a different religion," said Professor Menachim Milson, dean of the Faculty of Humanities.

"He allowed the students and teachers to broaden their world knowledge," Milson said.

"He came as a stranger and is now a son."

Father Dubois said later.

"If I had to give a definition of the vocation of Israel as it appears in the Bible, on one hand, and the definition of the vocation of the monastic life on the other hand, I would use the same formula," Father Dubois, who has dedicated his life to the study of Judaism.

He said monks and the Jewish people "are both a community of people called by God to listen to his voice; to meditate on this voice, on this message, day and night; to apply it to daily life; to gather it in through worship and prayer."

"I myself as a monk experience that as a Christian much more beautifully when I do it in the land of the Bible among the Jews," Father Dubois said. "It is for this that Icame here."

He came to Isaiah House, the small Dominican monastery where he lives, in 1962 - two years after its founding as a place dedicated to fostering understanding between Israel and the Catholic Church.

Father Dubois is custodian of the Isaiah House's overflowing library, located in an old stone house with a slightly overgrown garden and creaky metal gate.

Supreme Court agrees W

ASHINGTON (CNS) The Supreme Court has supported a ruling that a public high school had to take town a picture of Jesus that had been in the hallway for 30 years.

Senior student Eric Pensinger had sued the school to demand the picture be taken down, saying he thought its presence indicated the school saw something wrong with him because he is not Christian.

District Judge Gibson said the school's display of the picture could "subtly coerce students to acquiesce to the promoted religion" and therefore was unconstitutional. The school district had argued that the picture offered no r eligious message and raised no problems over separation of church and state.

In February Supreme Court Justice Stevens refused to postpone judge Gibson's order. The picture was removed in February.

NDON (CNS) - Governent proposals to make divorce less easy to obtain have been given a guarded welcome by the English and Welsh bishops.

The major changes proposed would remove the incentive for couples to divorce quickly by requiring a 12-month cooling off period of reflection on whether a marriage can be saved.

The plan would also guarantee that arrangements for children and financial matters are settled before a divorce is granted.

The British government further proposes to make family mediation available as part of the divorce process, rather than just acrimonious and costly courtroom battles.

The bishops said they welcomed the proposals as an attempt to "direct public policy towards minimizing the distress and damage caused by the high rates of divorce

in our countries."

The church's teaching on marriage as a "faithful and fruitful union" holds up a "high ideal" for society, they said.

"When difficulties occur in marriage the opportunity for very quick divorce contributes to the failure to understand how hard a couple must work to make their initial happiness take root," the bishops' statement said.

"Consequently it seems a move in the right direction to close the route to very rapid divorce which is often accompanied by deceitful

He lives alone, although an assistant helps him with his academic work during the day.

Father Dubois said his can sometimes be a lonely life.

"To have the privilege of living among the Jews is not easy," he said. "Israel is alone in the world.

The church is alone in Israel, and the Dominicans of Isaiah House are alone in the church."

Father Dubois said his interest in the identity of the Jewish people and his "Jewish roots as a Catholic" began when he was a young boy. For him it is perfectly logical and necessary for a Christian to love Israel and the Jews, whom he calls the "people of God." "I love Israel as the people of Jesus and Mary," he said.

"My roots are in the Jewish history of the Bible."

Father Dubois said when he was 6 he decided he wanted to be a Trappist monk. His family had a deep Catholic faith and he said it was considered normal for a son of such a family to become a priest or monk.

He said he was attracted by the examples of Sts. Bernard, Vincent and Francis "because they absolutely dedicated themselves to God." "There was a kind of absoluteness, trans-

and adversarial processes," they said. "It is in such circumstances that the most damage is done to children.

"Recent general research has shown it is preferable to maintain a marriage, even through a difficult period, for the sake of the welfare of the children," the bishops said.

"It must be beneficial to induce couples to consider the possibility of marriage guidance and mediation."

"Long term, it might even be possible for public policy to help change people's attitudes and expectations with regard to relationships and to bringing up children," they said.

parency and light to their lives, and sometimes simplicity," he said.

Father Dubois said that he entered a Dominican monastery at 18, an age when most young men are still uncertain about their future courses.

He said he was drawn by the Dominicans' combination of contemplation and intellectual life.

His routine involves prayer, celebrating Mass, lecturing at the university three days each week. and teaching courses for Carmelite nuns in Haifa and another groups of nuns in Latrun.

Many hours are spent helping other researchers working on projects involving better understanding between the church and Israel.

Father Dubois said that he is often asked to write introductions to books and help with theological research.

"We have to remember, and the Jews remind us, that we depend on somebody and he is above us and before us," he said.

"The tragedy of our times," he said, "is the great separation between man and his power in this world, and his dependence on God."

Intruder kills a Sister

IBRUGARH, India D (CNS) Sister Augustina Kochumattam,

the superior of a convent of the Maria Bambina order in Assam, northeastern India, was murdered in a predawn attack on the convent Two unidentified men entered the sisters' Christo Ashram Convent and killed the 55-year-old nun.

The assailants came about 2 a.m. to rob the convent. but found the nun awake. When she resisted. an intruder slit her throat.

The commotion awoke the seven other nuns in the convent, panicking the attackers, who escaped in the dark.

Just iokina in the rain it he may be around to wit-

where he skied with Italy's president in 1984.

nium. As for me, I don't know. Maybe. We'll see," he said.

When the youths chanted, "Long live the pope!" he shot back: "How long? How many more years?"

Alluding to the Council of Trent and the Reformation and ad libbing to the rotestant P kids, he said the church at the time was not suffering from a "small cold" but a serious illness.

After talking briefly about the selection of their city ("Why not Treviso?"), he explained to the young people how the council had functioned. But the lesson didn't last long.

"I see you've had enough on that subject," he said as he scanned the crowd, and started talking instead about the beauty of the town square and its nearby mountains.

That led, naturally, to the subject of skiing, a favorite papal pastime in previous years.

He asked if the young people were good skiers, prompting a loud, "Yes!" "Where do you go around here to ski?

Adamello?" he said, citing the Alpine resort

remarked, "Maybe better than we do."

As the square echoed with the youths' cheers, he added: "I don't know if the Tridentine Council fathers would be happy with

NT, ITALY (CNS) - Wielding his and how much of Then he wondered whether the bishops at T M like a maestro's baton and joking ness. the Council of Trent knew how to ski and millenthird the an "You all belong already to that he might not make it to the year 2000,

unusually spirited Pope John Paul II warmed up a rain-soaked crowd of young people in northern Italy.

It was literally a case of throwing away his prepared text - "You didn't want it," he said In mock scolding after a half-hearted attempt to begin his speech to several thousand youths gathered in the main square of Trent.

Perhaps sensing that the young people needed some papal humor after waiting in a downpour for his arrival, the 74-year-old pontiff talked instead about skiing, the mountains and what their mothers would say if they caught cold.

"The storm soaked you. And tomorrow you'll probably catch cold," he said.

"Because if I stay your mums will come and say, 'You're the guilty one, you're responsible for the fact that they're so wet,'" he said.

After a hint from an aide, he added: "Thank God the Red Cross is here."

The pope, who has been slowed up by his recovery from broken bones over the last two years, talked about the church's future

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"Yes!" the young people shouted.

"Maybe you're right. At least they'd be happy we preserved their faith," he said.

The pope poked a little fun at the various lay movements popular in northern Italy, calling them different types of "cooking" with appeal to different tastes.

He talked about an Italian youth pilgrimage in September and said he was already writing the sermon for the event, "because I'm farsighted."

Before picking up his cane and "directing" their closing song, he told the young people: "Don't tell your colleagues, and above all the press, that the pope made jokes instead of making a serious meditation on the council."

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These children?

'They can't be mine'

Parenthood: Always different than expected I

ulianna enjoyed being a mother until her son entered high school. Then Peter abruptly changed. Moody and unpredictable, sunny one day and furious the next, Peter's grades ratcheted downward. He joined a gang whose members never saw a rule they could bear to keep.

Early one evening Peter's principal called Julianna to say that the boy and some buddies were caught throwing bricks through the school windows and trashing the schoolyard after a basketball game.

When Julianna met with the principal, he told her that Peter could be charged with malicious destruction of property. The principal also asked if she thought Peter might be depressed or experimenting with drugs.

Later when she could talk about it, Julianna said that initially she felt numb, overwhelmed by her son's actions and how little control she had over him.

Other parents report similar reactions when children confront them with choices or actions that run counter to expectation.

Jane, for example, thought she was doing well with her teenage daughter, steering a careful path between permissiveness and excessive strictness.

Jane and Suzanne related well much of the time; when they did squabble, it usually was about the amount of time her daughter was spending with Jake, a high school dropout who flipped pancakes for minimum wages. But Jane trusted her daughter's common sense would lead her away from her boyfriend.

That expectation collapsed, however, midway through senior year when Suzanne announced that she was quitting high school "to see the country with Jake, maybe spend some time in Mexico."

The worst part, Jane explained later, was the crushing feeling that her daughter had betrayed her values. "She turned her back on her father and me, and on the Catholic schools and church that nourished her," Jane protested.

Ultimately, however, Jane realized that she couldn't stand to lose touch with her child permanently. Jane read everything she could about maintaining a relationship with teenagers and young adults. She never told Suzanne she approved of her

By Kate Bird lifestyle, but Jane also made sure to compliment her when she could and to show continuing interest in her activities.

Desperation, though, can drive parents to For some, parenting's low point occurs unexpected action. Jane, for example, noticed when their expectations crash up against a a parish bulletin announcement about a new particular child's abilities, parents' group led by a therapist.

For Alan, that juncture came early when he A loner who usually avoided groups, as the and his wife were told of their 2-year-old parenting sessions progressed, Jane felt less son's genetic learning and motor disabilities. alone sharing her fears and concerns with For a long time Alan refused to accept the other parents. diagnosis, expecting Justin to outgrow any disParents learn to stop blaming themselves. abilities and "do all the things other boys his The sense of failing as a parent is immobiage do." But as Justin became 3 and 4, it lizing. Some report obsession with the became apparent that his son would be in pro- thought that "if only I had acted differently, grams for special-needs children for a long been a better parent, my child would not have time. ... joined a cult ... turned to drugs."

Alan struggled to accept his son's disabiliA major problem for Julianna was the inabilties. He said that doing so meant learning to ity to face the thought of her son doing drugs temper expectations to the reality of his son's or suffering from depression. Why? Because abilities. addiction and depression were threads runThe turning point, Alan added, was discov- ning through her family history. ering the "pleasure in helping my son develop One parent tells of being stuck in guilt until the best of his ability." her therapist suggested she turn outward, conFar more sensitive to the needs of people centrating less on how her child's behaviour with disabilities, Alan today is an advocate reflected on her as a parent and more on the for eliminating the many barriers they child's needs, interests and desires. encounter in daily life.

Parents learn to trust God in a whole new Like Alan, many parents confess that parent- way. ing forced them to change, to grow, in ways Alan tells of finding that his view of God as a they would not have believed possible. Most, strict judge who rewards admirable behaviour however, realized this only in hindsight. What and punishes evil behaviour no longer served is it they learn? to explain the events in his life.

Parents learn to reach out to others.

After groping for a long time, Alan said he Isolation is one of the worst aspects of hav- came to see "God as strength rather than as a ing a child veer off in an unexpected direction. shield between me and life." A breakthrough Parents complain that for them it's like being for Alan came with the realization that he propelled into a black hole with no clues on could tap into God's strengths to help build a bridge between "me and the black times." how to get out.

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The Record, May 11 1995

Some food for thought People enter parenthood with certain hopes and expectations for their children's futures.

However, children don't always develop according to plan - not the parent's plan, anyway.

There are many stories to tell about conflicts in families when a child seems to drift too far off the hoped-for path for a while - not appearing to meet anyone's expectations. But there's another story too: about coming to realize that a child was gifted by God in an unanticipated way.

Sometimes these two kinds of stories mix together in one child's life.

The child may be struggling with his or her God-given uniqueness and confounding talent - confounding, perhaps, because this family wasn't expecting it.

It can be humbling for parents to realize that our children don't get everything that's good from us.

But it can be exciting too - realizing that God has our child clearly in view.

If your child doesn't seem to be developing according to your plan, try to discern whether he is in some little way developing according to God's plan and how you can support that.

This is what I make of the new catechism's statement that "parents must regard their children as children of God and respect them as human persons" (Nn. 2222).

David Gibson.

The biblical style... ness forced Jacob to develop a strength of character that made him a strong and independent adult.

One of the hardest things parents have to do is letting their children go or, better, letting go of them. Parents are understandably, and laudably, possessive and protective, and watching children was legally the firstborn of leave to strike out on their the twins, Rebecca was own is often a severe emodetermined that Jacob tional wrench. would inherit the power and privilege that went It hurts when parents with that position. feel their children no

By Father John J. Castelot longer need them. In addiIn pursuing that aim, she tion, with their own expeencouraged the boy in all rience of life's harshness, sorts of deceptions, turning him into a little sneak. The climax came when she engineered parents fear what may happen to their relatively unsophisticated offspring. a plot to have him deceive his father as he lay dying.

As parents watch enthusiastic young people strike out on The plot succeeded and poor old Isaac, nearly blind, conferred on the artfully disguised Jacob all the rights of the first- their own, the prospect of their striking out is dreaded. The alternative, I assume, is to condemn one's children to proborn, much to Esau's seething frustration.

A day came, however, when Rebecca had to make a dan- longed adolescence and paralyzing dependence.

In the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son, it must have broken gerous decision. In order to carry on the family line, Jacob had to marry. Even here she tried to maintain control. She the father's heart to cut his younger son loose to make his way sent him to her brother's family in far-off Haran to find a wife in the world. The father's worst fears were realized, but the bond was not irreparably broken. among her own relatives.

When the boy hit bottom, he still managed to look up and As she watched Jacob leave, Rebecca's emotions were in a turmoil. Not only was he leaving the nest, he was going in to profit from his bitter experience. He returned home as a man, wiser and stronger than he would otherwise have been. search of "another woman," with unforeseeable results.

It hurts to let go, but like necessary surgery it ultimately Actually Rebecca did Jacob an immense favour. Her brother Laban was even trickier than she was, and his wili- heals and makes healthy growth possible.

Rebecca not only spoiled Jacob, she almost ruined him. The younger of a set of twins, he was her pet.

She doted on him, delighted in his being an extension of herself in the performance of household chores.

Even though Esau had been the first to emerge from her womb and thus

By Dan Luby

A 16-year-old shows up at breakfast sporting / 1a fresh "Born to Raise Hell" tattoo.

A 23-year-old turns down a lucrative job offer to become a lay missioner in a dangerous foreign city.

A 6-year-old says ballet is boring, compared to the fun of hanging out and smoking at the video arcade.

The fact is, kids, from an early age, often embrace attitudes, adopt goals, embark on journeys which are not what their parents expected, even when the parents aren't surprised.

How should parents respond when this happens?

First, remember that children have to be different from their parents in order to become themselves. It is emotionally satisfying in the short run when our children want exactly the same things we do. After a while, though, exactly mirroring the dreams and attitudes of parents can hinder children's growth. When they become themselves, perhaps it's because they are taking us at our word and trying to grow up.

Second, remember to offer children handkerchiefs for their tears, not an "I told you so."

The reality is that it is difficult to become mature without getting some bloody noses along the way. Kids try things, pursue dreams and adopt points of view which put them at risk for failure, rejection, hurt of all kinds.

Third, remember that sometimes young people assume a rebellious stance in order to see what parents will do, as much as anything else. If we sound the catastrophe alarm and fly off the handle every time children flirt with an unsavory new companion, listen to offensive music or express interest in a flaky-sounding career, we add fuel to the fire.

If, on the other hand, we never react at all, we may be signaling a kind of detachment and disinterest which could be read as lack of care.

It's important to express our own values and dreams clearly, but somewhat dispassionately, without having to win every argument.

Fourth, listen. Then listen again, more carefully. Listen for as long as children are willing to talk. The kind of listening that's helpful here is genuine, not affected. Waiting in silence until you can launch your own devastating argument is not the same as listening.

Fifth, and most important, let go of the illusion of complete control. This is a life-long project for most people, and it's at the core of Christian spirituality. As a popular poster says, "There are two things you need to know: 1) God exists. 2) You're not God." Up to a point, parents can exert significant though not absolute - authority over the behavior of children who still live with them.

But parents cannot make a kid who really loves soccer prefer baseball. We can't talk somebody who vibrates to heavy metal music want to listen to cool jazz or '60s folk music.

The arduous, sometimes crazy-making business of lefting go of our kids can become an opportunity to practice, in a concrete way, deep trust in God. Here is the key point: We don't know how things will turn out in the end, and we can't see our lives or our children's lives from the long perspective that God has.

Choices that look disastrous in the short run may be transformed by God into a graced experience that ultimately will enrich everyone involved.

The path of peace in these difficult conflicts lies in acknowledging that our children don't belong to us. Parents have a significant role to play in their children's lives. But in the end, our children belong to themselves and to God. The Record, May 11 1995

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Parents the distinguishing mark of a Catholic school O

NE of the key distinguishing marks of a Catholic school are its parents. The history of Catholic education in Australia is a long story relating the struggle of Catholic parents to provide their children with the privilege of a Catholic education.

Over the last two hundred years, since the message of Jesus Christ first reached these shores, Catholic parents have made great sacrifices to ensure that young Catholic girls and boys continue to be provided with this privilege.

What is this "special privilege" provided by a Catholic school? That is a question we might focus on as, over the next few years, we prepare to celebrate the 2000th anniversary of Christianity and plan for the new millennium.

A s Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia, I would like to share with you a few thoughts on this question and on the role parents have to play in their children's education.

A Catholic education seeks to provide its students with "a way of life". Jesus Christ came into the world two thousand years ago not as just "some other teacher or guru with a message of how we can find happiness".

Jesus was, and is, unique because he is the second person of the Trinity. He is the Son of God and one with God. The Son of God spent a short time on earth. His mission on earth was accomplished before he was thirty-three. In his short human life-time he left us a wealth of knowledge about how to live our lives. He told us himself that his "message" would not be easy to understand: "You will listen and listen again, but not understand, see and see again but not perceive".

When he left us we were not left alone. The third person of the Trinity - the Holy Spirit - continues to be with us. Down through the centuries God has continued to speak to us and provide guidance through the words and example of the apostles and the gifted men and women whom we honour as saints.

Catholic education is not simply about providing students with a set of rules to be memorised by heart and, once the student can parrot those rules back in an exam, they have "all the answers to life". There are rules that have to be learned. But they are only the starting point to the learning process. Learning the rules is the first step, learning when, how and where to apply these rules is a process that continues throughout our lives.

Ground Rules The Catholic school provides its "special privilege" in two ways. The first is that it seeks to provide these "ground rules" from Jesus' teaching. Secondly, and just as importantly,it seeks to provide young men and women with a way of looking at their lives so that the day-to-day challenges thrownupby life canbe handled in an ennobling way - so that they grow as human beings. In other words, it seeks to provide a way of thinking whereby one knows how to access Jesus' teachings and apply them in an appropriate, selfdisciplining way in our lives.

After we leave school our "learning" continues. A full and proper "Catholic education" provides us with a method of responding to and learning from the everyday things that crop up in our work, in our homes, in our relationships with other people and in our relationship with our physical environment.

A Catholic education "forms" the human person and "prepares" us for the life journey during which we all have one prime objective which is to achieve, at the end of our lives, reunion with God. Jesus is not a teacher in the sense that we see many young people today coming under the spell of slick salesmen and other pedlars of instant happiness or

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What part do parents play?

ATHOLIC parents are the key partners in the educational process. By word and example they provide the best evidence to their children that the word of God is a force for liberation in their minds and spirits. They demonstrate to their children by the manner in which they react to their successes and failures that we all have success and we all have failure as an essential part of our lives. What is important is how we cope with our successes andfailures.

Do they make us better, more Christ-like, human beings?

The path to this way of life that parents are responsible for encouraging is the regular, faithful and wholehearted participation in the sacraments most particularly the Eucharist, the bread of life, and confession or reconciliation where we privately face up to ourselves and God and seek forgiveness for our errors and promise to try and improve ourselves in the future.

As we come to the end of the Twentieth Century in many ways we can be quietly proud of the quality of our schools and of our teachers. It is fitting that the first person to be promoted to sainthood in our country should be a teacher - Blessed Mary of the Cross. We must never forget the arduous journey that our parents made before us to establish Catholic schools and to gain a share of the taxation dollar so that Catholic parents were not disadvantaged. Even today though we recognise that Catholic parents have to make an extra effort in providing their children with a Catholic education.

Just as in the commercial world there is a truism that "risks and rewards" run together so also this can be applied to the effort that Catholic parents have to make for their children to access a Catholic school.

Our schools will always make every endeavour to ensure that a Catholic education is available to those who seek it and where personal hardship with the fees is a problem our school principals are happy to discuss the matter.

The Church has long taught that parents are key "partners" in the education of their children. In fact, they are the "key" partner after their child. The role of the Church and the Catholic school is to assist parents inproviding for the spiritual, scholastic and vocational formation of their child. The Catholic school - its teachers and physical facilities - are the resource that parents and their children access in order to learn and understand this Christ-like way of thinking about and relating to the people and things about them.

Catholic schools, like all schools, prepare students for vocational employment in the trades, the professions and self-employment in the home and elsewhere. Our Catholic schools do this exceedingly well and in no way that is inferior or superior to government or other schools. Parents then should not look to a Catholic school as providing a superior or elitist vocational education to that provided by the government or other private sector educators. Catholic schools would be failing themselves, their students and our God if that is why they existed.

A "Catholic" education is not inferior or superior to any other type of education inits material objectives - its difference is in its spiritual dimension. It provides a way of looking at the world and our personal struggles and challenges in day-to-day living where we can use our struggles and challenges to grow closer to God. A Catholic education provides a path to "personal liberation" but not in any trendy or new-age sense of those words. The "personal liberation" offered by Jesus through the Catholic school enables us to keep our day-to-day successes and struggles inperspective.

Success doesn't go to our head and bring us to ruin.

Struggle does not overwhelm us to the point of mental breakdown and suicide.

It is a fact of life that worthwhile endeavours are never achieved without some cost. Catholic education can never be "free" in the sense that it is available for nothing. You have to make some contribution to the process but the Church and our schools are ever mindful of the poor and disadvantaged and make every endeavour to ensure that a Catholic education is available within the financial means of even the poorest people in our community.

What we seek from all parents as your contribution to the educational partnership is your active participation in the life of your school and local parish community. Above all, we seek from you, your active cooperation in promoting within your own families the sacramental and prayer life of the Church as the vital path to teaching them the "way of life" taught by Jesus that will make all of our lives meaningful.

by Bishop Robert Healy, Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission instant success. Jesus does not offer us mental, physical or material "success". He offers us "a way of life" so that we can use our minds and our physical selves to relate to the people and material world around us in a way where we grow more noble - or, to put it another way, closer to God.

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has been designated as theInternational Year of Tolerance. During this year students in Catholic schools are being encouraged to focus on the importance of tolerance to the harmonious working of our community.

Tolerance is the mortar that enables any collection of individuals to come together and work in harmony as a team. Tolerance is not an airy-fairy concept that should only be thought about in the context of international tragedies such as those we are witnessing in Rwanda and Sarajevo.

Tolerance begins in our own families.

So does intolerance.

International conflicts are ultimately generated from intolerant individuals - people who have never been taught to listen, people with deep personal insecurities whose only means of making their mark in the community is to grind others down. This starts when reasoned discussion gives way to verbal abuse. It travels through physical aggression to armed violence. The great wars of history have all started in this way.

The Catholic church has a long and painfully earned understanding of the meaning of tolerance. The central symbol of Christianity - the crucifix - is a constant reminder to us that the founder of the Church, Jesus Christ, was scourged and put to death because an intolerant mob would not tolerate his teaching.

Reflect on the mob hysteria that broke out when Pontius Pilate asked the milling throng outside his palace: "what would you have me do with this man who claims to be your king?" They yelled and bawled out: "Crucify him!

Crucify him!"

There is a popular song we sing in our liturgies.It asks "where were you?"

We all have to ask ourselves the question: where would we have been standing, what would we have said, had we been standing outside Pilate's palace 2000 years ago?

We have to ask ourselves that same question today: where did we stand, what did we say in the conflict this morning in our own family kitchen, in the staffroom at work, or in the schoolyard? Did we quietly listen, work out in our own minds the issues of truth and justice and stand up for them, or did we lead or encourage the mob?

The most difficult question we have to face is what do we do when we are face-to-face with an intolerant individual or group? World War II was largely fought because one such individual had to be restrained because he was intent on imposing his will on the rest of humanity. As a Christian is the only intolerance we are allowed: to be intolerant of intolerance? What are the examples Jesus gives: how did He respond to the money changers? How did He respond to those intent on crucifying him? How did He respond to the Pharisees?

The National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) is an umbrella organisation with representatives from the Diocesan Catholic EducationOffices around Australia. Mrs Therese Temby, the Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia, represents WA on the Commission. In conjunction with the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, the NCEC is sponsoring a poetry competition for students in Year 7 (final year of Primary) to Year 12.

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fHE Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia co-sponsors an annual art exhibition or students in Catholic schools throughout the State. The Angelico Exhibition is named inhonour of Fra Angelico, the famous painter from Florence who lived at the time of the Rennaissance in Western culture.

Pope John Paul II proclaimed Fra Angelico as the patron of artists on 21 February 1984. In his homily marking the occasion, His Holiness said: "In Fra Angelico, art becomes prayer. By decreeing liturgical honours to him, I intended to recognize the Christian perfection of the supreme painter andIalso wanted to attest to the Church's profound interest in the progress of culture and art, and to the fruitful dialogue with it."

Photo: "Industrial Man" by Robert Cranwell, Year 12, Aquinas College 1994. Entered in the Angelico Exhibition 1994.

Students are asked to reflect on the theme Tolerance in Society and to express their thoughts and feelings in a poem.

Approximately 300 entries will be selected for inclusion in an anthology to be published by Harper Collins Religious Publishers. Students whose work is selected will be presented with a copy of the anthology.

Entries should be sent to: The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, 19 Mackenzie Street, SYDNEY NSW 2060. The closing date for entries

is 14 June 1994 so you need to work on this within the next week. We ask all parents and teachers to support and encourage their students entering this most worthwhile initiative from the NCEC and the ACSJC. Instructions for entries: To be on A4 size paper typed or neatly written in blue or black ink.

Each entry must include student's name, age, class year, school name and school address in the top right hand corner. By entering, students agree to allow their work to be published if selected.

TOLERANCE and INTOLERANCE:

Christ was nailed to a cross through intolerance.. .

His mother stood by Him throughout!

consider the theme of "tolerance" as one that has The Church has long recognised that art is one of relevance in 1995. particular that we use as a the strong communication channels The closing date for entries is 31July and the works community to try to make sense of the world about us. to be exhibited will need to be ready for delivery to the In particular, it is through sacred art that we often Catholic Education Office before Friday, 11th August. come closest to touching those mystical ideas and Full details about the entry process have been sent to concepts that we find words inadequate to describe. the art departments of all Catholic secondary schools All of us have had the experience of being deeply and colleges. art, a moved by a passage of music, a work of MrsRosemary Penman,Public Relations When picture. motion sculpture, or a piece of Officer at the Catholic Education Office, is we try to tell someone else what moved us so the coordinator of the Angelico Exhibition. much, we find it very difficult to describe the She explained that there are a number of experience in words. prizes awarded at the exhibition and the That nebulous, intangible experience we awarding of these prizes is judged by a have, either as the creator of a work of art or as panel of prominent artists and arts' highly be a viewer, is something that is to administrators. Each prize carries with it a valued.It is part of that higher "state of being" Certificate; the leading prizes also carry that sets humans apart from other life forms. with them a monetary award.

While we don't know exactly how the process Mrs Penman explained further that "the occurs, we do know that creative endeavour is held in the last week of August exhibition and the contemplation of the creative Rosemary Penman foyer of the BankWest Tower at the i n the means of powerful endeavour of others - is a corner of William Street and St George's Terrace. This coming closer to the spiritual essence of what "being has been a most suitable venue in the past and gives human" is all about. the students a further sense of pride in seeing their The Angelico Exhibition is a means by which the work hung in such an inspiring public space. We are Catholic schools of Western Australia can encourage most grateful to BankWest for the support they have inall their students an understanding of this important given us inproviding the space and we are also deeply side of our nature. Art teachers and parents should grateful to the Investment Managers, JP Morgan encourage students with creative talents to prepare Australia Ltd, who have been generous in their works for this exhibition. While the Exhibition is not sponsorship of the exhibition." limited by a particular theme students may wish to

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TOMORROW TODAY

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Perth International Week starts off with an eduWeek traditionally has been a time for Intdrnational cation night, examining the situation of the workers in the YCW movements around the world to celebrate East Timor. The following two weeks will see the 1995

their solidarity.

It is a week when review groups follow the enquiry method to examine the situations of their fellow workers in another country.

It is a chance to put the values of YCW, solidarity, participation and justice into practice in the global situation, yet still concentrating on everyday worker action.

Musos 95' was held on April 21-23 at John XXIII College. The successful weekend w as attended by approximately 80 youth from various Antioch groups around WA who brought with them their voices and instruments.

In preparation for Musos, several talented musicians from the various Antioch groups from Rockinghatn to Lesmurdie c ame together to forma band and music t eam. This group's main aim was to lead and teach new songs written by different youth within the Catholic Youth Ministry. These songs would subsequently add to the existing songs in Antioch and widen and introduce new styles of music.

Over the weekend a series of talks and discussion groups as well as prayer sessions were held to emphasise the importance of music not only in Antioch groups but in everyday life.

A shared interest in music unified all the participants and the success of it was due to the common goal of participants developing their musical ability through sharing their talents and learning from one another.

The weekend was a success due to the of contribution manypeople. Special thanks must go to three people in particular as they worked many a late night and bit many a finger nail in order for everything to run as smoothly as it did.

Antioch Coordinator, Mrs. Margaret Fennessy had a great deal to do with the organisation of the weekend, Nicki Carter and Adam Phillips were the leaders on the weekend and had the task of putting together the band.

A Mass brought the weekend to a positive close and hopefully the participants went away with the sense o f accomplishment and fulfilment that music can bring.

By Storrm Bowman and Denise Wijasuriya.

groups review the situation and commit to personal and Parish actions.

In keeping with the Perth Diocesan theme for '95 - to celebrate our -actions - International Week will finish with a banquet dinner, cultural displays speakers and action updates.

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The Team Musicians & Singers. L-R: John Femandes, bass guitar; Nicki Carter, guitar; Meredith Whitely, vocal; Tim Harris, vocal; Ben Shieridan, drums; Denise Wijasuriya, vocal; Lorenzo Martinez, vocal; Narell Lark, flute; Storrm Bowman, flute; torn O'Halloran, keyboard.

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Midland Anticohers learning those tricky chords Leane Schokker, Angelo Papiccio, Danny Eves and vocalist Andrea Cox.

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Gospa's children

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

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Antioch

Above: Bronia Kamiewicz, Bernadette Donovan and Pamela Wiggins 'living it up!' at Midland's closing ceremony.

Right: This lot are actually down - and out!! (except Franciscan Father John Giles Duigan that is!) because they're the outgoing parents - and aunty! - team.

A fter seven years of parenting the Midland Antiochians, Emanuel and Sue Calleja (rear), Elizabeth and Jim Schelfhout, and 'aunty' Maria Tavemiti show how they've put their backs to this great effort, often with the help of the Midland Friars represented here by creative and dynamic Father John. Incoming parents are Charmaine and Angelo Vanetti.

Letter from Sr Emmanuel Medjugorje Holy Saturday 15 April, 1995 Dear Children of Medjugorje.

Praised be Jesus, the Pascal Lamb!

Today as I write to you my hand is trembling because of the incredible news which came to us this week like an explosion of hope. What a wonderful Easter present from the Gospa! First of all let us look at some significant lead-up events Mgr. Komarica (President of the Episcopal Conference) stated in Vienna on the 19th November Medjugorje is in itself a phenomenon, and the Church has not yet given the final work on it. But one must clarify yet some things and await the decision of the Pope or the Church's Magisterium, (interview with Max Dome) In February, the Croatian Bishops met the Holy Father in Rome. During the meeting Mgr. Zanid (the retired Bishop of Mostar) threw in • Well Holy Father, when are you coming to Sarajevo?

The Pope looked at him with his usual intensity and replied • Oh...I thought you were going to ask me: Holy Father, when are you coming to Medjugorje?

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Medjugorje. Does he wish to break this conspiracy of silence which so often chokes the Gospa's voice and therefore the cry of Jesus for our world in distress.

On March 22 Vicka accompanied 350 wounded and crippled Croatian soldiers to Rome where the Pope gave them a private audience. She was the translator (Italian - Croatian) and the Pope immediately recognised her: "Are you not Vicka from Medjugorje?" he asked her. Vicka then offered him a rosary saying: "I guess you have many rosaries already, but this one is special as it was blessed by the Gospa during an apparition." The Pope said to her: "Pray to the Madonna for me,I pray for you." He prayed over her a long time, blessed her and added: "It would be good if we could speak together more privately."

(These words of the Holy Father allow us to foresee a follow-up and they show us once again how close Medjugorje is to his heart).

On April 3 during the meeting of the Medjugorje leaders and guides in Baska Voda (70 participants) Ivan was inspired to ask the Gospa, "Please renew our strength and open new paths for us." The next day, the Gospa said through Marija: "Do not forget that I am your Mother and that I love you"

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Letter from Sr Emmanuel Medjugorje 1 May, 1995 Now comes the big news which has just illuminated these 14 years of prayer, of struggle, of humiliation and also of hope on the part of all the "children and friends of Medjugorje."

On April 6 a Croatian Delegation made an official visit to the Holy Father. The Delegation included the President Tudjman, the Vice President Radid and Cardinal Kuharic from Zagreb. The Pope read his official statement and afterwards, as he often does, he spontaneously added a few words of his own. (These words are to be remembered carefully since they are straight from his heart).

He said, "I want to go to the Spirit, to Maria Bistrica and to Medjugorje" Obviously, during these recent times, he has gone from saying: "If I were not the Pope, I would already be in Medjugorje" to saying "I want to go to Medjugorje." What has happened then.

It has happened that John Paul II is a prophet who sees God's urgent plans for the church, and a true shepherd who cannot deprive his sheep (all of humanity) any longer of a light that could save them. We will see. The simple fact that he wants to come is a decisive step towards the recognition of Medjugorje.

Christ is risen.

Dear Children of Medjugorje Praised be Jesus!

The news of the Holy Father's desire to visit Medjugorje after Split and Maria Bistrica, see the fax of 15 April was greeted by a wave of joy and thanksgiving among all the Gospa's friends. Here are some details to authenticate the event.

I learned the news directly from Bishop Franic of Split by telephone and also fax. It was published in the Croatian daily: "Slobodna Dalmacija" on April 8. A round of applause followed the announcement in the church in Medjugorje. The 3 witnesses to the Pope's words were Cardinal Kuharic, the Vice President of the Croatian Republic and the journalist Ante-Gugo. As yet, no date has been set for his visit.

Let us be patient. The town of Split is celebrating this year its 1700th Anniversary, mainly in September.

The evil one will of course do everything he can to prevent the visit. So let's pray hard for the Holy Father, that he may fulfill God's plans concerning his most significant trips.

With his usual good sense Father Slavko stated: "If Our Lady herself comes to Medjugorje, why not the Pope (But it isn't the recog-

nition of Medjugorje that will convert hearts, it is only prayer and fasting.

The Pope's quip to Bishop Aznic (Mostar) before others Croatian bishops: " I thought you were going to ask me "When are you coming to Medjugorje?" was reported t o me by Bishop Pranic who also encouraged me to publish it.

We had an amazing Easter Vigil in Medjugorje, four former drug addicts were baptised in a packed church. Just like the other members of the Cenacle community, they are pretty much aware of what Resurrection is." We were as dead, and now we have found life, they said, there have been countless miracles like this in Medjugorje.

Jakov said during the meeting at Baaka, "When I was small, I used to run away from the pilgrims, but now I am trying to welcome them", he is keeping his work. Many pilgrims are touched by his compassion towards those who suffer. In response to the question, "what would you say to a sick person, or to his family?" he gave the remarkable answer, "we must ask for the grace to give thanks."

Marija is in Mexico for 10 days. Ivan, before going to Boston, entrusted his

prayer group to Vicka and he started up a tradition that had been abandoned for years that Vicka replaced him also on the mountain, so that the pilgrims can join for the prayer and the Apparition.

I can't describe to you the joy of the pilgrims who have come in their thousands to pray with Vicka since Easter. You would think it was the Medjugorje of the 80s again, with the same fervour, so dear to the Gospa.

And our Mother is not afraid to invite us at 11pm to the top of Krisevac, like in the beginning. She appears there for 10 to 15 minutes.

Our Lady reminds us that she has other messages to give us, but she cannot, because we are still far from her, and our hearts are still closed. "Pray more and offer sacrifices," she said. The other night Vicka shared "The Gospa prayed a long time over us but I didn't understand a word of what she said. This language is not from here." I asked Vicka "Do you think it's her mother tongue?"

"Surely it must be her own language, the one from her own country," Vicka replied.

Thank you, dear Gospa, you love to reveal your secrets to the little ones.

Motherhood's Holy Crown other' is a word which universally means so much and evokes such strong feelings, one way or the other.

In Western society, many of our lives revolve around our mothers.

She was the first one to nurture us in her womb, among the first to see us born, and frequently the one we turn to, whether she be alive or dead, in our times of difficulty, and nearing our own death.

The word in itself is an embracing one to cover our mortal mother, mother earth, our mother country Australia, and above all - Mother Mary, Queen of Australia and all people on earth.

From that word we get 'mothering' which conjures up love, warmth, stability, protection, and a safe harbour in which to anchor.

The ideal mother should epitomise love and be a true and fiercely protective guardian of her brood.

She should love them no matter what, nor age they are.

A mother should always be there for her children, to love, comfort, build up her children's self-esteem and above all, be like a rock of strength for them - and an example of Christianity for them to model their lives on.

Now it's true, that we mothers arc only human too with all our frailities, faults and weaknesses.

But our children forgive us readily for that as long as they know we love them.

What is essential however, is that we try our hardest to be the best mother in the whole world for our children.

That we be selfless when it comes to our own self indulgence on whatever level, if it sets a bad example to our children.

And frankly, if it means we forego our career outside the home to ensure they have the most loving, stable, upbringing, then we should and must do that.

Conceding that some genuinely have to work, there is another lobby which adamently states "It's my right to fulfil myself?".

But I always look to our Australian mothers who during the war years and through the years following gave up everything to stably maintain families while their menfolk were at war and sacrificed everything for their dependants.

Mothers in those days never asked anything for themselves, always putting their family first.

Today, in a terribly selfish society, everyone is out for what they can get - and that unfortunately includes mothers.

In these days of broken marriages, many mothers are taking de-factos to live with them, which in effect sends a clear message to their children - "It's okay to live in adultery!"

In turn, their own children t end to follow that lead because frequently their mothers, and of course the ever permissive society, condones it under the catch cry of:"If it feels good - do it!"

This not only sets an immoral precedent for children, but also causes de-stabilisation of the family because the children see a coming and going of a variety of men, short or long term who are generally disinterested in the de-facto's children and are usually no role model for children to follow.

All of the above is not to preach, because who am I to suggest what others should do?!

But what I am saying is - take a hard look at the role model we women/mothers have become and ask ourselves have we not also contributed to society's abysmal degrading slide?

Have we too not added to the lack of respect shown to all society's members across the board?

What people do with their lives is their business, but I truly believe many of society's 'problem children' and hosts of

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teenage suicides, are due to the fact of 'problem parents'.

We must pray every day and ask for protection of His children, Unless mothers return to the God-given role of being a virtu- ‘‘'hile we do the best we can, and ask for His help to maintain ous example to their children, picking themselves up morally to our family and keep it holy and strong. start afresh when lapses occur, and letting their children know Then as mothers, where we come in, is to do everything in that their family is the centre of their lives, while Daddy too is a our power to make our home sacred, and the happiest place of all. truly important person, then what hope do they have?

In this bewildering world for young and old alike of foresaken To fill it with love, joy and warmth.

Making ours the cosiest and most desirable nest in the world moral values, double standards, hypocrisy, lack of respect, lies, permissiveness, injustice for the innocent, sexual depravity, sex- for our fledgelings to be nurtured, gently try out their wings, ual and physical abuse, degradation across the board and vocal and ultimately when soaring like eagles, to enable their return minority groups always hacking away at the borderlines of whenever they wish, because 'home' for them will have no decency to allow greater ease of access for paedophiles, sexual equal, apart from their own established homes.

Mothers need to realise that we, along with the incredible deviants, pornography, destruction of Christianity, legalisation of drugs, and smashing of the family unit, children need moth- motherhood privilege, have been given much power, to help in the developing of mature, well balanced, secure members of society - or otherwise.

We are capable of enhancing the natural abilities of these children - or irreparably destroying them.

And despite the buffetings o f the world that we too receive, especially mothers raising their children alone, ‘ve can without a doubt still be the very best mother in the world for our children.

'Our' too needs qualification - because they're not ours at all.

They will only ever be God's children; He who paid us the honour of entrusting them to our care.

That's another reason why we have to respect their dignity and enhance their selfworth, and rightly treasure them every day of their lives because when we face Almighty God, He will surely ask "How did you treat My children? Did you show them how to love, honour and obey Me? Did you reassure them every day how much vou and I love them? And show by example and teach them them my Commandments? If not why not? And if you did then well done my dearest daughter - your heavenly reward is great indeed!"

The supreme role of Mary, our motherhood was given to her through the Immaculate Conception.

In agreeing to God's plan for her, she became the mother of all His children for all time.

She's my darling mother that I go to daily.

I find my problems are diminished, my peace is instant, and I am invariably reassured when I ask her to he with me.

She never turns her back on her children; it's just tragic that people don't seek out her maternal, perennially loving qualities and her enormous ability, through the power of God, to make things right again.

If you go and lay your daily highs and lows at the feet of our wonderful mother who suffered so piercingly as she watched her innocent Son betrayed, ridiculed, beaten and crucified by and for ungrateful man, and give your life over to God the Father, Jesus who understood well the struggles of life on earth, and ask for the empowerment o f the Holy Spirit to strengthen you, then you and your family will be divinely strengthened with a solid barrier ers to be stronger as never before.

We have to hang on with both hands to the wheel of our ship against the barrage of evil, and will have peace poured out over and steer our family through all the reefs and disasters waiting your precious family, such as the world cannot give.

And all you have to do is LOVE and BELIEVE in our heavto wreck it. enly parents, ASK for their protection for your loved ones, and Hard task? Yes, but by no means impossible. In fact, quite ENTRUST your lives in their hands. the contrary, because we have a force as Christians which othThis formula will transform you and your family and indeed ers don't have. make you "the very best mother in the world" for your chilChildren, like a large number of adults, need security love, dren, a wonderful wife for your husband, and a model of and reassurance. decency and femininity in a jaded world which certainly needs Realising that Mother Mary is not only our mother, but of one. our children also, we should consecrate our individual family members to her and her Son, then the home as well.

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An Evening to Discuss Native Title and the Work of the National Native Title Tribunal The Hon Ian Viner QC has been invited to speak about the work of the National Native Title Tribunal at a gathering on Tuesday 16 May at the Christian Centre for Social Action, 44 Denis Street, Subiaco. 7pm-9pm. Following his address there will be time for discussion and questions. The evening is being organised by the Catholic, Uniting and Anglican Social Justice Commission.

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THE PARISH S CENE HOLY HOUR Divine Mercy Apostolate annouce a Holy Hour at John Paul Church Willetton each Wednesday, 11am to 12 noon with prayers to the Divine Mercy and Our Lady. All welcome.

Enquiries: 457 7771.

DAY OF SANCTUARY For women who care for a person with a disability. An opportunity to relax and experience r enewal both physically and spritually. The day will be led by Sr. Paula Quinn and Mrs. Jenny Gardner at the Presentation Retreat Home, 6 Reserve Street, Claremont, on Thursday 15th June, 9.15am-3pm. Cost: $15 ( morning/afternoon tea and lunch provided). For further details and to register phone Jenny Gardner on 474 3303.

BROTHER ANDREW Brother Andrew (Priest of Calcutta) will speak about "New Hope from the Old Faith" in the only retreats he is able to give in W.A. this year, at Gracewood, God's Farm 40kms south of Busselton. No. 1: 26 May 7pm to 28 May 2pm. No. 2: 29 May Mid-day to 1 June 2pm. No. 3: 2 June 7pm to 5 June 2pm. No. 4: 9 June 7pm to 11 June 2pm.

Suggested donations for No's. 1 & 4: 575, for No's. 2 & 3: $110.

Further details Betty Peaker, S.F.O. Box 24, P.O. Cowaramup 6284 WA Phone and Fax (097) 55 6212.

WILLETTON TALKS 'The Catechism for You and Me'.

Friday May 19 What's right'?

What's wrong? How do I tell the difference? Speaker: Fr Walter Black MSC Friday May 26: Sacraments and You Speaker: Fr Vincent Glynn.

Thursday June 8: Spirituality and the Whole Person Speaker: Sr Anne Noonan RNDM. At John Paul Centre. Pinetree Gully Road Willetton. 7.30pm9.30pm approx. Phone 3104072.

REUNION B eginning Experience 10th A nniversary reunion Mass and a fternoon tea on Sunday May 21 and anniversary dinner on Saturday May 27. For further information phone Jenny on 221 1549 or 447 3795.

TAIZE PRAYER Taize Hour of Prayer: Easter 1995. Friday May 26, 7.30pm, St Mary's Cathedral, Victoria Square.

MAJELLAN RETREAT V acancies still exist for the Majellan retreat at Safety Bay, Friday evening May 19 to Sunday afternoon May 21.

Phone Pauline Kirwan 446 6135.

MORLEY ANNIVERSARY For their 25th anniversary celebration Morley Majellans would like to see old friends at Mass on Monday May 22 at 7.30pm in Infant Jesus church Morley, followed by supper (please bring a plate) in the parish centre.

Further information from Bernadette Nicoletto 276 2487 or Morag McPherson 275 1130.

AIDS CHARITY NIGHT A fun night at Blarney Castle Friday, May 19. Dinner and live entertainment for only $22.

Proceeds go to Archdiocesan AIDS Council. Tickets: Contact KCSC office on 314 2250 or Tom Keams on 337 8737.

To become a household word to Record readers EDUCATION FOR LIFE Is the theme of the Parents and Friends' Federation Conference and 41st AGM on Sat 3rd and Sun. 4th June 1995 at lona Presentation College, 33 Palmerston Street, Mosman Park. The Conference Dinner will be on Saturday evening 3rd June at Royal Perth Yacht Club, Crawley.

Details of addresses and speakers are: 'Preparing Youth for Life & Employment" Prof. Les Marchant "Maths & English Made Easy' Edward O'ConnorSmith (Tutor videos) 'Conflict Management - the use of Mediation and Conciliation' Michael Tunnecliffe (Clinical Psychologist) 'Education for Life - The Role of School, Family & Technology' Tanya Aplin (1995 Rhodes Scholar) 'Building SelfWorth in Students, Teachers & Parents' Greg Nunn (DirectorSupercamp) All welcome especially parents. Enquiries (09) 387 5377 or 387 5143 AUSTRALIAN FAMILY NOVENA Holy Rosary Parish, Nedlands will host the Australian Family Mission Novena during the week May 15-23. Each evening a one hour novena prayer, including Mass, will be held from 7.30pm-8.30pm, also Mass daily at 11am. Redemptorist Father Liam Creede will conduct the Novena. All Enquiries 386 1870.

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE A 6 week support group programme called "coping' for separated, divorced and widowed people on Wednesday May 24 at Como Parish Hall at 7.30pm.

Cost $30. To register phone Jenny on 221 1549 or 447 3795.

MORLEY ANNIVERSARY For their 25th anniversary celebration Morley Majellans would like to see old friends at Mass on Monday May 22 at 7.30pm in Infant Jesus church Morley, followed by supper (please bring a plate) in the parish centre.

Further information from Bernadette Nicoletto 276 2487 or Morag McPherson 275 1130.

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"Into the Future with the New Catechism", John Paul Centre, Willetton - Archbishop Hickey Visitation Maddington Bishop Healy Reception aboard USS Blue Ridge - Fr V Conroy Investiture Order of Holy Sepulchre - Archbishop Hickey Installation of Fr Tony Pires, Armadale - Archbishop Hickey St Thomas More Society, The Catechism - Archbishop Hickey Confirmations Newman Junior School - Bishop Healy Launch of "Build Better Relationships" - Sr Beverley Stott Induction of Acolytes, UWA Archbishop Hickey Blessing and opening of school buildings, Palmyra Bishop Healy Mass and blessing of school e xtensions, Rivervale Bishop Healy Ecumenical Service UWA - Fr Kevin Long Mass for Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, St Mary's Cathedral - Bishop Healy Mass and Procession, Our Lady Help of Christians Bishop Healy

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PARENTS & FRIENDS' FED. WA. ANNUAL CONFERENCE •EDUCATION FOR LIFE. lona Presentation College, Mosman Park Saturday 3/6/95: 2pm: Conference opening Hon. Norman Moore, M.LC. 2.30pm: 41st A.G.M. 7.30pm: Dinner (Royal Perth Yacht Club) Dinner Address: Lou Thompson "Less Stress, More Self-Esteem" Sunday 4/6/95: Conference Speakers Prof. Lee Marchant (Maritime Indust) Ed. O'Connor-Smith (Tutor Videos) Michael Tunnecliffe (Clinical Psych.)

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