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Consu erism 'a disease'

By Peter Rosengren

The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has attacked the vice of consumerism for warping Australians' perception of reality and distracting them from fundamentally important issues in their lives.

The comdemnation comes in a study by Melbourne-based Redemptorist, Father Tony Kelly, released by the council last Friday.

Consumerism combined with modern advertising techniques to damage true family values by manipulating children to force parents to buy unnecessary products, Fr Kelly warned.

Fr Kelly said the conflict between following Christ and Mammon is nothing new, but analysis of the late 20th century shows an obsession with acquir-

ing wealth has become over- a culture of greed, selfishness whelming with dire conse- and isolation from others." quences for society, individuals, Fr Kelly said there is a differChristian faith and culture. ence between consumerism and "An obsession with possess- being needy, or having a decent ing and consuming is, practi- abundance of good things. cally speaking, part of the very But the danger lay in a world soul of our culture and society," where the advertising dollar he writes in "Consuming Pas- ruled all, a commercial value sions: Christianity and the Con- was put on all things and everysumer Society", putting the view thing became a commodity. that rather than being a sin, this This led to a situation where phenomenon was "more a dis- the worth of traditional values ease than a moral evil, more a dealing with sexual, family and cultural pathology than a per- community relationships were sonal choice." questioned. Despite its veneer "On the other hand, the o f tolerance, consumerism dimensions of such a vast, per- expressed itself as a massive vasive social alienation are the resentment against values that result of free decisions which were most needed, but outside have crystallised into a way of the marketable domain of life. immediate satisfaction - if it "However one may judge it, it can't be sold then it's worthless. makes a life of generous freeFr Kelly said the increasing dom more difficult, and favours impact of consumerism through

advertising was especially dam- thing possible into a marketable aging to the family. commodity, packaged for a par"Children, particularly vulner- ticular economic end. able to consumerist fantasies, * The use of the powers of are manipulated to make ever- suggestion and manipulation, growing demands on parents," especially against the young and he said. poorly educated so that groups "They are daily coached in the can be easily targeted and "masknowledge of what is good for saged" into a dependency on an them, and that parents are bad if ever increasing range of illuthey do not supply what whole- sions. sale consumerism decrees to be * The reduction of truth and essential to happiness." knowledge to "image-isolation".

Fr Kelly's study explores in * The deep distortion of sexudetail the meaning of con- ality, family and community sumerism and brings out six relationships. dominant features that show * The constant barrage with how it has permeated society. the message that one can only These include: be happy in being a successful * A dislocation of reality in consumer. which people are encouraged to Fr Kelly said a "profound buy not only a product but, mutilation of human culture and effectively, an image of them- identity" was being brought selves too. about through the onslaught of * The tendency to turn every- consumerism.

Peace 'glimmer' in Who is this Tennis Terror?

East Timor: bishop

WASHINGTON (CNS) - East Timor's rights of the East Timorese. outspoken Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes In Rome, Pope John Paul told the new Belo said he has a "gleam of hope" that Indonesian ambassador to the Vatican United Nations - sponsored talks involv- that he hoped the latest round of negotiaing representatives of opposite sides in tions could bring social peace to East the often-violent issue of Indonesia's Timor. occupation of his home island will lead He also praised the Indonesian Governtoward peace. ment's attempts to create a climate of reliThe 47-year-old bishop, who was in gious tolerance.

Washington earlier this month to talk The Pope said last week a climate of with the United States bishops' confer- trust needs to be established in East ence international policy officials, called Timor, based on respect for human rights the UN discussions in Geneva early in and religious values.

June "a good beginning."

Church officials in East Timor have Pope John Paul II last week also encour- recently complained of continuing agedthe Indonesian Government to use human rights abuses, including civilians the talks to bring about peace and justice killed by security forces. The Pope said in East Timor. the Vatican was following the situation But Bishop Belo said the talks, which he there with interest and concern. attended, were also a reminder of "funda"Allow me to express the fervent hope mental differences" between those who that ever more appropriate measures will favour integration with Indonesia, and be adopted to ensure that human rights those who want an independent state. are respected, and that the cultural and "The key issue" is for the Timorese to religious values of the people are proreach agreement among themselves, said tected and promoted," he said.

Bishop Belo, who is apostolic administraHe offered his "sincere encouragetor of the East Timor capital, Dili. ment" that the dialogue begun recently Among the issues raised during the would progress and lead eventually to "a meeting with the officials were: the form of social and political life which, in deaths of tens of thousands of East Timo- justice and peace, will respond to the rese from famine, disease and an on- aspirations of the inhabitants of East going war for independence since Timor."

Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 colony in 1975; the flooding into East and the following year annexed it, but its Timor of thousands of migrants from sovereignty over the territory has never other parts of Indonesia as part of a plan been recognized by the United Nations. to relieve population pressures and to In a talk welcoming the new ambasestablish Indonesia's claim to the terri- sador, Radin Suharjono, to the Vatican, tory; and a population control policy the pope had words of praise for Indoneimposed on the East Timorese in which sia's policies on religion. Catholics are military officials allegedly use persuasion one of several religious minorities in the and coercion to force the mostly Catholic predominantly Muslim country.

East Timorese (84 percent of the populaThe pontiff said that thanks to Indonetion) to adopt artificial birth control. sia's principle of religious tolerance, Bishop Belo said that many people Catholics have been able to make signifiwere trying to turn him into the main cant contributions to the cultural, political opposition leader in East Timor, which is and economic life of the country, espethe opposite of what he sees as his role. cially in fields of education, health care This included continuing to speak for the and social development.

The tennis-playing priests of the Archdiocese breathed a sigh of relief last week when this 87-year-old Jesuit left town. Find out who he is on Page 2.

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Jesus, Mary and Joseph were once refugees An issue that weighs heavily on the world's conscience is the presence of twenty three million refugees in all continents of the world.

Five years ago I remember quoting a figure of 12 to 17 million refugees world-wide. Bad as things were then, they are even worse now. There has been such an escalation in ethnic violence and oppression of minorities that millions have taken flight to avoid persecution.

Many of the aspects of the refugee situation have been aired publicly during the past week, Refugee Week. A leading role was taken by Catholic agencies and individuals, people very sensitive to the plight of those on the run.

Around the world there are numerous tent cities desperately trying to cope with floods of refugees from neighbouring countries. Some of these host

countries are very poor themselves, like Bangladesh, but they do the best they can to care for frightened people till the situation back home is safe enough for them to return.

Australia has also been drawn into this world tragedy. We already take many refugees from camps around the world.

What makes us very different from most other countries is that we are an island. People cannot flee overland to seek refuge here.

A few try it by boats, creating suspicion and fear that Australia will be swamped by floods of aliens. The Christian response should be an attitude of welcome while we find out the reasons for their sudden arrival. A proper screening process should be able, without much difficulty, to determine whether or not their case is genuine.

There is one issue to do with some of the people from China

Archbishop's

Perspective that is now before the courts, and before the Australian Parliament in the form of the Migration Legislation Amendment Bill No 4. It is the question of whether the fear of forced sterilisation and forced abortion is a valid reason for seeking asylum in Australia.

Despite China's draconian one

child policy, the amendment bill would rule out such claims and repatriate people to China to face the consequences. The ones most directly affected would be women.

On the moral aspects of this issue the Australian Bishops have already come out strongly and written to the Prime Minister.

Other community groups have done the same, such as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.

Like euthanasia, abortion and other "life" issues, this matter is crucial for the protection of human dignity and the inviolability of human life.

It will not be long before the amendment is put to the vote.

While politicians like Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine and our own Catholic Refugee Office in Canberra continue to provide information to parliamentarians about the

implications of the amendment, at the very least one must hope that our politicians will vote according to their conscience on what is fundamentally a moral issue.

The only solution to the world problem of 23 million refugees is world peace based on respect for human rights and the rights of minorities. The prospect of this happening, is, frankly, not good.

The actions of good people working for justice need to be supported by our prayers.

Remember, Mary, Joseph and the Child Jesus were refugees too, fleeing from the persecution of Herod. Let us not doubt for a moment the presence of Jesus in the camps with his fellow refugees. Through the voices and actions of Christian people may Jesus be their real hope of a better future.

tennis Pope condemns violence keep priest i young against women

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has condemned continuing acts of injustice and violence against women, saying such acts violate the will of God. The Pope said said last Sunday that growing respect for the rights and dignity of women was "a sign of the times which emphasises an essential aspect of the full truth about human beings," that men and women were created by God with equal dignity.

Speaking during his June 18 midday Angelus address, the Pope praised the initiative of the United Nations in convoking a World Conference on Women in September in China's capital, Beijing, and said the Catholic Church would participate in the meeting "with an open mind."

The meeting's theme, "Action for Equality, Development and Peace," he said, was "of extraordinary importance, not only for women, but for the very future of the world which depends to an extent on the awareness women have of themselves and on a just recognition of them which must be assured."

Unfortunately a proper understanding of the identity and value of women was, in the past - and still is in many cases, obscured by cultural and social conditions or notions, he said.

Frequently "they were and are blatantly misunderstood and offended by unjust and sometimes violent practices and

behaviours," the Pope said. "This, "the exemplary woman," on the threshold of the third mil- because she was "called to lennium, is intolerable!" he said. divine motherhood, the highest The Catholic Church vocation." denounced "all of the injustices On Tuesday Vatican which weigh upon the feminine spokesman, Joaquin Navarrocondition," Pope John Paul said, Valls, said the Vatican would but at the same time, proposes a work to promote the human positive vision of women and rights of women in Beijing and men and the relationship try to avoid the imposition by between them. others of a narrow feminist At the basis of the relationship, agenda on the international comhe said, "must be placed the affir- munity. mation of the dignity of the Dr Navarro-Valls said women woman, because she is - like the man and with him - a person cre- would form the majority of the Vatican's 20-person delegation, ated in the image and likeness of and the head of the delegation God." would most likely be a woman.

As persons, he said, men and He said the UN's draft docuwomen have a "subjectivity ment for the conference made which is the source of responsible autonomy in running their praiseworthy efforts to promote women's equality and protect own lives."

But rather than isolating indi- their dignity. However, the docuviduals or placing them in oppo- ment also contained proposals sition to one another, their sub- on abortion, family issues and jectivity moves them to establish health care, which the Vatican constructive relationships and saw as reflecting the agenda of a "finds its completion in love," the small group of feminists from industrialized countries.

Pope said.

Their philosophy, Dr Navarro"The woman, no less than the man, realises herself fully in the Valls said, ignored the natural sincere gift of herself" to another, differences between women and men, downplayed or even he said.

"For the woman this subjectiv- degraded women's roles within ity is the foundation of her spe- the family and advocated univercific way of being, a feminine sal access to abortion - even for being, which enriches and is minors without parental consent. indispensable for harmonious He said the Vatican was insisthuman co-existence, both within ing that the term "universal the family and in other spheres human rights" be used in the of life," the Pope said. final conference document in refPope John Paul prayed that erence to women "to clarify that women throughout the world these go beyond the rights recogwould grow in an awareness of nised by individual cultures. their dignity, gifts and mission They are rights women are born through the intercession of Mary, with as persons."

Fr Marlow with some of his wimpish, young conquests In fact, he would have to be one of the more active octogenarians in Australia. Since arriving in At the age of 87, Belgian-born Western Australia 21 years ago Fr Father Ferdinand Marlow SJ Marlow, who also holds a doctorthinks that his forehand drive on ate in philosophy and a licentiate the tennis court will need another degree in theology, has worked in ten years practice or so, before it a string of parishes including begins to shape up into a really Highgate, Northam, Palmyra. lethal match winner.

The Record caught up with him Not that he needs it, really. The just before he took off for a wellhospital chaplain at St John of earned holiday in Belgium where God in Murdoch is already used he will spend 12 weeks visiting to beating men several decades friends and family, including one younger than himself. surviving elder brother.

Having clocked up 43 years of Having retired from active serservice in India, teaching and vice as a parish priest, Fr Marlow studying, and 21 years in Western has not slowed down any and curAustralia as a parish priest, some rently ministers to patients and might be so foolish as to think that families at the newly built southFr Marlow deserved a rest. But, ern suburbs hospital. oddly enough, Fr Marlow doesn't And are there any other hobsee the validity of that point of bies that help keep him young, we view himself. ask? He pauses to consider for a Possibly the problem is that moment. they just don't make them like "Mmmm, Bridge," he says. It is they used to. very addictive."

By Peter Rosengren

Michigan teachers feel at home

By Brian Coyne St Anthony's School, Greenmount, is half a world away from Michigan in the United States but the verdict of Michigan trainee teachers, Melissa McMullen, 25, Judy Durette, 46, and Colleen Connor, 25, is that there is little difference between Australian children and those they were teaching at home.

In some areas of the curriculum, Australian children do slightly more advanced work St Anthony's students Nikki Dennerley, left front, Nadia Moretti and than American children but, in Aaron Montgomery with Judy Durette, left back, Melissa McMullen other areas, the American chiland Colleen Connor. dren do more advanced work 2

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than children here.

One of the biggest adjustments the Michigan teachers have had to make schools has been in the range of subjects they have been called on to teach. In America, primary teachers tend to be subject specialists much like secondary teachers in Australia.

Judy Durette said the only difficulty she had found was in coping with the Australian slang some of her children used.

Altogether, 16 students have been in Perth gaining experience for eight weeks in various government and non-government primary schools.

Earlier in the year they had

completed eight weeks of practical experience in Michigan schools. This total of 16 weeks completes the practical component of their course towards their teaching degrees.

In Perth, they have been accompanied by their course supervisor, Dr Mary Lou Aylor.

This is the fourth group of students from Central Michigan University to travel to Perth under this scheme. The American trainee teachers have to pay their own fares but are billetted in Perth by staff from the schools they are assigned to.

Refugee Week

Refugee policy challenge

No borders in the Church for Christian migrants

By Peter Rosengren Increasing numbers of people forced to flee their countries and migrate, through factors such as war, famine and oppression, are forcing the Church to look long and hard at how it responds to their needs, according to a top Vatican expert on migration.

Father Silvano Tomasi CS, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, said official United Nations data and estimates from the UN Cairo conference on population estimated that there were some 125 million people throughout the world who lived and worked in countries different to the ones in which they were born. This figure was pushed as high as 200 million people by illegal immigration, Fr Tomasi told the Asia Knocks conference at the University of Notre Dame Australia last week.

"We have this kind of globalisation process that is taking place," he said.

"And this process brings about in every country a diversity of religions and cultures.

"So the question for us as Christians is

Fr Paul Pang

how do we deal with this phenomenon?

What kind of answers do we give and how?

How do we relate to new cultures and religions coming into our neighbourhood?"

Fr Tomasi, with a number of other experts and commentators, was in Perth for the conference which focussed on Asian immigration to Australia and how the Church can better meet the needs of immigrants.

Also speaking was Fr Paul Pang, Director of the Office for the Promotion of Overseas Chinese Apostolate which is part of the Vatican's Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples.

In the decade between 1975 and 1985 the number of migrants and refugees worldwide rose by nearly 8 million people. From 1985 until the present day that number had risen by a further 10 million people again.

Fr Tomasi said that currently 100,000 illegal Chinese immigrants arrived in America every year.

Authorities had to start thinking more and more of the root causes of migration and how to eliminate them, he said. Migration was not just an issue of political control but one with ethical and pastoral aspects too.

Movements of large numbers of people from and to countries also posed difficult practical problems for the Church to solve. "(Many) being baptised people they have the same rights as everybody else [in the Church] - the church never talks of borders, it talks of the community of faith. So once you are baptised you are part of this community. So at a practical level, it is a tough job to respond to the needs of these people," he said.

Fr Tomasi also said that since the second Vatican Council there had been a progressive reflection in the Catholic Church moving away from a negative view of other religions and cultures to a more positive position.

The Church, he said, looked to identify within other religions the "seeds of the Word" - the insights and human intuitions that are close to the Catholic faith.

The Church now also looked at all cultures in a positive way so that the Christian

Fr Silvano Tomasi: how should Australians respond to refugees? figure: like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph. faith becomes 'inculturated: he said.

"The Christian message takes on the cul- Moses leading the Jewish people to flee tural ways - meaning behaviour, ways of Egypt, even the Holy Family being forced relating socially, philosophical traditions, out of their own home to live in a foreign whatever can be taken from another cul- land." ture where you're doing things of interperThese images, he said, were pictures of a sonal relations, so that the faith is not some- man travelling from one point to another to thing which destroys the patrimony of a reach God. people, but its rooted into this patrimony In summarising the key points of the and 'blows it up', so to speak, to its fullness.

In addressing the conference, Fr Pang major Asian religions Fr Pang identified spoke on the options open to the church in their similarities to Christianity. dealing with Asian religions.

"In Hinduism you can almost feel the The goal of the Church, he said, was to sacredness of revelation of God before the establish a useful, courageous dialogue coming of Jesus Christ, trying to lead peowith all the world religions, especially the ple to know God. So in that sense religions Asian religions but that as a gospel mission in Asia have very important qualities. For "we need to realise that Christ is the full example, respect for life [in] Buddhism: realisation of God's revelation as a liberat- respect for the sacredness of the universe, ing God." the world and life in Hinduism: respect for The only option. said Fr Pang, was to fol- personal integrity, honesty and social harlow the teachings of Jesus Christ to wel- mony in Confucianism: and then respect come needy people. "No-one, no country, for purity and personal purification in has the right to claim a country as its own. Shintoism.

Opportunities and lands are given by God "So all these eastern religions give a very to all."

Fr Pang also said that the migrant image strong indication that human beings are was clearly evident in the Bible itself. called by God, to reach the perfection that "From Adam and Eve onwards, almost somehow God wants all of us to reach - to every typological figure has been a migrant arrive at," he said.

Filipinos are 'family centred' Asked what the biggest impact of migration on Filipino people had been, Asia Knocks conference speaker Ms Gloria Nayal said that the personal and family characteristics of Filipino people were those most affected by cultures that were impersonal and rationalistic.

Gloria Nayal

"So, Filipinos are sick for some way of expressing those values and you find them gripping themselves trying to search for a sense of belonging.

"And sometimes they find groups which are more welcoming, like fundamentalist groups, so in some way they can be attracted to this because this is where a personalistic way of relating is practised," she said at the conference in Fremantle.

"The Church needs to recognise this value and at the same time to build on fit], even to create an atmosphere where they could express this value, like in churches," she said.

Australia integrates well: Archbishop Australia had more successfully achieved the integration of ethnic groups into a harmonious whole than many other countries, Archbishop Barry Hickey said when he opened the three day Asia Knocks conference held in Fremantle last week.

"Our experience is something we can offer to the world.

It is shared to some extent by Canada, the United States and New Zealand. But in my view, Australia has achieved it - so far - far more successfully," he said.

He said that having recently returned from Poland and the

Ukraine he had first hand experience of the centuries-old hostilities that exist among different ethnic groups there.

"We do have an experience of peace to share that is worth close study - the challenge today is to provide a welcome to the increasing numbers of people from Asian countries that are making a home here."

Archbishop Hickey said the Church in Western Australia had through its situation on the west coast of the Australian continent.

"I have often noticed that the Church in the eastern states of

Australia is more conscious of belonging to the Pacific region than to Asia, whereas to us here, our nearness to Asian countries is far more dominant in our mind than any connection with the Pacific," he said.

The influence of Asia on Western Australia, he said, had always been evident.

"Quite a number of our clergy have Asian origins ... if you go around the parishes, some are almost completely Asian.

Our seminarians too reflect the same Asian influence."

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TOMORROW TODAY

Applecross celebrates 10 Antioch years A NTIOCH leaders Nick

50 Years Re-union Celebrations for Y.C.W. and kindred youth movements (C.G.M. St N.C.G.M.) Past and present members are invited to attend a

Y.C.W. Thanksgiving Mass

for blessings received by members to be celebrated in St. Mary's Cathedral Sunday 9th July at 3pm

followed by tea/ coffee and biscuits at Mercedes Hall An opportunity to renew friendships and talk about the good times had in the youth movements

as a special part of their young adult formation, both spiritually and socially.

S.Tin and Collette Armstrong recently helped to bring together a fitting celebration for 10 years of Antioch in Applecross's St Benedict parish, supported throughout the decade by Father John O'Reilly.

Old videos brought many laughs and refreshed memories as they saw the various weekends unfold before their eyes.

All were delighted, particularly Fr John, with the large number of old Antiochers who returned to pay tribute and give thanks for what they saw

The enthusiasm of the present group was infectious. It inspired all, particularly the present and past adult support team, to sing to full capacity.

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The gift of youth ministry

By Penny Ashcroft of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry

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INISTRY is grounded in the basic needs of people.

If we are to follow the example of Jesus, our ministry needs to be a healing presence in the lives of those we come in contact with.

We all, old and young alike, have basic human needs. We are all in need of being "ministered to" and we also need to minister to others. In this way by both receiving and giving, we can live out God's love for us in our everyday life.

Sometimes there can be confusion between the terms "ministry" and "leadership".

Ministry belongs to the whole Church and can have many different dimensions - we can minister to our family and friends and workmates by simply living out our faith in their presence. Living out our faith is the avenue through which we can not only strive to reach 4

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our full potential as humans of the whole community. We but can also encourage others can have both adult and youth to do the same. leaders and we can grow in Often in our parish families, understanding of both of these leaders are very reluctant to groups by inviting and inspirask someone to help with ing them to join in using their youth ministry because they combined gifts to make minare concerned that the particu- istry to young people and their lar parishioners are already families happen. overcommitted. That can be It is important to understand so, but sometimes we need to that all volunteers need formabe challenged to move for- tion, support and on-going ward and perhaps change our affirmation.

If they receive direction. these key elements they will Too often, ministry is seen as continue to be effective in their a burden, but really the ministry. reverse is true. Ministry to othWhen we look at the uniqueers can be looked upon as a special gift that the "minister" ness of individual young peois given - not only to serve, but ple and the needs of the to empower and affirm others. Church today - we can see that Youth ministry is the respon- the enthusiasm, energy and sibility of the whole parish creativity of the young are community. The many and needed. varied needs of young people There is an opportunity for require many varied gifts and us as the Church to guide talents of people to sustain the young people into leadership ministry programs which roles within the Church and could be implemented. The the community at large. They inclusion of members of all need encouragement to see a ages could truly bring life to vision of a worthwhile life, one the ministry of our parishes. in which dreams can be We can fully utilise the gifts aspired to and goals achieved.

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Who dares to throw the first stone?

Movie Review

R over 50 years the film and televiion industry has shown a compulsive, even obsessive, interest in the Catholic Church in general and her priesthood in particular.

From the gentler days of Mickey Rooney in "Boys' Town" and Bing Crosby in "The Bells of St Mary's and "Going My Way", the shift from telling a good story such as "The Shoes of the Fisherman" or "The Cardinal" has been increasingly to denigrate the Catholic priesthood. The ABC's offerings of "Brides of Christ" and some "Compass" programmes have made their own slanted contribution to this trend, almost going out of their way to distort.

It is as if there were a conspiracy to ridicule and I can understand some people may think that this is what the film "Priest" is trying to do; certainly demonstrations in America would suggest it. But I don't think it does and if producers did have that intent in mind, well, it's nothing new. The Church and the priesthood belongs to God and their antagonists can huff and puff till their lungs deflate but the house will not fall down.

Why was "Priest" made? I would su gest it is because the Catholic Church is the one body left in the world which is prepared to challenge that world with

standards, and when any one of her priests falls below those standards it becomes newsworthy. In a world of exaggerated individualism the Church, with her insistence on objective morality, is always going to be the focus of admiration or detestation.

O f course there are homosexual priests, of course there are heterosexual priests, of course they are often tempted and their celibacy sometimes put sorely to the test: but very few, and I cannot emphasise this strongly enough, very few stumble and fall. It is on these few (Fr Matthew living in a de facto relationship and the homosexual Fr Greg) that "Priest" focuses its attention and makes a strong plea for understanding and forgiveness.

It is strange that in reality the media goes out of its way to pillory such men.

The film is set in Liverpool in northwest England, formerly part of the county where I was born and brought up. It has, arguably, the largest Catholic population of any English county and the people are open, warm and friendly. The caricature presented of Lancashire Catholics did irritate me, for they are devout, loyal and charitable people; but objectivity is not always the hallmark of TV drama, which originally this film was planned to be.

St Francis appeal

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"Priest" displays good camera work, has a strong dramatic line and is supported by sympathetic, unobtrusive music in the background. One shudders to think what American film musicians would have composed in some situations.

The two principal characters, Fr Matthew and Fr Greg, are well drawn and sympathetically played but, both in dialogue and personality, I was left strangely with the impression that they were tongue in cheek caricatures.

Fr Matthew's rationalisation of the Christian Gospel in terms of liberation theology and social dogma are challenged initially by Fr Greg's orthodox high ideal of priesthood which sees everything in black and white. Their mutual antagonism melds into respect and affectionate regard as each works through his particular dilemma and grows to appreciate the other's finer points.

Intertwined with their personal battles are the very real problems and situations of their flock. The compassion Fr Greg shows for the girl Lisa embroiled in an incestuous relationship with her father; the personification of evil in that father (who can forget his face leering through the confessional grill as he tries to

Broome NDA campus formal opening

N1 APPEAL for $2.8 million will be aunched tomorrow for the restoration of Melbourne's historic St Francis' Church.

Built between 1841 and 1845, St Francis' Church is the only remaining pre-gold era buildMinister for ing in the central city still on its original site and VEDERAL I : Employment.

Education and still performing the function for which it was constructed. An estimated 8000 people visit St Training Simon Crean will lay the foundation stone and officially Francis' church each week of the year. open the newest campus of Perth's University of Notre Dame Flame Ministries International on Friday July 7.

The Bishop of Broome, John Jobst, will bless the campus buildings.

Known as the Kimberley Centre of NDA and providing a range of nationally accredited degrees and courses, the Broome campus is the only tertiary education institution in the Kimberley region and began its undergraduate teaching program in February of this year.

7pm Sunday July 9th Degrees currently offered include The evening will consist of: arts, business and education.

Praise & Worship, Holy Mass Already provided are a post& Healing Prayer. graduate Bachelor of Education I/ qualification and a range of associate diploma and certificate-level courses for Kimberley residents.

Perth.

Virtually unique among tertiary Enquiries: Telephone: (09) 382 3668 education institutions in Australia, the Broome campus of NDA will also have a strong orientation KSC EDUCATION FOUNDATION towards preserving and recording a project of the Knights of the Aboriginal culture and languages.

Southern Cross Part of the campus site houses a library and archives, which are planned to become a major research and reference centre for the region, also concentrating on the Church's role and history in the THEOLOGY SEMINAR Kimberley.

28th August - 7th September 1995 NDA director of marketing, Margaret Haydon, said one of the aims The University of Notre Dame Australia of the campus was to develop an College of Theology spirituality and creative Aboriginal Frs Frank Moloney SDB and Gerald which would develop complex, art O'Collins, SJ will offer this Seminar on displays and present art, music, the topic of "What Do We Really dance and ritual.

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The centre's work would also The Knights of the Southern Cross through include the searching out and prothe KSC Education Foundation will fund a duction of Aboriginal language number of audit places to this Seminar. A material and would be under the person who audits a unit of study attends lectures, tutorials and other organised activities but does not submit assignments or sit the unit examinations.

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A likely bunch of students direction of representatives of local Aboriginal communities.

"I think a special feature of the Broome campus would be research and development work in Aboriginal Christian spirituality which will continue the work of the Church in the Kimberley," she said.

One of the innovative features of the Broome campus will be the range of non-degree courses also offered which are designed specifically to meet the needs of the Kimberley region, especially for Aboriginal people.

"For example, a clerical foundation certificate, a certificate of community teaching, an associate diploma of education (are provided)so that Aboriginal people who are working in their own communities and who may not yet have attempted a teaching degree can do that as an introduction, and perhaps bridge towards university studies" she said.

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degrade and abuse the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the same way he has degraded and abused his daughter?); the innocence of children making their first communion; and the self-righteous pettiness of some convinced that they have "got it right", are all cameos which any priest can relate to.

And there is more to caricature - the bishop (so very unlike the recently retired Archbishop Derek Worlock of Liverpool), Fr Redstone, the voluble Bible-quoting parishioner, are all cardboard stereotypes, lacking depth, and really are inconsequential to the main thrust of the film.

Perhaps this was deliberate for dramatic contrast.

There were two very poignant moments in the film for me which were, I think, a deliberate point-counterpoint: Fr Greg's refusal or inability to give the Blessed Sacrament to his lover, and the moment when Lisa, more sinned against than sinner, alone went forward to receive the Blessed Sacrament from Fr Greg, when all others shunned him, and their mutual reconciliation in an embrace.

I suppose if there is a message in this film it is the message of reconciliation and that we all still have a long way to go in being a reconciling community in the world.

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uclear tests an attack on life: bishop The Australian Catholic Bish- capable of such indiscriminate leave the final responsibility on ops' Committee for Justice, Devel- mass destruction," he said. nuclear weapons to politicians. opment and Peace has con"Even if these weapons are President Chirac said last week demned the France's decision to never used in war, they damage France would carry out eight resume nuclear testing in the the islands and waters of the small explosions at its Pacific Pacific as an attack on human life Pacific nations.

Mururoa Atoll testing site to perand the planet.

"Respect for human life and the fect the means of simulating such The French Catholic Bishops Integrity of creation demands that blasts by computer in the future. have also attacked the decision of the testing of nuclear weapons Chirac said such simulation is President Jacques Chirac. cease. indispensable for the security and And the sacked bishop of Bishop Manning said the Vati- reliability of France's nuclear Evreux in France, Bishop Jacques can had told the United Nations arsenal. He said the tests will end Gaillot, intends to join the Green- the immediate goal must be a by June 1996, after which France peace ship, Rainbow Warrior, global ban on nuclear testing by will be ready to sign a treaty banwhich is sailing to Mururoa in the all countries for all time. ning all such nuclear experiments. tracks of the old Rainbow Warrior "True peace cannot be built Archbishop Delaporte said to protest the testing. without trust and goodwill," France's policy of nuclear deterThe former Rainbow Warrior Bishop Manning said. rence appeared to be no longer was blown up 10 years ago in "It cannot be built through fear justified.

Auckland harbor, New Zealand, or deterrence.

"The world is perhaps more

by French secret service agents, "This action undermines efforts dangerous than it was before killing a crew member. to reduce the proliferation of 1989, but not in the same fashion.

Australian bishop's committee nuclear arms through negotiated Nuclear deterrence is no longer secretary and Bishop of Armidale mutual agreements between the appropriate," he said. in NSW, Bishop Kevin Manning, nations - who are, after all, parts of The French hierarchy has never said the development and produc- the one human family." collectively condemned the postion of nuclear weapons rediThe president of the French session of nuclear weapons for rected resources away from meet- bishops' Justice and Peace Com- deterrence, although bishops ing pressing human needs. mission, Archbishop Jacques applauded former President Fran"It hinders the disarmament Delaporte of Cambrai, con- cois Mitterrand's 1992 moratoprocess." he said, "it is an obstacle demned President Chirac's deci- rium on French nuclear testing. in the path of true peace, and it sion and said that, given moves "The church must leave respondoes serious harm to human life toward the eventual abolition of sibility to the politicians," said and to the life of the whole nuclear weapons, Chirac's deci- Bishop Michel Dubost, head of the planet." sion showed "political incoher- military ordinariate.

Bishop Manning said the ence."

Bishop Dubost said it is up to churches in the Pacific have spoCriticism of the president's deci- the president to decide the modken out for many years against the sion also came from Archbishop ernization of the French nuclear testing of nuclear weapons in the Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath of force.

Pacific.

Papeete, in the French territory of 'The important thing is that the "With the end of the Cold War Tahiti, who said the decision was president has committed himself and growing environmental "painful." to signing the treaty banning tests, awareness it is hard to believe Meanwhile, the bishop for the and that he has notput into questhat a responsible nation could French armed forces said the tion the cause of nonproliferacontemplate testing weapons Church should set guidelines but tion," Bishop Dubost added.

Refugee decision flawed: Senator The decision by the Federal Court to overturn the previous ruling byjustice Ron Sackville in favour of the refugee status for a couple fearing forced sterilisation if returned to China is seriously flawed, according to Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine.

"The decision ignores the systematic, institutionalised practice of coerced sterilisation of parents identified and targeted

by China's fertility control policy," Senator Harradine said last Friday.

Speaking from his Office in Canberra between sittings of Parliament he said the decision ignored the point "that parents who are identified and targeted by the [Chinese] Government [are targeted] because of what they are, what the family is."

"Instead the court has apparently been influenced by the disingenuous view put to it by the Federal Government that such coercion does not form part of the law and formal government policy of China.

"The fact is that this policy was officially formalised as far back as 1983 by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of

China in Directive Number 7.

"The policy requires that all women who have had one child must wear IUD's, all women who have had two children must be sterilised or their spouse must be sterilised, and all women who are pregnant with an overquota child must be given remedial measures."

He said the central committee of the Communist Party was the defacto maker of all laws and policies in China, not Parliament or judges.

Senator Harradine also pointed out that when the United Nations Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees was drafted it listed a number of grounds, including persecution for reasons of race, religion, or political opinion, that entitled people to claim refugee status.

It was precisely because of the possibility of someone falling outside one of these categories that the words "membership of a particular social group" were also included in the protocol, he said.

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Alatas respects Timor's Bishop Belo DILI, East Timor (CNS) - Indone- ever said that Bishop Belo was statements made by Bishop Belo sian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas organising a force." "What I have that he said reek of politics. said last week that he highly often said in front of the most rev"For example, when the bishop respected Bishop Carlos Filipe erend bishop a view of mine which said that the East Timor problem Ximenes Belo of Dili, but disagreed is also known to others - is that I should be settled through a referwith the bishop's comments on highly respect the position and endum, I had to comment on the political matters. pastoral function of Bishop Belo. statement because (offering politiMr Alatas spoke in Dili on June "If I were asked to comment on cal solutions) is not part of his task 13 during a three day trip to East Bishop Belo's words when he and authority."

Timor, reported UCA News, an expressed his concern over people A year ago, Bishop Belo renewed Asian church news agency based who were beaten and tortured in a call for a referendum to allow in Thailand. various incidents, I would say 'no East Timorese to chose between A member of the Indonesian comment,' because that is his autonomy or continuing as part of Youth Committee, East Timor authority as a (spiritual) father who Indonesia. region, asked Mr Alatas if he had should guard his faithful.

Mr Alatas said he has made all ever accused Bishop Belo, Dill's "And for this job he was his comments openly to Bishop apostolic administrator, of building appointed by the Pope," Mr Alatas Belo. a political force. said.

"But I hold high his job as a Mr Alatas replied, "About Bishop However, Alatas added, he at bishop, so don't misunderstand my Belo ... I don't remember whether I times has had to comment on attitude," Alatas said.

Curtin university Commerce student and part-time model, Nyomi Horgan, 22, above, will be jetting off to Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland,this August, as Perth's successful Rose of Tralee competitor.

Perth-born Nyomi was educated at Our Lady of Grace Primary and Sacred Heart College, Sorrento. At this time of the year, Kerry's normal population of 25,000 swells to around 250,000 for the competition.

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The satellite transmissions begin on August 15.

"EWTN offers great hope and great teaching. To these nations, EWTN will be teaching the faith to all people," Mother Angelica, EWIN's founder, said.

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Clerics should fear to tread on expert lay ground W

CENT years have seen a mushoom growth of clericalism - the marked tendency for clerics to be overly involved in, and prescribing solutions for, political, economic and social problems which are not their first expertise.

No one could object when clerics express their views on these matters and argue them vigorously: plainly the Church's pastors do have the authority and duty to direct on matters to which their competence extends. But the problem arises when clergy suppose, or seem to suppose, that their clerical state itself confers on them special expertise on such questions.

Father Paul Collins' book "God's Earth" is a prime example, and it is unfortunate that it was reviewed (Record 15/6/95) by another cleric, Fr Michael McShane SJ, instead of by a lay person whose expertise is in the matters dealt with in the book.

Although Fr McShane describes Fr Collins' book as "muddying the waters" and says he would not recommend it, nonetheless FrMcShane obviously accepts Fr Collins' pessimistic, highly emotive, apocalyptic propositions that

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our planet is being destroyed by the excessive exploitation of a greedy first world and an ever-increasing population. These propositions, widely taught in Catholic schools, are not only highlycoloured and debatable, they can be shown to be essentially untrue.

No one denies, least of all modern Popes, that man must exercise a proper stewardship for the resources of the earth, but I would draw attention to the fact that since Colin Clark's "The Myth of Over-Population" in 1973 there has been a growing and remarkably authoritative literature that shows our planet is nothing like in danger of imminent ecological destruction, that we are not soon to be imperilled by the total depletion of resources, and that, given common sense and goodwill, the world can support much larger populations than it is likely to have within any foreseeable future.

There are books like Dixy Lee Ray's "Trashing the Planet" and "Environmental Overkill - Whatever happened to Common Sense?" and "The Resourceful Earth" (which has 22 contributors), edited by Julian L Simon and Herman Kahn (all with enormous bibliogra-

phies); and two other works of Julian Simon, "Population Matters" and "Theory of Economic Growth" - to name a few. The "committed and intelligent environmentalism" Fr McShane wants to shape public policy in Australia must always be founded objectively on truth.

There is no place in Catholic thinking for the excessive pessimistic neo-paganism of Fr Collins which puts, not the eternal salvation of souls for which Our Lord died, but "the good of the planet" as first over-riding priority for everything, with second the "right to life of all living creatures" (who is going to swat that fly or that killer microbe then?)

Nor is Fr Collins' proposition that the "First World must limit consumption and the Third World agree to population limits" either just or necessary, which I would have expected Fr McShane to point out.

Finally, I find it quite remarkable that Fr McShane did not tell us that all the "Christian" ecological thinkers Fr Collins quotes were, in my opinion, hardly Christian. All of them - de Chardin, Heidegger, Rahner, Fox et al dissented so basically from Church teaching, and if we are to find Fr Collins'

to attract and be recognised by child-like and simple people, with all their pains and insecurities. For those who would overintellectualise and psychologise our faith today, it may be wise sometimes to reflect that we follow a Galilean carpenter, who was also God.

ers; after all she herself is a working mum in reducing or cancelling third world devoted to Our Lady, and with the help of debts. the devotion of her children, she is doing After all, the rich nations are responsible an excellent job, and in no way has she for most of the debts in the first place. Economically or practically, I cannot see any insulted Catholic working mothers!

I worked as a teacher in a Loreto con- insurmountable difficulties. Butter mounvent in India, to help non-Catholics realise tains in Europe are classic examples of pie why we Catholics have our faith in Jesus in the sky macro-economic stupidity. It Christ ... I see no insult in her letter, as I will be a lot harder to distribute the stockhave followed her articles in the Record, piles of food in Europe, without economic chaos, than it will be to cancel third world and have appreciated them.

Thank you Colleen for a Catholic faith, debts. Smaller European nations are already doing this. If Europe could get rid please keep on with your articles. of it's stockpile of food, the savings in interest and storage alone would be sufficient Mrs M. Howard, to wipe out most of the debts of poorer North Perth nations.

Practically, what can be done? More democratically elected governments and In a wire service article from Vatican more prudent economically controlled City in the Record last week on page 11, investment programs in developing counPope John Paul suggests that the cancella- tries are part of the answer.

But away back in 1987 there were clear tion of nearly $42 trillion of foreign debt would usher in an era of economic fair- signs the rich nations were worried. The National Bank's monthly Review for May ness in developing countries.

The Pope's proposal was vetoed by 1987, writing about the cost of western many as an unrealistic gift to the poor, but, Europe's basic food stock piles said in part.

Monsignor Diarmid Martin, the under-sec- "World commodity prices have dropped retary of the Pontifical Justice and Peace so low that debt repayments are not, and Council told a meeting of economic and cannot be made by third world countries, legal experts in Rome recently that we so Western economies are being affected," should ask ourselves whether debt cancel- so something must be done.

My written comment at that time was lation should be regorged as an act of right last something may be done, not for the "at rather than of mercy. Figures provided to the conference indicated that Latin Amer- love of God, or of man, but for the love of ica alone paid $418 billion in interest on money". As the author of the Review artioriginal loans of $80 billion, in the period cle so quaintly put it: "There may be gains from the development of bilateral, 1980/1990. Usury surely? regional, and joint cooperative trade poliThe article continues: "Many Third World countries are being forced to cut cies." So there you have it. What a nice deeply into social service and domestic piece of gobblygook that is.

And in the same vein, in last Saturday's spending to service these debts, and it is this human cost which is of concern to West Australian under the heading "Rich Nations Worry About Cash Crisis" memchurch leaders".

I would like to comment on the above. bers of the Group of Seven nations meetIn 1987 I wrote a series of articles for the ing in Halifax, Canada, are beating the Cursillo movement, in which I pointed out same drum. "It's hurting us. Let's do that huge loans were almost forced on something about it."

So Pope John's ethically, morally, theodeveloping nations to convert them in many cases from simple, self-supporting logically sound but economically radical agricultural economies, to one crop thinking might bear fruit earlier than we macro-economies, not only in South Amer- think I hope and pray so. ica, but also in the whole of Africa.

The rich, mainly European nations needed these one crop products such as Maurice O'Sullivan, groundnuts, in the early 1960s, and tea, Maylands coffee and vegetable oils later, while at the same time subsidising their own dairy and Now just as I thought Jansenism and its meat products, to protect them from outside competition. The cost ran into bil- old attacks on devotion was dead, along lions, and is still going on - the butter comes pseudo-comedian Fr Noel Fitzsimountain got bigger, the beef stockpile mons of Mandurah (Letters, June 15) to dwarfed our Australian wool pile, and was test my faith in a meek, humble, merciful' paid for by the taxpayers, whereas our and patient God. wool stockpile was paid for by the producers.

Peter Nash, Ethically or morally, there is no problem Christianus Cultor, Lesmurdie

ENDS have referred me to the letl' in The Record of 8 June from Brian A. Peachey relating to the Private Maria O'Connor, Members Bill that I have introduced into Lesmurdie the State Parliament entitled "Medical Care of the Dying".

I am appalled that Mr Peachey would I totally support Colleen McGuinessput my Bill in the same basket of so called Howard in her response to Kath and "incrementalism"' as Don Chipp and the Claire Foley on the issue of working mothimportation of R-rated films, I am personally opposed to euthanasia. ers (Letters, 15 June). Colleen is to be conMy Bill and my explanatory speech in the gratulated for having the courage to speak Parliament make that personal position out against this popular trend that is having an adverse effect on families and the clear and unambiguous.

The Bill makes it clear that Section 288 community at large.

The views of Kath and Claire are mainly of the Criminal Code, which makes it an of the feminist lobby group, representative offence to aid or abet a person to commit which maintain that it is a woman's right suicide, is unaffected by my proposals.

The Bill relates directly to the common to have children and to pursue a career in law right of all adults to refuse medical the workforce at the same time - if this is treatment. It deals with the terminally ill what she desires.

This approach, unfortunately, fails to see and treatment that is regarded as futile or the damage that is being done to young excessively burdensome.

Ills a Bill that has a strong and continu- children who are left at day-care centres, ing emphasis on palliative care and it is a and who are deprived of that mother/child Bill that in all respects shows a care and bonding - a characteristic of early childconcern for the sacredness of human life, hood development. This bond is essential not the opposite as Mr Peachey would if the child is to receive a balanced healthy upbringing. A day-care centre can never unfortunately have your readers believe. be a substitute for this intimate relationship between a mother and her child. lan Taylor, Therefore a woman needs to decide Member for Kalgoorlie between raising a family and pursuing a career in the workforce - but she cannot have it both ways.

Mother-care, not daycare

Devotions and humility

Sadly, Father Fitzsimons (Letters, June 15) is alarmed at the "unhealthy" and "dubious" nature of private revelation devotions.

If my devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary leads me to the highest form of prayer the Mass - on first Fridays and Saturdays, how "unhealthy" is this? If my Rosary has me meditating on the life and Passion of Christ, how "dubious" is this?

And when I wear my scapular I follow a proud tradition. As Carmelite Fr Eugene McCaffrey writes: "The word 'scapular' means an apron or protective cloth worn by monks ... during manual work ... In course of time a symbolic meaning was attached to it, and since it naturally suggested a cross or yoke it became identified with taking up one's cross each day and accepting the yoke of Christ." The Carmelites and other orders have never ceased to wear their scapulars proudly.

I firmly believe that Christ chose to be born of a humble peasant family in order

Joseph Said, Noranda

Abortion and the ALP In view of the fact that abortion on demand is part of the Australian Labor Party platform, can anyone enlighten me as to how Catholics in Australia can vote for this party?

As Bishop Jose Sanchez, general-secretary of the Spanish Bishops Conference said (Record 20/4): "One should not vote for, or support any law or party that includes abortion in its program."

Mrs Margret O'Hagan, Booragoon

Journalist misjudged I am convinced that Kath and Claire Foley of Fremantle, have misjudged Colleen's letter, regarding working moth-

pen-pictures of them useful we must surely know this. For instance, Heidegger, who deeply influenced Rahner and others, is said by William Barrett ("Irrational Man") to have had a philosophy of "a world from which God is absent", and Rahner was described, inter alio, by Cardinal Sid in "Gethsemane - Reflections on Contemporary Theological Movement" as a "panathropist - a person who believes that man is not united to God but is in fact the reality of God".

Had Fr Collins' book been given for review to a lay person with expertise in matters of environment and population who would have dealt with it on the basis of empirical evidence and facts rather than poetry and emotions (perhaps someone like Ron Brunton or Roger Sandall?) the conclusion would probably have been the same no Catholic could recommend the book.

But the review would have been far more useful and authoritative, and the whole exercise would not have savoured so much of clericalism.

Mrs Doris Martyr, Attadale

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Book Reviews

The Church's ceremonial beauty celebrated A timely look at liturgy according to the light of Vatican IT Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours, Msgr Peter J. Elliot, published by Ignatius Press, pp360, $34 Reviewed by Fr Martin Roestenburg 0.Praem. STB, SLL Monsignor Peter Elliot has done it again! Fifteen years after his successful guide for altar servers, Ministry at the Altar, Msgr Elliot focuses his attention on the clergy by publishing his latest work, Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours.

In this manual, Msgr Elliot has drawn on his vast pastoral experience of working both in the Roman Curia as well as in parishes in Australia in order to present a manual that clearly sets out the norms, ceremonial and rubrics for the proper and dignified celebration of the renewed Roman Rite. The work is subtitled "A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries" and is therefore intended not just for the clergy, but for all those involved in service at the altar, ie., acolytes, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, readers, servers, sacristans, masters of ceremonies and those involved in musical ministry.

In a foreword by Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, His Eminence

states that "this may well be the first extensive ceremonial manual published since the Second Vatican Council ...

A ttention to detail, so important in preparing liturgical celebrations, is balanced by sensitivity to pastoral needs.

One also finds a strong doctrinal and spiritual theme running through the entire work, inviting the reader to understand the beauty of ordered ceremonial within Christian life and so to reach out and strive for something better."

The work is not original in that the bulk of material has been drawn from official sources such as the Ceremonial of Bishops, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, The Code of Canon Law, The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, The Roman Pontifical and official liturgical documents.

What does make this work special is that the author has managed to masterfully present these official Church documents into one handy volume, adding his own pastoral experience and insights, thereby making available a manual that strives to "integrate ceremonial with theological, pastoral and cultural ideals."

The work above all aims at clearly expressing the correct and dignified execution of the revised Roman liturgy according to the mind and spirit of Vatican Council II. In the introduction, the author presents reflections on basic liturgical principles, starting with the theocentric nature of the

liturgy and moving on to the noble simplicity of the Roman Rite, the continuity of our Tradition, fidelity to the Church, and pastoral liturgy.

The book is divided into twelve sections, each ending with a topical reflection ranging from Scripture and the Church Fathers to quotes from Pope John Paul II and other important Church figures. After treating the setting for the liturgy and vessels and vestments, the author explains the various roles and ministries that go to make up the worshipping community.

A section dealing with ceremonial actions (posture, hands, eyes, voice, genuflections, etc.) makes interesting reading; the celebration of Mass is treated under its two forms as simple and solemn. The section on concelebration alleviates the confusion that sometimes arises among those priests unaccustomed to celebrating with (an)other priest(s).

In a section titled The Bishop Celebrates Mass the author explains three types of Pontifical Mass: Solemn Pontifical Mass, a median form of the bishop's Mass and a simple form of the bishop's Mass. This section is especially interesting for those pastors who are unsure of correct procedure when the bishop arrives for pastoral visitation or Confirmation.

The author also explains other forms of Eucharistic celebration such as Mass without a congregation, ritual Masses,

Masses with children, as well as communion of the sick, priestless Sunday celebrations and various forms of Eucharistic adoration.

A separate section deals with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours, which is given in both simple and solemn forms, both with and without episcopal presence.

The appendices contain a wealth of practical information that deals with Extraordinary (Special) Ministers of the Eucharist, how to unfold and fold the corporal (compulsory reading for acolytes), what to do if an accident occurs (chalice tipping over, etc.), as well as the question of Mass stipends and other information.

In the style of the old manuals, several diagrams have been added to clarify the correct positions for Solemn (Pontifical) Mass and the Eucharistic procession.

At a time when Archbishop Hickey is calling for the correct implementation of the liturgy throughout the Archdiocese (see Archbishop Hickey's Guidelines for Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Acolytes, February 1995, Priests and the Eucharistic Liturgy, March 1995), many parishes are unfortunately still experiencing confusion and experimentation in the liturgy. The appearance of Msgr Elliot's book is therefore not only timely but perhaps even providential.

Little book packs a powerful population wallop The New Imperialism, ed. by Michael Cook, published by Little Hills Press, pp 141, $9.95. Reviewed by Barry Morgan This splendid, highly informative little book should be read and reread by anyone seeking to learn more about the world population controversy.

Despite its diminutive size it packs a considerable wallop against the claims that the world is overpopulated and that this is the cause of the human suffering and environmental problems that the world faces.

The book came about as a consequence of the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in September 1994 by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF). Its 141 pages contain contributions by eight separate authors from Australia and overseas, all well qualified in their own particular field. This makes the book a convenient reference source. Each chapter, separate in itself, provides a different perspective on the related issues while the sum of them add up to a comprehensive analysis of the lead-up to the conference, its decisions and their implications for the future.

It is edited by Michael Cook, Hobart based editor of the pro-family magazine Perspective, who also contributes one of the articles.

A summary of its titles and their authors gives an indication of the book's contents. The introduction, also by Michael Cook, entitled "Bullying the powerless" is followed by "Apocalypse Deferred" by Marcus Gee, a specialist in international affairs on the Toronto Globe and Mail; "Population doublespeak" by Rita Joseph, Canberra-based writer on social issues with a background in philosophy and education; "Population control and human rights" by John S. Aircl, former senior research specialist on China at the US Census Bureau and author of numerous books and reports on population issues; "We can't live with these adjectives" by Dr Kevin Hume, Sydney based GP and conference representative of the Billings ovulation method; "Whose consensus is it?" by Melinda Tankard Reist, freelance writer on women's health issues, bio-ethics and population programs; "Exporting the sexual revolution" by Michael Cook; "At the crossroads," a compendium of viewpoints of John Paul II, US President Bill Clinton and Carlos Menem, the 8

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President of Argentina; and "What happened to love?" the Vatican viewpoint presented by Monsignor Diarmuid Martin.

The book discloses the degree to which the anti-population lobby influences the policies of individual governments, particularly those of the developing world, through the UN bureaucracies and the non-government organisations funded by them. One of the conference proposals called for international spending on population control to be increased from $US5 billion to over $US13 billion. A great deal of this increase would be achieved by slashing spending on aid for education, health care, village infrastructure, poverty and alleviation.

Only one of the sixteen chapters in the draft document dealt with development. It seems that the intention of the UNPF is to eliminate poverty by eliminating people through programs of mass sterilisation and abortion. This is not surprising when one reads that Mrs Nafis Sadik of Pakistan, the Secretary General of the UNPF and organiser of the conference, fully endorses the Chinese government's one child-per-couple policy and its ruthless pursuit of that goal through economic and legal coercion with enforced sterilisation and abortion.

The information in this little book helps to clarify how these views have gained so much currency in recent times. Their exponents have laboured over decades to popularise their views and now exert a powerful degree of influence through government bureaucracies, academia and the media. The conference was attended by 180 national delegations and nearly 1000 non government organisations were also accredited.

Legions of journalists were there and CNN gave it full live TV coverage. Not surprisingly, the owners of CNN, Ted Turner and his wife Jane Fonda, hold strong population control views proposing that the world's population be reduced from 5 billion to 300 million. It is not recorded if they propose to lead by example.

A happy comparison with these negative and defeatist views is expressed in the last two chapters when John Paul II reminds us that every person is "called to live in truth and love" and that the family is the "school of life."

The final chapter presenting the Vatican's view by Monsignor Martin says it all, "What happened to love?"

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Morning after the fernIn_ ist revolt Feminism has wrought much in public and private life. But; Anne Manne asks, where has it really led us?

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sometimes fancifully think one lean know the precise moment and place when one age gives way to another. It often occurs in an out-of-the-way location, and often among the humble.

I think I know just such a moment in what one might term the feminist revolution. The place was a prosperous and respectable town nestled between ancient hills, a town with streets so quiet that one could hear the wisteria rustle, and where the bark of a dog might be an event. The time was early afternoon, the year There was nothing 1970. remarkable about the afternoon, just the quiet flow of ordinary moments as the people endured a great drift of heat that had sunk upon the town. In the local high school affected by the drowsiness of the weather and, it must be conceded, the dreariness of the teaching, the students stared dreamily out of the windows to observe the sudden darting progress of skinks among the peppercorns dotting the asphalt.

And then it happened. Suddenly, puncturing their customary reverie, came the headmaster's voice on the public address system. If voices have colours, his was blood red. He was angry about the state of the yard, but reserved particular venom for the girls. "What kind of housewives will you make, if you cannot even keep the schoolyard clean!" The girls, but not the boys, would remain behind to clean up the rubbish.

The headmaster was, I suppose, no more than expressing the assumptions of his own time, which expressed an ideal o f womanhood as a cross between an angel and a housewife. But his time had come and gone. After his broadcast, there was a moment of silence, then there was a kind of subterranean rumble, mounting soon to a roar, as a wave of female

anger swept through the school Not one girl stayed behind.

What was once thinking-asusual had become unthinkable.

What was once an ideal had become an insult. The hour had struck.

We are in the midst of a social revolution. involving a movement away from a world where a great part of one's fate was determined according to gender, to one of contingency, where anything is possible.

Many accept at least some justice in the claims of feminism - it has, after all, been an extraordinarily successful movement, effecting more changes, in little more than a generation, than most social movements dream of. Yet there exists, outside the core of true believers, even among fellow travellers, a sense of unease as to where we are headed. That sense of unease is to do with the fact that all these changes touch most deeply, not merely on the private realm, but on what Vaclav Havel has described as our "lyrical relation to life".

If I am right, these thoughts take us to the heart of the human condition under modernity, to a certain loss of meaning.

For the shadowland of contingency is chaos. We float, rudderless and alone, upon a grey sea of endless possibility. The loss of meaning can be a form of suffering as severe as that which comes from injustice; the unbearable lightness of being.

This lightness is not to do with social roles or the politics of the dishcloth - for the issue of exactly who pokes a broom in the corner to remove the dust does not, it seems to me, touch us deeply.

There are, however, other parts of our identity as male and female - where the bossy confidence of those who wish to triplsform sex roles is misplaced. I once saw in a program on unemployment a workingclass man - big, burly, rough, his

great meat-chopper hands fum- in what he has executed and perbling clumsily with nappies and formed in life; the woman's, in pegs as he hung out the washing what she is. If one talks to a man while his wife went out to work. about his parents, he will generShe could find work while he ally relate what his father has could not. How splendid, a role done... And if one asks about his reversal, some of you may think mother, he replies, 'Mother was Only it does not look as if it was lovely'." splendid for this man, it looked Such a view, of course, is terrible. He looked bewildered offensive to a modern sensibility and humiliated. that is rightly attentive to the Or there was the younger desire of women to draw into career woman who spoke to me their lives the possibility of about the difficulty she had in doing. The very proper underleaving her child. She was a standing we have of this gain for feminist and a sole parent, so women obscures a less obvious perhaps on both counts would loss in that part of life which, in be most likely to be content with the words of Hannah Arendt, utilising childcare - but she had, "assures not only individual suras she puts it, fallen in love with vival but the survival of the her child, feeling a love like no species". other. Love at its deepest makes us exceptionally vulnerable, and she spoke of how she had to What is the question reassure herself that if anything most women with ever happened to this beloved child, she would not die too. Her young children at voice became very thin and home dread? stretched, trailing away uncertainly: "I would survive, I would..." But it was not me she I think that child-rearing is not needed to convince, it was herself. part of doing, but is part of someSome speak as if we are all thing older and deeper, a part of just role players, as if to change being. Because we so value roles is as simple as putting on a doing over being, one even hears different coloured overcoat, valiant attempts to describe when in truth there are areas of child-rearing as a "profession", our lives - in sexuality, in our or even adding "ing" to make it sense of what it means to be a mothering (like teaching, nursmother or a father for example - ing - we attempt to give it the stawhich go much deeper. Our tus of a job). Like "fathering" or sense of what those things mean "parenting" it is seen more as a very probably began long ago, in kind of technique than a mode of that part of our story that is being. Yet many women feel childhood, in the formation of that what is important is not just our identity. Such things may be that one is involved in accomcentral to who we think we are, plishing a process or a task they are part of our "creatureli- called mothering, or more pallidly, parenting, but rather, one is ness". a mother. It is something intrinsic to their identity, and of great depth.

"But it was not me But what happens if a she needed to woman's centre of gravity begins to consist entirely of what she convince..." does, that is, executes and performs in life? What happens to It is impossible to foretell what that part of her life which is not the ideal of androgynous femi- 'performing' or 'doing', but is, as nism - individuals shorn of gen- I suggest, a part of being? It der differences - will bring to the becomes a kind of nothingness. deepest parts of our lives. Will What is the question most any sense of mystery, "comple- women at home with young chilmentarity", or other-ness dren dread?

It is "What do you do?" They between the sexes remain after all the unmasking? Will anything understand that in the eyes of remain of our conception of the world they are doing nothwhat it means to be a mother, or ing. Their reply is usually: "Oh, will all women settle for the I'm just a mother."

Carole Carroll, the Adelaide notion of a replaceable caregiver who provides a commodity campaigner for financial justice for families not using instituservice known as childcare?

The new head of the Institute tional childcare, speaks of paro f Family Studies, Harry ents reluctantly returning to McGurk, has observed that par- employment before they or their ents who do not care for children children are ready, simply to themselves "are frequently stig- avoid the social stigma attached matised". My sense is that this to being outside the paid workwas historically true, but that force. The exceptionally hard there has occurred a sea change work of looking after babies and such that nowadays it is more toddlers has become a species of frequently mothers at home who unemployment.

If one looks at popular magaare the recipients of social zines or listens carefully to stigma.

Danish writer Isak Dinesen, in everyday speech one can her essay Oration at a Bonfire, observe the consequences of this remarked that our own time change in that part of women's needs a revision or its ambition lives that is most profoundly tied from doing to being. What she up not with doing but being. At a said illuminated for me some- child's birthday party recently I thing that I think has gone listened to a conversation deeply wrong in our attitude to between two women at home child rearing. In speaking of the with, between them, six children old understandings, she wrote: under five. Their children are a "A man's centre of gravity, the credit to both of them. They substance of his being, consists were talking to a career woman.

By an accident of seating she was physically higher than her companions, but it was this physical placement that underscored what was true, which was that she did, in fact, look down on them.

The inevitable question came: "What do you do?" "I have my own office," she replied, with great pride. The other women looked abashed. "I don't do anything really," said one. But then she brightened. "I do try to get to the gym a few times a week."

The other just looked defensive and spoke of her intention to go back to work "soon". They were ashamed of themselves. A slow smile of superiority slid across the face of the career woman.

Though it is unlikely that they will ever work harder in their lives, and though little "work" could be more important, they felt themselves to be doing nothing. We now live within a frame of values such that what these woman are doing has become invisible even to themselves. But what they thought of as worthwhile doing, is also instructive.

One mentioned the possibility of early return to paid work as a redemption from her nothingness. The other offered that example of the project of self which is expressed in the contemporary cult of the body attendance at the gymnasium. It is the opposite response from an older man who asked me, while I was raising children, whether I was also doing anything else.

When I replied negatively, he said with great feeling: "Nor should you have to!" He had an imaginative sight of what it was I was doing, both its importance and also its difficulty. His understanding is part of a world we have lost. The far more common response from my generation and those younger is to make anything outside the realm of paid work and the realm of the public worthless and invisible.

One of the most moving letters I received after publishing an earlier article was from a young woman who wrote to me that although she had looked forward to the time when she would be a mother as one of the deepest of experiences in life, my article was the only affirmation of children or child-rearing she had received. Everyone else referred to children essentially as burdens or as obstacles preventing participation in the main game, which was always paid work.

A s a desert dweller might struggle to keep alive a sense of a lake, on becoming a mother my correspondent's most difficult task will be to keep alive in a social world hostile to child-rearing an imaginative conception of the importance of what it is she is doing. We are the most technologically sophisticated society yet known, but have made the most natural process in the world - the bringing forth of new life - into a loss.

Anne Manne is a Melbournebased writer. This is an extract from an article in the current issue of Quadrant.

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Liturgy debate waits on key votes bishops' Committee on the Liturgy or to the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, known as ICEL. Bishop Chaput and others who wanted to defer voting on Segment 3 of the Sacramentary argued that they wanted to see the results first of a proposed forum of bishops and scholars on liturgical translation issues.

The intense scrutiny and questioning of ICEL texts by the U.S. bishops in the approval process for the Sacramentary last November and this June has been without precedent in ICEL's history.

Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, the U.S. representative to ICEL and ICEL's president, said that in the approval process for the new Sacramentary going on now in all English-speaking countries, "our conference has already remanded some 50 texts from segments 1 and 2 and is remanding about 20 from this (Segment 3). The rest of the English-speaking world as of last count has remanded eight."

Later Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, Illinois, a liturgist and former chairman of the Committee on the Liturgy, described what the bishops were doing as a first In Catholic history.

"We are in a unique position," he said. "Never before has an

entire conference been so involved in the crafting of those texts" of the Mass.

Archbishop Pilarczyk said more waiting and more study would not resolve differences among bishops over their approaches to liturgical texts.

"The bottom line is that some members of our conference will never be in accord with the rest of the conference." he said.

One of the biggest debates of the meeting centered around a proposal submitted by Cardinal Joseph L Bemardin of Chicago.

Cardinal Bernardin had asked for a change in American adaptations in the Mass so that pastors or bishops could permit standing as an optional posture of worship from the Sanctus to the Lord's Prayer.

Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on the Liturgy, said his committee accepted the cardinal's request in principle. But the committee felt it should be done by changing the 1969 American rule - which says people are to kneel during that time - to reflect the standing option as permitted by the Vatican's general rule.

'The permission is there in the general instruction," he said. The instruction, in force throughout

most of the world, says people are to kneel except when there is lack of space or some other good reason to stand.

More than a dozen bishops spoke for or against the change.

Backers argued that standing was the common ancient practice, is considered the preferable posture by many liturgy experts and has been widely adopted since the council in many other countries.

Among those who led the opposition were Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston and Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Alabama. They argued that creating an option will confuse Catholics because practices will vary from diocese to diocese or from one parish to the next.

As the strength of opposition to a change became clear, Bishop Trautman withdrew the proposed change from consideration, leaving the 1969 American rule unchanged.

That led Archbishop Rembert Weakland to complain that the rule puts the bishops in the position of telling Catholics "they can't follow the tradition of the universal church" in the way they worship at Mass.

Another of the major debates was over an ICEL proposal, drawn from a world consultation of Eng-

He summarized the purpose of the guidelines by quoting a statement of the National Catholic CHICAGO (CNS) - The U.S. Office for Persons with DisabiliCatholic bishops have over- ties: "Catholics with disabilities whelmingly approved guidelines cannot be avoided within our for the celebration of the sacra- inclusive church and, in fact, their ments with persons with disabili- involvement can reinforce our CHICAGO (CNS) - A cardinal ties. sense of unity in Christ. They are from communist Cuba The guidelines seek to improve our brothers and sisters in the addressed the US bishops for the access to the sacraments by perSpirit as well as in the flesh." first time during the bishops' sons with disabilities and to The guidelines call for. yearly spring meeting in reduce inconsistencies in pas• Physical access to worship Chicago. toral practice. providing people with disabilities Approved by a vote of 205-1 "full, active and conscious particiCardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega during their spring general meet- pation, according to their capacAlamino of Havana, president of ing in Chicago, the decision ity:, the Cuban bishops' conference, marks the first time that the bish' Welcoming attitudes in asked for humanitarian aid for ops have issued such guidelines parishes and the inclusion of his people, saying Cuba was fac- at a national level. qualified persons with disabiliing a "real economic crisis" Auxiliary Bishop Emil Wcela of ties in liturgical and pastoral minunder the continuing communist Rockville Centre, New York, istries. regime of President Fidel Castro. chairman of the bishops' Com• Catechetical and sacramental mittee on Pastoral Research and preparation programs to prepare He attributed the poor econ- Practices, told the bishops that an omy and lack of basic necessities estimated 10 million American persons with mental disabilities to Cuba's loss of Soviet foreign Catholics suffer disabilities as for those sacraments to which aid and to the stifling of enter- defined by the Americans with they have a right.

• Consultation with those with prise in a centralised, collectivist Disabilities Act. disabilities in determining their government.

Bishop Wcela's committee needs in terms of parish facilities, drafted the guidelines in consul- programs Cardinal Ortega praised the , policies and mintation with the National Catholic istries. work of the US church in helping Office for Persons with Disabili"These adaptations are an ordiresettle hundreds of thousands ties. nary part of the liturgical life of o f Cuban refugees since the He said the document "is the parish," the guidelines say.

1960s. intended as a further contribu- They say that where it is impossiThomas Quigley, Latin Amer- tion to the efforts of the church to ble for every parish to be fully minister to and to be ministered accessible, ica specialist in the US Catholic parishes should colConference Department of to by persons with disabilities." laborate to assure the provision Social Development and World Peace, said Cardinal Ortega's visit stemmed most immediately from an invitation to him last their meeting this coming

By Jerry Filteau February by Cardinal William November, he said. Bishop KinKeeler of Baltimore, ney, who has been bishop of BisCHICAGO (CNS) - Bishop John marck, North Dakota, but was But behind that, he said, was a Kinney told the US bishops on recently named head of the Dio10-year program of exchanges June 15 that his Ad Hoc Commit- cese of St Cloud, Minnesota, was begun in 1985 when the US bishtee on Sexual Abuse was finish- made head of the sexual abuse ops sent a delegation to Cuba ing up a second volume of committee when it was formed in and a delegation of Cuban bish- "Restoring Trust," a comprehen- June 1993. ops responded a few months sive resource manual to help Speaking at the bishops' June later with a US visit. bishops deal with all aspects of 15-17 meeting in Chicago, he said Mr Quigley said both the clergy sexual abuse of minors. the committee was working on Cuban and US bishops have The first volume was given to three major reports for the secdeplored the effects of the US bishops and the media at the ond volume: economic embargo against Cuba bishops' meeting in Washington • A description of seven evaluaand urged a relaxation of poli- last November. The second vol- tion and treatment centres not cies. ume should be ready to put out at covered in the first volume.

of services to those with disabilities.

As a basic norm for all sacramental decisions the guidelines say, "Ministers are not to refuse the sacraments to those who ask for them at appropriate times, who are properly disposed and who are not prohibited by law from receiving them."

The document cites the right of everyone to baptism and points out that while the use of reason is the usual norm for confirmation, there are exceptions.

"Persons who because of developmental or mental disabilities may never attain the use of reason are to be encouraged either directly or, if necessary, through their parents or guardians, to receive the sacrament of confirmation at the appropriate time," it says.

Regarding reception of the Eucharist by those with mental disabilities, it says the church's basic criterion is "that the person be able to distinguish the body of Christ from ordinary food, even if this recognition is evidenced through manner, gesture or reverential silence rather than verbally ... Cases of doubt should be resolved in favor of the right of the baptized person to receive the sacrament."

Concerning the sacrament of reconciliation the text devotes

special attention to meeting needs of Catholics who are deaf.

It says the "existence of a physical disability" in itself does not disqualify a person from diaconate or priesthood, and it urges dioceses to provide "counseling and informational services for men with disabilities" who believe they may be called to ordained ministry.

The document encourages inclusion of persons with disabilities in marriage preparation programs and consultation with experts in understanding the "emotional, physical, spiritual and psychological needs of persons with disabilities" with regard to married life.

If a pastor has a question whether a person's physical or mental disability constitutes an impediment to marriage, medical and canonical experts on disability issues should be consulted and each case decided individually, it says.

"It should be noted, however," the document adds, "that paraplegia in itself does not always imply impotence nor the permanence of such a condition and it is not itself an impediment.

In case of doubt with regard to impotence, marriage may not be impeded."

A section on "bishops and the pastoral care of victims and survivors."

by a clinician related to recidivism."

By Jerry Filteau CHICAGO (CNS) - Despite extensive debates and voting by the U.S. bishops on changes in the Mass, what they decided will not become known until mail balloting of absent bishops is completed sometime later this summer.

Bishops attending the June 1517 meeting in Chicago disposed of hundreds of amendments on proposed liturgy changes. But final written votes to approve or reject the revised texts were inconclusive because not all Latin-rite bishops attended the meeting.

Vatican rules require liturgy decisions to receive two-thirds approval of all bishops in a nation who are eligible to vote, not just of those in attendance at a meeting.

Segment 3 of the Sacramentary - consisting of the core prayers and alternatives used day after day at Mass - was the focus of debates that took up a major portion of the bishops' two-and-a-half days of public meetings in Chicago.

At one point the bishops - after debating the issue for about an hour - turned aside a move by Bishop Charles J. Chaput of Rapid City, S.D., to send the main section of Segment 3 back to their own

Cardinal from Cuba pleads for help

lish-speaking bishops, to simplify the introductory rites at Mass by establishing six distinct rites: four penitential, one using the Gloria, and one consisting of special opening rites for feasts.

The simplified introductions were part of a group of 13 variations from the rubrics of the general missal which the bishops treated in a separate vote as "the ICEL variations."

Even after Bishop Trautman explained that an American adaptation proposal to be treated later would allow recombining the Kyrie and Gloria In the same Mass, several bishops rose to complain that the simplification would result in Americans never hearing the Kyrie and Gloria together in the same Mass.

Among changes that went to a general vote without opposition were an option for the people to pray the Lord's Prayer with hands outstretched and an option for the exchange of peace to take place at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist instead of just before Communion.

One move that failed was an attempt to reject the translation of the Apostles' Creed because it says Jesus descended "to the dead" instead of "to hell."

Guidelines smooth path for disabled

By Jerry Filteau

Manual to help deal with abuse by clergy

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A report by a task force of bishops and priests "to lead all of us through the complex minefield of questions and issues surrounding the reassignment of offenders/perpetrators in the United States."

He said the committee also has commissioned a number of other articles "by a victim; by an insurance carrier; by a priest perpetrator; by a diocesan official dealing with both victims of abuse and priest perpetrators; and an article

He said he plans to attend the annual meeting this September of Linkup, a support and advocacy group for clergy abuse survivors.

He suggested that other bishops consider attending or sending a representative.

Bishop Kinney said his committee hopes to finish its work next June with final recommendations for continuing work on the issue of clergy sexual abuse by the bishops' conference.

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Mother Teresa beacon of light • • Americans flock to hear India's pilgrim of love in US WASHINGTON (CNS) - Cardinal James Hickey of Washington called her "a pilgrim of love" and one New Jersey parishioner described Mother Teresa and her nuns as "a beacon of light."

Those sentiments along with standingroom-only crowds greeted the founder of the Missionaries of Charity as she made her way from Newark, New Jersey, to Washington, to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, to Boston and New Bedford, Massachusetts, and back again to New Jersey.

Her June 7-18 schedule called for visiting members of her order, observing the work they are doing among the sick, the poor and others in need, being on hand for professions of final vows by members of her order as well as meetings with cardinals, archbishops and bishops.

On June 13 at the Charlotte Coliseum, 13,500 attended an ecumenical service with Mother Teresa and Bishop William Curlin.

"I have no gold and silver to give you. I give you my sisters," said the 84-year-old nun. "Whenever you have the time, please come and help the sisters." Four of her nuns will establish the order's first convent in Charlotte.

Mother Teresa handed miraculous medals to several handicapped people gathered near the stage, touching many of them as she passed.

In Atlanta a day earlier, Mother Teresa's voice was little more than a whisper, but it commanded the undivided attention of nearly 700 people crowded into Sacred Heart Church for a Mass. About 500 people also lined streets near the church where loudspeakers had been set up.

Mother Teresa told a story of picking up from the street a man who was dying and was so diseased he was full of worms. She took him to one of her homes.

She said he told her, -I've lived like an animal in the street but I am going to die like an angel."

"It is so beautiful to see the big smile they have ... when they are going home to God," she told her listeners.

She asked for prayers for her order's work with the dying, and said that the aim of her missionaries is to satisfy the thirst of Jesus on the cross.

"Jesus came to give us the good news that God loves us and he wants us to love one another as he loves each one of us," she said.

Mother Teresa was in Atlanta for the first time ever for the blessing of the Gift of Grace House, a home for women with AIDS that her order opened in 1994.

Atlanta Archbishop John Donoghue, principal celebrant of the Mass, praised the work of the Missionaries of Charity and said: "We promise Mother that whatever challenges her sisters may face, the people of this archdiocese will always be there for them, ready to assist them in any way, and to make this city a true and welcome home for them and for the people they have come to serve."

In Washington, where her nuns will open a home for babies awaiting adoption, Cardinal James Hickey called Mother Teresa a "pilgrim of love."

During a nearly hour-long meeting with the Nobel Prize winning nun at St Aloysius Church, Cardinal Hickey told her that her home "will fight the evil of abortion through the blessing of adoption."

The idea for the home came about after discussions Mother Teresa had last year with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton following the National Prayer Breakfast. It was there that the nun said she would take the child of any mother who was considering abortion.

The cardinal and Mother Teresa discussed the nun's desire to open a residence in mainland China. She asked the cardinal to pray that that will be possible.

"I heard once that within two years after you open a home in (a former Iron Curtain) country, communism has fallen there," Cardinal Hickey said, pointing to the order's houses throughout Eastern Europe. "I'll pray that you open a home in China."

At a time when the number of vocations to religious life are down, Mother Teresa said her order has experienced phenomenal growth. There are 4,500 professed sisters in about 550 convents in 126 countries. The Missionaries of Charity also include an order of brothers, founded in Calcutta in 1963. There are 500 brothers, 20 of whom serve in the Los Angeles area.

In Newark June 7, the nun went to Sacred Heart Cathedral for final vows of six active members of her order and four contemplative members. The sisters have a convent in Newark that assists the homeless and hungry and a convent in Plainfield adjacent to St Mary's Church.

What was meant to be a quiet unpublicised event drew young and old from

Mother Teresa of Calcutta: still inspiring Christian and non-Christian around the Newark Archdiocese and adjacent states to the cathedral.

In a quiet, even voice, Mother Teresa called on the congregation to "thank God for his great love" and to love and care for one another.

"People are precious in God's love," she said, reminding everyone that "love is the heart of family life." She encouraged families to unite in prayer. "The family that prays together, stays together," she said.

Archbishop Theodore McCarrick in his remarks to the Missionaries of Charity recalled Pope John Paul ll's call for lives "that cry out silently the primacy of God ...

Men and women are needed who treat the

Lord as Lord, who spend themselves in worshiping him ..."

He urged the sisters to "come into his presence singing with joy ... Come into this community willing to accept the challenge of poverty and chastity and obedience, the challenge of serving the poorest of the poor."

He termed Mother Teresa's visit "a grace for all of us."

One St Mary parishioner called her and her sisters -a beacon of light" in a neighbourhood that used to be infested with drugs.

Pope will tiptoe through egg shells in the new Slovakia

By Agostino Bono VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A four-day

trip to Slovakia late next week will give Pope John Paul II a chance to see a newly freed church struggling to find its feet in a recently independent country.

Catholicism is more than 1,100 years old in the central European nation, but freedom and independence are relatively new.

The church emerged five years ago from more than 40 years of tight communist rule. In 1993, Slovakia peacefully split from the Czech Republic.

The result is an institutionally weak church in a country looking for its political and economic moorings.

Church officials hope that the Pope's June 30-July 3 visit will be a stabilising influence in a difficult time of churchbuilding and nation-building that have produced controversies over church-state relations and the role of the Church in politics.

About 72 percent of Slovakia's 5.3 million inhabitants profess Catholicism.

The trip also has delicate ecumenical and ethnic dimensions. The Pope_plens to declare the sainthood of three priests killed by Protestants during a 17th-century religious war. Protestants,

expressing their dissatisfaction with the canonisations, said that Catholics weren't the only believers killed because of their religion during the time and want the deaths of Protestants acknowledged.

The Pope is also scheduled to hold a prayer meeting with Eastern-rite Catholics who have been involved in property disputes with Orthodox over Catholic church buildings confiscated during the communist era and given to the Orthodox.

Slovakia has a large Hungarian minority, about 10 percent of the population, which wants greater respect for its language and culture. This includes calls by the mainly Catholic Hungarians for an ethnic Hungarian bishop and use of their language in liturgical functions.

The Pope's 66th trip outside Italy is scheduled to take him to eight sites scattered throughout the country and marks his first visit since independence. He briefly visited the Slovakian capital of Bratislava in 1990, when it was part of Czechoslovakia.

Trip organisers have also allowed time for the Pope, 75, to stroll in the Tatra Mountains near the border with his native Poland.

The months preceding the trip saw tensions arise as the bishops became embroiled in a power struggle between Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar and Presi-

dent Michal Kovacs. In May, the bishops publicly complained about Mr Meciar's campaign to oust Mr Kovacs, a political rival, from office.

The bishops said Mr Meciar was threatening national stability by "creating an atmosphere of doubt and distrust." They said the political situation could disrupt the Pope's visit.

Church sources said that some bishops support Mr Meciar, while a majority want to remain politically neutral, but felt they had to speak out about the effects on national life of the attacks on the president.

Yet, the defense of Mr Kovacs brought accusations that the bishops were engaging in partisan politics.

The Pope is scheduled to meet both political leaders separately and privately during the trip.

Church involvement in politics is risky because the Church receives government funding. The salaries of priests and teachers in church schools are paid by the Government, which also provides funds to help renovate church buildings.

Jesuit Father Jan Dacok, bishops' conference spokesman, said church-state problems would probably be resolved over the long run by a concordat between Slovakia and the Vatican regulating church-state relations.

Meanwhile, these political battles are

played out in an economically faltering country. Unemployment in some regions is as high as 24 percent.

The schools situation symbolises the church's overall institutional weakness.

There are only 109 Catholic primary and secondary schools in a country of more than 3 million Catholics. Catholic hospitals and social service centers and organisations are virtually non-existent.

There is an average of one priest per 1,953 Catholics compared with the European average of one priest per 1.311 Catholics.

The sainthood Mass poses a delicate test for the Pope during this era of Slovakian nation-building, when ethnic pride is important.

None of the three future saints are Slovakian. The ceremony is being held in the Slovakian city of Kosice because that is where they were killed.

The three are Croatian Father Marco Krizevcanin, Hungarian Jesuit Stefan Pongracz and Polish Jesuit Melchior Grodziecki.

Slovakia has often been squeezed or absorbed by its larger neighbours, Poland on the north and Hungary on the south. For about seven centuries it was part of Hungary.

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Culture 'enriches' Church

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Catholic Church is enriched by embracing a variety of cultures, but it cannot change church teaching to make acceptance of the Christian message easier for a given culture, Pope John Paul II said last week.

A unity in faith, symbolised by communion with the Pope, guaranteed that the existence of local churches - with their own language, cultural expressions and pastors - strengthened the one, universal church willed by Christ, the Pope said.

Speaking at his June 14 weekly general audience, the Pope said the existence of local churches responded to "sociological and psychological laws" which recognised people's need to live in communities with strong and deep ties.

"The disciples of Christ need a community in which they can live the Gospel, identical for all, in a way conforming to their particular culture," he said.

Inculturation, the Pope said, was not an easy task, because while the Church must adapt its message to its audience, it could not compro-

Chinese join Mass

LONDON (CNS) - The bishops of England and Wales have launched a Catholic Agency for Social Concern to offer advice and support to church groups and to monitor social policy and legislation. It will not be directly involved in welfare work itself.

Cardinal Basil Hume, said the new agency was needed because the social care of people had become highly complex.

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By Agostino Bono

is a religious component in and position the organization as a reconciling force once the many of these wars."

"The big challenge is to build fighting ends.

Shifting to adapt to the needs conflict resolution skills so we can contribute on the ground of the times is nothing new to Pax Christi. inside the warring countries."

It was founded in 1945 in This would involve placing trained workers in refugee France to promote reconciliacamps, acting as go-betweens tion among French and German among warring factions and Catholics in the wake of World bringing people together so that War II. In 1952, Pope Pius XII natural conflicts do not break approved the organization as a Catholic peace movement. out in violence, he said.

Peace also means calling During the Cold War it world attention to massive opened up contacts with relihuman rights violations in civil gious and civic leaders in the wars, such as the one in Sudan, Soviet bloc in an effort to build Mr De Jonghe said. bridges between East and West.

Genocide was being used It also concentrated its efforts increasingly as a tool for elimi- during that period on nuclear nating political enemies, he said. disarmament and improving Current Pax Christi plans East-West relations.

But the changing times did not include sending high-level delegations to the Sudan in Septem- mean that Pax Christi had abanber and the Serb-controlled doned its interest in previous Bosnian region of Banja Luka in issues, Mr De Jonghe said.

August.

Disarmament now revolved In both places religion is a around how to safely dismantle dividing factor and Pax Christi nuclear weapons and remove has been only partially success- the millions of land mines ful in previous efforts to get into which threaten civilians in both areas. The two visits are countries embroiled in civil war, designed to build up good will he said.

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNS) - From its headquarters on Grain Market Street in Brussels, Pax Christi International says it wants to sow new seeds for peace in a rapidly changing world.

The Catholic peace organization, with branches in more than 30 countries, turned 50 this year.

The anniversary was a time for its leaders to reassess the movemise the truth it preached. "It will ment's role in the post-Cold War never be admissible to renounce era, in which curbing the spread part of the Christian doctrine so of nuclear weapons and prothat the truth proposed can be moting detente among supermore easily assimilated," he said. powers have moved off center "Customs contrary to the decisions stage. of the Gospel can never be "Human rights is more on the accepted." front stage now. The world is When inculturation was carried more psychologically insecure. out correctly, he said, it helped the There are more local wars," said Church express the truth of its uni- Etienne De Jonghe, a Belgian versality, welcoming and incorpo- who has been the organization's rating all of human reality into one secretary-general since 1978. body.

"From Yugoslavia to Rwanda "In every culture one can find we have the issues of nationaland discern authentic values, but ism, ethnic diversity and multinot one (culture) has the absolute ethnic states," he added. "There 1 truth nor an infallible way of living and praying," he said.

• • • With Evangelisation not only required the Church to adapt its message to CHEVETOGNE, Belgium Mr De Jonghe said there was Yugoslavia and hopes to send local cultures so that it was under- (CNS)- The voice of Etienne De a need for better communica- another delegation in August stood, but it also required the Jonghe, secretary-general of Pax tions and understanding on a into Banja Luka, he said.

Church to help individual peoples Christi since 1978, drops off as religious and political level Pax Christi is looking into the insert the Gospel message into he laments lost efforts during before any peace initiatives possibility of sending volunteers their way of thinking, their values, the Cold War to forge contacts could take root. to work in refugee camps in Sercustoms and ways of praying, the with Yugoslavians who "Once a war is on, you can't bia. It favors a joint commission Pope said. attended Pax Christi events. stop it. You can only be a pres- of Croatian Catholics and Ser"Precisely because it is a mesNow the organization is trying ence and start building bridges. bian Orthodox to write a comsage of divine origin, it tends to to recover its position for when The real work begins when the mon history of the region. esteem local cultures, stimulating the war starts winding down. It war is over. The scars will be "History is used or misused by them and helping them to produce has tapped Russian Orthodox very deep, giving fuel for end- all the parties" to support their new fruits" through which the and Muslim friends that it made less conflicts," he said. nationalistic viewpoint, said presence of Christ can be seen by during its 50-year history to Pax Christi already has sent Father Paul Lansu, Pax Christi's all, he said. open doors in the ex-Yugoslavia. several delegations into the ex- research director.

plenty to do in Bosnia

Surprise appointment to key Mexican archidiocese

By Mike Tangeman

LOUVAIN, Belgium (CNS) During his recent trip to Bel- MEXICO CITY (CNS) - Pope gium, Pope John Paul H concele- John Paul II surprised Bishop brated a beatification Mass with Norberto Rivera Carrera of three priests from mainland Tehuacan when he named him China's government-approved to head the Archdiocese of Catholic organization.

Mexico City.

The Chinese clergy were In his nine-and-a-half years as allowed to participate in the ser- a Mexican prelate, Bishop Rivera vice after making a profession of has never administered any of faith that was required before Mexico's 14 archdioceses, nor they could join in. has he ever been elected by felThe government-approved low bishops to a post on the church officially does not recognize papal authority over its important 20-member Permaaffairs. However, there have been nent Council of the Mexican on-going Vatican efforts to nor- bishops' conference.

Yet, following the Pope's June malise relations both with Government approved "patriotic" 12 appointment, the 53-year-old Catholics without compromising prelate will move in July from the Catholic doctrine and authority.

Diocese of Tehuacan, a provinThe Chinese Government cial city of less than 500,000 in authorised a group of 15 Chinese Puebla state, to replace Cardinal priests to concelebrate Mass with Ernesto Corripio Ahumada as Pope John Paul in 1994 before spiritual leader of the estimated that trip was cancelled because 18 million Catholics living in the the Pope's broken leg. greater Mexico City metropolitan area.

The new archbishop said last week he was surprised by the

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papal appointment. "But the and the favour of the Pope." ways of God are unimaginable," It is believed to have been he said, adding that he is nervous Archbishop Rivera's six years as over the challenge presented by head of the Mexican bishops' overseeing the largest Catholic Commission on the Family and archdiocese in the world. his membership on the Pontifical One source within the Mexican Council for the Family that bishops' conference said Arch- brought him favorable attention bishop Rivera "may not have from Pope John Paul.

While Archbishop Rivera's held important administrative posts, but in the posts he has held support of the church's doctrine - such as the Commission on the regarding family matters earned Family - he has shown himself to him the respect of Mexico's be brilliant." national pro-life movement, othThe appointment of the new ers said he was inflexibly conserarchbishop came as a surprise to vative in his views.

"He has handled the entire many church watchers in Mexico. Even though he occasionally family question using very conhad been mentioned as one of servative criteria," said Alvarez the several preferred candidates Icaza, who as president of the of the Vatican's pro-nuncio, Arch- Mexican church's Christian Fambishop Girolamo Prigione, most ily Movement in 1964, was observers did not consider him a invited by Pope Paul VI to attend strong contender because of his the Second Vatican Council. relative lack of diocesan adminisSome observers said they trative experience. thought Archbishop Rivera might According to one source, who find the world's largest archdiospoke on condition of anonymity, cese difficult to handle but Archbishop Rivera "had two another said he would have the things strongly on his side: the grace to do it.

"It is a difficult task which the support of former Durango Archbishop (Antonio) Lopez Avina Pope has given him ... due to

many factors: the sheer size, the ambience, the traditions of the archdiocese," said Auxiliary Bishop Ramon Godinez Flores of Guadalajara, general-secretary of the bishops' conference. "But when God gives one a charge he also bestows upon one the grace with which to face up to it."

Born June 6, 1942, in the town of La Purisima, Archbishop Rivera attended the seminary of the Archdiocese of Durango and Rome's Gregorian University, earning a degree in theology. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Durango in Rome July 3, 1966.

After his ordination he served as an associate pastor in Rio Grande, professor of dogmatic theology at the Durango seminary and as archdiocesan adviser to several lay groups, including the Christian Family Movement.

Pope John Paul named him bishop of Tehuacan in November 1985, and he was consecrated a bishop that December.

Late-term abortion law splits legislators WASHINGTON (CNS) - A Bill to outlaw a controversial procedure used in late-term abortions has generated further controversy over abortion law at its first public hearing on June 15.

It would outlaw "partial-birth abortions," in which a foetus is moved into the birth canal and

the physician reaches in and severs the brain stem. The brain is then removed by suction, allowing easier removal of the fetus.

The procedure, used after the 20th week of pregnancy, is described by supporters as a preferred method because it eliminates the risk of an unintentional live birth associated with chemically induced abortions.

Representative Charles Canady, opening the public hearings, said "partial-birth abortion procedures go a step beyond abortion on demand."

Noting that once the baby's full body is beyond the birth canal it is protected under murder laws in all 50 states, Mr Canady said "the difference between the partial-birth abortion procedure and

homicide is a mere three inches."

But, said Senator Robert Smith, from New Hampshire, "I would think every one of our congressional colleagues would be disgusted by this procedure," he said. "It's grotesque, it's brutal and it ought to be stopped today."

The bill would impose a penalty of up to two years in jail.

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Boot scoot'n down at the Vatican bureaucracy bishop Alberto Bovone from secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the head of the Congregation for VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The beat goes on Sainthood Causes.

Yet Archbishop Bovone is 73 - only two at the Holy See, lob rotation for you and me, Archbishops in, cardinals out, That's years from normal retirement age.

Overall, there's been a "graying of the what the music is all about. Come on everybody, get up and dance! It's time to do the Curia" under Pope John Paul. Some observers suggest a simple reason for this: Vatican Shuffle.

Like pieces on a chess board - or a dance the Pope brought on board many of his floor - Vatican officials are trading places own people at the start of his pontificate, and moving up the Vatican ladder, as Pope and naturally they have grown older - and John Paul II updates his administrative more experienced - as they have settled into their jobs. staff.

Yet statistics reveal that this Pope, while It happens every few years, usually in he has internationalised the Curia, has not batches, when cardinals or archbishops hit retirement age or are repositioned in new filled the top echelons with "outsiders."

Indeed, almost two-thirds of those holding jobs. the top positions today were already curial But unlike corporations that go head- officials when the Pope was elected in 1978. hunting for outside talent. the Vatican finds Those who made it to the top generally most of its replacements from inside its cur- did so without fanfare. ial ranks.

Getting ahead at the Vatican remains a But some of this year's changes, or patient and delicate task rumoured changes, have highlighted trends As one curial official put it, "The bold and In the Roman Curia. For one thing, it is age- courageous are not necessarily rewarded." ing.

Unlike political administrators, popes do No one seemed surprised, for example, not try to load up their own staff with the when the Pope last week moved Arch- "best and the brightest" of the world's bishBy John Thavis

Balkan bishops plead for help ZAGREB, Croatia (CNS) - The Catholic bishops of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have appealed to world leaders to intervene to protect Croatian Catholics in Serb-controlled northern Bosnia.

We again ask ourselves whether It is possible that world politics is truly so powerless in the face of such Serbian persecution and genocide inflicted against the non-Serbian population," they said.

There were 80,000 Catholics in the diocese three years ago and "only 20,000 still remain who are now being threatened with annihilation," they added.

The appeal was made in a letter sent to ambassadors and UN representatives.

The letter was drafted during a June 6-8 meeting of the Croatian bishops.

Bishop Franjo Komarica of Banja Luka was unable to attend the meeting because he is under house arrest, said Cardinal Franjo Kuharic of Zagreb.

"There is an intentional and planned attempt in progress to uproot the entire Catholic population from what has been, for many centuries, their home," the letter said.

"These Catholics from the very beginning of the war have offered no armed resistance whatsoever to their persecutors," it said.

ops. In fact, only about one-third of the current top administrators at the Vatican have ever been residential bishops.

There are exceptions, of course - including several United States' prelates. Cardinal Edmund Szoka was Archbishop of Detroit when he was asked to head the Vatican budget office, mainly because his financial management skills came to the Pope's attention.

Archbishop John Foley, the youngest department head at age 59, was a Catholic newspaper editor and seminary professor when he got the call to head the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in 1984.

And the Pope was looking for a top-ranking theologian when he lifted Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger from the Archdiocese of Munich, Germany, in 1981 to head the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

But the majority of curial leaders started their Vatican careers early. Half of the 27 current heads of curial departments, for example, have each logged more than 35 years' experience at the Holy See. Others begin in non-diplomatic positions in the Secretariat of State, then are dispatched to other curial departments.

Job advancement is usually lateral, not straight up and down. It is considered unusual, for example, for the No 2 man in a department to succeed his boss. And when a younger prelate moves up too fast and too directly, he grabs attention - not all of it good.

One of the up-and-coming Vatican officials this year is said to be Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, 52, who seems to many to be ready to graduate from his position as secretary of the Congregation for Clergy.

At the other end of the age scale is Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini, 79, who appears destined for retirement as head of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers.

The 10-year-old council is known to insiders as the creation of Cardinal Angelini, who has spent his life in the health care field. But one of the strangest rumours floating around the Vatican these days is that when Cardinal Angelini goes, his council may be merged with the Council for the Family.

That would be most unusual - a shrinking of the Curia. And it would add a new step to the Vatican Shuffle.

Pope kneels, adores in truck

Bishop Komarica said last week Catholics in Banja Luka were down to their last bits of food.

The bishop said that vans of food arriving under the auspices of Carltas, the Catholic relief agency, had been attacked, and several Caritas warehouses destroyed. He said Caritas food was distributed to Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox citizens.

Eyewitnesses report that expulsions follow a pattern: first a mob comes to the house and expels the owner, then the police arrive and seal it so the owner cannot return, the bishop said.

According to information provided by the Banja Luka diocesan office in Zagreb, 60,000 Croats have left the Banja Luka region.

In Ireland, meanwhile, the Irish bishops' conference backed the peace appeals of the Bosnian hierarchy.

Religion should not be used to support ethnic divisions, they said in a June 14 statement after a meeting in Maynooth.

The bishops said they wanted to draw special attention to the sufferings and oppression inflicted on the Muslim population, which UN reports have described as "verging of genocide."

ROME (CNS) - Pope John Paul II, his mobility still restricted by leg problems, knelt in the back of a truck as he led the annual Corpus Christi procession through the city of Rome last week In previous years, the Pope made the half-hour procession on foot. This time he used a specially devised kneeler mounted on a flower bedecked white truck, praying before the Our Lord in the Eucharist.

The June 15 ceremony, following a lengthy outdoor Mass, offered another visible sign of the physical limitations the Pope has endured after surgery last year to replace part of a broken thigh bone.

The papal vehicle moved slowly alongside thousands of

annual event as a child in Poland, and then as a priest and bishop.

In Rome, the city where St Peter witnessed the faith, it was even more significant, he said.

"Carrying the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of this city, we assume - in a way that is characteristic of the second millennium - the patrimony of faith that was also his," the Pope said.

The Pope had always walked walking worshippers, includ- the route in Rome, but last year ing cardinals and bishops. he skipped the ceremony altoThe Corpus Christi proces- gether while he recuperated sion has always been very from his surgery. He did use important for Pope John Paul the mobile kneeler for one as a public sign of Christian other Corpus Christi procesbelief. In his sermon he sion, during a visit to Warsaw r ecalled taking part in the in June 1987.

Israel gives olive tree of peace VATICAN CITY (CNS) Israel's Ambassador to the Vatican has planted an olive tree in the Vatican gardens to mark the first anniversary of his government's diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

Ambassador Samuel Hadas said Israel chose to give the Vatican an olive tree not only because it was a symbol of peace, but because it was a strong and enduring plant, bearing fruit for generations.

Mr Hadas said the tree "will be a witness to the strength and potential" of the new relationship between Israel and the Vatican.

Archbishop Re said that in the traditions of the people of Israel to plant a tree, an image of life and of harmony with nature carried a particular meaning: it symbolised and "expresses a desire for peaceful co-existence among peoples and a commitment to serve and respect life."

Give, and your cup will overflow . . .

By Elaine Spencer OTTAWA, Illinois. (CNS) Terry and Penny Shields "just couldn't say no."

As foster parents, they found themselves unable to say no to children in need of homes, so they adopted 10 of them.

As parents of children enrolled in a Catholic school, they couldn't say no when their youngsters wanted to attend Mass, even though neither they nor their children were Catholic.

Once they started attending Mass as a family, they couldn't say no to becoming Catholics all at once.

Twelve members of the Shields family were received into the Catholic Church at St Patrick's Parish in Ottawa early

last month.

Father Robert Creager baptized Mrs Shields and the four youngest children, Mackenzie, 3, Matthew, 4, and 6-year-old twins Jordan and Jesse.

Fr Creager also confirmed the couple and their sons, Terry Jr., 14, Nathan, 13, Greg, 11, Luis, 10, and Jonathan, 8.

Jonathan received his first Communion the following Sunday with his class, while the older boys and their father received Communion right after their confirmation.

The 10th child, Angela, 7, had been baptized earlier in the Lutheran Church and will receive first Communion with her class-mates next year.

Before the family got involved at St Patrick's, everyone was being raised as Lutheran. Terry Shields' college-age daughters

from a previous marriage, Kristen, 22, and Jennifer, 20, chose to remain Lutheran.

And to complete the day's round of sacraments, Terry and Penny Shields repeated their wedding vows to bless their 17year marriage within the Church.

"I have a feeling of great relief and contentment," said Mr Shields, 42, a maintenance worker at St Columba Parish and School in Ottawa.

His wife, 40, said receiving the sacraments for the first time "was very emotional at times, but a very good feeling. I felt a closeness to God." Being able to join Jonathan when he went up to receive Communion "made that day extra special," Mrs Shields said.

Fr Creager said receiving the whole family into the Church was one of the most joyous occa-

sions of his 40 years as a priest.

"This is the fruition of what their life was before they came into the Church," he said. "They are a very personable family, certainly very Christian in their attitudes about daily life."

Terry and Penny Shields said their large adopted family "just seemed to happen" because they never wanted to turn away anyone in need.

All of their adopted children have physical or developmental problems such as cerebral palsy, brain and spinal defects, asthma or other conditions.

"We started out as foster parents in Iowa," Mr Shields said.

"But we were never able to adjust to having to give them up.

We would finalise an adoption and then get calls about another needing a home. We just couldn't say no."

In an interview with Catholic News Service, Mr Hadas said Vatican and Israeli officials had not begun work on preparing for a visit by Pope John Paul II to the Holy Land, a visit the Pope has said he wants to make to celebrate the year 2000.

"The only thing I know is that we want this visit very much, and the Holy Father wants it," he said. "We hope very much that the visit will take place before 2000.

Cancer removed just in time CHICAGO (CNS) - The pancreatic tumour threatening prominent Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's life was malignant but was removed before it spread.

Yet doctors give the cardinal only a 20 to 25 percent chance to survive the next five years and will begin chemotherapy and radiation treatment to prevent a recurrence.

Surgery last week removed the cardinal's right kidney, 40 percent of the pancreas and parts of other organs.

Doctors initially believed a tumour found on the kidney was cancerous though unrelated to the tumour on the pancreas.

Now they are unsure if the kidney growth is cancerous.

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Irish priest fights for sewer men RAHIMYAR KHAN, Pakistan (CNS) - Christian and Muslim communities and an Irish missionary in Rahimyar Khan have demanded safe working conditions for municipal sanitation workers and compensation for the families of labourers killed recently by toxic fumes as they cleaned municipal sewers.

The protesters said the municipal administration must provide each bereaved family 100,000 rupees (US$3,225), a house and scholarships for the children, UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, reported.

Ayub Anjum, a Catholic social worker who works with sanitation employees, told UCA News that while worker deaths and injuries were common, municipal administrations took no measures to reduce the job hazards.

Sanitation worker unions have long demanded safety equipment for sewer work, but their demands have gone unmet, Mr Anjum noted.

Municipal officials told the unions the safety measures would be too expensive.

Many of Pakistan's poorest urban dwellers, especially Christians, have almost no employment opportunities aside from working as "sweepers," as sanitation workers are called.

In Rahimyar Khan, 928km south-west of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, three municipal employees died and two were injured last month while cleaning a 6.4m-deep sewage line.

The incident began when one worker entered the line through a manhole and fell unconscious after inhaling the fumes. Two fellow workers who attempted to

rescue him also succumbed.

The men died on the way to the hospital. Two other workers were seriously injured by the fumes.

Two of the deceased were Muslims and one a Catholic.

Irish Spiritan, Father John O'Brien, held a memorial Mass for the men on May 22 with 800 Christian and Muslim men and women attending. The ceremony was followed with a peaceful protest march.

During his homily, Fr O'Brien raised a broom, which he said symbolised the "sweepers" and said such workers were holy because they earned their daily living by cleaning the earth.

Fr O'Brien said that Muslim and Christian communities were united in their demands for compensation for the victims' families.

A t a subsequent meeting between the commissioner, the union and Fr O'Brien, the commissioner reportedly agreed to the demands, but no deadline was set for implementing them.

Fr O'Brien reportedly demanded the provision of safety equipment, including gas masks, emergency oxygen supplies and protective clothing. He said trained supervisors should be present at work sites.

The supervisor of the workers in the incident on May 12 was not present at the site when the accident occurred. He later said he did not ask the men to do the work. But, according to the surviving workers, the supervisor called them from their homes and assigned them to the task.

BBC documentary tries for positive analysis of crisis in priesthood

By Joe Towalski COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (CNS) It was the day before their ordination to the priesthood and the two men were fielding pointed questions.

How has sexual abuse affected the priesthood? How do you feel about the Church's teaching on homosexuality? How well does the seminary prepare priests for pastoral work in a secular world?

James Herzing and Gregory Mastey sat for 45 minutes in St John's Abbey Church answering questions from an interviewer for the Oxford Television Company of London.

Videotaped segments of the interviews will be included in a documentary commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Home Box Office to air later this year. The film, "Our Father," will explore the pastoral mission of American priests in a secular society.

"Personally, I think they were honest and professional and that they were after what's really going on in the Church," said Father Herzing in an interview with The Saint Cloud Visitor, newspaper of the St Cloud Diocese.

Nicholas Kent, the film's producer, said he wanted to incorporate the perspectives of two young priests about to begin their pas-

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. (CNS) - A plea for American help to heal the deep wounds of what one prelate called the "Golgotha of the 20th century" was issued in Colorado Springs during the first International Conference to Assist the Catholic Church in the Former Soviet Union.

A cardinal, an archbishop and two bishops from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan told powerful stories of their people's struggles to survive 70 years of communism and to rebuild the Church facing incredible odds.

"A parish today can be an entire country," said Bishop Jan Pavel Lenga, apostolic administrator of Kazakhstan, whose jurisdiction of 4 million square miles Includes eight different countries, some with no priests at all.

Bishop Lenga was secretly ordained a priest in 1980 after training in underground seminaries in Latvia and Lithuania.

For 10 years he served 80 villages, traveling by train at night so his movements would be less noticeable to authorities.

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Bishop Joseph Werth faces similar staggering challenges in Siberia. He serves 4.2 million square miles - more than 10 percent of all of Earth's land mass extending through nine time zones.

"Catholics are scattered in this whole big territory," he said.

"Before the war, we had 400,000 Catholics served by 179 priests.

Now we have almost the same number of Catholics, but the area is served by only 50 priests."

Of the 150 existing Catholic churches in European Russia before 1917, 148 were closed, destroyed or converted into factories, clubs or offices. Only one church remained opened in Moscow and one in St Petersburg, known in the communist era as Leningrad.

European Russia had but two priests and six parishes to serve 300,000 Catholics in 1991.

Moscow now offered 18 Sunday Masses in 10 languages to its 65,000 Catholics, including separate Masses for the city's 5,000 Koreans and 1,500 Spanishspeaking students. But in Moscow, as many as five parishes share one church building for services. Masses are cele-

and pastorally. "I've been overwhelmed by the depth of faith and yet some of the feelings of uncertainty," Mr Read said, who is not Catholic.

"I've learned perhaps that those issues are not dealt with simply, and that the problems run deep.

The challenges the priests face are greater than perhaps I originally gave credence to."

Mr Read said he hoped the production would offer a fresh angle on some of the controversies of the priesthood. American media tended to study issues like sexual abuse in an emotionally charged atmosphere, he said, but Oxford Television avoided focusing on a specific diocese, event or scandal, to "promote a slightly more sophisticated debate."

The BBC has a reputation for dealing with touchy subjects responsibly, even though the television company came under fire from some Catholic organizations for its role in producing the movie "Priest," an unflattering portrayal of clerics struggling with their sexuality.

The crew began taping for "Our Father" about six months ago, several weeks before "Priest" was released in this country. That gave Interviewers a chance to get some material together before the fallout from the movie began.

New head for saints' clearing-house

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - After 11 years as the second-in- command of the the Vatican's doctrinal congregation behind Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Archbishop Alberto Bovone is moving to the top position at the congregation which oversees the Catholic Church's process for recognising saints.

Pope John Paul II named Archbishop Bovone, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to be pro-prefect of the Congregation of Sainthood Causes.

The title pro-prefect indicates that the head of the congregation is not yet a cardinal as required under Vatican rules.

'Golgotha' Russia pleads for help

By Charlene Scott

toral work. After the interviews, they filmed the ordination of Frs Herzing and Mastey at St Mary's Cathedral in St Cloud on June 3.

Mr Kent and his crew have interviewed more than 30 priests in six states, including several people at the Benedictines' St John's Abbey and St Cloud's new prelate, Bishop John Kinney, who is being transferred from the Diocese of Bismarck, in North Dakota. Bishop Kinney chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse for the United State's National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

"We knew it would be a challenging piece of television, which asks about the state of the Catholic Church today, looking at the priesthood and the dynamics transforming the role of the priest today," film director Nick Read said.

During nearly seven months of interviews, Mr Read and Mr Kent heard priests voice special concern for the effects of sexual abuse on the way people viewed them and their ministry.

"They say the social standing of priests has diminished compared to 30 years ago," said Mr Kent.

"There isn't the same sense of reverence or level of trust. Priests have to work harder to earn the trust of the faithful."

Others talked about celibacy as a life-long struggle, but one that has had benefits both spiritually

brated outdoors, in rented halls or in parishioners' apartments.

"There is only one priest left from 1939, and I am standing before you," said Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, apostolic administrator of Minsk in Belarus.

He was arrested by the KGB in 1941 and imprisoned on death TOW.

He escaped, only to be arrested again in 1944 and punished with 10 years of hard labour in Siberian concentration camps.

The cardinal said, "There is a great religious vacuum in people's hearts. We have to bring the Christian Gospel back into those hearts.

'The Protestants are building many houses of worship. In every village and every town, this is happening. We Catholics are asleep.

The Protestants are going to take over the whole continent.

When we awake, it will be too late."

Archbishop Francis Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, who has travelled to the Russian Far East eight times, urged Catholics to support the Church in the former Soviet Union.

The appointment was announced on June 13 at the Vatican, the same day the Pope accepted the resignation of 75year-old Cardinal Angelo Felici, prefect of the congregation for almost seven years.

A t the same time, the Pope named Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone of Vercelli, Italy, to be the new secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

As secretary, he will be the chief assistant to Cardinal Ratzinger, who has headed the doctrinal congregation for more than 13 years.

While at the congregation, Archbishop Bovone, who cele-

brated his 73rd birthday on June 11, co-authored and co-signed dozens of documents explaining, defending and clarifying the Vatican's doctrinal understanding on a variety of topics ranging from liberation theology to homosexuality, from the pastoral care of divorced Catholics to the use of the media in promoting church teaching.

Born in the northern Italian t own of Frugarolo, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Alessandria on May 26, 1945.

He was named an archbishop and secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on April 5, 1984.

Controversial statue returns to church CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (CNS) As several thousand people applauded, the controversial Marian statue in Italy which is said to have cried tears of blood returned to public display last Saturday.

The 17-inch plaster statue had been in the possession of Bishop Girolamo Grillo of CivitavecchiaTarquinia for four months undergoing scientific tests.

The decision to put the statue on public display does not signify church acceptance that a miracle occurred involving the statue, said the bishop. A church investigation is continuing.

Several months earlier, the bishop said he had seen the statue cry tears of blood while holding it in his hands.

The statue was returned to public view at a June 17 Mass at St Augustine Church in Civitavecchia. About 3,000 people attended. A special niche behind bulletproof glass was built in the church for the statue. St Augustine is the parish church of the

Fabio Gregori family, the statue's owners.

In newspaper and television interviews afterward, Bishop Grillo said that any new reports of crying would also be subject to scientific testing. He played down reports that several people had seen the statue cry again after it was placed in the church.

The bishop said June 18 that he had visited the niche after the reports and saw nothing different.

He attributed the reports to the power of suggestion and the glass in front of the statue.

The glass could have distorted the remnants of the tears on the statue making it look as if a new tear was forming, he said.

The bishop also said that because the statue comes from Medjugorje, the site in BosniaHerzegovina of reported Marian apparitions, he would like to see a hospice for young refugees from the fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina built in Civitavecchia.

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THANKS ST MARTHA I resort to thy protections and as a proof of my affection and faith I offer the light which I shall burn every Tuesday.

Comfort me in all my difficulties through the great favour that thou dids't enjoy when the Saviour lodged at thy house. Intercede for my family that we may be provided for in all our necessities. I beseech thee to have pity in regard to the favour I ask of thee (mention your request). I ask thee Saint Martha to overcome these difficulties as thou didst the dragon at thy feet. (one Our Father, Hail Mary and Gloria). (Light a c andle while saying this prayer on a Tuesday.)

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0 Star of the Sea help me and show me herein you are my mother. 0 Holy Mary mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessities. There are none that can withstand your power. 0 show me here you are my mother, 0 Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (three times). Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times).

Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.

Amen. Thankyou blessed virgin for answering my prayer. MA

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Therapy G RATEFUL Thanks to HOLY Spirit you who solve S acred Heart, blessed 1 58 Canning Hwy all problems, light all roads Virgin Mary, St Jude and St East Fremantle so that I can attain my goal. J oseph favours for You gave me the divine gift r eceived. to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life you are with me. I want in this short THE UNION OF prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE again that I never want to be separated from you A work of Pallotines, ever in spite of all material together forming peoplefor ministry illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards If you are self-motivated, mature and responsime and mine. Amen. Ivy. ble, and have a willingness to serve on a volunMY grateful thanks to little tary basis, we invite applications for positions as: infant of Prague, Mother of PALLOTTINE LAY MISSIONARIES Mercy, Holy Spirit, Divine Mercy, St Lucy and dear St At Wandalgu Hostel, Tardun, WA. Joseph for vision restored + As house parents and tutors back to normal after a sucIn cooking and domestic support cessful eye operation. + As farmers - wheat and sheep Grateful children. D. and G. + As tradespeople - building, mechanical Lee. + As experienced general maintenance people MY grateful thanks to the At Epiphany Centre, Rossmoyne, WA. Most Sacred Heart, Our As cook and staff person for retreat work Lady, St Jude and Holy + As maintenance person Spirit for many favours received.

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HOLY Spirit you who make one see everything and shows me the way to reach my ideal, you who gives me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. In this short prayer, I w ant to thank you for everything, and confirm once more, that I never want to be separated from you, no matter how great the material desire may be.

I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. Thank you Holy Spirit for favours received.

THANKYOU to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our blessed Lady, and Sts Jude and Anthony and the Holy Spirit for prayers answered.

TRINITY COLLEGE Business Studies Teacher (0.4) Semester 2 1995 Applications are invited for this position which will become available at the beginning of Semester 2.

The position involves classes in Year 9 and 10 and Year 11 Business Studies.

Applicants should be supportive of the Catholic Ethos of the College.

Applications close on Friday 30 June and should be addressed to: The Principal Trinity College, Trinity Avenue East Perth 6004 The Record, June 22 1995

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June 25 Jesus Christ - True God, True Man July 9 Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church July 23 The Cross - Mystery of Redemption Aug 6 The Resurrection - Christ V ictorious Aug 20 The Holy Spirit - Third Person of the Trinity Seminars are based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, with an emphasis on understanding and defending the truths of the Catholic faith.

Sunday Evenings, 7.30pm St Mary's Parish Hall, 40 Franklin Street, LEEDERVILLE Sponsored by the Thomas More Centre For further information 321 2822

Family Care Workers and Family Care Workers (Special Needs) Casual Part Time The Family Care Service will be expanding its services in the area of in-home respite. Applications are invited to assist families with a member who has an intellectual/multiple disability.

All Family Care Workers will he required to: • Work evenings and/or weekends.

• Ilave an understanding of the implications of disability upon families.

• flave a current A-class driver's licence and own vehicle.

• Accept Catholic Care's philosophical bases within their role namely: Social Role Valorization, the Developmental Model and Christian Ethos.

A qualification/experience in human services will be an advantage. Family (:are Workers (Special Needs) would I e well suited to ptA)ple with nursing experience or qualifications. .101) Description, Selection Criteria and Conditions of Service are available on request. Telephone 474 3303 during office hours. Further enquiries ask for Marea Lundgren.

Applicants should address the selection criteria in writing by 30111 lone 1995 addressed to: The Executive Director, Catholic Care, l'O Box 5, sotn-i i pilaf, WA 6151

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Canon Law Conference Dinner - Archbishop Hickey 30 - 2 July Visitation, Manning Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, North 30 Beach - Monsignor McCrann July Confirmation, 1 Scarborough Monsignor Keating Confirmation, Riverton 2 Monsignor Keating 5 Launch of Aboriginal Studies (CEO) Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, Bateman 5&6 Monsignor Keating 9 Visitation Mass, East Cannington Archbishop Hickey

THE PARISH SCENE PUBUC LECTURE

EVENING OF PRAYER AND HEALING

Public Lecture by Professor

William Basset, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco: Catholic Organisations and their Identity in a Secular World, Wednesday 28 June at 7pm. Cost $10 at the door. Lecture Theatre 1 Ground Floor - 19 Mouat St, Fremantle Phone 430 0500.

FRANCISCAN STUDY DAY

Fr Maurice Carmody O.F.M. from the Collegio S Bonaventura, Rome will be visiting Perth in July and will conduct a 'Franciscan Study Day at St Brigid's Church in Midland, July 8th - 10am-4pm, on the way in which St Francis and St Clare of Assisi understood and lived the Gospel.

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Will be celebrated at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Square, Perth on Friday 30th June 1995 at 7am. Followed by a Breakfast Meeting at The Venice Cafe, Trinity Arcade, Perth. Cost of Breakfast 58.00. Dr Frank Prendergast will be the guest speaker. Enquiries: phone 384 0809.

NEWMAN SOCIETY

Euthanasia: on Tuesday July 4 at 7.30pm in the Senior Common Room, St Thomas Moore College, Crawley, Rev. Fr. Black and Dr. Frank Prendergast will hold a discussion on this subject, Fr. Black enunciating the general principles and Dr. Prendergast dealing with their practical application in Medicare. Newman meetings open to all interested. Contact No.: 446 7340.

Holy Mass and Communion at 7pm, Tues 11th July, will be followed by a conversion talk by Carver Alan Ames and prayers for Healing, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Myles St, Karrinyup. All are welcome.

Enquiries: Russel 274 6018, George 275 6608.

URSULA FRAYNE COLLEGE QUIZ NIGHT

Friday, 30th June, 7.45pm.

Park Recreation Centre, Victoria Park. $6 per head/tables of 6.

Tickets available at the College, 15 Duncan Street, Victoria Park, 362 2344.

VISIT OF FR. JIM CONSEDINE

Fr Jim Consedine, a NZ Catholic parish priest and well known justice campaigner, will be conducting the following workshops: Perth: Restorative Justice No. 1, Tues 27 June, 2-4pm. No. 2, Thurs 29 June, 10am-12pm.

Both at Leederville Parish Centre, 40 Franklin Street Bunbury: Restorative Justice No. 2, Wed 28 June, 1.30pm-3.30pm, Bunbury Catholic College Hall.

For more information contact Justice Social Catholic C ommission, phone (09) 221 1548. Copies of "Restorative Justice: Healing the Effects of Crime" are available for S18.95.

Book-keeping, Financial Planning, General & Superannuation Audits.

Records Processing Accurate Work, Competitive Rates.

Certified Practising Accountant TELEPHONE: 342 0932 MOBILE: 018 946 152

To be held at Redemptorist Retreat House Weekend: 22nd - 29th Sept (incl.)

Live-in: Cost $113.00 Weekdays: 25th - 29th Sept (incl.)

Live-in: Cost: $56.50 p.h. pd.

40 ROOMS ONLY AVAILABLE Please contact 328 6600 ASAP. Cost includes stipend

BROTHER ANDREW Australian Priest, Pilgrim, Mother Teresa's Co-founder of Missionary of Charity Brothers Positive, encouraging messages of Hope available on 4 exc. 90 min. tapes, recorded June 1995 at Gracewood-God's Farm, inc. Pentecost.

Set of 4 posted $20.

PLUS ONE RARE SPECIAL TAPE 90 min.

"Brother Andrew Tells His Story" Posted $5.

Gracewood, Box 24 P.O., Cowaramup, W.A. 6284 Fax and phone (097) 55 6212

THE CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

invites applications for the position of

Principal ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, SOUTHERN CROSS St. Joseph's School is a small Catholic primary school situated 400kms east of Perth and currently caters for 60 students from pre-primary to Year 7.

The principal will have a teaching component of 0.6 which is currently made up of classroom teaching and support teaching while the remaining time (0.4) is allocated for administration duties.

Family accommodation is provided. The house has three double sized bedrooms, substantial living areas as well as a games room. A tile fire provides heat and the house has ducted airconditioning. Rent is set at $100 per week.

The salary offered will reflect the need to attract an experienced educator to this position. A Remote Area Allowance is also payable to the successful applicant. Other benefits include enhanced superannuation and support for professional development.

The successful applicant will be expected to take up the position at the beginning of 1996.

Applicants will be experienced leaders committed to the objectives and ethos of Catholic education. They will have the requisite educational, theological, pastoral and managerial competencies together with an appropriate four year minimum tertiary qualification. THey will have, or be pre pared to complete, appropriate Accreditation requirements and will be actively involved in the Catholic Church.

Further information and official application forms are available from Sr. Clare Rafferty, Consultant. School Personnel Team, Ph: (09) 388 4268. Official application forms should be addressed to The Director. Catholic Education Office of WA. PO Box 198, Leederville WA 6903 and received by Monday. 26 June, 1995.

DIVINE MERCY

St Mary's Cathedral on the 2nd of July (Sunday) 1.30pm.

Programme: Rosary, Divine Mercy prayers, Benediction.

Sermon by Fr Michael Rowe "Holy Spirit".

Film: Padre Pio. Information: Adam 448 0002, John: (098) 457 7771.

INCOME TAX REFUND CHEQUE WITHIN 14 DAYS

Retreat with Christian meditator and author from Manila, Philippines Fr. Gerry Pierse CSSR

FR. RONAN KILGANNON FSF R ETREATS years 20 A fter a bsence from WA thanks be to God Fr R onan is offering 3 quiet retreats at Gracewood - God's Farm on "The Joyful Prayerful and Spirituality of St Francis and St Clare."

All welcome.

Retreat No. 1, 28 July 7pm to 30th July 2pm.

No. 2, 31 July 2pm to 3 Aug 2pm. No. 3, 4 Aug 7pm to 6 Aug Suggested 2pm. d onations for No. 1 and No. 3 retreats $75, No. 2, $110.

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Contact Betty Peaker, PO 24, Box C owaramup, 6284.

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TRINITY COLLEGE

OPEN DAY Sunday 2 July 1995

Are you interested in an education for boys which offers: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTED TEACHERS STRONG DISCIPLINE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MUSIC EXCELLENCE PSA SPORT STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY Then come along to the Trinity College Open Day To be held at the College on Sunday 2 July commencing at 10am Please phone the Principal's Secretary on 325 3655 for a Programme. Places for Year 4 /996 are still available.