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The Record begins today an occasional film review page, including a listing of film classifications - Page 10 Network to support Catholic counsellors established in Perth - Page 3 Archbishop Hickey urges Perth archdiocese Catholics to spread the unchanging fundamental teaching of the Church to save a confused world - Page 2 University of Notre Dame Australia pioneers university education in the Kimberley - Pages 8 and 9

St Vincent de Paul crisis

By Peter Rosengren Former State Health Minister Keith Wilson is to stand this weekend for election as the national president of the controversy-ridden St Vincent de Paul Society.

The society has been plagued for several years by a dispute between the former national president, Brian Murnane. and several state presidents.

An ABC TV Four Corners program last Monday night, "A Very Catholic Affair", alleged that a bitter struggle over ideology and power between the two factions was threatening to destroy the society's future.

The program reported that the struggle had emerged between an alliance of state presidents from Queensland. Victoria. South Australia and West Australia who want the society to continue its works of charity and assistance to the needy. and the besieged former national president. Brian Murnane, leading a team of 'young Turks who want to see the society engage more in social justice advocacy and influencing politics.

Mr Wilson said that if he was elected president he would be seeking to heal the divisions which have emerged in the society.

"That process is going to he very difficult." he said. 1 think any new national president and council is going to have to be very careful about the way it con-

Gary Lambe sults state councils and regional councils and the ordinary membership of the society."

Speaking from his Fremantle home he said the job of a national president would be to assist people at the coalface of the society's works of charity.

"What is at stake in this election, if anything. is how a national president and a national council of the society can help the society. which really is these state councils - and national council is really. as the manual says. an aggregation of the conferences and how the national council and the national president can assist people at the grass roots level to do the job, rather than the other way round," he said.

He said that this had been a

Bosnia defence right: Pope LES COMBES, Italy (CNS) - was not advising the international International military action community on how to proceed in could be justified as a "last Bosnia. but outlining the moral resort" to defend innocent civil- principles that should guide speians in Bosnia-Herzegovina. cific political and military decisions.

Pope John Paul II has said.

"Above all, we are concerned -This remains the last resort.

There has always existed the prin- about those who are suffering, no matter which side they are on," he ciple of a just war, which is defen- said. sive. Even this type of war is ugly, For the past three years, but it (war) is that way," the Pope John Paul has pleaded Pope for an told journalists on July 22 as he immediate end to the fighting and ended his mountain vacation in for the sides involved in the Les Combes.

Balkans conflict to treat peace The reporters asked his reaction negotiations seriously. He also to a July 21 decision by 16 Euro- repeatedly has asked the internapean and North American coun- tional community to devote all tries to authorise North Atlantic possible energy to mediating an Treaty Organisation forces to end to the fighting. bomb Bosnian Serb positions if The Pope called on Catholics attacks continued on United throughout the world to work for Nations-declared safe zones har- an end to the war through the use boring thousands of Bosnian Mus- of prayer. "the great means we lims and Croats. have at our disposal to obtain that "If one attacks and wants to which seems humanly difficult." trample the right to life and the Churches' council warns of right to exist, then there is the right influx - Page 2 to defence." he said.

Nuncio calls for action Pope John Paul said the Vatican - Page 15

the society's national office based in Sydney has been to see it significantly upgraded into a research and lobby secretariat participating in welfare, political and social justice issues.

But the state presidents have been unhappy both with the steep increases in levies imposed by the national office to achieve this and the policy direction pursued by Mr Murnane.

The program portrayed the fight as a struggle between eldedy. greying conservative state presidents and a youthful vigorous team working allegedly in accordance with the vision of the society's founder, Frederick Ozanam.

Mr Lambe said the program had given "a very one-sided porKeith Wilson trayal of the problems at national problem for the society in the council level of the Society of St past.

Vincent de Paul in Australia" "The important thing to realise Mr Lambe said that, despite is that I'm running largely as a the society's general policy not to result of being encouraged to do air internal disputes in public, Mr so by the Western Australian Murnane's own request to state State Council of the society. and I presidents to honour the society's wouldn't have considered it oth- policy to refrain from issuing erwise." media releases on the dispute.

The Four Corners report also and a request from the internasuggested that outside organisa- tional president of the society to tions such as the Melbourne- do the same, Mr Murnane and based National Civic Council had his supporters were the ones played some part in the struggle- responsible for the media's attenwhich lead to a caretaker execu- tion. tive being installed by the soci'Brian Murnane and his supety's international president to porters have constantly gone to arrange the weekend's election. the media with their story. GenBut this was denied by WA State erally they have ... used every president. Mr Gerry Lambe, who endeavour to way-lay the elecsaid he knew this was untrue. tion of a new national president.

Part of Mr Murnane's vision for This Four Corner programe is

another of these endeavours," he said.

However, he said, the programe had got one important feature right - that the national council dispute had not affected the countless good works of the society for the needy around the country.

The weekend election will bring to a head the long simmering dispute which has seen confusion in the society over the role of the national council and president. According to the Four Corners report, it was suggested that legal challenges might still be mounted following the election.

Queensland, Victoria and WA state presidents withdrew from the national council in June last year, effectively seceding from membership of the national organisation and taking their states with them. They were followed later by Tasmania and South Australia.

An especially sore point has been what state branches saw as the espousal of contentious political viewpoints and policies by Mr Murnane's national office and his attempts to transform the society from being an agency of direct personal charity and service into primarily a welfare lobby.

In 1994. the society's international governing body. the Council General, appointed a mediator to mediate a resolution.

Recyclers affect charities; Churches' council warns of Influx - Page 2

Plaque honours godly Sisters

The centenary of the St John of God Sisters in Western Australia was celebrated at the Langley Plaza hotel Last Friday with the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the first house occupied by the Sisters on the sight of the hotel 100 years ago. Sr Gonsolata, right, and Sr Justina, who came to Australia from Ireland in 1930 with 32 other Sisters, view an historical exhibit at the unveiling.

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Confused world urgently needs Good News

READING a description of a r ecent Clergy Conference in Archbishop's England, I was interested in the claim that it was the worst of times and the best of times to be a priest.

It was the worst of times to be a priest, because priests have seen their status and their congregations diminish, and have been humiliated by sex scandals. How true.

It was the best of times because there was great work to be done as the Western world was selling its soul.

These words rang true to me.

There are many reasons why priests and Church members generally might feel depressed and pessimistic. In the collapse of a Christian culture we have seen the Church lose much of its influence and status, compounded in the embattled lives of priests.

We have also seen inner divisions and tensions in the Church as it responds to and is affected by the social and cultural upheavals around it.

It would be very wrong I believe, to give way to pessimism

Perspective in the face of problems. The mission of the Church has not changed in any of its fundamentals, and if we become aware that the Western world to which we belong culturally, is selling its soul and losing its spiritual and ethical base, then we need to accept the Church's Mission even more enthusiastically and seek to offer a confused world the Good News of Jesus Christ.

That good news is relevant in many areas. At the personal level

Recycling bins 'hit charities' Recycled clothing - the life blood of many West Australian charities - is in danger of drying up because of the success of commercial recycling companies, according to the St Vincent de Paul Society.

The drastic reduction in recycled clothing collected by charities during the last 18 months has been caused partly by commercial recyclers. the society said.

The society - one of Western Australia's largest charities - has reported a 20 per cent drop in clothing gathered from its network of bins located primarily in shopping centre car parks.

The society said charities were suffering because commercial operators were profiting from recycled clothing and only returning a small percentage of proceeds to needy people in the community, All money raised from recycled clothing by St Vincent de Paul goes directly to help the needy and to fund its welfare programme.

A spokesman for the society

there must be good priests, Reli- wonderful vision of Christian strength. Let our parents, teachgious and lay apostles who will marriage from Jesus himself, one ers, and priests have no doubt reach out to the victims of hard- based on respect for husband and about the truth of this message ship, injury, mental illness and wife as equals, on genuine self- and promote it fearlessly and rejection and reassure them by sacrificing love, on absolute enthusiastically. their own loving care that they fidelity and on openness to chilThe Church is also in the world are loved by God, and that what- dren. to promote the Good News about ever life has made them feel In presenting this vision to human societies and the issues of about themselves, they are peoy oung people thinking about just relationships and structure,;. ple of dignity and self-worth, and marriage, encouraging in married This is principally that Jesus has already ranked the province ut people to deepen their love and people who are aware of lay them first in his kingdom. resolve their conflicts in Jesus' Good News must be offered to way, the Church must also Catholic social justice principles those who are trapped in seri- address those crushing forces in and willing to influence their ously sinful lives, reminding them society that undermine relation- world in that direction. that there is a better way to live ships, trivialise sex, promote selfThis is not the time to cave in which guarantees peace of mind ishness and impose unbearable under the weight of problems. instead of a troubled conscience, financial burdens on marriage Not for us a pessimistic view of assuring them of forgiveness and and family life. the transforming power of Christ. acceptance following genuine To bring up a topic that usually r epentance and a resolve to provokes ridicule If we believe that the Church's from the world, change. Jesus preached this the Church also mission is to bring the love and has Good News Good News endlessly, because he about sex. She states very clearly knowledge of Jesus to the world, knew that sin only harms the sin- that sex is connected with love, we will be enthusiastic in trying ner, and that the way to happi- procreation and the stable union to find ways of spreading the ness, especially eternal happiness of marriage. Unpopular as it is Gospel in the midst of rejection, is in true conversion to God. made to seem in glossy maga- hostility, indifference and comGood News is to be offered to zines, this message is Good News. peting 'messiahs". married people, in these days of In the United States a moveThe task of re-evangelising the marital instability and break- ment among young people com- West has been constantly on the down. mitted to the proclamation that lips of the Holy Father for the past The Church has received a "True love waits", is gathering ten years. He cannot do it alone.

Faith education views sought

By Peter Rosengren

Struggling Catholic parents may often feel that they are facing an uphill battle to introduce their children to the richness of their Catholic heritage and to pass on their own faith to them.

In a world rapidly becoming hostile to religious belief and the value of individual human life, Catholic parents must now fight on all fronts to give their greatest gift to their children, often with limited hope of success. said it was important for people But Ron and Mavis Pimla, Sydt o distinguish between bins ney-based Australian representaoperated by charities and those tives on the Pontifical Council for operated by commercial opera- the Family set up by Pope John tors.

Paul II, are engaged in the Church's efforts to come to grips "Often charity bins sit side-by- with the issue and provide leaderside with commercial bins in the ship by currently circulating a same car park. and people can't questionnaire to diocesan offices tell the difference between the and lay organisations around the country seeking information and two. suggestions on how best to trans"Most people making dona- mit the faith to children. tions to the bins believe their The questions seek to establish discarded garments are going to what the helpful events or prachelp the needy in the commu- tices in family life are which assist nity and not to make a profit for the development of faith in children and, interestingly. may serve some business." to cause individuals to reflect on In other states of Australia leg- what they might he doing for their islation has been enacted own children.

They include such questions as: restricting commercial recyclers • What are some of the publicafrom operating in direct competions that you have found useful tition with charities. for family prayer or catechesis A draft of a proposed new family Bibles, family prayer, West Australian Charitable Col- books, family catechisms?

• How do parish communities. lections Bill will shortly be circucolleges, schools and movements lated to charitable organisations help parents to share their faith? for their comment, but it is How could they assist families unlikely to become law for some more in this regard? time, the society said.

• How do parents and relatives

Ron and Mavis Pirola, left, with the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Lopez Trujillo participate in the preparation of children for the sacraments of Eucharist, Reconciliation and Confirmation?

• Name five steps that help to create a faith-filled environment in the home.

In collating the information. the Pirola's hope to provide input from the Church in Australia and use it for the next General Assembly of the Council in Rome in September.

They said they were keen to have as wide a picture as possible of the current situation.

"We are also hoping to collect many positive and practical suggestions - what people find works best for them." they said.

The 12-question document seeks information on how well respondents feel faith is being transmitted in the family and what can he done to support it as an institution in passing on Catholic faith to its children.

Council of Churches warns of refugee influx

There is an urgent need for local churches of all denominations to prepare for refugees arriving in Perth over the next year from Bosnia, according to the Conference of Churches of WA.

Refugee and migrant services consultant with the conference, Eira Clapp, said the federal Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Nick Bolkus, has indicated that a considerable proportion of Australia's special humanitarian intake in 1995-6 will come from people displaced by fighting in the former Yugoslavia.

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"I have a number of groups working in the area of settling refugees but the need is great and we are going to need to form new groups soon." she said.

Churches who participate in t he Conference of Churches Refugee Resettlement Groups help to make the refugees' first few months in a strange country easier.

They pick them up from the airport, take them to accommodation which they have organised for them, and guide them through the process of being registered with Government departments.

Ms Clapp said the churches particularly needed to be involved in this resettlement process. Refugees were also usually concerned about relatives left in their home country in dangerous situations and wanted to help them migrate.

Appealing for donations to help refugees travel to Australia she said that there was presently very little money available and that the need to help refugees was huge.

Ms Clapp's call for greater church involvement in assistance to refugees received full support from St Vincent de Paul

Society special works committee coordinator, Betty Ryan. "I quite agree with what she has to say," she said.

"They (the conference of Churches) can be assured that the Catholic Migrant Centre will keep asking the parishes of the Church to come forward and take on families," Mrs Ryan said.

"And the combined Catholic Migrant Centre with the Conference of Churches, will also be asking for more groups to come forward and help look after individuals and families that come in from Bosnia."

As council members, an important part of the Pirola's role will be to bring the experiences and suggestions of "grassroots" families to the Vatican.

Each year, the council meets on one aspect of family life and this year's meeting will centre on the transmission of the faith in the family.

"It is clear that parents are deeply concerned about the faith o f their children," they said.

"There is deep disappointment amongst a lot of people out there.

People are hurting and they are looking for answers."

The Pirola's are appreciative of the number of people who have responded to date and would be keen to receive in-put up to the end of August from interested individuals or groups. Suggestions and comments can be sent to 26 Cuzro St, South Coogee NSW 2034

CORRECTION Owing to a sub-editing error in last week's edition of The Record in the article on page 5 entitled On the Balgo Frontline, the paragraph read: "The Catholic Church there, as with other pastoral enterprises at Lombadina, Beagle Bay and Balgo, has been handed over to the relevant Aboriginal communities."

In fact it should have read: "The Catholic Church there, as with other pastoral enterprises at Lombadina, Beagle Bay and Balgo, handed them over to the relevant Aboriginal communities."

Catholic counsellors support network set up those who seek it through the counselling process," he said.

The aims of the Network A newly formed national organi- include: sation for Catholic counsellors and • clarifying and integrating those working in the field of ther- Catholic principles within the apy has recentlybeen established counselling professions, and develto provide what is described as a opment and maintenance of the "true Faith/Profession integration" highest standards of professional for Catholic professionals. conduct; Founding member Peter Watt, a • development of a Christianpsychologist living and working in based alternative to a purely secuPerth, said that a basic tenet of the lar orientation in counselling, Catholic Counsellors Professional drawing on the values of Christ Network was that a thorough and the Church; exploration of the relationship • to provide clients seeking between the faith and professional counselling with the option of a work of counsellors would yield a Catholic understanding of the fuller, more complete picture of human person; the human person than could be • to maintain a register of cliniprovided by the secular model of cally competent Catholic profescounselling. sionals working in harmony with "Tapping into a greater realism Church teaching: will make available a potentially • to provide a forum to discuss greater freedom and liberation to professional issues in the context

By Peter Rosengren

Peter Watt

ope for prison apostolate sentatives, with eight others who cooked and provided meals for the prisoners and team, were If you had been in Sydney involved in the meeting from recently and driving past the June 29 to July 2. main gate to Parramatta Prison at Catholics, Uniting Church, dawn recently. you may have Anglicans, Baptists, Presbyterinoticed 21 men standing in ans. Church of Christ. Assembly prayer before going inside for a of God participated. These peoprogram known as "Kairos". ple take seriously the words of Amazing events were wit- Saint Paul: "Think constantly of nessed as this first Kairos team in those in prison as if you were Australia spent three-and-a-half prisoners at their side." days inside the jail with 21 prisKairos has existed in the oners.

United States for nearly 20 years Team and prisoners together and has now come to Australia's reflected on the core message of shores. the Gospel: God's love for each of Kairos is a Greek word. us, Jesus dying for our sins, our or need to forgive others and to meaning "special time time. appointed reflect God's love to others.

Kairos is an interdenominaIn an example of reconciliation prisoners burned pieces of paper tional prison ministry, the main containing memories of hate they motive being the evangelising wished to destroy. Letting go of and discipling of people in the hatred is an essential part of for- prison compound.

Kairos reaches out to leaders giving and being forgiven. the prison inmates, most among it was the best experience of our lives," said one prisoner. "We of them without association with have now got to he ambassadors any church.

Kairos experience in the of the Lord to other prisoners."

One of the visitors said: "I United States has shown, howwouldn't have missed this for ever, that after conversion the quids. Twenty-one Kairos repre- same people become a powerful

of the Catholic faith, including cases and various therapeutic approaches, and; • to invoke God's assistance for the benefit of clients.

Registration is open to all Catholics working within the counselling professions such as professional counsellors, psychologists, psycho-therapists, psychiatrists or social workers who are registered with their professional body or under supervision.

Mass is offered for clients of Network members as a regular intention.

Contained within the aims and code of ethics is an increased commitment to professionalism on the part of the counselling professional.

Mr Watt said a code of ethics had been approved by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, fulfilling the requirement for official

status as a Catholic organisation.

Mr Watt said this reinforced the accountability of counsellors as individuals apart from the organisations and professional bodies which represented them.

"This entails an ongoing responsibility to developing a fully-integrated self, as in counselling it is the person of the counsellor who is the tool-of-trade, and who therefore needs to be sound and whole if he or she is to be optimally effective in a professional capacity," he said.

Mr Watt said that it was envisaged the network would provide Catholic professionals with support in their faith, Church personnel with increased confidence in making referrals, and clients with an increased potential for growth.

Those seeking more information on the network should contact Peter Watt on (09) 335 7075.

Rockingham tradition lives on

By Cliff Baxter

Twenty year old James Croft from Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Rockingham received a pleasant surprise before he performed his first duties as a newly inducted acolyte recently. Eighty year old former acolyte Joe Myles presented James with a small gold cross, seen on James lapel, that Father Rodney Williams of Applecross presented Joe with, in 1978, for use when visiting the sick. "James has done his job so well that I wanted him to have the cross," Joe said. influence in spreading the Gospel in the prison environment.

Visitors to Parramatta Prison have since reported that the men have been deeply influenced by the Kairos weekend and that this is obvious to all the other prisoners.

Further information: Prison Fellowship. phone (02) 746 1788. Fax (02) 764 2045.

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The Western Australian branch of the Australian Family Association has opposed calls for legalised prostitution in WA on the grounds that it is detrimental to marriage, to the family's efforts to impart good values to children, to the status of women and to the safety of the community.

The AFA's position is in opposition to the Police Force, the prostitution industry and a back bench parliamentary committee.

It has called on the Minister for Police and the Court Government to implement prostitution law reform on the Queensland 1992 model.

"The Queensland reforms of 1992 broadened the grounds on which police could effectively limit prostitution by banning advertising, ensuring that escort agencies were covered and imposing penalties on anyone, including clients, found on premises reasonably suspected of being used for prostitution,' Mr Barich said.

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Youth consultation surges

By Colleen MeGuiness-Howard -It's the biggest youth consultation project I can recall!" enthused Bruce Downes, director of Perth's Catholic Youth and Young Adult Ministry, "I don't know of anything like this in the past!"

He was referring to the Young People and the Future project initiated by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Committee for Justice. Development and Peace.

The committee's education officer, Brother Mark O'Connor. was in Perth last week with social researcher Tricia Blomberry from the Christian Research Association, which has been contracted by the BCJIW to help with the project. Br O'Connor and Ms Blomberry will be conducting "Listening to Learn" seminars which is the initial listening phase of the project.

To date, the two have visited dioceses in Victoria, South Australia. the Northern Territory and various parts of WA. with Queensland next on the agenda.

They help bishops form committees to gain skills to 'go out and listen attentively" to the voices of young Australians.

The bishops ("very much part of this." they said), wanted to make a major social justice contribution to Australia and considered there was no better way than listening to young people "who are the Church of today and the future."

The two-year project hopes to net an avalanche of facts, comments, thoughts. dreams, and aspirations from Australians, primarily within the 15 to 30-year-old age group.

Political fact finding in relation to youth is usually along pragmatic lines such as job related issues. say Br O'Connor and Ms Blomberry, whereas the thrust of the Church project is "to tap into their hopes. dreams and aspirations."

"The young are living through the problems Australia is currently experiencing and within the next few months we expect that several thousand young people will have been listened to carefully by the Church."

Bruce Downes, left, Tricia Blomberg and Br O'Connor discuss the youth consultation last week.

Comments will he gleaned from the back to the wider community and Church unemployed, street kids, youth from non- and, through inter-generational discussion.

English speaking backgrounds, young mar- let the young know through feedback that tied couples, single parents. and Aborigi- they have been heard. nals. in an attempt to address "a neglected The third "crucial phase." called Action group - the young, whom society has never and Teaching, is where the Church led by really listened to," the bishops have said. the bishops, "will take on board what we've In the belief that input from the young heard." Br O'Connor said, and action would will help decide where Australian society is be shaped depending on the outcome of going. people within dioceses are being previous phases. encouraged to listen in terms of what the In any event, a positive outcome will young are saying. "not what we expect result from people listening and entering they'll say." Br O'Connor said. into the lives of other people - because "Often the problem with adults is that something is changed if people listen and they think they know what young people feel, Br O'Connor said. want to say - but they don't."

"And I believe people already in the AusBr O'Connor and Ms Blomberry said tralian Church, from the bishops right young people spoke a different language across the board, are evidencing the Spirit and they are asking adults to learn that new working in their hearts for change." language - 'this is specifically what we are The Spirit was already at work with giving them in the training sessions." young Australians, they said, and apart from Because they maintain young people lis- any end results for the listening process, ten best and respond better to other young "this indicates pastoral implications for the people. the second phase within the first growth of the Church in the community." few months of next year will involve a feedAdmitting that while most people have

Hong Kong, Philippines reach out at annual Flame weekend

given tentative support, a concern had been expressed that the young might only give superficial answers, they said, but once they see it as a filtering process, and that the bishops are genuinely seeking to learn, then their attitude becomes more open."

Diocesan coordinator Bruce Downes is very optimistic and as an initial indicator, pointed to the recent Antioch Flame Weekend where he said 140 young people were listened to regarding their views on the world and regarding the future.

"As this is an exercise of looking outwardly and not inwardly - let's not get too concerned." he said.

He referred to the 'very active' central committee in Perth that has already annmenced planning in a number of areas and noted the enthusiasm within the diocese for the project.

Each Australian diocese may take an individual approach. Mr Downes said, such as Bunbury who have put into place creative plans for a series of listening exercises which may include street theatre, drama and dance.

Adelaide has recruited young people who are trained as key leaders to build on school-based activities and a forum day; in Melbourne themes for listening sessions have been developed around employment. juvenile justice. reconciliation with indigenous people and tertiary education.

Perth. according to Mr Downes. has already listened to young people in some Catholic schools "and a considerable amount of material has been covered."

Looking forward. Mr Downes said time would be set aside at the Catholic Young Adult Conference scheduled for January 1996 to incorporate this project. and there are a number of parishes interested in participating in a special way, as well as those who are listening to street kids.

There will also be a number of general listening sessions before the end of the listening phase in April next year.

Mr Downes invited anyone requiring further information to phone the Youth and Young Adult office on 328-9622.

CATHOLIC YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Phone: 328 9622. Fax: 328 7976.

30 Claverton Street North Perth

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1406 O'Brien Road Gidgegannup Set in 17 hectares of natural bush adjoining Walyunga National Park and just 45 minutes from the city, Eagle's Nest can take groups of up to 55 in perfect surroundings for youth retreats, Christian living camps or other youth formation programs. Priority is given to Catholic parish youth groups, schools and other church youth organisations.

THE FOLLOWING DATES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR 1995

A happy group getting into the swing of the weekend.

By Colette Armstrong and Michelle Jones On the weekend of 15-16 July young Christians from the Perth Antioch communities came together at John XXIII College to celebrate the annual FLAME weekend.

The weekend focussed on "Reaching Out", not just to our immediate Antioch and Christian communities, but to our 4 The Record, July 27 1995

families, friends and those in need. We were challenged to reach out and touch those around us through the talks and sharing in discussion groups. This emphasised our call as Christians to accept, appreciate and learn from all members of our society.

We were taken on a journey of struggling and joyful experiences on settling in a new country by Michael and Lucy Chang,

orinially from Hong Kong, and Dante Naribbay originally from the Philippines.

Competitions such as who could get the biggest scoop of icecream and the open, honest sharing in discussion groups strengthened new and old friendships.

The weekend has inspired and motivated us all to accept the challenge to 'Reach Out' with Christ's love.

( Dates in: bold = weekend, italics = unconfirmed) July 31-Aug 3 August 6-8, 14-17 September 6-7, 10-11, 14-15, 1647, 18-20,30-31 October 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-Nov 1 November 2,6-9, 12-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-26, 27-Dec 1 December 1 1 -15, 16-17, 18-22 SECOND TERM Monday 1st May - Friday 7th July THIRD TERM Monday 24th July - Tuesday 29th September For Bookings and Enquiries, phone Eagle's Nest direct on 574 7030

Lesson for seminar Catholics To Speed On Angels' Wings,

by John Scally, published by The Columba Press, 1995, 235pp,

Fruits of a deep faith in Jesus

The joint book launch and plaque unveiling held at the Langley Plaza hotel last FriReviewed by Fr Pat day was the occasion for a Cunningham. fond remembrance of the e xtraordinary pioneering s , THE dust settles on 20th spirit of the St John of God .entury Catholicism, the Sisters in Western Australia extraordinary contribution the and other states.

In November it will be one 19th century religious orders made to the Church's shape hundred years since the Sistoday is coming into clearer ters arrived in WA and began a work that has since spread focus. to the Kimberley, the southNone more so than the pre- west of WA, Victoria, New dominently Irish orders' impact South Wales and Pakistan. on Australia and New Zealand Unveiling a commemoraand the English-speaking world in tive plaque at the Langley the early decades of this century. Plaza hotel in Adelaide TerTheir stories must be told and race on the site of the 12 encapsulated in Church memory room house that was the Sisbefore the shrinking number of ters first residence when they survivors vanishes and newspeak arrived in Perth, Perth Lord Catholics presume they invented Mayor Peter Natrass said the the gospel eight Irish nuns persuaded to The St John of God Sisters have c ome to WA by Bishop done us a service by logging their Matthew Gibney had "left story To Speed On Angels Wings their homes to come out to to coincide with the 100 years this harsh country because of since they put foot on this soil and a deep faith in the Gospel of their first-ever general chapter in Jesus Christ."

Australia. at Safety Bay this week.

Launching a new book on The unbounded vigour, daring the history of the congregaand almost heady impetuosity of tion's work and acheivethose last century heroes and ments, To Speed on Angels heroines can hardly be compre- Wings, director of Catholic hended by a current Church that Education, Therese Temby, requires a year of seminars before said they had displayed an daring to ask a question, let alone amazing ability to adapt. risk a solution.

In 1895, for three of eight St John of God newly arrived missionaries, it must have seemed a infallibility at the First Vatican million miles from lush Irish Council the same year. so the countryside to the typhoid-ridden book tells us.

It was merely a "dream" that he mining wastelands of Coolgarclie put them under St John of God the and Kalgoorlie because Bishop Gibney wanted the Church to be eccentric 16th century saint seen to be caring for these help- whose male nursing followers less men and their struggling fam- gave a new face to Christian care and nursing. and who today run ilies.

At the time the St John of God the Vatican pharmacy. among congregation was barely 25 years other things. and reached Ausold - younger than many of the tralia 50 years after their nameminers the Sisters' were giving sake Sisters.

Religious life is made on earth their very lives for. They had already died for their nursing as well as in heaven and over the cause in Ireland and the story was next three decades the St John of God nurses fanned out into grim repeated here.

The St John Sisters were the workhouse surroundings to give a third (no less!) order to be new Christian face to nursing and founded by a 68-year-old Wex- some schooling enterprises.

'Angels' Wings" therefore is a ford bishop, almost at the end of his 18 year episcopate, in which very Irish-flavoured narrative he botched his canonisation because the 18-19th century chances by not voting for papal orders werelrish men and $24.95

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Sr Justina, 81, casts a knowing eye over the history of the Sisters on the spot of the Sisters first house. With her is a copy of the commemorative plaque to be set on the spot.

women grappling with the effects of Protestant persecution, devastated by famine, deprived of education and healthcare and struggling for political and social recognition.

Millions of Irish had set out for a dozen countries and the orders were quick to follow them and grasp new opportunities while holding fast to the way things were done in Ireland and Europe.

Author John Scally is especially taken by the St John of God Kimberley story - virtually a breakaway order within an order - and yet an epic still debated today as to what best do for Aborigines in the face of unblievable physical hardship and cultural divide. It's tough and inspiring reading that apart from the Mary Durack tributes is rarely told.

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It's an episode that needs more flesh on the bones as the hospitals and colleges pass over to laity to become a truly Christian alternative to the prevailing secular agnosticism and loss of the sense of human value. Catholic cemeteries are full of those who fought for this cause even though their daily work was a relentless grind.

And where to next for the St John Sisters? West Australians will be proud that it was from Perth that the St John of God Sisters heard the call to found their Pakistan venture, now attracting Pakistani Sisters, and with the

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And that is possibly the difficulty of this book for the friendreaders of the St Johns' story. John Scatty rightly wants to give the background to the Irish, Australian and other backgrounds against which the Sisters work, but he is tempted to become a voice-over, pontificating on why things have come to be the way they are.

The facts are the rivetting story and they should be allowed to explain themselves as much as possible in a short book There is the problem too of the somewhat arrogant late 20th century wanting to tell our forbears how wrong they got so many of their apostolates. John Scatty seems touched by the apologetic mode. Heaven help us when the future judges that we were strong on words today but lamentable on action.

Perhaps too he was asked by the Sisters to probe the turmoil and confusion that envelops religious life today looking for its new direction. For the general reader it lapses into the mysterious think-talk that characterises so many seminars, chapters and reviews but is meaningless to a Church peopled by busy folk glued to the 'IV. The St John of God Sisters may be no closer than hundreds of other orders to a solution for the future and we may as well all put our collective selves in the hands of God and say that we don't really know ... yet.

The book could benefit from a few pages of hard data on the numbers who have made up this 120 year story and their peaks and troughs. Future historians are going to have a field day understanding the extraordinary Church growth of the past two to three enturies.

In the meantime, let's hope St Johns, the Mercy and other orders will hammer on the doors of schools and universities to have their publications visible and read before the stories are lost to a generation that has barely learned to think let alone act heroically for Christ.

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Book Reviews

Trust in God and pray for healing Do Not Be Afraid: The Healing of Fear, by Michael Buckley, published by Darton, Longman and Todd, 1995, 226pp, RRP $22.00 Reviewed by Peter Entwhistle

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he author is an English priest who leads a team praying for inner healing. The aim of the book is to encourage as many people as possible to "experience life liberated from fear", and to encourage more to pray for those needing inner healing.

I will be quoting liberally from the book Many people are crippled within themselves, never experiencing the freedom of "being themselves" and knowing God's love and purpose.

Healing is to do with our quality of life - a phrase mentioned in the euthanasia debate. "The glory of God is man fully human, fully alive."

We live in a violent world, but, as Christians, our weapons are love, compassion, hope, encouragement and trust.

Healing is the essence of the Christian Gospel. It is a sign that Jesus is in the Church and the world today. There is an a ttitude of fatalism among many Christians today preventing them from believing in healing. Others accept spiritual healing. but physical healing or "curing" is only to be fostered in special places of pilgrimage. Healing is all about dealing with the events in our lives so that we are able and encouraged to grow as persons.

Jesus was a healer. as He proclaimed at the start of His public ministry. He was totally

dedicated, and, as Luke says, "He grew in wisdom and stature". I found that the New Testament quotes, frequent throughout the book with their background explanations, often came alive for me.

Jesus' greatest crisis was in the garden of Gethsemane.

Being fully human, He sought human support, but in the end, His faith in the Father conquered fear. After Gethsemane, His fear was under control. We will never conquer fear or come to know ourselves without prayer. In our time of crisis Jesus is praying that our faith will not fail.

Many types of fear are described in the book, accompanied by living examples of how prayer has overcome that fear. Fear of change blocks our ability to discern whether the change is good for us or not.

Openness to the challenge is required for correct discernment.

Even when the change is catastrophic, such as from an active life to immobility - a disaster in human terms - it can bring increased faith and inner peace.

People who do not love themselves fear too much selfexamination. They live on the surface and cannot cope in a crisis. The author states that in over forty years of ministering to people, he found that failure to be true to themselves was the main cause of loneliness and despair.

The fear to speak out is probably more common in Perth than in England. There are times when it is necessary to speak out to be true to ourselves and retain our inner peace. I know that I have not done so when I should have, and my consience reminds me of it. Jesus gave us the example: at times He was circum-

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spect in speaking out, born of discernment, but at the appropriate time, spoke openly. In fearing our past, we act as if Jesus had not come to do away with sin.

Three stories in the book are woven through the explanation of the need to forgive not only others, but especially ourselves. There is advice on sharing past pain and shame.

Ultimately, it is between the Individual person's conscience and God. How do we pray for healing?

Focussing on our sinfulness and unworthiness is not the way: it only discourages us, The prayer should be a conversation with God, involving both mind and heart. To learn to pray well, pray often. All true prayer is from God's Spirit within us.

In praying for inner healing, always start by praying for Inner peace, which is required to accept change, and end with thanks. All healing, like all prayer. flows from our awareness and acceptance of God's love for us. He alone heals and meets our needs through His Son. Discernment is necessary when praying for others. It requires listening with hearts as well as minds. Praying for healing needs few words: God is closer to them than we could ever be. Saying a lot of prayers may not make you a peaceful person. A healing service is not a performance, but waiting gently on God to heal. Trust the final outcome to God: some healing is very gradual.

There are no boundaries, no conditions in God's love for me. says the author, except to accept it and remain close to Him as Jesus did: "It is the Father, living in Me, doing the work." (John 14:10)

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For me, the first half of the book would need to be studied and meditated on a few pages at a time. It stimulated my already hopeful communication with God. It could be useful material for a Scripture Rosary. The second half is straightforward, with a chapter devoted to each type of fear. I have simplified

the message, but in the process a lot of the *heart" has been removed.

I know that fear controls my actions, or. more commonly, my lack of action at times, so that I hope that the book will help me to focus on the problem and allow God to heal me.

The adventure of multiculture

tural shock indeed, which no need to stress them," she says.

Dorinda met with humour and "I think both nationalism and optimism. It is her humour and patriotism are very bad", actress optimism to see and value things Gosia Dobrowolska says, and situations from a positive "because we shouldn't die for our perspective that will help her to country. We should live for.our settle in our country and become country!" She certainly knew the Reviewed by Father Dino famous. deep meaning and the implicaTorresan CS Perhaps we, living in Australia, tions of those words, as she find it difficult at times to see all migrated front former communist the good present in our midst, to Poland.

DIFFERENT Light" is enjoy the Aussie character.

Ours is a land of opportunities, .ndeed a different book: Instead, outsiders praise us for where there are a thousand and well written, fluent, captivating. being casual people, an open one ways to be Australian. There Helen Chryssides' journalistic people. They like our egalitarian is room for Gosia as an actress, style captures the attention of attitude where every man is as for artistic photographers like the reader, and conveys the good as his master and as good as Tomek and Eryk, for writers like message from different angles his product. Neither the colour Elizabeth Jolley, or for oceanograwhile maintaining at a high nor the race nor religion make phers like Tenshi Ayukai from level the curiosity of the reader. one a better person. "But your Japan, all interviewed in the It is different because it is posi- surname sometimes can make book. tive. It is easy, when sharing the things difficult!" says Helen VatThere is room even for singing. life of migrants or refugees, to fall sikopoulos. And it is easy to Hao Zho, Wei Li Xing and Xie into the trap of pessimism or crit- understand why: it is a mouth Kum did not need European icism. Helen's book presents a full! operatic training. All three came Multiculturalism too, as an from China and are now part of variety of situations and opportunities that people - who came to open opportunity to fulfill a life's the Victoria State Opera. live in our country - have found in dream, is for most migrants the In reading Helen Chryssides' this land. "Have a dream and most fascinating adventure of our book it is easy for any migrants to keep it alive!", says Bryce Comte- country. "Being Australian see reflected in the stories some nay, "Anything can happen with a means being part of the most of their own lifestories of searchdream. It makes you happy, and splendid human experiment that ing, trying, suffering and succeedhas ever taken place! To be part ing. The book is enlightening and you will spread happiness."

Dorinda Hafner discovered of that makes me feel very spe- refreshing for everyone, conveywhat it is to be black outside cial." ing between the lines a simple Ghana. She also discovered that a Helen Chryssides does not but clear message: problems are bunch of flowers are not only deny the existence of racism, big- challenges, and challenges meant for the dead, as in Ghana, otry and the like. They are here, opportunities for growth. Ausbut for the living as well: they in our midst. However, they are tralia offers the means and the were meant for her as a sign of the product of fear and at times of inspiration to pursue the dreams love from her boyfriend. A cul- stupidity and ignorance. "There is of our hearts.

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Greed and lust always found at base of prostitution Prostitution has been active in Western Australia for many decades, and prostitutes can apparently earn around $3000 per week The prostitution or 'sex' industry has gained recent publicity following a television report, on Monday 26 June, that a parliamentary committee will recommend the industry be "opened up", licensed, and controlled with well-defined legal guidelines.

Many brothels are welcoming these moves, however, sonic people are apprehensive that licensing will drive prostitutes who fear for their privacy 'underground'.

These people include drug addicts. 'wives' earning extra money without their husbands knowledge, and those who have diseases such as AIDS. Others fear that legalisation will result in more brothels. prostitutes, and clients.

The best regulation is not to use nor encourage the 'sex industry'. The 'sex Industry' or prostitution: • is immoral, socially irresponsible, and

Candles for me, please All over the world, one of the truly memorable moments of one's pilgrimages, tours, or even working holidays, would certainly be the exact moment of "I'll light a candle for you".

Whether this be for loved ones, newlymarrieds or newly-born babes, truly, "lighting a candle" is synonymous with all religions. and endorses love, magnified to heaven.

How can "I'll switch a bulb on for you" ever replace the spiritual inspiration of candlelight - can you imagine?

Those who have been fortunate in visiting such wonderful Catholic churches, eg.

Notre Dame in Paris, cannot but be uplifted by the thousands of prayers burning within the candles lit constantly by pilgrims, whether Catholic or otherwise.

Should this church also be "bulbous" - can you imagine?

It is this richness in our Church that breathes and lives with humanity itself. No electric bulbs can replace this warmth, love, sadness, and happiness.

On the death of my dear husband, my children and I constantly lit candles, every where and every church. The ritual of picking up the candle, literally holding this over a flickering flame to relight our candles, placing them in the holder, slowly watching and kneeling in front of the altar. A holy and spiritual norm that can never be replaced by flicking on a switch.

Sally Palmer Noranda

Obessive possession Consumerism A Disease - how sadly true and how wonderfully well expressed and emphasised in your front page article by Peter Rosengren (The Record, June 22).

Any who may not have read this article, please do.

The antidote to this wretched disease, a potpourri of greed. speed and the dollar, is unquestionably an injection of love thy neighbour, a truly impeccable soothing balm in quelling the fever of obsession with possessions.

How utterly false is the flashy so-called status symbol. What millionaire on earth, for example, or any other figure of material ostentation is accorded the true and spiritually blessed recognition enjoyed by Mother Teresa, and so humbly.

The Ten Commandments amount collectively to putting first things first. When we learn positively to observe this divine measure one of the most damaging breaches, obsession with possessions, will lie conquered for good.

In this context perhaps one of the most valuable virtues to which we should aspire is that of effectively saying 'No.' W.P. Meehan Kalamunda

two", He says, "shall become one flesh".

Flee sexual immorality" (1 Cor 6: 15-18).

Paul also warns us "neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God" (I Cor 6: 910), and "...no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God" (Eph 5:5).

Paul offers hope by saying, "And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of God" (1 Cor 6:11).

In John 8: 1-11, Christ sets an example for us to follow, where He displays a perfect balance between compassion and judgement He didn't pretend that the prostitute was innocent. but He loved, forgave, and commanded her to sin no more.

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the product of greed and lust - it causes physical and spiritual harm; • demeans women (and men) as 'sex objects' that satisfy the purchaser's carnal and depraved urges, and demeans the 'clients' who are being exploited by the prostitutes and their 'pimps'- to condemn a client for being lustful, personally immoral, and socially irresponsible does not excuse the prostitute for being loose - both are victims and predators; • separates the physical act of sex from love, respect, and long-term commitment that accompany marriage - it undermines marriage by encouraging promiscuity and/or adultery; • helps spread sexually transmitted diseases, such as AIDS, hepatitis B, and syphilis; and • is a financial and social loss to the conimunity - including the cost of health checks, medical treatment of both the prostitute and client, and marriage break-ups.

The Bible allows for no (=fusion about

prostitution. Proverbs portrays the adulteress (and prostitute) as a predator, "She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home; now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks _ with persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter _ little knowing it will cost him his life" (Prov 7: 11-23).

This slaughter is spiritual death as indicated in Proverbs 23:27-28. "like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men", and "in the end she is bitter as galL. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave_ Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house" (Prov 5: 3-8).

The apostle Paul asks, "Do you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not!

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For 'the

Serious dissent

forgiven; for those whose sins you shall journalism, as with all Catholic policyretain, they are retained." (John 20: 21-23.) making, is the concept of the common The church has taught, and I have good When civilisation was more Christalways believed, that this is when the Sav- ian than it is today. Mrs Martyr's policy of iour instituted the Sacrament of Penance. excluding dissent from a diocesan paper to Surely Father Kelly would not dispute protect the innocent would be prudent. the collective bishops of the world assem- However, in a de-Christianised society bled in an ecumenical council, "whose where dissent parades as an equal with the decisions must be adhered to with the truth widely within the Church h is in the loyal and obedient assent of faith." (Lumen Interests of the common good that ordinary Gentium n25) Catholics know false theorising before it The bishops at the Second Vatican becomes widely accepted thus the news Council stated "The purpose then for report of Fr Kelly's views. West Australian which priests are consecrated by God Catholics can always rely on Mrs Martyr through the ministry of the bishop is that and her colleagues to take up the cudgel on they should be made sharers in a special their behalf in explaining where dissent way in Christ's priesthood ._ by the sacra- ens and how Catholic truth liberates us. ment of Penance they reconcile sinners with God and the church." (Prvsbyterorum Ordinis n5.7 December 1965) We are taught in the Catechism (1495) that "Only priests who have received the Through the years I have watched The faculty of absolving from the authority of Record survive, as it has boldly tried to the Church can forgive sins in the name of inform the Catholics of Perth.

Christ."(see also 1495) Each change of administration brings And again in Canon Law, 965 "Only a along new talents and a change of 'menu'.I priest is the Minister of Penance." really enjoy the present format and contriFather Kelly does harm by floating such butions • letters to the Editor. Archbishop's an impossible suggestion. perspective; the Como church issue of 29 June was outstanding.

Brian A Peachy What I would like to see, on a regular Woodlands basis slightly off the strict religious-comment centre, is a column devoted to Christian eating and drinking on the Perth restaurant scene. Eating out is now a Perth As our Archbishop is its proprietor. The way of life. "George Mulgrue revisited" on Record is presumably a Catholic paper, the cuisine scene would be a positive loyal and obedient to the Magisterium. Record addition. The late George Mulgrue Therefore I was astonished to read did wonders to the magazine section of the "Women Confessor Theory" (The Record. old Western Mail.

To find such a writer, an expert in 20th July) presenting unchallenged the tastes, from the El cheapo to the catholic views of Fr. Tony Kelly, Redemptorist, on Ritz; an enthusiastic, cast-iron gourmet, on womens ordination.

With total firmness and intractable per- all levels when giving advice about the manence, that matter has been finalised by savoury, succulent, ad valorem, is indeed the Church through the Catechism (1577. almost impossible.

But take heart, such a person is appetiz1598) and Ordinatio Sacerdotalis: the posavailable - I am your man or woman. ingly to the of women ordination sibility of the Catholic priesthood does not exist.

'Father' Why, then, canvass without correction (Name and address supplied) Fr. Kelly's personal dissenting opinion that the matter is merely "closed for the time A note from the Record staff: Sorry being", and his bland discussion of circum- Father Gourmet, we enjoy a good meal too, stances for its future re-opening? There is even if we don't make too many words of only one Catholic Church and only one it.

Catholic position on this matter, not two that are mututally exclusive.

The Catholic press is not the same as an Letters to the Editor should if possible be ordinary newspaper. type-written, lines doublespaced and mailed or It is expected to be loyal to the Church faxed with name, address and telephone and exercise real care for the faith and souls of its readers. So strictly speaking number supplied Preference will be given to dissenting views like Fr. Kelly's ought not letters that are shorter and argue the issues be aired. However, if and when they are rather than the man or woman. Please reported, they should always clearly be labelled as dissent when published. Othprosecute a case vvith charity and reason erwise they are given a false Catholic rather than reacting with a passion that tears authority, and can seriously mislead peodown rather than builds up in the Catholic ple into thinking they are Catholic teaching. truth. Get to the point quickly and state it simply with as little qualification as possible Mrs Doris Martyr Attadale - Editor

It makes me very angry when I read reports such as the one in The Record (20/7) about Catholics who will not accept the Church's teaching on priestly ordination, and who then decide to express their radical views in public.

It is especially serious when the person creating this division and confusion is a priest or a nun.

Fr Tony Kelly's suggestion that the Church should explore ways to admit women to the ministry of reconciliation is irresponsible. as he should know that the Sacrament of Penance (as well as the other Sacraments) can only be exercised by a priest.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is very clear on this matter, it states "Since Christ entrusted to his apostles the ministry of reconciliation, bishops who are their successors, and priests, the bishops' collaborators, continue to exercise this ministry. Indeed bishops and priests, by virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders. have the power to forgive all sins 'in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit' " (no. 1461).

The Sacrament of Baptism is the only exception whereby the laity, under certain circumstances, may be permitted to confer this Sacrament (no. 903).

Fr Kelly has made a number of comments contradicting the Church's teaching on priestly ordination. He states that "the ordination of women question might be closed for the time being..."; he talks about a "reopening of the issue of women's ordination"; and elsewhere, regarding the issue of women's ordination, he says "it was theology's job to keep examining new ways of looking at things."

The above comments are to be condemned because they stand in direct opposition to the Holy Father's teaching who, in his Apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis stated that "the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women."

Joseph Said Noranda

Kite flying The President of the Australian Catholic Theological Association, Father Tony Kelly CSsR is kite flying dissent with the Catholic Tradition and the magisterial teaching of the Church when he suggests that women could be ordained to minister the sacrament of reconciliation" (The Record, 20 July).

Father Kelly's suggestion is a radical dissenting proposal that repudiates Holy Scripture, the infallible teaching of the Second Vatican Council, Canon Law and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Scripture records that after Christ rose from the dead He appeared to the disciples and said "As the Father sent me so I am sending you." After this he breathed on them and said: "Receive the Holy Spirit.

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University of Notre Dame Australia: Broome Campus Official Opening

Broome campus: the university of reconciliation Church on the frontier of new education yet again

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard pawpaw trees with clumps of yellow I fruit grow next to the chaplain's house at the University of Notre Dame Australia campus at Broome, huge trees provide shade for students and staff on green grassy relaxation areas, and semi-tropical vegetation gives flashes of brilliant colour in leaves and flowers, to contrast with the fascinating deep red earth.

Notre Dame University, Broome Campus is not only unique because it is the only permanent campus in the Kimberley, but also because it offers a facility that enables students from outlying communities to participate in block release programs.

It also allows students from other West Australian campuses to learn about Aboriginal culture and these student exchanges do take place to the enrichment of all.

This, Broome campus director Sister Pat Rhatigan SIG, sees it as the beginning of a great movement of students and interchange.

Currently two Broome campus students are studying at the university's Fremantle campus and three of their students are in Broome.

The university was officially opened by Federal Minister for Education Simon Crean and blessed by Bishop John fobst on July 7.

As Sr Pat emphasises: -This university is for all. It's got something to give the Church in Western Australia."

"We are building on years of friendship and work with an equal mix between nonAboriginal and Aboriginal."

She sees the Broome campus as a place of reconciliation where non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal can study, relax, learn to understand each other, and establish a cultural exchange.

Sr Rhatigan referred to a Broome specialMrs Esther Bevan, above, of the campus's Kimberley Centre Board of Management ity, whereby a full range of units in various speaking at the official opening of the campus on Friday, July 7, and below, the Vice Aboriginal areas, from undergraduate to Chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Australia, Dr Peter Tannock, welcomes guests postgraduate levels, are offered which theyto the opening in a truly Australian setting. hope will attract students from other univer-

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sities, "But any NDU Fremantle student wanting to major in Aboriginal studies, must join the Broome campus," she added.

Regarding the Aboriginal student aspect there are three main programs with about 20 people involved from 12 different, and some very remote, Aboriginal communities.

One is a clerical program for Aboriginal people in community agencies such as offices and those who work in clinics, schools and outstation offices.

They come in on a block release basis from their work, on four lots of two-weekly stints during the university year, after which they receive a registered clerical foundation certificate.

The majority of these students are women, who also bring their babies with them but, alluding to Broome campus's shortage of funding. Sr Pat said a small bedroom had to be used instead of an appropriate creche.

The Catholic Education Office also contracts out to the Broome campus a training course for Aboriginal teaching assistants who work in Catholic schools throughout WA, the majority of whom will remain in the Kimberley with some working in GeraIdton and Perth dioceses.

And then there is an associate diploma of education offered, the first stage of which is the certificate.

For this course, Aboriginals study in their own communities with a multi-media approach, using CDROMS, work packs, videos, and the support of a local tutor, such as Sr Alice at Balgo.

These students come in for a total of 20 days block release over a semester and. as Sister Pat explained: "It's a mini-teacher training program enabling experienced Aboriginal teaching assistants in Catholic schools either to prepare for university entrance or become community teachers in remote desert schools."

The programs strongly support communities where the Catholic Church has had a long involvement, especially the desert ones at Balgo. Billiluna, MuIan, Yaka Yaka and Ringer Soak. said Sr Pat. "and builds on work the Church has started from pre-primary right through to adult education.

"The Religious and lay Church staff at the centres keenly support these students."

And to address the fact that a greater number of women accept the university challenge than men, there is currently a dialogue with the people to discern a suitable course for Aboriginal men - possibly relating to the environment, Sr Pat explained, "because in the exchange, it has been a greater loss for men coming into contact with white culture, so there's a need to do more for men and access suitable programs."

There can be however, problems with male and female Aboriginals simultaneously on campus because of the traditon of separate male and female cultures.

Emphasising the important work of the community tutors, Sr Pat said their strength was reflected in the ability they give to students to study at the Kimberley centre and gain greater access to a wider range of experts, technology, and the chance for hands-on experience.

With the learning extension, Sr Pat said, there was a very close relationship with the university, "which is a gain for the Aboriginal people in their advance towards selfmanagement: their independence has always been the aim of the Church and the St John of God Order."

Reinforcing this, she pointed to the fact the SIOG had started the first teacher training initiative in Derby in the early seventies, "and this is a continuation._ (the) opportunity for extended adult training and access to university."

Noting the unique Kimberley centre environment, Sr Pat said it supported the students' own social and cultural life and programs had been planned to cause minimal

Above: Christian Brother Berkeley Fitzhardinge, top right, helps Shane Gordon, left, Margaret Sturt (with baby Nadine) and Serina Samuel in the computer centre; far right: Jo-Anne Shiosaki with mother and student, Carol Johnson, right, and Elizabeth Lulu, left, preventing the great escape; and, right, Ruth Wagomorra at the campus's Wirramanu Adult Centre. dislocation, hence programs and blocks with a two weeks maximum.

Although arrangements could be made for mothers and babies. Sr Pat conceded that if the whole family unit wanted to come in together, it created major accommodation problems for the campus.

Voicing Bmome's aspiration for the future, Sr Pat said they had a long range vision that Religious Orders would leave a legacy by contributing to the building of family units on campus.

"By traditional people coming and mixing in." Sr Pat said. "the whole campus should be geared to supporting them and providing a place that is non-threatening but challenging. which accepts them as they are, but also presents new ideas to them."

As well as child support. Broome has been tying to access a small computer base but has been refused "because as a university, we're supposed to be wealthy. private and mainstream yet we're none of those things!

"We're hampered because we're private, non-profit, small and isolated, with little or any infra-structure to support us."

Enlarging on this. Sr Pat described how Broome campus has plans for a tele-conference room to give technological support for students in remote communities, and although Commonwealth recurrent funding has been received, "we never, ever get any money for capital expenditure."

And then there are costs, she said, which are three times higher than in Perth, and cited how study stations cost an extra $80 each for freight.

"The technology would, however, enable us to maintain continuous contact between

students and lecturers, and higher education Quest for the Sacred. The Quest for the courses could then be delivered between Sacred is the first program of study in a Broome and Fremantle campuses, and range of units relating to Aboriginal educabetween Broome and undergraduates in tion and spirituality.

In consideration of block students on camplaces such as Beagle Bay - from where we'll who next year students the weekly Mass is usually celebrated receive pus, able to be will have progressed from the Associate in their own language with a traditional Diploma, ready to start their higher educa- input from students such as purifying water and fire smoke. tion." of intake (with an Fortunately for Aboriginal students, chapstudents Undergraduate 20 this year of whom seven are Aboriginal), lain Father Kevin McKelson (who was have a choice of Bachelor of Arts (Educa- recently awarded the Order of Australia tion). Bachelor of Business (General), or Medal for his services to the Kimberley AboBachelor of Business (Management). Stu- riginal people), is a multi-linguist who dents can also take minor study units in speaks with them in their own languages Asian studies, tourism, or Aboriginal studies. and can talk over any problems, providing a Broome has a program for teachers out in quiet support, Sr Pat said.

Broome's Catholic Education Office has the field, run during the July and October school holidays, and another program now moved into the campus library to prospecifically written for students that is called vide one service to both schools and adult

Guests processing to the official opening of the Broome campus.

and higher education training. To help with that, the university has purchased a lot of higher education resources to upgrade facilities.

Expressing gratitude for the sponsors of the Broome campus, Sr Pat said her own St John of God order had been a major donor to the capital development of the campus and had now agreed to partly support a residential manageress from August this year. ' As for Bishop Jobst, the Broome campus is the pinnacle of his support for education and the spiritual needs of the Church," she said.

Speaking with pride on behalf of the campus, Sr Pat said: "For the support to achieve what we have, we are so very grateful for the contributions in many ways, of many wonderful people, to bring to reality the inception and vision of this very special campus."

Students in the library at the Kimberley Centre.

The Record, July 27 1995

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Film Reviews

Enchanted Gaelic isle beckons The Secret of Roan Inish. A film by John Sayles currently showing at Luna Cinemas, cru- Oxford and Vincent Streets, Leederville.

Reviewed by Colleen McGuinessHoward.

NDSWEPT Donegal, in Ireland's W orth, with its semi-barren wild terrain and cliffs, is the perfect place for the

filming of Roan Inish (Gaelic for Seal Island) by imaginative writer/director John Sayles.

An American, he based the film on Rosalie Fry's novella - Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry (set in Scotland) but chose Ireland's north as being most representative of the book and its message through the film.

An excellent choice.

With an all Irish cast - essential for the authentic note which the film has, it is woven through with an irresistable magic while creating a partially believable fable ... and making it credible for anyone with an ounce of Celtic blood in their veins.

Against a glorious backdrop of wildly beautiful Donegal, the story portrays a return to roots of a people who felt compelled to leave their isle of Roan Inish to find a more viable livelihood.

In this process of the family's departure from Roan Inish, baby Jamie Coneelly. the last of the bloodline of his legendary Selkie past, is mysteriously bouyed away on the waves, perhaps by seals. in his unique ancestral cradle and out of reach of the family's boat as it leaves the island.

Legend had it that generations before.

Liam Coneelly (Gerard Rooney) had taken

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Mick Lally (grandfather) and Jeni Courtney (Fiona) in a scene from The Secret of Roan Irish. for his wife a Selkie (Susan Lynch), half year old Fiona (Jeni Courtney), sister of lost woman, half seal, who assumed human baby Jamie, and so she's sent back to live form and remained such, only as long as with her grandparents, who eke out a living she could not regain her sealskin. on the coastline with far off Roan Inish A fter many children, she finds it and intriguingly calling at night with a mysterir eturns to the sea which has always ous light. strangely called.

Through tantalising stories from her After their Roan Inish departure, life grandfather Hugh (Mick Lally), and her became more difficult for motherless 10 alluded role in a prophetic fulfillment told

by her slightly strange cousin (also of the Selkie's "dark ones") that her return had been awaited to fulfil the Coneelly destiny, Fiona doggedly fights to return her family to the island home, and in the process reclaim her brother Jamie, and her roots.

A significant unifying theme in this wonderful film is the seals with whom the Coneelly's had formerly shared their island plus the legendry Selkie past of the family.

Again, it is ultimately the seals who could be suspected of spiriting away baby Jamie, but whose subsequent role seems to have been a nurturing of him, and then a unifying one.

The grandparents come across as being real and believable people, also her cousin Aemon (Richard Sheridan) who aids and abets her in trying to discover the mysterious presence on supposedly deserted Roan Inish.

As for Fiona, the central character, although well played, especially as a nonprofessional actress, and while portraying strength and determination, I did wonder however whether her role playing would have been more authentic and stronger had she shown obvious emotional response in certain situations, such as evidence of habitation in the derelict cottage, the discovery of Jamie's footprints and his eating with the seal.

However, with that aside, the superb Celtic music, authenticity of detail in language, dress, and Irish habits, helped create a film that was simply superb, and one that I would thoroughly recommend for any age group.

Children would find it enchanting, and adults fascinating.

Freedom, truth elude grasp of wealth and power Braveheart, A Mel Gibson Film, starring Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau.

Reviewed by Patricia Halligan IS extravagant and beautifully M i med production set in mediaeval Scotland, directed by Australian actor Mel Gibson. has a powerful message which can be incorporated in a single word ... freedom.

In fact that is the last word Braveheart. who is played by Mel Gibson. utters before his horrific death on the chopping block.

However, the sort of freedom Braveheart dies for was basic to the human spirit and quite different from what modern people have come to understand as freedom.

One basic freedom Braveheart, whose real name was William Wallace, fought for, was the sacred nature of the physical and spiritual union between a man and a woman joined by God in Christian matrimony.

Credit must be given to the filmmakers for the dignity and beauty they gave to the midnight scene where Braveheart marries his childhood sweetheart Morag in secret so they could give themselves to each other In conjugal love, thus cheating the lord of his right to satisfy his lust.

The right of Scottish noblemen to take

young brides on their wedding day before they had had the chance to consummate their marriages with their husbands was a sacrilege against the sacred nature of marriage.

The film had previously shown one bride being taken away and the complete helplessness of the poor Scottish crofters to prevent it. Unfortunately, and this is where the film falls down somewhat, the audience was left to itself to come to the conclusion that the priest put himself at risk too, for presiding over Morag's and Bravehearts's marriage ceremony.

This is a pity as the role of the priest as close to the people in times of persecution has been lost on modern audiences.

The film wavers a bit too on the subject of illicit sex, no doubt with one eye on its youthful audience, as Braveheart seems to forget the one night stand with the future Queen which he had had. I hasten to add, after his own wife had been tragically murdered trying to preserve her conjugal fidelity.

The justification for this misdeameanour seems to be that she has something of the same spirit as his wife. Well ... to err is human but it would have been sensational to have heard him asking for forgiveness as well as courage with which to meet his death. The Princess was supposed to be

married although whether her marriage had been consummated or not was in doubt.

The ommission of proper repentance is made up for somewhat when Braveheart, at the point of death, is seen letting go of the scapular his wife gave him at their wedding. The scapular is of course the symbol of the yoke of Christ and meant to tell us that the spouses in a Christian marriage must take up their cross daily no matter how hard the going is.

This point would not be lost on traditional Catholics of course but the secularised would be left wondering just exactly what the symbolism was behind the little pieces of cloth. Hopefully, it might move some of them enough to find out.

Thankfully the audience was spared the gory details of the disembowelment and relied on Mel's acting ability for that which is something they used to do in the old days of film making before modern technology robbed many actors of the opportunity to show how well they could tackle difficult scenes portraying fear and pain.

The battle scenes were realistic if somewhat violent and bloody, bringing home the fact that war is unpleasant whether it is fought with swords, pikes. bows and arrows or modern weapons.Again, the audience could have been given more that

just a fleeting glimpse of the priests blessing the troops and comforting the wounded. It might have helped to clear up the confusion in some minds that priests are there to bless the battle and not the men!

The film also shows how the same rich and powerful used public executions as tools of propaganda to keep an uneducated and superstitious populace compliant and deferrent.

Yet real power does come from below if the people get fired up enough with Christian zeal. Many in the crowd bravely shouted for mercy for a man they recognised as courageous and honourable.

Although Mel Gibson was a little old for the part, his portrayal of Braveheart was convincing enough to enlighten the filmgoer that the corrupting infuence of wealth and power is one that has never gone away.

The message that real freedom, the kind that stems from knowing God's truth which is absolute and which is worth fighting to preserve was a little clumsy in the way it was dealt with but at least it was attempted.

That has to be a good thing for our young people who have been given little chance to know what real freedom is in this secular age.

Film Classifications The following is a list of recent films, supplied by the United States' Catholic bishops' Catholic News Service, which the US Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the USCC classification. The second is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America.

USCC classifications: Al - general patronage: All - adults and adolescents; All! - adults: AN - adults, with reservations (this indicates films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, are not for casual viewing because they require some explanation in order to avoid false impressions and interpretations): 0 - morally offensive.

MPAA ratings: G: - general audiences, all ages admitted; PG parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children: PG13 - parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13: R - restricted, under 17 requires actumpanying parent or adult guardian: NC17 - no one under 17 admitted Apollo 13. Al (PG) Bad Boys, 0(R) Bandit Queen, 0 (No rating) Batman Forever, All (PG13) The Brady Bunch Movie, AM (PG13) Braveheart. AN (R) The Bridges of Madison County, AN (PG13) Burnt by the Sun. (R) Casper. Al! (PG) Circle of Friends, AIII (PG131 Congo. All (PG13) Crimson Tide. All (R)

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Crumb, AN (R) Die Hard with a Vengeance, 0 (R) Delores Claiborne, AIII (R) Don 'Ilan DeMarco. All (PG13) The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain, AIII (PG) Farinelli, AN (R) Fluke. All (PG) Forget Paris, All (PG13) French Kiss, A111 (PG13) Friday. AN (R) The Glass Shield, AM (PG13)

Gordy, Al (G) The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, 0 (R) Judge Dredd. 0 (R) Johnny Mnemonic, 0 (R) Jury Duty, AIII (PG13) Kiss of Death. AN (R) Little Odessa. AN (R) A Little Princess, AI (G) Losing Isaiah, All (R) Love and Human Remains, 0 (R) Mad Love, AN (PG13) The Madness of King George. All (No

rating) Major Payne. AIII (PG13) Man of the House. All (PG) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Al! (PG) Muriel's Wedding, All (R) My Family-Mt Familia, All (R) Once Were Warriors, AN (R) Outbreak, All (R) Panther, AN (R) Party Girl, AN (R) The Pebble and the Penguin. Al (G) The Perez Family. AN (R)

Picture Bride, AIII (PG13) Pocahontas, Al (G) The Postman (11 Postino), All (PG) Priest, AN (R) Pulp Fiction, 0 (R) Rob Roy. All! (R) Safe.

(R) The Secret of Roan Inish, (PG) Smoke, All (R) Tales from the Hood, 0(R) Tommy Boy, An! (PG13) Top Dog. All (PG13) While You Were Sleeping. All (PG)

50th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

For survivors, bomb dreams don't fade

By Mike Nelson

A burns victim from Nagasaki

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The silver airplane above Hiroshima looked "like an angel" against the sky, recalls Kaz Tanaka Suyeishi.

She was used to American planes flying harmlessly overhead. But that day, August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber dropped something white. "Look," the 18-year-old Kaz had said to her friend. "What could it be?"

Seconds later, more than 500 metres above ground, the white object exploded.

Within minutes Hiroshima was gone, left a mass of rubble and flame. Some 75,000 people died immediately - another 75,000 injured. 120,000 residents were left homeless. When she came to, Kaz did not know if she was dead or alive. She saw dead, dying and dismembered people around her. Only 100 yards away, her father had suffered third-degree burns over his entire body. Her uncle burned to death: a cousin and a niece were never found.

Young Kaz was injured too, but she was so stunned that she felt no pain. And she did not see the infamous "mushroom cloud" that would shroud the city. She was In the middle of it. Nearly 50 years later, at St Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles,

We must do our share: Cardinal TOKYO (CNS) - Tokyo's cardinal says the Japanese church shared in responsibility for World War IL and today's Japanese have inherited the responsibility to make reparation and ensure peace.

Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi spoke as part of a series on the Japanese bishops' pastoral letter, "Resolution for Peace," for the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

Cardinal Shirayanagi explained the background to the bishops' letter, issued last February. and why it recognised Japan's crimes against other Asian countries and its role as aggressor.

The Cardinal said it is necessary to realize two points to understand the letter and recognise that japan and the church were aggressors: • war responsibility must not stop with those who waged the war, but Is inherited by their successors.

• the church had not been able to fulfill its prophetic role.

Cardinal Shirayanagi said one reason why this problem has not been looked at closely until now is that, until recently, Japan, which lost the war and suffered atomic bombing, felt strongly that it was the wounded one.

It was blind to other Asian coun-

tries, and its people were not made a ware of the damage they had inflicted, he said.

"Resolution for Peace" was drawn up. he said, in the hope that the Japanese church, by looking at facts, could achieve reconciliation with the other nations of Asia.

"Those who went before us in that era," he said. "lacked knowledge and information as to what was afoot. They lived in an age when there was still talk of a just war..."

"When we think of the heartsearching our predecessors must have gone through at not being able to fulfill their prophetic role, we cannot but, as next in line, take up the inheritance and make reparation."

"But it is not sufficient merely to publish a pastoral letter," Cardinal Shirayanagi said. "As a church and as individuals we must also act and make every effort to effect peace."

The Cardinal's comments also coincided with ceremonies throughout Japan to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Japanese and which ended the war.

Mrs Suyeishi greeted the "hibakusha" - survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

For the 10th time since 1977, a group of doctors from Hiroshima visited Southern California recently to continue research on these survivors. Each day about 40 survivors came to be examined, answer questions about their health, and share their stories. An estimated 1,200 survivors live in the United States. Mrs Suyeishi told The Tidings, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, that each time the doctors come "a few more survivors appear."

Now 68 and a self-described "mamasan" and "grandmama-san," Mrs Suyeishi herself has experienced cataracts, gum disease, general weakness and chronic back pain since the bombing. Her scars are concealed by clothing.

At the hospital, she smiled and joked with each survivor. Some have been coming since Mrs Suyeishi initiated the project nearly 20 years ago. Now, the County Medical Association and the Japanese Community Health volunteer group sponsor it.

-They are a wonderful treasure," she added. "For many, it is not easy to share what they went through, and I have to beg them to come. It is hard for me, too; it is

painful to bring back bad memories. But I have to do it. ‘Ve all have to do it."

Radiation from the bombs has caused many types of cancer, according to Hiroshima's Radiation Effects Research Foundation. Other ailments common to survivors include fatigue, numbness, paralysis, speech and sleep difficulty, chest and stomach pain, skin rashes and blurred vision. Many experience psychological trauma. can still hear the little schoolchildren," recalled Mrs Suyeishi, "so badly burned, yelling, 'Mama, Mama,' and their teacher, so badly hurt herself, saying, 'Mama will come.' But many mamas never did come."

To date, there is no evidence that the harmful effects of radiation pass to survivors' offspring. "Every time I hear of an article on radiation, I read it carefully," admitted Mas Teranishi, a 37-year-old accountant from Walnut whose father survived Hiroshima.

"You know that your father was exposed t o radiation," he said, "and because Hiroshima was the first, there is no past history of what can happen ... Someday. all of the.hibakusha' will be gone," he said. "but we still need to carry on the message that atomic warfare is a terrible, terrible thing."

Reflections from the grave

be re-lived in an hour. What a humiliating paradox! What I 1 had borne in living reality overTwenty years ago, on the 30th powered me when I saw it on anniversary of the Hiroshima the screen. My nerves which I incident, I was in Rome and was beginning to think were interviewed Fr Pedro Arrupe, made of steel, melted before the then General of the Society that emotional charge."

Like many others I was preof Jesus.

Posted to japan in 1937, he pared to accept that the dropbecame the rector and novice- ping of the bomb was an master in Hiroshima, and later hmnanitarian operation to stop Superior of the Jesuits in Japan the war. But Fr Arrupe did not where he remained till his elec- agree, and spelt it out clearly: tion as General of the Society in 'this is a fallacy. because this type of destruction can only 1967.

Now, on the 50th anniversary. produce hatred, and hate can the world still stands before a never produce peace." Arguments like 'ending the war' nuclear dilemma.

One wonders how many seem persuasive, but they are nights sleep the Japanese peo- more likely to be proved wrong.

Despite the claims of satisfied ple lost when they heard about this terrible event. A former air- politicans. -This goal never jusace who accompanied the tified the use of such destructive bombing team in the B29 that weapons", he said forceably.

I asked Fr Arrupe could he dropped the bomb, Group Captain Cheshire. converted to ever justify them, and he Catholicism. and dedicated the replied 'never!'

"The possession of arms canrest of his life to helping victims not bring peace; only more of war.

Fr Arrupe who saw it all arms.'

"Peace is not based on fear or never forgot the effect Hiroshima made on himself. He hate." he said. "but it must be told about watching a film: in based on love and understandone and a half hours there was ing among men." And in his placed before me on the screen strong Spanish accent conall that was horrifying and cluded. emphatically: 'Theretragic in my own experience fore,I say, that an atomic bomb, which had extended over many or any such weapon, would not months. Tears clouded my bring a lasting peace in the eyes. I could take no more. I world."

The Hiroshima experience rose from my chair. It was too much for me. All that I had had a profound effect on Fr lived in small doses of reality, Arrupe. but the post-Hiroshima minute by minute. during 6 reconstruction to which he was months in Hiroshima, was too an eye-witness had, perhaps, a concentrated on the screen to even deeper effect. Almost

By George Russo

overnight he saw an ancient culture and faith crumble and die.

I asked him if he thought Christianity's claim to bring peace to the world valid, or was there some other recipe.

"I do not think that any ideology that has not got as a base a real love for people could produce peace. If something is based on hate , or a class struggle, or anything like that, it would not even be a beginning of peace," he said.

Fr Arrupe concluded, -Therefore. I think the only way to obtain peace is by an evangelical and Christ-like love, considering all men as brothers."

Yet. 50 years after the atomic bomb the world is not at peace.

With so many rejecting Christian standards. I asked this wise priest about the value of humanistic solutions. He replied: "I think the Humanist movement has some good. positive values, but they are human values. They are too imperfect and inadequate to be the foundation for real, world understanding and peace. Therefore. if we are not a part of the Gospel as such, without mutilations and reservations, we will never have peace in the world."

Perhaps. we should begin to view 1945 as a low starting point rather than the peak of nuclear attainment, and give Christianity a chance to show the way to world peace.

Will successors come to take up the new missionary load?

Germany, Italy, Switzerland and, in Father McCoy's case, the United States.

Few, if any of the missionary priests in TOKYO (CNS) - In this 50th year since Japan are world famous, none are rich. the end of World War H, the annual gath- Their challenging vocation in an environering of priests of the Tokyo Archdiocese ment so remote from their home culture inevitably gave rise to thoughts about five had them serve in all kinds of jobs and as foreign priests, each 50 years ordained. compassionate friends to their Japanese The men are Fathers Alfonso Crevacore, acquaintances. a Salesian; Thomas Immoos, a Bethlehem But their contribution extends beyond Father; Klaus Luhmer and Daniel McCoy, the specialties of each. both Jesuits; and Aldo Varaldo. a Paulist.

Their presence, their cultural adaptation.

They were among some 80 concele- their personal interest through decades in brants at a Mass hosted by Cardinal Peter things Japanese tells the citizens of this disSeiichi Shirayanagi in Tokyo's cathedral at tant land of the universality of the church. the end of June.

It tells, too, of courage and sacrifice Each of the five served most of his involved in leaving family and friends and priestly life in Japan as a foreign mission- comforts of home to follow the call of ary in these postwar years. They hail from Christ: "Go, teach all nations."

By Father James Colligan

These men learned the language, preached. taught. baptized and offered spiritual support.

After the war the nation regained its prominence, its inhabitants evolving from a battered, burned-out shadow after the war to a sophisticated populace with recognised economic power and rehabilitated pride.

Now the age of the foreign missionary is experiencing an eclipse, and the age of foreign missionaries themselves climbs into decrepitude. The latest census tells of a "continuing decline" in numbers, reflecting the lack of vocations in the nations that send missionaries.

Earlier, they might have surrendered - to fatigue; to lack of tangible success; and to a current trend in which some priests leave

their calling to marry.

But their permanent commitment by oath remained strong. Their service to the church in japan continued to urge them on.

Their realization that shallow thinking has ups and downs with no lasting value keeps them steady on a course they contracted with God a long time ago.

I watched as each received a modest bouquets of flowers from Cardinal Shirayanagi. a token of thanks for years of work still unfinished.

How unfortunate. I thought. if today's generation fails to produce successors who will stand in their stead in the year 2045, after offering to God and man a lifetime of loyal service The Record. -July 27 1995

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International News

Cardinals protest Mururoa APIA, Western Samoa (CNS) Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u of Apia has protested France's planned nuclear weapons tests on Mururoa Atoll, calling the intended activity a "proposed sin against the people of the Pacific."

In a pastoral letter to Samoan Catholics, Cardinal Taofinu'u said the underground weapons' tests posed a direct and longterm threat to the environmental and physical health of the region, as well as serving "the worst in man's nature."

"The act of testing poisons forever the test site," he said in the letter, dated July 1. "Never in all the generations we can foretell will the earth below Mururoa be clean," he said, referring to the French-controlled island where the tests are to be conducted.

If the radioactivity leaks out of the site, "the fish will die, babies will be born deformed and cancerous lesions will be our early death," Cardinal Taofinu'u alleged.

"The voices of the people of God in Samoa join in this fervent cry of protest against the proposed sin of France against the people of the Pacific, our islands and our seas." the cardinal said.

Cardinal Taofinu'u also criticised China and the United States for having developed and tested nuclear weapons, but said

that their "sin" was against their own lands and peoples.

"The proposed sin of France in Tahiti is entirely directed against a captive colonial people, their lands and seas, their neighbours," he said.

He compared the testing to justifying rape by saying it had been clone before.

-France would rape with nuclear explosiveness the people, the lands and seas of the South Pacific," Cardinal Taofinu'u said.

"Shame."

Earlier, Archbishop Michel Coppenrath of Papeete, Tahiti, condemned French plans to resume nuclear testing, but said he had confidence in France's pledge to end the testing by June 1996.

He also said that anti-French Protests should go beyond highly politicised criticisms of nuclear tests and promote an overall message of peace.

He said the concept of a nuclear deterrent preventing war that had been put forward

by France as a justification for the tests was "an illusion."

Tahiti. part of French Polynesia, is some 960km from Mururoa Atoll where France plans to resume nuclear trials in September.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) - A Jesuit human rights center has secured the release from prison of a woman accused of being a top commander of the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army.

After 156 days in a prison cell shared with her now 18-monthold daughter, Maria Gloria Benavides was released from Mexico City's women's penitentiary on July 14.

Lawyers from the Jesuit -run Miguel A. Pro Juarez Human Rights Center obtained a court ruling that there was insufficient evidence to convict her of the two most serious charges filed against her alleged terrorism and criminal association.

After her release on SUS12.000 bail pending hearings on charges of rebellion and possession of

firearms, Ms Benavides said, "I still feel a little bit like a captive, because many innocent people, including my husband, are still in jail for the same charges that were filed against me."

She was arrested in Mexico City on February 9 and subsequently was paraded before national and international media by Mexican law enforcement officials. They accused her of being "Subcommander Elisa," a top leader of the mostly indigenous rebel movement that launched an armed uprising in Chiapas state on New Year's Day 1994.

Her husband, Javier Elorriaga, remains in jail in the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez, where he has been held on similar charges following his arrest in Chiapas on February 10.

Mexican mother accused of terrorism released

Marriage strife 'based in sin' STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (CNS) Selfishness rooted in sin was the key to all marital problems, participants in the Christian Men's Conference earlier this month at the Franciscan University of Steubenville were told.

-The reason our marriages have conflict, the reason for every marital breakup is a selfishness which is the opposite of self- giving, and at the root of that is sin," said Steve Wood, founder of the Family Life Center in Port Charlotte, Florida.

-We're to love our wives as Christ loved the Church," he added. "This is absolutely, completely and utterly impossible apart from Christ ... To love our wives as Christ loved the Church, we need Christ himself."

Bishop Sam Jacobs of Alexandria, Louisiana, told the 640 participants in the conference that what Christ wanted from them was "not partial or temporary, but total and permanent lordship expressed in a real, personal,

manly relationship with him."

"That's why we're here at this Christian men's conference: to enter into that deeper relationship and learn from Jesus," added the bishop, who was chairman of the National Service Committee o f the Catholic Charismatic Renewal from 1987 to 1993.

"The question is not 'Do you love Jesus?" he said. "The question is 'Are you so in love with Jesus Christ that you will do anything he asks you to do, you will go anywhere he asks you to go, you will be whatever he asks you to be?"

Glenn Wagner of Promise Keepers, a national ecumenical movement for building Christian brotherhood, urged his audience to be "real men, genuine men, who are not content to skim life off the surface but to plumb the depths." Such men were characterised by spiritual maturity, humility and integrity, he said.

"Integrity is honesty when no one else is around. It's not what

you appear to be, it's what you really are," Mr Wagner said.

"There is no man as real as the man who has sold out to Jesus Christ. That is what true masculinity is: a man who has given his heart and life to Jesus Christ."

Other speakers at the conference included Tom Monaghan, founder and chairman of the board for Domino's Pizza; Jim Berlucchi, executive director of Legatus, an organisation of Catholic business leaders; and Rick Strom, quarterback for the Buffalo Bills football team.

In his homily at the conference's closing Mass, Franciscan Father Michael Scanlan, president of Franciscan University, emphasised the power of Jesus.

"We're like drowning men, and he plunges in and pulls us out." he said. "That's the power of the Cross of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And that is the source of all good in my life and in your life."

Women are 'life's guardians' LES COMBES, Italy (CNS) Women's potential to bear children was the basis of their particular responsibility to safeguard all human life. Pope John Paul II said last Sunday week_ -The special relationship of women to human life derives from the maternal vocation," the Pope said during a midday Angelus address at his vacation residence in the northern Italian mountains.

To feel a new life bloom and grow within them was a special privilege mothers enjoyed, the Pope said, -but all women, in some way, have an intuition about it, predisposed as they are to this wonderful gain a continuing series of Angelus talks about women's roles and rights in preparation for the September United Nations' World Conference on Women, the Pope said the ability to bear children gave women a special responsibility as guardians of life.

"Mothers are expected to wel-

Pope John Paul ll come life with every possible care, facilitating the human being's first dialogue with the world, which comes in its symbiosis with its mother's body," the Pope said.

"The woman is called to offer the best of herself to the baby growing inside her," he said. "And it is precisely in making herself a gift that she comes to know herself better and to fulfill herself in her femininity."

The Pope said he could not

emphasise enough that women must be valued in every area of social and family life, but at the same time women's "vocation to maternity" had a special importance.

"With this vocation, the woman assumes almost a foundational role in society. It is a role she shares with her male partner, but it is indisputable that nature has assigned her the greater part." he said.

Because the woman dedicated the energies of her body and soul to the development of their child, the Pope said, her husband must recognise that he owed her a special debt.

Pope John Paul prayed that women would become more and more aware of their special mission in protecting human life and that all sectors of society would give mothers the recognition they deserved and the concrete help they needed to care for their children.

Bishops set to go to court on abortion CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) - Lobbyists on both sides of the abortion debate are competing for South African public support as the Government prepares to draw up new legislation.

Abortion is legal in South A frica under limited circumstances spelled out in the 1975 Abortion and Sterilisation Act for instance in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is threatened by the pregnancy itself.

The abortion lobby appears likely to have its demands met after a parliamentary committee decision. The committee, which spent six weeks listening to oral evidence and studying written submissions from both sides, in July recommended allowing abortion on demand up to 14 weeks and under "broadly specified conditions" up to 24 weeks.

If Parliament, which is yet to debate the issue, decided to allow abortion on demand, the

Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference would challenge the law in the constitutional court, conference associate general secretary Father Emil Blaser said, on the basis the court had declared the death penalty an infringement of the right to life.

But Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town has spoken in favour of abortion in cases of rape and incest, saying it could even be "obligatory" in these cases.

Service and happiness spring forth from desert of blindness

By Pamela Reeb

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (CNS) - For some readers, the words in a recent story in the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City sounded very sweet indeed.

Early in July, The Leaven announced that, on a trial basis, the paper would be available on audio-cassette for Catholics who could no longer read the paper because of poor eyesight. Tapes were scheduled to be sent by the publication date of each issue.

The new service is spearheaded by Joan Keilman, a former secretary in the archdiocesan liturgy office, who began losing her sight earlier this year because of diabetic retinopathy.

Mrs Keilman said The Leaven con12. The Record, July 271995

tributed to the sense of community in the archdiocese. "One of the things that helps us be community Catholics is knowing what is happening, not only in our parish, but in the Church as a whole," she said.

"That is where The Leaven is important."

The idea for tapes came at a particularly low point for her.

"I was feeling blue during Holy Week because I could no longer read The Leaven," she said. "We had gotten it in the mail and I started to cry."

Then, she said, something came over her, "something I truly believe was the Holy Spirit."

She realised she couldn't be the only parishioner unable to read the newspaper and thought she should do something about it.

Within weeks, Mrs Keilman had received a tape recorder donated by Jack Black of Olathe and formed a pool of readers in the St Patrick Parish youth group. She is maintaining the mailing list and accepting donations to offset the cost of tapes, stamps and shipping envelopes.

Since she floated the idea, many people have approached her about helping.

"We've had people calling from Kansas City, Atchison, Topeka, Overbrook, all over, who want us to mail them or a family member the tapes," she said. -I think our response has been terrific. We have 24 people signed up now, and we expect to hear (from) some more as word continues to spread."

She said she and her husband, "who is my eyes," are committed to the project "as

long as we are reaching people." The teen readers are committed too.

"Joan told us about her idea and we talked about it at theyouth group. It sounded like a pretty neat idea," said Christina Simms. 15, whose twin sister, Katrina, also helps out. Christina helps elderly patients at Providence Medical Center, "so I know what something like this can do," she added.

"I don't know what it is like to have a disability like being blind," said Rachel Winter. 17. "I can read The Leaven. I'm happy to volunteer."

Mrs Keilman said the Church as a whole needed to become more aware of the talents and abilities that people with handicaps could bring to ministries.

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Churches and bowling: anything in common?

By Bob Zyskowski The bowling alleys of this country - of all places - are a good place to observe the trend toward isolation and individualism in United States' society, a student of social behaviour noted recently.

Rather than joining teams, as was the norm for generations, many people are choosing to go "bowling alone." It is so much less hassle.

Alone, you don't have to bowl at a set time every week as you do when you are on a team in a league. You don't have to wait your turn. There is no outside pressure to succeed. What could be better?

'Ile "bowling alone" phenomenon transfers to other aspects of life in the mid1990s. We drive individual automobiles rather than taking the bus with other people. We do banking at an automatic teller

machine or at a drive-through window instead of risking one-on-one contact inside the bank. Analyze your own lifestyle and see if you aren't walking around the lake with a headphone radio instead of playing on a softball team this summer.

Unfortunately, many people are opting to go "bowling alone" when it comes to their spiritual life, too. Community prayer, small Christian community groups, organised ministry and parish activities get painted into the same "too much of a hassle" corner.

Unless we have some overwhelming personal reason to be involved such as, we have a spouse or parent who needs a certain ministry, or we have a child on the team, in the program, in the youth group we tend to ignore the call to use our gifts in concert with others.

We say we cannot make a long-term commitment.

We tell ourselves we don't want to be give, they would make our parishes beetied down to "having to be someplace" on hives of activity, catalysts of spiritual outa weekly or even monthly basis; we might reach, centres of meaningful life for our be busy when that time comes around. communities.

We don't ever plan that far ahead: we We lose as individuals, too. Our faith life don't know what we are doing tomorrow is richer when we share our journey with night, no less next month. others and walk with them on theirs. God's Most of all, though, we don't want to deal wide distribution of gifts means that the with other people. more people are part of any endeavour, People we might not like. People who the better chance that a higher result will might not like us. People we might not be achieved.

Although agree with. People who want their own risks when people there are always of differing backway. People who are "from the old school." grounds and personalities mix, the sense of People who are too liberal. satisfaction in a team effort tends to be so So some opt out. Go to church, and come much more pleasing than an individual home. Invited to join a ministry or small accomplishment. group, they decline the invitation.

After all, what fun is bowling a 300 game Who loses? Our parishes, for one.

The same 10 per cent of the people do 90 if nobody is there to celebrate it with you? per cent of the work, and some end up Bob Zyskowski is editor of the Catholic Bulburned out and turned off. The real loss is letin, the newspaper of the Ardidiocese of St that the other 90 per cent have so much to Paul and Minneapolis in the United States

Save Bosnians with foreign troops: nuncio MILAN, Italy (CNS) - The Vatican's nuncio in Bosnia-Herzegovina has called for limited, but decisive international military action to protect innocent civilians in the Balkan republic and force the warring sides to negotiate seriously.

In the United States, the heads of two bishops' committees urged the United States' Government and the United Nations to "make humanitarian protection in Bosnia effective and to deter further violence against civilians by the Bosnian Serbs."

'The option of peace, dialogue and negotiation must be preferred 999 times out of a thousand," the nuncio (ambassador), Archbishop Francesco Monterisi. told the Italian Catholic newspaper Avvenire. But when one is faced with a situation as serious as this one, and given the fact that repeated negotiations have not brought a positive outcome, one can also consider an intervention by the international community," the archbishop said in the interview, published on July 19.

When asked specifically if he thought the situation in Bosnia called for international military action, he answered, "I would say

so, at least to prevent similar situ- national Policy, and Archbishop ations from occurring in the Theodore McCarrick chairman future. of the Committee on Migration.

-However, it is necessary that "At a minimum, the United the intervention truly be aimed at defending the population- and Nations and NATO must act now that its harmful effects -be pro- to protect the remaining safe portionate to the objective of dis- havens and to defend those in flight from aggression." the bisharming the aggressor,- he said. ops said, noting that "every The nuncio's comments came after Serb forces overran the UN- attempt at peaceful resolution declared safe zone of Srebrenica, seems to have left the aggressors killing or scattering thousands of emboldened."

Bosnian Muslims sheltered there, Archbishop Monterisi said the and seemed poised to do the aims of any international military same with Zepa. another Muslim action must be to prevent the enclave. massacre of innocent civilians, to 'The fall of Srebrenica and the show the world the international impending collapse of the safe community would not sit idly by haven in Zepa is a defeat for the while one ethnic group principle of non-combatant attempted to annihilate another, immunity and a test for the moral and to force all sides to particiwill of Western institutions,- the pate seriously in negotiations. two US bishops said.

The archbishop said he had The UN forces' "failure in Bosnia will erode the capacity of hesitantly accepted a request to the United Nations to carry out meet with Bosnian Serb reprepeacekeeping, humanitarian pro- sentatives recently, and from his tection and refugee assistance talks with them he believed at elsewhere and foster instability some point negotiations would and suffering world-wide." their be possible to end the fighting. statement said.

"The reason I met this delegaThe statement was signed by tion in my apartment was to not Bishop Daniel Reilly, chairman of leave out any possible path of the bishops' Committee on Inter- dialogue." he said.

Now a Catholic first for Queen Elizabeth H

LONDON (CNS) - Queen Elizabeth II, head of the Church of England, will attend a service in a Catholic church for the first time, Buckingham Palace said last week The Queen has accepted an invitation from Cardinal Basil Hume of Westminster to an ecumenical service marking the 100th anniversary of Westminster Cathedral in London on November 30.

The service will include hymns and prayers, but there will be no Mass, according to the announcement.

"It is the first time the Queen has been to full service at a Catholic cathedral or church." a palace spokesman said, adding it was a "notable anniversary and the right decision at the time."

The Duchess of Kent last year became the first member of British royalty to convert to Catholicism since 1685 when King Charles II

joined the Church on his deathbed.

The duchess - married to Edward. the Duke of Kent. who is 18th in line to the throne - flouted a law dating from the 1700s that bars members of the monarchy from becoming Catholics.

Traditionally, a member of the royal family who has married a Catholic has had to renounce any claim to the throne, but because the duchess was an Anglican at the time of her marriage, the Duke of Kent's position remains unaffected.

The duchess needed permission from Queen Elizabeth to leave the Church of England.

The Westminster Cathedral is near the 1 lth-century Anglican Westminster Abbey, where monarchs are crowned and buried.

Both are situated in central London close to the Houses of Parliament.

Indonesian youths 'beaten' MAUMERE. Indonesia (CNS) Catholic youths being held for rioting over a case involving host desecration in eastern Indonesia say police intimidated and beat them in an effort to force them to falsely implicate priests and others.

The youths are being held in connection with an April riot in Maumere in eastern Flores. Muslim businesses and property were destroyed during the riot. The fray broke out after police fired on Catholic protesters, killing one and injuring scores.

UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, spoke earlier this month with the 34 Catholic youths detained at the

local jail for investigation and trial.

The youths said that since June 21 they had been questioned four times by the police.

Once they were photographed with people they did not know and then the police beat them when they said they did not know them. Adrianus Nong, one of the youths, said.

The detained youths also said their interrogators tried to force them to admit that priests and activists of the Indonesian Democratic Party were behind the April riot.

"But we told the police that no one had organised us in our action." one said.

Vatican employees must sign on the dotted moral line: new rules

By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Morality at the Vatican took a new turn

this summer, when employees were told they had to live exemplary lives in line with Church teaching - or face possible dismissal.

In the past, vague promises of upright behaviour and Church fidelity were made by Vatican employees when they were hired.

But a new set of regulations issued in mid-July requires workers to sign on the dotted line.

The "Declaration of Moral Commitment" was immediately attacked as "tyrannical" by the Association of Vatican Lay Employees.

Allessando Candi, secretary of of the Vatican City State - includ- ity or "profession of the Catholic been settled outside official chanthe association, said the group's ing many lay workers - but not faith." nels. the sources said. They said lawyers would do everything pos- those of the Roman Curia, where Vatican workers immediately no one was eager to investigate sible to challenge the rules before most of the clergy work wondered who would be the employees' private conduct. they went into effect in October.

When the employees sign the judge of their moral lives. But the "But if you had someone who But Venezuelan Cardinal Ros- one-page declaration they agree new regulations provided for that, alio Castillo Lara, head of the Vat- that their jobs at the Vatican are in a way, by requiring supervisors w as leading public protests ican City State, said the regula- different from other jobs. carrying to make a twice-yearly evaluation against the teaching of the tions had primarily a "teaching with it "the obligation of a life that of each employee's "behaviour, Church, or who had become a function." is in agreement with the princi- professionalism and perfor- preacher in another church, then that would obviously be a contra"They're not aimed at repress- ples of the doctrine of the Church mance." diction." said one official. ing or curtailing freedom, or including the private sphere."

Lay employees expressed shaming people ... They do not The employee must promise to alarm that people's marital status For one Vatican official who originate from a capricious exer- be faithful to the Pope, to accept could get them fired under the deals with personnel problems. cise of power, but from a constant and respect all Church teachings new rules - for example, if a per- the new regulations only state the concern for the common good." on moral and doctrinal issues, son had married in the Church, obvious. he said. and to keep rigorously the rule of divorced and remarried in a civil "This just reminds people why He took the occasion to remind secrecy that applies - in theory - ceremony. they are working at the Vatican. workers that employment at the to all Vatican operations.

In fact, Vatican sources said, Vatican was "a privilege and an The signer agrees that discipli- one current disciplinary case One aspect of this job is that honour" that also had its financial nary action, including firing, can Involved that type of situation. you have to live the faith you proadvantages. be taken if there are serious But such cases have been rare fess, and we're holding you to it."

The new rules affect employees lapses in job performance, moral- in the past and have generally he said.

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Relationships keep priests going: new study

By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) - Some of the nation's most effective and happy priests have a lively faith and deep friendships and draw inspiration from the people they serve, according to a new study by the United States' National Catholic Educational Association.

The 118-page study, titled "Grace under Pressure: What Gives Life to American Priests," was released in mid-July. It was funded by the Lilly Endowment, a leading funder of religious research in the US. It was found that successful, effective priests enjoy a wide variety of deep personal relationships with family, friends, other priests, religious sisters, couples, laymen and laywomen and members of support groups," wrote Father James Walsh, executive director of the NCEA's seminary department and director of the study. "It was also found that on the professional level these priests draw life from the people they serve; their parishioners serve as

models, ministers and sources of inspiration," he said.

"Their statements showed that these effective priests experience God's love for them, see Jesus as a model for their behaviour, have deep spiritual lives and have a strong sense of the mystery of God that underlies the life of the Church and their own personal lives and ministries," he added.

The study also found that successful, effective priests enjoyed challenges, often thrived on change and have found specific ways to manage their time, maintain their humour and keep a sense of balance under the pressures of ministry.

It said they do not let themselves get weighed down by controversies in the Church, although many expressed concern about a gap between Church leadership on one side and clergy and laity on the other.

"Many of the pastors expressed gratitude t hat they could involve themselves in parish life and distance themselves somewhat from some of the institutional issues," the study said.

VI-chip use o answer to TV porn NEW YORK (CNS) - Proposed Vchip legislation was not the answer to gratuitous sex, violence and vulgarity on television. a New Yorkbased advocacy group for higher moral standards in broadcasting and print said last week.

A V-chip is an electronic control device that can be installed in a television set Parents can use it to block out entire channels, prevent reception at certain time slots, block specific programs or block any programs electronically coded to Indicate content unsuitable for children.

The lobby group, Morality in Media, said the V-chip had some value but warned the legislation that would rely on the V-chip as the answer to indecent or obscene material on TV shifted responsibility from the purveyors of objectionable programing to the parents and homeowners The organisation addressed the Issue a week after United states' President Bill Clinton, speaking at a family values conference in Nashville, Tennessee, praised mandatory program ratings and V-chip installation as an important "affirmative step" to help parents shield their children from IV sex and violence.

"Most of us believe there's too much indiscriminate violence, too much indiscriminate sex, too much callous degradation of women" in media offerings, Mr Clinton said.

But government involvement must fall within the limits of the First Amendment rights of the US Constitution, he said.

"We're going to have to have some voluntary initiatives" He called content ratings and the V-chip a "technological fix" that promoted "parental responsibility" without involving the government in censorship.

Morality in Media president Robert Peters said, "We are concerned that the V-chip will be seen as a substitute for real. solutions to the gratuitous, destructive sex, vulgarity and violence that characterises so much of popular culture. It isn't" -Ratings can help," he added, "but placing ratings on an unchecked tide of cultural sewage pouring into the entertainment mainstream is not a proper use of ratings."

He said Morality in Media did not oppose legislation requiring all new TV sets to have a V-chip or requiring program ratings.

But what was needed, he said, was a three-pronged approach: parental control, self-policing by the entertainment industry to curb "destructive violence and sleaze at its source." and government enforcement of laws against obscene and indecent broadcasts.

-The Supreme Clue has held that the government has a valid interest In assisting parer-As in carrying out this task," he said.

It quoted several who said in various ways that the important thing to them was connecting people's lives and the Gospel, and they have learned to "let go" with regard to controversial issues over which they had no control.

Data for the study came from a series of four structured half-day "focus group" discussions in different parts of the country in which a total of 35 priests from 16 dioceses participated.

They came from four neighbouring dioceses in each of four regions: East, Midwest, South and West. Each participant was selected on the basis of having been identified by at least two of five diocesan leaders as one of the most enthusiastic, effective and respected priests in his diocese.

Priests were selected from among those ordained from 10 to 30 years. They ranged In age from 37 to 62. Their average age was 47 and average length of time in the priesthood was 21 years.

Father Walsh said each member of each focus group was asked to respond to four specific questions during the course of a

three-and-a-half-hour session, beginning with 90 minutes devoted to "What gives life to your priesthood?"

In the final two hours of the session the priests were asked how they dealt with controversies in the Church, how they saw their role as a man in American society and what advice they would give to seminary personnel about forming future priests.

Apart from brief introductory and closing chapters, most of the study was devoted to reporting the actual comments of the priests on various aspects of their life and ministry.

Many of the stories, vignettes and approaches to life and ministry quoted in the study were inspirational, and Fr Walsh reported that the priests themselves found the focus sessions an intense, rich experience.

"At lunch after the sessions," he wrote, "a number of the priests talked about how inspiring and encouraging that exchange had been for them. One priest remarked, feel like I've just been on a retreat!"

Eritrea-Vatican recognition VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican and Eritrea have established diplomatic relations, just over two years after Eritreans officially declared their independence from Ethiopia.

The Vatican and the Eritrean Government announced on July 15 they would exchange ambassadors "to reinforce the already existing relationship of mutual friendship and collaboration."

Eritrea fought a 30-year war after being annexed by Ethiopia in 1961. Two years after Eritrean fighters won the war against their southern neighbour, the people of Eritrea voted in 1993 to declare their independence.

The country's population of 3.7 million people is almost evenly divided between Muslims and Christians. Most of the Christians are members of the Coptic

Church or Orthodox churches.

According to Vatican statistics.

Eastern-rite Catholics number about 74,000 and Latin-rite Catholics number about 32.000.

In addition to the devastation caused by 30 years of war, Eritrea experienced famine in the 1980s because of a severe drought. Many Catholic organisations, including the United States bishops' Catholic Near East Welfare Association, provided emergency food assistance to the country.

Since the end of the war and the declaration of independence, the relief organisations have changed their focus to development projects.

Eritrea is a relatively small country and has a climate that ranges from dry and cool on the mountains to hot and humid on

the Red Sea coast. The country is bordered by the sea and the states of Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti.

What is now called Eritrea was connected to the beginnings of the kingdom of Ethiopia in the 10th century, but maintained a degree of independence until it was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.

A fter nearly 200 years in which its ownership was disputed by Ethiopia. the Ottomans, the kingdom of Tigre. Egypt and Italy, it became an Italian colony.

Italy named the colony after the Latin phrase for Red Sea. Mare Erythraeum.

By 1952. Eritrea's status had changed again to an autonomous unit of Ethiopia, which annexed it nine years later.

Pope to visit the new El Salvador SAN SALVADOR (CNS) - Pope John Paul II plans to visit El Salvador next February as part of a three-country tour of Central America, his first to the region since the early 1980s, Church leaders in El Salvador said.

Papal nuncio (ambassador) to El Salvador, Archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro said the Pope's 1996 visit would contribute to strengthening the faith of Catholics in the country, as well as giving important impetus to the process of post-civil-war reconciliation.

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, who joined the nuncio at a press conference dealing with the visit, said that "the Pope will see a new country, a country of peace."

"It will be a joy for him to see the country in different circumstances than when he was last

here," the archbishop said.

Pope John Paul first visited El Salvador in March 1983, at the height of the civil war which left more than 80,000 dead. The war ended in January 1992.

Salvadoran President Armando Calderon Sol said he considered the planned visit "a seal ... for reconciliation" and "a reward for El Salvador and for me as head of state."

Church sources said they hoped that during his brief stay in the country the Pope would bless San Salvador's cathedral, which has been under reconstruction since a fire destroyed the original structure in August 1951.

As part of his tour of the region, Pope John Paul also plans to visit Guatemala and Nicaragua.

In Esquipulas, about 220km east of Guatemala City,

Guatemala, the Pope plans to celebrate the 400th anniversary o f the local basilica.

In Guatemala City, local Archbishop Prospero Penados del Barrio told reporters. He hoped the visit would bring an atmosphere of peace to the country because the 30-year civil war the remaining armed conflict in the region - was leading nowhere.

The visit to Esquipulas will have a special significance.

The town was the site of the first Central American summit, held in May 1986, which brought the region's heads of state together for the first time.

In a joint declaration called "Esquipulas I," the leaders committed their respective governments to bringing a peaceful end to the civil wars then raging in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

US House strikes back against abortion funding for the third time WASHINGTON (CNS) - As part of a spending Bill, the United States' House of Representatives voted on July 19 to reinstate a ban on taxpayer-funded abortions under federal Government employee health insurance except to save a mother's life.

In a vote of 235-188, they rejected an amendment that would have restored the abortion coverage. The amendment was proposed by a Democrat representative from Maryland, Steny Hoyer.

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fiscal year, by a vote of 216-211. Virtually all abortion coverage was barred from federal employee health insurance from 1984 to 1993, when a Democrat-led Congress restored it following President Bill Clinton's election.

In the vote on the Hoyer amendment to restore abortion funding, 186 Republicans and 49 Democrats rejected it. One independent, 146 Democrats and 41 Republicans voted for it.

More than half of the 345 insurance plans available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program currently provide abortion coverage.

The Government contributes 72 per cent of the cost of medical insurance for federal workers and their families, with employees covering the rest.

Leading the debate against taxpayerfunded abortions were long-time abortion foes Christopher Smith, a Republican from New Jersey and Republican representative from Illinois, Henry Hyde.

"People say get the Government out of the bedroom," Mr Hyde said. "Well, get the Government out of our pockets, paying for this heinous activity called abortion."

Mr Smith said abortion was "violence"

involving the chemical poisoning or dismemberment of the unborn. "The people do not want to subsidise ... wilful killing of unborn children," he said. Hoyer said denying abortion coverage undermines the "free choice" of federal workers.

The House vote marked its third major assault on administration-backed public funding of abortion since Republicans gained control of Congress last November.

Also on July 19, three Chinese women told a House subcommittee chaired by Mr Smith that they had fled China because of its policies on forced abortion and sterilisation.

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Monday to Friday 9.30am to 6pm. Saturday 10am to 5pm. Ring Orial 479 7120.

S5 discount pensioners.

This service is definitely non-sexual.

MAD KIDS CLOTHING for boys. 68 Churchill Avenue, Subiaco. Special occasions wear. Suits, vest. shirts and pants. Made to order if necessary. At the moment we have a sale on with 40% off most items.

Trading hours Monday to Thursday 9 to 5, Friday 9 to 4 and Saturday 10.30 to 2.30.

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WANTED: Christmas Crib DOOGUE (Thomas Figures - The Three Kings Bernard): In loving memory are required by Whitford of our brother, brother-inParish to complete the set. law and uncle, Tom, who Older style, plaster, approx. died on July 26 five years 2 feet high. Any condition. ago. Our condolences too Please ring Nick on 401 t o his son Bernard and 6700 or 307 2776 is you daughter-in-law Nancy, of can help.

New Jersey, USA. We mourn and pray for Tom Rest in peace.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

SUNSHINE, WINTER BREEZES, SUMMER Kalbarri, comfortable, selfcontained accommodation by the sea, within walking distance of shops and e ntertainment, $140 for t wo; $210 for four; for seven days. (09) 459 8554.

THANK You Novena to our Lady. Say nine hail Marys THANKS for nine days. Pray with a lighted candle and on the R ESOURCE Centre for ninth day burn to the end. THANKS to Our Lady, St. Personal Development Ask for three favours, one Jude, St. Clare and St. Teaches/Counsels individ- business and two impossi- Anthony for favours grantuals, couples or groups to ble. Thank you holy Mother ed. C. and LP. promote good relationships for your gracious granting MY grateful thanks to the and teamwork A personal of my seemingly impossi- Holy Spirit for favours awareness and parenting ble request D.N. received. AK course beginning in the Sacred Heart of of MAY Heart Sacred MAY the September.

Jesus be praised , adored Jesus be adored and gloriRing Eva 418 1439. and glorified throughout fied, loved, praised and the whole world now and preserved throughout the f orever. Sacred Heart of world now and forever.

THANKS Jesus hear our prayer. St Sacred Heart of Jesus Jude worker of miracles, have mercy on us. St Jude, MANY thanks to St. Jude pray for us St Jude helper hope of the hopeless, pray for blessings received from of the hopeless pray for us. for us. Say this prayer 9 M.W. times a day for 9 days.

Leane and Mary.

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THANKS 0 HOLY Spirit you who solve all problems light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You gave us the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances of any life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as I c onfirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory.

Thank you for your merc:, t owards me and mine Thank you Our Lady St. Joseph, St Anthony. M.W. MAY the Sacred Heart c,` Jesus be adored, glorif throughout the world. nov. and forever. Sacred Heir'. of Jesus, hear our pray, ' .

St Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. Thank you St Jude and Our Lady.

PSYCHOLOGIST Counselling/ Therapy 1 58 Canning Hwy East Fremantle

T HE Continued from P ARISH Page 16 S CENE "DANCE OF THE SPIRIT" THREE DAY NON R ESIDENTIAL Rt 1HEAT W ednesday. July 26th -Friday 28th, 9.30am-1.00pm. Same programme repeated at 7pm-9.30pm. Monday July 31 W ednesday, August 2nd, 9.30am-1pm.

S ame programme repeated at 7pm9.30pm. Team: Sr., Genevieve Ryan RS-.J, Wendy Lailey RSJ. Cost S15 per morning.

S10 per evening. Location: Mary MacKillop Spirituality Centre, 16 York Street, South Perth.

FR. RONAN KILGANNON F.S.F.

A chance to enjoy the awesome wonder of our faith through the lives of St Francis and St Clare. Fr. Ronan Kilgannon F.S.F. is giving three quiet retreats on The Joyful & Prayerful Spirituality of St. Francis and St. Clare" at Gracewood - God's Farm, 40km south of Bussetton.

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

No.2, 31 July 2pm to 3 Aug 2pm. No. 3, 4 Aug 7pm to 6 Aug 2pm. Suggested donations for retreats 1 & 3 S75 each, No. 2 S110. All welcome. More details contact Betty Peaker, Gracewood - God's Farm, Box 24 P.O. Cowaramup, 6284. Phone & Fax 097 556212.

PARISH IN NEED The new parish of St Bernadette's, Port K ennedy, is in need of a processional cross, an electronic typewriter, an office desk and a filing cabinet If able to help, please ring Father Doyle on 593 4670 or St Bemadette's school on 593 4066.

BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP

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BUSINESS PERSON'S MASS Will be celebrated at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Square, Perth on Friday 28th July 1995, at 7am. Followed by a Breakfast Meeting at The Venice Cafe, Trinity Arcade, Perth. Cost of Breakfast

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THANK you Holy St. Jude for prayers answered. MK.

Domestic - Industrial Roofing - Metal Asbestos - New Repairs

A Mass to celebrate the first Feast Day of Blessed Mary MacKillop will be offered at H oly Cross Church, Broad Street, K ensington, at 7.30pm, Tuesday, 8th August An invitation is extended to all for the Mass and refreshments afterwards.

Priests are welcome to concelebrate.

Please bring own vestments.

R osary, Homily and Benediction will be held Sunday July 30 at 2pm at the Church

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER

The Perth fraternity celebrated its 65th

anniversary on Sunday, 23 July 1995 at its normal monthly meeting within the precinct of the Cathedral.

For the feast of St Clare on Friday 11 August, masses will be offered at 9am at Balcatta, 9.30am at Midland, 12.10pm at the Cathedral and 1.10pm at All Saints Chapel. All are invited to celebrate this great feast honouring a well-loved woman saint. For further information about the c elebrations and the Secular Franciscan Order please ring Dunstan (276 9415) or John (364 6401).

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URGENTLY NEED GOOD QUALITY NICK-NACKS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, UTENSILS, ETC Our shops are at: 561 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley 421 Oxford Street, Mt Hawthorn 3 17 William Street, Northbridge 12 Robinson Road, Rockingham Or ring Sr. Clare 227 6616

CHRISTIAN UFE GROUPS

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A World Authority on Christian Meditation will present two lectures and a Day Workshop in Perth at the beginning of his Australian Tour.

Watch for further details to be advertised in this publication ENQUIRIES: Christian Meditation Community PHONE 1091 444 5810

Typesetting, Word Processing, Laminating A3 and Printing Services.

No job too small Reasonable rates Pick up and delivery most areas.

Phone/Fax 271 8130 or please leave a message.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND YOU

To be held on the 8th August, 7.45pm in the church meeting room next to All Saints Parish Greenwood.

Overview on Criminal Law given by a member of the law society.

The speaker and a member of the police service will answer any questions. Refreshments a fterwards, all welcome.

Donations will be accepted at the door. Enquiries please contact Jeanette on 401 3230.

Neo Catechumenate Ceremony, St Gerard's, Mirrabooka Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, Northam - Monsignor Keating Official Opening Centenary Galleries Archbishop Hickey

at Wesley Central Mission Auditorium Wesley Arcade, William St. Perth

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (008) 11 4010 (local call charge)

The Feast of Our Lady of The Assumption will be celebrated on 20th August with mass at 1 0am followed by a Rosary Procession, lunch and an afternoon of music. Everyone welcome. Enquiries: Fran (097) 31 2051.

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Dom Laurence Freeman OSB

at Holy Cross Parish Church Broad Street, Kensington on Tuesday 8th August at 7.30pm Please join us in the Parish Hall for light refreshments after the liturgical celebration

Youth Worker Bruce Downes a1 St Mary's School, Donnybrook on Tuesday, 8th August at 7.30pm. All welcome. Enquiries: Michael (097) 31 1943.

MASS COMMEMORATION

Plermeil In be of .seruire

The First Feast Day of Blessed Mary MacKillop

YOUTH AND THE CHURCH TODAY

A mass to commemorate the c entenary of the Sisters of St John of God will be held in St Mary's, Kalgoorlie at 7pm on 15 August Mass will be followed by a supper in the parish centre. All we

SALLY PALMER

SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART INVITE YOU to join them, associates and friends for eucharist to honour

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Day of Reflection. Saturday, 19th A ugust, 1995 at Jim Miolin's home. Lot 551 Blundell St, West Swan. The day will commence a t 9.30am and conclude with mass and meal at 5.30pm. The cost will be $10 single and S15 per couple. Lunch and morning and afternoon tea will be provided. To help defray costs, we ask that people bring a dish to share for the evening meal. For further information ring Thelma or Harry Child 271 8235.

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Visitation and Confirmation, Yokine Archbishop Hickey 40th Jubilee Mass, Fr A Hesse, Osborne Park Archbishop Hickey 40th Jubilee Mass, Fr D Foley, Lockridge Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, Gingin/Chittering Monsignor Keating Confirmation, Fremantle - Monsignor O'Shea Murdoch University Mass for Catholic Community Archbishop Hickey Council of Priests meeting Confirmation, Greenwood Monsignor Keating Visitation and Confirmation, South Perth- Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, Kalgoorlie - Rev Fr G Carroll Confirmation, Gosnells - Monsignor McCrann

DIVINE MERCY

Mercy Convent/Victoria Sq. on the 6th of August (Sunday) 1.30pm. Programme: Rosary, Divine Mercy prayers, Benediction. Sermon by Fr F. Ughanze "Holy Mass". Fi lm: Mother Angelica "Deception in the Church". Information: Adam 448-0002, Stephonie (098) 42 2193.

BECOMING WHOLE AGAIN

A programme for women sexually abused in childhood, comprised of fourteen 2hr group sessions, lead by two experienced facilitators - Naomi M cClements RGS and Celia Joyce - in a confidential and s afe environment. Before the programme starts you will need to meet with a facilitator to have the opportunity to find out more information. Begins Thursday 24 August 7.30-9.30pm. For further information contact Fullness of Life Centre (Inc.) Ph: (09) 389 8550.

BOOKSHOP $18.95 S19.95 $49.95 $1.25

Natural Family Planning Centre 29 Victoria Square

15 Bronte Street, East Perth 6004

Member of the Australian Council of Natural Family Planning in,

Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

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For appointment Phone 384 6633 or 384 6720

Flame Ministries International Presents an introduction to Charismatic S .iritualitv

"WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES"

HOLY SPIRIT S EMI NAR 7.30pm Thursday 10th August & weekly to Thursday 28th September

"Immaculate Conception" 154 Canning Hwy. East Fremantle.

This Seminar is suitable for people of all ages and lewts of spiritual growth.

A eat opportuni to krc.., tr• ^ ter depth.

Enquires: Guy on (09) 382 3688

Flame Ministries International (A Preachtneraschsng Organisation in the Catholic Church Serving Ow Body of arid)

Makin Church Organs Makin Or8ans Ltd. ot Oldham, U.K. are makers of digital church organs in the English tradition.

A Makin organ gives tonal quality and regulation normally associated with pipe organs.

A Makin organ sounds, feels and looks like a pipe organ.

Now available in Australia.

For further details, colour brochure and a demonstration call your Makin representative.

Keith Poole

Principal Organs 30 Masefield Ave, North Lake Tel/Fax 331 1525

40TH ANNIVERSARY MASS

Fr Anton Hesse 40th Anniversary Mass. All parishioners past and present are invited to St Kieran's Church, Cape Street. Osborne Park, on Sunday, August 6th, at 3pm. A fellowship and evening meal will f ollow. All welcome. RSVP by July 30 to Katie 344 2157, Lena 444 2210 or Rosa 349 1731.

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APOSTLES OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP, WILLETTON Charismatic Healing Mass with annointing o f the sick will be held on Friday, 4th A ugust, 1995, at 7.30pm at the Sts John & Paul Catholic C hurch, Pinetree Gully Road, Willetton (Praise and Worship s tarts at 7.00pm).

There will be fellowship and refreshments thereafter. All are welcome!

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