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Pastoral letter on poverty in pipeline

By Peter Rosengren

The eradication of poverty is the theme of a major pastoral statement to be released by Australia's Catholic Bishops later this year to mark the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Parishioners throughout the country will be able to gain access to the statement from Social Justice Sunday on September 29.

And in a move which reflects how seriously the Bishops view the problem of poverty, a conference sponsored by church agencies and designed to develop a plan of action to address domestic and international poverty issues will follow the statement.

Outlining major thrusts of the statement on behalf of the nation's bishops, Bishop Kevin Manning, chairman of the statement's drafting committee, said it would point out that poverty was a contradiction of God's desire for humanity "We will argue in this statement that poverty kills and hurts millions and that it contradicts God's desire that humankind be one, living in justice, peace and solidarity" he said.

"The central message of the statement is that poverty is a structural problem requiring changes in social, economic and political arrangements, as well as personal conversion."

Ills understood the statement identifies the "preferential option for the poor" as the basis for a renewed conunitment to the struggle against poverty The bishops will be seeking to place the eradication of poverty on the public agenda and to contribute to debate and action on the issue.

The statement and follow-up conference will also seek to educate Catholics as to the causes of poverty in Australia and overseas and propose a new beginning for its eradication.

It will also feature a questionnaire enabling feedback from readers to help Identify priority issues in tackling poverty

Reconciliation begins at home for the Churches

The responses will contribute to a draft plan of action for the Church to address the eradication of poverty.

The follow-up conference, entitled People First!, at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney in November, aims to attract a broad range of participants from Church welfare, social justice and aid and development organisations.

• Unemployment is a key factor in poverty and Catholic Church welfare representatives met last Friday to discuss potential cuts to be made by the Howard Government in the next Budget to incomesupport and labour market program.

Bishop John Gerry, Vicar for Social Response in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. said the Federal Government had to realise professional employment programs were a cheap way of helping the jobless when jobs were hard to get.

"Eighty per cent of long term unemployed people who get a job only do so with assistance from a labour market program," Bishop Gerry said. He warned the possible cuts were striking fear into the hearts of the jobless and their families.

Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission national director Toby O'Connor and Bishop Patrick Power, chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Social Welfare backed Bishop Geny's warnings.

"We strongly urge [the Government's Expenditure Review] Committee to consider the impact of its decisions on individuals and families trapped by unemployment and to reassess the decision to cut labour market program funding by levels of up to eighty per cent prior to this Budget," Bishop Power said.

Bishop Power was referring to the recent decision of Employment Minister Amanda Vanstone last month to cut funding to employment-related programs, some by as much as 80 per cent. The Skillshare programs run through Church welfare agencies have had their funding cut by 30 per cent for the three months before the Budget.

Senator Vanstone said the final position for funding of next year's programs would be determined by the Budget process.

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Perth: July 25, 1996

The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Edward Clancy, above left, washes the feet of Uniting Church minister Wall Fejo as the Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Keith Rayner, rear, washes the feet of Baptist pastor Graham Paulson. Below, Reverends Fejo and Paulson return the service. :Js Peter Pees ,,CCA

By Charles Sherlock of Church Scene Reconciliation between Aborigines and Europeans was dramatically symbolised at the second forum of the National Council of Churches in Australia last week when two Aborigines and the chief representatives of Australia's two largest Christian Churches washed each others feet as a sign of service and humility.

During the closing worship service, arranged by Aboriginal members, the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Edward Clancy of Sydney and the Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia, Archbishop Keith Rayner of Melbourne had their feet washed by Uniting Church minister Wall Fejo and Baptist pastor Graham Paulson - and then responded in turn.

Aboriginal and Islander concerns took top place during the NCCA Forum, held between July 12 and July 16 in Brisbane.

Land mine fight not over yet - Pages

The NCCA formally accepted the concept of an indigenous conference of churches, standing on its own feet, as an equal partner with the NCCA. "This meeting makes me feel we have grown up," Anglican Bishop Arthur Malcom, an Aboriginal, said.

"You are saying 'we will walk beside you because we can't do without you'."

Aboriginal delegates celebrated with an party on the closing evening, inviting friends and other delegates to toast the embryonic organisation and the NCCA for its openness, and then the new body as its emerges.

Aboriginal Marist brother Graeme Mundine said the NCCA logo of a boat reminded hlin that all non-indigenous Australians were "boat people". But Aboriginal Christians wanted to be in the boat, rowing as hard as they could, he said.

Full report on ecumenism - Page 11 Catholic Church regret - Page 3

Kuhn leads rural Parish Portraits - Back page

Jesus is still calling youth, and they respond F

rom time to time one reads or hears depressing comments about lack of faith in modern secular societies like Australia, and about the subsequent lack of vocations.

What I see is different.

I am very much aware of the inroads that secular thinking has made on active church membership, and I am also acutely aware of the pressure on the Church to compromise on her traditional teachings - especially on sexual morality, in order to become more "realistic" in the eyes of the modern world.

But at the same time I see the grace of God working powerfully among young people, filling them with love for God, making them enthusiastic about the vision that Christ gave us on the way we should live.

One of the joys of my position is

that I am in contact with a wide ness from the real world. Instead range of committed groups, there is a new appreciation for made up for the most part of the Church as a spiritual mother. young people.

Suddenly the Pope is really on I see them falling in love with their side, and the sacraments Jesus Christ, committing them- become a window to an experiselves to His way. I hear testi- ence of the divine. monies from young ones about They come to know a new freethe change that this encounter dom, and an inner peace they did with Jesus has made in their not know before. I could name lives. these groups, but perhaps I They tell me that the so-called should not, lest I leave someone freedom to experiment with out. drugs, sex and the latest thrill, is I can only urge Catholic people really a form of slavery, produc- in general not to be too gloomy. I ing nothing but confusion, lack of also urge them not to mistrust self-worth and inner loneliness. enthusiasm and spiritual fervour When they speak of their new- in committed groups of young formed love of God, of their people. desire to follow Jesus Christ as I ask them to look for these their Lord, my own heart rejoic- groups and support them. es.

Already these young ones are Gone are the criticisms of the producing lay leaders and vocaChurch for its hard-line morality, tions to the Priesthood and reliits desire to control, or its remote- gious life.

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RE, social issues top list Incoming Catholic Archbishop of four-square in the tradition of the uniMelbourne, Archbishop-elect George versal Church. The touchstone for that Pell, promised last week to speak out on is the See of Peter, the Church of Rome the moral consequences of social issues, and the Holy Father, the Pope," he said. to address the problem of declining con"I believe very much in the Papacy and gregations and to investigate how cur- I support very much the policies of this rent religious education programs could Holy Father," he added. be improved when he takes over as the Archbishop Pell, 55, described his sixth archbishop of Melbourne next appointment as "a humbling experimonth. ence" and said a special concern would Archbishop Pell and retiring Arch- be to encourage priests in their oftenbishop Sir Frank Little, who is leaving unsung pastoral work and to encourage because of ill health, spoke to the media religious life. at a joint press conference.

He said his first task as archbishop Reinforcing and emphasising the would be spiritual. importance of the ministerial priest"[I will] to try to keep the flame of the hood and bolstering family life would Faith alive in all our communities so also be important issues associated with that those many Australians who are Archbishop Pell, front, with Archbishop Little Photo John Casamento his leadership of the Church in looking and searching for meaning, last week.

Melbourne, Archbishop Pell said. looking for something beyond money to his predecessor saying Archbishop He would be working to maintain and pleasure, they'll find in our commu- Little had applied "great pastoral zeal Catholic loyalty to the Papacy. nities," he said. and generosity" in the Archdiocese of "I'll be striving to keep the Church The new archbishop also paid tribute Melbourne during his episcopate.

Wanneroo PP learnt forgiveness in Beirut A memorial Mass will be held for the soul of the late Servile Father Lawrence Martin Jenco, a former parish priest of St Anthony's, Wanneroo. from January 1976 to February 1977 on Monday evening at 730pm.

He died of cancer at St Domitilla Priory in Hillside, Illinois in the United States.

From February to July 1977, he worked with Mercy Sister, Sr Bernadine, to help alcoholic Aborigines in Perth before leaving that month to begin an apostolate with handicapped children in India.

But Fr Jenco, 61, became famous on the world stage when he was taken captive

by Muslim extremists in the Middle East in the 1980s, an experience which inspired him to become a living witness of forgiveness.

A priest since 1959, he was abducted by eight armed men in a residential section of West Beirut in Lebanon on 8

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Of course, there is a long way to go. The evils that come from trying to exclude God from human affairs are only too obvious.

But hope is a strong Christian virtue.

It is based on the knowledge that God has entered a New Covenant with his people sealed in the blood of Jesus Christ, and therefore we can trust absolutely that God will never cease working among us, raising up people of great faith.

I am glad it is happening among the young. It is a clear sign that our hope is well-founded.

Jesus is still calling our young people to faith, to conversion, to be active in our parishes, to be leaders of faith for others, and to give witness to God's love in our world.

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Fr Lawrence Jenco OSM January, 1985. At the time he was director of Catholic Relief Services in Beirut.

Held hostage for 564 days, he was released on 26 July 26, 1986. In public

speeches in the years that followed he always focused on a simple but moving theme: the necessity and the power of forgiveness.

'The first step . . . . in the creation of a new world order may be learning to forgive and to seek forgiveness," he said last year.

His 1995 book. "Bound to Forgive: The Pilgrimage to Reconciliation of a Beirut Hostage," recounted his long struggle to overcome anger and forgive his captors as he endured months of isolation, humiliation and fear of death.

He was particularly fond of recalling an incident 13 months after he was taken hostage. in which one of his captors, who had been particularly brutal to him in the early months, came up to him and asked his forgiveness.

"It was then that I knew I was going to be freed," Father Jenco recounted.

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Church regrets separation of black children

By Peter Rosengren Three church agencies representing Australia's Catholic Bishops have expressed regret for the historical involvement of church bodies in the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their parents.

The expression of regret - from the Catholic Bishops' Committee for Social Welfare, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council and the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission - came in a joint preliminary statement to the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families currently being conducted around Australia by the Human Rights Equal and Opportunity Commission.

The three agencies acknowledged that Church bodies had been involved in the practice and said the ACSWC and NATSICC were currently preparing a formal national response on behalf of the Church to the inquiry, "We sincerely regret that some of the Church's child welfare services and organisations . . . . assisted governments implement assimilationist policies and practices." they said.

The joint statement was signed by social welfare committee chairman, Bishop Patrick Power, NATSICC chairman, Br Graeme Mundine. and ACSWC director, Toby O'Connor.

The agencies said that while to the best of their knowledge none of the Church organisations involved had been given legislative authority to forcibly or physically remove children from their families, they accepted some Church bodies had been instrumental in keeping children and families separate.

"We are indeed sorrowful that the Catholic Church, and its organisations, did not publicly challenge these abhorrent policies and practices at the time," they added.

However, they said that the foreshadowed formal response would seek to uncover the roles and degree of involvement of all the organisations operating under the auspices the Church that had provided services to children separated from their parents.

ACSWC national director. Mr Toby O'Connor, told The Record the response was not likely to be ready until September at the earliest.

In their statement, the agencies said the difficulty of uncovering the degree of involvement in the practice was underscored by the fact that there were few written records surviving from the era of separation.

The agencies also pointed out that with 28 Catholic dioceses in Australia and over 200 religious orders or congregations, there was no one central repository of information on the subject.

"We do not expect the quality or quantity of any recorded information to be substantial." they

said. The agencies said that research undertaken to date had indicated that, since 1848, 68 individual service centres had some history of providing a variety of residential-based services to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children.

The agencies also indicated that the Church would be assisting those who had suffered from enforced separation.

Both NATSICC and the ACSWC had been involved in liaison with Centacare Australia, the peak body representing the Church's counselling diocesan-based agencies, in relation to "the possible and practical role" the Church could play in relation to those who had been separated from their families.

Centacare Australia had also offered to assist those who had been in the care of agencies operated under the Church's auspices with any available information, counselling and emotional support in the search for knowledge about their personal history and family background. they said.

The inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was launched by the-then General, Federal Attorney Michael Lavarch, in August 1995.

Correction It was incorrectly stated in last week's Record. page 9, that Mother Teresa's institutions are in Calcutta, in Bangladesh when they are in India.

Burmese bishops stop in Perth on path from Rome

Bishop Sofro Phemo, left front, Bishop Shue and Bishop Ray with Archbishop Hickey, left rear, and Bishop Healy at the Archbishop's office last weekend.

Three members of the Burmese vice-president of the Burmese Bishops' Conference visited Bishops' Conference, Bishop Archbishop Barry Hickey and Raymond Saw Po Ray, and Bishop Robert Healy at the Bishop Sotro Phemo.

Church offices in Victoria Square They said that part of the realast week during a stopover in son for their trip to Australia had Perth. been to examine the possibilities On the last leg of an Australian mission and evangeliregarding tour following their ad limina their own country. sation in visit to Rome, the trio included also visited bishops three The Burmese the president of the Bishops' Conference. Bishop Sydney, Canberra and MelbMatthias U Shue, the conference ourne while in Australia.

Aid workers in preparation

Some of the participants and lecturers on the course Students participating in the ment issues at an international 1996-97 Caritas Australia (for- level. Each of the participants is merly Australian Catholic Relief) asked to make a voluntary comjustice and development course, mitment for two years working in Think Globally - Act Locally, the area of justice and developrecently met at the Catholic ment.

In January 1997, participants Education Office for a weekend will complete their study with a seminar.

The course aims to provide tour to India. Bangladesh or Sri education in justice and develop- Lanka.

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Games with a Maths enrichment camp attracts big numbers Gospel moral

By Brian Coyne, CEO media officer

Some of the troops at the tiv'n in the DMZ' camp at Eagles' Nest in Gidgeganup last week.

The Catholic Youth Ministry held its first Catholic Youth and Young Ministry, said holiday camp last week at the Eagles Nest this week "Our intention in holding the Youth Formation Centre in Gidgegannup camp was to provide an opportunity for with over 50 young people from both students in years 11 and 12 to relax, take a Perth and country areas attending. breath and refocus on the second part of Titled "Liv'n in the DMZ", the four day the year and at the same time have the camp was a combination of Christian liv- opportunity for young people to particiing activities and old fashioned fun. pate in various prayer experiences and From the time participants boarded the Christian formation activities." bus at the Diocesan Youth Office it was "Liv'n in the DMZ" (De-Militarised Zone) non stop action. was the title of the camp, the image being Beside the spiritual and Christian forma- taken from the South Korean-North tion that took place during the week there Korean Border. were many times of fun and games with The thrust of the camp focused on areas the highlight being "war games" in the val- In our lives where people do not make ley at 2.00am on the last night. decisions regarding their life but rather 'Dew teams, one defending a red bucket just find themselves being carried along and the other trying to get to it attempted by values and standards in society. to out-manoeuvre each other for over two This camp is the first of its kind with hours. more being planned for school holidays in Bruce Downes, the Director of the 1997.

The school holidays did not provide a rest for the 35 students who attended the MEGA 96 Mathematics Camp at Mazenod College last week.

The camp has become a regular fixture at Mazenod for Year 10 students from Catholic secondary schools.

The camp provides an enrichment program for students who are attracted by mathematical challenges.

The students attend workshops and take part in quiz competitions and games that are designed to extend their knowledge.

The camp was organised by the Head of Mathematics at Mazenod College, Ms Barbara HeeIan, assisted by maths teachers from Catholic colleges.

As well as activities held at the College, the students are also taken on excursions to places where mathematics can be seen being used in practical application. The highlight of the campwas a night-time visit to the space Observatory at Bickley.

The ABACUS prize for overall participation and success in the various activities of MEGA 96 was won by Steven Wall of La Salle College, Viveash.

The winner of a Hewlett Packard Graphics Calculator provided by Educational Computing Services Pty Ltd was Susan-Mary O'Hanlon of Mercedes College.

Perth.

The MEGA Quiz, sponsored by the Institute of Engineers, was won by Georgina Ker, also of Mercedes College.

Viewing the heavens at the Observatory at Bickley.

Basketball and barbeque 'blast' at Bateman

It all started in a pub with an all-night discussion between Dominic and the barman.

They argued about life's purpose, the goodness of the world, freedom and responsibility, the saving death of Jesus Christ.

The outcome was Dominic's vision of a community of prayerful, scholarly and passionate communicators of the Gospel.

Men at ease in the world but with their hearts set on Christ.

The conversation goes on...

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Nearly 150 young people from four parishes gathered at Corpus Christi College in Bateman last month for a basketball-and-barbecue afternoon.

Bateman parish hosted the event in which young people from Bateman, Rockingham, Willetton and Whitfords parishes formed eight teams competing in a basketball competition, helped by many vocal supporters.

The (unbiased?) assistant priest from Rockingham. Fr Ian Esmond, reported that while Bateman A team beat Willetton B team in the final, special mention had to be made of the consistently high standard of play throughout the day of the team from Rockingham, which narrowly missed contesting the final.

The evening barbecue proved a wonderful climax to the day, with the young people and their priests able to socialise with each other after the competitive but friendly competition. All are looking forward to similar events in the future.

Competition was stiff in the basketball and barbecue afternoon held between Bateman, Rockingham, Willetton and Whiffords parishes recently.

More than 150 young people took part, showing a high degree of skill as shown, left, by these maestros of the hoop.

Full land

By Peter Rosengren Keeping up the momentum on the international campaign to totally ban landmines was the message from Adelaide Mercy Sister, Patricia Pak Poy, when she visited Perth at the behest of the Christian Centre for Social Action last week Sr Patricia has been working full-time on the campaign as its national coordinator and has seen it grow to cover the nation, with a network spanning a range of church, political, and professional groups.

Sr Patricia was here in Perth to meet with WA campaigners and report on the United Nations Review Conference on landmines held in Geneva in May.

me ban sought

She said that despite some advances, the campaign was far from over.

"The total ban on landmines calls for a hefty commitment to the long haul, because while Australia has come out in favour of a total ban, we are only one country," she said.

She said the campaign would only be successful when there was enough support around the world to swing governments towards completely banning the use of victim-activated devices which killed and maimed innocent people.

While applauding the recent Australia government decision to stop all operational use of landmines, she said it was a compromise decision and had not gone

region, she said. In September last year over 216,000

Pacific

signatures from around Australia were presented to the Australian

Sr Patricia Pak Poy enough.

This meant it was far important for Australians to keep working towards an unconditional ban on the part of the Government and within the Asia-

government calling for a complete ban on the use of landmines.

While the Federal Coalition Government had banned their operational use by the Australian Defence Forces, she said, any decision to cease use implied that it could be recommenced again in the future, even in extreme circumstances.

Sister Patricia called for ordinary people everywhere to join the campaign, writing to their local representatives and urging them to make Australia's banning of the weapons complete, rather than a suspension.

Edmund Rice's vision to work with poor honoured

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard In a run up of celebratory events leading up to the beatification of their founder Edmund Rice in October this year, the Christian Brothers have a series of activities planned to mark the occasion, the most recent of which was a Schools Staff Seminar last Monday that included entire staff from principals to groundsmen and women as a day of celebration.

Held at a city hotel, two keynote speakers addressed the assembly of about 300 staff from the Christian Brothers' schools of CBC Fremantle, Aquinas, Trinity, Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon, Clontarf Aboriginal College, and St Mary's Tardun.

Keynote speaker American Michael Christian Brother Colasuonno, who lives in Rome and represents the international body of Christian Brothers, challenged participants to ask themselves were they truly following the vision of Edmund Rice who sought to educate and help the marginalised and the poorest.

He asked them were their schools a better place because they were there? Were the people within the schools happier? Did those working in Christian Brothers' schools witness to true Christian values? and what would they and the school be remembered for?

Enquiring as to whether staff members were evangelising, Br Colasuonno pointed out that unless every person within the school was evangelising, there was no point in giving merely religious education because, although that was necessary, it was equally as important to be a presence and to stand for values.

"Evangelising means making time for people," he pointed out, "which is the basic Gospel message.

"It means making God real for people, because that is the power of evangelisation."

Br Colasuonno noted how education had the power to change lives, saying that teachers were therefore able to touch people's lives and change them for the better, adding that "if we do the job well they won't forget us or what we stand for.

"That is part of the Edmund Rice vision, which was all about people and relationships between people."

Stating how the Christian Brothers had 28 projects throughout the world, Br Colasuonno said all Christian Brothers and their associates were bonded through the common vision of Edmund

Rice. and described projects in every country, including Australia. where broadened initiatives were being undertaken inspired by that vision - some involving Brothers and in other cases without Brothers.

Urging all involved to reach far and wide with the all embracing vision of Edmund Rice, Br Colasuonno told how Edmund Rice was not content simply with his foray into schools, but simultaneously also helped the marginalised outside his schools, even to the point of prison visitations and standing beside those on the gallows about to be hung, giving them spiritual fortification.

The large audience at the Christian Brothers' schools seminar

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A Layman's

Meditation

Peter Dwan continues meditations on the readings for Sunday Mass.

This week the readings for the 17th Sunday of Year A

T

oday's readings highlight the value of wisdom.The first reading (1 Kings 3:5, 7-12), records how God appeared to Solomon in a dream and said: "Ask what you would like me to give you."

Solomon replied: "Give your servant a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil, for who could govern this people of yours that is so great."

Solomon saw the need for wisdom, and this fact showed that he already had a certain amount of wisdom.

Wisdom is one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, which we receive in Confirmation.

However, we need to pray for an increase in the gifts and the fruits of the Spirit for we need as much wisdom as we can be given.

God was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom instead of riches, and gave him the wisdom he asked for.

We need to realise that while anyone can make money, it takes a wise person to save it, and/or put it to good use to help promote Christ's kingdom on earth.

It is precisely those who are hungry for money who seem to be least able to use it wisely.

There are those who stay away from Sunday Mass in order to avoid having to give to the collection, yet will go and play the polcies, and be unconcerned if they lose $50.

The second reading (Romans 8:28-30), gives us the consoling message: "We know that by turning everything to their good. God cooperates with all those who love him."

There is a lot of materialism today, but there is a growing reaction against materialism.

The poverty of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity is stricter than that of many other Orders. Yet the Missionaries of Charity's novitiates are full at a time when the other Orders are experiencing a vocations' crisis.

It mustn't be thought that money is a bad thing in itself.

Money is a good servant, but a bad master!

Today's gospel (Matthew 13:44-52), gives a number of parables, which highlight certain aspects of God's kingdom.

In the first parable, Christ compares the kingdom of heaven to a treasure which someone has found in a field.

He hides it again, goes off and sells everything he owns and buys the field.

Christ's point was that we must be prepared to sell everything else in order to gain the kingdom of heaven, because if is more valuable than anything else.

Materialistic minded people cannot grasp this, because they lack wisdom.

Our Lord then compared the kingdom of heaven to a pearl of great value, which a merchant finds and then goes off to buy it.

Wisdom enables us to see the true value of things.

John Paul II: the real revolutionary D

oes the Pope matter to Australian Catholics? In bygone years, that question would have had an answer as obvious as that even more famous question, "Is the Pope a Catholic?

Today, however, it is not so obvious that the Pope does matter to everyone. Encouraged by widespread criticism of the papacy and the Vatican both inside and outside today's Church, some Catholics may well consider papal views on many issues to be of little concern to them.

Catholics who think this way may be in for a rude shock Across the world, Pope John Paul II is having a growing impact on the lives of ordinary Catholics at the grass-roots level through his policy of appointing strong supporters of traditional Church teachings to key positions of ecclesiastical influence.

The reason for this policy is obvious to anyone who has noticed the tide of change which has swept the Catholic Church since the 1960's. In line with other revolutionary changes that have affected the non-religious world, Catholicism has been buffeted by a mood of questioning of old beliefs and practices since that time.

The Pope's policy is designed to restore some balance and stability to this process of constant change.

By focussing on the essentials of Catholic practice and belief such as the sacramental role of the priesthood, and core moral doctrines - the Pope is helping assure that the Church of the 21st Century will be one with a coherent role and message, capable of creating a far greater impact on individuals and society at large than the often confused variety of Catholicism of the past two decades.

A principal method by which the Pope can do this is papal appointments. With the clergy Itself divided in its views on many issues today, it is essential to the coherence of the Church's overall message that bishops and Archbishops have a unified voice

appointment of Bishop Patrick Kelly to take over the key British See of Liverpool, left vacant by the late Archbishop Derek Worlock.

Bishop Kelly was described in the London Tablet as "the favoured candidate of traditionalist and conservative Catholics for the vacant see."

These appointments can have an impact on the lives of on the central matters of religion Catholics in many ways. and religious life.

Most important, perhaps, is the Ever since the beginning of reminder they send, both to the Pope John Paul's papacy, the rank-and-file faithful and those Vatican has been consistent in its with a more "professional" interselection policy. Some of the est in the Church, like clergy and most famous examples include Church employees, about the Cardinal John O'Connor in New nature of the Catholic Church York, Cardinal Adrianus Simonis and what a unique institution it in Holland, and Cardinal Jean is.

Marie Lustiger in Paris.

The "Pope's men" all share a In the Latin American church, strong belief in the central importhe Pope has exerted a clear tance of the sacraments and traInfluence towards creating a pop- ditional spiritual teachings. They ular yet unified Catholicism with are all concerned with restoring such appointments as that of an emphasis on these things Archbishop Rivera y Damas to within the Church's communal replace assassinated life. the Archbishop Oscar Romero in El In time, this may prove more Salvador, and that of the Church revolutionary than anything that leader of nearby Nicaragua, happened in the '60's.

Cardinal Miguel Obando y If Catholicism is a strong reliBravo. gion well into the next century, it More recently, the Pope has will have the Pope's appointagain acted strongly with the ments policy largely to thank.

To Jesus through Mary. . .

Catholics pray that Mary, the Mother of God, will be beside them when they die as she was beside her Son in His death. This account of Mary's influence at the deathbed comes from the experience of Princess Irma Lobkowitz, Vienna, as published in the April 1995 edition of the Ave Maria magazine of the WA Garabandal Centre

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he event which I am going to narrate here took place in October 1936. I was sitting in my room and was called to the telephone.

ThereIlearned that at such and such an address there was a seriously ill person who needed me.

When I inquired about more details and asked who was calling, the caller hung up on me.

Of course, I went there at once and on the way I thought about what excuse I could give for my visit. Who called me I still don't know, even today.

In the designated apartment there really was a very sick person. He was a distinguished looking gentleman, approximately 50 years of age, who had pneumonia.

There was no one else there except the nurse with whom the patient did not seem to get along very well.

The patient did not seem the least bit surprised at my visit and didn't ask me why I had come.

When I asked him how I could be of assistance to him, he said wearily, but in a friendly manner.

"Just stay here!"

I chatted with him for approximately one hour, trying to amuse him a little.

Then I had to leave because I wanted to attend the lecture of a certain priest I asked the patient if I might come back the following morning.

At first he didn't want to let me go at all; then he begged me to be sure and come back soon.

The lecture had already begun whenIarrived and the priest was Just saying, ". . . . and Christ stands at every deathbed and waits. He waits with open arms and is ready to forgive even the worst sins."

These words which I quote from memory were to me like a

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finger pointing from above. As soon as the lecture was over I hurried back to my sick friend who was visibly glad to see me.

I noticed, however, that in the interim his condition had grown worse and that he would soon die.

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Then I noticed that he winced and seemed to he struggling with himself.

He told me that he was a Freemason and that he had not had the courage to tell me that before for fear that I would leave him.

I assured him that I would certainly remain with him to chat with him for a while. But now the situation was getting a bit difficult for me.

After all, I was seeing this man for the first time in my life, I knew nothing about him, and I was very much afraid that Imight spoil everything at the last minute by my ineptitude.

Mary, the Mother of Grace, had to help. Unobtrusively I slipped a Miraculous Medal under his pillow.

Meanwhile, it was going on 9 o'clock at night and I wanted to go home so I could come again the next day. But when I told him that, he replied weakly: "Just stay!

Just stay!"

Soon his breathing became more difficult and he could no longer lie down. I made him sit up in bed and had to keep supporting him.

At the same time I told him about the crib at Bethlehem and I saw that he was listening with tears in his eyes.

Time passed and at the express wish of the sick man I told the nurse to go to bed.

Now the poor man had a dreadful period of suffering: shortness of breath, bodily pains and such.

At the same time he was the prey of indescribable fears which were so great that his whole

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body trembled.

He could not sit up unsupported. I sat next to him and he leaned his tired head on my shoulder.

I prayed softly and told him about the Blessed Mother. Finally I told him the story of the good thief. He listened attentively andI had to repeat the story for him.

The clock struck midnight, and he kept on asking me to stay with him. Finally, around 1 o'clock in the morning, he said in an unforgettable tone of voice which left no doubt concerning his meaning: "Now!" Happily I looked at his tearstreaked, suffering face and fetched a Jesuit priest, who came at once, bringing with him the Blessed Sacrament.

When we arrived back the sick man was waiting eagerly for us and asked me to prepare him.

His time was short. He went to received Holy Confession, Communion and was anointed.

He renounced his errors and it was comforting to see how he was reconciled to the Church of God. Iremained with him to the end.

He was a very lonely person.

When I asked him if I should notify anyone, he shook his head in the negative.

When the morning bells were ringing for the first Mass, he gently breathed forth his soul in peace to God. Our dear Lady had obtained the grace of conversion for him.

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The Olympics: sign of the times for Christians

The Record

The Atlanta Olympics provides an opportunity for the first of an occasional guest editorial. This editorial is from the Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newspaper in the United States.

Athletics are natural reminders that we Pope John Paul II is quoted as saying that athletics -is a training ground of are not born perfect. To accomplish any athletic goal, we start as beginners, and virtue."

Indeed, athletics is a joy in and of itself, we better ourselves through work, discihe spectacle of the Olympics the body revelling in its own expression pline and practice. attracts the attention of even the of discipline, grace and power. In athletThis elementary insight persists in most uninterested sports viewer. ics, physical and mental skills are exerted sports, even though it has been lost in Part of it is the hype of the networks and in tandem not only to best others, but to many churches. advertisers who pay millions of dollars better oneself.

It is bad form to talk about for the right to flaunt the golden rings.

If sports risks glorifying the body, it also discipline and resisting temptation. It is Part of it is the voracious consumer can be an opportunity for transcendence. inappropriate to talk about sanctity and appetite for entertainment. And then The oft-quoted line from the film sinfulness.

The blather of spiritual self-esteem there is the nationalistic drama of "our Chariots of Fire - When I run, I can feel team" versus every other nation. But the his pleasure - suggests the spiritual com- has infantilised our relationship with God, demanding nothing of us. expecting athletic endeavours of the world's ponent of athletic accomplishment.

Olympians have a drama apart from For sports have more to teach us than nothing of us.

But love is more than sentimentalism, these more superficial considerations. simply how to conquer others, or conFor Americans jaded by the astronomi- quer the record book_ They also teach us and the human spirit is drawn toward that which challenges it to grow. cal salaries of professional athletes, it is how to conquer ourselves.

God expects great things of us: He The discipline and control of sports, the easy to forget that the universal and spirus to be saints, to be good and expects to but rules, the to itual value of athletics has nothing to do obedience not only with the size of one's endorsement con- physical realities, are part of the faithful servants.

Sainthood does not happen merely Pope's -training ground of virtue." tract.

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"We were so mad after that, we just had to win."

This shows that great generals must not only understand the battlefield but must understand human beings as well.

Kelvin Jerboro East Perth

pared to give time to these programs. As a couple who have been involved in both these programs may we gratefully say that we have received far more than we gave to the youth.

Peter and Veronica Dymond Toodyay

Fruits of Antioch

Victims disappointed

s a patriotic Australian who has recently spent a year working in Northern Ireland, I was dismayed by the comparison of the Orange marches t was interesting to note in The there to our Anzac Day parade. (West Record (11 July) accounts of two relaAustralian, 13 July). There is simply no tively young Catholics (in their thirevent in Australia which serves as a valid ties) and their involvement in the Church. basis for comparison.

On the front page we read of Brad The following points must be borne in State chairman of the Knights of Prentice. hapwhat of picture realistic a for mind Cross, and elsewhere an artiSouthern the pened in Northern Ireland around 12 July: Pirola and her initiative of Teresa on cle of apartheid 1. There is a rigid system whereby Catholics are forced to live in particular enclaves; 2. The marches, a boast about Protestant victory over Catholicism. proceed through these enclaves; 3. The climax of the march is the burning of an effigy of the Pope in Belfast; 4. The Orange Order were not asked to stop their marches this year.

People who don't subscribe to their particular tradition (about 40 per cent of the population), do not want drums which can be heard several miles away, playing five metres away from their living room windows; and 5. The irony that St Patrick's Day marches are banned in Northern Ireland.

There is a world of difference between patriotism which expresses a benign loyTeresa Pirola alty to the country as a whole, which is the prevailing sentiment of Anzac Day ceremonies on one hand, and sectarianism the Story Source. These two people were which expresses hatred and the power of part of the first Antioch weekend held in one group over another in the same com- Australia - indeed, as mentioned in The Record, Teresa, with her family, intromunity.

If there is ever to be a solution in duced Antioch to Australia.

One of the ideals of Antioch and Luke 18.

Northern Ireland, the evil on both sides both programs involving young Catholics, must be seen for what it is. is to call our youth to lead a sacramental J. Doreen Moulds life, whether that be as a single, a married Lesmurdie person or an ordained priest.

Both these programs have touched and changed the lives of hundreds, if not thoupeople. write to tell a story which might help sands, of young programs within the are two They of our in some football coaches which specifically set out to give Church Catholic schools. young participants an experience of A friend of mine attended a school in the couples as adult leaders. married Sydney which is famous for the rugby one way the Church can offer an is This teams it produces. lifestyle to that which our alternative I will not name the school but let's just to through television, exposed are youth say it is run by an order famous for being and their own lives. founded by a Spanish saint who was con- their friends Another of the ideals of both these proverted while recuperating from an operais to call our youth to leadership in grams tion on his leg.

- a call to which people like the Church He said that, before every game against Brad and Teresa and many other youth of another school, their coach, an elderly our Church have obviously responded.

Brother, would make the entire team surIt is something of a reflection on the lack round him in a circle on the football of willingness of us married couples to ground and, in full view of the enemy, hear and answer what may be our call to make them kneel, bless themselves, and respond to the needs of our youth, to dissay a decade of the Rosary. that there are parishes wishing to He told me that after an experience like cover ideals of Luke 18 and Antioch to offer the that the team would play like supermen. parishioners, but which canyoung their "So you're saying the Rosary helped you do so due to the inability to completely not win?" I asked, a little sceptically. couples who are premarried find willing "Rosary, nothing!" he exclaimed.

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by wishing it so, no more than athletic accomplishment does.

Like love, like sport, sanctity is hard work: prayer and fasting and the giving of alms for starters, and going to Mass, availing ourselves of the sacraments, reading good spiritual works, helping the poor.

St Paul compares us to athletes running the good race.

To do so. we must train the heart, strengthen the will, follow God's commandments and avoid the distractions and temptations of the world.

Yes, it is hard work, but the reward is greater than any athlete's laurel.

When we watch the great Olympic contests this month, appreciate not just the winners, but all who have submitted themselves to the demands of their sport.

There is much we can learn from these modern-day heroes as we run our own race for our eternal prize.

• The opinions expressed in this editorial, and any other Record editorial, are not necessarily those of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perth.

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r Bill Uren's Committee of Catholics in the Media (The Record 4 July). in commenting on a recent ABC Four Corners program about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, has made disparaging observations about the Broken Rites victim support group.

Broken Rites comprises over 1.000 clergy -abuse victims who have come together to support each other in the justice process.

The organisation is non-denominational although 90 per cent of our members are Catholics. Many members still practise their Catholic faith. Catholics in the Media wrongly stated that some people regard Broken Rites as "anti-Catholic".

Broken Rites recognises the valuable work of Bishop Geoffrey Robinson and Father Usher of the Professional Standards Committee concerning sexual abuse, but we know from experience that the Church has a long way to go before its responds to victims in an open and truthful way.

The Bishops rightly state, in their April 1996 pastoral letter on church sexual abuse, that the victims must be heard.

We are disappointed that Father Uren's media committee is disparaging the victims' support group.

Chris MacIsaac Broken Rites Support Group Rosanna. Victoria

Marian movement

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t is quite intriguing to note the suspicion and sometimes even criticism of the "Marian Movement" by not only some lay members of the Catholic Church but also some clergy, while at the same time many Catholics are dabbling regularly in New Age occultic practices with little or no disapproval voiced from the same quarters.

The paradoxical illusion is that while "sitting on the fence" on New Age (and often quoting, out of context, Vatican II statements), they are somehow contributing to ecumenical and world harmony.

It is worth noting that Luther had a special devotion to Our Lady and also believed in transubstantiation. But the "Marian Movement" simply re-iterates Christ's teachings and, in common with discerning Catholics and many Protestant churches, recognises clearly the dangers of New Age philosophies which, although attractively and deceptively presented, are totally and, dare I say the word, "fundamentally" incompatible with Christian beliefs.

James A. Cummings Bunbury

Joy in silence or noise?

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axing read, for some time now, in magazines and newsletters about the contentious issue of 'Talking in Church after Mass', I decided to add my opinion for what it is worth.

At first. I was inclined to agree with those who were against all talking in Church. looking on it as, perhaps, offensive to our Divine Lord.

However. I now agree in essence with Joy McMullan (The Record, 4 July). After discerning, for a period of time, the friendly greetings. happy laughter, loving embraces, delighted surprise at seeing one another, little children playing and waiting patiently for Mum and Dad. I started wondering what the Lord, looking on, would be thinking.

I couldn't believe that He would be other than pleased that this happy activity was taking place in His house - that He would not be smiling lovingly too.

Yes, there are usually two or three devout souls, sitting with closed eyes, concentrating (perhaps with difficulty) on post-communion prayer. I'm sure that these ones would be smiled on too - maybe double blessed.

If the meetings and greetings were left to outside the Church. those who wished to talk together would be lost in the crowd and the moment could be missed.

We live in a changed and changing world, increasingly isolated in our busy stress. Gone are the days when leisure time, to catch up with friends and acquaintances, was assured.

The happy chatter that contributes so much to a community of love and fellowship, has to be as I now see it, a spontaneous thing of the moment - whether inside or outside the Church.

I'm also convinced that if "Talk Bans" were to be imposed, there would still only be that faithful few who would stay back!

The answer, I believe, lies with the clergy. Where has that precious time gone that we used to have immediately following the receiving of the Body and Blood of our Divine Lord when there was a reverent silence in the Church for about 10 minutes or so.

In most Churches it has been replaced by the reading of notices. With all due respect, I must ask, do we have to have notices read to us? Are we not mostly literate?

If folk are not interested enough to take home the bulletins provided, are they interested in the contents, anyway? A special announcement can always be emphasised by our Priest.

And yes, of course, we have to have the second collection but please, dear Fathers, give us back that all important time to talk, In our hearts, to our precious Lord Jesus, before we are flung back into the maelstrom of "Life To-day".

Anne Morel Mt Lawley

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New Norcia keeps celebrating 150 years

Seeking God in weaving and prayer

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard

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Sr Zoe Davis: bring the spirituality of the Turvey Benedictines Down Under

merican-born Sister Zoe Davis, Prioress of Our Lady of Peace Priory at Turvey Abbey in Bedfordshire, England, made her first visit to Down Under recently as a guest speaker at the New Norcia Symposium, which was part of the Benedictine celebration of 150 years ministry at New Norcia.

Sr Zoe, an Olivetan Benedictine, was joined by about 60 other folk, a dozen resident monks, and a healthy sprinkling of 'Benedictine scafterlings', who came from the eastern states. An early Benedictine stronghold, Kalumburru, was represented in the form of Sr Visitation.

St Benedict's feast day on July 11 fell within the symposium during which a specially commissioned painting by Salvatore Zofiva celebrating the sesquicentenary was unveiled as were special silk vestments and furnishings by resident weaver Ann Smithson.

Another highlight was the picnic at Wyening - the former winery built by the monks, followed by a gala dinner and a concert at New Norcia.

Sr Zoe gave a retreat to the monks after the symposium but not before giving The Record an outline of her congregation and a glimpse into life within the Turvey community. She was raised an Anglican but became a

Catholic in 1972, was a graduate Turvey nuns calls them to be of St John's College, Annapolis, respectively goatherds, vegetable Maryland and then, as a Watson and fruit gardeners, weavers, Travelling Scholar, she studied embroiderers, kitchen managers, the restoration and conservation icon painters, mosaic and graphof textiles, as well as doing tapes- ic artists, and vestment makers try weaving at West Dean for the Catholic and non-Catholic College in Sussex, England. churches.

Professed in 1980, Sr Zoe is the The nuns also edit an ecumenicurrent Prioress of this "fairly tra- cal journal as Christian unity is ditional Benedictine community." the major thrust of the order.

At Turvey, the monks and nuns Referring to her own life work, live side by side as two separate Sr Zoe said it's about seeking communities, but work closely God and seeking Him in commutogether and share a midday nity through prayer and work meal.

Describing it as a good but hard Both communities have to sup- life "because it's real," she said it port themselves by their daily wasn't hard in the sense of great work within their enclosure. austerities, "but can be deadly It's a typical monastic life with boring - because if you're not periods of silence, recreation and seeking God, it becomes pointwork, which in the case of the less and meaningless."

Some of the Good Samaritan Sisters at the Symposium's Wyening picnic were Sr Therese Marie Fleming. seated, Sr Teresa Hyland, left rear, and Sr Verna Holyhead with New Norcia district identity Mrs Dolores Kelly, centre.

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here appears to be no end to the making was done at New Norcia but, contributions the New Norcia with the completion of the winery built monks have made to West during the First World War, the end Australian culture, a picnic during the product was completed there under the recent New Norcia symposium demon- wine making skills of firstly the monks strated. and then other winemakers - the last of In this instance, it's the old winery built whom was Auguste Schwarzbach from by the Benedictine Monks on their 1949, until the last vintage in 1972.

Wyening mission outpost, which was As for the winery, built by the monks established to supervise the Aboriginal and other craftsmen, it was specifically shepherds the monks employed. set into the hillside to allow the force of The building which oozes character, is gravity to help in moving water from the lovingly crafted in rich, rustic, earthy 45,000 litre water tank on the highest brown stone and contentedly nestles, point behind the winery, to the winewith its rear cut into the hillside, midst making area. the wonderful setting of a few eucalypts Six concrete vats, also at a high level to accompany it as it gracefully moves behind the winery, held the juice from into its 80s. the pressed grapes which was piped Inside, it has high louvered windows down to the lower level 2,250 litre conwith enormous beams supporting the crete fermenting vats, and then finally steeply pitched roof, with an owl hole stored in Tasmanian Oak and Kauri high in the front facade, enabling noc- casks. turnal owl entry to catch mice and rats.

The monks kept their table wine chilled Dom Salvado's monks initially built a by suspending it on ropes into a stone mission cottage in October 1880 that was lined well in front of the mission chapel. then replaced in 1892 by a mud brick By late 1960, recollects Fr Maur, the house that is still in fine condition today. vineyard, which started off as an experiBy 1905, the monks hpIassisted with ment, had an annual vintage of between and supervised the planting of 10,000 27,000 to 36,000 litres. grape vines on 10 hectares.

The heavily laden grape vines would One of the current monks, who came to produce 100 buckets brimming over with New Norcia in 1925, was 1908-Spanish- grapes in only one row of vines with born Fr Maur Enjuanes who resided at about 9,000 gallons of grapejuice pressed Wyening. at vintage time.

He recalls there was a priest and usualIn 1969, however, the monks exchanged ly two brothers living there who after a their Wyening property to one closer to Barn Mass would work solidly in the New Norcia. vineyard in order to have loads of picked The Young family purchased the propgrapes ready for the first crushing at erty and have maintained it as a tourist 8am. interest.

The vineyard, he remembers, had Although the Benedictines transferred about two acres of muscat shiraz with much of their equipment back to New other wine varieties and some table Norcia for their museum, individual cask grapes. sizes plus winemaking equipment At first, the final processing of the wine remain for visitors.

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The old Benedictine winery at Wyening

Visiting their former winery during the recent symposium are Benedictines Dom John Herbert (atop the far left barrel), Fr Placid Spearriff with Doms Benedict Mudd and Kerry Sands on the right-hand barrels with, on the front left, Fr Christopher Power, Fr David Barry, Abbot Bernard Rooney, Dom Augustine Gozalo, and Frs Basil Noseda, Seraphim Sanz, and Maur Enjuanes.

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Olympic medals cannot replace family, faith

By Kathi Stearns

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ost Olympians don't just walk their way into the 1996 Summer Games.

But that's exactly what Michelle Rohl, a parishioner at St Peter's Church in LaGrange, did in late June when she qualified for the US Olympic women's 10-kilometre race walk team.

It is Rohl's second Olympics; she competed in the Barcelona Games in 1992.

Going into the Games in Atlanta, she was the US record-holder in the event with a track time of 44 minutes, 41 seconds and a road time of 44:17.

In April she also became the US recordholder for the five-kilometre race walk.

She will defend her records on July 29.

Despite her recent strong showing, Rohl was not focused on getting a medal.

"I have started to centre on running my own race rather than worrying about what the other racers are doing," she said in an interview with The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Atlanta Archdiocese.

"If I have a good day, I may be talking about a top 10 finish. Anything could happen from there."

However, Rohl realises that the expectations are much higher than they were in 1992.

-This year the Games are in our home country and I've got a lot more experience.

I am really hoping to finish in the top keep her family at home to watch the cer10. But in reality, the outcome of the race emonies on television.

But "luckily my race is one of the only is out of my hands."

Rohl, 30, has been training in LaGrange events that is free and open to the public," since 1993, when she and her family she said.

"SoIhope everyone in my family and the moved to Georgia so that she could acclipeople in LaGrange who have been so mate for the 1996 Games.

She began competing on the race walk- supportive can come to watch me coming circuit in 1989 after her college coach pete."

Among those supporters has been her for cross country and track in Wisconsin suggested that she might have a better parish community.

For Rohl, who was grateful to her parish chance of qualifying for the 1992 Games embracing her family during the last three as a race walker rather than a runner.

The mother of two children, 3-year-old years, the Catholic faith is essential to her Sebastian and 6-year-old Molly, Rohl said life and gives her the proper perspective. that her family has made extensive finan"My faith has been there sinceI was bapcial sacrifices to enable her to compete. tised," she added.

Between meets and training she has "It's what I grew up with, and I can't picworked part-time in a nursery ture my life today without it. It helps me to Her husband, Michael, is a personal understand people and gives me a trainer at an athletic club and a coach. greater appreciation for why people do "Both of us could be earning a lot more," the things they do.

Rohl said.

"But my faith has also helped me to keep "But making money has never been a the proper perspective on things in my priority for either of us, as long as we can life," she continued. feed our kids and pay the bills.

"For example, I've never been one of "We're not real concerned about materi- those people who prayed for an outcome al things; we're concerned about teaching in a race. You have to remember even at our children values and letting them this level that this is just a sport. I guess know that if they have a dream, we'll go you could say that I save my prayers for after it together as a family, making what- the things that really matter like family, friends and the important stuff in life. No ever sacrifices need to be made."

Rohl said the cost of the opening cere- medal or first-place finish can ever mony tickets - $625 per ticket - would replace things like that."

Pondering God's glory on the pilgrim journey

Could priesthood be for you?

Bishop Patrick Dougherty of the Bathurst diocese in NSW recently wrote on the need for vocations to the priesthood in the diocesan paper, The Catholic Observer. Excerpts are republished here.

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y brother, perhaps Jesus is calling you to become a priest!

"They hear his voice, one by one He calls them and leads them. They follow, because they recognise His voice..." (cf John 10, 3-4).

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There is a lot of talk about a shortage of priests. Does Jesus want His Church to be short of priests? Surely not! Will He be happy with us if we presume that, for the future, priests will be fewer and fewer? Surely not!

Who would dare to say - or even suspect - that the Good Shepherd has "gone slow" on calling men, "one by one", to the priesthood?

Who would dare to suspect that Jesus has "changed His tune," that He who "had compassion for those who were like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew. 9, 36) is no longer interested in a constant flow of shepherds for His flock?

Are we hearing, heeding, Jesus' voice?

It is now beginning to dawn on us that we haven't all been sharing Jesus Christ's enthusiasm for the vocation of priesthood. . . .

With the fearlessness of faith, and with complete trust in Jesus' plans and Jesus' promises to His

Church, I dare to proclaim to priest you will, with Jesus' enthueveryone in this diocese ... Jesus siasm, not fail to give every is calling and will not cease to encouragement. Indeed, pray that call, from the cities and towns He might call one of your sons to and villages and farms of this priesthood. diocese, a goodly number of men Teachers, with the zeal of Jesus (children, youth, adults) whom Christ, make known to your stuHe wants to serve Him and His dents that Jesus has made the People, as priests. presence of priests absolutely Men . . . . be you still in your essential to the existence and life school years or already adults! of the Church He established, Jesus Christ is already calling - or and that He is intent on calling, will be calling you, personally, to one by one, those whom He become His priests, co-sheperds wants to become priests.

Foster every hint that Jesus may with Him -the Good Shepherd, in the midst of His people. be calling this student or that stuIf He seems to be turning your dent, or a fellow member of staff, thoughts towards priesthood as to direct his thoughts towards your mission in life, keep listen- priesthood. ing, reflect, pray, seek guidance.

"Lead, Kindly Light!"

May it be a case of, "Speak. Lord!

Were, in the future, this diocese Your servant is listening!" (1 to be "short of priests". it would Kings 3, 9). be a sign, not that Jesus has Remember that if you have ceased to call, but that we haven't some desire to be a priest, or significantly heeded Jesus' invitaeven, if you have a desire to tion to "pray to the Lord of the desire to be a priest, that's where, Harvest," or someone hasn't often, Jesus begins His call. . . . given a full hearing to the voice Don't seek excuses - "What, me of Jesus, or someone has said a Priest? You're joking!" .... "What, "No" to Jesus' call, or someone me a priest? No way!" But trust has been dissuaded or preventHim, pray more, and consult one ed, from heeding the voice of of the priests entrusted with the Jesus, those who are aware, or vocations apostolate. becoming aware, of His call, or if He seems to be calling, or someone who hears His call hasseems to be visibly preparing, n't been given sufficient encoursomeone in your family or some- agement or support to follow it one amongst your relatives and up. friends (for example, school"Lord, let us know whom you mates, fellow workers, team- have chosen" (Acts 1, 24): grant to mates). . . . go out of your way to those whom you call, one by one, mention it, to encourage that one to priesthood, to say "Yes" to You: and fill every one of us with Your and to pray for that one.

Parents, pray that if Jesus calls enthusiasm for the vocation to one of your sons to become His priesthood.

`It's the Church's duty to help parents regain confidence' duty. Likewise, they would also be guilty were they to tolerate Immoral or inadequate formation being given to their children outside the home.

Today this task encounters a particular difficulty with regard his right (of parents to be to the dissemination of pornograthe first and most imporphy through the means of social tant educators of their chilcommunication. . dren in sexual chastity) also This must call for two forms Implies an educational duty. of concerned action on the part If in fact parents do not give of parents: preventive and critiadequate formation in chastity, cal education with regard to their they are failing in their precise children, and courageous denunFurther excerpts from the Vatican's Pontifical Council For the Family's guidelines for education within the family on human sexuality

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ciation to the appropriate authorities.

Parents, as individuals or in associations, have the right and duty to promote the good of their children and demand from the authorities laws that prevent and eliminate the exploitation of the sensitivity of children and adolescents.

The Holy Father stresses this parental task and outlines guidelines and the objective in this regard: "Faced with a culture that largely reduces human sexuality

to the level of something commonplace, since it interprets and lives it in a reductive and impoverished way by linking it solely with the body and with seLfish pleasure, the educational service of parents must aim firmly at a training in the area of sex that is truly and fully personal: for sexuality is an enrichment of the whole person - body, emotions and soul - and it manifests its inmost meaning in leading the person to the gift of self in love."

We cannot forget, however, that

we are dealing with a right and duty to educate which in the past Christian parents carried out or exercised little.

Perhaps this was because the problem was not as acute as ills today or because the parents' task was in part fulfilled by the strength of prevailing social models.. .. through this document the Church holds that it is her duty to give parents back confidence in their own capabilities and help them to carry out their task.

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Book Reviews

Ancient tales enchant Beasts and Saints Translated by Helen Waddell; woodcuts by Robert Gibbings, Darton, Longman, Todd.

First published 1934: this edition 1995, Price $25.

Reviewed by George Russo

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H ELEN WAD DELL Introduced and Edited by Esther de Waal

his is the splendidly oldfashioned book that a fortunate child in the 1950's might have hoped to find poking out of his Christmas stocking.

With its unpretentious green lime paper cover and traditional wood-cut illustrations it evokes the vanished world of saints and their favourite animals, far removed from today's fads and furies on the telly.

But, Waddell's well-named 'Beasts and Saints' of magical moral fables is not designed merely for children. As Ester de Waal says in her introduction they 'make delightful reading for any of us, of whatever age'.

As we read these Lives of the Saints we are taken into the timeless world of storytelling; 'truths perceived by way of the imagination', belonging to a time when truths about God and His world were expressed in 'story, legend and poetry', and are here designed to help our religious understanding.

A similar tribute is made by Helen Waddell who translated these 4th to 12th century stories from the Latin. "It is the accent of

the liturgy", she says, "the poetry of plain men".

Her translation, first published in 1934, belongs to that rich European tradition that produced the classic works of the Fathers (monks and mystics) and other great Christian scholars. Yet there is a distinctive humour, brisk, Ironic quality to her translation, which shapes the stories and marks them out for the discerning, and scholarly, reader.

The stories are divided into three sections: the Desert Fathers; the Saints of the West; and, of course, the Saints of Ireland.

Though their essential content and characters are timeless and 'mythic', Waddell chooses to give the stories a precise historical identity The stories of St Cuthbert, for example, are taken from the Venerable Bede who uses 'the historian's care to note source and authority', and she praises his 'even narrative prose', as when St Cuthbert leaves the demands of the monastery of Lindisfarne and steps out in deep delight towards the secret solitude for which he had so long desired and sought and striven.

The coming and going of the active life had done its long work upon him, and he rejoiced that now he had earned his right to climb to the quiet of meditation unto God".

Another is St Godric, a Norfolk

man, who took to the sea and became a ship's captain.

Though he died far inland, he was troubled on stormy nights for ships at sea. "Lord", he said within himself, "for love of Thy name, who for men's salvation didst not deny to have Thy naked feet struck through with nails for me; from this day I shall put no shoes upon my feet". Nor did he but kept his vow to the end, "going barefoot through the frost, peering under hedges for such animals as might be helpless with the cold". And we'd call them eccentric!

For the Irish, of course, there is the story of St Kevin, who refused to level the mountains around Glendalough to make rich pastures for his monastery because he would not disturb the birds.

He tendered the blackbird who sat in his outstretched hand and laid an egg and hatched her young. Today throughout Ireland all the images of St Kevin show the blackbird with outstretched wings.

There are many other mysterious stories about the relation between man and beast. What strikes a modern reader as most obviously old fashioned about these tales is their no-nonsense attitude to morality. Like the Gospel parables, the stories always have a moral.

Maybe there's something here for today's kids after all.

Have you been to a Mandaeian baptism lately? comprehensive, with over 3,100 articles, on how to study Religion. It is as if the ediand in one volume. So you see, we do get tors reached a consensus for 'all religions'. what we pay for mainstream facts about with a view to objectivity. That co-operareligion - maps and up-to-date charts, and tion won and produced the final results. therefore a comprehensive, precise and There are quantities of excellent illustraaccessible dictionary tions to which some of the best photograost people covet reference books No one could be better qualified than its phers of the various religious groups have of some description, and one or compilers.

Jonathan Smith, the general contributed. Little known Hinduism, for more are sure to be found in editor, is a distinguished Professor of one, is represented by seven illustrations everyone's bookshelf, whether he or she is an academic or amateur in the field of Humanities from the University of to support the text. Even the Religion of Chicago and author of several books Antiquity has a photograph of a Manbook collecting. about religion. His associate editor, daeian baptism as a pledge that this I have my own copy of the Oxford William Scott Green, is Professor of ancient sect has lived through to the 20th Dictionary of the Christian Church, edited Religion and Judaic Studies at the century

by Cross (1957), so I took it off the shelf to University of Rochester. And they have the It is impossible to guess what readers make some comparisons. I admit that I assistance of a team of academics from may complain of. Some may feel it is too was somewhat disappointed. the American Academy of Religion. They comprehensive; too many obstruse sects, Under the heading Aquinas, for example, could not be more impressive. or irrelevant cults, for one volume; and not this new dictionary had a mere 6 lines, It seems their belief that general reli- enough 'new age' stuff, like feminist reliwhereas the ODCC had four whole pages, gious knowledge can be defined, and the gion, but, in fact, it covers a very wide area with references. criteria for presenting it, is unashamedly of knowledge.

Under Abelard, there were two para- popular. Nevertheless, most of the entries Of course it is selective, given the wide graphs, one of which recounted his 'ill- bear the mark of the specialist, as with the range of subjects it can hardly be otherfated love affair with Heloise, a daughter ODCC. Moreover, a modern angle of wise. of the canon of Notre Dame in Pads', but vision is implied; things forgotten or conYet, the authors have tapped every scholthere were no references. sidered irrelevant to our secular world do arly source available, have given a wider The ODCC , on the other hand, had two not find a place in this dictionary set of religious phenomena essential for pages on Abelard, only mentioning HeloiHowever modern in outlook,I am happy understanding religion, and allowed each se in a sentence, and, as 'the niece of Ful- to report that this dictionary is stuffed with item to represent 'a significant religious bert, Canon of Notre Dame'. Nit picking? entries that cover every aspect of world tradition'.

To be fair, this new book is a Dictionary religion. Not only do we get A to Z entries, Finally, anyone whose memory is fast of All Religions and therefore can hardly but also feature articles on topics like New failing, or who just wants to check details, contain big segments on every subject that Religions, Chinese Religion, Japanese provoke thought, enter public discourse, belongs, after all, only to Christianity It is Religion, Buddhism, et al. and a chapter widen their interest, or just seek some reaThe Harper Collins Dictionary of Religion $69.95.

Published by Harper Collins, 1995 Reviewed by George Russo

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sons for belief would be happy to have possession of this useful compendium on religion.

Bridging East-West gaps by the banks of the sacred Ganges Deep River

By Shusaku Endo Peter Owen. $49.95 Reviewed by Karl G. Schmude

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husaku Endo is one of Japan's leading novelists, and has been tipped as a future winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

As a Catholic writer, he probes the relationship between faith and culture, frequently focusing on the difficulties facing Western Christianity in coming to grips with Eastern attitudes and values.

His latest work offers a fresh slant on this theme. A party of Japanese tourists visit India and come in contact with another The..Recottl, July'25 1996 Page 10

religious tradition alien to both the but his priestly life is devoted to picking European and the Japanese sensibility up the bodies of abandoned Hindu pilThey travel to the Ganges - the river of the grims, and bearing them to the sacred book's title, which is `so deep', in the waters of the Ganges. words of one character, it's not just for 'How many people,' the author asks, the Hindus but for everyone.' 'how much human agony had he taken on Endo has always been keen to explore, his shoulders and brought to the River not only the differences between East and Ganges?'

West, but also the common notions that In the book's climax, Otsu dies saving the transcend those differences. who had phoIn Deep River, one of his characters, life of a Japanese tourist near the river and tographed dead bodies Otsu, is a Catholic priest living in a Hindu pilgrims. ashram (and somewhat reminiscent of the provoked the rage of Hindu It is common in Endo to encounter a English monk, Dom Bede Griffiths, who lived in India and sought to bridge the tra- Christ-like figure like Otsu, whose life of sacrificial love causes confusion and rejecditions between East and West).

Otsu's beliefs are not considered ortho- tion among those he meets. dox, and he is something of an outsider, In a memorable passage, Otsu is asked

how he reconciles with his Christian faith the belief in reincarnation espoused by Eastern religions.

When Christ died, responds Otsu, his disciples 'stayed alive by abandoning him and running away.

He continued to love them even though they had betrayed him.

As a result, he was etched into each of their guilty hearts, and they were never able to forget him.... He died, but he was restored to life in their hearts.'

It is a measure of Endo's achievement that the characters and themes of this novel prove as unforgettable in the reader's imagination and memory, long after the book has been put down.

Ecumenism at home and abroad

Lively, honest debate at churches forum

By Charles Sherlock of Church Scene The National Council of Churches of Australia gathered for its second Forum in a chilly Brisbane, from July 12-16.

It was certainly winter, but the so-called 'winter of ecumenism' seemed absent.

The Forum reflected a deep commitment of churches and people to one another, grounded in prayer, without shirking honest and lively debate.

With the Roman Catholic Church a full member, the six Orthodox Church leaders present joined in actively, along with Anglican. Uniting. Churches of Christ. Friends and Salvation Army heads of churches and representatives.

As David Gill reminded delegates in his opening address, the NCCA is a council of churches.

Bishop David Silk (Anglican.

Ballarat) noted that the NCCA is to be about "doing things ecumenically" rather than "doing ecumenical things".

The ecumenical movement has no separate purpose apart from the churches - but Forum members occasionally slipped into speaking as if it did.

'Rigid bars of iron' was how NCCA President Archbishop Baliozen(Armenian Orthodox the Church) characterised Catholic. Orthodox and Protestant traditions of the past.

How could they bend, especially towards each other?

Only the heat of a flame can soften a bar - as does the Holy Spirit, whose work is to bring unity, a purified alloy.

"The flame of the Spirit of unity experienced here can be very fragile, like candle in the wind."

How should we respond?

"Let us lower our voices so we can hear the only true voice of the Church, Jesus Christ," the Archbishop said.

"Let us lower our heads so we can perceive the only true head of the Church, Jesus Christ."

Archbishop Keith Rayner (Anglican) took up the challenge of youth.

"One of the things we have to recognise is that as far as many young people find it, ecumenism is irrelevant."

Many young people are facing the deepest questions of life, exploring the basic issues of faith: for them, an "informal ecumenism" is what matters.

The Youth Network report was presented by Ms Sue Bazzana.

"Youth are interested in faith, spirituality, looking for hope, meaning, and purpose - look at the interest in the X-files, Taize, the Toronto blessing, for example."

Cardinal Clancy (Roman Catholic) responded, saying that the Youth Network is "the most Important and most difficult" of all the NCCAs work.

He noted that many young people were not linked to local churches: faith needed to be shaped, and that was the chal-

Shortage of funds forces WCC staff, program cuts GENEVA (CNS) - Funding trou- strict expenditure control and bles may force the World savings, the general funds and Council of Churches to eliminate reserves available will have been some of its programs and to cut used up."

Additional personnel cuts, perits staff just five years after announcing a 20 percent person- haps as high as 18 percent of current staff, are to be among the nel cut.

News of a crisis reached WCC measures undertaken immedimember-churches in 100 coun- ately to offset the loss, Dr Raiser tries in mid-July, when they said.

A council statement said severreceived the 1995 annual report.

The report normally comes al programs "are being reviewed with a letter from the council's as to timeliness and available resources for continuing them." top financial officer.

They include Bible study, This year the WCC general secretary, the Reverend Konrad humanitarian aid and missionary Raiser, wrote the letter instead work.

The statement explained that "to draw (members') attention to the serious financial situation in the financial problems stem which the council finds itself and from a variety of sources, including a drop in member contributo seek (their) direct help."

Last year's financial report tions and lower currency exchnoted that the council's funds ange rates.

The Catholic Church is not one were low, but added this could be the result of a periodic fluctu- of the WCC's 330 members.

The WCC financial report ation.

This year Dr Raiser called that showed income of $64.3 million hope "over-optimistic" and said for 1995, while expenditures that by the end of 1996, "despite added up to almost $81 million.

Unity is 'slow but sure' Catholic delegates at the NCCA meeting In Brisbane

lenge to the church. One initiative of the Youth Network is asking churches to observe August 10-11 as a youth weekend.

A poster offers practical ideas for groups of young people who want to explore sharing faith across church traditions, usable for any time.

Since a few heads of churches were unable to be present. an NCCA "public statement" could not be made.

A frustrating, yet significant hour was spent wrestling with the issue.

The discussion reflected the theological problem of how churches can speak together when not in communion.

It also illustrated the danger of which Archbishop Rayner had warned in 1994. of the prophetic voice being muzzled.

The forum called on the NT Government to rescind its euthanasia legislation, and supported Federal MP Kevin Andrews' private members' bill to amend the legislation.

On gun control, the Federal Government's line was backed strongly, but its reduction of overseas development aid and migration numbers was questioned.

In discussion of the future of the NCCAs aid and development agency. the Christian World Service, and its Christmas Bowl. the Catholic auxiliary bishop of Brisbane, Bishop Michael Putney, noted in particular that Project Compassion, which runs during Lent, was "part of our ecclesial and spiritual life," and linked Catholics with similar international bodies.

He had no problems with the Christmas Bowl as such, but wanted it understood that RC support may be "limited" due to existing commitments.

Presenting the new Mandate, John Mayor (who chairs the Commission) noted that the Forum met in the middle of various programs on evangelism.

These included Forward Together (UCA),the Decade of Evangelism (Anglican) and Evangelisation 2000(RC), as well as other groups such as Fusion and Awakening 2000.

It was evangelism which drew some sharp comment from Orthodox delegates.

"Who evangelises whom?" asked Fr Daniel al-Antouny (Coptic). Anthony Cassimatis

(Greek Orthodox) asked that a statement "disavowing proselytism" be included.

Bishop Michael Putney (RC) spoke of his recent experiences with the Franklin Graham Crusade in Brisbane, in which the Roman Catholic Church had participated fully.

"Would other churches try to convert Roman Catholics?" he had asked during preparation.

A pentecostal leader responded, "No, but some of my pastors will."

Bishop Putney commented. "I can understand such pastors concerns, but I cannot share them."

It was made clear to all churches, and other groups, that if they were to co-operate in the Crusade they must disavow converting people from other churches.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (CNS) The march toward Christian unity may be slow as it encounters defensiveness and theology difficulties, but progress will continue. Cardinal Edward Cassidy said in a lecture in South Orange.

Cardinal Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, spoke on July 16 at a public lecture at Seton Hall University after meeting about 200 priests attending the National Institute for Clergy Formation sponsored through the university.

The cardinal pointed out that "the search for full visible unity among Christians" has made "enormous progress" since the Second Vatican Council.

Cardinal Cassidy emphasised

that Pope John Paul II has called for ecumenical activity to be an integral part of the church and said the year 2000 holds special opportunities for Christians.

In other comments, the Cardinal said that leaders of Christian churches taking part in formal ecumenical dialogues may one day be invited to Rome to discuss their understanding of the papaSuch a meeting. he said, was one suggested response to 'That All May Be One, last year's papal encyclical on Christian unity.

In his writing, the pope called the bishop of Rome "the first servant of unity" and raised the question of how the papal role might be exercised.

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International News

Vatican concerned at genetic Pandora's box state onward, Moore said. Bishop Elio Sgreccia, a Vatican bioethics expert, said VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The recent com- the "greatest danger is that instead of pletion of the first phase of the human advancing therapeutic action, this knowlgene-mapping project has left Vatican offi- edge will lead us further down the road of cials deeply concerned about potential selection."

"Such selection would be aimed not only new areas of discrimination against the at the sick but at carriers of potential living and the unborn. genetic defects," he said in an interview.

"What is in the making is an ethical revThe Human Genome Project, launched olution that will transcend the boundaries in 1990, has been touted as the key to of any country," Dr William Moore, reducing or eliminating the estimated an English obstetrician and genetic engi- 4,000-5,000 known genetic defects. neering expert, told a recent Vatican conIn March, US and French researchers ference. completed a first map of the human gene While discrimination against people system that pinpointed more than 5,000 with disabilities is well-known, one omi- markers. nous aspect of gene-mapping is that indiThe map is expected to help scientists viduals will be classified as disabled "from catalogue the entire human genetic makethe beginning" - that is, from the embryo up by the year 2005. Francis Collins, direcBy John Thavis

US bishops challenge cuts in welfare WASHINGTON (CNS) Despite an eleventh hour plea from US Catholic bishops to alter major provisions of their welfare reform bills, the US House of Representatives passed a sweeping reform measure on July 18 as the Senate began its debate and planned final action within days.

By a vote of 256-170, House members approved a bill that Republicans said would save about $60 billion over six years.

The bill still contains provisions the bishops oppose.

Under this measure, responsibility for government cash assistance to the poor would pass from Washington to the states in block grants.

Benefits would have time limits of five or fewer years, work requirements, a health insurance exclusion for legal immigrants, and a family cap.

In letters sent to representatives on July 16 and senators on July 17, the bishops urged major changes to the bills to remove the family cap, reduce cuts in food and nutrition programs, avoid targeting legal immigrants, and continue providing a safety net for poor families.

"The target of reform ought to be poverty, not poor families," said Bishop William Slcylstad of Spokane, who signed the letters as chairman of the bishops' Committee on Domestic Policy.

The bishops urged legislators not to abandon "the federal government's necessary role in helping families overcome poverty and meet their children's basic needs."

In a similar letter sent on July 16 to Leon Panetta, chief of staff for President Clinton, the bishops asked the administration "to seek major changes in those provisions of the welfare reform bills which would result in more poverty, hunger and illness for poor children and less protection for low-wage workers and

tor of the National Human Genome Center in Bethesda, Maryland, predicted that this year's breakthrough would lead to an outpouring of information about prostate cancer, diabetes, alcoholism, and other inherited disorders.

Its eventual impact on individual lives, he said, will be greater than "splitting the atom or going to the moon."

Vatican experts share some of that optimism and believe much good could come from the medical advances.

But they are also worried at the possible darker side of gene-mapping.

For one thing, what geneticists enthusiastically call "prediction and prevention" can in practice mean suppression of embryos and abortion of fetuses.

"We've already seen that existing prenatal or pre-implantation testing (on

embryos) often leads to interruption of the pregnancy any time there is a defect or even a suspicion of a defect," Bishop Sgreccia said.

The human genome project could expand such testing, giving unprecedented scientific support to the "perfect child syndrome," he said.

Bishop Sgreccia warned of a tendency to stretch the term "disease" to include markers indicating "any tendency different from the norm."

Not all genetic experts agree that such traits can, in fact, be attributed to the DNA makeup of individuals.

Because of the risk of manipulation, the Vatican has supported a European Parliament draft convention that would reject even anonymous genetic data collecting.

Extending the hand of hope - where no one else cares what happens

By Paul Jeffrey TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (CNS) - In this sweltering border town, where many lose the dream they were chasing on their way north to the United States, a Catholic ministry is trying to create "a friendly space for migrants."

Scalabrinian Father Ademar Barilli, a Brazilian who is building a shelter for migrants on the banks of the Suchiate River, said 90 percent of northbound immigrants are robbed, beaten, or otherwise abused while trying to pass through Mexico.

The abuse comes from bands of criminals who prey on the mig- Undocumented immigrants cross the Suchiate River between Tecun Uman rants, many of whom arrive with in Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, in June.

Pfvfo: CN&Pauf Jeffre, thousands of dollars in lifesavings that they pay to the smugImmigrants in transit easily out- prostitutes as a way to survive. glers.

"Yet many of these women are number this town's 20,000 perAs reaching the North has manent residents. To service the trapped: they can't leave because grown more difficult, the price Immigrants, more than 80 bars - they've become indentured slavof passage demanded by smug- with more than 600 government- es, literally prisoners of the bar registered prostitutes - do a owners," said Father Barilli. glers has steadily inflated.

Yet many smugglers do not booming business.

He works closely with a group the keep their side of Father Bacilli came to Tecun of four Oblate sisters who set up contract. Instead, they dump Uman in early 1995 "to create a ministry with prostitutes in their human cargo somewhere a friendly space for migrants in a Team Uman earlier this year.

Inside Mexico, leaving the world where everyone wants He admitted that slowing the migrants at the mercy of thieves a bribe, where everyone wants migrant stream will not be their money, where most people easy because of the repression in and Mexican police.

Mexican authorities bus the are out to deceive them, kick Central America for the last sevcaptured illegal migrants to the them, mistreat them." eral decades. southern border and unceremoHe spent seven years running a "When we explain all that can niously dump them across the similar ministry with migrants in go wrong during the trip river into Team Uman.

Tijuana, Mexico, and he said the north, they ask why they should "Mexico should deport every- mistreatment of migrants is stay. They have nothing to lose. one to their own country," Father much worse in Guatemala than At least they can dream of a Barilli said, "but instead they what he witnessed on Mexico's future in the North. Here, becauthrow everyone across the river northern border. se of the unjust distribution of into Guatemala, even if they're Although women are only 10 land, they can work hard all their from Bosnia. Almost all have percent of the migrant popula- lives on a coffee plantation and been robbed, and they return tion in the town, they are still have nothing. So they often feel they've got more of a chance here without anything. How are exposed to particular dangers.

Some who get deported to in life if they follow their dream they supposed to return to their Tecun Uman end up working as to the North. countries of origin? "

their families." If the objectionable provisions are not corrected, the bishops said they "will urge the president to veto the welfare reform bill."

Following the House vote, a White House spokesman and Democratic leaders said the president is not afraid to veto welfare reform a third time if the final bill fails to meet his standards.

In their letters, the bishops identified five areas of concern: • A mandated family cap, which would prohibit states from giving cash aid to children born to mothers who are currently welfare recipients.

• Maintaining a national social safety net by permitting states to provide vouchers or cash payments to poor families and children beyond a stipulated time limit.

Under the House measure, states could exempt up to 20 percent of families on welfare from such a time limit.

• Cuts in food stamps.

The bishops pointed out that more than half the cuts in the House bill and $25 billion in tion, which is not recognised by the Senate bill are in food assisBy Art liabych the international community, the tance.

• Cuts in the Earned Income The people of East Timor have had to (CNS) OTTAWA Tax Credit, also known as EITC, a Canadian bishops' social affairs face severe repression of the federal program that helps low- commission has called on the Indonesian armed forces," the income working families by federal government to pressure statement said.

The commission also called on reducing their tax burden.

Indonesia to end its human The bishops said these cuts rights abuses against the people the federal government to pressure Indonesia to opt for a politiaffect nearly 5 million of East Timor. cal solution to the conflict and to families with children.

In a statement issued on July 18, begin negotiations with the East "Real jobs at decent wages and marking the 20th anniversary Timorese people. tax policies like an effective of the occupation of East Timor Bishop Thibodeau said Canada Earned Income Tax Credit can by Indonesia, commission chair should provide direct aid throuhelp keep families off welfare," Bishop Francois Thibodeau said gh non-governmental organisathey stated. the members wanted to express tions, demand the retreat of • Exclusion of legal immigrants. their solidarity and support to Indonesian security forces from The bishops asked members of the people of East Timor "who East Timor and stop issuing both houses "to permit legal are demanding recognition of licenses for the export of military immigrants to receive essential their basic human rights. equipment and technology to benefits and at the very least "Struggling for their political, Indonesia. to receive health care through economic, social and cultural He noted that pastoral workers Medicaid." rights since the forced annexa- and pastors in the Diocese of Dili.

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Canadian bishops back East 'Timorese in East Timor, "have been subjected to harassment, arrests, prolonged detentions, interrogations and even assassinations, among which the November 1991 massacre at the Dili Cemetery is undoubtedly best known."

Bishop Thibodeau also praised the work of Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo who has denounced military abuses and pressed for a negotiated solution.

"We applaud their efforts and what they have accomplished, often amid difficult conditions and we assure them of our solidarity and our prayers," he said.

The statement was released a day after national protests were held in several cities in Canada and the United States to mark the anniversary.

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RU-486 set for sale on US markets in 1997 WASHINGIUN (CNS) -- A panel of scientific experts recommended on July 19 that the Food and Drug Administration allow the controversial abortion-inducing pill RU-486 to be marketed in the United States.

Following a public hearing in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the FDAs Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee voted 6-0 that the benefits of the RU-486/misoprostol regimen for terminating early pregnancies outweigh its risks. Two members of the panel abstained.

RU-486, also known by its generic name mifepristone, is taken first and causes the uterine lining to break down and slough off. Misoprostol, a prostaglandin that stimulates uterine contractions, is taken two days later. The procedure requires several medical visits, precise drug dosage and monitoring.

An editorial in the July 22 issue of L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, condemned the abortion pill as "the pill of Cain, the monster that cynically kills

one's brother." The editorial, signed by Father Gino Concetti, a moral theologian, said the pill's anticipated approval in the US was an important victory for what it termed the "abortion party" led by the Population Council and the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

At the hearing, the Population Council, a New-York based research organisation that holds the US patent rights to RU486, presented clinical data from two French trials involving 2,480 women and preliminary safety data from US trials involving 2,100 women.

More than 30 individuals also testified during the open portion of the meeting.

The French data showed the medical abortion procedure to be 95 percent effective. However, panelists also heard that women participating in the clinical trials experienced painful contractions of the uterus as well as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, pelvic pain and spasm, and headache.

In some cases where the chemical corn-

bination failed to produce an abortion, about safety unresolved," said Wanda women then had surgical abortions; oth- Franz, a developmental psychologist at ers completed their pregnancies and West Virginia University and president of delivered babies with deformities. the National Right to Life Committee.

According to an FDA statement after the "Respect for human life and women's panel decision, "a very small percentage health, not developing human 'pesticides,' of patients in the clinical trials requi- should be at the centre of the FDA's conred hospitalisations, surgical treatment or cern when advancing new drugs," said Judie Brown, president of the American transfusions."

Dr Mark Louviere, a Waterloo, Iowa, Life League.

RU-486 was developed by the French emergency room physician who said he is a supporter of legalised abortion, told company Roussel Uclaf, and has been FDA panelists that he treated a participant taken by more than 200,000 European in the Planned Parenthood of Iowa trial women since 1989. In 1994, Roussel Uclaf who lost more than half of her blood vol- signed over US rights to the Population Council. which filed the FDA appliume and nearly died.

"I am concerned that all of the true com- cation in March.

In deciding on drug applications, the fedplications of RU-486 are not being reportagency usually has followed the receral ed to both the media and to the FDA," he said, adding that he also fears the use of ommendations of its advisory committees.

RU-486 "by physicians without appropri- If RU-486 is approved by the FDA the drug would be sold by a company set up for ate follow-up."

"The FDA approval process is moving at that purpose last year, and could be availan unheard of pace to approve this deadly able in the United States next year. drug combination, leaving many concerns Court recognises right to life: Page 14

Flight disaster leaves a parish stunned, silent

By Tracy Early NEW YORK (CNS) - Within minutes of the deadly explosion of a TWA jetliner on July 1Z Father fames Devine received word at his parish residence to return to New York's Kennedy airport and be with family members of passengers on the ill-fated flight.

"They were all in a state of shock," Father Devine told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview the next day.

'They were bearing up pretty well," said the priest, called in by TWA to provide comfort to those at the terminal awaiting any word about the passengers.

"Occasionally there would be an emotional outcry of the kind you'd expect."

The priest, from the Brooklyn Diocese, is a chaplain at Kennedy.

He said other Kennedy chaplains were on hand to help Rabbi Alvin Poplack and the Reverend Ronald Steward, a Protestant.

TWA officials had gathered the anxious family members together in a lounge, and for long hours they had no official word on exactly who had made Flight 800.

As the night of waiting for families grew longer, TWA decided to house them at an airport hotel.

Father Devine went along, staying until about 2:30 am and returning the next morning to spend the day.

The airline also brought in counsellors, he said.

The Boeing 747-100 jetliner, en route to Paris, was destroyed in an explosion and fell into the Atlantic off the southern coast of Long Island about 8:48pm, some 30 minutes after takeoff.

A probe began immediately with investigators, who included FBI agents, trying to determine whether the fireball destruction of the plane was the result of a

Two young women mourn the loss of four friends from their Catholic parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in Montoursville, Philadephia.

technical problem or of a terrorist act. Officials, including President Clinton, warned against any premature judgments about sabotage as the cause.

It soon became clear there were no survivors among the 230 passengers and crew members.

By July 21 only 101 bodies had been recovered from the chilly waters off Long Island.

The search for bodies continued and an effort was under way to scour the ocean floor for wreckage of the plane.

Pope John Paul II, in a telegram sent in his name to New York Cardinal John O'Connor, asked the cardinal to convey his "heartfelt condolences" to the families and friends of the victims and said he was praying for their consolation and strength.

The telegram was signed by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

The Pope was informed of the plane crash while he was vacationing in the mountains in northern Italy.

In conveying the Pope's message, Cardinal O'Connor added his own, saying he planned to contact relatives, friends and

other concerned parties to tell them he would offer Mass for them at St Patrick's Cathedral.

Among the victims were students, ages 15 to 18, from a French class at a Montoursville.

Philadelphia, public high school.

Accompanied by their teacher and four chaperons, they were heading to Paris for a long-awaited 10-day class trip.

Four of the students were from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Montoursville: Daniel Baszczewski, Michelle Bohlin, Claire Gallagher and Julia Grimm.

Father Stephen McGough, pastor, called them "the brightest and best that we have."

"They were members of the parish's youth groups. They did volunteer work, and they were involved in the parish's social concerns projects," added the priest, whose church is in the Scranton Diocese.

Their teacher, Deborah Dickey, and her husband, Douglas, who was accompanying her, also died.

They were members of Annunciation Parish in nearby Williamsport and leave behind a 2 year old and a 4 year old.

Homosexual marriages to be opposed: bishops

By Jerry Fitteau WASHINGTON (CNS) - The United States Catholic bishops oppose any "attempts to grant the legal status of marriage to a relationship between persons of the same sex." the heads of two bishops' committees said on July 24.

"The institution of marriage, as the union of one man and one woman, must be preserved, protected and promoted 1,n both private and public realms," they said.

Marriage, they added, "has a very important relationship to the continuation of the human race, to the total development of the human person and to the dignity, stability, peace and prosperity of the family and of society."

Bishops Joseph Charron of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Marriage and Family, and William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, chairman of the Conference US Catholic Committee on Domestic Policy issued the statement.

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a Bill that would define marriage for federal purposes as a "legal union between one man and one woman." It was awaiting consideration in the Senate when the bishops prepared their statement.

Called the Defense of

Marriage Act, the bill would bar partners in same-sex unions from receiving federal benefits that are available to spouses because of their marital status, such as spousal Social Security benefits.

The Bill does not ban gay marriages or forbid states from permitting them, but it says states are not required to recognise same-sex marriages performed in another state.

The bishops' statement said that the "lifelong union between one man and one woman, joined as husband and wife in an intimate partnership of life and love . . . . was established by God with its own proper laws."

"Furthermore." they said. "we believe the natural institution of marriage has been blessed and elevated by Christ to the dignity of a sacrament."

They said the Church's opposition to 'same-sex marriage' was not an instance of unjust discrimination or animosity toward homosexual persons."

"In fact the Catholic Church teaches emphatically that individuals and society must respect the basic human dignity of all persons. including those with a homosexual orientation. Homosexual persons have a right to and deserve our respect, compassion, understanding and defense against bigotry, attacks and abuse."

Pope John Paul II has also condemned efforts to legalise "same sex marriages."

Marian site investigation (CNS) LVIV, Ukraine Thousands of Ukrainian pilgrims are arriving daily at a village near Lviv following claims of alleged Marian apparitions outside the local church.

Meanwhile, the area's Ukrainian-rite bishop has set up a commission to investigate the visions.

The apparitions at Mervyc were first reported in early June, when the image of a woman and child with bowed heads was seen by villagers outside the Ukrainian-rite parish church.

The image, woven with shimmering blue lines, has continued to reappear daily at around 11 pm and disappears at daybreak.

Observers said both figures could be seen in clear detail,

although the shape and outline al times grew distorted.

A spokeswoman for the Lvix Archdiocese's information office.

Hanna Lozynsky, said Auxiliary Bishop Julian Gbur had refused to make a formal statement about the claimed miracle and would not do so until the Lviv University commission had issued a preliminary report.

"The commission has confirmed that the image is appearing in midair, rather than on the church wall," Lozynsky added.

"However, there is speculation that the picture could be somP kind of optical illusion, perhaps caused by the refraction of light from nearby houses."

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an court US recog nises God 'under review' unborn's right to life In Brief

DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) - An Irish government review group has recommended that all references to God be removed from the republic's constitution.

The Constitution Review Group's 700-page report, published in early July, said the preamble to the constitution was "overly Roman Catholic and Nationalist in tone."

The report also recommended the removal of Article 44.1, which refers to the public worship of God and uses the term "Almighty God."

Religion classes CHISINAU, Moldova (CNS) - The president of Moldova has called for the reintroduction of religion in school as a means of halting "moral decline" and inculcating "traditional values" in the exSoviet republic.

In a statement to the 104member parliament, President Mircea Snegur said he had become increasingly alarmed at the "worsening moral climate" in Moldovan society and was convinced of the "necessity to bring up the maturing generation in the spirit of traditional Moldovan moral values."

Chirac help plea PARIS (CNS) - Leaders of four Christian aid and humanitarian organisations have asked French President Jacques Chirac to up pressure for the arrest of Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic and Serb General Ratko Mladic.

The four who signed the letter were Gilbert Auger, president of Catholic Committee Against Hunger and For Development; Bishop Rene Coste, president of Pax Christi; the Reverend JeanMarc Dupeux, secretary-general of Ecumenical Interaid Service, and Philippe Warnter, president of Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture.

Sex crime ruling OTrAWA (CNS) - Nova Scotia's top court ruled on July 12 that the Antigonish Diocese should not be held responsible for the sex-related crimes of one of its priests.

In a unanimous, 28-page judgment, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal overturned a 1995 lower court ruling that held the Church "vicariously liable" for Father James Mombourquette's sex crimes.

The higher court said the priest's "improper conduct was clearly outside the scope of employment."

Nun to testify OTTAWA (CNS) - The rum who heads the St Elizabeth Home Society will testify at an inquest into the deaths of five elderly residents at a retirement home she runs in Hamilton.

The inquest follows a police investigation into 42 deaths in 15 months at the 150-bed St Elizabeth Villa.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNS) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that a state statute protecting children from abuse and endangerment "Includes viable fetuses."

The 3-2 ruling was handed down on July 15 on an appeal of a petition overturning the sentencing of a woman for child abuse after her newborn son was found to have in his system traces of crack cocaine that his mother used while she was pregnant.

The ruling means that a mother could be prosecuted if she uses drugs harmful to her unborn child and could face a 10year sentence if convicted.

It is the first time a state appeals

court has ruled that a pregnant woman can be criminally liable for actions that endanger the health of a viable fetus, according to the state's attorney general, Charlie Condon.

"This decision is a triumph for all who want to protect the children of South Carolina," said Condon.

Critics of the ruling said it undermines women's health and would discourage pregnant addicts from seeking medical help.

In the majority decision, Justice Jean Toal wrote that "South Carolina has long recognised that viable fetuses are persons holding certain legal rights and

privileges." "It would be absurd," "viable fetuses are persons holdshe continued, "to recognise the ing legal rights and priviviable fetus as a person for pur- leges," Toal said in her ruling.

She also referred to a court rulposes of homicide laws and wrongful death statutes but not ing in 1984 that held that the for purposes of statute proscrib- word "person" in a criminal ing child abuse." statute includes viable fetuses.

The defendant in that case The opinion recognises viability at 24 weeks gestation. stabbed his wife, who was nine Toal referred to a 1960 civil months pregnant, and the baby case, in which the state Supr- died while in the womb.

The court's July 15 decision eme Court ruled that the state's wrongful death statute could involved the case of a woman be applied to an infant who died who pleaded guilty to criminal four hours after her birth as child neglect after her baby, now a result of prenatal injuries sus- 8 years old, was born with traces tained while the baby was in of crack cocaine in his system. utero.

The woman, Cornelia Whither, For 26 years, the South Carolina was sentenced by a circuit court courts have recognised that judge to eight years in prison.

Young East Europeans consider future of Church and capitalism

By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) - A group of 40 young Christians from around Eastern Europe are attending a US-funded summer school in Krakow, Poland, to promote support for free-market Ideas through Catholic social teaching.

The annual school, held in July in the Dominican monastery in Krakow, is co-organised by US Catholic writer Michael Novak and Polish Dominican Father Maciej Zieba.

It is devoted to "Centesimus Annus and Free Society," drawing on the Pope's May 1991 social encyclical "Centesimus Annus" ("The Hundredth Year") marking the 100th anniversary of "Rertun Novartun."

This year marked the fifth year the summer school has been held. The sessions included a discussion of United States and East European experiences, the functioning of democratic and capi-

talist institutions, and issues of Father Zieba said the school's faith and ideology in the teach- aim was to study "opportuniings of Pope John Paul II. ties and threats" in a free econoAn American participant said my, as well as "how to be active money for the school came from in the Church and take a leading the Bradley and Olin part in public debates."

Foundations, as well as the 'Five years ago, there were two US National Endowment for worlds - America and post- comDemocracy. munism. But today, we are united The ideas of Novak, winner of by similar challenges generated the 1994 Templeton Prize, have by democracy and the market," won a wide following among the Dominican added.

East European Catholics since "Quite apart from our intellecthe end of communist rule. tual exchanges, there is also an He has written books which important spiritual element to promote the co-existence of tradi- our discussions, as we pray tional religious beliefs and a free- and meditate on the shared probmarket economy. lems of our societies."

Other organisers of the annual Fr Zieba, who first met Novak three-week course - attended during a 1990 visit this year by a dozen US students, to Washington, said the project as well as participants from had received "warm support" Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia and from Bishop Jozef Zycinski of the Czech Republic - are Tarnow, as well as Cardinal US Catholics George Weigel and Franciszek Macharski of Krakow.

Father Richard John Neuhaus.

Fr Zieba said plans were being During the course, both are discussed to prolong the summer heading discussion panels of cur- school's original five-year time rent issues facing the Church. frame to the year 2000.

A petition for Canada TORONTO (CNS) - A group of Canadian Catholics will begin a petition drive that organisers say would match US and European campaigns demanding changes in the Church such as women priests and married priests.

The group. called Catholics of Vision: Canada. has representatives in the nation's 10 provinces who will start canvassing Catholics in late September to sign the petition, addressed to the Canadian Conference of Bishops.

The petition will call for changes such as women priests and deacons; married priests; elected bishops; lay participation in formulating new church teaching on sexual morals, homosexuality and contraception; readmission of divorced and remarried Catholics to full communion; more ecumenical involvement in social justice work; and what it terms a more compassionate Church.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church The Father and the Son revealed by the Spirit 243 Before his Passover, Jesus announced the sending of "an other Paraclete" (Advocate), the Holy Spirit.

At work since creation, having previously "spoken through the prophets," the Spirit will now be with and in the disciples, to teach them and guide them "into all the truth."

The Holy Spirit is thus revealed as another divine person with Jesus and the Father.

244 The eternal origin of the Holy Spirit is revealed in his mission in time.

The Spirit is sent to the apostles and to the Church both by the Father in the name of the Son, and by the Son in person, once he had returned to the Father.

The sending of the person of the Spirit after Jesus' glorification reveals in its fullness the mystery of the Holy 'Dirtily.

245 The apostolic faith concerning the Spirit was confessed by the second ecumenical coun-

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cil at Constantinople (381): "We the Son. He proceeds eternally ment with the Orthodox believe in the Holy Spirit, the from both as from one principle Churches.

Lord and giver of life, who pro- and through one spiration . . .

248 At the outset the Eastern ceeds from the Father."

And, since the Father has through tradition expresses the Father's By this confession, the Church generation given to the onlyrecognises the Father as "the begotten Son everything that character as first origin of the source and origin of the whole belongs to the Father, except Spirit.

By confessing the Spirit as he divinity." being Father, the Son has also "who proceeds from the Father," But the eternal origin of the eternally from the Father, from Spirit is not unconnected with whom he is eternally born, that it affirms that he comes from the the Son's origin: "The Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father through the Son. The Western tradition expressthe third person of the Trinity, is Son." God, one and equal with the 247 The affirmation of the fil- es first the consubstantial comFather and the Son, of the same ioque does not appear in the munion between Father and Son, substance and also of the same Creed confessed in 381 at by saying that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (filnature .... Yet he is not called the Constantinople.

Spirit of the Father alone, . . . but ioque).

But Pope St. Leo I, following an the Spirit of both the Father and ancient Latin and Alexandrian It says this, "legitimately and the Son." tradition, had already confessed with good reason," for the eternal The Creed of the Church from It dogmatically in 44Z even order of the divine persons in the Council of Constantinople before Rome, in 451 at the their consubstantial communion confesses: "With the Father and Council of Chalcedon, came to implies that the Father, as "the the Son, he is worshipped and recognise and receive the principle without principle," is glorified." the first origin of the Spirit, but Symbol of 381.

246 The Latin tradition of the The use of this formula in the also that as Father of the only Creed confesses that the Spirit Creed was gradually admitted Son, he is, with the Son, the sin"proceeds from the Father and into the Latin liturgy (between gle principle from which the the Son (filioque)." the eighth and eleventh cen- Holy Spirit proceeds.

This legitimate complementariThe Council of Florence in 1438 turies). The introduction of the explains: The Holy Spirit is eter- fllioque into the Niceno Constan- ty, provided it does not become nally from Father and Son; He tinopolitan Creed by the Latin rigid, does not affect the identity has his nature and subsistence at liturgy constitutes moreover, of faith in the reality of the same once (simul) from the Father and even today, a point of disagree- mystery confessed.

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Archdlocesan Panorama PARISH LITURGY COMMITTEE FORMATION WORKSHOP This year the workshops being offered involve you in making choices during the workshop as to what sessions you will attend, so why not make your attendance a Team Approach and your parish will be the richer for it. Saturday 10 August, 1 pm to 4 pm, Leederville Parish Centre, 40 Franklin St, Enq Leederville.

Archdiocesan Liturgy Office (09) 221 1548.

LITURGICAL MUSIC TWO MINI WORKSHOPS "Learn to Sight-Sing", presented by Sheena Barber, Wednesday 31 July, 7.30 pm. The Cantor and the Psalmist", presented by Chris deSilva, Tuesday 6 August 7.30 pm. Both workshops will be held at the Leederville Parish Centre, 40 Franklin St, Leederville. Cost $5. For further information and registration please contact Kylie at the Archdiocesan Liturgy Office (09) 221 1548.

DIVINE MERCY The Divine Mercy Apostolate invites you to participate in the Rosary, Divine Mercy Prayers and Benediction at St Mary's Cathedral, Victoria Square, Perth on Sunday 4 August at 1.30 pm. Fr Kevin Cronin will deliver a sermon on "Abiding presence of Jesus in the Eucharist".

Contact Adam (09) 448 0002 or John (09) 457 7771.

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Gracewood-God's Farm invites you to our fifth Perpetual Adoration weekend of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the beautiful stone chapel for 40 hours c ontinuously. Commencing Friday 9 August approx 7.30 pm with Mass and Benediction and leaving Sunday 11 August. Suggested donation (including accommodation, all meals and snacks) S60. We can meet the bus by arrangement with you. Reservations: Betty Peaker, Gracewood-God's Farm, Box 24, Cowaramup 6284. Phone and fax (097) 556 212.

OUR LADY OF MONTSERRAT PARISH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS The centennial celebrations of 'Our Lady of Montserrat' Parish, Southern Cross, will be taking place on Sunday 8 September 1996. Archbishop Hickey will make his pastoral visitation to our community for this special occasion.

We extend an invitation to all past religious, students and community persons to join us in our celebration.

A Celebration Mass will commence at 10 am followed by Lunch. If you could please advise us, for catering purposes, if you wish to attend the lunch, it would be greatly appreciated. Contact (090) 492 049 or 491 018.

MINISTRY TO THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS After leading a healing conference in Perth in September, The Reverend Tom Brown will share his insights on ministering to the mentally ill at St Mary's Anglican Church, South Perth on 16 September at 7.30 pm. Contact: Charles Brookes, (09) 367 3829.

ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS We require homestay accommodation for overseas students, attending tertiary institutions in the Nedlands/Claremont area Suitable families are sought who can offer full board and live within reasonable travelling distance to this area Should you like to participate in this mutually beneficial experience and would like further details, please contact ASIA PACIFIC STUDENT SERVICES Ph 371 9797, Fax 371 9797, AfH 272 1065

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Country parish changes shape with varying rural fortunes Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Kuhn, in WA's central wheat belt leads the country charge The Record's regular feature, Parish Portrait. Each week, a WA parish will have the opportunity to tell all about its mission, history or any special characteristic that it wishes to highlight.

T

he parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, originally Kondinin Parish, was established on 1 October, 1937.

Earlier, the northern part of' the parish was served from York and Beverley, and the south and east from Narrogin.

The original parish was even larger than ills today, including Narembeen and South Kununinin. From 1914 there had been an occasional Mass in one of the homes of pioneer families such as the Courboules of Kurren Kutten. Other pioneer families were the Abes, McBeaths, O'Sheas and Szczecinskis.

Corrigin town's first Mass was in 1919 at the hotel. Masses were celebrated further south in Dudinin, 1919, and in Kuhn, Contemporary Icon of Our Lady simGnarming and Kondinin, 1920. ilar of Perpetual Help as seen on an Among the pioneers were the Orthodox Internet site McGees, Healeys and Carmodys The image of Mary of Perpetual of Kuhn; the Arundels, Mullans, Help, now housed in a Roman Ledwiths and Walkers of Church, dates back at least to the Dudinin; the °livers, DeLargis fifteenth century. and Mrs Joe Graham of The story is told that a merchant from the island of Crete Kondinin; the Lynchs and heard stories of many miracles Cunninghams of Hyden.

Kondinin was the only town that occurred around a fabulous painting on the island. He stole with a church, built 1934. Father the painting and brought it to Stinson, the first parish priest, Rome where, as he lay dying, rented a house until a presbytery asked that it be placed in a was built by 1940. church where it would help A building program of the early many people.

1950s resulted in churches being The rich and the poor, the pow- opened in July-August 1953 at erful and the lowly alike, trav- Hyden, Kuhn and Dudinin, elled the rough stone path to the adding to that already in church to seek comfort from Our Kondinin (a fifth church came Mother of Perpetual Help - and later at Karlgarin in 1966.) to learn from her humility.

There were regional changes in The image survived the 1954, due to the establishment of destruction of the church in 1798 Bunbury diocese.

Dudinin and was eventually venerated in became part of Narrogin parish the Church of St Alphonsus Ligouri, the founder of the in that diocese and Corrigin part Redemptorists, in Rome from of Quairading.

In 1956, St Theresa's School 1886.

The Redemptorists have been a was opened in Corrigin, staffed major promoter of devotion to by Presentation nuns living in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help convent nearby. since.

In 1959 Corrigin was made a MEMORIAL MASS A memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Father Martin Jenco OSM, former Parish priest of Wanneroo. The Mass will be celebrated on Monday July 29th in St Anthony's Church at 7:30 pm.

CATHOLIC CARE RAFFLE Catholic Care is conducting their annual raffle to meet the increasing demand from families needing support from their counsellors and respite care services. First prize is five days at Club Tropical Resort, Port Douglas (for 2 people) flying Ansett Australia. Tickets are $2 each. Contact Catholic Care on (09) 474 3303 for tickets.

Mass at Kulin parish's Shrine to Our Lady of Perpetual Help in typical Aussie sunshine

parish, together with Yealering which was taken from Kondinin.

St. 'Theresa's school was closed in 1976 when Bruce Rock and Corrigin parishes were joined as a single parish.

The nuns continued to work in the area, conducting a Motor Mission throughout the parishes of Corrigin, Kulin-Kondinin, Bruce Rock, Cunderdin and Beverley, with a car provided by the archdiocese.

In 1972, Father Foster changed the parish centre from Kondinin to Kuhn where a new presbytery was built, the old one at Kondinin being demolished later in 1981.

Fr Foster helped raise money for the building through "bikeathons", riding 160 kilometres around the parish in 1973 and also from Perth to Kuhn via Quairailing and Kondinin in 1974 (about 320km). Dudinin was returned "on-loan" to the KuhnKondinin parish in that year.

In the 1970s, parish councils and, later, finance committees were established in the parish and in Corrigin. New vestments were made in the early 1980s for all churches.

The ecumenical movement was alive by this time, all centres being involved in a committee representing the three mainstream churches.

The Marian Shrine of Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, was set up in Kuhn in 1987, largely through the efforts of the Brown family. The parish now took on the name of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

In 1994, the Corrigin and Kuhn parishes were joined in what is now Kuhn parish, including in its boundaries six other centres: Corrigin, Dudinin, Hyden, Karlgarin, Kondinin and Yealering.

The following priests have served as parish priests of

The chock hr Kartgartn, one of Mass centres In the parish.

The centre of the parish: the Catholic church in Kuhn

Kondinin, Kuhn and Corrigin parishes from 1937 until now: Kondinin: Frs C. Stinson 1993-42; J. Boylan 1942-47; P. Cryan 194748; J. Leech 1948-54; D. Lenihan 1954-55; G. O'Leary 1955-64; W Buckley 1964-70; A. Hesse 197071; and T. Foster, 1971.

Kuhn: Frs T. Foster 1972-75; R Smith 1975-80; P Whitely 198085; B. Rosling 1985-88; K Cronin 1988-90; T. Pandara-parambil 1990-94; and and P St. John, 1994.

Corrigin: Frs L Elvers 1959-62; M. Delahunty 1962-69; A. Morahan 1969-71; M. Maslovar 1971-74; C. Flamer 1974-76; and L Apps 1976. Corrigin was then served from Bruce Rock

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Archdiocesan Panorama formerlq 'Parish Scene GOOD NEWS PROGRAM Redemptorist Lay Community invites you to a "Good News Programme" of reflection on the Gospel as Good News, share their needs and explore change in their lives. The program is at the Redemptorist Monastery, Vincent St, North Perth on Friday 30 August 7.30pm to 9.30pm and Saturday 31 August 9.30am, concluding with Mass at 7.30pm. Cost is $20 (negotiable).

Enquiries: Kevin (09) 402 4327.

VIDEO SERIES ON HEALING The Bethel Friday Night Catholic Charismatic Prayer Meeting presents John and Paula Sanford's Healing Ministry through a unique video series being held each Friday night at 8 pm at Bethel Centre, 236 Railway Pde. Enquires: (09) 388 1333.

C.A.S.E.S. GENERAL MEETING A special General Meeting of the CASES Group (Catholic Association

At a Glance: Name of parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kuhn Phone/Fax: (098) 801 225 Priest Fr Peter St John Centres: Corrigin, Dudinin, Hyden, Karlgarin, Kondinin, Kuhn, Yealering Masses: Sat. 6pm (Surruner 7pm), Sunday 8am, 10.15am (Hyden and Corrigin 10.30am) at different Mass centres on weekly rotation.

Religious instruction: Catechists take weekly classes in Religious Instruction at all seven parish centres.

for Special Education) will be held this Tuesday 30 July at 7.30 pm at 25 Windsor St, East Perth. The agenda includes discussion of Disability Service Plans and an update on the CASES Education Survey and a plan for progressing the recommendations of the survey.

Enquiries: Mary Ballantine (09) 328 8113.

ALL NIGHT VIGIL The fourth of the five First Saturday devotion continues with an all Night Vigil on Friday 2 August at Holy Spirit Church, Keaney PI, City Beach.

Contact Margaret (09) 446 1935 or Lorraine (09) 446 9682 to confirm time slot.

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