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Perth: September 5, 1996

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"As the reality and consequences of the legislation have become more widely Australia's Catholic Bishops on Tues- known, as the true meaning euthanasia day urged the Australian Parliament in has become more clearly understood, Canberra to grant passage to the the support which the initiative enjoyed Euthanasia Laws Bill to be introduced at first has waned."

"People were shocked by the realisaby Victorian Liberal backbencher tion that this law went beyond what any Kevin Andrews next week If passed, the Bill would effectively other government in the world had been prepared to allow. outlaw the making and passing of "Not even in Holland had the law gone euthanasia legislation in all States and so far."

Territories of Australia.

The bishops said that the Northern TerThe Bishops, in a statement released on ritory legislation, which the Andrews Bill lliesday in Sydney where the Central is designed to override, was not about Commission of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference was meeting, providing treatments which ease sufferdescribed the current Northern Territo- ing and which might shorten life, nor was it about ceasing burdensome and ry legislation, the Rights of the Termifutile treatment of patients. nally Ill Act, as a "shoddy piece of "It allowed direct killing. And it offered Bishop Peter Quinn of Bunbury, merchandise." left, Archbishop and Bishop John Jobst and Bishop Robert scant assurance that the killing would be Healy prepare to offer the Eucharist in thanks forHickey, Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Irish ChrisThe Bishops said the limits of the NT restricted only to those who might tian Brothers.

Photo Bnan Coyne, CEO Media Off/car legislation were uncertain. request it," they emphasised.

"The necessary bond of trust between and John Jobst at the Mass celebrated by

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard They added that since the legislation patient and carer are still threatened," had been passed it had also become Archbishop Barry Hickey.

Archbishop Hickey urged the students they said.

The stage at the Perth Entertainment Cenclear that the safeguards against abuses "The deep disquiet of the Aboriginal and miscalculations in implementing the tre last week was transformed into a sanc- present to "try and discover the central people is still unheeded. Allowing doc- law had been shown to be unworkable, tuary emblazoned with colour, adorned as mysteries in the Mass which will unite you tors to kill their patients is still wrong." resulting in it being recalled to the Ter- it was with magnificent wildflowers and with Jesus, and you and Jesus with tiny eucalypts which would have made Almighty God." The bishops also described the ritory's Legislative Assembly "to be tin- Christian Brothers' founder Edmund All need that deep life-long connection Andrews legislation as a chance for Aus- kered with again." with God, he said, "and in the example of Ignatius Rice very proud.

The bishops' call to Federal Parliament tralia's political leaders to "finally put Three to four thousand people, mostly Edmund Rice we can see what effect it can comes following the defeat of a legal students gathered from their various Chris- have on a human being when we allow Australia back on track" "The Bishops repeat their claim that the challenge to the Northern Territory laws tian Brothers-linked schools, to celebrate Jesus to work these miracles in our hearts."

A seventy-piece band under the baton of direct killing of the dying and the suffer- In the Territory's Supreme Court last the work this great man commenced in month.

Robert Braham led the 120 student choir, 1802, and express their Joy at his forthing, even if ills made legal, is always giving coming honour beatification The to the founder of the BrothCoalition Against scheduled Euthanasia, in Rome repwrong," they said. ers. resenting a variety of church and pm-life on October 8.

They said the Andrews Bill, dealing groups, and which mounted the A five by eight metre banner made in his Student also participated in the Mass chalwith an issue which was "literally a mat- lenge, said that it planned to appeal the honour by Aquinas College art teacher with readings, prayer offerings, and an ter of life and death" would be the most decision to the High Court in Canberra. Paul Jacobs and his students hung behind Edmund Rice reflection. important legislation this session of ParSt Joseph's College, Albany; Catholic The law passed by the Northern Terri- the altar. liament considered.

The man who turned a dream into tangi- Agricultural College, Bindoon; John Paul, tory's Legislative Assembly and made "Ever since the Northern Territory Leg- effective from 1 July last is the world's ble reality, starting from the teaching of Kalgoorlie; Tardun Christian Brothers AgriIrish street children to the Christian Broth- cultural College; Nagle College, Geraldton; islative Assembly, in the small hours of first piece of euthanasia legislation. ers' phenomena of today where they have Clontart Kolbe; Aranmore; Aquinas; Mini25 May 1995, passed the misnamed The bishops congratulated the Howard spread their enterprises world-wide, ty; Chisholm; CBC Fremantle; and Ursula Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, a sense Government for allowing the Andrews' would have been very proud of unease has grown around the coun- Bill to be debated "in the forum where Boy priests present who of his 40 Old Frayne were all represented to state their assisted along pride in being a part of Edmund Rice's try" the bishops said. final responsibility lies." with Bishops Robert Healy, Peter Quinn, Influence in education.

By Peter Rosengren

Mgr Keating takes Flame of Subiaco

YCW postcards campaign for apprentices

Students ready for Mercy Mass

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Clear evidence of the Holy Spirit's activity I

t is quite a surprise to realise accused of trying to influence a that I have been Archbishop Federal election. Serious divisions of Perth for five years now. appeared in the Church which, I The anniversary was on 27 hope, have now been healed.

August.

Painful memories.

A quinquennium is a good time We have all had to suffer from for a little reflection and some the "enemy within", that is, the sober thinking about the future. discovery of paedophilia within When I look back I see a fairly Church ranks. Although the incidifficult five years with a few dence in Western Australia was crises thrown in. comparatively small, it was, and The first was a financial crisis is, a scandal that it ever occurred when the true nature of our at all.

Diocesan debt came to light.

On the positive side there is To stop the money outflow plenty of good news - nine new plunging us into more serious priests from the Diocese, the trouble, nearly everyone of our opening of St Charles Seminary Diocesan educational, faith and and "Redemptoris Mater" Semicharitable budgets had to bear nary, the spread of Eucharistic savage cuts. Almost like the pre- devotion to many of our parishes, sent Federal Government. many converts through the Rite of But the tide was stemmed, and, Christian Initiation of Adults and with the sale of land and tight in other ways, the formation of a monetary controls, the Diocese is new Board for Ongoing Educain the black again, although the tion and Formation of Priests, the underlying debt is still large. expansion of our school system to Then there were the political new areas, and the opening of two troubles when the Church was new parishes.

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I have seen the emergence of many prayer groups - Marian, charismatic, biblical and reflective. These help deepen the faith of people who want and need more than one Mass on Sunday.

We have seen the expansion of tertiary education with new and competent staff in Notre Dame University and the Catholic Institute.

It is not possible to list all the positive initiatives that have flowered in the life of the Church, but they give us clear evidence of the continuing action of the Holy Spirit among the people of the Church.

Bishops come and go, but the Church remains the Ark of Salvation and continues to draw people to God. What would I like to see in the future? The list is endless, but I want to see our young people fully alive as Catholics, with families that fashion them in a spirit of prayer and faith, with schools that

instruct them well in the knowledge of Faith and that inspire them through the witness of their teachers, and parishes that welcome them and draw them fully into their parish activities.

Our priests have an essential role in the Church. May they be zealous and holy, and may many more young men come forward to join their ranks.

Our Religious give special witness by their charism, their dedicated lives enriched by the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. We need that witness in our very non-religious society.

This Archdiocese has a tradition of strong faith and prayer, and of loving adherence to the Holy Father and to the teachings of the Church.

It also has a strong tradition of outreach to the poor and the rejected people. May it continue to be so.

Please pray that we go forward united, trusting in God, seeking

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Perspective always to follow Jesus, Our Way. Truth and Life. May Mary, Mother of the Church, and our spiritual Mother, accompany us with her loving prayers into the next millennium.

Australian nuns leave Sudan in good health

By Joseph Ngala

Nagle Catholic College Geraldton Nagle Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic secondary day and boarding school which was established in 1994 following the amalgamation of Stella Mans College and St Patrick's College. The current enrolment, from Year 8 to Year 12, is approximately 700 students.

Teaching Vacancies 1997 Permanent positions

Enthusiastic, capable and suitably qualified teachers are invited to apply for permanent. full-time positions on the College staff which will be available in the following curriculum areas from 1 January 1997: Art/Art & Design Mathematics Physical Education Italian Japanese Applications for each of these positions will be enhanced by a willingness and ability to teach Religious Education Temporary positions

Chemistry/Science This appointment is initially for one year; there Is a distinct possibility that it will then become permanent Temporary appointments for either Term 1 or Semester 1 will result from current staff long service leave arrangements in the following areas: Religious Education, Geography, History, Economics, Social Studies, English, English Literature.

Written applications, clearly indicating the qualifications, experience and other qualities which would make the applicant a suitable person for appointment, should include a comprehensive curriculum vitae and name two current professional referees. Applications close on 16 September, they should be addressed to: The Principal Nagle Catholic College Box 97 GERALDTON 6531

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NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) - Three Australian nuns who had been detained since 17 August by Sudanese rebels in Mapourdit, Sudan, arrived in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, last Friday.

But one of the six missionaries detained, Sudanese Father Raphael Riel, 48, vicar general of the Diocese of Rumbek, Sudan, chose to stay in Mapourdit to keep the mission open.

Those who returned were three Australian Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart: Sisters Moira Lynch, 73, Mary Batchelor, 68, and Maureen Carey, 52; Father Michael Barton, 48, of Indianapolis; and Italian Brother Raniero lacomella, 26.

The five who arrived in Nairobi were reported in good health. They were not tortured, but said they were physically mistreated while being held captive by members of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, or SPLA. The fighting in Sudan has pitted the Australian Sisters Moira Lynch, left, Mary Batchelor and Maureen Carey arrive in Nairobi after Photo: CNS/Reuters rebel SPLA, which draws from the main- being released by rebels in Sudan. ly black Christian and animist South - In Nairobi said the concern of the inter- the mission. Br Raniero, a student in his including the Mapourdit area - against national community pressured the SPLA first missionary experience, said: "The the government, which is controlled by leadership to initiate the release. reception given to us by the local people northern Arabs and Muslims.

Other charges of spying for foreign after our liberation was moving. They Rebel Commander Salva Kiir ordered countries and for the Khartoum Govern- expressed in clear terms that they know the missionaries freed early in the ment, working for the spread of Islam that we are innocent of the charges and evening of 28 August. under the guise of the Cross, and attack- that they want us to continue the work."

The principal charge against all the ing the SPLA movement were made by Mgr Caesar Mazzolari, apostolic missionaries arose from a misunder- members of the SPLA local leadership. administrator of the Rumbek Diocese, standing of what was written by two sis- These were never officially referred to said that while the Church was grateful ters in personal letters to their families. and were not mentioned at the time of to the SPLA leadership the problems of The letters referred to the recent forced arrest or release. security for the missionaries remained recruitment of teachers and students by The missionaries said they are not and the Church wanted a serious inquiry the SPLA and mobilisation of the young shaken in their determination to contin- into the incident and a return of food and recruits out of the area. The letters were ue to serve the people of Mapourdit and school items looted by the SPLA memviewed as an attempt to thwart SPLA of the Rtunbek Diocese. They believe the bers. real reason for their arrest was the desire recruitment efforts.

He said the Mapourdit mission would The Sudan Catholic Information Office of the local SPLA leadership to take over not be closed.

Tickets going quickly for final Mercy celebration Students from Santa Maria, ed in Australia and opened Mercy, Ursula Frayne, St Brigid's, Perth's first Catholic school.

Aranmore and Mercedes Col"Many thousands of people in leges have joined with the Sis- Western Australia have been ters of Mercy to decorate the involved with the Sisters of Entertainment Centre for a huge Mercy over the last 150 years," public Mass on 22 September.

Perth Mercy congregation head, The colourful wildflower ban- Sister Leonie O'Brien, said,". ners painted by the students will We wish them all to join with us be hung inside the Centre, and celebrate this special which expects to see 6,000 peo- anniversary year." ple attending Mass on the day.

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Kate Morrow, left, Clare Joyce, Tia Dianna, Renee Rufgrink, Jachita Twohig , Amanda Plowman and Elise Anastas from Mercedes College with banners for the Mass

Subiaco parish welcomes name of Peace

By Peter Rosengren The Benedictine Flame of Peace, inaugurated in Europe in 1978 to commemorate the life of St Benedict and to inspire others to continue his quest for peace, was brought to St Joseph's Church in Subiaco last Monday night and will continue to burn there for two weeks.

The flame, brought to Perth by a 20-strong delegation of local government representatives from the town of Subiaco in Italy, was installed in the Church as part of the city of Subiaco's centenary celebrations.

Organisers believe its arrival in Perth is the first time the flame has left Europe.

The Archdiocese of Perth Vicar General Monsignor Michael Keating welcomed the Italian delegation headed by the mayor of Subiaco in Italy, Massimo Percoco, to St Joseph's Church.

Together with WA Subiaco Mayor, Tony Costa. Mr Percoco lit the flame in a brazier at the front of the church before handing it to Mgr Keating on the sanctuary of the church to light a flame that will burn for two weeks.

The Benedictine influence will also be felt throughout the local Subiaco's centenary celebrations.

The celebrations will also see a formalisation, to be signed by both mayors, in the presence of the flame of the sister city agreement between Perth's Subiaco and its

The mayor of Subiaco in Italy, Massimo Percoco, left, hands the Flame of Peace to Mgr Keating who then lights a larger flame Also adding to the celebrations will be The city of Subiaco in Perth derives its Italian sister-city to be signed. The ceremony will be conducted in Rokeby Road name from land granted to the Benedictine the visit of the classically trained polyat 10am on 14 September at the corner of monks who settled there in 1846. calling phonic choir 'Citta Di Subiaco', renowned for their performances in Europe. includSeddon Street, opposite the Regal Theatre. the land granted to them New Subiaco. ing their opening concert for the 1984 InterThe town of Subiaco in Italy is 4 kilome- national Congress on Gregorian Chant.

Abbot Raphael De Salvo, representing The choir will sing at the 10am Mass celthe Benedictine community and town of tres upstream from the site of the first

by Abbott da Salvo in St Joseph's ebrated about Benedict St by founded monastery also will attend USA. Arkansas. in Subiaco on Sunday 15 September.

1500 years ago. the gemellaggio, or signing ceremony.

WA Churches consider parish collaboration None of the Churches has yet purchased A Catholic Augustinian priest from Bris- local church life which may be affected bane will bring the message of an ecu- could include shared worship, prayer and land for church buildings and the standard menical experiment involving Catholics ministry; shared Christian education, form of common worship offered to Springand other Christian churches sharing pas- Including Bible study; work among chil- field residents was a service consisting toral work in a Brisbane suburb to the dren and youth: shared preparation for mainly of a Scripture reading and a homiWestern Australian Conference of Church- Baptism. Confirmation, membership and ly which could be attended by any denomes general meeting next Friday. marriage, and regular joint meetings of ination, he said In addition to the ecumenical worship Father Michael Endicott is working on an local church bodies such as parish couninter-Church initiative in the Queensland cils to make decisions and review progress. services, home Masses were being concapital known as Churches Together in Three Churches - the Roman Catholic. ducted for Catholics and each denominaSpringfield.

Anglican. and Uniting Churches - are cur- tion was conducting services separately, he He will speak to the 13 September at the rently involved in the 015 initiative in Bris- said.

Maylands/Mt Lawley Uniting Church in bane while a fourth. the Lutheran Church Fr Endicott said the eventual goal of the is liaising closely on the project.

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CTIS would be to see a number of urban Fr Endicott told The Record the Spring- tri- or multi-denominational church cenThe CTIS initiative, which began in Januinitiative involved a suburban devel- tres offering their separate worship serfield ary 1995. is an exercise in collaborative ministry that sees an agreement, or opment with an eventual planned vices. covenant, drawn up between two or more population of approximately 60.000 people One possibility would be that centres churches on mutual activities and cooper- on 17,000 homesites. could see two services conducted simultaation and which can include the sharing of However, at the moment, there were only neously in different parts of a worship cenchurch buildings.

450 homesites occupied by an incoming tre. followed by a tea break where members of different denominations could Under the terms of a covenant, areas of population, he said.

mix with each other. This could be followed by another two denominational services, he said.

In everything but Eucharistic worship we'd be doing it together." Fr Endicott said.

Reverend Wes Hartley, secretary of the WA Conference of Churches, said the WA Conference of Churches meeting would largely be devoted to looking at how WA churches could follow the Springfield lead He said that two states had now adopted agreements on collaborative ministry oil an experimental basis.

Apart from the Springfield exercise another agreement on collaborative ministry was currently being assessed in Seaforth in South Australia, he said.

He said the Friday's meeting would be looking at the core issues of collaborative ministry and not seeking to avoid the hard questions surrounding denominational differences.

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Perth ItC1111 helps protect apprentices' wage rates

By Peter Rosengren Young Christian Workers in Perth have acted on behalf of apprentices they say are threatened by wage cuts through the Federal Government's proposed new industrial relations legislation and are coordinating a local postcard-writing campaign to Prime Minister John Howard.

The organisation has said the Government's new legislation would reduce apprentices' wages to payment only for "productive work" - threatening the pay they currently receive for time spent at TAFT or on-the-job training.

YCW leaders have been visiting TAFE colleges and trainee workplaces circulating the postcards asking Mr Howard to ensure apprentice's wages are not reduced.

Several hundred of the postcards, which feature a cartoon on the front, have already been sent to the Prime Minister in Canberra.

Current wage levels see a firstyear boilermaker apprentice take home approximately $140 a week, from which an apprentice needs to pay for rent or board, transport, work clothes and tools.

Apprentice chefs Krista and Marie getting ready to send a postcard to Mr Howard

However YCW national chaplain Father Jim Monaghan said the YCW understood from the wording of section 13 of the Workplace Relations Bill that wages could fall by up to 20 per cent for apprentices in this wage bracket.

He said that Federal Industrial Relations Minister Peter Reith

had met with YCW officials in Melbourne recently and told them changes to apprentices' rates would only occur if employers varied the existing amount of time spent on training.

Fr Monaghan said that, according to Mr Reith's message, apprentices were at risk of losing

payment for that portion of their TAFE time or training over and above their current levels.

However David Kemp, Federal Minister for Schools and Training had told the YCW last month that where apprentices' wages fell below the level of the dole the Government would top up their

pay packets to match it, Fr Monaghan said.

He said he believed Mr Kemp's statement contradicted Mr Reith's claims about the effect of the legislation on apprentices.

Fr Monaghan said that while there were some "admirable" aspects to the legislation the organisation was "really concerned" about what it saw as an attack on take-home pay levels for apprentices.

Another concern was that under the proposed legislation employers could completely determine the content of training courses given to apprentices to suit their own business needs, thereby limiting apprentices' exposure to important areas of training, Fr Monaghan said.

Fr Monaghan said parents of apprentices were worried by the proposed changes as well.

Parents would see an increasing financial burden falling on the family of an apprentice or trainee, he said.

But Catholic Church tradition underlined the priority of the needs and contributions of the workers as the basis for determining just wages, Fr Monaghan said.

Catholic youth study reveals What's important importance of family, Mass to youth...

By Jerry Rtteau Many participants in United States' Catholic youth programs who have thought about Church vocations or careers got no encouragement from parents to pursue them, said an in-depth US study of Catholic youth ministry released on August Z Those who participate in the youth programs "strongly value helping others" but "do not place a strong emphasis on community service," the study said.

It found that those in youth programs do well in many areas of religious values and practice but tend to attach little importance to Bible reading.

Nearly three-fourths said they attend Mass once a week or more.

The study, conducted by the Gen. 'e for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, is titled "New Directions in Youth Ministry."

It was based on survey responses this spring by more than 6,000 youths participating in youth ministry programs in 37 dioceses across the country Participants came from more than 600 parishes, selected to represent a wide range of youth ministry programs and all types of parishes.

The study was co-sponsored by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry and the Subcommittee on Youth of the Committee on the Laity of the National Conference of

Catholic Bishops. It was the first national survey of attitudes, values and religious views and practices of those involved in Catholic youth programs.

"Our young people are extraordinarily dedicated to the Church, but we must do more to encourage and support them," said Msgr. Dennis Schnum NCCB general secretary.

"As this report shows, youth ministry programs help Catholic youth develop healthy religious attitudes. It shows the effectiveness of organised and comprehensive youth ministry programs."

"This study must be taken seriously by Church leaders," said Bishop Robert Carlson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, chairman of the NCCB Subcommittee on Youth.

"It provides an outline for Church leaders who seek to do more to involve youth in Church life," he said.

Noting the relatively low values participants placed on Bible reading and community service, the study said, "Catholic youth ministry needs to be more persuasive in helping participants understand that reading the Bible is Important for growing in their faith and that helping others through community service is as significant as helping people Individually."

It recommended more effective vocations work with parents so that they will be more corn-

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fortable with encouraging their children to consider religious vocations or lay careers in Church service.

Twenty-nine percent of the youths surveyed said they had considered a vocation to priesthood or religious life, and 51 percent said they had considered working for the Church in some other capacity.

But only 20 percent said their parents had ever encouraged them to consider a religious vocation.

When participants were asked what they looked for from youth ministry, among the lowestranked items were sports and youth meetings.

-They place a much higher value on a caring environment created within the program and on learning about God and the faith," the study said.

It recommended "more opportunities and training in evangelisation" for youths and "more of a commitment to reach those youth who are un-Churched or not participating in parish programs."

Seventy-two percent reported attending Mass at least once a week.

It said parental religious practice was also high.

Seventy percent reported their mothers attended Mass at least once a week and 55 percent said their fathers did so.

A 1995 study sponsored by Purdue University reported that 41 percent of all adult Catholics said

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6,010 participants in youth ministry programs, rating the importance of several activities, gave helping others their highest mark.

Involvement in Parish 4= Very important

1 = Not at all important

Source: CARA New Directions in Youth Ministry study

they attended Mass at least weekly.

Asked how frequently they receive the sacrament of reconciliation, 21 percent said more than twice a year; 43 per cent, about once or twice a year, 17 percent, less than yearly; and 19 percent, rarely or never.

Dioceses selected for the CARA survey ranged across the length and breadth of the US.

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CARA also worked with four ethnically based ministry associations to assure adequate representation of minorities in the survey.

Of 15 questions on what values are important to them, those surveyed attached the highest importance to not using drugs, helping others, attending Mass, having a strong family life, and learning about God and the faith.

Priests' professional training gets boost The local on-going formation of WA priests and deacons gained a boost recently with the visit of the Canberra-based director of the National Centre for the Continuing Education of Priests, Jesuit Father John Reilly.

The continuing education of priests and deacons was an important part of the Church's work and can help priests improve their approach to their daily ministry and the reality of their vocations, Fr Reilly said last week in Perth where he met with diocesan officials and local continuing education representative, Fr Dan Foley of Lockridge parish.

Fr Reilly works under the aegis of the Australian Catholic Commission for the Continuing Education of Priests in 1993.

The centre and the commission work to help priests integrate their human, spiritual, and intellectual development and their pastoral skills.

The most fundamental was the ongoing human development of a priest, he said, which is a development of a priest's humanity, something he shares with every other man and woman in the world, that is, his own image of himself," he said.

Spiritual development, or the way a priest related to God, and human development were the more personal aspects of ongoing education for priests, "and perhaps today the more urgent" of needs, Fr Reilly said. Priests also had to keep up theology, Scripture and liturgy.

Helping priests: Fr John Reilly SJ

Pastoral skills such as public speaking, community organisation, parish administration, and time management had also become increasingly important for priests, he added.

A real danger was becoming bogged down in organisational and administrative details to the detriment of their ministry as priests, Fr Reilly pointed out. especially the "more priestly work of teaching and preaching, presiding in worship, of leading people in prayer, of visiting the sick, the needy and the lonely."

He said the commission had chosen to support individual dioceses and help develop networks between them to meet priest's needs rather than running national programs.

This entailed encouraging dioceses to appoint representatives and teams for the ongoing education of priests, the centre concentrated on encouraging activities which would meet both priests'

personal needs and those of the presbyterate as a body, he said.

This meant that the centre, based in Canberra, could offer assistance with articles and books for priests, encouraging them to read, reflect, pray and continually discern what they should be doing.

For priests as a group or presbyterate, Fr Reilly said the centre encouraged six main activities including gatherings of priests where on-going education tended to happen naturally; times for prayer together in zone or regional meetings; and support groups of like-minded priests where priests met together and on a oneto-one basis.

It was in these groups that the centre hoped to see values such as solidarity, friendship, trust and freedom grow for the support of priests, he said.

Fr Foley said the local team which liaises with the centre in Canberra was already working on plans for two separate weeks for priests in June and July of next year to be held at St Thomas More College in Nedlands.

This would be the beginning of a new program for the continuing education of priests and deacons in the archdiocese, he said.

In the meantime the local team in Perth would be working to get some of the initiatives encouraged by the centre, such as support groups and regular meetings, off the ground, he added.

Day gets parish justice groups off the ground Presentations were also given How to support and promote the activities of Parish-based Social by Peter and Marya Stewart from Justice groups in the Perth Arch- the Christian Centre for Social diocese was the question consid- Action encouraging participants ered by parish representatives at to be open to any parish activity, the John Paul Centre in Willetton and to include parish schools in raising awareness. parish last weekend.

Among the speakers, local govThe meeting was part of the work of the archdiocese's Social ernment consultant, Robin ChapJustice Commission, which has ple, spoke on petition writing and been asked by Archbishop Barry lobbying, and explored ways in Hickey to examine ways of pro- which participants could increase their voice in the local media. moting the work of the groups.

Social Justice Commission execThe meeting was attended by representatives from across the utive officer, Elizabeth Way. said area already the response was "excellent." metropolitan "Participants welcomed the engaged in supporting the work of social justice through Parish informative presentations.... even more importantly, they went away groups.

The most common concern knowing there are many others raised at the meeting was how to involved in this aspect of the assist and support the unem- Church's witness to the faith," she said. ployed.

"If anyone would like to be Actions suggested ranged from providing assistance in develop- involved in a parish Social Justice ing and writing curriculum vitae group we are available to support to having an unemployment drop them in any practical way," Ms Way said. in centre.

Social Justice commissioners and participants at the parish group day.

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New Principal for Servite College The Vicar Provincial of the Servite Order, Fr Leo M. Spicer, OSM, today announced that Mr Michael Kenny has been appointed to succeed Mr Barry Harvie as principal of Servite College. Mr Kenny is currently the Principal of MacKillop College in Swan Hill. Victoria.

He will take up his new position from the beginning of next year. Mr Harvie has been Servite College's longest serving principal and leaves the College after 11 years to become principal of Mercy College, Koondoola.

The announcement was made as part of the celebrations for the feast of St Philip Benizi OSM. the patron saint of Servite College.

THE AUSTRALIAN HYMN BOOK REPORT No 2 Lia The proposed contents of the revised Australian Hymn Book are listed in this Report.

A copy of the Report has been mailed to each congregation.

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Correction: necessary but delicate Peter Dwan continues meditations on the readings for Sunday Mass.

This week the readings for the 23rd Sunday of Year A

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oday's readings consider the you yourself will have saved your life." important aspect of Christian Why should we concern ourselves with charity - fraternal correction. correcting others?

There is a need for prudence in the matAll the commandments are summed ter, for if we are always correcting peo- up in the single command: "You must ple for minor things, there is the danger love your neighbour as yourself." that they won't take any notice when Correction must be the fruit of love, we correct them in important things. we must correct others to help them This is especially true when it comes improve, not just to ensure that their to parents correcting their teenagers. behaviour won't annoy us.

The first reading (Ezekiel 33:7-9), tells When Mistress of Novices in the us that God appointed Ezekiel as sen- Carmel of Lisieux, St Therese never trN to the House of Israel. shirked the duty of correcting her God told Ezekiel: "When you hear a novices. word from my mouth, warn them in my St Therese once remarked that if it is name." to be fruitful, correction must cost in the God showed the importance of this giving. saying: "If Isay to a wicked man: Wicked Today's gospel passage (Matthew man you are to die, and you do not 18:15-20), also treats fraternal correcspeak to warn the wicked man to tion. renounce his ways, then he shall die in Our Lord makes the point that in the his sin, but I will hold you responsible first instance, correction is to be in prifor his death. But if, however, you do vate. warn a wicked man to renounce his People should not be publicly humilways and repent, and he does not iated unnecessarily when they are repent. then he shall die in his sin, but being corrected, and private correction

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ven after centuries of study and debate, the Catholic Church continues to maintain that Mary was a , trgin "before, during and after" giving hirth to Jesus. Pope John Paul II said.

There is no reason to think that the desire to remain a virgin, expressed by Mary at the time of the Annunciation. changed later." the Pope said on August 28 during his weekly general audience.

From the earliest days of the Church. he said, the fact that Mary was a virgin before Jesus' birth has been widely accepted.

The teaching that Jesus' birth did not affect her virginity and that she had no other children after Jesus has been a more controversial part of the Catholic faith. the Pope said.

"Those who denied her virginity after the birth thought they found a convincing argument in the term 'first born' applied to Jesus in the Gospel, as if it left room to suppose that Mary generated other children after Jesus," he said.

But the term means only what it says; Jesus was Mary's rust child, Pope John Paul said. It does not imply he was the oldest of several children.

In addition, he said, people point to Gospel references to Jesus' brothers and sisters.

"One must remember that in Hebrew as in Aramaic, there does not exist a particular vocabulary to express the word 'cousin' and, therefore, the terms 'brother' and 'sister' had a very broad meaning which embraced different levels of relationships," he said.

The Gospel passages which refer to Mary simply as "the Virgin," he said, imply that her virginity was part of her identity throughout her life.

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arouses less resentment. Our Lord indicates that a private correction may prove fruitful: "If he listens to you, you have won back your brother."

Our Lord indicates that if private correction fails, one is to take two or three others along; because the evidence of two or three is required to sustain any charge.

Our Lord said: "If he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community."

The situation when this is most likely to happen today is when theologians publish their work without seeking an imprimatur.

We need to be warned publicly of the dangerous ideas contained in books published without an imprimatur.

While those theologians are to be loved, their ideas are to be shunned by Catholics who value their Faith.

Yet we mustn't despair. however "way out" the ideas of some theologians may appear, but rather keep them in our prayers.

Today's gospel passage contains Our Lord's words: "I tell you solemnly once again, If two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven."

Correcting people must always go hand-in-hand with praying for them.

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"The singular privilege of Mary's per- perfection in holiness. "Full of exceppetual virginity is the result of the divine tional gifts from the Lord from the beginmotherhood which totally consecrated ning of her existence, she was led to a her to Christ's mission of salvation." the dedication of her whole self - soul and Pope said. body - to God in her virginal offering," Pope John Paul's talk was part of his the Pope said. continuing series of general audience "One must hold that guiding Mary talks about the Blessed Virgin Mary toward the ideal of virginity was an which he has now been giving for sev- exceptional inspiration of that same Holy eral months.

Spirit who, in the course of the history of Earlier, a day after his vacation in the the Church, has led many women on the mountains of northern Italy ended. the way of virginal consecration." he said.

Pope told his audience that the Catholic A fortnight earlier. Pope John Paul II reChurch teaches Mary chose to be a vir- emphasised that the Church's constant gin and remained a virgin after Jesus' teaching on Mary's virginity was not in birth, even though perpetual virginity terms of myth or metaphor, but as a biowas generally not valued by Jews of logical fact. her time.

This runs counter to some recent theoThe Pope said Mary's response of sur- ries that would seek to reduce the virprise to the angel Gabriel's announce- ginal conception of Christ to a symbolic ment that she was to bear a son was expression of a theological truth, he said. different from the reaction of married He said Mary's virginity was affirmed women in the Old Testament who in three of the Gospel accounts, had been were promised children although they accepted by early Church fathers and were sterile. has been confirmed by ecumenical "By voluntary choice, she intended to councils throughout history. remain virgin," the Pope said.

These authorities were speaking of a "This intention of virginity, fruit of her "real and historic virginal generation of love for the Lord, seemed, therefore, to Jesus and are far from affirming a virbe an obstacle to her announced mater- ginity that is only moral or a vague gift nity." of grace," he said.

Pope John Paul said some scholars The Church's early teaching on question whether Mary really pledged Mary's virginity excludes any possibility herself to remaining a virgin, citing the that its doctrine developed from a fact that she was engaged to Joseph and "pagan mythological legend," he said. that in the Judaism of her time virginity It also excludes recent explanations that was not considered a value nor an ideal "would understand the virgin concepto be followed. tion not in a physical or biological sense "Marriage, in virtue of the divine pre- but merely in a symbolic or metaphoricept 'Be fruitful and multiply' was con- cal sense," he said. sidered to be women's natural vocation "The Gospels contain the explicit affirwhich includes the joys and suffering mation of a virginal conception of a biobelonging to motherhood," the Pope said. logical order, brought about by the Holy But more importantly in Mary's life, he Spirit, and this truth has been accepted said, was the action of the Holy Spirit by the Church from the time of the first which the Church believes led her to formulations of the faith," he said.

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Sense of purpose is the solution to the priesthood's identity crisis

With Paul Gray

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s the Catholic priesthood suffering a "crisis of identity'? According to Fr Timothy Radcliffe, master general of the Dominican order, it is.

"Who are we? How well do we fit into the fabric and structure of the Church?" Fr Radcliffe asked listeners at the recent Conference of Major Superiors of Religious Men, in Virginia. USA. "Are we clerical, lay or some special hybrid of our own?"

It is a sure mark of confusion in Catholic minds nowadays that any priest should ask such questions.

Sadly for the Church, such confusion is obviously widespread.

Viewers who saw the September 1 edition of ABC TV's religious program Compass. exploring the problem of clerical identity and the shortage of vocations in the Australian Church today. will know what I mean.

This edition of Compass was yet another in a long line of media treatments of the problems of the priesthood, of a type which is becoming depressingly familiar.

Yet again, we were shown much testimony by priests who have resigned and decided to "go public" with criticisms of the Church's ban on clerical marriage, and other issues.

A similar line of criticism came last year with the movie Priest, an nonsensical British film about two "typical" parish priests.

One of these was having an affair with his housekeeper. the other had a gay lover he'd casually picked up in a bar.

Amazingly, Priest was reviewed favourably even by some Catholic reviewers.

All of this shows how deeply confused the Church is becoming over the nature of the priesthood and what it means today.

How do we end the confusion?

One answer seems to lie in the comment of a young trainee priest, reported on Compass, about the reason he was first attracted to the seminary he is now based at, St John Vianney's in Wagga Wagga, NSW What drew this young man to the priesthood, it seems, was the personal example of other priests teaching at the seminary.

As the seminarian himself put it, these teachers "Don't have any crisis of identity" about themselves as priests.

This remark struck me as particularly significant.

It suggested that in a Church where vocations are falling, ills certainty and confidence from priests. not more questioning about their role, that is the way to reverse the trend.

To do that, what will almost certainly be necessary is to re-focus attention on what the office of priest is all abut.

That role, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church puts it, is nothing less than "the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles".

It is a mission centred on the special powers Catholics believe are contained in the sacraments, and which only ordained priests can pass on.

Of course, it may be that as ordinary Catholics begin to believe less and less that the sacraments are special and central to Church life, then ills only natural that the role of priests will be increasingly questioned.

Ills then that the priesthood will come to be seen - as it already is in some circles - as a privileged power role, rather than a role of religious service.

So back to the first question - is there a crisis of identity in today's priesthood?

I think there probably is, but if so it may be because as a Church we are beginning to forget what priests are for.

Perhaps it's time to start remembering.

Laverton work camp saga raises questions T

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he pending closure of Camp Kurli Mum at Laverton, the Court Government's experiment in so-called boot camps, seems a curious affair to the outside observer.

The camp was established early last given a real chance of succeeding, and education and treatment programs. No year after Premier Richard Court that admirable objectives of inculcating wonder the pilot scheme failed. Sir promised in 1994 to combat juvenile self-reliance, self-esteem and productivity Humphrey Appleby of Yes, Minister fame in young first-time offenders, especially would have been impressed with such a crime with a military-style work camp.

The camp's regime of discipline, hard young men, through discipline, hard work political and bureaucratic means of work and sport, and other programs to and hard exercise were consciously or demolishing any unwanted scheme.

The undisputed facts published in the build self-esteem, was intended for young, unconsciously sabotaged. do nothing to stop the suspicion press Laverton, at placed Why camp the was first-time offenders with the hope that they would take control of their lives and leading to the Newman finding that it was developing that someone somewhere did become productive citizens before falling in too remote a location to be effective, not want something with the derogatory into the cycle of crime and imprisonment when it could have been placed closer to tag of "boot camp" tied to it to succeed. civilisation but not too dose to tempting After all, the life of the US Marines or the that regular prisons breed.

French Foreign Legion is not a preferred of city crime? nests children's Now retired South Australian Other faults are equally puzzling juve- life-style of the 'me' generation. court judge Kingsley Newrnan's report And yet several accounts appeared in into the experiment at the camp in the niles under 18 were not sent to the camp northern goldfields has recommended it because of restrictive regulations when the electronic media of some participants be replaced with a $1.36 million intensive they were the target group; no meaning- praising the camp for helping them to see six-month program that will be city-based ful work or job training; no objectives set the value of discipline and hard work in for the camp; not effective leadership; staff developing a moral life-style. and involve mobile work camps.

Certainly, the boot camp training may trained; psychologically unsuited poorly But the Newman report's findings reveal that the Laverton camp may not have been inmates chosen; and a lack of remedial not be suitable for hardened adult crimi-

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Social and religious policy for 30 years have been characterised by a belief that if something is made easier then it will be more attractive to young people.

The signs of the times, to use the Vatican Iphrase, are the opposite: young people, I especially young men, spend their lives looking for a risky challenge - fast car and motorbike riding, energy-sapping and bruising sport, bungie jumping, even drug taking, until they raid the ultimate challenge of committing themselves to each other in life-long marriage, or to the Church in priestly or religious life.

Boot camps can work, but only if those responsible for them, politically and otherwise, really want them to work. They should give themselves a challenge and persevere.

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

hatever are we to do about Mr Blyth and his unwillingness or inability to get the facts straight?

In his letter, The Record, 29 August, he calls on me to "allow these men their day In court".

He claimsIcould "easily do this by agreeing to have the WA Statute of Limitations set aside so that the case could be heard in Western Australia".

If onlyI was this powerful! Does Mr Blyth not realise that any alteration to the WA Statute of Limitations has to be done by an Act of Parliament?

Mr Blyth was one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the idea that aggrieved former students from our institutions could best resolve their problems by seeking a day in court.

That process has cost three years and more than $2m in legal costs for the men.

Notwithstanding that the legal system was not able to deliver Mr Blyth the day in court he was looking for, and that the Christian Brothers have picked up the tab for the men, he persists in blaming us for the legal dead-end down which he helped lead them.

Mr Blyth misleads your readers when he claims that "many men, probably a majority, will get no more than $2,000".

It is true that most men will get no more than the $2,000 as an up front payment, but there is almost $2 million to be administered by the Trust in providing various forms of service, assistance and reimbursements. It is clear that most men will receive considerably more than $2,000 worth of service and assistance from the Trust.

Mr Blyth persists in complaining about the settlement in terms of its inadequacy as "compensation". We have said many times that, while "compensation "was what Mr Blyth was looking for at the end of the court action, this settlement is not attempting to be "compensation".

Mr Blyth's fixation on monetary outcomes blinds him to the real nature of the settlement and what it offers.

Mr Blyth continues to make much of a settlement in Canada involving the De La Salle Brothers.

He ignores the fact that the number of men who are parties to the settlement has grown from the original 350 to more than twice that number. He distorts my point about the age of the cases - the point is that the Canadian case was much more recent in time and the facts to do with responsibility and liability were much clearer.

In short, Mr Blyth is trying to compare two legal outcomes from different countries and different legal systems, regarding offences that occurred in different eras, and involving in one case one-third the number of plaintiffs in the other. The result Is a misleading muddle.

Mr Blyth also gets excited about the fact that some few men may have to undergo

some form of assessment in regard to their It of both Canon Law, particularly that relating to the teaching office of the Church, claims.

Is Mr Blyth seriously suggesting that any- and of Pope John Paul's encyclical on AArth number of issues raised by Fr. T. one who comes forward claiming sexual Catholic Universities, Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

Smith call for a response from the abuse should automatically receive Fr McGowan is not the only lecturer in diocesan Ecumenical Affairs money? biblical studies at Notre Dame and all Committee.

How would Mr Blyth propose to hand out teaching at the University in this field falls The appointment of Reverend Dr the money were it up to him? Would he well within the guideline set out in the Andrew McGowan as a lecturer in New give everyone the same amount? Or would recent documents of the Pontifical Biblical Testament Studies within the College of he have some way of grading the pay- Commission.

Theology at Notre Dame University is in ments? And if so, what sort of "assessment" The University's College of Theology has accordance with the prescriptions of The would he use? an excellent staff working as a team ensur- Directory for the Application of the PrinciBetween paying $2.25 million in legal ing its teaching is faithful to the gospel ples and Norms of Ecumenism which was costs for the plaintiffs, and providing $3.5 message and to the mandate granted and issued by the Pontifical Council for Promillion for this Trust, the Christian Broth- safeguarded by our Archbishop. moting Christian Unity in March 1993. ers are putting almost $6 million into this Dr Michael Jackson, the Dean of the Col- Those anxious about this appointment and settlement. This is a serious and construc- lege, is a leading systematic theologian. He its subsequent influence on Catholic stutive settlement package which deserves to is ably assisted by Frs Kevin Long, Russell dents, including seminarians, should conbe understood on the basis of accurate Hardiman, Peter Black, Timothy Costelloe, sult this document.

Information.

While Notre Dame's College of Theology Michael Moore, Eric Skruzny and Sister I would invite any of your readers with Clare Sciesinslci, all experts in their fields Is not a seminary, the appointment of any concerns or uncertainties about the - and now Fr McGowan.

Canon McGowan respects the Directory's details of this matter, to refer to the mesDame offers the insistence that seminarians receive both Notre gifts the of One sage published in full in The Record on 15 in the Catholic Faith Church is the provision of such an out- an authentic formation August and also distributed widely through in ecumenism. formation authentic an and in assisting the Archbishop the Catholic community or to contact me standing team McGowan has not been appointed Canon his role as chief pastor. directly on (09) 450 5311. to teach in theology as your correspondent Taxmock RD. states.

Br Tony Shanahan, CFC Vice Chancellor The reference to Canon McGowan's WA and SA Province Leader Dame University Notre "Protestant theology" is theologically Congregation of Christian Brothers anachronistic. The Anglican Church in Australia, both in its constitution and liturgical books, never describes itself as Protesshare some of Father T Smith's concern tant: neither does the Catholic Church use write with sadness and in defence of at the appointment of an Anglican the- this description of Anglicanism. the Christian Brothers today, who teach to the staff at Notre Dame Uniologian Paragraph 13 of Unitatis Redintegratio, and care and have the courage to do so Record 29 August, but, I the Decree on Ecumenism of the Second The versity, negative and bias despite the continued Vatican Council describes the Anglican attacks against them by the media fuelled suspect, not for the same reason.

There have always been Anglican schol- Church as that. "in which Catholic tradiby those who have been hurt and cannot forgive, simply because they want revenge ars and writers who could have enriched tions and institutions in part continue to the teaching of certain subjects at Catholic exist." It further states that "the Anglican at any cost communion occupies a special place" in its Blame will never solve anything; neither institutions - and sometimes they did.

One only has to think back to John Henry relationship to the Catholic Church. will continued allegations. Counselling is Our committee would also wish to disavailable to those who have experienced Newman and G. K. Chesterton long before genuine hurt and need it. No amount of their public conversion, and C. S. Lewis tance itself from the extraordinary claim money will compensate hurt, but healing who never became a Catholic, and of more that "St Thomas More would not be happy will begin once people try forgiveness. recent memory the late Dr William Bar- at this full turn of events."

Such a claim is ecumenically uninformed Many of us have suffered hurt, abuse and clay, and not to mention the many and insensitive. It is impossible to doubt spare Please today. and past the whom in njustice i unnamed Anglican biblical scholars a thought for others and stop feeling sorry the Pope recently had occasion to praise that St Thomas More, with all the Roman for oneself. Abortion is the greatest crime for their contribution to biblical scholar- and Anglican martyrs of the 16th Century, against life; children world-wide are dying ship. Perhaps Fr Andrew McGowan is of are now rejoicing together in heaven at our hesitant efforts to work towards that full of starvation and never reach adulthood; this number? youth suicide is a great tragedy as well.

No, my concern is that Fr McGowan must unity so willed by Christ, and by our preSo let's be grateful for our life - we can have been appointed because he was the sent Holy Father in his encyclical Ut Unum Sint experience peace and joy before we meet best available candidate for the job.

Your readers may also be pleased to note our Maker, but we must desire it first before No other explanation makes sense. This anyone else can help us and there's so begs the question: where are the Catholic that the recently released Anglican Prayer its liturgical many around who could do with help. scholars who were so numerous and Book for Australia observes in Commemoration the 6 July 6 on calender Margaret Thomas respected a few decades ago, and so wide"John Fisher, bishop, and Thomas More, Mullewa ly known and respected, that they were to of martyrs d. 1535". be found, not only in Catholic educational This "full turn about" would, we trust, Institutions influencing generations of stu- bring great joy to St Thomas for it surely dents, but occasionally even held posts at echoes his own views so praised in Book otre Dame has taken on to its staff secular universities?

II of his famed Utopia about religious tolFather Andrew McGowan, one of Are we a Church that no longer has the the most outstanding young bibli- Intellectual resources to staff its own insti- erance and charity. Like the appointment of Canon McGowan, it also points to that cal scholars graduating in recent times. tutions and must now rely on help from new ecumenical reality which we are privHe is a Canon of Saint Georges Cathedral outside the Faith? A sad commentary ileged to share. and this adds a special dimension to the Indeed. miscaused it appointment, although has Long In the meantime, God bless Fr Andrew Fr Kevin givings in some quarters.

Chairperson, Archdiocesan Ecumenical a of aid Good biblical scholars are hard to find McGowan who has come to the Affairs Committee and Fr McGowan's appointment comes Church in dire need! after a long recruitment process. His A. G. Evans I Trope fellers - 2a9eI appointment follows the letter and the spir- East Fremantle

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T Movie Reviews

Some aliens don't scare easy

By Gerd Pare

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lanet Earth appears doomed when huge, malevolent spacecraft hover over the world's cities in the specialeffects spectacular, "Independence Day" (20th Century Fox).

While it sounds like just one more over-hyped violent action film regaling in mindless mayhem, its comic-book sensibility and many sympathetic characters actually make the movie quite entertaining.

When the film finished shooting, it was still only half-done, so reliant was it upon computer-generated effects.

And they are eye-popping, contributing greatly to the aura of menace as the world's population realises it is about to be annihilated.

Particularly effective are the looming shadows cast by the 15mile wide flying saucers as they pass over the Washington Monument, the Empire State Building and other instantly recognisable sites soon to be reduced to a pile of ash.

Humanising what could have been a too-violent movie is a cast of Everyman types from many walks of life.

There's computer whiz Jeff Goldblum, whose heavily Jewishaccented father (Judd Hirsch) drives him to the White House to warn President Bill Pullman and Goldblum's ex-wife Margaret Colin - that the Earth will be toast in a matter of hours.

Back in Los Angeles, hotshot Marine pilot Will Smith is about to propose to his exotic dancer girlfriend Vivica Fox when

The end of the world by proxy? The skies ignite with the arrival of an alien force in "Independence Day," which the US Catholic Conference calls "quite entertaining."

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he's pressed into service to fly into harm's way.

He manages to down one enemy aircraft and drag back a hideous, wounded alien, leading to one of the movie's scarier scenes in an operating room with the president in attendance.

After the aliens' initial attack, virtually levelling three cities and leaving the Statue of Liberty horizontal, the first lady (Mary McDonnell) is discovered among the survivors and reunited with husband and child for a tear-jerking moment.

In the desert Southwest, alco-

holic Vietnam veteran pilot Randy Quaid claims he was once abducted by aliens and volunteers to join a last-ditch counterattack against the seemingly impregnable spacecraft, as Goldblum and Smith zoom off in a long-hidden alien spaceship to confront the mother ship on the other side of the moon.

Director and co-writer Roland Emmerich shows off his visual storytelling skills throughout, never forgetting to sprinkle a sense of humour over all the spreading gloom and doom.

Swirling all the formula elements of sci-fi, disaster movies,

thrillers and fantasy, Emmerich creates an impressive-looking tale, not of sheer mindless mayhem but of death-defying patriotic fervour that will have audiences whipped up and cheering by the exciting climax.

Since there is so little close-up violence or gore, and the dialogue is so campy in spots, one needn't feel guilty about enjoying a cartoon-like movie featuring staggering scenes of mass destruction.

That is because the movie has heart, as from around the globe people pull together to give humanity hope of survival.

The large ensemble cast makes this more than an empty specialeffects show; our fate is in their hands and we root for them.

The aliens by contrast are terrifyingly silent - this is very effective in making us further imagine the Armageddon they are prepared to unleash on us.

The outstanding blended cinematography of live action and effects displays an impressive sense of scale with tiny humans in their fighter planes silhouetted against humungous spacecraft encircling the planet.

The women's roles could have been written more strongly instead of giving the heroic roles exclusively to high-flying males.

Set in the framework between July 2, when the bleak, black mother ship suddenly emerges from behind the moon, to the climactic Fourth of July of the title, there are contrived leaps of logic in the plot (Smith somehow finds his girlfriend in the city's rubble), yet the visual spectacle is such that the movie is still engaging.

By film's end it is an agreeably corny tribute to good old-fashioned American ingenuity, and the biggest monster of all will be the size of the box-office receipts worldwide as this is a vastly entertaining escapist movie.

The violence is sufficiently stylised to be acceptable for teens, were it not for Will Smith's live-in relationship with his stripper girlfriend, which they make legal before he takes off into the very wild blue yonder.

Due to the depiction intense aerial attacks with mass destruction but little gore, brief sexual innuendo and minimal profanity, the US Catholic Conference classification is A-HI - adults.

Just why does Hollywood Too simplistic a view release films so bad as this? in handling vigilantes Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Reviewer: Br Luke Saker fms

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ou would be aware, no doubt, that in some places, when you enter, you give your coat and hat to a person manning the cloakroom.

Well, in Lawnmower Man 2, I would suggest that if you bother to take the time - 90 minutes - to see this film, you leave any form of reality and your intellect at the box office.

Thirty minutes into the film I was ready to walk out, but no - I was asked to preview this 'film' andIthought to myself it must get better, it can't get any worse...

How wrongIwas.

Now, I use the computer every day in my work andImust admit thatIhave been guilty, at times, of 'surfing the net', so, althoughIam no genius with the computer or, in particular, the super highway,I do get by.

In this film you must suspend any knowledge you may have of computers and imagine a person living his life in virtual reality.

I am aware that we have come a long way in science and technology in recent times, but, even for the teenagers at the preview, the scenario presented by the screenwriter and director of the film (Farhad Mann) was just too much to accept or believe.

After a laboratory explosion Job (Matt Frewer) is seriously injured (this happened at the end of

Lawnmower Man 1) and is placed in the hands of a very caring doctor, Cori Platt (Ely Pouget).

Dr Platt begins to rebuild Jobe's mind - and slowly destroy the audience's.

Benjamin Race (Patrick Bergin) Is, at this moment, attempting to prevent his 'Chiron' chip from falling into the wrong hands. Of course, he doesn't.

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of Jonathan Walker (Kevin Conway) who uses the now 're-built', Jobe to take control of the super highway, to ensure his corporate greed. But, Jobe, has other plans.

He wants to erase all existing networks and replace them with himself so as to control the world.

Teenager Peter (Austin O'Brien) a computer hacker and his three teenage friends intrude into lobe's virtual reality and detect foul play. They encourage Trace to help them stop Jobe.

Meanwhile Dr Cori Platt suspects intrigue by Jobe and joins forces with Trace and the four teenagers to stop him.

It is at this point in the film that the 'special effects' take over in

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the virtual reality showdown. But the special effects are totally unrealistic, unbelievable, laughable and, worst of all, boring.

Trace and the others triumph over Jobe, the plant's freedom remains intact and paradise returns to the teenagers and their virtual reality.

Why is Hollywood so intent on making films centred around computers and virtual reality? In recent times we have seen 'Virtuosity" and 'Hackers" and both did very poorly at the box office.

I am afraid Lawnmower man 2 Is headed for the same fate and it is hard to understand why the distributors decided on general cinema release.

Some films made never see the big screen but go straight to the video market, and this is what should have happened to this film.

In Lawmnower Man 2, the acting is poor and laboured.

Ifelt sorry for Peter and the three teenagers whose lines were childish and delivered as though they were aware of the stupidity of the fihn.

Patrick Bergin, as Dr Benjamin Trace does give a performance worthy of note but with a poor script and little support from the other performers, it is all to no avail.

Please, Mr Mann, don't even think about Lawnmower Man 3.

If you have an inclination to go and see this film take my advice: go out and mow your lawn Instead.

law student (Sandra Bullock) both aids and distracts Jake as racial violence escalates murhether an aggrieved derously. father should die or Schumacher knows how to go scot free for killing present a story engrossingly his little girl's rapists is the quesand gets a searing performance tion a Mississippi jury faces in from Jackson.

"A Time to Kill".

McConaughey, always phoAdapted from John Grisham's tographed at his most flattering first and favourite novel, the courtroom melodrama is solid- and expected to Le the next ly and slickly directed by big male star, turns in a credible Joel Schumacher, who previ- performance as well.

Bullock handles her smaller ously directed the screen verrole a bit too cutely where a sion of Grisham's 'The Client" In the ugly opening, a pair of tough-minded approach would redneck drunks seize a 10-year- have played better.

Yet, on reflection, the film is old black girl, rape and beat her, disturbing for its simplistic hanand leave her for dead.

They are quickly arrested and dling of both race relations and the child's horrified father, Carl the issue of vigilante justice.

Neither judge, jury or jurists Lee Hailey (Samuel L Jackson), suggests to young defence attor- observe the rules and the ney Jake Brigance (Matthew defence attorney plays on guilt McConaughey), who once feelings about prejudice to helped his family, that he may achieve his end.

All this makes for an interestdo something drastic lest the ing story - the legal system white killers walk.

Jake keeps his own counsel clashing up against the real and the next day Carl Lee world - but the result is much blasts the two to kingdom come more heat than light as justice gives way to melodrama and a before dozens of witnesses. lake agrees to defend him on pat conclusion with little resogrounds of temporary insanity nance.

Due to ambiguous treatment while ambitious state attorney Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey) of justice issues, disturbing vioconfidently seeks the death lence including an off-screen rape and crude language penalty.

Before the trial actually takes with racial epithets, the US place, both sides are prepared to Catholic Conference classificado dirty tricks, the Ku Klux Klan tion is A-IV - adults, with resercomes to town, and a savvy vations.

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Son of Trinidad brings talent for science to service of ary Archbishop of Trinidad invited obeyed all the natural laws of the Covenant, which after Moses him to help restore Trinidad's 150 nature and science. "And I won- had gone into it, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the dered. . . ." n engaging personality year old cathedral of the ImmacSeeing the "Great Scientist" in door of the tent, and the Lord The entire ulate Conception. with a ready laugh and 'a his action and others around him cry- would speak to Moses from the bagful of quips!' Professor process served to increase ing in gratitude for the miracle, cloud." whom Mary, to ove devotion l and Courtenay Bartholomew MD And when the Ark of the Prof Bartholomew became perfect "the as he describes from Trinidad ("The land of the "extremely humble, and grateful Covenant travelled by day, it was woman."

Trinity!") in the West Indies, was Because of powerful experi- for the experience; I remember preceded by the pillar of cloud, in Perth recently for the Hope of and at night by the pillar of fire, at Medjugorje he could thanking the Lord." ences the World marian conference and Spurred on to research Mary, to give them light. more. no Our Lady resist the touring of the International Prof Bartholomew said it was One of the most moving, he Prof Bartholomew's travels took Pilgrim Virgin statue of Fatima. following Mary's immediately shrines Marian major the to him the of Miracle the was recounted, Prof Bartholomew, while a top in Argentina, Venezuela, France, consent to be the Mother of God Sun. international scientist and Prof of Medicine at the University of the West Indies, he is also a researcher of Mariology, the study of Mary, the Mother of God, and a dedicated, loving son of Mary Born and educated in Trinidad by the Irish Holy Ghost Fathers now known as the Spiritan Fathers, he spent 11 years in Ireland doing medical and post graduate studies at the Catholic, University College, Dublin. He was later invited to open the inaugural medical school in 'Ilinidad.

Prof Bartholomew discovered the first case of AIDS in the Commonwealth Canibean (comprising 17 islands), and also diagnosed the first case in Trinidad of a leukaemia caused by the first human retro virus subsequently called HTLV 1.

Prof Bartholomew is also employed by the United States Government's National Institute of Health to collaborate in research on viruses, cancers, and Professor Courtenay Bartolomew: scientists need the humility to accept that faith leads science to God AIDS, and has published extensively in scientific journals.

On Mt Podbrdo, and drenched Spain, China, Japan, Russia, and that Mary conceived and became After his talks on Mary in Ausin pouring rain, he Bosnia-Hercegovina gathering the Ark of the Covenant„ and this through tralia, Prof Bartholomew will and was about to enter information and photographs for is the title of his book. descended meet in Baltimore in the US with Why did he choose that title? an excited group his book A Scientist Researches when church the 400 scientists from around the Mary. The Ark of the Covenant, sky Well, he admits to being fascithe and to pointed of pilgrims world, chairing one part of a sespublished in 1995. with that title in the Litany sun!" the nated at "Look said: someone sion on HIV, and presenting four since childhood. He said Loreto of second its into now is book The looked up Prof Bartholomew papers at that session.

Ark of the Covenant, ancient the conversions many and edition of wonder scientific the "and saw In the religious sphere, he has of the new and herald a only was because it to attributed been have lectured globally on Mariology wonders!" come. to Ark iving l fact the by impressed are converts seribody "this celestial saw He and has also appeared in two Quoting St Augustine, "the old is widely acclaimed videos - Med- ally changing colour from white that it is by a scientist not a priest. revealed in the new," the often of photographs many features It the but jugorie: Transforming Your to red, to rose, to green, how the Ark condescribed Prof Prof by taken images Marian was all of change panoramic most of Heart and Marian Apparitions Bartholomew, which when devel- tained the two tablets of Law (the the gold. the 20th Century.

"And whenever it changed to oped had a pillar of white cloud Ten Commandments).

But Mariology was the last thing At the Annunciation of Mary, on Prof Bartholomew's mind for a gold, all the neighbouring clouds or red fire in front of or beside the likewise turned into a golden images; sometimes both pillars "God's favoured one whom He number of years. are present simultaneously. chose to be His Mother," two wonDespite a strongly Marian fami- colour."

This, Jesuit Theologian Father drous things happened. ly, he confesses to having left On several occasions, he While remaining a virgin, she Mary in the background, where described, the sun appeared to Richard Foley explained to Prof she, along with an earthly moth- position itself in front of the Bartholomew, was the symbol of became a mother, explained Prof er, continued praying for him. clouds, which were clearly the Shekinah, the Divine Pres- Bartholomew, "and more wonence. drous yet, the woman became the it "Then suddenly happened!" demarcated in the background.

"Ills in Exodus 33:9 and relates mother of Her own creator. he exclaimed, "I felt a strong call "The sun was also spinning "It was then that she became to research Mary in 1980," and it rapidly and my science could not to the people of Israel and the was around that time that the explain this because the sun dis- sacred tent containing the Ark of the living Ark of the New

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Covenant," he said.

And whereas Moses signed that agreement with the blood of bullocks at the foot of Mt Sinai, Prof Bartholomew related, "Jesus, the son of Mary, signed this New Covenant with His own blood on the Cross in Calvary - on that Friday some men call 'Good.'"

While the Ark of the Old Covenant contained the Ten commandments, "Mary at the Annunciation contained not simply the new tablets of the laws, but the law giver Himself - God," he continued.

"And whereas the ancient Ark contained a ciborium with some of the miraculous manna which had fallen from heaven to feed their bodies on their trek to the Promised Land. Mary contained the true bread of life come down from heaven, and whosoever eats this bread, will live forever," Prof Bartholomew said.

The ancient Ark was made of incorruptible acacia wood, he stated, but so was Mary incorrupt and incorruptible "and therefore did not experience the corruption of the grave."

Prof Bartholomew intends to write three books on Our Lady; his second will be: A Scientist Researches the Hail Mary.

With this rather unique combination of a scientific mind, combined with a deep faith and a researcher's dogged fact-revealing drive - does he not find relian science and gion uncomfortable mix?

"Not at all," he replies with alacrity, and says that without faith a scientist could not find God. He certainly will not find Him under the microscope.

But He was humble enough to confine Himself in the womb of a woman, and humble enough to come to us under the appearance of bread.

There was nothing more humbler than ordinary bread, Prof Bartholomew said, "especially unleavened bread . . . . it doesn't rise up. It's not puffed up!"

So in humility, He chose to be born in Bethlehem, Prof Bartholomew elaborated, "which In Hebrew means House of Bread, and I'm sure He is calling all scientists to humility.

They should be looking to the stars at the magnitude of the Master Scientist's creation instead of looking under the microscope, he concluded.

Notre Dame takes to the airwaves to speak to Fremantle

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t 10 am each Friday, the A University of Notre Dame ustralia takes to the air waves for an hour and gives people a chance to send listeners their experience, views or interesting facts.

Fremantle's community radio station 100FM is the medium and It's a time slot that Notre Dame recently accepted with alacrity in Its endeavour to be part of the Fremantle community and to make themselves more widely known.

Hopefully, through the interviews and general discussions, the people of Fremantle will accept Notre Dame's "continuous invitation to come and explore" this city-based university in their midst, says presenter Mary Cic-

carelli, who is ably assisted by producer Vanessa Wayne.

Both ladies are from Notre Dame. This gives them a chance to 'ferret out any interesting characters or activities on campus or perhaps from outside the campus.

Mary and Vanessa have a number of exciting things planned for discussion and interesting things to tap into, and hope this link through community radio will "cement our links with the Fremantle community, because we're keen for them to adopt us."

Fare for the hour-long session can include hearing of overseas exchange students' experiences of Notre Dame and its sister university in Indiana, as well as discovering the American students' reaction to hands-on voluntary

work in community service which many undertake whilst here.

The community radio segment is not afraid either of looking at challenging issues, - on their first program in July, Mary spoke to Dr Ian Johnson on euthanasia.

During The Record's look-and listen interview while on-air, interior designer Angela Chaney and architect Marcus Collins were revealing some very interesting facts about furniture and the refurbishing of Notre Dame Including the fact, according to Mr Collins, that he's fairly sure the Notre Dame chapel was once a stable because of its "absolutely purpose-built stable doors."

And as for the chapel's altar, which was found on the premises, it was (wait for it!) - a carpenter's bench!

Mary Clccarelli, right, with Angela Chaney and Marcus Collins.

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Faith in the darkest hour keeps a family going

By Laurie Hansen Cardona

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he lived through a mother's worst nightmare, but Cindy Lieb said the tragic house fire that killed three of her sons never once made her doubt God. The slender, animated Lieb said she believes the path the family's life took before the March 6 blaze gave her and her husband, Roger, the strength to cope with the sudden loss of Jonathan, 9, Zachary, 7, and Joseph, 5, a month after their 20-month-old brother, Anthony, died of natural causes.

The Liebs and their surviving children - Chris, 22; Melissa, 20; Andy, 19; Nick, 17; Angela, 16; Alex, 15; B.J., 12; Jeff, 10; Stephanie, 4; Eileen, 2; and Timothy, 1 - participated in a Mass of thanksgiving on August 8 for all those who supported the family after the fire.

Cindy Lieb said she's trying to send personal thank-you notes to all who helped the family through its trauma.

"I've done about a thousand so

far," she said. "I have about 2,000 or 3,000 left to go." Even before the fire, as parents of 15 children, „. "we had learned to put a lot of Roger Lieb, sitting with daughter Stephanie and the rest of his family, attend a recent Mass at St Catherine Parish trust in God," Lieb said. in Milwaukee. The family thanked parish members for support following a fire in which three of their children died.

"We sacrificed a lot to have 15 children. At times, it was begrudg- tioned God. We've never been deal with his brothers' deaths a with being the same "faith-filled man" she married when she was month later, she said. ing, but most times it wasn't You angry with God." 19 and he was 23. human terms, Anthony had "We don't feel that God does "In learn to be less materialistic. We of life.

But in the realm mean things.

He is a God that a short She said each of the surviving did without a lot," she said.

Doing without material things picks up the pieces and helps us everything, Anthony had a com- children coped in a different way. and accepting babies into their mend," she said. "We know that plete life. He brought love and Four-year-old Stephanie, in lives as fast as they came helped our children aren't ours. They are joy to people. He was loved. What stream-of-consciousness talking, recalls her brothers in the the couple sort their priorities, she his. We're blessed to be with them more is there?" Lieb asked. the time we have them with us," I n that respect, Jonathan, course of the day. said.

Zachary and Joseph didn't have she added.

"She'll say: 'I went to the park. I Faith has always been near the The Liebs, members of St. their lives cut short either, she top of the priority pile for Roger Catherine Parish in Milwaukee, believes: 'They did the things played on the swings. John's and Cindy, both of whom were moved from Iowa about 11 years that were important for them to buried in the ground. We'll all be together one day. It might rain." raised Catholic, she said. ago so Roger could do his resi- do."

Lieb said her own most painful So when tragedy struck in dency at St Joseph's Hospital.

Immediately after the fire, many March, "God kid-gloved me," A career in medicine didn't friends -including priests and moments are when she's driving Lieb said. work out but the Liebs decided to nuns - rushed to the family's sup- "that's when I do most of my "Inever had the big depressions, stay put. port, she said, so she and her hus- reflecting" - and when she's saythe sadness. God let us go through "The people of St Kate's and the band "didn't have to lean only on ing night prayers and bidding the the grief one step at a time. fact that the kids have roots here each other when we were at our four missing boys good night.

"There's always the thread in "When the tragedy hit us, first are what keeps us in Milwaukee," weakest."

Lieb called her marriage "a real your daily life of what went on," with Anthony and then with Lieb said.

The death of Anthony, who had strength for us" throughout the she said. the boys, for us there was no cri"We're missing our four sons." sis of faith. We've never ques- Down's syndrome, helped her ordeal, and credited her husband

WA censorship Bill will help undo porn's damage Perth lawyer Barry Ebedes recently argued the case against censorship legislation put before the WA Parliament by former WA Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, in the August 24 edition of the West Australian's Big Weekend liftout. However, Catholic activist, Brian Peachey, here argues that the Ebedes view is fundamentally and basically wrong.

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he lavish publishing of the one sided article on censorship and pornography by Barry Ebedes cannot go unchallenged. Although it is supposed to be a criticism of the Government's Bill to control pornography, it puts the case that pornography should be freely available other than for children.

But far from taking us 'back to the dark ages' the Censorship Bill is an attempt to curb the damage pornography has done to the community.

There is a large body of scientific literature that shows that sexually explicit, non violent pornography damages society.

There is also an empirically verifiable connection between pornography and violent crimes, including abuse and the molestation of children. Pornography also contributes to the breakdown of Marriage.

Research

Recent scientific research has shown that all pornography - not just the X-rated, sexually violent or so called 'hard-core' pornography - but non-violent soft-core pornography, contributes to sexual violence against women.

Professor Dolf Zillman of Indiana University, who is considered one of the eminent experts in this field, gave the results of his research to the US Attorney General's Commission on pornography.

In a lengthy submission he concluded that "Heavy exposure to common non-violent pornography trivialised rape as a criminal offense, not only in men, but also in

women. "After heavy exposure to pornography, promiscuity in men and women, especially in women, is considered more natural than before. Findings show that heavy exposure to non violent pornography greatly facilitated the acceptance of male dominance in intimate relations.

Pornography trivialised victims of rape."

Professor James Weaver of the University of Kentucky gave evidence based on his research to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Video Material in Canberra: "After several studies we now believe that the most common form of sexually explicit material, especially those which portray women as tolerating and or enjoying abusive and demeaning or degrading treatment as part of otherwise normal sexual activities, can activate sexually callous perceptions of women and promote a manipulative and aggressive orientation towards women."

Both Weaver and Zillman agree that exposure to sexually explicit material leads to callous attitudes towards women; it fosters a preference for pornography featuring less common forms of sexuality; it distorts perceptions of sexuality and especially fosters presumptions of the popularity of less common sexual practices and regarding the health risks associated with sexual hyperactivity.

Rape

comments that the rapist alluded to pornographic material.... they referred to pornographic material he had seen or read and the insisted that the victim not only enjoyed rape but also the extreme violence. Similarly 22% of the 178 cases of juvenile sexual abuse mentioned the use of pornography prior to the sexual act.... others used pornographic material to attempt to legitimise their actions. Several victims reported that the abuser showed them pictures depicting children in sexual acts with adults, to convince them that it was acceptable behaviour."

Since hard core pornography was made legal and easily accessible in WA in 1984, sexual assault of women reported to the police has alarmingly increased from 7.4 per hundred thousand in 1984 to 54.7 per hundred thousand in 1995-6.

In addition the number of indecent assaults reported was 102.5 per hundred thousand.

The increase of sexual assault of children is even more alarming.

Marriage

Professor Zillman's research also showed that pornography is damaging to marriage and is a contributing factor to the disintegration of the family.

He said that "Heavy consumption of standard, commonly accessible, non violent pornography erodes positive assessments of marriage as an essential social institution. It generates sexual discontent. People simply become dissatisfied with their intimate partners and especially with each other's sexual behaviour."

There is ample evidence, especially in research done by the Western Australian academic, Dr William Marshal of Canada's Queens University, of convicted rapists Prostitution having used pornography prior to rape and of child molesters using pornography not The New York hearing of the Attorney only to incite themselves, but also to break General's Conunission heard evidence of down the resistance of the child victim. the connection between the pornography At the Surgeon General's Workshop on industry and prostitution: Pornography and Public Health in Arling"Prostitution is the foundation upon ton, Virginia, June 1986, Dr M H Silbert which pornography is built. . . . pornogragave a paper in which she detailed phy cannot exist without prostitution. . . . it research, which showed that: ". . . .out of is impossible to separate pornography 193 cases of rape, 24% made unsolicited from prostitution. The acts are identical

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except in pornography there is a permanent record of the woman's abuse."

A recent study found that the average age of a working prostitute was 22; the average age that women started working as a prostitute was 17; that 63 per cent of prostitutes had run away from home; 80 percent were victims of sexual abuse and 80 percent had no savings or other financial resources."

The Washington hearing was told by Dr Sarah Wynter that: "These women, who have been subject to every form of rape, sexual assault and battery, are used and abused for the creation of pornography. Ills impossible for sexually explicit books, magazines or films to be produced without acts of prostitution."

Organised crime

Intelligence reports of the US State and Local law enforcement authorities prepared by the Attorney General of California, the Pennsylvania Crime Commission and numerous others show that the 13-billion dollar production and distribution in the United States is controlled by organised crime.

Addressing the New York hearing of the Attorney General's Commission, FBI Agent, William Kelly stated: "based on 23 years experience in pornography and obscenity investigations ills practically impossible to be in the retail end of the pornography without dealing in some fashion with organised crime - either the mafia or some other facet of organised crime."

In evidence to the Australian Joint Select Committee on Pornography, the former Commonwealth Censor, Janet Strickland told the Committee: "that the Mafia owned and controlled the production and distribution houses for most of the hard core pornography" Although lam critical of some parts of the WA Bill and believe it does not go far enough, Cheryl Edwardes is to be commended for attempting to control something that does damage.

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unable or unwilling to do so. The ChristI believe these cuts have been made one set of laws and funds for them and because the Government does care about different set for all other Australians - the ian Churches are called by God to be Aboriginals. The evidence of wastage and sooner they will come to realise their full instruments for peace and reconciliation. unaccountability - which most people both potential and, in doing so, obtain their own Maybe a large ecumenical project to raise $400 million to help our Australian Aboblack and white who live in the North of dignity. could be just the shot in the arm rigines up is it for them done or said is After all it see they Australia know about because for themselves - is slowly getting through to the individual, be they black or white, Australian ecumenism needs. read with dismay the letter of Fr T to Canberra.

Ecumenism needs to be fostered on a whether they strive for and retain their digSmith (The Record, 29 August). Not local level. If the different Ladies Guilds of There are brand new houses and ameni- nits% only is a negative judgment made about ties equal to any facilities that are available The present approach is not working for various Churches held Coffee Parties to Father Andrew McGowan's membership in any isolated area which no one appears Aboriginal people. It might be working in which members of the Guilds of sister of the Faculty of Theology at the Universi- to have lived in. Projects which have been the eyes of Bishop Saunders and Br Mun- Churches were invited, this would promote ty of Notre Dame Australia but, without funded are begun and simply abandoned. dine and the Aboriginal industry and per- ecumenical friendship on the local level, adequate knowledge, action has been and this is just one example of wastage and haps that is the heart of the problem. with the money raised reducing the need taken to stop support and promotion of the unaccountability.

Perhaps too much money is unaccounted for direct giving to reach the target.

University.

God often writes straight with crooked And who are the losers? Not the bishop for in schemes and program that haven't Whatever judgment we might make of or Br Mundine. They still living in comfort worked. And real money and support is not lines. Wouldn't it be tremendous if the cut the situation let me outline a few facts: and dignity. It is the Aboriginal who still reaching the Aboriginal people who need in Aboriginal funding in the Federal Bud1. Fr McGowan is an Anglican priest with- lives without running water or showers. it the most. get which had the potential to harm the in the Anglican Archdiocese of Perth. process between Aborigines reconciliation poor. extremely is health whose and Kathleen Brosnan 2. Fr McGowan has, only recently. and whites led to a project which improved It appears to the wider community that Mount Tarcoola returned with his Doctorate in New Testa- the young are paid to simply hang around relations between Aborigines and whites, ment and Early Church Studies from the the towns bringing notice to themselves in while also improving ecumenical relations Catholic University of Notre Dame. Indi- a negative way. between the Churches? ana, USA. In fairness to the Government. it should Surely Bishop Saunders understands that ishop of Broome. Christopher Saun3. His appointment has the blessing of health first and foremost is essential to the acknowledged that a large percentage be ders is correct in his assertion: WA Archbishop Hickey. Catholic Archbishop future of any community be it Aboriginal Aboriginals need help, The Record. of the money earmarked for aboriginal aid of Perth. the University of Notre Dame or non -Aboriginal. has gone on administration.

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Australia and his own Archbishop. Dr Peter In implementing the proposed ecumenisurvival the Aboriginals ensure the to of going needs not is Culture However, the Carnley scheme, definite plans should be made cal of the Aboriginal race if they are dying at will be ill-served by the acceptance of an 4. Fr McGowan is highly qualified in his a greater rate than the rest of the popula- assumption that all our present social prob- to keep administration costs to a minimum. field and has the greatest integrity within tion.

Not only would that ensure that the highlems can be attributed to the cultural it. He is clearly aware of what is commonpercentage of the funds collected goes est which areas Health is one of the many oppression of the indigenous population ly shared among fellow scholars of the have not had cutbacks so the money is by the white settlers. to helping Aborigines, it would also make Early Church and New Testament Studies there - it just needs to be spent wisely.

Neither will the propagation of the con- potential donors more ready to give. and what is clearly taught dogmatically I would expect people such as Bishop cept that all our racial disharmonies and Peter Etwan within the Catholic Church.

Saunders to be asking "why, after so many disturbances are the result of our past sins Ballarat. Victoria 5. He is in constant communication with billions of dollars and so many years are - and that we therefore must bear the Dr Michael Jackson. Catholic Dean of the Aboriginal people still living in unhealthy responsibility forever for the consequences Faculty of Theology. and in many cases life-threatening condi- - will bring any positive results to our soci6. His teaching. as is the teaching of all tions". r Chris Ross (The Record 29/8) reads ety. other faculty members in the College of nto my letter something that wasn't i not cuts will the that Br Mundine's statement On the contrary, such an idea Theology is reviewed by the Board of the "begged the question of what the Govern- only regress the process of reconciliation there, namely the implication that Faculty of Theology ment's attitude to indigenous Australians but will be, in the eyes of law-breakers. intolerance should be met with intoler7. His presence is warmly welcomed on really was is a classic example of the pro- regarded as an excuse and justification for ance. the campus and expresses an important paganda preached by people claiming to crime and violence!

If anything, I implied quite the opposite: ecumenical venture in the University's speak for Aboriginals. the willingness of Christian soldiers to that imagthe or real the bewailing of Instead short history.

He seems to be implying that there is a ined wrongs of the past let us concentrate lay down their lives for a Muslim nation 8. His respect for the allegiance of his stu- glaring significance in the fact that the cuts on the virtues of tomorrow: personal should be met by tolerance on the part of dents - including the seminarians, goes were announced on the same day that the responsibility propriety and accountability. Muslims towards Christians. without question. His integrity as a profes- diesel fuel rebate was retained.

I was merely reinforcing the editor's warnJoseph Stekl sional historian and New Testament scholing that we should recognise the uncomHe seems to overlook the reality that our Gosnells ar is assumed. promising nature of Islam. This certainly farming, station and mining communities.

9. Finally, the matter of his 'Protestant along with most Aboriginal communities, does not prevent us from praying for Mustheology" must be considered. This tag are in remote areas and have many kilolims - as we used to pray for the convermight come as a surprise to Father metres to travel for the carrying out of their t would only take about $25 a year from sion of Russia.

McGowan. However, in the field of acad- daily living, thereby using much more fuel References to the Spanish Inquisition are Australian. or under 50 cents a every emic studies, the background of all teach- than the individual urban dweller.

We should not fall into the trap rrelevant. i week privately to make up for the cuts ers whether Catholic, Anglican. Uniting or of maintaining that the excesses of the But most importantly the mining and agri- to Aboriginal funding. other, will be important. cultural industries of WA are among the Is that too high a price to pay for recon- Christian past disqualify us in the present Sometimes there will be differences highest revenue earners in Australia. ciliation between white Australians and from making any judgement about the between denominations and within Without them there would be little or no our Aborigines? I for one would be happy excesses of Islam. denominations, including the Catholic money for welfare, hospitals, health or eduto pay my $25 and give a further few $25 Janet Kovesi Watt Church. cation for anyone. And let us remember donations to "make up" for those either Claremont The ground covered, both historical and that all of Australia has been exegetical. is open to academic enquiry, affected by the Budget cuts, reflection and critical evaluation. The not just the Aboriginal indussubsequent fall-out is open to a critique by the Authoritative teaching of the Church.

And one only has to consult P L Yeap-O'Shea B.Optom NSW Tradition, Scripture itself and the living the telephone directory to see Optometrists faith of both Faculty and students alike. how many Government Contact Lens Consultants The seminarians live in a faith commu- departments, agencies and nity, are adult, attend a whole range of lec- Government-funded groups 4 Cantonment Street, FREMANTIE tures, write papers and discuss various exclusively for Aboriginals topics in tutorials and meet with their already are available.

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But in spite of this, racism What a wonderful opportunity to devel- and lawlessness is on the 11 Salix Way op an adult faith, a critical mind and a loyal increase among young AboForrestfield 6058 heart! riginals.Imention young Abo10. I suggest a visit to the University to riginals because only meet the Faculty, students and Fr McGowan Aboriginals were the subject himself. of the report in The Record.

One must ask are these "proFather Tim Quinlan, SJ grams" which will be curtailed Member of the Board of Theology.

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955 332 018 Mobile: In Geraldton, Aboriginal (Res): 375 3116 youths are a law unto themPager: 483 6551 read with interest the statements pur- selves. ported to be made by Bishop Saunders Crime, violence and abuse • of Broome and Brother Graham Mun- are everyday occurrences.

CARTERS dine, chairperson of the National Aborigi- People are accosted in the ESTATE REAL Guaranteed as pure grape pa made in contomutv nal and Torres Strait Islands Catholic street with demands for ecdesiastcai condmons tor church use BAYSWATER Council, as reported in The Record. 22 money, cigarettes, and when 3a King William Street Produced by August. Who formed this council, how are refused the person is abused SALLY PALMER C LAREVALE ISAIA the members elected and what is its pur- with words such as white Pleased to be of .service pose and outcomes? bitch/bastard/slut and other using my opinion, in were.

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Dying cardinal responds to critics of dialogue plan CHICAGO (CNS) - Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, who is dying of pancreatic cancer, said on August 29 that his call for dialogue in the Church was not an invitation to dissent or compromise with the truth.

In a 10-page written statement on the wide reactions to his Catholic Common Ground Project and its framework statement, "Called to Be Catholic," the cardinal said that when he unveiled the project on August 12 he expected criticisms "from some groups on the right or left" who judge everything in terms of their own agenda.

"More troubling," he said, "is the criticism that mixes arguable points with what I believe are grave misunderstandings."

He expressed concern that "even a carefully framed appeal for dialogue coming from an archbishop and seconded by a broad

range of distinguished advisers was met with immediate suspicion."

To some extent the criticisms themselves "confirm the need for this initiative," he said.

He singled out "three major criticisms" that he regarded as seriously misinterpreting "Called to be Catholic": I "First, that it does not adequately acknowledge Scripture and tradition as the actual common ground of the Catholic Church and reduces the magisterium to just one more voice in a chorus of debate.

"Second. that it places dissent on the same level as truth and seems ready to accept compromise of the truth.

I "Third, that it insufficiently acknowledges the centrality of Jesus."

He did not name the sources of those criticisms.

Among those who had raised imates dissent than does dialogue questions about the initiative with other faith traditions. In fact, were Cardinals James Hickey of the question of dissent in the Washington and Bernard Law of Church and whether it is ever jusBoston. tified is a complicated and theo"My response to the first criti- logically technical one, and our cism is that Scripture and tradi- statement did not pursue it."

He said that "many serious distion are the foundational sources of Church teaching and, therefore, agreements among Catholics. . . . the basis for the 'common do not necessarily involve dissent ground,— Cardinal Bernardin in the sense of a clear departure from authentic teaching. But the said. statement also shows full aware"The primacy of Scripture and that such departures do exist. ness tradition is fully recognised in the The statement recognises the statement. legitimacy, even the value, of disThe statement also clearly calls agreements, but it also insists that for accountability to the Catholic dialogue about them must be tradition and rejects any accountable to Catholic tradition approach that would ignore the and the Church's teaching author'living magisterium of the Church ity." exercised by the bishops and the Bernardin also Cardinal chair of Peter." announced on August 30 that the With regard to dissent, he said, pancreatic cancer for which he "the statement's call to dialogue underwent surgery in June 1995 within the Church no more legit- has recurred in his liver.

Catholic Church must evangelise in Asia: Vatican bishops' meetings Pope John Paul II has called to prepare the VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A cur- Church for the next millennium.

Dates have not been set for rent reluctance to insist on the need for salvation through Christ either synod, although deadlines has blocked Churda missionary have been established for bishefforts in many parts of Asia, a ops' responses to the outlines.

The responses will form the Vatican document has said.

And respect for the age-old reli- basis for the drafting of the synod gions of Asia cannot keep the working documents.

Bishops' conferences from Catholic Church from preaching North, South and Central Amerisalvation in Christ. it continued.

The "lineamenta" or outline for ca and the Caribbean are to subthe special Synod of Bishops for mit their replies no later than Asia highlighted the positive val- April 1.

The bishops' conferences of the ues of Eastern religions, but said Catholics have an obligation to Middle East, the Persian Gulf, share the Gospel with all peoples. Central Asia, Asian Siberia, South "Jesus Christ the Saviour and his and Southeast Asia and the Far Mission of Love and Service in East have until August 1 to submit Asia: '. . . .That they may have life their responses to the synod outand have it abundantly— will be line.

While both synod preparatory the theme of the synod.

The Vatican released the linea- documents focused on the need menta for the synod on Septem- to improve evangelisation programs, the Asian document ber 3.

At the same time, it distributed acknowledged the huge task the copies of the lineamenta for the Church faces in the region. special Synod of Bishops for Catholics account for only 2.8 America. percent of the Asian population, The American synod document whereas in the Americas they was released by the US bishops make up 63.4 percent of the popIn early August. ulation.

The Asian and American synods In countries throughout Central are part of a series of regional and South America, Catholics

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make up the majority of the population.

But in Asia, they are the majority only in the Philippines, said Cardinal Jan Schotte, secretarygeneral of the Synod of Bishops. .

But even where Catholics are free to evangelise, they sometimes hesitate to do so, the lineamenta said.

The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences has said that throughout the region "radical questions have been raised about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ in the history of salvation," the lineamenta said.

Some Catholics even refer to "the myth of Christian uniqueness" and are content with showing respect for and dialogue with Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and the traditional religions of Asia, the document said.

While the Catholic Church teaches that the Holy Spirit works through all religions that attempt to bring people closer to God, Christians cannot ignore the fact that salvation comes through Christ and the gift of faith they have received must be shared with others, it said.

Cardinal Bernardin tells the media his cancer has returned and that he has a year or less to live. Photo CNSIRetiters

have been told that it is terminal and my life expectancy is one year or less," he said at an afternoon press conference at the archdiocesan Pastoral Centre.

No such thing as a wife too many in Sumba WAINGAPU, Indonesia (CNS) - In a predominantly Christian province of the East Sumba town of Waingapu, Umbu (prince) Ngai Nggaba takes pride in having been able to afford 13 wives.

The privilege of bigamy accorded nobility on Indonesia's Sumba Island, sanctioned by cultural tradition and religion even among Christians, is a longstanding problem for local Catholic and Protestant Churches, reported UCA News. an Asian Church news agency based in Thailand.

Redemptorist Father Julius Lull, parish priest of Christ the Redeemer Church in Waingapm said that polygamy among followers of the traditional Marapu religion poses a problem in evangelisation in the Diocese of Weetabula.

"Many umbus want to be baptised Catholics but withdraw when priests ask them to live with one wife and divorce others," Father Luli said.

The Weetabula Diocese has consulted the Vatican regarding the matter of polygamous umbus who wish to convert, Father Luli continued, but added that "thus far there is no response from the Vatican."

"It means that we should go on with the Church doctrine on monogamous marriage," the priest said.

The ability of an umbu to pay hundreds of buffalos, bulls and horses and pounds of gold as dowries raises his social status.

Umbus are in fact wealthy

landlords who own large cattle farms throughout Sumba.

The wives of an umbu also take pride in their position.

"To become a wife of an umbu is a blessing," said one of Nggaba's wives.

"As wives of the umbu, we believe we are chosen women."

Christian Churches on Sumba. though, preach monogamous marriage.

Leaders of Gereja Kristen Sumba (the Protestant Church in Sumba), while rejecting polygamy, have found a partial solution to the dilemma.

Reverend Nicolas He. a Church official, said that the Protestant Church had decided to accept the umbus into the Church without asking them to live with one wife and to divorce others.

But the Church bans a baptised umbu from taking a new wife.

"If this rule is violated, he could be excommunicated or banned from taking part in the Holy Supper," He said.

According to the Church official, "it is undeniable that before the Gospel came to Sumba, polygamy was a tradition among the local noble class.

"God's chosen figures in the Old Testament also practiced polygamy," he added, justifying the limited tolerance of polygamy.

Reverend He admitted the solution does not satisfy all leaders, and the issue of Christian umbus maintaining polygamous marriages is always raised at the annual synod.

Thai lay minority urged to participate in evangelisation of their country CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) Thailand's tiny Catholic minority must work with the Buddhist majority to promote common values, but also step up efforts to preach the Gospel, Pope John Paul II said.

Meeting the bishops of Thailand on August 30, the Pope said Thai Catholics must be active participants in the Church's campaign to evangelise in Asia, where less than 3 percent of the population is Catholic.

"Today this missionary endeavour has to be carried out primarily by Asians themselves," the Pope said.

The bishops met Pope John Paul at his summer residence south of Rome at the end of their "ad limina" visits, which bishops make every five years to report on the status of their dioceses.

Pope John Paul, marking the 50th anniversary of the Thai king's reign, praised his leadership in guaranteeing the country's tradition of religious freedom and in promoting social justice and solidarity.

About 95 percent of the 58.5 million Thais are Buddhist; Muslims account for about 4 percent of the population.

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Less than 0.5 percent of the nation's people are Catholic.

"Having received the faith from dedicated missionaries, Thai Catholics are called to bear witness to the Gospel before new sectors of society, especially tribal peoples and the poor, migrants and refugees, as well as workers and professional people," the Pope said.

He encouraged the bishops to continue their efforts to ensure that the Catholic Church in Thailand is truly Thai, but said they must be careful not to embrace cultural expressions which are not compatible with Christianity.

The materialism that has come with economic prosperity is a growing cultural phenomenon which must be confronted with stronger religious education programs and pastoral assistance to families, he said.

Along with a focus on material well-being, he said, there is a growing "contraceptive mentality which not only contradicts the full truth of conjugal love, but also leads to a more ready acceptance of the terrible crime of abortion."

In dialogue with Buddhist leaders, he said, the Catholic Church should work to promote traditional Thai values, including

respect for human life, support for families and the promotion of justice and peace.

While the Church preaches respect for Buddhists and offers pastoral assistance to CatholicBuddhist couples, the Church must also help the Catholic spouse in a mixed marriage to remain Catholic.

Authentic interreligious dialogue and understanding within families, he said, is not furthered by indifference to the faith of either spouse "but by love for the truth and by sincere mutual respect."

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Catholic-Methodist document outlines issues

By Jerry Fitteau WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Roman Catholic-Methodist International Commission has issued a wide-ranging statement expressing fundamental agreement on matters of revelation and faith.

In its final sections the 44-page statement also highlighted key remaining differences between the Catholic and Methodist Churches and urged that future dialogues focus on "some of those more detailed questions that have recurrently caused difficulty among us."

"In particular, future study could address the related topics of pastoral and doctrinal authority, the offices of oversight in the Church and succession in them, and the offer made by Rome of a Petrine ministry in the service of unity and communion." said the final paragraph of the statement.

The offer from Rome cited in the statement was Pope John Paul ll's 1995 request, in an encyclical on Christian unity, that leaders and theologians of the Christian

Churches "engage with me in a patient and full communion our commission has fraternal dialogue" on ways in which his declared is the final goal of our diapapal ministry "may accomplish a service logue," the statement said.

It said Catholics and Methodists "are in of love recognised by all concerned."

The new Methodist-Catholic statement is full agreement" on the fundamental "Christitled "The Word of Life: A Statement on tological and Trinitarian dimension of revelation and of faith."

Revelation and Faith."

It cited as "normative for all later ages" It is the result of dialogues from 1992 to 1996 - the sixth series in official consulta- God's self- revelation recorded in the Scriptions dating back to 1966 - between repre- tures, especially the life, death and resursentatives of the World Methodist Council rection of Jesus Christ and the response to this revelation formulated in the New Tesand the Roman Catholic Church.

The World Methodist Council published tament.

Even in areas where Methodist and the statement in August following a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at which the Catholic belief and practice diverge, the council voted unanimously to receive the dialogue participants found similar elements or concerns in each other's tradition document.

Catholic and Methodist participants to suggest that differences were not as great found extensive mutual understanding and or divisive as they might once have seemed. agreement on the central aspects of the On faith, for example, they said: "In the dialogue theme. past, Methodists tended to see the faith of "The revelation of the Triune God is the Roman Catholics merely as an assent source of the Church's faith, the Church's to what the Church teaches, whereas mission and the Church's sacramental life. Catholics sometimes thought Methodist These are three essential ingredients in the belief to be a purely emotional personal

conviction. These prejudices have been overcome. Faith is always personal but never private. . . . Our traditions may stress the corporate and the individual aspects of faith differently but both are common to us."

Attention to each Church's principles of doctrinal understanding can be helpful for dealing with doctrinal differences "without concealing or diminishing what has already been achieved in a common understanding of the Gospel," the statement said.

The Rev Dr. Geoffrey Wainwright of Duke University Divinity School, Methodist cochairman of the dialogue, described the new statement to CNS as setting out "broad theological perspectives that we can have in common to set the stage for (dialogue on) more obviously controversial questions."

"This time the big issue was word and sacrament." he said. Catholic co-chairman of the 1992-96 round of dialogue was Bishop James Malone, who recently retired as bishop of Youngstown, Ohio.

Mother Teresa badgers doctors for a release CALCUTTA, India (CNS) Mother Teresa has been pressing doctors to release her from the hospital, but still needs time to regain her strength, her doctors said last Thesday.

One of the doctors treating Mother Teresa, Dr Sudipta Sen. said the Nobel laureate's release from the hospital "depends on how long we take to make her a little bit stronger."

Mother Teresa remained in intensive care after a two-week struggle with an irregular heartbeat and malaria, as well as a lung infection caused by a respirator that helped her to breathe during her hospitalisation.

Dr Sen said the lung infection was "nothing to worry about" and was being treated with antibiotics. An X-ray taken on Sunday revealed no new lung infections.

Doctors were debating the use of electric shock treatment to stabilise Mother Teresa's heart rhythm. However, Dr Sen said an irregular heartbeat would not prevent her from returning to the Calcutta headquarters of her order, the Missionaries of Chari-

"She gets tremendous power from the prayers," Dr Sen said.

Cardinal John O'Connor of New York told Catholic New York the archdiocesan newspaper, that he sent a fax message to associates of Mother Teresa in Calcutta saying that she "does not have my permission to die."

Mother Teresa. who founded the Missionaries of Charity, celebrated her 86th birthday in the hospital on 26 August. On that day, she sat up in bed.

'Meanwhile, Father Eduard le Joly, spiritual adviser to Mother Teresa's order for more than 30 years, said the possibility of a new superior general will be discussed when 160 of the order's nuns from around the world meet An Albanian woman prays for the health of Mother Teresa in the northern city in Calcutta in early next month.

Reu•e, of Shkoder on August 27.

Fr le Joly said church law allows superior general to be elected a day, every war ty. "There are many heart patients virtually a tug of who move around with irregular and every day we are telling her only once.

"Mother Teresa has been rethat we are going to release her rhythm," he said. elected several times but each "She is pressing us every day to tomorrow."

An altar and small statue of time the Holy See gave permisrelease her," said Dr Sen, director of Woodlands Nursing Home, Jesus were provided for Mother sion for her to continue. This time where Mother Teresa has been Teresa inside the intensive care 'round, the Vatican may not give permission." he said. hospitalised since 20 August. "It is unit.

Pope commemorates Anglican-Catholic talks VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A sin- united not absorbed,- said Pope which Anglicans and Catholics tinuing work on a statement cere desire for reconciliation and John Paul, whose message to the have yet to resolve, I am heart- about authority in the Church.

Australian Cardinal Edward an openness to diversity within anniversary celebration was ened by the providential growth the Church are needed to lead released on 3 September at the in effective cooperation which Cassidy, president of the Pontifihas taken place in recent years," cal Council for Promoting ChristCatholics and Anglicans to full Vatican. the said Unity, ian the the Pope said. conversations, The informal communion, Pope John Paul II While the Pope and Vatican offi- commemoration of the anniverPope said, "made an enduring said this week "How can we fail to praise the contribution to a fundamental cials have said the Anglican Com- sary of the Malines Conversations mercy of God, who is leading us principle of ecumenism," which munion's decision to ordain was an occasion not only to thank to erase from memory the bitter is that legitimate diversity is not women to the priesthood consti- God for what had been accomtutes an obstacle to Catholic- plished, but to express sorrow for polemics of the past?" the Pope an obstacle to Church unity.

'The dialogue was marked by a Anglican unity, the process of "the many opportunities that asked Catholic and Anglican leaders marking the 75th anniversary sincere desire for reconciliation theological dialogue and of joint were lost on the way."

"The final years of this 20th cenof the Malines Conversations in and was conducted in a spirit of efforts on a variety of social contury have shown beyond all doubt genuine humility, shared conver- cerns continue.

Belgium.

Archbishop George Carey of that there is a widespread aspiraThe conversations were a five- sion to the Gospel, love for truth year series of meetings organised and fraternal charity," the Pope Canterbury, leader of the Church tion and deep longing for Christof England, participated in the ian unity, which will not be by a prominent Anglican, Lord said. denied," the cardinal said last SatThe work begun by Lord Hali- anniversary celebrations.

Halifax, and the Catholic primate He is scheduled to meet with urday at an ecumenical prayer of Belgium, Cardinal Desire fax and Cardinal Mercier was Mercier, to discuss the possible continued by Pope John )Oall and Pope John Paul at the Vatican in service marking the anniversary. ".

"Among Christians of every conditions for Catholic-Anglican then-Anglican Archbishop Geof- December.

The Second Anglican-Roman denomination one can observe a frey Fisher of Canterbury, by the union.

"Impelled by indomitable faith, Second Vatican Council and by Catholic International Commis- growing conviction that the Lord these remarkable witnesses to the the Anglican-Roman Catholic sion, the official dialogue com- Is calling us to strive to overcome urgency of Christ's plea for unity International Dialogue Commis- mission, held its annual meeting our divisions, that we cannot in In Belgium in conjunction with conscience remain indifferent or hoped for the return to full com- sion, he said.

"Despite the difficulties - some the anniversary celebrations. complacent before such a clear munion within the Catholic Church of 'the Anglican Church of them sadly of recent origin - Commission members are con- challenge," he said.

US Bishop calls for courage

By Michael Flach Virginia.

ARLINGTON, (CNS) - Catholics need spiritual courage to face the "uncommon power of a number of cultural intimidators that surround us," Arlington Bishop John Keating said in "A Pastoral Letter on Courage."

Among intimidating factors in contemporary life that he cited in the pastoral were radical feminism, sexual permissiveness, political correctness and the "culture of death."

"If courage is the strength to overcome fear in order to do what is right, then I pray that the Holy Spirit will sear into your soul a recurring refrain to sustain you the rest of your life: 'Be not afraid."'

Bishop Keating wrote.

He said the spiritual courage of believers is threatened in various ways.

"Political correctness can often inspire a powerful fear of ridicule, prejudice or ostracism," he said.

"It can cow a person into concealing or acting against his convictions. It can exercise its influence over a wide spectrum of daily life - from parish liturgy committees to state legislatures, from television network news to scriptural translations."

"Sexual permissiveness is another powerful intimidator," he said.

"Since the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, laws prohibiting adultery, fornication, sodomy, pornography, contraception and abortion have been progressively lifted, spawning a general mentality that there is 'nothing wrong' with such behaviour."

He said "radical feminism" has substituted the traditional "complementarily of roles" of men and women with "equality of roles."

It promotes the acceptability of cohabitation without marital commitment and demands that women have an absolute choice whether to abort or bear a child, he said.

He added the culture of death "is extending its influence in our society. . . ."

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In Brief Bosnian obligation VATICAN CITY (CNS) Ensuring free and fair elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina is the obligation of the international community, despite the threat of more ethnic cleansing being caused said a Vatican diplomat.

Speaking to the permanent council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on August 29. Msgr.

Mario Zenari said the OSCE the trans-Atlantic body responsible for overseeing the midSeptember vote in Bosnia Herzegovina - faces "a challenge and a responsibility."

Msgr. Zenari said the September elections might also contribute to Serb-sponsored ethnic cleansing, dividing the country along ethnic lines by force or by policy. But, he said, they must be held in spite of this threat.

Call for arrests MANAGUA. Nicaragua (CNS) - Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo of Managua called on authorities to detain those responsible for a series of bomb attacks on Catholic churches throughout the country Cardinal Obando y Bravo told reporters on August 23 that he hopes police will investigate and punish those responsible for explosions aimed at different church targets, including schools.

The bombings, 24 to date. began in the capital. Managua. and in western Leon, but have not claimed victims.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Disney programs HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Anne Sweeney, the Catholic woman who has taken over as president of cable's Disney Channel has announced that starting on Sunday, September 8, the Disney Channel will show a family film every night at 7 pm in the US. "It's a commitment we're making to families seven days a week at 7 o'clock (in) providing family movies every single night." said Sweeney. the mother of two children.

She said the movie series. will include such well-known titles as "Mary Poppins," 'The Santa Clause," "The Parent Trap," "Muppet Treasure Island" and "Operation Dumbo Drop" and is a way for Disney Channel to extend the "legacy" of its parent studio.

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'End kids exploitation'

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN Cm (CNS) - A stronger focus on traditional moral values and assistance to poor families is needed in the global fight against sexual exploitation of children, a Vatican official said.

'It could be said that the ultimate sources of these problems are a lack of spiritual values and the reduction of society and of human life itself - merely to the interaction of economic forces," said Msgr. Piero Monni.

The monsignor represented the Vatican at the August 27-31 World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

A copy of his speech was released at the Vatican.

More than 120 countries sent representatives to the Stockholm meeting, sponsored by UNICEF and the Swedish government.

Delegates agreed on August 28 on a declaration calling for international action against child prostitution rings and the so-called sex tourism trade.

It also suggested that countries compile data banks on known sexual abusers of children.

But to stop the abuse. Msgr.

Monni said, nations must look

Tragedy of life on streets for Lima's child prostitutes

at the origins of the organised exploitation of minors.

Msgr. Monni asked delegates to focus on families, on the rights and responsibilities of parents to educate and protect their children, and on the very real maternous people develop sexually at

By Lucien 0. Chauvin ial needs of poor families who feel an early age' - to explain it Quintanilla, a they have no choice but to "sell" LIMA, Peru (CNS) - Standing on away," said Tami research on one child to support the others. doing lawyer young Park a corner of the Manco Capac "The growing level of poverty in the Lima district of La Victoria, child prostitution. among a large strata of the popu- Carla seems to know most of the While there are no accurate stalation involved in this plague can- people around her. tistics on the number of young sex not be ignored in the context of a workers in Lima, Quintanilla said Old beyond her years - she says there are probably thousands of comprehensive response," he she is 16 - Carla, like many other girls and boys between the ages said. working in of 12 and 16 who survive by sell"A significant part of humanity young girls, has been selling ing their bodies. past year for the the park lives below the level of subsisanyone to sex for as little as $3 tence and is constrained to do Quintanilla was one of a handwhatever it can to survive." Msgr. willing to pay. ful of Peruvians participating in "People leave me alone ... I have the First World Congress against Monni told delegates.

The Vatican representative said my 'boyfriend' who watches out the Commercial Exploitation of that the buying and selling of chil- for me. The old guys who come Children, held at the end of dren for sexual purposes is the by here don't give us too much August in Stockholm, Sweden. trouble, they only want to enjoy Quintanilla and Sister Isabel "most heinous of crimes."

Chavez, a Peruvian Good ShepThose concerned for the welfare themselves," she said.

The problem of child prostitu- herd sister working with prostiof the world's children cannot let their energies be dissipated by tion in Peru remains hidden, tutes and young people. said there horror when new cases of child although it has received attention are numerous reasons why young in neighbouring countries such as people turn to prostitution, abuse are discovered, he said. including abuse and poverty.

Time, energy and determination Brazil and Chile.

Once women become sex work"People still do not want to see must be rallied to confront the causes of child sexual abuse. or think about the problem of ers, they generally enter into "which is assuming such propor- child prostitution. And if people a world of violence and drug tions that it would be considered do happen to stumble upon abuse and lose what little opporby some a crime against human- the problem there are usually tunities they have for self-worth. handy excuses - such as indige- Sister Chavez said. ity." Msgr. Monni said.

Add to abortion policy 'good'

By Patricia Zapor CHICAGO (CNS) - An addition of a statement of conscience on abortion to the Democratic Party platform was encouraging for a pro-life congressman who had urged the change.

The platform, approved at the Democratic National Convention on August 2Z says the party "stands behind the right of every woman to choose (abortion), consistent with Roe vs. Wade. and regardless of ability to pay."

In its three-paragraph section labelled "choice" the platform adds. "We believe it is a fundamental constitutional liberty that individual Americans - not government - can best take responsibility for making the most difficult and intensely personal decisions regarding reproduction."

The next paragraph was added tion. In his remarks, Hall said the to the initial platform draft at the "moral test of government is instigation of the Congressional how it treats those in the shadows Pro-Life Caucus, which wanted of life." including the poor, the some acknowledgement that its sick, the elderly and the unborn. position is acceptable within Hall told Catholic News Service the party. later that party leaders asked him "The Democratic Party is a party to voice his pro-life views at the of inclusion," it says. convention.

"We respect the individual conMeanwhile, a retired bishop and science of each American on Franciscan priest and brother a this difficult issue, and we welstand trial on October 17 on will come all our members to particicharges that they disturbed the party." pate at every level of our peace while blocking the Representative Tony Hall, who entrance to an abortion clinic led the caucus efforts, spoke durlot in Dobbs Ferry. parking ing the convention's afternoon Father Benedict Groeschel, a presentations in support of well-known speaker and author the platform.

His four-minute address fol- of books on spirituality, was lowed shortly after Kate Michel- arrested on August 24 with retired man, president of the National Bishop George Lynch and BrothAbortion and Reproductive er Fidelis Moscinski.

Rights Action League. praised the Father Groeschel said his action Clinton administration's efforts to was prompted by debate over the remove obstacles to legal abor- legality of partial-birth abortion.

US bishops 'partisan' CHICAGO (CNS) - The proabortion Catholics for a Free Choice and other groups said the US bishops should reflect the same tolerance and respect for differences that the bishops called for in their political responsibility statement issued earlier this year.

But Mgr Francis Maniscalco, the bishops spokesman, said the Catholic campaign against abortion was not partisan, since the Church would "continue to place a priority on limiting and eliminating abortion, whoever is elected."

Catholics for a Free Choice published an open letter criticising the bishops at the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church The person and society The communal character of the human vocation 1878 All men are called to the

same end: God himself. There is a certain resemblance between the union of the divine persons and the fraternity that men are to establish among themselves in truth and love. Love of neighbour is inseparable from love for God.

CHICAGO (CNS) - The first global school of evangelism will be broadcast via the Internet on December 1.

1879 The human person needs to The World Wide Web telelive in society. Society is not for cast is sponsored by the him an extraneous addition but a National Catholic Conference requirement of his nature. for Total Stewardship, originaThrough the exchange with othtors of an evangelisation ers, mutual service and dialogue process called the Christian • with his brethren, man develops Celebration of Life. his potential; he thus responds to The video conference is in his vocation. response to Pope John Paul II's call for a new evangelisation, 1880 A society is a group of perand the desire of many sons bound together organically Catholics who want to evanby a principle of unity that goes gelise their community, but beyond each one of them. As an don't know how. assembly that is at once visible The Record, September 5 1996 Page 14

and spiritual, a society endures through time: it gathers up the past and prepares for the future.

By means of society, each man is established as an "heir" and receives certain "talents" that enrich his identity and whose fruits he must develop.

He rightly owes loyalty to the communities of which he is part and respect to those in authority who have charge of the common good.

1881 Each community is defined

by its purpose and consequently obeys specific rules; but "the human person ... is and ought to be the principle, the subject and the end of all social institutions."

Certain societies, such as the family and the state, correspond more directly to the nature of man; they are necessary to him.

To promote the partici 'ion of the greatest number in life of a society, the creation of voluntary associations and institutions must be encouraged "on both national

1882

and international levels, which relate to economic and social goals, to cultural and recreational activities, to sport, to various professions, and to political affairs."

This "socialisation also expresses the natural tendency for human beings to associate with one another for the sake of attaining objectives that exceed individual capacities. It develops the qualities of the person, especially the sense of initiative and responsibility, and helps guarantee his rights.

1883 Socialisation also presents

activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good."

1884 God has not willed to

reserve to himself all exercise of power. He entrusts to every creature the functions it is capable of performing. according to the capacities of its own nature.

This mode of governance ought to be followed in social life. The way God acts in governing the world, which bears witness to such great regard for human freedom, should inspire the wisdom of those who govern human should communities. They behave as ministers of divine providence.

dangers. Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and initiative. The teaching of the Church has elabThe principle of suborated the principle of subsidiar- 1885 ity, according to which "a sidiarity is opposed to all forms of community of a higher order collectivism. should not interfere in the inter- It sets limits for state intervention. nal life of a community of a lower It aims at harmonising the relaorder, depriving the latter of its tionships between individuals functions, but rather should sup- and societies. It tends toward the port it in case of need and help to establishment of true internationco-ordinate its activity with the al order.

117778 HOrtikt

Official Engagements Confirmation, Lynwood Mgr J Nestor 7-12 Visitation Southern Cross and Kuhn - Archbishop Hickey 75th Anniversary Mass Legion of 7 Mary, St Mary's Cathedral Bishop Healy Confirmation, Belmont/Redcliffe 8 Rev Fr G Carroll 11/12 Confirmation, Whitfords Mgr P McCrann 13 Visit to St Charles Seminary Archbishop Hickey Visitation, East Victoria Park Bishop Healy Mass at St Brigid's, Midland 15 Archbishop Hickey Adult Confirmation at St Mary's Cathedral - Archbishop Hickey Procession and Mass for Feast Day of Associazione Maria SS A ddolorata, Dianella Archbishop Hickey Confirmation, Bedford/Inglewood Mgr M Keating Confirmation. Kingsley/Woodvale Rev Fr G Carroll Confirmation. Osborne Park Rev Fr G Holohan 6

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REPOINTING, mortar work and general brick restoration. For free quote phone Justin Tel. 480 5593, home 445 9053.

PAINTING by professional.

Registration No. 3248.

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No job too small. Available immediately. Telephone Dominic 354 9442.

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Bethany M ASSEUSE: professional Clinic, masseuse, dealing with skeletal and muscular pain, sporting injuries, stress, relaxation and deep tissue acupressure. massage.

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

This service is definitely non-sexual.

PAINTING & Decorating reg. no. 3622. For all your painting needs, all work professionally done and guaranteed, references available. Call Carlo 444 6797, SWIMMING POOLS, service, maintenance, equipment, painting (free quotes) K AVANAH'S POOL SERVICE, ph 349 0223. Since 1974.

WILSON'S Garden Clean Up Company. Tree lopping, hedging, pruning, yard cleanups, fully insured. Call Graham or Patrick Wilson, Tel. 276 4617, mobile 041 993 0790.

MASTER plumber and gas fitter, Lic No.140, bathroom renovations, sewer conversions, all maintenance work, new houses. Good rates, all hours. Contact John on 457 7771.

ELECTRICAL, contractor house rewires, ceiling fans, power points, lights, safety switches, boat pumps. pool pumps. Lic. 004003. Phone Stephen Tierney 354 2263 PROFESSIONAL properly maintenance, carpentry, fences, roofs, gutters, down pipes, reticulation, minor plumbing, paving, tiling. No job too small.

Phone Paul 309-4751, mob 041-895-4771.

PLUMBER Ring Desmond 350 5223. mob. 019 684 322.

HANDYMAN , gardening, painting, clean houses, windows, landscaping. remove rubbish. Ring Martin. mobile 041 991 6239, phone 377 2314. No job too small or too big. Excellent rates.

Deadline for ads: 5pm Monday

LAKE LODGE. PINK Esperance. 85 Pink Lake Rd, Ph: (090) 712 075 Fax: (090) 714 754. Best value f or money in town. The Lodge offers 4 self-contained apartments plus 23 rooms with shared facility.

Fridge, tea, coffee in room.

Guest kitchen, Lounge with TV, Video, Pool table. BYO Restaurant. From $25 single, $35 double, S55 family.

PEMBERTON B&B "Falconhurst". M&S Dow (097) 76 1737 Forest Edge - a place of refuge. Each room opens onto wide verandahs that overlook Pemberton's famous trees.

Walking distance to the Lavender and Berry Farm, and the Gloucester Tree. $30 per person, per night.

CAMP KALBARRI PCYC. All school groups. Church groups. Cheap accommodation. Children $20. adults $22 per day. Please ring Ann and Malcolm Butcher (099) 371 630.

K ALBARRI Chalets by the Sea Phone (09) 572 3297

HEALTH & BEAUTY WANTED!! Persons to lose 5-10kg. Tel. June 242 5351

FOR SALE HISTORY BOOKS (085) 311441

CARRIED FURNITURE housefuls, units, flats, offices, including single items, small medium and large vans available with 1 or 2 men, all metro areas and near country. Mike Murphy 008 016 310 (free call all areas): or 24 hour 480 5006.

FIRST Holy Communion and Baptism outfits. for boys and girls. We have the largest and best range in Perth. We are a one stop ship. We have everything you need. We are the specialists in raw silk garments.

The Rosa Linen 267 William Street.

Northbridge.

Tel & fax (09) 227 5634

THANKS THANK you St Clare and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

A. Peters GRATEFUL thanks to our Blessed Mother Mary and the Novena to the Holy Spirit for a favour granted to me. PW.

Phone 227 7778

SECRETARIAL SERVICES WORD processing, spreadsheets, payroll, tax complikeeping. book ance Translation Italian - English.

Competitive rates.

D'Orlando Ph: 317 2285 430 8342

IN MEMORIAM NEGRI (Marge) 25-8-88.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of my beloved sister, whose anniversary occurs on 25 August.

Sacred Heart of Jesus. fount of love and mercy.

Loving sister Gwen, Joe & Seph.

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SINGLE father, 41, country town, wishes to meet sincere single lady for companionship and outings.

Phone: (096) 222 806

COMPANION/ carer required to supervise elderly lady overnight 3 to 4 evenings per week plus light duties. Bicton area, light meal provided. Good remuneration, comfortable home. Enquiries: 330 6281 pm weekdays.

DUNKS GLORY. praise and thanksgiving to the Blessed Trinity. Our Lady of Fatima, St Joseph and all the angels and saints for having blessed our daughter with a job. Special thanks to St Jude and Fr Agnel. P.N.

MISSION & JUSTICE WORKSHOP Is being conducted by Peter and Marya Stewart at the Maranatha Institute on Tuesday 10, 17 & 24 September. Peter & Marya were recently awarded the inaugural Mercy Foundation Award. Sessions run from 9.30 am to 12.00. Enquiries: Phone (09) 388 4311.

LEADUGHTS CHRISTCHURCH Cathedral leadlights. Traditional leadlights, creations and repairs. Free quotes. Call Justin on 445 9053 or pager No. 480 5593.

NEW TESTAMENT COURSE A 10 week programme 'Getting to know the New Testament', led by Br Des Crowe begins on Friday afternoons (1.00 to 3.00) at the Maranatha Institute on Friday 13 September. Enquiries: Phone (09) 388 4311.

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Quality Products - all alarms meet high standards of Standards Australia -5 year Warranty - from $20 installed.

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COPING WITH STRESS Speaker Fr John Martin (priest and psychotherapist). Do you feel frustrated with little time for things you enjoy? Join us in the Multipurpose Room, John XXIII College.

Wednesday 11 September. 7.30-9.30pm. S5 (donation unemployed). Contact Murray Graham 384 1122.

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MAY the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St Jude worker of miracles pray for us. St Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. DA.

The next planned Ecumencical Taize worship will be at the Redemptorist Monastery Church, North Perth. on Sunday September 15 at 7.30pm with the theme 'Time with our God'. The final gathering for 1996 will be held on Sunday November 24 at 7.30pm with the theme 'Christ our King', again at the Redemptorist Monastery. Any musicians or singer who would like to assist in the worship are welcome, a practice is normally held on the Friday previous to each gathering.For more information on Taize please contact Mrs Chris Stewart at Anglican Church Office on 325 7455.

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People from all places give St Jerome's its character T

o be an active community the Apparition and accommodatenabling everyone to be ed a total of sixteen girls and thirThe elaborate and spacious structure of the Church allows natural light to flood in through side windows. united in connecting life ty four boys. with faith to build a better world."

Today St Jerome's primary So says the "vision" statement of school has a roll of almost seven St Jerome's parish in Spearwood hundred pupils. and one cannot help but sense an The adjacent new, spacious and atmosphere of co-operation con- well lit Church, on the corner of tinually going on in a parish fam- Rockingham Road and Troode ily made up largely of multiple Street, was opened on the 15th of origins and from practically every February 1987. part of the world.

The church building incorpoThe influx of such families, par- rates a chapel, presbytery, parish ticularly from Italy and Dalmatia, office, sacristy catechist resource who settled in the Spearwood room, acolyte and altar servers' area and brought with them rich changerooms so everything is culture, skills and strong family under one roof, an elaborate backgrounds, formed the basis of structure encompassed in a beauSt Jerome's and helped give the tiful setting of manicured lawns parish its present character. and gardens.

The original St Jerome's church According to the Commonin Spearwood was built in 1934 in wealth Census there are approxiRockingham Road and still mately seven thousand Catholics stands.

In the Spearwood parish of Initially under the spiritual care which, disappointingly, only of the Oblate Fathers from St about one quarter attend Mass Patrick's in Fremantle, a parish regularly. priest, Father Chokolich, was However, the gentle personality St Jerome's church, opened in 1987, today lies nestled in a beautiful setting of manicured lawns and gardens. eventually appointed. of Parish Priest Fr Barry Whitely teaching of the subject. Activities the streets of Spearwood and endA local "home grown" product He was followed later by Fathers has no doubt played a significant of St Jerome's parishioners ing with Benediction back in the of St Jerome's parish, Michael Maslovar, Tomich and Harris. part in encouraging his flock to involve the Majellans, catechists, Church.

Separovich, recently became a Subsequently the parish prima- become the united and vibrant Christian Life Groups - of which A small community of the Sis- deacon in Adelaide. ry school came into being, oper- community it is.

Currently the major project is Fr Barry is diocesan chaplain - the ters of St Joseph of the Apparition ated by the Sisters of St Joseph of Filling the role of assistant to Fr RCIA, children's' liturgy, youth go unobtrusively about the work raising funds to build a large Whitely is Fr Wayne Davis, whose group and the parish care group, of spreading the Word of God in parish community centre. artistic talents create an extra and which supplies emergency meals the district. One of them, Sister Significantly, a feature of this Impressive dimension to church to families.

Marietta, is currently serving in Important exercise is the close decor and Liturgical occasions.

Also featuring are the acolytes Burma on missionary work while unity between the parish and Prior to his ordination Fr Wayne and special ministers, who also Sister Canisius constantly visits school communities as they work spent time in St Jerome's parish attend the Villa Dalmacia Nurs- and otherwise supports older together towards the common as a seminarian and a deacon. goal. ing Home and sick parishioners parishioners.

Completing the official team are as well as the Society of St Vinparish secretary Kath Bacich and cent de Paul and various commitreligious education coordinator tees, for which the busy parish Carmel Kinsella who are con- council holds singular imporstantly working with local fami- tance and responsibility.

Name of parish: St Jerome's lies, visitors and the school to Before each week-end Mass a Spearwood build up the parish's communal parishioner-led Rosary is recited Parish Priest: Fr Barry Whitely spirit. and St Jerome's can boast three Assistant Priest: Fr Wayne Davis The parish also depends very separate choirs - one for each of Parish secretary: Kathleen Bacich much on its catechists who impart these Masses.

Catholic education to Grades 1 to Address: 24 Troode Street, An economically buoyant piety 7 and the preparation of young WA 6166 Munster St Jerome as pictured in the Spear- parishioners for Penance, shop, operated by a total of sixT el.

418 1229 teen volunteer ladies on a roster wood church. He was born in Dalma- Eucharist and Confirmation.

Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 6.30pm, tia in 342 AD and died in Bethlehem One recent development prov- basis, regularly provides the Sunday 8am and 10am. Weekdays: parish with much-needed funds. in 420 AD), is considered to be one of ing successful is the teaching of Monday/Friday 9am, Tuesday, the greatest Doctors of the Church. religious education in two of the The Italian parishioners of St 8.15am Thursday Wednesday, Secretary to Pope St Damasus, he local State schools by four of St Jerome's organise a special celeSaturday Reconciliation: Measuring the funds for the translated the Bible from Hebrew and Jerome's catechists. bration every December for St Community Centre 9.30-10.30am, 5.30-6.15pm Greek into Latin. His feast day is on Government restrictions howev- Lucy in the nature of a Mass, folSeptember 30. er permit only broad, generalised lowed by a procession through

At a Glance

RENEWAL OF FAITH EXPERIENCE The Bateman Catholic Parish invites all to 'A Renewal of Faith Experience'.

The Parish Mission, to be held from Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September 1996 will be conducted by the Redemptorist Mission Team and be held at the Church of St Thomas More, Bateman. Daily Masses will be celebrated at 6.30am and 9am respectively with evening daily liturgies commencing at 7.30pm.

URSULA FRAYNE COLLEGE FETE Saturday 14th September. 10.30 am to 4.00 pm on the Secondary Campus (Shepperton Road, Victoria Park). Bargains and heaps of fun for all ages! 556 212.

Archdiocesan Panorama BROTHER ANDREW RETREATS Springtime Retreats "Our Faith is Vital" will be given by Brother Andrew of Calcutta, with daily Mass and private interviews at Gracewood - God's Farm, 40 km south of Bussetton.

Three weekend retreats Sept 13 to 15, Sept 22 to 22, Sept 27 to 29. Suggested donation $75. Two midweek retreats Sept 16 to 19, and Sept 23 to 26. Suggested donation $110.

Bus details and registration: Betty Peaker, PO Box 24, Cowaramup, 6284.

Phone/Fax: (097)

NEWMAN SOCIETY Study Group. lit Unum Sint', Chapt.3 Section 87, pg 97. Tuesday 10 September at 10.30 am.

Venue: Our Lady of the Missions Convent, 40 Mary St, Highgate. Enter from Harold St. Open to all interested. Contact: 446 7340.

MAJELLANS ANNUAL ST GERARD MASS The Annual Mass of St Gerard will be held on Tuesday 15 October at St Joseph's Church, Salvado Rd, Subiaco at

7.45 pm. All priests are invited to join with Fr Tarrant in concelebrating Mass.

Please bring a plate of food for supper.

EUCHARISTIC REPARATION The next Holy Hour for the World Apostolate of Fatima will be held on Sunday 15 September at 3 pm in the Parish Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Co!lick St, Hilton. Rev Fr J Canasco will officiate.

MAJELLANS RETREAT The October Retreat will be held on the 25th, 26th & 27th of October at St Joseph's Convent, Safety Bay. Cost $70.

Please forward a $20 deposit to Pauline Kirwan, 103 Birchwood Ave, Woodlands 6018. Phone 446 6135.

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