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In the area of Faith, he said Bunbury Christians gave spectacular witness to the Faith in a performance of Agape two weeks ago in Bunbury parishes were urged to conduct The freshness of the talent from singing, dancing, musical support. , By Colleen McGuiness-Howard lights and overall glitz, glam and Bunbury and other South West Archbishop Barry Hickey retreats and days of reflection on Jesus as Lord and Saviour. pizzazz, this is not your little towns has given the production has issued a pastoral letter to From footlights to the stars!

A Passion play for Holy Week an extra excitement and enthusidowntown country show. that Bunbury That's the message Catholics in the Archdiocese would be staged by the archdioSupported by Bishop Peter asm. of Perth to kick start the arch- cese and a prize would be offered Christians have put out with the Agape is the ancient Christian Quinn of Bunbury, it's made up of diocese's three-year celebra- for a painting or piece of artwork tremendous reception given to 240 Christians who've come word meaning 'love', inspired by musical: Agape their Christian tion of the 2000th anniversary on a Biblical passage about Jesus. together as volunteers to deliver the Agape feast which took place Archbishop Hickey also called The Stories and the Feast. of the birth of Christ, begina Christian message in an ecu- in the early Christian church. ago in shows two weeks Three ning with the 1997 Year of for the establishment of discus- the Bunbury Entertainment Cen- menically The musical combines early artistic bonding sion and study groups on the endeavour that's made people sit Christian experiences, Bible stoJesus. a crowd of 1.974 and tre drew theme of Jesus as revealed in ries and the words of modern have inspired a desire to stage the up and take note.

The Year of Jesus will be the Scripture.

Hau- prophets such as the assassinated composer Marty Liturgical in Perth. musical first in a three year program of A special catechesis on the "Too good not to go to Perth!" gen wrote the musical; Jane Wood Archbishop Oscar Romero and events requested by Pope John theme of 'Mary leads us to Jesus' was the unanimous decision so and Deirdre Brown have injected Dr Martin Luther King.

Paul as a way of preparing for would be presented and an ecuIt also brings in well known Austhe Burswood Showroom has an Australian content. the anniversary and the coming menical committee would draw been booked for 8 pm Sunday. 22 Director Ian Mills was so tralians such as the late Sister fellow Christians together to cel- December. of the new millennium. inspired by the production of Irene McCormack RSJ, Cathy The following year, 1998, has ebrate their common belief that Given the acclaim the 240 cast agape in Melbourne that he Freeman, and Victor Chang, with been designated the Year of the Jesus is Lord, he said. members, most of whom are new brought it to the West. Artistic ballads written for other famous The Jubilee year of 2,000 would to Showbiz. have received, and director Leanne Risdon of Bun- Australians - Blessed Mary Holy Spirit and 1997 the Year of bring the themes of the three pre- the sophistication of their musi- bury's Catholic Cathedral parish MacKillop and 'Weary' Dunlop. the Father.

The next three years present vious years together in a celebra- cal, it's certain to be a winner.

For bookings at the Burswood choreographed the production.

Catholics throughout the world tion of the Blessed Trinity, Showroom, please ring 484-7000.

From costumes, to story lines, assisted by Jane Kite. with an opportunity to prepare ushering in the third millennium, for the Jubilee in a special way by Archbishop Hickey said.

Major celebrations for the setting aside each of the next three years as a time of spiritual Jubilee year are planned to take The first ever visit to Australia renewal," Archbishop Hickey said place in Rome and the Holy Land.

In the Australian region one of by the head of the world's Orthoin the letter distributed to parishthe events celebrating the advent dox churches kicked off at Perth es this week international airport last week Next year's activities for the Year of the new millennium will be a when His All Holiness Ecumeniof Jesus would concentrate on five Synod of bishops from Oceania.

Archbishop Hickey flew to cal Patriarch Bartholomew I of themes: baptism; faith; sacred Constantinople landed to an scriptures; Mary, model of faith; Rome last Saturday evening to enthusiastic welcome from 200 and celebrating with other Chris- attend a synod planning meeting.

In Rome he will also present Orthodox Christians. tians that 'Jesus is Lord.'

Patriarch Bartholomew, the spirThe Archbishop has asked Pope John Paul with the cards and itual leader of the world's 250 milparishes, religious congregations, letters from Catholics throughout lion Orthodox Christians, had Catholic schools and other organ- the diocese congratulating him on previously visited Australia twice isations, to participate and his 50 years of priesthood.

The Synod will see bishops from as a bishop but not as Patriarch. include the themes of the Year of New Zealand, Papua New His 3-day visit to WA saw a Jesus into their own activities. whirlwind tour of Orthodox On the theme of baptism, the Guinea, the Pacific Islands and churches, schools and institutions Archbishop said Catholics would Australia discuss Church matters and receptions from civic leaders be invited to renew their under- affecting the region. the Governor, Major On his including return to Australia he will standing of the consecration and Jeffrey and the Preattend Philip the General November meeting of as as well sacrament, of the call the mier, Richard Court.

Bishops of Australia. their understanding of the Rite of Full report - Page 5 Pastoral Letter - Page 2 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Imoves through a Perth media scrum.

Christian Initiation of Adults.

By Peter Rosengren

Patriarch begins Aust tour in Perth

The spiritual giants of China

Brubeck and all that Catholic jazz

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Start with Jesus on pilgrimage to 2000 AD

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y dear people, Pope John Paul has asked the world to prepare for the celebration of the 2000th Anniversary of the coming of Jesus Christ into the world. (Tertio Millennio Adveniente, 1994.)

He has declared the Year 2000 a Jubilee Year, ushering in the Third Millennium.

The Year of the Jubilee is drawn from the Jewish custom of declaring every fiftieth year as a jubilee when debts were forgiven, slaves freed and land re-distributed, as a way of proclaiming the mercy and love of God. When Jesus stood up in the synagogue to read from the Prophet Isaiah, he proclaimed the "Year of the Lord's Favour" when the poor would hear the good news, when prisoners would be released and when the oppressed would go free.

This prophecy of Isaiah, he said, "has been fulfilled in your hearing". (Lk 4:21). His very coming was a "Jubilee".

The next three years presents Catholics throughout the world

with an opportunity to prepare around the main themes for 199Z painting or piece of art work on a for the Jubilee in a special way by namely: Baptism; Faith; Sacred Biblical passage about Jesus. setting aside each of the next Scriptures; Mary Model of Faith; Sacred Scripture: Discussion three years as a time of spiritual and Celebrating with other Chris- and study programmes are to be renewal. tians that "Jesus is Lord" drawn up on the theme of Jesus, Each year as a special theme: What will happen in the Arch- as revealed in Sacred Scripture.

• 1997 will be the Year Of Jesus; diocese of Perth?

Mary: A special catechesis will Every parish, every religious • 1998 will be the Year of the presented on the theme "Mary be congregation, every Catholic Holy Spirit; and leads us to Jesus". school every and Catholic organ• 1999 will be the Year of the Marian groups will be encourisation is asked to incorporate the Father. aged to dwell on the same theme. themes of the Year of Jesus into The Jubilee Year of 2000 will Other Christians: Our Ecubring these three themes togeth- their activities.

Baptism: We will be invited to menical Committee will draw feler in a celebration of the Blessed Trinity, ushering in the Third Mil- renew our understanding of the low Christians together to consecration and call of Baptism celebrate our common belief that lennium.

In 2000 AD there will be cele- and the Rite of Christian Initiation "Jesus is Lord".

These and other events will brations in Rome and the Holy of Adults. draw us into the "Year of Jesus".

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Faith: Parishes are urged to conLet us begin the Year of Jesus In our region a Synod of Ocea- duct retreats or days of reflection nia will be held, involving Aus- on the theme of Jesus, Our Lord during the Season of Advent.

Let us hear of him foreshadowed tralia, Papua New Guinea, the and Saviour.

Pacific Islands and New Zealand.

A theological seminar will be by the Prophets of the Hebrew Each Diocese will organise its presented on the theme of "Jesus Scriptures, and welcome him at Bethlehem in this grace-filled own preparation for the Great our Saviour".

Jubilee.

A Passion Play for Holy Week time of anticipation and joy.

In Perth, a Committee will help will invite contemplation of the In Christ Our Lord, me plan and carry out our own drama of Jesus' Passion and Most Rev B J Hickey special form of preparation.

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The response to the calling of the nent representatives from the People First! Conference on poverty Catholic community on Sunday next weekend in Sydney by three morning. major Australian Catholic welfare Cardinal Thomas Williams will and aid organisations has been so lead a delegation of six people from good that organisers have been New Zealand. Five South Pacific forced to close registrations. countries will also be represented.

Almost 450 participants will attend Cardinal Edward Clancy of Sydthe conference at Strathfield in Syd- ney will chair the formal opening ney, more than twice the number session on Friday evening at which anticipated. the Federal Minister for Veterans Bishops Peter Quinn from Bunbury Affairs, Bruce Scott, representing and Christopher Saunders from Prime Minister John Howard, will Broome will attend from Western officially open the conference.

Australia. Perth resident Helen CorA planned highlight of this session bett will be one of the speakers at will be six interventions on behalf of the conference. groups of Australians who are most According to organisers the main affected by poverty. They will outobjective of the conference will be line their expectations of the Church the development of a National Plan of Action to address poverty issues in meeting the needs of these peoin Australia during the Internation- ple.

Keynote speakers will also include al Decade for the Eradication of Federal Opposition Leader Kim BeaPoverty.

The major part of the Conference zley; the Anglican Archbishop of will be spent in discussion groups Brisbane, Archbishop Peter Holingreviewing the hundreds of respons- worth; and Australian Democrats es to the Bishops' Statement on Leader Cheryl Kernot.

Organisers said the conference Poverty - A New Beginning: EradicatingPoverty in our World- to con- would also be an important part of struct the basis for the National Plan the Church's preparation for the celebration of the Millennium, particuof Action.

Conference coordinator Michael larly the International Year of Whiteley said organisers were Charity in 1999, they said.

Mr Whiteley said the participants delighted that half of those attending would be coming from outside had already made a major contribution in funding the conference New South Wales.

Twenty Bishops, including three and their participation in it.

Cardinals, have registered to attend.

"They will want something conCardinal Roger Etchegaray, Presi- crete to come out of it," he said. dent of the Pontifical Council for Jus- "Most of them are already heavily tice and Peace, will be a high-profile involved in contributing to the speaker, and will also participate in Church's current response to povera two-hour dialogue with six promi- ty in Australia."

Fr O'Reilly offers thanks, Masses The parish priest of St Benedict's Applecross, rather John O'Reilly, has offered his grateful thanks to all those, "especially at St Benedict's," who supported him during his recent serious illness.

His thanks extended to Archbishop Barry Hickey, bishops, priests, and many other parish communi-

ties. Fr O'Reilly also thanked people for their many cards and messages, and sent particular thanks to Frs Peter Whitely and Phillip of Bateman, as well as special thanks to the Columban Fathers.

Masses had been offered for all concerned, he said, "and recuperation is coming along well."

Bishop relates East Timor meeting turmoil

By Peter Rosengren Statements that the conference on East Timor he had attended in Kuala Lumpur was illegal and caused his deportation from Malaysia were "concoctions", Bishop Hilton Deakin of Melbourne said on return to Australia this week.

Bishop Deakin spoke to The Record after arriving back from Malaysia on Monday after Malaysian authorities closed the conference last Saturday.

Foreigners attending the conference, organised by eight human rights organisations as a follow up to a conference held in the Philippines. were held for two days by Malaysian police and then deported back to their own countries.

Bishop Deakin said that the delegates had gained legal advice before the meeting saying it would not be contrary to Malaysian law if it was conducted privately with attendance only by invitation.

Nor had Malaysian authorities declared the meeting to be illegal either, he said.

At most the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister had expressed a wish that the meeting would not go ahead but that had been all, Bishop Deakin said.

"He respected the fact that we were having a conference but he wished it didn't take place. Now that's not a ban," Bishop Deakin said from Melbourne.

He said he did not believe subsequent reports that the meeting had already been banned by Malaysian authorities before delegates arrived in the country

"I don't believe that was the case.

We weren't told about it. I think this has been concocted and cooked up," he said.

Press reports since the incident have said the Malaysian Cabinet had decided to ban the conference three days before it was due to begin.

The meeting, held in a Kuala Lumpur hotel, had barely gone for five minutes before several hundred pro-government protesters arrived and broke it up, the bishop. an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, said as he described the events leading up to his deportation.

"For about an hour and a half they surrounded us and taunted us and jeered and yelled verbal abuse of the first order."

Police had then arrived and expelled the protesters, telling them they were trespassing, Bishop Deakin said, and then promptly arrested the conference delegates.

"I said 'what's the reason and [the police commissioner] said 'we'll work that out later,'" Bishop Deakin said.

A Mercy sister who was also at the conference and was similarly deported, Sister Pat O'Brien from Darwin, told The Record she now had grave fears for the safety of Malaysian and Indonesian activists who had been at the conference, all of whom were arrested.

She also criticised the Australian Government's response to news of the arrests and deportations as weak and denied that delegates knew before they attended that the conference had been banned.

"We weren't warned it was an

illegal gathering. In fact we got faxes from the organisers saying that the Malaysian Government had not declared the conference illegal because it was a private conference held in a private place, attended only by invited participants," she said.

Bishop Deakin said the conference organisers had not planned any political activity inside Malaysia.

"We had no intention of being politically active within the country or whatever," he said.

"I had no intention of having anything to do with the politics of it. If there was going to be anything it would be outside the country when we left."

No reasons had been given for the arrest of conference delegates or their deportation either, he said.

The conference attended by Bishop Deakin was planned to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre when Indonesian troops killed an estimated 250 young East Timorose.

Bishop Kevin Manning, chairman of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Australian Catholic Social justice Council last week called for a reduction in the numbers of troops stationed in East Timor to help reduce the climate of fear on the island.

He said the ACSIC had helped Bishop Carlos Belo. apostolic administrator of Dili, establish a justice and peace office so that human rights abuses in the country could be reported.

Special Masses in a number of Australian dioceses marked the anniversary of the massacre.

Vietnamese martyrs remembered in Perth

Hundreds of Vietnamese from around Perth gathered at the Vietnamese Church in Westminster on the weekend to celebrate the Feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs - one of the major feasts of the Church in Vietnam. The Feast commemorates the martyrdom of over 100,000 Vietnamese, and the French priests serving them, for their faith early last century by Emperor Minh Mang.

Christmas help coming

Servite students, representing other WA schools and colleges, present Mr Pal Dewhurst of Girrawheen Conference with boxes of hamper food. The St Vin cent de Paul's Society's launch of its annual Christmas appeal last week was blessed by Monsignor Michael Keating and will see some 4,500 hampers, plus toys, delivered to Western Australia's needy before Christmas. Large numbers have come to rely on the charitable works of the Society, which is Australia's largest charity organisab'on with 530 retail outlets.

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Spectacular win for Aquinians

David Coati, Julius Susanto, Clay Boladeras and Luke Mateljan with the car.

Perth's Aquinas College now houses the reigning World Champions of the Australian International Model Solar Car Challenge.

The Challenge, held in Adelaide in the first week of November, saw Aquinas Team members Clay Boladeras (Year 11), Luke Mateljan (Year 11), Julius Susanto (Year 11) and David Conti (Year 8) beat off stiff competition from Christchurch Grammar school to take out the national title.

The final result saw a heart-stopping victory go to the budding engineers by a close 3-2 race result.

The Team began testing the equipment they would require for the Challenge last year.

For all the members of the team it was a great investment of time, effort and commitment.

Along with dedicating every lunchtime to the design, time was

also spent before and after school concentrating on perfecting motors, gear ratios and panels.

In all, three cars were produced which required inordinate amounts of checking and rechecking prior to the event.

The first challenge and step towards the national win was the State Titles, held in Forrest Chase on the 14th and 15th of October.

The team hoped to make it through to the qualifying rounds, and were happily surprised when they did so without difficulty - all three cars qualified, in the top 14 of 32 cars.

However, it was the teamdesigned car, Nemesis-Mensa, that was the outstanding vehicle.

The result of the State Competition was the Aquinas Team managed a third placing behind Christchurch and Scotch College, qualifying them to compete in the

Adelaide International Competition. The two weeks, leading up to the International Competition, saw Nemesis Mensa undergo a transformation.

Smaller wheels and more sophisticated steering (a secret recipe) improved the handling.

A different motor was tested extensively and found to be a hidden gold mine.

The team's trip to Adelaide was escorted by Mr Michael Couanis of Aquinas' Science and Technology Department.

The team also managed to take two seconds off the World Record speed, creating a new record of 17.56 seconds.

Five years ago, when the competition began, the record time was 53 seconds.

First to fifth places all went to Western Australian teams, who took six places in the top eight.

Pilgrims visit Edmund Rice's birthplace Now who's looking after who out at Doubleview?

Abe White and Justin Morrissey describe their travels abroad. with Brother Clery and 25 other West Australians, to participate in the celebrations and ceremonies connected with the beatification of Edmund Rice.

Arriving in Dublin, we were given a tour of places sacred to

the memory of Edmund Rice.

One such place was the O'Connell schools built by Br Rice in 1831.

Leaving there, we travelled south to Callan, the birthplace of Edmund. Here, in a well preserved farmhouse called Westcourt, we spent several hours.

To realise we were standing in the very house where Edmund was born and lived as a teenager was hard to believe.

We next moved to Waterford, the scene of Edmund Rice's greatest achievements and saw the site of his first school in a stable in New Street.

Then it was on to his next school, Mt Sion, built in 1803 and still

Abe White and Justin Morrissey at Westcourt, Rice's birthplace in Ireland. going strong. Next we visited the Blessed Sacrament Chapel that contains his tomb. It was here that we prayed.

On to Rome for the official beatification ceremony in St Peter's Square. It was here on 6 October, before a crowd of 100,000, that Pope John Paul II pronounced

Edmund Rice as Blessed. The Pope was not in good health but saw the three-hour ceremony through strongly.

The remaining days were taken up by visiting Assisi, the home town of St Francis; the Sistine Chapel; the Catacombs; the Colosseum and Forum.

Midland adult support enjoying fellowship at the Antioch dinner. Left Angelo and Charmaine Fanetti, Stephanie Rakich, Elio Rossario.

It's not often that the young of who support Antioch enjoyed a today have an opportunity to say thank-you dinner as they were thank you in style to the older pampered and waited on by 14 generation. young people from Doubleview But that's what happened last Antioch. Between courses a musiFriday night when the Parish Cen- cal ensemble held a captive and tre of Doubleview saw 64 adults appreciative audience.

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In response to the Pope's call for evangelisation to prepare for the 3rd millennium, the Youth Ministry Team of John Paul Parish, Willetton has organised a weekend retreat for young adults between the ages of 17 to 27 This retreat will be held at Eagle's Nest. The retreat will be conducted by Mr Philip Kok of Singapore who is a well known speaker throughout South East Asia.

He is also the Vice Chairman of the Singapore Archdiocese Catholic Charismatic Renewal and the Presiding Elder of the Light of the Lord Covenant Community., In our endeavour to encourage full attendance at Eagle's Nest, we have kept the cost of the retreat to $30 per retreatant.

Transport will also be available to and from John Paul Church, Willetton for those who need it.

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Tel. 325 3474 Fax 325 6917 Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm Archbishop Carnley, third from the left, the Moderator of the Uniting Church in WA, Reverend John Dunn, third from the right, and next to Archbishop Hickey with Patriarch Bartholomew, centre, and other Eastern Church leaders at the Hyatt reception last week.

Bartholomew gained his Doctorate in Canon Law at the Gregorian University in Rome.

The first-ever visit to Australia by the Archbishop Stylianos told The Record head of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians kicked off at Perth inter- there were still significant obstacles to national airport last week when His unity between the Orthodox churches and the Anglican and Catholic churches.

All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Among these were women's ordination Bartholomew I of Constantinople land- in the Anglican Church and, with regard ed to receive an enthusiastic welcome to the Catholic Church, doctrinal argufrom a 200-strong crowd of Orthodox ments over the Holy Spirit, the appointChristians. ment of bishops, the existence of The Secretary of the WA Conference of Eastern-rite churches in Catholicism.

Churches. Reverend Wes Hartley, met On Anglicanism. Archbishop Stylianos Patriarch Bartholomew at the airport and said the decision to begin ordaining presented him with an official welcome women priests had become a significant and greeting from the heads of WAs obstacle to greater union between the churches. two and had caused much friction and Archbishop Stylianos, head of the disappointment.

Orthodox Church in Australia. was also The ordination of women was a theopresent to welcome the Patriarch. logical, not a sociological question.

In an interview later with The Record, although most Christians today operated Archbishop Stylianos mounted a vigor- under the latter misconception, he said. ous defence of the Orthodox Church ban "The structures of the Church, particuon women priests and dismissed the larly the priesthood. [are] given once and papal selection of bishops in the Catholic forever through Jesus Christ himself, Our Church. rather than election by the faith- Lord, who became man representing ful. as "laughable." both male and female, but as man," the Patriarch Bartholomew has visited Aus- archbishop said. tralia twice before as a bishop but not as He said it was important to stress the Patriarch. His three-day visit to WA saw masculine nature of Christ to combat a whirlwind tour of Orthodox churches, heresies such as Docetism, even though schools and institutions and receptions many people underestimated the imporfrom civic leaders including the Gover- tance of identifying Christ's masculinity. nor, Major General Sir Philip Jeffrey and "For us ills a basic question, for discithe Premier, Richard Court. pline and fidelity to the tradition of the There are approximately 25.000 Ortho- Church." he pointed out. dox Christians in WA and one million "If we accept [the ordination of women] Australia-wide. this would mean consequently that the The Patriarch said in a statement issued Church, the entire Christian Church, for at the airport he was delighted to be in two thousand years on such a basic point.

Australia. was in error," he said.

His message to Australia, he said, was ". . . . And all of a sudden some brilliant a message of peace flowing from Christ. theologians and bishops, forced by their "He himself, having become incarnat- wives, they vote for women's ordination ed on earth and having lived among us, . . . . these are complicated questions." promised and gave us. as a divine gift, As for relations between the Catholic His peace, which differs from any other. and Orthodox churches, the two quesIt is the internal peace of mind and heart, tions of papal primacy and of the filfrom which all others derive," the Patri- ioque - the argument over the procession arch said. of the Holy Spirit from the Father or the Archbishop Barry Hickey, Archbishop Father and Son - remained great obstaPeter Carnley of the Anglican Church cles. he said. and Reverend John Dunn, Moderator of "The crux in the whole matter is the filthe Uniting Church in Perth welcomed ioque. . . . but unfortunately I must say, the Patriarch at a reception attended by also the combination in the same insti600 people at the Hyatt Hotel. tution [of the Catholic Church] of State The Patriarchate of Constantinople, and Church [is a problem tool," he said. respected as 'first among equals' by the The archbishop pointed out that if an world's Orthodox Christians, traces its institution was a State it had to imitate establishment to St Andrew, brother of St other States while if it was a Church it Peter. in 36AD in the ancient city of should act as a Church.

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Patriarch Bartholomew meets Archbishop Barry Hickey at the reception.

State. sometimes she acts as a Church. It is incompatible," he said.

And while theological discussions could progress between the two they were sometimes frustrated by Vatican action, he said. "[And] on the one hand we have theologians who are wonderfully cooperative with us within the framework of the dialogue, they are excellent gentlemen, excellent theologians and so on," he said.

"We agree entirely with each other on certain projects and certain theological regimens.

"And what happens? The politics of the Vatican [interferes] reacting as they want. as if there is no dialogue, as if we have not reached any agreement," he said.

Uniatism. the existence within the Catholic Church of Eastern-rite Churches, was also a serious problem which "threatens to destroy our dialogue" between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and had already caused it to deteriorate, Archbishop Stylianos said.

Another significant problem was the appointment of bishops as opposed to their election in accordance with ancient practice, he said.

"The appointment of bishops for us is laughable. How can you say 'I appoint a bishop for Sydney, or Guatemala?' from Rome. 'Appoint' - are they employees of the Pope? They must be elected in the Holy Spirit as Jesus has preached and has asked." Archbishop Stylianos said.

While the Orthodox Churches might elect worse bishops occasionally, they still adhered to the principle and method which had been dictated to them by Christ, thereby giving fidelity and obedience to his tradition. the Archbishop said.

The Archbishop also stressed the importance of dogma, saying that the Church's tradition was not simply a collection of dead rules but something which had been tested and sanctified.

Tradition was something dynamic. he said.

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Failure to try is the worst of all Family breakup, Peter Dwan continues meditations on the readings for Sunday Mass.

This week the readings for the 33rd Sunday of Year A

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oday's liturgy tells us that whether we have used the talents which God has given us will determine our eternal destiny.

The first reading (Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31) paints a picture of the ideal wife.

This is something quite unusual in the Old Testament, where women played a rather minor role in public, civic or religious life.

But the writer rightly recognised that the role a wise, prudent and industrious wife plays in a man's life and hence in the life of the nation deserved to be stressed and admired.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said that the role of women is to do little things with great love.

It is unfortunate that, influenced by Women's Lib, many women have failed to develop those feminine traits which are so desperately needed in our world today.

If women would only realise the wisdom of the words: "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world," fewer women would take paid employment instead of staying home to bring up their children.

On a purely practical level, if more

The man with the two talents who made two talents received the same reward as the man who had been given five talents who made five talents.

Some who seem to do little for God may receive the same reward as those married woman devoted themselves to being full-time homemakers, there who do a lot, because they have corwould be more positions available for responded equally well with the single girls who are currently unem- graces which they receive.

We must not forget, however, that ployed.

The reading contains the words: God expects us to use the talents "She holds out her hands to the poor." which He has given us, be they few Women can find great satisfaction Or many. in doing honourary work, which gives The worst failure in God's eyes is them something worthwhile to do, failure to try. and which helps others.

In the parable, the master referred The second reading (1 Thessaloni- to the servant who buried his masans 5:1-6) warns us that the Day of the ter's money as a "good-for-noth ing Lord will come like a thief in the night. servant."

We need to remember that this is We mustn't let the fact that we don't true both of our own particular judgethink we can do much stop us from ment and of the General Judgement doing what little we can do. at the end of time.

I once thought that there wasn't The Gospel passage (Matthew 25:14-30) makes the point that shar- much I could do to help the Rosary ing in the happiness of heaven is con- Bouquet for Our Lady's Birthday, ditional on having used our talents except perhaps write a few articles publicising it. while on earth.

I nevertheless wrote to the late Bern The two servants who traded with their talents were rewarded, while Foley and his widow Margaret offerthe man with the one talent, who ing my services. buried his master's money was punThey willingly accepted my offer. It ished. wasn't until some time later that Bern We need to remember that what Foley wrote and told me that my offer God expects from us is in proportion had arrived just when they were lookto what He has given us. ing for a new Publicity Officer.

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To Jesus through Mary. . . a column of Marian devotion

By Cindy Wooden

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ope John Paul II returned on November 6 to his normal Wednesday general audience foroat, resuming his long series of talks about the Blessed Virgin Mary and her role in the Church.

After his early October hospitalisation for an appendectomy, the Pope skipped four general audiences, although during his recovery at the Vatican he briefly greeted visitors from his apartment window on Wednesdays.

The Pope's main audience address on November 6 focused on Mary's song of ,raise to God, known as the "Magnifi"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my saviour," the song begins.

The Pope said the Magnificat is a truly theological song" that explains Mary's experience of God not only as omnipotent, "but also as merciful, capa- Mary and the Jesus in the Church of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Gosnell& ble of tenderness and fidelity the rich and powerful and, in a surmanifestation of the mercy of God for toward every human being." prising way, fills with good things all his people," the Pope said.

Mary's description of God as one who those who are humble and entrust their The work of God begun in Mary "went has dispersed the arrogant, thrown existence to him," the Pope said. well beyond the messianic hopes of rulers from their thrones, lifted• the Mary's words, he said, "make us Israel: the holy mystery lowly, fed the hungry and sent the rich understand that it is above all a humil- tion of the Word," he of the Incarnasaid. away empty handed "leads us to dis- ity of heart which attracts the benevoPope John Paul appeared in good form cover the criteria of the mysterious lence of God." during the audience, which lasted more actions of God," he said.

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not structures, the real cause of poverty

With Paul Gray

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overty - it's one of the world's greatest evils. From the children of welfaredependent single mothers in Australia, to starving refugees in Africa, poverty in our midst today cries out for a solution.

With the recent launch of A New Beginning, a draft letter prepared for the Australian Bishops, Catholics are now being urged to understand the causes of poverty and take action against it as never before.

Crammed with impressive looking footnotes and academic-style references, A New Beginning tells Catholics to accept that among the basic causes of poverty in our world are unjust power relations in society.

Poverty is "structural", the document tells us.

It suggests we push for an increased role for the State in promoting social welfare, and warns that an untrammelled free market economy is against the Catholic faith.

It is impossible not to be impressed with the sincere desire to end poverty among those Catholics who are promoting A New Beginning, many of them people who work with great dedication in the Church's social services area.

What a pity, them, that the document's analysis of the problem - and therefore it's proposed answer to it - are themselves seriously flawed.

The main problem with A New Beginning, as I see it, is that it completely misdiagnoses the major cause of poverty, at least in Australia, today.

For poverty in Australia is not primarily the result of unjust power relations. It is primarily the result of family breakdown.

The incidence of poverty among young mothers who have never married, and their children, who depend for their living on welfare payments is too well-documented today to need much repeating.

Similarly the descent into poverty of women and children, from privileged and non-privileged backgrounds alike, after divorce, is also well-documented, by groups like the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

In most cases, the failure of parents - often through no fault of their own - to live in successful relationships is closely linked to their experience of poverty.

Against this there is also the problem of poverty among particular marginalised groups like Aborigines, where historical discrimination is a factor.

Yet even here, the answer to poverty may still be in the area of family, not political structures.

This was indicated on a visit to Australia last year by distinguished sociologist Brigitte Berger.

She said that, from her studies of povertystruck ethnic groups in ghettoes around the world, it is clear that strong families are the key to escaping poverty.

People with strong, intact family linkages in their lives had a far higher success rate at escaping slum ghettoes than people without such structures, Prof. Berger said.

The lesson for Catholics is clear. If we really want to end poverty, we must support policies that help and encourage people to create and live in successful families.

Achieving this is partly an economic challenge. But it is also partly a moral challenge for Catholics to pass on the Christian message that child-rearing is one essential human calling that is best preserved for married family life.

The modern-day increase in families struggling to survive without the essential advantages-of both mother and father living together with their children is clearly a major ill that Is causing poverty now.

We must address these real issues now.

Blaming the world's ills on capitalism is simply not good enough.

Professions are the handmaids of the Gospel A

rchbishop Barry Hickey last week spoke to a meeting of the heads of Church agencies in the Archdiocese of Perth.

He reminded the leaders that religious congregations had established the Church's apostolate in education, health and social welfare in Perth and Western Australia over the last 150 years but that responsibility for service in these areas had been progressively handed over to people with professional qualifications, many of them lay people, during the last 30 years.

The Archbishop, as a professional social worker, was one of the first professionals in the welfare field, establishing what is now known as Centrecare.

He revealed that, in the heady days of the 1980s and 70s, he saw the methods and understanding of professional social work as, in one sense, more important than the experience and wisdom of those who had worked without training to care for the sick and the poor in previous decades.

But, in time, Archbishop Hickey said, he realised that human and social problems had to be judged by God's standards first and not only by those of secular professional social work; only those secular stan-

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dards that met God's criteria could be used.

The professions were to be seen as handmaids of the Gospel and not the reverse, he said.

The Archbishop's teaching, as the vicar and legate of Christ in the Archdiocese of Perth, based in Church teaching and confirmed by experience, is timely in an age where the tertiary-educated rule society Pope John XXIII did see Vatican II as an opening of the windows of the Church to the world.

But many Catholic graduates from universities unconsciously became imbued with the atheist and agnostic values of their professional courses and assumed that what was "professional" and apparently scientific in the social sciences was true and good.

What happened, and is still happening in some parts of the Church, is that the world invaded the Church rather than the Church going evangelically through the window to be the leaven in society. This allegedly professional attitude can lead to

educational philosophies being applied that have been developed, either consciously or unconsciously, on the assumption that human beings do not have a supernatural and immortal soul.

It can lead to the adoption of a fundamentally relativist philosophy of knowledge in theology and ethics that inevitably leads to false and anti-life conclusions, no matter how faithful a Catholic expert honestly intends to be.

It can lead to believing that if any couple says they are a family then they are a family when, in the reality confirmed by Church teaching, a family based on the marriage of a man and a woman is the standard by which the good of all other relationships is judged.

These mistakes in thinking occur because many Catholics, most in blissful ignorance, have since Vatican II opened their minds to philosophies that appear inclusive, loving and Christian but are, upon thorough and faithful examination, found both in essence and also by the experience of the last 30 years to be

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Call to reject scapegoating

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t is with some concern and dismay that the Catholic Association of Social Services has watched the increase in the number of attacks and misleading comments made, in a verbal, written and visual manner, on ethnic minorities and our own indigenous population in the media and in the general debate that has been generated in the wider Australian community over recent weeks.

Our concern arises from the belief that, while freedom of speech is to be supported and encouraged and that it is a right to which all Australian people are entitled, the accompanying responsibility which is integral in any 'right' appears to have been Ignored.

Disagreement and debate is healthy and can create informed opinion, but we are concerned that this is not happening.

The debate needs to be done in a supportive and respectful manner, not in a fashion which appears to engender ignorance, disrespect and hate.

The climate that exists at this point in time appears to be very destructive and is attacking the very vulnerable in our society 'Freedom of speech' appears to many to be a code for 'open slather' for ill-informed comments, bullying and intimidation of members of our community.

Our standing and recognition in the community is reflected in the lowest of our human traits We all have a responsibility to speak out and repudiate misrepresentation, ignorance and `scapegoating'.

Blaming others for our own deficiencies allows us as a society to walk away from any responsibility we have to tackle the hard issues.

We would like to express our grave concern about this tendency and be prepared to stand up and be counted.

The Catholic Association of Social Services condemns this growth in ill-informed and publicly promoted commentary.

Alan Jennings Chairperson Catholic Association of Social Services, representing 32 Catholic welfare organisations.

Quite the opposite As an old boy of Clontarf Boys' Town,Ifind It impossible to relate what I saw on the Nine Network's 60 Minutes program on 1 September with my very positive experiences at Clontarf for several years in the first half of the 1950s.

My clear recollection is of a well run and caring enterprise of which the Christian brothers have every right to be proud and with many achievements, of which most of the boys certainly were.

I do not recall the slightest hint that there was any sexual abuse occurring between Brothers and boys although I was well aware at the time that it existed in the outside world.

Obviously, as the Brothers freely admit, there were some cases involving a handful of the Brothers over a period of more than 20 years.

But in my opinion, the boys at Clontarf may have been less exposed to this than children living today with their families in society at large.

If it had been widespread while we were at Clontarf. I am certain we would have become aware of it.

I so respected Clontarf that my wife and I were happy to be married there in its beautiful chapel, built by the Clontarf boys.

Brother Patrick Doyle, whom 60 Minutes specifically referred to, was my class teacher from 1952 to 1954, when he guided 14 of us boys through to a Junior Certificate (le„ the whole class).

Irecall that there certainly was a problem with about 30 rather disturbed boys who habitually wet their beds every night, but I find the accusations referring to him quite bizarre.

On the contrary, I recall his concern for these boys and his efforts to find a solution.

My recollection of Br Doyle is of a stern but excellent teacher of science, mathematics and metalwork, and a keen football coach who took the Clonnie team to the finals of the Perth Junior Competition in just two years after entry to the competition, turning them into giant-killers.

This was by dint of his intense training but above all by the true grit and determination of some boys who were amazing fighters, only half the size of their opponents, but who were prepared to live and enjoy life to the full.

Iregard him as a person above all responsible for laying the foundation for my future academic career.

Sure, he was a strong disciplinarian, and he was not the best loved of the Brothers by any stretch of the imagination.

But there is a worthwhile argument, considering public opinion at the time, that 10 or 12 Brothers looking after 250 boys at the time needed to set firm rules and enforce them.

They did so from time to time with a leather strap (my recollection is of being punished about three times during my stay there with two or three strokes to the hand).

In my opinion, even this discipline and the habits of hard work it engendered have contributed mightily to my success in adult life.

Since leaving ClontarfIhave returned to

destructive of Christian, and therefore fully human, thinking.

At the end of Vatican II, Pope Paul VI personally nominated the great French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain to receive on behalf of the world's intellectuals a special closing message from the Council Fathers as they sent their teaching through the windows of the Church.

Avant garde Catholic intelligentsia looked to Jacques Maritain as the leader of modern Catholic thought But it was Jacques Maritain who argued that it was the role of the Church to act as the guardian of philosophy and the intellectual life - not compromising their essence but guiding them when they lost touch with reality and became preoccupied with their fantasies.

The Archbishop has done everyone a great service by reminding the Catholics of Perth that it is the Gospel, as understood by the Magisterium of the Church, that decides what is truly professional thinking and acting.

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

Leffers /0 Perth on several occasions to attend Old Boys' Reunions, together with hundreds of the other boys, keen to see our old friends, swap reminiscences about our young lives at Clontarf, and to pay respect to the Brothers who helped us through a difficult period. These old boys included a VC winner, a number of university graduates, business managers, senior civil servants and a host of others who have made a go of their lives.

Clearly, some others were not so fortunate but my memories of Clontarf are happy ones.

WhenIconsider the 60 Minutes program and measure it against my personal experience of what actually occurred about 43 years ago,Ican only conclude that it is now the Brothers and Br Doyle who are being abused!

Ivan R Kennedy Professor in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry The University of Sydney

Tragedy and mercy

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n the weekend of the 2-3 November, thanks to the feat of organisation and the total commitment of the Coalition for the Defence of Human Life to the pro-life cause,Iwas blessed with what can only be described as a profound spiritual experience.

Wandering through the ten thousand tiny white crosses, each of which represents an unborn child killed every year in Western Australia through abortion, I was struck with a sudden, overwhelming feeling of grief at the sheer magnitude of the tragedy.

One can only use the word 'holocaust' to describe it.

Then just as suddenly the 'implosion' of the mystery of God's graciousness, compassion and goodness replaced the pain and I knew for sure that God will draw good from this modern evil as He does from other evil. What other reason is there for evil to exist?

The sight of ten thousand tiny crosses which were erected beside the Esplanade at the weekend has the greatest potential to mean something if people see it for themselves. Seeing it on television is simply not the same.

Thank God there are those in our society who have the inspiration, the leadership qualities, the tenacity of purpose and above all enough love for the unborn child to think of something like this and carry it out.

Heaven knows they get little enough encouragement from the media, most of whom would prefer to forget about these Innocents and the poor women who are still feeling the anguish caused by abortion.

Patricia Mulligan Mandurah

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Fight against abortion

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e live in a sick society! Over 50,000 people in Perth, according to newspaper reports, turned out to cheer and encourage the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade last Saturday.

On the same day, a 24 hour vigil began at Perth Esplanade with 10.000 little white crosses in memory of the little lives snuffed out by abortion in our state last year.

There were only approximately 100 people at the 730am ecumenical service on Sunday morning to show that they cared.

One for every 100 little souls! How sad!

Archbishop Hickey spoke at the early service. Our Holy Father often speaks out against abortion. The church has a place to speak out against abortion and to comfort those who have made this terrible mistake in their lives.

In Belgium recently, over 250,000 people protested on the streets because two little girls had died at the hands of a paedophile ring, and they were right to protest!

They were right to show that they cared!

But abortion is the ultimate child abuse!

How hypocritical of our society to hold up our hands in horror at child abuse. when only 100 people can be bothered to protest about 10,000 little lives sucked out of their mothers' womb!

The police are concerned that the road toll currently stands at 212, they are right to be concerned!

But what about enforcing the law that is not supposed to allow abortion on demand - here they turn a blind eye!! If only there were only 212 abortions! Even one is too many!

"Evil flourishes, when good men do nothing": please do something. . . . yes, YOU! Join a group, write a letter, or protest to your MP. Surely, there are 10,000 "good (wo)men" in WA? As Catholics, let us follow our Archbishop's lead, and come along in huge numbers to any future protest venue, to show our strong feelings and commitment against abortion.

S. Bradley Woodvale

The sin of detraction

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hatever happened to the sin of detraction? This offence against the Eight Commandment is being openly and seriously conunitted by the media andIam not hearing any objections from the Church leaders.

Sins committed in the distant past by repentant and reformed people are dragged out in the open and the equivalent of public stoning is taking place.

What a brood of vipers, what whited sepulchres, so willing to cast stones and crucify good people.

M J Gonzalez Willetton

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Features

Dave the jazz man comes to Rome through his music I was never converted.I wasn't dreamed as best as he could anything. My mother baptised my remember that he decided he ne of Dave Brubeck's lat- two brothers Presbyterians, but would become a Catholic.

Not that music comes to est recordings is "To she forgot to do it for me," he said.

Brubeck was commissioned to Brubeck in dreams all that often.

Hope! A Celebration: A But one particularly strong Mass in the Revised Roman Ritu- do the composition by Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic dream inspired the papal piece al." he wrote in 1987 - another comBut the composition resulted in weekly newspaper.

"I told them I didn't want to do mission Brubeck had tried to more than just more minutes of fame for the man who is a jazz It, that I wasn't a Catholic and I refuse. didn't know anything about the "They called me late in the Legend. evening and they needed an It is what brought him into the Mass," Brubeck said.

But Our Sunday Visitor's Ed answer right away, the next day.

Catholic Church.

He wrote it in 1980 and finally Murray, who made the offer, "just So I said no, and then I asked for got to record it last year. "To Hope" wouldn't take no for an answer," the text," Brubeck said. he recalled.

"And the text was. 'Upon this was released this September.

"When I'd say Ididn't know any- rock I will build my Church and Brubeck is also featured on the newly released "Bending Towards thing about the Mass, he'd say, the jaws of hell cannot prevail the Light ... A Jazz Nativity," a live 'Exactly what I want, it's a fresh against it.'

"So I'm thinking. 'Now they want recording of the annual Christ- view. Somebody who will come mas jazz pageant performed at in and just look at this with fresh nine minutes on this one seneyes.' So he wouldn't allow me to tence. How amI going to do that?'

Lincoln Centre in New York.

I went to bed and in the middle And despite this output, there's say no."

Still uncertain, of the night I thought the only way Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck said he became a Catholic as a result of working Brubeck stipulatstuff that Brubeck hasn't recorded ed to Murray that his work be to do this is how Bach would have -To Hope! A Celebration: A Mass in the Revised Roman Ritual."

- never mind what alternate takes "From then on I just continued drugs. Police, dentists, and then may be in different record com- looked at by Catholic liturgists done it - with a chorale and and composers. fugue," he continued. to work and to (be) thankful that you might get to jazz music," he pany archives.

"They listened to what I had "We can use the words over and I survived the war. That was the said.

First among the unrecorded written. And they said. 'Tell Dave over. I was dreaming the sub- great turning point, getting And Brubeck's four sons have works is the piece he wrote for to continue and don't change a ject of the fugue. through the war." followed in their father's footPope John Paul H's Mass at Can- note."

"And when I woke up I said, What he saw in the war prompt- steps. dlestick Park in San Francisco Murray would later become leez, I've got it. This is the way I ed Brubeck, always a jazz lover, to "My next record next year will during the Pope's 1987 visit to the Brubeck's godfather when he can do it, is with a chorale and think about composing oratorios be with four sons," Brubeck said.

United States. was baptised into the Church. fugue.' I think it's the best thing - long, dramatic musical compoFor a time, the Dave Brubeck Along the way, the 75-year-old The Mass, as commissioned by I've ever written." sitions that include arias, duets Quartet consisted of Brubeck jazzman also has picked up Our Sunday Visitor, was designed When asked if he could point to and choruses sung to orchestral and three of the boys. Youngest dozens of awards. to be performed by a parish choir a particular period in his life that accompaniment. son Matthew was "too young at The day of an interview with or as a concert piece - as it was has influenced his work, Brubeck During his career he's avoided the time," his father said. "Now Catholic News Service in Wash- done at the Episcopal National said that being in World War II the reputation many jazz musi- he's 33." ington. he was due in New York Cathedral in Washington in shaped much of his perspective - cians have for drug use, drinking Is his sons' success nepotism? to pick up yet another award.

1995 for the recording. both serving in the war and sur- and other personal failures, but "Well, they wouldn't be out there Brubeck talked to CNS about his The musical setting of the Lord's viving it.

Brubeck maintains that such an if they couldn't play. Believe me, career, what has shaped his per- Prayer for "To Hope" came to "After World War II, whenI was image of jazz musicians is unde- they can play. They can compose, spective and about his decision to Brubeck in a dream. able to get out of the Army, it was served. they can teach," Brubeck said, become a Catholic while working It was after he woke up and so great just to be free and alive," "You find that anaesthesiologists sounding more like a proud father on "To Hope." wrote down what he had Brubeck said. are more apt to be hooked on than a living jazz legend.

By Mark Pattison

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How the finger of God touched Pope John Paul II

By John Thavis

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n a new book of personal reflections, Pope John Paul II says he believes his vocation was part of a divine plan to bring something good out of wartime Poland.

At the time, he had women friends, scholarly interests and a budding career in the theatre, the Pope recalls.

But as the ravages of the war became more evident, so did the certainty that his real role was the priesthood, he says in the book, A Gift and Mystery.

The Pope presented 105 cardinals with copies of the slim autobiographical volume on November 10 after they helped him celebrate the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.

The book was being officially unveiled at the Vatican on November 15, but Italian newspapers published extensive excerpts.

Looking back, the 76-year-old Pope said the lateness of his vocation may have led some to believe he had a girlfriend.

People thought that if someone so deeply spiritual was not in the seminary in his early 20s, "other loves or other affections" were probably involved.

"In fact, at school I had many women associates, and as some-

one working in theatre circles I had various opportunities to meet girls," he said.

"But that wasn't the problem," he wrote.

The reason the young Karol Wojtyla's vocation took a long time to mature had more to do with his passion for literature. drama and language, he said.

The sense that he was being called to the priesthood developed slowly, but one day it became clear "like an inner enlightenment" and filled him with joy and peace, he said.

In many ways, he wrote, it was the war that shaped his decision.

On one hand, he was progressively cut off from his other stud- Pope John Paul passes through a sea of cardinals as he arrives at St. Peter's ies and interests during the on Nov. 1 for a Mass marking his 50th anniversary of ordination as a priest German occupation - a "painful" process, the Pope said. the good," he said. Describing his Pope's own story and three that On the other hand, as he wit- clandestine seminary classes, the reflect on the priesthood. nessed the suffering and death Pope recalled that one day a felHe described several personal of friends and colleagues, he low student didn't show up. episodes and the deep imprescame to feel that he had been When the future Pope went to sions they left on him. spared for a reason. his house to find out why, he He recalled that while working "Any day I could have been learned that his friend had been at the stone quarry outside picked up on the street, at the fac- shot the night before by the Nazis Krakow in 1940, dynamite explodtory or at the stone quarry and - simply because his name was ed and killed a fellow labourer sent to a concentration camp. on an execution list. with flying rocks.

Sometimes I asked myself: So The pontiff said he still feels a "I was deeply disturbed. They many people my age were losing debt to those who suffered so lifted up his body and walked in their lives, why not me?" he wrote. much on the "great altar of histo- silence. A sense of injustice and "Today I know it wasn't just ry" and helped make it possible weariness still emanated from chance. In the context of the great for him to become a priest. him," he wrote. evil of the war, in my personal life The 119-page book is divided In remembering his parents and everything was headed toward into 10 chapters, seven that tell the their contribution to his vocation,

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the Pope pointed out that because his mother died when he was 9, his father became the more influential figure in his spiritual life.

He said he would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and find his father praying on his knees.

The two never spoke about the young Wojtyla becoming a priest, but "his example was like a first seminary for me," the Pope said.

The Pope said his devotion to Mary began early in life and was a natural part of parish and city life.

He still wears a Marian scapular that he received at the age of 10, he said.

The Pope also explained how he began his gesture of kissing the ground when he first travels to foreign countries, a practice he borrowed from St John Viarmey.

He recalled that when he received his first parish assignment as a priest, he had to walk to the rather remote town of Niegowic through fields where the grain was being harvested.

When he reached his parish, he knelt down and kissed the ground, he said.

The pope said he wrote his book with a special hope that it might help priests who are having problems or are experiencing a crisis of their vocation.

"I wrote these words thinking of each of you," he said.

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Faith of China's Christians more than enough for all It is easy in the comfortable Western Church to think the days of the Roman Catacombs are over. But, as Colleen McGuiness-Howard found in an interview in Subiaco last week the Church of the Catacombs is alive and well in Communist China.

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ok Tuen Wai - you are sentenced to life imprisonment, decreed the chief judge of the Quangdong Province Superior People's Court in China In 195Z The crime? Stating her allegiance to the universal Roman Catholic Church, remaining loyal to the Pope. belonging to the Legion of Mary and refusing to neither disown it nor assist in its decimation, and for speaking up for the innocence of a falsely accused American nun and other Catholic missionaries.

Mok Tuen Wai - or Teresa by her Christian name - now lives in Sydney after serving 20 years in prison in China for her faith.

Last week, along with her Good Shepherd sister. Mary Louise. she visited her former spiritual director in China 40 years ago, the Jesuit Father Canice Egan who lives in retirement at St John of God Villa in Subiaco.

Teresa spoke to The Record while in Perth about her incredible Christian pilgrimage and the glorious suffering of other Chinese murdered, tortured and imprisoned in Communist China since 1949.

She was initially sentenced to 15 years.

Appealing her sentence, she insisted on defending the Legion and the missionaries. and wouldn't deny allegiance to the Pope.

For this, the Chinese courts increased her jail term to a life sentence which was eventually reduced to 15 years, plus another five years in a labour camp.

The Legion of Mary, a purely religious organisation with a spiritual objective under the special protection of Our Lady to assist priests to extend God's Kingdom and to safeguard the purity of the faith, came firstly to Nanking in China, later spreading to Shanghai, and Beijing in the late forties.

Attracting generally the most fervent Catholics, The Legion of Mary became a special target for the Communists - any- Teresa and Fr Egan in Subiaco last week: witnesses to the Faith in China thing religious had to be annihilated unless it was under their control . . . . hence the innocence, they sent him to prison for 20 fering for her loved ones, and for China's persecuted faithful: lay, clergy, and reliestablishment of their officially endorsed years. incarceration, gious.

Teresa's because of And Catholic Patriotic Church, fully engineered When arrested in 1957, she remembered and controlled by the government, as it is her sister was denied university access.

Jesus said: 'I am the tree, and you are husband, John Bosco Liu, joined that Teresa's right to this present day.

Teresa's prison story began as many other the Legion in Canton in 1949, becoming the branches' - "and we knew if we sepaChinese Christians' did. Under cover of chairman while also chairman of his uni- rated from the tree, we would wither and the." darkness the police searched Teresa's fam- versity's Catholic Students Association.

Another prayer Fr Egan taught her gave Through the Legion, John and Teresa ily home on 23 December, 1957 and took became engaged but, with the religious great comfort during her solitary confineher away.

Anticipating her arrest like every other persecutions now beginning, John was ment and long imprisonment, when she faithful Roman Catholic, Teresa said good- jailed first for two years, then 40 days after offered up the five wounds of Christ to the bye to her family "without any fear for what Teresa's arrest, he was jailed for another 20 Father, one wound at a time, repeating the prayer every three hours. was ahead," and paused briefly in front of years.

Praying was dangerous in jail, because if "If he had not been so firm in holding the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady to Catholic's lips were seen to move, or wouldn't a onto his Christian principles, he make the sign of a cross, say a brief prayer, and be whisked away under cover of dark- have spent 22 years of his early life in should they sing, they would be accused of prison," she said. Not that he regretted it praying - which was forbidden. ness.

There were distinct advantages to betrayPersecution, injustice and suffering was "for, just like the apostles, it was an honour ing fellow prisoners, falsely or otherwise, the order of the day for Christians after the for him to suffer for Jesus."

Apart from spending a couple of early because this way the informer would ingraCommunist takeover of China in 1949 and, years at the Franciscan Sisters' school in tiate themselves and perhaps gain a sen47 years later, it remains so.

One of Teresa's brothers had already Macau during Japan's occupation of China tence reduction. Unfortunately, many been tortured to death by the Japanese It was only in her teenage years that she innocent people were falsely accused and during their occupation of China, and had access to daily Mass and formal paid accordingly.

The authorities in their eradication proanother brother, Paul, a surgeon and father Catholic teaching when she joined the sought every Catholic organisation gram in Canton at 17 in 1949 the year Legion of eight children, had been jailed by the and committed Catholic they could from Communists in 1954 and given a 15 year the Communists assumed power.

"But Ilearned hymns and prayers during the grass roots level to the hierarchy. sentence.

So 40 days after Teresa's arrest, John, His crimes were being a staunch Catholic, those two years with the Sisters - and the Archbishop Dominic Tang SJ, who died helping the Salesian priests, and talking seeds of my faith were sown."

The youth of the diocese were encour- recently in exile in New York, and a numabout Our Lady.

For being an obstinate Catholic', he paid aged to study their faith and the practical ber of other priests and Catholics were the supreme sacrifice - ten days before his aspects of doctrine, such as that needed also imprisoned; Archbishop Tang was release, the Chinese authorities tortured upon arrest - "Don't worry what to say, downstairs in Teresa's jail block Archbishop Tang ultimately spent 22 him to death; not an uncommon method because the Holy Spirit will speak for you."

Teresa's then spiritual director, Fr Egan, years in jail without a trial, with seven of seeking final revenge. was largely responsible for this, she said. years of continuous solitary confinement "He was a saint," his sister said quietly.

Upon her arrest in 1957 Teresa's faith was after which he could barely use his voice But not yet finished with his family, when Paul's son proclaimed his dead father's then equipped for 20 years of her own suf- through lack of use.

Developing bowel cancer, his family was permitted to take him to Hong Kong for an operation in 1981. In 1982 Pope John Paul IInamed him Archbishop of Canton.

"He then wanted to return to China but the authorities accused him and the Holy Father of interfering in China's politics and would not let him return."

Having visited Australia "two or three times," said Teresa. "despite his poor health, he continued to work hard and travelled a lot all over the world to let more people know about the Church in China."

During Teresa's time in jail it was her indomitable faith which kept her from suiciding as many did, and sustained her in her dark cell during solitary confinement,.

It also stopped her from going mad as many did, and prevented her from hating her persecutors or ever doubting God. With great love for Jesus and Mary, Teresa said the rosary mentally each day, sang hymns softly while alone, banging the pots so no one could hear, and, while telling God how unworthy she was, making a spiritual Holy Communion.

And each time she was called out for interrogation, she said the Hail Mary which invariably gave her peace.

For 20 years she told God she'd given Him all she had - so He was all that she had left, but her life was in His hands.

It was in fact only after the 20 years that she was able to see her mother who flew from Australia to see her and give her "the most precious gift of all, sent by a priest the Blessed Eucharist."

Kneeling in tears, Teresa, who always felt the close presence of Jesus and Mary while in jail, received the One who, along with His Mother, had sustained her over the years, thanking God for His goodness.

After John and Teresa's release, they were married secretly by their priest, also released from jail, but were only able to live together as man and wife for seven years out of the ten of their marriage.

John, having expressed his desire to die after Communion, unexpectedly did so in a chapel in Portuguese Macau. Coincidentally, he was anointed by Fr Mario who had baptised him 40 years before.

Teresa returned to Sydney where they'd lived between 1980 and 1985 before returning to "help the Church in China." Teresa has lived in Sydney since 1989.

Her mother, who'd suffered much through seeing her persecuted children, died in Teresa's arms last year at the age of 100, for which Teresa thanks God. As for the current Roman Catholic Church in China, things are now worse than ever, said Teresa, with all Catholics being forced to join the government's puppet Patriotic Church.

It is still a crime for a Roman Catholic priest loyal to the Pope to offer Mass, administer the sacraments, teach catechism and bible classes.

Some Catholics recently have disappeared behind jail walls, possibly never to be seen again, and those who continue to practice their Catholic faith either as lay or clergy, bear the inevitable consequences.

Within the last two months in the diocese of Boading - where it is said the Holy Mother appeared to 30,000 pilgrims in the Shrine of Dong Lu - the government mobilised 5,000 soldiers, 30 armour cars and helicopters to destroy the Shrine, confiscate the statue of Our Lady and jail bishops, priests and lay leaders. The Bishop of Boading is missing while in police custody.

After 47 years of persecution, there is no freedom on the horizon for the true Catholic Church in China which, despite repression, has gone from three million believers before 1949 to between eight to ten million today out of a population of 1.2 billion.

Teresa, who asks prayers for the suffering Catholic Church in China, says with a sad but knowing smile: "They can make us do everything they want . . . ,but they can't change what is inside our minds and hearts."

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Film Reviews

Torrid tale, not even very funny

By Henry Hen(

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wo shiftless brothers fight over a conniving prostitute in the slap-happy clunker, "Feeling Minnesota" (Fine Line).

It's a bleak situation comedy about a trio of primitive lowlifes tormenting each other in outrageous fashion along the road to nowhere.

The movie disdains credibility from the start as feisty Freddie (Cameron Diaz) is forced to marry her underworld boss' dim accountant, Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio).

Freddie then seduces Sam's ex-con younger brother, Jjaks (Keanu Reeves), and the two head for Las Vegas with Sam and a corrupt cop (Dan Aykroyd) in hot pursuit.

They have bloody run-ins along the way until Freddie is shot and her body disappears with the stupid cop left holding the bag.

Contrived and manipulative, the story makes little sense as it careens along from one madcap encounter to another. each trying to be more outrageous than the last.

At its core is the sibling rivalry between brothers who have never shared anything until their mutual passion for Freddie.

Their competitive relationship might have been interesting, perhaps even amusing, if the characters had had any human dimension.

But they are simply stock figures twisted into wacky grotesques more repugnant than sympathetic.

Writer-director Steven Baigelman apparently wanted to make a screwball comedy out of a dark crime story, but the result is an out-of-control mirthless mess.

Making matters even worse is a tacked-on happy ending so phony it merits being double-billed with "Leaving Las Vegas."

The chief problem here is a movie trying to be funny and passing itself off as clever when it is not all that funny and not really all that clever.

There's nothing worse than Hollywood trying to be pretentious, except perhaps pretentious Hollywood trying to be funny.

Because of simulated sex scenes, brief nudity, extensive violence, some profanity and much rough language, the US Catholic Conference classification is 0- morally offensive.

A disturbing portrayal of revenge and punishment

By Henry Hen(

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our inner-city youths grow up to take revenge on those who wronged them in the overblown crime melodrama "Sleepers" (Warner Bros.).

The story is narrated by the grown Lorenzo (Jason Patric) as he recalls the three friends and the bond uniting them as youths on the streets of Hell's Kitchen, a tough, multi-ethnic neighbourhood on Manhattan's West Side.

The four come from hard-working Catholic families and are altar boys at the local Church, where they amuse themselves with dumb boyish pranks.

Hell's Kitchen is portrayed as a safe neighbourhood which looks after its own, with some help from the local mob boss, King Benny (Vittorio Gassman).

The boys are characterised as likeable mischief-makers on the verge of becoming street toughs, despite the efforts of the parish priest, Father Bobby (Robert De Niro), to inspire them to higher ambitions.

The depiction of Hell's Kitchen and the boys' code of loyalty, while set in the 1960s, is as romanticised as that of "Angels with Dirty Faces" and similar Hollywood productions in the 1930s.

The intention is clearly to gain sympathy for the youths before they wind up in reform school after nearly killing a man with a stolen hot dog vendor's cart.

The second portion of the movie switches gears to full-throttle realism as the imprisoned boys are

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Jason Patric and Brad Pitt star in the melodramatic -Sleepers."

physically and sexually abused by sadistic guards led by Sean Nokes (Kevin Bacon).

What's emphasised here is the vulnerability of the young teenagers totally at the mercy of the depraved whims of their keepers.

Also made clear is that the guards' abuse violates the spirit as well as the body of the youths, who are left emotionally traumatised by their victimisation.

Though the abuse is depicted more through impressionistic montages than explicit scenes of violence, the effect is painfully realistic and appropriately disturbing.

The third portion of the story jumps forward 13 years to

1981 with Lorenzo now a clerk at a local newspaper while Michael (Brad Pitt) is a lawyer in the district attorney's office.

Their two buddies, John (Ron Eldard) and Tommy (Billy Crudup), have become cocky criminals heading their own gang.

When they see their old tormentor Nokes in a restaurant one night, they brazenly blow him away and are arrested for murder.

Michael somehow gets himself put in charge of prosecuting the case and turns to Lorenzo to help him use it as the means to achieve vengeance on the other reform school guards.

How they do this is not only highly unlikely but too convolut-

ed to make sense other than as a dramatic given used to make the conclusion of the movie make some kind of sense to the viewer.

The essential element in this revenge story is the murder trial which hinges on finding someone willing to provide an alibi to free the two killers.

The trial drags on in unconvincing fashion, despite Dustin Hoffman's cameo as the pair's alcoholic defence attorney and the surprise witness who finally turns up to furnish the alibi.

In his small but pivotal role, De Niro manages to give some human credibility to the priest as a man who perjures himself out of compassion for two of his boys whom the law had warped.

Because the character rings true dramatically, the priest's lying under oath reinforces the moral ambiguity of the world portrayed on the screen and evokes a sense of empathy for those caught in it.

Written and directed by Barry Levinson from a book by Lorenzo Carcatera, the result is a highly manipulative melodrama which gains considerable emotional impact.

Viewers will leave with something more on their mind than the disturbing special-effects violence.

Because of harrowing scenes of teen inmates subjected to sadistic violence and sexual abuse, coldblooded murders, vigilante justice and habitual rough language, the US Catholic Conference classification is AIV - adults, with reservations.

Gibson is back in a dark, violent thriller

By Gerd Pare

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hard-driving entrepreneur refuses to obey the orders of his son's kidnapper in the violent thriller, "Ransom" (Touchstone).

In a much darker outing than his previous pictures ("Apollo 13," "Splash, "Cocoon"), director Ron Howard explores the character of a self-made man who abhors not being in control, even if his boy's life hangs in the balance.

Mel Gibson is billionaire Jack Mullen, who built his private airline into the country's fourth largest and is now enjoying the good life with wife Kate (Rene Russo) and their 9-year-old son, Sean (Brawley Nolte), in a penthouse overlooking Central

Park. Snatched in a bold, carefully worked-out plan, the boy Is cuffed to a bed with eyes and mouth taped by the abducting team: a computer whiz (Evan Handler), two brothers (Donnie Wahlberg and Liev Schreiber), and a Mullen employee (Lill Taylor) whose boyfriend has masterminded the operation.

The plot twists and turns begin when early on we discover the boyfriend mastermind is actually city cop Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise), whose inside knowledge of police tactics enables the kidnappers to keep one step ahead of the FBI. Heading up the FBI team is Agent Hawkins (Delroy Undo), a slippery character willing to cross Mullen to keep him in line.

Increasingly, the narrative

becomes a cat-and-mouse ardry, but, unfortunately, is just as game between Mullen and his contemporary in its display of unknown cop nemesis - until sudden death rendered at pointMullen decides to change the blank range. rules of the game.

That said, Howard and the Feeling the FBI has failed him in scriptwriters make a better choice his bungled attempt to pay the In exploring the psychological ransom, and that paying would underpinnings of Mullen, who only guarantee his son's execu- comes to treat his son's kidnaption, Mullen announces the mil- ping as a business deal in which lions in ransom money will he will negotiate on his terms now go not to the abductors, but only. to anyone who can identify who The result is tense suspense they are. right up to an over-the-top endThis provokes the panicky kid- ing that is likely to draw big box nappers into desperate action in a office returns, despite the regretseries of shocking developments tably high quotient of violence. that lead inexorably to bloodBecause of several gory killings, shed and betrayal on both sides. deadly menace to a child, freBased on a 1956 Glenn Ford- quent profanity and much rough Donna Reed movie of the same language, the US Catholic Conname, this one is thoroughly ference classification is MV updated to include high-tech wiz- adults, with reservations.

Movie Ratings Here is a list of recent films the US Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting has rated on the basis of moral suitability.

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

Alaska, Al! Extreme Measures, Affi The Associate, AM First Kid, All Bad Moon, 0 The First Wives Club, AM Basquiat, AIV Fly Away Home, All Big Night, AM The Funeral, AIV Bound, 0 Get on the Bus, AIII Bulletproof, 0 The Ghost and the Darkness, AIII The Chamber, Al!!

The Glimmer Man, 0 Courage Under Fire, ALIT The Grass Harp, All The Crow: City of Angels, 0 Harriet the Spy, All D3: The Mighty Ducks, MI High School High, AM Dear God, Al! The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Emma, All AI Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Independence Day, AM Day Story, A-II The Island of Dr. Moreau, AIII Escape from LA., AM Jack, Al!!

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Jude, MV Kazaam, All Larger Than Life, All Last Man Standing, 0 Lone Star, Al!!

The Long Kiss Goodnight, 0 Looking for Ricar Aill Matilda, All Michael Collins, AM Mother Night, AM The Nutty Professor, AM Palookaville, AM Phenomenon, AM The Rock, 0 Sleepers, AN Stephen King's Thinner, Al!!

Sunchaser, MV Supercop, AIII Surviving Picasso, AIII Swingers, AM That Thing You Do!, All Time Lives and Only One Death, A Time to Kill. MV Tin Cup, AM To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Al!! lirainspotting, 0 2 Days in the Valley, 0 Unhook the Stars, AM William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, AIII

Features

First graduate crop

Call for Catholics to help mentally ill

A cosy and peaceful life down on the farm it certainly has not been for these graduating Year 12 students from Bindoon Catholic Agricultural College who have earned their ticket to pursue their farming dreams.

These five students make up the first group of Year 12's to graduate from the Agricultural College since becoming a senior college last year.

This special achievement has also capped off a year of milestones for the College which is located about 100 km north of Perth.

The 'Class of 96' which numbers five students in total, includes two girls, the first ever to graduate from a Catholic Agricultural College in Western Australia.

Five students making up an entire year class may seem unusually small but such numbers are a normal fact of life for an Agricultural College which sees students leaving on an ongoing basis because of job offers.

Br John Taylor. an Agricultural Training Officer in charge of cattle, has had a lot of involvement with the senior students and has seen numbers drop from 19 Year 11's last year to the current Year 12 group.

"Our job at Bindoon is to help students find employment in farming related

Catholics with some spare time have been urged to consider joining a unique programme which educates people about the pastoral, religious and spiritual needs of the mentally ill.

The call has come from Mr Elliott Levitt, a graduate of the 1996 programme for pastoral care, which was conducted at Graylands hospital.

"I urge any well-motivated Catholic, with a certain amount of spare time and a desire to serve persons in need in Our Lord's name to enquire about joining the 1997 programme." Mr Levitt said.

The programme, consisting of twenty lectures held between May and September this year, was jointly coordinated by the Catholic Chaplaincy at Graylands hospital pastoral centre and the hospital's own staff development unit.

Eleven people from a variety of backgrounds completed the course.

Mr Levitt said the course had not only enabled its graduates to go out into parishes with a greatly increased ability to assist those afflicted by mental health problems, but also to come to know Graylands patients as individual human beings.

"As the weeks went on we, as a class, came to know our fellow worshippers [at the hospital) as individuals; and also to understand their traumatic lives better," he said.

Information on the course can be gained from the Catholic chaplain's office at Graylands hospital on 347 6683.

Getting down to business at Catholic Agricultural College - Catherine Gallegos, Graeme Lyon, Raymond Bernard Desert IV, Kristie Cooper and Brett Wallis.

fields and we wouldn't be doing our job effectively if numbers increased during graduation year" he said.

For the 'Class of 96' Bindoon College appears to have done its part in setting up their future.

Catherine Gallegos has been accepted

as an apprentice at a piggery and Kristie Cooper plans to go to Muresk.

Brett Wallis is pursuing computing in agriculture at TAFE, Graeme Lyon is going back to the family farm to work and Raymond Desert IV hopes to gain an apprenticeship as a diesel mechanic.

Years of service recognised Patron of the arts

Australian Association of Social Workers, South West Group issue

A Message to all Australians

Several years of active service at St Mary's Cathedral didn't go unnoticed when Ray lssa decided to move on to other pastures. Pictured here with a sketch of the cathedral presented by Archbishop Barry Hickey and a cheque, Ray - a familiar figure in the cathedral - was congratulated for his excellent service. Also present were Dean Tom McDonald (in the background) and another 20 people who also came to bid Ray a fond farewell.

Bunbury anti-racism move Bunbury social workers have kicked off a campaign to combat racism in an atmosphere heavily Influenced by debate on remarks from Queensland independent MP, Pauline Hanson, on immigration and Aboriginal funding.

The Bunbury branch of the Australian Association of Social Workers commenced the campaign late last month, and is asking people to sign a message to all Australians supporting respect for all people.

Mr Laurie Sutherland, convener of the Bunbury branch of the Association said the campaign had come about after colleagues had noted a heightened degree of tension in the community over the issues.

He contacted The Record after reading of moves by Australia's Catholic bishops to back the devel-

opment of a bipartisan policy in Australian politics on the two issues.

Mr Sutherland said the Association had been overwhelmed by the level of response to its campaign, with people ringing up constantly to ask for forms to sign and distribute in the community.

"The response was quicker than we were able to cope with," he said he was pleased to report.

The Association was now assessing the best opportunity to use to present the forms, he added.

The message to all Australians expresses dismay at the present debate and the division it has caused.

Forms can be obtained by contacting Mr Sutherland on (097) 216 088.

We are dismayed at the tone of the present debate on racism which is creating division in Australian society.

When rapid change and job insecurity make our future seem uncertain, it is easy to look for someone to blame. And it is easy to blame someone who is seen as different by virtue of their colour or life style or culture.

Our commitment is to work for an inclusive, society, one which respects and values difference and looks for common ground among all people.

We believe that all people who live in Australia have rights, deserve respect, and should have the opportunity to exercise their responsibilities as Australians.

We will not make uninformed judgements about people we do not know based on prejudice or ignorance. We live in a complex society and believe there are no simple solutions.

We encourage our politicians to develop the appropriate policies and to demonstrate leadership to meet the needs of all Australians.

Br Francis Murphy SMA is pictured with Isis Moo who received the Br Francis award for secular art with her painting "PapaNV' at Seton College last Friday evening.

Br Francis, now in his 82nd year, was on the staff at St Brendan's College - the predecessor College that amalgamated with De Vialiar College to form Seton from its establishment in the 1960s. The college has honoured Br Francis by naming its annual art award, conducted for six years, after him. Speaking to The Record after the opening ceremony he commended the high standard of work, both religious and secular, which was on display.

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International News

Co-patron for Europe to be an East-West bridge

By Jennifer Reed WASHINGTON (CNS) - Theologians and historians met to present their research on St Adalbert of Prague in preparation for his proclamation as a co-patron saint of Europe.

"In April of next year, Pope John Paul II plans to add St Adalbert to the ranks of the patron saints of Europe, joining St Benedict, who was named patron of Europe by (Pope) Paul VI in 1964, and Sts Cyril and Methodius, whom the Pope proclaimed co-patrons of Europe in 1985," said Thomas Bird.

Pope John Paul is scheduled to visit the Czech Republic from April 26-27.

A member of the Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Theological Consultation and director of the Program in Slavic Studies

at Queens College, City Universi- and in Rome." Bird said. In and Lithuania; and Catholic, ty of New York. Bird was part of response to the Pope's call to Lutheran and Orthodox priests the American delegation to the name St Adalbert - also known as and lay scholars from Poland, October 29-30 conference on St St Wojciech - a co-patron saint of Lithuania, Russia and the United Adalbert in Kaliningrad. Russia, Europe, Archbishop Kon- States. the town where tradition holds he drusiewicz has been working to "All of these nationalities identiwas martyred at the end of the inform central and eastern Euro- fy (St Adalbert) as their own," said 10th century. peans that St Adalbert was com- Bird.

In naming St Adalbert co-patron monly recognised as a saint Roman Catholics and Orthodox of a united Europe, "the Holy "before the schism when there of central and eastern Europe "are Father, a Slav himself," continues were only Christians, not well aware of St Adalbert, as we to teach "the Catholic world about Catholics and Orthodox" and has are of Mother (Elizabeth Ann) the Slavic world, its heroes and its been encouraging them "to Seton, for example, and know a contributions to the Church." Bird restore that joint recognition," lot about him." said in an interview with CNS on said Bird.

The conference "filled in all the November 1.

Also in attendance at the con- blanks about St. Adalbert from A The Kaliningrad conference was ference were Archbishop Hen- to Z: what he did, who he lived organised by Archbishop 'Tadeusz ryk Muszynski of Gniezno, Poland with, what he looked like," said Kondrusiewicz, apostolic admin- - where major relics of the saint Bird. istrator of European Russia, "as are held; Orthodox Bishop PanScholars presented a number of part of the preparations for the teleimon of the Baltics; Msgr papers on the Benedictine saint, Pope's proclamation and the George Sarauskas, director of the covering his biography, martyrenormous celebrations of the Office to Aid the Catholic Church dom, missionary activity and 1,000th anniversary to be held in Central and Eastern Europe; the iconography of St Adalbert in in eastern European countries other bishops from Poland Catholic and Orthodox traditions.

Theology watchdog reviews its methods

He was the first Bohemian bishop of the city of Prague and a missionary in a number of regions: Bohemia and Moravia, now in the Czech Republic; Silesia, now mainly southwestern Poland; Prussia, in what is today northern Germany; and Hungary and Austria.

A founder of monasteries in Bohemia, Italy and Poland. "He was clearly a good administrator," Bird added.

Sometime within the first century after his martyrdom in 997, he was considered a saint by Catholics and Orthodox alike.

"Here is a figure whom we share and can rally around, who in his life and work did not know boundaries of Church division and so is a wonderful, inspirational symbol for us today as we bridge a new and united Europe."

Bird said.

Syro-Malabar synod erupts in fight over liturgy and Vatican congregation

COCHIN, India (CNS) - A full synod of the Syro-Malabar Church opened with one faction protesting "domination" of the native Church by the Congregation for Eastern-Rite Churches.

Malabar Church Action Council led a protest march to the October 28 synod venue in Cochin, reported UCA News.

"It is our historic duty to maintain the Malabar Church's indigenous nature and fight the Chaldean lobby that is determined to perpetuate the Oriental congregation's colonial domination." said Malabar Church Action Council leader PT Chacko.

In a protracted dispute, one faction of the centuries-old Church that traces its origin to St Thomas Among the changes foreseen by wants to revive ancient Syro-MalBy John 'Idavis the new version is an "advocate abar tradition, including a for the author," named by the the- Chaldean liturgy, while another ROME (CNS) - The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine ologian and his bishop, during the wants revision along modern of the Faith is taking a more cir- second phase of the examination lines. cumspect approach to the way it process.

In a bid to end the infighting, When completed, the new Pope John Paul II made the Syromonitors theologians, congregaratio" will be published, he said. Malabar Church a self-governing tional officials said.

Viewed by some as a nemesis of In general, he said, the doctrinal creative theological thought, the congregation is trying to assume congregation is reforming its pro- an attitude of "listening and concedures to better insure the rights sultation," without trying to morof theologians who come under tify new theological theories, even WASHINGTON (CNS) - tile its review, said Archbishop Tarci- if they present problems, until "Catholic vote" that everyone's sio Bertone, secretary of the con- their elements can be fully stud- campaign strategists were lookgregation. ing for this US election year once ied by a wide range of experts.

At the same time, the congregaThe idea is to "leave as much again swung into President Clintion wants to avoid imposing creative space as possible" to the- ton's column. a single type of theology when it ologians and avoid boxing them Just under 50 percent of all those acts to protect the integrity into "pre-fixed categories,- he who voted on November 5 cast of Church teachings, said Cardi- said. their ballots for President Clinton, nal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of In that sense, the archbishop but 53 percent of those voters the congregation. said, the congregation's interven- who are Catholic chose Clinton.

Cardinal Ratzinger and Arch- tions should ideally be aimed at That's up from the 44 percent of bishop Bertone spoke at a one- correcting what is incompatible Catholics who voted for Clinton day workshop at Gregorian with the Catholic faith, rather than in 1992, when he got 43 percent University in Rome on November expounding a doctrine on its own. of the overall vote.

8, on the role of the theologian "The White House had a twoCardinal Ratzinger, responding year-long and the Church's teaching authorstrategy to win to a question by a theologian, said the Catholic vote," said ity Michael They said a recent meeting of he agreed there was a risk that Ferguson, executive director of the congregation acknowledged the magisterium could "create its the Catholic Campaign for Amerthe review process for theological own normative theology" that ica. a nonpartisan organisation writings could be improved, to curbs theological creativity. that seeks to bring influences of "This seems to me a serious Catholic teaching into politics. "protect even more the author's right to a precise understanding problem. The magisterium Ferguson believes the Catholic of his thought and respect for should respect its own limits and vote strategy succeeded for Clinrespect the theologian's range ton less because of substance his person."

For centuries, the congregation of activity" he said. than because of image.

Rather than propose a single has monitored theological writ"He did a very good job of 'talktype of theology, it should aim to ing the talk."' Ferguson said, citings for errors or ambiguities.

The congregation may demand make sure the doctrinal guide- ing a list of "little things" such as clarifications or changes and can lines are respected, he said.

Clinton's support a year ago for censure theologians who do Archbishop Bertone told the uniforms in all schools and White not comply. audience, however, that the mag- House "photo-ups" with Church Archbishop Bertone said the isterium also feels a responsibili- leaders. current document governing the ty to be pastoral and to pronounce Meanwhile, a pro-life majority theological review procedures, not just on doctrinal problems but remains in Congress after the nown as the "Agendi Ratio in on a wide range of modern issues 1996 elections, despite a net loss Doctrinarum Examine." was ranging from abortion to drug of about six pro-life seats in the being revised.

House, according to leaders of the trafficking.

Church in 1992, appointed an archbishop to head it and asked it to form its own synod.

However, the Vatican reserved to itself powers to decide on liturgical matters and on the appointment and transfer of bishops.

"Through the Oriental congregation's clandestine manipulations, two important rights have been arbitrarily reserved to Rome. denying the SMC full. . . . status," Chacko told protesters.

Father Jose Nellissery and Father Jose Vayalikodath of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam said that representatives from all 12 Syro-Malabar dioceses in Kerala joined the march.

The Syro-Malabar Church has 3.2 million people in 21 dioceses.

The marchers presented a list of demands that said "attempts to install a pro-Chaldean as SMC's major archbishop would be stoutly objected."

They view Archbishop Joseph Powathil, president of the Indian

bishops' conference, as the proChaldean leader. Graffiti and posters protesting him were visible along the route to the synod.

The protesters also fear that Archbishop Powathil will replace currently ailing Cardinal Antony Padiyara of Ernakulam-Angamaly as the Syro-Malabar Church's major archbishop.

Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocesan priests resolved on October 17 to "oppose by all means imposition of anyone who is a protagonist of Chaldeanisalion." The meeting of some 300 priests requested that the cardinal not resign "until a major archbishop is elected by the synod."

A full Syro-Malabar Church synod was held in January in Rome, but sources say many items were left unfinished because of differences of opinion.

Twenty-one bishops, including two retired bishops, are attending the current synod, which is being held in strict secrecy. It will end on November 15.

Catholics help Clinton win again

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President Clinton smiles during a last campaign stops on November. 3 shortly before winning a second term, defeatinp Republican candidate Bob Dole,

National Right to Life Committee.

"The pro-life movement held its own under incredible pressure, and under the threat of a Clinton landslide," said Carol Long, director of the National Right to Life Political Action Committee, on November 7.

She said there was a net gain of two pro-life seats in the Senate and that the pro-life loss in the House was less than the Republican loss of about 10 seats because of the election of three new pro-

life I )emocrats. "When the new Congress convenes in January, pro-life lawmakers will retain most key leadership slots, including the chairmanships of the House and Senate judiciary committees." said Douglas Johnson.

NRLC legislative director.

He predicted "a resumption of legislative activity on the PartialBirth Abortion Ban Act, which was the most important abortionrelated legislation of the 1995-9c Congress."

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Marists die In Zaire crisis IMF agenda questioned

By Jeff M. Sellers

MADRID, Spain (CNS) - The bodies of three Spanish Marist brothers working in a refugee camp were found on November 8 in the town of Bugobe, Zaire, said UNITED NATIONS (CNS) - The a statement from the order.

Vatican representative to the UnitTwo of the Marist brothers, Sered Nations has called for the intervando Mayor Garcia, 44, and national community to provide Miguel Angel Isla Lucio, 53, were more investment and aid to shot to death either on the night Africa. of November 7 or the morning of Addressing a General Assembly November 8. session on November 5 reviewing A statement from the General the UN New Agenda for the House of the Marist Brothers in Development of Africa in the Rome said they suspected armed 1990s, Archbishop Renato Martibands from Zaire or former no said improvement of African Rwandan militias active in the conditions had come "too slowly," region, as there had been no and that in some parts of the conreports of rebel activity reaching tinent "things have actually as far as Bugobe. become worse."

Marist superiors in Rome, who The nuncio said African couninitially confirmed the identificatries turning to former colonial tion of the body of a third Marist rulers and other developed as that of 40-year-old Brother Julio nations for help often were placed Rodriguez Jorge, issued a retracin a "a kind of economic receivertion over the weekend. ship."

They were attempting to deterMany of them have their polimine whether it is that of Brother Local citizens reach for food at a distribution point on November 6 in Goma, Zaire. Fighting, looting and growing cies determined "in a cycle of Rodriguez Jorge or a fourth refugee populations in the area have left many without food sources. numerous meetings with the Photo CNS/Reuters Marist. 53-year-old Brother FerInternational Monetary Fund, the Pope John Paul II conveyed his robbed of equipment in August, with leprosy patients and aban- World Bank, donors and credinando de la Fuente.

All four Marist brothers had condolences on November 9 for Brother Sanz said. The bandit was doned children on the Ivory Coast tors," he said. been working in the refugee camp the loss of the murdered brothers. later detained and the equipment before volunteering for service in Archbishop Martino said part of The deaths of the three Marists returned, but his relatives threat- Zaire, according to Marist author- Africa's problem comes from in Nyamirangwe, near Bugobe, bring to 10 the number of mis- ened to kill the Marists, according ities. since 1994. receiving too little of the world's In Burgos, near the birthplaces investment funds.

The Marist brothers had decid- sionaries from the religious order to Brother Sanz.

The Marist brothers had helped of the two Marists confirmed ed to return home a week before who have died in Africa since The need to avoid placing too they were attacked but remained April 1994. Marist authorities teach some 6,000 refugee children dead, Archbishop Santiago Mar- many conditions on aid is particat a school three kilometres from tinez Acebes said Brothers Isla ularly important in regard to popat the request of those they said.

Lucio and Mayor Garcia were ulation questions, the nuncio said.

A French photographer report- Nyamirangwe. served, according to missionaries edly said the Marist brothers on the Rwandan border.

Brother Mayor Garcia, 44, was determined to remain in Zaire.

The documentation prepared by This was in spite of recommen- the UN Secretariat on the item "The superiors of the Marist were executed in a latrine at the aware of the risks and as late as Institute had invited them to leave refugee camp.

October. 30 attempted to relieve dations that they leave the coun- regarding African development However, Brother Lujan and his mother of her fears with the try, he said. the country," said Marist spoke-seems to have clearly sided in sman Brother Jesus Velasco in another Spanish Marist working assurance that "here the whites "They said, 'If you order us to favour of population control poliin Rwanda, Brother Eugenio Sanz. run no risk," according to his return, we will, but we'll remain cies and against strategies advoBarcelona.

"But by their own decision they reportedly said that the dead brother, Jesus. if you're only advising us,— Arch- cating development through continued working with the Marists may have been victims of Brother Isla Lucio was a career bishop Martinez Acebes said. poverty eradication," he said. refugees, as the needs in recent non-political revenge. missionary of some 20 years in "They didn't want to return to "One is challenged to consider weeks were much greater than Brother Rodriguez Jorge and the Argentina. He received a call to Spain because Jesus had called what the real agenda for this topic they had been in recent months." other three were assaulted and work in Africa. and had worked them to evangelise Africa." is," Archbishop Martino said.

Contraception immoral, Despite our infirmities, age is no excuse for stopping, Pope tells priests bioethics experts told

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II. celebrating 50 years of priesthood with 1,600 of his peers, finally mentioned the obvious: he is getting old.

The 76-year-old Pope always has shared his personal experiences of suffering with the public and, especially, with those who are ill.

But the November celebrations at the Vatican marked the first time he had dwelt on the fact that he is growing physically weaker and that death, relatively speaking, is not far off.

Although he clearly enjoyed Pope John Paul II releases doves from St Peter's facade on November 10, the concerts and the liturgies closing 10 days of ceremonies marking his 50 years as a priest honouring him and his peers But he also told his fellow jubiand he had occasional bursts of to Rome, but would be present in spirit. larians, that while their bodies energy, the Pope seemed tired.

"Others are watching us from may be weakening and they can"With the passing of years, our physical energies weaken bit by heaven where they are celebrat- not do some of the things they bit," the Pope said at a Novem- ing their anniversary with Christ, used to do, they were ordained the high and eternal priest," to be priests forever. ber 7 Vespers service.

The Pope told the jubilarians Pope John Paul's reflective said Archbishop Crescenzio they cannot use their age as an mood even found him recalling, Sepe, secretary of the Congregaexcuse to God. like many elderly, that most of tion for Clergy.

God's message, he said, is, "Do his friends already have died.

The Pope said he had to Jubilarians gathered from remember "so many people dear not sayIam too old. To whomevaround the world from Novem- to me: men and women, learned er I send you, you shall go; whatber 7-10 knew exactly what he and simple. Most of them, by ever I command you, you shall meant. now, are in eternity. I am confi- speak."

Opening the ceremonies, a Vat- dent that in the divine light they "We are ministers of Christ and ican official told the Pope that continue to watch over me with of his bride and, for however many priests ordained in 1946 an even more beneficial and long God wants, a formidable were too ill or infirm to travel enlightening presence." task awaits us," the Pope said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul H condemned contraceptive birth control and said natural family planning methods deserve better support in demographic campaigns.

In a message to bioethics experts on November 8, the Pope said the Church needs to respond to population control programs that promote artificial birth control almost as a moral responsibility.

"We need to respond with every initiative that can scientifically support, with correct information, the validity of natural methods," he said.

He said such an effort was needed to combat a false sense of sexwhich ual freedom, "for contraception provides both the incentive and the instrument, weakening consciences and eclipsing values."

The Church, while teaching that contraceptive birth control is morally wrong, accepts "natural"

methods that rely on periodic abstinence to avoid conception.

The pontiff said these methods, after meeting with initial misunderstanding among the public, today enjoy increasing scientific recognition as effective means of spacing births.

He said they have also provided an inner peace to couples who understand the value and the spirit of sexual self-control.

At the same time, he urged Catholic experts to help expand education efforts among couples so that they can better understand what he called their "vocation as servants of life, in responsible cooperation with the providential wisdom of the Creator."

He said the Church faces an urgent task in promoting the "Gospel of life" against the current trends of unbridled hedonism and disrespect for human life, especially in the stage of its . "mysterious and delicate begin-

Pings."

Bishops' role theme for synod VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has chosen the role of bishops as the theme for the next regular session of the Synod of Bishops.

"The Bishop, Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for the Hope of the World" is the official theme as announced by the Vail-

can on November 12. The responsibility of bishops has been the focus of many papal speeches in recent years.

The Pontiff has emphasised in particular the bishop's duty to teach church doctrine unambiguously and make sure unity reigns ill his diocese.

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discuss Delegates to Croats, Serbs talk ending world hunger In Brief

ZAGREB, Croatia (CNS) Cardinal Franjo Kuharic of Zagreb met with a key Serbian Orthodox leader on November 5 to discuss strengthening ties between the two Churches and restoring the Serbian Orthodox community in Croatia.

The two leaders "discussed what Churches could do to cure the consequences of the war and violence, and what has to be clone so that people can understand that it is not possible to live in conflict, but the only way is to live in peace." Cardinal Kuharic said.

Trial condemned OTTAWA (CNS) - Canada's bishops have condemned a government proposal to hold clinical trials of the abortion pill RU-486 in British Columbia.

"The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops objects in the strongest possible terms to the introduction of RU-486 into this country," said Archbishop Francis Spence of Kingston, Ontario, president of the CCCB, in a letter to Health Minister David Dingwall.

Peace in danger WASHINGIUN (CNS) - The peace accords in El Salvador are in danger of being derailed because of abuses committed by the country's civilian police force, said Msgr Jose Ricardo Urioste Bustamante, former vicar general of the San Salvador Archdiocese.

He said it is important for people to be concerned about the actions of the civilian police force, which continues to abuse its power, and called the situation in El Salvador "very delicate", saying the peace process could be derailed' by extremists.

Abortion vote OTTAWA (CNS) - The leader of Canada's Reform Party said if his party gained power, he would call for a national referendum on abortion, capital punishment and euthanasia.

Manning said that a Reform referendum would also ask Canadians to express their views on capital punishment and euthanasia.

The Reform Party has 125 fewer seats than the governing Liberals in the Canadian House of Commons and is a couple short of the Official Opposition Bloc Quebecois.

Church petition OTTAWA (CNS) - A group called Catholics of Vision: Canada, is preparing to circulate a petition calling for a number of Church reforms, similar to petition drives in Europe and the United States.

The 250-member group is calling on the Church to introduce reforms such as provisions for a married and female priesthood, uncensured freedom for theologians, lay diocesan involvement in choosing bishops and an end to alleged discrimination against homosexuals and lesbians.

By Lynne Well ROME (CNS) - Vatican representatives will join delegates from almost 200 countries from November 13-17 to discuss a plan of action to eradicate world hunger.

Delegates to the World Food Summit, sponsored by the Romebased UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, will seek to establish concrete ways to eliminate chronic undernourishment, taking into account global population growth and shrinking natural resources.

This is a goal shared by Church leaders.

Pope John Paul II was set to deliver the summit's inaugural address, and the problem of world hunger was the subject of an 80-page document recently released by the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum."

The UN says more than 800 million people worldwide face chronic undernourishment.

The FAO reports that conditions are improving, but unless dramatic action is taken, there will still be 680 million undernourished in the world in 2010.

The FAO says if the summit's aims are fulfilled and the participating countries follow up, the number of the world's hungry can be reduced to 400 million by the year 2015.

Archbishop Alois Wagner, head of the Vatican delegation to the FAO, said the Vatican wants to make a three-point appeal at the summit: • To governments, to encourage them to think of global needs and not just national interests.

• To industry chiefs, to emphasise that developing countries need technical know-how to become self-reliant more than they need financial aid.

• To individuals, to consider more thoroughly the meaning of solidarity among people in the face of great need.

Planners of the summit hope to

keep delegates' attention focused legal challenges and changes in on eliminating global hunger and national food policies.

Delegates agreed to avoid direct to avoid the kinds of policy controversies that have dogged recent reference to food as a right.

Instead, they have asked other UN conferences.

To this end, they took the unusu- UN agencies to consider whether al step of issuing a final statement the entire UN should endorse two weeks before the conference such a right and asked individual was to open on November 13, countries to consider how to said Kay Killingsworth, secretary- implement it.

The "Cor Unum" document general of the Food Summit secreleased in late October explicitretariat.

"It was the avowed intention of ly described nutrition as a right the governments participating in and criticised wealthy counthe summit to achieve consensus tries for violating it by not sharing well in advance of the event their plenty with poorer people.

Archbishop Wagner said the itself," Killingsworth said at a news conference on November 5. Vatican supported declaring that "Now participants can come and all people have a right to adequate nutrition, but did not insist on the focus on the future."

The accord settled several point in the interest of achieving potentially contentious issues consensus on the final summit such as population control, trade document. policies and whether access to Spokesmen for the FAO would food should be seen as a human not respond to reports that none of the 100 or so world leadright.

The United States and 'several ers expected at the conference other Western countries oppose comes from one of the Group of endorsing a new human right; Seven industrialised countries, they fear it would lead to the wealthiest in the world.

John )0(111's help sought for Bemadin CHICAGO (CNS) - A Franciscan priest is asking people to join a prayer crusade asking Pope John XXIII to intercede for a miracle curing Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of cancer.

Cardinal Bernardin recently turned over day-to-day operations of the Chicago Archdiocese to his vicar general, saying the fatigue, pain and daily fever from terminal liver cancer have forced him to cut back his activities drastically.

Franciscan Father Depaul Genska, secretary for several programs at Chicago's Catholic Theological Union. began his miracle prayer crusade on September 1, two days after Cardinal Bernardin announced that he had incurable, inoperable cancer and a year or less to live.

The priest took his cue from a homily the cardinal gave at Sunday morning Mass on September 1.

The cardinal, talking about his cancer, said only a miracle would

Pope John IC011 cure it. If God were to offer him such a gift, he added with a smile, "I wouldn't turn it down."

Father Genska immediately began contacting local Franciscan communities urging them to pray for such a miracle.

Then he started contacting others he knew and anyone who he thought might listen.

Everybody seems to "take it for granted he will die," the priest told Catholic News Service.

"But we have recourse to superpowers: God and the whole heavenly court."

"There's a reluctance even to pray for something like this" because people see it as trying to manipulate God, he said.

The prayer says: "0 Lord, through the merits and example of John XXIII, who was born poor, lived poor and died in poverty, give us a love for serene and blessed poverty, for a humble and diligent life of labour, a consuming desire for heavenly goods, an open mind and a soul sensitive to all the needs of the Church, a simple spirit which sees the good and forgets the evil.

"Lord, who said the 'lowly will be exalted,' deign to glorify Pope John on this earth, to fulfill all the intentions he had for the Church and mankind, and grant us through his intercession the favour we ask you. Amen."

'Danger' of indifference VATICAN CITY (CNS) Moral indifference in modern society presents a danger to democracies, Pope John Paul told members of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace gathered to meet on November 8.

Pope John Paul called for Increased attention to the value of moral discussion in the political process.

"A democracy which is not founded on the values of human nature presents the risk of compromising peace and the people's development," said the Pope.

The Pope's observations were in keeping with the theme of the council's threeday meeting in Rome the relationship between democracy and values.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church The social doctrine of the Church 2419 "Christian revelation ... promotes deeper understanding of the laws of social living." The Church receives from the Gospel the full revelation of the truth about man. When she fulfills her mission of proclaiming the Gospel, she bears witness to man, in the name of Christ, to his dignity and his vocation to the communion of persons. She teaches him the demands of justice and peace in conformity with divine wisdom.

2420 The Church makes a moral judgment about economic and social matters, "when the fundamental rights of the person or the salvation of souls requires it." In the moral order she bears a mission distinct from that of political authorities: the Church is concerned with the temporal aspects of the common good because they

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are ordered to the sovereign whole of what has been revealed Good, our ultimate end. She by Jesus Christ. This teaching can strives to inspire right attitudes be more easily accepted by men with respect to earthly goods and of good will, the more the faithful In socio-economic relationships. let themselves be guided by it.

2421 The social doctrine of the 2423 The Church's social teachChurch developed in the nine- ing proposes principles for re flecteenth century when the Gospel tion; it provides criteria for encountered modern industrial judgment; it gives guidelines for society with its new structures for action: the production of consumer Any system in which social relagoods, its new concept of society, tionships are determined entirely the state and authority, and its by economic factors is contrary to new forms of labour and owner- the nature of the human person ship. The development of the doc- and his acts. trine of the Church on economic 2424 A theory that makes profand social matters attests the per- it the exclusive norm and ultimate manent value of the Church's end of economic activity is moralteaching at the same time as it ly unacceptable. The disordered attests the true meaning of her desire for money cannot but proTradition, always living and duce perverse effects. It is one of active. the causes of the many conflicts 2422 The Church's social teach- which disturb the social order.203 ing comprises a body of doctrine, A system that "subordinates the which is articulated as the Church basic rights of individuals and of interprets events in the course of groups to the collective organisahistory, with the assistance of the tion of production" is contrary to Holy Spirit, in the light of the human dignity. Every practice that

reduces persons to nothing more than a means of profit enslaves man, leads to idolising money, and contributes to the spread of atheism. "You cannot serve God and mammon."

2425 The Church has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies associated in modern times with "communism" or "socialism." She has likewise refused to accept, in the practice of "capitalism," individualism and the absolute primacy of the law of the marketplace over human labour. Regulating the economy solely by centralised planning perverts the basis of social bonds; regulating it solely by the law of the marketplace fails social justice, for "there are many human needs which cannot be satisfied by the market." Reasonable regulation of the marketplace and economic initiatives, in keeping with a just hierarchy of values and a view to the common good, is to be commended.

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Photos Eugene Mattes bearing silent witness to the During that time the district was Interior of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament - a space for quiet prayer founding and labour which built served from Victoria Park and dren who attended in 1953. The vas of the Last Supper and the and thirty Eucharistic ministers this parish. later Queens Park Church is of a modern design and, Resurrection and were imported who help meet the needs of the Appropriately, it is still used by The parish lost its status as a as the name suggests, has the from Ireland by Fr Prendiville people - such as those who are the parish's various groups. parish between the years 1922- Eucharistic theme evident thro- (who was parish priest of Gos- housebound or sick in hostels and To trace the story of the Church 1950. nells for 28 years) and the parish- nursing homes - as well as the ughout the interior. in Gosnells we need to go back to It wasn't until November 1963 special functions throughout the The stained glass windows ioners. the year 1927 when Fr O'Grady that the first Our Lady of the depict the post-resurrection story The parish of Gosnells, under year. became the first parish priest of Blessed Sacrament Church was of the two disciples of Emmaus the patronage of Our Blessed The parish council along with what was then Gosnells, Arma- built on the Albany Highway near when they knew Jesus in the Lady has grown from humble about thirty other organised dale and Jarrandale. the banks of the Canning river. breaking of bread (Luke 24). beginnings to a vibrant caring groups, compiled in the parish He built the first Church in the The school which was built later The second window shows Our community today under the lead- directory, continue the mission of 'foothills' and dedicated it to St retained the name St Munchin Blessed Lady holding the Christ ership of Fr Joss Breen OP. the parish under the guidance of Munchin. and causes some confusion (espe- Child who in turn holds the chalThe people are served by a mul- the Holy Spirit, developing The Catholic community of Gos- cially with the older people) to ice and Sacred Host, making a titude of parishioners who show strengths along the way. nells can look back with pride on this day.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta has perfect statement of the relation- they're a central part of the their achievements and how they The Sisters of Mercy taught at St ship of Mary in the scheme of sal- Church, continually revitalising said "What you can do, I cannot, adapted to many changes in order Munchin's from the beginning vation. parish life through their charita- what I can do you cannot, but and were associated with the Reflecting through the ruby ble, social and other endeavours. together we can do something parish until 1992, when Sr Gabriel coloured glass (symbolic of love) The growth of small groups, like beautiful for God". retired from Lumen Christi co- are loaves and fishes, wheat and many parishes today, has helped Sr Gabrielle McDermott of the educational college. grapes along with the Greek to remove the anonymity which St John of God Sisters has been In 1979 St Munchin's school and monogram of Christ, XP. often existed for some members. pastoral assistant in the parish for Our Lady of the Most Blessed Prayer, sharing, mutual rapport, the past ten years. She is a tireless The stations of the Cross too Sacrament was relocated to its remind us of the Eucharistic continued learning and outreach worker who keeps in close touch present site on the corner of Cor- theme through the first and fif- help members make the connec- with the sick and the elderly of field Street and Southern River teenth station hanging in the sanc- tion between their faith and their the parish and the combination of Road. her dedication and energy is tuary. daily lives.

There are over fifteen acolytes greatly appreciated.

The move was necessary due to They are paintings in oil on canthe lack of room for expansion and the need to accommodate the growing community Gosnells parish today is a large multicultural community which is reflected in the five hundred or so children of the double stream school, compared to sixty chilThe beauty of the pieta at Gosnells

At a Glance Parish: Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Gosnells.

Parish Priest: Fr Joss Breen OP Pastoral assistant: Sr Gabrielle McDermott SIG. Address: 175 Corfield St, Gosnells WA 6110 Telephone: 398 2331.

Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 6.30pm, Sunday 730am and 9.30am Reconciliation: Saturday 5pm-6pm Parish School: St Munchin's Principal: Mr John Last; Phone: 398 1233

EASTERN CHARISMATIC RALLY C.C.R. of WA presents and welcomes all to the Eastern Charismatic Rally on Sunday, 1 December at the Good Shepherd Church, cnr Morley Dr and Altone Rd, Lockridge, 2pm-4pm. Enquiries:Clare 378 2767 or Ruth 279 1050.

THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING The celebrations to honour Christ the King will be held at the Shrine of the Virgin of Revelation, 36 Chittering Rd, Bullsbrook on 24 November, at 2.30pm.

Bishop Healy will preside over the ceremonies which include prayer, homily and Eucharistic Procession.

All parishes and groups are warmly invited to participate. Phone 444 7565 for bookings on the bus from Marangaroo, Tuart Hill, Perth, Highgate and Midland.

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Outside - a striking facade and architecture underscore the unique character of the Church at Gosnells.

Archdiocesan Panorama For Fremantle bus phone 339 4015. Further inquiries please contact the SACRI Association on 447 3292 or PO Box 311, Tuart Hill 6060.

DAY OF PRAYER FOR PRIESTS Laity are invited to the 2nd Day of Intercessory Prayer for Priests at Holy Name parish, 54 Solar Way, Carlisle, on Monday 9 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, beginning 10am with Rosary, followed

by Holy Mass 11am.

Rosary and Exposition throughout the day, with talk by Archbishop Hickey at

1.20pm. Day to conclude with Benediction 2.40pm. BYO lunch, tea/coffee supplied.

Please join in this expression of faith for our priests, linking our prayers to the powerful prayers of Our Lady on her feast day. Enquiries: Joan Orchard 09 277 6586.

ST THERESE REFLECTIONS Monthly reflection on the life and message of St Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) in preparation for the centenary of her death on Wednesday next at Infant Jesus Church, Morley at 7.15pm. Will include a

blessing with the relic of the saint and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Inquiries: ph. 276 8500.

ADVENT PRAYER WEEKEND "In Search of the Path Maker", Penola, 27 Penguin Rd, Safety Bay. 9.30am, Saturday, 30 November to 1pm, Sunday 1 December. Cost $45. RSVP 22 November. Sr Wendy 474 3349, fax 368 2018, a/h fax and phone 478 1038 ST LAWRENCE PARISH, BALCATTA There will be a formal farewell dinner for the Capuchin Franciscan Friars who will be leaving Western Australia. Friday 6 December 1996, 7pm at the Sicilian Club, Balcatta. Tickets $30 (all inclusive) available from Marie Boyle 344 5670.

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