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I lost my son to adoption

Schulim Krimper’s Hobart connection

CCI: 100 years and growing strong

Awards for innovator

Spreading God’s love through Art

Peter Kearney performs

CWL: Not just booties and beanies

Social Concern Buddying up with Vinnies youth

Responding with love for Africa

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Edgeways Freeing the slaves, freeing ourselves

Pastoral Life Year of Grace – starting afresh with Jesus

Preparing for Advent

Journeying towards priesthood

The new translation of the Mass

1,000 weeks of persevering prayer

Call for compassion

School and College News Celebrating 50 years of Holy Rosary

Little Stars of the Sea

Rites of Passage Solemn profession of Vows

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Archbishop DoyleWrites Write Archbishop Doyle Friends in Christ,

Dear Friends in Christ,

he days nbefore I settled down writeboth true Advent spirit, this isto a time be looking forwardaand looking s Easterto message, I attended Funeral back. In the recent months, I had the very s for a young man, 30 years of age, who wonderful experience of joining all the been murdered in Melbourne one week other Australian Bishops as we made our er. MyAd particular association the We Limina Apostolorum Visitwith to Rome. for two and during y goeswere backtogether to the time, 34weeks, years earlier, that time we had the opportunity to meet n I was the celebrant of the marriage Pope Benedict as a whole group, and also s parents. in smaller groups of seven or so bishops, any people packed into St. Mary’s generally, but not always from the same hedral region. and towards the end of the I went to the of Apostolic Palace on the , before the prayers final committal, morning of October 14. Each of us was young man’s mother addressed the introduced personally to the Holy Father, and gregation. In the coursewere of taken her before very we individual photographs took ourshe seat indicated and waited for the others to meet ng address, that she and him as well. I took with me a small Huon amily forgive the person who causedpine cut-out in the shape of Tasmania, and also a death of her son. It was a gesture that book of photographs of historical buildings ed me inand all present. It was a gesture Tasmania. I was able to indicate to him a rgiveness in the very deepest Christian photograph of St John’s Church, Richmond, the oldest Catholic Church in Australia. ning ofbeing the word. Pope Benedict told me that he recalled s we come to prepare for Easter this year, with affection the previous Archbishop, emember the words Jesuswith on the cross: Archbishop Ericof D’Arcy, whom he had her, forgive for they know somethem association during the not timewhat when he wasdeath the Prefect of the Congregation for the do.” The of Jesus was the great Doctrine of the Faith. Many recall the very n of forgiveness. It was the example of significant contribution made by Archbishop venessD’Arcy that can and inspire others when thedoes Catechism of the Catholic o the same inwas situations where into it would Church being translated English. It a veryimpossible big undertaking at the time, and the m to be was almost from a human late Fr John Wall gave invaluable assistance in t of view. bringing the project to a conclusion. has beenOnnoted that allthe those people October 20, all bishops returned hom Christ first appeared after the to the Apostolic Palace for a final audience together with the Pope. his address, rrection are portrayed asInbeing in a he referred to two “special moments of grace ative mood of some kind or other when in recent years” namely to the Canonisation first heard experience of Stthe Marynews. of theChristian Cross Mackillop, and also to irms that wetocan onlyfor come know his visit Australia Worldto Youth Day in Sydney in 2008. isen Christ when we have experienced also referred to the new translation e kind ofHe death, some disillusionment of the Roman Missal which has finally come ourselves and others, some loss, into use throughout Australia on the First avement, sense of fear, hopelessness Sunday of Advent. He also observed that the pastoral burden of the bishops “has been eaninglessness. made heavier by the past sins and mistakes of others, most regrettably including some clergy and religious.” He told the bishops that it is our task to continue to “repair the errors of the past with honesty and openness, in order to build, with humility and resolve, a better future for all concerned.”

“Pope Benedict encourages the bishops to ‘teach humbly and lead irreproachably in the ways of the Catholic faith’”

“The death of Jesus was the great action of forgiveness.”

Other special occasions during the visit were the celebration of Masses at each of the four basilicas, St Peters, St Pauls, Mary Major and St John Lateran. Many of us took the opportunity to take a day-trip to Subiaco which was the place where St Benedict spent many years of his life establishing the

Benedictine This tradition, before he moved further is also a common feature of o south tofaith Monteexperience. Cassino. The Australian Church We first come to und is greatly indebted to the Benedictines for the Resurrection as something outsi their contribution to the founding of the something that happened Church in Australia, through the leadershiptwo th of Archbishop yearsBede ago.Polding in Sydney and the foundation at New Norcia Western Slowly we income toAustralia. appreciate t It is interesting to note that Archbishop Polding happening here and now. The Risen visited Hobart when travelling to Sydney to continually coming begin his ministry in that city. through the close of our minds. he days enters, Looking forward to theWhen concluding of he g this year,with a verythe significant moment for me will words “Peace be with you.” be the celebration of the 50th anniversary of A final common feature of the Resu my ordination to the Priesthood which took is that those to whom place in accounts Rome on December 20, 1961. I have Christ are commissioned to go out and to te been very blessed to be able to serve the Church in Tasmania as a priest for that disciples long The early activities of the a period of time. followers are described in great d There are many reasons for gratitude oftothe The early b to God the as weActs come theApostles. end of another a spirit forgiveness, of year. Nomanifested doubt there have beenofchallenges, moments of sadness and disappointment, of peace, amidst conflict and persecu but there are many reasons to be thankful. they were united in heart, sharing w In his address, Pope Benedict encourages the with their co-believers. bishopshad to “preserve the flock in holiness, to The of irreproachably Christ over sin, su teach humbly andvictory to lead them in the ways of the Catholic faith.” and death is there for us to accept, bu May invitation that continue for to us happen to take in upthis seriously Archdiocese. It is with great pleasure that forthe forgiveness to draw on that c I convey blessing of and the Pope on all that Christ gives us through our Bap the priests, religious and laity here in the ArchdioceseI of Hobart. pray that the celebration of Ea

take usintoChrist the level of what is really im Yours sincerely

in life. May the message of Easter go d first disciples of Jes transformed by the first-hand exam was too powerful to ignore. May i same for all of us as well. I wish all those who read this m every Blessing of the Risen Christ on y family and the parish community wit you have recalled and celebrated a great events in the life of Christ, hi and Resurrection. Adrian L. Doyle Archbishop of Hobart

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A second feature of the accounts we have is the slowness of those to whom Christ appears, to recognise that it is the Risen Christ. The disciples on the road to Emmaus walked for several kilometres before they recognised him. Mary Magdalen initially mistakes the risen Christ for the gardener.

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Thank you from Micheál Loughnane (an excerpt) I consider it a great gift to my life that Twilight Conversations happened, and feel very privileged that so many of you wanted to come to these talks. I feel a genuine sense of grace and consolation from the many expressions of appreciation communicated in person, by phone and email. I really want to thank all those who gave generously of their time and talents to this initiative. Most of all I want to thank all of you who participated; your presence made it a very enriching experience. You gave me a genuine hearing, and that is the very best gift you can be given by anyone – especially when fairly difficult and confronting issues are brought to speech. It is a grace and a fond memory I will take with me from Tasmania, to the next stage of my journey along the mortal coil. I wish each and every one of you – and your families – every good grace and blessing.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mass dehumanised I have recently moved and it took some time to return to the Church. In the short time I have been away from the Church it seems that significant (although subtle) changes have been made in the Order of Service for Mass – changes that I am hoping are still open for feedback. I am by no means resistant to change. My first impression of the changes are that they: dehumanise the Mass – and also with your spirit ridicule the Mass – ‘men’ on one part and ‘brothers and sisters’ in another impart mass guilt – ‘Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault’ the burden (oh the burden) of sin (God loves us?) academic – ‘consubstantial’ and the sense I have from the spirit of the changes discriminatory – more so than it was. It would seem that in trying to bring life to the Mass a rather academic response has magnified the burden of guilt while simultaneously dehumanising it. I find the Mass now far less graceful. In moving towards a refined understanding of the Mass and relationship with God it has only served to become more polar, less human, and more aggressive in its posture. I am not a disgruntled parishioner. Rather I have returned to the Church and my first impressions are such that I am not sure where the Church seeks traction with this new Order of Mass. No amount of time to get used to this will change my perception that somewhere along the road we seem to have drifted to an academic appreciation of the mystery rather than rejoicing in the essence of that very mystery. My understanding is that the scriptures were written in Classic Hebrew so in the search for greater understanding then surely it would more appropriate to reach back into that language rather than Latin? Is there still an opportunity to question this or has it been ‘decreed’? Peter Martin, Sandy Bay

Whose definition? Bernie Turner is “somewhat surprised that the word “men” has been resurrected (“Your responses to changes to the Mass” August 2011). Theologians, practising Catholics and secular feminists are also perturbed about the use of sexist, noninclusive language used in the Catholic Church. What these critics need to do is reach for a copy of their dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of man (noun), note the second definition. A human being … a person (without article) the human race or species, humankind, mankind…the human race viewed as a genus or species

An adult male person as opposed to a woman or boy or both Secondly, the Vatican’s document Ratio Translationis, (RT) which is a set of instructions on the vernacular translation of the Roman Liturgy, aims to clarify, correctly and within Catholic Tradition, the changes to the third Roman Missal. For example RT 127 stipulates ‘the necessity of maintaining the expression, Son of Man’ and RT 128 states ‘… take note of the disadvantages of certain words sometimes employed in place of the inclusive man; for example human being and person’. The American author Chris Carstens

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writing on changes to the missal, remind us that the ‘goal of liturgical translation is not to be trendy [or secular] but to provide reliable access to the Catholic Tradition.’ You may have experienced, as I did on sojourn throughout America, many Catholic Churches have taken the liberty of omitting the word ‘men’ as in the part of the creed – For us and our salvation; the revised missal reminds us of the correct translation “For us men and for our salvation.” Contrary to all the Church’s explanations, the sexist, noninclusive language debate will continue. Sandra Harvey, Old Beach (Carstens, C & Martis, D, 2010, Mystical Body Mystical Voice)

CEO’s Christmas card Competition C ongratulations to Imogen from St Mary’s College Hobart! Imogen’s art has been chosen to feature on the Tasmanian Catholic Education Office Christmas Card for 2011. Honourable Mentions go to Brodie from Holy Rosary Catholic School Claremont, Hayden from St Virgil’s College Junior School Hobart and Geb from St Brigid’s Catholic School Wynyard. Thank you to all students who submitted art for the competition!

Imogen with Tom Dorey, Principal, St Marys College.

Pictured: winning entry right by Imogen, of St Mary’s College. Honourable mention entries from top far right go to: Hayden, of St Virgils College Junior School; Brodie, of Holy Rosary Catholic School and Geb, of St Brigid’s Catholic School.

Students present petition with 8,000 signatures B udget cuts to Catholic Education saw nearly 8,000 signatures presented recently presented to the Speaker of the House, Michael Polley MP, on the front lawns of Parliament House in Hobart. Representatives from the Catholic Education Office, Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission, Tasmanian Catholic School Parents & Friends Federation (TCSPFF) and senior students made up the delegation. Many of the signatures were on cards circulated throughout Catholic schools across the State, while additional petitions came from the TCSPFF online campaign and hard copies circulated around schools and parishes. While the State’s budgetary woes won’t be reversed anytime soon, it is hoped the Government will provide a future opportunity to review the cuts to the non-government education sector.

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n December 20, 2011, His Grace, Archbishop Adrian Doyle, will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his Ordination and his five decades of service to the Church in Tasmania. In a recent interview for The Tasmanian Catholic, the Archbishop spoke of receiving ‘the call’ to the priesthood during his secondary schooling at St Virgil’s.

Archbishop Doyle’s mother, Gertrude, with (L-R) Moya, Brian and Adrian.

Young Adrian at three years.

Archbishop Doyle’s father, Leo, with his children (L-R) Moya, Adrian and Brian.

With fellow St Virgil’s student council members in 1953, including Graeme Howard (third from right) As a young Army cadet (second from right), 1953. and Bill Egan (front, centre).

Student days, 1956.

A long way from home.

Sitting exams at the Collegio Propaganda Fide, Rome, 1957.

Ordination by Cardinal Agagianian, 1961.

As Chaplain to the Hobart Italian community, 1980.

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With his brother, Brian, and mother, Gertrude, following the Ordination.

Pastoral care – an enduring role for the Archbishop.

“I had an element of doubt about what I really wanted to do,” Archbishop Doyle said. “When I was young, I remember having an attraction at one stage to be a farmer. However, this was never a real option for me as I didn’t come from a farming background.” Considering a career as a lawyer, like his father, Archbishop said that it was towards the end of Year 12, he realised that he was being called in the direction of the priesthood. “The role of the priest was one which I was familiar with. I knew a number of priests, particularly the one at the Cathedral Parish, and of course through my years at St Virgil’s.” “Therefore there was that familiarity with the role. In my final year, two recently ordained priests, Fr Sheedy and Fr Kilby, came to the school and their visit made an impression on me.”

Ministering to Confirmation candidates, Ulverstone, 2011.

Enjoying a tuk-tuk ride in 1999.

Meeting with parishioners from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria, 2007.

Archbishop Doyle entered the seminary at Corpus Christi College at Werribee in Victoria the following year. With him was a fellow St Virgil’s student, Fr Graeme Howard, as well as Fr Terry Southerwood and Fr John Williams. He had only been there eighteen months – being in his second year and coping pretty well with life in the College – when a unique opportunity arose. At this time a letter arrived from Archbishop Guilford Young who announced that he managed to obtain a position for a student in Rome at the College Propaganda Fide and the young Adrian Doyle was to be that student. “It was very exciting but a bit bewildering as I had to say goodbye to my family as I wouldn’t see them for some years,” Archbishop Doyle said. As his father had passed away, Archbishop Doyle saw the opportunity to study in Rome

Celebrating Mass at Ephesus, Turkey, 1998.

as a big sacrifice on the part of his mother, who had been approached by Archbishop Young for her consent to this plan. “It was interesting meeting students from all over the world,” Archbishop said of his time at the College. The student population was made up of one third African, one third Asian and one third Anglo-Celtic plus others from the Middle East. In the December of his sixth year, Fr Doyle was ordained as a priest in the College Chapel by Cardinal Gregory Agagianian. After discussions with Archbishop Young back in Hobart, it was decided Archbishop Doyle, as a newly ordained priest, would stay on for another three years to complete the course in Canon Law. On returning to Tasmania after a nineyear absence, Fr Doyle had been a priest for four years but didn’t have much pastoral experience.

With volunteers at Bethlehem House, Hobart, 2010.

With sister Moya, receiving his Order of Australia, 2009.

“My contemporaries, Graeme Howard, Bill Egan, Terry Southerwood and John Williams had been on the road for a number of years. They had experience in going to the schools and working with young people – and I didn’t have this experience.” Following the death of Archbishop Guilford Young in March 1988, Archbishop Eric D’Arcy was appointed as the Archbishop of Hobart in late 1988. Archbishop D’Arcy commenced the Renew Program, appointing Fr Doyle as the priestdirector on a full-time basis to support the program assisted by Sr Jill Dance. After Renew, Fr Doyle oversaw the Marriage Tribunal and worked with the Italian community before eventually becoming the Vicar General. On February 6, 1998, he was ordained as Co-adjutor Archbishop and then as the 10th Archbishop of Hobart July 26, 1999, following

Meeting Sisters of Charity in Bangladesh.

Unveiling plaque acknowledging the Mouheneer peoples as the original owners of Cathedral land, with Elder, Aunty Eva, 2009.

With longstanding Blueline employee, Monica Flanagan, 2011.

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John Wall, His Holiness Pope John XXIII, Archbishop Guilford Young, and Adrian Doyle, Rome, 1960.

With His Holiness Pope Paul VI, Rome, 1963.

Meeting with His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, Rome, 1998.

With former Governor of Tasmania, Sir Guy Green.

Meeting with former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at TMAG, Hobart.

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the resignation of Archbishop D’Arcy and Archbishop Doyle has filled the role for twelve years. He was the first Tasmanian born Archbishop. “We started a process called Call to Change, said Archbishop Doyle when asked about the highlights of his twelve years in office. “While this began before I took over, it gave us the blueprint for most of the structural changes we needed to make in restructuring parishes.” “It was a very landmark program but we had only got Call To Change bedded down before the sexual abuse issues emerged in a serious way.” Archbishop Doyle admits he struggled to manage the sexual abuse issues, the impact on his personal reputation and that of the Church and the reaction that followed still weighs heavily upon him. “I believe we eventually responded in a way which demonstrated that the Church understood the suffering of the victims and finding a way in assisting them to move forward. “I had never had experience of these issues before and at the time didn’t understand the long-lasting depth of pain suffered by the victims – I sincerely regret that.” In 2006, Archbishop Doyle was re-elected as a member of the Permanent Committee of the ACBC and as Chairman of the Bishop’s Commission for Caritas. Aside from his previous ACBC position, he also is a Member of the ACBC Bishops Committee for Justice Development and Peace. In 2005 he was one of two representatives of the ACBC at the Synod of Bishops held in Rome. Archbishop Doyle has also

With former Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon, 1999.

With former US Vice President Al Gore to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Catholic Earthcare, 2009.

represented the ACBC at regional gatherings of Bishops in South Korea and Samoa. Along with the Bishops of the Province of Melbourne, Archbishop Doyle is a Trustee of Corpus Christi College, the Seminary for Victoria and Tasmania. He has led delegations of young Tasmanians attending World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto, Cologne, Sydney and, more recently, Madrid. In his time, Archbishop has also contended with a changing work environment as the Church collectively has evolved into the largest non-government employer in the State. “When you become a Bishop, you don’t necessarily understand the Church

Addressing mourners at Premier Jim Bacon’s State Funeral, 2004

Enjoying some rare downtime sailing the River Derwent, Hobart

‘Chained’ to David Boon and fellow VIPs to raise awareness for Jubilee Australia’s campaign to cancel third world debt, in 1999.

Anzac Day celebrations, Hobart Town Hall, 2011.

in these terms,” Archbishop Doyle said. “Everything to do with the selection of employees, work conditions and termination of employment has all gone to another level. “Although the Church has emerged in a corporate sense, it is also important that this is not the core business – which is still preaching the Good News and spreading the name of Jesus. “At the political level, I see the Church is very much under-appreciated and misunderstood for what it does in this State. “Out in the parishes, I know there are difficulties including the workload of the priests and we must be very mindful of this and provide adequate and timely support when required.” He sees some of these issues affecting the priests being the adoption of the new Missal, the increase in requirements for funerals and weddings, financial accountability, risk management and occupational health and safety. As our Archbishop follows the path into retirement, it is his 50th Anniversar y of Ordination that will be a highlight. It is evident from the many events His Grace has attended this year that he will be missed by many both within and outside the Tasmanian Catholic community. He is greatly respected by many including State and Federal politicians from all sides. And how does Archbishop see leaving the position? “I’ll look back and know that I did give it my best and it is time to give someone else a turn.”

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Portrait by Victorian artist Dinny Birrell, recently unveiled by Archbishop Doyle (original on display at Tower Road Offices).

At this year’s Ad Limina meeting in Rome, with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, October 2011.

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PASTORAL LIFE

Year of Grace – starting afresh with Jesus By Diocesan Director, Fr Greg Barker

he Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday in Ordinary time, was chosen for the recent launch of the Year of Grace, a wonderful initiative and opportunity promulgated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to run from Pentecost 2012 to Pentecost 2013. This Year of Grace will see the whole Catholic Church of Australia spend a year starting afresh with Jesus, celebrating an opportunity to ‘contemplate the face of Christ’ in the everyday aspects of Catholic life. Many of you will remember spending time reflecting on the Apostolic Letter, ‘Novo Millennio Inente’ during our own Call to Change program, a letter penned by the late Blessed John Paul II at the beginning of the new Millennium. The Catholic Bishops are using this letter as a guide to build the Year of Grace, the starting point for their invitation to the Catholic People to join them on this a year of retreat, a Camino, a Sabbath time. The year is to be a time of listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit and a fresh encounter with the person of Jesus as both man and Son of God. This journey is likened to an Abrahamic journey, a journey that we might set out on not knowing really the destination, the result or the outcome but one we begin simply trusting the voice of the Spirit as we are called on. This Year of Grace is a call to the entire Church in Australia and the entire Bishops’

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conference is united in the invitation to all of us to participate. Every Diocese in Australia has chosen a Director to coordinate the activities of the local Church. The Directors meet regularly with the National Coordinator Fr Peter Brock and the Bishops’ committee responsible for the National Planning. The local Directors are drawn from quite coincidentally nearly every aspect of Catholic life including many lay men and women who are in pivotal positions within their local Dioceses. All of the Directors have an opportunity to contribute to the planning and formation of the Year of Grace. The local culture of each Diocese will also play a significant part in local events. Many of you will of course be familiar with the work of the four Bishops who form the Bishops’ committee: Bishop Michael Putney of Townsville, Bishop David Walker of Broken Bay, Bishop Tim Costelloe SDB auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, and Archbishop Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Canberra Goulburn. They have all had input to Church life here in Tasmania and are well respected Church men. Fr Peter Brock was the National Coordinator of Ministry to Priests for many years and was a regular visitor to the Priests of our Archdiocese in this supportive role. This Year of Grace is not meant to supplant anything that is already under way. It is meant to add support and ‘colour’ to the events already unfolding across the Church. You are invited as you begin planning existing programs and events to spend some time

reflecting on the Face of Christ and as you plan and pray to ask this question: What has this to do with Jesus? If you do nothing else this question in itself could well change the very nature of your event. Archbishop Wilson notes, “with sadness that we are also a Church in need of healing. There are many wounds”. The Year of Grace is an opportunity to acknowledge these wounds and to seek healing and forgiveness without in any way negating the wound, the pain or suffering caused by abuse. You are invited to revisit the coal face of our faith and to allow the light of Christ to burn more brightly in our Church and the wider community where dignity of all Australians new and old is strengthened. In the words of our own Archbishop, Adrian Doyle, this is an “opportunity too good to miss”. There is some uncertainty about how to face the future and in the light of our current issues, prayer is the place that the Spirit speaks. Stay tuned as planning for the Year of Grace unfolds. Let me conclude with Archbishop Wilson’s own words as he concludes his letter to launch the Year of Grace, “we invite you to join the whole Catholic church of Australia in this journey of prayer so this ‘Pentecost’ Year will be for our nation and all Australians truly a Year of Grace”.

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Preparing for Advent A

dvent, the four weeks before Christmas marks the beginning of the Church year. This will be year B in the Church cycle and is also known as the year of Mark. Advent is the time that we prepare for the birth of Christ. It is also a time when we are busy buying presents, putting up decorations, going to a number of Christmas functions, and organising work, school or family events. Advent grounds us. It reminds us that what we are really preparing for is the coming of Christ. Advent is John the Baptist calling us to turn to the Lord our God, to make straight our path, to be ready to welcome Christ when He comes. For most of us Advent is not a wilderness experience, free from distractions so we can be silent and listen. It often requires extra effort at this time of year to spend quiet time with God.

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FEATURE

I lost my son to adoption Catholic Health Australia delivers formal apology over forced adoptions.

Judy McPherson, left and Jennie Burrows (no relation to Veronica) appear before the Senate Public Hearing into Commonwealth contribution to former forced adoption policies. Photo: Andrew Meares/Fairfax syndication.

magine being the only one in your family to have red hair and freckles and not know where they came from. Or bent toes. Or being told you can’t get a passport unless you change your name. These are just a few of the simple things in life that adopted children deal with every day. Heritage – knowing where you come from – is something that most of us take for granted. Veronica*, 54, is somebody who definitely doesn’t take these things for granted. She is both an adoptee and a mother who gave up her son for adoption. Veronica spent part of her childhood in Tasmania but her experiences with adoption took part on the mainland. Her own life as a young child was punctuated by the complexities of a society repairing and redefining itself following the two world wars. Veronica’s natural mother (the term ‘birth’ mother is not favoured by many), unwed to her partner of the time, was forced to give Veronica up for adoption. Her partner was locked into a marriage of convenience due to the complications of a war relationship and hence could not marry her. Worse still, the social pressures of the time on the families of unwed teen mothers were so persuasive that fathers were pressured in the workplace to ‘deal with the problem’ of a pregnant daughter to keep their own ‘good standing’ in the community. Veronica’s mother was sent away to a

Catholic sponsored ‘home’ in another state to have her baby. Like thousands of other unwed mothers at that time, Veronica’s mother was admitted under a false name and that false name was put on the birth certificate. These actions may seem incredible in the 21st century, but it was another time altogether, where social coercion was an overwhelming force and everyone from nurses, social workers, public servants either did what they were told or did what they thought ‘was best for you’. It was this complicity which made the system of forced adoption work, and that which is one of the subjects of the current Senate Inquiry into Forced Adoption Policies. Between the 1950s and 1970s, about 150,000 Australian unwed mothers had their babies taken against their will. M a ny y e a r s l a t e r, Veronica’s search for her mother was lengthy and painful. She describes it as ‘a system of webs and weaving’. “I found my mother through Church records of my baptism,” said Veronica. “These were registered under my mother’s real name.” Veronica says at every turn of her journey there were serendipitous moments: “That was how I knew God was with me”. She eventually found and met her mother. The occasion itself was not an easy one but, says Veronica, “I’d finally found someone who looked like me”.

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Hope and expectations In the mid 1970s, Veronica, now seventeen, became pregnant to her boyfriend. She found herself with no real options: pressure to terminate or give up her baby for adoption. Her own family couldn’t offer her the support she needed. As a young pregnant woman, Veronica was spat on walking down the street. “I kept hoping for a white knight,” she said. In 1973, the government started paying a part pension to single mothers. The full pension didn’t commence until 1979. “The part pension was $32.00 per week. A single bedroom unit in Brisbane at that time would have cost me $24.50 per week.” “I might have been only 17 but I could still do my maths,” says Veronica. So, when it came time to give birth to her son, Veronica’s file was marked BFA (Baby for Adoption). “I lost my son to adoption. “You were told to go home and forget about it. And I was not allowed to name him,” says Veronica. “Your grief is suspended when you give birth to a child who is going to be taken away, no one gives you flowers or a card. No one gives you a sympathy card, either,” she says.

Finally, healing When adoption laws concerning opening birth records changed across jurisdictions in the 1990s, Veronica was able to make contact with her son. Luckily, for both Veronica and her son, the connection was immediate: “The telephone cord became our umbilical cord.” But, says Veronica, the ‘re-entry’ of a mother, or a son or daughter into another’s life is very difficult, even when there are positive reconnections. The feelings of an adoptee’s own parents must be considered. Another important aspect of healing is acknowledging the reversal of grief, after having suspended feelings of grief for so long, which can occur when families reconnect. And sadly, judgement of mothers who gave up their babies for adoption still occurs.

The apology In July of this year, Catholic Health Australia chief executive Martin Laverty delivered a formal apology to unwed mothers affected by the practices in the past – having their babies taken from them and placed up for adoption – in an address to a Senate inquiry.

FEATURE Mr Laverty said the practice of placing some babies of young unwed mothers in adoption was the policy of governments across Australia over many decades, carried out in hospitals and other formal and informal organisations around Australia. “To those ... who carry broken hearts as a result of the role that some Catholic organisations played in this public policy practice of years past, I say sorry.” “I’ve come to this Inquiry willingly, with no intent to justify past adoption practices in Catholic hospitals,” he added. The Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices also heard submissions about how some mothers were tied to their beds or sedated as they delivered and some who were given drugs to stop lactation. Christine Cole gave birth to a baby girl at Crown Street Women’s Hospital in Sydney in 1969. She has studied forced adoptions for a PhD and believes many Australians are not * Not her real name. Our sincere thanks to ‘Veronica’ for sharing her stories of loss with The Tasmanian Catholic for this article.

aware of the practices the authorities used to carry out. “Mothers had pillows or sheets held in front of their face so they couldn’t see the baby at the birth – that was kept from the public,” she said.

“Mothers had pillows or sheets held in front of their face so they couldn’t see the baby at the birth ...” Catholic Health Australia’s Mr Laverty has recommended a national strategy to help provide easier access to medical and birth records; post-adoption counselling; and a strategy to offer support to those who seek to have grievances considered – and he urged for a government-led apology.

Learning from the past Veronica told The Tasmanian Catholic that the apology from Martin Laverty “was very important because he gave a voice to our pain and loss”. “And because it shows we care for one another,” she said. Veronica says “the Church needs to own the mistakes and reach out with a healing hand ... because we can’t go backwards, we can only move forwards”. She has urged others like her to get support wherever they can towards their own healing journey, including counselling services and the immense body of work from Professor Denise Cuthbert. Professor Cuthbert’s Inquiry submission can be found at: http://www.aph.gov. au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/comm_ contrib_former_forced_adoption/hearings/ melbourne.pdf

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PASTORAL LIFE

Buddying up with Vinnies youth By Sarah Davidson, Youth Coordinator, St Vincent de Paul

Did you know? Vinnies Buddy Camps are often sponsored by the Archbishop’s Samaritan Fund.

“ Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia

very school holiday period around Australia, hundreds of disadvantaged children look forward to that bright light at the end of the tunnel: the upcoming Vinnies Buddy Camp. Vinnies Buddy Camps are a residential care and respite program run primarily by youth and young adult members and volunteers of the St Vincent de Paul Society – dedicated young people around Australia who train, plan, coordinate and lead camps to add a little happiness, laughter and joy to the lives of kids in their local community. St Vincent de Paul Camps employ a “buddy” system, through which, each participant is “buddied” up with a young volunteer who becomes their friend and mentor for the duration of the camp.

The children, who are referred by Conferences of the St Vincent de Paul Society and by external welfare agencies, come from a wide range of backgrounds, some of which may include poverty, severe hardship, domestic violence, foster care, grief and loss,

abuse, family breakdown, or social exclusion. For many of these children, opportunities to be carefree kids – to leave the burdens of their day-to-day lives at home for a few days – are few and far between. In most cases, these are burdens and responsibilities that far outweigh their young age. Camps provide these kids with the chance to laugh, play, sing, dance, run amok and have fun. In September, Vinnies Hobart held their School Holiday Buddy Camp at the Lea Scout Centre, Kingston. This year the buddy camp took on a Harry Potter theme where 20 young Vinnies leaders and 20 young children packed in as much laughter, adventure and magic as possible. The children were treated to a visit to Zoodoo Wildlife Park. Other activities included: taiko drums, spotlighting, potion and craft classes, slime making, wizard hats (which were worn everywhere) and a visit to the Richmond Maze. On one level, these activities can simply mean having a lot of fun. On a deeper level, these activities provide powerful

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Journeying towards priesthood By Mary-Anne Johnson

en years ago there were only twelve seminarians at Corpus Christi College. Today there are over 50 and numbers are increasing with more than 55 expected in 2012. Two students out of nine in first year are from Tasmania which means the Archdiocese of Hobart has more seminarians per capita than most other dioceses! It takes seven years to become a priest – a life of permanent celibacy that is not totally your own. Add to that the stigma many see because of recent scandals and you might wonder why anyone would take this on? So who are our Tasmanian seminarians? I met Nick Fontyn back in Tassie while he was enjoying a break in his studies. James Atanasious and Shammi Perera are also students from the Archdiocese. Nick and James are in first year this year, while Shammi, who has transferred from Sri Lanka, will complete his studies next year. Nick was born in Hobart, grew up in Longford and moved to Kings Meadows. He comes from a Catholic family and in his early teens became an altar server; he joined the parish band and played keyboard for Masses. As he got more involved with the Church he attended World Youth Day in 2008 and this had a decisive influence on him. He wanted to learn more about his faith after the Sydney trip. On graduating from St Patrick’s College in Launceston, he completed a traineeship in computer technology but now he lives in a seminary which is removed from the modern world in many ways – the first year students

Seminarians James Atanasious and Nick Fontyn with Archbishop Doyle.

can’t even have mobile phones. His mother, Maureen, recalls him asking about being a priest from a very young age. She told him to pray and to be open to what God wanted him to do. Nick spoke to his parish priest, Fr John O’Connor, prayed, met with a mentor, Fr Richard Ross, and Vocations Director, Fr Brian Nichols, and discussed the seminary with other current seminarians. A talk on Vocations from a visiting nun helped him decide. He attended a discernment retreat at Douglas Park, New South Wales with MSC priest, Fr Chris McFie, and had three weeks in an orphanage in India. His application to enter the seminary had to pass the Vocations Director, a psychological assessment at Corpus Christi, interviews with the Priestly Formator and with the Rector of the College and, finally, approval from Archbishop Adrian Doyle. Nick had an interest in missionary work and had considered joining the Missionary of the Sacred Heart (MSC), but the pressing shortage of priests in Tasmania influenced

him to work in his home state. He wants to get youth back in our churches and his pastoral work this year includes teaching catechism at a Catholic school and inviting students from state schools to join the sacramental program. He finds living away from his family, although outside his comfort zone in some ways, gives him less distraction so he can fully engage in his formation. Life in the seminary is often very full on, although on Saturdays the first year students often go on fun outings together. The guys are down-to-earth and the seminary is a place of laughter, but also a place of deep prayer life and intense study. The study involves Latin, Greek philosophy, writings of the saints, Church History, liturgy, scripture, prayer, catechism and more. Priests have a raft of formal qualifications as well as periods of pastoral formation. They are ordained as deacon in their sixth year and as priest in their seventh year. It’s still a hard journey ahead for Nick with his ongoing discernment, but if he remembers his mother’s advice, to pray and do what God wants, he will be on the right track.

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The new translation of the Mass Fr Paul Turner provides an in-depth view By Cathy Murrowood

nternational speaker on the revised Roman Missal Fr Paul Turner presented sessions on the revised translation of the Roman Missal in Launceston and Hobart. Fr Turner is from the United States and was secretary to those charged with the task of translating the original Latin text into English. Fr Turner also spent two days with the priests of the Archdiocese to assist them to preside at Mass using the revised prayers. From the First Sunday of Advent the prayers of all Masses will be taken from the new Missal. The new texts have posed some challenges for clergy. Fr Turner highlighted a number of features of the new Missal and opened up the structure and meaning of the longer prayers that are prayed by the priest, in union with the people. In the public gatherings: ‘And With Your Spirit: The What, Why and How of the New Prayers’, Fr Turner focused on the Collect (formally called the Opening Prayer) and the Eucharistic Prayer. He examined the structure of the Collect, the prayer that concludes the Introductory Rites, with examples of from the new translation. He outlined four parts: the invocation of God, the amplification of God’s goodness, the central petition and the conclusion. He gave encouragement to all to listen for the petition as this will help the other elements to be understood more clearly.

Fr Turner emphasised the importance of the period of silence after ‘Let us pray’. These simple words invite all who are gathered to become aware of God’s presence and call to mind their intentions for the day. The Collect ‘collects’ all these prayers before God, expressing the character of the celebration, in preparation for all to hear the Word of God. The Eucharistic Prayer, the great prayer of thanksgiving, was explored, particularly in relation to ‘sacrifice’ and ‘communion’. Fr Turner spoke of the Mass as a banquet to which we are called; it is no ordinary meal but rather a foretaste of the heavenly banquet. The Eucharistic Prayer acknowledges the sacredness of this banquet and the importance of the participation of the

“He outlined four parts: the invocation of God, the amplification of God’s goodness, the central petition and the conclusion.”

priestly people of God. A central action of the Eucharistic Prayer is the joining of the daily sacrifices of those who gather at the altar to Christ, the sacrificial Lamb. In this sacramental act we pray that we may more fully become one with Christ and each other. Fr Turner spoke of the importance of all receiving communion from the altar, rather than the tabernacle. He noted the Church’s strong desire that those who are present at Mass receive the Body and Blood of Christ consecrated at the Eucharistic celebration in which they participate. In doing this we receive the fruits of our sacrifice. Fr Paul added that an over-reliance on the reserved sacrament during communion almost deposits a ‘communion service’ into the Mass. When this is a regular practice, it becomes difficult to discern the difference between receiving communion outside Mass and sacramental communion within the Mass.

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GENERAL NEWS

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xperience, Encounter, Encourage! Those three words are the slogan of the Hobart travel agency Volunteer Holidays – a not for profit initiative of The Travel Studio – and they also capture the way of life for Genevieve Atkins, who has embraced experiences, encountered many people and made them her friends and encouraged both those close to her and those in foreign lands. Her motto is “we can all make a difference”, and she serves the God of love by loving others. Genevieve has been awarded the Telstra Tasmanian Business Woman of the Year for 2011, the Nokia Business Innovation Award as well as the Hudson Private and Corporate Award. Genevieve’s statement at the Awards testifies that she is a real ‘people person’: “Despite all the technology currently available in the travel industry, people will still want to talk to real people who listen to them, understand their needs and will create a travel experience that exceeds their expectations.” Her career in the travel industry spans 43 years. Genevieve recalls visiting no less than three Archbishops at Mt St Canice to organise their travel plans when she worked for Qantas and TAA. “That was how we operated, going out to clients and building loyal networks”, she said.

The values that Genevieve learned as a child have held her in good stead during her working life. Her father died when Genevieve was four years old which left her mother to bring up three children by keeping house for bachelors in various rural parts of the island. Life was a struggle, but according to Genevieve, her mother didn’t complain, just devoted her life lovingly to her children. Genevieve learned from her mother’s example that life is all about love. Genevieve looked up to the sisters who taught her when she attended Sacred Heart Convent in Geeveston and decided in grade six that she wanted to be a nun. That wasn’t to be and she went to work at fifteen to ease her mother’s finances. She was a woman in a man’s world and that brought many challenges, but Genevieve’s love of people and her sense of humour saw her through. Working in the travel industry from 1967 when she joined TAA, Genevieve caught the travel bug and lived and worked overseas for some years. Next year she’s taking a tour to Vietnam – a place she loves – and Cambodia. Genevieve escorts Volunteer Holiday groups and gives people of all ages the opportunity to offer love and compassion while volunteering, but at the same time having a holiday. Genevieve has Volunteer partners on the ground in various countries assisting the

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most disadvantaged. The tour groups raise funds before they go to provide what the communities most need. Previous groups have provided pigs for poor farmers, wheelchairs for the severely handicapped, care packages for the elderly and so on. Once at their destination, the volunteers have the pleasure of experiencing another culture, of giving the gifts they have funded and giving time to just be with those in need. When they return from their experience – changed and educated – they spread the word. It’s a business based firmly on personal interrelationships. From her early Catholic beginnings with her mother and the Sisters of St Joseph, Genevieve retains a strong faith. She is an active parishioner at St Mary’s Cathedral; she is close to the elderly sisters at St Joseph’s in New Town who, Genevieve says, possess an inimitable gentleness and Godliness. Genevieve loves her work. She says she’s now at the peak of happiness – doing something which makes a difference. The way to make a difference? Just follow the great Commandment: ‘Love one another’.

EDGEWAYS By Annie March

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kipping in the backyard with a piece of old hose for a rope? Giving dizzywhizzies to half a dozen small children? Playing cricket with a tennis racquet with most of its strings missing and a kitchen stool for stumps? None of this is in the job description for volunteer home English tutors with the Adult Migrant English Program, but it’s one of the many reasons I love this lifegiving, lifechanging, and gloriously unpredictable work. I learn far more than I teach. My Sudanese students show me above all what it costs to be human. They’ve met the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and survived. They embody what Viktor Frankl wrote when he came out of Auschwitz: “to actualise the highest value, which is love; to fulfil the deepest meaning, the meaning of suffering”. One woman likes to practise her English by reading Bible stories aloud. The other day, it was Moses and Pharaoh. Because she knows about slavery from the inside, for her it was a living story and “Let my people go!” wasn’t a text but a heart-cry. Slavery’s as old as humankind. I learnt the bare facts of the Atlantic slave trade at school. European entrepreneurs packed ships with Africans in conditions that make today’s live cattle trade look humane; sold them to plantation owners in the Americas and the Caribbean; sailed home with cargoes of slave-grown sugar, tobacco and cotton; then exported weapons and consumer goods back to Africa. 15 million Africans were transported over three hundred years, with up to a third dying on the voyage. Yet it’s not enough to simply lament the past, or follow the example of Christians in ancient Rome who were allowed to keep

slaves as long as they weren’t Christian. Celebrating the liberation of the people of Israel from Egypt or Babylon, as we so often do in the liturgy, or the ending of the Atlantic slave trade, is mere cant if we continue to ignore slavery in our own time There are twenty-seven million slaves in the world today. People-trafficking, along with the trades in arms, drugs and pornography, is one of the top earners in the global economy. Nearly 70% of the victims of trafficking are women; 20% are children. Slave labour grows much of our food. Tea-leaves are harvested by women and children working fourteen hour days. Pregnant women in India spray our cashews with pesticides banned in the West. Cocoa for chocolate is still grown using child and slave labour. Children pick through the mountains of waste, much of it toxic, that we dump in the Third World. South African wine is made of grapes farmed by bonded labour. Our clothes are sewn in Bangladeshi sweatshops. As consumers, we have a moral responsibility. Fairtrade products are now widely available. It’s simple to make the change to guilt-free, ethically sourced tea, coffee, chocolate, clothes. If shops don’t stock them, ask. If that doesn’t work, nag, shop elsewhere, or do without. Then there’s coltan, a rare mineral and essential component of mobile phones and electronic goods. The struggle to control coltan drives and funds civil war and associated mass rape (eleven hundred women a day) in the Congo. In a feedback loop that seems to me the embodiment of evil, raped women, maimed and driven off their land, are forced to work as slaves in the coltan mines. Knowing that, how do any of us live with integrity?

“How do we temper moral outrage with justice and mercy?” I do what I can, and it’s still not enough. I have a middle-aged, second-hand laptop which I use sparingly for final drafts (this is mainly coming to you via fountain pen and a slew of paper foraged from office recycling bins). I outsource the web, email and printing to my favourite internet cafés. I fiercely resisted a mobile phone until my blithe, dancing, profoundly deaf daughter gave birth to her first child in Sydney earlier this year. It’s both wonderful to have that contact with her, and morally indefensible that we’re communicating via the mauled bodies of other women. How do we temper moral outrage with justice and mercy? The Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh does it exquisitely in his poem ‘Call Me by My True Name’: pirates in the China Sea attack a boat-load of refugees, and rape an eleven year old girl, who throws herself into the water and drowns. With absolute compassion, Thich Nhat Hanh takes in turn the voices of the ocean, the boat, the terrified refugees, the drowned child and finally the pirates “whose hearts cannot yet see”. The task is threefold. We have to free ourselves and the planet from our thralldom to an economic system whose only yardstick is profit. We have to free the slaves. And we have to free our agents, the most damaged people of all, the slavers themselves. Slavery is now. We all collude. My freedom – to eat chocolate, drink tea, own an iPhone – is a lie because it’s based on the physical, moral, cultural and economic degradation and oppression of other human beings. Let us not, this Christmas, give gifts that violate the Christ-child, Who is all children, nor Mary His mother, Who is all women.

Resources: Stop the Traffick: People Shouldn’t Be Bought and Sold by Steve Chalke. (A Christian perspective by a dedicated social activist and Baptist minister). Modern Slavery. The Secret World of 27 Million People by Kevin Bales, Zoe Trodd and Alex Kent Williamson www.antislavery.com www.fairtradedirectoryaustralia.com www.fta.org.au

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atholic Church Insurances (CCI) is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011 by thanking the people it holds most dear – its valued clients in the Church community and beyond. CCI began from simple origins in 1911 when the Catholic Bishops of Australia decided that it was prudent for the Church to establish its own insurance company to provide fire insurance for Church properties. Today, Catholic Church Insurances has diversified into a general insurance and financial services provider offering insurance products to Church and Religious Institutes in Australia, including property, motor vehicle, liability, workers compensation, as well as providing personal insurance products to the broader community. Catholic Church Insurances CEO, Peter Rush, says the Centenary celebrations provide an opportunity to reflect on CCI’s history, its place in the Church today, and its vision for serving Church into the future. “Catholic Church Insurances is proud to be the trusted partner of so many different Church entities and operations,” Mr Rush says.

“ T h e o cc asi o n o f o u r Ce nte n a r y g i ve s u s t h e opportunity to thank our customers for their ongoing faith in us and to recommit ourselves to protecting their interests in the best possible way. “There’s no-one we’d rather share this historic milestone with more than our valued friends, clients and partners right across the Church community.” Mr Rush says that Catholic Church Insurances is one of the Sr Anne Derwin rsj Archbishop Phillip Wilson. oldest insurance companies in Australia and that right from the beginning “It’s this understanding that has helped it was unique among its competitors. us build a valued relationship of trust with “It has always existed not to make a profit, but the community we serve,” Mr Rush says. to protect the interests of the Church community “It’s a trust that we never take for granted as and to return any surplus made back to the we continually strive to grow and develop Church community – in this way, helping to according to our clients’ needs. support the mission of the Church,” he says. “We hope that our friends in the Church And, being owned by the Catholic Dioceses community will join us in celebrating the and Religious Congregations of Australia, CCI Centenary of Catholic Church Insurances continues to understand the unique needs of and that together we can embark on a new century of Serving Church.” the Church community like no other.

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It is my pleasure, on behalf of Catholic Religious Australia, to congratulate Catholic Church Insurances on the occasion of their 100th anniversary. The recent major research project into Religious Life in Australia showed very clearly the extraordinary number of different ministries in which people are engaged. These ministries, often walking with people on the margins of society, can take us to far flung places in remote, rural and regional Australia or to the centre of big cities and the suburbs. On top of this work, a number of religious orders are engaged in running schools, hospitals and aged care facilities. One of the things that allows us to undertake these ministries with confidence is the contribution of Catholic Church Insurances. Their deep understanding of the Church, of Religious Life, and of our mission to make present the love of Jesus Christ in our world, means that over the years, they have developed an unrivalled expertise in insuring our people, buildings, works, and activities. Catholic Church Insurances has also earned a reputation as a generous supporter of the Church community. We only have to remember the many Diocesan celebrations in honour of the Canonisation of St Mary MacKillop last year to see how CCI’s support of such events enriches our community and helps bring us together. I warmly congratulate Catholic Church Insurances on their Centenary celebrations and wish them every blessing for the future.

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FEATURE

Schulim Krimper’s Hobart connection Extract from the unpublished thesis Schulim Krimper: Master and Enigma, by Karen Finch, a South Australian scholar with a Jewish background.

chulim Krimper was a Jewish refugee cabinet-maker who escaped Nazi Germany in 1938. He arrived in Melbourne in 1939, setting up a bespoke furniture workshop in St Kilda which operated from 1942 until his death in 1971. The major part of his output was domestic furniture. The two exceptions were commissions for St Mary’s Cathedral in Hobart and the chapel in St Mary’s College, University of Melbourne. In comparison to the grand edifices of the mainland capitals, St Mary’s Cathedral is not an imposing building. Apart from minor alterations and additions, the building has not changed significantly since completion in the 1890s. Change came in the middle of the twentieth century:

In 1955, the furnishings in the church were arranged in a centuries-old style. The sanctuary was separated from the nave by altar rails. The high altar was at the far end of the sanctuary against the wall of the building. Young’s innovations were to change this arrangement, anticipating changes to come from the Second Vatican Council. Guilford Young came to Hobart from Melbourne, where it is assumed he was aware of Krimper and his work. There is no known documentation about the commission and, given Young’s predilection for working on his own, there was possibly never any formal p ap er work . Krimper was asked to make new altar rails, a cathedra, ambo and screen to be installed in conjunction with a concrete altar by sculptor Tom Bass. During construc tion, an interim rearrangement of the interior space occurred. The high altar was demolished and the original altar rails were removed. A new raised floor was built, extending the sanctuary space into the nave. This was bounded by new, temporary timber altar rails. An altar was installed, enabling Mass to be said facing the congregation. The Archbishop’s chair

“Guilford Young came to Hobart from Melbourne, where it is assumed he was aware of Krimper and his work.”

“The succession of Guilford Clyde Young (1916-1988) to the See of Hobart in September 1955 marked the beginning of an era for the insights of the Liturgical Movement from the first half of the twentieth century would be the catalyst for a sweeping re-ordering of its interior, well before the second Vatican Council had given them a more universal and authoritative application.”

Altar rails c1858-60, Teak.

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Schulim Krimper c1968 Strizic M, Krimper, Gryphon Books, Victoria, Australia, 1987

was placed centrally at the rear of the altar. Krimper’s work was completed in 1961, with the altar rails, ambo, cathedra and screen installed in the same positions as those of the interim fittings. The altar was installed at the same time. After Vatican II, “… the Krimper screen would be moved back to the chancel east wall – and initially backed by curtains, the archbishop’s chair would gravitate to the south-east crossing pier and eventually lose its canopy … With minor adjustments this is largely how things remained.” Krimper employed a number of simple, repetitive devices. The changes in location of individual pieces, and removal of elements from some, have altered the integrity of the work, so that it does not sit, perhaps, as comfortably as it once did. However, Krimper’s sensitivity to space is still evident. The Krimper pieces are discussed in this article as they were, in their original positions. Most important in this context is the combination of cathedra and screen. They were intended to be placed together. The cathedra is simply designed, so that the decorative elements of the timber become the most obvious feature. The flat seat is placed between two vertical slabs of timber which form both sides and legs in a continuous expanse. The back of the cathedra has slatted, chevron shapes pointing upwards. The canopy was held in place by two removable uprights and placed horizontally over the cathedra, its fretwork construction creating the impression of either sunrays or a large eye, from the centre of which was suspended a carved dove. Krimper rarely made drawings or kept design notes, so analysis of design features is a somewhat subjective practice. However, although a largely secular man, there is no

FEATURE doubt that Krimper embedded a range of significant symbols into the decorative aspects of this work. The panels in the lower part have a gridded surface, formed by the addition of strips of overlaid timber, forming twelve spaces which could be seen to represent the twelve apostles. Kabbalistic tradition says there are seven layers of the soul, so these carvings could represent the soul reaching upwards to God. The back is formed by repeated chevron shaped slats, which lead the eye upwards to the canopy whose outward reaching rays indicate the spread of God’s love. It is possible to find Jewish reference in the notion of a canopy reaching over the people, in the evening prayer, Hashkiveinu:

made of organic materials through which the heavens can be viewed. The screen consists of a light framework with concentric arches intersected by blade shaped pieces to create a sunray effect. These are similar in construction to the canopy over the cathedra and form, when viewed with the cathedra in its original central position, a halo-like backdrop for the throne. The overlapping sections create a woven effect, which may have been intended as a reference to Christ’s Crown of Thorns. The chevrons on the cathedra lead the eye upwards to the cross which originally surmounted the central part of the screen. The cross is no longer in place and the screen has been removed to the rear of the sanctuary against the far wall so this combination of the two elements has been lost and the impact of the screen is considerably lessened. It has become a surplus item in the sanctuary. The ambo remains in its original position, to the left of the altar as viewed by the congregation. The sides incorporate the device which is found repeated on the altar rails – an interlocking trio of blade shaped pieces of timber, the outer two being inverted. The use of three pieces in this device references the Trinity and is the clearest Christian imagery in this body of work. On the front panel of the ambo is a relief carving of a book – an allusion to the Word of God. Overlaying this is a raised cross which has also the appearance of a sword. This could stand for a number of things; Christ as a soldier of God or the sword which pierced Christ’s side at the crucifixion. The altar rails carry the same Trinity motif as the ambo, repeated at regular intervals for the entire length. This is not evident on the cathedra although there is a variation of it on the base of the screen, however neither was designed to be in close proximity to the rails or ambo. Clearly, Krimper had intended close relationships to exist between the cathedra and screen, and the rails and ambo but just peripheral relationships between the two combinations. The blade motif on the rails and the screen give the impression of rows of angel-like figures. Krimper’s use of this repeated motif forms a design link that maintains an overall harmony between all elements. The oblique imagery and symbolism Krimper incorporated leaves much open to debate and the work has not been universally

“The oblique imagery and symbolism Krimper incorporated leaves much open to debate and the work has not been universally appreciated.”

“Cause us, our Creator, to lie down in peace, and raise us up, O Sovereign God, to renewed life and peace. Spread over us the shelter of Your peace; guide us with Your good counsel; and be our shield of mercy and of peace. Blessed is the Lord, whose shelter of peace is spread over us, over all His people Israel, and over Jerusalem.”

The Hebrew word used for shelter in this prayer is ‘sukkat’, from the same root as ‘sukkah’, referring to the booths built by the wandering Israelites in Egypt. They are rebuilt every year for the festival of Sukkot, and are, via biblical instruction, intended to be temporary structures, with gaps in walls and roof so that the elements can be experienced and the sky be seen. Krimper’s canopy fulfils the requirements that the roof of a sukkah be

Ambo c1958-60, Teak. Ph: Cathy Murrowood, 2004.

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The Cathedral Church of St Mary’s, c1961.

appreciated. Brian Andrews, in his history of the cathedral, says ‘Krimper’s pieces incorporated much arcane symbolism not readily decoded by the untrained observer’. Given Krimper’s tendency to use layers of decoration in his domestic work, it is entirely possible he viewed this work for the Cathedral as an opportunity to bury a range of heavily laden symbols in the decorative layers incorporated in the finished pieces. If so, he was working as independently and idiosyncratically with this work as he did his domestic pieces, and seems not to have been constrained by the sacred nature of the commission. This concurs with what is known of his character and approach to his work. * Karen Finch’s thesis Schulim Krimper: Master and Enigma is available to download from www.digital. library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09/FinSchPg1.pdf

Cathedra c1958-60, Teak, brass, Karen Finch, 2004.

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PASTORAL LIFE

1,000 weeks of persevering prayer

Betty Roberts with Rev Rod Waterhouse.

he 1,000th week of Prayer for mothers and unborn babies was held on Thursday October 27, 2011 in The Salvation Army Citadel, Moonah. Fifty-nine people, including twenty children, gathered to thank God for all the help that the Prayer has given to over 115,000 Tasmanian mothers and their unborn babies. Many babies’ lives have been saved. If two lives are saved each week (and this will only

Fr Gerald Quinn who has organised the ‘Prayer’ since it began, pictured with Pat Mulquinny.

Some of the children who were present.

be known in Heaven), the total number of babies saved would be over 2,000. This Prayer is the longest continuing ecumenical Prayer in Tasmanian history – and quite possibly in Australian history. Great help has been given by Moonah’s Anglican, Catholic and Salvation Army Churches. In the early years of the Prayer, much help was also given by Moonah’s Baptist and Uniting Churches before they closed.

One of the mothers present for this milestone celebration was there when the Prayer first began in St Therese’s Church nineteen years and ten weeks ago. Many others have given great support to the Prayer for many years. Human Life Protection Society is convinced that this Prayer is its most powerful means of protecting the lives of all mothers and their unborn babies.

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Responding with love for Africa

By Mary-Anne Johnson

ally Duigan has been a sister with the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart for almost 40 years. She has served wherever the Order has sent her, beginning in the Northern Territory, then the Philippines and currently she’s in her 22nd year working in South Africa. Born in Mt Gambier, she’s worked as a teacher, principal and social worker since joining the Order in Bowral, NSW at the age of 18 and now she’s taking some time to work on a Masters in Mediation and Conflict Resolution at the University of South Australia. I came across Sally at the Claremont RSL, where she gave a talk about her work at a fund-raising morning tea organised by her Aunty, June Duigan of Austins Ferry. June and the Claremont community hold similar events every year to support the work and this year, over $1,000 was raised for the South African Care Centres that Sally’s Order operates. Sally’s work is to lead the response to the proliferation of HIV – AIDS for the Diocese of Tzaneen in northern Limpopo Province, South Africa. The area is a remote part of South Africa near the border of Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. There is a population of about 500,000, including refugees from Mozambique, in an area about the size of Tasmania. Back in the late 1990s, Sally knew that staff and parents of students at her school, St Brendan’s, were dying, but no-one was talking about it. She was asked to co-ordinate the response by the Bishop of the Tzaneen Diocese and started by going out on the road, meeting people to assess their needs. She was shocked by what she saw.

The proportion of HIV – AIDS sufferers was very high. Sally recalls a sad sight of a poor baby called ’Goodness’ whose parents had died and whose older sister was struggling to look after her outside their hut. Goodness died, but the sister, Teresa, was taken to school, ‘adopted’ by a craft group in Adelaide which sponsored her, and is now a thriving 21 year old. She realised that the capacity of the local people had to be supported and it was essential to work with them, not just for them. The needs were recognised as: 1. Education and awareness of the disease and its causes 2. Care and help for those suffering and provision of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) 3. Countering vulnerability by advocacy and caring for orphans At first there was no drug treatment and the sisters often could only hold babies as they died, but with the help of Catholic Relief Services (USA) and the South African

Government, those who would have died are now given ART and surviving. Still there are terrible stories. The Sisters set up two Care Centres. ‘Holy Family’ Orphanage has around 70 children with AIDS, while ‘Bakhita Village’ looks after 30 girls who have been abused – often raped in the mistaken belief that intercourse with a young virgin will cure AIDS. The girls are kept safe,complete Primary and Secondary School, and then, where possible, continue on to tertiary education. Sally is one of 14 OLSH Sisters in the Diocese of Tzaneen, seven of whom are from Australia, and several are working in their 70s and 80s. She is a dynamic, bright and hope-filled woman who radiates the practical love of Jesus. Money and prayer support is always needed. You might like to sponsor a child. A little boy called Surprise is sponsored and gets $500 every Christmas from Sally’s mother in lieu of her giving presents to her grandchildren.

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PASTORAL LIFE

Call for compassion By Anne Sherston, Rachel’s Vineyard.

recently watched a pro-life movie online called Movie 180. I was told it was a must see. As I am the Director for Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats in Tasmania, many people know my passion is in the line of helping people heal after an abortion experience so I thought it might be interesting and helpful to watch. When I first started to watch it I thought I must have the wrong movie. The movie showed an on-thestreet repor ter in America asking people if they knew Adolf Hitler, then asking if they agreed with what he did to the Jewish people i.e. the Holocaust. Suddenly I realised to what they were inferring. This left me feeling very flat and annoyed to think that in this day and age people still do not realise the trauma that a woman or teenager goes through when having to make such a decision as abortion. I truly believe that the ‘choice’ to have an abortion is never made from a place of freedom. There are so many circumstances where this ‘choice’ is taken out of her hands. The reporter in the movie kept repeating the word ‘murder’. This is so unfair. There are so many women who struggle physically,

emotionally and spiritually every day with the ‘choice’ that was made. Am I mistaken to think only people who have experienced abortion can truly understand the long term consequences? I have no doubt that we can empathise with someone but unless we actually have the experience we will never know. This also applies to other hardships in life people experience – such as being victims of war and/or famine. We can certainly be compassionate but not one of us can say we know and u n d e r s t a n d h ow they feel unless we have been through it ourselves. Running the Rachel’s Vineyard retreats, I hear so many stories, some very sad and some more tragic than anyone might ever imagine. Raising awareness about abortion doesn’t mean lowering ourselves to the depths of comparing post abortive women to Hitler. This doesn’t just cause anger but also continues to add to the woman’s guilt and emotional pain. We are supposed to be living in a modern world so we really need to be more compassionate and loving and walk a mile

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in their shoes before anyone can stand in judgement. Obviously the baby is a victim but so is the mother! It is more important that we educate people about what harm abortion can cause. This can be done in a direct way but with a more sensitive approach than Movie 180 has taken. Something is desperately wrong when four generations – that is Grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters and great granddaughters – are living in a society which has kept the same mindset surrounding issues of pregnancy, motherhood and abortion. Having this ‘in your face’ approach doesn’t work and this won’t change unless our mindset changes. Our political stance is irrelevant when we are pregnant; it is not the defining factor. The individual experience challenges us in an infinite number of ways. This needs to be acknowledged by mental health professionals, GPs, as well as our community. We can’t go about fixing something if we don’t acknowledge the reality. All the best intentions in the world could be behind making this type of movie or having this type of approach but it is not the way to get the message across. It will only cause more harm than good. Anne Sherston rachelsvineyardtas@aapt.net.au Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats Tasmania Ph: 03 62298739

FLY ON THE WALL

A joyful heart is good medicine Humour is a serious business. Truly!

Heather is great at ‘Show and Tell’ and brings lots of fun things for everyone to see. We had jelly bean ‘tablets’ for old age; teabag gift cards and some amazing toys! You’ll need to see some of these yourself to realise just what a laugh they are! We finished with more jokes – they’re a great resource to promote laughter. Heather had to go, but I stayed on with the Thursday group for a soup and roll lunch. Their current craft project is the making of a banner for a playgroup at the local Salvation Army. They will finish up on December 15 and start the year in February. Thank you, it was fun!

id you know there are serious academic studies about the role of humour? Local comedian, Daryl Peebles, is even working on a PhD on the value of humour in the workplace. Centacare Launceston recognises the therapeutic value of humour and is running laughter workshops in the community. The presenter, Heather Donaldson, a qualified nurse, says humour is ‘a powerful biochemical prescription for physical and emotional pain’ which helps with healing and assists positive ageing. This sounded good to the Fly, so off I went to investigate! My introduction was a talk given by Heather to a leukaemia support group, explaining what happens in her workshops. She told them that laughter acts on the brain a bit like heroin – by releasing endorphins – but without the negative effects, rather, it boosts the immune system, reduces pain, increases positive social interaction and helps people get a clarity of perspective. Prisoners, soldiers and trapped miners have used good humour to get through their trials and so can sick and stressed people. The second time I met Heather was at Kings Meadows Parish Centre. The Parish already runs a Thursday Activity Day every week where people drop in during the day for craft, lunch, a chat. Convener, Geraldine Byrne, hearing about Heather’s work, asked her to present a four-week workshop for the

Heather with some of her toys.

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Celebrating 50 years of Holy Rosary T

here were just 37 pupils enrolled in the first classes held at Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School on January 31st 1961. The Saint Bernard’s Parish Priest, Fr Robert Nowlan was the driving force behind the school’s opening and together with the Dominican Sisters, Holy Rosary was born. As soon as the Dominican Sisters Gabriel OP (Principal) and Sr Catherine Mary arrived in Tasmania, they worked hard to establish a Catholic primary school in Claremont. On the official opening on March 5, 1961, Archbishop Guilford Young said Fr Nowlan had shown “great zeal, high courage, faith and trust in undertaking the building program at Claremont”. Within less than four years the small Catholic community had bought land, a presbytery, built a church and a school on the nine-acre site in the heart of Claremont. This, the Archbishop said was an “epic achievement” for only a handful of people. This year, 2011, Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School celebrated its 50th Anniversary marking the occasion for one week in October. This particular week the school celebrates the Feast of the Holy Rosary. We began the week with a celebration of the Eucharist on Monday, celebrating the work of Fr Nowlan and the Dominican Sisters. Children from Kinder to Grade Six spent the lead up to Holy Rosary week learning about the Dominican Sisters and their impact on education in Australia, and here at Holy Rosary.

On Tuesday we celebrated the Opening and Blessing of our Early Years Centre, Office Administration Block, and the newly refurbished classrooms. We were lucky enough to welcome some very special guests – Archbishop Adrian Doyle and Fr Dudley Perera and from the Catholic Education Office Dr Trish Hindmarsh – Director of Catholic Education and Mr Sean Gill – Head of Educational Services South. We also welcomed the Honourable Nicola Roxon – Minister for Education and Health, Senator Carol Brown – Senator for Tasmania and Senator Lisa Singh. The honourable Scott Bacon and Honourable Elise Archer, State Members for Denison were also present. On Friday the children invited their Grandparents and Special People to an “Open

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ustralian Council for Education Leaders (ACEL) Award winning teacher, Cassandra King (nee O’Neil), has chosen to spend the first years of her teaching career in the school where she was a student. She teaches grades five and six at Star of the Sea Catholic College at George Town. In her second year at the school, she has been chosen to undertake a pilot project for Catholic Education in Tasmania using the iPad2 in schools. She is ACEL’s 2011 Inspiring Young Education Leader. When we visited her class, she was on her honeymoon to return as Mrs King. The children were all very happy to receive an email from her on their iPad2s – she had found time to send it them while she holidayed in Bali. Her main message to them was “Keep it cool and make Jesus real!” That’s real dedication and love of her students and Catholic Education! Mrs King has installed some excellent apps for the students mainly to further not just their own education but, in the case of inter-class ‘tech-buddies’, the education of the younger prep students. The grade six students use Mee Genius in a one-on-one program to help teach Prep students with their reading. The children are grateful to have such an innovative teacher and really appreciate the legacy left by the late Steve Jobs in the iPad2 technology.

Jack, originally from Scotland, loves the Maps app where he can easily locate places all over the world; Tenille’s favourite is a times table quiz; Erin is learning more about Mathematics with Maths Doodles and Alexander has been creating a profile of himself using Keynotes. Students can email their homework to school, make videos, tune their guitars and even warp your reporter’s image to create digital art! Principal, Mrs Tricia Phillips, is most supportive and proud of this teacher and class and is looking forward to the forthcoming connection of George Town to the National

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about. Students have a curriculum tailored to take advantage of their proximity to this natural resource. They go snorkelling and examine sponges, corals, sea grasses and marine animal life. The College is privileged to have a specialist science teacher available for primary students as well as secondaries. In another area of the College there is an ongoing dinghy building program providing practical and commercial skills to students who live near the sea. Like many of our schools and colleges, Star of the Sea has benefited from the Federal Government’s Building the Educational Revolution (BER) incentives. Although there have been a few inconveniences along the way, the result now is an enhanced environment and facilities to take these star students, and students yet to come, happily and successfully into the future. One very treasured aspect of their history is the Stan O’Doherty Memorial Parish Hall which was the original church school. Using BER funds, it has now been updated and enlarged and is incorporated within the Star Centre – a multi-purpose facility available for use by both the Parish and the College. From the Little Stars of the pre-kinder program, through the tech-savvy grade sixers to the confident and accomplished grade tens, Star of the Sea continues the proud tradition of Catholic Education in George Town.

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Spreading God’s love through Art Kingston-based Christian artist and author, Marianne (Maz) Gill-Harper, is the force behind a colourful and powerful exhibition at the Catholic Diocesan Centre. She has hung seven of her Parable paintings and a new, very large, piece on the Second Coming called Amen, Come Lord Jesus! to co-incide with the Archbishop’s 50th anniversary of Ordination. The Tasmanian Catholic has also featured Maz’s artwork in the past. If you are interested, you are welcome to view her paintings at the CDC during office hours. Maz studied Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania School of Art, where she explored the possibilities of expressing her Christian faith via painting. Maz has worked as an art teacher, but is now retired and spends her time promoting Jesus through her large canvases and through her books – Logos and Parables. She runs stalls at ‘Psychic Expos’ where she is able to talk to many spiritual searchers and she operates an ‘Art Bank’ whereby churches and schools may borrow paintings for display. Maz also exhibits bodies of her work on invitation. Recently, she lent six of her works to St John’s at Glenorchy for their Lenten reflections. There is a wealth of images and information on her website www.maztaz.com along with details on how to purchase her books. In Hobart, they are available from Koorong in Criterion Street. Prints of her 21 Parable images and the latest work, Amen, Come Lord Jesus, are available from her at the cost of $90.00 per print A3 size and $130.00 if mounted for framing in archival materials. Artwork shown is titled The parable of the net into the sea. The artwork was reproduced with the express permission of the artist.

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Peter Kearney performs C

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here’s something cosy and reassuring about walking into the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) shop in town. Whether it’s the crocheted baby rugs or the colourful tea cosies, the enduring appeal of these lovingly made crafts mark a point of difference from the ubiquitous funky gift shops around these days. Where else could you buy a handmade tea cosy for a modest $5.50? The CWL craft and gift shop in Hobart has always been a popular place to buy crocheted rugs and baby blankets and booties. They even sell tiny hand-knitted cardigans, booties and beanies for prem babies. But there is a lot more to their range. Homemade jams and relishes, f re e range eggs, handmade jumpers, jewellery and greeting cards – all made by CWL members around the state and all extremely well-priced, are also available. The not-for-profit shop charges a 20% commission fee to members to sell items. The shop pays rent to council plus electricity and phone charges. On the day The Tasmanian Catholic visited their new store off Mathers Lane in Hobart, long time volunteer Lola Phillips talked to us about how the League’s services have changed and adapted over time. The shop and office were originally opened as tea-rooms and amenities for mothers and babies in 1956 by the Country Women’s Association (CWA) in memory of the Pioneer and Service women in Tasmania. By 1980 however, the CWA were no longer able to staff the facility and so with the backing of the late Archbishop of Hobart, Sir Guilford Young, the CWL agreed to take over the lease and supply light meals and operate a small craft shop. Part of the agreement was that the League also became responsible for the public toilets and baby’s feeding room and both these amenities were well patronised. The dining room (main hall) was let after hours to local organisations for functions, parties and dance practice etc. This arrangement continued until 2010, when the Council decided to upgrade the building. The public toilets were closed and new ones installed for the use of the patrons of the rooms only. The addition of a new wing to accommodate the Hobart Flower Room was completed early this year. The business of the CWL shop and facilities may have downscaled over the years but the service is still top quality. The well-loved CWL shop will continue to provide the community with its handmade gifts and personal service surely as long as its volunteers are able and forthcoming! The new CWL shop opens between 10am and 3pm, Monday to Friday excepting public holidays. Mathers Lane, Hobart. The entrance is now on the opposite end of the building – off Mathers Lane instead of Criterion Street. Phone: (03) 6234 1513. www.hobart.catholic.org.au

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Toy Story 3

LIFESTYLE The other toys, who have felt neglected for years, are appalled when, in a mix up, they are almost thrown out. They decide to take asylum in the Sunnyside Daycare Centre. Initially this looks perfect, but they soon discover this is a concentration camp for toys run by the tyrannical Lot’s-O-Huggin Bear. Jonathan’s Woody takes charge and leads his friends ‘Why Jesus?’ For each parable there are three Journey and colleagues in a daring jail break, and then pages which include the biblical text, a written Author: Evonne finds them a new and appreciative home reflection and a reproduction of a painting Paddison to live. illustrating the parable. Toy Story 3 more Illustrator: I cannotLuke recommend I first browsed the book and Sharrock highly. It is family through entertainment of the was captivated by the reproductions of the Publisher: ACCESS highest order. Written by Lee Unkrich, Michael stunning and inspiring art works. I read the publishing international Arndt, John Lasseter and Andrew Staton, titlemultilayered of the parable and just gazed on RRP: $15.99 this film hasthen as much fun and the art work appreciating the wonderful emotion for adults it doesthe foradventures children. onathan’s Journeyasfollows creations. Marianne Gill-Harper’s paintings are Each holds interest aand appeal, all ofcharacter Jonathan (Jonsie), young and not literal interpretations directly illustrating of them grow and develop back adventurous frog who,and likeeven anythe young the parables. Rather they are magical works story of the evil bear is poignantly handled. adventurous frog refuses to heed the of The art which enabled me think about the values of Toyand Story 3to are excellent too, warnings of older wiser frogs, and goes parables with a new sense of wonderment attending to the weighty issues of tyranny all out to experience life to the full. andWhat awe.follows Subsequently I went back andoffers read and oppression with fine balance between is anaadventure which the biblical text and the written reflection and a difficult lesson to Jonsie, and ultimately a yet again enjoyed the art works. chance to grow into a wiser frog. My theme favourite image of abe net full of fish The of evil whichismay encountered in lifeis is difficult to At approach young and the painting created for with the parable James Frecheville). the film’s opening, about good and bad fish. “The kingdom of quiet, introverted Joshua has to deal with God is like a net let down into a lake to catch his mother’s death from a heroin overdose, Mary all kinds of fish. fish are collected and he MacKillop turns forThe helpgood to his grandmother, and aCody nest ofthrown but the bad (Jacki are away.” is certainly Janine Weaver). ThisItbrings him

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into contact with his three uncles, from whom Author: Sheila his mother had tried to shield him. There’s a McCreanor rsj fourth member of the Cody gang, Barry (Joel Publisher: Sisters of Edgerton), but the only one to realise and the As well asascontaining interesting St Joseph futility of their old ways, he reckons more readable text by 36 expert writers, it features ISBN: 978098038923 money can be in the stockmarket. RRP: $34.95 hundreds of made magnificent illustrations, Andrew ‘Pope’ Cody (Ben Mendelsohn) and describing Christian life and cultures during his brothers, Craig (Sullivan Stapleton) and r Sheila McCreanor rsj has made available two millennia. Eminent contributors include Darren (Luke Ford), arecollection low-intellect career readers another of precious Dr to Noel Roberts, formerly a professor at material in this publication. This collection criminals, specialising in armed robbery and the University of Tasmania – an author of of letters drugs. between Mary MacKillop trafficking Pope is intheology hiding because publications in science and andand Rev Fr Julian Tenison Woods covers the early members the police Robbery Dr DudleyofPerera, who Armed was professor of Squad Biblical years following the him, foundation of the Sisters have sworn to kill andatthis vendetta and philosophical studies the National of St Joseph after Mary MacKillop moved with the corrupt police dominates the Codys’ Seminary, Ampitiya, Sri Lanka, for over 30 from Penola to Adelaide in 1867. lives. years and now is Parish Priest at BridgewaterThe letters revealing that they When one ofare their number in is executed Brighton-Claremont parish. disclose the complex issues surrounding by their foes, Pope’s revenge is swift. Thepolice vast sweep of topics is covered in the rapid expansion of the Congregation, Leaving a car doors wide open in a nine parts, withwith glossary and index. Included Mary’s excommunication and her subsequent are The street Beginning of the Christian Era, suburban after midnight, he lies in wait re-instatement, and the removal of Fr Julian as Invasions, and Prayer, Reform, New for whateverPower constables come to investigate Director of Catholic Education and as Spiritual Worlds, Revolution, Globalthem. Missions, Unity and and summarily executes Director to the sisters. Underlying these events, Conversion, Retrospects and Prospects. After but always real, is the difficult and delicate discussing aspects of the life and times of Christ situationwww.hobart.catholic.org.au of the so-called “visionaries” who and the Newand Testament, the comprehensive successfully cleverly won the confidence work goes on to highlight Councils and deal Creeds, of Fr Julian and who caused a great of the expansion of Catholic Faith in Europe, heartache and pain for Mary MacKillop. the development of Patriarchates Papacy, and Mary is very human. Her and down to earth the cult of the Blessed Mary.about the correspondence withVirgin Fr Julian

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The story relates clearly the central mission this magazine) It all began with the first Toy Story in 1995, and of Jesus Christ –author, that is,Marianne becauseGill-Harper’s the love of A Tasmanian the look and polish in this third chapter of this God is too strong to be overcome by dedication and effort has resulted sin, in awhich book particular series isworld even through better than the other has entered the bad choices; which creatively uncovers the significance two. PixarJesus’ just gets better better. through andand resurrection, we and relevance ofdeath the parables. I love this book You do not have to have seen Toy Story 1 are redeemed. and thoroughly recommend it. andThe 2 tolanguage enjoy this film, but simple I guarantee that very the I would love toissee the body and of work on seeing this latest instalment you will want illustrations and will capture the presented asare anbright installation with the actual to catch up on of what youchildren, have beenalthough missing allI imagination most paintings exhibited alongside the texts. I hope these years. a child to share with if you disagree withFind the publisher’s recommendation this happens. (We’ll keep you posted, Ed.) must, but do not miss seeing this disarmingly that this book is suitable for one year olds. Reviewer: Kaye Green moving film. at Koorong that some of the imagery *It A is warning, available also, Books, Hobart and Reviewer Richard Leonard may be a Fr bitand strong for very young children. Launceston, Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, or by direct with the author at maz@maztaz.com All contact in all, Jonathan’s Journey is a fun read with an important reminder that God’s love is a powerful reality which can influence our lives for the better. Reviewer: because Ben Brooks Young Joshua is implicated, Pope had got him to steal the car used as bait in the trap. The police seeking to avenge the murder placement of various sisters in particular places of their colleagues see young, inexperienced and the intricacies of fledgling community life Joshua as the one member of the infamous reveal a compassionate and understanding Cody family from whom they might be able woman. She is very much in touch with the to obtain admissions. foibles of human nature, but always she is The eventsrespectful that lead Joshua to eventually thoroughly of the wishes of her realise how deeply he has been drawn into co-founder. She shares difficulties obtaining The reader is thenher introduced to themes the murderous web are, in a Shakespearian finances for travel, orphanages and such as the growthschools, of Monasticism, Muslim kind of way,the inevitable. The ordinariness of Providences and reveals, too, her determination conquests, building of cathedrals, parish the characters’ lives makes the story all the to persevere no matter the severity of the life in the Medieval Church, pilgrimages and more chilling, and of your obstacles placed inyou herare way. While suffers crusades. Also covered ison thethe riseedge ofshe Religious seat as the climax approaches with potential from very poor health at times, she is constantly Orders and Catholic Mysticism. cheerful grateful to God giving her for grand tragedy. Laterand sections of the bookfordescribe the crosses to bear. Only with Fr Julian does she Michôd directs withexpansion assurance in and style, story of the Faith’s various share the occasional bouts the of despair she without falling back including on gratuitous violence or parts of the world, beginnings experiences. One can almost hear Mary gently other excesses to milk audience emotions. of Anglican, Catholic and Protestant life in chiding Julian for his lackas ofaprudence and In theFr end, the film stands stark account Australia. offering him cautionary warnings about those of crime corruption and can the be corrosive This and outstanding work highly who areofout to ruin him. always, with Mary effect revenge. is Always, confronting, recommended for It the general reader and turns to her “good God” and accepts whatever frequent coarse andmore its pervasive for students wholanguage wish to learn about the crosses she is asked to bear. air of menace, but it is Almost a powerful and entirelyin story of the Church. encyclopedic A main theme throughout these letters scope, it abounds striking colouredthe pictures, believable drama –infor this reviewer, best is Mary MacKillop’s complete surrender to well-selected to illustrate aspects of every age Australian crime movie since Lantana. the will of God and her deep trust in His from the Mr time ofMurphy Jesus until the present. Reviewer Jim Providence. Everything she endures and Admirable is the fascinating of suffers, is placed in this context.treatment This is the a very large canvas. This publication would real stuff of her sainthood. make an excellent (it would become Readers of thispresent collection of letters willa treasured, often-used gift) to family or friends. find them difficult to put down. They are It deservesand to find a place inlofty libraries, including intriguing engaging, and inspiring, those of schools, colleges and universities. thought-provoking and thoroughly human. Reviewer: Sr Fr Sue Terry Southerwood Reviewer: McGuinness rsj

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Harry Potter Toy 3 andStory the Deathly Voiced by Tom Hanks, Hallows, Part 2

LIFESTYLE Harry Potter series, based on the writings The other toys, who have felt neglected for of British author, J K Rowling. years, are appalled when, in a mix up, they are This series has taken more than $6 almost thrown out. They decide to take asylum billion at the Box Office. Beginning in 2001 in the Sunnyside Daycare Centre. Initially this with the release of “Harry Potter and the looks perfect, but they soon discover this is Philosopher’s Stone”, it has established a concentration camp for toys run by the enormous expectations and challenges for tyrannical Lot’s-O-Huggin Bear. a concluding episode that preserves both the Woody takes charge and leads his friends heady action For of aeach movie that will be satisfying ‘Why Jesus?’ parable there are three and colleagues in a daring jail break, and then in itself,which and one thatthe meaningfully the pages include biblical text,draws a written finds them a new and appreciative home threads together of seven previous films. reflection and a reproduction of a painting to live. The film lives up to those expectations illustrating parable. I cannot the recommend Toy Story 3 more extraordinarily well. It is a very I firstIt browsed the satisfying book and highly. is family through entertainment of the climax to the most commercially successful was captivated by the reproductions of the highest order. Written by Lee Unkrich, Michael series in the history of film. Inworks. it, the opposing stunning and inspiring art I read the Arndt, John Lasseter and Andrew Staton, forces of Good, represented by Harry Potter titlemultilayered of the parable and just gazed on this film hasthen as much fun and and his work friends, and Evil, represented by the art appreciating the wonderful emotion for adults as it does for children. Voldemort and his Death Eaters, move into creations. Marianne Each character holdsGill-Harper’s interest andpaintings appeal, are all total war. In the ensuing battle, Harry Potter not literal interpretations directly illustrating of them grow and develop and even the back (Daniel Radcliffe) is asked toare make the supreme the parables. Rather they magical works story of the evil bear is poignantly handled. sacrifice, to the taunt of Voldemort (Ralph of The art which me3to think abouttoo, the valuesenabled of Toy Story are excellent Fiennes) “you have allowed your friends parablesthat with a new sense of wonderment attending to the weighty issues of tyranny to dieawe. for you, rather than face back me yourself.” and Subsequently I went and read and oppression with a fine balance between Part 1 was a dark and measured film about the biblical text and the written reflection and the loyalties of Harry, Ron Weasley (Rupert yet again enjoyed the art works. Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) My favourite image is of a net full of fish and is Frecheville). the painting At created for the parable James the film’s opening, Children their were about goodwere andtold bad fish.parents “Thetokingdom of quiet, introverted Joshua has deal dead. with Parents thought their children were adopted. God is like a net let down into a lake to catch his mother’s death from a heroin overdose, In thefish. children were deported. Giving allreality, kinds of fish are collected and he turns forThe helpgood to his grandmother, meaning to the title of the film, children were but theCody bad (Jacki are thrown away.” is certainly Janine Weaver). ThisItbrings him told to expect “oranges and sunshine” when into contact with his three uncles, from whom they reached Australia. Instead, they were his mother had tried to shield him. There’s a used here as unpaid labour, and many of them fourth member of the Cody gang, Barry (Joel were physically and sexually abused. Many of Edgerton), but the only one to realise and the As well asascontaining the institutions, orphanagesinteresting and schools in futility of their old ways, he reckons more readabletotext by 36 expert it features Australia which they were writers, sent were Churchmoney can be made in the stockmarket. hundreds of magnificent illustrations, run. Humphreys brought the scandal to the Andrew ‘Pope’ Cody (Ben Mendelsohn) and describing and cultures during attention ofChristian the world,life and works tirelessly to his brothers, Craig (Sullivan Stapleton) and two millennia. Eminent contributors include rectify the injustice. Darren (Luke Ford),formerly are low-intellect career Dr The Noel Roberts, a professor movie treats these events with at a criminals, specialising in armed robbery and the University Tasmania – angiving author of complete lack ofofsensationalism, the trafficking drugs. Popeand is in hiding because publications science and Rev movie greatinpower. The theology film dramatises members of the police Armed Robbery Dr Dudley Perera, who was professor of Biblical what the children and their parentsSquad went have sworn to kill him, and this vendetta and philosophical studies at the National through, and focuses mainly on the effects with the corrupt police dominates theover Codys’ Seminary, Ampitiya, Lanka,who for 30 of the injustice on the Sri children, now, as lives. years and is Parish Priest Bridgewateradults, arenow desperately copingatwith a loss of WhenEmily one of theirparish. number is executed Brighton-Claremont identity. Watson gives an extraordinary by their police foes, Pope’s revenge is swift. The vast sweep of topics is covered in performance as the fiercely determined Leaving a car with doors wide open in a nine parts, with glossary and index. Included Margaret. Her portrayal of a professionally are The Beginning of the Christian Era, suburban street after midnight, he lies in wait disciplined social worker is without any artifice, Invasions, and Prayer, Reform, for whateverPower constables come investigate or affectation. Her efforts underto stress takeNew her Worlds, Revolution, Global Missions, and and summarily executes them. to the edge of mental illness, as she Unity becomes Conversion, Retrospects and Prospects. After discussing aspects of the life and times of Christ www.hobart.catholic.org.au www.hobart.catholic.org.au and the New Testament, the comprehensive

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Tim Allen, Joan Cusak Starring: Daniel and Don Rickles. Radcliffe, Rupert Director: Lee Unkrich. Grint, Ralph Fiennes, 103 mins. Rated PG. Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, ver 15 years, Pixar, the Maggie Smith, and animation production revolutionary Alan Rickman. house, has given us eleven feature films Director: David Yates. M (Fantasy including A Bug’s Life, Rated Monsters Inc, Finding themesRatatouille and violence). min. films have Nemo, and 130 Up. These been as popular with adults as they are finale of the Harry Potter movie series withhe children. consiststhe of two Harryhas Potter and the Among mostfilms: popular been their Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010) and this film, Toy Story series, and Toy Story 3 does not released in 2011. Part 1 ended, and Part 2 disappoint. It is terrific. begins, as the evil Lord Voldemort exultingly Andy is now seventeen and is packing snatches the Elder Wand from the hand up his room as he prepares to move to of Professorof Dumbledore, who lies in his Parables Jesus of Nazareth university. He has to decide what to do with grave. Theand Elderwritten Wand is one of three Paintings reflections byDeathly his childhood toys, to take them, throw them Hallows, Harry and his friends have to Marianneand Gill-Harper out or put them in the attic. Andy decides destroy the Horcruxes that are pieces of the ISBN: 9780977534616 to take Woody (Hanks) with him to college. soul Voldemort. Harry himself is the last RRP: of $34.95 and seventh of those Horcruxes. The story his eighty page full-colour hard-back is thus set for Part 2, the conclusion to the book consists of reproductions of paintings and written reflections on 21 of Animal Kingdom Oranges Jesus’ parables. Starring: Benand Sunshine There is a Guy Prologue which puts Jesus in Mendelsohn, Pearce, Starring Emily Watson, context and attempts Joel Edgerton and Jacki to explain why He David Hugo taughtWenham, in parables and there is an Epilogue, Weaver. Director: David Weaving,113 and Richard Michôd. mins. Dillane. Rated MA15+. Director: Jim Loach. ll M Melbourne Rated (Mature knows about the socalled themes and‘Walsh coarse Street murders’, when two young police constables were lured to language). 105 min. their deaths in Walsh St, South Yarra in 1988. David engrossing Animal hisMichôd’s Australian film tellsdrama the story of a Kingdom echoes that infamous Nottingham social worker,crime. Margaret Michôd, who alsoWatson), wrote thewho screenplay, Humphreys (Emily almost brings something new to the all-too-familiar singlehandedly confronted the UK ‘underbelly’ depiction of underworld Government on its relocation scheme that characters. His family criminals, thechildren Codys, forcibly moved moreof than 130,000 are anything glamorous and ‘cool’. They from the UKbut to other countries between are work, and More their mother, the thenasty 1940sbits andofthe 1970s. than 7,000 archetypal underworld matriarch, to so-called “degenerate” and “unfit”proves children, Christianity, The Illustrated Guide be more cold-bloodedly ruthless than any of who were in the protection of the UK them, despite her maternal exterior. to 2000 Years of the Christian social services, were shipped to Australia. The key element that sets Michôd’s Margaret began her research investigations Faith treatment is telling storyinthrough the of the9781921209369 lostapart children of the Britain 1986, and ISBN: character of the crims’ 17-year-old nephew, published her book on them, Empty Cradles, Publisher: Millennium House. Joshua (aThis mostfilm impressive by book. teenager in 1996. is baseddebut on her RRP: $85.00.

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to each other, as they faced the challenges teaching and warning young viewers. of growing up. This is a much grander movie There are allusions everywhere to the where Good and Evil, dramatically confront horrors of World War II, present day refugees, each other. plots are integrated, Most books arePrevious available from and of those who need to Fullers,the andplight the the the flashbacks areWindow used toon show true nature of escape the rule of dictators. For those who World Bookshop in Ulverstone. characters like Severus Snape (Alan Rickman), prefer just to be entertained, that’s on and the core emotions behind the characters offer too with action and humour in are not forgotten. abundance. What marks this film distinctembraces from the a difficult parable and theaspainting Pixar has become the world leader in ones before it, isofthat visualcomplemented effects are not the complexity thethe subject CGI animation, having won 24 Oscars and there to be marvelled at; rather,(see they by an just insightful written reflection. p 3are of numerous other awards around the world. integrated effortlessly into the drama, and serve this magazine) It all began with the first Toy Story in 1995, and as its background. Parents, though, should be A Tasmanian author, Marianne Gill-Harper’s the look and polish in this third chapter of this mindful that some scenes are still scary. dedication and effort has resulted in a book particular series is even better than the other The creatively moral themes that the projects which uncovers thefilm significance two. Pixar just gets better and better. are friendship, loss, and andlove, relevance of the and parables. I lovethe thisvalues book You do not have to have seen Toy Story 1 which accompany them moveit.to the fore in and thoroughly recommend and 2 to enjoy this film, but I guarantee that an action-packed finale. the I would love to seeCharacteristic the body of of work on seeing this latest instalment you will want series as a whole is the message that darkness presented as an installation with the actual to catch up on what you have been missing all can lurk inexhibited each of us, but canthe betexts. overcome paintings alongside I hope these years. Find a child to share with if you by goodness, and courage. thislove, happens. (We’ll keep you posted, Ed.) must, but do not miss seeing this disarmingly This movie is Green hugely entertaining, and will Reviewer: Kaye moving film. *It isdisappoint available atthose Koorong and not whoBooks, go toHobart see it. For Reviewer Fr Richard Leonard Launceston, Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, or by Harry Potterand and his fans, it brings a highly direct contact with the author at maz@maztaz.com imaginative series, a little sadly, to a lifeendorsing end. Reviewer: Peter W. Sheehan

Young Joshua is implicated, because Pope increasingly disturbed hears, had got him to steal theby carwhat usedshe as bait in and the what she cannot achieve. She is personally and trap. The police seeking to avenge the murder professionally overwhelmed the tragedy of of their colleagues see young,byinexperienced so many deportees who don’t know who they Joshua as the one member of the infamous are, who they have been, and are tragically Cody family from whom they might be able uncertain that they have ever experienced love. to obtain admissions. The f ilm could have been highly The events that lead Joshua to eventually melodramatic and sentimental, but it is not. Jim realise how deeply he has been drawn into The is then introduced themes Loach, asreader first-time Director, offers us atosobering the murderous web are, in a Shakespearian such as of the growth of Monasticism, Muslim account what happened. Like his father (Ken kind of way,the inevitable. The ordinariness of conquests, building of cathedrals, parish Loach), he makes powerful use of realism in the livesChurch, makes the story all the life characters’ in the family Medieval pilgrimages and exploring life for the deportees. David more chilling, and you areison the edge of your crusades. Also covered rise of Religious Wenham luminously playsthe Len, a person who seat as the climax approaches with potential Orders and Catholic Mysticism. bears many scars of what he went through. for grand tragedy. of the book describe the Later This is asections social-issues film of great restraint Michôd directs withexpansion assurance in and style, story of the Faith’s various that demonstrates a passionate commitment without falling back on gratuitous violence or parts of the world, including the beginnings to justice. The film offers no conclusion, and other excesses to milk audience emotions. of Anglican, Catholic and Protestant life in it misses the chance to raise, or engender In the end, the film stands as a stark account Australia. debate about, the moral principles that might of crime and corruption and the be corrosive This outstanding work highly have prevented some of the can suffering. The effect of revenge. It is confronting, with recommended for the general reader treatment of the children was the shameand of frequent coarse andmore its pervasive for students who wish to learn about the Governments inlanguage Australia and the UK. air of menace, but it isfilm a powerful and entirely story ofisthe Church. Almost in This a powerful that encyclopedic considers a dark scope, it abounds in striking coloured pictures, believable drama – for this reviewer, the best chapter of Catholic history in this country, and tothat illustrate aspects every age Australian crime movie Lantana. itwell-selected shows events mustsince never beofallowed to from theagain. time ofReviewer: Jesus until the W. present. Reviewer Mr Jim Murphy happen Peter Sheehan Admirable is the fascinating treatment of a very large canvas. This publication would make an excellent present (it would become a

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Carmelite Sister returned to God S

r Paul Joseph of Mary the Mother of God, who was born in Melbourne on February 20, 1916, went peacefully to God on July 24, this year. Sr Paul was a member of a large family of twelve brothers and sisters. As a person with deep faith early in her teens, she was attracted to the Carmelite Nuns at Kew Carmel which had recently been founded in Melbourne. She visited often and helped the extern sisters. She lived with them for a short while as a postulant but had to leave for health reasons. In 1960, Mother Teresa of Jesus who had known Sister and was the foundress and prioress of our Carmel then at Longford contacted her and suggested she might like to try the extern life with us. It must have taken much courage to have made this new beginning, but thank God she was able to persevere, receiving the habit of Our Lady on April 19, 1961, making her first profession on May 1, 1963 and her perpetual vows on the same date in 1969. Sister was an excellent extern sister, careful with all to do with divine worship, welcoming to our visitors, discreet in community. She was also an excellent gardener and used her gifts both at Longford and Launceston, in each case starting from the ground up. She also kept busy with needlework chiefly in altar linens and albs. She was a woman of great faith and prayer and loved to spend time in our chapel especially on days of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. As she aged and her health became frail she had to relinquish many of her tasks and accept help from others, a big sacrifice for her very independent nature. After some serious heart problems in her eighties she was forced to give up all her extern duties and come to live in our infirmary. She was faithful to her daily Mass and prayer, and enjoyed being at meals and recreation with us as long as possible. Over her last four years she was dependent on a wheelchair for any distance. In January this year, Sr Paul had a bad fall which needed hospitalisation and it became obvious that the degree of nursing care she needed was quite beyond us. Reluctantly we had to let her go to Mount Esk nursing home for the last five months of her life. Sister naturally found this very difficult, but accepted all in a spirit of faith and was greatly helped by Fr Terry Southerwood, chaplain at Mt Esk, who having been our parish priest for over ten years, knew her well and did all he could to support her. We visited her each

20.2.1916 – 24.7.2011

She was a woman of great faith and prayer and loved to spend time in our chapel especially on days of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. week until July 20 when she had a severe heart attack and it was obvious that she did not have much longer to live. Mother Elizabeth and Sr Teresa spent most of the days with her until she went peacefully to God at 5.30 am on the Sunday of July 24. Her own sister and niece had come over from Melbourne on the Friday evening and were able to be with her at the time of her death. That Sunday afternoon just before Vespers the undertakers brought her in her coffin home to Carmel. We met her at the enclosure door and went in procession to our Choir saying the De Profundis. It was very moving for us saying the Office in Sister’s presence. Her Requiem Mass and burial was celebrated on Thursday 28th, the chief celebrant being Fr Mark Freeman the Vicar General and our www.hobart.catholic.org.au

parish priest. He was assisted by four other priests and spoke most beautifully in his homily of Sister, recalling how he first met her as a small boy serving at Benediction out at Longford, and what a reassuring presence she was to him then. After the Mass the priests and two servers came into the enclosure to place Sister to rest in our vault. Our chapel was full of the many people who had come to know and appreciate Sister in her years as our extern – being to them the face of Carmel – always so welcoming and interested in their welfare. Present at the Requiem Mass were two of Sr Paul’s nieces and a nephew from Melbourne. Our Auxiliary prepared morning tea for everyone. May her valiant soul rest now in the peace of her Lord!

40 Volume 7 Issue 6 2011

OBITUARY

Pioneering Religious woman dies at 96 By Penny Edman

he last member of the ‘founding-six’ of the Australian religious congregation, the Missionary Sisters of Service, has died. Sr Agnes Ryan joined the then Home Missionary Sisters of Our Lady in December 1944, her letter of inquiry having reached the founder, Fr John Wallis, on the day the first women came together in Launceston, Tasmania, July 8, 1944. As the group of women settled into a more formal structure, Agnes was on the first leadership team, influencing the development of fledgling congregation’s spirit and vision. A teacher in her native Perth, WA, she was recognised as a ‘born teacher’ and went on to undertake pioneering work in education and spirituality, especially in Brisbane.

Sr Agnes (known as Sr Mary Magdalene in the pre-Vatican II years) became a teacher of teachers. She taught the Sisters the art of catechetics and pastoral work. She trained people to take on the mission of religious education in state schools. She became convinced of the importance of the formation of an informed and competent laity if the Church were to fulfil its mission in the world. In the early 1970s, she was invited by the Archdiocese of Brisbane to organise training and support for catechists, particularly, but not only, for children in state schools. Courses included theology, methodology and praxis of catechetics. Fr Frank Lourigan, whom she recruited to assist in the work, said, “She was a remarkable

Agnes Ryan (second from right) … as the young, stylish woman she was when she joined the congregation .

woman who made a big impact in the Brisbane Archdiocese ... She was a vibrant breath of fresh air in the exciting seventies. Her work amazed me. “When Archbishop Rush arrived in May 1973, the Archdiocese exploded with activity and Sr Agnes was a key figure.” Sr Agnes became the first woman in Australia to lecture in a seminary – at Banyo, Brisbane. Her subject was the catechetical formation of future priests. One of her former students said that she inspired many students to an attitude of mission. Some of her students nicknamed her ‘Sr Vital’, because she used that word so often in connection with what she was teaching. She was passionate about the mission of Good News of her Lord Jesus Christ, and saw it as vitally important that her students also caught that passion. In her later years, at an age where she could have been thinking about retiring, she embarked on a journey of spiritual direction and spiritual formation. She had always been an avid reader and deep thinker. Now she gave courses in prayer and meditation, and formed groups for discussion and reflection on books that nourished their spiritual life and sense of mission. This was the work she loved most of all. Some of the groups she started in Queensland still meet to study and reflect together, years after Agnes moved to Melbourne. Fr Lourigan said that she was ‘an extraordinary dynamo’ and a “formidable proponent of the cause of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), sometimes against some conservative opposition from priests and parishes that were slow to catch the spirit of local Church mission inspired by Archbishop Rush”. www.hobart.catholic.org.au

He continued: “Sr Agnes empowered a lot of lay ministry, excited a lot of woman especially through catechetical activity. This was a significant foundation for large scale formation for ministry as Brisbane Archdiocese sprang into life in the 70s. “Her work was instrumental in laying part of the solid foundation that established Brisbane as a strong entity in later years as a resource that other parts of the Australian Church looked to for direction and support. “Sr Agnes Ryan was a gift of grace at a significant time. She is remembered fondly for the inspiration, vision, empowerment for ministry and her mission to establish an effective apostolate of religious education.” Winifred Agnes Ryan was born in Bridgetown, WA, to Roger and Lillian on September 11, 1915, the fourth child and first girl in a family of 11. She died peacefully in Melbourne, Victoria, 96 years later. photos: … in mid life … in later life.

11.9.1915 – 25.8.2011

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