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Bishop Don's 20th Episcopal Ordination

Vietnamese Community 40th Anniversary

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and there was a great calm. ” — Matthew 8: 26 26 F R O M T H E E D I T O R Jamie O’Brien Welcome to Issue 35 of The Record Magazine.

2022 has already shaped up to be an interesting year. The

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ongoing distress caused by COVID -19, the death of loved ones, the floods in Queensland and New South Wales and the war in Ukraine, all pose for some very challenging times.

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I hope that during this time, The Record can be a supportive, credible and informative resource for you and your families.

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IN THIS EDITION

16 Rewarding Career in Disability 18 Church’s Answer to Cancel Culture 20 Fruits of First Plenary Council Assembly 22 Coming Together to Support Ukraine 24 Activity Page 29 Colouring Page 30 Catholic Education Western Australia

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Archbishop Costelloe SDB Easter Message 2022: As we celebrate the great Easter mystery in this year 2022, I find myself reflecting, as I am sure many of you do, on the enormous challenges facing both the Church and our society at this time.

The year has started once again with significant tragedy and hardship. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present both the Church and our society with many challenges, while the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales are testing people’s resilience and the capacity of our communities and our governments to respond adequately and promptly. And, of course, even more alarming and disturbing, is the horror of the conflict in Ukraine.

As Christians, one of our instinctive, and very sound responses, is to turn to God in prayer.

We are disciples of the one who told us to ask, to seek and to knock, believing that in doing

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so God would respond (cf Matt 7:7). We have been, are, and will continue to be, people of prayer for the needs of our world, whether that world be our family, our neighborhood, our fellow Australians, or people we have never met on the other side of the world. It is central to our faith that we know ourselves to be part of the human family, brothers and sisters together, with the one God as Father of us all.

Our prayer is modelled on that of Jesus, and our experience of God’s response to our prayer will mirror that of Jesus. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught us to call God our Father, to seek His kingdom, to ask for our daily needs, to give and receive forgiveness, and to pray to be saved from the power of the Evil One (cf Matt 6:913).The mystery of prayer, of course, is that at times, God seems silent. The suffering and sorrow from which we seek relief still dominates our lives; it can feel as if God is not listening.

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This was certainly the experience of Jesus, as He faced the horror of His own passion and death. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed that the cup of suffering might be taken away from Him, but He also prayed that it would be His Father’s will, and not His own, that might prevail (Matt 26:39). The cup of suffering was not taken away; Jesus had to drink it to its dregs, but it was not because the Father was cruel and wanted him to die. It was because Jesus was the victim of the cruelty, hard-heartedness and insane jealousy of those who opposed him. The Father did not intervene to cancel the inevitable consequences of this hard-heartedness - the price of human freedom can be high when that freedom is willfully misused - but nor did the Father desert Jesus, even though as He was dying on the cross, Jesus cried out in agony, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Matt 27:46). The agony of Jesus is being repeated in His suffering people here in Australia, in Ukraine, and in many other tormented parts of the world. The agony of Jesus and His cry of abandonment point to His humanity, and this is true of all those who are suffering. We suffer because we are human beings who live in a broken and fragmented world. But Jesus on the point of death also prayed with trusting faith, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Luke 23:46).

Echoing the constant teaching of our Catholic tradition, Pope Francis has often reminded us that faith does not spare us the burdens and sufferings of life. What faith can do is enable us to bear these painful realities, sometimes with great difficulty, in union with Christ. What we cannot do alone, we can hope to be able to accomplish if we cling to Him. This is the powerful message of Saint Paul who, having met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, was able to cry out with confidence, “I am certain of this: neither death nor life, no angel, no prince, nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power, or height or depth, nor any created thing, can ever come between us and the love of God made visible in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:38).

St Paul is reminding us that nothing about our faith makes sense if Jesus is not at the centre.

It is He who can give us the courage to face

all our challenges, because He draws us into communion with Him so that we share in His courage and face our difficulties with Him beside us. It is this same communion with Jesus which enables us to be the instruments of healing, of hope and of new beginnings which we, our families, our communities, our country and our world so desperately need. Saint Paul can come to help us here too. His beautiful profession of faith – I no longer live for it is Christ who lives in me (Galatians 2:20) is not simply poetic language: it expresses a concrete, down-to-earth reality for those who are prepared to take their Christian faith seriously.

And when Christ really lives in us, the qualities which made Jesus so attractive and compelling will shine through our own lives. As they do, more and more, we will become powerful signs and bearers of God’s compassion, healing and mercy.

For us as Christians, this is not an “impossible dream”. Because of the resurrection of Christ, we know that He is now present to us, ready to share everything He has – His simplicity and compassion, His forgiveness and humility, His self-forgetfulness and of course His intimate communion with His Father – with us. This is the gift of life He promises us. It is the gift we celebrate at Easter.

May this invitation find an echo in your hearts as you celebrate Easter this year. And may the Lord’s Easter gift of peace bring joy to you, your families and all those you love.

May this invitation find an echo in your hearts as you celebrate Easter this year.

And may the Lord’s Easter gift of peace bring joy to you, your families and all those you love.

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Bishop Sproxton Easter Message 2022: Easter is the greatest celebration of the victory of Christ over evil Throughout the world, Christians greet one another at Easter with the words: Alleluia, Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

we will share in His glory. Christ’s death must lead to His resurrection and our resurrection.

This is the bottom line for our faith in Christ.

So, I offer the same joyful greeting to everyone this Easter, particularly as we face once again the dark horror of war. It is only in Christ that the light of hope and peace, can overcome the darkness of sin and death.

We do not see Christ, but we walk by faith.

What we can see are the effects of His living presence in our lives with our eyes of faith.

When we allow ourselves to reflect on the things that are happening in our lives, we can discern the Spirit uncovering the truth for us and helping us to understand the meaning of things.

From the earliest times of the Christian faith, Easter has been the greatest celebration of the victory of Christ over evil and the consequent reconciliation for humanity with God. Jesus passed from death to life, not only for Himself, but for all people.

The experience of Jesus, in facing His death and eventually succumbing and dying, touches on the deepest of questions we must all face.

We are reminded of this especially when we see a loved one or friend pass into death. Is death the end? What is the new life promised us? Is there a reason for having hope in a new life? These are the questions that arise again in our hearts.

The Corinthians were troubled too as they saw more and more members of their Christian community die and their bodies being consigned to the earth. St Paul helped them with his reflection on the death and resurrection of Jesus.

St Paul began by reminding them that Christ is for us, and his dying was for us, as His resurrection was for us. He encouraged them by making clear that we are heirs with Christ in the Kingdom and if we share in His sufferings,

Faith is a precious gift and it brings us to praise and thank God for the good things and blessings, and for the constant presence of the Spirit in us in the hard and difficult times.

This Easter we are so aware of the tragedy of the war in the Ukraine. The world is taking in the consequences of this attack on a sovereign and democratic nation, and its threat to peace in Europe. We are offering our prayers for peace and courageous solidarity with the people who are the victims of aggression, unspeakable violence and suffering. The Ukrainians are showing us their great courage and determination, and their faith in the face of overwhelming force.

Let the Spirit of Peace and Justice overcome once more the darkness of envy, domination, destruction and death. And may we let the Spirit soften hearts that have become hard, and so allow each of us to taste what new life can be.

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Celebrating 20 Years: Bishop Don Sproxton marks anniversary of Episcopal Ordination W O R D S Jamie O’Brien

It’s not often a parish priest gets a call from an Apostolic Nuncio and it was no less of a shock when in 2001, then Mirrabooka Parish Priest, Fr Don Sproxton, got the call from Archbishop Francesco Canalini, who was Apostolic Nuncio to Australia at the time.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination, Bishop Sproxton spoke with The Record Editor Jamie O’Brien about his time as Auxiliary Bishop.

What was your initial reaction to receiving the call to become Bishop – and where were you at the time?

I received a phone call from then Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Canalini in early November.

I had just come back to the parish house after visiting Bunbury for an ordination (a time when

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mobile phones were not so common and we had to rely on the trusty home phone and answering machine).

I had been in Bunbury for Bishop Gerard Holohan’s first celebration of ordinations (Bishop Gerard was appointed in June 2001 and ordained in September that year).

It came as a bit of a shock, or more of a surprise rather. Having previously been secretary to Archbishop Goody and then Archbishop Foley, (1981 to 1987) I understood what the role and work of a Bishop looked like and I have to admit, I was somewhat daunted by it all.

However, I remember the Nuncio saying to me, “I can understand you would be surprised and perhaps a little fearful, as we [fellow bishops] all have been ourselves.”

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“The Lord will help you and give you what you need,” were his exact words.

What else would you like to achieve/do/hope for, over the next 10 years or so?

I was then given a short time to consider and I wrote to him to say I had accepted the nomination.

I have another six years before retirement, so I guess in this time, I want to have more time in the parishes, spending time with the parish priests and their people, getting to know the communities and understanding what their needs are.

Who has been/is your biggest inspiration/role model in your life as a priest and Bishop and why?

I would say Archbishop William Foley.

He was the Vocations Director when I entered the seminary in 1971 and he later became Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral in 1976; I was appointed to St Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop Goody to minister as a deacon until my ordination to the priesthood in December 1977.

After my ordination I was appointed as an assistant priest at the Cathedral, and so I worked with him fairly closely during those years.

Later, he went to Geraldton after his appointment as Bishop in 1981, returning to Perth when he became Archbishop in 1983, at which point I was Secretary to Archbishop Goody.

Archbishop Foley asked me to continue in that role for another four years, after which I became Parish Priest at Wongan Hills (1988) and then Mirrabooka (1993).

I was always very impressed by his care and pastoral approach for people. He was very influential in my development as a priest.

What has been some of the highlights of your role as Bishop over the last 20 years – and why?

I had the privilege of serving on the Catholic Education Commission as a Commissioner for 18 years.

I have also contributed to the work of St John of God Health Care as Chair of the Members Representatives, for the same amount of time, which I have very much enjoyed.

I have also very much enjoyed my role, working with Archbishop Hickey when I was first appointed and now with Archbishop Costelloe, covering so many areas of administration and ministry.

And also helping them navigate through the various challenges and issues they face.

I am looking forward to the work that transpires from the Transition Initiative which will hopefully release Archbishop Costelloe and myself so that we can engage with the parishes and agencies more in the work that they do.

What do you think/feel should be done to better announce the gospel?

I believe the mission of the parishes is to announce the gospel in all of its activities and in all their ministries; this should be their starting point.

Over the past few years, I have been working in the priority area of Strengthening and Revitalising Parishes, also known as Parish Renewal, as part of the 2016-2021 Archdiocesan Plan.

The Parish Renewal priority area works to help parishes become more effective in announcing the Gospel, helping our parish communities develop that sense of mission in each person so that they can be an example of faith to others.

And finally, what has been your biggest challenge during your time as Bishop?

I think initially for me, it was moving away from being a parish priest, which meant that I no longer had that direct involvement in a particular parish.

For us bishops the other major challenge is to make sure our parishes are safe, especially for children. We have an important role and opportunity to make our parishes safe.

In our Archdiocese we have the Safeguarding Project, which has been a magnificent initiative of Archbishop Costelloe that I have been very happy to support.

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SPECIAL TRIBUTE: Reg Carnamah dubbed ‘Simply the Best’ W O R D S Amanda Murthy

Tributes have poured in to honour Yalgoo Badimia Yamatji man, Reg Carnamah, who spent the past 12 years serving the Archdiocese of Perth community with his many talents, sharing his experiences to help people grow in their faith.

Born on 15 November 1953 to Horis and Kathleen, Reg, nicknamed “Apple” by his family, left school at an early age to work on a sheep and cattle station, coincidentally owned by the now Bishop Michael Morrissey’s family. The two spent much time together at Noongall Station.

After travelling around the country to complete contract roles for some years, Reg landed his first permanent role with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) at Useless Loop in the Shark Bay area.

The work involved looking after endangered species and catching feral cats and foxes. Reg then went on to worked as a boarding supervisor at Tardun Mission, and in September 2009, joined Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM) until his demise on 23 January due to cancer.

His sister Joan and first cousin Yvonne described their ‘brother’ as a ‘happy-go-lucky person, who was always getting into trouble as a kid.’

“Being the youngest, he was always doing naughty things around the house. Mum used to make us apple pie a lot, and as she served it, she would realise one piece was always missing – it was Reg – and that is why we call him Apple to this day,” Joan said.

“Reg had a big heart and always made it a point to keep in touch with his immediate and extended family. He particularly loved his grandmother Mary who he lived with for a while. He was a loving father to his son, Jeremy – and later, a grandfather to two granddaughters.

“Reg had many passions and talents. He was an artist, he loved his plants, he had a strong faith, he loved music, from country to blues to rock n roll. He was most fascinated with Tina Turner, and like his favourite song of hers, we think he was ‘Simply the Best',” Yvonne said.

ACM Director Donella Brown said that Reg was a man of faith, who was passionate about his work for the Church.

“He would often say “There was always something to do and a lot of change occurring which meant that ACM could only go on to do bigger and better things.”

● Yalgoo Badimia Yamatji man and Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Pastoral Worker Reg Carnamah, far right, with fellow colleagues from ACM. Reg will be remembered as a happygo-lucky person and a man of faith, who was passionate about his work for the Church. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth Communications Office. ● ABOVE Reg Carnamah, was presented with his 2021 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) Adult Service to Community Award for his dedication and commitment to serving the people of Western Australia, through his various roles in the Archdiocese of Perth. The award recognises the unheralded and showcases the gifts that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to the Australian Catholic Church, to support and inspire their people in development of faith and culture. Photo: Jamie O'Brien.

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Ms Brown said that Reg regarded meeting all the different people he did as a blessing and he yearned to find like-minded men, especially young men, to share his love of the Lord.

“In a way he was hoping to find someone to carry on his role as Pastoral Worker at the ACM. His dream was to see more young Aboriginal men becoming acolytes and deacons in the Church, allowing them to see how faith and culture could impact their lives in a positive way.

"He was truly a man of vision.”

Throughout his time with ACM, Reg worked in Pastoral care in hospitals, including Royal Perth.

This, Ms Brown explained, enabled him to minister to Aboriginal people who came from all parts of WA. “In his hospital ministry, Reg recognised the important role and significant links between Aboriginal spirituality, religion, and the contemporary western health care system.

“He saw the need for health professionals to understand that healthcare needs of Aboriginal patients’ must be wholistic,” Ms Brown explained.

“Visiting the families in their homes was also a special time for Reg. There was lots of yarning and cups of tea enabling him to find out the spiritual needs of many families.

“It was an opportunity for families to let the pastoral team know when they wanted help to prepare the family, including his own family, for the sacraments, especially baptism and holy communion. He never

missed an opportunity to encourage people to look after their spiritual needs.

“Reg, you have left us with this legacy and challenge to be Jesus to one another, to find the good in humanity and to walk humbly with this truth.

“Everyone involved with the ACM will remember you through your stories and the work that you have done for all our people, so rest in peace our brother.”

Centre for Liturgy Director, Sister Kerry Willison RSM recalls the evening that Reg turned up to the Vietnamese Centre for the beginning of his Acolyte training in 2010.

“There were around 100 attendees for this training session. Reg’s commitment to his ministry as Acolyte from that day was absolute.

“Any encounter I had with Reg, whether outside Bunnings, at meetings to plan Aboriginal Sunday Eucharistic celebrations or when he was an acolyte for a Cathedral Mass, was one of gentle joy.”

ACM Chaplain Father Sebastian Fernando added that he will miss his interactions with Reg during their home visits and during Mass at Embleton parish.

“Reg has contributed so much to our community. His gift as an artist led him to paint the Stations of the Cross during a COVID lockdown in 2020, and share his life experiences, including his struggles, to inspire others and lead them closer to Christ.

Reg’s funeral took place on 25 February in Yalgoo.

Vale Reg Carnamah ● ABOVE Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey presents Reg with the Catholic Social Services Employee of the Year Award at a special ceremony in November 2021. Photo: Michelle Tan.

● ACM Director Donella Brown said that Reg was a man of faith, who was passionate about his work for the church. Photo: Eric Martin.

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Catholic Mission to celebrate 200 years of global mission activities Key anniversaries will be celebrated in 2022 by global mission agency, Catholic Mission, including the Bicentenary of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, and the beatification of its founder, Pauline Jaricot who, as a young, faith-filled woman that desired to support missionaries around the world, founded the Society in 1822.

“We owe our beginnings as the Catholic Church in WA to Pauline Jaricot’s vision and the missionary society she established,” Catholic Mission WA’s Director Francis Leong said.

“For this reason alone, the 200th anniversary of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith and the beatification of its founder, Pauline Jaricot, should be an important occasion for the West Australian Catholic community to commemorate.”

Catholic Mission, as the Pontifical Society of the Propagation of the Faith in Australia, has been operating in the Perth Archdiocese since January 1935.

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Mr Leong says that after 20 years in the role, he remains “humbled by the missionary zeal of my predecessors, who all went on to make significant and historic contributions to the development of the Catholic Church in WA, inspired by the spirit of Pauline Jaricot.”

To celebrate the Bicentenary, Catholic Mission, in collaboration with various local partners, will host a Women in Mission weekend retreat from May 21 to 22 at Manjimup Parish, St Joseph’s Church, combining the anniversary of Sr Irene McCormack’s martyrdom 31 years ago on the Saturday and the Beatification of Pauline Jaricot on the Sunday.

The Sunday Mass, as a special celebration of the Beatification (which will also be taking place in Lyon, France, later that day), will be livestreamed, along with all the key-note presentations for the weekend retreat.

The Beatification is a key milestone on Pauline Jaricot’s journey towards being recognised as a saint.

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“The first Pontifical Mission Society is a cornerstone for our work here at Catholic Mission, which focuses on supporting communities in need around the world,” Catholic Mission National Director, Fr Brian Lucas explained. “We continue to be guided by her great love of prayer and charity in all our mission activities.”

Catholic Mission has also launched a new monthly newsletter in 2022, Mission Today Digital, with the aim of nurturing the missionary spirit by sharing a unique insight into what Catholic Mission, and its generous supporters, are doing to change the lives of those most in need.

“It’s your window into mission,” Fr Brian said.

“We invite you to walk with us on this missionary journey. Each month we’ll take you behind the scenes of Catholic Mission as we share the work we are doing around the world and meet some of the people who are making this happen.”

“Supporters can sign up to receive the January edition of Mission Today Digital on our website.”

The celebration of the beatification of Pauline Jaricot, and her founding of the Propagation of the Faith, also coincides with a unique series of significant anniversaries for the agencies that have been at the service of global mission.

“The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, The Society of Missionary Childhood and the Society of

St Peter Apostle received their pontifical and universal status as the Pope’s Missionary Societies one hundred years ago, in 1922,” Fr Brian said.

“This year we also recognise missionary cooperation throughout the world with the founding, 400 years ago in 1622, of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, once known as Propaganda Fide.”

Subscribe to the monthly newsletter and find out more about the life and legacy of Pauline Jaricot: www.catholicmission.org.au/paulinejaricot To register for Women in Mission weekend retreat, email Deborah Robertson, Catholic Mission director in Bunbury, at bunbury.director@catholicmission.org.au Catholic Mission is the Australian agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies – the Catholic Church’s global organisation dedicated to continuing Jesus Christ’s mission in the world: that all may have life to the full. Catholic Mission contributes funding and project support to critical church-run initiatives in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America. These include spiritual formation, pastoral care, education, health, sanitation, and agricultural programs. Here in Australia, we form people to go out and be missionary in their professional and personal lives; to pray, advocate and act for those on the margins. Catholic Mission has offices in 27 Australian dioceses.

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LIST OF CHAPLAINS AND ASSISTANT PRIESTS: 1981 – 1983 Father Dominic Nguyễn Ngọc Để: Chaplain 1984 - 1987 Monsignor Michael Keating: Chaplain Father Francis Ly Van Ca: Assistant Chaplain 1987 - 2000 Father Francis Ly Van Ca: Chaplain July 2000 – January 2001 Father Dinh Tuong Vu: Administrator January 2001 – February 2009 Father Minh-Thuy Nguyen: Chaplain January 2003 – January 2006 Fr Chien Quyet Nguyen: Assistant Chaplain January 2006 – February 2009 Father Dominic Son Kim Nguyen CSsR: Assistant Chaplain 26 February 2009 – February 2021 Father Mong Huynh Nguyen: Chaplain Father Michael Pham Quang Hong: Assistant Chaplain February 2021 Father Dominic Son Kim Nguyen CSsR: Chaplain Father Pham Quang Hong: Assistant Chaplain W O R D S Amanda Murthy and Jamie O’Brien

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It was in the late 70s, right through to the early 90’s that thousands of Vietnamese people – many of them refugees who had risked their lives to flee the country by boat - commenced arriving in Perth, Western Australia.

Many of the refugees were housed by the Government at Graylands Hostel for a short period, in the meantime learning English in addition to how to adapt to a new society and culture.

It was around this time, that a large Catholic community began to emerge, attending St Thomas’ Church in Claremont, which was only a short distance away.

In April 1981, Father Dominic Nguyễn Ngọc Để, arrived and became the first Vietnamese Chaplain.

Later that year, in September 1981, the official Vietnamese Catholic Community of Western Australia was born, following a unanimous decision by community members, with the aim of helping to identify and support the needs of its people.

It was a decision that was wholeheartedly supported by then Archbishop Lancelot Goody.

It was not long after however, that many of the community members moved to areas such as North Perth and Highgate - to be close to Sacred Heart Church - where they had started gathering for the 5.30pm Sunday Mass and other special occasions – in Vietnamese language – with permission and support from Archbishop Goody.

At the time, now Perth Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey was Parish Priest and Director of The Catholic Migrant Centre (Centrecare) and had been supporting the community in many ways. Msgr Michael Keating was Chaplain to the community until 1987.

Sometime after 1987, with the permission of then Archbishop William Foley, then Chaplain Fr Francis Ly, purchased a small Chapel in Mt Lawley for daily Mass, while still using Highgate Sacred Heart Church for weekend Masses.

A Federal family reunion policy in effect from 1988 to early 1990, which allowed family members of refugees now living in Australia to migrate, saw the community continue to grow and develop.

In 1996, Fr Francis Ly went on to purchase an old sports Centre in Chipala Road, Balga, which would become their Mass and Community Centre.

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had grown exponentially, with Masses at the time being held on Saturdays at 8pm at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Girrawheen Parish, followed by another three on Sunday mornings at the new Mass Centre in Balga.

Finally, in August 2005, then Chaplain Fr Minh Thuy Nguyen, who had been Assistant Priest at Mirrabooka Parish until 1998 and knew the community well, purchased the former Macedonian Community Centre building on Wanneroo Road as the new Mass and multicultural centre.

There are now more than 3000 members of the Perth Vietnamese Catholic community, with some 40 per cent integrated across the 105 parishes, with some 200 young people who regularly attend the Vietnamese language school and Eucharistic Youth Movement celebrations.

Late last year, on 28 November 2021, the community celebrated its 40th anniversary, also marking the feast of their patron saints, the Vietnamese Martyrs.

The Mass was celebrated by Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, who was joined by concelebrants Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey, Monsignor Michael Keating, current Chaplain Father Dominic Son Kim Nguyen CSsR, Assistant Chaplain Fr Hong Quang Pham, former chaplains Fr Minh-Thuy Nguyen and Fr Mong Huynh Nguyen, together with former assistant Chaplain Fr Chien Nguyen, retired priest Fr Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Pham and St Thomas Moore College and University of Western Australia St Thomas More College Chaplain, Fr Peter Hung Tran.

Current Chaplain Father Dominic Son Nguyen, who has been in the role since 2021, said he is grateful to be a part of a growing and loving community.

“The celebration of the feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs, the patron saints of our Community, celebrates our ancestors who risked everything when they fled Vietnam, so that the future generation can grow in faith in this beautiful country we now call home,” he said.

“God has definitely been with us all the way. I congratulate the Vietnamese Catholic Community past and present.

“It is through God’s providence that our community will continue to journey and hold hands together to develop our community in a deferent aspect for the growth of the sodality, beliefs, practices, and faith in the future.

“We cannot wait for the next 40 years, however at this moment we ask for your prayers and support in different aspects, so that we can stand firm for the sake of our faith and generations to come.”

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Catholic school families make significant contribution to Western Australia As more families in Western Australia choose a Catholic education for their children, it becomes increasingly evident that the story of Catholic schools goes well beyond the provision of quality education and formation in the Catholic faith.

CEWA is made up of 158 Catholic schools in Western Australia, educating more than 74,000 students, not just in metropolitan areas, but in some of the most remote places in the State.

Catholic education also provides employment for more than 11,000 West Australians.

CEWA as one of the largest employers in Western Australia, alongside household names in the mining sector and other well-known large retail groups.

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Considering the significant impact that Catholic schools have in providing economic certainty and stability in the communities they serve, CEWA continues to engage with government to improve understanding of the overall contribution Catholic schools make to the education landscape, as well as the financial contribution parents make to the State in choosing a Catholic education.

CEWA Executive Director, Dr Debra Sayce said more than ever before, there was a growing call for the State and Federal Government to ensure fairer funding for education.

“The cornerstone of CEWA’s mission is to ensure our schools are affordable and accessible so parents can choose the learning environment that best suits their child.

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“The current funding model, while a marked improvement on previous arrangements, means that students in Catholic schools attract 20 – 30 per cent less funding from government than students who attend state schools. That difference is funded by parents and families through tuition and other fees.”

Dr Sayce estimates the savings to the WA Government alone to be almost $800 million as a result of students attending Catholic schools instead of public schools.

“In addition to saving the State budget hundreds of millions of dollars every year by educating more children than ever in Catholic schools, replicating CEWA’s facilities around the State would cost the WA Government more than $5.1 billion in capital expenditure,” she says.

This material funding discrepancy is based solely on the choice of parents to send their children to a Catholic school and is not calculated on the educational or pastoral needs of delivering services to each individual student.

“Almost all CEWA’s capital costs – from buying land to constructing buildings – are currently funded mainly by private contributions, with only Federal level grants contributing 10 per cent.”

“In the wake of COVID-19, Catholic schools are already providing more and more fee relief to families who have been affected financially and would otherwise not be able to afford a Catholic education.”

“It is important for both our State and Federal government to acknowledge that Catholic schools are responsible for educating almost one in five children in the State. Our schools are inclusive and welcoming to families, regardless of their backgrounds, personal circumstances or financial capacity.”

Families who choose a Catholic school for their children make a significant contribution to Western Australia and it is our hope that this will be recognised by State and Federal Government alike as we continue our efforts to advocate for educational choice for families.

● LEFT For many, a promotion to CEO at 23 would have come as a daunting, bewildering move. But for The University of Notre Dame Australia Communications and Behavioural Science alumna Sam Cook, her belief that we can make a difference drove her on with relentless passion. Photo: Supplied.

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The job search that kickstarted Wallace’s rewarding career in disability

Wallace Mwapamba went from being a new migrant in Australia, with no prior experience in the disability industry, to being employed by one of the biggest disability support providers in Western Australia.

This achievement was the result of his determination to find valuable work in the disability industry and his drive to complete Centacare’s CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability).

“I am from Zimbabwe,” Wallace explained, “and my cultural background is a conservative society.

My wife has been in Australia for a long time and I came here in December of 2020 through a spousal visa.”

When Wallace arrived in Australia, he was motivated to look for work, which led him to discover the disability industry. His motivation developed after realising the number of job opportunities in this sector.

“I only got to know about this opportunity (to work in the disability sector) when I came to Australia. When I know of it, I wanted to try it out and

● LEFT Wallace Mwapamba has changed from being a new migrant in Australia with no prior experience in the disability industry, to being employed by one of the biggest disability support providers in Western Australia. Photo: Supplied.

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see how it is.” Wallace shared. When asked how he found out about Centacare’s disability support course, Wallace explained that he had first started looking for an organisation that would be the best fit for him.

“I went on Google and typed organisations that train people for disability skills, and of course, many organisations popped up. Once I saw Centacare Employment & Training and had a look at its social media pages, I decided that Centacare resonates the best with me, and so I was willing to try it out.”

Wallace enrolled in Centacare’s Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) course in early 2021.

“When I arrived at Centacare, I found the facilities comfortable with great small classes so trainers can focus one-on-one with students. I am grateful to have the trainers, especially Liz Fawcett, for being patient with me.”

“I have met some amazing people and learned teamwork during my course at Centacare.

“During class, we also got the chance to learn about other people’s cultures. Our class get to teach each other about the different cultural views and share our own unique stories. So, it was also a big thing for me to learn from them. We even got to bring food from our own country to class and share them.

It was one of those things where when you are here (at Centacare), you are always learning. I enjoyed that very much.

“Those 19 weeks have gone by pretty quick. Time flies when you’re enjoying what you are doing,” he added.

As part of the 19-week Disability course, Centacare placed Wallace in a work placement with IdentityWA, and he was subsequently hired for a full-time position. Centacare Employment and Training has helped introduce me to the world of disability, where I get to add value to someone’s life in a positive way.

“It is something that you can never put a price on.

I am so glad to know that I am being of value to someone else.”

The challenge of learning something new When asked about the biggest barriers Wallace has encountered during his study journey at Centacare, he mentioned that he had a fear of learning something new.

“The biggest barrier was navigating through the disability course because it is something I have never done in my life. Every day there was something new to learn, and it took some time for me to absorb certain topics and issues. I guess I wouldn’t want to call them barriers, they are more of a challenge for me.”

“I overcame them with the support of Liz (Centacare’s Disability trainer), who helped me by building my confidence. Liz is an asset to the sector of disability. She is a mature person who understands students and sets them up for success.”

As far as future aspirations go, Wallace is looking forward to continuing his effort to support people in fulfilling their goals, to grow in the sector and learn as much as he can.

Centacare Employment and Training student Wallace Mwapamba with trainer Liz Fawcett. Photo: Supplied.

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The Church’s Answer to Cancel Culture: “Be Not Afraid!”

WORDS PROF MATTHEW OGILVIE

‘Cancel culture’ has many victims today, ranging from children’s authors to students opposing Chinese communism to pro-life Catholics being threatened with violence.

In all cases, the “cancellers” don’t want to debate ideas or argue the truth. They instead shut down discussion and suppress debate.

Even though the Church had its own faults in the past, for example in suppressing the science of Galileo, it came to reject what we now call “cancel culture.”

The nineteenth century produced myriad intellectual challenges to the Church. The 1800s equivalent of cancel culture, which we see later in Fundamentalism, sought to repress challenging views.

But Saint John Henry Newman had another answer to the emerging scholarship that challenged the Catholic faith.

Newman’s response was not to repress other voices, but instead to master their “tools” and to turn the weapons of those who assailed Catholic doctrine against them, and to use that learning to support our beliefs.

That is, Newman thought that if modern scholarship challenged Catholic faith, we should produce a better argument and present a higher, more accurate account of truth.

In 1992, Saint John Paul II showed that the Church had indeed learned valuable lessons.

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vindicated Galileo and expressed his regret for the Church’s errors and its treatment of Galileo.

Most importantly, he expressed a “be not afraid” disposition and a confident approach to truth.

In 1996, he gave another speech on the science of evolution and faith entitled “Truth Cannot Contradict Truth.”

John Paul II did not tell us to preserve truth by suppressing challenges but by pursuing a higher truth.

Saint John Paul II’s confidence in truth was also shown by Australian philosopher, the late Fr Thomas Daly SJ. Fr Daly instilled in his students a belief that “truth is that which stands up to persistent questions.”

This is again a “be not afraid” approach to truth that is lacking in cancel culture.

Instead of cancelling our opponents, both Fr Daly and St John Paul II fostered an approach of listening to people who challenge us, then working hard to show a better understanding of what is truthful.

But how can we do that? Perhaps we can observe that many, if not most, proponents of cancel culture lack faith in God (and also seem to lack faith in the values of our civilisation).

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as if the cancel culture people have a shaky foundation.

But John Paul II shows confidence in truth when, in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, he reminds us that Catholics unite in confidence “the search for truth and the certainty of already knowing the fount of truth.”

I think this is why, as I claimed in a video made last year, that I personally have experienced more academic freedom at a Catholic university than I would have at any secular university right now.

Secular universities are filled with people searching for truth, but they lack faith in the fount of all truth and, lacking confidence, they have to resort to cancelling.

That is, cancel culture seems to be rampant in those institutions that have lost their moral and intellectual compass.

And it seems that people resort to ‘cancelling’ when they have weak arguments (or no arguments at all.)

It is a very different matter at faith-based universities.

A good example was when pro-abortion socialist Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Baptistaffiliated Liberty University in 2015. Liberty’s students listened respectfully, then firmly and courteously asked questions and challenged the Senator.

But in 2017, at Berkley, once proudly the freespeech capital of the world, saw violence and arson performed by anti-right wing protesters who wanted to cancel those they opposed.

I also recall an event at another Australian university some years ago.

Staff, students and guests inside the building

listened courteously, then challenged the speaker with reason and arguments.

But outside, there were “cancelers.” They yelled, chanted, intimidated students, and physically assaulted a staff member.

The incident was ugly, but it led to a deeper question. “Who had confidence in truth?” Was it those inside who had faith in God and truth, or those outside without those foundations?

This faith in truth, the intellectual strength that comes from faith and the answer to cancel culture, was displayed recently in research by Rachel Wahl at the University of Virginia.

She showed that students of faith in the USA “displayed a greater ability to listen to and learn from their peers across the political (and religious) divide than did their secular peers.” In other words, students of faith seem more open to discussing and debating alterative points of view than secularised ones.

So what is the Church’s answer to cancel culture?

As Father Daly said, we can subject truth to persistent questions. Saint John Henry Newman encourages us to be better and more confident in truth than our secularised peers. We can do this without fear, because, as Saint John Paul II teaches, we have confident faith in truth and He who is the source of all truth.

Matthew Ogilvie is a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He is also a venomous snake catcher, a self-defence instructor.

He is a “political animal” who blogs at www. ogilvieweb.com.

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FRUITS OF FIRST PLENARY COUNCIL ASSEMBLY PUBLISHED The fruits of the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have been gathered together in a new report that contains dozens of proposals to shape the ongoing Council journey.

The more than 270 Plenary Council Members gathered online for the First Assembly in October 2021, spending much of the week in small groups discerning responses to the 16 agenda questions.

Their discussions arose from and were enriched by contributions from across the Australian Church over the three-and-a-half years of preparation.

The document, published Thursday 9 December, reveals the directions of the small groups discernment and offers them as a basis for the ongoing preparation for the Second Assembly.

“These dozens of pages cannot come close to capturing all that was shared in the First Assembly,

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but there is great richness in what is contained, including the many proposals the small groups and individual members have put before us,” Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said.

Archbishop Costelloe said the First Assembly was “inspiring, challenging and sometimes unsettling” for the Members.

The report, as much as possible, “retains the original voice of those who spoke, without attempts to produce a harmonised or homogenous account”.

“This is another document in our years-long journey that can help carry forward the hopes of the Members of the Council and, indeed, the hopes of the People of God across the country,” he said. ● LEFT Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said the First Assembly was “inspiring, challenging and sometimes unsettling” for the Members. Photo: Michelle Tan. ● RIGHT Servite Community Leader Sr Chitra Justin OSM, Gemma Thomson, Vicar for Clergy, Fr Brian McKenna, Dominican Sisters Congregational Leader, Sr Mary Ryan OP, St John of God Trustees Board Chair Eva Skira AO and Catherine Nguyen at the conclusion of the Perth Closing Mass of the First Assembly on Sunday 10 October. Photo: Michelle Tan.

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The proposals already put forward will be used to identify thematic focuses for the Second General Assembly of the Council in July 2022. The Council’s drafting committee, supported by expert theologians and other contributors, will lead that work.

Final versions of the propositions, which will form the agenda for the Second Assembly, are expected to be published in June. Reflection, prayer and conversation will precede final discernment and voting at the Second Assembly.

Plenary Council Members have now begun their reflections on the document and its proposals, and the wider Catholic community should continue its own prayer and discernment on the report.

Archbishop Costelloe suggested one way that could happen is through the local consultation phase of the Synod of Bishops, which is considering how the Church is “journeying together” to announce the Gospel.

“The complementary nature of the Plenary Council and this Synod of Bishops process is quite clear, and I encourage people to be as engaged with the Synod as they have been in the Plenary Council,” he said.

Archbishop Costelloe asked the People of God to continue to keep the Plenary

Council in their prayers – as they have done for the past four years or more.

“We are very mindful of all those who have trusted us to carry their hopes and dreams with us,” he said.

“I am confident that we will continue to walk together as we share our experience of the First Assembly and as we reflect together on the ever present and pressing question: what do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”

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PERTH CATHOLICS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT UKRAINE W O R D S Jamie O’Brien

Joining Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB for Ash Wednesday Mass, Ukrainian Parish Priest, Fr Ihor Holovko, has spoken of the deep sadness of his people and the horror which is being visited upon them by the current crises in Ukraine.

Speaking to the 150 people gathered, Maylands-based Fr Holovko asked for continued prayers, not only for the end of the war, but for the restoration of peace.

Speaking about the conflict in Ukraine, Archbishop Costelloe highlighted that as the first reading for Ash Wednesday says, our God is one of tenderness and compassion.

“The images on our television screens of fathers, and some mothers, tenderly and tearfully kissing their young children goodbye as the adults prepare to defend their country, precisely for the sake of their children’s future, remind us, too, that tenderness and compassion are not signs of weakness but of courage and strength.

“We pray that the God of tenderness will give courage and strength to those whose lives and freedoms are under attack,” he said.

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Archbishop Costelloe encouraged the Perth Catholic community to pray for peace in Ukraine.

In a letter sent to parishes Tuesday 8 March, Archbishop Costelloe said that, conscious of the teaching of Saint Paul “to pray without ceasing” (1Thess 5:17) and of the words of Jesus himself instructing us to “ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be open to you” (Matt 7:7), he would like to encourage people to pray for peace in Ukraine.

“And for all those in that country, and beyond, who in so many different ways are enduring great suffering at this time,” Archbishop Costelloe said.

Archbishop Costelloe also composed a prayer with the sincere hope it will be prayed in parishes.

“You might also consider making the prayer available by projecting it on the screens in your church if you have such a facility, by reproducing it in the parish newsletter, or by making copies available for people to take home.”

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“It is written as a prayer which can be prayed by individuals, by families and by parish and other communities.”

Hundreds gather for prayer service at St Mary’s Cathedral Hundreds gathered on Sunday 6 March on the grounds of St Mary’s Cathedral in a show of solidarity and to pray for the people of Ukraine.

Led by the Ukrainian Association of Western Australia Inc., some 350 people listened to words of support from several Federal and State Ministers.

Those in attendance included Minister for Finance, Racing and Gaming, Aboriginal Affairs, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Hon Dr Tony Buti; Government Whip in the Senate, Senator Dean Smith; Deputy Chair of Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests, Senator Patrick Gorman MP; Federal Member for Moore, Ian Goodenough MP; Federal Member for Stirling, Vince Connelly MP; WA Leader of the Opposition, Dr David Honey MLA; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, Planning and Ports, Jessica Stojkovski MLA; Member for Mount Lawley, Simon Millman MLA and Member for Darling Range, John Hughes MLA.

Several Consul Generals and Honorable Consuls were also in attendance including the Unites States of America, Germany, Estonia, the People’s Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Croatia, Greece, Hungry, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Poland, Malta, North Macedonia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Kazakhstan and Austria.

Ukrainian Association of Western Australia Inc. President Mykola Mowczan said that without support Ukraine stands no chance against one of the biggest military powers in the world.

“We applaud the decision made by the Government to fast-track visas for people seeking refuge in Australia, I believe up to 1000 people are already heading towards our shores,” Mr Mowczan said.

“My parents, like many of yours had the opportunity to migrate to Australia after World War II and later, after the Ukrainian independence in 1991, many Ukrainians migrated to Australia to make a better life for their families.

“The Australian-Ukrainian Community are in shock and disbelief because our families, our friends are being killed and separated from one another, huddle in basements, in underground train tunnels, flee to neighbouring countries, not to mention the elderly and infirm who can’t move to safety,” he said.

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KNIGHTS OF THE SOU THERN CROSS CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF CONTRIBU TION TO CATHOLIC FAITH, LIFE AND CULTURE W O R D S Eric Martin

The Knights of the Southern Cross Western Australia joyously commemorated a rich history of immense contribution to WA at their Centennial Mass and celebration, on Saturday 12 February 2022 at St Mary’s Cathedral, taking the opportunity to reflect on the momentous changes that have occurred over the past 100 years.

“One hundred years ago, when the Knights of the Southern Cross were established in Australia, the social and religious context in which the Catholic Church found itself was very different to that of today,” Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said to the gathered Knights, family and invited guests.

“We are all aware, for example, of the fact that so many job advertisements at that time included the phrase ‘Catholics need not apply’.”

“It was in the context of this challenging social and religious environment that the Knights of the Southern Cross was formed to provide support, encouragement and fraternity for Catholics and to stand up for the rights and teachings of the Church,” Archbishop Costelloe explained.

“Yet, although in many ways it was a bleak time for Catholics it was nonetheless a time when Catholics and other Christians, who together formed the vast majority of the Australian population, at least shared the same fundamental moral values.”

The Knights were instrumental in bringing about ecumenical cooperation through their pursuit of goals that fostered clear social benefits for West Australians, such as KSC WA’s financial support of the Christian Brothers Agricultural School at Tardun as well as their involvement in the Bushies Scheme, which transported children from the country to regional centres for religious education.

During the post WWII period, the Knights established the Catholic Welfare Organisation, whose successor, Catholic Social Services Australia, now oversees some 45 Catholic welfare agencies.

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Similarly, The Parents and Friends Federation of Western Australia Inc. was founded by the Knights in 1954, when 14 Parents and Friends’ Associations were united as a Federation to lobby the government for funding for Catholic education.

By 1955, 28 schools were affiliated, and in 2022, the Federation now represents the parents of more than 70,000 students in Catholic schools across the state.

Seeing a deep need for residential care among elderly West Australians, the Knights established Southern Cross Care in 1966, surviving the ‘postVatican II slump’ through the financial support of such initiatives, an insistence on the family as the fundamental unit of society, and an ecumenical defence of Christian values.

They spearheaded the efforts which saw the gradual breakdown of sectarianism during the 60’s and 70’s.

In modern times, Southern Cross Care expanded their efforts from residential care to affordable home care and independent living.

The Knights have also become champions of Catholic education in WA, through their support of the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, and their generous work granting scholarships for religious education through the KSC Education Foundation.

“For the last 100 years the Knights of the Southern Cross have been known for their commitment to the faith and for their fidelity to the Lord and to his Church,” Archbishop Costelloe said.

“At a time of great challenge and trial for the Church which we all love and to which we are so privileged to belong, it is my earnest prayer and plea that you all renew your determination to continue along the path of faith and service as the Knights continue to be signs and bearers of the Lord’s love for his people.”

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PANTHE KAUKSWE (BURMESE CHICKEN CURRY)

R E C I P E B Y Michelle Tan

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • •

1.5kg Chicken Drumsticks 6 cloves of Garlic 2 large Onions 15g Ginger (skin removed) 2 tsp Dried Shrimp Paste 3 Tbsp Vegetable or Canola Oil 1.5 Tbsp Sesame Oil

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2 Tsp Chili Powder 2 Tsp Salt 400ml Coconut Milk 400ml Coconut Cream 50ml Water 3 Tbsp Chickpea Flour (Besan

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Blend garlic, onion, ginger, and shrimp paste together until smooth.

In a large pot, add in oils and stir fry the blended paste for 5 minutes.

Add in chicken drumsticks, coat with mixture and fry for 5 minutes.

Add in coconut milk and bring the mixture to a simmer.

Add in chili powder, salt, and water.

Stir in the coconut cream and slowly bring to a boil while constantly stirring to ensure the curry does not curdle. Lower the fire and let it simmer.

7. In a small bowl, mix the Chickpea flour with a tablespoon of water to form a paste.

8. Add the paste to simmering curry and mix well.

9. Let the curry cook for a further 5 minutes.

10. Serve curry over cooked rice or noodles.

11. When serving, add crispy noodles, fried onions, and peanuts as garnishes.

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