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Daybreak 80; Letter from the Archbishop My dear People, I write to you about Daybreak 1980.
At the opening of the vocation's display Sister Joan SMITH, audio visual co-ordinator discusses the exhibition with the design artist David HORROCKS and John BILLING who printed the photographic reproductions.
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A special feature of Perth's celebration of Daybreak 80 will be the display in the Gibney Hall of Trinity College from April 9 to 18. A montage of photographs and historic mementoes of the past are a ccompanied by an audio-visual production. On display boards loaned by West Australian Newspapers a selection of photographs from the past and present is designed to stimulate discussion and questions on the relevance of the priestly and religious life. On stage on equipment loaned by the Catholic Deaf Association ideas about commitment to God in life are spelt out in sight and sound. During the day the e xhibition is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. School groups are being taken t hrough the display at regular intervals. Adults are welcome. The display is open Monday to Thursday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. and
Saturday and Sunday afternoons 2 to 5 p.m.
This is not primarily a campaign to recruit for the priesthood and religious life. This is not a campaign to place individual priests and religious on pedestals. Very simply it is a call to all of us to renew our appreciation of what the priesthood andreligious life should mean to us as believing Catholics. Pope John Paul has recently reminded us that without the priest there is no Blessed Sacrament and consequently there is no Eucharistic Sacrifice, there is no full Catholic life. The Eucharist is brought to us in the world today through priests and it is the Eucharist that builds us up in the church and gives us hope of eternal life. The Eucharist comes with priesthood and not without it. We need to face again this reality of our faith while at the same time we face the fact that priests are human being with defects of character and human weaknesses from which we also may have suffered. During Holy Week I placed before the priests of the Archdiocese the example of Pope John Paul on his knees asking for forgiveness for his failures as a minister of the Eucharist. If that picture of the Pope finds a place in our hearts it should awaken in response a realization of our own unworthiness and our need for forgiveness together with our duty to forgive. As you recall the blessings which have come from the priesthood in your own lives and in the lives of others, you should renew your appreciation of God's plan for the priesthood. You should pray for priests and ask God for more priests as channels of God's grace for yourselves and the whole world. It is part of his plan that we should long for his kingdom to come by Him working through his priests. "Daybreak" is meant to light up our own minds and hearts with an understanding in faith of the priesthood of Christ in our world today. And while we think and pray about our belief in the priesthood we should consider too the wonderful role that religious men and women have had in the Church through the centuries. Religious life has contributed in a remarkable way to the well-being of the Church. Most of you will have benefited from the influence of religious in your own lives. And these reflections should inspire you to pray that God will bless his church in our day with a new flowering of religious life and a fragrance that will help us all, including those outside the church, to realize that there are much higher standards than those set by the world about us to which God calls all of us, each in his own way. I ask you to be open to this message of Daybreak 1980. I ask parents to teach their children by word and example the meaning of priesthood and religious life. I ask young people to open their hearts to the possibility of God calling them to these states of life. It is my hope that Godin his goodness will give us a renewed appreciation of his gifts of priesthood and religious life and that He will continue to bless us even more richly with these gifts. L.J. GOODY, Your Archbishop.
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Bicton hospital sold to Knights' S.C. Homes Sister Gabriel Wallace, the Provincial Superior of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition, announced on Monday that her Order had sold St Joseph's Hospital at Bicton to Southern Cross Homes, which are sponsored throughout Australia by the Knights of the Southern Cross. Mr T.J. Perrott, the chairman of Southern Cross Homes, said that a study was being carried out to determine the best f uture use for the hospital. However, Mr Perrott said, St Joseph's would certainly continue to function as a hospital to serve the needs of the community and particularly those inadjacent districts. The fact that the hospital will be continuing means that the staff will be retained, and the doctors who use the hospital will be welcome to continue to do so.
STAFF Southern Cross Homes will administer the hospital but the Sisters will supply trained staff. They will also continue to occupy the adjacent convent and have readily agreed to share their chapel with hospital patients. St Joseph's Hospital was o fficially opened on November 11 1956 and w as extensively remodelled in 1978. The 41-bed hospital has two operating theatres
with a recovery room attached. The modern X-ray and pathology departments are leased to professionals. Sr Gabriel emphasised that the Sisters wished St Joseph's to remain in the Church's hands and she said that she was pleased that the Sisters would still be involved with the hospital. Mr Perrott paid tribute to Sr Gabriel and her council for their confidence in the Knights of the Southern Cross and the generous sale terms offered.
DAY OF PRAYER The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary and Mrs Rita Murphy will conduct a day of prayer and reflection at the Franciscan Retreat House, 16 Hampton Street, Victoria Park on Tuesday, April 22. The day will commence at 10 a.m. and conclude at 2.30 p.m. with Mass. Bring own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. For further information and bookings phone 361 3459.
125 YEARS Sr Emilie de Vialar sent the first group of St Joseph Sisters to Western Australia 125 years ago. Four French Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition arrived in the Swan River Colony on May 24 1855 from Marseilles. They had been sent at the request of Bishop Serra OSB. The party's Superior was Mother Julia Cabagniol. The group was the last sent by Sr Emilie de Vialar on missionary work before her death in 1856.
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11 am in St. Mary's cathedral, close of Daybreak. Archbishop Goody. 9 am Silver jubilee of Como parish. Bishop Quinn. Blessing and opening of Wembley Downs parish centre. Bishop Healy. 27 Blessing of new Burrendah Mass centre. Archbishop Goody. 29 Silver jubilee of Sister Baptista, St. John of God Rivervale. Bish9p Healy. MAY 4 Blessing and opening of extensions to St. Norbert's College. Archbishop Goody. 1 1 San Leone festival, Kalamunda. Bishop Quinn.
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introduction of the Tridentine Mass," said Divine Word Father Thomas K rosnicki, executive director of the secretariat of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. The letter was "repeating the present directives with regard to the use of Latin, what the liturgical books state and the present practice of the church," he said.
'REMINDER' "At the same time," Father Krosnicki noted, "the letter is urging sensitivity toward those who by background have a fondness for Latin." The letter was "restating what has already been said," Father Ryan of Catholic University said. Calling it a "reminder," h e added, "There's nothing really new." Describing the papal letter as an "attitudinal statement," Father Ryan said that it stressed the need to "safeguard the sacred dignity" of the Eucharist. The pope apparently was "a little concerned that people have gone overboard on change," he said. F ather McManus
former liturgist for the US Bishops, said that the letter was a reminder that "if Latin is used, the provisions of the (Second V atican) council with regard to the participation of the people and the provisions of Pope Paul VI for the revision of the liturgy are to be observed." Celebration of Mass in Latin, he added, "should be done so as not to interfere with the 95 percent of the people who prefer the liturgy in the vernacular."
IN HAND Father McManus noted that the pope expressed concern about people receiving Communion while in a state of serious sin. "The pope seems to be saying that this may be more likely to happen when more and more people go to Communion," he said. "I could not even speculate whether there would be many instances of this." Concerning receiving Communion in the hand, Father McManus said, "I've never heard of a single authenticated case of abuse" of the practice.
"The pope is very clear that the practice is not to be changed," he added. In the letter, the pope "reflects on the importance of the Eucharist in relation to the Christian life," Father Krosnicki said. "He sees it as important f or the unity of the church." Then, in the context of the importance of the Eucharist, the pope "offers us some caveats," .Father Krosnicki said, citing the letter's statements that: • There is to be no replacement of the scriptural readings by other texts; •The homily is the place for the use of nonscriptural texts; • The order of the liturgical books is to be followed; • Proper vestments are to be used.
NO ABUSE While the Second Vatican Council stated that complete participation in the Mass involved the receiption of Communion, Father Krosnicki said, the pope "wonders whether everyone is properly disposed" to receive Communion. Concerning Communion in the hand, the pope "notes that the practice is approved by the church," he said. (contd. next col)
PASTORAL INSTITUTE NEW TESTAMENT Father Peter Lucas, 0.P. will start his course "The Church in the Acts of the Apostles and its Relevance for us Today" in the Bassendean parish at St. Joseph's Parish Hall on Monday, April 14 at 7.30 p.m., and a morning session in the Morley parish, the Assembly Room of the Infant Jesus Church, Wellington Street, Morley on Wednesday, April 16, at 10 a.m. Father Peter Lucas will hold the second session of this course in the Karrinyup parish on Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. Please feel welcome to attend any of the C. P.I. Courses. OLD TESTAMENT Sister Elizabeth Curran, F. M.M. will hold the eighth session of the Old Testament Course: "The Prophets and Judah" in the Leederville parish on Tuesday, April IS, at 7.30 p.m. and in the Victoria Park parish on Wednesday, April 16, at 7.30 p.m. WORD OF GOD Prepare for the Sunday Mass by reflecting on the Message of the Gospel Reading. Booklet No. Swill help to give a deeper insight into the Gospel Message. This booklet covers the Readings from the Second Sunday after Easter to the 17th Sunday of the Year. Booklets at 70c each are available from "Rosmunde", 52 Ruislip Street, Leederville, W.A. 6007 or phone 381 5340 to have copy posted. DISCUSSION GROUP The discussion group at Rosmunde, 52 Ruislip Street, Leederville, organised by Sister Elizabeth Curran, will continue on Thursday mornings at 10.30 a.m. Bring your Bible and Booklet No. 5. ***
Papal letter (from co1.5) not "At the same time, there are cases of lack of r espect" or instances where people are not given the option of receiving Communion on the tongue, he added. "I'm not aware of any widespread abuse," the priest said. Father Krosnicki said the pope introduces "no new liturgical reforms, but does ask for change if people have not been respectful" of the Eucharist. The papal letter contains "food for thought for everyone," he said,
"for those who have accepted the Vatican II reforms" and "for those who in excessive enthusiasm have gone to another extreme." The letter is "not giving in to Archbishop (Marcel) Lefebvre (the leader of a movement opposing many of the Vatican II reforms and insisting on the celebration of Mass •according to the Triden t ine Rite)," Father Kronsnicki said. "It says that the norms of t he recent liturgical r eforms are to be respected. It's not backtracking."
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Daybreak; Priority The "arouser" of awareness "must in family ongoing " be and laity
D aybreak 80 was o verdue, but it should not be one brief period, according to Father Barry Hickey.
priesthood to the late Father Sharry whom he knew as a boy in Wiluna. "Ididn't want to bejust a priest because I knew nothing about the priesthood but Father Sharry seemed to be the sort of person and leading the sort of life I wanted to follow," he said. Father Hickey thinks that the role of the priest working in the parish has not seemed attractive in r ecent years because modern life removes the priest from the people during the week.
"Something had to be done to get people conscious of vocations again; we should find ways of k-eeping Daybreak before the people" he said in an interview. "In the last few years, at least, vocations have not been given the priority they should have had. "One of the aims of Daybreak 80 is to create the climate in which vocations are considered a high priority in all families." Father Hickey said that he would not like to face the task of recruiting v ocations to the priestly and religious life.
NO SHORTAGE "I am convinced vocations are out there. "They have not been recruited or have not been recruited in the right way" he said. Father Hickey does not describe the present period as having a shortage of vocations.
"It is not really a shortage. There is no shortage of people in the Church at present. "If there is a temporary shortage it is of priests to do what they have traditionally done but many of these tasks can be done by laity.
Father HICKEY "I am worried not so much by an apparent shortage as the lack of priority that the priesthood seems to have in the thinking of parents. But the goal of the priesthood must be a spiritual one and not just one of performing a particular task. "The priest is not going to reform the world, is not going to make a name for himself," he said. "But he is goingto live so that his words, or God w orking through his words, will lead others to God. "We need people for the various specialised works in the Church but these works fit into the context of leading people to God. "If the spiritual aim is
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put before young people it will have far more attraction than any specialised v ocation such as to education."
But Father Hickey, as director of the Church's welfare bureau, sees the hard financial reality of lay people replacing religious in the traditional works they have done in the past. "There will always be a place for the voluntary lay worker but most of laity will have to be salaried staff. "Religious in the traditional areas have had the mobility to move into areas of need which the community could not meet so quickly," Father Hickey explained. "Now the government has taken over many of these works but the role of religious was still to proclaim, for example, r espect for life in a Catholic hospital or care for the aged." Father Hickey attributes his own leaning to the
"They see him on Sunday and wonder what he does for the rest of the week. "The priest must be seen among the people, expecially among families. "The general run of people do not know what he does. "What he does is not as important as being seen." One of Father Hickey's recent concerns was to have St. Charles seminary reopened as a vocational hostel. "After the seminary closed down a year or so ago vocations seemed to be forgotten by the general run of people," he said. "A facility like a vocations hostel keeps people thinking about vocations. "It enable a person to go and have a look for himself at a possible call to the priesthood in his life.
M ASS TIMES To cater for May school holiday travellers and a ltered winter schedules, the full metro and country Mass timetable will be published in The Record on May 7. Parishes are urged to furnish, in writing, any a lterations to the last timetable published at Christmas, no laterthan Monday April 14. Where a change is specifically for winter t his fact should be indicated.
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"Daybreak 80 must be ongoing;if!thought it was going to be a once only happening, I would not support it" said Josephite Sister Kathleen Dawe.
"I see it as an opportunity to see how God cares for His people. "Daybreak is an awareness arouser. We are not aware that God is calling His people. "I have a salvation history. The Church in Australia has salvation history and He still calls his people." Sister Kathleen, a formation director in her Australian congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, says that in the wake of the renewal of Vatican II questions are being asked about the relevance of religious life. "The community at large have seen us largely as involved in education, conducting big schools and carrying on institutions doing social works," she said. "Due to the lack of numbers we have had to see a change in the outward appearance of these works. The public may see it as a failure or the dying out of religious life, Sister Kathleen observed. "I see it as God moving into the Church in Australia and calling religious to a more contemplative dimension, to be seen as a people who are being more than doing," she added.
Sister KATHLEEN channeled into education whether we had that particular leaning or not." Now that the laity have the opportunity to follow those vocations Sister K athleen sees a new dimension to the religious working in those fields. Quoting an author who says that the theology of celibacy is a theology that must be apporached on one's knees she says: "I can only explain my life in terms of faith and hope that people who have faith can understand the why of my choice in life."
CHANGE Looking back on her 27 years in religious life she says that in the past in people's view there was a bit of an awe and mystery about the life. "They saw the religious life and priesthood as making us a people apart. "Now they are more aware that we can have bad days, too, that we can b e irritable or badtempered." Sister Kathleen says that in going to parish groups during Daybreak there had been a change in the attitude of people. "Getting down to the faith dimension of religious life has made the people see that God is acting in their life through religious," she observed. She sees a change in the reasons for which a person would join religious life. " Around the 1960's there was a sense of urgency in the Church; priests were needed, religious were needed to teach in schools," she said. "Many may have joined not because they wanted to live out celibacy but to further the kingdom of God and this was the only way they could do it. "The church, presbytery and school was the Australian model and we had to have religious to staff the schools, so all were
As a member of the Sisters' Vocation Council Sister Kathleen says that there is an optimism about vocations among the members especially for the 18-25 year group, "the most neglected in the Church". But the seed of vocation has to be planted in the 8 to 10-year-old child. Daybreak has belped parents clarify their ideas
on what happens next. "The family has a role nurturing the vocation. "It is God who gives the vocation but it won't flourish in a jungle." The person coming into religious life, she says, will have to know who she is, her strengths and weaknesses or whether she is just looking for security and support. She describes today's religious as "one who knows, who can stand alone and be self directive. "People say that it is easier today in religious life because of the changes," she said. "It is harder in the sense that many people needed the support of that old system where, for example, we were 110 novices in the care of just two novices directors." Sister Kathleen's recipe of religious life is simple and straightforward: "The world needs this daily witness of souls united to Christ. "We must not be nostalgic about the past without doing something new, without being able to discern in our brethren a new aspect of Jesus every day. "We are getting old if we are not able to look at the world with new eyes daily, if we are more scared of getting old than dying."
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St. Charles seminary; the foundin
'An experiment in independence' is how Dr. L.J. Goody, its first Rector, (now Archbishop) described the opening in 1942 of St. Charles' Seminary. Ten years previously Archbishop R. Prendiville, as Perth's new Archbishop, had noted the fact that there were then only 34 priests in the archdiocese. He began a drive to recruit an increased number of priests from Ireland. That drive was beginning to show good results when the new Apostolic Delegate to Australia, A rchbishop Panico, made his first visit to Perth in 1940. Dr. Panico suggested the opening of a minor seminary in Perth. Minor seminaries were in vogue at that time. They provided secondary education for boys interested in the priesthood, together with some special training in the spiritual life. Boys who graduated went on to Major Seminaries which provided the 7 year course of studies for priesthood.
IN A YEAR Archbishop Prendiville and Bishop O'Collins of Geraldton were enthusiastic about Dr. Panico's suggestion. They appointed Dr. G oody as the first Rector. He had the job of raising funds, finding a staff of teachers, and finding sufficient students; and he had to do it all within about one year. At first, 33 acres of land were acquired at Attadale near Santa Maria College, but the outbreak of World War 2 made it impossible to build. It was then that a fine property became available in Meadow street,
Guildford, when the tragic death nearby of a member of the Padbury family caused them to put the property on the market. This Padbury estate was too suitable to ignore. The property had originally been owned by the Colonial Surgeon of the Swan River Colony. The existing buildings dated back to 1915 and were ideal for conversion into a minor seminary. The buildings were based around a large, attractive, bungalow style house almost surrounded by a verandah. There was a detached servants' wing; a ballroom; and a billiard room. The 13-acre property included a fine orchard. T his property was bought. St. Charles' Apostolic School, as it was to be called, now looked patiently down its drive to see if anyone was coming.
"It's a great scheme" . . . "Pity it wasn't started before". . . We'll do what we can to make it a success".
C ;kY ID BREAK 1980 Other steps that had to be taken were the finishing of suitable teaching staff and, of course, suitable domestic staff. At last, in February 1942, the Church in Western Australia had its own seminary. By this time it was to be
known as 'St. Charles' Seminary. It was to provide not only secondary eduction but also the first three years of the seven years course for priesthood. In the past men from W.A. who had completed their secondary education had been sent to Seminaries in Melbourne, Sydney, or in Italy.
THREE YEARS The opening of St. Charles' would mean that students would be able to do three years, mainly of philosophy, before going outside the State to some Major Seminary to complete the remaining four years. Those remaining four
years would cover Theology, Scripture, Law, History, Liturgy. The seminary was named after St. Charles Borromeo, a 16th Century Cardinal-Archbishop of Milan, Italy. He had been a noted reformer within the Church shortly after the time of England's Henry 8th. He was also an enthusiastic supporter of the idea, new at the time, of building special colleges for training students for the priesthood.
ST. CHARLES The first seminary ever built in Australia, in Bathurst N.S.W., had been named after St. Charles. And so, some 400 years after seminaries were invented and some 100 years after the founding of the Church in Western A ustralia, the Church here had its own seminary. The 'experiment in independence' had begun.
DR. GOODY Dr. Goody was certainly doing his best to see that someone came. Within the year 1941 he had preached in every parish from Geraldton diocese's north-west parishes to those in Perth diocese on the south-west coast. He appealed for funds, he appealed for vocations. The importance of a Minor Seminary was explained. It was pointed out that men sit at clerks' desks who should be building bridges because they did not make up t heir minds, before leaving school, what they would do in life. Dr. Goody also spoke at all schools in the metropolitan area, including girls schools where he spoke on the religious life. He interviewed those who showed interest in entering the Seminary. His appeal for funds was received by West Australians with their usual generosity. T ypical comments made by lay people were:
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Father Joseph RUSSELL (Pictured) the author of articles on St. Charles' Seminary on these pages and page 6 is himself a former student of the Guildford seminary. He was in the first intake of 20 students in 1942, having been educated at Sacred Heart school, Highgate, CBC Highgate and St. Louis School. With Fathers Jim O'Brien and Harold Middleton he was in the first ordination class to have studied at the seminary. In addition to many parish appointments he was the founder of the Catholic Marriage Guidance Council. He spent several years as a full-time army chaplain at Swanbourne Barracks. Because of indifferent health Father Russell is on light duties and resides at one of the priests' flats at St. John of God Hospital Rivervale.
Pope defends priesthood
V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II called for more priestly vocations and defended church discipline on the priesthood during a pope's Sunday Angelus talk.
The statue of St. Charles' Borromeo stands sentinel over the former seminary and now the vocational hostel at Guildford named in his honour.
Religious life "a great richness in the church:" V ATICAN CITY (NC) — "Without religious orders, without the consecrated life, the church would not be fully itself," said Pope John Paul II in a message to a plenary meeting of the Vatican's Congregation for Religious. The pope, in bed with a mild case of flu, was unable to meet personally with the participants. His prepared address was delivered by Cardinal Casaroli, papal secretary of state. The papal message called religious life "a great richness in the church." "Without this concrete sign, the 'salt' of the faith would be in danger of being diluted in a world on the path of secularization," it said. T he papal message emphasized the need for prayer. Without prayer religious life loses its
meaning and does not reach its goal," it said. "A constant danger for apostolic workers is to get so involved in their own activity for the Lord as to forget the Lord of every activity." Religious need silence and personal discipline to promote their contact with God. He praised liturgical prayer as ;"a privileged means of contemplation, especially at the culminating moment of the eucharistic sacrifice." "Religious communities have as their natural center the Eucharist," The pontiff said that men and women Reli-
gious consecrated to the contemplative life are "one of the most precious treasures of the church." "One would be mistaken if, starting from the urgent necessities of the present-day apostolate, he were to decide that a form of life dedicated exclusively to contemplation has been superseded." The pope also stressed the need for contemplation by diocesan priests and by Religious engaged in active apostolates. Diocesan priests, he said, must find in contemplation "the power and s ustenance of their apostolate."
"We cannot, then, nurture hidden suspicions or doubts about the essence of the ministerial priesthood, about the justness of the age-old practice of our church, which joins the priesthood to the responsibility to serve Christ and the church "with undivided heart" he said. The pope's reference to serving Christ and the church "with undivided heart" was viewed by Vatican observers as a defence of mandatory priestly celibacy in the Latin-Rite church. His comment on "the essence of the ministerial priesthood" was taken as a reaffirmation of church teaching on the distinction between the specific ministry of the ordained priesthood and the general priesthood of all Christians. "We cannot doubt the power of Christ, the work of his grace.
"We must think with him, right up to the end, a ccepting that what seems impossible to men is nevertheless possible to God," said the pope. "Let us all pray that the ecclesiastical seminaries and novitiates be filled up again, so that the individual churches and the communities as well — parishes and religious c ongregations — can look with trust to the future, assured that they will not lack the workers that the Lord sends 'into his harvest," the pope said.
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Backgrounds, wide service The majority of students who entered St. Charles' Seminary came straight from secondary school and continued their schooling at Guildford.
Not a few others entered the seminary after working at a variety of occupations. Father Frank DILLON, of Scarborough, was an employee of The Record when he joined the first seminary intake in 1942. He was later a managing editor of the paper. Father Peter McCRANN, archdiocesan chancellor, qualified as an accountant. Father John CHAUNCY, of Hamilton Hill, was a trained school teacher. Father Leo LEUNIG served with the R.A.A.F. Father Bernie DWYER, of Bridgetown, worked for the co-op store at Wagin. Father Tim FOSTER now at Santa Maria College, was a bank officer. Father Charles TORY, currently at Katherine N.T., was a bank officer. Father Pat TURNER, of Kellerberrin, was an accountant. •Father John V. O'REILLY, worked with the W.A. Government Railways. Father Leon RUSSELL, administrator of Bunbury Cathedral, was a bank officer. Father Pat O'REILLY, secretary to Archbishop Goody, was a furniture salesman. Father Trevor CALLAGHAN, of Moora, was an accountant. Father Simon CARSON, of Bruce Rock, worked in the North-West. Father Kevin DAVIS, of Hamersley, was a civil servant and later a full-time worker for the YCW. Father Bryan ROSLING was a bank officer. Father Evan PENBERTHY of Bunbury was a stock agent and later a lay missionary. Father Doug CONLON of Gnowangerup was in business. * * *
In addition to the staffing of West Australian parishes, former students at St. Charles' have contributed in specialising areas of Church work: Bishop Peter QUINN was among the original 20 students at St. Charles'. Father Frank DILLON was a full-time Army chaplain and managing editor of The Record. Father Peter McCRANN is chancellor of the archdiocese. Father Gaetano CROCETTI, a 1942 foundation student, is chancellor of Bunbury diocese. Father Pat CUNNINGHAM, editor of The Record, was among the first 20 students at St. Charles'. Father Barry HICKEY is Director of Centrecare. Father Maurice TOOP has specialised in care for Aborigines in the Goldfields. Father Bill FOLEY was formerly director of Catholic Missions and is now administrator and Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Robert DOWGLASS is director of Catholic schools in Geraldton diocese. Father Pat AHERN is archdiocesen director of Catholic Missions. Father John JEGO ROW is full time youth chaplain. Father Michael KEATING, a graduate in Canon Law, heads the W.A. Marriage Tribunal. Fathers Jim O'BRIEN and Bryan ROSLING have been concerned with the training of future priests for the archdiocese. Father John LYONS, of Willagee, was the first St. Charles' graduate to become a metropolitan parish priest. Father Russell HARDIM AN, of Donnybrook, is a graduate in liturgy and did extensive work with the Movement for a Better World around Australia. * * *
Priests who were former students of St. Charles' have passed to their eternal reward:
Father Tom O'NEILL had a colourful career in Perth and later Bunbury dioceses cut short by a fatal heart attack. Father Lyn WHITELY, a Colum ban missionary in Peru, died after a fatal attack of hepatitis. Father Martin NEWBOLD, retired from parish work because of a chronic heart condition died after rendering notable service as a Church historian and archivist. Scissors, Saws, Secateurs, Shears, Sharpened and Set
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First twenty and others who followed
In February 1942 the staff of Saint Charles' — Dr. Goody, Father McBride and Mr. Bill Mangini looked at the motley group of 20 students who had come to be the seminary's first students.
Where did they come from, these 20 who thought that they wanted to be priests? They came from city and country. Two were from Italian migrant families Five came from one parish, Highgate. Only one had already left school and was working. Four were in Leaving class. Throughout Dr. Goody's rectorship (19421947) the teaching staff was drawn from secular priests of the diocese of Perth and included Fr. W. Browne, Fr. J. McNamara, and Fr. K. Slowey who acted as Spiritual Director.
FR. LYNCH In those years Spiritual Directors were also provided by the Jesuit and Redemptorist Fathers A. Kelly, S.J., J. Hollis S.J., and J. Buist C.S.S.R. Well known composerviolinist, Fr. Albert Lynch, at that time Director of Sacred Music for Perth diocese and an e xpert in Gregorian chant, did his best to teach students how to sing the Liturgy well. The Christian Brothers assisted as teachers, B rother P. Conlon replacing Mr. Bill Mangini as maths wizard followed in turn by Brother Glancy.
LAITY Other lay people joined this staff from time to time, notably Mr. Keith Spruhan the editor of T he Record; Mrs. Owens, and Mr. Kevin Hynes. Many priests, regular and secular, acted as confessors or conducted annual and monthly retreats for students. Sisters of St. John of God used the former servants' wing as a convent and acted as housekeepers, chefs, and nurses. Later on, in 1952, some Ursuline Sisters who had been expelled from China by Communist revolutionaries took over the domestic duties.
IN 1949 By 1946 St. Charles' had its first three graduates in Philosophy. They were sent to the Seminary at Manly, N.S.W., and the first St. Charles' student to be ordained priest was Fr. Harry Middleton of
Geraldton diocese, in 1949. Later in that same year Frs Jim O'Brien and Joe Russell were ordained for Perth. By 1945 the Seminary had 34 students. It was a recognized secondary school following a visit by a university delegation. An adjoining house had been bought to house those studying Philosophy. Once the three-year Philosophy course had been established there were increased applications for entry into the Seminary from older, working men.
difficulty in continuing to staff the Seminary from secular priests of the diocese. He invited the Vincentian Fathers to take over St. Charles.' In 1948 Fr. J.P. Wilkinson C.M. succeeded Monsignor Goody as Rector. Two of his assistants, Fr. E. Clancy C.M. and Fr. D.F. Bourke C.M., were later to be themselves Rectors of the Seminary.
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MIXED LOT They entered the Seminary with a background of varied occupations: Clerks, shop assistants, accountants, members of the armed forces, and a school teacher. Those who already had their Leaving Certificate began the three year Philosophy course. The others had to study for and obtain the certificate at the Seminary. Towards 1948 Archbishop Prendiville found
leave, sooner or later, to follow out a different vocation in life. Some leave after a few weeks or months, others leave after a year or even after three years. Occasionally someone leaves in order to join one of the Religious Orders. Fr. Don Hughes O. M.I. and Fr. Brian Pitman 0.Carm., both studied at St. Charles' as did Fr. Lynn Whitely who died young as a Columban missionary in South America.
In 1951 there were 32 students at the seminary. Numbers grew toward the 40 mark so that in 1954 a new residential wing was opened. Of course, not all students in a Seminary continue on to become priests. In fact the majority
Such normal loss of students became accentuated in the 1960's when there was a world-wide decrease in the numbers entering seminaries. It was the beginning of an era of rebellion against authority coupled with permissiveness in society. At the same time there were many changes in the Church as a result of Vatican Council 2 in the early sixties. Whatever the reasons, the number of enrolments at St. Charles' dropped dramatically
and the Rector, Fr A. Cummins C.M., expressed some alarm. In 1960 the enrolment stood at 51 b ut by 1966 it had dropped markedly and stood at 37. In 1967 it had dropped to 26.
SEVEN In 1968 the Vincentian Fathers decided to accept as students only those who had already left school. The few students whowere still doing their secondary schooling were sent to Trinity College each day in 1969. It was the end of St. Charles' as a secondary school. Only Philosophy students remained. By the time Fr. G. Scott took over from Fr. T. O'Reilly he was destined to be the last Vincentian rector of St. Charles. Since 1948 the Vincentian Fathers had provided 18 priests to serve the Seminary. They had also taken on the staffing of the Seminary in Adelaide, S.A., in the fifties. When St. Charles students had fallen to seven by 1975 there were nearly as many chiefs as Indians at the Seminary. (CONTINUED P.7)
Pope recalls work in a limestone quarry VATICAN CITY (NC) — Recalling his "hard experience of work in the pits," Pope John Paul II sympathized March 15 with the plight of Italian Quarrymen. "Providence wished that Itoo...hadthehardexperience of work in the pits," Pope John Paul told 1,400 workers from the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy. Marble from Carrara is considered amongthe finest in the world and is often sought by scupltors and artisans.
Working in the pits "made me realize personally what difficulties this work brings."
WARTIME "Strength is not enough. One needs also dexterity, control of nerves, readiness of reflexes and courage," he said. Young Karol Wojtyla worked in a limestone quarry at Zakrzowek, Poland, during World War II when Poland was under German occupation. Landing a job prevented his deportation to a labour camp. Wojtyla supported himself and his father, whose army pension was discontinued under the occupation. The pope received the
quarrymen in the Hall of Benediction at the Vatican. "It is not enough to know how to operate the machinery," the pope said. "One also needs an intimacy with the mountain, a knowledge of its hidden traps and secrets."
Accidents "can transform the place of work intoasceneoftragedyina few seconds: I have also had this experience and these are events that mark the soul for one's entire life," the pope said. Earlier, the pope had met 1,200 apprentice firemen from Rome.
The pope called the firemen's job "a work of generosity and risk, of renunciation and sacrifice." "It is a work that must keep alive an unmistakable Christian dimension, even an evangelical one," he said.
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The new St. Charles; a time to think The wheel had turned a full circle when in 1976 St. Charles' first Rector, now the Archbishop of Perth, asked Fr. Jim O'Brien (one of the original 20 students in 1942) to take over as Rector of St. Charles'.
A new experiment was to be tried. The few remaining students of St. Charles' were sent to the seminary in Adelaide, S.A., to finish their studies. Any new students for St. Charles' (and the trend indicated there would be only a few) were to attend St. Charles' for one year only. The new rector was to organize a course of studies which would c orrespond to the Adelaide Seminary's first y ear of philosophy studies. In 1976 four students began this one-year course under Fr. O'Brien.
LECTURES He arranged for them to do a unit of philosophy at the University of W.A. supplemented by lectures given by himself at the seminary.
HPAgBREAK C 1980 Fr. O'Brien also gave them lectures in Latin and Biblical Greek, English literature, and fundamental theology. Fr. G. Holohan gave lectures in Scripture; Mrs. W. Mangini taught Italian; and the late Fr. M. Newbold lectured in local Church history. Fr. Newbold's lectures in local history was an innovation in Australian seminary life. The lectures were thrown open to the public and attended by some laymen, and also by a religious novice mistress with one of her postulants which was also a first for an Australian seminary.
TOO MUCH Fr. O'Brien had to manage the seminary as well as being rector and lecturer. It was too much for one man. H e did, however, introduce other innovations in seminary life. Once a fortnight he and the students stayed a weekend at Wandering Mission in the SouthWest where the students were introduced to the Aboriginal apostolate. On some weekdays he said Mass at St. Vincent's hospital in Guildford, taking the four students with him. As a result one of the s tudents became an acolyte for the hospital. On those Sundays when the students were not at Wandering or having a weekend off in their own homes they attended Mass in the parish church of Guildford.
This practice was good liturgical training and supplemented lectures given by Fr. O'Brien in basic liturgy. Of the four students, three went to Adelaide the following year, and one is still continuing on the road to priesthood. The 1976 experiment, however, was discontinued at the end of that year. It is interesting that one of the laymen who had attended Fr. Newbold's lectures moved into the seminary at the end of 1976 to act as caretaker in 1977 while the seminary was shut down. He is now studying to be a priest.
NEEDED Fr. O'Brien was asked to comment on his experiment: "It was very hard" he said "to synchronize studies here with those in Adelaide where there is a full teaching staff' "I thought it was unfair to the students. We really need a full three-year Philosophy course herein Perth; a one-year course doesn't work" "The trouble is that the money needed to staff a three-year course would be too much out of proportion to the few students enrolled". Despite the 'failure' of the experiment it seems that it will have produced t wo priests from its having been tried.
INACTIVE The seminary remained inactive as a seminary during 1977-8-9. The buildings were used for w eekend camps and various meetings venues, and for a school for Aboriginal children run by two Sisters of St. John of God who lived in the old convent. In 1979 the Perth diocesan Vocations c ommittee of Frs. O'Brien, W. Foley and B. R osling, concerned about helping applicants for the Adelaide seminary to make a more informed decision, decided to try another experiment at St. Charles'.
The decision to leave study or a job to enter a s eminary had become more crucialin view of the high unemployment situation.
DAY BREAK 1980 Since there were not enough applicants to reopen the seminary on normal lines, the applicants were to live-in at St. Charles' for one year. During this year they would continue to go out each day to their jobs or places where they were studying, e.g. WAIT. They would have meals provided and would, w here possible, pay b oard arrived at by mutual arrangement with the Rector. T hey would have weekends off to go home. A nyone wishing to study for the priesthood w ould be expected to spend some time at St. Charles' first, if he wished to be a priest of Perth diocese.
NEW MAN By January 1980 the seminary, which had long been in disrepair, was renovated to accommodate a maximum of six a pplicants and two priests. The new Rector is Fr. Bryan Rosling. He is assisted by having Fr. Barry Hickey, as Bursar or financial manager. Fr. Rosling was asked about the scheme: "We want to continue the presence of the seminary in Perth" he said, "and to offer men thinking of the priesthood a chance to experience something of the life they would be in for" "The time they spend here will be geared to the spiritual rather than the academic. "They will attend Mass each day; recite some of the Divine Office, the
priests' daily prayer; and learn to meditate. "There will be some lectures and discussion, on an occasional night, as an introduction to the Philosophy and Theology that they would have to study in a seminary. "They will be expected to return here from work each day by 5.30pm except in special circumstances. "I would like to stress that living here is open to any man interested in becoming a priest, no matter what his job or age. "Each person has his own room. "As soon as anyone decides that the priesthood is not for him he can, of course, leave here.
RECRUITS "Anyone who wants to discuss coming here with me can phone me on 279 1310 or leave a message with the Catholic Church Office". As at the end of January four men, who have been living under Fr. Rosling's regime, have chosen to start at the Adelaide seminary this year, in February. Another two or three are expected to move into St. Charles' in March next. One of the four who are going to Adelaide told me that he had found that living at St. Charles' provided an atmosphere o f discipline which assisted him to think and pray.
REACTION Fr. John Chauncy, parish priest of Hamilton Hill and himself a 'late' vocation, told me of people's reaction to this latest experiment: "The re-establishment of the seminary in the original building is very encouraging" he said. "I have spoken about it to Religious and laity alike who are praying for vocations. "They have all expressed genuine happiness over the re-opening of the seminary, albeit on limited lines".
Father Bryan ROSLING pictured outside St. Charles' Vocational Hostel
Saint Joseph Sisters move to combat racism among members CLEVELAND (NC) — A study made by members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cleveland has recommended that the congregation make efforts to combat racism among its members. The two-year-long study by four members of the congregation focused on the desirability of establishing a satellite community of minority women affiliated to the Sisters of St. Joseph and on recruitment of culturally distinct persons particularly blacks and Hispanics, to the Sisters of St. Joseph. The researchers suggested that several changes be made in the congregation during the next four years. They suggested that:
CHANGES • Recruitment literature become more reflective of the pluralism of U.S. society; • Styles of recruitment be developed that are appropriate to non-white cultures; • All active Sisters of St. Joseph participate in a program of anti-racism,
anti-oppression training; • The hiring practices of all community -owned institutions match the E qual Employment Opportunity standards and that employees hired in these facilities be more reflective of the pluralism in Cleveland; • The Sisters of St. Joseph become more visible to the non-white populations of Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, both informally and in service roles; • A cluster group be formed t o combat racism.
The researchers concluded that establishing a satellite community of minority members would not be desirable. Cultural realities "seem to indicate that a satellite may, in fact, create a structured inequality," they said. "Since it differs from the standard notion of the Sisters of St. Joseph, the researchers fear that the satellite will forever find itself in a 'one down' position, or in a less than equal relationship with the white Sisters of St. Joseph." The study found that recruitment materials in use up to now "have been appropriate for a largely white, Euro-American culture" and that both the models and the message in them were foreign to culturally distinct youths. Materials developed in the future, the researchers said, "should be multicultural and bilingual."
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Columban priests tell their story Father Gary Walker comes originallyfromHawthorn, Queensland.He was ordainedin 1972 and today works as a missionary inFiji: I AM A Columban priest today because God wanted me to be one. Next question, please! No, I did not have a divine revelation like St. Paul, or visions like some of the saints. But the way my life has developed makes me believe this was what He wanted me to be. Three distinct times I had decided to leave the seminary — but never quite made it. S omehow I stayed; today I'm glad I did. An older Columban once asked me why I wanted to be a missionary. I said to help people, love of God and so on. He said, "You can do that at home. You don't have to go to the missions to do that." He didn't know why he liked being a missionary, but that was what he wanted to be. We left it at that. Why me and not someone else? I still don't know. But that's the way it is. But then, you don't have to live my life; I have to make some sense of my own. I enjoy being a Columban priest,Ithink we have a place in the world. I think we have something of value to contribute, and I see no reason why I shouldn't go on enjoying the priesthood. I don't find it a burden, celibacy doesn't weigh me down. Idon't thinkIam superhuman, but just average. When people are in real trouble they often call for a priest, seeing us perhaps as a symbol of a better way to live, as someone who has something to do with goodness. "If you can't trust a clergyman, who can you trust?" (Mothers, definitely.) But we do stand for something unique. We are not quite social workers. We are not doctors, either. But we have a lot to do with people in need. People tell us the deepest secrets of their souls, things they would not tell father or mother, husband or wife. lam a priest, lam part of a mystery somehow wrapped up, caught up, in God. I can bring God to People. We priests stand in for God. I am a poor substitute —no one knows that bet1111111111111111111111111111111111111.11111111E M.G. & D.E.
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ter than myself — but He can work through me. We tell people who He is and of His love. In their turn, they tell us. "What do you do as a priest?" A hard question to answer. Mostly, I listen to people. What have Ito show for my life as a priest? Nothing evident, A farmer sees his corn, a carpenter his house, an accountant his balance. Isee . . . people.Isee God
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DAY BREAK 1980 meeting man in me. It takes a long time to become a priest; seven years for most students.
I don't know why I stayed on in the seminary and others didn't. Some of those who stayed were not the best students or the ones who prayed the most. The Jewish people saw God's hand in the events of their daily lives. I know that God has made me see that His hand was on me. AndIhave enough sense to know that my happiness lies in following that lead.
Columban Father Colm Stanley was a young Dublin man who spent four years almost hoping he didnot have a vocation. Today he is apriest in Peru: In my school they pushed vocations a lot. At that time we were told in religion classes that anyone who had a v ocation and refused would be damned. That impressed me as I'm all for a simple life. That's all I remember from 18 years at school. Before the Leaving Certificate results came out, I thought I had a v ocation but hoped I hadn't. And with damnation riding on that hope it was a lousy summer. After graduation I went to Africa. My motive wasn't missionary, just financial. There were teaching jobs galore in Africa, s ome run by the Government, some by the Catholic Church. The Government paid more for the same job, so I took the Government one. G.B. Shaw was right when he wrote:
CHRISTIANS!
"The Jews generally give value. "They make you pay, but they deliver the goods. "In my experience the men who want something for nothing are invariably Christians." The vocation bug, which had nothing to do with being there, began to niggle me again in Africa. It wasn't the Africans who needed Christianity, it was the Whites! I returned from Africa and wrote to different Societies and Orders. Some didn't have the courtesy to reply, others were polite but nervous of "late" vocations. It was the early sixties, and 18 or younger was the definitive age for making permanent commitments in those days. I received letters from the Columbans and two others and I chose the Columbans. I went to Europe for six months to think things over, but by thenIknew I had to give it a try and lay the vocation demon to rest once and for all. With that demon laid to rest, everything else was a
bonus. And still is. I've had no difficulties that I wouldn't meet in any other career. To be a missionary has meant the opportunity to meet the Gospel face to face.
DAY BREAK 1980 W hy? Because my mission is to live in a shanty-town where half of the 60,000 people do not have such basic facilities as light, water and sewerage, and because in Peru, one child under five dies w ithin every eight minutes — and the cause is poverty.
BREAD In these last few years, offering the sacrifice of t he Mass with the community has implied following Jesus in the search for true brotherhood. There is the intention to see that every household has enough bread to live on everyday, and not only when they come to the table of the Lord in t he Eucharist. The struggle for me was to leave a safe, secure job and risk all for the love of God as I met Him in the lives of others. Some of the difficulties? The lack of other young men to share this mission. The lack of support from the Church at home, from Christians who do not see it as part of their responsibility to take an active part in the political life of their countries, so as to stop some of the exploitation by the rich and powerful. Such things as the sale of arms to the poorest nations for the sake of the balance of payments. At a personal level, there is the need to be loved, to be appreciated, to live in community; The joys? To live out the Gospel we proclaim, accompanying our people in
their just demands. Such as when, after five years of pressure, the g overnment finally builds the medical post that we so badly need. Or when I see the local community participating in the work of the C hurch, giving the preparatory talks before t he Sacraments, or sharing in the preaching on Sundays; or when I visit the homes of the p eople for a family celebration, and feel so much at home with them. That is when I know I am following Christ's footsteps, and know the love of the people for me. These things, and my intent to be faithful to them in their joy and in their sufferings, are what keep me going.
The first twenty at the seminary (from P.5) The Vincentians felt that they could not tie up so many priests for so few students especially when they were being called on to provide priests elsewhere. With deep regret Fr. Scott had to announce the Vincentian withdrawal from St. Charles' at the end of 1975. It was a bitter piece of news for Dr. Goody who, by this time, had become Archbishop of Perth. During its 33 years of existence the Seminary had seen about 300 s tudents enrolled, of whom about 90 went on to become priests. T hese priests have served the dioceses of Perth, Geraldton and Bunbury (made a diocese in 1954) in a large variety Archbishop Helder Camara of Brazil of ways. (pictured) is one of the world's foremost Of the priests ordained champions of the poor and oppressed. The most 64 have been for Perth important thing in his life is his priesthood. diocese; 13 for Bunbury; Ican't even imagine being anything but a priest . . . and eight for Geraldton. Look, there are those who are born to sing, those T he others joined who are born to write, those who are born to play Religious Orders. soccer, and those who are born to be priests. Iwas born to be a priest —Istarted saying so at the age of eight and certainly not because my parents had put the idea in my head. My father was a Mason, and my mother went to church once a year. I even remember that one day my father- got frightened and said: "My son, you're always saying you want to be a priest. But do you know what that means? "A priest is someone who doesn't belong to himself, because he belongs to God and to men, someone who must dispense only love and faith and charity." AndI said, "I know. That's why I want to be a priest."
Prelate born to be a priest
The esteemedpriest in the thinning ranks. "Dear Father, wherever you are, in a lonely presbytery, a monastery, a hospital or a school, in a town or country, or a bishop's house -I love you From the time I was a small girl until now -when I For many of you the first glow of enthusiasm may entered into what is called 'the youth of old age' - Ihave have faded - so many disappointments and so many disloved and honoured you. illusionments have come your way: you labour so long Like all human love, it alters as one grows older; in and seem to achieve so little. the past like many of y our flock,Iregarded you as a man Take comfort then, from the words of the great apart - an uncrowned king - one of a noble company Teresa: 'God does not look on the magnitude of what untouched by the sorrows, temptations and problems we do, but the love with which we do it'. of us lesser folk. And for some the waves of adversity and doubt, illBut asIgrew and matured and loved and married and health, depression and loneliness break over you again begot sons of my own, my understanding grew and with and again until you are bruised and buffeted as on a it my tolerance and a sort of tenderness. If you were old rocky shore; but take courage -cling to the Cross even if enough to be my father,Iloved you as a daughter; if you you cannot see through the darkness, and pray for were old enough to be my brother,I loved you as a siscourage. ter; and if you were old enough to be my son, 1loved you Cling more tightly when others lose their grip and as a mother. drift away, leaving you more alone than ever; call out to And, as in recent years, your ranks have thinned, him who made you and who understands you as no one each one of you becomes more precious and more dear. else on earth ever can. Believe me, sooner or later your bruised heart will heal and peace will creep back and you will find you are out of the depths and walking in a kind of afterglow - a How often have we all taken you for granted. How heart-beat away from heaven. often have we used you as a sort of wailing wall to rest Then everything will take on a greater depth and our weary heads against, quite often perhaps, a deepmeaning; what seemed burdensome will become pleaseated core of loneliness? sant; what caused anguish lose its power to hurt, and You have sacrificed so much for people like me -a you will be able to turn with greater confidence than chance for married happiness, the joy of having childever before to stretch out a helping hand to those still ren of your own, the possibility of a career, and instead buffeted and struggling to reach the shore. are expected to be an amalgam of priest, social workers, We know that, when clouds spread across the sky orator and tireless toiler in the vineyard of the Lord. blotting out the light, the sun is still shining unchanged How seldom do we show our gratitude or appreci above them - so that when God seems deaf to our pleadation of all you do? How often are we ready to see your ing and hidden from our sight, he is still there. He knows faults and failings and ignore the rest? that the struggle bravely borne will strengthen us. I have, from time to time, pictured bleakly to myself Oh how we should treasure, love and encourage you! our churches closed and our priests banished, andIfind Without you we have no sacraments; without you no very dear and mind how clearly to this brings more minister to shrive us, and no friend at the last to comfort necessary to us you are. and guide us as we take leave of time and enter eternity. I hope we see more clearly now that you are creatures Oh, never underrate your value and your influence in like ourselves, subject to the same aches and pains, fatigues and frustrations, but nevertheless conscious of the world. Your loving and grateful parishioner. the great privilege and dignity bestowed on you at ( A Wife and Mother) ordination.
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Cardinal, on a visit discusses China's relations with Rome
BEIJING (PEKING) (NC) — "For the moment, China is not interested in official relations with the Vatican, but I feel this attitude is only for the time being and does not exclude the possibility in the future," said Cardinal Franz Konig of Vienna, Austria. Cardinal Konig was in China for a visit of approximately two weeks. "If China is willing to t alk with the Vatican, the Vatican would be ready for such talks," he said at a Press conference. Establishing relations with China was the key to normalizing relations with Chinese Catholics, added the cardinal. Vatican ties with Chinese Catholics were broken after the communist takeover of 1949. The government told Catholics to join the National Association of Patriotic Catholics and told the association to choose its own bishops. This resulted in the de
facto formation of a national church. The Vatican broke relations with the patriotic association in 1958 after it sponsored the ordination of bishops against church norms. "Catholics exist here as a religious minority group," said Cardinal Konig. "I see no chance for the Vatican to contact the n ational Catholic Church formally because it would always be necessary to have contacts on the official level between China and the Vatican," he added. "Otherwise China would take it as an unfair procedure," he said. Informal contacts were
possible with the patriotic association. The issue for Chinese Catholics was whether "they remain under the command of the State or of the church," he said. An obstacle to VaticanChinese ties is current Vatican diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The cardinal said he saw no immediate change in this situation. C ardinal Konig said he spoke with Pope John Paul II before coming to China, but he was not officially representing the Vatican. The cardinal was invited by the Institute of Research on Religion of the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences.
West German Catholics' more than $225m. to missions or charity VATICAN CITY (NC) — West German Catholics "achieved a new pre-eminence in 1979" for their contributions to Catholic works abroad, Vatican Radio reported recently. The 27 million West German Catholics contributed 415 million marks (more than $225 million) to five major Catholic mission or charitable organisations. The 1979 contributions in round figures are as follows: • Latin American aid organisation, Adveniat, $57 million. • Mission aid agency, Missio, $54.8 million. • Relief and development aid agency, Misereor, $53.6 million
TAXES • Bonifatiuswerk, an agency for pastoral work abroad, $31 million. • For German Caritas (Catholic charities), $30 million, of which nearly $ 17 million went to charities work abroad. The total "represents only half of the effective offerings from West Germany, since funds coming from the so-called 'church taxes' must be added," Vatican Radio said. T he West German government guarantees church support by taxing citizens with religious affiliation and distributing the taxes proportionately to the churches for their use, including their mission and charity
Projects. "Furthermore, the total figures did not include the offerings received by individual missionary institutions and charitable organisations of the country or by international Catholic organizations —such as the Aid for the Church Suffering, which last year received about $12 million in West Germany," Vatican
Radio said. Aid for the Church Suffering channels financial help to the church in countries where it is restricted or persecuted, e specially in Eastern Europe. The 1979 contributions to the five major German C atholic foreign aid organizations topped 1978 totals by about $5 million.
Over 1,000, not 300, in Good Friday procession Victoria Park Catholic and Anglican parishes say that over 1000 people attended their Good Friday procession — more than double the numbers published in the media. The Australian Broadcasting Commission said in a news bulletin that 300 attended. Victoria Park parish priest, Father Michael Gatt, rang to object to their reckoning but it was not changed in later bulletins. The West Australian newspaper said that 600 were present. The joint Catholic and Anglican organisers say that this year's was the
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largest attendance in the seven-year history of the procession. Setting off from St. Joachim's church, the procession marched in silent w itness through the streets of Victoria Park. A large wooden cross was carried in the procession and several stops were made in Shepperton Road and Albany Highway for the reading of scripture and prayer. The cross was finally planted in a small park to the accompaniment of h ymns, prayers and readings. Peter Fleay, president of St. Joachim's parish council, said: "Holiday-makers proceeding to the SouthWest for the Easter weekend along the major outlets from the city must have seen what part of the real meaning of the Easter weekend was all about."
At the Focolare gathering to meet Dori ZAMBONI (second from right) were, left to right, Anne Marie RANDELL, Paul and Maria WILKINSON of Palmyra.
Focolare leader speaks to youth, meets adults
On Easter Monday Dori Zamboni, leader in the Focolare movement in Rome, spoke to the young Perth people in the movement. That same evening she met over 80 adults at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Glendalough. Her four-day stay in Perth is the final leg of an international trip visiting members of the Focolare m ovement in Korea, Japan and Melbourne. Dori is one of the original founding core group of the Focolare movement. S he first met the founder, Chiara Lubich at Trent in 1943. She was a young girl of 16. Since then she has devoted her life to the fostering and spread of the Focolare ideals.
"She gave the world Jesus Christ. We are all called to give Jesus to the world". Although having quite a
command of English, for over two hours Jo-Ellen Karstens, full-timer in Perth, translated Don's presentation from Italian
Bible now in 1685 languages
'OUR IDEAL' Members of the movement strive to meditate on and live out in their daily life a particular phrase from the gospels. "Our ideal" she said "is to show forth and to live out what Jesus prayed for at the Last Supper that we may be one, united in peace and joy". The Focolare movement embraces members o f other Christian denominations and even other faiths. The Moslems in our community search the K oran (Islamic scriptures) for the phrase that corresponds to the Christian's Word of Life, for the month; And so gain strength in this unity of meditation.
INCIDENTS For over two hours Dori held the audience spell bound with a joyous presentation of her life experience. She shared numerous incidents that had made God very alive to her. She said that even the Communists of Italy call us "different Christians". "Our motto is not to wear an emblem but to let the love of Christ show forth in our daily lives", she said. "We are all called to repeat the life of Mary.
into English. Dori said: "Man is the only container oflove, the more he gives it away the more he has. "We must strive in the present moment to love those who are before us and for the time being forget about those behind us, and those not yet encountered." Those interested in further information about the Focolare movement please write to, The Focolare Centre, 10/54 Pollard Street, Glendalough, 6016 or phone 444 0724.
The annual "Scripture Language Count" of the United Bible Societies s tates that complete books of the Bible have been published in 1685 At the Focolare gathering Anthony MILLS, of Wemb- languages. The whole Bible is now ley Downs, and Marie WILKINSON, of Palmyra both printed in 273 different in GEN 2. languages with the complete New Testament available in 745 languages. In the past year. Bibles were reported published for the first time in five A young participant at a recent Choice new languages. weekend felt so inspired by the experience They are the Bari lanthat she was prompted to express her feel- guage of the Sudan, Gouro in Ivory Coast; ings in poetry. Ndebele in Zimbabwe, Lango in Uganda and MY CHOICE WEEKEND Zande in Zaire. New Testaments pubThe weekend took me But its helped me see that lished in the Bokyi lanquite by surprise I can do more For opening there before To help my world of guage of Nigeria and Moldavian spoken in part family and friends my eyes Were so many answers to During my life on earth of the USSR werethe first pieces of Scripture ever to till it ends. questions I'd asked appear in those languagAbout my present, my es. the read you as Now future, my past. The Bible Society New following lines Now knowing me the I've asked God to bless Reader Selections designed for people learning to way I do you twenty times It made such a difference Bless you in everything read has been translated to the people I knew you say, think and do into a total of 399 lanAsia I now take notice when AND I'll pray that God guages. In the twowhere region Pacific friends come my way always smiles down at thirds of the world's popTo try to listen to things you. ulation live, New Reader they say. been JOSEPHINE Scriptures have 187 into t ranslated Now I'm not perfect and languages. that's for sure
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Vocations and youth; light in the dark areas
Who among you is going to be a priest? Who among you is going to be a religious Brother or Sister? I can remember these two questions first being asked of me in my early grades of primary school. Not just once but several t imes throughout the year. At that age the entire class would respond with a hand in the air; all the girls wanted to be priests and even they boys t hought they could be r eligious Sisters! Have you ever asked yourself this question or has anyone seriously posed it to you, recently?
THE CALL One reason for Daybreak '80 is to create a p ositive atmosphere in which men and women will be encouraged to search their hearts for the possibility of answering a call to serve God and His Church. That call often comes through a human being, an intermediary making the invitation. The idea of Daybreak '80 brings to mind the splendour of the rising sun dispelling the darkness of the night. We have all witnessed the beauty of sunrise, bursting forth on a new day. Daybreak '80 suggests that there are many negative ideas and dark areas about young people responding to a religious vocation.
"LONELY" W hat are some of the things that make religious life seem unattractive? Where did these ideas come from and who fosters them? One comment of a
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pedestal, where they appear very alone. Loneliness is something that I have had to come to grips with; it is something that is very real, but it is not unique to the priest. T hrough Marriage Encounter I have met many lonely husbands and wives.
ONLY ONE young person that has lingered in my mind since the Daybreak discussion was: "If in the church we are building community, why do our priests and Religious often seem such lonely people?" I have tried to answer his question over the last few weeks. My answer is that our Church is an imperfect cornmunity. We are all striving for perfection but we have not achieved it yet. People have very high expectations of their priests and Religious. People often put priests and religious up on a
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The next meeting of the Youth Council will be held on Monday, April 21 at 29 Victoria Square, Perth at 6.30 p.m. followed by a Chinese meal. Apologies to 325 4994.
The next weekend experience (one of the most wonderful in your life) will take place on Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4 at Kent Street, Rockingham. Act now and book with Trish and Michael Hegney on 293 3874 to avoid disappointment.
YCW HAMERSLEY The monthly film night will be held on Friday, April 18 at the Mass Centre, Hillwood Avenue, Warwick commencing at 7.30 p.m. This month's film is "Eagle has Landed". A cover charge of $2 will be made for supper provided. Enquiries to Kate McAdam 447 7362. The weekly meeting is held every Sunday night at the Mass Centre.
A disco will be held at Grenville Hall, Stoneham Way, Tuart Hill on Friday, April 18 at 7.30 p.m. Funds raised will support this year's Appealathon at a cost of $5; supper will be provided. Drinks will be on sale. Contact Lena Spina 444 9251.
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Hospital workers interested in reviewing their daily work and lives are welcome every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Flat 12, 50 Tate Street, Leederville. Enquiries to Sally Stokes on 381 6197.
YCS HAMERSLEY A youth night for Daybreak '80 will be held at Liwara Primary School, on Friday, April 18. Further information ring Fr. Kevin Davis.
CPY EASTERN REGION The next eastern region meeting for Catholic Parish youth will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church Hall, Armadale on Wednesday, April 16 at 7.30 p.m. Enquiries to Ivan Banks, full-timer on 325 4994.
Leaders of parish yout hgroups in the Fremantle area are invited to a meeting to be held at Rockingham on Tuesday, April 22 at 7.30 p.m.
VOCATIONS WEEKEND The next weekend of the Vocations Council will be held at Kent Street, Rockingham from April 25 to 27. For further information please contact Sr. Anne Cullinane on 381 2322 or Br. Kevin Johns on 450 2337.
Last month we attended the third and final consultation between
board members of voluntary youth organisations and the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation. The majority of the board members were over twenty-five years of age. We, being the youngest and only teenagers present, found the meeting f rustrating and yet educational. Three aspects frustrated us. Firstly, many of the organisations expressed that they had a shortage of leaders. To us it seemed their
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concept of a leader was a trained adult. Why not have trained young people to work with youth? In this way truly responsible people are created in this society who begin to have a say in their future.
NO SAY Too often young people never have a say in decisions that affect them. This dependency leads to frustration and apathy. A continual stream of y oung people working with youth is needed. Secondly, we found that not many people in the open forum were listening to each other. Everyone wanted to say their bit and it seemed that if you had a loud voice you would be heard. Thirdly, as the meeting was pre-budget consultation the greater part was centred on money.
GRANTS From the points raised we agree that our grant submissions should be presented in terms that t he government can understand. F or example, Our National Conferences are really leadership training courses.
This experience of reviewing our lives with young people from different States is the best form of leadership training we know. There was a continual push that we present everything we do as a voluntary youth organisation in t erms of a monetary v alue. An example would be the work of stapling newsletters by voluntary helpers, be given a value in terms of a wage paid to a secretary or office worker. To us, this seems t o compromise our principles.
YOUNGEST As Christians we should let our actions speak for us and not try to "get the most out of the Government," if they do not appreciate our work. The most gratifying aspect of the meeting was that among the Catholic church representatives from YCW, YCS and CPY, we were youngest people present. We do not want to judge other organisations who all provide a very worthwhile and needed service in the community. We think that if the
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SUNDAY, April 20: Blind People's Concert at the Parish Hall, Highgate commencing at 2 p.m. Enquiries to Bob Williams on 323 4453 work a/ h 444 9361. TUESDAY, April 22: Mass at the Club Rooms, Parish Centre, cnr. Salvado Road and Connolly Street, Wembley at 8 p.m. SUNDAY, April 27: Bush Walk and Picnic at Walyunga National Park, Bullsbrook. Meet at Council Car Park at II a.m. Bring own food and drinks etc.
FOCOLARE The Word of Life for April is "Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe".
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In noisy and seemingly happy families,Ihave met lonely young people. In my own life I know there is only one person who can fill my emptiness that is Jesus my Risen Lord. Ihope that Daybreak '80 will be an opportunity to dispel the dark ideas about religious brothers and sisters. I hope you have the opportunity of personally "encountering" a Relig ious. Stop one in the street and talk to him or her, come ring the door bell of monasteries, convents and presbyteries. And ask to meet us.
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meeting was filled with y oung people the outcome would be different; and the following recommendation may have been made. "That the Minister for Youth Sport and Recreation be accountable to his committee, who is a ccountable to the Department, which is accountable to Youth Affairs Council of which all youth organisations should be members." We ask that democracy exist, as an example to y oung people who are quite disillusioned with this society. The meeting was educational, as it showed us what we are up against in striving to build a Christian society. Shawn BOYLE and Margaret SAUNDERS. Young Christian Students.
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SEAFARERS' CLUB A chance to act on your faith and not just discuss it is open to those interested in working at the Stella Mans Club at Fremantle. Wednesday night and the weekends are times when you can help. Contact Fr. Sean O'Shea 335 1958 or 335 6836.
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ROME (NC) - Ugandan President Godfrey Binaisa has called for a joint Protestant-Catholic celebration to mark the 1 0th anniversary of Christianity in Uganda. Protestants and Catholics have already held separate centenary celebrations. But these were marred by threats and violence from the regime of dictator Idi Amin, said Binaisa. "The Protestant centenary observed in 1977 was marked in blood after ( Anglican) Archbishop Janan Luwum was murdered at the hands of the A min regime," said Binaisa. "The Catholic national celebrations in February 1979 were marked in a mediocre manner, after threats from the Amin regime," added Binaisa. Father Simeon Lourdel and Brother Armans Delmas, members of the White Fathers, arrived in Entebbe on February 17, 1879 to establish what proved to be the first permanent Catholic mission
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in the African country. President Binaisa also said he planned to go to R ome with Cardinal Edmmanuel K. Nsubuga of Kampala, Uganda, in April 1980 for the scheduled opening of the new c hurch dedicated to Uganda's 22 martyrs killed in persecution from 1885 to 1887 and canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964. Pope Paul VI visited Uganda in 1969. President Binaisa also said that the government would grant freedom of worship in the country and that it would not base its appointments of officers on religion. "All religions are to be treated as equal by the government," Binaisa said. He added that the country had a debt to the early missionaries and he urged Christians to be united. U gandan Catholics number 4.4 million out of a population of 10.8 million.
Yugoslav Orthodox request Scripture In a remarkable turn of events, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in Yugoslavia has requested the local Bible Society to publish a series of Scripture Selections on the life and work of Jesus Christ. The concept of producing Scripture Selections in a country which is both Socialist and Orthodox is very unusual. The authorities normally regard this material as religious propaganda and the law often prohibits its production or public distribution. Also, the Orthodox Church does not have a tradition of advocating the private reading of the Bible. The United Bible Societies plan to have the first printing of 100 000 Selections in Serbian available for Easter.
Religious life; young's deeper desires
F rom Denver, U.S.A., comes a c omment about v ocation to priesthood and religious life, a topic of real interest to the C atholic community.
The Jesuit, Father Futrell, pondering on the Jesuits in training for the priesthood who had not c ontinued, remarked: "We brought in warm, pious young men. They were not ready for life commitment. "We should have discerned better." From Rome, Father Kiely, S.J, commented that many young aspirants for religious life have clear conscious ideals of serving God; they are, however, very often unaware of their o wn deeper desires, which run contrary to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience. These desires prevail, unless they can be made a ware of them more strongly often they give up the more generous ideals.
NOT SUITED Father Futrell is speaking about a large number of young men, who were encouraged to enter religious life, but without adequately discerning what it was all about. They were not suited for such a committed life. Their suitability was in question.
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It was not surprising that they did not continue. Father Kiely is dealing with another group of people who enter the noviceship, yet who are not helped to know themselves deeply. They are in good faith, but their unaware desires tend to undermine their conscious ideals. A good novice instructor can help them to become aware of their inadequacies and to master their selfish desires, with God's help. Otherwise, they will not persevere.
NO 'RIGHT' Another comment, this time from Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. from an Episcopalian bishop is perhaps relevant. He was talking about vocation to the priesthood and stressing that no individual has a right to priesthood. "It is a God-given ministry. One has to be called by God to act sacramentally in the name of Jesus Christ. "One has to act in continuity with the priesthood of Christ. "This ministry to the Church is given by the Spirit. He asks that all understand who is Jesus
growth in personality and loving relationships. Another remark, this time by the American Cardinal Wright, who died recently, attributed the paucity of vocations to a fear of permanent c ommitment, a 'keepyour-options -open' attitude, looking for a better opportunity for self fulfilment, which is a very strong characteristic of American life. This links up with a 'selfism', a 'me-ism', which is admitted as a strong tendency of the 1970's.
those who think that physical, genital intercourse is the key to personality fulfilment. Abstinence, or moderation in sexual matters makes no sense to them. For these, there is only one way to fulfilment, plenty of genital intercourse, with no relationship, no commitment. Surely this is the way of the irresponsible lecher, the faithless harlot, the humank'animal".
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muted in comparison with the shouting in favour of the lay apostolate and Christian marriage. Many modern Catholic young people saw the many and varied occupations being offered to youth, especially to girls. In the distant past, for girls it was marriage, housemaids, nursing or 'the nunnery'. After the war, the factory was added. Now, tertiary education for many professions and occupations is another attraction. And all this as part of the lay apostolate.
To come back to the family. Parents often show a reluctance to see their well educated child give up the expectation of material advantage and throw in their lot with t hose committed to Christ in poverty, chastity and obedience. The reluctance may be due to some bad experience of the past, not yet healed. It may be due to a lack of deep trust in Christ or a lack of confidence in the future or religious life. In a very affluent country, as is U.S.A. it is more difficult to go against the prevailing and powerful H ollywood culture, which is the third, and maybe the most influential educational force in American life, competing with the family, school, very successfully. For this culture, wealth is the key to life. The Christ ideal is poverty.
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Father James DYNON, SJ, of St. Thomas More College, has been overseas recently andhe reflects here on his sojourn in the United States. Christ and what the priesthood means, before talking about ordination. "Christianity is scriptural and supernatural and we have tradition, guided by the spirit, in history". Father Futrell would agree with the bishop and a sk that we discern whether or not God is calling us.
VIEW The bishop from Dallas asks the Anglican community to consider that t he Orthodox and Catholic community discern also; and do not act without a Christian consensus. Listening to these ideas from the USA,I try also to reflect on the wider question of vocation to the priesthood and religious life. I often asked the question in U.S.A. . . "why fewer religious and priests today'?" The answers varied. One U.S. survey of the past strongly connected vocation with the family.
Again, some of the religious orders have not yet presented clearly their apostolate in terms of updated life style and opportunity of relationship and personal growth. Relationship is vitally important for modern young people, as is personal growth. Religious life and priesthood need to be presented more clearly as a way of
One comment was that in a very highly sexed culture, as is the USA, young p eople mature more slowly. It seems that this sort of culture slows down the maturing process. Young people are taught that sensory pleasures are absolutely necessary for t he fulfilment of the personality. They are given very high priority. There are even
Many protest that they are working against a Jansenism oft he past, but t hey go to the other extreme. This is the way their clumsy protests sound to youth.
CHASTITY For such as these, the ideal of Christian chastity is difficult to grasp and impossible to explain. Chastity, which is an alternative way of loving, which demands moderation, a difficult virtue, is unknown to them. In the West, there is a great need of understanding moderation —and a need for teaching it. An English medical doctor noted this lack of self control, this desire for instant gratification. Endeavouring to get out of this aspect of the rat race, he went to Tibetan Buddhism. 'I follow the serene way of prayer and study. I learn about reality, about people, about the cause of unhappiness and how it manifests itself in society. '1 see the need for the training of the mind'. One who follows the way of Christ. . 'deny yourself; postpone your instant gratification for a far greater happiness, for union with God' . . comes, through this control and moderation, through chaste loving, to the peace of Christ.
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R ADIO SUNDAY Perhaps the Catholic family today is not encouraging its children to think of priesthood and religious life. In the past, a committed C atholic family was pleased to see a child as priest or religious. Is that so today? One responsible comment I heard noted the way Vatican 2 was communicated" to the Catholic world, with great stress on the lay apostolate, and on the sacrament of marriage. It is true that Vatican 2 praised very highly priestly vocation and religious vocation. But this praise seemed
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FRIDAY 10.15 pm (6WN) CROSS WAYS -Development - What Are The Limits For the christian?" The Rev. Doctor Ray B arraclough is the A nglican chaplain at t he University of Queensland. Last year he presented a paper at a seminar organised by the TEAR Fund and the AFES. In this paper he traced the history of economics in the Bible, and what the attitude of scripture has b een to economy , development and use of resources and possessions.
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Why Religious, men and women, give up In the U.K., another medical doctor psychiatrist, Dr. Dominian, has studied the phenomenon of priests, brothers and nuns, unable to continue with their permanent commitment.
He speaks of the social changes, the emergence of the desire to be a selfdirecting person. He speaks, too, of the psychological changes. The desire to marry is one. This should be interpreted rather as the interest in "experiencing their affective life, the world of feelings and emotions" than as the "ordeal of complete continence", the "absence of genital sex'. 'Having experienced a certain bareness, they left in the hope of finding greater fulfilment in oneto-one personal relationships'
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deeper self knowledge and on the interviewer's better knowledge of personality and of the deeper desires of the candidate. We need to answer parents' genuine perplexity. Fr. Van Kaam suggested that, in the past, Jansenist parents produced Jansenist vocations. These produced Jansenist youth and more Jansenist vocations.
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encourage, tell them that, with God's help, they can develop into a good Religious, a good priest. It would be reprehensible to withold this encouragement, if a good young person, clearly called by God, was hesitating, for fear of unworthiness.
"FRINGE" Parents may be reluctant to encourage their children to get on to a 'sinking ship', not realising that the priesthood and religious life are strongly guaranteed by Vatican 2. It is true that the Catholic community is guided by God's spirit, Who may vary the number, the relative number, of laity, priests and religious. But all are necessary. It would be a very rash person to foretell the day, when the Catholic community would be composed of only laity, with no priests or no religious. One can understand the reluctance of "fringe", or weakly-committed, Catholic parents, made up of Greeley's five divisions.. the "alienated", the "unchurched", the "dissatisfied" the "disidentified" and the "voluntaristic".
Dr. Dominian then The result was unsuitaquotes from Fr. Rulla's ble vocations. book, "Psychological Without genuine comStructure and Vocation", mitment and love, these which explains further either realised that will the reasons for giving up power is no substitute for religious vocation. God's charism of chas"Upon entry, the candi- tity, obedience and date's ideals match those poverty-and left; or of the institution. merely stayed for the "Gradually, however, wrong reasons. the unconscious needs of the person emerge and SURVEYS? these — which may Of course, parents' include greater need for r eluctance can come affection, trust, accep- from many sources. tance, expression of It may even come from anger, meeting depriva- the reading of "surveys" tion, and so on — stand on priestly and religious in contradiction to the life. requirements of the vocaSurveys can be most tion chosen." helpful; they can also be, In past days, the "inner at times, ranged with world of feelings and "statistics and damn needs kept strictly under lies". control; the emergence of One such, based on connew aspects of the per- tacts with ex-priests and sonality at any stage of ex-religious, of whom development, were kept many found themselves under strict control and like fish out of water in is ignored. e xperience, obviously would have been more CHALLENGE balanced if it had based "This is no longer possi- its findings on the views ble because men and of priests and Religious women experience their who had found in their The "alienated" belong, integrity in conjunction life the deep peace of without practising much; with their unfolding Christ. the "unchurched" don't personality. E veryone should belong, don't attend, "This expectation of remember that priests even yearly; the "dissatisdoing justice to the and Religious are human fied" belong, attend, but changing inner world has beings. are critical; the "disidenp roduced tremendous All are not heroic in tified" have now no challenges" for religious faith and trust and love. d enomination; the life, bearing the stamp of But there are very many "volunta ristic" belong, permanency. who strive to be generous attend, pick and choose W hat then is needed? in their love of God and in doctrine and morals. "Clearly a much more loving service of their felBut I think the 'main sophisticated apprecia- low man. line' or committed, tion of the personality, Catholic parent would and a capacity to predict FREE welcome an educational likely changes in the perCHOICE approach, not necessarily sonality which would be As with marriage, so, a recruitment approach, incompatible with the to the whole question of vocation sought." In this too, with acceptance of vocation to the priestway, "change is not going vocation, there must be hood and religious life. to disrupt fundamentally genuine freedom of decision. An educational approthe vocation chosen". The young persons must ach would talk about, not be allowed to make up only the sacrament of PARENTS their own mind. marriage and the apostoThese explanations and But this does not mean late of the laity, but also recomendations could be that no encouragement the sacrament of the priof great help to parents be given them. esthood and religious unwilling to have their In the Catholic comlife. Child hurt by the expe- munity, we might say This should be as norrience of failure. that the bishop's function mal as talking about the Some parents may have is to encourage the chacreed, the other sacraCome to the conclusion risms of the faithful; so, ments and prayer. that religious life and pri- too, the assistant to the This would re-awaken a esthood is not for the bishop, the priest; so, true image of the priest, modern youth. They will too, should the parent, and of the Religious. be encouraged by an and those responsible for The priest, the instruInsistence on the youth's t he young person, ment of God in so many
ways, walks in the footsteps of Christ the high priest, as teacher, priest and pastor.
'Martyrdom' in Lebanese 'Church in Silence'
By Jesuit Father James DYNON
The religious follows Christ the virgin, Christ the poor man, Christ the obedient son of the Father, usually in a comGod communicating munity life. Both priest with me. and religious are commit"Of course, there have ted to the love of God and been doubts, but not of others, the service of 'major ones." God and of others. In the 1980s, there is a One Religious Sister definite place for women, told her story in the Church, but the "As a girl, I didn't want nature of the place needs to give up what seemed clarifying. the good things of life. The "we must have SisBut a retreat touched me ters, else our schools, our deeply, personally. This hospitals, will have to stayed with me. close" argument can be I went to the Uni and, ambiguous. R eligious women after a busy, happy year, a Sister, whom I admired belong to the mission of for her integrity and the church, to its evangelauthenticity, challenged isation, to the message of salvation. me. "When"? We have to try to live "When I'm sure," I reppart of the "message". lied. It is a real thing. We feel "Do you want an angel we are complementary to come? with the work of laity, "In her direct question, other religious and prigrace became tangible. I ests in the Church. knew I had to go. In the 1980s, there is "The deciding months also a definite place for were hard. My family men, religious men, prisupported me. ests and Brothers, in the "I was at peace. It was Church. T hey have their God calling me. apostolates. "I felt an unmistakable Above all, they have the call that God wanted this call to throw in their lot for me, a very strong with Christ in faith, in experience of faith, of trust, in love.
Sir, In an Angelus address last November, the Holy Father asked for prayers for those who were being persecuted and even martyred for their religious beliefs. The request should remind us about the forgotten members of the Mystical Body of Christ — the Church in Silence. When this term was first used some years ago it meant those who w ere tortured and persecuted by communists. However, a recent newsletter from "Aid to the Church in Need", describes the plight of C hristians in the Lebanon and makes it quite clear that the Church in that country is indeed part of the Church in Silence. The so-called "civil war" in the Lebanon is,
in reality, a savage and continuing attack on the Church by Moslem fanatics, and has been responsible for the deaths of many thousands of Christians. Why, I wonder, do we not hear about theses heroic people, victimes of Islam and communism who are even now suffering martyrdom for Christ? In your charity, please pray for them, that they will receive the strength to "hold fast" because, while it is their turn today, whose turn will it be tomorrow? (Miss) DIANA E. FOX Nedlands.
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\• The success of Melville in winning its firstgrade premiership at the WACA ground w as, apart from the great team achievement, a triumph for three of Western Australia'a internationals —Dennis Lillee, Graeme Wood and Kevin Wright. It could be said that Lillee was principal architect of the victory as he scored a half century in Melville's first innings and then wrecked the North Perth innings by taking seven wickets. With another wicket in North Perth's second innings he had eight for the match. It was a great achievement and, apart from his bowling and leadership, it emphasised his worth as a lower order batsmen. W ood, with his third century in first -grade finals he scored 112 in the second innings to add to two finals centuries for other clubs in the past) confirmed his stature as a first-class batsman and, incidentally, must have considerably enhanced his chances of regaining his place in the Australian eleven, where there is still a problem concerning one opening batsman. T he wicket -keeper Wright, in addition to taking part in the dismissal of several North Perth batsmen, scored two half centuries. His batting has improved greatly in recent weeks and he must again be in the top position for Test selection, as the No. 2 keeper at least. *** S wan Districts were known as the big improvers last season. Did their big win over last year's premiers, East Fremantle, herald a
return to their great days when they won the premiership under Bunton's coaching? Although it is early days, the manner of their victory in the opening round of the season, indicated that the team will be a substantial factor in the competition this season. Their solid, disciplined, at times brilliant play was a monument to the efforts of their persistent coach, J ohn Todd, who has struggled on through adversity at Bassendean. If the standard can be maintained and if there is sufficient depth to adequately fill gaps left through injury during the season, Swan Districts could well be a force in the final round. *** He was one described by an enthusiastic American athletics coach as the greatest track athlete of all time and, while have been something of an exaggeration, there was much in the career of the late Jesse Owens to put him among the giants. In his field of sprinting he is entitled to be ranked a longside Nurmi and Zatopek, in the distance sphere, and as a long jumper he recorded a w orld figure which lasted on the record books for 25 years. When he died last week at the age of 66 the Negro former shoe-shine boy who won four Olympic gold medals in Berlin in 1936 had become a legend the man who, in winning glory for himself and his country, figuratively spat in the eye of the "whitesupremacy" -obsessed Hilter. His gold medals were won in the 100 and 200 metres, the longjump and in the 4 x 100 metres relay. This success came after some outstanding feats at college and university. He became a professional soon after the Olympics but he was a lways dedicated in encouraging young atheletes, by precept and example, to aim for similar heights. One of the eleven children of an Alabama family in very modest circumstances, James Owens (he was rarely if ever called anything but "Jesse") he attracted the attention of
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a coach, Charles Riley, in high school and his remarkable career began. It culminated in possibly his greatest feat (apart from the Berlin Olympics and his fireworld records and an equal sixth) when he ran 9.4 seconds for 100 yards in Chicago in 1933. As a junior at Ohio State University he won the 220 yards low hurdles in the astonishing time of 22.9 seconds a world record, and a week later, in May, 1935 at the college championships at Ann Arbor, Michigan in the space of 7 5 minutes he broke world records for five events and equalled the world time for a sixth and this with a sore back. The long-jump mark that he achieved that day 26ft 8¼ inches (8.13 metres) was not bettered until 1960. His encouragement of young athletes is a matter of record as are the high honours bestowed on him by US Presidents. President Ford presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976 and President Carter presented the Living Legends Award last year, remarking that Owens at the Berlin Olympics had "performed in a way that I don't believe has ever been equalled." It is difficult at this distance to judge the relative merits of Owens' performances compared with the modern champions. His record long jump speaks for itself but his 9.4 second for 100 yards was achieved on a track a good deal slower than the modern strips and his Olympic Games times — 10.3 secs for 100 metres and 21.2 for the 200 metres, particularly the former, probably would equal the world time ran on fast international standard surfaces today. There were two surprise selections in the Australian track and field team for the Moscow Olympic games in which it was reported the "nominations far exceed the number originally expected to go before the Australian Olympic Federation's justification c ommittee for final consideration." The surprise selections were the West Australian women's sprinter Coleen Pekin and the other was Peter Gandy, the 18-yearold sprinter, who pulled a hamstring muscle in a heat oft he national championships and withdrew. However, he is a very good sprinter and he has been selected for his favourite distance, the 200 metres, in addition to the 4 x 100 metres relay. He clocked the fastest time this season for the 200 metres, 20.5 seconds, which is well below the winning time of 21.20 in the national title event and is within range of the prominent Olympians in this event. Chris Stanton, the other
West Australian selected, is the national women's high jump champion who cleared 1.90 metres in the title event and would be in contention for an Olympic medal. Possibly among the best prospects for medals among the men are Rick Mitchell who ran a creditable 45.35 seconds to win the national 1000 metres title and broke the record by 0.2 seconds, Ken Lorraway, the triple jumper who has 7.29 metres to his credit, and David Fitzsimmons, the 5000 metres specialist. Raelene Boyle, who has s witched to the 400 metres, has approached a high standard in that event and Denise Boyd in the sprints has run well r ecently. F itzsimmons and Gandy were named subject to their passing fitness tests and a similar condition attaches to John Higham, the 800 metres champion who is capable of world class performances, and Gary Honey, who is regarded as the leading Australian long jumper. *** The tree-kick limit (the plan to limit free kicks to about 50 in a match) which was introduced in t he Victoria Football League this season seems to be something of a revolutionary change. While it remains to be seen how effective it will be in keeping the game flowing (the main objective of the new plan), it would appear that, while the more obvious penalties are awarded, some legitimate free kicks are
FAIRFAX GIRL impressed at her first start since a spell when a twolength victor over Green Diver and Mt. Newman. Turned out looking a treat by trainer Albert J ordan, FAIRFAX GIRL'S class told in the straight after hanging badly on the turn and should continue to show improvement in the coming weeks and live up to the early promise this t wo -year -old filly showed. S ANTA CAVALIER was the medium or a strong betting move on Saturday and after giving his backers some cause for concern on the turn, ran on strongly to score by a head over Mossenova and Indian Rumour. This galloper has shown he has ability and should be followed when next he starts.
missed or overlooked by umpires. The result of this could be a greater degree of more robust and at times unfair physical contact, to say the least, which would not be good for the game. However, experience will show whether or not this is the case, as it will also show how umpires cope with situations in which their duties and their authority are not at all clearly defined. The new rule, at present experimental and used only in Victoria, has resulted in the question of the sending-off rule being revived, as it has several times in the past. There is a strong case for introducing this regulation into Australian Rules football. The referee or umpire in every other code of football and in such tough games as ice hockey has the power to order a player off the field (for a whole match - or for a limited time, in ice hockey) and this has proved effective as a deterrent to excessively rough or unfair play. It is a salutary penalty which involves the loss of the offending player's services, where as the reporting of a player allows him to remain on the field and help his team. The Victorian Football Association has adopted the sendingoff rule and other States and leagues will be able to benefit from observing its operation. They should give the subject serious consideration.
BELLE TALK returned to the turf with a brilliant win in the Charvon Welter over 1,200 metres. Although having her first start since the Perth Cup, BELLE TALK gave a strong indication she has returned as good as ever and this classy mare is sure to be very hard to beat next time she steps out on the track. SILVER SMILE, a lightly raced Silver Knight three-year-old caught my eye with her fine run behind Medal Talk on Saturday. R acing over 2,2 0 0 metres at her second run since a spell, this filly ran on well in the straight to finish within four lengths of the winner on the line.
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GALAXY (1) 8.50pm Non Penalty Non Awards — 530m 1 Cresdeel, 2 Fullamusic, 3 Miss Windgal, 4 Doubting Thomas, 5 Large Print, 6 Lady Tippytoe, Calruin, 8 Wintammywin, 9 (res) Lord Forrest, 10 (res) Buffalo Blast. Select: 4, 2, 8 GALAXY (2) 9.10pm Non Penalty Non Awards — 530m 1 Taquila Pebble, 2 Tanbairn, 3 Magic Card, 4 Chief Vader, 5 Confirmed, 6 Glendon's Babe, 7 Pearl King, 8 Dark Gramoi, 9 (res) Stylish Scholar, 10 (res) Royal Tamerine. Select: 7, 4, 8 GALAXY (3) 9.30pm Non Penalty Non Awards — 530m 1 Ebony Heiress, 2 Wild Lord, 3 Wave Julie, 4 Waverley Duke, 5 Triple Play, 6 Candle Wind, 7 Genisevs, 8 Paddy Come Home, 9 (res) Stylish Scholar, 10 (res) Conundrum. Select: 2, 6, 7 GALAXY (4) 9.50pm Non Penalty Non Awards — 530m 1 Noisy Band,2 Cunning Pat, 3 Willy Buck, 4 Glendon's Lass, 5 Maidstone Again, 6 Instructor, 7 Lunar Rose, 8 Rheola Lee, 9 (res) Conundrum, 10 (res) Buffalo Blast. Select: 7, 6, 1 WINFIELD 10.10pm Grade 5 — 530m 1 Pulse Raiser, 2 Kiky's Crown, 3 Blad's Mate, 4 Royal Roger, 5 Go Atlas, 6 Tigmex, 7 Top Praise, 8 Samson's Tyrant, 9 (res) Justine Love, 10 (res) Grand Venture. Select: 6, 2, 3
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Six dangers threaten human values in the world; Cardinal Hume LONDON (NC) — Six dangers threatening human values in the modern world were listed by Cardinal George Basil Hume of Westminister. "As I reflect on the six threats to human development, I have to conclude that each one constitutes a collective sin — a social or institutional evil — in which the sinfulness of the world is clearly demonstrated." he said. The cardinal said that the six dangers were: the great disparity of wealth among nation ; the t hreat to the environ ment; the failure to con t rol and equitably distribute energy resources; the possibility of neclear war; hunger; and the failure to respect life.
Iran: Pope sends appeal to four leaders V ATICAN CITY (NC) Pope John PaulII earlier this week sent a personal appeal for peace to the four world leaders most directly involved in the Iranian hostage situation.
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— Iranian controversy w hich has kept 50 Americans imprisoned at the U.S. Embassy in Teheran since November 4 last. According to sources in Teheran, the papal message to Khomeini was delivered personally by A rchbishop Annibale Bugnini, Apostolic Pronuncio in Iran. Others to received an appeal from the Pope w ere President Bani Sadr, President Carter and UN secretary-general Kurt Waldheim. The Editorial deadline for copy for The RECORD is the first mail on Tuesday for the week of publication. No guarantee is given to include material received after that time unless prior arrangement has been made with the editor. Material should be carefully addressed to the Editor at the full and correct postal address shown on page one. A name and contact address or telephone number should ac om anv i ii
The Daybreak 80 audio visual display o n vocations at Trinity College April 9-18 got heavy support from schools during weekdays but a ttracted very few other visitors for the weekend or evening sessions. School classes came for 45 minute segments andFatherDon SPROXTON of St. Mary's Cathedral is pictured explaining s ome of the New Norcia mementoes to A quinas College students.
"The solutions to the problems are, in different ways and in varying degrees, the responsibility of each of us," he said. Cardinal Hume spoke at a seminar on world development sponsored by the Justice and Peace C ommission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales. The seminar was for members of Parliament, civil servants, labour leaders and business managers. The six dangers "provide for me poWerful proof of humanity's fall, which is not to say, of course, that each one of us is personally at fault, nor do we each stand guilty b efore God," said Cardinal Hume. "But humanity's tragic legacy does demand that humanity as a whole takes responsi bility of its future des tiny," he added. A paper prepared by Barbara Ward (Lady Jackson) said that 75 percent of the world's population lives on 20 per cent
of the world's income while a privileged 25 percent enjoyed 80 percent of the world's wealth. The paper was read for her because illness prevented her from attending the seminar. "No doubt we would all like to feel that human decency, some s ense of common obligation, some stirring of the conscience would be enough in our once-Christian West to produce the response o f compassion and generosity that are so urgently required," she said. "But let's be realistic. If such a conscience existed, it would have been stirred already," she added. The paper said that enlightened self interest should cause the rich nations to help stimulate the economicies of the poor countries. T he paper urged v oters to put pressure o n elected officials against cutting foreign aid programs.
No biblical justification for a divided church SEATTLE (NC) — "There is no biblical justification for a divided church," said Anglican Archbishop Edward W. Scott, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, who was keynote speaker at the 17th National Workshop on Christian Unity. "(Ecumenism) doesn't mean one given structure, but a unity of purpose and concern," the archbishop said. "To relate honestly and frankly without pulling 'moral rank' is a real art we have to learn. "And it's not always an obvious trait of Christians." Although the majority of the 400 workshop participants were national and local Catholic and Protestant ecumenical o fficers, Archbishop Scott said that "the work of ecumenism continues sometimes almost in spite of the hierarchy. "There has been much impact and creativity on
level." Council of Churches, said The Canadian prelate that he viewed the main said that his involvement stumbling block to Chrisin ecumenism began dur- tian unity as "the lack of a ing his student days at the deep enough understandUniversity of British ing of the truth, biblical Columbia. vision and mission of the Later, in his first parish church." as the only non-Roman He called the tendency Catholic clergyman in to "absolutize" a form of Prince Rupert, British idolatry. Columbia, during World "Who knows God comWar II, he "learned to pletely?" he asked. minister to people as peo"Our view of him is ple, without trying to always only partial. "But we try to make our change their denominparticular view of God ation. "Deliberate proselytiz- into God. "We are making God in ing can be pretty destructive," he said. our image. And when we "Every tradition has a absolutize God, we aren't strength of its own." willing to learn from Archbishop Scott, mod- others. erator of the Central "This is a source of much
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