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F ather Peter Slattery, Father Holohan said that "They have needs but they Lumen Vitae in Brussels, C armelite (pictured it was to the credit of John were prepared to recognise and this was followed by a r ight), who has been XXIII that they were pre- the greater needs of the year of religious education c haplain and religious pared to release Father wider Catholic school study at the University of Slattery for this work even community." Chicago. e ducation co-ordin- though as yet they had no Father Slattery will be He was at Whitefriars ator at John XXIII Col- replacement for Father visiting all 43 Catholic College before being lege for the past three Slattery who took over secondary schools in WA. posted to the Carmelite y ears, will work in from Father David Strong He will work with the co- community at Hilton. c onjunction with Si, who became chaplain ordinators of religious Father Slattery is conF ather Gerard Holo- to the University of WA. education courses, advis- vinced from his experience han, director of reli- "It is a very real sacrifice ing on methods of teaching with Catholic secondary for the college," he said. religious courses and also pupils that they are gious education.
on the resources available genuinely interested in relito a teacher. gion and the development He will also provide prac- of their faith. tical in-service courses for He finds that they are teachers in the schools. very interested in prayer, Teachers have been able to both personal and meditaattend Catholic Pastoral tive, and is in favour of the Institute courses if they students being given wished and if they could be courses in the different spared from the school, forms of prayer in the but there has not been the Catholic tradition. opportunity to have practi- "Prayer is very valid and cal in-service training in essential to religious eduactual courses being pres- cation," Father Slattery ented in the schools. said. "It puts flesh and Slattery is the son bones on faith. A Sydney Jesuit priest will ofFather Jack and Nell Slattery of "There also needs to be a take the place of Father John Nedlands, where the fam- solid core of doctrine settled after coming taught but in a way they Prendiville SJ (pictured below) ily from Victoria 25 years ago. can receive it. After all, who is concluding his seven- After completing his BA they are only young people at the University with coming up to maturity. year contract as director of the majorsWA in English and his- "Religious education has t ory, Father Slattery to be linked to the whole Catholic Pastoral Institute. entered the Carmelite ethos of the Catholic Father Joseph Sobb Si iors of Western Australia. Order in 1962 and was school. The pupils need to 'Father Peter Slattery (left) and Father Gerard Holohan discuss next year's programme. will arrive in January to Brother Gerald Faulkner ordained priest in 1968. be encouraged to see that take over from Father is at present chairman of For a time he was a education is not just for a have been given so much Prendiville who was found- the Institute council. teacher of religion and a job but a preparation for ing director of the Institute Father Prendiville, who co-ordinator of religious life and a help for them to and that they have a when it was established was rector of St Thomas education at the Carmelite take their proper place in responsibility to return to the community and to the under the auspices of the More College for three Whitefriars College in the community and the Church for all that they Bishops and Major super- years before his C.P.I. Melbourne. Church. appointment, expects to He went overseas to do "They also have to be have received from their continue in a posting in his s tudies in religion at brought to realise that they families, teachers and their education." home state of Western Australia. Father Sobb, 41, who was ordained in 1971, has built up an impressive record of study in the field of ScripF amilies are encouraged to bring candles to hold ture with an MA in Biblical during the prayer of the faithful at this Sunday evenMelbourne from Studies University and a PhD in ing's festival of Christ the King in Supreme Court Scripture from CamGardens. bridge. The function commences at 6.30pm extensive He has had Disabled people will be specially involvement with adult and is scheduled to conclude shortly catered for with the provision of an education courses in Syd- after 8pm. audio loop, a raised platform and ramp Taking its theme, Break Down the and overhead projector and screen. ney where currently he lectures in scripture and Barriers, from the International Year of Acolytes in albs are invited to walk in theology at St Paul's Col- the Disabled Person, the festival will lege, Kensington, and St consist of prayers, readings and songs the Blessed Sacrament procession. before the Blessed Sacrament is carried Patrick's College, Manly. Cars carrying infirm people will be In addition to a period of by Bishop Healy to the orchestral shell secondary teaching, he was for a period of worship and benediction. admitted to a special area provided they Archbishop Goody will preach the carry a special permit and have entered also Jesuit novice master at before 6.30pm. Pymble from 1978 to 1980. homily.
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T wenty-seven parishes were represented among the 37 people who attended the second A ustralian Catholic Relief workshop held last Saturday afternoon at the Cathedral parish centre. The workshop was participants in a practical the result of a questi- case exercise to decide how onnaire to parishes they would go about estabf ol lowing the last lishing basis health services Lenten Project Com- in a rural district where there was only one doctor passion appeal asking and one nurse. if parishes were inter- They were given a nomiested in further edu- nal grant of $10,000 with cation in development w hich to fund their a nd the part played by suggestions. A ustral ian Cathol ic Later the participants were told of a similar realR elief. life situation that had been Some of those at last undertaken in the PhilipSaturday's gathering had pines and how it had been attended pre-Lenten brief- funded by Australian ings on the ideas behind Catholic Relief. Project Compassion and Mr Peter Gravestock, overseas development pro- W A national committeejects funded by its man on ACR, explained donations. the changing philosophy of During last Saturday's funding that was now three-hour session Sister undertaken in partnership Adrian Dyt FM M led the with the receiving country.
ome of the representatives of 27 parishes w o atten e ast aturday's A ustralian Catholic Relief workshop. Front centre is Mr. Michael Whitely, national director of ACR. At left is Mr. Peter Gravestock, WA state representative on the ACR national committee. At right is missions director Father Pat Ahern who showed a film to the group.
'Awareness stops at Church in cruel war parish school gates'
In general the average Catholic is unaware of the world outside their parish community, a ccording to Mr Michael Whitely, national director of Australian Catholic Relief who was in Perth last week. -Parish priests often years to become the princic omplain that the pal ACR fund raising k nowledge of Catho- activity. lics stops at the parish Some people were keepschool gates," he said. ing in contact with ACR "As Catholics we have an during the year through obligation to show an donations to Force Ten or interest in the wider uni- by individual donations. versal church. Some parishes make a regWe in Australia have a lot ular donation to ACR as to offer because we are part of their year's budget.
M EXICO CITY (NC) — In Guatemala's northern Diocese of Quiche Communion hosts are hidden in tortillas and Bibles are buried in clay pots as the people struggle to live their faith, according to a Jesuit from the Central American country.
As examples of such projects he mentioned: * a health project in the Bishop Juan Gerardi, of Quiche, closed all Phillippines where a diocesan churches at the end of 1980 $10,000 grant enabled docbecause of the increasing violence against tors to go to villages to c hurch people and currently there are no train local people to carry priests or religious working in Quiche, out as much health care as a dded the Jesuit. they were able. "In spite of represssion, the faith continues to be The application to Ausprofound," the Jesuit said. "Catechists preach the tralia, Mr Whitely word by memory so if they are caught no Bibles will explained, is that millions be confiscated," he said. of dollars are spent on Most Bibles are put into plastic bags and buried Aboriginal health proinside clay pots so they will not be destroyed and at grammes that have no releliturgies of the word Communion is distributed hidvance for Aborigines. In den inside tortillas, the priest said. the Philippines the impor"Through church programmes the people become tant lesson was that the conscious of their Christian commitment and what it local people had put up the means to their economic, social and political situapeople whom they wanted tion," he said. trained. "The important part of this struggle is that it's a * In Bangladesh ACR is struggle of Christians against repression and the funding a programme to response of the people has been not to submit," he train women in leadership said. in the areas of handicraft Other parts of Guatemala have faced similar health and nutrition. The r epresssion. In recent years at least 13 priests have application in Australia been either kidnapped or murdered. close to Asia, at least phys- The stress had to be on would be to see how many Last August the Guatemalan bishops issued a pasmigrant women cannot ically if not in our thinking. education, Mr Whitely been unable to find a suita- toral letter saying the Catholic Church in Guatemala cope or feel down-trodden many people see ACR as ble alternative. explained. Mr Whitely believes Aus- "The world that the aver- because there are no lead- an organisation worth "is today perhaps as never before in its history the The words Australian victim tralia is in the position to age Catholic knows in his ership avenues amongst supporting. of unjust attacks and violent aggression."_ "This is partly because we and Catholic were wanted be a bridge between Euro- parish is not the real world. them. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111t in the in title order to give pean thinking and Asia. A We live a sheltered life and * In Africa many Euro- operate cheaply and we are identity. clear The word because this do able to we recent trip to Europe con- even Europeans do not all peans had been brought in vinced him that Europeans have the standard of living t o help with refugee work use the resources of the Relief sounded too much like a crisis and emergency were a closed group solv- that we enjoy. but ACR was funding a Church. C lothes, kitchen tables and chairs,I ing the world's problems "Giving donations is not programme to train Afri- "The main reason is that organisation but suitable single and double beds and matwithout being very aware going to change a person's cans to look after their own we operate effectively both alternative words were not of the reality of the outside life alone. Australian r efugees. Other pro- here in Australia and over- easy to find. tresses, kitchen untensils, cutlery,I seas. We use the structures They would not re-name world. Catholic Relief can only grammes were being w ardrobes, dressing tables, cots, already exist that the other in organisation Project undertaken with the Vicarpra ms, pushers Mr Whitely made his give the information to Compassion Australia as iate of Solidarity in Santi- countries. F.-.remarks in reference to people and hope that they Uganda the months "In 18 Lenten appeal was only A nything useless to you ago, Chile. new plans by Australian will reflect on it in some ago the only structure that o ne of the group's way or other." may be useful to us Mr Whitely said ACR was able to do anything activities. Catholic Relief to develop a year round awareness Mr Whitely said ongoing had experienced "a very was the Church and we and Mr Whitely said educaamong Catholics of its education would be in the good year" and this was many other agencies used tion, especially through form of newsletters that reflected in the 23% activity. that structure to channel parish focus on projects, would describe selected increase in Project Comcollec aid." w ould eventually reach He said that this did not projects undertaken by passion funds, but also in Mr Whitely said ACR some people and action mean conducting more Australian Catholic Relief the growing number of had looked hard at possi- would follow through lobappeals such as the Project but also draw some lessons donations sent during the bly changing its name so bying governments and Compassion appeal which for practical application to year. that it could have more relevant bodies on tarriffs had grown steadily over 17 Australian thinking today. "It illustrates the fact that impact appeal, but had and other issues. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111WIMUIMM1111111111111111110 2 The Record, November 19-25, 1981
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When elected Pope John XXIII at the age of 78, this man of peasant stock from a little village in the north of Italy was written off by the world as a "caretaker pope". Too old, they thought, to have any impact on the history of the Catholic Church. For all of his life Angelo R oncalli had been known as a friendly man, a humble man, a serene man, a deeply spiritual man.
Vintage year In 1881 three men were born who would have a profound influence on the ecumenical direction of the Catholic Church. • Father Paul Couturier (1881 — 1953), author of the prayer used in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; * Father (later Cardinal) Augustin Bea SJ (1881 — 1968), first head of the Vatican Secretariate for Christian Unity; * Giovanni Roncalli (1881 — 1962), later Pope John XXIII, prime mover of the Second Vatican Council which boosted Catholic effort in the ecumenical movement. To mark this centenary, the Perth archdiocesan Committee for Ecumenical Affairs will hold a service in the St Thomas More Chapel on Wednesday, November 25, Pope John XXIII's birthday. The homily will be given by Most Rev Dr Peter Carnley, Anglican Archbishop of Perth.
The sort of man, said the world, who would not be expected to rock the boat during the few years of office which he could anticipate. With what amazement, then, was greeted the entirely spontaneous announcement of the In a re-allocation of areas of Catholic education responsibility, Dr Richard Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, a title which McSweeney, pictured above left and Mr Tony Curtis fright) have been in a manner foreshadowed appointed respectively deputy director and assistant director of Catholic that one of the major disEducation; Father James Nestor remains director of Catholic Education cussions was to centre around the ways in which At the sessions of Vatican and the U.S.A. began to For Dr McSweeney, who to join the research project Mr Curtis was a teacher at *The multi-cultural edu- the Catholic Church could II Council observers were re-assess the history of the advance the ecumenical Trinity College and St cation programme; has been chief executive next year. present who represented the World Council of movement. officer of the Catholic Louis School and holds a Orthodox churches, var- Churches. It was to be a significant Education Commission Dr McSweeney said this BA (Hons), a Diploma of *The Aboriginal educaious Protestant groups, the Protestants wrote about move towards worldwide tion programme; and director of research week that there was no Education and a Master of Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church with a unity between churches. and planning, it means the such major project taking Education Adminis- * The new understanding and school-to-work transfeTence of more place at present and its tration. transition programme; appreciation of views. The administrative duties, such findings would be an impoera of controversy appearHe was for six years a as secretary to the commis- rtant contribution to the ed to be ending. member of the council of * The school liaison sion, to Mr Curtis. Catholic school system in programme. Following the impetus WA and even nationally. the Catholic Pastoral Instiits chairman for tute and given by John XXIII's VatThis will give him more supervise the will also He ican II, consultations at the opportunity to concentrate Dr McSweeney joined the three years. He is at present secretarial funtions at the highest level were facilion areas of research and CEC ten years ago in its a member of the P and F at Catholic Education Office. tated for heads of religions, development already second year and came from Queen of Apostles school, and standing committees under way at the WA com- Queensland where he had Riverton, where three of The Catholic Education set up to study areas of difmission office in Wembley. been a member of the his four children attend. Commission is a West ference between the faiths. Queensland University Australian body which is Two research projects staff. When Pope John XXIII Mr Curtis said that his responsible to the Bishops being studied are the readied in 1963 after the first experience with the CPI and Major Religious sons for parents' choice of Mr Tony Curtis who has was the background to his Superiors of Western session of the Council the schools and the attitudes been a member of the interest in staff develop- Australia. greatly loved man of the and values of pupils Catholic Education Office ment which would be one In his diary at the time the Reformation and to appre- people had charted a new a ttending Catholic staff for the past five years of his new responsibilities. Its premises were first in Pope John XXIII wrote: ciate more positively the course for Catholic clergy schools. will not become a member St George's Terrace and "Without any forethought, religious values that the and laity and given fresh of the 14-member commis- He would also supervise later the former parish I put forward in one of my Reformers retained. impetus to our Lords Pilot projects already sion but will attend meet- the progress of the many instruction "Love one have been conducted in ings in his role as programmes of the CEC school at Tyrell Street, first talks with my Secre- B efore Vatican II, another as I have loved moving before January State, on tary for Nedlands, Gerscholars in Catholic these areas with teachers, c ommission executive which include: to the Marist Brothers' 20, 1959, the idea of an many, Holland, France you." parents and pupils. Mr secretary. Chris da Silva is part of the *Building, capital fund- former Wembley residence Ecumenical Council, a Bill Huxley present project and Sister Before joining the ing and financing or school which was redesigned for Diocesan Synod and the purposes. Code of commission of the revision the Anne Tormey is expected Catholic Education Office, projects; Canon Law — all this being quite contrary to our previous supposition or "The world has become a small place, ideas of my own on this frontiers are tending to collapse . . . we subject." His attitude towards ecuare all living in the one village." menism accorded with that of Cardinal Bea and Father Paul Coutourier all three born in 1881. He depreciated the polemical tone used by some Catholics and frequently spoke of separated brethren with respect and affection. He established a Secretariate for the promotion of the unity of Christians (June 5, 1960). He held audiences with Anglican Archbishop Fisher of Canterbury, the presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopalians, the Moderator of the Church of Sco(ADV. D) tland and dignitories of rother churches. Their presence at all the I Dear Father, A ddress your enquiry: general sessions was a I think God may be calling me to the Missionary Priesthood. Please I The Vocations Adviser, reminder of the Council's I send information about the Columban Fathers. St. Columban's Mission, ecumenical purpose and 48 Riversdale Road, Name: R iversdale, W. Aust. 6103. observers were pleased POPE JOHN XXIII Tel. (09) 361-1097. with the confidence and Address friendliness accorded to Tel. No Age: them.
"Without any forethoughtIput forward in one of my first talks . . . the idea of an Ecumenical Council, a Diocesan Synod and revision of the Code of Canon Law."
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Record For those who imagine that there is a very tenuous link between religion and real life, the Lillee affair could not have come at a better time than the week when the liturgical year comes to an end with portents and rumblings of the judgment that awaits all mankind. Played out on the cricket pitch, the television screen and in the press was a morality play in the best of medieval tradition. The all seeing photographic lens turned out to be the frustrating tool of the actors. It could record every minute detail of the i ncident but it could not pass judgment and that is what the gallery was calling for because that is what the heat of life is all about. O nce it was fondly imagined that there would be no need for the more subtle elements of reconciliation, forgiveness, contrition or even satisfaction if only the facts could be known. The facts would speak for themselves and justice would be administered dispassionately to either the accuser or the accused. It was no longer merely a quick judgement on a fleeting moment in a match that barely warranted attention. There were wider issues at stake: What was the camera not telling about the two players' attitudes? What were the feelings and views of the respective teams? What would be the repercussions in the world of cricket? The last thing that appeared to be needed in such a tense situation was religion but the notions of religion abounded. There were sacramental signs like apology, the refusal to administer forgiveness unless the contrition was perfect and unqual ified; retaliation was mentioned as a justification for actions taken. The penance meted out was measured more f or its therapeutic and significant effect than for its physical hardship. The final decision of the tribunal was in the best tradition of the early Church community — the penitent would be excommunicated, excluded from the community, at least for a time. Two years ago at the annual charismatic rally, ardent cricket watcher A rchbishop G oody reminded the Perth Concert Hall audience that there were more religious lessons to be drawn from cricket than most people imagined. Thus the feast of Christ the King which this Sunday closes the panorama of God's saving action on earth points up the number of seemingly remote and innocuous situations that still need the redeeming presence of Christ. When Pope Pius XI promulgated the feast of Christ the King in the Holy Year of 1 925 he was calling on the Church to rededicate the new emerging complex world of the 20th century to the redeeming message of Christ's Kingship. The reform of the liturgical calendar has even more forcefully transferred the feast from its artificial spot at the end of October to the strategic last Sunday of the year when the voice of God's judgement booms across the valley of creation and the Advent vision of the coming Lord rises above the hills. The crunch comes when the words of Jesus have to be related to real life, when the gospel of peace and justice has to focus on the Campbel l report on finance, the sparring fists of Lillee or Miandad's raised bat, the lonely alcoholic death of a Hollywood actor, the refugees bobbing on the w aves just beyond the vision of smug Australians, the politicians jostling in the queue for power to tell everyone else how to live their lives.
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1 feel it is such a shame hearing of both sides of a that a number of Catholic problem and a solution. schools in the Perth arch- The lack of liasion means diocese prefer to employ a teacher can be judged on non-Catholic inexpe- hearsay without having his rienced teachers and side of the problem ever secretarial staff instead of discussed. e xperienced Catholic A more open approach by teachers and staff who are the school in the selection members of their commun- of teachers would avoid ity and have a whole- misunderstanding. A posihearted commitment to the tion should be advertised running of the parish and to ensure a wider choice of supporting the school and applicant, plus an interbuilding funds. view by the board and posThe message that comes sibly some practice across is that it is alrieht to teaching in the school do the voluntary unpaid would ensure the selection work but an outsider with was the best one. limited, or no commitment The alienation of many can do a better job of Catholics begins with their from Prisoner, Fremantle Prison teaching our children their being unable to communifaith and morals. Sir, cate with the school in a I also agree with his sug- satisfactory way with a We prisoners here at Fremantle Prison would like to gestion that it would be a resulting withdrawal of great help if a counselling their children from the take this opportunity through your paper, to publicly situation was available in school and the associated extend our most sincere thanks to the men and ladies of the school to allow a fair Catholic community. the choir of St Francis
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Each third Sunday of the provide the music at our month, these dedicated Sunday Mass. Christian people give gladly and freely of their Their dedication, Chrisspare time at considerable tian bearing, happiness inconvenience to them- and fine singing help selves to come, join and immensely to brighten our existence and lives and
bring us hope for a good future. So thank you to all the members of the choir and thank you to Father Ryan our Prison Chaplain for arranging the visit of the choir.
A BORTION Send help to PENALTY STAYS GLENDALOUGH
R OME (NC) — The penalty of automatic R ebuilding of our home will cost $4,063,000 excommunication for abortion would not be We are in urgent need of your assistance in withdrawn in the new Code of Canon Law, Mon- this valuable project. Our home at Glendalough accommodates elderly persons over 60 who signor John Alesandro of New York said after a need our care regardless of their race or creed. commission had reviewed the draft. Our apostolate is directed towards those in the
Part of the reason for this, The next text says that Roman Rota, had incor- lower income bracket and to those in most he said, was the commis- among those who are porated the insights of psyneed of our solicitude. sion's concern that to do incapable of contracting a chological research and "LOVE ONE ANOTHER otherwise would be mis- valid marriage are people allowed annulments for construed as a change in "affected by a serious psy- such situations as the new AS I HAVE LOVED YOU,, t he Church's attitude on chological disturbance", text describes. t he sacredness of pre-born those who "have a serious Under the language of the defect in their ability to current code such cases life. The new code would, understand the reciprocal were considered under the though, reduce from 37 to rights and duties of mar- heading of "lack of due six the acts for which auto- riage", or those who discretion." matic excommunication "because of serious psychic The new code created anomaly cannot fulfil the "fraud, conscious decepwas incurred. essential obligations of tion" on a matter integral These were abortion, a marriage." to the marriage as a new violent attack on the life of According to Monsignor explicit ground, but under a Pope, the consecration Alesandro, such references the former code such a by a bishop of another c odify the present marriage might have been bishop without proper situation. invalidated under "lack of Vatican authority, the He said that for the last true consent", he said. profanation of the species t wo decades, the Vatican's of the Eucharist, a priest's marriage court. the (More on Pg 6.) breaking of the seal of Confession, and a priest's absolving in confession an accomplice in his own sin. Monsignor Alesandro In the issue of The many other letters relating said that Church sanctions Record, October 22-28, to the abortion issue in were incurred only if the 1981, a letter from Dr T. good faith and with a view person committing the act Delaney was published in to providing a forum for was aware in advance that which it was suggested that public debate. We recog- PLEASE DETACH HERE AND SEND TO: such a sanction applied to the Right To Life Associa- nise that the letter could be •11 tion of Western Australia construed as an unfavouthe act. THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR He said that far more was conducting a cam- rable reflection upon the serious than the penalty paign to discredit the integrity of the association P.O. Box 200 Mt. Hawthorn, W.A. 6016 was the fact that the sinful A.L.P., that people pur- and its officers. The Buy a Brick Campaign! act itself fractured the indi- porting to be members of Record wishes to emphavidual's personal relation- the association had rung sise that it does not endorse Catholic schools and con- the views of correspond- NAME ship with God. vents in Perth to suggest ents and in particular does Regarding the grounds that Dr Delaney was an not endorse the views set which would warrant mar- abortionist and that the out in Dr Delaney's letter. ADDRESS riage annulments, the pro- association was used as a We regret having pubposed code is said to front for the NCC or some lished the letter and disassimply put into formal lan- other organisation to dupe sociate outselves from the guage the principles which Catholics. views expressed by Dr Del- No. of Bricks have been in force for The Record published the aney and apologise to the at 50C per brick years. !etter as it has published association and its officers
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Pope aims to ANNIVERSARY visit Poland OF DEFEAT CELEBRATED V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II has strongly hinted that he will visit Poland in August, 1982, to help celebrate the 600th anniversary of the arrival at Czestochowa, Poland, of the Icon, known as Our Lady of Czestochowa, patronness of Poland. In the Vatican audience Hall, Archbishop Glemp issued a formal invitation to the pope in front of 4,000 pilgrims of Polish extraction who had come to Rome from 25 countries to celebrate the opening of a Polish visitors centre. In response, the pope said that for a long time he has felt called to revisit his homeland and that "it is possible that after this invitationI will not be able to resist this feeling."
VIENNA — Pope John Paul will visit Vienna in 1983 to attend church celebrations to mark the 300th anniversary of the defeat of the Turkish army at Vienna by polish king John III Sobieski.
POPE REFLECTS ON VIOLENCE
VENICE, Italy (NC) — The remains of St Lucy, the third century Sicilian martyr described by Italians as "the most kidnapped saint in paradise", w ere stolen once again in N ovember.
Historians consider that battle a turning point in saving Christian Europe from the threat of being overrun by Islam. In 1683 the Turkish for-
ces, led by Kara Mustapha a nd numbering from 115,000 to 210,000 men, VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope laid siege to Vienna, which John Paul II said recently that Emperor Leopold of Aushad abandoned. his "personal experience with tria Sobieski, at the request of violence" made him feel closer the Holy See, marched on city with 25,000 Polish to those who are persecuted the soldiers. His troops were 51,000 from the because of their faith or their joined by Holy Roman Empire, fight for justice. including 23,000 from Austria, to form a force of For the fourth week 76,000 under Sobieski's in a row he reflected leadership.
Two armed masked men, believed to be between 20 and 25 years old, entered the church of St Jeremiah. One held the priest and a young honeymoon couple from southern Italy at gunpoint, while the other broke the glass case containing the saint's skeleton. One theory for the robbery centres on a long-standing conflict between Catholics in the Italian island of Sicily, where St Lucy was born in 281, and those in Venice, where her remains have been kept since 1204, over possession of the skeleton. Requests by Sicilians for return of the body have been turned down in recent years by the two patriarchs of Venice who later became Popes John XXIII and John on the attempt on his Paul I, and by the current patriarch, Cardinal Ce. life. Experts fear that the 1,700-year-old skeleton, if reco"The personal experience vered, would be little more than a pile of dust as an with violence made me feel air-tight container is needed to preserve it. even more intensely a It was the fourth time that St Lucy's remains had been closeness with those who in robbed. They were first taken from Syracuse, Sicily, to any place on earth and in Constantinople (Istanbul) by Byzantines in 1039 — then any way suffer persecution from Constantinople to Venice in 1204 — and from one in the name of Christ," (NC) — OTTAWA The Canada have bishops of part of Venice to another by a group of Augustinian Pope John Paul told both nuns in 1400. condemned the decision of the United States to groups. The body was last moved in the mid-1800s when the church in which it had been kept was torn down for proceed with the development of the neutron "And also with all those construction of the Venice train station. who undergo oppression St Lucy, whose feast day in Italy is December 13, is w arhead. for the holy cause of man considered the patronness of protection of eyesight and "We ask members of the point we must say: "Stop. more secure, it creates con- and his dignity, for justice of photographers. An early convert to Christianity, she Catholic community and That time is now," the ditions that heighten inter- and for peace in the world. was executed in 304 by having a sword stuck through the people of Canada to bishops said in a joint national insecurities which With those, finally, who her throat. oppose vigorously the buil- statement. could lead to the first have sealed their fideltiy The execution took place after she had vowed to dup of nuclear arms by all "The proliferation of nuclear strike. Indeed, with death," he added. remain a virgin and refused to marry a local non- nations and especially the nuclear weapons, espe- 'limited nuclear war' is a Christian, who turned her into authorities as a Christian United States and the cially by one of the super- dangerous game which during an era of Christian persecution. Soviet Union. At some powers, is a critical threatens to turn our p roblem of global p lanet into a giant crematorium." proportions."
ore bishops condemn bomb
KILLERS NEED FORGIVENESS
On September 12 he personally led the Polish cavalry in a charge that decided the battle, which broke the siege and led to the liberation of Hungary from the Turks. After that Turkey ceased to be a serious threat to Europe. A devout Catholic, S obieski actively promoted the cause of Eastern-rite Catholicism within his kingdom, but also promoted reform in t he Orthodox Church, assisted the Protestants and protected the rights of Jews.
Renewed appeal for African drought areas
The bishops said the Can- "The teachings of the adian government must Church have steadfastly take its responsibility to do resisted the arms race," the everything possible to bishops said. c hallenge the United States' initiatives on the They quoted the statement by the second Vatineutron warhead. can Council: "Any act of bishops noted war aimed indiscrimi- V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John V ATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II has again Canada's joining "our fel- nately at the destruction of they were II has renewed his appeal for aid voiced his forgiveness of Mehmet Ali Agca the low bishops in the United whole cities . . . and their Paul to the drought-stricken Sahel region States and the growing inhabitants is a crime man who attempted to assassinate him in May. number of American citi- against God and humanity of Africa and pledged the Church's For the third time in suc- which, said the pontiff, pope welcomed other vis- zens" in condemning the itself." continued cooperation in solving the cession Pope John Paul II stood symbolically for "an itors, each in their own lan- decision to proceed with relief problems. used a public audience to incalculable, infinite guage, including a large the development of the They also cited other offireflect on the attack on his number." He alluded also number of pilgrims from neutron warhead. cial statements of the Recalling his May 10, tive sign of my love for my life. Church's stance: "The 1980, appeal for the Sahel most sorely tested African to the example of Christ's West Germany who comHe repeated for the saying on the cross, prised nearly half of the "The American decision arms race is to be con- at Ouagadougou, Upper brothers and sisters." pushes the United States demned unreservedly . . . it Volta, the pope said the Pope John Paul praised 20,000 people in St Peter's "Father, forgive them, for total audience. w hat he had said in an ear- they know not what they The pope told visitors and the Soviet Union into is an injustice . . . it is com- gifts sent to him in t he assistance already lier message taped from his do." from Poland, "my prayers a perilous cold war cli- pletely incompatible with response to the address will given by local churches in hospital bed. The ability to pardon, for my homeland are never mate," the bishops' -state- the spirit of humanity and have "a concrete realisa- A frica and by Catholics The pope said that during said the pope, is "a grace" far from my lips or from ment said. still more with the spirit of tion" in the Sahel region throughout the world, "Rather than making us Christianity." and will become "an effec- especially those from West the five months since the and a "mystery of the my heart." a ttack, he had thought of human heart", for which Germany. the murder attempt often one ought to thank God He urged Catholic organand now wanted to say "with humility and deep isations to go beyond "the once again: "I pray for the gratitude." simple role of palliatives" brother who has shot me, During his three months S POKANE, Wash. (NC) — The cause of El of El Salvador. and to work with "a true and whom I have now sin- in the hospital, the pope S alvador's civil unrest was the privileged "The Reagan administration likes to think it is help- understanding of places cerely pardoned." said, he often reflected on rich — a handful of family dynasties who ing to fight communist infiltration in El Salvador, but it and peoples, a respect for "This forgiveness," said the passage from Genesis through is blind to the real reasons behind the civil war," said cultural factors, a patience the pontiff, "is as alive now which describes the slaying owned most of the land and who, w hich comes from military White. its controlled wealth, immense as when I first uttered it in by Cain of his brother their blame the injustice, hunger and dictator- maturity." must "You and political systems, according to Robert ship of a corrupt government in El Salvador, and not In his appeal last year at May and is the truth of my Abel. soul, of my heart and of my "In modern times," said White, former U.S. ambassador to El convenient scapegoats like Russia and Cuba," he said. Ouagadougou, Pope John conscience." "Forget about the charge of communist aggression in Paul said the Sahel the pope, "attacks on S alvador. R eflecting on the impor- human life have become Enriched by their coffee lands, this elite-military that country," White said, claiming such a charge could drought situation was "a tance of forgiveness, the even more threatening, monopoly has "systematically destroyed all civil, judi- be made to stand up. The Reagan administration "can't question of international Pope said that Jesus had and so many innocent peo- ciary and organised institutions that pose a threat to see any Third World crisis in any other light than an justice, especially towards offered the example of par- ple perish at the hands of their hold on the country," White said. East-West confrontation," he added. the countries which are too don "many times and in others. Because of the dominance of the minority rich, often stricken by these disThe result of this situation was an active guerrilla different ways." "There is a special need to movement which White predicted would eventually unions had been banned, civic centres had been closed asters, while others find The pope noted Christ's approach, with pardon in defeat government troops. lest they became a place where citizens could organise themselves in geographic response to Peter that a our hearts, those who kill," The former diplomat, who was replaced in El Salva- their outrage and the military had been banded into an or climatic conditions man should forgive his he added. dor by President Ronald Reagan because of his dis- armed force to protect the oligarchy instead of the which must, in comparineighbour 70 times 7 times, After finishing his talk the agreements with U.S. policy, criticised the Reagan view interest of the country, he added. son, be called privileged."
DYNASTIES BLAMED
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The new Code of Canon Law soon to bepublished With regard to the new Code of Canon Law which will probably be published early next year, any large organisation needs certain structures if it is not to fall into chaos, so law has always existed in the Church. E xamples can be new things it introduces is found from the very r elatively small, so it b eginning of the By Father Geoff should not cause any great Church, and it gradu- Robinson, director of upheaval. ally developed over the National Tribunal There are of course some the centuries to meet writing in The Catholic things in it which will be criticised. Not all of the new situations. Weekly, Sydney. suggestions of the AustralBy the beginning of our l At a recent Brisbane meeting of the Canon ian bishops have been Law Society, Father Greg Carroll, of Perth, is century it was quite compictured with Father Geoff Robinson (centre), accepted. of Sydney, author of the article on this page, plex and was to be found in year, and would not come However, the code comsuch a multitude of sources into force until 12 months and Father Pat Kenny (right), of Brisbane. that the situation was after that, ie sometime in mission had to contend with suggestions and criti1983. confusing. Thus the Church, follow- The old code contained cisms from every conceivaing the example of various 2,414 laws covering all ble viewpoint and it has European nations, decided aspects of the Church's life done its best to steer a midto produce a code of laws — the organisation of the dle course, rejecting that would do away with Church; laws governing extremes from both sides. the multitude of older laws priests, brothers and nuns; It is obviously not possiA number of and contain all the laws in the administration of the ble to have a code which is laughably incorrect. Sacraments; procedural would satisfy everyone in a c omments have Only three types of one book. Church which consists of law for tribunals etc. This code was published ases take time c on appeared recently so many people and so The latest draft of in the 1917 and new came into force appeal — those where a c oncerning the party to the marriage o n Pentecost Sunday, code contains 1,728 laws many viewpoints. My own hope is that peoa nnulments of opposes the annulment 1918. The good effect was and this smaller number ple will see it as what it cerdoes reflect a change that did it in away with the his/her and rights so of • In the US appeals Either party to the marmarriage in relatainly is — a vast attitude. Law will still confusion have that had existed. from one tribunal go to riage could always defence must be fully tion to the new another an important part to play improvement on the 1917 nearby tribunal. appeal, but an automatic respected; those where in the Church, but there code, a body of laws which Code of Canon In Australia we have for appeal by the Defender the appeal judges feel effec Bad t will be less law than under can serve the Church well that case the has not Law which will the last seven years had one of the Bond in all cases and which we can all live the old code. sufficie een b ntly inTribunal. Appeal National was not obligatory . This probably be pubThe bad effect was that Law will be expected to with for the good of the structed by lower the permissio given for this first code in the whole provide its necessary ser- Church. lished early next All cases from any- a period n ofwasthree years t ribunal; and those history of the Church vice to the work of the where the case is a diffiwhere in Australia must from 1971 to 1974. year. go to this tribunal before In 1974 the permission cult one that needs the tended to bring with it a Church, but it will be a serS everal statements being certain legal mentality that vice rather than a dominafinalised. was at first not renewed. fullest consideration. have appeared in the This has enabled the Eventually it was renewed Others do not suffer any had not existed in the same tion. Even in its forms of way before. Press recently con- A ustralian bishops to expression, the new code for Australia in a modified delays on appeal, and I Many things in this code seeks to be pastoral rather cerning " 'stricter have a clearer idea of and form, expect not would any which insisted on p rocedures" for c ontrol over what some form of review serious change in this became outdated, so in than authoritarian. and in January, 1959, Pope John There will still, of course, annulments in Church happens in tribunals this modified form it was under the new law. At the same time we are X XIII announced that it be authority in the Church, everywhere in the coun- extended to Canada tribunals. P IACENZA, Italy as not entirely happy with w ould be thoroughly but the obligation of It is not certain, but it is try. This too has helped well. ( NC) — Pope John revised. authority He did to this consult in the with the code new our on this standards . The US then made probable that the new code Paull II has declined same speech in which he people is also stressed. The will do away with special In the US this overall further strong represen- point and so we are sup- a nnounce an inheritance of role of the d laity that the has cerprovisions that have been control is not present to tations to Rome, and porting requests for a Second more than $3 million tainly been improved. Vatican Council change before the the same code extent, so weaeventually succeeded in given to some countries in from the will of a would be held. Many matters which were recent years for dealing knesses are not as easy having the original per- is published. woman who claimed The work of formerly revision decided in Rome to eradicate. mission renewed for We feel that, where any with annulments. to have had a vision began after the council and will now be decided Most of the comments on of the Virgin Mary. weaknesses occur, they has been going on ever locally, either by the local this that have appeared in Bishop Enrico Mancan be much better dealt since. It has been a massive bishop or by the episcopal the media have come from fredi, of Piacenza, was with by the local episco- work and there has been conference. t he USA. designated by the pope pal conference. The US constant consultation with All iQall. a serious effori In assessing them, it is t o make a formal act of c onference may have the whole Church. has been made to reflect important to bear in mind renunciation at the city some work to do in this The final meeting of the the Second Vatican Counfour major differences regard, but that is not for code commission took cil and the point the court of Piacenza. between the US and Rosa Buzzini Quatme to decide. place last month in Rome. Church has arrived at in A ustralia. trini, who died two A universal law of obli- Bishop Joseph O'Con- this last part of the 20th months ago at the age • In the US each diogatory appeal in all cases nell, Auxiliary to Archbi- century. of 72, stipulated in her cese, no matter how would not be effective in shop Little, of Melbourne, This code will not come as will that the acceptance s mall, has its own overcoming any real and attended as the elected something entirely new. • Everyone in Australia them. Thus, since 1974, genuine by the pope of the tribunal. abuses (such as member from Australia. Most of the changes to the is aware of the increas- the US alone has had this those alleged inheritance would be in Bangui Cardinal Freeman had 1917 code have already This has made it diffi- ed divorce rate. his implicit recognition special permission to in Africa in the Herald also been appointed to the been introduced over the cult for many places to of the validity of her dispense with any form article), and would be commission by the Pope past 16 years since the have people with er qual- This increase hit the US of appeal alleged vision. or review. unfair to countries that but was unable to attend. council ended. ifications and exper- a few years before it hit Because it Mrs Quattrini, knowrn will mean a have already taken all The new code is now with The new code merely puts us. This perhaps gave us big change ience. locally as Mamma the reasonable for Pope. steps them, It ensure to will probably these changes together in The people who work in a better chance to there has been R osa, had claimed to consider- that abuses do not occur. be published early next one place. The number of t hese tribunals have prepare. have seen the vision in able comment in the US almost invariably been It has 1964 in Piacenza in the been hard enough and it is this comment hard-working and well- here and spot where a pear tree I could not pos- that has appeared in our meaning people, but at sibly claim bloomed out of season, that no mis- Press. times there have been takes supposedly to mark the were made, but the These comments all grounds for criticism. US had site of the apparition. it harder than we appear to assume that The Vatican has express- did. Local church authoriR OME (NC) — The Church's proposed new Code of Australia, which origied such criticisms. ties have over the years Canon Law would be "more pastoral and more flexible" issued several stateHowever, it would be If criticisms of the US nally had the same perwrong to think that this is t ribunals have come missions as the US, still than the previous code, an American archbishop said ments denying any true of all US tribunals or from Italian relates, I has them now. This is not recently. supernatural origin to even of most of them. have spoken with bishops so. the events and admonA rchbishop Joseph The draft contained a the Sacramen ts," Archbiin Italy who do realise that In Australia it was only ishing Religious who L. Bernard in, statement from of Cinci1971 on the rights to 1974 that and shop Bernard in said. In Australia, on the the problems we now face brought visitors to the o ther hand, we have and which the US faced we had the same permis- natti, a member of the responsibilities of all (See also Pg. 4) site. had since 1953 only before us, the Italian sion. We thus made our c ommission which Christians in a chapter titled a daptatio "The ns People in 1975 of r eviewed the new five regional tribunals — Church itself could well o ne in Brisbane for have to face in a not distant w hen our National code, said it "reflects God", said Monsignor Alexandro of New York. Appeal Tribunal was set Q ueensland, one in future. the thinking of Vatican up. Sydney for NSW and II" and "promotes the He said it was significant This difference bethe ACT, one in Mel- • In that the text first detailed 1970 two coun- tween the system we r ole of the laity." bourne for Victoria and tries, the role of the members of the US and Aus- have operated for the Tasmania, one in Adetralia, received special last seven years and the A rchbishop Bernardin the Church in general said that the new text gave before speaking of the laide for SA and the NT Holland & Venetian Blinds, permission from Rome system contained in the and one in Perth for WA. much more discretionary administrative responsibilCanvas t o dispense with any new code is not a large & Aluminium Awnings power to local bishops and ities of the form of appeal or review one, and we will adapt hierarchy. reens, Tarpaulins Flysc national bishops' conferThis has enabled us to whenever the nullity of w ithout any great ences. "Peop le are not going to keep up the standards in a particular marriage difficulty. be taken by surprise by each tribunal. Ae, neither w as so clear that an The statement in the In so doing, the code what they read in the new -publicly nor privately, has appeal would be quite Sydney Morning Herald incorporated an ecclesial code. In many places, the Vatican ever express- superfluous, a waste of it of October 31 that the theology highlighted by simply codifies what 286 ALBANY HWY., VIC. PARK ed any criticisms of Aus- v aluable time and has time for an annulment in the documents of the been taking place 361 1620 361 '1539 already, tralian tribunals. manpower. Australia would double Second Vatican Council. such as with the renewal of The Record, November 19-25, 1981 ,6
Marriage annulment alteration
$3m gift declined by pope
A ustralian bishops have clearer idea of and control over what happens in marriage tribunals.
REFLECTION OF VATICAN TWO
FLAGS OF ALL TYPES
TUDOR HOUSE
IT WAS 'TOUGH FOR C ATHOLICS IN THE EARLY DAYS Today's People
A weekly feature By BOB BOYLE
Victor Henderson can remember from his childhood days the bigotry and prejudice that existed in WA against Catholics whom many of the community regarded as "a queer lot" but at the same time extended kindness and hospitality to them.
He has unreserved admiration for Bishop Gibney who achieved wonders for the minuscule Catholic population in very difficult times.
MrVictor Leo Henderson was born on October 21, 1893, at Hawthorn, Victoria, and came to WA with his family in 1899. His architect father, Edgar Jerome Henderson, made a home for the family in a house in Mc Court Street, West Leederville, that is still standing as part of the St John of God Hospital complex. Victor began his education with the St John of God nuns at the school later aemolished to make way for extensions to the convent, moved on to St Patrick's and CRC Terrace and went farming at Kwolyin on a block taken up by his father. He later moved to another property at Walgoolan. He is an acolyte at St Benedict's Church, Applecross, and a former member of the parish council. He is a Knight of the Southern Cross and a member of the St Vincent de Paul Society. He was chairman of the Westonia Road Board for 12 years and one of the founders of the Wheat Growers' Union. He was on the management committee of the Stella Mans Club at Fremamle, an adult advisor to the Junior Farmers, was largely responsible for starting the Tardun farm school and was instrumental in forming the Agriculture Protection Board. Victor and his wife Juanita (nee George) have a daughter, three sons and 20 grandchildren.
Anger at excavations
WA Catholics, Victor comments, in those early days of the century were more devout than they are today. Most homes had an altar and families praying regularly together in the house was the rule rather than the exception. He recalls a Holy Rosary procession in 1900 round St Joseph's orphanage (on the site of the present Catherine McAuley Centre) attended by 4,000 people. Trainloads of Catholics arrived from as far away as Midland and Fremantle, others turned up on foot, on horseback and in wagons, sulkies and carts. There were five altars on the procession route traversing thick bush and black sand, and Benediction was held at each during the march. About that time Bishop Gibney approached Victor's father and said that he wanted to build a convent for the St John of God nuns but he had only 5,000 pounds. Through contribution of his professional services and by dint of wheedling and scrounging, the architect got the job completed for 4,777 pounds. Bishop Gibney had to raise money from a small and impoverished Catholic community for churches, schools, orphanages and other institutions and his success in the daunting task is preserved in many of the fine buildings still existing. Victor says that the bigotry rampant against Catholics was exemplified by one non-conformist church minister who vented his spleen in many ways, including putting up posters that showed the pope as a pig. One day a mad cow escaped from a property in the sparsely-settled Hay Street in West Perth. The parson, clad in the traditional top hat and tails, emerged from his church at the psychological moment to find the enraged bovine with its head down charging at him.
UNITED NATIONS (NC) — Israel has come under attack at the United Nations for excavations around Moslem religious sites in He lost his top hat as he fled to a tree where he hung by his arms and Jerusalem. legs from a bough with his coat-
The special political committee of the "the Israeli design is to destroy the Al tails hanging down while the cow pawed the ground beneath in fury General Assembly overwhelmingly Aqsa Mosque. adopted a resolution calling on Israel to "The sadness of the Moslem people at and tried to leap up to impale him "desist forthwith from all excavations the destruction of the Al Aqsa Mosque on its horns. The spectacle vastly amused the and transformation of the historical, cul- could possibly have an effect on the Mostural and religious sites of Jerusalem." lem treatment of Jewish holy places. I his small crowd that quickly gathered The resolution centred particularly on is something that all wish to avoid," he as the clergyman screamed for help, and an Irish Catholic carter recent Israeli work beneath and around said. the Moslem Al Aqsa Mosque, saying that Zehdi Terzi, the U.N. observer of the who happened by went into fits of it is "in danger of collapse." Palestine Liberation organisation, told such uproarious mirth that he fell Israel says some of the excavations are the commmittee that "under the disguise backwards into his cart. being done for archeological reasons of science, the Israeli Zionists are demol- After the police had at length while others are needed to repair ishing not only the mosque itself, but the arrived and driven the animal off, damages. cultural foundations of a great religion." the seething minister wrongly Israeli delegate David Ramin called the Wisam Al-Zahawi of Iraq said that the assumed that the cow had come resolution another manifestation of "the ancient Moslem shrines in Jerusalem from the property of prominent paramount Arab goal: the defamation of were the focal points of the Israeli attempt Perth lawyer Dicky Haynes and Israel." to "Judaize the city. The Israelis' aim is to threatened to sue him. Ramin said some of the excavations rebuild their own ancient shrine where Sunday Times columnist Drybwere needed to reopen drainage passages. the Moslem holy places now stand," he lower Murphy quoted Haynes's letter of reply to the charge in Talwat Hamdi of Saudi Arabia said that said.
which he is alleged to have said, inter alia, "my cow doesn't even go to your church". Victor spent 13 tough years in shocking conditions on the Kwolyin farm. His father re-married after the death of his first wife and there were two children from the second marriage. The father spent little time on the property and Victor and his sister, taken from school for the purpose, battled to bring the children up in a small shed with a bough shed attached as they struggled to develop the farm. The Agricultural Bank paid 15 shillings an acre when the trees were cut down and ready to burn. If the burn was successful, they paid another five shillings an acre.
'He lost his top hat as he fled to a tree ...' From this total of one pound the farmer had to feed and clothe his children. But Victor is loud in his praise for the humane and kindly outlook of the then general manager of the Agricultural Bank, the late Bill Grogan, who had the anguish of adjudicating in the case of each farmer under his control. His successor, the late S.B. (Steve) Donovan, went through all the 10,000 files handed on to him and said that in not one ca-se could he have faulted Mr Grogan's decisions, heart-rending though some of them must have been at the time.
Things improved for the Hendersons when they left the Kwolyin property and bought a farm at W algoolan, but Victor and his neighbours soon tired of the lack of effort made on behalf of wheat growers by their organisation, the Primary Producers' Association. After repeated frustrations at the hands of the PPA, Victor, some of his neighbours and farmers from other areas organised a big meeting at Merredin. Four members of parliament attended and tried to pour cold water on the proceedings, but they soon quailed in the face of stirring speeches from people of the calibre of the late I.G. Boyle. From this meeting the Wheat Growers' Union was formed. It was to be the first effective and vigorous body that WA wheat growers had had. Victor had the idea of forming what he called the Catholic Extension Society. Among its objectives were enabling Catholic farmers' wives to have their babies in the city in reasonable surroundings with proper medical care, the establishment of Catholic hostels at country high schools, the starting of a Catholic farm school, an easing in the Church's laws on fasting for country people who had to travel long distances to Mass, and the provision of bursaries for country boys who wanted to study for the priesthood. He presented these ideas to Archbishop Clune who agreed with them but said it would be impossible to implement them because the Church had so many other problems on its hands at the time. The only segment that got off the ground was the starting of the farm school at Tardun run by the Christian Brothers, and Victor had a very big hand in the success of this venture. A man of 88, he reads without glasses, has good hearing, unimpaired mental faculties, a strong voice and the vigour of a fortyyear-old. He had some concluding advice for city slickers. "Get into an aeroplane," he said. "Fly over the rural districts, see the checker board of farms below you. Then perhaps you'll get some idea of the wealth the farmer is producing for you and this country."
Evangelical bishop
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (NC) — "Christ is management and I'm in sales. This is my business. We're out to broadcast the Good News. Pr
This is how Bishop Norman F. McFarland, of Reno-Las Vegas, described the current evangelisation campaign being conducted through the media throughout the state of Nevada in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the diocese. A gift from an anonymous donor made possible the campaign, which uses prime time on radio and TV as well as advertisements in daily and weekly newspapers. The media messages invite nonpracticing Catholics to return to the church and non-Catholics to become interested in the church. Bishop McFarland said the campaign is not an effort to rebuild a diminishing Catholic community. "Indeed, it's quite the opposite," he stated, saying that his biggest problem is coping with the population increase in Nevada. "Nevada is the fastest growing State in the USA. We've been building churches; we've been enlarging churches; we've been adding on to our schools. But our biggest problem is still to take care of the needs of all those coming into the state. "People say 'What are you looking for more for?" the bishop continued. "I can only answer because it is our business. We cannot be satisfied if there are people out there whose needs we can supply. "He didn't say take a little percentage of them and be satisfied with a small group."
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Cable TV has dangers
Swedes trek to U.S.A.
By Peter Dight, of the Adelaide Catholic Communications Office, who had a career in radio before being appointed media information officer for the archdiocese of Adelaide. He is a member of the South Australian Christian Television and Radio Association and recently he was one of t wo CTA spokesmen who gave evidence at the A delaide hearing of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal.
Trends emerge
The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal inquiry cable and subscription television services and related matters has almost impossibly wide One is the clear split and Henry Jones (IXL). between the interests of Both of these are pushing terms of reference under 12 separate headings. T wo or three interesting trends have into emerged from the submissions.
metropolitan and regional hard for a foot in the door commercial TV stations. of cable and subscription sword that can cut into our should be available to a For the first time in an TV as well as the Austral- Some of these include: enquiry of this kind, the ian domestic communica- • The social, economic society as well as being a wide range of cultural and useful tool. Federation of Australian tions satellite planned for and technical aspects. political groups. • The range and diversity We reminded the tribunal The North American Commercial Television 1985. of potential services. that the North American experience has shown that Stations (FACTS) will not Their interest stems —but be appearing. only partly — from the fact • How interested are experience did not always operators need to be Instead, there are individ- that the new systems are potential operators — and lead to greater choice in clearly regulated to proprogram types, even if vide this from the start, or ual submissions from sev- not just ways of delivering who are they. • How the system would m ore channels were it doesn't happen until eral media proprietors, more TV programs. available. including giants such as They are also sophisti- operate. much later. K erry Packer's PBL, cated systems for deliver- • What effect new services Also, because profit is the Staff and equipment also Rupert Murdoch's News ing business and consumer might have on existing ser- main concern, some cable need to be provided from vices, including commer- operators have bypassed the start. Limited, John Fairfax, information. poor areas when supplying If the access is not practiand regionals such as the This strong commercial cial radio and TV. V ictorian Broadcasting interest was one factor • Whether ownership and the cable service. cal, if people cannot use it, N etwork, plus two behind the CTA sub- operation ought to be con- So once against the poor the access may as well not trolled, and how. have been put at a be there. "umbrella" groups, separ- mission. ately representing regional We reminded the tribunal One of the problems for disadvantage. This would apply, for and metropolitan owners. that it has received many the general community — example, to local churches including groups such as A second trend is the submissions from comat parish or regional level. Real danger number of strong submis- mercial organisations Christian Television AssoThe CTA suggested that sions from overseas which stand to gain a large ciation — is that very few t he churches at State and people in Australia know And there is a real danger national levels were groups, mostly North amount. that services now provided American, despite existing There are not many enough about cable and already organised and bans on overseas owner- encouraging the new tech- subscription television ser- "free" on the broadcast involved in the existing ship of Australian media. nology for social reasons. vices (STV) to feel they can networks will disappear if broadcasting and televicable or subscription TV sion system, so material And some big names in We asked the tribunal to take part in an enquiry takes them over success- would be available from Australian business have recommend a delay at least such as this. fully. these sources. emerged for the first time in introducing the new CTA believes the tribunal should not recommend In that case, those who However, we expressed with an interest in media services. introducing this new tech- cannot subscribe to the concern at how any extra proprietorship. We believe Australia can - new services, or do not They include the Myer learn much from experi- nology until the communprogrammes could be wish to, will again be the ity knows enough to make Emporium Ltd., which has ments which are still going funded if time were made losers. a genuinely informed established a separate on in the USA, Canada, available on cable or STV. When announced it the decision. c ommunications division, Japan and elsewhere. The cost of introducing enquiry in August of last year, the Broadcasting Churches concerned cable will be high. Figures of $1000 million Tribunal allowed only 10 weeks for written sub- We said the churches are have been quoted. Can Australia afford this? missions. c oncerned not get PHILADELPHIA (NC) — Redemptor- Will it really increase our This was greeted with a "trapped" into theto same howl of protest which led situation as many of the ist Brother Pancratius Boudreau, quality of life? Even if we can afford it, to a series of time exten- U S religious programmes who has been a baker, a tailor and a should we, when we com- sions totalling 13 months. — the Electronic charismatic leader to 20,000 people pare the general standard The result was 190 written Churchso-called syndrome. submissions from individof living in this country Many of these programs celebrated his 50 years of religious with that in our Asian and uals and groups as diverse — some of which are service with a charismatic Mass of Pacific as the Victorian Education shown on Sunday mornneighbours? thanksgiving. Or, for that matter, with Department, Telecom, ings on local TV — have some State TABs, the Fes- had to become moneyHe was the catalyst for at that several factors have many of our own poor? tival of Light, a Buddhist making operations. least 165 prayer groups contributed to the growth discussion centre, the They tend to foster finantouching 20,000 people. of the charismatic renewal 'More is better' ACTU and a homosexual cial support for an individAll this was done by a man movement in Philadelphia. radio collective. ual personality and a who 12 years ago attended Perhaps the most impor- For many people, the About half these groups remote organisation. his first charismatic prayer tant has been education, he argument favour in of mul- will have given extra evimeeting "out of curiosity." said. tiple channels on cable TV dence to the tribunal's pub- These exist to raise money to -make proHe was suffering from "We started to make pri- and subscription to unin- lic hearings when the grammes which simply ask diabetes and a heart condi- ests and religious in the terrupted movies and tion. He also had a cataract archdiocese knowledgea- sports programmes is enquiry ends next month. for more money to make Apart from a written sub- even more programmes. forming in his eye. But ble about the movement. simply "more is better". mission from the Catholic Ibis is a vicious circle when the growth vanished We did this so that children CTA suggested to the after that first meeting. and adults would get cor- tribunal that this argument W omen's I.eague, the which ignores the imporSouth Australian CTA is tance of a local Christian Brother Boudreau became rect answers to their ques- fails to give first priority to an active leader in the cha- tions about charismatic individual human dignity. the only major group community, with involver epresenting mainstream ment of people in its renewal." rismatic movement. We cited as an example In 1970 only six people He said, "now there is less the HIOVIS experiment in Christian churches at the activities. enquiry from anywhere in Such a community sees it showed up for his first ses- emotionalism at a prayer Japan. as important to provide sion, but the following meeting ... People used to Here, a whole community Australia. week 25 to 30 people came. think we were all 'holy has a totally wired One of our basic concerns services such as hospitals was to argue that, if and and schools. Brother Boudreau said rollers' 10 to 12 years ago. environment. when cable or STV begins But this does not happen Now people are more edu- There is cable TV. in Australia, whoever w ith the Electronic cated and they see the Holy The daily paper comes via operates the system should Spirit working through cable from a printer in a be required to provide Church. other people. There is also a danger that private apartment. A rt Collection community access. the Church's message can "Charismatic renewal is Children can do school This is the case in some of an avenue where people work at home, be watered down on conP RINTS asking t he North American walk in spiritual life and questions by troversial social issues, ORDER NOW FOR keyboard. syst ems. personal renewal with Shopping can be where the existence of a CHRISTMAS GIFTS done by In cable, for example, programme depends on Christ," said Brother the same method. Phone enquiries designated channels are set viewer support for its Boudreau. "It is a chance Theoretically, people aside for education, arts, 325 6644 for all people to become don't have finances. to leave their and special-interest comWrite or call involved in this deeper homes. And we expressed our munity groups. 1 202 Hay Street spiritual life. It's a personal This could concern that so much of be of great These would WEST PERTH include reli- the message of the Eleccommitment to Christ that benefit for isolated people gious groups. tronic Church is about the individual makes." such as the sick and the But we argued strongly equating Christianity with very old. that a community channel personal material success. But loneliness is already a serious problem in our lar- • • • : 26 John Street, Perth WA 6000 gely urban society. •• • Correspondence • People find it more and : The Editor, The Record, PO Box 50 • • Aberdeen Street, Perth, 6000 OPTOMETRISTS more difficult to face each : • Advertising •• other. ; . .1 Vanguard Service Telephone 328 1388 • 175 Scarborough Beach Road ' g istered for posting as a newspaper Category • Phone 444 3543i Will this technology "A" (11) Produced in WA accelerate that sort of •6 • a L'rinted and published weekly by Edward van Heemst problem? 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The young Bradford women asseirthb to form a basketball team including (left to right) Connie Needhari asElizabeth, Dianne Kay as Nancy, Laurie Walters as Joanie, Joan Prather as _Janet and Lani O'Grady as Mary in Channel Nine's Eight's Enough on Saturday at 8.45pm.
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A scene from Channel Seven's Sunday Theatre The Emigrants on November 22 at 8.35pm.
THE MALESI1GAINST FEAST OF CHRIST THE FEMALES I1 HOUSE KING IS CELEBRATED
Titled The Emigrants, secuted by the local vicar. the story tells of a Eventually Karl and g roup of poverty- Robert discover that they stricken Swedish have both been thinking of f armers during the emigrating to America; 1 850s and their Kristina is unwilling but of Christ the King Verdi's Requiem will be heard on dream to escape their changes her mind when will be broadcast on 6WN at 5.30pm ABC-FM on Thursday November 26 at world which is driving one of the children dies. and will come from the Church of Our 8pm from the Sydney Opera House. Danjel also decides to Lady of Lourdes in Davenport in them into the realms undertake the journey with Verdi's great choral work provides of hopelessn Tasmania where the celebrant will be ess and his family and servants. one of the spine-tingling experiences Father Tom Bresnehan. victimisation. The emigrants suffer which only large-scale
Rivalry and jealousy spring upat the Bradford house S ongs to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King this when it seems the females are me successful competi- Sunday (November 22) can be heard on With Heart tors than the males in Channel Nne's Eight is Enough on and Voice on 6WF at 7am. Saturday at 8.45pm. Mass for the Feast The Bradford girls are organised into a basketball team to play a charity game against the wives of Merle's basketball team-mates to raise money for a local cause.
much' li di the Bradford house, Nicholas an Jackson have the opportunity to see are of each other and get up to miseiref uhile their families are totally engretd in other projects. Merle takes on the job of coaching the Mk is jealous of Abby when she girls, but when he proves to be too strict seembedeveloping as the writer of the in his attempts to make them star basket- 1 ' kaving Tom in her literary wake. ball players, the team replaces him with novel, based on his experiences the teenage brother of Nicholas' best in is rejected again while Abby's friend Jackson. bo x education is accepted by the Jackson's mother also spends a great pub in. deal of time at the Bradford house when Tatisego takes a beating and he finds she comes to work for Abby Bradford as it dificuluo accept Abby's successes graa research assistant ' secretary. cioug until a unique situation is With Jackson's family spending so reackibetween the two writers.
Channel Seven's night movie on November 22 at 8.35 is a period drama starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullman, Eddie Axberg and Allam Edwall . . . a foursome of some of the world's finest Scandinavian stars.
Music for the Feast of Saint Cecilia will be presented by Kay McLennan on 6WN at 1 I am on Sunday, November 22. At 2.30pm ABC-FM will broadcast Haydn's Mass in honour of Saint Cecilia. On Tuesday November 25 at 9.25pm ABC-FM will broadcast more of Holland's Historic Church Organs and this programme will feature the church of St Martin at Gronsveld.
Judge Franklin, (Tony Randall, pictured left) has as many trials and v exations off the bench as on in Channel Nines new comedy series The Tony Randall Show on Monday at 7pm. Each weekday at 2pm (excluding days of cricket telecasts), Tony Randall portrays Judge Walter Franklin, a contemporary c ourtroom judge in Philadelphia. A widower, Franklin lives with his two children Roberta (Devon Scott), who is suffering through her teens, and Oliver Wendell (Brad Savage), a boisterous 1 1-year-old.
music can give. One of the few religious works which is best heard in a big concert hall, its flaming sincerity and spectacular power maKe it one ot the most popular musical masterpieces.
Haydn's Saint Therese Mass will be heard on ABC-FM on Saturday November 28 at 4.10pm. Mass from Holy Rosary Church, Nedlands will be televised on Channel 2 on Sunday November 29.
have found, Karl walks a ew miles further before he satisfied and there he .ays down his roots for the next generations of his descendants. There have been few n ovies which have Drought home so forcefully why people were prepared to suffer months of misery to reach the promised land On their impoverished great hardships on their of North America, and by farm, Karl Oskar and his long journey; Kristina doing so it explains a lot wife Kristina are fighting a ( who is pregnant again) is about present-day Amerilosing battle to keep their very ill and Danjel's wife cans. growing family fed. dies. These emigrants suffered Karl's young brother, After landing in New monotonous drudgery; Robert, and his friend York, the group makes and it was their lot with Arvid, toil long hours as another long journey by little they could do about farm labourers for a harsh train and river boat to changing their fate unless they gathered the money master. Minnesota. for their fares and travelled Kristina's uncle Danjel, a Although the others are thousan ds of miles to find lay preacher, is being per- content with the land they new homes.
PERHAPS ANOTHER WA VICTORY The married ladies of Western Australia are set to scoop the pool interstate when Perth judges choose Mrs Australia WA 1982 to represent WA in the national finals of the quest. Since the inception of the WA section of the quest, the WA entrant has each time won the national title of Mrs Australia and one year also took out the Charity Queen title. This year could see the third WA winner in succession when John Burgess introduces the WA finalists from the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom on Friday at 9.35pm.
Mrs Australia WA 1982 will be chosen from 10 finalists who have been raising funds for the Crippled The two women in Frank- Children's Society throughout the year. lin's life are the housekeeper, Mrs McClellan (Rachel Last year more than $150,000 was raised by entrants Roberts), and his sardonic in the WA quest and Mrs Jenni Dry, from High secretary, Miss Reubner Wycombe, took out both State and national title while (Allyn Ann McLerie). Mary Pitcher was the WA Charity Queen for 1981. He does, however, manage This year's winner can look forward to some to date ladies occasionally and is able to discuss his wonderful prizes with the grand prize including a 12-day romances with his often European holiday from Insight and the Wales Travel Service, duty-free goods from Centreway to the value of opinionated children. $250, and a Honda Civic car. . In the first episode on WA Charity Queen for 1982 will receive goods Monday, Franklin must weigh the scales of justice off including a $10,000 diamond from Mazzuchelli's the bench when he conducts jewellers and a $1000 Health World membership. interviews for a new law Second highest fund-raiser wins a trip to Bali with $50 clerk and the applicants duty-free goods and a trip to Melbourne. include his court reporter, Next year the nationals finals of the Mrs Australia Jack Terwilliger (Barney Quest will be held here in Perth. Martin).
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Work is constant joy and reward for Jenny Olney Jenny Olney spends much of her day sitting at a desk in a small, square, green -painted room . . . but she's rarely alone. The door opens and shuts with exhausting frequency a nd Jenny talks and listens, smiles and frowns, praises a nd punishes . . . Jenny, 47, has been teaching at Clontarf for the past five years and this year she and Brother Bodman have shouldered the weighty job of becoming assistants to the director. As such they are responsible for maintaining the 24-hour treatment programme . . . Jenny forms the last line of defence during the day and Brother Bodman takes over at night. Much of the job means listening. Sometimes it's necessary to talk, often to discipline, often to praise, but above all it means lots of loving and liking. "My job is to take office referrals," Jenny said. "If a boy is not functioning in class he comes to me. We talk and work out Jenny Olney's job is a joy. She loves what she does and finds it ways of solving the particular probone of the great rewards in her life. lem. It's more of a counselling role. A teacher at Clontarf for five years, Jenny has recently taken ona "Because Clontarf is a complete new counselling role. It's an innovative scheme that is already treatment centre for boys with behavshowing signs of success. ioural problems we have to keep the and was pioneered by the late Brother with special problems. "I had a deaf child in the class and Born in Perth in 1934, Jenny and her husband Howard. MLC for programme running 24 hours a day. Verdon who was well known in childnever felt I could really meet his Most of the boys have trouble coping care circles, South Metropolitan, have five children. Jenny stayed home for 17 with life in the home, school, and or "We try to send our boys away with needs," Jenny said. years to see her youngsters on their way but the lure of teaching community. They're aged between 12 the self-control and skills to modify She returned to Perth and soon after proved too strong and in 1976, after completing a year's course in and 15 years and the majority of them their behaviour and meet the demands married. Her husband. Howard, is a special education at Mt Lawley College, she came to Clontarf. of family, school and society. board five days a week. QC and currently MLC for South "Trust is very important here, it's Metropolitan. "If they are not prepared to learn to live within our system they have to something that everyone needs. Many The first baby arrived soon after and spent five years teaching in the class- not liked," she said. leave. For most that is the worst pun- of our boys have very bad feelings four others followed in busy room before taking on her current job. There's no doubt that the boys come about anyone in authority. We find succession. For Jenny, work is mo.re than just a first, but if by chance the dust settles ishment of all," she said. job. She comes to Clontarf to enjoy and the door stays shut for half an As a calm centre at the eye of many herself. storms, Jenny must cope with anger. hour or more, Jenny is kept busy with "I love being with these boys and find administrative work. Angry teachers and angry youngsters. it all very rewarding," she said. talking at each other, but she hopes She also runs the schools hire shop, a "It's great working with the Christian recent innovation which has proved to still talking to Jenny. Brothers, in fact it's like being part of a be a runaway success. When the voices are raised and the family. We have about 40 boys here at language coarse, the message comes "In the past anything the boys had a time and we all get to know each got busted, broken or lost," Jenny across even more clearly and Jenny's other and keep in touch with those said. job is to hear the cry for help. She likes her boys, it's obvious, it's a job you that it is important to present them The eldest, Harriett, is now 23, and a who leave. "Now, because of a Schools Comcouldn't do otherwise. They can peel with alternatives. They have to learn guidance officer with the Education "We have a staff member who tries to mission grant, we now have equipto make decisions . Department, Howard, 21, is working find employment for the bus who are ment. to oranges in her waste -paper bin and she hire out. There are tape doesn't flinch, bounce in and out of "They don't have to go to class for on an oil rig in Bass Strait, Justin, 20, leaving. That's a fairly new scheme recorders, fishing lines, camera, roller instance , but they if don't means it apprenti is an ce horticult urist with the which has only been made possible by skates, sports equipment and shorts. her office and she can still smile, reject the system and she can remain patient they will have to leave. No boy is University of Western Australia, Lois a special grant. "They have to pay a deposit on forced stay to here, in fact if he is sent Mary, 17, is an apprentice chef at Hol- "Clontarf is a very sheltered environ. . . but at the base of it all are rules and equipme nt and if returned in time and every boy knows that Jenny means to home, he must ask to come back. In lywood Hospital and Crawford, 14, is ment but on the whole, when it is time in good order, they get the deposit fact the worst punishm ent of all for studying at South Fremantle High t o go home, they are ready. see they are kept. back. It teaches them business practice "We are dealing with boys of average and also respect for the goods." She's fair but firm and doles out the many is not to be allowed to stay," she School. said. Jenny never considered working ability and above who may well be rewards and a friendly pat as easily as You can tell that respect is one of the Liking children led Jenny to train as until the children had grown up but by educationally retarded she does the demerit points and words because of key words in Jenny's vocabulary. It's teacher a in the first place and later t he time to her youngest was at school behavioural problems. As much as also a key word of discipline. in her job. You .can "We are trying to teach these boys enjoy the years at home bringing up her parents were ill and time had to be anything they have to learn to like also tell that every boy who comes into spent with them. themselves. that there are consequences," Jenny her own five. her office already has a measure of it She completed the two-year primary She returned to the classroom after "They like me because I like them. for her said. and is learning more by the course at Claremo nt Teachers ' Col- 1 7 years and took the special class at They like being liked — who doesn't? minute. "This is a new system but we think it lege in 1953 and spent three years Mirrabooka Primary School in 1974. We try to show them that is working. We fine them on daily we like them It may be grudging at first, but as points sheets which are graded each working out her bond at Narembeen, The following year she completed a and they are worthwhile. We separate each boy learns respect is a two-way in the eastern wheatlan ds. full-time course in special education at behaviour from the person as much as thing, he evening. The system is based on comes closer to appreciating The years at Narambeen saw the Mt Lawley College. behaviour modification techniques possible to show that just because they one of Clontarfs most important beginning of her interest in children From there she went to Clontarf and are disciplined it doesn't mean they are messages.
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A teaching job at Clontarf presents demanding taslc,
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S. African Presbyterians favour mixed marriages PRETORIA: South Africa — The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa has voted to permit marriages between persons of different races. It thus directly contra- ers to break the law, a ple are prosecuted each venes the country's Mixed crime which carries heavy year under the Immorality Marriages Act, which for- penalties. Act. bids all interracial mar- Although the Prime MinThe riages. The church added ister, Mr Botha, has on sion Presbyterians' deciwas given wide coverthe provision that minis- more than one occasion age in the Afrikaans press; ters should warn couples since he became Prime in the daily Beeld, the Africontemplating such mar- Minister in 1979, expres- kaner theologian, Profesriages of the possible con- sed his dissatisfaction with sor Johan Heyns, of sequences of their actions. the Mixed Marriages Act P retoria University, Ministers who perform and the Immorality Act, explaine d that although such weddings may lay which makes interracial the Bible forbids marriages themselves open to prosec- sexual relations a crime, betwe en believers and nonution, since they could be both remain on the statute believers , this does not accused of of inciting oth- books, and about 300 peo- apply to interracial unions.
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THEY HAD A BALL Ai LEEDERVILLE It was not just the young who enjoyed themselves at a Colonial Ball at Leederville recently organised by the Redemptorist lay groups. Alan and Margaret the scene of that people, many dressed in Hall met for the first happy meeting. Mr period costume, enjoyed a time at the Leederville Hall wore his grand- foot -tapping, bush-dance hall 29 years ago and father's felt top hat evening. One aim of the evening a fter marriage and which is over 100 was to raise funds for the eight children, return- years old. p roposed Bedfordale ed for the first time to More than 200 young youth centre.
GIFTS OF LIFE ARE BABIES "She is a perfect baby" an infant's mother told me as I admired the child and jiggled the coloured plastic toys stretched across the bassinette. I wondered what is a perfect baby? In this case, the mother informed me, the child did not cry at night and was not nearly as much trouble as the first two children. Earlier in the week I had sat in the special nursery at a maternity hospital with a mother who was not so lucky. Both parents and doctors were still concerned for the baby's health, and anxiously awaited the results of different medical exami- held her own child. nations which would confirm or The mother had prepared herself dismiss the suspicion of some for the decision to have her baby serious defect. I felt very helpless adopted, taking into account her sitting with the mother talking and particular circumstances. saying some quiet prayers with her. It was a heart-rending and diffiI could understand if she felt cult day for the young mother. angry with God. I don't believe she Later that same day I told her how was, but perhaps felt rather courageous she was. Her attitude was simple and beautiful. She told numbed by the experience. It certainly was Baby Week '81 for me how close she had been early in the pregnancy to giving in to the me. The highlight of the week was pressures of choosing the easy way spending a very precious moment out through abortion. She was now happy in the fact with a young unmarried mother. The moment was precious because that she had made a life-giving choI shared some of the last few min- ice. She reckoned that because of utes when an unmarried mother her one mistake she could not jus-
tify herself taking it out on the life of another. What's more, she believed that her life-giving decision not only gave life to a new person but also the childless parents who would be made very happy in the near future by her gift of life. I stand in awe at this wonderfully courageous young lady. I know that many young people in our world are filled with similar courage and enthusiasm for life. Unfortunately we hear little of it and much more of the easy but destructive solutions to our world's problems. Abortion is continually reported as the safe clinical and easy way out. Without a belief in God our Father it is a plausible answer. The young unmarried mother I was privileged to meet believed that she had co-operated with God's plan for her, that it was a time of joy and sorrow and that without God it would all be quite meaningless.
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Sydney Convention
To be held on Sunday, The theme for the ChrisDecember 6, at Our Lady tian convention for young o f Lourdes Catholic adults to be held at the Church commencing 7pm University of New South followed by a barbecue. Wales from January 11-15 BYO meat (drinks, salads is Today is Ours and is and bread provided). organised by the Catholic Inquiries to Jane Bowskill Y outh Ministry, 459 (095) 276516. Oxford Street, Paddington, N.S.W. Application forms are obtainable by ringing the Youth Office on 325 4055.
Tropical River Cruise
Saturday January 23 is the date to remember for this river cruise.
Tertiary Conference
Spirituality and Commitment is the theme for this conference to be held at St Thomas More College from January 14-19. For more information contact The Diocesan Youth Tim Shanahan on 450 2212 Mass commences at 7pm or Sharon Staude 386 on Saturday, December 7552. 12, at the University of W.A. Sunken Gardens followed by a barbecue at St Thomas More College Tertiary and T.A.E. stu(across the road). BYO dents ask you to remember food and drinks (no alco- them in your prayers durhol). Inquiries to 325 4055. ing this month.
Rock Mass 1981
Prayers
PEO PLE Colonial days YOUNG RE are recalled GIVE Z lEE DAY A SPECIAL WAY A
TOP RIGHT: An impromptu Australian bush ballad was sung by three "convicts", Colin A llica, Martin Forsey and Brother Laurie Mousley. TOP LEFT: Wearing his grandfather's 100year-old felt top hat — Alan and Margaret Hall.
LEFT: Looking resplendent in their colonial dress are Ross Matthew of North Perth and Kim Cheese of Mount Lawley. ABOVE RIGHT: Enjoying a square dance are Sandy Brennan and Peter and Tina Pollard.
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Elephant's at play....
ChannelNine's children's character Flapper is helped across a stream by his friends Jenny Dunstan and Chris Woodland during the taping of the Tiny Tots final
What YOU have to say
Dear Nurse Kerry On Sunday, 1st of November, our school, St Brigid's College Lesmurdie (Primary) put on an "All Nations Day" for our parents. Some of the places we dressed up as were — Spain, France, Ireland, A ustralia, Italy, China, Germany, Holland, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Israel, Japan and America (which was our class' country!) It turned out very well and afterwards everyone looked at all the classes work.
CLUES and you will always that are very good for ACROSS have a bright your teeth. 2. Sticks to teeth and 17. This is found in 6. The middle layer of causes decay. water and in toothpaste. your tooth is the 5. Grinding tooth at 18. These cause decay 9. Use this twice a day back of mouth. for sure. for best results. 7. Brush these as well as 11. Nine down should DOWN teeth. be straight and 8. Squirrels eat these 1. StiCky foods like this 12. Plaque is made of too. are the worst. sugar 10. Use this for clean- 2. Part of tooth with 13. A and disclosing tablet ing between teeth. n erves and blood is a little pink 14. A dental helps vessels. 1 5. The girls you keep your teeth. 3. Outer layer of tooth. who help young clinic the i n 16. Brush your teeth 4. Crunchy, tasty fruits are
RIDDLES Q. What would happen if pigs could fly? A. Bacon would go up! Q. When is a road angry'? A. When it's a crossroad!
Q. Where do detectives live? A. In Sherlock "Homes"!
Here's a stop. tooth puzzle Here's a tooth puzzle for you, sent in by Narelle Walsh, of Lesmurdie. This will keep your dentist happy.
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Q. How do you fit 100 people in a mini? A. "99" in the back and "Maxwell Smart" in the front!
John Forrest National Park was alive with activity recently when a group of young children, accompanied by a big, furry, blue elephant arrived for some fun and games. The occasion was the recording of Channel Nine's annual Tiny Tots Quest and featured a make-believe overnight camp where this year's winners were announced and 'crowned'. The 13 young finalists in the quest were helped in their tent-pitching efforts by children's character Flapper and children's show presenters Jenny Dunstan and Chris Woodland. _ Jenny and Chris also sang Good Day Sunshine and Feeling Groovy as they strolled through the parkland together. The Tiny Tots Quest is an Appealathon project in aid of the Slow Learning Children's Group of WA and is open to all children in Western Australia between three and six years of age. Five-year-old Kelly Mills, of Port Hedland, and three-year-old Gavin Smith, of Kalgoorlie, were named Miss and Mr Tiny Tot, while four-year-old Nicole Dicosta, of Dianella, was announced Charity Tot. All three winners receive a $1,000 trust fund from Arthur and Iris Litis, a wardrobe of clothes from Peanuts, a Bank of New South Wales savings account, and encyclopaedia from Field Educational Enterprises. Charity Tot also receives a bedroom ensemble from Zimpels and a Qantas Singapore trip for two. This year 60 children entered the quest.
This is a drawing of a Snoopy andMiss Piggy sent in by Kathy Dias, Girrawheen.
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PUZZLE How many words can you find in the word CERTAINLY by jumbling the letters? You are not allowed to repeat any of the letters in one word. ***********
JOKES Q. What is the difference between a lion with a toothache and a wet day? A. One is roaring with pain and the other is pouring with rain! Q. To which man should you take off your hat? A. The barber! From Narelle Walsh LESMURDIE WA 6076
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First of all the "Find the has been busy too. Neil ' And as you see Narelle Hidden Message" compe- sent in a neat and accurate Walsh has been busy this tition — the neatest, cor- entry for the Spot the Dif- week with her tooth puzzle rect entry came from ferences competition. You and CERTAINLY jumble. Marie-Helene Fleuriot, 12 must have good eyesight We've got a great, big, long years old of Victoria Park. Neil, what a great job. list of words you can make_ . . "Dear An, I am looking Anyway, you too will be gAv forward to meeting you at receiving something in the il the zoo. Love from Mike". post. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: A prize will be sent out to And keep it up will you. SIMON DUCE of BoyaWe love getting mail in nup, MELANIE FRANKMarie-Helene. We didn't have quite so here, it's even more fun LIN of Swanview, BEN many entries in the What's with Captain Bob away on FRANZ of Gooseberry Going On competition, his travels because we get Hill, ELIZABETH FLYNN maybe it was too hard for t o open it. When he's of Mt Lawley, SHANE around he keeps it all to LOVEGROVE of High you?? Craig Lyra, 8, of Forrest- himself. W ycombe, EDWARD field took out the honours And that reminds me, no- MARTIN of Spearwood, one has sent in any green CLARE McCABE of Karhere with his caption: "Yoga and his friends drawings of Greenland as rinyup, ADAM ROBIN17 shade their eyes, as they Captain Bob asked. He SON of Carine, BEN was so impressed with the R ALPH of Nedlands, salute the Aussie flies." Not bad, Craig. You cer- place he just wanted to find GENEVIEVE SADLER tainly showed some imagi- out what you all thought it o f Greenwood, JANE nation and for that we'll be looked like. So how about SALIGARI of Rivervale, sending out a small prize in some pictures of Green- K AREN WHITTON of land and we'll print the Noranda, and JOHN the post. And Craig's brother Neil best and send out a prize. DURHAM of Collie.
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uarter of a century has seen a big rise in St Vincent's roll
St Vincent's Primary School at Medina celebrates a quarter of a century this year.
. Times have changed and the numbers have steadily grown since the tiny school opened its doors in 1956. The principal, Mrs Marjorie Dunn, is ably assisted by Sister Patrick and six lay teachers.
The 209 student population is expected to increase to 216 next year unless the recent A ustralian Iron and S teel closure forces families to leave the area. "We aren't too worried," Mrs Dunn said. "Many of the families seem to have got other jobs in the region. One is leaving but I have had two inquiries from families moving in so we expect our numbers to be maintained." St Vincent's caters for an area including Oreha, Calista, Medina and Parmelia and has 32 n ationalities represented at the schol. The school is just inside the m etropolitan boundary, about seven k ilometres north-east of Kwinana.
A grant has been made available under the Disadvantaged Schools programme for around $ 150,000, which, coupled with a parish donation of around $50,000, will provide a new library and two new classrooms. Tenders are being called for the project and work is expected to start early next month. "It's going to be a busy time for us," Mrs Dunn said. "Everything will have to come out of the library which is a demountable building." "We have seven classrooms and as part of the scheme the library will be re-sited, we hope for use as a music room. I have been collecting money to buy a piano and have raised $600 so far.
"There is an area of land between two classrooms and that is where the new library will be built. One classroom will become an office, staffroom and administration area and the other classroom is expected to be given to the parish for use as a hall," she said. Mrs Dunn took over as principal in January. She previously worked at St Munchen's at Gosnells and before that was involved in teacher
training in Kenya. One of her pet projects is the music room which she feels would be an important addition to the school. "We have a parent who comes in once a week to take music, Sister teacher music, so do I and another staff member teaches the recorder," she said. Mrs Dunn said she felt very strongly that the religious aspect should carry into everyday life. "We hope through our
children to reach the parents," she said. "The parents, the school and the Church should be as one — that is our aim. We have a c lose tie with the C hurch and work towards including parents as much as possible. "Most of the parents we talk to say they send their child to a Catholic school because they want the home, school and Church working together."
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All are Mass for the Feast of invited to the Mass and a Christ the King will be light requi es supper which will broadcast on Sunday, follow. November 22, on 6WN at with the 5.30pm from Our Lady of The Catherine McAuley Lourdes church, DavenUniversity Collegium Musicum Centre annual fete takes port, Tasmania. DUTIES: To liaise with parents and governplace at the centre, Station C onducted by Professor David Tunley On Sunday, November ment department referrals. Develop support Street, Wembley, on Sun29, Mass from Holy This year the programme will include music from n etworks for young people, provide counselling day, November 29, starting Rosary church, Nedlands, the great German choral tradition, together with at noon. There will be stalls a nd community work service. Consultant to will be shown on Channel of every variety, jumble three youth workers. Britten's A CEREMONY OF CAROLS, and communTwo at I I am. Father Jussale, afternoon teas and the QUALIFICATIONS: This person will need to tin Bianchini is the celeity carols. Trinity Pipe Band will be a mature highly motivated energetic selfplay. At 3.30pm, there will Bring a picnic meal for the long dinner inter- brant and preacher. starter with leadership qualities. Appropriate be an auction and a free val while musicians perform on the lawn and University of WA Choral raffle of tertiary qualifications preferred and or proven $100 will be drawn Society perform their final at 5pm experience in youth homelessness. Commitfrom the balcony. for which the Jubilee Year Concert at winner ment and ability to work with a dedicated Chrismust be on the W inthrop Hall on grounds. tian team of volunteers and youth workers. WINTHROP HALL November 28 at 8pm. ConS ALARY: By negotiation, flexi-time, mostly AND UNIVERSITY GARDENS ducted by John Winstanevening and weekend work. ley, the choir will sing SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Written applications only to Coronation Anthem No. 1 7.00 P.M. (Zadok) by Handel, Te Mr G.J. Vogels, Co-ordinator, Deum in D by Purcell and 25 Victoria Square Bookings from Octagon Box Office (380 Dona Nobis Pacem by 2440) from November 16. Tickets $7 and $5 Perth 6000 V aughan Wi lliams. The film Jesus of Naza(Students and Pensioners) Applications close November 27 Michae l Brimer will be The quarterly general guest organist playing reth is to be shown by the A youth service of Centrecare meeting the Catholic _,bruens of League will be Organ Concerto by Han- Catholic Pastoral Institute at St Joseph's parish hall, 1 • w t held at 1pm on Wednes- del. Tickets available Perth Salvado Road, Subiaco, Concert Hall, His Majes- s tarting on day, November 25. 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Australia holds the spotlight in this week's ricKet action when it plays both Pakistan and the West Indies in one-day limited-over Benson and Hedges World Serles Cup games in Melbourne. All the glamour and action of one-day international. cricket will be captured by the Channel Nine cameras as play begins at 9am on Sunday, November 22, and continues until the match is concluded. On Sunday Australia meets Pakistan in the first of the one-day matches. On Tuesday, November 24, Australia clashes with the West Indies in a match which will be directly telecast with first play at 1 1.20am. Highlights of each day's play will be telecast by
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Channel Nine at llpm the same day. On Friday, November 27, the spotlight moves to Brisbane where the Pakistani tourists face Australia for the start of the Second Test. With Western Australia providing the largest representation in the Australian team this season it
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• • Gross time differences • between WA and the rest of the world mean Perth • sports viewers often have • • to be insomniacs to catch :OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS their favourite interna- • • • tional events. Corneal Lens Consultants • • To recapture some of the • • 1 6 PLAZA ARCADE, PERTH 321 5344 highlights of sporting C AROUSEL SHOPPING TOWN 451 8 '22 events for 1981, Channel DEMPSTER HOUSE, PORT HEDLAND 73 1929 Nine has made a series of 2 9 DURLACHER STREET, GERALDTON 21 3445 • • four short sports pieces to • replace Bunnings Work• • shop for the four weeks it is • f 90.9 in recess. On Sunday at 10.30am. —effi=1:41_,SNIXiathitga Channel Nine shows Nine's International 'Very Fresh Sporting Highlights, lead'Very Tasty .Very Economical ing off with the Golden Gloves championship for 1981 from America. Muhammed Ali started Seen after the recent 1981 Sportsman of the Year and Coca-Cola Junior Sportstar of his historic career as the the Year awards were (l-r) Jeff Leisk, the Golden Gloves champion winner of the junior award, Bill Mather - before the 1960 Rome Olympics, then turning his Brown, a leading paraplegic sportsman who talents to professional was a special guest at the awards, Channel boxing. Nine's director of sports Bruce Walker, who The following three hosted the event, and Susan Roberts, who weeks feature a lightweight boxing match from Amerwas named 1981 Sportsman of the Year. ica, the British Grand Prix The annual WA Sportsman of the Formula One race and the Year and Coca-Cola Junior Sportstar US open tennis match COMANCHE COURT old event. continued her consistent W ALTER'S DOUBLE awards were held in the Sheraton `)etween Borg and McEnroe. form with another second may have been a little Golden For those viewers who Ballroom recently Chanand on Saturday behind Veni- unlucky behind Patrol Boy were unable to see these VidiVici. This filly has at Ascot and will soon nel Nine provided a live telecast. e vents as they were missed a place only once make amends for his defeat. from 11 starts and will be Walter's Double was an Hosted by Channel Bruce introduced a sober- brought to Perth, usually very hard to beat in a 1,200 impressive winner at this Nine's director of sports, ing note to the evening's live from overseas, in very m etre or 1 ,300-metre t wo previous starts and is Bruce Walker, the event celebrations when he late or early timeslots, t hree-year old event one to follow over the com- attracts nominations from posed the question: Is vio- Nine's International many varied sports. lence in sport a growing Sporting Highlights is a against a similar class of ing weeks. SPECIALLY FILTERED This year a total of 56 trend, or just an unfortu- chance to catch up with Opposition. RED KILT was responsiGUALANTHO AS !VIE GRAPE JUICF MADE IN cowoemery P APER SHAH showed ble for a good run behind nominations was received nate everyday part of international sport at its WEN ECCtESIASTICAL CONDMONS POI CtouliCH USE best. improvement at his second Papa Knows Best in the for the senior award and 41 sport? were submitted for the Produced by junrace start when runner-up Maple Welter and will be ce, CLAREVALE ISAIAPTY to Brilliant Diamond over hard to beat in a similar ior. Six finalists were a 1,000 metres at Ascot. race. From Sydney, Red chosen for each. Paper Shah finished on Kilt was bought to West- These included represeni ft solidly in the straight to be ern Australia for the tatives from athletics, archery, yachting, squash, 684 ALBANY HIGHWAY, EAST VICTORIA PARK beaten less than 11 4 / lengths summer carnival and from the winner and will should more than pay his motorcross, diving, power TELEPHONE 361 3164 lifting, cricket, cycling and soon pick up a two-year- way in Perth. football. Both senior and junior sports featured finalists in yachting and archery contact which, according to Bruce R ACE ONE: 1. Darling 3. Surfing Alfred. Walker, was "timely to Crown. 2. Spoilt Crown. 3. R ACE EIGHT: 1. Chief note. of Opal Plaza. Vader. 2. Temfly Moss. 3. "This indicates how well Accommodation at the sports are faring and RACE TWO: I. Lee Lana. Willy Buck. the tremendous level they 2. Calypso Crown. 3. Go R ACE NINE: I. QueensREAL ESTATE lander. 2. Joyful Pet. 3. have achieved," he said. 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S ACRAMENT IS A BIG COMMITMENT "The Gospel is proclamation, liberation and fellowship," Father Eugene La Verdiere S.S.S. said in Melbourne recently. Father La Verdiere is keen to ideas, he gazes into the distance as he reassert the victimhood of Christ describes an idea and searches for further illumination. in the Eucharist.
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St Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the "We have done very well since Vatican II in developing a sense of the whole Apostles are his special areas of people as a priestly people. In that, we concentration. To work with Luke, he give expression to and become has had to study St Mark. "What I have inherited as a Blessed sacraments of Christ's priesthood," he Sacrament father sensitises me to many said. Father Eugene La Verdiere "But Christ offered himself. He was aspects of Eucharist which people would said. he not pick up otherwise," (pictured left) is a Blessed Sacboth priest and victim." Scripture that him "A sacrament is not just something we to I suggested rament Father scripture schoreceive or happens to us with us being studies have developed extensively in the lar who teaches at the Catholic passive, but is something in which people last 50 years but that many ordinary are very active. Catholics were still not clear on what they Theological Union in Chicago. "Sacrament always includes commit- entailed. had shift He recently spent five weeks in Melment. It's a very far-reaching Fr La Verdiere said a commitment to give of ourselves as Jesus occurred in Scripture studies. bourne lecturing on The Eucharist in the gave of himself." "People have usually tried to Synoptic Gospels and was one of three key This meant that the basic commitment understand the text by asking: How does speakers at this year's Melbourne in the eucharistic celebration was to say it comment on what came before it, on Scripture. with Christ: this is our body which we are Jesus' life and the early Christian In this interview with DAVID KEHOE ready to put on the line for others, Fr La community? How does God speak to us reprinted from The Advocate Catholic newsVerdiere said. through this?" paper in Melbourne Father La Verdiere "We are usually quite satisfied about This classical presentation meant draws on the gospels of Matthew Mark and being priest, but we are not about to studying the style of the text to get the feel become victims. Luke and the Acts of the Apostles to show of the text and the intention of the author. "Because of that, sacramental express"That's a valuable, rewarding and how the gospel narratives assume a radical ion is weak and not transforming. helpful approach but it doesn't sacramentality which underlies all Chris"A community where everybody is necessarily transform people. As in many tian experience. willing to die for everybody is a very things, you can simply shrug your strong community. shoulders and walk away. "Are we willing to gather together and "Suppose instead of simply trying to take the risks that need to be taken and be understand the text as an object, you tried a really evangelising people?" he asked. to see how it communicated to people. This self-offering was symbolised in the "The shift in focus in Scripture studies Nativity scene in St Luke's Gospel. is to ask what the text is saying to, not "Mary places Jesus on a manger, which about. is where you put food for the flocks. Mary "So, for example, you look at how a Theology and Scripture studies are normally taught as separate is a Church figure. She speaks for the New Testament story involves the reader that Scripture Church. in the development of the story as in good subjects in Australia, but Fr La Verdiere believes "A Christian is called to offer the life of theatre or film. Scripture in with deal they because studies are kind of a theology the Son of God which they have within "I saw Gallipoli last week. It does this daily life. themselves for the nourishment of the extremely well. world," he said. "A lot of the effort being put into tion in the early Church. life of these people The Annunciation scene in St Luke's Scripture studies today is to show how "A professional theolo- just the weapons are more "New Testament culture celebrating." sophisticated. Gospel, in which Our Lady accepted Our the Scriptures addressed the people who gian would be interpreting is extremely different from Only by a good cultural Lord's invitation to be his servant also first heard and received them and how the through a system of reli- "But, socially, things have Western culture — the analysis of what is presupthrew further light on the idea of Scriptures address and involve us in that gious thought that is changed. The world's mode of conversation, posed by the culture of the inspired by, drawing on, structure has changed. commitment, Fr La Verdiere added. particular story." Testament will the "The ancient world did story telling, of responding New "The New Testament presents Mary as Because the Scriptures were written for Scripture." -Western Churches be non what s, thi valued, to multinathe of know expressing in her life the challenges of a purpose they must be interpreted for a "He would also deal with not the role of propert}i-;" clo- released from the cultural questions which the Scrip- tional phenomenon. every Christian. Giving life to the Son of purpose, he said. and the relationships presumptions of the Westthing and God, we call that her divine motherhood. "If your purpose in interpreting is for tures do not deal with, like "There are forces of workers to owners and ern Church, Fr La Vertranscend which influences "In each Christian's life, we give catechesis, that's different from prayer, atheism." the individual and national managers. We tend to read diere added. expression to God's life in the world in and not the same as primary that through Western eyes. what past policies." asked When which we live. evangelisation. had syntheses theological "We can be like Jesus, and Jesus helps "A danger in the past has been to "Fr La Verdiere sees "We have written the offer, Fr La Verdiere us to be like him." in the Church as an books that many other transfer an analytical kind of study of the to change Art Collection while good synSt countries use. So they Being a member of the Blessed text — worrying about the meaning of said that, to important theme in hard very were theses the that recognise didn't PRINTS the Sacrament order has oriented all of Fr La words and prepositions, modifying and the Acts enabled con- Luke's Gospel New Testament cultural NOW FOR Verdiere's research as a Scripture scholar language only — to a present-day achieve, they Apostles. RDER the of O temporary man to look at when St background is much closer in the direction of the Eucharist. situation and expect that it would GIFTS HRISTMAS C a He believes that time, another in how, culture Like many men pre-occupied with evangelise, and it didn't." Peter realised, as a result of to that of any enquiries Phone great mind put the world is the at person the where his experiences at Cornelitogether from a religious 325 6644 us's house, that the Church centre of the culture. That point of view. an enormous differWrite or call was not meant to be purely makes said. he ence," Hay Street 202 1 developJewish, a major did not WEST PERTH ment took place in the As the Gentiles have to becorne Jews, so Brilliance early Church. R OME (NC) — City African, Asian and Latin with deal Acts and "Luke officials have apAmerican converts in the PAT CURTIS MIAMI proved the construc- "In St Thomas Aquinas the problems of Churches 20th century should not put up to attempt which tion of the first you can appreciate the brilhave to become cultural boundaries and define mosque to be built in liance of someone who has themselves too narrowly. Europeans or North wrestled with how to put R ome. "Over and over again the Americans. Prince Amini, secre- Christianity together in a walls get broken down and reflecting the tary of the Islamic syntheses, out. That is the Modifications course of tradition, as it broadened C entre in Rome, looked out on the Moslem story of moving out to the A way of life for the praised the zoning world which was encroach- ends of the earth. commission decision ing on all sides," Fr La Ver- "This is seen in the way "There are many parts of Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart the Christian community the world where there isn't For all your complete to approve construc- diere said. out of Jerusalem in any bread or wine. breaks Can provide: and the of mosque tion * Mechanical Repairs "Today that needs to be the fifth chapter of Acts. "And the vestments are * Fleet Servicing a n Islamic studies done again because times "The Christians are too m odifications of old • An individual and flexible programme for * Welding your personal and spiritual growth. centre on a hill on the have changed. We are not numerous and diversified. Roman garb. They look * Aligning west side of Rome, living in the same historical There are Greek-speaking, funny on African shoul• A process of discernment to help deepen your * Balancing elesymbolic use We c ders. Vatiircumstances. overlooking the relationship with God and gradually discover J ewish-speaking and * Steam Cleaning His will for your life. can. "If the world didn't Hebrew-speaking Chris- ments which are not * Tuning etc. places. these in symbolic tians. change Amini said construction you wouldn't need If you think such an experience would meet your need Personalised Service exportpure is "That coninternal of plans would be completed a new syntheses. The fault "Because Pick up & delivery for some constructive guidelines in your life, as you around the end of the year is to say that the world flicts, the Church is no import into the Church's continue to live and work independently . . . longer able to support liturgy. and that the mosque would hasn't changed. PHONE 361 1340 t hem. They become "In many countries, wine cost about $30 million. Write: Vocation Directress somebody W arrantyAuto Repairs, of symbol a is The mosque project has "Human beings as human missionaries." 5 Coonil Crescent, Malvern, Vic., 3144 R ear 234 Albany Highbeen in planning stages for beings have not changed. He believes Western cul- else's exploitation. The Tel: (03) 509 7682 nearly ten years but When I read first-century ture as it's found in only reason why people way, VICTORIA PARK encountered opposition literature I seem to find Europe, Britain and Ire- know wine in much of P.O. Box 389 Victoria from environmentalists things which I would find land has been "foisted on Africa is that the conquerPark 6100 the Church all over the ors brought it. who claimed that the hill today. world," and that it is not "It's a symbol of colonialA /H 458 8821 should be retained as a "We have the same wars, compatible with the situa- ism. It's not a symbol of the forested area.
SCRIPTURE STUDIES
NEW NORCIA
Rome OK's mosque
VOCATIONS
The "Cabrini Experience"
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The Record, November 19-25, 1981