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.Priest refutes evidence Mew store to open by lieutenant "Of course I am not guilty. Even if I were, would I be stupid enough to put a grenade and five bullets on top of a filing cabinet," said West Australian Columban Father Brian Gore from Kabankalan, in an exclusive telephone interview last Friday.
"Maybe this is an looks as though they will munities having an indeneighbouring island. attempt to make us not serve the warrant. May pendent voice. Asked if he felt he was in k eep quiet," said be this is an attempt to "The any danger, he said: "You bishop asked the Father Brian Gore in make us keep quiet. people to come forward never know," and to a an on-air telephone "To serve a warrant they with evidence of the things further question whether interview with How- have to get permission they were accusing me of anyone had been harmed ard Sattler and Father from the bishop. There is a but no-one came forward physically he said: special agreement between and they simply dropped "They have been very Brian Morrison on t he military and the the petition. careful on that point but 6PR. Church that before an
there are Father Gore had only arrest they let the bishop "The philosophy of the ments some political elewho want to settle basic Christian community arrived back at his mission know. all accounts." after a holiday in Australia "The bishop knows and is non-violence, of bring- Father Gore when news was received of more or less has challenged ing about change through Australian said that the embassy in non-violent means, which a threat by the military to them to arrest me. Manila had been helpful is the same thing have him arrested. as saying: "The work I have been and had sent down the first "The night I arrived back, doing for the past few years Let's get together to voice secretary to look into the our differences the church was raided by has been the building of and bring situatio n. John Lanigan, manthe Filipino military and to small Christian communi- about change. "I am very grateful for ager of the depot cut a long story short they ties and through this work Asked if there was any this and for the pressure have claimed to have with these poor families guerilla activity in his area (right) watches Jack that has been put on the found a grenade and five the people have been able Father Gore said: "The embassy at home because Davis, chairman of the bullets on top of a filing to voice out their economic area in whichIam working it has had good results." management commitcabinet and have filed and, sometimes political, is completely clean and the Father Morrison closed tee, paint display charges of illegal posses- difficulties and this has not military knows that we the interview by saying stands for the new closion of explosives and been accepted by all politi- have no ties at all." that many West Australthing store. ammunition, carrying a cal groups. He said the current action ians had already petitioned bail of 8,000 pesos. In answer to a question, by the military was only the Australian government "For some time now "A week or so later they Father Gore said that the part of a fear campaign at on Father Gore's behalf our old depot has filed a new case against people were not necessarily the moment because there and he offered support been bursting at the myself and six other opponents of the Marcos had also been raids on "because we all know that s eams, but with church workers for inciting government. "This is part other church offices in the it has been a frame-up." larger premises we t o rebellion --- which car- of the local politics in the will be able to work ries a bail of 13,000 pesos area in which I have been for each of us. more efficiently and working. "We feel that this is a kind "In fact last year they had offer a bigger choice of harrassment; they are sent a petition to the pope VATICA N CITY (NC) — With repre- of goods to the poor hanging the warrant of t o have me removed needy," said sentativ es of the Polish Government and arrest over my head but because they did not like presiden state t of the have not served it and it these small Christian corn- sitting only a few feet away, Pope St Vincent de Paul,
POPE LASHES OUT
— John Paul II last Fred Preshaw, this Sunday lashed week. "Over the last two out angrily at the we have been makingweeks final dissolution of the arrangements for the In the Visayan Times, September 28, it was reported independent trade transfer of our central clothing and furniture that Lieutenant Gallo claimed that the military entry union Solidar ity. to new and larger depot preinto Father Gore's presbytery was not a raid and that mises," he said. The pope's condemnation “Situated they entered the building without knowing that it was in Donovan of the Polish parliament's Street, between Main the local presbytery. action came at the end of Street
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He said that he had spotted two persons bearing firearms and who fled in the direction of the presbytery. Father Gore, in an interview, denied that he was anywhere near the presbytery when the soldiers entered. He was sleeping in a room adjacent to a young married couple with a baby who usually lived in the house. The military tried to gain entry by saying that there was someone who was sick and needed help. When the young man opened the window slightly he saw a heavily-armed man who tried to force t he young man to go with them but he refused. The soldier then tried to gain entry by asking for water. Then he and other soldiers with hats pulled down to hide their identity moved away to an empty building. Next morning they returned to pick Up a parish worker who previously had intervened on behalf of a man forced by
the military to eat a badge torn off an old military jacket he had bought in the market. It was in the next morning's incident that Lieutenant Gallo produced the grenade and bullets that allegedly he had found on the filing cabinet the night before, along with so-called subversive p apers. Father Gore said that the alleged subversive papers that Lieutenant Gallo reputedly found on top of the filing cabinet were medical pamphlets which he distributes to his parishioners. In a statement which Father Gore signed later that same day there was no mention of the five rounds of ammunition which Lieutenant Gallo alleged to have taken from him. The man who was forced to eat the uniform badge is still missing even t hough the military claim he has since been released from custody after being "invited" to the military detention
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and the Mitchell the canonisation of a new Freeway, and within a Polish saint, Franciscan stone's throw of ScarboFather Maximilian Kolbe, rough Beach Road, it is in ceremonies in St Peter's more accessible to those in Square before 150,000 need and to those who people, many of them pil- want to spend a few hours grims from around the each week helping the world. society. "The events of the past "As soon as sufficient few days connected with helpers are available, the the depriving of the Solid- store will be opened for arity Union's right to legal business." activity are well known.," Some ladies have already said the pope, speaking in offered to help, but more Italian. s are needed to make an "Such happenings have early opening possible. provoked from various Anyone in the nearby subareas decisive reservations urbs willing to assist are and protests in interna- asked to attend a meeting tional opinion," he said. at 9am on Monday, "There is involved the vio- October 18 to discuss what lation of the fundamental is required and if possible rights of man and of draw up a roster of helpers. society." No special experience is needed, just a love of the (Continued P 3) poor is all that is required.
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Pope John Paul's visit to Britain this year had given the average person a view of a dimension outside themselves and they have come to realise that "there is something in all this" according to a priest who was national co-ordinator of the English visit. n Perth last weekend, Monsignor Ralph Brown (left) and Monsignor Edward Dunderdale. "This was not simply Catholic as never before." hope was the emergence of prayer groups, not just of Monsignor Brown traced because of the pope himself but because of the progression the Catho- the charismatic group. "The people may not be what he drew from the lic Church had made in going to Mass, they may Britain since the restorapeople themselves in tion of the Catholic hie- not feel at ease with the terms of warmth, of rarchy in 1851. institutional church, or prayer and of unity," The build up by local and with the new liturgy but The number of marriage cases being handled by the Westminster Tribunal said Monsignor Ralph Irish priests created a they are praying and that is had increased rapidly over recent years but noldappea red to be levelling off. Brown, vicar general second Early Church in the a stage. With young people of Westminster dio- century that followed, he that is where the growth This was said by the tribunal in a process selling procedure, said from several dioceses to establish a panel of counM onsignor Edward that could take up to two Monsignor Brown. cese who was in Perth said. A social muddle fol- is.,, Monsignor Brown instsellors, psychologists, psyb riefly over last lowed the 1939-45 war as anced the case of the priest Dunderdale, director years to complete. "A priest might not have The principal grounds for legal reason for deferring chiatrists and priests who the Church got involved of the tribunal, who a weekend. contesting the validity of can take the investigation a with unfamiliar issues. appointed secretary to "The papal visit gave Then there were the logical Cardinal Hume in 1976 was in Perth briefly marriages were the lack of a marriage but he might little further after the couCatholics a sense of waves from Europe which who asked to be allowed to with Monsignor Ralph due discretion and the lack feel that there is something ple has been referred by a belonging to a community were felt in Britain. continue his work with his Brown, a former direc- of maturity to undertake wrong in the relationship priest. such as strong pressure and an identity which, if parish prayer group. Car- tor of the tribunal. t he responsibility of from parents, a'pregnancy, "The idea is not to stop they had not felt before, dinal Hume asked if he There are still an enor- marriage. Excitement t hey certainly felt could attend the group mous number of app- To counter the lack of or the short time the cou- the marriage but to perafterwards. which today has swelled to roaches to the tribunal — readiness in some couples ple have known each suade them to take longer "It had also a remarkable The Second Vatican 1 50 members ranging in some 600 each year — but contemplating marriage, other. about getting married so ecumenical spin-off, espe- Council had been a period age from 14 to 25. only 200 of these develop t he Westminster diocese "The Westminster dio- that they may marry more cially with Anglicans, that of excitement especially "A lot of them are not into cases to be judged by was trying out a new coun- cese has called on experts fruitfully. will continue into the through the impact of the going to Mass. Things may future. not be going as we might new liturgy. Monsignor Brown was Then came the National wish; go to Mass first and national co-ordinator of Pastoral Congress of 1980 then do everything after. It the various provincial which was a gathering of doesn't happen that way committees which pre- all the dioceses. Some were but the other way round pared for the pope's visit. afraid that it was too far to and I am very optimistic." the left but in fact it was Cardinal Hume had come at a "magic" point in time middle of the road. Notable "It was the crystallisation and was much looked on of the thinking laity, not as a spiritual leader not He said that the organisa- just the intellectuals, who only of Catholics but of all tion of the pope's visit was could come as easily from Christians, Monsignor notable for the small the east end of London as Brown noted. number of priests involved from the west. and of the large number of "At that stage a report Statement laity. was given to the Holy "It has given the laity a Father and he was asked to "When he makes a statesense of what they can do; come to Britain. The next ment on social matters, it has given the clergy a stage is to study what he there are howls of protest great admiration for the has said during that visit to keep to the church and laity and it has given and it is an enormous exer- not get mixed up in politbishops a great insight into cise just to get people to ics. 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• CLOSENESS IS LASTING BOND It is in the little things that the benefit of Pope John Paul's visit to Britain are being felt, said Monsignor R alph Brown of Westminster. "By the pope simply being at Canterbury and be seen praying with the archbishop of Canterbury the people are beginning to see a closeness they had not spotted before. "A big impression was made by the picture of the pope and Queen Elizabeth chatting together after all these centuries, talking about ordinary things and asking after the health of her son in the Falklands war. "Priests and Anglican clergy are now praying together in the light of the Holy Father's remarks on prayer. "At York the people heard the pope
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say publicly that mixed marriages are a sign of the wound of disunity of the Church and that we should try to heal the wound. "These words of the pope have taken a lot of the bitterness out of the situation because this is at the practical level where the people feel the issue. "Through Cardinal Casaroli the pope sent a message to Cardinal Hume that his visit to Britain was the best organised of all his journeys in the sense that it was one on which he could relax. He said it was also the warmest reception he had received from both Catholics and nonCatholics."
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CAMCER CURE ifiAY E RACLE By a special correspondent
LOURDES: The unexplained cure of terminal bone cancer in an 1 8-year-old Italian girl has been certified by two Lourdes authorities and the way is open for the diocese of Catania to study if the cure is miraculous. diagnosed Delizia Cirolli was 11 family's neighbours in been endorsed by the Inter- the time it was Sicily. national Medical Commit- and the time the pilgrim when incurable cancer Paderno, in tee, comprising 16 lay arrived at Lourdes; >. was diagnosed in her According to the mother doctors from six countries, feel to Lourdes: the upper and lower churches; the shrine is around to the right. right tibia seven years the young girl began — That the recovery was after her first visit who investigate claims of ago. Radiation therapy better and her walking improved miraculous cures at the complete; did not stem the dis- within months. Doctors in shrine. — That the recovery was ease and doctors Catania confirmed that the The committee's ruling permanent. urged amputation as cancer was in remission opens the way for the the only hope of pro- and that eventually the Church to designate the The last time a Lourdes longing life. t umour had vanished recovery as an official recovery was officially completely. designated a miracle was in miracle. But her mother refused is now an 18-year- The Church procedure 1978. Delizia and in August, 1976, she old nurse and earlier this takes several years. The It involved a man who took her daughter on the year the Lourdes medical Catholic Church has rec- visited the shrine in 1977 first of six visits to the declared that her ognised only 64 recoveries while suffering from a bureau waters of the Lourdes recovery is "a phenomenon since the beginning of the recurring paralysis of half shrine where 14-year-old contrary to the observaas due to the heal- his body, Lourdes officials St Bernadette saw the Vir- tions of medical experience century of St Ber- said. powers ing gin Mary in 1858. and scientifically inexplic- nadette's Shrine. Look at what it is like now, and project that to the next ten years. Can you imagine what it will really be like if the present social and political decline The trips were paid for by able." Several thousand claimed continues. Have you ever asked yourself why it continues to decay, but more collections taken up by the The Lourdes finding has miracles have been refused importantly, just how far will the decaying continue before a climax is official recognition since reached and what the climax might be, because this present downward slide 1900. cannot continue forever. For the recovery to be Due to a printing Why hasn't man been able to solve the problems of the world. He continues recognised as a error the parishes officially begins to man that point this at no success. Surely it is to try but with little or an investigation p articipating in think of God for there must be an answer other than self destruction. Sitting in the front row at the miracle, be undertaken by the Church Caring Week Well, there is an answer, and it was given to us canonisation ceremony were Jerzy must Archdiocese of Catania when Jesus' Mother Mary appeared at Fatima in Ozdoski, deputy chairman of the Pol- and the findings submitted on page one of last Portugal on May 13th, 1917. week's issue of The Part of the message given to us at Fatima was that ish parliament which passed the new to the Vatican. Record were named world peace, like man has never known, is law, and seven other official repre- The recovery must meet as Carlisle and Riverpossible, but it will not happen on its own. Man consibe conditions to five sentatives of the nation's communist dered miraculous: himself must ask for it, and this will only happen, ton instead of the with man's re-union with God, through Mary the government. adjacent parishes of Mother of Jesus. — That the illness was Carlisle and Riverthat the pontiff said in their The done all that is not were Fatima apparitions at the To prove that critical and incurable; parliament's passage of a power so that such a violajust the imagination of the people involved, a -- That all medical and vale which joined foreradiformally have law which tion would not miracle of almost unbelievable proportions took efforts had failed; ces for the prosurgical cated all existing unions occurred," said the pope. place, witnessed by some 70,000 people, believers That the illness showed gramme. — and established new rules "Even now," he promand non-believers alike. Pope John Paul II visited no improvement between of new creation for the the defend "they will ised, this Shrine only a few weeks ago, for he himself unions was "a violation of legitimate rights of the recognises the utmost urgency of the Fatima . •. . :; -. fundamental rights." working population." message in today's world. = = In Poland, the canonisa- Archbishop Jozef Glemp = If you feel you need an answer to today's world, I tion ceremony was tele- chose to remain in Poland _ = please write to Clothes, kitchen tables and chairs, vised but the pope's rather than attend the = P.O. BOX 66, GUILDFORD, 6055 denunciation of Solidari- canonisation because he a single and double beds and mat- a ty's dissolution was feared a violent reaction to P- tresses, kitchen untensils, cutlery, Pand you will receive in the mail a book explaining censored. the parliament's action. what has been happening in the world and what P. wardrobes, dressing tables, cots,I Polish cameras panned _ must be done to earn this time of peace. He warned the governprams, pushers during crowd silently the will decline Nobody really knows how long this ment publicly of the possithose moments. continue before there is a large upheaval, but Anything useless to you ble consequences of the Solidarity Union was The Fatima, at to us revealed prophecies the by going outlawing may be useful to us of the union. approved in 1980 as the time appears to be growing short. first legally recognised The pope, his voice rising independent trade union in to a pitch approaching a the Soviet Bloc, but its scream, concluded: "On operations were suspended the solemn day of the by the government last canonisation of St MaximDecember 13, with the ilian Kolbe,I ask all men of imposition of martial law. goodwill in the world to "The Apostolic See and pray for the Polish the Church in Poland have nation." al1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M11111=11181M11111111111111118E
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Rehecord Australia's forbidding and lonely coastline is more than just a worry for the sparse ships and planes that don't stand a chance of defending it. It is the fragile myth of Australians that blue water insulates them physically and inoculates them mentally from the brutal realties that are going on just too close to those shores which are seen rarely in our European-dominated news services. The crisis currently surrounding West Australian Columban Father Brian Gore ought to remind us that as close as the jets flying out of Perth every day, that behind the Bali beaches or Manila glitter there are stories that touch our lives more deeply than we want to acknowledge. Father Gore is not being made out to be a hero. He is the unlucky pawn in a power squeeze because he is one of thousands of priests, religious and laity, Filipino and foreign,who in the name of elementary human and Christian justice are tired of the deceit, destruction of human rights and political obstinacy that would not be tolerated for five minutes in our own streets here in Australia. It is too easy to dump all the blame on the upper Marcos levels and ignore that Father Gore represents the nameless people who can be so easily muscled by a jumped-up platoon commander who knows when his bread is buttered by local politicians with skeletons in the cupboard. Like all missionaries in Asia, the Columbans know the tight rope they are forced to walk. They know that it is not worth preaching a gospel if it cannot tell a human being that he has an elementary worth in the sight of God without being labelled by threatened politicians. This does not absolve equally gullible Australians who smile bemusedly at the clear evidence that the international communist movement knows clearly what it wants of Asia and that there is more than one way of baiting the prey through human rights issues. The retirement of Federated Ironworkers' official Laurie Short this week is a timely reminder that within living memory there were Australian thugs, probably still living, who were prepared to teach him a physical lesson for questioning the Australian communists who intended to run Australia their way at the time. Ex-communist Douglas Hyde was well placed to tell Perth audiences that post-war top communist echelons knew the schedule of Asian countries toppling leftwards while Australia's waterfront and heavy industries would be conveniently paralysed as any sort of a counter base. But the time has come to tear this down as a facade for the political rigging, bullying and imprisonment that are being tolerated in neighbouring countries as so called security measures.
Essayist defends his views
all for publication in The Record was to communicate, as Mr Purbrick aptly Sir, puts it, with like minds, those, perhaps still It was a bold assumption and more restricted these days, indeed by Mr Purbrick (The with a retained interest in Record, September 30) that I metaphysics. Might I respectfully might wish to communicate in remind them, as a great once put it, "Put any meaningful way with man metaphysics to the flame, whoever had not grasped the then science burns." A truth as applicable to central purpose of my article. metaphysicians, as to It was still worse of him to of a `materia prima', as St scientists. venture beyond the pale of Thomas Aquinas almost Furthermore, ought we good manners by dubbing exactly 700 years ago not to revive within ouras 'philosophical meander- defined it, to one resting selves something of the ings' what was to anyone upon the primacy of ideas, spirit of the Romantic read enough in these mat- is perhaps overdue. p oets with regard to ters, a close-knit argu- As to Mr Purbrick's fla- Almighty God's Creation, ment, the drift of which Mr gellation of attempts to itself, enriched as our Purbrick clearly had not understand the 'how' of the knowledge of it has been glimpsed. Eucharist, he is better by science in the 20th informed, it would appear, Century? My purpose was to show than the Angelic Doctor how modern physics has himself. That he is not is given up evidence to per- not a fault but a fact. suade those seized with its Anyone who cannot truth that a shift in philo- stand the heat in the bakesophic stance from a Cos- house, however, should mos and a Eucharist based stay out of it. upon supposed knowledge That I wrote my article at
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A welcome breath of fresh air from P. T. Cummuskey, Melville.
Sir, The letter by George Purbrick (The R ecord, October 7) on the subject of the Real Presence comes as a welcome breath of fresh air through all the verbiage that has been allowed to surround the mysteries of our faith.
Always to be found among the erudite are those who will not remain satisfied with admitting to the mysteries that embellish our faith; they must further seek to offer an explanation of them. What extraordinary theorising there has been on the -nature" of the Blessed Trinity, for example. How can one possibly gain a measure of the Infifrom Paul Donnelly, Claremont. nite with the finite yardsticks at our disposal? Sir, suspect the appearance I doubt whether the appeal by ofI the first heretic was subchurch leaders (The Record, October sequent on the arrival of 7) to make representation to state the first theologian. If we could only take the from W.V.C. Thomas, Medina. and federal governments on the point made so ably by your shortage of housing will make much correspondent that our Sir, beliefs come to us as gifts However laudable the campaign headway. o f God rather than launched by the Cancer Council, the Very few of the limited If we make any claim at through our own intellecHeart Foundation and members of number of The Record all to be a church militant tual prowess then indeed will be motivated any sense of blitzkreig is most of the obstacles in the the medical profession to discourage readers to make representation; not in our tactics or even a way of Christian unity smokers from the 'filthy habit' of and of those who feel they strategy. could disappear overnight. The fate of Father Gore unfortunately is too smoking, there is no evidence to should fewer still will have facts and figures on Francis of Assisi 11432 —19f3.2 clear; the authorities would be too shrewd to prove that smoking, by itself alone, any w hich to base their make a martyr out of a politically sensitive Aus- leads to an alarming rate of illness approach effectively. tralian whose country offers financial lines to the and death, to justify their grave con- Apparently Justice and Philippines,and can easily expel him. Peace publication has to cern. be bought before it can be The voices to be listened to are the poor who read; but I distrust the Admittedly smoking can accused of creating. have no one to speak for them and whose fate is and does bring about Let them also consider soundness of that body swallowed up in silence. unpleasant side-effects the harmful effects of since in one publication on • such as bronchial conges- alcoholism which, when unemployment it failed to tion, 'smoker's cough', and indulged in to excess, get down to the major facA boriginal Apostolate other chest ailments, but brings about a far greater tor introduced by the great the chances of contracting incidence of death and des- rise in married women in lung-cancer is by no means truction and tragic suffer- the workforce over recent years. inevitable and are very ing within our society. much less than going down Let them mount a cam- The WA church leaders with a cold or catching the paign, other than blowing housing statement is an I/We wish to assist financially in the flu from a virus which in a bag, to foster and ecumenical one but the causes the proverbial ills encourage wise drinking commoning up of views work for homeless Aboriginal women and chills. habits. and expression is at top This body of well- Personally speaking, I level only and indicates the NAME intentioned advocates for have been smoking in sick- need for an all Christian a smoke-free environment ness and in health for 50 socially effective body A DDRESS should first concern them- years of my life and, as is such as the Festival of selves with a drastic cur- glaringly apparent, I Light. tailing of motor vehicle haven't keeled over yet! Post Code • exhaust emissions and My philosophy on life A community of brothers and priests Donations in excess of $2 are tax deductible. industrial atmospheric and smoking is. . ."You little Scot lady who is a living the Gospel life in the service of pollution wherefrom, poi- die if you do, and you die if good friend of mine and others. Proclaiming Christ, his love, Enclosed is: Cheque sonous fumes, by volume you don't, so why worry"! also smokes. . ."It's not the his and adverse effect, far peace, by word and living example. I have also gained much cough that will carry you Money Order $. exceed the smoke screen comfort and encourage- off but the coffin they Cash which we smokers are ment from the saying of a carry you off in." Interested? Then post this coupon Send to:
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C OLOGNE, West Liberation Organisat- The Vatican has stressed Germany (NC) — ion. that the 20-minute private Responding to Jew- "The pope has repeatedly meeting between the pope 26 John Street, Perth WA 6000 C orrespondence ish criticism in West spoken out against vio- and Arafat was an expresThe Editor, The Record, PO Box 50 Germany, Cardinal lence and terror as means sion of pastoral concern Aberdeen Street, Perth, 6000 of solving political dis- for the Palestinian people Advertising • Joseph Hoff ner, of putes," said the cardinal, without political implicaVanguard Service Telephone 328 1388 Cologne, defended r egistered for posting as a newspaper Category "A" (11) Pope John Paul ll's who heads the (West) Ger- tions concerning the PLO's Produced in WA man Bishops' Conference. status as legal representaPrinted and published weekly by Edward vanHeemst, meeting on Sep- "We are all united in our tive of those people. It reit26 John Street, Perth tember 15 with condemnation of terrorist erated its continued • Established 1874 • Yasser Arafat, chair - acts committed by the neutrality on the represen. ••••••••••••••••••••••• OOOOO ••••••••••••••••Iman of the Palestine PLO and other groups." tation issue. 4 The Record, October 14 — 20, 1982
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Nuclear opposition
AMARILLO, Texas — Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen, of Amarillo, Texas, has called on the Church to oppose t he construction of nuclear weapons.
"It's time the Church stopped giving its moral support to the building, stockpiling and threatened use of nuclear weapons," Bishop Matthiesen said. "Nuclear weapons, by their very nature, kill without discrimination, and therefore can never be used by a godly nation," the bishop said. Bishop Matthiesen, who has attracted national attention for his opposition to the Pantex nuclear weapons assembly plant near Amarillo, said, "War is usually the result of mistrust between nations. How can we possibly build bridges of trust between nations while we hold each other's populations hostage to a nuclear holocaust? "People working in defence industries that build weapons of indiscriminate destruction must consider that they are ultimately responsible for their actions to God," Bishop Matthiesen said. "They need to ask themselves, 'Is what I am doing morally right? Is it life-affirming?' And then they need to act on their conscience." The bishop continued: "We need to re-examine our lifestyle in this country. America, with six per cent of the world's population, uses over 40 per cent of the world's resources. Such rampant consumerism is bound to create resentment. A shift to a more simple lifestyle would do much to reduce world tensions."
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STRASBOURG, France (NC) — The Vatican told an international conference on demographics that government population policies "should take into account not only scientific and political information, but also ethical and moral perspectives." The Holy See's posi- hood and sexuality, and the value of the child from role, and establish policies tion was stated to the they should support and conception on wards." that ensure financial equity European Population assist parents and their • "Ensure freedom from for mothers who choose Conference by Father children throughout preg- coercion in regard to deci- not to work during their sions of responsible par- child-rearing years." Jan Schotte, a 54- nancy and infancy." Father Schotte observed enthood, including . the • "Protect couples from year -old Belgian priest that "decisions regarding somewhat subtle coercion p sychological pressure who is secretary of the the spacing of births and invoked in popula- that favours only the childPontifical Commission the size of the family tion policiessome and family less or small family, and for Justice and Peace should be worked out by planning programmes." give appropriate encoura nd who headed the the couple in light of their • "Strive to eliminate agement and approval to Holy See's delegation multiple responsibilities to injustice and the causes of those couples who choose God, themselves, their poverty, disease, hunger to have even a relatively to the meeting.
NEW YORK (NC) -Chaplains working f or New York City agencies have voted to become the country's first unionised city chaplains in the American Federation of State, County and M unicipal Employees, the city's main p ubl ic employee union. Thirty-one Catholic priests are employed as fullor part-time chaplains in hospitals and in the police, fire, corrections and sanitations departments. Protestant and Jewish chaplains who work for the city were also involved in the vote. The New York Archdiocese issued a statement declaring. "Whatever just and appropriate recourse is taken in an attempt to rectify injustices, and thus to enable chaplains to minister fully to the needs of their people. it is assumed and must be emphasised that no situation would ever warrant the withholding of pastoral services to people in need."
The Vatican's position is existing family and the and economic dependence large family." that demographic infor- society of which they are a that have a serious effect As responsibilities on the on families and endanger part of families, Father mation is important, said part." Father Schotte, "because it As specific recommenda- their wellbeing and ability S chotte's testimony recommended: informs us about events tions, the Vatican pro- to function." • "Recognise the impor- • "Engaging in social serand trends that touch on posed that governments: the lives and future secur- • "Establish social poli- tant contribution that vice activities." ity of living people and of cies that support the family women make to the wel- • "Assisting the underfare of society in the fulfil- privileged, the sick and the future generations, and unit." • "Protect and nreserve lment of their maternal aging." because recognises it the B ELMONT, N.C. and those who have need. importance of population • "Becoming involved in (NC) — Sacred Heart We consider this pro- growth and-or decline for activities of political intergramme total keeping in vention, so as to ensure College, a small terstrategies of social and that the laws and institutiary college con- with the mission and pur- human development." pose of the college." tions of the state not only ducted by the Sisters She added, "Quality But he said that policies do not offend but support of Mercy has offered higher education should be which develop out of that and positively defend the a free semester of available to all, regardless information should be rights and duties of the "dignity the keyed to and education to any of their financial situation." family." unemployed high The first eight-week ses- rights of the human • "Creating a positive family groups, such as person." school graduate over sion consists of two "First among these influence on cultural, eco- migrant families of those 21. courses: Career and Life human rights," Father MANILA — Bishop Albert Van Overbeke, nomic and juridical struc- obliged to be away from Forty-one people have Planning, and Introduc- Schotte observed, "is the of Bayombong in tures in order that the home for a long period, be Philippines, the has taken advantage of two tion to Business. With an right to life itself, which profound needs of specific adquately met." eight -week sessions. The emphasis on financial and should be sustained by called for the immediate release of Missicourses will take place at academic counselling, and society and safeguarded by onhurst Fathers Ted Bandsma and Herman Sanderinck. night, and there will be free job opportunities, so stu- law and public policy." The two Dutch priests were arrested after the milchild-care services for stu- dents can make proper "Thus a population poldents with small children. selection of future courses icy that respects human life itary raided the Catholic rectory and school in VillaThe idea for a free semes- if they continue their cannot countenance abor- verde, Philippines. LONDON (NC) — The South AfriThe two missionaries were conducting a retreat ter originated with the Sis- education. tion or euthanasia," he when the raid occurred, a spokesman said. ters of Mercy. Sister Mary During the second ses- said. can Catholic bishops' Commission On August 11 some Manila newspapers, television Michael Boulus, president sion the students will be "Instead," the Vatican for Justice and Reconciliation has of the college, said. able to choose from a var- delegate said, "govern- and radio stations called them rebels. issued a warning to Polish immi"They are subversives," not Father said Ernesto "The Sisters of Mercy iety of courses offered ments should find ways to grants that they are entering a society have historically been ded- through the Adult Degree enable people — especially M. Amigleo, Missionhurst provincial superior. "My icated to higher education Programme. the young — to act respon- two confreres are doing a very fine work among the marked by injustice, oppression and sibly in regard to parent- people of Villaverde and Diffun" in the Philippines. tyranny
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Runaways MOVE HAILED AS BIG STEP
because of the whiteminority government's apartheid system of strict racial segregation.
The text of the warning, The document talks of
called "The Case Against between 50 and 60 Polish NEW YORK — It is estimated that Immigration" has been citizens arriving in South some 20,000 runaways are on the published in London by Africa each week. streets of New York on any given day, the Catholic Institute for It said Polish immigrants International Relations. just a fraction of the nation's million are moving from one counCopies of this document try where the Church young people who leave home each in Polish have not been dis- battled against the state to year. What happens to them is bluntly WASHINGTON (NC) — Archbishop John R. tributed to Polish refugees another where the Church in camps in Austria due to is doctrinally opposed to told in Lost Youth, screening on R oach, president of the National Conference of the reluctance of Austrian the state. many public television stations. Caritas, a Catholic
Catholic Bishops, hailed the decision of three to distribute the agency, Along with almost all document. Christian denominaLutheran denominations to merge as a "signi- A planeload of Polish other tions, the Catholic Church has left Vienna, has condemned the racist ficant step in the broader movement of refugees Austria, for South Africa ideology of the National every weekend during the Party of South Africa, the ecumenism."
The programme is about the work of Franciscan Father Bruce Ritter, who since 1972 has been giving shelter to the young runaways in New York's Times Square, an area notorious for sex and violence. Many of the kids that come to him at Covenant House are victims of a society that ignores teen-age prostitution and pornography. "Roman Cathol ics rans," Archbishop Roach members. Father Ritter talks about this problem very directly join their Lutheran said, "I believe it repres- Lutheran churches trace and honestly to a high school audience, those most brothers and sisters in ents another significant their origins to Martin c oncerned with knowing the facts. It is not a programme step in the broader move- Luther's criticism of abuse rejoicing at this new ment for toddlers but it is important that people understand of ecumenism. I con- in the Catholic Church in w hat is going on and think about what can be done to and important devel- gratulate those who the 16th century and his opment," said Archbi- participated in the historic subsequent excommunicas top the sexual exploitation of children. For Father Ritter what is important is first of all to shop Roach. decision, and I renew my tion from the Catholic find these damaged kids, get them off the streets and The previous day, the prayers for the speedy Church. b ack home or help them find a job. That is the reason for Lutheran Church in Amer- coming of that full unity As Lutherans came to Covenant House, which sadly has room for only 200. ica, the American Luthe- among Christians which North America in the 17th, The second task is to eliminate the source of this ran Church and the C hrist wills for His 1 8th and 19 centuries, they situation. Association of Evangelical Church." formed churches like those What Father Ritter sees as the essential problem is Lutheran Churches had The new Lutheran church in their homelands. t hat "we have a sex industry in this country because voted to form a new will be exceeded in size by By the 1950s, there were a millions of middle-class Americans have decided that church of 5.5 million the 11 million-member v ariety of Lutheran sex is entertainment and see nothing wrong in paying members that will be the Sout hern Baptist Conven- denominations in the Unif or it." third largest Protestant tion and the 10 million- ted States, which shared Jim Lehrer. the programme's host, sums up by say- denomination in the Unimember United Methodist the same doctrine but were ing, "Father Ritter is not only a pioneer, he's almost ted States. Church. The Catholic divided by German, Danalone. . . Sadly, the situation really is too dark for many "Although it is of imme- Cliurch in the United ish, Finnish, Swedish and to see and thus to focus on." diate concern to Luthe- States has about 50 million Norwegian backgrounds.
first months of this year. document added.
Book sheds new light
MIAMI (NC) — A book now in preparation will shed light on the concern of Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church for the human rights of Jews during the Nazi persecution of World War II, said Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami.
Archbishop McCarthy said the book is based on the papers of the late Monsignor Walter Carroll, "a highly placed Vatican official in the years of the Second World War." The papers are in the possession of the Miami Archdiocese. Monsignor Carroll, who was an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State, did intelligence work for General Mark Clark, commander of U.S. forces in Italy and who is reported to have said that without Monsignor Carroll's intelligence, "the situation in Italy would have been very different."
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"Welcoming smile or many B Y DOM FRANCIS BYRNE, O.S.B.
His smiling Spanish face and slight French accent has greeted thousands of visitors to New Norcia over the years.
He is equally at home smiled as he recalled his posts at New Norcia, earn- happiest years of my life as a great art and one can also in English, French and first taste of Australian ing the title dilettante par a Benedictine," he recalled. maintain a reflective mind excellence. while doing this work." Italian as he is in weather conditions. Later he was in charge of Spanish —great qual- The early days in the As well as supplying wine showing visitors the art Most visitors to New for Western Australia, he Norcia over the past couities for any humble monastery were tough — also produced home-made gallery which was then ple of years have seen him but happy. A spirit of B enedictine gate- prayer and work housed within the monasin his more usual role of filled the cool drinks for the students keeper. day from rising at 3.45am at the colleges and towns- tic buildings. He found this gardener and gate-keeper.
people. And in those days, to be a most rewarding "A good garden is very Dom Augustine Gozalo until retiring at 9pm. . apostolate. important for the spirit of looked back last week on There were close to 60 he washed the bottles by 50 years of his profession monks then at New Norcia hand! As well as this and other any monastery or religious as a Benedictine monk and under the Abbotship of He spent seven years at duties — for instance the house and is a witness to said that it was only God's Abbot Catalan, who Dom Kalumburu Mission — divine office takes up a God's creative spirit," he grace which enabled him to Augustine described as "a from 1960 to 1967. large slice of his time — he said. reach such a milestone. very holy man . . . strict in He had two spells in also manages to spend "Maybe we need to reflect many ways, but highly charge of the boys' orphan- hours at his bookbinding a little more on nature and age at New Norcia and was tasks. the great beauty around us respected." "father" to 90 boys and . . . in many ways we are Breakfast came three used to send them off to no "I've bound and repaired blessed here at New Norcia Loves Australia hours after rising for prayless than five local schools thousands of books over with the bush surrounding ers, then work from 7am to five mornings a week. the years, mostly for the us and the garden to greet "I love Australia and its I lam and in the afternoons "They were some of the monastery," he added. "It's our eyes in the morning." from 3pm to 5pm. beautiful people andIhave made many fine friends Large gardens and vines DOM AUGUSTINE GOZALO with whom I now wish to were tended carefully at share this great joyous the back of the monastery — the monks were almost occasion," he added. Born at Cabia, Burgos, self-sufficient then. Spain, in 1913, he entered Dom Augustine made the the monastery of Notre wine for many years and a Dame at Belloc, France, special brand won an where he made his novi- annual prize at the Perth tiate and was later pro- Show for a number of years. fessed in 1932. At Fremantle last Sunday the Sisters of St Joseph of Answering the strong During the war years, he the Apparition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the missionary call in those supplied altar wine to / Volunteers required for two/ days, he left Europe and Western Australia, Thurs- foundation of their congregation which occurs on came to Australia in 1933 day Island, the Philippines December 25, this year. Youthcare communities to join the great list of dedi- and India. Sisters The Joseph of St cated men who followed in are the second-oldest con1 . Fundraising: the footsteps of New Norgregation to have arrived cia's founder, Dom RosWould suit retired business persons, proin Western Australia, setWas flat out endo Salvado. tling in Fremantle in 1855 fessionals and other workers who have When he left France the just nine years after the t emperature was five time and a committment to homeless and degrees below zero — on "Supplies were held up arrival of the pioneer Sisunemployed youth. No seat warmers neat his arrival at New Norcia, from Europe on account of ters of Mercy in 1846. apply. the temperature was 112 the uncertainty of the war A t that time the infant situation and I was flat out congregation of St Joseph degrees F! "There was a heatwave trying to keep the supplies was only 13 years old and 2. Front-line management for male its foundress, St Emilie de and I felt like being in an going," he said. community in inner City: oven for a long time," he He has held a variety of Vialar, died in the following year 1856, at the age of Suit professional person, tertiary students 49. a nd religious who will regularly use their By that time the French skills, energy and self in programmes to foundation had already participants to achieve social skills help spread overseas to Algiers, Constitutions, 22: Tunis, Cyprus, Malta, and independence. Understanding of lay "Every brother whom God sends to the Lebanon, Greece, Crete, apostolate principles very important. An fraternity brings joy and offers us an incentive Palestine, Libia, Syria and opportunity to participate in work with this to be renewed iriThe spirit of our vocation." Burma. youth accommodation and support service Maybe God wishes to send you to us . . . When the Sisters of St of the archdiocese. Joseph set up a school and Please write to: Fr Peter Julian. Capuchin Franciscan Friars, hospital in Jerusalem in 392 Albert Rd., Balcatta, W.A. 6021 Contact Guido Vogels or Sheryl Car1850 they were the first mody at Centrecare, 29 Victoria Square, •.eeeee ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11 missionary women reliPerth, Phone 325-6644. gious to establish them• selves in the Holy Land \\\. since the time of the Crusades. Today they are a familier sight in places The Daughters of Charity :• OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS; such as Nazareth. • NEED YOUR HELP During a cholera epi• Corneal Lens Consultants • demic in Tunis in 1847 • for their work for the development of the • 16 PLAZA ARCADE, PERTH 321 5344 • three sisters died while they • underprivileged • CAROUSEL SHOPPING TOWN 458 4831 were nursing the victims. • At their peak in the 1960's • DEMPSTER HOUSE, PORT HEDLAND 73 1929 URGENTLY NEEDED • • 29 DURLACHER STREET, GERALDTON 21 3445 • " the congregation had 1600 • clean, wearable, — house -hold Clothing, • members. Today there are • St Emilie de Vialar, foundress of the Congoods — nick-nacks — ornaments. 1 300 sisters in many gregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the countries. jewellery, etc. Apparition. Recent activities of the Deliver to Sisters of St Joseph which active include: hospital and other services 534 William Street, Highgate have attracted notice are: • Mauretania in West for the poor and underFor Truck to call — Phone 328 4403 • At Kyriat Yearim, the Africa, where they arrived privileged in the area and Country goods marked • donation' . site where the Ark of the in 1966; Guatemala, where now the mother house is in free on rail to Kewdale Rail Terminal Covenant rested before they were established Paris. in, 38 WICKHAM STREET, EAST PERTH being taken to Jerusalem, 1970; Argentina and Peru. St Emilie had been 50 cars operating in all suburbs the Sisters have established invited to Marseilles by All dual controlled for your safety a house of prayer and • Burma where there are Bishop Mazenod, the 70 Burmese Sisters in 20 silence. founder of the Oblate • A sister, who organised communities with 10 novi- Fathers with whom they ces. In India there are four the Red Cross work in were later to work in Tunisia, received nine communities. They are Fremantle. also in Thailand. ( ESTABLISHED 1888) a wards including the Emilie de Vialar had been Legion of Honour in 1953. • In Western Australia the left a large fortune by her 68 STIRLING STREET, PERTH • The provincial superior Sisters of St Joseph are at grandfather and it enabled in Israel was awarded the Fremantle, Albany, Nor- her to establish her congre1307 ALBANY HWY., CANNINGTON Legion of Honour in 1963 tham, Kalamunda and gation but she was later 502 WANNER00 ROAD, BALGA on behalf of the work of Medina. They were for- embezzled of her assets merly in Cunderdin, the congregation there. and had to make her beginPart of our Big Fleet of Cars - All Dual Controlled for Your • A sister in Lebanon was Mount Barker, Mundar- nings again in poverty, but SafefY praised by the French ing, Beagle Bay and at her congregation conFor Free Instructional Pamphlets to make government for her work West Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe tinued to flourish. your written rule test easy during the war bombard- and Gisbourne in Victoria. The congregation has had 328 7299 PERTH ment earlier this year. The mother house of the its new constitution 349 0100 Phone: 325 3633 — All Hours B ALGA Other centres where the congregation in Marseilles approved this year in 458 5017 C ANNINGTON Sisters of St Joseph are has been sold to establish a Rome.
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Alliance Francaise class 011919, Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. Young Jack McCarthy is second from left, front row.
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OHN MORTIMER McCARTHY (known as Jack) at 78 continues to serve his Church most actively and recounts many a colourful episode during his career with the WA Government Railways from which he r etired in 1969 as Transport Officer in Charge of Road Services, Jack's father, also christened with the family name of Mortimer as was his father, came to Western Australia from Victoria at the age of 20 drawn by
the lure of gold. After prospecting in the 1890's he established a business in Geraldton plying his trade as a coach builder wheelwright, After the Boer War he worked on mines in South Africa where he met and married an Irish lass, Jane Beale. They returned to WA and settled at Boulder where Mortimer worked as a carpenter on the Great Boulder mine and Jack was born. "My mother was born on Febr uary 29, 1872," said Jack. "When she was 84 the Daily News took a picture of her with a baby born that day and in the title said it was my mother's 21st birthday. In fact," Jack laughed, "it was only her 20th birthday because 1900 was not a leap year." Jack's father was reasonably abstemious even when a young man during his prospecting days in the rugged, arid outback, a c haracteristic which on one occasion most likely saved his life, 64
way. The priest was Father O'Neil." Jack attended Christian Brothers College, Fremantle, from 1915 to 1919 where his junior certificate teacher was diminutive Brother Woodlock. "He taught the leaving and junior classes in the same room — and worked the hell out of us with the amazing result that 14 out of 16 got their leaving and 32 out of 33 passed their junior," exclaimed Jack. 64
ONE OF the boys in the leaving class was Bill Wallwork, later chief magistrate, and who in later years I sat on the bench with at the WA Railways Classification Board when I was the Railway Officers Union representative. "Others in the junior class were Tom Dunne, later to become Dr Dunne. Director of Agriculture, and Dinny Coffey who was later captain of the East Fremantle football league side and also state captain," said Jack. In 1919 Jack began work with Foy and Gibsons at the royal wage of seven shillings and sixpence (75 cents today). Thirty applied for the packing job in the dispatch department. "I was offsider to the driver on the Fremantle run three times a week we did the return trip making deliveries with our horse and cart," Jack said. Jack's father always wanted him to join the civil service and he achieved his ambition through Jack doing a good turn for a stranger.. "A bearded man (a Mr Robinson) asked me to help him with his cases railway station and as we were to g he told me he was a walking wa surveyor in the Lands Department. He asked me if I would like a job there and remembering my father's advice I said I would." Some weeks later a letter arrived from the department and Jack found himself employed in the litho department at ten shillings a week. "Civil servants were poorly paid and it was not long before I successfully applied for work on the WA Government Railways where the pay was much better," said Jack.
ONE DAY he was somew here between Leonora and Wiluna riding his bicycle in century heat and w orking up a man-sized thirst when he came to a tin shanty beer pub. He noticed that the publican poured his beer from a different bottle to that w hich he was drinking but thought nothing of it until later about five miles along the road after having only one drink he came to lying alongside his bike. "The drink had been drugged and if he had stayed for the second or third he would no doubt have finished up like many other prospectors -r obbed and never seen again," said Jack, Jack, his two sisters and brother were born at Boulder where Jack, the eldest, attended the convent school. "It was Boulder City in those days and Kalgoorlie was just one of STARTING in the accounts and its suburbs," laughed Jack. audit branch he soon transferred to In 1912 the family moved to May- the Perth central booking office. lands and then to Cottesloe Beach, "In those days trains left about now known as Mosmans. "I was every five minutes in peak hours for t hen 10 and each day walked from Fremantle and Midland, each carryW ellington Street to the Star of the ing over 500 passengers. Sea Church school in Stirling High"In 1923 when the H MS Hood and
A LIFE ON THE RAILWAYS OF WA Repulse visited Fremantle I sold in one shift of seven hours over £1000 worth of tickets at two shillings and tenpence first class and one shilling and tenpence second class return," Jack reminisced. At 19 he began what turned out to be a service of 27 years on country stations when he was posted to Bruce Rock as a clerk. "I wondered what had struck me. It was my first time away from home," laughed Jack. He soon settled in and before long joined in the social life of the town becoming assistant secretary of the football club, At the age of 21 Jack was transferred to Cunderdin as the then youngest ever assistant station master. "It was a wild and woolly place in those days. The express would arrive just after the pub closed at 9pm and the locals, full of grog, would descend on to the platform for more liquor and use it as a boxing ring," laughed Jack. With some trepidation Jack ordered them around the back of the station if they wanted to fight and much to his surprise they complied, It was not until some time later that Joe Sheehan, whose father was a pioneer farmer, explained Jack's success when he said to Jack, "They've all heard about your reputation as a fighter." Jack laughed as he remembered and added, "I always kept that control because we never let on that I couldn't even fight my way out of a paper bag."
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LL OUR wages were cut by 25 per cent whether you liked it or not. Young single men were automatically sacked at 21 but married men were allowed to remain." Jack recalled other non-paying passengers. "Tribes of Aborigines would jump goods trains on their way to a corroboree — one even had his horse with him I was told." At one time Jack wanted to get about 30 men out of a steel-bodied truck. They did not know his "reputation" as a fighter, he was well outnumbered so they decided on a most effective strategy. "We layed fog detonators on the rails onto which the truck was being shunted. When it ran over the detonators there was an almighty explosion which was heard miles away. I've never seen a truck emptied so rapidly," laughed Jack. After stints at Mt Helena and Waroona as station master, Jack was transferred to Merredin in 1936 where he stayed for three years as night station master. "This was in the days before road transport and we had a staff of over 200 WAGR men in Merredin. It was a big, busy junction for four branch lines to Narembeen, York, Corrigin and Wyalkatchem. "At busy periods such as Easter and Christmas we would have up to three divisions of the express trains each night as well as making up trains in the marshalling yards for the branch lines." Jack had joined the Royal Navy cadets at the age of 14 when military service was compulsory. At 18 he automatically transferred to the Naval Reserve.
RING a spell of three years as a relieving station master, Jack met his future wife at Meckering. Kathleen Cullinane was accountant THE outbreak of World at the co-operative store, daughter War 1 1 Jack was serving as station of the Meckering district pioneer master at Beverley and expected to Pat Cullinane and one of ten be called into full-time service with children. the Navy but this did not eventuate. They were married in the Mecker- In any case most railway men were ing Catholic church by the late manpowered, so Jack joined the Father Jerry Doyle which, added Volunteer Defence Corps with the Jack, "Was flattened in the earth- rank of sergeant. He was lieutenant quake. in charge of the Beverley unit. From 1943 to 1954 he served for For four _years during the Depression days Jack was assistant station differing periods at Narrogin, Kalgoorlie where he was in charge of the master at Kellerberrin. goods office, North Fremantle and "Lots of blokes jumped trains Fremantle. many wanting to get to employment From 1954 to 1955 he was in charge in the goldfields," said Jack. of the then newly-formed road servi"It was pitiful. The government ces transport office. organised some relief work on "The service was started because regrading the track giving one batch there was a severe shortage of railof men one week's work at a time way rolling stock. Much was taken and then sending a new batch up over during the war by the Cornfrom Perth. Among them were lawy- monwealth and used on the Darwin ens, engineers, university students line," Jack said. and other men who had held high Due to staffing difficulties, Jack jobs. had to return to Fremantle as station
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master from 1956 to 1960 as officer in charge of the Fremantle goods depot when he resumed his position * in charge of the road services. He 44: stayed there until his retirement in * 1969. His wife, Kathleen, died in 1979. They had six children Patricia (now * Malacari) who has six children; * Eugene, with nine chidren; Mau- 4' reen, (now Sister Maureen) who is in * charge of Catholic Care for Intelectually Handicapped; Kathleen (now * Dowskill) who has two children; * John, who is a schoolteacher with * one child; and Anne who was born * with Down's Syndrome.
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HILE in Beverley in 1940 * Jack joined the Holy Name Society * of which he was dioscesan president * from 1963 to 1966. "The main reason for forming the * society was to encourage men to * attend communion once a month. In • those days even though a man 4( attended Mass each week, he would * seldom take communion. "Now with our regular weekly * communion, the society has lost * much of its purpose and so has * declined," Jack said. Jack was the first president of the Beaconsfield Parish Council in * 1968, a position he held until 1975. He still serves on the council. "It has accomplished a great deal," * said Jack. "We have rebuilt the * Christ the King primary school with; 12 classrooms and a library. Next * year we will have 400 pupils attending. We also have the St Brendans mixed high school in our parish. Jack's wife was restricted in the: work she could for the Church * because of the demands made by: their daughter Anne but, said Jack, 1( "She still found time for her duties as: a Catechist at the White Gum Valley * school and as a founding member of: the Beaconsfield Legion of Many * * Order. In the past Jack worked for the 1 41' Slow Learning Children's Group: and served on the council from 1951 * to 1953. * On the day Jack was interviewed at 4( 44 his home in Samson Street, White: Gum Valley, he was busy scraping * paint from the asbestos home in: which he has lived since 1950, pre- * paratory to it being painted by his: sonaeiacEaurgi.ene and son-in-law Bob * * Asked if he had any hobbies, Jack : laughed and replied, "What with: cooking meals for myself and look- * ing after the house, I've my time cut : out." Add to that 18 grandchildren and 11 his parish duties (he still counts and * banks the collections for Christ the : King church) it is quite believable * that his days are full and happy. :
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The work moral theologians do is not something set apart from the rest of their lives, Father David O'Rourke writes. Moral theologians report that their prayer life and the sacraments contribute significantly to their research and writings.
DISTINCTIVE CHRISTIANS By Theodore Hengesbach
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HE CHRISTIAN life is distinctive. Unlike the chameleon, the Christian can't always just blend in with his surroundings. Actually, the Christian life stands out, sometimes uncomfortably so. What makes the Christian life so potentially outstanding? For one thing, the extraordinary moral challenge rooted in the reality of Jesus. This moral challenge stretches beyond the Golden R ule. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.'" Surprisingly, Christian morality even calls for more than loving "your neighbour as yourself." Jesus enunciated his distinctive moral principal at the Last Supper: "Love one another as I have loved you." As it turned out, of course, Jesus' love for his friends and enemies led to suffering and even death for him. To love like Jesus: What, really, does that mean? For Christians today, Jesus' love finds expression every time the Eucharist is celebrated. Gathered around the Lord's table, God and his people share eternal food. The Eucharist makes the love of Jesus 1 visible and real — challenging all Christians to love as he did. The Christian life is special because it is a call to live from God's loving perspective — ready to forgive, to share one's coat as well as one's shirt. Such behaviour is much different from the behaviour of people who act principally out of self-interest, always asking first, "What's in it for me?" Jesus' love is empathetic love. And the Christian's love can be like that too, empathising, seeing and feeling from another's point of view. Christian empathetic love really is a way of seeing and feeling from God's point of view. Empathetic persons quickly pick up on the concerns of others. Compassion and understanding motivate them to look for ways to offer authentic support to those who need it. In thinking about what the Christian moral challenge means, it is easy to think of examples from history: the martyrs, St Francis of Assisi. But what about us? What are our opportunities for love?
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For one thing, there's always the listening ear which can be put to work by the Christian. I'm talking about the kind of listening that is patient, the kind that genuinely trys to understand a position or a problem different from one's own. Sometimes in the course of ordinary living an apology is called for — and the honest apology we offer can be a form of love. Sometimes the opportunity is a visit to the sick — even in cases when, because the sickness is so severe, the visit seems almost pointless from the standpoint of communication or real conversation.
The list can easily grow, especially if we consider the fact that the love of Jesus was sacrificial: It caused him to sacrifice for others. There are plenty of opportunities to sacrifice: — to provide something of one's own (one's time, one's energy) for family members, others at work, friends; — to give something up for the sake of society or for the world's very future. In any event, the fact is that when Christians try to love like Jesus does, they hardly blend in with their surroundings. Instead, they become distinctive — remarkable.
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ATHER Morrow is one of the Dominican priests I live with. When he is not gardening he works as a professor of moral theology.
Questions about moral choice have been studied at length both by scientists and theologians, Father Morrow e xplained. Their work interconnects. Psychology, for example, has really helped us gain insight into the way people make decisions and moral choices, he thinks. At the same time, theology brings special values to bear on what the psychologists find; theology helps us probe what the scientific researchers turn up. As the rain beat down and our talk continued, we spoke of how one's moral sense grows. Father Morrow said that this very interest reflects the contribution to moral studies made by scientific research into human development. But, he added, "theologians also are pursuing this interest profitably now." What would a study of moral development involve? For one thing, the study of the role played in human development by personal relationships. Father Morrow spoke of the large role that inceeactions with other people played in his own development of a sense of what is right and wrong. "Our friendships, our family relationships and our religious communities prove to be places where we develop our moral sensitivities," Father Morrow said. They're also the laboratories in which ideas about right and wrong are put to the test." I asked Father Morrow to explain how personal relationships affect the moral choices people make. In response, he suggested looking at a personal relationship that involves a real commitment, like a marriage. Within such a committed rela-
tionship, the moral sense can actually grow because of the joint effort involved, the priest continued. The people may find that their very capacity for moral sensitivity is growing. This process isn't just an individual effort. The people are discovering the meaning of morality together. A husband and wife don't just refine their individual sense of right and wrong. "They actually seem to develop morally together because they are facing moral issues together." I knew that prayer and. worship were important parts of Father Morrow's life. He is asked to give retreats and to preach. But he also composes music for the liturgy. "How do you join your interest in the liturgy with your work in moral t heology?" I asked. What do they have to do with each other? "I see both as coming out of our c ommunity life," he replied. "We worship together, not just alone. And, we meet God together, not just alone. "The liturgy, our common prayer which the Church sees as the starting point for our theology, is a community effort, something we do together. My music is my way of taking part in this joint effort." Thinking of the work he is doing, Iremarked, "It really keeps you on the move, doesn't it? It's no ivory tower existence." "No, it's not an ivory tower existence," he said. "It's really quite pastoral" — it has to do with living the faith. Much is learned through the moral theologian's contact with the people in the Church, Father morrow commented. And what moral theologians do is for the benefit of the people in the Church.
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"Then Moses said to the Lord, 'May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all mankind, set over the community a man who shall act as their leader in all things ...' "And the Lord replied to Moses, `Take Joshua, son of Nun, a man of spirit, and lay your hand upon him" (Numbers 27). Thus the command passed into the hands of Moses' trusted and capable lieutenant. But before we follow Joshua and his people across the Jordan, it would be well to take stock of the situation they faced. In general, the political winds were blowing in their favour. In the east, Babylonia was on the decline. Assyria had not yet come to full power. A once-flourishing empire
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of Egypt was beginning to crumble. The native Canaanites — people of the region Joshua was entering — could have put up stiffer resistance if they had been able to form a strong coalition. But the population was distributed among several little "city-states" about the size of modern villages. Some were stoutly fortified, but the people mistrusted each other. About the same time that the Israelites were invading from the east, the formidable Philistines were establishing beachheads on the Mediterranean coast. Coming from the isle of Crete, the Philistines had actually attempted an amphibious invasion of Egypt. Beaten off, they sailed up the coast and landed in Canaan. Where the Canaanites were weak, the Philistines were strong. They formed a well-organised federation of towns along the coast. As
warriors, they had the inestimable advantage of possessing iron weapons, whereas the Iron Age had not yet dawned in Canaan. This was the general situation on the eve of the Israelite invasion. More particularly, just across the Jordan, in defiance of Joshua and his men, were several strongly fortified towns. The key to their capture lay in the defeat of the one nearest the river: Jericho. This was Joshua's first objective. With the help of the Lord, he led his forces across the Jordan and stood, at long last, on the sacred soil which Jacob and his family had left for Egypt almost 500 years before. The Promised Land lay before them. But it was not lying
of the book reveals that the development of events had not been all so simple and neat as might first appear. Once across the Jordan, Joshua set up field headquarters at Gilgal, about three miles from Jericho. Then he proceeded to Jericho's capture. Thanks to the timely intervention of the Lord (an opportune earthquake would have brought the town's massive -- and now famous — walls tumbling down), this important objective fell to the Israelities. The capture of other towns in the south followed, along with the victory over Jabin of Hazor, and his allies, which brought the north fairly well under the control of the Israelites. Thus the people, under the leadership of Joshua, "a man of spirit," got a firm grip on the land. But it was only a grip. Stormy years lay
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ESVIT Father Richard McCormick of the Kenedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown lliversity in Washington, D.C., is a moral teologian. But on oc*, Father McCormick also wears a counsellor's hat aiding peopig personal moral problems. As a counsellor, he tries to help the inditil discern "what kind of action is most in accord with the truths of oulaii." As an exaipkof situations he has encountered, Father McCormick related the hpithetical case of a professional man who is married and has a familyA man also is involved in an intimate relationship with another wonin According Ather McCormick, the man in this case is virtually blind to what is rea,ing on because he finds the relationship with the other woman so fa dpleasure and satisfaction. "Our apper.eare strong and subtle," the moral theologian observed. Therefore, it all take a good deal of time before such a person is ready to see what illy going on in his life. In the finimilysis, the moral theologian indicated, the decisions people make* to reflect their life commitments. "If you are married with a family Vain actions follow because of that fact." Father Mdipick finds "a nice fit" between his life as a priest and his work as a nth& "If I do my job well, this is a form of ministry that grows out oflife as a priest," he remarked. The Jesuitlavinced that faith and the support of family and friends nourish his ',its a moral theologian. "As a priest, part of my moral responsibilityaking out my kind of life is to keep in touch with God ell . . . through p "WhenI prayerful people," he said, "I become more prayerful myself." prayer people often become "more open to the Spirit and able tortnore deeply," Father McCormick continued. Prayer undergirds r ofessional life, therefore, since moral theology "attempts to! ore deeply into the meaning and implication of our being in CM For him,' theology is "the study of persons and their actions in the light of self-revelation in Jesus Christ. It deals with what a person ought and do." Prayer aid sacraments, Father McCormick continued, are an integral paii!it moral-spiritual life because "morality isn't something
set apart by divorced from the rest of life. Nonetheleslither McCormick sometimes finds people trying to s eparate Sui*Mass and prayer from their moral behaviour during the week. He gaRie example of a landlord who built a church and school with fundsialtd from unjust housing practices. For suda ier. son, there is "a total divorce between actions and morality ao(iristian belief," Father McCormick said firmly.
N THE eve of his people's entry into the Promised Land, Moses died. He had just caught a glimpse of the land of his dreams from the heights of Mt Nebo. Moses had finished his work for God and his people. Younger and more vigorous hearts and hands now were needed.
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WISH to add a further word for a category of people whom, as a result of the actual circumstances in which they are living, and this often not through their own deliberate wish, I consider particularly close to the Heart of Christ and deserving of the affection and active solicitude of the Church and of pastors. There exist in the world countless people who unfortunately cannot in any sense claim membership of what could be called in the proper sense a family.
Large sections of humanity live in conditions of extreme poverty, in which promiscuity, lack of housing, the irregular nature and instability of relationships and the extreme lack of education make it impossible in practice to speak of a true family. There are others who, for various reasons, have been left alone in the world. And yet for all of these people there exists a "good news of the family". Oh behalf of those living in extreme poverty, I have already spoken of the urgent need to work courageously in order to find solutions, also at the political level, which will make it possible to help them and to overcome this inhuman condition of degradation. It is a task that faces the whole of society but in a special way the authorities, by reason of their position and the responsibilities flowing therefrom, and also families, which must show great understanding and willingness to help. For those who have no natural family the doors of the great family which is the Church — the Church which finds concrete expression in the diocesan and the parish family, in ecclesial basic communities and in movements of the apostolate — must be opened even wider. No one is without a family in this world: the Church is a home and family for everyone, especially those who "labour and are heavy laden."
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T THE END of this Apostolic Exhortation my thoughts turn with earnest solicitude: to you, married couples, to you, fathers and mothers of families; to you, young men and women, the future and the hope of the Church and the world, destined to be the dynamic central nucleus of the family in the approaching third millennium; to you, venerable and dear Brothers in the Episcopate and in the priesthood, beloved sons and daughters in the religious life, souls consecrated to the Lord, who bear witness before married couples to the ultimate reality of the love of God; to you, upright men and women, who for any reason whatever give thought to the fate of the family. The future of humanity passes byway of the family. It is therefore indispensable and urgent that every person of good will should endeavour to save and foster the values and requirements of the family. I feel that I must ask for a particular effort in this field from the sons and daughters of the Church. Faith gives them full knowledge of God's wonderful plan: they therefore have an extra reason for caring for the reality that is the family in this time of trial and of grace. They must show the family special love. This is an injunction that calls for concrete action. Loving the family means being able
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to appreciate its values and capabilities, And now, at the end of my pastoral fostering them always. message, which is intended to draw eveLoving the family means identifying ryone's attention to the demanding yet the dangers and the evils that menace it, fascinating roles of the Christian family, in order to overcome them. Loving the family means endeavour- I wish to invoke the protection of the ing to create for it an environment Holy Family of Nazareth. favourable for its development. The modern Christian family is often HROUGH God's mysterious design, tempted to be discouraged and is dis- it was in that family that the Son of God tressed at the growth of its difficulties; it spent long years of a hidden life. is an eminent form of love to give it back It is therefore the prototype and its reasons for confidence in itself, in the example for all Christian families. It riches that it possesses by nature and was unique in the world. Its life was grace, and in the mission that God has passed in anonymity and silence in a entrusted to it. "Yes indeed, the families little town in Palestine. of today must be called back to their It underwent trials of poverty, perseoriginal position. They must follow cution and exile. It glorified God in an Christ." incomparably exalted and pure way. And it will not fail to help Christian families — indeed, all the families in the world — to be faithful to their day-today duties, to bear the cares and tribulations of life, to be open and generous to the needs of others, and to fulfil with joy the plan of God in their regard. St Joseph was "a just man", a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families. May the Virgin Mary, who is the Mother of the Church, also be the Mother of "the Church of the home". Christians also have the mission of Thanks to her motherly aid, may proclaiming with joy and conviction the each Christian family really become a Good News about the family, for the "little Church" in which the mystery of family absolutely needs to hear ever the Church of Christ is mirrored and anew and to understand ever more given new life. deeply the authentic words that reveal its identity, its inner resources and the importance of its mission in the City of MAY SHE, the Handmaid of the Lord, be an example of humble and God and in that of man. The Church knows the path by which generous acceptance of the will of God. May she, the Sorrowful Mother at the family can reach the heart of the the foot of the Cross, comfort the sufferdeepest truth about itself. ings and dry the tears of those in distress The Church has learned this path at because of the difficulties of their the school of Christ and the school of history interpreted in the light of the families. May Christ the Lord, the Universal Spirit. King, the King of Families, be present in every Christian home as he was at Cana, HE DOES not impose it but she feels bestowing light, joy, serenity and an urgent need to propose it to everyone strength. without fear and indeed with great conOn the solemn day dedicated to his fidence and hope, although she knows Kingship I beg of him that every family that the Good News includes the subject may generously make its own contribuof the Cross. tion to the coming of his Kingdom in the But it is through the Cross that the world — "a kingdom of truth and life, a family can attain the fullness of its being kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingand the perfection of its love. dom of justice, love, and peace," Finally,I wish to call on all Christians towards which history is journeying. to collaborate cordially and courageI entrust each family to him, to Mary, ously with all people of good will who and to Joseph. To their hands and their are serving the family in accordance hearts I offer this Exhortation: may it be with their responsibilities. they who present it to you, venerable The individuals and groups, move- Brothers and beloved sons and daughments and associations in the Church ters, and may it be they who open your which devote themselves to the family's hearts to the light that the Gospel sheds welfare, acting in the Church's name on every family. and under her inspiration, often find I assure you all of my constant praythemselves side by side with other indi- ers and I cordially impart the Apostolic viduals and institutions working for the Blessing to each and every one of you, in same ideal. the name of the Father, and of the Son, With faithfulness to the values of the and of the Holy Spirit. Gospel and of the human person and with respect for lawful pluralism in initiatives this collaboration can favour a more rapid and integral advancement of the family.
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YOUR WEEK ON TELEVISIO
Prophet tips future shock
Channel 7's Tuesday night special on October 19 at 10.35 is based on the astonishing predictions of a 16th Century prophet born in France in 1503. His name was Michel De was educated by his grand- verses or "quatrains" and Nostradamus and Channel father, also a doctor, who divided them into 10 "cen7 will screen the Tuesday taught him Greek, Latin, turies", each century conspecial The Prophecies of Medicine, as well as the taining 100 quatrains. To Nostradamus. ancient science of the stars. further protect himself, he By the time he died, 63 He then studied Medicine gathered these quatrains years later, Nostradamus at the famous University of and destroyed their chrohad achieved great fame Montpellier where he was nological order, by literthroughout Europe for his described as "a most ally throwing them in the brilliance and great inno- advanced student". air and collating them as vations as a Doctor of He amazed teachers and they landed. Medicine, but, more students alike with his lec- Although some of Nosimportantly, for his tures on astrology, and his tradamus' work was not uncanny ability to accu- theory that the earth was published until after his John Waters presents a programme on the amazing 16th Century prophet in Channel Seven's Tuesday rately predict the future. round, revolving around death, even in his lifetime, As a child, Nostradamus the sun (100 years before he was widely recognised night special — The Prophecies of Nostradamus, on October 19 at 10.35pm. Galileo). for his prophetic powers, At the age of 22, Nostra- and was consulted by roydamus graduated from alty and peasantry alike. University, and imme- Nostradamus died in diately began practising as 1566, having accurately a doctor. He was soon predicted to his doctor, the The Alichael Pate produced, directed and scripted labourer working next door, he is asked to hose dust highly respected and much time and location of his A unique and highly Tim is based on Colken McCullough'spre-ThornBirds from her garden. sought after for his suc- death. In the 400 years entertaining piece of first novel — it's a warm, tender uplifting romance. cessful cures. Even then he since then, increasing is Tim a fine-looking handsome young man, and dance-theatre — Filthy It stars Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson of :Wad Max and strongly built. lie is 25 years old andgood at his work. prescribed "clean air and numbers of his predictions Children — will be Gallipolifame, Ahvyn Kurts andPat Evison andcan be He is also mentally retarded, a condition that might unpolluted water". have proven accurate, repeated on Channel Two seen on Channel 7 on Thursday, October 21 at 9.35pm. have been remedied if his parents. Ron andEm Melville In 1533, his wife and two including the fate of Engon Saturday. October 23, The story centres around a successful career woman (A hvyn Kurts, Pat Evison) were educated and had the children died of the lish and European Royat 6pm. in her early 40s who falls in love with a mentally money to know how best to help. dreaded plague, and Nos- alty, the Great Fire of The work was devised retarded young man in his 20s. Instead they and his sister, Dawnie, (Deborah tradamus wandered London, Napoleon, Hitler and performed by a group The setting is Sydney and the period is Kennedy) have given him love and understanding; in around Europe, alone, and the Kennedy Assassiof seven to fourteen yearcontemporary. return Tim loves them and moves through life with a practising medicine, and nations, to mention just a olds as an expression of Mary Horton (Piper Laurie) is an attractive woman child's gentleness and content. furthering his knowledge few. their views of themselves in her mid-40s, unmarried, and at ease with her career Because her usual gardener has injured his back, of the stars, and the Over the years, innumerand her comfortable, if undemanding, home life. and their relationships Mary arranges for Tim to garden for her regularly. Occult. At this time, he able books have appeared, She meets Tim (Mel Gibson) when, as a builder's with those around them. Gradually, a friendship develops. first began to experience attempting to discover the Combining drama, mime his visions of the future, full meaning of his predicand song with dance, the and used his astrology to tions, but it seems that piece ranges in mood and isolate and identify the only with hindsight, are we style from choreographed dates of these future able to really understand movement to high energy events. the fate foretold for us by rock, to lyrical dream Remarrying in 1547, he Nostradamus. sequences and moments of settled in the South of For instance, in the 16th gentle tenderness. France where he devoted Century, the word "Pas• The work is presented by most of his time to his teur" and "The discovery the eighteen children who astrology and prophecies. of the lost cure" meant created it in a series of Deciding to write down his nothing to people then, yet workshops, (directed by predictions, but fearful of 300 years later, when Louis choreographer, Ariette being persecuted as a "sor- Pasteur discovered penicilTaylor), together with cerer", Nostradamus lin, it became very clear seven adult dancers from veiled his predictions with what Nostradamus meant. t he Australian Dance Biblical, foreign and However, more and more Theatre. ancient terms, and set of Nostradamus' riddles In a variety of settings them to rhyme. are being solved as history and situations — in the He wrote 1,000 of these takes place. schoolroom, the playground, around city streets, at a disco, at home and in the world of fantasy — the performers explore the feelings children have about adults, school and A merican leading authority.
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man, Ryan O'Neal, makes his television movie debut in Channel Nine's Love, Hate, Love, on Friday, at 10.05pm.
Lovely Lesley Warren The seven-part children's j oins him as Sheila drama series Quest of Blunden, a successful Eagles will begin on Chan• fashion model engaged to nel Two at 5.10pm, on Greg Rowe with his pelican friends in a scene from the touching Australian drama Storm Boy, Channel jetsetter, Leo Price (Peter Monday, October 18. Nine's Sunday matinee movie at noon. Haskell). T he story revolves When Sheila meets Russ around teenager Stefan Emery, a handsome engiFrom veteran author Koslawski and his two RyanIt0 'Neal neer (O'Neal), she unintenGeoffrey Household's close friends Jane and tionally falls in love with miserable by dogging their novel, comes Channel Sinckla. Stefan has him and must face the every move. He even trails Nine's Wednesday midreceived a cryptic message painful task of breaking them across country to afternoon movie, in Polish from his dying eila ne t heSyhw where off her relationship with and Californiaimagi father and this plunges the Rogue Male, at 1.35pm, Leo. Russ boy and his friends into the a heart-stopping thriller But Sheila and Russ don't be able to start afresh, far He takes an unsucperilous search for a A small boy, an abori- way Tom (Peter Cumwith a star cast. know that Leo is psychotic a way from any living cessful shot at Hitler in priceless treasure. gine, and a pelican form a mins), in a storm-swept and doesn't intend to let memories of the past. his Austrian retreat The search is made even strange alliance to protect wilderness of surf and sand Set in pre-World War another man steal his fian- The suspense builds gradmore hazardous when it their environment on a dunes on the coast of II Europe, Peter and, as a result, suffers cee. What they read as ually until it seems Leo will O'Toole heads the cast painfully at the hands appears that a priest, the wild stretch of the Austral- South Australia. He knows vendetta, angry disappointment is succeed in his of the Gestapo, police, a Polish ship's ian coast, in Channel no other world. One day he Amazas a ruthless British e Love, time ma really the the y beginnings of and by aristocrat — and one- ingly, he survives both officer and Stefan's head- Nine's charming Sunday discovers another human its Leo's bitter revenge. Hate, Love reaches time assassin — who their torture tactics and master are all mixed up in movie, Storm Boy, at being living in a wild-life iewers v Sheila and Russ set out some sort of mystery. instigates a personal a terrible "accident" the noon. sanctuary among the giant on a new life together, but will be balancing on .too designed to kill him. vend Quest Of Eagles stars etta against the dunes --- Fingerbone Bill, seats their they soon realise that Leo edges of Vladek Sheybal, Robert Storm Boy Nazis following the O'Toole soon becomes (Greg Rowe) an aborigine (David Gulis not going to take defeat afraid to watch the endi* Urquhart, Ferdy Mayne lives in isolation execution of his Jewish entangled their in a series of pili1). Fingerbone teaches with his lightly. He watches them y unablethe and Michael Williams. sweetheart. murderous schemes. fisherman father, Hidea- the boy many things. c onstantly, making life eyes from
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We need some simple answers
A dults can be result of our present preoc- share equal dignity. baffled by the simple cupation with 'sexism' We choose not to call questions posed by throughout the fabric of God, merely "it"; and that life. leaves only two genders little children.
The child's question was a from which to choose our All that is needed is a sim- good one — but at the description. Aside from ple answer and the truth. same time it was about a R evelation there are I heard of a young prim- non-issue. It is like asking numerous historical and ary student who recently why the grass is green and cultural factors that desasked the teacher why God not blue, why dogs don't cribe God in our language sent His Son and not His fly and the fish don't bark. by using the male gender daughter to save the world. Our starting point is to If today women feel infeSuch a question may have believe that what the Gos- rior, then there are only been an off-the-cuff flash pels tell us is true. If we two parties to blame. of curiosity. It may have accept the gospels in faith, Either it's the fault of the been prompted by the then the facts we believe males who do not show recent Anglican debate on are that firstly Jesus was a sufficient care and respect women priests, — or the male. Secondly, Jesus or it's the fault of women called Himself the Son of who do not allow themGod and addressed God as selves to be treated as special and deserving of courtesy or explains that issues in our world than His Father. she feels independent the fruitless debate of lanOur Christian tradition favour. teaches that God is an a- Nine times out of ten, I enough to waiver such a guage or non-issues. sexual spirit. That God is am prevented from open- favour. The greatest lack in the D aisy, Daisy, give me your answer do . . . I'm half crazy all for the not of one human gender ing the car door for a C hildren may need world today is that in St love of you this week we feature this happy couple on a bicycle or the other. That we are woman, (young or old) answers to satisfy their Paul's words people canbuilt for two. A picture from yesteryear. created in the image of because she has learnt that curiosity but there are not call God "Abba" -If you know the names of this happy couple please ring father God "male and female He men no longer pay this many more important Dad, their true Father. Jegorow on 3289878 or write to the Record. C/- Youth Forum created us". Thus whether we are male or female we P.O. Box 50 Perth Aberdeen St. 6000.
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ature's way all r afte best I
T SEEMS strange to think that something as natural as breastfeeding should have been discarded at one stage as casually as last year's dress. But that is exactly what did happen around 15 to 20 years ago when the scientific revolution made mother's milk unfashionable.
Not only were women told it was inconvenient, outmoded and perhaps a little obscene to put a child to the breast, there were also strong moves afoot which questioned the purity of mother's milk.
"After all," the scientists chorused, waving a multitude of milk formulas under the public nose, "we made this milk in our laboratory and we know EXACTLY what is in it." And so the bottle boom began and a whole new industry in accessories was soon suckling on the side. Each baby was trailing bottles, teats, formula, warmers and sterilising equipment . . . the simple act of feeding had become complex and time consuming. But sanity saw the ultimate triumph and with a general trend 'to nature' in the last decade breastfeeding is now well and truly back and probably more respectable than it has been for years.
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O LONGER do mothers have to take refuge in another room for fear of offending others when feeding time comes around. Gradually society is coming to accept the most natural of sights, a mother feeding her child, thus enabling more and more women to experience the easiest and most satisfying form of child-rearing. It has been a slow and steady battle to bring back the breast and much of the credit must go the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, a group established in Victoria in 1963 when new mother, Mary Paton, was breastfeading her first baby and found there was little information or encouragement available to help the nursing mother. Early the next year, she invited five other young mothers to a meeting at her Melbourne home. It was at that meeting the idea and aims of the NMAA evolved, namely to help, encourage, educate and support mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies,, thus creating a basis for skilled and loving mothering and close, happy family relationships. Since then, NMAA has spread Australia wide, and as of August 1982 more than 55,000 members had joined. The first Western Australian branch was formed in 1969. . . it was in fact the fist State branch of the national association . . . and currently there are 1500 financial members in the state.
• w ESTERN Australian * NM AA branch president * * Maureen Delaney, of Clare• mont said operations are carred out on a local level with * 49 groups established * throughout the State from • • Kununurra to Esperance. are tele* * Major functions * phone counselling and group * meetings with advice freely
offered to members and nonmembers alike. Backup comes from a library service, which supplies free literature, to school visits and community speaking. Trained Association counsellors, there are 100 in WA, address various local hospitals and universities as well as para-medical groups and the Western Australian School of Nursing. Members also work in close association with Dr Peter Hartmann, of the University of Western Australia, who is world renowned for his research into human lactation and whose work featured prominently in the recent ABC production, The Naked Breast.
A weekly feature
In a world that calls increasingly for a 'return to nature' it's not surprising to see more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies, and for longer lengths of time. The Nursing Mothers Association of Australia is a group barely 20 years old, which was formed to help and encourage mothers to feed their children in the most natural way possible. The WA branch is extremely active and president, Maureen Delaney, of Claremont parish and counsellors, Lyn Ames of Osborne Park parish and Kerry R ichardson, of Whitfords parish talk about the practical joys of breastfeeding.
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All counsellors must complete a training course which involves extensive reading on counselling techniques, child rearing and feeding as well as answering questionnaires and conducting practical discussion groups. Their help and encouragement is offered only when sought and suggestions given are on a mother-tomother basis. If a mother has a medical problem, she is referred to her doctor or clinic sister.
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AUREEN Delaney joined the Association in Melbourne in 1974, six months after the birth of her first baby. She trained as a counsellor in Bendigo and has been W A president for 15 months, her term expiring at the end of this year. (centre) Maureen Delaney, president of the WA branch of the Nursing Mothers Association is pictured(right)of She is keen to dispel the Richardson, Kerry and Hill Tuart of (left) Ames, with her son Daniel and NMAA counsellors, Lyn image that the NM AA tells Beldon. mothers they must breastat feed. . . and breastfeed require special diets or habits. easier to hreastfeed if you that includes the mothers who supply and sore nipples. length. "It's a myth for instance that have conceived it is not a decide to bottle feed. All we you have to drink lots of extra prerequisite. While she admits there is a are saying is that breastfeedfluid," she said. "You drink "Not all adoptive mothers trend for mothers to continue ing is easier." 'THERE are very few breastfeeding well into the Maureen's four children women though who are physi- according to thirst." have been able to fully breastKerry Richardson, of Bel- feed but most have been able second year and perhaps even have been fed for varying cally unable to breastfeeed," don, mother of four children, to produce some milk," Lyn into the third, it is, she says an lengths of time. The eldest she said. concan you all breastfed for between 15 said. individual choice. if "Basically Tim, now 8, was fed for nine She realises there are those months. The next two, Tony, ceive then you can feed. It can months to 2 1/2 years, is "We usually recommend. who find the sight of a breast- 6, and Frank, 3, were take up to six weeks however another NMAA counsellor mothers to a mediinterested feeding toddler offensive but breastfed for 18 months and to establish an effective "I never thought of doing cal specialist but there are a * believes it need not be so, that she is still going with young supply and many mothers anything else," she said. "At number of adoptive mothers it all depends on how the Daniel who is 21 months old. expect to have it by the time first I thought I would feed for in WA who are now* It was, she says, a case of they leave hospital." situation is handled. nine months because mum reastfeeding." A few old wives tales rear did, but then it was so nice I b weaning. The natural mutal discretion encourage "We do time to carried on." The Association provides: with feeding older children sucking span is gauged to be their ugly heads from literature for nursbetter a Lyn, says but time, extensive is weaning so years two to up because it can be part of a spegradually and hopes to* is public ing educated mothers cial relationship between the likely to occur at some stage availability of: rest. to all them the putting increase side. either Educate mother and child involved," many in the future. * too not are material There ethnic and counsellor Experienced she said. recent pubyou believe who left most women of One their "The important thing is that founder member of the the work- *. while with pregnant get deals won't lications Lyn of WA, Ames, in NMAA mothers realise the Associathey have; said. she and breastfeeding, you're mother ing six her of all fed Hill Tuart joined Assothe ERRY tion is not about making them While this theory was based ciation while she was preg- another in the melting Pot: breastfeed for great lengths of children for varying lengths of the fact that total breast- nant and said it is usually which is aimed at young* on from aged now are They time. pressuring time, nor about suppresses ovulation best for mothers to learn all grandmothers who perhaps.: feeding who Lyn, but nine, to years 21 those women who do not women, it was not a they can about breastfeeding raised their children when 4( some in in interest a had has long-term want to feed at all. for all mothers to go before the baby is born. rule safe breastfeeding was unfashionhas who and breastfeeding and help to is aim main "Our discovered. many as . . . by able. the of on board been the encourage those mothers who The three all agree that it is Total breastfeeding, which : have decided for themselves national NMAA for two years "There's no way we're saying: against battle a of case a not they want to breastfeed their is still kept busy as a means no other sucking by the the bottle, purely a move to they did it wrong," Maureen baby on dummy, thumb, or baby. Whether it's for six counsellor, educate mothers that breast- said, "but the booklet Will * She takes up to 70 calls a bottle, does inhibit ovulation feeding is the most natural help them to understand NOY: weeks or 26 months, it's up to * week covering a wide range of but its effects are different in way and the easiest. them. attitudes have changed." * problems. Many mothers all women. rer :( yoau There is also a great deal of NMAA c oloucnaslietilelsorins The emphasis, says Lyn, is need assistance in gradual * E'RE not telling weaning but the two main on the fact that breastfeeding interest in adoptive breast listed AunAder 4,* anyone they are wrong and queries revolve around milk is a natural thing and doesn't feeding in Perth. While it is telephone directory. 44
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Record Kids Club
super colouring contest Bible Story No. 2
CASH PRIZE TO BE WON
Daydream delight
Daydream Journey, by Gwenda Turner, We've got a great new colouring contest for all our members with a $20 cash prize for the Vtnner and books for the runners-up. $9.95, published by William Collins Pty. Ltd. All you have to do is collect the series of Bible Stories, there will be 10 in all over the next few .months. Colour in the drawings and then make up a book with the drawin Moll g and the visit y sets out to stories which will be printed each week. First prize will go her grandmother to the best presented entry and in her new town flat. UCCiti. I4 4 Iti. I4 4 we'll have lots of other prizes for the runners-up. You must be a member to take part in the C9iitest so make sure you join up now. We've got well over 900 members On the bus journey, detailed colour pictures written and illustrated two giving our 1000th member a free dinner so keep that in mind and joinalready and will be Molly daydreams of past depict a little girl's memo- books on New Zealand the Kids' Club. visits to her Gran when she
ries of the happy days lived in the country — the spent with her grandrolling hills, picnics, hay mother, far away from the herd. He asked a servant to The Lord disguised as a gathering, collecting eggs, noise and bustle of the city. roast some beef. Another visitor, then asked Abra- selling farm produce, ran to get milk and cream. ham: "Why did Sarah learning to weave and to There is a lovely joyful Abraham himself set the laugh? Why did she think cook, the smells and the warmth in this artist's meal before the guests and to herself, 'Shall I really sounds of the livestock — interpretation of a child's The desert sun was alreayd hot by midserved them. Sarah stayed bear a son, old as I am?' Is how Molly had loved these nostalgia for halcyon days, morning. Abraham sat in the shade near the inside the tent, just by the anything too marvelous holidays in the country. so thoroughly enjoyed and entrance of his tent. His wife, Sarah, worked entrance so she could hear for the Lord to do?" Here is a picture book in such contrast with her quietly inside. what was said. which will be loved by everyday life. Abraham and Sarah were younger children, say from Gwen Turner is an AusA braham was startled to you. Let me bring you "Where is your wife?" the silent. The Lord repeated three to seven years old. tralian artist who now lives see three men walking up some cool water. Rest here chief visitor asked. "She is his promise, "About this On every page Gwen in Christchurch, New Zeato the tent. He the inside tent," time Abraham next year I will return. had not in the shade of this tree. I Turner's wonderfully land. She has previously noticed anyone By then Sarah will have a crossing will bring you some food. answered. t he desert. He had no idea Refreshed and st reng- "Nine months from now, son." that the Lord was one of thened you may then con- I'll be back this way," the Sarah came out of the the visitors, disguise d as a tinue your journey." visitor continued. "By then tent. She was afraid. So desert traveller. "Thank you," the three your wife will have a son." she said, "I didn't laugh." Abraham wasted no time replied. "We are happy to w ondering where Name "Yes, you did," the Lord the accept your hospitality." Sarah heard what he said. guests came from. He got They sat down. Abraham She laughed to herself. She answered. "I heard you Address up and ran to greet them. ran into the tent. "Sarah," was thinking, "Now laugh." that I Owing politely Abraham he said, "take some of your old, how can so have am I a The guests finished eating said: "Please do P/code not pass best flour. Bake some son? My husband is old, and went on their way. rtl.y home without stop- bread." too. I am beyond child- Soon Sarah became preAge Birthdate Ping. I am here to serve Abraham ran out to his bearing age." gnant. . t —4
Story of Sarah
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BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to; Felicity Bonadeo, Manjimup; John Baxter, City Beach; Sonia Catania, Morley; Melissa Dartington, Palmyra; Michelle Devereux, Huntingdale; Mary Fairley, Geraldton; Mathew Ellis, Bateman; Claire Hasson, Ballidu; Christine Jalleh, Collie; Pauline Kirk, Cloverdale; Imelda Lobo, Langford; Sue Ellen Luscombe, Carine; Katherine Phillips, Albany; Phillip Power, Kukerin; C aroline Rose'Meyer, Duncraig; Andrew Smith, N orthampton; Marie Stokes, Pinjarra; Claire Tucak, Swanbourne; Joanne Tierney, Bindi Bindi; Jimmy Watkins, Hamilton Hill; Catherine Walker, Kambalda.
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WANTED URGENTLY: CUNNINGHAM: Very Goods — Furniture, Rev. Monsignor C.W.J. household utensils, etc., Cunningham — May God suitable for auction at out grant eternal rest to my ANNUAL FETE, SUN- lifelong priest friend — DAY 28th NOVEMBER, died October 10 1982. 1982. Enquiries to: Sister From Monsignor M.A. Martin, Catherine McAu- Giles. ley Centre, Station Street, UNNINGHAM — the WEMBLEY. Phone: 381 C parishioners of the Immac49 Kent Street 9222. ulate Conception church, Cannineton Dardanup wish to pay a REUNION . Phone 458 2891 tribute of loving respect to W E CAN DELIVER Christian Brothers College the memory of their Leederville this year cele- former parish priest MonBUILDING brates its 40th anniversary. signor C.W.J. CunTRADES On the Nov. 3 a reunion is ningham. May God grant being held for all those him eternal rest. Bricklaying, retaining who have been connected w alls. All types of with the college through FERGUSSON: Joseph brickwork. Also rendering p arents committees. Roy. After much suffering no job too small free Anyone who has not yet passed away peacefully at quotes. Ring Martin 339 been contacted and would home, 6 Ferrer Place, 7507. like to participate is asked Woodlands, loved husPROPERTY Improve- to contact the college 444 band of Marian and beloved father of Leonie, ments Service all types of 9355. C hristine, Pauline, w indows and doors installed: walls and ceilings A CCOMMODATION Michael, Julie, Camille and Brendan. Dearly loved removed: wooden pergolas: general repairs. Phone To Let House — granny Grandfather of Michael, 341 2946. flat. Oxford St Leederville Alishia, Jarrod, Luke and Danielle. Our Lady of Perp.w. 447 0333. $65 Backyards cleaned, rubpetual Succour Pray for b ish removed, trees him. His funeral took place in FREE house RENT lopped, gardening, odd Applecross available from at the Catholic Lawn jobs, garages cleaned out. November till 31 Janu- Cemetery, Karrakatta on 26 277 8780 ary in exchange for care of 13th October, 1982, after A PPELBEE'S Electrical garden and animals. Requiem Mass celebrated Service. 33 Avery Avenue. Applicants must be dog in the Holy Family Rosary Di4nella. Phone.. 276 2344. lovers. Please phone Church, Woodlands. Bowra & O'Dea 328 72999 Ths.tallations. Repair's and 364 5746. Funeral Director. Maintenance. For a lovely holiday, two can rent a Hassell fine 7 BARLOW: Passed away P AINTING quality work room home for $12 a day peacefully at home on Sepat the right price. Johr FreakleN. Phone 361 434c each. We charge $20 a day tember 28th, Agnes Catheto public (and that's cheap: rine Veronica (Billie) Carpenter. Wants work 4 get it for $10 a day each, 5 Barlow, loving wife of all spheres of the build- to 8 for a mere $8 a day Allan loving and caring ing trade. No job too each. Children to 14 $5 a Mother of Tim (Allan Sylsmall. Phone 367 4065. day each to 5. Free car $6 a vester) Shelley Miriam (Sr day. Free fruit and vegies Shelley RNDM) Madeand one day's food. Ask leine Mary (Sr Madeleine WEDDINGS for a brochure. Jim Lilley- RNDM) and Carmel Theman 51a Lake Monger rese (Mrs. Theo Linden, For that special day add harmony to the ()erasion Drive Wembley 450 5301 Armadale) loving mother by having vocal guitarist after 6 p.m. Profits aid in law of Theo, proud Marie Wallace sing for you church and charity. Daily grandmother of David and your guests in the Mass nearby. Be sure to Matthew, Sonja Anne, church. Phone 275 3870. thank God for these gifts. Barbara Therese and Amy Tamara. Rest in Peace, Our mum and dear SCHOOLS grandma. The funeral took TEACHER CLASS VACANCIES — place at the Catholic St. Mark's College, Bed- Cemetery Karrakatta on TEACHER required in ford, conducted by Friday, 1st October, 1982, 1983 to teach middle Christian Brothers for after Requiem Mass celeschool English. Please boys, has some vacancies brated in the Holy Family apply in writing to the for Year 5 for 1983. Appli- Church, Como. Principal, St Edmund's cations or enquiries to The Bowra & O'Dea 328 7299 College, Collie. Funeral Director. Registrar on 271 9000. P ALMER'S HIRE SERVICE All party equipment, glassware, etc Crockery, cutlery, Cabaret tables, chairs t restles, coloured lights elec. urns, pie warmers cold plates, dance floors. marquees, etc.
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Photographed on the 50th anniversary of his priesthood, the late Monsignor Cunningham talked to children at St Michael's school, Brunswick.
Monsignor Charles Cunningham was'a man of God who had made an indelible mark for the good of the Church and mankind in nearly 52 years as a priest, a man whose name and reputation has been spoken of affectionately by people at every level of society. This was how Bishop Quinn spoke of the named a monsignor with the appointment. He was career of the late Monsignor Cunningham, who vicar capitular from the departure of Bishop Goody McKeon. died at Busselton last Sunday at the Villa Maria till the arrival of Bishop back in the South West again at he was In 1973 Homes of which he was a director and which had Brunswick until stepping down in 1978 and eventually been funded by his relatives, his sister Mrs Jack retiring to Busselton last year. Wray and her husband. His love was always for children and he plunged
Bishop Quinn said he had vivid recollections of into developing St Michael's school, securing grants as Monsignor Cunningham speaking to him and the a disadvantaged school, with new library staffroom, other students at St Charles' Seminary at the height of classrooms, toilet block, and woodwork room where the war during which Father Cunningham became a he was tutor. legendary chaplain. Playgrounds were grassed, netball courts estab"We trainee priests retained a lasting memory of the lished and footballers trained on the Swan Districts dedication exemplified in this priest who was minis- line. Hot water systems were installed at the convent, tering to men under the actual fire of war," the bishop in between coaching the annual school gymnastics said. display. Born at Smith's Mill near Wooroloo to a family With a $30,000 lottery win in his hand he told the who later farmed at Ardath, Charles Cunningham sisters: "Buy whatever bus you want for the children, had completed his education at St Ildephonsus Col- the rest is for your trip to Lourdes and the Holy lege at New Norcia when his thoughts turned to the Land." priesthood and he was asked to do further studies, Prankster at heart, Monsignor Cunningham saw including Latin under Mr Tom Hartrey, at CBC St the child in every adult and pitched his preaching and George's Terrace for a further two years. friendly message at the child knowing that everyone After his studies for the priesthood at Springwood was listening. May he rest in peace. and Manly he was ordained in 1930 and became assistant priest at Subiaco until being posted to the distant The Highgate School Board, parish of Esperance in 1932. Principal, Staff and Students It was a time of depression not only for the economy invite Past Pupils and Friends but also for a priest whose territory extended to the of sparse communities at Salmon Gums so the parish Primary School Heart Sacred was closed in 1934 and was not re-opened for another 40 Mary St, Highgate 20 years. to Short periods followed at West Perth, South Perth The Site Re -dedication and Blessing and Manjimup before he got his first permanent of the Newly Upgraded Buildings appointment to Busselton in 1937. He enlisted as an by His Grace — The Most Reverend L.J. Goody, D.D., Ph.D., army chaplain in 1940. K.B.E. Archbishop of Perth 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 27th October, 1982 His early days were with signals at Melville Camp R.S.V.P. by Friday 22nd October — Telephone 328 8817 and then to the Middle East but his legendary war Re -dedication followed by Entertainment & Supper time friendship with Australian troops was built on the Kokoda Trail through New Guinea's Owen Stanley Ranges. Typical of his dedication was that during a period of leave in Perth, he visited personally the families of Catholic and non-Catholic alike, for whose sons he OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS had officiated at a mass burial during one of the more grim incidents in New Guinea. Contact LENS CONSULTANTS He was awarded the MBE in 1944. Back in civilian life he served a short period in 321 8151 PERTH PICCADILLY ARCADE Guildford and two years at Kalamunda before arriv321 5304 ing in Dardanup in 1948. PERTH 154 WILLIAM STREET For the next ten years he was one of the South COTTESLOE 19 NAPOLEON STREET 384 5605 West's most colourful figures — among exFREMANTLE 30 MARKET STREET 335 2602 servicemen and the RSL, as the pivot of the local fire-fighters, as interstate long distance car-driver and organiser of young farmers in the district, as well as MAN builder of the local hall with materials carted from 322 1408 everywhere by himself. OMAN W A keen amateur astronomer he said of himself: "Bees and stargazing have kept me sane." As friends found out, wherever Father Cunningham went, his HAIR MODA bees went too, in the forest or out. In the new diocese of Bunbury he became its second BEAUTY CONNECTION vicar general in 1957 on the death of Monsignor Fred Byrne, moving to Albany the next year and being Shop 2, 36 Milligan St, Perth
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A LTHOUGH John XXIII had few individual stars they gave a fine overall display to finish 38 points ahead of CBC FremantleSanta Maria to gain their sixth consecutive win in the Associated Catholic Colleges A-division athletics meeting at Perry Lakes Stadium yesterday.
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The aggregate points the girls' trophy went to Twenty-seve n records high jump and javelin were: John XXIII 1930, Mercedes from Santa were broken in conditions throw records of 1.76m CBC Fremantle -Santa Maria and John XXIII. that favoured the sprint- and 54.62m. Maria 1892, St Mark's-St The best individual ath- ers. Blace Partridge (St Thomas Aquinas 1789, letes for John XXIII were Barry Acres (Servite) Mark's) impressed with Newman 1770, Servite Eduardo Semedo and won four boys' open events 11.8sec in the under-14 1619, Mazenod-St Brigid's Amanda Wheeler. from 200m to 1500m. He 100m. 1350, CBC Leederville-St Semedo was timed at showed speed for middle- Mia Gabbedy (Santa Mary's 1215 and Mercedes 11.2sec in the boys' under- distance runner a by cover- Maria) reduced the girls' (girls only), 1094. 16 and Miss Wheeler was ing the 200m in 22.8sec and open 100m record to Channel Nine stages an unprecedented Competition between the four players The boys' cup went to St impressive in the girls' missing the meeting 400m 12.1sec and clocked 25.5 coup in the sports world with its organi- has always been close. Jimmy Connors Mark's from John XXIII under-15 sprints and record of 49.5sec by 0.1sec. sec for the 200m. sation of the Swan Lager Challenge ten- and Ivan Lendl, the two top men's playand CBC Fremantle, and hurdles. Damien Rhodes (Maze- Denise Maher (Mer- nis tournament. ers in the world, recently fought out the nod) excelled with a 110m cedes) won four under-14 The world's four top men's singles final of the U.S. Open. hurdles record of 14.4sec events and set three It was Connors' victory in that final and Russell Mathanda records, Her best effort players will visit Perth in November to (CBC Fremantle) set an was 26.4sec in the 200m. play in a round robin tournament at the that re-established him as the world's number one player — a position he surunder-17 100m record of Vanessa French (St Brig- Perth Entertainment Centre. rendered first to Borg and then to John 10.9sec and had a big win id's), one of the best fieldBjorn Borg will make his return to in the 200m in 22.7sec. event prospects in the international tennis in the tournament McEnroe. With such players competing, the Paul Tognolini (CBC nation, set under-14 javelin arranged in association with the Paul Swan Lager Challenge promises to be Fremantle) won five and discus records of Dainty Corporation. nothing short of dynamic. under-15 events and set 37.82m and 32.83m. Joining Bjorn Borg for the tournament Sponsored by the Swan Brewery, the will be Jimmy Connors, winner of this Swan Lager Challenge will be conducted year's Wimbledon Men's Singles title, over the nights of November 2 and 3 at Ivan Lendl and the fiery John McEnroe. the Entertainment Centre. RICH MOSS indicated above average ability when he ran on strongly in the straight for a second to RARE FLYER in the W.A. Guineas. RICH MOSS is a lightly raced 3 y.o. having the fourth start of his career and should be followed in 3 y.o. events. ROTOR UAN battled on gamely in the straight to run third in the Cambridge Grad. 2D over 1400m. After "1111111181 —4 having the run of the race, Rotoruan was not disgraced The association championships were in finishing length behind the winner and is still completed last weekend at the Aquinas Coleligible for Maiden events. MISS ROAMER had her second run since a break lege courts in fine though blustery from racing and put the writing on the wall for a middle conditions. distance win in the near future on Saturday at Belmont. Inclement weather Sharon Gordon and Chris Miss Roamer came from near last in the early stages to caused the postponemen t McCallum 6-1, 6-2. finish second full of running behind smart mare from the previous week. Les Curry and Randy AUBURN CENTRE. • Ivan Lendl Surprisingly, there were Raux were successful in Jimmy Connors SURPRISE MOSS impressed at his second run since only two close games and the men's doubles defeata spell when finishing 3/4 length behind Outstrip over these were the first to be ing Wayne Firns and 1400m. SURPRISE MOSS had to overcome a very completed, Scissors, Saws, Secateurs, Shears, Sharpened and Set the singles. Maurie Kelleher 6-3, 6-1. wide barrier and should be improved with the run under The men's final saw a The other finals comhis belt. k een contet between pleted were the veterans' Wayne Firns and Damien doubles. The men's title Messer with plenty of went to Ron Smith and Greyhounds — with 4 QUEEN STREET —321 4390— LOCKSMITHS entertainment provided. Kevin Quain who defeated The Record Tipster Damien took out the first Des Hinton and John set 6-4 and looked set to Messer 6-1, 6-1. Locks, Door Closers and Safe Overhauled and Serviced take out his first senior The veterans' mixed CAR and ALL TYPES OF KEYS CUT Immediate Service title. However the expe- championship was won by rience of Wayne stood him Des and Noel Hinton who in good stead and he had a close match against fought back to win the John and Leonie Messer, second, 6-4. The last set with a score of 6-4, 7-5. Janice Armanasco was a no holds barred con- The preliminary judging test with Wayne eventually for this year's Queen Quest breaking through to win 7- will be held this weekend Anne Palandri is from the Margaret River area but 5, and take the title. OPTOMETRISTS and today we meet the last now lives in Perth and In the women's singles three entrants. plays tennis with the Geraldine Alderman and Karyn Mapson is another 175 Scarborough Beach Road - Phone 444 3543 Kerry Messer played an representative from St. Queens Park club. Anne is unusual match with the Denis and is a Stenograher a pre-primary teacher R ACE ONE: 1 Warrin RACE SIX: 1 Icy Monaro. advantage swaying from with the Main Roads R F WILLIS, W A GA, Optometrist R ock. 2 Silver Birch. 3 2 Mystery Crown. 3 Busy's one to the other several Department. Karyn is 21 Final Smoke. times. Kerry started and as well as tennis she Bullet. 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St Teresa of Avila HER MESSAGE IS STILL RELEVANT AFTER 400 YEARS S
OMEONE has said, that to be tired of Teresa is to be tired of life. So let's hear more about Teresa. This Friday we observe the 4th centenary of her death. "Theo-resis" — her name, means "Dialogue with God", or "a word about God". A woman in love with God — she wanted, more than anything else in this world — "To see God".
costs and walk in His presence. In Carmel, she found the Christ of the desert and of the mountain top. * * * * *
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HAT relevance has Teresa for our times? We life in an age of proTeresa also loved people. She loved gress. We note all these advances in company, conversation, laughter. "From sorry saints, dear Lord, science and technology. The men of today are engaged in deliver us." Her last words reflect the turbulent ,the conquest of outer space, but times in which she lived. "After all I Teresa turned her attention to that die a daughter of the Church." It was inner space within the soul. "The Kingdom of God is within you." tne century of the Reformation. (Luke 17:21) Christ suffered again in his Body. Teresa had such wonderful powers She had spent a life time in the of introspection. Long before Freud service of the Church, in the work of Reform. As she received the Risen and depth psychology, she explored the world of the sub-conscious. She Lord for the last time in Communion, she said, "My Bridegroom and did this, not as a scientist or analyst, my Saviour. Let us go it is time." Teresa, it has been said, has left This year is the 400th behind her, two faithful reflections anniversary of the death of of herself, in her nuns and in her the great Carmelite, St writings. Teresa, of Avila. In this The first book she wrote was at the express wish of her spiritual direcseries of articles Morley tor. She calls it the Book of the MerCarmelite priest, Father cies of God. It is her life. Her soul is Francis Moylan, OCD, in these pages. looks at the saint. Father She was not highly educated, at least according to our standards, Moylan is originally from yet, in her own country, Spain, she Loughrea, Ireland, where is regarded as a writer of the first he was ordained a Carmeorder because of her mastery of lite priest in 1949. He words. spent 12 years in the Teresa's books have become classics in the spiritual sphere also. She Philippines before coming writes with great simplicity about to Australia in 1971 to the most lofty and complex matters. take
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PEAKING of her literary style, Crashaw says — "It is not Spanish but the language of Heaven." When we take up the book of her life, we discover that most of it is an account of her prayer life. For Teresa, prayer had become a way of life. When first asked to write, her answer was typical, "For the love of God, do not ask me to write. Leave me to my spinning!" Teresa was born in 1515, the year that Martin Luther began his work of Reform. The Church needed reform. A great dispute broke out within the Church as to what reform meant. Reform itself became an issue, a bone of contention, tearing apart the unity of the Church. There was reform and counter-reform. Teresa had very clear and firm convictions about the conditions for true reform. All genuine reform began with the individual — the reform of oneself. Her age was also one of excitement. It witnessed the discovery of the Americas. Spain had her men of conquest — the "Conquistadores". Five of her brothers joined them on that Continent. In her veins flowed the blood of the hidalgos. It was the age of Don Quixote, the knight errant. Some of her forbears ranked among the knights of Avila, who did battle with the Moors. Teresa entered an order that drew its inspiration from the Prophet Elijah. She wanted to love God at all
up retreat work in Sydney. He came to WA to join the Morley Carmelite community.
Mantra, to God awareness and God consciousness. Today, people suffer from tension, stress and anxiety. Teresa also lived in an age of tension and crisis. There were crises of faith and authority. She lived also under the shadow of a great council of the Church called Trent. And in Spain there was the Inquisition! A s we said, there were scandals and protests; reforms and pseudoreforms. Truth and honour were the real values. A false theory gained some support. Grace affected no interior regeneration in the soul. This was a denial of the spiritual life.
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ERESA experienced in her own life, the reality of Grace — the indwelling of God in the soul of the just. She expressed in her writings what she experienced in the spirit. She was fortunate to have learned and saintly advisers and confessors; men like John of Avila, Peter of Alcantara, Francis Borgia and John of the Cross. She had read the Conferences of Cassian, and the Confessions of St Augustine. She loved the Word of God in the Scriptures. She wrote a short commentary on the Song of Songs called Conceptions of the Love of God. She writes, "I have been always fond of the words of Christ in the Gospel. I have found more recollection in them than in the most care-
fully planned books." The words from the Book of Wisdom echoed in her heart. "I prayed, and understanding was given me. I called on God, and the Spirit of Wisdom came to me." (Wisdom 7:7) "I shall speak of nothing," she says "that I have not experienced in my own life or observed in others or been taught by Our Lord in prayer." Whatever she learned in prayer she submitted to the judgement of the Church. We cannot expect Teresa to be logical and orderly in text book fashion. Often she did not re-read her notes. She resumed writing after a lapse of time. She was busy dealing with the affairs of the order. "I am stealing the time for writing," she says. "It hinders me from spinning and I am living in a poor house and have numerous things to do." In her first book, her life, she describes herself as a lax middle-aged nun. She loved the truth. Humility means standing in the truth. There is no pretence in Teresa, no affection, no desire to edify, or to impress others. She is most vocal about what she calls her shortcomings, her wickedness and lukewarmness. * * * * *
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ERESA'S first book is really a treatise on contemplative prayer. Teresa gave it no title but called it "mi alma" the story of her soul. It is really a confession — like that of St Augustine.
ItionN HER life, Teresa speaks of meditawhich she says is profitable — even
necessary for those who are beginners, in the ways of prayer.
Like all beginners, Teresa's first efforts at prayer were attended by fervour and consolation. But she found it difficult to concentrate — to focus her attention on a particular subject of meditation. For 18 years she could not pray without a book. She would engage in meditation, reading from the Scriptures. Prayer was a real penance when she passed through periods of darkness and aridity. On one occasion, she gave up the practice for a whole year. This happened even as she was teaching her father to pray. After his death, she gave up her pretence and began to pray as before. If Teresa were to speak to us today, she would caution certain people against embarking on an "inner space trip" of their own. Certain phenomena she describes in her life, have nothing t o do with the essence of prayer. We must not look for them. "Prayer and self indulgence do not go together." Extraordinary favours are not to be sought for or even desired in prayer. The perfect prayer is to say with Jesus • "Our Father, may your Kingdom come, your will be done." • • For Teresa, the purpose of prayer is to form apostles. Its • sincerity is measured by the fruit it bears in our lives. • • As we celebrate the 4th centenary of her passing, let us • • remember her advice: -•
The first ten chapters tell the story of her childhood. In a family of seven boys and three girls, she was much loved. A little incident in her childhood worth relating. The words "for ever and ever" made a deep impression on her child's mind. One day, she persuaded her brother Rodrigo, that to see God quickly they would have to die. And the quickest way to die was to go to the land of the Moors and die for the Faith. They set out together -- but were soon overtaken by an uncle and restored to their father's house. The incident foreshadowed other departures and journeys she would make in the course of her life. Avila was the city of "Santos y Cantos" — of Saints and Rocks. It still is a walled city with castles and turrets. It was a fortress from which to do battle with the Moors. Her mother died when she, Teresa was 13. She took Jesus' mother for her own. As a young girl, she was attractive and witty. She was given to girlish vanities which she would judge severely later on. Her father sent her to a boarding school. She felt no attraction to becoming a nun. If she entered religious life later on, it was because of the spiritual horizon it opened up to her. She was 20 when she entered the Carmelite monastery just outside the walls of the city. "Leaving my father's house was like Death," she assures us. Once she entered, she began her religious life resolutely. But if the spirit was willing the body was weak. Her health broke down under the strain. For three years she was in a state of semi paralysis. She owed her. recovery to St Joseph. Yet, all during her life she was tried by illness.
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