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Church increases aid At the conclusion of Youthcare's third year of service, Archbishop Goody has given his full support to taking initiatives for homeless youth and to the Catholic Church developing a service to contact homeless youths on the streets.
At a meeting with the employment opportunities clearly thought out philosophy of Christian care for organisers of Youth- for the youth. care — a department The Aberdeen Street resi- youth which is practical of Centrecare — Arch- dence has been the main and meant to get at the heart of the problem. bishop Goody offered centre for male homeless "Youthcare is about it youth but felt the is that over $100,000 dioce- shift in the environment is material and emotional san support to find a making it unsuitable for poverty of youth facing new suburban resi- this work. unemployment and homedence to take over A new residence will be lessness. Our Christianity f rom the present sought in a suburb where is important to us and is Aberdeen Street cen- youth can get on with their our strength and motivation. tre for men, which will rehabilitation. become a drop-in cen- "It is good that youth tre and base for the drop in at Aberdeen Street street contact with and know we are there," The Good News said Mr Guido Vogels of youth. Centrecare, "However,
Additionally, the archbi- this upsets the routine of "We are strong on our shop has waived the $45 the other residents." philosophy that we have to weekly rent Youthcare was become the Good News Aberdeen the Although paying to the archdiocese and not merely speak it. down run is house Street for its Salvado Road resi"At the practical level, we dence which houses eight and gazetted for MRPA are concerned that we are a be will it resumption, and two homeless females suitable point from which not abusing a captive youth workers. group and our strong phiThe house operates in to launch a Catholic mis- losophy is to counteract on conjunction with Preg- sion to homeless youths the high-powered evangenancy Help and one bed is the street. lism going on in the streets committee set aside for a young preg- The financial of Perth, telling youths nant woman. Another bed sees potential in raising simply that Jesus is the is reserved for emergency funds from a coffee shop answer and 'You can be care. on the site. healed. Simply come up The Wembley residence Miss Cheryl Carmody, here'. has extensive space at the t he social work co- "We believe that message rear which will be redeve- ordinator for Youthcare, too, but also believe it is a loped to offer a range of said that the staff of five matter of living out a pracs elf-help cooperative plus 13 volunteers had a tical lifestyle with the g/IIAVAIMIIIIMMMIW/-IIIIIMMMMMIAIIV.APFAIIR youth. "Already we have become h the Good News to some 1 young people and we now get them coming forward and wanting to know about God and Christian faith and we feel that we are now being called to what is really a ministry to HONDA unchurched youth."
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Cardinals quiz finances
Last Saturday at St Mary's Cathedral entrance, Bishop Healy cuts the tape to send off 16 cyclists travelling to Albany and back to 'Warmly supportive raise funds for homeless youth. Watching Miss Carmody said the is Anglican Assistant visit to the archbishop had Bishop Brian Kyme been only to alert him to who read a prayer for the cyclists. Revek this aspect of the work but that he was warmly sup- rend Des Cousins of p.::ortive that the Catholic the Uniting Church Church should be seen gave the group a The cardinals were Church accomplishes its their study of the entire Ambrosiano affair "did parting blessing. working on the streets for told that the deficit work "on what must be not yet have a completely equated with the widow's these youths. had been balanced by mite," the contributions of conclusive character" and Mr Guido Vogels said Peters Pence contri- poor people. had suggested cooperation any street mission to youth regional basis to support from the Since much of the funds with Italian banking butions youth homeless for planned homes carefully be to had in advance before the oper- such as was being done in world's Catholics and come from the freewill authorities. by other unspecified offerings of the world's the Cloverdale area. ation was launched. Catholics, "Most careful The "letters of patron'If we go on to the streets Youthcare did not want donations. we have to have good to become a highly centra- Cardinal Cooke, of New diligence and- thrift are age" were given by the a ccommodation, work lised operation but would York, said that cardinals needed in the administra- Vatican as recommendaERMS FROM and contact with provide the training and from missionary countries tion of the Church's finan- tions for dubious loans TAILORED TOI activity WITH REPAYMENTS which led to the collapse of drug rehabilitation. We support for local parish were among those who ces," he said. SUIT YOUR POCKET. don't want to go out to workers to run projects of were anxious to increase The cardinals were told the Banco Ambrosiano. also that a review of the LEASING FACILITIES AVAILABLE. youths and not be able to their own. their local churches' conVatican bank by experts The pope, in his closing o ffer them something annual the to tributions had concluded that it had address to the cardinals, definite. Peters Pence collection. no legal responsibility spoke of Italian-Vatican "We were glad to be told Traditionally, Catholics through its "letters of c ooperation on the by the archbishop that the in the United States and patronage" for the collapse Ambrosiano affair and Church has resources for this work and that it was The hearing of charges against West Germany have pro- of the Banco Ambrosiano. promised that "The Holy Father Brian Gore takes place in the vided the Vatican with its The report said, however, See is prepared to take all 0891 _ Di LTD. PTY. not a question of whether Phillipines MOTORS on Monday December 6. s trongest financial but the banking experts, who the steps required for an funded be it should Father Frank Marriott, chairman of support. CANNINGTON. HIGHWAY. were appointed by the Vat- agreement on the part of 1308 ALBANY how." the National Council of Priests has in July of this year and both sides so that the next ican comparby pope said The the that 3662 said He 398 their rally all appealed to to priests A/hrs. PHONE 451 2333 stage in Youthcare was to prayer support for Fr Gore on that ison with other interna- completed their work in whole truth can come to tional institutions, the early September, felt that light." encourage parishes on a occasion.
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VATICAN CITY: The Vatican finances were given a fine scrutiny at an extraordinary meeting of the world's cardinals late last month when they were told that the deficit for operating the Church in 1982 was $28 million.
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It was La Salle College Midland that danced the last waltz and said the final goodbye to the Embassy Ballroom that is now destined for demolition.
were joined by 400 family ela Mulcahy, it was As soon as La Salle a friends and ex-students for t ouching farewell from Mr College Mr Clem Mul- a function during which and Mrs Bernie Joyce, of cahy heard last year t he departing students K ukerin, who had about the forthcoming were presented to Monsig- announced their engageauction of the famous nor J Nestor, director of ment there 40 years ago Catholic Education. this d ance palais, he month. booked the ballroom In his short address to the Mrs Judy Hadley, of Benf ar the school's final students, Monsignor Nes- tley, a member of the Cantor emphasised that service ning Historical Society, function. r emembered her Since the Saturday night to others needed to be a the Embassy dances at from the high factor in the vocabooking would come after 1920's through the next 50 tions they would choose in the students had finished years. their final exams, he leaving school. Many other parents turned down all offers to For the adults it was a looked back to their days exchange his booking with night of nostalgia and as servicemen when the memories of the dances the official farewell to the Embassy Was their meeting Embassy that was held on they had attended there in place. Others remembered their younger days. the previous Thursday. the college and university The 38 graduating Year For the parents of the balls that had been held 12 students of La Salle principal's wife, Mrs Pam- there in the recent decades.
Second Norbertine
A second Australian Norbertine is to be ordained to the priesthood in Melbourne next Saturday, December 11.
Dux at Porno video is graduation Pictured at the La Salle College graduation function to farewell the Embassy Ballroom are from left: Rosemarie Barbour, dux of the college for 1982 gaining top marks in the highest number of subject marks in human biology, maths land III and physics. She also received a cash prize towards her tertiary education. Her sister, Marguerite Barbour, was La Salle dux in 1979. Accompanying Rosemarie is David Fowler captain of the First Elevan. Also in the phtograph are the principal Mr Clem Mulcahy, Monsignor Nestor and Mrs Pamela Mulcahy.
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Do you intend to spend your life in God's service? Pictured at the Festival of Light Meeting (1. to r.) Ron Alan (treasurer), Jim Paterson (acting president), Peter Wells MLC, Evelyn Price (secretary), Ray Ellery (past president).
Pornographic video tapes present a new and menacing problem to parents, their families and the community Mr Peter Wells MLC told the annual meeting of the Festival of Light last Sunday.
H is observation The entry of video-tapes laws by those who sought included the following into Australia and their them. A positive apsubsequent distribution proach, substituting good points: and copying was difficult for evil, was needed just as to control, censor and the Life Be In It campaign police. People of debased countered lethargy and morals could make their substituted a desire for fito wn tapes even using ness and well being. children for pornographic videos. The approach had to be made especially to the He cited horror tapes of young. Cigarette manufacpeople being actually turers were well aware of killed and tortured. this.; by slanting advertisments at the young they Television sets could be could be hooked on smokeasily adapted to accept ing for life. A positive administering S s and your will preparing By 4, * video cassettes and a new approach on pornography * ir r esponsibility then t o the young and their par* your estate. * * * devolved on parents to ents was therefore needed. * 5 oversee what their children * * 4r• By administering the estate of relatives * watched. Answering a question on * * * * the fate of Miss Lyla ElliThe screening of R-rated * and friends in your stead. * * * movies and worse in public ott's Bill to amend the 5 * 4r * bars was an area where Child Welfare Act to pre* * government action was vent children being used required as the screenings for pornogrpahic purwere virtually public dis- poses, Mr Wells said that play where anyone of any he expected the govern* 5 age, whether they wanted ment to introduce its own * * * * to or not, were subjected to Bill in the forthcoming . * * them however harmful or session. * * PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE .0 * distasteful. * * The meeting reelected its * PERTH it* Banning and legislating officers en bloc, Mr Clem STREET, HAY 565 * * 4, * * against such presentations Eaton, of Lesmurdie parPHONE 325 0141 * could not always be effec- ish remaining as chairman * * * * tive because loopholes and president. Story and * ******* **************** were too easily found in picture by Paul Donnelly.
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Recently, Brother Peter Brother Peter Stiglich ( pictured) will be has been on th staff of St ordained by Bishop Per- Norbert's College. He kins during 10am Mass will celebrate a Mass of in St Dominic's church, t hanksgiving in St Joseph's church, Queens Camberwell. Brother Peter is the eld- Park at 10.30am on Janest of four children of uary 22. Arch and Moyra Sti- Norbertine Canons glich, of Clayton, Victo- founded by St Norbert ria. He studied for the (1080-1134) in France in priesthood from 1973-78 1120. The order follows at Corpus Christi Col- the Rule of St Augustine. lege, Clayton, before Members of the order joining the Premonstrat- vow to live in communensian Canons in 1979, ity, and this community making his solemn pro- life has a liturgical/aposfession with them at tolic emphasis. Queens Park last year. The community at St He continued his stu- Norbert's priory in dies for the priesthood at Queens Park, WA, was Reverend Kevin A. Catholic Theological founded in 1959 from Smith 0.Praem. will be C ollege, Melbourne, Holy Trinity Abbey, Kil- in Australia at the time while residing with the nacrott, Ireland. and will be present at the Dominican friars there. The Abbot, the Right ordination.
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It is the story of great bravery, of great foresight of those who planned, the bishops, the religious superiors, the parish priests and the laity who were unsurpassed in their co-operation. The author of WA's Catholic history volume Father D F Bourke CM "We have the fruit of their pictured at work in front of the strong room which houses the private labours, we have entered historical papers of the archdiocese of Perth. into their labours." Father Bourke produced "To his great glory, he Father Bourke notes one happened". the book at the request of faced up to the task, help- of the points praised by Sir He looks back joyfully on Archbishop Goody in a ing those religious orders Charles Court when the the production of his hisprodigious nine months of already here to expand and book was launched three tory book: "Archbishop research and writing dur- calling in others. It is a years ago, that the book's Goody made me a happy ing 1979. 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It has everything — soft cloth insert seats (3 bucket seats upfront), full "The Catholic Church did hard but never was I so carpeting, 2 air conditioning units, heater -demister, AM/FM stereo radio bishop Goody placed on Father Bourke points out not grow up as an isolated content." cassette, electric passenger window, tinted side and rear windows, windthat although Bishop Gib- body; it grew up as part of Father Bourke is back in him as author. shield and rear window wiper and washer, full instrumentation, and more. ney was forced to resign the state, which did not WA doing further research This magnificent wagon is powered by an lsuzu-bred 4-cylinder overhead because of lack of ready grow alone but grew as the on the private papers of the camshaft engine, with a highway-eating 5-speed overdrive transmission For WAY 79 finances, it was the later Church grew, in co- Church in Perth. designed for super -economical cruising with a full crowd aboard. Behind the sale of his land under operation between the two. rear seat is a roomy luggage space over 1.3 metres hgh, with its own remotely He says that there is still a Bishop Clune that allowed electric door lock. It comes in a superb Sand Beige metallic finish operated "The maps will teach the wealth of material which with discreet stripes on the lower body. "It had to be finished in the Church in WA to student things he never should be collected, such time to be included in expand. dreamed of —the names of as old photographs, letters W AY 79, the WA 150th Father Bourke re- ghost towns in Kalgoorlie, from priests and nuns, or history as a anniversary year and it was commends his Goldfields, the Murchison the minute books of organnot to be more than 250 book which can be read in and isations which no longer the North West." pages because the archbi- one sitting. Others may exist. Father Bourke, originally particular look up to prefer shop believed that people from Victoria He said priests or lay peobut who the look up or to would not stand a two- chapters, volume history or one that index and see if an ancestor served two terms at St Cha- ple were welcome to leave or their parish is listed rles Seminary 1948-52 and their papers to the Church was too heavy style, 1965-69, is an enthusiastic archives and if desired they "There is certainly a bet- there. ter history to be written at Schoolchildren, he says, supporter of WA and says w ould be sealed and a later date but the cost of should become familiar that people in the Eastern unopened for whatever such productions is going with the Catholic history States to whom he has sold period requested so that up. This book was printed as soon as they begin stud- the book "never dreamed historians of a later generaat the best of times, but ying the secular history of there was a place such as tion may look back on W A and that such things them for research. now I see books only a W A. quarter of its size costing much more." Father Bourke believes that the section deserving most attention from a reader is the struggle of The complete list of Sunday Mass times for parishes and centres in WA will be Bishop Gibney to establish published in the Christmas issue of The Record to be published on December 23. Catholic schools at the Alterations to times last publishedin December 1981must be received(in writing, no turn of the century when phone messages) at this office no later than December 10. 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Also, there are really ish and street collections. from Mrs Lola Mangan more than 500 supporters. These activities may not be Husbands and wives of a substitute for active members give generously membership but they give Sir, of their time and money. A the lie to the myth of the I am grateful to Reverend Van Leen for having small army of volunteers Great Australian Apathy. w orks in opportunity Australians are not an pointed out the deeper significance of the transshops, collect clothing, sell apathetic people. They Christmas cards and help simply vote with their feet, cendental meditation technique. at the depot at Osborne and if they do not support started TM 10 years felt a little apprehensive life has become deeply Park. a particular organisation, I ago while under a lot about the idea of a cerem- spiritual and I have reaThen there are the num- it is usually because their ony to learn the practice lised Christ as my only berless souls who drop a time and resources are of stress, pressure but to my surprise, I found Saviour. few coins into the poor box committed to the limit and family worries. the instruction process I have even recomand contribute to the par- elsewhere. Being a good Christian, I q uite relaxing and mended TM to many of enjoyable. my friends, some of whom My TM instructor said: have given it away and oth"You don't have to change ers who have continued your religious beliefs, just and benefited greatly. practise TM for 20 minutes I think it takes a few years a day. The stress and ten- of practice of TM to realise sion will go and you'll the significance of the become a better Christian." whole thing — including from Father Jim O'Brien, Como Ten years later I find I am the little ceremony. a really different person. I Sir, I feel I can now read Father Hewitt is attacked rather fiercely by Julie attend Mass regularly, my between the lines and see a deeper value — the idea of Marsden (The Record, November 25) for not acting like a beautiful tradition. I do Jesus and for frustrating God's plans. That is a rather new solutions. not see TM as a worship of And it does not help these Hindu gods. solid condemnation of a priest. priests to tell them that I was surprised at Father What Father Hewitt and lies who do not go to Mass. Jesus was a shepherd who I thank my upbringing as Hewitt's action. I was sur- these priests are trying to The children are sent to forgave everybody. They a Catholic for giving me the knowledge that Christ prised again when I sat sort out is whether some of the Catholic school mostly know about that. down with several priests the families they are deal- for the sake of discipline. They also know that is my only Saviour. I also t hank my wonderful who have Catholic schools ing with are "Catholic fam- Children who do go to Jesus chased out of the teachers who taught me in their parishes and found ilies" and whether their Mass are laughed at by temple the people who that they supported Father schools are "Catholic their classmates and Chris- were using it for the wrong that to be a good Christian Hewitt. schools". tian values are not taken purpose and, according to one must embrace all relicultures They all seem to see a new If a family rejects belief in seriously. St Matthew, told us to gions and other with an open mind. problem in our Catholic the teaching of the At least that is how these treat as pagans those peoprimary schools that needs Catholic Church, do you priests see the situation. ple who will not listen to I have no intention of givto be tackled. call that family a Catholic They doubt if they can gua- the Church. ing up my TM as Inow feel Julie Marsden writes -- family? And if a school is rantee a Catholic educa- We certainly need Our much more comfortable "Obstacles only will be unable, because of peer tion in their schools to Lord's guidance if our without the blood pressure placed in the path of God's pressure and other factors parents who really want schools are to benefit and the insomnia that were p lans by depriving to teach the Catholic way that for their children. children and help them to a regular feature of my life Catholic families of the use of life effectively, do you New problems demand come to Him. before TM. of a Catholic school." And call that school a Catholic one would have to agree school? that if Father Hewitt is It seems to be getting to doing that then he is on the stage in some schools dangerous ground. But is where even the majority of he doing that? the children are from fami-
Schools issue is complex
Fr. Hewitt is right from Mrs D. Ledingham, Mt Hawthorn
Archdiocesan Calendar
Sir, I congratulate Father Hewitt (Record, November 4) on his wonderful faith and great courage in speaking out for what is right. We as practising Catholics lay the foundaDecember 5 Wanneroo parish 50th anniversary. Bishop tion at home. 6 7 8 9 10 11
Healy. Catenian Circle inauguration. Bishop Healy. Churches Commission on Education conference. Archbishop Goody. Maranatha graduation Mass. Bishop Healy. Mass in St Mary's Catherdal to close solemn novena. Archbishop Goody. The meeting of the senate of priests. Annual clergy meeting. The quarterly meeting of the diocesan pastoral council.
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The Record, December 2 — 8, 1982
The reason we send our of a beautiful old hymn children to our Catholic (not song). schools is for the faith to be We standfor God andfor continued on from home to the classroom, which it his glory. should be. From there the The Lord supreme and parish priest helps it to God of all continue on into adult- Against His foes we raise His standard hood. Thus parents, teachers Around the cross we hear and parish priests have a His call. very big responsibility Strengthen our faith which must be shared if Redeemer, our faith is to flourish, and Guard us when danger is Father Hewitt has every nigh. right to insist on co- To thee we pledge our operation from Catholic lives and service For God we live, for God parents. We as Catholics seem to we'll die. have forgotten what and And so that wonderful who we stand for. May I gift of faith that was given remind you with the words to us by God continues.
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More changes afoot
VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II opened a meeting of the world's cardinals late last month with hints that he is preparing a radical reshuffling of the Roman Curia, the Church's central administrative offices.
Vocations need of Church concern
V ATICAN CITY (NC) — The need for more religious vocations is a concern of the entire Church and pastoral programmes should devote more attention to it, said a document released by the Vatican. "Vocations ought to become a fundamental theme in preaching, in prayer and in catechesis," said the document. The report suggested that greater numbers would be attracted to the priesthood and religious life if more church members took their Catholicism seriously and made the Church a sign of hope in the world. Many young people, said the document, "do not believe because they do notfindconvincing signs and witnesses who can stimulate them to link themselves with the Church". "Certain inconsistencies between faith and life manifested by persons and by institutions create even greater obstacles," the report added. What is needed, urged the document, is for the Church to present its true face to young people by engaging more diligently in its mission, which is to serve humanity. The report suggested that young people, thus inspired, be given the opportunity to be promoters of vocations among their contemporaries. Also recommended was the use of modern means of communication to improve "the scarce and imperfect knowledge" many young people have about religious life.
Addressing more than The pope said that he had ments of the curia must 100 of the 120 members of entrusted the final revision reflect ever more fully this the College of Cardinals in of the code to a team of direction." the Vatican's Synod Hall, experts so that it would The pope told the cardithe pope said that, when have a more pastoral nals, "The first and fundathe late Pope Paul VI impact. The last code of mental question that we reformed the curia in 1967, canon law was published must ask also — and per"he was aware of the need in 1917. haps above all — of the to take a further step in this "It will be necessary to Apostolic See is whether seek out increasingly for our witness is sufficient in field." The pope gave no hint as the structures of the the field of love toward to the date of publication Roman Curia that pastoral man and social love." of the new code of canon orientation which results Cardinal Casaroli the law but told the cardinals so clearly from the entire secretary of state, saw the that they have one month teaching of the Second purpose of the meeting as in which to send in any Vatican Council," he "the better organisation revisions of the text which added. "Both the activity and ever more satisfying is now expected to be and the co-operation functioning of the whole of among individual depart- service which comes under issued early next year. the name of the Roman Curia." He said the services of the curia are "given by men that the Congregation for and therefore always Saints' Causes had already exposed, as in the Church submitted to the pope of God itself, to the insuffi- plans for "a profound reor:VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John* ciencies and even the ganisation which, when :Paul II surprised Church and civil* defects of all that is accepted by his holiness, will involve a radical rew*authorities when he ended a meet- human." Casaroli said riting of certain sections of Cardinal pro-* ing of the world's cardinals by the topic of Curia reform Regimini Ecclesiae Uni:claiming 1983 as a special Holy* had been discussed at versae, Pope Paul VI's MANITOWOC, Wis. length by the heads of Vati- 1967 apostolic constitution (NC) — Holy Innocents Year. can agencies last April, and on curia reform. Parish in Manitowoc is and the pilgrimages.* prayers * The pope ended helping unemployed t meeting by proclaiming The pontiff said he: ;1983 as a special Holy hoped the extraordinary* parishioners through a viduals or families expe- with community unem* Year of jubilee to cele- year would "stir people's 10-point plan for pro- riencing emotional ployment and accombrate the 1,950th anni- minds to greater love and* viding money, clothing, trauma due to unem- panying needs. * versary of the Year of the worship of Christ, thet and other necess- ployment. food "Within 48 hours, any * Redemption, when Redeemer of man his sal6. Meals. The school one of these points ities. Christ died on the cross. vific work." VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Details of the ten point lunch programme will could be implemented," * Normally Holy Years The year 1933 was Employee the backed has II Paul to provide Father Felton said. expanded be programme emergency Holy: special a 25 every declared * are celebrated nutritional adequate an are: Workers Lay Vatican for Association * years. The last one was in Year by Frope Pius XI to to needy mark the 1900th anniver-* and issued instructions that lay 1. Parish Lending. The noon meal * 1975. individuals or families. * A Holy Year is custom- sary of Jesus' Death and -0 employees be paid a wage high parish will develop a list -4K of 10 parishioners who 7. Education. No stu* arily marked by special Resurrection. on a one-to-one dents will be refused by *********************************** enough to provide for their own will W ASHINGTON (NC) b asis provide low - primary or high schools needs and those interest — Bishop Brzana has loans to individ- because of inability to of their families. uals or families for an pay tuition. Limited asked the U.S. bishops financial aid will be and other Catholics to emergency. consider doing more The pope's instructions 2. Clothing. The parish available. were contained in a letter will work with the St 8. Youth Employment. "to influence moviet o Cardinal Agostinio Vincent de Paul Society Names and telephone makers and television Casaroli, papal secretary to provide adequate clo- numbers of students will networks to avoid films and programmes which of state. thing for individuals or be collected and printed are morally offensive, bulletin. parish the in families. The Association of VatiPrayer. Parish pray- and to produce more will 9. Pantries Food 3. can Lay Employees, a at parish ers will reflect the needs films and programmes group of 1,600 workers, be available which reflect higher locations for families or of individuals and famiVATICAN CITY (NC): The Vatican has announced the establish- was formed in 1979 and individuals. by high moral values." affected lies "Various groups of ment of a special commission to study whether an annulment since then has presented a 4. Housing. Parish unemployment. Also a to Vatishould be granted in the marriage of Princess Caroline of Monaco series of demands prayer rally Christians and concitywide offer will olunteers v can officials regarding will be held to bring cerned citizens have and Frenchman Phillippe Junot and has denied expediting the case. improved wages and work- temporary emergency t ogether spiritually crusaded for better example, (for housing Ordinary norms in annul- ing the children of a head was 21 at the time of her ing conditions. those affected by unem- films and programmes," indifor days) three for he said. "In facing up to marriage, and Junot, 18 ment cases will be followed of state. ployment. not families or viduals letter his in said pope The this problem, it seems in canon law procedures Press reports in the Uni- years her senior, received a ParNeighbouring 10. housing make to to Cardinal Casaroli that able that some of our separwhich reserve judgement ted States and Europe sug- civil divorce in Monaco in this association and those payments, who are in ish Communities. Pari- ated Christian brothers to the Pope in cases involv- gest that Pope John Paul 1980. initia- transition from one site shioners will continually an "constitute it like II was expediting the case Church authorities in explore ways for the city and sisters show more tive conforming to the to another, etc. out of sympathy for Caro- Monaco then asked Pope parishes to pool their alertness and zeal than be will Counselling 5. the social doctrine of we Catholics do." line because of the death of John Paul to establish available to those indi- r esources in dealing Church. her mother, Princess procedures for hearing the Grace, in September. An The pope referred the SAN SALVADOR, El article in Oggi, an Italian case. question to the Vatican's Salvador (NC) — After weekly magazine, said that Council for the Public a nine month investiga- special rules — such as dis- Affairs of the Church, the tion the Salvadoran pensing with depositions customary channel for Criminal Court has from witnesses and with such matters, which then said Cardinal Gospel with political ordered five members of the hearing of evidence requested the Roman LONDON (NC) — activity," Hume, speaking for the action. The Gospel calls us SEOUL, South Korea would — spouses the from Catholic bishops highest Church's The the Rota, the National Guard to as well (NC) — The South Korean applied in the case. marriage court, to appoint of England and Wales entire hierarchy at ceremo- to the love of God Catholic bishops have stand trial for the beThe current Code of a commission "of first have asked Catholics nies marking the centenary as to the love of our named the second Sunday murders of four U.S. Canon Law gives to the Caradded. late he neighbour," the the of of birth hear the case. to influence public Catholic women mis- Pope, rather than to a local instance" to dinal Joseph Cardijn, Bishops and priests of Advent Human Rights statement life by increased founder of the Young should never become Sunday and have proposed The Vatican sionaries in December marriage tribunal, the involved in party politics, that each year on that Sun1980. authority to decide a case added that "suggestions study and implemen- Christian Workers. day the bishops do someabout 'favouritism' of the tation of the Church's or son the involving The murders produced Cardinal Hume offered but many political ques- thing to show their martreating Holy in See moral also issues, are tions social teachings. numerous protests from daughter of a head of state. guidelines on the relationriage cases regarding famhe said. This means that opposition to human S alvadoran and U.S. The Vatican statement The call was made by ship of religion and bishops and priests should rights violation. persons completely are ous Catholic leaders and has said that such a rule guagratuituous and are dis- Cardinal George Basil politics. become involved in these The date was chosen been a key issue in the U.S. ranteed "the opportunity Hume of Westminster, "It is far too easy for an issues, such as rejected." dainfully human dig- because of its proximity to ecclesic ongressional debate over of safeguarding the who asked that parishes individual to divide reli- nity December 10, the anniverand human rights. military aid to the Salvad- astical judges from possi- A similar case was the revitalise the study of gion from daily life. It is "There is an urgent need sary of the United Nations' oran government because ble undue interferences or 16th-century petition of Christian social teachings highly dangerous when to help Catholics under- Declaration of Human Henry VIII of England of evidence indicating that pressures." and lay apostolic organis- social, political and indusannulment an seeking stand how Christian faith Rights. Princess year members of Salvadoran Early this ations. trial issues are regarded as and action need to be The bishops will observe s ecurity forces were Grace requested church from Catherine of Aragon. authorities in Monaco that The denial of the petition "It is the privilege and exclusively secular without expressed in everyday life, Human Rights Sunday Involved in the murder. reference to the Gos- how they have necessary this year by issuing a pasThere is no date for the the case of her daughter's led Henry to form the duty of every believer to any he said. pel," wisdom and light the bring which England of Church consequences for industry, toral letter opposing torJunot to 1978 in trial yet as the guardsmen marriage no longer recognised the of Jesus Christ into every "It is equally dangerous economics and social pol- ture and abortion as can still appeal the judge's be considered. government policies. relationship, society and to identify the living of the icy," he said. decision to a higher court. Princess Caroline, who authority of the pope.
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Workers win
Aid for American unemployed UPGRADING
Special group to study annulment
Murder
A call for action
Human rights
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Friday, December 3, was the feast of St F rancis Xavier, a patron saint of Australia. In the first of two articles, FATH ER JAMES DYNON SJ looks at the saint from some of his own letters written back to his fellow Jesuit superior St Ignatius, of Loyola.
Seeing St Francis through letters
**************************************************** Francis was born on April 7, 1506, in the take him, Francis, with them. But terrified by the loathsome diseases, Spanish Basque castle of Xavier. At the age of 19, this ambitious young man left Xavier to which he saw both master andpupils contract, he did not dare to continue associating with spend 11 years at the university of Paris. 4( University life in the Paris of that time meant them. This fear sustainedhim until the master died study, tinged with the heady ideas of Martin Luther, and sport, 'Francis was one of our fin- from the effects of his profligacy a year or two later and was succeeded by a chaste and virtuest high jumpers'. It also had its social life. Speaking of the life ous man, whose example Francis determined of the students, Francis said that they, andhis to follow. wreath of "So, for that reason, never in his life up to * An Advent master also, were given to debauchery. four cancarrying ivy Often they would steal from the college at the moment of telling the story had he com- dies, three white for night under the leadership of the master and mitted sin with a woman." * the first three Advent tal Sundays and one -4E red for the last, * stands before the :altar at St Thomas * church, Claremont, 'K marking the approach of the Nativity. * Father John O'Dw• yer is shown lighting :the first Sunday's In 1527, Ignatius, aged 36, limped into Paris and accepted Francis as his * candle watched by Acolyte David Chalk study tutor. * who then read an Within three years light of the Gospel to the tion . . . including the lands To Ignatius, Francis Advental prayer. of the Turks and heathen.
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Ignatius became a 'friend in the Lord'
Ignatius had in some Francis listened other writes . . 'tell us how you • * This Advent wreath quiet way become the and even dreamt 'that he tyrants hostile to the Chris- consider we ought to deal * custom comes from tian name'. had abducted a small Turk with the infidel. We long to spiritual guide of the * Northern Europe and Francis, after praying the have the will of the Lord • and baptised him'. talented Francis. Spiritual Exercises, in made known to us by you. * marks the Polish refugee With Peter Favre, they But Palestine was closed which he learned to know We pray that you and we * 4( associations of St Thobecame friends in the against them. himself and to know Jesus, may be reunited in • mas while its Vietnamese Lord'. * refugees have contribThe friends of the Lord' had another dream. Heaven, since I doubt * uted a series of liturgical Ignatius told them of his were prepared to 'preach 'Jesus, how crushed and whether in this world we * banners of which those journey to Palestine and the Gospel anywhere in the fatigued I feel. Do you shall see one another again • his desires to bring the world at the Pope's discre- know whatIdreamt? That . . . Let the first of us to go * for Advent are purple and carry the message of I was trying to hoist an to God beg Him to bring * •IK Indian on my shoulders, together once more the 4C hope for Christ's coming THE MEDIA TO-DAY and he was such a deadly brethren He loved here • 4( -Picture and story weightIcould not lift him'. below'. by PAUL DONNELLY Three years later, Igna- On his 31st birthday A contemporary approach to the Media by Sister Regtious turned to Francis `By Francis Xavier sailed for ina Cameron. *************************************************** Courses also offered in Scripture, Theology and the order of His Holiness, India. Christian Living. t wo of us have to go to , The hardships of the C ommencing dates 1983 February -April-July India. This is your entervoyage were of such a kind prise'. For further information please apply to Francis responded with that otherwiseIwould not Catholic Correspondence Centre enthusiasm, 'Indeed, it is'. have faced them for the P.O. Box 86, Five Dock, N.S.W. 6046 Within two days he was off whole world'. Yet 'he to Portugal on the way to always looked so happy'. NAME Again and again in his letIndia. 'The King of Portugal ters we come across this ADDRESS questioned us in great seeming contradiction, the Postcode detail about our manner of harsh exterior situation life, how we came to know and the peace, and even one another and to form joy, of his interior life, our union, our principal which caused him to 'look so happy'. desires and aspirations',
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A meeting
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HOUR OF NEED
In India, Xavier hears of 'Christians, left abandoned and without instruction' on the island of Omoro, to the north of Australia.
Omoro is a most danger- come to a decision .. and He would dine with the ous place because the the dangers present them- merchants, ask to see and natives arefullof treachery selves, which willprobably thank the cook .. the conandput various poisons in bring about his destruc- cubine.. and end by telling the food and drink which tion, then his thoughts her 'to be sure to become a they offer to strangers. For grow hazy. In such circum- saint'. this reason, people who stances, it seems to me, marry might have looked after nobody can understand, Later .. 'why not holily, and honestly her Xavier, the apostle, meets babes and such others asI the forsaken Christians no matter what his learnwith the Moslems and the find ready for baptism'. have stopped going there.I ing, except one to whom instead of living in sin her her and damning both Hindus. have made up my mind to doing. It .. a God, so good to me, so But there is evil go there myself to help God in His infinite mercy and yourself?' Result a matter of s so much i marriage. merciful as to use me to them in their spiritual makes his particular case interpret His word, course thatIseen° remedy needs and to baptise their plain. It is then that we Or, 'if you like,Icanfind die in the it. I prefer to for according to each one's attempt to promote the children. Ifeel it incum- learn constantly in their you a wife, beautiful and needs'. rather than witness bent upon me to sacrifice prayers, which are the sur- good enough to be the confaith, He tells of his method in the wrongs done before my my temporal life for the est remedy against poison sort of a king'. Result .. a Goa. 'He went up and sake of the spiritual life of that can befound.Ididnot wedding. eyes'. down the streets and my neighbour, and so,put- want to lose anything of squares with a bell in his Despite these discourage- ting all my trust in God our the trust which I had Xavier found Omoro and hand, crying to the child- ments, `so great are the Lord,Ihave offeredmyself placed entirely in God'. the nearby island 'very ren and others to come to consolations given by God to danger and death in dangerous places', yet Our Lord to those working whatever shape it may the instruction'. 'never do I remember to He used the sign of the our here for the conversion come, longing, as Ido, to Francis set himself to win have been so greatly and cross, the creed, the com- of the heathen, that if there be conformed in my own the hearts of the sinners. continually comforted by mand m en ts, the Our be joy on earth, this is it small and feeble way to He even joined them in God, nor to have felt less Father, the Hail Mary, the and no mistake.' the burden of physical that saying of our Redee- their gambling games. Hail Holy Queen, the I Francis wants to go to the mer .: about losing his life hardship, of going about confess. universities of Europe and for God in order to find it ' You are soldiers; so there all the time surrounded by With a dying woman, 'I 'cry aloud like a madman again in Him. It may be is no reason why you enemies and in places went to the house where to those who have more easy to understand .. the should live like monks. To peopled by not very secure she lay and began confi- learning than good will. general meaning of that be merry without offend- friends, without any rernedently to call upon the Say Lord, here lam. Lord, saying of Our Lord, but ing God is better any day dies for illnesses of the great name of Christ. I what do you want me to when a man gets down to t han grumbling and body. Islands of Moro baptise the new-born do?' islands of Hope in God.' particulars in trying to quarrelling.'
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HE FACT that since his election in 1955 he has been opposed only once, and that was in 1958, is a measure of the dedication and popularity of Bunbury's Mayor, Pat Usher, 0BE. For ten years he has been Bunbury's leading citizen and has brought his own style of leadership to the council. That style is best described in his own words —
"The council is there to work for all the people of Bunbury, therefore I endeavour to steer a middle course." A s for his part, he likens the job of mayor to that of a good umpire "The best umpire is one, that when the match is over, no one knows who umpired it." Born in Yarloop, Pat is the son of the late Gertrude (nee Eastcott) one of a pioneer family in the PinjarraBunbury area, and of the late Joseph Campbell Usher, a forester. • He began school at St Philomena's, Donnybrook, in 1927 - and later attended schools at Jarrahwood, Huntley and Wuraming — all forestry settlements. At the end of 1935, the family moved to Bunbury and Pat began studies at St Joseph's high school in 1936. "We were made to work very hard in those days — in one year I passed five subjects in my Junior Certificate. We studied from 6am to 6pm.
Today's People A weekly feature After jungle warfare training at Canungra, Queensland, the unit went to New Guinea and at the end of the war was stationed at Wewak. In 1942 while undergoing an intelligence course at Narrogin, Pat met his future wife, Nell Hislop, at a dance. "I recognised her as a Bunbury girl, asked her for the 'Pride of Erin', and that was it," Pat laughed. Nell was at that time employed by the Commonwealth Public Service and assigned to the District Postal Inspector's office. For the past 10 years Mrs Usher has been a lecturer of commercial subjects at the Bunbury Technical College. "She has given me great support in my public life which has involved her in many sacrifices on my behalf," Pat said.
They had four children, Trevor and Lyn -- both of whom are married and John, who is district Superintendent of the SEC at Jerramungup and is single, "much to his mother's concern" added Pat. A third son, Michael, was killed in a motor cycle accident when he was 22 years of age in 1977. Since Pat became mayor in 1972, he has been host to two royal visitors, Princess Margaret with Lord Snowdon, and Prince Charles. He found Prince Charles "impressive, alert, interested and possessing a sense of humility".
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HE MOST memorable event in his career as mayor has been the proclamation to city status of his beloved Bunbury on October 8, 1979, when the full State Cabinet attended and 5,000 people packed the "Big Tent" on Hands Oval to hear the proclamation Pat Usher in his mayoral role and chain of office. read by the then Governor, Sir Wallace Kyle. In the 1980 New Year's Honours secretary of the Bunbury branch and timetable a technical school night List, Pat Usher received recognition held the office of chairman for two course in accountancy. He qualified in 1970. for his service to local government and years. He began his latest three-year term the community when he was made a He has been secretary of the Hibernian Society since 1981 and has held as mayor in May and is looking forward to retirement not later than midvarious positions in the movement. After the war he played B Grade for 1983 so that he can devote more time the Bunbury Football Club until a to his civic duties. The obvious question after reviewknee injury wrote finish to his participation. For 13 years he held office in ing his activities is, how does he find the club as either treasurer or secre- time from a top administrative position with the SEC to devote time to all tary. He is now a life member. Pat is president of the WA Arthritis his civic duties? He replied: "I am at the council office every and Rheumatism Foundation in lunchtime and most evenings after Bunbury. work. Meetings are held from 5pm He is an honorary member of the onwards." Rotary Club of South Bunbury and a Taking into account all his other member of the Commercial-Club and engagements, it is obvious that Pat the South West Club. Usher is dedicated to serving the peoThe foregoing activities would be ple of Bunbury. No wonder he has sufficient for most but Pat returned to never been opposed since his first school comparatively late in life when three-year term on council — his he squeezed into an already busy would be a hard act to follow.
A fter the City of Bunbury proclamation ceremony, Pat Usher makes a presentation to the then Governor of Western Australia, Sir Wallace Kyle, at a civic reception. Applauding the gesture are (left to right) Cr Bob and Mrs Howells, Ron Davies, the then Leader of the Opposition, and the Minister for Local Government, Mrs June Craig.
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N APRIL 1937, Pat joined the staff E WERE married during the of the then Bunbury Municipal Coun- war whilst I was on leave from New cil as a junior clerk. "In those days the Guinea and setting a date for the wedc ouncil ran the electricity undertaking ding presented problems. Sufficient and in 1949 when it was taken over by notice was required to call marriage the State Electricity Commission I banns but there was no set transport t ransferred to that body," Pat said. timetable — it could take two, three, Apart from one break from four or more weeks once back in November, 1949, to June, 1951, when Queensland, to get from Townsville he was in Albany, Pat has lived in staging camp to home. Bunbury. "A calculated guess however was Early in World War II Pat was March 17 and, fortunately, everything initially with the 10th Light Horse and worked in for that date — we were later transferred to the 25th Light married in St Patrick's Church on St Horse — which was disbanded in New Patrick's day," smiled Pat. S outh Wales — and in late 1942 he At the end of the war, Pat was was posted to the 43rd Landing Craft demobilised with the rank of sergeant Company. which he had held since 1942.
member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. A member of the Bunbury Golf Club, Pat has only had two games in the last year due to the demands of his mayoral office and other civic commitments. "My wife and I take our exercise mainly through early morning walks because our evenings are fairly heavily booked," said Pat. However, even these have been curtailed somewhat since the SEC moved to a nine-day fortnight necessitating a 7.30am start.
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Bunbury's Mayor, Pat Usher, welcomes the then Governor of
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KNOW YOUR FAITH
PAT WAYS
The fascinating and forbidding topic of money weaves in and out of our lives like a sparkling thread gleaming against a darker tapestry: Now you see it, now you don't. But one way or another, it's there. Dolores Leckey writes this week about some principles that can guide Christians in thinking about money morality. She notes, however, that some of the real concerns people have about money and its place in their life are seldom discussed among adults. Mrs Leckey is executive director of the US bishops' Laity Secretariat. Patricia Davis thinks it is helpful for Christians to see how other families make the connection between faith and money. She tells of a family that decided not to "keep up with the Joneses". She is a member of the staff of the US bishops' Laity Secretariat. David Gibson observes that money is a significant ingredient of everyday life. Thus, if faith is to be related to everyday life, it will have to be related to one's thinking about money. He suggests some seldom-mentioned ways of relating faith to money matters. Gibson is editor of the Know Your Faith series. Father John Castlelot discusses the role of King David in Israel. The courageous and intelligent David became the darling of his people, Father Castelot observes.
By DAVID GIBSON
WO OTHER couples had joined my wife and me for dinner at our house one night not long ago. The six of us get together about three times each year for a dinner, with each couple contributing to the menu.
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Bargain hunters get in a tangle as they try to grab sale items at a London department store. The ways we use our financial resources can tell us a great deal about what kind of a Christian life we live.
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0 NEY is one of the forbidden subjects. Not only are individuals reluctant to speak about personal finances. But questions about everyday money morality are rarely raised. A silence surrounds money. McClannen likens this denial of People may wonder: Is the wealth to the denial of death: We use of money an important verbally acknowledge that death is issue in a committed Chris- a reality all must face, but our behaviour says otherwise. Simtian life? ilarly, people may deny their
SPIRIT Applying faith to our T earthly riches
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"We cannot stand idly by, enjoying our own riches and freedom, if, in any place, the Lazarus of ,.,the 20th century stands our doors," (Pope John Paul II, 1979) * * * * * esus tells us the rich man can enter the King doM of God, but only by passing through the eye of the needle. . . It seems to me the poor and the hungry of the world are the eye of the needle." (Father Ellwood Kieser, St. Anthony Messenger, March 1982)
VING ARDS ICITY L By PATRICIA DAVIS
overall. Acknowledging the value of such 2. Take seriously the biblical principles is one thing. But living directives to give generously to the by them is another. poor and to good causes. 3. Consciously try to grow in the To live by them, we need the supN THE late1950s when I was studying sociology the techawareness that God is in both the port of a community of believers Money is a recurring biblical wealth because they are out of ebb and flow of life, in small and who will stand with us as we grow nique of random sampling to survey attitudes and experiences theme. The Old Testament is filled touch with the depths of their own big ways; and try to learn to give toward a spirit of greater was just coming into its own. with warnings against reliance on feelings. thanks in all these situations. magnanimity. ill-gotten gains, or hoarding, or One surprising lesson we Several years ago a number of foolish dependence on money. According to McClannen, we early on was how stories in St Anthony Messenger learned actually difficult to find it often Again and again we're told that the particularly people are to magazine told about some individfeelings, most our willing name value of wealth is relative, that insecurity or ones as negative such strangers uals and families who had adopted perfect to talk poverty and riches both come from fear. intimate new lifestyles. I identified most the about even God. a couple in Louisville, Ky. details of their lives. Family with The same teaching runs through We know that we must protect The couple and their three sons Thus, for our survival, ourselves. experiences, work the New Testament. There we are problems, were typical in many respects, but confronted by the rich young man, many of us begin to store up sexual relationships, fears their Christian faith had led them we treasures. By doing so torn between following Jesus and earthly and prejudices, hopes and to a deliberate decision to keep clinging to his possessions, and by feed the myth that we can stave off joys — all were discussed behind the Joneses. the poor widow who puts all she misfortune, including death. They chose a home where they freely. not money The issue, of course, is has in the temple treasury. could walk to work or the bus stop. just folks had as if seemed it Often We watch in disbelief as Ananais as such. By itself, money is a neubeen waiting for an interested lis- They changed from a large car to a and his wife, Sapphira, are struck tral factor in our world. small car and a bicycle. Lowering tener to come along. dead, apparently for their deceit in — The issue is our attachment to But we also learned quickly that their house temperature cut fuel concealing money from the early money and the greed that leads us one subject was almost taboo: consumption and costs in half. Christian community. That to disregard other persons. money. The very people who had They bought less meat and ate account is found in the New Testa— The issue is our failure to bring AYBE Advent is just a word to you, a talked at length about many per- more vegetables, often grown at ment book known as the Acts of our feelings about money and its sonal concerns would become home. Their furniture was used, the up with bound word at that, churchy the Apostles. use under honest scrutiny. bealYolf d e aw t t a o h r e r c se fi i s t hk seemi sw hnl t o e u f a s ew silent, even hostile, when asked their clothing simple. the in is or Africa It time. Why, then, do we tend to distance It seems to me that an important December days before Christmas. Maybe it Guatemala, South With my own family I've tried to lorro en n 0 , zystao r sf their income or other finanof about light the ourselves from an examination of task for all of us who are Christians goes beyond that and summons the solemn Poland, or just the next neighbour- and examine not only expenditures for l a g I TndhahtumAdanvefnirtesi.s matters. cial a hood beyond yours? conscience regarding money? today is to openly address the Professionals who work with the shelter, food, transportation and Observe and observe. Consider Our explanation undoubtedly has issue: To help people transform the lighting of a wreath, the lovely melody of 0 aigror of familiar, of Christian stewardship say clothing, but other questions about issue you. aguely v the one doing the observing — to do with the emotional symbo- false security, possessiveness, fear Come, 0 Come, Emmanuel. differ little from the our lifestyle as well: Catholics that Is there anything of Advent in you? part lism of money. We want to assuage and guilt associated with money What kind of education, health ears, society in their secrecy of rest Imagine now that the Advent the feeble hands made strong. And Would anything from your jour- through the insecurity of our human condi- into a realisation of money as a gift eseelaetnlrah'Ictit it about money. Even members of a care and recreation do we choose e yet" W w w. t r e u h r n d i t "not vaee o you o fi r f b reflection lead wc c e h a A m been lost and u e have somehow certainly the image of an angel or pages reading h o m ney, tion and are tempted to use money and as a means to live in the world small prayer group who share and why? from the books, that the musicians Mary and the waiting for birth. to write words (if you were a poet) for that purpose. with justice. What is our experience of giving with one another on many deeply For 15 years Don McClannen has How does such transformation and preachers have suffered collec- So you walk through your town like, "Jerusalem, take off your robe receiving? that and around skirt under often matters been engaged in what he calls a happen? Christians need to talk tive amnesia. Instead of marking or city or countryside and you look of mourning and misery; put on the How do we balance freedom and . touchy topic. fir s. Don't. ministry of money. Through study, about money —just as they need to the first Sunday in Advent and listen and sniff and taste. splendour of glory from God wraps. instead. Ionce was asked to keep a careful security, planning and spontaneity? Put the busyne0t prayer, reflection and action he has talk about the Scriptures or prayer. November 28, the ordinary Sun- Search alone for Advent, or go forever?" it ea alone record for one month of my use of What are needs and what are lux# Advent with a friend, with your spouse or Would anything bring you to Take enabled himself and other Chris- I am grateful to those who have days just roll on. money and time. I found the expe- uries for us right now? Is there a groundswell among the with your children. Tell them that compose (if you were a musician) tians he worships with in Washing- served as guides for me and who we make decisions about . the Sc , with the rience revealed some of my deepest How do tdw ayitlii ton, D.C., to understand the real have helped me to see some princi- parishioners that Sunday demand- if there is an Advent, it is not in the the longing sound of 0 Come, 0 Isaiah in values — which shouldn't have sur- money, and what influences those begin? Does it must be there, ing that their Advent books alone; Emmanuel? Sunday Come, place of money in their lives; their ples regarding the use of money in s Jesus said as much: decisions? somewhere, in our world. Advent, real Advent, is found the OldeadTiensgsta° pecially prised me since responsibility to use it as God wills; the context of Christian life. These anyone notice? is, there will We also have shared our patterns treasure "Where your Before letting it slip quietly into What do you see as November first in the human heart and the chapters 11, 25,irst ei, and its relationship to the overall include: of financial choices with a few of Luke your heart be also." f the wreaths not turns What are peoIt is Read history, you might resolve to go on to December? situation. 41. human quality of their Christian about a decision 1. When making eglc7 ioalriott,hthrea e sdoinnggs, In moving toward more openness trusted friends. We have tried to be vderz, ye9 a on is some trees. It yd pilgrimage, perhaps, ple doing? And why? Are Jesse n r a search — a and a candles over and behaviour. something, do it without unduly concerning money, many people more objective about our needs people harder to find than others? every "not yet" that the world of McClannen has counselled and mixing money into your considera- for Advent itself. ° be ' 3rs45in4°to are finding honest money-talk a and resources. Repeatedly we ask faall'71 Take along only those few images Why? What are their voices like, knows: every fear for ourselves, Then invite worked with the very wealthy, the tion of the pros and cons. For very necessary first step. And the ourselves what we need to live with very poor and those in between. He example, in deciding whether to you have: some burning candles, not just their words? Look at their our children, our time, each other. your walking, dignity and joy but without extravuree bpergoibnignign.; er things example of Christians who have agance. And we try to share our a spttim It is found in the anxiety before any smcri finds that the more money people take a particular job, concentrat- snatches of a few tunes, bits of sto- faces and into their eyes too. uoivta looked a courageously Christcandidly and that terror have, the more they tend to deny it. ing on finances exclusively can dis- ries about John the Baptist and Pick up some newspapers. What birth and in the secret eteinber 25. at the connection between their resources with others. It is not unusual, he says, to hear tort one's perspective. A job that is perhaps a few phrases from Isaiah: stories are they telling about life for we will destroy this yet lovely We're inspired by people who idPrAdmviesenf . Y°1$eit Share it faith and their money can be have gone before and proved that ° Fi. -r— wealthy Christians say, "Don't not the most rewarding financially, maybe the wolf being the guest of ordinary people whose December world. : helpful. familY• of savouring leaping and to be in El Salvador or the the lamb, or the lame happens is in the refer to me as a millionaire!" Advent with could still be the most satisfying /.."",..,,, ,..,,,,,,. -4 .4jk-e",*"."4"10,..."-fl.".4.40.74,4ft.4,9., 4,,,,§-,,g5•••
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about goods it will buy and happiness it will create. — Money can be shared. It can draw people together. But money financial status — can separate people. — Money can offer a sense of having some control over our lives and the planning of our futures. But fears about money can make one feel like a victim of society. — Money can be a means to greater independence. But money can preoccupy a person so much that it enslaves. Freedom . .. independence . . . planning for the future ... relationships. . . resolving problems . . . the ownership of goods: Money can touch all of that — for better or worse. Recently I asked a group of teenagers to identify some elements of their "real world". They were in a class exploring ways of linking faith to everyday life. At first the question puzzled them. Then little by little they began to answer. Friends were mentioned first. That wasn't surprising. Friends are important to most teenagers. Mentioned second: money. All said that money plays a large role in their lives. Like many teenagers, few had much of it. Since money is so closely involved with everyday life, faith needs to be related to decisions about money and to lifestyles that result from its use. Can faith influence thinking about freedom and independence? Can it reach into personal planning for the future? Can faith help clarify what kind of control people want to have over their lives? Those considerations are touched by money. But can they be touched by faith? One possible way of relating faith to money matters: Pay attention to the feelings money produces in people. In every community, some people suffer from worries, fears or Money — it seems for most of us there is never enough. diminished self-esteem because of cover stretched to When there is too little of it or it can't be real or imagined problems over basic necessities it can generate its own special brand of money. That can constitute a cry pain. Money can become the object of too much love and for compassion, understanding and practical help — including adulation. But for many people it can also be identified as counselling and sometimes finana cause of fear and anxiety that leads to stress in marcial assistance. riages, families and friendships. Another way to relate faith to money matters: Consciously try to become aware of the kinds of judgments made about other people on the basis of how much money one thinks they have. Consider how severely some people are judged for the ways they do or do not spend their money. And consider how often financial status serves as a deciding factor for including or less really is more, as author Art his ways. excluding other people from our Gish demonstrated in Beyond the "Just think," he argued, "It you lives. Rat Race, when he told the followworked hard like I do you could Many people consider their own ing story: lots of money. When money a private matter. Thus, it "A salesman once visited a hermit earn and save you could retire and often is difficult for them to who was living leisurely in the you are older, mountains. Informed by the live leisurely without needing to explore its implications together. The risk, however, is that faith recluse that he would make no work." sales there, the salesman tried to "What do you think I'm doing will get left out of this very significant ingredient of everyday life. point out to the hermit the folly of now?" the man replied.
I found his remark comforting. I thought for a moment how wise he was. His remark produced a good feeling. And my self-esteem rose just a bit. I'm not sure why it produced that feeling. I'm tempted to say, simply, that one's financial condition — and how one perceives it — is intimately connected with how one feels. And since, in an age of rapid inflation there are plenty of opportunities for bad feelings, the occasions
when good feelings break through are welcome. Money fulfills various roles in people's lives. It also poses numerous challenges. — Money can be used to resolve problems and lift hopes — paying for education, health care, insurance. But money can generate disagreements and break down relationships. -- Money can produce anxiety. It can also excite people — even with promises deceive them
Became silent when asked about income
Giving of selves "Our preferential option for the poor must be as informed as it is wholehearted, as realistic as it is sincere, as oriented to the eradication of poverty as to its relief, and
rooted at all times in a vision of the integral dignity of the human perso n ." (Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, 1982) * * * * * "It's not enough to give
of our surplus. We have to give of ourselves . . . We can find God in the poor and the hungry." (Father Ellwood Kieser, St. Anthony Messenger, March 1982)
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"Even if only one-tenth of the adult population of the world were regularly to meditate for short periods every day . . . it would take no more than a few months to remove the entire accumulation of tension in the world. War would be impossible for centuries to come. Fortunately for our times, these great objectives . . . are achieved at one stroke in this simple system of deep meditation." (Maharishi in a pamphlet from the sixties, "World Peace and Deep Meditation")
TM's incredible claims
stated that to help provide problems to the surface to this "invincible armour for be purged . .. After three the nation" the Maharishi years meditation 20 min"has outlined a perfect pro- utes twice a day we were so gramme for Australia: to keen to hasten the evoluimmediately establish an tion process we paid our Ideal Village of 400 sidhas several thousand dollars flying, living and working and began the TM-Sidhi together. By the Super- course . .. We received the radiance of their group flying sutra at the endof an coherence, and the happi- intense fortnight's fulltime ness and harmony of their camp at a Christian centre lives, these sidhas will at Jarrandale. After mediradiate an influence of tating six hours daily we creativity, prosperity and were given a word (akainvincibility for the whole shya) which shocked me at first, because I'd heard it nation and the world." before used in conjunction with magic and the occult. This word, combined with a phrase about cotton Flying fibres (from Patanjali's Sutras, part 3 Vibhuti "Ever since sidhas began Pada — 'On Psychic Powflying together on week- ers' — sutras 38-42), would days and weekends there lift us off the ground ... has been an enormous leap After receiving the flying This statement was followed in December in coherence and positivity sutra we all trouped into in the world. There are the flying rooms, one for 1978 with the claim that world peace had been now over 30,000 sidhas in men and one for women, achieved in November 1978, thanks to TM! the world — three times as floored with many foam many as in 1978 when the mattresses. AsIrecited the World Government first flying sutraIexperienced "The great historic achievement of world peace in the declared world peace an uncontrolled heavy last month has its origin in the profound achievements that achieved." panting. It frightened me, have arisen from the teachings of his Holiness Maharishi Without explaining the and it was the closest lever Ma hesh Yogi over the past 20 years." (World Government lack of world peace the let- got to levitating. The next ter encouraged meditators shock was when a teacher News, Nov. '78/Jan. '79, p.3). to become part of the TM- showed us how to fly. His Sidhi programme. It is a face contorted and he These 'achievements' Through this initiative, negativity and violence "has good way of raising breathed with heavy barkinclude the Maharishi inspired by His Holiness been calmed:" violence, revenue on the pretence of ing grunts. He shot off the declaring and inaugurating Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, conflict, mass pain and sufgiving a person great pow- ground as if he had a fireCertain states of being for founder of the World fering of humanity "have ers and speeding up the cracker under him. A nd he the world in various years Government of the Age of been vanquished from the programme. TM the of ogy that reveal results, research e volutionary process landed with a terrific since 1972. Enlightenment, world face of the earth". programme The TM-Sidhi "practitioners of a particutowards ultimate enlighten- thump. This, we discoachieved has been peace quoted has years TM for `inaugurated' he In 1972 lar technique which they enriches the experience of vered, was levitation." his "World Plan to solve and large-scale violence supposed scientific sup- believe to be of value are unbounded awareness and ment. the age-old problems of and conflict, and the con- port for its claims that TM very likely to provide 'evi- accustoms the mind to pro- The process of gaining all mankind in this genera- sequent mass pain and suf- (alone) leads to: greater dence' in favour of the ject thought and activity this great power comes tion". 1975 was seen as fering of humanity, have levels of rest, longevity and technique which is unrelia- from this level, enlivening after intensive meditation, Disturbing "The Year of Fulfilment of been vanquished from the reversal of ageing, relief ble and invalid . . . Such the full value of natural law regular part-time lectures, or sutras, of up build a and the of earth." face increased insomnia, from the World Plan — Mahari'positive' evidence is usu- in support of one's the shi inaugurates the dawn ". . . the latest achieve- stability / decreased anx- ally found in unpublished desires." What exactly phrases/aphorisms, to Phil never did get off repeat in preparation for ground but he says he saw of the Age of Enlighten- ment of the World Govern- iety, improved job satisfac- reports or reports in jour- does all that mean? feet or ment". 1976 was "The Year ment of the Age of tion, improved creativity nals of poor scientific The word `Sidhi' is an the important 'flying sutra' others leap eight room. which of repetition the the — across improved intelligence, more and of Government". This was Enlightenment is an standing. The evidential adapted spelling of the The release of muscle tenthe year the Maharishi achievement truly worthy cardio-vascular health, value of such studies . . . is Sanskrit `siddhi'. This was to give 'lift off! describes Bodeker sion may explain some of it Phil . established his "World of the name world peace. improved personal health nil. word means 'power' and intenfor camps general TM improved habits, but Phil believes there is the of Age the of Government n one world-wide operaI refers to the occult powers the and meditation functions, sive hysical p far more to it than that and Enlightenment" with its tion all the bubbling up of that the yogis use. One who former TMers would "International Capital" in negativity and violence in improved happiness, has this power, siddhi, is TM-Sidhi program: ". . . many with him. Many agree camps TM these of most Seelisberg, Switzerland. It the most troubled areas of improved mental health, (TM, known as a `siddha' have had disturbto and more. claim either in held Technique then were of up' 'setting the included the world has been calmed `sidha'). True Hindu yogis physically, experiences ing showgraphs "1,500 Capitals of the down." (World Govern- Charts and have no hesitation in Roman Catholic or A nglispiritually and motionally World Government" in ment News, Nov. 78/Jan. ing 'scientific support and acknowledging the occult can retreat centres and the e proof' are constantly My conclusion is that TM nature of this power. over 110 countries. This 79, p.1) is merely a fancy technique What TM does not state " World Government" promoting training in in its public material, but claims 4,000 Governors, relaxation by enveloping it what is told to would-be 14,000 Teachers and two The fourth in a series of articles on in mysterious, secret and sidhas, is that TM-Sidhi million Citizens. by mystical procedures which programmes will enable Australian psychiatrist, transcendental meditation justify the high charges one to fly (levitate), walk Dr Byron Rigby, is the Reverend WA van Leen, director of made . . . I wish to make it on water, walk through "Chief Minister of the clear that I have no moral brick walls, become invisiMinistry of Health and Concerned Christians Growth or other objections to TM ble, still storms, have teleImmortality", one of the 10 Ministries. se (though there is phatic and other ESP per 'ministries' of the Maharievidence it might powers, become more some shi's World Government of actually be dangerous for aware of the non-material the Age of Enlightenment. As a result of this startling brought out and printed in disturbed people to under- world around us. 1977 was declared "The achievement 1979 was popular journals. Most of take intensive TM trainYear of Ideal Society" and declared "The Year of All this 'scientific support' is ing) . . . What I object to is intensive was the year the TM-Sidhi Possibilities for Every based on very questionable the mystique which has TM movement used this as as a result of TM. Important course was introduced. Nation", 1980 "The Year of research methods that gen- been built around it; the propoganda to convince involvement with witchcraft, 1978 was declared to be Pure Knowledge" and 1982 erally have few, if any, high fees which are hesitant Christians that it Dabblers in prac"The Year of Invincibility "The Year of Natural proper controls and do not charged; and the excessive The power of the sidhas is was condonedby Christian TM, and other occult power personal 'seek for Every Nation" climax- Law". allow for many important claims made on its behalf. very important, according churches . . . These camps tices warned ing with the 'achievement' These claims, and the variables affecting the con- When these claims extend to TM. It has decreased the often brought out strange that Christians are alienate ourWe avoid. of world peace. to moodiness and of deal great behaviour predicA be earlier it clusions. Maharishi's that suggesting to obvious lack of world God when we peace, have been an embar_ accurate, and more recent, introduced into schools tion of 10 per cent of the which was dismissed by selves from supernatural gain to rassment to TM leaders. scientific evidence is now then I feel the need to population having to medi- TM teachers as 'unstress- seek not powers that he has tate to achieve peace. It is ing. ' They have publicly ration- available disputing most of speak out." us. give to eigned d claims. 1 that only now if exclusive claimed is TM's considered $150 If alised the situation by stat.in Initiative Intensive involvementwith ing that there was peace In a paper entitled, Some excessive for buying the per cent of the population incompatible is TM whilst TM Meditators Observations on Transcen- basic TM meditating tech- meditates crime, accident Jesus c ommitment to Behaviour of "During October, in a his- were in the trouble spots, dental Meditation, (writ- nique then the $2,000 to and injury rates will drastiteachings Christ and the torically unprecedented but that strife, suffering ten 1982) Aubrey Yates, $5,000 that it can cost to do cally reduce. Faith. Christian the in a to In is letter meditators course global initiative, the World and death "rose sharply Professor of Psychology at the TM-Sidhi nal artiSeptember 1980 Dr Byron In fact almost any sort of (In next week's fi examGovernment of the Age of immediately after their the University of Western really exorbitant! we series Enlightenment sent Gover- departure". (John Davies Australia, examines some The 'official' description Rigby claims that TM- bad behaviour .. . was cle in this contradictions nors of the Age of Enlight- in Pelican, No. 81, 1981, of the alleged benefits and of the TM-Sidhi course Sidhi will create "a natural attributed to this 'unstress- ine the Maharishi research results claimed states: "The TM-Sidhi pro- armour which is more ing' which was seen as a between the those of th enment to restore peace in p.16) and s deep sign that meditation teaching the five most troubled However, the TM maga- for TM. He shows that gramme is an advanced effective than any defence Faith.) areas of the world. zinc categorically states available, and respected level of the inner technol- strategy" for Australia. He was bringing oldfaults and Christian
High cost of learning to relax
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He shot off the ground as if he had a firecracker under him' and he landed with a terrific thump'
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Youth Forum
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Co When you and I were baptised the priest asked our parents if they would accept the responsibility of bringing us up in the Catholic faith. Their answer was "I will".
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FR KEVIN DAVIS, Highgate YCW Chaplain shares his thoughts in a two part article, to be continued During the rite of baptism the priest also placed a next week, on commitment. cross on our foreheads and
also has to be seen in this responsibility taken on in by doing this he claimed us way. If this is so the move- faith and love, you need to for Christ. ("In its name I ment will be a way of life share it joyfully and carry claim you for Christ our it out with an aliveness that for you. saviour by the sign of His speaks of trust and conficross") -- From the rite of Committed people have a in the Lord. Don't dence baptism. sense of their own worth, He claims and "You did not choose me. value, needs, weaknesses forget chooses us. No I chose you, and Icomand limitations. You can't COMMITMENT demmissioned you to go out give to someone else what unselfishness, sacriands and bear fruit, fruit that you haven't got for yourfice and a love reaching out will last." self first. to others. JOHN 15:16 You have to be commit- Don't over commit yourOur parents made this ted to self first. You need to self. Quality is better than c ommitment on our a freedom that quantity. The degree of possess behalf. What we are doing to be who you commitment only becomes you allows use. now is growing and shar- liation give us the food and and put to positive and what you want. rich when one's motive and ing in that baptismal com- healing to reaffirm our You can commit only are, nt is based manner for carrying it out mitment, given to us, and belief in a Jesus who cares yourself to something. Commitme respect, so is based upon a love for who we are and wants us to Whether it be your faith or upon love and we live it out daily. and your faith and self. You recognise you that its in believe you if YCW, church. Commitment revolves belong to the others, and yourself treat may only have one talent/ around the word faith, and Confirmation sealed us aims and vision, but firstly, imposing condit- gift, but if it is used to its is nourished by the sacra- with the gifts of the Holy you have to believe in without ions. full capacity and purpose, ments. The sacraments of Spirit and these gifts have yourself. To date, only minor improvements and maintenance the eucharist, and reconci- to be developed gradually The YCW Movement In any work or area of Christ is fully alive in you. have been carried out on the recently acquired Youth formation centre, Eagle's Nest, Gidgegannup. Plans are under way to bring the centre up to maximum capacity. To do so, donations are still called for from both the young and old. Pictured is former CPY Treasurer John Horvarth, making adjustments to the rock curbing in order to accommodate a small parking area adjacent to the house. Youth are urged to send their day's pay appeal money towards the centre to The Camp Site Secretary, P.O. Box 194, North Perth 6006.
Centre growth
SCHOOL LETTER GIVES GOOD ADVICE
Children respond to T YCS group is s reaction ositive p concerned for Father Gore
A recent school news letter at John XXIII college gave parents the following good advice.
APPRECIATION AND NEUTRAL! Any single that", "behave yourself', are now directing them in difference is only one of THE CHILD: One way of behaviour fits into one "you silly child", "get out", the behaviour you like. s ize, strength and "I'll belt you", there is Negative attention cannot authority. The Tertiary Young uals to pray and take receiving behaviour is to section. room for "thank you", "I have its full effort without In attempting to underline. straight a to it attach the of support in action that comment fair is It moveChristian Students' like that", "that's beaut", positive attention. What stand another's response to stand will sections Three communChristian basic is attention more generally ment in Perth is concerned out — GOOD-BAD- focused on bad behaviour "you're great", "you're husband, wife or partner the type of comments we for the safety of Father ities. could tolerate even half the make, look at our own feelthan good or neutral nice". Brian Gore, his co-workers par- ings and reactions to simbehaviour. It seems a natu- Far from simply telling a abrasive comments and the Filipino people. ilar comments. ral response — to correct child what not to do, you ents make to children? The Our members met Father philobad behaviour! The Gore in June whilst he was sophy aside, the question in Perth and we believe then arises as to how much that the basic Christian The Pagoda Ballroom Diocesan team and, of real attention or appreciacommunities are a real sign provided dim lights and c ourse, those young tion do we give to GOOD ASKED of hope of the building of soft music for the occasion workers who make up the or NEUTRAL behaviour? the kingdom in our world. of the Cardijn Centenary YCW movement today. If each of us thinks back We have expressed our Ball — memories for "We are reminded of to yesterday and our childr° A FE l method Cardijn's Joseph many! support and solidarity by ren, and compares a count see To Life. 19 of Review — attending the public meet- Friday, November of incidents of bad behaving, supported the fund proved to be a night of the situations that young iour with acceptable r aising of the Philippine reminiscing and catching workers face today, to behaviour, the count may Action Support Group, up with one another for reflect on these in the light come as a surprise. signed petitions, wrote let- m any ex-YCW and of the gospel and to take ters to Philippine and Aus- NCGM members who Action towards change," Young people you are asked to be tralian officials and a ttended the Perth Miss Wooltorton said. part of a vision. To be part of The YCW closing prayer attended a silent demon- function. society's solutions not part of its stration on Thursday, It was a time for young was said to remind all of Forget problems. Young people are asked and November 18 when the and old, present and past the reason for YCW to give one day of their lives, by: Philippine ambassador members to come together the beliefs in Joseph that forget to easy is It Cardijn. the celebrate arrived in Perth. and to share — PRAYER • the birth of Liz Chidlow, Diocesan children's and adults' T YCS urges other move- centenary of at similar, very are needs the let not — FASTING J oseph Cardijn, the treasurer did ments, groups and individfounder of the Young night go by without selling least in terms of apprecia— DAY'S WAGE Christian Workers' Move- some of our major raffle tion or attention. When we appreicaor praise receive OUTH New to trip a — tickets V today. ment in the world to the building of a new venture, tion we tend to feel happy, A few words were given Zealand for two which will AMP OUR YOUTH CAMP C the repeat also and we by the Perth Diocesan be drawn at the end of such behaviour brings that January. PO O'S D President, Gemma Woolattention. So when we conStart the day with a prayer, go torton to welcome eve- "The present YCW will be own as our sider behaviour with back PPEAL without a meal and send one fifth of A ryone and to give a brief able to look being so dependent on othyour pay packet — a day's wage to background on YCW and pride and give thanks to all ers' responses, then the to helping in served who its founder, Cardinal form the YCW here in same is true for children. Joseph Cardijn. Please find enclosed cheque value $ being my contribution Perth over the years," Miss If we wish to increase a One of the points made Wooltorton added. child's (or adult's) acceptawas to the young workers to the Day's Pay Appeal. SEND DONATIONS TO: ble behaviour then we need who have worked towards to focus it attention upon consolidatand December 8th rebuilding Camp Site Secretary when we observe it. The ing the Perth YCW over Name C athedral Parish Centre the last five years Saturday, December 18: child who behaves well, or Mimi P.O. Box 194, 450 Hay Street Johnson, Kate McAdam, The Shalomites annual simply sits quietly, Address tableau deserves "The Calling" to recognition. Peter Burke, A ngela North Perth 6006 Students $2 Shooter, Tom O'Regan, be held at The Redemptor- Recognition by words is a Adults $3 Mark O'Sullivan, Father ist Monastery, North powerful response. Instead Telephone Post Code John Jegorow, the present Perth commencing 8 p.m. of "don't do that", "stop
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ARY CALDER may nothe a 'cooking bufr but she's just written a cookbook. Neither is she a timber cutter, nor a historian but she has also had hooks published on the big timber country of Western Australia's south-west and a history of the Swan River Colony. It's all indicative of her attitude to life . if anything interests her, and very many things do, she'll go all out for it and devote months of research to the work in hand,
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FORMER advertising copywriter, scriptwriter and ABC broadcaster, Mary Calder has been a freelance scribe for around 30 * * ** years and this, Gran's Old Farm Cookbook, her third volume pub ** lished, was released last month. *
4, She says she's been writing plate with a knife and it took hours tinct iv e Australian cuisine developed. However, adaptation well to get the required volume. * * since she could crawl — and inventiveness needed in making as very seasonal was diet early The -4, shortly after anyway — but use of what was at hand produced no ice. was there 4, this charming, quietly spoken * "I always remember tomatoes from local variations. Home cooking in * * woman with a cheery if gentle my childhood," she said. They only the early days was mainly a matter of 4, sense of humour, is happiest lasted a season and of course they making the simplest dishes, such as ... .. ir * * * when she's working with were bottled and preserved but we mutton stew, taste delicious. * Almost every old farm kitchen had * saw no more fresh ones until the next * * wor d s. recipes of book exercise thick a * The cookbook has been in mind for summer. But the taste when they did * the from cut or either hand-written * * * years, she had all the recipes it was come back was wonderful." * * just a matter of doing something The book is a tribute to the devo- women's pages of the popular * journals. weekly grandcountry of all skill and them. tion with * * * * Often they were identified as Aunt * "It's not that I'm such a keen cook mothers since the earliest pioneering * Wilson's Mrs The Min's Pear Ginger or Australia. century recipes 19th collects of days but * everyone * * * 4( whether they use them or not she recipes reflect the times of abun- Pigs Trotters. Some less open* coolly declined to give ladies staghearted the as well as full." farm on * the got "I've drawers dance * grinned. * * they (as 'receipts special their away who of those * She was also prompted to write the gering extravagance .0 often called) or even gave them were homes historic * the Australia's she heard in cornlived because book * * * * ment far too many times that the and entertained with memorable lar- slyly with the secret ingredients left * truly the out. * as just know reflect They didn't how gesse. Australians early * * * As the colony developed so did the hardships of the lean winter months, 4% to cook * * "It wasn't that they didn't know when Gran's ingenuity was tested to supply of produce. In fertile areas, * * I( * how to cook but rather that they the utmost in making appetising and the women could use milk and eggs, * with she nourishing meals from scraps and home-made butter, and the richest to * * didn't have much cook 40: the until and lavish a with cream of prethe with flavoured * said. "I've heard many notable peo- leftovers, ., * .. -r.. .. superabundance of spring and the * say what wonders the immi- serves reminiscent of summertime. * * pie * sunripe fruits of summer faded away * grants have done introducing their * * with the lean months of winter. t d tr — I wane * cuisines into our country * * WAS a way of life that made When the moulting hens ceased to * to show that our grandmothers 4( heavy demands. Hard work created lay, the cows were dried off, and , * could cook * substantial appetites; everprodigious nature was generally niggardly, * "You must remember though that * all the early cooking was done with morning and afternoon tea was just ything had to be used and used * * * wood stoves and that gives a taste as necessary as three very solid thriftily. This explains the wide van Mary Calder . . . three books to her credit and she is still working hard. .4( ation of early recipes from the * * you can't get with ordinary ovens. meals. * No food ever tastes as good as that * Mary Calder draws richly and gen- extremely frugal to those for extrav* * erously on her memories and her agant cookery of a kind that is rarely * * cooked in a wood stove." * notebooks, spicing attempted now. family treasured *** the took I each year so going * with jobs continent a on resource uable her comments with a background of Those who lived in the historic so little forest cover. In this book she next best thing," she said. * MOTHER was an excel- social and culinary titbits, gleaned homes dined elegantly and sumptuHer job took, her to Sydney where 4,4( the fascinating story of the * lent cook, she says, and that's proba- from rare books and newspapers ously around their vast mahogany or presents 4 eventually met and married * upon impact she man's of and forests to cook from the last century. Her fine col- colonial cedar tables with candle* Calder, who sadly passed * Robert people, * bly why she never learned of story a also It's them. * until she married and had children. lection of more than 260 recipes light gleaming on superb silver and from the hard-working fellers and away last month. * * "My mother couldn't really be gives an eloquent picture of how sparkling crystal. * the and * * owners, mill pit sawers to the * bothered having me in the kitchen," Australian cookery and country life * generamany claim can who families *44, were * she said. "It was her domain and developed together. It's much more THREE children * primary this in involvement of tions * to BANQUETS the servants moved family * while I didn't learn much from her in than a cookery book . . . her wit the before born prepared hams, and turkey, tongues, industry. * Perth in 1964. During the years of 44, * a practical sense I absorbed a great shines through with an affectionate sucking pig, prime roast cockerels * deal and really enjoyed cooking for perspective on the past. raising her children, both here and in * my family. Sydney, she engaged in freelance * * / //v. // //,././..... /./. ... iv/ Ay,/ ... // ../ .../... * "I think you have to be born with a / // WORKERS living in the writing of feature articles, had a: * mill towns formed a close-knit corn- number of short stories published * * sense of flavour to be a good cook * and also believe that with many of munity, for the remoteness and lack and s ecialised in scriptwriting for * * the exotic dishes served today you WO of transport forced them to provide radio, broadcasting her own scripts *4, * can get away with mistakes . . . simtheir own entertainment as well as for the ABC in Perth. * schooling and religious life for their or many years she was heard on * * pie cooking is a far greater test and : * you can't hide anything in a plain egg families. the ABC's women's session under * * * custard." It's a world where the roots drive the name of Molly Calder. Her sub-: affairs, current * Many of the recipes of her book from ranged jeets deep for Mary Calder because she top- * * * came from her mother and family was born in Bridgetown, WA and book reviews, home and family * pies by followed be to ducks, and * members but invaluable material history. notes, of with glimpses are enlivened pages The to * ics a on small years eight her spent first * * years custards jellies, and fruits tarts, and 20 search * was also gleaned from her memories and asides to explain and She was with the ABC for farm at Quinninup in the heart of the blancmange : and snowy broadcaster * through the Battye Library's collec- bridge the gaps left by women so and creams, or contract a as all in of Karri forest, 65km south * * tion of rare books. One treasure in adept at cooking and improvising decorated with crystallised violets Bridgetown. loved every minute of it. * * particular was The Australian yet so bereft of kitchen refinements and pale green angelica. things was all the: lovely the of "One farmer Her father was a pioneer She brings an old world to new life * said. "I used to get * * Household Guide (1916) edited by that ingredients, methods, times and and he, Terencd (Ted) Kealey and feedback," she * Lady Hackett. A number of recipes t emperatures were matters of because as she says: very intelligent: from letters of lots put down some things her mother, Elizabeth had come. women, many of them from the .0 to wanted "I * in her book came from the vast selecinstinct. * across from the eastern states before * tion (over 3,500) assembled for Lady some terrifici Home for the early Australian, she that shouldn't be forgotten." * Hackett 's project. she was born. They were an immisomehas she because writes She contacts. says, was often a tent with a camp country * * It was a mighty tome . . . everything oven, or a bough shed, or, more thing to say, it's certainly not for grant family historically with all four "I often went up as a guest speaker: of Mary's grandparents moving to # up to bring money. how to gardening from * house iron and hessian a elaborately, .a.n.d the hospitality was wonderful * it my still "Very few make anything but pin Australia in the mid 1800s -- three * dogs . . . not to mention 40 pages on on the far outback goldfields of are them !.), of from Ireland and one from Wales. * Western Australia. Earlier it could money out of writing," she said. friends. * how to do the washing. at spent were years and school is fiction Her in interested not old Australian She's * There are very few have been a settler's wattle and daub The hardest part about writing is: saying her Manjimup and Jardee (then Jar- the loneliness. She is, she says, a very 4,4( with concerned good another, says, more she * cookbooks, selection on or far-out a hut cottage * * reason for putting her collection of which might later become a mellow piece or recording material that nadup) and later school holidays gregarious person and finds it diffi- * were spent in the Jarrah timber-mill cult to close herself off when it's time 444: .* * 250 recipes together. She sifted Australian pioneer farm homestead shouldn't be lost, Her book, Big Timber Country, country along the Hotham Valley to settle down and write. * through thousands and tried to keep offering an unfailing flow of hospi* them traditional. published in 1980, was, as much as line, tality to family and visitors, She has never had a study and * * Three children in need of schooling works wherever she can find a space.; * as figures in history anything, a plea for conservation. "Uncounted * "You could get me on my soapbox brought the family to Perth eventu- She is in her early 70s but has no *4 are the women who made homes to * INSTANCE, she says, lamb remember out of little and meals out about that, she grins, "but it is the ally. Mary went on to earn her plans to slow down . . . there are * * was not a traditional dish because of nothing!" only jarrah forest in the world and so Bachelor of Arts degree from the plenty of words left for the future * * * no-one could afford to eat it, they all University of Western Australia and if the past is any indication; much is being lost." * dined on mutton. And there were and Jarrah, before embarking on a career in they'll be as entertaining and: Karri of tall forests The * * very few meringue dishes around EC IPES were, naturally, with trees reaching almost to the advertising copywriting. zttl-er.ralling as those we've seen tot* : (certainly not the pavlova) because brought from the homeland, gener- height of Victoria's Mountain Ash "In those days we all wanted to be t all egg whites had to be whipped on a ally the British Isles, and so no dis- and California's Redwood, are a val- journalists but there were only two * ** **************************************** ********************************************************************************
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We've got a great new colouring contest for all our members with a $20 cash prize for the winner and books for the runners-up. 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 drawing and the stories which will be printed each week. First prize will go to the best presented entry and we'll have lots of other prizes for the runners-up.
Joshua is told to lead the people to God's land
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Joshua stood near Moses. heard Moses say to him, Joshua bowed low to the "I will be with you as I here they are: He did not know what "Joshua, be brave. You are ground before the Lord. was with Moses. I will not Knock Knock Who's there? Moses was thinking. But to lead the people across Moses could no longer leave you. he knew almost everything the Jordan River into the bow low. He was too old. "Be brave and have confi- Isabel! land God promised our In his heart Joshua heard dence. The Lord your God Isabel! who? else about Moses. For years now Joshua ancestors. Have confi- the Lord speaking to him. is with you wherever you Isabel! necessary on a bike. had been an assistant to dence. The Lord will be "Joshua," the Lord said, go." Knock Knock Moses. He stood guard with you. The Lord will "Be brave. Be strong. It is Joshua told the people to Who's there? over the Lord's tent, the not abandon you. So do you who are to lead the prepare to cross over into Cook tent of meeting. He helped not be afraid." Israelites into the land I the Promised Land. "We Cook who? Moses as an adviser and When Moses finished promised to give them. I will do all you say," the Y ou just said it. speaking, the Lord told myself will be with you." people answered. "We will soldier. Moses turned to Joshua. him to go with Joshua to Not long after that day go wherever you send us. Knock Knock "Call the people together.I the meeting tent. "I myself Moses died. The people We will obey you as we Who's there? h ave an important will give Joshua his mourned him for 30 days. obeyed Moses. May the Teresa announcement for all to orders," the Lord told They pledged obedience Lord be with you as the Teresa who? Teresa green. hear." Moses. to Joshua because Moses Lord was with Moses."
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Joshua and Moses stood in front of the meeting tent. They knew the Lord was present with them because of the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent.
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The Record, December 2 - 8, 1982
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On Thursday, November 18, in the senior common room at St Thomas More College, Crawley, the last of a sequence of five discussions on The FinalR eport of the A nglican — Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) took place. Each of the previdus meetings had been devoted to one of the four papers that form the bulk of the Final Report. This concluding session offered a critique of the Observations, i.e. the response to The FinalReport emanating from the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (SCDF). As on previous o ccasions, Father J.P. Kenny S.J. led the discussion. The SCDF Observations were described as deplorable, as lacking in the true spirit of Vatican II, as evincing nothing of that change of heart without which (according to Vatican II) there can be no ecumenisim worthy of the name. The evangelical theologian Julian Charley
was quoted as wondering whether the SCDF members take seriously Vatican ll's insistence that the ecumenical movement is central to our fidelity to Christ or that the pursuit of reunion is a matter of obedience to Christ. Certainly Observations appear to be a massive obstruction to reunion between the Anglican and Roman Catholic communities. The authors of the SCDF response have failed utterly, if they ever tried to understand ARC/C's clear-cut aim reinforced by a dozen years of frank and open dialogue: From the beginning we were determined, in accordance with our mandate, andin the spirit of PhiI3.13, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, to discover each other's faith as it is today and to appeal to history only for enlightenment, not as a way of perpetuating past controversy.
V atican paper sounds death knell for reunion The SCDF document is never futureoriented but always backward-looking. It appeals to history in a way that inevitably perpetuates past controversies. It is animated by the un-Christian spirit: "We are always right; you are always wrong; become like us and we shall all be one." The very possibility of authentic dialogue is precluded from the outset.
Any theological statement cast in SCDF choose the 16th century Bellarterms relevant to modern man is unfa- meue model of the Church as instituvourably sized up against past concil- tion and perfect society. The Church iar utterances which are themselves defined in terms of visible structures, treated as trans-historical norms and especially in terms of the rights and absolute timeless propositions. There jurisdictions of its officer-class; the is a naive overlooking of the fact that Church identified with hierarchy, all conciliar statements are situated with the layfolk dismissed to the rank utterance, needing cautious exegesis. of second class citizens. There is, of course, failure frankly The Church of this model has to acknowledge with Vatican II that nothing of the mystery proclaimed there can be deficiencies "even in the about Christ's Church by Vatican II. formulation of doctrine (Ecumenism Instead its characteristics are clerical6). There is, moreover, a slighting (not ism, inflexible legalism, triumphalto put it more strongly) of the rich ism. Obviously it is unrealistic to insight of Vatican II "that in Catholic expect true dialogue from partners so teaching there exists an order or "hie- antagonistic in their assessment of this rarchy" of beliefs (IBID 11). Church. A grave weakness of the SCDF Observations is its preoccupation with what is secondary in Christianity — to wit, the level of theological formulae and slogans. The document gives no heed to what is primary — the existential YES of baptism, the level of personal surrender and commitment to the Lord Jesus as Saviour, the acceptance of the New Testament and of the creeds hammered out by the ancient councils. On this level all Christians are one. This wide, deep, primordial, allencompassing area of agreement, is ignored in Observations. Instead there is obsessive underscoring of the formulae of Trent or Vatican I. Because these are the product of a particular Catholic, man-made system totally unacceptable to Protestants, they are necessarily divisive. Conflict can be avoided only if the imperishable content of these controversial conciliar definitions is rethought and then expressed without compromise in non-polemical and non-emotive language. This is precisely what ARCIC attempts to do (and, in my judgement, is brilliantly successful). This is precisely what the SCDF authors dismally fail even to attempt. A plain reason why the authors of Observations are so out of tune with the ARCIC papers is that the former are inspired by a model of the Church different from that used by the latter. As is succinctly explained in the introduction to The Final Report, each of its four doctrinal statements is commanded by the New Testament model of the Church as Koinonia (communion fellowship). Church as Christian koinonia means union with the Father in Christ Jesus through the Spirit. It entails the brotherly union of Christians with one another. Eucharist, ministry, Church authority are all studied on this most appealing perspective of koinonia. Here we have one of the salient features of The Final Report and it cannot be too cordially applauded. By contrast, the members of the
If Observations is to be taken as sole and authoritative arbiter of ARCIC's Final Report then the death knell for reunion with the Anglicans has already tolled. Anglicans cannot and ought not accept this response which has also rightly infuriated many Catholics. However, Observations is not the Church's sole or definitive word. As Archbishop Goody recently pointed out: Pope Paul VI signed a reunion agreement with Pope Shenouda of Alexandria, the leader of the dissident Copts. By anticipation that document
A grave weakness of the SCDF Observations is its preoccupation with what is secondary in Christianity . . .
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endorses the purpose and method of ARCIC and at the same time repudiates the tactics of SCDF. Since the Council of Chalcedon in t51 the Coptic Christians of Alexaniria have been separated from Rome because they rated the christological formula of Chalcedon as theologically objectionable. In fact this is the most revered formula in the whole gamut of Christianity's conciliar history< Pope Paul became convinced that the Alexandrians, despite their explicit repudiation of Chalcedon's wording, in fact assented to the sacred content that the formula was fashioned to enshrine. So he received them back into communion with the Roman See, waiving the Church's fifteen-hundred-year-old claim that they must subscribe to the actual phraseology of Chalcedon.
B y FATHER PETER KENNY SJ, who for the p ast two years has worked in WA mostly at Mt Magnet and recently at St. Thomas More College and who will take a three-year appointment teaching theology in Suva. It is tragic for ecumenismn that the members of SCDF learnt nothing from the wisdom of Pope Paul. The significance of Pope Paul's gesture in the case of Copts is further enhanced by two more recent proceedings of Pope John Paul II. First in September 4, 1980, this pontiff praised the method of ARCIC — that method so foreign to the little mindedness of the authors of SCDF. Secondly, earlier this year when he journeyed to UK, jointly with the Archbishop of Canterbury, he decided to launch another ARCIC (the previous one being disbanded, having carried out its mandate). This new commission has been furnished with a twofold practical and positive objective: • to examine the still outstanding points of divergence between Roman Catholics and Anglicans; • to recommend steps to be taken to celebrate the unity already achieved, the advance already made. The dark clouds of pessimism that the Observations of SCDF inevitably cause to gather can be dissipated by the conviction of faith that the Holy Spirit is always with his Church and that the leadership of the popes and bishops will enable us to repair the severe damage inflicted on the ecumenical venture by the hostile and insensitive criticism of SCDF.
Churches may close
JERUSALEM (NC) — Armenian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox churches in Jerusalem may close during Christmas to protest Israel's decision not to renew the residence visa of an Armenian archbishop, according to the Jerusalem daily, Yedioth Ahranot. The newspaper said, however, that no final decision had been made. Rumours that the churches would be closed began circulating after the Israeli government said it would not renew the residence visa o f 55 -year -old Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Karekian Kazandjian, chief assistant to Armenian Patriarch Jegishe Derderian of Jerusalem. Israeli officials did not say why the visa would not be renewed but implied that security issues were involved.
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