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ALP proposal hits private school funding Pope condemns bombing
Pope John Paul ll condemned the Irish disco bombing and asked for an end "to the evil acts of fratricide."
A telegram sent by the Vatican Secretariat of State to Bishop Edward Daly, of Derry, in whose diocese the bombing took place, said: "The holy father expresses his profound sorrow at the loss of human lives and at the immense suffering caused by the explosion at Ballykelly. He renews his condemnation of violence and in the name of God appeals for a cessation to the evil acts of fratricide," the telegram said. "His holiness prays for those who have died and for the injured as well as for their families," it added. "He asks the merciful Lord to grant conversion to men and just and lasting peace to all the Irish people." —
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CANBERRA: The National Catholic Education Commission and ALP shadow minister for education say that they are in agreement on ALP education policy in all issues but that of providing a basic grant for all schools regardless of their resource level.
The suggestion that on a firm belief that each child iin the nation has an some of the so-called intrinsic worth and dignity wealthy private schools and that all children will be cut out of com- should receive the best monwealth funding in education the nation can the ALP proposal has provide. sparked a strong reac- The Catholic commission tion from private claims that this policy is school parent bodies protecting all children, not (See also Pg 15) as well as the opposi- just those in private schools, and hence it wants of the National to IIIIIIR tion I I =IIIIIIIMP 41 I IMMII/AI. I IIII I I .41IAllrIMOI 1 see government schools C athol ic Education to be of the highest quality. Commission. In New South Wales,
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(The full texts of the closer to where the Catholic and ALP state- Catholic and ALP statements are published on ments have been released, page 16 of this issue.) the issue is attracting more Mr Dawkins last week than passing attention met in Canberra with especially because of the Father J M Williams, publicised attitudes of milchairman of the National itant teaching unions that Catholic Education Com- they want to see the fundmission to iron out diffi- ing of private education culties which arise in the reduced if not eliminated. application of the ALP In Sydney, Mrs Margaret policy to Catholic schools. Slattery, national secreIt is alleged that no tary of the Australian ParCatholic colleges in WA ents Council, sees the ALP will be cut off from funds policy as a blueprint for the contraction of the nonthe proposal. guarantee you the L inThe Catholic commis- government sector of Brother Peter O'Sullivan, the "shepherd" of Bindoon, its best changeover deal; sion's statement was schooling. Parents' Australian month's "The this by endorsed ‘ ACCORD, new on first superior in 1934, and now a Christian Brother for half yearly meeting of the Council and its affiliated of the statue of PRELUDE CIVIC, Australian Episcopal Con- bodies have always held a 60 years, pictured last week at the foot whom the colafter parents Keaney Paul that that policy ACTY Brother firm means this so legendary the ference and the new choose to able should Australia be of bishops the two.) page story (See now named. is lege VAN or Ill give you support the principle that schools which best suit all children, no matter their children's needs and what their school, are because of this every child "All in all this policy schooling continue to were a number of myths entitled to a basic com- in a non-government appears to be commencing suffer a large measure of about education funding these days. school is entitled to a grant to force children back into financial discrimination. monwealth funding. Mr Dawkins claimed in from the government for a government school sys- "Some aspects of current "One of them claims that ERMS FROM meeting with the his or her schooling," she tem," she said. funding tend to discourage the government schools WITH REPAYMENTS TAILORED TO his Catholic Commission in said. Bishop Francis Carroll, initiative on the part of are poor and the nonSUIT YOUR POCKET. Canberra that outside the "The ALP now appears chairman of the Catholic parents and schools." government schools are LEASING FACILITIES AVAILABLE. Schools Commission set to breach this principle. bishops' committee on A phone call to the Lib- rich. That is simply not funding programme, there It is going to turn its back education, believes that eral Party in Perth this true! It is contrary to the was a further $70 million on freedom of choice for there are other issues at week elicited the reply that facts! It is wrong!" going mainly to the non- parents and the clear stake as well as mere fund- the current debate had government school sector requirement in the Schools ing of schools. been re-opened by the What people had to through the rebate for Commission Act that par- "The present state of ALP and that there was no remember, Senator Baume dependents' education ents should be able to government funding of comment at present as the said, was that "there is a MOTORS PTY. LTD. DL 0891 expenses and deductions choose government or schools still leaves much to Liberal Party policy big difference between the assets owned by a school for donations to school non-government schools be desired. remains unchanged. 1308 ALBANY HIGHWAY. CANNINGTON. building funds. for their children. The "For instance, children In Sydney the Federal and the money available On the other hand, the ALP apparently intends and their parents who minister for education for running the school. A PHONE 451 2333 A/hrs. 398 3662 Catholic position is that leaving some children with exercise their right to Senator Baume told The school can be asset-rich funding should be based no schooling grants at all. choose non-government Catholic Weekly that there and income-poor.
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The "shepherd" of Bindoon, Brother Peter O'Sullivan, learnt a lot about Christ the Good Shepherd from his sheep, he was told at a special Mass last week marking his 60th year in the Christian Brothers. This was said by the Brother O'Sullivan tried the beginning of an admi- what disappointed. There New Norcia parish pri- his hand at teaching for a ration by Mrs Musk for were far sturdier horses he est Father David Barry short time but his eyes the work the Christian had known in his time at OSB during his homily were fixed on the distant Brothers were doing for Tardun and there were when he stressed that horizons of the paddocks underprivileged youth. moments in the poem that and he certainly was at When she learnt of the new film could never portray. a jubilee was a cele- home when he arrived at th experiment at Tardun to When a confrere asked bration of fidelity and vast plains of Tardun in settle the boys on future him recently to recite the commitment of a per- 1933. farms, she asked why a poem, he twinkled and son to Jesus Christ But for two one-year similar venture was not said: "No, I don't want over a long period of postings to Tardun and operating closer to Perth. spoil the film for you." to time. Castledare in the mean- As a result, on the death At
last Saturday's ChrisBrother Peter O'Sullivan time, Brother O'Sullivan of her husband, the Musk tian Brothers celebration, has spent 45 years at property at Bindoon was is the legendary shepherd it was an encore perforhanded over to the Chris- mance, as the 85-year-old of Bindoon because in Bindoon. The man who sat most tian Brothers and the re-lived every line of the October, 1936, he and his sheep-dog drove 1100 comfortably on the saddle Musk home housed the poem as he recited every eschewed the need for a car first community until the sheep from Moliabeenie to verse, with scarcely a slip Bindoon after they had and has never held a new college was begun. of the hoof. although licence, he did been railed from the ChrisNo-one who ever met Those present at the Binrelent a little and at the age tian Brothers' establshBrother O'S ullivan, the doon celebration were told ment at Tardun to start the of 73 learnt to drive the old lean tall sheep-drover, that the secret strength of in which car he roams the second farming venture to could fail to think of The Brother O'Sullivan's life help underprivileged boys Bindoon property. His Man From Snowy River, had been his frequent visits to attitude the mechanics and migrants. of the car is simple: if it the poem that he knows by to the chapel for prayer , In January the following breaks down, leave it heart and has recited a and his devotion to Mary, * * * After his ordination to the priesthood in New Norcia last Monday,* year, Brother O'Sullivan illustrated by the loving where it stands and walk thousand times. :Father Anthony Lovis is pictured with his mother Mrs Marjorie: became first superior with home. Legs were always When he was taken to see care with which he had * Lovis, of Kensington. the recent film of that decorated the chapel that 4 Brothers Platell and McIn- more reliable. * 4( erney to help him. He At last Saturday's cele- name, he had to be some- very day with flowers. *it 'V 1 ( became shepherd, cook bration, a long-time friend BY DOM FRANCIS BYRNE, OSB sillimilliimmiimmimminimmimmlinummimmommummummumg 14,( and bursar. of Brother O'Sullivan, i Brother Pat O'Dougherty 1 Brother O'Sullivan, • A Benedictine monk realised the "dream of: raised a in the saddle in far now at Mt Isa, re-told the E--. :• his life" when he was ordained to the priest-i off Moree in NSW, was a amazing story that led toI 1 Clothes, kitchen tables and chairs, =F . sheep farmer down to his the foundation of :hood at New Norcia last Monday. l g. single and double beds and mat- g bootstraps and when his Bindoon. = g tresses, kitchen untensils, cutlery, * In a moving ceremony in a Don Sproxton. The Cantor was Bene- superior called in to inspect progress and asked a wardrobes, dressing tables, cots,I dictine, Father David Barry OSB. * packed Abbey the Church, Arch* = to see the account books, Kindness * bishop of Perth, J L Goody laid Father Anthony said later that words: Brother prams, pushers = O'Sullivan =with a hands on Dom Anthony Lovis, could not adequately express his thanks * twinkle handed him his rewarded = Anything useless to you = = = OSB and then outlined the to Almighty God on such an occasion.: two riding boots: "The g may be useful to us E * responsibilities of the priesthood. "I can never forget the kindness, receipts are in that boot," In the early 1930's, a : Archbishop Goody commended the support and formation which the he said, "and the invoices young lad driving a truck newly-ordained to imitate Christ, the Benedictine community has offered in the other." in Perth stopped to help a 'GIVE me over the years," he added. F. * High Priest, in his ministry and to saneWe collect lady who needed assistBrother O'Sullivan has He sees the priesthood as a "ministry * tify the people of God. ance. When she asked 1 only one regret about his : Occupying the front pews were the of service to the people of God". where he was from, he rep-i early life — he mother, brothers, sisters, relatives and Father Anthony's immediate aposto- long to enter waited too lied "Clontarf". the Christian * friends of Father Lovis. His father is late will include working at New Nor- * Brothers at the age of 24. She asked what work cia's Salvado College where in previous: * deceased. nummunuummtmmmummumuumummumumanamiumuummila Father Anthony spent the past two years he has taught religious education. * He is proud of the fact went on there and it was i * years completing his theological studies After his ordination, Father Anthony:that he is an ex-student of * at Yarra Theological College in bestowed a customary blessing, first on* the renowned Marist * Melbourne. his mother, and then on the rest of the Brothers college at Hun'P ters Hill in Sydney but the : Aged 40, he entered the Benedictine large congregation. * Monastery of New Norcia in 1976 and The Superior of the monastery, Father;Marist Brothers didn't get * made his Simple Profession as a monk Justin Bruce, OSB said it was a "big* their man. * the following year. Three years later he occasion" for the entire monastic corn- * There was a missionary * made his Solemn Profession before munity and he was sure that many:vocation brewing in the * * Abbot Bernard Rooney, OSB. blessings would come to New Norcia as 4( young man but when he * * * There was a wide representation of a result of it. * took his problem to the * clergy and religious present from the Father Anthony offered a Thanksgiv- * local assistant priest who * * was a fan of the Christian * Archdiocese of Perth, Northam and ing Mass the following morning in the * * surrounding districts, newly-built monastic chapel which is * Brothers, the direction his * * would take became 4( The Master of Ceremonies was Rev open to religious and laity alike. * future ***************************************************** clear.
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V ideo as christian aid V ideo cassettes tian front to combat por- Customs in 1970, Mr Don- in which the FOL and the Parents and Friends Fedcould have a greater nography especially in its nelly observed. Christian outreach to new menacing association Now modern novels, eration in the state could even those recommended combine through the creaCatholic and other with video cassettes. Horror cassettes of men, for use in schools were tion of a united front to f amilies than the women and children being often saturated with sex combat pornography. millions of dollars raped, tortured and murwith a pattern of instant Mr Donnelly said that the e xpended on Catho- dered could be smuggled in fornication between men FOL had the knowledge lic schooling, Mr Paul and innumerable copies and women as an example while the P and F with Donnelly told the run off for wide distribu- for the young to follow whose foundation he had a rchdiocesan pas- tion. They incited ghastly often with unfortunate been closely associated toral council, on imitations on hapless vic- results from which the sex had the finance and secretbehalf of the Festival tims which were frequently of fiction was supposedly arial capacity. reported in our newspap- immune., A new assocation of Light. ers, he said. "Far from being free to between the two could be Mr Donnelly suggested Woman and children read what we liked, more on the basis of the FOL that the evil of the porno- were at risk in the streets, and more we are having providing the bullets and graphic video trade could in parks and in their homes the erotic tastes and the federation the guns. be met by the producer of both by day and night. imaginings of a limited Without . this evil could v ideos of Christian This development dated number of writers, publish- prosper because good orientation. from Senator Don Chipp's ers and producers imposed parents did nothing to resThe FOL Council at its great reduction in censor- on us," he continued. ist the evil which endanJune meeting called for the ship controls when he was "Much of this is a matter gered their children. creation of a united Chris- Minister for Excise and of parental responsibility (See Page 6)
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Rest ye merry... Give something different this Christmas. Give of your time, and a comforting word. Share your Christmas. With whom? With a stranger. An older person, one living alone. One with a handicap. An overseas student, refugees, a family recently moved in. A relation not often seen, nor thought of. A single-parent family. One of another faith, or of none. Offer a hand. Give time, often the most meaningful of gifts. The gift of yourself comes back to you. Should you choose to give money your gift should be made directly to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or to Australian Catholic Relief. Share your Christmas, Australian Catholic Relief, 154 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Share your Christmas, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 7 Young Street, Sydney NSW 2000. The Record, December 16 — 22, 1982
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May I suggest that Most people would Compassion could be circumstances prevail such s epulchres, full of dead the said stance would regard it to be the responsi- seen in the shock given to as where a non-Catholic men's bones." have made a greater bility of the Catholic par- the parents concerned to husband prevents his wife To the indifferent He impact and hopefully ents to live a Catholic life bring them to a realisation attending Mass. uttered the terrible conof their duties We by comparneed to remember a place in secure a so and some soul-searching this shock of the stab of that our Divine Lord demnation: "I will vomit on the part of parents Catholic school for their ing an injection needle, or the showed tender compassion them out of my mouth". Catholic What a c oncerned, than a children. incision of a surgeon's scal- to the humble and believ- Lord have mercy on us all. mere continuance in education should be was pel and given for a healing ing, the contrite and "Truth", said Father Thothe name of compas- excellently and beautifully purpose. repentant ones, but He mas Merton, "is not only columns your in described sion for children of the Compassionate excep- showed no mercy to the violated by falsehood; it till-now, passive, no- by the two religious sisters tions to the new rule could proud and recalcitrant: may be equally outraged from Bentley. be allowed where certain "hypocrites whitened by silence." stirring status quo?
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I congratulate Reverend Leen for his informative and After several months you know that I must be in my Father's house?" (Lk in Brisbane on a workenlightening articles on Transcendental Meditation. ing holiday, Tony was 2:49) newshitch -hiking back to The purpose of this letter A correspondent, Derek Now I am informed by of your informative is simply to say thanks to D'Cruz, asserts that TM her that Maharishi Maresh paper will look with P erth via north the many thousands of and the Christian religion Yogi teaches that Jesus greater discernment at a Queensland. people who have been are not contradictory but a Christ was but one of the practice which is decep-
Tony last phoned his praying for Tony and for c omplementary and sons of God and the rosary tively simple and attractive home from Townsville on the family during this time. enriching practice. and other sacramentals on the exterior but con•-•-•-•-•11-•-•-•-•-••-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-11-11-11-•-•/ November 3. Our cross has certainly Reverend Van Leen has have been unceremon- tains all the essentially evil Our worst fears have now been easier to bear know- accomplished a truly and iously returned. c haracteristics of a mindbeen confirmed by the ing that so many people succinct opposite explanacontrolling cult on the I hope that future readers interior. Queensland CIB who are have cared; the prayers, tion. t reating the case as the love and the kindness My daughter has been murder. of so many has been over- involved with TM for We are now struggling to whelming. some seven years and has accept that we may never One such act of kindness pent approximately required by Vanguard Press. know what happened to which deserves special s from Mrs Helen Rowlands, Woodlands. $22,000 on various TM lOn site free accommodation in return for I Tony. We find ourselves thanks was the day of courses both in Australia Sir, torn between grieving his prayer conducted by the security supervision at mornings till 8am and Did you know that there is another ancient and overseas. loss and hoping, wonder- Morley parish. On the evenings 4pm onwards. technique CM (Christian Meditation) that is She regards these courses ing, thinking what else can feast of the Immaculate more effective than TM? Both methods are as a natural and necessary be done. It is a terrible Conception the parish held Phone factory manager 328 1388 8am experience of helplessness. a day of continuous rosar- step in her progression transcendental. TM is an excellent preparato 4pm Monday to Friday But in spite of the grief, ies concluding with a spe- t owards a purported tion for prayer; CM is its perfect completion. In his booklet, How to Pray When Troubled (Chevathe anxiety, and the hel- cial Mass offered for Tony "enlightenment" but in my ++4-44-* -..--4,-.-4-..-4-...... observations have led to lier Press PO Box 13, Kensington, NSW, $1.80) Father plessness, we take our con- and the family. • 0 solation in knowing that On behalf of my parents, her regression from a sen- Costello meshes his parish experience, his retreat and • 26 John Street, Perth WA 6000 whatever has happened to K evin and Beres, my sitive caring person into an renewal work, with his own meditation methods — a • Correspondence • Tony, wherever his is, brothers and sisters, and almost insensitive automa- judicious combination of TM and CM. • The Editor, The Record, PO Box 50 • • whether alive or dead, he is Tony's girlfriend, Natalie, tion. • Aberdeen Street, Perth, 6000 He uses the Seven last words of Christ on the Cross as • Advertising "Scriptural mantras." • now completely in the I thank you all for your Although never a con• Vanguard Service Telephone 328 1388 Rather than relaxing in a void, he fills that void with hands of his loving Father prayers and your love. stantly devout Catholic registered for posting as a newspaper Category "A" (11) • the presence of divinity. Man cannot truly enter deeplY • • in heaven. began before practisshe Produced in WA Please continue to inter• Printed and published weekly by Edward vanHeemst, Well might Tony say, as cede through the Blessed ing TM, she believed in the into himself without simultaneously discovering God. • • • 26 John Street, Perth Simple mediations have greatly benefitted me in mY • the child of Jesus said to Virgin who knows only too power of prayer and con• • • his mother after disappear- well the anxiety of losing a stantly slept with her trials and I thank God for his Son's powerful name of Established 1874 • • • ing for three days, "Don't son. rosary beneath her pillow. Jesus when this is a valuable prayer, or mantra, to me. ••••••••••••••••••• OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Bindoon-Bullsbrook parish was so impressed with the parish renewal programme held recently at Bullsbrook that the exercise was repeated last weekend at Keaney College. For Connie Zampo- brook, it was an affirma- him pride in being a gna, one of the team tion that the Catholic Catholic. "It showed me our separpresenting the wee- Church is where she wants that we all have to be after many years of ate talents for a good reakend, (it was her third estrangement from the son and they should be experience of the pro- Church. used for God's greater gramme) the series "1 have found that glory. have been an eye- Catholics are warm, happy opener: approachable people, that 11
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"It has made me realise hopefully I can make the number of single peo- friends in the Catholic ple, the divorced, the child- faith and rediscover the ren of non-practising meaning of the rituals and parents, the partners mar- sacraments of the Church ried to non-Catholics, are and how much I have NEW YORK (NC): all people who have strong missed them." More than a milfaith, have their struggles Mr Moir, a teacher at lion inmates in US but also a willingness to Keaney College, remarked prisons will receive belong to the Church and that the weekend had given a copy of the New c ontinue living with him energy and enthusias a Testament asm to reach out to neighCatholics." The 21 people at the wee- bours and acquaintances Christmas gift, kend included single and and to be less shy and more according to Alice married people, some con- proud of being a Catholic. E Ball, general verts to the faith and many Corine Stanley, 17, of secretary for distriladies having non-Catholic Bullsbrook Pearce base, bution of the who attended with her A merican Bible partners. Annette Della Costa, 15, father Norman Stanley Society. of Bullsbrook says that as said: "I am prepared now There will be also a a result of the weekend her to open my eyes to a lot Scripture calendar and mum will not have to force more instead of closing some passages from her to go to Mass any them to the Church and to Scripture appropriate more: "There's more to c ontinue seeking more for the Christmas seathan I my faith being a Catholic than deeply into son included as part of going to church," she said. have been doing." the gifts, which are posFor Vera Farr, of Bulls- For Norman Stanley it was an appreciation that sible in part because of others are having hard- donations to the New Pictured at Keaney ships and joys similar to York-based American College, Bindoon, his own and an awareness Bible Society. last weekend are Miss Ball said that of the support that each the second group of can give and receive in the inmates would only receive a New Testathe local parish to community. do the parish David Connell, of Mooli- ment if they were wilrenewal weekend. abeenie, said it had given ling to accept it.
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Fifty years ago, it is recorded, it was a wet and stormy day on December 5 and a crowd of some 120 attended the opening in what was then a sparsely settled district. In 1982 it was a fine, if windy, day and although there was a bigger crowd than on opening day organisers had hoped for a bigger 50th anniversary turnout. Children of St Anthony's school presented a liturgical dance movement during Mass celebrated by Bishop Healy and neighbouring priests including former Wanneroo pastor Father Carlo Marchetti OSM. Bishop Healy pointed out that Wanneroo, once part of the Leederville parish, had in turn become the mother parish to areas s uch as Whitfords, Hamersley and Girrawheen and might soon become a grand-mother parish as population caused new parishes to be f ormed. At 1pm Mass was followed by Greek and Yugoslav dancing presented during an afternoon tea. A later barbecue was Two of the people at the Wanneroo 50th anniversary who remembered the church's opening followed by family singing day . were Mrs Rosaria Ariti and Mrs Giuseppina Muni They are picturedin front of Paul Conti's and dancing, including a vintage car in which his late father would have driven to the opening. The Parin family also attended in their vintage car of the same era. Bird Dance.
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ARCHBISHOP FORECASTS HIS RETIREMENT
John Cahill to study the issue of Archbishop Goody gave a comprehensive riginal Land Rights presented Abowhich noted the wide range a draft review of the archdiocese to the 44th meetof ture studied and the many literaing last Saturday of the Diocesan Pastoral people interviewed including Aboriginal politicians, industrialists Council and intimated that there would be a schools has been introduced. The advise on and conduct fund-raising leaders, professional people working and is also endeavouring to cope programmes in the archdiocese. in the new archbishop appointed to Perth in the Church with new provisions for conducting At the September meeting of tht. field of Aboriginal culture. A rchbishop Goody said he religious education in state schools. council, Father Frank O'Dea spoke latter half of 1983. would discuss the
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on the rite of Christian Initiation for The archbishop thanked the 1 5 too distant future it was hoped to Following the archbishop's review, Adults and since the need has been elected members of the council establish a Catholic secondary school the council meeting studied fund rais- identified for adults to be trained in ing in parishes noting that profes- this work, a sub-committee under whose term has concluded and in the Gosnells area. A department of religious education who are shortly to be replaced had been established under Father sional consultants are brought from Father Barry Whitely will study the the eastern states for these campaigns. matter as well as the urgent need to by new members who have an Holohan, producing guidelines for A sub-committee was established find alternate accommodation for the orientation day in February. religious education. An accreditation under Mr Richard Finucane to see if a Maranatha Institute. • Among those stepping down system for teachers in Catholic local body could be established to The sub-committee appointed under was Marie Travers who has been secretary of the council for the past four years. Referring to the fact that he is obliged to offer his resignation to Pope John Paul II next June on his 75th birthday, Archbishop Goody told the councillors that he would be More than 3000 peo- has received public affirmation for Mr Carr. interested in receiving ideas on how a Archbishop Goody and his fellow practical consultation of the laity may ple are expected to this work from Pope John Paul II. The conference theme confronts the bishops have been regular in their supassist in the selection of a new attend the fifth annual Church and individual Christians with port he said, by speaking at annual archbishop. In his review of the archdiocese, Charismatic Conference the truth about critical issues of faith conference rallies, encouraging leadArchbishop Goody said that voca- next month, Mr Frank and morality, and the courage to be ership training, and arranging for cenChrist's witness in the world today. It tralised direction and support. tions to the priesthood were healthy The archbishop's liaison priest in with nine students studying at Ade- Carr, a conference spo- will be frankly and freely stated, Mr Carr said. matters pertaining to the CCR, is laide seminary this year and a further kesman said this week. The conference is not only expected Father Rodney Williams. seven entering next year. He said early registrations for "This support of the Church leaderHe noted that women vocations to the workshops indicate that to have a big impact on those who attend, but also give an impetus to the ship," Mr Carr said, "ensures the CCR the religious life were still unfortuthere will be record attendances. charismatic renewal in WA, whose of assistance in the very real work of nately low and this required an The Perth Concert Hall is to be the growth has levelled since its rapid spiritual renewal with people hungry increasing involvement by laity to fill site of the majority of the functions of expansion throughout the state in the for God and thirsting for His ways." the gap in the practical apostolate. the conference, which include two early 1970s. Courses such as the Life in the Spirit Archbishop Goody noted the growth open evening rallies, four workshops, The phenomenon has been a world- Seminar are the usual way of introin parish renewal programmes with and a Mass and healing service. wide experience and recognised by the ducing people into the life of the five or six parishes already having The conference opens with a rally Church as a mighty outpouring of the prayer groups and into the areas of programme. conducted the on the evening of Friday January 7, Holy Spirit of God, Mr Carr said. prayer and spirituality of this way of There had been a great expansion and closes with the Mass and healing Catholics in this state continue to life. youth quality scope in and of the both service, at St Mary's Cathedral, at respond to this outpouring of the Bethel Covenant Community, work and much of this was due to the 7.30pm on Sunday, January 9. Holy Spirit, he said, and noted that formed in 1980, came into being after efforts of Sheryl Carmody and Guido Mr Carr said the increased interest there are over 30 groups meeting people from more than four prayer Vogels. The Catholic Church was now in this conference is due to its two weekly at this time. groups came together to seek in comlooking for a residence in Leederville- guest speakers, and the challenge of The various groups, meetings and mon a response to God, and to disNorth Perth where overnight or the conference theme: Christ for commitments within this movement, cover and grow in more resources, longer accommodation could be Today — A Crisis of Truth. constitute what is broadly called wisdom and gifts — such as teaching, provided. The speakers, Mr Ralph Martin today, the Catholic Charismatic prophecy, and so on — making their In the area of Catholic schooling, a and Father Michael Scanlan, are Renewal (CCR), Mr Carr said. commitment to God through commitnew co-educational high school would world renowned for their work and The movement has broad support ment to one another. open at Bateman in 1983 with a Car- dedication in presenting this message from the Church internationally, and Emmanuel Covenant Community, melite Father as principal. In the not to the Christian Church. Mr Martin from the local hierarchy, according to of Brisbane, numbering over 1000
draft with the bishops of Western Australia other before taking further action. Mr Paul Donnelly and Mr Ellery of the Festival of Ray addressed the meeting also, see Light page 2 for report. — Report by John Quilty
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Inch giues much in the seruice of God It is difficult to reconcile today's Mick Flynn at 69 — prosperous farmer, unobtrusive benefactor, a gentle man tending his beautiful garden with its 300 rose bushes — with the young man clearing a farm with axe, mattock and horse, delivering milk on his round at lam and returning to the farm by sun-up to milk his cows. Born in Ireland in 1913, Brunswick. "It was before the Mick was the fourth eldest advent of the bulldozer," said of 12 children — six boys Mick. "Much of the land I cleared was with axe, mattock and six girls. Carmel (died and horse. Peg (died 1982) and 1933), "Rabbits were in plague proClare (Nedlands) became portions but they still provided Loreto nuns and Leo a a cheap supply of meat for us as Jesuit priest. w e struggled to become
spared the ridicule that failure brings. "You will be surprised when you discover at a wonderful adviser you have in your own home." Phyllis died in 1976. Already an acolyte since 1978, Mick has embarked on a threeTheir father, Dr Ignatius established." year deacon course in the dioFlynn, brought the family to In 1939 he joined the RAAF cese of Bunbury, the first in Bunbury in 1896 where he prac- and was engaged servicing Australia. instruments. tised for 50 years. Recently, when writing about He sent three of the girls back "All my brothers except the course, he said, "Speaking to Ireland for their education. Father Leo, joined the army or They attended Rathfarnham air force," added Mick. Loreto Convent in Dublin While at Brunswick, Mick met where his sister was in charge. his future wife, Miss Phyllis Two sisters married in Ireland Malloch, while on a visit to his and live in Dublin. They are brother Dan's home. A PresbyMrs Ursula Brennan and Mary terian, she converted to CatholA weekly feature Ryan. The other sister, Mrs icism before they were married Kath Tilley lives in Mosman by Monsignor Moss at the Holy Rosary church, Nedlands. Park. Sister Peg, who was principal "After the war we moved to of the Loreto junior school at Bunbury where we dairy 0041. fag Claremont spent her later years farmed for 15 years," said Mick. in Gnowangerup working "We produced and retailed among the Aborigines. milk and cream. Istarted delivThe Gnowangerup Catholic ering milk at lam and at times Ladies Guild recently commis- had to hurry back for the mornsioned a plaque to be placed on ing milking when short staffed." a new organ in the church. It In 1965 Mick moved to read: In memory of Sister Mar- Kojonup where his farming garet Mary (Peg) Flynn who interests were cattle, sheep and lived and worked in this parish grain production. for four years, dedicating the Eighteen kilometres from last years of her life to the wel- Kojonup, the farm is named fare of the Noongar Commun- Glenpadden after his mother's ity. family farm in Tipperary, She inspired the purchase of Ireland. the organ and constantly "Next year I am leasing the encouraged the guild to greater farm and hopefully I will be liturgical effort. able to devote more time workOf his brothers, Dr Jack ing for the Church and the peoFlynn, who practised in Bun- ple whom I love in Kojonup," bury and then Melbourne, died said Mick. in 1980; Dan Flynn, who died in He will continue to live on the 1981 was an artist and golds- farm and no doubt give tender mith living in Victoria whose loving care to his 300 rose work was commissioned by the bushes which keep the church Church and succeeding prime supplied with flowers. ministers for gifts to overseas If the teamwork and communincluding royalty; Frank, died ication example set by Mick in 1969; Father Leo, who is sta- and his wife were followed by tioned in North Sydney was others there would be fewer sepfirst parish priest of Attadale. arations and divorces. Mick was educated at Mercy "I hate to think whereIwould E3r Convent, Bunbury, and then have finished up without her Five members of the Flynn family were recorded in their bathers in ABOVE: went to Xavier College, Mel- guiding hand," said Mick. for student deacons and their 1917. They were (I. to r.): Mick (complete with sticking plaster and black eye: "I bourne, for six years, "Where I "We discussed fully all our wives,Ican tell you we are takmust have got what I was looking for"), Dan, Jack, Carmel and Frank. specialised in sport, not study!" transactions before making a ing this course very seriously. laughed Mick. joint decision and that is my Each one has felt the power of In 1932 he left college and advice to the husband who is the Word of God calling him — her. You can see my request was McKeon representing Pope communion they still voluntarworked on the family farm in too conceited to ask his wife's as did the Apostles. Six years not granted —1now know why. John Paul II. ily approach the altar to receive Bunbury briefly. advice. The reward will be a lot ago when my wife died, all I "This is an example of where his personal blessing," said Then he began farming at less mistakes and you will be could do was to pray to follow God does not always give us At the opening of the new St Mick. Joseph's school in Bunbury in what we pray for but does give November, a Mass kit including us what is best for our needs and a chalice, ciborium and candle "We have had area Masses on the farm attended by up to 40 His People's." sticks, dedicated to Phyllis and Six laymen are undertaking Mick Flynn, was consecrated. people." the course which was inspired The land on which the school "The area Masses are held for by Bishop McKeon. Each stands was donated by Mick. non-practising Catholics, some month they gather at Bunbury of whom we never see at church. for instruction on Saturday and They had three children: Cher- We invite neighbours and very Sunday and at long weekends. rie Harkness, married to a few reject the invitation. It is an Talking of the work of dea- Kojonup farmer, has two child- effective method of breaking cons, Mick said, "If we student ren; Joanna Macfarlane Reid, a down barriers," Mick added. deacons can lighten our priest's potter of note, who lives in load by carrying out the menial South Fremantle with her hus- "We meet for Mass at 6.30pm tasks our priests will then be band, who is a sculptor, and and have a meal together able to spend more of their time three boys; and their only son afterwards." soothing the sick, healing Harry who, with his South Afri- Mick Flynn is a man who gives broken hearts and freeing peo- can wife Mariana and son, lives much of himself but receives in in Sydney. ple from their fears. return — this was instanced by "In this way our priests would When Mick leases his farm a recent article in the parish reach out to more of their peo- next year he will continue to live magazine referring to the presple and we deacons would be on the property where, no entation of the papal cross. It helping to advance the King- doubt Masses will still be held read: "It was a very beautiful by Father Ian Johnson. dom of God." moment during which the love On Sunday, July 25, Mick "Father Johnson has the gift in which Mr Flynn is held by all LEFT: In 1969 eight of the 12 Flynn children congregated. They were: (back rowI. Flynn was presented during of making inactive Catholics was most evident. Many people to r.) Father Leo, Mick, Dr Jack, artist Dan; (front I. to r.) Sister Peg, Kath, Sister Mass with the papal cross Pro feel at ease in his presence. If from Tambellup travelled up to Clare and Ursula. Ecclesia Et Pontifice by Bishop they are not ready to receive Kojonup to share in this joy."
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KNOW YOUR FAITH
PAT WAYS OFT E SPIRIT
IS THIS A SOCIETY OF ADDICTIONS? By DOLORES LECKEY
Ours has been called a society of many addictions. The word "addiction" is most often applied to the abuse of drugs and alcohol — forms of abuse that profoundly affect individuals, families and friends. But drugs and alcohol are not diminished by some addiction or The Christian also recognises the make a searching and fearless only forms of addiction. Anything other. respect God has for our freedom. personal inventory to discover the that demands our allegiance or Probably the most widely known This respect for human freedom emotional chains that close us off numbs us so that we are less method of dealing with alcohol is evident in the healing episodes of from God and from one another. conscious of our responsibilities to addiction is through Alcoholics the Gcspels. Over and over when A A sees excessive drinking as a God and to one another is Anonymous. It is interesting to see the blind or the lame or the lepers symptom of deeper emotional addictive. how this organisation attempts to call out to Jesus for help, he asks sickness; the task is to get to the Food, mindless watching of put new hope in the place formerly them: "What do you want'?" root of the problem and explore it. t elevision, work, frantic o ccupied by addiction. Its It is a question which focuses on When explored, it can wither as the entertainment, cars, money, sex — approach could cast light on ways t he fact that choice and roots of trees do when exposed to all of these are common addictions to handle many addictions. r esponsibility lie within light and air. for people in our times. In AA meetings, people who have individuals. When the leper or A basic AA test is Twelve Steps We move into addiction territory admitted an addiction to alcohol the blind man open themselves to and Twelve Traditions. It is a when it is no longer a conscious help each other reclaim freedom divine power, healing becomes s taightforward statement of choice or a reverence for these through personal counselling and possible. religious and moral wisdom things as gifts that motivates us, prayer. Furthermore, admitting one's regarding human behaviour. but when we are driven to use them The principles underlying this helplessness and sincerely asking The other side of the addiction as a means of escape. organisation come mainly from for healing presumes that a person coin is freedom. And freedom St John of the Cross once the fields of religion and medicine, has reflected honestly on his or her needs to be exercised if it is to observed how a bird tied to a tree and from the grow. experiences of the situation. cannot fly; this is so whether the tie membership itself. Their principles The roadblocks of indifference, of Putting freedom into action — is a thread or a rope. In both cases, include: self-sufficiency, or prejudice and of making decisions and acting on the bird is a captive. defiance, must be overcome before them — calls for a certain amount — admission an of total So it is with us. Addictions tie us, God's power can gain entry. The of knowledge anda certain degree enslave us. They indicate that our dependence on a higher power in basic stance is one of humility. of clarity. These are the elements of capacity for making decisions and overcoming the addiction; A A is clear about alcoholism mature freedom. But they become for developing the potential in our — a belief that this higher power being a disease, a disease that is clouded by addictions. can and does intervene, when never cured but can be held in In exercising our freedom, we lives is not being fully utilised. So perhaps we could ponder — allowed to, in the process of remission. Alertness and need to be able to look over meditate on — the addictions that restoring a person to wholeness. continued honestly with oneself available options, to see the bind us and diminish us. For I The Christian understands this. are essential if recovery is to probable consequences of our suspect that most all of us are higher power to be God or Christ. continue. One must be willing to choices and to accept responsibility for those choices. The whole process, however, is ringed by limitations of all kinds. One of the most serious limitations on our exercise of freedom is addiction in its many forms. Is this a society of many addictions?
A ddictions tie us, enslave us. They indicate that our capacity for making decisions and for developing the potential in our lives is not being fully utilized. Often addicts discover that their addiction — whether it is excessive eating or compulsive drinking or marijuana smoking or something else — are causing pain to themselves as well as their family and friends. 8
"Health in the Christian p erspective means wholeness — not only physical and emotional, but also spiritual and social. Health has to do with more than strictly medical concerns." (U.S. bishops, 1981 pastoral letter on health care.) ****** " Generally speaking, addiction is habituation to some practice harmful to the subject." (Father Benedict Ashley and Father Kevin O'Rourke in "Health Care Ethics.") ****** " To deny all moral responsibility or capaicty to change is to degrade addicts as persons, yet to pass judgment on their degree of responsibility is to misjudge the many ways in which they are victims of forces beyond individual control." (Father Benedict Ashley and Father Kevin O'Rourke in Health Care Ethics.) ****** Preventive measures "can play an important role in combating the drug culture mentality in the United States. According to this mentality, every pain, every sorrow or frustration can be overcome with a pill, potion or injection of some kind." (Father Benedict Ashley and Father Kevin O'Rourke in Health Care Ethics.) ******
Addictions come in many fam ea shapesili s 7dzi and d can order, The Grey Nuns. The order now helps manypeople cause havoc for individuals, co- suffering from addictions. Christine Allen is a ,, , workers, according to our writers this'll/ea philosophy professor at Concordia University in Dolores Leckey explains what an addiction is- An Montreal, Canada. addiction, she notes, cuts off the Proper trof human freedom. It stifles human Katharine Bird interviews a social worker, Daniel potentiaj. she fills of the Alcoholics Anonymous method Roff, on the subject of addiction this week. He remarks of treatini addiction. The approach reflects the that addicts are caught by an impulse that interferes insights of iogion and with their ability to carry out other responsibilities. medicine, she observes. Mrs Cechy is executive director of the U.S, bishops Father John Castelot continues his series The Spirit of Secretariat for the Laity. Christine Allen writes of Marguerite with an article telling what the biblical Scripture D'Youville, of Caraada, whose Blessed husband rfieted from prophets really were up to. Predicting the future was a problems caracoled with alcohol and ganbling- After very minor part of the prophet's role, he indicates. his death, Mrs D'Youvilie ultimately foundliereligious nstead, they were people who spoke on behalf of God. I
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RELATING TO OTHERS By KATHARINE BIRD Case 1. Every day, through rain or snow, on cloudy days or in sizzling heat, the jogger ran along the city streets. Five miles a day, 352 days a year, he ran without fail. Even when his doctor exhorted him to stop for a while because, "you're ruining the cartilege in your knee," the jogger kept running. He couldn't quit. Case 2. Weekends always made the workaholic feel uncomfortable — he just didn't know what to do with himself way from his job. On Saturdays he was a grouch a round the house; he couldn't relax with his wife and children. Sundays he felt blue and bored. He didn't really feel at peace again until he returned to the job on Monday morning.
By CHRISTINE ALLEN The life story of Marguerite D'YouvIle shows the way one woman coped with the Cifficulties that resulted from a husband's athiction to alcohol and gambling. As Marguerite la Jammerais, she was born in New France (Canada) in 1701. At the age of 21 she married F rancois D'Youvi l le, a merchant from Montreal who was secretly involved in trading alcohol with Indians for beaver skins.
D'Youville's exploits came to light when the Nipissing Indians made a formal protest to the governor of the colony saying: "He always gets us drunk to the full value of his pelts." Mrs D'Youville's life was suffering. During the next eight years she bore six children of whom only two survived. Then in 1730 her husband suddenly died leaving her with numerous debts. Because she felt obliged to repay her husband's debts, she decided to begin by selling some of her possessions and by sewing, everything from army tents to ball gowns. Then she decided to invite an elderly woman into her home. The shadow of her husband's illicit trade still followed her, however. A priest at the Cathedral of Notre Dame refused to serve her Communion because he believed that she too had been selling alcohol to the Indians. Many local people believed the same rumour. When her home burned, tragically taking the life of a destitute woman, they said that it was God's vengeance for the crime she had committed. As time passed, Mrs D'Youville gathered together a few women who wished to share in her work of caring for the poor. They collected money to bury the dead, visit the sick and look after the elderly. Local people referred to them, derisively, as the "drunken sisters" or, in French, "les soeurs grises." Mother D'Youville, however, persisted in her works of charity. When she eventually founded a religious order, she used the
double meaning cf the word "grises" in French - it means "drunken" and alsothecolour grey — to call her orderTheGrey Nuns. Eventually Mother D'Youville won the respect of htrcommunity, and was given control of the bankrupt General Hospital of M ontreal. She open ithe hospital t o elderly men .od women, prostitutes and anyclein need of a place to live. Later, after discomng the body of a murdered ball left outdoors in the snow, Mother D'Youville opened the first rphanage in North America. In order to repaylt sold debts of t he hospital arc to become financially self-suflicent, the Grey Nuns developed v expertise in sewing and farmir6. This work went on despite tlo fires which nearly destroyed tl hospital and c onvent. A mong those at tlYhospital were oht ongoing ineceiundfirnt: h, be tw sl wounded french and wars sdthelans from English, pa raotne the Iroquois,. Mor011tiss,eHur a.tr 4 aa crimcdeopAtthlegairolntDghue,yinwoouni "decided to regardless of nationality, 1,g soldiers hsl"atln to avoid heg tionosppoofstin fsreocm further bloodshed. kt also hid people fleeing rilke in the basement. Mother D'Youvilk iitd in 1771. Her decision to arl* everyone who came to the Grey Nuns, without regard forfrancial status, nationality or reputton led to her . being called Moth,t1LecUniversal Charity at her bearton in 1959 by Pope John combine T oday the Grey of soup the traditional s a firstkitchens and ho ng and rate modern e And the t herapeutic prog women order seeks to he and men overeolliNestructive forms of addiction.
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The workaholic, like addicts of any kind, is seldom the first to realise he has a problem. His wife may complain that he is never available to help around the house or his children may comment that their father never is home. Even though he works long hours the workaholic often will have trouble on the job or in relating to co-workers.
Prophets' unique mace By FATHER JOHN CASTELOT
The prophets occupy a unique place among people moved by the spirit of God. The words used to describe these unusual men throw some light on their precise nature and function. Their most common designation in the Hebrew Bible is "nabi," which probably means "one called" by God. But called to what purpose? The Jews who translated the Bible into Greek about 250 BC consistently rendered this word with one derived from the verb "prophanai," meaning "to speak for or in behalf of" someone. Therefore, a prophet is one who speaks for or on behalf of God. A prophet is God's spokesman, his mouthpiece, the divinely selected champion of his cause. The circumstances surrounding the call of Moses bring that out clearly. Moses said to the Lord, "If you please, Lord,Ihave never been eloquent, neither in the past, nor recently, nor now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and tongue." He insisted, "If you please, Lord, Send someone else!" Then the Lord became angry with Moses and said, "Have you not your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know that he is an eloquent speaker. Besides, he is now on his
way to meet you.... You are to speak to him then and put the words in his mouth; I will assist both you and him in speaking, and will teach the two of you what you are to do. He shall speak to the people for you: he shall be your spokesman, and you shall be as God to him." (Exodus 4:10, 13-16) When people hear the word prophet today, chances are they think almost automatically of someone who predicts a future event. So spectacular was that element in the work of the prophets — though it was really incidential — that in the popular mind it overshadowed more basic elements. The result: The notion of prophecy became restricted. However, predicting the future was not the essence of biblical prophecy. Fundamentally, a prophet was a person with a Godslanted interpretation of human events. At times that message dealt with threats of future punishment or promises of future blessings. But it was the message itself that mattered, whether it concerned things past, present or yet to come.
To sum up, the prophets were God's champions in a world all too prone to forget Him. Let the world say what it might, let men devise this or that course of action, the prophets could stand up fearlessly and say with supreme confidence: "Thus says the Lord!" The prophets have been confident about their divine mission. But could the people be expected to accept them with a like confidence? After all, there were many false prophets who claimed just as boldly that they spoke in the name of God. That confused the issue. Still, one thing was certain: If they heralded a religion other than that of Yahweh, they obviously could not be true by their eagerness to please, by always giving an answer that would tickle the popular fancy, by their selfishness or by conduct which left a great deal to be desired. By and large the Israelites were able to distinguish the counterfeit from the true. Of course, their sixth sense was not foolproof and they often were duped. But then as now, one couldn't fool all of the people all of the time.
Case 3. The working wife and mother was widely admired in the community for her volunteer activities. Four nights a week she volunteered her services in her church and neighbourhood communities. Although she often said, "Well, I really shouldn't," she earned a reputation for never saying no to a request to serve on one more board, to head one more committee. Those three people are addicts, caught in the grip of an impulse that interferes with their ability to carry out their other responsibilities, explained social worker Daniel Roff in a recent interview on addiction. Roff became the director of Community Mental Health Services in Frederick, Md., in 1966. Webster's Dictionary defines addiction as devoting or surrending oneself to something "habitually or obsessively." Roff stressed that addiction can be p sychological as well as physiological, such as being addicted to cigarette smoking. If denied access to a particular addiction, the social worker continued, the addict experiences what can be described as "withdrawal symptoms": a sense of anxiety and uneasiness which doesn't disappear until he or she is once again able to return to the addiction. The experienced counselor sees addiction as a moral question because it affects the way people function in society and how they relate with other people. Addiction involves a person's freedom of choice. People who are addicts think they are making free choices, but in reality an addiction
"diminishes their ability to choose," Roff said. He stressed there are both "positive and negative addictions." In his view an addiction is positive if, "in the long haul, it is beneficial and helpful" to the individual and those around him or her. An addiction which is positive "promotes growth and well-being and the development of human beings, spiritually and physically," he added. On the other hand, a negative addiction is harmful because it "diminishes and detracts from humanness," Roff said. Addicts "can't fulfill themselves in other ways" and don't notice they are neglecting other important areas of their lives. In the case of the volunteer addicted to community service, Roff said, the woman can't turn down requests for service. Even though she may realise she already is overcommitted, such a person isn't able to weigh the demands of her family against outside activity, Roff explained. In his experience, addicts are seldom the first ones to realise they have a problem, partly because "they don't recognize when a habit turns into an addiction." But "just ask an addict's wife or children" and a different picture begins to emerge, Roff said. Often family members approach him for help because they are suffering. A workaholic's wife may complain that her husband is never available to her around the house or his children will comment their father is never home. Other times, Roff said, an addiction is first recognised when a person begins to have trouble on the job or in relating to people around him. In helping addicts, Roff explained that the first step is to make individuals aware they do not have control over a particular area of their lives. The next step is to help individuals come to terms with what is controlling them. Roff admitted it is often difficult to get addicts to this point. But, he concluded, it is only when addicts admit they have a problem that they can confront their addiction and begin to deal with it.
RESPECT FOR LIFE In a 1981 pastoral letter on health and health care, the U.S. bishops addressed the question of addiction. They observed that we "show respect for our own life and dignity when we adopt lifestyles which enhance our health and w ell-being." The bishops said that Christians should seek to reject personal habits which are a threat to health. Among these habits the bishops cited "smoking, excessive consumption of food and drink, abusive use of alcohol and drugs and neglect of proper exercise." The bishops emphasised that "health in the Christian perspective means wholeness — not only physical and emotional, but also spiritual and social." Health, they added, "has to do with more than stirictly medical concerns." A similar concern for human health is expressed by Dominican Fathers Benedict Ashley and Kevin O'Rourke in a book titled Health Care Ethics: A Theological Perspective. In a section on addiction, they observe that the reason some people become addicts is not yet fully known. The authors' comments relate most specifically to drug and alcohol addictions. The two priests point out that most people can enjoy substances such as alcohol and food in moderation, in ways "that do not destroy human equilibrium." For addicts, however, it is a different story.
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YOUR WEEK ON TEL A Christmas programme A full programme of religious music, talks and plays has been planned for ABC radio and television over the coming week. Talks
Readings From The Bible (Various) — Radio 2 Mon-Fri 7.10am; Radio 320-24 Dec. Journal of Religion "The Incarnation — the relevation of God in what is beautifully human" — Father Michael Fallon M.S.C. — Radio 2 & 3 Wed 22 Dec 7.15pm. Reflections — Sir James Cardinal Freeman with Saint Mary's Cathedral Sydney Choir — Radio 2 & 3 Christmas Day Sat 25 Dec 10.15pm.
Worship & Meditation
Divine Service. The Chapel of Christ Church Grammer School, Claremont, Perth — a Service especially designed for television — ABC TV Christmas Day Sat 25 Dec Ilam. Sunday Service: Australian Readings and Carols — Radio 3 Sun 19 Dec Ilam; Radio 2 Sun 19 Dec 5.30pm. The Fullness of Heaven. Christmas in European and Australian literature — Radio 2 Thurs 23 Dec I0.15pm. A Festival of Lessons and Carols. King's College Chapel, Cambridge —A BC FM Fri 24 Dec 9.30pm. Sing the Glad Tidings. Readings and Carols from Guildford Grammer Chapel, Perth — Radio 2. Friday 24 Dec 10.15prn. Midnight Choral Eucharist of the Nativity. Direct from Saint James' Anglican Henry Winkler as Benedict Slade, the modern Scrooge, with Susan Hogan in a scene from ChannelNine's Church, Sydney — Radio 2 & 3 Fri 24 Dec I1.30pm. Sunday movie An American Christmas Carol, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale, at 8.35pm. Christmas Day Service. Direct from the Uniting Church, Toorak, Melbourne — Radio 2 & 3 Christmas Day Sat 25 Dec 10.30am.
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Encounter. "Christmas Journey" — poetry, prose, bible extracts, music — Radio 3 Sat 18 Dec 10.15pm; Radio 1 Sun 19 Dec 8am. The First Nowell. A Nativity play with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams — ABC Henry Winkler takes FM Sun 19 Dec 4pm. on a startling new The Stereo Play. "Convergence on Bethlehem" (Clive Sansom) — ABC FM Tues look when he stars as 21 Dec 8pm. Encounter. "Peace Child" — based on the book by Don Richardson on the Sawi a modern day Scrooge in Channel Nine's tribe -- Radio 1 & 3 Christmas Day. Sat 25 Dec 8am.
updated version of 1933, the film recounts the the classic Dickens adventures of Benedict With Heart and Voice. Advent and Christmas Hymns— Radio] Sun 19 Dec 7am. story, on Sunday, at Slade, president of a finance company (Henry The Herald Angels Sing. Christmas hymns and carols — Radio 1 & 3 Christmas 8.35pm. Music
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An American Christmas Carol is a poignant 20th Century story, freely adapted from the classic of Sir Charles Dickens. Set in Concord, New Hampshire, in the year of the Great A merican Depression, to herald in Father Christmas than to see how other nations around the world are preparing for their Christmas. On Christmas A round the World on Channel Seven at 7.35pm on Friday, December 24, a number of international film and television stars take us to various other countries for just that reason. Channel Nine presents 30 minutes of delightful family entertainment at noon, Christmas Eve, with The Stableboy's Christmas. Perry Como 's Christmas Special is not an ordinary Christmas special. Filmed in the Holy Land, it celebrates three religions of Israel: the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths. This unique onehour programme goes to air on Channel Nine, on Saturday, at 7.35 pm, directly after the Queen's Message, scheduledfor 7.25pm.
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Carols by Candlelight One of the most enjoyable Christmas traditions is the singing of carols by the light of candles, and at 9.15pm, on Friday — Christmas Eve — Channel Nine will televise the 45th annual Carols by Candlelight from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, in Melbourne. Hosted by Brian Naylor, this event is expected to attract a huge crowd of 55,000 people, while millions more will be watching from home. Besides singing carols, the audience will be entertained by a variety of special guests, including Oklahoma star, John Diedrich; Colette Mann, from Prisoner; three members of the Little River Band -- John Farnham, Beeb Birtles, and Graham Goble; Normie Rowe; Simon Gallagher; Joan Carden, from the Australian Opera Company; and Richard Casey, from the National Boys Choir.
partner, Jack Latham, a as an outcast. Slade sees miserly' tycoon who himself befriended by the returns from hell to warn Brewster family who take Slade of its horrors and to him into their furniture prepare him for the arrival manufacturing business. of three ghostly visitors. He also sees himself many The first ghost comes in years later selfishly refusthe form of Merrivale, the ing to loan money to the local bookseller whose ageing Mr Brewster so that stock Slade has just repos- his fire-damaged factory sessed. Merrivale, a true might be rebuilt. Ghost of Christmas Past, takes Slade on a journey Next, the Ghost of back through time to the Christmas Present appears 1890's orphanage where in the form of Jessup, the young Benedict Slade lived local orphanage director.
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Youth Forum
Advent is a time for spiritual cleansing Advent is a time of preparation. A time when we spiritually cleanse ourselves and make ourselves ready to joyfully receive Christ at Christmas.
Members of the CPY Central team at a recent retreat at Gidgegannup taking a break from discussions about the future directions of the movement. L -R: Alison Young, Chris Callus, Joanne Malkovic, Barbara Willcox, Jo Vitale and Michael Bertinazzo.
;---HAVING A HORRIBLE TIME
Above (L -R): David Fernandaz and Martin Kirwan sporting their horror masks. Far right: Sue Saunders chose to remind everyone of death by wearing a skeleton suit. All three are from the Leederville group.
By Tony Do/in CPY FullTimer
Developing a more active prayer life
my understanding and participation in the Mass. As I prepare for the comThroughout the year I ing feast I find my mind have been challenged and reflecting and reviewing supported in developing a the events and happenings more active prayer life. A of 1982. daily sharing time with I have spent the last 12 God is important even months working as a fullmore so when one can't timer for the Catholic Par"feel" God's presence. I ish Youth movement and have discovered it is at by and large it has been a these times that God is fruitful and enjoyable most active in my life. time. Recent months have been A s the new year a time of transition for the approaches I find myself CPY movement with the not looking at the sucselection of two new fullcesses and failures of our timers. During this time we camps, retreats, regional sense of belonging. Firstly have found it necessary in meetings and social events belonging to the move- the movement to assess our but rather concentrating ment but more impor- method of work. more on the question — tantly to the Church. There "How have I changed in is a great spirit of community when young people the last 12 months?" Being involved with many celebrate the Eucharist young people I feel a real together and this has aided
Youth worker degree course plan
Good news for 1983
Once school was out, the members of the Young Christian Students movement found one way of celebrating the occasion. O ver a hundred from the P erth YCS groups gathered at Dalkeith Civic Hall for a disco dance with The new year will a difference. Horror was the theme hopefully herald good and everyone came dressed news for young people for the occasion — as hor- involved in youth ribly as possible. work and wishing to A January dance is further their post planned, enquiries at the secondary education YCS office 328 4071. in this specific field.
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The good news came from Dr Brian Lawrence who announced initial proposals at an exploratory meeting on the Claremont Campus of the WA College of Advanced Education last week. It is hoped to eventually offer a degree course specialising in youth work. These first steps came as a result of bothpressure from inside and outside the college. nternally, Mr Peter I Kenyon, a lecturer in the Career Education Department has been advocating the introduction of a specific youth worker course for some time. Externally, the heads of Churches asked the College to look at the possibility of providing youth worker training. A t present there are only twoplaces in Australia where a course specifically designed for youth workers is offered, namely Victoria and South Australia. Dr Lawrence, who
I have come to realise that the CPY movement is not just meeting a need, it is actively involved in carrying out the mission of the church by creating a real experience of Christ in the lives of young people as they endeavour to discover their identity in this world.
Calendar SATURDAY, Jan uary 29: CYP R iver Cruise. Tickets $5, availshould contact Mr able from CPY Peter Kenyon, P.O. Box 224, Claremont O ffice or by phoning 328 8136. 6010. (09) 384 6900.
chaired the meeting stressed that the college was always willing to meet the genuine able to "piggy back" needs of the commun- and utilise the existing ity for post-secondary A ssociate Diploma in education. Planning is Recreation, which is a still at a very early two year course that stage. provides initialqualifi- rot\\ IV' XX A n advisory commit- cations in recreational tee will be set up in studies and is suitable order to help carefully for field workers. plan the direction and Ihave two reasonsfor details of the course. rejoicing: It ispleasing that ColFirst is the welcomed lege staff are very sym- opportunity given to pathetic to a Christian those involved in the dimension to the youth field to assist in course. the planning of the The Churches are proposed course. seen as one of the main The second is the employers of youth bright promise of acaworkers. demic training and It takes timefor a spe- input for our full cific course to be accre- timers presently workdited by the approp- ing in the field. riate nationalauthorit- Iwould wekome sugies. This has not been vstions from any seen as a constraint but interested person rather as an opportun- about this proposed ity to develop a tho- course. There may be rough and compre- an interestedparent or hensive programme in educationalist who has youth worker training. a helpful contribution Until the necessary to make at this early approvals are acquir- stage. ed, it is hoped that stu- A nyone interested in dents interested in an this course from both A ssociate Diploma in the CITY and the v•ts.t. youth work will be COUNTRY areas INN The Record, December 16 — 22, 1982 11
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She brings the bible alive for others ... Bringing the Bible alive is both a joy and a job for Margaret Wilcox.
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As a part-time lecturer with the Catholic Pastoral Institute, she spends her time recreating the world of the Old Testament for West Australian teachers. It's all part of the under-graduate tisement calling for someone to help and post-graduate religious education with in-service training of teachers programmes held through the West through the Catholic Pastoral InstiAustralian College of Advanced Edu- tute of WA. cation. It's also a programme for The Institute was very interested which Margaret Wilcox was largely and she was offered the job of coresponsible as the original course co- ordinating the religious education ordinator. programme. Fulfilling a vow she made many years ago to bring the Bible teachings 'alive' to people is a constant joy for Confident Guyanese-born Margaret. She remembers all too well the lecturer at St Patrick's College in Ireland, Father The aim, she says, was to help Sean Freyne, who opened her eyes to teachers in Catholic schools. With the the treasures of the Bible. The Old number of Brothers and Sisters diminTestament, she says, leapt out at her in ishing, teachers were having to carry a a way it had never done before. It was more responsible load in regard to something she desperately wanted to religious education. give to others. The lectures were held at 4pm so Born as number five in a Portugese teachers in schools could take advanfamily of 10 children, Margaret grew tage of them as well as trainees. up in what was then called British Margaret conducts three lectures a Guyana, learning from a very early week, on Old and New Testament age to do without. scripture. She is one of five part-time and four full-time lecturers with the CPI. There is, she says, a great lack of Loving knowledge. With a large family, she says, you couldn't always have what you wanted. But she did have loving parents, a staunch Catholic background and a well-rounded education with the Ursuline sisters in Georgetown. There were two important memories from her childhood. One was of the student who always excelled and more than once managed to pick up the school's religious prize . .. but when she left school she left her religion behind. It didn't seem right. "I thought something must be wrong in the teaching if she could take religion as a subject and not as a meaning for life," Margaret said. "I wanted to teach an understanding, not just knowledge. If they close their books when school is over, then it hasn't gripped their lives." The second memory is of her last year at school when senior students became involved in visits to the poor. "I had never seen such degraded humanity, it made my skin crawl," she said. "But we gave up our Sunday mornings and took packs of buttered biscuits to the needy and sang songs. It helped me to understand people better though. It opened a whole world of helping others.
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"WhenIgo into class my experience is usually that the students know nothing of the Old Testament," she A 'crisis of competence and crisis of confidence' facing many Catholic said. "They come to us because they are teachers today is being tackled head-on by the Catholic Pastoral Institute. faced with teaching children and they realise how little they know. The With a religious education studies pro- tian Community and Its Values, Celebrating the Chrisresponse all of the time is one of gramme that is unique in Australia greater tian Life, Teaching Religion in the Classroom and amazement. Many find that the learn- awareness is being fostered among teachers of Curriculum and Planning. ing has an influence on their own life The Graduate Diploma of Religious Education is the need for knowledge. and that thrills me. awarded by the CPI on the completion of the following 10 "Any teacher must be full of God It is only six short years since the first courses were units: Old Testament II, New Testament II, Revelation and His teachings and when he or she offered and this year has seen 1000 unit enrolments with and Christology, Church and Morality, Sacraments and is imbued with the spirit of Christ then projected 1983 numbers expected to be as great if not Christian Worship, Principles and Practice of Teaching it can be imparted to others." more. in Religious Education, Curriculum Development in The ultimate aim of religious educaThe success of the programme can be seen in the 40 Religious Education, Religious Education and Media, tion studies is to make students confi- students due to graduate with their Diplomas by the end Teacher Development and Group Relations Theory and dent when teaching religion in of the year. one other elective. schools. A bonus point, says MarFor the organisers of the courses offered by the The WACAE and CPI also offer a variety of units garet, is that it invariably helps the Catholic Pastoral Institute in conjunction with the West- towards The Diploma of Teaching (Undergraduate); The individual as a person . . . in his life and ern Australian College of Advanced Education it is all a Diploma of Teaching (conversion course — UndergraduTrained, his living. sign of steady growth and the meeting of a much-felt need. ate); Bachelor of Education (Undergraduate); The AssoWith the swing in the early '70s toward lay people in the ciate Diploma of Applied Arts and Sciences and the The Old Testament is, she says, such After she left school she trained in a wonderful human story and such schools there emerged a clear need for teachers to deepen Graduate Diploma of Religious Education. New Awards for 1984 include a Post Graduate the United Kingdom as a domestic fascinating history . .. understanding their own faith and understanding and to gain insight into how to hand on the faith. Diploma and a Masters of Education with the possibility science teacher and then returned to it can open many doors. This in effect created a crisis of competence and a crisis of a Religious Education focus. her old school to teach. She spent of confidence. There was a need to prepare teachers for The Western Australian situation is unique, differing many years teaching with the Ursuthe Catholic School system and in 1975, the then onefrom New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, which lines before, in 1969, answering an Education year-old CPI opened dialogue with the State colleges. all offer courses through Commonwealth funded inner call for a greater religious thrust, Luckily, at that stage the colleges were moving increas- Catholic Teacher Training Colleges. and taking a Diploma in Religious ingly into areas of community need and the proposal for The South Australian Theology Institute offers courses Studies at Maynooth College in "It is very important to have this religious education studies was well received. in collaboration with the South Australian College of Ireland. background understanding in order to Under-graduate courses, under the co-ordination of Advanced Education and St Francis Xavier Seminary but When she began to teach it was to have a deeper more valuable under- Margaret Wilcox, were offered in 1976 and the first pro- these are not specifically aimed at teachers. adults and after working in Jamaica standing of the New Testament," she grammes at post-graduate level became available last In 1969 the decision was taken not to establish Catholic for a time she undertook a Diploma in said. year. Teacher Training Colleges in WA but it was not until 1974 Pastoral Training in Religious EducaAlso a member of St Vincent de This year the colleges have amalgamated to form the that the CPI was established and work began in earnest tion at the East Asian Pastoral Insti- Paul, Margaret was the first woman multi-campus Western Australian College of Advanced on providing professional religious education studies in tute in Manila. She completed the 12 member of the St Pius, Manning Con- Education and this involves re-structuring of all courses this State. month course in 1973. ference. It was here that she met her including the CPI programmes. Because of a perceived need the courses are aimed at husband of five years, John Wilcox. This year the programme has also extended to regional trainee teachers as well as those already in the workforce, Her weekly visits to Mt Henry Hospi- centres such as Bunbury, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and but the CPI does offer a variety of courses for the general tal are still fitted in between lecturing Queens Park and next year will be available in Albany. public. Barbados and preparation. The religious education studies allow teachers to attain 1982 has also seen external studies available for It is something, she says, that she teachers in remote areas of Australia and in parts of professional competence and ideally are intended so that It was back to Barbados for a year often doesn't feel like doing, but is South East Asia. Both Under-graduate and Post- their knowledge and understanding may become intebefore the travel bug bit hard and she something which gives her so much. graduate studies are available through correspondence. grated as the basis and ethos of a Catholic school, says The Diploma of Religious Education is currently Sister Norma Clare. "There are so many people who just found herself en route to Australia. Most importantly the CPI courses have alerted After teaching religious instruction to desperately need to talk," she said. "I awarded by the Catholic Pastoral Institute on the compleYears 8 to 12 at Cabra College in Ade- am always aware of what God has tion of the following seven units: Old Testament I, New teachers to the need to develop and provided them with Testament I, Faith and the Person of Christ, The Chris- the opportunity to do so. laide for a year she answered an adver- given to me."
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WHAT YOU SAY ten --- it is called The ran over to the house. Just as they ran in, Jack said, Wizard In His Cave. "What is your name, Matthew Duane, wizard?" Kuhn. "My name is Bungo," One night, a spooky answered the wizard. night, all the owls tooed Just then the lightning hit the cave, "bang!" Rocks t000-t000. Jack, a little boy, got out came flying over the house of bed and got a drink from and hit Bungo's cauldron the tap. It was midnight and blew it, along with all and the family were all in the spells, right over the house. All the spells fell bed fast asleep. Jack decided to go for a over Jack and Bungo. A snail was climbing up a walk to his cave. When he The next day Jack woke young apple tree when a got there, it wasn't his cave, up. He wasn't Jack any it was a wizard's. So Jack more, he was an awful beetle saw him. "Say," said the beetle, knocked on the door, monster. When Jack's little "there aren't any cherries knock --- knock - - knock. sister woke up, she was "Let me come in," said scared, and went straight up there." into her Mum and Dad's "I know," replied the Jack, "let me come in." snail, "but by the time I get "All right," said the room. She said: "Mum, there's a wizard, "come in." there, there will be." monster in Jack's bed." So Jack went in. Q. What do patriotic "How come you stole my "Oh dear! Cindy, were you scared?" monkeys wave on flag day? cave?" "Of course, Mum!" A . Star spangled "I did not, you . . ." Just then the monster bananas. Cish, cish went the came in. "Ar-A-A-A-Alightning. A!" screamed Mum. Q. Why is paper money "the Dad got his gun from the more valuable than coins? "Quick," said Jack, A. When you put it in lightning is going to hit my drawer, 'Bang! Bang!' Jack, who was the monsyour pocket, you double it cave." ter, was dead. and when you take it out, "Who's cave?" it's in creases.
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The Record, December 16 — 22, 1982
Irish priest dies
IRISH AND ENGLISH BISHOPS VOICE MUTUAL DISGUST
Horror reaction to deadly disco bomb
LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Catholic Bishops in both Northern Ireland and in England have reacted strongly and expressed their horror at the disco bombing which killed 16 people and injured 66. Bishop Daley, of Derry, called it "a horrifying illustration of the inhuman capacity of those who placed this bomb, an illustration of the, immorality of seeking any objective through use of violent means." "This was not an act of war," Cardinal O'Fiaich of Armagh said. "This was an act of wilful murder. How can anyone with a shred of humanity plant a bomb where it will
cause the maximum number of deaths?" The outlawed Irish National Liberation Army, a small Marxist group that broke away from the Provisional Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the bombing in an anonymous call to a television station. At least seven British soldiers and four women were killed when the bomb exploded without warning about 20 minutes before the bar was to close on its busiest night of the week. The blast brought a heavy concrete roof crashing down on those inside. About 150 people were in the bar,
many of them soldiers from a nearby barracks attending the bar's weekly disco evening with wives or girlfriends, police said. In a statement issued the next day, Bishop Daly appealed "to everyone to reject and to reject utterly those who would seek any end, political or otherwise, through the infliction of violence on others. "People who engage in activities of this kind reject Christ and his teaching," the bishop said. "They deserve neither sympathy nor support, active or passive. "I would also urge anyone who knows anything about this incident to make this known," he continued.
Call for action
At the December m eeting of the WACLTA, held last w eek, President Peter Messer repeatwith ed his earlier call for more participation in Greg Pearce Association activities by individual clubs Anyone reading the and better attend- It was decided to change winners' names from last the present system of ance at monthly venues and ask each club Sunday's Medal Tournameetings. to host the monthly meet- ment at North Perth, with-
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"Otherwise, their conscience will have to carry a heavy burden. I would even urge those responsible for this action of gross sinfulness to give themselves up. If you do not answer for mass murder of this kind in this life, you will certainly have to answer for it before God in judgment." In his statment Cardinal O'Fiaich too said that "all those who take part in such murderous activity are guilty of grave sin and will have to answer for it before the judgment seat of God." Pleading for the rejection of violence in pursuit of political ends, the cardinal said, "As we prepare to commemorate the coming of the prince of peace, we must all, Protestant and Catholic, cast aside all feelings of enmity or revenge and seek to build up a Christian society based on love and reconciliation." Two Catholic bishops in England also reacted to the bombing. Bishop Joseph Gray of Shrewsbury sent a letter of sympathy to the commanding officer of the Cheshire Regiment, which has its headquarters in his diocese. Most of the soldiers killed belonged to the 1st
Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment and most came from Cheshire itself. In a letter to priests of the diocese, Bishop Gray said: "These were young men working for peace." Asking the priests and people of the diocese to pray for those who had died and for those grieving for them and for peace, the bishop said, "Those who perpetrate barbarous acts of violence must realise that they will never be allowed to achieve their aims in this way." In a statement Bishop James McGuinness, of Nottingham, who described himself as "a native of Derry near the village of Ballykelly where the horrifying event took place," said: "As far as one can do so in the written word I denounce those guilty of this awful crime, which cries to heaven for vengeance. I denounce those who have organised and ordered this brutal mass killing. I ask all the many people of good will in that area to now join ranks in making it clear that such evil people are not acceptable in decent society."
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Feel- am on Sunday, December The telecast direct from ing a little embarrassed, 19. the centrecourt at White they suggested the names The titles have attracted a City, Sydney, will start at be put into a hat and the strong entry, including 10 am and continue until 3 O PTOMETRISTS winners decided that way. South African Johan pm. 175 Scarborough Beach Road — Phone 444 3543 Guess whose names were Kriek, Americans Steve drawn? Denton, Brian Teacher, On a more serious note, Hank Pfister, Fritz BeuhnSheffield R .F. WILLIS, W.A 0.A., Optometrist the main reason for the day ing and John Sardri, and was the presentation of Australians Paul McNaAt I lam, Sunday, ChanMcALFIE. At first glance McAlfie's unplaced run on trophies from the recent mee, Mark Edmondson, nel Nine will televise the hampionships. Miss c disappointlooked Paxton Welter Saturday in the Roy Pat Cash and John first two hour's of play in Scissors, Saws, Secateurs, Shears, Sharpened and Set ing but after being last around the corner, he thundered W ACLTA, Yolanda Alexander. the Sheffield Shield cricket home to be right on the heels of the placegetters. If you Ebner, officiated and pres- C ommentary for the match between Western fancied McAlfie for the Railway Stakes before Satur- ented the prizes. Australia and South Ausday, you should not discard him now because it was a tralia, live from the Greyhounds — with good run Saturday. W ACA Ground. 4 QUEEN STREET — 321 4390— LOCKSMITHS The Record Tipster SANATATE put up a fine performance to finish Both States are currently second to Swift Knight in the G.A. Towton Cup on tied at first place on the Saturday. After doing all the hard work on the outside Locks, Door Closers and Safe Overhauled and Serviced Shield ladder, and this of Australian Derby favourite Rare Flyer, Sanatate match will play an imporCAR and ALL TYPES OF KEYS CUT: Immediate Service drew away from that horse but found the sprint of Swift tant part in deciding which Knight a bit strong for him. Wally Hannah and Ted teams go into the final. Hickling certainly have one of W.A.'s best hopes for the Coverage of the match ***-*******************************k* Derby in Sanatate, as he is a true stayer who will run out continues on Monday', the distance. from 1 lam to 1pm. LADY OF SHALOTT. After winning very well at Western Australia and her first start, Lady of Shalott showed she is a filly of South Australia face each R emodel that old bathroom class when running a very good race to finish only two other again on Wednesday Add lengths away from Colin Hayes' boom two-year-old in a MacDonald's Cup Top Post in the N-Way Quality at Ascot. She is defiP RESTIGE and Value match. Channel Nine will nitely a two year old who will improve with racing and is to your home provide live coverage of one to follow. the first two hour's play, SUMMERZAAN showed during the week that he RACE ONE: 1 Bold Tal- RACE SIX: 1 Icy Monaro. from 10.25am, with highcould add some class to our poor staying ranks, when he ent. 2 Philip's Gift. 3 2 Coleby Flash. 3 Raid The lights of the day's play at won very easily at Pinjarra. Summerzaan won by eight Crown Steela. PTY. LTD. 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The National Catholic Education Commission shares the concern of the Australian Church for the quality of education to be made available to all people in Australia and for the educational welfare of all Australian children and all Australian schools. The A.L.P. recognises the special responsibility of the
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principles This ;s based on the continues to enhance, to the rights of individ- sity of beliefs and believes should underly the provision of nonconcept of the intrin- to limit and to qualify uals and communities values of the Austral- which it government schooling in Australia and the A.L.P. sic worth the dignity of what the school may involved in the provi- ian community. respects the statement of principles which the NCEC each child served by do for the child. Hence sion of education. This support of diver- has produced. s chools, be they the role of the school government, Catholic i s to collaborate T he commission sity in the provision of that the affecting all schools and all children in or other non-govern- closely with the par- declares that the state schooling should be In general, the A.L.P. believes policy reveals the very substan- Australia the A.L.P. has had very much ents, and, where pos- has an obligation to evident in the pattern NCEC ment schools. tial areas of agreement which exist in mind the need to balance the rights of sible as as far as provide educational of public spending on It follows that each possible, to promote services. Taking into education. The com- between the policy of the NCEC and the diverse and complex groups and system which compose the Australian person, and therefore the legitimate values, account the pluralism mission recognises that of the A.L.P. paragraphs in the NCEC education scene. each child, is entitled wishes and hopes of o f a democratic that in the practical Indeed of 39consistent with the A.L.P. The A.L.P. accepts the position of the 38 are to an education (and p arents for their society, with its range order an appropriate policy NCEC which calls for the recognition policy. schooling) that will children. On the question of the provision of a of the rights of parents to choose nonof beliefs and values, balancing of rights is develop to assist each The commission rec- and the rights of indi- needed. The equitable basic grant there remains a difference of governsment schools for their children his or her full human ognises that schools viduals and groups to distribution of the opinion. However the A.L.P. is pre- and the need for public support so that this right can be effectively exercised by potential. have to operate in a an equitable share in community's limited pared to discuss alternative ways of all parents in the community. dealing with this matter. The influence of the society of complex and scarce resources, the resources must be In its statement, the NCEC has The A.L.P. policy on supporting this declares regard with due made family in this develop- changing family struc- commission stressed the value of diversity in school- right seeks to balance the right of parment is vitally impor- tures and of diverse that the state should for the preservation of ing to reflect the range of beliefs and ents to public support for their choice of tant. Parental and c ommunity struc- permit, foster and diversity in education values in the Australian community. school with the rights of all Australian family influence is the tures, all of which support a range of and of the scope for The A.L.P. shares the NCEC's belief children to enjoy an equal educational basis on which the require sensitivity in schooling that suita- effective freedom of in fostering diversity in both the opportunity. government and the non-government Concerning this latter principle, the school builds, and it the effort to give effect bly reflects the diver- choice.
systems. The A.L.P. would add the A.L.P. is deeply concerned with the additional requirement that this be seen extent of inequality in Australian eduwithin the framework of equal educa- cation and the way in which that tional opportunities — a principle inequality has been increasing. which the NCEC has also supported in Some Australian children now have three times as much and more spent on its policy. The A.L.P. especially welcomes the their education as others and this recognition by the NCEC of the practi- advantage in expenditure is conferred cal need for an appropriate balancing of on those who, in their family circumstances and post-school opportunities rights. In formulating its national policy are already the most advantaged.
Those responsible for providing education are faced with a complex and interacting network of rights and obligations affecting children, parents, other adults, families, various other communities and the total society. The National Catholic Education Commission considers that justice for all will be ensured only if the following principles are observed. All children have a right ensure an adequate educa- the specific nature of such governments, these de facto share equitably in the tion for their children. schools or systems of to establish the standard Government expendi- schools. for resource usage in Auspublic expenditure on education. This derives from ture should, therefore, Governments should tralian schools generally. commonwealth govern- much of the funds as is mum amount available should not be interpreted the principle of every citi- enable them, where possi- work towards the provi- As long as this process ment requires immediate permitted. zen's right to freedom of ble, to choose a type of sion of equal educational continues, the level of review, particularly in Any decision to forward as evidence of decreasing choice in education. This schooling consistent with opportunity for all child- grants to non-government respect to schools not commit less than the maxi- need for capital funds. right is guaranteed only if their perception of their ren. Governments should schools should be based on being funded at either the state and federal govern- rights and obligations and ensure that every child has this same standard: the highest or the lowest levels. ments ensure that all citi- with their beliefs and access to an education of average cost of educating a The commission considzens, all children, have values. child in a government ers that at the present time satisfactory quality. access to public funds for This legitimate exercise School authorities have school. an appropriate funding education, irrespective of of the right of choice is to the right and duty to Such average cost should system would be one which All states except South Australia provide interest the school chosen by be made with due regard ensure that proper stand- include all elements com- recognises the needs of subsidies 6n loans for capital purposes. for appropriate commun- ards of education, of mon to both systems, particular students and of parents. capital and recurrent Such distribution of ity educational standards teaching, of safety, and of whether funded from state the schools they attend by There are, however, wide both Governments (both needs. types of in the variations funds take into account the and equitable distribution health and welfare are or Commonwealth sourc- three-group funding, in qualify, state and federal) have general educational needs of the community's educa- maintained, in accordance es. which schools operating at buildings which the length of time the sub- funded capital and recurof every child, and also the tional resources. with appropriate norms, Any review of the formu- less than 90% of governsidy is available (20 years rent needs separately. society particular needs of child- Groups within including those set by lae used in the determina- ment standards would in some states, only five The commission acknowren disadvantaged educa- which share particular governments. receive the highest comtion of grants to the right of governtionally by social, beliefs and interests should While schools require a non-government schools monwealth grant and years in others), and the ledges provide funds in economic, geographic, cul- be free to open and con- rightful autonomy in var- should involve the partici- those operating at 100% or level of the subsidy (from ments to Nonetheless, we way. rate to long-term bond the this where there tural, physical and other duct schools, ious areas, the commission pation of all parties con- more of standard would ask that the traditional as low as 21/2%). is sufficient parental and recognises that there are cerned, including repres- receive the lowest grant. factors. commission supports funding procedures of The The use of public funds community support to also areas of accountabil- entatives of non-govern- Schools operating at atholic schools be must express in concrete enable the schools to meet ity. between 90% and 100% this form Of assistance as C ment schools. appropriate way of alloacknowledged. an other and terms each person's right educational All schools are responsi- The commission consid- would receive graded some cases it is necesto share in the communi- standards set by legitimate ble to the appropriate ers that the present three- grants according to thel cating some of the funds In sary to provide additional to non-governavailable ty's education resources, in authority. government authorities — group system used by the level at which they operate. ment schools. This assist- capital facilities before the context of the general Those responsible for the and through them to the ance has been a significant extra recurrent funds can state of the economy, par- conduct of schools should Australian public — for factor in the improvement be used in the best interest ents' economic state, the be free to promole and the use of funds received of capital facilities availa- of the children concerned.' local community's eco- protect the specific charac- t hrough government ble in non-government The use of some propornomic position, and the ter of a school, by deter- grants, and for the disclotion of private recurrent schools. resources available to the mining enrolment policies, sure of information on Capital funds are needed in Catholic schools to pro- The sudden increase in income for the provision of persons and schools under choosing staff and devel- such other funds received vide replacement buildings and equipment for accomfor debt servicoping curricula in accor- by them as would directly modation and for equipment which has become interest costs has, how- capital and consideration. cases best some may in ing Parents are the first edu- dance with the underlying affect the particular level unsuitable; for the provision of capital items which have ever, lessened the value of serve the educational need. this assistance. cators of their children. philosophy and specific of government grants. not been provided in Catholic schools, and for the problem emphasises Hence they have the prim- nature of the educatin The educational stand- provision of new places both for new enrolments in States with low subsidy This for increased capneed the those rates ought increase ary obligation and right to offered by each school or ards of all schools should growth areas and others. funding. ital rates, at least in proportion system of schools. continue to be subject to to the increase in the nor- The commission supports The distinctive character certification, registration It is difficult to estimate national allocation. mal interest rate being strongly the continuation the total amount of money commission favours The of schools depends greatly procedures and monitorof special purpose procharged. needed. However, it is continuation of the systhe on the supply of teachers ing prescribed by appropas those suitably qualified for and riate government authori- clear from the extensive tem of allocation of capital In states which do not grammes, such Schools waiting lists held by plan- funds to individual schools permit 'bridging finance' to funded by the F or all your complete servicing. committed to the educa- ties. and the Comtional philosophy of the Catholic schools have a ning and finance commit- by the 'jury' system, as qualify for this subsidy, CommissionDepartment of monwealth facing increastees schools are that the minimum presently operated s chools. Therefore, responsibility to account Education. government expenditure to parents and their sup- level of funds must be through planning and ing difficulty in taking full providing should support the pre- porting community, and to maintained at their present finance committees, which advantage of the forward To continue that education of kind the provision in real commitment value, and if there is to careful account of the take service and continuing appropriate ecclesiastical their for seek parents funding. be any significant reduccommonwealth planning t otal school education of teachers and authorities for their educaCatholic a dministrators in a tional standards and their tion in the needs of needs as identified by The costs of bridging children in Catholic the schools outstrip any s chools, finance can additional authoritCatholic school of funds. use manner accommodated to government funds will be ies. advantage from the early schools system needs to be PAT CURTIS MIAME of required. The commission acknow- construction of a project. able to develop a body * Mechanical Repairs Real term maintenance of ledges the value of the pos- The commission supports teachers who fully under* Fleet Servicing funding requires a decision sibility of the forward the retention of interest stand and accept the ethos * Welding by the commonwealth to c ommitment of capital subsidy as a state subsidy of these schools. * Aligning commission declares The commission maintains that while the present extend the $25m. (at pres- funds. Some disadvan- and favours the removal of The * Balancing can be achieved that this bridging any restriction on ent day cost levels) special tages can, however, be financial arrangements between the commonwealth * Steam Cleaning only if the system is able.to provision for new enrol- a ssociated with this finance. and the individual states (and territories) continue, it is * Tuning etc. The commission is provide pre-service trainprocess.. the responsibility of both the commonwealth and each ments beyond 1983. Personalised Service seriously concerned about ing, both within Catholic accepts commission The disadvantage is One such state (or territory) to provide a basic grant for recurrent Free pick up & delivery relationship and dis- teachers colleges and in the of the continuation the a reduction in the ability of schooling costs for every Australian child. other allocation of planning and finance com- tinction between capital association with national PHONE 361 1340 teacher training instituMoreover, the commis- be given to the differing some of the common- mittees to respond to and recurrent funding. REAR 646 ALBANY 11.111/AY' sion maintains that the educational needs of wealth capital funds to unforeseen immediate T raditionally most tions, and in-service trainCatholic schools have not ing both from general 'Via, 1 Miller St. Victoria Park equitable distribution of children. particular areas (e.g. new needs. resoureducational funds and the Since the level of resource places, libraries and disad- Because of these disad- used this distinction in resources and from P.O. Box 389 Victoria their financial operations. ces set aside by governalthough vantaged schools) establishment of priorities Australian vantages some planning sage in u Park 6100 professional in this distribution require government schools is set it would oppose any signif- and finance committees do Whatever funds were ments for the A /H 458 8821 that major consideration by the decisions of state, want extension of the not forward commit as available were applied to development of teachers.
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INTERNATIONAL PHARMACY KEVIN BOGUE CHEMIST
Shop 22, National Mutual Arcade, Hay Street, Perth (Just off the Hay Street Mall)
PHONE 322 6921 MAIL ORDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
1 HOUR COLOUR PRINT SERVICE
We your Family Chemists extend
to you * "Seasonal Greetings"