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from BARBARA MEAD of The Catholic Leader, Brisbane A mother and her two daughters have taken their finals vows, in Brisbane, as Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. They are Sister Mary Shirley, Sister Mary Barbara and Sister Mary Narelle. T hey made their final vows at a Mass celebrated by Bishop John Gerry in the Villa Maria Chapel, St Paul's Terrace, where the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration conduct a home for the aged. Bishop Gerry called them "a unique and blessed trio." The three see their profession as the start of a new life, begun with the strength of the f amily and private lives, built through eight years' training at Villa Maria and now to be lived out in the adoration of Christ. "We were born into love, reared in love, lived in love. Now our love can be deepened in a very special way," said Sister Mary Narelle. Sister Mary Shirley, mother of Sisters Mary Barbara and Mary Narelle, said they see themselves as "family, friends, individuals, who are Sisters of Perpetual A doration." "Mum is our best friend as well as our mother, but as Sisters we are individuals." said Sister Mary Narelle. "Our first concern is the perpetual adoration of Our Lord. To support the Congregation, we care f or the aged and make altar breads." Then, with joy: "I don't know why everybody outside isn't inside." Her mother and sister nodded, smiling agreement. "Our new life is the answer to our prayers," Sister Mary Narelle went on. "Look," she said, and proudly displayed the narrow silver band on her wedding finger. "I've been fiddling with this constantly — I can't stop touching it. "Every girl wants to be married, dreams of it. Women don't feel fulfilled without marriage.
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ROME: As Italian police hunt for a kidnapped Vatican schoolgirl missing since June 22 a new interest has awakened in the 1981 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul. The pope asked 30,000 people in St Peter's Square last Sunday to pray for the girl's safe return and pledged himself to do everything possible.
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In the meantime Roman police are investigating how the pope is attacker Ali Agca was able to speak to journalists and renew his accusation the KGB and Bulgarian ackcomplices were behind his attempt on the pope.
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The matter has not gone unnoticed in Moscow with Tass newsagancy dismissing the accusations as 'absurd insinuations' and 'threadbare propaganda' Ali Agca requested to be brought from his central Italian high security prison to Rome to testify about the kidnapping of 15 year old Emanuela Orlandi for whose release Agca does not want to be involved. Emanuela, a daughter of a Vatican messenger, and a citizen of Vatican City called her parents to say she would be late home from a music lesson because of heavy traffic. Gerry Logan The kidnapper made two A/H 293 3384 calls confirming he had the girl and said she would be freed only when Agca was released. The deadline was July 20. Italian police sources said Emanuela may have been abducted by a man claiming to offer her a job distributing flyers for a fashion show. The teenager told her fellow students at the music school on June 22 she had been approached by a man in his 40s who offered her 375.000 lire (about $250) for two hours of work, police said. Emanuela was quoted by her classmates as having told the man, "Im too young to decide. I have to ask my parents." Although the pope in his Sunday angelus talk did not make any direct appeal t o the kidnappers, he showed the matter is worrying him.
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Humanism a nuclear solution W ASHINGTON (NC) - The problem posed by the nuclear t hreat cannot be solved by t echnical solutions, but requires the development of a n ew humanism, Auxiliary Bishop P. Francis Murphy of Baltimore told the National A ssembly of Rel igious brothers. T he Catholic Church must accept the task of creating what Pope John Paul ll called a new humanism, Bishop Murphy told the brothers. "Amidst conflicting racial, economic and political ideologies, the C hurch must be a voice which speaks f or humanity - defending the right to life, the dignity of work, the integrity of the family, the need to build political structures capable of ensuring the mutual cooperation and integral human development of all peoples, ' " t he bishop said. "It must be a source of that vision of human solidarity which history has sought to deny and which nuclear holocaust threatens to eliminate f orever." Bishop Murphy said many people believed the presence of nuclear weapons compels peace. "Instead, we have discovered the nuclear balance of terror has led to a p roliferation of guerilla wars of insurgency. "In these wars, of which Vietnam is a prime example, the rivalry of the superpowers fr global control takes t he form of a struggle in surrogate nations, designed to avoid a direct clash between the nuclear powers." T he Church's mission was to promote the common good and to challenge those who became cynical about the possibility of peace, the bishop said.
Drought threat to 300,000 C ANBERRA: Relief officials say as many as 18 African countries face the most severe food shortages since the early 1970's when almost 300,000 people starved to death according to the secretary of IDEC, Mr Russell Rollason. Mr Rollason was speaking about an appeal. launched on 27 June, to run for six weeks. Over the past few decades there have been many drought and famine crises in Africa, but t his threatens to be the worst ever", said Mr Rollason. "The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation has warned t he current situation could become far worse t han in 1973/4." Mr Rollason said despite international and government relief operations many people, especially children, were expected to die from malnutrition. It was estimated more than five million people were affected by the drought, with almost 1.5 million in urgent need. -People are pouring into relief centres from farms and villages and the demand on our agencies is increasing daily",
R ELIEF NEEDED Donations to the IDEC African Famine Appeal can be sent to G.P.O. Box 9900 in any capital city, or can be left with any branch of the Commonwealth Bank. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. *See also Project Compassion donations from the parishes, page 16.
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The Perth archdiocesan 1983 total for the Project Appeal is $220,000 to date and looks like being at least 10 per cent above the 1982 total. The parish contributions are listed on page 16. This increase was somewhat unexpected, the diocesan director Miss Margaret Collopy said this week because parishes and individuals contributed substantially to the $68,000 raised by the St Vincent de Paul for the Victorian Bushfires Apeal and also may have made further donations to the Lord Mayor's Appeal which took place at the beginning of Lent when Project Compassion gets under way. Miss Collopy pointed out that the 1983 increase in Perth was in line with the national increase last year when the Australian 1982 total of $2.1 million was 10 per cent up on the 1981 figure. Over half the Perth archdiocesan parishes showed increases for 1983 and in many other cases the drop was only marginal. The size of individual donations is not recorded locally but at the Catholic Church Office two large donations, one of $5000 and one of $1000 were among many sent in directly. Miss Collopy said that the distribution of material for Project Compassion had settled down and there was only a slight increase in material orders for 1984. Comments from parishes indicated that in most cases parishioners had found the newspaper information sheets to be informative, especially in explaining how the funds of Project Compassion are distributed around the world.
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i mmediate and donations to the IDEC appeal will go directly to aid organisations already working in Africa", he said. A ustralian Catholic Relief, had been assisting the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat based in Addis Ababa as well as providing assistance for food and medicine to the Eritrean Relief Association and the Relief Society in Tigray, a northern province of Ethiopia. "The drought has killed stock in hundreds of thousands and money would also go towards resettlement and redevelopment when the drought finally broke." said Mr Rollason. "Once the rains come most of the people now facing starvation will be able to return to their farms and villages and begin again," he said. "The need is to keep them alive through this tragic drought and to give them hope for the future."
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HOBART: A protest against the continued Soviety occupation of the three Baltic States — Estonia, Lat• ia and Lithuania — caught the attention of lunchtime shoppers in Hobart this month. T hree women dressed in the national costumes of the states were tied with LOME, Togo (NC) - The rope and dragged along Elizabeth Street to the Catholic Church in Togo is steps of the GPO by i•• making preparations to mark Erwin Kujath. dressed as the 100th anniversary in 1986 a KGB guard. T he women were of the arrival of the first R enate Lenck. Elizabeth Catholic missionaries. Baldey and an unidentiS ince their arrival, the fied woman who could not give her name church in Togo has grown to because of relative still 500 000 members, nearly one living in the USSR. fifth of the country's 2.7 milThe protest marked the More than 1.5 million people are in urgent need as the drought crisis mounts. 42nd anniversary of the lion population. occupation and the first Three of the four diow ave of deportations ceses in Togo are now from the Baltic States in h eaded by native 1941. bishops. It was organised by More than 70 Benedictine oblates and A majority of priests, members of HELLP ( Help the Estonian. Latnuns and brothers in the friends met at New Norcia last Sunday to comvian and Lithuanian Peocountry are still foreign memorate the 25th birthday of St Gregory's ples Association). missionaries. (Perth) Oblate Chapter, the first in WA. An ecumenical service t o commemorate the 211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111! Leading the visitor national director of anniversary was held at The Daughters of Charity group to the monastery B enedictine Oblates S t Joseph's Church. was 87-year-old Jack Macquarie Father Street. Anscar McPhee. NEED YOUR HELP Meanwhile. an AustraFirth who along with the Others who contributed trii th,,r work for the development of the lia-wide search has been late Mrs Noseda was the to the success of the day underprivileged launched by the quarterly first oblate of New Nor- were the chapter prior newspaper, Baltic News, cia in 1944 and who has Bill Kinshella and the URGENTLY NEEDED for information about been a close friend of the s ecretary Adrienne two Australians believed Clothing, clean, wearable, house -hold Benedictine community Byrne. to be among thousands goods nick-nacks -- ornaments, for nearly 60 years. of victims deported from jewellery, etc. The gathering also RIGHT: At the cutting the Baltic states in 1941. secured the presence of of the Benedictine People who can assist Avis Ridley who flew 5 34 William Street, Highgate with information about Oblate 25th birthday cake; any A ustralians in Soviet F. from New Zealand for foundation oblates Tom For Truck to call — Phone 328 4403 prison.s are asked to write the occasion. Go/lop, Jack Firth, and Country gocxis rnarked donation to Baltic News, PO Box The reception ceremony Agnes Ward, and Father rail to Kovvriale a T , 272, Sandy Bay, Tas. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111rn. was conducted by the A nscar. 7005.
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Soviets denying A flashback connection to shooting ROME: The Soviet Union and Bulgaria have denied the charge by the Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca that his attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II was organised by the KGB and the Bulgarian intelligence service. • From page 1 " Who could remain insensitive before this, as before other similar trials so cruelly painful?" "To the parents of Emanuela, I renew the expression of my sharing in their drama," he said. "For my part,I can assure that everything humanly possible is being done to contribute to the happy solution of the painful affair," Pope John Paul added. "Our prayer, while it invokes protection and safety for the young Emanuela, is also meant to implore comfort and courage for her dear ones." Vatican officials kept a strict silence on other aspects of the Orlandi disappearance. There was no comment, for example, on whether the pope would ask Italian President Sandro Pertini to grant Agca's release or on whether the Vatican had set up the telephone "hotline" demanded by the alleged kidnappers to Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Papal Secretary of State. Earlier, when asked to what organisation he belonged, the kidnapper had said, "It doesn 't matter... I can tell you only that a few days ago we had contact with the Vatican.
The Italian Minister of Justice, Mr Darida, ordered an investigation to determine how Agca came to have access to reporters to charge publicly that Bulgarian and Russian secret agents backed his attack on the pontiff. With the charge raising delicate problems in East-West and Church-State relations, the Vatican and the Italian Foreign Ministry withheld comment on Agca 's televised remarks to reporters from a police van outside the Rome police headquarters last Friday. It was the first time he made public a charge he often voiced in interrogaLions. What made it especially sensitive is the fact that Mr Andropov, head of the KGB at the time of the attack, is now the Soviet leader. In Moscow, the official Soviet news agency Tass said: 'There are absolutely no facts to bear out, directly or indirectly, the socialist countries' complicity in the heinous crime.' Accusations to the contrary were meant to arouse towards the Soviet Union and other socialist States by means of slander, and sow more seeds of distrust between East and West at this already tense moment in the international situation.' Tass added Agca's
Agca writes he is 'sorry'
By Nancy Frazier. ROME (NC) — Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman sentenced to life in prison for his attempt to kill Pope John Paul II in May 1981, described himself as a "repentant terrorist" in a 1982 letter to a top Vatican official, prompted by a preist arrested in the Mafia Crackdown. The Agca letter was written in poor Italian, learnt from the former prison chaplain Father Mariano Santini who was arrested recently in Naples in an Anti Mafia sweep. Father Santini asked his superior, Bishop Morgante, about Agca writing a letter and the bishop recommended the letter go to Cardinal Oddi. Cardinal Oddi confirmed receiving the letter and said he had not answered it. But he refused comment on Agca's claims, publicised through Italian judicial leaks but not contained in the letter, that he tried to
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kill Pope John Paul with Bulgarian accomplices. "We priests are not policemen or magistrates," the cardinal said. "Before making definitive judgments, it is necessary to wait, to see the conclusions of the investigations." Agca's letter said: "I am not an enemy of the Catholic Church or of the Italian people. "I am only a repentant terrorist." He said he was afraid "you at the Vatican ... one day might kill me, directly or indirectly." "I still hope the Vatican c an change its bad thoughts about Ali Agca," the letter said. "I think there must be some good and just person in the Vatican." Agca did not make any direct reference to his May 13, 1981, shooting of Pope John Paul in St Peter's Square. Nor did he give any reason for his attack on the pope.
charge was meant to divert attention from 'the true organisers and inspirers of acts of terrorism, who are closely linked with neo-Fascist circles and the American CIA.' Agca's claim was also denied in Bulgaria. Agca was brought to Rome on Friday from goal in northern Italy for questioning about the kidnapping of Emanuela Orlandi, 15, a Vatican messenger 7 s daughter. 'I have nothing to do with the kidnapping of Emanuela Orlandi and I refuse to be exchanged for her,' Agca said of the girl, who vanished from a Rome street in June.
Pope John Paul II reels back into the arms of his bodyguard after being hit by A gca's bullets in the assassination attempt in St Peter's Square in May, 1981. New allegations emerged this week that the attempt was a Russian K GB plot.
Oxford recall LONDON (NC) - The Church of England c elebrated this w eek the 150th anniversary of the Oxford Movement, aimed at rediscovering Anglicanism's Catholic heritage. The movement traditionally has been dated from July 14, 1833, when John K eble spoke on 'national apostasy' at St Mary the Virgin Church in Oxford. On July 14, Anglican Archbishop Trevor Huddleston preached in the same Church on the same topic. The archbishop recently retired as A nglican archbishop of the Indian Ocean. Among those attending was Passionist F ather Jerome V ereb of the Vatican's Secretariat for Promoting Chris tian Unity.
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Repentant Agca also said: 'I am repentant for the attempt on the pope in St Peter 's Square in May 1981. I admire the pope. I thank Italian justice and the Italian State. I am very well in the Italian goals.' As he climbed into a police van after the police interrogation, the man serving a life sentence for the attack on the pope for the first time publicly dis-
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Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman c onvicted of the shooting of John Paul in St Peter's Square, and still the centre of a controversy following the kidnap of the daughter of a Vatican official. cussed what he has told police about the crime. 'I said the attempt on the pope was done by the Bulgarian secret services. 'I said Ihad been trained specially by the KGB international terrorists.' His statements on the papal attack appeared to interest Italian police less than his denunciation of the kidnappers of Miss Orlandi.
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To be present in St Peter's, Rome for t he Beatification of Blessed Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of The Poor, was a wonderful experience, especially at the entrance of Pope John Paul II t o the emotional With no less a person than Pope John Paul voices chanting using all his energies to defend the right to strike ' La Papa' and —critical to the future of the Polish Solidarity much hand clapmovement — it leaves little room for people who ping. claim a religiously sensitive conscience to think Later, at the private otherwise. Until the new sounds of Vatican II took over the audience, to be so pulpits, Catholic congregations were constantly close to His Holireminded that it was Pope Leo XIII in 1891, ness as to be able echoed by Pius XI in 1931, who put the weight of to touch his hands. the Church behind the not-always-fashionable t hen to hear his notion that workers have a right to organise themselves to promote their rights. words in a very In an instant world, there is little time to strong voice were remember that Catholic cardinals and bishops in t he highlights of England. Australia and many other countries have the Russell's famibeen deeply involved as intermediaries during ly's pilgrimage to strikes that were seething struggles by large segments of workers who were only a step away from t he Vatican. destitution. A t Lourdes, the spiritual That having been said, the theory and practice a tmosphere there is of so-called just strikes become more and more truly remarkable. blurred as strikes become more difficult to define. People move about continThe television camera reporting regularly from ually, into the Basilica, European hot spots can portray hut cannot stand and sit at the explain the real issues at stake as tear gas cannisGrotto, in and out of the ters lob among rampaging crowds attacking police Baths, climb the steep armed for battle and backed up by water cannon. hill of the Stations of Alternatively a strike can mean the paralysis t he Cross, photograph such as struck England last winter or the intermieach other or gather in nable transport strikes that go on around the groups in communal world in a chain reaction and now have chalked up prayer and hymns. a record in Sydney. But all are praying, some Or a strike can mean the shut-down mining r eading, most with industries or the months during which postal. R osaries in their banking or other services dry up. hands. By comparison, except for those affected by Even while filling containuncomfortable garbage mounds, the current city ers with the Blessed strike could be described as a lame affair and just Water, people's lips another set move to gain working conditions that move in prayer. a remarkable number of other citizens have All acclaim the common quietly accepted as their due standard. prayer at the baths, as Just as there are no rule books for revolution. Fr Peter Bianchini and neither is there a manual for a correct strike. The ourselves found out, strategists claim their right to take the options they bearing in mind the see to their advantage. weather was bitterly Those who measure strikes by the amount of cold, started snowing disruption they experience or who expect some close by, and, as we sort of protocol to require workers not to be angry were 'ducked' in the icy and ebullient about their claims are too often prowater, each spontanetected by their own comfortable positions. ously, exclaimed. It is a different matter however when a new ' OUCH'. generation of pseudo-strikers begin to use their What a wonderful privilege well paid and well protected jobs to conduct their f or our former Osborne selective vendettas on the community. P ark priest Father The sight of 1000 unemployed queing for jobs at Bianchini to celebrate a time when the new government, let alone the old. mass at the Grotto, and is backing away from the hope that jobs will be for us to join him. flowing abundantly in the future ought to suggest It made each of us feel very that we can do without strategically placed princlose to Jesus and His ters, traindrivers, pilots and oil industry workers Mother as one, during boasting that they have the muscle to decide how Mass, as we glanced the community should function. up at the ledge she
Archdiocesan Calendar July 22 St Thomas More College dinner. Archbishop Goody. 23 At Osborne Park, blessing and opening of St Kieran's church. Archbishop Goody. 24 At Beverley, golden jubilee of the opening of the church. Archbishop Goody. Confirmation, Willagee. Bishop McKeon. Confirmation, East Victoria Park. Bishop Healy. 28 Confirmation, Lesmurdie. Bishop Healy. 30 Knights of the Southern Cross conference. Archbishop Goody. 31 Confirmation, Hilton. Archbishop Goody. Confirmation, Lesmurdie. Bishop McKeon.
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Initially our plans went a stray at Bethesda, while endeavouring to read the Gospel of the crippled man awaiting the Angel to stir the pool, we were blasted off by an American group who let fly with a musical stereo of some Pop Concert proportions
Select times We soon learned to select t imes when groups were eating or on siesta W e never ceased to wonder at places we were privileged to see! The same ancient stone f loor of Jesus' condemnation, where He was crowned with thorns, the stone He sat on, the f lagstones on which He i s sti l l marked a noughts and crosses type of game (called Basilika King, and still played today in Jewish c ircles) the soldiers played until the Cross was brought in. Mt Calvary, which is now enclosed in a basilica, is only some nine or 10 f eet tall as one mounts steps to it. On the lower level, and
By the Sea of Galilee, the church of Jesus' Promise to Peter where the Mass congregation of five Russells was boosted by 300 swallows
A memorable moment in the life of Mr GerardRussell of Joondanna when his pilgrimage to the Holy L and took him into the hallowed waters of the Sea o f Galilee
perhaps 50 yards away, is a stone coffin designating Jesus' tomb as the original stone tomb or cave is no longer.
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C hurch with two Franciscans, five Russells in the Sanctuary and 300 swallows for the rest of the congregation, we moved outside to sit on the same old. very worn steps on which He and the Apostles regularly trod t o step into their fishing boats. It was on this spot, simply reading a Gospel passage appropriate to the a rea, contemplating while gazing out over the water. the only sounds were birds and t he lapping of the water at our feet, and the sun beginning to set when two fishing boats put out, began washing their nets and s lapping the water with their oars to frighten the fish into their nets, that we w ere almost spellbound. It was so real, one could almost see St Peter, the skipper, on the tiller, directing James and Co to oar, to lower the net while He sat calmly
The reconstructed Cenacle. or room of the Last Supper. should have a spiritual atmosphere, but it has become very neglected and untidy. Bethlehem is a mere bus r ide away from Jerusalem but, like Nazareth and Gallilee, has Holy P laces of great spiritual value. To kneel in the "Stable", which is a rock cave, just as the Shepherds did and contemplate on the Nativity, leaves no doubt in one's mind that this is surely the greatest gift given us by God. From childhood onwards, we have heard of many beautiful stories of biblical times, but here we encountered one in reality.
Desert areas Travelling through Israel to places like Jericho, St John the Baptist's desert areas, to Gallilee on all rough. stony and very hilly country, made us realise Jesus a nd the Apostles not only traversed these a reas continuously but did so on mere sandals and must have been very fit men. It was at the Sea of Gallilee where they spent the greater part of their time with Jesus, and it is said "after God made the world. He then made the Sea of Gallilee for Himself.It really is a beautiful, large lake, free of all modern machine noises and many colourful sunsets The ruins of Capharnaum l ie alongside the Church of the Primacy, both on the water's edge. After Mass in the tiny Prima cy
knowing the net would f ill. We were unanimous that here was our tour highlight, the absolute closeness of Jesus to people in all reality of these Holy Places. If ever we needed proof as to the best way to visit t he Holy Land, it was here, that is to contemplate quietly on appropriate readings Since returning home, the Mass readings and homil ies immediately take us back to those Holy Places, they really come more to life. On the recitation of the R osary. one is able to better concentrate on a decade, by "seeing" again the area of the decade being recited. To the Stations of the C ross, each step becomes very real, as one ponders on those places of shame and torture. Hopefully, we have all gained in Spirituality and deeper appreciation of Jesus' gift to us. our Holy Faith.
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Lomb nun for NCP S ister Veronica Brady of Perth, well known scholar of Australian literature, will be one of the principal speakers at the September 19-23 convention of the National Council of Priests on the theme Faith and Culture in Australia. To help study the question of priestly identity in m odern Australian society other speakers will be Sister Deidre Jordan of Adelaide, a Mercy sister specialising in Aboriginal studies. Information officer for the• NCP, Father Jim O'Loughlin. came to Perth last week to publicise the convention. "The Council is anxious that all people know there is a movement among their clergy to address the needs of their apostolate on the question of faith and culture. "People may lament the passing of Catholic culture that found itself in a freeze of ethnic traditions. "But how far can you go in dismantling those traditions? "What takes the place of ethnic tradition? "Can we identify the culture of Australia and t he expression of the faith to it? "What are the signs and symbols of city. country, Church. ethnic groups?" Invitations have been sent to every priest in Australia to attend the convention which will be the first in a parish setting. Father O'Loughlin says many priests will come from throughout the country to share in the general sessions and six workshops. "Priests who come to a national convention learn from and have contact with one another in the sharing of their achievements and their struggles," he said. "The wisdom, pastoral know-how and spirituality of priests of country parishes, city parishes, religious orders and academic institutions, intermingles. "Priests who come to a c onvention gained personally. "Repercussions then carry through to the parishes, senates, chapters and to the country as a whole," he said.
Priest explains opposition MELBOURNE: The Catholic Church opposes IVF because she wants to ensure that there is no e xperimenting with human lives, putting them to unnecessary risks of any sort. In a statement issued by Father Norm Ford SDB, lecturer in moral philosophy at the Catholic Theological College, he said that Pope Pius XII rejected IVF in 1956 when there was no transferring of the embryo to the womb. It was purely experimental in the laboratory. "Catholics believe than an individual human being originates at conception" Father Ford said. Hence they oppose the policy of adopting procedures that would increase t he risk of losing individual human lives even if this means enhancing the probability of achieving a help achieve a pregnancy. pregnancy, but decreas"Pius XII clearly stated ing the chances for survi- in 1949 that the Church's val of each individual teaching "does not neceshuman embryo. sarily forbid the use of "For the same reasons certain artificial means she opposes the freezing destined 'simply either to o f embryos," Father facilitate the natural act Ford said. or to enable the natural "A reduction in the act, normally performed. number of eggs fertilised, to attain its purpose." and consequently in the One could very well number of embryos tansargue from this that the ferred to the womb, represent a further step in IVF technology is a more t he respect due to the life complex instance of what of the human being at the Pius XII did allow. Father Ford said. embryonic stage. "It would boil down to "On this score the Church's objections to the expertise of scientists IVF are lessened but not and doctors assisting the conjugal love of husband entirely eliminated." "Father Ford said the and wife to be fruitful Church opposed IVF and bear a child by makbecause the human off- ing up for a purely biospring did not originate logical deficiency in the from the conjugal inter- functioning of the human courses of the husband reproductive organs. "In this view it would be and wife. "The Church is anxious a case of husband and t o maintain the full wife begetting their own meaning of the mutual child with technical self-giving of husband assistance, rather than and wife and human pro- one of scientists and doccreation in the context of tors producing a child." true conjugal love. The Church has neither "This does not mean the approved nor rejected Church is opposed to this interpretation of having recourse to tech- Pius XII. Father Ford nological assistance to said.
VATICAN CITY(NC) - An Italian lay journalist has been appointed assistant director of L 'Osservatore Romano in place of Father Virgillo Levi, who resigned last month. He is Gian Franco Svidercoschi, currently the Vatican affairs writer for the R ome daily newspaper ll Tempo. F ather Levi's resignation was prompted by his suggestion in a L'Osservatore Romano editorial on June 24 that although Lech Walesa, former head of the now suppressed labour union, Solidarity, had played a heroic role in Polish affairs, it was time for him to leave the scene for the greater good of the Polish people. The resignation was widely thought to have been requested by Vatican officials. Svidercoschi, 47, has been writing about the Vatican and religious topics in Italy since January 1957. In March 1969 he joined the staff of A vvenire, the Italian national Catholic newspaper, and in November 1974 he moved to II Tempo. The author of a book on the Second V atican Council, "History of the Council," Svidercoschi is the only journalist not affiliated with a Church publication to have had a lengthy interview with Pope John Paul . The interview tok place on the return flight from the second papal visit to A frica on February 19, 1982
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CHARLESTON, (NC) - Calling surrogate motherhood a money-making business, Paul C. Beach, director of the Family Life Office of the Charleston Diocese, says that it is corrupting America's morality. Beach, a political scientist specialising in ethics and public policy, quoted from various sources to show the business of bearing a child for an infertile couple is booming. "My goal," said Harriet Blankfeld, the head of the year-old National C entre for Surrogate Parenting, "is to have offices around the country. I want to see this company become the Coca-Cola of the surrogate parenting industry." A young woman employed by Surrogate Mothering Ltd in Philadelphia w as quoted by Beach as saying, "I see nothing wrong with getting dollars for the use of my anatomy by bearing a child I will never see for a man I will never meet. "I'm talking big dollars. "I want a house. "There is nothing wrong about how I will get it. "It's the same thing as a woman who has a boyfriend who pays the rent and keeps her because they are intimate. Beach reported the American Psychiatric Association in 1981 studied 75 surrogate mothers and concluded about 30 percent either wanted to be pregnant without having to raise children or were trying or were trying to atone for having had an abortion. Nearly 40 per cent of the women w ere unemployed or welfare r ecipients. "Modern technology, however, is no less a key aspect in the manufacture of babies," Beach wrote. There was "a trend leading to the conception of 6,000 to 10,000 children a year in the United States." Beach said most of the surrogate parenthood corporations operate on the assumption their most promising customers would be the 6.5 million infertile couples in the United States and the 2.5 million Americans trying to adopt each year. He compared those figures with the "shortage of children and lengthy adoption agency waiting lists caused by the nation's 1.5 million annual abortions." The sale of children is a crime in every state, and one surrogate group said "surrogate mothering may even be a felony," Beach said.
DETROIT — Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton has criticised the Catholic Church's handling of the case of former Mercy Sister Agnes Mary Mansour and overall Church treatment of women — including strictures on girls serving at Mass. Ms Mansour, director of the Michigan Department of Social Services, clashed with Church a uthorities, including Bishop Gumbleton's superior, Archbishop S zoka, because the department she heads handles abortion funding. She was told to resign from her state position hut instead quit the Sisters of Mercy of the Union. Ms Mansour did not receive "the minimum due process we would e xpect from civi l society," Bishop Gumbleton said.
Model "The Church should be a model." B ishop Gumbleton futher explained the t reatment accorded Ms. Mansour "is perceived as an injustice, by me" as well as others, based on w hat is commonly known about the case. "My perception is that she was not treated with the justice you'd expect t o have within. Church structures," he said. Christians should "be determined to do something about" discrimination against women in Church and society, he said.
He also criticised strictures against girls serving during Mass. It is a "terrible evil" to tell a 10- or 1 1-year-old girl she cannot serve during Mass solely because she is female he said. "She is growing up in a church that is telling her t here is something wrong with being a girl," he said. He suggested various ways Catholics can work to eliminate discrimination against women in the church. Parishes should have females as parish council leaders, lectors, eucharistic ministers and servers, he said. He also suggested Catholics could also call on the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to "discover the injustices against women and begin to do something about t hem."
Missionary attacked FORT LAMI' (Chad) — Capuchin Father Aurele Robidoux, 51, a Canadian missionary, was killed in an ambush in Chad last month. Five lay catechists were also killed in the ambush by several armed men. Capuchin Father Marie Andre, 55, was seriously wounded and was flown to Paris for treatment.
Ban on mini skirt V ATICAN CITY (NC) The Vatican's long-time rule that visitors must be dressed "decently" kept singer Rod Stewart's mini-skirted wife out of St Peter's Basilica earlier this month. Guards outside the basilica ruled the skirt worn by Alana Collins, an ex -model and Stewart's wife, could not be considered "decent dress" under the basilica's rules. Stewart, a 38-year -old British rock singer who was on tour in Italy, decided to pass up the basilica visit after his wife was refused entry.
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The two priests and five catechists had been travelling by car to the Tohiti region of the diocese to celebrate Mass and bless a new chapel when the attack took place. No reason was given for the ambush.
Involved The southern region where it occurred is not directly involved in Chad's civil war with Libyan-backed forces in the north and east of the c ountry. Father Robidoux had served for 16 years as a m issionary in India before coming to Chad in 1976.
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Women in the Church s hould "assert their rights," he said. T he Detroit prelate defined "structural injustice" and "social sin" as a "situation in which the ver!, organisation at some level of society systematically functions to the detriment of individuals or groups in society."
V ATICAN CITY(NC) Neither latent homosexuality nor bisexuality is in itself a valid reason to annul a marriage, the Church's central marriage court the Rota, ruled last year. The Rota is the ordinary court of appeals for marriage cases which are appealed to the Holy See f rom lower Church courts. "Latent homosexuality at the time of marriage is juridicially ineffective" as a cause for breaking the marriage bond, the Rota said of a 1982 sentence.
Occasionally, social sin was planned, hut more often it was permitted to exist, he said. Everyone had a responsibility to try to eliminate it and those who did not were guilty of sin, he added. Discrimination against women was not the only form of injustice he cited.
WINNIPEG Canada (NC) - Lynn Hilliard, one of four nurses facing abortion conspiracy charges in Winnipeg, has been refused permission to marry in the Catholic Church. M s. Hilliard was to have been married in St Ignatious Catholic Church. When Church officials learned she was on the staff of the Winnipeg abortion clinic opened in May by Dr. Henry Morgentaler, she was told she would not be able to marry in the church. Police raided the clinic on June 9 and c harged Drs. Morgentaler and Robert Scott. Ms.Hilliard and three other nurses, and two counsellors at the clinic with conspiracy to procure an illegal abortion. After a second raid on the clinic on June 25, police charged M s. Hilliard and three others with new counts of abortion conspiracy and charged Dr. Scott and two of the nurses with conducting an illegal abortion. Father Vince McGrath, associate pastor of St. Ignatious Church said the nurse incurred automatic excommunication from the church by her work in an abortion clinic. "She is not in keeping with the teachings of the Church," he said. "We can only marry people who are in keeping with the teachings of the Church."
Homosexuality: No annulment "In dealing with bisexuality...the validity of the bond was confirmed with two Rotal sentences," the report added. It said bisexuality "in an absolute sense does not e xclude the possibility of c onjugal harmony." Among the cases in which the granting of an annulment was judged correct was one involving a proponent of the "hippie philosophy" whose marriage ceremony "had all the outlines of a prank," the Rota said.
"The 'hippie' philosophy, with manifestations of the exaltation of group love or free love and of non-violence ... with the refusal of any lasting human action ... contrasts in practice with the institution of matrimony," the Rota said. Annulments were also granted in the cases of: . A husband whose wife refused to have children because she did not want t o lose her figure. . A wife whose husband
6 sed Vos Avoo Denouncement from Peking PEKING: Major Fu Tieshan, the bishop of Peking and one of the leaders of the Chinese Catholic Church which exists independently from Rome, has denounced "the reactionary foreign religious forces" which, in connivance with "reactionary forces within the country", are indulging in "counterrevolutionary sabotage activities." He asked Chinese Catholics to oppose firmly "infiltration coming from without." Such pronouncements allow little hope that the official Chinese Catholic Church will give any positive response to an
postponed his wedding until after the results of the Italian national referendum on divorce, in order to assure that he would be able to divorce. . A wife whose husband said before witnesses he considered her "not as a wife but as a whore to relieve his sexual passions." The details emerged in a report on 112 marriage c ases in 1981-82 of which 52 were granted an annulment and 60 marriages upheld.
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appeal made by the pope asking for dialogue between the Chinese leaders and the Holy See, "with the aim of harmonising the life of Christian people" in China. The stalemate situation was also highlighted recently in Peking when Catholics loyal to the government, including 40 bishops (out of a total of 49, only 8 of whom have been nominated by Rome) celebrated the 25th anniversary of the consecration of a bishop without the agreement of the Vatican. At the same time, however. Radio Vatican, in an attempt to improve its radio broadcasts to China and to respond to the needs of the potentially vast audience there, has expressed its wish to increase collaboration with the Catholic station 'Radio Veritas'. In Hong Kong, there is already a small office which deal with letters from mainland China and recorded the criticisms and requests of listeners. — RESTON SERVICE
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V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II gave thanks for progress "toward full e cclesiastical communion- during a onehour prk ate audience w ith an Orthodox delegation representing Creek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitrios I of Constantinople. kiting Rome for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. In recent years a tradition has been established whereby an Orthodox delegation comes to Rome for that feast venerating the apostlic founders of the Church in Rome, while a Vatican representation reciprocates with a visit to Istanbul on Nov. 30 for ceremonies marking the feast of St. Andrew. the brother of St. Peter and apostolic founder of the c hurch in Constantinople. The Patriarchate of Constantinople is also called the pan-Orthodox patriarchate because it holds first place of honour a mong all Orthodox Churches.
A ddress In a IS-minute address delivered in French, the pope thanked the delegation for their presence and said that their annual visit "permits ug certainly to deepen the knowledge we have of one another and the fraternal charity which animates us. but it also offers us the occasion f or giving thanks together, to the Lord who is making us progress, slowly but surely, toward full ecclesiastical communion." The pope noted "with joy" that a preparatory
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commission planning the next plenary session of the official mixed commission for OrthodoxRoman Catholic dialogue h as completed its work. The commission was established at a 1979 meeting in Instanbul between Pope John Paul and Patriarch Dimitrios. It has held two plenar sessions since then. In a message given to the pope by Metropolitan Meliton, Patriarch Dimitrios said that the ecumenical progress between the Catholic and Orthodox churches "stimulates us to intensify our efforts and invites us to a spiritual watchfulness and to deepen the Christian sense of our responsibility so that, in this walk t oward unity, we will not reduce ourselves to ea' results but seek with diligence to discover the sure foundation of truth."
ALBANIA: r—ITIRANA, (ALBANIA) — A new dictionary of modern Albanian contains numerous definitions which show the authorities are in no way relaxing their stance toward religion, the abolotion of which they have proclaimed. Faith, for instance, is defined as "a blind belief which is incompatible with a scientific world view, and hostile to scientific progress" Mission is described as a Christian enterprise which "encompasses a variety of reactionary activity.'" Similar definitions are given for such words as "priest". "pope", "Gospel" and so on — KESTON SERVICE
W ASHINGTON (NC) T he Justice Department has urged the S upreme Court to allow local governments to sponsor nativity scenes at Christmas. Justice Department l awyers said the n ation's founding f athers did not intend t o "prohibit governmental acknowledgment of religion as a part of our nation's heritage" when they r equired separation of Church and State. The lawyers encouraged the Supreme Court to overturn a l ower court ruling government sponsorship of nativity scenes is unconstitutional. The case involves a 40 -year tradition in P awtucket. RI., in which a city -owned nativity scene has been placed annually in a privately owned downtown park. The brief referred to a 1952 Supreme Court ruling "we are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme B eing." "Since the days of the P i lgrims, we have devoted . as a nation, one day every year to giving thanks to God, ' the brief said. "More broadly, the f ederal government has, from the earliest days of the republic to the present, felt free to acknowledge and recognise religion is a part of our heritage.
I-1VATICAN. The pope is to visit Lourdes on August 15 to celebrate the feast of the Assumption. He is expected to stay at least 24 hours. Pope John Paul said his Lourdes visit had been postponed for two years because of the attempt on his life by a young Turkish terrorist, Ali Agca, on May 13, 1981
MADRID, (NC) — Only 29 per cent of Spain's Catholics fulfil their weekly Mass obligation, according to a survey tsatkaten 1s t haen dC hsu o 0 fgfyi c e aonf r cdhi010 Statistics a gency of the Spanish Bishops' C onference, In Spain the weekly Mass obligation can be fulfil led on S aturday afternoon or Sunday. The survey was taken in 42 dioceses with a total Catholic population of 22,637,339. Spain has 65 dioceses and 98 per cent of the 37 mi l lion inhabitants profess Catholicism. S urvey results showed that 65 percent of the people attending Masses are women.
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PRAGUE — A Catholic priest, Father Josef Dolista, aged 28, is being prosecuted in Melnik, Bohemia, for having taught the catechism to children in a private house. He is accused of having violated the laws prohibiting the teaching of religion except within schools. Another priest, Father Tomas Kondarik, is said to have been deprived of the right to exercise his ministry because he has 'failed to respect the laws concerning the State's control of the Church'.
Move to the hills CASTELGANDOLF0 (Italy) — Pope John Paul has left Rome for his summer residence in the Alban Hills but will be keeping up a working schedule. The pope will take his weekly helicopter trip for the Wednesday public audiences at the Vatican. Pope John Paul's time away from Rome finishes after his September 10-13 v isit to Austria.
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Copies of pastoral W ASHINGTON (NC) — More than 50,000 copies of the US bishops' pastoral letter, "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response,- has e been sold NO far. The I I -page bound volume, including the precis or summary, contains approximately 44,000 words. Earlier, the NC News documentary service, sold more than 40,000 copies of the pastoral.
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA: PRAGUE: In spite of the increasing hardships faced by the Catholic Church (and in paricular the Franciscan Order) in Czechoslovakia, t here has been a marked increase in the number of candidates for the priests' seminary at Litomeric which serves the Czechs a nd Moravians. S ixty-six candidates have presented t hemselves. However, since it is the state and not the bishops who decide who shall be accepted, and since the state has limited the number of students in the seminary, it is unlikely that all these candidates will be accepted. — Keston Service.
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Moving along the path to peace A wayfarer is a traveller — someone moving along the road t oward a destination.
In an age when the need for world peace is great, the US bishops suggest Christians must become wayfarers in the faith people who continually equip themselves -to profess the full faith of the Church in an increasingly secularised society.-
In their 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace, the bishops speak of this process — a process of growth. This dimension of their message is not yet well understood. It constitutes a call to greater faith on the part of Christians. "To be disciples of Jesus requires that we continually go beyond where we now are," the bishops write. But they do not say it is an easy road to travel, or that the destination is quickly reached. C hristian wayfarers never expect complete success in history, the bishops remind us. They add: "To become true disciples, we must undergo a demanding course of induction into the adult Christian community." So the bishops call Christians to greater faith. Then they call Christians to the role of peacemaking. encouraging prayer. participation in the liturgy, penance and ongoing education within the Christian c ommunity.
How people grow as peacemakers is a topic that families and discussion groups could explore at great length in the months and years ahead. And that is precisely what the bishops hope will happen. But the bishops offer a few suggestions to generate discussion and I want to cite just a couple of them here. People ought to take a look at the ways violence becomes acceptable in a society, the bishops think. For if violence in any form is accepted as commonplace. sensitivities become dulled and war itself can be taken for granted, they write. But what is violence? What are its forms? " Violence has many faces: oppression of the poor, deprivation of basic human rights, economic exploitation. sexual exploitation and pornography, neglect or abuse of the aged and the helpless and innumerable other acts of inhumanity. Abortion in particular blunts a sense of the sacredness of human life," state the bishops. 8
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peace as a Christian community." say the bishops. They encourage Catholics to "make the sign of peace at Mass an authentic sign of our reconciliation with God and with one another." As an added sign of commitment to peace and reconciliation, the bishops suggest that a petition for peace be included during the general intercessions at every Mass. These points represent a view of the Eucharist that many groups undoubtedly will explore as they seek out ways to be p eacemakers. The bishops call the Mass "a
All people are capable of violence, the bishops write. So they suggest that what is needed is the disarmament of the human heart: "All of the values we are promoting in this letter rest ultimately in the disarmament of the human heart ... We cannot have peace with hate in our hearts." Christian wayfarers for peace, therefore, need to grow away from violence. And, the bishops suggest. parents should t each their children
about this. Parents who want to help their children grow up as peacemakers will help children learn to solve conflicts in non-violent ways, say the bishops. Christian wayfarers also are urged by the bishops to think about how they can grow in the practices of peace during the celebration of the Mass. The sign of peace at Mass is important here, they indicate. The sign of peace is "a visible expression of our commitment to work for
J eremiah preached that peace "ultimately has to do with the living of s ocial justice," e xplained Georgetown University theologian Anthony T ambasco in a speech at a Maryland parish in 1982. J eremiah warned people not to forget that "the heart of peace is the wellbeing of the people a round them," Tambasco added.
For 40 years the prophet Jeremiah brought his people a hard message about the way to peace. Standing at the gate to the temple, the prophet admonished those who entered to reform their ways. He told the Israelites that peace would come only "if each of you deals justly with his neighbour; if you no longer oppress the resident alien, the orphan and the widow."
During a recent interview, Tambasco referred to the prophet's temple speech in Chapter 7 of the Book of Jeremiah as typical of this teaching. Again and again Jeremiah prophesied that catastrophe and war would come if the Jews didn't pay attention to God's demands. And in 587 B.C. the prophet witnessed the final destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the
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and peace. In the pastoral letter, the bishops, like Jeremiah, consider peace in broad terms as dependent on social justice. In its third section, the bishops take up peacemaking as a moral question. They say- "Both the political needs and the moral challenge of our time require a positive conception of peace." For the building of peace is the way to prevent war, they add. Quoting Pope Paul VI and echoing Jeremiah, the bishops observe: - Peace cannot be l imited to a mere
absence of war, the result of an ever precarious balance of forces. No, peace is something built up day after day, in the pursuit of an order intended by God, which implies a more perfect form of justice among men and women." The bishops stress the unity of the world's family: "The globe is i nhabited by a single family in which all have the same basic needs and all have a right to the goods of the earth." That, say the bishops, is a "fundamental principle of Catholic teaching which we believe to be of increasing importance today." For "in an i nterdependent world we all need to affirm their common nature and destiny.The bond of human interdependence today "is complemented by the growing political and economic interdependence of the world," the bishops observe. They see peace based on order
unique means of seeking God's help to create the conditions essential for true peace in ourselves and in the world.1 The issues of war and peace have a political dimension because they are embedded in public p olicy, the bishops observe. But these issues also have "a profoundly moral dimension which responsible Christians cannot ignore." In an age "heavil , armed with nuclear weapons," the bishops urge Christians to think through the implications of faith and to grow as wayfarers for peace.
What can Christians do to grow as peacemakers? And why are issues of war and peace moral issues? Those are some points discussed in our series this week. Is it possible for people who don't agree in advance on all the issues to discuss the hard issues of war and peace? Dominican Father David O 'Rourke tells how people in Livermore,California, a town where much research on nuclear weapons is done, met to discuss war and peace. Father O'Rourke is a staff member with the Family Life Office in the Diocese of Oakland. Katharine Bird begins her article this week by looking back to the message the prophet Jeremiah brought his people. This leads her to discuss the positive view of peace presented in the US bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace. There is a connection between building justice and building peace, she indicates. Ms Birdis associate editor of the Know Your Faith series. David Gibson points out that the US bishops call on Christians to become "wayfarers," people growing as peacemakers in the nuclear age. One thing for Christian wayfarers to do, he suggests, is to consider how violence becomes acceptable in society. Gibson is editor of the Know Your Faith series. Father John Castelot looks into the New Testament to find that the early Christian communities believed the Spirit was acting among them. St Paul was puzzled that the people sometimes forgot what the Spirit had done for them
which, in turn, is founded on "the values of justice, truth, freedom and love." Moreover, the bishops say, the people of their nation are known for a "sense of generosity and compassion." The bishops refer to Pope John Paul ll's speech at Y ankee Stadium in New York where the pope called on his audience to "seek out the structural reasons which foster or cause the different forms of poverty."
Livermore, California, was settled a hundred years ago as a small farming community. It sits at the foot of the camelcoloured hills that separate San Francisco Bay from America's most productive farmland, the great San Joaquin Valley to the east. For several generations Livermore has been known for the quality of its white table wines. Recently it added another, much more controversial product. Today, more than threefourths of US nuclear -weapons research and development is done in the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory operated by the University of California.
Coping with war and peace
A s one resident said to me, "They're d eveloping the bombs right in my back yard." I thought of this town as I wondered what ordinary Catholics might do to act on the American bishops' new pastoral letter on war and peace in the nuclear age. Livermore is a community w here some people worked on the issues of the nuclear age in a way that may be of help to us all.
"It's very easy to find holes in the other Idiom', a rgument, especially have the expernuclear arms for a only are the people in this when you comes with 15 that tise town talking, but, the number of years. There developing was a time when "we wer- pastor suspects. they years work in resources," he en't able to talk about probably rank among the nuclear you get this issue," he said. "It most informed people in added. "But when everybody adversarial was too controversial the country on these loses. The goal is to listen and emotionally charged." issues now. What brought about the to the other fellow, and But that changed. Not change? One of Father then, perhaps, you can all K eeley's parishioners. end up with something who has worked at the better than either posilaboratory since 1969, tion taken singly." said that people began with small group discussions. " Usually we got St Paul thought that the Spirit played a big together to talk because role in his own life and in that of the early we didn't believe what others were saying about Christian communities. our work." But then, he In his very first letter, Paul tells the Thessaloadded, this defensive atti- The pastoral letter on tude changed into a real war and peace exemplinians that his preaching was not a mere matter desire to know both the fies this advice, the two facts and their moral clergymen said. The of words, but of power. And his preaching was implications. bishops didn't claim to carried on in God's Spirit with complete conThe parishioner also have final answers on all added that the local t he questions. "They viction. (1 Thess. 1:5) clergy played a very tried to come to grips Paul would be referring important role in bring with real moral issues By Father John Castelot to some dynamic quality in people into real dialogue. and they listened to each h is preaching which Father Keeley and the other." In the view of the obviously could not be on you and works wonders were causing pride, envy, Reverend Bill Nebo, a t wo clergymen from Live xplained simply as in your midst?" (Gal. 3:2-5) disunity. Presbyterian minister, ermore. "we should do e xtraordinary eloquence. In the course of time, the Paul writes: "To each per- brought together an ecu- the same." In fact, elsewhere he use of the various gifts of son is given the manifesta- menical dialogue focused The Reverand Nebo alludes to the fact that he the Spirit caused difficul- tion of the Spirit for the on the moral issues in pointed out that the diawas not a very eloquent ties in some of the com- common good ... But it is nuclear arms. logue in Livermore speaker. in the accepted munities. especially among one and the same Spirit What did they discover brought participants to sense of that term. the Christians in Corinth who produces all these in their dialogue? First talk about not only the But the effects of Paul's who did not stand out for gifts. distributing them to the parishioner said. they bomb. hut other life preaching were so great their emotional maturity. each as he wills"( I Cor. 12: learned that everybody issues as well. Ile thinks that his listeners could only The Spirit's gifts were 7,11) has a tendency to talk in the group "has come to conclude that they were in intended to produce har- In those statements Paul order to win. "It's abso- terms with the morality the presence of a power mony in the community. acknowledges the presence lutely necessary to get of force and how we use which trancended mere But thanks to childishness of a variety of gifts among beyond that point." he f orce morally and words. And they expe- among the people. the gifts the community's members. said. immorally as a nation." rienced that same power in their own lives. Paul Why did the I'S bishops feel compelled to "power to virtually destroy God's world." In reminds them. tackle the issue of war and peace? the face of that grave danger, the bishops This mysterious divine letter the pastoral conclusion of their observe, "we cannot avoid our responsibility to In 1983 a force manifested itself in variety of ways in the lives on war and peace. the bishops answer that lift up the moral dimensions of the choices before our world and our nation." question. of the converts. We hear "Why do we address these matters fraught The bishops reiterate: "Fundamentally we about the Spirit's activity, for example, when the Galwith such complexity. controversy and pas- are saying that the decisions about nuclear weaatian Christians were sion? We are simply try ing to live up to the call pons are among the most pressing moral questempted to seek salvation of Jesus to be peacemakers in our own time and tions of our age." by observance of the Mos- situation," the bishops respond. They note that decisions about nuclear weaaic Law. Paul was furious. naturally have military and political ramiFor pons "peacemaking is not an optional comdissuade An in an effort to them, he could allude with mitment. It is a requirement of our faith," they fications. But they also "involve fundamental amazing confidence to add. "We are called to be peacemakers... by our moral choices." That means "good ends (defending one's country, protecting freedom, Lord Jesus Christ." their experience of the Spirit: The bishops carefully establish the parame- etc.) cannot justify immoral means (the use of "I want to learn only one ters within which they are speaking. They make weapons which kill indiscriminately and thing from you: how did clear that they aren't speaking as military threaten whole societies)." vou receive the Spirit? Was experts. They say: "We speak as pastors, not The world needs a "moral about-face," the it through observance of bishops write, quoting Pope John Paul II. They politicians. technicians." We are teachers, not t he law or through faith in The bishops indicate their hope that the sug- recommend summoning the moral courage and what you heard? ... Is it gestions in the pastoral will he helpful in the technical means to say "no" to nuclear conflict; the observe you because "no" to weapons of mass destruction; "no" to law or because you have present world crisis. an arms race that robs the poor and N ulnerable The situation is urgent, the bishops think. faith in what you heard that God lavishes the Spirit For the first time since Genesis, people have the and "no" to the moral danger of a nuclear age. I spoke with a number of religious and lay leaders in Livermore to find out what they think and what they are doing. Father Jim Keeley, pastor of one of the town's t wo Catholic parishes, noted that people there have been struggling with the moral implications of
By Father David K. O'Rourke
Role of the Spirit
The pope's words present an intellectual, moral and political challenge for the United States, the bishops assert.
• Intellectually, to rethink the meaning of national interest in an interdependent world. • Morally, to build upon the spirit of generosity present among t he nation's people, directing it toward a more systematic response to the major i ssues affocting the world's pot,. • Pol itical ly, to develop national policies which promote the profound structural reforms called for by papal teaching. Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount in this 17th-century woodcut by Paul Gustave Dore. Jesus said, "Blest too the peacemakers; they shall be called sons of God." (Mt. 5,9) In their pastoral letter on war and peace, the US bishops write, "To be disciples of Jesus requires that we continually go beyond where we now are. But they do not say it is an easy road to travel, Or that the destination is quickly reached. The bishops' call for us to become Christian wayfarers is a call to prayer, to participation in the liturgy, to penance and to ongoing education within the Christian community. Those points are discussed as ways for Christian wayfarers to grow and develop as peacemakers in the nuclear age.
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There's a song in everyone's heart... T here's a song in everyone's heart, says Sister Maureen Mohen. If she has her way, starting with the children, she'll make sure we all tune in to the music that can make the world such a joyful place. More than anything, she believes the hallmark of a Christian is joy, and music can create joy in a way that is unique. For that reason she has just had a booklet of gospel and sacrament songs for children published. The booklet comes in two forms, with and without music and the songs are also available on tape. They sell as a kit for $100. For Sister Maureen it's the culmination of years of working as and when the inspiration comes.
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A fterwards the teacher asked if she would like to try and it took just a few notes to make up her mind. "I went home and told my parents I wanted to have lessons," she said. "It's very important for children to have music and my parents really made sacrifices so that we could. For that I am eternally grateful." "It's also important, she says, to have encouragement and enthusiasm and she could have done no better than to have been educated by the Sisters of Mercy. Born in Perth of an Irish-born mother and English-born father, she was the second of five children. Her oldest brother, Patrick Mohen, a Christian Brother now on a mission in New Guinea is a talented poet. Following her primary schooling at St Aloysius, Shenton Park, she went on to study at Victoria Square and entered the Order in 1949, completing her Leaving as a postulant.
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hallmark of a Christian Sister Maureen completed an A . M us. A and following teacher training at Claremont Teacher's College, has since taught in many schools including East Perth, R ivervale, Belmont, East Victoria P ark, Victoria Square, Santa M aria, Bunbury, Redcl iffe, Queen's Park and this year is at St Michael's, Bassendean. She believes the song is of great value in religious education. In song the child is more fully incorporated into the essence of the religious concept being taught. "In the song, Build on the Rock, children really become aware they need to build their lives on the rock i.e. Jesus, - she said. "The song says; 'NowJesus is our R ock, we must build our lives on Him. Give yourself to Jesus and speak to Him in prayer. ' "This is a catchy little song and so children are 'caught up' and actually relish the concept proclaimed in the song. "It becomes not just an activity but rather a living experience for them . . . a kind of close encounter with Jesus. "I have sometimes heard a child say; 'Sister, I felt so happy when I was singing that song! ' "Sometimes a song is slower in tempo and this allows the words to be prolonged and gives time for reflection which isn't always so easy with the spoken word," she said. "The song Take Up Your Cross is an example. " After the words are sung there is a section where the melody is hummed with a descant above. "This gives a special moment where the children can 'rest' in God's word. "Sometimes a profound truth can be portrayed more meaningfully in a phrase of words set to music. "The song Eat and Drink which is made up completely of Jesus' own words on the Eucharist helps children to appreciate this great gift. "Children are hungry for knowledge of their faith just as they love to learn new information in other fields. They are more likely to r emember concepts and points of doctrine if they learn to sing about them," Sister Maureen said. So far 1,000 tapes and 2,000 booklets have been published. There are more songs at Sister Maureen's fingertips which will come later. There are many songs that children can learn, she says, but some of them are inclined to be 'airy fairy'. "These songs have a definite message," she said. "Part of Jesus' teaching which may be obscure to children can often be better understood when simplified in song," she said. "The song, Happy Are They is an example of this. "Here I have tried to write the Beatitudes in words which children
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cifically for them. This allowed the parish community to sing together and become acquainted, and feel at home with the general repertoire of t he Church to which they belonged. "The use of frequently recurring antiphons and choruses is a great aid," she said. "The repetition can act as a kind of mantra which impresses on the mind and heart the main theme of the song and thus enables a type of c ontemplation. "Parables too, which greatly appeal to children can be consolidated by the use of song. "I have incorporated the main points of the parable The Sower, into a song which, in a bright and concise way, should help children to memorise the essence of this story of Jesus. "The idea of memorisation is coming into favour again in recent times , and in song, this can easily be done without experiencing the drudgery which is so often associated with learning. "When I ask questions of children, I have seen that they often answer with the words of a song they have learned," she said. Sister Maureen said emotions were brought into play in song as a way of expressing faith, love, adoration, praise, joy, peace and thanks. "The festive atmosphere created by song in celebration and in the e nrichment of the liturgy which is a vital part of the religious education process also emerges," she said. "In the Gospel songs I am presenting, children can come to know the exact words of Jesus, and this is a precious part of their religious experience. "Songs such as Ask, Seek and Knock and In Your Heart We Will Dwell lend themselves to this type of learning. "The latter song is written in the K ey of F Major, a quiet, mellow key which gives a 'gentle and restful atmosphere' and in this song we can really experience Jesus saying to us: 'Never be afraid, my friends, trust in God and trust in me.' " "There is also the more catechetical type of song, she added, and the Sacrament songs are of this nature. "In the singing of these songs it is my hope that children will grow in appreciation of the great Gift of Sacrament." she said.
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T he continual repetition of Thank Y ou God at the end of each verse will, I pray, help to bring them to a sense of gratitude and thankfulness. "Imagery as used by Jesus, like The Vine and the Branches or The G ood Shepherd, seemed to become so much more real for myself as I put them to music, while the song Come To Me in which these three words of Jesus are repeated again and again, becomes for me a strong incentive to come closer to the Lord. "Children love to act as well as to sing and I have already used my E lizabeth Chester (15), of Emu Point, a student of St Joseph's C ollege, Albany, has been chosen as one of nine high school students throughout Western Australia to attend the annual seminar in Canberra sponsored by the Queen Elizabeth 11 Silver Jubilee Trust for Y oung Australians. Australian high schools are asked to nominate one student to attend t he seminar. One hundred attend from all states. They spend a week in Canberra when they are given an insight into the w orld of pol itics, a ttending a budget session of parliament and participating in student d ebates on current affairs. Within their respective schools, students are a sked to nominate to attend the seminar by writing a submission stating what benefits they hope to gain by attending it and outlining their relevant interests. T he submission is a ccompanied by a report on the student from the school. Elizabeth, in Year 11 and in her fourth year at St Joseph's, is studying m usic as an extra subject. She is a school repre-
Sacrament Songs in drama situations which have proved to be meaningful as well as enjoyable. Not only did they learn the main points about the sacraments and the format used in the administration of them, but says Sister Maureen, like all children they loved the dressing up. " A song like Peace, in which Jesus says; 'Peace is My gift to you, My own peace is what I give you . . . ' can help children to experience in some measure that nothing the world offers is able to equal this peace that Jesus gives," she said. "The song Don't Worry can nurture a great sense of trust and confidence in the providence of God as the children sing about how God looks after the flowers and the birds, and so, why not they too . . even more so!" Sister Maureen said people in general, not only children, remembered songs and melodies easily a nd it was therefore natural that the Gospel be put into song. She said this made it a real part of the lives of those singing it.
"Because children learn more by doing than by hearing, why not act out the sacraments in drama and song?" she said. T he joy of music has had many moments of expression for Sister M aureen over the years but one incident comes to mind most clearly. "I had a Grade One Class and these 51/2 year olds had already been part of a hymn singing lesson when the older children were learning a Eurcharist song," she said. "Some weeks later, when Holy Thursday came near. I talked to these little children about the Eucharist and after a while they a sked excitedly; 'May we sing about it, Sister?' For the moment I c ouldn't think what they were going to sing . . . I thought they wouldn't know such a song. C opies of the song kits can be ordered from Sister Mary Albertus, C onvent of Mercy, Victoria S quare. 325 4875 and Sister Mary Bernadette, Convent of Mercy, 2 Best Street, Bassendean. 279 1156.
Scholarship for Albany student sentative on the school council, a member of the debating team and reached the semi finals this year in the Rostrum public speaking contest. Elizabeth is i nvolved with the school drama group. She leaves by air for Canberra on August 21 and returns August 27.
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SALARY: fied throughout the world than love, deep down in the paradise. S17,000 per annum. CON- now and forever. Amen. heart of Mother Church: DITIONS: 39 hours Mon Pat. H. that's to be everything at Administrator, to Fri and 2 hours Sun Thanksgiving to the once - my dream wasn't a 9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have once a fortnight. Air con- Sacred Heart and St dream after all." Dr Horace Nowland Travelling been devoted to the rosary. ditioned accommodation Anthony for a favour Scholarship, available, married $20.00 granted - Sacred Heart of Sunday July 24 8.00 am: 10. The faithful devotees of the rosary shall merit a G.P.O. Box 184C, pw. Single $10.00 pw. 5 Jesus, May your Name be Encounter: Joe Wise in high degree of glory in heaven. w eeks annual leave - praised and glorified Concert. MELBOURNE, VIC. 3001 return air fare to point of throughout the world now Joe Wise is well known 11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitaemployment annually. and forever. Amen. Gwen in Australia for his liturgition of the rosary. cal music. He has recorded H. PERSONAL J.M.J. and St Jude, thank many albums of contem12. All those who propagate the holy rosary shall be porary songs for worship Dear Miss, I am a young you for favours. Kathleen and is a specialist in conaided by me in their necessities. of Heart Sacred Most gent seeking female comducting workshops for relipanionship. The young Jesus thank you for gious education teachers. favours. 13. Ihave obtained from my Divine Son that all the M.B. lady must be between For twelve years Joe Wise advocates of the rosary shallhave for Intercessors the thirty nine and forty four Most Sacred Heart of has worked for the LiturgiTo continue God's work in an Aboriginal comHoly your may Jesus entire celestial court during their life and at the hour years of age. I am an cal Commission of the gloriand Name praised be of death. munity. Expertise is desired in the following invalid pensioner of forty Roman Catholic Archdiofive. Hobbies are photo- fied throughout the world cese of Louisville in the areas: graphy and writing and vis- now and forever. Say 9 United Stated. He has 14. All who recite the rosary are my sons, and times a day consecufor 9 iting relatives. I have no brothers of my only son Jesus Christ. Carpentry - Cooking - Electrical- Market taught at all levels of eduneed for a car. Here's hop- tive days, and promise cation and Association of publication. For favours Gardening - Plumbing - Sport g, Recreation ing I may hear from you. Pastoral Musicians. He is 15. Devotion to my rosary is a great sign of Robin. Box AA this office received. P. also a fine entertainer for predestination. Most Sacred Heart of - Welding. Perth. Jesus, may your name be people of all ages as we Apply in writing to Woman 35 would like to praised and glorified hear in this ENCOUNTER Fr Ted Lambert correspond with Austral- throughout the world now programme - which is an GIVEN TO ST DOMINIC AND BLESSED ALAN Santa Teresa, Via Alice Springs, ian male similar age, pref- and forever. (Say nine edited recording of a erably farmer. Must be times daily, and promise "Liturgical Concert" given N.T. 5750. Telephone (089) 52 5322. practising Catholic, Reply publication.) Grateful in Sydney Town Hall in Inserted by Grateful, South Perth 1981. Box M.P. this office. thanks. Flora.
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Youth Forum
A return to deep values "I've just spent some time with the Lord in t he Chapel". a young person remarked dashing past my office. "It's all meaningless without God", were the parting w ords. That did two t hings for me. It pleased me to know that our youth office chapel was being used for quiet meditation and prayer and not just on Wednesday for the regular celebration of t he Eucharist. I t also spurred me to get down on my knees myself. l ate that same evening I made an emergency call to a hospital. n a frequent part of
my life these days. After ministering the sacraments to the patient I stopped to chat with the sister -in-charge. She t old me she had "claimed her hospital w ard for God." She b elieved that God worked miracles among her patients. many of w hom were tottering between life and death. A re young people making a return to the deeper values of life? I believe that they are. The city is filled with many young people w ho not only talk about their faith, but rather live it in the real world. A world that seems to be fast turning away
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from life and love. I've heard it said that people think I only work with the 'good' young people. I prefer to say that there is good in every young person including those with irritating and unacceptable behaviour. At present there is y outh activity in 46 parishes in the Archdiocese. I will not be happy until that number r eaches 105 and includes every country and metropolitan parish. It would be a great help to have the involvement of more adults. T wo hours a week w ould do and go a long w ay toward realising our dream.
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A weekend of fast and prayer will be held at St Mary's Cathedral on July 30 and 31 in support of Father Brian G ore, Karl Gaspar and their c ommunity.
Young people are urged also to orgaYCW 328 9667 nise their own weekend of prayer and fasting in their own parish.
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TAMS "It was a great feeling being involved in such an historical event". S% as how Danny Toohey one of our three YCS full timers described the two week live-in course held in Melbourne. H e recently joined Bronwen Grey. and Christina Kadmos with other full-timers from all over Australia in a formation course designed to develop skills. Developing student leadership. working with adults, and working in a t eam were the areas covered. k s a co-ordinator. animator, and resource person. the fulltimer must develop group work skills, office skills, and a deeper appreciation of the mission of each student in school and society. and of the role of the lay movements in the church. . the course comprised speakers skilled in spirituality training, sessions on leadership. communication, respect for others and self, time management and personality types. " All the sessions were v ery relevant to practical day to day running of the movement, the team and its faith life." said Bronwen Grey.
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Archbishop meets youth Together with my something of ourselves and young people. At one point retirement nears. On f el low ful l time give a report of our work to he asked "What happened behalf of the members of His Grace who has given t o the Saturday night CPY I pray God's blessing workers for CPY, support to our Hop" referring to regular on his retirement. generous Tony Dolin and Julia movement. Saturday night catholic Pickering and Cha- Archbishop Goody asked dance of yesteryear. We B ARBARA WILLCOCK plain Father Jegorow us how we differed in our explained that so much is CPY Co-ordinator I met with Archbi- work from that of the provided for young people shop Goody recently. YCW. We explained our by way of entertainment, It was wonderful to share efforts to provide formation and leadership to the general parish group and how our members include highschool and tertiary students. The Archbishop proved to be very much in touch with the aspirations of
our energies are better spent in specific formation activity.
Of course the occasional dances are also held from time to time. It was a privilege to meet the Archbishop as his
A time of fellowship Thirty young people free time so that particif rom 10 northern pants had the opportunity parishes came to- t o meet everyone else. gether for a weekend Community prayer, both of spiritual growth at morning and night was a feature of the weekend, as YCS national team, Christina Coombe (Mel- Lancelin recently. well as Bible study and a
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Last month 'Pregnancy Help' opened a house to accommodate single girls during their pregnancy and after the birth of their child. Director of the Youth Appeal, Pauline Stewart has bourne YCS), Sister Liz Compton, Tim Tenbensel While we do receive The aim was to extend thorough preparation for and Father Gerry Gallagher. been busy of late preparing radio jingles government assistance it Christian fellowship by the Eucharist. participating in prayer, Father John Dwyer and does not cover the many meditation, sharing meals Father John Jegorow needs of our community. I would be interested to t ogether and building com- came for the Reconciliation sevice on Saturday hear from young people munity spirit. The group met at St.Ger- evening and Father Dwyer willing to become friends of those at the house. to help ad's parish, Mirrabooka, stayed for the Sunday. on Friday evening and tra- The weekend was great in They call contact me on Catholic Youth Services velled together in convoy that everyone was able to 332 5655. Young Christian Workers A regular practical need t o Lancelin. The trip took get to know each other a Redemptorist Youth Groups little better and there was a is simply looking after about two hours. Catholic Parish Youth The regular feature of spirit of wilingness to share the garden and lawn. camps, the getting to know feelings and ideas. Mrs Corry you games started the wee- In my opinion it was a Schoenmakers, kend off. The planned great success. Co-ordinator, activities of the weekend Pregnancy Help. were intermingled with D AVID LANIGAN.
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Because it would be a This week's colouring in i nterested in making "D" fence against the winner is Natalie Lowe, of things. I like running a lit- pirates. Morley. Congratulations tle bit. I just got in our Q. Why did the elephant Natalie. we have sent you a interschool crosscountry. chase the wacky "P"? book courtesy of William Samuel took out a leather flask and poured oil on Saul's head "The Lord anoints you as ruler of God's The weather down here A. Because he thought it Collins. people, Israel, - Samuel said. "You will rule God's people and protect them from their enemies. isn't very pleasant. My was a "V' nut. P.S. Please include your surname when you write next. Dear Captain Bob, I W elcome to our new have not sent in any poems members Allison Meehan, or jokes since I've been a of Bunbury and Catherine club member. I've written a Searle. of Mount Lawley. p oem on "Isabel's Adventures." Saul was a handSamuel, on his way to the Samuel said to Saul, God's people and protect They ran and discoIsabel met a troublesome BIRTHDAYS some young man. place of worship. Samuel "Stay here a moment. I them from their enemies." vered Saul hiding. People doctor. He punched and He stood head and looked startled to meet have a message for you Soon after Samuel marvelled at the young poked her till he really H appy Birthday to from the Lord." s houlders above the two young men. called the people of the man who was taller than shocked her. Cheryl Marron, Balga; "This must be the young Samuel took out a Lord together to select anyone else, and far more e veryone else in The doctor's talk was of Marcel Bianchini. DiaIsrael. People said man the Lord told me leather flask of oil. He their new king. Saul hid handsome. Samuel said coughs and chills. The doc- nella; Erica Doust. Boyup yesterday I would meet poured the oil on Saul's behind the supplies and to the people, "Here is the Saul was the most just at this time today," head and kissed him. baggage. The people man the Lord has tor's satchel was bulged Brook; Lisa Dias, Girrawith pills. The doctor said wheen; Julie Grundy, h andsome young Samuel thought to him"The Lord annoints you selected Saul to be their chosen! There is no one unto Isabel; "Take these Beckenham; D'Arcy Jackman in the whole self. "The Lord wants me as ruler of God's people, king, but could not find else among us like him." pills it will make you well." son, Brentwood; Gerard country. to anoint him king of Israel. You will rule him. Isabel, Isabel didn't Jones, Kambalda West; Saul lived at home with God's people, Israel." worry, Isabeldidn't scream R osemary Thompson, Samuel said to Saul, his family. His father, or scurry. She took these Mandurah; Justin Taylor, "You and your servant Kish, raised donkeys. pills from the pill- Hillar.‘is; Suzanne BallinSaul, helped his father are to eat with me today. concoctor. And Isabel ger; Brendan Purchase, Tomorrow morning you care for the One day calmly cured the doctor. M unglinup; Georgina may leave. Your lost donsome donkeys wandered I have entered the Bible MacKenzie, Girrawheen; off and got lost. Saul's keys have been found. It NELLO MR"A" TI-IE AIM OF THE GAME IS TO Story colouring competi- Sarah-Jane O'Malley. father sent him after is you that all Israel is WI-IAT ARE YOU FILL IN THE WORE) BESIDE Duncraig; Bruce Smith, tion. looking for". ALL WITH THE PICTURE OF THE OBJECT. DOING them. "Take one of the Natalie Lowe Moora; Helen Rowe, 1 n-IES1 ALL B•EQI N THOSE OBJECTS? "A"! Saul was stunned. "Why servants with you. Go out Willagee. Morley do talk you to like me and look for the lost that? Why would the donkeys." Saul and the servant set whole people be looking out that same day. They for me? I am from the searched through all the least important family in ou haYe got to be in the club Please print clearly and don't hills nearby. Then they the smallest tribe of if ()ti want to enter our com- forget your date of birth and a searched through neigh- Israel." petitions and win some of the stamp so we can send your Samuel did not answer. bouring lands. super pH/es. membership form to you. Finally they found He led the two young To join simply send the com- Membership will allow you to into men the largest dinthemselves far from pleted coupon here to The enter all our competitions. home. But they had not ing room. Samuel gave R ecord Kid's Club. PO Ho% seen a trace of the missing t hem the places of 50, Aberdeen Street. Perth, W ell, what are you waiting honour at the head of the donkeys. "Lets go back 6000. for. home," Saul suggested. table. He had the cook "My father will start wor- serve them the best pieces of meat. That night rying about us." "Wait", the servant ans- Samuel invited Saul to wered. "In this town sleep in his house. there is a holy man. PeoSamuel woke Saul at Name ple say he has surprising dawn. The two went out knowledge. Maybe he into the street with Saul's 4 Address can tell us where the don- servant. At the edge of keys are." town Samuel said to VP P code So Saul and the servant Saul, "Tell your servant went into the town. They to go on ahead of us." Age Birthdate The servant left and met the man of God, L. —J 14 The Record, July 14 July 20, 1983
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Channel Nine presents a telecast of the British Open Golf Championships from Eng11.35. of the Swan River, which land commencing Monday night at
The Australia Cup will also be the venue for The British Open is a of the world's finest players yachting scheduled for 1984 world windsurfer grand slam event consi- including, Tom Watson November 1 to 6 in Perth, dered to be the most presti- from the United States, titles. seems set to be an action Apart Irom inc repeat gious tournament on the winner of last year's replay of some of the tournament. clashes of America's Cup golfing calendar. w orld's premier matchracHe has won the title four helmsmen, there should be ing series throughout the This year, the event will times and is out to make clashes the interest in great year. Americans Dave Perry, ative. 1972, the class has a proven between Bertrand and be played at the 18 hole this year his fifth success. The series follows close winner of the Congres- The remaining two berths record for river and ocean Davis, and Bertrand and links course, The Royal Also from the US will be Birkdale in Lancashire, Larry Nelson, Jack Nickon the heels of the Ameri- sional Cup, and Rod are expected to be filled racing, and was the first Perry. and will be played over laus and • Gil Morgan. ca's Cup Challenge, and at Davis, winner of the NZ from among the US and ocean racing design in the least three prominent chal- series, are also understood foreign skippers taking state to have its own class Davis won the NZ series four days. From Europe comes part at Newport. status. lenge helmsmen are to be starters. with Bertrand runner-up, Australia's challenge will Spain's Severiano BallesteAlso starters are the Royal Perth Yacht Club expected. This year the club is pro- after Bertrand made a rush be led by Greg Norman ros and West Germany's helmsman of Combine with this the Chellenge 12, Australia's is keen to include the two viding identical suits of trip to NZ direct from win- a nd David Graham Bernhardt Langer. John Savage helmsmen who eventually new sails for the eight com- ing Royal Lymington. w inners of the UK ... runner-up t ogether with two WA Channel Nine will present last year . . . fight out the America's peting boats, eliminating Lymington Cup, New Zea- and doyen of boat suffered players Graham Marsh the telecast of this giant Bertrand's Australia's giving in Cup challenge, differences after they have golfing event over the land's Citizen Watch ser- matchrcing Terry Gale. helmsmen, effect an "instant replay" been equalised for weight damage the second day of and ies, the Congressional Cup Sir James Hardy. his rudder The event attracts some entire four days. the series . . . of the challenge rounds. and trim. and other top helmsman The sixth of the fouled the anchor warp of eight The Viking 30 was and claims by the host, berths available goes to selected for the series Course for the series will a spectator boat, costing Royal Perth Yacht Club, winner of a (southern hem- because it is the one boat b e windward -leeward him two races. the series will match the isphere) winter series 7500m legs, sailed twice, America's cup commitof c ream of the world's matchracing in the local racing in WA which comes with the start-finish line ments prevented Bertrand within the guidelines for matchracing talent seem V iking 30 fleet. about 500 m from the bot- from sailing the Congresmatchracing and cruiser justified. Ben Lexcen-designed, the which could easily be tom mark. sional Cup, and his clash K Lymington Cup Vikings are used in the standardised. It will be set on Melville with Dave Perry is greatly w inner and helmsman of Australia Cup sereis, and Designed by Lexcen in Water, an expansive reach anticipated. Australia II, John Ber- the association's winter trand has already accepted championship is designed his invitation to defend his to select the most competiwin in the inaugural series tive boats as well as the last year. association's represent -
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Sheers. Sharpened and Set Eagle. 2 Motorcade. 3 Girl. 2 Swanky Lou. 3 will be invited to a mass Victoria Park, (August 1), WEMBLEY. 6014. (Telefun walk at Perry Lakes Kalamunda, (August 22), phone 387 4400). Payne. Taroch Gem. Race FOUR: I Penny Race NINE: I Nimble during the first week in Fiddle. 2 Mullewa's Idol. 3 Biddy. 2 Mary's Luck. 3 September. Each participant receives Glamour Century. 321 4390 LOCKSMITHS 4 QUEEN STREET Glideaway Star. Race FIVE: 1 Swift Race TEN: I Chinese an information folder Glade. 2 Power Play. 3 Chief. 2 The Suntanner. 3 bearing the title Walking Locks Door Closers and Safe Overhauled and Serviced For Pleasure which desBlack Cannon. Jamie's Rebel. cribes how to commence a C AR and ALL TYPES OF KEYS CUT Immediate Service Starter Walking Programme, build up gradually to a Progressive -•teiliafrItiVittatrillUifeatgagVi Walking Programme and continue with a MainteThis weekend sees the last matches in the 'Very Fresh nance Walking Pro- men's and women's pennant series, with 'Very Tasty *Very Economical gramme. two of the four grades requiring the final Mr Wilson said that game to decide the pennant winners. walking was a safe form of Both B grade, divisions matches between the two exercise for people in their later years because the have been close all season sides and both teams ace a with Rod Evans activity could be gauged to and in each case, two should win this weekend, meet individual capabili- teams have vied for top which would give the pennant to St Benedicts spot. ties and fitness levels. PERSIAN SILK showed age. HAMS • BACON•MEA'TS • SAUSAGES The cut and dried by a matter of a few sets. great staying ability when SOVEREIGN GHOST 'Correctly programmed, CONTINENTAL SMALLGOODS. Matches last weekend recording one of the easiest looks like he is coming walking can be an enjoya- grades are Men's A, with were dominated by the wins seen at Belmont Park back to his best after fight- ble way of improving one's Queens Park (I) runaway isufamerils this season, after going to ing on strongly to finish cardiovascular system, winners, and womens A, bad weather, with most games Denis have been interrupted, and in Beau where St lens) to raising fitness levels and second (11/2 the front on the turn she careered away to win by 10 Lyric in Saturday's Welter. k eeping body weight in no danger of being several cases, washed out completely. No scores toppled at any stage. lengths. This filly is Sovereign Ghost has down. Men's B grade, how- were phoned through obviously one to follow in showed before he is a top 'There is a less risk of staying races in the near sprinter and will be hard to strain or injury, it costs ever, is providing a very from Men's A grade. Women's A grade saw beat in his next few starts. nothing, requires no spe- close finish, and will future. OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS BEAU LYRIC returned to EILYS JOY is obviously a cial skills, equipment or depend on this weeks' Lynwood account for form when winning the very talented 3 yo filly jud- facilities and participants results, with Dianella (1) Star of the Sea, 6-4, 56C ontact LENS CONSULTANTS Dryden Welter. Before ging on her courageous per- are encouraged to compete just in front of Attadale 55, and the other match 2 / with themselves rather by the scarce margin of between St Denis and St her previous start failure, formance to finish 3rd (11 321 8151 PERTH PICCADILLY ARCADE three sets. Attadale Dominic's was washed she had very impressive lens) from top sprinter than with each other. 321 5304 PERTH 154 WILLIAM STREET form and she is now back Stunning Prince in the 'Everyone receives a cer- would have to score a out. Men's B grade COTTESLOE 19 NAPOLEON STREET 384 5605 to her best. This horse is E.D.P. Hayes Handicap. tificate just for taking part resounding win,and Dia- Matches resulted in FREMANTLE 30 MARKET STREET 335 2602 the sort of horse punters This was her first run in in this programme, so no- nella (I) lose their last resounding wins for should follow because of open company and she still one need experience failure game, for the result to be Attadale over Dianella and be turned off walking t urned around. The (2), and Dianella (1) over her high winning percent- has improvement in her. teams have one win each Queens Park. In both in games against each cases the score was 10-0. MAN 322 1408 In women's B grade St other so a draw in that OMAN W grade would be a fitting Benedicts accounted for LUMBING MATERIALS Dianella (2), 8-0, 60-23, result. PBATHROOM FIXTURES Women's B grade is Attadale were too strong HAIR MODA SEPTIC TANK — DRY WELLS ending the season with an for Queens Park (2) with equally close encounter a score of 7-1, 58-28, and 229-233 William Street Perth The Plumbing Supply Specialists' Telephone 328 8544 between St Benedicts and Dianella (I) defeated QP BEAUTY CONNECTION Dianella (1). Again, the (1) 6-0, 42-18, in a rainShop 2, 36 Milligan St, Perth score is one-all in interrupted match.
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( What would Benedict think? Tom Gollop a foundation member of the WA Benedictine Oblate Chapter looks back over the Benedictine vision. What would St Benedict thought about the crowd of oblates who jammed the church and guesthouse at New Norcia last Sunday after long years of decline and discouragement? Today, he would be big on alternative culture, that's for sure.
He was so horrified by the morals of 5th century Rome that he took off to live as a hermit. T he sequel was almost as strange as using ignorant 1st century fishermen to t each the sophisticated Roman empire what life is all about. St Benedict had no intention of founding a religious order — he just wanted to find
Christ up in the mountains. He was joined by so many others turning their backs on civilisation that he had to write a rule so they could live together. Over the next few centuries, the monks who followed his rule salvaged the civilisation which he had rejected. S ince then, the B enedictine order
over its fifteen centuries has had its ups and downs. It's been written off half -a -dozen times but has always bounced back for the same reason — a reformer came along who went back to square one, to the original rule. The rule puts Christ first, scripture second
a steady self reform — a sure-fire formula for h appiness which works if people only bother to try it.
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By now, St Benedict wouldn't be surprised to find some of his followers doing the e xact opposite of what he did.
Donations A quiet place . . . f rom the parishes BRISBANE -- It's just there. . .it's a quiet place with the small statue of Our Lady and some pepperina trees. . .there is no m oney or miracles involved except perhaps little ordinary ones like the birth of a Iamb or the grass turning. Mr John Gross, a retired boilermaker, now a hobby f armer just outside Blackbutt (pop. 440), 100km northwest of Brisbane, was describing the shrine to Our Lady he and his wife Shirley have made on the farm. They wrote to Brisbane's Catholic newspaper The Leader, asking for the shrine be made known. "We invite anyone who is passing by to drop and and spend a moment, just to think or say a prayer in honour of Our Lady," Mr Gross said. "There is no need to see us but we would be happy to meet anyone who came. "It's not a gimmick. Shirley and I go down and say the Rosary at the shrine regularly and we had a parish Mass there on Our Lady's birthday. "We just want to keep up devotion to Our Lady," he said. Mr Gross said his farm was easy to find. People could either ask at Suzy's Motel in Blackbutt, or telephone him direct on (097)63-0254. MARK WARNICK
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The following are the 1 983 Perth archdiocesan Project Compassion parish contri butions The 1982 totals are in brackets. An asterisk denotes an increase in 1 983. A pplecross • 9150 (8500); Armadale 21 41 ( 2333); Attadale 1522 ( 1673). B alcatta • 2215 ( 1720); Bassendean 2 755 (3022); Bayswater • 1155 (900); B eaconsfield 1600 ( 1640); Bedford/Inglewood 6700 (7234), Bellevue • 1078 (893), Belmont Redcliffe • 1 620 (1452); Bencubbin 2351 (2467); Bentley • 1100 (1087). Beverley • 1091 (440), Brentwood • 4209 ( 4000); Bruce Rock' Nar874 (893); "Bullsbrook • 1503 (987). • Cathedral • 7638 ( 5741); Carilla • 203 ( 175); Carlisle • 1784 ( 1500); City Beach 1 632 (1000); Claremont 1418 (1640); Cloverdale 1749(1752); Como • 4029 (3959). C ottesloe/ Swan bourne * 4530 (2733). Dianella 5130 (5454); Doubleview 3600 ( 2600). East Cannington • 1019 (456); East Fremantle * 1244 (900); East Victoria Park * 1 770 (1694); Embleton * 1302 (1123). Floreat Park 3000 ( 3142); Fremantle 3122 (3132). G irrawheen 1700 ( 2025); Glendalough 917 (1050); Goomalling 385 (527); Gosnells 2095; Guildford 260 (310). Hamersley • 4180 ( 4000); Hamilton Hill * 600 (500); Highgate * 3361 (1790); Hilton Park 1221 (1262). Joondanna * 2620 ( 2540). K alamunda 1234 ( 1298); Kalgoorlie/ Boulder • 7534 (6340); K ambalda West: Norseman 416 (622); Karrinyup " 1211 (999); Kellerberrin/ Trayning
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• 665 (416); Kelmscott ( 760). Kensington • 1189 (1100); Kenwick • 4300 (2600); KondininiKulin (309). Leederville (2330). L esmurdie • 1578 ( 1558); Lockridge • 716 (677); Lynwood • 1 955 ( 1932). M addington 676 ( 1200), Maida Vale • 920 (603); Manning 3075(3113); Maylands • 1691 (1570); Medina • 792 (590); Melville • 954 (886); Merredin • 7 23 (503); Midland ( 1372); Mirrabooka • 9266 (7574). M oora 606 (736), Morley • 2800 (2000). Mosman Park • 1546 ( 1000); Mt Lawley 1 489 ( 1 5 9 3), Mt Yokine • 1755 (1476), M undaring • 1161 (932).
Nedlands Nedlands 4830(5083), New Norcia • 506 (422); Northam 1601 ( 1670); North Beach • 5 227 (2760); North Doubleview 505 (553). Osborne Park * 4057 (3755); Palmyra • 1762 ( 1520); Quairading C underdin (163) . Queens Park • 1235 (955). R edemptorist Church " 3819 (2717); Riverton • 3640 (2647); Rivervale 1000 (1420); R ockingham • 3483 ( 2354). Scarborough • 3495 (3000); Shenton Park 1 762 (1860); Southern C ross (114); South Perth * 1585 (1001); S pearwood 1 162 ( 1705); St Thomas More College 1184 ( 2682); Subiaco 1338 ( 1569). Toodyay; Victoria Park 1 603 (2000). Wanneroo * 1375 ( 1167); Wembley * 4073 (3258); West Perth 41 1400 (1350); W hitfords • 1530 (1166); Willagee 1313 (1328); Wilson 367 (453); Wongan Hills/ Dalwallinu* 312 (193). York (172).
Tributes come from Bindoon Brother Cletus O 'Neill celebrated last Saturday his 50 years as a Christian Brother with Mass and a community gathering at Bindoon where he has spent nearly 36 of his 47 years in Western Australia. His other appointments include eight years at Tardun where r ecently he was a technical teacher. He also spent four years at Castledare where his Brother A nselm O'Neill was a superior. O riginal ly from Latrobe Tasmania he w as an electrician before entering the C hristian Brothers among whom he has become renowned as a machinery maintenance and handyman
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Brother's golden jubilee in a wide number of trades. P roposing Brother O 'Neill's toast, his long time Bindoon confrere Brother DM Boulter praised the j ubilarian's devotion to duty, summed up in the words of a popular school poem: "Do thy duty that is best. Leave unto the Lord the rest". H e said Brother O 'Neill was always on
the job whenever wanted, with a quiet efficiency that made him do well what he had to do and without f lag-waving. During his more than 30 years as a dormitory master especially when Boys' Town was home to many migrants he had shown his ability to build up a rapport with the boys because of his deeply felt concern for them.
ABOVE: For his 50 years as a Christian Brother, Brother Cletus O'Neill of Bindoon r eceived
the
Papal
Blessing which he is seen showing to his t wo
brothers
who
came to WA for the occasion, O 'Neill
Mr
of
Frank
Launces-
ton, and one-time superior
of
Castle -
dare, Brother Anselm now
O 'Nei l l ,
in
Launceston. B ELOW: Helping Brother O'Neill celebrate his 50th anniversary was his long time
friend
former
police commissioner John Doyle pictured telling
the
C lontarf Brother
present superior
Brian Clery,