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HOLJ T TEACH FAITH New guidelines for the teaching of Catholic religion are concerned only with the role of the school and will not remedy situations where the family, parish, or others f ail to play their part.
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This was said last week by Father Gerard Holohan, director of religious education, when he launched the 84 page Teachers' Manual that will be supplemented by five other books outlining courses at the different levels. "The guidelines are part of a strategy to help schools share the faith," Father Holohan said. "This is a broader objective than merely teaching students about the faith. "Our difficulty lies in the fact that there are widely divergent views on what religious education is all about. "These guidelines are concerned simply with the part the Catholic school can play in the development of a student's faith. It is restricted to what a student can achieve between pre-primary and Year 12.
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L ONDON: Cardinal Hume of Westminster has revealed permission for the wedding of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent came after a review of her ability to make the Catholic promise and the removal of certain obstacles from the future of her children. The couple were mar-
ried by Monsignor Ralph Brown in a private ceremony last week. They were formally married in a civil ceremony in Vienna in 1978 when it was deemed the then Baroness von Reibnitz
could not make the promise required of Catholics. Cardinal Hume confirmed what had been widely assumed, that the central issue in both the 1978 and 1983 decisions concerned evidence of
"The document recognises that the roles of the family, parish, clergy and peers are beyond the school's competence and responsibility. "It does not seek to remedy situations that inevitably arise if these other groups fail to play their part." Father Holohan had a word of warning for those who tried to read the guidelines without an adequate knowledge of w hat the Catholic Church actually teaches. "The guidelines are compelled to present the current teaching of the Church. I hope the people who are unfamiliar with the Church's teaching, or who are unhappy
the Princess' will to raise the children in the Catholic faith. (Catholics promise to do all in their power to raise t heir children as Catholics.) He noted that before their 1978 marriage Prince Michael promised to have his children baptised and raised as Anglicans. • Cont page 4 AP.
Guide for Catholic teachers with them, will not criticise those whose task it is to teach them." Father Holohan emphasises religious education guidelines had to prepare students for the Church in the age when they would be living adult lives. Children entering grade one this year would not be finishing their schooling until 1996. He said one of the reasons Perth archdiocese produced its own guidelines and did not simply accept those produced elsewhere was in order to t ake notice of the particular features of the Church in Perth such as its multicultural make-up as the result of immigration, the emerging of a lay apostolate at the same time clergy numbers were decreasing and new structures were emerging.
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Knights urged to use talents Graveside ordination BELFAST — For the first time the church overlooking the grave of St Patrick in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, hosted an ordination c eremony. C oIm McGrady, 25, a parishioner of St Patrick's parish, was ordained by Dr Cahal Daly, Bishop of Down and C onnor. The church overlooks St Patrick's grave, a big tourist attraction, which is marked by a large boulder bearing the word PATRICK.
Questions on whether the full talents of the Knights of the Southern Cross were being used to greatest advantage were raised at a conference in Perth last week. "is the talent, especially at branch level, being tapped sufficiently for the good of the Order and the Church?" This question was asked during the address by National VicePresident, Brother Laurie Phillips to delegates at the 61St State Conference of the order of the Knights of the Southern Cross. Leadership, he told delegates needs to be promoted, developed and encouraged.
He was supporting the remarks made by KS(' Chaplain, Monsignor P.G.J. O'Reilly who earlier had addressed the conference. LAGOS -The Capuchins have been asked to set up Monsignor O'Reilly their first mission in Nigeria by Archbishop said Canon Law embracArinze of Onitsha. ed stewardship and F our priests of the Order's Florence province are accountability as the preparing to go out. main codes upon which so much depended "if Catholics and Knights in g11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 particular were to fulfil EThe Daughters of Charity their Christian responsibilities". NEED YOUR HELP He suggested these t ot their work for the development of the concepts would percolate underprhideged much quicker through lay involvement in the URGENTLY NEEDED Church. Clothing, clean, wearable, "A widespread expreshouse -hold sion of response to these goods -- nick-nacks - ornaments, matters will be a chaljewellery, etc. lenging and exciting Deliver to affair", he said. 534 William Street. Highgate Brother Phillips stressed branch leadership For Truck to call — Phone 328 4403 t hus needed to be Country goods marked donation stimulated. Knights were called on 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111R to direct the management of talent and skills at 744,t400*Willii1407 4 - 48 Wain)* 4 06.14 branch level in the Order towards the needs of youth — "Youthcare". Brother Phillips in a review of KSC activity during 1982-83:— • Expressed appreciation to Knights for the achievements of the Est. 1910 Order during the year. • Praised retiring state. chairman, Brother Max nv4I Bowen who for over (Opposite Cargill St. State School) three years, in spite of 4:( personal and business pressures as well as family commitments, fulfilled a demanding task. • Agreed the work by 190 many branches for Pregnancy Help was a wonderful achievement. • Sympathised with childless couples denied parenthood by some physical abnormality but drew attention to the host of legal, moral, ethical and social problems associated with in-vitro Armadale & Districts fertilisation. Phone 398 2208 He said KSC in Victoria were preparing a submisMt. Lawley — Scarborough sion to the committee of Northern Districts enquiry. • Stated $57,000 was Phone 444 3217 raised nationally by the Bull Creek — Burrendah Order and distributed to victims of the dreadful Mt. Pleasant bushfires of Ash WednesPhone 332 6401 day.
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At last week's annual State Conference of the Knights of The Southern Cross, the national vice president Mr Laurie Phillips farewells the outgoing state chairman Mr Max Bowen.
Publicity can be important To be seen in the public eye to be men of conviction, courage and Christian principles is very important, Monsignor P G J O'Reilly told the annual meeting of the Knights of the Southern Cross. In our present society a certain amount of publicity is necessary, otherwise it unfortunately appears people do not know or are not aware of how much good work goes on he said. Mons O'Reilly said although Knights of the Southern Cross did not publicise their works for kudos, publicity was necessary even for survival . He pointed to the great amount of KSC talent and expertise available at the branch level and asked if that resource was being tapped for the benefit of the Church as well as it could be. "There is a great need to stimulate initiative at the branch level to develop this leadership talent in our time. "The revised code of canon law coming into effect in Advent this year places
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Message to KSC great emphasis on the pastoral aspects of the laws of the Church "Stewardship and accountability are among its main thrusts, and I see in it tremendous potential for the development of lay involvement in the Church in the years ahead. Mon O'Reilly cited the Youthcare programme as an example of where the management and business skills of the Knights could be used to support young people who need guidance and support in the work they are doing. ' It isn't necessarily money they need but the management skills and the knowledge that some older people do care about their efforts. ' He said work at the practical level in the branches fits in with the KSC aims "To conduct and support educational, charitable, religious and social welfare work."
French medal for Perth woman Perth's noted French scholar, Joyce Dunphy, has been honoured by the French Government and made a Knight in the O rder of Academic Palms. She is one of six Western Australians to be so recognised and one of only two to receive the medal in the last 12 years. The award, given for services to the French language and culture, w as presented to Mrs Dunphy by Monsieur JeanClaude Redonnet, the Cultural and Scientific A ttache to the French Embassy in Australia, who flew from Canberra f or the occasion. The ceremony was part of a buffet -lecture night organised by the Perth A l l iance Franca ise. A round 100 people attended the function which also marked the 100th anniversary of A l l iance Franca ise International. Mrs Dunphy, who joined Alliance Francaise when she was 17, has been an active member of the organisation since 1929. Currently vice-president of the group she has held office many times, including terms as president. Other Western Australians to have been made Knights in the Order of A cademic Palms, an order instituted by Napoleon, include the late Dr Vera Summers, the late Dorothy Clarke, Miss lean Randall, Mr Lionel Lobstein and Professor David Tunley. • Cont. page 4
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At The Record office last week the circulation manager Mr Frank Malone (seated left) explained to board members the circulation campaign that will include distribution of a special eight page booklet "How To Sell The Record". Others seated: Mr John Doogue, Sister Leonie O'Brien. (standing) Mr Denis Cullity (chairman), Monsignor Pat O'Reilly, Mr Edward van Heemst (manager) and Mr Kevin Smith.
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MaidIan IF team is active Visiting brother in SW BUNBURY — Brother John S weeney, founder and Superior General of t he Society of St Gerard Majella recently visited Bunbury.
BUNBURY — Most Catholic schools in the Bunbury diocese were guided by people who saw past their w ork as a job and approached it with a sense of vocation, Bishop Quinn said last week.
He had extensive discussions with the local superior, Brother Terence O'Loughlin, and Bishop Quinn, on the f uture of the brothers' work in the diocese.
Not only was this sense of vocation a quality to be encouraged in a Catholic school, but was essential to truly achieve our goals, he told 30 school representatives from schools in Bunbury diocese.
Four brothers are presently involved in the state school apostolate, are c atechetics for the parsh of Bunbury,as part-time chaplians in t wo high schools, conducting as part-time chaplainey in two high schools, conducting seminars in many c ountry parishes throughout the diocese, and undertaking sacramental programmes in Bunbury.
Over 90 attended a weekend at Narrogin, 50 at W agin, and just recently over 120 at Dianella, which was visited at the request of Father O'Mara. Further visits are planned for Narrogin, Katanning, Wagin and others in third term. In Lake Grace parish the brothers have been involved in mission work. One of the principal points discussed by Brother John was the increasing call on the brothers' time for staff development and in-service as well as retreat camps for pupils at Catholic schools.
LONDON: Exiled Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn said the growth of Christianity in the Soviet Union after 60 years of efforts to eradicate it is "the most hopeful sign one could see — anywhere in the world". In a recent interview for the BBC Solzhenitsyn told Malcolm Muggeridge that communist powers in his homeland had taken harsh m ilitary steps against Christianity. Despite the fact millions of peasants were slaughtered in order to eradicate faith from the very roots of the people and millions of hours o f propoganda used in order to burn the faith out, Christianity in Russia was revived and growing. VWAW
sonal concern and commitment to each other," he said.
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Former Baptist to be priest LONDON — A former Baptist minister who has been head of religion at a British Catholic school for 18 years is leaving to study for the priesthood at the Beda College in Rome. He is Mr Dan Williams who joined the staff at St Joseph's Comprehensive School in Port Talbot shortly after it opened. Mr Williams, who is also a parishioner at Queen of the Universe Church in Swansea, became a Catholic in 1959 after his ministry with the Baptist Church at Croesceiliog in Gwent.
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"Personal is the ke) word since teaching about Christian virtues such as compassion, charity, justice, morality, forgiveness and so on, is of no avail unless we match it by commitment to it ourselves and make it evident in our school community. "This sense of vocation is something you cannot write into a contract. "Some would say we are idealistic in hoping for it like legislating for holiness! "Certainly it is difficult to verify in an applicant for a position whether it exists or not, and difficult t o assess its genuineness but, that notwithstanding, it is a quality we -require," he said.
Deficient "Without it our schools will be deficient. "Anybody coming into our system without accepting this will be out of step and inadequate regarding the purpose of his or her appointment "Maintaining this sense of vocation in either religious or laity is not always easy," he said. "The stress of the profession can challenge anyone's enthusiasm for example the tensions of practising charitable concern while maintaining discipline; calling for parental involvement and then putting up with unreasonable or excessive involvement," Bishop Quinn said. The three day conference at Bunbury Catholic College was attended h\ C atholic Education Office members Father Gerard Holohan and Peter Slattery and Sister Eileen Lenihan. The aim of the conference was to develop support for the teachers of religion in Catholic schools and to establish the religion teachers' priorities.
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The brothers provide catechist training for the parishes around Bunbury, and twice each term hold training and enrichment days for catechists in the Great Southern region, serving parishes from Narrogin to Ongerup. They offer weekend programmes in country p arishes for adult Catholics to deepen their knowledge of and c ommitment to the faith, such as Passing the Faith on in the Home, Religion and the Adolescent, A Catholic view of Life, as well as v arious scripture courses.
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When the 'cuts' take the fun out of funding There has been an understandable silence on the part o f Catholic and other independent schools regarding the cuts in funding that were administered to the 41 colleges around Australia recently. It is not unlike the prudent silence that descends on a class as someone is dragged off to the principal's office t o be whacked. The analogy is apt since most newspaper reports persisted over several days in referring to the schools as being on some "hit list." Because the funding of independent schools faces the almost impossible task of ever getting a sympathetic press by never quoting in the same article the funds going t o government schools, the "hit list" scenario was presumably to infer that the hurting schools were either getting the caning they richly deserved or that some Al Capone racket was indulging in a bit of playground equalising to re -distribute the marbles. Locally it is only Presbyterian Ladies College which is nursing its bruises and it has stated that it intends to take the matter further. One reason that little comment can be made is because the cuts in funding are the personal business of each school and the details confidential as would be the reasons why the government has acted in particular situations On the wider level the question of funding of private schools is said to be such a complicated formula and process that even top administrators are lost for words in trying to explain to ordinary people how the school categories work when it comes to determining the resources of a school. It is predictable that some commentators have called this government cut the thin edge of the wedge to force at least some schools back into going it alone just as it is predictable for the government to claim it is merely re-slicing a cake whose ingredients are in short supply in hard times. O thers claim it is a ploy to split, if not the Protestant from the Catholic elite, then at least to separate the haves from the have-nots. No sane observer would say anything is to be gained by e xploiting such divisions when government funding in recent years has meant the survival and proper development of a responsible private education system offering not only to parents but to the teaching profession a truly alternative system. It was not always so and it is a pity memories are so short on the history of less than a century ago when bigoted Protestant interests exploited working class powerlessness to the extent of barracking for a secular state school system largely because it would be the Catholics who were the losers. It is not raking over coals if the Catholic school students of today, and more importantly their teachers, were made to go back and find out how many of the buildings in which they are taught today were built penny by penny. A t endless Sunday afternoon functions the Catholic demand for justice went unheeded and politicians politely said their hands were tied. One never heard if similar speeches were made in certain other schools that were the bastion of spiritual and not a little material privilege. Times change and not everyone is happy with the unbridled secularism that was foisted on the country as a progressive move. The vaunted visits to the schools that would provide religious icing are a hollow gesture today as recruitment of primary religious teachers falters and the first attempt to get a secondary religious syllabus into state high schools so far fails. Secularism's worst boast was that touchiness on the part of parents — not only for religious scruples — ought to be surrendered to an educational machine that always knew what was best or acquiesced in the fact that many parents couldn't care less. Neutrality in anything like moral teaching — quaintly distinguished from even worse dogmatic religious teaching — would be the banner. One supposes it was the sort of neutrality that found a group of youngsters this week spontaneously declaring their state school playground to be a nuclear free zone . . It is certain that not all clients of the private schools are of one mind why they want that particular education f or their children. Similarly, not all parents of children in Catholic schools feel that they have to do more than send their children and pay the fees. The arrival of the archdiocesan guidelines will reawaken the educational debate if only to ensure that all teachers in Catholic schools — and not just the religious co-ordinators — get their facts straight on why parishes and others will keep funding the sector not covered by government funds, and why in fact Catholic schools exist at all. It will also contrast what is not being done for the significant number who don't want or can't obtain Catholic schooling. It will help to blow away any potential smokescreen that attempts to use economic rationalisation as a cover for more ulterior moves on religious schools, moves that have already received too much passive support already. 4
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• From page 1 Also, that Baroness von Reibnitz, was quoted in a newspaper interview as saying, "I think it is a question of who is head of the family and in this case the head of the family h appens to be an Anglican. "I would clearly make an effort to allow my children to understand about my religion. "I think Prince Michael would not be averse to them choosing my religion if they wanted when they come of age." Cardinal Hume said the Prince's 1978 promise "and other indications were judged at that time to exclude any realistic expectation the Princess
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R eview paved way for Royal wedding would be able to make the efforts still required by the Church's law. "It is now clear," he continued, "the competent authorities in Rome have been satisfied, and indeed impressed, by the evident and consistent efforts of the Princess over the years to convey to her children a genuine love and knowledge of the Catholic faith. "Furthermore, it has now become clear that,
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should the children of the marriage wish to become Catholics of their own volition in the future, then no obstacles would be put in their way, except of course that they would be deprived of the right of succession to the throne."
Prince Michael who was 16th in line of succession in 1978, had to give up that right when he married the Cathol ic baroness. England's 1689 Bill of Rights and 1701 Act of S ettlement bar the throne to "all and every person that . . .shall profess the Popish religion or shall marry a Papist." Cardinal Hume empha-
The couple's two children, four-year-old Lord Frederick and two-yearold Lady Gabriella, are 19th and 20th in line of
sised it was changed circumstances and new evidence since 1978 which led the Catholic Church to grant the dispensation in 1983 that it had denied in 1978. But he also defended the Church against complaints that it had caused confusion and scandal by not giving a fuller explanation of the reasons for r eversing its 1978 decision.
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• Called for a widespread response from branches to the national project in its initiative to present the pope with an immense spiritual bouquet during this Holy Year. • Described the computer and other equipment acquired during the year for the Order and its commercial activities. Brother Phillips outlined the success the Order experienced in dealing with sections of the media over matters offensive to Christians. He mentioned speciall , the Pickering calendar on a national basis and the Maumill affair on the local scene. He also announced the National Executive will hold its first meeting for 1984 in Perth during March. A committee has been set up to organise and coordinate associated functions. It will be ten years since such an occasion was held in Perth. Brother Phillips pledged very close co-operation through the KSC Chaplain with the Archbishop in defining priority areas of activity. He added contemporary social issues which were of concern to the Church --- and to Christians generally — was what he had in mind. Matters such as hard porn, home video sales and rentals, in-vitro fertilisation, abortion, state aid to non government schools, and drugs were examples. The conference held at the Redemptorist Retreat House, North Perth was attended by over 80 members of the Order r epresenting banches statewide. It was the last conference Sir Launcelot Goody would attend as Archbishop of Perth. Archbishop Goody celebrated Mass as the starting point of the conference weekend and during dinner was presented with a cheque for $3,000 from the members of the Order throughout W A for St Charles Seminary. During conference proceedings Brother Brian Taylor was appointed to succeed Brother Max Bowen as state chairman, W A. Neville Ward
She grew up in Perth and was educated at North Perth State School, Perth Modern School and then the University of Western Australia where she took out a Bachelor of Arts degree with First Class Honours in Ancient and Medieval French.
Professor Tunley, from the University of Western Australia's Music Department, received his decoration at a ceremony in Canberra earlier this year. Mrs Dunphy was unable to attend the function because of ill health and as a result Monsieur Redonnet agreed to come to Perth to make the presentation.
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from PAUL DONNELLY, Claremont Sir, U nder the seeming benevolence of the United Nations Convention for Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women lies a threat of social anarchy in world and Australian society, in education and even in religion. This is the import of Article 5 of the convention and others which support and amplify it. Article 5: "State parties shall take all appropriate measures to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with elimination of all stereotyped concepts of the roles of men and women at all levels, a nd in all forms of education." Stereotyped roles can be nothing other than those established at Creation, "Male and female created He them": to woman was given the privi leged responsibility of motherhood and to man the subservient role of provider and protector. To attempt to destroy these related but different roles is anarchistic: it must either fail or destroy humanity. Not even the United Nations can confer the privilege of motherhood
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on men; but through contraception, abortion or care of babes in creches, woman can be enrolled to share with men the toil of the workforce. Article 11 of the convention relates to the provision of child care facilities and Article 12 wants h ealth care services related to family planning.
F ederal Government plans to become a party to the convention by Act of Parliament and then t hrough its developed "external affairs" powers it is enforceable on all States and widely through society: its unisex intentions will be with us by 1 984, the Orwellian year The convention especially demands development of unisex, genderless education.
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Thus segregated, schools may be told to either co educate or lose government subsidy. Women clergy may be e nforceable on al l churches. The convention provisions are to be overseen by an international committee on which there will be a strong dominant communist representation. From 1984 on, it will not be just big sister but big red sister watching us conform to a brave new world — one of no squaws, all braves.
SYDNEY: Pupils from St Mary's Girls' High, Liverpool, a Catholic school, joined with pupils from Liverpool Girls' High to run a fete for a gallant teenager fighting a rare bone marrow disease. Anne Richardson, a former pupil of both Liverpool Girls' High and St Mary's, has aplastic anaemia and has been courageously facing up to her plight for more than a year. Anne Richardson's courage, and the support of her many young friends, has sparked a response from Press and TV. so the fete at Liverpool High was well attended.
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Organisation look to us for funds An organisation which was formed to supply just one vehicle for a medical missionary and which then closed down has now built up to a point where it is producing one vehicle every five or six days. This is the story painted by Mr Sean O 'Leary of Liverpool, England, the medical administrator of Survive, who is in Perth to help establish Survive here after establishing Survive Austral ia and Survive Tasmania. Working out of the K nights of the Southern Cross office in Hay Street he hopes to contact local parishes to produce a first WA Survive vehicle, a Toyota Land cruiser for the Sisters of St John of G od working in Lahore, Pakistan. "Where the people can't get to the hospital dispensary, the dispensary will get to them" he said. pointing out that each Survive vehicle in preventative medicine use can save up to 20,000 lives a year. Survive started in 1974 when Mr O'Leary was asked to go to Southern Ethiopia to look at the possibility of setting up tin shed dispensaries for the people. His inquiries indicated the people were so mobile it was decided to put the dispensary on wheels. He told the local bishop it would take 10 years to raise the cost of a vehicle and the bishop said: "They have been waiting 200 years so another 10 years won't make any difference." Instead, the first vehicle had been paid for by United Kingdom Catholics in just 10 weeks.
Re-opened The organisation then closed down but so many requests started pouring in Survive was re-opened again. A s a result there are now over 106 Survive vehicles in use in mission areas and there are a further 1 35 requests on the books waiting for sponsorship. Survive has branched out into providing vehicles for pastoral work by mission priests or sisters. Once the vehicle reaches its destination it is passed over entirely to the local people for upkeep and maintenance. Each Survive vehicle is intentionally purchased and fitted-out locally so people can see where their money is going. The vehicle, painted in Survive colours is driven to each church for inspection by the local congregation before being shipped overseas. Where money is collected, it is given to the parish priest to be sent to the motor distributor so that the local parish can receive an immediate receipt showing the money has been given for the use it was intended. Until local Survive groups get on their feet,
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the administration costs are carried by the English Survive organisation. In Australia, Survive is being supported by the K nights of the Southern Cross and the speakers who will be addressing t he local congregations w ill be local Knights. Survive Australia is working for the Oceania area and has provided a Toyota Hiace for Vincentians in Fiji. Survive Melbourne is providing a vehicle for Wewak New Guinea and Survive Canberra is supplying a motorised ambulance canoe for the Dominicans in the Solomon Islands.
BELFAST — An urgent plea for the two communities in Northern Ireland to accept each other was made by Bishop Cahal Daly of Down and Connor when addressing the 1983 Summerfest at Corrymeela, the ecumenical centre in County Antrim. "If there is to be stability, ordered living and peace in this society, there must be reciprocal tolerance and acceptance of one another by these two communities," he said. "Any attempt by one community to coerce the other into submission. or to subordinate the other to the status of second-class citizenship. would be immoral, and it would also be impossible."
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rento. (pictured below) recently presented a cheque for S2,005 to Father Patrick Ahern, Director of the Perth Catholic Missions Office. ..... . ....... The money was raised by the students and staff of the College during the recent Forty Hour Fast for Faith. The College Community Awareness Committee organised the fast which involved the whole college communits either as fasters or sponsors. Father Ahern said this amount was the largest single amount received so far from the Forty Hour Fast for Faith. The fast which commenced in the Archdiocese of Melbourne in 1982, was extended to the whole of Australia during 1983. Catholic schools and parishes were approached through the Catholic Missions Office in each diocese. The result was quite o utstanding, Father Ahern added.
Purpose The purpose of the fast w as to make people a ware of the hunger and starvation in the world, Father Ahern said. This was done by going w ithout solid food for 40 hours. The money raised from sponsors was donated to Catholic Missions. These missions already e xist in many Third World countries. They are helping to alleviate poverty and starvation, Father Ahern said. "Thank You" certificates have already been distributed to those who have sent in donations. Father Ahern said he w as most grateful to the people of this archdiocese for the generous response they had made.
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OTTAWA — Preparations f or Pope John Paul 's September 1984 visit to Canada are under way, according to the C anadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). The executive committee of the CCCB selected Celebrate our Faith as a theme to provide a general framework for preparations in parishes and during the visit. The bishops also named two assistant co-ordinators, Bernard Daly and Father Leonard R ochon, to the Papal Visit Secretariat. The secretariat will oversee the work of five national planning desks for the visit. E
guerillas but archdiocesan figures showed they had killed 43 civilians. The exact figure for January to June 1 983 for civilian deaths attributed to security forces and their allies is 2527. E
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VATICAN — Pope John Paul named Canadian Bishop Edouard Gagnon pro -president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and made him an archbishop. He succeeds Australian Cardinal James R Knox, who died in Rome on June 26. Archbishop Gagnon, who was appointed to the titular See of Giustiniana Prima, resigned as bishop of St Paul in Alberta in May 1972 after holding the post for four years. He has been a member of the family council since shortly after its creation in 1 981 He had been vice-president of the Committee for the Family, the Vatican agency which was the forerunner of the family council.
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SAN SALVADOR — More than 2500 Salvadoran civilians were killed in the first six months of 1983 by security forces and death squads allied with the military, according to figures gathered by Tutela Legal, the human rights monitoring agency of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador. The Spanish words tutela legal mean "legal protection. ' " The figures were announced by Father Jesus Delgado during a Sunday homily at the archdiocesan cathedral. The priest is an aide to Archbishop Arturo Rivera Damas of San Salvador. Father Delgado said it was more difficult to obtain statistics on atrocities by
L_Jprobing and dialogue are needed to have an understanding of Mary for contemporary times, said Charity Sister Carol Frances Jegen, in Chicago Sister Jegen spoke at Mundelein College's Mary Festival. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the festival was the highlight of their 150th year More than 500 people took part in the f estival, and some 1000 people attended the closing Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago. At the festival, speakers presented Mary in her various roles. 0 0 0
Bombings Catholics to 'end imprisoned silence' VATICAN CITY (NC) — The car bombing which left four people dead and 10 wounded on July 29 in Palermo, Sicily, ought to lead to the demise of the Mafia code of silence, said a front-page commentary in the Vatican daily newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. The killings were widely a ttributed to the Sicilian Mafia. The commentary by Father Claudio Sorgi said those participating in Italian organised crime no longer seem to distinguish between "enemies" and "innocents." "The victims of this ferocious massacre are a warning that cannot leave any conscience in peace. That must make fall definitively every residueof 'omerta' (the Mafia code of silence) even in the most fearful." Father Sorgi wrote. The commentary emphasised the duty of all to "commit themselves to the constivction of a culture and of a society which will finally bring the sign of the Gospel and not that of a paganism which seems to ignore millenia of Christianity." The car bombing outside the home of Chief investigating Jut je Rocco Chinned killed Chinnici., two police guards and an employee.
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HANOI -- Radio Hanoi reported 13 Cathaolics had been given prism sentences for inciting Catholics to "rise up" arid overthrow the communist government in southern Vietnam. The 13 were accused of publishing an inflammatory newspaper, co-operating with "reactionary organisations abroad" and attempting to turn a monastery in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, into a "meeting place with their accomplices to carry out their counterrevolutionary plans". Nguyen van Hien described in the broadcast as "an avowed agent of the CIA" was sentenced to life imprisonment after a public trial.
Ethiopia Serious famine MAKALE. The Salesians have issued an urgent appeal in the name of the Church in Adigrat "that the whole world should render help to the thousands of people in Ethiopia whose problem is not so much to "live" but merely to "survive" on account of the terrible famine that has affected Central Africa. The crops have been almost destroyed by the drought, just as in 1973 (when 200,000 persons died of hunger in the neighbouring province of Wollo, and their tragic situation w as not even known abroad!) Another four to five months of drought are expected before the seasonal rains.
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The Salesians add that they are hoping and praying that the 1973 tragedy will not be repeated this year. With the help of certain international bodies and the relief programme of the Ethiopian government, our confreres have already distributed 160,000kg quintals of food, 20,000 articles of clothing, 10,000 pieces of soap and similar things —all amounting to about US$98,5000. But help is still desperately needed to tide these people over the critical period till they can again r ely on their own resources.
Ivory coast Ivory Coast: Promotion of women.
Women leaving !lurch
O TTAWA (NC) — sity of Ottawa and a Catholic women in Canmember of the bishops' ada — dissatisfied with committee. "They are the Church's ban on excluded from making women priests, its prohidecisions on the whole bition of contraception, life of the Church." and its stance on other She said 10 years ago issues affecting women w omen thought they — are leaving the were not free to discuss Church, according to a many of the issues, and study by the Canadian the committee's survey bishops' Committee on marked "the first time t he Role of Women in the many had been asked C hurch. how they feel." A report released by the committee after it surIn recent years, women veyed women's attitudes have had -confidence to stated women's rights in speak out in the religious the Church continue "to world, but some are still be treated as a marginal nervous to criticise the concern by the leaderC hurch,- she said. ship of the Catholic feel alienated, are tired trol and marriage Church.of being placed in what annulments. Marion Dewar, the they regard as "peri- Because they cannot be Mayor of Ottawa, wrote pheral" roles in Church ordained priests, "they that in forbidding contradecision making and are cannot exercise author- ception to women, the Response upset by Church policies ity in the Church,- said C hurch is "denying us involving various other E lisabeth Lacel le, a the right to human issues, such as birth con- theologian at the Univer- dignity." Initiation of the study p rompted an "overwhelming response, including the comments o f numerous women, many of whom wanted to be anonymous, according to the committee. The R OME: The Most Rev. EmmaHe will remain an archbishop in a panel received some 300 new post created for him. nuel Milingo, recalled to Vatiletters representing the The Vatican said in a brief stateviews of 1,000 women can City for investigation of his ment Pope John Paul had accepted by April. healing practices which some the resignation and appointed ArchbiFormed in 1982, the shop Milingo as a special delegate to called voodoo, has resigned as committee consists of the pontifical commission for migranine women and two Archbishop of Lusaka and Prition and tourism. bishops. It is scheduled mate of Zambia. Archbishop Milingo, ordered to to follow up the survey Rome 16 months ago for what the and report with a plan for Vatican said were medical tests, could action within a year. "I am not a witchdoctor," Archbinot be reached for comment. shop Milingo has written in defence of According to the comFor years the Church has been wreshis faith healings. mittee's study, women tling with the problem of how much local culture to allow into religious services in Africa, where the number of Catholics is growing by two million a year - the fastest growth rate of any continent.
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DUEKOUE. This centre with 17,000 inhabitants is some 66km from the capital city of Abidjan; and the Salesian Sisters have arrived here. From 1973 to 1978 the Salesians were only able to pay irregular visits to the area, but in 1981 were able to establish themselves permanently with three missionaries sent by the province of Barcelona. Now reinforcements have arrived: two Salesian Sisters (also from Spain) and a co-operator who is a nurse and will tend to the clinic and dispensary. The mission covers 44 villages and has 33 Christian communities. One of the more urgent problems is the dignity of women; and so hopefully a primary school and a school of arts and crafts will be set
up to try to raise the standard of living and add dignity and Christian cheerfulness that is after all the just desert of every child of God.
Ghana Ghana: Don Bosco present without his Salesians. LIATI. This mission is conducted by the Verona Fathers and there are no Salesians at all in Ghana. Imagine the surprise then of Father Eugene Petrogalli FSCI when he was unexpectedly accosted by a group of some hundreds of young people who told him they had gathered from various parts of the country "to celebrate the feast of St John Bosco together." Father Eugene is well acquainted with the details of Don Bosco's life and readily assented, and the
c elebration went ahead with a homily and a general spirit of joy. Learning of this, one of his relations who is a Salesian asked Father Eugene to inquire how such a spontaneous devotion had arisen. It transpired that years before a young Ghanian priest who had studied in Rome had returned to Ghana and set up an association for young Catholics under the patronage of St John.
Brazil Brazil: New Salesian bishop in Amazonia. PORTO VEL140. The Osservatore Romano has carried the news that the Prelature of Vila Rondonia has been constituted a diocese with the name of iiParana; it is now a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan of Porto Velho.
The bishop of the new diocese is to be Salesian Father Antonio Possamai, one-time provincial of the north eastern province in Brazil. The bishop elect is 54 years of age and is a native of Ascurra, Brazil. He did his theological studies and was ordained at Sao Paulo. After various responsible offices he was appointed provincial of the Recife province in 1973. He is the 126th Salesian bishop in our century-old Salesian Congregation.
France France: A new Salesian publishing house. LYONS. The Prefecture de Rodano of the Republic of France has granted official registration for this new publishing house "Association educative Don Bosco." It will officially cater for all cultural, educational
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Bishops condemn expropriation in Malta
V ALETTA (Malta) — The bishops of Malta have condemned the expropriation by the Maltese government of property given to the Church in exchange for the celebration of Masses. In a letter read in all Catholic churches in t he smal l island nation off the coast o f Italy, the country's two bishops called t he government action a "violation of a fundamental right of man." S ections of the Devolution of Certain Church Properties Act, which took eff ect on July 18, have to do with property willed or given to the Church in ex -
change for the celebration of Masses for the soul of the donor or another person named by the donor. Under terms of the new law, any property obtained by the Church under such conditions more than 2 5 years ago automatically becomes p roperty of the government. "We, the bishops of this island, feel the
Natural planning to renew families W ASHINGTON (NC) — Natural family planning will renew family life in US dioceses, directors of the three major natural family planning provider-groups told a conference at the Catholic University of America. "Natural family planning's potential for rejuvenation of the family is immense," said Dr Thomas Hilgers of Creighton University Natural Family Planning Education and Research Centre. Omaha, Neb.. one of the provider-groups. Hilgers cited his own "conversion to natural family planning" as what can happen to American Catholic families. "There probably has never been a document which touched me as immediately as 'Humanae Vitae' (the encyclical on regulating birth)," Hilgers said. He acknowledged that as a medical student in the late 1960s during the Church's debate on artificial contraception, he had expected a change in the official teaching. "But as I read 'Humanae Vitae' I was immediately converted to natural family planning — not to the technique but to natural family planning's ability to foster conjugal love, to enrich the spiritual lives of couples and its potential for maturation of the couple." he said. "But our couples are not going to use natural family planning unless we can get the priests and teachers in the Church behind it." he continued. In some cases priests are still counselling sterilisation, he said.
Synagogue blast JOHANNESBURG: An explosion badly damaged a synagogue only four hours before South Africa's President Viljoen and the Israeli Ambassador, Eliahu Lankin, were to attend a service. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Hi//brow, just north of the city centre No one was injured. and religious activities, especially for the young, and will be run by the Lyons province. Father Michel Mouillard will be its director. It will supply all sorts of printed matter, music cassettes, r ecords, filmettes, tapes and slides — all under the ensign of Don Bosco.
India India: Death of first Salesian Bengali bishop. K RISHNAGAR. Bishop Matthew Baroi has died at 58 years of age. He was born at Narikelbari in the diocese of Chittagon (today Bangladesh) on August 31 1925 and made his Salesian profession at Shillong Mawlai in 1948. He directed the Salesian seminary of Calcutta Bandel, and was also parish priest there from 1964 to 1970, when he was transferred as rector and parish
priest of the cathedral at Krishnagar. On the retirement of Bishop Morrow he was appointed Administrator Apostolic, and on September 17 1973 made bishop of the diocese by Paul VI, being the first Bengali Salesian to be raised to the episcopacy. Bishop Baroi came of a poor family, and died in harness in a very poor and difficult diocese, where the Salesians have worked since 1928, helped by the diocesan Sisters of Mary Immaculate (founded and d irected by Bishop Morrow). During Bishop Baroi's episcopacy the Christians in the diocese increased from 16,000 to 23,000. India: Diamond jubilee for FMA. BANGALORE: The 60th anniversary of the arrival of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco in India has been solemnised in the large
duty to repeat, in the clearest manner, our displeasure and sorrow for what has happened," said the l etter signed by A rchbishop Joseph Mercieca of Malta and Bishop Nicholas J Cauchi of Gozo.
"We cannot understand why the state has to interfere with the right of individuals who, following
the inspiration of t heir conscience, have left or would like to leave Masses to be celebrated for them or their decesased," the letter said. "This is a violation of a fundamental right of man.
"The Mass is, in i tself, a spiritual good and therefore only the pope, as vicar of Christ, has
competence over it," the bishops said. They promised that e ven if property given to the Church i n exchange for Masses is confiscated by the government, the priests of Malta will "continue to take them into a ccount and fulfil the obligation of the f oreseen celebration o f Masses. "We know that what has happened wounds not only us, but also the heart of every Christian," the letter said.
Walesa denies threat
GDANSK — Lech Walesa, leader of the now dissolved Polish independent trade union, Solidarity, has denied Pope John Paul II had asked him to retire from the political scene in Poland. Asked whether the pope has asked him to withdraw from politics, Walesa said, "During our meeting near Zakopane the Holy Father did not say anything of the kind to me." An article by Father Virgilio Levi, then a ssistant director of L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican daily newspaper, which made that claim, was based on Father Levi's "personal interpretation of the facts," Walesa said. youth centre directed by the same sisters. The three FMA provinces (Madras, Bombay and Assam) made their special c ontributions, each headed by its respective provincial. The SDB provincial of Bangalore, Father Thomas Thayil, presided at the concelebration and delivered the homily for the occasion. At a common agape of all the representatives Father John Sathiaraj, provincial of Madras, gave the con gratulatory address to the sisters and stressed how their institute had spread and taken root in the hearts of the Indian people as it went about its apostolate of t he advancement and development of the people and generous ecclesial service. Special congratulations were offered to two of the sisters still living who were in the first missionary expedition 60 years ago.
Father Levi later resigned his post at L'Osservatore Romano because of controversy over the article. "I am sure that (Father Levi) did not act in bad faith," Walesa said. "We are friends. "Father Levi was a guest of my family for the Baptism of my last child. Maria Victoria, while I was imprisoned." Walesa said in the interview he has "free access to all the highest representatives of the Polish Church." He knows he "can always count on the Church's support." he said.
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Touch is a Si "Touching is imBy Katharine Bird portant — it is a sign o f care," Father J ohn Gurrieri C ommittee on the commuity. The sacraLiturgy, serious illness ment of the sick is c ommented.
We were discussing the today includes a wide sacrament of the sick. variety of conditions, Father Gurrieri was ranging from serious pointing out how, dur- arthritic conditions, to ing the celebration of the curable cancer, to psysacrament, the priest lays chic depression and his hands on the head of despair. The study text comthe person who is sick. That action expresses the ments that sickness presc ompassion of God and ents Christians with a of the Church commun- "crisis situation" which ity for the person who is affects the way they relate t o their families, their suffering from illness. The sacrament of the friends and their church sick is a way for the Church and her people to be present in a caring way to the person who is sick, he indicated. Father Gurrieri is executive director of the US Bishops' Liturgy Secretariat. The primary purpose of the sacrament of the sick, Father Gurrieri said, is "to call down God's healing power on people, spiritually and physically." For the seriously sick person, the sacrament can be "an experience of God's healing touch," he explained. People often experience "psychological healing" after receiving the sacrament, he added. They "receive the grace to understand suffering a little better and to accept it."
"addressed to a concrete situation" in which Christians find themselves. Father Gurrieri called sickness "a part of the evil in the world." In this situation, the sacrament of the sick becomes a way for people to confront illness and try to understand what is happening
In the Church, the life of one Christian is caught up in the lives of many other Christians. When one suffers'or is ill, others in the Church community are called into action.
ed. The revised rite for the sacrament, which calls for a community celebration whenever possible, communicates that message of love in concrete ways by laying hands on the person's head, anointing the forehead and perhaps the hands with oil. Today, many parishes sponsor a sacrament of the sick service once or t wice a year.
We all raised our Dolores Leckey writes that praying for those who suffer is one way Christians can show their care. Sometimes, glasses and smiled the director of the US Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for the Laity observes, praying for others leads on to bold our thanks at her turning back action. Prayer and action are connected. Mrs Leckey expands her thoughts to talk about the meaning of prayers of before to the centre of intercession in general. attention; the hospital bed where our Jesuit Father O'Callaghan tells a poignant story about the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents. Watching f ather — for some, parents suffer and then die is difficult — but there is a lesson in suffering and death for Christian faith. The writer is their grandfather — lay propped up, president of the Jesuit Conference. enjoying the party. It was the 50th anniver-
Mother Teresa knows only too well the value of touching as a sign of care as she tends the dying poor from the streets of Calcutta.
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Carefor the lone aged can give rise to Some time ago, Dr Creedon, a staff Michael Creedon member at the Centre helped a family nego- o f Ageing at The tiate the difficult deci- Catholic University of sions connected with America in Washingcare fo- an ageing ton. DC, advises famifather who no longer lies to initiate such could live alone. "explicit negotiations Initially, Creedon said, among all adult membthe family discussed ers" as soon as they h aving the father realise a relative is suf"rotate among the fering from a long-term c hildren, living with illness. each for a time. Creedon is convinced, Through lengthy discussionns, however, however, that the the family agreed their Christian community father might feel "like a can play a "significant bus," always on the role" in helping families confronted with move. l ong-term illness or disSo one family member offered the father a per- ability. Trying to cope manent home, Creedon with chronic illness, he said. The other children added, families can agreed to give the become "emotionally "Florence Nightingale" andphysically exhaustof their family respite ed." b y inviting the father for One family told Creelong visits periodically. don that they felt
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some difficulties "imprisoned" by the care of their grandmother who was apt to wander off. They felt someone had to be with the older woman at all times.. Yet, in Creedon's view, "there is no reason in the world" why families should try to handle such situations alone. He noted that many parish communities have committees on social ministry and c ommittees to help care for the sick. They can provide spiritual comfort to the sick people and support to the family. A ccording to Creedon.
his side. Dad had suffered a massive coronary some weeks before, with prospects looking bleak for a while. But he had survived the critical period and was gaining strength rapidly now. So the doctor had no hesitation in approving our cake and champagne party for him and mother.
Father John Castelot takes note of the problems Jesus encountered with some religious leaders who protested sary of his marriage, and that the disciples were not following some Jewish laws. Father Castelot writes about the coming of the Gentile world to Christianity.
Concerned rhe sacrament indicates to the sick that the Church is concerned with "the spiritual dimensions of sickness and suffering," Father Gurrieri observed. And it indicates to the people of a parish that they have a role to play in caring for the sick. Following the Second Vatican Council, the ritual for the sacrament of the sick was revised; a new translation of it went into effect in the United States in 1974. Known previously as "extreme unction," (last anointing), the sacrament is now known as the "sacrament of the anointing of the sick." Father Gurrieri explained this was done "to restore the true meaning of the sacrament" in line with teaching found in the Epistle of James. The focus of the sacrament, now, as in the early C hurch, is on the seriously sick person — not on the dying person, he said. Until this century the words "seriously ill" usually referred to a person who was dying. The sacrament gradually had become associated with the dying person. Today, because of medical advances, people can be seriously ill and in no danger of death. The revised rite recognises this and omits any mention of death. It stresses healing and forgiveness of sin, Father Gurrieri said. According to the study text for the sacrament published by the Bishops'
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A way for the Church andits people to express their care for someone suffering from illness is in the sacrament of the sick. Liturgist Father John Gurrieri discusses the revised rite for the sacrament of the sick with Katharine Bird. "Excuse me, I'll been almost more than By Father John O'Callaghan, SJ we could comprehend. It Using the concrete symbols of the laying on of hands and anointing people with oil, Ms Bird writes, the Church come back later!" to them, he explained. was so unlike him. Now, the nurse laughed, The Sacrament tells peo- demonstrates compassion and care to the sick person and other family members. Ms Birdis associate editor of the It was a small affair; just he was on the mend but as she backed out of his wife — our mother or ple God loves them, their children and some the hospital room. grandmother — sat by of the older grandchild- there was a new element Father Gurrieri remark- Know Your Faith series.
Christian communities can "give families a break," by taking over the care of a sick person for a se' 'i.me regularly. With minimal training, he feels, capable teenagers or adult volunteers can take on care of older people, perhaps helping to feed stroke victims or helping an older person to cook a simple meal. Where more skilled help is needed. Creedon thinks parishes should call on the expertise of skilledprofessionals among their members, asking them to volunteer an hour or two on occasion.
Ways to direct our prayers EvelynI ntlerhill once wrote that communion with the living God should lead us to prayerful concernfor others. The more we become consciou.s of God, she said, the more we become aware of how closely human beings are bound up with each other in God. t .nderhill — a great 20th-century student of mysticism — pointed out that many peoplefeel thefirst duty of prayer, following praise and adoration, is that of intercession. "Pray for me!" and "I'll pray for you.'" When we express concern for ourselves or for others this wen. we are talking about intercessory prayer — prayer that intercedes for others. But whom should we pray for' And how.' Some students of prayer today agree with the views of Blessed Father Jan van Ruysbroech, the 14th century Flemish master of prayer. Father Ruysbroeck believed that the first people we shouldpray for are the evildoers, for they are most in need of being opened to God's influence. For me, this means that Christians have a duty to pray for those who oppress the poor, or torture politicalprisoners, or rob people of their human dignity. The second group Father Ruysbroeck tells us to pray for are those who suffer. In our time they would include the homeless, the unemployed. the psychologically or physically abused child, the bereaved, the ill. Our prayers can serve as a path along whith God's healing love can flow. The divine light may be able to penetrate and ease the minds and bodies of these sufferingpeople somewhat. Next among those to pray for, according to Father Ruysbroeck, are "all good people" and, last of all, "oursekes." Some spiritual directors and guides suggest another ordering for our prayers of intercession. This approach begins nearest to home, with the people given to us in a particular way. oncretely, for me, this means praying first for my husband and my children (now young adults). Intercessory prayer for those closest to me is an act of love. Basically, it means giving my time and energy for the good of those who are intimately bound up in my life. This sort of prayer is not concerned so much with askingfor specifics. Rather, it entrusts the welfare of these people to the one who gave them life and sustains them daily. Other family membersIpray for include the elderly, the widowed and the ill; my friends and their children; my colleagues. These are the knownpartners in my life and work. They deserve,Ibelieve, the attentiveness which is at the heart of intercessory prayer. Praying for these people allows me to recognise their significance and to love them with faith and with hope. Intercessory prayer enables me and the peopleIpray for to be present together before God. Intercessory prayer, then, is a form of caring for others. We should be aware, though, that prayerful caring often leads to action. This is vividly illustrated in Mark s Gospel. There we read about Jesus preaching in a crowded house. A paralysed man is brought in, but because of the crowd he cannot get near Jesus. Then some resourceful friends open up the roof and lower the paralytic into Jesus'presence. When Jesus sees the faith of the man's friends he says to theparalytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." I,ikewise, when we pray for each other we ought to be
A s he brings his skill to the care of the very young, he knows that ultimately his patient must die — but death is a change and not the end.
By Dolores Leckey ready to take unexpected andperhaps bold action to serve each other. Because my family, my friends and my co-workers are in a close relationship with me, prayer for them seems natural, almost like breathing. But, now.Iam haunted by Father Ruvsbroeck's teaching. I see that my circle must widen. PerhapsIcan best start backward. 1. First, present myseff to Godin praise and thanksgiving for all the divine mercies. 2. Then pray for those who intimately share life with me. 3. More and more the suffering members of the human family must be part of my prayer. 4. But thenI come to the last threshold: murderers, power-hungry men and women, the merciless, the crueL Only whenI think of the cross canIbegin to want to pray for them and hope to move beyondjudgement to the kind of love that Jesus taught and embodied.
"Is there anyone sick among you? He should ask for the presbyters of the church. They in turn are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. This prayer uttered in faith will reclaim the one who is ill and the Lord willrestore him to health. If he has committed any sins, forgiveness will be his." (Epistle of James 5:14-15). The young man "understood that, somehow, the Lord had truly touched him through the healing ministry of his friends. All the difficulties of the surgery, the radiation and the convalescence still lay ahead. But now it all seemed to have some sort of sense, some sort of meaning." (Father James Black in a 1981 article in the Know Your Faith series). The use of oil in anointing the sick is perhaps the most immediately intelligible liturgical use of oil for contemporary man who frequently applies soothing oil to the ailing members of his body." (From study text 2 of "Anointing and the Pastoral Care of the Sick," published by the US bishops' Committee on the Liturgy). "A person dangerously ill is in need of a special grace of God, lest he be o verwhelmed by pressing anxiety and sinking spirits, and, subjected to the trials of sickness, possibly lose his faith."
ren. But it made up in fervour what it lacked in numbers! The patient was delighted, even though it wasn't what he had expected as a 50th anniversary party. Only a month before he had been playing tennis three or four times a week, shopping and cooking for mother and himself, keeping the freezer stocked with ice cream bars for the grandchildren, and generally charging around with unconscionable energy for a man 78 years old. Seeing him inert and somehow shrunken on the bed in the coronary intensive care unit had
in our common consciousness: Our father w as not, after all, immortal. That realisation had c ome earlier about mother. For some years, she had been suffering from hardening of the arteries, and she had failed markedly. It was clear, as she sat at Dad's bedside, that she was a bit bewildered. Mother gave no indication of comprehending just what the occasion was. She smiled gently at all of us, but we couldn't miss the hesitation in her eyes. Her grip on the reality of this family of hers was weakening visibly. It was a bittersweet occasion. We were celebrating a long married life of laughter and tears, health and sickness, good times and bad, lived with fidelity and love. But c elebrating around a hospital bed which, together with the timid eyes of the woman next to it, symbolised an irreversible change in that life. Bittersweet. So were the tears shed that day: Of joy for what had been, of sorrow for what was already, and for what would inevitably come — a year later for him; another two years later for her. We talked about it later and celebrated Mass together. Not eloquently, not without hesitation and struggle. But talk about it we did. And what we felt, and said, was what it meant for us to be people of faith. Humanly, we found ourselves outraged at the turn of events: How could our parents be dying?! Those two super people, who had so much to live for, and whose lives meant so much to us! But our anger and sorrow were somehow contained within our unquestioning belief that our parents' lives were not ending, just changing. "Ending" was never up for discussion with us. We took for granted our certitude that what lay ahead for them was life with the Lord.
THE HEART IS THE KEY TO HOLINESS By Father John Castelot Mark often eases the transition from one subject to the next with a short passage — a sort of summary — which gives an o verview of the work of Jesus. Chapter 6 of Mark's Gospel ends in that fashion. Then he moves on. In Chapter 7, he deals with a subject of vital interest to Gentile converts: whether they were obligated to observe all prescriptions of Jewish law. This question was hotly debated in the first years of C hristianity. Remember, the very first Christians were devout Jews. Many insisted that Gentile converts follow all prescriptions of Jewish law. St Paul had opposed this view. This section of Mark's Gospel shows Jesus in conflict with some religious leaders on this very point. They object when His disciples ignore some of their valued traditions. Jesus counters by quoting a passage of Isaiah which the early Christians later edited, bringing out the point more forcefully: "This people pays Me lip service but their hearts are far from Me. Empty is the reverence they do Me because they teach as dogmas mere human precepts." This last phrase goes to the heart of the matter, as the following words Jesus speaks show: "You disregard God's
commandments and cling to what is human tradition.Jesus develops the point. Finally, he clearly states a basic truth of religion: Externals alone do not constitute holiness; that is determined by what goes on in a person's heart. In this section, Mark distinguishes between Jewish leaders and the Jewish people as a whole. Here, Jesus encounters problems with some leaders. We would misunderstand the passage if we thought it was an attack on all of Jewish teaching. Next the Gospel has Jesus in Gentile territory. And he has a strange encounter with a Syro-Phoenician woman. By putting the incident here, Mark dramatises the shift from a mission to Jews only to a broader mission that includes Gentiles. The woman signifies the coming of the Gentile world to Christ. At first, Jesus apparently rebuffs the woman. She asks that He cure her daughter. In reply, He says: "It is not right to take the food of the children and feed it to the dogs.- (In the time of Jesus, the expression "Gentile dog" was a common stereotype.) To us today, however, those words seem out of character for Jesus — perhaps even shocking. But that may be because we approach the Gospels with our own picture of what Jesus should be like. Perhaps we forgot that He grew up among peasants whose banter was often blunt.
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Philip John Carney, consulting psychologist and director of management consultants Carney andBroom, was born in Perth on May 3, 1944. A fter having completed his secondary education at CBC Terrace, he obtained his Bachelor of Psychology degree in 1968 at the University of WA where he also successfully completed post-graduate studies to become a Master of Business Administration in 1977. From 1967-69 he worked as a psychologist with the Royal Australian Navy in Victoria; in 1969-71 he was regional psychologist based at Rabaul in New Guinea; in 1971-76 he was industrial psychologist and personnel manager of Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates; and he has been a consulting psychologist since 1977. He is chairman of the board of the new Corpus Christi College at Bateman; a member of the Aquinas College Council; and a member of the executive committee of the Company Directors' Association of A ustralia. Phil and his wife Carmel (nee Smytherman), members of the Queen of the Apostles parish at Riverton, have three sons David (11), Stephen (9) and Timothy (12 months).
Parents should time to their In exceptional cases, howTime is the most ever, Phil was the way out. important thing that He could recommend to parents can give to the commanding officer their children, espethe discharge of a recruit cially the five or ten who was obviously going minutes before the to prove a burden to both y oungsters go to the Navy and himself. A regular feature sleep each night — Many came to Cerberus with visions of going to sea the period when they By BOB BOYLE almost immediately and are most receptive seeing the world, but this and also when they soon demollikely to talk are most Children are under added tie self-analysis. Where am dream was at that time ished because about any problems pressure to achieve at I going? What do I want the Navy had far more men Situations, elsewhere, and school and from life? bothering them. than ships, and most mate-
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When New Zealander, Avis Ridley, went on retreat to New Norcia recently she spent two hours polishing Bishop Salvado's brass Mass set. It was very much a Labour of love for a woman who says her life changed dramatically when she became a Catholic in 1 965 and changed even more when she became a Benedictine Oblate in 1978. Possibly the only Oblate living in New Zealand, whe travelled to Western Australia recently for the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Oblates of St Benedict, St Gregory's
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Chapter. t er with the washing home flying round the His present heavy involIt was her second visit to New Norcia, but the first time she islands. machine. vement in Catholic educahad the opportunity to make it a retreat as well . Then there were the Ger- The time had come, they tion springs largely from a For Avis Ridley, the Benedictine man nuns to whom Phil decided, to to head back to realisation that people, in rule of moderating your life by workhad given some assistance Australia. the main, can be divided in the running of their In 1971 Phil accepted the into three groups — those ing and prayer, is perhaps even more school at Vunapopi (mean- Perth-based job of indus- who never do anything; applicable today. It is a rule which ing Place of the Pope) near trial psychologist and per- those who don't do much she believes applies equally well to R abaul. He made the mis- sonnel manager for Cliffs and like to complain; and lay or religious. take one day of lightly R obe River Iron those who get up and do First and foremost she is a mother m entioning that he Associates. things. a wife, she says, and all the rest and thought his teeth needed The position was Perth- "If you want to comis extra. In Avis Ridley's case, the some attention. plain," he says, "you based, but he spent little extra is fairly impressive and has At this the eyes of one of time in his native city. In should first have a crack at earned her a mention under Notable them, a very big lady doing the thing you are recruiting senior staff, he New Zealanders in Who's Who. indeed, lit up. thinking of complaining travelled, and travelled — It turned out that this about. If more ' Member, Council of Wairaiki people were and travelled. Countries he daughter of Germania was prepared to do things, we C ommunity Col lege, Rotorua, visited, in nearly all instana dentist. She quickly wouldn't have the great r epresenting local bodies outside ces more than once, were assured him that she would silent majority that we've Rotorua since 1978; Governor GenSouth Africa, Rhodesia, look after his teeth free of got today. eral 's nominee on Council of UniverZambia, Sweden, Dencharge and forthwith pro"With very little effort, sity of Waikato and Hamilton pelled him, despite his pro- mark, the United King- most parents can make dom, Germany and New College 1975; elected to Teachers' tests, to what passed as her time to help with Catholic Zealand. Tokoroa Borough Councl 1974; surgery. schools — fathers at busyIn one year he made 27 bees and mothers at tuckowner, operator Tokoroa Florist trips to the Eastern States shops, to quote but two business since 1977; Full time and four overseas. His examples." t eaching Tokoroa High School, r esponsibilities were Phil explains that for develop a sense of Catholic science and mathematics dept., recruiting of staff, provi- years there had been talk of spirit and tradition and Part-time teaching of pianoforte sion of townsite services in establishing the new Cor- become a place where all 1 973-77; Teacher, Manurewa High With his escape from the t he North, safety and pus Christi College, but the ideals of Christian eduSchool Science Dept., 1968-71; training and persecurity, there was a singular lack of cation will be realised. chair blocked by the overLecturer, Loreto Teachers' College, sonnel administration. activity about it. hanging presence of the The difficulties that have A uckland 1966-67; Part-time been faced and overcome portly nun, he was horri- The iron ore project that teacher and student Melbourne include buying the land, fied to discover that her was his concern employed Conservatorium of Music 1962-65; having it re-zoned, gaining drill was a foot-operated people from 52 countries Part-time teaching Secondary approval for funds and device of ancient vintage and at one stage he was in negotiations with Federal, School; Secretary NZFUW Wellingand the rest of her equip- charge of 127 people in his S tate and local ment as well as her tech- department. ton 1956-57; Assistant Chemist, nique — matched it in One of his tasks in inter- In 1980 the Archbishop governments. Chemistry Division DSIR 1942-49 antiquity. and paintings include water colour viewing job applicants was and the Catholic Educa- There have been frustraSeveral painful hours to ensure that they knew tion Commission decided tions, but Phil has found landscapes hung 1958-61." later he emerged with hs enough English to be able it was time either to get the work one of the most It all adds up to a multi-faceted and cracking or to shelve the interesting experiences of fillings replaced and his to read safety signs. much-talented lady. his life. project. fear of dentists enlarged. Not only wife and mother but In those days in the early Friends or relatives A committeee was set up Corpus Christi has added teacher, scientist, politician, musi1970s the natives were not would sometimes fill in the and Phil was appointed its importance because it is cian, artist, businesswoman and openly aggressive but their forms for job applicants chairman (he is now chair- the first college to be now grandmother. antagonism towards the whose knowledge of Eng- man of the college board). funded by the archdiocese whites manifested itself in lish was nil, and uncle or Most of the committee and not initiated by a relilife was stimulated during the time various ways — car tyres cousin would come along members thought that gious order. she lectured at Loreto Hall, New flattened or radio aerials to the interview to act as their work would be for a Last but by no means short term, but three years least. Phil insists that withZ ealand's Cathol ic teachers' snapped off, for instance. interpreter. or houses broken and They were exciting days, later they are still heavily out the home-making abilcollege. She was born in Wellington in entered. There was also but by 1977 Phil decided involved. All determined ity of his wife, Carmel and "I spoke to the nuns I was working John Ridley in 1949 1924, married some rioting. that it was time for another to see their work through her complete support for and they suggested I inquire with and the couple had four sons, Wilhim his rate of achieveCarmel was pregnant and change of course, and he to its fruition. becoming an Oblate," she about liam, George, John and Peter. Her Phil was spending a lot of took up his present role as Phil's hope is that the new ment would be far lower said. and 24 25 now aged 32, 30, than it has been. are Bateman will sons at college time on his job away from a consultant. South-
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respectively and Avis is relishing her role as granny. During the years the boys were young she worked part-time, only r eturning to full-time work when the lively brood was off her hands. Filling in time has never been a problem . . .she is a member of the Institute of Chemistry. Member of NZ Professional Florists Association, the golf club, music society, bridge club and Pacific Island Education Committee. Her hobbies include tennis, golf, floristry, piano playing, pipe organ playing, accordion, painting, sewing, gardening and bridge. But above and beyond all the myriad of other involvements, there is always time for her faith. The Ridleys live in the small town of Tokoroa, population 19,500, and have done so since 1972 when John Ridley was elected to Parliament. Tokorua is a seven-hour car drive from Wellington. John Ridley, a consulting engineer, was working for Utah at one stage and was responsible for the design of Mount Goldsworthy. "So you see we have links with WA," Avis said. The couple passed through Perth in 1979 on their way to China and looked in on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association that was underway. It was during that visit the then Premier, Sir Charles Court, presented Avis with a Jubilee Pin. Her memories of New Norcia and the Jubilee Pin are among her greatest treasures. Interest in the Benedictine way of
By the Grace of the Abbot of ern Star Abbey, Kopua, Hawke's Bay, her wish was granted. For Avis it is a way of life successfully combining the three actions of sleep. prayer and work. She is a s trong advocate of 'centering prayer, ' which involves total concentration on Jesus but believes any form of similar concentration cum meditation, such as Zen, can have the same effect. "For me Jesus is the central point and I try to sit down and pray at the same time each day.
"It's possible to reach a maximum o f 20 minutes of 'prayer' but my best is eight," she said. "I also say the divine office whenever I can and go on retreat when possible. For me a retreat always means 'Conversatio Moruum' . . .a renewal. "I suppose more than anything, being an Oblate gives me a goal to live by." The Oblates of St Benedict is a movement and lay apostolate which is as old as the Benedictine tradition itself. St Benedict had followers who were very devoted to him and to his r ule, which in his wisdom he set down as a simple yet dynamic rule of life. A rule of life to which the most profound scholar to the very youthful beginner could pursue. Simply and humbly — daily to seek God.
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(Youth Forum "Antioch has changed my faithfrom reasonsfor belief into an experience offaith," was a comment made by a young leader from one of the four A ntioch communities presently in the Perth A rchdiocese. Recently a handful of young leaders who have presented weekends in the Archdiocese of Perth came together for a review of where their communities are at. at the moment. They also elected representatives to the Catholic Youth that without adults the Council, who are Mrs meetings and preparaBernadette Giambazni, tion for weekends would Gabrielle Giambazni, he disastrous, they pointed out that there and Paul Watt. were certain things that Some of the needs of were big things and big young people mentioned concerns to adults but were — friends/up, a spir- not so to young people. itual life, action and disA mong them were cipleship. and real religion, and finally to cleaning, the insistence feel that one is worth on cleaning up, and something in the Church. secondly the peer group pressure that is continuThe young people felt ally talked about. that Antioch gave them They expressed a desire confidence in their belief It was faith and religion to see adults as friends in their own language. It rather than as parents was strong and struc- and teachers. They saw tured. It gave them a them also as important to chance to do something pick up some of theflack w orthwhile in the from other adults. Church. They ianted the adults While acknowledging to be strong about their
Aim to change The Tertiary Catholic Federation of Australia (TCFA) is a national movement of tertiary Catholic students. It is made up of Catholic Student groups/communities on tertiary campuses around Australia. TCFA was established in
own beliefs and values. They need to be patient, good listeners and nonjudgemental. They wanted adults who would be honest and open yet flexible in their o wn views. Adults must remember that it is a young people's movement. They also need to be good organisers. The growth of the Antioch communities in Perth so far have not been without problems. Those involved, however, must strive to overcome the everyday difficulties that are involved. The need for adequate preparation of all the various tasks seem to be the main point raised.
the 1940s as the University TCFA is always changCatholic Federation of ing, trying to respond to the changing needs of Australia (UCFA). members, the changing In 1974 the movement nature of the tertiary instichanged its name in tutions, and society and response to the active par- the Church's constant ticipation of Catholic effort at renewal. groups at non-university tertiary institutions.
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Antioch thoughts The following comments were made by some of those who attended a recent Antioch Weekend at Double view. One of the most significant things that happened on 'the weekend was getting a Bible — I will read it. It is as if/am officially now a Christian. . . Sue Digiovanni. There was not a religion camp. I found young people expressing their love for God and each other.. . . Fleur Barnard. Meeting new people. Even thoughIknew some of them from school, we were all here for one purpose, to find and meet God and have a better relationship with Him. . Rachel Willmott. Not totally bored, as normally I would be on a weekend. It opened my eyes more in three days than in 16 years of living. If I'd known it was so goodI would have come of m y own accord . . . Greg Purcell, Woodlands. A unique community spirit. There was unity and prayer . . . Scott Millard and Leah Power.
TCFA is a movement of formation. It recognises that groups should/could provide an environment w here individuals can deepen and develop their understanding of faith and their commitment to living out that faith in their lives. A s a national movement of students, TCFA pro%ides a forum where students from around Australia can reflect on the problems and joys of being students. The annual conference pros ides students with the
opportunity to share and reflect on their lives and an understanding of the society in which they work and live, in the light of their Christian faith. The 1983 conference was held in Bathurst (NSW) w ith the theme "Community: A living Sign." The 1984 conference is being held in Brisbane in January with the theme of "Social Justice." TCFA employs full-time workers each year and this s ear they are Tricia Darya!! and Cathy Cummins. Their role includes special co-ordinators and disseminators of information, and % isiting each campus group to aid the group in its reflection and growth. Each state is represented on the TCFA Executhe. This year WA is represented by Nlaree tienshaw, a law student at the University of WA.
Youth Appeal '83 DOORKNOCK August 14
A slow suicide B RISBANE: Taking drugs is a slow f orm of suicide and the kids doing it are hurting — they are screaming out for love and help.
This happy group of young people and adults from the Double view parish prepared for an Antioch weekend at Gidgegannup Youth Formation Centre, (Eagle's Nest). Laurie and Pam Smith, Jim and Eileen Carr andFathers Condon and Phillip assisted the preparation. John Douglas and Judy Naylor led the weekend.
That's how a Christian Brother working with •,outh in Brisbane sees the drug problem. "It's a big problem . . . but the greatest abuse comes from prescribed drugs and alcohol," the Brother said. "But we must look beyond youth and concentrate on the Why. "A young schoolboy said to me the main users of solvents (for example, glue and paint thinners) were seven to 10-year olds. But we can't say they are in any sense to blame. "By taking drugs, they are crying out for help. We have to look at the background of the kids, look behind the situation.
Abuse "The problem of solvent abuse is not confined to l ower socio-economic arms, although the background reasons for the abuse may be more prevalent there. "Where does a kid go if he has no home life? "He goes out on to the street and into an ever downward spiral. "If he is not coping at home, he'll go to school and very often not cope there and will get put down . . . and away the spiral goes.
by MARK WARNICK "This is a big responsi"What I see we need is bility, especially for 14 someone to work in the and 15 year olds. With world of the kids. Somedrugs, they don't have to one who gets to know them, who is involved worry about these things f or a while." with them after school and The Church, Father Detin their leisure time." hlefs said, was involved O f marijuana, the with the drug problem in Brother said: "It's in the a number of ways: air. It grows in creek beds and back yards. "I believe it is easy to get. The kids can tell you Supporters where to get it, but the kids I work with haven't "We are major supporgot the money to buy ters of several youth wel 'dope' . fare schemes that are run "It's the kids who have nothing to live for who on an ecumenical basis, and we are involved with take the drugs. Others emergency accommodawho have much to live for don't have the same tion and other support services that help people abuse problems Father involved with drugs." W ally Dethlefs, coD r Michael Bolton, ordinator of the Youth A dvocacy Centre in Bris• director of the Queensland Govern bane which provides a 24ment's Alcohol and Drug hour free legal service Dependence Services, said: "I have been said when talking about involved with the (drug) problems, it was essenproblem from the legal tial to state that alcohol side and the pastoral side. and tobacco were a more "I have worked with a significant problem in all lot of kids who are not in age groups than illegal drugs. the normal Catholic kid who goes to a Catholic "This gets at the heart of school category. our community's double "Many of them take standards," Dr Bolton drugs to take away the said. He quoted a report pain . . . many have suffered an enormous issued last year by the Australian Government's amount of rejection. N ational Information Drugs are a kind of sedaService on Drug Abuse: tive which gives them 'It is estimated there peace. of some sort w ere 20,413 drug "Many kids I have related deaths in Austraworked with have to lia in 1980 representing worry about where they 139.7 deaths per 100,000 are gong to sleep, where in the population. their next meal is coming 'Almost 80 per cent of from.
these deaths were related to tobacco use, 17.5 per cent were related to alcohol use, and about 3.3 per cent were related to use of other drugs. ' "Panic, however, is not an appropriate community reaction to the drug p roblem," Dr Bolton said. "This would be des tructive and unnecessary. "Many people can get f rightened about the problem and then start mistrusting their children. " Chi ldren haven't changed, but the social pressures and conditions they live with have. "In general, the drug problem is an indication of societal problems and the fact that many young people, by their nature, go through a period when t hey 'devalue' their parents.
Rebellion "This is normal with all kids and includes periods of rebellion where they question society's values and their parents. "Children at this period take more risks than they would if they were 10 years older. "Many get bored and are seeking an identity. This is when the danger of drugs comes in. "The important thing is for parents to recognise these factors and seek to help their children get through this 'rebellious' period without major harm.
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Daniel was handsome, bright and athletic. He was one of the many Jewish captives living as exiles in Babylon. The king, Darius, picked Daniel and three friends to serve him in his palace. Darius loved Daniel very much. The king saw to it that Daniel learned to read and write the Babylonian language. Daniel learned everything the best teacher in Babylon could teach him. Darius was pleased with Daniel heard about the heavy stone over the how much Daniel learned. law. But he stood in his entrance to the pit. He named Daniel to be house and raised his hands The king could not sleep supervisor over the gover- to God. Three times each all night. He could not take his mind off Daniel in the nors of Babylon. Daniel day he prayed. pit of lions. did such a good job as The wicked governors At dawn the king got up. supervisor that the king watched. They saw Daniel He rushed to the lions' pit planned to put Daniel in pray three times a day by a and shouted out, "Daniel: charge of the whole window in his house. They Was the God you love so By Dean Osman, of Tom Price. kingdom. reported to the king that much able to save you The governors were jealDaniel broke the king's from the lions?" ous of Daniel. -We do not new law. He heard Daniel's voice. want him to be so important," they whispered to "What will I do?" thought "Long live the king: The one another. They plotted the king. "1 love Daniel. I God I love so much proagainst Daniel. don't want him killed by tected me from the lions. Dear Captain Bob, and orange spotted socks? lin Street, Hamilton Hill. Does your dog moult? "Let's find something the lions. But he did break They could not hurt me." The king was very happy. I am sorry I haven't writ- A. Knee-high boots. Only when his hair comes 6163. Daniel has done that is the law." He ordered the soldiers to ten for so long. I didn't Q. What makes the letter I am 10 and in Year S. out. bad," one of the wicked governors suggested. The king thought and pull Daniel out of the pit. have any time. I had to go T so important to a stick have short, black hair and brown-green eyes. I am of "Then we can report him to thought until sunset. He They saw that Daniel was to netball and piano les- insect? A. Without it, it would be average height. I like nett he king." So they searched could find no way to save not hurt and that he sons. I also do Brownies. My nanna just came back a sick insect, ball and badminton. I for something bad that Daniel. The governors trusted God. Daniel did. But they could kept reminding him that The king then wrote to all from Poland a few days Q. What do Eskimos sing enjoy Enid Blyton books, find nothing bad about even the king could not the people everywhere. ago. (am also looking for a at coming-of-age parties? adventure and mystery. I Welcome to our new change the law once it was "The God of Daniel saved Pen Pal. Daniel. A. Freeze a jolly good like humour, especially members: Michele Jones, him from the lions. I am nine years old and fellow. Charlie Brown (Peanuts). of Albany; Mathew Lane, "We can get him because official. of his religion," another So the king ordered the Daniel's God saves people my hobbies are roller- Q. Where was the Magna Here is a joke. of Viveash; Sandra Loch, w icked governor sug- soldiers to arrest Daniel. and sets them free. Eve- skating, running, netball, Carta signed? Q. What did the Irish par- of Albany. ents name their son who A. At the bottom. gested. "Daniel prays every They took him to the king. ryone should love Daniel's swimming and reading. day to the God of the "May your God whom you God, the living God who I have to go now. Here are What goes from London was bald? some jokes. Jews." t o Brighton without A. Sean (Shorn). love so much save you," lives forever." Q. What do you call a moving? Bye for now, They went to the king and the king said to Daniel. camel with three humps? Elizabeth Carvalho, urged him to forbid all A. The railway line. ongratulations to this A. Humphfrey. HAMILTON HILL. C prayer for 30 days. The The soldiers led Daniel to Goodbye for now, week's puzzle winner -Q. Why does the ocean king made a law: "No one a deep pit. It was full of Chenoa O'Rourke, Stephanie Mayne, of Bedmay pray to any god hungry, growling lions. What is Dracula's favour- roar? 13 Celebration Street, ford. Stephanie's entry was ite slogan? A. So would you if you except me for 30 days. The soldiers threw Daniel BECK ENH AM. the first, neatest, correct Anyone who does so will down into the pit with the P lease give blood had lobsters in your bed. one we received and a generously. you Q. What happens if be thrown to the lions." lions. The soldiers placed a What do dentists wear on book, courtesy of William What happened when the give your cat a lemon to Dear Captain Bob and their feet? Collins has been sent out to The soldiers threw Daniel down into a deep pit full of t wo kangaroos got eat? Nurse Kerry, Gum-boots. lions. At dawn the king rushed to the lions' pit and married? I would like a pen-pal. Why are the pages of a her. A. You get a sour-puss. heard Daniel call, "The GodIlove so much protected It was a very hoppy Q. What's the best thing My name is Elizabeth Car- book like faithful friends? occasion. me from the lions. They could not hurt me." to wear with purple, green valho and I live at 8 Smut- Because they are bound BIRTHDAYS to stick together. MAISIE: Gerald's work- Happy birthday to: ing in the electricity Mathew McKenna, Girrahween; Nicholas Smith. showroom. DAISIE: Well, he'll cer- South Perth; Timothy tainly have to know watts O'Connell, Pemberton: Rodney Palermo, Morley; w att. 1 ST GHOST: I find Julie Rodwell, Boyanup: haunting this castle a real Stacey Shea, Nedlands; Hannah Schaefer, Daldrag these days. 2ND GHOST: Me too. I keith; Peter Kinsman, don't seem to be able to put Gooseberry Hill; Frances Malacari, Willetton: any life into it. 1ST MUM: My Eddie Mathew Migro, Samson; will have to start thinking Ben McLernon, Mundaring; Michelle Norman, about getting a job. 2ND MUM: Has he any ,Booragoon; Brendon Gorparticular leaning for ringe, Attadale; Mathew Johnston, Marmion; Dean anything? 1 ST MUM: At the Grase, Albany; Barbara moment it's only on walls Aram, Manjimup; Dianne Airey, Karrinyup. and lamp posts.
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Please contact your club secretary or phone 447 4950 for entry details. Tickets are also on sale The recent presen- ment to be held at the St for the Queen Quest tation day for the Marks courts in Bedford, Dinner-Dance to be held Winter Pennant ser- next Sunday, August 21 at the Celtic Club in West P erth on Saturday, MELBOURNE: Austral- sock: that fluid had to be i es was a great commencing at 1.30pm. ian No. 1 tennis player drained from around the You're asked to bring October 29. success. The price of $36 a double Peter McNamara has been strained ligaments. some afternoon tea. A ttadale club played host With less than three ticket includes a four ordered by a specialist to McNamara announced t o almost 60 association months before the judging course meal, drinks and have a knee operation. retirement from the his members who participated f or the 1983 Miss dancing to a live band. He faces surgery after tournament circuit after in a novelty scoring medal W ACLTA quest we still breaking down again durt ournament, which need several girls to enter, The next pennant will be ing an exhibition match in damaging the cruciate and involved using scoring sys- t o make the quest the night series commenc- the United States. medial ligaments in his right knee in Rotterdam tems from other sports worthwhile. ing in November, with The Melbourne star's t he week after winning the besides tennis. The only requirements competition on Wednes- injured right knee "went" Belgian Open in Brussels. It proved very popular are that entrants are 18 day nights. recently while playing a and the winners were years or over, single The Association cham- special event with Bjorn He is currently organising K erry Gabbedy, from Catholic girls. pionships are scheduled Borg, John McEnroe and tennis promotions in the A ttadale and Mark The winner from WA will for the long weekend in Vitas Gerulaitis in Aspen. US and Canada and Malone, of St Benedicts. receive an all expenses October, the 1st, 2nd and Colorado. decided to try out the knee The next date to keep in paid one week holiday in 3rd. They will be held at The swelling in the knee, during the four-man exhimind is the Association Melbourne, the venue for t he Aquinas College damaged during a tourna- bition series in the popular AGM and medal tourna- this year's carnival. courts. ment in March, was so American ski resort.
Drugs deal slow death From Page 13 "If the child is living in a stable, secure environment, he will have security. Any discipline must be fair and the child must k now the guidelines r egarding discipline in the home. "Parents must communicate with their children, be friends with them. They must help them develop their personal resources, show them ways to have fun and enjoy life. "They shouldn't be 'detectives' in the home. Be honest with your children and you are more likely to get honesty back. "All these things have a direct bearing on whether the children get into danger situations with drugs." Dr Bolton said people as young as the late teen years were taking narcotics, and the majority of people taking 'hard' drugs were in the 18-35 age group. "We have 350 people in o ur methadone programme in Brisbane. This is a programme for h eroin addicts. The
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"Of late, 98 per cent of the young people we deal with are involved in solvent abuse and not hard drugs." Inspector Reay said the social stigma surrounding drugs was thawing.
problems, or have problems at home. "Teachers can play an important role in tackling the drug problem. They should be aware of the effects of drugs and be able to identify changes in the behavioural patt-
erns of students caused by drugs. "If they have this k nowledge, they can consult with the parents or drug welfare agencies in an effort to help the child," Inspector Reay said.
"This has a lot to do with moves to decriminalise marijuana. In some IIIMIU•1111•M111•11•INE•IMIIIII••11111M•MMISII O I quarters, getting picked I II N I is use drug illegal for up treated the same as getting picked up for, say, drunk driving. "Some children experi• 11 Corneal Lens Consultants ment with soft drugs, but • • • • then give them away. . 5344 321 • 16 PLAZA ARCADE, PERTH "Others continue to use • CAROUSEL SHOPPING TOWN 451 8722 • I them because they like I 73 1929 • I DEMPSTER HOUSE PORT HEDLAND I II After get. they 21 3445 • the 'high' O 29 DURLACHER STREET GERALDTON • p rolonged use, they • don't get the same 'high' s emesommummussmos•sii and then turn to hard 4.157 1 drugs.
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Economic "We must look at the problems of children in deprived economic situatins and in situations where they are not receiving emotional support from their families. "The prevention of the drug problem is not just a matter of drug availability, because there will always be substitutes, nor just a matter of stricter policing of existing laws. "We must look at all the f actors involved," Dr Bolton said. Inspector Donald Reay, Inspector -in-Charge of the Queensland Police Department's Juvenile Aid Bureau, said: "We know there is a problem with youth and drugs. "Popping pills does not seem to be as bad now, but we know some youth smoke marijuana and are involved with solvents.
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l'he chief ROME (NC) investigator of the 1981 attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II, Judge Martella, ended a "quite positive" visit to Bulgaria on July 18 but said Italian and Bulgarian views on possible Bulgarian involvement in the attempt still differ. Before leaving Bulgaria, Martella praised the "great seriousness" of the Bulgarian investigators who assisted him during the visit, which began on July refused extradition to 1 1. Italy. "The juridical evaluations Another witness questibetween Italy and Bulga- oned by Martella in Sofia ria, however, still remain was Rossilza Antonova, divergent," he said. the wife of Sergei Ivanov In Bulgaria, Martella Antonov, a Bulgarian airinterviewed three people lines employee in Rome accused of complicity in who was arrested in Italy the assassination attempt last November for "active and other witnesses pres- complicity" in the attempt. ented by the accused men The pope's attacker, Ali or by Bulgarian officials to Agca, told journalists that demonstrate the lack of a Antonov, 35, " was with "Bulgarian connection" to me during the attempt." the case. Mrs Antonova disputed A rrest warrants have Agca's reported claim that been issued for all three in she was present at a May the investigation, but Bul- 10, 1981, meeting in the garian officials have Antonov apartment to plan the assassination attempt.
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Questioned In Sofia, Martella again questioned a Bulgarian couple who had testified earlier in Rome that Mrs A ntonova was with them in a car en route to Bulgaria at the time of the alleged meeting. Asked why he was giving "so much credit" to the claims of Agca, Martella replied: "Since the investigation has reached this point, it means that the depositions made by Antonov, up to now, have not been most successful." Asked whether he had not found "contradictions" in A gca's testimony, the investigator said: "It seems to be that I have found several contradictions, and I am not referring just to A gca." On the day Martella left Sofia, the Soviet daily n ewspaper livestia accused the Italian government of "discrimination" against Antonov in comparison with its treatment of Agca.
Five teenagers from Derry, Ireland, have sent a St Brigid's Peace Cross to more than 200 world leaders, including the pope and the queen. The crosses are made of 21 rushes, symbolising young people's hopes that the 21st century will be one of peace and justice.
Mercy College Koondoola's first public art exhibition attracted wide i nterest from the T hursday afternoon and late-night shoppers at Mirrabooka Shopping Square last week. The 200 arts students spanning Years 8-12 at the college presented 265 pieces into which t hey had put at least four or five hours and often after weeks of t rial sketching and colour study. Parents acted as supervisors at the exhibition which portrayed work in painting, drawing, water colour, soft pastel, oil pastel, and pen and ink techniques News of the exhibition was spread by radio as well as school publicity "Art classes are held in and out of school hours and are growing in popularity with the stu dents," said Mr Paul Jacobs, co-ordinator of the art display. "The exhibition was designed to display the fine standard of work produced by the students and it was clearly the result of enthusiasm, talent and hard work. " After a previously successful display at the college the students were anxious to gauge public response to their work and were more than rewarded by a large attendance of viewers
The St Brigid's Peace Cross movement was launched earlier this year by Mr Sean McBride, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the five teenagers. Eddie, 14, and James Doherty, 12, Maurice, 15, and Peter McGowan, 13, and Neil Mahony, 15. The movement developed after Eddie learned how t o make a St Brigid's Cross and decided to sell them to r aise money for the Third World.
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School raises big sum More than $2500 was raised for 79 year old Mrs Olive Allerton's work in India in one week of activities a t St Mary's and Christian Brothers Colleges, Leederville in their annual Aid Week. Money for a boys' home in Madras was raised through a variety of activities including a disco, hungerthon, Third World quiz and.a fete. In addition, the deputy principal of St Mary's, Mr Martin Kemp, who annually participates in the Avon Descent, received in excess of $500 sponsorship for Aid Week from the school community for his attempt at the 133 km river. A cheque will be p resented to Mrs Allerton when she visits the colleges on Wednesday. Mrs Allerton, an Australian who helps Mother Teresa's team in Calcutta, is in Australia to raise $40,000 for the boys' home at the Beatitudes Social Welfare Centre.
Story & pictures b Jim Paparo