WHAT'S INSIDE TODAY /
YOUTH MOVE AWAY FROM CHURCH
CLANCY SPEAKS OUT AT PRESS CLUB
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St Paul's reference to money as the root of all evil might suggest accountants are "a shabby lot in the sight of God" Monsignor McCrann told more than 100 of the profession in St Mary's Cathedral last Monday. He told the first ecumenical service gathering of the accountancy profession the coat of arms of the Australian Society of Accountants bore the word "Integrity".
Visiting a ccomplices in what is basically destructive medicine a former medico Perth doctor said on a visit here this week. Up to 50 per cent of members of medical associations do not agree with abortion but causes remain silent. Abortion accusation a stir The silence of the medical majority on abortion is making them
They are silent because abortion is not an issue of everyday life and because they refuse to buy into what they call a moral issue, or to be judgemental ,according to Dr Melvyn Wall. Dr Wall, now senior pediatrician at New Zealand's Taranaki base hospital was educated in England and
came to WA in 1967 on a Commonwealth scholarship to study medicine a t the University of WA and later in Dublin and New Zealand. As a Jew, Dr Wall does not mince words when he compares the silence of t he medical profession today to what happened during the Nazi holocaust of Jewish victims in Germany. "Doctors became criminal and were allowed to become criminal by the laws of the Nazi State. "The minority of doctors performed the deeds but the majority of the profession were complicit because they were well aware of what was going on."
Monsignor McCrann said the word "integrity" summed up the gospel parable of the good and faithful servant who the master finds at his household employment. The emphasis is obviously on the good and faithful service he has performed.
Plateau "Our qualifications and membership of the Society of Accountants have lifted us to the plateau of a profession and a professional man has serious obligations to society at large. Noblesse oblige! "The gifts that are ours as qualified accountants as indeed all the goods of this world are God's gift to man. • Cont page 4
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A t St Mary's Cathedral last Monday, Monsignor Peter McCrann discussed preparations for the ecumenical service for accountants with Mr Peter Edwards of L eeming, Mr Rob O'Connor of Nedlands and Mr Bernie West of Floreat
Citing the 1948 reassertion by the British and World Medical Associations of the Hippocratic oath against the Nazi activity that was contrary to the laws of humanity, Dr Wall said t hat again today there was complicity in laws against humanity. • Cont page 10
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MELBOURNE. — The St Vincent d Paul Society in Victoria has gone public. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding in France, the society has mounted an exhibition of about 100 black and white and c oloured photographs of its work on the sixth floor of the Myer Bourke Street store. The Federal Minister for Communications, Michael Duffy, officially opened the exhibition last week. He told the 100 guests at the opening he thought it was a good thing the society organised the exhibition. He said as a member of parliament, it was difficult to avoid coming up against the activities of the St Vincent de Paul Society in the day t o day work of an electoral office. But there was a need for the society to be better known in society at large. "Many people in the community don't know about the work done by the St Vincent de Paul Society," Mr Duffy said. He said there were parallels between the period when the society was f ounded in 19th century France and the current period in Australia. In the 1830s in France there was "considerable social instability" largely due to the problems c aused by industrialisation, which t ook away people's jobs in agriculture and crafts. They were forced to move to the cities in search of factory jobs and were often unemployed or exploited, and in those days there w as no such thing as social security. Then, the Church in France was identified with the "injustices of the old order," Mr Duffy said.
CINCINNATI (NC) — Thousands of young Catholics are leaving the Church for a variety of reasons, only to return later in their lives, said Franciscan Father Leonard Foley and Lisa Steinker in an article Y oung Catholic Dropouts: Why They Leave, Why They Come Back. The article cited Catholic University of America professor Dean Hoge's definition of a Catholic "dropout"' as "a baptised Catholic no longer attending Mass as often as twice a year — apart from Christmas, Easter, weddings and funerals — who has dropped out in the last three years.' " Hoge, in a survey on young people for the US Catholic Conference. said 42 per cent of all Catholics drop out of t he Church at some time in their lives. Of the dropouts, 33 per cent leave t he Church by age 20., 54 per cent t) age 25. The article also cited data from sociologist Father Andrew Greeley who. using a slightly different criteria than Hoge, also concluded young adults are turning away from the Church. In his book Young Catholics. Father Greeley concluded a substantial majority of baptised Catholics under 30 are no longer Catholic "in any traditional sense of the word." "Either they have left the Church completely" said Father Greeley, "or they reject most traditional Catholic propositions and practices."
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Among Catholics under 30, slightly more than one third attend Church weekly, two-fifths attend less than once a month, and only 13 per cent r eceive Communion every week, said Father Greeley. E ven fewer young Catholics agree with traditional Church teachings, Father Greeley said. Reasons for the "upheaval" among young Catholics today, the article suggested, could be "an explosion of knowledge and experience t hrough the broadcast media, an unprecedented mobility, and the fact t hat those under 30 are t he first 'TV generation'. These are influenced in t heir attitude toward life i n general and the Church in particular." Hoge, after surveying Church returnees, said most had left because "they became bored with t he Church." Among the chief reasons Hoge and other sociologists have found for the exodus of young Catholics from the Church are family tension, religion of spouse. parental attitudes, dissatisfaction with the Church. religious individualism, mobility, and other interests.
At St Charles' Seminary Hostel this week, Father Rosling said farewell to two residents Francis Ly Van Ca and Peter Nguyen as they left for the Adelaide Vietnamese conference.
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Bishop Edward Kelly of Toowoomba, has condemned as "a sellout - what he describes
as "a seemingly wellorchestrated campaign to either decriminalise. or legalise the cultivation and use of marijuana." It was alarming to observe this campaign. he told a crowd gathered for the opening of extensions to St Mary's Christian Brothers College. Toowoomba. He continued: "The work of educationalists requires the support of the community to uphold t he ideals of intelligent and active citizenship. inculcated by schools and colleges. "This campaign. to decriminalise or legalise marijuana. I suggest. tries to destroy or distort t he objective truth about t he harmful effects of marijuana use. and represents a sell-out of the youth and families of our nation. "It is a sad thing for me, as an Australian. to see people in high positions in Australia who are apparently willing to cooperate in initiatives that could help to maim irreparably some of our youth even more savagely than carnage on our roads. "The decriminalisation
'Sell out' on drugs or legalisation of marijuana cultivation and use could be as disastrous for Australian youth as the Murphy Family Law Bill and subsequent Act has been disastrous for the permanence of marriage in our country. Professor Tess Brophy. immediate past president of the Australian Medical Association's Queensland branch, has also, condemned any mo‘e that would make a drug like marijuana more available. "I believe any effort to increase the availability of mood-altering drugs for non-therapeutic pur-
poses is to be deplored." she said. Dr Brophy is Professor of Anaesthetics at the University of Queensland. and a member of the Brisbane archdiocesan Social Welfare Commission. She said she stood behind the AMA's policy on drug abuse. It is based on a recognition "that many of the disease processes responsible for widespread morbidity and mortality in t he community and. therefore, increased costs of health care. result from an unhealthy life: including drug abuse."
Australia has heard a lot about the Vietnamese community and their arrival by boats but it has heard little of what is happening in terms of the growth o f the Catholic Church. There are now 26 young Vietnamese at various stages of study in diocesan and religious seminaries around Australia. This week they are coming together in Adelaide to spend a week getting to know each other, to study their common problems and buildup their hopes for their future work among their people here.
How to prepare for marriage
How do people prepare themselves for marriage in the 1980s? A national conference in Sydney will look at this question.
Press investigation CAPE TOWN. — Three newspapers and a press agency in South Africa are being investigated by police. They reported allegations by Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban that police committed atrocities against blacks in South African administered territory in South West Africa.
Fhe conference, from September 12 to IS. will be addressed by prominent speakers. Subjects will include trial marriages, second marriages, sexuality and family planning, followup programmes for newly weds, communication in marriage, spirituality in marriage and interfaith marriages.
Conference in Sydney
It will be held at the Naamaroo Conference Centre in Lane Cove National Park. Enquiries should be made to the conference c o-ordinator, Catholic Society for Marriage Education, 276 Pitt St.. Sydney. 2000.
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Response on ecumenical Friendly activities survey feelings
Brothers' — provincial — chapters
"1 cannot be fully Christian unless 1 share and pray with other Christians. "It is my experience the views and practices of other Christians are helping me to pray and live better" said one of the respondents to a recent parish ecumenical activities survey. The survey was undertaken by the Ecumenical Activities Committee of the archdiocese to ascertain the interest in and level of ecumenical activity at parish level. "The 60 per cent response rate was most encouraging," said Mr John Cahill, chairman of the committee. "It has highlighted the strengths and weaknesses in the field and will certainly help the committee to think more positively about how it should plan ahead."
Senator approves new schools S YDNEY -- Senator Susan Ryan, the Minister for Education and Youth A ffairs, has approved a Commonwealth grant of $1.2 million to help buiuld a new Catholic high school at Booragul, in the Maitland Diocese. Booragul has special need for new school f acilities. A big Housing Commission project is expected to bring 14,000 people into the area. Plans for the new Catholic school, to be called St Paul's, were consistent with guidelines for the establishment of new non-government schools which Senator Ryan recently announced. St Paul's will be coeducational and provide places for 800 students in Years 7 through 10. It is the largest of several projects in the Maitland Diocese which have received funding under the new guidelines. S enator Ryan has approved Schools Commission grants for Taree Catholic High School. St Joseph's High School in Aberdeen and St Michael's Primary School in Nelson Bay.
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Mr Cahill went on to say many priests indicated the regular local meetings of clergy of all denominations was a useful means of developing understanding. It had resulted in the existence of a friendly and co-operative feeling between churches. Most frequent contact is w ith the Anglican Church, closely followed by the Uniting Church. But this differs from area to area depending upon the enthusiasm of the people concerned. Many priests said they did not have sufficient time to cope with anything but their parish w ork. The setting up of district C hristian Councils assisted in spreading the load.
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SYDNEY — Christian Brothers throughout the w orld are currently involved in conducting provincial chapters, to be followed by a general c hapter in Rome in March, 1984. T he brothers in NSW, ACT and PNG began their chapter at Vaughan College, Marsfield, on Saturday. Delegates spend six days in retreat immediately before the chapter. T he brothers would like to invite all to join them in prayer for enlightenment, fidelity and generosity, and to help them to clarify the ways in which the Spirit of God is calling them as religious in the Church at this time.
Chairman of the Committee for Ecumenism, Mr John Cahill (seated) pictured with committee member Mr Bill Huxley.
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The first stage of the project will be an invitation to church agencies to participate by collecting and analysing their own experiences under any of t he following categories: • Aboriginal issues • children child abusechild care child rearing • counselling • economics poverty • education • employment • ethnic affairs • health disability • housing • marriage/divorce • women These categories were chosen from the results of the Australia-wide Family Impact Seminars conducted by the Institute of Family Studies. The 55 Anglican welfare agencies across Australia will be invited to contribute from their experiences of dealing with fragile or broken families. These agencies are meeting together for the first time, in a national welfare conference being held at Menangle. NSW, in August. Social Responsibilities Commission Chairman Bishop Oliver Heyward said: "The purpose of the Australian Family Project is to find out, on the basis of the Church's experience in a wide range of ministries, what will be the shape of the Australian family in the year 1990 and thereafter.
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Riecord Budget sermon The annual arrival of the budget becomes more and more heralded like the descent of Moses from Sinai and the heavy emphasis on what's-in-it -for -me gives ample justification for a modern day Moses showing off his anger. In an age when the public has to have its information pre-digested — on this occasion by scores of journalists held incommunicado for hours — a few made valiant efforts to c oncentrate on issues such as a new Perth air terminal but the final analysis is always what life will cost at the bottom of a glass of beer or the end of a cigarette. The aftermath of a budget is a relay race around the dozens of commentators, economists and interest groups until a general atmosphere prevails that it has been a t olerable budget for those who can tolerate it and a predictable budget for those who know what it is going to do to them Budgets are only barometers of the changing patterns o f economic life and it is worth remembering that the weather patterns are established on much broader fronts If the sum total of the various thumb screws applied this week means that it is costing more to live, then the same question has to be asked as is asked of the changing weather patterns Why? The purists want to run away from this question to some distant point in their desert from where they will re -organise society their way Marxists have achieved this at the point of a gun Others live out the fantasy that they can temporarily resign from the human race and its ramifications until the perfect society dawns Religiously -minded people are in something of a dilemma whether to stay with the system or resign It is not only the followers of Jesus who have preached simplicity and detachment from the goods of this earth as the beginning of spiritual wisdom The Third Century flight of the Christian hermits into the Egyptian desert must have been a shattering phenomenon in the opinion of those who stayed in town Progressively the Church, by its embrace of the monastic life where the lonely zealots would now live together in a spiritual community, showed that the search for spiritual happiness could go on alongside a world that had to pursue the daily tasks of economics and trade As Monsignor McCrann, who fills the paradoxical role of church financier, has pointed out, accountants and indeed the whole profession of those who deal in the industry of money are likely to get a had press even by some readings of the scripture. Y et the management of money is as much an industry and trade as any other activity in life today and cynicism t owards the financial institutions, treasuries and related agencies simply because they deal in vastly powerful material resources is not viewing the whole picture from a point of view of God's creations. A look at the gospel reveals a surprising number of times when money and its management came into Jesus' c onversation. Matthew the apostle leads the way with his duBious tax-gathering career behind him and which, like St Paul's strong-arm tactics before his conversion, must have left a nasty taste amongst some of the early Christians Zacchaeus gets a good place amongst the saints because Jesus picked him out of the crowd to go down to his house but the conversation first got around to how he spent his money, much like the proposed visits people will he invited to make to the taxation department to explain their deductions The servant who did some fast work by re -writing the invoices of his master's goods is a particularly long story used by Jesus to finish up praising certain aspects of this dishonest steward's conduct — a fact which requires e ven longer commentaries from the scripture commentators The coin of the Roman realm became one of Jesus. shortest but most telling lessons in how to get priorities right in this life Giving away money was a subject close to Our Lord's heart and the gospel succinctly sums up His sadness for the rich young man who was locked in to his wealth and comfort Too often are the churches ridiculed because they are concerned with money. The criticism unfortunately comes from those who stay away from the churches and who consequently have never contributed a penny towards their construction or upkeep let alone to the causes preached there -in, but who are not averse to a triumphant wedding or a questionable funeral service. Religion is about money, about its use. This week's budget is about the religious questions of how we shall treat the Aborigines, how we shall deal with those who are destined never to work, how we will maintain a family f abric when the aged begin to outnumber the number of younger productive citizens. This weekend, how many sermons will be preached on the budget? • 26 John Street. Perth WA 6000 • Correspondence• : 4 The Editor. The Record. PO Box 50 • Aberdeen Street. 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Prayer life is basic
Prayer life is basic to Christian life and fruitfulness will depend on that. That IS the message St Francis of Assisi would want us Zo take seriously today. This is the opinion of Franciscan Father Ignatius Kelly of Canterbury England who was in Australia to make the official six yearly visit of the houses of his order "Francis wouldn't worry t oo much how that spirit of the gospel was incarnated as long as it is incarnated in a way that is relative to the times. "St Francis is intelligible only in the context of the Church and the Church IS greater than St Francis "The Franciscan charism can only be re -discovered by looking at the needs of the Church and in that • From page 1 "It is man's duty to use these gifts for the glory of God and the service of man, that through their w ise use, man may r eturn to God. "Our Lord warns against the thorns a nd brambles of riches which choke the good seed. "He counsels, but does not command. the renunciation of riches for His sake. "Riches and life itself are to be sacrificed in His cause, when the occasion d emands heroic sacrifice. "It was not the use of money but the w rongful love of money, simply for its own sake, that St Paul was quoting as the root of all evil "True, God does not c ommend reckless e xtravagance nor heedless wasting of His gifts. "But Our Lord continually commends those faithful and wise servants who use their intelligence to administer properly God's temporal gifts. "God gave man a share in His own divine intelligence and man in his limited w ay can imitate even t he providence of God. "That accountant will be the best administrator who is most like to God in his w isdom and providence. "Always we accountants have to aim high. "After all, the new standard Christ gave to the people in His Sermon on the Mount was, 'You must therefore be perfect just
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context Francisanism or Dominicanism or any other way of life makes sense at all. "In other words the Church is greater than all the order collectively or individually." Father Ignatius teaches theology to seminarians at Canterbury where the Franciscans came to settle during the lifetime of St Francis and from where t hey helped establish along with the Dominicans the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. From what is believed to have been their peak of some 1000 friars before the Black Death there are today 250 friars in the
'Root of all evil' a s your heavenly Father is perfect'. "We have to be first class administrators and it is clear that the accountant and his profession of accountancy fit into God's o wn scheme of things," he said. Integrity meant the accountant searched diligently for the t ruth, found the truth, told the truth and lived the truth. The accountant was under a contract and in justice bound to put his skills at the service of his client, who was in effect his employer, and to t reat his client's money with the same care as he would his own. The truth was often hard to discover and he must therefore spare no pains to come to it, Mons McCrann said. Full integrity meant a man must live the truth. T he accountant must have right principles and must live up to his principles for 24 hours of every day. He said, "By and large the accountancy profession in this country stands 10 feet tall. "I think we must say thank God that in A ustralia it is still a matter for headlines when a professional a ccountant denigrates his profession by malpractice." he s aid.
England has had strong interest in St Francis on the part of the Anglicans and there are congregations of men and women. Father Kelly says since the Anglicans shared the gifts of St Francis through baptism, they were able to be inspired by the saints of the Church and it was not surprising, he said, that the renewal of religious life was taking place out side the Catholic Church. He cited the Lutheran church renewal of religious life in the community at Taize in France. "People want more than the purely secular or human way of living and ecumenism means the churches are not fixed
forever in a 16th century position." Father Ignatius said renewal among the Franciscans meant taking greater account of the individuals gifts and charisms. On the other hand, he said these gifts are not discovered until the individual is asked to de something "We are not always the best judges in our own case necessarily and that i s why dialogue is important." E nglish Franciscans were giving up some of their traditional work in parishes and taking up special ministries such as street work among drug addicts and alcoholics
Father Ignatius said the link between St Francis and the love of animals is often misunderstood. "He loved all creatures because they were a sacrament or sign of God and His providence for us, and if that dimension is lost the Franciscan dimension is not understood He said there was even room for the spirit of St Francis in the conservation movement "Man has a stewardship not a lordship, over this earth. "A frugal use of things t oday is important and Franciscan poverty might take on a deeper meaning in this context," he said
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NFP the 'true' liberation from Mrs JO BELL Kolonup Sir A very off -beat recent a rticle, (The Record August 11) claimed that women in Canada are leaving the Church, and a mongst the reasons given was a claim that "in f orbidding contraception to women, the Church is denying us the right to human dignity" One wonders just how the use of contraceptives confers human dignity on women — in my experience it is quite the opposite! However, in delightful apposition, on the right hand-side page of the same edition appeared the following quote from Dr Thomas Hilgers: "as I read 'Humanae Vitae' I was immediately converted to natural family planning's ability to foster conjugal love, to enrich the spiritual lives of couples . . . its potential for rejuvenation of the family is immense."
A gree As a teacher (and user) of NFP for more than 10 years I entirely agree with Dr Hilgers, having experienced and seen the liberating effect of the use of natural family planning on a marriage relationship as it encouraged mutual love and respect of each other and God. As a convert to Catholicism, I really appreciate the pastoral concern of a Church which counsels its people with such wisdom. If women are leaving the Church because "it" won't
illow them to use contraception, they must surely be looking for an excuse to leave I actually know of people who have joined the Church after being taught NFP by a Church agency.
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Sir The reported statement by the Mayor of Ottawa (Canada), Marion Dewar, that in forbidding contraception to women. the Church is 'denying us the right to human dignity"... (The Record August 11) is rhetorical and emotive. The statement implies erroneously that moral guilt over contraceptive use can only ever be imputed to the female partner
Since moral guilt must necessarily be imputed equally to both the man and the woman, this issue therefore cannot rightly be specifically regarded as being a matter of women's r ights. Furthermore, beyond the walls of Vatican City, the Catholic Church has no power to "forbid" anyone to do anything (Archbishop Lefebvre has proven that!) •"!' •
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Technology outstrips moral development C ANBERRA: Our t echnological development at this point has outstripped our moral development and that we need very seriously to renew our human values and make some very necessary adjustments in our general approach to life. Ibis was said by Archbishop Clancy of Sydney in a recent address to the National Press Club in Can berra. He pinpointed three areas illustrating the technological age: • Nuclear technology which "like most technologies, has immense potential in the service of humanity. But it also poses two major threats, one of which is nuclear w ar and its horrifying consequences. The other is the less publicised but scarcely less threatening problem of the disposal of nuclear waste." • Genetic engineering "again filled with potential for the good of mankind, but also providing the key to a Pandora's box of human manipulation and eugenics that is perhaps more horrifying that the threat of a nuclear holocaust." • rhe micro-chip and t he prospect. according t o one school of t hought, of a future society in which a minority of people will have employment, and the majority (supported presumably by government and industry) will have almost unlimited leisure time on their hands.
Positive T he positive and constructive use of increasing leisure time will call f or special human qualities. "One might well add a fourth example in the present-day phenomenon of urbanisation which is largely the outcome of technological development. "It is not only a problem in its own right, but compounds most other problems as well." Turning to the values by w hich modern society lives Archbishop Clancy said "we are in very poor moral shape to meet the pressures that technology is progressively and at a great rate introducing into our lives. "The value system of contemporary society has already lost its credibility. "Take, for example, the area of marriage and the family.
Clancy in call f or new values
In a programme prepared by the Catholic V ocations Centre he puts out the specific appeal for at least one and even two men from every parish to take up the priesthood. In his recorded message t he archbishop says:
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Archbishop Clancy said self discipline and reverence for human life were necessary to cope with the challenges of today's and tomorrow's world He also made a bid for fidelity to one's word and loyalty to one's country.
Self-discipline or self-denial or selfrestraint or whatever one wants to call the opposite of unqualified self indulgence and self -gratification — the reverse of the "what's in it for me?" attitude. He said "It is precisely that attitude which accounts for most of the crime and corruption in our community.
'Criminals, be their collars blue or white, are simply taking commonly accepted values a step or two further than you and I are prepared to take them "I believe we must voluntarily elect to live a simpler life-style, and seek our f ulfilment in other than more and more
"The disintegration of family life has long been a matter of grave concern, not only for the Church but also for the State at least in certain countries within our Western civilisation. "And rightly so, because our society stands or falls with the family. "Family life has been steadily eroded over a long period of time.
Marriage "I am not suggesting, of course, that the institution of marriage is heading for complete collapse. "There are too many good marriages, and too many highly motivated people in our midst to let that happen," he said. Archbishop Clancy said there was a moral bankruptcy shown in the corruption that had crept in at every level. This had been manifested in recent Royal Commissions.
of the latest and best that money can provide. "I believe that that is also the direction of human dignity. That does not mean as a nation we should cease to promote responsible scientific progress. -Secondly, I believe it imperative we rediscover a reverence for human life as such, human life in its ontological uniqueness, its quasi -sacredness." Only then, he said, will our concern f or the poor, the handicapped, the unemployed, the victims of injustice and t yranny have credibility and consistency, and in the longer term be effective. Only if we revere human life as such can we hope to solve the social problems that beset us. Describing the loyalty that was missing today he said: "I mean, of course, a loyalty that goes far beyond the mindless loyalty of fans for their chosen football team.
He cited the increase of overt and organised crime and of terrorism. He also listed good d evelopments taking place. He said: "There is today a much greater sensitivity on the part of many for the underprivileged, such as the Aborigines and peoples of the Third W orld. "More people are committing themselves to help achieve peace in our world. "Increasing numbers, too, are dedicating their efforts often with great courage — to the preservation of the environment and the world's diminishing natural resources. "All of these developments are positive and good and constructive, and we must be thankful for them. "I believe, however, the scales at this point of time are weighted against us," A rchbishop Clancy said.
Congregation to hear a message MELBOURNE — Congregations at all Masses in Melbourne this weekend will hear a recording of a message from Archbishop Little.
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"You've just heard the Gospel and I've got some good news for you. "Ordinations to the priesthood have just been celebrated in St Patrick's Cat hedral. "It's a day I'm issuing a call, a challenge, no vague message. It concerns your parish. It concerns priesthood. "I recognise there are many vocations in the Church and we need them all. "The Good Lord can call us to marriage, to
religious life, to single life. "Today I wish to issue a call to all young men and also men of more mature years to give themselves to the Lord and to His people. "I want to see them working alongside me and my brother priests in t he parishes of this archdiocese. "In our archdiocese we have over 200 parishes. I'd like over 200 men, at least one for each parish. If it's a big parish, I'd like t wo.
Society badly served Archbishop Clancy told his listeners at the National Press Club the media on balance have served society badly and c ontinued to serve society badly in the context of human values. Some of the media — in their features or their advertisements, or both — promote greed and avarice and violence, trivialise human life, and make a mockery of marriage and traditional family values.
It is often done subtly and at saturation level — and for that reason is all the more damaging. This is a great pity, given the media's capacity to be positive, formative, and constructive. If the media have the potential to implant and promote disvalues in the community, they also have the potential to form and cultivate and reinforce authentic values. He said "I acknowledge, too, there are countless people working in the media industry whose principles are of the very highest, and I would readily acknowledge the many excellent achievements that are to the credit of the media.
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How to help. The recent violence in Sri Lanka has left hundreds dead in its wake. Many more have been shockingly injured and thousands of families made homeless and destitute. The relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is desperately trying to provide much-needed food, shelter and care for those who have suffered from the fighting. The need is urgent and the task daunting. It includes maintenance of three refugee camps and the welfare of all the children and infants in Colombo whose lives have been so suddenly and tragically torn apart. It also includes looking beyond I I'd like to help the relief work in Sri the immediate crisis, when people Lanka. Enclosed is my donation* will need to rebuild not just their Name houses, but their lives and their c ommunities. Address If you can help, please send your donation now to P/Code Australian Catholic Relief. *DonotIons over $200 ore rox deductible
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African Briefs: —bishops— hit at Reds NAIROBI, (NC) The f our Catholic bishops of Lesotho have strongly c ondemned communism as an ideology which "attacks the existence of G od, violently attacks religion and oppresses man." Their statement was issued just before the Soviet Union, China and North Korea opened embassies in Lesotho. Although the statement did not oppose the pending arrival of the diplomats, it seemed certain to strengthen opposition to establishment of diplomatic ties with communist governments. The bishops' statement came after the Catholic journal, Moeletsi Basotho, condemned Prime Minister Chief Leabua Jonathan's invitation to c ommunist-ruled countries to open embassies. The Catholic Church has been an important supporter of the prime minister, and withdrawal of Catholic support could be f atal to him politically. About 40 per cent of the country's 1.2 million people are Catholic. Lesotho's decision to allow the embassies has also caused problems with neighbouring South A frica. According to Kenneth Hackett, director for subSaharan Africa for Catholic Relief Services, South Africa has tightened its borders since the embassies opened, creating difficulties in transporting food into Lesotho. Lesotho is a land-locked country completely surrounded by South Africa
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LONDON The Methodist Church has become the f irst Church in Britain to have a specific service for the burying of still -born babies. In 1 981 (the latest figures a vailable) there were 5000 such births in the United Kingdom. Although the Anglican and Catholic Churches do have special prayers suitable for stillborn babies, many are buried without a funeral service. The new Methodist Rite will soon be available for use in hospital chapels by doctors and nurses as well as chaplains. D
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R OME — The Franciscan ConvenL_I tuals have urged the Presidents of the United States and the Soviet Union t o meet in Assisi "as brothers working f or peace and disarmament." They urged Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov to provide an "example of the brotherhood which must unite all men on our small planet... The letters were sent by air mail, instead of through diplomatic channels: "We chose simple and ordinary routes, rejecting the privileged channels, sure that St Francis would have done the same," said Father Vincenzo Coll, an Italian Franciscan Conventual. "We wrote in a spirit of great humility and profound idealism in perfect respect for the tradition of St Francis and his universal peace." 0 El El INGAPORE Joyville, house of prayer established by the Canossian Sisters, is aimed at o ffering a family atmosphere to young women who are seriously contem plating their vocation in life. The house was estab lished in response for a kind of -family - dimen sion in religious life and since its inception in 1980. the sisters have helped more than 40 young women experience basic community life. Under the leadership of Sister Marilyn, the women are made aware of the concern they owe for each other and take the Gospel as the source of their reli gious and prayer life. Li LIE
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'Freedom if misused can become a slavery.' VATICAN CITY (NC) — Freedom can lead to slavery if misused, — the freedom given to humanity by the r edemption -is both a gift and a duty,- the p ope told some 40,000 people at his w eekly general a udience in St Peter's Square. As a result of Christ's redemption of the world by His death and resurrection, the pope said, every human person faces a decisive and dramatic alternative: the choice between a false freedom of self-affirmation, personal or collective, against God and against others, or a true freedom of self-giving to God and to others.
Estranged "Whoever chooses selfaffirmation remains under the slavery of the flesh, estranged from God," he added. "Whoever chooses self-
Karl informs me in a letOn March 26, Karl Gaster dated July 18, that he par, a well-known Filipino and his companion politilay church figure, who cal detainees at the has lectured in Perth, was Davao Detention Centre reported "missing". are now on the fifth day A lthough the military at of hunger strike after a that stage denied they 33-day fast. had taken Karl, a number They have begun the of days later he appeared f ast and hunger -strike in a military detention "in order to struggle for centre in Manila. our rights as political priFather WARREN DONNE, soners", and for prison from the Columban Semireforms. nary at North TurraSome of the demands of murra, sends the latest the detainees are: i nformation on the impri1. Stop the "salvaging" soned Catholics in the of prisoners ("SalvagPhilippines. ing" is a word used in the Philippines to mean the liquidation of opposition mal charges; (b) are t o the government below 18 years old and through the "illegal" use should be placed in the of death squads). c ustody of relatives 2 . Stop all illegal a nd, or government transfer of prisoners for agencies responsible for purposes of torture and such humanitarian acts; interrogation. (c) have serious physical 3. Release prisoners and mental disorders. who: (a) are without for 4. Release on time, and
giving is already living the eternal life." Pope John Paul said the choice is also reflected in human love relationships. "We all, whatever the culture to which we belong, define love s 'wanting the good of the beloved person'," he said. Should a person be seeking only his or her own good in a love relationship, "love would in real-
ity mask a relationship with the other of utilitarian or hedonistic character," the pope added. "The moral norms arc unchangeable requirements, which emerge from the truth of ever) being," Pope John Paul said. "Love is the full realisation of every moral norm. because it wants the good of every being in his or her truth," he said.
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spend all allocated funds f or the food of prisoners, so there can be adequate f ood available for better variety and nutritional quality. 5. Prosecute the soldiers guilty of rape against Hilda Narciso and stop the sexual abuse by soldiers against women prisoners. In a letter written to me on June 9, Karl says "the conditions here are just awful! I'm not only talking about space and logistics, but especially the continuing violation of human rights.
Salvaged "There have been cases here of detainees pulled out in the dead of night and later 'salvaged' . "There are a number below 18 years old, some have not physically or p sychologically recovered from the torture, a
°VVAPti \ \A number without formal charges etc. "Relatives, lawyers and f riends have done some action on our behalf but the conditions have only worsened . ." Karl has been charged with the crime of inciting to rebellion. He says that "there is no question but that the military want me convicted, if only to warn other human rights advocates to give up their commitments. "By now they must realise", he says, that "they have such a weak case against me. Instead of having apprehended a 'big catch', they don't have a catch at all." Karl and other political detainees in Davao City are encouraged by the c ontinuing campaigns f or justice outside the prison. He says that the bits of information relayed by relatives and friends enables their spirits to
remain bold despite the body's weakness. R elatives of the political detainees in Davao City have called on friends in the media and in justice and peace and human rights groups for their full support for the humane treatment of political prisoners. Karl is thankful for the
SABAH K OTA KINABALU (Sabah) — The relationship of many Catholics with Christ is like a "sparewheel" useful only in times of sickness and great need. Bishop Simon Fung said this to some 122 delegates of the Sabah Catholic Church Pastoral Council. "Even in times of sickness and need, we find many people forgetting our Saviour and turning to bomohs apd mediums to alleviate their
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A THENS, (NC) — The Catholic Church is one of several minority religions struggling f or survival in Greece, where the predominant and official religion is Greek Orthodox. More than 90 p ercent of the 9.75 million population is Orthodox. The Catholic population is 45,000. Over the years, the tendency of the Greek public has been to fuse the concepts of creed anc nationality.
Catholics' struggle against prejudice Other minority religious groups include Jews, Moslems, Monophysites, Protestants and Jehovah's Witnesses. In many cases, nonOrthodox Greeks are t reated as secondclass citizens and only those who are Orthodox are regarded as "true Greeks." Although the situation is gradually c hanging, deeply r ooted prejudicial ideas and attitudes
remain, especially among Orthodox Church officials. In recent years, a h ardening of the official attitudes and positions of the Greek O rthodox Church towards Catholicism has been seen in the pages of Ekklesiastiki Alithia (Ecclesiastical Truth), the official organ of the Greek Orthodox Church. After the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in. 1981,
the state-operated radio and television stations in Greece w ere frequently reporting about the incident. The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox, however, decided to send a delegation to the government to request their reports about the pope be censored from future broadcasts, according to Ekklesiastiki Alithia. Ekklesiastiki Alithia also reported that
seven years ago the Holy Synod decided to send another delegation to the Minister of Education and Religion t o request he not appoint any Catholic religion teachers in the schools on Syros, an island with a Catholic population of 7,500. The request was granted. Religion is a required subject in Greece and the request meant Catholic students in S yros schools were
not allowed to study their own religion. Also, neither the State nor the Greek O rthodox Church officially recognises the religious jurisdiction of the Catholic archbishop of Athens. In early 1983, a suggestion the archbishop's title be changed to "Archbishop of Saint Dennis in Athens and Metropolitan of Continental Greece," brought a heated reaction from
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the Orthodox Church. Last March 18 a statement was issued by the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Seraphim of Athens, in which he accused the Vatican of attempting to undermine the Greek Orthodox Church. H e said the title change was part of a " wily plan against Orthodoxy." In response, Catholic A rchbishop Nicola Foscolos of Athens said, "I am willing to r epeat what I had said eight years ago, to an Orthodox theologian: For 3,000 C athol ic bishops around the world, I am t he Catholic Archbishop of Athens.
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To retain 'Anglican elements' SAN ANTONIO (Texas) — A "personal parish" for a former Episcopalians who join the Catholic Church will be established in San Antonio, Texas in an action which its founding pastor called "the shape of ecumenism to come." The first such Anglican parish in the United States, it will be led by Father Christopher Phillips, the fifth married former Episcopal priest to be ordained a C atholic priest. Called an -Anglican
Australian mail he has received and is most touched by our support. "Thank you for your continuing prayers and concern. To those who have come to visit me in prison, a special thanks. "Your visits, no matter how brief help renew the vigour and are like oases in the desert. Those who write letters, thank you. I'm sorry I'm not able to answer imme-
diately given our precarious situation. Your solidarity through these trying moments is most appreciated." In news just to hand the prison authorities, under Colonel Andres Superab le, the Metrodiscom Chief who administers the Detention Centre, have agreed to most of the demands of the detainees, so the hunger strike has ceased.
sufferings and solve their problems," he said. "It is painful to see how many people give priority of place in their lives to money, success, sex and drugs, position and prestige and look for security and salvation in these alienating forces. "Many of us have closed doors to Jesus our Saviour by our sinfulness and have closed our eyes, ears and hearts to the full meaning and implications of the kingdom .Jesus proclaimed." the Bishop said, reflecting on the theme of the Holy Year
"Open the doors to the Redeemer." Bishop Fung said the State of Sabah was developing rapidly, but added, "Sad to say, there is no equivalent growth in our respect for life, the rights of all fellow citizens, their rights to efficient health care, education and meaningful existence "We are saddened to note increasing N iolence and greed and corruption, injustice and neglect of the environment, endangering our well-being now and even more in the future," he said.
Identity personal parish," it will follow the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, but retain elements of Anglican tradition, said Father Phillips, who is the first married former Episcopalian priest to be named a US Catholic pastor. The liturgy, pending its approval in Rome, is to follow the order of the Latin Rite while including many prayers in the Anglican book of common prayer and incorporating other characteristics from the Anglican tradition. The movement of an increasing number of Episcopalians to Catholicism has followed several changes that evoked strong controversy in the Episcopal Church, such as the ordination of women, the revision of the book of common prayer and the revision of marriage law to allow divorce and remarriage. Episcopalians are not leaving the Church because they specifically oppose women's ordination,
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The second in our series on marriage
Would you do it all again
wife andIhave had some of our most enjoyable conversations during long drives, especially if the four children are quiet, asleep or, better yet, with their grandparents. It was during one such trip recently that! askedEileen. "Now that you can look back over more than a decade of marriage and children, what would you have done differently?" She paused and then looked up thoughtfully from the road map on her lap. "For one thing," she said. "!don't think I would have allowed the reception to he held at a funeral home andI would have said something to your mother about handing out black arm bands at the door. " You know the mortuary hall was the only place in town big enough, -I reminded her, " and those weren't arm bands, they were souvenir garters. 'Come on, "I said. "That's allyou'd change about our marriage:" "Come to think of it. - she said, "I might have married someone who can read road maps and doesn't get lost in towns of 300 peoplefor three' hours trying to find the only Catholic church. Do you realise you just missed the interconnect to the right freeway?"Why didn't you tell me"! groaned. "Iassumed that's why yOU've had the turn signal onfor the past 30 miles, - she said. "Back to your question. I think I would have spent less energy on the wedding ceremony and more on listening to married people talk about marriage." "And?"I asked casually, turning off the turn signal. ".4 ndI wonder if! would have gotten married at all. ' she said seriously. Iwas taken aback. "if hat do you mean by that?"Ask yourself the same question," she said, consulting the map. "What has marriage done for you" "ii.e11. - 1huffed, "rather obviously there are the children and all the joy and pain and excitement andfrustration and fun they've brought us. Right"
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"OK," she sighed. "hut what about all the places we might have seen and the things we ought have done if we hadn't had them so fast" " You wouldn't have had the kids so s-oon"I asked, adjusting the rearview mirror. "Ididn't say that. - she replied. SomehowIwas beginning to wonder whyIbrought the' whole thing up in the first place. "To be honest. I think 1 would have had them just as soon,"! told her rather defiant/v. "Iwonder if we've set aside enough timefor just the two of us," she reflected. She was looking out the window. "You'd better change' lanes or we're going to miss our I--turn. "This is no lime to e'hange,"I objected. "Uly not? lhere aren't any cars coming, - she pointed out. meant the subject," explained. turning the signal back on. "Do you think we've had enough time set aside to
enrich our own relationship? she asked, ignoring my protest. I braked, turned and swung us back into the other direction. "It's hard to say,"Isaid. "What is enough time? What's enrichment? Doesn't duty to our responsibilities have to come into play when we're talking about time allocation? (*an't daily life in itself be enriching?She rolled up the map and tapped the dash with it. " You sound like a guilt-ridden workaholic," she said wryly. "Do you think I've spent enough( time with you and the kids over the 'ears '! asked. - 11"hich year" "Talking about issues,"Isaid, trying to regain control of the conversation. "You still haven't said anything about what advice you would have followed about not getting married at all. That kinda hurts my feelings, ya know." "Inever said that, she corrected. "I was just wondering out loud. Rut remember people would say things like: 'Just you wait until the honeymoon is over.' Or, 'Watch out if he's a morning person.'" "Not very encouraging advice,"I agreed. "Give me some advice then." she said. "do you thinkI should have taken a part-time job sooner?Do you thinkI should have gone hack andfinished my degree? ShouldI have insisted that Heather Marie stick to her piano lessons? DoIplay enough with the children? Are we ever going to get where we're going if you miss that interconnect again" I snapped on the turn signal as if! had seen the exit coming. "It's hard to tell, isn't it." said. "I don't thinkIknow what changes! would have made either. "11aybe you could have asked your mother not to ask everyone to follow us in a motorcade with their lights on from the church to the reception," she said dryly.
If conflict is not handled constructively within a marriage it can easily lead to the breakdown of the relationship.
Husbands and wives often have different attitudes and values when it comes to the subject of money. It's important to be able to discuss such issues with an open mind and to reach agreement.
Does money matter?
Handling conflict
This is a scene from a recent television series: I wo well-educated people marry and take up life t ogether in the country w here the husband's career is established. The wife, content at first with being a homemaker. soon finds herself at loose ends. As time passes, this feeling increases, in spite of her joy in becoming pregnant. But, as often happens, she doesn't tell her husband how she feels. b ecause he is so obviously content with his duties as a schoolmaster and with her. He, in turn, works hard at avoiding the obvious s igns of his wife's unhappiness. He even denies there is any problem when his colleagues make an effort to tell him. The simmering 'conflict comes to a head when the wife has a miscarriage and plunges into a lingering depression. FinallN. in desperation. she runs away. 'The husband follows and, in a dramatic meeting, the wife confesses how useless she feels and how meaningless her life has become. The husband, agitated and upset but very much in love with her, says he doesn't see how he can live without his wife. 8
BY KATHARINE BIRD
That situation of conflict, portraying a marriage in the late 1930s. is from To Serve Them All My Days, produced by Masterpiece Theater. In the series, though the conflict has all the potential for disaster, David and Christine PowlettJones are able to talk through their difficulties and find a solution. Thanks to the helpful suggestion of a thid person, Mrs Powlett-Jones finds an outlet for her abundant energies and t alents by joining in her husband's work as an educator. Conflict, as marriage counsellors are quick to note, is a fact of life for most married couples. Drs Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James Whitehead refer to conflict as "one of the many embraces of marriage." in their new book, Marrying Well: Possibilities in C hristian Marriage Today. For the Whiteheads, the p resence of conflict doesn't necessarily mean the marriage is on the rocks. On the contrary. they think conflict can be a sign of health, since it provides couples an
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opportunity to learn how to communicate better with each other. 'The Whiteheads, free-lance consultants and lecturers, often pool their interests in psychology and theology in their books and articles. In "Marrying Well," they point out that conflict "is likely to generate strong emotions," one reason mans people find it difficult to handle. The Whiteheads sa married couples tend to display two common patterns for handling conflict: avoidance or engagement. A voidance: Refusing to admit any conflcit exists and even going to some lengths to get out of facing conflict. Some people according to the Whiteheads, make it a practice to deny they have any c onflicts. Sometimes they do so out of a fear of s trong emotions, in themselves or in their partner. Other times it comes from a sense that a particular relationship is fragile. Engagement: Admitting that conflict exists and being willing to take a look at troubling situations. even when this involves taking a risk.
There's more to marriage than the joining of two people in one chequebook. But given the realities of daily life, the checkbook makes a difference in marriage.
One key to effective communication in the midst of conflict is to be "direct and specific," the Whiteheads say. People are direct when they tell the other person what they think and how they feel. Being specific means k eeping the focus on the issue at hand and not allowing the discussion to open up to include other questions. Other keys to successful handling of day-to-day k inds of conflict include sharing information honestly and openly, exploring alternative solutions to specific problems or seeking outside help and support. The Whitehead. observe that couple often find there - is more than one solution to a particular problem when they are willing to look for it together. Finally, the Whiteheack are convinced the most important benefit of learning to handle conflict is the quality of communication which can result. Couples begin to sense that, even though problems are not magically removed, they will be able in the future to deal with difficulties c onstructively. They discover that conflict can actually strengthen their marriage by helping them learn more about themselves and each other.
Would you do it all again or change things? It's a question many couples ask themselves after a number of years of marriage, especially when children have arrived quickly and changed their lives dramatically.
Often money matters lead to some standing jokes on marriage. For example. whenever the subject of camping comes up, a good friend of mine says that his wife's idea of camping out is a motel room for under $30. Sometimes a chequebook leads to problems because a husband and wife, deep down, don't, understand the purpose of money in the same way. Some people basically believe all their money should be spent. Others believe as much as possible should be saved. All along the spectrum between those two extreme points of view are various attitudes on how much money should be spent, how much saved. Money calls for cornmunication in marriage. But it takes years for that communication to lead t o anything approaching full understanding. Some people never seem to feel t hat they totally unders tand how their spouse views money.
(went communication during all the childBy David Gibson rearing years. 1 Money questions also It would be easy to paint may be raised in a marIt may take some years a dismal picture of for a couple to create riage because of a coumoney's role in marriage. their own style for celep I e' s religious or It is an area in which hus- brations: a style they can philosophical values. The bands and wives must both afford and enjoy. Christian challenge to learn to share something Whatever the case, celeuse money as a way to t hat, in many cases, each brations undoubtedly serve others in need may of them would really like represent one facet of be taken seriously by a t o control alone. couple. But in practice married life that couples But I think the real mes- would like to take for they may not be in full sage about money ,in granted — but can't. accord on what that marriage is that couples The cost of raising means. need to be alert to its role Again, even if it is and its influence. And children also can gener- agreed that a relatively ate tensions in marriage. they should be familiar simple lifestyle is desiraAnd parents realise that with its symbolism. ble for Christians, the Money has a way of t he way they spend spouses may differ in money communicates a making its presence -- or t heir definition of p erhaps better, its message about values to "simplicity." absence - known at the their children. Over the years of a marParents not only buy worst possible times. It's riage, people change. there in the background food and clothing and With any luck at all, they whenever a big celebra- medical care for children. grow and mature. Still. They spend money on tion is planned: a birthwhen people change. day, an anniversary, a lessons and education some of their attitudes v acation, Christmas; programmes. And they and goals may change times when happiness is spend to make their too. That is one reason children happy. the real goal. why money questions Obviously, then, money It is virtually impossible p robably can't be to get through a big cele- gets tied up with hopes resolved once and for all bration without spending parents have for their in a marriage. Again and money. In marriage, children. Hardly ever do again money matters will however, one partner's parents want anything challenge a couple to idea of what constitutes a but the best for them. communicate well. big celebration may seem The question for marThe risk is that money quite inadequate to the ried couples: How close will lead to stand-offs in are they in their goals for other. marriage, or worse. But People come to mar- their children? Perhaps a there is another side of riage with ideas formed couple's goals are never the coin. It comes into from childhood about identical in every aspect. view when couples see how a birthday should be Therefore. the effecriNe that their use of money celebrated, what it takes use of a chequebook makes a difference, but to give a child a real when it comes to childare determined not to let Christmas, or how a ren's expenses is likely to their one chequebook genuine vacation is spent. be a topic that needs fredivide them. The Record, August 25 — 31, 1983
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A far cry from the spirals of stock
Doctors' Ex cit em of en t crime of silence nickel booms
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"Abortion is called an a cceptable medical procedure, infanticide is called adjusting the humane solution to the infant and the family. "While only a small number of doctors are doing the abortions, a larger number who may have referred just one case to these specialists become complicit in the procedure. "A far wider number may have nothing to do with abortion but are well aware of what is going on because it is t rumpeted in the journals a nd are remaining silent." Dr Wall cites New L - eland with less than 100 doctors authorised to do t he 7000 abortions taking place annually - - yet t here are over 500 doctors in the country. "I ask where is the voice of the profession that undertook the Hippocratic oath?" He said certain places were performing most of t he abortions partly because they could be done only under licence and also because hospitals have the facilities where "abortionists masquerading as gynaecologists will do these procedures very quickly in lists of up to 30 patients a session." He said general practitioners who were confronted with plausible and heart-rending stories referred their patients on for an opinion knowing they will get one because they do not want t o make the decision t hemselves and do not want to face the reality of the situation. "They do not want to offer a truly compassionate and caring attitude which, of course, takes time. "Abortions are a quick and easy answer, and referrals are an even quicker things to do." Dr Wall dows not conceal the fact that he is a member of neither the Australian or the New Zealand Medical Associations which he says adopt a pluralistic attitude to what he considers a sacrosanct code of ethics. "They say a number of their members have different views and they m ust accommodate these. "I say they should make no accommodation for a society bound by a code of ethics and in which reposes the trust of the public." Dr Wall said it is up to the medical profession to begin halting the trend and to begin saying "no"
'Doctors became criminal by the laws of the Nazi State'
John Redmond Lambe, an acolyte at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church at Scarborough andprincipal of life insurance and superannuation consultants John Lambe and Associates, was born at Subiaco on June 26, 1929. He was educated at St Mary's Convent at Leederville, St Patrick's Boys' School and CBC Terrace where he obtained his Leaving Certificate. In January, 1947 -- with eight of his classmates he joined the staff of the Commonwealth Bank with which he worked 20 years, the last 10 in jobs connected with customer relations. He worked for a stock broker during the height of the nickel boom, then with an advertising agency before entering the insurance industry. John is a life member of the Trinity Old Boys' A ssociation and has held every executive position including chairman. His three terms on the Scarborough parish council have also included the chairmanship. He is a former state councillor of the Knights of the Southern Cross and at present is director of community service for Scarborough Rotary. John and his wife Patricia (nee Dillon) the sister of Scarborough parish priest Father Frank Dillon have three daughters and a son.
The killing of unborn children is murder
There was the typist in the office, for instance, who had bought a parcel of Poseidon shares when hardly anybody -- including her — had heard about the company. It was fairly common in those busy times for stock brokers and their staffs to work till late at night. One night word came out of the office's scrip room, which had a direct telephone connection with London, to tell the girl Poseidon shares were moving up in price At about two -minute intervals, with everybody's adrenalin pumping rate accelerating the while, word was relayed to the girl of the latest Poseidon share price "They've gone up to $60,'• was one incredulous announcement. This was succeeded by successive information flashes which saw the Poseidon price soar to over the $100 mark.
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to tell people such operations are morally wrong and that the profession will help people f ind the long term answers. "As long as we are offering the shorter term answers the carnage with continue. [he notion the public at large wanted abortions may be true on the surface. But underneath the surface, the moral majority
John Lambe still looks back with some sense of excitement to the heady days of the nickel boom of the 1960's when he was working for a stock broker.
did not want abortion and did not see justification in the majority of r easons given for abortion. "If more people realise 97 per cent of abortions worldwide are done for nothing more than the social reason of inconvenience, more people w ould become irate about the matter." he said. He admits it would take more than a generation
for the voice of that moral majority to be aroused but he believes in applying the pressure of the law to doctors, not to the women. He also wants more education, starting in the schools. He says the churches h ave an enormous responsibility in this area and that he has heard little condemnation by church hierarchies on these matters.
Dr Wall is quick to make the comparison that in his hospital, the staff are exerting enormous efforts to save the lives of 25-week babies, whereas in other parts of the world they are being destroyed. "It is a spontaneous feeling. "We must save these lives. "Why? "Because they are wanted. 4.0
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Today's People
A regular feature By BOB BOYLE
Later rises took them to about $ 140, but the girl did not sell. Like most of the amateur share buyers of that time, she "rode them down" and was probably lucky to get o ut with only her original i nvestment. Back in his Commonwealth Bank days, John's hobby had been share trading. He actually worked on a part-time basis for a share broker while still with the bank before entering the share broking business full-time But bust inevitably follows boom. When he joined, the office had a staff of more than 100, when he left it had been reduced to less than 20. His employers were keen to help them to find a job, and through their connections he became the office manager -accountant in Perth of an international advertising agency It opened up a new world for him -seeing what went into making a newspaper advertisement, the production of screen and TV commercials, the liaison with the media. He also did a short stint as a male model.
One of his jobs in this area was to dress up as a butcher and to hold a tray of meat for still photography. The advertisement featuring the photograph appeared on the back of buses and in all sorts of prominent p laces. It finally became an embarrassment to him -- especially when people would say to wife Pat. "I didn't know John had left the stock broking business. "How long has he been a butcher?" He had an enjoyable two years in advertising before taking up a suggestion he should go into life assurance. He found after a time there seemed to be a certain stigma attached to insurance salesmen, a situation he believes to be changing now. So he joined an insurance broking group and ultimately became manager of its life department. "People," he says, "were more ready to accept you as a broker, so I was happy to join such a group. "A broker has more than one agency and therefore more products to offer a prospective client." The next step was to set up in business on his own as a multi-agent and independent life insurance adviser. John was an inaugural member of the Freelance Insurance Consultants Association, a body of operators in his field which meets
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There was a time when the Australian churches had a How the traditional churches recognised social status and could expect their buildings are selling themselves in the to be comfortably filled on Sundays. face of falling attendances and a Some of these buildings were substantial, seating up to one thousand people, and p roliferation of religious sects their continued upkeep is now a massive problem. promotion of religion, excep • Diminishing congregations in terms of instruction o and a proliferation of relithose willing to come of their gious sects has forced a drasown volition. tic rationalisation upon the And in Australia there has more institutional churches, been a decided fear that led to the demolition or sale "American" methods might of redundant buildings, espelead to the proliferation o cially in inner city areas, or quaint setts and organisthe transfer of such buildings ations. to uses for which they were Yet the operations of the not originally intended. Festival of Light, to which In addition, the apparent many traditional church peoreal estate wealth of such ple belong, owes more t churches is illusory, for it is American public relations normally tied up in trusts knowhow than to anything established a century or else. more ago, yet has to be mainAnd the visit of the Revetained, and sometimes, rend Jerry Falwell, of the by JAMES S. MURRAY because of bequests and Moral Majority movemen endowments, cannot be sold promotional gimmick of the Scientologists or the Mor- h as given extraordinary off. impetus to the small Baptist mon church. Salvation Army. But it is the numbers game Its subtle change from an Nonetheless, many of these church, especially in the which occupies much of the entire emphasis on service to more peripheral religious funding and operation of ACE churches' activities. the poor and fallen, to such bodies have such avid loyalty schools — Accelerated ChrisFor all the euphoria of the people as the American tour- from their members, that the tian Education — and growth ecumenical movement, Aus- ist looking for well-run but organisation has access to to a moribund body. tralian religious bodies are comparatively cheap accom- funds which the larger, more Similarly, the Billy Graham largely in competition for the modation, has not affected institutional churches would Crusades removed from religious constituency. some of the diminishing its standing in the community envy. To get a cut in that requires as a body of "practical The Mormons, for example, churches a fear of emotional professional promotion, and Christians". have a well-greased PR manipulation, and while the it is significant that those It has appointed a number of operation. great evangelist was insistchurches and sects which ent that no organisation Their publications and broprofessional public relations show greatest growth cerofficers throughout Austra- chures are tasteful, their would follow his crusades. tainly appear to be those lia, whose main task it has response to any, even criti- the promise has been hardly w hich take promotion been to publicise the Army's cal, enquiries, courteous, kept and World Vision, seriously. welfare work, raise funds for prompt, and supremely though its emphasis appears With about one quarter of different, is an offshoot of its extension, and especially confident. adherents in their ranks, both The Jewish Board of Depu- the Graham Crusades, and bolster its plans for the Catholics and Anglicans have annual Red Shield Appeal ties, too, has a PR officer who has a promotional style both shown a certain reluctance to when every method known to is immediately in touch with alert and effective. use contemporary methods. the public relations industry the sources of comments critIn the ecumenical field, too, S trangely enough, the there are offices entirely apparently misical or is employed, except for Anglican diocese of Sydney, informed, about Jewish affairs. given over to the promotion strong drink. one of the most conservative The Seventh Day Adventists, of appeals and causes. This appeal always nets milin the world has shown a wil- lions of Australian Catholic Relief is considering their numbers, dollars. lingness to spend money on The Army is very concerned are also swift to detect one, Force Ten another. promotion, and its Anglican T hese and many similar about its public image: to be opportunities to correct what Information Service, housed seen to be where there is they see as misinformation organisations, along with in St Andrew's House, in the a bout their faith and long-established missionary emergency need. heart of Sydney, is well The recent bushfires are a practice. bodies, persuade the wellfunded, has a professional They are able to highlight a meaning to support a wide ready example. staff, and produces publiTo keep this image bright is number of socially desirable r ange of activities, some as cations of more than accepta- seen as its best form of works too, in the promulga- unusual as sending millions ble standard. tion of their religious opera- of Bibles into the People's promotion. Its Catholic counterpart is R epublic of China. less impressive, having only Sometimes, however, a misone press officer, Alan Mcllsionary organisation like wain -- admittedly an urbane African Enterprise will enfilprofessional, with 17 years in lade the whole of the AngliRome behind him — whose can church across the task it is to point enquiries in continent, with persistent, the right direction. a nd almost subliminal But as for promulgating the material. Church, the archdiocese of The percentage of money Sydney is far behind. r aised and used in promotion Nonetheless, it is now gencould properly attract an erally accepted practice by enquiry in some cases, and at all the "mainline" churches times it is known to reach a that there should be a press But the aim of most relitions: the rejection of level as insupportable as 40 or media officer; and along gious PR is to attract favousmoking, the use of a vege- per cent. with that, a recognition that rable media attention and On the whole, then, relitarian life-style, the rejection the media is so powerful in comment. of alcohol, and a concomitant gious promotion is increasrepresenting — or in many The relationship between longevity which is the envy of ing. c hurch people's minds, the press and the churches is There is a greater readiness many people. misrepresenting — a church's not always the most cordial, Their Sanitarium Health to use professionals in the PR position on some vital ques- and the issuing of press Food is an additional bonus in field, and to reject the old tion, that such an official is releases by rather inept PR the PR projections, along habit of trying to do things on vital. church officers often fails to with their hospitals, which the cheap. The Uniting Church has gain any notice at all. Growth is with those who gain a high reputation, even w idened its constituency The Australian Council of among Catholics, not nor- promote themselves, and this through the amalgamation of Churches issues reams of mally in favour of a body at a time when church attendthe majority of Presbytersuch texts, with little or no which sees in the Catholic ance is generally declining ians, all Methodists, and effect, unless the issue is Church the possibility of and secularism is generally most Congregationalists in controversial. world domination and even accepted. one body. And this is a common comNonetheless, many among persecution. It has also been prepared to plaint about media attention: the religious — and in AusOf course, funding for these spend some of its revenue on it can only be got for sects comes from tithing one tralia this means Muslims, public promotion. sensationalism. tenth of the income of each Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, and This is usually in social welThe sects have greater suc- member. a host of others these days — fare work, and its avid attencess here, though not always believe that the promulgaThe mainline churches, tion to such issues as for the right reason. tion of religion is too f aced with many claims Aboriginal Land Rights. Prejudice can attach to forced upon them by custom. personal a thing to commit to Its emphasis in promotion some of them, e.g. the re and an expected presence in a public relations departtends to be the assertion, fusal of blood transfusions by areas where there are few ment but they could be "Look at us. We are doing Jehovah's Witnesses; the adherents, are not so able to wrong. something." Azaria Chambertain case finance public relations *JAMES S. MURRAY is the But emphasis on practical religious writer for The Auswith the Seventh Day Avent- promotions. works is pre-eminently the ists; the exploitation of They also somewhat sus- tralian newspaper. members financially by the pect the whole idea of the
Does God need a PR man?
John Lambe . from s tocks and bonds to Insurance
'Many c hanges in life insurance in the past decade' r egularly to exchange information, discuss industry topics and matters such as changes to legislation. He says there have been many changes in life insurance in the past decade, particularly in the last five years Among the areas affected have been tax laws, superannuation, retirement planning and financial planning. "Today," John says, "the consumer gets a better deal from the life insurance company than he did previously.
"Now the policy -holder can get a true rundown on how his dollar is being spent. "The better companies are happy to indicate what portion of the premium goes to management service c harges, the actual cost of the life cover and what is happening to the r emainder that is working as an i nvestment " Personal superannuation is one example of the better deals customers now get The only restriction is the Taxation Commissioner imposes a limit on the size of the superannuation benefit you can receive. At present the maximum allowable benefit is $175,000 and the limits on
the annual contributions you can make are. Under age 40, $2,100; age 40 to 55, $3,400; over age 55, $ 4,800. Not all superannuation plans are alike, John says. You can choose from traditional life assurance policies to the more modern and versatile plans which permit you and your adviser to design a programme to meet your requirements specifically. Even among the modern modular type of superannuation plans, you have a choice between unit -linked products where the biggest portion of the portfolio is invested in shares, or capital-guaranteed plans where investment is in mortgages and bonds. Some companies offer both types and leave it to you to decide which will be a better investment.
"Among notable developments in the past 10 years have been the high discounts offered to non-smokers and the fact returns to superannua tion policy holders have multiplied four times,' John says "Largely because of its low cost. term — or temporary insurance —is now popular with businessmen for purposes that include partnership protection, share protection and what is known as key man insurance." The areas in which John is most active are businessmen's insurance, corporate and personal superannuation, and retirement and financial planning. He holds a licence for general insu rance and has applied for licences as an investment representative and a dealers' representative to care for clients' needs in fields such as fixed trusts, gold and silver bullion dealing and savings trusts. He reminisces occasionally of his early days. "You know," he comments, "the chief alter boy at St Mary's in Leederville when I was also an alter server was Frank Dillon. "Now, as an acolyte, I still serve on the alter with him and he is my parish priest and my brother-in-law."
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May Perpetual SCHOCKER. The family , grateful thanks for favour 6pm. to 7. The school gives consideration to students with special tion scheme quality dry Light shine upon her. of the late Albert and received. Most Sacred ,chool is an integral part of parish life, the principal would needs. As the he expected t,, split Jarrah ideal for pot Louis (Joe) Schocker wish Heart of Jesus may your play a vital role in the community. WA NTE belly stoves $25 for 6x4 O'CONNOR Rt Rev Mon- to thank sincerely D the name be praised and gloritrailer load. Free delivery signor Francis J. whose many friends who expres- fied throughout the world anniversary occurs Our Lady of Fatima School TO RENT on A H 328 5458. A ugust 27 1975. Loving sed sympathy and offered now and forever. Say 9 W ANTED TO RENT masses and prayers at the times a day for 9 days and brother of Bill, Trixie Rental properties urgently SITUATION A gnes. May perpetuand al t ime of their recent p romise publication. wanted 3 Harris Road - Ph: 339 4620 for waiting clients thanks D.H. light shine upon him. May bereavements. V ACANT With a total enrolment of 2 I. Our lady of Fatima School is Most Sacred Heart of (north of the river). Profesa cohe rest in peace, Amen i'ducational school from pre-primary to year 7. The principal would he Jesus I place all my trust in sional efficient service guaTHANKS expected Live-in Mature Woman to O'CONNOR Jeremiah: to have a strong involvement in the pansh community. you. Thanks for answer to ranteed. Phone Hagen and act as foster grandmother Departed this life on Most Sacred Heart of -lpfdicanis should be practising Catholics cammithyl Company 446 9399. my prayers. V.C. In Catholic or nanny for two girls aged A ugust 31 1981, loving Jesus, may your name be orlucational ideals bare requisite adminivirative .4111s and Most Sacred Heart of academic five and seven years, also husband of Mary Bridget praised and glorified and prufessiOnal qualificairons FOR SALE Jesus may your name be to be companion for han- "Katie-, father of John, t hroughout the world now salarr and conditions are similar to dm' offered hi. ibt, Edo ape ,1! praised and glorified now dicapped mother particu- Dermot, Vincent, Gregory and forever. Grateful and Apartnteni of It' .1 forever amen. Truly "Esther Mary, My Pioneer larly during evenings. and Sr. Maureen St. thanks SM." grateful for prayer Mother,- happy true pubFurth er informa tion and application forms can North of river. Full board .Joseph's Convent South THANKS for the favours lished book. $5. Postage answered. be obtained from: and own bed-sitter pro- Perth. R.I.P. paid. M. 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(Youth Forum
‘r.; ) Many gathered in tribute Last Sunday' night 200 young people gathered at Holy Rosary Church, Nedlands, to pay tribute to Mrs Jan Watt who died on Thursday morning, August 11.
The young people expressed their love and Write to P.O. Box 194, North Perth. 6006 respect for Jan who gave witness to her Christian
commitment by her continued support and encouragement of the individual. Dear Father Jegorow, Mrs Watt, together with her two sons, Peter, I read j'our comments about 'mothers coping Paul and husband Ted, is a foundation member of with tedious tasks' with the Antioch community. of people that Jan Watt reached out to; the interest, but could only Antioch is a aged, recent light that has shone on the the young, the sick, migrants and those in need. 13, conclude you were seeing youth scene movement and caters for youth in the just one side of the picture their very presence they paid tribute to a great and what was in a very out- last few years of high school and older. It began in lads. Nedland s parish in June, 1982, since then some moded light. Jan was a tireless worker and I have lost a great It is. not just mothers who 300 young people have joined the community in friend who did not always agree with me but gave five different parish centres. From the very beginare required to complete tedious tasks . men and ning Mrs Jan Watt gave her full support, time and me tremendous support in a practical way. Our women of every age are energy to ensure that the community grew. She disagreements were always resolved and both faced with such situations has involved other people and passed on responsi- ended up feeling happy about the insights we had every day. Certainly. there bility to them. Her death has been a great shock to gained and the decisions reached. may be more of them in the her Young people can learn one lesson from the family and to the young people of Antioch. running of a home but here sudden death of a wonderful woman and mother; On Saturday, August 13, the church at Clare- our parents again, it is all in the eye of are precious people, we often think mont was packed as the Christian commuinity that the beholder. they will live forever and that they will always Ifor one absolutely adore paid their final respects and farewelled Jan Watt be there. There comes a day when God, our Creacooking and never find it to eternal life. The church was packed with the sort tor, calls them to himself and calls them home. boring at all. Ironing how-
ever drives me up the wall, so my husband does it most of the time because he almost anything without too much effort, or enjoys it. b. that perhap.s because it The point is that marry people prefer different was a Youth Appeal. the aspects of home-making young people would have . . . some enjoy ironing, responded better if it had some love hanging clothes been 'their appeal and on the line, and there are therefore their responsibilpeople who even like to ity. ' ilhat I'm saying is that clean. Others hate cooking it's all too easy to slack off or cringe at the sight of a if mum is there to do it. While the help from the mop and bucket. Iam very tired of hearing mothers was no doubt that housework is boring invaluable to you, I venand dull (and therefore ture to say that you may m any assume, only have had more enthusiasm enjoyed by boring and dull from the young people if people), housework, like the mothers H.-IDN'T any job is what you make been there. U*e've seen generation of it. V*e all get sick of the work we have to do at after generation of childtimes and real& cleaning a ren raised expecting 'mum home A no different. It is to do everything, ' and this actually very good exercise has been especially so for and old-fashioned house- males. Thankful& times work is far more interest- are changing. children and ing than that done with husbands are being involved in the care and modern aids. There is in fact nothing maintenance of homes and more boring than empty- very soon perhaps, mum's ing a dishwasher and few love won't be measured in tasks more tedious than how many dishes she has emptying a clothes dryer washed or how many shirts when you could he stand- she has ironed. ing outside on a sunny day, (Even better, she may be listening to the birds and in the running for somefolding the clothes in the thing more exciting than a new iron or toaster on her fresh air. A nd let's not be too ideal- birthday.) istic, I'm sure there's lots of R. Ross, love involved in the execu- Dalkeith. tion of these tasks but real& mothers (and that means parents) do most things purely because they HA IL to be done. Don't we all. Ifeel there were other reasons that the young people could not discipline themselves adequately to the job in hand: a. many young people have been disadvantaged by being raised in a social environment that leads them to expect things will just happen, that they should be able to achieve
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Nuclear-free call rejectedby young YOUNG church -goers have rejected a call for WA to be declared a nuclear free zone. But two-thirds of delegates at Perth's first Anglican youth synod were worried about the nuclear -arms build up. The synod was attended by more than 200 young people from church organisations, parishes and schools.
The Minister for Youth and Community Services, Mr Wilson, who is an Anglican priest, in the opening address urged delegates to make decisions on social issues and accept their responsibility in fashioning society. The synod had been called to give young people the opportunity to discuss social and church issues.
The synod rejected church moves to have women ordained as priests. It also declined to express disapproval at moves to legalise euthanasia and at the free availability of abortion. However, the youth synod agreed to ask the medical profession to consider the legal and moral aspects of its work and to inform the community. A church spokesman said yesterday that the diocesan synod was expected to invite the youth synod to report to it when it meets in October. Proposals from the youth synod would then be put before the diocesan synod. The Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Dr Peter Carnley yesterday urged delegates to work with other branches of the church to achieve their aims.
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Happy birthday to Virginia van Kampen, KallaHiker Puzzle If you were Aoirl bushwalkin,which of Q. What do you call a roo; Melanie Atkinson, crazy space man? Dalkeith; Tracey Plackett, these objects Is it not nece5s4N to take? A. An Astronut! Morley; Lisa Pickersgill, And a knock-knock joke: Booragoon; Matthew. Knock-knock Rosinski, Manjimup; Fla Who's there Lockwood, Harvey; SteIda! phen Martin, Spearwood; Ida who Barbara Carey, Perth; Ida know! Damian Hicks, KalgoorI would like to thank Julie lie; Debra Jennings, De Jonge ho gave me the Brunswick; Martin Field, address to join. I would Craigie; Catherine Galllike to say Gidday! to Julie acher, Wongan Hills; Theout in Geraldton. rese Leclair, Embleton; Michele Jones, Troy Armour, Noranda; Rosemary Bateman, BevA lbany. tilvoio;Ar. erley; Heidi Arbuckle. Nedlands; Adele Clair, B eckenham; Rohan Wait" '41! Young, Fremantle; ClayDear Captain Bob, the middle on the edge. ton Milonmack. Trayning. Thankyou for the lovely open drawer, any shoe. book you sent me. I like it anybody's lap will do, fit- Welcome to our new ery much. ted in a cupboard box, in a members: Joseph Galea, of I'm sorry I couldn't write cupboard in your frocks. Balcatta; Deborah Valen- Wha t happened to the cat earlier but I haven't had ANYWHERE! They don't tine, of Morawa; Michele t ime. On Monday I care, cats sleep anywhere. Collett, of Waroona; Elea- after he'd drunk a saucerful of milk. sprained my ankle. I Captain Bob I have to go nor MacDonald. of HasHe was purr-fectly couldn't walk on it. now and I hope you like sendean; Louise Whitfield, I've got some Irish jokes the photo I sent you of Bencubbin, Mathew satisfied. Why are Manx cats good for you: Whitfield, of Bencubbin; (above). keeping secrets? at Two Irish men were sit- Love Charmain. Allison Whitfield, of BenBecause they are not tale ting on the floor and one cubbin; Michael Verini, of (tail) hearers. fell off. Noranda; Phillip McCor- What Club, Dear did Hamlet say An Irish man shot an We got a lamb two or mack, of Morley; Franca when he found he was putarrow in the air and Arcidiacono, of Morley; three weeks ago. ting on weight? missed. His name is Sambow. He Andrea Smith, of Noranda; Tubby or not tubby. . . There were two men in a is black with a white cap on Kathy Zirino, of Noranda; that is the question! dark cave and one said; his head and a white tail. Andrian Caruso, of Mor- HARRY: When you went "gee! it's dark in here," and ley; Sandy Bumbak, of on holiday did you enjoy t he other said; "I don't from the Whitfields Morley; Gavin Gonsalves, the change? Bencubbin. know I can't see." of Morley; Marek Szczepa, L ARRY: Everything was want to tell you a poem I of Morley. Denis Dryziani, so expensive I never got learnt it's called COSY Dear Record, o f Morley; Francesca any. CATS. I would first like to thank Strand, of Morley; Nicole Why do cowboys ride Cats sleep any where, any you for making me a Laffrey of Embleton: bucking broncos? table, any chair, top of member. I have a joke for Natasha Gale, of Morley; For kicks. piano, window ledge, in you. It goes like this: Paul Gere, of Noranda. How do undertakers calculate the cost of a funeral? By dead reckoning. What describes a yearning for food? Nosh-talgia. The Absolute End, 'Doctor, Doctor, people else. Blundell, whose per- Moonbi and his sister, everybody. But the frog colourfully illustrated Why is a banana skin like Some More of the are always ignoring me.' sonal hero is General Cus- Leealin with their parents, outwitted all of them with story for parents to read to a dressing gown? World's Worst Jokes, 'Next!' ter, has in his time been a forget that "Wonk, Wonk, the pelican's help. their children to help Because it is easy to slip compiled by Nigel Blun- Nigel Blundell organises Soho dishwasher, an Wonk" is not always the Des O'Brien is a graphic increase their vocabulary. on. dell, illustrated by Gra- his second collection of ter- encyclopedia salesman, a frogs calling, and they find artist who lives and works Betty Root is Tutor-in- What did the lumberjack ham Humphreys, pub- rible jokes (the first was New South Wales lavatory- themselves in lfight from in Sydney. The Frog and Charge at the Centre for do just before Christmas? lished by Piccolo, SICK AS A PARROT, bowl truck -loader and, this giant who will eat them the Pelican is his first the Teaching of Reading at He went on a chopping $2.95. also a Piccolo Original) during a very rough patch, when he catches them. The book, for which he won the the University of Reading. spree. u nder the following a journalist. In fact after drama ends on Quinkin A BPA Design Award, 'Doctor, Doctor working as Features Edi- Mountain with the aid of 1982. '. . . I keep thinking I'm a headings: pair of curtains.' Pull Bad Jokes, Very Bad tor for the Sun he is now Timara Quinkins. Jokes, Extremely Bad Assistant Editor on the Dick Roughsey and yourself together, man.' Reading and Writing 'Mummy, mummy, the Jokes, Absolutely Awful Daily Star. Percy Trezise are well and Counting and ou ha% e got to be in the club Please print clearly and don't kids at school keep calling Jokes, Appalling Jokes, established as the team Numbers, by Betty if you want to enter our com- forget y our date of birth and a me bighead.' Don't worry, Abysmal Jokes, The Very, that created The Quinkins Root, published by Pic- petitions and win some of the stamp so we can send your Turramulli The Giant super prizes. membership form to you. son, there's nothing in it.' Very Worst Jokes EVER, Q uinkin, by Dick and Banana Bird and the colo, $2.95. To join simply send the com- Membership will allow you to Even Worse Jokes Than Why do insect hum? Snake Men. Reading Roughsey and and Percy Writing and pleted coupon here to The enter all our competitions. they don't know the words. That, The Pits, The Abso- Trezise, published by The Frog and the Peli- Counting and Numbers R ecord Kid's Club. PO Box Who invented the frac- lute End and, finally, Fontana, $.3.95. can, by Des O'Brien, are intended for parents to 50, Aberdeen Street. Perth. Well, what are you waiting Yeucchh! tion? - Henry IA. for. The Yelanji people of published by Fontana, use in the home to help 6000. 'Doctor, doctor, I keep Nigel Blundell's entire life Cape York lived in fear ir" their children learn. of thinking I'm made of has been a crusade for the evil Quinkins called This is the tale of the frog Each book, in an extraliquorice. 'Hmm, it takes mediocrity against the insi- Imjum (the good Quinkins who boasted to his friends large format, contains a allsorts.' dious forces of excellence. were called Timara). Tur- that he could make the fish range of puzzles and tasks What do you call a snake Having realised at an early ramulli was the most dan- jump out of the water. In designed to involve childin a bowler hat? - a civil age that faultlessness was gerous of all Quinkins and fact, what happened was ren and make learning fun. Name serpent. inevitably and unutterably he lived on Quinkin Moun- that a heron arrived and • These activities help Do you know how to beat boring, he pursued the tain. His approach was gobbled them children to write letters all up A ddress inflation? -- stop breath- lonely path to imperfection always marked by his call except for the boastful frog and numbers themselves ing. with the inspiration, flair of "Wonk, Wonk, Wonk" who sought the aid of a pel- and to understand the P code What is small, pink. and dedication of the but unfortunately the ican. The pelican wanted meaning and value of wrinkly and belongs to t oothless budgie of his joke swamp frogs shared the to eat the frog too, and the words and numbers. Age Birthdate Grandpa? - Grandma. who succeeds like nothing same call. crocodile wanted to eat Each book also contains a I. —J
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Durack is good reading In 1977, for her 50 years service to Australian literature Mary Durack received an unexpected honour, Dame of the British Empire. Previously she had received the OBE for her literary work. The honours are sufficiently significant to look at Mary Durack, the writer, and her coming book. Dame Mary's latest work, Sons in the Saddle will excite the culture vultures no end, and prove those who handed out the honours were on the ball. A t the tender age of 10, when nanny was still in a ttendance and the childhood toys still in the nursery. Mary published her first book Little Poems of Sunshine, in 1923. It was a fitting apprenticeship for the spate of c hildren's books that were to follow. During childhood years she spent many long holi days on her parents' vast station properties in the Argyle, Ivan Kimberly hoe, Newry and Auvergne --- comprising nearly three million hectares of land. She rode over those limitless spaces on horseback, hence the memorable children's book: To Ride a Fine Horse. She knew the Aborigines, played with their c hildren, and valued them as life time friends. They came to life in her many children's books such as Piccaninnies,
looksIhave read by GEORGE RUSSO
George Russo of Marmion, is a book distributor for Pax Books. His principal interest is Australian history and biography and he recently w orked on the locally produced television series "A Land Looking West". He is better known for being the author of the biography of Abbot Salvado, "Lord Abbot of The Wilderness." K ookkanoo and Son of Djaro. Writing about the outback inspired her greatest work. She drew from it for all her exotic creations of the child's world, which were brilliantly illustrated by her sister, Elizabeth. It even penetrated to her fanciful world of "whirl w inds' and 'magic trumpets," where she held a mirror, lightly, up to reality. More realistic was her c lassic history of the Durack family, and their romantic exploits in pio-
neering the Kimberley land mass of north west Australia. Uninhabited by white men, this magic country r emained the domain of undisturbed Aboriginal t ribes until the Durack p arty arrived in the 1880s with their cattle. Her grandfather became "king" of that harsh land.
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M ary Durack has immortalised the story in her saga, Kings in Grass Castles. She pored over family diaries and journals, sifted through account books and ledgers, to piece together the family s tory. She even retraced her grandfather's steps over the wastes of Queensland and the Northern Territory. Last January I went to
Scariff in Country Clare, Ireland the home of the Duracks. I called at the farm where her father was born and had left at the age of eighteen during the cruel years of famine. I was amazed to find that most had read her books and could tell me more about them than I could remember. Though she had not visited those parts herself, Mary Durack had drawn on the evidence of her Irish relatives to write the story of her family in A ustralia. Her father, however, did visit Ireland, and she tells about it in her new book. Although of Irish descent, Michael Durack did not have a 'sense of identification' with Ireland. He was thoroughly Australian. Still he admired them: "I was constantly surprised by their brightness of intellect, their originality of thought and speech,
their wit and humour and excellent physique and am perplexed that a people so blessed with unique talents should have c ome to accept the poverty that prevails throughthe land". But if so often puzzled and perplexed, writes his f amous daughter, "he was also charmed and beguiled. Used all his life to the Irish in Australia, that environment must, he decided, have subdued much of their natural spontaneity". He felt that they could be more enterprising.
t-11\ Their history he found tragic; not only for the Irish under British domination, but for those f orced to emigrate. "We witnessed," he wrote, "Such heart rending scenes as I will never
Dame Mary Durack f orget — sorrowing parents bidding farewell to sons and daughters leaving evidently for America . . . at worst what lies ahead can hardly equal the privation they have k nown in their home land." His own life story is told in Sons in the Saddle, the long awaited sequel to Kings in Grass Castles. It is the story of her f ather, Michael Durack (MP as he is described through the book) and his brothers who carried on t he pioneering work begun by their father in the Kimberley.
A very versatile and scholarly one. Not only was he a hardy pioneer who, in the words of his daughter, "had adventures with horses, cattle, crocodiles, and northern characters", but was erudite and much travelled.
There men played an important part in the life of Western Australia at the turn of the century until after the first war.
"Many books lay about on shelves at Argyle" wrote one visitor, "and I quickly found the tall bearded MP Durack was not only a travelled man but one to whom good books were a condition of life." Mary Durack has herself acknowledged three periods in her father's life.
What type of a man was Michael Durack?
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(Record Sport
Few changes in lineup T he Association pite a disappointing annual general meet- turnout a good day ing was held last Sun- was had by all. day, in conjunction [here were few changes in with a medal tourna- t he executive lineup of the ment, at the St association with Peter Marks school courts Messer taking on a second in Bedford, and des- term as President, likewise
Louise Hackett retained for the Queen Quest in Melbourne in conjuncDinner Dance to he held at tion with the interstate the secretary position. We have a new chaplain the Celtic Club in West carnival. this year following the Perth on Saturday, We are still interested in hearing from potential untimely death of Monsig- October 29. The price is $18 a single entrants. The only requirenor Bourke recently. Father John Dwyer, cha- which includes a four ments are that girls must be plain at Aquinas College course meal, drinks and 1 8 years or over and single. Contact Jenny Pearce on has agreed to take over the dancing. position and we welcome This year's tennis queen 447 4950 for further Father John to the associa- will win a one week holiday information. tion and look forward to meeting on the court on Greyhounds — with social days. The Record Tipster Tom Branch has agreed to continue his good work in keeping our bank statements in the black, and on the competition side of t hings. Jack Eastcott remains pennant and tourace a with Rod Evans nament organiser. ROSE BA LOO showed P R I NCE LU ME recordd A 'new-old' name will that she is up to open com- one of the easiest wins seen appear in the tennis pany when she battled on on a country track for a column as of next week as very strongly to finish a while, when he was suc- B ryan Kukura was close second (neck) to Offi- cessful in his first W.A. 'elected' to the public relacial Receiver in the 1200m start in the Camry Stakes tions job for the coming Belmont Newmarket. at Northam. Although his year. Please direct any new Having her first start in winning margin was not or information to Bryan this company and ridden great jockey John Nelson, from now on. He can be R ACE ONE: I. Bold Tal- RACE SIX: I. Large by in form star apprentice had a lot up his sleeve and contacted on 276 2907. ent. 2. Round Stage. 3. Score. 2. Aulfee. 3. Craig Wake, Rose Baloo this horse is definitely one Entry forms are now Sallowing. Calruin. available for the WACLTA put up a sterling perfor- to follow. Frankie R ACE SEVEN I. Suntino. TWO: I. ACE R Championships with catemance and should pay to 2. Persian King. 3. 2. Real Midginbil. 3. gories for adults, veterans Francis. follow in the future. Young Shaun. Vader's Force. VIK KO NOW looks a very C APO D'ORLANDO and under 19 juniors. Egyp- R ACE EIGHT I. DiaTHREE: I. R ACE smart horse judging on was another very impres- Contact your club secre- tian Prince. 2. Hangover mond Reward. 2. Tidi his first up win when he sive first up performer tary or Jack Eastcott on Cloud. 3. Darsal Chief. Level. 3. Tat James. landed a betting plunge at when he finished third to 328 6860, for entry details. R ACE FOUR: I. Supreme R ACE NINE: I. Slipaway Northam on Thursday. Cherrymak on Thursday. Nominations close on Sep- C armen. 2. Lexicon Jane, 2. Mr Toe Indoor. 3. Vikko Now missed the This striking chestnut tember 15, and play will be Tango. 3. Spangaloa. Highland Issue. start but still was too good missed the start and raced conducted over the three R ACE FIVE: I. Mystery R ACE TEN: I. Smashing for his rivals and could very greenly throughout and days of the October long Crown. 2. Tegimi's Son. 3. Return. 2. Solitary Silk. 3. keep on winning more is one to watch wherever he weekend, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Blue Image. Gaan The Jet. starts in the coming weeks. Tickets are also available races.
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The Royal School of hurch Music is sponsorng two events for choir members and instrumentalists. A seminar entitled Using Instruments Other than Organs in Worship will ill be conducted by Mr Leo Arnold, Director of Music at Guildford Grammar School, at St Mary's Anglican Girl's School, Karrinyup on Sunday, September 18 t 2.00 pm. A workshop with mphasis on sight singng, aimed mainly at embers of adult choirs, r ganists and choirrainers will be conucted by Mr David 'Neill from the Acadmy of Performing Arts, t St Augustine's Anglian Church, Como, on a turday, October 15 at .00 pm. Further inquiries: ring rother G Crooks 325 505. (A H)
The real sister. . .
At Mundaring's ninth annual procession of Our Lady of the Assumption the bearers had not only to negotiate a low church entrance, but also wait till a medallion had been fixed to the statue before the procession began.
EiThe bottom picture is i—ithe real Sister Perpetua from the Nanson Street community
Children c,uinumbered adults two to one at the annual formation weekend of the Schoenstatt Family Movement at M andurah but they proved their worth by looking after each other while the parents got on with their programme. T wenty-three fami ly groups from Perth and Bunbury spent a weekend looking at the faith and trust essential for a dynamic Catholic family life today. The members of the International Schoenstatt Family Movement f ound they had lived in the following countries at one time: South Africa, Holland, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Trinidad, Malaysia, Germany and the US. A ssisting the families over the weekend were the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary from Riverton and Schoenstatt Father Boes of Sydney. The meeting of the par-
A new altar in St Brigid's church West Perth will be dedicated by Archbishop Goody on Sunday. September 3 at 7.30 pm. All former parishioners are invited. The monthly pilgrimage to the Grotto of the Virgin of Revelation at Bullsbrook will take place on Sunday August 28 at 2pm.
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Pardon our blush . . . last week we published the picture right as Sister Perpetua. But it's not her. The picture came from the Mercy Sisters' magazine, Mercy Markings and was alongside a s tory about Sister Perpetua.
The annual re-union of e x -students of St Anthony and St Joseph schools Northam will be held on Sunday September 11 in Perth. A ge is no limit as is shown by those who a ttend. Last year the oldest ex student (87 yrs) present was Margaret Hegarty (nee Brennan). It is hoped lift that more of the younger eneration will attend this year. Those interested can c ontact Eileen Tucker ( A h 2776065) Doreen Bullen (096221722) or Barbara Evans 1342 7273) for further information.
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ents concentrated on solidarity in the family unit, the need for a family to be supported by other f amilies and the need for personal renewal and commitment. C hildren arranged their own activities in four age groupings 1-5, 6-8, 9-1 1 and 12-14.
Many parents said it was a change to be able to attend a weekend without having to worry about what to do with the children. The Schoenstatt Family Movement was founded in a town of that name in Germany near Koblenz in October 1914 by Father Kentenich. The movement has now spread to many countries where shrines are built as replicas of the original shrine to Our Lady at Schoenstatt. Members of the movement are encouraged to make a covenant of love for Mary.
Durack is good reading. • From page 15 "For as long as I can remember my father said he lived three entirely different lives at much the same time. "There was life 'up north,' his life in the city, and the life of his dreams." Her study of those lives is humane, sympathetic, f orthright and perceptive. She is as keenly aware of the fragility and evanescence of the world 'up north' - the pastoral empire - as the world of his dreams. Ironically, both have passed, with the coming of the Ord dam. On the death of grandfather Durack, "MP" takes over the management of the family estates. His qualifications were impeccable: "Who could approach his knowledge
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of station management, which included not only his long experience in the breeding and handling of s tock but also in dealing with the north's peculiar human problems, including the unpredictable Aborigines and a curious variety of white employees and bush associates ranging from blacksheep aristocrats to unlettered eccentrics, many of them refugees f rom justice, conventional society, or unwanted wives?
much time discussing the past and future of the State, with emphasis on the problems of the Kimberley district and the pastoral industry." It was largely through MP the freezing works and meat -packing industry got underway. He later entered parliament as a Member for Kimberley to look after their interests. Reading of "MP's" talk with John Forrest about the development of the North-West, reminds one of many other enterprising northmen conversing former Premier Sir Charles Court.
"Who else could actually sit in the saddle for so long in that intolerable heat, or negotiate a buggy over those unmade roads and stony, mosquito -infested creek beds?" wrote his admiring daughter.
A s a writer Mary Durack makes no special claim to infallibility or self righteousness.
"MP" was also a man of p olitical and social affairs. On meeting John Forrest, "they spent
With the Aborigines, she merely records how things were. The behaviour of black
and white was not all that it should have been. She neither preaches nor chants the latest tune about land rights or any other issue. She creates a work of art. T he moral values emerge from its pages like warmth from the fire. She was concerned with truth: "The tribespeople employed at Argyle, as on most other Kimberley properties, were there f rom choice and had found the station way of life a satisfactory enough substitute for their f ormer hunting and foraging activities. Where the men were concerned riding horses in persuit of cattle was a novel and interesting occupation that gave a sense of purpose and prestige to the long, warm days. T he women, too, enjoyed the status accru-
ing from their household roles, especially if there was a white woman at the homestead to chat and laugh with as they worked, to fuss over their little ones and dole out magic nostrums in times of sickness." While not perfect, station life offered the Aborigines more than the harsher, less tolerant ways of the city. As Mary Durack says, "In the context of the t imes" it provided security. There is no doubt of her love for the Kimberleys. She finds it "a land of exciting colour, of endless variety and surprise." There are many lyrical descriptions such as this: "The rivers and creeks, their wet season passion spent, had withdrawn into quiet palm-fringed pools on which spry, stick -legged little jaca-
randas darted and preened. . . . a land of birds, from great flightless emus to soaring eagle hawks with sevenfeet wing spans, from stately jabirus and dancing brolga to twittering m yriads of painted finches and screeching hordes of parrots and cockatoos." There are so many things in 'Sons in the Saddle' to make it rank with its forerunner, Kings in Grass Castles' . If anything the quality of the writing is better; for Mary Durack has continued to grow as a writer. Her tireless energy as a researcher and diarist has enabled her to portray her subject to the fullest. She is indefatigable; a great artist and personality, of whom not only Westralians but all Australians can be proud.