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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Australian G overnment has invited Pope John Paul II to visit Australia. Australian Prime Minister Mr Hawke issued the invitation in a letter Foreign Minister Mr Hayden delivered it personally when he met the pope at the Vatican to disc uss international issues.
Officials of the Australian Embassy in Italy said that no specific date for a visit has been discussed. At a press confer ence following his meeting with the pope, Mr Hayden reported that the pope had said that he would visit Australia at "the first opportunity that is convenient."
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The Knights of the S outhern Cross h ave mounted a nationwide attack on provisions for minors in the Federal Government's new Medicare legislation. They have joined n the attack along with Right to Life and National vice president of other organisations the Knights of the Southon provisions which ern Cross, Mr Laurie allow 1 4-year -olds to "The costs. which amount carry a health benefit
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A long with the other organisations. the Knights fear the cards will give the minors access to contraceptives and abortions. without their parents' knowledge. The Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission has also condemned the mow. Perth-based national vice president of the Knights. Mr I.aurie Phillips said this week a survey of the order's members indicated the parental concern. Mr Phillips said the government seemed to he acting without canng for the moral issues involved. Delivery of Medicare enrolment cards to households this month and the eligibility of teenagers over 14 to enrol independently has prompted their action. Mr Phillips said: "Just as governments have an interest in promoting honesty in the community, for good economic. as Well as legal reasons, so it has an interest in promoting good morals and upholding the rights of parents. "The cost of immorality is high.
to hundreds of millions of dollars a year, relate to various areas. "The main ones are: *hospital costs - abortions. VD clinics, medical problems of juveniles: *social welfare pensions. housing and benefits for sole parents and social welfare services; crime (distruhed children account for a high juvenile crime rate burning schools, vandalism. stealing, and so on). " The cost of police services. courts and legal aid is rising rapidly. "These costs are sufficientiv high to warrant the government assuming some responsibility in promoting good morals. "We believe the government should demonstrate leadership in this matter. "It is irresponsibility to provide simply for the consequences of immorality, at the taxpayer's expense, and do little or nothing towards attacking the causes.- Mr Phillips said. It as foils to weaken parent-childhood bond a7-: it was wisdom to strengthen it, he added Coat. page 11
A story of a murder R oses in December is the moving story of a y oung lay missionary murdered in El Salvador, which won great acclaim at this year's Sydney Film Festival. This award-winning film screens in Encounters on A BC-TV on Thursday, October 13, at 9.509m. O n December 4, 1980, f our bodies were found in an unmarked grave in a deserted field in El Salvador. T hey were the remains of three American nuns and a young lay missionary called lean Donovan. The discovery sparked Congressional hearings back in the United States and demands for an e xplanation of the ,itrocity from the Salvadorean government demands which were never met. J ean Donovan was a y oung Irish-American girl f rom Connecticut who K rre up a comfortable and secure life to work with the peer in El S alvador. R oses in Decaliter won t he 1983 lidernatiosal Christian Television Festival in Dublin. Ireland. The film is narrated by John Houseman and produced and directed bv Ana C arrigan and Bernard Stone.
Censure for TV rograttirne Television programmes such as The Scales of Justice are part of the tensions and pressures of the police force, Monsignor P G J O 'Reilly has told members of the Catholic Police Guild. The Church was conscious of t hese special pressures and reached out to support them, Mons O 'Reilly said. Mons O'Reilly was giving the homily at the annual Police Mass attended by more than 200 members of the guild, their wives and friends. He said through the Catholic Police Guild the Church endeavours to motivate the members to maintain standards in upholding law and order in society. She does so by reminding them that they need to uphold Christian standards in their personal lives also. But there are many false theories which destroy all peace and order. Theories such as "Man is subject to no law except by his own approval", "Civil law has its only foundation in superior force", and "Civil law has its foundation in the climate of public opinion," are some of the false premises that a vocal minority seek to impose on society.
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But the vocal minonty Is certainly not the voice of society however strident it might he. Freedom of speech means all too often that the mass media may make any statements without regard to the conseguences...destruction of reputation, destruction of civic harmony, and destruction of due respect for civil law and its necessary enforcement, are some examples of the negative use of freedom of speech in the media. Yet freedom of speech is a precious commodity in our democratic system, and many organs of the ma,, media are responsible and lair and just in reporting of news or in investigative journalism, Mons O'Reilly said. But part of the pressure and tension of living in the I 980's is that we have to live with criticism, when at times this criticism is unjust and unfounded. And at times we could be justified in thinking that only a very small percentage of the population is concerned with upholding standards of morality and integrity in public and pnvate life. Mons O'Reilly said "I don't believe this to he true. "In fact I'm sure the silent majority in our society, do want standards maintained: they do expect the police force to maintain its fight against pornography, and prostitution and abortion. "Maybe it is a backhanded compliment that a rogue cop or a wayward priest still makes front page news. 'What is galling. I am sure is the fact there is rarely headlines about the good things police do each day of the week as they go about their work.
Chaplain hits out at ABC's 'Justice' show -Having to tolerate such programmes as Scales of Justice, for example, is part of the tension and pressure I mentioned earlier. "It was a well acted, professionally produced film. "It was all the more insidious because of that. "Personally I found it most offensive because of the subtlety of the implications." Mons O'Reilly said the editorial in the Australian newspaper said so well...-On Tuesday night the ABC teevision made yet another contribution to the conspiracy theory of history. lithe first instalment of its new three part series Scales of Justice is taken seriously by viewers they will he forced to conclude that an encounter with the average Australian policeman is at least as hazardous as falling foul of the .Ayotollah Khomeini, or the Soviet Air Force."
Realism The editorial went on if the programme purported to he no more than fiction, little harm would probably be done. But because of its claim to realism and because the respect which the ABC still holds, the series cannot fail to damage the reputation of the Australian police -forces and to encourage disrespect for the law."
Women and young people are beginning to make their presence felt in the St Vincent de Paul S ociety. F ather Morahan commented favourably on the increase during a Mass for the society's annual festival meeting at St Joseph's, Bassendean. Women in the past had no real dealings with the Society and it was a pleasant surprise to find the church filled with nearly twice as many women as there were men. After the Mass two guest speakers gave talks to all the c onference members gathered It was an honour to have present Father Brian Morn son who conducts the Community Care Programme on the radio each week night from Rpm to I Ipm. This service gives help and advice to many people and supported hv (KY and Channel 9. Father Brian ha,
Mons O'Reilly said: "Every venous minded person and I am sure there are plenty of them in our society will share the chagrin and the anger of the police forces. "I think the majority of people would also agree with the final section of the editorial, and I quote "Our police forces, like those of all other countries, have had their serious problems. Ibis is no excuse for slandering the overwhelming majority. of honest arid conscientious policemen and women and making harder the job that we ask them to do." He said: "So we gather in prayer here today in support o f that overwhelming majonty. "We pledge them our support and we pray God will Ness and protect all policemen and women seeking to do their duty with integnty and justice in our society. "In the words of St Paul to Timothy... 'I put to you the duty of doing all that you have been told with no fault or failures'." President of the guild. Inspector Mick Dwyer said: "It is pleasing so many people have once again come to this, the main function of the guild for the year, which gives police and their partners the opportunity to join as Christians, to pray together and to socialise.
The Dean of St Mary's Cathedral and police chaplain, Monsignor P G J O'Reilly delivers the homily at the Catholic Police Guild Mass. as Bishop Healy presides
Women in a bigger role been involved with the society for about 35 years. He spoke with authority on t he vocation of the priesthood. He described it as a "special gift God wants to weave through the fabric of humanity."
He also spoke of the society as 'leaching the value of human life in relation to the poor." The second guest speaker was Mr Henry King, who is the depot manager for the society. The depot's job is mainly to
supply the various stores run by the society as well as sell to the general public articles of clothing and furniture. During his talk. all conference members were made aware of the delivery service and pick-up offered by the society
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Bishop's plea fails YORK Jimmy Lee Gray, a 34-year -old c onvicted murderer, has been executed despite pleas for an end to capital punishment from two M ississippi bishops earlier this summer. G ray entered the gas chamber at Parchman S tate Prison after participating in a communion s ervice, according to Morris Thigpen, Mississippi corrections commisslaw. Gray appeared unconscioata one minute after fumes fr om a sodium cynanide mixture were r eleased into the c hamber. He was pronounced dead by two p hysicians. T he execution was the first in Mississippi in 19 y ears, according to Bishop Joseph Brunini of leekson (Miss-) who said lat had met with Mississippi's Governor William W inter to ask for an end t o capital punishment in the state last June. -The governor felt everything had be en done f airty in Jimmy Lee Gray's case," the bishop told NC News_ Bishop Brunini and Auxiliary Bishop William Houck of Jackson also issued a pastoral letter c alling for an end to capital punishment on June 24. "We've got so many on death row, we shouldn't really zero imam this one case —Jimmy Lee Gray," Bishop Brunini said, The execution brought demonstrators for and against capital punishment to the prison gates and governor's mansion. -What some of the people demonstrating have learned is that we need to do away with capital punishment,- Bishop Brunini said, adding the US bishops should also consider the need for a statement on rehabilitation of u-iminals. Gray, a former computer programmer, who was on parole from an Arizona prison, was convicted on December 15, 1976, of r aping and suffocating three-year -old Daressa Scales. He was imprisoned at Parchrnan on February 2, 1977, where he lived on death row until his execution.
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G ore trial allegation T he control of news media in the Philippines results in the Manila daily newspapers carrying little about the Father Brian Gore case, and what they do carry seems to point to the priests a nd lay people involved in the case a s being guilty parties. T his point was m ade by Father Nicholas Murray, Regional Director of the Columban Fathers in the Philippines, during his recent visit to Perth. A nd, continued Father Murray, the defence case never gets an airing in the national media.
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Speaking recently of Benign° Aquino's death, Cardinal Sin of Manila said, "It will gi‘e life to our country. Sacrifice is always precious in the eyes of God." How true are the Cardinal's words! By suffering in Faith and Love we transform evil into good. His death cannot be in vain. A month after, it is interesting to recall that I3enigno was seen saying the Rosary on the air-liner minutes from J. S. LONEY, Salter before his arrival at Manila, "Holy Mary, pray for us, Point now and at the hour of our death." That hour was now. Sir, October reminds us that the Rosary, as a prayerPerhaps the most disform, is still popular. It has been called Mary's Psalter. turbing feature of the It is a summary of the Gospels. present attack on the It should never be a babble or a monotonous repetiCatholic and independent tion of prayers. Prayer is different from saying prayers. s chool system is the The Buddhists have their ball-frame, the Moslems apathy shown by Catholtheir worry beads. The quiet rhythm of the Rosary ics leads to Meditation. There has been practiThe meditation is on the joys and sorrows in the life cally no discussion or proof Jesus and His mother. We look at Jesus through test regarding moves Mary's eyes. 'there is the glory too on the face of Christ recently made concerning reflected on the mother. Government directives in t he colour and sound of the TV set have to be funding and policy reckoned with. What happened to family prayer' Repeating Paters and Ayes is not so interesting any It is only within the last more. f ortnight the Catholic The Greek Orthodox kave us for dead. They have Archbishop of Sydney has their Akarhistos prayer to Mary of 320 verses! Let's complained about the Sex try one decade of the Rosary anyway and say it well. Discrimination Bill which The joys in the life of the Holy Family cannot be is in process of being separated from the sorrows. together they make up adopted the tapestry of life. Senator Susan Ryan has Seventy two times, the New testament refers to the stated the Government is Good News. The apostle John sums it up very well when he says, "God so loved the world as to give His considering an amendonly begotten Son ment to exempt non A lot of news in our daily newspaper is Just had government schools from news. It doesn't help the breakfast. one aspect of the Sex DmIt leaves a had taste. crimation Bill for a period One regrets having read it. But read it one must, or of two years be out of touch. After that period it will be There is the never ending violence, the social conUNLAWFUL for schools to flict, the threats to world peace. d iscriminate against The memory of the Korean Airlines disaster still chills our spirits. the universal sense of outrage will teachers on the ground of not go away. Is there anything as defenceless as a sex, marital status or jumbo jet full of passengers? pregnancy What can we really do about the disasters and trageThe Catholic school dies that make up the daily news? They may pass would not have freedom of un-noticed, the accidents on the roads, the breaking choice to refuse to employ up of families. At least we can pray. Was it Shakeshomosexuals, lesbians. peare who said, "More things are wrought through pregnant women living in prayer than this world dreams or? a defacto relationshp. and The Rosary priest in the United States. Father Patrick Peyton, still pushes his crusade of prayer. in general. those whose Here in Australia. one of the nicest tributes paid to this philosophy and life style form of prayer was by John O'Brien in his "Around are in open contradiction the Boree Log". "The Trimmins of the Rosary bless to the Catholic philosophy the children round the world". The beads tell the Good News. The mysteries of the Freedom Rosary- bring joy and hope. They give new zest for living. If the Catholic school has Look at the challenge of Faith and Hope in Mary's not the freedom to select life - a woman taken into dialogue with God Himself. or repect teachers it is no She gives her responsible consent to God's design longer free to carry out its for her. She shares in the greatest event of world importance m ission the Incarnation of the Son of God. The non Mary's magnificat is the joy of being called being government schools must chosen by God. retain their independenc ,, There is joy in the life of the newlyweds too who take and must not be integrated each other for better, for worse. They have trust in into the government God and in each other. There is joy when their love is system. open to life. The parent has the right Being wife and mother is the great challenge in to select the school his today's world. The Christian wife is graced, as Mary children attend The best was, to fulfil her role. Forming citizens for today's world is no mean task for any woman. way of retaining this indeMary, the young mother also knew sorrow. The pendence is for the parent prophecy of Simon pierced her heart. to be given an educational Mary, the valiant woman stands out among the grant which can be used to poor and the humble of the Lord. She knew flight and pay the fees at the school exile. She suffered the loss of her child - three days in attended by the child. the Temple three days in the Tomb. The Government intends Some women today have difficulty with devotion to reducing the per capita Mary. It seems to them that her role at Nazareth was fee, grants to schools and too limited, too restricted. Her socio-cultural backhaving a means test for ground of course was different. Woman today enjoys her so called "liberation". She parents of children attendknows and feels her equality and co-responsibility ing non -government with man. This obtains in the home and in public life schools. and in the field of politics. Unless the view of parYet Mary is the example and model for women of all ents at Catholic and pritimes. She was the most perfectly redeemed disciple of vate schools is put forward Christ. She gave the most perfect response to the trongly to Government s Word of God in her life. Her role as woman, wife and ministers and local Parliamother brought her contentment and fulfilment. She saw no necessary conflict between roles and mentary members all non responsibilities. government schools will Faith is active. Hope is passive. We please God by eventually be integrated what we do and by what we let be done to us. "Be it into the government done unto me according to your Word". system To he chosen and called, is to he included in the purpose of God. 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Reasons behind editorial "nue:r doeudr from FATHER JIM O 'BRIEN, Como As the writer of the r ecent editorial about what does seem like discrimination against men in the Bible and the Church I feel that I owe an e xplanation to some readers The nicest thing I heard about the editorial was of a woman friend of mine at a prayer group She prayed for me and for the people who would misunderstand the editor ial and for the people who would enjoy it
Wood claims, that women make those decisions more easily than men Nowhere did I question the motivation of women who attend our churches in greater numbrs than men but I apologise for any hurt I may have caused through lack of clarity in my statements I did find it humorous to see that a case could be made for biblical discrimination against men That was the point of the editorial and that point has not been questioned by your correspondents
Question of discrimination from NORA de BEER. Derby Sir, The article I am referring to is the Editorial on page 4. written by (guest writer) Father Jim O'Brien It states the Bible and the Catholic Church in particular discriminates against men. that God, right from the start has favoured women Father O'Brien describes Eve's free will to sin or not to sin as "a given power to make the first choice about the destiny of the human race also that Mary was presented with the power to make the biggest choice in the history of mankind. To suggest these two women were given powers which men did not receive is a distortion of the truth. in my concept of truth.
What is truth? To accuse God of discrimination, a gross injustice. is blasphemy, F ather O'Brien goes on stating all the disadvantages men have in the C hristian churches "where the Bible is read' Then the advantages women have, as the Bible teaches Also, the Catholic Church only allows men for the priesthood is just another way of protecting women and discriminate against men, as it -results in men
being set up before the people in public for all their faults and foibles to be known and discussed b y people mostly women" I most sincerely object to our (only) Catholic newspaper to publish an article so ignorant of the truth and nature of God I cannot help but wonder IF it is just a coincidence that, after an attempt to boost Record sales in the state such FALSE DOCTRINE appears in the editorial.
No highlighting of real issues from SISTER SANDRA SMOLINSKI Sisters of Mercy, Shenton Park Sir The stance taken by Father O'Brien in his editorial (15.9.83) was more a defence of men, rather than a conscience raising opportunity to highlight the fundamental issues the Sex Discrimination Bill is addressing. Perhaps the article was meant to be read in jest, however on such a vital issue as the equality of men and women, such a 'tongue in cheek' evaluation of the Bill only vindicates criticism laid at the Church — that it merely gives lip service to the question of human rights. God in His wisdom s hared responsibility among men and women in bringing His Son to all
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from FATHER BRIAN ROSLING, Guildford Sir, Undesirous as I am of a ttracting an ignorant and u nprofessional diagnosis from a visiting American p sychologist, I dare to respond to the letters of Mesdames Wood and MI son (Record September 22-28) There are many others besides myself who seek to stand by you in your needs. frustrations and legitimate aspirations, but please don't ask us to sacrifice our sense of humour on the feminist altar
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Royal wedding sounds echoes LONDON: Monsignor Ralph Brown, the vicar general of Westminster, who r ecently solemnised the private wedding o f Prince Michael and Princess Marie Christine of Kent, has written to the Universe Catholic n ewspaper to explain Church policy on mixed marriages. In 1978 the couple w ere refused a C atholic wedding o ver difficulties about the Catholic upbringing of their children.
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Press bias claim •From page 3 Despite the depth of pain and suffenng the case had pros oked, it was getting across what the Church was trying to do in its concern for the poor and the exercise of its option to be involved with them. Even the hacienderos were beginning to see the prosecution's case in the cur rent trial was -cooked up" through their reading of the two local newspapers. It was something new for workers in Negros to stand up for their rights. Cardinal Sin, who came from the same area and spoke the same dialect, was concerned about the case
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Monsignor Brown, who is also a Judge of the Westminster Marriage Tribunal, described the Church procedures as follows MIXED MARRIAGES 1. The Church bars marriag•s contemplated between a Catholic and a baptised or non -baptised non-Catholic. This bar is called an impediment Religious differences can c reate considerable strain between couples and place a pressure on the marriage In addition, the 2 C hurch regards it as a matter of divine obligation that the Catholic partner does all in his or her power to try to have the children of such a union baptised. and brought up as Catholics S ometimes the attitude o f the non-Catholic partner to this undertaking also places pressure u pon the marriage r elationship. 3 . Because of this, the Church carefully examines each request for a dispensation for a mixed marriage to take place Usually, the dispensation can be granted because the religious strain upon the couple and the resultant pressure upon the marriage relationship is not seen as that great: and hence there is little danger for the marriage. But, because the Church authorities cannot foresee the future, dispensation must be refused in cases where there is doubt. 4. However, if the marriage has nonetheless taken place. but outside the Church, this does not preclude the couple (or t he Catholic) subsequently demonstrating that as much as possible is being done to fulfil the e ssential conditions r equired for the dispensation. A nd if the Church authorities are satisfied that there is no strain u pon the marriage caused by religious dif-
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ferences. and that in the circumstances in which the couple are placed, the Catholic is doing all in his or her power to bring some Catholic influence to bear upon the marriage as well as upon the children. permission can be given to "validate" the f ormer civil union or the non-Catholic union. This has been the practice of the Church for a very long time and applies whether the Catholic is married to a Christian or non-Christian. 5 In 1971 the Holy See abolished the requirement for the non C atholic to make a promise similar to that of the Catholic's. It also introduced a procedure whereby a Catholic could
be permitted (by means of a different dispensation) to marry in a church o f another Christian denomination, provided that there are good sons. No Catholic priest is required to officiate 6 . Hence, different criteria are applied by the Church authorites to a request for a dispensation from "mixed reli gion" prior to a marriage, and to the validation of an already celebrated union. irregular by reason of the "form" of marriage not having been observed (i.e. although the couple were free to marry, the union was not celebrated in the presence of a priest and two witnesses as the law requires).
LONDON: A prominent Catholic member of the House of Commons has stated the human rights of members of the British royal family are violated by provisions that affect their marrying Catholics.
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Mr Norman St John-Steras pointed out that members of the royal family are free to marry whom they please. They can be black or white or brown. Muslims. Jews or Hottentots. hut if the partner is a Catholic then all rights of succession to the throne are forfeited. He added that such a provision violates first of all the bask human rights of members of the royal family. -Why skeuld they alone be subject to such discriminatimr he wrote. "Seam( it is an insult to all Her Majesty's Catholic
=Weds at home and throughout the Commonwealth sante it casts a slur on their loyalty and fidelity.
"When I was a member of the Cabinet I supported a change in this law hut the proposal came to nothing since politicians do Not wish to stir up unnecessary
hornets' nests. "At we tinge it was wrong& rumoured that Prince Charles wished to marry a Catholk andhad this been so
the ism* would have 011,10‘01/ and generated a major constitutional crisis. "The situation could arise again with mother member of the royal family.
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DATELINE. . . overseas news roundup
Stand over child
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VATICAN CITY AC) - The Vatican newspaper has supported an Italian couple, legally too old to adopt a child, in their decision to retain cus tody of their Venezuelan adopted daughter, even if it means starting new We outside Italy The couple. Martino and Francesca Graffito of Mazara Del Vallo. left Rome last month for Venezuela after having spent a week in a wait ing room of Rome's Fiumicino Airport with Maria Elena Puerta, the less than one.year•old baby they hd(I adopted in Venezuela They were prevented from entering Italy because an Italian law says adoptions by parents over 45 are ille gal &Slaw is 48 and his wife is 46 In a commentary on the case. L'Os seryatore Romano. the Vatican news paper, said the Gralatos had made an -authentically Christian choice- by deciding to go to Venezuela rather than to give up the baby The commentary made no Comment on the Italian law, the purpose of which is to protect infants from being adopted by couples too old to properly care for them The Smiler) couple out of authen tic love for a creature of a few months did not hesitate to abandon the security of their own land and work to confront abroad the unknowns of a new reahty." said the newspaper The Grafato couple had arranged for the adoption before leaving Italy for Venezuela more than two months ago. but were told on their return the adoption papers were not legal "If according to the Italian law we are too old to have a child, then we'll go to live someplace else." said Grafato "The sure thing is we are never going to leave Maria Elena." he added It has already been two months that we have been living with Maria Elena and we consider her our daughter in every respect." he said.
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CAPE TOWN — Archbishop Denis Hurley, of Durban, has suggested holding a national peace conference in which all the Churches of South Africa would take part He said it should be ecumenical and non-political and should motivate more Christians to concern themselves with problems of peace in the country E on
NEW YORK — The most frighten' ;ng aspect of high unemployment was that Americans were getting used to it. Cardinal Joseph L Bernardin, of Chicago, said in a Labour Day statement He also labelled the feminisation of poverty as one of the most serious national problems The 2300 word Labour Day message was the Cardinal's first Labour Day statement since he was installed in the Chicago See in August 1982
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VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul led prayers at a general audience for the -martyred people- of Lebanon and called for "true dialogue- in Poland He closed the audience with prayers for an end to the fratricidal fighting in Lebanon The pope's comments on the third anniversary of the now illegal Solidarity labour union, marked the first time he had commented on Poland's political situation since he returned from there in June 0 0 0
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N EW YORK (NC) The US bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace will be a factor in the 1 984 presidential election, according to Father J. Bryan H ehir, the US Catholic Conference's director for international justice and peace.
"I think the bishops' letter will help keep the nuclear question before the Americal public as one of the c entral issues by which any candidate or party ought to be judged, and in that sense I think it will have an impact on the election," Father Hehir said in an interview in an issue of The Inter Dependent, a New York based monthly. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a pastoral letter on war a nd peace, "The Challenge of Peace God's Promise and Our Responsibility,•' May 2 and 3 in C hicago. Father Whir told The Inter Dependent three factors had prompted the American bishops to endorse a letter w hich challenges fundamental assumptions of US strategic planning:
T he "multidimensional process- that produced the bishops' pastoral letter crystalised with the growing puhlk realisation "the arms race was headed in a more dangerous direction.' Father Hehir said.
President Reagan's election and fundamentalist religious forces did not contribute significantly to the bishops' decision in 19$11 to tackle the question of nuclear weapons. he added Shortl!. alter Reagan took office, howeser, he said. "there were some careless statements about nuclear weapons" that "enhanced the ansietv of the bishops" But -the Nos-ember 1911f1 meeting would have gone ahead no matter who had been elected." he said To The Inter Dependent's query about who will decide at what point disarmament is so far out of reach that deterrence has to be jettisoned as a policy. Father Hehir responded "there is no simple grid" to decide when deterrent policies become intolerable.
erupted in July after a shooting at the soup kitchen, located in downtown Corpus Christi.
since Loaves and Fishes opened on January 31. They say long lines of indigents standing out-
• the bishops had been influenced by the teachings ot popes from Pius XII to John Pau! II that provide a "persistent, indeed a rising crescendo" on the "folly of the arms race": • The bishops decided to look at the nuclear weapons issue from the point of the specific responsibility of a hierarch in one of the two nuclear superpowers: and • Believers and the US public in general had looked to the Church for answers
In the p.tstotal the bisho; concluded deterrence _t morally defensible onh transition to disarmamen: "One purpose 01 that Judi-, ment is to highlight the uns. t ssfactory nature 01 our present security and thcr !ore to resist efforts at being complacent with the state ot 7 ... Father Whir ACtc coon uoed. "the bishops want to resist the argument that because it's worked for .114 years one can be entirely confident it's going to work for the nest he said. "They want to challenge that by talking about it as a transitional strategy.- he added. Father Whir contended , the Reagan administrati directly influenced the WI test of the pastoral only points
The government want,:., ' clarification on references: I S targeting polic), he Saik4 The bishops "made it (lc., we were not saying that we were asserting it was US p icy to directly target cis ilian centres," he said. T he administration a: felt the bishops' arms con trol discussion in the pastoral's second draft failed to allude to specific American nuclear disarmament proposals so some were mentioned by name in the final sFrsion, he said
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Traditional African kinship structures have been buffeted from all sides." Father Osei told the delegates. "Modern formal education has enlarged people's knowledge of how others live, widened their horizons and increased their ambitions," he said "This has brought about a lessening of social c ohesion and the decline of respect and belief in the authority of the established institutions o f traditional African society." 4-••••-••-•-•-•-•••• RECORD CLASSIFIEDS
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from KERRIE CLOS NEW YORK (NC) --- Merchants in Corpus Christi (Texas) angered by the presence of a church' sponsored soup kitchen near their business have agreed to let the centre "peacefully coexist" in the area until another location for it can be found. In the meantime. the long line of hungry people waiting • to enter the Loaves and Fishes food centre for meals has been moved to the back of the building and away from the entrances of neighboring businesses. Controversy between the soup kitchen's sponsors, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, and neighbouring merchants
Prior to the shooting. in which a volunteer worker at the food centre was wounded by a transient who then shot and killed himself, merchants near the soup kitchen had raised complaints that their business had suffered because of the presence of the food centre.
"But the shooting was the final straw." said Father Patrick Donohoe, president of Metro Ministries, a consortium of 38 kKal dourdoes. Merchants claim business had dropped off
side the soup kitchen discourage customers from entering their stores. They are asking Loaves and Fishes to leave the area. Metro Ministries, four neighbouring merchants and the city's Human Relations Council have b een meeting since August 10 to settle the controversy over the site of Loaves and Fishes. The meetings have been "very cooperative." said Father Donohoe. who is also assistant pastor of the Corpus Christi Cathedral.
The three groups have been looking for another location for the soup kitchen, which serves about 150 people twice a day, and a few possible sites have been found, Father Donohoe said. "Now the merchants are beginning to see what 1Stficutties there are in setting up an operation like this." he said. "They have a legitimate concern but it's not that easy to relocate. It took us seven months to get this place ready." The business people have offered to pay six months' rent for a relocated Loaves and Fishes and donate 100 hours of law at $3.35 an Worts help move the soup kitchen's equipment and furniture.
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Kids have key BELFAST Children hold the key to peace in strife-torn Northern Ireland, says an Irish Anglican nun. Sister Anna in 1974 joined mothers of Protestant and Catholic school children in Belfast, Norberto Ireland, to f orm the All Children T ogether movement, w hich tries to build understanding between both groups of children. Sister Anna, a nun of the Anglican Sisters of the L ove of God, said children in Northern Ireland grew up completely segregated by religious, political and ceiheral barriers. "They live apart and s ocialise apart; they never meet. And eel ess they meet, fear and Ignormitre will continue," she said. Sister liana has worked w ith Al l Chi ldren Together arid the Holiday Casedhitation Centre in taking Protestant and C atholic chi ldren on esannisns outside Belfast whore they can relax arid play together.. "Once youIsko the cht ree sot of Ilask district" shi said, " re's no
stoilleas. Poo* is Ireland are basical ly genuine. warm human beings. Get them away from fear Ned they'll get
Family should be ANEW first on SAINT preference SOON NEW YORK (NC) With the "tremendous changes" in society today, it is time for a reawakening of interest in the reality of modern f amily l ife, said M ons John C. McCarren, executive director of the Pittsburgh diocese's D epartment for S ocial and Community Development.
The family is going through a period of crisis reflected in high divorce rates, increaslig numbers of runaways. 7econstituted families and single -parent families, "but no one says the famik is any es.s important toda \tons Mc Carren said.
Increase in America NEW YORK -- The percentage of American Catholics who oppose the 1973 Supreme Court decisions overturning most State restrictions on abortion has dropped until Catholics are almost evenly divided on the subiect. according to Gallup Poll results published in Our Sunday Visitor. Today, 48 per cent oppose the court's abortion decisions whole 47 per cent support them. In 1981, 56 per cent of US Catholics opposed the decisions and 37 per cent supported them. In 1974 they opposed the decisions by 61-32 per cent.
"They pay for us to move — floc" Father Donohoe said. "rind us a place to He added "the best thing" to come out of the meetings is a "sense of
clasper at ion."
"We're no longer adversaries," he said. "They're allowing us to peacefully coexist while we all work together to solve everyone's problems." Father Donohoe added the location of Loaves and Fishes does not concern
Metro Ministries as much as "continuing the ministry of serving." "We've been looking for a more adequate place since the first day we opened," he said. "The only reason we have a line outside at all is because fire and health codes will allow only 40 people in the building at a time." Many people must wait outside on the sidewalk and eat in shifts in the soup kitchen, which has a capacity of 76 people. While another location
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In the United States, he said, only 13 per cent of families fit the category of what many sec as the average father at work and family mother at home canng for the coupk's two or three :hildren. "A full 87 per cent of families do not fit this image today.— Mons McCarren said.
"Anything that takes power from the family to realise itself must be challenged by the Church too," Mons McCarren said. "The 'Corsortio' is truly radical in that sense." Me monsignor focused on w hat Pope John Paul called the "fundamental duties" of the family.
As the Church tries to meet changing needs. "we must be very careful not to programme families,- he said. "I see this kind of thinking t oday. and as long as we look at the issue like this thtbasic message will missed.
The family must seek to become a community of persons. Mons McCarren explained that, more and TOM a shift is occurrIrc
Metro Ministries to use some of his property behind the buildings so the people can wait in line off the street.
Father Donohoe said the new location for the line would appear to be a solution to the problem. But "they (the merchants) still want us out of there," he said, "and we realise they have a right to keep their businesses going and their families fed," he said.
The family must sent: life. not only in the transmission of life itself but also in the sharing of Christian v alues; - The family must participate in the development of society and, as such, will become "an instrument of :ha nice:The twilit) must share in the mission and life of the Church.
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NIE (NC) — Pope hn Paul fourhour visit to the mountaintop town of Palestrina was Moderator highlighted by a visit with the man who five years Mons %LA:erre:1, who ego helped him get to his recently concluded 15 years election as pope on time as moderator of the Social On October 14, 1978. Welfare Department of the Nardi. a bus driver, was Pennsylvania Catholic Con- f lagged down on a ference and as a board deserted mountain road by member of the state Depart- a man wearing a black ment of Public Welfare. clerical suit maintained that how the The man said his car had Church understands this issue and answers it "will be broken down near the very significant to the future Marian shrine of Mentorella, where he had been of its social sersice work." meditating There was an urgency to In Pope John Paul ll's a postolic exhortation. the situation. said the man "Familiaris Consortio- (The in the black suit, because Community of the Family). he had to be in Rome later he stressed the importance that afternoon for the start of seeing the famil!. as the of the conclave which subject of ministry and would elect a pope. warned the Church should not usurp roles the family could perform better.
from a ministry to individuals to one studying individuals as parts of families;
VATICAN (NC) — Pope John Paul II plans to name a new saint and to beatify three priests in October, Vatican Radio has reported Blessed Leopold Mandic, a Capuchin priest, will be canonised October 16 in St Peters Basilica, said the Jesuit -run radio Father Mandic Geremia da Valachia. a spent most of his life in Romanian Padua in northern Italy, step where he died July 30, Beatification is a toward sainthood 1942 Father Cusmano. founder -)ope Paul VI beatified of the Sister Servants Father Mandic on May of the Poor, Priests 2, 1976 Servants of the Poor The beatification cereand an order of brothmony will be held died in 18.88 ers. October 30 in St Peters, said Vatican Before he became a priest he practised medicir. R adio in Sicily. • listed those to be beatiFather Domenico del fied as Fathers Giaantissimo SacraS an Cusmano. como mento. a member of Italian. Domenico del the Order of the Most Sanctissimo SacraHoly Trinity, died in mento. a Spaniard. and 1927. two years after he had been ordained The reputation of his purity of life, his austerity and his observance of the rule of his order was so great that his tomb quickly became the goal of many pilgrimages, said Vey,'1Radio F ather Geremia do Valachia was ordained a member of the Capuchin order in Naples. Italy, where he died in 1 625
The priest asked to be driven to the nearby town of Palestrina. to catch a
Pope cuts it fine regularly scheduled bus for Rome. Setting what is still viewed as a local speed record. Nardi charged down the twisting rural highway to Palestrma, covereing the 12 miles in about 15 minutes. Nardi. unaware he was c arying Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Cracow. Poland. reached Palestrina lust in time to meet the bus as it left for Rome Cardinal Woityla reached the Vatican barely in time to don his vestments for the procession into the conclave which two days later elected him pope
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KNOW Y OUR F AITH
God's love Plan balance By Father John Castelot
The disciples cast their cold and vindictive. The By Theodore Hengesbach nets all night long but fact that we have made caught nothing. Then ourselves unlovable in our Jesus told Peter to try own eyes does not stop again. I sometimes felt like bumpy ride; the spokes of God from loving. Peter was tired and dis- In fact, God's love for us wishing the past summer t he wheel — my couraged and sure it would makes us lovable no matter a way. You see, for me it responses to situations — he no use struggling with what our shortcomings. A was a summer when a lot sometimes were too long those heavy nets again. But human being might be of commitments made or too short. he agreed. s a Christian looking expected to react to us with months earlier in good The results were astonish- coldness and rejection, but faith, but maybe with back — pondering my ing. "Upon doing this they not God. One of the most some recklessness, came life from the outside in, c aught such a great eloquent statements in due. you might say — a number of fish that their Scripture is found in the In addition to expanded number of questions nets were at the breaking Book of Hosea 1 1:9: "For I demands in my regular arise. WasIgiving my life point." (Luke 5:6)So taken am God and not man." job, there was an extra and its events the reflecaback was Peter that he fell In the wonderful story of teaching assignment for tion they deserved? how at Jesus' feet and groaned: the woman caught in the six-weeks; the writing of well was / responding at "Leave mc. Lord. I am a a ct of adultery and a lengthy, involved and that time to others who sinful man:dragged before Jesus for crucial .year-end report; are important in my life, Jesus must have loved the judgment, he had nothing worry over a child's for example, my family' bumbling fisherman very but contempt for the self- surgery; and substantial WasIkeeping my priorideeply at that moment. righteous people who were repairs on an aging car. ties in clear view or was! Did He leave him? On the treating her as a pawn. He I was stretched uncom- allowing current prescontrary, Jesus reassured refused to condemn her. fortably beyond my Usual Peter: "Do not be afraid. Instead he acknowledged physical, spiritual and From now on you will be and affirmed her value as a financial capabilities. catching men." nu could say that Ifelt person. (John 8:1-11) Everyone needs reassu- In the same Gospcl, my life was out of balrance and affirmation, for Chapter 3:16, we read the ance. It was not running most peopk suffer some- joyful proclamation that a s smoothly as I would what from a poor self- "God so loved the world have liked, much like. the image. The results can he that He gave His only front tyre of a car that paralysing. If Jesus had Son." The message con- begins to shimmy at ?i simply agreed that Peter tinues: "God did not send miles per hour. was worthless, the poor the Son into the world to Ididn't like thefeeling.I man would never have rea- condemn the world, hut wanted to wish it all lised his God-given that the world might be a way. Ifelt the pressure' potential. sures to crowd out saved through Him.' and acted a little testy. A poor self-image also ( 3:17) To you, the reader, that important values" can be terrifyingly destruc- Paul echoes that in particular rush of events On reflection, it is tive. People destroy them- Romans 5:8: "It is precisely in one man's life may not unrealistic to think that selves by means of in this that God proves His seem greatly out of the life will always be fully in self-punishment of all sorts love for us: that when we ordinary. For most peo- balance or that we can drug and alcohol addic- were still sinners, Christ ple ordinary life is com- k eep it that way with little' tion for example plex, challenging and or no effort. died for us." because they think they Our image of God is sometimes frustrating. It Rut wishing it all away deserve punishment and basic, then, to our image of is also the setting in doesn't really work very are not worth saving. ourselves. If we picture which we get the oppor- well. Others, unable to love Him as stern, relentless tunity to put our ChrisSo my strategy in these themselves, find it impossi- and vindictive, we may tianity into action. situations is to recognise ble to love others. cower in self-abasement or Ilike to think of life, as that everybody feels that A central lesson of the strike out in rebellion. others have before me, as life gets out of balance Bible is that every single But if we accept God as a wheel with axle, spokes now and then. human being is precious He has revealed Next, maintaining halHimself to and rim. The axle is the and lovable, precisely us, especially in the self. The spokes are the ance means making decibecause people are the humanity of Jesus, how- wars the self responds to sions about how to objects of God's love. ever. we will rejoice in life's various challenges. respond to the demands Every single man and being beloved sons and The spokes can run in dif- made of me. It means woman is a God-image. daughters of a loving. ferent directions, of deciding just how imporHow can one have a had understanding Father. course, while the axle is tant a particular demand self-image in the face of Then we will be encour- stable, holding every- on my time, and energy is that? compared with other aged to live in a manner thing together. It is true that we are all commensurate with our But this past summer I demands. conscious of having tar- dignity and fulfil our grand often felt that I had to The problem is that in nished that image. But the potential. keep moving in separate times of pressure. all the most tragic mistake of all is In loving ourselves, we directions at the same demands placed on a perto project our guilt onto will love others, as He time and with the came son begin to seem equal God and picture Him as does energy. It made for a in importance. All seem
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in life to call for a high quality response. tt hen that happens, there is a need to sort everything out. For me as a Christian, it is a matter of gaining some perspective on the events that are taking place. It is a question of taking steps that will allow realpriorities to reemerge. The first of those steps is prayer. It helps to refocus things, allowing the light at the end of the tunnel to glimmer. The hristian perspective always reminds us that there is a future, there is hope. Among other steps: • Get re,gular exercise. f or me. a fast two-mile walk burns upfrustralions. clears the head and offers some quiet time to think. • Do uncomplicated chores. Somehow, doing the dishes or mowing the lawn give me a sense of accomplishment and success which replenish my energies for tackling larger issue's.
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void decision making under pressure. Skep on the decision or turn attention to come other simpler matter first. These are simple strategies. Ihey help in gaining the perspective needed to respond to pressures in a way consistent with what is really important. - Because the present world is our natural habitat, we must be interested in it, we must recognise the intrinsic value and worth of temporal reali ties, we must feel called, according to our particular vocations in life, to develop our potentialities and to bring them to fulfilment. At the same time. we are passing through and beyond these realities, while striving to draw this world with us to the final glorifica t ion . ' • (Holy Cross Father Bernard Mullahy in "The Splendid Risk")
!IF 1 1 Does anyone ever get their own life into balance and keep it that way? What, in fact, is a balanced life? Dolores Leckey tells of the fantasy of the balanced way to live that she harboured in earlier years. The fantasy was fantastic! But Mrs Leckey says she's happier now that she understands that a balanced life does not mean having everything rigidly programmed or always feeling perfectly content. Mrs Leckey is executive director of the US bishops' Laity Secretariat. David Gibson discusses some elements of the balanced way of living from a Christian perspective. A balanced life is a pilgrimage; along its way the unpredictable is encountered. A balanced life is also paradoxical and has plenty of room for faith, says Gibson. He is editor of the Know Your Faith series. Dr Theodore Hengesbach, an adult educator with the University of Indiana in South Bend, tells of a recent time when balance seemed lacking in his life. As a Christian, that tperiod raised questions for him about whether his true priorities were getting lost from view. Finally, Father John Castelot continues his Scripture series with a discussion of the value of a person's life — its true worth. The way God is viewed influences the way Christians perceive themselves, Father Castelot writes. People should not assess their own value as it might be if God were cold and vindictive and uncaring, the priest suggests.
And as the recipe takes shape, some problems that need resolution will emerge. Apparently problems and frustrations are not only the result of genuinely unbalanced living; they are to be expected even in the course of a balanced life. And there is always a longing, a restlessness for that something more in life, as St Augustine wrote centuries ago. All of this affects people profoundly. Working out a good recipe for living takes up much of people's time. As it gets worked out in the ordinary circumstances and events of life, people may begin to ask: What could Christianity have to do with all this ordinary life? The temptation is unwittingly to divide life up, with our daily life on one side, our Christian concerns on the other. In the weeks ahead, this series will be talking about some big ingredients of ordinary, daily life as most people experience it. A few of our topics: common fears and stress; personal relationships; the search for greater maturity; anger; and the desire for greater maturity. As we explore these topics, we'll keep asking: Does God really address the human predicaments that are such a large part of our lives?
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Child's leap of faith I think Peter must have been surprised that Jesus suggested he leave his job as a Galilee fisherman to become one of the Twelve. But I w onder if Peter wasn't equally surprised at his own response: a t discovering the courage to alter the future direction of his life in a way he hadn't anticipated.
By David Gibson The 3-year -old boy stood at t he side of the big swimming pool . His 7-year -old sister,
already in the water, said, "Jump to me Johnny. I'll c atch you." But the little boy said, "No, no." Next one of the little boy's c ousins said, "Jump to me, jump to me." Again the boy shook his head with a vigorous no. Yet another cousin called to
Life is full of surprises. They may make it interesting. But the surprises along the way a lso make life unpredictable and sometimes unsettling -as w ell . Peter is a good example of s omeone on pilgrimage, someone enroute into a future that, since it is the future, c ould not be known in a dvance. But everyone is enroute toward unknown territory. If you doubt that, ask any parent or teacher who has w atched the unpredictable and surprising course of a child's development; ask old and close friends about the unsettling and challenging twists and turns their relationship experienced over time.
the boy: "Jump to me. I 'll c atch you. 1 promise." Still the little boy said "no." Finally the little boy's father
got into the water. "Jump to me Johny. I'll catch you," the f ather assured him. And the little boy promptly jumped to him. It was a leap of faith. That story is based on one told in a homily by Jesuit F ather John O'Callaghan, president of the Jesuit Conference headquartered in Washington, DC. I like the story because it illustrates so well how much sense faith can make. The child is not wrong to have faith in his father. In fact, that child's understanding of his universe is well-balanced. And the story suggests that for Christians, the vision of the balanced life is one in which faith plays a significant role. A vision of life as a pilgrimage with many surprises along the way is also part of this vision of balanced life. The Christian life is what the Greeks called 'a splendid risk.' Faith is not a leap in the dark, but in many ways it is more of a risk than if it were. Faith is a leap into the fullness of light whose incandescence is so blinding that no c reated intelligence can grasp fully its
Coupled with a vision of the balanced life as a pilgrimage of f aith, is a vision of it as a paradoxical enterprise. Holy Cross Father Bernard Mullahy of Notre Dame Uni versity suggests some of this in his new book, "The Splendid Risk." He finds a model for C hristians in the "long, ardumeaning.- (Holy Cross Father Bernard Mullahy in -The Splendid
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"I have repeatedly said that happiness consists in knowing what you want and then knowing you have it or are on the way to
Reality is a solid base
Each a little different If a given recipe for chocolate cake is followed by two different cooks, their two cakes should turn out basically the same. Not so with recipes for right living. Even if two people try to put identical ingredients f or the good life into their existence, the results will differ. What are some ingredients of the good life from the Christian perspective? Love is needed. Add to that the care for one's own physical, emotional and spiritual health, and care for the other people in one's life. Solitude is needed — time apart to ponder and to pray. Also needed: time with others and time for common worship. Work is needed. But so are leisure and play. A sense of responsibility for the future is desirable. But so is involvement with present events and needs. Then there is the need for some control over life's pace and the amount of time given to various occupations and preoccupations. But control must be coupled with a dash of flexibility in the face of new developments that are encountered. Those are a few ingredients in a recipe for good living. Other ingredients can easily be added. Whatever the recipe, it takes different shapes in different lives. The Record, October 7 — 13, 1983 8
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By Dolores Leckey
We need to find a balance in life that enables us to fend the true way
For many years I harboured a fantasy of the perfectly balanced life. It included daily exercise that was not only healthful but fun, like tennis. Prayer in solitude was structured into my life three times a day. In my fantasy I was in perfect control of my t ime. There was work to be accomplished. But I would arrive home at day's end, not tired, but ready to fill the evening with books and music and stimulating conversation. Of course, even in my fantasy there would be problems in life. But in a fantasy one can dull the edges of suffering and come through the v alley of darkness
smiling.
The people in my real life — children, husband, friends, pastor, c olleagues — were part of my fantasy. But they never complicated my life material ly or emotionally. This fantastic vision of the balanced life, without tugs. pulls and upsets, was unreal. But happily the power of h uman experience whittled away my fantasy to reveal another scenario. The result is a much richer and more relaxed life. For one thing, I've discovered my own pathway of prayer. It is true that quiet time alone is a treasure. But so is
"travelling prayer" when one is not all
alone — in aeroplanes, t rains and automobiles:
getting it. Most people are unhappy because they do not know what they want. This not knowing is partially a failure to chose. But even those who do c hoose are often unhappy because the choice is not responsive to their own deepest needs and desires." so is the Eucharist shared with others. Morning tennis will always remain in the fantasy realm for me. But I do take morning w alks through my n eighbourhood. This not only gets my blood moving, it connects me with my neighbours. In the life of reality, my e venings are unpredictable. Civic obligations, social invitations, and ministry of one kind or another often fill the e vening hours. Occasionally I actually do w hatever I planned to do. I find the flexibility more liberating than I would have expected. Father A.M. Allchin, the Anglican writer who is canon of Canterbury Cathedral in England, believes there is a call within the Englishspeaking world to embody a certain vision of wholeness and balance. According to him, spiritual growth occurs in the multifaceted dimensions of one's real life; the world is full of the operations of divine glory. T he US Catholic bishops expressed a similar awareness a
ous journey" of the ancient Israelites across the desert, on pilgrimage to the new land promised them by God. Those desert pilgrims took a splendid risk of faith and trust, Father Mullahy says. He thinks the paradox in this is that faith "is not a leap in the dark," as it might appear to some, but "a leap into the fullness of light." Listen to how Father Mullahy further describes the paradoxical aspects o f Christian living:
"To live by faith is to live by a s trange kind of logic: Christians find life by losing it; get b y giving away; acquire strength through weakness; a scend by descending and v ice -versa; achieve wisdom by b ecoming fools, become great by becoming the least of all; learn to rule by becoming the servants of all." "Strange logic." "Paradoxical." "Surprising pilgrimage o f faith." Those words and phrases represent only the b eginnings in a list of characteristics of a balanced view of l ife from the Christian p erspective. The list can readily be added to with words like "love" and "service" and "worship" which represent ways of pursuing the balanced Christian life and allowing life's meaning to come into view. A vision of the balanced life: It's not what you think it is. Or is it? (Trappist Father M Basil Pennington in "A Place Apart") "The Splendid Risk," by Father Bernard Mullahy,, CSC D n . University lnd. 19 8o2f. This book explores the way life in this world — a life lived with others, a life in history— is part few years ago in a pastoral statement on the laity titled "Called and G ifted." In it we read: "It is characteristic t hat lay men and women hear the call to holiness in the very web of their existence, in and through the events of the world, the pluralism of modern living, the complex decisions and conflicting values they must struggle with, the richness and fragility of sexual relationships, the delicate balance between activity and stillness, presence and privacy, love and loss." In that kind of vision, holiness is realised in prayer and sacramental w orship, but also through the responsibilities and difficulties and leisure time that shape most people's lives. The balanced life as Canon Allchin and the US bishops speak of it is a life of reality, not illusion. Yet I think many of us conceive the balanced life more in terms of fantasy than reality Unfortunately the fantasy is not only unreal, it can be a disguised
of the Cnristian journey The author writes that the book is not intended for scholars, but for educated Christians who wish to deepen their appreciation of Christian life and spirituality. The book is described as an "existential approach to Christian fulfilment. effort to get total control over all the events in one's life And that effort is wasted energy. A friend once confessed that for a long t ime he resented the many interruptions that popped up in the course of his planned daily schedule. But gradually he began to recognise the interruptions as visitations from God. I think such an attitude is helpful in developing a w elcoming stance t oward life. This doesn't mean we shouldn't have structures for using our time and directing our lives As Ecclesiastes says ir t he Old Testament, "For everything its season and for every activity under heaven its time." This is as wise today as thousands of years ago. The issue, I think, is to be careful how we plan the time for everything in our lives. It is right to be attentive to ourselves as well as to others But what do we do when the boundaries w e establish are broken, when our schedules are interrupted?
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Aids for deaf in church
Deafness Awareness Week celebrated throughout the world is a week dedicated toward educating the public to 17 Western Australia's Catholic Social become aware of the speLJApostolate this year celebrates its cial needs of deaf and silver jubilee. This article looks at the hishearing impaired people. tory of the apostolate and records how it N ationally Deafness A wareness Week was has grown since Archbishop Prendiyille opened by the Prime Minasked for its formation in 1958. ister, Mr Hawke on Monday. September 26. L ocal celebrations began with a combined churches service at St Francis Xavier church, East Perth on Sunday. September 25. T his service was A t this time, the late Jack a ttended by deaf and Seeber was president. hearing -impaired people, The formation of small and those who wanted to groups, where members know more about deafr eviewed their lives and ness and to worship decided on group and individtogether with deaf and ual action in the light of the hearing -impaired people Gospel, was the next developThe small church was ment of the CSA. nearly filled as more than In response to a call from 100 people took part in One of the groups a lobby for the service. the defeat of the Abortion Bill Monsignor Barry Hickey, in State Parliament was Vicar for Social Welfare initiated, and from this, a was one of the celebrants committee was formed which illong with Father John included representatives of Holland, an Anglican pri other churches and organisae st from Cottesloe. tions. Father Paul Pitzen, OSM, Home Help (Ilitarthas) was C atholic chaplain for By a special writer encouraged in parishes d eaf and hearing • through group action, and the impaired people was the mission group (which helped These bonds have been He is in demand in many MC t o promote interest he lay areas of Christian parish life strengthened since Jim's Father Paul also took the missionary work) and the appointment. and activities. t heme message "give union group which met for T he exchange of ideas and J enny Miolin, (Jim's wife) deafness a hearing' . to some time, were valued and later joined the staff in a sharing of experience of radio audiences as he supportive groups within the part-time capacity, and she these bodies helped the CSA spoke to Malcolm Brown CSA. and Jim share the one hill- t o recognise the need for on 6PR and Father Brian F or a time the establishdeveloping skills in communtime wage. Morrison on 6KY. ment of the groups was very K ay Cypher is also a part- ication techniques, with parDuring the week the slow. time worker, and both Jenny ticular emphasis on Catholic Association for However, many of the origiand Kay work tirelessly in sensitivity, listening and D eaf and Hearing nal members of the first f amImpaired People of Austheir promotion of groups in empathy. ily groups (as they were T he Institute of Human all areas, especially women's tralia. WA branch (CADcalled then) are now promiDevelopment in Perth was groups. HIPAWA) organised a nent in various areas of T here are now 46 groups approached, and agreed to workshop for churches C hurch, community and meeting in 24 parishes, and assist by running a series of wishing to know more social life. the interest seems to be 10 week courses which would about how to integrate It would indeed be difficult help members develop the growing. d eaf and hearing Chaplain for the deaf. Father Paul Palen was one of the celebrants for a to gauge the numbers of peoA number of the present r equired skills for good impaired people into the special Mass for Deafness Awareness Week ple whose lives have been groups have been meeting group leadership. worshipping community. deeply influenced by their The CSA is very grateful to f or more than five years, and Through a series of overThese were distributed Sales tax applies to devithe hubbub of family life. m embership. about another 80 groups Sister Patrice Cooke and heads and slides along to churches and schools. ces used by other than the prelingually deaf have come and gone after F ather Des Murphy, who are with a portable audio Being entirely directed disabled people. child needs special attenAbout 10 years ago the having met for periods of six the directors of the Institute. induction loop, Mrs Bartoward making people Since almost all aids for tion as he or she grapples name of 'Family Groups' was In this its jubilee year, the months to four or five years. bara Harris, co-ordinator aware. Deafness Awaredeaf people incorporate with every sound of every changed to 'Christian Life CSA acknowledges its gratiof Emmanuel Centre. for ness Week seeks out electronic components word. Groups' for the purpose of tude to the archbishop for his people with disabilities those occasions when and these are also used For the hearing person. including people who were confidence and constant supand Father Paul gave the public can become by hearing people, the using the telephone is unable to come as a couple, port, materially and w orkshop participants more aware of the special full tax applies second nature or were single: and a later practical demonstrations needs of deaf and hearing E ven the doorbell we all For a deaf person, or a the introwas development Promotion The chaplains, past and of what can be done. impaired people. take for granted can cost profoundly hearing duction of daytime group present, Fathers O'Brien, Cliff Evans, deaf for S ome of the facts a deaf person $200 or impaired person, the telem eetings. A ldous, Foley (now Bishop more than 35 years, brought to light during more because it must phone is a luxury item. In drawing up the original Foley of Geraldton) and Barri explained how his Anglithe week are disturbing. give a visual notice of a programme to assist groups As well as the promotion of Whitely are, and have been a can parish helps him to caller Outlay CSA meetings, the Each year in Australia at their groups, the CSA was asked to source of strength and help. take a more active part in It is heartening to note 300 people completely For an outlay of a couple drew on the experience of the work with parish pastoral The other bishops, particuthe church services. the number of churches lose their hearing overChristian Family Movement councils, and a committee larly Bishop Healy for his of hundred dollars, a teleDeafness Awareness installing the audio night with no warning phone installation means ( which originated in the US) w as formed to do this until patronage and real encourWeek also saw the drawinduction loop is increasand no apparent cause instant contact with and also the Family and about four years ago, when agement and Bishop Quinn of ing of raffle winners for ing. thousands of hearing Others lose their hearing Social Action of England, and the Archdiocesan Committee Bunbury and Bishop Myles t he Catholic associaThe audio induction gradually through induspeople. the Young Christian Workers' for formation of parish pas- McKeon, now retired. tion's annual raffle. loop enables a person For a deaf person the trial noise, loud music, Movement. They have been behind the toral councillors came into Eight prizes were to be with a hearing aid to tune nearly $700 whether of it be Bach outlay or being (members of this com- CSA all the way. won and though drawn directly into the microrock. means he or she is able to But the programmes were Likewise the many priests, mittee were appointed by the by eight different people phone system without Still others lose their receive a message - but essentially locally oriented to archbishop from names pres- in many parishes, notably the Levitske's, a well the annoying disturbanhearing person they wish to every through disease, suit the conditions of life in ented to him by sub- Monsignor P G J O'Reilly, known name with deaf ces of echos, papers ratm ost predominately, contact must have a simWestern Australia. committees of the senate of who was chaplain of the Fama nd hearing impaired tling and so on ilar phone device meningitis (called a or accident. A constant demand exists priests and the diocesan pas- ily Groups Committee for a people, won two prizes. The Catholic associaPorta Printer) and each For those who lose their for the prograimmes, which in number of years. toral council). A prayer leaflet with tion applauds those parhearing before they learn sells for around S600. latter years have been very Heartfelt thanks, too to T he CSA provides the prayers for each day of ishes taking the initiative peomost deaf to speak the Because results are well reprinted for the GSA by secretariat and some man- Miss Vi Williams who has the week was prepared to install audio loops in especially difficult. ple do not have highly t he Catholic Pastoral power for the work of this worked as the voluntary f or Deafness Awareness their churches. paid jobs, the luxury of a institute. typist for 10 years. body. Whereas hearing people Week by the Catholic The Catholic associaphone is out of the quesFormation through the T he CSA 'Christian Life National and international absorb the sounds of association and printed tion continues to work tion. group method was encourlinks have always been Groups cordially invite their their mother tongue amid by Emmanuel Centre. with the Australian DeafThere is no free postage aged in the teachings of Vatiimportant in the work of the many friends to the celebraness Council and the either. can II, and Archbishop Goody formative lay apostolate, as tion of their 25 years at a A ustralian Council for Postage accounts is I gave his blessing and active these give each organisation concelebrated Mass by ArchR ehabilitation of Disone of the big expenses support to the promotion of a sense of strength and sup- bishop Goody and other priabled People (ACROD) to of the Catholic associathis part of the adult lay aposport -- realising we are not ests at Our Lady's Assumption better the conditions for members can tion as tolate. alone in the work encourages church, Grand Promenade all deaf and hearing often only be contacted So much so, he approved the the members, and particu- Dianella, on Friday, October impaired people. by post or through a perappointment of Jim Miolin as larly the full time members to 14 1983 at 7.30 pm, and Deaf and hearing sonal visit. the first full-time worker for keep going, even when, at afterwards at the parish hall impaired people cannot The promises of develthe CSA. times, the task seems too for a social evening and light a ccomplish the task technology, which oping Jim is a vital and dynamic supper. great. alone. for providing some hope figure. at times controversial Please ring Jim Miolin on The CSA has been very close It will only be through d eaf and hearing but his deep commitment to the Christian Life Move- 328 6672 or after hours 274 the combined efforts of impaired people loses a endears him to people, agts ment of Adelaide, and the 4749, or Thelma or Harry everyone that we can lot of its impact because inspires many to join or form P aulian Association of Child on 271 2397 if you truly "give deafness a anomaly of of the present , rou .ps. Some of the participants in a mine at the Deafness require further information. Sydney. hearing" tax laws. A warness service 4.10.1•0% The Catholic Social late was founded in 1958, when Archbishop Prendiville asked Father Jim O'Brien to develop a diocesan organisation which would help lay people discover their role as Christians in the Church and in the world. Father Jim became the first chaplain. The family was seen to be the basis for this development, and the CSA became involved in giving talks to p arents on family life, through a series of regionally based Cana Conferences.
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Athlete and ruckman John Edward O'Connell, an area manager for the Department of Social S ecurity in WA and former poinment footballer and athlete, was born at East Fremantle on March 8, 1932. He was educated at the East Claremont practising school, St Thomas's C onvent at Claremont and CBC Terrace where he obtained his Leaving Certificate and was head boy. His first job was in the personnel section of the old PhIG department in Perth. He worked for the Department of Social Security in Melbourne and Geelong when he was playing football with Geelong, and was transferred back to Perth in the department in 1960. He played 157 league games for Claremont as a ruckman, 81 for Geelong, six for WA and one for Victoria. As a junior athlete he represented WA in championships in Queensland and Tasmania and held the State records for the long jump and triple jump. He is chairman of the Mercedes College board and maintains an active interest in football as a radio commentator on the game for 6A Y. His wife Pam (nee Bryant) won the Australian w omen's 4443 yards title in 1954 in record time in the fastest women's run for the distance that had been registered in the world to then.. She also represented Victoria in hockey and was selected for Victoria in athletics, hut retired from the team htscause she was pregnant. John and Pam, members o f the South Perth parish. have three sons and three daughters.
From page 1. "Nlaturit‘ has no age bracket. "But is a child really mature cnough at fourteen years to handle its medical problems?" Mr Phillips said. In Britain the medical benefits scheme was availahie to worker-contributors and their dependents. and to persons recommended by the social weltare agencies. There was no question of a I4-year-old presenting a card and demanding service outside parental authority. In Ness Zealand a child must obtain parents' consent until it reached the age of 16. Under present law in Aust ralia. a doctor who treated a child under 16 without the parents' knowledge was not necessarily immune from an action for damages or even f rom criminal proceedings. "In relation to abortion there is a risk of the crime of assault. If the girl is injured during the course of treatment there are the torts of trespass to the person and negligence," Mr Phillips said. The government proposal t o issue Medicare cards to children at 14 sears without
"We're a sport -mad f amily," six -feet -plus f ormer star footballer and a thlete John O'Connell will tell you with an air that suggests natural modesty trying to check the justifiable pride he has in the achievements o f wife Pam, three daughters and three sons A sk what made John O 'Connell a top ruckman here and in Victoria and a first-rate track and field a thlete and you run into a f ortress of low-key personal projection. But of his six children and their mother he is prepared to talk until the cows come home. Kerry, he beams, won t he Australian junior women's 220yds hurdles title and the 400 metres hurdles championship. She is now a doctor practising in England at the age of 26 Peter (251, a graduate in both physiotherapy and physical education, is playing league football f or Perth He played for Claremont f or the first time in 1950 and for the last time in 1963. and his tally of games for the Tigers was 157 John deprecates some of the developments that now enmesh football things such as clearance wrangles. court chal lenges, exorbitant payment demands by players In these circumstances. he believes, the loyalty of players to their clubs goes out the window. ' We under -sell our game here.'" he contends. "We have lots of good youngsters coming on and we should concentrate on developing them instead of paying big money to import second-rate Victorians. There is nothing wrong with the standard of the game here. In his time. he says, a lot o f players who were never stars here went to Victoria and made the grade there. Also. some proper safeguards to ensure parental knowlefge and consent did nothing to promote good citizenship. Nor did it protect the public interest nor protect the medical profession. "It is a 'cop out'. a surrender to the minority groups who still want to foster, despite the disastrous e‘idence of its results, the permissive society where sexual morality has ceased to exist." Mr Phillips said. The Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission sees the move as an unwarranted invasion of the rights of parents. It disagrees with this decision on the grounds such action: *undermines the role of the parents; *denies to parents the opportunity of providing the support the child has the right to receive from them: *deprives the child. most s-ulnerable and psy-chologically dependent in adolescent years, of all the understanding love parents can given; *opens the way to a much more permissive use of sex among young people.
John prefers to talk of their family Today's People
A regular feature By BOB BOYLE West Australians became acclaimed as among the best to play the game in Polly Farmer Victoria and Barry Cable, for instance. T he publicity razzmattaz that surrounds f ootballers in Victoria tends to lift players and some of them get the idea that they are worth more money than they actually are. Clubs, none of which has a bottomless pit of money, could be sent broke by exorbitant demands from players.
and triple jump titles. there was little doubt that John had a bright future in track and field. Gerry Hogan. the coach of the YCW club of which he was a member, had him marked down as a future decathlon star. There was a family influence towards athletics, t oo, because John's brother Frank won the national 880 yards title in 1956 but could not compete in the Melbourne Olympic Games because of a pulled muscle However. King Football reigned in John's mind and that was the sport on which he concentrated. John sees a parallel between sport and life If you want to succeed in life, he says, you have to define your objectives and work hard towards achieving them. You have to persist with determination through set -backs and defeats. L earning to accept defeat with grace and success with humility is a great builder of character.
These are among the characteristics essential to success in sport as well as in life. He has great admiration f or the youth of today.
comfortable in their role when faced with issues that hase strong emotional osertones. This, however, did not free them from their role as parent, hut made it even more imperative they share their role with competent counsellors, according to the ACSWC. This did not mean they were deprived of their right to be involved in a crucial c risis in their child's development. It meant services should he as ailable to assist the parent and child in gaining mutual understanding and support. the commission said. The relationship between parent and child was a delicate and fragile area and most parents were aware of the need for support during the difficult period of their child's adolescence. Most problems of adolescence were associated with growth and development. The child was so often exhibiting the independence of adulthood and at the same time hiding his or her fears under an assumed sophistication. Parents could so easily he Some parents did not feel
contused as they learn to Use with this rapidly tnaturtn: person who so easily sw int.:, hack into childhood, displaying immense feelings of insecurity. The commission asks: "Is it fair to abandon this child in his or her confusion at the time when he or she so badly needs the guidance and security of loving parents w ho can respond to the moods of adolescence with predictability and reassurance?" lt says some parents may have their heads in the sands, as one writer suggested in an article published in the Sun Herald. August 21, 1983, entitled. too little "Sex Education too late". Perhaps this was due to their own feeling of inadequacy in preparing their children for adult life. Who taught them the facts of life? Was this inforamtion just picked up from their peer group at school or did they learn through hard e xperience? Much is said about the rights of indisiduals but families have rights too,
B roadcasting is an aspect of football that John has enjoyed since he stopped playing He regards Jack Sweet. with whom he worked on 6PM. to be a top -line commentator. Now he finds 6KY colleagues Tim Flynn, Geoff Christian and Les Mumme excellent team-mates. While he was representing WA in national junior a thletic championships and held the State long Ihe commission recognises there are cases where parents have abandoned their responsibilities and their children do not experience their love and concern. This is no argument for the exposure of all young people to situations the are psychologically and emotionally unable to handle, it says. The commission said such a decision necessarily brings the government into conflict with the inalienable responsibilities and rights of parents. It conflicted with the right to privacy and the protection of the welfare of minors; the capability of minors to give consent to certain acts; the protection of professionals and minors in their relationships. These matters have all been the subject of an inquiry by the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. It was generally anticipated this commission would draw up guidelines for a uniform law for the provision of medical services for minors. The report of that commission has not vet been published.
and he has a lot of experience with them. Unfortunately. he says, the wrong types of youth get the headlines. The 22 -year -old Joanne (Mrs Mark Mitchell) is a part-time model whose unidentified photograph you have often seen in advertisements. Michael (21) teaches at St Benedict•s school at Applecross and plays l eague football for Claremont David (19) is an architectural student at the University of WA. He is playing for the Claremont reserves and won the Medallists Medal in the c olts competition in 1981. Philippa (15), a pupil at Mercedes College, is a member of the State under -17 netball team and a promising swimmer.
The mother And then there is Pam she was Pam Bryant — t he mother of this outstanding brood To win the Australian women's 440 yards title in 1954 in record time. she registered the fastest quarter -mile run by a woman anywhere in the world to that stage. She played hockey for Victoria and was selected
in that State's athletics team but had to pull out because she was expecting the O'Connell's first baby. That's a record of which any family can be proud, but what about father himself? "Well," John says. "I had a dream run straight into league football in 1950 with many of my M etropolitan Junior t eam-mates because Claremont was entering a re -building phase. •• Be that as it may. it took s omething more than dream stuff for the big ruckman to represent WA in 1951, 1952. 1953 ( second State side). 1954 and again in 1962. He might have got a guernsey in the carnival winning State team of 1961, which he considers to be one of the best State sides ever, if his gentle -giant mate from West Perth - Brian Foley - had not accidentally given him fractured ribs and a punctured lung just as the team was being selected And he was in the Victorian second side in 1960 when he was playing for Geelong from 1955-60 inclusive, in which period he racked up 81 games for the Cats
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when she died the picture was to be given to her close friend Sister Veronica, with whom she always played scrabble a nd whom she had beaten by 100 points that day I also had to meet her budgerigar. Tony, and see her carnations which she grew with great pride. Sister Mary Raphael was a beautiful, simple and holy person who had been a Dominican nun for 5 5 years. She had spent all her life in religion as a servant of God and a music teacher in some of the difficult stations that the Dominican Sisters e stablished, such as Meekatharra. I was privileged to by touched that day by a person with a most pow erful but so beautifully simple faith. So true was St Therese's dying promise. my mission is to make others Love God as I love Him. . to teach my little way to souls
Sister Mary Raphael, as Gertrude Wood was born in Sydney into a Jewish f amily. I had acquired an old picture of St Therese, and to make a present of it to Sister Raphael was the purpose of our visit. This simple, unpretentious gift was something special to her. With childlike joy she showed it to all the sisters who came into the room in that short time and repeated again the story of her conversion so long ago Later in the afternoon when she was tucked up in bed with earphones on connected to the television, waiting to watch Bert Newton and New Faces, she had a serious hearing loss. She insisted on the picture of St Therese being placed on the television set so she could see it. She again repeated the story of her conversion and vocation and the role of this great and humble saint. She also insisted that
b y BRIAN PEA CHEY On the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sister Mary Raphael Wood, OP died peacefully following a stroke. On the day before her stroke. I enjoyed the opportunity of visiting Sister Raphael at St Catherine's Convent in Doubleview. She was then in her 94th year and was sitting, bright and cheerful, in the small kitchen-dining area in the wing of the convent which houses the aged Dominican nuns. My wife Miriam, who with others helps to care f or the old sisters, had said that Sister Raphael's speciai saint was St Therese, the Little Flower, whom this good. holy daughter of St Dominic claimed was responsible f or her conversion to the Catholic faith and for her
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Youth Forum E very Austral ian either heard about or saw the magnificent race -winning feat of Australia II. Most West Australians welcomed the Prime Minister home as he joined the jubilant celebrations of that historic day. Few know about the real happenings in our neighbouring country, t he Philippines and f ewer still would know of the visit of a young student named Avelino Enrile to Australia "Think of Ave Maria, Father, to remember my name, - she said to me While I didn't have the privilege of meeting PM Bob Hawke, I did spend a little time listening to Avelino talking about the subject she knows best, the conditions of life for the ordinary people of the Philippines Ave was the special guest of TYCS fulltimer Anne Harris who organised an informal lunch time meeting for the full-timers at the Cardijn Centre Avelino is a student coordinator for the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines and is spending 10 days in Perth. as part of the "One world week" programme. She stressed that the cooperation of people on an international level was of paramount importance in bringing about justice for people detained, arrested and unjustly gaoled. The e xample of Father Brian Gore was a case in point. The support of Australians has been
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A velina Enrile pictured at left meets some of the full time workers and associates at Cardijn Centre last week. (L to R) Anne Harris (TYCS) Joseph Tufi (YCW) Sandra Brown (Christian Student Movement) Mark O'Sullivan (YCW) Bruno Lo'Castro (YCW) Lynette Dundon (TYCS) Barbara Willcock (CPY) and Bronwyn Gray (YCS) vital for his "well being" There are hundreds in a similar position Avelino hoped that Australians young and old would bring pressure to bear on politicians to stop Australian military aid to the Philippines. In her view much of that aid only further oppresses the ordinary people. For instance, a six lane highway is built to b enefit the local farmers who don't even have cars to transport their produce. The only people that benefit are the military.
"Australians have a duty to see that their taxes are not used to k ill people in the oppressive regimes of
other countries," she said A practical way of helping was to get in
touch with the WA Philippine Action Support Group and join letter writing campaigns in support of detained and a rrested individuals (361 4981) Avelino who has been arrested and detained herself is a brave campaigner for a world of peace and justice, and has experienced firsthand the bitter taste of oppression. Her efforts may not go down in the history books but I'm sure they will save the lives of some individuals, possibly at personal cost to herself.
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Europe and visited Nev Three youth workers with Father Leon Guinea began their term in Russell. the Bunbury diocese "It was Father Leon who last month. challenged me to consider Debbie Dowson will be youth work. I have always diocesan YCW full timer. w anted to work with and Mary Cameron will work help people. in particular full time for the YCS , oung people. I believe movement and Ray Power oung people need support is contracted for two years and encouragement as they as parish youth worker in grow and develop their the Bunbury parish. identity with the Church,' he said. Catholic Parish Youth Movement invites All three have recently applications for the position of full time worker, returned from a three month course at the commencing December 1983. Debbie Dowson The term of office is two years with an option to National Pastoral Institute Melcontinue for an extra year. Interested persons should ring Barbara Will- bourne. everyone in the world, cock on 328 8136 or write to PO Box 194 Aorth Debbie Dowson ( 19 especially in our places of youngest of years) is the 17. October close Applications 6006. Perth seven children. Her par- work and I want to be a NW, ents now live in Brisbane. servant of God and the NNN \\\N‘ XX•NXNXN '64EV\NX\NN•. people in the movement," she said. Mary Cameron (21 years) is one of 12 children and her parents live in Albany. Mary attended St Joseph's primary and Ave Maria College Albany. After three and half years in the Ray Power work-force as a receptionist, Mary spent two years •••• as parish youth worker for NEXT CHOICE Albany. WEEKEND "I chose to do youth work October 14-16 because I believe in God. I Bookings believe that He has a spe459 3941 cial love for the youth and I Mary Cameron Choice is a once-off believe in young people their energy, joy, capacity weekend programme Debbie attended St to love, trust and hope. I f or young singles in Joseph's School. Bunbury believe God has called me the Church. It enables particiand completed her school- to this work.ing at Bunbury Catholic Ray Power (22 yrs) is one pants to stop for a College. In 1981 she of five children and after while, to reflect, evalY CJ worked as a shop assistant commencing his schooling uate and decide whom and taught modelling to at Kukerin he hoarded at they belong to and tiny tots one evening a Aquinas college for five how to improve and k WS years. After TAE Ras strengthen their relaweek. "I chose to work with worked on his father's tionships with friends, f amily, God and YCW because I believe in farm for five years. Christ and the dignity of Ray has travelled to Church.
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SAN FRANCISCO (NC) — "We must live our faith so others will see our living witness not only to our religion but to our faith in God, - Father Mike Manning told young people at t he Catholic Youth Conference in San Francisco. "People who are on fire will change the world," Father Manning said in his workshop, -Why Remain a Catholic?" ' In his talk the priest told the young people that for every 1 780 Catholics only one new one is brought into the Church each year. The conference began with r egional rallies for the more than 800 young people who attended the conference from throughout the western half of the United States. The theme of the conference was "Build. Connect and Celebrate." It was the first conference of its kind on the West Coast, said Laura Erbacher, San Francisco representative of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry. -Most of the conferences are held on the East Coast and they tend to be more formal. This was the first time one has been held in the West for the states west of the Mississippi." The Eastern conference will be held in Washington in November. One young woman at the conference said "I came to this (Father Manning's) workshop because I'm supposed to be confirmed in May of next year. but I'm not sure. I want to hear what the Church is doing as compared with any other religion. Just because my friends do it doesn't mean I should authomatically do the same thing." Another youth saw the conference as "a chance to be with people who share my beliefs" Parent -teen communication. sex, boyfriend-girlfriend relationships and youth ministry workshops were the most attended of the approximately 20 seminars. A t one gathering workshop leader Mike Shaffer asked: ' What's Sex?" "It's difficult for young people today, faced with sexual images on TV, movies, pressured by peers, etc. to have a true picture of a basic human need," he said. "It's not something that should be feared, or denied, but rather talked about and discussed openly and honestly. That's a difficult thing for many of us." Shaffer told the group. A festive atmosphere prevailed when the young people took part in a multicultural display of worship. Black. Korean, Filipino and Central American traditions were presented by members of the San Francisco archdiocese. Incense permeated the gym as a t raditional Guatamalan dance, complete with candles and bright costumes was demonstrated by Xajonel dancers. The Filipino community of St Augustine's parish of San Francisco circulated colourful balloons to the crowd and led a native harvest song. The conference concluded with a Mass at St Mary's Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop John R Quinn of San Francisco.
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A rich young man One day Jesus was setting Jesus stopped. His friends out on a short journey. His stepped back. They looked friends were with Him. at the man curiously. They were just going out the town gate and were T he man was wellabout to walk onto the dressed. He must have been from one of the main road. Suddenly a young man w ealthy families in that r an up to Jesus. He fell on town. The young fellow looked his knees on the dusty up eagerly into Jesus' eyes. road.
Jesus looked at him, wait- something was still missing ing to see what he wanted. from his life. "Good teacher, what Jesus was impressed with must I do to has e unending the .soung man. He could life?" the young man feel the fellow's desire to do still more. Jesus looked at asked. The man felt a deep need him with love in His eyes. in his life. He wanted to lie said, "You need to do r eally live now. He also one thing more." w anted to hare life after he The young man became very attentive, tie leaned died. He was searching for a forward to he sure to hear w ay to live a fuller life. His what else he could do. heart pounded as he waited "Go and sell everything you have," Jesus said. for Jesus' answer. My First Library, My What Difference Does "Why do you call Me "Then give the money to Nature Library, My Holi- It Make Danny?, by 'good?" Jesus asked him. the poor. You will have day Library, by Reader's Helen Young, published "Only God is good." riches in heaven. After Digest, published by b y Fontana, $2.95 The young man looked a that, come and follow William Collins, $10.95. little puttled. lie was not Me." Beautifully packaged in A refreshing, humorously sure what Jesus meant. The young man looked colourful packets, each set written story that dispels A fter a moment of silence, shocked. His face grew contains five volumes. t he myths surrounding Jesus answered the young s ad. His shoulders man's question about the drooped. He said nothing My Nature Library has A epilepsy. in response to Jesus. w ay to really live. flower story. A bird story, A story of pond life. An Danny Blanc is an ordi- "You know the com- He just got up slowly. rather better at mandments," Jesus turned around and walked Q7>f2.animal story and Nature nary boy who r eminded him. "Do not a way. He went away sad. rhymes and verses. My games than most First Library has A first occasionally suffers from murder; do not commit because he could not do book of letters. A first epilepsy. He is lucky in adultery; do not steal; w hat Jesus asked. -The book of numbers. A first that, with the odd excep- don't lie; don't cheat; y oung man was Yery rich. By Phillippa Farrell, of Karrinyup. book of nursery rhymes. A tion, people around him honour your father and Jesus and His friends w atched the young man first book of nature and A treat his occasional fits in a mother." "Teacher.- the young w alk hack into the city first book of time. My Hol- practical, realistic way iday Library has At the until his much adored man said, "I have obeyed w ith A heavy heart and roo, On the farm, At the games master bans him t hese commandments all slow steps. Then Jesus looked at the seaside, In the park and from the sports he enjoys my life." the most. Danny retaliates [he young man was not faces of his friends. "It is Play-time poems. I have some jokes for you: C ongratulations to Each little book is beauti- by briefly becoming the boasting. lie lived a good hard,- Jesus said to them, Dear Captain Bob, Q: What did the big David Lawler, of Kardito enter people rich "for fully bound and just the school rebel, until his prob- life, lie obeyed God's law Sorry I didn't write earlier Water Fountain say to the nya. He was the first to right size to he held in tiny lem is solved in a com- as hest he could each day. God's kingdom.- But, lie hut I was away in Minsend us a beautifull!, little Water Fountain? hands. A good start to any pletely unexpected, But he felt there must still said, with God all things gencw on holidays. coloured picture from last nothing hut a You're A: possible. are be more to life. He felt dramatic way. littlies library. week's
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Life In A Test -Tube, by liken society's prevailing Dr Daniel Ch. Overduin a ttitude to human life to and Father John!. Flem- that of the technician ing, published by Luthe- h andling so much matter ran Publishing House, in a laboratory test-tube. Their aim is that people, $ 12.95. Advances in medical especially those who are science are making deeply concerned about many of us question what is happening, may human and moral values b e wel l and truly in an attempt to define informed of the nature, i mplications and possithe sanctity of life. Any Christian must be ble results of a technolconcerned with the deci- ogy which is going far sions that will be made, beyong responsible ethiand are being made in cal boundaries. the medical arena and Dr Ted Cleary, reader in which affect each and pathology at the University of Adelaide, says in every one of us Medicine and science his Foreword to Life in a are extremely difficult Test -Tube, areas for the layman, but "We have moved into a don't be dissuaded, one s ituation where our of the greatest weapons power grows greater at is a basic understanding the time when the rules and clear knowledge of f or the use of power and t he techniques and t he sense of public responsibility are proissues involved. This book is a good gressively less and less place to start as it compelling.'• reviews the questions "Dr Santamaria said raised by modern medi- recently, "I am deeply concerned cal research and socie ty's attitudes to human about the erosion of the ethical code of the medilife The book, jointly written cal profession, especially by Dr Daniel Overduin as it has evolved in Westand Father John Flem- ern Society. In particular, ing, represents the first the effective rejection by a ttempt to thoroughly the profession of the conand responsibly inform cept of the sanctity of Australians of the many human life, from the different current atti- moment of conception tudes to life, and their has led to a breakdown in logical ultimate conse- trust between the comquences While in vitro munity and the profesfertilisation and embryo sion as a deliverer of a research are dealt with vital service to people comprehensively, other who need its help and factors also affecting the protection." treatment of human life Dr Santamaria is Chaira re examined tho- man of the Bioethics roughly. The authors Steering Committee of St
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The variety of contributions is impressive. After an introduction by Alan Black, Gary Bouma, By Roslyn Ross using census results, poll data and denominational statistics, examines some trends in Australian religiIII PRACTICE AND BELIEF osity since 1966. Edited by Alan Black and Peter Ken Dempsey explores, Glasner. George Allen and Unwin. by observation and interview, the form and place of Australia, 1983, $25 hardcover, religion in a mixed farming $11.95 paperback. distrct in western Victoria Norman Blaikie outlines (Reviewed by Father Paul styles of ministry as sugHewitt, Department of Anthropolgested by his 1969 survey ogy and Sociology, University of of almost a thousand nonCatholic clergy in Victoria. Queensland.) Ralph Locke investigates In 1971, Hans Mors become an important a spiritualist cult in Western Australia. classic work Religion landmark Since Mot, there have Leslie O'Brien reports on in Australia — a socib een many research a study of the Hare ological investigation efforts into religion in Krishna movement and was first published. Australia Alan Black examines the Based primarily on New South Wales Hurna underhave been These survey data gathered taken in a variety of fields f ist Society as an example in 1966, it dealt and are well indexed in a of -organised irreligion Finally, Peter Glasner e xhaustively with recently published bibliodiscusses the concept of many issues within graphy of social research folk religion in the Australentitled Religion in Aust he sociology of tralian Life compiled by ian context T his is a thought religion. Georgina Fitzpatrick and provoking chapter in It dealt with religious dif- edited by Michael Mason which he examines some ferences between city and The editors of Practice of the theoretical and country, mixed marriages, the effects of Catholic and Belief view the work practical problems of folk schools, religiosity and not as an exhaustive religion in Australia Belief and Practice is patterns, denomi- investigation of religion in voting DR DANIEL CH. OVERouiN society, but Australian written perhaps more for nation and occupation — FR JOHN I. FLEMING to mention only a few rather as a supplement to the specialist than the Mors pioneering work. non-specialist audience topics. V incent's Hospital , Research and Reference Belief conPractice and Nevertheless, it is previously had one No Founding Member of the Centre of Australia and tains a collection of 12 rewarding reading for systesuch a attempted Victorian Branch of the President of the Natural matic sociological analysis articles which are the those curious about this Human Life Research result of more recent soci- a spect of Australian Planning Council of of religion in Australia Secretary of Foundation, society the Ovulation Method Victoria As such. Mols work has ological research.
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new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new title tempered The tables in these The Retreat of Radi- tion about diet, nutrition A Small Place In The Death of An English- cleverest, the most unusual cated her fiery spiritless pocket -sized handbooks ance, by Ian Moffitt, and how to buy and use and mother successful most the and man, Death of a DutchCountry, by Toni Mackand fought to better indicate the effect of time published by Fontana, natural foods plus a variety enzie, published by Fon- man. by Magdalen practical jokes — all gua- father of full-colour illustrations. on financial investments $ 4.95. Nabb, published by ranteed to entertain the herself. tana, $5.95. rather more than Helen in now 63. living in and debts, covering a wide reader Fontana, $3.95. The informative, practithose who suffered the Alberta. Canada and mar- range of interest rates. A bestselling first novel, cal and down-to-earth Magdalen Nabb is one of ried to a physics professor. amounts, and terms since widely acclaimed as a clas- This Is Freestyle Windthemselves. jokes guide for city dwellers to t he brightest, most Helen Forrester's stor the tables require no sic thriller with multiple surfing, by Peter Van lir an alternative life-style in acclaimed crime writers a Wagensveld, published makes compelling reading mathematical expertise levels of meaning By The Waters Of Liverthe country-. working today. just because it is a fasci- they can be used easily by work of literature. uni- b y Fontana, $14.95. not Both novels are set in the pool. by Helen Forrester. nating true story. but the average investor and quely Australian. yet of beautiful city of Florence published hi' Fontana. because it is also a record mortgage holder. The clear compulsive international E ver since windsurfing Living To A Ripe Old and both feature the unforof social history. explanations of each table appeal. A ge, Your Health After began, enthusiasts have gettable Marshal. A Sic- This is the third and final help make these guides experimented with their 60, by Dr G. W. Brady, published by Fontana, ilian policeman working part of Helen Forrester's Better Resumes For more accessible to the con- Ifeatlecs %teals. bv Bar- boards. Freestyle Windaway from home and fam- account of grossing up in Executives and Profes- sumer than similar finan- bara E. Vichols. published surfing describes a whole $5.95. ily. often completely at log- Liverpool during the sionals. by Robert E. Wil- cial tables on the market. by Barron's. 511.50. range of athletic stunts. A commonsense approach gerheads with the Florentine Depression. son and Adele Lewis, Full colour photographs to healthy living in later o fficials who are his Now in her late teens. published by Barron's. Pet Care Series, Parrots. \ominated for the presti- supported by clear explalife: covering such topics as TasteFrench masters. R. 1. gious .4 Complete Pet Owner's Helen wins the battle with S8.75. nations make this an invalmental attitude, diet, exerAward under the cise, a description of com- M y Blue Checker her parents to go out to When dozens or even lIanual. by Petra Themes, makerVegetarian Delights. uable guide to getting the most from your surfboard. mon diseases and their Corker And Me, by Paul work herself, although she hundreds of applications published by Barron's, title this popular book is now treatment, and most com- Radley, published by has no money to pay her compete for the most desir- $5.75' tram fare and years of mal- able positions, an effective The pet care series com- a vailable in low-cost monly prescribed drugs Fontana, $4.95. handsomely illus- paperback edition for a
nutrition make the long resume is the key to beat- prises A natomy of The • trated, fact filled "owner's larger audience. for people who Here is an astonishing World, The impact of manuals" Easy Cooking Series. .32 racing pigeon, and the her. The war brings unex- This valuable guide variety of wholesome fare Fabulous Cookies by tragedy of adult invasion pected relief from some shows how to put together care about their pets and ranging from simple dishes the atom on Australia and the world, by Harry want to keep them healthy. the younger relationship. pressures that in Marie Bianco. published a powerful professional children are evacuated, resume and covering letter Clearly written for adults like chilli beans to more and Jill Redner, pubBarrons, 55.95. sophisticated fare such as The "Easy Cooking" Ser- Pet Care Series. Turtles, and more money is coming that will guarantee an and children by experts in black bean bisque with lished by Fontana. their field, these guides $8.95. house and into the ies is a new collection of A complete pet owner's interview. Dozens of samsherry-. Every one of the everything cover owners cookbooks that can't be manual, published by Bar- Helan falls in love . . . letters ple resumes and Helen Forrester, now a provide excellent models should know about feeding more than 250 main and A n examination of the beaten for price (surpris- ron's, 55.75. side dishes is delicious and growth of the world's author, was successful for illustra- E xpert advice on acquiringly low) that can easily be adapted and caring for their pets -- nutritious - - high in fiber nuclear capabilities and along with fascinating tions (unusually high - ing and keeping a turtle, brought up in the desper- to most fields. and low in saturated fats, Australia's role in the arms 1 12 per hook, all in full including factors to con- ate poverty of Liverpool The authors, who both insights into animal behas- using little or no salt hut race. Also discussed are the depression of during the iour. colour) . . . for size (very sider before purchase; deshead their own career effects of the Cold War, plenty of zesty flavour. consenient in the kitchen) criptions of species; what the thirties. Helen had a counselling firms, include Each book has 50 or more In addition to the recipes arms limitation and peace childhood most of us and drawings sparkling size terrarium to buy and (over a . . . and for contents helpful tips for conducting there is valuable informa- movements. month's worth of recipes in how to set it up; rules for would want to forget. a winning job campaign. photographs. with many in care and feeding; illness Brought up for the first 12 ( Adele Lewis is the author full colour on glossy stock every book). A ccommodation at Each dish is fast, easy to and breeding (including years of her life in the lux- of How to Write Better The volume of parrots. make, and produces fresh the Washington. D.C. pro- ury of a wealthy home in Resumes and several other answers hundreds of quesCheshire. she was suddenls Barron's career guides.) tions about popular speand affordable family fare. tection agreement). ejected from her pampered cies like the cockatoo. For every recipe there is a Room with refrigerator electric log tea coffee list of the quantities of pro- Richard Boston's Book hot-house existence into Barron's Financial Tables macaw and amazon as well of a poor the bleak realities varieties such as Morning paper Excellent breakfast Parking as smaller Jokes, by Practical for Better of Money lfanagecarbohysodium. fat, tein, Liverpool. area in and lovebird: the the lory Boston, pubichard ment. by Stephen S. Room $14 per day drates and potassium, plus R the number of calories per lished by Fontana, Her middle class family Solomon, Dr Clifford purchase of a bird (includ2 48 HAY STREET East Telephone 325 2092 could not adapt to the Marshall and Martin ing customs and the "Red ,-- ,4AIRmAN OF DIRECTORS ROD EVANS $4.95. serving. List"); characteristics of social change. In her first Pepper. 55. 75. In the volume on cookies different species and the there are biscuits and cakes Practical jokes can be as t wo autobiographies. that can by fixed in a jiffy minor as making apple pie Twopence to Cross the HOW much will you have best kinds to buy; cages: MAN 322 1408 and will he devoured just beds or putting up notices Mersey and Liverpool in your savings account taming the bird: clipping OMAN W invest vou if years the wings: diet: cleanliness: as fast. Includes layered with the warning 'Dry Miss. Helen told the story after 25 cookies: rolled cookies: Paint' -- both designed to of the degradations her $200 each month? What illnesses (including the psywill your S50.000 mortgage chic disease of "feather iced cookies: real, old- cause a little confusion for family had to face. fashioned fig newtons; and the victim and easy hoots They told of Helen's reallv cost after 20 years at plucking"); toys: parrot HAIR MODA intelligence: how parrots uphill struggle to provide 1(6- interest? unusual cakes -- all with for the joker. BEAUTY CONNECTION that special taste !,ou get Richard Boston has com- her younger brother and You can look up the learn to talk: and a special oni,s when it's fresh and piled an uproarious collec- sisters with food and answers instantly in Bar- chapter, "Understanding Shop 2, 36 Milligan St, Perth how she pla- ron's new financial guides. Parrots-. tion of the simplest, the clothes home baked. The Record, October 7 — 13, 1983 15 with their shelf names.
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Race Talk with Rod Evans .ARBASAGA looks a MOSS KINGDOM ‘,ery smart horse judging proved his Kalgoorlie form on his impressive first start good when he won his first win in the Belmont Stakes city start in the Mackenzie (2D) on Saturday. This Graduation Stakes (1400m) George Way trained colt at Belmont Saturday. This looks to have a lot of abil- galloper had shown good ity and the plans are for form in the Goldfields but him to now go and tackle it was not known how he the best the Eastern States would measure up to city have to offer. Watch this class. He certainly discolt he could be something pelled any doubts about special. his ability and should conK NIGHT POSE pos- tinue on his winning sesses a lot of ability and COAL PAK looks an could be another emerging outstanding prospect for champion judging on his the future judging on his record breaking win in the t wo easy wins at Belmont Belmont Stakes (3D). Park on Wednesday and KNIGHT POSE set the then again on Monday. fastest time for a 2 yo colt Before coming to the city breaking BLOW BY'S this sprinter had a high record which had stood for winning percentage in the 8 years. If KNIGHT POSE country and hc has kept can repeat this perfor- that up with a WO per cent mance he will be hard to winning city percentage. toss in any event he Follow COAL PAK - he contests. is a star of the future.
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The staff and students of Sacred Heart School Thornlie are compiling the history of the school. We would be grateful if any past pupils, staff helpers etc, associated with the school would contact us with their reminiscences. Contact Carolyn Denham at the school, Tonbridge Way, Thornlie 6108, or ring 459 4497
PRIESTS PICNIC All priests are invited to the annual priests" picnic at Keaney College, Bindoon, on Monday. October 24. There will be tennis, bushwalking and other activities. Please contact Father Kevin Davis, Highgate (328 8574) or Father Geoff Aldous, Bindoon (095 761180)
WEEKEND R ETREAT From Friday night, October 28, to Sunday afternoon, October 30, a weekend retreat for catechists and parents will be held at St Joseph's, Penguin Road, Safety Bay. Contact Sister Margaret O'Sullivan on 381 5444 or, in the evening, on 367 1009
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R ACE ONE: Egyptian RACE SIX: Donara Prince I. Dapple Rose 2. Queenie I, Tenncsee Red Missy Speck 3. 2. Stealalee 3. R ACE TWO: Regal R ACE SEVEN: Local Paleface I, Khana's Ace I, Lissa Leanne 2, Flash 2, Special Vale 3. Calruin 3. R ACE THREE: Vacant R ACE EIGHT: RipSite I. Dixie Beau 2. Gin- per's Pick I, Supreme ger Eagle 3. Carrnen 2, True Ebony 3. R ACE FOUR: Aulfee R ACE NINE: Berringa I. Tema's Joy 2. Round Moon I, Gigolo John 2. Stage 3. King's Jester 3. R ACE FIVE: Afro R ACE TEN: Black Freeway I. Tema's Blue laser I. Dixie Revival 2, 2. Flying lancer 3. Boundary Rider 3.
A wide range of subjects came under discussion by 1 15 Katanning parishioners at the weekend conducted by the Brothers of St Gerard
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BLUE ARMY DEVOTIONS The annual Marian devotions in honour of Our Lady of Fatima will be held in the Holy Rosary Church. Thomas Street, Nedlands. at 3pm on Sunday, October 9. There will be prayers for peace and in reparation for the pope Pious objects and books will be available. Inquiries 386 5805 after 6prn
The Brothers of St Gerard recently completed a successful weekend of adult education in the pansh of Katanning. A total of 115 parishioners participated. The subjects discussed were A Catholic View of Life, Parents, Young Children and the Faith; R eading and Understanding the Gospels. Parents, Teenagers and R eligion, and meeting St Paul in the New Testament. The brothers have been invited to return to Katanning early in the new year. It was the fourth parish in the diocese where the brothers have conducted such weekends. **
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T he men's singles final saw defending champion. Wayne Firns, playing a gainst his doubles partner, Tim Somers. T im started sery strongly. his serve and volley game working well, however it was his double handed top spin lob that was his best weapon. Wayne on the other hand was not playing in his usual confident style and after Tim had taken the first set, the spectators sensed that something of an upset was on the cards. In the second set Wayne picked up his game and after a tense struggle took out this set. An unexpected change came over the match in the third and final set. Wayne took
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Friends of Carmel are invited to a ttend a Mass on the feast day of St Teresa on October 1 at 9am. Also Mass on October 15 at 10am to be celebrated by Bishop Healy Both Masses will be at the Nedlands monastery in Adelma Road
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The 1983 Association Championships were played over the long weekend at A quinas College. P erfect weather enabled the organisers to complete all the events over the three days.
JUBILEE MASS The Catholic Social Apostolate/Christian Life Groups invite all friends and past associates to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the CSA. His Grace the Archbishop and several priests will concelebrate Mass at Our Lady's A ssumption Church, Grand Promenade, Dianella, on Friday, October 14 at 7.30 pm. Afterwards there will be a social evening in the parish hall For information please ring Jenny or Jim Miolin on 328 6672 or after hours 2 74 4749, or Thelma or Harry Child on 271 2397
MAZE NOD D AY Mazenod College, Gladys Road, Lesmurdie, will hold its annual Open Day for 1983 on Sunday, October 16. A variety of classrooms, laboratories and workshops will be opened for public inspection and there will be a c omprehensive display of the students' work. Activities begin at 10.30am with f un -races and earth -games on the college oval . Barbecue facilities will be set up for lunch and the ladies' committee will provide afternoon tea. Not only are parents of pupils encouraged to attend, but the general public are most welcome to investi gate the -ins and outs- of Mazenod College. Join in the fun and enjoy a picnic family day -at school. ' "
complete control, now playing with more assurance and penetration he pressured a now tiring Tim into errors. Wayne ran away with the set and retained his title winning 5-7. 64. 6-2. Women's singles champion, Kerry Messer, chose not to defend her title. This threw the event wide open. and it was diminutive Kathy Williams, a former title holder, and the strong hitting Geraldine Alderman who fought their w ay into the final with good wins.
L ast weekend, Highgate parishioners expressed their faith in a pilgrimage to St Mary's Cathedral.
More than 200 pan shioners from the Sacred Heart church, Highgate went on a pilgrimage through the streets of Perth last Sunday. Young and old, some pushing prams, some leaning on walking s ticks, moved along Beaufort St and Lord Street from their church in Highgate to St Mary's
cathedral, to gain the indulgences of the Holy Year and to celebrate the 1 950th anniversary of the Redemption Led by the priests of the parish. Monsignor Barry Hickey and Father Kevin Davis they prayed the R osary and sang hymns. u nder the intrigued stares of passing motorists, till they reached the mother church of the archdiocese. They were welcomed by the administrator of the c athedral , Monsignor O 'Reilly. A fter Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, they returned on foot to the Highgate church where. footsore but happy. they gave thanks to God for the joy of being His children. Highgate parish is the first church to go to the cathedral in this Holy Year on pilgrimage. It may be theonly one todo it on foot!
Homesharers, a scheme established by the Anglican Health and Welfare Services last year, is a network of people in the c ommunity who provide short-term accommodation in their homes for boys and girls under 18 f or periods of up to two months. Further information can be obtained from Patrick McClure or Rosalind Williams at Anglican Health and Welfare Services. phone 321 7033. Homesharers were paid f ull accommodation costs.
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Consistency Unfortunately the final did not live up to expectations. Geraldine, try as she might. couldn't get her game going and it was Kathy with her impeccable consistent driving that dominated the game and she took out the match 6-I. 6-I.
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