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PERTH, WA: JANUARY 20— 26, 1984

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Over the next few weeks five Perth missionaries will leave for various parts of the world.

This is one of the highlights of a successful year, according to the Perth Missions Director, Father Pat Ahern, who released his annual report this week (see page 3). Christian Brother Berth McGregor, one time at Clontarf, and lay missionary Tony Connolly of Thornlie will leave Perth this Friday for Kasita Junior Seminary in the Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. They will teach English, science, mathematics, music and art to 150 young seminarians in junior secondary school. Brother McGregor was born at Aberdeen, Scotland, and came to Australia when the late Father Cyril Stinson was diocesan director of Catholic Migration. Young Bert McGregor spent a few years at Catherine McAuley Centre and Castledare before going on to Clontarf from 1952 to 1965. He then decided to join

the Christian Brothers, and has been professed for 27 years. Brother McGregor has a BA degree from Hobart University and studied music at the Melbourne Conservatorium. He is a member of the Victorian province of the Christian Brothers, and has taught mainly in Tasmania and Victoria. He has been given two years' official leave from his province to work in overseas missions. Brother McGregor has also spent two years teaching at the Christian Brothers' School at Lautoka, Fiji. In preparation for his present assignment, he spent three months doing a course in missiology at Turramurra, NSW. Brother McGregor said that it took some persua-

sion to convince his superiors to release him for two years to work in Tanzania. He said that he was looking forward to this most fulfilling experience which would help him to find the poor again. Tony Connolly comes originally from Ireland and migrated to Australia with his family some years ago. He went to school at St N orbert College in Queen's Park from 197378. He travelled to Europe, Mexico and the United States in 1979-80. and since then he has been living in Melbourne where he studied for a degree in science. He contacted Monsignor Kevin Toomey at the Melbourne Missions Office in May 1983. He

Will Camilla Darwin of Roleystone see Pope John Paul before the rest of Western Australia now that he is scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea? Last week she was pictured at a briefing session with missions director Father Pat Ahern before she leaves to take up a post as a missionary teacher in PNG. Other missionaries leaving WA for overseas appear on page 3

was given a lot of encouragement and spiritual preparation before travelling home to see his family at Thornlie. Tony said that his family and friends has been most supportive of his missionary venture, and he was looking forward to the e xperience with great excitement. He said that he would certainly learn a lot from the experience, particularly since the Church in Africa today was one of the strongest and fastest growing areas of Church life. June Hughes of East Fremantle has wanted to be a lay missionary for several years. God was foremost in her life, June said, and she regarded her opportunity to serve God and others as a real vocation. June said that she believed that God was

calling her to do this work. She was born at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, and went to school at Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra, and with the Sisters of Our Lady of the M issions. Tuckfield Street, East Fremantle. She started her nursing training at Fremantle Hospital from 1969-72, and then did her midwifery at St Mary's Hospital in Sydney, and Child Health at N-Gala Perth, in 1979. She has been working for the past 21/2 years at the Child Health Clinic at South Hedland. June has been very involved in the life of the parish at South Hedland, and has received spiritual direction from Father Syd Kattie. Last year June contacted PALMS lay missionary association, and after several letters and interviews, decided to join the medical team working with the St John of God Sisters in Sialkot, Pakistan. June has had some previous experience working in Third World areas. She spent some time in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile in 1976-77.

with PALMS lay missionary association prior to her departure for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School at Kokopo in New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. Camilla was born in Kenya where her parents served as lay missionaries for four years with the Mill Hill Mission Society. She attended schools in England. Swaziland in South Africa, and with the Dominican Sisters in Transvaal. She commenced her tertiary studies at the University of Natal, and completed her BA in fine arts at the WA Institute of Technology. She also completed her teacher training course. For the past four years. Camilla has been teaching art and English at Stella M an s Col lege in Geraldton. C amilla said that because of her background, she realised the great needs in other parts of the world.

She therefore had strong desires to share her skills as a teacher with others who needed them. She had been thinking of Lay Missionary work for several years, and realised that teachers were in great demand, so she decided to answer the call. Camilla's family lives at Roleystorie, and her aunt is Sister Camille of St Joseph's Hospital, Bicton.

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Third year Dr Michael Hagan, of East Fremanmtle, is a member of the medical team in Pakistan with whom June Hughes will be working. Michael has already spent two years working as a lay missionary in Pakistan, and is at present home for a brief holiday. He will be returning to Pakistan soon for his third year of lay missionary service. Michael finds the work very demanding, but most satisfying. He said that it was very important for lay missionaries to have strong motivation, and deep spiritual strength. Michael said that he had very much appreciated the chance to share his skill as a doctor with people who were in great need. Camilla Darwin is a teacher who is at present in Sydney doing a course

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a Look to your Oneofofarticles series parents for prepared by their wisdom Ken Wilson A 2 1 -year-old to," she said. "A major area medical technologist w as the promotion of told a recent Christian selfishness through an conference that young encouragement "to do your own thing and be your own people should desire to person. learn to know the Lord. "This is in total conflict Veronica Shakhovskoy with God's command to said young people did honour and obey your not have to follow peer parents and to love your neighbour as yourself. group pressure. "I needed to learn that my "There are a lot of lies and parents deserved honour conflicting ideas which and respect despite their young people are exposed imperfections and that I

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didn't have to get uptight accept it even if it is not about the things they said vocalised back. to me that bugged me. "Parents need to teach us "My attitude in walking t hat emotions can be with the Lord is to become handled by encouraging us to share with them. unselfish." Greg Diamond Miss Shakhovskoy said it "We go through a whole was easy for young people range of emotions as we to fall into the trap of being grow up and take on selfish and adopting a 'don't responsibilities and I praise c are' attitude. It was God for the family I have. important to recognise that "They pray with me and such an attitude inevitably for me and have supported me in my walk with the brought conflict with it. "God says we can live in Lord. joy and peace by loving "If I had not received such others," she said. It also was family support I would important that parents did have become an island." not lose faith in their Miss Shakhovskoy said it c hildren to carry out also, was important for responsibilities even if the parents to pray and prepare t heir chi ldren for child made a mess of it. adulthood. "Adults have a real place "It is one of the cries of in teaching young people," children that parents don't she said. "But they should see them as adults," she do it with 95 per cent s a id "Loving . affirmation and five per e ncouragement and cent direction..." affirmation based on the Young people needed to word of God will build the realise that parents had security children need as "been through it" and had members of the family. A Catholic education and parents that experience and wisdom to It also will enable them to promoted a Christian outlook were not offer. They best received grow into the role each one t hat wisdom in an has in God's plan. enough to help young Catholics, 24encouraging way. "It's love and the Spirit of year-old physiotherapist Greg Diamond "As adolescents we need God teaching me every day parents to love us even that has convinced me that told the conference. when we push them away," there is more to being a Speaking on the subject, From Adolescence to she said. y oung person than the Adulthood, Mr Diamond said he believed young "Parents need to show w orld would have m e people had to allow what they had been taught steadfast love because we believe." to be reflected in their lifestyle otherwise they were wasting God's power.

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"I live with three other C hristian men," Mr Diamond said. "We pray together every day, share our lives, discuss our problems, seek Christian wisdom from each other and pray for each other. "I have chosen to live like this because I believe it is what Christ wants me to do." Mr Diamond said it was "I used to be a Sunday in his life as a reality had a reality that Christians Christian," Mr Diamond meant major changes were in a battle fighting the said. "But the Lord showed enabling him to see his role forces of darkness. The Christian battle was me I couldn't lead the life as a witness for God. I was living and profess "I have discovered a real in the field of evangelism Christianity. reward in honouring my and it took strength for "I needed to live a parents, for example," he young people to involve Christian lifestyle." said. "What I have found themselves in the battle. Mr Diamond said the in my father is a real "There is a tremendous pressure for boys and girls world professed to offer a treasure. lot, particularly to young "I can ask him for to relate closely together," people but in fact it gave direction and listen to his he said, "before they little. wisdom and I have found understand what Christ "Jesus, however, professes that it doesn't matter how wants them to do and how to offer a lot and gives dad relates to me. More Christ wants them to live abundantly," he said. importantly it's howIrelate and relate as brothers and _ sisters. Mr Diamond said that to my father. accepting the Word of God " I now look for "Society is constantly opportunities to affirm him stirring up our sexual drives and tell him how much I and encouraging us to use — our sexuality in a way love him." opposite to how God Mr Diamond said this intended His gift of attitude overflowed to the sexuality should he used. rest of his family and to the people he related to outside " What God wants is for us to relate to Him first and his family. "I used to consider that I build a personal rehad the most frustrating lationship with Him so He sister in the world," he said. can show us how we should live and relate with others. "I used to play getting revenge on her and teasing "Unless Christ is the centre of my life I can't serve Him. her. "As a single man I want "Since I have accepted the t o make sure my Holy Spirit in my life I have relationship with Christ is found a great strength in solid so that relationship reconciling myself to her by can overflow into marriage. a pologising for past "I do not want to channel wrongs. my energies into un"I now have a great righteous relationships. relationship with my sister." "I relate with Christian Mr Diamond said he s ingle women freely f ound he also had a because I see them as my r esponsiblity in the sisters not as sexual objects. w orkplace to treat his They belong to Christ and e mployer and fellow I need to treat them employees with respect. accordingly. It was important for "I would urge all young young men to relate to p eople to form reother men in a brotherhood lationships with committed of Christ. Christians because I conMisguided brotherhood sider there is nothing more was "down the pub getting attractive than the lifestyle Father Jack Soulsby of Jesus Christ." drunk together".

His vision for us is far greater than any we may have... Christians regularly "I have two self loves — to exercise the power of the needed to ask God one is healthy and one is Holy Spirit to realise our self image. what His vision was for sick. t hem in order to "That also is true of our "Scripture tells us we were a ccompl ish His pride, our humility and our made in the likeness of image." G od's image. That commission to spread self Father Soulsby said scripture, Genesis 1:26, is a the Good News. Christians could increase powerful affirmation for A ccording to Marist their healthy image and build our Father Jack Soulsby, who decrease their sick image each one of us to image. self spoke at a recent Christian with daily "dunkings" in the "Equipped with the truth conference in Perth, God's Holy Spirit. about ourselves, we can say: vision for us is far greater 'The Lord and I make a than the vision we have for fantastic team'. ourselves. Equipped "Being a teammate with "If we are positive and God enables us to be on fire enthusiastic we can do mighty works for the "We need to be dunked in for all He teaches and Lord," he said. Father joy, peace and love every enables God to use us to Soulsby said the first step day," he said. "The only teach others." for any Christian was to brake to stopping the power Father Soulsby said that change himself first before of God flow through me is seeing God's vision in a positive way enabled His myself." changing other people. "We need to evangelise E very Christian was plan to be carried out. ourselves first," he said. equipped with the Holy "We don't have to be cold "We are sons of God, we Spirit who should he the water experts in anything are gifted and we are living teacher to show the we are involved in," he said. ourselves gifts to our treasures of marriage which "Negative comments already are there. Heavenly Father. never accomplish the "That's the heavenly self "After God, I am next dreams of the Lord. image all Christian men and most important educator," "We need enthusiasm to women have and should he said. "1 seek God's vision involve the Lord in for me and I move in a everything we do, whether acknowledge. "There are two `tne's' — positive way towards that it be spreading His Good one is healthy and one is vision. News or planning a holiday "All of us constantly need for the family." sick. The Record, January 20 — 26, 1984 2

Growth in mission funds A total of $304,717 was contributed to Catholic Missions during 1983 by the people of the Archdiocese of Perth. This was announced recently by Father Pat Ahern, Director of the Perth Missions Office. Father Ahern said that he was most grateful to all those who had helped the missions during the year. O f the total, almost $ 280,000 came from appeals in parishes for the Propogation of the Faith and from Mission Sunday collections. O ver S16,000 was contributed by Catholic primary school children Uganda conducted Appeals responded generously to Fast for and almost $9000 by at Osborne Park and North the Forty Hour was. this year which parishes. Faith Beach C atholic secondary Catholic through visitors included Other organised colleges. issions Offices In view of current Reverend Simon Joseph, M the throughout Australia. It is General of V icar economic problems and make this an unemployment, the total Diocese of Lahore in hoped to Perth annual event. f or 1983 is qui te Pakistan, who was in treatment; Father Ahern said that he outstanding, said Father for medical R everend Joseph was hopeful that 1984 Ahern. Fernandez of Rangoon, would bring an even greater In his Annual Report, who was the guest response to the needs of Father Ahern said that the Burma, Burmese community front line mission areas of of the Perth Missions Office Father Laurence addresses St Anthony's school children in Perth, and Reverend the Church. continued to be the centre : N icholas Murray, M111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111L and reference point for C olumban Regional The Daughters of Charity missionary work in the Superior from Manila, Archdiocese. Philippines. NEED YOUR HELP During the past year, welcome visitor Another by occupied Mass at "campsite" day Mission The c ontact has been tot their work for the development of the this year was S t Anthony's parish, the grade 4's who had f. maintained with certain t o Perth onsignor Douglas Greenmount, was celeM overnighted in the four a reas where West Stewart, national director Australians are serving the hectare church grounds. school children U RGENTLY NEEDED of the Pontifical Mission brated for =7_ missionary church. A n altar in the bush, house -hold C lothing, clean, wearable, Aid Societies, who attended in their playground on an early sunlight through the t he installation of altar made out of bamboo, ornaments, nick-nacks goods to illustrate to the children pathy with such children, t rees and a morning Archbishop Foley. Recruitment jewellery, etc. Earlier in the year, Sister Christ and His Mass are to a lunch consisting of rice breeze must surely have • .• Teresia Pearce from the b e found everywhere, and a piece of fruit was emphasised to the childE7= These areas include the National Missions Office 5 34 William Street. Highgate Diocese of Broome which visited Perth Catholic even in the most primitive p articipated in by ren the presence of God For Truck to call — Phone 328 4403 in this beautiful environuses the Perth Missions secondary colleges. Her environments of the third teachers and staff. CoudtrN goods marked donation A nother recent Mass ment. Office to help recruit lay visit was a follow up to a world countries. the HOWARD. em on COLLEEN their celebrated — by To illustrate w as and other lay missionaries former visit made in 1979. 7 - 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111:. workers. S econdary colleges C ontact has been maintained with Father B rian Gore in the Philippines. and with lay missionaries in Pakistan. Kiribati and Papua New Guinea. Enquiries concerning lay missionary work are being received at the Missions O ffice each week. Information is posted out and interviews are arranged • with people interested in this form of the Church's apostolate. F ive Perth lay missionaries are currently preparing to leave for appointments in various parts of the world. Two final year students from the WA Medical School are at present spending their summer vacation working with the St John of God Sisters at Brother Bert McGregor CFC, formerly of Clontarf, and Mr Tony Connolly of Thomlie their mission hospital in who will leave Perth at the end of January to teach at Kasita Junior Seminary in Tanzania. North Pakistan.

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A n awareness of the missionary work of the C hurch has been continually growing in the A rchdiocese, and this is a chieved by regular p ersonal contact with parishes, schools and other Catholic organisations. Father Ahern said that he was most grateful for all the help he had received from priests and people in the parishes and from teachers and pupils in the schools. During the year, visitors from various parts of the world have called at the missions office during a period spent in Perth. T hese visitors have included Reverend M onsignor Jocelyn Madden, Vicar Apostolic of Lashio, Burma, who conducted the Appeal for the Propagation of the Faith in Carlisle parish. Reverend Kakuba Kapia of the Diocese of Jinja in

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Dr Michael Hagan of East Fremantle is home on leave after two years' missionary work alongside the Saint John of God Sisters in Sialkot, Pakistan. He returns soon for a third year. He is pictured with Miss June Hughes of East Fremantle, a nursing sister who will join the group in Pakistan in February.

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No wonder the cigarette companies invent new brands, the chocolate makers develop new flavours and the cars change their models. Humans tire if they get too much of a good thing. The same jaded appetite hits the Church occasionally just when it seems to be in possession of a winning formula. Thus departed into oblivion that old stalwart of Christianity — The Missionary — last seen leaving for nowhere. Hence the oddity that this week's edition should try to tickle the jaded palate with the news that five missionares, four of them laity, are leaving this shore. Those who won't cheer are still with the old flavour. What's New?, Who Cares?, There's Work at Home, they will say. The What's New? brigade are on fairly safe ground because they distinctly remember that other missionaries have gone away in the past. In fact they may have known one or two. Mission, of course, is as old as the Church itself. Those dusty, sunburnt disiciples of Jesus trudged everywhere and planted the faith. They followed Roman armies and Greek traders to the most unlikely places. Then, it seems, missionary work turned professional as thousands of men and women in the religious orders hitched their belts and went anywhere and everywhere. They were fearless. They died far from home. Lastly, the great wave of the last century and the early 20th century poured again through Africa and Asia in a burst of schooling, nursing and caring that still underpins much of the Third World development today. But what happened then? For many the screen went blank as bigger events swept through the once called mission countries The Who Cares? have part of the answer because missionary work is the energy of the soul it thrives on faith, zeal and conviction and when the grace dries up so does the generous heart that will give up much to spread God's message. The scenario was familiar enough. Missionary work was the fuel of catechetical and bible instruction. How better to boost a flagging catechism or Sunday school lesson than by telling a rattling good missionary story? Kids sat bugeyed as lives of spiritual courage, human endurance and even death poured out alongside the story of Christ. What's more the stories were true. Mission papers and magazines pumped out thousands of words. The proof that there were flesh and blood people living Over There came not from geography class but from a mission story. But the children never grew up. The faith, the thrill of evangelising a spiritually hungry world withered in adults who had too many other distractions to be botherd with those childish dreams The Missionary had become his own worst enemy. The jokes about cannibals, about hacking through the jungle, lugging case-loads of bibles through the swamp were the cynical adult way of saying Who Cares Really? It was only one step further to say. There's Work At Home. Leave Them In Peace. This was the cold-blooded analytical approach. Swivelling on their academic chairs in airconditioned comfort the anthropologists, the sociologists, the health experts and the born-yesterday politicians lectured the missionaries of the last hundred years: they had done it all wrong, from the Congo of Africa to the Daly River in the NT. The world would have been better if the religious simpletons had stayed home. The Stay At Home argument has a further benefit to the comfortable secularist. If it is unsporting to go overseas to the infidel and pagan then it is just as sporting to leave the suburban Australian in the dark as well. The Second Vatican Council had to bury the old missionary myth forever. The godless, and spiritually hungry are everywhere. There is only one mission. Luckily faith gets around the excuses and a steady stream of men and women take to the road with their message just as it has always happened. They go with no fantasy about the jungle outback or the lives of idyllic simplicity. The missionary will have done courses, learnt languages and will be lucky if they are not thrown into the world's most depressing slums and poverty. They need to be experts on human rights because they may see the inside of a political gaol. They may be shot by an Armalite bullet from guerillas of either side and there will be no heroics. When the screen went blank, hundreds of missionary orders and associations took a hard look at their work. They also found out they are wanted desperately by the Churches trying to stand on their own feet. Missionaries don't drop out of the sky. They are the fruit of a faith, of a Christian community that cares, that instills the spirit of gospel adventure into its young. Australia is old enough to be into the thick of that work. No excuses.

United Nations (NC) — While an estimated 15 million children in Third World countries die each year — at least half the deaths can be prevented, according to a UNICEF report. Drawing examples from 20 different countries, the report, "The State of the World's Children,- documents four low-cost breakthroughs which it says could bring about a "children's revolution" and save the lives of half of those who now die. The U.N. said that in 1983 most of the estimated 15 million children who died did not die from exotic diseases r equiring sophisticated cures. F ive million died from dehydration causedby simple diarrhoea, over 3 million died of pneumonia; and 2 million died of measles. One and a half million died from whooping cough, while another million died with the convulsions of tetanus For every child who died, many more live on in hunger and illhealth, UNICEF said. Of the 40,000 children who die each day, half could be saved, the report said, if four s imple UNICEF -recommended techniques were followed. The revolution in child survival and development depends on •"Oral rehydration therepy"to prevent or cure the dehydration caused by diarrhea. By far the largest single cause of child deaths, diarrhea is a result of inadequate water, poor sanitation and hygiene and is a major cause of malnutrition and slow growth,

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'Of the 40,000 children who die each day, half could well be saved' •The promotion of breast feeding and the dangers of bottle feeding. Children in poor communities who are bottle-fed, said UNICEF, are many times more likely to contract infections and suffer setbacks to growth and development, • Immunization against the six main "immunizable" diseases of childhood which kill 5 million children a year and disable 5 million more

The diseases of childhood which kill five million youngsters a year can be prevented by proper immunisation and a good diet. Because measles, whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, tuberculosis and polio also cause malnutrition, immunization not onlysaveslivesbut also spaces out setbacks and helps to maintain normal healthy growth,

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pressed The report said that the HOIV See has pledged that "the entire Catholic aid network in the various countries of the world" will lend its maximum support to UNICEF's proposals to improve the health of hundreds of millions of children.

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WASHINGTON (NC) — Under certain circumstances, baptised non-Catholics may now be given Catholic funeral rites. That is one of 76 changes in the Church's Drink -driving has been liturgical norms which go condemned as "a sin before into effect along with the sick, and those who care for The anointing of the sick sufficient use of reason. The God" by Catholic, Protestant, new Code of Canon Law. them, from the eucharistic and viaticum have 15 former instruction said Orthodox and Jewish leaders Other changes also: fast. The old norm was changes in the new code. "may be conferred." in Massachusetts, America. • Call more explicitly for flexible but called for a fast While most are of a technical Reflecting Canon 1005 in The religious leaders con- deferral of infant baptism of "about a quarter of an nature, several are signifithe new code, the revised demned drink-driving as the when there is no reasonable hour" by those persons. cant. instructions add clauses cause of more than 200 road hope that the child will be Revised instructions on One is the suppression of saying that in cases of doubt deaths annually in Massachusetts, which has a population brought up as a Catholic; baptism set out more explic- the formula, "If life is in whether a person is dead or • More clearly state restric- itly that, except in danger of you... "that used to precede whether a child has reached of about six million. W A, with less than 1.5 tions on the circumstances death, a baby's baptism " is anointing when it was the age of reason, anointing million people, suffered more and conditions under which to be delayed" in cases of uncertain whether the is to be conferred. than 200 road deaths last general absolution may be "complete absence of any person was dead or alive. In Another addition to the year. Doctors and police have administered; well-founded hope that the case of doubt, the priest is instructions explicitly said a large percentage of • Categorically exempt infant will be brought up in to proceed with the usual e xcludes "anyone who these was drink-related. medicines from the normal the Catholic religion." anointing formula without remains obdurately in open The Massachusetts stateone-hour eucharistic fast. Several revisions in the the conditional clause. and serious sin" from ment said: "More than 200 The 76 changes in liturgical instructions spell out more The revised instructions men, women and children are receiving anointing. While killed annually in Massachu- instructions are contained in stringently than before the also say that anointing "is to this was also part of Church setts because of this form of a decree from the Vatican's restrictions on the use of be conferred" on those who law before, it was not alcohol abuse. The injured Congregation for the Sacra- general absolution. are unconscious and on explicitly in the liturgical and crippled number in the ments and Divine Worship. children who have reached instructions before. thousands. On the eucharistic fast, the "This loss of life and limb, new norms repeat the general Provisions with its emotional trauma to requirement that communifamilies, is not simply part of cants are to fast from foods The rite of funerals incorthe tragic price for a mobile and liquids for at least an porates provisions in the society. It is something which hour before receiving Com- new code which say that a is entirely avoidable." ' 26 John Street, Perth WA 6000. • Correspondence. The religious leaders said munion. But where the old Catholic funeral is to be • The Editor, The Record, PO Box 50 Contact LENS CONSULTANTS drink-driving "is not only a norms said "with the excep- celebrated for catechumens Aberdeen Street, Perth, 6000 Advertising. social problem and a crime, tion of water," the revised and that Catholic funerals • Vanguard Service Telephone 328 1388 321 8151 PERTH PICCADILLY ARCADE it is essentially a sin before instructions say "with the m ay be celebrated for • registered for posting as a newspaper Category "A" (11) 5304 STREET 321 WILLIAM • • PERTH 154 Produced in WA • God." exception only of water and unbaptised infants and for COTTESLOE 19 NAPOLEON STREET 384 5605 Printed and published weekly by Edward van Heemst. b aptised non-Catholic medicine." FREMANTLE 30 MARKET STREET 335 2602 • 26 John Street, Perth • • Christians in certain circumsimply new norms The • Established 1874 : • • ••• eeeee • 000000000000000000 ••••••••••••••• exempt the elderly and the stances.

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In his annual meeting with diplomats the pope expressed satisfaction that the number of nations accredited diplomatically to the Vatican had risen from 46 in 1950 to the current figure of 108. He attributed the rise to the "Decolonisation" of the world and the ability of the Holy See "to inspire trust, with its altogether singulary position of a spiritual and moral authority at the service of peace for all." The Cape Verde Islands became the 108th. Alluding to Poland and several other Eastern European nations, the pontiff said: "The Holy See would be happy to see here other ambassadors coming especially from nations that in this connection have a centuries-old tradition and above all those nations that can be considered Catholic."

VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II warned the United States and the Soviet Union that "there is not a moment to lose" in resuming negotiations to reduce arms and that they would have to answer to history for their failures. T he pope's s trong words came last Saturday during a 30minute talk at the Vatican to diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Noting the anguish f elt throughout the world over the nuclear threat, the pope said that arms talks should b e resumed immediately.

"We are convinced that there is a serious duty for all the parties concerned and if anyone would want to withdraw from the necessity of such negotiations, he would incur a grave responsibility to humanity and to history," the pope said. The pope's words came three days before the opening of a conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in which the United States and Canada plan to join the Soviet Union and other European nations to

Urgent need expressed for pact on arms limitation discuss world problems. "The Holy See would like to help end today's impasse by encouraging people and groups to carry out concrete steps and to take prompt measures to advance towards the solution of the most elementary problems of

justice in this world," the pope said. In late October 1983 the pontiff wrote to US President Ronald Reagan and S oviet leader Yuri Andropov urging them not to abandon arms reduction talks. A month later, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli told newsmen that the Vatican was willing to mediate the impasse following the breakdown of the talks. In his speech to diplomats, the pope also encouraged continued North-South dialogue between the world's developed and underdeveloped nations. "The enlargement of zones of poverty," he said,

"is in the long run the most serious threat to peace." "For its part, and I insist on this point, the Church wishes to continue to engage itself resolutely in the development of these c ountries called 'the South,' and it encourages the others to pledge themselves always more actively to this path," the pope said.

Concern The pope expressed concern over developments in world trouble spots including Lebanon, Central America, Afghanistan and Cambodia. and encouraged the withdra-

wal of foreign occupying troops. He also voiced anxiety over delays regarding the independence of Namibia, which has been ruled by South Africa since the end of World War I. The white-minority South African government has been engaged in a guerrilla war in Namibia, where the majority of the population is black. Turning to the Middle East, he supported a homeland for the Palestinians and guarantees for the security of Israel. "It is to be desirable that other populations, such as the Palestinian people, should be able to have a homeland." he said. This is "a condition for peace and justice in the tormented Middle East. "There should be guaranteed at the same time the security of all the people in the region there. including Israel," the pope added.

Pope to visit Papua? VATICAN CITY (NC) — — Pope John Paul II is likely to visit PapuaNew Guinea and the Solomon Islands in May as a part of his trip to South Korea. It is probable that the pope will include stops in the two Pacific nations following his May 3-7 stay in South Korea, although the itinerary has not been finally determined. Thailand is another possible stop in the papal trip. In Thailand there are 199,000 Catholics in a p opulation of 48 million. Papua-New Guinea, formerly adminstered by Australia, became in independent in 1975. Catholics represent 30 per cent of the population of three million. The Solomon Islands, w hich along with Papua-New Guinea, is part of the British Commonwealth, attained i ndependence in 1978. Included among the islands is Guadalcanal, the location of a major US landing VVorld War II. Nearly 20 per cent of the island's 200,000 residents are Catholic. The Pope's trip to South Korea will help to mark the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Catholicism in the Asian country.

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New Zealand's new Ambassador to the Holy See heard Pope John Paul say the continual build-up of modern arms, especially Ambassador to the also manifests a spirit nuclear weapons, and Holy See from 1975- of fraternity, a willingthe increasing readi- 1979. ness to promote the ness to resort to vio- The pope said the welfare of others." lence, reduce the mate- interdependence McArthur told the rial resources available a mong nations pope that New Zeafor human develop- involves aid from the land's efforts towards ment and create a cli- developed to the under- nuclear and convenmate of distrust, suspi- developed nations. tional disarmament, as cion and fear. "Such aid reflects not well as its efforts to 'The threat of war, only a sense of justice promote peaceful setdomination, or physi- in striving to rectify an tlement of disputes, cal aggression casts a imbalance of natural are in agreement with s hadow over the and technical resour- the views and efforts of future," he added. ces," he said, "but it the Holy See. The pope spoke at a ceremony in which he Something to buy? accepted the credentials of the new AmbasSomething to sell? sador to the Holy See Use from New Zealand, RECORD J ohn George CLASSIFIEDS McArthur. been had McArthur

for our people's needs Carrying water for all household purposes from wells and creeks is a heavy burden for thousands of women in remote villages of South Bihar, in India. Most families are short of water, particularly for crops. India's climate is harsh: 3 months wet, 9 months dry.. . . with dust and devastating heat During extremely hot periods many water sources dry up . . . so the women must walk further for water. Without adequate water, crops wither and die . . . people go hungry . . and those who need food most — young children, nursing and expectant mothers — are malnourished. Polluted water is a big problem here causing frequent outbreaks of diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera and typhoid. Can you help us find clean water for these people?

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HAVE YOUR SAY Disappointment in Nuclear words a choice of books sad reading from V and P KENNEDY East Canmngton Sir, We were quite astounded at the choice of books for holiday reading for children (The Record, January 6). We have two normally naughtly little girls in our f amily age 9 and 11, but such books would have no appeal to them. These children like to read books that teach a lesson and tell

a good, healthy story about normal people. The 9 -year -old likes reading books by Uncle Arthur. Both of them prefer books such as Seven Little Australians, Little Women, The Secret Garden. Is it the idea to steal their c hildhood from them these days?

from James J Hewitt, Bentley The report on the US and other bishops' pastorals on nuclear war makes very sad reading (The Record January 1 2), but I fear it is all too accurate.

bishops after another has dodged the challenge of the gospel and fallen back on inadequate natural moral principles. Nuclear deterrence is not and never can be compatible In a time of grave crisis one with Christian faith, not even n ational conference of to resist Soviet or American domination. To accept deterrence "under strict moral conditions" is to accept Satan under strict moral conditions: the conditions won't be kept.

Masons move Tribute brings doubt on visit

from PATRICK GREEN, chairman Diocesan Pilgrim Virgin Committee. Sir, On behalf of my committee, I would like to thank you most sincerely for your efforts in promoting the visit of Our Lady's Pilgrim Statue. Thearticleswereofimportance to the visit because they highlighted the role, the Mother of God will play in reconciling our world to God. I do pray The Record will become a paper to influence the people of God to become more aware of the needs of others.

from ALBERT H LENA NE, Geraldton Sir, It was with comfort on one hand I read Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's interpretation of Catholic membership of the Freemasons a s interpreted from the new Canon Law. It was equally disturbing to read Mons P O'Reilly's c omments in the West Australian December 29, 1983inwhichheforeshadows an approach by Australian Bishops to allow Catholics to also dabble in the craft of Freemasonry. To suggest the Masons in A ustral ia are different would suggest Mons P O'Reilly to be rather naive, on the other hand it is more likely to be external pres-

Woe sharing can damage OTTAWA Canada: The people who collapse under crises that other people crisis." bring to their priests can "We don't fire our peolead to problems for the ple," he said. "We help priest himself according to them as much as we can. the director of a residential Southdown represents a treatment centre for priests 'second formation center' and religious. where we help them get "In urban situations, the back into their ministry." crisis intensity can wear He also suggested that out a priest whose living priests should be more situation is the same as his aware of their own health. work situation,"said Fa- When they are immersed ther Canice Connors in work, they tend to discussing ways for clergy- neglect proper nutrition, men to maintain a bal- rest, adequate leisure and anced perspective on life a change of environment, and to avoid too much he said. They also should stress and burn-out. cultivate friend-ship, he "He doesn't drive away added. from his place of work." "To try to live without Phone calls to priests friendship is to court continue after 5pm, the difficulty." end of the work day for Priests should likewise most people and "there is find a prayer life that no escape for them," he matches their own personsaid. alities, he said. "This can lead to a certain "If one is introverted, sense of being defeated on then use meditative prayer. the job." Increasingly, If the person is an extrohowever, Canadian dio- vert, then a more active ceses are establishing form of prayer is appropspecial programmes for riate. A personality that is priests to talk about their more structured may need frustrations and provide a more structured form of mutual support, Father prayer and a more open Connors said person would feel more "These preventive mea- comfortable with more sures will help in the long spontaneous prayer," he run to lower the number of explained.

Kissling prompts prayer

sures being applied to Monsignor by Catholics w ho have the strange belief that personal power a nd the subversion of fellow men is in itself a Christian quality. Freemasonryinthiscountry still thrives behind its s everal disguises and a lthough many of its members are wonderful people truly striving to do good there still remains a silent minority who prefer to succeed through manipulating fellow men, this in itself presents as much danger to our own faith as does our apathy and communism. I urge all Catholics to speak out on this subject before we are forced into a further unsavoury compromise.

"We gathered and prayed - We said the Lord's Prayer and the Hail Mary - Then we read a list of places where people were being tortured..." Toowoomba priest, Father Rod MacGinley, was talking in matterof-fact tones on a faint t elephone l ink to Santiago, Chile, Father MacGinley's fellow Toowoomba diocese priest Father Brian McMahon, was expelled from Chile in March last year, after the Chilean Government made accusations against him. The Chilean bishops' conference at the time said the "accusations were so vague it was impossible to determine what Father McMahon was charged with". Father McMahon, like Father MacGinley, was deeply concerned with social justice, helping the unemployed, homeless and poverty-stricken. Two Irish Columbans expelled from Chile at the same time were beaten by police before they left the country. T he Austra l ian Government intervened on behalf of Father McMahon. 'There were 176 of us — an even representation of priests, nuns and lay people. 'There were a lot of police. They belted into us with batons, turned water jets on us, then used tear gas bombs,"he said. 'We were not hard for them to find. We made our protest outside the offices of the head of Chile's secret

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I realise vocations are decreasing and there are many calls on a priest's time, but surely more representatives of the many parishes from which the boys attend the school could have joined in the celebration. Likewise, busy parents are often very tired at the end of the day, but is that a convenient excuse not to attend or just apathy or "can't be bothered" attitude. The Mass is an ideal way for f amilies to worship God together in a full and caring atmosphere and it isdistressing to see so many people passing up this wonderful opportunity.

In our beautiful state of WA, many people are readily accepting that most diabolical of all social evils — abortion. I didn't want the abortion law campaigner from America, Ms Frances Kissling, to be successful in WA. So I prayed and offered my daily life that her pro-abortion activities fail. On November 20, the Feast of Christ the King, I commenced a novena of rosaries as part of my effort Christ is our all-powerful King, and if we are prepared to be His instruments, I am confident that Satan will not be victorious. Why the rosary? — because we were commencing Advent and waiting with Mary for the Birth of Jesus. I "pray that we may be preserved from the interference of bigoted and evil people. I - adopted- Ms Frances Kissling during this period and prayed that her five day visit to WA may be a turning point in her life. I hope God will give her the grace of faith which He has showered on so many of us.

SANTIAGO — Archbishop Fresno of Santiago, Chile, voiced hopes that a political dialogue can be reopened between the C hi lean mi l itary g overnment and its civilian opposition. Archbishop Fresno said earlier conversations b etween Chi lean m inisters and the D emocratic Alliance opposition represented "the beginning of an opening". The talks, established through the mediation of the Catholic Church in Chile, broke off earlier in 1983 in the wake of

i ncreased political violence in the country. Bishop Fresno noted civilian and police deaths in recent disturbances. Violence and terrorism, he said, "have caused deaths, suffering and desolation in the hearts a nd homes of many families." During 1983 popular opposition to the military government of President Augusto Pinochet grew. it manifested itself in the f irst nationwide demonstrations against continued military rule s ince Pinochet took power 10 years ago.

million people and say to the world This is ours'. Mr Bill Hayden, Minister for Foreign Affairs, dismissed the charges brought against F ather McMahon as 'trumped up" and, although Australia has limited contact with Chile, he was able to ensure Father McMahon's safety.

"Australians have to know, really know what it's like out here in other parts. "I want people talking about the world and about Australia's place in the world — talking at Church m eetings, at social gatherings, over their fences and on street corners. We really must become aware."

from MRS MAUREEN PORTER, Melville Heights

Threaten To threaten your enemies with indiscriminate annihilation, to make fear your means of controlling them is a complete and dangerous denial of Christ who went "as a lambto the cross to show us how peace is really secured and domination resisted. We are to love our enemies, not terrorise them. Love, by God's power, brings salvation, peace and reconciliation; deterrence brings only fear, hostility and threats in return. If we are to survive, we must go beyond the bishops and give the world the gospel of Christ, who alone can save us

Sir, I am concerned at the decreasing number of Catholics attending Mass Eight years ago when my elder son started attending Trinity College, St Mary's C athedral was filled to overflowing with parents and friends attending the Junior School Family Mass and there were approximately 20 priests celebrating Mass on the altar. For the recent annual Family Mass, while extremely well presented and enjoyable, the Cathedral was less than two-thirds full and only three priests were on the altar.

Columbans in midst of troubles too military intelligence," said Father MacGinley. "Yes. It was a deliberate choice, They deny using torture... we read to them a detailed list of the places where we know it happens every day. It was a statement we made against their brutality," he said. "We know people — mainly political detainees — are tortured in Chile every day. People are being tortured right now. When you know that you cannot just stand by and let it happen. "We are simply following the Christian ideal, trying to live as Christians by the Gospel which tells us we m ust try to ease the suffering of our brothers," said Father MacGinley. 'These people are really suffering. 'When the police bashed into us we had said our prayers and made our protest heard. We didn't resist and we weren't really hurt much. "No matter what they do t o us, we wi l l go on protesting as long as they go on persecuting the people," he said. Father MacGinley said no definite action was planned for the next couple of weeks. "But things aren't going to

get any better here — not for the poor. Very few people have any income now. "Rumours are growing about food problems...major c uts in Chi le's wheat imports. How much more can our people take? 'The only good thing about Chile right now is the weather" he said. 'We will protest in the streets, again. We have to if we are to call ourselves Christians."

Protest Father MacGinley said no charges were laid against anyone in the group. An earlier report from New York wrongly reported he had been one of three priests arrested for taking part in street protests. "Look. We had a pretty bleak Christmas here in Santiago and I was thinking maybe I'd be back home Australia next Christmas. And I thought about the t hings I want to tel l A ustralians. - Australians have to become aware of the part they should play in world politics. Australia has to know where she stands in the world," he said. "How long can we hang on to Australia with just a few

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Briefs: ROME (NC) — Mons Luigi Ligutti, who died last month in Rome at the age of 88, was known as an apostle for rural people. He was the founder of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the United States during the 1930s. From 1949 to 1970 was the permanent observer of the Holy See to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. He was buried near Granger, Iowa, where he was pastor from 1926 to 1941 and had established homesteads for 50 farming families during the 1930s. During the final years of his life, Mons Ligutti founded and developed Agrimission, an organisation which trains missionaries to assist poor people in agricultural development. Mons Ligutti was born in Udine in the norther part of Italy in 1895 and migrated with his family to the United States when he was 17. He was ordained a priest in 1917.

He opened up hearts in prison R OME -- Pope John Paul said that many of his meetings with prisoners in Rebbibia prison at C hristmas were "smal l confessions". "Many brought me letters that explain their cases," the pope said before leaving the chapel. "All that they told me I 've gathered in my heart, and, as much as possible, in my memory.After the meeting with Agca, the pope visited the women's wing and the penal section. The chapel service was a ttended by inmates involved in pending judicial action. Some of them had already been convicted of other crimes. Two of Pope John Paul's predecessors also had made Italian prison visits. Pope John XXIII visited R ome's Regina Coeli prison on Dec 26, 1958, a nd Pope Paul VI celebrated Mass there on April 9, 1964. Rebibbia prison holds some of Italy's toughest criminals, including convicted and suspected terrorists. Regina Coeli is used primarily for those involved in less serious crimes. According to Vatican sources, the idea to visit Rebibbia surfaced during a papal audience in December with a group of Italian prison chaplains. The chaplains told the pope their concerns about the difficult life of Italian inmates. In a later meeting with a smaller group of chaplains to prepare for the Rebibbia visit the pope expressed interest in the daily lives of the inmates

Besides ministering to the spiritual needs of his parishioners, he assisted them in developing their farming skills. In one instance, having become aware of a hybrid corn which produced three crops a year instead of one, he helped farmers o vercome their attachment to older techniques by encouraging his altar boys to try the new strain in a small plot of their families' farms. Proven to be a success, the hybrid corn was then brought by Mons. Ligutti to dozens of countries in the Third World.

C 0 0 NEW YORK A priest sentenced last month to six years in a Soviet l abour camp was a wel l-known Lithuanian clergyman who opposed government restrictions on religion, according to a Lithuanian-American organisation which monitors religious affairs in Lithuania. The Lithuanian Information Centre said Father Sisitas Tamkevicius was o ne of five priests who in 1978 a nnounced the formation of the Catholic Committee for the Defence of Believers' Rights. The Soviet news agency Tass said Father Tamkevicius was sentenced after conviction on charges of antiSoviet activity. Tass said he had urged people not to o bey constitutional laws and had circulated anti-government materials to Western news organisations. Earlier this year, Tass announced that another priest, Father Alfonsas S varinskas, had been sentenced to seven years on similar charges. "These are the first two priests sent t o prison since 1972, when three priests were sentenced for teaching r eligion to minors, ' " said a Press r elease issued by the Lithuanian Information Centre in Brooklyn.

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Gaol for a prayer... ZAGREB — A Yugoslavian priest was sentenced to 50 days in gaol for publishing a prayer to St Leopold Mandic which asks people to reject materialism. Father Filip Pavic, pastor of St Nicholas Parish, in Metkovic, Yugoslavia, included the prayer on the first page of a local religious periodical which he publishes. "St Leopold Bogdan Mandic, pray to God with all the other saints and blessed Croatians for our parish, for all our people, so that the theory and practice of materialism will not take possession of them," said the prayer. The prayer is considered contrary to the constitution because it opposes the Marxist social-political system.

Clerics sentenced HONG KONG (NC) -- A 76-year-old Chinese bishop and his vicar general have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Chinese authorities. Bishop Peter Joseph Fan of Baoding was accused of secretly ordaining bishops and priests, of maintaining

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and of receiving money from outside the country. The charges brought against his vicar general, Mons Huo Pin Chang, were not specified. Bishop Fan had earlier received a lengthy prison sentence for having refused t o collaborate with the Catholic Patriotic Association, the report said.

A claim about timing of crucifixion Church in a counter to threat

LONDON (NC) — Two Oxford University scientists say they have pinpointed the date of the crucifixion of Christ as April 3, in the year 33.

Colin J. Humphreys and W.G. Waddington based their conclusion on a stronomica l c alculations and biblical and historical references. They said they were able to reconstruct the Jewish calendar at the time and to date a lunar eclipse which the Bible and other h istorical sources suggest followed the crucifixion Their argument is based on reports of the moon turning blood red — as in Peter's citation in Acts of the Apostles 2:20 of Joel's prophecy that "the sun s hall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood" — as having been fulfilled. B y a process of elimination the scientists concluded the only date during the rule of Pontius Pilate on which a lunar eclipse coincided with the Passover and the day before the Sabbath was AD 33.

Friday night The only certainty in the past about the date of Christ's crucifixion was it occurred during the time P ontius Pilate was R oman procurator of Judaea, between AD 26 and AD 36, the scientists said. They noted the Gospels record Jesus died a few h ours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath — nightfall on a Friday. H umphreys and W addington said Passover time was exactly specified in the official c alendar used by the priests of the temple and t hat lambs were slaughtered between 3pm and 5pm on the 14th day

of the Jewish month Nisan, which would be M arch -April in the m odern Western calendar. The scientists calculated "Jesus died at the same time as the Passover lambs were slain. This is consistent with N ew Testament statements such as 'Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us," they wrote.

Agca action is approved ANKARA — Mehment Ali Agca's mother said that her son "made the right decision" in meeting with Pope John Paul II in Agca's prison cell on December 27. The encounter, which dress praise in much of the European press. was sharply criticised by the Czechoslovakian Communist Party news agency and by the Turkish newspaper. Milliyet. Agca faces the death penalty in Turkey for the 1979 killing of Milliyet's editor. Muzeyyen Agca told Milliyet she saw "nothing unusual" in the respect her s on, who is a Moslem, showed the pope during the meeting. "The pope is a Christian leader," she said. "There's nothing unusual in kissing the ring of a religious father." The day after the meeting, Milliyet published a harsh editorial saying Agca was not simply a sinner but "a

ferocious assassin" guilty of murder in Turkey. It added paying Agca a visit is not a gesture of mercy, but "a reward for a monstrous murder." The Czechoslovak news agency, Rude Pravo, described the visit as "an indecent comedy," and said Agca "was honoured by the trust of his victim." The agency accused Agca of having lied to investigators when he named Bulgarian

Sergei Antonov and others as accomplices in his attack on the pope. Antonov is

being held under house arrest in Italy pending completion of an investigation into the alleged plot. "The Vatican made no

V ATICAN CITY ( NC) — The Vatican is willing to s upport an u nderground c hu rch i n Czechoslovakia if t he Church is h indered in its public activities. "The Vatican's b usiness is the Church, whether or not the Church is clandestine is irrelevant," Polishborn Mons Mariano Oles, staff m ember of the V a t i c a n Congregation for Bishops said about criticisms of the Vatican made by Vladimir Janku C zechoslovakian m ini ster of religious affairs. Janku said the Vatican w as supporting an underground Church and favours anti-Soviet policies. He added religious f reedom exists in C zechoslovakia and that the Vatican was r esponsible for the i mpasse in filling dioceses with resident bishops.

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26, 1984

Like assembling the pieces of an intricate jigsaw puzzle, it takes time for a man living on society's fringes, a divorced mother, an older couple and several charismatic Catholics to discover how they are linked. Parish prayer groups are individuals called together by their common faith. And prayer groups are both a sign of that faith and of the vivid reality of human need.

Separate and unique individuals. Like assembling the pieces of an intricate jigsaw puzzle, it takes time for a man living on society's fringes, a divorced mother, an older couple and several charismatic Catholics to discover how they are linked. But what brought them together in the first place? You find out in our article this week by Father David O'Rourke, OP. He says small groups within parishes often include some surprising members. Father O'Rourke is with the Family Life Office. David Gibson reflects on some ways the relationships among members of extended families resemble relationships among members of a parish. Despite real differences in backgrounds, interests and lifestyles, parish members have much to offer each other, the Know Your Faith editor writes. Katharine Bird discovers through interviews with two religious educators that small groups offer people a sense that they belong, even in a world where people often feel isolated. Small groups enable people to share their concerns in a way they can be comfortable about, Ms Bird writes. She is associate editor of the Know Your Faith series. And Father John Castelot continues his scripture series this week. Prayer for Christians is personal, but it is private only in a secondary sense, he states.

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Two, three, four: Count Christian prayer is personal. But it is only private in a secondary sense. God calls us into a community. We are baptised into the people of God, the family of God. A bond unites us with the Father and all our brothers and sisters. Think about these words from the biblical letter sent to the people in the ancient Christian community at Ephesus: "At every opportunity pray in the Spirit, using prayers and petitions of every sort. Pray constantly and attentively for all in the holy company." (Ephesians 6:18) Those words urgently request that the people pray, as a community, 'for all in the holy corn-

By Father David K O'Rourke, OP

By Father John J Castelot are strangers and aliens no longer. No you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God. You form a building which rises on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the capstone. Through Him the whole structure is fitted together and takes shape as a holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:19-22) This sense of community seems especially difficult for many modern

dreams or fears. People seek out groups and communities where they feel welcomed, where they can pray with others, share with others. More andmore Catholics are approaching this problem by becoming part of small groups within their parishes. In these groups they pray or discuss Scripture, especially the Sunday readings. Other times they share their experiences, their successes and failures in living a Christian life.

I rN ink in the human situation a, ‘ pany" — that means for every brother and sister. G od sayss us as members of a community. Through the community we learn what He has done for us. For us, to be Christian is to be with andfor others. St Paul very pointedly reminded the people in Corinth about this. Read this sentence, keeping in mind that the word "you"is usedin the plural: "Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16) And in the letter to the Ephesians we read: "You 8

people to grasp. A fierce individuality is practically built into us by our culture. Now, a certain strong and personal independence is a good thing. It keeps us from being simply swept along by the crowd. But a rugged, isolationist individualism can be s elf-destructive. Whether we realise it or not, we do need each other — desperately. More and more people are coming to this realisation. A gnawing and sometimes unbearable loneliness drives them to seek others with whom they can share hopes,

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Often participation in such a group leads to a deepened feeling of really belonging to God's family. This can mean that later, during the Mass, people may see more clearly that they are not simply worshipping alongside others who happen, for the sake of convenience, to be in the same place at the same time. Rather, they are really together. The whole community benefits when its people appreciate more fully what Jesus meant when He said: "Where two or three are gatheredin My name, there am Fin their midst." (Matthew 18:20)

Think of a prayer meeting, and you may well think of a meeting you're never going to attend. Whatever they're like, and whatever it is they do, many of us are quite content not to find out. When I was a pastor, I had somewhat similar thoughts. Nonetheless I established a prayer group in our parish. On occasion over the years I attended the meetings. On occasion I still do. But who else was there? Spontaneous and informal praying, what many people call charismatic prayer, is playing a larger role in the Church presently. People experienced in charismatic prayer were well presented in our group. These people were accustomed to more personal prayer than is common in formal worship. They like to complement their Mass attendance with public reading from the Bible and with sharing what the meetings mean to them. There was a second group too, a more diverse group, which I would like to describe. I suspect that they are a more significant part of prayer groups than is often recognised. Some of these people could be called quite traditional Catholics. One couple, friends whom I c an describe as very square Catholics, started coming to the prayer group simply out of respect for the Church. The pastor had invited the parish and they dutifully accepted the invitation. They admitted that the biblical readings were enlightening and the personal prayer genuinely moving. But the whole tone felt foreign to them.

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In one parish a carefully planned programme involving many small groups of adults meeting in homes had just got under way. As each small group met for the first time, participants told what they hoped for from their discussions and prayer together. Some people didn't know what to expect; they were willing to give it a try. A few confessed they were keeping the level of their expectations low so as not to be disappointed. But in one small group all the participants said they had come in hope of meeting people. Reports from the many small groups indicated that in virtually every case what some participants expected was the opportunity to get to know others. Some of these people were new in town. Some hoped to experience again what they had known in a past situation. There were longtime parishioners, couples and single adults, who thought there were people in their own Christian community they ought to know and understand better. There were divorced people who felt very alone. What is interesting is that so many had a reason for wanting to know people in their parish better. What needs is this parish programme fulfilling? The answer depends on whom you ask.

They decided to discontinue the weekly meetings. But not for long. This couple's children, all older teenagers, held a meeting. Then they informed the parents that, after going to the prayer group, they found them more thoughtful toward each other, life at home was happier and communication better. The kids said they didn't know or care what went on at the prayer meetings. But it made life at home happier. So, like it or not, back the parents were sent. S ome of the other Catholics who commonly have attended our prayer meetings struck me more as life's victims. They were there unabashedly to ask for help. I think of a woman, a mother of four teenagers, w hose husband had walked out on them. For a while, she managed to put on a good face. She was going to be strong; she would find work; she would meet the mortgage payments; she would keep the kids' grades up and the

semblance of a middleclass life intact. Then one day it all fell a part. The cheque account was overdrawn. Two report cards included urgent notes about disciplinary problems. The crises started coming, too many and too fast, and she found herself breaking into tears at work. Like a ranch pond in the middle of a summer's drought, she found herself drained dry. Another frequent participant was a young man whom I can describe best as living on the fringes of society. He was coping with life, but only at great effort and with mixed success. Getting through each day, paying the bills and keeping even a simple job taxed his abilities constantly to the breaking point. I singled out those last two individuals because they typify an important part of parish prayer groups. They are the wounded. They have put aside any pretence at faking it.

These people no longer have any need to prove, to themselves or to others, that they really have it all together. No need to put on a good show. Life has dealt them a walloping blow and they are still reeling. They need help and are quite ready to 'ask for it. People like them are a central part of the membership of many prayer groups. They bring the painful reality of so much of human life directly before our eyes. I didn't need to watch the TV news to see people in real and immediate need. They helped me turn the words of Christ — about healing and compassion, about help and tenderness — from ideas or slogans into daily reality in my parish ministry. Parish prayer groups often call themselves just that — prayer groups. But they are much more. They are first and foremost groups of individuals, people called together by their common faith.

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• ft offers members the support and companionship of others who share the same faith and want to live it. • Again, community members who face similar challenges and problems — adjusting to changed circumstances at home, living far from their closest relatives, etc. — may offer each other assistance through shared insights and through a sense of caring about each other. If nothing else, they offer each other the sense that they are not alone. • And such groups may offer people the opportunity to plan and work together to promote a goal outside the group: service to the poor, job counselling for the unemployed. On a basic level, the groups offer a sense of belonging and being wanted. This is very important to a lot of people today, more people than one might suspect. Who are the people of the parish? How many need — really need — the opportunity to meet other people there?

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In some ways, the members of a large extended family resemble the members of a parish. The people of a parish are united, but they differ too. In both the extended family and the parish family, people draw on each other's strengths. Without eliminating their differences, they are able to contribute to each other's growth and happiness.

Parish people By Katharine Bird Case I. For some time the woman watched helplessly as her husband struggled. Then the old man went into a coma. Doctors told her there was no hope, that he was being kept alive by machines. After a while the woman began to wonder if she should ask the doctors to let her husband die. She pondered the problem for a time and discussed it with her family. But she still didn't know what to do. So she turned to her parish. She sought out a priest to see if the Church's teachings had anything to say about her agonising situation. She talked at length with the priest and reached the difficult decision that her h usband should be allowed to die. Case 2. A newcomer in town, he was attracted to

sons, reasons which can change according to the circumstances of their lives. The woman with the dying husband was alongtime churchgoer who, nonetheless, found herself "needing the Church on a new level" during this crisis. A theologian, William Johnston, told me her story. The second case history also is based on real life. It was told to me by Richard Lawless, vicar for education. He observed that people usually join parishes first because of the Mass. But then the relationships developed between newcomers and o lder parishioners become important to them. Both educators highlighted the role played by small groups in helping people feel at home in parishes. Lawless sees such experiences as a way of overcoming the sense of isolation that many people today feel. "We're made for closeness to God and others and that's hard to find" in today's society, he asserted. A small parish group the parish first by the Sunday Masses, espe- "offers the opportunity to cially by the homilies he focus on important issues heard. Then, hungry for that are held in common" friendship, the young man with other people. "All of joined a Lenten discussion us hunger for this shargroup. Slowly over the ing," he added. Speaking from his expenext several weeks, he came to know and trust rience in a Kansas parish, the other group members. Lawless commented: "My He found it helpful to hear perspective gets warped others talk about some of when I'm not in close the same concerns he had. contact with others." LawAt the end of Lent, he and less feels that this kind of the other participants sharing enables people to decided to keep on meet- live their Christian values ing, reluctant to lose the b etter and more support they found in comfortably. Both religious educators each other. The group met c ommented that small for two years. People came to parishes groups can provide a setfor many different rea- ting for investigating the

"I have a dream — a dream of our parish being aware that it is a sign of God's kingdom to the people in our area and to all the people our parishioners come in contact with through their families, neighbourhood, work and play." (Augustinian Father Dennis Geaney in "The Prophetic Parish," 1983.) "Parishes experiment with neighbourhood subgroupings in an attemet to nourish a sense of belonging and mutual commitment among members." (Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James Whitehead in "Community of Faith," 1983.)

connections between faith and daily life. In Johnston's parish, this is done often by means of openended questions: "You've seen this scripture story. Can you relate it to your life or to your work?" For more than two years Johnston has worked with adults from a variety of backgrounds in a renewal programme at his parish. Some 300 people were involved in the many small groups at their peak. Often the conversations turn to practical family matters. For instance, Johnston said, one parent brought up his concern about a high-school

daughter who was reading books about Satan and reincarnation and wondered what to do. Typically, Johnston said. others in the group then pipe up to say they've e xperienced a similar situation and this was how it was handled. The small groups fostered reflection by giving people a "supportive atmosphere for raising questions and voicing thoughts," Johnston said. "Folks liked getting together and talking with others on the same footing." They found out "they weren't alone," he concluded.

A parish is a "safe place to face our problems. A place to come together to confess our sins, to confess our responsibility for the problems of this world and also where God calls us to move forward to a new place." (Father Henri Nouwen, quoted in —The Prophetic Parish," by Dennis Geaney, 1983.) "Christianity is a community event. As Christians we have always believed that the life of faith is not a private enterprise but a communal venture." (Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James Whitehead in "Community of Faith," 1982.) "Saints in Due Season: Essays on the Art of Christian Ageing," by Thomas McDonnell. This author's thesis is that people need some special saints to rely on during their mature years. The author chooses 10 saints he considers especially suited for older persons, including St John Vianney, for his ability to listen, and St Jerome, who understood the pleasures of irascibility. (Our Sunday Visitor Inc, Noll Plaza, Huntington, Ind. 46750. 1983. $5.95, paperback.)

Given their differences, what can people really offer each other? Parents may want the parish to support them in raising their children. Single adults want parish life to address them. One evening recently, after a holiday together, a group This list could continue and perhaps it should. For of my relatives walked to the Catholic high school in Church leaders today are pointing out that in order to extended of our a small midwestern city to watch one feel wanted and appreciated, people must feel that their family's teenage boys play in,a basketball game. own special needs are recognised and understood. Our group included: one grandfather, 82; two fathers, But there are some questions to ask here about teenagers; and four 26; 56 and 42; one young adult, parishes: two younger girls, 10 and 7. • What can people really contribute to each other when Looking at our group that evening, an outsider might they have different needs and expectations? and of blood bonds the have remarked on our unity — • Do discussion groups or prayer groups become a common background that link us. Those bonds are real. problem — a source of tension — when those who But our differences are also real. participate in them are not enough alike in their interests The diversity of our unit that evening might have been and expectations? seen in our lifestyles: apartment dweller, campus dweller, The same questions could be asked about diversity suburban dweller, small-town dweller. Or our preoccu- within the family. What do an 82-year-old grandfather to could be shown perspectives pations and goals and and a 27-year-old adult contribute to each other? vary greatly. The group of relatives in the beginning of this article That's the way families are. play an important role in each other's lives. But they In some ways, the members ot a large extended family do not always relish each other's differing perspectives resemble the members of a parish. The people of a parish on life. are united, but they differ too, their differences are not Still, they know each other fairly well. So they can unimportant. What unites them is not unimportant hope to offer each other real support and understanding either. and care. You can't help being struck by the diversity among And they have spent much time together. They draw parish members these days. Seated next to you during on each other's strengths. Without eliminating their Mass is a single parent with her two teenage children. differences, they are able to contribute to each other's On the other side is an elderly couple, while next to growth and happiness. them is a young couple newly arrived from another city. The people of a parish are not exactly like the people A parish may include the employed and the of a family. But there are resemblances. Perhaps the unemployed; career women and full-time homemakers; resemblances are what some leaders have in mind when childless couples; widows and widowers; spouses in the organise small groups of parishioners with relatively mixed marriages; big families and small families. different lifestyles and needs. Parishioners even differ in their backgrounds as Perhaps the hope is that if people spend time together Catholics and in what they seek from the parish. Some it will help. Over a period of time, people may learn want to see the parish focus on service to people with to see their differences less as grounds for conflict and special needs. Some want to find a small group that more as a framework for sharing. will study Scripture and pray together. Some want a One of the big challenges facing people in parishes support group. today is to discover how those who share the same faith, One woman told me recently that she wanted her parish but whose personal needs, concerns and backgrounds to provide activities that interested her, recalling another differ, can contribute to each other's growth and parish where she participated in a crafts group. happiness. 9 The Record, January 20 —26, 1984 By David Gibson

Walsh — firm hand at the helm of diocesan cash-raising

He sails and gets friends or Church John Francis Walsh, fund manageroftheArchdiocesan Development Fund the capital fund conducted by the Catholic Archbishop was born in of Perth Perth on February 22, 1938. Educated at St Louis, he w as a cadet surveyor before joining Gollin and C o Ltd in 1960 as a r epresentative for the raw materials and chemicals division, He moved to the British Metal Corporation in 1964 and gained wide experience in fields such as mining and oil, banking, s hipping, production engineering, trading and merchandising, with the principal emphasis on marketing and finance. While working with a merchant bank in London, he completed manage-

John Walsh's great object of enthusiasm is the Archdiocesan Development Fund, which he manages and of which he was the inaugural executive back in 1974. In his spare time he is a highlyqualified and experienced ocean-going yachtsman. "The object of the fund," he explains, "is to provide a source of loan funds for the capital works of the archdiocese of Perth. "It asks the Catholic people of the archdiocese, which includes 120 parishes, for aid in this direction. "It is a case of Catholic people helping Catholic people. "It represents a gathering of the financial resources of the people of God — who own the fund and invest money through the ADF which is a unit of the Church — for the vital capital works of the archdiocese." John is quick to point out that the ADF is not a profitmaking concern. Investors receive an interest 2 / per cent per rate of 111 annum at call and the ADF lends money out at 12.8 per cent for the archdiocesan capital works it was created to finance.

This leaves a modest 1.3 per cent for the fund's management expenses. At present it is handling about S5 million in investment funds. About $1 million of this has been invested by Catholics who ask an interest rate below 11 1/2 per cent as a means of helping the Church financially. "Every individual deposit," John continues, "is backed by the assets of the archdiocese, and these assets belong to the Church which is made up of the people of the archdiocese." The fund is graced by a refreshing personal touch more often than not lacking in the dealings of other financial institutions. An example of this is the willingness of ADF finance officers to call at any Catholic home to explain the workings of the fund.

Finance An ADF brochure sets out as the aims of the fund: • in every parish, to engage the interest of people in the wider work of the Church. • to attract deposits and make loan finance available to parishes and religious orders at the lowest practical interest rate. • to harbour the resources of our people and so enable the archdiocese the advantages of financial planning. • to conduct a facility

demonstrating a unity of purpose in the Church. • to offer a personal and confidential service. No sum is too small or too large to invest, the brochure continues, and investments are welcome from individuals, families, joint accounts, religious orders, Parents' and Friends' Associations, religious order schools, and so on. If you are interested in investing you can write to or call personally at the ADF office, Sixth Floor, 12 Victoria Avenue, Perth 6000, or ring 325 5950 and ask the fund m anager to call at your home. The ADF has provided loans for the building of nearly 40 schools, churches and other Catholic institutions in the archdiocese. A current project is the financing of the new church for St Kieran's parish at Osborne Park. The fund will be involved in the building of five new churches in various parts of the archdiocese over the next five years. One aspect of financing the necessary capital works in the newer and developing parishes — often facing up to a crippling debt burden — that John is pleased to see emerging is the way in which established parishes are increasingly contributing funds to the poorer parishes. "It is happening in some areas," he observes, "but it could be happening in more." John the yachtsman has

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some stories to tell of his experiences at sea. Currently, he is an accredit6d off -shore skipper and navigator with an instructor's endorsement. He has taken part in two Sydney -Hobart races and skippered yachts on the east a nd west coasts of the country. He was the navigator in the 10-man crew of the 42ft IOR sloop Farrawa skippered by Bruce Campbell in the 1977 and 1979 Sydney-Hobart. In 1977 they were fourth

-The maximum time you could spend at the helm was 20 minutes before you were worn out physically and mentally. "And in the middle of all this fury, the cook contrived to supply us with hot roast dinners." Although 120 started and all finished in the 1979 Sydney-Hobart, there were anxieties of another kind for John and his crew. "One evening at sunset on a flat calm sea I took a sunshot," he recalls.

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A regular feature By BOB BOYLE over the finishing line and 1 1th on corrected times; in 1979 they were 11th over the line and 15th on corrected times. In 1977, 132 yachts started from Sydney but only 85 made it to Hobart. "We were in pretty close touch with the Lord," John says, "because we encountered two southerly busters with 70-knot winds. "It is incredible how well people work together in these trying circumstances. The crew supported each other marvellously to keep the yacht going.

"I thought it would be unnecessary to compute our position for the following day because the weather tomorrow would surely be as serene as it was at this moment. "How wrong you can be. -The next day we found ourselves moving through fog so thick you could hardly see your hand in front of your face. "We had to make use of an improvised echo sounder in the form of seagulls on the rocky east coast of Tasmania. ' When we could hear their cries we were too close in,

ment studies courses at Oxford University. In 1974 he took up his present position at the inauguration of the Fund. His main spare -time hobby is sailing and he is an accredited skipper and navigator of ocean-racing yachts, holding an instructor's endorsement. He WAS a member of the first board of Newman College and served on it for five years. John and his wife Diane, members of the Holy Spirit parish at City Beach, have two daughters and a son. Fiona is in her second year at the University of WA doing a B Sc degree in zoology; Simon is a first.year Arts student at UWA; and Melissa is in Year 10 at Newman College.

when we couldn't hear them we were too far out. "In this perilous fashion we sailed round Tasman Island without even seeing its light, which is one of the most powerful in Australia." John started sailing in VJs with the South Perth Yacht Club at about 16 when it was located on the opposite side of the river to the present South of Perth Yacht Club. He supposes his early interest in navigation was a spin-off from his days as a surveyor. His off-shore navigational debut was in Sitka, Roily Tasker's first big boat, that had been bought by Bruce Campbell. They sailed in Sitka until the building of Farrawa, a twoton brainchild of New Zealander Bruce Farr who is still one of the world's top yacht designers. John has skippered Farrawa for a substantial portion of its sailing time and has participated in every WA off -shore contest, including at least six Geraldton races. He says a hazard of WA offshore sailing is the reefs girting the coast north and south of Fremantle. In rough weather you have no hope of getting through them to a refuge, and if anything goes wrong you have to return to Fremantle or the northern or southern port from which you started. But although the WA coast is treacherous, it is most spectacular when viewed

from the sea. 'The object of the navigator in ocean racing," he says, "is to set the shortest possible course between two points, but he is always having to make decisions between what is quick and what is safe." One of his most delicate exercises was navigating east by night through the 100 miles of the closely-packed islands of the Recherche Archipelago off Esperance. It was a task accomplished only with bright moonlight providing full visibility; so near to each other are the islands he considers to be among the most interesting on the Australian coast. He holds that the sea offers one of the most beautiful ways to enjoy life, but too many people take too many r isks because they are unaware of the dangers it presents. He believes ocean racing is a test of character calling for substantial powers of endurance. "For instance," he explains, "the race to Geraldton occupies 48 hours and you have to programme yourself to eat, sleep and work for that time no matter what the conditions may be like." In his opinion, the top end of the WA off -shore fleet has among the best craft and crews in the world. It is a misconception, he says, for people to think WA's off -shore yachtsmen are an elitist group.

Ruth Marchant- have been two books, Heritage of Pines, a James' writing history of Cottesloe, brought her in 'pin printed in 1977 and The money' for years, Meath Story, released last year. She is well and truly but it was only into her writing stride and w henhe r as 1984 dawned began y oungest child researching a book on Presentation Order in nudged 17 that The Western Australia. she decided it was time to get down Poetry t o ser ious business. Writing, she says, is in he blood. With t W hen she grandparents who wrote, informed her three t wo brothers who children that while constantly put pen to and a general love she had enjoyed paper of the written word within h er years as a her family, it was not h ousewife and surprising that she began write as a child. mother and would toShe has produced poetry c ontinue to be ( a personal expression there when they and. not for publication); stories (many of needed her, much short which were published in of her time would national magazines); h enceforth be newspaper articles; features and t aken up with historical recently she wrote two writing . . . they songs which have just r esponded with been taped in readiness Western Australia indulgent laughter. for week. the next day she sat down at her desk in her cosy, book -lined study and began. The results

small children, she d ecided to give up teaching, devote herself to the home and family and relegate her writing to the realms of hobby. But she has always had h er 'writing room' somewhere to let the w ords flow freely, somewhere to relax and read, to research, to think, to find the writer that always lay barely buried by the mother, wife and home-maker. She is lucky, she says, to have enjoyed every facet of her life. "I love my writing, but I also love housework and enjoy an active social life," she said. She has never learned to drive and feels no need. Running a comfortable home doesn't need four wheels, social occasions seem to be taken care of and there's always the bus for getting to and from interviews, archives and libraries. "I find the bus relaxing. It is a good time to think, to make notes or to read," she says. "You can also meet some fascinating While she trained as a people at bus stops. "I would probably have teacher, after marrying at 2 1 and soon finding learned to drive if I hadn't herself in charge of three had such an obliging

husband," she added. "If I ring him up from the other side of nowhere, he never asks why, he just says; 'Where are you, read your book. I'll come and get you." While her early writing days saw her mainly dabbling in fiction, with perhaps the odd dream or two of writing the 'Great Australian Novel', her love of history later led her into fact. "Of course, I'd still like to write a novel but for the moment I am really e njoying what I am doing," she said.

Fiction "I changed from fiction to fact when I became involved with the C ottesloe Historial Society," she said. "I was asked to write papers and I found I loved the research so much, the solving of mysteries that I was soon taken in." One of the big problems with research, she says, is knowing when to stop. " You can go on unravelling forever," she grinned. "One mystery after another but there has

A labour of love by Ruth has met with success to be a cut off point for every story." As an ex-student of Iona she was delighted to take on the job of researching and writing the history of the order. "I thought they were super and I really loved the school," she said. "They obviously came to the realisation that it was important to record what would otherwise be lost." The research is expected to take up much of the next two years, with a solid burst of writing at the end of it. Covering the arrival of the Order in Western Australia and its work throughout the State will involve some travel. " The sisters first established in Geraldton so I shall have to get up there to talk to them," she said. She has already been sent a lot of material and many of the older nuns are writing down what they can remember of the past. "The hardships and setbacks experienced by the early pioneer sisters have never been recorded and their achievement in the field of education has c ertainly been overlooked," she said. " Apart from the religious instruction, the order provided primary and higher education to children of many creeds in the outback and suburbs for more than 87 years.

Teaching " By teaching watercolours and oil painting, embroidery, music and singing, they made life more bearable for many of the children living in small outlying communites." The Order had first set up school in Geraldton in the 1890's and a second branch was introduced to the south of the State in the early 1900's when five

sisters arrived from Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. T hey worked in Southern Cross, Collie, Beverley, Goomalling, Wyalkatchem, Bruce R ock, Quairading, Brunswick Junction, C orrigin and Boyup Brook. In 1904 the Mother House of this southern s ect ion of the Presentation Order was set up in Perth to become k nown as the Iona Convent. The northern and southern sections of the order amalgamated in the 1960's, and the order now has 14 convents and 19 schools from Port Hedland in the north to Boyup Brook in the south.

Top -class They were exceptional people, says Ruth, to have e stablished top-class convents and schools u nder such trying conditions. She is currently making her way through the wealth of material in the Catholic archives and has already turned the page on some interesting snippets of information. "I'm very excited about t hings but can't say anything at this stage until I have delved a little deeper," she said. Her aim is to make the b ook interesting to C atholics and nonCatholics alike. "Idon't want to do it just from the religious angle so that means I will have to cover the education side very carefully," she said. S he is hoping that memories will be jogged and people will contact her with information. "I want to know anything and everything," she said. Some of the pioneer nuns who may hold a place in the dim recesses o f someone's mind

include Mother Joseph O 'Connell, Mother Joseph Horgan, Mother Lelia Russell and Mother Regis Finn. Everything she receives is indexed and stored in a steel cabinet. Details are added to her list of notes and all the material syringed from the archives is painstakingly copied out by hand. "I transfer the material into another book later on and clarify it as I go," she said. Much of her work is done at night. It is a habit she acquired when her children were young and silence was something that could only be found in the darkness. "I spend the evening with my husband and when he goes to bed around nine I think about working. Usually I start about lOpm and work for a few hours, sometimes for too many hours," she said. "If I was alone I would probably work all night and sleep-in the next day, but I'm lucky in that I seem to need very little sleep and have to get up fairly early anyway."

Ruth Marchant-James

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The following is an excerpt from an article written by Ruth Marchant -James for the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, titled The Presentation Sisters Unsung Pioneers of Education.

"It was about 7 am on a hot, airless morning in 1900 when the five Presentation Sisters raised the hems of their heavy black robes and gingerly stepped down from a carriage onto the dusty railway depot at Southern Cross. Surveying the squalor and poverty that surrounded them, their hearts sank! The Sisters were tired from a long and wearisome journey, but glad nevertheless, to reach their destination. "Southern Cross in the early 1900's was the gateway to the goldfields. A rough mining town with a variety of inhabitants, it had become a railway depot when the line reached there in 1894. "The Catholic Church at Southern Cross left a lot to be desired. As a structure it was extremely run down and, except for the back section where the aftar stood, stillunlined. About a dozen unpainted deal forms furnished the small interior and outside, close at hand, a Mass bell hung in the fork of a rather high tree. "The new school opened on the 26th February 1900, when 18 children of both sexes commenced lessons. The following day the nuns movedinto their make-shift convent. "The school was, to say the least, inadequate. It had little or no furniture and very few requisitions History — namely a small pile of broken slates, torn charts and,a sparse number of rickety chairs. "Five years after the nuns' arrival in this State, History, she says, can bog you down terribly a Church decision was made concerning the future and she is relying on of the Presentation Order. Southern Cross passed a necdotes for a into the Diocese of New Norcia and the convent lighthearted touch to her and school were then handed over to the Sisters of St Joseph. The five original pioneers, at the book. "I'd like childhood request of Bishop Gibney, were sent down to Perth memories from any to establish a primary school and convent in the former students," she flourishing seaside suburb of Cottesloe. This move said. "How they were was warmly welcomed by popular Father Richard taught, what they were O'Neill. As local parish priest he was keenly aware taught and their opinions of the need for a church school to cater for the many Catholic children then living in the district. of the nuns. "The busy Perth-Fremantle road (now Stirling "I'd also like to hear from anyone who may Highway) stretched between the capital city and the have old letters, personal port, and the erection of an English-type pier at m emor i e sor Cottesloe in 1906 meant that this beach locality, photographs, anything so ideally situated near road, river and rail transport, was rapidly showing signs of becoming Perth's most that I could use." Mrs Marchant-James celebrated beach resort. "The teachers from Southern Cross made an allc an be contacted on 341 5718 or people can out effort to establish quickly their new Parish school write to the Iona Convent. in Cottesloe, and in 1905 their first classes were heldin the newly-completed Star of the Sea Church. in Mosman Park.

Movable benches, blackboards and altar were rearranged daily to suit the requirements of either a school lesson or church service. The Sisters trekked back and forth between their rented accommodation and the school, praying that "Fortune" would soon smile their way and perhaps provide them with some semblance of a permanent home. As it happend "Lady Fortune" did favour them in more ways than one. In 1907 Bishop Gibney decided to assist the Order by arranging for the purchase of an elegant two storey residence. This building was pleasingly situated on the rise about Mosman Bay, a position which enjoyed views of a wide expanse of the Swan River. "The sale of this fine old home was duly completed, and on the 11th September 1907 the nuns gave up their nomadic way of life and moved into "lona", the future Mother House of the Presentation Order in Western Australia. The name "lona" was chosen when Bishop Gibney made his first visit to the convent. It was a clear sunny day, and His Grace found it most difficult to take his eyes off the blue depths of the river to his right, and to his left the Indian Ocean turning silver in the late afternoon sun. Obviously touched by the serene beauty surrounding him, the Bishop remarked: "We are on an island — the island of lona with Columba in the midst". His reference was of course clearly twofold — Sister Columba being one of the original pioneers from New South Wales, and lona, the name of an enchanting island off the Western coast of Scotland where a monastery was founded in 563. It is there in the ancient monastery churchyard, that forty-eight kings of Scotland, four kings of Ireland and eight kings of Norway lie buried. Included among these is Duncan, Macbeth's victim. "Iona was the isle chosen by the evangelist St Columba as the religious centre from which he would spread Christianity to the British Isles. "The Presentation Sisters continued to build up their primary school venture at Star of the Sea, Cottesloe. Father O'Neill had meanwhile acquired a suitable site next to the existing church on which to build a much-needed presbytery. This land, purchased by the Church for $200 had previously been owned by Sir John Forrest. By the year 1913 the area's Catholic population had increased so much, that it was decided to operate Claremont as a separate parish. Father Tom Masterton was appointed as that suburb's first priest, and until he was provided with permanent living quarters, he followed the example of the Cottesloe curates and boarded with Tim Davidson, father of newspaper columnist Frank Davidson. "In 1907 a boarding and day school for young ladies seeking higher education was established in the new convent at lona. The curriculum presented to prospective pupils offered a wide variety of scholastic and musical subjects, and it was also taken for granted by those parents who enrolled their daughters at the school, that religious instruction and all the usual social graces befitting a young lady of that era would be high on the list of priorities. "A long line of scholars from many walks of life have passed through the hands of the Presentation Sisters since 1900, and those original makeshift rooms at Southern Cross seem light years away from today's fashionable new convent and college at Mosman Park.

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up a cheque from the The late Father Harry and borrowing several of last Brennan who died Anglican parishioners to which of 131.11.DIN(.; the Cardijn ideas THANKS week left his mark on the he had heard while a replace the church the help TRADES BRENNAN Father Harry: THANKYOU Most Sacred archdiocese as a youth Catholics of Dwellingup Our sincere thanks to all Rome. The LCY in student PAINTING quality work Heart of Jesus, Our Lady who by their presence, their c h a p l a i n , had lost. at the right price. John of the Miraculous Medal, words of condolence and newspaperman, army was to change its name "This remarkable man was Freakley. Phone 361 4349. and St. Jude for prayer other sympathetic messages c haplain, pastor, when the YCW became the asking us if we virtually answered. Publication as showed their love for one preacher and all round official movement of the been equally have would Electrical Contractor 5 promised. M.B. was and rchdiocese a they had found to be a counsellor. J.V. D'Esterre Vivian St, generous in the same generous priest and faithful He died in St John of God established in a number of Rivervale. 30 yrs expe- Most Sacred Heart of friend. May he remain circumstances," said Mrs rience, expert, efficient, Jesus, may your name be always in all our prayers. Hospital Subiaco last parishes. Baker. reliable. Ring 362 4646, p raised and glorified His loving sister Jo and Friday and for the past year He was appointed to The throughout now the world, Father Brennan returned after hours 385 9660. nephews Tom, Paul and h ad been l iving in Record in 1947 and his flair and forever. Amen.(Say to the metropolitan area in Jeffrey. retirement at St John of as a newspaperman became PROPERTY Improve- nine times a day for nine 1962 to become parish of the He in the pages Hospital Belmont. obvious ments Service all types of c onsecutive days and H EALY (Margaret): God priest of Guildford and part w indows and doors p romise publication). Passed away January 9 in was approaching his 64th paper both before and after t ime army chaplain, installed: walls and ceilings Thanks to the Sacred Heart K ilkenny, Eire, Dearly birthday. he spent a year in Denver removed; wooden pergo- for prayers answered. loved wife of Patrick His path to the priesthood studying journalism and becoming a full time las; general repairs. Phone Thel. (Dec'd) and loved mother c ommenced after he gaining experience on The chaplain in 1966, seeing 341 2946. Grateful Thanks to Sacred and mother-in-law of finished his schooling at St Catholic Register, then the burnt the town's Catholic service in Vietnam before Robert (Bishop R.Healy, of Church. Carpenter: Reg fixer, Heart Our Lady and St retiring from army work in Cottesloe, W.A.), John and Ildephonsus' College New largest national Catholic w ork for builders or Jude for favours recieved. Mary Healy, Brigid and M rs Ruby Baker of 1973. USA. and he entered weekly in the Norcia owner builders. Ph me M. M. Attadale whose husband After a short period in Michael Murphy, Mary for a quote, 3905824. All 0 Holy St Jude, apostle and and Michael Burke, Jim Propaganda College Rome He left the paper in 1953 was then licensee of the Attadale parish he joined guaranteed martyr, great in virtue and and Alice Healy, Martin in 1937, being ordained to become parish priest of a reas, Pinjarra Hotel in Premier t he staff of St Mary's workmanship. York adding a new stone r ich in miracles, near and Ann Healy, and Betty, there at the end of 1942. although week that this said athedral becoming C kinsman of Jesus Christ, g randmother of 16 In spite of wartime altar to the historic old A CCOMMODATION faithful intercessor of all g randchidren (all of conditions he and a group church and tapping the others were later praised for r ecognised as an A VAILABLE who invoke your special Ireland) May She Rest in of Australians managed to local children's energies t heir work during the accomplished preacher patronage in time of need. Peace cross to Spain the following with the largest bottle drive bushfire, Father Brennan's until his retirement to Have a lovely holiday, To you, I have cause from personal courage in the Belmont last year. stay in a Jim Hassell the depth of my heart and /I FA LY (Margaret): year and make their way ever undertaken to raise crisis was never sufficiently In St Mary's Cathedral on in away .January, Passed back to Australia via church funds. lovely furnished home 3 humbly beg you to whom Ireland: loved ilkenny, K God has given such great England and the United W hen he moved to recognised by the public at Tuesday over eighty priests mins from Perth for next sister and sister-in-law of including Archbishop to nothing, a mere S7 a power to come to my Annie and Edward Healy States. In February 1944 he Pinjarra in 1958 his talent large. assistance. Help me now in He not only opened the Goody and Bishop Quinn day each, $5 a day for my loved assistant priest at came became for community work and Deed) (Both present and urgent pensioners or whatever need, and grant my earnest aunt of Norah (Dec'd) Highgate and put his energy t o the fore when local Catholic school as a celebrated his funeral Mass. y ou can afford. We give petition. In return I promise Healy, and Kath and Tom i nto the male youth DwellinguR was consumed refuge centre but personally In his homily Archbishop all the best food and to make your name known Joynes. God Bless through F oley told a large movement, establishing the by a fire that left hundreds made trip after trip N egies. S2() to your a nd cause you to be to pick up c ongregation that in a town burning the League of Catholic Youth of people homeless and IN NIFNIORIAM parish and priest. J. invoked. D.B. survivors and bring them to recent conversation with Lilleyman, 51a Lake COFFEY Denis: in loving Pinjarra, all through the Father Brennan three Monger Drive, Wemb- Grateful thanks to the Most m emory of my dear night of the fire. qualities of his priesthood disastrous Sacred Heart of Jesus for ley, 381 9672. favours granted. May thy husband whose anniversary For the next two days. she had emerged: his sense of occurred on January, 1982. said, he was the inspiration loyalty to his archbishop, You can be cured and name he praised, honoured Loving father of Patricia. and glorified throughout of the group of Pinjarra his love for the Mass, and kept well if you get a copy the world now and Maureen. Bernice, Denis, forever. May he rest in peace. of Jason Winter's famous parishioners who knocked his willingness to help book "Killing Cancer" Thanksgiving to Our Lady on doors for clothing and another priest in need. SITUATIONS $4.99 with a free diet of Perpetual Succour and food to assist people who Father Brennan is surW ANTED char:, for one week only, St Jude in obtaining a great vived by his sister Mrs Josie had lost everything. favour received through at 406 William Street or their intercession. Mary GENTLEMAN retired Some time later Father Simper of Mosman Park. ring 381 9672. Leave your Kelly. healthy good appearance Brennan was able to hold May he rest in peace. address and we will send Most Sacred Heart of seeks any interesting emboth COD $4.99. Thank Jesus, may your name be ployment -- casual temGod daily for these great p raised and glorified porary --- part-time city or throughout the world now c ountry. Clerical Backgifts. and forever. (Say nine times ground but willing to learn. a day and promise publica- Have car phone. Please ring tion). 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My gratetember, including 21 day European Tour, Airport/ ful thanks to the Sacred time You can make money Gary Ackland of Wembley and Kathryn Hall of Hotel, Airport Transfers Heart of Jesus, St Joseph. in selling cleaning pro- Wembley Downs who were married at City Beach last Saturday. and 5 nights accommoda- St Jude, St Anthony, Infant ducts. Small outlay under tion in London. Cost Jesus, St John Bosco and $ 50.00. Enquire 339 $3132.00 per person share S t Dominic Savio for 6108 before 7.30 am. twin. Bookings close 30 favours. Mercy. April 1984. Contact The Thanks to the Most Sacred Photographerforparties, Flight Shop, tel. 367 6500 Heart of Jesus. May your 21sts, weddings, reunname be praised and glor- ions, functions, groups or Marcia. ified throughout the world individual photographs. OBERAMMERGAU in- now and forever. Say nine Will do Metro and Country cluding tickets to Passion times a day for nine days a reas. Book now 339 Play and 9 day tour of Ger- and promise publication. 6108 before 7.30 am. many Austria, depart DH. The successful applicant for the position of Perth 7 August, 1984. In grateful thanks to the SPANISH TUITION by Administrative Assistant to the Executive-Secretary certified Individual teacher. Ticket valid one year. Tra- Most Sacred Heart of Jesus should be available to take up appointment no velling Singapore Airlines. and Our Lady of Perpetual instruction $14: hour. Spelater than the beginning of April, 1984. cial rates for small groups. S topover Singapore Succour for a successful The N.C.E.C. is responsible to the Australian allowed. Limited seats decision being made by our 367 6326. Episcopal Conference and acts at the national level available. Bookings close daughter. Jean. Retired professional upholson behalf of Catholic Education. A clo-e knowl29 February 1984. 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Time to learn and grow

It all began at a party. . . Recently a girl laughed and Jesus. However, we come she and her friend ridiculed before our God as weak me when I said that Chris- people, thanking Him for the gift of life. tianity was the only way. It all began at a party after Christmas comes around a friend introduced me to year after year and it is a this girl who was a commu- reminder to us that we need nist. I asked the girl is she Jesus Christ time after time, really was a communist day after day. We must realise the imporbecause I was not sure. "Yes, and communism is tance of receiving and giving the only way,- she replied. J esus to others in the Idisagreed,andimmediate- Eucharist. Because, every ly stie asked me for my human has a heart that opinion of the 'only way'. hungers for something The answer she got, "I deeper in life than "Coke is believe Christianity is the it- videos, latest clothing, drink, certificates and so on. only way." The little conversation has Jesus Christ is that somegiven me something to think thing that we need to keep on especially during Christ- alive. May we receive Christ on His birthday into ourmas. At the party my words selves, our families and may have come off the top homes. For it is in Christ of my head, but also I know that we will find a rejuvenathat deep in my heart I tion of happiness and peace believe Christ is our only on His birthday and on every day. direction. But in our human weakness you and I do not always act JUSTIN BIANCHINI as though we believe in YOKINE YCW.

Left to right: Nicole Cutler, Paulinne Franklin, Patrick Franklin, Sue Wallwork. Preparation will soon be under way for the next Antioch training weekend to be held at Nedlands on March 9-11. Some of the young people to be involved as co-ordinators are pictured at left. The purpose of the weekend is a chance to take time out to really find out more about ourselves. We all have pretty busy lives; school, study, sports, job, weekend schedule, etc . . . and this weekend is a "time out" . . . a time of discovery. . . a chance to grow. It's a chance to discover more about ourselves . . . who we are, who we want to be and where we are headed. It's a chance to discover more about Jesus, who He is and, more importantly, who He is in our lives. And it's a chance for us to grow, individually, to grow closer to Jesus and to each other.

Youth meal underway Youth Appeal 84, now in its second yt4r, is off and running. The last four months have been spent organising the ground rules and conditions for the appeal which involves both a door knock on A ugust 19 and an appeal to business h ouses of Western Australia. W hile Anglican Youth, Youth Hostels and Youth Encounter have withdrawn from t his year's Appeal, o ther groups have boosted the number of participating groups to

a mockery of life . • How or why it happened, I'll never know. I'm not even sure of exactly when it happened. AllIknow is that it did — conception. The margin between life and non-life is thin, murky, indistinct. I was floating somehwere, a soul existing but not living, suspended by invisible threads in some other universe, a dimension of non-being. And then it happened, the plunging, that ecstatic leap from the abyss of eternal night into a realm of life and reality. I was conceived. Something is wrong.I sense it. The halo of life bathing me is disturbed, tampered with, even worse — vandalised. Time is passing, an eerie sensation of progressive experiences and changes, of growth, entwined to form life. I can feel movement stirring about my soul.Iam building a body, a container of flesh and bone to encase my floating spirit. It is clammy, unnatural; not what my instincts expect. I can feel appendages protrude and grow from my torso yet there is something else. Not a limb, but a long thin tube passing liquid and nutrient into my placid body. it is alien, unfriendly, pumping without feeling. Like everything else, there is no warmth, no peace — no love. And then I scream in terror! The black universe I an engulfed in is unfeeling, non-living. I am not within my mother's womb but trapped in a watery coffin, choking me in on all sides!

A universe of dark shadows flickering before me, spectres of beings like myself glaring through the transparent walls. There is one image I see frequently. It is of a human face, or something resembling one, for its shape, contours and ridges are similar to what I feel surrounding my own mind. It is a face I have never seen before, how could I, yet Iknow it as if intimately linked to the soul lurking behind it. The face appears regularly. My vision grows acute. I gaze at the apparition piercing through the bubbling waters. I feel aware of its mind, its thoughts. My being suddenly explodes with realisation. The entity I stare at is ME! The physical features vastly differ, but it is the soul within that belongs to me. This is the structure, the incomprehensibly large structure I was once a part of, still a part of. I have denied my individuality. The sanctity of my life has been vandalised, ravaged, toyed with. I am a Clone! I want to leave, leave this life — no it is not life this thing I exist — it is a mockery of life. I want to return to that twilight stateI was abducted from. I want to Die! (From the Queensland Newman Society Newsletter)

10 at this stage. Involvement of the Police and Citizens Youth Clubs has been encouraging to date. With a bit of lock we will have police cars as escorts for the thousands of dollars that Youth groups will collect on August 19. The Catholic groups p articipating are: Y oung Christian Workers, Catholic Parish Youth, Antioch Youth Movement and Geraldton Youth. The monies collected by the Antioch Youth Movement will aid the Youth Formation Centre at Gidgegannup. The two spin offs from the Appeal is that those engaged in working with young people have an opportunity to meet one another and as a collective, we can publicise the work of the voluntary agencies.

instalment was due by January 17. The first batch of letters making an appeal to business houses will be in the post this week. This is an appeal to the general public; it is an opportunity for those who never grace .the inside of a church to make a contribution to the work of voluntary

youth organisations. One of my dilemmas last year was to repeatedly explain that this appeal does not replace our annual appeal to the parishes in support of the youth apostolate, but whilst schools and parishes in support of the youth apostolate, but whilst schools and parishes can donate to

the appeal. the real object of the exercise is to get arms and legs out there on August 19, doorknocking the public rather than our churches and parishes who are already heavily burdened by in-house appeals. What we need is 21 / hours of their 2 time on a particular Sunday in August.

Benefit Even those not part of the Appeal should reap some benefit as the needs and projects of young people are presented to the public. Last year's Appeal grossed over S60.000 but cost half as much to run, so that over S30,000 was shared by seven participating groups. The significant difference from last year's Appeal is that the doorknock money collected on the actual day of A ugust 19 will be divided according to the effort put in by the individual groups. This should be an incentive for each group to work to capacity. A temporary office has been set up at the Cardijn Centre and a phone installed. The participating Levy for the Appeal is S1,000 and the first

Jenny Binks, Heather Rankin, Wendy Rule and ToddEamshaw discuss the appeal with Father Jegorow.

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Praying in hard times Stephen was on trial for his life. Enemies had lied about him. They said he broke God's law and taught others to turn against God. Stephen stood alone before his judge. His accusers shouted insults at him. The members of the court stared at him. puzzled. Stephen seemed very much at peace. "Is what they say about you true?" the judge asked Stephen. "Have you done the things they accuse you of?" "My brothers." Stephen answered. He looked slowIy around the whole courtroom before continuing. Everyone listenedhard,: am not guilty of turningpeople against God. God has been good to me and to all of us. God led us out of Egypt to freedom. the Lord was with our fathers in the desert. God gave us this land and raised up David as our king. Ilove and thank the Lordfor so many favours." Stephen stoppedfor a moment. He took a deep hreath, looked straight at the judge, then at his accusers, and slowly looked into the eyes of each person in the court. "No," he continued, "it is notIwho am guilty of turning against God It is you who have done so." Everyone was angry with Stephen. They frowned and scowled at him. The Holy Spirit was with Stephen. He looked up to the sky and saw Jesus standing there with God. "Look," Stephen shouted. "I see an opening in the sky.Isee Jesus standing there with God" The whole courtroom seemed to explode with anger. Everyone was shouting and screaming. Then they rushed at Stephen. They began.to heat him. They knocked him down and dragged him through the city streets. They dragged him outside the city walls. They left Stephen standing there all alone. Then they began to take off their cloaks. They piled their cloaks in a stack at the feet of a young man named Saul. Then they picked up big rocks and threw them at Stephen. As the stones hit Stephen all over his body, he began to pray out loud "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." . The rocks continued to strike his wounded body. 1 Finally Stephen fell to his knees in pain. He knelt there on the ground as they kept throwing stones at him. He prayed in a loud voice. "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." Just as he finished his prayer, Stephen slumped to the ground. He breathed his last breath and died. Those who stoned him picked up their cloaks and went silently to their homes, wondering how he could pray for them.

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A Shorter Morning And Evening Prayer, F rom the Divine Office, published by Melbourne, Monsignor Leone, and printed in Office of the Dead and the Memorial of the Blessed Collins, $9.95. Ralph Brown of Westmins- Japan.

ter, Cardinal Freeman, It contains the four week Virgin on Saturday. There Reviewed by Rev Frank approved by the hierar- Psalter for Laudes Matuti- is then a great variety of Mecham, PP in the Aus- chies of Australia, Eng- nae (Morning Prayer) and prayer possible for lay tralasian Catholic Record land, Wales, Ireland, Sco- Vesperae (Evening Prayer), people, it is a fine introducFew books have a more tland, approved for use in extracts from the Proper of tion to the Divine Office, a international recommen- the countries as far apart the Seasons eg Lent, form of prayer for meetings In The Dorian Mode — A Life of John dation than this one, as Ghana, India, New Zea- Christmas etc, Feasts of and for inter church Gray: 1866-1934, by Brocard Sewell, Father Dennis J Hart of land, Singapore and Sierra the Lord, some Saints, the groups; it is ideal as a

published by Tabb House (18 pounds sterling). Reviewed by F H Amphlett Micklewright in The Catholic Herald.

The status of Father Brocard Sewell as a student of the 1890s and of the contemporary literary movement will be enhanced very considerably by this volume.

pocket companion for travellers. This slim and neat volume is beautifully produced. It has more than 500 pages so necessarily the print is small, but as it is for use for short periods it is quite acceptable. Highly recommended for personal use, or as a gift which will deepen appreciation of Liturgical prayer — don't miss it.

ife but a dream

Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. Jung, published by Flamingo, $8.95. Reviewed Although some correspondence had already been by Roslyn Ross. published and poems by John Gray have appeared in

"The frank revelations of the innermost life of one anthologies, there was still every need for a full biography explorers of the human mind." So reads of the poet who became one of Edinburgh's outstanding of the greatest blurb on the back cover of this fascinating book. the priests. Catholic For anyone at all interested in psychology, Jung's Father Sewell has performed this task and has dreams and reflections make colourful provided the student with a biography which places memories, reading. It gets to be heavy going at times because more Canon Gray in his proper setting, and which will recall space is devoted to dreams than either memories or his figure from the half-forgotten state into which it was reflections, and what dreams they are! in danger of drifting. These are no ordinary contortions of the sleeping mind. Born in 1866, John Gray came of working-class Jung, it seems staged three-act melodramas and parentage, and left school at an early age to become Hollywood style epics complete with winged creatures a trade lad at Woolwich Arsenal. But his interests lay and murder most foul while he was in the land of nod. in the poetical and cultural movements of the time and Whatever you think of dreams and how they reflect Gray owed his education to his own application and man, you must admire his single-minded humility, the reading. He managed to secure entry to the Foreign his desire for truth and his unwavering search for meaning were those of civil servant and his years as a Office, in a hostile and often confusing world. his own development as a poet. His acquaintanceships in the literary world was expanding, and he was, for a short while, one of the :circle of young Litterateurs who gathered around the growing fame of Oscar Wilde. It was Wilde who subsidised the publication of Gray's first volume of verse, Silverpoints, which appeared in 1892. But Gray 'was already suspicious of the trends which showed themselves in Wilde, and the beginning of a lifelong friendship and literary collaboration with the wealthy and cultured Jew, Raffalovich, drew him away from the Wilde circle. The Wilde debacle in 1895 scattered the aesthetic circle. Some, rebounding from the gospel of Hedonism, sought refuge in the Catholic Church. Aubrey Beardsley, Ernest Dowson and Lionel Johnson were among the converts of this period. Both Gray and Raffalovich were among these who turned to catholicism. John Gray decided to go further still and enter the priesthood. He made various inquiries but, after a rejection by the Oratorians at Brompton, he seems to have decided to leave London for good. Acting on the advice of Mons (later Cardinal) Merry de Val and of Raffalovich, he became a student at the Scots College at Rome. The strict and ordered life must have been a trial for one of so unusual a background but Gray proved an assiduous student, even though his health was in danger For Jung, the dream means much more than of breaking down. In the end, the Bishop of St Andrew's our brain keeps busy with while we are 'something sent him and Scotland him to recalled and Edinburgh sleeping.' It is, he says, a way for the unconscious to to the Edinburgh slum parish of St Patrick, Cowgate. get in touch with the conscious. Listen to your dreams. This is the message, and in trying to unravel them you may well begin to unravel yourself. He was a remarkable man. The praise rings high -'a master physician of the soul in his insights, a profound sage in his conclusions, a true prophet.' For anyone who dares to look within, Jung is required reading. His conversations and letters from Freud make fascinating reading as well. The lesson soon learned is that even the great psycho-analysts have their own fears. foibles and frustrations. Until near the end of his long life, Jung steadfastly refused to attempt the autobiography which his friends and disciples urged him to write and his admirers The Cowgate was Gray's only curacy. Raffalovich had throughout the world hoped for from him. What he had to say, he maintained, was to be found been in close touch with him over the years, and he now made a definite proposal. He would come to live in the 20 volumes of his professional writings: and in in Edinburgh and would build a church in the select any event he did not believe that men were capable of district of Morningside over which Gray could preside recording truth about themselves. However, in 1957 he agreed to provide his friend and as parish priest. St Peter's came into being and Gray drew an interested assistant of many years' standing, Aniela Jaffe, with the necessary material and exercise a responsible supervision and cultured congregation. Gray retained a strikingly handsome and ascetic over what she wrote. Soon the task so fascinated him that he began doing appearance and he was much valued as a spiritual the writing himself; and the manuscript as he left it on director. R affalovich died suddenly on Ash Wednesday, 1934, his death in 1961 is very largely from his own hand. This is entirely so of the earlier chapters where he and Canon Gray took the funeral of his old friend on a bitterly cold day. He contracted a chill, which is thought describes the intense experiences of youth that led him to have laid the seeds of his last illness. The loss of to a career which gained him his enduring fame, and Raffalovich was something from which he could not of the later chapters in which he makes known what he had never revealed before of his intimate experiences recover and he died on June 14. Gray was a very remarkable man and an outstanding of the divine and his meditations upon the Incarnation, disciple of those who understood the essential relation- the Trinity and the other great Christian mysteries. But even the middle chapters, which describe his ship which must exist between Catholicism, art and culture. His gifts were of a kind that left an important professional activities, the development of the Jungian legacy which the Church of today should still cherish psychology, his travels in search of insight into the minds of remote and primitive peoples, were carefully revised and nurture. Once again, may we thank Father Brocard Sewell for and often reworded by himself. The result is a unique memoir of the inner life of an excellent biography which rescues Gray's memory a great and original genius. from the limbo of the half-forgotten.

Strict and ordered life was a trial

Jung in his study shortly before his death

Wisdom And Law In The Old Testament: The ordering of Life in Israel and early Judaism, by J oseph Blenkinsopp, OUP, published by Oxford Bible Series (3.50 pounds Sterling). Reviewed by Rabbi Jonathan Magone in The Universe. What a pleasure to find a book that takes seriously the meaning and importance of "law" within the Hebrew Bible. Professor Blenkinsopp has tackled two of the areas of biblical tradition that seem most remote to us, "law" and "wisdom" and tried to relate them to the nature of biblical society and its evolution from tribal groupings to a national state and empire to a theocracy. The story does not end there for these materials helped shape both early Judaism and Christianity. From the proverbs and distilled wisdom of the

Tackling law and wisdom tribal elders that gave a value system to their society, he leads us through the sophisticated education of the scribal class created to run the new administration and diplomatic circles of the nation. He explores theories about the origins of Israelite law and the various codifications t hat emerged in response to reforming movements and, particularly, to the Babylonian exile. He then attempts to draw these two strands of biblical thought together. To do justice to his topic Professor Blenkinsopp has virtually to take us through the entire state of modern scholarship on such difficult matters as the dating and provenance of the Book of Deuteronomy, the values and purposes of the "priestly source".

So this book is a helpful introduction to the current state of critical theory, though because it is aimed at a lay audience, those who would like to argue the case with him will find the lack of references somewhat frustrating. Are the Ten Commandments really dependent for their formulation on prophetic views, when h e notes that the prophets themselves cite earlier legal materials? What is the relationship between Israelite "case law" and the similar materials in other legal codes of the Middle East? The questions are endless — and so they should be in a book that is both informative and stimulating. Professor Blenkinsopp shows understanding of, and sympathy towards, the later development within Judaism of these two streams of teaching.

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Some might call Marriage Encounter a crash course in effective communication techniques for married couples but that definition de-glamorises an exciting and challenging experience which has to be lived and learned. This is the opinion of Worldwide Marriage Encounter couple, Peter and Veronica Dymond, of Lesmurdie.

A crash course in communication for couples

couple, the relationship of " The Marr iage the couple with God, and Encounter weekend is the mission of the couple a time for Catholic spreading the love of God couples to set aside to the world. temporarily family, job, D o you have to be home, friends and all Catholic? other responsibilities, Because the ultimate aim a nd concentrate of Marriage Encounter is the renewal of the Catholic entirely on each other Church, preference is given a nd on the i r t o couples where both r elationship," they partners are Catholic. said. There are, however, a 'The emphasis of the c ertain number of w eekend is on reservations made for c ornmunicat ion couples where only one between husband and partner is Catholic. If then, wife. It is NOT a retreat, t houghts and feelings What is the purpose of to bring Catholic couples to s ubsequent vacancies the realisation of their occur, they can be allotted m arriage cl inic, concerning that question. Marriage Encounter? sensitivity course or Then they return to the Marriage Encounter is personal stake and value in to couples of other faiths. conference room for the aimed at the renewal of the the renewal of the Church. Its purpose is twofold: the marriage counselling. " A Marr iage following presentation; this Catholic Church, and seeks phases: the individual, the reawakening or reassurance Encounter weekend is therefore only for good WORLD-W1DE marriages.MARRIAGE They went on to answer ENCOUNTER some of the questions frequently asked about Marriage Encounter. W hat happens at a M arriage Encounter weekend? A series of talks is given by a Catholic team of three AS I HAVE LOVED YOU couples and a priest. After Then I realised I really was angry with by CELESTE KEARNEY each talk, time is allotted s imple pattern of myself. I had not recognised I had changed, NC News Service for personal reflection on a presentation, personal and so had the children. I t was going to be a wonderful question posed at the end reflection and private Next Christmas would be different, I Christmas. Everyone was coming home. of each talk. Following this d iscussion is used decided. the holidays. together for would all be We t period, each hroughout the reflection whole The following year, as I drove each one One by one, the children had left home couple goes to the privacy weekend. home from the airport, I said, "I'm so glad of their own room to share The talks of the weekend to go to university and then to work. It w ith each other their are given through four you're home. This is a vacation for you. had been nice this past year, my husband

Talking beats other presents

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Race One: 1 Nefertiti. 2 Race Six: 1 Mullewa's Khana's Flash. 3 Hammer Idol. 2 Lady Lillee. 3 Blue on Home. Image. Race Two: 1 Vacant Site. 2 Race Seven: 1 Flying Rawita. 3 Dynamite Duke. General. 2 Nero Wolfe. 3 Race Three: 1 Ginger Blue Image. Eagle. 2 Superstar. 3 Sal's Race Eight: 1 Chic Cola. 2 Super Son. Tidi Level. 3 Hot Risk. Race Four: 1 Watchem Race Nine: 1 Black Boy. 2 Ripper's Pick. 3 Cannon. 2 Matt's Busy's Bullet. Marouda. 3 Dolly Cola. Race Five: 1 Supreme Race Ten: 1 Lunar Ace. 2 Carmen. 2 Aulfee. 3 Lady Temlock. 3 Diamond Akkabar. Speck.

I'd like it to be a vacation for me, a happy time for us all. "I really like to prepare meals for us all, but when I do, I'd like you to clean up. Once in a while I'd like you to cook. When you do, I'll clean up.- And we discussed ways to share some of the other chores as well. 'This way we can spend more time together," I said. The answers were immediate, clear and simple. "Right on, Mum. Of course we'll do that.It worked. It wasn't easy for me at first. Often I'd go to bed before them, closing my eyes to a kitchen still a mess from dinner. But never once did I come down in the morning to dirty dishes. I scheduled a date with each of the four of them, a time and place and activty when just the two of us would be together, away from the hustle, bustle and competitive conversation of a family of six. Those were precious times for me and for each of them as we shared ourselves adult to adult. I made sure I had some quiet time alone each day, something I was very much used to in their absence and found important. Just as I asked them to respect my need for privacy, I respected theirs. Christmas holidays have never been better since then. I'm so glad the good old Mum doesn't live here any more, and I think my family is, too.

and I alone in the house. But I couldn't imagine Christmas with just the two of us. So Christmas presents were flights home, from as far away as Hawaii. I made lists of things to do, activities to schedule, meals to plan, items to buy. It was exciting and sort of like the old days. The shelves in the kitchen filled up, packages went under the bed and into the closet, bedrooms were opened and beds long empty received fresh sheets and blankets. Everthing was going to be perfect. One by one, I collected them from the airport. But very soon I was aware of feeling unsettled and tense in my own house. Unexplainable anger simmered beneath my smiles and chatter. The holidays unfolded in a beehive of activity. Finally they started to leave, and as I made the trips back to the airport, I felt myself sighing with relief. A cloud of guilt hung over me. What kind of mother was I, anyway? Didn't I love my children? Then I realised what I had done. When they were away, I trusted my children to lead their own lives, feed themselves, clean up after themselves. When they came home, I took over all that, telling myself they were on vacation. I set things up so they were just like the old days.

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Melbourne report Melbourne Carnival Race Talk with Rod Evans Report A s team members B ROADWAY SHOW EILYS JOY ran a good first gradually find their way looked unlucky when a first up race when 4th to Alfs back to Perth, news of the up second to newcomer Top elect in the Coca Cola r ecent carnival in Operator in the Taurina Sprint. This mare has Melbourne filters through. Spa Handicap at Ascot on shown ability in the past Evidently it was well Saturday. This colt has now and looks to have come conducted and organised run second at his first two b ack for a succesful and enjoyed by those who starts but should soon open campaign. attended. his winning account. JECKALE showed that his A s expected the home SAOIRSE was a certainty eastern states form was t eam took off the beaten when a fast finishing good when finishing second A rchbishop's Shield. second ( 1/2 len) to Bell to Jemoyn, at his first WA Evergreen Phil Harkin of Zvornik. Saoirse looks to start in Saturday's Welter. Victoria won the men's have plenty of potential and If this galloper improves he individual trophy again and if you follow this horse will will be hard to beat in future after some controversy, soon record a victory. WA starts. details of which are not to

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hand, Karen Dwyer of won by Brunett Lenkic of Queensland was declared South Au- tralia. Those winner of the ladies' trophy. who atten(Aed the last Perth The men unfortunately did carnival will remember that not enjoy the same success. her sister Ann later married The WA girls fared quite Peter Doherty. well finishing only behind Victoria and Queensland. The St Joseph Pignatelli The overall team placings Club from Attadale is w ere 1 Victoria, 2 planning an anniversary Queensland, 3 NSW, 4 WA, celebration on Sunday 5 SA, 6 Tasmania. February 12. They are WA just failed to head anxious that all past NSW by a handful of members attend. Those games. All the visiting interested should contact teams had some difficulty Marlene Verga 3306061. adjusting to the brick dust More information will be surface. published as it comes to The Queen Quest title was hand.

Peter and Veronica Diamond. o f the intimacy and as many couples as closeness of husband and possible. Towards the end wife; and the strengthening of the weekend, you will be o f awareness of the given a blank envelope and Sacrament of Matrimony a sked to make an and its goals of fostering anonymous contribution - love and service to the that way, no-one knows immediate family, our how much anyone else parish family and Catholic contributes. The invitation people at large, as well as to participate in a weekend the family of human life is extended to all, regardless everywhere. of financial position. A $10 The dreams and hopes of registration deposit is Worldwide Marriage r equired to ensure Encounter are that the reservations. world can be changed; that people start or continue to believe in their own worth; that families live in hope that respect for life, caring for each other and family unity are not gone or old fashioned; that couples believe in the sanctity and beauty of marriage as a God-given gift of one person to another, to be enjoyed and cherished. AS I HAVE LOVED YOU As well as strengthening the ideal of marriage, it When and where are the) emphasises its true dignity held? and worth in opposition to They are held on most. t he rather depressing weekends from Friday picture painted by our 20th evening beginning with century. "check-in" at 7.30pm and closing with Mass at Is there any group approximately 5pm on discussion? S unday afternoon. No! The presentations of Normally, the weekends are the weekend are given to the conducted at a Retreat group as a whole, but after House. each talk husband and wife C oming weekends: have time in the privacy of February 10-12, North their own room for their Perth; March 23-25, own personal discussion. Bunbury, April 6-8, North Perth; June 1-3, North Perth. What does it cost? The Worldwide Marriage Booking details. Encounter movement is a For bookings call: Colin recognised apostolate of the & Kath Mitchell, 6 Catholic Church, and as T urramurra Way, such endeavours to bring Greenwood WA 6024. the encounter weekend to Telenhone• 09-44R 4624.

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