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BIG INTEREST IN SHROUD OF TURIN A 40 minute interview on the shroud of Turin had brought an uprecedented number of calls to the 6KY switchboard, Father Brian Morrison said this week. A two week display of Brooks Institute photographs of the shroud has opened at the Commonwealth Bank, 150 St George's Terrace, near William St.
Radio 6KY inundated with phone c allers
The exhibition includes two full scale reproductions of the shroud as it looks and the vital negative image that reveals so much detail. T he Brooks Institute photographs of 1978 subjected the image to every kind of photographic test t o try and detect the process by which the image had occurred on the shroud. The research has concluded the image on the shroud is of a real human f orm and is not the work of an artist. T he bloodstains are human haemoglobin and the image is probably the result of a natural chemical process that "developed" over time.
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Women's nghts awareness finds its mark earlier and earlier . Accompanying a colouring competition entry, nine year old Phillippa Farrell of Karrinyup wrote of the contest picture: "It's amazing that there wasn't any women listening to Jesus. Perhaps they were all at home doing the chores or tending to their baby.Of course, the women were there, but they were always portrayed as an anonymous group in the background.
Women certainly played a very important part in Jesus' life, it is the writers of the Gospels who have chosen not to tell us about them. In a bid to set things right this week's Bible Story on Page 14 tells of some of the women who followed Jesus and listened to Him
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The opening of the Joseph Cooke Hostel at Rossmoyne was an occasion for the Church to rejoice that the project had happened, Archbishop Foley said after he blessed the Thomas Perrott Retirement Village last Sunday. The complex was officially opened by the Minister for Social Services, Senator Grimes before a large audience which included the national executive of the Knights of the Southern Cross who sponsor Southern Cross Homes.
• RIGHT: Archbishop Foley and Father Brian Morrison pictured discussing the negative reproduction of the shroud which reveals many details.
-We must accept the reality of aged people in our society," Archbishop Foley said. "There was a time when only a few recognised their presence and did something about it. "More recently the whole community is geared towards recognising a more active ageing of people. that the aged people still have a mission and a part to play, and something to give the younger ones in our midst. "We have to recognise the continuity and interdependence of these groups if we are to be a Christian community. :40k.
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• Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace looks at National Service legislation. See page 2.
• Bishop Quinn opens new Carmelite monastery at Gelorup, near Bunbury. Ste Pat Hay's story, pages 4 and 5.
• Bishop McKeon asks "Could Father Gore be guilty?" and gives reasons for his answer. See page 3.
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Accept reality of the aged "At Rossmoyne we have something which is a witness to that belief and to the way we deal with others," he said. Archbishop Foley thanked the Pallottine order for making available the land on whch the Thomas Perron Village has been established. Pointing out the three Southern Crass villages in WA at North Perth, Embleton and Rossmoyne now housed 120 residents, he noted Southern Cross Homes catered nationally for 2700 residents, II(X) of them in South Australia. He noted the concept of Southern Cross Homes had been developed in Western Australia before spreading to other states. "It is a wonderful Australian example of people with professional skills working in an honorary capacity giving time to the service of others, —this includes board members and the people who work in the villages to make them happy places in which to live, where people are challenged to be creative in the latter years of their life." He praised the contribution made by Mr Thomas Perron after whom the village is named, and also that the name Joseph Cooke was a tribute to a man who had been great in Australia, great on the state scene and great in the Church. He praised his work in the union movement and for his integrity and loyalty in all his actions as a Catholic. Archbishop Foley said he was heartened by the remarks of Senator Grimes on the integrated service the government seeks to give for the aged.
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Objection canbe moral option SYDNEY — The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace supports not only the right of an individual to object conscientiously to all war but also selective conscientious objection as a valid moral option. Mr Chris Sidoti, national secretary of the commission said this when releasing a submission it made on the National Service Amendment Bill to the Senate Standing Committee on Constitution and Legal Affairs. The theory of the just war, he said, did not permit all means of waging war.
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Hence not only must the individual be satisfied the criteria for a just war were fulfilled in order to be involved but indeed the strategies and the tactics a nd the personal actions of the combatants during the course of the war must be just and legitimate. Combatants must apply their consciences to an assessment of the legitimacy of their orders. The commission. which had already developed a comprehensive policy on World Disarmament, made the following recommendations: • the National Service Act 1951-1973 be amended as proposed in the National Service Amendment Bill 1983.
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National Service review
• the National Service Amendment Bill 1983 be amended to provide for the right of conscientious objection to particular acts within war. • other appropriate Commonwealth legislation he amended to provide for thc right of conscientious objection Co particular acts within war. • since the community may require alternative community service of the conscientious objector. the National Service Act should clearly set out the limits of alternative service which can he required.
Strategies • the Commonwealth foster study and education on the development of strategies for peace, on conflict resolution, non-violent resistance and education for peace and the relationship of these to ethical approaches to war (including the just war approach and pacifism) and the duty of the State to provide for the defence of its citizens. It is very important studies in peace be encouraged as part of the curricula in all Australian schools. It is also important the proposed Australian Peace and Development Research Institute be established to implement these proposals. • the commitment of Australian troops, beyond a short emergency period, should be vested in the Federal Parliament alone, as the Federal Parliament is the primary authority in our system of government. Copies of the submission can be obtained from the office of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, 154 Elizabeth Street, Sydney at $1.00 each plus postage.
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In preparation for the conferences on hearing disability, Helen Rowlands and Lyn Wright fix curtains at the Emmanuel Centre houses that will accommodate the 20 delegates who are coming from the eastern states.
Should you shout at a deaf person? Should you make gestures or leave the newspaper open at the advertisement for hearing aids? To be told "you are deaf" is often taken as an insult by those who through age or defect at birth, find their hearing is not as good as it used to be, or could be. The struggle to deal with deafness in the f amily, parish and at work is extremely difficult. The needs of aged deafened people and ways to help them are among the topics to be discussed at the National Catholic Conference of the Catholic Association for deaf and hearing impaired people of Australia which will be held in Perth from April 5-8. To many, "deafness" is that hidden handicap ignored or found too difficult to deal with. The conference will address itself to the question of aged deaf. Many of those are shut away in homes for the aged, their problems and needs; the enormous break-down in marriages among deaf and hearing impaired; a common religious sign language dictionary; and the unmet needs of deaf adolescents who find
Seminar to hear of ideas it so difficult to be accepted into the local parish youth group, to get a job, find accommodation and to accept their deafness, not as a punishment from God for sin, or sin of their parents, but as, as quite often is the case, a medical mystery. Further information about the conferences can be obtained from your parish priest or by contacting Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, East Perth. Telephone 328 8113.
Too many people opting out Too many people tended to opt out of a crisis situation within the family instead of trying to resolve their difficulties, a seminar at New Norcia was told last week.
Avoiding a crisis
"If there is a good relationship between husband, wife and children a crisis can have the effect of bringing the entire family closer together," said Mrs Maureen Chamberlain, counsellor of Centrecare in Perth. Mrs Chamberlain, who is also co-ordinator of Natural Family Planning, said she was very optimistic about family life. "I don't think the family is dying, but if there are problems we must help people in those situations to try and cope with them," she added. Stress and pain within family relationships were not very new phenomena.
By DOM FRANCIS BYRNE OSB "There are different pressures today operating within our society," said Mrs Chamberlain. "It is hard for many people not to be influenced by materialistic values these days." "We tend to look hack to previous decades and centuries and think what a golden age it was then and fail to recognise that it, too, had attendant problems. "It is no use shying away from difficulties. We must help people to face them and resolve them if we can. Another speaker on the subject "Breakdown in Fam-
ily Relationships" was Miss Margaret Collopy, family counsellor at Centrecare. The venue was St Gertrude's College, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The secretary of the New Norcia Parish Council, Mrs Pat Whitely said she was delighted with the response to the seminar. The participants came from Moora, Wongan Hills, Bindoon, Piawaning, Mogumber and other districts around New Norcia. Father Anthony (Awls OSB introduced the speakers.
GORE CASE: Bishop McKeon poses a question. . . and then answers it... Before I left Sydney for Manila, a priest friend asked if it could be possible Father Brian Gore was guilty — that he was involved. The priest asked this question because of the attitude that has developed in the West asking whether perhaps these priests like Father Gore belong to a rebel group or perhaps are tainted with communism because in the Philippines some people brand those enthusiastically on the side of the poor as reds. I was saddened by the priest's question at first, but then I was glad because it gave me a question for which I would have to find a very clear answer. The first person I met was Cardinal Sin of Manila, and he was solid in his belief these men were not guilty. Liter I met some eight bishops and literally thousands of people in different parts of the country. Everywhere it was the same. Bishops priests religious and laity were on the side of the innocence of those men because they have seen what is happening in other situations. Then I sat in the court and heard the so-called 'witnesses' — knowing their background. But I asked myself: If I did not know that background. I could easily believe he was telling the truth, because of their detail describing the meeting of one witness and his father in the church, what the two priests were supposed to have said, and
Is Father Brian Gore Guilty??? state witness, subjecting them to third degree and training to give evidence.
Bishop McKeon chats with Father Brian Gore in Father Gore's cell at Bacolod prison. where they sat in the van. But I also knew this very man himself was charged with the murder of the mayor — but was given immunity on condition he
would testify. I also knew, as everybody knows. Father O'Brien was 5(X) miles away on the occasion of the ambush. And he has a list of very prominent witnesses to prove it — just as Father Gore has a list of witnesses to say on that occasion he was in his presbytery. What clinched the argument for me was the realisation the military was taking in those who turned
One witness was asked if he knew Father Gore well. When he said yes, he was asked to point to Father Gore in the court. He went over and put his hand on Father Gore's super • ior. Just before I left I personally met the young 23 year old man who was taken in by the military on January 2-, and told he would be charged for a recent murder — but that the charge would be dropped if he testified He described his four days of torture by the military, the beltinp with rifle butts, and he visibly trembled as he told me the final act when a revolver was put in his mouth and he was told they would blow his head off it he refused. He refused and he was put back into gaol. Bishop Fortich. a great defender of the Negru. Nine, took the man's parents to .the court and received habeas corpus. But the man would not dare go back to the mountains so he is now a guest in the house of Bishop Fortich.
Church alive, going well A poster in the Philippines demanding the release of the "Negros Nine".
On my sixth visit to the Philippines I have never seen the Church so vibrant, alive and full of hope, in spite of everything.
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Those men are standing out and the Filipinos know they are standing before the world as witnesses to the Church's care for the poor. Never has the Church in the Philippines stood out so clearly as identifying with the poor. The response of rich and poor to this is magnificent. People who were proud to Catholics would be approach me and say this and they were not all poor people. A man in the sugar business said: "I always loved priests, but now I love them more than ever." I was welcomed everywhere because I had appeared in the paper as an observer at the trial of the priests. A priest attached to the social justice office said every day the priests spent in prison was a day spent in building up the Church.
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ABOVE: Judge Legaspi, who is presiding over the trial of Father Gore, Father O'Brien, Father Dangan and the six layworkers. BELOW: Bishop McKeon, in the Philippines as an observer for the Australian Bishops' Conference.
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Gore he had ordained in Perth. On the advice of the Columban superior, McKeon Bishop obtained official back-
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Bishop Quinn stresses points in welcoming nuns
Carmelites bringing benefits to diocese
Lent is first and foremost a time of personnel conversion and reform. Perhaps that is why so many people can't see the sense of it. They do not know what is wrong with themselves. On the other hand the hundreds of people preparing for Baptism over the recent months know what a change is about to take place in their lives when they embrace Christ and the Church in the Easter celebration. They are not necessarily worse sinners than the rest. In fact, they are likely to be people of deep integrity who have had a long personal struggle to hear and follow the call of Christ. But they are realists and they will be very sincerely renouncing the devil and all the other attractions of sin. The rest of the Holy Saturday flock — depressingly sparse, in spite of the 30 year reform of this beautiful ceremony — will cast around in their minds for a few sins that can be cast off without too much rocking of the spiritual boat. If John the Baptist were available he would be able to stand beside the running water and fire a few broadsides at the personal sins of his listeners and at the social crimes crying out for God's attention. He would perform best after the evening news programmes on television and he would have plenty of ammunition if he carried a current newspaper in his hand He would have a few well chosen words for the monstrous sums spent on the arms race while the economies of poor countries are ground into the dust of poverty and virtual famine; which demands more than piously jumping up and down over the super powers' nuclear confrontation. He would not miss observing that the same profitable trading in non-nuclear arms is causing a rash of running sores such as in the Lebanon, Central America, the several states in Africa and the simmering civil wars in a dozen other places. Most of these wars are alleged to be taking place in the name of liberation - a very scriptural word indeed, until it is asked who is liberating whom and what is the next round of slavery in store for those who are liberated, if the last 40 years is anything to go by. He would notice the way those sinful wars and campaigns are served up on television so that the watchers can feel appropriately disgusted at the bloodshed they witness but can neatly turn off their consciences by saying it would never happen here and that it would be different if we were running the world. His hearers would perk up a little at the mention of money because high interest rates do touch the personal pocket --- the lack of them for the greedy investor and the height of them for the borrower. But the eyes glaze over at the realisation of the enormous sums being borrowed to pay the interest on the debts that major developing countries already cannot afford to repay. Yet money is such a commodity in today's world that countries and states are clamouring to offer financial homes to its traders. Without it the miracle resources of metals and primary industries cannot move. But sins of that order are for consciences of that order and no individual person would be troubled by such disorders.
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The section of the chapel that accommodates the sisters is separated by an open screen.
Design traditions In designing the Gelorup convent architect, Iris Rossen kept in mind the tradition of the historic monasteries and related it to a new country and a new era The poverty and dignity of Christ are embodied in a building without carpets, without curtains and face brickwork Squared windows replace the pointed and timber posted verandahs replace the arched cloisters but the same essence is there Visitors' quarters have a little more comfort but carry on the spirit of the convent with shady verandahs. The ceiling of the chapel and choir is finished in pine
That is, until it is reported that the Australian coffers are short on the vast amounts of taxation revenue that has disappeared into the abyss of tax avoidance. The respectable rottenness of financial swindling is matched only by the rottenness of those who have now found profit in drug running, prostitution and pornography and other self interest rackets. Some could claim that their score card is clear so far. It is still only the other people who are guilty of these faults and if governments have now been co-erced into giving a boost to the prostitution industry and bowing out of the homosexual disapproval it's only what the electorate wants — and that means everybody. . . The spotlight of sin moves closer to home, to the families breaking up, to the single parents putting on a brave face of normalcy because their deserting spouses have gone to earth. It is no longer a sin to promise love, fidelity and service for a lifetime and then tear up the contract as soon as the ink is dry. Finally the suffocating dryness of sin would be tracked down to its true source — the world in which neighbours no longer talk to each other, where hate and suspicion breed because we are afraid even to walk out in the street, let alone enter a stranger's home, where rescuing the helpless and needy is the job for a policeman or social welfare officer, preferably without sirens or flashing lights. By now the candles would have burnt low and yet the preacher is only just warming to his subject. It could take all Holy Saturday night to finish. No wonder the churches are empty. They talk too much truth there. No wonder the thundering fiery preachers of all times have been a bit of a joke. They are too accurate with their observations. No wonder the world is such a rotten place at times. No one wants to change. Jesus thought of this on the cross. • • 2 6 John Street, Perth WA 6000 • • • Correspondence • • The Editor, The Record. PO Box 50 • Aberdeen Street, Perth. 6000 • • Advertising: Vanguard Service Telephone 328 1388 • registered for posting as a newspaper Category "A"(11) • Produced in WA Printed and published weekly by Edward van Heemst • 26 John Street, Perth • • Established 1874 • •
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Since the Knights of the Southern Cross was f ounded 65 years ago there have been nine national presidents and three of them were at the Rossmoyne ceremony last Sunday: BELOW: from left Bob Ward, of Queensland, current national president; Peter Taylor of South Australia, national homes officer for KSC; and Bernie Prindiville, former chairman of Southern Cross Homes of WA. At right pointing out the KSC logo at the Rossmoyne entrance is Thomas Perrott current chairman of Southern Cross Homes WA and after whom the village is named.
on exposed trusses. Pine was chosen for all the furnishings and the modest altar. The scale of the building speaks of the sisters lifestyle, much of which is spent in solitary prayer, but alas in the workrooms where they work singly on needlework, washing, ironing and various crafts. The communal areas will accommodate up to 18 nuns and the jarrah floors give these areas a special look of quality. An Italian crucifix dominates the chapel and the lifesize crucifix in the cloister is the work of Jerry Darwin, of Roleystone.
stressed by Bishop Quinn after he had blessed their new convent last Sunday. He thanked the nuns f or their spiritual support of him personally and said t hat although many did not understand the enclosed contemplative life, the sisters' prayer and contemplation had a place in the lives of ordinary people. Bunbury's Carmelite contemplatives came from Bangkok six years ago a t the invitation of Bishop McKeon and have lived in the former
Knights are battlers and People who had battled decades ago and migrants who came to Australia were typical of the people who are benefiting from Southern Cross Homes today, the national homes officer Peter Taylor of South Australia said on Sunday. ‘, "Formerly, many people had to move away to find work ie..... and they stuck with their job. They survived, and now these are the people in their seventies and eighties who we are caring for. "Displaced persons came here on their own, worked on our roads and railways and helped develop this marvellous country of Bishop Healy ours. Many did not "It is encouraging for lay marry and did not people to know they have make a lot of friends the support of bishops in and now they need this work." Mr Taylor said there would someone to care for he a national conference in them. "1 am happy to say this is happening in South Australia and in than one state there are 14 different nationalies being cared for in Southern Cross Homes." Mr Taylor praised the support given by Archbishop Foley. a former KSC chaplain, and other bishops. "Some people say we are right behind you. "We don't want them behind us but up in front with us.
May of Southern Cross Homes personal to develop for the organisation a philosophy of care. He called on the government to avoid imposing any measures to cause concern or hardship on retired citizens. He said the Knights were proud to be partners with the government in providing homes for the aged but they would in no way be sleeping partners.
Priest tells his case
to new convent at Gelorup
The Carmelite sisters gathered around the crucifix that traditionally stands in a Carmelite convent cloister. Mercy convent at Darvent is a new machine danup until they could from Holland for the gather funds for a new making of altar breads. convent. Psalms were recited by the Bishop Quinn said letters to sisters while Bishop t heir other houses Quinn blessed the outaround the world had side of the church and produced a wonderful then along with 16 priresponse. The generosests and the sisters ity of the local people blessed the interior of had encouraged them the monastery. in their belief -this is M ore than 400 people where God wants them from many parts of WA to be" a s well as interstate The bishop admitted the took the only opportunpresent site was initially ity they would have of low on his list of prefinspecting the monaserences, but the choice tery and talking with of Mother Anne who the eight interns who had scattered numerare normally bound by ous medals along the the rule of enclosure f rom meeting people trail had now convinced him after seeing the and the two externs new convent in its rural who are allowed that setting. facility. Included in the working Many were surprised to hear the sisters descripequipment of the con-
Surrounded by banksia and jarrah trees, the chapel is a significant feature seen by the visitor to the new Carmelite convent at Gelorup, near Bunbury. tion of the work they do and the sisters were anxious to answer the visitors' questions. The artistry of the Thai people was much in evidence in the needlework on display in the form of vestments and toys and particularly the bridal veils and bouquets, which are much in demand by young brides. The sisters make altar breads for the 26 parishes of Bunbury diocese. For the shift from Dardanup to Gelorup men from the surrounding parishes spent time on Thursday, Friday and Saturday moving furniture, paving slabs and a shade house, and a parishioner from BusseIton provided a bus.
What does Project mpassion mean to me? "I often think about giving and receiving. When I was little, my mother used to tell me 'ifs more blessed to give than to receive: "But when I think hack,I realise how much people have given me over the-years - especially during the depression when our family was down on its luck. "I remember those who cared and helped when we needed it most. Without them we couldn't have managed. "If we are grateful for the things we have received, we will never forget to give. Mum was right, it's when we give freely that we receive the blessing of God."
caring for displaced "We need people who know what they are talking about." Bishop Healy concluded his reply with an appeal to the Knights to be concerned with the need for more vocations to the priestly and religious life.
Archbishop Foley speaking after he had blessed the Thomas Perroff Village. Seated is the Minister for Social Services, Senator Grimes who opened the complex and Mr Thomas Perron. Mr Taylor also made a plea for a nursing home at the Rommoyne village
The Vatican Council called on each diocese to be concerned for other dioceses as St Paul showed in his missionary travels, Bishop Healy said. Replying to a toast to be the hierarchy, Bishop Healy quoted the diocese of
Broome as an example of the IKSC providing practical help to Bishop Jobst who had done a remarkable KA) in his 25 years as bishop there. Bishop Healy said Augustine or other bishops of the past did not have to face the more difficult, complex and demanding problems. -We need expert advice and help as was demonstrated in legislation before parliament where we needed help not only with the fine print hut what was behind the fine print.
The laypeople are the standard bearers of Christian morality in t he market place because there is no limit on the places they can help, Mr Frank Walsh of Victoria told Knights of the Southern Cross at a dinner for the national executive meeting in Perth. "The Church will stand or fall on the way we act so we have an obligation to be better informed and to better practice in our lives. -This is where our order provides a vehicle for doing this. "Some have the ability to achieve this on their own but many need encourage ment and support of a group organisation. "This is what the KSC have done in 65 years in Austra lia." he said.
NEW YORK — Father Bernard T. Pagona had his day in court presenting the side of the "Gentleman Bandit" case he says he was waited five years to tell. Although Father Pagano, 58, was cleared of armed robbery charges in 1979, he says his name is still wrongly linked to the "Gentleman Bandit," the robber so named be-cause of his polite manner while holding up several Delaware stores, Father Pagano has a $5 million lawsuit against for Delaware state police officers regarding their handling of his arrest as the "Gentleman Bandit". The priest's lawsuit charges false arrest defamation and negligence on the part of state police Detectives Timothy Hadley, Thomas Shannon and Warren Scheluler Jr In February 1979 police arrested Father Pagano and charged him with the armed robberies of several Delaware stores. The trial against the priest ended when Ronald Clouser confessed to the crimes.
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The seasonal sugar cane labourers of Kabankalan in the Philippines are "down on their luck", with low rates of pay contributing to poor health. When people in one parish started a program of basic health care with their parish priest, the wealthy land owners became upset. Fearing a loss of control over the workers they have tried to stop the program. But the workers have not given up their struggle for justice. They are our brothers and sisters. And they desperately need our support. Iimisomimimmiiimmemmm•ammmimuoimmimmusii I I'd like to know more about Project Compassion's Li I I work. n I Enclosed is a donation for Project Compassion*
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What must rich people do for the poor?
Instead of asking what must the First World do vis-as-vis the Third World,Ithink it's better to pose the question: what must richer brothers and sisters do for their poorer brothers and sisters? As in any family the helping process must begin with understanding. This is why we have tried to explain who the Third World poor are and what they want. I think the words of the Asian bishops sum up what we have said about who the poor are: They are poor, not in human values, qualities, nor in human potential. But poor, in that they have been deprived of access to material goods and resources which they need to create a truly human life for themselves. "Deprived because they live under oppression, that is,under social, economic and political structures which have injustice built into them. First General Assembly, Federation of Asian Bishop's Conferences, Taipei, 1979. "What the poor w-apt, I repeat, is what you and I want for ourselves and our children, what the gospel and the social encyclicals say is rightfully theirs — basic needs, justice, a sharing community, the living God. "Another thing to understand is the myths created to justify half the world living in real hunger while half lives in comfort. "Free uncontrolled enterprise is such a myth. "It has been condemned as evil since the encyclical Rerum Noeurum in 1891 and as recently as Pope John Paul II's Laborem Exercens. "A French diplomat put the case against free enterprise more graphically than the popes: "It is like letting the fox in among the chickens," he said.
Historical compexities "There is also the "it we can do it, they can do it" myth, which oversimplifies all the complexities of history. "There are many others. "I believe they are simply rationalisations. "Seen from the side of the poor, they clearly appear to be such. "Whenever we hear a phrase used that we would hesitate to use within our family, suspect it. "It is probably a self-justifying myth. "We shouldn't look upon the relationship with the Third World as a one-way street with all the help going from the First World to the Third World. "That may be true of money, technology and the work ethic, hut of what else is it true? "Sometimes travelling in Asia, I am taken by the vast stretch of its history and culture. "At the Red Fort in Delhi, for example, you can stand on a spot that has been inhabited for 5,000 years and has seen the rise and fall of numerous empires. ***********************************
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By BISHOP JULIO LABAYEN, Bishop of Infanta, Luzon, who asks "what do people of the Third World do?"
"1 began this series by as-ying that only a Christian framework can give us the depth of understanding and motivation needed to meet with the huge problems of the Third World. "I think it's true. "But this understanding and willingness to help must be strengthened in prayer. "For thekThird World, the BCCs are increasingly the places where the poor meet and pray.
Prayer is needed "What was Europe or the New World 5,000 years ago? "Asia, Africa and Latin America have more than history to share: they have the values of their cultures to share with us, their ways of worshipping God, facing life's problems, sharing with neighbours. "One of the greatest lessons the Third World can teach is how to see the brighter side of things. "It can make life as always seeing problems. "Do we really believe the Third World can teach us? "Christ was born in a Third World country. "I think the First World should listen sympathetically to what the Third World asks. "Ask yourselves if what the Third World asks is just or not. "Don't rely on your rich people and politicians to judge for you. "As the popes have pointed out since 1967 (Pip:d(Jr:4m Progressio ), the Third World asks the First A'orld to do for it what the better-off sectors of a national economy have done for the poorer sectors since the 1930s. "Again, 1 ask you to study these requests and make up your own minds.
"Perhaps such BCCs are necessary too in the West. "I don't know "But prayer is needed. "It has been Christian spirituality down the centuries to respond to situations by asking what would Jesus do if faced with such a problem. "Good question! "What would Jesus do in the face of the "third World's need? "Another question might be: what colour would His skin be, what side would He he on? "The Chinese government always says it has no case against the people of the West, only against their governments. —Ibis is a political statement but it underlines a truth with which I would like to finish. "Can we look past our own rich and policital leaders and their counterparts in the Third World? "Can we see the good ordinary decent poor man and woman of the Third World who desire so little .4 ) reasonably? "Can we see them as brothers and sisters in Christ and work with them for a better world society?"
Aid for drought victims BONN — Using more than $9.2 million donated by West German Catholics, Pope John Paul II has begun a development fund for Africa's droughtridden and famineplagued Sahel region. The fund is called the John Paul II Foundation and will provide financial aid from the interest on the $9.2 million. West German Catholics donated an additional $4 million to help alleviate i mmediate problems caused by the drought and famine. The pope sparked donations to the Sahel, with a population of 33 million people, in 1980 during a pastoral visit to Ougadougou, Upper Volta, a part of the Sahel, when he appealed to the world for solidarity with those affected by drought and f amine. "Numerous faithful, especially in the Federal R epublic of Germany, animated by sincere sentiments of universal solidarity and true Christian spirit, generously offered t heir contributions
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R oot and branch attack on porn from PAUL SIR — The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, alarmed by videotape pornography, in March 1982 suggested the need for a united Christian front to combat it. Now two years later a committee has reported back suggesting a broad approach to address the root causes of porn; but it now changes tack to research the legislative branching of porn and then to tackle the minister in charge. Nobody, of course, likes to say, "The Minister for Porn"; never the less as Federal and State governments have by regulation and legislation put their seals of approval on the distribution of pornography 'X' rated videos the ministers responsible risk playing a Rigoletto role. Porn, demands both root and branch attack.
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The roots lie in the population of lust along with greed by the media; attacking the branches calls for not merely an approach to a minister but for massive letter writing and interviewing of all MPs, both State and Federal with a simple message, "No X rated videos and tighter control of R tapes and films." It's numbers not length of letters that count in politics
Effective That the council is now asking for research suggests a forgetfulness about its own minutes and proceedings. As long as December 1982 we, in "The Festival of Light", told the APC about the effectiveness of our research and activities in combating porn. We pointed out that in the Parents & Friends Federations, whose formation and development had been instigated and fostered by one of us, the Catholic laity had a well financed and adequately staffed body geared to parliamentary representation and creation of public opinion. More recently it has been suggested the council could well turn to our Mater Purlssima for help and at least include the midday Angelus in it's agenda of quarterly meetings.
To this I now add the suggestion we should all recite the Memorate frequently to ask for help as Christians in the present pornographic aspects of the war against sin: something not based on biennial reporting of subcommittees on committees at 'Yes Archbishop" rates of decision making.
Because of the combination of an expanded news coverage and associated production difficulties, priority in future will be given to double-spaced typewritten or handprinted letters of 150 words or less. Letters must include a name and address, not necessarily for publication, and be at The Record office by Monday morning the week of publication.
Letter responses 'exhilarating' From PATRICK D'CRUZ SIR — I was exhilarated at the response to my letter Socialism vs Capitalism (March 15) and the position of the Catholic Church in this struggle. I have many questions to answer in a very, of necessity, short letter. Messrs Veszely and Hrubos evidently have an emigre's axe to grind. That is their business. What I am concerned about is simply a question I ask myself, as should every good Christian, when coming to judge any ssue. What would Christ have said or done on this particular issue? It is not a matter of Sunday attendance or participation at the parish
BBQ that makes a good Christian. No, it is following the simple but difficult philosophy of Christ in our thoughts, words and deeds everyday.
Contention My contention is that Christ being a socialist Himself, would have been on the side of the oppressed poor, seeking social justice. Do the respondents of my letter believe He would have been on the side of the Catholic oligarchist families suppressing, exploiting and persecuting the Catholic poor? Do they also suggest Christ would pour venom on one
of His children who partakes of mutual understanding and friendship with a maligned, misunderstood but progressive people by being a member of the Australia — USSR Society? I know what Christ expects of me. Would that others. Is hate a better alternative? Having said that, the Church must take its stance now, with the poor. Christ would have done so. This is the plain answer to a simple question, 'What would He have done?" As a Catholic I have used this as a compass for my bearings and direction in life. I see no contradictions. In fact is very comforting and a source of sustenance to me and others.
DATELINE. . . overseas news roundup
Briefs: KUWAIT Kuwaiti authorities are threatening to demolish the Catholic church in Kuwait under an urban renewal scheme. The Kuwait Government has offered the Catholics an alternative site — 78 km from the city centre, in the desert. While Church leaders are grateful for the limited toleration they still enjoy in K uwait, the treatment of the Catholic community by the Kuwait Government contrasts with the attitude, for example, of the Egyptian Government towards Christian minorities K uwait has approximately 45,000 Catholics, mostly expatriate workers riMANILA — Cardinal Jaime Sin of L_1Manila has warned of "blood running t hrough our streets - unless Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos concedes some of his power before the May elections Cardinal Sin said President Marcos should agree to concessions demanded by opposition leaders "not out of charity but out of Justice " Some opposition leaders have called for a boycott of the May 14 National Assembly elections unless President Marcos relinquishes his power to legislate by presidential decree and repeals measures which allow him to detain political opponents The demands also call for safeguards for voters, primarily that no troops be present at polling stations and that the count be monitored by an independent inspector.
riVIENNA — Pope John Paul, during L_Ja meeting with Austria's new ambas-
sador to the Holy See, offered the services of the Vatican in international peace efforts, and cited the need to use moral criteria when making political decisions. The Holy See "shares with Austria the distinctive sign of neutrality which in a particular way permits it to place itself objectively at the service of the international community and to offer its mediation and its concrete collaboration," the pope said to Hans Pasch, when he presented his credentials. The pope also declared Eastern and Western powers must abandon "intrigue and deceitful craftiness." "Political responsibilities too," he added, "in the end, must be evaluated according to moral criteria." 0 0 niVILNYUS — A gaoled Lithuanian L_J priest has issued a statement of his beliefs because he does not want people to be taken in by "recantations" allegedly made by him. The spiritual testament, which he has called his "credo", was written by Father Sigitas Tamkevicius 15 months before his trial last December. Father Tamkevicius was sentenced to six years' imprisonment and four years' internal exile for "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda."' The text of the statement has been published in the 61st edition of the Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania, which has reached the West.
ODD NEW YORK --- AuxilEiary Bishop Augustin Roman of Miami called on Cuban and Haitian refugees to support each other in their bids for legalised status in the United States. Referring to a tentative proposal by the Reagan administration to offer legal status to about 125,000 C ubans from the 1980 Mariel boatlift while denying similar status to Haitians, Bishop Roman said, 'This lack of justice for the Haitians, refugees from a country that suffers from a Rightwing dictatorship, creates some tension between these sister groups in our community." Bishop Roman, a native of Cuba, was deported when Fidel Castro came to power.
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SEOUL — Pope John Paul should use his May 3-7 visit to South Korea to encourage the Catholic Church to work for "the realisation of God's justice," said an exiled South Korean human rights leader. Kim Dae Jung, a Catholic layman who was once condemned to death in South Korea, said he also hoped the pope would visit K wangju, the city where riots broke out in May 1980. Kim said hundreds of people were killed because of their struggle for human rights in Kwangju. Their families would be greatly comforted if the pope celebrated a Mass there for them.
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LOS ANGELES (NC) — The Soviet Union still persecutes some religions and commonly uses tolerated church organisations for intelligence gathering, according to a former member of the KGB, the Soviet secret police. Vladimir Sakharov, who is now a US citizen and an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency, said priests in the Russian Orthodox Church often take down the names of people attending church services and give them to government officials. Because the Soviet government is afraid of the role religion plays in people's lives, it has kept some churches under strict control while persecuting others, he said. The atheistic mentality is so widespread in the Soviet Union, he added, most citizens never consider God as anything more than a fable.
New type of food crisis VATICAN CITY (NC) — A united Nations official has predicted the world will have enough food in the year 2000 to feed its six billion inhabitants, but hunger will still remain because the food will be distributed unevenly. Rafael Salas, director general of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, said although the annual rate of increase in world population has decreased from two per cent 20 years ago to 1.7 per cent today, the world is still growing by about 80 million inhabitants each year. The growth rate will result in a total of six billion inhabitants by the turn of the century, he added. Salas said 80 per cent of the world's nations, including most of those in Asia and some in Latin America, would like to reduce their fertility rate. Three per cent, including parts of Africa, want to increase it, and 17 per cent were satisfied with the present level, he added.
Parent group buys school LONDON — A group of British parents has bought their children's school for Sim — just three months after it came on to the open market. The Convent School of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Billinghurst, Sussex, was put for sale last October when the nuns, who have run the school since 1941, announced that it would have to close in July 1984. The reason — members of the Community of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary were too old to continue, and no other Religious Order had come forward to take over. But parents were so pleased with the education provided by the school, which caters for girls up to 16 and boys up to eight, that they formed a committee t o raise the funds to buy the school and run it themselves.
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LONDON — The possibility of women becoming priests in the Church of England moved a little nearer with the approval in Britain by the church's general synod for the ordination of women as deacons, reports the Catholic Herald. At present, women may fulfil the role of deaconess, but this is a lay position. If women were ordained deacons they would be entitled to be called the Reverend" and would be equal in status to male deacons. The motion will now go to the 44 dioceses f or further debate. If, they also agree to the measure, it will be debated again by the general synod in July 1985. If it again succeeds, it will be passed to the ecclesiastical committee of Parliament, who will debate it in 1986.
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IL Think back to a teacher whose influence became a positive f orce in your life. But remember, people learn from many kinds of "teachers", including parents, spouses, preachers, friends, co-workers and classroom teachers. Some people even learn a lot from their children. Was there a teacher who saw an ability you possessed, even though you hadn't seen it yet' That is the gift of some teachers to identify the gifts hidden in others. A nd such a teacher is not quickly forgotten. Learners tend to be grateful to teachers who help them get to know t hemselves better. Was it someone whose insight gave you hope when you needed it' Was it someone who foresaw that your world w ould grow larger, just when you feared it was about to shrink up. Was it someone who made you think? Teachers fulfil many roles. Some have a unique ability to help people understand that things are not always quite as t hey appear. Jesus was a teacher like that He told those who listened to Him that the poor were especially blessed. He delivered a message about how new life emerges in death's midst This wasn't the way things seemed to His listeners. Some who listened to Jesus must have been surprised by w hat He said. Those who believed Him must have felt that t hese convictions-- about the poor, about the connections between life and death, about love for enemies, about f orgiveness -- would change them. For such convictions alter people's perspectives on the world around them and on t he Jesus must have been the kind of teacher who got people to r ealise that there is more to the world, more to their own lives, than meets the eye. M ost teachers are appreciated when they can look into the f uture and find that it is full of promise. Jesus was like that, i ntroducing people to a world and a way of life whose horizons could stretch them and cause them to grow. Some people look to Jesus to gain understanding of what a good teacher is. It is worth thinking about For most people, at one time or another, fulfil a "teaching" role in someone's life. People learn a lot from each other. What "teacher" do you recall best' What force did that teacher bring into your life?
* 'Following a group discussion about Jesus' encounter with the two disciples along the road to Emmaus, Ken aid, "I guess we'll have to meet our kids along their roads and walk with them in their questions and doubts. •I
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Education wasn't extremely formal in the days of Jesus, but there was a system of sorts. When a boy was very young, his mother was responsible for his training in the simple rudi-
ments of daily living. But soon the father took over as principal teacher. He was responsible for education in the law of the Jews, the history and traditions of the people, simple economics, and a trade or skill.
This week our Lenten series looks to Jesus the teacher. Most of us can pick out a particular teacher who impressed us greatly sometime during our school years. But what makes a teacher memorable? Father David O'Rourke combines the memory of a trip to the Holy Land with his reflections on Jesus the teacher. From the reaction to Him witnessed in Scripture, Jesus obviously was a magnetic teacher. But, the priest writes, this does not mean Jesus was an entertainer. Father O'Rourke is a staff member with the Family Life Office in the Diocese of Oakland, Calif. Katharine Bird has an interview with Father Francis Kelly, an official with the National Catholic Educational Association. The late Cardinal John Wright was the kind of passionate teacher who could broaden people's understanding and appreciation of the Church, Father Kelly recalls. Ms Bird is associate editor of the Know Your Faith series. Monica Clark tells the story of a group of adults, whose concern about conveying their faith to their children caused them to wonder how Jesus might have approached the situation. Ms Clark is on the staff of The Catholic Voice in Oakland, Calif. Father John Castelot provides some interesting details about how youths were educated in the Holy Land in the time of Jesus. Girls remained in the care of their mothers, the biblical scholar says, while boys were taught first by their fathers, then sent to the synagogue to learn of Scripture — their national heritage.
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Usually a father taught his sons his own trade. Expertise was handed down from generation to generation. Perhaps the Gospel ofJohn reflects this when, in what was probably a simple parable, it says: "The son cannot do anything by himself; he can do only what he sees the father doing . . . For the father loves the son and everything the father does he shows him." (John 5: 1920) Girls remained in the care of the mother. They were instructed in the duties of daughters and prospective wives and mothers. No selfrespecting rabbi would accept a girl as a student. This makes all the more remarkable the familiar scene of Mary — the sister of Martha — sitting at the Lord's feet and listening to Him (Luke 10:39). She was assuming the posture of a student seated the feet of a master. A woman definitely wasn't expected to do this in those times. Also remarkable was the way Jesus easily accepted the Samaritan woman in what amounted to a discussion of theological matters. (John 4) When education became a bit more formal, classes were held in the local synagogue. There the scribes, experts in the law of Moses.
By Father John Castelot instructed boys in the Sciptures, which were their national heritage. Learning with the scribes consisted largely of memorisation and repetition; there were no textbooks, and manuscripts were expensive and carefully preserved. At the temple in Jerusalem famous rabbis would gather students about them at specified places in the vast courtyard and its protective porticoes. With this background, it becomes easier to understand what happened when, while visiting His home village,Jesus gave the homily at the sabbath synagogue service. The synagogue was a lay organisation and any qualified member could preach. One can imagine that the homilies were not always of the highest calibre, especially in a little out-of-theway place like Nazareth. But Jesus "began to teach in the
synagogue in a way that kept His large audience amazed." Their reaction was interesting: -Where did He get all this? What kind of wisdom is He endowed with?" ( Mark 6:2) Apparently they were well aware that Jesus had no formal schooling: He had lived with them all His life until quite recently. It never occurred to them that they were dealing with an extraordinary religious genius. Anyway geniuses rather frighten some people. Still, to have someone who never went to school deliver an intelligent and impressive homily would be rather astonishing. Jesus would become more the wandering type of teacher. His classroom was the mountainside or the lakeshore, the peivate home or the synagogue — wherever He could reach the people. It is significant that the most common title used by people in addressing Him was "rabbi", "teacher". That was Jesus' predominant role. When Pilate asked Him if He were a king, He answered quite forthrightly: "It is you who say I am a king. The reason I was born, the reason why I came into the world, is to testify to the truth. Anyone committed to the truth hears My voice." (John 18:38)
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Ken's favourite football team was playing that Monday night and he knew where he wanted to be: at home, watching the game on television. He didn't want to attend the parish renewal meeting that night. As far as Ken was concerned, during the group's first two sessions nothing of much substance had been discussed. "Another evening is about to be wasted," he mumbled as he and his wife approached the home of Ann and John Meyers, where the group would meet. The Meyers were older than Ken and Marie, with teenage children. The group also included a recently married couple, a widowed school teacher, a divorcee and two businessmen. The group chatted a bit, finally deciding to begin the more formal part of the evening with a prayer. Afterward there was an awkward silence while everyone got settled. Then, before the discussion could get started,Janice spoke up. She needed some advice from the group, she said. "What can I do about my teenager? He keeps telling me he isn't interested in the Church at all, that he's bored by it." There was only a moment of silence before Mrs Meyers admitted that she and her husband were struggling with the same situation Janice was experiencing.
I sat down to rest on a crescent beach on the Sea of Galilee a few miles south of Caphamaum a few years ago, during a stay in the Holy Land. An Arab family was setting up for a picnic. Their teenage son had set his precious transistor radio on an air mattress floating near him a dozen yards from shore. The thin voice of an Arab pop singer rolled easily across the water and carried to the natural amphitheatre behind the beach. Two thousand years ago the voice ofjesus of Nazareth rolled across this same stretch of water. He was teaching on the shore, but a large crowd had gathered, too large for easy teaching. So He entered a boat and spoke across the water to the people gatherered on the slope of the amphitheatre. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus is addressed as a rabbi, a teacher. But what kind of teacher was He? Fortunately, the Gospels give us many pictures of Jesus teaching. We can recapture the character of His teaching in one word — crowds. No matter where He went, no matter what the season of the year, Jesus attracted mobs of people even to the point of emptying out villages. Jesus taught "with authority," so the people said. He taught with great imagination, engaging His hearers at every point of the story or parable He unfolded. Jesus used images from the people's daily lives and actual concerns. He was attractive. fa.scinating and engaging. But there was one thing Jesus was not. He was not an entertainer.
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By not an entertainer Father Today people sometimes look at teachers and judge them by their ability to keep students entertained.Jesus was obviously magnetic when it came to gathering a crowd. But He did not change His teaching to keep a crowd. Put simply, He was there to teach the truth, not to entertain. The result? The people, who came to Him in droves, left Him in droves. Jesus taught the people what He called "the kingdom of God." He spoke of justice between peoples and of spiritual values and eternal life. But when the people heard "kingdom of God" they thought of political independence and economic prosperity. They thought of the cruel Romans expelled, the corrupt royal court reformed and God's Messiah ruling a chosen kingdom of peace and prosperity from Jerusalem. The people watchedJesus, saw the miracles and half listened to what He said, impatiently waiting for the kingdom to come. Then, as He continued to talk of a spiritual not a worldly kingdom, the people finally understood: He meant what He was saying.
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It was clear now what direction the group's conversation would take that evening. Someone asked: "Does Scripture provide any insights about ways of handing on faith to children?" The group decided they would try to find out how Jesus taught. And they found that He was on hilLsides, at the shores of Galiliee, in Nazareth, Jerusalem — everywhere reinforcing His fundamental message of love. Jesus taught "with authority'', the group read in Matthew's Gospel. His power came from conviction. That conviction, the group concluded, resulted from intense, personal communication with his Father. Periodically throughout His ministry He withdrew from activity for personal renewal. "The trite adage about not being able to give what one doesn't have makes sense in
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By Monica Clark this context," Ken observed. What this all implies, someone said, is that people need to pay attention to God's action in their own lives — and to share this with their own children. "We have to do more than convey theological facts and Church rules. Teenagers need to know whether faith makes a real difference to the adults in their lives." Another important aspect of Jesus' teaching, the group discovered, was His ability to reach people where they were physically and emotionally. After the resurrection, when He met two disciples along the Emmaus Road, He walked with them and listened to their questions. They were confused because of the death of
He accepted the struggle they were going through because of His death, then gradually led them to recognise who He was. Ken saw a connection between that biblical story and the group's concern. "I guess we'll have to meet our kids along their roads and walk with them in their questions and doubts," he commented. One of the young businessmen said he felt that Jesus had disclosed Himself in different ways to Mary Magdalene and to Thomas. "Jesus met people at wells, in fishing boats, at wedding feasts. I'm glad my parents helped me be sensitive to the many ways Jesus reaches people," he said. Jesus can reach people in the context of their own lives, he added. In fact, the young man said he was convinced that he had had a religious experience once during a rock concert. On the drive home. Marie and Ken worried that the group hadn't provided Janice with enough of an answer to a problem that concerned her very much.
In any event, Ken's mind was so caught up by the conversation, and with wondering whether Janice's question would be his question when his own young son became a teenager, that he barely heard the baby'sitter say his favourite team had won the game that night.
-There lived a wise man ... named Jesus. A wondera and worker teacher of those who search after truth, who attracted crowds of bothJews and gentiles." (Josephus, an ancient Jewish historian). "We have already the mentioned thing that struck people most about Jesus: He, who set himself up to be a religious teacher, associated with despicable people." ( Benedictine Father Edmund Flood, "Jesus and His Contemporaries" (Paulist) 1968). Jesus taught "with authority", Father David K. O'Rourke writes. "He taught with great imagination, engaging His hearers at every point of the story or parable He unfolded. Jesus used images from the people's daily lives and actual concerns." This is a scene from the movie "Jesus Christ Superstar".
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And he was not saying what many of them wanted to hear. Today a perceptive preacher soon learns what to say to engage an audience. How often have Iheard people say, "Father, that was a great sermon. I couldn't have agreed more." Great sermon or good show? They're not necessarily the same. The temptation to recreate the person of Jesus in the image of our own interests is always with us. It began with the first crowds to hear Him. In the life of Jesus we see the clear distinction between a real teacher and a good entertainer Jesus was an inventive, magnetic and involving teacher. But He pointed the people beyond their immediate interests and needs. He turned people toward God, toward an eternal life, and He asked them to change their way of living. Most people didn't want to hear that. So they left Him and many eventually turned against Him.
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Structure's a bi influence on body function "An osteopath," Ken Grogan tells you, "is a person who believes that the structure of the body can influence bodily functions.
"We try to remove any impediment to the normal structure of the body in areas such as muscles, ligaments, blood supply, spinal mobility and respiratory function. "We hold that the body structure can be influenced in a way that affects the internal organs.
"We believe that there has been too much emphasis on the internal organs in the medical profession — we place more emphasis on the external structures of the body.
"Osteopaths take a wider -ranging approach than chiropracters to problems — including, for instance, nutrition and the treatment of bodily extremities."
Ken Osteopathy, explains, was started by an American medical practitioner, Dr Still, in the 1870s after his three children had died of spinal meningitis. The tragedy caused him to seek something better than t he treatment then known to medical science. He was a forthright and deeply religious man and the treatment he developed brought him into head-on collision with his col leagues in the medical profession, but he persevered and ultimately founded the Kirksville College of Osteopathy in Missouri. WA, Ken says, is now about the only state in Australia where there are no registration procedures for osteopaths — anybody can call himself an osteopath. Because of the lack of official recognition of the profession here, WA residents cannot make health insurance claims for treatment by an osteopath.
Ken is registered in NSW where he did his training. Because of this, a NSW resident could come to Perth, receive treatment from Ken, go back to NSW and make a successful health insurance claim. K en first became interested in osteopathy when he accompanied his father who was receiving treatment at Scarborough f rom the Engrishtrained Mrs Landry. Ken himself was later treated by her also, and as a result his health underwent marked improvement. 10
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Kenneth Robert Grogan, an osteopath and Victoria Park parishioner, was born in Perth on June 26, 1957, and completed his secondary education at Trinity College. Before that he had attended several school in the Eastern States as the eldest of the eight children of operatic baritone Clem Grogan and his wife Dawn (stage name Dawn Couzins) as they travelled with their family to fulfil theatrical contracts. A fter Ken had spent a year at the University of WA still undecided about a career, his working holiday across the top end of Australia included jobs as a hospital operating theatre orderly at D erby, a deckhand on a yacht and a labourer in a sand mine north of Cooktown in Queensland. But osteopathy had long interested him and he settled down to 4 /2 years of full-time study t o complete successfully the course in the science at the NSW College of Osteopathy (now the Pacific College of Osteopathy). K en, in practice in Victoria Park with Andre G ajek, and his wife Margaret (nee Smith) have a son and three daughters aged from 41/2 years t o 10 months
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lepers, some of whom would come in occasionally to have operations such as toe amputations, and he was impressed with the work of the nuns at the leprosarium. He shipped as a deck hand on a yacht that sailed across the top of Australia, but disembarked to take a job in a sand mine north of Cooktown from which the refined sand was shipped to Japan for glass manufacture.
Western A ustralia is now about the only state in Australia where there are no registration procedures for osteopaths He read everything he could lay his hands on about the subject and ultimately gained a place in the college in NSW which is the only institution in Auswhere the tralia science is taught. / 2 It was a tough 41 year (generally fiveyear) slog for which the initial requirement was matriculation and at which the lecturers were largely medical doctors At the end of all this the stiff 20 hours of
registration examinations had to be passed. "Osteopathy," Ken says, "is basically a very safe type of therapy. "We have to be able to recognise medical problems when they arise, but only a small proportion of the people who come to us have serious pathological problems." Into his 26 years, the Victoria Park osteopath has certainly fitted a lot of travelling. As a child he went to
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school in both Sydney and Adelaide in addition to Perth, and in the he capital NSW being r emembers deeply impressed at f irst sight with the harbour bridge and the Taronga Park Zoo. In South Australia the family was living at Glenelg about the time t hat the Beaumont children mysteriously disappeared never to be seen again. The tragedy caused grave concern for the safety of children, and
eldest child Ken was enlisted by his parents to help them keep a constant eye on all the other little Grogans. One of his brothers caused great panic by climbing out a secondstorey window and disappearing until he was f ound by anxious searchers playing on the beach at Glenelg. After having matriculated from Trinity College in Perth, Ken spent a year at the University of WA. "I was a failure
there," he admits, "largely because I did not know what I wanted to do in life, and I spent most of my time dozing under the trees." Obviously this lifestyle could not continue, so he took off for the north of the country on a working holiday to sort himself out. A job at the Derby hospital as an operating theatre orderly rekindled his interest in matters medical. He spent some time with cured Aboriginal
There were some characters employed at the sand mine. There was the barman, for instance, who used to handle freely his pet taipan — one of the world's deadliest snakes — while the were c ustomers almost turned off their drinks. There was a single crocodile which used to come right up to the dredge when it was working the sand, or else laze on the beach accepting food from passers-by. The sand mine was on an Aboriginal reserve and, by arrangement with the Queensland government, a number of were Aborigines employed in the mining operations. But like all good things, the round-Australia jaunt had to come to a halt and Ken, by now determined to become an settled osteopath, down to the long hard slog of study to qualify.
Discovery of an orchid awakened an interest which led to new horizons
A blooming writin career
A love of flowers led to the blossoming of a most unexpected career for Rica Erickson. When she first stooped to admire the tiny orchids pushing through the Western Australian sand each spring, there was no thought her fascination would soon see her sifting far different sands, leading her to the life of writer and historian, with 14 substantial volumes to her name. S he would have laughed, in her slow, quiet way if anyone had suggested most of those books would be of historical, not botanical, content.
But 30 or so year; on, with her pen and mind as busy as ever, she's a little wiser to the ways of fate. This noted Western Australian writer -historian holds an honorary doctor of literature at the University of Western Australia, is a life member of the WA Historical Society and has become virtually an honorary archivist at Battye Library. This month she released her latest book. The Brand On His Coat was published by the University of WA Press and contains the biographies of some VVestem Australian convicts -- men from all walks of life. There are labourers, clerks, farmers, blacksmiths, teachers, a druggist, waggoners, photographers, innkeepers, journalists, servants, millers, a bookseller, tramps, shepherds, station managers, rogues and criminals. Their only experience in common was that all were transported to Western A ustralia between the years 1850 and 1868, and all had worn convict clothes. One wonders immediately how Rica Erickson ever got mixed up with such a motley lot. But beneath the gentle and softly spoken exterior of the lady, must beat the heart of a writer and one who is always off and running at the scent of a good story. And it has been her nose for history that has led the way. Once the tantalising perfume of the past had touched her nostrils there was no turning back. Born in Boulder, the daughter of farmers and the eldest of eight children, she grew up with her grandmother, only spending Christmas with the family. With teachers in every generation that could be recalled, it was not surprising the young Rica left school, only to return soon after, but this time at the front of the class. Country postings took her
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IIADSIL UCSS to a tiny town between K ojonup and Cranbrook and then onto Young's Siding. The next move was Bolgart and there she was to stay having met and married a local farmer. That was 1936. In between raising four children and helping to run the farm, she pursued her great love as a self-taught botanist. A thesis on orchids, begun during her teaching years, was to provide the basis for her first book. Orchids Of The West was published in 1951. Mrs Erickson put many painstaking hours into turning academic material into generally readable copy, and completed the many illustrations.
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The hand of the writer doubled very effectively as the hand of the artist — with a delicate touch, she brought the beauty of the bush to the printed page But the artist's eye for fine detail soon led her out of the scrub, back into the towns and on to a long and fascinating historical road she swears has no end. Her work as a naturalist had taken her across the misty path of James Drummond, WA's first government botanist, who had lived in the Bolgart area. She began collecting notes. There were people with memories of the man and such precious pieces of the
past had to be preserved. It was the beginning of R ica Erickson's 'secret file'. During the next few decades she was to fill 80 or more small notebooks with her fine pencil script, capturing much that would otherwise have been lost. The 'secret file' is still much in use. It sits snugly into a bookshelf in the study of her Hollywood unit. The red-bound notebooks are slotted into a narrow and shallow cardboard box with a snap-shut lid. Unfortunately, says the author, it's an information system probably only she can use. There's an extra volume — a little black book, holding the 'key' to these snippets of history; it allows the pieces of people's lives to fall easily into of the hands the researcher. It is the microscopic eye of the botanist, trained on people, trained on the past, that has made her work so invaluable. For much of her life she has been talking to people, ferreting among their memories and writing down anything that might be useful. The wonder of it all, she says, is that the trailing threads from each anecdote often lead her off in yet another enthralling direction. "You never know what you'll find," she says, with disciplined enthusiasm. She certainly found more than the story of James
Drummond by the time she had finished the book on him. There was a new vision thrown up as she rummaged through his drawers — the Victoria Plains, the area north of Toodyay; her home country. She threw herself into the task with painstaking dedication and the History of Toodyay was soon locked neatly between hard covers. The writing, she says, is the hardest part. It is all done by hand, a habit picked up from the early years when her writing time was invariably spent while the rest of the family was sleeping. "I did teach myself to type, and in fact typed up my first book, but it was just too noisy," she said. She is still up with the birds, putting in a few hours work while her husband is asleep. More nights than not (especially if the television is bad) she will lock herself in with her pencil and a pile of tattered and unsorted memories. By 1966 the Ericksons had retired to Perth. The research went on and it wasn't long before her study began showing disturbing sings of losing the paper war.
"I filled shoeboxes with my file cards and put up card tables and it got to where nearly every inch of space was used and I practically had to crawl in underneath it all to get to my chair," she said. At the point where she decided she couldn't go on, the Battye Library came to the rescue. They offered her working space, a proper filing cabinet, and the use of some of its facilities. As a result, the library has become her home away from home. You'll find her there every Monday: and many people do. "People know I go to the library and I get letters every week," she said. "They send me material, and I put it on the cards even if its not printed. "If the libraries get any queries about ancestors they go to my files. They are a bit better than their's because I've picked out information from their files, correlated it, and included it with the information I have on mine."
The phone rang as we talked. Yet another Western Australian searching f or an ancestor. The name did not 'ring a bell'. They usually do if they're unusual, she said. One doesn't doubt for a minute that locked in the meticulous mind of Rica Erickson are thousands of names and dates, waiting to pop into place at a moment's notice. This ancestral oracle has even corresponded with a Trappist monk in the United States wanting further information about his WA forebears. Rersearch has occasionally made her the of family repository secrets. Although she has no access to the records of the R egistrar -General, a lot of families have told her who their illegitimates are. But personal privacy is second nature to this slim and serious woman. There will be no 'talking out of school' while she is in charge, even though the attitude to such matters is far more enlightened than it was in the last century. Fitting the pieces together for those who come seeking gives a warm sense of pleasure. In one instance she was instrumental in putting someone in touch with the parental side of a family they did not know existed. Tracing your family is one of the best ways to get a feel for history and most people care deeply about their ancestry. Take two people arriving
in WA in the 1800 s and before you know it there will be family links in the most unlikely of places. Such a family was the Dempsters who built a beautiful homestead just off the Bolgart to Northam road. During her time in the area Rica Erickson had passed it many times, but never without curiosity and admiration. The Dempsters were destined to find their way into a book; published in 1978 the volume was titled just that. "I had a friend who was a Dempster and it just went from there," Mrs Erickson said. "Each branch of the f amily had kept their own records so it was fascinating to put it all together.. . it all fitted in like cogs." The story of this noted WA family is in effect a history of the state. By the time she had fininshed that book there was so much information and nowhere for it to go. That gave birth to the WA Biographical Index. It was around the time of the sesqui centenary and in with a c ollaboration number of others, Mrs Erickson requested funding for the project. It was a gigantic job and it had to be completed in three years. With the money in her 'hands' she set to work on the State shipping lists. Between 1829 and 1850, five thousand people came
to settle in WA; during 1 850 and 1868 that number rose to 25,000. With appeals through the media for family records and memories, millions of words fell into her waiting hands. She called for names, parents, deaths, marriages, births, education, religion, jobs, politics, photographs. . .and got it. The mails were endless, the sorting painstaking but the results invaluable. Two volumes were printed, preserving the people who came to build this state and not to be forgotten were the convicts. They rated a volume of their own, bound in black and published in 1979. Before that time, said Mrs Erickson, no-one would talk about their convict ancestors. -The convict remains in living memory," she said. "I know people who can remember the last convicts in their district. It was a social stigma and one not yet forgotten by some. Records were for a long time held incommunicado at the Battye Library and the Fremantle prison until the advent of micro-filming made duplicate records in London available to the public. When it was evident anyone elsewhere in Australia could simply write to London and be supplied with information about WA convicts, it was decided to open local records to Western Australians themselves. • Cant page 12
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Roe had belonged to the Oxford Movement while at university and had much sympathy with the ideals of the founder, the Reverend John Henry Newman, whose renunciation of his Anglican ministry and entry into the Catholic Church in 1845 caused such a storm of indignation in Britain. R oe's family later joined him in Western Australia and his wife, Susannah arrived on the Hastings with her children, aged from three to about 19 years, shortly after her husband had been granted ticket-of -leave in 1864. • Pictured at a recent marriage preparation Meanwhile Roe's second course are Russell Parker of City Beach and daughter Agnes married Marie Berville of Mt Hawthorn who were the in Herman Moll married at St Mary's Church Leederville last Catholic cathedral. Moll Saturday. rose to become manager of 3 443*****•**********4•41,****•*• the merchant business of J.H. Monger and in 1871 applied to become a naturNEW NORCIA, W.A. alised citizen. A CATHOLIC CO-EDUCATIONAL BOARDING By 1874 he was elected SCHOOL a s member of the local Board of Education but resigned when he accepted the position of manager of Monger's store at Perth. An ardent churchman, he Commencing Term 2,1984 This position involves the organization and superwas very active on Catholic vision of 4 Housemasters, Ancillary Staff and 130 boys committees. from Years 8 to 12. R oe made no objection to Applicants should therefore be experienced in the Agnes's conversion to the competent management of people, with proven skill in the field of youth work. Catholic faith. Applicants should also be sympathetic to thc Having encouraged his philosophy of Catholic education. independent children to be this is a challenging and demanding position, but in thought and action, he an attractive salary and conditions are offered. Please apply in writing stating qualifications, was tolerant when other e xperience and the names of 3 referees to: members of the family THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, deserted the Anglican BENEDICTINE MONASTERY, church for the Catholic NEW NORCIA, faith. He did not object WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 6509. Applications close on Monday 16th April. when his daughter Una left for Sydney to become a nun. Although Roe contributed articles to The Record he maintained steadfast require allegiance to the Church of mature and experienced a England. His daughter Una rose to Reverend a become Mother. And such is the stuff of The Brand On His Coat, a look back at the images of The work involves being part of a team of Youth the often unfocussed past. and Social Workers, who are developing youth You'll learn about ticketaccommodation options, work creation and legal services to young people in Perth. of -leave man, Stephen The worker will be a committed Christian and Stout who taught at Aushave an appreciation and understanding of tralind and the Pensioners' youth homelessness and unemployment. school at the barracks, and Salary: $1.3.000 who was the great-grandMonday — Friday 9-5pm father of Senator Fred Chaney. Written applications only to:
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The threads of the years hold Rica Erickson fast and even as some are wovenly neatly into place, others shake free and beg her to follow. She is always ready to answer the call. There are, she says, three more books in her head waiting to pop out. One will take her on board one of the earliest transport ships as she sifts through the journal of a ship's captain writing about his time as third mate. There's also another volume of the Dictionary of Western Australia to come; a huge task comprising years 1869 to 80. The third project she's keeping under wraps with the beckoning shreds of information tucked tidily away in her files. 'I'll never be short of a story,- she says, and you know it is true. NAINA/1/~~^/4/1/4Ai
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(Youth Forum Right: Among the revellers were Graeme Zekulich, Jon Turner, David Muscara, Wendy Masek, Lola Felipe, Rita Randazzo, Christina Powell, Luigi Dio-Giovanni, Kathy O'Hara, Antoinette Randazzo, Debbie Sagro and Gwyn Pryce
A temporary r eaction by young people This is the last in a four-part series written by Brother Graham Rossiter, CFC, BSc (Hons), Dip Ed, MEd (Syd), who is at present engaged on a PhD project in Education at Macquarie University, NSW, entitled "Why are Young Catholics N ot Going to Mass?" A decision not to attend Sunday Mass is sometimes a temporary reaction of young people to the church in the same way that a reaction to parental (and school) authority may be a part of their growing up. I f this is the case, such a change needs to be handled very sensitively hr parents; it should not be regarded as a turning away from the church — no more than a psychological 'distancing' of adolescents from their parents should be regarded as a rejection of parents. A growing sense of personal _freedom is somewhat intoxicating for adolescents. A taste of this freedom is a _fundamental part of their recognition of self as a distinct personality, independent of the guiding norms of the traditional nurturing agencies, the home, school and church. A dolescents may need to experience some independence from the expectations of parents and church as a measure of their progress towards autonomy. With the likelihood of achieving economic independence .for years to come, they may seek to establish some sense of independence for years to come, they may seek to • establish some sense of independence in their thinking and lifestyle. With personal freedom looming so large on their horizon, a clash with the restrictive elements of parental control and church moral guidelines may be inevitable. Their capacity for criticism is intensified while they are not yet experienced enough in life to he patient with or even realistic about the natural restrictions to persona/freedom that come with membership in even the most liberated of human communities. We need to create space for young people to dissent, to criticise and
to distance themselves from authority without highlighting such movements or disloyalty or complete rejection. We need to be compassionate and understanding: we need to listen sensitively and responsively to their criticisms while being consistently faithJulio our commitments as we see them. I f we have adolescent children and if they decide not to go to Mass, we should be able to express our disappointment without trying to make them feel rejected or had. We should try to understand their criticisms and see what might be done legitimately to respond to them. However, we should remain faithful to our chosen way of worshipping and praying in the Catholic tradition. While being committed to the ongoing renewal of the church, we would hope that we could model a patient acceptance of its humanness and its weakness, the same sort of acceptance we would want to have for the humanness and weakness in our ownfamily. We need to develop a wisdom andunderstanding in our dealings with young people about their relationships with the church. Because of the problems associated with freedom and authority. they tend to have much more difficulty relating to the church than they do when relating to God personally. The above paragraphs have given some consideration to but a few of the complex factors that have a bearing on young Catholics' attitudes to Sunday Mass. Rather than give too much attention to the causes, the discussion has concentrated on a few areas where we can do something constructive. While we cannot bring about instant changes in young people, as if they were the complete cause of theproblem, we ourselves can become more sensitive and responsive to their needs, their situation and to what they are saying. In particular, there is much that cait be done to make the parish a more vital centre for social and religious activites. It is in such a context that the celebration of Eucharist will make most sense to young people, and indeed to Christians of all ages.
Right: This gang of four would take some beating — Breaker Morant (alias Andrew Bennison), Wonder Woman (alias Julie Dwyer), Dennis Li/lee (alias Paul Honey) and the Phantom (alias Jon Turner), all trooped down from Lesmurdie for the occasion.
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Seven hundred colour- a great time without even ful people "rolled off" having alcohol. The boat the Barrack Street "ploughed" back into the Jetty just recently and dock by 11.30pm and the rocked onto the Rottn- night was officially over. As est Islander II for the there was extra supper left CPY River over it was decided that the 1 984 cruise. food would be donated to The evening was a great some worthy cause. success with the theme of the The Catherine McAuley Cennight being "famous persons". tre and St Vincent De Paul There was a colourful line up Society received the leftovers. At 12.30am after the river of stars. cruise the St Vincent de Paul A very effective Dame Edna Society were the happy, — a Robin Hood and his mate though rather sleepy, recipFriar Tuck — a Huckleberry ients of two boxes of food. A Finn — a Cleopatra and even locked front gate and dim a "shy" Phantom, just to light in the distant building mention a few. was no deterrent for the A light supper was provided enthusiastic donors. and the DJ continued to rock Thank you to all the people the boat throughout the night. involved in making the CPY People thoroughly enjoyed River cruise a great success. themselves and commented JULIE DELLA FRANCA on how you could still have CPY FULL-TIMER
Evangelist invited Father John Bertolucci, a television evangelist, has been invited by the Vatican to speak at a Holy Year international youth conference April 11-15. Father Bertolucci, whose weekly TV and radio programme "The Glory of God", is broadcast on cable, satellite and commercial channels in 5,000 cities, will be among catechists and Church leaders preaching at the special Holy Year gathering. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend. Although some people have criticised his evangelical stance as "Protestant", Father Bertolucci said he believes his work counters the anti-Catholic attitudes of other television evangelists.
The television programme, which airs in many places on Sunday mornings, does not seek to compete with church attendance, Father Bertolucci said. "Television cannot substitute for pastoral care. It is only a complement to the parish. "The parish is the basic organisation of the Church, and our purpose is to assist in its renewal so that the Catholic Church can be as alive as it is possible to be," he added. Father Bertolucci, who is also a theology professor at the University of Steubenville, has travelled extensively in his evangelisation ministry. He has visited countries in South America and the Caribbean as well as the Philippines.
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Memories My name is Salome. I knew Jesus well. I remember well when I first met Him. He came home one evening with my husband, Zebedee, and my two boys,James and John. It was several years ago. We lived near the Sea of Galilee, where Zebedee and the boys were fishermen. That eveningJesus had dinner with us. My husband and sons were very excited. James and John said Jesus called them and asked them to follow him. None of us knew what that meant. We had a lovely meal. All of us likedJesus very much. He was so strong but so gentle. He was sensitive and kind. I could have listened to Him talk all night. He talked in pictures. You could see and feel everything He said. That night I made a decision that changed my life. I decided that if my two boys could go with Jesus, so could I. I knew what I would do. I decided to help support Jesus and his work. Several other woman friends had the same idea. Mary Magdalene was one of our group. We went everywhere He went — always in the background, as women in our time often were — but always with Him. We bought food and saw that He and his disciplies got enough to eat. SO many people came toJesus for help that He hardly had time to rest. He certainly didn't have time to cook
Jesus appreciated all that Mary andIand the others did for Him. He became our friend. He didn't try to hide from us how tired He sometimes got, and how discouraged. He shared with us his dreams and hopes too. Some of my happiest memories are of evenings whenJesus just relaxed with his disciples and with us as we served a simple meal. There were very tense moments too, and scary times. I worried constantly about Jesus after we began spending more time in and around Jerusalem. We knew Jesus had many enemies. They did not like Him because of what He said and did. Many nights I was so worried about Him I could not sleep. Then it happened. It was the saddest moment of my life. I stood not far from the cross, watching Him suffer until He died.I held His dead body in my arms and helped lay it in the tomb. Mary Magdalene and I cried all that night. But our tears soon changed to laughs. On the following Sunday Mary and I found His tomb empty. And Mary saw Him alive. We all did in the evening. What a great day that was!
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Marria still ge i is Leaping and limping on the best path to God EDWARD SCHILLEBEECKX . IN SEARCH OF THE K INGDOM OF G OD, by John Bowden. Crossroad (New York, N.Y. , 1983). 164 pp., $8.95. Reviewed by Father Augustine P H ennessy. NC News Service. Every great theologian must have a kinship of mind and heart with the patriarch Jacob. Jacob wrestled all night with a mysterious angelic presence and at daybreak emerged victorious but wounded. Thereafter Jacob's life was a strange commingling of leaping and limping. Father Edward Schillebeeckx's life and experience as a theologian has also involved the phenomenon of leaping and limping. From the days of his pre-ordination studies when he wrote a paper on "the way in which conceptuality could be transcended'' until the unfinished works of his 70-year lifespan, he has been engaged in leaping broad jumps in the arena of a theologian's pondering and a lover's yearning for the integration of his experience. A s one whose life e xperience in the area of theologising runs parallel with the timespan of Father Schillebeeckx, I cannot help but find John Bowden's study of his mind and heart a challenge to engage in deep soulsearching myself. What should theology do for a man who makes it his profession? Above all. it should make him a lover of the mystery who is Jesus Christ. Father Schillebeeckx is blessed in having as an expositor and critic one who loves him. especially for his integrity as an inner-directed thinker. Bowden is an editor, a theologian, a translator of Father Schillebeeckx's books. and a pedagogue of exquisite skill. Bowden's chapter on the life of Father Schillebeeckx is so insightful that it enables us to understand the man even when we may not be able to understand the theologian. One of 14 children, Edward was strongly influenced by his father, Constant Johannes Schillebeeckx, who was conscious of his own priestly function a s head of hi s household. When the young Dominican student, Edward. wrote home in a r omanticising way
about his getting up in the middle of the night t o chant matins, the father responded, "My boy, your mother and I have had to get up t hree or four times a night to calm a crying baby and that is less r omantic than your night office. Think about it: religion is not an emotional state but an attitude of service." T he elder Schillebeeckx was not ready to yield his priestly role even to his two priestsons. When his mother suggested that Edward say grace at a family meal, his father objected, saying, "In this house, I'm the priest." A chapter in Bowden's books is called, "Jesus." Father Schillebeeckx's t wo volumes, "Jesus" and "Christ" come to cumulatively more than 1 ,000 pages. This is surely a monumental effort but is marked by excessive humanisation of the sacred humanity of the Word of God made flesh. Still more controversial, however, is the material in Bowden's chapter on ministry. Here, so it seems, Father Schillebeeckx has too close a kinship with other declericalization efforts which have little t olerance for the need for an ordained ministrs in the church. But ultimately it is the heart which brings any believer to full theological insight. Father Schillebeeckx's treatment of Dominican spirituality is a beautiful tribute to the tradition of Dominican teachers who have made him who he is. Two sayings of St. Thomas Aquinas should be kept in mind while reflecting on the grandeur and the misery of a theologian's romance with truth. The first is from his c ommentary on St. John's Gospel:"The k nowledge of truth is given to us through the fervour of charity." The second comes from his treatise on faith: translated freely, it avers: the act of faith does not reach its goal when we can put a truth of faith into words, but rather when we can embrace a reality too wonderful for words. In this respect. a theologian must be a lover. and in this book Father Schillebeeckx emerges as a man in love with truth. Passionist Father Hennessy is a former theology professor and editor and was a charter member and president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.)
Marriage, by Maureen Green, publishedby Fontana, $7.95. Reviewed by Roslyn Ross.
With a subtitle called, 'The century most couples could Maureen Green raises the pleasures and pains of modern look to spend around 30 years p ossibility that marriage may marriage — 'why one works t ogether, that has now risen well return to what it was in a ndanother doesn't', Maureen t o 50 or more. t he past..a more practical and Green has rushed in where Feminism has also made its d own-to-earth institution angels may fear to tread. mark with many women see- with a new balance of roles. S he spent three years talking ing marriage as an oppressive " Marriage as a practical a bout marriage to experts and institution which keeps them s ocial enterprise seems an t o married, divorced and d own by forcing them to almost forgotten topic, so remarried couples.She quotes c ope, not only with running involved have we become in e xtensively from these inter- a house but with the often 'relationships,' she says. views in the book and the i nsoluble emotional burdens Marriage, it seems is the way result is a readable and reveal- of their families, until they it is meant to be. It is what ing study of a subiect that has have no strength left to pursue m ost people want and what influenced and in most cases a ny of their own goals. all children need. The task is c ontinues to influence the Marriage is no longer a safe t o make it work in the modern lives of us all. haven for women (if ever it w orld. And while no-one says W hile the book is based on really was) and parents are t hat it is easy, the expert British statistics there is rele- r eacting accordingly. They are o pinion seems to be that not vance for Australians...the bringing up their daughters o nly is it possible but it is f igures may differ, in Britain differently; the only snag is e minently satisfying as well. o ne in four marriages ends in t hat boys are still being raised divorce, in the USA it's one in i n basically the same way that t wo, but marriage is marriage t hey were a hundred years t he world over. ago. No-one hastoldthem that Marriage, she says, is marvel- times have changed; intact nolous, and everyone does it in one has prepared them for the t he end; 93 per cent get s ort of woman they will be Studies: of the word, and perhaps for Fortunately. however, that's Hecker married. Marriage however is getting. Our first experiences i n a mess; we don't all stay of marriage come from watch- Essays on the thought that reason are. from all changing wry rapidly. Thanks married. Over a quarter of ing our parents but few child- of Isaac Hecker, edited accounts, weathering the cur- in large measure to the new theological climate created by t hose who get married in the ren will have the same sorts by John Farina. Paulist rent vocation crisis. U K will later get divorced and of marriages because fewer Press (Ramsey, New Because Father Hecker had Vatican II, scholarly interest in t he divorce rate is rising all w omen are prepared to lock Jersey, 1983). Price a genius for synthesis and was Father Hecker's writings is available. ahead of his time in bridging growing by leaps and bounds. t he time. Since 1970, the t hemselves away in the home not R eviewed by Monsig- forces that others saw as During the past six or eight divorce rate has trebled t o merely clean, cook and a mong the under -twenty - breed. Certainly, some may be nor George C. Higgins. totally distinct, it is not sur- years. several first-rate disserfives prepared to do it for a time, The Missionary Society of St prising that post-Vatican II tations have been written on Paul (better known as the American Catholics are his theology. spirituality and Paulist Fathers) recently cele- increasingly looking to him political theory, and other brated the 125th anniversary for guidance as they struggle scholarly studies of his of its founding. This splendid with the contemporary chal- thought are in process. collection of essays is a fitting lenge of bridging the gap The present volume makes But, says Maureen Green, no- but most modern women tribute to the memory of the between religion and culture. the benefits of these studies one really prepares for mar- have smaller families and society's founder, a convert to Until recently, American available to the general readriage. We have to pass a test e xpect to return to an active Catholicism who, both before Catholics would have found it ing public. It contains five and after his conversion in almost impossible to plumb essays: two by t o drive a car but not to run w orking life at some stage. historians, one a marriage, home and family. But the real tragedy of mar- 1844, was in fruitful dialogue the depths of his religious by a political scientist, one by Preparation, she says, is vitally riage breakdown involves the with many of the best minds, thought in all its dimensions. a theologian and one by a important and whatever your c hildren, says Maureen Green. Catholic and non-Catholic As Farina points out, the book- psychologist. views on sexism may be, at Marriage, is the most secure alike, in the United States and length studies of Father We are all deeply indebted Hecker that were published present, men and women still a nd stable background for Europe. to the Paulist Press for this bring different expectations bringing up children, and the John Farina, the archivist for prior to 1981 "focused on his timely service. and capabilities to marriage. only way to make sure that the Paulist Fathers and a life history and avoided any Hecker scholar in his own extended discussions of his Monsignor Higgins is an T he scene can be set for both a man and a woman have c onflict before they've even t he children's interests at right, succintly explains why religious ideas and reflected adjunct lecturer in the theolbought the first pair of match- heart while they are growing Father Isaac Hecker is widely a hypersensitivity to the issue ogy department at the ing towels. up. Statistics in the UK show and somwhat belatedly being of the Americanist controy- Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. prevention t hat while many adults may recognised as one of the most On the basis that is better than cure she looks benefit from divorce, children extraordinary figures in the at the possibilities for prepa- never do. Uncertainty, anxiety history of the Church in the ration and decides there a nd deep depression are likely Inited States. aren't many unless you are a t o dog these children through In Farina's view, Father life or at least make their Hecker was "a representative Catholic. Spearfield's Daughter, by York, from London to a dolescent years more trau- man of the 19th century — preaches which " Asa church Jon Cleary, published by Switzerland with the nonthe Age of Synthesis. His life that marriage is for life, the matic than they would norFontana, $5.95, stop excitement that has bridged forces that others saw R oman Catholics have long mally be. become the inimitable Jon Cleary has written a s totally distinct: American been aware of the logic of Many experts, she says, are another superb novel, a H elen MacInnes Protestantism and Catholitheir stand, and offer marriage now turning to study the real novel of the times in which trademark. cism, liberal democracy and ambition, glamour and p reparation courses to c ost of divorce, the children, the Church, contemplation success cannot be portrayed engaged couples when they a nd coming to the conclusion and action, and personal holi- without a tingle of sadness. The Collins Book of c ome to ask their local priest that since marriage is so vital ness and social reform. And he of regret for what ha.s been A ustralian Poetry, edited says. she them," marry to t o their development and by Rodney Hall, published did it all with an openness to lost. This has become even more welfare perhaps parents by Collins, $14.95. experimentation and innovaimportant because marriage should be less hasty to rush tion and a concern for the Cloak of Darkness, by The hardcover edition of breakdown has certainly not t o the divorce courts. Helen MacInnes, published this practical that were typically book was a bestseller by Fontana, passed the Catholics by. 55.95. Marriage, most of the experts American." for Collins. Rodney Hall Modern marriage has been say, is a must R's up to us to That's also a good descrip- The new Helen Maclnnes is one of Australia's forecomplicated by a number of prepare ourselves for it and to tion of the present generation is a novel of blazing sus- most poets, and is well things. One of the most impor- make a commitment that of Paulist Fathers. Faithful to pense and terror from the k nown for his superb tant is the simple fact that we enables us to get through the Father Hecker's distinctive 'Queen of Spy Writers'. Set poetry and novels. in the shady world of This book is the most all live longer and therefore bad times and perhaps hold charism, they have remained international arms dealing, comprehensive anthology have to live longer with each it together for the sake of the a quintessentially American Cloak of Darkness flits of Australian poetry yet other. At the turn of the children. community in the best sense from North Africa to New published.
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BAROOMBI turned in a strong performance when he finished fourth from an ouside barrier over 1200m to Tonderbruine. Baroombi has the impressive record of five wins from seven starts for tycoon owners Laurie and Elizabeth Connell. Baroombi will be especially hard to beat when astute trainer Buster O'Malley starts him in a Welter with a light weight instead of the heavy burden he receives now in Graduations. JUNGLE MIST looks a top horse judging on her easy win in the Meteorite Handicap. Miss Angie Johnson has prepared this horse for two wins from two starts now and is an able replacement for previous stable star Demon Queen. One of the highlights of Jungle Mist's win was the ride of Donald Barron. Since coming from the Northern Territory Donald has shown he is a rider of great ability. Donald Barron and Jungle Mist both have many more wins in store for them.
BABY CLOTHES AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED Pregnancy Help assists pregnant women in need to provide baby clothing and baby equipment. Many young mothers are in urgent need of nappies, matinee jackets, nighties, singlets, bunny rugs and shawls; bassinets, prams and cots are in constant need. For donations of baby wear and equipment or any help, please ring Pregnancy Help 3225655 or deliver to 7 Howard Street, Perth or Centrecare at 25 Victoria Square. PERTH LEGION ACIES Perth Legionaires will assemble at St Mary's Cathedral on Sunday, April 1 at 2 pm for the annual acies ceremony during which active and auxiliary members make their annual pledge. All interested priests, religious and other friends are invited to join them.
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International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima Thanksgiving Mass in Reparation for the visit of Our Lady's Statue
The April meeting of the Young Newmanites will discuss atheism, in Father Dynon's study at St Thomas More College on Tuesday April 3, at 7.30 pm. The Newman Society Scripture Group for 1984 begins at 8 pm on Thursday April 12 and will discuss St Mark's Gospel in the senior common room of St Thomas More College. April 15, is University Sunday and Archbishop Foley will concelebrate Mass at 4.30 pm in St Thomas More College Chapel, following the Blessing of the Palms at 4.15 pm. The University Catholic Society Choir will sing at the Mass. A light tea at $4 per person will follow. The University Sunday service in Winthrop Hall begins at 7.30 pm.
EMMANUEL FETE
INDIAMAN gave trainer Miss Colleen Henderson her first city winner when he flew down the outside to grab victory in the last stride at Ascot on Saturday. Indianian has always shown potential and is obviously suited by the personalised attention Miss Henderson can give him. Indiaman should give his trainer and group of owners many more victories.
R ACE ONE: Fire Water 1, J ohn Michael 2, Gold Velocity 3. R ACE TWO: Western Sheen 1, Blue Temlock 2, Valiant Tempo 3. R ACE THREE: Gold Advice 1, Swanky Street 2, Paddy A dare 3. R ACE FOUR: White Foot Lass 1, Involved 2, Flash Encanto 3. R ACE FIVE: Aulfee 1, Cloheen 2, Up the Woods 3.
COMING EVENTS OF NEWMAN SOCIETY
In the swim
Despite cold, wet weather, there was an exciting finish to the St Joseph's College, Albany, swimming sports on Friday (March 16) when either of two of the four houses could have won on the result of the last race. Because of the rain and cold, the programme was considerably shortened. Hannan House won the competition with 232 points, followed by Stirling 221, Eclipse 202, Coilingwood 172. In outstanding performances, Rebecca Barrett (Year 9) and Andrew Macri (Year 10) broke a total of six records. They won the titles of Champion swimmer in their respective age groups.
April 1, noon to 5 pm at 25 Windsor Street, East Perth. The fete is to be held to raise funds to renovate the hall for social activities for the disabled. There will be bargains galore, cakes, plants, white elephant stall, lucky dip, Mother's Day and bottle stall, lunches and afternoon teas. Please come along and support us.
CHILDREN'S CHOIRS WANTED The ABC seeks audition tapes — cassette or reel-to-reel — of the work of choirs consisting either wholly of children or containing a top, treble/ soprano line composed of children alone. The choirs must be attached to a church, chapel or cathedral, or else have as major concern the performance of sacred music. The top entrants from each state will be recorded and broadcast by the ABC in a series of 13 programmes over a four month period from July into October. A $100 prize will be paid to each choir broadcast. Audition tapes need to be in the hands of the ABC by April 27 and should be addressed to: In Quires and Places, R eligious Programmes Dept, The ABC, GPO Box 9994, PERTH 6001. BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE The fifth annual pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of the Revelation, will be held on Sunday. April 8 at 10.45 am at the Bullsbrook Grotto on Chittering R oad, Bullsbrook. Buses will leave from Boans, Wellington St and from Mary St Highgate. For bookings on the Boans bus, please phone P. Galea 349 7135, for the Highgate bus please phone L. Martinz on 328 4631.
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Brother Val came to Australia for a holiday in 1931 and has been here since, starting work in a tin shed at Tardun until he had to Melbourne move to because he was not naturalised. He had been born in Prussia when it was under Polish control and in 1914 he lost both parents, returning from his mother's funeral to find his house already under occupation and eventually finding refuge in a Church orphanage in Berlin. In 1917 he started work as an apprentice tailor with the Pallottines and joined them five years later, returning to East Prussia as tailor cook and maintenance man before coming to Australia.
Participants in the carnival just shivering, not praying, are (from left) Kerry Harfield, Kevin Rear, Paul Kelly, and Tanya Lesnick waiting on the blocks in the relay.
A fter naturalisation in A ustralia in 1947 he resumed work at Tardun establishing a school for A boriginal children from the Murchinson, transferring two years later to help establish the Wandering mission, followed by four years at Manly (NSW) looking after Pallottine students. Since 1965 he has cared for Aboriginal secondary and tertiary students at R ossmoyne, making his only visit back to Germany in 1958. His only known relative is a niece in West Germany although other relatives may be living in East Germany.
C oncelebrated Mass; Vigil concluding at 12.00 Midnight priests to conduct Vigil with e nrolment of THE BROWN SCAPULAR St Mary's Cathedral April 6th 1984, di 8.00 pm
Keen gardener Brother Valentine Ochsenknecht was presented with flowers and other gifts when he celebrated his 80th birthday and 60th year as a Pallottine brother recently.
Father Joe Keamey, the superior at Rossmoyne said in spite of all his history, Brother Val was unlikely to dwell on the past. A t Subiaco on Tuesday the Sisters of Saint John of God took a firsthand look at the Survive ambulance donated by Western Australian parishes to help their sisters' work in Sialkot Pakistan Archbisop Foley blessed the vehicle in the presence of representatives of the Knights of the Southern Cross who have helped with the appeal
"His attitude is never to look back but always to look ahead to the jobs he will be doing." Father Kearney said.