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AN AUDIENCE Western Australia's Crocetti family which includes three nuns and a priest had a private audience with John Paul II. . . See story and pictures pages 2 and 3.
AMBULANCE A new Survive ambulance vehicle for use in the Aitape district of Paupa New Guinea has been handed over at the Knights of the Southern Cross West Perth headquarters. See story and picture, page 4.
A NTIOCH Maida Vale parish recently conducted its first Antioch weekend and it was judged one of the best Antioch gatherings held. See story and pictures in Youth Forum page 13.
BEFORE AND AFTER Whitfords Catholic Primary School came of age this month when its original foundation pupils from opening in 1978 had their final day before moving to high schools next year. See Parish Pump, page 16.
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A remarkable worldwide consensus exists among young people about the necessity of peace, and this constitutes a tremendous potential force for the good of all. 'But young people must not be satisfied with an instinctive desire for peace: this desire must be transformed into a firm moral conviction that encompasses the full range of human problems and builds on deeply treasured values. 'The world needs young people who have drunk deeply at the sources of truth. 'You have to listen to the truth and for this you need purity of heart; you have to understand it, and for this you need deep humility; you have to surrender to it and share it, and for this you need the strength to resist the temptations of pride, selfishness and manipulation. 'You must form in yourselves a deep sense of responsbility.
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VATICAN CITY: Youth holds the key to 'tomorrow's peace depending on the answers they give to two vital questions, says the pope in the traditional New Year's peace message. He tells youth not to he afraid to ask themselves and their elders "What is your idea of man?" and then to go to an even more fundamental question "Who is your God". Linking its ideas to International the Youth Year this 18th papal statement on peace since Pope Paul VI started the custom just after Vatican II says peace and injustice depend on the moral choices that face youth for their future. Urging them not to flee from responsibiity into the fantasy world of alcohol.
When The Record office opened on Monda Morning it was good news as parishes reported sell-outs of their increased C hristmas and quotas r equested more copies: Nedlands 74 extra copies; Highgate 70; Mirrabooka 60; Belmont 30; Bassendean 20.
What I see arising in you is a new awareness of your responsibility and a fresh sensitivity to the needs of your fellow human beings. You are touched by the hunger for peace that so many share with you. You are troubled by so much injustice around you. You sense overwhelming danger in the gigantic stockpiles of arms and in the threats of nuclear war. You suffer when you see widespread hunger and malnutrition. You are concerned about the environment today and for the coming generations You are threatened by unemployment, and many of you are already without work and without the prospect of meaningful employment. You are upset by the large number of people who are oppressed politically and spiritually and who cannot enjoy the exercise of their basic human rights as individuals or as a community. All this can give rise to a feeling that life has little meaning.
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drugs, uncommitted sex. CylliCiSM, indifference and even violence Pope John Paul H says: "Put yourselves on guard against the fraud of a world wanting to exploit or misdirect your energetic and powerful search for meaning and happiness." He says some parents resort to offering their children more material goods as an answer to their lives and that they are "passing on to younger generations a world that will be poor in spiritual values, poor in peace and poor in fustice." "Ask yourselves what kind of people you want yourselves and your fellow human beings to be, and
what culture you want to build." The question "Who is your God?" cannot be restricted to the sphere of a person's private existence, he added. "It is impossible to separate this question from the history of nations. Wherever the refusal of God exists a shadow of fear c.-asts is pall. "Fear is born wherever God dies in the consciences of human beings. Wherever God dies in the conscience of the human person, the death of man, the image of God inevitably follows. Upon the choices of each one of you will depend the future of your brothers and sisters.
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starvation KAMPALA, (UGANDA) (NC) — Cardinal Nsubuga of Kampala has accused the Ugandan government and guerilla forces of starving innocent citizens to death in areas where there are skirmishes. He also said government and rebel forces have robbed and murdered people, burned down homes and raped women and children. The cardinal blamed ugandan President Milton Obote, who came to power in 1980, and his government for doing nothing to stop the atrocities. "The churches in Uganda wrote a letter to President
Obote to stop his forces from committing atrocities, but he did not write back or even take any action," Cardinal Nsubuga said. The cardinal said 80,000 people were being held without charges in government camps.
Perth family meets pope by a special representative
This year will remain an unforgettable one for four WA Crocetti family members and something to remember for hundreds of their relatives and friends in Italy. They say God was definitely on their side when, less than 24 hours of their departure from Rome, they were invited to a morning Mass in Pope John Paul's chapel and a chat with the pope afterwards. It was a religious as well as a family pilgrimage that took a family of one priest and three religious to the land of the birth of two of them.
He has said Obote's government should meet with the guerillas opposing him to discuss an end to strife in the African nation, but Obote rejected the proposal. More than 100,000 Ugandans have been killed by government forces in the past three years.
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Father Gaetano Crocetti of Harvey sits second from the right among the priests conclebrating Mass with Pope John Paul in his Vatican chapel
Teachers must uphold values MELBOURNE: Catholic schools should be able to sack teachers who break awards or guidelines laid down by a bishop with authority in Catholic education, a gathering of school teachers was told last week. Salesian Father Norm Ford was addressing members of the Victorian Catholic Teachers' Association
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and — Primary at St Secondary Bernard's College, West Essendon. "A school could hardly tolerate the presence of a teacher who openly taught moral views contrary to official Catholic teachings in a Catholic school," he said. Father Ford is head of the philosophical studies department of the Catholic Theological College, Clayton. Father Ford's address followed concern expressed in letters to the editor of The Advocate recently that some teachers' private lives might conflict with Catholic teachings. One of the issues raised was whether a male teacher could bring his homosexual boyfriend to a staff barbecue. Another was whether a biology teacher should be entitled to praise the contraceptive pill. Father Ford emphasised the employers' power to dismiss teachers should be used with care and restraint.
from LEO O'LEARY in The Advocate "It would appear this power should not necessarily be used automatically and legalistically, but scope should be given for the required flexibility and use of due discretion for making a just decision that is equitable and fair to all in the circumstances," he said. "Teachers in Catholic schools need to be true to Christ, their school, their children, the parents and themselves in their professional role and private life without detriment to their sense of justice, integrity and personal
dignity and without any unnecessary polarisation that would only divide the kingdom," he said. Father Ford took care to distinguish between the practice of sodomy and a inclination controlled towards homosexuality, and pointed out that an inclination, without activity was harmless unless publicly discussed. The difference in perceptions between public life and what was sometimes wrongly claimed to be private life came under his microscopic analysis, too
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Crocetti's private audience 300 of their distant r elatives and connections and over 100 of them gathered in the Capuchin monastery church where the Crocetti parents worshipped. The group visited Lourdes with the Opera Pellegrinaggio and Father Crocetti joined 6000 other priests for the historic retreat that culminated in Pope John Paul concelebrating with t he assembly in St Peter's Basilica. Although they had a ttended countless public audiences the Crocetti family had all but abandoned hope of a private meeting with the pope. . on the eve of their departure they were wanted along with a small interna:ional r epresentation to assist at Mass in the pope's chapel.
4Russians i agree to office VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul N has given the personal title of archbishop to an apostolic administrator in Lithuania, and at the same time named a new bishop for the Soviet republic. Given the personal title of archbishop was Bishop Liudas Povilonis, apostolic administrator of Kaunas and Vilkaviskis, two dioceses which have been without resident bishops for several years, because Soviet authorities have not agreed to allow new
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The inter -congregational retreat committee has iust published its retreat brochure for 1985 and eight retreats exclusively for laity are detailed there.
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It was the 'tyranny of distance' which brought religious congregations to the point where it was realised duplication of personnel and air fare expenses was a waste of resources. A hard look was taken at improving the variety and style of retreats offered in Perth. Many local priests and religious who have been trained overseas and interstate in the area of spiritual direction also gave a strong support to this movement. eight -member The committee, seven religious
layman is and one responsible for organising the eight-day direct retreats and co-ordination retreats offered in other centres. Sharing of community resources with the local church is a feature of the
retreat movement in Perth. Religious congregations open all their centres to any priests, religious or laity who are interested in the style of retreats they offer. • Coat page 4
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The other wars needling peace
Another Survive International medical vehicle is about to leave WA this time for Papua New Guinea. The Toyota Hilux four wheel drive single cabin utility complete with air-conditioning, radio, winch, roof-rackand canopy is being provided for Franciscan Brother Gary Hill, health extension officer of St Anna Raihu Hospital. Surviviee which is an international organisation, began raising funds in WA just over 12 months ago and already has sent a fully equipped ambulance to the St John of God Sisters medical t eam operating in Pakistan.
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The Church excusably fumbles and fidgets around times like the New Year because like a tangled ball of twine it is hard to find the beginning, and the end, of Mr Max Bowen, state administrator for Survive things. International, said Brother Hill intends using the Pleas from the pulpit to sanctify the opening of the vehicle for patrolling remote areas, folloing up calendar year get little respect from heavy heads which patients and checking aid-posts and health in minimise the obligation of a so-called Holy Day. the villages. The Church once pre-occupied itself with liturgical The vehicle will also be used to transport details such as the eighth day naming and circumcision leprosy and other patients to the hospital for of Jesus which sent preachers scurrying for some link urgent medical treatment. with the passing of the ages. In a few churches they It will help improve the health of the people bravely sang a Te Deum on New Year's Eve but there in the Aitape sub-district by expanding the health were livelier parties to attend. extension services. The Church gave up the unequal struggle in recent times A volunteer to teach English to a group In the long term, increased awareness and and now devotes the octave day of Christmas to a of young Pakistani women may be instrumenknowledge of health and sickness will help people devotional meditation of the place of Mary in the understand how minor changes in their eating Incarnation and the Holy Family gets slotted into a tal in helping them reach their goal of housing and personal habits can improve their liturgical vacuum to ride out the days before Epiphany becoming Catholic women religious. health. when Christmas happenings get another mention. The Sisters of St John of God team which All very fitting and inspring for those looking for spiritual The Raihu health centre provides inpatient care over the mission hospital at Sialkot. took comfort in the seering summer heat and holiday doldrums with a capacity of 100 beds and all extension north of Lahore, have nine young women but little to say to weary hearts voicing the limp hope services in the area as well as 20 aidposts, three that the coming year must be at least no worse than interested in the religious life but one of the sub-health centres, maternal child health patrols, the year that has passed. health education and public health matters. obstacles to their training is a lack of english. The Church, then, is often at a loose end for ideas, About 20,000 people are served by the health One is already a novice and two others so it should not be surprising that new themes have been centre with a catchment area spreading 100 kms have commenced a postulancy. cultivated in our own times. Just after Vatican II Pope down and 50 kms up the coast Paul VI spotted the spiritual vacuum of our times and English would he needed for he moved in quickly to fill that gap. novitiate studies since little mate—42111:1 In 1966 he said the pressing issue was peace. He said 1rts:',' rial exists so far in the native Urdu this long before trendies invented the notion that how —mos language used by the largely they feel in the morning is how the world should feel Islamic population , explained in the evening, before graffiti spraying and waving banners strategically in front of television cameras was the status Sister Michelle, a team member symbol of being concerned. who is currently back in WA on Pope Paul even tried to crack two problems at once. leave. The New Year peace celebration -- he said at a time The number of local religious when the Catholic Church was dipping its toe cautiously is understandably few in a country into the waters of ecumenism - should be across the • churches. Priests were urged to invite other denominain which the Christians are less • tional clergy to their churches on New Year's Day but than 1 per cent of the population novelties like that do not take long to wear off. of 94 million. But the popes have kept to their goal of producing The nine young women have a peace message for the last 18 years. The statements finished lower secondary classes are long, sometimes heavy and written in a style that 01111 deserves to be proclaimed from the balcony of St Peter's. in the Pakistan system and their Unfortunately, nobody has the time to read the rolling knowledge of English is still rather phrases, however noble and however serious the question rudimentary. • of peace. The 18 page peace statements of the late 20th They need coaching and further century. to say nothing of the encyclicals of Pope Pius arro. r development to become fluent in XII and especialy John XXIII lie on the shelves. How much can be said about peace? Each year the English. 41" PAPUA pope's statements have looked at every possible angle It would help if the English NEW (:){ of war, disarmament, self-defence, dialogue, cojiNti teacher was also able to coach the operation, economic injustice, imbalance of wealth and women in basic catechetics, above all the human resolve tc .,ave peace. general Church history and an Like an exhausted preacher waiting for a flash of brilliance late into Saturday night, this year's papal introduction to current affairs and thoughts have decided not to be original but to borrow A t the KSC headquarters in West Perth last the place of the Church in the the ideas of the International Youth Year and it is timely. world scene. week, Survive committee chairman Mr Max The pope is saying nothing original when he points The courses will be conducted out that tomorrow's peace eventually rests on the moral Bowen (centre) points out a few of the either at Sialkot or the Punjabi decisions being made by today's youth. features of the medical vehicle donated by For too long we have been bombarded by the ranting capital Lahore. Western Australians to help New Guinea self appointed spokesmen defining peace in their Any suitably qualified man or vocabulary for a world strategy of revolution. Yet there health programs. woman would be considered for is a cauldron of war frothing on the streets of most the position, Sister Michelle countries and it has nothing to do with the possibility explained. of a nuclear explosion. The so-called nuclear threat becomes an easy escape Age is not critical SYDNEY: Archbishop from reality. It is not just youth who go up in the final although good health Clancy has publicly conflagration. Grey Power has a vested interest also in wou ld be requisite to a invited people of the staying alive. archdioces:. to give their The pope however sheets home to Grey Power the cope with the usual views on a proposal to false values of materialism that they have handed on to Asian differences in break the present structhe rising generation who now have set their sights on living standards and a ture into three new dioa trail of self-destruction. temperature that can ceses. Drugs offer the last thrill that money can buy and range from a cold six The proposed generations of young people who have Been There and Sydney • From page 2 "Parliament obviously Father Ford produced diocese will Done That are now prepared to take the leap no matter include to the a searing 50 "Moral responsibility for thought that certain sexual evidence to show that the municipalities of Ryde, what the consequences. degrees. human actions cannot be activities, even though government had recognised Lane Cove, North Sydney It is a disease that has no respect for cultures or frontiers excluded from their public lawful or not criminal, could the need for school teachers Sister Michelle, who went and Mosman. whether the raw Russian youths sickened by their miniimpact and it usually be a relevant factor to to maintain a high standard to the mission hospital four Willoughby and Manly Vietnam in Afghanistan or the ominous sytmptoms in transcends their purely consider when employing a of propriety after a teacher years ago says it is an excitmunicipalities would the young of Dublin. It is as easy to die on an Australian private boundaries," he said. person." had aired personal viei•s on ing missionary prospect for belong to a new street as anywhere else. diocese. "Private life is one's own He also pointed out that radio. the properly motivated perThe so-called academics philosophically dismiss drug affair so long as it, or activities that were immoral son. taking as no worse than the equally sinister alcoholism knowledge of it, does not were not necessarily illegal. that is sapping mankind's strength as schools report that It will mean learning and harm or jeopardise the heavy drinking is already a status symbol amongst the absorbing as much from the rights (of others) to a young. Their need for stimulation will not end there. culture of the young women significant degree," he said. religious and the many • From page 3 It will need more than a talked-up drug summits to nail as it will mean teaching Father Ford said the lie said that Australia's groups within the Church in the spiritual black hole that saps our spiritual fibre. If them English. Victorian Parliament had These facilities, along with pluralistic society OA not order to tap the local a young human being has -not one good reason for amended the government's the well-known rule out the existence of a church's needs in the area Sister Michelle is available wanting to be alive, it is an indictment of the parental Equal Opportunity Bill in Redemptorist retreat centre common, or publicly of retreats and then move on to discuss the proposal, generation which said spiritual values are things of the 1983 to exclude this clause: provide a good variety of recognised morality. to future planning and without obligation, with any past. "(c) engaging in or refusing experiences "It exists, but it is more development. interested person and an Come January 1 there will be a litany of calls for peace or failing to engage in any A survey paper has been difficult to define and spell A list of retreats available appointment can be made from those who feel it is the right thing to say. Come lawful sexual activity or prepared by the committee out what it speficically in 1985 appears on page 12 with her through Si John of 1985 we should not ask when will there be peace but practice by the person." for distribution to parish entails with substantial and copies have been God Convent Subiaco where. Father Ford said: priests, pastoral councils, agreement," he said. circulated to each parish. 382 6343.
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I am issuing a call. I want more young men to consider sharing the priesthood with me and my brother priests. Please write to me, Archbishop William Foley St Marys Cathedral Perth WA. 6000 The Record, 27 December, 1984 - 2 January, 1985
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Overseas adoptions beat the local born
ADELAIDE: For the first time, children allocated by overseas authorities outnumber A ustral ian -born children placed for adoption, the South Australian Parliament was told last week. The details were contained in the South Australian Community Welfare Department's 1983/84 annual report The increase in overseas adoptions is closely related to abortion and greater social acceptability of single parenthood, according to Catholic Family Welfare Bureau director Joseph O'Neill. The report, tabled by C ommunity Welfare Minister Greg Crafter, states a total of 71 children came from o verseas while 69 A ustral ian -born children were placed for adoption. Out of 238 couples who applied to adopt children during the year, 157 sought to adopt an Austrlian-born child while 81 applied f or a child from overseas. The average waiting time for an Australianborn child is 39.5 months while applicants adopting children from overseas wait an average of two years, says the report. Mr O'Neill said the Bureau was well aware of the situation and offered two major reasons for the increase in overseas adoptions. "One reason of course is the ready availability of abortion," he said. "There are currently around 4.000 abortions a year carried out in South Australia. "There an is extraordinary paradox where you have a very easy and ready course to abort, and at the same time you have extremely costly programs like in-vitro fertilisation in progress. "Abortion is denying life to some 4,000 children a year." The second major factor is social, he said. "With the social services available, supporting parents benefits and the greater social acceptability of single parenthood, up to 80 pc of single parents are keeping their babies and looking after them themselves. 'The combination of these factors reduces enormously the availability of babies for adoption. "The problem, of course, is there is a waiting period of more than three years, so couples are now looking overseas for babies."
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In the course of his career as a top State jockey and later trainer, Jack Meyers was compelled to live with his family for a number of years at various places in widely-separated parts of WA. This peripatetic existence engendered in son Bill the determination that when he had his own family he would provide a permanent home for them so that the children could receive their education in the one area. It was a resolution he was able to carry into effect. The youngsters have all attended schools in the environs of Midland where his real estate business is located. He hastens to interpose the statement his father and late mother were wonderful parents, to whom he owes a great debt of gratitute. They were not Catholics, but they inculcated in him firm Christian principles, and when he decided to embrace the faith they displayed a full measure of empathy and understanding.
°'NUOPIIP One of the tributes to his parents that dotted the interview was: "If I had wanted to enter the horse-racing industry, I'm sure Dad would have given me all the help possible. 'When I showed no such inclination, he was not in the least upset.'" In fact, Bill had early ideas of becoming either a school teacher or a journalist. But when he had completed fifth-year high school, and achievement rare among the scions of the horse-racing industry, economic circumstances ruled such ambitions out. He had to get a job. He joined the R and I Bank at Midland as a junior officer and for about five years worked in several of its branches.
VPNid,z,tit He played league football for South Fremantle and on a number of occasions his supportive father refrained from entering horses in races on Saturday afternoons so that he could watch his son in action for the red-and-whites. Bill's football prowess attracted an offer from the South-West and for 2 1/2 seasons he played for South Bunbury and worked at a hotel in the southwest port. In this competition he had a total of 49 games and was a member of two premiership sides. On his return to Perth in 1968 he entered real estate for what turned out to be a fairly short spell because of the constraints under which the industry was then labouring through a credit squeeze Early in 1970 he joined the staff of the WA Trotting Association where, among
William Ernest (Bill) Meyers, principal of Meyers Realty at Midland, was born at Subiaco on July 1, 1943. H e attended state schools at Belmont, Highgate, Geraldton and Bunbury before going to the Governor Stirling Senior High School at Midland where he successfully completed his fifth-year high school education. He worked for the R and I Bank, at an hotel in Bunbury, in the real e state industry for a short spell, was country clubs representative with the Western Australian Trotting Association, the Kondinin-based community development officer with the Upper Great Southern Regional Council for Social Development, and returned to real estate to found his
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A regular feature By BOB BOYLE other things, he was instrumental in developing a system to collate nominations and race book information which enabled operations to be completed with greater speed and accuracy. "The racing and trotting fraternities are much maligned," Bill said. "Most people involved in the industries are hardworking and genuine, but they are often the hapless victims of the venom of disgruntled punters," he says. He moved again to the country to become the Kondinin -based community development officer with the Upper Great Southern Regional Council for Social Development. He regards his time there as having been a real eyeopener for him because before then he had lived in the country only in major towns. He cites, for instance, a football full-forward and his opposing full-back glancing at gathering clouds in the
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midst of a game, expressing in cordial conversation the hope that more rain would soon fall, and comparing notes on how much their respective properties had received the previous night. Quite a contrast to Bill's experiences in the hurlyburly of league football. Or the spectacle of farmers during seeding time who had spent all night on their tractors rolling up enthusiastically straight off their machines to play football.
Vh%rmid 4i4t4 Bill was deeply impressed by the way small communities pull together. Kondinin, for example, had no grassed sports arena. At the appropriate seasons big groups of farmers gathered with their machinery at a nominated paddock, ploughed it, seeded it and harvested the wheat crop. The profit from the resultant wheat sale provided the
money to grass the oval. Hyden had no swimming pool and the cost of bringing in concrete to construct one was prohibitive. So the local farmers made inquiries, set up their own concrete plant, financed it by selling some of the product to farmers who wanted it and used the rest to construct the pool.
eNWPW"" Hyden now had a pool, but the powers-that -were objected to the quality of the water with which the locals intended to fill it. A farmer said they could have the contents of one of his dams, which he used for his stock in that water-short area, if they could transfer the fluid from the dam the considerable distance to the pool. Nothing daunted, volunteers gathered the pipes and spent long hours laying them. The Hyden community pool got its water. As a result of these experiences and some he has had in his school board work, Bill believes the metropolitan area suffers from a serious under -utilisation of community resources. They are there just waiting to be tapped, he contends. Looking back, Bill considers
that in a way his conversion to Catholicism was inevitable. -I'd been associated with Catholics for a long time," he says, "and they seemed to be different in some way to other people. "It was an indefinable quality, but I admired it. "At high school, the Catholic pupils had a more definite and disciplined approach to their religion than we did. "One of the first things that impressed me about my wife-to-be shortly after I met
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He played league football for South Fremantle in 1964-65 and in the country for South Bunbury for 21 2 / seasons. A convert to Catholicism, he is secretary of t he Midland-Guildford branch of the Knights of the Southern Cross. He was a member of the St Brigid's parish council at Midland, served on the St Brigid's school board for five years (three as c hairman), has been involved with the St Brigid's P & F for about seven years and was a member of the P and F federal council for 12 months. Bill and his wife Patricia ( nee Norrish) have three c hildren — Gabrielle ( 16), Louise (15) and Bart (10).
her was her commitment to her religion without being fanatical. "Now, 19 years after the wedding, I can say without a doubt, religion has been a great factor in cementing our marriage. "For my part, it has given me inner confidence to go out and face up to whatever the outside world might throw up. Some Catholics are afraid to admit their religion in public, and this saddens me."
eNW411 , ''' Bill's philosophy on real estate is that those engaged in the industry have a moral obligation to give buyers and sellers honest and professional advice. This is particularly important because most people buy houses and land rarely. Therefore they are not au fait with matters such as prices, real estate law, buying and selling fees, various loan sources and local government requirements for building. Bill Meyers impressed me as a shining example of the strength and joy of newfound faith — attributes so sadly lacking in many born Catholics.
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rlLONDON: Rival broadcasting companL—lies in London are to call a Christmas truce in the ratings war. The plan is part of co-operation to help the lonely. Thames and London Weekend Television, and Capital Radio will run a telephone service featuring things to see and help available during the holiday season. They have called for volunteers to staff the telephones and they have asked the helping organisations to let them advertise the services they will be providing for the public. FINEW YORK: Project Rachel recalls the biblical mother mourning for the children of Israel carried off to Babylon. In the US Milwaukee diocese, it has been the principal means by which Reconciliation is being offered to women who have had abortions. This is not seen, even by the most conservative, to condone abortion It answers the needs of many women — and often the men involved - who for years have lived with a guilt they feared they could never lift from themselves. Among other workers, 70 priests have been specially trained to counsel women who have had abortions. The offers of support and practical f orgiveness have apparently spoken very eloquently for the cause of the unborn child.
State has seminary 'interest'
BELGRADE Archbishop Franic of Split-Makarska has said he believes the Marian apparitions at Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, are real, countering a fellow bishop who called them a "hallucination." "Speaking as a believer and not as a bishop, my personal conviction is that the events at Medjugorje are of supernatural inspiration," Archbishop Franic said. The archbishop said he had drawn his conclusions after seeing the "undeniable fruits" of the apparitions — "prayer, penitence and conversions that the Madonna advises as the way to peace," Ansa reported. Bishop Zanic of Mostar-Duvno, of the diocese where the reported apparitions have occurred and wha heads the committee investigating the vision, called the sighting a "collective hallucination." He accused local Franciscan priests of manipulating six youths who claimed to have seen the visions since 1981. Archbishop Franic, whose diocese is near the Western Yugoslavian town of Medjugorje, said it was too early to responsibly talk about "hallucinations."
PRAGUE: Although more candidates for the priesthood are being allowed to study at Bratislava seminary a reshuffling of the professorial chairs may strengthen the state's influence on what is taught there. Although 43 instead of the usual 30 students were admitted, theological knowledge seemed to play a minor role in the entrance exams. BOMBAY: India now As in previous years, the produces more grain than
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decisions about who would be admitted were not taken by the professors of theology or finally by the bishop, but by the state officials who would not tolerate politically "unreliable" students in the seminary. There are other changes in the ranks of seminary professors which could strengthen the state's influence even more. Two highly regarded professors, had to leave the theological faculty, two others have been retired because of their age. Those appointed in their place were not considered to be particularly good priests or lecturers in their fields but are considered by the state as politically "reliableKeston College report
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"A hallucination that lasts three years would destroy even the healthiest brain. If the children have been victims of hallucinations for three years and have remained healthy, this would already be a miracle," Archbishop Franic said. The archbishop also reportedly disagreed with a recommendation made by the investigating commission that all organised pilgrimages to the site stop until the commission presents its findings next year. "I think it is an absurdity to forbid pilgrimages until the commission can decide whether this is the work of God or of the devil," Archbishop Franic said.
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NEW YORK (NC): Young Catholics are showing a new interest in the missions, says the general secretary of the Holy See's Society for the Propagation of the Faith in New York. "At one time, youth were interested primarily in socio-economic matters," said Monsignor Fernand Franck. "Now they are showing more interest in the spiritual." He cited West Germany, Austria and Italy as countries where he saw increased youth support for missionary work. In these countries, he said, young people were collecting funds for the missions, organising meetings devoted to mission topics.
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AYS OF THE SP[1 IT This week NC's religious education package begins a six-part discussion of the vocations of Christian people. To initiate this discussion, we turn to the vocation of the campus minister. Father Robert Sherry tells a story about a high school youth whose parents don't trust him and who is in trouble at school. A priest, the junior year religion teacher, offers to meet with the youth. Father Sherry's story illustrates one way a concerned youth minister can help a troubled youth. Helping students and adults deal with the death of a student is the hardest part of campus ministry, Sister Jane Pitz, CSJ, tells Katharine Bird. Sister Pitz adds that it is the task of campus ministers to help students work out their problems themselves. Samuel, led by the Spirit, anoints David as king of the Jews, despite the youth's lack of years and experience, writes Father John Castelot in his discussion of Scripture. And Samuel's action certainly pays off, the scholar writes. For David goes on to become the great king of Israel.
Find flowers in the forest It was 8.15 Monday morning. Thunder roared and lightning crashed behind Jim Knox. His back was to the window, against which the rain was pounding like jabs and pokes against this teenager's emotions. Jim had left home an hour before, again without breakfast, again without money for lunch, again without any sign his busy parents cared for him. Now he was in the waiting room of the principal's office, summoned "on suspicion." Only then did he learn what the trouble was. Some neighbors had called the police to a loud party Jim attended at a classmate's home the previous Friday night. But an hour before the police arrived, he and Liz had left "to get away from the noise." Maybe the principal was going to blame him again as the "ringleader." The rain beat harder against the windowpane. Jim reflected that he had never had a party at his house. "Your friends — if that's what you call them — would ruin this
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place," his parents said more than once. "We don't trust you" was another of their favourite refrains, ever
since his older sister years ago was caught smoking. She was 17 then, just a few days before her high school
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graduation. To teach her a lesson, her parents refused to attend the ceremony. As lightning struck just outside the window, the flourescent lights went off in the waiting room. The secretary jumped in her chair. "When I have children, they're going to trust me," thought Jim. I'm going to be honest with them, tell them I'm not perfect. They'll know it anyway. They're going to know I was senior class president. But they're also going to know that Ididn't get along with my sister all the time. that I flunked geometry and that Ihurt inside because my parents didn't trust me." The lights came back on
in the room. Looking up, Jim saw a plaque next to the cmcifix on the wall behind the secretary's desk. It read: "It's hard to delight in the flowers if you're hopelessly lost in the forest." "That's for sure," thought Jim. As he copied down the proverb in his personal journal, he decided to list all the good things — the "flowers" — in his life. The list began with honesty and continued with forgiveness, Liz, mercy, understanding, patience, friends and faith. To his list he added some teachers. The storm outside the window seemed to be lessening. Jim thought of the connection between
the rain and flowers. As Jim closed his journal, Father Riley, the junior religion teacher, entered the waiting room. After many good talks over the past two years, Jim considered him a friend. "Jim," Father Riley began, "I heard you were called in. I just stopped by to let you know I'll be around the rest of the day if you want to talk after you get finished here." The secretary's eyes flashed up, a look of "Do you know what you're asking for?" on her face. "How about fifth hour today," replied Jim. "I've got an open period then." "Fine," said Father Riley. "In my office then at 2.10. By the way, are you finished using my car? I'll
By Father R obert Sherry need the wheels tonight, so don't forget to bring back my keys. When you need it again, though, let me know." With that, the principal's door opened. A blushing student came out, followed by the principal. His eyes stared at Jim. "OK, Knox. I want to talk to you." As Jim rose, Father Riley winked at him and thunder rolled outside the window.
For a teenager, the journey toward adulthood is often tumultuous. This time of dramatic change in life is full of doubts and unanswered questions: What kind of person am I? Should I look upon the future as a threat, or is it filled with promise for me? How shouldIrelate to the other people in my life? Does anyone else genuinely care about me? Why is there injustice in the world? In reality, however, teenagers are not the only ones who quietly ask these questions of themselves. An adult at the age of 35 or 50, even an adult at retirement age, may wonder seriously about life's meaning andpurpose. And this concern must be worked out in the context of life's actual events: • The person who experiences a significant loss — a death in the family, a job loss — may develop serious questions about life's worth. • The person who experiences a failure or profound disappointment may experience a sense of profound confusion about his personal identity. • The person facing a broken personal relationship may become overwhelmed with doubts about the value of close relationships. • The person entering life's middle years may mourn the passing of youth. • The person who witnesses severe injustice in society may begin to wonder if there truly is a good God. Questions about life's meaning and purpose do not usually occur in a vacuum. These questions are generatedby the course real life takes. That is why those in the church who think of themselves as having a vocation — and this can include anyone trying to live out the Christian life — have a task of considerable scope. For people trying to live out a Christian vocation sometimes will find themselves in situations where they must try to rekindle an appreciation of life's worth. Often they will find themselves with people who need support and concrete help in recognising their own talents and potential. Again, it may at times be a matter of listening attentively to someone who needs to express personal feelings and questions to a person who is compassionate and respectful.
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A spark of light
"Crises always happen at 11.30 at night" for University students, said Sister St Joseph Jane Pitz. So, as a campus chaplan minister, she chose to have her lifestyle "dictated by that of the students," sleeping when they slept and ready to listen whenever they needed her. But it was always "an abrasive thing," she added. What brings students to a campus minister? Sometimes they are questioning the value of their studies, Sister Pitz said. This often happens when students are fatigued after a period of working very hard. They begin to doubt that their studies have anything to do with their real lives. Their common lament is
that "grades, even an A, tell me nothing about myself," she said Most often "students come with a vague gnawing concern," Sister Pitz continued. They feel miserable but can't put their finger on the cause of their anxiety. As a campus minister, Sister Pitz tries "to be a verbal
mirror — to reflect back to students more clearly what's going on." This requires "active listening," she said. It includes tuning in to students' feelings by being alert to their tone of voice and body language. Occasionally a student, numbed by some experience, tells Sister Pitz: "Igo to the library andIcan't
study. I go to the dining hall and can't eat. I'm having a terrible time sleeping." If she thinks a student is on the verge of depression, Sister Pitz said she usually tells the student to take some specific steps. She suggests the student make plans for dinner with someone or find a new place to study. Her aim, she
Encounter with youth By Father John Castelot When Samuel the prophet was looking for someone to replace the unfortunate King Saul, he was directed ,to Bethlehem. There he found Jesse, father of eight sons. Before Samuel made his choice, God gave him the following advice: "Do not judge from his appearance or his lofty stature . . . Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). Seven of Jesse's sons were presented to Samuel. They were strong, mature, poised, but Samuel was not sat -
isfied. When he asked if there were any others, Jesse replied: "There is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep." So Samuel asked Jesse to send for the youngest, whose name was David. "Jesse sent and had the young man brought to him. He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold and making a splendid appearance. The Lord said, 'There — anoint him, for this is he" (1 Samuel 16:11-12). Good looks are hardly adequate qualifications for ruling a country, but Samuel, guided by the Lord, saw something in David. True, he was young. But his youth was no obstacle to greatness. Samuel could have given David a pat on the head and sent him back to his sheep. But he didn't. He respected him as a person with rich potential and anointed him king. David became the greatest king in Israel's his-
tory, founder of that dynasty from which the Messiah was to come. It pays to take youth seriously. One day a young man approached Jesus, in fact came running up to him, and asked: "Good Teacher, what must I do to share in everlasting life" Jesus could have smiled at his innocence and evaded the question, but he didn't. He sensed the fellow's sincerity and idealism and took him quite seriously (Mark 10:17; Matthew 19:16). Jesus suggested that the young man keep the to c ommandments, which he replied in all honesty: "Teacher, I have kept all these since my childhood." Then Mark tells us, "Jesus looked at him with love." Yes, he was young and perhaps a bit ingenuous. But he was serious and evidently eager to grow. He had potential Jesus could not ignore. So Jesus challenged
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By Katharine Bird explained, is to help students get rid of the terrible feeling of powerlessness by taking charge of some area in their lives again. In most situations, however, Sister Pitz avoids giving direct advice to students. Campus ministers "don't work out others' lives," she said "We're there for support, to help people work out their problems." For Sister Pitz, the death of a student is always the hardest part of being a campus minister. "It rips your heart apart." she said
him to strive for the Ideal. But this involved something the fellow had -..ot bargained for. Since he was rich, he figured he could do anything Jesus might suggest. To his dismay Jesus advised him to strip himself of his possessions and rely, not on his own resources, Sister Pitz indicated that but on God. This was not exactly a she places a high value on call to poverty. It was a her years as a campus challenge to recognize minister. Part of the reason that sharing in everlast- can be traced to the students ing life does not she has met. "I have seen depend on our efforts such absolute goodness in but on God's free favor. students," she said. And "At these words the encountering a good person "makes me reflect on what man's face fell"‘ The young man had kind of God" we have. Based on her campusideals; he was thoroughly good and eager ministry experiences, Sister to be better. Jesus took Pitz is convinced that it's him seriously and when -we are immersed in engaged in honest dia- pain no, of our own choosing" that some really logue with him. And who can tell if this good things begin to response of the "good happen. Often, she added, teacher" did not bear it's in the midst of pain that of God fruit later on, when the "something young man had more appears." Pain can "spark lots of time to reflect on the Sister Pita implications of Jesus' growth," concluded. advice
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"A significant role in campus ministry is being played by women and lay peer volunteers. Campus ministry staffs average about four perSons. . . Counselling is the most prominent activity, with family problems, stress and depression seen most (Father o ften." Eugene Hemrick in a report for a national task force on church personnel, 1984.) Polls indicate "many among s trengths today's teens, which for the most part go unrecognised by the churches. Youth have great enthusiasm and a yearning for dealing with spiritual questions. They can generate a high degree of involvement. ' " (Father Eugene Hemrick in a report for a national task force on church personnel, 1984.) -The civil and Christian community must know how to timely welcome the young who are abandoned, alone, insecure, helping them to be included in study and in work, to occupy
their free time, offering them healthy places for meeting, happiness, activity, furnishing them with occasions for effective relationships and for solidarity. - (Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, in the 1983 document Educational Guidance in Human Love.) " 'Significant numbers of our youth today are, of course, perfectly well and adjusted. But perhaps even more are hurting. . . Our primary responsibility . . . is to create communities for them, to offer them support and encouragement in times when anchors are very dear." (Rabbi Gordon Tucker of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America addressing an international meeting on youth, 1984.)
Moral "Sharing Values With Your Teenager" by Suplician * Father Gerald Cole4 man. "Most parents do an excellent job in 44.__ raising their children. .1:v And this is because they are not afraid to speak and act out of their strengths," writes Father Coleman in this 24-page pamphlet. Youngpeople want to know the values and opinions of parents and teachers, he adds. He urges parents to be honest with teenagers; to tell the truth about sexuality — its goodness, the values and commitment it should express; to show respect for young people; to Growing up can seem like a minefield to adolescents. . . in finding a path safely through the potholes they will often seek encourage participation in good liturgies, spiritual counselling. The Record, 27 December, 1984 — 2 January, '1985
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Only those who have lived with someone who is mentally ill can What is it like living with a mentally ill person? Only those who have done it can begin to understand. Shame and ignorance lock both the mentally ill and those who care for them in a nether world of hopelessness and helplessness. For the child with a parent suffering from A lzheimer Disease; the parents of a ttenage schizophrenic or t he spouse with a depressed partner, the agony can be acute.
Statistics show mental illness is one of A ustralia's biggest health problems . . yet most people are inclined to lock it away out of their minds and ignore the plight of the sick and those who care for them . . . Most people recoil with shock or horror and imagined pictures from old movies of Bedlam, a hell on earth, at the mere suggestion of mental illness. Yet the fact remains there are many kinds of mental illness, andmany sufferers living in our communities, and needing tender love, care and understanding. . . Here, Record reporter ROSLYN ROSS Looks at the problems of just one family in the first of a two-part series.
It is a lonely burden that more people bear than most of us think. The statistics show mental illness is one of the country's biggest health problems and that half our hospital beds would be empty if it were not a problem in our society. The magnitude of the situation is often overlooked because for generations people have been narrowminded in their outlook towards mental illness. We have tended to dismiss mental health and mental illness, but the time has come for society to reassess its attitudes. We are becoming more and more aware that mental illness intrudes into so many spheres in our society — in the home, the office, in the community, in fact wherever man is, mental illness is being recognised as an increasing problem. A world famous psychologist has said: "If human beings are the nation's greatest resource, then mental illness is one of
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the greatest destroyers of our national wealth." When we realise that statistically, one-third of mental patients will recover completely, no matter what their treatment; one-third will have to learn to manage their condition with medication and one-third may never recover it is clear there is a need for support within the community. As soon as the word 'mental' is placed before the word 'illness: the rules change dramatically.
If a family member takes 'sick' in the conventional sense there is usually no shortage of moral and physical support. Neighbours and relatives will gather around, cooking meals, "babysitting' the invalid, cheering up the family and generally giving vital aid and sustenance to the 'carer.' Not so, in the case of mental illness. Neighbours and relatives are more likely to stay away, whispering fearfully as they pass, "how is he or she?" Mental illness is often a disease without diagnosis; treatment is rarely over weeks, it is more likely to run into months and years. The 'good times' alternate horrifically with the 'bad times' and the well of sympathy soon runs dry. The long-term nature of many forms of mental illness; the fearful association in most minds with 'madness', the difficulty of 'cheering up' most mentally ill people all combine to create a situation where the mentally ill person and their 'carer' or 'carers' are left very much alone.
In severe cases where there is no cure, that loneliness can be a life sentence, an added pain to the existing anguish of living with such chronic disorders. It was in recognition of such isolation and deprivation that the Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally III was set up in Perth some years ago. The body was established by the WA Association for Mental Health following a public meeting in 1976 called to discuss the problems and difficulties faced by families of people suffering a psychiatric disorder. In 1979, ARAFMI with
assistance of Commonwealth funding, was able to employ a part-time social worker to extend and coordinate services. The group's present social worker is Joan Mutton, who joined ARAFMI in 1982. She sees the association as a vital safety valve in crisis situations and says that telephone counselling is one of its most effective services. "Our aim is also to educate people about the nature of mental illness," she said -We want to remove the stigma and to that end we organise seminars and workshops. "It is ignorance that makes people fear mental illness and while we are only able to work in a small way, it is an important beginning." Many of the people who come to ARAFMI, says Joan, are parents of young schizophrenics. "More than anything they are feeling ashamed and our first step is to change that attitude," she said. People have always been superstitious about mental illness, even back to the earliest days in history.
This is changing now as people are getting to know the facts better but here are some of the common misunderstandings that still exist: It is important to remember that NONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
• You get mentally ill because you have led a bad life and are now getting punished. • You always pass mental illness on to your children. • People who are mentally ill always act crazy. • People who are mentally ill are always dangerous. • You can never be cured if you get mentally ill. • Mental illness is something to be ashamed about. • People are either mad or sane — there is nothing in between. Such attitudes, says Joan, are crippling, and especially so with disorders that r equire as much openmindedness as possible. Very often when people are ill their families and friends have many questions to ask about the illness but don k now where to go for answers. A lot of people don't like to bother the doctors and nurses who always seem so busy and sometimes they end up believing the 'old wives tales that are passed around. This sort of situation is even more likely when a person goes to a mental hospital for treatment. This is because mental illness is one of those things that get hushed up because some people are too shy, embarrassed, frightened or ashamed to talk about it. One of the most difficult areas is that of schizophrenia, Joan said. This is because it tends to first affect young people in their late teens and early
A lot of people don't like to bother the doctors and nurses who always seem so busy and sometimes they end up believing the 'old wives tales' that are passed around.
20's, at a time when their family and friends see such potential for them. "The transition from high school to university is a difficult one for many people and especially for those who are sensitive," Joan said "It is not surprising that under the pressure, some of these young people suffer a complete breakdown. 'The family responds with shock and the usual attitude is one of 'Pull your socks up,' something that is of course, impossible for the ill person to do. 'The situation is so emo tionally draining that it &ter leads to marital conflict. "There is a lot of guilt and asking; "Where did we go wrong?". The parents are often so ashamed they can't talk to their friends or family
,stie eNlLWW1 1' "There is an 'invisible' quality to mental illness that makes it so much harder to understand. "People can't see a reason for it and that frustrates them even more. "Often the suffering is greater in the relatives than it is in the ill person and while sometimes it is not possible to help the one who is sick, it is certainly possible to help those who care for that person," she said. But relatives and friends do play an important part in aiding a mentally illperson's recovery. Often their help ks a valuable part of the treatment process. It is important to keep visiting. Whether you talk or not doesn't matter, just being there is important.
Many people feT#pless if theTSnot 'doing something' but your presence is the most helpful thing of all. Try to show care and concern. A mentally ill peTson can be trying at times, but remember he is suffering. Encourage any efforts the mentally ill person makes to help himself. Don't try to do everything or keep telling him what he should do. The important thing is to maintain your own life and independence. It is also important for people to learn to talk to doctors and hospital .staff. They must have the confidence to ask questions if they are to act in the interests of the sick person.
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begin to understand the hardships and traumas.
it is ignorance that makes people fear mental illness and while we are only able to work in a small way, it is an important beginning.
Such guidelines are vital if the family is to retain a life of its own. "There is still no support for long-term care of mentally ill patients so the 'carer' must learn to take a stand," Joan said. -We can offer guidance, counselling and moral support but people suffering from mental illness can be very manipulative and if the family is not careful, it will turn in upon itself, focusing all its energy and attention on the patient. "It is a very similar situation to that of the alcoholic and the 'carer.' It is not a healthy situation for the sick person and it is even more destructive to the family members around him." When you are living with a mentally ill person there can be little respite. Their distress may only disappear with sleep and that is not likely to be for long periods.
independent themselves and lay the foundation for some sort of normal life. Joan Mutton works at the ARAFMI office in Subiaco 25 hours each week and has a large team of volunteers to run the emergency phone service. ' When people come in for help our first job is to teach them coping strategies," she said 'We also run discussion groups where they can meet and talk with other people in the same sort of situation. "It's a chance to learn 'together and a chance to laugh together because above all, you must keep a While threates of suicide sense of humour. "Many of those who come may bind the 'carer' close it is necessary to realise that to us for help return later as no one person can be totally volunteers. It is the relative responsible for another for who has lived with the 24 hours of every day. problem who is the expert." Retaining your own indeFor many people, living pendence will force the -sick with mental illness is an person to be that much more uphill struggle. It is important to remember that they are adults and even though suffering from a mental illness can make decisions for themselves. Some 'carers' become so 'locked into' the patients condition they give up their hobbies, sports and social life; afraid to leave the house for fear of what the person might do. In these situations both 'patient' and 'carer' are sick because the environment is not conducive to good health.
There's an endlessness about it all and too often a sense of hopelessness as the months drift into years and you wait for the person to 'become their old self again.' Of course, even those that recover, are never their 'old selves' and this creates a sense of loss. "It is a grieving process," Joan said. 'There is the same sort of loss of expectation as when a person dies and this is especially so where young people are involved. With the young there is so much hope for the future, so much unfulfilled expectation, it is very hard for the parents to come to terms with such dramatic changes in personality.
"In severe cases they may find themselves with a child who no longer washes, spends day and day in bed, and while the anger is usually turned inwards there may be violent temper tantrums which are very distressing. 'The patient is frightened, because very often they don't feel there is anything wrong with them and yet they are surrounded by people pulling them this way and that; the family is frightened because they can't understand what has happened and they live with the horror that their loved one may never really recover . some do of course, but it is the long-term nature of these illnesses that makes it even more difficult to maintain optimism.
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"The situation becomes oppressive. "Family members can no longer talk to each other without quarrelling, friends just seem to be embarrassed and confused by it all and doctors talk in vague terms which give no comfort at all. 'That's where we can help. It is important to remember that often there is such overlap of symptoms that doctors can't tie a label on the condition . it takes a very long time to provide diagnosis and treatment. ' What works for one person may not work for another. Drugs can be prescribed but it can take time for the correct dosage to be arrived at before the symptoms of the condition are stabilised. "More than anything people need to accept that the illness exists, they must realise that any treatment may be long-term and work actively to maintain a quality of life throughout it all," she said. A ny queries can be directed to ARAFMI, 311 Hay Street, Subiaco. Phone 381 4747.
ADELAIDE: A new $4 million diocesan administration complex has been proposed for east of St Francis Xavier Cathedral of Wakefield Street in Adelaide. The proposed building will centralise diocesan administration. Plans were submitted to the Adelaide City Council last week, and will be discussed either at a special council meeting in late January or the first set meeting on February 4. Announcing the proposals, Archbishop Leonard Faulkner said he hoped the project would be completed in time for the State's sesqui-Centenary. The scheme is based on comprehensive studies taking into account available land space, parking facilities and the need to blend the new building with the stately architecture of both the cathedral and Fennescey House. The Cathedral, which was buitt in three stages beginning in 1848, is listed with the National Trust, while Fennescey House is one the intenm Adelaide City Council Heritage list Development of the area will include extensive landscaping and the use of materials which will blend with the original stonework of the existing buildings.
EDO The proposed development will include a Cathedral Parish extension to be integrated with Fennescey House. It will have steeply gabled grey -roofing to blend with the Cathedral to the west. The two buildings will be separated by a landscaped pedestrian area featuring native trees and shrubs. A major feature of the three-storey office building in the complex is a spacious, centrally -located cloister area. Along with the extensive number of windows in the commercial frontage of the complex, this garden area will prove a major energysaving factor in terms of natural lighting. Archbishop Faulkner said the project was an important one for two reasons. "First, we want to preserve and enhance the beauty of the cathedral," he said. "Second, we would like to have a central diocesan community administration. "Bringing the various offices together on one site should help develop a truly diocesan spirit," he said. The development also includes proposals to carry out extensive cleaning of the external surfaces of the cathedral. The original concept was to expand the cathedral site onto Victoria Square, Church Office property manager, Mr Leo O'Reilly said.
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Feb 15 (7 pm) — 17 (4 January 31 to Sister Joan silence by Father Justin when applying to Sister pm) — for 25 retreatants Smith RSM c/- 13 Broome Bruce OSB. Cost $130; Teresa Daly RSM, 254 Minimum $4. 28 words. Closes am Wednesday. No phone adverts. at Redemptorist Retreat Street, Mosman Park send $20 deposit when Camberwarra Drive, Craiapplying to The Guestmas- gie. 6025. 6012. Centre. A weekend retreat to help April 19 (pm) — 21 (pm) ter, Benedictine Abbey, Sept 1 (pm) — 8 (am) for BUILDING DEATH THANKS 15 retreatants at Benedevelopment in personal — for 20 retreatants at New Norcia 6509. TRADES (am) dictine Guest House. (pm) — 26 of Mercy, 10 May 19 Convent and will focus on prayer Most grateful thanks for O'SULLIVAN Con: Please PAINTING quality work great favours pray for the soul of Con growth in scriptural Con- Scholl Avenue, North for 20 retreatants at St A six-day retreat in an many at *the right price. John received. Most Sacred O 'Sullivan, life time a tmosphere of silence Brigid's Lesmurdie. Freakley. Phone 361 4349. Heart of Jesus, may your member of St Augustine's, templation and inner heal- Beach. An opportunity to affirm A six-day guided retreat in preached by Father David ing. adorable name be praised St Vincent De Paul ConElectrical Contractor 5 and glorified every moment ference Rivervale. May he Given by Sisters Joan and deepen one's spiritual an atmosphere of silence Barry OSB. Cost $130; J.V. D'Esterre Vivian St, of this day. Praise the Lord rest in peace. Smith RSM and Mary Har- life. A series of talks fol- directed by Sister Rae send $20 deposit when Rivervale. 30 yrs expe- alleluia every moment of vey RSM. Apply before lowed by time for reflec- Brooker RSM $130; send applying to The Guestmasrience, expert, efficient, this day. Mary Theresa. THANKS tion, reading and private $20 deposit when applying ter, Benedictine Abbey, reliable. Ring 362 4646, THANKS prayer. Given by Sisters to Sister Teresa Daly RSM New Norcia. 6509. after hours 385 9660. Prayer to St Jude to be said Prayer St Jude, 0 Holy St in cases despaired of. Jude, Apostle and martyr, Novena to the Holy Spirit Joan Smith RSM and 254 Camberwarra Drive, Sept 8 (7pm) — 14 (6pm) PROPERTY Improve- Thanks St Jude, glorious great in virtue and rich in — Holy spirit, you who Mary Harvey RSM. Cost Craigie 6025. a t the Redemptorist ments Service all types of apostle, faithful servant and miracles! Near kinsman of solve all problems, light all w indows and doors friend of Jesus, the name of Jesus Christ, faithful inter- roads so that I can attain $32. Apply to Sister Joan May 18 (pm) — 27 (am) Retreat Centre. installed: walls and ceilings the traitor has caused you cessor of all who invoke my goal. You gave me the Smith RSM c/- 13 Broome for 24 retreatants at St A six-day retreat preached removed; wooden pergo- to be forgotten by many, your special patron in time divine gift to forgive and Street, Mosman Park John of God, Safety Bay. by a Redemptorist priest. last general repairs. Phone but the true church invokes of need. To you I have cause forget all evil against me 6012. An eight -day retreat Contact Brother Dan Staf341 2946. y ou universally as the from the depth of my heart and that in all instance of May 28 — 31 for 15 directed by Fathers Kevin ford CSSR, PO Box 74, and humbly beg you to my life you are with me. 1 retreatants at Santa ELECTRICAL: For all patron of things despaired King SJ, Michael Brown North Perth. 6006. whom God has given such want in this short prayer to types of electrical work of. Pray for me, who am College, Attadale. Maria OFM, Jim Nestor and Sis- November 22 (pm) — thank you for all things as great power to come to my so miserable; pray for me, phone 335 2277. directed ter Adrianne Dyt FMM. December 1 (am) at St that finally Imay receive the assistance. Help me now in I confirm once again that Individually STEELWORK: All types consolations and the suc- my present and urgent need I never want to be separated R etreat. A fully silent Cost $220; send $20 dep- Thomas More College. of steel gates and balus- cour of heaven in all my and grant my earnest peti- from you ever, in spite of retreat based on the spir- osit when applying to Sis- A n eight -day retreat trades, mig welding and arc necessities, tribulations and tion. In return I promise to all material illusions. I wish itual exercises of St Igna- ter Concepta Flattery OP, directed by Jesuit priests. welding. Phone 335 2277. sufferings particularly (here make your name known to be with you in eternal tius. Directed by Sisters 103 Wood St, Inglewood. Cost $220; Sent $20 depmake your request) and and cause you to be glory. Thank you for your osit when applying to that I may bless god with invoked. Say three Our mercy towards me and Joan Smith RSM, Mary 6052. A CCOMMODATION the elect throughout eter- Fathers, hail Marys and mine. This prayer must be Harvey RSM and others if May 17 (am) — 26 (am) Father J. Dynon SJ, St A VAILABLE nity — Amen. This Novena Glorias. St Jude pray for all said for three days after numbers require them. for 15 retreatants at St Thomas More College, never fails. Say 9 times a who honour and invoke which the favour will be Holiday House in Wembley day for 9 days consecu- your aid. Publication must granted. The prayer must Cost $6.00. Apply to Sister Thomas More College, Crawley. 6009. overlooking Lake Monger, tively. St Jude, Apostle, be promised. This Novena be published immediately. Joan smith RSM c/- 13 rawiey. 5 mins from city, sleeps up Martyr and relative of Our never fails. Repeat on nine M & J Broome St, Mosman Park An eight -day retreat to six, linen, crokery, etc, Lord jesus Christ. of Mary consecutive days. Thanks directed by Fathers Ian Four weekend retreats for fully furnished, long or and of Joseph, intercede for for favours received for NOVENA TO ST JUDE 0 6012. May 19 (6.30 pm) — short term. 450 5301. F alconer SJ and Jim laity: Holy St Jude, apostle and Raylee P.M. us. J.F.C. martyr, great in virtue and 26th (am) for 15 retreat- Dynon SJ and Sister Joan July 12-14; 19-21; 471175-Mr2-777 Grateful thanks to the most rich miracles, near kinsman ants at Benedictine Guest male responsible, reliable Novena to St Jude 0 Holy Smith RSM. Cost $220; August 2-4; 9-11 at Sacred Heart of Jesus. may of Jesus Christ, faithful St Jude, Apst le and Martyr, Catholic wants to share House. send $20 deposit when R edemptorist Retreat your name be praised and intercessor of all who house, young married cou- great in virtue, rich in glorified throughout the invoke you, special patron A six-day retreat preached applying to Sister Con- Centre. ple or singles. $40 p.week miracles near kinsman of world now and forever in time of need, to you I in an atmosphere of cepta Flattery OP, 103 Directed by Fathers Owen share expenses. Please Jesus Christ, faithful interamen. Marjorie. have recourse from and Wood Street, Inglewood. R yan CSSR and Reg phone 330 3566 for further cessor of all who invoke your special patron in time Most Sacred Heart of .Jesus humbly beg you whom God particulars. Ahearn CSSR and Sister 6052. of need, to you I have cause THANKS has given such great power Mt Hawthorn person to from the depth of my heart may your name be praised to come to my assistance. Sept 1 (pm) — 8 (am) at Kathleen Dawe RSJ. Cost share house $35 per week and humbly beg you to throughout the world now Help me now in my present Novena to St Jude R edemptorist Retreat $36; send $10 deposit plus expenses, suit Uni whom God has given such and forever. St Jude pray and urgent need and grant Oh holy St Jude, apostle Centre. when applying (in writing) for us. V.E.S. student 444-7909. and martyr. great in virtue great power to come to my my earnest petition. In to A six-day Brother Dan Stafford retreat preached Sacred assistance. help me now in Novena to the return I promise to make and rich in miracles, near by a NOTICE CSSR, Po Box 74, North Sacred Heart Heart: Most Redemptorist priest. my present and urgent need y our name known and kinsman of Jesus Christ Intellectually Handi- and grant my earnest peti- of Jesus, may your name be cause you to be invoked. faithful intercessor of all Cost $130; send $20 dep- Perth. 6006. Enclosing a capped: Hosanna House is tion, in return I promise to praised and glorified Say three Our Fathers, Hail who invoke your special osit when applying to stamped addressed enveoffering short-term care for make your name known throughout the world, now Marys and Glorias; St Jude patronage in time of need, Brother Dan Stafford lope with application. Intellectually handicapped and cause you to be and for ever. Amen. pray for all who honour to you I have cause from CSSR, PO Box 74, North the depth of my heart and adults in caring christian invoked. Vera. (Say three Say nine times a day for and invoke your aid. Joy home environment. Its aim Our Fathers, Hail marys nine consecutive days and Most Sacred Heart of Jesus humbly beg you to whom Perth. 6006. publication. promise is to support those families and Glorias) may your name be praised God has given such great Sept 1 (pm) — 8 (am) at Private retreats can be Thanks to the Sacred Heart in crisis or need of respite. and glorified throughout power to come to my assist- St Bridgid's Lesmurdie. arranged at: for prayers answered. Liz. Its accommodation, from the world now and forever. ance. Help me now in my A six-day retreat which will to the Most Sacred Thanks R edemptorist Retreat Cenpresent and urgent need. necessity, unfortunately is Thank you, also Our Lady and grant my earnest peti- emphasise guided per- tre, Benedictine Guest restricted to those who are Heart of Jesus. May your PERSONAL and St Jude. Joy tion. In return I promise to sonal reflection, given by House, St John of capable of near self suffi- name be praised glorified God, make your name known Father David Walker. Cost ciency in personal hygiene and known throughout the Mail is being held at this forever. We world now Safety and Bay. Apply each to Novena to St Jude 0 Holy and cause you to be and room care. received many office for advertisers "Per- St 'Jude, apostle and mar- invoked. Say three Our $130; send $20 deposit centre. Bookings are now being have "Retired tyr, great in virtue and rich Fathers, Hail Marys and sonality", Please continue to favours. taken for early February and on. 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Youth Forum During the homily at the recent youth rally, Father Tony Chiera quoted a poem written by a young 25 year old prisoner who had attempted to take his own life. ON MY SIDE OF THE SHADOWS My shadow weeps, I can't turn to a neighbour and say I care. This is a vision of reality I suffer on my side of the shadows. Night comes to many as a sign for rest or to me as torment to search my existence. Rain sweeps, moving with the wind. I myself feel Like I fly my soul as a kite which lifts higher and higher. No one ever even looks to or seems to look to my needs. And each time I seem to reach my end? I'm sorry I find no real reason to share my tears with you. Simple words could not show my anger, love or needs. Your talk would go unheard I, a shadow to each of your lives I have evil that lives within me. Today is just a day. I can't pray. I do believe. But I Do not find peace in this world. I won't go to a church and pray -just in caseI will not turn my cheek How can any one feel good sitting in his house just being there just in case I find walking the corridors of my mind I face his court and live the punishment in each waking moment. I really try to escape through sleep but always wake in nightmare. Tuesday night seemed to hold answers to die but yet I give thanks today that I'm alive.
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TOP. Trish Humphries, Joan Hegney and Alan and Mary Throssell were among the organisers ABOVE: Matthew Etherington, Father Conway, Philip Roolying, Helen Cowley, Samantha Scully, Sharon Peter, and Monique Ogair.
Maida Vale parish conducted their first Antioch weekend recently. It was the best of the weekends yet according to Mary Throssell who together with her husband Alan assisted with the co-ordination and preparation of the experience in christian living. 30 young people took part together with their parish priest, Father Bernard Conway.
We have a slightly different view of the future.
Father Tony called young people of WA to use their special gifts. talents and graces to reach out to all — but especially to their own peers. He reminded young people that their special gift was that of joy and enthusiasm A sure sign of thepresence of God.
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"Cocaine. cash or coke do nothing in adding real life to anyone". said Father Tony Cbiera at the annual Youth Rally held at the University sunken gardens recently. Father Ton) called the 500 young people to accept Christ as the true light of the world and to stand for committment, care and concern for their peers. Father Tony delivered a brilliant homily tbat bad everyone on the edge of their seats. One young person told me later be had listened spellbound — and could base beard more. Father Tony began by
retelling a true-to-life drama which occurred during his day in Albany. He was called to counsel a 25-year old prisoner who bad made an attempt at taking his own life. Tbe young prisoner was gladbe bad survived for despite his lonely existence be bad remembered one friend in the cell next door. Father Tony said this young man was but one of many crying out and seambing for a friend. Father Tony spoke of a young sixteen year old girl who bad been offeredcashfor an abortion by her boifriend.
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' upon almost us. Our Christmas tree is up and our home is alive with Christmas spirit. Christmas reminds me of Jesus, Angels and Shepharcis, these charicters are in the many stories and carols of Christmas. Christmas reminds me most of all of Jesus' coming to us, to be our savior. Goodbye and have a very merry Xmas. Your Best Friend, Trevor McD Beckenham. r in=sts
Dear Tammy, Hi! How are you, you being busy, with the Christmas shopping. I better change the subject, I write to tell you about the birth of Jesus. You probably know how he was born and everything. Well I'll change it to a different style. Mary and Jseph were on their way to Bethlehem. When they arrived, there was no room in any inn. They stayed in the stable; cold and dark with a sheep, donkey and cows. Then Mary's boy was born. On Christmas night three wise men came to greet him and brought him gifts.
Some thoughts to friends telling of the birth of Jesus Now you've got the message I think I better sign off. Your friend, Lidia Flocco, SL James.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yes it was truly a wonderful event. Andrew Newman, East Victoria Park
Dear Mark, Dear Angela, Iam writing to you because It's that time of year again — Christmas time. I wonder I won't be seeing you for a what it would have been like few weeks. So I am writing to see the birth of Jesus, to you about the birth of seeing Mary on a donkey led Jesus Christ about which by Joseph coming into Beth- you wanted to know. lahem asking for a place to This was the way Jesus rest and finally coming to a Christ was born. His mother little stable where Jesus was was engaged to Joseph but before they were married born. A star suddenly appeared in she found out that she was the sky, three wise men from going to have a baby by the the east came looking for the Holy Spirit. They travelled by donkey to King of the Jews. Herod is King. When he Bethlehem in the land of hears about this he calls the Judea. They couldn't find a three wise men to confer place where she could bear with him. Herod asks them her child, not a single room to find Jesus so he can go was in sight. They found a and worship him. They find stable cold and dark where the star again and follow it Mary's little boy was born. While sheperd's watched until it stops above a stable. The men go inside with gifts their flocks by night, they of gold, frankincence and saw a bright new shining star myrrh and give them to Him. which they followed and The men don't go back to which led them to the stable Herod. where they prayed for him. An angel appears to Joseph Also three kings came by and directs him and his camel and followed the star family to Egypt. Here they which led them to the stable stay until every things safe. where Jesus was asleep in
his Manger. The kings gave Mary, Joseph and Jesus presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Christmas day is on the 25th of December when we remember and celebrate the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ! Your Friend, Taniya Rodrigues, Riverton.
DearJosepb, Have you ever heard of the word Christ, if you haven't I'm going to explain it to you. It started with Mary. She was very holy. She use to pray always. One day God sent down an angel and told her that she was going to have a baby boy called Jesus. The word got arund that King Herod was going to kill all the baby boys. So they took their little donkey and went all the way to Egypt. An Angel appeared to the thee Kings, to follow the star and, which would lead them to the stable where their new king was born. Another angel came to tell the shephards to follow the star, to find the new born King. The
I 4 4 its. Iii isS. I 4 4 Its. I4 4 Its. I 4 4 Its. Brother in the Land, by The Candy-Floss Tree. by Robert Swindells, published Norman Nicholson, Gerda by Oxford University Press. Mayer and Frank Flynn, $14.99. published by Oxford UniThis is a powerful novel versity Press, $12,50. about the aftermath of a Volume three in the Three nuclear war. Danny is one of Poets Series is filled with the unlucky ones, a survivor. predominantly 'light' poems In plain language he sets down — amusing, sad, beautiful; all that happens to him, what poems about nature, Christhe sees, what he hears and mas, and even a poem about what he feels. It isn't a pleasant spaghetti. story. Little Men, by Louise M. Tbingnapped. by Robin Alcoa, published by FonMein, published by Oxford tana. $3.50. I.ittle Women and Good University Press, $9.99. Kidnapped by the very rich Wives are two of the most and horrible Stephanie Strobe, popular children's classics. Thing is locked inside her en- The heart-warming story of suite bathroom. Surrounded the March family — tomboy by spa-baths and half-eaten Jo and her sisters Beth, Meg chocolates Thing, in his brave and Amy — has delighted and stoic way, knows that generations of young readEmily will rescue him. Sequel ers. Little Men is the third book to the much-loved and award in the series and follows on winning Thing.
from Good Wives. It tells how Jo, now a successful author and with children of her own inherits Plumfield and turns the rambling old house into a thriving school for young orphaned boys. The Chicken Book, by Garth Williams, published
by Fontana. $3.50. This simple and readable story about a family of hungry chickens is told in quaint, lively verse. They are sitting glumly around, longing for some tasty morsels until Mother Hen points out that it's no use just moping; they must scratch.
baby was born and everyone was happy. He was the Saviour of the world. This is the feeling of Christmas day. Your friend, Neville, Tbornlie.
Dear Warren, Iwrite to tell you about the birth of Jesus. It all started when an Angel came down and told Mary that she was picked out from all women to have the son of God and she would call him Jesus. Mary heard that King Herod was going to kill every baby boy born. So Mary and Joseph rode on a little donkey to Egypt. Then they came to a town called Bethlehem. They went to an inn and asked the innkeeper if there were any rooms left. There weren't any in the inn but they could stay in a stable nearby. That night Jesus Christ was born. And soon afterwards the Three Wise Kings of the East came and gave some presents of Gold, Frankincense and myrrh. When Jesus was born there was much rejoicing because he came to save us and that's the story of Christmas. Have a joyful Xmas. Your friend, Allan, Keudale.
Dear Brad, I know you are a good person but of a different denomination so I'm writing to tell you about Christmas, a festive occasion for us a time of giving and receiving gifts of love. Well, it all started 1984 years ago when a very young and beautiful young woman named Mary was in her home tidying up. While she was tidying she heard a voice calling her name "Mary, Mary, Come" said the voice. A shocked and bewildered Mary followed the voice which led her to her bedroom, she went in and had _
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Holiday ideas TO KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE • do something before being asked • tidy up your room • cover next year's books • decorate and set the table for dinner • vacuum out mum or dad's car • collect and press flowers • plant some seedlings • write a poem or a story • go window shopping • pick flowers and decorate the house UMW OMR SOON 1111111111 ALL BY YOUR LONESOME • read a book, magazine or newspaper • write a holiday diary • visit somebody you know • colour in a picture • do a jig-saw • start a collection of special things • ring one of your friends • listen to the radio/records/tapes • practise something ALL MESE ITEMS AM NEEDED ON A RAINY PAY • make a new toy CAN Yo) FILL. IN 114E MissiNG LaTTERs ? 14 The Record, 27 December, 1984 — 2 January, 1985
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he knew it wasn't his baby, a funny feeling she had to he decided to break off the sit down. engagement. Being the good She had been sitting down for less than a minute when man he was, he was going to do it privately to save she saw a bright flicker in some of her dignity. Late that front of her and the light turned into the Angel of the night an angel of the Lord Lord. came to him in a dream and It said "Mary, you have said, "Joseph, descendant of been chosen of all women David, do not be afraid to to bear the "Son of God," do take Mary to be your wife. you want to take up the For it is through the Holy honour?" Spirit that she has conceived. She will have a son "Y-yes" stammered a shocked Mary "I do." So the and you will name him Jesus Angel left her. — because he will save his Mary thought she was the people from their sins. luckiest woman in the So they got married, but world, she ran and ran to the their honeymoon was interplace of her fiance, Joseph. rupted when the leaders of Joseph didn't have the the country decided to call foggiest idea and presumed everyone back to the town she was having an affair with in which they were born so another man but when she that they could be counted explained it more clearly he and pay the taxes. was overjoyed. Mary was They made the long jourgoing to have an immaculate ney to Bethlehem on a little conception. donkey, but when they got He gave up his job and there the only place they prepared to leave to register could find was a stable. Late themselves in the town of that night the Little Lord Bethlehem. Jesus Christ was born. Of It was a fair journey to course there was a bit of a Bethlehem. late one night crowd there, all of them had on a Saturday, Mary and been attracted by a huge star Joseph arrived in Bethle- right above the stable. There hem. were shepherds, donkeys, Joseph led the donkey with sheep, cows and three kings Mary on it. Joseph could not from the Orient bearing find a place to house Mary, gifts. The boy Jesus grew up but alas, there was no room and became the Saviour of anywhere. Mary was expectthe World. ing any moment and they If you enjoyed that story were quite desperate. then you should buy a bible But luck was with them — and read it. Well I'd better a landlord had no room's to be signing off now. I hope spare but he offered them you enjoyed the story. I'll his stable which Joseph write again and finish it. accepted. Meanwhile somewhere far Your friend. away three wise kings saw Justin, a star, a brilliant star in the Willeton. east. They had an impulse to follow it which eventually lead them to Bethlehem and MEMBERS the stable. — Just outside the small town Welcome to our new shepherds who were tendmembers, Sarah Lyra, Amelia ing their flocks saw the same Heights; Matthew Guy, Balstar and they too were catta; Gerard Guy, Balcatta; drawn to the stable where Maria Guy, Balcatta. Mary gave birth to a baby boy. Christ was born and Welcome to our new there was much rejoicing — members, Tara Everest, of then and now because his Goomalling; Michael Walsh, coming has saved the world. of Griffith; Mieghan Bruce, Your Friend. of Nedlands. Stuart Liddy, Wilson.
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DearJeffery, Hi Jeff, I wrote to tell you about this amazing guy I've discovered, his name is Jesus. I discovered him while browsing through the library I found this book called The Holy Bible. It told all about him, his life, his death etc., it was fascinating so I thought I'd write and tell you about it. It all began when this man called Joseph and a woman, Mary, decided to get engaged. but when he found out that she was pregnant,
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A little 0* p light reading A Crowning Mercy, by Susannah Kells, published by Fon$6.95. tana, Reviewed by Roslyn Ross. For those who like to tuck themselves up with a little light reading, in the tradition of the romantic saga, A Crowning Mercy is for you. It's all here, heroines and heros, goodies and baddies, love and war and a reasonable plot. There's a similarity about these sorts of books but if one views them as an adult version of comics they are harmless enough. . . given the standard of much that we see on television, they are in fact a vastly superior way of passing the time. Would you believe the heroine is called Campion. . . that is, she is called Campion after the hero, who boasts a solid tag like Toby Lazender, re-christens her. Her real name is Dorcas Siythe, a sort of creeply, crawly sounding name which reflects her place in life.
ElEl All the horrible people have rotten sounding names like Goodwife Baggerslie, Samuel Scanunell, Sir Grenville Cony and Ebenezer Slythe, while the good guys have names like Margaret, George and Christopher. Anyway, Campion. who is decidedly wishy-washy and her true love. Toby, who is also a hit of a wimp, set out to find the key to Campion's inheritance. It's not a bad yarn and it's entertaining enough considering the amount of excitement and activity the author manages to whip through in the 480 pages. If you enjoy romantic sagas with an historical bent you will like this one.
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a portrait of well-argued and The Spirit Of Solidar- Kromkowski and Fred In fact, Anglo-American trans- ability of good translations. passionate observations, med- spirit which enfolds the reading Anglo-American The lations of Polish-language R otondaro. ity, by Father Jozef reader of this slim volume is Tischner, published by Prior to the emergence of materials are quite rare. The public is indebted to Harper itations and exhortations. His "Kazanie," sermons in a life-giving and grounded in a Zaleski Marek B. and and Row sort of first-hand knowledge Harper and Row (San Solidarity and the Nobel lauvibrant tradition of prudence, Francisco, Calif., reates of Czelsaw Milosz and of Poland and things Polish and Benjamin Fiore for their style which American fairness and integrity. Catholic preachers could do Jozef Father of translation 1984), $10.95. Lech Walesa, Anglo-American which widens public underFather Tischner writes near standing depends on the avail- Tischner's "Etyka Solidar- well to imitate, are antidotes R eviewed by John publishers ignored Poland. end of the book. "Our
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The Leopard, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, published by Flamingo, R eviewed by Roslyn R oss. In the Spring of 1860, Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of Sicilian acres a nd hundreds of human beings in' mingled splendour and squalor. But he is already disturbed by echoes of the new political movements on the mainland, which sud-
omy, resolves his difficulties by arranging a marriage between his beloved heir, Tancredi, and a 'new-rich' heiress... This is a superb novel which brings richly alive, a period of Italian history that has long since gone. This is the only taste of the talents of Giuseppe di Lampedusa that we are likely to have because the author died before this book, I think his only
The Spirit of Solidarity reveals that Solidarity is an act of conscience which constitutes a communion of people who do not wish to participate in a lie. Father Tischner's 23 short, truthful essays form
Diseases of the famous
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Medical By -Ways, Famous Diseases and Diseases of the Famous, by J.H. Leavesley, published by ABC Enterprises and Fontana.
work, was ever set up
J.G.Farrell rouble
Garibaldi lands on Sicily in that year. Torn between loyalty
change or come to terms with them? In the end, this amazing despot, huge, handsome, f ervently devoted to hunting and astron-
will no doubt find that his propensity to 'turn' almost every phrase is more than most can take. However, for those who fall to the lure you will follow the adventures of Major Brendan Archer, who travels to Ireland, to the Majestic Hotel and to the fiancee he acquired on a rash afternoon's leave three years ago.
denly erupt into his feudal paradise when
and prudence, Fabrizio f inds himself in a quandry: should he r esist the forces of
in print. When this book opens the Bourbon state of Naples and Sicily, called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, was about to end. King Ferdinand II (Bomba) had just died; and the whole Italian peninsula would soon be one state for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. They were changing times, both for Italy and for The Prince of Salina and neither would be the same again.
nose" (The Spirit of Solidar- to the disease of speech and the translation spirit; they are grounded in basic problem is not an ecoTheir ity). notes, a observation, experience and nomic one; neither is it polexplanatory includes itical. Economics and politics foreword by Zbigniew Brze- history. are only derivative problems. His specific pastoral direczinski and an afterword by tives for lay spirituality are Our basic problem is a probLech Walesa_ Father Tischner's sermons cogent, clear, and consistent; lem of conscience. At issue is and synthesis as chaplain of they are at once compelling for the conscience to begin to the Solidarity Congress in to the intellectual and inspir- govern our entire work." Gdansk address the need in ing for the worker, words John Kromkowski is the America for clearer under- which are persuasive to the president of the ‘Vational Centre pr Urban Ethnic standing of the force which heart and the mind. created and sustains Solidarity Though moulded by the Affairs. Fred RoWritkiro is the in Poland. The force of those Polish experience, Father executive director of The events underscores the ongo- Tischner writes about reali- National Italian American ing need for a pastoral theol- ties which transcend histori- Fountkition. Both are advoogy and ministry grounded in cal. cultural and geographical cacy organisations concerned with social justice the incarnational action.
Troubles, by J.G. Farrell, published by Fla$8. 95 . mingo, Reviewed by Roslyn Ross, J.G. Farrell has a most delightful turn of phrase you will either love it or hate it and even if you love it you
He discovers he is less than 'in love' with his fiancee, the mysterious Angela, but does fall hopelessly, 'head over heels' for the Majestic. . . a crumbling relic of times gone past. Enscon.sed in the dim and shabby splendour of the Palm Court, surrounded by gently decaying old ladies and proliferating cats, the Major passes the summer.
So hypnotic are the faded charms of the Majestic, the Major is almost unaware of the gathering storm. But this is Ireland in 1919 — and the struggle for independance is about to explode with brutal force. J.G. Farrell was born in Liverpool in 1935 and spent a great deal of his life abroad, including periods in France and Ireland, and some time in the Far East to research the background of his earlier novels. He went to live in County Cork in April 1979 where only four months later he was tragically drowned in a fishing accident. Troubles, first published in 1970, won the Faber Memorial Prize, and The Siege of Krishnapur was awarded the Booker Prize in 1973.
James H. Leavesley was born in Blackpool, England. in 1929. He studied medicine at Liverpool University. graduating in 1953. In 1957 he emigrated to Perth, Western Australia. where he has worked as a general practitioner ever since. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1974 and in 1979 proceeded to the degree of Master of Philosophy at Murdoch University where he had been a foundation post-graduate student. Later he served on the University Senate. He has been a regular contributor to the ABC's Body Program, Science Bookshop and The Science
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Show, his broadcasts having dealt mainly with medical history. In his first book for the ABC. The Common Touch, Dr Leavesley looked at the maladies of fourteen famous patients. His new book, Medical By-ways, describes the impact of several major diseases on civilisation as well as giving absorbing accounts of the diseases of some more famous patients and of the development of medical general practice. Some of the famous patients include Adolf Hitler, Lady Caroline Lamb, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mussolini and The Bronte Family.
new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles new titles, new titles The Leopard, by Giueseppe enthralling novel of love country's economic and pol- viously unpublished extracts Bat & Pad, Writings on and to the efforts of his friends -- a dictionary of contemporfrom The Illearth War. Australian Cricket 1804- to bring his dream to fruition. ary English with over 30,000 diLampedusa, published by turned to fear, of dreams itical destiny. The distinguishing feature of turned to nightmares. 1983, by Philip Derriman 'An extraordinary revelation words and phrases. Flamingo, $4.95. this book is that in covering The Leopard has been The King's Commissar, by and Pat Mullins, published of one man's fascination . . . acclaimed as one of the great Fan MaiL by Rita Carter, the whole period from Euro- Duncan Kyle, published by by Oxford University Press, with the people of the Balim Pocket Dictionary for $25. novels of the century. Sirets River system.' — The Nurses,publishedby Oxford published by Fontana, pean settlement to the pres- Fontana, $4.95. Medica4 $5.50. ent, it examines economic A must for all cricket lovers. Australian. In 1860 Sicily was disturbed $4.50. A major new book from Approximately 7000 entries by rumbles of revolution, even A collection of letters writ- and social forces behind Aus- Duncan Kyle which gives the This collection of prose, poecover terms in medicine, try, letters and journalism in the feudal estate of the ten to celebrities including tralia's foreign relations. answer to the final resting The Oxford Guide To The surgery, anatomy and physiolPrince of Saline. The prince, Barbara Cartland, Rolf Harris Michael Dunn was born in place of the Tsar's immense revels in all aspects and moods English Language, pub- ogy, pharmacology, physioMelbourne in of Austrlaian cricket. The 1953. He stu- fortune. a marvellous character, an and Benny Hill. lished by Oxford University therapy, radiography and died Australian history at the material has been chosen for amazing despot, has to decide $29.95. Press, dentistry, with a pronunciaAustralian National University its novelty and humour, hiswhether to stand against Australia and the Empire, This comprehensive refer- tion guide and line drawings in Rumours Of Rain, by Canberra and torical and curiosity value, and gained his change — or accept it. by Michael Dunn, published ence book combines E.S.C. to supplement the definitions. PhD in philosophy from the Andre Brink, published by literary merit. An anthology to by Fontana, $7.95. Weiner's Oxford guide to This up-to-date compilation F lamingo, $8.95. delight every cricket fan. Camera Lucida. by Roland It is now almost two hundred University of Adelaide. English Usage with a diction- reflects the growing vocabuBartbes, published by fla- years since the arrival of the Michael now lives in Sydney Yet another Andre Brink ary, to give: lary of the nursing profession. were he has worked as a following the success of A mingo, $6.95. fisst European settlers in researcher in The Lost World of Irian — guidance on word formanineteenth cen- Chain of Voices_ Barthes gives us a fascinating Australia. The most momentJaya, by Robert Milton, pub- tion; including irregular plu- Basic Drawing, by Robin tury Australian art, as an account of his association and ous achievement of that time lished by Oxford University rals, suffixes, etc. Capon,publishedby Oxford investigator for the NSW relationship with his mother. was the gaining of independ— pronunciation of problem University Press, $22.50. Ombudsman, and is presently Doctor Zbivago, by Boris Press, $50. ence. But how independent is a project officer with the Pasternak, published by Back in stock for Christmas. words Through information and ABC. Flamingo, $9.95. A Cry In The Night, by Mary Australia? This lavish and beautiful pic- — a list of over 600 words ideas of materials, techniques, Dr Zhivago must he one of torial study of the disappear- likely to be confused or mis- approaches and subject matHiggins Clark, published by Australia And The Empire Gilden-Fire, by Stephen examines the relationships Donaldson, the best known modern clas- ing world of the Balim Valley used Fontana, $5.95. ter. the author aims to inspire published by sics due mainly to its ever and its people is a tribute to — a guide to specific points readers of all ages to discover A story of a fairytale marriage which were the most impor- Fontana, $3.50. popular film production. that turns into a nightmare. An tant in the shaping of the the unique love of one man of English grammar their drawing ability. Stephen Donaldson's pre-
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WHAT'S ON FAREWELL '84 HELLO '85 Come along to the DianeIla Community Recreation Centre, Light Street, Dianella dressed as "What you've always wanted to be", and have the most marvellous New Year Eve's party of all time. It will start at 8 pm and you can dance the night away to the music of the DJ till 1 a.m. For the cost of $13 (or $11 for the unemployed) you will be provided with supper, soft drinks and beer. Get in early and book your tickets from Joe or Gemma on 328 9667 or YCW Office 328 9667.
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As requested in a message from Bruno Comacchiola the Seer of the Virgin of the Revelation at TreFontane, Rome, a special Pilgrimage of Reparation for offences against the Holy Eucharist will be held at the Bullsbrook Grotto on Sunday, January 6, 1985 at 2 pm. As for normal Pilgrimages, buses will be available. For further information and bus reservations please phone P. Galea on 349 7135 or L. Martinz 328 4631.
ICEL Lectionary Music: Psalms and Alleluia and Gospel Acclamations for the Liturgy of the Word is now available for $25.00 (US) from GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60638, US., and from American Catholic Press, 1223 Rossell Avenue, Oak Pak Illinois, 60302, US. These two editions are 81/2 x 11 inches and are for the use of organist, cantor, or choir. this collection (432 pages) contains the following; the common responses with sample psalm verses set to the tones provided; the common responsorial psalms; responsorial psalms for the
Whitfords Catholic Primary School came of age this month when it farewelled the first Year Seven students who had entered the school in its first year in 1978, spending the first term in the Padbury Hall until the new buildings were finished. LEFT: Amanda Radvvell gives a final polish to the plaque blessed by Bishop Quinn in 1978. The plaque has special significance for Amanda, whose task it was to polish it for the blessing back in 1978 (below left). BELOW RIGHT are five of the school's foundation students attending on the first day back in 1978, and at the bottom of the page, four of them six years on at their final day this month.
rites; alleluia refrains, Lenten refrains, and gospel verses for all the Sundays, solemnities, and major feasts of the church year, and for all the rights. Both editions also contain an index of psalms, an index of responses, an index of alleluia and gospel verses, an index of composers, and an index of SATB settings, rounds, and descants. In addition the G.I.A. edition includes an eight-page appendix containing all the melody lines for the people's responses which, when reproduced, will fit on a 5 1/2 by 81/2 inch page and may be reproduced by parishes free of charge. Anyone wishing to see the G.I.A. edition before ordering, may arrange to see a copy at the Catholic Church office (phone 325 9177).
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They are (from left) Nichola Van Der Driesen, who goes on to Mercedes College, Fiona Cunniffe, who will study at Sacred Heart, Sorrento, Brendan Trestraill (since left for the eastern states), Justin Taylor, to CBC Leederville, and Gregory Golding, to Sacred Heart, Sorrento.
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