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Atheism is said to be on the increase in Australia and a threat to many people but despite efforts of dialectical materialism or secular humanism such efforts would not succeed, Bishop Hickey told the University Sunday audience in Winthrop Hall on Sunday night. Bishop Hickey said he was speaking in defence of animism that gave a vision to a material world and which allowed God to speak to people piritual s if they were silent and listened to His voice in the world around them. He analysed the atheism of today as an adjunct to the "privatisation of religion." "Since religion became a private rather than a social matter it has given rise to feelings of isolation, even of alienation from society in religiously inclined people," he said. "I cannot see that a society can frame just laws and defend human dignity if it pushed religion out of sight. Nor can I see religion fulfilling human aspirations if it does not animate the society in which we live. Religion cannot just be a private matter."
Alimmommomilimmomminie Bishop Hickey said today's humanism and practical atheism was a very real threat to many people. "It is a threat to the complex institutional structures we have built up in churches, parishes, schools, hospitals and welfare agencies and the A rchbishop Foley is bureaucratic administraattending his office this tive bodies that manage week, following heart them." surgery. He will have a He said that declining gradual return to light duties until he feels able to numbers were putting resume his full routine. strains on these strucHe said this week that he tures just as falling birthhad been encouraged and rates put pressure on supported by the great schools or declining number of messages and attendances put pressure offering of prayers not on football administraonly from the Catholic tion. community but from "It is also a threat to the other Christian church people. personal security of Archbishop Foley, 53, many.
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had been in office some 14 months when at the beginning of March he underwent surgery for a triple coronary by-pass. During his absence the administration of the archdiocese has been in the hands of Auxiliary Bishop Robert Healy
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HOSPITALS This week Roslyn R oss looks at the effect of hospitalisation on children. See pages 10 and 11.
"Religion cannot just be a private matter" "It makes parents anxious when their children reject the faith they offer to them. It makes established churches uncertain and introspective and encourages the rise of messianic and eschatological cults." Bishop Hickey said that estimating the number of atheists had little to do with the consciousness of God. "Beliefs about God and revealed truths can be handed down from generation to generation even though they may not be
always accepted. "It is difficult though for atheism to be handed down from generation to generation because an awareness of God exists in the very depths of human nature and it will not be stifled for long. "This is a humanism that admits a divinity, that reaches to nothing less than infinity." Pointing out that efforts to suppress God cannot succeed and that God "speaks to us softly in silence", the bishop of Geraldton drew an exam-
New appointees City: Vatican of 28 Thirteen cardinals announced by Pope John Paul last week are officials in church administration and several of the remainder are in troubled Third World countries. European cardinals include the archbishops of Madrid, Bologna, Florence, Lyon, Utrecht, Munich, Wroclaw (Poland). In Americas: the archbishops of New York.
Boston. Quebec, Managua. Santiago. In Africa, Addis Abbaba and in the Philippines Cebu. Archbishop Lubachowsky who heads the Ukrainian church but lives in America is also made a cardinal. Church officials made cardinals come from the following countries: Italy ( 3), India, Nigeria, Czechoslovakia, Polish (2), Germany, Belgium, France, Venezuela, Austria. The pope can create only 120 cardinals under the
voting age of 80 for papal elections. Europeans still form the majority of the cardinals. The naming of 16 new Europeans will bring the region's total to 80. Of that number, 60 will be eligible to vote. Latin America has the second largest representation. with 24 and 20 votes. US and Canada have a combined 16, with 12 voters Africa has 16 with 14 voters.
pie from John Hawes. the priest -architect who eventually left Geraldton diocese for a hermitage in the Bahamas. "His superiors prevented him from living the hermit's life as fully as he wanted but the search for God, the irresistible call to union with God caused him to seek within himself the presence of God.
EJLD "If we cannot have an external hermitage, for that vocation is only for a few, we all have our hermitage within. "The trouble is we have been driven out of the garden. Our intimacy with God has been affected. We are tempted to adore false gods. 'And yet we know deep down that we yearn for something more." Bihop Hickey said animists who saw a spiritual vision in trees, rivers, hills and rocks gave us a world full of the divine, full of God. "If we listen, God will speak to us through music, through art, through the hearts of loving human beings. "This is not elitist. It is not just for a few. All can, if they wish, see God in a sunset or in the work of human hands."
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CANBERRA: The Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission says that any taxation policy has to pay special attention to its effects on families and children especially poor families and the larger poor families. Traditionally family allowances have been one way of respecting the added burden of rearing large families, says the Commission's latest statement. The substitution of a flat rate for the present method of family allowances should not be entertained. The need is for family allowances to be increased and indexed to retain their purchasing value. The present taxation system ensures that members of large families subsidise members of smaller families who otherwise enjoy the same standard of living. Furthermore the indirect tax burden on a family acutally increases with the number of children. It should be obvious that the future of our country is dependent upon the economic well-being of our families. As the Commission stated in its recent submission to the Economic Planning Advisory Council (EPAC): 'The family is the natural support group in society and should be motivated and encouraged to continue in this role. Government tax and welfare policies should aim at making the family a self-reliant unit capable of caring for its children, its aged and other disadvantaged members
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Work is about to begin on a design-winning charity home at the Waterford Estate for the Catholic Care for the Intellectually Handicapped. Later this year the home willbe auctioned, providing funds for three important projects.. • A residence for inde pendent living, mildly handicapped adults. • Support for groups living independently in the community. • Assistance by qualified social trainers for parents raising intellect children at honk'. The charity home to finance these projects is being built at 13 Glasnevin Court Waterford on land made available by the Christian Brothers. The Waterford Estate, rapidly becoming a prestige suburb, is on land adjoining Clontarti The task force organising the building of the home has
been working on the project for several months and chairman, Mr Bert Dolin, said this week that he hoped many of the materials needed for the home would be donated. Approaches had already been made to some firms and others would be contacted scxm. Support had already been promised by a number of firms. Mr Doherty, of Supreme Homes was donating his services and Richard Noble and Co were handling the auction at no charge to the CCIH. The advertising works, Ogilvy and Slather and Colliers were helping with
promotion, posters and commercials. Mr Dolin said parish priests would he asked to assist in publicising the CCIli charity home from the pulpit and also in displaying posters in churches. "We need the services of tradesmen and cash donations as well as otters of building materials," Mr Dolin said. The home will he ideal for the buyer seeking the quality and pace of a better than average home. "The block is in a cut de sac which leads directly to a river bank recreation reserve. It is expected that
the completed property will be valued at more than $ 100,(XX)," Mr Dolin said. Church women's groups were being asked to help when the home was open for inspection. "We believe the charity home is one that will have widespread appeal and it is being built in a popular suburb close to the Swan River and only 15 minutes from Perth," Mr LRAM continued. The home design came from a competition for architectural students at the University of WA. The winning entry was by Robert Doak and David
A cut in family allowance would be a "serious blow to family morale," Bishop Bede Heather of Sydney's Western region said last week said.
Bishop proposed cuts in family allowance
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He was commenting on a report that the Federal Government was considering a plan to pay family allowances at a flat rate rather than at the present graded levels. Bishop Heather said he could "only deplore as unsound and short-sighted any scheme that would disadvantage larger families or discourage families generally in their contemporary qruggle to remain economically viable." The present scheme pays an allowance of $22.80 per month for the first child. $32.55 for a second child. 539 for a third and fourth. and $45.55 for a fifth and later children. "The application of a flat rate of allowance, even if it be more than $22.80, will work to the great disadvantage of larger families," he "I understand that family
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allowance is Australia's way of saying that the well-being of families is a national priority, and that the family free to make its choices without financial anxiety is the nation's hest investment for the future. Among those choices is the number of children a family will accept as God's gift to them. Bishop Heather outlined what, in his judgement. ought to be the key elements in formulating, the value of Family Allowances. "There should he two factors," Bishop Heather said, "a constant and a variable. "The constant would be a basic allowance payable for every child: the variable would be a means-tested sum to be paid to families according to need. Pisirer families would receive the basic constant plus the additional variable and larger
History lectures Following the successful series last year on the "Middle Ages", Archbishop Goody will give a second series of six lectures on the Byzantine Empire, beginning on Thursday, June 13, at 7.30 pm in the Nedlands Parish Hall, Elizabeth Street, and continuing fortnightly.
families would not be disadvantaged.-Setting the level of the basic allow-an-Cc and setting the criteria for the variable allowance would not be an easy task but it should not tw beyond the skill of the government's economic advisers, Bishop Heather said. Said the bishop: "Families, particularly in Sydney's West are coming under increasing financial pressure. with one of the key problem areas being the meeting of home loan payments. Young families:- Bishop Heather continued, "are already being seriously affected in the choice of when they may securely begin a family. 'the considerable risk of unemployment increases the fear of many families. In this context it would he a serious blow to family morale to find family allo-
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Archbishop Goody will deal with the 1000 year period of the Eastern empire that covers roughly the same period in the West on which he lectured previously.
Singe. Catholic Care for IntelleL tually Handicapped charity home task force asked students to design an energy efficient home and the winners came up with an attractive layout that should have wide appeal. 'Ibe house will he of cavity clay brick constniction with clay tiles. The fully enclosed area of the home covers 215 square metres and the garage and veranda cover an additional 64 square metres. Mr Jim Doherty, of Supreme Homes, will erect the home and he expects to have the job completed by August. It will be open for inspection during August September and October before it is auctioned by Richard Noble and Co, auctioneer and real estate agent. fe###########~######4
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Pope refutes Reagan
No support on military aid VATICAN CITY quence to contact the Nica(NC) — The Vati- raguan bishops' conference. The bishops confirmed can has denied their position taken last President Rea- month that they are willing gan's claims that to be mediators in the dishe received a "ver- pute but that they cannot bal message impose dialogue which be accepted by both from Pope John must sides and that their position Paul II supporting cannot be interpreted in his policies in Cen- favour of either side. On April 13 a group of tral America. On his anticipated trip to Australia next year Pope John Paul will be tempted to stop off at Margaret River after visiting American politicians
he has tasted the internationally prized chardonnay here being presented by Kevin Horgan as a gift from his brother Denis Horgan's Leeuwin Estate winery.
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A private audience with Pope John PaulII was a highlight of a seven week world pilgrimage by 14 men from Perth's Bethel Covenant Community. The 20 minute meeting with the Pontiff ended with a request by Pope John Paul to "take my greetings and blessings to members of your community, your families and to your parishes.'" The overall head coordinator of the Bethel community, Mr Kevin Horgan, said the private audience was a "significant recognition of covenant communities throughout the world." The Bethel group had been told by Vatican officials that an audience was impossible because the Pope was on retreat.
The only person he was scheduled to see was Russia's foreign minister Andrei Gromyko. Nevertheless a letter was hand delivered to the Pope's personal secretary accompanied by a letter of introduction from Archbishop Foley, of Perth and an almost
Royals talk with pope Vatican City: During a 35 minute private audience with the pope, Prince Charles and Princess Diana presented him with a copy of Bede The Vulnerable's Ecclesiastical History of the English people. "I'm sure you are familiar with this work," Prince Charles said. "He was a great person of the common and universal church," the pope replied. The pope gave the royal couple a picture of the Virgin Mary. a mosaic replica of a work in the Rome Basilica of St Mary Major. The Madonna is protectress of the Romans. "It is a very old picture of our lady," the pope told the prince.
A gift of wine from the West "eleventh hour" telephone call from the Vatican advised the Bethel group that the Pope would see them the following morning. Bethel members who met the pope were Kevin Horgan, Pat Callahan, Laurie Smith, David Bockman, Charles O'Donnell, John McLachlan, John Goodsell, Ken Wilson, Michael Brennan, Alan Grant Garrick Smith, Nick DeFelice, Micluel Diamond and Mark
A strategy of sacrifice and cross
V ATICAN CITY: Pope John Paul told an international group of 2000 young people, associate members of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate that the "strategy of the apostolate" is the "strategy of the cross and of sacrifice." "It is often a heavy cross, living a consistently good life, obeying the moral law and the law of serf-sacrifice in order to live in grace," the pope said. He added that this kind of life "is especially difficult in modern society, which often denies transcendent values." The pope said the life of
the group's founder, St Vincent PaIlott , showed clearly that "souls are saved through prayer and suffering." The saint organised clergy and laity for c onversion work and social justice in the 19th century in Rome.
Fernandez. "It was obvious the pope knew a lot about covenant communities," Mr Horgan said. The Pope presented each of the Bethel group members with replicas of his mother of pearl rosary beads. He told the group he had once visited Perth and was obviously delighted when Mr Horgan presented him with a bottle of Leeuwin Estate chardonnay from Margaret River. He wa.s visibly impressed when told the wine had been judged the best of its type in the world in a special competition in England last year. Mr Horgan, who led the Bethel group through 12 countries, said he regarded the audience with Pope John Paul II as a "work of God". "You just don't get private audiences with the Pope," he said. "It was something we prayed about for months before the trip andI see the audience as an answer to prayer." Mr Horgan said the pilgrimage was the result of a "leading by God" to foster international brotherhood and open the hearts, minds and horizons of the pastoral leaders in the Bethel community," in all aspects of life. "As the trip progressed it was exciting to see the growth in brotherhood and spiritual awareness," Mr Horgan said. "It was obvious the Lord wanted us to embrace not only spiritual awareness but also enjoy his creation and appreciate different cultures." A visit to the community in Sabah. which like Bethel, is a member of the International Brotherhood of Communities (IBOC) reflected the dimension of God's power in the world. Two weeks ago, the Christian party ousted the Muslim
government in the local elections despite a strong campaign harrassment against them. "The work of God's Spirit in this land is amazing," Mr Horgan said. On the way to the IBOC conference in Dallas, USA. the Bethel group visited similar communities in Kuala Lumpur. Singapore and France. Mr Horgan said IBOC was formed for communities throughout the world to share and grow in brotherhood and to share the wonders of God's work in different parts of the world. Next year's IBOC meeting will be hosted by the Emmanuel Covenant Community in Brisbane.
Poles want Pope PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia (NC) — Approximately 10,000 Catholics called for a visit by Pope John Paul II to their country during a Mass celebrated at a central Czechoslovakian village believed to be the burial place of Si Methodius. the apostle of the Slays. Cardinal Frantisek Toma,sek, Czechoslovakia's primate. who read a letter from the pope during the ceremony, said last April that he had invited the pontiff to visit the country. Vatican officials have said that a visit is unlikely. A Communist Party weekly recently called Pope John Paul one of the most reactionary popes in history. The papal letter read by Cardinal Tomasek urged priests to minister to their fellow citizens even during "difficult and sometimes bitter" periods in the country's history.
A lso, the Vatican embassy in Washington issued a denial that the Pope had endorsed Reagan's proposal for $14 million in military aid to rebels fighting the Nicaraguan Sandinista government.
did position to make a monumental contribution to the defense of life, the preservation of liberty and the attainment of true happiness for countless men, women and children — millions of whom are yet unborn." The U.S. Vatican nunciature commented: "If the Holy Father recognised a willingness for an opening of dialogue that could lead to peace in Central America, it would have to be interpreted in accord with the constant position of the Holy Sec, expressed by the Pope himself on numerous oc:ca.sons and wC, therefore, exclude the possibility of his support or endorsement of any concrete plan dealing, in particular, with military aspects."
handed the pope a second personal message from President Reagan. The Pope's words to the American delegation were printed in full in the Osservatore Romano. There were no other messages from the Pope. The Pope told the U.S. senators they "are in a splen-
C ontroversy over alleged papal support of '.S. policies in Central America began when President Reagan, in a **********************************IL speech on religious freedom, attacked Nicaragua's Sandinista government for ii Remodel that old bathroom suppressing religious rights 4 4 and commented. Add • "I just had a verbal message * PRESTIGE and Value * delivered to me from the 4 • to your home it Pope urging us to continue * 4 our efforts in Central Amer* ica." • The next day, answering • questions raised by journal- 4 ists during a picture-taking session in the Oval Office. Reagan said the Pope "has been most supportive of all our activities in Central America" The Vatican said that it had received two letters from President Reagan and apart from passing on a message to the Nicaraguan bishops had made no other comment public or privately to PresiAka., dent Reagan. f On April 4 the Vatican was informed of President Reagan's proposal for an inter272 8576 a/h nal truce in Nicaragua. The Vatican decided as a conse-
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Irreligious religion Bishop Hickey would hardly have been unaware of the chill he might encounter when he dipped his toe last Sunday night into the nagging question of disinterest in religion that seems to be becoming widespread these days. As he noted his own experience of situations where God or religion seem to be totally irrelevant, the rows of empty seats in Winthrop Hall indicated how irrelevant to the university intelligentsia, young or old, is either the observance of University Sunday or the remarks of a wandering bishop from the vast emptinesses of Geraldton diocese. The bishop sought to define the disease more precisely as the privatisation of religion, the worship of the new dictum that religion and how one practises it is an individual's private affair. He took his search even further into the sort of Australian atheism that does not expressly reject God but leads people to live for all practical purposes as if the existence of God were unimportant. His aim was however not to diagnose the sickness but to assert the remedy that the human search for God will in the end prevail, even if the search has to be the simplest spiritual perception of things. Which all made the Winthrop Hall meditation seem like a coral atoll midst the pounding seas of an irreligious world that seemingly can't stop getting excited about religion, if the past weeks are any exam pie. •-•-•-•••••• There was poor Prince Charles charming his way down the Italian Peninsular on a journey that inevitably had to become "religious" as he stepped across the Vatican doorstep. Some unfortunate protocol officer, forgetting that we live in the days of leaking pens, had carelessly jotted down the likelihood of the royal couple attending a papal Mass and breakfast, an event that happens to high and low alike with scarcely a turn of the head these days. A s early as a week ago, Catholic press sources knew that the Mass was off because of anticipated Protestant reaction but that was too low-key a dismissal of the matter. Instead, the absence of the couple from the pope's Mass was turned into an alleged major religious struggle with nothing less than the Queen, Archbishop Runcie of Canterbury and who knows else wrangling all night on an international telephone call as the valet laid out the prince's clothing for the morning. It sounded even better as overseas news services hinted at outrage steaming back home in England. In fact it was no more than the predictable Ian Paisley blowing his top and a mumble from the Church of Scotland. Was the public being conned? Was it true that tens of millions of Anglicans who will do anything for their Church except go to it or take an interest in its teachings were incensed beyond control? Were their world-wide bellicose Catholic neighbours snorting that such snubs to the offer of a papal breakfast would not be taken lying down? There appears to be a mania for the secular journalist who wouldn't be seen dead admitting to an ounce of religious faith now to feed the public that items such as Prince Charles' dilemma over Mass has something to do with religion. •-•••••••• In another backwater, for example, a Church of Christ spokesman was heard to say that the state of religious instruction in state schools is abysmal. One would have expected to hear a roaring Amen from the parents who have been sold out by secular education. Instead, the poor spokesman was pursued like some historic novelty. It even reached the important level of the Minister for Education saying that actually things religious in the schools have never been better but on the other hand — revelation of revelations -- there are people who think religion has no place in school at all. And then there was the Orange affair! How the religious hearts of WA fumed, raged, and lapped up every word of Sheela Silverman! Didn't it all show that we are religious people when the surface is scratched? Maybe Bishop Hickey preaching in the wilderness was right. We need to go back to the beginning and find out who is searching for God and where are they looking. At the moment God may get a chance to speak. For the present there is a conspiracy to talk endlessly about religion so that nobody will ever have to ask themselves what they believe, let alone what they should do.
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Fr. Doug Con/an recalls a recent visit during his long service leave to the Holy Trinity A shram where the style of life developed by Dom Bede Griffiths aims to relate the Hindu and Christian experience of God.
Dom Bede Griffiths
The monastery, or Ashram, is in the heart of rural India and like the villages in the area, the l ifestyle is simple and poor. Under the palm and banana trees and beside the beautiful Sacred River Cauvery, this place is called Shantivanam, or "Forest of Peace." The traveller, after the long and sometimes gruelling trip from Madras, makes the final approach by foot or bullock cart, down a sandy lane to the open gate of the Ashram. My first glimpse of Father Bede was to see him in his saffron habit of the Indian holy man and which is a sign of renunciation. He was standing in the midst of a throng of local villagers who were celebrating the Harvest Festival.
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from Mrs Margaret Ker, Mount Lawley.
Correspondents criticising the Diocesan Bioethics Committee submission gloss over the fact they, like all members of the public, were invited to make submissions as individuals Your correspondents may well have felt qualified to make submissions I would assume however that many concerned Catholic lay peo-
Seaman a good place to start from Beth Mowry, Concerned Christians for Land Rights It is always heartening to hear people such as Mrs Margaret Krasenstein asserting that she is "pro the Aborigines", but to be effectively "pro the Aboriginespeople must seriously inform themselves of the crucial Land Rights issue and its connections with the stability of Aboriginal communities. I suggest that the "Seaman Inquiry Report- is still an excellent place to start one's reading For more specific references on the spiritual and cultural significance of land to the Aborigines and the bitter fruits of their continued dispossession of land (ie. high unemployment, high prison rates, inadequate housing, high infant mortality and prevalent alcoholism) I suggest the Pelican three volumes by Charles Rowley on -The Destruction of Aboriginal Society-. Finally, the moral and Christian perspective on the issue of Land Rights is well argued by the three Catholic writers (two are priests), Brennan, Egan and Honner In "Finding Common Ground'. (Dove Communications).
ple found themselves as I did reaching the reluctant conclusion that they were not so qualified. It is clear that the resulting silence is all likely to be taken by the medical experts as consent. I was disappointed that the reported terms of reference of the Bioethics Committee (The Record March 7) do not appear to envisage any dissemination of information or guidance to the Catholic community at large, as distinct from professionals directly concerned with bioethical issues. The Centre however obviously has to set its priorities given limited resources and, like it or not, the laity probably has to earn the right to expect such assistance in the formation of informed judgements. We shall only do so by showing a willingness to appreciate the complexities of the issues involved and of current thinking on them as distinct from a belief that the last word on the subject was said 30 years ago by Pius XII.
Such a belief would appear to render superfluous the studies of the director of the Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family at the Vatican Pius XII can hardly have envisaged that IVF would become so accepted a medical procedure that popular debate on the subject appears to centre on making it cheap enough to be readily available and that medical experts to judge by a recent press report would apparently see their basic moral dilemma in terms of whether it is more acceptable to freeze spare embryos than to "throw them away" (sic). Are we really concerned to make an intelligent contribution to such a debate or merely to take comfort in safeguarding our own moral purity? I am reminded of a remark recently quoted in the Highgate parish newsletter to the effect that whilst ships are safe in harbour it is hardly the most useful place for ships to
From John C. VESZELY, have treaties with the USA, under the terms of which that Nollamara Sir, No juggling, however cleverly done, no use of insinuations which have no basis in truth, will convince the 15 million Australians who did not march on Palm Sunday that they too should join the so-called peace movement. &J. Daniel (The Record) may want your readers to believe that the march was not a biased anti-American rally. Regrettably much of the evidence is to the contrary, notwithstanding the official announcements of two named persons.
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No to women From George M Purbnck, Belmont
Sir, In his opposition to women priests Anglican Archbishop Robinson of Sydney (The Record March 21) is more careful in his reading of the epistles than many. It has often been suggested, not only by feminist lay people but even by some priests, that St Paul was merely expressing his own opinion or preference in forbidding women to preach in church (1 Cor 14:34). Taken out of context that is a plausible argument. However if one reads two verses, St Paul takes great pain to point out what he has written is not his own but the Lord's command.
Protest enemies, not our allies
It is bad enough to imply St Paul was either a chauvinist or a misogynist, but to suggest that he was also a liar would be altogether beyond the bounds of credibility. However, we do not even need to go to St Paul's epistles but only to the words of Jesus (Mark 9:33-37, Luke 2224, John 13 - 4-15) to know no-one, whether man or woman, that seeks recognition is worthy to be a priest. It is worth noting St Francis of Assisi, the founder of the three orders, two religious and one secular, never sought to become a priest. He never considered himself worthy.
As I marched with many others holding high the antiSoviet, anti-nuclear signs, I was abused for the antiSoviet stance 'The USSR is OK, the Yanks are the bastards . — were the typical comments. "Support the ANZUS" signs were torn up by the more militant hooligans in Perth, as they were in the other capital cities. The anti-American bias was clear to all, but the blind or deaf. Daniel stated. -Opposition to bases and ships' visits are not anti-American" if there were Soviet bases or visits, the marchers would oppose them as well! Such logic is deficient. Australia does not have treaties with the USSR, but it does
ally is legally and more so morally entitled to the bases and the facilities! Protests should always be directed against the enemy, the foe, not the ally and friend
A peace of fear from Paul SHERIDAIV, Bassendean Sir, The present peace between superpowers exists only through fear of what a nuclear war would bring but this shaky peace cannot continue indefinitely. Russia, by its communist ideology and past aggressive actions wants world dominion. Peace negotiations without the spiritual work to accompany them will be fruitless. Disarmament or the destruction of the American alliance would be suicidal especially with communist Russia at our back door in Vietnam. Christians are not taking the necessary spiritual action to halt and reverse the spread of evil today. Hence the utter importance of the Fatima message. The only way to peace is by converting Russia. It is not only common sense but also promised by the Blessed Virgin at Fatima in 1917
time spent in India's "Forest of Peace"
A far-reaching attempt to relate the Hindu and Christian sense of God •••
The ashram of the Holy Trinity — a place of peace. Gaily coloured bullocks years and I had read.with and cows and heaps of interest what my great local produce, together grandfather had to say with Indians and people about Hindu holy men in from all over the world some of his private correswho were guests, filled pondence. the courtyard of the AshIt was inevitable that I ram. would one day visit that Father Bede, formerly country and the man who of Prinknash and Farnbo- is doing so much to bring rough Benedictine Mon- about a marriage of East asteries in England, came and West. to India over 30 years ago, Once in the Ashram it to build what has become takes a little getting used one of the most far reach- to sleeping on the hard ing attempts to relate the benches, sitting crossHindu and Christian expe- legged to meditate and rience of God. eat, to exist on a frugal diet His Ashram is now part and also to learn to do of the Camaldolese Con- without a car or telegregation of hermits phone. which began in the MidI had to learn to accusdle Ages near Arezzo in tom myself to the meaItaly. sured and peaceful With the support of his lifestyle which hasn't Superiors and the local changed for thousands of Bishop, Dom Bede is bring- years. Each day begins as ing together a style of it does all over India, at 5 contemplative life based am with meditation until 7 on the Rule of Saint Bene- am Mass in the beautiful dict and the traditions of Indian Rite. the Hindu "sanyassa" Guests may stay as long renunciation. as they wish, and after From the fruitful synthe- daily breakfast are free to sis of the two it is hoped work in the fields or luxurthat a genuine Indian ious gardens, pray or Christian monasticism study in the well stocked will emerge. library. My interest in the AshDom Bede is available ram and its Guru began each day for interviews some years ago when I with Ashram guests and r ead Abishiktananda's is always willing to give book "Prayer". spiritual direction from a His real name was Fr. life spent in deep meditaHenri Le Saux and before tion, prayer and study, not becoming a hermit in the only of our own Scriptures Himalayas where he fin- but also the holy writings ished his life, he and of other traditions as well. Father Jules Monchanin Father Griffiths says that began this spiritual ven- to live simply is one of the ture of which Father Bede best means of learning is now Guru. that detachment so necesMy own family had lived sary for spiritual freedom. in India for over a hundred This, he says, has taught
him to see that the elaborate system of material conveniences which has built up in the West is not necessary for real enjoyment of life and that many who come to the Ashram find they no longer feel the need for innumerable things which before they thought necessary. He himself lives in a small mud and thatch roofed hut, the same as other guests, and for a scholar and author of some repute, he has very little in his hut that he could call his own; his witness of poverty has to be real in a country where it is not only a sublime ideal but also a social calamity of frightful proportions. Father Bede's coming to this site coincided with the Vatican II Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non Christian Religions. Later the Catholic bishops affirmed "the truth, goodness and beauty of India's religious traditions as God's gift to the nation in ancient times." Here at Shantivanam there is a contribution being made to the Indian Church's search for its own identity, a voyage demanding a high degree of faith, trust and courage. Father Bede realises that throughout its religious history, India has been as spiritually ctynamic as Judaism and Islam, and that its experience of the interior life is vitally important for our generation. Dom Bede's message is a message of hope for increasing numbers of people around the world. After my two month stay in India I carry away with me memories of valuable friendships with fellow guests at Shantivanam: There was the young American language student from Peking who had read in one of Bede's books that there is a profound cultural change taking place — the East and West are discovering each other and that there will eventually be a union of the profound values of each. There was a marvellous 80-year old lady from England who had simply read Father Bede's books and wanted to come to India to meet him and she bravely judged that the importance of this for her far outweighed the difficulty of the voyage.
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With us was the prior general of Camaldoli, as part of his visitation to houses of the congregation and in preparation for the the Priestly Ordination of Brother Amaldas (see pic above) at the end of this year. Brother Amaldas has written several books on yoga and contemplation; he conducts daily classes for visitors at the Ashram and will also be accompanying Father Griffiths during their visit to Australia in May. Brother Amaldas will be conducting a two day Yoga and Meditation Workshop at the University of WA May 18 and 19. Father Griffiths will speak to Religious on Friday night, May 17 and to the public at Winthrop Hall on May 19 at 7.30 pm. For all enquiries about any of the engagements of these two men, please contact Mr Phil Carrier 277 3068.
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Army career of many memories
John Edward Brophy, a retired lieutenantcolonel of the Australian Regular Army, was born at Subiaco on September 1, 1919. He was educated at the John Brophy's liking for the military life which he was to make his career probably Presentation had its beginnings when he was a member of the cadet unit at the old CBC Terrace Convent lona, convents at when Adolf Hitler was just a name seen sometimes in the newspapers and the Subiaco and Japanese were reckoned to be too myopic to be able to shoot straight. Queen's Park, John and another John by the name of Dolan were the leading figures in keeping the cadet unit St Patrick's going, and both were later to rise to field rank in the Army. Boys' School, But there were other and was certainly his St Ildephonsus Battalion. Before he got non-academic diversions scariest experience to College at New there, however, the for John Brophy at CBC. that point, the youngest Norcia and CBC posting was changed and In addition to playing in of the Brophy brothers Terrace. he was sent to the 2/ the first football 18 and was hauled to the At CBC in the 10th Armoured the first cricket 11 as surface with two chilled Regiment as a troop old red-andwell as representing the and unbroken bottles and commander. black days he A regular feature school at athletics, he incipient bathophobia. They were marched was in the had the distinction of John's first job on onto the ship that was to By BOB BOYLE school's top being in winning teams leaving school was at the take them to the Middle teams in in tennis, rifle shooting Metropolitan Markets East and were promptly NSW. During the two Bangkok as senior supply football, cricket, and swimming — with fruit and vegetable marched off again when swimming, years that he was officer adviser to the Thai activities in which CBC merchants R.N. Mooney_ news came through that tennis, rifle commanding the government for the had never demonstrated Soon, however, he Japan had entered the shooting and building of a joint project ordnance detatchrnent at the domination it enjoyed accepted an offer to war. life-saving and with Australia, the Singleton in NSW floods in other sports. There manage another fruit and On the black soil plains won the construction of a vehicle devastated the area. The was at least one other vegetable merchant's of NSW in the NarrabriMcManus Cup re-build workshop at a Army played a major role non-academic diversion business at the markets, Gunnedah-Wee Waw in evacuating affected cost of 50 million pounds as the for the youngster at CBC that of Alf Guelfi, and his area John was involved champion to re-build 20 vehicles a citizens, and later in — the legendary Brother wages rose from 30 in an accident that was fresher athlete week. reconstruction and Keany. All sorts of adventures in 1935. He Aquinas College was befell the Brophy family was also a then in the process of during the four years that leading light in being carved out of the they were based in the cadet unit. bush, and the big Thailand. They made an On leaving Irishman was an excursion to the historical school he energetic carver. Ankor Wat ruins at Siem worked for two In something of a Rep in Cambodia. A fruit and compulsory parade one multitude of signs vegetable hot summer's day, John warned visitors not to merchants'
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was included in the contingent of CBC boarders conscripted by the good brother to labour in the black and fly-infested bush of the Aquinas site. About the only facility then operating in that wilderness was a well, somewhere near where the chapel now stands. Paul Keany, whose resourcefulness had been honed as a mounted outback policeman in Queensland, was in the practice of lowering into the cool water at the bottom of this well two bottles of beer on a string --- to be consumed by himself, of course, and not the innocent boys. Came the lunch break on this particular day, and with -- tragedy. The brother had just started to haul the bottles up when the string broke. The snowy-haired giant was flabbergasted momentarily, but typically he soon devised the format of a rescue operation. John Brophy, probably the lightest of the boys present and eminently qualified as a member of the school life-saving team, would be lowered by the wire rope attached to the windlass atop the well down the 80 feet into the stygian darkness and icy water below to effect the rescue. And so it came to pass. After what seemed a lifetime
'catapulted out of the turret of a General Grant tank'
shillings a week to six pounds. That was early in 1939 when the basic wage was not much more than four pounds. About this time an Australian Instructional Corps warrant-officer named Carlin, with whom John had been friendly since the CBC cadet days, suggested that he join the permanent Army. He liked the idea and went along for his medical examination, but a shock awaited him. He was judged unfit for permanent or overseas service (the war had just started) because of two hernias suffered in the course of his strenuous sporting activites. He was accepted, however, for service in the records office at Swan Barracks where he achieved the rank of staff -sergeant. After a time, the Army made him an offer. If he would join the AIF as a private, they would perform the operation to cure his hernias free of charge. He accepted with alacrity and after the operation and recuperation, he was sent immediately to an NCO's course and straight from that to the Officer Training School at Bonegilla in Victoria. On being commissioned he was allotted as a reinforcement to a WA unit, the 2/28th Australian Infantry
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to cause a lengthy hiatus general assistance to the population. in his Army career. On a In the period 1957-59 night exercise he was John, as ordnance catapulted out of the turret of a General Grant r epresentative in South Australia, played a big tank when it hit an part in the supply of irrigation ditch. He equipment for the atomic suffered severe spinal bomb tests at Maralinga injuries. After months in and the rocketry activities hospital at Tamworth he at Woomera. At long last was posted to the he was posted back to Ordnance Corps — first at Ascot Vale race course WA as second-incommand of 5 Base and later at Bandiana, Ordnance Depot at the biggest ordnance Midland. Here his main installation in Australia. responsibility was to Early in 1945 when he negotiate the sale of the was a captain he was total stock of the sent to Lae in New Nungarin ordnance Guinea as officer commanding the brigade depot. 'That was a mighty big ordnance field park and, job," he remembers. as such, took control of 'There was close to 20 the smallcraft depot million pounds worth of there. At war's end he stock which was finally moved to Rabaul to command the smallcraft sold at a fraction of its cost price. It took six depot. months to prepare the Back in Australia in catalogue." The variety 1946 when he had that is reputed to be the command of the smallcraft depot at Clifton spice of life again reared its head in 1962 when Gardens in Sydney, he he was made deputychartered a 20,000-ton commandant of the ship and took a load of Commonwealth Games smallcraft to Kure in village in charge of Japan. services. After another stint at Among his tasks was Bandiana he was made controlling the use of chief ordnance officer as three million pounds a major and worth of equipment and commanding officer of the First Central providing training locations and transport. Ordnance Smallcraft Depot at Colmslie on the Probably the most Brisbane River. There he interesting period of his Army career dawned in spent four years before going to the First Base 1963 when he was seconded to the Ordnance Depot at Australian Embassy in Moorebank, Liverpool,
remove anything found at the side of the road. Without the knowledge of John and Betty, eightyear -old daughter Lee picked up a rock and put it in the car. Soon after they got back to the hotel, the police arrived and levelled charges after having found the offending article in the car. John was placed under house arrest in the hotel for four days. In this time he was required to write a letter to Prince
Sihanouk begging his forgiveness and thanking him for the way in which he had looked after the family. The snag was that the letter had to be written in French, a language of which John's knowledge barely enabled him to explain that the pen of his aunt was on the table. A police officer watched over his shoulder as John battered away at the typewriter in his
firms at the Metropolitan Markets before joining the Army early in World War II in which he saw service in New Guinea and various parts of Australia. As an ARA major in 1962 he was the commandant in charge of services at the Commonwealth Games village before spending four years in Thailand attached to SEATO. Since his retirement from the ARA, positions he has held include being safety and security officer of the new Swan Brewery at Canning Vale when it was under construcion and safety and personnel officer with WA Ptywoods. John and his wife Betty (nee Cornmins), members of the Applecross parish, have a son, Mark, and a daughter, Lee (Mrs Granger). execrable French Periodically the officer would get up, express disgust at the grammar and vocabulary, rip the paper out of the machine and order a re-start. After innumerable attempts, the letter finally became marginally acceptable to his captor and was sent off. Then followed several days of waiting before the prince condescended to grant absolution and the Brophys were permitted to head back to Bangkok.
DATELINE . . . Plan life as love
Call to Italians Loreto, Italy: Pope John Paul II has urged
Camara retires
My vocation is to announce the Gospel and to help create a more human world,- he said in a 1984 interview. Recife Brazil. Brazilian -I was born in a poor Helder Archbishop Archbishop area," Camara of OlindaCamara said. "When I Recife, an outspoken was growing up, it was critic of the series of easy to see that local military governments problems could not be which ruled Brazil in the solved locally I learned 1960s and 1970s has that problems have a retired from office at the national and internaage of 76. tional dimension." He had headed the Olinda-Recife Archdiocese, in Brazil's povertystricken northeast, since 1964.
Vatican City (NC) — Pope leading part in the John Paul ll has chal- Italian Catholics to play a their country. of life social lenged youths from Thai- political and The pope characterised Italian society as land and Belgium to "pluralistic and partially de-Christianised" create a better future. Plan life "as a life of love, as and said the church should assume a a participation in the "guiding role" in helping to shape its future. construction of a society The pope travelled by helicopter to speak which can offer the firm to 2600 delegates at a special week-long hope of a civilisation of church convention called to assess the love during the passage Italian church's programs and direction. from the second to the The pope's strong call to bishops' statements. The third millenium" the and oppose people,- the pope Liberalised abortion and pope said to the Belgian political activism for Catholics May 12 elections will fill a Christian communand laws, supported by said, divorce youths visiting Rome as came during a heated public number of important local ities should be places where Italian Communists and other posts. In his talk Archbishop Camara was church's regional the and over debate part of a challenge propolitical parties, were adopted "the love of God for man can the pope did not name politposition on upcoming eleca strong critic of human gram. be experienced and almost over the strong objections of ical parties, but reminded the tions in Italy rights abuses by Brazithe church in the 1970s. In calling the students to touched with the hand" Italian bishops recently delegates that Italian history lian security forces in the Particular social problems The Italian church, the pope create a peaceful future, warned that not all of Italy's was in many ways "the 1960s and 1970s and defend and help require church's the to well done said, had the pope reiterated the political parties are compati- history of church efforts and internationally recogan life. said pope human the orientation, and values family message he directed to ble with Christianity. social inititatives that have speaker for social church proEmployment remains "the nised praised also He previous youths the formed a base for Christian Italy's strong Communist elderly, the key social question" in Italy, the for grams He was also an justice. week during the Vatican Party has protested that it is action in the political field' he said, and has been drug addicts and homeless critic of capioutspoken celebration of the U.N. the main target of the This political role has been seriously affected by the use that, as saying talism to reference apparent an In Youth carried out by lay people and International of new production technoloAmerLatin sevin among practiced divisions recent a variety of Catholic groups, Year. gies eral popular Italian church to detrimental was it ica, he pope the that, All added He commended the young The pope's sharpest words, movements, the pope also the widening by poor the particularly be should said, people from Thailand for however, came when he made a strong appeal for remembered when Italians gap between rich and defined elements of Italian their participation in the church unity For church are called on to make "responpoor society's secularisation celebration. experiences to be "authentic sible and coherent choices Increasing separationsand -By your presence you have His criticisms caused him and valid," he said, they must "Do not fear a public role," divorces of married couples. L atican City (N(:) — Pope given Thailand a part in to be tagged "the Red be based on revealed truths the pope told the group abortion and a decline in and the teachings of the the great world gather- John PaulII told a group of bishop," because of "Christians would be failing religious weddings, he said, church's magistenum. ing of young people," the English Catholic policemen in their task if they didn't work n umerous allegations were symptomatic of "a real that they shouldnot let their pope said, "and you, too, that he was a CommuThe Second Vatican Counmenof structures to social make de-Christianisation ter)rie discourage their civic have been personally nist. cil, the pope added, had much respectful of ethical values" tality and customs ' enthusiasm or their Christo say about such new expe- Archbishop Camara also enriched by the solidar- tian hope urged Italian He Catholics to The changes, he said, were riences But he warned that overcome the - fracture caused in part by "the spread ity of so many of your has criticised Commuhope that jinn- :writ, "the council must not be between the Gospel amd of practical materialism and brothers and sisters which sometimes brings nism and has said the interpreted according to parintent on building — you into contact with the culture,- which he called "the the added cultural and politallegations were an ticular visions or personal drama of our age" ical weight of atheistic Ideolbuilding together — a darker side of human effort to discredit him. Modern ideologies "divide choices... ogies not deter you better world: a true civ- nature, ilisation of love and from enthusiastically seri% in,q the cause of chic hargious activity, espetruth, justice, freedom mony and well-heing with cially that of religious and peace." sensithity and Christian orders. The pope also told the hope. - the pope said Despite recent meetvisitors from Thailand, The pope praistyl the high between Vatican ings where 95 per cent of the moral standards. Ore and Czechosenvoys people are Buddhists, the self-sacrifice and officials, no lovakian concern peace tlx, for for efforts genuine the that progress has been cross religious barriers. common good uhich nuirk reported on the issue of He praised "commit- your service. - The police• re the 14 of men members religious orders. Last ment to the ideals of a Catholic Police Guild of Leaders — (NC) ome R the fact, in November, common service to England. of Catholic male Reliarrest of five Francishumanity, a common lie reMillded the officers denounced gious have in Czechoslovakia cans mission of peace, a com- that theirs is -a work of repression of years 35 Father John prompted mon endeavor to pro- service and brotherhoodin Czechoslovakia, and Vaughn, Franciscan mote fraternal love in that requires ''a profound urged the country's superior general, to say Thailand and through- sense of the unique dignity impleto authorities the government had of et rn. human being. out the world" international ment "resumed persecuagreements that protion" of the order. tect religious freedom. The Union of Superiors General, which represents 300,000 38 WICKHAM STREET. 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Pan of our Ebg nee, of Cars - All Dual Controlled for Your Safety Czechoslovakia's ComThe attack followed the munist government For Free Instructional Pamphlets to make October 1984 murder of decreed that Religious Father Jerzy Popieluszko, an your written rule test easy could no longer live in outspoken critic of the ComPhone: 325 3633 — All Hours communities, exercise munist government, and the their ministry, or be subsequent trial and comic active in the country's tion of four secret police cultural and religious officers in 1985. Scissors, Saws, Secateurs, Shears, Sharpened and Set Also late in 1984, two life. priests from I.uhlin, Poland, The Czechoslovakian 90 miles southeast of Wargovernment has said saw, reported they had been that it guarantees free- pricked with bayonets 4 QUEEN STREET — 321 4390 and dom of religion as burned with candles by men LOCKSMITHS defined in the nation's who broke into their homes Locks, Door Closers and Safe Overhauled and laws. 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KNOW YOUR FAITH Free will is paradoxical. It can be used to enhance or demean life. It is, however, a reality that suggests how great human potential is. Free will not only helps to reveal the depths of the humanperson. It provides a link, through decisions that lead to action, with the world around us. Dolores Leckey tells the story of her 81-year-old father-in-law's decision tolive in a nursing home. This decision seemed incomprehensible to family members at first. But later the value of the decision — the sense it made — began to come to light. Mercy Sister Prudence Allen, a philosophy professor, discusses St Augustine's insight regarding the human will. There is a great difference between making a wish and exercising the will wholeheartedly, she indicates. Katharine Bird tells an old rabbinical tale to illustrate ways the human will can be motivated. Love and concern for others can motivate the decisions people make. But so can the opportunity to manipulate others or to exploit them. Father John Castelot turns to Scripture to tell why it seems that freedom of the will is one of God's great gifts to humanity. God invites humans but never forces, Father Castelot says. Thus freedom is inevitably linked to responsibility.
What is the human will? The will is a remarkable gift of human life. It is the power we have in our intellect to make decisions and to transform them into action. This is the gift that makes love possible.
Sister Prudence A llen RSM St Augustine. a fifth-century philosopher and bishop in Africa, developed a theory about the relation of free will to Christian life, tie based this on his own struggle to become free in relation to Clod. There are two central aspects of his theory: • We must learn to will with our whole will. • We need to ask God to help us do this — especially if we have developed negative habits or even addictions. All of us have differences in our personal lives which keep us from giving our will the total power it is capable of. Augustine believed it was his own nature that most fully blocked his freedom.
GOD in the Human Situation By children visited Dolores other the residence with A few lessons him. It was an overL eckey cast, wintry day. The My father-in-law is 81. When his wife of 51 years died, I didn't expect that he would be able to chart a course for this new period in his life with the calm grace now so vident. When he decided that his life as a widower could best be spent in a residence for the elderly, I was taken aback. Why would he give up his own home, his independence, when he was still healthy and functioning well? While he was still exploring the idea, my husband and I and his
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world seemed on hold. Inside the residence many elderly people were gathered in a common room, waiting for the dining room to open; it was time for the noon meal.
made his decision. lie would move to the residence. lie had considered all sides of the question. and he kit that what he needed at this juncture in his life was found there, including companionship and community with others. The next time I saw my father-in-law, he had moved into the Sts Cosmas and Damian residence. And he seemed content. How did he arrive at what seems a wise decision for him? I think the course of his whole life prepared him for this important decision. A former British seaman, he was trained to master all
Our visit convinced me that this was not the right place for my Father-in-law to go — scimeone I've always viewed as intellectually and morally vigorous, in charge of his life. Of course, he sensed my lack of enthusiasm. He wanted me and the others to speak frankly. He was, after all, gathering input for his decision. last spring my Father-in-law c alled all of us and announced that he had
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US When the ancient Israelite's were about to enter the Promised Land„Iloses delivered a series of sermons to them, spelling out the conditions of their relationship with God. The Israelites, Moses made clear, could accept or reject God's offer of love. Acceptance involves a commit-
(Deuteronomy 30,15-20a). Having endowed people with the pourr to make choices. God always respects human freedom. To force people to conform to his will, to order events in such a way as to absolve people of their reslxmsibility. u,ould dehumanise them. For .freedom distinguishes human beings from animals. The power to make free choices — to exercise the human will — is a precious and terrible power. We can use it to fulfill ourselves or to destroy ourselves. Used rightly,free choice is a share in God's own creativity. Jesus himself um not a puppet or a robot. He had to make deliberate, often diffiment on their part. "I have cult, choices. That is why, set before .you life and even though will power death, the blessing and the opens up allsorts of exciting curse. Choose life, then, that possibilities, its exercise is .you and .your descendants not alutays easy. There are people who feel may live, by loving the Lord, your God, heeding his r,oice, that they can accomplish and holding fast to him." anything if they have
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pertinent information, approach situations in a disciplined manner and at t he same time take the appropriate risks. He tells stories of steering the ship and holding a steady course in the most treacherous weather. It is a memory that calls forth his pride, and that of his children and grandchildren. It is also a training that he has transferred to other areas of his life. Faced with a significant choice, my father-in-law typically studies all the available information, listens to advice from others and listens to his own wisdom.
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enough u'illpower. Often this leads to disillusionment, frustration, tragedy. St Paul gave a classic description of this universal problem. Speaking not in his 01471 name but in that of all humanity, he temte: '7 cannot et wen understand tri.), own actions. 1(10 not do whatIwant to do hut what Ihate . . . The desire to do right is there but not the power. %Mat happens is that Ido, not the good 1 urn to do, hut the evil 1 do not intend . What a wretched man lam! Who can free me from this body under the power of death? . The
law of the spirit, the spirit of life in ChristJesus. has freed youfrom the law of sin and death" (Romans 7, 5-8,2). So there are pressures and influences of all sorts that make it difficult to use freedom well. Can one escape the slavery u,hich is the thief of freedom utithout God S help? The letter to the obseri,es: "It is God who, in his good will toward you, begets in you any measure of desire or achievement" (Philipptans 2,13). Godgave the gift of freedom; only God can empower its right use.
So armed, he is able to make decisions and is willing to live with their consequences. Furthermore, if he sees he is going nowhere or in the wrong direction, he is willing to change course. He has learned the lessons of the sea. My father-in-law was able to see in his residence for the elderly a lifestyle compatible with the structure of his inner self. For example, he values order and dependable routine. And while he enjoys conversation and companionship, he is naturally attuned to the pleasures of solitude. He walks, he reads, he observes nature's subtle changes.
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One of the brothers took some grain from his bin and crept over the fieldbetween their houses, dumping in into his brother's bin. "It's not right that we should share the produce equally and the profit too," he said to himseff "I'm all alone and my needs are simple"
At his new residence, he has a small apartment which allows for privacy. His meals are taken in common with men and women in similar circumstances. He can come
The former British seaman was trained to master all pertinent information, approach situations in a disciplinedmanner and, at the same time, take the appropriate risks He tells stories of steering the ship and holding a steady course in the most treacherous weather.
"The future can be shaped by those who have the courage to choose good over evil, peace over violence and brotherly love over injustice." (Pope John Paul II, 1985.) -Does my eucharistic sharing in the death and resurrection of Jesus so transform me that my focus shifts from myself to the needs of others, from a siege or bomb-shelter mentality to a struggle against the barriers that divide?. . . Imust begin to be present to others, present where they are, present in ways that respond to their hungers, for food or freedom, for peace or truth, for understanding or God."
I wish I may, I wish I might Augustine chose an ex a- mple from his own life to help illustrate this theory in the candid "Confessions" he wrote. He confessed that his life was driven by a strong attachment to sexual pleasure. Not married, he lived for many years with a worn-an. Then, driven by worldly ambition, he sent this woman away in order to become engaged to an heiress. However, since his new fiancee was not yet old enough to marry. Augustine quickly took another mistress. Years later when Augustine reflected back on these early years he described his will as enchained — caught in a chain which moved from desire to habit to necessity. How, he wondered, was it possible to break out of this difficult situation? He wanted to change but found he did not do so. He described his struggle by Olsen- -
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not some lame wish which I kept turning over and over in my mind." Many of us have faced a similar situation when we made New Year's resolutions or chose a particular Lenten penance: Despite good intentions, we didn't make a wholehearted act of the will to bring the wish into reality. concluded Augustine finally that he had to pray to God directly for help. One day he felt an inner voice prompt him: "Why do you try to stand on your own strength and fail? Cast yourself upon God and have no
"The new will was not yet strong enough to overcome the old. So these two wills within me, one old, one new, were in conflict and between them they tore my soul apart." Augustine described his conflict as a halfhearted attempt to change his way of life. In the "Confessions," he revealed the intimate details fear." of his prayers at this time: At this moment. the young "I had prayed. 'Give mc man finally asked God for chastity and continence but help and discovered the not yet! For I was afraid that power of his will. It was you would answer my prayer at once and cure me too t hen. with the help he soon." believed God ga-‘e him, that Augustine recognised later he made a wholehearted act that this prayer was only a of the will: He moved from wish which he did not want wishing a different course of to turn into a clear act of action. will. He came to understand Ibis victory in one area of was that. life A ugustines "No more was required repeated in many other than an act of will. But it areas until he became the must be a resolute and priest, bishop and saint he wholehearted act of the will, was called to be.
The driving force of faith Two brothers worked together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single. At day's end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit.
"The sound eye, in Christian understanding, is shaped slowly by the working of the Holy Spirit in us and by our willingness for this shaping. This Then one day the single brings a lifetime of brother said to himself. "It's growing integrity, full not right that we should of fits and starts, share the produce equally during which all and the profit too. I'm all dimensions of our alone and my needs are being are attracted simple." toward soundness in In the middle of the night Christ: our wills, he took a sack of grain from minds, imaginations, his bin and crept over the feelings and bodies. - field between their houses, (Tilden Edwards in dumping it into his brother's the book "Living With bin. Apocalypse," Harper and Row, 1984.)
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and go as he chooses. Often, on Sunday evenings, he dines out. Frequently I come away from a long telephone chat with my father-in-law aware that he is living each day in peace and gratitude for the good life that has been and is his. He is living in a state of what Gerald May, the psychiatrist who wrote "Spirit and Will" ( Harper and Row), calls "willingness" — "saying yes to the mystery of being alive in each moment." I would describe my fatherin-law as a person moving thoughtfully and responsibly with the currents of his life as it is now. He is a man who knows himself well: his needs, his limits, his preferences. Most important. he respects the person he is. What brought him over the threshold of Sts Cosmas and Damian? Certainly he put the power of his mind to work as he made his decision, analysing the values in a lifestyle that held special appeal for him. But his decision was not based on analysis alone. My father-in-law's intuitive knowledge of himself helped to energise his will to act. Inner courage was another factor. He is teaching me a great deal about making decisions with integrity.
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Meanwhile, the married brother said to himself, "It is not right that we should share . . equally. After all. I'm married and I have my wife to look after me and my children for years to come. My brother has no one, and no one to take care of his future." So each night he too took a sack of grain and dumped it into his single brother's bin. Both men were puzzled for years because their supply never dwindled. Then, one dark night, the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly it dawned on
them what was happening. they dropped their sacks and embraced one another. That rabbinical tale is told in Father William Bausch's book, "Storytelling. Imagination and Faith." ( TwentyThird Publications). The story makes a vital point about what can motivate the human will in the decisions people make. The two brothers were motivated by love and concern for each other. Both acted as they did for years without counting the personal cost. But the human will is not always motivated by love. In the television version of "The Jewel in the Crown," British officer Ronald Merrick is portrayed as a nasty bigot. Merrick is motivated by
hatred, anger and the need to get even. He is ruthless and conniving. In one scene he enters a psychiatrist's office intent on looking into the confidential files of a woman Merrick has decided to marry. Rebuffed, he threatens to blackmail the psychiatrist's assistant. a young soldier with a secret. Motivated by fear, the soldier allows Merrick access to the file. Merrick makes decisions that cause pain and misery for others. "The human will is marvellous," Father Francis Kelly a director of Religious Education said recently. The will can be moulded to make wrong and damaging choices. But it also can be motivated to make benefi-
cial choices. "It is a fact of people's experience- that they have options in life. Father Kelly said. "Sometimes it's clear" that one choice is in line with gospel teachings. "Other times, the choice isn't so easy." he added. Choices can fall into a grey
What decisions did you make today? Have you made any decisions this year that affect your life at home, or your workday, or your future? Can you recall a decision made some years ago that still influences you and those who are close to you? Decisions. They represent a most important human task. A philosopher might say that decision making is a sign that the human will is being exercised. A psychologist might examine pattems of personal decision making --- thoughtless decisions or the refusal to make decisions - - for evidence of the kind of personality at work.
But is discussion about the will reserved to the professional philosopher or to the psychologist? It seems that people commonly speak of the will and its power. • For example, an exasperated parent can be heard to exclaim: "He is such a willful child." • Or it is said of a certain leader: "She imposed her will." • Again, a committee chairman searching for agreement on a disputed point may ask: "What is the will of the group?" • Of course, this terminology has found its way into the prayer of Christians. who regularly ask that "your will be done."
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"Then too," the priest continued. "traditional Catholic moral theology realises there are many factors which mitigate free will." Freedom of choice is hampered by "emotional pressures. the passions. even fear." he said. What can people do when faced with perplexing situations that require making a Kelly Father choice? stressed the value of a "process of discernment.- An old
Through exercise of the will a person's intentions and decisions are put into action. And that means others too can be touched by our will So this capacity to make decisions and put them into action is pretty awesome. It is a way in which a person makes connections with the rest of the world. For better or for worse, it puts us into contact with others. The fact of the will, then, offers some food for thought.
maxim says. "Only a fool is guided by himself." he added. This discernment process involves "consultation with others, seeking advice, prayer and reflection," Father Kelly said. "If faith is the driving force." Father Kelly concluded. Christians "will choose the long-time good over the short-term appealing good."
• It points us inward to ponder our capacity to make decisions and take action that will shape personal life. • It encourages us to contemplate the ways our own decisions might contribute to the life of the world and the people around us. • It offers a clue that life holds real meaning — that there may well be some things worth decidinn about, worth trying to fulfill. In other words, the human capacity to make decisions just might serve an important purpose. Could it be considered God-given, an endowment that can be used to build up hope in the human family?
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6. Are there any play facilities, hospital toys, books etc? 7. What education facilities are there for older children? 8. How many children will be in the ward and what age range? 9. Will he/ she be in a cot or bed?
How much is healing hurting our children? Take a child away
10. Are there from its parents, rooming-in perhaps without facilities/ folding bed warning. Place it in for a parent? Cost?
a large and alien environment, surrounded by noise, activity, bright lights and s trangers . . . sound traumatic? You can bet that for most children it 12. May Istay with is. If those children my child during are also touched, painful or frightening poked, prodded, procedures? connected to wires, tubes and while stay 13. MayI weird machines the Pre-med (medication given in (after all that's the ward to relax how it seems to a the child before child) and all the theatre) is given? while they are feel14. May/ ing sick or are in accompany my pain, imagine just child to the theatre how much more door? traumatic it must 15. About how long be. 11. May/stay overnight with my child? Bring along a folding bed? (Some hospitals provide on request) Or sleep in a chair beside the bed?
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16. May/be with my child when he/ she awakes in the recovery room? 17. What postoperative treatment will be needed? 18. What time are Doctors' ward rounds? 19. Will the Doctor be available for information other than at the ward round? 20. What time are meals and snacks served? Is there a choice of menu? 21. What time is rest period? Bedtime? 22. Where are telephones, toilets, cafeteria, shops, etc? 10
But that is exactly what happens when a child goes to hospital, and in Western Australia, something like one quarter of our children experience hospitalisation before they even r each school age.
It is a modern problem which has grown in proportion to the size of hospitals. As hospitals grow larger patients can grow even smaller and since children are fairly small to start with, not to mention less able to stand up for themselves, they and their needs can be easily overlooked. Hospital staff go out of their way to meet the needs of their young and frightened patients, hut the demands of modern medicine are also great and these draw strongly on their time. An experience in hospi-
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tal can all too easily repair physically and destroy psychologically. In 1970 a statement was issued from a meeting of the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists saying in effect that "more harm was being done to children in one year of hospitalisation that psychiatrists could undo in five." Such comments had their roots following the Second World War where research carried out on the separation of children from their parents revealed psychological devastation. It was a short step to pinpointing the existence of a syndrome called "hospitalism". It was soon found that children with parental support got better faster. Armed with this knowledge concerned parents and professionals set about changing and adapting the system. Groups were formed in the I -nited Kingdom and the United States and finally, in 1973, Australia formed its own organisation called the Association For The Welfare of Children In Hospital. Fondly tagged AWCH by its followers, the group attracted Federal funding and in 1977 a West Australian branch was established. The local branch of AWCH is run by a dedicated hand of volunteers. Its honorary secretary is Mary Marshall, of Booragoon, who sees its role as somewhere between the parents and the health professionals. "We are in the business of changing attitudes," she says. "and that is a long, slow process." It has been an important
step, she adds, for hospitals to realise that parents do need to Ix involved for the sake of the child. In such instances, she says, the most important person is the child and that is who will benefit if parents know their rights
together for the sake of the children." Mrs Marshall said. "It is our task to enlighten professionals and educate parents." "There is much that parents do not understand. either about the
information. "It is much that parents do not understand, either about the system of their child's needs." she said. "Added to that is the fact that any parent who is worried about their child is not really in an emit -
responsibilities and within the system and if health professionals are aware of patient's needs and parent's roles. "We want parents and professionals to work
system or their child's needs," she said. "Added to that is the fact that any parent who is worried about their child is not really in an emotional state to take i• much
tional state to take in much information. "We get a lot of parents ringing us up for advice and we provide them with a checklist of questions they may need to
ask. It is surprising how many things they don't think of." But one thing, she says, is of paramount importance — children in hospital need their parents. they don't all need them to stay, but they do all need them as much as possible. Open visiting hours has made frequent visits easier and relaxed hospital policies are now applied for parents wishing to accompany their child to theatre; stay with the child during treatment and stay overnight if need be. "The average parent doesn't seem to realise how traumatic the separation is,- Mrs Marshall said. "But if you think about it, if you take anyone from their familiar. secure surroundings and put them
Children need the same play opportunities in hospital as at home but there are some differences in the way that these can be provided_ This would be particularly important for those staying for an extended period. Amongst the obvious things to take into account are that some children will be immobilised, and active play may not be possible or appropriate; children tire easily and may need more encouragement than usual. Toys without separate parts are likely to be good value and special arrangements can be made so that these items are attached or contained in a way that saves them from falling from the bed or cot. Toys and games which
thoroughly be can cleaned are to be especially recommended as hygiene is important. Children do not need too many toys at one time, but they do need something for comfort and a selection to distract, interest and stimulate.
Glove puppets Play iron/telephone teaset Garage/dolls house Handbag /suitcase Miniatures Playmobil people/animals SCIENCE AND NATURE Stethoscope Kaleidoscope Mirror Torch Magnet Magnifying glass Aquarium Bug catcher CAUSE AND EFFECT TOYS Spinning top Jumping Jack Jack-in-the-box Snowstorm eq. Jumping Frog (Fisher Price) Clatter Clowns (Ambi) Magic Man MANIPULATIVE TOYS
Rattle Nesting toy Stacking toys Hammer peg Posting Box Zip and Button book or doll eg. Snap lock beads (Fisher Price) Bead frame — Educo Activity Board Duplo Construction Kawada Construction GAMES Picture Lotto Picture Dominoes Snakes and Ladders Ravensburg games MUSIC Music Box/musical toy Cassette/radio MOBILES Books, cards & colouring books Brands which may be useful for toys: Child Guidance. Fisher Price, Amb4, Brio. Merit.
"more harm was being done to children in one year..."
Toys for the hospital
TOYS IN HOSPITAL — SOME IDEAS ACTIVITY TOYS Pram/cart/large truck Climbing frame Rocking horse Bouncinette Fishing game -- magnetic Skittles — plastic Foam Blocks Foam Balls Quoits — rubber IMAGINATIVE PLAY Dolls/dolls clothes/cot Cars/animals/people Playmat
There are a number of things to remember if your child is hospitalised.
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More is needed than a kindly attribute...' into a strange place where they don't know what to expect, there is bound to be anxiety." This anxiety is increased or diminished by a variety of factors. These include: • the child's age • personality and previous experiences, especially of separation from parents • the extent to which the child is emotionally secure • the nature and severity of the illness, the extent to which it involves pain or discomfort and the nature of the investigation and treatment required • the duration of stay necessary in hospital • how much the child sees of mother and/or father • the attitudes of doctors. nurses and other health professionals • how far the anxiety felt about the illness and its treatment by relatives
and staff is communicated to the child. Consideration of each of these factors in relation to every child admitted to hospital could do much to alleviate unhappiness in both child inpatients and their families. Philip Barker, clinical tutor in child psychiatry at the University of Burmingham, in a paper prethe on pared Psychological Effects on Children of Admission to Hospital says it is generally accepted that admission to hospital can be stressful to children, hut more is needed, than a kindly attitude to the child coming into hospital. He says babies in their first six months or so of life do not usually appear unduly upset by admission to hospital but on discharge they often display abnormal behaviour. and their mothers may find it difficult to estab-
• do tell the nurse in charge your child's short name or nickname • do tell nursing staff about any foods which upset the child or are strongly disliked • staff need to know any special words for using the potty or going to the lavatory • staff also need to know if the child uses a dummy or bottle or needs to hold a cuddly blanket when eating or going to sleep • if you or a family lish rapport with them. "Clinical experience suggests that admission at this age can cause an interruption in the development of the motherchild relationship. Older children are sometimes seen in whom difficult or unsatisfactory mother child relationships seem
member are ill check with the nurse before visiting
• it can be a good idea, at the end of your visit, to leave the child something of your o wn to mind, such as a scarf or handker-
chief, until you come again. • do be honest with your child and keep his or her trust • do keep visiting even if the child appears unsettled when you are there • don't ever threaten to get the doctor to give her a needle or send her back to hospital • don't ever try to feed your child before she has an anaesthetic • don't ever promise an actual day of returning home in case this has to be postponed.
to date from a period of hospitalisation for the child," he said. "It is for this reason that admission of the mother with the child, or at least frequent visiting and participation in the care of the child by the mother is advised today. "Starting in the second
half of the first year. usually about six to nine months, most babies come to be more overtly upset on admission. They cry at separation from parents, they may get upset when handled, fed or attended to by unfamiliar nurses and they cling to their parents
• never try to slip away unnoticed when leaving. Just say goodbye and go quickly and confidently. Please don't say that you are just going outside for a few moments, or that you will be waiting around the corner, if this is not true.
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Youth Forum Constructive social change comes about in large part as a result of the transformation of idealism into action — one of the most dramatic challenges facing theyouth of today. ROBERT GOLFS, a noted child psychiatrist and author who in recent years has worked with children in Soweto, South Africa, and in Central America, who has spent thepast quarter century working with — and writing prolifically on — youth in the poorest parts of the United States and in Northern Ireland, southern Africa, and Latin America, reflects on what he calls "the fate of young idealism."
A big bed battle
Young people can bring about great change In the early 1960s, all through the American South, I saw young men and women, some in secondary school, some in college, stand up, no matter the personal risk, against the racial segregation of that region as it was enforced in a wide r ange of customs, laws, and habits. The youths were black and white, men and women from within the South and from the North or the West. They were also rich and not by any means rich, and quite poor.
But Dr King was not asking tor the above kind of deterministic analysis — exactly what prompts whom, and when. He was, after all, a man of l'eligion, a moral prophet; he wanted for all of Lisa moment ( and longer ) of t ranscendence — and let others ( "the academic tOlks." he called them) keep t rying to sort out causes and effects.
Damian Hart, YCS full- case of "not being able "At other timer in Bunbury, and to see the forest for the times, the Damian O'Connell from trees". Focolare Movement, Father Jegorow, who struggle is the were the first two young had already spent six with people to enjoy the new months at Aquinas, sudbeds provided in denly began to take an themselves" bunk the new extensions of interest in bedding for
remember Dr Martin Put differently, he was I.uther King. Jr telling a man-ellously daring during group of us that he himself these important. exhilarathad been astonished as he ing days. He offered a wonwatched those young Amerdrous display of youthful icans assemble for the varenergy in the service of a ious projects and protests people long "rebuked and which arose. one after the scorned". He was suggesting other, out of nowhere, it through his gentle. tactful seemed, during those inquiry that such energy. extraordinary years. In one such idealism put to work. interview with me ( 1963) might well be more widely Dr King moved from surforthcoming, if we only put prise to insistent curiosity: "I our minds to the task of wonder what these young figuring out how to encourpeople would have been like age just that outcome, rather if there hadn't been a civil than sit back and be grateful rights movement. I wonder for it when it comes. where all their idealism Continued would have gone — if anynext week place.In the twenty years since then I have wondered. too. how it is that some youths become strongly engaged in certain social or political causes. whereas others seem indifferent to such matters. even outright antagonistic. I have also wondered which comes first — the ripe and ennobling historical moment, wherein youth finds a chance to demonstrate otherwise thoroughly latent idealistic impulses, or the exertion of those impulses. with attendant historical change as a consequence. I still don't know how to put the sequence — because I saw young people. t ime and again, initiate e xtremely important changes in the world around them, much to the surprise of their elders, even those who were the beneficiaries of such activity. I also saw, of course, young people drawn to an already changing social and political scene — new participants in a struggle well under way.
Pictured is Colin Caunce putting the finishing touches to the double bunk beds.
Putting your complaint on paper is the best way to get some action according to Jacqueline Freedman and David Holbrook, an engaged couple from Koondoola. Their dissatisfaction about the Government's housing policy for engaged couples was heard in the West Australian parliament recently. It began in January when Jacqueline and
Eagle's Nest at Gidgegannup. But the story of the bunk beds began long before the two Damians had their first steep. The Campsite Committee spent many hours deliberating on the type and the style of bed to buy, given the rural surroundings, pine furniture seemed the best option at first. Investigations were made at various outlets, but the price proved to be rather high for 20 beds. The answer was a
the Aquinas boarders. He discovered that the unique design of the steel framed beds was the work of Henry Naglazus and Peter Valencius, both handymen at Aquinas College. What was special about the design was the ability to be able to sit on the bottom bunk without knocking your head on the top bunk. Also the beds were constructed in such a way that they were "almost", absolutely, teenage proof. Brother Dally offered
David decided there was some injustice in the way the housing department treated defacto couples c ompared to engaged couples. Young "engaged to be married" couples could not buy a house once their turn on a long waiting list came up. Yet should the couple tell a white lie and claim the same residential address they could immediately sign the necessary pap-
ers of purchase. For David and Jacqueline there seemed to be some confusion and misunderstanding. The main concern was that they did not lose their long a waited place in the queue. Being told that's the way the cookie crumbles was obviously not enough for the young Koondoola couple who immediately set their grievances to paper. Multiple copies of the letter were made and sent to Premier Burke, Archbishop Foley, their parish priest Father Aldous and parish council and myself. The State Housing Commission has not changed its position in regard to engaged couples. The Minister's representative tells me that David and Jacqueline
Aimsworth and Peter Valencius in constructing the bunk beds. The steel was cut and measured by Father Jegorow and the finished product was painted by the Cardijn Youth Centre's handyman, Colin Caunce. The Clontarf Christian Brothers also came to the assistance with transportation of the beds from Manning to Gidgegannup by the use of their truck. Some four trips had to be made to move the beds. Having once got them to Gidgegannup it was not an will not be disadvantaged and their application is pending their marriage. Once they are married the wheels can be set in motion. But is enough?
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Should David and Jacqueline be able to walk straight into a home the day after their wedding? Do defacto relationships still have some advantage over the couple who "do the right thing"? I will be interested to hear from other engaged couples and will watch with interest what happens to David and Jacqueline. Whatever the outcome I believe we can leam from this story. Many sit around debating and talking — others take action.
easy matter to install them in the Chalet. Father Jegorow had already planned that a window had either to be broken or removed for the beds to be placed into the new chalets, as the doorway was too narrow. Fortunately the aluminium framed window was removed with ease and the 16 bunks positioned in the new chalets. They are painted brightly in red, blue, green, beige and yellow.
At the recent Catholic Youth Council's Vision Weekend, Damian Hart and Damian O'Connell were the first to sleep in the new bunk beds. Pictured bringing the "Sunday" morning newspaper "The Record", and breakfast are Rosealba Santoro (Y.C.VV.) andLeonie Banks (Redemptorist Youth Team). Of course this is a "set up" photo. It's the boys who "always" serve breakfast.
EASTER 85 Sing today of a new beginning Life begins anew Christ has died for all our sinning Died for me and you Now today he's raised again Raised again on high To bring eternal life to men Life to you andI Christ was born and so were we Each one can share this living But Christ has died that we might live by this gift His giving. The empty cross proclaims our joy a mystery to the world For once upon a skull type hill the gift of love unfurled. Gone the pain andpassed the passion now He reigns forever. We too are called to give our lives until we reign together. Echoes from an empty tomb revealed by stones unrolled Dead and gone our saviour laid and now he's good as gold. Whisper round the Sanhedrin Christ was stole away And yet we cry out loud and clear He rose again today! James Depiazzi The Record, 2 — 8 May, 1985
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( Record Kids Club Jokes Ronnie 's teacher always rewarded the class for getting good marks by putting a gold star at the top of the student'spaper. When one day Ronnie came home with a large zero at the top of his paper, he explained, "Mrs Jones ran out of stars, so she gave me a nwon." What is the difference between a fisherman and a schoolboy? One baits his hooks, the other hates his books. Simon was bursting to tell his mother about his first day at schooL "I could answer every question," be beamed. "Good," said his mother. "and what did the teacher say?" "Wrong," said Simon. What Is the sweetest lesson? IIistory. because it is full of dates. What did the maths book say to the spelling hook? "Boy, have I got problems " Teacher: "Tommy, if you had fire cents in one pocket and forty cents in another, what would you hate?" .l'ommy: "Somebody else's pants " Hare you beard the joke about the boy who was late for school? Well, he came late and his teacher asked him why. "We have nine children in our family and the alarm was only set for seven." What was wrong with the cross-eyM teacher? He had trouble with his pupils.
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Alien CitadeL by Douglas Hill, published by Piccolo, $3.50. The final sequel to the Huntsman and Warriors of the Wasteland, Alien Citadel, features the final episode of Finn Ferral's fight against the aliens and is possibly the most compelling of the serial. The Wasteland people are slowly being pushed hack into the radioactive lands of the South by the Slavers. Finn, Baer and their friends have no option hut to fight, hut when Finn is captured it seems that all is lost. Inside the Slavers Citadel Finn too, faces the horror of being an Alien slave. Determinedly he sets about freeing the other prisoners and aided by Baer an escape is lade, hut during the escap Finn learns the truth abou the Aliens, and even his cou. ge cannot save him from thi,
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A look at books Out there on your own -4**Eigik. Out Here On My Own, Reflections of a Solo Parent, by Beryl Shaw, published by Fontana, $7.95. Retlewed by Roslyn Ross. "Out Here On My OuTs", the song goes, and for many people that must ring true. There are hundreds of thousands of Australians who bare become solo parents, as the result of a major trauma — separation, divorce, death, single pregnancy. It is something no-one can truly understand until they bare experienced it and this is why Beryl Allau, '.s book is so valuable. Her approach is
practical, her style is simple but graphic and her message is a powerful one; "I bate done it, so can you." In the first part of the book she talks about her Olen experience of separation and passes on some tips for coping in a world of couples. In part two. she interriews six other solo parents — a widow and widower; a and man divorced woman and two nevermarried mothers with quite different backgrounds and life styles. The honesty of feeling expressed in this section offers new insight into is like to be "out what the?') on .wur own." A nu - ber of the people Beryl Shaw talks to are Ciabolic and therefore &sir stories bate a Christian perspective.
Lives lived with hopeless helplessness
But why must he be so coarse?
We Don't Live Here Anymore, The Novellas of Andre Dubus, published by Picador, $8.95. Reviewed by R oslyn Ross.
Dubus may be doing great things for the re-emergence of the 'short story' as a popular literary form but I am not sure what he is doing for literature in general. These stories graphically reflect the emphasis on sex, violence and anger that seems to be streaming out of American movie-houses
these days. Perhaps it is America. I haven't been there hut Isuspect it reflects only a part of the American psyche and one that has unfortunatety been allowed to rage unchecked. When was the last time you saw a movie without sex and swearing? More to the point when was the last time your children saw a movie without sex and swearing? Now it seems the vehicle for violence will also be the book Life in a Dubus story revolves around sex, smok-
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Love and War, by John Jakes, published by Collins, $22.95. Reviewed by Roslyn R oss. With much of my time taken up with official reading I try to select something a little lighter for my recreational reading, which usually takes place while soaking in a hot tub, safely locked away from the children and the telephone. That was where I settled back to read John Jakes first saga of. the American Civil W ar, North and South. a weighty if manageable little paperback. But it was not to be the case with his whopping sequel, Love and War, a gigantic hard-cover which would soon see me drowning in bath bubbles even as
I a . ttempted to hold it valiantly aloft. I'm not sure why publishers print books of such size; no doubt it is more economical than breaking the book into two or three sections, but it certainly does nothing for reader convenience. The hardcover edition of Love and War ( no doubt there_ will be subsequent editions in paperback which will make things easier) is not the sort of thing you could tuck yourself into bed with. For a start, if sleeping is a solitary occupation there probably wouldn't be room in the bed for both you and the book. And there's no chance of propping this herculean volume against your knees, you will soon cut off the circulation and
do yourself a damage.
No, it's definitely a "sitting at the kitchen table" job and for those who enjoyed Jakes' first book, the effort will be worthwhile. John Jakes is a popular writer in the saga tradition and is obviously not at a loss for words. I am a little daunted by the prospect of a third volume on the theme as my appetite for the adventures of the Hazards and Mains was well sated by the end of Love and War. Jakes is a competent writer but not exceptional and really. eitotigh is enough. In North and South (Collins 1982) he introduced the two families, whose lives will be followed closely through all three volumes,
Hospitals can heal and hurt From page 11
Barker went on to say that it can be very difficult todefine iust how far a child's distress is caused by admission to hospital, and how far by the illness itself. "Generally the more painful and uncomfortable an illness, the more upsetting it will be. Operations can be particularly upsetting, especially in children under four or five years of age. There is a strong case for postponing non-urgent operations until after this age." "How a child reacts to going to hospital depends on his age, personality and emotional state; on the nature of the illness and treatment; on
the environment experienced in hospital and on the attitude of those doing the caring. Whether or not the child is separated from its mother is very relevant. "Admission to hospital can be emotionally disturbing, but often need not be." While hospital admission may be linked to subsequent psychiatric disorders, on the positive side, if handled properly it can be a pleasant experience and even contribute to emotional growth. Health professionals can go a long way toward achieving the latter by making a conscious effort to find out how their patients feel. The simplest way to do this is to ask, or if the child is too young, to play with it.
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Too many children spend their time in hospital absorbed in quite violent, and usually groundless, fears. And the role of the parent is preparation and support, which is where AWCH comes in. The organisation sets out to prepare parents as fully as possible, so they may in turn, prepare their children and support them through the experience. During times of stress, says Mrs Marshall, parents are perhaps less likely to be aware of what their children are thinking and feeling. "We provide a great variety of material which can help parents at this time," she said. "Getting the child ready to go into hospital with a positive frame of mind is one of
and takes the narrative to the brink of war. With Love and War, Jakes carries forward the entwined sagas of the Hazards of Pennsylvania. industrialists and the Mains of South Caroline. plantation owners. There is an introductory chapter which brings readers up to date on the gist of his first book so the second volume can be read independently. This story moves from action on the battlefield to the corridors of Washington and the shipyards of Liverpool. There are heroic deeds and dastardly ones; all sorts of passions; spying, plotting and profiteering. It's all eminently readable; your biggest problem will be lugging the book around.
the most important things of all." When you are only three or four, sleeping away from home can be an exciting experience if it's at the home of a friend or relative. But hospital can be quite frightening and needs some careful preparation and explanation to ease fears. A child may talk as if he or she understands what hospitals are all about. But it could be his impressions are somewhat distorted . . . or even frightening. The child may have a gloomy picture of what it is like as a result of watching hospital drama on television. He may associate hospitals with pain and injury, even death. Maybe he has visited a hospital ward at some time and formed a gloomy impression of sick, old people lying quiet and still. It is important, says Mrs Marshall, for parents to be as informed as possible. Children sense when their parents are anxious,
I'm not sure. There's no denying his skill as a writer, but Ido feel that much of the .message is too subtle to Survive the coarseness of language. There are four stories in the volume and most are concerned with adultery; one story is called just that.
ing, swearing and of course lots of drinking. And don't start thinking we are talking about the "lower classes," some of the characters are college lecturers no less and they swear, smoke and commit adultery along with the rest of them. Some critics have likened Andre Dubus to Chelchov and while both have a high level of morbidity and melancholy, Chelchov had enough talent to rise above pure crudity. I find Dubus coarse while acknowledging his gift for description. He paints a graphic picture of a way of life which I know full well exists, but Dubus chooses to sit on the moralistic fence and because of that, he gives no inkling of 'why' they live the way they do. If a book can tell us of things we do not know, it should also help us to understand how they happen.
There is a lot of talk about love but it has little to do with real love. There's a helplessness and hopelessness about it all and about the people . . . a suggestion that life is only about sex. smoking, swearing and drinking. No wonder there's a hopelessness about it all.
Insights into the Irish
It is a world that Dubus obviously knows well; perhaps he is too close to it, perhaps it is too much a part of him to enable any artistic objectivity. There is a coarsenes.s of expression that jarrs terribly with any suggestions of sensitivity. It is used too much, and often I suspect for nothing more than shock effect. Dubus is quoted in one story about him as saying his Catholic faith is a significant force in his life, however he doesn't specify in what way and his books reveal an amoral attitude to life which seems greatly out of place with any deep and meaningful Catholic faith. Perhaps one could read into the gloom, doom and misery of the lives of his characters, a subtle judgement on the way they live.
so it is best to prepare b) talking to the child's doctor and finding out all you can about the hospital stay. If he or she is to have surgery, ask about the operation. It's a good idea to make a list of questions so you don't forget anything. Ask about hospital policies on visiting hours, use of his own toys and pyjamas. Ask how much you will be able to help in the care of your child. If the doctor cannot answer your questions contact the hospital social workers. It is important that children feel their parents have some control over the situation so don't forget to talk about the coming home bit. Some children get very upset about going into hospital because their parents have been so busy telling them what will happen when they are there, they forget to mention about coming out again. So talk about the homecoming. Talk about plans for when he is back with the
Ireland. Memory Insights into the contemporary Irish condiVincent tion, by Buckley, published by Penguin, Reriewed by Roslyn Ross. This is a very personal story. It is one man's tale of his time in Ireland. Vincent Buckley has deep cultural and personal links with Ireland hut attempts the detachment of an out.cider. . . it is that detachment which perbaps makes the book a Mile colourless. It is a strange mixture of people. places. conversation.% and insights
family, or perhaps some special treat. It is even easier, says Mrs Marshall, for parents to overlook the needs of older children. "Adolescents can have an even greater fear of death and mutilation than little ones and over the age of 13 they may find themselves in a general hospital and even in a ward with adults," she said. "This can have a very negative effect and it is important. wherever possible, to make sure that your child is in a ward with other children. Children can become even younger when they are sick and you may find your sixteen-year-old has the needs of a young child and not an 'almost' adult." Older children also need more time to think about a proposed period in hospital, probably a week or more. They also need more details about the hospital stay. Children under six might best be told just a few days before. But all children
from the death of a hunger striker to a study of Irish poetry. Buckley sees the underlying tragedy of Ireland as an ambivalence of the Irish toward themselves and the nation's loss of memory, its history abandoned, itspeople dispossessed and sold out. Born in Victoria and based in Melbourne Vincent Buckley is a poet and also well known as an essayist, reviewer and editor. He led appeals for imprisoned Hungarian writers, and took part in many debates central to Australian society. He has taught many generations of students at the "nirersity of Melbourne, and lectured in seteral countries. Ile now devotes much of his time to poetry and to works of reminiscence. His last book. Cutting Green Hay. uvis written in Ireland_ His latest effort. Memory Ireland, is a book that appeal especially to all those of I rish origin.
are different and yours is unique to you. so you are the best judge of when and how much to tell. It is also important. says Mrs Marshall, that while parents need to take a positive attitude to time in hospital they must be careful not to go overboard and give the child the impression that the stay in hospital will be one long picnic. He or she may feel sick or be in pain some or much of the time and feel betrayed. Having a child's-eye view of the medical world can go a long way toward helping children to adjust happily, she adds. But the catchcry to remember is, "Your child in hospital needs you, be there as often as you can." This is a time when actions speak much louder than words. Anyone interested in AWCH or requiringinformation can ring 321 4821, Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 2pm or contact Mrs Marshall on 364 4625 or Gayle Jeffrey 381 4651.
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An enormous marquee became the Wanneroo Church when Archbishop Goody said the Jubilee Mass for St Anthony's School
Jubilee jogs fond memories Wanneroo's At school jubilee celebration last Sunday Archbishop Goody took the congregation's memory back 52 years to the Mass he first celebrated there on Christmas 1932. After years of study in Rome and a further 18 months in Dalmatia studying Croatian, Dr Goody gave his homily in three languages; English, Croatian and Italian. He also used the unique privilege of 1000 years standing by which Mass could he said in the Palaeo-Slav ver nacular when all other Masses had to be said in Latin. On Sunday Archbishop Goody said Mass to mark the 50th anniversary of St Anthony's school which was opened two years after he *an visiting the district . , isters of Mercy from West Perth. notably Mother Ignatius and Sister Claver. came out from West Perth each day.
the archbishop recalled that Perth then finished at Dog Swamp hut the scattering of migrants on small farms in the \X'anneroo area was one of the most mixed congregations the Church in WA had experienced. The English speakers, led by Jack Handcock were many of them migrants from
the British Isles, the Italian community was led by Tony Crisafulli and the Croatian community by Peter and Rocco Parin. Archbishop Goody singled out also John Chokolich who was his altar server then and is now parish priest of kalamunda, and who concelebrated Mass on Sunday.
Archbishop Goody commented on the harmony that existed between the three groups which weld them into full and complete members of the Australian community. Following the Mass new extensions to St Anthony's school were blessed and opened.
WHAT'S ON BENEDICTINE OBLATES Oblates of St Benedict in St George's Chapter, Perth and New Norcia, will meet at the Redemptorist Monastery Vincent Street North Perth on Sunday. May 19 at 2prn. Benedictine Oblates are encouraged to live a richer and more fruitful Christian life by serving God and generously giving themselves over to the needs and sufferings of others, to reform and improve their lives daily. They strive after stability and fidelity by prac-
tising moderation in all things as St Benedict taught, working for peace in the world. PEACE Pax is a Benedictine watchword. Enquiries about the Oblates may be made by attending the above meeting or by phoning the Prior, Mrs A. Byrne on 381 1180. MISSION The Woodlands Parish will be holding a youth mission May 27-31 for parish youth between the ages of 17-25. This faith renewal mission will be run by the Redemptonst Youth Ministry Team
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(R.Y.M.T.) The R.Y.M.T. invites parish youth who need more information to an "Outreach Day" which will be held at the Sunday Masses on May 19. BURMESE CELEBRATION The Australian Burma Mission Relief Society will hold a luncheon party to raise funds for Father Way's jubilee, on Sunday May 12 noon to 4pm at Sacred Heart parish hall Highgate. Adults S5, children $3. byo Bookings drinks. 321 7774, 342 1053.
The match of the round this week was in the A Grade competition between Queens Park and Pignatelli With two sets to play Queens Park were leading five sets to three and Pignatelli needing to win the final two sets. Pignatelli won the first of these 6-2 and had match points twice in the other But Queens Park held out to win the set in a tie-breaker 7-6 to win the match 6 sets 44 games to Pignatelli 4 sets 43 games. In the other A Grade match Dianella defeated Applecross 7 sets 44 games to 3 sets 27 games. The A Grade table is now very interesting with four teams each with 6 points. Only two teams go into the final so none of the teams can afford to relax. The table is as follows:
Willetton and Pignatelli both won their matches to further enhance their prospects of being in the finals. Willetton defeated Greenwood 10 sets 71 games to 2 sets 29 games and Pignatelli 2 defeated Dianella 8 sets 59 games to 4 sets 57 games. Willetton and Pignatelli 2 play each other next week which assures the winner of a place in the finals. The loser will have to rely on Pignatelli 1 defeating Queens Park. If Queens Park win then percentage will decide the fourth position.
Lost 1
Points Percentage
Pignatelli
Played Won 4 3 5 3
2
6
+14 +8
Queens Park
5
3
2
6
+8
Pignatelli 3
Dianella
5
3
2
6
+4
Pignatelli 1
Lynwood
6
Applecross
The table is as follows Played Won Lost Drawn PointsPercentage 5 5
3
5 1
1
10
+26
7
+12
5 5 -34 In the B Grade competition Queens Parks chances of being
Pignatelli 2 Willetton
5
3
2
6
+4
5
3
2
6
-12
in the finals faded when they were defeated by Pignatelli 3 11 sets 74 games to 1 set 40 games. The score did not truly reflect
Queens Park
5
2
5
1
3 4
4
Greenwood
-8 -14
2
the closeness of the match as there were five sets in which the score was 6-4 or better. Unfortunately for Queens Park they lost them all. With one round remaining Queens Park :low have to
Dianella
defeat Pignatelli 1, who have only lost once, to have a chance of being in the finals.
May 7, 1985 at 7.45 pm at the home of Tom and Julie Branch,
5 6 1 1 -8 Association Meeting The next meeting of the Association is to be held on Tuesday,
85 Chancery Crescent, Willetton.
A night to r emember! La Salle College, Midland have recently had a fun-n-fund raising series of nights to remember! A 1949 Holden and the student-painted posters decorating the capacity packed Kalamunda Agricultural Hall, carried through the fifties theme and guests dressed accordingly. The dancers swung, jived and rocked to the music of the swinging 'fifties backed by talented teacher/pianist Harry Muller of La Salle and the Southern Districts Detonators' Band. It was a concerted effort by parents,
students and teachers working together to raise funds to support building projects, demonstrating another successful team effort of La Salle. They waited on tables, beautifully dressed in 'fifties gear of white blouses, full black skirts and frothy white petticoats. The gents wore black slim-legged trousers, white shirts, black bow ties and red waistcoats. Dining well on an excellent four course dinner, guests were entertained by the Aloysius Forbes and Irene Jones 'Tres Grouse FJ Music Hall" doing a variety of skits and songs which invited audience involvement, much to the delight of the crowd. COLLEEN HOWARD
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