A new church open
Archbishop at Girrawheen dedication A capacity congregation of more than 1000 braved wet, windy and cold weather to attend the blessing of Our Lady of Mercy church, Girrawheen last Sunday. Archbishop Foley celebrated the opening Mass and dedication of the church, built at a total cost of $530,000.
The uniquely designed church f eatures an octagonal shape, designed by church architect Iris Rossen. There is a high peaked roofline at each extremity of the octagon shape, containing a stained glass window. Opening of the church was a dream realised for parish priest, Father Tom Gaine, and the efforts of the Girrawheen parishioners.
Archbishop Foley during the opening Mass and dedication was assisted by Father Don Sproxton and Mons McCrann.
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MESSAGE FOR JUST PEACE...
The whole Church in Australia has the opportunity to discuss and reflect on Christ's calling for his people to be peacemakers. Archbishop Foley said the Word for a Just Peace paper released by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace and prepared for this week's Social Justice Sunday offered this opportunity. Archbishop Foley said the paper was not an official statement of the Catholic Church. But it had been approved by the Australian Bishop's Conference for discussion and reflection. If we examined the phophetic tradition of the Old Testament and the teachings of Christ in the Gospels, it was clear peace was not to found in
The interior of the new church shows one of the stainglass windows which are a highlight of the decor.
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an absence of war, nor security merely in the building of armaments, he said. "Peace must not be conceived as the absence of war. hut as a totality composed of inseparable values; the freedom of the human person and respect for his dignity; justice and solidarity; mercy and love of neighbour; the courage of truth and hope." ( Pope John Paul II). In examining the difficult issue of peace, a wealth of direction was provided by the scriptures, by the history of the Church's response and by Papal statements. Work for a Just Peace set out a most useful resource for Christians in outlining and drawing from these teachings.
As members of society. Catholics must accept the responsibility to work for peace which necessitates a discussion of practical and political initiatives taken to implement it, Archbishop Foley said. A beginning of this discussion may be found in the paper prepared by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace. Inevitably there would be disagreement even among Catholics over these practical steps but an attempt must be made.
"If we do not seek to be part of the solution. we remain part of the problem." he said. Since Christians were called to do iustice, the way would be found for Catholics to be among the peacemakers of our world. This conviction was tit grounded on a belief the building of new structures alone would steer our society on the path of peace. Rather it sprung from the knowledge "moral conversion", that inner change, was possible for all people through life in Christ. In Work for a Just Peace. the CCJP declared this moral conversion was "a commitment to become a creative person, active in building peace".
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A $15 million redevelopment program has been approved for St Anne's hospital in Mt Lawley. Stirling City Council, at its meeting last week, approved the initial plans. Building is expected to start in October and be finished in six months. The first stage, estimated to cost $5 million, will add three high tech theatres to the hospital's present four. As well, the pathology, facilities will be extended,
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providing a larger range of services for more patients. A physiotherapy clinic with a hydro-therapy pool will be an innovation at the hospital. The X-Ray department will also be enlarged. St Anne's Administrator, Keith Dry, said the present number of 224 beds would not be increased. "In the overall plan, the
have another property which it owned re-zoned for parking. This was dependent on no objections being received, There would be no shortage of parking when all the redevelopment plans were completed and the hospital entrance was relocated at the corner of Thirlmere and Ellesmere Roads.
A ministry to priests program, conducted in Perth recently, has proved to be an outstanding success. This was announced by Father Dennis Lynch, the retreat master and leader of the team of four American priests who conducted the program. Some 120 priests from the 200 or so in the diocese took part in the program which is being run on a national basis. The program, originated at the Centre for Human Development in Wastlington and is being conducted in Australia by a group of 50 priests, mostly from the United States. The Perth team, led by Father Lynch also comprised Father James Flynn, Father Paul Rehling and Father James Bouffard. Father Lynch said the four did not operate as a team permanently, but had come together on the basis of availability. The program is being conducted in 13 dioceses around Australia, began in August and runs through to November.
Each diocese has its own co-ordinator responsible for working with the Centre for Human Development. Father Justin Bianchini has acted as the local co-ordinator. Two one-week retreats were held in Perth this month with participating clergy divided into two groups of 60. The program was conducted at the Redemptorist monastery and was organised on a live-in basis with members involved from Sunday night until Friday afternoon. The day began at 7.45 am with prayer, Father Lynch said, and this was followed with conferences and mass. During the afternoons individual interviews and feedback sessions were held and the evenings were set aside for conferences. He said all of the priests in the program completed three questionnaire booklets two months ago These booklets were forwarded to the Centre for Human Development and
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Mr Dry said the initial stage of the development would also address the parking problem in the streets surrounding the hospital. Ninety more car parking spaces would be provided following the demolition of the existing store rooms and administration block Also, the hospital had received council approval to
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maternity block, built in 1957, will be demolished," he said. "Maternity will not be closed down, but incorporated in a new wing adjoining the hospital block, fronting Thirlmere Road. All the rooms will be private, "This is aimed at making the hospital more compact and efficient."
Father Dennis Lynch at the blackboard during the retreat this week.
Priests' program the answers fed through a computer. The feedback team conveyed the results to individual priests. The booklets were developed as a proven measure of personality and the extensive series of questions answered were divided into three sections. These were the Tennessee Self Concept Scale, Spiritual Orientation Inventory and Personal Orientation Inventory. Each booklet contained hundreds of questions and while the system was not specifically aimed at the clergy, the inclusion of a spiritual orientation inventory made the results extremely relevant. It was those results, and the information and insight they provided which went toward helping priests develop a personal growth plan. The series of talks and workshops held throughout the week-long program were an added benefit. "We covered such things as prayer, basic principles like spirituality, the elements of
healthy self-esteem, the elements of healthy relationships with God, self and others," Father Lynch said. "The aim of the program is to help each priest to grow spiritually and in all facets of his humanity. "This system is different because basically it provides self knowledge instruments.
CI CI "The principal operative here is growth of any kind is based on self awareness and to the degree we can know ourselves better. "To that degree can we grow and change positively. "So therefore, the three self-knowledge instruments, which is what we term the results of the questionnaire booklets, provide ways of helping each priest to know himself better and therefore provides the basis for continuing spiritual growth. "We call it an instrument because it is something you can use. It is not a psychological test." Father Lynch said the system was invaluable because it provided an objective
mirror for each individual priest and it also provided a tested tool of self-knowledge. The program was first developed 10 years ago and although this is the first time it has been used in Australia, it has been utilised for a number of years in England, Scotland, Canada and Wales. "In short the program is available for use in all English speaking countries," Father Lynch said.
El El He said because the program did not develop from a Church orientated centre it could be used in any arena, but that it had proved consistently successful when used for the clergy and Perth was no exception. "You have a fine group of priests here," he said. "They were very open, and positive about the program and that is important because the system only works on a voluntary basis. "It is a good sign they are all interested in growing spiritually and it bodes well for the life of the Church here."
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The contribution from Catholic churches in Western Australia is small but St Dennis Catholic Church at Joondanna is represented. Throughout its history, the Church has been one of the great patrons of Western art and the grand architectural imagery of the Church — the New Temple, House of God. Palace of the Virgin. call it what you will, has required an equally sumptuous decoration of the interior, says Patrick McC,aughey, director of the National Gallery of Victoria. The Church, he adds, has bred some of the greatest cycles of paintings and the most moving sculptures in European art. It extends to the furniture of the church — the pulpit and altar, choir stall and pew — right down to the liturgical vestments of the clergy. And among the richest and most potent of all objects produced within the frame of the Christian Church is its metalware — chalice and paten. altar lamp and candlestick, processional cross and decorated lectern — and these are the pieces which make up the exhibition. Treasures from Australian Churches in fact focuses exclusively on ecclesiastical
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metalware produced by Australian makers. Since the 19th century, the Churches have constituted one of the most active sources of commission for metalworkers within this country. Of course not every Australian church contains a sumptuous array of artefacts crafted in metal
As in the Baptist Church this may be an expression of denominational preference. yet in recent years there have been moves towards a studied simplicity even within those denominations with a rich tradition of ritual, such as the Catholic Church Ecclesiastical commissions have various origins. They may relate specifically to the furnishing of a new church or the refurbishment of an older one. Alternatively. they may be of a distinctly personal nature, for example, memorials. thank offerings or commemorations of ordinations Frequently they celebrate an important event in the history of a parish. One example is the solid gold chalice set with precious stones made by T. Gaunt & Co in 1941 which commemorates the centenary of St Francis' Church. the first Catholic Church in Melbourne.
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As a schoolboy growing up in Sydney, I remember well almost constant references to -the Riverview observatory-. Many Sydney people could have been forgiven for thinking there was no Government observatory. Riverview seemed to be the expert on any natural
BISHOP QUINN, Bunbury
Sir: Your Special Reporter in us by history. Prayer, onhis article Petition Sparks going group reflection and Interest on page 1 of The study, and Services of the Record of September 19 says Word seem the steps that we that a report in The Record are called to take as we last week (September 12) continue our fruitful and sparked a response from enlightening "Travelling Together". Bishop Quinn May God guide us all as we I had, in fact, replied to the authors of that petition on strive to deepen our commitSeptember 4 and, with my ment to the spread of Christ's approval, a synopsis of my Gospel. EDITOR'S NOTE: The reply was sent to you by one heading of last week's story, of them on September 9. This synopsis was then Petition Sparks Interest, summarised by you in last related to the interest week's Record. How the expressed at the Joondanna Record sparked me into any- ARCIC meeting. A letter accompanying thing, I don't know. For the sake of accuracy for Bishop Quinn's summary of the interest of your readers, I his reply to the Albany attach a copy of my letter to petitioners said, in part, that the authors of the petition, it was in response to the and hope it can be published petition. . . unedited. The letter read: I write in reply to your petition addressed to Bishop Hamish Jamieson and myself, regarding approval. on nominated occasions, for intercommunion by communicating members of the Anglican and Catholic conDEAN LISLE, Northam gregations. Sir The extraordinary petiThe fraternal sharing and tion reported in last week's reflections on the ARCIC edition of The Record from Final Report have been a Catholics engaged in the positive and encouraging ARCIC discussions in the experience in many parts of Great Southern for permisour Dioceses. The openness sion to receive Holy Comof heart and mind between munion in the Anglican Anglican and Catholic people Church, shows they have has been an ecumenical overlooked or are ignorant of milestone. The thirst for unity a major obstacle. has been deepened, and the Anglican Orders are not commitment in one way or recognised as Valid Orders in another to have these groups the eyes of the Catholic continue into the future has Church. been widespread For this I Indeed, Anglican Orders thank God and will support were declared null and void and encourage such plans by Pope Leo XIII in 1896, and and aspirations. so far, that declaration has However, the mutual sharnot been reversed. ing of the Eucharist that you In any case, no real purpose feel moved by the Spirit to would be served by this request is not something that interchange. The central docat present I can approve. trine upon which no agreeMuch progress has been ment has been reached is outlined in the statement of that of the Papacy if, and ARCIC on Ministry and Ordiuntil, this is resolved, inter nation and in the Elucidation Communion would not bring (1979) but the key problem of us one whit closer to unity. mutual acceptance of valid And now that the Anglican Orders must be solvedbefore Communion seems to be I can give approval for interdetermined to adopt a policy communion. I refer you to of further cause of dis-unity, para. 17 of this Statement e.g. women priests, the andpara 6 of Elucidation. hopes of re-union between I regret that good will and Canterbury and Rome would mutual Christian yearnings be even more remote! do not solve the problems left
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phenomena . . ,whether it was earth tremours, something occurring in the weather, or something observed in the heavens. Few people even in Sydney realised this great institution had been pioneered by a priest, working quietly to establish one of the most lasting memorials of a
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Stargazer priest a pioneer.
A man beset by ill-health and an event that occurred 9000 km away rocketed the astronomical-seismological observatory at St Ignatius College in the Sydney suburb of Riverview into prominence and helped put Australia on the world scientific map. The man was the Jesuit astronomer, meteorologist, musician and physician, Edward Pigot, a priest of towering intellectual stature and the temperament of a saint. The event was an historic Japanese earthquake that had its epicentre about 160 km south of Tokyo. It was September 1, 1923, and a group of overseas astronomers, visiting •• NSW to observe the solar eclipse of that year, was being shown over the RiverIn the next few months, the secular Press will be full view Observatory.
of reports of scientists and amateurs stargazing to see Halley's Comet . . . but few people will realise one of the pioneers of astronomy in Australia was a quiet, hardworking Jesuit priest . . .
the chart Suddenly tracing needle on the s eismograph began jumping violently. Making calculations as quickly as he could and relating them to reports that later came in from other observatories, Fr Pigot announced finally that an earthquake of massive magnitude had occurred in Japan. As a youth Edward This news came as a shock to one of the Pigot loved law but not visiting group, the Jap- perhaps as much as anese Professor Omori, music. He spent eight who had seen the actual hours daily practising the piano and when he recording at Riverview. to Australia he He was later to learn came that the upheaval had was regarded as one of greatest pianists devastated his native our city and had reduced his amateur or professional I t was that intended home to rubble. Altowhen Pigot completed gether 130.000 had died. high school he would 125,000 were injured and 235,000 were never ac- move straight into the law faculty at Dublin's counted for. rinity College. But It was this incident. T watched by scientists of first, he decided, he get an Arts international reput e, would that put Riverview into degree. As it turned out by the world scientific picture. And Fr Pigot, the time he had his BA he had gone cold on law. whether he liked it or not, shared the spotlight Medicine interested him now and he was acceptof fame. Edward Francis Pigot ed into the medical was born in Ireland on school. course During the September 18, 1858, to a f amily with a legal Pigot attended several by Ireland's background. Indeed it lectures had graced the bench Astronomer Royal Sir with three generations of Robert Ball. The subject judges.
fascinated him and was to be his great love — with music — for the rest of his life. Following his graduamedical from tion school. Dr Pigot did post -graduate work in London and then began practising first in Dublin and then in Croom. County Limerick. The decision to enter the religious life did not come suddenly. Actually he had been drawn in that direction for years. In 1885 he gave in to the vocation's lure and Jesuit entered the novitiate at Dromore. He was still a novice when, in 1888. he was sent to Victoria to continue his studies and teach science at St. Francis Xavier College. He was later transferred to Sydney's St. Ignatius College.
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man's interest in science. Although Father Pigot's pioneering works have probably been surpassed by the advance of technologies, the Riverview Observatory has definitely made an indelible mark in history of science studies in Aus-
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The brilliant scientist Father Pigot measures the heat of the sun's rays with a special instrument outside his St Ignatius College observatory.
At the age of 34 Edward Pigot was on the island of Jersey s tudying philosophy expatriate with the And French Jesuits. that's when he developweakness ed the chest that was to plague his life. 14 exhausting The years of study required by the Jesuit Order came to an end in 1899 when the brilliant IrishFather man became Edward Pigot SJ. MB, BA. During his apparently never-ending period of study, Fr Pigot had somehow found time to gain fluency in the chief Chinese dialects. And that is why, in 1901. he the French joined Jesuits' Mission to China. debilitating was It work and the climate of China's interior caused the pulmonary ttiberculosis that gripped him to flare. Came the day when, as the result of a severe hemorrhage, he collapsed. But if his superiors had decided that, after a spell in Shanghai hospital, he must leave China, they eventually had to change their attitude in the face of the priest's pleas to remain in the land he now loved. He wanted, he said. to be allowed to work at Zi-Kaiwei his order's observatory. The request was granted and by 190'7 Fr Pigot was one of China's top scientists and meteorologists. The only trouble was that all the time his health was deteriorating. Premature death was inevitable if he stayed in China and that's why he was sent back to St Ignatius at Riverview es science master. He was only 49 then but because of his frail physique and the years in the harsh Chinese climate, looked much older. It was his spirit that remained young.
He had not been at the college long when he asked his superiors if he might establish an observatory. The result was a disused wooden shed was turned over to his exclusive use. Like a child with a new toy, he cleaned it, made various adaptations and in it installed an ancient telescope and a few old Instruments the college no longer needed. And he quickly won a reputation. Although he could spend only limited time in the observatory the Samoan Directory of Observatories Dr Augenheister invited him to visit for three weeks. Probably for the first and only time in his life Fr Pigot felt the pangs of envy rise up in him when he saw Augenheister's superbly equipped laboratory. A t any rate, determined to have something like it himself, the priestly scientist-physician, immediately he returned to Riverview, began planning to build a small but modern astronomical and seimological observatory. Fr Pigot didn't have the strength to wield pick and shovel but he did have the personality to cajore the lay-brothers Forster and Girschik into digging the excavations and laying the bricks. By early 1909 Fr Pigot had his observatory. But that was all he did have for there was no worthwhile equipment and no money with which to buy It. But inevitably news of his predicament leaked out. He was by now well known in Australian scientific circles and that's why small gifts began flowing in. Fr Pigot was further able to add to his funds when the State Government paid him to install in the Burrinjuck Dam instruments which recorded earth surface stresses.
Even in this modern age when people worldwide are turning their thoughts to the stars to plan their observations of Halley's Comet in a few months, much of their effort would have been in vain had it not been for the fine pioneering spirit of Father Pigot.
The name of the Riverview Observatory and the work done by it will endure for many decades. The observatory and Father Pigot's work are again likely to be recalled when next Halley's Comet becomes visible in our sky, in about 70 years.
Prelates talk of authority
An unexpected song and gift were two of
the highlights when 250 Anglicans and Catholics met at St Denis' Joondanna to talk about issues relating to the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission's statements on authority. unexpected The song was one person's effort to keep people focussed on Christ, especially in the delicate matter of how the churches deal with division in their ranks.
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Queen return was a magnifiIn Sydney's In May 1909 Fr Pigot telescope. received a windfall—the Victoria Building one cent new Now he really had loan from a Saxony uni- day in 1916 Fr Pigot his versity of a seismograph gave an amazing demon- cause to be proud of for which, apart from the startion of the earth's scientific workshop telethe from instrument in Samoa, rotation on its own apart scope, donations of addiwas the most advanced axis. seismol o gi c a 1 tional On a 25m length of outside Europe. meant he equipment This seismograph was copper wire he susball now had the world's so sensitive that even a pended a heavy apex. most sensitive instruheavy tread would set from the dome's ments in this field. passed minutes few A the recording nib jumpto began the ball and ing. And so would heavy seas pounding on the slowly swing under the Sydney coast 10km dis- influence of the earth's movement. tant. demonstration This The problem was over- was not unique but what come when the priest was the instruhad the floor covered was newdevised by Fr It was while inspectwith a thick layer of ment a ing called and Riverview's most vibration absorbing sand. Pigot seismograph geogyrograph. This, for delicate Fr Pigot's observatory the first time in history, that Professor Omori first made news in 1910 actually recorded the saw the recording of when its seismograph earth's movement. 1923 catastrophic the recorded a massive subearthquake the war's end Japanese At marine earthquake 4000 Edward Pigot was given that other, among km away, at a point off permission his things completely deby New Guinea. superiors to travel to stroyed his family resiOther seismographs in Pasadena in Califoria dence. Manila and Samoa, The years were now and investigate a solar Shanghai also recorded r adiation station built pressing hard on Pr Edthe disturbance. When to study the output of ward Plgot. But if it their readings were co- the sun's energy. was that a miracle ordinated three months It was just the sort his body withstood the pinlater the 'quake was intellect his of gadget Fr Pigot strain, pointed at Mapia Island would have dearly loved seemed only to mature —almost the exact spot to have in his Riverview with the passing years. nominated by Fr Pigot. observatory. Honors were heaped And his The result of this and admirers knew this. on him by Australian similar almost uncanny and So it was that on his scientific societies successes led to the return from Pasadena the Federal Governgentle, retiring priest he discovered that a ment named him as being invited to visit committee was already delegate to the 1926 Pan observatories in Europe, raising money to build Pacific Science Congress the US and Japan. solar in Tokyo. equip a and At this and all simifor station A bizarre incident oc- radiation lar scientific gatherings curred when Fr Pigot him. Pigot constantly accepted the invitation The fund was a great Fr of the Russian seismolo- success and came the pressed for collaboration meteorologists gist Prince Galitzin to day when Fr Pigot be- between astronomers visit the Pulkovo Obser- came master of a small and t hroughout the world. vatory. Only then did brick station with a This was the only way, both men learn Jesuits double -insulated roof w ere banned from the covering three rooms, he said, to increase the range and accuracy of country. an observer's vestibule In a rage Galitzin and two inner cham- w eather forecasts. Meanwhile if Fr Pigot persuaded the Czar to with air -tight gave the impression he repeal the law, but by bers was a full-time scientist then Fr Pigot had con- doors. Fr Pigot was happy. it was unintentional. He tracted pleurisy and the But would have he visit had to be cancelled. been happier had his was a priest first, a In 1914 Fr Pigot had observatory been able to steacher second and a cientist last of all. another chance to visit boast a decent teleDespite his seemingly Russia when he was scope. never-ending activities selected by the CommonIn 1922 the priestdid have time to rewealth Government as scientist was chosen as he lax and that's when he its delegate to a an Australian delegate turned to the piano playseismological congress in to the International As- ing from the Petrograd. The congress tronomical in, works of thememory Union masters. was cancelled with the Rome. During discusEven in his late 60s he outbreak of war. was retained the touch of a sions his name Back in his Riverview mentioned as one of the virtuoso. He was, indeed, observatory, Fr Pigot great contributors to one of Australia's great never ceased studying scientific knowledge. pianists. the mysteries of seisAnd back in AustraFr Edward Pigot, one mology, astronomy and lia there were those of the most outstanding related subjects. He was, who shared this opinion scientific intellects by this, one of the for the first thing he time and a priest ofof his world's great figures in saw when he entered lime humility, diedsubon his specialised fields. his observatory on his May 5. 1929.
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The unexpected gift was a framed line drawing of St Mary's Cathedral given to Archbishop Foley by Archbishop Gunter In accepting it Archbishop Foley said he had come empty-handed but he gave his love. Archbishop Carnley responded that was the better gift. During the course of the evening both Archbishops outlined the system of authority in their churches. In the Catholic Church authority rests with the ordained ministry in the person of the local bioshop and, at a higher level, with regional Episcopal Conferences, Councils of the Church and the Bishop of Rome, the Universal Primate. Archbishop Foley suggested the increasing autonomy granted to the local bishop and Episcopal Con-
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Businessman is keen to help 'Without some training external to the formal school system, which has clearly failed many Aboriginal people, they are likely to remain unemployed, and to live relatively desolate and empty lives while rearing their children in the same tradition." That is the hub of the problem tackled by Centrecare Children's Cottages, according to its deputy-chairman, Ross Wilcock.
Ross Joseph Willcock, managing director of the Cell Fibre Insulation Co and deputy-chairman of Centrecare Children's Cottages, was born in Perth on October 28, 1936. He did his Leaving at Aquinas College in 1953, an accountancy course at the Perth Technical College in 1954-55 and studied business at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from 1960-63 and gained a credit pass in marketing. In 1971 he founded Cell Fibre Insulation, now employing 50 people as the biggest home insulation company in WA. Among other offices he is deputy-chairman of the W A Lamb Marketing Board, a council member of the WA Society for Crippled Children, president of the Australian Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers' Association and a committee member of the Standards Association of Australia. He is a former state treasurer of the Knights of the Southern Cross and was for many years chairman of its off-shoot, Pan Australian Travel. He was an executive member of the John XXIII fund-raising committee. Ross and his wife Gwen (nee Kersey), members of the Holy Spirit parish at City Beach where Ross was president of the St Vincent de Paul Society, have three daughters and a son aged from eight to 17.
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MOSCOW: Catholic priest Father Josif Svidnitsky, 48, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. He was charged with "organising illegal meetings" after having conducted a service of worship. Father Svidnitsky was arrested in Novosibirsk in mid-December 1984 — a few months after he had arrived there, having completed a term of internal exile in Central Asia (since 1976). In his place of exile he had charge of a community of several thousand Catholics of German origin who had been relocated there during the Stalin era. Not recognised as a priest by the authorities until 1975, Father Svidbeen nitsky had appointed parish priest Novosibirsk the of Catholic church which was opened in the Spring of 1984. — Keston College Report
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A regular feature B y BOB BOYLE The words are from the report of a comprehensive WA survey commissioned for his organisation by Australian Catholic Relief. Centrecare Children's Cottages -- located at Beverley, Northam and Brookton — care for disadvantaged Aboriginal children aged from three to 18 years. The reasons for the children being at the cottages are the death of a parent or abandonment of the family, inadequate accommodation, or parental neglect. Each cottage is run by a married Aboriginal couple who provide all the love and care a substitute parent can give. The family unit is complete. The children are also encouraged to take part in community affairs.
EEC] Ross says the aim of the scheme is to give the 30 children in the three cottages some stability in life and formal training in a culture forced on them. The organisation has a liaison officer, an Aboriginal, who — when the time comes for a child to go back to its family — is an active link between Centrecare and the family in ensuring conditions are right. The policy is to have the children with their natural parents wherever possible. The objective of the recent survey was to determine the best path for future Centrecare activity. The report revealed the organisation was on the right track, but threw up some disturbing facts. For example, of 42 children who had passed through the cottages, five were at school or college, four were gainfully employed and 33 were neither at school nor employed. Dismay was the initial reaction of the board, which has two Aboriginal members. But when they came to think about it, they had the consolation of knowing they are making at least some impression on what is really an enormous problem. They were further comforted by the report's finding
that nearly all the Aborigines surveyed were keen on Centrecare continuing to offer its present service. "Nine of those young people," Ross says, "were not in the unemployed category — that is where our success is. "We whites agonise over changing our children's schools and spend hours with them on their homework. "Aborigines often don't bother to send their children to school, or change schools often because of their nomadic nature. "And no education adds up to no jobs." Work with the Aborigines is yet another facet of the active life Ross VVillcock has led. In 1960 after a working holiday in England he landed in Canada with no prospect of employment and only five shillings and two pence in his pocket (he still keeps the coins at home in a box). Armed with his work experience in England, he went from door to door of potential employers and landed a great job in Canada on his first day there. He had a background of ball and roller bearing experience and his job was in this field in Hamilton, Ontario — the steel city of Canada. Among the clients he serviced were the International Harvester Company, Canadian Westinghouse and Massey-Ferguson.
„, Cheney Extrusions which introduced extruded concrete kerbing to WA and proved to be a highly-successful company. In 1971 he founded Cell Fibre Insulation, of which he is managing director. The biggest home insulation company in the state with 50 employees, it has now extended into the industrial insulation market. it specialises in the insula-
tion of high-rise mechanical services which form a big portion of modern building components. -I have been fortunate," Ross says, "to have been associated with men of the calibre of Bernie Prindiville, the late Roy Fergusson, Denis Horgan, Tom Perrott, Kevin Sullivan and Kevin James to name just a few. "I have had wonderful associations, too, in the Knights of
the Southern Cross — a most valuable organisation for meeting a variety of people and broadening one's outlook. 'The Knights nominated me to the board of Centrecare Children's Cottages." A fit 48, Ross jogs regularly, looks forward each year to taking part in the City-to-Surf Fun Run and plays tennis regularly at the City Beach Tennis Club.
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"I was on a good salary from the start," he recalls. "I had a big white Pontiac company car and very soon I was partowner of a holiday home up in the lake district." But the job and fun did not occupy every hour.
end of 1963 and, despite tempting job offers from the eastern states, decided to stay here for family reasons. His initial employment was with Bearing Service Co before he moved into the concrete business and set up
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Briefs: nIUMA: The social action commission of Lithe Peruvian Bishops' Conference and 10 national human rights organisations have signed a document calling for "an immediate political and social amnesty" to "affirm the democratic tradition of our people." The document is directed to the public as well as to the government of President Alan Garcia, and speaks out against "the way the country's citizens, particularly the poor peasants, are persecuted, prosecuted or detained even though they have committed no acts of violence." The document also demands far reaching changes in army and police activities, and calls for the punishment of those responsible for crimes and abuses against the constitution and human rights. Widespread abuses of human rights over the past four years under the government of President Fernando Belaunde Terry have been documented by a recent international commission. The people, however, have great expectations of the newly-elected government of President Garcia. E
UK priests seek more authority
LONDON (NC) — British Catholic priests supported their bishops' call to Rome for greater decision-making responsibility for local churches. They also expressed concern for Northern Ireland in a resolution asking for government efforts to end the continuing violence in E lMANAGUA Regular talks between the province. the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua The issues were addressed in and the Catholic Church began again last week resolutions passed at the end of a They had been abandoned in May. meeting of the National ConferChurch representatives suggested the ence of Priests of England and regime should again permit the broadcastWales. ing of the sermons of Cardinal Miguel The conference voted 65-0, Obanido Bravo, Archbishop of Managua The broadcasts had been banned by the with six abstentions, to endorse Sandinistas on grounds of national security. the British bishops' call for more They also asked for residence permits for local responsibility, an issue the foreign priests assigned to work in Nicaraprelates raised in a document gua prepared for the extraordinary Synod of Bishops to be held HOUSTON: The Texas Attorney -General has in Rome November questioned the right of some penitents to the 25 to December 8.
cians should give the sectarianproblems of Northern Ireland the same attention they gave to working out independence for Zimbabwe. Britain's foreign secretary was directly involved in negotiations among the major warring factions in what was then whiteruled Rhodesia, which led to the southern African country's transition from white to
majority rule in 1980. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Prime Minister Garrett FitzGeraki have discussed alternatives for governing Northern Ireland, but they have been unable to reach agreement The priests also expressed concern over the continuing violence in the province. Bishop McGuinness said British politicians should talk to Sinn Fein.
'Anti-Soviet' activity ROME (NC) — A Ukranian Catholic leader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for anti-Soviet activity, according to Ukrainian church sources in Rome.
A Soviet cowl in the Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod sentencedJosyp Terelya to seven years of hard labour and five years in a detention camp, said Father Ivan Dacko. Father Dacko is the chancellor in Rome to Cardinal Myroslav I. Lubachivsky, head of the world's Ukrainian Catholcis. Terelya, 42, has ben president of the Central Committee of Ukrainian Catholics, a clandestine organisation in the Ukraine, and a member of an "initiative group" working for the defense of
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believers, Father Dacko said. According to Church sources in the Ukrain, Father Dacko said, two other members of the "initiative group" have been interned in recent months. One was sentenced to three years in prison. The other, a priest, disappeared several months ago and has not been heard of since, he said. Repression of the Church has been harsh in the Ukraine, one of 15 Soviet republics.
The synod was called by Popcjohn Raul II to study the application of the Second Vatican Council's reforms. In their document, the bishops spoke of difficulties when decisions on local matters have to be referred to Rome. They said diocesan bishops and bishops' conferences should exercise -without hindrance" their responsibility for the well-being of the Church in their jurisdictions, "For this responsibility to have its full stature, there are areas where greater freedom of decision" should rest with the bishops, the bishops said. They also said that the thinking of all elements within the Church on various issues should be expressed at the synod. One of the speakers at the priests' meeting. Father Michael Campion, said he was concerned the pope might try to push his views on the fall synod. Some of us think the papal encyclical is already written," he said. During the meeting Bishop James McGuinness of Nottingham said British politi-
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confidentiality of the Sacrament of Penance. In an age when everything is questioned it is only to be expected that the traditional seal of the confessional would come under scnrtiny. The claim was that a child abuser has no right to such confidentiality. A spokesman on behalf of the Texas Catholic Conference said any forcing of such an opinion would only make "a bad situation worse". Governments have consistently respected the rights of priest and penitent even giving them particular legal protection.
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TEACHERS Irish bishops' caution DUBLIN — Catholic Bishops in Ireland have warned people to treat with caution reports of sightings of moving statues. "Our faith is based on much stronger grounds", a representative of the hierarchy said, after a statue near Mount Mellory, County Waterford, was reported to have spoken. But he added it was "good to see people praying — that is what shrines are for". Two boys, aged 11 and 13, say they saw the statue move. Then it said: "God is very ang;ry Aith the world". Meanwhile, the "moving statue" of Balinspitt le, County Cork, has achieved celebrity status. Since July 22, when two local women claimed to see a movement of Our Lady's head and shoulders, more than 250,000 have visited the shrine, which is situated on a quiet road about a kilometre from the village. Bishop Murphy, of Cork and Ross, said: "Direct supernatural intervention is a very rare happening in life, so common sense would demand that we approach any claims made with prudence and caution." On the feast of the Assumption a crowd of 25,000 from all over Ireland gathered at the shrine for a 12-hour payer vigil. Neither of the local priests participated. Permission to celebrate Mass at the grotto was refused, breaking a tradition started in 1950 when the
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shrine was built to mark thc Marian year. There were no reports of any movement, disappointing local predictions that the feast would be marked by something special.
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KIMBERLEY LAY MISSIONARIES WHAT ARE THEY? They start by being average practical Catholics prepared to share whatever expertise they have with the Aboriginal children and adults of the North-West of Australia. They serve the Church, placing themselves at the disposal of the Bishop, "as vicar and legatee of Christ", (Vat II, P382), and assist his apostolate in a spirit of dedicetion. They give themselves totally for 2 years, living in groups, co-operating in fraternal love in the spirit of the Gospels, serving on isolated missions and townships. Fully accepting their Christian duty to evangelise according to their own individual abialities, they are not attached to any religious order but have their own formally constituted Association and elected Council under the patronage and guidance of the Bishop. Lay Missionaries do not accept a salary, only their keep and pocket money. Their fares are paid and a small sum on completion of their service.
THE KIMBERLEYS or the Diocese of Broome is the far North-West part of Australia, almost 3 times the size of Victoria. A subtropical region, with a 'wet' season through the summer months; of varied terrain with beautiful beaches but a large part taken up by the Great Sandy Desert. Since 1959 many caring Australians have contributed in no small way to the personal growth and education of the Aboriginal people, as lay missionaries. They have formed close and lasting ties Others are needed to continue and improve existing services. Needs for 1985: Include Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary, Domestic Science Teachers, D.C. Nurses, Clerks/Typist, Hostel Assistants, Handymen, Carpenter, Tradesmen, etc. and those with management abilities. Orientation Course - - December 30, 1985 — January 25, 1986. Please Apply: Director, Box 7 P.O., Mittagong, N.S.W. 2575. Telephone: 048-711669.
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if What does it mean to say the church and its people have a sacramental vision? How do the sacraments change Christians' outlook on the world? Father Lawrence Mick says that when Christians worship together they discover just how material" their religion is. God uses and transforms created things — water andbreadand oil — to communicate with us, Father Mick writes.
"Idon't need to go to church," she insisted. "Ican talk to God taking a walk in the woods on Sunday morning." She was young, in college andin love with the outdoors.
By Father Lawrence Mick I cautioned myself not to seem impatient a.s I began to answer. It was a fresh concern for her, though I had heard the same objection hundreds of times before in numerous variations: "I can find God better along the seashore . . . or watching a beautiful sunset . . . or just being with someone I love." I tried to explain once again that Christian worship is much more than simply my personal relationship with God. God has called us into a community, into the body of Christ. and we gather as that body to worship together and to support one another. At the same time. I wanted to affirm very strongly that there is something fundamentally Christian about the insight that we can find (kxl in the material world, in creation at all levels and especially in human beings. Father Ed Hays, in a recent edition of "The Forest Letter" (Shantivanam Press, Easton, Kan.), says: "Christianity is the only truly materialistic religion. And with Christianity we would include her holy mother, Judaism." Calling Christianity "materialistic" probably would have shocked my young friend. But it is really just another way of saying that Christianity is an "incarnational" religion. Our religion is radically based on the incarnation, the astounding fact that the Son of God took on human flesh and forever united heaven and earth. The fullest revelation of God that we have been given was found in Jesus in the form of a human being, the capstone of creation. Even before the coming of Jesus, the Jewish people knew that God had created the world and "saw that it was good." In contrast to other world religions, the Judeo-Christian tradition does not see to escape from the material world but to find God at the heart of creation. Our tradition is not materialistic in the sense that it limits God to the material world but it does take the material, created world seriously as a primary means of encounter with God. The insight is the basis of the sacraments celebrated
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in the church. God has chosen created things ( water, bread, oil) and human encounters (sharing a meal, forgiving, anointing) as the means of divine grace. It is in and through creation that God is revealed to people and that God touches, heals and nourishes people. The liturgical renewal in the church has led Uti an emphasis on the importance both of deepening our appreciation and our experience of the rich realities we call sacraments. In order that the symbols themselves can speak to us in all their richness, the church urges us to use them more fully and abundantly.
To American Indians, all of Mother Earth is considered sacred, Father Collins Jordan tells Joe MichaelFeist. A Sioux Indian, Father Jordan adds that Indians, like Catholics, believe that God is present and works on our behaff through visible, material realities.
the world around us becomes. Thus, the church's worship invites people to embrace a sacramental vision of the world. The sacraments we celebrate are meant to be a deep and intense experience in which God can be met through creation and especially through human encounters. Walking in the woods or watching a sunset or talking with a friend are not substitutes for worship with the assembly that is the church but they are linked to that worship. In fact, such experiences of God's presence in the world around us can prepare us to experience the sacraments more fully. What's more,
Elaborating on a homily she heard recently, Katharine Bird imagines how the feeding of the 5,000 might have happened. Jesuit Father Peter Henriot tells why he thinks a wondrous aspect of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes was the change Jesus brought about in the people listening to him. David Gibson reflects on God's communication with people through the world around them. Gibson, editor of the NC religious education package, thinks it isn't surprising that the church has adopted and transformed the symbols of nature with their powerful ability to communicate.
All of Mother Earth considered sacred By Katharine Bird
To American Indians, said Father Collins Jordan, "all of Mother Earth is considered sacred, and whatever she produces. The environment is sacred and there's a feeling that it's better not to disturb what God created. Rocks and animals are sacred, so much so that Indians will even take the name of an animal." In a real sense, he added, the spiritual heritage of
Indians reveals a sacramental vision. Father Jordan is a descendant of the famous Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux and of Chief Hollow Horn Bear of the Brule Sioux. In June he became the first native American to be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rapid City, S.D. A teacher and basketball coach for more than 40 years, Father Jordan, 68, ministers to the Spring Creek and Two Strike communities on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in southcentral South 1)akota. In an interview, the priest described the spirituality of Indians as "almost pantheistic" — the doctrine that all
physical laws and forces and manifestations are God. But in another sense, Father Jordan commented, the religious beliefs of Indians are similar to the Catholic belief in sacramentalky — the idea that God is present and works on our behalf in and through visible, material realities. "Yes, ( Indians) would see that — using sacrament as a sign of divinity, seeing God in everything around them," agreed Jesuit Father Ted Zuern. He is associate director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, which represents the church in its apostolate to American Indians. The bureau is headquartered in a red brick house, once owned by philanthropist Katherine Drexel, in downtown Washington, DC. Father Zuern. who has worked for more than 30 years in social, pastoral and educational concerns in a number of Indian communities, noted that Indians
never lost the feeling of mystery and awe associated with the universe. Moreover, he added, they are "a people capable of living with that mystery. In our modern world, there is something that dislikes mystery. We're always seeking a technical answer to everything." That mystery, he indicated, translates to a reverence for all creation. To Indians, he said, everything is a gift that should be used carefully. "The way our modern world looks at nature is as a treasure trove that you can exploit so long as you have the technology," Father Zuern said. "Indians are closer to the seasons, the cycles of life. With them it's more a case of adjusting to what the Creator has provided." Father Zuern indicated that the Caucasian culture could learn much from many aspects of Indian culture. And he indicated that mis-
sionaries need to know how to build on many of these religious values among the people. In addition to the reverence for all creation. he cited the importance of the extended family to Indians, the great sense of community and the respect and love for older generations. The idea of family was, and is, paramount. he said. In the Sioux tribe, he said, children addressed the brothers of their father as father. All the sisters of the mother were also called mother. Therefore, he continued, you had no first cousins, only brothers and sisters. Also important, he added, is the Indians' sense that prayer is proper at all times. "They had a sense, no matter what they were doing. of giving thanks. There was a living with a sense of the Creator at all times. And there was a relationship there between the Creator and thenisehrs."
Promised land
We now receive both bread and wine; we use sweet smelling oil for anointing; we impose hands in penance and in the anointing of the sick; we use water in abundance for baptism, even baptising by immersion at times. The more we appreciate each of these symbolic gestures, the richer our worship becomes. The richer our worship becomes, the deeper our appreciation of
sacramental worship ought to make us more aware of the God who can he found at the heart of the creation. "So go Often to the woods and share deeply with all who cross your path through life." I told my young friend. "Then come and bring those rich experiences to our common worship, where together we can praise the God whom we meet in the most surprising places — Sometimes even in church."
By David Gibson J
From the crest of Bald Knob Mountain a panorama unfolds to transfix and excite you. From one end to the other. the valley below spans a distance of some 13 miles. From your elevated viewing point, one mountain's top yields to another and another, as far as the eye can see. The first settlers in this valley deep in West Virginia's Alleghenies must have believed it was like the promised land that flowed with milk and honey. So they named it Canaan, after the place the Israelites settled thousands of years ago: "A land of hills and valleys that drinks in rain from the heavens, a land which the Lord. your God, looks after." ( Deuteronomy 11:11-12). To reach the crest of Bald
The religious beliefs of Indians andbeliefs of Catholics are similar, says Father Collins Jordan, a recently ordained Sioux from the Rapid City, S.D., diocese. Father Collins sees a similarity in the idea that God is present and works on our behalf in and through visible, material realities. Jesuit Father Ted Zuern, associate director of the Bureau of Catholic Missions in Washington, adds that Indians never have lost the feeling of mystery and awe associated with the universe.
Simple stories to teach • By about the kingdom Joe Michael Fiest Across the fields of wild flowers, he looked down on the weary faces of the 5,000 who badfollowedhim onto the hillside. Some, tossing their sandals aside, leaned against each other for support. Their garments, stained with dust and sweat, showed the effects of a long day in the steaming spring sun. Beyond the crowd rippled the waves of the Sea of Galilee, an occasional fish jumping up to say mockingly, "Come. Join me! It's cool here." The sweet scent
of orange blossoms perfumed the air. Thepeople werefascinated by this great teacher and miracle worker. They were all talking about his power to cure the sick andheal the maimed. He taught about the kingdom in simple stories tuned to the life they knew so well. He knew the cmwd was hungry and thirst-p. But be also sensed that the people needed more than physical nourishment, for he noticed how each group closed ranks against the strangers all amund -Where shall we buy bread?" be asked his disciples. They replied discouragingly, "It's impossible. Not even 200 days' wages u,ould be enough tofeedso many."
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Hearing that exchange, a small boy stepped up uith a basket of five barley loaves and a couple of dried fish. "These werefor myfamily," the boy said to the man. "They are yours now." Seeing this, two adults near the boy reached into the folds of their cloaks, pulled out bread and figs and offered them to the people nearby. Soon the hillside rang with chatter as people began to share food with those who had none. A t the meal's end, the disciples gathered up what remained. The retelling of the mutat plication of the loaves and fishes is afavourite ollesuit Father Peter Henriot, who turned to it in a recent
homily. Recognising that this is only one possible appmach to the account, he said he likes it because it begis him to focus on the story's meaning.
The meaning of this story — that Jesus nourishes his people, that they in turn become nourishers like him — has interested the church in a special way for many centuries.
LJEEJ Scripture scholar Father John C,astelot commented on the feeding of the 5,000. Scripture scholars would agree, he said thatJesus fed the people in an incredible and wondrous manner. But, Father Castelot added, these scholars don't know
in a detailed way exactly "bow" the multiplication happened and have speculated about it in a number of ways.
"The scene is one of compassion: Jesus had pity on hungry people and responded to their needs," the priest said. But Jesus Father Henriot thinks it is "saw deeper than theirphystruly wondrous that "peo- ical needs. He spoke to their ple's hearts were changed" need to grow in love of each by this event. He is director other." Jesus satisfied their of the Centre of Concern, a hunger to be "more fully peace-and-justice research human by being more fully and education group in loving and sharing their gifts," he added. Washington, DC That vision of Jesus holds Father Henriot noted that the-miracle is toldin allfour true for today as well. Gospels. This shows that the disciples and the first Christians recognised its importance. Long considered a foreshadowing of the Eucharist, it is a key toJesus vision for the world Father Hertriot said.
"We gather in the Eucharist to be fed not simply for our own nourishment, but to go out and feed others," Father Henriot suggested. "Celebrating as a community strengthens us to share our gifts with others," be concluded.
family," Father Murnion stated. The "basic qualities of our sacramental tradition offer a belief and perspective, a way of thinking and acting that are desperately needed today," Father Murnion explained. Here he pointed especially to the value "There lie in the heart of " placed by the church on the the church the capacities bonds among people — not only to build the com- community. munity of the church, but It boils down to a question also to help form the human of values, he indicated: How
Society needs a -whole new way of thinking and acting- that would amount to a revolutionary shift "in our present patterns and habits of life,- said Father Mumion, director of the New York-based National Pastoral Life Centre.
"Ican talk to God taking a walk in the woods on Sunday morning," the young woman said "I can find God better along the seashore. . . or watching a beautiful sunset . . . or just being with someoneI love. Idon't need to go to church."
do you evaluate the success of things? Which matters more, relationships among people or the acquisition of belongings? Father Mumion said he did not claim that the Catholic Church alone possesses qualities vital for today's society. But, he observed, qualities vital for society are intrinsic to the church. He expressed concern about some current values in society — for example, a
trend towardradical individualism or a tendency to evaluate people and things only in light of their usefulness "What is missing- in our society, he contended, "are the ingredients of a moral community in terms of which we can decide how to use our capacities and resources for a common good." Worshipping together draws people into a corn-
But, as you contemplate it, something more is happening — something mysterious: It's as if creation speaks back making its own impact, communicating a sense of peace or a feeling of refreshment. Is this what you hoped for when you left home? Were you hoping a few vacation days would leave you rested . . . that you'd come
home with a different perspective on problems. . . that you'd return with fresh commitment and energy? Were you hoping your spirit would be renewed? It's no wonder that in its sacramental celebrations the church draws upon and transforms so many natural symbols of creation: the fresh grains bread is made of. . . the colourful grapes that become wine . . . the flowing waters of baptism; riches of the promised land. For you might say that • The world has its own language: It can speak loudly. • God's world is irresistibly attractive: It can exert a powerful draw. • The world possesses a power: It can make quite an impact on people. You can't discover all there is to know about the church's sacramental vision by sitting on the crest of a Bald Knob Mountain somewhere and allowing the goodness of God's world to make its impact on you. But you might find a clue there. Does God speak back to people through the world around them?
munity, Father Murnion suggested, helping them to learn that a bond connects human beings — a bond to one another and to God. Participating in the sacraments and especially the Eucharist helps us to see that "to be distinctively Catholic is to be committed to the intrinsic link between the individual and the community," he added. In the community, people learn to live "within a stnic-
tare of faith and worship which undergirds all action and gives all life meaning," Father Mumion said. Of course, he added, the church community itself needs to reflect "its sacramental condition in the many ways that a parish addresses the joys, problems, challenges and crises of human life, in the many efforts to bring people together in fellowship and action."
Top. you ascend first past forested mountainsides and sloping fields richly decorated with millions of wild daisies. This winter paradise for skiers affords the luxury of a ski lift, even in summer. But when the lift ends, the hiking begins in earnest. And just as young children begin to tire of their walk along a rocky forest trail, it opens onto a grassy field leading to the mountaintop. You proceed along paths teeming with blueberries and raspberry bushes — more than anyone could imagine. Children quicken their pace now, invigorated by the fresh air and a sense of adventure. Reaching the mountaintop you scan the valley setting.
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No-one says it is easy, but Al-Anon teaches while you cannot change the GRAEME, is 44, with four children aged 11, 9, 7 and 4. He has been married 14 years and joined AlAnon about four years ago. "I first heard about Al-Anon through my sister-in-law and through Holyoake. I have not been aware of the problem but now realise it has existed from the beginning of my marriage. "I suppose it really came out when my wife realised she had a problem. She went to her sister who is married to an alcoholic and who works as a counsellor at Holyoake. "ft was through that I began to attend Al-Anon. "In my case alcoholism was very hard to pick. 'There were no real signs. "Alcoholics can be very competent and my wife certainly is. "I suppose the signs would have been unexplained periods of deep depression and behaviour patterns that were not normal. . . displays of anger. ft was confusing for me and the children. 4 "I used to try and draw her out to find out why, but I never got an adequate answer. Alcoholics are unable to communicate their feelings generally and that is part of their problem. "It was not so much a case of drinking every day. She could go for months and not have a drink, but then I suppose her behaviour patterns were those of a 'dry drunk*. ' Alcoholics often don't experience hangovers. I think my wife had alcohol to feel normal, not to feel 'high'. -When I found out what the problem was, I was elated. "At last I had a reason, I Al-Anon can make it possible for couples to remain together despite the fact one is an alcoholic. could identify the confusion. "Holyoake gave a lot. . it The situation is never easy, but the lessons learnt often mean there are moments of calm gave me the knowledge I closeness.
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Learning to live with dignity hy ROSLYN ROSS
could live a normal life despite the fact my wife still has lapses. "I suppose I would have to say her behaviour over the years confused the children, but I don't think they were really aware. "I guess our life is pretty private. We don't go out much. She finds it hard to socialise, she is very shy. "Now I know so much more about it I can see the pattern. The children of alcoholics often become alcoholics themselves Of marry alcoholics. Her father was an alcoholic and her sister has married an alcoholic. -Al-Anon has been an important support for me. "I go to the meetings every week and read the Al-Anon booklet daily. "You can have a sponsor with Al-Anon and that can be a help if you are in desperate straits and need to talk to someone else. "So often you can't talk things over with the alcoholic. Very often they lie. "A few months ago I had a hard time and spent two hours reading the booklet and felt normal again. Yes there is resentment and anger, but Al-Anon helps me to work through it. "You want it to be different. She is a beautiful girl but she has such a poor self-image. "She has always looked after the kids and the house really well. "She is so capable that probably no more than six times in 14 years have I seen her incapable. "Often it is very difficult to even tell if she has been drinking. . . it may just be the way she says something. "A couple of times she has been wiped out. I think it is harder for her because she drinks alone. "At least for the sociable alcoholic, there is some interaction, but for the cupboard drinker ifs a lonely, tortured life. "In those first years we had normal amounts of alcohol in the house. I never took any notice of what was there.
Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone else. Alcoholism is probably society's most undiagnosed disease. Little can be done to help an alcoholic unless he or she chooses to actively seek help, but what of the family, must they also be lost as long as the alcoholic is lost? The answer is 'no'. While Alcoholics Anonymous can do much to help an alcoholic once they decide they need help, its associate group, Al Anon, is available to help ANYONE whose life is affected by an alcoholic . . . as soon as they decide they have a problem with an alcoholic. Al Anon has grown out of AA and its success has been phenomenal. The group is very active in Perth and seeks to become better known in the community. The aim of Al Anon is to teach people to change their thinking about alcoholism, to create a new point of view and a new attitude which can bring about a miraculous change in someone's life. This week ROSLYN ROSS looks at the activities of Al-Anon and talks in this and subsequent issues talks to group members about what it has done for them.
-I haven't had a drink for three years and there is nothing in the house. . . unless she goes out to buy it, which has happened a couple of times. "God is important to me. "My wife has faith but it ebbs and flows. "She plays tennis but she doesn't have many personal friends. 'Through our church group she does bible study and the people are very supportive,
although it is hard for them to understand. 'We do get a lot of prayer and support from our church. "Most people though still find it difficult to accept it is a disease. "I have told the children their mother is allergic to alcohol and this is the effect it has on her. They can understand that. Two of the older ones are in programs at Holyoake and that has been very good.
alcoholic you can change yourself and help your children. 'The teacher was baffled and yet when I read the story and the description of 'mascot', I realised her description of his behaviour fitted perfectly with that of the 'mascot.' "I realised I had been 'waiting' for my husband to do 'something' in front of my son but I also realised while I was 'not' doing something he was simply becoming confused without knowing it. "It was interesting when I read the 'mascot' to my daughter she immediately picked it as her youngest brother, even though I had not told her where the description came from nor that it related to alcoholism. "I did the same to my older son and he said, That doesn't sound like M to me: when in fact I hadn't even mentioned my son's name. "It was fascinating when I did finally talk to him. "He had been to Al-Anon meetings for years with me when he had been small but didn't have a clue. "He was amazed . . . he started to talk about his feelings . . he said he had felt we were 'mean' to dad sometimes.
LIEU Peoole too often assume that alcoholics are always men. The sad fact is that sometimes they are women. The men who join Al-Anon find the courage and faith to keep their homes together and to help their wives as much as they can.
• From last week "I can see more clearly now, my Catholic conscience says I don't have to stay. . I do, but I review that decision from time to time. 'The good thing about AlAnon is it taught me to share my burden but to be careful I did not become a 'wailing wall.' We talk to each other at AlAnon but we say, 'this is my problem and this is what I did about rt.' 'They don't say, 'do this and it will fix things.' -The first thing Al-Anon gave me was the realisation it was a disease, not a character defect. "I learned it had nothing to do with how he feels about me and I had no power to change him. "I felt I could relax at last. It was a huge relief not to stay awake all night waiting for him to come home. "I was freed from the responsibility of trying to change him. I also knew that I didn't cause it, that he did love me. "At last I had an answer and it was a simple one. I think we are too used to looking for complex answers. "Al-Anon helped me to realise I could change my life and I've made up for it all since. "I come from a close, loving family and that's probably why I had such a low breaking point and looked for help when I did.
ODD "I know other people who have put up with much worse for much longer. "I had spent years tagging along to things !didn't like. . the footy, the races, the trots . . . all his drinking venues. "It just made me tired and angry. "My going certainty didn't keep him sober or make him come home earlier. "Al-Anon also helped me to
see someone could be an alcoholic and still go to work. "It isn't that they don't have willpower, many of them are harctworkers. "My husband certainly is although he would say he has to work as hard as he does to keep us in this house. She was lucky, she says, that her early involvement in Al-Anon has meant a relatively stable family life for most of her children's growing up years. "My eldest child was six when I went to Al-Anon and I had been going for two years before she first reacted to her father's drinking. "By then I knew enough not to say, Your dad is sick: She was at the age where her response would have been to give him a get -well card. "I taught her to apply the same attitudes I had learned . . . that's dad and that's his problem.
"My husband is very loving and lovable but in these situations he lashes out at whoever is close. "My daughter has learned that her own anger is her problem. "It has been hard for my middle child because he is a very gentle boy and he took a lot of abuse . . he didn't measure up to his father's ideals of what a boy should be. . . good at footy and cricket. "But I have learned not to take sides. "I used to get involved but then I decided to ask my son if he wanted me to. "He said, 'No, I hate to see you argue,' so now I just stroke his foot under the table with my foot if he is having a hard time with his dad. "His real breakthrough came when he went to AlAteen. "Before that I would ask him how he felt and he would say, 'nothing.' But from the first meeting he was transformed.
-He said, 'I was afraid I would have to say awful things about dad.' "For the 10-year -old, the family situation has always seemed smooth. "My husband does love his children and has always had a soft spot for the youngest. "But the danger was to the 10 year old the situation appeared to be 'nor maI. ' "Because he had always had a very good relationship with his father, in fact he has always had the 'best' of him, he really had no reason to question.
DOD "It was only when I read the story in The Record about the effect an alcoholic parent has on children I began to realise where my youngest fitted into the picture. "I had read it all before, but the story refreshed my memory. I realised my youngest had been an unknown quantity and in fact I had been waiting for him to make a move. "I saw from the story that in fact he perfectly fitted the role of 'mascot' and I knew it was up to me to precipitate a move. "I didn't like to bring the subject up with him but he had been having trouble at school.
"And we probably did seem to be. 'We don't sit around quietly, we do say that we don't like what he is doing but we also say we love him "One of the lovely things was I later heard my son had gone to school after talking to me and said to a friend, your dad came home drunk and I was there would you be embarrassed.' "I know that family has similar problems "Anyway his friend said, 'I sure would.' My son replied, 'You needn't be because my dad does it too. ' "It was an important breakthrough and reading the story helped me to make an important move. 'It also helped me to put the family in perspective. . . lam the 'hero,' my daughter is the 'fixit,' my middle son the 'lost child' and my youngest the
"I know I can do nothing for my husband. "He will decide when he hurts enough to hear. "He has to reach a point where it is harder to be an alcoholic than to stop. "It can often be a small trigger like a child saying, 'Dad you stink.' "You learn too you can't create a crisis — you can only watch it happen. "It is hard work and I may have to sit and watch a crisis happen that affects me . . . like him losing his job. . . but I must permit the crisis. I can't 'save' him. "But in standing away from crises you also step out of the traditional 'wife' role.
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Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, any youngster from the age of eight, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. Alateen members meet in church halls, school rooms or other suitable places. Young people come together to: • Share experiences, strength and hope with each other, • Discuss their difficulties, • Learn effective ways to cope with their problems, • Encourage one another, • Help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program.
"People do point at you. "I don't lie for him and I won't pretend to help him keep his job. I f I haven't seen him for three days I don't hide it from the neighbours. "If he is locked up, I don't get him out. Meals are dished up and if he is here he eats, otherwise it is cold or nothing These are the things that are expected of a wife and people do pressure you to do what they see as the 'right thing to do. "At least with Al-Anon I know why I do it. I must say I couldn't keep on doing what I do without the support of AIAnon." She holds on, she says, because sometimes they do 'meet' and that gives her hope. "It's hard when relations are strained but every now and again there will be a 'special' day "The last one she remembers as 'very special.' 'We did things together, simple things. 'Went to the beach, had a meal. I didn't try to make it last I just enjoyed it.
Alateen members learn: • Compulsive drinking is a disease, • They can detach themselves emotionally from the drinker's problems while continuing to love the person, • They are not the cause of anyone else's drinking behaviour, • They cannot change or control anyone but themselves, • They have spiritual and intellectual resources with which to develop their own potentials no matter what happens at home. • They can build satisfying and rewarding life experiences for themselves.
'mascot." As for the future, she said, one learns to live a day at a time and not to think too far ahead.
Children can suffer terribly in a home where there is an alcoholic pared. Al-Anon makes it possible for one parent at least to be healthy and whole, NO matter how sick the other one is.
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to Right Michael Montague (Apple-cross), fulieanne (Sydney), Claire Pirola (Sydney), Paul Watt alker W (Claremont), Andrew Walker (Sydney), Claire Parlinovich ,(Lesmurdie), Michael Higgs (Applecross), Charlotte Wicks (Sydney), Tim Beaver (Sydney), Nicole Peray (Sydney).
During the September school holidays 70 young Western Australians and 10 adults took part in the biggest Catholic Youth convention to be held in the history of the church in Australia. ft was Australia's first Antioch convention that attracted 2,100 young people aged between 16 and 22 as well as 400 adults, (married couples, priests, religious sisters and brothers and single adults) to Sydney. The hundreds of young people left the convention charged with enthusiasm and joy. They left also with a specific mission and task, called operation "Christopher KidThe plan is each teenager be encouraged to befriend and take a special interest in a young member of the parish between the ages of 7 and 11 years The project name takes its inspiration from the St Christopher legend which tells
Michael and Nicole were ecstatic about the whole experience The Hamersley group could not wart till their return to share their joy with those in the parish who did not attend the Sydney convention While still in Sydney they filled a telephone booth to capacity and feeding the less hungry Sunday Night STD phone, they rang their follow Antiochians in Hamersley At the opening ceremony in how the small child that Christopher carried across the water turned out to be in fact Jesus Himself. Teenagers are challenged to "carry" younger members of the community not just with the object of "having a good time" or providing a cheap baby sitting service but rather to take a specific interest in the faith growth of the children. Michael Montague an Aqui-
nas student and member of the Applecross Antioch community said his expectations of the convention were satisfied beyone anything he had imagined. He called it a unique experience that filled delegates with enthusiasm and zest. Nicole Syed also from Applecross said she caught a glimpse of what the "body of Christ" is all about and the overwhelming power of God's presence in the community.
the Sydney Showground pavilion, a resounding brass fanfare silenced the excited chatter of delegates from every state in Australia. All burst into the convention theme song "one for others" accompanied by a 20 piece orchestra and a 100 member
Arriving with a ticketted seat number, each delegate met their fellow discussion group members and leader, found their name tag and kit at their allocated seat in the pavilion Founding members Claire and Byron Pirola welcomed delegates from every corner of Australia giving special mention to those who came by the plane load from Perth and Tasmania Fifteen came from Papua New Guinea and eight from Fiji, giving the gathering a touch of international flavour These islanders won the hearts of all and brought a magic of their own with their warm and happy singing
VACANCY Catholic Parish Youth movement invites applications for the position of CPY full time youth worker. The successful applicant needs to be enthusiastic, and have a love for God and his people. Apply in writing to: DIOCESAN FUL1 TIMER Cathofic Parish Youth PO Box 194, North Perth. 6006. before October 15.
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choir. Most conventions can begin painfully with a lengthy registration period. Not so at Antioch. Each delegate literally registered with their
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on OCT 26 Ring Adults usually shy away from teenagers and are at wits end if asked to stay with 30 young people for a weekend program. This number was increased 700 times and the logistics were planned. managed and executed by a very small "army" of dedicated individuals. At the heart of operations and planning were Ron and Mavis Pirola together with their children. The entire weekend ran like clock work. Smooth, efficient and co-ordinated. The only hitch was a minor one at communion time at the final Mass. Communion time lasted a little longer than expected in one particular area of the auditorium. Pictured above, Ron and Mavis at the opening ceremony. Mavis is "plugged" in to the different departments, namely the ABC television crew, the lighting, sound technician, and the music directors and MC's.
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Ruitrqn, Lgr( Dear Captain Bob, I have heard some jokes lately. What do you get if you cross a giraffe with a lizard? A long necked lizard. What do you call a flying policeman? A bell-copper. What does Dracula take for a cold? Coffin drops. Why was the belt arrested? Because it beld up a pair of pants. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing. Marina Anticb, Wanneroo
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Therese Martin was born in 1873 into a large family, the youngest of nine children. Naturally she was the family favourite. Her father was a watchmaker and her mother made lace. They had worked hard and were very well off. When Theresa was just 4 her mother died. Therese was a very pretty young girl. She was very bright and full of life. She also could be stubborn at times. She enjoyed family games and especially going fishing with her father.
Therese felt loved from the very beginning. As she grew, she felt sure of God's love for her. She learned at home to trust and love God. She also learned to care about others by watching how her parents and older brothers and sisters loved one another. She saw too how generous they were to anyone in need. One after another her older sisters became Car-
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melite nuns. By the time she was a teen-ager she was eager to join the Carmelites herself She felt it would be her way of loving God and other people the best she possibly could. Since she was still so young, the bishop of Lisieux would not let Therese become a nun. She went with her family to Rome and met Pope Leo XIII. She boldly asked him to let her become a Carmelite even though she was just 15. He did not refuse so she entered. the Carmelite convent in Lisieux and spent her life there. Few people ever heard of her. She followed the same routine of prayer, work and recreation the other nuns followed. She seemed to take in everyone's problems. Even though her life was spent within the walls of the convent, she prayed for people everywhere. She prayed especially for missionaries who were working to help people all over the world come to know and love Jesus.
Her superiors were so impressed with Sister Therese's prayerful and caring life that they asked her to write her autobiography. In it she told the secret of her life: how she trusted completely in God's love for her. And she tried to love God and her sisters by doing the ordinary things of her daily life as well as possible. She called it her "little way". Sister Therese's "little way" became known when her autobiography was published after her early death in 1897. Now, all over the world people read about Therese and try to follow her way of love and trust. Her feast October 1.
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Jokes What do you get if you cross a polka-dotted ben with a crate? A nasty case of chicken pox. Two fleas come out of a picture theatre. One says to the other. "Shall we walk or take a dog?" What are the bugs on the moon called? I.unatics. Which creatures did not enter the ark in pairs? The grubs — they came in apples.
Where do wasps go when they are sick? To the w-aspital. Why didn't the baby moth cry when his mother spanked him? Everyone knows you can't make a moth bawl. Why couldn't the butterfly go to the dance? Because it was a mothball. Did you bear about the octopi who got married? They walked down the aisle hand in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand, in hand.
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Reading Is Fun: Brer Rabbit And The Peanut Patch, by Susan Dickinson/David Frankland, published by William Collins, $3.50. Brer Fox is puzzled. Someone has been trampling all over his peanut patch. Can it be Brer Rabbit up to his mischief again? Brer Fox decides to find out. Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch is ideal for 7-9 year olds to read by themselves but younger children will
The Edge Of The World, by John Gordon, published by Young Lions, $4.95. Tekker Begdale had seen a ghost. Nobody believed him except Kit Huntley, who did not want anybody else to know, especially her brother Dan. But he becomes involved and, on the verge of disaster, Kit and Tekker set out on a quest to save him before it's too late — a quest which takes them into a desert land, strangely beautiful, but also dangerous and frightening. Seventeen and In Between. by Bartbe De Clements, published by Penguin, $12.95. Being almost seventeen has all sorts of problems for Elsie. Things which in the past she has taken for granted are gradually taking on different perspectives.
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She wished she could give her life for Christ, as so many martyrs did. But she found she could love God and others in more ordinary ways. She tried to be kind to the Sisters she lived with and to be patient and understanding when they did things that bothered her.
Her relationships with her mother, her handsome boyfriend, Craddoc, and her longstanding friend, Jack, are all undergoing changes and Elsie is caught between pleasing others and being fair to herself At times very funny, this fast-moving novel reintroduces Elsie, the popular heroine of How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? Ages 12+
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graphy of Beatrix Potter. In this new series, she combines her knowledge of wildlife with her understanding of children. What does a newborn fox cub look like? Where do foxes make their secret lairs? The answers to many questions are presented in a realistic story that will intrigue young imaginations. Detailed and superbly naturalistic illustrations make this book a perfect introduction to the life of the fox. Napper's Golden Goals. by Martin Waddell published by Puffin, $3.50. Napper McCann and the Red Row Stars have all sorts of difficulties to cope with in their third season of football. With diagrammatic illustrations and emphasis on match description, there is much to intrigue the aspiring young soccer star in this exciting story. Ages 8-11
Dear Captain Bob, I have some jokes for you this week. Here lies a man who met his fate, because he put on too much weight. To overeating he was prone, but now he's gained his final stone. Here lies a chump who got no gain from jumping on a moving train. Banana skins on platform seven ensured his terminus was heaven. This golfer here would swing his clubs till time at last took its toll. Now in this grave below this stone he's reached his final hole. Here lies a boy who played a fool when coming home one day from school. He quite forgot his highway code, what happened next he never knowed! Here lies a boy who was a glutton and now he'd dead as dead as mutton. To selfindulgence all he gave and with his teeth he dug his grave. Old Tom is gone ( too soon alas! ) he tried to trace escaping gas. With lighted match he braved the fates which blew him to the pearly gates. Genevieve Lou', ,Vedlatuls Dear Captain Bob, My name is Kathryn Tuxford, you know the one that won the book called "One Way Only" all printed in big capital letters? I haven't started to read it yet because I'm in the middle of another book It is called "The Wishing Chair Again." It is so good I think I might read it again. Mum nearly reads a chapter every night.
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Reading is Fun:Down In The Woods, by Nicola Smee, published by William Collins, $3.50. One night, thinking that Oliver is asleep, Bear creeps out of bed and sneaks out of the house. Oliver decides to follow him. Where does he go in the middle of the night? And why does he take a bag of buns? Down in the Woods is ideal for 5-7 year olds but children both older and younger will find plenty to enjoy in its text and pictures.
My two sisters andI played in the concert on Saturday 10th. I am six years old and play the piano. Goodbye and love from Katie.
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A look at books \\ Streams of Grace, A Selection from the Letters of the Abbe de Tourville. Edited and translated by Robin Waterfield, published by Collins Fount paper$4.50. backs, (Reviewed by Fr T.P. Boland.) It is a pity the Abbe de Tourville was not better known in English in the last 50 years. In the 19th cen-
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The Best of Mike Carlton, A selection from his wellloathed Sydney Morning Herald weekly column, "On Television" published by William Collins, 19.95. Reviewed by Roslyn Ross. This book is worth reading if only to find out how television entertaining reviews can be. Carlton is renowned for his incisive he also scripts and voices the often hilarious Friday News Review, which we also hear in Perth. and this collection of columns is no exception. Whether you like television or not is beside the point. Whether you recognise all the people he is talking about is also beside the point. Carlton is good for a chuckle and manages to put television (and all those who work in it) where it belongs but is rarely found . . . in perspective.
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spice and everything nice — or the current decaffeinated psychosociology. This collection is a series of extracts from letters of spiritual direction to two people. One can only hope One was a young nun worms experiencing the perils the that derived more nourish- of the novitiate and ment from them than novice mistress; the the Sisters did from other an unknown pertheir diet of sugar and son with less complex
problems. Both correspondents received advice that is a blend of holiness and common sense, warm, witty, responsive to our human foibles. The centre of any Christian spirituality must be Christ. The Abbe de Tourville never allows his technique to create a barrier between Christ
and the reader. He shines openly and personally through the pragmatic prescriptions for each difficutty. Personal is a key to the style. The author believes that personal knowledge of Christ is possible and necessary. He told his novice friend:
Another note that sounds contemporary is his optimism in a world of change and of secular pressure. He advises his friends In any age this is a to observe that the old sane and optimistic world of his day was beginning to a novi- being sloughed like a tiate or any spiritual used skin. life. There was no peace Friends is another in the soul that could key word. His own not accept its new suit personal motto was of clothes. This is a The Church and spirituality unchangFriendship. The friend- ing in Christ but etership was for Christ nally changing with and all he met in the world in which Christ. This lovely Christ incamates himflower of Christian self. spirituality blossoms Collins yet again has in various ages of our enriched by us history. It is suitable another renewed classic from our past. for our time.
Splitting Up, by Judy Hogg, published by O'Neil, Currey $12.95. Reviewed by Roslyn Ross.
that a legal solution is the only one appropriate to their case. She frequently refers to other facilities such as counselling and mediation that are available in the community and strongly recommends that such options be considered. It is a sad fact she says, that so many marriages end in divorce. The Family Law Act sought to simplify Australia's divorce law by establishing
only one ground for divorce: irretrievable breakdown of marriage after a separation of 12 months. Nevertheless, she adds, the fact that it deals with people's future lives, their children and their property, makes it not only a complex area of the law but a highly emotional one as well. Splitting Up deals in detail with all the topics that are likely to arise when a rela-
tionship breaks down. These include: counselling, choosing a lawyer, children, property, money matters, what happens in court, de facto relationships, new relationships and religious views. The book also includes detailed appendixes which list Government departments and organisations that may be of help in making decisions through this difficult period.
tury many convents in Australia had ontheir library shelves copies or translations of French books on spirituality. The brave new nuns of the liberation burnt them all as the corybantes of Ms Greer burnt their bras. Their predecessors were equally destructive in turning their treasures over to the bookworms and the cockroaches to consume.
"I beg you to begin this happy pursuit of interior peace and an amazing companionship with Our Lord."
No peace in the soul that could not accept its new suit of clothes
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This book is a handbook for people facing separation or divorce in Australia. Some may consider such a subject unsuitable but the fact is that more than 40 percent of marriages in Australia end in divorce and Catholic marriages are no exception. This is not a book of social comment, it is a book of facts. It is a book for solicitors, doctors, ministers and social workers, as well as for the couples themselves.
PUTTING UP A vital handbook for people facing separation or diNorce in Australia
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The author, Judy Hogg, has a law degree from the University of Melbourne. She has practised Family Law since the act came into operation and is now a partner of a Melbourne law firm. She lives in a Melbourne suburb with her husband and two sons. Her book is written from the point of view of a lawyer and Judy Hogg says that readers should not assume
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Theories of ExistT.L.S. by ence, Sprigge, published by $7.95. Pelican, Reviewed by Roslyn Ross. This is a sequence of essays on the fundamental questions of philosophy. light reading it is not but then, when the subject matter is the meaning of the universe. the essence of human nature relationship the and between the two, that is not surprising. Throughout history this
question has been pondered and has received radically different interpretations. Materialism, the dualistic Christiantiy of Descartes, the panetheism of Spinoza, the dialecticism of Hegel and Marx, Schopenhauer's will, the of denial Nietzsche's ideal of selffulfilment and the existentialism of Heidegger and Sartre is what this book is all material Such about. requires patient study if one is to grasp a broad understanding.
It is a book that will appeal to philosophers and others who wish to understand the essential elements of this fascinating area of thought.
For most of us it is to be tackled a chapter at a time. but each of those chapters will prove thought provoking.
A good giggle The Wine Dictionary, by Keith Dunstan, illustrated by Jeff Hook, published by Sun Papermac, $7.95. This one is good for a giggle as the humorous Keith Dunstan takes a light-hearted look at the A to Z of sipping and sniffing. Wine, he says, is the cleverest thing God invented after sex. Wine lasts longer and causes infinitely less trouble. Dunstan unmasks the mysteries of viticulture, vinous imbibation and vinicide in a book that is a merry must.
Louisiana, by Maurice Denuziere. published by Pan, 1795. Reviewed by Rosli71 Ross. bis one loses a little in the I translation I suspect hut still makes easy reading. It's the story of the Darmilliers family and their cotton plantation in the heart of Louisiana. It's classic "Old South" stuff uith a beautiful wonum. cirri a ar and unrequited love. Maurice Denuriere is currently working on two more novels which will complete this American saga. A former journalist, he has had ?IllMEITMS PlOtris published.
new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new title Scandal, by AS. Wilson, published by Penguin, $4.95. A delightful black corned) from the bestselling author of The Sweets of Pimlico and Wise Virgin. The plot involves the scandal that never fails to hit the headlines. . . 'Politician commits gross indiscretion.' Press, public and politicians leap gratefully onto the trail of the hounded transgressor. The Food Processor Cookbook, by Carol Bowen, published by Pars. Chop, slice, grate, mix, blend, puree, mince... you name it, a food processor does it. This versatile machine, however, is frequently underutilised purely because people don't know how to make the most of it. Carol Bowen sets out to show you how your food processor can save you time
and effort, while at the same time producing original and delicious dishes. There is a complete rundown of the different types of food processors available today, but since the book is British you may not recognise them all. Carol Bowen explains how to operate them, how to use the various attachments, and how to convert your favorite conventional recipes so that your food processor does all the hard work. There's a special section of recipes, including dishes for babies, children and slimmers. Delights, Particular Cooking for all the senses, by Nathalie Hambm, published by Papermac, $9.95. If you are on the lookout for dishes with a difference then this is the book for you. Nathalie Hambm has put together such delights as savory corn bread, parmesan
puffs. yellow pancakes with coconut sauce, date and oat slices, geranium jelly and nasturtium and avocado salad. The author, the recipes and therefore the book, are all highly individual. It is a book about the art of eating which is a rather wider notion than the art of cooking. When Nathalie Hambro serves up a meal it is a delight to the senses as well as the stomach. She makes extensive use of fruits, flowers and herbs in her dishes and this makes them something 'more' than a little out of the ordinary. You won't be an 'ordinary' cook for long with a book like this on the shell The Oxford Guide to Word Games, by Tony Augarde, published by Oxford University Press,
$19.99. The Guide examines traditional forms of word play
such as riddles, word squares and anagrams. as well as popular games. types of verbal manipulation like puns and spoonerisms, and guessing games like charades and Hangman. All kinds of word games and word play, from acrostics and crosswords to tongue twisters, have their place in this remarkably varied collection of verbal ingenuity. The Stories of Katherine Mansfield, edited by Antony Alpers, published by Oxford Australia, $45. This first definitive edition will surprise many readers who thought they knew what sort of writer Mansfield was. Through his access to a previously unknown American collection of her manuscripts Alpers, who is also her biographer, has been able to free her work from the softfocus given in Murry's editions
The Mechanical Eye in Australia. Photography 1841-1900, by Alan Davies and Peter Stanby published bury, Oxford Australia, $25. This unique and authoritative volume will be welcomed by photographers, historians, genealogists and researchers alike. Several hundred photographs, illustrations and advertisements, many never before published, document the changof technology ing photography in Australia A listing of more than 3000 amateur and professional photographers from the
land's best known children's writers. The Wedding Ghost, by Leon Garfield, published by Oxford Australia. $12.99. The wedding presents had all been opened but one. Inside was a map that led the bridegroom on a journey of intrigue to the wedding ghost.
nineteenth century will be an invaluable research tool.
On the Edge, by Gillian Cross, published by Oxford Australia, $19.99. Jinny Slattery was trying to make sense of the strange family living in the old farmhouse. The boy is trying to work out why he is at the farmhouse. Who is he and why is he confused?
Journey Under Warning, by Elsie Locke, pubOxford by lished Australia, $12.99. The period of the early settlement of New Zealand is vividly portrayed in this novel by one of New Zea-
Chicken Licken. by Garin Bishop, published by Oxford Australia, $11.99. Chicken Licken, Henny Penny, Cocky Locicy, Ducky Daddies and Turkey Lurkey are on their way to tell the
Queen that the sky is falling whern they meet up with Foxy Woxy! Gavin Bishop retells, with his superb illustrations, the story of this fated journey. Costume Accessories: Fans. by Helen Alexander. published by Batsford.
$19.99. Covering the development and use of farts as a costume accessory from 1600 to the present day. The Heart of English. Nine to Fourteen, byJohn Pearce, published by Oxford Australia, $10.99. A practical manual for all who teach English to children between the ages of 9 to 14. Written with the nonspecialist teacher in mind it will also be invaluable for student teachers. The author summarises and discusses recent research find inp and illuminates these, with descriptions of classroom practice.
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WHAT'S ON A SECOND FOR WA A six-day retreat was held recently at the Prayer House, Dardanup. It was the second Charismatic-type retreat for nuns to be held in WA. Six religious orders were represented.
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SOCIAL CLUB REUNION The Catholic Social Club will hold a reunion on Sunday, October 27, from 11 am to 3 pm at the WAIT lake, Kent St entrance. A barbecue will be supplied. Further enquiries can be made with Steve Futado 444 0297 or Brian Miguel 410 1623.
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MAJELLAN ANNUAL MASS The annual Majellan Mass co-inciding with the feast of St Gerard Majellan will be celebrated in the Monastery, Vincent St, North Perth at 8 pm on Tuesday. October 15. The customary social follows and those coming are asked to bring one plate of supper between four persons. Present and former Majellans are welcome.
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DATE: Friday 4th & Saturday 5th October 1985 VENUE: John Curtin Senior High School (Cnr East & Ellen Street Fremantle)
SPEAKERS Brian & Denise Mills (Focolare Movement) Norma Woodcock (Group 50) Br. Peter St. John (Christian Brother)
PROGRAMME FRIDAY: 7.30pm •— Opening Address -- Bishop Healy Rally -- 7.45pm-9.30pm SATURDAY: 10.00am-11.30am Workshop — Brian & Denise Mills BREAK: 11.30am-1.30pm LUNCH AFTERNOON: 1.30pm-3.00pm Workshop — Brian & Denise Mills & Br. St. John SESSION: 1.30pm-3.00pm Workshop - (Youth) Norma Woodcock BREAK: 3.00pm-6.30pm — Afternoon Tea, Fellowship, Reflection EVENING: 6.30pm at St. Patrick's Church Fremantle SESSION: Mass & anointing of the sick (Celebrant Archbishop Foley) followed by rally — Norma Woodcock Registration Ring 417 2216 (Before 6pm) No Fees Charged A collection will be taken up. Creche: Available Throughout Seminar BYO: Note Book. Pen, Name Tag, Bible, Lunch & Evening Meal (Tea & Coffee Provided, there are food outlets nearby)
BUNBURY MAJELLAN ANNIVERSARY Past and present Bunbury Majellans, and those involved with Majellans over the past 25 years, are invited to the 25th anniversary on Sunday October 20. Mass will be celebrated at St Thomas' Church, Carey Park at 11 am, followed by a luncheon in the adjoining St Gerard Centre. Bunbury ladies please bring a plate. Contacts: Pat Malatesta (097) 211747; Annette Morellini (097) 281112; Pam Blee (097) 217963 and Jan Hynes, 78 Stirling St, Bunbury.
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Rain marred the final day's tennis of this year's championships. Fortunately it wasn't sufficient to wash out play completely and all finals were able to be finished except for the mixed doubles championship. The men's championship singles was won by Damian Messer who defeated Steve Mason in three sets 6/4, 3/ 6, 6/3. Although both players had difficulty with the blustery conditions, the final was still of a very high standard. Damian was able to adjust his game the better and played more consistent tennis. The women's singles final was an all Johnson affair
CHARISMATIC HEALING SERVICE A service of healing incorporating the celebration of the Sacraments and the laying on of hands, will be held at St Joseph's Church Subiaco, on Friday October 11, at 7.30 pm. The service will include teaching on healing and reconciliation, the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Mass, and the ministry of laying on of hands. All are welcome to participate in this healing service. The evening is sponsored by the Leeclerville Prayer Groups of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, the prayer groups themselves being conducted as an outreach of Bethel Covenant Community. For further information please contact Mr Pat Callahan, on 381 1856, or Mrs Pam Carr, on 381 2516.
MATERNITY CLOTHES NEEDED Pregnancy Help has an urgent need for gifts of maternity clothes. An official said the clothes should be good, used and clean, and can be sent to Pregnancy Help, 459 Hay St, Perth. There is also a continuing need for babywear. Donors can call day or night on 322 5655.
-WORK FOR A JUST PEACE" The Mirrabooka Parish Social Justice Group is holding a meeting at 8 pm Friday October 11, at the Parish House, 37 Changton Way, Balga, to discuss the recently released statement "Work for a Just Peace". Inquiries: P. Algaba 367 6333 office hours or 342 8856; I. McCabe 342 7928 A /hours.
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with Joanne defeating Sue 7/6, 6/7, W/O. The match was a battle of wits with neither player prepared to venture to the net. As a result there were continuously long base line rallies with neither player prepared to concede a point to the other. Unfortunately, Sue injured her knee and had to withdraw. It was a disappointment,
as there was little between the two girls and either could have won it. In other matches the results were: Women's doubles — J. and S. Johnson defeated K. Williams and G. Alderman 6/1,6/1; men's doubles — J. and A. Cunningham defeated D. Messer and F. Norton 6/4, 6 /4; handicap men's singles — G. Quain defeated J. Ferris 9/4; handicap wom-
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September 26: Confirnriation, Shenton Park, Archbishop Foley; Uniting Church Synod, Ross Memorial Church, West Perth, Monsignor Keating. September 27: Pregnancy Help dinner, South Perth, Archbishop Foley. September 28: Confirmation, Beverley, Archbishop Foley. September 29: Confirmation, Carlisle, Bishop Healy; Confirmation, Pingelly, Archbishop Foley. October 3: St Francis of Assisi Feast day, Midland, Archbishop Foley. October 4: Mass and Induction of St Vincent de Paul president, Cathedral Archbishop Foley; Charismatic conference, Fremantle, Bishop Healy. October 5: Blessing and Opening Yidarra Primary School, Bateman, Archbishop Foley. October 6: Confirmation, Midland, Archbishop; Confirmation, Spearwood, Bishop Healy; Blessing of Foundation Stone of new church, Spearwood, Bishop Healy. October 9: Confirmation, East Victoria Park, Bishop Healy. October 10: Confirmation, Rock ingham, Monsignor Keating. October 11: Catenian Carnival ball, Bishop Healy. en's singles — R. O'Neill defeated J. Fisher 9 / 6; handicap mixed doubles — Paul and Kerry Messer defeated R. Raux and S. Gordon 9/3; veteran men's doubles — K. Quain and R. Smith defeated B. Mason and K. Hardiman W/O; veteran women's doubles -- L. Messer and N. Hinton defeated P. Fanowrios and P. Hackett 7/6, 6/2; veteran mixed doubles — K. Quain and D. Jefferson defeated B. and G. McMahon 6/1, 6/2; junior boys' singles — J. Hughan defeated J. Ferris. The mixed doubles championship final is still to be played. D. Messer and J. Johnson are to play S. Mason and S. Johnson.
QUEEN QUEST DINNER The annual queen quest dinner is being held at the Hellenic Centre, 20 Parker Street, Northbridge on Sat urday October 19. Tickets are $25 a single which includes a four course meal and drinks. All association members and their friends are welcome. Tickets can be obtained from club secretaries or by telephoning Leonie Messer on 458 1898. ASSOCIATION MEETING The next meeting of the association is to be held on Tuesday October 1 at 8 pm at the home of Pauline Gorringe, 49 Stoneham Road, Attadale.
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