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Soon after participating in Emmaus Community's CD, AL's NOW AND THEN, Father Jordan Perry is back at Bonsai studio.
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ome back, Tom Lehrer, all is forgiven. Well, perhaps not every Catholic feels that way towards the master satirist of the 1960s. But I do. The now-seldom heard Lehrer was a rare comic talent. A mathematician with a flair for playing piano, he started writing ditties on important world themes at a time when the world was radically changing. TV made him a star - and when Vietnam era student radicalism was in vogue, singing Tom Lehrer songs was a fashionable way of showing you were "switched on" to the popular mood. Anti-nuclear sentiment inspired songs like "We Will All Go Together When We Go" and "So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)" The latter included the memorable punchline, sung by a nuclear warera soldier to his mother as he goes off to battle: "try to smile somehow/ I'll look for you when the war is over/ an hour and a half from now." But for many Catholics, by far Lehrer's most memorable tune was "Vatican Rag" - a song penned in the final year of the Second Vatican Council. It became an instant cult hit. Older Catholics may remember feeling hurt by hearing Lehrer's comical singing about their faith in "Vatican Rag." The song's references to the doctrine of transubstantiation, the practice of confession and the pious custom of praying the rosary did not go down well with those who see these things as beyond being mentioned in a humourous context. But personally,Idoubt that causing hurt was ever part of Tom Lehrer's intentions in this song. Satire, after all, is not only about making fun. When done well - and
I say, I say with Paul Gray nobody ever "did" satire better than have a point? On the recording, Tom Lehrer - it's also about holding Lehrer started by describing what silly human ideas and foibles up to had happened at the (then) just conthe cold harsh light of day. cluded Vatican Council. He In "Vatican Rag,"Ithink that Lehrer, said:"Among the things they did, in although not a Catholic himself, was an attempt to make the Church more doing just this. I think he was NOT commercial, was to introduce the attacking the faith of Catholics. vernacular into portions of the Mass InsteadIthink was sounding a note to replace Latin, and to widen someof caution to us about our big "exper- what the range of music permissible iment" with liturgical reform. in the liturgy. And surely, our actual experience "But I feel that if they really want of liturgical reform in most church- to 'sell the product' in a secular age, es around the English-speaking what they ought to do is redo some world in the past 40 years has proved of the liturgical music in popular that he was right to do so. song forms." Lehrer then sings "VatSomeone recently gave me a copy ican Rag" as an example of what he of a live recording of "Vatican Rag" means - to great laughter from the made in 1965. Lehrer's introductory audience. comments struck me forcefully. There's no doubt about it - "Vatican Bear in mind that the following are Rag" was a comment on the Catholic the words of a humourist, not a jour- Church. nalist. But also ask yourself: does he But the real butt of Lehrer's
humour was not the pious faith of Catholics. Rather it was the ill-thought out idea that the ancient majesty of the Catholic Mass could somehow be made more "relevant" and popular by commercialising it and "dwnbing it down." Obviously, it was never the conscious intention of the liturgical reformers to let this happen. But just as obviously, it's what in fact HAS happened. Silly liturgical ideas have been experienced by all of us. In some places, a kind of liturgical mayhem has engulfed parish communities, with all public sense of reverence for the Mass and sacraments being lost Truly dreadful, outdated pop songs, badly written and badly sung, can often be heard in church in place of the glorious liturgical music of bygone years. We have to be big enough to confront this ugly truth. If the idea behind wholesale liturgical changes was to bring more people into Church, then it's pretty clear from the experience of the years since the Council that the idea has been a failure. More people are NOT coming to Church. "Reform," on this level, just hasn't worked. With nearly 40 years' sobering experience under our belts since the Council, perhaps it's time to recognise that at least one non-Catholic satirist way back in 1965 understood what was really at stake. You can't mix chalk and cheese and you can't make "ragtime" music out of the Catholic liturgy. It's time we gave up trying. Normal scheduling of Record columns will return at some indeterminate date in the New Year
Three-day conference on Mysteries of Light from Flame Ministeries In the spirit of The Year of The Rosary announced by Pope John Paul II, Perth's Flame Ministries International will present a three day conference on the new mysteries of the Holy Rosary called; Entering the Mysteries of Light to be held at the Sacred Heart College in Hocking Parade, Sorrento from January 24 to 26, 2003. The conference seeks to assist participants in contemplating more deeply and effectively on the new mysteries of the Holy Rosary through a Biblical knowledge of the texts in order to enter more fully into their mysteries. The conference also seeks to bring an experiential knowledge of Jesus Christ to those who seek a personal encounter and relationship with him in order that they not only know about him whom Mary reveals, but also know him as a personal friend and Saviour. "This conference, the 13th since 1990, seeks to be obedient to Mary's maternal instruction, 'Do whatever He asks' in order to fulfill our call as Jesus' disciples in the spirit of the New Evangelisation," Flame Min-
istries senior director, Mr Eddie Russell said. The daytime sessions on the New Mysteries and related subjects are for registered delegates only, but the three evening sessions are open to the public and they will focus on celebration and praise. These sessions will also include a short message reflecting the needs of our times as well as our elevation as Sons of God and the Light of the World. During the evening sessions, prayer will also be available for healing and conversion.. Archbishop Hickey will give the opening address on the'Friday night called, The Year of the Rosary and Living in the Light. The other speakers will be Bishop Don Sproxton, Fr Bob Carden, Raymond de Souza, Steve Peake and Eddie Russell. For those wishing to attend for the whole conference there is inexpensive live-in accommodation and a children's ministry available. Contact Flame Ministries International on 08 9382 3668 or E-mail fmi@flameministries.org for more details.
Top of the pops Soon after participating in the public and industry profesEmmaus Community's CD, AL's sionals alike, Emmaus CommuniNOW AND THEN, Father Jordan ty wasted no time. With such a Pe-Ty is back at Bonsai studio. Pic- soothing, soulful and unique timtured here during a recent record- bre, Father Jordan Perry is ideally ing session, he narrates the New suited to this ground-breaking Mysteries Of Light on THE Rosary recording. ROSARY CD, to be released by All profits from both CD sales Emmaus Community early in the are being channelled towards new year. Emmaus Community providing Father Jordan Perry's narration loving and supportive environof the first part of the Amazing ments for one of our society's marGrace Trilogy on NOW AND ginalised groups - people living THENreceived such acclaim from with a mental illness.
Mater Dei saddles up for East Timor children Students from the Mater Bei College at Edgewater have made high quality toys for children of East 'Timor. Students taking part in the project were from the Year 11 wood fabrication class and the Year 10 materials class. The toys - rocking horses - are being donated to Brother Oily's Wheelchairs. Br Oily is right in picture with Rob Norgrove, the college's design co-ordinator and the students.
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Pontiff calls for political change International community needs to stop violence By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II said the worsening chain of violence in the Middle East calls for a "revolution" in political thinking and for regional leaders committed to the respect of human dignity. In his annual World Peace Day message, he also suggested the time has come to consider a new international organisation capable of ensuring peace in strife-torn places like the Holy Land. The Pope said he was not suggesting a "global superstate" to regulate international affairs, but a mechanism to help make international political decisions more participatory. The fratricidal conflict in the Holy Land - where international interests have compounded the problems instead of resolving them - cries out for such a new approach, he said. The text of the Pope's message was released two weeks ahead of the Church's celebration of World Peace Day, on January 1. The message commemorated the 40th anniversary of Blessed Pope John XXIII's landmark encyclical, "Pacem in Terris" ("Peace on Earth") and reflected on its themes. Pope John Paul said "Pacem in Terris" had been prophetic in many ways, especially in its recognition that an emerging human rights movement marked a new phase in human history. From the fall of dictatorships to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, global events have proved Pope John right, he said. John Paul II Much of the world had become freer, channels of dialogue have been opened, and the threat of nuclear war has been isation of the human family, truly capable of ensuring contained, he said. peace and harmony between peoples as well as their inteAt the same time, the global imbalance between rich and gral development," he said. poor is taking new forms, he warned. "But let there be no misunderstanding. This does not "We are witnessing the emergence of an alarming gap mean writing the constitution of a global super-state," he between a series of new 'rights' being promoted in said. advanced societies - the result of new prosperity and new "Rather, it means continuing and deepening processes technologies - and other more basic human rights still not already in place to meet the almost universal demand for being met," he said. participatory ways of exercising political authority, even The Pope said he was thinlcing in particular of the fun- international political authority, and for transparency and damental rights to food, drinlcing water, housing and self- accountability at every level of public life," he said. determination, rights still unmet for many people. The Pope said that perhaps nowhere is there a more Thus a "serious disorder" remains in world affairs, gen- obvious need for such political intervention than in the erating tensions and conflict around the globe, he said. Middle East and the Holy Land, where "day after day, year The United Nations had played an important role, he said, after year, the cumulative effect of bitter mutual rejection but peace and respect for human rights remain elusive in and an unending chain of violence and retaliation have shattered every effort so far to engage in serious dialogue." many places. "The volatility of the situation is compounded by the "This is the time for all to work together for a new organ-
clash of interests among the members of the international community," he said. The impasse will be broken only when leaders undergo a "veritable revolution" in the way they use their power and secure their people's welfare, he said. The Middle East needs men and women who will implement policies based on respect for human dignity and human rights, the Pope said. "Such policies are incomparably more advantageous to everyone than the continuation of conflict," he said. The papal letter did not touch upon other concrete examples of international conflict, nor did it examine the recent increase in global terrorism and US-led efforts to contain it through military means. But at a Vatican press conference to present the peace day message, Archbishop Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said that in a world since September 11, 2001, peace is threatened by the "cancer" of international terrorism. The archbishop added that terrorism can never be fought at the expense of human rights and humanitarian rights. He specifically rejected the concept of a preventative war, saying it was just another term for a war of aggression. Responding to questions about US threats to wage war on Iraq, Archbishop Martino said it was important to disarm countries that hold weapons of mass destruction, but that the United Nations is the proper vehicle for that. The archbishop, who represented the Vatican at the United Nations until his recent appointment to the justice and peace council, said that while the current UN weapons inspections in Iraq are laborious, he hoped they would be successful. In his 15-page message, issued in seven languages, the Pope focused on the four basic principles identified by "Pacem in Terris" as essential for world peace: truth, justice, love and freedom. The Pope said the bond between peace and truth means that no human activity takes place outside the sphere of moral judgment, and international politics cannot be considered a "free zone" in which moral law holds no sway. Respect for truth also means that state and government leaders must honor their commitments, including those made in international forums, he said. "Promises made to the poor should be considered particularly binding," he said. In this sense, the failure to maintain aid commitments to developing countries is a "serious moral question and further highlights the injustice of the imbalances existing in the world," he said. The Pope said that along with increasing awareness of human rights, the international community needs to insist more on the "universal human duties" that correspond to such rights.
No need to go to war News of the with act says professor Church from By Stephen Steele
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US moves toward war with Iraq, the peace movement is perceived by the public and portrayed in the media as naive, said a University of Notre Dame professor. Advocates of peace have been marginalised in the post-September 11, 2001, world by those who seek a more aggressive approach to fighting terrorism, said George Lopez, director of policy studies and a senior fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame. After the terrorist attacks on the United States, the peace movement "was seen as being out of touch with the sensitivity of those who felt a sense of loss," Lopez said at Catholic Relief Services headquarters in Baltimore. Lopez made his remarks during the forum, "War is Not the Only Option: Possibilities for Peace in Iraq." Lopez said the peace movement needed to redefine itself. He said it was a legitimate concern of the US to be sure that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction. "but that doesn't translate into the toppling of another government." Lopez said the peace movement needed to redefine Itself in order to attract the "mid-
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living the tradition of the 'Acts of the Apostles' ... An Israeli armored personnel unit takes position outside the Church of the Photo CNS/Reuters Nativity in Bethlehem on November 22. die-class soccer mum from the He noted that the suburbs." language used by the US government to describe Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was similar to what was said about Libyan leader Moammar Gad-
haft in the early 1980s. 'No one says how the United States was in the same situation with Gadhaft, and we worked it out,' Lopez said. 'We were on the verge of war with Libya, and we walked away."
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he Archdiocese of Armagh is turning to the Internet to look for a key ingredient of the Church's future: vocations. The primatial see of Ireland already maintains a site (www.armagharchdiocese.org) for day-to-day information. Now, it is giving visitors access to a supplementary site, Pilgrim Path, aimed at young men thinking of the priesthood. Archbishop Sean Brady officially launched the site on March 7 The Pilgrim Path site addresses frequently-asked questions about the priesthood, formation, and the daily life and work of the clergy. The site also includes full video and audio downloads. In his introduction to Pilgrim Path, Archbishop Brady notes the Pope's message for World Communications Day 2002. In particular, the Pontiff urges Catholics at every level to make use of Internet for evangelization and vocations promotion, describing the electronic medium as "a new forum for proclaiming the Gospel." The use of the Internet for vocations isn't new. A simple Web search can produce a long list of sites, run by dioceses as well as religious congregations. Toward the end of the Jubilee year 2000 the Legion of Christ launched Shorelines, a
free weekly e-mail service designed to help young people discern their vocation. Now, the congregation is launching a Web site with a telltale name, www.vocation.com. Vocation.com features an archive of answers to vocation questions, fielded by Legionary Father Anthony Bannon. He has also answered hundreds of queries via e-mail for the Web site www.ewtn.com. "Of all the young men we helped over the years, more have been ordained for dioceses and other religious orders than for the Legion of Christ," he observed. "And that is very satisfying - part of our mission is to be a 'vocation catalyst.'" The new Internet ventures arrive just as the Pontifical Council for Social Communications published two relevant documents on the medium. "Ethics in Internet" and "The Church and Internet." The latter document, in No. 11, states: "Church leaders are obliged to use 'the full potential of the "computer age" to serve the human and transcendent vocation of every person, and thus to give glory to the Father from whom all good things come.'" Here in Perth, seekers may contact St Charles Seminary in Guildford (08) 9279 1310. or Fr Tim Deeter's Casa Frassati Vocational Discernment Centre, (08) 9328 4518.
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Deacons Oat Vuong, left, and Sagayaraj Arokiyadoss wait for their ordination ceremony to begin shortly after processing into the Cathedral with bishops and priests on the evening of Friday December 13. In the background are Deacons Corran Pike, Abraham Martin and Benedict Lee. The cathedral was packed for the occasion and saw plenty of international visitors. All the ortlinands, with the exception of Corran Pike, were born overseas.
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Archbishop Hickey addresses deacons and congregation in his homily. "Ordination to the priesthood is a call to serve, a call to lead, a call to live up to the expectations of Him who calls you," he told the five young men about to be ordained.
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Fellow priests working in the archdiocese came forward after the ordinations to pray over their new co-workers. Approximately 100 priests attended the ceremony, as well as Bishops Donald Sproxton, Peter Quinn and Gerard Holohan.
Fr Benedict Lee receives chalice and paten from the Archbishop.
Relatives come forward with vestments for the new Fr Dat Vuong.
The call is answered, as Archbishop Hickey ordains Fr Oat Vuong.
Fr Conan Pike's hands are annointed with Chrism by Archbishop Hickey. The action signifies the unique role of priestly hands that will consecrate the Eucharist and bless the people of God.
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Fr Sagayaraj leans forward as he blesses faithful after the conclusion of the ceremony in the cathedral.
Fr Abraham Martin distributes Communion for the first time as a priest.
An emotional moment as Fr Benedict Lee blesses, and then embraces, one of those - also a fellow Korean - who helped him on his journey to the priesthood.
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Catholic opinions from around Australia
The Church's helmsman Down Under In interviews and conversation He is also a man of the future, His Grace is thoughtful, thinks with education of the young as before he speaks, and tends to see one of his main priorities. Generthe best and believe the best ally speaking, catechetical educaabout most people, including tion for Catholic children has many of his opponents, if they been a mess in Australia for decades. don't always return the favour. I was also struck by his capacity In Melbourne, Dr. Pell oversaw to make a contribution to the the production of the "To Know. I wider Australian society. While Worship and Love" series of textAustralia generally is a prosper- books that are comprehensive, ous, happy country, we do have a orthodox, interesting and so well share of serious social problems presented that children love using in areas where the Church should them. This is a significant contribution to the Church. make its voice heard. ZENIT: What moved you to For example, there are 100,000 Seminary education is also one of write a book on Archbishop abortions a year - an extraordi- his key priorities and he has Pell? nary high rate for a country of 20 improved both the number of million people. Like many other recruits and the quality of their Livingstone: I have been a workWestern countries, we are not training both in Sydney and Meling journalist for 20 years and I having enough children to main- bourne. knew that Archbishop Pell's life is tain our population in the future, you describe His a vast and interesting story that even at current levels, without How would many people - Catholics and non- He is also the first Australian to migration. Grace in a thumbnail sketch? Catholics - would find fascinat- be archbishop of Melbourne and ing. archbishop of Sydney. Australia's Livingstone: Sometimes enigmatIt is a life with many twists and largest and most important cities. ic - he keeps a lot of his feelings turns. For example, he grew up in He also served as a member of and thoughts to himself, I think his parents' country hotel in Bal- the Congregation for the Doctrine He is a man of great faith, and larat, Victoria: was quite ill as a of the Faith for a decade. So clearprayer, andI think he has become small child, then made a strong ly there was never going to be any more prayerful in the face of the recovery to be a star footballer shortage of material for this book trials and tribulations of recent and sportsman at St. Patrick's years. Christian Brothers College in Bal- What struck you the most He is not in the least interested in larat, as well as excelling acade- about him as you were money, although he is someone Divorce and family instability are who gets the most out of life - he researching the book? mically and at debating. also major problems, and their loves traveling, visiting new Interestingly, he was, at least initially, a reluctant starter for the Livingstone: I was struck by his effect on children is becoming all places, surfing, catching up with priesthood although he devel- obvious leadership qualities, the too apparent. Dr. Pell has made friends and appreciates fine art oped a very clear sense that God breadth and depth of his knowl- some major speeches on these and music. was calling him. edge - not just of Church matters subjects in the past few years He's very loyal to his friends and As a priest he did a variety of jobs but of literature, languages, histo- which have received widespread keeps them for decades - he is 61 - country curate, head of a ry, politics and the world in gen- media coverage. Few other Aus- years old and I interviewed sevtralian bishops, if any, make such eral close friends he has known Catholic teachers college, semi- eral. nary rector. Then as auxiliary He is a prolific reader and has an an impact on subjects where the for more than 40 years, and one bishop of Melbourne from 1987 extraordinary capacity for study Church needs to be at the fore- he has known since they were to 1996 he ran Caritas Australia, and work. His loyalty to Christ front of public debate. In this, Dr both 10. He is obviously close to and traveled and worked exten- and His Church is absolute, as is Pell very much follows in the foot- his sister - a brilliant violinist sively in some of the poorest parts his loyalty to the Holy Father, his steps of Pope John Paul II, who is and his brother - an accountant, of the world. especially Asia. his brother's children and his brother bishops and priests. one of his great heroes.
As her biography of Archbishop George Pell of Sydney rolled off the presses, author TESS LIVINGSTONE shared her insights into the prelate with ZENIT.
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cousins. Interviewing them for the book,I found all of them down to earth and easy to talk to. Like His Grace, they have a good, dry sense of humor. George Pell is an ecumenist in the best sense - he mixes freely and well with members of the other Christian denominations and indeed with members of the other faiths, for example, Islam and Judaism. However, he does not indulge in the kind of false ecumenism that pretends that the very real differences between the Churches do not exist. that Catholicism is just a branch of some wider Christian church. What kind of impact could he have on the Catholic Church in Australia at this moment of history? Livingstone: A vast impact, through education, seminary training and giving a sense of purpose and direction. If George Pell had not been a priest he probably would have been a barrister or a doctor, but I could have imagined him becoming an important political leader. He would have made a good Prime Minister - the right combination of hard-headedness and big-heartedness - plus the intellect, presence and the oratory skills the job requires. Few Christian leaders in Australia today are of this calibre, which is a shame. But some of the younger priestsImet, in Melbourne especially, while preparing this book, struck me as leaders of the future for the Church and society at large - articulate, intelligent men with deep faith.
Protestants for the Thousands hit Joe and Rick's 'thank you' website Rosary? New site aims to register vote of thanks to priests
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wo Catholics have started a pastoral initiative of sorts - to help the clergy in the United States. Laymen Joe Lilly and Rick Redman, both former television news workers, wanted to make a statement of support for the good priests in their own lives and wound up doing considerably more than that. As Redman told the National Catholic Register, "Our television news experience taught us the media would hammer everything negative they could out of the story, and we felt that was unfair to the good priests." "Priests we knew told us they were afraid to go out in public with their collars on," Lilly added. So they staked out a place on the poor man's medium - the Internet With volunteer help from a few friends, the two created the Thank You Father Website (www.thankyoufather.com), which has received over 25,000 messages since its inauguration last August. The site introduction reads: "Recent headlines have showcased serious allegations involving several members of the clergy "Those cases will work their way through the legal system, as they should. We pray for justice and healing for all victims.
"However, the crisis in the Catholic Church has reminded us how important priests are to us. They're with us throughout our lives. They lead us during good times and bad. They minister to us on our spiritual journey. Now it's time we minister to the 'good guys.'" And minister they do - not through arguments or rhetoric, but through simple individual testimonials from ordinary people, telling the stories which are not making the local news. The everyday stories of everyday priests administering the sacraments. helping the needy in soul, mind or body - of priests being priests. Catholics around America are telling their stories - like the woman from Rockford, Illinois, who thanked "Father Joe" for helping to save her marriage by seeking out her non-Catholic husband at his workplace and talking to him. Or Ken and Joan in Springfield, Illinois, who remember the priest who came to their home to comfort them when their daughter died. Or the anonymous writer who recalled the indispensable role of each priest in making the sacraments available. As Lilly and Redman point out in the site introduction, the best way to express gratitude to priests is by going to them and thanking them in person.
Rosary may contribute to unity, says protestant theologian
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he rosary has found an unlikely fan if it does not detract from looking at Jesus, in a leading Protestant theologian. the Holy Spirit, the Father," he said. John Paul II's recent apostolic letter In this context, the Reformation commu"Rosarium Virginis Mariae" states, "To go nities can be encouraged by the Pope's through the scenes of the rosary with Mary words, the theologian said. is like going to the 'school" of Mary to read "Ithink that the evangelical churches can Christ, to penetrate his secrets, to under- rediscover Mary as the image of the perstand his message." The rosary can even son completely open to God with her 'fiat' promote ecumenism, the Pope affirms. [let it be done], with her 'Do whatever he That is a position shared by professor tells you," with her standing at the foot of Stephan Tobler of the University of Tubin- the cross, with her silent presence among gen, in Germany, a Reformed evangelical the disciples," professor Tobler said. theologian, Vatican Radio reported. "In this letter, the Pope emphasises that "Imust say thatIread it in one go," Tobler the rosary, more than a prayer of words, is said of the apostolic letter. "It is a letter of a contemplation of the mystery," he cona spiritual and theological depth thatIwas- tinued. n't expecting - a letter that breathes an "Certainly today's sensibility and quest is evangelical dimension, which has very primarily to rediscover a place where the much surprised me." heart rests, where the soul contemplates "The letter says that it is necessary to the mysteries of God and also the ways in relaunch the rosary as a Christological which this is possible. "We, in our traditions, must rediscover prayer," he added. "In fact, it does so, from the first to the last line." the ways that are equivalent, the analogy" Tobler added a note of optimism about When the document alludes to "the grace Mary gives us when we pray to her," it ecumenism: "I am convinced that if speaks of the grace that God gives us Catholics pray the rosary as proposed in almost from Mary's hand, "but with an this apostolic letter, and if evangelicals rec'almost' as if to say she 'is and is not,'" the ognize and rediscover without prejudices theologian said. this new way of conceiving the rosary, then "Therefore, it is introduced in this way in it will be a favourable occasion. the dynamic of the God-Trinity, whichIsee "But we must work on it." - ZENIT as close to the sensibility of the Reformers who appreciate the figure of Mary but only
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Him, the love for souls has been within. It grew with the years." At the age of 18 she left her family and homeland to answer Jesus' call to a missionary life in India as a Loreto nun. Eight years later, she made her final commitment to Christ as a religious. Six months after her perpetual profession of vows, she was still in awe at the intense joy that had marked the event. "If you would know how happy I was," she wrote home to her spiritual father in Skopje, Fr. Jambrekovic, S.J. "Of my free willIcould have set on fire my own holocaust [i.e., sacrificial offering]. ...I want to be only all for Jesus ...Iwould give everything for Him even life itself." Mother Teresa's life as a Loreto nun was characterized as a time of intense and generous love of God. As she wrote some years later, "In these 18 yearsIhave tried to live up to His desires.Ihave been burning with longing to love Him as He has never been loved before." THE VOW OF 1942 — "SOMEAs an expression of this daring desire, FOR hen Mother Teresa died at the THING VERY BEAUTIFUL" 1942 at the age of 36, Mother Teresa n i JESUS age of eighty-seven, she was a private vow to God. As she later made greatly admired for her generMother Teresa was, above all, a woman it, she "wanted to give Jesus 'explained ous love of God and dedicated service to in love with God. She seems to have fallvery beautiful," "something something the poor throughout the world. Yet en in love with Him at an early age and reserve." without because she resolutely revealed so little to have progressed in this love without Thus towards the end of her annual about what transpired within her, one serious hindrances. "From childhood the of could only surmise the intensity of her Heart of Jesus has been my first love," retreat that year, with the permission herself bound she director, spiritual her love for God and souls. Now, thanks to she once wrote. Along with this early intiask discoveries made during the process for macy with Jesus, Mother Teresa had "to give to God anything that He may anything.'" Him refuse to 'not her beatification and canonization, we received a special grace at the time of her This exceptional vow was rooted in the are given a new and privileged view into First Communion: "From the age of 5Mother Teresa's soul, into that mystical and-a-half years, when first I received delicacy of a great love and deeply felt
As the process of beatification for Mother Teresa progresses, the postulator of the cause, Missionary of Charity priest Fr Brian Kolodiejchuck, has written a detailed revelation of the interior experiences which formed the foundation of her calling and her remarkable life's work. Circulated from Rome by Zenit, with his permission, the article is here condensed for readers of The Record.
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communion with God that formed her life, teaching, and works of charity. Perhaps the most significant and inspiring of these "secrets" of her heart are three remarkable aspects of her relationship with Jesus. The first concerns an extraordinary private vow that Mother Teresa made in 1942. The second pertains to the source of Mother Teresa's inspiration to serve the poorest of the poor. The third centres on her striking experience of interior darkness that settled upon her as she began her work among the poor of Calcutta. These three phenomena, especially when seen in relation to each other, lead us to a greater appreciation of the depth of Mother Teresa's holiness and the relevance of her example and message for our time. This essay will present the vow of 1942 and the call of 1946.
need to give herself completely to God. As the spiritual theologian, Jordan Aumann, 0.P., spells out, "Love unites the will of the lover to the will of the beloved, and perfect abandonment requires the complete surrender of our own will to that of God.... [Such] abandonment to the will of God is found only in souls that are far advanced in perfection." Years later Mother Teresa expressed the ideal she had lived for so many years in an instruction to her Sisters: "True love is surrender. Submission for someone who is in love is more than a duty, ills a blessedness. Only total surrender can satisfy the burning desire of a true Missionary of Charity" The permission of Mother Teresa's spiritual director confirms that this vow was not based on mere whim nor aimed at a dangerous or impossible ideal. Rather, the grace moving Mother Teresa to make this vow presupposed a complete trust in God and an already well-established habit of seeking to do the most pleasing to Him. For seventeen years the vow remained a personal though powerful secret that Mother Teresa shared only with her spiritual director. Animating all her activity during those years was her desire to love God wholeheartedly by doing His will in all things. Not until April 1959, on the eighth day of a retreat made with Fr. L Picachy, S.J., did she write of the vow and its effect on her: "This is what hides everyContinued over thing in me."
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A Catholic nun, helping the Missionaries of Charity, serves a bowl of rice to a poor woman in Calcutta, India, December. 25 2001. They offer free food to the poor during Christmas.
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ome time later, when the Archbishop of Calcutta, Ferdinand POrier. S.J., seemed to think that she was acting too hurriedly in opening a new foundation. Mother Teresa felt the need to disclose to him the real reason behind the haste that characterised all her undertakings. In her letter of September 1 1959 she tells him of her vow and how love moves her to respond immediately: "For these 17 years I have tried Ito be faithful to that vow] and this is the reason whyIwant to act at once." The vow also proved to be a source of strength during the long years of her painful spiritual trial. As she wrote to her spiritual director, Fr. Joseph Neuner, S.J., in the spring of 1960, "Since then 119421 I have kept this promise, and sometimes when the darkness is very dark and I am on the verge of saying 'No' to God the thought of that promise pulls me up." Mother Teresa regarded her vow of 1942 as a sacred bond uniting her with her Divine Spouse. Jesus, for His part, took Mother Teresa at her word. Several years later in 1946, in a series of interior locutions and visions, He asked her to found a new religious community totally dedicated to service of the poorest of the poor. In His words to Mother Teresa, Jesus alludes to her vow: "You have become my spouse for My love. Will you refuse to do this for me? Refuse Me not." This call of Jesus is the second "secret" of Mother Teresa.
193Z after Mother Teresa made her final profession as a Loreto nun, she continued at St. Mary's, teaching catechism and geography. In 1944 she became Principal of the School. In the classroom. Mother Teresa was more than just a presence. She was concerned to share her supernatural vision of life with her students and to lead them to a deeper faith. She also had the opportunity to serve the poor in clinics run by the Loreto Sisters. These encounters made a deep impression on her. Mother Teresa was noted for her charity, generosity, and courage; her capacity for hard work; a natural talent for organisation; and a joyous spirit. She was a prayerful, faithful and fervent religious. Her love and generosity were evident to all. The Sisters of her community, as well as the pupils and the boarders of St. Mary's, loved and admired her.
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Mother Teresa left the Loreto convent in Entally, Calcutta on the evening of Monday, September 9 1946 for a holiday and eight day retreat in Darjeeling. Sometime the next day, while on the train, Mother Teresa heard for the rust time the voice of Jesus by interior locution. Over the course of the next months, by means of further interior locutions and several interior visions, Jesus asked her to establish a religious community that would be dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor and, as MothMOTHER TERESA'S er Teresa phrased it, "satiate His "INSPIRATION" thirst for love and for souls." This From the time of her first pro- experience on the train was a fession of vows in May 1931, turning point in Mother Teresa's Mother Teresa was assigned to life; she always referred to it as the Entally community of the a "call within a call." September Loreto nuhs in Calcutta and 10 came to be celebrated among taught at St. Mary's Bengali the Missionaries of Charity as Medium School for girls. Among "Inspiration Day." other responsibilities the zealFrom 1946 until her death, ous young religious took charge Mother Teresa resolutely refused of another Loreto school, St. Tere- to give any details about the sa's Primary Bengali Medium inspiration to begin the MissionSchool, located on Lower Circu- aries of Charity or about the lar Road. The daily excursion process of discernment that led through the city gave her the to the official establishment of opportunity to observe the want the new institute on October 7 and suffering of the poor. In May 1950. As she wrote to her Sisters
in 1993, "For me Jesus' thirst is Mary's School. As soon as the that Fr. Van Faxem, now fully consomething so intimate so I have opportunity presented itself, she vinced that Mother Teresa's felt shy until now to speak to you related to Fr. Celeste Van Exem, experience was "from God and of September 10. I wanted to do S.J., her spiritual director, every- from the Immaculate Heart of as Our Lady who 'kept all these thing that had happened on the Mary." allowed her to inform the things in her heart.'" In fact, train and during the retreat and Archbishop of her inspiration. prompted by profound humility, "showed him the few notesIhad THE LEnns Mother Teresa insistently want- written during the retreat." Mother Teresa disclosed the ed these documents to be During the following weeks, Fr. destroyed. As she explained to Van Exem attempted to discern call to Archbishop POrier in a letArchbishop Ferdinand Perier, S.J. the genuineness of the inspira- ter dated January 13 1947. She in a letter of 30 March 195Z "I tion Mother Teresa had received. begins by telling him she is writwant the work to remain only She, meanwhile, "kept on telling ing with the permission of Fr. Van His. When the beginning will be him whatever passed in my soul, Exem and declares" at one word that Your Grace would say I am known people will think more of In thoughts and desires," while ready never to consider again me, less of Jesus." However, he instructed her "to pray and any of those strange thoughts Archbishop Porter did not heed remain silent over it." When she which have been coming continMother Teresa's request. These wrote a letter to her Superior ually." This letter to Archbishop documents were among those General in January 1948. Moth- Perier provides a synopsis of the collected for her Cause of Beatier Teresa related that after she inspiration received from Jesus, fication and Canonisation. From had informed Fr. Van Exem of "what went on between Him and them abundant light is now shed on the history of the founding of her experience he "put me off. me during the days of much Though he saw it was from God, prayer." The second letter repeatthe Missionaries of Charity. still he forbade me to even think ed what Jesus said, but also disabout it. Often, very often during closed HER REACTION Mother Teresa's After completing her retreat the four months I asked him to responses to Him and revealed Mother Teresa returned to Cal- let me speak to His Grace, but three visions she experienced. cutta and resumed her duties as each time he refused..." This letter is reproduced on the It was not until January of 1947 next page. headmistress and teacher at St.
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THE POWER OF LOVE FEAST OF S7. FRANCIS X AVIER DECEMBER 3 1947 Dear ha/her Iwould be grateful if you would give these papers to His Grace. During the year very oftenIhad that longing to be all for Jesus and to make other souls, Indian especially, come and love Him fervently, but as I thought this to be one of my desires I put it off again and again. To identify myself so much with Indian girls would be out of the question. After reading the life of St. Cabrini, the thought kept on coming, why can't I do for Him in India what she did for Him in America. Why was she able to identify herself so much with the Americans as to become one of them? She did not wait for souls to come to her, she went in search of them and brought with her zealous workers. Why can't I do the same for Him here? How could I? I have been and am very happy as a Loreto Nun. To leave what I love and expose myself to new labours and suffering, which will be great, to be the laughing stock of so many, especially religious, to cling and choose deliberately the hard things of an Indian life, to loneliness and ignominy, to uncertainty - and all because Jesus wants it, because something is calling me to leave all and gather the few to live His life, to do His work in India. In all my prayers and Holy Communions He is continually "I saw a very big crowd - all kinds of people - very poor, and children were there also. They all had their hands lifted towards me standing in their asking, "Wilt Thou refuse? midst. They called out, "Come, come, save us. Bring us to Jesus." - Mother Teresa's vision When there was a question of Thy soulIdid not think of Thy own Will, which will give fectly, who are now with you. ions and Superiors look true. If I did not speak of this, if Myself but gave myself freely me strength to do the things that Why can't I walk the same path down on you, fear not. It isI I tried to kill these desires in my In you, with you, for you." heart, I would be guilty before for Thee on the Cross and are pleasing to Thee. Jesus, My and come to you? "I want Indian Nuns, Mis"You will suffer, suffer very Our Lord. Why has all this come now what about Thee? Wilt Jesus, don't let me be deceived. If it is You who want this, give sionaries of Charity, who much, but remember I am to me, the most unworthy of His Thou refuse? Iwant Indian Nuns, victims proof of it; if not, let it leave my would be my fire of love with you. Even if the whole creatures? I do not know, and I of my love, who would be soul.I trust you blindly. Will you amongst the poor, the sick, world rejects you,remember have tried so often to persuade Mary and Martha, who let my soul be lost?Iam so afraid, the dying, and the little chil- you are My own and I am Our Lord to go and seek anothwould be so very united to Jesus. I am so terribly afraid. Let dren. The poorIwant you to yours only. Fear not, it is I. er Soul, a more generous, a me as to radiate My love on me not be deceived. I am so bring to me and the Sisters Only obey - obey very cheer- stronger one, but He seems to confusion. souls.Iwant free Nuns cov- afraid. This fear shows me how that would offer their lives as fully and promptly and with- take pleasure in my in my weakness. These depires just only any questions. afraid out much I love myself. I am victims of My love will bring ered with My poverty of the of Our Lord cross.I want obedient Nuns of the suffering that will come these souls to Me. You are,I obey.Ishall never leave you to satiate the longing for souls of the poor, for pure vicI f you obey." leading that Indian life know, the most incapable through covered with my obedience tims of His love, go on increason the cross. I want full of clothing like them, eating like person, weak and sinful, but THE VISIONS ing with every Mass and Holy sleeping like them, living you are that, I them, just because love Nuns covered with My 1) I saw a very big crowd - all Communion. All my prayers and Charity of the cross. Wilt with them and never having any- want to use you for My glory. thing my way. How much comWill Thou refuse?" of people - very poor, and the whole day, in a word, are full kinds Thou refuse to do this for fort has taken possession of my "Little one, give me souls. children were there also. They of this desire. Please do not delay Me?" Give me the souls of the poor all had their hands lifted towards longer. Ask Our Lady to give us My own Jesus, what you ask it heart. been always say"You have l ittle street children. How it me standing in their midst. They this Grace on her feast day on is beyond me. I can hardly 'Do with me whatever ing, hurts, if you only knew, to see called out, "Come, come, save us. the 8th." [December 81 understand half of the things you If there are any other things, Now I wish.' want to act. you poor children soiled Bring us to Jesus." these want.I am unworthy.Iam sinful. which I have told you but I do Let me do it, My little Spouse, sin. I long for the purity with great crowd I Again that 2) I am weak. Go, Jesus, and find a not remember now, please, tell more worthy soul, a more gen- My own little one. Do not of their love. If you would could see great sorrow and suf- His Grace that also. I told him fear. I shall be with you bring me answer and only kneelfaces. I was fering in their erous one. that I wanted only to obey and "You have become My always. You will suffer and these souls. Draw them away ing near Our Lady who was do God's Holy Will. NowIdo not suffer now, but if you are evil you the hands of the from her facing them. I did not see Spouse for my love. You have fear. Heave myself completely in come to India for Me. The my own little Spouse, the one. If you only knew how face but I heard Her say, "Take His Hands. He can dispose of me crucified into sin Spouse of the little ones fall many care of them. They are mine. thirst you had for souls as He wishes. brought you so far. Are you Jesus, you will have to bear every day. There are plenty Bring them to Jesus. Carry Please tell His Grace about the afraid now to take one more these torments in your heart. of Nuns to look after the rich Jesus to them. Fear not. Teach two Yugoslav girls in Rome. Then not. me act. Refuse me people, but for Let well to do and the Rosary, the them to say step for Your Spouse, for Me, there are six Bengali girls, the for souls? Is your generosity Trust me lovingly, trust me my very poor, there are family Rosary, and all will be Belgium girl in the South, the one For them I blindly." none. absolutely and I will not. Jesus well. Fear grown cold? AmIa second to long, them I love. Wilt Thou be with you and your chil- also you know in Belgium. Vocayou? You did not die for souls. tions would come. I do not fear Cp1e0 tit refuse? dren." That is why you don't care about this, though everybody come, come, "My little one, crowd they great am lorit oyly :toe, am so The same 3) what happens to them. Your carry me into the hovels of were covered in darkness yet I thinks me very optimistic, but I heart was never drowned in s Ntsi lo t oticii` the poor. Come, be My light. could see them. Our Lord on the know how much love and gensorrow as was My Mother's. Wittti 8417 Icannot go alone. They don't Cross. Our Lady at a little dis- erosity there is in Bengali hearts We both gave our all for souls me selmterer qe* itisA% know Me so they don't want tance from the Cross - and if they are given the means to - and you? You are afraid that me. You come, go amongst myself as a little child in front of reach the highest. Self-denial you will lose your vocation, fiN them. Carry Me with you into Her. Her left hand was on my left and abnegation will be the you will become a secular, itt them. How I long to enter shoulder and her right hand was means to our end. There will be you will be wanting in pertop lire. tog ta their homes, their dark, holding my right arm. We were disappointment but the good severance. No - your vocaunhappy homes. Come, be both facing the Cross. Our Lord God wants just only our Love tion is to love and suffer and west, Mot lake, their victim. In your inunola- said, "I have asked you. They and our trust in Him. save souls and by taking the Please pray for me during your step you will fuffil My Heart's Jesus, my own Jesus, I am only tion, in your love for Me, they have asked you and she, My Holy Mass. desire for you. You will dress Thine. I am so stupid. I do not will see Me, know Me, want Mother, has asked you. Will Yours sincerely in 01. in simple Indian clothes or know what to say, but do with Me. Offer more Sacrifices, you refuse to do this for me, rather like My Mother me whatever you wish, as you smile more tenderly, pray to take care of them, to bring eiesa dressed, simple and poor. wish, as long as you wish. I love more fervently and all the them to me?" I answered, "You know, Jesus,Iam ready P.S. Please explain to H.G. what Your present habit is holy you not for what you give, but for difficulties will disappear. Imeant whenIsaid,Idon't build because it is My symbol. what You take. Jesus, why can't I "You are afraid; how your to go at a moments notice." Your sari will become holy be a perfect Loreto Nun, a real fear hurts me. Fear not. It isI Since then I have heard noth- or believe in visions.Imeant that because it will be My sym- victim of Your love, here? Why who am asking you to do this ing, nor seen anything, but I even if the things did not come, bol." can't I be like everybody else? for me. Fear not. Even if the know that whatever I have writ- my desires were just as strong Give me light. Send me Thy Look at the hundreds of Loreto whole world is against you, ten, Ills true. As I told you,I do and the readiness to do His Holy own Spirit, which will teach me Nuns who have served You per- laughs at you, your compan- not build on this, but Iknow Ills Will just as fervent.
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THE POWER OF LOVE r 1throughout 1947 Archbishop Perier had been trying to discern the validity of Mother Teresa's calling. When he received Mother Teresa's second letter, his consultation with experts was still under way. By the beginning of January 1948, however, he had become "deeply convinced that by withholding my consent,I would hamper the realization, through her, of the will of God. I do not think I could do anything more to enlighten myself? Thus, on the morning of January 6 1948, after celebrating Mass in the convent chapel, he called for Mother Teresa and told her, You may go ahead? Four days later Mother Teresa wrote a letter to her Superior General explaining her desires and asking permission to begin the steps that would lead her out of the Loreto convent and into the streets and slums of Calcutta. After receiving permission from her superior, Mother Teresa then petitioned the Sacred Congregation for Religious at the Vatican. She received formal approval with an indult of exclaustration and was granted the privilege to live outside the convent while still remaining a Loreto nun with vows. Although the indult was granted in April, the letter from Rome confirming this never reached Mother in Calcutta until August. With this permission. Mother Teresa dressed in a sari and departed for Patna on August 1Z to begin medical training with the Medical Mission Sisters. She finished this successfully and quickly returned to Calcutta by December. Thanks to arrangements made by Fr. Van Exem. she was provided temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. It was from there. on December 21 1948, that Mother Teresa went out to the slums for the first time to begin "the work," that would define her life and great mission of charity for the poorest of the poor. She was soon to discover how prophetic were Jesus' words foretelling the sufferings she would bear in her heart. (THIS STORY NEXT WEEK)
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Mother Teresa cradles a baby in this 1979 photo.
Here she hands out food and clothes on Christmas Eve 1971.
Pope John Paul II greets Mother Teresa at a service in St Peter's Basilica in this photo from June 29, 1997.
Highlights of Mother Teresa's life Opens Nirmal Hriday ("Pure Hearn, a home for the dying, followed soon after by her first orphanage During sickness, Mottier Teresa receives a calling from Jesus "to serve him among the poorest of the poor.' Joins Sisters of Loreto a missionary order of nuns in Agnes Gonxha India. Takes the name Bojaxhiu born Sister Teresa Aug. 27 in Skopie, Arrives in Calcutta to (now Macedonia), teach at Si. Marys High youngest of three School children_ Takes final i vows as a nun
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Chung Wah's gifi to Vinnies T
Members of the Chung Wah Association executive in Perth presenting the group's cheque for S2500 to St Vinnies president, Brian Bull. They are from left, Professor Ku Wan, secretary; Mrs Shirley The, vice president; Mr Thomas Goh, president, Mr Bull, Dr Jeffrey Tee, Mr Eng Sun Lim, and Mrs Lily Yit, treasurer.
Charlie keeps Maltese homeland traditions
he Chung Wah Association in Perth - Western Australia's largest ethnic Chinese association - made its donation to the St Vincent de Paul Society go a lot further this Christmas. The association has supported St Vinnies appeals in the past, but this year decided to donate cash for the society to buy its own presents for distribution. St Vinnies receives special tax benefits and discounts from some companies, so each purchase with the Chung Wah donation will go towards helping more people. The $2500 raised by Chung Wah on a golf day and other projects has been spent on presents after being formally presented to the society last week. At this time of year donations of cash are precious to St Vinnies. Donations are down on last year but lists of beneficiaries have grown longer. St Vinnies president, Brian Bull said: "We can only continue to respond to every genuine request for help with the wider support of the community." Support from groups such as the Chung Wah was vital to St Vinnies being able to match demand for help, Mr Bull said. "The association had very generously thought of others this Christmas, and their donation will brighten Christmas for many people," he said. The Chung Wah donation was the second lot of good news for the society this month. The first, on December 4, was
when the Deputy Premier of WA, Eric Ripper, officially opened the society's new welfare food distribution centre that will help it keep up with increasing needs for assistance in the community. More than 1100 volunteers across the state distribute food and consumables to needy people through WA. It continues the massive service to the community maintained by the society since its foundation in WA in 1865. The new centre acts as a warehousing facility distributing about 50 per cent of the food for the St Vinnies five low cost food outlets that sell affordable items to pension and health care card holders. A small percentage of the items are donated.
Food centre Brian Bull said the food centre was a vital part of the society's network that aims to help people take control of their own lives. "The new food centre will allow St Vinnies to keep up with the growing number of people in need of assistance. "St Vinnies responds to every genuine request for help, and the food centre plays a vital role in that service," Mr Bull said. "To run these community services, we need support," he said. St Vinnies will distribute 8000 food hampers this Christmas to families and individuals in need. People can assist the St Vinnies Christmas appeal and services by telephoning a donation on 9475 5416 during office hours.
Christmas is family time, Pope tells children as he blesses their Baby Jesus figures VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org). Christmas is above all a feast of the family, John Paul II said in mid-December, as hundreds of children brought figurines of the Baby Jesus to St Peter's Square for a traditional blessing. The Pope greeted the children before reciting the Angelus with them and other pilgrims at midday. He thanked the youngsters Charlie PorteIli maintains his Maltese tradition of crib building. "because your joy is in harmony with the spirit of joy that characThey display them in windows terises the Third Sunday of e Maltese have a long tra- figurines he has bought from reliand special scenes so that pedes- Advent." iition of Nativity scenes and gious and toy shops. The Chaplain for Maltese peo- trians passing their homes can Christmas cribs. "I am also thinking of the cribs So Charlie 1Portelli, of Eden Hill ple in Perth, Father Marcellinus view them. that you have prepared in your There is great rivalry to see who homes and schools together with and a parishioner at St Joseph's in Meilak OSM said the people of Bassendean who arrived from the island are intensely proud on can have the best display. your parents and teachers," he Fr Meilak, who was ordained in said. Malta in 1963 put plenty of dedi- their cribs and the traditions that Malta in 1967 just before his cation into a crib he has made for surround them. "In the grotto, you will place the The Maltese back on the island departure for Australia, is a Fran- Babe you hold in your hands his local church. His crib is made from papier traditionally have a crib for each ciscan friar who normally works between Our Lady and St. Joseph. from North Perth. mache, covered with varnish, and house. So the crib will become the centre of schoolrooms and the heart of your families." He added: "Christmas is above all a celebration of the family, because God, being born in a The news Is the Church. Read it in The Record human family, chose it as the first community consecrated by his love." The Holy Father noted that the
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4th World Meeting of Families will take place in Manila, Philippines, from January 22-26. The first meeting of this type was held in Rome in 1994, the International Year of the Family. Three years later came a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, which gathered more than 1 million people. In 2000, families gathered in Rome for the Jubilee. "The next appointment will serve to relaunch the Gospel of the family in the third millennium," said the Pope, who will be represented at the event by Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. "I thank all those who are working in the preparation of this important meeting in Manila, and I hope that the participation of families will be the largest possible," John Paul II said. "The world is in need of a sign of hope that comes precisely from Christian families." "May every family be able to open the doors to the Lord who will come at Christmas to bring joy, peace and love to the world," the Holy Father concluded.
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East Fremantle city base opened for Cross Roads F
Joan Peters shows Connie Portinha the Franciscan cross in the centre's foyer.
The chapel is an important arm of the centre's work.
ather Paul Baczynski and his co-workers have shown love and devotion for those who are suffering, chairperson of the Cross Roads Community Tina D'Orsogna said last week. Ms D'Osogna said Cross Roads had begun in a rented house in East Fremantle on February 14 two years ago. Since then, Fr Paul and and his assistant Brett, together with their dedicated team, have worked tirelessly in the areas of rehabilitation and education, supporting and healing those within our community who suffer the effects of addiction. Ms D'Orsogna said few would be familiar with Cross Roads' eclectic approach firmly based on Christo therapy - "holistic with clear Christian principles, and using sound psychology with healthy and practical applications." She said that although only two years old, the dream and the vision had become a reality. "We have come from nothing to now owning this building. "It is our city centre! And it is from here that we will be able to develop programs to assist a broader range of people in need and to continue further the development of the rehabilitation farm." She said: "We have accomplished a great deal in a short time. "This has happened because we have been blessed with many excellent people - our donors, our parents and friends group, our board members, and staff . . . "And in particular our volunteers who endlessly donate their time and energies. . . "All of these together with Fr Paul and Brett have contributed to the success of the Cross Roads Community." Ms D'Orsogna paid high tribute to the Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey, who earlier concelebrated Mass in the East Fremantle church and who was about to bless the new centre. She said it was much appreciated that Archbishop Hickey made the time available to officiate, especially at the busiest time of his year. He had also provided wonderful support with the LifeLink program and recently in helping out and providing accommodation. "This has been an enormous help," she said. However, despite the successes and achievements, Ms D'Orsogna said: "We are not there yet. "There is sill a lot of work to be done. "But we are well on the way to being a truly suc-
Helping find self esteem The new city base at East Fremantle for the Cross Roads Community was an important asset, Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey said. Archbishop Hickey said he had much contact with marginalised people who suffered because of addictions, domestic violence. abuse or broken marriages. There was a pervading attitude among the victims of such abuses that they were "rubbish," the Archbishop said. The city base of Cross Roads would go a long way to redressing that lack of self esteem. Narelle Edwards. a Cross Roads worker, said the new centre gave her a tremendous feeling of satisfaction. She said: "As a former client of Cross Roads. I can see how much has been achieved and I am proud that I have been able to contribute." cessful and unique organisation servicing a great need in the community" She said that since occupying the new premises in November, the community's quality of service had vastly improved. The building had lifted the community's profile, and an increasing number of people in need were coming forward because of the greater exposure. "The board and members of Cross Roads Community are delighted and proud to have reached this stage, so tonight is a historic moment for us all. "We thank you for coming here to share this moment with us. "For me personally, it is a privilege to be part of Cross Roads. "It is wonderful to see the change in the youth who come here taking part in the prayer life - or doing work out in the gym - or simply having a meal with us. "It is truly an enriching experience . .. " . . . and a humbling one, I might add," Ms D'Orsogna said.
A donor supplied all the equipment for the gymnasium.
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Father Paul leads Archbishop Hickey in the procession before the Mass.
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wo years of dedication and in 1998. In February 2000, the Cross determination by Father Paul Roads Community was born, in a Baczynski and his team of sup- rented house in East Fremantle, and porters have paid dividends with the two years later, part of Fr Paul's vision opening of the new Cross Roads has been fulfilled with the opening of its city base in East Fremantle. Community Centre in Fremantle. The base will be the site for Cross Archbishop Hickey concelebrated a special Mass at the Church of the Roads Christo therapies that provide Immaculate Conception, East Fre- a holistic approach to treating and mantle as a prelude to blessing the rehabilitating people with addiction, building in Council Place and declar- using clear Christian principles. ing it open. The mission of the Cross Roads The Cross Roads Community is a Community is to help people with charitable support service for those addictions find freedom from the pain of those addictions.t helps them suffering the effects of addiction. Totally self-sufficient from direct find a new life through its holistic public donations, and LifeLink it does approach, helping its people to not depend on funds from the gov- rebuild mechanisms leading to ernment. happy, productive lives - finding harIt has been led by the drive of Fr mony in the balance of mind, body Paul, and is part of his vision which and spirit. will ultimately see the establishment The community therefore aims to of a rehabilitation farm close to the supply a comprehensive program metropolitan area. that focuses on the body, mind and Fr Paul has been working toward unique spiritual soul of each client so this aim since being assigned to work as to enable the person to live in the with people struggling with various true dignity of a human being creataddictions soon after his ordination ed in the image and likeness of God.
Five priests concelebrated the Mass with Archbishop Hickey.
The room set aside for group discussions and relaxation.
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Volatile movie captures its subject Frida Starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina Screening now Review by Gerri Pare Catholic News Service
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alma Hayek gives a feisty performance in the title role of "Frida" (Miramax), a glossy dramatization about Mexican folk artist Frida Kahlo, who lived a short but passionate life of politics, sex and art. A 1925 bus crash left the rebellious 18year-old horribly injured after a metal rod pierced her hip, exited her groin, and portions of her skeleton were shattered. Though Frida is bedridden in a body cast, her parents encouraged her artistic talent, designing an easel and mirror positioned above her so she could paint — with herself as a model. Frida had begun a lifetime of pouring her physical and then emotion- Salma Hayek stars as Mexican folk artist Frida Kahlo in the movie "Frida." The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV adults, al pain into her vivid, surrealistic art in with reservations. Photo Miramax Pictures which she was often the subject of the canVas. promiscuity, she chooses to inflict the same result. Taymor, who brought 'The Lion In a touching moment at this point. Diego, The movie, however, focuses just as much hurt on the man she loves the most. King" to Broadway, uses creative filmmak- though protesting he doesn't believe in on her volatile relationship with famed As directed by Julie Taymor, the film cel- ing techniques to incorporate Kahlo's God, nonetheless thanks him for having muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina in ebrates Frida's life's struggle without judg- paintings into the narrative, using anima- Frida in his life. Hayek, herself a Mexican, fine form), the mentor she married in 1929 ing her promiscuity or bisexuality This is tion and even puppetry in an impressive Is luminous in the role, an apt choice to despite her Catholic mother's protest (after troubling, yet what clearly emerges is how command of cinematic language. She play a fiery Latina. As a co-producer of the reminding her mother that she herself harmful marital infidelity was to both Frida directs with a flair for theatricality and film which took years to get to the screen, chose to marry a Jewish man). Her moth- and Diego. This is most apparent when spectacle in vivid colors that reflect Kahlo's it was for her a labour of love and a triber objected to the 21-year age difference, Frida discovers Diego and her own beloved preferred palette. ute to the artists of her homeland. One gets Diego's atheism and his scandalous repu- sister (Mia Maestro) are sleeping together, The paintings shown convey Kahlo's very a better sense of Frida than of Diego, whose tation. rupturing their close sibling relationship personal, primitive and socially conscious character comes across primarily as a Diego had inspired Frida's artistic ambi- and bringing more pain to all three. How- view of the world. hedonist with his own art left in the backtions, shared her left-wing politics and ever, through all the recriminations and The movie is dense with incident: the ground. divorced his wife (Valeria Golino) to marry separations (including a divorce and startlingly filmed bus accident and her Never less than visually involving, "Frida' her. He also made it clear she would have remarriage to each other) the two came to recovery; the couple's time in New York Is an audacious portrait of two flawed indihis loyalty but not his fidelity, as he had no realize theirs was an enduring connection City where Diego is incensed when his viduals, artists whose lives were ruled by intention of reining in his womanizing that ultimately led to unconditional love. In patron, Nelson Rockefeller (Edward Nor- often reckless passion. ways. Intellectually, Frida accepts this non- showing the unhappy consequences of ton), has the figure of Lenin removed from Due to heterosexual and homosexual sense about loyalty but soon jealousy and adultery, the movie offers a cautionary note his mural: Frida's miscarriage; her affair encounters with nudity, sporadic rough lanrage well up and she begins having casual and suggests that the old chestnut that with Leon Trotsky (an unconvincing Geof- guage and fleeting violence, the U.S. Conaffairs with both men and women. In spite artists are not bound by traditional moral- frey Rush); and eventual devotion between ference of Catholic Bishops classification is of being devastated by her husband's ity doesn't mean they won't suffer as a Frida and Diego after her leg is amputated. A-IV — adults, with reservations.
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New children's classic Treasure Planet Animation Screening now Review by David DiCerto Catholic News Service
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for landlubbers young and old alike. Ilransposed from the high seas of Stevenson's 1883 novel into outer space, the story centres on Jim Hawkins (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a wayward 15-year-old from the planet Montressor, searching for 'his place in the universe." A loner by nature, he desperately seeks an escape from the monotony of his humdrum daily routine, helping his mother run the Benbow Inn — a pursuit that frequently finds him flying his solarsurfer recklessly and in trouble with the law. A naturally gifted aviator, much of his impetuousness is fueled by angst over his father abandoning him and his mom when he was a child. Jim's life takes an abrupt turn when a space cruiser crash-lands near the inn. An alien named Billy Bones (voice of Patrick McGoohan) emerges from the wreckage clutching a sea chest. Before dying, he issues a cryptic warning about a fiendish cyborg (Part man, part machine) hot on his trail — obviously in pursuit of the mysterious chest's secret. Jim unlocks the chest, revealing an enigmatic sphere which, when activated, projects a holographic space map, disclosing the location of "Treasure Planet," the fabled hiding place of the legendary spacepirate Captain Flint's treasure trove, 'the loot of a thousand
A scene from Disney's Treasure Planet. worlds.' With the help of a trusted friend, the bumbling astrophysicist Dr. Delbert Doppler (voice of David Hyde Pierce), Jim, in true heroic tradition, answers the call to adventure and sets out to find his fortune. They embark on an intergalactic expedition, enlisting the services of a motley crew of the galaxy's flotsam and jetsam. Jim is soon taken under the wing of the ship's salty cook, a cyborg named John Silver (voice of Brian Murray). Silver recognizes the makings of a fine 'spacer' in the scrappy youth. Under the swarthy seadog's tutelage, Jim slowly low-
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ers his emotional guard, and a surrogate father-son relationship blossoms. The space galleon weathers ferocious space storms, black holes and other cosmic calamities — but far more dangerous is the treachery of the crew. Jim is transformed from a boy to a man when confronted by a wrenching betrayal. In "Treasure Planet," Disney shows the mouse roars louder than the rest of the pack in the area of innovative animation. Unfortunately, eclipsing the studio's acumen and artistry are the merchandising omnipresent efforts sure to accompany the
film's release. This strategy that dominates much of Disney's corporate thinking is ironic, given the picture's strong message of valuing personal relations over material gain. Reminiscent of 'The Lion King," this whimsical space opera explores the complexities of father-son relations, the alienatinq repercussions wreaked by severed bonds. The film's timeless theme of empowerment through the realization of one's true selfworth is much needed for a generation lost in space. Memorable tunes, a Disney hallmark noticeably absent from 'Treasure Planet'. Though rousingly scored by James Newton Howard, the film's only song is a forgettable number written and performed by John Rzeznik (lead vocalist of the Goo Goo Dolls), a marked contrast to the recent stretch of Academy Award-nominated chart-toppers. As always, Disney's 'Treasure Planet" boasts an impressive cast lending their voices to the characters, including Emma Thompson as Captain Amelia and Martin Short as B.E.N.. a robot who's shy a few parts. Certain sequences may prove frightening for young children but not so for older pre-teens. Due to some mildly scary scenes, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I! -adults and adolescents.
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Please sir, canIhave some more A Jesuit priest finds peace in the kitchen
French Onion Soup
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(recommended by Br Rick Curry for the Christmas season)
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rom his days as a novice, Jesuit Brother Rick Curry recalled the satisfaction of 'looking at the joy and pleasure my day had brought my brothers as they chowed down a delicious bowl of soup I laboured over during the day.' Brother Curry, of New York City, recently spoke to about 75 people at a book signing for his book, 'The Secrets of Jesuit Soupmaking: A Year of Our Soups,' at a Brookfield bookstore. The book includes anecdotes and stories before each of the 60 soup recipes appropriate for the seasons of Advent. Christmas, Lent and Easter. His favourites include French onion. Irish potato and broccoli, and orange and tomato soup. According to Brother Curry. the secret of Jesuit soup making is the way one approaches the task — 'the gradual unfolding of how to teach young men to find God In the simplest of things.' Brother Curry said the soup book is a sequel of sorts to his first book, 'The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking.' A Jesuit for 41 years, Brother Curry, 58. was assigned to the bakery as a novice. Later he found himself in the kitchen 'baking goods for my brothers.' He also started collecting bread recipes from various Jesuit houses and monasteries. But his main job is teaching disabled people in the National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped, an organization he started. He began baking bread to send to benefactors of this theatre workshop at Christmas.
"When I cook I take the phone off the hook -- that little act is delicious," he said. He also likes to bake bread and make soup in silence. "Why waste a luscious, loving activity and not pray?" he asked. One Christmas. he said, 'I'm starting to do my Christmas breads and I asked who wanted to help. Over 15 students of different disabling conditions offered to help. For some students we raised tables, for others we lowered them. For one day they created marvelous loaves of bread for our benefactors.' After that, Brother Curry decided he had so many bread recipes he would have to throw them out or write a book. And the soup book? That came about when he was in Europe -- in Azpeitia, the Basque region of Spain at Loyola Castle, the sanctuary of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.
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He was meeting with a Basque brother who shared bread recipes with him. But there was also a little Spanish Jesuit in a cassock who kept peeking in on him, he recalled. Finally, one day that Jesuit came running after him yelling in Spanish. Alarmed and unclear as to what the Jesuit was shouting, Brother Curry fled to another brother he knew who spoke English. He discovered the Jesuit in the cassock was yelling, 'Soups, soups, I want to he in your book. Soup without bread is nothing,' that Jesuit told him. For the past several years Brother Curry has been cooking and sampling soups. "The only painful thing was when I had to cut recipes I had to cut people out who donated them." he noted. But that's what happens when you receive 27 tomato soup recipes and 30 for cream of mushroom, as he did. When making soup. Brother Curry said it is important to 'clear your area, make it your space. "When I cook I take the phone off the hook -- that little act is delicious," he said. He also likes to bake bread and make soup in silence. 'Why waste a luscious, loving activity and not pray?' he asked. When he cooks. Brother Curry said his greatest desire is that people are comfortable. 'I want people to sit down and talk unabashedly about service to the Lord -- on being an Easter people,' he said. According to Brother Curry, his National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped also has a residential facility in Belfast, Maine. There's a bakery there where the disabled make bread and send it all over America. Brother Curry, who has no right forearm. said he believes "our differences are our gifts. What extraordinary gifts we're wasting by
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not challenging the disabled to become active members of society.' Proceeds from his soup book will go to the National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped. Broth-
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