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Big Brother The British Government proposes to check all children, starting in infancy, to identify potential criminals. "Trigger" factors such as parents in jail or on drugs would prompt home visits from specialists. The system will be underpinned by a database for all children starting next year which will allow teachers and other professionals to share information about a child. - TELEGRAPH, MARCH 28
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A former Protestant minister, Scott Hahn (pictured at right) took the US Catholic community by storm after he converted to the faith in 1986 and began sharing his story with the masses. Soon, more than a million copies of his audiotape witness were in circulation. Now a Catholic theologian and seminary professor, he has published 18 books, including the best-selling "The Lamb's Supper" and the upcoming "Reasons to Believe". Recently, he sat down with Our Sunday Visitor's Joyce Duriga to discuss Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming book "Jesus of Nazareth," which he previewed, and what it is like to be one of the few living best-selling Catholic authors. • By Joyce Duriga
Joyce Duriga: You've read Pope Benedict XVI's new book. What do you think of it, and, considering he is a renowned theologian, do you think it's something the average Catholic can understand? Scott Hahn: Fifteen years ago, maybe we weren't ready. But I think the pontificate of Pope Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II, was a great doctrinal course for all of us. We're ready now. What Pope Benedict has done is to distill a whole lifetime of study and prayer, of pastoral ministry and Catholic theology. He theologises in a way that is distinctive, yet classical. When he was a professor at Regensberg, he was sometimes chided for not founding a school of thought with its own vocabulary the way thinkers like Karl Rahner, Bernard Lonergan and Hans Urs von Balthasar had done. But he felt no need to found a school because his methods were the methods he had inherited, the tradition. His method is classical; and because it is classical, it's profoundly biblical. And thus it's accessible to many people in a way that some modern theology is not. Modern theology tends to divide its subject matter into specialisations. But Pope Benedict, in his use of classical methods, tends to unite what others divide. He shows the unity of the Old and the New Testament. He shows the interrelationship of biblical interpretation and doctrine. Instead of pitting the ancients against the medievals, and the medievals against the moderns, he returns to the ancient sources, especially the Bible, and then he invokes the later thinkers as witnesses to the tradition. His mode of theologising is primarily scriptural. In fact, in Principles of Catholic Theology, he describes the biblical authors as the
"normative theologians" for Catholics. They were not just writing inspirational literature or true history. They were reflecting theologically upon the life, death, resurrection and glorification of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament we have the model of Catholic theology, because the evangelists and apostles were the first Catholics to do theology. They were also divinely inspired, and so their theology occupies a unique place in our life. But they are normative not because academics must consider their words first, but because they are the norm for the entire Church. Their writings are the only writings every Catholic hears every week - in the Mass. For Pope Benedict, theology rises out of our experience of eucharistic communion, and it returns us to communion. Joyce Duriga:He's obviously greatly impacted your faith.
He inspires anyone who approaches his work with an open mind and heart. I started reading Joseph Ratzinger when I was
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traced to any one person, one organisation, one network, one publisher. It's so diffuse, it has to be divine, because I don't think any human can take credit for it. At the same time it is experienced through the publishing houses, through the networks, through [Catholic papers like] Our Sunday Visitor, through colleges and universities. All of us are getting to participate in
a used bookstore. Back then, the book was published by a Protestant publisher, and so I assumed the author was Protestant. In the first 40 pages I was captivated, and by the time I figured out that Joseph Ratzinger was Catholic, I was hooked. I went on from that book to several others - and then many, many more. Thank God there's so much in print in English. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has influenced me more than any contemporary Catholic theologian. I think we're too close to it to appreciate what is going on, but this is arguably the first time in Catholic history when a theologian of world stature, a renowned biblical theologian, has been elevated to the chair of Peter. And not since St Peter have we had a pope with such a profound understanding of the ancient rabbis. It is a remarkable thing for a pope to write a 400 -page book that doesn't address topical concerns but studies Jesus in the Scriptures, from the baptism to the transfiguration - he gives us not only food for thought but fuel for prayer. That's what his book does for us. It really fuels prayer. That's why I can't wait for Jesus of Nazareth to be released (it is set for a May 15 release in the US). I think it will have a great impact on the people who read it. Again, through the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, I think the Holy Spirit has prepared a whole lot of folks for a moment of conversion, a real encounter with Jesus of Nazareth in this book that bears his name. Joyce Duriga: You travel all over the US speaking to Catholics. What are some of the issues that you see come up among the faithful?
The Lord: Pope Benedict's new book is on Jesus of Nazareth.
Hahn: I get the impression that the Church is experiencing a vast, but decentralised, renewal. There is a great awakening going on that cannot be
something that is much larger than any of us. It's greater than the sum of its human parts. Many ordinary Catholics have experienced this reawakening - and they want to lay hold of the treasures of faith that they've had since they were kids. One man said to me about five or six years ago, "I've been taking so much grace for granted, for so long." He wants to make up for lost time. Well, so do I.I don't want to take grace for granted, and I don't want my family or friends to take it for granted. Joyce Duriga: There are very few best-selling Catholic authors. What's it like being one of them?
Hahn: If I didn't know me, I might be impressed. I feel like the copper wire that's carrying a great message. The copper wire can't take credit for the message, but he can sure be having fun while he's buzzing with the message. I feel like I'm in the grip of something that is so much bigger than me, so much bigger than any of us. To be able to go out and share it is an indescribable joy. The other thing that hits me is that as Catholics we have saints, and I never felt like we needed celebrities. We've cultivated a healthy suspicion toward celebrity status that the only thing we're here to become is a saint. This lust for the 15 minutes of fame is almost the essence of vanity. When people are coming to hear me, the thing I always conclude with is an urgent plea for prayer because now I've got to go home and live it. That is so much more important than writing about it and talking about it. It's so much harder and it's also so much more fulfilling to have 27 years of marriage with Kimberly and six kids from ages 24 to 7. That is where I've experienced the truth of the faith and the challenge of living it, too - immeasurably more than in teaching and writing and speaking it all. As much as I enjoy that, I can't wait to get home tonight. Joyce Duriga is the associate editor of Our Sunday Visitor.
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Women's Forum Australia is expanding into Western Australia, with the appointment of two local volunteer officers to educate local women and to coordinate and engender local support. Karen Robinson, 45, will be the State director and Sarah Miller, 33, currently an employee of Archdiocesan Respect Life Office (RLO), will be State coordinator. Mrs Robinson has extensive experience in life issues, having started a women's pregnancy support service in Californi, runs
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fusion; Mother Teresa trained her nuns to teach the families of Calcutta the sympto-thermal method, not the Billings, otherwise known as the ovulation, method. In her speech after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize she noted that the Missionary Sisters of Charity had taught natural family planning to over 60,000 families adding that: "We teach them the temperature meter which is very beautiful, very simple, and our poor people understand. And you know what they have told me? Our family is healthy, our family is united, and we can have a baby whenever we want." While many people in India may not have "sanitary water" the Church in her wisdom provides what is necessary for all who wish to live according to her teaching. Anyone wishing to learn the highly effective sympto-thermal method of natural family planning can do so by contacting the Archdiocesan agency, Natural Fertility Services on 9223 1396. Derek Boylen Director of Natural Fertility Services
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improve the well being and freedom of all women," she said. Canberra-based WFA founding director Melinda Tankard Reist believes both have the requisite passion and character to promote the "women-centred, life-affirming" work that WFA started when it became incorporated barely a year ago. "We are, very impressed with those two who can further our cause. Because we have appointed them they'll be involved in any issues that concern the wellbeing and freedom of women in WA. They will be quite active in issues like prostitution, as the sex indus-
try tries to expand its reach in WA, to give but one example," Mrs Tankard Reist said, highlighting the Bill to be tabled before WA Parliament. "They just stand out as being the calibre of women we are looking for." Their role will be to develop and expand WFA in WA by establishing a WFA presence here, coordinating events, building the group's membership that has already been bolstered significantly by last month's forum at the University of WA's Octagon Theatre and "act as a conduit" between the national board and West Australian women.
Parents need to get active for kids Further to the front page story in The Record, March 29, 2007 regarding Mrs Russo's efforts to get action taken to prevent TV screening of disgusting adult shows in the early evenings to protect children, by pursuing the TV networks responsible. I want to echo her sentiments that it is critical that all concerned parents act on her recommendations as soon as possible. The TV channel (and others) seem to continue to sink to even lower levels of depravity every evening of the week with apparently, until now, little opposition Marie Slyth West Perth
Correct Church history in WA Correspondent John Moynihan in the March 29 edition of The Record states that Monsignor Bourke wrote The History of the Catholic Church in WA 19291979. It was not Monsignor but Fr. DF Bourke, CM who wrote that text at the invitation of Archbishop Goody to commemorate the Catholic Church's participation in the Sesquicentenary of WA. Surveyor General JS Roe did indeed designate Victoria Square as the site for Perth's Cathedral. The infant Catholic Church under the leadership of Fr John Brady as Vicar General of Archbishop John Bede Polding, OSB of Sydney, whose ecclesiastical territory included the whole of Australia, arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1843 and acquired a site on Victoria Ave and there built a primitive church, commenced on December 27, 1843, the feast of St John the Evangelist. This survives as WA's first
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It was at last month's forum that Miss Miller, already heavily involved in pro-life work at RLO, got "fired up" about the importance of getting positive messages to WA women and educating local parliamentarians on life issues. "The forum sealed it for me," Miss Miller said. "If I can make a difference that would be great. Hopefully we can inform women of WA that there are always options available other than abortion, but to get the word out and offer support options would be good. "WFA is only young but it's good for us to be part of that and supportive."
commanded by Rome to leave Perth. Bishop Joseph Serra was appointed by Rome to administer the infant Diocese of Perth and he requested the Victoria Square site. Later, he departed for Europe to solicit much needed funds. While in Europe, Bishop Serra recruited a recently ordained Spanish priest, Fr Martin Griver, who arrived in Perth in 1849 and would later succeed Bishop Serra as administrator of the Diocese of Perth and commence the building of St Mary's Cathedral on the Victoria Square site. It is the surviving walls of the nave of this Cathedral which date to 1865 which are now being removed to make way for the completed Cathedral. Fr Brian O'Loughlin Perth Vicar General.
Joining in the applause May I join in the applause for Tina Russo and the Gonzalez family who aim their objections at the cartels who contribute to the erosion of our moral values in our so-called sophisticated society. Even icons such as the ABC and The West Australian are not immune to this insidious slide towards decadence. Easter Saturday's edition of The West contained a TV magazine article by a would-be humourist, (Katz) mocking the Resurrection, which borders on the obscene. Please find enclosed a letter addressed to the paper's Editor, which probably will not see the light of day but hopefully will not deter others from bombarding the paper with an avalanche of letters voicing their disgust at this irreligious rubbish redolent of a gutter press. Patrick Miller Nollamara
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Reliving the Passion: City Beach parish children enjoy the Disciples of Jesus recreation of the Passion of Christ on the Holy Spirit primary school grounds.
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he body and blood of Christ, as well as his love, are the only things that can purify and save humanity, Pope Benedict XVI said. During his April 5 celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper, which commemorated Jesus' institution of the Eucharist, the Pope reflected on how Christ transformed the Jewish Passover meal into the new Pasch of the Eucharist. Pope Benedict also washed the feet of 12 young laymen from the Diocese of Rome. The ritual reflected the call to imitate Christ by serving one another. The Pope poured water from a gold pitcher onto the foot of each young man and then gently rubbed each foot dry with a white towel. In his homily at Rome's Basilica of St John Lateran, the Pope said Christ is the true living temple where God resides and where"we meet God and adore him. His blood, the love of the one who is both Son of God and true man - one of us, that blood can save," he said. Pope Benedict explained at length the nature and origin of the Passover celebration as God commanded Moses in the Book of Exodus, and the way Jesus and his disciples would have celebrated this meal on the eve of his
crucifixion. The Bible says the memorial feast of lamb and unleavened bread was to be continued from generation to generation "as a perpetual institution," the Pope said. But "how can the blood of an animal purify humanity, save mankind, have power over death?" the Pope asked, quoting the writings of St John Chrysostom. The annual sacrifice of a lamb was a symbolic and "nostalgic gesture," the Pope said, and it signified the expectation and hope that someone would someday come to save mankind. Jesus would become the true lamb of God who, as St John the Baptist proclaimed, "takes away the sin of the world," the Pope said. Today, the new Pasch, Easter, represents the effective sacrifice - Jesus' giving of himself for humanity, he said. "Let us pray for help (that we) not keep our life for ourselves, but we give it" to Jesus and help other people discover true life found only in him, he said. Donations collected during the Mass were earmarked for a medical dispensary in Somalia run by Caritas Somalia, the local affiliate of Caritas Internationalis. - CNS
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Blessing the globe: Pope Benedict XVI gives the faithful his blessing in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. In his Easter message to the world, the Pope lamented the countless wars, disasters and PHOTO- CNSILOSSERVATORE ROMANO horrors ravaging the world, including "the continual slaughter" in Iraq and the "catastrophic" situation in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Welcome: John Hoon Park is Baptised by Mgr Michael Keating at St Thomas More Church, Bateman, PHOTO: COLIN COOPER. while sponsor, Stephen Choy assists.
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ohn Hoon Park was welcomed into the Catholic Church by the parish community of St Thomas More in Bateman, Mgr Michael Keating and sponsor, Stephen Choy. Mr Noon Park was one of 25 people who entered the Church during the Easter Vigil celebration in Bateman. Among those who were baptised, received into the Church, confirmed and received Holy Communion for the first time was a Korean family of four. The wearing of traditional Korean dress provided a splash of vibrant colour among the many hundreds who attended the vigil celebrations. After the ceremonies the newly inivtiated and about two hundred family members, friends and parishioners celebrated by sharing a meal in the parish hall.
Ever faithful: Kelmscott acolyte Neville Voysey is followed by Assistant Parish PHOTO MATTHEW BIDDLE Priest Fr Miguel and parishioners on Palm Sunday.
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he passion of Christ was re-enacted all over the state, during this Easter period, as parish and covenant communities re-lived the suffering of the crucifixion and the love with which Jesus endured His death on the cross for our salvation.
All said and done: Christopher Smith and Eleanor Peters as Jesus and Mary in the Gospel enactment of the Passion on Good Friday at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Girrawheen.
Welcome to the club: Bateman parishioners just baptised are about to be confirmed by Mgr Michael Keating at the Easter Vigil Mass at St Thomas More parish. ,,HoTo COI IN COOPER
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hile the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community put on a graphic retelling of the Passion of Christ over the 14 Stations of the Cross at City Beach's Holy Spirit parish, Bateman had many new people baptised into the Catholic Church in a colourful ceremony at the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday.
Painful: Mary (Michelle Johnson, with hand to mouth) stands shocked as Jesus (Stephen Spiteri) falls for the first time during the Disciples of Jesus Passion play at Holy Spirit primary school grounds, City Beach. PHOTO. ANTHONY BARICH
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Born into new life: Marnie Stearnes was baptised by Fr Phong Nguyen Church, Kalgoorlie.
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Tomorrows Church: The children of Good Shepherd, Kelmscott, enjoy a PHOTO PETER ROSENGREN giant chocolate egg distributed by Loreto Bennett.
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algoorlie welcomed eight new members of the Catholic Church during their Easter Vigil Mass at St Mary's Church. Celebrating the feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said Baptism was not some "magical" rite of words and water, but a lasting invitation to human freedom to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. In a sense, he said, Christians are "adopted" by God the Father in baptism. "Thus we see that Christianity is not only a spiritual or individual reality, a simple subjective decision that I make, but is something real and concrete and material. The family of God is constructed in the concrete reality of the Church," he said.
Received with open arms: Pauline Yovanche, Cathy Cudini, and Linda Boyle (front); Marnie Stearnes, Michael Branley, Steven Gregor, Marguerite Cameron, and Renae Molloy (middle); Acolyte Harry Argus and Fr Nelson Po (Back) of St Mary's Church in Kalgoorlie.
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Heavy: Paris Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois carries a cross as he passes by Sacre Coeur Basilica during a Way of the Cross procession in Paris on April 6. Several thousand people participated in the uphill procession marking the crucifixion of Jesus. PHOTO: CNS/CHARLES PLAT1AU. REUTERS
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Strung up: 2enitents are tied to wooden crosses during a Good Friday crucifixion re-enactment in a village north of Manila, Philippines, on April 6.
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Hope In a world of horror
On Easter, Pope Benedict XVI laments wars around the world, horrors and 'continual slaughter' in Iraq • By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) n his Easter message, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the countless wars, disasters and horrors ravaging the world, including "the continual slaughter" in Iraq and the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. "Natural calamities and human tragedies that cause innumerable victims and enormous material destruction are not lacking" in the world, he said in his April 8 message, broadcast to millions of people in more than 65 countries. The Pope highlighted his concern for all those suffering from exploitation, hunger, disease, terrorism, kidnappings and the "violence which some people attempt to justify in the name of religion." While there were "some signs of hope in dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees," he said.
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Gathered: Crowds packed St Jude's Parish in Lynwood/Langford for the Commemoration of the Passion of Our Lord on Good Friday. PHOTO: HERMAN NANTAL
The political crisis in Lebanon, instability in Afghanistan, chaos in Somalia, economic collapse in Zimbabwe, and the "catastrophic, and sadly to say underestimated, humanitarian situation" in Darfur were some of the other places the Pope listed as needing attention.
With all the suffering, evil and injustice plaguing the world, it is possible one's faith in God might be put to the test, just as the apostles' faith in Jesus had been shaken "by the scandal of the cross," Pope Benedict said. But such doubts, fears and disappointments help "purify all false concepts of God" and
guide people "to discover his true face," the Pope said. Instead of being a sign of apparent failure, Jesus' passion and death show "the face of a God who, in Christ, has taken upon himself the wounds of injured humanity," he said. "Only a God who loves us to the extent of taking upon himself our wounds and our pain, especially innocent suffering, is worthy of faith," the Pope said. While his resurrection did not eliminate evil and suffering, Christ did take all of humanity's pains and trials upon himself out of love, and he "left us the love that does not fear death as the way to peace and joy," he said. Pope Benedict read his message and gave his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city of Rome and the world) after celebrating Easter morning Mass for about 85,000 people in front of St Peter's Basilica. The basilica's steps and central balcony were teeming with colourful tulips, daisies, hyacinths, blooming trees and other greenery, all donated by companies in the Netherlands. During the outdoor Easter Mass, a choir from the Pontifical Russian College in Rome sang an ancient hymn from the Byzantine liturgy to commemorate Easter falling on the same day this year for both the Orthodox and Catholic churches.
The Pope offered Easter greetings in 62 different languages, which drew huge applause, cheers and flag-waving from the jubilant visitors in the square. During the April 7 Easter Vigil, Pope Benedict XVI baptised and confirmed six women: two from China, two from Japan, and one each from Cuba and Cameroon. Using a small golden shell to pour the holy water over each catechumen's head, the Pope also baptised the two Chinese women's children - a small infant and a toddler, both born in Italy. Baptism represents "a new beginning in life" in which "we are grafted onto Christ," the Pope said during the evening ceremony in St Peter's Basilica. At the end of the candlelit Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum on April 6, Pope Benedict XVI again reminded people of God's infinite capacity to love and urged them to become messengers of that love through compassion. Speaking without a text, the Pope said the early Christian theologians considered the greatest sin of the pagan world to be a hardened, insensitive heart. Becoming Christian is to receive a tender heart, "a heart of flesh" that is sensitive and moved by the pain and suffering of others, he said.
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, said in his homily that humanity was in dire need of "a woman's era: an era of the heart, of compassion", so that the earth would finally stop being a breeding ground
of ferocity.
Persecuted: A Catholic portraying Jesus carries a cross during the Way of the Cross in Masaya, PHOTO. CNS/OSWALDO RIVAS REUTERS Nicaragua on April 5.
During the two-hour service, the Pope carried the black wooden cross for the first and last stations. Women and men from Angola, the Republic of Congo, Chile, South Korea and China, as well as two Franciscan friars from the Holy Land were among those who car-
ried the cross during the service. Earlier, on Good Friday, Pope Benedict presided over the Lord's Passion, beginning the rite by lying prostrate with his face on a pillow in front of the altar of St Peter's Basilica. The preacher of the papal household,
Christian women "are the hope for a more humane world" that is too caught up in a quest for knowledge and power that is lacking in love and mercy, he said. Those who condemned Jesus to die were men, the papal preacher said, while those pious and courageous enough to accompany Christ throughout his passion were the women. Even his closest disciples had already abandoned the suffering Christ or were preparing to pack up and head for home, he added. These and many other women today, such as those who work with the poor, prisoners, victims of HIV/AIDS, and "every brand of society's rejects," are not just for honouring, but for imitating, he urged. Pope Benedict left the Vatican on Easter afternoon to spend a few days resting at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome. At noon on April 9, he recited the "Regina Coeli" prayer with visitors gathered in the courtyard.
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Blessing: Fr Don Kettle baptises Samuel Rota, with parents Amanda and Dwayne i= Godparents at Holy Spirit parish. PHOTO- LEANNE JOYCE
Contemplative: Timorese worshippers sit on a hill after performing the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday in Dili, East Timor on April 6. PHOTO: CNS/BEAWIHARTA, REUTERS
Leading: "erth Archbishop Barry Hickey carries the Cross during the Good Friday service at St Joachim's Pro-Cathedral. PHOTO: ANTHONY BARICH
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t a time of reflection prior to the East Timor elections that are currently taking place, Catholic worshippers took time out to reflect on the Passion of the man who brought peace to the world - Jesus Christ - during a re-enactmentof the Stations of the Cross in Dili. United Nations officials have reported how surprised they have been at the peaceful nature of the election process, despite the country's troubled past. Elsewhere, in the quiet of the countryside around Albany in the Western Australian bush, local Catholics do their bit to reflect on the gift God has given us. More than Easter eggs and chickens, the Church has experienced new growth in numerous baptisms in parishes around the State and the world. Bush trek: Frs Walter and Rogasian lead the Way of the Cross walk with Holy Family parishioners for the Good Friday service on some of the roads and hills of the city of Albany.
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ver 250 people from St Gerard Majella and Cottesloe's Star of the Sea parishes attended the Mirrabooka parish Holy Saturday Vigil Mass, led by Bishop Donald Sproxton and the Neocatechumenal Way community.
Dipped: A Neocatechumenal priest pertorms a baptism at Holy Saturday Vigil Mass at St Gerard Majella in Mirraboka PHOTO JAMIE O'BRIf N
Far away: But close in Faith. Laurence Short looks after the drinks during Easter Sunday Morning Tea at La Grange-Bidyadanga Missoin in the Kimberley. PF-10TO OURTECY LA GRANGF BIOYADANGA MISSION
Home at last: Twelve Candidates and Catechumens, pictured with St Jude's Lynwood/L angford Parish Priest Fr Terry Raj and the RCIA team, were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil . pyiero iHMAN NOWA;
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Hear ye: Siobhan McCarthy, 23, plays the Scholar, an ancient Jewish instrument made from a ram's horn during the all-night Easter vigil celebration of the Neocatechumenal Way at St Gerard's Mirrabooka. PHOTO JAMIE 0 RP,f
laremont parish priest Fr Charles Waddell has
started up a new way to present the Altar of Repose for the Blessed Sacrament during Holy Week that he hopes will catch on in other parishes. The altar was surrounded by a remake of the Garden of Gethsemane - made by St Thomas primary school students with their art teacher - according to the timeline in the Gospels: after the Last Supper (Holy Thursday), Jesus prayed at the Garden of Gethsemane before being crucified (Good Friday). After Holy Thursday Mass, when he washed the feet of people who are soon to be baptised and received into the Church, he placed the Blessed Sacrament in the Altar of Repose to the side of the sanctuary so anyone can worship over Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
Venerated: Claremont's Fr Waddell places the Blessed Sacrament in the Altar of Repose.
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Fire: Gosnells parish priest Fr Joss Breen OP lights the Paschal Candle.
New life: Children pat baby chicks at Whitford parish on Easter Sunday. Twelve real eggs were placed near the Baptisimal Font before Mass, then at the end were replaced by 12 real chicks, symbolising the 12 disciples.The priest explained how we are the new disciples to go out and spread God's Word. pHoT,-, C4, 'NE '7 (74N
Elaborate: Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome on Holy Thursday. CNS
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Solemn: Pope Benedict WI holds a candle as he celebrates the Easter Vigil in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. ENS
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"I baptise you with water for repentance, but one that is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." - Proclamation of John the Baptist Service: Fr Emil Ciecierega, SDS washes the feet of Sally Nanni (LAO at La Grange-Bidyaganga Mission.
Welcomed: A joyful 22-year-old Lana Ericson smiles after her baptism at St Gerard Majella's Church in Mirrabooka, as sponsor, Annette Barron stands by.
In rememberance: Parish priest of Queen of Apostles parish in Riverton, Fr Paul Manickathan, SAC celebrates the Eucharist. PHOTO ERIC D'SOLIZA
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Opinion
Global warming masks a deeper evil i say, i say • By Mark Reidy
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n his February 18 column in the Sunday Telegraph, Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, described the escalating concern regarding global warming as, "mild hysteria", "dangerously close to superstition" and in a later interview, "a religious substitute". Not surprisingly the Cardinal's comments raised more than a few eyebrows. However, perhaps his comments can be put into a clearer context in light of the reflections made during the same week by retired Cardinal Giacomo Biffi at a Retreat attended by Pope Benedict XVI. During the gathering of high-ranking Vatican officials, the Cardinal described as "prophetic" the writings of 19th century Russian philosopher, Vladimir Solovyev, who suggested
that "the Antichrist presents himself as a pacifist, ecologist and ecumenist". While this comment will also send shockwaves through our environmentally sensitive society, let us hope that the truth of the Cardinal's underlying message is not lost in the emotional aftermath. It would appear that both these men, while not necessarily denying aspects of global resource abuse and misuse, have chosen to focus their concern beyond earthly dilemmas to a more grave spiritual reality. Cardinal Pell seems to be concerned that the emphasis being given to the threat of global warming is so omnipresent that it is driving people to the pantheistic belief that God is nature itself and not, in actual fact, its Creator. Similarly Cardinal Biffi's concern is that anything that reduces Christianity to a set of values and draws people away from a personal encounter with Jesus, no matter how noble it may appear on the surface, cannot be of God. The fear of both Cardinals, it seems, is that subtly and deceptively, albeit with good intentions, we are being drawn away from the one true God. It is important as Christians that we are able to recognise and take heed of the warnings that these leaders offer us. Does this mean that we should ignore the signs of our decaying world? Certainly not. As stewards of a planet created spe-
Almost gone: Global warming hysteria says icebergs are melting, but with it, so is our moral core. cifically for our use we have a Godgiven responsibility to care for and nurture it appropriately. But rather than solely focusing all our energy on the problems confronting us, we must also use this dilemma to turn our attention back to God. It is only through Him that we will find a solution. We can adopt all the appropriate protocols and laws necessary to
reduce the damage we are inflicting on our planet, and these are wonderful, positive steps, but until the attitudes of our hearts change, then, in the long term, the destruction will continue. Unless people choose to fully embrace the spirit of self-sacrifice and love of others given to us by Jesus, the inclinations of selfishness and greed that now drive our
economy and our world will inevitably win through. God has given us a beautiful gift and along with it an instruction manual (the Bible) showing us how to best care for it. If we continue to reject the wisdom of the creator and attempt to rely on our own understanding, then it should come as no surprise when everything starts to fall apart.
Giving kids a chance to know the Church • By Sylvia Defendi Two Presentation nuns have provided the vital link between the family, parish and school in a newly published manual. Based on the Right of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), Faith Friends, as it is affectionately known, is essentially a Right of Christian Initiation for Children. The Faith Friends process was initiated over 20 years ago by Sr Benedict Mansfield PBVM, and has since been the basis for a widely acclaimed initiation into the faith for children and youth of a parish or school. Teachers themselves for over 30 years, Sr Bendedict and her sister, Sr De Lourdes, said Faith Friends called and challenged all the people within the parish to support children, preparing for the sacraments, in their faith journey. "Far too much has been expected of our religious education teachers. We must surround our children with a vibrant support team of priests, parents, teachers and parishioners. "We are presently not tapping into the rich resource of faith-filled people found in each parish," explained Sr Benedict. As it is largely a process of initiation rather than faith education, Faith Friends works in partnership with the Catechesis program by extending the sacramental preparation to a designated Faith Friend who becomes the child's guide and reaffirms the Catechesis by being a witness
Faithful: Year Seven students of St Anthony's Primary School, Greenmount Confirmation group. to Christ. "It is more like a mentoring experience rather than a course of study," Sr Benedict said. In choosing a Faith Friend from the faithful of the parish community the child is holistically supported by the parents and sponsors within the home, by the teachers and catechists within the school and by that Faith Friend within the parish. "It is a really easy process," Sr Benedict
said, adding that while the parish priest would lead the process it was the responsibility of families, schools and parish community to develop it. Faith Friend, Mrs J Outred said she felt as though her faith had been strengthened even more by having shared the experience. Since its humble beginnings, Faith Friends has been guided by Sr Benedict in the parishes of Mandurah, Maida Vale,
Lesmurdie and Greenmount. However, Sr Benedict said she hoped that people would spread the Faith Friends process to many more parishes and schools, with the assistance of the new manual. The manual, which is published with the encouragement and blessing of Archbishop Barry Hickey, Bishop Donald Sproxton and Bishop Justin Bianchini, comes with accolades from Assumption Catholic Primary School in Mandurah and St Anthony's School in Greenmount. In a letter recommending the process, Archbishop Hickey wrote: "While the catechetical preparation of children for the sacraments is already well organised in parishes with the assistance of Catholic schools and parish catechists, the reception of these children into the living faith experience of the parish community is enhanced by the role of Faith Friends who are also sacramental faith friends, prayer friends and family friends." Such wide acclamations have already prompted mass distribution, with one copy of the manual being distributed to each principal and each parish priest in the state. With sponsorship from the Knights of the Southern Cross, 1500 copies of the manual are ready for distribution. The manuals are avaliable from The Record for $5 plus postage. For more information contact Sr Mansfield on: 9291 9651, or Justine at The Record on: 9227 7080.
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Easter means more than once a year As Christians our purpose in life is to follow the will of God each day • By Paul Gray
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n between table tennis matches on Easter Sunday with my older son - I swear I'll beat him one day - I caught a few scenes of Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth on DVD. It's an Easter tradition to screen the movie in our house. I flopped on the couch when Salome was conniving at John the Baptist's death. A great scene. Herod Antipas and his party guests were eating, drinking and making merry while Michael York (John the Baptist) bellowed timely reminders about sin and the will of God from his chained-up position in the dungeons beneath. Only Herod, it seems, can hear the Baptist's words. He charges about the room, wine-cup in hand, desperate for the voice to stop. Salome, meanwhile, detects the threat from John. First, she orders loud music to drown out the Baptist's voice. Then, she extracts the fateful promise from Herod - to give her whatever she wants, a promise that will shortly deliver the head of John the Baptist on a plate. In this great cinema scene, it seems as though the partygoers - who could be any one of us, in our comfortable 21st century Australian existence - are oblivious to the voice of truth. Though that voice is never far away, we manage not to hear it. When that voice, which calls us to abandon our worldly interests and pleasures and turn to God, becomes worryingly loud, we crank up the volume on our fun and pursuits, just enough to drown it out. There's a little Salome in all of us. One of the great English authors, John Henry Newman - mentioned
in some recent controversial articles in The Record - also had strong words to say on the need to pay attention first to the will of God. In a sermon published in 1849, long before he was made a cardinal of the Catholic Church, Newman spoke of the fact that every human being is created for a purpose, by God. "We are not sent in to this world for nothing," he wrote. "We are not born at random; we are not here, that we may go to bed at night, get up in the m orning, toil for our bread, eat and drink, laugh and joke, sin when we have a mind, and reform when we are tired of sinning, rear a family and die. "God sees every one of us; He creates every soul, He lodges it in the body, one by one, for a purpose. He needs, He deigns to need every one of us. He has an end for each of us; we are all equal in His sight, and we are placed in our different ranks and stations, not to get what we can out of them for ourselves, but to labour in them for Him." But most of us, most of the time, live as though we not only fail to appreciate the purpose of our lives, but as though we have never even heard the message. Newman cites St Paul, who at one time speaks of the world as a scene in a theatre. In truth, says Newman, we are all actors in this
world, and each has his or her special part or mission. This part is "not to indulge his passions, not to make money, not to get a name in the world, not to save himself trouble, not to follow his bent, not to be selfish and selfwilled, but to do what God puts on him to do." In the same sermon, called "God's Will the End of Life," Newman thundered against the arrogance of the many people who think it right to "criticize the religious and p rofessors of religion, to look at Catholic and Methodist with impartial contempt, to gain a smattering of knowledge of subjects, to dip into a number of frivolous publications, if they are popular, to have read the latest novel, to have heard the singer and seen the actor of the day, to be well up with the news, to know the names, and, if so be, the persons of public men, to be able to bow to them, to walk up and down the street with your heads on high, and to stare at whatever meets you - and to say and do worse things, of which these outward extravagances are but the symbol." Of course those words were written in the 19th century - but reading through them as I did this Easter, the thought occurred: how well they suit our own times. The frivolous and popular publications - don't we see them at every supermarket checkout? The singer and the actor of the day - today's
pop starlets and Hollywood hunks, and the obsession of our culture with them, are surely the modern equivalents. Aspiring to know the latest news, and to feel on intimate terms with the "big" people of our world - these are interests as common to the 21st century as they were to the 19th, except that today, talkback radio and interactive media make them even easier to indulge. Such activities are not why we have come upon Earth, Newman says. We have only come on Earth to do the will of God. One of the pressing questions which faces
church communities after the "highs" of Easter and Christmas, when churches are temporarily full, is this: why don't people come back once the holidays are over? The answer is simple, I believe. They just don't see the purpose. It is easy to be caught up in the emotions of Easter and Christmas because of cultural factors. But churchgoing, fundamentally, is a sign of acceptance that God's will is important in our lives - and if people do not believe that the purpose of their lives is to do God's will, then they will never see the point in frequently going to church.
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Women learn from each other on issues such as hygiene, health, agricultural techniques and animal husbandry. This interaction encourages solidarity among members as they share experiences and help each other during difficulties. In October 2004 Y Re borrowed $83 (approx $1 million Vietnam dong). Although eligible for a loan of $167 Y Re only accessed this much as she was anxious about borrowing such a large sum of money. Like the majority of women in her community, Y Re used her loan to buy pigs. She bought ten piglets, which she then fattened for six months and sold for $418 (approx $5 million dong), gaining a profit of $335. In October 2005 she repaid the loan. Y Re felt very happy when she sold the pigs and made a profit. She feels confident to take out further loans to buy pigs and fatten them up for sale so she and her husband can grow
more crops and one day send their children to school. At the time of writing, Y Re was three months pregnant with their first child. Y Re's dream for her children is that they will be able to go to school to learn how to read, write and do basic mathematics in order to assert themselves and avoid being taken advantage of in the marketplace. In the future, she and her husband would like to have their own house for their new family. Taking a loan with the Women's Union has changed Y Re's life for the better. She likes going to the group meetings as she can meet others who are also taking out loans and share business as well as personal experiences with them. She feels she can overcome the difficulties in her life with help from others in the group. Your donation to Project Compassion will allow communities like Y Re's to become self-reliant and look forward to a more productive future.
Caritas supports the basic needs of the traumatised Solomon Islands Caritas Australia is today facilitating food distribution to villagers who are yet to see assistance in the wake of the tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands on April 2. Ja‘-k de Groot, CEO of Caritas Australia said "In addition, three trauma counsellors will arrive from Honiara with a boat load of
water tanks, tarpaulins, bales of clothes, PVC pipes and ropes." Bishop Bernard O'Grady, Chairman of Caritas Solomon Islands and based in Gizo, has spoken today of the trauma the earthquake has caused and the needs in the tsunami affected region. "I was speaking to a person from the
other village called Sissiana this morning. He was describing how they had no warning whatsoever before the big wave came in. "They had between 50 and 80 metres to run from the shoreline to the hill, but the wave caught them and tossed them in all directions. He was describing how he went
up and down in the water, his wife and children were around, it tossed them in all directions. His mother in law was severely injured when a tree fell across her legs. "He said if it had happened at night hundreds of people would have been killed." "There is still concern amongst
the people. People are very traumatised and are scared to go back to the seashore and are still sheltering in the hills." Caritas Australia CEO Jack de Groot said 'Caritas is accepting donations to support the Solomon Islands Tsunami Recovery. Phone: 1800 024 413 or visit www.caritas.org.au.
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A roundup of events in the archdiocese Sunday Apri115 BULLSBROOK SHRINE 60" ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 2.30pm His Grace Archbishop Hickey will preside over the concelebrated Mass and Procession held at the Shrine, 36 Chittering Rd. To honour the Virgin of the Revelation on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of her apparition to Bruno Cornacchiola at Tre Fontane, Rome. Enq: Sacri 9447 3292.
Wednesday April 25 THE JULIAN SINGERS are again donating their time and talents to a charity concert for pregnancy assistance on June 10, 2007. Do you like singing and music? We need your help; rehearsals begin 7.30pm, 25 April at 36 Windsor Street East Perth. We welcome all interested people. Enq: Chris 9276 2736 and Angela 9275 2066.
Sunday April 15 CORRIGIN CONVENT REUNION As the school rooms are to be demolished a reunion of all past pupils of the Corrigin Convent parents and friends will be held on April 15 at 10.30am in Corrigin. Please contact Gwenda Walton PO Box 92 Corrigin or 9063 2740 after hours.
Thursday April 26 CATHOLIC POLICE OFFICERS ASSOC. MASS AND AGM Serving and former sworn/staff and families are invited to attend Mass and AGM at our Lady Help of Christians, 43 Camberwell St, East Victoria Park, Mass 7pm. Followed by short AGM, and light supper. RSVP 23/4/07 Peter Browne 9321 2155 or Insp. Paul Newman 9222 1474 or Des Noonan 9291 8641.
Sunday April 15 CHARISMATIC RENEWAL HEALING MASS CCR Perth present their third Regional Healing Mass. Held at the parish church of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 175 Corfield St, Gosnells, at 5.30pm with Prayer and Praise, followed by Mass, concluding with Prayer Teams and supper afterward. A collection will be taken up. Please bring a plate. Enquiries Dan Hewitt: 9398 4973. Sunday April 15 TAIZE MEDITATIVE PRAYER 7pm - 8pm, Sisters of St Joseph Chapel, 16 York St, South Perth. Everyone welcome to come and join in this beautiful way of praying through song, scripture and silence. Bring a torch and a friend. Enq: Sister Maree 0414 683 926. Friday April 20 LIFE IN GODS SPIRIT SEMINAR 7.30pm at Our Lady of the Missions, 270 Camberwarra Drive, Whitford/Craigie. Experience the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. Be inspired by the talks given by Priests, lay people and Archbishop Hickey. Entire seminar costs $15 Adults, $10 Students and you receive a booklet with daily scripture lessons. CEO Accredited Course. To register please call the Parish Office 9307 2776 or Jenni Young 9445 1028. Friday April 20 CATHOLIC FAITH RENEWAL - CATHOLIC ADULT FAITH EDUCATION On Friday 20 April 2007, 7.30pm at U Goody Bioethics Centre, 39 Jugan St, Glendalough, there will be a Catholic Adult Faith Education conducted by Fr Greg Donovan. All are welcome. Enq. Rita 9272 1765, Rose 0403 300 720. Saturday April 21 SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITION Scarborough Beach. Enter teams of up to 10 people to sculpt Christian symbols in the sand. Entry $15 team. Enjoy free festivities, BBQ facilities. Enter now for great prizes! HYPERLINK "mailto:Mario@disciplesofiesus. org" Mario@disciplesofiesus.org Registrations: 8am; Heats: 9am,10am,11am; Final: 12.30pm. Friday- Sunday April 20 - 22 ANTIOCH RECRUITING WEEKEND Youth aged 16- early 20s, Antioch is a place for youth to come together in a relaxed environment play music, share, socialise and learn about their faith journey, God and themselves. We have a recruiting weekend coming up from the 20th-22nd of April at Whitfords Catholic Primary School, Craigle. Contact Nicole 0411 542 619 or Talitha 0432 167 923. Sunday April 22 A NTIOCH RECRUITING WEEKEND CLOSING All former Antioch members are invited to the closing of Whitfords Antioch Recuiting Weekend at Whitfords Catholic Primary School, Craigle, starting at 8pm. Catch up with old friends! Contact Nicole 0411 542 619 or Talitha 0432 167 923. Sunday April 22 YOU, FAITH AND THE 21' CENTURY 3pm, Hosted by the Council of Christians and Jews Western Australia. Presented by Rabbi Bradley N. B leefield, Rabbi in residence, Temple David. Jewish C ommunity Centre, Woodrow Ave. Yokine. $5 Members, $10 Non Members. Sunday April 22 THANKSGIVING MASS Parishioners, past parishioners, friends are invited to attend Thanksgiving Mass and luncheon to celebrate the 50th Anniversary Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Chidlow. Mass at 1 lam followed by a light luncheon. Invitation only: Helen Ball (Giles) 9295 2965, Mary Ball (Love) 9295 1841, Marie McGuckin 9572 4343. Monday April 23 - Monday April 30 R U COMING TO DINNER? Australia-wide ALPHA program begins in Perth churches, parishes and centres. To join St John's Northbridge course (Sunday nights) ring Harry 9444 4626.
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Friday April 27 WORLD YOUTH DAY PRAYER VIGIL 8pm - 6am All night prayer vigil for World Youth Day at City Beach Parish. Come along for an hour or two, or for the whole night. Parishes and communities are invited to register to 'Host a Holy Hour' for the vigil. Details: HYPERLINK "http://www.wydperth.com" www.wydperth.com.
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Friday April 27 FATHER PAUL RAJ - SILVER JUBILEE Holy Family Parish Kalamunda are holding a celebration Mass and supper to honour the Silver Jubilee of Father Paul at 7pm. Father's former parishioners are cordially invited to join us on this happy occasion. RSVP Maureen Humpheys 0419 049 496 or e-mail maurjohn@iinet.net.au. Saturday May 5 A DAY WITH MARY 9am-5pm St Catherine of Sienna Church, Constable Street, Gingin. A video of Fatima will be shown at 9am. A day of prayer and instruction based upon the messages of Fatima. Includes Sacrament of Penance, Holy Mass, Eucharist, Adoration, Sermons, Rosaries, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Stations of the Cross. Please BYO lunch. Enq: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate 9250 8286. Bus Services - Nina 9367 1366.
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Prayer and Benediction. Personal prayer before the Blessed Sacrament is Adoration of Jesus gift of Himself, of His love for you, for your loved ones and for our world. Come and thank Him.
Sunday May 6 BUSSELTON MAY ROSARY CELEBRATION In Honour of Our Lady held at Bove's Farm, Roy Road, Jindong. Singing at 12.30pm. Mass led by Fr Tony Chiera, commences at 1 pm, followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction, refreshments provided. Bus bookings from Perth to Bove's Farm can be made with Francis Williams 9459 3873 or 0404 893 877. Sunday May 20 CATHOLIC POLICE OFFICERS BBQ Serving and former sworn/staff and families, are invited to a Marian BBQ/Picnic at the Schoenstatt Shrine, 9 Talus Dr, Armadale. Rosary at 12.30pm followed by BYO BBQ/Picnic. No BBQ available on site, will need to bring one if required. Enq: Des Noonan 9291 8641.
Fortnightly BIBLE REFLECTIONS The 'Workers in the Garden of the Holy Family' are conducting fortnightly Bible reflections at St Mary's Church, Parish Centre (40 Franklin St, Leederville) commencing at 7pm, April 18, May 2, 16 and 30, followed by refreshments. For enquiries phone 9201 0337.
Friday June 15 GOOMALLING 100TH ANNIVERSARY Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Goomalling is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. If you have any old photos or information that might be relevant to this celebration, please contact Fr John Daly on 9629 1147.
Every Forth Sunday SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER The Perth Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order no longer meets at the Pro-Cathedral but instead assembles every fourth Sunday at 2.30pm in the Chapel of RSL Care, 51 Alexander Dr, Menora. Enquiries John 9385 5649.
Every Sunday RADIO GATE OF HEAVEN 7.30-9pm, 107.9FM. 1. Council of Faith II w/Fr. John Triglio "TheChristian Faith & Demonology". 2. The Web of Faith w/Fr. Robert Levus & Fr. John Triglio "Answering your questions as they come in". Every Wednesday ADORATION, EVENING PRAYER, BENEDICTION St. Thomas Church, 2 College Road, Claremont. Adoration 1pm to 5.30pm. followed by Evening
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Every Month MONTHLY SCRIPTURAL PRAYER PROGRAM The Council for Australian Catholic Women (CACW) is offering a Scriptural Pryare Program developed in the Jesuit tradition. This form of prayer can lead to more reflective living, greater spiritual depth and promotes lay spiritual leadership in the Church. Led by Kathleen Brennan (ibvm). April 23, May 28, June 25, 7.30pm. Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, East Perth. Enq: Michelle Wood, 9345 2555. All welcome.
June 15 - 17 FESTIVAL OF PRAISE & WORSHIP - PEMBERTON The Holy Spirit of Freedom Community invites all to attend their 10th annual festival for the Bunbury Diocese. The weekend will include the Eucharist and Reconciliation, praise and worship, teachings and sharings, prayer ministry and fellowship. Enq: Meryl Guimelli 9772 1172, Baird on 9629 1044.
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EVENTS I I RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE -51026 MAY 2007 A non-residential, one to one, retreat suited for those who need to continue their daily routine while seeking to deepen their relationship with their God. The retreat is conducted over 3 weeks, meeting with a Director twice weekly. Enq: Veronica Reutens 9310 1147 geeron@iinet.net.au or Anne Zevis 9335 8142 zevises@bigpond.com I I I DIVINE MERCY The Feast of Divine Mercy will be concelebrated at St. Joachim's Church, corner of Shepperton Rd and Harper St, Victoria Park on Sunday 15 April. The Main Celebrant for the Holy Mass will be Fr. Brian O'Loughlin, Vicar General. All other priests are most welcome to attend and concelebrate. Program:1.30pm Holy Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Reconciliation will be available 2.30pm Holy Mass followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Veneration of a First-Class relic of Saint Faustina Kowalska, the Secretary of Divine Mercy. Afterwards in the Parish Hall for refreshments. There will be a selection of Divine Mercy materials available. Afternoon concludes with a video with Fr. John Corapi on 'God's Name is Mercy'. Enquiries John 9457 7771 or Linda 9275 6608. Every Monday WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS The Emmanuel Centre are offering to help people who gain weight because they are using medication for their mental illness. The group helps participants to manage their weight safely and healthily. Mind-Body-Life meets at the Emmanuel Centre on Mondays from 12.30-2.30pm. Free. The group starts with a weigh-in, then a talk on nutrition and healthy eating tips, goal setting and then half an hour of exercise. Enq: Amanda - Emmanuel Centre, 9328 8113. Every Fourth Sunday of Month HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE "WATCH & PRAY" Held at Infant Jesus Parish, Morley from 2-3pm with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The hour consists of some Prayers and Scripture but mostly the hour is silent prayer for Vocations. All welcome. Next holy hour is April 22. Please encourage others to come and pray. Enq: 9276 8500. St George's Tce 6831. Ph: 0439 401 009. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. DONATIONS WANTED We seek donations of books, Bibles, Divine Office, Missals - all sorts, any condition. We repair and redistribute to perpetuate the Word and place it in the hands of the faithful that they may better participate. Can you help? Contact: M. Mary John (08) 9293 3092.
Official Diary - APRIL 15
Mass and blessing of Divine Mercy Window, Maddington - Archbishop Hickey Mass and Procession, Bullsbrook - Archbishop Hickey Solemn Liturgy of Ethiopian Orthodox, Maylands - Bishop Sproxton Divine Mercy Mass, St Joachim's Pro-Cathedral - Fr Brian O'Loughlin VG
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Gathering of recently ordained priests, St Joachim's Presbytery - Archbishop Hickey
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Farewell Mass for Fr Patrick Lim, Thornlie - Bishop Sproxton
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ANZAC Day Commemorative Parade and Service, Langley Reserve - Fr Brian O'Loughlin VG
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