The Record Newspaper 15 December 1960

The Christmas Message

ofHis

GracetheEc

Archbishop

Lookingbackover thepastdecadecould causeustolookwitha certainamountofapprehensiontothecomingsixties.

Severaltimes,due mainlytotheavarice andGodlessnessof man,theworldhas comeclosetoaconflict whichcouldbenothing shortofdisastrousto thehumanrace.

Neverbeforeinthehistoryoftheworldhaveman's punyhandsheldsuchpowerfulinstrumentsofdestruction.Yet,likeallGod'sgifts,theseself-sameinstrumentscouldbeusedtoachieveuntoldadvantagesfor thehumanrace.Butforthattohappenweneedpeace.

Wehaveseenworld-wideappealsforassistancetothe hungry,theoppressedandthoselivinginthebondage ofrefugeesettlements.

Greatstrideshavebeenmadeandweareproudthat ourCatholicpeoplehaveparticipatedintheseendeavourseitherthroughtheirownorganisationsorthrough parallelcivicbodies.

Ontheotherhandsomegreatmistakeshavebeen made.Menhave,withoutduethoughtorrecognition ofGod'sprerogatives,arrogatedtothemselvestheright totransgressHislawstosolvesomeoftheseproblems byunlawfulmeans.Theyhaveimposedtheirimmoral ideasonpeoplewhothemselveswouldnotwanttheir ways.

Everywherewehavebeenfacedwiththegoodthat manstrivesforbeingnullifiedbytheevilheaccomplishesbygoingagainstGodandHislaws.

Thisyearhavehadtheprivilegeofanaudiencewith ourHolyFather,PopeJohnXXIII. waspleasedto reportonthespiritualstateoftheArchdiocese.You canbeassuredthateventhoughHisHolinessdoesnot knowyoubyname,hehasyouinhisheartincommon withalltheCatholicsoftheworldforwhomhefeels responsibletoHimwhoseVicarheis.

Thegreatthought forthefutureinthe ChurchistheforthcomingEcumenicalCouncil, theSecondVatican Council,whichisvery deartotheHoly Father'sheart.

ThisCouncilwilldo greatthingsforthe ChurchofGod.We haveadvancedintoan agewhichofitsvery naturecallsforawellorganisedChurchtoopposethematerialismandsecularismsorifetoday.Ifpropositionsfortheunityof ChristendomflowforthfromthisCouncil,somuchmore willbeachieved.

TheCouncilalsoneedspeaceforittowork.

Hence,mypeople,asyourArchbishop,nowappeal toyoutobegenerousinyourworkandprayerfor peace.Notonlythattheworldwilladvanceinprosperity,butthatthroughtheleavenofafortifiedChurch, thepeacethatonlyChristcangivewillspreadthroughouttheworld.

Prayerconworkwhenthestrivingsofmenfail.Pray andworkforpeace;prayforthesuccessofgoodmen's effortstohelpthoseinneed;prayaboveallthatthe comingCouncilmaynotonlyorderthehouseholdofthe Faith,butthatitmayshineasalighttoallmankind turningthemawayfromeviltothesourceofallgood.

MayyourcelebrationoftheFeastoftheChristChild beinthespiritofloveandreverence.Mayyoubeall happywiththeloveofChristandmaythecomingyear bringyounearertoGodwhetherinprosperityordifficult times.

om, DevotedlyyoursinChrist,

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LOVE AND REALITY

Loveatthebeginningisaparadise.Itsfoundationisadreamthateachonehasfound tobesomethinguniqueandahappinesswhichiseternal.Thatiswhyalllovesongsofthe theatresingof"howhappyweshallbe."Lovesongstreatwhatisinprospect,notwhatis inretrospect.Thisisbecausethereisakindofinfinityaboutimaginingwhatwillhappen, whilethereisonlyrealityaboutwhathasalreadyhappened.

Theyoungstilldreamdreamsofthefuture;theold, likeHorace,lookbacktothe"gloriouspast."Thisis notinanywaytominimisethevalueofparadisal future,butmerelytoplaceloveinitsontologicalsetting. Everygreatthingbeginswithadream,whetheritbe

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thatoftheengineerwhoplansabridge,oroftheheart thatplansahome.Thesouldrawsuponitsinfinityand coloursitwiththegoldofparadise.Nooneeverclimbs totheheavenswithoutpassingthroughtheclouds,and atthebeginningeveryloverhashisheadintheclouds. Thisforetasteofheavenisgood,andevenheavensent.Itistheadvanceagentofheaven,tellingthe heartofthatrealhappinesswhichliesahead.Actually, itisabait,ablueprint,aJohntheBaptist,anannouncer tellingoftheprogrammeyettocome.IfGoddidnot permitthispreviewofjoy,whowouldventurein beyondthevestibule?

Lovedoesnotcontinuewiththesameecstasy.Because fleshisthemediumofmarriedlove,itsuffersthe penaltyoftheflesh;itbecomesusedtoaffection.As lifegoeson,agreaterstimulusisrequiredtoproducean equalreactiontosensation.Theeyecansoonbecome usedtobeauty,andfingerstothetouchofafriend.The intimacy,whichatfirstwassodesirable,nowbecomes attimesaburden.The"I-want-to-be-alonefeeling." andthe"I-think-I-will-go-home-to-motherfeeling" striptheeyeofitsrose-colouredglasses.Billscoming intothekitchenmakeloveflyoutoftheparlour.The veryhabitoflovebecomesboring,becauseitisahabit andnotanadventure.Perhapstheyearningforanew partneraccompaniesadisgustwiththeoldpartner.The careofchildren,withtheirmultiplyingaccidentsand diseases,tendstobringlovedownfromitsvisioninthe cloudstoperiodical,realisticvisitationstothenursery.

Soonerorlaterthoselivingtheaffectivelifeare broughtfacetofacewiththisproblem:Isloveasnare andadelusion?Doesitpromisewhatitcannotgive? No,lifeisnotamockery.Onehasnothitthebottom ofhisinstinct;notthebottomof hismind,butofhispassions;notthebottomofhisspirit, butofhissex.Theaforementionedtrialsaremerely somanycontactswithrealitywhichAlmightyGod sendsintoeverylife,forwhatwearedescribinghereis commontoeverylife.Iflifewentonasadreamwithout theshockofdisillusionment,whowouldeverattainhis finalgoalwithGodandperfecthappiness?Themajority ofmenwouldrestinmediocrity;acornswouldbecontenttobesaplings;somechildrenwouldnevergrowup andnothingwouldmature.

Therefore,Godhadtokeepsomethingback,namely, Himselfineternity,otherwisewewouldneverpush forward.SoHemakeseveryonerunupagainstastone walleverynowandtheninlife;onsuchoccasionsthey feelthecrisisofnonentityandhaveanoverwhelming senseofnothingnessandloneliness,inorderthatthey mayseelifenotasacitybutasabridgetoeternity. Thedrynessinhumanloveisnotdryrot;itshouldbe thedrynessthatripenstotheloveofGod.

OfficialEngagements

NOWitcametopassthatinthosedays therewentforthanedictfromCaesar Augustusfortheregistrationofthewhole world.Thisfirstregistrationoccurredwhen QuiriniuswasgovernorofSyria.Soallwent toenregisterthemselves,everymantohis owntown.AndJosephlikewisewentupfrom GalileeintoJudea,fromthetownofNazarethtothetownofDavidwhichiscalledBethlehem-forhewasofthehouseandfamilyof David-toenregisterhimselftogetherwith Maryhisbetrothed,whowaswithchild.And itcametopassthatwhilsttheywerethere shecompletedthedaysofherdeliveryand broughtforthherfirst-bornson;andshe swathedhimroundandlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoplaceforthemin theinn.

Andinthesamedistrictwereshepherds livingoutinthefieldsandkeepingthe night-watchesovertheirflock.Andanangel oftheLordstoodbythem,andthegloryof theLordshoneaboutthem,andtheyfeared withagreatfear.Andtheangelsaidto them,"Fearnot,forbehold,bringtoyou gladtidingsofagreatjoywhichshallbetoall thepeople;fortherehathbeenborntoyou thisdayasaviour,whoistheChristthe Lord,inthetownofDavid.Andthisshallbeto youasignthereof;yeshallfindababeenswathedandlyinginamanger."

Andsuddenlythereappearedwiththe angelamultitudeoftheheavenlyhostpraisingGodandsaying,"GlorytoGodinthe highest,andpeaceuponearthamongmenof hisgoodpleasure!"

Anditcometopassthatwhentheangels haddepartedfromthemintoheaven,the shepherdssaidtooneanother,"Letusgo, then,toBethlehemandseethisthingwhich iscometopass,whichtheLordhathmade knowntous."

SotheywentwithhasteandfoundMary andJoseph,andthebabelyinginthemanger.Andwhentheyhadseen,theymade knownwhathadbeentoldthemconcerning thischild.Andallthatheardmarvelledat whatwastoldthembytheshepherds.But Marystoredupallthesethingsinherheart andponderedthem.

Andtheshepherdsreturned,glorifyingand praisingGodforallthattheyhadheardand hadseen,evenashadbeentoldthem.

1St.Luke,Evangelist)

WHATST.LUKEREALLYMEANT

IMAGINEastrangeyoungcouplestuckinalittleAustraliantown,withabout£5totheir name,abroken-downjalopy,noroofovertheirheads,andexpectingtoincreasetheir familyanyminutenow.Howdidacouplelikethis,butofalmost2,000yearsago,managetopreparethemselvesforthecomingoftheirfirst-born?

AFTERhavingtravelledfourdaystheyarrivedat Bethlehemandfound"noroomattheinn." Butthetruthis-thereWASNOINN!TheBabywas "laidinthemanger..."OnlythereWASNOSTABLE! Whatistherealityhiddenbytheliteraryconventions oftheGospel?

THECENSUS

ONEDAYaroundtheyear'6B.C.theRomantop brassinJudeareceivedlong-expectedordersfromthe divineAugustustocontibutetotheempire-widecensus ofhissubjects.

AsJudaiccustomsdemanded,thecountwastaken accordingtopeople'sancestralorigin.

Thus,somewherebetweentheendofMarchandthe beginningofAprilofthatyear,thecarpenterJoseph closeduphisworkshopatNazareth,Galilee,puthis youngwifeandafewnecessitiesonadonkey,andset outtocrosssome90-oddmilestoBethleheminJudea.

Asusuallyinthelastdaysoftherainyseason,it poured,butthehotkhamsinwindbeganannouncing spring.Thetortuousroadswerefilledwithcameland donkeycaravans.Hundredsoffoottravellersstreamed intotheancientmuddyseatofthefamilyofoldKing David.Amidchatteringcrowds,Maryfelthertime coming-privacywaswhatshewantedaboveallelse.

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Privatehomes,consistingmostlyofoneroom,were filledtothebrim.Joseph'snumerouscousinsprobably couldhaveprovidedhimwithasleepingmat,butMary longedtobefreefrompryingeyes

OntheroadthatleadsfromJerusalemtoEgyptthere stoodwhatSt.Lukecallsthe"inn"-reallyonlya cararvansary-awalled-incourtwithoneentranceand afewpartitionsinsideformingonecommonroomand twoalcoves.Theplacewasfilledwithirritablecamels andasses.Peoplesleptontheground,ate,sang,prayed,

bickeredandbargained.Theowner,himselfsqueezed amonghiscustomers'mountsforthenight,perhaps onlywaveddesperatelyattheinquiringJoseph.

Nightwasfalling.Maybestreeturchinsseeking excitementandprofitamongsomanystrangerstoldthe confusedcoupleaboutthelimestonecavesinthenearby hills.Shepherds,cows,assesandsheepwouldtake refugeinthese"stables"againstcoldandrain.

Josephclearedthefloorofoneofthelittle grottoes,madeabedofstrawforMary,putoutthe provisionsbythemangerhangingonthewall.Here wasquietandprivacy!Theywaited

"AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,and wrappedhiminswaddlingclothes,andlaidhimina manger."(Luke2:7),Nightmovedslowlytowards dawn.

Withcharacteristicsubtlety,St.Luketellsus:"There wereshepherdsinthesamedistrictlivinginthefields andkeepingwatchovertheirflockbynight"(Luke2:8).

DESERTNOMADS

ASTODAY,sothen,largeherdsofbig,dustysheep andgoatsgrazedontheundulatingplainthreemiles eastofBethlehemallyearround.Tendingthemwere familiesofdesertnomadswhopassedtheworstofthe winterinthegrottoes,therestoftheirlivesinthe bushes.Theywerestrong,smelly,ignorant,thieving anddangerous.

Armedwithclubs,theshepherdswouldequally massacrewolvesandvagrants.These"peopleofthe land"inspiredRabbiEleazar(sometimebeforeA.D. 135)toexclaim:"Ifwe(Pharisees)werenotnecessary tothemfortrade,theywouldmurderus!"

Theangelicapparitioninthenightfrightenedafew solitaryshepherds.Buttheyweresimplefolk,reared intheoldIsraelitedreamofthecomingoftheMessias. SowhentheMessengerpointedtothewell-known caves,nottoHerod'spalacesevenmilesnorth,they hurriedtoBethlehemwithexcitementandanxiety.

AndtheyfoundHim.Havingnothingtogivetothe MotherortheBabe,theymarvelledatthestorytold J.k).,,WA41

traditionsaysisthebirthplaceofJesus.The caveinwhichHewinbornispreservedandattractsvisitors alltheyearround,butespeciallyatChristmas.Thedress ofthenativewomenseenheredatesbacktothetimeof theCrusadesandisconsideredtheappropriategarbwhen visitingtheManger.

thembyMaryandJoseph,throwinguptheirarmsand kneelingdowntoseetheBoybetter.

"Andallwhoheardmarvelledatthethingstoldthem bytheshepherds"(Luke2:18),who,afterseeingand listening,scatteredamongtheirfamiliesandother shepherdsonthewatchinthenight.

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TheBasilicaoftheNativityinBethlehemisbuiltonthe sitewhich

RosaryCrusade

ruHEPRESIDENTOFCHILESUMMONE

IFATHERPATRICKPEYTON,C.S.C.,TOHIS PALACEINSANTIAGOTOTHANKHIMFORHIS 15-MONTIIFAMILYROSARYCRUSADEINTIIA COUNTRY(PICTURED).

PresidentJorgeAllesandrisaidFatherPeytonhad "doneagreatgoodforChile"bybringingtheFamil Rosaryintoamillionhomes.

FatherPeyton'scrusadeinChiletookhimthelength ofthecountry,fromthetropicstothesub-antarctic. HelaunchedhiscrusadeinAugust,1959.Morethana millionpeopleattendedthe23ralliesheheldinallthe, importantcitiesofChile.

TheIrish-bornpriest,whobeginshisnextcrusade inMexicoinFebruary,paidtributetotheChilean peopleinafarewellmessage:"Torrentialdownpour ofrain,strongwinds,cold,intenseheat,thedifficult ofcommunicationsdidnotlessentheenthusiasman theattendanceattherallies,whichintotalhasbee overamillion,"hesaid.

"ChilehasbeenthefirstcountryinLatinAmericat executeliterallyandeffectivelytheFamilyRosar Crusadeplan.Chilehaslightedafirethatisspreading. beyonditsborders.Alreadyarchbishopsandbishopso othercountriesinthiscontinenthavepromisedto' executetheFamilyRosaryCrusadeplan."

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andthemayorofeachcityrecitesaMysteryofthe Rosary,togetherwiththeirfamilies.Inadditiontothe rallies,15filmsontheMysteriesoftheRosarywere showninthepoordistrictsofeachcityvisitedby FatherPeyton.

BeforeFatherPeytonleftChilehedistributed150,000 rosariesthroughtheagencyofthebishops.These rosariesweregiventohimbyfriendsintheUnited States,CanadaandIreland.

OnebishopdescribedtheFamilyRosaryCrusadeas "anexplosionoffaith."BishopManuelLorrainErrazurizofTalcasaidthatsincethecrusadecametohis diocesemanypastorshavehadtoprovideextraMasses -toaccommodatethecrowdsflockingtochurch.

ArchbishopEmilioTagleCovarubias,ApostolicAd-ministratorofSantiago,saidtheFamilyRosaryCrusade wasthemostsignificantpartofChile's150thanniversarycelebrations.

"BoldDepartures"OfHollywood

CauseBishopsToSpeakStrongly

Washington:AcommitteeofU.S. bishopshasaddedflashesoflightning tothestormgatheringoverallegedsensationalisinginHollywoodfilms.

Thefivebishopswhoguidetheworkofthe NationalLegionofDecencychargedHollywood with"bolddepartures"fromdecencyandcalled for"anunmistakablenationalprotest"bythe countries40,000,000Catholics.

Thebishopsnotedtheyarenotaloneinconcern overthemoralqualityofmoviestoday."Wecite thewidespreadcriticismwhichrecentHollywood films theyhaveprovokedthroughouttheentirecountry," said.

TheappealtoCatholicstohelpcleanupmovies wasmadebytheBishops'CommitteeforMotion Pictures,RadioandTelevisionlittlemorethana weekbeforetheday,December11,whenCatholics areinvitedtosubscribetothepledgeoftheLegion ofDecency.

ThebishopschargedHollywoodwithallowingits ownproductioncodetobecompromisedandboastfullyignoredbysomefilm-makers.

NotingtheU.S.hierarchy'ssupportofselfregulation,ratherthanlegalaction,theprelates calledforreformofthecodeadministration.

TheyalsosaidHollywoodmustcomeupwitha systemofself-classificationtoprotectyouthsfrom materialtheyarenotyetmatureenoughtounderstand.

AppealByBishopsOfGermany: "NobodyStandAsideInThisField".

GERMANY'SBISHOPSHAVEAPPEALEDTO CATHOLICWORKERSTOJOINCATHOLIC LABOURORGANISATIONS.

TheBishopssaidinastatementissuedinBonnthat firstresultsofastudytheyhavebegunshowthat "Catholicworkers'organisationshaveanirreplaceable andstillgrowingsignificanceforCatholicworkersand theirapostolidactivitiesintheworldofwork."

"Nobody,"theysaid,"shouldstandasideinthisfield ofdecisiveimportanceforthefutureoftheChurchand, society."

TheBishopscalledonCatholiclabourgroupsto increasetheireffortstoinstructtheirmembersinthe socialteachingsoftheChurch.saying:"Theymusttake carethatthenumberofresponsible,thinkinglaymen whopractisetheirFaithanditssocialteachingsin familyandindustriallifekeepsgrowing."

Theworkers'attitudetowardstheChurch,the Bishopscontinued,will,bedecisiveindeterminingthe futureofthe"Lord'skingdomonearth,"andsaid:"To winbackthegreatnumberofworkersalienatedfrom theChurchisthedecisiveandvitalquestionforthe Churchinournation.Moreover,itistheonlywaythat theworkingclasscanfulfillitsgreattasksintheChurch andsociety.Itisamatterconcerningeverybodyand demandingappreciationandco-operationfromevery- body."

LastyearanewAssociationofChristianTrade UnionswasestablishedinGermanybyrepresentative& of14Christian-orientedlabourgroups.Theassociation had200,000members,comparedwiththesixmillion workerswhobelongtoGermany'sGeneralFederation ofLabour(D.G.B.).

Theassociation'sfoundationwasthelateststepinthe developmentofChristianlabourorganisationinGer many,whichbeganin1894withtheestablishmentof theChristianFederationofLabour.Thefederation, whichgrewto1,350,000members,exercisedconsiderablepoweruntilitwasdissolvedalongwithallother unicngroupsbytheNazisin1933.

Followingthelastwar,ChristianlabourorganisatiOns werenotrevivedinGermany.In1949theunified GeneralFederationofLabourwassetupandincluded workersofallreligiousdenominationsandideologies. Supposedlyneutralinthesematters,theD.G.B.was actuallystronglysocialistic.Atleast50percentof Germany'sworkers,andincertainindustrialareaseven 80percent,haveasocialisticorientationandnochurch affiliation.Thustheleadingpostsinthememberunions andthefederationwereheldbypersonswithapro- nouncedsocialistmentality.

In1952theGermanHierarchycautionedthatneutralityandtolerancewerethenecessarybasesforcooperationbetweenCatholicsandsocialistswithina unifiedfederation.

LateranumberofCatholiclabourleadersfeltthat Catholicworkersshouldnotbelongtoanorganisation thatfosterssomedoctrinesopposedtotheChurch's socialteachingsandin1955setupaChristianlabour. organisation.

AlthoughsomeProtestantgroupsjoinedit,Protestant bishopspubliclystatedtheirobjectionstotheorganisa- tion.

TheCatholicHierarchy.inajointstatement,said thereweregoodreasonsforestablishingChristian labourunions,butthatCatholicworkerswerefreeto decideforthemselveswhethertojoinortoremainin theunifiedD.G.B.

WithintheD.G.B.thereexiststheChristianSocial Unionwhichworkstogaingreaterrecognitionfor CatholicsandProtestantswithintheunifiedfederation.

PIANOS SpecialAttention CONVENTSandINSTITUTIONS

THEBRIDEGROOMCOMES

BISHOPV.COPASBLESSESANNUNCIATIONNAZARETHMISSION,PAPUA. andpeople,butseeingthatLucilledidnotchangeher mind,theyallowedhertoleavehomeayearago. Lucille,nowSisterMarianne,outstandinglyblondeand fair-skinnedamonghercompanions,isveryhappyand notatalldauntedbythehardworkandchangeofenvironmentinvolvedinherdecision.

SacredHeartatYuleIsland.Thebuildershadbeenthe Chaplain,FatherBohn,M.S.C.,BrotherPaul,M.S.C., whohadworkedfortheMissionforoverthirtyyears, ColinColinson,amissionarylaymanfromNorth Queensland,andhalfadozenPapuanworkmen.Money forthechurchhadbeencollectedbyMotherGenevieve, theSuperior.DonationshadcomefromPapuaandNew Guinea,AustraliaandfromasfarafieldastheUnited States,France,HollandandBelgium.

Everyyear,inNovember,SisterscomefromMission StationsintheremotestpartsoftheOwenStanley Mountains,fromcoastalstationsonpalm-fringed beaches,fromtheislandsofEasternPapua.They gatheratNazarethfortheirannualretreattobefollowedbytheprofession ceremonyonNovember21.

Thisyear,however,wasaveryspecial onemarkinganumberoffirstoccasions inthehistoryoftheLittleSisters.Itwas thefirsttimethattheceremonieshad beencarriedoutbythenewlyconsecrated BishopofPortMoresby,theMostReverendVirgilCopas,M.S.C..sinceNazareth hadpreviouslycomeunderthejurisdictionoftheYuleIslandVicariate.

Itwasalsothefirsttimethattheceremonieshadtakenplaceinthenew ChurchoftheAnnunciation,blessedby BishopCopasontheprecedingday.The church,builtonthehighestpointofthe Nazarethproperty,isuniqueindesign.

Referringtothis,theBishopsaidin hissermon:"Thearchitecturalinspirationofthischurchhasbeentakenfrom the"mares,"thecommunityhouseor meeting-placeofthePapuanvillage.And thisisinfullharmonywiththemindof theChurch.Fordownthelongcenturies,theChurchhasintroducedintoherarchitecture facthatareappealingorsignificantintheartof someparticularcountryorpeople.AndthisChurchof theAnnunciationwilltrulybea"marea"-acommunity hcue,ameeting-place.Fortheheadofthishouseis GodHimself-weareHischildren,andHishouse,His chuchwillbeameeting-placefornativenunsdrawn fromthelengthandbreadthofPapua;fromNorth Queensland;fromthedistantareasoftheNorthern Territory;aswellasfortheMotherSuperiorwholeft herhomeinParistobeguideandmothertotheSisters.

Anothernewly-consecratedBishop,theMostReverendEugeneKlein,M.S.C.,VicarApostolicofYule Island,arrivedfromEuropeonSundaymorning,just intimetosaythefirstMassfollowingtheblessingof

TheHandmaidsofOurLorddrawtheirstrengthfrom manysources: Thereare"lesanciennes,"threesurvivorsofthe firstgroupofPapuanLittleSisters,SisterAnnie,educatedatYuleIslandandprofessedfortyyearsago,was theveryfirsttoannounceherintentionofbecominga nun.ShewastogotoAustraliatojointheDaughters ofOurLadyoftheSacredHeart,butagreedtoremain whenfiveotherPapuangirlsaskediftheycouldjoina religiouscommunity.SisterAnnieisoldandfrailnow, but"retired"onlyayearago.Hertwocompanions, SisterMonaandSisterDora,arestillworkingactively intheMission.

ThereisMotherGenevieve,whoasaveryyoung womancamefromParisafterthewarto takeovertheheavyresponsibilityof becomingmother,councillorandteacher tothedaughtersofastrangecountryand anunknownrace.

TherearethethreeotherFrench nuns,pillarsofstrengthformanyyears. SisterGermaine,inPapuaforoverthirty years,caringforthesickinhalfadozen dispensaries,forherlongyearsofwork havetakenherfromthecoasttothe highestmountains.SisterGabrielleand Anne-Marie,sistersinfactaswellas name,whohavejustleftforaholidayin Franceafterthirteenyearsoflabouras teachers,first-aidworkers,dairymaids andahundredotherjobs.

0TherearetheeightcolouredAustralianSisterswhohavecomefromthe NorthernTerritoryandThursdayIsland tohelpwiththeirstrengthandvigour.

OFTHEANNUNCIATION

INTERIOR

ofthenewchurchbyHisLordshipBishopCopas.

TheceremoniesofMonday,November21,beganwith thereceptionofsevennovices.Hereagain,therewas animportantfirstoccasion.Anineteen-year-oldBrisbanegirl,LucilleMeggitt,receivedthesimplegrey habitandveil.SheisthefirstwhiteAustraliangirlto

ByRENATACOCHRANE

"Yesterdayweconsecratedthisbeautifulaltarina centuries-oldceremonylastingsomethreehours.The altarwasmadeinAustralia,withitsstonequarried fromthesamesourcethatyieldedthemagnificentstone m,,numentsatourBomanaWarCemetery.Whatanapt linkbetweenthealtarofsacrificeandthecrossof sacrifice ."

BishopCopasspokeofthebuildingasalabourof love.Theplanshadbeendrawnbyatalentedyoung Frenchman,ChristianBaboureau.whohasworkedfor severalyearsasalaymanwiththeMissionofthe

jointheHandmaidsofOurLord,althoughthereare alreadyeightcolouredAustraliansintheOrder. Lucilledecidedtobecomeamissionarywhenshewas stillaschoolgirl.ShefirstreadoftheHandmaidsofOur LordinapamphletsentbyMotherGenevievetoaSister ofSt.Joseph.Lucilledecidedthatthiswouldbeher formofmissionarywork.However,shehadtowaittwo yearsbeforeshewasconsideredoldenoughtogo.Her parentswarnedherthatshewastakingaverygrave stepindecidingtoliveandworkamongPapuannuns

from are

TherearePapuangirlsfromdozens ofdifferentvillages,butperhapsthe floweringoftheLittleSistersismost astonishingintheyounggirlscoming remotewildmountaindistrictswherethepeople stillwarlikeandwherepaybackmurdersarestill common.

InsomedistrictstheworkoftheMissionisrelatively newandreceivesmanysetbacks.Atpresent,for instance,intheGoilalaSub-District,highintheOwen Stanleymountains,FathersandSistersdeploreareturn topaganism.Thisisduetotheceremonialdancing whichhasreplacedtribalfighting.Fromvillagetovillagethesegoonforweeks,thefoodisconsumedand gardensuntendedandthepeopleoftengohungry.They aretoooftenawayfromhome,theyhavenotimeto listentothemissionariesortosendtheirchildrentothe villageschools.OnlytheboardingschoolsatthemissionheadquartersinthedistrictatKeraufor40girls and50boysflourish.Yet,inspiteoftheunpromising situation,therearetenGoilalagirlsatNazareth,allof themeducatedfortwoorthreeyearsattheboarding school.

Andtheywillkneelwiththeirsistersfrommany partstohearthemiraculouswords:"Wisevirgins,prepareyourlamps:beholdtheBridegroomcomes ."

RefugeeCare PresentsProblem

Miami,Fla.:ThestruggleoftheChurch heretocareforCubanrefugeesseekingits helpwasoutlinedforarepresentativeofPresidentEisenhowerandanofficialoftheU.S. Catholicreliefagency.

TracyVoorhees,named bythePresidenttolook intotheproblemsofthe 30,000refugeesintheMiami area,wastoldabout15,000 CubanshavesoughtassistancefromtheMiamidiocese'sdowntownSpanish centre.

BishopColemanF.Carroll ofMiami,whosedioceses hasspentnearly£15,000 andperformedservices fromtrafficschooltojob hunting,talkedwithMr. Voorhees.

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JohnJ.Fitzpatrick,apermanentmemberofMiami's CubanRefugeeCommittee andexecutiveeditorofthe Voice,diocesannewspaper.

EdmundE.Cummings, executiveassistantofthe re-settlementdivisionof CatholicReliefServicesNationalCatholicWelfare Conference,NewYork,held aseparatesessionwith FatherBryan0.Walsh,diocesandirectorofCatholic Charities.

Mr.Voorheesvisited "CentroHispanciCatolico" (HispanicCatholicCentre), aone-year-olddiocesan officestaffedbyfourSpanish-speaking Dominican priestsandsixSisters.

Mgr.Fitzpatricksaid 15,000Cubanshadsought helpthere,includingabout 2,500headsoffamilieswho couldnotfindwork.

Thecentrehasbeenable togetjobsforabout500 persons,hesaid,byreferringapplicantstolocalemploymentagenciesandby publicisingtheneedfor workwhichexistsamong refugees.

Atotalof500persons attendedthecentre'sweeklyinstructionsinEnglish anditstrafficclasses,conductedinSpanish.

UNDERGROUND MASS IN GERMAN MINE

Miners'lampsandholy candlesholdbackthe darknessundergroundas JosephCardinalWendel ofMunichoffersaPontificalMassintheKaiser FranzcaveoftheFrauenbergsaltmineatBerchtesgaden,Germany,the tinyvillagewhereAdolf Hitlerhadhishideaway. Intheannualceremony datingbackto1559when theminewasopened, minersandpriestsdescendintothemineto blessItandmenwho workthere.

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Mgr.Fitzpatricksaid.These included80mothers-to-be who,likemanyothers,were caredforwithoutchargeat MercyHospital,Miami,and St.FrancisHospital,Miami Beach.

Inaddition,membersof thediocese'sCatholicPhysiciansGuildandvolunteer nursesstaffafreeclinic inthecentreitself.

Thecentrealsorunsa nursery,butitcanaccomomodateonly20children daily.Manyofthechildren'smothersfledCuba withouttheirhusbandsand mustwork.

Cubanchildrenofschool ageareenrolledinlocal parishschoolswhicharerapidlyreachingthefull-tothe-brimpoint.

Spanish-speakingtraffic violatorsinDadeCounty, Manyfamiliesarcgoing thegreaterMiamiarea,arehungrydespitetheefforts sentbycourtsforsixhoursofthecentreandothers, oftrafficinstructionattheaccordingtoSisterMiriam, centre,insteadofbeingsuperioratthecentreanda forcedtopayacashfine.14-yearresidentofHavana.

About800personshave ''Itiscommontosee Veengivenmedicalcare,grownmenbreakdownand

crybecausetheycannotget jobsandareunabletobuy foodfortheirfamilies,"she said. Duringarecentweek,the Miamidiocesesponsoreda cannedfooddriveinthe parishesofthe16south Floridacountiesitembraces.Allthefoodwill begiventorefugees.

Someofthemen,sheadded,havenotyetbeenable togettheirchildrenoutof Cuba,andwithoutjobscannotbuytheairplaneticketsforthem.

Asmanyas18to25personsareknowntobejammedintosomehomes,she said."Inmanycases,they sleeponthefloor.Many oftheyoungerpeople,as wellasfamilies,sleepin automobiles."

Thediocesehasspent £33,700torenovatethe four-floorbuildinginwhich thecentreislocated.In addition,£11,250hasbeen spentontherefugeesthemselves.

THEpastoralscameinthewakeofarulingbythe EnglishHighCourtpermittingthegeneralsaleof thelong-bannedunexpurgatednovelbyD.H.Lawrence,"LadyChatterley'sLover."

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WilliamCardinalGodfrey,ArchbishopofWestminster,inhispastoralletter,comparedthecorruption ofchildrenbyobsceneliteraturewithHerod'smassacre oftheHolyInnocents.:

"Inourowndaythey(innocentchildren)aredoneto deathbythepurveyorsofevilbooksandpicturesfor thesakeoffilthylucre.Filthyisthewordforsuch readingnomatterwhatnamesarechosentoadornit. Foulkremainsfoul,evenwithafairname.

"Thefaithfulwillknowthatevenifabookisallowed tobeonsalelegallytheChristianconsciencecanoblige usnottoreadit.Toreadsuchsordidliteraturewithout necessity,butwithintenttoenjoysensualpleasure andtosatisfyprurientcuriosity,wouldbegravely, sinful.

"Parents,watchoveryourchildrenforwhomyou mustgiveaccountbeforeGod.Itisinthehomethat thetruefoundationofChristianlifeislaid.Parentsare theimmediatedelegatesofGodintheupbringingof theirchildren.Itisonwholesomefamilylifethatthe well-beingofournationmustrest."

ArchbishopJohnC.HeenanofLiverpoolsaidinhis pastoral:"Familylifehasbeenattackedandpurity scorned.Inthenameoffreedom,undesirableliterature isbeingopenlysold.Moralrestraintinentertainment isregardedasold-fashionedandprudish.Lifehas thereforebecomeincreasinglydangerous."

ChangeInTimesHasBroughtMoralChange

BishopGeorgeDwyerofLeeds,tellinghispeopleto boycottimmodestandimpurebooks,newspapersand amusements,said:"Therewasatimeinthiscountry whenstandardsinthismatterwerehigh.Eventhelaw ofthelandwithgeneralsupportofthepeoplemade surethatameasureofmodestywaspreservedinbooks, newspapersandonthestage.Thattimeseemstohave gone.

"Thewordvirginityprovokesonlylaughter.The peopleareofferedendlessprovocationofthepassions outsidemarriage.Publicopinioncannotmakeright wrongnorwrongright.Sinremainssin.Learnto makepublicopiniongoodbyyourexampleandby yourfaithfulnesstostandardsofdecency."

TwonationalCatholicnewspaperslaunchedcampaignstofightlegalrelaxationsofthemoralcode.The Catholic-Timesdevotedpracticallyhalfits16pagesto denunciationsofimmorality,concentratingespecially, onthe1959ObscenePublicationsAct.TheCatholic Heraldfocuseditsattackonaparliamentarymoveto legaliseabortion.

TheCatholicTimesopenlycriticisedthe24Catholic membersoftheHouseofCommonsforsofarnot supporting-atleastopenly-amoveledbyanonCatholicConseravtive,SirCharlesTaylor,toamendthe ObscenityActandhavetheLawrencenovelandsimilar bookstakenoutofcirculation.

"Theattacksfromallsidesonthemoralstandards acceptedinthiscountryformorethanathousandyears aresoinsistentthatthesightoftherampartsfalling ceasestoshock,"theCatholicTimesdeclared.

TwospecificattacksofthiskindlistedintheCatholic Pressinclude: ABilltolegaliseabortionnowplannedtogobefore Parliament.TheCatholicHeraldsaidtheargument thatlegalisedabortionwouldreduceillegalabortion hadprovedquitefallaciousinSweden,wherethe ratesforbothtypeshadrisensteeply.InJapan legalisedabortionhashadsuch"horrifyingeffects," withmillionsofabortionscarriedouteachyear,that thegovernmentisconsideringrepealingthelaw,it said; AnotherBilltoeasestillfurtherexistingdivorce laws.

AConference:APoll:SomeDisturbingResults

HOWMUCHplannedpositiveinstructiongoesintomarriagethesedays?Thiscouldseem apointlessquestion.Justabouteveryweeksomepaperormagazinemanagestoproduce anarticlealongthelines:'frank,daring,revealinganalysisofmarriedlife.'Itisvery doubtfuliftheyaremakingahappiersocietyinwhichtocultivatefirmmarriedloveas Godintendedittobe.

Bycontrast,attherecent Y.C.W.StateConference heldatPointWalterlast month,therewasaconstant feelingrunningamongthe groupsastheysurveyed marriageanditspreparation.Theyfeltthepicture wasfarfromsatisfactory. Somesuggestionswereput forwardtocopewiththe matterbutinevitablythisis alongprocess.Inthe meantime,tosecuresucha picture,asurveyhasbeen madeacrossalargegroup ofCatholicadolescentsand muchhascometolight.

Thesurveywasmade withthehelpofseveral Catholicschoolswhichprovidedasufficientlylarfe crosssectionofyouths.200 boyswerequestionedinthe Leavingandsub-Leaving classesand165inThird Year.Similarly,41senior girlsand155juniorgirls.

PickedUp

Thesourceoftheinformationwasthefirstobject. Amongtheseniorgroupof boys64%simplystatedthey hadpickeditup-including10%whodidnothavea clearpictureyet.Among thejuniorboystheproportionismuchthesame:55% pickeditup,including11% withoutaclearpicture.This leftthestartlingfactthat only36%and45%respectivelyadmittedtheywere receivingdirectassistance fromtheirparentsthrough talkingwiththemor throughbookstheyhadsuggestedreading.Amongthe girls,only7%and9%in theseniorandjuniorsectionssaidtheyhadpicked uptheirinformation,includingafurther10%inthe lattergroupbeinginsome ignorance.

Ifthereissuchaglaring lack coming

fromparentstotheirchildren.itisfairenoughto askhowmuchsubstantial moraladvicecomesfrom thehome.Oftheboys,65% ineithercategorycouldnot saythatsubstantialmoral advicewasbeinggiventhem athome.Amongthegirls, 16%.and20%respectively felttherewasasimilarlack ofrealguidance.

CurrentProblems (Topics)

Thechoiceofwordsina dailynewspaperhascertainlychangedovertheipst fewyears.Wordslike "birth-control,""population pressure,"and"sterilisation" havebecomeacceptedtopics oftheday,eveninrecent politicalcontests.

Howmuchdoesaword like"birth-control"affect thethinkingoftheadolescenttoday?Amongthe boys,7%and22%inthe seniorandjuniorgroups felttheyhadnoclearidea oftheproblemyet.

Whatwasbeingdone aboutit?

14%and18% saidtheywerereceiving someinformationfromparentsonthematter.This leftalargeremainderof 79%andtheyhadsimply puttheirownfactstogether onthesubject.Thiscould beconsideredasjustone moreneglectbutafurther optionalquestionwasadded.Thisdiscoveredthat one-fifthandone-thirdof thoseputtingtheirownideas togetherdidnotthinkbirth controlwrongreally.

Aregirlsanybetterinformed?25%and20%in eithergroupwerepickingup theirinformationanda smallnumberofthemdid notthinkitwrong-even insomecases,afterparental

AnewVISIONBOOKhasbeenaddedtothe alreadyenticingselectionofthisseriesforchildren: FRANCESWARDEandtheFirstSistersofMercy. Therearenowbooksavailablewhicharewritten inthemostinterestingstyleforallages.Allone FAIRYTALESOFINDIA,IRELAND,ENGLAND, FRANCE,GERMANY,MEXICO 7/6 Bookschildrenlovetoreadareinabundanceand pricesaremoderate.

FramedPictures,Statues,Plaques.

ROSARIES:SilverandGoldFiligree, £51151-and£6/3/-.QualityPearl andavarietyofbeads. Also,forChildren,Nylon,at2/-ea., unbreakable.

Parents

Whyisallthisso?Is therealargeanddeliberate conspiracyofsilencebyparentsonthesubjectoffacts oflifeandmarriageinformation.Apparentlythisis notso..Onlyasmallhandfulinallthegroupstook theoffertosaythatthey hadfoundtheirparentsunwillingtodiscussthesubjectwiththem.Onceagain thealarmingfactwasthat oftheboys,59%hadno answertoanypartofthe question.Amongthegirls, 10%oftheyoungergroup hdasimilarno-replyanda handfulfeltunwillingness onthepartoftheirparents. Weliveinadivorce-riddensocietyanditisunfortunatethattheCatholicof todaygrowscomplacent abouttheattitudesthat surroundhim.

Isitreallywrongfora non-Catholic,forexample, todivorceandremarry?As atestofthisreaction,23% seniorboysand29%junior boysdidnotthinkitwrong. Similarly,somegirlswere dangerouslyinformed:12% and19%ofthemfeltitwas notwrong.

Conclusions:

Boys?Girls?

Muchcouldbemadeofall thesefacts.Certainly,most peoplewhohaveseenthem werenotintheleastsurprised.Suchevidenceis abundant,theysay.This wouldmaketheneglecton thepartofparentsallthe morealarming.

Oneclearfeatureemergedfromtheenquiry.Much moreisobviouslybeingdone forgirlsthanboysonthe partofparents.Thereare naturalreasonswhythis shouldbe.Onegroupof boys,andsomeotherob-

serversthoughtthatthe Catholicwasatadisadvantagewithanon-Catholic parent.Theyfeltthatthe Catholicparentlivesunder somesortofcloudregardingtheSixthCommandment.Thenon-Catholic parentfeelsalittlemore freetogivethisnecessary informationtotheirfamily. Rutinformationisnotatthe heartoftheproblem.Very fewoftheyouthsinthis surveywereworriedabout thelackofinformation.

Aneasyansweristo dividetheresponsibilitybetweenfatherandmother andsimplyleteachlookto theirrespectivesides.This isverylikelytheattitude thattodayisproducingsuch apitifullackofinstruction.

Foralongtimetherehas beenamoveinmanyquartersthattherealneedtoday isforasimpletechnicalinstructionthatcouldbeput acrossaseasily,forexample,inaschoolbiology class.Butfactswillnever substituteforattitudesand itispreciselythemoralattitudethatislacking.This mustbebredintheintimacy ofthehome,andequallyby bothparentsforsonsand daughtersalike.Anything shortofthisdoesnotcome uptotheideal.

Solution:

Apostolate Inconclusion,parents shouldconsiderittheirurgentobligationtohavethe rightfactsandwordswith whichtodealwiththese matters.Thiscouldbeobtainedfromadoctor,or fromthemanybooklets thatareavailablefrom Catholicbookshops. So manyparentspleadtheydo notknowhowtogoabout thesubject;letthemlearn.

Thenthereistheneedtofrom tounderstand deepentheapostolicreasonGodandthemorallaw.Too forgivingthissexualfor-manypriestsandreligious mationtotheirchildren.teachersarefindingthat Godasksthatthechildthisisthesituationtoday, shouldreceivevitalhelpatwithtragicresults,nottothe homeinallphasesofliving.teacher,buttotheadolesManyanearnestparentiscentwhogoesintolifewith convincedofthisinthere-asuspicionthattheChurch ligiousupbringingoftheirdoesnotknowwhatitis childrenandworkheroicallytalkingabout. atthetask.Theneedisto Thefactsofthisenquiry lookfurtherafieldinlifeshowthattheChurchis andtomakesurethatthemorethanright. schoolorchurchisnot Forlistofsuitablereadnecessarilytothefirstplace ingseepanel.Page32.

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OnParentalDuty

"Withthediscretionofamotherandateacher, andthankstotheopen-heartedconfidencewith whichyouhavebeenabletoinspireyourchildren, youwillnotfailtowatchforandtodiscernthe momentinwhichcertainunspokenquestionshave occurredtotheirmindsandaretroublingtheir senses.

Itwillthenbeyourdutyto'yourdaughters,the father'sdutytoyoursons,carefullyanddelicately tounveilthetruthasfarasitappearsnecessary,to giveaprudent,trueandChristiananswertothose questions,andsettheirmindsatrest.

IfimpartedbythelipsofChristianparents,at thepropertime,inthepropermeasure,andwith theproperprecautions,therevelationofthe mysteriousandmarvellouslawsoflifewillbereceivedbythemwithreverenceandgratitude,and willenlightentheirmindswithfarlessdangerthan iftheylearnedthemhaphazard,fromsome disturbingencounter,fromsecretconversations, throughinformationreceivedfromover-sophisticatedcompanions,orfromclandestinereading,the moredangerousandperniciousassecrecyinflames theimaginationandtroublesthesenies.

Yourwords,iftheyarewiseanddiscreet,will proveasafeguardandawarninginthemidstofthe temptationsandthecorruptionwhichsurround them,'becauseforeseen,anarrowcomesmore slowly.'"

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CommunityEffortResultsInBeautifulChurch

DURINGTHEMONTHOFFEBRUARYOFTHISYEAR, CHRISTIANSPARISH,EASTVICTORIAPARK.

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PARISHPRIESTOFOURLADYHELPOF

THEREQUESTWASFORASEEMINGLYIMPOSSIBLETASK-THATOFBUILDINGTHEIR OWNPARISHCHURCH.NOTBYMONEYALONE, BUTBYTHEIROWNWORK.

ThursdayDecember8,sawthecompletionofatask sowelldonethatitwoulddocredittoanyparish.His GracetheArchbishopblessedandopenedthenew ChurchofOurLadyHelpofChristiansandpresidedat solemnMasscelebratedbytheparishpriest,Right ReverendMonsignorF.O'Connor.

TheconcretefoundationswerepouredinmidFebruary,inoneday'sworkby30menusingthree concrete-mixers.Nineandahalfmonthslaterthe church,whichcost£11,000butisvaluedcloseto £30,000,sawthefruitionofallthoseSaturdaysof sacrifice.Thechurchwasopenedfreefromdebt.

Technicalworkwascarriedoutbysub-contractors, andallworkwasdoneunderthesupervisionofMr.J. Bianchini,aregisteredbuilderoftheparishofEast VictoriaPark.ThearchitectwasMr.PeterOverman.

Asthebuildinggreiv,parishionerswereabletosee theunusualdesigntakingshape.Staringfromthe38ft. widthoftheblockfacingCamberwellStreet,thechurch widenstothesanctuaryend(west)to56ft.Thechurch hasaseatingaccommodationfor650peopleandachoir loftholdsseatingforanotherhundred.

Therearenopillarsinthechurch,buthugesteel portaltrusses,blendinginwiththeblackbutttimber ceiling,providethestrengthofthebuilding.

Featuresofthechurchincludeunusualceramic StationsoftheCrossmadebytwolocalwomen.Mrs. JeanEwersandMrs.JaneVandon.Eachplaqueis4ft. by18ins.

ArockwallontheGospelsideofthesanctuaryatthe rearofthepulpitisofvari-colourednaturalstonewith permanentindoorplantsontheshelf.

BeautifulWindows

Lookingtotheeast,themainfeatureofthechurchis thestainedglasswindow.Atpresentonlythe10ft.by 9ft.windowofthepatronofthechurch,OurLadyHelp ofChristians,isinposition.Thispanelwasdonated, alongwiththesmalleronescosting£620and£230 each.ThesmallerwindowswillfeaturetheInfantof Prague,St.Joseph,theLittleFlower,St.FrancisXavier, theBaptismofOurLordandtheScourgingatthe Pillar.

Thereisa"cryingroom"formotherwithbabies alongsidethebaptistry,givingaclearviewofthe sanctuary.

Corkaisleshavebeeninstalledtobreakdownnoise. Thispreparationwasimportedfrom

Thebeautifulaltar,reredosand

4'W.V.X211111r AO: baldachinoareadmiredbyMonsignorO'Connor.

Theflooringofthechurch,overtheconcrete,isof olive-colouredTorginol,atilesubstance.

Theseats,madebyMr.L.Harris,areofTasmanian oak.Thereare59seatsinthechurchandallhavebeen donated.

TheLadyChapelisofpolishedredgranite.Thealtar isdedicatedtoOurLadyofPerpetualSuccour.This chapelfeaturesapermanentcribofnaturalrock.

MarbleSanctuaryAndAltar

Themainfeatureofthechurchisthesanctuaryand altar.TheHighAltarisofmarble,standingonone centralpedestal.Thereredos,surmountedbyacrucifix withpolishedjarrahcross,isofmaplepanellingandthe baldachinooverthealtarfeaturespolishedblackbutt

andredmaranti.Thesanctuaryisofpolishedmarble withcarpetinginappropriateplacesandthealtarrails areofwroughtironmountedbya.woodenrailing.

Theexteriorofthechurchhasapleasingeffect.There isacoveredwayfromthepresbyterytothemain entrance,incorporatingacarportandpramshelter, whichwillprovideshelterinthewetweatherforbridal partiesandfuneralcorteges.Adequateroomisprovided forthehangingofwetraincoats,etc.-afacilityrarely providedinchurches.

OnthesideofthechurchfacingBerwickStreetpre- stressedconcretepanelsinsetwithcolouredchipsand glassareattachedtothewalls.Thesecutoutglare, heatandnoisefromtheoutside.Slidingwindowsinside thesepanelsgiveadequateventilationtothechurch.

HisGraceTheArchbishop PraisesPastor&People

ONTHEOPENINGDAY,TIIEFEASTOFTHEIMMACULATE CONCEPTION,DECEMBER8,THECHURCHWASPACKEDWITH PARISHIONERS,WHOWEREJUSTIFIABLYPROUDOFSUCHABUILDING

ERECTEDBYTHEMSELVESTOTHEHONOURANDGLORYOFGOD.

HisGracetheArchbishop wasattendedintheblessingofthechurchbyRev. D.BrunettiasDeaconand Rev.J.MullinsasSubDeacon,whowerealsoassistantpriestsfortheMass celebratedbyMonsignor O'Connor.Theoccasional sermonwaspreachedby VeryRev.K.Crowe, C.SS.R.FatherCrowe tookashistexttheappropriatescripturefromthe BookofGenesis:"Thisis nootherthanthehouseof Godandthegateof Heaven."

Extollingtheparishpriest andtheparishionersfor theirmarvellouseffort, FatherCrowepointedtothe criticismthatisoften levelledbythematerialisticallymindedthatmoney spentonchurchescouldbe spentinamoreworthwhile manner.

Hepointedoutthat"our primarydutyisnotto humanitybuttoGod."and thiswasthereasonwhythe peopleofEastVictoriaPark parishhadworkedsohard andpaidsowelltoerect thisbeautifuledifice.

CONGRATULATIONS'TO EASTVICTORIAPARKPARISH!

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Thechurch,hesaid,would betheplacewherethe SacrificewasofferedtoGod, HolyCommuniondistributed tothefaithfulandthe prayersofallwouldascend toGod,

AttendantstoHisGrace duringtheMasswerethe RightReverendMonsignors J.McMahonandJ.Wallace. RightReverendMonsignor E.Sullivanactedasassistant priest.

Attheconclusionofthe Mass,MonsignorO'Connor thankedeveryonewhohad helpedinthisgreatwork.

HisGracetheArchbishop thenspoketothecongregation.Hecommentedonthe coincidencethatitwas.25 yearsagosincetheparish priest,thinFatherO'Connor,hadbeenappointed.

EastVictoriaParkwas thenonlyasparselypopulatedarea.Nowinthose 25yearstheycouldseethe fruitionofalltheirlabetn fortheChurch.

HisGracecongratulated allontheirgreatco-operativeeffort.Itwasawonderfulachievementthatthis churchhadbeenbuiltin thiswayandopenedfree fromdebt.

Parish Boundaries

OURLADY,HELP OFCHRISTIANS

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Thencesouth-wes'along HillView-ter.toMarquiss4.ThencesouthalongMarquis-st.acrossManning-rd. instraightlinetotheriver.

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Ceylon

Children'sSupport

TheCatholicschoolchildrenofColombohavebeen askedbytheirarchbishop toobserveanaustere Christmastohelpsavetheir threatenedschools.

ArchbishopThomasCooray,O.M.I.ofColomboaddressedaspecialmessageto theschoolchildren,warningthemofthetrialsahead becauseofthegovernment's decisiontotakeoverthe schools. "YourFaithis challenged,"hetoldthem.

Heurgedtheyoungsters toobservean"austerity Christmas,"andrecalledthat childreninrichcountries liketheUnitedStatesand

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1960isdrawingtoaclose,andatthistimeofgoodwill theC.C.COLLEGESextendtheirsincerewishesforthe prevalenceofaHappyChristmasspirit.

Welookforwardto1961asayearofpracticalservicein educationalmatters,andtrustthatitwillbringsatisfaction andadvancementtomanyofyou.

AllsessionsresumeJanuary16th,1961.

TheCollegeOfficesre-openaftertheannualvacation onJanuary13thforenquiries.

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Britainstartedausterity programmesduringWorld WarIItoconservetheirresources."WhatBritishand Americanchildrendidso readilytowinthewarand savetheircountry,we Catholicscandotoday,"he said.

ArchbishopCoorayalso askedtheschoolchildren tojoinhimonDecember3 inapilgrimagetotheshrine ofOurLadyofLanka, QueenofCeylon,thespecial MariansanctuaryatnearbyTewatte.Hesaida pledgemadetheretothe BlessedMotherbychildren in1946hadsavedthe schoolsthen.

China

QuestionsBegin

Communistscholarsin RedChinaarequestioning thebasicMarxistdogma thatreligionistheopium ofthepeople.

Adebateonthedogma hasbeengoingonforalmostayearinShanghai's communistreview,Monthly Studies.

Observersnotethatthis isthefirsttimesincethe RedtakeoverinChinain 1949thatanyoneoutside ofreligiouscircleshas questionedanofficialview onreligion.

Orthodoxcommunistdoctrinemaintainsthatreligiousbeliefdeadenedthe painofeconomicoppressionandlullsitsvictims intopatientsubmission.

ButRedChinesecritics ofthisteachingpointout thatintheirowncountry theTai-ping(GreatPeace) revolutionarymovementof themid-1800swaslargely inspiredbyareligioussect knownastheAdorersofthe MostHigh,whosebeliefs wereamixtureofChristianityandpagantraditions.

Religionwasthereforenot theopiumofthepeoplein theTai-pingcase,critics argue.

Officialcommunistpolicy hashelpedtomakethisa potentargument.Foreven orthodoxcommunistshave praisedtheTai-pingmovementasoneoftheforerunnersoftheirownrevolution,andtheRedgovernmenthasissuedaspecialpostagestamptocommemorateit.

Cuba

ProtestAgain

TheBishopsofCubahave protestedtoPremierFidel Castroagainstchargesthey called"unjustlyharmfulto theprestigeoftheChurch."

ManuelCardinalArteaga, 81-year-oldArchbishopof Havana,emergedfromsemiretirementtoleadinsigningtheprotest.TheBishops'letter-understoodto havebeensignedbynine membersoftheepiscopate followingameetinginHavana-wasmadepublic followingerroneousreports thatArchbishopEnrique PerezSerantesofSantiago hadbeenarrested.

Theprotestwasmade withinaweekafterPremier Castrohimselfspokeout against"cassockedhenchmen." Thegovernment chieftainassertedina speechthattherevolution hadprovedthat"there werepaymentsbythesugar centrestosomeoftheclergy." Asaresult,he charged, such priests "preachedsubmissionamong thepeasants."

TheBishopssaidintheir protest:

"Wedonotknowofone

singlecasewherechaplains atsugarmillcommunities actedasagentsofexploitationoftheworkers.Onthe otherhand,wedoknow theyhavedefendedthe rightsoflabour."

England

UnitedStand

Theeducationcommittee ofBrighton'stowncouncil votedtosubsidisescholarshipstoaCatholicBrother,' schoolafteranAnglican vicarandaCongregational ministerbackedtheproposal.

TheAnglicanvicar,Canon Keeling,toldthejammed committeemeeting:

"Probablyforthefirst timeinhistorytheRoman CatholicChurchandthe Freechurches-andnow myselfasVicarforBrighton -standtogetherinthismatter. IplacemyselffirmlyonthesideoftheRoman CatholicChurch-nomatterwhatmaybehappeninginRome.'

The Congregationalist minister,theRev.H.A. Hamilton,wasapplauded whenhesaidthat50years agoanon-AnglicanProtestantwouldcertainlyhave opposedthemove. But hesaidhewouldliketo feelthattoday"weare erringonthesideoftoleranceratherthanonthe sideofright."

Thecommitteethereupon voted16to11infavourof thetown'spaying'thetuitionofanumberofBrightonstudentsatXaverian College.Thevotewastheir scheduledforconfirmation bythefulltowncounci.

Guatemala

OnTheSpot

TwoGuatemalanairmen diedbutapassengerwas savedthroughtheefforts ofamissionerafteralight planecrashedintherugged mountainrangeatSan Mateo.

WhenFatherEdmundMcClear,M.M.,realisedthat theplane,flyingverylow overhisremoteIndian mission,wouldneverclear a9,500-footridgeofthe CuchumatanesMountains, hepackedHolyOilsina first-aidkitandsetoffon horseback.Afewminutes latertheaircraftrammedintothemountainside.

FatherMcClearthefirst manatthesceneofthe crash,removedthethree victimsandanointedthem. Thepilotwasdead. The co-pilotdiedasthepriest recitedprayersforthedying.'TheMaryknollmissioneradministeredfirst aidtothesurvivor,who hadabrokenlegandinternalinjuries,thenhelpedanIndianrescueteam takehimtoahospital.

Israel

MoreReligion

Israel'sMinistryofEducationhasdecreedanincreaseinthetimedevoted toreligionclassesinsecondaryschools.

Ithasalsosentaletter toseCondaryschoolheadmastersurgingthemtomake arrangementsforreligion teacherstotakeChristian studentstochurchonSundays(whichareregular schooldaysinIsrael)and holydays.

TheMinistry'sactionwas takenattherequestofMelkiteRiteBishopGeorges HakimofAcre.

seminationwithoutthe knowledgeofherhusband, wholaterchargedherwith adultery.Onecourtfound herinnocent,butanappeals courtreversedthedecision andgaveherasuspended sentenceof20daysinjail andafineofonelire(less thanacent.)

Sudan

Italy

NoReasonGiven

Italy'shighestcourthas refusedtoupholdajail sentenceimposedbyalower courtonawomanfound guiltyofadulteryin1959 becauseshesubmittedto artificialinsemination.

ThecourtofCassation saiditconsidersthecase closed.Ithasnot,however,issueditsfullopinion givingthereasonsforits decision,asitisrequired todobyItalianlaw.

'Legalcirclesheresaid thecourt'sdecisionthatthe caseisclosedimplicitlyconfirmstherulingofthe lowercourtthatsubmission toartificialinseminationby adonorotherthanthehusbandamountstoadultery.(Artificialinseminationby adonorotherthanthehusbandhasbeencondemned bytheChurch.)

Legalexpertspointedout thattheprisonsentencewas notupheldbecausethe courtrecognisedthedefendant'sclaimtoagovernmentamnestygrantedlast yeartopersonsconvicted ofcertainoffences.

ThecaseinvolvesMrs. CarlaCassarortiofPadua, whounderwentartificialin-

SuperstitionKills

TwoItalianmissionersin theAfricanvillageof Kwajoksavedthelivesof dozensofDinkatribesmen trappedinaburninghouse thathadbeenhitbylightning.

Thevillagechiefand manyotherswereseeking shelterfromastorminthe houseofaCatholicSudanese,AlexanderTong.When thelightningstruck,the strawhousecaughtfireand manyofthoseinsidewere injured.

Onepersonwhowasunhurtranforhelptothe missionofFatherI.Alghisi, F.S.C.J.,andBrotherMarangio,F.S.C.J.

WhenthetwoVeronamissionariesreachedthehouse sevenpersonshadalready beenkilledbythefire.The priestandBrotherdragged theresttosafety.

Meanwhile,theothervillagershadwatchedthefire helplessly. TheDinka tribesmenregardlightning asashowofGod'spower towhichtheymustsubmit. Therefore,theydonothing toaidthosewhoarestruck anddonotmournforthose whodie.Theyburythem underathinlayerof groundandofferasacrificeoverthegrave.

"The"MeetingWasPrivate,Friendly

almostwithoutwitnesses.

ThehistoricmeetingbetweentheAnglicanArchbishopofCanterburyandtheRoman Pontifftookplacewithoutfanfare,withoutceremony,and ARCHBISHOPGEOFFREYF.FISHER'SMEETING WITHHISHOLINESSPOPEJOHNXXIIIWASTHE FIRSTPERSONALENCOUNTERBETWEENTHE

SPIRITUALLEADEROFTHEANGLICANCOMMUNIONANDTHESUPREMEPONTIFFOFTHEO UNIVERSALCHURCHSINCETHECHURCHOF ENGLANDSEVEREDITSTIESWITHTHEHOLY SEE400YEARSAGO.

Nophotographswere 'taken,andnonewsmen wereadmitted,eventothe antechambers.Theactual meetingbetweenthePope

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andthePrimateofAll Englandtookplaceinthe absoluteprivacyofthe Pope'sprivatelibrary. Theonlyotherperson presentwasArchbishop AntonioSamore,SecretaryoftheSacredCongregationforExtraordinary EcclesiasticalAffairs,who servedasinterpreter. Themeeting,nearlyan hourlong.wascharacterised byawarmmutualfeeling ofcharityandgoodwill.Of thatonecouldbecertain withoutknowingwhatwas ,aid,forboththePopeand theArchbishopofCanterburyhadmadetheirattitudesclearlongbeforethe encountertookplace.

POPEJOHN

Itwasdoubtful,however, thattheconversationwas confinedtopleasantries,as hadbeensuggestedearlier inincertainpressreleases. Dr.Fisherhimselfhadgiven indicationsthattherewould besomethingmorethanan exchangeofpleasantriesby hisstatementsimmediately priortotheaudience.

Inaneveningservicein Rome'sAllSaints'Anglican churchthedaybeforehe metPopeJohn,theArchbishopledthecongregation inprayersfor"theunityof God'sFaithonearth,and theChurch,theextensionof peaceamongpeoples."The nextmorning,priortogoing totheVatican,Dr.Fisher askedthecongregationatan AnglicanCommunionservicetopraythathismeetingwiththePopewould haveahappyoutcome,so "thattheHolySpiritmayso releaseustodoHiswork throughandinandforthe Church."

PrivateVisit

DR.FISHER

menialprotocolandthere werenoVaticanprelateson handtoreceivetheAnglicanPrimate.DrFisherand thethreepersonswithhim werereceivedbyalayman ofthePapalCourt,Filippo Spada,aChamberlainof CapeandSword,who escortedthemtothePope's apartment.

ArchbishopFisherentered thePope'sprivatelibrary aloneandwaswelcomed cordiallybyPopeJohn. Thenthegreatdoorofthe libraryclosedandremained closedforanhour. Fragmentsofwhatoccurredwithinthathour weremadeknownafterwards.AVaticanpress officecommuniquesaidthe Popeshowedspecialinterest inDr.Fisher'srecenttripto theNearEast,becausehe himselfhadspentseveral yearsthere."Theconversation,whichwasmarked throughoutbysentimentsof sympathy,alsodealtwith personalmemoriesofa spiritualorder,"theVatican statementsaid.

TheVaticancommunique firststated;"HisHoliness PopeJohnXXIIIthismorningreceivedinprivateaudienceDr.GeoffreyFisher, AnglicanArchbishopof Canterbury,who,asannounced,hadaskedtomake avisitofhomageand courtesy."

ChurchofEnglandofficialsissuedastatementthat beganmoretersely;"His GracetheArchbishopof Canterburywasreceivedby HisHolinessthePopeatthe Vaticanthismorning."

TheAnglicancommunique statedthatthePopeexpressedtoDr.Fisherhis greatwishtoseeanincrease inbrotherlyfeelingsamong allChristians.ItquotedDr. Fisherassayingthat,drawinguponhisknowledgeand experience,hewasawareof "howkeenandwidespread wasthedesireofmany churchestoactforthesame purpose."

Intheafternoonfollowing thePapalaudience,the ArchbishopofCanterbury calledonAugustinCardinal Bea,S.J.,presidentofthe EcumenicalCouncil'sSecretariatforPromotingChristianUnity.Themeetingtook placeattheCardinal's apartmentinthePontifical BrazilanCollegeinRome.

SourcesclosetoCardinal BearevealedthattheprimarypurposeofDr.Fisher's visitwastothanktheCardinalforhavingservedas intermediaryininforming thePopeofDr.Fisher'swish tovisithim.

Thesamesourcessaidthat CardinalBeaandArchbishopFishertalkedcordiallytogetherfor35minutes "onthegeneralproblems oftheatmospheresurroundingtherelationsbetweenthe variousChristiancommunities."

TheGerman-bornCardinaltoldDr.Fisherofthe preciseaimsandactivitiesof hissecretariat.

Mgr.J.G.M.Willebrands. secretaryoftheSecretariat forPromotingChristian Unity,waspresentand servedasinterpreter.Dr. Fisherwasaccompaniedby theRev.J.R.Sattherthwaite,secretarygeneralof theChurchofEngland's councilforrelationsbetween theChurches.

Archbishop FisherTo Newsmen

THEARCHBISHOPOF CANTERBURYsaidonarrivinghomefromhismeetingwiththePopethatthe wayhasnowbeenpaved for"exchangesofunderstanding"intheChristian world.

Dr.GeoffreyFrancis Fishertoldnewsmenat LondonAirportthatProtestantswhoobjectedtohis courtesyvisittoHisHolinesswere"outofdate."The Archbishop,spiritualleader oftheAnglicanCommunion, expressedconfidencethat hismeetingswiththePope andtheOrthodoxPatriarchs ofConstantinopleandJerusalemwillbearspecific fruitsinthefuture.

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ATICANRADIOgaveanImmediatereplytothe SovietchargesthattheVaticanis"themost implacableenemyofliberationmovementsamong colonialpeoples"inAfrica.

"Thetruthisthatthis Sovietpropagandaiscontradictedbypastandrecenthistoricalfacts,"a VaticanRadiocommentatorsaid.

VaticanRadiorepliedto theRedattackthedayafter itwaspublishedinthe SovietCommunistparty newspaperPravda.Pravda's editorialwasentitled "ColonialistsinCassocks."

TheVaticanRadiobroadcastsaidCatholicmissions contributedtocultural,civil andsocialmaturityinthe Africannationsand "broughtthemtothethresholdofindependenceand freedom."

Itpointedoutthatthe HolySeehadfostereda nativeclergyanddeveloped anativeepiscopacy.Italso pointedoutthattheChurch hadcreatedaNegrocardinal,LaurianCardinalRugambwa,BishopofBukoba, Tanganyika.

Thebroadcastemphasised howtheChurchhadfor

yearsdevoteditselftothe formationandeducationof anAfricanlaitycapableof assumingthehighestresponsibilitiesinpubliclife withfullcivicandChristian maturity.

Itpointedoutthatsome ofthemostprominentleadersoftoday'sAfricaare productsofmissionschools.

TheVaticanRadiocommentatorwentontoquote statementsoftheCatholic BishopsofSouthAfrica,the Congo,theSudanandRhodesiadefendingtherightof "aprogressiveenlightened desireforfullautonomyand independence."

Finally,hequotedappeals bythelatePopePiusXII andHisHolinessPopeJohn XXIIIforeveryassistance tothenewAfricannations tohelpthemdeveloptheir newfreedom"freefrom prejudices,protectedagainst falsenationalismandcapableofextendingtothose peopletherealvaluesof Christiancivilisation."

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ArchbishopFisherarrived attheVaticanatnoon. Vestedinpurplecassockand mantleandwearinghispectoralcross,hewasaccompaniedbyBrianC.MacDermot,firstsecretaryofthe BritishLegationtotheHoly See,andbyhistwochaplains.Thepartytookthe elevatortothethirdfloorof theApostolicPalace. Consistentwiththeannouncementthatthevisit wouldbeofaprivate nature,therewerenocerecib

Thestatementissuedon behalfoftheArchbishopof Canterbury,andagreedon bytheVatican,alsosaid: "Itwasneverintendedthat thisshouldbeanoccasion forconsiderationofparticularproblemsorissues,and themeetingretained throughoutthecharacterof avisitofcourtesy.Itwas markedbyahappyspiritof cordialityandsympathy suchasbefittedanotable eventinthehistoryof churchrelations."

TokensExchanged

Attheendofthemeeting, PopeJohnpresentedthe Archbishopwiththerecentlypublishedvolumeonthe RomanSynod,thediscourses hedeliveredwhenhewas PatriarchofVenice,andthe firstvolumeofthepreparatoryactsofthecomingecumenicalcouncil.Healso gaveDr.Fisherandhistwo chaplainsmedalscommemoratinghispontificate.

ArchbishopFisherpresentedtothePopeaspecial copyoftheorderofthe serviceforthecoronationof QueenElizabethII.

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ALLTYPESOFSHOEREPAIRS

HisDirectionsAreHeededByAll

VaticanCity:Oneofthefewmenwhotell Mgr.EnricoDante.

Theslightgray-hairedMonsignorisPrefectoftheMastersofPontificalCeremonies. InthispostMgr.Dantedirectstheactions ofthePopeandallotherstakingpartinany papalceremony.

Over20,000PriestsOrdained

Thebishopwhoordainedmoreprieststhananyliving ordinary,AuxiliaryBishopJohnM.McNamaraofWashing- ton,D.C.,diedonNov.26.BishopMcNamara(shownabove ordaininghis2,000thpriest),wasburiedatSt.Joseph's College,Emmitsburg,Md.,inthesamemausoleumas VenerableMotherElizabethSeton,foundressofthe DaughtersofCharity.INCPhotos,

HisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIIwhattodois

Anewsmansummedup theactivitiesofMgr.Dante atthetimeofthecoronationofPopsJohnbydescribinghimas"ringmaster ofthemostmagnificent showonearth."

Duringthecoronation,Mgr. Dantedirectedthemovementsofmorethan50cardinals,hundredsofarchbishopsandbishopsand thewholeretinuethatmakes uptheRenaissancesplendorofthepapalcourt.

Mgr.Danteisconstantly atthePope'selbow.His long,ivory-tonedfingers moveconstantlybutwithout hasteashesubtlyorders orremindsparticipantsin ceremoniestostandorsit, toputmitresonortotake themoff.

AtPopeJohn'scoronation awaveofMgr.Dantehand transferred50visitingmonsignorsfromonesideofthe apsetotherearsothat therewouldberoomforthe unexpectedoverflowof bishopswhocameforthe ceremony.

Despitehisunquestioned authorityinthesanctuary, Mgr.Danteisneverobtrusive. Mostvisitorswho seepapalceremoniesdo notrememberseeingMgr. Dante,althoughheisalwaysatthePope'sside.For Mgr.Dantehasakindof geniusforbeinginthe midstofwhateverishappeningandyetisableto blendharmoniouslyintothe pageantthatsurroundsthe Pope.

Itisnowonderthathe acquiredthisknack.Hehas beenofficiallyengagedin pontificalceremoniesfor46 years.

PopeSt.PiusXchose FatherDanteasapapal masterofceremonieson March25,1914,whenhe was30.PopeJohnrecent-

lysummeduptheMonsignor'slongservicebypraisinghis"competentand knowingcalm."

EnricoDantewasordainedonJuly3,1910,andthe followingyearhewas namedaprofessorofphilosophyattheUrbanCollege oftheSacredCongregationforthePropagationof theFaith.Duringa38yearcareerasateacher, Mgr.Dantehadsomeillustriouspupils.

SomeIllustrious

Pupils

AmongthemareFrancis CardinalSpellman,ArchbishopofNewYork;Albert CardinalMeyer,Archbishop ofChicago;GregorioPietroXVCardinalAgagianian, PrefectoftheSacredCongretionoftheFaith;Norman CardinalGilroy,Archbishop ofSydney,Australia;and PeterCardinalDoi,ArchbishopofTokyo.Healso taughtsome50bishops,includingArchbishopMartin J.O'Connor,rectorofthe NorthAme:icanCollegein Rome.

Whileteaching,Mgr.Danteearnedgraduatedegrees inphilosophy,theologyand canonlaw,andadiplomain lawfromtheSacredRoman Rota,highChurchcourt. Hetaughtphilosophyuntil1930,whenhewas namedprofessoroftheology. Hecontinuedtoteachuntil 1947,whenhewasnamed PrefectoftheCollegeof MastersofPapalCeremonies.

MgrDantealsoservedin theApostolicPenitentiary, theChurch'stribunalfor casesofconscience,from 1913to1923. In1923he wasnamedSubstituteSecretaryoftheSacredCongregationofRites.He stayedinthispostfor36 yearsandwaspromotedto thepostofSecretaryin 1959.

Mgr.Dantealmosthada diplomaticcareerinthe Churchaswell."Ifailedas adiplomatbeforeIbegan," hesays.Forin1923,Pope BenedictXVwantedhimto reopentheApostolicNunciatureinParis.Suchan importantofficewouldnormallyhaveledtotherank ofcardinalbutMgr.Dante declinedtheofferrather thanleavehistwosisters behindinRome.

The77-year-oldMonsignorisastatelyfigureas hemovesthroughpapal ceremonies.Inhisyouth hewasanenthusiastic athletewhoplayedsoccer andtennis,andengagedin longdistanceswimmingand mountainclimbing.

AthleticInterest

Asayoungpriesthe helpeddevelopthePro Roma theathleticorganisation, parentoftheRomasoccerteam,oneofthemost importantinItaly.Itwas onlytwoyearsagothat Mgr.Dantegaveuphis habitoftakingtwo-dayclimbsintheDolomiteAlps.

Mgr.Dantehasattended thelastfourconclavesfor theelectionofpopes.He hastakenpartin95beatificationsand41canonisationsinadoublecapacity; asapapalmasterofceremoniesandanofficialof theCongregationofRites. AmongCanonisationsherememberswithspecialfondnessarethoseofSt. ThereseofLisieux,St.John Bosco,St.MaryGoretti,St. PiusXandSt.Frances Cabrini.

Despitehismanyduties andthelonghoursdevoted topreparingforandtaking partinpapalceremonies, Mgr.Dante'svocationasa priesthasbeenconscientiouslypursued.

Forthepast40yearshe hasgonealmostdailyto SacredHeartchurchin Rometohearconfessions, andhehascontinuedto thepresentdayhisinterest inSt.Peter'scentre,ayouth organisationjustoutsidethe Vaticanwalls.

CHRISTMASNUMBER*

TheFourthSundayOfAdvent THENEW CHOSENPEOPLE

WHENTHEMAGIshowedupinJerusalem lookingforthenewKingoftheJews,King Herodgotveryannoyed.Hesummonedthe chiefpriestsandScribesandaskedthemwhat itwasallabout.Theysaidthestrangersfrom theEastwereundoubtedlyright,thiscould verywellbethetimepredictedforthebirthof theMessias.TheplacewouldbeBethlehem. Thirtyyearslater,theJewishpriestsandLevites sentacommitteeouttoJohntheBaptistinthedesertto findoutwhohewas.Theywereafraidhemightbe theMessias.TheywerestillexpectingHimtoappear atanymoment.

Falseprophetshadcapitalisedonthisgeneralexpec-

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tationandhadathrivingbusiness.Quiteafewfrauds hadappearedinrecentyears,buttherealwayswas roomforonemorelbecausetheolderoneskeptgetting themselveskilledoff;theyhaddevelopedthedangerous habitofleadinguprisingsagainstthegovernmett.

Everyone,inhisownway,wasexpectingtheMessias aboutthistime.Itwasnotsurprising.TheentireOld Testamentwasonelongprophecyforetellingthe.advent oftheRedeemer.TheNewTestamentcanbeconsidered thefulfilmentofthatprophecy.Godhadpreparedthe JewsforcenturiesforthecomingoftheRedeemerand nowtheperiodofwaitingwasalmostover.

MANYITSHOULDNOThavebeendifficultto CLUESrecognisetheMessiasonceHecame,for Godhadplantedplentyofclues.For instance,Hewastobeofthefamilyof David;theprophetJeremiashadpredictedthatcenturiesago.Micbeauscontributedtheinformationabout Bethlehem."Andthou,Bethlehem artalittleone amongthethousands_ofJuda:outoftheeshallcome forthhethatistobetherulerinIsrael."

ThetimeofthecominghadbeenforetoldbyDaniel, Aggeus,andMalachias.Mostremarkableofall,our Redeemerwouldbebornofavirgin.Isaias,theprophet oftheNativityandthePassion,hadsaid:"Behold,a virginshallconceiveandbearasonandhisnameshall becalledEmmanuel."

TheJews,asarace'andanation,hadaspecial vocation.TheywerethechosenpeopleofGod,they wereaprivilegedpeoplebecausetheSaviourofthe humanracewastocomefromtheirranks.That certainlywasauniquedistinctionandthemainreason whytheJewsenjoyedthefavourandprotectionofGod forsolong.Godhelpedthemfighttheirenemies,but Hepunishedthemwhentheyslidbackinidolatry.God sentprophetafterprophettoremindthemoftheir vocation,butoneaftertheotherthepeoplemurdered theprophets.

ThewholehistoryoftheJewsfromthetimeofMoses downtothecomingofChrististhehistoryofaswinging pendulum.WhentheJewsforgotwhattheywereand slippedintothevilepracticesoftheirpaganneighbours, Godpunishedthem-usuallybypermittingtheir enemiestoconquerthem.WhentheJewsremained faithfultotheirvocationasthechosenpeople,God rewardedthem.

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1LONG ADVENT FORTHEJEWISHPEOPLE,theOld TestamentwasonelongAdvent,their timeofpreparation.Godwasveryfair withtheJews,verygenerous,butvery strictbecauseHewantedthemtobeadequatelypre- paredforthecomingofHisSon.Butasamatterof fact,theJewsasaracedidnotproveequaltotheir destinyinthehistoryofmankind.Stiff-neckedand hardofheart,notonlydidtheyturnadeafeartoJesus duringHislifetime,theyendedupbykillingHim.

TheChurch,.incelebratingtheliturgyofAdvent, remindsusinthemostdramaticwaypossibleofjust whatourobligationsareasthenewchosenpeople. ThesefewweeksofAdventconstituteourOldTestament,ourpreparationforthecomingoftheRedeemer.

TheJewsfailedtoreceivetheSaviourbecausethey werenotproperlyprepared.Thatwascompletelytheir ownfaultbecauseGodgavethemeveryopportunity. IfinthepastwehavenotbeenfaithfultoGodasHis .newchosenpeople,wehaveanotherchancetodobetter.

Christmasshouldbeatimeofspiritualrebirth,of beginninganew.TheanniversaryofChristmasshould meanforusarebirthofgraceinoursouls.Ifthisisto takeplace,however,wemustmakeadecentprepara- tion.WeprepareforChirstmasinallkindsofways. Theexternalpreparation-shoppingforpresents,new clothes,Christmastrees,decoratingandcleaning-is theleastimportant.

MoreimportantistogetreadyforChristmasby cleaning,decoratingandclothingoursouls.Weclean upoursoulbythesacramentofPenance,andwecan scrubitbrightwithlittleself-imposedmortifications. Wedecorateandclotheoursoulswithsanctifyinggrace, gainedinmanyways,butespeciallybythefervent receptionofthesacramentoftheEucharist.

SothatiswhatAdventisallabout.Itistimeset asidetogetpurselvesreadyfortheChrist-Child's birthday.Intheclosinghoursbeforethatindescribably momentousevent,weoughttointensifyourprepara- tions.Ifyouhavenotyetstarted,itisneverreally toolate.

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AFEWYEARSAGO,thelateA.PowellDavies oftheMagidatesonlyfromthefourthcentury

THISISANOLDCHESTNUT,tobeclassedwith similarunscientificstatementsofMr.Davieson theDeadSeaScrollsandtheTenCommandments.That theMagistoryisolderthanthefourthcenturyisamply provenbyitsdepictioninasecond-centuryfrescointhe CatacombsofPriscilla,andbySt.Iranaeus(died212), whotellsofthe"Magi.whodweltintheEast,"ina closeparaphraseoftheGospel.

1 HOWMANYWISEMEN?

ITISTRUE,however,thatthestoryoftheWiseMen hasbecomesurroundedwithlegend.Wecanacceptas historyonlywhattheGospelsays.Evenfillinginthe historicalbackgroundisjustplausibleguesswork.

Judgingfromthe"Magi"itself,theymayhavebeen membersofanancientcasteofZoroastriansunworshipperpriests,but,atthetimeoftheEpiphany, thetermhadbecomealsoagenericonefor"learned men."

ThereisnoevidencetheWiseMenwerekings,nor threeinnumber.Kingshipisfirstclaimedforthem wellintheMiddleAges,andisprobablybasedonthe Psalmist'swords:"ThekingsofTharsisandtheIsles shalloffergifts;thekingsofArabiaandSabashall bringtribute."AsforthenumberofMagi,paintings inthecatacombsshowtheminanynumberfromtwo toeight,whileEasternChristianspictureasmanyas twelve.ThenumberthreebecamepopularintheWest, probablybecauseofthethreegifts.

BothPersiaandSouthernArabia(alsoknownas Saba,orSheba)havebeenclaimedastheMagi'splace of formerontheassumptiontheywereof theMagipriesthood,thelatteronthesuppositionthey arereferredtointhewordsofIsaiah:". allthey fromSabashallcome,briginggoldandfrankincense, andshowingforthpraisetotheLord."ButtheWise Menmayhavebeen"Magi"onlyinthewidersense, while,ontheotherhand,SabaCOULDbeidentified withSavah,inPersia,whereMarcoPolofoundallleged remainsoftheMagi.

ThewordsofthePsalmandofIsaiah,bothbefore quoted,arefoundintheEpiphanyMass,butthatdoes notjustifyanyhistoricalconclusions.TheChurch choosesaptversesforherliturgies,butdoesnotalways intendthem,toapplyliterally.

TheChristmasStarhasbeenasubjectofdispute.To thequestion"WasthereaChristmasStar?"theauthoritiesofNewYork'sPlanetariumanswercategorically "Yes,"butwillnotcommitthemselvestoanysingle explanation.Thenaturalcausetheoriesarevaried. Thebestisthatitwasaconjunctionoftheplanets Jupiter,SaturnandVenuswithintheconstellation Pisces.Scientificcalculationsprovethisactuallyhappenedin6B.C.,whichiswellwithinthedaterange (8-5B.C.)favouredforOurLord'sbirth.

V THEMAGI'SJOURNEY

Gedcan,anddoes,usenaturalphenomenaforHis designs,andHemayhavedonesohere.Butthesupernaturalexplanationscannotberuledout,either.The Testoftheworld,eventherestofPortugal,didnotsee themiraculouschangesthattookplaceinthesunat Fatimain1917,norcantheybeconfirmedbyastronomers.Yetanti-clericalnewspapers,whichwould havebeengladtodenythephenomenon,wereforced toacknowledgeit.Similarly,amiraculousChristmas Starcannotberuledimpossiblejustbecauseastronomerscannotfindittheircalculations.

ThemotivationbehindtheMagi'sjourneyiseasily understooduponconsiderationofthehistoricalsetting.

revealedtotheworldthatthestory andwasnotoriginallyintheGospel. Itwasanagewhencelestialoccurrenceswerealmost universallyacceptedasomensofearthlyevents.

Furthermore,SuetoniultellSus"Therewasspreadall overtheOrientanoldandestablishedbelief,thatitwas fatedatthattimeformencomingfromJudeatorulethe world,"abeliefmentionedalsobyTacitus,another first-centuryRomanhistorian.Eventhepaganworld wasfilledwithexpectationandlonging.

Inanagewheneveryonetalkedreligion,theMagi wouldbeapttohearofanddiscusstheMessiahamidst coloniesof"dispersed"Jews,beitinPersiaorArabia.

IntheGospel,theMagi'sfirstwordsare"Whereishe thatisbornKingoftheJews?Forwehaveseenhis starintheEast ."CouldtheJewshaveconvinced themtheyhadseenthatofwhichitwasforetoldbythe prophetBalsam,"AstarshalladvancefromJacob." Barringadivinerevelation,thisisapossibility.

ThestagewasthereforesetforthedramaoftheMagi.

Tosaytheleast,itisdoubtfultheMagireached Bethlehem12daysafterOurLord'sbirth.Thedates assignedtoChristmasandtheEpiphanybytheChurch areagainnotintendedashistorical.Caravantravelto Jerusalem,fromeitherPersiaorArabia,tookthebetter partofayear,notcountingthelengthybeforehand preparations.NotfornothingdidHerodorderthe killingofallmalechildrenTWOYEARSORUNDER. OurLordwasprobablyoverayearoldthen.Itisalso likelyHewasnolongerinastable.

Therestiswellknown,fromHerod'stwo-faced instructionstotheMagiaftertheSanhedrin'sscriptural identificationoftheMessiah'sbirthplacedirectedthem toBethlehem,totheMagi'shomewardjourneyby anotherrouteandthefrustratedHerod'sslaughterof theInnocents(whichisrecordedalsobythefourthcenturypaganwriterMacrobius).

LEGENDSBEGIN

Themysterioustravellersdisappearfromhistory. ButtheGospelnarrativewastoobaldandunvarnished tosuitthestory-tellingMiddleAges.

Folkloretookover,andturnedtheMagiintosubsequentChristianconverts(whichispossible)andeven intosaints(butneverofficially).Unnumbered,untitled, nameless,ageless,country-less,theybecamethreekings withnames,agesandcountries.

IntheEast,theyweremorethanthree,andwecannotrepeatthevarietyoftongue.twistingnamesthey borainArmenia,Greece,PalestineorSyria.Butthe nameswidelyacceptedintheWestareCaspar(or Gaspar),BalthassarandMelchior.Therewasoneold, onemiddle-agedandoneyoungking.

Theywereturnedintorepresentativesofthesupposed descendantsofNoah'ssons-theSemites(atleastthe non-Jewishones),thenon-SemiticWhitepeoplesand theNegroes.Theirkingdomsvaried,and,today,Arabia, Ethiopia,Iraq,Iran,Somaliland,SudanandYemencan allclaimoneofthethreeWiseMenasaformerruler.

Inmoderntimes,thekingdomsextendedeveroutwards.Inthe19thcentury,theauthorof"BenHur" madeBalthassaranEgyptian,GasparaGreekand MelchioranEastIndian.Itisincreasinglycommon nowadaystoseaKingsofthreeraces-oneblack,one whiteandoneyellow.InMassie'sMills,Virginia,a recentNegroschoolplayproductionevenalteredthe namestofitthekingdoms.GasparbecametheEthiopian Khasabah,BalthassarbecametheChaldeanBel-Shazar andMelchiorbecametheChineseMeiKyo.

HIGHERTRUTHS

Aretheselegends,ancientandmodern,somethingto scoffat?Bynomeans.Thelegend-makersknew whattheyweredoing.Itwashighertruthstheysought.

AChristmas"Crib"todayincorporatesthelegends. Considerwhatisseenthere.

Thereisapoorcarpenter'sfamily,withahousing problem.Thereareroughlycladshepherdskneeling nexttogorgeouslydressedastronomer-kings.Thereare thosewhoworkwiththebodyandthosewhowork withthemind.Therearetherichandthepoor,the youngandtheold.ThereistheWhiteandtheNegro and,oftennow,theOriental.ThereisJewandGentile. Thereisamedleyofnations.

Noonethereisenviousoftheotherorashamedof whathehimselfis.Noonefeelsunwanted,nordoes anyonethinktheotherisnotgoodenoughtobenear him.Sidebysidetheyare,andintheirmidstisGodmade-man,Whoreceivesthemallequally.

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CountryClients,pleasenotethatwehaveaState-wide Service,andwillgladlyquoteonanyrequirements.

WealsosupplyatrulingratesGravel,Metal,Sandand Loam.PromptDelivery. PHONE:71-1578.

Somemaysayhumility,compassion,dedication,interracialandinternationalbrotherhood,love,friendship, faith,worshipdonotneedlegends.True,buttheMagi folktales,liketheparablesofOurLord,makethose Christianteachingsconcrete.-Thereinliesthegloryandthetruth-ofthelegendoftheWiseMen.

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Men'sAirConditionedBarberShop,themost moderninAustralia.Standardpricesrule throughout.Opensdaily8.35a.m.Business menmaymakeappointments.

BoonsTravelService,FirstFloor.

FamilyBootandShoeRepairService (GroundFloor).Calledforanddelivered inmetropolitanarea.Mailorderspromptly attendedto.

HearingAids:Experiencedqualifiedconsultantsinattendance,1stFloor.Fullytrained mechanicinattendanceforrepairsand overhauls.

AppetisingLuncheonsandDaintyMorning andAfternoonTeasserveddoilyinCafeteria (FourthFloor).

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ItIsStrangeJusticeInSouthSudanToday

Khartoum,TheSudan:Whenisaprotest"seditious"intheSudan?Answer:WhenaChristian makesit

FatherPaolinoDogale,aSudanesepriest,andfourCatholicstudentsofRumbekinthe southernSudanareaccusedofissuingacircularprotestingadecreethatmakesSunday anofficialworkingday.

Addressedto"Fellow ChristiansofEveryDenomination,"thecircularcalled foraprotestby"peaceful means"and,specifically,a boycottofSundaywork.It setforthpurelyreligious reasons.

Thegovernmentdecision tomakeFriday-theMoslemholyday-theofficial weeklyholidayinplaceof SundayinthesouthernSudanwasreachedlastFebruary.

Thevastmajorityofthe threemillionpeopleinthe southernSudanarenonMoslems. About375,000 areChristians,mostof whomareCatholics.InBahr ElGhazalprovince,where theletterofprotestwas allegedlywritten,Moslems are"veryfew,"thegovernortoldme.

Thefivedefendantsaccusedofissuingtheprotest arechargedwith"taking hostileactionagainstthe government"intwofoldviolationoftheDefenceofthe SudanActofDecember, 1958.Thepenaltiesunder thetwoheadingsare: "deathcrimprisonmentfor atermwhichmayextend tolife"and"imprisonment whichmayextendto10 yearsorafineorboth."

Threeofthestudentsare accusedofdraftingthecircularandthefourthofdistributingit.Thepriestis accusedofcorrectingthe draftandmakingcopiesof itonaduplicatingmachine.

"It'sseditious,"onehigh officialsaidtome,speakingofFatherDogale'sallegedoffence."It'samajorcrime,"saidhiscol league,"acrimeagainstthe state."

Thesequeltoanotherbiggerandmorepublicprotestisenlightening.This timeMoslemsdidtheprotesting,directlyagainstgovernmentpoliciesandeven againsttherevolutionby whichthepresentgovernmenttookpower.(ParliamentwasdissolvedinNovember,1958,whentheSupremeCounciloftheAlmccl Forcestookoverthegovernment.)

Theprotesttooktheform ofananti-governmentdemonstrationheldherein KhartoumonOctober25. Outofacrowdcfdemonstrators,40werearrested. Theywerechargedmerelywithdoing"anactlikely tocauseabreachofthe peace."

Aftereightdaysthey weretriedbeforeamagis-

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REMEMBER!IT'SYOURNECK! WETEST,EXAMINE,QUOTE WITHOUTOBLIGATION Ring21-3284 ALLWORKGUARANTEED

trate. Sixteenwereacquitted.Theheaviestsentenceimposedwasafine of15Sudanesepounds (aboutA£20). Nobody wassetatoprison.

DemonstratorsinPortSudanweregivenonlyasuspendedsentenceofsix months'imprisonment.

ButthesewereallMoslems.

MeanwhileFatherPaolino DogaleaformerMember ofParliamenthasbeenfive monthsincustody.OnOctober24amagistrate's courtinWauheardthepolicecaseagainsthimand thestudents.Allfivewere committedtobetriedbya

scheduledforOctober19. Atthelastminuteitwas postponedforafewdays ontherequestofaKhartoumlawyerhastilysummonedtoappearforthe priest.Thestudentshave anotherlawyer.

Civilianauthoritiesrefusedtoallowmetoattend themagistrate'scourtinquiryorthetrial.

Followingisthetextof theallegedprotestcircular assubmittedbytheprosecution: PROTESTCIRCULAR "FellowChristiansof EveryDenomination:

"AsChristiansandfollowersofChristwearenow

(ByFatherPatrickO'Connor,S.S.C.) vvv, majorcourtofthreecivilianjudgesoracourtmartial.

TheyareChristiansof course.

Toprotestagainstthe decreemakingSundaya workday,thestudentsinthe government-runRumbek SecondarySchool(senior yearexcepted)atfirstrefusedtoattendclasseson Sunday.Thecircularletterwasallegedlywritten byseniorboysbeforeEaster.

Thestudentswerearrestedfirst.Thepriestwas arrestedcnJuly2.

Iwasallowedtotalkto FatherDogaleonOctober 15inthepresenceofamilitaryofficer,apoliceofficerandasentry.Hehad receivednowordthenabout Shedateofhistrial,though -aswasevidentlaterthefirststage,themagistrate'sinquiry,wasalready

facedwiththetoughest problemofallourChristianexperiencesoftrialin thiscountry.Wehavenow eithertodefendourChristianFaithorrenounceit, toobeytheLawsofour ChristianReligionortoact againstourconscienceand theCommandmentsofGod, andbowourheadstothe idol,money,attheexpense ofourreligioustenets.

"FromourChristianFaith weknowthatGodhascreatedustoknowHim,love Him,adoreHim,serve Him,obeyHimandbehappywithHimforeverin Heaven.

"Withthisknowledgebeforeus,nomortalmanon earth,beheaKingora Emperor,canmakeusgo contrarytoGod'sCommandmentsandourownconscience.

"RegardingSunday,God clearlysaidinHisTenCommandments:'Rememberthat youkeeptheDayofthe Lord(Sunday)holy.'Here thechurch,themouthpiece ofGod,explainsitthat wekeeptheSundayholy byattendingMassand restingfromworks.

"Buttherecentdecreeof ourGovernmentsaying thatSunday,theChristian ReligiousHoliday,becomes anordinaryworkingday andthatFriday,theMoslem religiousday,istheonly restingdayforallcitizens ofeverycreed,clearlystates thatwe(Christians)should disregardthetenetsofour ChristianfaithandIslam mustbeimposedonusby thepresentregime.

"SincetheDayofour Independence,differentpoliticalpartieshaveruledus; butneverwassuchanorder given.Andnow,whatis thematter?Isitbecause wearenowruledbyguns, andourmouthsclosed,that weshouldbemadetoturn ourbackstoJesusChrist, beingforcedtogiveupour dearReligion?

FOWLERSVACOLA FRUITBOTTLINGOUTFIT

GiveyourChristmasBridethevery latest-Fowlers

AutomaticTHER-

MOSTATControlledBottlingOutfitandmakeherreally happyforthewhole ofhermarriedlife.

"Brethren,dowewantto keepupourReligionas Christians,hencefreemen inthewideworld?And dowewanttoprocurefreedomforourchildrenforthe generationtocome?Ordo wewanttoembraceIslam forthesakeofmoney,and consequentlysacrificethe goodtraditionsofour people?

"Herejudgeitforyourself.

"Brethren,timeofslavery hadgonewithitsregretableandunforgetablememories.Wearenowinthe ageofFreedom.Freedom initspropersense:thatis, Freedomofexpression,Freedomofconscience,Freedom ofreligion,Freedomofworship.

"Letusresist,therefore, unanimouslywithonesoul, oneheart,onebody,using thispeacefulmeans. We areboundtowinbecause wearefightingforour

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Faith.Godwillhelpus.

Courage.Courage.Courage.

brethren.

"Therefore,weappealto allChristiansineverywalk oflifeandoccupation,from theAssistantGovernorsto thelaststreetsweeper,to boycottworkonSundays asfromthethirdweekof April(precisely17thApril, 1960).Theparticipationof

theIntermediateSchool Boysisgreatlydesired,too. Theprotestofthetwo Schoolsisnotenoughtoget whatwewant(ourFreedom).Secondly,letusobserveSundaydutiesunder allcircumstances. For, 'Whatshallitprofitaman ifhegainsthewholeworld andsuffersthelossofhis ownsoul?'"

FirstVisitToAmerica

FloridapalmsholdinterestofMotherYvesMarieofPariS centre),

Cloverdale-Kewdale ParishBuildingsOpened

OnSundaylastHisGracetheArchbishop,assistedbyRevs.P. O'MaraandP.Quinn,blessedandopenedthenewchurch/school andpresbyteryattheparishofNotreDame,incorporatingCloverdaleandKewdale.

BegunlastMarchwith theappointmentoftheRev. P.Kellyasparishpriest, theparishhasquicklygot togetherthenecessaryunits foraparishplant.Apresbytery,aschoolwhichfor thetimebeingcanservea, achurch;thishasallbeen completedsinceJuneof thisyear.

Thenewchurch-school wasbuiltbyMr.P.Sullivan ofClaremontatacostof £6,240.Ithasthreeclassroomswhichcanbemade intooneforthecelebration ofMass.Thiswillthenseat 250people.

ThePresentationSisters from"Iona"teachinthe school.TheSistershavea smallhousetose.veasa conventforthepresent.

Thefurnishingsforthe churchandschoolcost £1,000andthepresbytery was for£2,800.

Threeacresoflandhas beenacquiredandlevelled. FatherKellyhopestohave

thispavedearlyinthenew yeartoserveasaplaygroundfortheschool. Plansforthefutureof theparishincludemore schoolaccommodationand theerectionofachurch.

Onthedayoftheopeningmorethan300people packedthechurch-school. AftertheblessingbyHis Grace,FatherKellycelebratedMass.Duringthe

sungMassthechoirfrom OurLadyofLourdesparish, Nollamara,sangthesacred music.Mr.P.GeorgeactedasM.C.

HisGracetheArchbishop inhisaddresstotheparishionersofCloverdale-Kewdalecommentedonthe shorttimeinwhichsomuch hadbeenaccomplished.This wasdue,hesaid,totheobviousenergyoftheparish

(Above):ThenewlyerectedChurch-SchoolatCloverdale (Left):HisGraceblessesthebuilding priestandthewonderful co-cperationoftheparishioners. Anafteroonteawassuppliedtoallthevisitorsand parishionersaftertheceremonieswerecompleted.

SocialClub

TheLoyolasocialclub holdtheirsocialfunctions everyTuesdaynight,atthe GrosvenorHall,347Hay-st., (east)at8p.m.

AnyprofitswillbedevotedtothePropagationof theFaithandJesuitmissions.

Catholicmenandwomen over35marriedorsingle areinvitedtojoin. For furtherparticularsring 67-1580,

DayOfEnquiryInNewYear

In1961thefirstafternoon forNon-Catholi-swillbe heldatSt.Joseph'sOrphanage,Wembley,onSunday, January8,startingat2.0 p.m.

Theafternoonwillserve asanintroductiontoaseriesoftalksexplainingthe Catholicreligionwhichwill beginattheCatholicCentre at7.30p.m.onThursday,

January12.Allnon-Catholics,whatevertheirviews, willbemadewelcome,and theirattendancewillnot committheminanyway.

During1960threeafternoonsofthiskindwereheld andeachafternoonwasfollowedbyasimilarseriesof talks.Over150non-Catholicswereentertainedand heardsome,orall,ofthe Church'steaching.

OurLadyofVictories praesidiumoftheLegionof Mary,whichistheorganisingbodybehindallthis, thanksSt.Joseph'sOrphanage,theSistersofMercy, Victoria-sq.,andSt.Louis' School,Claremont,forthe useoftheirchapels,grounds andfacilities.Thesewere madeavailableveryreadily during1960andwillbeused againin1961.

ResultsEncouraging

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Theresultsofthework aremostgratifyingnotonly byreasonoftheencouragingnumberofconvertsreceivedintotheChurch,but alsofromthepointofview ofdispellingprejudiceand establishingfriendships.

OvertheyearsthemembersofOurLadyofVictoriespraesidiumhaveregardedtheirworkaspartly experimental,and,consequently,havealteredthedetailsoftheirarrangements onanumberofoccasions. Inthenewyeartheyplan

Therry Society

OnMondaynightlastthe TherrySocietyelecteda 1961councilcommittee.

Thefivevotedinwere: President,AnnBurnett; vice-president,EvanTaplin;secretary,KerryMartin; socialsecretaries,Cathy JonesandReginaMaxwell; treasurer,JimHeslop.

Additionalofficersare publicity,MikeDimond; stagemanager,MikeCallegia businessmanager, FrankGoodman;librarian, RonaLandquist.

ThefirstNewYearmeetingforcommitteemembers onlywillbeheldonJanuary16,at8p.m.,at138 Adelaide-ter.,Perth(flat 11).

furthermodificationsof theirafternoon'sprogramme whichitisfeltisalittle overcrowdedasitisatpresent.Freshsuggestionsarc alwayswelcomed.

Throughthecolumnsof "TheReccrd"themembers ofthepraesidiumwishto sendseasonalgreetingsto allthosewhohaveeverattendedanyoftheirfunctions.

St.DonBosco ScoutGroup

ThePaddy'sMarket,held inSt.Jchn'sschoolonSaturday3rd,Dec.,provedto beaverypopulareventandamostsatisfactoryprofitwasmadeinaidofthe St.DonBosco,2nd-ScarboroughScoutGroup.

TheOrganisingCommittee areparticularlygratefulto thosewhohelpedonthe stallsorgenerouslyprovided merchandiseforsaleatthe Market,andwouldalsolike toexpressaspecialvote ofthankstoMr.Hamilton whojudgedthe"Budgie Contest,"toMr.Seatonwho judgedthe"BestDecorated Bicycle"-andshoutedthe competitorsanice-cream aftertheevent!Andto/tlf. Stuberwhojudgedthe pramcontest.

CongratulationstoMrs. TonyManwaring(motherof fourdaughters)whowon anexquisitewalkie-talkie doll,generouslydonatedby Mrs.D.DaviesofMt.Lawley.ToPeterRichardson whowasawardedFirst Prizeforthebestbudgie, andtoGreg.Yazmadjian whotookfirstprizeforthe bestbicycle-proudlydecoratedintheSt.DonBosco Scoutcolours.

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Archbishop's Message ToYouth

THERESPONSIBILITYOFTHEY.C.W.FOR ALLTHEYOUTHOFPERTHWAS STRESSEDBYHISGRACETHEARCHBISHOP INAMESSAGETOLEADERSONTHEIR ANNUALDAYOFRECOLLECTION.

LastSundayattheConventoftheGoodShep7 herd,Subiaco,overeightygirlsattendedaretreat conductedbyRev.FatherJ.O'Brien,withthe assistanceofRev.FatherD.Foley.Aboutfiftyboys heldtheirdayattheHomeoftheLittleSisters, Glendalough,whereRev.P.Cunninghamgavethe ConferenceandwashelpedbyRev.J.Chauncy. TheArchbishop'smessagewasreadatbothplaces. Hewrote:

MydearYoungChristianWorkers,

InthefirstplaceIwishtoexpressdeepregret thatIcannotbewithyoutodayasIwaslastyear. Unexpectedly,Ihavehadtochangemyplans. otherwiseIwouldhavebeenpresent.

IamverypleasedwiththereportsIhaveheard ofyourworkduringthepastyear.Icongratulate you,andonthisdayofrecollectionIbegyouto renewyoureffortsforyouth.

AlltheyoungpeopleofPerth,CatholicandnonCatholic,arecommittedtomycareintheLord. Itgivesmegreatconsolationtoknowthatyouhave answeredmycallandarewillingtosharewithme theburdenofcare.Youknowtheseyoungpeople, youmixwiththem,theirproblemsareyourown. Itisforyoutobringtothemtheloveandthetruth ofChristinawaythatnooneelsecan.

Yourtaskistrulyenormous.Howshallyou accomplishit?

Theanswer,mydearyoungpeople,isthatyou shallfindinspirationthroughprayerfulconsiderationofOurLord'slifeandparticularlyHisdeath ontheCross,throughfrequentlyandfervently receivingHimintheBlessedEucharistyoushall bestrengthened:faithinChristshallbeyour victoryinthevocationtowhichyouarecalled.

ThroughtheHolyMasstodayIshallbegGod's blessingonyou,thegiftofHisHolySpirittohelp yourenewthefaceoftheearth.MayOurImmaculateMotherandSt.Therese,thepatronessofthe Y.C.W.,prayforyou.

BothretreatMasseswereofferedfortherepose ofthesouloflateY.C.W.leaderLeonardHarty,the firstanniversaryofwhosedeathoccurredonthe FeastoftheImmaculateConception.

To

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RENTorBUY

FREMANTLE

Y.C.W.NOTES

COMO

Owingtothefactthatour lastdancewassosuccessful,thankstotheco-operationofallourfriends,we donothesitatetoannounce oursecondentertainment a"MadHatters'Christmas Carnival."Itistobeheld intheRevellHall,Melville Parade,Cern°,nearthe ComoCaravanPark,on Fridayeveningnext,23rd Dec.Musicwillbeprovided-goodsupper,luckyspotsandafloorshowwill befeaturesoftheevening, sokeepthisnightfree,bring alongallyourfriends,and makethisdanceaneven greatersuccessthanthelast one.

Boththeboysandgirls groupswouldliketowish allthejoysandblessings ofChristmas,toallfellow membersintheotherY.C.W. groups.

SUBIACO

Wewouldliketoannounce thataChristmasbarbecue willbeheldatthehomeof DanWhite,40Harbournest.,Wembley,onWednesday, Dec.21.Allotherbranchesarecordiallyinvited.

EASTVICTORIAPARK

AsourChristmassocial willbethefinalfunction oftheyearforourY.C.W. groups,wewouldliketoinviteeveryonetojoininthe funandhelptomakethis Christmasaveryhappyand holyone.Thesocialisbeingheldinourparishhall, Camberwell-st.,onSunday, Dec.18.

Nighttenniswillcontinueduringtheholidaysat Thornander'scourts,Car.narvon-st.,onFridaynights at8p.m.

AsaChristmasresolution, theyouthdecidedtobuyas manyreligiousChristmas cardsasposibleattheir localnewsagentandpersuadehimtogetmore stocksin.Itwasalsodecidedtobringafriendto MidnightMassinournew church.

BEDFORDPARK

LastSundayweheldour Christmassocialatthe C.B.C.hallinBeaufort-st. Everyonehadagoodtime andwewereverypleased toseemanyschoolleavers attending.

Areportoftheworkdone sincewestartedwasgiven bythepresidentsofboth thegirlsandboysmovements'andFatherwaspresentedwithasmallgiftas atokenofappreciationfor allhehasdoneforus.

SCARBOROUGH

LastSundaynightsaw a,muchimprovedattendanceatthefinalgeneral meetingfortheyear.The discussicnpointforthe meetingwasanenquiry intoChristmaspartiesat work.

Afterthefactshadbeen gathereditwasfoundthat mostpartieswouldcater forbotholdandyoungbut muchbeerwouldflow.Interestingtonote,however, thatonelargestoreinthe city,heldaseparateparty forthoseundertwenty-one andonlysoftdrinksareprovided.

Followingthejudgment onsuchpartiestheaction decidedwasontryingto pointouttherealreason

forcelebratingChristmas andwheneverpossiblehave Christiandecorationsand thesingingofChristmas Carols.

Afterthemeetingasocial washeldandtheevening concludedwithsupper.

HIGHGATE

OnlastThursdayeveningateammeeting,consistingoffourboyswasheld. Duringthismeetingadecisionwasreachedtohold themeetingsinfutureon Mondaynight.AfteranexplanationofthebasicprinciplesoftheY.C.W.the teamcommencedonthe preliminarytrainingprogramme.

A combinedgeneral meetingwasheldonFriday nightandwasattendedby abouta dozengirlsand boys.Alivelydiscussion washeldcn"Christmasand Work"whichwasanextractfromtheboysChristmasCampaign,andwas followedbytabletennis, recordsandsupper.

SHENTONPARK

Thefirstboys'teamhas nowcommencedandisat presentdoingtheseriesof enquirieson'Work.'Colm Kellyhasinthisgroup, MichaelFreeman,DesMurray,JohnShawandJohn Richardson.Theboysand girlsgroupwishestoextend theirwishesforahappyand holyChristmas,toallother branchesandallycuthof theDiocese.

APPLECROSS

Atthegirls'leaders' meetingonTuesdayseveral resolutionsweredecided uponforAdvent.Itwas suggestedthatweshould tryandgotoMassevery morningandalsoweshould gointothelocalnewsagentsandaskforChrist-

MISSM.GILES,whohasbeeninPerthfor3months,is returningtoY.C.W.headquartersinMelbourneonTuesday next. mascardswiththereal Christmasmeaning. Thanksareextendedtoall whoattendedourChristmas carnivaldance,makingit suchagreatsuccess.

LEEDERVILLE TherewillbeaChristmasdancethisSundaynight Dec.18,startingat8p.m. atwhicheveryoneiswelcome. Everyoneisasked tobringapresenttothe valueofbetween2/-and 3/-asthiswillbeaChristmasparty.Allthoserequiringtransporttoand fromthedancearetocontact28-2408or24-3822before6p.m.andtransport willbearrangedforthem. Allboysareaskedtoattendtomorrownight'smeetingasitwillbethelast meetingoftheyearanda guestspeakerwillattend.

St.Mary'sTennisClub

Weatherconditionsstill beingsuitablefortennis, therewasquiteagoodrollupofmembersatthecourts onSunday.Preparations forthebarbecuearewell inhandandpromisestobe agrandnight. Thepresident,committee andmembersofSt.Mary's

Third Order

Afteritsprovidential founding,theThirdOrder, pervadedthroughand throughbythespiritand teachingofitsSeraphic Founder,becameimmediatelythesuretyofholiness forverymanyhearts.There were,itistrue,duringthe courseofthelongyears, periodsofcrisisandofless fervour:despitethat,howevertheactivityoftheOrderwasalwaysnoteworthy andefficacious.

ChangeOf

MeetingDate

BecausethefourthSunday isChristmasDaythemonthlymeetingofthePerthFraternitywillbeheldonSunday,Dec.18,thatis,onthe thirdSunday,at3p.m.,in theChildrenofMaryChapel,VictoriaSquare.

Enquiriesregardingthe ThirdOrderofSt.Francis maybeaddressedtoRev. FatherAidenO.F.M.,53 GreatNorthernHighway, MidlandJunction.

takethisopportunityofextendingtotheexecutiveand membersoftheW.A.C.L.T.A.God'sblessingfora happyandholyChristmas, andasuccessfultennisseasonfortheNewYear.We extendalsotheseasons greetingstotheRecord Newspaperanditsstaff,andthankthemsincerelyfor 'theirco-operationtoour clubforthespacegivenfor ourweeklyreports.

Therearestillquitea fewenquiriesformembership,andwewelcomeall thememberswhoanticipate playingforSt.Mary's.Only asmallreportthisweek, thepresidentisleavingfor Busseltonforafewdays, amuchneededrest.

CommunionBreakfast

MembersoftheCatholicTeachers'GuildattendaCommunion BreakfastatSt.ThomasMoreChapel.TheMasswascelebrated byMonsignorJ.Bourke.

St.Joseph'sSchool,Vic.Square

Dressedinbluetams,greenjacketandred plaidkiltsadancingensembleof50girls swungdownthecurtainwith"AuldLang Syne"attheconclusionofSt.Joseph's,Victoria-sq.concertattheCapitolTheatre, onTuesday,December6.

Forsomeofthegirlsparticipatingitwasfarewellto aseriesofconcertswhich hasmarkedtheirprogress upthroughtheschoolfrom theirearliestschoolyears. Otherswerejustbeginning theprocessandhavinga firstexcitingtasteofthe glamourbehindthefootlights:Bigandlittle,their parentswerethereinforce

toprovideacapacityhouse. AmongsttheclergypresentwereRt.Rev.MonsignorJ.Bourke-Diocesan Inspectorofschoolsand Rev.E.McKenna,whospoke brieflyintroducingtheconcert. Otherwiseitwasthemixtureasbeforefortheconcert. Thebigstringorchestrasupportedbyoldpu-

MenOfMary

OnDec.3,thePilgrim VirginDevotionwasinauguratedatHighgate.At7 o'clockHisLordshipBishop Rafferty,assistedbyRev. P.Gaviq,andM.ToopperformedtheblessingofOur BlessedLady'sStatueinthe presenceoftheSistersand boardersoftheconventand alargenumberofparishioners.TheRosary.Litany andActofConsecration werethenrecited.Aweek's devotionintheChurchwas commencedandthePilgrimagethroughouttheparish startedonDec,10.

AtawellattendedmeetingonDec.6,Rev.Father FoleyO.P.,enrolledinthe ConfraternityoftheHoly Rosarymembersandfriends tothenumberof237;thus bestowingonthemtheprivi-

Cath.Assur.

Co.Honours

Atadinnerheldat thePalaceHotelonDec. 10th,1960,andpresided overbyMr.D.S. O'Donoghue,resident secretaryinPerthfor Australasian Catholic Assurance Company Limited,presentations ofawardswoninarecentSalesContestwere madetoMr.L.J.HenryonandMr.J.Herwynen,whowerecongratulatedby Mr. O'Donoghueonachievingthepositionofleadingsalesmaninthe State.

legesconferredonmembers ofthiswonderfulConfraternity.

Considerationwasgiven totheimportantquestionof expansionduring1961and, with'theco-operationand encouragementofparish priests,itisconfidentlyexpectedthatOurLady'sPilgrimVirginDevotionwill extendtooneparisheach month.

TheCatholic Men'sLeague

TheChristmasSocialof theCatholicMen'sLeague heldatGil.HandcocksresidenceonSunday,Dec.4., wasenjoyedbyallpresent. Asinpastyearsthiswas thefamilyeventoftheyear conductedbytheLeague.

Duringhisshortaddress ofwelcomethepresidentextendedChristmasgreeting, toallmembersandtheir familiesthroughouttheState andtoallfriendsofthe League;particularlythose individualsandorganisationswithwhichtheywere happilyassociatedduringthe pastyear.

Xaverian SocialClub

Xaverianfunctionsare listedforthecomingweek.

Saturday,Dec.17:Christmaspartyatthehomeof BernadetteMcCormack,22 Thelma-st.,Como.Girls bringaplate,menliquid refreshments.

Friday,Dec.23rd:Tennis atSt.Mary's-tennisclub ifenoughinterestedinplayingthisweek. TheXaverianClubisa socialgatheringforsingle Catholics,girlsover21 yearsmenover23years.

Enquiriesregardingmembershipmaybehadbycontactingthesecretary,Miss AnneFurlong(86-5354after6p.m.)orMr.Jacques Gelle(23-2116officehours).

SOCIETIES,PARISHES,SCHOOLS

pitsopened.Wewentonto thejuniorchoirofover seventygirlsandtheexpositionofIrishfootdancing.

Thentherewasagipsy scenewithringinganddancing.Aviolintriofollowed byaplayfromHansAndersonforthejuniors"The PrincessandtheSwineherd" andaNativitytableauxby allthegirls, CapacityCrowd

Seniorpupilsopenedthe secondpartoftheprogrammewithanorchestral ensemble.Thenthesenior girlspresentedtheenchantmentscenesoftheplayers andfairiesfrom"AMidsummerNight'sDream"admirablyspokenandplayed bytheseniorgirlsandjuniorfairies. Aviolinsolo, aP.T.displayinwaltz rythmandthefinaldancingensemblefinisheda crowdedeveningofawell stagedentertainmentforthe capacitycrowd.

TheseniorgirlsoflonaPresentationConventgiveanopen-air balletdisplayontheirannualprize-givingday.

St.Mary'sCathedral-aMasterpieceofGraceandBeauty

AtorchlightprocessionwasheldatMaylandsShrineonDec.8.

Picturedisagroupofthemarcherspassingtheshrine.

6

MONDAY,JANUARY

SATURDAY,

BETTY

IReadAndLikedAChristmasReview

ByRONSARD

COLLINSNEWAGEENCYCLOPAEDIA.

Thismodernencyclopaediaisreallyfor adults,andamincludingitinthecolumn assuch.Atthesametimecanthoroughly recommenditastheidecrlbookgiftforthe seniorstudent,saysub-Leavingandupwards. Inadditiontothegeneralencyclopaedia materialthereisasplendidsectionatthe backofthebookcontainingworldatlases.

Thebookisamazingly comprehensive. Justfor thesakeofpurecussedness Ihavedeliberatelythought ofobscurenamesinmusic, artandadozenother branchesofknowledgeand lookedthemup.VeryrarelywasIdisappointedin thesearch.

Therearehundredsofillustrations,includingmany fullpagesofcolourplates andphotographs,andthese aregroupedtogetherin suchawayastopresent anillustratedstoryofaparticulartopicwithoutthe readerhavingtoskip aboutfromplacetoplace tomakeacomparison.

Themannerofdrawingup thisencyclopaediaisinteresting.ApparentlyCollins firstgotseveralspecialists todrawupsmallindividual encyclopaediasabouttheir ownparticularsubjects, andthenarrangedthework ofalltheseindividualspecialistsinalphabeticalorder.Inallthereare18,000 entries.

Thereisasportingsupplement,andalistofcommon abbreviationsinaddition totheatlaswhichIhave alreadymentioned.AltogetherIwouldratethis handyvolumeasthebest valueforsizeIhaveseen.

MycopyfromCarroll's ofHay-st.

Thepriceis45/-.

THELEOPARD

ByGiuseppediLampedusa.

Thefulltitleoftheauthorofthisunusualnovel wasGiuseppeTomasi,Duke ofPalmaandPrinceof Lampedusa,aSiciliannoblemanwhodiedshortlyafter finishingthis,hisonlyliterarywork,in1957.

ItisthestoryofaSiciliannoblemanintheperiodoftheunificationof ItalyundertheHouseof Savoy,whenGaribaldi landedinSicily,routedthe Bourbonforces,andhanded overallsouthernItalyto KingVictorEmmanuel.The iree0,04`4,41

bookwas,ofcourse,originallywritteninItalian,but thetranslatorhasdonea magnificentjob.

Whenthestoryopens Fabrizio,PrinceofSalina,is thefeudalruleroflarge estatesinSicily.Heisan epicfigure,almostlike somecharacteroftheRenaissance;ahugemanwith adespoticstreakbutwith afeelingofresponsibilitytowardshistenantsandretainersthatsoftensanyhard lines;aqueermixtureof deep-seatedpietyandcynicalcarnality.

Heisnofoolherecognisestheinevitabilityofthe Bourbonextinction,and makessurethattheHouse oftheLeopard(thecrest oftheSalinas)willnotgo downbeforethenouveau richearistocracyoftheopportunistsbyarrangingan alliancebetweenthemost powerfulofthewealthynew classandhisownfavourite nephew.Astreakofpride, however,preventshimfrom takingadvantageofthisopportunityforadvancement profferedtohimself.

Thisissomethingquite differentfromtheaverage runofnovels.Thecharacters,particularlythecentralone,arepeoplewholive ineverywordtheysayand ineveryactiontheydo, a:c1thereisaneconomyof wordswhichmarksthe workasaclassic.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.

Thepriceis20/-.

Fortheyoungerreader.

TINKAANDHISFRIENDS

ByBrownieDowningand

JohnMansfield

ThecombinationofDowningandMansfieldisanew onetome,butwhichever isresponsiblefortheartworkdeservesaspecialcommendation.Itisbeautifully, doneanddelightfullycoloured. Incidentally,the printersandpublishers, ThomasNelsonandSons, deserveaprizetoo,fora

Geo.Boucher&Co.

splendidpieceofproduction.

ThestoryisaboutTinka, anaboriginalboy,andhis friendsofthebush,andI shouldimaginethat,having createdaninterestinggroup ofanimalcharacters,the authorwillcontinuewith furtheradventures.

Thisfirstoneinvolvesa littlefair-hairedwhitegirl namedShelley,whocomes lookingforsomehelpin thematteroflengthening hertoo-shortpigtails.Tinka andhisteamofhelperssucceedrathertoowell,andthe resultisthatafreshproblemhastobesolved.

Iwouldgaugetheagerangeasabouteighttoten, andwouldparticularlyrecommenditasagiftto childrenoverseas.

MycopyfromCarrollsof Hay-st.

Thepriceis18/9.

Fortheyoungerreader.

THEPICTORIAL

ENCYCLOPAEDIAOF GEOGRAPHY

Thisisoneofaseriesof pictorialencyclopaediaspublishedbySampsonLow, andIhave,inthepast,had occasiontorecommendtheir "PictorialHistoryBook." Thecompanionvolumecoveringgeographyisanew addition,publishedonly thisyearandforthatreasoncompletelyup-to-theminute,animportantconsiderationinbuyingvolumes suchasthese.

Apartfromitsintrinsic interesttoanychild,this particularpublicationhasa higheducationalvalue.It isexcellentlysetout,richly illustrated,andcoverspracticallyeveryfacetofgeographicalknowledgewhich achildislikelytoencounterbetweenGrade4and Junior.

Irealisethatthatisa wideage-range,andthatI needtobemoreexplicitif Iamgoingtobehelpful. However,jhavetokeepin mindthefactthattheyoungsterwhoisluckyenoughto getitforChristmaswill keepcomingbacktoitfor manyyears,soIwouldsay thattenisnottooyoung, butthatitcouldbeconsideredseriouslyforachild uptothirteenorfourteen.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.

Thepriceis32/6. Fortheyoungerreader. THEWITCHOFBLACK-

BIRDPOND

ByElizabethSpeare.

ThisnovelofPuritan ConnecticutwontheNewberrymedallastyearas themostdistinguishedcontributiontoAmericanliteratureforchildren,andI thinkthejudgesmadea goodchoice.

ItisthestoryofKit Tyler,asixteen-year-old girlwho,onthedeathof hersolesurvivingrelative there,decidestoleaveher homeinBarbadosandlook forhermother'ssisterwhom shelastheardofintheConnecticutvillageofWethersfield.

Themostimportantthinginaspecial Christmascolumnistowishthereadersavery happyChristmas.Italsoprovidesanopportunitytorestfromtheweeklychoreofringbarkingandtostepoutsidethewoodand havealonglookbackatit.

Littledoessherealise,untilshearrivesthere,thedifferencebetweenthecarefree lifeofBarbadosandthe cramped,bigotedexistence ofapuritansettlement,althoughevenonthevoyage shehassomewarningof whatliesahead.

HeradventuresinWethersfieldmakeexcellent reading,especiallyher friendshipwiththegentle Quakerwoman,Hannah Tupper,whoisregardedby theignorantlocalsasa witch.EventuallyKitherselfisaccusedofwitchcraft,andisonlysavedby thetimelyinterventionof achildwhomshehasbefriended.

Thisisafirst-ratebook forgirls;boyswouldprobablyrebelatthepreponderanceoffemalecharacters. Theagerangeisabout12 to14.

MycopyfromFranceska Bookshop.

Thepriceis15/6.

TheyearhasseentelevisionarriveinthisState asamajorcompetitorto thegramophone.Hundreds ofmesmerisedviewers haven'tplayedtheirradiogramsformonths;thisis theusualreactiontotheintroductionoftelevisionbut intimeviewersbecomediscriminatingandthegramophonecomesbackintoits own.Theonlyabnormalityhereisthatthegramophone'sanswertotelevision,stereophonicsound,arrivedfirstandtheperiodof adjustmentislikelytobe muchshorterthanelsewhere.

Theimpacthasbeenfelt greatestinthecategoryof whatmightbecalled'entertainment'musicwhich comprisesthemassofrecordsales.Thismiddleof theroadsectionbetween thehitparadeandserious musicprovidesthegreatestincomefortherecord industryandmakesitpossibletoproduceseriousmusicdiscsatareasonable pricesowearefortunatein nothavingpricerisesduringtheyear.Thecontrary hasbeentrue,wehaveseen theintroductionoflowpricedseriescfmonaural discswhichrepresentgreatlyincreasedvalue.

Anothercompensationhas beenthesteadybuildingupofthestereophoniccatalogue.Naturallythecompanieshaveturnedaway fromtherecordingoflittleknownworksandhaveconcentratedonstereoversions oftheclassicalbest-sellerssuchastheBeethoven andTchaikovskysymphonies,andBrandenburgconcertos,thenineteenthcenturyconcertosandtheoperasofPucciniandVerdi.

(LisztandGriegfor H.M.V.),Katchen(Rachmaninov's Secondand BrahmsFirstforDecca), Menuhin(BrahmsViolin ConcertoandtheBrandenburgConcertosforH.M.V.)

Symphoniesduringthe yearhavebeenlessoutstanding.ByfarthegreatestwasKlemperer'sversion ofBrahm'sFirstforColumbia.AnumberofBeethovenrecordingswereissuedandsomewerevery good(particularlytheSecondbyBeecham)butIfeel thebestareyettocome.

Thebestballetmusicwas GaiteParisienne(Hollywood,Slatkin,Capitol)and LesPatineurs(Israel,Martinon,Decca).

Themostoutstandingtriumphsoftheyearwerein thefieldofopera.Decca reachedunprecedentedtechnicalbrilliancewithVerdi's 'Aida'(Karajan)andWagner'sTheingold'(Solti).

Boththesesetsmarkagreat leapforwardandtheperformancesinbothcasesare thebestingramophonehistory.Thelastremarkalso appliestothethirdopera oftheyear,'Carmen,'which. wastransfiguredbyBeecham. Otheroperaticrecordings worthyofnotewereJoan Sutherland's'OperaticArias' (mostly'LuciadiLammermoor')andCherubini's 'Medea'(Callas,Columbia).

SirMalcolmSargent'sremarkableseriesofGilbert andSullivanreacheda

peakin'Iolanthe'(H.M.V.)

Thestandardrepertory stereoissuesthrustchamber musiccompletelyintothe background.AsfarasI know,notasingleHaydn stringquartetwasissued'. duringtheyear.Thethree bestrecordsallcamefrom theFineArtsQuarteton Concert-Disc, Schubert's 'Trout,'Mozart'sClarinet (thebestperformanceon disc)andBeethoven'sOpus 18,Nos.3and4,Quartets.

Themostoutstanding choralworkoftheyear wasBeecham'sversionof 'TileMessiah'forR.C.A.Of localinterestwasFr.WCalden'srecordingofa MozartMissaBrevis.

Lightmusicis,ofitsnature,ephemeralbuttwo R.C.A.issuesweresooutstandingthattheywillundoubtedlylast.Thesewere SelafonteatCarnegieHall' and'SouthPacific'.

Theyearhasbeenrich inhistoricalre-issues,reachingusfromthesamesource' throughtwochannels.Most oftheworthwhilerecordings agenerationormoreago weremadebyH.M.V.companyinEnglandandtheir Americanassociate,Victor. Thecompanieshavebeen disassociatedforseveral years,H.M.V.nowbeing E.M.I.andVictorR.C.A. H.M.V.haveissuedthis yearRubensteinplayingall theChopinNocturnes,ElizabethSchumansinging Mozartariasandthefamous 'Rigoletto'Quartet/'Lucia' SextetrecordingwithGigli, Galli-Curciandothers.

R.C.A.havebroughtout numerousre-issuesontheir Camdenlabel.Notallthe Camdensareworthyreissuesbutmanyofthemare irreplacablegems. From memoryIrecallrecordsby Paderewski,Rachmaninov, RosaPonselle,Geraldine Farrar.Pinza,LilyPons, JohnMcCormackandGalloCurci.

Themostdevastatingrecordoftheyearwas'Song, forSwingingSellers'in whichPeterSellersreserves hismostpoisonedbarbsfor critics. Thememoryof thatuncomfortableepisode bringsmetoaclose.

Thetechnicalrecording ofthesediscsisalmostinvariablysuperiortothe. monauralrecordstheyreplacebut,understandably, thegreatvolumeofsuperb performancesbuiltupover twogenerationsisnotgoingtobereplacedquickly. Evenso,theaveragestandardofperformanceisprobablyhighernowadays,exceptforsinging,andthe yearhasseenscmeremarkablyfineissues. Whichisthebestissueof theyear?Thatisimpossibletoanswer.Whichdid Ipersonallylikebest?That isveryeasytoanswer: thereisonediscwhichI playagainandagainand againandneverexhaustits magic.Theorchestra,the soloist,eventheworks,are 'otverywellknown;therecordingisn'tparticularly high-fidelityandhasn't beenissuedinstereo. Nevertheless,AlfredBrendell'splayingofthetwo Mozartpianoconcertos K453andK595forVoxis mypersonalfirstchoicefor anumberofreasons.First, Mozart'spianoconcertos standaboveallothersjust asBeethovenexcelsinthe symphony;second,thesetwo concertosdonotrelyon hugeorchestraleffectsand arethusidealforhomelistening;third,theyareadmirablycontrasted;fourth, thesoloistandorchestra arebalancedalmostperfectly;fifth,Brendel'sisthe bestMozartplayinginyears; sixth,Ilikeit.

TheonlyotherMozart concertosworthyofmention wereK467andK482by AnnieFischerforColumbia. Outstandingperformancesof morepopularconcertoswere bySolomon(Beethoven's FirstforH.M.V.),Cziffra

IReadAndLikedAChristmasReview

ByRONSARD

COLLINSNEWAGEENCYCLOPAEDIA.

Thismodernencyclopaediaisreallyfor adults,and I amincludingitinthecolumn assuch.AtthesametimeIcanthoroughly recommenditastheidealbookgiftforthe seniorstudent,saysub-Leavingandupwards. Inadditiontothegeneralencyclopaedia materialthereisasplendidsectionatthe backofthebookcontainingworldatlases.

Thebookisamazingly comprehensive. Justfor thesakeofpurecussedness Ihavedeliberatelythought ofobscurenamesinmusic, artandadozenother branchesofknowledgeand lookedthemup.VeryrarelywasIdisappointedin thesearch.

Therearehundredsofillustrations,includingmany fullpagesofcolourplates andphotographs,andthese aregroupedtogetherin suchawayastopresent anillustratedstoryofaparticulartopicwithoutthe readerhavingtoskip aboutfrcmplacetoplace tomakeacomparison.

Themannerofdrawingup thisencyclopaediaisinteresting.ApparentlyCollins firstgotseveralspecialists todrawupsmallindividual encyclopaediasabouttheir ownparticularsubjects, andthenarrangedthework ofalltheseindividualspecialistsinalphabeticalorder.Inallthereare18,000 entries.

Thereisasportingsupplement,andalistofcommon abbreviationsinaddition totheatlaswhichIhave alreadymentioned.AltogetherIwouldratethis handyvolumeasthebest valueforsizeIhaveseen.

MycopyfromCarroll's ofHay-st.

Thepriceis45/-.

THELEOPARD

ByGiuseppediLampedusa. Thefulltitleoftheauthorofthisunusualnovel wasGiuseppeTomasi,Duke ofPalmaandPrinceof Lampedusa,aSiciliannoblemanwhodiedshortlyafter finishingthis,hisonlyliterarywork,in1957.

ItisthestoryofaSiciliannoblemanintheperiodoftheunificationof ItalyundertheHouseof Savoy,whenGaribaldi landedinSicily,routedthe Bourbonforces,andhanded overallsouthernItalyto KingVictorEmmanuel.The

irbookwas,ofcourse,originallywritteninItalian,but thetranslatorhasdonea magnificentjob.

Whenthestoryopens Fabrizio,PrinceofSalina,is thefeudalruleroflarge estatesinSicily.Heisan epicfigure,almostlike somecharacteroftheRenaissance;ahugemanwith adespoticstreakbutwith afeelingofresponsibilitytowardshistenantsandretainersthatsoftensanyhard lines;aqueermixtureof deep-seatedpietyandcynicalcarnality.

Heisnofoolherecognisestheinevitabilityofthe Bourbonextinction,and makessurethattheHouse oftheLeopard(thecrest oftheSalinas)willnotgo downbeforethenouveau richearistocracyoftheopportunistsbyarrangingan alliancebetweenthemost powerfulofthewealthynew classandhisownfavourite nephew.Astreakofpride, however,preventshimfrom takingadvantageofthisopportunityforadvancement profferedtohimself.

Thisissomethingquite differentfromtheaverage runofnovels.Thecharacters,particularlythecentralone,arepeoplewholive ineverywordtheysayand ineveryactiontheydo, a,c1thereisaneconomyof wordswhichmarksthe workasaclassic.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.

Thepriceis20/-.

Fortheyoungerreader.

TINKAANDHISFRIENDS

ByBrownieDowningand JohnMansfield

ThecombinationofDowningandMansfieldisanew onetome,butwhichever isresponsiblefortheartworkdeserves'aspecialcommendation.Itisbeautifully doneanddelightfullycoloured. Incidentally,the printersandpublishers, ThomasNelsonandSons, deserveaprizetoo,fora

splendidpieceofproduction.

ThestoryisaboutTinka, anaboriginalboy,andhis friendsofthebush,andI shouldimaginethat,having createdaninterestinggroup ofanimalcharacters,the authorwillcontinuewith furtheradventures.

Thisfirstoneinvolvesa littlefair-hairedwhitegirl namedShelley,Whocomes lookingforsomehelpin thematteroflengthening hertoo-shortpigtails.Tinka andhisteamofhelperssucceedrathertoowell,andthe resultisthatafreshproblemhastobesolved.

Iwouldgaugetheagerangeasabouteighttoten, andwouldparticularlyrecommenditasagiftto childrenoverseas.

MycopyfromCarrollsof Hay-st.

Thepriceis18/9.

Fortheyoungerreader.

THEPICTORIAL

ENCYCLOPAEDIAOF GEOGRAPHY

Thisisoneofaseriesof pictorialencyclopaediaspublishedbySampsonLow, andIhave,inthepast,had occasiontorecommendtheir "PictorialHistoryBook." Thecompanionvolumecoveringgeographyisanew addition,publishedonly thisyearandforthatreasoncompletelyup-to-theminute,animportantconsiderationinbuyingvolumes suchasthese.

Apartfrcmitsintrinsic interesttoanychild,this particularpublicationhasa higheducationalvalue.It isexcellentlysetout,richly illustrated,andcoverspracticallyeveryfacetofgeographicalknowledgewhich achildislikelytoencounterbetweenGrade4and Junior.

Irealisethatthatisa wideage-range,andthatI needtobemoreexplicitif Iamgoingtobehelpful. However,jhavetokeepin mindthefactthattheyoungsterwhoisluckyenoughto getitforChristmaswill keepcomingbacktoitfor manyyears,soIwouldsay thattenisnottooyoung, butthatitcouldbeconsideredseriouslyforachild uptothirteenorfourteen.

MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop. Thepriceis32/6. Fortheyoungerreader. THEWITCHOFBLACK-

BIRDPOND

ByElizabethSpeare.

ThisnovelofPuritan ConnecticutwontheNewberrymedallastyearas themostdistinguishedcontributiontoAmericanliteratureforchildren,andI thinkthejudgesmadea goodchoice.

Themostimportantthinginaspecial Christmascolumnistowishthereadersavery happyChristmas.Italsoprovidesanopportunitytorestfromtheweeklychoreofringbarkingandtostepoutsidethewoodand havealonglookbackatit.

-4'

TheyearhasseentelevisionarriveinthisState asamajorcompetitorto thegramophone.Hundreds ofmesmerisedviewers haven'tplayedtheirradiogramsformonths;thisis theusualreactiontotheintroductionoftelevisionbut intimeviewersbecomediscriminatingandthegramophonecomesbackintoits own.Theonlyabnormalityhereisthatthegramophone'sanswertotelevision,stereophonicsound,arrivedfirstandtheperiodof adjustmentislikelytobe muchshorterthanelsewhere.

Theimpacthasbeenfelt greatestinthecategoryof whatmightbecalled'entertainment'musicwhich comprisesthemassofrecordsales.Thismiddleof theroadsectionbetween thehitparadeandserious musicprovidesthegreatestincomefortherecord industryandmakesitpossibletoproduceseriousmusicdiscsatareasonable pricesowearefortunatein nothavingpricerisesduringtheyear.Thecontrary hasbeentrue,wehaveseen theintroductionoflowpricedseriesofmonaural discswhichrepresentgreatlyincreasedvalue.

Anothercompensationhas beenthesteadybuildingupofthestereophoniccatalogue.Naturallythecompanieshaveturnedaway fromtherecordingoflittleknownworksandhaveconcentratedonstereoversions oftheclassicalbest-sellerssuchastheBeethoven andTchaikovskysymphonies,andBrandenburgconcertos,thenineteenthcenturyconcertosandtheoperasofPucciniandVerdi.

Thetechnicalrecording ofthesediscsisalmostinvariablysuperiortothe. monauralrecordstheyreplacebut,understandably, thegreatvolumeofsuperb performancesbuiltupover twogenerationsisnotgoingtobereplacedquickly. Evenso,theaveragestandardofperformanceisprobablyhighernowadays,exceptforsinging,andthe yearhasseensomeremarkablyfineissues.

(LisztandGriegfor H.M.V.),Katchen(Rachmaninov'sSecondand BrahmsFirstforDecca), Menuhin(BrahmsViolin ConcertoandtheBrandenburgConcertosforH.M.V.) Symphoniesduringthe yearhavebeenlessoutstanding.ByfarthegreatestwasKlemperer'sversion ofBrahm'sFirstforColumbia.AnumberofBeethovenrecordingswereissuedandsomewerevery good(particularlytheSecondbyBeecham)butIfeel thebestareyettocome. Thebestballetmusicwas GaiteParisienne(Hollywood,Slatkin,Capitol)and LesPatineurs(Israel,Martinon,Decca). Themostoutstandingtriumphsoftheyearwerein thefieldofopera.Decca reachedunprecedentedtechnicalbrilliancewithVerdi's 'Aida'(Karajan)andWagner's'Rheingold'(Solti) Boththesesetsmarkagreat leapforwardandtheperformancesinbothcasesarc thebestingramophonehistory.Thelastremarkalso appliestothethirdopera oftheyear,'Carmen,'which wastransfiguredbyBeecham. Otheroperaticrecordings worthyofnotewereJoan Sutherland's'OperaticArias' (mostly'LuciadiLammermoor')andCherubini's 'Medea'(Callas,Columbia). SirMalcolmSargent'sremarkableseriesofGilbert andSullivanreacheda

peakin'Iolanthe'(H.M.V.)

Thestandardrepertory stereoissuesthrustchamber musiccompletelyintothe background.AsfarasI know,notasingleHaydn stringquartetwasissuer'''. duringtheyear.Thethree bestrecordsallcamefrom theFineArtsQuarteton Concert-Disc, Schubert's 'Trout,'Mozart'sClarinet (thebestperformanceon disc)andBeethoven'sOpus 18,Nos.3and4,Quartets.

Themostoutstanding choralworkoftheyear wasBeecham'sversionof 'TiceMessiah'forR.C.A.Of localinterestwasFr.M7Ctidden'srecordingofa MozartMissaBrevis.

Lightmusicis,ofitsnature,ephemeralbuttwo R.C.A.issuesweresooutstandingthattheywillundoubtedlylast.Thesewere 'BelafonteatCarnegieHall' and'SouthPacific'. Theyearhasbeenrich inhistoricalre-issues,reachingusfromthesamesource' throughtwochannels.Most oftheworthwhilerecordings agenerationormoreago weremadebyH.M.V.companyinEnglandandtheir Americanassociate,Victor. Thecompanieshavebeen disassociatedforseveral years,H.M.V.newbeing E.M.I.andVictorR.C.A. H.M.V.haveissuedthis yearRubensteinplayingall theChopinNocturnes,ElizabethSchumansinging Mozartariasandthefamous 'Rigoletto'Quartet/'Lucia' SextetrecordingwithGigli, Galli-Curciandothers. R.C.A.havebroughtout numerousre-issuesontheir Camdenlabel.Notallthe Camdensareworthyreissuesbutmanyofthemare irreplacablegems. From memoryIrecallrecordsby Paderewski,Rachmaninov, RosaPonselle,Geraldire Farrar,Pinza,LilyPon-, JohnMcCormackandGalliCurci. Themostdevastatingrecordoftheyearwas'Songs forSwingingSellers'in whichPeterSellersreserves hismostpoisonedbarbsfor critics. Thememoryof thatuncomfortableepisode bringsmetoaclose.

LIMITED PHONE68-2531-69-1251

ItisthestoryofKit Tyler,asixteen-year-old girlwho,onthedeathof hersolesurvivingrelative there,decidestoleaveher homeinBarbadosandlook forhermother'ssisterwhom shelastheardofintheConnecticutvillageofWethersfield.

Littledoessherealise,untilshearrivesthere,thedifferencebetweenthecarefree lifeofBarbadosandthe cramped,bigotedexistence ofapuritansettlement,althoughevenonthevoyage shehassomewarningof whatliesahead.

HeradventuresinWethersfieldmakeexcellent reading,especiallyher friendshipwiththegentle Quakerwoman,Hannah Tupper,whoisregardedby theignorantlocalsasa witch.EventuallyKitherselfisaccusedofwitchcraft,andisonlysavedby thetimelyinterventionof achildwhomshehasbefriended.

Thisisafirst-ratebook forgirls;boyswouldprobablyrebelatthepreponderanceoffemalecharacters. Theagerangeisabout12 to14.

MycopyfromFranceska Bookshop.

Thepriceis15/6.

Whichisthebestissueof theyear?Thatisimpossibletoanswer.Whichdid Ipersonallylikebest?That isveryeasytoanswer; thereisonediscwhichI playagainandagainand againandneverexhaustits magic.Theorchestra,the soloist,eventheworks,are 'notverywellknown;therecordingisn'tparticularly high-fidelityandhasn't beenissuedinstereo. Nevertheless,AlfredBrendell'splayingofthetwo Mozartpianoconcertos K453andK595forVoxis mypersonalfirstchoicefor anumberofreasons.First, Mozart'spianoconcertos standaboveallothersjust asBeethovenexcelsinthe symphony;second,thesetwo concertosdonotrelyon hugeorchestraleffectsand arethusidealforhomelistening;third,theyareadmirablycontrasted;fourth, thesoloistandorchestra arebalancedalmostperfectly;fifth,Brendel'sisthe bestMozartplayinginyears; sixth,Ilikeit. TheonlyotherMozart concertosworthyofmention wereK467andK482by AnnieFischerforColumbia. Outstandingperformancesof morepopularconcertoswere bySolomon(Beethoven's FirstforH.M.V.),Cziffra

RADIO REPLIES.

Bythe Rev.Dr.Rumble M.S.C.

OriginOfDifferentRaces

J.B.,NorthShore:OtherswhereIworksoy theycannotunderstandwhereallthedifferentracescamefrom.

R.:Somepeoplethink racialdifferencetobeopposedtotheteachingthat allhumanbeingsaredescendedfromasinglecouple in117firstplace.Butthey overlookthefactthatnodifferencesarefoundwhichare notaccidental,whilstall humanbeingsshareinthe sameessentialcharacteristics.

Scientiststhemselvesacceptthebasicunityofthe humanrace. ThusDr.

A.W.TAYLOR

FAMILYBUTCHER FORQUALITYMEAT CosnerJohnandFitzgerald Streets,Perth

Pritchard,inhis"Natural HistoryofMan,"p.488. writes:"Thesameinward andmentalnatureistobe recognisedinallracesof men. Whenwecompare thisfactwiththeobservaation,fullyestablished,as tothespecificinstinctsand separatepsychicalendowmentsofallthedistinct racesofsentientbeingsin theuniverse,weareentitledtodrawtheconclusionthatallhumanraces areofonespeciesandone family."

Suchdifferencesasexist areexplainedbyenvironmentsandcircumstances affectingdifferentgroups overlongperiodsoftime, coupledwiththeinfluence ofheredity;geographicand climaticconditions,typeof

occupation,kindsoffoodand otherfactorscouldeasily accountforsuchdissimilaritiesasweobserve,dissimilaritieswhichcertainlycannotoutweighthesimilaritiesandtheinterracialfertilitywhichtellsoforcibly againstseparateoriginsfor thevariousraces.

TowerofBabel

Story

Q.:IsthestoryoftheTower ofBabeltrue,whichsays thatthenGodchanged alllanguagesintodifferentonesandmenwent offondifferentpathsIn life?

R.:ThatisnotatruedescriptionoftheTowerof Babelstoryasgivenin Genesis.Inthepreceding chapterwearetoldthat therewasalreadyadiversityoflanguages,sothe authorcouldnothavebeen

concernedwiththeorigin ofdifferentlanguages. Hispurposewastoimpress onthepeopleofIsraelareligiouslesson,namely,that torenounceobedienceto Godcanleadonlytoconfusionanddistress.Hefound anillustrationofthisina traditionalstoryprevalent atthetime.Recordsunearthedbyarchaeologistsat Kish,inMesopotamia,show thatabout300B.C.theinhabitantsofBabylonbegan tobuildanimmense"ziggurat"orstepped-tower whichwasnevercompleted owingtodissensionsand consequentmigrationof manyofthepeopletoother localities.ItcouldeasilybethatthisTowerof Babelprovidedhimwitha suitableillustrationofhumanprideboastinginthe presenceofGodandbeingpunishedbydiscordand dispersion.

PeronAnd ArgentineBishops

"Inquirer,"Seymour(Vic.):PeroninArgentina,wasratherwellfavouredbytheRomanCatholicChurchwhenhefirstgotinto power,washenot?

R.:NotbytheCatholic Church.Thevastmajority ofthe500millionCatholics throughouttheworldknew littleofconditionsinArgentina,andasfarasthe CatholicChurchwasconcernedtheirattitudetoPeronwasamatterofnoimportance.

ThelocalCatholicBishopsinArgentina,dealing with'theirownlocalsocial problems,approvedofthe policyfirstannouncedby Peron,insofarashepromisedtoremedytheinjusticespressingupontheunderprivilegedmasses,and torestoreandpromotereligiouseducationinthe schools.

ElectedBy "ConscienceVotes"

Q.:Peronwas"elected"to PowerontheBishops' statementsaboutconsciencevotes,likethoseof BishopFoxrecentlyhere inMelbourne,washe not?

R.:TheArgentineBishops declaredthat,underprevailingconditionscrying outforsocialreform,Catholicswereboundinconsciencetoexercisetheircivicresponsibilitybyvotingin theelections. Asadvice. theysaidthatCatholics werefreetovoteforthe Peronregime,andthat theywouldbefoolishnot todosoinviewofhisproclaimedpolicy.

WhyDidThe BishopsChange?

Q.:Whythesuddenchange?

R.:Therewasnosudden change.PeronbecamePresidentofArgentinain1946. Atfirst,heinstitutedmany necessarysocialreforms, achievinggreatpopularity amongthemasses. By1955,however,power hadgonetohisheadand heactedasatotalitarian dictator.LordActonhas saidthat"allpowercorrupts:absolutepowercorruptsabsolutely."Peron couldnotbearcriticismand opposition.Heantagonised thearmy,andmanyofhis formersupportersinthelabourmovementbyhisdespotismandpersonalluxury, whilstheantagonisedthe Bishopsbyhisever-increasinganti-clericalism.Itwas Peronwhochanged,and theBishops,afteralong seriesofprotestsandwarnings,wereobligedinthe endtodenouncehisregimealtogether,In1955 boththearmyandthe peoplerebelled.Peronwas deposedandexiled.Icannotdevotetimetodiscussingatlengthepisodesin SouthAmericanhistory. Theyhavenobearingonthe truthorotherwiseofthe Catholicreligionassuch. Wereyoutobecomea Catholic,itwouldbequite immaterialwhetheryou approvedoftheattitudeof theArgentineBishopstowardsPeronornot.

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O.McD.,KurriKurri:Mr.G.H.Kirkby,sen.,ofRoxburgh-st., Stockton,saysinthe"NewcastleMorningHerald"(18/10/'60): "IcanrememberFranciscoFerrer,schoolteacherandhumanist,who advocatedseculareducation,andbecauseofthiswasexecutedin Barcelona,ChristianSpain,in1909."

R..Iwouldcommendto Mr.KirkbythewiseifforthrightwordsofMr.Justice Frankfurter,oftheU.S.

SupremeCourt,spokenatavember7. Mr.Justice literaryluncheoninWash-Frankfurtertoldhisaudiingtonandreportedinencethat"mostpolitical "Time"magazineofNo-diariesarescarcelyworth

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QuestionOfTheCouncil

Catholic,Meadowbank:

cilbeheld?

R.:Nodefinitedatehas yetbeenfixed. Idoubt whetheritcouldassemble before1962.Thereisanimmenseamountofworkyet tobedonebypreparatory committeesengagedinresearchintoandcodification ofmatterstobedealtwith.

WhoWillBePresent?

Q.:Whowillbeattending it?

R.:Asactiveparticipants onlythosebishops,theologiansandcanoniststhroughouttheworldwhoareactualmembersoftheCatholicChurchandtherefore incommunionwiththeHoly See.Asguestsandobservers representativesofother Churcheswillprobablybe present,inwhichcasedifferentmembersoftheCouncil willbeabletohaveinformalconversationswiththem onmanysubjectsconnected withtheCouncil.

WhatWillBe

Discussed?

Q.:Whatmatterswillbe discussed?

R.:Theycoveranimmensefield,andnewproblemsareconstantlyemergingduringpreparatorydiscussion.Itisnotyetpossible,therefore,togivea definitelist.

Sofar,however,theCouncilwillalmostcertainly dealwiththeclarificationof doctrinalteachings,therevisionofCanonLawand newdisciplinaryregulations, changesInLiturgicalRites, administrationofDioceses andReligiousOrders,the

Whenwillthecoming socialphilosophyofthe Churchparticularlyasaffectingrelationsbetween ChurchandState,andthe CatholicattitudetowardsSocialismandCommunism, theaffairsofEasternRite CatholicChurches,andthe problemofreunionofthe EasternOrthodoxandthe ProtestantChurcheswiththe CatholicChurch.

GreeksAnd Ukrainians

Q.:Ihavebeentoldthat theGreekandUkrainian OrthodoxChurchesare bothinunionwithRome, althoughtheGreeksdisregardPapalInfallibility andtheUkrainiansthe ImmaculateConception.Is thattrue?

R.:No.BoththeGreek andtheUkrainianOrthodox Churchesareseparatedfrom Rome,andbothrejectthe doctrinesofPapalInfallibilityandoftheImmaculateConception.However, therearewhatareknown asUniateChurches,bothof theGreekRiteandofthe UkrainianRite,whicharein unionwithRome,andare asmuchpartoftheCatholic ChurchasitsLatinRite members.TheseUniate EasternChurchesacceptthe samefaithasallotherCatholics,includingbothPapal InfallibilityandtheImmaculateConception.

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Catholics

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WhyTheDeath Sentence?

Q.:IswhatMr.Kirkbysays ofFranciscoFerrertrue?

R.:ItistruethatFerrer wasshotbyafiringsquad in1909,butitwasnotfor thereasonsallegedbyMr. Kirkby. Aftertrialby CourtMartial,hewasputto deathfortreason.Between July26:29,1909,ananarchistuprisingoccurredin Barcelona,withincredible violenceandbloodshed. Ferrerwasarrestedasone ofitsorganisersandleaders.

EcumenicalCounChurchesinunionwith Rome?

R.:BesidestheGreekand UkrainianEasternRiteCatholicChurchesthereare about15or16others,the MalabarRiteChristians,me Rumanians,theMaronites, theArmenians,theMelchites,theChaldeans,Syrians, Alexandrians(Copts),Serbs, Bulgarians,Malankareseand others.Betweenthemall theymakeup,almost 9,000,000Catholicsofthe OrientalRites.

LanguagesOfMass

Q.:IsnottheMasssaidin Latininallcountries?

R.:No.Massissaidin LatininLatinRiteWestern CatholicChurches.Eastern RiteCatholicChurcheshave theirownproperlanguages, Greek,Syriac,Arabic,Coptic,Armenian,Slavonic,Rumanian,Gregorian,etc.Latin,ofcourse,isthemost widelyusedlanguagefor theMassandotherliturgicalrites,sincethereare over500millionLatinRite Catholicsthroughoutthe world.

Q.:ALebanesepriestsaid Massinourchurchin Lebanese. R.:Hewouldnothavesaid MassinLebanese.Ifhe wereaLebaneseMaronite priesthewouldhavesaid MassinSyriac;ifaMelchitepriest,inArabic.

Q.:BeforetheLastGospel,a childofabout12months oldwastakenandplaced onthealtar.Couldyou tellmewhy?

R.:Ihaven'ttheslightest idea.HadIbeenpresent,I wouldhavehadtoaskthe reasonforitmyself.

GreeksAndThe Council

Q.:Somemonthsagoa statementwasbroadcast thattheGreekArchbishop herehadforbiddenany GreekAustralianclergy toattendthecoming EcumenicalCouncil.Is thereanytruthinthat?

Athistrial,over50witnessesgavesworntestimony. ThePressofall countrieshadrepresentativesattheproceedings. Ferrerwasfoundguiltyof organisedviolenceagainst theGovernment,withthe objectofdestroyingit.Foss andGerahty,intheirbook, "TheSpanishArena,"reproduceonp.154aletter writtenbyFerrersaying: "Mypropagandais,Ifrankly admit,toformconvincedanarchists toimplantthe ideaofviolentupheaval." Theyalsoquoteacircular letteroftheMasonicGrand OrientofFrance:"Ferrer wasoneofus Heaffirmedourprinciplestothe end."HilaireBelloc,writinginMarch,1910noted eventhenhowquicklythe falsehoodsbeingspread throughoutEuropewere droppedassoonasthefacts becameknown."Theonly waydoubtcouldbethrown onhislegalguilt,"hewrote, "wasbyimpudentlysuppressingallthatwasmaterialtotheknowledgeof it."

GiordanoBruno's "Astronomy"

Q.:Mr.Kirkbyalsosays: "GiordanoBrunowas burnttodeathinRome becausehisideasonastronomydidnotagreewith thoseoftheChristians." Isthattrue?

R.:GiordanoBrunowas burntatthestakeinRome, February16,1600.Ithad nothingtodowithhisviews onastronomy.AsArthur Koestlerwritesinhisbook, "TheSleepwalkers"(1959): "He(GiordanoBruno)was apoetandmetaphysician, notascientificwriter,and thusdoesnotenterintothis narrative."Koestler'sbookis ahistoryofscientificdevel. opment.

Brunowasastormypetrel religiouslywhocaused troubleanddisturbancesof publicorderwhereverhe went.

PetrinePrimacy

NeverDoubted

"Inquirer,"Seymour,Vie.:IntheCouncilof Jerusalem,describedinActs15,didnotJameshave prideofplaceratherthanPeter?

R.:St.James,asBishopofJerusalem,naturally presidedashosttohisfellowapostles.Buthedid notpresideasholdingtheprimacyoverthewhole Church.ThatbelongedtoSt.Peter;andSt.Luke makesitclearthatinsettlingtheissue,namely, whethertheGentileswereboundtoobeythe MosaicLaw,St.Peterwasthedecidingvoice.He tellsusthataftertherehadbeenmuchdiscussion, St.Peterintervened,declaredhisauthoritybysaying:"YouknowthatGodmadechoiceamongus, thatbymymouththeGentilesshouldhearthe Gospel;"andbyrebukingthosewhowantedto imposetheyokeoftheJewishlawuponthem.And afterhehadspoken,St.Luke'saccountcontinues, all"heldtheirpeace."Theissuebeingdecided officiallybySt.Peter,St.Jamessummedthematter upastowhatwastobedoneinpractice.

St.James'FinalWords

Q.:IfPeterwasabovetheotherApostles,,why wouldnothebetheonetogivethefindingsof theCouncil?

R.:SinceSt.Jamespresidedashost,beingin chargeofthelocalChurchinJerusalem,itwas fittingthathe,asakindofachairman,should declarethefindingsoftheCouncil.ButitwasSt. Peterwhodecidedwhatthosefindingsshouldbe: andhedidsowithaquiteevidentauthoritywhich wasacknowledgedbyall.

PopeAs"Number666"

Q.:Whatisthesignificanceoftheclaimthatthe number666referstothePope?

R.:Thesignificanceattachingtothefactthatthe claimwasevermadeisthatprejudiceandbigotry cansowarpthehumanmindastomakeitcapable ofanyabsurdity.InRev.(Apoc.),13:18,St.John makesacrypticreferencetothe"Beast"or"AntiChrist,"declaringhisnametobeanumber,666. ThatwasaveiledallusiontoNero,thepagan EmperorofRome,whowaspersecutingtheearly Christians.AtthetimeoftheProtestantreformation,however,thosewho.rebelledagainstthe CatholicChurch,declaredthatSt.JohnwasreferingtothePope.NoreputableProtestantscripture scholartodayregardssuchaninterpretationas otherthananunpardonablemisuseoftheBible, andquiteabsurd.

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Al.!.THIS andsomuch CHANGEtoo!

R.:Idonotknow.Ifit betrue,hewouldhavebeen aGreekOrthodoxArchbishop,notanArchbishop ofaGreekCatholicChurch inunionwithRome.You mayhavemisinterpreted hisstatement,forhemay havemerelyexpressedan opinionthatGreekOrthodoxpriestswouldnotattend theCouncilevenasobservers.Idoubtwhetherany wouldgofromAustraliain anycase.Greekrepresentativesfromnearerathand inEuropewouldbemore likelytoattend. Itwouldbeprematureto makeanystatementatpresentastowhattheGreek OrthodoxAuthoritieswill eventuallydecideconcerning theirattitudetotheCouncil.

Hewasexcommunicated bytheCalvinistsin1580for denyingtheTrinity.Hefled toEngland,butwasexpelledfromtherein1584. TurningupinGermany,he wasexcommunicatedbythe Lutheransin1590.Hefled thatcountryandwentto Rome.Therehewasarrestedandcondemnedasan apostateCatholicandfor publiclydenyingtheDivinityofChristandproclaimingthatHewasonlyamagician. Handedoverto thesecularauthorities,he wasburnedasdangerous tothewelfareoftheState.

Itwasonsimilarcharges thatSt.JoanofArcwas burnedatthestakein1431, inthebrutalstyleofthose times.InSt.Joan'scase, ofcourse,thechargesagainst herwerelaterprovedfalse; andtheChurch-didjustice toher,annullingtheproceedingsandcanonisingher asaSaint.But,however onemaydeploretheviolent treatmentofGiordanoBruno,thechargesbrought againsthimwereonlytoo well-founded,andthey couldnotbeunsaid.And theywerenothisideason astronomywhichwerein questionathistrial.

WhenIboughtmyXMASFARE fromCHARLIECARTERS

SurpriseOfTheAngels

Somesaytheangelswereuncomforted

WhentheHolySpiritwhentoearth

AndtheLittleWordwasOnewithMary.

Anxiouslytheyscannedtheplaceofexile AndgrievedtoseethestableofHisbirth IntheworldwhereHewouldbeastranger.

EventhosewhosangtheChristmascarols

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TherewasonepieceofmailintheboxwhenBrendacomehomefromthehospitalat11on Christmaseve.Insidethedoorshesnappedonalight.Whensherecognisedhersisterin-law'sverticalhandwriting,shetossedtheenvelopeinthedirectionoftable.Sheshruggedwhenthewhitesquarefellonthefloor.

"ChristmasgreetingsfromdearFrancine todarlingBrenda!"Shedroppedhercoatand handbagonachairandstrodefromtheroom. HowmuchlongerwasFrancinegoingtocontinuetheabsurdpretencethatanamicable relationshipexistedbetweenthetwoofthem?

NoForgiveness

INTHEBEDROOMshe tookoffhernurse'suniform, feelingthesharppainsshoot throughherheadthatpresagedaviolentheadache. Forsixmonthsnow,just thinkingofFrancinewas enoughtoprecipitatea headache-astiffpenaltyfor holdingresentmentagainst hersister-in-law.

Shehadtriedtoforgive Francineforwhatshehad done,butshefounditimpossible.Wouldn'tanyone!

Itwasaboutthistimelast yearthatshehadwrittento FrancineandNeal,inPittsburgh:"I'vemetthemost wonderfulman!Ititsuits you,we'dliketovisityou nextweekend.Frankly,I wanttoshowDoctorElliot Jorgessonoff.(Hesaysit wasmybrowneyesandshy smilethatcaptivatedhim. IMAGINE!")

ItwaswhileNealand DoctorJorgessonweresayinggoodbyeatthevisit's end,thatFrancinehad whisperedtoBrenda"It'sa goodthingIhaveNealor I'dtakehimawayfrom you."

Achillhadrundown Brenda'sspine,butshe laughedandsaid,"Sonow, youcan't."

ButFrancinecouldand didtakeElliotJorgesson fromBrenda;notforherself, ofcourse,butforhersister Trilby-Trilbywhowas youngandexcitingandhad BLUEeyes.Later,when Elliotsaid,"I'mleaving Chicago;there'sanopportunityinPittsburghIcan't affordtopassup,"Brenda

knewthatthiswastheend. Shortlyafter,Elliotand Trilbyweremarried. Brendahadn'tmuchdifficultyinforgettingElliot,but shecouldn'tforgetFrancine'sduplicity;especially whenshelearnedthatit wasFrancinewhohadcreatedthe"opportunity"which broughtElliotandTrilby together.

Shetossedherheadin impatience.She'sjustHAVE toputFrancineoutofher mind.Shecouldn'tafford tohavethisChristmasruinedbyheadache;therewas toomuchatstake.

AnotherChance

SHEPICKEDUPSelma Carsons'letterfromthe writingdeskandbegan readingit.(Shehadalready read dozentimes.)I'm behavinglikeaschoolgirl anticipatingherfirstdate, shethought.

Butwhyshouldn'tshebe excitedaboutmeetingKirk Hansenagain;flatteredby hisinterestinher?Ifshe wereevertocarryabridal bouquet,she'dhavetotake advantageofeveryopportunity.Afterall,shewas almostthirty.

"KirkHansenisback," Selmawrote."WhenIasked himtospendChristmaswith us,hesaid,'Iwillifyou promisetoinvitethatyoung womanImetatyourhouse lastsummer-youknow, BrendaGoodman.'" Therewasmore,butthe firstpartoftheletterwas allthatwasimportant;that andthefactthatshehada planereservationforNew Yorktomorrowatnoon. Herthrobbingheadremindedherthatheadache wouldbehertravelling companionifshedidn't checkitnow.Fromher handbag,inthehall:she tookoutabottle,butwhen sheopenedit,shefoundthat itwasempty.Thenshe rememberedthatshehad intendedgettingtheprescriptionrefilledatthehospitalpharmacythatafternoonbuthadforgotten. Howstupidofher!Just whensheneededreliefmost!

Itwasthenthatshe noticedtheenvelopeonthe floor.Shehesitateda momentandthenpickedit

up.Sincethiswastheseasonofgoodwill,itwouldn't hurthertomakesomesort ofreconciliatorygesturetowardFrancine.Theleast shecoulddowastoread hergreeting.

PeaceOffering

prayed:"Godforgiveme! TakeawaythisterribleresentmentIhavefostered. HumblemesothatImaybe worthyoftheblessingsof ThySon."

Sherose.setthealarm, andwenttobed.She snuggleddownandsighed contentedly.Oh,thewisdomofGod!Anhouragoshewouldhavesaidthe desiresdearesttoherheart weretoseeKirkHansen Butbackinthebedroomagainandtobeabride. shedevisedexcuses:herButGodhadgivenheruneyeswerewateringsomuchderstanding,andthethings she edcouldn'tread;shewant-shehadprayedforwere togettobedimmediate-thethingsshereallywant- lysothatshecouldgetre-ed. Taxedandrestedforto- Andoh,themarvelof morrow. Hisgrace!Forgiveness, freedomfromtheburdenof guilt,andthepeaceofa contriteheartwerehers already!

Areyoutryingtoavoid readingthecard?The thoughtcametoherwith suchintensitythatitseemed tohavebeenspoken.She rippedopentheenvelope, pulledoutthecard,and read:

Sheclosedhereyes.No needfordrugsnow;the headachewasgone.

Shecameslowlyoutof

"ThisSpiritualBouquetdeepsleepattheinsistent issentwiththeprayerthatringingofthetelephoneon theDivineChild,onthisthenightstand.Neal'svoice theeveofHisNativity,willansweredherhello."SisblessyouwithpeaceandtheyjusttokFrantothe joy;andwiththewishthathospitalforemergencysurinthecomingyearyoumay,gery!" throughHisgrace,realise "Oh,Neal!Whathap- thefulfillmentofthosede-pened?" siresdearesttoyourheart. "Idon'tknow.Shetook Youwillbegivenaspecialsicklastnightafterdinner. remembrance inthirtySis-"hisvoicebroke-"I MassesonChristmas ."needyou.Canyoucome"

ItwassignedFrancine. "Ofcourse,Neal;onthe Brendagasped.Francinenoonplane." sentherTHIS?Whatan Sheclosedhereyesfora effortitmusthavecosthermomentinsilentprayerfor sister-in-lawtothushum-Francine.Later,whenthe bleherselfandtacitlyac-alarmwentoff,she'dgetup knowledgeherguilt.Howandrepackhercases(no mucheasieritwouldhaveneedforpartydressesnow) beenforhertoangleforandputinacalltoSelma. propitiationwithalavish Suddenlyathoughtthat gift.Instead,she hadpassedthroughher feredagiftofthespirit,mindlastnightoccurredto completelyforgettingselfhernow:IfI'meverto inthedesiretocallGod'scarryabridalbouquet,I'll blessingdownupononeshehavetotakeadvantageof hadwronged. everyopportunity.Wasshe tossingawayanopportunity today?

Brendasuddenlyrealised themagnanimityofher sister-in-law'sgestureand thebasenessofherownattitude.FrancinehadapproachedChristmaswith charity;Brendawithmalice.Forthefirsttimeshe wasconsciousofherown guilt;awareoftheenormityofthesinofresentment. Howcouldshehopefor peacewhenherheartwas filledwithenmity?Howaccepttheblessingsofthe ChristChildwhensheknew nothingofgoodwill?

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Theclockonthedresser tickedawaytheminutesas Brendapacedthefloor,consciencebattlingpride.Finally,exhaustedphysically andmentallyspent,she droppedtoherknees.In completesurrender,she fo! Nen

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Shesmiledandshookher head.God,whohadshoweredherwiththespiritual blessingsthatwerehers rightnow,would,inHis owngoodtime,bringherintofulfillmentasabride. andShepulledthecoversup wentbacktosleep.

"SONGTOOURGOD"isthetitleofthisnewChristmas statue,oneofaseriesintheChiRhoArts,donebythe MaryknollSistersofSt.DominicofMaryknoll,N.Y. INCPhotos)

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JOHNPROVESIS,ofPerth,and MARYGURNEY,ofCheltenham, Gloucestershire,England,were marriedrecentlyintheChurchof St.CanacasinSydney.The co..,plewilltraveltoPerthfor ChristmasanddepartforEngland onJanuary10.John'smother, Mrs.Provesis,inviteshisfriends toringherup,asaget-togetheris beingpl:innedatthehomeofhis sister,Mrs.BernardSturmer. k9

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RALPHSWEENEYandROSALIE

JUNESQUIRESweremarriedby theReverendW.FoleyatSt. FrancisXavier'sChurch,East Perth,onSaturday,December3. WithFatherFoleyandthebridal pairinthepicturearethe bridesmaidColleenWoodvineand bestmanFredSquires,thebride's brother.Thecouplewillliveona farmatBeverley.Thebridewore. afull-lengthfrockofwhitetulle withlaceapplique.Herraw-cut veilwasheldbyacoronetandshe carriedabouquetofredgladioli andredrosebuds.Thebridesmaid woreashort-lengthwhiteflock glitternylonfrockoverblue.

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SigningtheregisteratSt.Peter's Church,BedfordPark,areMr. andMrs.BARRYGALLON,who weremarriedlastSaturday.The bride,wasformerlyWINNIEDU BIGNON,ofInglewood.Father J.V.O'Sullivanofficiatedatthe wedding.WinniecametoAustralia fouryearsagofromIndiawith herfamily.Shehasbeenemployedinthebloodbankatthe RoyalPerthHospital.

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Mr.andMrs.ANDREWPEREIRApicturedafter theirwedding,whichwascelebratedwithNuptial MassbyMonsignorO'ConnoratOurLadyHelpof Christians,EastVictoriaPark.Thebridewas formerlyPATRICIASULLIVAN,daughterofMrs. T.Sullivan,ofEastVictoriaPark.Thebridalgown wasoffull-lengthSwissLinenwithafinger-length veilofice-bluetulle.ThebridesmaidwasPatricia's sister,Mrs.RickyStrautins,andthebestmanMr. SydneyJones.

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OnSaturday,December10,ashowerteawasheld atthehomeofDeidreWestonandRomaMarquis atLockwoodStreet,Mt.Yokine,forbride-to-be DERRYNCLARKE.Manyoftheguestswerefrom theBunburyandMelvilleHighSchools,where Derrynhastaught,andalljoinedinwishingherwell forthefuture.AfterherweddingtoKEVIN HAMMOND,sheandKevinwillmovetoNortham, whereKevinispractisingasasolicitor.

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AfeatureoftheAppeal hasbeentheresponseofthe schoolchildrenofAustraliaandtheywererepresentedatthisfunctionbytwo girlsfromCanberraCatholicGirls'HighSchool.At therequestoftheCatholic SocialWelfareConference, HongKong,themoney raisedinall'State,willbe usedtohelpbuildayouth CentreinHongKong.

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SosingCasilda(Helen Costello)andLuiz(Mary Fitzmaurice)duringthe presentationof"TheGondoliers"bythepupilsofSt. Joseph'sCollege,Fremantle, lastThursday.

OnTuesday,December6andandagainon December8,thepupilsof-St.Joseph'sCollege presented,inJohnCurtinhall,thefamous andeverpopularGilbertandSullivanOpera "TheGondoliers."

Onbotheveningsthe youngperformersexcelled themselves,andseemedto relivethevariousscenesof beautifulVenice.Theacting,thesingingandthe dancingwere,accordingto somecritics,flawlessand worthytobestagedany-

whereinAustralia. Theaudience,oneach evening,washighlyappre- ciative,andmostsincerein theircomplimentaryremarks.Thosewhowitnessedtheperformancemarvelled-atthepoiseandsophisticationoftheseschoolgirls

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whosoablyinterpretedGilbertandSullivan,andso thoroughlyenjoyedtheir impersonationsofthevarious Viennese.

Toselectanyoneofthe castforspecialmention wouldbedifficult.However,awordofpraisemust begiventoPamelaCovich whoasMarcoPalmieridid fulljusticetotheoriginal, particularlyinherdelightfulrenditionof"TakeaPair ofSparklingEyes."

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ChristineSmarta3the chosenbridesofthetwo GondoliersMarcoandGiuseppe(DeniseChaterand PamelaCovich),werehighlyentertainingandtheir actingwasexcellent.PatriciaGreenas"TheDuchessofPlazaToro"andMarleneRichardsas"TheDuke ofPlazaToro,agrandeeof Spain,"'with'HelenCostello astheirdaughterCasilda wereacharmingtriowho wonmuchapplause.

C.Dmystrowski,P.Moylan, B.Mitchell,JohnBancroft, N.Gabriels;drummer,Mr, Washington.

Thescenery-aVenetian canal,wasmostrealistic andtheGondolagaveanillusionofbeinginVenice watchingthegondoliersas theypliedtheirtradeupanddownthecanal.This sceneryandgondolawere theworkofMr.Clarkeand Mr.J.Irvine. Thecostumesanddressingingeneralwereveryattractiveandbeautiful.They weredesignedbyoneofthe Sistersandallthesewing wasdonebytheladiesof theParentsandFriends' Association,underthecapablesupervisionofthe Sisterdesigner.

ColouredlightsandChristmasdecorations transformedtheHighgateparishhallintoa festivesettingfortheChristmaspartyofthe CatholicWomen'sLeaguewhichover200 membersandguestsattended.

Guestswerereceivedby thepresident,Mrs.Jolley, thevice-president,Mrs.Balmerandthesecretary,Mrs. Pownall.Amongtheguests weretheLadyMayoress, Mrs.Howard,Mrs.Smith, nationalcouncil,Mrs.P:cton-Warlow,N-Gala,Miss Haig,GoodNeighbour Council,theRightRev.MonsignoriJ.LandmeadandE. Collins.

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O'Brien.Thosecontributingsuchdelightfuland brightitemswereMissA. Travis,MissG.Basile,Miss ColleenCliffordandMiss Clunet,Mr.BobBurnsand Mr.Power.

Mrs.MurphyofSouth PerthmadethemuchadmiredChristmascake.

Thepresidentwishesto thankallthosehelperswho workedtomakethepartysuchanoutstandingsuccess andextendsherheartiest bestwishestoallfora happyandholyChristmas.

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PatriciaThompsonasDon AlhambrodelBolero,the GrandInquisitorwasmost imposingandherspeech washighlypleasing.The twoprincipalGondoliers, MarcoandGiuseppeportrayedbyPamelaCovich andDeniseChaterwerecertainlylively,fun-loving boatmenwhoenjoyedto thefulltheirroleofGondoliers.HelenCostello (Casilda)andherfiance, Luiz,MariaGradymadea mostattractivepairand theiractingandsinging wereadelight.Theminor charactersalsodeserverecognitionandcertainlygave oftheirbest.

TheCollegeorchestrawas excellentandaddedmuch totheenjoymentofthe evening.

Pianiste,PamelaEgan; assistantpianiste,Adrianne Jones;leadingviolinist, PamelaSolomon;violinists, K.O'Donnell,G.Richards, B.Friend,A.Finn,M.Carr,

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FromUncleMick Dearboysandgirls,Eventhoughthisisthe weekbeforeChristmas, HappyChristmas!Itwill onlybeahappyoneyou knowifwegivethegreat dayitstruemeaning.Ad yourpresents,thejoyand thegoodwisheswillbe emptyunlessyougivea realbirthdaypresenttothe Onewhosebirthdayitis. Weallknowwhereto findHim,notjustinheaven orineverythingthatiscreated,notjustinourhearts, butintheChurch,inthe Tabernacle.Sodon'tforgettowishHimahappy birthdaybygivingHimyour loveanddevotion. Allofusshouldt,yand receiveChristinHoly Communionsothatwecan talktoHimpersontoPerson. Therestofthedaywill bemostjoyfulbecauseit willbeHisbirthdaycelebrationandJesuswillwant ittobehappy. Agoodcustomwhichwas usedwhenIwasaboy wastogototwoMasseson Christmasday.Iftheolcler onesamongstyougoto MidnightMass,thentryto gotothelastMassinyour parishonChristmasDay. Haveahappytimeanda goodChristmastoyouall. Don'teattoomuchplum pudding!

UNCLEMICK.

AHappyand HolyChristmas toallNieces andNephews from UNCLEMICK (Therearetwoother pagesforyou.)

YoungGERARI)BYRNEhasapony-rideduringthe feteatSt.Denis'School,TuartHill.Thegroomis

Lourdesparish,Nollamara,withFatherR.Kelly,P.P.

FirstCommunicantsofSt.Augustine'sparishwith FatherF.Regan,theparishpriest.

Children'sCorner

MaureenSendsGreetingsAndPhoto 100Wood-st., BedfordPark

DearUncleMick,-This ismyfirstlettertoyou.I amsevenyearsoldandI gotoSt.Peter'sschool, BedfordPark.Ihavea sisteragedtenyears.Her nameisElizabeth.Ihave twobrothers,Philipisfour yearsoldandbabyJohnis fivemonths.

Iamsendingyoumy FirstHolyCommunion Photo.

?tummysaidsheusedto writetoAuntBessiewhen shewasalittlegirllikeme. IhopeyouhaveaHappy Christmas.

MAUREENKEARNEY.

DearMaureen,-Thank youforyourletterand Christmaswishes.

AHappyandHolyChristmastoyouandtoallyour family.

ThanksalsoforyourFirst Communionphoto.

Didyoupassallyourtests atschool? Isupposeyou

taregladthattheholidays arestarted.Areyougoing awayanywhere?

Don'tforgettohelp mummyroundthehouse duringtheholidays,Maureen.Writeagainsoon. UNCLEMICK.

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December24.Thevigilof theNativityofOurBlessed Lord.

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FromUncleMick Dearboysandgirls,Eventhoughthisisthe weekbeforeChristmas, HappyChristmas!Itwill onlybeahappyoneyou knowifwegivethegreat dayitstruemeaning.Ail yourpresents,thejoyand thegoodwisheswillbe emptyunlessyougivea realbirthdaypresenttothe Onewhosebirthdayitis. Weallknowwhereto findHim,notjustinheaven orineverythingthatiscreated,notjustinourhearts, butintheChurch,inthe Tabernacle.Sodon'tforgettowishHimahappy birthdaybygivingHimyour loveanddevotion. Allofusshouldtryand receiveChristinHoly Communionsothatwecan talktoHimpersontoPerson.

Therestofthedaywill bemostjoyfulbecauseit willbeHisbirthdaycelebrationandJesuswillwant ittobehappy. Agoodcustomwhichwas usedwhenIwasaboy wastogototwoMasseson Christmasday.Iftheolder onesamongstyougoto MidnightMass,thentryto gotothelastMassinyour parishonChristmasDay. Haveahappytimeanda goodChristmastoyouall. Don'teattoomuchplum pudding!

UNCLEMICK.

#44..... AHappyand HolyChristmas toallNieces andNephews from UNCLEMICK (Therearetwoother pagesforyou.)

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Children'sFeatures

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AStarForThe CHRISTCHILD

Onbitterwinternightssuchasthisthe boyandGrannywouldsharefireandbread andhearthemusicofthewind,forthewind trulymakesmusicinmountaincountries.

Itsighsorhumsinthe pinesorcedars,andsometimesevensoundslikethe swishingofoceanwaves. Tonight,itwasblowing fiercely. Nowandthen itwouldvibratealoose boardorbangtheshutter whichhadthebrokenlock.

"Doyouhearsomething, Grandma?"

Theoldwomandidnot answertheboy. Itis doubtfulthatsheheard; shedidnothearwell. Neitherwerehereyesas goodastheyusedtobe, nordidshesmileasoften assheoncedid.Shehad reasonsfornotsmiling. Timeswerehardandshe wasnotgettinganyyounger. Shehadfallenbehindin herduties,too-hersewing,forexample.Anyone couldtellthatbythelittle boy'sclothes,particularlyin backwherethepaches neededpatching-although notagreatdealcouldbe doneabouttheclothing generally,sinceitwasoriginallyintendedforsomeonemuchlarger,andthus, wasmorethanample.

ACHILDINTHESNOW

Theboyheardthecry againandwenttothedoor. Heslippedoutside. The nightwasbiting.Nostars wereinthesky.Snowwas falling,wildflakesscurryingtotheearthasifimpatienttojoinothersto formadeeperspreadof white.

"Cometome,"theboy heardavoicecallandhurriedtowardthesound.He foundachildinthesnow.

"Helpme,"saidthechild.

Theboyreacheddown andtriedtoliftthechild butcouldnot

"Itwouldmakenodifferenceanyway,"thechild saidsadly."Iwouldstill needastartoguideme home."

Agustofwindblewthe wordsaway. Thelittle boywondered.Helooked attheskyandsawnostar. Whatmannerofchildwas thiswhoneededastarto charthiscoursehomeward. HehadheardoftheChrist Child.Couldthisbethe ChristChild? Heturnedhisgazetothe earthagain-andthechild wasgone.

Haditbeenanillusion,a mirage? Washeill,deliriouswithfever?Hefelt hisforehead.Itwascold. Hefelthisnose;itwas colder. Hesearchedabout,hopingtofindthechild.There wasnosightofhim.

"Granny!"Theboyran backtothehouse,passing throughtheyellowpatchof lamplightwherehehad seenthechild."Someone isoutinthesnow-"He pausedabruptly."Wasout inthesnow."

Theoldgrandmother frownedbecausetheboyhad goneoutdoorswithouthis coat,batshelistenedtohis storywiththepatienceof

theold. "Itmighthave beentheChristChild,"she toldhim.

"WhoknowsthemysteriouswaysofGod?" She thenchidedhimforgoing withoutthecoat,andremindedhimthatitwas ChristmasEveandthathe shouldbeinbed. Helingeredaslongashe could.TheChristmastree wasnotdecoratedaselaboratelyasmost.Butitwas agoodtree. Theonly troublewasthatastarwas missingatthetop. The startheyhadusedwas wornout,theyearpast.

THEEMPTYCRIB

Thecrechewasinitsaccustomedplaceunderthe tree.Grannywouldnever missputtingoutthecreche. Thoughitwasdustyin spots,whereGrannymissed seeingthem,itwaswhere itbelonged,withthefigures ofMaryandJosephandthe ThreeWiseMenandthe shepherds-andthelittle angelwiththechippednose watchingfromtheroof, peekingovertheedge.

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Theboydustedthecreche idly,glancedupatthetree thendownagainatthe creche."Granny!"Hiseyes widenedwithamazement.

Theoldladyturnedin herrocker. Shehadno troublehearingthecallthis time.

"Thecribisempty!"

Thegrandmotherleaned backandnodded."Itried tofindthefigureofthe BabyJesus.Itmusthave becomelost."

"Buthow-"

"Nevermind.I'lllook foritagain."

Thelittleboywasnot fullycomforted.Acreche withouttheBabyJesuswas notcomplete-notacreche atall.Eventheangelwith thechippednoseseemedto beunhappyandnotsmiling.

Thestarmissingfromthe topofthetreewasnotencouragingeither.Thestarthatwaswhatthechildin thesnowhadmentioned: Astartoguidehimhome! Thelittleboysetabout immediatelytomakeapaperstarfromtheChristmas wrappingstheyhadsaved fromlastyear.Heworked painstakinglyontheshiniestofthelot.

Grannywatchedhima moment,thenquietlyleft theroom. Shewentto themirroroftheold marble-topdresser.Thinkingoftheboyworkingso hardfortheChristChild, shesmiledandthemirror returnedthesmile,justas peoplewilldowhensmiled at.

Sheglanceddown,suddenlyrememberingwhere shehadcarefullyputaway thefigureoftheChildJesus. Itwasbeforeherinplain sight.Shehadleftitthere tohaveitnearerherduring

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theyear,butthatitwasin plainsighthad,overdreary days,madeitmoredifficult tosee,simplybecauseshe hadgrownlessawareof itspresence.

ASTARTOGUIDE

Theboywasstillbusy whenthegrandmotherreturned. Hisfingersdid notfly.Therewassomeextendingofthetonguein concentration,firstfromone sideofthemouththenthe other,andeventuallya starwasformed.

Itwasnotexact.What staris?Itshonebeautifully. Itwasastartobeproud of,astarforChristmasastartoguideonehome?

AstaronaChristmastree guidesanyonehomeat Christmastime.

Butthecribwasempty.

"Granny-"TheboystartedtotellGrannyofitbut stopped,startled,staring atthecrib."TheChildisin themanger."

"I

wereworkingsovaliantly togiveHimastar."Granny smiled."HewaswhereI expectedHimleast."Itwas goodtoseeGrannysmile; itmadeherfacelightup andsoftenlikeitusedto.

"Doyouthink,Granny," thelittleboyasked,after collectinghimselffromhis surprise,"thatthechildI sawinthesnowwastruly theChristChild?"

"Whocansay?"Theold grandmotherstirred."To bedwithyounow."She watchedthoughtfullyasthe boyclimbedtheworncottagestairs.

Thewindatthepanes wasbreathingfaintly,once moremakingasortofmusic inthetrees.Flakes,like stars,filledthenight.They fellgently,silently,brushingtheearthassoftlyas angels'wings.

Thelittleboykneltby hisbed."HaveIgivenyou astar,MyLord?"

Therewasnoanswer,and althoughhedidnotknow it,asinglestarpeepedout fromheavenamongthe cloudsthathadgathered withthestorm.

Downstairs,theoldwomanpokedthefireandpromisedherselfthatmending wouldbedone,forwith busyhandsagainwould comemorehappiness.She walkedovertotheChristmastree.

Inthecrechebelow,the figureofthechildJesus laysleeping,withMaryand Josephwatchingover.The ThreeWiseMenoffered theirgifts;theshepherds wereadoring-eventhe littleangelwiththechipped noseseemedtobesmiling inavisionofpeace.

Thepaperstaratthetop oftheChristmastreewas shining,initsfashion,as brightlyasanyintheuniverse-astarfortheChrist Child,astartoguideHim home.

Itwas,perhaps,astarof hopeinaworldofneed,for withouthopethereisnothing,evenaswithoutLove thereisnolight.But,above all,itshoneforthintrue glorythespiritofrememberingChristatChristmastime.

theysoy,isbecausea Jesusinthemanger.

THEDISDAINFULCAMELS Camelsconsiderthemselvesverysuperiortootheranimals.This, thefirstbeasttoseethechild camelwas

Itisnottrue,ofcourse, andIwishsomeonewould remindthemoftheoxand donkey. Butthecamels themselvesbelievethe story,andgivethemselves airsbecauseofit. Ithappenedwhenthe threewisemensawanew starintheheavens,and knewfromthebooksthey hadstudied,thatthismeant aKinghadbeenbornin Israel.Sotheydecidedto goandvisitHim,bringing manyrichgifts.Buttodo thistheyhadtocrossthe desertbeforereachingthe landwhereHewasborn.

STARDISAPPEARS

Theyneededcamelsfor thislongjourney.Their headcamelwascalledAhmet,andhewasalwaysin troublebecausehedidnot

ButAhmetwasnotpleasedatbeingkeptoutofthe picture.Soontheservants hadfallenasleepround theirfire,andhebroke histethertofollowhismasters.Hiscompanionsremindedhimthattheyhad beenorderedtoremain;he wasdisobeying,theysaid. ButAhmetanswered:"Such ordersdonotconcernthe headcamel,"andwentaway.

Hecametothedoorof thestableandpeeredin carefully.HesawtheBaby lyingonstrawinamanger, besideHimhissmiling youngmother.Andhesaw too,hismasterskneeling beforetheChild,tearsrunningdowntheircheeks. Ahmetwaspuzzled,and evenratherashamed,tosee themhumblingthemselves inthisway.Therewasa

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liketoobeyordersordoas hewastold.Healsowantedtoknoweverythingthat wasgoingon,andhewas curiousaboutthisjourney.

Whyshouldhisproud masterssetoutjusttosee anewbornBaby? There mustbemoretoitthan that. Andhewasquite right,forthewisemenknew thatthechildwouldgrow uptobetheSaviourofthe world.

Thestarwentbeforethem toguidethem,andthey followeditrightacrossthe desertintoastrangeland. Theyweresureitwould leadthemtotheChild,so youcanimaginetheirdismaywhensuddenlythestar disappearedoutsidethe wallsofJerusalem.

Theystoppedtoconsult together,wonderinghow theywouldfindthebabyin thatbigcity.Theysaid, "HeisaKing,letuslook forHimintheKing'sPalace."Thenthewisemen wenttothePalaceofthe KingHerodandaskedhim ifheknewwherethenew KingoftheJewshadbeen born,astheyhadbrought Himpresentsandwishedto adoreHim.

KingHeroddidnotlike thisideaofanewKing.He madeinquiries,butcould learnnothing.Sohesaid tothewisemen,"Whenyou havefoundtheKingofIsrael,comeand.tellme whereHeis,thatI,too, maygotovisitHim.And inhishearthethoughtthat itwouldbeeasytogetrid oftheChildonceHewas found.

Thewisemenpromised, andwhentheyleftthecity thestarshoneagainto leadthem.Thistimeitwent on,untilitreachedastable andstoppedaboveitsroof. Sothewisementoldtheir servantstomakecamp nearbywhiletheywenton foottogreettheChild.

mysteryherewhichhewas determinedtounderstand.

SHININGCREATURE

Hehadnoticedanoxand anassinsidethecave,near themanger.Perhapsthey couldexplainiftheywere nottoostupid.Hewent andlaydownbehindanearbybushwaitingfora chancetotalktothem. Therewasastrangeshiningcreaturesittingonthe roofandthecamelwonderedwhatitcouldbe.It sangverysweetly;some kindofbird,hesupposed, forithadwings.Presentlyhesleptanddidnotsee hismastersleave.

Aviolentpaininhisear wokehimsuddenly,todiscoverthatthedonkeyhad comeouttobrowseandhad caughtthetipofthecamel's earwithsomeleaves.Ahmetwasindignant,but whenthedonkeyapologisedhumbly,heforgave himononecondition,"Tell me,"hesaid,"whathappenedtonightinthatstable."

Theasswasonlytoowilling."Itwasaverystrange thing.Tonightthebaby Jesuswasborn,andHis motherlaidhiminthe mangerforshehadno cradleforhim.TheBaby wascold,Hecried,sothe oxandIwarmedhimwith ourbreath. Nosooner

wasHeborn,thataband ofangelscamedownfrom heavensingingthatHewas kingofIsraelandSaviour oftheworld.See,oneof themisstillherenow."

Sothequeercreaturewas anangel!Ahmetwasglad nottohavetoask,andif theBabywasaking,well hedidnotmindsomuch hismasterskneelingto Him.

Thedonkeywenton, "Thentheshepherdscame bringinggifts,andafter themthreemenwhomust havebeenkings.Theywore suchrichrobes! Thatis allIknow "

TELLSAFIB

Thecamelanswered, "ThesekingsaremymastersandnowImustgoback tothem."Butwhenhegot backtothecampitwasdesertedbecauseanangelhad appearedtothewisemen, tellingthemnottoreturn toHerodwhointendedto killtheChild.Theyhad gonebackbyanotherway totheirowncountry.

Ahmetsucceededincatchingupwiththemandwas scoldedforhisdisobedience,buthedidnotcare. Hehadawonderfulstory totellhisadmiringfriends, allabouthowhehadseen thenewbornKingofthe Jewsbeforeanyotheranimals,andhowtheBaby hadsmiledathim.Itwas nottrue,ofcourse,butthe othersdidnotknowand believinghim,treatedhim withevengreaterrespect forhavingwonthenotice ofaKing.

Unfortunatelyhismasters didnotunderstandanimal languageortheywouldhave putastoptohisnonsense. SoAhmetwentonboasting andgivinghimselfairs.

Andasthestoryofthis greathonourspreadthrough thecameltribe,theyall grewhaughtybecauseofit. And,ofcoarse,theoxand thedonkeyweretoohumble evertocontradictthem.

MISSION NOTES

ByMonsignorM. McKeon,Director oftheMissions

PRAYERFORMISSIONS

DearestJesus,LordandSaviour, ThysweetGospelmadeusfree, Buttherearestillmanymillions WhohaveneverheardofThee. Sendthem,too,ThytrueApostles, Breakintwaintheirlongwornchains, Letthemhearthejoyoustidings, OnceannouncedonBethle'msplains.

"LilyOfMohawks"CauseAided

AsecondmiracleattributedtoVen.KateriTekakwitha,a 17thcenturyAmericanIndianwomanwhosestatueisshown above,hasspeededuphercauseforbeatification.Bornin 1656intheMohawktribeinNewYorkstate,sheisthe firstnativeAmericantobedeclared"VenerableServantof God."Thefirstofherracetohavetakepavowofvirginity,thefamed"LilyoftheMohawks"diedattheageof24. NCPhotos)

INDEPENDENCEFOR NIGERIA:POPE SENDSMESSAGE

AtfiveminutestomidnightonSeptember30, 1960,leadersoftheCatholic,AnglicanandMuslim communities inLagos, Nigeria,approachedthe Independencedaistopray forthewelfareofNigeria anditspeopleontheoccasionofnationalindependence.

Thelasttocomeforward wasHisGraceArchbishop LeoH.Taylor,Archbishop ofLagos,whoreadaspecialprayerforNigeriacomposedbyHisHolinessPope JohnXXIII.Immediately afterwardstheUnionJack washauleddownandthe Nigerianflaghoistedand NigerianIndependenceproclaimed.

PRIMEMINISTERA GOD-FEARINGMAN

IntheafternoonofOctober2,ArchbishopMaury. accompaniedbyArchbishop Taylor,calledonthePrime MinisteroftheFederal GovernmentofNigeria, AlhajiSirAhuakarTafawa Balewa,K.B.E.,topresent himwithaspecialletterof greetingsfromHisHoliness PopeJohnXXIII.Theletter,whichwaswrittenin Latin,wassignedpersonally bythePope,andsaidthat WsHolinesswassending ArchbishopMauryashis ownpersonalrepresentative toconveyhiscongratulations andprayersontheoccasion ofNigerianIndependence.

ThePrimeMinisterwas verytouchedbythismark ofesteemfromtheHoly Fatherandsaidthathewas lostforwordstoexpresshis gratitudeforthisgesture fromtheHeadofallChristendom.Hedeclaredthat thechiefcauseofthetrouble intheworldwasthatnow thatpeopleareabletosend rlIcketstothemoonthey thinkthattheyhaveno furtherneedofGod.He thoughtitimpossiblefor anymantodowithoutGod.

ItwasinprayertoGodthat hehimselfgotstrengthand courageinanydifficult situation.Hecouldnot understandhowanyleader coulddowithoutGodand itwashisfirmconviction thatnonationcouldbe solidlybuiltexceptonthe foundation ofreligion. Thoughhehimselfwasa Muslim,hewouldprefera goodChristiantoabad Muslim.

ArchbishopTayloracted asinterpreterthroughout theinterview.

ThePrimeMinistercalled71yearsoldArchbishop Taylorhis"goodfriend"and jokinglyremarkedthathe appearedasenergeticasa youngmanwhenhemount-

edthedaistoreadthe Pope'sprayeratmignight onSeptember30.

AGAINSTDIRECTORS OFTHEPROPAGATION OFTHEFAITH

"Weneverletyouknow thatwearenotanothermissionarysocietybeggingonly foronegroupandfora particulararea;wefailed totellyouthatwelabour forallthemissionarysocietiesandforallareas,even inLatinAmerica,because welabourfortheVicarof Christ.

Ifweshowedscarsonour hands, like doubting Thomases.youwouldhave fallenonyourkneesbefore us,readytodieforthePropagationoftheFaithinthe world.Praythenforus, thatwewhoarethe"salt oftheearth"maybeinspired;thatwewhosewords weremeanttobeablazefor thelepersinKenyaand thehomelessinHongKong, maynotmouththeicy habitsofalanguagemade tipofphraseslearnedby roteinsteadoftheWord.

WeHaveFailed: Wedirectorshavedonea doubledisservicetothe pooroftheworld:wehave failedtoinspireyoutogive andwehavefailed,therefore,togivetothem.Well indeed,dowepriestswear theblackofmourning,but notfortheChristWhorose triumphantfromdeathto life;butmourningforChrist inChinathatiscrucified toasickle;mourningfor thecatastrophesoursacrificiallovehasnotaverted; mourningforyouwhoare deadtotheMissions,becausewehavenotunwrappedyourwindingsheetsand summonedyouasanother LazarustoservetheKingdomofGod.

Butmaybeprayeralone isnotenoughtomakeus firebrands;itmayevenrequiresomesacrificeson yourpartforthePropagationoftheFaith."(Bishop Sheen).

ChristmasPresent: Thereisstilltimetosend aChristmasPresenttothe Missions.

LETTERFROMYOUR

DIRECTOR

Aswecometotheendof anotheryearIwishtoexpressmysincereThanksto allthosewhohavehelped meinmyworkfortheMissionsthroughouttheyear.

Tothepriestswhohave beensoloyalintheircooperationandsohospitable ontheoccasionofmyvisits totheirparishes,tothe BrothersandSisterswho havefurtheredthecauseof theMissionsintheirschools, tothechildrenwhohave beensogenerousingiving theirpennies,andtoallthe Ca',holicpeoplethroughout theArchdiocesewhohave respondedsomagnificently totheMissionappeals,to oneandallIsaythanks verymuchandmayAlmightyGodandHisHoly Motherrewardyouwithan abundanceofheavenly blessingsforChristmasand theNewYear.

SincerelyyoursinChrist, (V.Rev.)MYLESMcKEON DiocesanDirector.

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JamesT.Harris(centre),keynotespeakerattherecent secondNationalLayMissionConferenceatManhattan CollegeinRiverdle,N.Y.,explainssomeofthebackgroundandcustomsoftheAfricanpeoplewhileexamininganexhibitonAfrica.Mr.HarrisisassistantexecutivedirectoroftheAmericanSocietyofAfricanCulture. AttheleftisJamesJ.Lamb,directoroftrainingfor theAssociationforInternationalDevelopment(AID),a laymissionsociety.AtrightisBrotherBasilidesAndrew, conferenceco-ordinatorfromManhattanCollege. INCPhotos)

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HAVEANOISE FORIT THEGOONS

Notthelatestthingin "'hi-fi,butsomethingvery nearit.Staffofthe BBC'cCentral ProgrammeOperationsDepartmentdemonstrating inaconcertedefforthow thesoundofa"16ton, 13-horsepower, 6-litre, brass-boundelectricracingorgan,fittedwitha cardboardwarhead"was producedfortheBBCs near-crazy programme "TheGoonShow"broadcastintheGeneralOverseasService.Thiswas oneofthedemonstrations includedinanentertainingbehind-the-scenes showcalled "Sounds Fantastic"whichthe BBCstagesattheannual RadioShowinLondon speciallytogivethepublicaglimpseofthework oftheback-roomboys responsible forprogrammesoundeffectsof allkinds.

ChristmasAtHome,DutchStyle

Withinafewdaysanalmostinternational netofChristmascelebrationswillbecast overtheworld.Yetundertheveneerofthe seeminglyuniformmodeofcelebrationremainthenationalcharacter,theoldcustoms andusagessostronglyrootedinthefolklore ofeachcountry.

TheDutchwinterscene withitsnakedtrees,picturesquebridgesandrooftopscoveredwithamantle ofsnowanditsstreetsand meadowsunderthesame whitespell,givesaspecial touchtoChristmas.Hearingyourfootstepscreakin thecrispblanketleaving printsbehindinthemuted worldisquiteanenvelopingexperience.Evenin thesedaysofautomaticoilheating,weatherprooftransportandluxuryoflowcalorydiets. Thereisalittleknownbut quiteessentialpieceofbackgroundtotheDutchChristmas.Itignoresthemodern fashionofcelebration,and itevenpiercesthroughthe veneerwhereveritgetsa chanceandtherearechances aplenty.

Thispieceofbackground isthewealthofancient carolswhichhaveoriginated inthelowlandsfromthe Middleagestothe17thcenturyonwards.About600of theseoldsongsformthe heritageoftheDutchand itmaybesaidthattheyare remarkablyrich,notbecause ofthenumber,butofthe varietyanddeepnessof thesesongs. Ofcoursetheystemfrom thetimeswhenwinterswere

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barrenandcold(andperforcelow-calory),when isolation-freezeswereordinaryandcommunications dependedsomuchonagood horseoragoodpairof skates.

Theoldestcarolisfrom abouttheyear1000andis stillinusetoday.TheaverageDutchfamilysingsitas itwasoriginallysettoa moderatehymnishtune, nearlytencenturiesago: "Thouartwelcome,Jesus, ourbelovedLord;Thou comestfromsohigh,from soafar."

TheDutchChristmasmay haveitsmodernmarksin somerespectsbutitisessentiallyareligiousevent. Gayfestivitiesandpresent givinghavetakenplacealreadyonSt.Nicholas'Day, December5,andthatday haslongpassed.Thefamilyattendschurchon ChristmasEveoronChristmasDayandcallsonrelativesandclosefriends.

"Kerstfeest"(Christmasfeast)astheDutchcallit, hastheintimateatmosphere ofthefamilygathering wherethespiritofgood willandwell-beingpervades. ThereisatrueChristmas treewithrealcandlesand boughsofpineandhollydecoratingthehome.The

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childrenhavecreateddecorativecompositionsof pinecones,twigsandmoss andhavebeggedmotherfor onesmallcandletoputin andtolightbythemselves.

Thereisthetraditional readingofbiblestoriesor oldChristmastalescloseto thecandle-littreewiththe littleoneswatchingin wonderwhilelistening;the sharingofthefamilydinner.And,ofcourse,the

singingofcarolsbyyoung andold. Forthesesongsrevivein theirheartstheneverold messageofGod'slove whichtranscendsagesand nations.Christmasistothe Dutchmostofalladayof cheerfulnessandgratitude forwhathasbeensosimply expressedbyanoldDutch hymnas:"Inworld'sdark cloudshasarisenalightof lights."

MoreArtTrainingToBeGiven:

WillGiveStudentBroaderOutlook

AnewdiplomainartanddesignofahigherstandardthanatpresentistobeintroducedinBritainaspartofaradicalchangt inthestructureofthecouFitry'sadvanced coursesinarteducation.

Thenewsystemalsoaims atdecentralisingarttrainingandwillgivestudentsa broadergeneraloutlook.

Therecommendationsfor thesystemarecontainedin thefirstreportoftheNationalAdvisoryCouncilon ArtEducation,publishedon November23,andallhave beenacceptedbytheMinisterofEducation.

Thenewdiplomacourse willbeopentostudents fromtheCommonwealth whohavethenecessaryeducationalqualifications.

MORELOCALFREEDOM

Thenewsystemwillreplaceexaminationsnowadministereddirectlybythe MinistryofEducationand

willgivemorefreedomto localauthorities. Thereportsaysthatthe earliestpossibledateforthe startofthenewdiploma courseswillbe1963andthis wouldmeanholdingthefirst examinationsforthenew awardin1966.

TheNationalAdvisory Council,underthechairmanshipofSirWilliam Coldstream,wasappointed inJanuary,1959,toadvise theMinisteronallaspects ofartinfurthereducation. Thecouncilwillmakefurtherreportsonpostdiploma andotherfull-timecourses.

NATIONALCOUNCIL FORAWARDS

TileMinisterhasagreed to:(11Setupanindependent"NationalCouncilfor AwardsinArtandDesign," withresponsibilityforapprovingacademicstandards ofcoursesandforexaminationarrangements.

12)Allocatesuffcientresourcesin1963forafurther educationbuildingprogrammeand,insubsequent programmes,forimprovementstobemadeatCollegesandschoolsrunnin. thenewdiplomacourses. Outliningtheprincipleson which diploma courses shouldbeconstructed,the councilrecommendsthat theaimshouldbealiberal educationinartsothatthe subjectprincipallyemphasisedshouldalwaysbestudiedinbroadcontext.

UNIVERSITYSTANDARD

Thecouncilbelievesthe newcoursesshouldapproximateinstandardtouniversitycoursesofthesame lengthleadingtoadegree; theyshouldlastthreeyears full-time;thenormalageof entryshouldbenotless than18years,andtheentrantsmusthaveproduced evidenceofabilityinart, andhavereachedasatisfactorystandardingeneral education.

MadonnaAndChild

Madonnaofthemanger,whensheheld

TheChildwithinherarmsdidMaryfeel

Thepresenceofdivinity

InherlovedSonandGod's?Whatpresciencespelled Forherthecomingofwisementqkneel InworshipofHisdeity?

Nomiracleoffuture,nearorfar,

CouldtouchwithwondermoretheMother-heart

Thanthatmoment'ssupremestworth

When,withjoyflowinglikeaflamingstar, Sheknewfulfilmentofhergivenpart Intheblestmiracleofbirth.

-FrancesGass. go.t.pl'o!,

Ihadworntheblackbadgeofgloom

Asathingtobepoudof, Modern.

Sophisticated.

ThenIfoundhope AnchoredintheheartofChistmas Throbbingwithwisdom Andsingingwithjoy. -HelenSueIsely.

Terms,ifyouwish!

Thecouncilrecommended thatthereshouldbefour areasofspecialisation:fine art;graphicdesign;three dimensionaldesign;and textiles-fashion.

TONIEDENwasborninNewMalden,Surrey,onOctober 30,1939,andeducatedatWallasey,Cheshire.

SPORTINGNEWS

BowlersTurnBatsmen,BreakRecords

OnlyoneEnglishmanhasperformedthedoublefeatofscoring 1,000runsandtaking100wicketsagainstAustraliainTests.He wasthemanfromYorkshire,WilfredRhodes,whobeganhisTest careerasbowlerandlastwicketbatsman,andlaterbecamean openingbatsman.InAustralianowisanother.left-handedrecord breakerwhoalsoplayedhisfirstTestprimarilyasabowler-the boyfromBarbados,GarfieldSobers.

GarySoberswasbornon July28th,1936andplayedin hisfirstTestin1953against Englandattheageofonly 17years8months.Hewas 6daysolderthanIanCraig athisTestdebut,andonly twoothershavestarted Testcricketyoungerthan Craig-WestIndianDerek ,f, Sealy(17)in1930,and KhalidHassanwhowasjust

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under17years,whenhe playedin1954forPakistan againstEngland.Inthat firstTest,Sobersthebowler took4wicketswithhisleft handspinners:in1957Sobersthebatsmanmadethe recordTestinningsscore of365notoutagainstPakistan.Thepreviousrecord was364madebyEngland's LenHuttonagainstAustraliain1938.

RHODES

Manyabowlerwouldlike tobeagoodbatsman,but fewachievethesuccessof aRhodesoraSobers.Rhodes wasaslowleftarmbowler andin58Teststook127 wicketsatanaverageof 26. InAustraliain1903 hetcok15for124inone Testmatch.FiveyearsafterhisretirementEngland decideditneededagood slowbowleragain,andchose Rhodesforthedeciding5th Ttmin1926.Rhodesagreed toplay,andattheageof 49proceededtotake6for 79towintheTestforhis country. Hisvictimsin thatmatchwerenorabbits -amongthemwereWood-

GARYSOBERS-"powerful full,Ponsford,McCartney andBardsley.

Asthelastbatsmanfor hissidein1903,RhodesfiguredinalastwicketTest partnershiprecordof130 withR.E.Foster.Another Testrecordasbatmanis alsohis-323runsopeningpartnershipwithHobbs atMelbournein1911.He

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Irank,ofthose(about12in number),whohavescored twoseparatehundredsinthe oneTestmatch. Sobers gainedthisdistinction againstPakistanin1957.

OfWestIndianbatsmen overtheyears(in1stclass matches),onlyWeekes,WalcottandWorrellhave a higherrunsaggregatethan thisyoungBarbadian.Hi, battingaverageinthose matches(untilthisAustraliatour)was51.LastseasonsawSobersplaying LancashireLeagueCricket inEngland,wherehewon theaggregatefortheseason with1454runsatanaverage of90,andlock86wickets atanaverageof13.Incidentally,Simpsonscored only10runslessthanSobers,andhadanaverage of103forthatsameseason.

GarfieldSoberswillgoa longway,andsowillmany oftheballsbowledtohim inthisseries.

L.B.W.willanswer anyqueriesof readersordiscuss topicsconcerning cricket,crickethistoryandpersonalitiesinthese columns.

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SOBERS

Sobersisquiteagood bowler,butasbatsmanhe isanexception.Heliftsback hisbatwithquiteaflourish andusespowerfulshoulders andstrcngwriststofulladvantage.Hehasplayedin 27Tests,6ofthemagainst Englandand4againstAustralia.Untilthi,present Testhehadnotscoreda centuryagainstEnglandor Australia,anditistobe hoped(fromavictoryangle) thathedoesnotproceed nowtomakeupforlost time! Therearenow7 centuriesnotchedonhis bathandle,andpriorto thisgamehisTestaverage was56.

Besideshisworldrecord Testscore,hehasjoinedthe

KensingtonTennis

Attheconclusionofthe firstroundoftheSouthern Suburbspennantfixtures, 'thepositionsofthethro, HolyCrossteamsstoodas fellows: TheBgradeteamisin fifthplace.

C2grademissedfourth placebyonlyafewgames.

TheClteamhassuffered onlyonedeefatinthenine matchesofthefirstround.

Theanniversaryofthe deathoftheclub'sfounder,V.Rev.A.Johnstonoccurredduringtheweekand membersareofferingupthe 7o'clockMassandHoly CommuniononSunday, Dec.18,forthehappyreposeofhissoul.

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Y.C.W.AthletesShowStrength:

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Forthefirsttimesincethetrackseasonopen.c_i Y.C.W.exhibitedsomeofitsrealstrengthinAgrade. Headinganumberofoutstandingperformanceswas thatrecordedbyMylesFitzgeraldwhotoppledMelville'ssupremacyinthepolevault.Anotherclub athletetodowellinthisvigorouseventwasJohn RecontrewhoclearlywonontheBgradeandifhecontinuestoshowthisprogressiveimprovementshould soonreach11foot.

AnotheroutstandingperformancewasthatregisteredbyJohnHadfield,whobrokehisownState recordinthe3.000m.s.c.withanexcellenttimeof 9.56.

TrevorWilsonalsocontinuedhisstirlingwork,as didLeonKowol,inthesprints.

OtherstodowellwereE.Husseywhocontinues toimproveeachweekandR.McGheeandJ.Hiffar insub-juniorevents.

NickOudandIanGreydemonstratedtheirfitness withgoodrunsandshouldimproveonthisunderthe carefuleyeofnotedcoachVicNolan.

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THESTOREOFTHECHRISTMASSPIRIT

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TheCarmeliteFathersofMorleyParkextendaninvitationto theAergyandlaityto bepresentattheopeningoftheirPriory, Wellington-rd.,Morley Park,Sunday,Dec.18.

HisGracetheArchbishopwillblessthe Prioryat3.30p.m.

Forthosetravelling bybus:Bus63,leaving the Commonwealth BankinWilliam-st.,at 3p.m.,willpassthe Prioryintime.

CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS

By FrancisHoward

Ifyouaretryingtoget inthespiritofChristmas, youmaybeglad,toread aboutsomepersonswho havebecomefamousfor theircontributionstothe joyoftheYuletide.Their namesmaybecompletely forgotteninsomecases,yet, becausetheythrewouta wordofgreetingormade somememorablegesture, theyhelpedtohallowthe year'smcstwelcomefestival.

Anybodywhocanreact thisgarlandofChristmas noteswithoutexperiencing someinnerglowofheart willsurelybemissingout onwhatChristmashas meanttoChristiansforhundredsofyears.

ChestertonOnDickens.

Therecanbenodoubt thatG.K.Chesterton,the Catholicwriterandpoet, becametheforemostofmodernauthoritiesonCharles Dickens.Hewasalsoa stoutchampionofChristmas,andintheauthorof AChristmasCarol,he foundakindredspirit.He waswellawarethatthe season'sspontaneousgood feelingmadeDickensas gleefulasayoungstercatchingsightofabulging stocking.

Chestertononcewrote: "Wehavealongwayto travelbeforewegetback towhatDickensmeant; andthepassageisalonga ramblingEnglishroad,a twistingroadsuchasMr. Pickwicktravelled. But thisatleastispartofwhat hemeant;thatcomradeship andseriousjoyarenotinterludesinourtravel;but thatratherourtravelsare interludesincomradeship andjoy,whichthroughGod shallendureforever."

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Atthesametimewhen Maryconsentedtobecome theMotherofGod,She alsoconsentedtobecome themotherofallthechildrenofsalvation,andbore themalreadyatthattime beneathherheart. -St.BernadineofSiena.

ForshesawtheSonof God,whomsheconceivedof theHolyGhost,nailedto thecrossandsuspendedbetweenthieves Before shegavebirththereforein thePassionofChrist,she broughtforthaChildinthe Nativity.

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InMemoriam

HARTY(LeonardWilliam): OnDecember8,1959.In memoryofLennie,beloved sonofMr.andMrs.L.Harty andlovingbrotherofBrian andMarge. ImmaculateHeartofMary prayforhim.

BASSOLA:Pleaseprayfor thesoulofourbeloved John,accidentallykilled, Coolgardie,December21, 1959. Requiescatinpace.

JOHNSTON(V.Rev.Aen): Treasuredmemoriesofour lateparishpriest,died December13,1957. SacredHeartofJesushave mercyonhlssoul. Everrememberedby Ruby,Albertandfamily.

REEN(Timothy):Inloving memoryofmydearhusband,whopassedawayon December15.1958. Eternalrestgrantuntohim, 0Lord. Alwaysrememberedby hislovingwife.

FLORALTRIBUTES

ITTAKESFLOWERSTOEXPRESSyourfeelingstoyour bereavedones.Forpersonalattentionandpromptdeliveryphone 23-304E1(3lines);afterhours68-2748or5-2410.Telegram. "WILSONJOHNS,"Perth.WILSON JOHNSPTY.LTD.,74Bartsch Street,Perth, Thanks

TheSONSandDAUGHTERSofthelateMrs. BERRIGANwishtoTHANK sincerelyallkindrelatives andfriendsforthemany Massesandprayersoffered fortheirdearmother,and fortheletters,cards,telegrams,floraltributesand personalexpressionsofsympathyintheirrecent bereavement.Willallplease acceptthisasapersonal expressionofsinceregratitudeandappreciation.

Mrs.J.A.PRENDERGAST andMrs.F.SIMPSONextendtheirgratitudetoall theirfriendsandrelatives whohadMassessaidfor JOSEPHPRENDERGAST. SpecialthankstoMonsignor Collins,FatherFoleyand FatherByrnefortheirkindnessandunderstanding.

HolidayResorts

MELBOURNE(EAST),119 GreyStreet;B/B,17/6,nice RINGTOMO'DWYERONrooms,modernamenities. 21-2141forallyourinsur-Beautifullocality.Cityarea. anceneeds.

GuestHouses

ADELAIDEvisitorsstayat "JasperHouse,"17Jasper St.,HydePark,S.A.Two milesfromG.P.O.andclose tobusstop.Carpa;'kon premises.Childrenwelcome. AdultsE1/51-,children 12/6,forbedand breakfast. T.V.available.

GERALDTON:ST.FRANcisGuestHouse.Telephone 683.Bedandbreakfast, 15/-night;othermealsoptional.

MALERELIGIOUS NURSES

HospitallerBrothersof St.JohnofGod Forfourhundredyearsthe HospitallerOrderhascared formalepatientswhether physicallyormentallyill. HaveyouconsideredconsecratingyourlifetoGodin theserviceofHissick? Forfurtherparticulars writeto: Rev.Br.NoviceMaster St.JohnofGodBrothers Morisset,N.S.W. MenthatNurseforChrist.