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Education,Rev.P.Quinn, Archbishop'ssecretary,Rev. P.McCudden,Mr.E.Lewis, M.L.A.,MinisterforEducation,Mr.A.Boylen;Deputy DirectorofSecondaryEducation,andDr.G.Henn, M.LA.

HisGracepaidtributeto theteachingprofessionin theirmostarduoustaskand inthishesingledoutthe dedicationoftheReligious BrothersandSisters.

HisGracesaidthatitwas athisrequestthattheBrigidineSisterscamefromNew SouthWalestotheArchdiocese20yearsago.Inthat timehesaidthatTheyhad provedthemselvesasnoted educatorsandthattheir pupilshadgainedmanyoutstandingresultsinuniversityexaminations.

HisGracesaidthatthe newcollegesuppliedagreat needforaregionalschool intheSubiaco-WembleyFloreatParkandCityBeach area,andthatitwasappropriatethattheMother GeneraloftheBrigidine Congregationwaspresentto witnesstheexpansionofthe orderintheWest.

Anappealwasmadeby HisGracetotheparentsof thestudentsofthenewcollegethattheyco-operate withtheteachersandthe teachingideals. HisGraceconcludedby congratulatingthearchitectsandthebuildersandcommendedthesupervisorsand theworkmenforthework

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theyhaddoneandthecourtesytheyhadshowntothe Sisters.

MINISTERFOR EDUCATION

Mr.Lewis,Ministerfor Education,paidtributeto thededicationoftheteachingprofessionandtothe workdonebyReligious teachers,bothmenand women.Hesaidthatmany whohavecontributedtoa

notabledegreeintheprofessional,commercial,industrialandagricultural spheresowetheireducation totheRomanCatholicsystemofeducation.

Theappealwasmadeby theRev.P.Cunninghamon behalfoftheSisters.

TheParentsandFriends' AssociationsofSubiaco, WembleyandFloreatPark entertainedallpresentto afternoontea.

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TeachingRoleIn CommissionComment

VaticanCity:Theliturgy,themissionsand communicationsmediaoreallinstrumentsof theteachingroleoftheChurch,HisHoliness PopeJohnXXIIItoldtheclosingmeetingof thefifthsessionoftheCentralPreparatory Commissionforthecomingecumenical council.

Thethreeitems-liturgy, missionsandcommunicationsmedia-hadbeenthe topicsstudiedduringthe commissionedsession(See PageTwo).

ThePopesaidthatwhile ithadnotbeenpossiblefor himtobepresentatthe meetings,hehadheardfrom manysourcesthatmanyexchangesofexperienceand ideashadcombinedtoproducesatisfactoryresults.

Headded:"Peacefuldiscussionsleadtosatisfactory conclusions.Thuswhenthe councilhasbeensolemnly opened,therewillbeno difficultyinunderstanding andeverythingwillbewell anduniversallyreceived."

Referringtothesession topics,PopeJohnsaid "Thesequestionsconcern problemswhichtheChurch hasalwaysborneinmind inthefulfilmentofitsteachingauthority.Theypresent newquestionsalsowhich havebeendeterminedby communications media, someofwhichareofrecent developmentandofextreme importanceintheformation ofpublicopinion."

ThePontiffsaidinregard totheliturgy:"Onecanonly encouragetheworkofthose who,inperfectharmony withthedirectivesofthe Church,strivetoreturnthe liturgytoitssplendourso thatitmaybethelivingand pulsatingsoulofthedevotionofthefaithfulandof thepracticeofChristianlife itself."

liesaid:"Theinfluenceof theso-calledcommunicationsmedia,partsManlyon youth,isuniversallyknown. Itcallsforvigilanceby familiesandpublicpowers. Itcallsalsoformoralsensitivityonthepartofthose whocontrolthem,caution inmakinguseofthemand aforthrightanddetermined conscienceonthepartof parentsandeducators."

Boxing

Under Fire

VaticanCity'sdaily newspaperhascondemnedthe"homicidalcareer"ofprofessionalboxingasimmoral.

AneditorialinL'OsservatoreRomano,sign_ edbyeditorRaimondo Manzini,saidinconnectionwiththedeathof CubanboxerBenny "Kid"Paretthat'naturalmoralityandgood commonsensealone shouldsufficeforanyone toreachtheverdict." Manzinidescribedthe objectofprofessional boxingas'thedestructionoftheopponent,his momentaryphysicalannihilation."

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TheRev.GeorgeEmmetShorty,apriestof theGeroldtonDiocese,diedlastFridayinMelbournewherehehod retirementfor health.

Corningfromafamilyof 13childreninHorsham,Victoria,FatherSharryleft schooltostartworkinthe railways.Itwasnotuntil histwentiesthathebegan hisstudiesforthepriesthood.HewenttoPropagandaCollege,Rome,where FatherAlbertLynch,P.P. ofApplecross,wasafellow student.

OrdainedinJuly,1938, FatherSharrywasappointedassistantpriestatWiluna inNovemberofthatyear andin1940wasmadeadministrator.-Wilunawas thenflourishingandthenew priestquicklybecamewidelyknownandlovedespeci-allyforhisdevotiontothe sickofalldenominations.

AfterWilunahewentto Mt.Magnetandfromthere toThreeSpringsaslocum tenens.HewasadministratoratGeraldtonCathedral forayearandhislastofficialassignmentwasthatof chaplaintotheDominican ConventatDongara.

beenlivinginsemiyearsbecauseofill-

In1954hishealthbegan todecline.Forafewmonths hestayedwiththeKinsella familyinVictoriaPark,old friendsfromWilunadays, andwasafamiliarfigure goingtosayMasseach morningintheVictoria ParkConvent.

liewasaguestofHis GracetheArchbishopfor severalmonthsandstayed feratimeatSt.Joseph's Orphanagebeforehewent toMelbourne.

Afterashorttimewith relatives,hewenttoliveat theYarravillePresbytery, stillreceivingmedicaltreatment.

OnFriday,April13,he hadjustconcludedadayof recollectionforpriestsin St.Francis'Church,Melbourne,whenhecollapsed anddiedshortlyafterbeing takentohospital.

Outofaffectionforhim, FatherJ.Morgan,P.P.of Yarravilleexpressedthedesiretocelebratethe RequiemMassofferedon

Victoria

TuesdayinYarravilleparish church.

FromtheGeraldtonDiocese,Rt.Rev.MonsignorE. Bryan,VicarCapitular,and Bee'.K.Spain,twoofhis closestfriends,flewoverto lnytheirrespectsbyattendingFatherSharry'sRequiem andpresideathi:tburialin the.Priests'SectionofMelbourneCemetery. Mayhiskindly,priestly soulrestinpeace.

Themissions,hesaid, "areOurdailyconcern,particularlyinregardtovocationstothepriesthoodand thedevelopmentofseminariesandreligiousinstitutes." Heexpressedgreatsorrow overthe"painfulsituation oftheCatholicmissionswhichuntilyesterdayhad blossomed-incountries wheresocialandpolitical disordershavealmostdestroyedeverysignoflife."

PopeJohnvoicedboth concernandhoperegarding communicationsmedia.

Theeditorialconcluded:"Discussionsandargumentswillcontinue anddistinctionswillbe made,buttheconclusion isclearandnecessary professionalboxing initsgreatestclassical manifestationscannotbe condoned."

ParetdiedonApril3 inNewYorkofbraininjurieshereceivedon March24inawelterweighttitlefightwith EmileGriffith.

L'OsservatoreRomano hasseizedonringdeaths inthepasttocondemn prizefightingasasport.

CongoHeroIsDecorated

QueenElisabethhashonouredtheBritish ArmyofficerwholastJanuaryfacedunarmed 800mutinousCongolesesoldierstorescuea Belgianmissionarypriest.

Theofficer,34-year-old MajorRichardLawsonof theRoyalTankRegiment, whowasservingatthetime withNigerianunitsofthe UnitedNationsforcesinthe Congo,wasawardedthe DistinguishedServiceOrder forbravery.

MajorLawsonwasflown alonebyaSwedishpilotin alightplanetoKongoloat hisownrequestafthear-

ingthatsomeBelgianmissionarieshadbeenmassacredthereandthatmutinoustroopswererampaging throughthetown.

Ashelefttheplane,the major,unarmedapartfrom his"swaggerstick,"wasimmediatelysurroundedby armedandangryirregular troops.Themajor-only5ft. 5in.tall-wasattackedbya tribesmanarmedwithan

arrow.Buthepromptly punchedhimonthenose andknockedhimover.

Stillsurroundedbythe mob,hewalkedcalmly awaydemandingtoseethe localcommandingofficer. Heworkedhiswaythrough thetownseekingoutthe factsofthemassacrein which22Belgianshadbeen shotandtheirdismembered bodiesthrownintotheriver. HearingthatoneBelgian priesthadsurvived,Major LawsonwalkedtotheHoly Ghostmission,foundFather

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HeHasRisen! ALLELUIA!

ItisaprettytalethatthesundancesonEaster morning;butwhyshoulditnot,forthisisadayof generalrejoicing,bringingjoytothewholeworld? TheChurchmarksitbythefrequentuseoftheold Hebrewshoutforjoy:Alleluia!-asifweshouldshout "Hurray!"

Whytherejoicing?BecauseofthevictoryofChrist overcomingdeathbyHisresurrection.Byrealisingthis signofJonas,Heprovedtohiscontemporariesandto thehumanworldthatHeisGod,andthatHisdoctrines arethewordsofGod.AsGod,Hehadpromisedto makereparationformankindtoreinstatemanasthe sonofGod,togivehimanotheropportunityofeternal life.Heisthefirst-bornofmanybrethren,orus,and werejoiceforHimandforourselves.

RENEWEDLIFE

Thatiswhywearegladandrejoice-Hissatisfaction andmeritoffertheworldarenewaloflife,andalso theaidstoliveitworthily.Themancondemnedto deathwhoisreprievedhasreasontobejoyful;still heknowsheisnotfreefromsicknessanddeath.We arereprievedfromourfallenstatebythePassionof ourRedeemer,andmoreoverwearegiventhemeans ofavoidingareturntothatstate.Bybaptismwe literallyrevivethefriendshipandgraceofGod,and areintroducedtothewaysandmeansofpersevering inthem,namely,thebelief\ofHisteaching,anequipmentofvirtues,membershipofhisChurch,actual grace,andtheuseofthesacraments.

ACTIVELIFE

ItisaboonandapleasuretobethepeopleHehas chosen,thissecondtime,forhisfavoursandprotection, tobethesoulspreservedfromanevilfatebytheArt ofSalvation,theChurch;wecouldnotaffordtobe outsideitortoleaveitssafety.Nevertheless,membershipisnotenough(exceptforthosedyingnewlybaptised).BeliefinthetruthsofChristandlifein accordwiththemistherealpassporttocomplete resurrection.Practicemustbeadded.Ifwehave begunanewlifebyrebirthinbaptism,weshould"seek thethingsthatareabove;"ifChristdiesnomore, neithershouldweloseourlifebysin;throwingaway theweaponsofsin,comingfromdarknessintolight, weshouldputonthearmourthatwillguaranteeour ultimatesalvationandlastingresurrection;if,asSt. PaultellsthepeopleofColossus-andus-wearerisen withChristJesusandourlifeisnowinGod,wemust deadenourearthlypassions,"fornicationandimpurity. lustandevildesire,andloveofmoney havedone withitall,resentment,anger,spite,insults,foulmouthedutterance;anddonottelllies."That-isthe wayofbeingquitoftheoldself,andofbeingclothed inthenew-wearingtheliveryof"tendercompassion, kindness,humility,gentleness,andpatience;bearwith oneanother'sfaults andtocrownitall,charity." Thatistheprogrammeforperseveranceinthenewlife andforfinalresurrectionineternallife.

UNIVERSALLIFE

ThroughthegoodwillofOurSaviourweembrace thislife;anditisopentoall.Itsupposesthefulfilment ofthecommandofOurLord:"Teachthemallthings thatIhavecommandedyou"-theNewLaw."Itwas saidtothemofold butIsaytoyou"isHisclaim ofauthority,theauthoritywhichHehandedon,for HisteachingChurchistobeguideforalltimein mattersofreligion:"Iamwithyoualldays.""Whose sinsyoushallforgive,theyareforgiven"isthehope andhealthHegavefortheweakandbacksliding."This ismyBody"isthegiftforstrengthandpowertocontinuethelifeofgraceandgoodbeguninus:"Iamthe BreadofLife;themanwhoeatsmyfleshanddrinks mybloodenjoyseternallife,andIwillraisehimup onthelastday.""DothisinmemoryofMe"provided fortheordinationoftheApostles,andofthosewho continuethememorialandaretheagentsforhis sacramentsthereafter.

FULLLIFE

JesuscamethatwemayhavelifethroughHisdeath. Butmorethanthisnewlife,Hegavetheplanforliving andthemeansforliving.Thisisthefullgraceandgift wehavereceived,andthereasonforthejoyinthe commemoratedResurrection.IfHehadnotrisen,all wouldbefalse,allwouldbevain.ButtheSunof JusticeandHolinesshasrisenforallnations,andwe haveknownthegloryoftheonlySonofGod.By Baptismwearepresentattheweddingfeast.butwe mustobservetheconventions-wemusthewearingthe correctweddinggarments,clothedinvirtue,byalife Hofgoodworksandbytheuseofthemeansofliving Heprovided.

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POSSIBLEchangesintheMass,andcontemporaryproblemsfacing Africawereamongmanyquestionsstudiedbythefifthsessionof Commissionoftheecumenicalcouncil.

ThefifthseriesofmeetingsbeganonMarch25and wasscheduledtoendonApril3.Unlikemeetingsat previoussessions,thesehavebroughttogethermembers andconsultorsforfourormorehoursadaytocopewith thegreatamountofmaterialtobedealtwithbeforethe openingoftheSecondVaticanCouncilonOctober11. Meetingsatearliersessionshadlastedapproximately threehourseach.

Earlymeetingsofthissessiondealtmainlywith liturgicalproblems.TheywerepresentedbyCardinal Larraona,C.M.F.,headofthecouncil'sPreparatory CommissionforSacredLiturgy,andinclifdedthenature oftheliturgy,thedevelopmentoftheliturgicalmovement,andliturgicalbooksthemselves.

Althoughlittlecanbestatedat.thistimeconcerning specificmattersconsideredbythecommission,itis generallyunderstoodinVaticancirclesthatamongthe suggestionsdebatedwasaproposalthattheMassbe changedinitsnon-essentialcharacteristicssothat Catholicsofalllevelscouldbetterparticipateinitand understanditsfullsignificance.

AmongthechangessaidtohavebeenunderconsideratioaIsthattheMassendatthe'ItsMissaEst" insteadofwiththereadingoftheLastGospel,asat present.Otherpossibilitiesincludethereorganisation oftheLessons,EpistlesandGospelstogivethemgreater significanceinmoderncircumstances.Noofficialinformationonthesepossibilities,however,wasimmediatelyavailable.

'Inconnectionwiththesereports,Vaticancirclescite thatthepressserviceofthepreparatorycommission, commentingonpossiblemattersunderdiscussionduring thesessionsdevotedtotheliturgycalledattentionto thegoal,thatthelargestpossiblenumberofCatholics beabletoassistatMassmorefullyanddevoutly. Thecommissionpressservicesaidofthisgoalthat "itisindispensablethataninstructionsuitabletothe capacityofintelliggnceandPetyofindividualChristians"beissuedandthatalsousefulis"atension which,whileleavingintacttheactualOrdinaryofthe Mass,placesinbetterlightthenatureandsignificance ofthewords,gesturesandrites."

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Christiantruthswhentheyarerejectedanddenied haveawayofcomingbacklikeghoststohauntus. Takeforexamplethenotionofhell.Mierhaving denieditontheoutside,bellmovedtotheinside,as modernmanbattleswiththespectresandghostsand devil,inhissubconsciousman.

Anotneriteminthecreedwhichwebelievedwehad intellectuallysurpassedwastheendoftheworldand thelastjudgment.Todaynotalkismorecommonthan theendoftheworldandthejudgmentofanuclear war.Thescripturalideaofaviolent,catastrophicand suddenendoftheworldliketheHashoflightningfrom theeasttothewest,wasscrapped;itwasthoughttobe unbecomingtotheevolutionaryconceptofunlimited progress.Inthishour,thelanguageofthathorlibie endisbackagainasmanshrinks'infear,notfromthe judgmentofGod,butfromthejudgmentofman.We nowsitasstartledbeingswaitingforthedreadhour when,asitwere,someonewouldthroWabrickinto thecity'sdynamoandallthelightswouldgoout;or else,whensomehumandemonwouldpoisonthereservoirsoftheworldandwewouldperishinthi"st.

StateOfConscienceIn"LastHours"

Thatmagnificentwriter,C.S.Lewis,Professorof PhilosophyatOXfordUniversity,hasgiventothe catastrophicendingoftheearththetitlewhichhetook fromJohnDonne:"TheWorld'sLastNight."He stressesnotsomuchthebombshelterwhichwillprotectfromtheburningofafissionedatom,but.rather thatclarityofconsciencewhichaloneis.thesafeguard inthatapocalypticnight.Asheputsit:"Theschoolboy doesnotknowwhichpartof-hisVirgil'lessonhewill bemadetotranslate-thatiswhyhemustbeprepared totranslateANYpassage.Thesentry.-doesnotknow atwhattimeanenemywillattack,oranofficerinspect hispost-thatiswhyhemustkeepawakeallthetune."

Thus,thosewhodeniedthattheGreatDramatist wouldhavealastcurtain,nowasspectators,dreadnot theDramatist,butthattheymaypullthecurtainof doomuponthcmselves..WhenKingDavidwasasked -whetherhewouldprefertobejudgedbymenorby God,hechosethejudgmentofGod,forthelatterwould bemoretolerable.Ourcentury,withoutsuchaconsciouschoice,islivinginfearofwhatman,inafoolish moment,maydototheworld.

Thepointofitallisnottoincreasefear,an.idrive teenlikeground-hogsintohysteriaawayfromthelight. Perhapsthelessonofthefrightoftheworld'slast nightisthatwhatweshouldbedoingisthis-going throughourwastepaperbasketstopickoutthegreat discardedspiritualandmoraltruthsthatwehavebeen castingintoitforthelastfewcenturies.

missionariesinAsiaand theCentralPreparatory growthofmodernliturgicalmovementsthatseekto restoretheChurch'sliturgytoitsearlierclarityand significance,asforexamplethechangesintheHoly WeekceremoniesauthorisedbyPopePiusXIIandthe reorganisationoftheliturgicalcalendarpromulgatedby PopeJohnXXIII.

Thepressservicealsonotedthat"Theliturgical movementofthisourage,withitsstudiesconcerning theoriginsandevolutionofvariouspartsoftheMass, hascertainlyfavouredamorepreciseawarenessof thoseadditionswhichoverthecenturieshaveobfuscatedtheclarityandencumberedthesimplicityofthe originalrite"

"AmorecarefulchoiceofScripturaltextsinthefirst partoftheliturgyoftheMass,thatoftheCatechumens, whichisessentiallydoctrinalanddidactic,couldhelp thefaithfulandunitethemmoreintimatelyincelebratingthesecondpartoftheliturgy,thatofthe EucharisticSacrifice."

Atlatermeetings,thecommissiondiscussedmissionaryproblems.GregorioPietroXVCardinalAgasimian,PrefectoftheSacredCongregationforthe PropagationoftheFaithandPresidentofthePreparatoryCommissionfortheMissions,outlinedanumberof proposalsinthisfield.

0.1101.4 U.S.BishopIn SegregationRow

TheweekofApril8maybringthefirstsignificant testoftheNewOrleansarchdiocese'sdecisionto desegregateCatholicschoolsnextautumn.

Duringthatweek,undertermsofthearchdiocese's announcementdisclosingitsdesegregationplans,childrennowenrolledinCatholicschoolsareto"indicate theirintenttocontinue"insuchschoolsnextyear.

OneStatelegislatorhaspredicteda"massboycott" ofCatholicschoolsinthewakeofthedesegregation decision.ThedecisionwasannouncedbyFatherElmo L.Romagosa,directorofthearchdiocesaninformation bureau.TheannouncementsaidArchbishopJosephF. RummelofNewOrleanshaddisclosedhisintentionto desegregatetheschoolsatameetingwithpriestsof thearchdioceseonMarch27.

Theannouncementdidnotreferspecificallyto desegregation.ItsaidsimplythattheArchbishophad decidedthat"effectiveatthetimeofregistrationfor the1962-63schoolsession,ALLCatholicchildrenmay applyforadmissiontotheCatholicschoolsofthearchdiocese,bothelementaryandsecondary,parochialand private,accordingtotheacceptededucationalstandards." Thereare10,851Negrostudentsin32Catholicschools intheNewOrleansarchdiocese.TotalCatholicschool enrolmentis61,025in116elementaryschoolsand 14.682in3?highschools.

Protestsagainstthearchdiocese'sdecisionwerenot longincoming.Evenbeforethedecisionwasmade public,ahandfulofpicketsparadedinfrontofArchbishopRummel'sresidence.TheycarriedsignsclaimingthattheBibleteachessegregation.

Threepersonshavesincebeenexcommunicated.

CouragePraisedByMinister INNEWYORK,aProtestantminister,praisingthe "forthrightcourage"ofArchbishopRummelforending segregationinparochialschoolsinNewOrleans,called onhiscongregationtoprayforthesouthernarchdiocese.

InastatementreadfromthepulpitoftheBroadway CongregationalChurch,theRev.LawrenceL.Durgin describedtheArchbishop'sactasoneof"foresight" aswellascourage.

"Iamsurethatyouwouldwantmetojoininthe generalapplauseandexpressionofappreciationfor thisdecision,"theministersaid."Whatevertheconsiderationsmayhavebeenormaycontinuetobe,we areboundtobegratefulforthisactofforthright courage. "IntheharddaysaheadIurgeyoutojoinyour prayerswiththeirownforstrengthandtobeseechfor themthepeaceofGodwhichasegregatedsociety canneithergivenortakeaway."

OfficialEngagements

April22(EasterSunday): 11a.m.:PresideSolemn HighMass,St.Mary's Cathedral.

April29: 3.30p.m.:Confirmation (girls)St.Mary'sCathedral.

May6: 11.30a.m.:AttendMass forthefeastofthePolish Crown,St.Brigid's,West Perth. 3p.m.:AttendMayProcessionatSt.Columba's ChurchSouthPerth. 7.30pan.:Confirmation andCanonicalVisitation, Brentwood.

May8: 4p.m.:Receptionceremony,PresentationConvent "Iona",MosmanPark. 8.45p.m.:Receivedebutantes,CatholicBall. May15: 8a.m.:Professionceremony,PresentationConvent "Iona",MosmanPark. 3p.m,:Receptionceremony.ConventofMercy, VictoriaSquare. May16: 7.15a.m.FirstProfession andReceptionCeremonyat ConventofSt.JohnofGod. Sublaeo,

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Whytherejeicing?BecauseOftheVictoryofChitin oresteuntegdeathbyHiereserregthennalileingthis cgsad NIPprovedtohiscestiazoradeesadlo thehumanworldthatHeisGod,end cIxtrhres aretheWordsofGodAsGod,meliedpremisedto 1111111asthe Ofeternal ofus,and makesnejsiratiosiformenkinitM sonOf to hit*menhir life.iteisthet-bornofmatt werejoiceforHimandforourselves.

RENEWEDLIFE

Thatiswhywearegladandrejoice-Hissatisfaction andmeritoffertheworldarenewaloflife,andalso theaidstoliveitworthily.Themancondemnedto deathwhoisreprievedhasreasontobejoyful;still heknoWsheisnotfreefrontsicknessanddeath.We arereprievedfromourfallenstatebythePassionof ourRedeemer,andmoreoverwepregiventhemeans ofavoidingareturntothatstate.Bybaptismwe literallyrevivethefriendshipandgraceofGod,and areintroducedtothewaysandmeansofpersevering inthem,namely,thebelief"ofHisteaching,anequipmentof-virtues,membershipofhisChurch,actual grace,andtheuseofthesacraments.

ACTIVELIFE

ItisaboonandapleasuretobethepeopleHehas chosen,thissecondtime,forhisfavoursandprotecti tobethesoulspreservedfromanevilfatebytheAr'k ofSalvation,theChurch;wecouldlotaffordtobe outsideitortoleaveitssafety.Nevertheless,membershipisnotenough(exceptforthesedyingnewlybaptised).BeliefinthetruthsofChristandlifein accordwiththemistherealpassporttocomplete resurrection.Practicemustbeadded.Ifwehave begunanewlifebyrebirthinbaptism,weshould"seek thethingsthatareabove;"ifChristdiesnomore, neithershouldweloseourlifebysin;throwingaway theweaponsofsin,comingfromdarknessintolight, weshouldputonthearmourthatwillguaranteeour ultimatesalvationandlastingresurrection;if,asSt. PaultellsthepeopleofColossus-andus-wearerisen withChristJesusandourlifeisnowinGod,wemust deadenourearthlypassions,"fornicationandimpurity. lustandevildesire,andloveofmoney havedone withitall,resentment,anger,spite,insults,foulmouthedutterance;anddonottelllies."Thatesthe wayofbeingquitoftheoldself,andofbeingclothed inthenew-wearingtheliveryof"tendercompassion, kindness,humility,gentleness,andpatience;bearwith oneanother'sfaults andtocrownitall,charity." Thatistheprogrammeforperseveranceinthenewlife andforfinalresurrectionineternallife.

UNIVERSALLIFE

ThroughthegoodwillofOurSaviourweembrace thislife;anditisopentoall.Itsupposesthefulfilment ofthecommandofOurLord:"Teachthemallthings thatIhavecommandedyou"-theNewLaw."Itwas saidtothemofold butIsaytoyou"isHisclaim ofauthority,theauthoritywhichHehandedon,for HisteachingChurchistobeguideforalltimein mattersofreligion:"Iarowithyoualldays.""Whose sinsyoushallforgive,theyareforgiven"isthe.hope andhealthHegavefortheweakandbacksliding."This ismyBody"isthegiftforstrengthandpowertocontinuethelifeofgraceandgoodbeguninus:"Iamthe BreadofLife;themanwhoeatsmyfleshanddrinks mybloodenjoyseternallife,andIwillraisehimup onthelastday.""DothisinmemoryofMe"provided fortheordinationoftheApostles,andofthosewho continuethememorialandaretheagentsforhis sacramentsthereafter.

FULLLIFE

JesuscamethatwemayhavelifethroughHisdeath. Butmorethanthisnewlife,Hegavetheplanforliving andthemeansforliving.Thisisthefullgraceandgift wehavereceived,andthereasonforthejoyinthe commemoratedResurrection.ItHehadnotrisen.all wouldbefalse,allwouldbevain.ButtheSunof JusticeandHolinesshasrisenforallnations,andwe haveknowntheOozyoftheonly'slionofGod.By Baptismwearepresentattheweddingfeast,butwe mustobservetheconventions-wemusthewearingthe correctweddingtorments,clothedhivirtue,byalife ofgeedworksandbytheuseofthemeansofliving liegrovidnd.

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Althoughlittlecanbestatedet-thistimeconcerning specificniatteraconsideredbythecokimission,itis generallyunderstoodinVaticancirclesthatamongthe suggestionsdebatedwasaproposalthattheMassbe changedinitsnon-essentialcharacteristicssothat Catholicsofalllevelscouldbetterparticipateinitand understanditsfullsignificance.

Amsegdie'imagessaidtohavehamsmilercandem**lathattheMassredatOnseleMimerile WiestetsillsthereadingetdesLotimpel,asat paned.OtherpeseihilitiesincludeIbirseerganiesties oftheLeuse,EphtlesandGeepelstoglendewgnaw sisailiseineinmoderncireinnstanees.Unmade"asthesepossibilities,however,WasIsmailWellavailable.

''hveciashectionwiththesereports,Whamcirclescite thatthepeelsserviceofthe,preparatorycoiamissine. caminearigieapoodbtamastersunduelimekilnduds. theemeibes'devotedte.theliturgycalledattention-to thegoalstheetheUMWP004111IINIMberofCatholics beabletoassistatMiuninorefullyanddevoutly.

Thecommissionpressservicesoldofthisgoalthat 'itisindispensablethataninstructionsuitabletothe capacityofintelligenceandpietyofindividualChristians"beissuedandthatalsousefulis'arevisioa Which,whileleavingintacttheactualOrdinaryofthe Mass,placesinbetterlight'thenatureandsignificance ofthewords,gesturesandrites."

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Christiantruthswhentheyarerejectedanddenied haveawayofcomingbacklikeghoststohauntus. Takeforexamplethenotionofhell.Afterhaving denieditentheoutside,hellmovedtotheinside,as modernmanbattleswiththespectresAndghostsanti devil,inhissubconsciousman.

Anotneriteminthecreedwhichwebelievedwehad intellectuallysurpassedwastheendoftheworldand thelastjudgment.Todaynotalkismorecommonthan theendoftheworldandthejudgmentofanuclear war.Thescripturalideaofaviolent,catastrophicand sucidfs,eialoftheworldliketheflashoflightningfrom theeasttothewestwasscrapped;itwasthoughttobe unbecomingtotheevolutionaryconceptofunlimited progress.Inthislipur,thelanguageofthathenibis endisbackafflaikaimakshrinks'infear,notfromthe judgmentofGod,butfromthejudgmentofman.We nowsitasstartledbeingswaitingforthedreadhour when,asitwere,someonewouldthroW-abrickinto thecity'sdynamoandallthelightswouldgonut;or else,whensomehumandemonwouldpoisonthereservoirsoftheworldandwewouldwristsinthi-et.

StateOfConscienceIn"LastHours"

Thatmagnificentwriter,C.S.Lewis,Professorof PhilosophyatOxfordUniversity,hasgiventothe catastrophicendingoftheearththetitlewhichhetook fromJohnDonne:"TheWorld'sLastNight."He stressesnotaomuchthebombshelterwhichwillprotectfromtheburningofafissionedatom,butrather thatclarityofconsciencewhichaloneis.thesafeguard inthatapocalypticnight.Asheputsit:"Theschoolboy el,esnotknowwhichpartof-hisVirgil'lessonhewill bemadetotranslate-thatiswhyhemustbeprepared totranslateANYpassageTheSentry-doesnotknow atwhattimeanenemywillattack,oranofficerinspect hispost-thatiswhyhemustkeepawakeallthetime."

Thus,thosewhodeniedthattheGreatDramatist wouldhavealastcurtain,nowasspectators,dreadnot theDramatist.butthattheymaypullthecurtainof doomuponthemselves.WhenKingDavidwasasked whetherhewouldprefertobejudgedbymenorby God,hechosethejudgmentofGod,forthelatterwould bemoretolerable.Ourcentury,withoutsuchaconsciouschoice,isIhiusinfearofwhatman,inafoolish moment,maydototheworld.

Thepointofitallisnottoincreasefear,anddrive menlikeground-hogsintohysteriaawayfromthelight. Perhapsthelessonofthefrightoftheworld'slast nightisthatwhatweshouldbedoingisthis-going throughourwastepaperbasketstopickoutthegreat discardedspiritualandmoraltruthsthatwehavebeen castingintoitforthelastfewcenturies.

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ThewinkofApdIamyhelm;dmIntsigdeast test.1theNowOriams.isosee'sdechiento desegregateCatholicschoolsmatanteenn.

Duringthatweek,undertermsofthearchdiocese's announeeniestdisclosingitschmegregationplans,childrennowmoiledinCatholicschoolsareto"indicate theirIntenttocontinue"insuchschoolsnextyear,

OneStatelegislatorhaspredicteda"massboycott" ofCatholicschoolsinthewakeofthedesegregation decision.ThedecisionwasannouncedbyFatherElmo Memeagom,directorofthearnadiommebahummthem bureau.TheannouncementsaidArchbishopJosephP. ihamenelofNewOleoshaddisalessehisintentionto desegregate,theschoolsatameetingwithpriestsof thearchdioceseonKurth27.

Theannouncementdidnotreferspecificallyto desegregation.ItsaidsimplythattheArchbishophad decidedthat"effectiveatthetimeofregistrationfor the11062-113schoolsession,ALLCatholicchildrenmay applyforadmissiontotheCatholicschoolsofthearchdiocese,bothelementaryandsecondary,parochialand private,accordingtotheacceptededucational dards." Thereare10,851Negrostudentsin32Catholicschools intheNewOrleansarchdiocese.TotalCatholicschool enrolmentis61,025in116elementaryschoolsand 14,682in37highschools.

Protestsagainstthearchdiocese'sdecisionwerenot longincoming.Evenbeforethedecisionwasmade public,ahandfulofpicketsparadedinfrontofArchbishopRummersresidence.TheycarriedsignsclaimingthattheBibleteachessegregation.

Threepersonshavesincebeenexcommunicated.

CouragePraisedByMinister

INNEWYORK,aProtestantminister,praisingthe "forthrightcourage"ofArchbishopRummelforending segregationinparochialschoolsinNewOrleans,called onhiscongregationtoprayforthesouthernarchdiocese.

InastatementreadfromthepulpitoftheBroadway CongregationalChurch,theRev.LawrenceL.Durgin describedtheArchbishop'sactasoneof"foresight" aswellascourage. "Iamsurethatyouwouldwantmetojoininthe generalapplauseandexpressionofappreciationfor thisdecision,"theministersaid."Whatevertheconsiderationsmayhavebeenormaycontinuetobe,we areboundtobegratefulforthisactofforthright courage. "IntheharddaysaheadIurgeyoutojoinyour prayerswiththeirownforstrengthandtobeseechfor themthepeaceofGodwhichasegregatedsociety canneithergivenortakeaway."

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U.N.TEXTONRELIGIOUSRIGHTS

THEBASICROLEARELIGIONPLAYSINTHELIVESOFTHOSEWHOBELIEVEINIT WASEMBODIEDINATEXTADOPTEDBYTHEUNITEDNATIONSHUMANRIGHTS COMMISSION.

Thetextisoneoffiveparagraphsofapreambletoaproposeddeclarationofprinciples relatingtofreedomofreligionandconscience.Discussionoftherestoftheproposed declarationwasdeferredtonextyear'scommissionsessionwhenthetimelimitsetfor discussionexpired.

Thetextwasadopted afterDutchandArgentine delegatesatthesessionFatherL.C.J.Beaufort, O.F.M.,andMarioAmadeo -arguedthatthetrue natureofreligionmustbe Wrenintoaccountinefforts toprotectreligiousfreedom.

YakovOstrovsky,delegate.oftheSovietUnion, maintainedthateverything saidaboutfreedomofreligionmustapplyequallyto atheism.

Theproposeddeclaration discussedbythecommission iscalled"PrinciplesRelatingtoDiscriminationinRespectoftheRighttoFreedomofThought,Conscience andReligion."Itisenvisagedasasetofrulesto guidegovernmentsinprotectingfreedomandpreventingdiscriminationin regardtoreligiousrights andpractices.

Theoriginaltextwas draftedbyArcotKrishnaswamiofIndiainconnectionwithastudyonreliigiousdiscriminationhe preparedfortheU.N.subcommissiononthepreventionofdiscrimination,which isundertheHumanRights Commission,Thesub-commissionreviewedthetevt atits1960meetingandthen circulateditamongU.N. membersforcomment. Fifty-onememberssubmittedcommentsandthese werealsobeforetheHuman RightsCommission.

Discussiononthewording ofthepreamblewasconcernedmainlywiththe meaningofthewords"religion"and''belief,"which areequatedthroughoutthe text.Sevenofthe51gov-

governmentalcomments questionedthisusage.

OnArgentina'sinitiative, anewparagraphwasadded tothepreambleofthetext. Itstates:"Whereasreligion foranyonewhoprofessesit isafundamentalelement inhisconceptionoflife,and thereforefreedomtopractisereligionaswellasto manifestabeliefshouldbe fullyrespectedandguaranteed."

Communistmembersof thecommission-theSoviet Union,UkraineandPoland -insistedonequatingreligionwitha"belief"iii atheismorrationalism.

Othermembers,ledby ArgentinaandAfghanistan andstronglysupportedby ItalyandtheNetherlands, insistedonadifferencebetween"religion"and"belief."Theymaintainedthat thedocumentunderreview isconcernedessentiallywith therighttopractisereligion infreedom."Belief,"they argued,mightrefertoany opinionandisgenerallynot associatedwith"practices."

"Belief"Discussed

Themajorityofmembers interpreted"belief"tobe relatedtoconvictionsofan ethicalnature.

Theotherparagraphsof thepreambleadoptedbythe commissionare:

"Whereasthepeoplesofthe UnitedNationshave,in theCharter,reaffirmed theirfaithinhumanrights andfundamentalfreedoms,andhavetakena standagainstallformsof discrimination.

"Whereastheprinciplesof non-discriminationand

therighttofreedomof thought,conscience,religionandbeliefhavebeen proclaimedintheUniversalDeclarationofHuman Rights.

"Whereasthedisregardof humanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsandin particularoftherightto freedomofthought,conscienceandreligionhas broughtgreatsufferingto mankind.

"Whereasitisessentialthat governments,organisationsandprivatepersons strivetopromotethrough education,aswellasby

withextraordinarycogency. Andhepresenteditinterms understandableandacceptabletoanyreasonableman.

BothheandFatherBeaufortemphasisedtheelement;ofconcerntoalltruly religiouspeople,namely,the transcendentcharacterand socialnatureofreligion.

Thesetwoelementsareof considerableconcernto ,'alliolics,butnottous alone. Amadeomaintainedthat theu.N.isnotcompetentto expresstheoreticalconcepts the,digioussphere.All itcoulddo:hesaid,towas toagreeonaseriesofprac-

"SISTERSMILE"ISAHIT

submittedaseriesof19 amendmentstoremedy thesedefectsinthedraft.

FatherBeauforttoldthe commissionthatreligionby itsverynature"essentially pervadesthewholethinking,alltheendeavours,all theactivitiesofitsadherents.Itis,inoneword,the centralelementintheexistenceofthatcentralfigure ofthewholecreation-the humanperson."

EssenceOfReligion

Equatingtheterms"religion"and"belief"inthe text,FatherBeaufortdeclared,is"tantamountto misjudgingtheverynature; theessenceitselfofreligion."

Becauseoftheuniqueand transcendentcharacterof religion,hecontinued,and becauseof"itsall-embracing,all-permeatingnature, commontoallgreatreligions,beitChristianity,Judaism,Islam,orBuddhism, ConfucianismandHinduism,religioncannotbeput inprincipleonthesame footingwithopinionsor variousformsofbeliefsuch asagnosticism,freethought, atheismandrationalism."

FatherBeaufortalsosaid theapproachintheoriginal drafttextwastooindividualistic.

"Itisnotpossible,"he said,"toguaranteetothe fullextentthereligious rightsofindividualsifone 'imitstheeffortstoonlyindividualaspectsandifone doesnettakeintoaccount thecommunitycharacterof religionanddoesnot acknowledgeandguarantee therightsresultingtherefrom.

"InthisrepectImayrefer totherightofareligious communitytoorganiseits adherentsinlargerorsmallerbodies,ortherightof thecentralauthoritiesofthe religiouscommunitytogive directivesofabindingnatureonmattersofdoctrine

orofworship.Asaconsequencethereofprotection mustbegiventotheright ofreligiousleaderstocommunicatefreelywiththe variousgroupsandalsothe individualadherents."

FatherBeaufortaso calledattentiontotheomissioninthedrafttextofany mentionofthe"enormous socialsignificanceandthe socialtaskofreligion.Just becauseofitsnatureand itstranscendentalobjectives religioncannotlimititselfto thepurelyindividualaide, norexclusivelytoitsspiritualandritualaims.By meansofitsdoctrinereligionhasastringentvocation togiveguidanceinall mattersofpubliclife,where moralissuesareinvolved."

Thedelegateofthe U.S.S.R.emphasisedthat "thebeliefsofthosefor whomreligionisthecentral factorofexistence,while admittedlyrespectable,are nonethelessabsurdinthe eyesofmanypeople."

NotToBeMis-used

TheSovietdelegatesaid heunderstandsthatreligion hasasacredcharacterfor itsfollowers,butstatedthat non-believersareequally entitledtoregardtheirconvictionsassacred.

"Intheageofnuclear scienceandoftheconquest ofouterspace,"Ostrovsky declared,"theChurchcan nolonger,asintheMiddle Ages;condemnatheiststo thepoke."Hesaidthatthe professionofaparticular religionmustnotbeused forpoliticalendsorserveto aggravatethecoldwar.

TheSovietUnionwasopposedtoanydiscussionof thesocialaspectsofreligion "becausetherewasno chanceofreachinganagreementonsuchquestions."

PrintedandpublishedbyPTiLOCIS JosephDillon,"TheRecord"oftic, 450Hay-at.,Perth.

AyoungDominicannovicefromBrusselswhostarted singingforagroupofretreatantsatherconventnear Napoleon'sfatalbattlefieldatWaterloo,hasbecomea recordingstarinEurope.TensofthousandsofLP's, recordedunderthename"SisterSmile"havebeensold alloverthecontinent.Itwasagreedthatthesongs couldberecordedifthenameofthesingerwasnot disclosed.SisterSmilehasneverappearedinpublic orhadherfacephotographed.

othermeans,aspiritof understanding,tolerance andfriendshipinmatters c.freligionandbelief."

FatherEugeneBurke, C.S.P.,assistantprofessorof theologyattheCatholic UniversityofAmerica,attendedthecommissionmeetingasarepresentativeof PaxRomano,international Catholicorganisationofstudentsandintellectuals.He saidthatitisahopeful signthatthecommission incorporatedintothepreambletheconceptthatreligiondeterminesthewhole lifeandthoughtofthebeliever.

SovietsOpposedIt

"Somethingofthesignificanceofthediscussionand incorporationofthisconcept isIndicatedbythestrong Sovietoppositiontoit throughout,"FatherBurke said.Henotedthatthe Sovietdelegatechargedthat thetextwasbeingturned solelytotheprotectionof thechurchandreligion.

"Thisvialaauninflictedon thedocument,"theRussian representativesaid,"condemnsittobeingstill-born." HeassertedhewouldconCratetoopposeitinthe future.

FatherBuelz;.alsopraisedtheeffortsoftheArgentine andDutchdelegatesonthe commissionpriortothe adoptionoftheArgentineaptossOredparagraph, Hesaidv"A'nvadeopresentedtheviewpointofthe rolitr,iousmanbrilliantlyand

healrulesforharmonious co-existenceamongthe varietyofbeliefsheldby thepeoplerepresentedin theU.N.

Conceptsofreligionand freedomareinseparablein anyreligiousphilosophy, Amadeodeclared."Theact offaithonwhichreligionis basedisessentiallyafree actofthewill.Itisalsoan intellectualactand,in Christianbeliefatleast,a workofdivinegrace.Asa freeact,itcannotbesubject tocompulsionofanykind."

Amadeosaidthatitwould beentirelywrongto"adopt thecriteriaofthefree thinkertoassessreligious freedom."

SincethepowerofState hasincreasedenormouslyin recentdecades,Amadeocontinued,andrepresentsa greatdangerforreligious freedom,theprinciples shouldprovidesafeguards againstabuseoftheState 'power.

"Inparticular,"Amadeo emphasised,"religiousfreedomcannotbeinvokedto protectthosewhowishto attackanddestroyreligion."

Itisequallynecessaryto erbteetthesocialrightsof Teligiousgroups,besaid, includingtheriahttocommunicatewithothersofthe samefaithwithinoroutsida thenationalfrontiers.The Argentinedelegatesaidthe .draft-principleshavea seriousdefectitsthatthey do:notadequatelyprotectthe.rightsofsuchgrouper.

TheArgentinedelegation

U.N.TEXTONRELIGIOUSRIGHTS

THEBASICROLEARELIGIONPLAYSINTHELIVESOFTHOSEWHOBELIEVEINIT WASEMBODIEDINATEXTADOPTEDBYTHEUNITEDNATIONSHUMANRIGHTS COMMISSION.

Thetextisoneoffiveparagraphsofapreambletoaproposeddeclarationofprinciples relatingtofreedomofreligionandconstience.Discussionoftherestoftheproposed declarationwasdeferredtonextyear'scommissionsessionwhenthetimelimitsetfor discussionexpired.

Thetextwasadopted atterDutchandArgentine itelegeteeatthesession-L.C..1.Beaufort, r.:.1824.e,andMarioAmadeo -arguedthatthetrue natureofreligionmustbe Jaenintoaccountinefforts toprotectreligiousfreedom.

YakovOstrovsky,delegate.oftheSovietUnion, maintainedthateverything saidaboutfreedomofreligionmustapplyequallyto atheism.

Theproposeddeclaration discussedbythecommission iscalled"PrinciplesRelatingtoDiscriminationinRespectoftheRighttoFreedomofThought,Conscience andReligion."itisenvisagedasasetofrulesto guidegovernmentsinprotectingfreedomandpreventingdiscriminationin regardtoreligiousrights andpractices.

Theoriginaltextwas draftedbyArcotKrishnaswamiofIndiainconnectionwithastudyonreliigiousdiscriminationhe preparedfortheU.N.subcommissiononthepreventionofdiscrimination,which isundertheHumanRights Commission.Thesub-commissionreviewedthetext atits1960meetingandthen circulateditamongU.N. membersforcomment. Fifty-onememberssubmittedcommentsandthese WerealsobeforetheHuman RightsCommission.

Discussiononthewording ofthepreamblewasconcernedmainlywiththe aseaningofthewords"religion"and"belief,"which areequatedthroughoutthe text.Sevenofthe51gov-

governmentalcomments questionedthisusage.

OnArgentina'sinitiative, anewparagraphwasadded tothepreambleofthe-text. Itstates:"Whereasreligion foranyonewhoprofessesit isafundamentalelement inhisconceptionoflife,and thereforefreedomtopractisereligionaswellasto manifestabeliefshouldbe fullyrespectedandguaranteed."

Communistmembersof thecommission-theSoviet Union,UkraineandPoland -insistedonequatingreligionwitha"belief"in atheismorrationalism.

Othermembers,ledby ArgentinaandAfghanistan andstronglysupportedby ItalyandtheNetherlands, insistedonadifferencebetween"religion"and"belief."Theymaintainedthat thedocumentunderreview isconcernedessentiallywith therighttopractisereligion infreedom"Belief,"they argued,mightrefertoany opinionandisgenerallynot associatedwith"practices."

"Belief"Discussed

Themajorityofmembers interpreted"belief"tobe relatedtoconvictionsofan ethicalnature.

Theotherparagraphsof thepreambleadoptedbythe commissionare:

"Whereasthepeoplesofthe UnitedNationshave,in theCharter,reaffirmed theirfaithinhumanrights andfundamentalfreedoms,andhavetakena standagainstallformsof discrimination.

"Whereastheprinciplesof non-discriminationand

therighttofreedomof thought,conscience,mii. gionandbeliefhavebeen proclaimedintheUniversalDeclarationofHuman Rights.

"Whereasthedisregardof humanrightsandfundamentalfreedomsandin particularoftherightto freedomofthought,conscienceandreligionhas broughtgreatsufferingto mankind.

"Whereasitisessentialthat governments,ore&nisinoneandprivatepersons strivetopromotethrough education,aswellasby

withextraordinarycogency. Andhepresenteditinterms understandableandacceptabletoanyreasonableman.

BothheandFatherBeaufortemphasisedtheelememoofccsteerntoalltruly religiouspeople.namely,the transcendentcharacterand socialnatureofreligion. Thesetwoelementsareof considerableconcernto catholic&butnottous alone. Amadeomaintainedthat theU.N.isnotcompetentto expresstheoreticalconcepts issthts'-eligloussphere.All ftcoulddo;hesaid,towas toagreeonaseriesofprac-

"SISTERSMILE"ISAHIT

submittedaseriesof19 amendmentstoremedy thesedefectsinthedraft FatherBeauforttoldthe commissionthatreligionby itsverynature"essentially pervadesthewholethinking,alltheendeavours,all theactivitiesofitsadherents.Itis,inoneward,the centralelementintheexistenceofthatcentralfigure ofthewholecreation-the humanperson."

EssenceOfReligiose

Equatingtheterms"religion"and"belief"Inthe text,FatherBeaufortdeclared,is"tantamountto misjudgingtheverynature; theessenceitselfofreligion."

Becauseoftheuniqueand transcendentcharacterof religion,hecontinued,and becauseof"itsall-embracing,all-permeatingnature, commontoallgreatreligions,beitChristianity,Judaism,Islam,orBuddhism, ConfucianismandHinduism,religioncannotbeput inprincipleonthesame footingwithopinionsor variousformsofbeliefsuch asagnosticism,freethought, atheismandrationalism."

FatherBeaufortalsosaid theapproachintheoriginal drafttextwastooindividualistic.

"Itisnotpossible,"he said,"toguaranteetothe fullextentthereligious rfghtsofindividualsifone limitstheeffortstoonlyindividualaspectsandifone doesnottakeintoaccount thecommunitycharacterof religionanddoesnot acknowledgeandguarantee therightsresultingtherefrom.

"InthisrepectImayrefer totherightofareligious communitytoorganiseits largerorsmal- lerbodies,ortherightof thecentralauthoritiesofthe religiouscommunitytogive directivesofabindingnatureonmattersofdoctrine

orofworship.Asaconsequencethereofprotection mustbegiventotheright ofreligiousleaderstocommunicatefreelywiththe variousgroupsandalsothe individualadherents."

FatherBeaufortalso calledattentiontotheomissioninthedrafttextofany mentionofthe"enormous' socialsignificanceandthe socialtaskofreligion.Just becauseofitsnaturearid itstranscendentalobjectives religioncannotlimitItselfto thepurelyindividualaide, norexclusivelytoitsspiritualandritualaims.By meansofitsdoctrinereligionhasastringentvocation togiveguidanceinall mattersofpubliclife,where moralissuesareinvolved."

Thedelegateofthe U.S.S.R.emphasisedthat "thebeliefsofthosefor whomreligionisthecentral factorofexistence,while admittedlyrespectable,are nonethelessabsurdinthe eyesofmanypeople."

NotToBeMis-used

TheSovietdelegatesaid heundetstandsthatreligion hasasacredcharacterfor itsfollowers,butstatedthat non-believersareequally entitledtoregardtheirconvictionsassacred.

"Intheageofnuclear scienceandoftheconquest ofouterspace,"Ostraesky declared,"theChurchcan nolonger,asintheMiddle Ages;condemnatheiststo the,stake."Hesaidthatthe professionofaparticular religionmustnotbeused forpoliticalendsorserveto aggravatethecoldwar.

TheSovietUnionwasopposedtoanydiscussionof thesocialaspectsofreligion "becausetherewasno chanceofreachinganagreementonsuchquestions."

Printedandpublishedby?male JosephDillon,"TheRetard"orrice, eS0Hay-et.,Perth.

AyoungDominicannovicefromBrusselswhostarted singingforagroupofretreatantsatherconventnear Napoleon'sfatalbattlefieldatWaterloo,hasbecomea recordingstarinEurope.TensofthousandsofLP's, recordedunderthename"SisterSmile"havebeensold alloverthecontinent.Itwasagreedthatthesongs couldberecordedifthenameofthesingerwasnot disclosed.SisterSmilehasneverappearedinpublic orhadherfacephotographed.

othermeans,aspiritof understanding,tolerance andfriendshipinmatters r.1religionandbelief."

FatherEugeneBurke, C.S.P.,assistantprofessorof theologyattheCatholic UniversityofAmerica,attendedthecommissionmeetingasarepresentativeof PaxRomana,international Catholicorganisationofstudentsandintellectuals.He saidthatitisahopeful signthatthecommission incorporatedintothepreambletheconceptthatreligiondeterminesthewhole lifeandthoughtofthebeliever.

SovietsOpposedIt "Somethingofthesignificanceofthediscussionand Incorporationofthisconcept isindkatedbythestrong Sovietoppositiontoit throughout,"FatherBurke said.Henotedthatthe Sovietdelegatechargedthat thetextwasbeing-turned solelytotheprotectioeof thechurchandreligion.

"Thisviolationinflictedon thedocument,"theRussian representativesaid,"con.. derrnsittobeing HeassertedhewouldcontinuetoopposeItinthefuture.

FatherBurkealsopraised theeffortsoftheArgentine andDutchdelegatesonthe commissionpriortothe adoptionoftheArgenlinespensOredparagraph.

Hesaid:"Xrnadeopre. dentedtheviewpointofthe ro'd;nousrea..btllliantlpand

ticalrulesforharmonious co-existenceamongthe varietyofbeliefsheldby thepeoplerepresentedin theU.N. Conceptsofreligionand freedomareinseparablein anyreligiousphilosophy, Amadeodeclared."Theact offaithonwhichreligionis basedisessentiallyafree actofthewill.Itisalsoan intellectualactand,in Christianbeliefatleast,a workofdivinegrace.Asa freeact,itcannotbesubject tocompulsionofanykind."

Amadeosaidthatitwould beentirelywrongto"adopt ,thecriteriaofthefree thinkertoassessreligious freedom."

SincethepowerofStu hasincreasedenormouslyin recentdecades,Amadeocontinued,andrepresentsa greatdangerforreligious freedom,theprinciples shouldprovidesafeguards againstabuseoftheState 'Power.

"Inparticular,"Amadeo emphasised,"religiousfreedomcannotbeinvokedto protectthosewhowishto attackanddestroyreligion."

Itisequallynecessaryto pzbtectthesocialrights_of religiousgroups,hesaid, includingtin,,4:attocommunicatewithothersofthe samefaithwithinoroub-itlethe'national.frontiers.The Argelttinedelegatesaidthe draft-principleshave'a serioutdefectinthat.they

On:riotadequatelyprotect -therightsofsuchgroupie. TheArgentinedelegation

With

"Yes,forthatiswhat theyaredoingalready,havinginfiltratedintoparty campaigns,intokeyposts, causingagitationwherever theywork."

Hepointedoutthatonly 15,000communistvotes wereregisteredinBrazilianelectionsofOctober, 1960,whenthetotalvote Was12.6million.

"Wewouldbefarfrom seeingthevictoryofcommunisminLatinAmerica ifitdependedsolelyonnumericalstrength,"hesaid.

"Butwhatgivesitan advantageisnotonlythe disciplineofitsideology butalsotheselfishnessof someofourownleaders, thelackofinterestonthe partofothers,theindolence ofthemajority,anddisunion."

HesaidcommunistChineseagentsaremoreactive inBrazilthananycountry inLatinAmericaexcept Cuba.

Egypt

Controversial

FibBanned

TheEgyptiangovernment hasgivenaprivateviewing of"KingofKings"for Christianprelates:,priests andnunstoexplainitsnationwidebanonthemovie.

Thisspecialshowingfollowedvigorouscriticism amongcertainChristiansof thegovernment'sembargo onthemovie,aHollywood versionofthelifeofChrist.

Thedirectorofcensorship,MohamedAliNassef, toldthe900spectators:"The interestofthefilmisconcentratedonthestruggle betweentheRomansand theJewsofIsrael,withthe purposeofmakingthespectatorsfeelthattheHoly Landwasfromantiquity thenativecountryofIsrael."

Headdedthatthemovie has"atendencytoexcuse thetraitorJudas."

Themvernment-controlleddailynewspaperAlAhramrarinrted:"Alltheeccleslaseie-whoassistedat theshowingof'Kingof Kings''-e*euneniesousin appre, thewiecderision ofthe--vntianr".^,rm"

inglargesumsforpropaganda,thecommunistsare notgivingapennyforurgentlyneededemergency measures."

Hesaidsocialprogrammes areessentialinChile,particularlytheconstructionof workers'housinginSantiago.TheCardinal,whowas hereonavisit,urgedGermanCatholicstosupportthe Church'sforeignreliefefforts.

Liberia

Priests'Released, BishopNamed

FourmissionaryprieststhreeFrenchmenanda Swiss-havebeenreleased fromarrestinneighbouringGuinea,accordingto reportsreachingMonrovia.

Thepriestshadbeenarrestedseveralweeksago,reportssaid. Newsoftheirreleasecame atthesametimeasthereportthatanativeofGuinea hadbeennamedArchbishop ofConakry,capitalofthat westAfricancountry.Heis Archbishop-electRaymond Tchidimbo.Hesucceeds ArchbishopGerarddeMilleville,C.S.Sp.,aFrenchman,whowasexpelled fromGuineabythegovernmentofPresidentSekou Tourelastyear.

India

OrderToBuild IndianAbbey

Japan

RecognitionOf Church'sWork

Japaneseauthoritiespaid warmtributetotheChurch's workinthiscountryatthe consecrationofBishopPeter S.Hirata,S.S.asthefirst BishopofOita.

GovernorY.Kinoshitaof Oitaprefecturetoldthenew prelatethatheconsidered theconsecrationamoreimportanteventforhisregion thantheinaugurationofan economicexpansionprogrammethathadtaken placethesameday.

"Withoutmoralityandreligion,"GovernorKinoshita said,"materialprogresscan onlyleadtodisaster."

Anotherspeakerwas MayorUedaTamotsuof Oita,aconvert,whodescribedthe16thcentury beginningsofadiocesein thisarea.Itwaslaterabolishedbecausenobishopwas abletoremainhere.

TheNorbertinecanons regularhaveboughta75acretracttoestablishtheir firstabbeyinIndia. Arrangementshavebeen madebyBishopConrad Dubbelman,O.Praem.,of JabalpurandaNorbertine abbotintheNetherlands. ThispartofcentralIndia

haslongbeenaNorbertine Missionarea,andRotteedam-borpBishopDubbin manhasbeenincharge since1933-firstasPrefectApostolic,andsincethe establishmentoftheJabulurdiocesein1954,as bishop.

NominationFor NobelPrize

FatherGeorgesPire,0.P., whowontheNobelPeace Prizein1958forhiswork forrefugees,hasdeclared hisintentionofnominating, theIndianhumanitarianreformerAcharyaVinoba Bhaveforthisyear'sPrize. Shave,adiscipleofGandhi, headsamovementurging India'swealthytodivide theirpropertyamongthe poor.

SubversivesAre ActiveInChile

"Full-time communist agitators"number1,500in Chile,RaulCardinalSilva Henriquez,S.D.BArchbishopofSantiago,Chile, saidinBonn.

CardinalSilvaHenriquez warnedthatcommunistinfiltrationisthegreatest threatfacing

Latin

TeCardinalnotedinan interviewthat"whilespend-

SOLOEFFORTINTOURISM BRINGSSOMERESULTS

ONEMORNINGDURINGMYSTAYINTHEU.S.S.R.,IGOTUPVERYEARLYAND DECIDEDTOSKIPTHESCHEDULEDTOUR. ISTARTEDOFFONMYOWNTOSEE WHATICOULDSEE.

leftthehotelabout6.30a.m.Noone, tomyknowledge,sowmeleave.Thestreets werealreadystartingtofillwispeoplegoing towork.Eachcarriedsomethinginhishand, eitherachangeofclothesoralittlesomethingtoeat.Therewasnoneofthehustle andbustlesocharacteristicofanAmerican city'sawakening.Everyoneseemedtobe slowly,sadly,butwithgreatresignation,just headingforajob.

Therewasnohurrying,norunningfortransporation, nolonglinesformorningcoffeeinacornerrestaurant, nospeedinglinesofcommutertraffic,nobusloadsof peopleavidlyporingoverthemorningnewspaper. Everythingwasslowandserene.Thewholescene remindedmesomewhatofaherdofcattle leavingthebarnandtrudging,expressionlessly, outtothefieldstostarttheday.

AsIpassedoneofthecornerswherea numberofmenwerewaitingforthebus,a youngmannoddedtome.Iansweredwitha smileanda"goodmorning"inRussian.This broughthimtolife.Hecameuptomeimmediatelywiththequestion,"Tourist?"

Heturnedouttobeastudentwhohadto workduringthesummer,bygovernmentorder, forwhathedescribedasaridiculouslylow salary.Hehadtodigditches.Hespoke English-notwell,butmuchbetterthanmy Russian.

HetoldmehowmuchhelikedEnglish.He saidhehadneverbeforemetanAmericanand thathewouldliketospendthedayandshow mearound.Thiswouldalsobegoodpractice inEnglishforhim,headded.

"Howaboutyourjob?"Iasked.

"Oh,thatdoesnotmatter,"hereplied.He showedmehishands,fullofblistersfromthe shovel,andsaid:"TodayIcannotwork."He addedthathewasverythinandtired-"Too muchwork,noeat!"Todayhewouldstay withme.

Iknewthattherewasmoretohisofferthan justhisinterestinforeignersorhisdesireto practisehisEnglish.SoonheaskedifIhad anyclothesIcouldgivehim.Hepointedtohis wornandpatchedpants,hisrun-downshoes. hecontrastedthemwithwhatIwaswearing.

Then

"Iwantclotheslikeyours.Ilikeclothes.Ilike style.Canyougivemesomeclothes?"

Headdedthathehadsomethingthathecouldgive meinexchange.Hewhispered,"DoyoulikeRussian ikons?"Iwasinterested,andoffwewenttolookover hiswares.

Helivedwithhismotherinoneroom-anawfully smallone-crowdedandclutteredwithalltheirbelongings.Hismotherwasamedicaldoctor,hesaid,and

workedveryhard.Idon'tremembertheexactamount hetoldmeshewaspaid,butitseemedtomeatthe timetobeimpossiblylow.Iremembermentioning thattheamountwaslessthanwhatsomeonehadtold mewomenworkingatstreetconstructionmade.This wastrue,hesaid.Thegovernmentpaidhigherwages totheunletteredwomendoingmen'smanuallabour thantodoctors. Intheoneroomthemotherandsonsharedtherewas barelyroomtoturnaround.Therewerenobathroom facilties-theseweredownthehall.Therewasnot evenasinkintheroom.Theyhadtogodownthehall andfillupthewaterbucketatthecommunityfaucet.

Thereseemedtobeabout12or14doorsalongthe longhallandIsupposeeachdoorrepresentedafamily. Thesewerenotthevery,verypoorworkers,becauseI sawanarmyofficercomingoutofonedoor.They belongtotheprivilegedclass.

THEFOURTHINASERIESOFARTICLESON INSIDERUSSIATODAY

FatherJamesF.Drone, theauthorofthefollowingarticle,now ateacheratSt.John'sHomeMissions Seminary,LittleRock,America,spent threeyearsstudyingInEuropeand recentlycompletedafour-weektourof theSovietUnionasamemberofaleftist politicalgroup.Thisgavehimfreedom inRussianotordinarilyaccordedto Westernvisitors.

leave,togoaway.Theydidsowithoutargument,but stilllaughingandimitatingthechantandthesignof theCross. AftertheLiturgyIwentupandgreetedthepriest. Ishowedhimmymedalandrosaries.HiswiferecognisedthemasCatholic,touchedthempiouslyandsaid theywerebeautiful.Heaskediftherearemany CatholicsinAmericaandIassuredhimthereare. BeforeIleftheblessedmewithholywaterandasked Godtoprotectme.

TheOrthodoxpriestswereallveryfriendlyandvery happytohavemeseetheirchurches.Theyproudly showedmetheirikons,relicsandvestments.Isaw moreart,morearchitecture,morereligionthatday thanIwouldhaveseeninayearontheregularly scheduledtour.

Near

THISCHURCHISLOCATEDWITHINTHEKREMLINITSELF

TheRussianstudentreachedaroundunderneathhis bed(asmallcot)andpulledoutanoldblacksuitcase. Hewasverysecretiveaboutit,andevenstoppedtalking whenanyonewentby(women,usually,bucketinhand, ontheirwaytothespigot).Heshowedmequitea nicecollectionofoldikonsofallsizes.

"Yougivemeclothes-Igiveyouikons."Ilooked themalloverwell,butdecidedIhadbetternottake anyalong.Ifmybagwereopenedandtheikonswere discovered,Iwouldbeintrouble.Ipromisedtogive himafewlittlethingswithouttheikonsifhewould showmearoundthechurchesofthecity.Itoldhim thatIwasveryinterestedinreligion.

ThereweresomeOrthodoxchurchesopeninthe townandwewentthroughthemall.Hekissedallthe ikonsinthechurcheswevisitedandinvitedmetodo likewise.HestillbelievedinGod,heclaimedwithhis handpiouslyplacedoverhisheart.ButIcouldnot helpdoubtinghissincerity.Hispietywasalittle forcedandseemedintendedmeretoimpressmethan anythingelse.

HealsoaffirmedhisdisbeliefinMarxismandhis dislikeforthewholeofcommunistlife.Thesedaring statementswerefollowedbytheassertionthathe studiedhardinschool,thathehadlearnedMarxism wellandreceivedgoodgradesinit.Withoutanyfalse modestyhecalledattentiontothefactthathehad"a verygoodface"andhehopedthatthis,joinedtohis goodshowinginMarxismclass,wouldsoonlandhim ajobinMoscow-inthemovies.

AtoneoftheOrthodoxchurches,theLiturgy(Mass) wasbeingcelebrated.Itwasaweekdayandtherewere justsixorsevenoldwomenpresent.Itwasbeing celebratedinalittlesidechapel(about30ft.x30ft.in size)andIinsisteduponstaying.

Theoldwomenwereallpeasanttypesanddeeply pious.Theyprayedlongandwithoutdistraction,now witharmsoutstretched.againstretchedproneuponthe floorwhichtheykissedfromtimetotime.Thepriest's wifeseemedtobetheassistant,answeringtheprayers andchanting.

InthemiddleoftheLiturgy,incametwoyoungmen. Theystoodforaminutewatchingandlistening.Then theystartedtolaughloudly.Theoldwomennever evenlookedup.Theboysapproachedthealtarand stoodlaughingandmimickingtheactionsofthepriest. Thepriest'swifeshoutedatthemfromherpewto

"APOPEOFPEACEANDCONCORD"

AleadingGermanLutheranhascharacterisedHisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIIas"likeable,good,intelligentandconciliatory."

TheRev.KurtScharf. presidentoftheCounliiof Evangelical(Lutheran) ChurchesInGermany,said inaninterviewgiventothe Romeweekly,Vita,thatthe Pontiffis"aPope of peaceandconcord."

Dr.Scharfsucceeded BishopOttoDibeliusas councilpresidentinFebruary,1960.Hewasapastor inEastBerlinfor16years beforehewasoustedbythe communists.

Whileexpressinghigh praiseforthePope,Dr. Scharfalsopointedoutthe differencesthatexistbetweenhisreligionandthe Church.

Askedtooutlinecurrent relationsbetweenthetwo, henotedthat"thesituation haschangedalotinthepast thirtyyears.Wehavecome toknowoneanotherbetter, wehavegreatermutualrespectandwehelpourselves mutuallywhereverwecan.

"Itistruethattherearc problems,"hewenton."I thinkofmixedmarrtagcs andconditionalbaptism.

Wehavebaptismand naturallyawareandvery surprisedinnotingthatthe CatholicChurchdemands

thatbaptismberepeated conditionallywhenaProtestantgoesovertoCa'helicism."

AskedabouttheappointmentofDr.EdmundSchllnk astheGermanLutheranobserveroftheworkofthe comingecumenicalcouncil,

Scharfsaid:"ShouldIreceiveaninvitation,Icould notdecidepersonallyand alonewhethertoacceptor not.TheCouncilofthe EvangelicalChurchwould havetopronounceitselfon thequestion."

Ingivinghisopinionof

ARTISTWITHAMISSION

EVERYMAN'S FAMILY

By FatherJOHNC.KNOTT

THEMAKING OFAMAN

Somemanufacturercomesoutwithahandsome,: fullyautomaticwashingmachine.Itissocompletely' automaticthatitwillevendirtytheclothesforyou.; Thisisasubtleformofautomation.Iteliminatesall thosegruesomelittleboysintheTVads.whoare continuallythrowinggrease,dirtandjamoncleats tablecloths.

Theprosepoetsofthebigadvertisinghousesof MadisonAvenuetakeholdofthismodernmasterpiece ofmechanicalingenuityandgiveitthebigtreatment throughallthemediaofcommunication.Everywoman looksandlistensbutshakesherhead-it'snotforher. Shedoesn'tneedit.

Thebarragemountsinintensity.Theword-of-mouth campaignstarts.Thenext-doorneighbour,oran unpopularin-law,buysoneanddoesalittlebragging. ButEverywomanremainsthestrongandvaliant womanofscripturalfame.Shestilldoesnotneedit.

O'HARA'S DAY&NIGHT PHARMACY

Cr.FITZGERALD &FORRESTSTS., NORTHPERTH

aweekinhis basementstudioinGirard,Ohio,paintingseascapes,landscapesandstatues-the latterforparishchurchesinthearea.Amachinistbytrade,hestudiedpaintngatthe ButlerArtInstitute,Youngstown,andattheWashingtonSchoolofArt.Hebeautifiesthe religiousobjectswithoutchargetotheparishes.

Dr.ScharfstressedthatDr. Schlinkisanobserverof thepreparatoryphaseonly, andnotofthecouncilitself. HesaidthatheandCardinal Bea,S.J.,Presidentofthe PreparatorySecretariatfor PromotingChristianUnity ofthecouncil,havecorrespondedregardingtheappointment.

Inanswertoaquestion astowhetherhewillcome toRomeforthecouncil,Dr.

Another Seminary

Withinamonthofthe creationofaHierarchyin Korea,thecountry'ssecondmajorseminaryhas openeditsdoors.AMass oftheHolySpiritwas celebratedbytheRector, FatherAndrew11.Bach'tuber,S.J.

ArchbishopHaroldHenry, S.S.C.,ofKwangjuwasout ofthecountry.Hisvicar delegateandfellowColum ban,FatherThomasP.Kane ofChicago,spoketothe studentsattheMass.

TheSacredCongregation forthePropagationofthe Faithcommissionedthe AmericanmissionaryArchbishoptobuildtheseminary toseinetheneedsofdiocesesinthesouthernpartof theRepublicofKorea.The nation'sothermajorseminaryisinthecapitalcity ofSeoul.

Thenewseminarywillbe knownasDaegunCullege BrennanMemorial.Daegun istheKoreangivenname ofKorea'sfirstpriestmartyr,BlessedAndrew

PLUMBINGMATERIALS

ROYGALVIN&CO. 229-233WilliamSt.,Perth 28-1541.

SEPTICTANK-DRYWELLS BATHROOMFIXTURES

The"PlumbingSupplySpecialists"

PopeJohn,hesaid:'"fh,_ presentPopeisafigurelilt' JohntheApostle,thatisto sayapopeoflove.Heis notapopeofadministration, butofpeaceandconcord. "Wewelcomedwithgreat pleasurethefactthathe decidedtoreplaceinthe prayersoftheCatholic Churchtheexpression-as itreferredtous-of'those whoaredeceivedbyerroneousopinions'withthe words'separatedbrothers,'"

Korean Opened

Kim.BrennanreferstoMgr. PatrickBrennan,aChicago ColumbanwhowasPrefect ApostolicofKwangjuatthe startoftheKoreanwarin 1950.Hewastakenprisoner bytheNorthKoreancommunistsandwaslastseen aliveatTaejoninSeptember,1950.

Theseminarywillbe tinderthecontrolofthe SacredCongregationforthe PropagationoftheFaith. JesuitFathersoftheWisconsinprovincewillprovide thefaculty.

OnMarch13theKorean ministryofeducationauthorisedtheopeningofthenew seminaryasatraining schoolforCatholicpriests. Underthegovernment's plansforreorganisingKoreaneducationitcouldnot seeitswaytograntitfull collegestatusatthepresent time. Theacademiccoursewill takesevenyears-three yearsforphilosophyand fourfortheology.Therewill alsobeanauxiliarycourse ofintensiveLatinstudypreparatorytophilosophy. Twenty-threestudentsare intheLatincourse,and21 infirst-yearphilosophy. Thepresentfacultyis threeJesuitpriestsandone KoreanpriestfromKwangjuArchdiocese.

EngineerInHome

Thisoldthingshehas(meaningherpresentwasher, notherhusband)willdoforawhilelonger.Besides that,withalltheappliancesnowinthehouse,sheis begininngtothinksheneedsanengineeringdegree morethananythigelse.Sitewonderswhetherthe Church,inhermanywonderfulPre-Canaandpremarriagecourses,isgivinganythoughttoaspecial conferenceonwhatmightbecalledDomesticEngineering.

Butifthereisonevirtuethatadvertisinghas,itis perseverance.Herfavouriteannouncercomesonand, withthattremendoussincerityofhis,sortofimplies that,ifsincerity,isnexttogodliness,thenhavingthis washerwilldoalmostasmuchforheras ona weekendretreat.

Shehadnotthoughtofitthatwaybeforeandso beginstoplayasubtlelittlegamewithherself-where shewouldputitinthekitchenorthelaundry,ifshe didgetit.But,ofcourse,shedoesnotneedit-yet.

Giventhepassageoftime,afewmajorbreakdowns (liketheplugbeingpulledoutofthesocketonceor twice)andthecontinualhardorsoftsellofthepoets ofcommerce,sheconvincesherselfthatforherhealth, thewelfareofthenation.andthegoodofsocietyas awhole,sheneedsanewwashingmachine.

StartOfCampaign

Havingbeenconvincedherself,andtoeaseherconsciencesheremembersthatsheheldoutlongafterher moresusceptibleneighbourssuccumbed,shestartsthe strategyofconvincingEveryman.

Hestrugglesvaliantlyagainstoverwhelmingodds, makesafewcounter-attacks,beatsastrategicretreat ortwo,triessomedelayingtactics,butfinallysurrenders.Whetherhesuccumbssoonerorlaterdepends onhisageandstamina,historyofpastsuccesses-if any,theamountofdeterminationinherattitude,and howsuccessfulsheisinmakinghimfeelguiltyabout thewholesituation.

Atanyrate,theybuythewashingmachine.(Possibly sheneededit.Ifthiscolumndoesnothingelse,atleast itshouldimprovethearguments.Whatitdoesfora columnist'speaceofmind,sincewomenwritemore letters,remainstobeseen.)Sheishappyandheis happybecausesheishappyandalsobecause,forthe firsttimeinmonths,thepressureisoff.Hesettlesback inhiseasychairwithcomfortablehusbandlyglowthat comesfromhavingmade"thelittlewoman"happy.

ManyStrongQualities

Thatword"little"isusedinarelativesense.Whateverherphysicalsize,shehasthestrategicmindofa RobertE.Lee,thetacticalsenseofaStonewallJackson, theperseveringstubbornnessofaU.S.Grant,andthe itchfornewgloriesofaGeneralCuster.Likethelatter, shecanmakealaststandandfindintheprocessthat sheisthewomanwhohaseverythingexceptahusband.

Asasuggestion,shemightbetterfocusallthose tremendoustalentsofhersongivingEverymanthe feelingthatheismorethanadequatetosupplythe moneyneedsofhiswifeandchildren.Themanwho hasthisfeelingknowsonething.Heisabletotake careofhisfamily,Hecanholdhisheadhighamong hispeers.Asaman,thereisprobablynothingmore importanttoahusbandthanthis.Whatmoreimportantgiftcantherebefromawifethantomakea husbandfeellikeaman.

PatsyBevilacqua,anativeofItaly,spendsbetterthan00hours

VaticanNews

IncentiveFor PeaceEffort

HisHolinessPopeJohnXXIIIinvoked God'shelptobringsuccess ofcampaignforworld ruleoflaw.

Receivinginspecialaudiencelawyersandpurists inRomeforaconferenceto promotetheruleofinternationallaw,PopeJohntold themthatonlywithGod's helpcanman'sefforttofind peacebesuccessful."May heavenlyaidsustainyour peacefulundertakingsand mayitcrownthemwith success,"hesaid.

Morethan100participantsintheEuropeanConferenceforWorldPeace

ThroughtheRuleofLaw participatedinthepapal audienceattheendoftheir four-daymeeting.Thedelegates,attendinginaprivate capacityratherthanasgovernment representatives, camefrombothsidesof theIronCurtain.

PopeJohn,receivingthe delegatestotheRomemeeting,spokeinFrench,He stressedthattheChurchconstantlyhasbeenactivein promotingpeacebasedon justiceandlaw.Hesaid:

"Relationsamongnations, asamongpersons,asPius XIIuntiringlyreported, mustnotberuledbyforce lastmustberegulatedwith juridicialnormsconforming toreasonandfoundedon universalandunchangeable moralprinciples,without whichpeacecannotreign amongstates.

"Forthisreason,therefore, itisnecessarytoinsist,as youproposeinyourmeetings,ontheobservanceof internationallawandonthe mediatingroleofcourtsof justice."

ThePopecitedbothhis ownpronouncementsand thoseofhispredecessorsto showthat"suchaconcern forrespectoftherightof personsandofvariouscommunitiesanimatesthesocial teachingoftheChurch."

Thenhesaid:

"Wefeelitisadutyto

totheinternationpeacethroughthe inviteyoutocompleteyour workwithahumbleandincessantinvocationofDivine Providencesothatmen mightenjoyanevergreater degreeofpeace,whichis thefruitofjustice.Mayheavenlyaidsustainyour peacefulundertakingsand mayitcrownthemwithsuccess.

"Buttheseprayerswill bemorepowerfulifthey comefromaheartthatis peaCefulitself,anchoredin alovingandfilialdependenceofthewillofGodand attentiveinthefaithfulobservanceofthedivine laws."

VisitMadeBy AnglicanWas StrictlyPrivate

TheAnglicanBishop ofSouthwarkhaspaida courtesycallonhisHolinessPopeJohnXXIII.

Dr.MervynStockwood, whosedioceseincludes southLondonandits suburbs,describedhis meetingwithPopeJohn asa"generaldiscussion ofgoodwillbetween twoChristianpersons." Hesaidrelationsbetweenhischurchandthe RomanCatholicChurch havegrownbettersince Dr.GeoffreyFisher, thenArchbishopofCanterbury,visitedPope Johnattheendof1960.

Dr.Stockwoodwasin Romeonhiswaytothe HolyLand.Heandthe Anglicanclergymanwho announcedthat Dr. Stockwoodwouldvisit thePopeemphasisedthat thevisithadastrictly privateandunofficial character.

YOURCHEMISTN.H.MOORE,M.P.S.

withthemultitudeofcarsthat shuttlebackandforthacrossthePope'stinydomain.Planstoraisethespeedlimit from18.6m.p.h.toamorerealisticlevelarebeingconsidered,andparkingfinesmay beraisedfromthepresent40centsto80cents. seemedreasonable.Traffic waspracticallynon-existentinthe109-acredontain ofPopePiusXI. Forexample,in1934acar crossedthewholeofVatican Citywithoutcausingatraffictie-upeventhoughithad tobackupagoodpartof thewaybecauseofadefectivesteeringshaft.

StoppedForCat Sountravelledwerethe city'sroads30yearsago thatwhenthePope'scar suddenlystoppedtoavoid hittingacat,itwasthe talkoftheentirestatefor weeksbecauseamonsignor accompanyingthePopewas thrownontopofhim.

TheVatican'sroadscertainlyarenotplannedfor speeding.Inthegardens theywindupanddownthe Vaticanhillandhaveplenty

singthroughtheterritory' thesedays.

Asaresultmostofthe fineshandedoutbypapal gendarmesareforparking violations.Eventheseare somewhatrareandmany peopleregardthemasa suitablesouvenir.

Thegendarmesfinditdifficulttofineprelates,diplomatsorVaticanemployees.Andsothosewhoarc "fortunate"enoughtobecomepossessorsofaVaticantrafficticketareusually visitorswhoparkwhereit isforbidden.Inmorethan onecaseamanwithatraffictickethasbeenoffered moneyforthesmallbitof paperbyasouvenirhunter.

AmongVaticanCity's proudestboastsisthefact thattherehasneverbeen adeathorseriousinjury

PallotineFounder

WillCertainlyBe

DeclaredASaint

AfinalstepbeforeBlessedVincentPallottiisdeclaredasaintoftheChurch wascompletedwhenHis

HolinessPopeJohnXXIII orderedpromulgationofthe decreeapprovingmiracles workedthroughhisintercession.

Afterthisdecreenothing remainsbutaformalreviewofthecompleteprocessleadingtocanonisation. 'Ibisreviewisheldinthe presenceofthePope.

BlessedVincentwasthe founderoftheSocietyof theCatholicApostolate, knownasthePallottine Fathers,whonownumber morethan2,200members. HediedinhisnativeRome attheageof55onJanuary,221850;andwasbeatified100yearslatertothe day.

Aseconddecreewaspublishedalongwiththatof BlessedVincent.Itproclaims thatFatherLuigiGunnella,founderoftheServants ofCharity,practicedvirtue toanheroicdegree. He diedin1915.Thedecree wasanessentialsteptowardshisbeatification. AlthoughnodatewaspublishedforBlessedVincent's canonisation,itisthoughtto beimminent.

Thetwodecreeswere readinthepresenceofthe Popeinhisprivatelibrary. ArcadioCardinalLarraona, C.M.F.,PrefectoftheSacredCongregationofRites, -andCiementeCardinalMicare,whoisinchargeof BlessedVincent'scauseof canonisationandFather Guanelia'scauseofbeatification,werepresent.

oil1p.m.thatanexpertarrivedonthescenetoexaminethepositionsofthe twocarsandassignresponsibilityfortheaccident. Thetwocarsstayedput untiltheexpertarrived. Thegrowingpressof traffichasforcedtheresponsibleofficialstotakestepstocopewiththenumerouscarsthatdriveinand outofthepapaldomain today. Plansarebeingconsideredtoincreasethe40-cent fineto80centsandtoraise thespeedlimittoarealisticlevel.Todayallroads inthecity-statehaveroad signs,pedestriancrossings andallthe.othernormal streetindications.Anditis evenbeingconsideredthat withinafewyearsatrafficlightortwomaybenecessary.

ThemostsignificantMIprovementinrecentyears hasbeentherecentinaugurationofonewaytraffic inandoutoftheVatican attheentrancesofSt. Peter'sSquare.

Untilrecentlyalltraffic acrossSt.Peter'sSquare passedthroughtheGateof theBellsattheleftside oftheBasilica.Nowoutgoingtrafficflowsthrough theHolyOfficeGate,on theoutsideoftheColonnade surroundingthesquare.Previouslythisgatewasjealouslyclosedandusedmostlyonlybythepopes.

AHERN'S Surgical Corset Fittings

AHERN'Squalifiedsurgicalcorset fitters,headedbySisterMcCutcheon, areyourguaranteetocorrectfitand satisfaction.

Whetheritbeatyourhome,hospital, orbyappointmentinAHERN'S CorsetSalon,youcondependonthe someconfidentialservice.

Y.C.W.

MOSMANPARK(GIRLS)

Followingtraininglast Sundaymorning,members oftheBasketballTeamchose ChristineAntoineastheir captainandAnneStanley theirvice-captain.

Othermembersofthe teamare:PatWatkins,MargaretGrosser,JanetBull. TereseElias.PatRamsay, VeronicaArthurandVal Reynolds.

Weareverygratefulto FatherMurphyforhisgenerousdonationofabasketballtotheteam.

MosmanParkhavebeen gradedintoB-3andhopeto dowellinthistheirfirst yearinthecompetition.

CLAREMONT(GIRLS)

Asub-grouphasbeen startedupinClaremontand isinthecapablehandsof MargaretLyons.Thememberswhoaretrainingtobecomeleadersare:

KerrySearle,AnneRyan. JulieHansen,RobinDurack,PamInghamandKerry Fuller.

Weextendawelcometo allthesegirlsandhopethat theywillremainenthusiasticintheirY.C.W.work

Anumberofsocialevents beingdiscussedamongst theClaremontLeadersisa "Cellarparty"tobeheldin thehomeofoneofthegirls. Thedateisnotyetdecided.

BASSENDEAN(GIRLS)

Wehavenowcommenced ourgamesnightstobeheld everySundayeveninginthe TradesHallat8o'clock. Tabletennis,darts,etc.are organisedandsupperconcludestheevening.

OneofourleadersTheresaMcLoughlinhasleftus andwewouldliketothank herfortheworkshehas doneforthegroup,especiallyinherpositionasenquiry secretary.

HIGHGATEY.C.W.

Thedifficultyofmaking friendswithmigrantsvaried frompersontopersondependingupontheattitudes ofboththeAustraliansand migrantsconcerned.

Itwasdecidedthatduringthecomingweekeach leadershouldmakeaspecialefforttoacquaintthemselveswithmigrantswhen theopportunityarises.

Theleadersgroupoverthe lastfewweekshelpedinthe fellingofseveraltreesin thechurchyardandcollectedpalmsonanearlymorningexcursion.Thegroup isrosteredfortheEaster Vigilfortheearlyhoursof themorningandwehopeto bewellrepresented.

Preparationsarewellin handforYouthWeekand severalpeoplehavealready beenapproachedtospeak atthegatherings.

MIDLANDY.C.W.

MOVEMENTNOTES

ByY.C.W.BranchCorrespondents

SHENTONPARK(GIRLS)

About40youngpeople enjoyedaverysuccessful barbecueatRobinGarnett's homelastSunday.Many thanksgotoMrs.Garnett fortheuseofherhomefor theevening.Duringthe eveningFatherByrnewished boththegirls'basketball teamsandtheboysfootball teamthebestofluckforthe seasonandmentionedthe needforarealsporting spirittobemaintainedatall

ofactionconcernedall games. Inparticular,theY.C.W. matcheswhereweareto settheexample.

Thetopicwasswearing: Allthosepresentagreedthat thewrongsortoflanguage wasprevalentonSundays andtheresultingactionwas tostampitoutinourown teamfirst,includingthe leaderswhoplayed. Sunday'smatchsawus notchanothervictoryand

althoughweplayedinhot, tryingconditions,thelanguagefromourteamwas wellcontrolled.

Applex-ComonexttrainingnightwillbeFriday, April27,atWellington Squareandwehopeall thoseinjuredplayersarc forthefollowingmatch.

SOCIALCALENDAR

HighgateY.C.W.Dance. Saturday,April28,8-12 p.m. -,,.....,.....,,_.',...0...,,,-'

TomakeTheirDebutAtTheCatholicBall

OnWednesdaynightwe againhadourexecutive meetingbeforethemission. Themissionsermonwason Purityandwasdirected mainlytotheYouth.Father saidthateveninthetwentiethcenturyitwasstillpossibletoattainpurity.He toldusthatGodhadgiven usamodeltofollowin SaintMarieGoretti. FollowingtheMissionwe hadourmonthlygeneral meetingwhichwasverysuccessful. The members broughtupmanynewsuggestionswhichweplanto putintoaction.Asocial committeewaselectedto helptheexecutivecommittee. Congratulationsto BrianBevans,JohnLevitszki,CharlieAntenucci, VickiSchorer,PatMaley andVeraDenicintheirnew appointmenttothecommittee.

Theyouthclubwillopen againonApril24witha barbecueanddance.Meat willNotbesupplied.

timeswhetherwinningor losing.Girlsarereminded therewillbenoleaders' meetinguntilafterEaster.

COMO(BOYS)

Thisweek'sdiscussionon migrants'languageproblem, pointedoutwhenmigrants havetocopewithpeople throughabnormalpassages, suchasphoneorinterpreter, theresultingmessagetends tobecomeconfusedor changed.Duetothisitwas seen,particularlyinthecase ofthephone,thatthepersonwouldtendtoavoidthe useof,orwouldgetsomeoneelsetoanswerwheneverpossible.However,a littlecoaxingandexplaining fromtheleaderconcerned helpedrightthisproblem, sothatnowthephonedoes notcausesomanyinterruptionsintheotheremployees'work.

Saturdaylastsawseveral membersoftheleaders' group,includingaplumber, payavisittoPointPeron. Thevariationthisgrouphad frommostwasthatthe leadershaddecidedtotake alongaMalayanstudent.

TheMalayanworkedwith oneoftheleadersandhad justreceivedaLearner Driver'sPermitandsonot onlydidoneofneighbours fromtheIsleofSingapore improvehisdriving.buta gooddealofredleadundercoatwasputawayonthe frameworkoftheablution block.

TheApplex-Comofootball teamundertheleadershipof GraemeHullettmetwith successinthefirstencounteroftheseasonlastSunday.Allmemberswhoare unavailableorunabletoattendtrainingandare availablefortheweekly matcharerequiredtocontacteitherofthefollowingmembersofselectors: G.Hullett,B.Tilbury,K. Piercy.N.Chapman,J.Hall. Footballhasbegunand atopicofdiscussionwhich cameupinthisweek'sfacts

TennisNotes FromTheClubs

Thefirstmeetingofthe newexecutivetookplace recently,andplansforan activeyearwereanimatedly discussed.Futureevents willbereported'inthis columnfromtimetotime,so don'tfailtomakesureof yourcopyof"TheRecord" everyweek,andkeepyourselfintouchwiththeactivitiesofyourAssociation andthevariousclubs.

BT.ANNE'S

Sinceourlastreportthere havebeeneventsofimportanceintheclub.Pat GoughannouncedherengagementtoArthurFay, andDlarmandMichael Flnucanehaveabeautiful daughter,Megan.Allmembersextendtheirverybest wishestothehappycouples. ThefinancialyearcommencedonApril1-andthe annualgeneralmeetingwas heldonWednesday,April4. Thepresident,vice-president,secretary,treasurer, ladies'captainsandcommitteewerereturnedunopposed.Ourcaptain,Max Thompson,wasunfortunatelynotavailableforreelection.Ourthankstohim forthesterling-jobhedid duringtheyear,andevenif hehasnotthetimetotake anofficialpositioninthe clubwehopetoseehim backonthecourtsvery soon. EileenExleyisonthe sicklistatthemoment,but wewishheraspeedyreturn toplaytobeinformfor thewinterpennants.

LayApostolate

OnEasterMonday,April23,twoyoung women,membersoftheLayInstitute"Ver SacrumMariae,"willmaketheirFirstProfessionofthepromisesofpoverty,chastity andobedience,dedicatingthemselvestothe apostolateintheworld,inaceremonytobe heldinOurLady'sShrine,PallottineMissionaryCollege,Kew,at11a.m.

Atthesametime,eight members;alreadyprofessed, willrenewtheirpromises, sixofthemduringthesame ceremony,andtwoonMissionstationswheretheyare atpresentworking-atTardun,300milesnorthof Perth,andatLaGrange, 130milessouthofBroome.

Thetwomembersmaking theirFirstProfessionare MissesRitaWildingand MargaretO'Neill,bothof Oakleigh.MembersrenewingtheirProfessionare MissesBarbaraShea(Superior),PatriciaHeywood, JoanMcFarlane,Kathleen Curtain,BernadetteTaylor, CeciliaJacobs,FaithMeehan(LaGrange)andMargaretMacLean(Tardun).

BytheirProfession,which isbindingforoneyearand renewedeachyearatEaster, Institutemembersmakea totaldedicationoftheir dailylivestoGod,similarto anuninareligiouscongregationbut,unlikethenun, theyobservenocloisterand wearnodistinctivedressto markthemofffromtheoutsideworld.Acceptedbythe worldaspartofit,they carryontheirusualoccupations-e.g.teachinginState andCatholicschools,nursing,mothercraftnursing, officework-usingplacesof employment,socialcontacts andtheirdealingswith peopletobringthemcloser toGod.

Sincethepublicationby PopePiusXIIin1947of theApostolicConstitution onSecularInstitutes,"ProvidaMaterEcclesia,"this

newvocationhasflourished inallpartsoftheworld. Some,likethefamousEuropeanInstitute;"OpusDei" withits18,000members hasgrownrapidly.The"Ver SacrumMariae"LayInstitutewascommencedinMelbournein1958withMiss BarbaraSheaasSuperior, undertheguidanceofthe SpiritualDirector,Very ReverendFatherSilvester, ProvincialSuperiorofthe PallottineFathersinAustralia(theSocietyofthe CatholicApostolate).

TherrySociety

Therewillbenomeeting fortheTherrySocietyon EasterMonday,butduring thatweekallmembersare participatinginsomeway, towardsthesuccessofthe W.A. CatholicSchools' DramaFestival.

OnWednesday,May2,at 8p.m.thecastof"Shadow andSubstance"willmeetat theclub-roomfortheirfirst rehearsal. WhilstthePublicProducisbeingprepared,four1actplays,willbeproduced fromworkshop,andstaged atTheatreGuildinlate June.Thoseinterestedin productionareaskedtoring MissMaxwellassoonas possible.Thenextmeeting willbeat8p.m.onMonday, April30,at44APierSt., whenauditionsforthe"1acts"willtakeplace. Rosarycommencesat7.45 p.m.Forenquiriesplease ring71-4581evenings.

Wewereentertainedby theBeaconsfieldClubin March setsto9inafriendlycompetition.Averyenjoyable timewashadbyallour membersandweinvited Beaconsfieldtotakepartin ourmonthlymedaltournamentonApril8.Despitethe gustyconditionsandafew lightshowers,everyone thoughttheafternoona success.

Itwillbe"OpenHouse" atSt.Anne'sCourtsonSunday,May13.Wearehaving adrivetorecruitnewmembersandalsotakingthe opportunitytohaveareunionofallpastmembers. ThedaywillstartatIIp.m. sobringyourlunchand makeadayofit.Ifyou can'tcomeinthemorning, dropinsometimeduring theday.Thebarbecuewill beavailable.Foranyfurtherinformationyoumay contactBarryJoneson 5-3951duringthedayor 39-1809intheevening,or TessThompsonon30-3158.

Weareinthemidstofour annualtournamentatthe moment,butshouldbe finishedshortlyafterEaster, ST.THOMAS

Thetennisoflastweekendcontinuedtoholdthe highstandardshownduring thisyear'sjuniortournament.Thetypeoftennis playedbytheseyounger membershasbeenarevela tion,notonlytotheonlookers,buteventothe playersthemselves,andin themajorityofthematches victorywasonlyachieved afteralong,hardtussle. Withtheirusualefficiency, thegirlscompletedtheir portionofthetournament accordingtoschedule,and wemustagaincongratulate SueandJudyontheirwin,

andalsotheiropponents, LinleyandDianne,forthe sterlingwayinwhichthey wentdownfighting. Herearetheresultsofthe matchesplayed:Girls' doubles-S.GeorgeandJ. RehndD.DurackandJ. Lowe6-2,6-0(semi-final); S.GeorgeandJ.Rehnd L.FitzgeraldandD.McInerheney6-3,6-1(final); Boys'singles-D.Browned R.Loweongames6-1,7-9; Boys'doubles-C.Beckand J.SumnerdB.Sweeneyand B.Warner7-S,6-4;N.WillcocksandP.GroesslerdM. WillcocksandR.Winerheney6-4,8-6. Handicapsforthemixed doubleswereposted,and theindicationsarethatthis eventshouldprovemostinterestingandcompetitive.

ST.JOHN'S

Theweatherwasnotparticularlyco-operativefor ourclubpicnic,but15membersturnedouttomattethe trip,andwhattheparty lackedinnumericalstrength wascertainlymadeupforin enthusiasm!Visitstothe cavesoccupiedsomeofthe members,whileothers showedofftheirprowessin thesimplepleasuresof boating,muchtothediscomfortofJillHopkins,who nearlydisappearedfrom viewwhentheboatseemed tobeinimminentdangerof capsizing!However,allreturnedsafelytobase,and ourtiredbuthappypicnickersreturnedhomeat about6.30. Oursocialforthemonth ofMayistotakeplaceon Sundayafternoon,May13, andwillbeintheformof aspoontournament,with trophiesbeingdonatedby members.Acordialinvitationisextendedtoallmembersandfriends,andwe hopetohaveagoodrepresentation.

Wewishtowelcomeback tothecourtsourownMrs. JoanRichardson,whohas returnedtoplayaftera temporaryretirement,bringingwithheranewmember totheclubinhersonPeter.

ST.MARY'S

AllSt.Mary'stennis honoursoftherecentclub championshipgotoKerry Purcell,whohasrecorded thegrandslambywinning andhelpingtowinthefive majoreventsthisyear.Congratulations,Kerry,ona verydeservingeffort!

Thefinalsofallevents wereconcludedlastweek, andresultsareasfollows: K.PurcelldJ.Harris(final singlesopen;K.Purcelland J.HarrisdJ.Loughlinand T.Somers(finalmen's doubles);K.PurcellandP. DolandP.SomersandE. Black(finalmixeddoubles open(;K.PurcellandP. DolandM.Dellamartaand E.Black(noveltymixed doubles).

Theperformancesgiven bywinnersandlosersalike wasofgreatdistinction.St. Mary'sisproudofitsmembersforthekeennessand goodsportsmanshipshown duringthetournament. April29hasbeensetaside foramedaltournamentcommencingat1.30p.m.Membersarecordiallyinvitedto attend.Prizeswitbeawardedtothewinnersofeach section.

DUFFYBROS. LICENSEDPLUMBERS IIARDWAREMERCHANTS 235NewcastleSt.,Perth.21.5598.RepairsaSpecialty.

AbouttwentyofthegirlswhowillbemakingtheirdebutattheCatholicBallmetat thehomeofMeryianRobertsinMt.HawthornonTuesdaynightforaninformalparty.

SeatedwithMERYIAN(onleft)isELAINEJACKSON;standingareMIRIAMFENNESSY andGLENYSBUTLER.

JUNIORLEGIONARIESHAVE

APOSTOLICFORMATIONDAY I

"RememberyourdignityasChristians, Rememberyourvocationasapostles."

Inthesewords,FatherAidan,O.F.M.,of MidlandJunction,appealedtoJuniorMembersoftheLegionofMarytobefaithful followersofChistandHisMother.Though theywereyounginage,theywerecalledto dogreatthingsforChrist;theyweretobe Hislivingwitnessesinapaganworld.

FatherAldanwarnedthe assemblythattheymustnot fallpreytothenon-Christianenvironmentinwhich theylived.

Theyhadtobeleaders, having,aseachChristian does,thelivingGodasa Tabernaclewithinhissoul. Inalltheirdealingswith Peopletheyhadtorememberthisbasicfact-that Christlivedwithinthem.

Withthisinmind,their religionwouldbeavital forceintheirlife.They wouldremindthemselves thattheirfaithwasnot merelyaseriesof"do's" and"dont's"butanadherenceoftheirsoulstoapersonality-Christ.Itwasto themthatChristappealed thatHisKingdonimaybe spreadthroughouttheir CityofPerth.

Fatherexpressedhisgratitudeandadmirationforthe earnestwayinwhichthese youngpeoplehadgivenup theirSundayinorderto learnhowtheycouldbe moreeffectiveinstruments incarryingouttheworkof God.

TheloveofGod,indeed, wasthemotivewhich broughtthreehundredsterlingCatholicchildren,boyd andgirls,toChristian Brothers'Boys'Town,Clontart,wheretheywereguests oftheSuperior,BrotherP. L.O'Dougherty.

Theseyoungmembersof

theLegionofMary,ranging inagefromtento17years, camefrommanyPerth parishes.Thefunctionfor whichtheyhadassembled, calledan"ApostolicFormationDay,"hasnowbecome anannualaffairforjunior membersoftheLegion.

Theday'sprogramme '.commencedat10a.m.,when allthememberswereseparatedintogroupstodiscuss theproblemsencounteredin theirLegionwork,atschool andintheirsocialenvironment.Intheafternoon,the groupdiscussionscentred moreonthespecificworks carriedoutbyJunior Legionaries.

Thelistofgoodworks accomplishedbytheseyoung peopleismostimpressivetheteachingofCatechismto Stateschoolchildren;the escortingofsuchchildrento MassandtheSacraments; hospitalvisitation;visitation oftheaged,theblindand theuncared-for;thedistributingofscapularsand medals;thedistributionof Catholicliterature;persuadingotherstojointhem inprayer;assistingthe Missions;attendingtothe cleanlinessoftheparish church.

Suchremarkableworkis carriedouteachweekby theseyoungCatholicpeople, unseen,unknown,butnot unrewarded.AsSenior Legionariesreassuredthese

HolyNameSociety PreparesForRally

Thenewexecutivemetrecentlyforthefirsttime followingtheelectionsat theMarchconvention.

OfficeBearersare,President,B.Quinn;VicePresidentsJ.McCarthyandA. Boylen;SecretaryM.Foley; TreasurerG.Donovan;RecordingSecretaryC.Rosman;Marshall,L.Maxwell; Consultors:J.Hassell;V. Henderson;J.Hoar;W. Leek;U.Urquhart.

Theexecutivemeetsregularlyonthe2ndMonday ofthemonth.

TheRallywillheheldon SundayMay13atSt.Mary's Cathedral.

TheRev.J.McNamara, parishpriestofPinjarra, willbethespecialpreacher fortheoccasion.Afull attendanceofmembersis expected.

MALERELIGIOUS NURSES

HospitallerBrothersof St.JohnofGod

Forfourhundredyearsthe HospitallerOrderhascared formalepatientswhether physicallyormentallyill. HaveyouconsideredconsecratingyourlifetoGodin theserviceofHissick?

Forfurtherparticulars writeto:

Rev.Br.NoviceMaster St.JohnofGodBrothers Morisset,N.S.W. MenthatNurseforChrist.

Aspecialcollectionwill hetakenupattheRally (ourthankstotheCathedral)theproceedsofwhich willbedonatedtotheHoly NameBursaryFund.

Theenclosedretreatsfor 1962willbeheldatthe Monastery,NorthPerth.

Datesoftheretreatsare:

FirstRetreats26/27May; 2ndretreat16/17June;3rd retreat23/24June;4thretreat30thJune/1stJuly.

Applicationsforretreats shouldbeforwardedtothe Secretary,M.Foley,83 HeytesburyRoad,Subiaco, immediatelyorphone:642253intheevenings.

Itwouldbeadvisablefor applicationstobemadefor theearlierretreats,soas toavoidovercrowdingand disappointmentinthelater ones.The4thretreat,for membersinformation,has beencompletelyfilled.

DECEASEDMEMBER

TheSocietylearnedwith sorrowfulregretoftherecentdeathofW.B.T. (Bill)Bodeker. DuetoillhealthBillresignedfromtheexecutive twomonthsago.Hewas heldingreatrespectbyhis fellowmembersintheSociety,whichwaswellrepresentedathisRequiem MassandFuneral.Right Rev.MonsignorE.G.Collins,SpiritualDirectorof theDiocesanUnionwasalso present.

JUNIORTENNISRACQUETS SLAZENGERCHALLENGEJUNIOR 99/6ea.

DUNLOPMAXPLYJUNIOR 99/6each.

SPALDINGSTARMAKERJUNIOR 99/6ea. SCHOOLSPECIALS BLUEBIRDJUNIOR.Reducedto 63/6

SCHOOLRESTRING-GoodQualityGot. 43/6

SCHOOLRESTBING-BraidedNylon 27/6 WIMBLEDONSPORTSDEPOT (N.D.Keast,J.V.ZKeasti 14DAVIDJONESARCADE,IMAMTeL2S-4219. Official

youth,membershipinthe Legionmaysometimesseem difficult,tedious,even meaningless-butwithfaith inChrist,successwill crowntheirefforts.

Manyinspiringincidents wererelatedbySenior members,showinghowGod hadmadeuseofthem,his creatures,tobedistributors ofHisgracetosouls,whoto allappearanceshadgiven uphopeofsalvation.

Sometimestheyhadfelt likeclassingthecaseasa hopelesstask,buttheyhad persisted;andthroughthe graceofGod,thesesouls hadbeenwonbackto Christ.

Juniormembershadto workwiththesamespirit offaith.Theyhadtorememberthattimespentin theworkofGodwastime wellspent;andtheirobligations,asmembersofMary's Legion,hadpriorityofclaim ontheirtime.

BrotherFogartyinhis talk"ChristianAttitudeto HolyWeek,"furtheremphasisedthattheirvocationas Christiansdemandeda Christianresponsetothe loveofGodforman.

AttendanceattheHoly Weekceremonies,Sacramentalparticipationon thesemostholyofdays,was essentialiftheywereto bringtheLightofChristto theworld.

Thedayconcludedwith BenedictionoftheMost HolySacrament,withall theLegionariesjoiningin theconcludingprayers, prayingfora"faiththatis immovable,thatissteadfastamidallthetrialsand disappointmentsoflife.

Soendedtheday;though inonesenseitwasonlythe beginning.FortheLegionarieswerenowtotakewith themthenewideastheyhad learntandtoputtheminto practiceintheireveryday lifeasstudents.

ThedayfortheSenior Legionarieswas,indeed,a comfortingone-comforting toseesomanyenthusiastic youngheartsreadytogive theirwhole-heartedattentiontotheworkassignedfor them.

Theprogrammewas tightlypacked,butquestionedlater,themembers wereagreedthattheday hadbeenadeeplysatisfying one.Withsuchagenerous bodyofyouth,theworkof Mary'sLegionisnotlikely tofail,buttogrowtoeven greaterheightsintheserviceofChristandHis MysticalBody.

Surelythereisnogreater honour,nogreaterprivilege thantoshareinthisChristgivingworkofsalvation. MayGodcontinuetobless theeffortsandthesacrifices oftheseyoungLegionaries, andmay,manymoreofour youthbeinspiredtojoin theirranks.

Sisters' Thanks

TheLittleSistersof thePooratGlendalough wishtothankalltheir friendswhohelpedto maketheirrecent'Pound Day'suchasuccess.In particulartheyaregratefultotheenterprising committeewhoworked soefficientlyintheorganisationoftheday.

"lona" PastPupils

PastpupilsofPresentationConvent"Iona,"MosmanPark,willholdtheir annualreunionattheconventonSunday,April29, commencingat2p.m. BuseswillleaveIrwin Street,Perth,at12.55and 1.40p.m.andFremantleat 1.30p.m.

HighgateWins Cup

SLAZENGERCUP-GIRLS

FinalWonbySacredHeart HighSchool

The1962SlazengerCup, themaineventinthe schools'tenniscalendar,was wonbySacredHeartHigh SchoolonSunday,April8, whentheschoollearndefeatedPerthModernSchool by5Rubbers,11sets,84 Gamesto1Rubber,5sets, 61Games.

Individualscoreswere:Singles

MaxinePeterkin(SI-I) defeatedJeanieCraigie (PM)6-2;6-4. LomaJowett(SRIdefeatedSandraStephen(PM) 3-6,6.3,6.3.

AnnMackenzie(SH)defeatedSueWoodbridge PM6-2,7-5.

BrioniBest(SH)lostto JuneDalby3-6,6-4,5-7.

Doubles

Peterkin&Jowett(SH) defeatedCraigie&Stephen PM6-0,4-6,6-4.

Mackenzie&Best(SB) defeatedWoodbridge & DalbyIPM)6-3,4-6,6-0.

12Y.C.S.LeadersConferAtHighgate

AY.C.S.Leaders'afternoonwasheldrecentlyat SacredHeartHighSchool, Highgate.Theleaderspresentnumbered72and amongthemwererepresentativesfromthefollowingschools: St.ThomasAquinas,BedfordPark: St.Brigid's,Lesmurdie; LoretoConvent,Nedlands; OurLady'sCollege,Victoria Square; C.B.C.,Leederville; St.Patrick'sTechnical School; SacredHeart,Highgate; St.Mary's,Leederville; St.Joseph'sVictoriaSquare; St.Brigid's,WestPerth; C.B.C.,Highgate; St.Francis',EastVictoria Park.

Theafternoonwasopened byRev.FatherAhern,the DiocesanChaplain,withthe

CatholicScouts

AGrandVarietyConcert beingorganisedtobenefit theCatholicScoutGuild wasreportedlastweekas tobeheldonFriday,May1. Thisshouldhaveread Friday,May11.

MercySisterDiesInKalgoorlie:

Over50YearsSpentIn'Fields

Withthedeathrecently atSt.JohnofGodHospital, Kalgoorlie,ofMotherM. MagdaleneWard,therecame toaclosefiftyeightyears ofdedicatedserviceinthe causeofCatholicEducation.

BornatBallaratonthe 23rdofAugust,1875,the lateMotherMagdalenewas educatedbytheLoretoSistersthere.Shecameto WesternAustraliain1897, ayearbeforethearrival fromAdelaideofthebandof SistersofMercywhoatthe invitationofBishopGibney establishedaschoolatthe thenprosperousmining townofCoolgardie.What storiesMothercouldtellof thistowninitsheyday!

OnChristmasDay,1903, MotherenteredtheOrder. Withtheexceptionofshort appointmentstotheHouses inKalgoorlie,Leonora,MenziesandNorseman,shespent herreligiouslifeatS.Anthony's.Whoshallcount theblessingswhichthroughouttheyearsmusthaveaccruedtoherandher charges?

Shewasanexcellent teacher.Lettersreceived frompupilssinceherdeath beartestimonytothelife longimpressionforgood shemadeuponthem.

Shewasalsoatireless workerand,totheendof 1961,labouredamongthe littleonesofCoolgardieto theirlastingbenefit. AboveallshewaspossessedofagreatspiritofprayerwithanoutstandingdevotiontotheStationsof theCrosswhichshemade manytimeseachday. SurelythesequalitiesenabledhertomeetherGod

withherhandsfullofmeritsandentitledhertothe rewardpromisedto"those whoinstructmanyunto justice."

RequiemMassforthe happyreposeofhersoul wascelebratedinSt.Mary's Church,Coolgardie,bythe Rev.R.Healy,Adm.,Kalgoorlie,inthepresenceof alargecongregation.Priests oftheGoldfieldssangthe Mass.Thefuneraltook placeattheCoolgardie CemeterywhereRev.B. Whitelyreadtheprayersat thegraveside.Mayher soulrestinpeace.

Y.C.S.prayerandawelcome toallpresent.

Thefirsttalkwasonthe subjectoftheHolyEucharist-"God'sGreatestGift ToUs,",byRev.Father Hickey.Inhistalkhegave severalgoodmaximsfor devotiontotheEucharist. Followingthis,Sean O'Sullivangaveatalkon "TheVocationofaLeader." Sean,aleaderintheHighgateY.C.W.,wasableto givepracticalexamples fromhisownexperiences.

Discussiongroupswere. thenformedanda20-minute discussioncarriedon.An appointedsecretaryineach grouptooknoteswhich werelatercomparedwith notesfromtheothergroups inageneraldiscussion.Then somearticlesofgeneral businesswerementionedby thechaplain.

WillHoldConcert

Ticketsareobtainable fromeveryCatholicScout GroupintheMetropolitan areaandfromCatholic' Men'sLeaguemembers.For telephoneenquiriesdiaI 24-1903or24-1533.Awonderfulnight'sentertainment isbeingarrangedbysomeof Perth'sbest-knownartiststo ensurethatallattending willhaveanenjoyable eveningatmoderateprices.

Loyola

Club

Thenextsocialoftha LoyolaClubwillbeheldon Friday,May4,at10King Street:Perth.Ladiesare askedtobringaplate.The LoyolaClubisasocial gatheringforCatholicmen andwomenover35,includingmarriedcouples. Particularsregardingclub activitiesandinquiriesfor membershipmaybemade tothepresident,Mrs.Ena Butcher,phone67-1580,or thesecretary,MissJoanna Beattie,phone21-7049. ar

SOCIETYOFST.VINCENTDEPAUL

WELFARESTORE

SolicitsdonationsofClothing,Rags,Furniture,Household UtensilsandSurplusArticles.Thebestofthegoodsare usedtorelievedistressamongthepoorandneedy.Kindly deliverto15BronteStreet,EastPerth,orPhone23-4201 foracollectortocall. BECOMEABENEFACTOROFTHEPOOR

1962

CATHOLICBALL

Tuesday,8thMay,1962

EMBASSYBALLROOM

Dancing8.30p.m.to1.30a.m.

AdmissionbyTicketOnly,El/2/6single PresentationofDebutantesat8.45p.m.

IBrigidineTennisTeamWinners

01MursellShield

(Lefttoright):SUEVINCENT,RHONDAWALDEN,LEONIEESSEX,DALETATHAM. 41111.

GeraldtonPays

LastRespects

ToItsLate Bishop

ThepackedCathedral,the student-linedstreetsand140cars inthefuneralprocessionbore eloquenttesrimonytotheesteemandlove whichthepeopleofGeraldtonheldfortheir lateBishop,theMostRev.A.Gummer.

"TheGeraldtonGuardian" reportedthattheaislesof theCathedralwerefilled withpeopleunabletofind seatsand,aswellasthe congregationofover1,000 whowerewithintheCathedral.thereweremany standingoutsidethedoors.

Amongofficialmourners forthelateBishopwerea brother,Mr.S,.Gummer. ofNewSouthWales,anda nephew,Mr.W.Gummer,of Perth.

Therewereoverforty membersoftheclergypresentfromallovertheState, aswellastheApostolic Delegate,theMostReverend M.deFurstenberg,whopresidedatthePontifical RequiemMasscelebratedby theMostReverendJ.O'Collins,BishopofBallaratand Dr.Gummer'spredecessor intheDieeeseofGeraldton.

Inthechoirstallsbehind thealtarwereHisGrace tjeeArchbishop;theArchbishopofAdelaide,His GracetheMostReverendM. Beovich;HisLordshipthe AuxiliaryBishopofMelbourne,theMostReverend A.Fox,whorepresented ArchbishopMannix;Their LordshipstheMostReverend L.Goody,BishopofBunbury;MostReverendB. Gallagher,BishopofPort Pirie;MostReverendP. Lyons,BishopofSale;Most

ReverendT.McCabe,Bishop ofWollongong;MostReverendW.Brennan,Bishopof Toowomba;MostReverend J.Jobst.BishopoftheKimberleys;MostReverendB. Stewart,BishopofSandhurst;andtheLordAbbot ofNewNorcia,theRight ReverendD.Gomez.The ReverendFatherC.Sullivan representedHisLordship theBishopofBathurst.

Attheconclusionofthe panegyricpreachedbythe MostRev.M.Beovich,the fiveabsolutionsweregiven byHisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate,HisGrace theArchbishopofPerth, HisGracetheArchbishopof Adelaide,HisLordshipthe BishopofSale,andllis LordshiptheBishopofBallarat.Thesolemnprocession wasthenreformedtoconducttheremainstothe hearse.

Theburialservicewas readbytheMostReverend B.Gallagher,BishopofPort Pirie,whowasformerlya priestoftheDioceseof Geraldton.

AttheUtakarraCemetery thecasketwascarriedby Messrs.M.Cummins,N. Pass,T.Berkhout,L.Dawson,P.GlynnandJ.Morris, whilethepall-bearerswere Messrs.F.R.Lummen,C. Beck,P.Clune,P.McDonald,J.HuntandP. Bunter.

TheXaverianClubOrganise

PlayNightsForMembers

Comingfunctionsfor membersoftheXaverian Clubare:

Friday,April27:CommencementoftheHighgate socialsforthisyear.Weare lookingforwardtoseeingall memberscomingalongto thisfunction,whichwill takeplaceeachfortnight. Thereisavarietyofgames 7Tidactivitiesforalltoenjoy.Girlsareaskedtobring aplateandmenliquidrefreshments.Thoserequiring transportmeetattheusual placeinWilliamStreetat 7.45p.m.

Membershipticketsfor thePlayhousehavebeen

purchased,andastheconcessionticketscanbeused forcertainplaysonly,memberswillbeadvisedthrough "TheRecord"aseachplay presentsitself.Alimited numberofconcessiontickets forthecurrentshow"The Play'stheThing"areavailableforanyoneinterested. TheXaverianClubisa socialgatheringforsingle Catholicgirlsover21years andmenover23years.Enquiriesregardingmembershipmaybemadetothe president, Mr. Neville Smyth(23-4451officehours, 24-2400afterhours)orMiss BernadetteMcCormackat 67-4450.

WHITETOPTAXIS

TheMostRev.B.GallagherofPort

BishopGummer

"Blessedisthemon whosedelightis inthelawoftheLord,andonhislawhepondersdayandnight.Heislikeatreeplanted byrunningwaters,thatyieldsitsfruitindue season,andwhoseleaveswithernot,and whatsoeverhedoesprospers."Psalm1.1

Withtheseappropriate wordsfromthePsalmist, theMostReverendM.Beovich,ArchbishopofAdelaide,beganthepanegyric forhislatebrotherBishop, theMostReverendAlfred Gummer,inSt.Francis XavierCathedral,Gerald. ton,onWednesdaylast.

HereisthetextofHis Grace'smovingwords:

Itisnoteasytospeak dispassionatelyofyourbelovedBishop,forwiththe RequiemMassandmyself hehadclosebondsoffriendship,afriendshipthathas spannednearlyhalfacentury.

ButItrytodosowhenI comparehislifeonearthto thejustmanpraisedbythe Psalmist.Hewasamanwho keptGod'slawbeforehim dayandnightandhewas constantlyfruitfulindoing goodasthetreegrowingby aflowingriver.

AlfredJosephGummer wasborninPerthville,New SouthWales,justbeforethe closeofthelastcentury.He enteredtheSeminaryat Springwoodin1916tocommencehisstudiesforthe priesthood,thencetoSt. Patrick's,Manly,andin 1918hewassentbythe BishopofBathursttothe UrbanCollegeofPropagandaFide,Rome,tocontinueandcompletehis studies.Itwastherewe threemetanditwasthere wereceivedpriestlyordination.

FatherGummerreturned toAustraliain1923andwas appointedbyhisBishopas DiocesanSecretaryand supervisorofreligioninthe schools.Laterheservedin parishesasanassistant priesttillhewasappointed tothechargeoftheOberon parish,wherewiththecooperationofhisparishioners hebuiltaworthychurch. Thusasassistantpriestand parishpriesthespentthe first18yearsofhispriestly life.

Itwasalifeofzealous apostolicworkremotefrom thelargecities.Buthis priestlyqualitiesandhis outstandingpastoralwork Cudnotpassunnoticed,and hismanyfriendswere elatedandnotsurprised whenPopePiusXIIappointedAlfredJosephGummerasBishopofGeraldton. He was consecrated BishoponthefeastofSt. Joseph,1942,intheCathedralofSts.Michaeland JohnatBathurstbyHis EminenceCardinalGilroy, assistedbyBishopNortonof BathurstandBishopO'Col-

linsofBallarat.Itwasthe yearofthe100thanniversaryoftheformationofthe HierarchyinAustralia.

ThisDioceseofGeraldton withanareaofover 600,000squaremilesis,in extent,oneofthelargestin theworld.Butexceptfor thisCathedralCityanda numberoftowns,itis sparselysettledandthere arewideopenspaceswith longdistancesbetweenstationsandsettlements.Yet, throughouttheDiocesethere existsthespiritofahappy familywithacloselyknit bondofunionbetween Bishop,priests,Religious andpeople.

Itwassowhenin1942 BishopGummertookthe placeofhisdistinguished predecessor.Itissonowafter 20yearsoffruitfullabour duringwhichtheCatholic populationincreasedfrom 6.500to10,000,thenumber ofCatholicschoolchildren nearlydoubled,andthe manyworksundertaken prosperedandflourished. Thereisnodoubttheclose bondofuniondepends firstlyontheBishopand thenontheloyalsupport andco-operationofpriests, Religiousandpeople.

YourbelovedBishopwas anaffectionatefatheranda trueshepherdoftheflock ofChristcommittedtohis care.Todayyousorrow deeplyforthedeathofyour fatherinGod;andwe, headedbytheApostolic Delegate,Archbishopde Furstenberg,andtheArchbishopofPerth,Dr.Prendiville,withBishopsO'Collins,McCabe,Lyons,Stewart,Goody,Gallagher,Brennan,Fox,JobstandAbbot Gomezandthevisiting priestsandpeople,have cometojoinourgriefwith yours;toofferMasswith youforhissoul;andtogive hismortalremainsalast farewell.

BishopGummerwasa manofwisdomandlearning.Hewaseloquent,firm, tenacious.Hewasacareful andprudentadministrator. Herehehadcomeandhere hewouldremaintilldeath wouldparthimfromhis belovedDiocese.Butabove allhewasamanofGod;a justmanwhokeptGod's lawbeforehimdayand night.Suchamancouldnot failtobeafathertohis people. Constantlyhewaspreoccupiedwiththewelfare andneedsofhispriestsand Religious.TheseinGeraldtonandinthedistant parishesandoutpostsofa vastDiocesewereandare doingheroicworkinthe

causeofGod.Hetravelled constantly,encouragingand inspiringthemwithword andexample.Theyknew theywerealwayswelcome attheBishop'sHouse.

Werememberhowhe agreedtothesuggestionof usingaeroplanestoenable prieststoministermore quicklytothepeopleinthe outback.Thesewereeffectiveintheirpurpose,but newasgladandrelieved when,inthecourseoftime, theirusecouldbedispensed withforheworriedgreatly lestanyofhispriestsmight bekilledorinjured.

BishopGummerwasalwaysatthedisposalofhis people.Hetaughtyouthe truthsofGodandexhorted youfromthispulpitand prayedandlabouredfor youreternalsalvation.His voicewasheardwherever therewereCatholicsand throughouttheDiocesehe offeredtheHolySacrifice anddispensedtheSacraments.Hehadthewarm loveofhispeople;andour brethrenwhodonotshare ourfaithfoundhimfriendly andaffableandamanofhis wordwhonevercompromisedhisfaith.They esteemedhimhighlyasa Bishopandafellowcitizen.

Intheserecentyearshis healthwasnotofthebest. Hewasunabletomakehis "adlimina"visittoRome in1960becauseofill-health, andlastJanuaryhewasnot abletoattendtheBishops' meetinginSydneybecause hewasinhosiptal.Buthis healthseemedtoimprove, andlastFebruary,heeding thecallofhisfriends,he cameforabriefvisittothe EasternStates.Welittle thoughtthenthatitwasindeedafinalvisit,asifperhapshehadapremonition thathewouldnotbemuch longerinthisworld.

HereturnedtoGeraldton justtwomonthsagoand thoughstillundermedical careheresumedhispastoral work.Inoticedinthelast

issueof"TheCathedral Chronicle"theaccountof hiswarmandappreciative welcometoagroupofnewly arrivedlaymissionaries whohadcomefromvarious partsofAustraliatowork foraperiodoftimeinthe DioceseofGeraldton Futuregenerationsmay affirmthattheestablishmentofthelaymissionaries herewasthemostsignificant eventintheepiscopateof BishopGummer.

ThegoodBishoplaboured totheend.Godgrantedhim apeacefuldeath.Heretired asusualontheeveningof Wednesday,April4,andin theearlyhoursoflast ThursdaymorningGod calledthesoulofHisfaithfulservant.Forusthereis griefandsorrow;forhim, pleaseGod,thereisjoyand everlastinghappiness. Weextendtoyou,MonsignorBryan;andtoyou. MonsignorIrwin,andtothe priests,Religiousandpeople ourdeepestsympathyin yourgreatloss.Allofus expressoursorrowto BishopGummer'smany relativeswhomournhis death.

Butwedonotgrieveas peoplewithouthope.We knowthatthisworldisonly apassingplace,apreparationforourtruehomein heavenandtheBlessed VisionofGod.Wealsohave someknowledgeofthegreat holinessofGodandwe knowthattoenjoythe VisionofGodwemustbe purgedofeverystain.Him thereforewhomwelovedin lifeweshallnotforgetin death.Butweshallcontinue toofferMassandtoprayfor hissoul.Priests,Religious andpeople,andnotleastthe childrenwhomheloved withaspecialtenderness, willremembertheirBishop intheirMassesandprayers formanyalongday.

MaythesoulofBishop AlfredGummerandallthe soulsofthefaithfuldepartedrestinpeace.Amen.

FRANCK:PianoQuintetLn FMinor.Curzon/Vienna Philharrnoni,Quartet. Deoca.57/6.

Thesmallminorityof music-loverswhofindthat thegramophoneismostrewardingintheenchanted realmofchambermusic willwelcomethisrareissue. Warmandpassionate,the workdoesnotsoundlike thatofanelderlychurch organist,butCesarFranck mustbetheconsolationof allthosewhohavereached latemiddleagewithout havingachievedanygreat degreeofsuccess;almost allhismasterpiecesbelong tohislastdecade.

CurzonandtheViennese madeaverysuccessfulrecordingofthe"Trout"Quintetsomeyearsagoandhere theyare;soundingasif theyhavepractisedtogether foreverydayinbetween.A delectabledisc,butnotfor thosewhohavenotcometo lovechambermusic;forbeginners,Icannotdobetter thanrecommendSchubert's "Trout."which,unlikethis, isavailableinagreatnumberofrecordings.

SCHUBERT:Symphonyin

CMajer("TheGreat"). Philharmonia/Klemperer. Columbia,57/6.

Mostofuswouldconcede thataname,evenanickname,ispreferabletoa numbertoidentifyamusical work.Someofthenames arealittleoddandnothing odderthancallingthissymphony"TheGreat;""The Long"'wouldbemoreapt. Fewsymphoniesintherepertoryhavecausedmore derisionandyetitremains aprimefavouritewithone andall.Eventhemostacademicofcriticis,afterdetailingitsmanytechnical faults,willleanbackand revelinthetunefulness,the lyricalpoetry,thedaring shiftsofkeyandallthe adorablelittlebitsand pieceswhichareallsummed upintheadjective"Schubertian."

PerhapsKlempererisa littletooaugustforthe genialityofthiswork,but onthewholeIaminclined tocommendthisperformanceagainstitscompetitors, althoughtheBostonS.O. underMuench(R.C.A.)isa goodalternative, IBRAHMS:SymphonyNo.2. PittsburgS.O./Steinburg. CommandClassic,55/-.

ItisnotoftenthatItalk aboutrecordingqualitybeforeperformance,butthis 35mm.filmrecordingisso outstandingastomeritparticularcomment.Agood recordingisn'ttobejudged byanyoddstandardsbut simplybycomparisonwith anorchestraplayingina goodconcerthall.Tonal

fidelity,goodorchestral balanceandorchestraltutuswithoutdistortionaren't spectacular;infact,our brainsseemtohavethe abilityofsupplyingwhat the,recordinglacks-thatis whysomeoftheancient acousticalrecordingsare stilltolerable.However, whenasuperlativerecordinglikethisiscompared withagoodrecordingof thesamework,thedifferencesareremarkable.There seemslittledoubtthatthis newmeansofrecordingis aleapforward. Theperformance,too,is good.Icomparedthisdisc withtheColumbiaonerecentlyissued(Philharmonia, Klemperer).Tomymind, thechoiceisbetweena superbrecordingwitha verygoodperformanceon theonehand(Command) andasuperbperformance withagoodrecordingonthe other.Steinburghasalotof driveandaToscanini-like pace;Klempererisslower, morepoetic,hasagreater menealgraspandarather betterorchestra.Soyou paysyourmoneyandyou takesyourchoice-either discwillbeageminyour collection.

MOZART:"Jupiter"and "Haffner"Symphonies. ColumbiaS.O./Walter. Coronet,57/6. Mozarteansareapttobe morethanalittleimpatient withmostoftherecordings ofhissymphoniesandpiano concertos.Slovenlytempi andphrasingscanreduce hismostheavenlyworksto mererococco.Oneofthe mostmaddeningrecordsin mycollectionisaboutthe onlyversionondiscofthe firstofhis1784-6seriesof pianoconcertos(K449).It isanastoundingwork, hardlyeverperformedin publicandIhaveheard onlyoneotherperformance. WhenIthinkofhowit COULDsound,atthehands ofareallygoodpianist.I canhardlybeartohear whatis,afterall,acompetentpianisthittingallthe rightnotes.

Thisisapreludetosaying thatthe,ColumbiaS.O. underBrunoWalterseems socompletelyrightinevery barofthe"Jupiter''that theperformanceisajoy fromthebeginningtoend. Thismostolympianofsymphoniesisquitesuitableto thelargemodernorchestra providedthereisnothicknessoftextureorlossof precisionasissooftenthe case.Withsonorityaddedto brilliance,thisversionis rightoutinthefrontrow. Thesameremarksdonot quiteapplytothe"Haffner," asmallerscalework,but here,too,isprobablythe bestversionondisc.

PAPERBACKLIBRARY

"TheWomanShallConquer

ByDON

SHARKEY.

AllSaintsPress,6/AmericanauthorHenry Adams,inhisremarkable bookontheMiddleAges, "Mont-Saint-Micheland Chartres"(availableina MentorClassicat9/9), wroteofaperiodinhistory whenmenwereconsciousof theMotherofGodtoan extraordinarydegree.They didgreatthingswithher nameeverontheirlipsfrom buildingtoweringGothiccathedralstofightingcrusades.

St.LouisMariedeMontforthaswrittenofanother comingAgeofMaryin whichmenwillagainpay hertherespectduetoher andfreelyandlovingly acknowledgeherstatusas

rr theMotherofGodandthe rolesheplaysintheredemptionofhumanity. Itisawidelyheldopinion thatthisnewAgeofMary isbeingusheredinbythe frequencywithwhichthe MotherofGodhasappeared inmanyplacesinthe modernworld.Sincethe year1830,whenOurLady appearedtoSt.Catherine LeboureinParis,therehas beenalongsequenceof suchapparitions.Such namesasLourdes,Pellevoisin,LaSalette,Beauraing,Fatima,Knockand othershavebecomefamiliar householdreferences.

Greatpublicityhasattendedtheseapparitions andmuchhasbeenwritten

andspokenconcerningeach inturn.ThevariousmessagesleftbyOurLadyhave beendebatedanddiscussed andtheChurch,initsseeminglyslowandponderous way,butalwaysactingwith cautionanddiscretion,has putthesealofherapproval ontheseappearancesand therequestsmadebythe MotherofGodforspecial prayers,devotionsand shrines.

TheCatholicworld,at leastismoreMary-conscious todayasaresultofthe "activity"ofOurLadyover thelastonehundredand thirtyyears,thanatany timesincetheMiddleAges.

Now,anotherAmerican author,DonSharkey,has performedagreatservice forCatholicreadersbycollectingaccountsofallthe

ByRONSARD

ByNormanBartlett

NormanBartlettisajournalistbyprofession,andat thetimeofwritingthisbeak wasPressAttacheatthe AustralianEmbassyin Bangkok.

Howlong,heandhiswife hadspent,atthetimeof writing,inThailandhedoes notsay,biditwaslong enoughforthemtoseea widevarietyofthemanyfacetsofSiameselife.

Whetheritwaslong enoughfortheauthorto reallyappreciatetheThai peoplewouldprobablybe disputedbythosewhohave spent.yearsstudyingthese fascinatingpeople,butasa glimpseofThailifeseen throughtheeyesofaperspicacioustourist,andsupplementedbyreadingfrom some this isabookwhichfillsagap.

LikeFrankClune,NormanBartlettseemstobethe kindofpersonwholikesto tryanythingonce(within circumspectlimits),andwe INPONNI

goonaconductedtourof localfestivals,visitalow diveandanopiumden,and getdrenchedintheThai NewYearceremony.We alsovisitAngkorWat,and admireclassicaldancing andtheatre.

Inbetweentimeswemeet someoddlocalcharacters whohavemuchtosay, sometimeswise,sometimes platitudinous,onthechanges that-have,cometolifein Siam;andBartletthimself expandsthisveryneatlyby fillinginthehistoricaldetail.

Oneoftheselocalsisa part-Eurasian,whoprobably getsclosesttoexplainingthe difficultyofbridgingthegap betweentheoldandthe modern,particularlyinpolitics.AswewatchtheAmericanspeevishlypushing theLaotiansinthedirection theywantthemtogo,and lamentingthelackof"democracy"inSouthVietnam, itisarelieftomeet,inthis

BOOKREVIEW

"WestofSunset"

ByMargaretKiddie

MelbourneUniversityPress. 7/6.

ThenameofMargaret Kiddieiswellknowninthe fieldofAustralianwriting astheauthoressofatleast twooutstandingbooks. Someyearsagosheattractedwideattentionwith herlifeofCarolineChisholmwhichwonconsiderablecriticalpraiseand, somewhattothesurpriseof thepublishers,averybig readingpublic.Lastyear witnessedtheappearanceof her"MenofYesterday," dealingwiththepioneering familiesofVictoria'srich andprosperousWestern Districts.Completionof thislatterbookbecamea racewithdeathastheauthoressheldatbaytheravagesofherfatalillness.

Melbourne University Presshasnowproduceda paperbackeditionofan earlier(19491juvenilenovel.Althoughitisnotlikely toaddtothewriter'sreputationorrivaltheclaims ofherserioushistorical workitisstillworthareferenceasapieceofhistoricalfictionWhichcanoe recommendedforyoung Australiansinthe12to16 agegroup,particularlygirls.

Thisisasimple,unsophisticatedstoryofAustraliainthe1840's,makinguse ofsomeofthecolourfulmaterialundoubtedlycollected duringtheconsiderableresearchnecessitatedbythe lifeofCarolineChisholm. Twoyounggirlsemigrate fromEnglandintheship

Corinthian;areindanger ofbeingleftstrandedwhen abrotherofonefailsto meetthem;arebefriended byapleasantyoungIrLehman,completewithathick staeebrogue,whotakes themtothefamousMrs. ChisholmoftheImmigrationCentrewho,inturn, arrangesforthemtotale employmentonMirrabooka Stationwayoutwest.

Thestoryisasleisurely asthebullockwagontrip thatconveysthetwoimmigrantstotheirdestination. Therearegooddescriptions oflifeatthestationhomesteadandthefashionsof theday.Wildblacks,the captureofabushranger,the temporarydisappearanceof alittleboyandsimilarincidentsarestrungtogether loosely.Thestorylackscohesionandleavesonewith thevaguefeelingthateither MargaretKiddiewasnot quiteathomeinhandling fictionorthatitisan abridgedversionoftheoriginalandhassufferedconsiderablyin'thepruning.It trailsawayindefinitelyat theconclusionandyoung readersbroughtupon filetofhigh-pressureadventurestoriesandsciencefictionwillprobablyfind-it tamestuff

Howeveritisagenuine, wholesomestorywitha goodhistoricalflavourabout itandcanberecommended assuch.Thereshouldbe roomforitintheschool library.

authenticapparitionssince 1830,togetherwithallkinds ofotherrelevantmatte'', suchasprayers,specialdevotions,organisation,etc., whichhaveresultedfrom theappearances,andplacing theminonesmallvolumeof surpassinginterestandimportance.

Makenomistakeaboutit, thisISanimportantpaperback,perhapsoneofthe mostsignificantcurrently onthemarket.Ifweare reallyseriousinourprofesseddevotiontothe MotherofGodandour loyaltytoherrepeatedrequestsforprayerandpenitenceonbehalfofasinful world,everyeffortshould bemadetoencouragewide readinganddistributionof "TheWomanShallConquer."Therearenopretensionsaboutthebook.It simpleandtothepoint.I carrieswithitthedistinguishingmarkofsincerity. Thestyleiscrispandbrief. Itispackedtightwithinformation,muchofitnot readilyavailablepreviously.

author,someonewhoat leastrealiseshowslimare thechancesofanAsiatic countryleapingfromautocracyintowhatAngloSaxonpeopleshavetakena thousandyearstodevelop, andwhichisstillincapable ofdefinition.

NormanBartlettisa pleasantguide,andthe peopletowhomheintroduceshisreaderareinteresting,butsomeoneshould havetoldhimthattherisky folktaleshisguidenarrated astheydrifteddownthe Menemareasoldasthe EastandbynomeansconfledtoThailand.

Theillustrationsareclear, pertinentandplentiful.For anunderstandingofoneof ourfriendlierAsianneighboursthisbookiswell worthreading. MycopyisfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis31/-.

Themodernworldislivingprecariouslyandona razor'sedgeofitsown choosing.Twodisastrous worldwarsandtheeverpresentthreatofatomicpulverisationaresurelyenough toconvinceeventhemost scepticalthatthewarnings repeatedlyspokenbythe MotherofGodcanonlybe ignoredandrejectedatour ownperil.

"TheWonsanShallConquer"isanidealchoicefor Mayreading.Itshouldbea specialchoiceformembers oftheChildrenofMary;the LegionofMary,Sodalityof OurLadyandallloversof theMotherofGodwithout hesitation.

Theworldisstillblindly intentonrushingtowards theabyssofself-destruction.

Ifitistobesaved,itwill beonlybecauseofMary's intervention.Thethemeof thisbookisoneofhopeand confidence.Intheendthe Womanshallindeedconquer.-T.R.L.

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155YEARS DEDICATEDTO EDUCATION

TheBrigidineSistershadtheirbeginnings inIrelandonFebruary1,1807,whensix catechistswhowereassistingintheestablishmentofschoolsundertheBishopofKildare andLeighlin,theMostRev.D.Delaney,formedthemselvesintothefirstcommunityat Tullow.

Theyputthemselves undertheprotectionofOur LadyandSt.Brigidandin thesameyeartheyopened theirfirstdailyschools.

FromTullowtheBrigidino Congregationspreadoutto otherpartsofIreland,then toEnglandandWales.

Inrecentyearsanestablishmenthasbeenmadein America.

In1883theBrigidine SisterscametoAustralia, wheretheysetuptheirfirst conventandschoolinCoonamble,400milesfromSydney.

Gradually,attherequest ofothers,theyspreadout tocontinuetheirworkof Catholiceducationasagainst the"free,compulsoryand secular"systemwhichhad beenintroduced.

By1898,attherequestof theBishopofWellington, theSisterswenttoNew

ZealandandfoundedaconventatMasterton. TodayinNewZealand therearesevenBrigidine conventsand12schools.

InAustraliatheCongregationisrepresentedinthe DiocesesofSydney,Bathurst,CanberraandGoulburn,Brisbane,Perth,Melbourne,Sale,Ballaratand Sandhurst.

TheWestAustralianfoundationwasmadeinJanuary, 1942,andthereare18 SistersintheCongregation.

InAustralasiatheBrigidine Sistershave33convents and84schools,rangingfrom kindergartens,primary, commercialandsecondary. schools.Theyalsohavea teachers'trainingcollege undertheirdirectionand administration.

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Hernormalresidenceis intheGeneralMother HouseoftheBrigidine SistersinTullow,County Carlow,Ireland.

MotherM.Chanelhas justcompletedhervisitationandwillleavenext weektoreturntoIreland.

ThisYear's IrishBudget

Thisyear'sBudgetinthe RepublicofIrelandhasbeen describedasoneforthe CommonMarket.Ireland's applicationforfullmembershipoftheCommonMarket isunderconsiderationby the"Six,"andtheBudget introducedbyDr.James Ryan,MinisterforFinance, hasmadeconcessionstoindustrytoenableittopreparefortheMarket.Ithas alsogivenfarmers£.21 millionviathelocalauthoritiestorelievetherates theypaytotheselocalauthorities.Thefarmersnow havesubsidiestoatotalof £40million,or25percent ofthetaxrevenueofthe State.

TheBudgetwillgiveOld AgePensionersandwidows anadditional2/6aweek fromAugustnext,willincreaseothertypesofpensions,buttherateofIncome Taxwillremainthesame. Dr.Ryansaidnationalproductionhadbeenrising, andunemploymentandemigrationdecreasing.

TheGovernmentParty. FiannaFail,isshortofan overallmajoritybyafew seats,butthenecessary numberofIndependents gavethemamajorityfor theBudget.RobertBriscoe, LordMayorofDublin,who wasinAmerica,isaGovernmentDeputyandhetook nochancesabouttheoutcomeofthevote;heflewin fromAmericatovotefor theGovernment;andflew backtoAmericaimmediatelyafterwards.

TheBudgetraisesthe priceofcigarettesby2d.to 3/6for20ofthepopular brands,addahalfpennyto thebottleofstoutanda pennytothepriceof"the pint,"andalsoraisesthe -.priceofwhiskey.

Inrecentmonths,farmers heldprotestmeetingsaskingformoreaid,andthe desireoftheGovernmentto meettheirwishesisseenin theBudget."Withinthe limitsofpracticability," PremierLemasshasemphasised,"itisthepolicyof theGovernmenttoprovide maximumaidforagriculture."

CommunistsOppose CommonMarket InthemonthlyIrishreview"Hibernia," Rev. MichaelO'Neillhasaccused IrishCommunistsofopposingIrishentryintothe CommonMarket,andof followingthetacticsoftryingtowinrecruitsinthis wayfrompeoplewhomight

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notfavourtheCommon Marketforotherreasons. HehasaccusedCommunists inBritainandIrelandof tryingtohavethemselves identifiedwithcauseswhich mightbringnon-Communistbelieversinthose causesintotheCommunist ranks. Hehasnamedanorgani-

inhisarticlethattheyhave nohopeofgettingsupport, andrealisethis,andthereforetheymoveonmore popularfronts,suchasadvocatingtheunityand.independenceofthewhole island,inthehopethatbelieversinthispolicywill becomebelieversinCommunism.

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mentofKeralaandthe Catholicnewspaperswere gettingsubstantialaidfrom WestGermany.

IrishPriests

Accordingtothenewest editionoftheIrishCatholic CatholicDirectory,there are3,702diocesanpriests workinginIrelandin

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THEYAVOIDGOING TOCHURCH:

Fromareliablesourcewe haverecentlylearnedthat manyCatholicsinShanghai andPekingavoidattending Churchserviceseitherbecausesuchattendanceswill bringthemintoconflictwith enthusiasticMarxist-Leninistsandleadtounpleasantcriticism,orbecause theyprefertohavenothing todowithachurch(the so-calledCatholicPatriotic Church)whichtheyare awareisnotpursuingthe policyoftheHolySee.

Thesamesource,however. reportedthattherewas standingroomonlyinNan TangCathedral,(Peking) forMidnightMasslast Christmas,"Thecongregationconsistednotonlyof theolderpre-1949generationbutalsoofyoungsters ofbothsexesintheirearly twenties.Itisobviouslyunwisetodrawconclusions fromasingleeventofthis nature,"writesourinformant,"butthesizeandage groupsofthecongregation certainlysuggestthatthe appealoftheCatholic Churchhasnotentirely (liedinChina,whateverthe positionoftheChinese bishopsmaybe."

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tratedtheuniversalities andamongstculturedpeople inJapan,theybrought theirprejudicesagainstthe CatholicChurchwiththem. ThispreventedmanyconversionstotheChurch. Duringtheso-called"JapaneseMilitarism"period andaboveallsincethesecondWorldWarChristians hadagreatopportunityfor offeringthetruereligious andmoralfoundationofhumanlifetoagreatnumber ofpeoplewhowerelooking forreligiousandmoral guidance.However,came moredivisionamongst Christianswastherenson whythereweresofewconversions.Thepictureofthe Christianbodiespresented inJapantodayisnotencouragingfornon-Christian people:the376,357JapaneseProtestantsbelongto 83differentdenominations.

Atthepresenttimethere isevidenceofamorefriendlyattitudeamongstChristianbodieswhichwillnot gounnoticedamongthepagansinJapan.Totakejust oneexampleofthis,last ChristmasProtestantsand Catholicsjoinedforcesto organiseaconcertforthe prisonersinMatsuyama jail;theprisonauthorities wereverymuchimpre-sed bythisunitedeffort.

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sationinIrelandknownas theIrishWorkersLeagueof puttingforwardtheantiCommonMarketviewsfor thisreason. Ireland,however,hasprobablylessCommuniststhan anyothercountryinthe world;somepeopleestimate thenumberaslessthana hundredinapopulationof overfourmillionsforthe wholeisland.

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TheRepublicofIreland's nationalisedrailwaysystem, knownasC.I.E.,isalready bringingpartiesofschoolchildrenfromprovincial areastoseetheircapital cityofDublin.Frequently, whentheschemeisfully workinginsummer,schoolteachersandgroupsofchildrenfromdistanttownscan beseengoingtheroundsof thecapital'sattractions.

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EchoesOfKerala

Amongtherecentvisitors toDaunt)wasRev.Joseph Thaikoodan;whovansministeringinthe1mitonState: ofKerala.during.therevolt againstitsCommunistCovertnentin1969.Ireisdoing aPost-graduatecourseat LondonUniversity.

BesaidCatholicsinKerala,whichhad22Catholic Universitiesandhundreds ofschools,hadplayeda leadingpartintherevolt.

FatherThaiketelan,.who isonthemanagementboard ofthe"Keralal'i'nes,"one oftheState'sfour'Catholic newsperers,hasbornafre. questvisitortoWestGermany,andsaidinDublin th,t:liepresentGovern-

parishes,seminaries,collegesandschools;withthe exceptionofsomeinthe IrishCollegeinRome.The 91priestsinmajorseminaries,whichincludethe IrishCollegeinRome,deal with1,668clericalstudents.

Thesefiguresdonotinclude,ofcourse,thethousandsofIrishpriestsministeringinothercountries. TheIrishareamissionary race,andarerunningmissionsallovertheworld,includingsomeofthemost remoteregions.

TheHuntedFox Ishuntingthefoxacruel sport?OneofIreland'sbest knowndoctors;BethelSolomons,althoughspeakingat ameetingoftheDublin SocietyforthePrevention ofCrueltytoAnimals,has favouredfox-hunting. Hesaiditwasoneofhis favouritepastimes,andwas notacruelsportwhenone compareditwiththemethod usedbyfarmerstotrapthe animals.Bueheaddedthat therewasacertainamount ofcrueltyinzoos,circuses, andsomeabattoirs.

Andtheproblemforthe catdepartment-theCat's HomeinDublingaveshelterto25,819straycats duringthepestyear.And ifsomethingisn'tdoneabout straycats,saidthedoctor, theywillspreaddisease.

AlmostADraw Again

Inthe',Nayofthefinal oftheDr.LagaiiCup (NationalGaelicFootball League,DivisionOne),the resultwasalmostastraw again.DownbeatDo:by 2-6to2-5.

ThePremierofWestern Nigeria,ChiefS.L.Akiniota,recentlycalledon ChristianMissionariesto intensifytheircampaignto spreadChristianityinorder tohelprebuildtheword.

ThePremiersaidthat contemporaryeventsinAfricahadprovedthatwhile Africanscoulddowithout imperialismandallitsimplications,theycouldnotdo withoutGodandHisallembracingloveandgrace. Headdedthatfreedom withoutGodwaschaos,and sovereignty devoid of brotherlylovewasanarchy.

HecongratulatedmissionaryworkersinNigeriafor theablemannerinwhich theyhadpursuedtheaim theysetouttoachieve.

JAPAN:LACKOFUNITY HINDERSPROGRESSOF THECHURCH

ThehistoryoftheCatholicChurchinJapantells usoftheobstacles,dueto lackofunity,placedinits way.AfterCatholicismhad beenintroducedintoJapan thefirsttimethroughthe workofSt. Francis Xavierandhisaliosassors, thefirstanti-Catholicpersecutions,whichtookplace inthe17thcentury,were partlyinspiredbyDutch Protestants,wholateron becamevictimsofsimilar persecutionsthemselves.

TwocenturieslaterJapanwasgrippedbyanurge towardseverythingnewand theEmperorMeijisentenvoystoEuropetoassimilate Europeancivilisation,includingitsreligiousvalues. Theseenvoysreturnedhome favourablyimpressedby Europeancivilisation,but notbywesternreligion,owingtotheindifferenceof manybelieversandspecially owingtothegreatvariety ofChristianCreeds,among whichCatholicismappeared tothemasjustoneofa number.Confrontedwith thisconfusiontheyconsidereditadvisabletoretain theirownBuddhistor Shintoistbeliefs. WhenProtestantspene-

IntheRepublicofNiger thereistheCatholicMissionofGoroulwhichowes itsorigintothezealofAnthonyA.B.Dourahrnane Maiga,thefirstChristianof theRepublic.

Bornatthebeginningof thiscenturyAnthonyjoinedtheFrenchArmy,from whichheretiredafter15 years'servicewiththerank ofSergeant.Inhisearly yearsinthearmyhecame incontactwithCatholic laymenandpriestsandas aresultofthishewasbaptisedonChristmasDay 1929. Onleavingmilitaryservicein1938hereturnedto hisnativevillagehopingto bringthelightofFaith there.Althoughhewas hundredsofmilesfromthe nearestCatholicMission, Anthonytravelledfourhundredmilesbycameltoestablishcontactwiththe priests.

In1948andinsubsequent yearstheRedemptorist FathersinNiamy-187 milesawaytookafewboys fromAnthony'svillageas boardersattheirschool.In thefollowingyearstheyincreasedthenumberthey accepted-thatwasthe grandbeginning.

In1957apermanentMissionPostwasestablished inthearea.Todaythereare twoRedemptoristFathersat theMission,aBrotherand threeSistersofOurLady oftheApostles.TheMissionhasaprimaryschool with175pupils,adispensary andaCatechists'school. SixtyadultshavebeenreceivedintotheChurch;fiftyarereceivingins-tructiaons,twelvevillagesare visitedregularly.

Allthiscameabout throughthezealofoneman Anthonywhoisnowthe happiestandstilloneofthe hardestworkersinthearea. Whatanexampleforallof us!

PLEASEHELP: Pleasehelpotherapostles suchasAnthonytospread ourHolyfaithbyyour prayersandofferingstothe Missions.

Sendyourofferingsto: VeryRev.Mgr.M.McKeon.CatholicMissions Office,CatholicCentreVictoriaSquare,Perth.

.emseeeisie-eMaryknollFatherWilliamJ.ReganwhowasrecentlynamedTitularBishopofIsinda andPrelateNulliusofthenewly-erectedPrelatureNulliusofTaguminthePhilippines, eyestheworkofayoungFilipinoartist.AformerregionalsuperioroftheMaryknoll FathersinthePhilippines,Bishop-designateReganspent15yearsintheChinaMissions. HewastransferredtothePhilippinesin1952andservedinthedioceseofLipsandthe prelatureofDavao.

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ThisYear's IrishBudget

Thisyear'sBudgetinthe RepublicofIrelandhasbeen describedasoneforthe CommonMarket.Ireland's applicationforfullmembershipoftheCommonMarket isunderconsiderationby the"Six,"andtheBudget introducedbyDr.James Ryan,MinisterforFinance, hasmadeconcessionstoindustrytoenableittoprepart-fortheMarket.Ithas alsogivenfarmersLai millionviathelocalauthoritiestorelievetherates theypaytotheselocalauitforities.Thefarmersnow havesubsidiestoatotalof £40million,or25percent Ofthetaxrevenueofthe state.

TheBudgetwillgiveOld AgePensionersandwidows anadditional216aweek fromAugustnext,willincreaseothertypesofpensions,buttherateofIncome Taxwillremainthesame. Dr.Ryansaidnationalproductionhadbeenrising, andunemploymentandemigrationdecreasing.

TheGovernmentParty, FiannaFail,isshortofan Overallmajoritybyafew seats,butthenecessary numberofIndependents gavethemamajorityfor theBudget.RobertBriscoe, LordMayorofDublin,who wasinAmerica,isaGovernmentDeputyandhetook nochancesabouttheoutcomeofthevote;heflewin fromAmericatovotefor theGovernment;andflew backtoAmericaimmediatelyafterwards.

TheBudgetraisesthe priceofcigarettesby2d.to 3/6for20ofthepopular brands,addahalfpennyto thebottleofstoutanda pennytothepriceof"the pint,"andalsoraisesthe `,riceofwhiskey. Inrecentmonths,farmers heldprotestmeetingsaskingformoreaid,andthe desireoftheGovernmentto meettheirwishesisseenin theBudget."Withinthe limitsofpracticability," PremierLemasshasemphasised,"itisthepolicyof theGovernmenttoprovide maximumaidforagriculture."

CommunistsOppose CommonMarket

InthemonthlyIrishreview"Hibernia,"Rev. MichaelO'Neillhasaccused IrishCommunistsofopposingIrishentryintothe CommonMarket,andof followingthetacticsoftryingtowinrecruitsinthis wayfrompeoplewhomight

notfavourtheCommon Marketforotherreasons. HehasaccusedCommunists inBritainandIrelandof tryingtohavethemselves identifiedwithcauseswhich mightbringnon-Communistbelieversinthose causesintotheCommunist ranks. Hehasnamedanorgani-

inhisarticlethattheyhave nohopeofgettingsupport, andrealisethis,andthereforetheymoveonmore popularfronts,suchasadvocatingtheunityand,independenceofthewhole island,inthehopethatbelieversinthispolicywill becomebelieversinCommunism.

mentofKeralaandthe Catholicnewspaperswere gettingsubstantialaidfrom WestGermany.

IrishPriests

Accordingtothenewest editionoftheIrishCatholic CatholicDirectory,there ass1,702diocesanpriests workinginIrelandIn

AmericanNamedBishopInPhilippines

THEYAVOIDGOING TOCHURCH: Fromareliablesourcewe haverecentlylearnedthat manyCatholicsinShanghai andPekingavoidattending Churchserviceseitherbecausesuchattendanceswill bringthemintoconflictwith enthusiasticMarxist-Leninistsandleadtounpleasantcriticism,orbecause theyprefertohavenothing todowithachurch(the so-calledCatholicPatriotic Church)whichtheyare awareisnotpursuingthe policyoftheHolySee. Thesamesource,however, reportedthattherewas standingroomonlyinNan TangCathedral,(Peking) forMidnightMasslast Christmas,"Thecongregationconsistednotonlyof theolderpre-1949generationbutalsoofyoungsters ofbothsexesintheirearly twenties.Itisobviouslyunwisetodrawconclusions fromasingleeventofthis nature,"writesourinformant,"butthesizeandage groupsofthecongregation certainlysuggestthatthe appealoftheCatholic Churchhasnotentirely diedinChina,whateverthe positionoftheChinese bishopsmaybe."

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tratedtheuniverselitlea andamongstculturedpeople inJapan,theybrought theirprejudicesagainstthe CatholicChurchwiththem. ThispreventedmanyconversionstotheChurch.

Dtiringtheso-called"JapaneseMilitarism"period andaboveallsincethesecondWorldWarChristians hadagreatopportunityfor offeringthetruereligious andmoralfoundationofhumanlifetoagreatnumber ofpeoplewhowerelooking forreligiousandmoral guidance.However.once moredivision amo,-.gst Christianswasthereason whythereweresofewconversions.Thepictureofthe Christianbodiespresented inJapantodayisnotencouragingfornon-Christian people:the376,957JapaneseProtestantsbelongto 83differentdenominations.

Atthepresenttimethere isevidenceofamorefriendlyattitudeamongstChristiahbodieswhichwillnot gounnoticedamongthepagansinJapan.Totakejust oneexampleofthis,last ChristmasProtestantsand Catholicsjoinedforcesto organiseaconcertforthe prisonersinMatsuyama jail;theprisonauthorities wereverymuchimpreaed bythisunitedeffort.

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wastransferredtothePhilippines

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roundsof thecapital'sattractions.

Therailwaysystemmakes specialfareconcessionsfor thetrip,andthescheme servesthedualpurposeof makingyoungpeopletravelmindedandproudoftheir capital.InDublin,thechildrenseeforthefirsttime suchtreasuresasthe1,000year-oldBookofKells.an illuminatedmanuscriptof theGospels:andothertreasuresandheadingsfnr whichnubileisfamous

EchoesOfKerala

Amongthereeentvisitors toDuulinseasRev,Joseph Thaikoodan;whowasministeringinthe.1rultenSlats ofKeni,duringtherevolt againstItsCommuaistGov, ernmentin1969.Heisdoing apost-graduatecourseat LondonUniversity. HesaidCatholics.ainKerala,whichhad22Catholic Universitiesandhundreds ofschools,hadplayed leadingpartintherevolt.

FatherThailsoodan,who isonthemanagementboard ofthe"KeralaTimes,"one ofthe:State's-four'Catholic newensioncleasteenafrequentvisitortoWestGerTRIM; 73;Dublin that:hepreseatCovaiia

parishes,seminaries,col legesandschools,'withthe exceptionofsomeinthe IrishCollegeinRome.The 91priestsinmajorseminaries,whichincludethe IrishCollegeinRome,deal with1,668clericalstudents.

Thesefiguresdonotinclude,ofcourse,thethousandsofIrishpriestsministeringinothercountries. TheIrishareamissionary race,andarerunningmissionsallovertheworld,in.chidingsomeofthemost remoteregions.

TheHuntedFox

Ishuntingthefoxacruel sport?OneofIreland'sbest knowndoctors;BethelSolomons,althoughspeakingat ameetingoftheDublin SocietyforthePrevention ofCrueltytoAnimals,has favouredfoxshunting. Hesaiditwasoneofhis favouritepastimes,andwas notacruelsportwhenone compareditwiththemethod usedbyfarmerstotrapthe animals.Bueheaddedthat therewasacertainamount ofcrueltyinzoos,circuses, andsomeabattoirs

Andtheproblemforthe catdepartment-theCat's HomeinDublingaveshelterto25,819straycats duringthepastyear.And ifsomethingisn'tdoneabout straycats,saidthedoctor, theywillspreaddisease.

AlmostADraw Again

Inthereplayofthefinal oftheDr.LagaiiCup (NatiomilCivelloFootball League,DivisionOne),the resultwasattnostartraw again.DownbeatDietsby 2-6to2-5.

ThePremierofWestern Nigeria,ChiefS.L.Akintola,recentlycalledon ChristianMissionariesto intensifytheircampaignto spreadChristianityinorder tohelprebuildtheword.

ThePremiersaidthat contemporaryeventsinAfricahadprovedthatwhile AfricanscoulddoWithout imperialismandallitsimplications,theycouldnotdo withoutGodandHisallembracingloveandgrace. Headdedthatfreedom withoutGodwaschaos,and sovereignty devoid of brotherlylovewasanarchy.

HecongratulatedmissionaryworkersinNigeriafor theablemannerinwhich theyhadpursuedtheaim theysetouttoachieve.

JAPAN:LACKOFUNITY HINDERSPROGRESSOF THECHURCH

ThehistoryoftheCatholicChurchinJapantells usoftheobstacles,dueto lackofunity,placedinits way.AfterCatholicismhad beenintroducedintoJapan thefirsttimethroughthe workofSt.Francis Xavierandhisattaadasarai thefirstanti-Catholicpersecutions,whichtookplace inthe17thcentury,were partlyinspiredbyDutch Protestants,wholateron becamevictimsofsimilar persecutionsthemselves.

TwocenturieslaterJapanwasgrippedbyanurge towardseverythingnewand theEmperorMeijisentenvoystoEuropetoassimilate Europeancivilisation,includingitsreligiousvalues. Theseenvoysreturnedhome favourablyimpressedby EuropeandvIllsation,but notbywesternreligion,owingtotheindifferenceof manybelieversandspecially owingtothegreatvariety ofChristianCreeds,among whichCatholicismappeared tothemujutoneofa number.Outragedwith thisconfusiontheyconsidereditadvisabletoretain theirownBuddhistbr Shintoistbeliefs. WhenProtestantspert-

IntheRepublicofNiger thereistheCatholicMissionofGeroldwhichowes itsorigintothezealofAnthonyA.B.Dourahmane Medea,thefirstChristianof theRepublic. Bornatthebeginnineof thiscenturyAnthonyjoinedtheFrenchArmy,from whichheretiredafter15 years'servicewiththerank ofSergeant.Inhisearly yearsinthearmyhecame incontactwithCatholic laymenandpriestsandas aresultofthishewasbaptisedonChristmasDay 1929. Onleavingmilitaryservicein1938hereturnedto hisnativevillagehopingto bringthelightofFaith there.Althoughhewas hundredsofmilesfromthe nearestCatholicMission, Anthonytravelledfourhundredmilesbycameltoestablishcontactwiththe priests.

In1948andinsubsequent yearstheRedemptorist FathersinNiamy-187 milesawaytookafewboys fromAnthony'svillageas boardersattheirschool.In thefollowingyearstheyincreasedthenumberthey accepted-thatwasth.' grandbeginning.

In1957apermanentMissionPostwasestablished inthearea.Todaythereare twoRedemptoristFathersat theMission,aBrotherand threeSistersofOurLady oftheApostles.TheMissionhasaprimaryschool with175pupils,adispensary andaCatechists'school. SixtyadultshavebeenreceivedintotheChurch;fiftyarereceivinginstructiaons,twelvevillagesare visitedregularly.

Allthiscameabout throughthezealofoneman Anthonywhoisnowthe happiestandstilloneofthe hardestworkersinthearea. Whatanexampleforallof us!

PLEASEHELP:

Pleasehelpotherapostles suchasAnthonytospread (MrHolyfilthbyyour prayersandofferingstothe Minions.

Sandyourofferingsto: VeryRev.Mgr.M.'etenem.Catholicatladen Office,CatholicCentreVia-; tortssquare,Peen.

WilliamJ.ReganwhowasrecentlynamedTitularBishopofIsinda andPrelateNulliusofthenewly-erectedPrelatureNulliusofTaguminthePhilippines, eyestheworkofayoungFilipinoartist.AformerregionalsuperioroftheMaryknoll FathersinthePhilippines,Bishop-designateReganspentISyearsintheChinaMissions. He

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R Bysayingthatthere isnonecessityforsucha sermon,andthatthereare muchmoreimportantmattersCatholicsneedtohave broughttotheirattention.

Thereisnonecessityfor suchasermonforthepositionofCatholicsinregard toFreemasonryissufficientlycleartoeveryordinarilywell-instructedCatholic,aswellastononCatholics.Foritisgeneral knowledgethatCatholics areforbiddenunderpainof excommunicationtojoin theMasonicLodge.Thereis noneedtokeeponre-statingthat.

Muchmoreimportantis thepreachingofthegospel, thepositiveinstructionof Catholicsintheirreligion, confirmingthemintheir faith,anddwellingonthose Christianobligationswhich Catholicsarereallytempted toneglectinthewearand tearofdailylifeinthis world.

ThejoiningofMasonic Lodgesisnotoneofthe prevalentfailingsofourCatholicmenagainstwhich specialsermonsandexhortationsarerequired.

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MASONRYAND COMMUNISM

Q.:Catholicwritersagree thatFreemasonryisthe deadliestfoetheChurch haseverfaced. R.:Imustcontentmyself withdeclaringthatjudgmenttobeamistakenone.

Q.:FreemasonryisthedrivingforceofCommunism.

R.:Communiststhemselvesdonotthinkso.After theCommunistrevolution in1917,MasonicLodges weresuppressedinRussia. AftertheLodgesweresuppressed,someRussians wereknowntobestill secretlyaffiliatedwithFreemasonry,sotheFourthInternationalCongressofthe CommunistPartyinMoscow,1922.decreedthatany CommunistwhodidnotrenounceFreemasonryaltogetherwastobeexpelled fromtheCollununistParty.

ExilessetupaRussian MasonicLodgeinParis,but when,in1935,theyapplied foraSupremeCouncilChartertheGrandOrientof Francerefuseditonthe scorethattherecouldnot beaRussianSupremeCouncilsolongasMasonrydoes notexistinRussianterritory.

'STALINNO COMMUNIST!' Q.:Stalinhimselfwasnever amemberoftheCommunistParty. R.:Onecanonlywonder onwhatsourceyourelied forthatinformation.Stalin, asquiteayoungboy,enteredaSeminarytotrainasa priestoftheGeorgian OrthodoxChurch.Hewas expelledin1899attheage

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of20,fortryingtoorganise asecretMarxistsocialist groupamongthestudents. AtoncehejoinedtheRussiansocialistrevolutionaries.

In1906,hethrewinhislot withLenin,theorganiserof theRussianCommunist Party.OnAugust3.1917,he waselectedamemberof theCentralCommitteeof theCommunistParty,and in1919becameGeneralSecretary,apositionheheld when,in1922,thecomplete banontheMasonicLodges wasimposed.

"ANINTERNATIONAL MASON!"

Q.:StalinwasaninternationalMason. R.:Stalinwasneverat anytimeaMason.Noris theresuchathingasan "InternationalMason."DespiteassertionstothecontrarywhetherbyMasonsor non-Masons.Freemasonryis notoneworld-widefraternal organisation.Thereareindependantjurisdictionsin differentcountries,andcontinualdissentionsbetween Masonicsystemshavebeen

characteristicofFreemasonryinallcountries andtimes. Regularand IrregularLodgesareasdividedatWorldProtestantism;andtheywouldhave moredifficultythaneven theProtestantChurchesin forminga"WorldCouncil ofLodges"forthepromotionofMasonicunityamong themselves.

Masonryisnotaninternationalbodyorganisation withwell-definedpolitical objectivesundersecret leaders;andfromthatfinite ofviewisnothinglikethe world-wideconspiracyofinternationalatheisticCommunism.Itistruethat,just asaCatholicwhojoinsthe CommunistPartyisexcommunicatedbytheveryfact, soalsoisonewhowould jointheMasonicLodge.

OnCatholicprinciples bothbansarejustified,althoughtheyarebasedon differentreasonsevenas atheisticCommunismand deisticMasonrythemselves differfromoneanother AndcertainlyStalinthe Communistwasnotgivena Masonicfuneral!

ECCLESIASTICAL PENALTIES

"Quaere,"Maroubra:Is, thereanydistinctionbetweenanathematieationand excommunication

R.:Astechnicalterm ratherthanaswords.Yes Aswords.theGreek"atria theme"andtheLatin"eacommunicatio"bothhave the:geeseofbeingcutoffor separatedfromthecimernueity.TheGreekword"anathema"deriveditsChristian sensefromtheOldTestamentideathatonecutoff fromtheChosenPeople,forfeitinginheritedblessings, wasaccursed.St.Pauluses thewordbothofthosewho rejecttheloveofChristand ofthosewhodenyHisteachpines.InICor.16:22,he writes:"Ifanymanlovenot OurLordJesusChrist.let himbeanathema;"andin Gal1:8,hesaysofonewho wouldpreachadoctrineopposedtothegospel,"lethim beanathema."Intheearly post-apostolicChurchthe word"anathema"wasused indiserkninatelyforcondemnationoffalsedoctrineor evilconduct:butaboutthe 5thcenturythetermexcom"PISRECORD,"bycourtesyofStation2SM,Sydney,pieslishessonicofDr. Rumhle'sradioanswers eachweek.

Queriesfromourreaderswhichmustbeaccompaniedbynameand addressofsender)are answerer,overtheradioin theirdueturn,whichInvolvesadelayofsome weeks.

Repliestothemmayor maynotthenbeamong thosechosenforpublicationinthesecolumns.

rnuiiicationwasintroduced.

Theterm"anathema"was thenmainlyusedforthe condiennatineoffalseand hereticalteaching,while "excommunication"meant anofficialsentenceexcledlagapersonit;varyingdegreesfromcommunionleft theChristianChurchTorarrY seriousformsof.ndscenductineohingpublicscandal.Therearemajorand minor excortenunicatiors.

Aminorexcommunication cutsapersonofffrom righttotheSacramentsor publicreligiousministrationsoftheChurch;amajor excommunicationincludes conaplott.separationfrom thebrit:ofthefaithful.and fromtherighttoIntercourse atellwithformerfellow Christians.

RELEASEFROMTHEM

Q.:Underwhatcircumstanceswouldananathemaoranexcomniunicationberetracted

R.:Eitherisindemnation canalwaysberepealedprovidedtheoffenderissincerelyrepentant,renounces thefalseteachingsorevil conductwhichbroughtthe sentenceuponhim,andis preparedtofulfillanyconditionsofreparationfor hamdoneandexpiationof hisdefianceofthelawsof theChurch,whichecclesiasticalauthoritiesrequire. Inafewextremecases,the Popeonlyhasthepowerto repealtheexcommunication.Inmostcaseseach Bishopinhisowndiocese isauthorisedtodoso:and insomecasespriestshave thepowerdelegatedtothem toexercisethisactofclemencyuponduerepentance bytheoffendingperson.

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Constantinople

As"NewRome"

P.ZDUNSKIasks:

WhatisyouropinionofConstantinople'sdoh* tobethe"NewRome?"

R.:Theclaimisatleastatributetothefactthat t*EasternOrthodoxChurchdidatonetime acknowledgetheSupremacyoftheBishopofRome. Whatneedsexplainingiswhytheyceasedto acknowledgeit.Iagree,atleastinpart,withthe explanationgivenbytheRussianOrthodoxtheologian,VladimirSolovyev,onp.18ofhisbook, "RussiaandtheUniversalChurch."Therehede. claresthattheGreekPatriarchsofConstantinople hadnothingagainsttheunityoftheChurch,pro- videdthecentreofthatunitywasintheirmidst Sinceitwasnot,theypreferredtobeGreeks ratherthanChristians.AsChristianstheycould notbenationalistintheirreligion,butaspatriotic Greekstheypreferredtheirnationalismevenat theexpenseofschism.Onthatsameprinciplenow,' Constantinoplefindsitselfresistingtheclaimofthe PatriarchofMoscowthatMoscowis"ThirdRome!"

ORTHODOX"SOBORNOST"THEORY

Q.:Doesthe"Sobornost"theoryagreewithScrip. lure,traditionorreason?

R.:Theword"Sobor"isaSlavonicwordmeaning"Council."Theologically,theword"Sobornost" meansthestateofbeingtogetherintheliving unityoftheChurchasanorganism.Thereis nothingwrongwiththatideainitself.Butthe EasternOrthodoxChurches,whiletheyspeakof "Sobornost."donotputitintopractice.Rejecting thePopeasthecentreofunity,theyhavebroken upintoabout20independentnationalchurches. Thatistheendforthemofoneunifiedorganism. Again,theyinsistthattheChurchitselfisinfallible,butdenyingtheinfallibilityofthePope,they saythattheChurchcanspeakinfalliblyonly throughanEcumenicalCouncil-whichtheyadmit isimpossibleforthemtoconvene!Theysaythey standforanon-PapalCatholicism,butintheir dividedstatehaveforfeitedeventheirCatholicism. Their"Sobornost"theory,astheynowinterpretit, isopposedtoScripturesinceChristsaid,"Iwill buildmyChurch,"not"myChurches;"totradition, forasSolovyevadmits,theyacknowledgedPapal Supremacyforthefirstninecenturies;andto reasonsincetheyusetheword"Sobornost"to justifyastateofaffairsthattermitselfexcludes,

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C.L.Wanganui,N.Z.:InalltheyogaIhovebean*Catholic,I haveneverheardasermondevotedentirelyoreve*ilytofreemasonry.Howdeyouaccountforthat?"

R.:Bysayingthatthere isnonecessityforsucha sermon,andthatthereare muchmoreimportantmattersCatholicsneedtohave broughttotheirattention.

Thereisnonecessityfor suchasermonforthepositionofCatholicsinregard toFreemasonryissufficientlycleartoeveryordinarilywell-instructedCatholic,aswellastononCatholics.Foritisgeneral knowledgethatCatholics areforbiddenunderpainof excommunicationtojoin theMasonicLodge.Thereis noneedtokeeponre-statingthat.

Muchmoreimportantis thepreachingofthegospel, thepositiveinstructionof Catholicsintheirreligion, confirmingthemintheir faith,anddwellingonthose Christianobligationswhich Catholicsarereallytempted toneglectinthewearand tearofdailylifeinthis world.

ThejoiningofMasonic Lodgesisnotoneofthe prevalentfailingsofourCatholicmenagainstwhich specialsermonsandexhortationsarerequired.

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MASONRYAND COMMUNISM

Q.:Catholicwritersagree thatFreemasonryisthe deadliestfoetheChurch haseverfaced. R.:Imustcontentmyself withdeclaringthatjudgmenttobeamistakenone.

Q.:FreemasonryisthedrivingforceofCommunism. R.:Communiststhemselvesdonotthinkso.After theCommunistrevolution in1917,MasonicLodges weresuppressedinRussia. AftertheLodgesweresuppressed,someRussians wereknowntobestill secretlyaffiliatedwithFreemasonry,sotheFourthInternationalCongressofthe CommunistPartyinMoscow,1922decreedthatany CommunistwhodidnotrenounceFreemasonryaltogetherwastobeexpelled fromtheCommunistParty.

ExilessetupaRussian MasonicLodgeinParis,but when,in1935,theyapplied foraSupremeCouncilChartertheGrandOrientof Francerefuseditonthe scorethattherecouldnot beaRussianSupremeCouncilsolongasMasonrydoes notexistinRussianterritory.

'STALINNO COMMUNIST!'

Q.:Stalinhimselfwasnever amemberoftheCommunistParty. R.:Onecanonlywonder onwhatsourceyourelied forthatinformation.Stalin, asquiteayoungboy,enteredaSeminarytotrainasa priestoftheGeorgian OrthodoxChurch.Hewas expelledin1899attheage

of20,fortryingtoorganise asecretMarxistsocialist groupamongthestudents. AtoncehejoinedtheRussiansocialistrevolutionaries. In1906,hethrewinhislot withLenin,theorganiserof theRussianCommunist Party.OnAugust3,1917,he waselectedamemberof theCentralCommitteeof theCommunistParty,and in1919becameGeneralSecretary,apositionheheld when,in1922,thecomplete banontheMasonicLodges wasimposed.

"ANINTERNATIONAL MASON!"

Q.:StalinwasaninternationalMason.

It.:Stalinwasneverat anytimeaMason.Noris theresuchathingasan "InternationalMason."DespiteassertionstothecontrarywhetherbyMasonsor non-Masons.Freemasonryis notoneworld-widefraternal organisation.Thereareindependantjurisdictionsin differentcountries,andcontinualdissentionsbetween Masonicsystemshavebeen

characteristicofFreemasonryinallcountries andtimes.Regularand IrregularLodgesareasdividedatWorldProtestantism;andtheywouldhave meredifficultythaneven theProtestantChurchesin forminga"WorldCouncil ofLodges"forthepromotionofMasonicunityamong themselves: Masonryisnotaninternationalbodyorganisation withwell-definedpolitical objectivesundersecret leaders:andfromthatpoint ofviewisnothinglikethe world-wideconspiracyofinternationalatheisticCommunism.Itistruethat,just asaCatholicwhojoinsthe CommunistPartyisexcommunicatedbytheveryfact, soalsoisonewhowould jointheMasonicLodge.

OnCatholicprinciples bothbansarejustified,althoughtheyarebasedon differentreasonsevenas atheisticCommunismand deisticMasonrythemselves differfromoneanother. AndcertainlyStalinthe Communistwasnotgivena Masonicfuneral!

ECCLESIASTICAL PENALTIES

As"NewRome"

P.ZDUNSKIasks:

WhatisseereidomblaofCansbudbmprices tobeibe"Mrw=*ewer

R.:TheclaimisatleastatributetothefactShed tkoEasternOrthodoxChurchdidatone_time acknowledgetheSupremacyoftheBishopofRome. Whatacidsexplainingiswhytheyceasedto acknowledgeit.Iagree,atleastInpart,with.** explanationgivenbytheRuadanOrthodoxthee.. logics,VladimirSohwyev,atp111ofhisbook SmolaandtheUniversalChurch."Thereheder clamthattheGreekPatriarchsofConeteatilloPle hadnothingagainsttheunityoftheChurch, videdtheltentreofthatunitywasin-theirmidst. SinceItwasnot,theypreferredtobeGreek,ratherthanChristians.AsChristianatheycould netbenationalist,*theirreligion,butaspatriotie Greeits,they.pptiarred,theirnationalismevenat theenVettellUktfiebloat.Onthatsameprinciplenow. Constantinesitkiedsibelfresistingtheclaimofthe PatriarchofMoscowthatMoscowis"ThirdRome!"

ORTHODOX"SODORNOST"THEORY

Q.:Doesthe"Sobornost"theoryagreewithScriptuts,traditionortenon?

R.:Theword"Solar"isaSlavonicwordmeant ing"Council."Theologically,theword"Sobornost"meansthestateofbeingtogetherintheliving unityoftheChurchasanorganism.Thereis nothingwrongwiththatideainitself.Hutthe EasternOrthodoxChurches,whiletheyspeakof "Sobornost,"donotputitintopractice.Rejecting thePopeesthecentreofunity,theyhavebroken upintoabout20independentnationalchurches. Thatistheendforthemofoneunifiedorganism. Again,theyinsistthattheChurchitselfisinfallible,butdenyingtheinfallibilityofthePope,they saythattheChurchcanspeakinfalliblyonly throughanEcumenicalCouncil-whichtheyadmit isimpossibleforthemtoconvene!Theysaythey standfotanon-PapalCatholicism,butintheir dividedstatehaveforfeitedeventheirCatholicism. Their"Sobornost"theory,astheynowinterpretit, isopposedtoScripturesinceChristsaid,"Iwill buildmyChurch,"not"myChurches;"totradition, forasSolovyevadmits,theyacknowledgedPapal Supremacyforthefirstninecenturies;andto reasonsincetheyusetheword"Sobornost"to justifyastateofaffairsthattermitselfexcludes.

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"Quaere,"Maroubra:la thereanydistinctionbetweenanathernatisationand excommunication R.:Astechnicaltern ratherthanaswords,.yes. Aswords,theGree4"and, theme"andthe,Latin"excommunicatio"bothhave thesenseofbeingcutoffor separatedfromthecommunity.TheGreekword"anathema"deriveditsChristian sensefrom,theOldTestamentideathatonecutOff fromthe(UsesPeople,forfeitinginheritedblessings, wasaccursed.St.Pauluses thewordbothofthosewho rejecttheloveofChristand ofthosewhodenyHisteachpings.InICm.16:22,he writes:"Ifanymanlovenot OurLordJesusChrist,let himbeanathema;"andin Go'1:8,hesaysofonewho wouldpreachadoctrineopposedtothegospel,"lethira beanathema."Intheearly post-apostolicChurchthe word"anathema"wasused indiscriminatelyforcondemnationoffalsedoctrineor evilconduct:butaboutthe 5thcenturythetermexeem-

"THERECORD,"bycourtesyofStation2SM,SOe may,publishessomeofDr. Rumble'sradioanswers eachweek.

Queriesfromourreaders(whichmustbeaccompaniedbynameand addressofsender)am answeredovertheradioin theirdueturn,whichinvolvesadelayofsome weeks.

municationwasintroduced. Theterm"anathema"was thenmainly'usedforthe condeinnatingoffalseand hereticalteaching,while "excommunication"meant anofficialsentenceexcludingapersoninvaryingdegreesfromcommunionwtfh theClirLstianChurchrotany seriousformsofmisconductinvolvingpublicKande].Therearemajorand minorexcommunications. Aminorexcommunication nutsapersonofffromany righttotheSacramentsor publicreligiousministrationsoftheChurch;amajor excommunicationincludes Completeseparationfrom theburlyofthefaithfuland fromtherighttointercourse atallwithformerfelio* Christians.

RELEASEFROMTHEM

Q.:Underwhatcircumstanceswouldananathemaoranexcommanicatsonberetracted?

oessete.eavvesS

Repliestothemmayor maynotthenbeamong Mesachosenforpiddlesdonintheseceitmetas.

R..Eithercondemnation canalwaysherepealedprovides'theoffenderissincerelsrepentant,renounces thefalseteachingsorevil conductwhichbroughtthe sentenceuponhim,andis preparedtofulfillanyconditionsofreparationfor harmdoneandexpiationof hisdefianceofthelawsof theChurch,whicheccleslastiealauthoritiesrequire. Inafewextremecases,the Popeonlyhasthepowerto repealtheexcommunication.Inmostcaseseach Bishopinhisowndiocese isauthorisedtodoso;and insomecasespriestshave thepowerdelegated,tothem toexerciaethisactofclemencyuponduerepentance bytheoffendingperson.

Y.C.W.FOOTBALL

LEEDERVILLE14-11d. .141

EASTPERTH5;5.

Fromthefirstbouncethe gamedevelopedintoafast ruggedmatch,withLeedervillegainingtremendous drivefromamobileruck. However,thisascendancy wasnullifiedduringthesecondandthirdquartersby EastPerthrovers,who, scoutingcleverly,drove theirteamforward,onlyto beheldoffbythestrong, bustlingLeedervillebackmen.Inthelastquarter, Leederville,withasuperior ruck,wentforwardcontinuallyandwithgoalsonthe boardputthemselvesinan unbeatableposition.

Bestplayers:Leederville -J.Tana,J.O'Sullivan,J. Martino;EastPerth-R. --klarold,B.Jennings,M. Adams.

APPLECROSS8-23d. SCARBOROUGH1.2

Undertryingconditions, Scarboroughwereeasilyaccountedforbyabalanced Applecrossside.Excellent ruckworkgaveAppleeross theadvantage,butforindiscriminatekicking,which resultedinmanypoints,the

MaristColleges'T WhenthefourMarist CollegesofW.A.metin theirrecenttennistournamentatKitchenerPark, St.IldephonsusCollegeNew Norciawerethewinners.

Thecompetitionproved veryinteresting.Intheunder16andunder15age groups,Subiacowonthe mostsets.However,New Norciatookthehonoursin theunder14andunder13 agegroups.Bunburyand Northamdominatedtheunder12agegroup.

Thefinalsetsscoreswere:

NewNorcia34sets;Subiaco29sets;Northam20 sets;Bunbury7sets. BrotherDonald,theProvincialoftheMaristBrothers,presentedtheBr.Guibertus'Cuptothewinning team.HerecountedhowBr. Guibertushadspentmany fruitfulyearsatNewNorcia anditwasindeedapleasure topresentthistrophytothe college,whereBrotherhad spentsomanyyearsofhis apostolate.Hewasdelighted thattheMaristBrothers' CollegesofW.A.gathered togetheratfunctionsofthis nature,asitenableda strongbondoffriendship

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Julesd'Armont,ledhim backthroughthetownpastthemenwhohadmurderedhisfellowpriestson NewYear'sDay-tothe waitingplaneandtookoff immediately.MajorLawson'sreportonKongolowas ofgreatvaluetotheUnited Nationscommand.

OnJanuary27,Major Lawsonagainvolunteered torescuesomeCatholic missionariesindangerand againreturnedtothearea, thistimewithanother officer,aMajorNwawo,and aninterpreter.Theydrove over50milesthroughfloodedcountryswarmingwith hostiletroops.AtMbulula theyfoundmoresurviving priestsandnuns. Heretheyweresuddenly attackedbyanarmedmob shouting,"Killthesespies." Theywerebeatenand robbedandtheirclothes weretorn.MajorNwawo wasdraggedawaytobe executed,butafterbeing treatedwithspecialbrutalityhewasfreed.

winningmargincouldhave beengreater. Bestplayers:Applecross -N.Cassidy,K.Swan,J. Henryon.

HIGHGATE10-12d

EASTVIC.PARK6-2

Thegamystartedata quickpace,buttheheatand ruggedclashestoldonthe playersofbothteamsand thegameslowedconsiderablybyhalf-time.Inthe thirdquarterEastVic.Park showedmoredetermination togaintheball,whichresultedinmorecohesiveplay intheirforwardline.The playwaseveninthelast quarter,withbothteams kickinganumberof,goals. Bestplayers:Highgate-, R.McCabe,J.McNamara, P.Quinn;EastVic.ParkJ.Broomhall,A.Gaunt,A. Saby.

EASTERNSUBURBS12-9

d.OSBORNEPARK2-1

EasternSuburbs,astrongersidephysically,were abletooverwhelmOsborne Park12-9to2-I. OsborneParktriedto playfastopenfootballand whentheywereallowedto dosotheylookedavery

ennisCompetition

tobeestablishedamongboys fromthedifferentcolleges.

TheLadies'Committee fromSt.Joseph'sCollege, Subiaco,preparedaveryappetisingspreadforthe90 boys,whoparticipatedin thetournament.

W.Spencer,thecaptainof theSubiacoTeam,thanked theladiesfortheirgreat workbehindthescenes.The captainsfromtheother collegeswentoutoftheir waytoexpresstheirgratitudealso.

YoungStudent

WinsAward

Adelaide:Ayoungsemin arianinNewGuineahas wonaspecialawardfora bookhewroteabouthis people,theKumantribe.

IgnatiusKilagewrote "MyKumanForebears" andcheckeditpage-bypagewithhisEnglishteacheratSt.PeterChanel Seminary,nearRabaul.

Sofarasisknown,Ignatius'book,stillinmanuscriptform,isthefirst writteninEnglishbyanativeofNewGuinea.

P.&F.Started

AtMorleyPark

Therecentlyopened schooloftheInfantJesusat MorleyParkhasalreadyset upitsParentsandFriends' Association.Aparishmeetingwascalledandtheneed foranorganisedeffortfor thewelfareoftheschool waspointedouttothe parents.

Thevice-presidentofthe ParentsandFriends'Federation,Mr.P.Donnelly,was presentatthemeetingand \vasabletoinformthose presentofthe'organisation andrunningofanassociationintheparish.

Theelectedcommitteeof thenewParentsand Friends'Associationhas sincemettodiscussthe runningofaweeklytuckshopaswellasmeansof raisingfinancetoassistin theworkoftheschool.

goodteam.EasternSuburbs, however,congestedtheplay wherepossibleandthus usedtheirsuperior'strength togoodadvantage.

Bestplayers:EasternSubtdcbs-Dunstan,P.Harris, ilegney;OsborneParkTunstead,L.Johns,R.Rowland,.

FREMANTLE16-22d.

SUBIACO1.0

Fremantlewithastronger sideshowedmore-cohesive. forwardplaytorecorda victoryoverSubiaco.With theirroversopeningupthe playforthemtheyincreased theirleadasthegameprogressed.

Bestplayers:FremantleR.Rodriguez,J.Servillo,L. Debari;Subiaco-C.Kelly, G.Smith,A.Rule.

PALMYRA11-11d.

BEDFORDPARK2-8

Afteranevenfirstquarter,Palmyrawithgoodteam work-particularlytheir hand-ball,overcameBedfordParktowinthismatch. Thoughtheweatherwas ,trying,tholeweremany spiritedclashesbetweenthe teamsintheireffortstowin theball.Althoughwell beatenintheclosingstagEts, BedfordParkkickedon withoutsuccess.

Bestplayers:PalmyraParker,Steffan,Higgens; BedfordPark-J.Green,D. Allen,Richmond.

C.W.L. Meetings

Theusualcardafternoon fortheCatholicWomen's Leaguewillbeheldatthe CatholicCentreonThursday, April26.Bridgeandrummy willcommenceat2p.m. MembersoftheLeederville Branchwillbeactingashostessesfortheafternoon.

Membersarenotifiedofa changeofdatefortheSeminarycardevening.Instead ofMonday,May14,thisfixturehadbeenchangedto Wednesday,May-16,at8p.m. intheCatholicCentre.

BRANCilMEETINGS

Brentwoodbranchheldits monthlymeetingonApril4. Thenextmeetingistobe heldinthepresbytery,Marmion-st.,AlfredCove,on Wednesday,May2. The newpresident,Mrs.Reid,of 30Brian-ave.,Mt.Pleasant, wouldwelcomenewmembers fromtheparish. TheShentonParkbranch meetingwasheldatthehome ofthepresident,Mrs.Hartigan.Itwasdecidedthat eachalternatemeetingwould beheldaftertheSacred Heartdevotions.Thiswould enablememberswhocould notbepresentinthedaytimemeetingstoattend.The nextbranchmeetingisonMay 6inthehallattherearof theChurch.

Highgatebranchheldtheir electionsattheirlastmeeting. Mrs.P.Downing,whohad beenpresidentforsixyears wasnotabletostandfor re-election.Thebranchshowedtheirappreciationofher workatthemeeting.

Newofficeholdersfor 1962areMissD.Cochrane (president),Mrs.M.Pollett (vice-president),Mrs. K. Horrocks(treasurer)and Mrs.W.Nelsonsecretary).

CHEVIOT AGENCY

WEMBLEY

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LEEDERVILLE

CloseSt.Mary's,neatcomfortableBrick/TileHouse; 5rooms,S.O.,garage;an attractivesmallhomeinthe mostconvenientofalllocalities.

CANNINGTON

ModernAsbestos/Tile Horne,4rooms,S.0.;front andbackverandahs,garage; veryattractivehomefor £2,000.

ST.LUCIA

De-luxe4-bedroomHome, speciallydesignedandbuilt tosuitlargefamily;most elaboratelyfitted.£8,250.

NEDLANDS

Gentleman'scharmingresi denceinselectlocalitynear LoretoConvent;sixlarge roomsfittedanddecorated inbesttaste.

DALKETIM

Inprettylocalityofmodern homes,3-bedroomBrick/ Tileofunusualdesign; lovelygarden.£6.950.

WANTEDBUSINESSES andHOUSESofalltypes -forvaluationWithout anyobligation.

CheviotAgency

42ST.GEORGE'STERRACE.

Phone21-4675.

AfterHours:71-6167

Eventually,bytheinterventionofsomeCongolese officers,MajorLawsonwas abletoensuretheevacuationofthepriestsandnuns ...byair.Therescueparty themselvesfinallyhadto abandontheirtruckand trampthefinalmilesback tosafety.

MajorLawsonismarried toaSwedishgirllivingat SjoboinSwedenwiththeir year-oldson.

Anotheravenueofwork fortheP.andF.ofMorley Parkhasbeenthepresent busserviceavailabletothe schoolchildren.Thismatter hasbeentakenupwiththe MetropolitanTransport Trust.

Thecommitteeisanxious thatasmanyparishionersas possiblebecomemembersof theParentsandFriends' Associationtosupporttheir parishschool.

BoardAvailable

FULLBoardavailablenear Teachers'College,Claremont,younglady.-Ring 3-2327.

ForHire

PORTABLEdancefloors, partyequipment.Bookings: KevinGoff,24-3479.

PrivateTuition

FORcareful,individual instructioninmathematics phone67-4166.

kccommodation WANTED

COUPLEexpectingbaby requirefurnishedorpartly furnishedself-containedflat inNorthPerthorMt.Hawthornareas.-Ph.28-3661.

REFINEDladypensionerrequiresaccommodationwith ladyingoodhomeand health(notover70).-Reply NicholsonRoad,PostOffice, ShentonPark.

Schools'DramaFestivalReady

Aftertvomonthsofhard workthefinishingtouches arenowbeingputtothe playsenteredinthe1962 CatholicSchools'Drama Festival. Sewingteamsareworking lateandback-stageworkersarebusycheckingthat theirlistofpropertiesisin orderandcomplete. Apostermostwillingly designedbytheSistersof theDominicanConvent, BedfordParkfortheboxofficeatNicholsonswasconsideredsoartisticbythe managerthatnowitisdisplayedatthefrontentrance totheshop.ThewillingcooperationoftheSistersand BrothersfromallourCatholicSchoolshashighlightedthesmoothorganisationoftheFestival.They haverecognisedthevalue oftheventureandarelargelyresponsibleiftheFestivalhasmadeanimpactin EducationandTheatrecircles.Bothhereandinthe EasternStates,theFestival hasbeenwelcomedand seenasaculturalenterpriseofthegreatestsignificance. Thepress.IanEastern A

CATHOLICPAPER IN EVERYHOME

MASSESOFTHEWEEK

April22(White):EasterSunday(1stClass). Sequence.Creed.Prefaceo4-Easter.CommunicantesandHancigiturarepropereachdayupto andincludingSaturday.

April23(White):MassoftheDay(1stClass).

April24(White):MassoftheDay(1stClass).

April25(White):MassoftheDay(1stClass). SecondPrayerRogationDay.

April26(White):MassoftheDay(1stClass).

April27(White):MassoftheDay(1stClass).

April28(White):LowSunday(1stClass).Creed. PrefaceofEaster.

Statesjournalissendinga representative)radioand televisionhavealleagerly soughtinformationandwill berepresentedateachprogramme.

TheFestivaloftwentyoneplaysopensonTuesday night,April24,at7p.m. intheAssemblyHall,Pier St.Itwillcontinuewitha differentprogrammeforfive nightsandamatineeperformanceonAnzacDayat 2p.m.Thefinalnightand presentationofprizeswill beonSaturdaynight,April 28,at8p.m.Toensurea seat,bookingatNicholsons isessential.

Therewillbeaspecial matineeperformanceofthe "ThreeBestPlays"onSaturday,April28at2p.m. towhichallPriestsandReligiousareinvited.

InMemoriam

O'NEILL:Inlovingmemory ofGladys(SisterMarySt. Martha),SacredHeartConvent,passedwayApril18, 1938.

-Rememberedalwaysby herlovingfather,mother andsisterSally.

ARDAGH(JamesGuthrie): Inlovingmemoryofour dearbrotherGuth,who passedawayApril17,1960. MostSacredHeartofJesus havemercyonhissoul. R.I.P.

-Insertedbyhisloving brothersandsisters.

GuestHouses

CARR'SScarboroughGuest House,211WestCoastwy., Scarborough.Countrypeople speciallycateredfor.Temporaryorpermanent.Just likehome;T.V.Tel.25-1030.

GERALDTON:St.Francis GuestHouse,telephone683. BedandbreakfastL7/8 night;othermealsoptional.

ADELAIDEVisitors.-Bed andbreakfast;central,quiet homelysurroundings;motel room35/-,guestroom25/adults;childrenreduced rates.-WriteJasperMotel andGuestHouse,17Jasper Street,HydePark,S.A.