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PROCLAMATION Pope John Paul II makes a wide ranging appeal to break the fetters of the tensions that exist in the world.

He said:

I appeal to you to turn those tensions of North and South, East and West into new relationships of social solidarity and dialogue.

The United Nations Organisation has proclaimed 1986 the International Year of Peace This noble effort deserves our encouragement and support.

What better way could there be to further the aims of the Year of Peace than to make the relationships of NorthSouth and East-West the basis of a peace that is universal !

To you, politicians and statesmen, appeal: To give the leadership that will incite people to renewed effort in this direction To you, businessmen, to you who are responsible for financial and commer-

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cial organisatins. o l appeal: To examine anew your responsii towards all bities l your brothers and sisters To you, military strategists, officers, scientists and technologists, I appeal To use your expertise in ways that promote dialogue and understanding.

To you, the suffering, the handicapped, those who are physically limited, I appeal: To offer your prayers and your lives i norder to break down the barriers that divide the world To all of you who believe in God I appeal that you live your lives in the awareness of being one family under the fatherhood of God. To all of you and to each one of you, young and old, weak and powerful I appeal: Embrace peace as the great unifying value of your lives. Wherever you live on this planet l earnestly exhort you to pursue in solidarity and sincere dialogue: Peace as a value with no frontiers North-South, East-West, everywhere one people united in only one Peace

World Day of Peace message calls for only one global peace

The papal statement also calls for

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• rejects the notion that power blocs are inevitable and calls for individuals to have a conversion of heart

ing a two week visit t estern Australia th .-.... renowned Marian Movement director Father Stefano Gobbi underlined the role See story, pictures, page 3.

countries;

about new structures for society • calls for a sense of international solidarity and brotherhood to reduce the gulf between the rich and poor nations of the North and South • emphasises the place of dialogue between East and West and praises the initiatives taken so far at various levels;

• places the dignity of the individual numan person as a fundamental primacy in society, • blames sin as the ultimate reason why the world is full of divisions and calls on Christians to look at situations that are out of harmony with the gospel In his opening remarks Pope John Paul says peace is of such importance that it must be proclaimed anew and promoted by all There is no human being who does not benefit from peace. There is no human heart that is not uplifted when peace prevails

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the only way that the poor bear an unjust share of the burden of today's world, says the 1986 World Day of Peace message of Pope John Paul 11.

The developing countries must face formidable challenges even when free of such a scourge.

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School, Geraldton); Katherine Shine (St Benedict's School, Applecross); Juliana Smith (St John's School, Scarborough); Dennis Stables (Star of the Sea School, Rockingham).

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The statistics of recent years show signs of improvement in a few countries but also evi_ dence of a widening of the gap in too many others.

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ing and he would like to sincerely thank all those who participated.

The eight scholarship winners are:- Katrina Benning (St Joseph's School, Kununurra); James Giumelli (Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup ); Jennifer McAuliffe (St Mary's School, Merredin) Bronwyn Peace (Mel Maria School, Attadale); Warick Sears (St Francis Xavier's

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It can happen indirectly when economic power is used to disenfranchise people of their rightful share an to hold them in social and economic subjection, generating dissatisfaction and violence.

The examples are sadly too numerous today.

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It is true changes in economic growth patterns have affected all parts of the world and not just the poorest.

But the person who sees peace as a universal value will want to use this opportunity to reduce the differences between North and South and foster the relationships that will bring them closer together.

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spectre The of spectre nuclear weapons, which has its origin precisely in the opposition of East and West, remains the most dramatic and compelling example of power blocs exploiting the weak says Pope John Paul's Peace Message.

"Nuclear weapons are so powerful and nuclear strategies are so inclusive

in their designs, that the popular imagination is often paralysed by fear.

This fear is not groundless. ''The only way to respond to this legitimate fear of the consequences of nuclear destruction is by progress in negotiations for the reduction of nuclear weapons and for mutually agreed upon measures that will lessen the likelihood of nuclear warfare.

"I ask the nuclear pow. ers once again to reflect on their very grave moral and political responsibility in this matter "It is an obligation that some have also juridically

accepted in international agreements; for all it is an obligation by reason of 2 basic co-responsibility for peace and development.

DOD The call to recognise the unity of the human family has very real repercussions for our life and for our commitment to peace.

It means first of all we reject the kind of thinking dividing and exploitingIt means we commit ourselves to a new solidarity, the solidarity of the human family.

It means looking at the North-South tensions and replacing them with a new relationship, the social solidarity of all.

This social solidarity faces up honestly to the abyss that exists today but it does not acquiesce in any kind of economic determinism It recognises all the complexities of a problem that which can still be rectified by men and women who see themselves in fraternal solidarity with everyone else on this earth.

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NEW YORK (NC) Parents waste their time and money if they send children to Catholic schools but do not go with them to Sunday Mass, Bishop James A. Griffin of Columbus said in a pastoral letter on the Sunday liturgy.

"If parents think religion classes can substitute for their children's Sunday Mass, they are in error," he said.

The Sunday liturgy is so central, he added, that without it. "all the money, time and commitment devoted to our Catholic schools and to religious education programs is wasted."

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The bishop said many Catholic youth leaders were "generous volunteers", but "if you are not in church on Sunday, you should not be (leading children) on the field or court or stage.

"Your Sunday absence negates your example during the To teachers he said "your example does not end when class is over.

'The part you take in the worship and prayer of the parish liturgy on Sunday is as vital as your teaching in the classroom."

Bishop Griffin also attacked "parish hopping", saying "becoming the kind of Christian community Jesus wills for his Church is short-circuited" by that practice.

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"AII these joined in conHe also emphasised the tinuous prayer together relationship between the with several women sacraments of holy com- including Mary the munion and reconcilia- Mother of Jesus and with tion. his brothers."

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Each cenacle opened with the Rosary, followed by the Mass in honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

After the homily of the Mass, during which Father Gobbi emphasised unity with each other and love and prayer for the pope, the act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was made Basically this act is a renewal of baptismal vows in the hands of Mary: "We pledge to live according to your desires, especially as it pertains to a renewed spirit of prayer and penance, fervent participation in the celebration of the eucharist and in the apostolate, the daily recitation of the rosary and an austere manner of life in keeping with the gospel.

"We further promise to be united with the Holy Father, the hierarchy, and our priests. We wish to be apostles of this sorely needed unity of prayer and love for the pope."

Over and over again Father Gobbi stressed a frequent use of a sacrament of reconciliation as an antidote to the sinfulness and lack of prayer m each ofus.

Above all he said, the father Stefano Gobbi made a big impression wherever he Heart of Mary was the woke on his Western Australian tour. place where the Blessed Pictures hy John Butagiar Trinity delighted to be.

By praying with her we become involved in her "Yes" which drew the Son from the Father's bosom into the womb of Mary by the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit Taking the description of Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life, Father Gobbi asked what way did Jesus come to us? from the Father in the Holy Spirit through Mary, was the answer.

The phrase "the disciple is not greater than the master" must surely mean we go back to the Father with Mary, through Jesus in the Holy Spirit.

It is the Spirit and the Bride, who say: "Come Lord Jesus."

It is significant Father Gobbi finished his visit to WA by holding a cenacle in the recently opened Melchite church in

North Perth. God's new covenant people have their roots in the old covenant people.

At this last cenacle so many people of differing nationalities were joined in prayer in this little church which must surely by the centre of the Judaeo-Christian connection Father Gobbi left Perth for Rome on the afternoon of December 18 in time to celebrate the anniversary of his ordination as a priest of Milan diocese.

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Buried somewhat listlessly between the sparkling celebration of Christmas and the day that was more of an obligation than a high point of New Year holiness is the feast of the Holy Family.

Liturgically it could not happen at a better time now that January 1 has finally emerged like a good finale to a classic sermon as a significant meditation on the Motherhood of Mary, precisely on the octave day of Christmas.

The Holy Family was, like motherhood, a theme on which the preacher could expand colourfully. If his imagination ran riot about suburban life in obscure Nazareth, his sentiments were such that every member of the congregation, even if drowsy, could not but approve.

If feelings in the real families of his listeners were strained, if the struggle to survive against poverty and hunger was more like a battle, it was agreed that things theoretically ought to be better, that somewhere else in the street was the ideal model family worthy of the accolade, a truly Christian family.

The plaster figurines of the crib set chip easily and a cautious preacher on family life now chooses his words carefully. In front of him are likely to be children on special access to a separated parent, lone spouses or their stricken parents wondering what went wrong in a once happy home, youths keeping their options open about marriage or a family of which they have seen too many abysmal failures already, if not experienced their own.

The fashionable whinge these days is that the Church -presumably he who stands in the pulpit won't talk bluntly on the issues of the day. A library shelf would be needed to list the statements from popes, bishops and others down to say nothing of other social activists - about the destruction of family life. The flood of disaster seems not to notice.

Instead, a new counter-culture has appeared where pulpits and their thunderers conveniently cannot be heard. The tensions of family life have been taken somewhere else for solace: To politicians who have nicely adjusted the laws to . suit the fashion of the times, to courts which are given quasi-divine authority to determine the most painless way to break up human love.

When the discredited subject of bible history told young minds a graphic Old Testament story of a baby being threatened with severance in two for the sake of rival mothers, it must have seemed like fantasy to impressionable minds still remembering their last sermon on the Holy Family.

Last week retiring NSW Family Court judge Kenneth Pawfey said the hardest decisions he had been forced to make had been about the custody of children. He said the court had been forced to cope with a concept of marriage and divorce unknown a couple of decades ago.

From where such astonishing concepts have come he unfortunately forgot to say. But he did observe that the Family Court's "main weakness was based upon that most romantic of all fallacies which has it that human nature is essentially good, intelligent and kind, if only given the chance."

The judicial sector of family Law may well take umbrage at the anger, frustration and widespread questioning of what goes on in their corridors. But they too had better look at their pulpits which in deed, if not in word, are preaching a new code of negotiable human love that some human beings have written for their own convenience.

Heaven help the Holy family preacher who would say how rotten, deceitful, unforgiving and intolerant have been some of the people who said they would love each other. Would the empty churches be emptier?

The gospel is bewilderingly quiet about Jesus' 30 years of family life but very clear on the evil in hearts. The feast of the Holy Family should be shifted to another preaching season, when reality and not sentiment reigns.

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MANILA, (NC) -- If Mindanao Island's Moslems revolt against the government as they did in the 1970s, the Philippine military will be unable to control them, said Bishop Jose Maria Querexeta

of the Prelature of Isabella.

The bishop said the army would be helpless because it is busy fighting the communist-led New People's Army.

The bishop's prelature, which covers Basilan Island, 550 miles south of Manila, is predominately Moslem. As a result, he is in regular contact with Moslem leaders.

The government is taking troops from Moslem areas to fight the NPA, and not enough troops are left to maintain peace and order, he said.

The possibilities of a new revolt are very real, Bishop Querexeta said. He noted more Moslems were working in government offices than in the past and more were becoming better educated.

But for most Moslems, nothing has changed in the last decade.

According to Philippine government statistics, Moslems in the country are poorer, less educated and in poorer health than Christians.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos used Moslem

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DUBLIN (NC): Bishop Dermot O'Sullivan of Kerry has endorsed a proposal by an anonymous lrish monk to revive an ancient monastery on Skellig Michael, a tiny, sea-battered island 12 km off lreland's southwest coast.

The monk suggested asking a "number of monks from some community around the country to take over the buildings there and live the monastic life in the footsteps of the old Irish monks."

"It would not be as severe as the old monks' life, but it would follow in the great tradition," he said.

The Skellig Michael ruins are considered to be the best-preserved structures of their type in western Europe.

The buildings are perched on a rocky ledge 550 feet above sea level. They consist of six cells, an oratory with an altar and a ruined church.

The monastery was raided by the Vikings at least four times in the ninth century During one of these attacks, according to the Annals of Ulster, the abbot was kidnapped and left to die of starvation

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tribal divisions and the greed of Moslem leaders to put down the former uprising, the bishop said.

But "Marcos hasn't done anything about the basic grievances of the Moslem people, just as he hasn't solved the basic problems anywhere in the country."

The Moslems have never been united politically, he added. It was these old rivalries Marcos exploited to put down the former revolt.

Some observers say there is

an increasing fundamental-

ist strain among the Moslem people inspired by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini.

It has been reported his picture hangs in most remote mountain huts and in the homes of the missionaries from the Middle East.

"This new sense of religion is felt especially by the a Angel young," said Fther Calvo, who works with Bishop Querexeta.

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"They want a purer Islam, purged of any remnant of Western and Christian influence," he said.

"This theology, if you want to call it that, could give a new revolt even greater dynamism than the former one."

According to Bishop Querexeta, the people who pose the biggest threat are 18-20 years old.

"They've been armed and fighting since they were children.

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WASHINGTON (NC) A booklet on the rite for blessing throats has been published by the Office of Publishing and Promotion Services of the US Catholic Conference in Washington.

The booklet, prepared by a US bishops' subcommittee on blessings, Conference was released in response to numerous requests.

The booklet gives theological, historical and liturgical background information on the tradition of blessing throats on the memorial of St Blase February 3 and includes rites for the blessing within the Mass and outside the Mass as well as a short rite.

Activities of violent religious cult

MANILA (NO) -Guerilla war and a violent religious cult called "Tadtads" have (choppers) trapped the poor of Davao province on southern Mindanao island in a cycle of death and brutality, said a retired bishop.

"Ive never see such mindless violence and fear," retired Bishop Joseph Regan of Tagum said during an interview.

Poor are 'trapped'

'The poor people are trapped. I just don't know what will happen in the end," said the 80-year-old bishop, a Maryknoll missionary.

Bishop Regan, who retired in 1980, said he feels the church has no one to speak out against the violence.

"All we've been able to do is hold rosary rallies," he said. "But 50,000 people attended the three rallies we held, which shows you how

hungry the people are for a solution to all the trouble."

According to Bishop Regan, the Tadtads drove the parish priest out of a town called Monkayo, north

of Davao City.

He said the Dominican nuns at Assumption Academy leave the town by sunset each day for fear of the Tadtads and stay overnight in Tagum, an hour's

drive away.

In some towns in the Davao province and the Surgao del Sur province, fighting between the communist-led New People's Army and the government is so severe said the bishop, that normal life has almost ceased.

More than 700 people have died in the province this year in the war between government forces and the NPA.

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Life made difficult LAHORE (Pakistan) _ Life for practising Christians in Moslem Pakistan can be difficult, especially in rural villages, said Pakistani Father Emmanuel Asi rector of the Catholic National Theological Institute in Karachi, Pakistan describing his southwest Asian country as an Islamic republic strongly pursuing the Islamicisation of

its society.

He said a Christian living in

avillage nearly all Moslem -the type of village he grew up in -- has a "a kind of

untouchability". ·When I was a student in a government school, I had to sit in a corner of the room I couldn't drink water from the same tap as Moslems," Father Asi said "At a restaurant," he continued, "they may have spe-

cial utensils for Christians and ask if you're Christian.'

There is less religious discrimination in larger cities because "nobody knows you," he said. But there is still "lots of social discrimi-

nation".

About one-half of one per cent of Pakistan's approxi mately 90 million popula-

tion is Catholic.

Father Asi said getting a job is complicated by the use of European baptismal names "Once they know our names, they know we are Christians," he said Moslems "want to feed their community and relatives" so Christians take second place in the job market, he said "Some young people want to keep a Christian and a Moslem name. They justify this as 'inculturalisation'," he said

"After all we have suffered, it's good to take a Pakistani name and also keep a Euro pean -- I don't say Christian

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"If we use names from the Old Testament, they are equally holy to Moslems. A baptismal name is okay, but we must have a Pakistani name," he said Father Asi said Christian is almost impossible because of social pressures existing in a Moslem society. He said all of the mission work and evangelisation depends on the cate-

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Many Latin American officials have said that their debts cause social unrest because their underdeveloped economies have to use money earmarked for development to make loan repayments.

Brazil, Mexico and Argentina have the largest foreign debt in the Third World.

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Solution for foreign debts VATICAN CITY (NO) --Latin American countries should unite to solve their huge foreign debt problems, because foreign debts "aggravate the situation of poverty and social imbalances in broad sectors of the Latin American world," the pope said to 40 Latin American political leaders attending a conference in Rome.

"Often, the economic, social and human cost of this situation is such that it puts entire countries on the brink of bursting at the seams," he said.

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Some have threatened not to pay. Most of the money is owed to governmental and private financial institutions in the United States and other developed countries.

The debt crisis requires strengthening "the principle of Latin American unity and integration," the pope said

The pontiff also asked for greater cooperation between the debtor and credi-

tor countries.

"Neither the creditor not the debtor countries gain anything if situations of despair are unleashed which escape all control," he said.

The pope praised the return of many Latin American countries to constitutional democracy after periods of military rule.

He expressed hope the resurgence of elected governments signified a strengthening of the cultural, political and economic ties in the region.

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Is reverence still a value in the church we know today?

Nowadays we talk a great deal about "good liturgies" as though speaking about good movies.

That is, we often think a liturgy is good if we get a lot out of it, enjoy it or get a kick out of

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The reverent celebration of liturgy isn't something people feel indifferent about. They care mightily about their liturgies and have some firm ideas on when a celebration is, or is not, reverent.

To be reverent means to approach and to treat all the means of God's presence with care, Father Lawrence Mick writes Thi means s treatinginthe who worshi palongside us with care. For the people in the of God's presence theothers church. community are among the symbols

Reverence is a complene as people quickly discover they get into a discussion it Father John Gurrieri writes of the complex nature of reverence. Noisy assemblies can be reverent Moreover, people tend ; have haps that is why Benedictine places, he suggests. liturgy it means reverence death and resurrection But he thinks there i a s lesson to be learned 20 years after Vatican ll about the importance of some No doubt many Liturgical firm opinions on some Father Aidan Kavanagh, in a wer a trolled - the thunderous silence for God during the Mase when we celebrate the celebrations today are Moments collection of sayings, aphorliturgical celebration is gs not he adds. of silence can influence us i nsuch a way that the words we say and the songs we sing will become quiet of people communiHas reverence been lost in Eucharist, reverence is not truly reverent 'noisy assemblies" with no reverent. isms and principles for Liturcating that which escapes our churches today? Does servility. It is not "bowing chance to be silent. But gical celebrations, wrote: being put into mere words People often discover t their Reverence means different things for different people, Katharine Bird writes. She tells of a reverence change from age and scraping" as though we silence is important too: wedding she attended that To be consumed with Reverence can be born of idea of reverence differs s what remais n in her memory as an especially reverent occasion. It was so, she believes, because the bride to age? Insofar as reverence are slaves.

Christ called us to and groom were able • when listening to God's wonry over making a liturgiit. such silence.

And silence is to establish a strong bond with the community gathered for their wedding. is expressed in external from the views of frien and be his friends word. cal mistake is the greatest born of faith and purpose rituals, yes, reverence does acquaintances.

To an extent this is underEven when, with the Psal Father John Castelot describes a Jewish liturgy that he attended with semiarians n in Jerusalem. It was an • after the scripture readmistake of all." ("Elements change from one historical We have learned the lesson standable After all, conexperience, he writes, helping them to understand the dimensions of reverence in mist, we confess our eye-opening Perhaps that isn't s ings and before we sing. sing, of Rite: A Handbook of of voiced well participation worship. period to another sous, active and devout nothingness and sinfulness, • for a time after receiving Even an individual can fesomeLiturgical Style," Pueblo in the last 20 years. It is time participation is a goal in • One generation may find the Lord expects us to conChrist's body and blood what divided about this --e day Publishing Co.) now to learn how to be that sitting silently in the worship. Whatever furthers fess our faith with joy. Even But as Father Kavanagh seeking a quiet, somewhaustere In worship, it is possible to quiet, when to be silent. presence of the Blessed that goal is important when we do penance in Lent says, silence "is not the grow overanxious about atmosphere for worship; pother Silence is one element in Sacrament before Mass But in liturgy we also or at other times, our rever. embarrassed, barren, uncon- creating reverence, respect "reverence". Then liturgies day seeking a more lively sbracreates a spirit of reverence approach the unknowable ent posture is the uplifted trolled lack of sound which may be planned in such a tion. andlove. It is a question of and all-holy God who, in • Another generation may face of those who hope for occurs when things break letting this silence come way that we cannot adopt a find that an What is reverence? A how homily. He told of little Mary kissing object Jesus, formed us into his mercy from an all-merciful they must let the light shine which they fulfilled their down and no one knows about. Then the songs and reverent state of mind all the means of God's presused in worship expresses should it be expressed?

Ellen who had been taken to people. Participation in the God them ence one another by our through what to say" like in depends on the faith and being ministries. The bread and because we are worrying movement and words in ence.

Since Vatican Council church her by liturgy is cause for reverparents and Actually, the term "reece" is Ultimately, we can only be friendliness and our conThat's what made the an elevator. attitude of all who gather wine, the book of ourselves silly readings, worship can be rever II we have learned that those truly While we do stand in awe was very impressed with the ence, and not a little awe reverent if we possess self cemn not reserved for activities sside a liturgy in that little church the altar and the people who "Liturgical silence is pur We all are called to minister But if planning is put aside, ent -filled with the means include the majesty of the presence of Christ's people stained-glass windows What is reverence? The esteem Those who fulfill special church. People express rerence so prayerful The people gathered --- all were treated posefully pregnant and con- of God God's presence to one along with the worry, a who gather as well as the question hits home in a After at them for ministries in the liturgical staring who there cared in life worshiped daily with care and another. The respect and sloppy or cluttered liturgical respect bread and wine and other some time, she asked her assembly obviously have a about what they were doing Consider, for example, t newcare each of us shows concelebration almost always It'seems to me that this is items used in our worship mother who those in big impact on that sense of people and believed in what the tributes to a reverent and what reverence really Recognising one another as born baby. She is a remi er of the windows were. "They're reverence by the way they were doing Their faith was means To be reverent is to prayerful atmosphere as we What is reverence? what how completely one ind idual channels which through the saints," her mother anscarry out their duties. But a manifested by the care with approach and treat with care celebrate God's love are its attitudes and postures depends on another, and d life's God can touch us, we rever reverent litrurgy also together in God's presence? mystery. Watching he she It was an answerMary Ellen First, reverence means not sleeps peacefully, new parers may It was a small church remembered some years worrying about being rever sit quietly, experiencing a prfound later when her catechism in a lower middle class ent. It means feeling at home sense of awe. At other nanents teacher asked, Who are the in church because, as bap neighbourhood. As I Living in the Mid-east saints?" Mary Ellen put her their reverence for the babs new tised sons and daughters of for any length of time life will be expressed with smile, entered through the hand up and answered, "The a Father we belong there can represent quite a with words of joy. Of course their main doors of the saints are the people that the Reverence means worship culture shock for Weslight shines through reverence for life is also ex ssed building, I wondered That is, reverence is that terners. Attitudes, special way for all those That strikes me as a pretty attitude toward God and his what the would liturgy in the active care t h ey their gix customs, ways of today who fulfill special good definition of saints, but church which springs from baby. be like that summer doings things are so roles in the liturgy it is also a good definition of priests, faith in God's power, holi different.

At the opposite side t life's Sunday. permanent deacons, readliturgical ministers Good ness and mercy. It is similar While in Israel recently, spectrum, there is the reerence Iws on a short sabbatical ministers let the ers, eucharistic ministers light of to the reverence shown some seminarians and L younger family member feel between assignments, living God's presence shine parish liturgy planners parents or others who love tried to gain an understandtoward an aged, much love; rand- th friends for six weeks Often this means they worn through them The minising of just what the Sabbath about making a mistake parent. Feeble now, he has. red a Since this city had five ters' awareness of God's Reverence is rooted in meant to Jews in Jerusalt anticipated their assured Now, worrying about get long, useful life. His grand ldren Catholic parishes, I decided presence needs to be evirespect, but reaches beyond lem. Some things were participation in the heavenly visit each of them to ting things right can easily dent to others revere him for his intersting it to devotion obvious bus service carne banquet. caluate the state of the lead to making a mess of the AII the symbols of the to fur ts joyful approach problems, To be devoted to someone to a halt on Friday at sunThese early Christians thing you wanted to do tung there.

I was director are meant to be liturgy implies a willingness to do appreciation of life's goods. down, not to resume until really celebrated, in the of bench of our Office of channels through which correctly in the first place anything possible for the And the grandchildren sundown Saturday; shops context of a shared meal Worship, sol was very inter This is no less true in liturgy God is met and some of the person's benefit. Devotion is were closed and shuttered Like many meals, this one their reverence by spendr time cted in the progress of than when it comes to saying most basic symbols in our the fervor reserved for one Attendance at the synwas a happy occasion and, with him, by celebrating te anni- htrpicl renewal the right thing to one's boss worship are the people who you love and respect agogue was an eye-opener versaries in his life with himl y the As the liturgy began, one can imagine, a noisy or spouse on a special occ form the assembly of the Devotion is in the realm of The service synagogue friendly assistance they girhiim, Father Lawrence E. Mick tells a story of a little girl who affair. Paul had to tale the noted z variety of deficien sion, or setting a table for a church. To be good symbols emotion and warm feeling was taken to church and became quite impressed Corinthians to task for letby the seemed quite unstructured Then there are those per- 0es The building itself had special dinner according to Ultimately, devotion is a stained-glass windows. Asking her mother who the and anything but hushed ting things get out of hand form particularly difficult creeroic th only partially reno the dictates of Miss Manners spiritual attitude that people in the windows were, she was told, "they're the The men were all property (1 Corinthians 11) In liturgy, people tend to actions. Think of the thrill pole all Ped to meet the needs of saints." Many years later when asked by her catechism dressed in skull caps or springs from the heart And in a long section of The Story of the worry too much, not trust over the world felt as theytched liturgy. The music was And devotion always means teacher, "Who are the saints?" The girl replied, "the saints black hats, prayer shawls First Corinthians (12-14) Mass.

From the Last ing God to understand. Per ad, but neither was it are the people the light shines through."

U.S. astronaut Neil Amtrong reverence for the other In draped over their shoulders Paul was at pains to bring Supper to the Present anding The lector was For most of the tire no some order into the overly become the first humane"? set ling but obviously not Day," by Redemptorist foot on the moon. Th were one seemed to be in charoe. enthusiastic exercise of the l trained. The servers Father Pierre Loret, Men were gathered in pairs awestruck and excited in tsame various charismatic gifts med z bit lost at times. In translated by Notre or little groups carrying on moment. during the liturgy. He did not ttt to other parishes I Casual conversations. Some try to repress them, only Or think of any genuine self- drisited, this one had a lot Dame Sister Dorothy individuals rocked back and Marie Zimmerman. regulate them. word to do sacrificing person. forth, swaying from the Much has been said Later New Testament wriresponds to the true n> 0 t, is the celebration waist in that typical motion ters urged their communilately about the need for Pressed, I began to reaothers wnth litle concem" which accompanies private ties to give heartfelt resources to help people that there was somecost in terms of a personal prayer. There was constant with long gowns and things of God. "I is someexpression to religious sen"are involved in what is 9pre g here that had been understand the work of energy. Doesn't this coming and going tirents: "Sing praise to the tuxedos, the spirit of the what synonymous with happening. not just saya sort of reverence in ohi at "ing in the other parishes the Second Vatican Were these people irrever Lord with all your hearts" day was informal and respect but goes beyond ing words and 'hd vied tt was hard to Council. This book to going ent? I don't think so. the same time spurring' (Ephesians 5:19) simple. At the end of the respect," sbe said. "The through actions in a perPpoint and had to dcs approaches the modern They had come to be in the action on behalf of te!Or And Paul himself who Mass, before walking feeling reverence pro "but I left the parish functory manner." reform of the Mass in the presence of God and God's back up the aisle, the voles for me is of quiet wrote these words at the around them? had light of history. It is a utt. beethat the liturgy word. When moved to pray, "!

The priest bas an bride and groom paused listening. of being open end of his second letter to Reverence, it they prayed.

When they brief, easy-to-read surobvious role to at fulfil for a moment arm in arm and aware of God." For the Corinthians, read to mensional, as are the p conversed, it was like childvey of the origin, the Mass, Ms Elsesser said, to welcome family her, reverence enconthem, remember, during the experience it. the next few days I ren discussing things in their noe" but the congregation also history and the developmembers and guests. liturgy. "Greet one another What does the word passes awe and mystery. fgure out what Father's house. And when ea Mledthatto celebration fulfills a role.

The wedding stands out ment of the Mass, show. with a holy kiss" (13:12). mean it to is How so you?

Scripture was read, they A free-lance author and now some 10 years later It is important for peoing how the celebration rful.

It hactn 't been that paid, in general, respectful When I think of a rever because of the spirit of consultant on lay minis- ple to come to Mass with of the Eucharist has met he music was live attention. try, Ms Elsesser said her a willingness to ent ceremony, the wed- rejoicing that the bride partici"Silence an plays the needs of people in imporFor some people, the word counts and soft i ding of friends of mine ohe and groom created. They sense of reverence is most pate actively. This means tant role in the but told in the different countries and in h%,,,Ptor 'reverence" is identified liturgy comes to mind The treated each other and likely to surface during listening actively and cutmental music wit only with awesomne quiet. in different ages. Liturgical small spaces of silence Mass. me ee groom was a young man their guests with loving ttvating "an attitude of only cover most inter 'the sign of Peace fact, many church members before prayers are liely reform is aimed at develk I babysat for when I was attention. At ease despite being open" to what ts What is happening at "erall mood was tions but also q have found it difficult to to be as moving and oping celebrations which 15 and be was 10. More tbe solemnity of the occaMass is so profound Ifeel going on, she said mple and informal, respond to Vatican ll's call people who are significant for children as recently, be and bis sion, the couple was able are "no stranger to life reverent no matter wbat," Such participation helps to actively participate in the a,"""d reverent to and to the present times, future bride bad met in to help create a bond she said. But bow the people reach a for adults. If there is to be the interrupti deeper liturgy. For some, if they ,' presence ot God the Catholic school where among all present. a silence during the prepservice is celebrated also understanding of bou concerns and responsi(Signs. Songs sing at all during Mass, it is some they taught two of my For me that wedding was makes a difference to Christ is present among aration of the altar and bilities of the Christian," ries: Another constrained, unenthusiasa oe children. This made tie warm and loving and, her. the gifts, it may be help,""ierstet her t them at each Mass, Ms the author writes. Such a tic.

Children's Litul'9; wedding special for me es, reverent A liturgical celebration Elsesser thinks. Out of ful to keep in mind that nth and the whole liturgy is "rooted in life."

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I distinctly remember how difficult it used to be to figure out what to get my father for Christmas. There was the standing list: socks, Old Spice, tie.

But I always felt I wanted to be able to present him with something out of the ordinary, special, unique. Something that would surprise and delight him.

Down deep, I think I wanted to get him something that would make him proud of me too. Looking back on it, that present clearly meant a lot more to me than him.

What got me to reflecting on that is my own children asking me what I would like for Christmas, most specifically a conversation l had with my oldest daughter recently.

"What do you want for Christmas?" she asked.

"A Bruce Springsteen comb and brush set would be nice," I said offhandedly.

"Cute, dad," she smirked. "Really, what do you want?"

"How about a Christmas tree that does not shed needles, a dog that does not shed hair, a teen-ager who doesn't shed everything everywhere and a shed to store them in?" I smiled.

"Dad," she said, in her please-get-serious

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"Well," I said, narrowing my eyes, "I could use some new socks and I'm nearly out of Old Spice."

'That's what we always get you. And don't say a tie."

I thought for a moment. "How about a lawn-mower blade that can stand up to coat hangers, toys and cricket balls?"

"Better yet," I went on, "how about a tie clip engraved with my blood type and phone number just in case l get hit by a bus or strangled by the copy machine at work?" l was on a roll. "Hey,

I know - a mink ham-

mock. Or a soundproof room of my own with a bar."

She smiled somewhat tolerantly. "I see we are in one of our moods," she said.

From her tone of voice I sensed that despite her good humour in putting up with my kidding there was something else going on.

"Seriously, Marie," L said. "I really can't think of anything I need except maybe some socks and some new wallet photos of you kids."

"Well, I was thinking," she said, pausing for a second and taking a breath, "about something our parish priest said to us last year about Christmas presents."

She went on. "He said once he asked people not to give him presents but to do a good deed for someone and write that down on a piece of paper and then give it to him.

What would you think if this year I did something like that? It wouldn't be like a real present with a box and everything."

Talk about instant lump in the throat.

"I don't know how you could give anyone anything nicer," I managed, hugging her. "It makes me so proud of you."

It's going to be a special Christmas.

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Tiny house's facade fronts The little house they call Mercywell looks tiny and even a little tired, but then fronting as it does, the non-stop noise and traffic of Vincent Street, it's not surprising.

Like the house which opens its heart to the poor, Sister Bernardine Daly looks tiny and even a little tired as she opens the door. But then, fronting as she does, the non-stop tears and pain of Perth's poor, it is not surprising either.

Once inside the door closes the traffic to a muted roar and one feels the warm tranquility of this house of help.

"People come in here for prayer and a cup of tea," Sister Bernardine said. 'We merge in and out of and then it is time prayer for another cup of tea," she smiled "Mercywell is run by a fulltime team of four comprising Sister Bernardine and the BerKennedy sisters nadette, Pauline and Annie A Brigidine nun, Sister Helen Maher works at the centre one day a week as do a lay couple. Morley and Vera Haywood An Aboriginal man, a recovering alcoholic and ex-prisoner, Billie Herdigan is employed three days a week The Mercywell apostolate also includes a farmlet at

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Called Maryfarm, it offers the needy a rare chance to get away from it all' Maryfarm is somewhere for people to catch their breath It offers a chance for a holiday for those who never get a break.

The farm takes four or five people at a time who stay anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of month The funds for Mercywe come from a few faithful

benefactors We don't accept Govern-

ment grants, in order to respond more freely to the needs of the poor as they arise," says Sister Bernardine "Besides, much of our work is with Aboriginals and the funds available in that area are needed elsewhere We don't want to use up the small supply ..

The aim of the apostolate, she adds, is to live simply and to offer hospitality. Visits are made to hospitals, prisons and the parks to make real friends with the poor The backblocks of Perth's down-at-heel suburbs are a far cry from the leafy lanes of Lesmurdie, where Sister Bernardine was a teacher at St Brigid's School for many years

It was after 31 years as a teacher that Sister Bernardine wrote to her Superior and said she felt a strong call from God to work with homeless alcoholic women.

But since she had never worked with Aboriginal people, her request to "answer the call", was denied.

But the vision would not go away and neither would Sister Bernardine and her determination Two and a half years later,

in July 1975, she said good-

bye to the things she treasured most at St Brigid's the beautiful rose garden of the convent and the treelined streets which always burst into flower in August and proceeded to the desert of East Perth

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That first house was dilapidated, almost wrecked with a yard full of rubble. grass up to the elbows and one dead tree. It reflected, in fact, the kind of world into which Sister Bernardine was mov-

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It is 10 years since Sister Bernardine Daly said goodbye to her time as a teacher and turned to answer the call from God to work with homeless alcoholic Aboriginal women It is a "call" which rings as loudly now as it ever did and a decade on Sister Bernardine

is even more committed to the cause. These days she works out of a tiny house (with a huge heart) at 185 Vincent Street. The house is called Mercywell and its mission is to the poor Ministering to the poor is the focus of Sister Bernardine's apostolate... and that means the homeless, the alcoholic and the imprisoned. Many of them are Aboriginals, all of them are in need. But it is the plight of the

Aboriginal people and the suffering of the imprisoned that have most touched the heart of this small but determined nun.

This week she talks to ROSLYN ROSS about her involvement with the Aboriginal people; their needs and their hopes. Next week Sister Bernardine talks about the plight of prisoners and the need for Catholics to become actively involved in the area of justice and peace.

□□□□□ Her first job (and her life's work) would be to clear up some of the mess It was two months later the "dead" tree in the backyard came back to life and covered itself in a mass of beautiful blossoms.

From the still high grass one solitary and singularly beautiful rose reached out for Sister Bernardine, such unexpected and beautiful blossoms became the symbol of her entire ministry

'They reminded me of the people -hopeless and helpless with all the degradation and shame of severely alcoholic homeless people in their outward appearance but inwardly like the "dead" tree and the rose bush hidden in the grass bursting with hidden blossoms"

It is as the prudent gardener that Sister Bernard ne moves among the poor, seekinq

always to reveal the blos

soms And it is when others have come along who will care for

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The Anawin Centre, in Lane Street, Perth, which was set up for Aboriginal women was put into the hands of very capable lay people when Sister Bernardine felt the call to go to Roeboume It was during her three years in Roebourne that the already sown seeds of respect for the Aboriginal culture took root and began to g ow to matur

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that their stories of being present when an old m n takes the children to a

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"Before anything happens he will scoop up some water and say, Water, we have come to visit you, not to hurt you The children will be given the awareness f rst and then they will be allowed to swim While many people see the word Aboriginal synonomous with alcoholism, Sister Ber nardine says alcohol is a symptom of problems not a cause "Aborigines have been made to feel they are no good, that is why they drink 'They have also had their land taken from them and that is also why they drink I remember when I was a girl at school we were told they had no brains "We were told the story of how they had taken two of them and tried to make them priests and how when they failed it showed they were less intelligent than we were "Of course it didn't work but no-one took the time to find out why."

Sister Bernardine said our cultural attitudes also played a large part in the destruction of Aboriginal worth

people

We associate black with sinful, evil and dirt, she said What we have to do rs develop an accurate scriptural attitude to it all In Solomon, Song of Songs t says I am black but beau tiful

My attitude is one of grat tude to have known them she said The Aboriginal people, she says are more concerned

The truth is that black skin is the gift God gave these people to protect them from the sun For all the bad stories we

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It was a tremendous expeshe adds, of living with tribal and semi-tribal rience,

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Attacks on refugees WASHINGTON (NO) The general secretary of the US Catholic Conference has urged the US government "to do all possible" to prevent Honduran military attacks on refugees.

In a letter to Secretary of State George P. Schultz, Mons Daniel Hoye also expressed concern over the recent arrest and detention of an American Jesuit priest working in Honduras.

Refugees and international relief workers have said Honduran troops stormed the UN camp at Colomoncagua, Honduras, dragging Salvadoran refugees out of shelters, kicking, beating and stabbing them

Sister Bernadine counselling one of the many hundreds of people she has helped.

hear. there are many good ones never told, she says Like that of the Aboriginal man who came into the Roebourne mission and asked the sisters to help him get off the "kurri" (this is the Aboriginal word for alcohol and it means poison).

He got off the drink and stayed off, says Sister Bernar dine.

He continued to work with the sisters as a counsellor.

One day he came in and said: "Sis, Mingila (God) put it in my heart to get that land at Daniel's Well."

He got the land, says Sister Bernardine, and he turned it into an outstation, a "dry camp".

We have much to learn from the Aboriginal people just as they have much to learn from us, she adds.

The Aboriginal says, "I belong to the land", not "the land belongs to me", added.

she

"They are right. We do come from 'the land, it is our mother.

"1 believe God uses the Aboriginal people through their land," Sister Bernardine said.

She also believes there is much innate spiritual and psychological wisdom in the culture, which is only now beginning to be backed-Up. "We he e ave begun to find out, through psychiatrists like ng, what the Aboriginals Just know", she said 'T ey will see a particular bird and say, 'Oh 5 · ·Is, someone will die' , an d sure enough, they dol" s sne says h wrtt a determined thump on the arm of the che. air.

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It is a knowledge that cannot always be explained in scientific or European terms, but a knowledge found to have both psychological and spiritual links Take the old man who was brought to Perth from Roeboume some years ago with inoperable cancer.

"While he was here," Sister Bernardine said, "his wife, who was a young woman, died, out of the blue.

"T went down to tell him the news but the doctor had already seen him.

"He sat cross-legged on the bed.

"1 shook his hand and said, 'Sorry'."

He said: "You know what happened in Roeboume - I knew.

"Last night I had a dream but it was not a dream. I saw a big rock, so beautiful and a little one near it and I knew she had died."

people and clogged up with 'things."

"All I know is that when I was with them the Bible came alive for me. The last shall come first', is so true they can run rings around me," she said. t is time for Catholics to accept their responsibility as Christians, she says.

"Jesus says we must bother with the poor, with the broken-hearted and with prisoners," she said.

'This is the message repeated over and over again min scripture.

"Jesus made the work for justice and setting the oppressed free central to his message.

"He said to us, 'Don't judge ... • but he called us to these works of mercy.

"If you met your average Catholic and asked them what was essential they would say, 'Going to Mass'.

"But Jesus never said anything about going to mass he never said the people of his time had to go to the synagogue

"In the past we have allocated the job of caring for the poor to the religious and groups like Saint Vincent de Paul.

"What he did say is; 'For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me. sick and you visited me, in prison and you come to visit me'. Matt. 25.

"But until each and every family accepts responsibility for them, we are betraying the Christian religion," Sister Bernardine said.

"A few have done the works

of mercy in the past but all of us are called to do them for the future."

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We have much to learn from the Aboriginal people just as they have much to learn from us, she adds.

The Aboriinal g says, "1 belong to the land," not "the land belongs to me," she added.

"They are right. We do come from the land, it is our mother.

"I believe God uses the Aboriinal s g people through thei rland," Siter Bernardine said

"Until we do something they can't go anywhere," she said.

'The media has done them great wrong and I believe the Church must act to make people aware of how badly the Aboriginal is treated by the media," she said.

'The fact is you can't have your heart clogged up with

VATICAN CITY: Cardinal Danneels of Brussells said collegiality and the role of national bishops'

conferences was a mair topic proposed for discussion by hierarchies from the developed countries of North America and Europe.

Some hierarchies requested a discussion of the role of women, he added.

But most of those requests came from the

developed countries, said Cardinal Danneels, who prepared a summary for the synod delegates of the more than 100 presynod reports submitted by bishops' conferences.

These are less a priority for the Third World and communist-bloc hierarchies, he said. "ln Latin America the liberation of man and human rights are problems of greater intensity," he said.

In Africa and Asia the

NEW YORK (NO) -- The bishops of Pennsylvania have criticised the National Conference of Catholic Charities for inviting Governor Mario Cuomo of New York to speak at the NCCC's annual convention.

The NCCC defended the invitation, although Cuomo cancelled his speech to attend an anticipated special session of the New York Legislature.

"God revealed himself to that man as a rock and we know it says in the Bible, The Lord is my rock. .'."

For Sister Bernardine the future for these people seems an uncertain one at least until there is greater awareness of their needs and greater acceptance of the special gifts they have to offer.

Invitation criticised

key issue is inculturation, he added. lnculturation refers to the adaptation of Christianity to local culture and customs.

Cardinal Danneels said an African bishop once told him it was hard for him to understand why Christ is always depicted as a white man.

About 60 percent of the synod delegates came from the developing countries, said Cardinal Danneels.

In a letter, the bishops expressed "amazement and distress" at the selection of Cuomo and said "no other politician has so elaborately rationalised opposition to the bishops' efforts" to reverse the nation's abortion policies.

Nuns raped, tortured PARIS (NO) -- France has asked Argentina to investigate the disappearance of two French nuns after an eyewitness said they were raped and tortured to death

by Argentine naval officers.

In a television report aired in Paris in September, former Argentine officer Claudio Vallejos gave a graphic description of how in 1977 the nuns were raped and tortured for six weeks before being buried in unmarked graves.

Sisters Alicia Domon, 43, and Leonie Duquet, 62, were abducted by armed men from churches in Buenos Aires in December 1977.

Their bodies were never found.

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The high school gymnasium was filled to capacity recently when the Catholic community held an international Youth Year Mass.

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Manjimup, Bridgetown, Boyup Brook and Pemberton Catholic communities celebrated the International Youth Year (IYY) with a rally and Mass fun day.

More than 500 people attended to make the months of organisation by the Knights of the Southern Cross all worthwhile.

Chief celebrant was Bunbury Bishop Peter Quinn with priests from the other parishes.

Albany priest Father Tony Chierai delivered the homily which was directed to youth - it was pointed and left a lasting impression Bunbury deacon Mick Flynn read the Gospel, while St Brigid's School, Bridgetown did the first reading Pemberton St Joseph's school students presented the prayers of the faithful and Boyup Brook's St Mary's School students brought up

Big rally at

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from I0RAN PANZICH, and STEPHEN O'SULLIVAN the Offertory representing their local economies Kearnan College students produced a banner depicting and representing the theme "We are the Church".

Pemberton youth member Gary Bendotti was the Mass service commentator.

Highlight of the Mass was when former Manjimup resident Phil Forrest, who is studying to become a priest in Adelaide, was commissioned as an Acolyte by Bishop Quinn Becoming an Acolyte was

Phil Forrest's first step on

the way to priesthood Music for the rally and Mass was directed by Sister Dora Maguire with only three rehearsals to set a high musical standard for the function The Manjimup Senior High School gymnasium venue was ideal because it permitted the IYY rally and Mass theme to be expressed fully away from the normal Church service settings Organisers hailed the day a huge success as all the items arranged peaked to give a memorable TYY impression Following the rally and Mass, the afternoon festivities were held at Kearnan College sports ground.

About 300 people attended the afternoon where they had a community barbeque lunch and danced in the late afternoon to music provided

by Balingup's Universal Brotherhood bush band.

People responded to the music with all ages dancing merrily.

The Catholic Youth Council annual Vision weekend is scheduled for

March 14-16

Individuals, groups and organisations with ideas, suggestions, or concerns are invited to put them in writing and sent them to The Secretary CYC, PO Box 194, NORTH PERTH 6006.

These ideas would be helpful in planning youth activities and directions for 1986.

Story and pictures courtesy Warren-Blackwood Times, Manjimup.

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Young people in Africa are in position not to make the same mistakes their parents made.

They are more perceptive to the signs of the times and should not be dismissed because of their age.

These sentiments were expressed by Father Mutiso Mbinda, secretary-general of Association ofMember Episcopal Conferences of East Africa when he gave a talk on 'Youth in Africa", at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre this year.

He said young people had been frequently ignored and their opinions neglected when it came to matters concerning the Church and the socio-economic and political development of the society.

They are continually frustrated in their search for identity which has come

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The widening generation

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The foundation has been put in place for future youth rallies and Masses and due to the overall enthusiasm and response it could become an annual regional event.

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culties and communications between the young people

and their peers had deteriorated.

Father Mbinda said 83.5 per cent of all the young people in the world were from the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Young people currently made up 60 per cent of the total population in Africa.

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Excuse me,'' Annah broke in.

There's a young couple here. She's pregnant. They've come all the way from Narareth. She's ready to have her baby. But we just don't have any more rooms. What can we do?"

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Josiah looked at the two. He saw how tired and pale Mary looked.

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This is a cookbook which has something for everyone and it is beautifully presented to boot, Following Arabella Boxer's carefully co-ordinated guide, even a complete novice can build up a mastery of the skills that make the true cook; someone who can buy any food that takes their fancy confident that they can cook it in some delicious way This book contains recipes from some of Europes top cooks and therefore touches on a variety of cuisines. The book has a European base and therefore the food guide sections will not be particularly applicable to Australia although some of the advice and information given does apply to us equally.

The book provides a detailed coverage of cooking techniques and then moves into an entertaining section which covers such events as a wedding lunch for 50; hot picnic food; a buffet party for 25; a traditional tea party; a vegetarian dinner and a dinner prepared from delicatessen foods

The Fresh Fruit Cookbook, by Vo Bacon, published by Regency, $12.95.

This book follows fairly closely on the heels of Vo Bacon's last effort, The Fresh Vegetable Cookbook. In fact it has been prepared and printed in the same success-

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Feast in season, by Penny Smith, published by Methuen Haynes, $14.95.

Penny Smith, who runs her own cooking school and catering business in Melbourne has become increas ingly well known over the years with such published successes as Salad in Season, Cork Fork and Ladle and now, Feast in Season. This is not a book for professionals it is for those who enjoy good food and wine and who like to share it with family and friends. The book has been arranged in seasonal menus to cover a variety of occasions from breakfast, afternoon tea or a family supper to luncheon in the sun, a barbecue, Sunday night at home with friends or a formal dinner party

Peter by produced McCormack. Listeners asked questions on any lines of a half subject remembered poem, to an old ingredients Both Volume One and recipe, reasons for natuVolume Two of the Q & A Collection have been best ralphenomena, details of local bistory... and sellers and this new collection --- Volume Three otber listeners supplied the answers.

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It all began with an ABC amount of information radio program presented on a fascinating range of subjects. by media personality You can find out bow to Margaret Tbrosby and make the Russian dessert, Pashka; bow to make your own flypapers; bow to extend the life of cut flowers; what bas bappened to the white cross wbicb stood on Mt York • The Code of Canon Law in tbe Blue Mountains with Index will soon be and where the phrase 'in available. The Index will be like Flynn' came from... to mention but a few. bound in paperback only.

ABC Radio's Q & A Collection, Volume Three, compiled by Peter McCormack, published by Wiliam Colins, $9.95.

ful style and also with the cooperation of the department of agriculture New South Wales.

The Fresh Fruit Cookbook is one of the most comprehensive guides I have seen to buying, storying., preparing and cooking Australian fruits. There are hundreds of recipes and ideas and an extremely valuable final section on exotic fruits which cover such unusual ( and often unseen) fruits as Rosella, Sapodilla, Soursop, Prickly Pear and Jambos. Vo Bacon has perfected an easy and unique style in preparing her cookbooks and with each fruit she gives advice on microwaving, seasonings, preparing, storing and serv-

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Reference for constant use

The Code of Canon Law, published by Colins Liturgical, $24.95 (bardcover), $15.95 (paperback).

This is a pastoral reference book that will be in constant use. Much thought has been given to the presentation of the text for clarity and ease of use. The binding is sturdy and practical It includes • an English translation of the new Code approved by the Episcopal Conferences of Australia, Canada, England and Wales, India, Ire land, New Zealand, Scotland and Southern Africa it provides ·an invaluable pastoral guide and reference tool • especially for Roman Catholic clergy and all involved in ministry • for students

The Index to the Code of Canon Law is now available in paperback for those who have already purchased The Code of Canon Law in English Translation

A war heroine

Nancy Wake, by Russell Braddon, published by Pan, $5.95. Reviewed by Roslyn Ross Nancy Wake was a young Australian woman married to a wealthy Frenchman, living in luxury in Marseilles.

When war broke out her life changed dramatically and she became one of the great

heroines of World War II...atrained saboteur and resistance leader with command of over 7,000Maquis.

Hers is a remarkable and thrilling story, my only regret is that Russell Braddon has not been able to present her story' with any real sense of adventure and intrigue. His style is ponderous to say the least. However, the book is still eminently readable and no doubt will lend itself to film presentation in good time.

Wake was Nancy renowned for her beauty, her courage, her cheerfulIness and energy. She was never caught and lived to be decorated by England, France and America. Now known as Nancy Forward she returned to Australia after the war and lives in Sydney

Shedding some light

Beatitude Saints, by Daniel The book serves readers Morris. Our Sunday Visitor, well in demonstrating that it published by Huntington, is possible to get new insight Ind., 1984. $4.95. Reviewed into well-known saints by

by Katharine Bird throwing them up against "Beatitude Saints" takes 20th-century persons who, eight saints and teams them at first glance, share little in up with eight deeply spirit- common with them. For ual 20th-century Christians instace, the beatitude, whom the author admires "Blessed are they who Each pair is "Wrapped in hunger and thirst for holibarber pole fashion around a ness", pairs St Therese of beatitude" to shed some Lisieux and Dorothy Day. light on how the beatitudes Surely they seem unlikely can serve Christians now Therese companions.

Written in a refreshingly entered a Carmelite convent down-to-earth and highly at 15 and died before she personal style, the book also was 25; Miss Day, the allows Daniel Morris, editor founder of the Catholic in chief of The Catholic Worker movement, was pasVoice, diocesan newspaper sionately involved in social in Oakland, Calif., to set justice and peace issues forth "some of my questions, But, in reading Miss Day's frustrations, confusions and biography of the Little observations about my Flower, Morris says he came Catholic faith and practice upon a new view of the of it." social activist. He found a

person who was "a mystic, a gentle lover of family, a pilgrim of deep piety", with much in common with St Therese

First and Second Things,

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Both followed a 'passionate quest for what is right and good"; both saw "prayer and penance, abandonment and acceptance" as the pathway to holiness. Morris concludes the two women with radically different lifestyles" had remarkably "parallel spiritualities."

Morris illustrates "Blessed are those persecuted for holiness' sake" with St. Thomas More, martyred during the reign of Henry VIII in England, and Archbishop Oscar Romero, assassinated in EI Salvador in 1980. Both men, in Morris' view, "have a way of shaking us loose from self-indulgent intros-

pection and helping us refocus on the beauty and courage that God can inspire in each" person

Both St. Thomas and Archbishop Romero give Christians an example of what it means to be willing to die for one's faith, Morris comments. He also notes, relating his personal meeting with a close associate of the assassinated archbishop, that the Salvadoran church leader was forced to struggle not only with the government but even with members of his own church Morris' book should lead readers to think about pairing up their favorite saints with other committed Christians. It's an interesting exercise and one which can help clarify the demands of Christianity a little better.

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The new Uniform Building By-Laws that became effective on November 9 have been successfully accommodated in the 120 year old St Mary's Cathedral building: The former baptistery room near the main entrance has been converted into a toilet facility for the use of disabled people including wheelchair persons.

When he was dean of the cathedral, Monsignor Pat O'Reilly, now of Nedlands, had surveys made for upgrading the external toilets in the grounds so that wheelchair access would be possible.

Because of the exposed site, below ground facilities as exist at the present would have been difficult to construct.

The final choice was to renovate the present external facilities and convert the former baptistery room that became vacant when the baptismal font was relocated near the sanctuary, 10 years ago and which then had been used as a temporary confessional.

People with mobility problems no longer have to leave the Cathedral and make their way over to the Royal Perth Hospital, until now, the closest accessible facilities.

The spaciousness of the baptistry provide for the inclusion of an antechamber as well as generous wheelchair access, privacy and discretion.

'Toe archway that was already in position was found to be wide enough for wheelchair use and thus it was possible to retain the ecclesiastical flavour of the Cathedral architecture.," said Iris Rossen, the project architect. ''The symbol of access on the doorway conforms to the By-Laws standards of· access which means that it is easily seen and is of raised construction for use by visually impaired people."

"Access is comfortable," said Ms Jacqui Gray, (hersetf in a wheelchair).

"One does not get a closed in feeling, the light switches are at the right height and the floor is non-slip so I don't feel afraid that I will fall."

The thickness of the walls of the 1863 cathedral structure minimizes possible embarassment about using the facility during church services.

Mary Turner of the Leederville branch of the Catholic Women's

Building laws at $t Mary's cathedral

league said the league, as had many others, long realised that the outside underground facilities needed desperately to be upgraded.

"Using them was often an exercise in determination and dexterity for even very able people. For people with disabilities or mothers with small children it was an impossible task," she said.

Mary Turner wanted to particularly thank Centrecare-Emmanuel (a selfhelp Centre for People with Disabilities) for its help which led to a happy conclusion.

The lack of suitable toilet facilities at the Cathedral was discussed at the first Catholic Conference on People With Disabilities held at the Cathedral Parish Centre, August, 1982.

The Uniform Building By-Laws provides for access to all public buildings such as churche, meeting halls, etc., by way of mobility (ramps, rails, etc.); visual (clear signs, raised letters, etc.); hearing (approved audio induction loop).

Mrs Barbara Harris, co-ordinator of Centrecare-Emmanuel, said it is heartening to know that even without the force of law many parishes have taken steps to ensure access for their

FRANCISCAN TRANSFER

Father Phillip Miscamble OFM, originally from Roma, Queensland, is being transferred, after a year at the Midland Friary, to the Franciscans' Singapore Parish. His new role will be as parish assistant and assistant director of formation and vocations. Current Friars-in-Formation come from the South East Asian area.

During his time in Midland, Father Phillip assisted in general parish work and La Salle student retreats As a representative of his order, he also went to Manila to establish a forum for understanding the mission of justice and

peace.

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parishioners. It is even more encouraging when the cathedral parish shows the way, she said.

"Until the advent of the Uniform Building By-Laws it was always a chase to keep up with new building projects or major renovations to encourage the provision for accessible facilities. Now with the uniform building by-laws the chase will be slower."

Iris Rossen said, that now the major hurdle of suitable toilet facilities is overcome something needed to be done about the small step at the side entrance to the Cathedral.

The problem is to break down the access barriers without destroying the architecture", she explained.

The new Uniform Building By-Laws regarding accessibility by people with disabilities she called "a wonderful step forward and had already influenced a lot of people even before becoming law on November 9 of this year''.

Thirty delegates representing ten major religious congregations working in the Asia and Oceania region attended The idea was to share their experiences for their own mutual enrichment and for greater solidarity among the congregations - Colleen Howard

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Architect Iris Rossen (left) shows Jacqui Gray (wheelchair) the new facility at St Mary's Cathedral. Mrs Mary Turner of the CWL is at right