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Portuguese in Marian parade

Former chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of WA Monsignor James Nestor has been seconded by the ear Australian Bishops' Conference to review development education involving Australian Catholic Relief and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace.

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The state bought and imported from Portugal by the Portuguese fisher-

men in Western Australia

which featured in Fremantle for the annual May festivities in honour of Our Lady of Fatima.

Rosaries, meditations, Mass and litanies to Our Lady were held nightly by Father Francisco heading the Portuguese people in

devotion. Portuguese

folk come from all over the State to take part in

activities to pay homage to Our Lady, the highligtt of which was the Mass and procession which attracted more

than

1,000 people. The state aboard a float bedecked in flowers was taken through

Fremantle

streets in a stately pro-

cession involving expat-

rites from Madeira Island, and their children, following out faithfully an

ancient tradition held sacred to the people from Madeira and Portugal.

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He will work under the direction of the Central Commission of the bishop's conference and prepare his report for the May 1987 meeting.

The brief for the review is into "the effectiveness of the initiatives the bishops have taken to promote education work in the areas of justice, peace and development also to study the funding relationship between the Australian Bishops' Conference, Australian Catholic Relief and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace."

Controversy In a statement

from Sydney this week (see page 2)

the bishops' conference says that activities of the two bodies have recently given rise to controversy. This is unfortunate but not altogether surprising they say.

They say that risks were involved in setting up the funding links between

ACR and the CCJP, but that these risks were justified.

They say that the funding of one body by the other was so that education in human development and social justice would motivate people to work more generously for the relief of poverty and injustice.

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"I have a totally open mind to the task ahead and will be starting from seratch," Monsignor Nestor said this week after he had been contacted by Archbishop Foley from Sydney to inform him of his appointment.

But he said he had always maintained an interest in the social mission of the Church. For his degree in education 20 years ago his thesis had been a comparison between Catholic social theory and a European social theorist Kart

Mannheim.

Monsignor Nestor said he saw a link between his professional career and the forthcoming review "because education is about preparing people for life and these are some of life's issues.

Monsignor Nestor was director of Catholic Education from 1967, becoming in May 1971 the fonding chairman of the Catholic Education Commission until he was succeeded in March 1985 by Dr Tannock.

He is today a member of the commission and spiritual adviser to the Catholic school system, working in the field of staff development in schools.

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PARRAMATTA: One of the sad features of a technologically advanced society such as ours is that it is highly competitive, and some are left behind, said Bishop Bede Heather as he took charge of the new diocese of Parramatta

A review of the educational relationship between Australian Catholic Relief and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace is going to require a study of nearly 25 years recent history in the Australian Church judging by a statement released by the half yearly meeting of the bishops in Sydney this week

Avoid Rights

"The bishops established ACR as part of

their responsibility towards the poor and oppressed with whom Christ identified

Himself and whom no follower of Christ can disregard, the statement says

"As well as giving relief to the poor ACR has a duty to make Australians conscious of the causes of poverty persecution and injustice in Australia and elsewhere

Following the 1972 Rome Synod of Bishops on Justice the Australian Commis sion for Justice and Peace was established and arrangements made to fund it from donations to Project Compassion 'The bishops were convinced that matters relating to education in human development and social justice would motivate people to work more generously for the relief of poverty and injustice The bishops pay tribute to the support given by the Australian people and the dedication and generosity of the agencies staffs over the years In establishing these organisations the bishops were aware of the risks involved but they were concerned that the Austral ian Church needed a strong symbol of the commitment of the Australian Church to justice and peace and to compass ion for the disadvantaged For those reasons the bishops judged these risks were justified The bishops say the recent controversy is an unfortunate situation but not altogether a surprise.

The application of Catholic principles to practical cases is difficult and can be

divisive.

We bishops are certainly the first to admit that mistakes may have been made.

We have devwted a great deal of time and prayer to these matters 'The Church exists in the world as a sign of unity and an instrument of peace. On some issues Catholics can and do disagree but we pray that disagreement will be tempered by mutual respect and genuine charity which should be the motivation of all that we do

SYDNEY: The Catholic bishops of Australia have appealed to the Australian Government not to rush the Australian Bill of Rights through Parliament.

The Bill in its present form is seriously defective, they say and the wide powers given to the Human Rights Commission are a cause of major concern.

Among their concerns they note a person against whom a complaint has been made can be compelled to attend investigations of complaints This person would have • no right to refuse to give answers without reasonable cause • no right to know the identity

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fundamental rights and free doms set out in this Bill Rights to the greatest extent compatible with the age of the individual child.'

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Some provisions would permit the Commission to ct is both prosecutor and judge in the same cause The Law Council of Austr lia has indicated it cannot support these provisions Th Bill is further defective in that it fails to give any protection to living but unborn humans beings at any stage of their development Article (in guaranteeing freedom of expression and freedom t impart ideas or information of any kind in any form), if interpreted creating bsolute right would effectively outlaw all forms of censorship imposed by Commonwealth law Article of the Bill docs not include that paragraph of Article 19 of the Interna 7

tional Covenant on Civil and

Political Rights which expressly recognises free dom of thought and expres sion may be subject to some restrictions, including res trictions for the protection of public health and morals Article 8 of the Bill appears to guarantee freedom of thought and action This freedom could be more apparent than real Relevant Articles of the Bill depart significantly from either the language or the structure of Article 18 of the international covenant.

We also have some misgi ings about the breadth of the

impor-

tance of those matters the They have been anxious yoars world Conflict has followed conflict without the prospect of n encdu and

before pushing it

secure peace "The gup between rich nd poor has widened. Violence, terrorism nd suppression of human rights have been on the increase

"In the Catholic Church following the Council there have been shadows wel lights. Some have found in te Church a champion of truth, and others have found in her a defender of the poor "But others again, especially in the so called 'first world,' have experienced a certain estrangement towards the Church, despite the visible fruits of the Council 'There has been debate, contention and division among us, some have not hesitated to hurt others from the depth of thei conscientious convictions "We have not sufficiently heed Paul's admonition, 'God not a God of confu sion but of peace''

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are lay people, married or single, young or old, who seek to build the Church of the future in their ordinary daily lives. They do{ this by trying to imitate St Francis of Assisi{ who followed Christ, living a simple life{ reaching out to others in love, peace and{

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kindness "I hope we shal be able to give the Church a human face to which they will look with trust. knowing that there lies a helping hand and a human heart.'

Bishop Heather heads a diocese that takes in Sydney's western suburbs nd in which one in five people was born outside Australia and one in three is unde 19 years of age Bishop Heather has chosen hi motto the words "Sacrosanctum Concilium" (The Holy Council). 'They were the first words of the first document pproved by the Council in 1963 "It represents my fnith that the way ahead for us the way of the Council. We need to receive again the documents. the message and bove al the spirit of the Council "It is not by only external adjustments that we shal do thi by shifting ttars and tabernacles, setting up commi and

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Telegram to pope

The Australian bishops meeting in Sydney have sent a welcome message to Pope John Paul. They will not be holding their November meeting because of his visit.

Their telegram to Rome this week reads: "Conscious of the communion which Christ has ordained should exist between the Vicar of Saint Peter and the bishops of particular churches, we look forward with enthusiastic expectation to the Holy Father's visit to Australia in November.

"We are certain that the visit of our supreme pastor will enable the faithful of this nation to experience more directly the unity which binds us together in Christ and which has in him its visible sign and source.

"We hope to make our preparation for his visit an occasion of genuine conversion and renewal."

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MELBOURNE film buffs hoping to see Hail Mary at Sydney's film festival next month can prepare for a screening session of utter boredom, according to Melbourne film critic, Dean F.M. Chamberlin.

Dean Chamberlin is also Melbourne's episcopal vicar for the media Dean Chamberlin, an experienced film critic, saw the movie in London. He said director Jean-Luc Godard's films were often very esoteric and often boring

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Apartheid BOWRA & ODEA labelled Funeral Directors 'satanic'

PRETORIA: The Catholic Bishops of South Africa say they are involved in the conflict of apartheid which some churchton "We should ice our pro- men describe as satanic test," he said They also condemned any In doing so, however, we attempt to replace the whiteshould avoid giving it the sort of publicity that will ruled system with another drive people to see it out of "tyranny" and criticised the cunosity growth in black-on-black vio"Letters of concern to the lence appropriate authorities - to

the Chief Film Censor. to the Attorney General, to State film censorship boards and to members of Parliament -are called for "I see other forms of protest - like the demonstra tions which have happened clsewhere - as counter

In spite of increasing official and mob violence in South Africa, the bishops said they have Christian hope for South Africa's future.

productive.

"They give the film public ity which no money could buy, and send its backers whistling all the way to the

bank."

Dean Chamberlin said the film will not be screened at Melbourne's film festival in June "Doubtless it will have a

commercial release after that," he said

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The Archbishop of Durban, Archbishop Murley.

The statement, the bishops' second pastoral on apartheid in a month, was to

be read in South African parishes during Mazy 18 Masses A May 2 pastoral supported 'economic pressure" to end apartheid. It was the first such statement by a South African church governing body, and prompted criticism from some Catholic priests We fully support the demands of the majority of people for justice, the latest pastoral said. "It is our concern for speedy attainment thereof that has led us to

support the use even of economic pres-

sure."

The statement called on black South Africans to fight apartheid "with all the legitimate means at their disposal, " but to avoid vengeance.

The pastoral describes apartheid as having 'created hate and madness in our land" and refers to the policy as "satanic" While condemning white-governed discrimination, the pastoral also condemned any movement seeking to establish 'its own tyranny in place of apartheid The bishops oppose "tyrannical mob judgement and mob violence" against black South Africans, "already oppressed to the breaking point," who are tagged as government collaborators, it said Several such people have been killed and burned by mobs In spite of the country's conflicts, the pastoral said that, as Christians, the bishops still believe there is hope for South Africa It said such hope should lead the privileged to work for the freedom of those suffering from apartheid and the oppressed to throw off the yoke of their oppression.'

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With almost unrelieved monotony these days almost any serious article or radio segment on social problems today gets round to the conclusion not without a degree of relief that churches and their men (or women) in the pulpits don't have much influence on where people are going.

That is, except the Ayotollah of lran and dozens of militant Islamic governments about whom little mention or criticism is made in case our cars run out of petrol.

The poor old clergyman, faced with the reality that 75 per cent or more of his adherents aren't in church listening to him anyhow may have his own response to criticism by two recent correspondents that not enough live social topics are being handled in the pulpit.

The preacher may be relieved that he can't possibly tackle the 101 issues on which he knows little in addition to the other load of teaching for which there aren't enough Sundays as it is.

The proverbial tongue-lashing has not altogether vanished. Parliamentary language aside, governments have slipped into a new role of dishing out the medicine.

The bloated Norms were lashed out of their chairs to take the dog for a walk if they couldn't face the horror of reducing their booze.

Smokers are bullied by governments into the shrinking number of seats in life's aircraft.

Politicians bob up in front of cameras launching heart-weeks, fitness programs, road-safety campaigns, accident prevention.

Never has health care been more available to a public that does not appreciate how much Big Brother cares about it, nor how much it costs.

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The public can be conned into bewailing its

own self-inflicted sickness but there are other

sicknesses about which the Australian public does not want to hear, still less to cure if it means personal sacrifice.

The scene changed dramagically last year with the advent of Bob Geldof. He sweetened the medicine by involving in Live-Aid concerts the cream of the world's pop musicians whose industry unfortunately is not entirely free of its own kind of avarice, exploitation and contribution to the world's social mayhem.

Geldof, however, rose above the pack and found how much it personally cost him to become a prophet. He sounded off language that would be a purge to self-centred politicians around the world and which was far more stinging invective than came from any church sources.

He lashed the affluent masses of the First World and asked how comfortable Western men and women could look at Africans dying and not force their politicians into tackling the African famine.

Even Geldof would not have been able to answer the extra questions why some of the famine in Africa is a recurrent problem through cash-crop mismanagement, and why his concert wasn't exactly a financial hit in the Marxist enclaves of Europe which have their own agenda for exploiting the starving poor of Ethiopia.

He chose Sport-Aid last week as his farewell song. It is the nature of prophets to come and go. Nobody loves them; they talk too much

truth.

Catholic Bishops' decisions in DURBAN, (NC) The head of the southern African Catholic bishops' conference termed "sad and hopeless" the decision of South Africa's second-largest Reformed church to continue barring blacks from membership.

DUBLIN, (NO) -- Ire-

land is facing a shortage of women Religious and could have none by the year 2050, said Father Paul Byrne, secretary general of the Con-

The Nederduits Hervormde Kerk is an Afrikaans-speaking denomination representing about 7.1 per cent of the country's

white population.

The voting was so much in favour of keeping the whites-only clause "there was no need to count the number of raised hands," said assembly chairman Bart

Oberholzer.

Oberholzer said the decision was based

on a belief the church could "best fulfill its

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consoled him by saying he too could not get

inside," the archbishop said.

"How can they even read the Gospel in the Hervormde church?" he asked.

Oberholzer said he thought the membership decision could be interpreted to allow "people of color" to attend services, while not joining the Church.

Ireland. Last year,

Irish convents lost about 360, while taking in about 120 new members, Father At the middle of the 20th century, there were 15,000 nuns in Ireland, according to Church statistics Six out of every 10 Irish nuns are over age 50, and 20 percent of those are 70 or older "One of the implications of ageing sisters is in their ministry they are out of kilter with the general population,"

Father

Byrne

They may have difficul-

ties understanding and relating to younger people, and they ma have to take steps to know they are on the same wavelength as young people."

The priest said older nuns cannot relate to the new sisters entering the convent "It is also unnatural for relatively so few young people (to be ) looking after so many older people; it is usually the other way around," he said.

He said younger nuns must support the increasing of ageing dependents. Nuns earning incomes outside the convent are taxed as single people

RIO DI JANEIRO:

"Brazilian society, distorted over the centuries by privileged minorities, external dependence and the marginalisation of the people, needs stable solutions for its grave problems without delay," the statement said Under a list of "concrete demands" related to the constitutional debate, the

to

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where the priest

Commenting on the detention. Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, South Africa, president of the bishops' confercnce, said the Church "deplored" the harassment of priests and others "working with pcople for justice' He also noted that Father Mkhatshwa was "no stranger to arrest and detention"

Byrne said.

said

general secretary of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, has been detained by South African police.

The bishops' conference was trying

and on what charges. But conference officials said they received conflicting accounts from police.

It's the Lords' prayer

LONDON: Christians met in Parliament Square outside the House of Lords to pray for the welfare of animals.

Led by Bishop Agnellus Andrew and former Dean of Westminster, Very Rev Edward Carpenter, over 200 people prayed for the scientists and chemists involved in vivisection.

Bishop Andrew said some students had arrived with placards in support of animal experiments, but "they soon took the placards down and joined us in prayer".

Award for cardinal

NEW YORK: Cardinal Sin of Manila and

singer/songwriter Lionel Ritchie will receive honorary degrees from Boston College in Massachussetts this week.

Lionel Ritchie has been active in fund-

Sport isn't exactly a gospel value but St Paul said the pursuit of Christ's crown and presumably God's justice was up to the standard of a race to the finish.

The Australian bishops this week have paused for breath in their own search as to how best to be a voice for the poor that is far gentler than Geldof or Lillee but which is yet badly heard, reaches too few of the tired old ears, and is lost in a country which will not even let its treasurer teU how rotten things are here, let alone in

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image of a black American in the "bad old days" who stood weeping outside a church because he was not allowed in. "God

PRETORIA, (NC) - Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa,

was being held

The Brazilian bishops have issued a "pastoral declaration" praising Brazilian efforts to draw up a new national constitution.

spending about $100 million to stop us drugging ourselves to death - about the same amount of money raised by Live Aid or Sport Aid for the starving poor!

Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, president of the Catholic bishops' conference, said the vote perpetuates a "sad and hopeless decision."

He said the situation reminded him of the

Religious Superiors in Ireland.

There are about 14,000 sisters in Ireland and Northern

Constitution is praised

Africa.

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Enter, then, Dennis Lillee. No-one was too sure what or who Sport-Aid was about but noone missed the sharp burst from Lillee about where the so-called fit Australians put their priorities when the world's starving poor are concerned.

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vocation by limiting its membership to

raising for African famine victims.

Cardinal Sin, outspoken critic of the Marcos regime, will deliver the main address at the 110th commencement on May 19.

In August 1976, the priest was arrested and detained until the end of the year for allegedly disturb-

ing the public order.

On June 4, 1977 after being named acting general secretary of the conference, he was placed under a five-year banning order When banned, a person must be home from 6pm until 6 am, may not travel without special permission from a magistrate, may not speak in public or be quoted

bishops listed as "unacceptable" abortion, genocide, suicide, euthanasia, torture and physical, psychological or moral violence They also listed permanent situations of hunger, malnutrition, inhuman living conditions and denial of health

services The bishops criticised the

military leaders which ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985.

·The recent authoritarian period worsened the concentration of power and income, leading to a corro-

sion of basic values, above all

through corruption and impunity."

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LONDON: A circle of friendship in a Vietnamese fan dance one of the highlights of the Asian chaplaincy's second annual festival at London's Westminster Central Hall. Traditional dances from Indonesia, Mauritius, the Philippines and India, were featured at the festival.

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A wrong decision

LOS ANGELES: A California court was in error to rule that Elizabeth Bouvia, who is almost totally paralysed, has the right to refuse to be force-fed, Archibishop Mahomy of Los Angeles has said.

Two years ago Ms Bouvia demanded the right to starve herself to death. She suffers from cerebral palsy and arthritis.

The archbishop said no one had the right to end their life.

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Priest's book of death

TOKYO Jesuit Father Altons Deeken has pub lished a work to provide information for Japanese dealing with issues of death and dying Wirth his three volumes Shi wo oshieru (Teaching

1 1983 In October 1983 he

was arrested, impri soned and charged

Catholics to assent to the teachings as pro posed to us as certainly true by the Church's magisterium," he said Effective teaching in

"Pastors never tire of telling people who live together that they should not consider themselves separated from the church," the pope said.

"Even though it is impossible to admit them to eucharistic Communion, they are not excluded from our affection, benevolence and prayer," he said.

"Approach people living together with discretion and respect, and strive through patient and loving action to remove the impediments and smooth the road towards regularizing the situation," the pope said.

The pope cited unmarried people living together as one of the main social conditions causing the "disintegration of the family" and asked the bishops to increase efforts to improve family life.

Other harmful social conditions include divorce, abortion, drug use, alcoholism and the marginalizing of elderly members from family life, the pope said.

"The family has been visited by a series of economic and social transformations" which have caused "a new mentality to divert its values," the pope said.

"The Church cannot limit itself to listing these numerous mutations, but must enter into this historic fabric and transform it," he added.

The pope praised the creation of diocesan family life pastoral centres which offer aid and counselling to families with problems.

Family life must be strengthened because the family is where people "are materially and spiritually nurtured," he

About Death), Shi wo mitoru (Caring for the Dying) and Shi wo kangaer (Thinking About Death) Father Deeken says he hopes to remove taboos surrounding death in Japan

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todavs culture "will require the Catholic educator to be clear and persuasive in dis cussing and presenting the of teachings Catholic faith in a way that will make them not only attractive but able to be seen ultimately as the meaning of personal human existence in the world," Bishop

Levada said The bishop said private dissent from some authoritative, non-infal lible church teaching on the part of a theolo-

gian or scientist could lead to a growth in the fuller understanding of the truths of the faith On the other hand pub li dissent, in which one proposes a personal opinion or con clusion which directly contradicts some of the teaching Church's non-infallible, authoritative magisterium, is no longer a step on the path of dialogue toward a growth in of understanding Church teaching." he said

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"One ca t therefore defend the person, without protecting the family as an institution," he said.

The Church "must put in the proper light the spirituality of couples," he said.

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DUBLIN, (NO) -- An Irish bishop named Cassidy has turned part-time cattleman in a bid to aid developing nations In the year since Bishop Joseph Cassidy of Clonfert, located in County Galway, turned the rich pastures around his residence into grazing lands, his project has produced nearly $4000 in profits from stock sales, which the diocese plans to donate to aid programs Another $4000 is anticipated from investments made through a special diocesan Third World collection. The Clonfert Third World Farm, as it is called, currently supports 40 cattle. The funds for purchasing the initial lot of cattle came from the bishops Third World Diocesan Collection

Educator's address on dissenters SAN FRANCISCO (NC) -- Students need assurance the Church is a reliable guide and thus it is counterproductive to teach them dis sent, Auxiliary Bishop William J Levada of Los Angeles told the National Catholic Educational Association convention in Anaheim Teaching students about "responsible dissent fails to take into account our first as responsibility

VATICAN CITY (NC) -Pope John Paul has asked Italian bishops to take a "patient and loving" attitude toward couples who have not had Church marriages.

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Funds from the collection were also invested and are expected to yield an additional $4000 this summer for developing country aid is Bishop Cassidy expected to meet soon with his aides to decide where in the Third World the first donation should go Several natives of County Galway working in Latin America have applied for help The project has already attracted attention abroad A number of long articles about it have appeared in German newspapers and magazincs.

Bishop Cassidy says that while he is learning more and more about the uncertainties of farming he was also learning more about the steady generosity of people.

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years for writing and distri buting the publication Another pri st, Father Thomas Benderembako, was acquitted in the case The government f the Cen tral African nation ha accued the Church of interfering with economic development by holding wcckday services which conflicted with people working hours The government also has

been expelling foreign missionaries for more than a decade ccusing them of fomenting opposition Since 1972, more than 200 missionaries have been put out of the country About 56 per cent of Burun di's 4.4 million people are Catholic.

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Ecumenism talks in Perth discuss

With goodwill and the help of God we can move forward to a solution of the question of Catholic recognition of Anglican orders, Marist theologian Father Thornhill told the ecumenical audience in the course of a comment on women's ordination.

'When ARCIC I amved at a substantial agreement on the nature of orders, it observed that this placed the whole question of the Catholic recognition of Anglican orders in a new context," he said Father Thornhill said that while this was only the opinion of a specialised group the matter took a step forward when Cardinal Willerbrands. wrote to the chairman of ARCIC in the name of Catholic Church saying that because of this new context "we can surely find a solution together."

The other remaining question is whether there was any break in the Anglican continuity of orders in its earlier years, Father Thornhill said "Leo XIII made the judgement that there was a break in continuity There are Catholic theologians who argue there are grounds for a reconsideration of that judgement, even if that is only a private view."

"Because of its importance and because all other forms of catechesis are oriented in some way to it, the catechesis of adults must have high priority at all levels of the Church. The success of programs for children and youth depends to a significant extent upon the words, attitudes, and actions of the adult community, especially parents, family and guardians.''

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An Anglican bishop believes the ordination of women has raised a "big new difficulty" to unity and a Catholic theologian says that some are "uneasy" at steps taken by some parts of the

Anglican Church.

These were the views of Anglican Assistant Bishop Cameron of North Sydney and Marist Father John Thornhill of Sydney in response to a question at a recent ARCIC seminar held in St Denis church, Joondanna.

Both speakers are Australian representatives on ARCIC II the second Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission.

Bishop Cameron said that women's ordination raised questions regarding the discussions now taking place between the Catholic and Anglican churches.

The church with which the Roman Catholic Church began the dialogue is not the church with which it is now dialoguing.

Bishop Cameron said "The question was not in the forefront of thinking in the 1960s when ARCIC I was taking off

Bishops

want

[dialogue

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Indonesia's Catholic bishops have called for greater co-operation between hierarchy and Religious, said laity should be

responsible for politics, and suggested

greater

Christian

ecumenical dialogue.

Co-operation between bishops and Religious should be intensified, they said.

Religious should conduct a simple lifestyle and should promote vocations to the diocesan priesthood.

Lay people should

handle

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political

affairs and intensify education within the family, the bishops

said.

The bishops resolved to intensify existing good relations with the government.

But they also noted Christians were being removed from government offices and as government representatives.

That body looked at church i that divided the churches acre ss the centuries It now looks as though there is going to be another issue that has grown up in the last 25 years

Bishop Cameron described

a joint church look at the

problem at Ve illes in 1978 as fruitless He described the issue as a big new difficulty' in rel tions between the two churches

Father Thornhill said the question had 'introduced a very great difficulty into our negotiations He said it was necessary to look at the question in itself as well as the way it was affecting the two churches relations It was only raised in the last few decades and the reaction of the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church was to arrive at the judge ment that in the light of tradition it did not seem possible to admit women to

orders.

'·This is not a definitive teaching of the Church. It is important to recognise there are degrees of author ity and a very important part of theology is to interpret the manner and degree of authority given to a teach-

1ng

For that reason. he said. the present Catholic teaching does not exclude that possi bility of change at a later date. From a theological point of view the words had been chosen phrased in very careful terms, he said Acknowledging that it is a very new question and that

Bishop Cameron the arguments given mus not be seen as essential to the very definite ruling that

has been given, it is possible for a theologian to say that it could change. Some would say it should change

But for Roman Catholics if a change is to be made, i must be a decision of the Church, and within our tradition the Church speaks with a clear and authorita trve voice.

If we believe the Spirit in the Church and that the Roman Catholic Church

keeps faith with the churd of the apostles, and I am convinced that it is in the design of God that woman should be ordained, than that decision will be made in the end But it will be a decisio that will be arrived at by"

process

Father Thornhill s Catholics could only b uneasy when the Anglia Church moves in variov

parts of the world withoM

following a process in whid the whole Church a decision under God

arrives

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MANILA: Filipinos have given $650,000 to the

national Catholic radio station to replace equipment destroyed by the forces of former President Marcos during the February uprising.

The total cost of repairing the damage at Radio Veritas will be about $2.6 million, according to Bishop Buhain, general manager of the station.

THE HOLE IN THE WALL THEATRE PRESENTS

Women now a ST. MARK'S GOSPEL unity hurdle MALCOLM ROBERTSON IN A PERFORMANCE OF

Sec

part of a conti ing series from the ARCIC semiuar of Jondamna.

The historic chair of St Augustine in Canterbury's Anglican cathedral. Can the bridge of authority be rebuilt to the Roman Catholic Church?

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It thinks, then, this is its first act.

But thought: is it the mind itself, or something distinct from it? It is not the mind itself, for thought comes and goes, while the mind always remains. I forget on the morrow the ideas of the eve; I call them up and 5dsmiss them; my mind and my 3hough are two.

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from my mind, is not separate therefrom; I am at the same time one and two. While bodies divide in order to the multiply, mind, created in the likeness of God, remains inaccessible to all division.

It its engenders thought without losing anything of the perfection of unity.

You lost me two minutes ago h t h ave th re what mind and

thoughts to do

with being like God? It's all very puzzling like one of «ose co crosswords!

God is a spirit; His first act is, then, to think. But His thought could not be like ours, multiple. Ours is multiple because since we are finite we can but represent to ourselves one by one the objects of susceptible known to being us. On the contrary, in God, whose activity is infinite, the mind at once engenders a thought equal to iself, which fully represents it. That unique and absolute thought. The first-born and the last of the mind of God, remains eter-

representation of Himself. It is His word which St John heard in heaven when he thus opened His gospel: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And even as in man the thought is distinct from the mind without being separated therefrom so, in God, the thought is d listinct withhout being separated from the divine mind which produces it. God th mks, and He sees Himselfin

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Christians will al der re pleasure from the remarkable St. Mark's Gospel. It is a theatrical and personal experience not to be m ssed by anyone w th ears a mind or a soul let alone al three. We warmly commend this evening to you and look forward to welcoming you to the Hole in the Wall

Robertson is completely at home with the poetic cadences never letting the narrative degenerate into mere recitation and always maintaining an electric air of anticipation and suspense Using a wide range of acting skills. he successfully manages to breathe fresh life into a familiar story a 'tour de force

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There was a loud clunk that day in the earty 1920s and the car shuddered to a halt in the rough country near Lake

Lefroy on the Goldfields.

"You've done your crankshaft," Vic Ryan said immediately to his compan ion who had been driving.

Inspection by the expert Vic proved the prognosis to have been only too accu-

rate.

Both men knew there was a prospectors' camp in the region and, with unerring bushmanship, they walked straight to it.

There they had a long wait until the gold-

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VIC!or (Voc) George Ryan, retired Mt Hawthorn garage proprietor and former Goldfields identity, was born at Coolgardie on June 15, 1897 He spent some of his childhood at Clontarf after his father died and before his mother remarried, and attended state schools at Coolgardie, Broad Arrow, Paddington and Kalgoorlie before completing his education at CBC Kalgoorlie On the Goldfields he had jobs in a grocery and hardware store with the Kalgoorlie tramways, at the Hainautt mine, as a tax driver and in the garage business In Perth he worked initially as an employee in the motor trade before becoming the proprietor of the Mt Hawthorn garage which he owned for 36 years before selling the business on his retirement at the age of 73 still working eight hours a day He was a foundation member of the St Vincent de Paul Conference at Leederville where he and his wife Ruby (nee Casserly) were parishioners for many years The couple now live with the Little Sisters of the Poor at Glendalough. Five of their seven children are still alive

Thousand people parade in Porteity's special May celebration Intermitte, rain did not dampen the enthusgm of the 1000 people who turned in force to honour Our Lady oisatima at St Patrick's church

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Fremane, last week During the month of May, each night is set ade to pay homage to Our Lady Portuguese people who come fmn as far north as Carnarvon and don south of Western Australia The night activities, which are centred in Fren ntle, follow a format of an evening rosary, led by Father Fran-

/

litany o Our Lady.

These relious ceremonies are identical to tose held during this month, in Porgal and on the Portuguese Madei sland, from where most WA se ed Portuguese people have

seekers returned and agreed to transport the two stranded men by horse and cart to the

Faysville mine site.

About midnight Vic and his mate set out from Faysville to tramp the 27 kilometres through the dark to the Boulder Block where they arrived in tine for

migrate

breakfast Wirth a new crankshaft and a young off-sider, Vic drove out next day

to the scene of the breakdown ln the bush wilderness and without the mechanical aids one would have thought essential for the task

he completed the repair job and the two vehicles were driven back to Kalgoorlie.

In matter-of-fact

manner, still sturdy in his 89th year, he relates the episode with not a hint of the courage and slill involved And a lot had happened to the young Vic

Ryan before this incident His father died when he was a baby and the death of his kindly stepfather, George Weller, occurred before Vic had turned 14 The family's circumstances dictated he must go out to work.

The warm-hearted charity of the Kalgoorlie folk of 1911, when

thieving was practically unknown and nobody ever locked a house, swiftly found himn a job

at Fimister's grocery and hardware store.

His allotted tasks involved filling kerosene and methylated spirits bottles, plus sundry other lowly

Today's

workshop and

By BOB BOYLE

was battery boy when

the mine closed down.

So it was back to the workshops of the Kalgoorlie Tramways and the start of a part-time engineering course at the Kalgoorlie School

the staff of the Hainault mine where, after two years and aged 15, he

and unskilled drudgery in which he could see

trams before he joined

no future.

Therefore at the age of 17, armed with what he had learnt in the

People A regular teature School of Mines,at he

boss regretfully informed him one day that he had worked hirnself out of a job Then followed a short period of cleaning

He performed with

such diligence that the

8

' Goldfield veteran started garage

of Mines.

By 1914 the recession that had hit the Goldfields had seeped into the tramways workshop and he was sent out on the duty of staying up the poles that carried the overhead wires one pole in the morning and a second in the after-

chores

Cisco Brnandes of Beaconsfield parish, some meditation on Our Lady, illowed by Mass and then solemr music appropriate to the

noon. t was unrewarding

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entered the motor trade with which he was to be associated for the rest of his working life.

This first essay was somewhat abortive because in a short time the Boulder garage in which he was learning the art of repairing cars shut down.

Vic drove a taxi in Kalgoorlie for 12 months, completed payments on the vehi-

cle and returned to car repairing in 1916 -again at Boulder.

Not long after he had opened his own garage he had built up the reputation of being the best mechanic on the

fields.

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Timorese priest Fther Francisco Fernades of Beaconsfield parish who is chaplain to the Port es people in Western Australia.

For the past 10 years,

Portuguese people in WA have kept up this tradition and centred their actrvrties down at Fremantle, appropriate to the Portuguese frsher men link; their communty is mainly centred around the Beaconsfield Fremantle area The highlight of the whole month, is the Mass and procession in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, which invariably draws

a huge crowd Last week was no excepton

Our photographer, trying to get a photograph of Our Lady's statue in her

Portugues

in Marian festival flower-strewn boat, was feeling a bit desperate about his chances with the persistant rain, when a watching lady with an lrish accent sad "Don't worry. Our Lady will stop the rain and you'll get your photo' " Call it coincidence or whatever, but the rain suddenly stopped, he snapped his shots, and the rain recommenced to fall

by COLLEEN HOWARD

you get-together arranged by Judith Pires. for the clergy and people involved in the big organisation necessary for the Mass and

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Portuguese chaplain, Father Fernandes, is a full blood Timorese, who speaks English, Timnorese and Portuguese

Fremantle Oblate Fathers

Geraghty OMl and Keo-

hane. OMI concele brated the Mass with Father Fernandes. the homily of which was in Portuguese After Mass. the fervent and colourful procession took place in all its splendour and wended its way through Ade laide and High Streets, Fremantle, with the assistance of the Fremantle police.

Heading the procession was a boy carrying a placard with the name Portugal displayed, followed by two flag bearers for the Australian and Portuguese flags The crucifix was held high and then children in national costume followed with people carrying banners bearing the several titles of Our Lady of Fatima. Fifteen children carried a huge set of rosary beads made by the fishermen out of local fishing materials And then the focal point - the Our Lady of Fatima statue, purchased and brought out from Portugal by the Portuguese fishing folk Our Lady's statue was in a flower decked boat on top of 8 float drawn by the people Priests and altar servers followed. then the main body of worshippers, followed by a car with a loudspeaker which played out taped religious music after each recited rosary decade, to which the people sang hymns to Our Lady Returning to the church, Benediction was held followed by a "thank

TOP: bk eyed and dart haired, they reflect the traditions of another country, kept up aad honoured by people tramsplated and itegrated into aether eh tr«. LEFT: Port e parishioners in readies for the procession in honour of Our Lady of Fatima. This state was brought out from Pertgal hy the Portugee t ity. BELOW: Last in thought, these children dressed in ethnic costune, depict their parents Madeira hsland origins.

Tm very grateful for all the hard work put in by so many people,"said Father Fernandes, "and making this festival such

a suooess

"I wish to thank Father O'Donovan of Beaconsfield. the Fremantle Oblates, the Portuguese choir, members of the Parish Portuguese Council of Christ the King Church, Beaconsfield, and in particular Gabriella da Souza, Elizabeth Garces and Acoolyte Jose Carvalho, for their great support

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9

KNOW

YOUR

FAITH

What is a midlife crisis? Some people move smoothly through midlife without any particular stress and strain. For others, midlife is a shattering time Religious educator Neil Parent tells the poignant story of Hank and Edna, a couple whose seemingly

idyllic

marriage

comes to grief when Hank meets a younger woman Parent says that people's success in navigating a midlife crisis largely

depends

on

their

approach to problems If prob lems are seen as opportunities for growth, we should fare better.

Parent is representative for adult education with the US Catholic Conference Department of Education Katharine Bird interviews Joan Schwab, a clinical psychologist

Ms Schwab says that midlife is sometimes a period when people ask big questions about others in their lives or about their careers.

But, she suggests, it is important at this time in life not to perceive all one's problems as coming from outside or caused by others It is important to take stock of oneself as well.

Ms Bird is associate editor of the NC Religious Education Package.

Ted Hengesbach, teacher and administrator at Indiana University at South Bend, Indiana, says that one reason the midlife crisis can be difficult is that it nudges people to think more seriously about serious matters - about happiness. service to the larger community, leaving something of value in the world. It is a time to question the meaning of life, he says Father John Castelot points to a crisis in the life of St Paul when he reached Corinth.

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PATHWAYS OF hat is a midlife

The first time I met Hank and Edna, I was impressed. There was something about their relationship that was irresistibly attractive. It had a depth and freshness that made me think of mountain waters cascading over rocks; stability and movement at the same time.

Together with their four children, they made their home a place of open hospitality. Not infrequently clergy and parishioners from their church gathered there for lively discussion.

Three and a half years after I met Hank and Edna, their marriage lay in ruins. As Edna later explained, Hank had fallen in love with another woman and decided "to trade me in for a younger model."

What I came to discover in long conversations with Edna was that Hank's outgoing and self-confident manner masked a basic insecurity, an insecurity that grew more intense as he approached middle age.

When a young, attractive woman entered the scene, Hank thought he had found a reprieve from the aging process That a middle-aged man could leave wife and child ren for another woman is a familiar theme. Indeed. it is one commonly identified with the so-called midlife crs4s Yet, while not denying the stresses on marriage that midlife can bring. 65 per cent of all divorces occur within the first I0 years of marriage what makes midlife such a crisis for many people is its potential to be a lightning rod for so many difficulties and problems at one time. In the earlier years of adult hood, problems seem to come less frequently allow ing us to tackle each in turn By midlife, however, the number of significant issues we have to deal with increases dramatically, often creating an emotional storm that is not always easy to navigate Midlife brings increasing reminders of our mortality. the fading of youthful beauty and vigor. the beginnings of chronic health problems the loss of parents and even the sudden and unexpected deaths of friends. At the same time, there are the demands of rearing child ren, now in their turbulent teen years There is the inevitable facing up to unfulfilled career dreams; there may be the unsettling realisation that one's marriage has been allowed to sink into mere cohabitation How well we cope with these and other midlife challenges is largely depend ent upon how well we cope with problems in general. If problems generally set us off, anguishing about life's unfairness, we are bound to struggle through midlife.

However, if we tend to view problems essentially as opportunities for growth we will fare much better.

Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck slews problems as essential to well-being. "Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom," he says. "It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually."

Writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh sees the challenges of midlife in much the same

way.

Because of the false assumption that middle age is a period of decline, one interprets these life signs,

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by NEIL PARENT

St Paul was at a crisis point, a crossroads, a time for serious discernment and judgement. He had been beaten and jailed in Philippi, run out of town at Thessalonica and Beroea, treated with cool condescension by the sophisticated Athenians When Paul arrived in

Corinth he w tired, physically and emotionally He had to be wondering whether it was all worthwhile So much n, so little " apparent gain Oh yes, Paul had left fervent Little

munity at

Philippi, a possibly shal one in Thes ica and Io

Beroca

But he had practically r his stay nothing to in Athens Corinth, t

ere was cesspool

Discouraged

have been. Pa pas up the ct

in the syn: e. He was thus engaged when Timothy and Silas cam back from Thessalonica wth hearten Ing news

What makes midlife such a crisis for mamy people is its potential to be lightning rod for so mamy difficulties

and problems at one time. ln the earlier years of adulthood, problems seem to come less frequently, allowing us to tackle each in turn.

paradoxically, as signs of approaching death," she wnites "Instead of facing them, one runs away, one escapes into depression, nervous breakdown, drink, love affairs, or frantic, thoughtless, fruitless overwork."

Some people, she says, tr "to cure the signs of growth, to exorcise them as if they were devils, when in reality, they might be angels of annunciation."

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Somewhere in the process of learning how to convert problems into opportunities lies the virtue of detachment. This is the willingness to let go of our own designs on life in deference to life's designs on us This does not mean abandoning our goals and aspirations, but rather placing them in perspective, not allowing them to stand in the way of dealing creatively with what God sends our

way

Perhaps this is the child likeness of which Jesus spoke. Children have few set ideas about life; consequently, they are more ready to take it as it comes. Jesus calls for us to trust in a gracious and loving God who offers us life in a way ultimately for our own good Midlife need not be a crisis It can and should be a time of intense personal growth to make the most of it

What makes midlife such a crisis for many people is its potential to be a lightning rod for so many difficulties and problems at

one time.

But Paul w. meeting stiff even violent, opposition from the synag congre gtion. In dist tw he gave up and went to live with 1 gentile who live next door to the synay gue and believed in the G d of Israel Things were beginning to look up a little. There were signs the cris w. passing but only because Paul never really had givwn up Paul's confidene was boil stered when God helped him to realise that what looked like a disastrous crisis was, in fa a golden opportunity God reassured him durin prayer: "Go on speaking and do not be silenced. for I am with you. No one will attacd you or harm you There are many of my people in this city" (Acts 189-10). Paul ended b staying in Corinth for a ye and a half, teaching the word of God. The crisis had bea favorably resolved

It was not the last sucd experience Paul faced. On his next journey he came to Ephesus, and once more w thrown into prision. This time it looked like a maj crisis. Paul described his internal conflict over it in+ letter to the Philippians T have full confidence th now as always Christ will be exalted me through whether I live or die. For, t me. 'life' means Christ hence dying is so much gin If, on the other hand, I am t go on living in the flesh, th means productive toil fo me and I do not kno which to prefer I am strongly attracted by bod (Philippians 1.20-24)

How to defuse the crisis

THE SPIRIT

by

KATHARINE BIRD The term "midlife crisis" has taken on a different dimension today for clinical psyJoan chologist Schwab.

Twenty years ago, she said, the term cropped up regularly in professional literature as well as in her practice.

Most often it was women

who sought professional counselling to deal with their feelings of depression

as their child-rearing years

ended Todav Ms Schwab seldom sees the term in psychiatric journals And, emphasising that she is speaking out of her experience as a chief psychologist, she is seeing more men than women exhibiting

Lfc crisis

smpt

of mid-

Women faced with the end of their reproductive years todav ten "have not tried

the vocation route

fe crisis "cau be a critical period for coming to terms with life," says psychologist Jan Schwah ln counselling, she helps clients look realistically at their questions and the choices they are considering. "Accepting the reality that they are where they are" is a crucial part of the process, she said. She added people with "a real level of commitment to a parter are more likely to stick to relationship" ad wort through problems.

All about our adult growing pains. ■■ ■

'It's time for me to do something for me. I want to get into something that satisfies me as a person. I hate my job." You've

heard others make statements like those. Perhaps you've uttered similar thoughts yourself on occasion.

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There are points when people tend to wonder whether they're just jogging in place, not getting anywhere with life.

Then may even wonder where they want to get.

As early as age 50, people may reach the peak of their careers. Many couples find at this age that they have been married for 25 years and that their children are adults, or nearly so.

This age is the gateway to "a new season of life," said theologian and retreat director Peter Foley. He encourages people to do some "critical parenting" of their futures at this time, "to turn imward, to reflect, to contemplate -to take a long and loving look at their lives." t is a time to be in touch with "the graces, the sufferings, the friendships, the disappointments of life and to ruminate over the face of God in the passages of life," he said.

Foley conducts retreats where men and women, over a three- to six-month period, explore such questions as: "What does God want me to do from here on?" and "What do l want for the rest of my life?"

The first weekend people take stock of where they are now. It involves "looking at the talents, gifts, energies" that brought people to this particular point, Foley said.

The second weekend is a look back at the "the dreams I had about life at the start, at the enthusiasms and possibilities that energized me," Foley continued. People talk about whether their youthful dreams were lived out or put on hold.

Foley also gets people to talk about those they admire.

Identifying their heroes can help people see what direction to take next, he explained.

The third weekend is spent "making decisions and planning strategies, looking for the concrete, practical ways" to implement their plans.

Asked for some examples of decisions people then make, Foley told of the highly specialized engineer whose hobby was nature. Me decided to change careers completely in order to work with a landscape architect.

Sometimes these ques tons just nise up naturally Other times they arise after the shock of a divorce or a job loss.

• a successful pharmacist I know wants to become a social worker.

• aclerk feels he wasted time in school and wants to get started on a career rather than remain in his current job • a successful engineer with more than 20 years experience in a single company was dismissed because of a takeover and change in product line. Times change and even productive work as an cannot engineer assure continued employment.

These common occurrences can be mighty painful.

A person may have spent 15 years raising children, supporting a spouse in a career or caring for ageing parents.

Now that person thinks: 'It's time to follow through on some of my own ambitions." When

by THEODORE HENGESBACH

people think that way they are also likely to wonder what they've been missing in life It's very natural for people to second-guess past decisions and actions, to think about how things might have been. This is the stuff of crisis. a word which means "to decide."

Most people will experience such moments of decision. When this happens in midlife it's popularly called the midlife crisis.

One reason for so much decision making in midlife is that as one approaches age 40 or so, an important change of perspective begins to take place. No longer is life viewed just as the number of years lived since birth, but also as the years that remain until retirement or death Life becomes far more serious. It is natural

under such circumstances to ask about the value of one's day-to-day work and relationships, about what one consd i ers truly important in life, about where one is headed Midlife is a time of decision because one's concemns often go beyond survival and success to concerns about happiness, service to the larger community, making a mark, leaving something of value in the world: in short, about life's mean-

1ng

This is a time when catechism questions memorized as a child take on new urgency, especially "Why did God make me?"

Midlife can nudge people to think more seriously about serious matters. It is a time to take stock, to build not to tear down, to make productive changes if necessary. For some, it can

occasion a kind of recyM1ng process.

In that case, people review their life, discover that it is not so bad after all and, in the process, it becomes better. Others find that some kind of change is in order -- like the pharmacist who is now in graduate school Midlife decision making is natural. It can be a time to gan new perspective, fine-tune an already good product or make a thoughtful change of direction It's good to know that we don't have to go it alone. It does help to talk about it with a friend, spouse or professional In midlife, people are likely to overhear some far-reaching observations and assessments of life and even ask a few very probing questions themselves about its purpose.

But this period of life can be approached with confidence rather than fear if one is prepared for the adult growing pains it so commonly holds.

Ms

Schwab said Realising they

can move on to a career or job defuses the mid}

f crisis

for many of the women she

encounters No one comes in to her

office saying Tm having a midlife crisis, Ms Schwab said Instead, they say they are angry or restless or depressed. Some speak of phy ical symptoms such as

high blood presure or

stomach problems The midlife crisis strikes people at about the age of 40 who complain about feeling trapped and helpless, she said

They are not content with things as they are, but they don 't know where to turn or what to do Making choices is the core problem of the midlife cri sis, Ms Schwab said Often people look back at the choices of their youth with the discomforting sense that those choices

weren't freely made.

A man, for instance, may begin to feel that he has been locked into a particular

pattern all his life: He went to school, graduated, took a2 job, married and had child

ren all because, "well, it was the expected thing Now though very success ful in his business, what he would really like to be is an artist.

He feels trapped, Ms

Schwab added, because his career is financially reward ing 'and he isn't trained for anything else" Sometimes the midlife cri sis does not relate as much to a person's relationships or work as it does to the person's beliefs and view of the world.

Thus, a midlife crisis may take form in the intellectual realm

For example, a person who has invested a great deal of

energy and commitment in the investigation of faith "no longer experiences happi ness or fulfillment here."

The Record, May 29, 1986

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Holy Spirit you who solve all problems light all roads so that I can attain my goal You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want mn this short prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. Ths prayer must be said for 3 days after which the favour will be granted. This prayer must be published immediately. For ever grateful.

Matthew Mary.

The Record, May 29, 1986

from Brentwood

peacefully at Mt Henry Hospital on May 23rd, Alice, dearly loved sister of Rose (Sr Gertrude), Mary, Elizabeth (Sr Dolores), (all dee'd) and Jo Keyser. May Perpetual light shine upon her.

Her funeral took place at the Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta on Thursday, May 29th, after Requiem Mass celebrated in St Mary's Cathedral, Vietoria Square, Perth.

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Sir I was greatly heartened

by Hugh Mclernon's letter (The Record May 15) rec0gnising the just right of women to equality in church ministry I was deeply saddened by letters from Patricia Farquhar and Jean Purbrick (The Record 22 May) denying those rights These attitudes are a sad reflection on some of our teaching. They reflect a teaching that has continually been propagated to deny women equality in church

I.7377T RYAN JOHN loved brother of Frank (dee) brother-in-law of Sheila, uncle of Moya and Patrick, John (dee) and Helen, fond great uncle of Louise, Paul and David. A Gentle Man at Peace.

MILES (Laurence) 24.5.1985 Dearly loved husband of Kathleen, loving father of Cecilia, Lynette, Gerard, Patricia and Paul. RIP.

THANKS 0 holy St Jude, apostle

affairs

The New Testament has come to us from the pens of males of a particular cultural mileiu, and has been taught to us traditionally from a masculine viewpoint However, there are today, emerging in our church scripture scholars, both men and women, whose insigl rt is

grvng a new perspectrve on our I

we

rrtage

Texts on which

rve previously based mal authority ai par led by texts which show womens authority

Josus did not sut up hw rrchical church. T

and martyr, great in virtue

evidence in the gospels, Acts

kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke you special patron in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depths of my heart and humbly beg you to whom God ha given such great power to come to my tance. Help me now in my present and urgent need and grant my earnest petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, H. il Mary: and Glorias, St Jude pray for all who honour and invoke your aid. This novena has never been known to fail

epistles that women held

and rich in miracles, near

Margaret Thank you Holy Mother,

Sacred Heart, Infant Jesus, St Jude and Holy Spirit for hearing my prayers and granting my petitions. J. B.S Holy Spirit you who solve all problems light all roads so that I can attain my goal You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as I confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you ever in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. This prayer must be said for 3 days after which the favour will be granted. This prayer must be published immediately. For ever grateful Lillian Simeon.

To: Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Jude for helpin our time of need.

Please continue to help us.

Betty and Boy. St Jude thanking you for a special favour, a place in the workforce and for encouraging me not to gve up and increasing my faith.

Kate.

Gratitude for favours granted, Holy Spirit and St Jude. Thank

Deep

you. S.V.

of the Apostles, and the early positions of leadership in the

early church.

They were the disciples par excellence who did not desert Jesus, but who stayed with him to the nd, and were the first to encountur him fter his resurrection. It was the

women who were 'sent" to "tell the others To isolate specific texts from

Scripture on which to build a mal hi rarchy is unfortu natu Jesus came to al He called women and men to be leaders among hi people. He did not ordain anyone, but demanded that if anyone was

to be a leader, he or she must be prepared to rve a he himself had come to serve.

Today many women are

sensing the call to assert the

authority, to come out of the shadows and insist on the

right recognition of their gifts

that Jesus gave them

Destroys

unborn lives

from Peter O'MEARA. Mt Lawley Sir, Father Uren, using theological semantics and

unscientific comparisons to justify the destruction of unborn babies in the IVF

procedure, again trots out an erroneous definition of double effect.

The Catholic Church's teaching on marriage and begetting children is clear and unequivocal, a point clearly illustrated by Monsignor Caffara, and the Magiste

rum

An even clearer teaching, is the worth of each person from the moment of concepton

In his theological contortions. Father Uren has turned the teaching of the Church on the Natural Law into some thing that equals personal

oprwon

(b) Prevention: customs, police, parents and society in general are involved here. (c) Rehabilitation: The Perth based centres of Holyoake, Cyrenian House, Palmerston Lodge and farm do excellent work but are badly under financed and too small for the up to 10,000 addicts in Western Australia.

I believe the Church could help by making available some of its institutions now underused, both in town and country, which could be utilised for this purpose. l feel that farming properties such as Bindoon or Wandering would be ideal and suggest this need is greater than their current usage.

from Patrick CRANLEY, MBBS leederville Sir, with the current anti-drug offensive, perhaps it is opportune to seek help from

the Church.

Drug addiction is essentially the same illness as alcoholism and amongst its causes could be listed peer pressure, boredom, materialism, nuclear age negativism and our social breakdown.

As with alcoholism, approaches must be made at many levels: (a) Education with emphasis on educating teachers, clergy, lawyers, doctors, parents and finally schools as to the causes rather than the results of the

problem.

The foreseen deaths of thousands of unborn babies

in the VF procedure, (abor-

tion by IFV) are of man's own

deliberate making The unforeseen miscarriage in a normal pregnancy is not To try to compare one with

the other is a contradiction in terms to try to justify the artificiality of IVF To justify a procedure which in medical terms has limited success and would be d carded in other circumstances to ignore medical and health care r Irty To justify it on re igr us thousands of grounds whe unborn babies re destroyed in their embryonic stage of development, goes ag inst the Church's te ching on marr· ge. the sanctity of each human life, and God' s design for cre ton as expressed by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church

Innocent embryos

from Alan MITTER, Como

Sir, Father Uren (The Record May 22) seeks to absolve man of cul responsibility for the lives expended in the exercise of the IVF process It is evil to use and expend the lives of innocent persons in order to achieve a desirable good. Thi the VF procedure does. The process is begun in the knowledge that large numbers of conceived live persons-in-embryo wil di in order to achieve tt desirable good of a live birth or births Father Uren asserting that technicians have the mora right to perform these con-

ceptions with their known consequences to the lives of innocent persons.

His rationalisations run contrary to the principle of double

effect which he mentions The principle states simpy that one may not do evil that good may follow {Romans 38, Pope Pius X, 1930. Cast Connubi, par. 65) Further, Father Uren attempts to dissociate the correlation of principles pres ently at work in both procedures of IVF and abortion

In the VF process embryos are knowingly and deliber ately considered expendable in order to achieve the

desired good end of a live

birth or births.

In abortion the foetal life is considered expendable to achieve the desired good end of relief of burden to the

mother, so the little life is knowingly and deliberately

expended. The correlation between the two procedures IS evident.

Well may it be said, the truths of God are truly "breathtaking in their simpliciy."

Mobilising the mobile? from Bernise REID, Karrinyup

Sir, I did feel sorry for Father O'She (The Record May 15)when he mentioned the poor ttendance at the Fremantl visitors' seminar he had addr· veek However hi ncil keeping on mobil peopl who i the newcomers tobe ht t

days? For exar

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strongly that the work of the la tack to be fe ing on majority.It nd one can only spre sett so f I doubt I would recognr an America's Cup K rrinyup, however council mber weat her badge to Mas I hope visitors would Maybe Father O'Shea wil get pl of volunt Rottnest. I hope so

Cathedral meeting query from John

TRAINOR,

Booragoon

Ordinary, these serious and so cred charact that worsh there u repaired Penitent prescr

books

In view of the

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ublic

meeting South Africa

hold for

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Canon Law

come ttu v ttention of the

em

I ask whether the holding of

a public meeting in the

Cathedral is contrary to Canon Law Canon 1214 defines a Church to be a sacred build ing intended for divine wor ship, to which the faithful have right of access for the exercise, especially the public

exercise, of divine worship Canon 1205 defines sacred places among other things as being those places assigned to divine worship Canon 1210 stipul tes that in a sacred place only those things which serve to exer cise or promote worship piety and religion, and that anything out of harmony with the holiness of the place is forbidden The Ordinary may, however, for individual cases, permit other uses, provided they are not contrary to the sacred character of the place Canon 1211 states that sacred places are desecrated by acts done in them which are gravely injurious and give scandal to the faithful when in the judgement of the loca

Lawyer or persons on t

Women's questions from Aileen KEMP, West

Leederv

Catholic women, particu larly al'mothers in tu r-tire or

part-time paid employment

and those who work tut-time

at home should be a

re of

the Federal Government's

pamphlet and questionna called "A Fair Go For Women

The government has put forward a Na ional Agenda for Women and is spending lot of tire and money to

obt in al women's views on women and education employment health, child care and the hike The questionnaire is supposed to be readily ilable to al women, yet most of the women I meet seem to be unaware of this, let alone aware of its significance Copies of the pamphlet can

be obtained from Women's Information and Referral

Exchange phone 325 7777

A real food fare A Jamaican dish and rum liquor were the most unusual fare prepared by Andrew Lange of Riverton, a welder at the YCW International Food Tasting night held at Highgate recently.

Twenty-five young workers came from five groups to sample the food of five different countries and listen to a lively talk from a young speaker.

Lee Dix (25), an occupational therapist described her recent three week experience in Nicaragua.

Lee was in Nicaragua as part of an inter-

many grim and sensa-

national coffee picking brigade.

She lived on a coffee plantation and worked alongside the local people so as to learn first hand what is happening in that country.

She saw a country trying to rebuild itself after being bankrupt by the Somaza regime.

The revolution was more inspired from grass roots; people calling for change, with christian people heav-

tional reports of the media

A trio of organisers

Peter Shooter, John

De Souza and Paul Terdich aimed to make workers aware of the international dimension of people's lives and see the links between different

countries.

For example, the products we use are often bought cheaply overseas, but often at the expense of low waged workers in those over-

ily involved It was refreshing to hear a young person's first-hand experience of another country.

seas countries.

To continually buy cheap overseas goods and knowingly benefit from the poor conditions of third world workers is morally wrong, especially if nothing is ever done to change the injustices that exist Consumers in the western world often live well with blood under their nails. if ttle effort is made to work for the improvement of depressed workers in Third World countres The YCW trys to link

It contrasted with the

YCW full timers recently spent a couple of days of prayerful reflection at Eagle's Nest. They are (from left) Chaplain Father le Parkinson, Peter Shooter, Benny Marzullo and Anna Rossi.

orkers head to Victoria

young workers around the globe and work for a constructive and good change

-- PETER SHOOTER

Benmy Marzullo (YCW full timer) Leigh Dix, Jo Fisulli (Riverton YCW) and Yvonne Smith (Leederville YC) disans p/•ns.

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All the Western Australian YCW full timers from Perth, Bunbury and North Beach are heading for Melbourne this week to take part in the annual full timers

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The training session is the by organised National staff, which boasts a Western Aus tralian member, Gemma Wooltorton Australian YCW Secre

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Peter Shooter, Benny Mazzullo, Anna Rossi, Marie Scott and Leisa Tormey will take part in the four day session The full timers will also participate in Austral ian YCW team meeting which and plans

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Sydney after moving from Adelaide about three years ago

The WA full timers will meet fellow workers from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane a total of

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The sessions aim to train the full timers to cope with the demands of their work and be better equipped to pro mote the YCW movement

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Gemma Wooltorto

areas include working with leaders and groups, faith

and reserve a place as the facilities can only hold a limited number of participants.

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Welcome to the next choice weekend.

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A workers weekend will

be held at the Cardijn Centre North Perth, June - and 8 The two day seminar is open to all YC members and will focus on apostolic thrust, the role of the worker, census recruiting, keeping and industrial democracy The key organisers, Pauline Whyte, Liz Chidlow and Elsa Lepore drew on the expertise of the YCW Chaplain Father Joe Parkinson

Interested

members

should ring 328-9667

Ring

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Jokes

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"Mrs Jones ran

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Ronnie's teacher always rewarded the class for getting good marks by putting a gold star at the top of the student's paper.

When one dav Ronnie came home with a large zero at the top of his paper, he out of stars, so she gave me a moon

What is the difference between a fisherman and a schoolboy?

One baits his hooks, the other hates his books Simon was bursting to tell bis mother about bis first day at school "I could answer every question," be beamed.

Good said his mother and what did the teacher

say

Wrong,

said Simon

What is the sweetest les

son

History because it is full dates

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CAN YOU ~NVUMBLE 'HES~ 1TEMS IE BREN7ST A8Le ?

Banaag m1gs a9vol h xi$ now wi sNv

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hat did the maths book say to the spelling book?

Boy have I got problems Teacher: "Tommy. if you bad five cents in one pocket and forty cents in another, what would you bave?

Tommy

Somebody else's

pants Have you beard the joke about the boy who was late for school? well, he came late and his teacher asked him why We have nine children in our family and the alarm w1s only set for seven What was wrong with the cross-eyed teacher?

He had trouble with his pupils What's grey?

A melted-down penguin Wbat is green and bairy and goes up and down, up and down?

A gooseberry in a lift

This was the first of the signs given by Jesus at Cana in Galilee. He let his glory be seen." (John 2:11)

What is black and comes out of tbe ground shouting "Underwear, under-

wear"

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Refined oil

bat is black and comes out of the ground shouting "nickers, knickers"?

Crude oil Wbat is big and red and

eats rocks?

A big red rockeater

What's green and rides a horse?

The lone gherkin What's big and red and eats sand?

A big red rockeater on a diet

Wbat's

wbite,

green,

wbite?

A frog sandwich What' s big and red and eats apples?

A big red rockeater turned vegetarian What is purple and bums?

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birthday to: Erin Attadale. Dominic Hills Duffy Wongan Timothy Irvine, Nollamar; Gary Field, Craigie; Kathleen Rowe, Willagee, Andrea Smith, Noranda, Em Leahy Mt Lawley Carol de Souza, Balcatta; Christopher Peel, Kelmscott, Marilyn Buttaccio, Balingup; Luke Branch, Willetton; Natalie Thornton, Girrawheen; Jen nifer Taylor, Hillarys; Kylie White, Ballidu; Chantelle Filia, North Perth; Emma nuel Filia, North Perth, Emma Monger, Northam, Tanya Farrell, Alfred Cove, Jonathon Dix, Cannington Luke Namnik, Manjimup; Kathleen Rowe, Mosman Park; Niall Jefferson, Swan boumne; Helen Dwyer, Kala munda Happy birthday to:. Trevor Phillips, Esperance, Suzanne Bowman, Duncraig: Paul O'Rourke, Beckenham,

Dear Captain Bob, Thank you for your letter I hope you will like the picture I am sending to you I hope one day you can see us in Northam My brother Scan loves me.

He calls me Ra, because he can't say Rachael Love from Rachael

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out of the speakers with cuts from Petra's Beat The System album, Amy Grant's

unguarded and Straight

Ahead albums and Randy Stonehill's highly qualified success, Love Beyond Rea-

son.

Other choices include Russ Taff's Not Gonna Bow (from the album Medals) and David Meece's Unknown Soldier

(from his '7' album).

Inspirational Hits '86 boasts contributions from Phillip Bailey with Safe In God's

by SHARON MARSHALL

l have two nww albums to bring to your attention this week. Each contains 16 big slabs of ministry from the cream of the Christian muso crop

Amy Grant, Petra,

David Meece, Dion, Randy Stonehill -the list goes on.

Each is a collection of the top inspirational and rock hits for the year.

The albums to remember re Power Trax 1986 and lspirational Hits '86. Both have bee released through A &M.

There's no better way to concentrate the top artists on vinyl than through a compilation album.

The secular music industry successfully makes use of this vehicle time and time again.

The added advantage in Christian compilation albums is that it presents a good cross-section of the various artists available to those who may not be entirely clued up on Christian music.

Power Trax 1986 thunders

From page 8 There were no apprentice:hips in those days - they didn't come in until the 1920s and you leamt the trade from experience as you went along.

From childhood the young Ryan had had a keen interest in anything mechanical and he could handle tools proficiently at an early age.

He took to being a mechanic like a duck to

water

He was fascinated by the cars of the day, of which there were not many on the Goldfields Some had a tiller instead of a steenng wheel, they were a hand-cranked before the advent of the selfstarte , and they had acetylene or carbide lamps

A new era dawned

with the Model-T Ford

which

had

electric

headlights worked by a

magneto which would not illuminate until the engine was started by means of a crank han-

dle.

There was no tail light.

You hung a hurricane lamp at the rear.

Methods of repairing the cars of the time were equally primitive.

Cylinders had to be bored by hand, for instance, with the aid of a grinder.

Hydraulic hoists and

the other paraphernalia

now considered essen-

tial in garages were a long way off in the future.

Came the day in the 1920s when Vic decided to close his Goldfields garage and see what Perth had to offer.

He had little trouble getting a job as a mechanic, but it didn't last long before he was replaced by the brother of the proprietor of the business who had come from the eastern states.

So he moved to Vetters, a firm with which he was to remain for 13% years including the hard times of the Depression.

He left Vetters to start his own garage in May, 1934, on the comer of Scarborough Beach

Love, Myion Le Fevre with Givers and the Takers and Don Francisco's One Heart At A Time album.

Power Trax 1986 and lnspirational Hits '86 are available at your nearest record store, and if you can't find

them on the shelves, then

just ask. They're a nice price too -- $9.99 each.

As well as being a month that is generating some fine albums, May also appears to be the seasonal time for concerts in Perth.

With David Meece who appeared at the Perth Concert Hall on May 21 and Jamie Owens-Collins at Wesley College on May 29, it seems we had a "full on" month of live music ministry.

We sometimes grow tired

of life. It all seems so ordinary and monotonous. Ever-

ything becomes humdrum even bland and boring We forget just how rich and enjoyable life should be Then along comes a colourful new book like Australian Images. It breaks into our grey world, revives our sagging spirits and restores our zest for living. We see things in a fresh, new light Australian Images offers us more than a superficial razzamatazz, that helps us today, and fades tomorrow It lifts us from our boredom by showing us how to see again It helps us really see God's world, his love, his action. It leads us to look beyond the obvious, and life becomes fresh and worth-

while again We are revita lised In this new book, author

Aub Podlich presents us

with a varied collection of beautiful and enriching word pictures. We are inspired, uplifted and enter tained as we reflect briefly on the images he provides We are often caught unawares by a parable-Like twist as Podlich, the word

artist, teaches us more of God's patience, power and sense of humour We are made to stop and

new titles, new titles Te Puzzling Gospels

by Josepb Dahmus, Tho mas More Press, $10.95.

Suggests explanations of

puzzling passages in Mat thew Mark, Luke and John

Faith and Ethics, by Vincent MacNamara, Georgetown University Press, $17.95 cloth, $10.95

paper.

Responds to the question what bearing if any does faith have on ethics?

"Pride of Pace, by Sister Mary Cbaries Bryce, 0$B, Catholic University of America Press, no

price given.

Role of the bishops in the development of catechesis in the United States

"The Jesus Connection,

by Leonard C. Yaseen, Crossroad, $9.95.

Reminds Christians of their Jewish origins and makes clear to Jews and Christians the theological and histori cal bonds which unite them in their common quest to serve God

The Journey to Inner Peace, by Father Paul A. Feider, Ave Maria Press,

$3.95

Step-by-step understanding of inner peace

Images of God, by Leo

Holland, Ave Maria Press.

$4.95.

Finding the Lord in ordi nary objects and evwryday events

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Rich and enjoyable We are encouraged by the opinions of others. E.g Here are visions of one who loves this world, especially the harsh world of Australia The author has the rare

Australian Images, by Aub Podicb, published by, Publishing] Lutheran House, $9.95. Reviewed by Vic Pfitzner. think by the 'Samaritan' who offers to help a "boozing bunch' who're 'sloshed as hell' (p.47). We are enraged by the farmer who over-painted Aboriginal fig ures with Taubmans (p.144). We are shamed by Ingrates" (p.146), moved with feeling by 'Classifieds (p.126) and we laugh at the telling message in "The Man who Dropped His Pants while the (p.153) church gets a smack in the car

Chilean Carlos Soto emigrated to Australia six years ago with his wife and child and has made his contribution to our life-style, by engendering musical colour from his home town in Chile.

Carlos is a social worker with the Catholic Migrant Centre at Centrecare but back in Chile was musical director of the National Folkloric Ballet for about four years.

In this capacity he was involved in music and

Lively group from Chile

dance.

new titles, "The Catholic Bible Study

Handbook," by Father

Jerome Kodell, 05SB, Servant Books, No price listed.

Everything one needs to know to begin and continue to study the Bible

Te Way of St. Francis,"

by Father Murray Bodo, OFM, Image Books, $6.95.

Offers all Christians a guide to follow the spirituality of the beloved saint from Assisi Reprint

t was a ballet especially for folk dance with choreographers and all associated experts to achieve full productions.

Arriving here Carlos associated with other Chileans who were also musically orientated, so decided to form a group.

He formed the Arauco Chilean dance group which features 18 members.

They have been active around Perth for the last three years, performing at various outlets such as the International Travel Fair, Cafe Folklorico (recently) and specifically preparing for the Shell Festival which is on in early October.

Group instruments feature guitars, tambourines and tormento (high percussion instrument).

The typically Chilean music is from the central part of that count»y.

Fremantle might seem a long way from Chile

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and it certainly is -but it was nevertheless the Chilean experience for me to see and hear them, during their rehearsal.

A bevy of guitars, handclapping, foot stamping, waving of handkerchiefs in traditional dancing and the flow of the lovely Spanish language was a great spectacle.

Music-loving Carlos is now involved in yet another group, a quartet named Grupo Santiago which was formed 18 months ago.

They perform at private

functions and similar venues as Arauco.

The group features Chilean and Latin American music and song which is even more interesting with their traditional cos-

tumes.

The women wear long skirts (open at the front) to their boot tops featuring frilly petticoats underneath and fancy frilly blouses under short black jackets with long sleeves.

Women and men wear black sombreros.

Fellows wear boots and spurs with corraleras (like leggings) over their black and grey striped

Road and Shakespeare

Street in Mt Hawthorn.

Despite the lingering Depression, work poured in from the very first day and he was soon compelled to enlarge the premises of which he bought the freehold in 1939.

After the war he rebuilt the place and in 1970, at the age of 73 and still working an eight-hour day, he sold the business he had owned and operated for 36 years Vic and wife Ruby are happy in the twilight of their lives with the Little Sisters of the Poor at Glendalough.

ability to look at nature as a rich source of living para bles, inviting us to see God's natural order with new eyes

pants.

Wide belts have leather strips dangling from them and white shirts contrast with similar

black jackets.

Men wear additionally,

.• ): Trinidad Soto,

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ricia Munez, Cai

(kneeling from left):

to, Susan Alarcon, Ines illablanca,

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ding from

tnita Puga, Veronica Soto.

multi-coloured ponchos from Santiago, Chile.

Having seen their performance the last two years at the International Travel Fair, I consider them to be a colourful and exciting grop.

So "Hasta la vista!" as the Spaniards (or Chileans) say and Ole!

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TENNIS

MERCY SISTER'S JUBILEE

St Benedicts 11 sets 71

The 'A' grade pennant tennis continued to produce

games easily accounted for

close results this week.

Both Pignatelli and Dianella are desperately determined to prevent the Queen's Park teams have it all their own way.

At the half-way mark in the Pignatelli and Queen's Park No.2 match Queen's Park were leading five sets to one and looked as though they would coast to an easy win.

That was not to be, however, as Pignatelli fought back to win four of the remaining six sets.

Queen's Park No. 2 won the match seven sets 57 games to Pignatelli five sets 52 games.

In the other 'A' grade match Dianella were determined to overcome the poor form displayed in their pre-

vious encounter with Queen's Park No.1 when they were defeated 11 sets to one.

The match was decided in the final set of the day with Queen's Park No.1 just settng up on games to wn six sets 58 games to Dienella six sets 52 games The 'B' grade matches predictably were won by the three top teams in the com petrton

Greenwood one set 29 games.

St George 10 sets 65 games defeated Willetton two sets 36 games and Pignatelli No.2 defeated Pignatelli No.1 nine sets 63 games to three sets 44

games.

Willetton have now dropped two points behind the leading three teams and must defeat Pignatelli No.2 next week to stay in touch The pennant ladder after seven rounds of matches are as follows:

A grade

Oueen's Park No.2 Queen's Park No.1

Pignatelli Dianella

4

12 10

2 B grade St Benedicts 10 St George 10 Pignatelli No.2 10 Willetton 8

Greenwood

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Sister John Hales of Our lady of Lourdes convent Yokine has this year celebrated her 5Oth year as a Sister of Mercy in the West Perth congregation which she joined in 1933 at the age of 15 after some time at a business college.

She completed her teaching training at the Teachers Training College and gained a Bachelor of Arts at the University of WA before taking up the teaching of senior leaving subjects at St Brigid's, West Perth and Lesmurdie and St Mary's Leederville.

She was a principal of Mercy College and most recently has taught religion at state schools and performed pastoral work in Yokine Parish.

CAMILLIAN's JUBILEE

Father Patrick Holmes of Shenton Park celebrated 25 years of priesthood with Mass in St Aloysius church followed by a dinner at Tawarri Lodge attended by 120 guests. He was presented with a certificate of appreciation and a volume on canon law. Father Holmes studied at the novitiate of St Camillus in County Westmeath in his native lreland and continued his studies in the USA where he was ordained in 1961. Following service in lreland and London he came to Australia in 1966 and was parish priest at Carlisle before moving to Shenton Park in 1977.

CONTINUOUS ROSARY

You are invited to take part in the continuous rosary commencing midnight May 31 until midnight June 7.

Undertake to say five decades of the rosary at a specified time (on the hour, or at 15, 30 or 40 minutes after). The rosary may be recited anywhere.

Advise your times to Diana Fox 3866805 after 6 pm.

RCIA INFORMATION

An information evening for lay catholics to hear about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults will be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday June 4 at Leederville parish centre or Wednesday June 11 at St Joachim's Hall Victoria Park. Members of parish councils and interested catholics are welcome to attend.

JUNE

Enquiry Dey at St Charles Seminary. Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Willetton. Bishop

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RACE SIX: Bowetzel's Time 1, Barmill 2, Tanjo Fern 3.

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RACE SEVEN: Blue Rose RACE TWO. Count I, Amashine 2, Newtop Victor 1, Vinaka 2, Livand Pearl 3 Boy 3.

RACE EIGHT: Dynamite RACE THREE: Riviera Duke 1, MallallooMagic Tiviet 1, Cloheen 2, 2, Harry Hooter 3.

Montreal Chief 3.

RACE NINE: Here to RACE FOUR Gail's Bail Win 1, Julimar Queen 2, 1, Vagim 2, Quick Akkabar 3.

Applause 3.

RACE TEN: Double One RACE FIVE: Lusty Mick 1, Miss Pizazz 2, Super 1, Another Mini 2, Miss Tune 3.

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Confirmation, Queens Park. Archbishop Foley.

Clergy Meeting North Perth.

RCIA meeting. Bishop Healy.

St John of God graduation. Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation, Hamersley. Archbishop Foley.

WA Week Thanksgiving Service.

Bishop Healy.

MANDORLA WORKSHOP

A workshop on Gospel Dynamics using Yoga, meditation, reflexology and music will be directed by Father Reg Smith on Saturday June 7, 9am to 4 pm at Sisters of Mercy Retreat House, 10 School Avenue North Beach. Further information

362 6993.

NEWMAN SOCIETY

The Young Newmanite Discussion Group will meet at 8pm on Tuesday June

3 to discuss "The Synod and the Laity •.. questions," in the Chaplain's office.

Contact Fr. Dynon 386 8712.

READING THE BIBLE SOME BASICS

The Sunday Gospels For June & July 1986, from St Luke - a study of the text.

'No previous experience necessary' - if you are interested, just bring a bible.

Wednesdays (from June 4) 8.00 pm (for one hour) - St. Thomas More College Chapel Mounts Bay Road, Crawley, 6009 Fr Patrick Bishop, SJ

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Jubiarian l Sister John Hales with her sisters and brothers Mrs Phil Hanlon of Carine; Ken Hales of Floreat; Mrs Verna Wale of Osborne Park and Mrs Aieen l Sleiht g of Nollamara

THANKSGIVING RALLY

A 1986 Western Australia Week Thanksgiving Rally will be held at the Perth Concert Hall on Sunday evening. June 8, 1986 at 8 pm. A Community sing-a-long will precede the Rally, commencing at 7.40pm.

A program of songs. music and worship will be highlighted by an address by Miss Beryl Grant, OBE, Moderator of the Uniting Church in Western Australia. A combined churches choir will present a choral bracket.

WOMEN IN THE CHURCH

Australian Church Women will hold a forum at St Paul's church 40 Kingsway Nedlands on Friday June 13 at 10 am on the topic "Women in the Church Today".

Speakers include Rev Alison McKay (Church of Christ), Wendy Willie (Uni ting), Pam Halbert (Anglican) and a

Salvation Army woman. Anyone may

attend. A luncheon wil be served

HOLIDAY HELPING HANDS

Because of farmers' seeding commit ments vacancies have occurred at the Ongerup parish family school holiday (June 23-26) camp which will lso give a bit of self-help assistance to the church being built at Bremer Bay. Anyone is welcome to apply for the places in sleeping cabins of four, $3 per person per day preferably those able to help with brickpaving, painting. gardening etc. For further information phone (098) 37 4091

by June 14.

MAJELLAN MEETING

The annual general meeting of Majellan Groups will be held on Sunday June 15 at St Mary's Centre, Franklin Street.

Leederville, commencing with morning tee at 9.15 amn and starting punctually at 10am with the reading of reports until Mass approximately at noon.

For lunch a plate of either sandwiches or sweets is requested, soup will be provided by the Central Committee. A guest speaker will be Mr Nick Jares a social worker for Youth Health Services who will look at the reasons youth are turning to drugs. All Majellans are welcome.

COLLIE JUBILEE

The golden jubilee of St. Brigid's Church (1936 -1986) wii be celebrated with a

special Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 8 at 10am. The chief celebrant will be Mons. D. Downey. Moring tea will be served in the School library at 11am. All parishioners and ex-parishioners are invited.

CATECHISTS' COMMISSIONING

All current catechists of the archdiocese will be recommissioned by Archbishop Foley at a concelebrated Mass of Commissioning. Friday June 13 in St Mary's Cathedral at 7.30pm, together with the commissioning of this year's intake of new Catechists.

BUNBURY RETREAT

Bunbury Majellans invite ladies from the surrounding areas to their annual one day retreat to be held on Sunday July 13 from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Bunbury Catholic

College. Sister Glenys Yeoman from Centrecare will be the leader for the day and the chaplain Father Bernie Hammond will celebrate Mass. Further information from Diane Grinbergs 097-219830.

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