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Rich marriages make a richer Church Enrichment of mar- holm conference cenried life and enrich- tre, the bishops says: ment of the Church to They were so enthube ready for Christ are siastic after that weekend the themes of Bishop that they could not thank Quinn's Advent pastoral me enough for the letter to Bunbury opportunity. And we hope to make more such diocese. weekends available in Speaking of his the future. recent meeting with Marriage enrichment married couples who weekends help couples took part in a marriage to look at how their enrichment weekend, marriages are growing — at Pemberton Karri- in a right direction or a
wrong direction. It helps couples to recognise ways by which they can grow closer together, accept each others foibles and differ without being nasty. A most enjoyable and valuable experience so the couples told me. Apart from married couples needing enrichment and help to grow so do all of us as partners of Christ and members of
his church. To give us encouragement and advice on how to enrich our lives the church in the Liturgy draws our attention to things we need to think about and apply to our lives. So in these few weeks of Advent we await the coming of Our Saviour Jesus Christ: not only his first coming at Bethlehem but his future
coming at the end of time. The readings in the Church's liturgy for Advent help us to be prepared to receive Him when He comes. We are reminded to be on the alert for the unknown moment when Jesus calls us to Himself. "Be ready" your Lord is coming. To help enrich your lives so that you can 'be
ready' Christ offers you vices are both instructhrough the ministry of tional and uplifting and a the Church the great gift help for a fruitful and of the sacrament of devotional confession of sins. Reconciliation. By reflection of our lives I would ask all priests to and helped by sacramenpreach on and explain tal grace we can truly be the power of this Sacra- enriched by the movement during the Sun- ment of the spirit in our days of Advent. minds and hearts and so Prepare for Christmas give our Lord a heartfelt by communal penitential welcome at Christmas services according to the time. second form of the Rite of I wish you all the Reconciliation. Such ser- hlmsings of Our Saviour. 9
'Give Cambodia $20m more' Australian Catholic Relief wants the Australian government to increase humanitarian and development aid to Cambodia to $20 million as soon as possible. Early action on this by Australia will provide a lead that other governments might follow, says ACR This contribution should be additional to any contribution made to the costs of the UN peace keeping operation. ACR hopes that the four Cambodian factions and those governments which signed the recent agreement and will do all in their power to ensure that a lasting peace is achieved and that the Cambodian Supreme National Council and
"It also appreciates the support that the the United Nations will be able to organise free and fair elections. Government has given up to now to "The suffering of the Cambodian people over rehabilitation programs. the last twenty years has to be ended as soon as "Australian Catholic Relief has been pleased possible. to be part of this co-operative effort. "They must be given the opportunity to again "The needs of the Cambodian people continue have free access to the basic necessities of life. to be overwhelming. A more normal political "The utmost concern of the international solution will speed up restoring the health community must be the dignity and well-being services, food production, education system and of the Cambodian people," ACR said. ACR added: "Australian Catholic Relief infrastructure to the level required in the commends the Australian Government for the country. role it has played, and is continuing to play, in "A mine clearing operation is needed as soon finding a permanent solution to the difficulties as possible so that more rural people will not be confronting Cambodia. maimed."
$86 million deficit the forecast
VATICAN CITY (CNS): measures adopted by The Vatican forecasts a Vatican offices to budget deficit of $86 make it $1 million less million for 1992 and than that predicted for said it needed an 1991. increase in local church According to contributions. November 7 Vatican The predicted deficit statement, the Holy would be one of the See's expenses for largest in recent years, 1992 are expected to despite cost-cutting reach about $180 mil-
lion, with income foreseen at about $93 million. The resulting deficit is slightly under that predicted for 1991 — a result of holding spending to a 2.1 per cent increase for next year. The Vatican has
made up most of its chronic budget deficits by applying Peter's Pence, to the following year's shortfall. For 1992, the Vatican said, Peter's pence is expected to increase about 7 per cent to about $62 million. More help in cover-
ing the deficit will That still leaves ceses can help keep from the more than $16 million Vatican come finances Vatican City State's to be made up. In the solvent. expected surplus of past, the Vatican has to During a two-day $7.9 million, the state- dip into its investment meeting at the Vatican, portfolio to bridge the officials stressed that ment said. they could not keep The city-state makes gap. relying on Peter's much of its income in Last April, the VatiPence to cover annual museum tickets and can asked the world's sales of stamps and bishops to examine shortfalls in operating ways in which dio- expenses. other items.