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Perth, Thursday, June 8, 1961.
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Conversion Story Is Revealed An account of Oscar Wilde's death -bed entry into the Catholic Church, written by the priest who received him, has been published for the first time. This account contradicts the charge that Wilde was dragooned into the Church against his will or even against his knowledge. The priest who brought Baptism and Extreme Unction to the famed poet and was Father playwright Cuthbert Dunne, C P., an Irish Passionist then atJoseph's tached to St. Church in Paris. Excerpts from his narrative of Wilde's conversion, edited by Father Edmund Burke, C.P., have been published in the Lon-
don Magazine. Throughout his lifetime Father Dunne refused to speak of his urgent summons to the Hotel d'Alsace on the Rue des Beaux Arts in the autumn of 1900. But he wrote a narrative of Wilde's conversion at the insistence of his fellow Passionists, with the stipulation that it be published only after his hit6 death. Father Dunne died in Dublin in 1950. Father Dtinne's account makes it clear that before his final illness Wilde had repeatedly declared his intention of entering the Church. It also brings out that Wilde, though unable to speak on his death -bed, clearly indicated that he wanted to become a CathoThe Most Reverend J J. Rafferty blesses one of the classrooms in the first phase of the lic. The dying man attempted new £50,000 wing of the Loreto Convent School, Claremont. Built on the site of the old to join in the responses. Father Dunne's account Osborne Hotel the new wing will eventually replace the old building completely. says he was called to Wilde's hotel room by Robert Ross, The Sisters took over the building in 1901. Additions accommodation, conforming to modern high standards. a friend of Wilde's who were made on the property in 1912, 1938 and 1955. A full report of last Sunday's opening and illustrated himself had hastened to This present phase contains a dining -hall, kitchen description of the new section is given in a special Paris from the French and accessories, three classrooms and senior boarder Loreto Feature on Pages 12 and 13. Riviera.
Pre -Cana Talks For
Engaged The so and series of the Pre -Cana Conferowes for 1961, will begin at the Catholic Centre Victoria Square at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. The series will be continued on Friday, June 16, and June 23, both at 8 p.m. The subjects for this first session will be "A Doctor Speaks About Marriage" and "Moraltty in Married Life." The conferences are open to any engaged person, Catholic or nonCatholic, and are sponsored to, the Youth Council of the Y.C.W. Movement.
Vigil And 40 Hours At Cathedral
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dispiay of A GREAT Faith was evident during the Forty Hours' devotion at St. Mary's Cathedral over last weekend. The attendance at the devotion was considered to be the best for many years,
indicative of the response of the people to the appeal of prayer for Church unity, the forthcoming 2nd Vatican Council and the Persecuted Church. During the Forty Hours' Prayer, the first All Night Vigil of the Archdiocese was conducted. Priests of St. Mary's took Cathedral turns in leading the prayers and Holy Hours throughout the night of Friday and
Saturday morning. This vigil was attended by an estimated 400 people and
son, the Rev. P. J. Carmody, parish priest of Manning, left W.A. some months ago for six months leave of absence
Ireland. "The Record" extends sympathy to Father Carmody and the bereaved relatives. in
The information was received by cable that Mrs. Carmody died on Monday, June 5. Her
had told Ross he wanted to become a Catholic. But Ross advised him to hold off.
Father Dunne said: "Mr. Rosa, who was a convert and a good Catholic, told me
how much he regretted having given this advice. But he feared that Wilde might be only in one of his varying moods, and deemed it safer that time should be allowed to prove the stability of his resolve Wilde satisfied himself by laying a conscientious obligation on his friend, exacting from him a promise that if ever he became suddenly ill and was in danger of death the Continued on page 16 .
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Highgate Procession The annual procession of the Blessed Sacrament will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Highgate Hill, on Sunday, June 11. The procession will leave the church at 3.30 p.m., and go via Mary Street to the school grounds, where there will be Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, returning to the church via Harold St. for the final Benediction.
Catholic Asian Students' Association
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Death Of P riest's Mother While On Long Leave News has been received of the death of Mrs. Carmody of The
Wilde, who went to Paris in disgrace after serving in prison on a morals charge,
vas indicative of the spirit of sacrifice which they were prepared to go to. The large numbers of people receiving Holy Communion on the Saturday, morning and also at the Mass of Deposition on Sunday afternoon was an inspiring sight. His Grace the Archbishop presided at the Mass of Deposition at 5 p.m. on
Sunday evening which brought the Forty Hours to a close.
NOT Makes A Difference In the report on Mr. in last week's issue, the word "NOT" was left out of a sentence. The second paragraph of the single olumn report had the words "He .said that enough had been done against Communism by the great mass of Australians . . This should have read, "He said that NOT enough The general context however, should have corrected any mistaken impression.
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Pictured above are three members of the executive of the Catholic Asian Students' Association with the Rev. J. Begley, S.J., and the Rev. J. P. O'Brien, Diocesan chaplain of the Y.C.W. They are Messrs. Richard Chia of Singapore (president), Raymond Teoh of Malaya (treasurer), and Carlos Furtado of Singapore (secretary). The association, which is organised through the Y.C.W., has the purpose of contacting students from South -East Asia who are at present studying in
Perth, the arrangement of accommodation where possible and the organising of social contact and lectures. They will review problems of overseas students and at-
tempt to find practical solutions for them. The association recently held a meeting at St. Thomas More College at which over forty people were present.