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HISTORIC STEP FOR LAITY Oppressed Cubans IN AUSTRALIA 1 Turn To Church 1 ••••#••••••••••••••#~04,004`0••••• •••••••••••••
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A SMALL and unofficial meeting in Adelaide last weekend made history in the progress of the laity's role in the Australian Church. It marked thirty years of radual development and is likely to have far-reaching effects in the future.
THE MEETING BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THE TIME LEADERS FROM EVERY STATE OF IRST F OVEMEN TS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING THE M LAITY DULT IN TOTAL CHRISTIAN LIVING. A THE Western Australian over how this should be r epresentative was Mrs. done, one great principle Thelma Child, of Bays- was clarified — an official water, a member of the movement of the Church e xecutive of the Catholic should have no organising Social Apostolate in Perth. influence in politics or inThe Catholic Social Apo- dustry. stolate sponsors Pre-Cana This has left its mark on and Cana Conferences and all the movements %%hick organises Family Groups, met in Adelaide. All are which consist of five or six movements that have married couples who meet grown not as pressure regularly to discuss prob- groups, but as teams delems in marriage and the ‘oted to forming a Chriscare and upbringing of tian character and underchildren. There are Family standing with which the Groups in Bedford, Dian- layman takes his own ella, Wanneroo and Tuart initiatives in affairs of the Hill. world. It was during the midTheir work is not to give thirties that there began some special task, but to in Australia the move- help all people realise, disment to give new life to the cover, understand and layman through the means fulfil their own Christian of Catholic Action. Pope tasks in life. MRS. THELMA CHILD Pius XI had called the laity to a new vigour and closer NO FEDERATION t ea m work with their There is no question of bishops in the carrying out any official federation or of the Church's mission. subordination of the nine From the experiments movements represented at and study of Catholic Ac- the seminar. One of the tion in the pre-World War 'strengths of Australian I I years grew the most Catholic Action has been dynamic movement in the its development from history of the Church in grass-roots level rathera this country. than by imposing artificial It ranks with the estabframeworks and authority But the clarification of lishment of the Catholic education system for its aims and methods, along impact on our Catholic with the renewed confiW ay of life, even though dence and standing which it is still after 30 years at a the seminar will produce. r elatively pioneering stage means that Australia is of its development. well on the way to anticiIt is this concern for the pating the Vatican Counrealities of the layman's cil's certain call for a true life that characterises the lay apostolate as adequate adult movements that met as that envisaged by the last weekend. movement represented in Adelaide. ONLY ATTEMPT In a review of the orgaDuring the war, the nisations represented at National Catholic Rural the seminar, delegates on Movement was the only Saturday expressed agreeattempt at a widespread ment that their work was adult Catholic Action seen as Christianising all Movement. A fter the war much of sectors of life without restriction. the lay movement's Was directed to energy The method of each orfightirw . 6 ganisation was described. Communism. The From the controversies sion, chairman of this sesDr. Gerald Caine, of Ballarat in his summing up said that all the methods described involved a regular review of current situations in the life of members and the examinaJ. Nittayo. tion of these situations in V icar Apostolic the the light of Christian beof Bangkok. lief. has written to the Chairman From this, the practical of Catholic Oversea s responsibilities of memRelief -Australian Episcopal bers were examined and Conference to thank the action discussed. The orgaThe Annual Award of the Minister for the Navy, the Australian nisations Queen's Gold Medal at the were Catholics non-polit for ical Hon. F. C Chaney, M.H.R. the help sent through and concerned to train R oyal Australian Naval Col!he The Queen's Gold Medal, Apostolic Delegate members to act on their lege at Jervis Bay this year in Bangkok presented in 1916, is irst f own initiative. for the relief went to Chief Cadet Capof the t he naval college's most families Mr. E. Farrell, who suftain G. L. Purcell, son of former fered coveted trophy, and from the devastatis ecretary of the Newman Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Purcell ing fire which a warded each year on the I nstitute took in Adelaide place , said of Mt. Waverly, Victoria, I'cently in Commanding Officer's rethat every member of the the Samsen thstict in and a former pupil of St. commendation to that cadBangkok. This Church had a part to play Joseph's Christian Brothers' 41°"eY has been et of the graduating year in the Church's made mission. a vailable College, Warrnarnbool, Vicwho, during his training, Every Catholic had the through the g toria. enerosity of "exhibits the most exemresponsibility of representthe Lenten s In the of Catholic picture he is plary being pacrifices conduct, performance Christ in his daily life eople all ing congratulated by the over Australia. and of making society of duty and good influence Christian. he said. 1 1,•••••••,•• •••••44•••••••••••• •••••••• ••••••,••
MEXICO CITY: ACING the increasing harshness of dictatorial rule, more and more Cubans are turning to religion for consolation. This was reported here by a high official of Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry on his return from a visit to Havana. The official, who asked that his name be withheld. said that, because the Church is. staying out of political matters, it is possible for a growing number of Cuban Catholics to go to church and find relief from their unhappiness in prayer. The official, who has made a number of trips to Cuba since the regime of Premier Fidel Castro came to power it 1959, said that there is less evidence of Police controls now than in former years, but that the police-state is assuming more power than ever.
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mendously effective police controls exist silently," he added. Castro, the official reported, is more politically dominant than ever. He added that veteran members of the Communist Party "have not acquired greater power, but at times have lost power. None of the leaders of the Cornmunigt United Party of the Socialist Revolution has a key post in the government."
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among his fellows." Midshipman Purcell also won t he Governor General's Cup a warded for the best individual performance at all sports during the year and received other prizes for s tudies. Thirty three Midshipmen graduated in a ceremony at the Kbval college on July 16, when the salute was taken by the Minister for
the Navy. They have now begun ; further year's t raining in the Australian Fleet, and next year will do advanced training in England. The successor to Midshipman Purcell in the Naval College's top Cadet appointment is Chief Cadet C aptain G. McLennan a past pupil of St. Bernard's Christian Brothers' College, Essendon, Victoria.