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No. 3630. PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1973
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Pastoral Council on new style retreat
Members of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council spent six days last week living and learning the meaning of community.
Twenty councillors and gramme was abandoned each group saw as the ideal for the Diocese of the Archbishop of Perth, till the evening. On Saturday a full ses- Perth in ten years time, Dr. L. J. Goody, went to the Franciscan Retreat sion was held followed by what weaknesses and House, Victoria Park for a special mass and dinner strengths the Diocese has a live-in retreat run by a to which the wives, hus- has at present and what team from Movement For bands and friends of steps could be taken to a Better World (M.B.W.). councillors were invited. move towards the ideal. Though the exercise The retreat followed a A number of other pattern of talks or med- provided an opportunity connected some people — itations from the team,, for people to be made with local welfare, educa- followed by small or aware of and able to use tional and youth groups group a particular technique of discussion. — also made the retreat. and eveninig group discussion, some Morning The M.B.W. retreat prayer, Mass, meal-tim valuable ideas emerged. aims to give people the and evenings spent in eOne was that the clergy a as experience of living and the laity be given nco helped all laxation, community as well as cillors to get to ow the opportunity to develsome knowledge of the one another and dev lop op as communities by spiritual theological and a sense of together ess. taking part in a retreat background to communOne of the major rob- using the M.B.W. techity. lems that has faceI the nique. The programme was Many people saw the P .toral Archdiocesan to conduct a retreat in corn unity spirituality for the Arch• Pictured in Perth this we adapted slightly from it was set need for adult Christian since Council the usual retreat because up last year is tha mem- formation, family group d ocesan Pastoral Council are fro the left: many councillors had bers are not a c hesive training courses, and a work commitments. resource to cocentre group because of a wide Father Russel l Hardiman, Fa er Hugh Delaney, Sister Chri topher Darcy and Mr Dick Pratt. It began on Easter range of ages, occupa- ordinate this kind of actMonday afternoon and tions and person ities. ivity. there were full day sesAnother suggestion was The days ce red on sions on Tuesday and talking about a d living that a team ministry Wednesday. in community imed to composed of people from On Thursday and Fri- improve corn nication various vocations, should day, many people went and allow cou cillors to be set up to give pastoral to work and the pro- consider what direction care to people in differthey should ta e in their ent areas. MBW are the cryptic init als that are like ly to becom increasingly better known as the Other areas considered roles as advis rs to the were the needs of youth Movement for a Better World i seen in action at various leve around Australia in the future. A rchbishop. On the final day of the and the need for parents Father time and 300 part time Gener retreat, par ic ipants to realise that they are Currently a full time cese o Bathurst. Ordain- ior workers throughout the broke into s all groups the primary educators of team has been formed ed 18 ears and a former Arrupe. Now oper mg in near- world The Movement opfor discussio on what their children. as a result of a training dioce n inspector of session in Sydney at the schoo s he resigned his illy 30 countri s the Move- erates through full time wo simple volunteers who offer two of Mudgee and/ ment has end of last year and dur- paris ST PAUL, Minn. (NC). ing the present twelve was granted two year aims: to de elop a new or three years commitspiritu- ment to working at recommunitar an — A "no-fault" divorce to take up f months the ground plans leav ality to arts er the needs treats, workshops and bill supported by all of will be laid for officially tim promotional wo communitarian of the time and to im- other the state's major religiincorporating an Aust- wit the Movement. as well renewal of forms reof plement spirit t ous bodies, including the inthe in vocational section ralian about facts e unnotic d One of Ru 11 newal lau hed by the as promotional work for .Father Catholic Church, appears work in A stralia th se days is that provision ternational body IMovement in new headed for passage in the is bein u t .lian and a prie ou T e presen re red to as a 'late' vocation. 300 full areas. °f has it Today legislat Minnesota the time members o e diocese of Bun ry Finance for tra. in here Today s ecial scho uls Australian team ar is at present Au .t au He acle ob provide an 't he bill would establis ed is no longer have bee the These and othe spi • Mr Dick Pra t, a 30 an co-ordinator f ay for the "dissolution" of where men who e v year old lay man orm,er- Movement. His ii t rest compl ted itual aspects of the marriage contract on not have ovethe grounds of an "irre- secondary studies can cation to the ra igio s ly a teacher in atholic in the Better Worl schools in New York, ment was first de el ped trievable breakdown in do so prior to takin up life will be disc sed at the marriage relation- training for the r ligi- a special wee end at who went to Ital for his while studying or the Kala- training in 1965 a d there priesthood in Ro Ae Marian Lodge ship." It is similar to ous life. or a semi ries munda, on Ma 18-20. laws in eight states which The Movemen for the first t. e met Special legal have been estab shed Priests and rothers Father Lombar. Better World ak s its place do not Since 1971 he as been name directly fr m a "blame" for the divorce both for diocesai and who are late ocations ill be working full ti e for the phrase used by op Pius religious priests that themselves on one of the couple. offer a course t b red prominent in the talks Movement that as taken XII in a bro dc st in John Market, executive him to Englan , Europe, 1952. director of the Minnesota to the study nee s and and discussi s. .Any man 1hr o feels he Central and So th Africa, Catholic Conference, said life style of the older The famous all n Jeswould benefii from this Philippines an now Aus- uit Father Rice ardi Lomthat the state's bishops man. to The Christian roth- weekend is elcome debated the concept of tralia. is as bardi seized s no-fault divorce for 21 ers also give spec 1 con- attend witho t any obfur his • Sister C ristopher the inspiratio ligation older agreea to nally sideration years before fi Darcy, a Sister of Charity new apostolat t open Further • tails are person thinking f joining to support it. of Leavenwor , Kansas, up vistas for he I hurch available fr m: Markert said the action ing their Order. a former hosp tal admin- as it turned i ot e new Father Bill Foley, P.P., Worries that a person does not signify any s released secular probl ms of the istrator who telephone Lynwood, necesCatholic may not have th change in the ork with post war wor d. for full time sary intellectua capa- 68 1946. Church's stance on divn August In 1965 the Mo ement i Movemen the Brother P t O'Doherorce, and does not mean bility can now e disBrother. 1971, and t o et Father was given it 1e!.-1 aplevels 1,y, Christia the bishops favor div- cussed at vario the first proval by th Co gregaLombardi fo 7498. at special vocati n gath- Telephone 2 orce. Austral- tion for Ra ligio is in is tirriA during Father J n Harte, t men erings aimed Rather, the Catholic ian visit last ear. She is Rome and to ay i is a chapity Unive S.f, of out offbeen with have along who bishops -on her seco • visit to oveschool for some years, lain. Tele_ph ne_a6-3838. Perth to con uct MBW unique apos 'lie icials of the Protestant ment that rei ains irectR-Sran, ter Father P and Jewish faiths in Min- but are still t ring to the Holy ly subject t Tele- retreats. nesota — believe the bill decide what G d may Redemptoris • Father ugh Delan- See with repiresen ation 66 28 phone to d_D court to want them would allow the ey is a priest f the dio- through the Jesuit uperdeclare a "dead marriItirs age" legally dead, he told a House Committee here. ON INSIDE PAGES The "no-fault" divorce bill would eliminate the Broome School 2 present grounds for div5 Letter Chilclrens orce here, including adulPrayers for ' nests is an apostolate of p ayer to assist all priests in their tery impotency, deser- Letters 11 AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS Vocation of Life and for the increase of Vocations to the Priesthood. tion, habitual drunkenHOLDEN DEALER 3 Course Marriage ness, and the most comAdelma the Monastery, Carmelite Hour at as Holy a held is This devotio, 8 monly cited grounds ___. News In Pars 1308 Albany Hwy. Road, Nedlarids, each first Sunday at 3 p. 'a: course of conduct det- Parish Councils 9 Cannington priests the gift of your prayers. Be there on 'Sunday, May 6th to make y rimental to the marriage 6 Priests' Senate PHONE: 68 1826 r elationship of the party PHONE: 68 1826 seeking divorce." Marriage Court 4
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