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No. 3668. PERTH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1974
Selective migration process now . .
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The day of free-and-easy migration has passed and a new selective process introduced and this may be a good thing, according to the Perth Director of Catholic Immigration, Father Nicholas McSweeney. This was part of a vice to the migrant him- tralia Policy)", I hone he comment made by him self by introducing a bet- was dinkum." Father McSweeney said on the occasion of Im- ter screening process. migration Sunday, which that because there was -Through this screen- a reduced flow of migis observed in all Catholic churches on Sunday, ing process problems are rants at present the work often brought to light of the Catholic ImmigraFebruary 24, when a special collection is taken up and ironed out and in tion Office did not have some cases the migrant to slow down. to support Catholic work ior migrants throughout may be dissuaded from Much social work was actually migrating," he being done through the Australia. added. office for families alreadHe said that the rather "As Christians we ought dy settled here and who of migrants flow free to Australia ten and to be concerned that peo- were finding themselves ple were not simply under severe pressure. t wenty years ago was probably suited to the shipped around the world One of the important of Catholic economy of those times, as economic commodities features but today the attitude of without regard to their migration work, Father personal well-being. migrant himself the McSweeney noted, was "I wish to point out the presence of more has changed. The former migrant however, that selective than 150 migrant chapcame as something of a migration should not be lains who were still kept pioneer, coming from a confused with restrict- very busy keeping the background of hardship ive migration; the form- Faith alive among their and not expecting things er looks at the quality of people. the migrant for his own to be easy. One of the important and Australia's financial needs for the But there were so good while the latter is often many alternatives for Immigration Catholic today's migrant that in an arbitrary exclusion of Office was its interestwho have a right people opting to come to Ausfree travel loan service. tralia, he had higher ex- to share in the prosper- he said. ity of this country," Fa pectations. Under this scheme, a Father McSweeney ther McSweeney said. migrant family, after it said that he thought the "When I read Mr. had been screened and Minister for Immigr,ra- Gra ssby's statement: accepted by the Australtion, Mr. Grassby, was "Give me a shovel and I ian Government Authordoing a constructive ser- will bury (the White Aus- ity, made a request for the cost of the fare to Australia. When the family settled in Australia the family repaid this money in long-term instalments. In the past 20 years more than 50,000 people throughout Australia had availed themselves of this Catholic service.
Peter La/or Irish migrant The recent visit abroad of the Australian Minister for Immigration, Mr. Al Grassby, provided a reminder that Australia's immigration history has longer and deeper roots than merely those of the rapid expansion since the Second World War. While in Ireland, the Minister visited Raheen, County Laois, where he attended Mass and later visited the former home of the renowned Australian reformer, Peter Eureka of Lalor, Stockade fame.
and Father J. Carter, reading the Baptismal Register recording the entry of Peter Lalor, 1827. Father Hughes and Father Carter were the concelebrants of the Mass.
Then Mr. Grassby unveiled a commemorative plaque there. • Pictured above at ceremony are, the from left, Father Don Hughes, 0.M.I., formerly of Mazenod College, Lesmurdie, Mr. Grassby, Mrs. Grassby
EUREKA Peter Lalor, who was 62 when he died in Melbourne, was an engineer who graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. He sat for a time in the House of Commons.
He migrated from Ireland to Victoria in 1852 and worked as an engineer, but the gold diggings in the Ovens area attracted him and he stayed there for a time before going to work a claim on the Eureka lead at Ballarat. In 1854, just as thc Eureka claim was beginning to yield riches the unrest of the miners drew Lalor from work and absorbed him in the Ballarat Reform League. On November 30, he was appointed leader of the so-called rebellious miners and endeavoured to organise
1 CHANGES RITE PENANCE
ROME (NC). — Although changes in the sacrament of Penance are certain, their effects will not be felt for at least a year and probably longer, according to Father Thomas Krosnicki, associate director of the American Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy.
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.1-he bishops would be Explaining the changes in provide for communal prethe rites of Penance an- paration and thanksgiving. empowered to approve varThere would be "no un- iations of the rite such as nounced at the Vatican on February 7 Father Kros- expected changes in the whether the traditional connicki said that several times communal celebration of the fessional would be retained during the week might sacrament", Father Kros- or whether the penitent and priest would sit next to have to be set aside for re- nicki said. each other without a screen ception of the sacrament, The new norms also sug- between them. not just Saturday night as gest celebrating the commany church schedules now If the confessional was munal aspects of the rite had it. without confession and ab- retained, he noted, then the bishops might prefer just to The Church and pastors, solution. let the priest raise his right he added, would have to Those 'occasions, he said, do "some reconsidering of would be "a way of cele- hand in the direction of the peninent instead of having our past practices." brating certain liturgical the priest place both hands However, he noted that seasons, especially Lent." over him during the absolit would be up to local pastBut. there could also be ution. ors as to how often they pastoral reasons or special would schedule the new Both forms were listed in occasions which would lend rite. themselves to communal the new norms as approved But before. the new rite penetential celebrations. methods. became effective, he said, it ( e SEE ALSO PAGE 2) must be translated into "Invitation" English, approved by the The new rite, Father National Conferences of rosnicki said, was "an inON INSIDE PAGES K Catholic Bishops, and then vitation to the Catholic Calendar 4 the translation must also be community to place the Mindszenty 8 approved by the Vatican. Cardinal sacrament of Penance/ReClassified The process would take conciliation back into the 10 Advertising well over a year and per- dynamism of its life". 11 Letters haps two or three, he preHe foresaw little trouble 8 Music dicted. in changing from the pre4 News In Pars The new norms, which sent rite to the new one belomena Sister Phi intensive said, an cause, he the change the name of 6 Earle sacrament to the Sacrament educational campaign would 12 of Penance or Reconcilia- have to be undertaken to Sport 9 tion, retain individual con- inform people of the chang- Theatre TV, Radio 11 fessions in most cases btlt es.
a fighting force. Four days later, on December 3, the miners' stockade was assaulted by military forces and Lalor was wounded in the engagement. He lost an arm as a result.
REWARD A reward of i'200 was offered for his arrest but his friends remained loyal and he remained at liberty. When the trials of several of the "rebels" proved abortive they were all acquitted), the order for Lalor's arrest was withdrawn. In 1855 he was elected to the Legislative • CONTINUED P.2)
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