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Success in a first ;project to assist the young married Thirty-eight couples attended the first project by the Catholic Church in W.A. to assist specifically the young married couple and the newly-weds — an all-day conference on marriage last Sunday, at Trinity College. Addresses were given by young couples there was a The Catholic Marriage Matron reluctance to talk with their Hickey, Guidance Council had for Father spouses on this matter some time been looking at Beryl Grant, on Children either through inhibition or the possibility of providing and Family Life; Mr. Ron Mar- lest they seemed to be sexua conference for young mar- Downey, on Sex in riage; Father Daniel Bald- ally inadequate. rieds. He said that the couples When the attendance at win, on Marriage and God the marriage preparation and Mr. Paul Bowen, on at the conference were precourse turned out to be dis- Knowing One Another Bet- sented with an opportunity to find out more about appointing last January, it ter. Mr. Bowen said that the themselves early in marwas decided to launch the during attendance had been rewar- riage and to be able to talk new programme organisers ding in view of the effort with each other with more the and anuary J were more than pleased with that many couples had to honesty and genuine undermake in placing their child- standing. the success. Father Hickey pointed to (Some years back, a ren for the day. He hoped that for future the assessment sheets that series known as "Cana Conferences" for married peo- occasions it might be pos- couples had been invited to ple generally were held in sible to obtain help from fill in anonymously. a succession of parishes the . parishes to provide RELATIONSHIP child - minding facilities so over several years). While all mentioned areas that young couples _would in marriage where they • Among the 35 be more free to attend. CONTACT couples who attended During an open forum it were doing successfully or Contact with the young each referthe first conference Atapies was made through ,-,as questioned whether the moderately so. the lists of names of these fact that the session had red to one or two aspects designed specifically who had attended the mar- Catholic sponsorship may where it had not been as for young marrieds riage preparation courses in have given it an appearance successful as hoped. "If we assisted the young and newly-weds were of being authoritarian in recent years. ( from left) George couple to discover their parEven with the publicity tone. and Gloria Bartoli of After some discussion, ticular need for improveoffered through The Record, several who attended said several commented that they ment. then we fulfilled our Coolbinia, Cheryl and Andrew Davini of Dithat they had difficulty in had been surprised at how purpose", he said. "Now it is up to them anel la and John and finding out about the con- it had turned out and how ference and heard about it it was very much for them- to work at overcoming that Marie Schelfout of selves to discover how their difficulty." from friends. K allaroo, who all had "Marriage today depends One person, who is a marriage \\ as progressing. in common the fact on a good relationship bemember of a parish council, that they had been tween the partners. If that said that there had been no S EXUAL goes there is nothing to married less than one reference to the matter in ADJUSTMENT year. Father Hickey said that hold it together. his parish. "That is why we are facEvery parish priest had he was happy with the day been circularised on the and its focus on the early ed with the terrible breakevent. years of married life when down of young marriages difficulties do threaten and today. "Formerly a young couple QUIZZICAL often destroy a marriage that should be really build- would have been protected ATTITUDES and supported by society, Others encountered quiz- ing up. religious convictions their the consaid that at He zical attitudes on the part of their friends as to why ference a good deal of at- and the extended family. "This is no longer true." they would wish to attend tention was paid to sexual adjustment since among ( • See also Pages 3,8) a day for marriage study. The Brother Smith MemOne couple had returned orial Hall at C.B.C. Kalhome for lunch and been greeted by laughter from a goorlie, is a write-off as the result of a fire that went relative asking what was the Point in going to such a through the building last day, weekend. Below is the timetable for the marriage prepara"Unfortunately, there is Built 12 years ago, the tion courses for thk year to be held at Trinity a degree of cynicism in the hall was due to be moved College. tommunity at large about shortly to the new C.B.C. The courses are conducted by the Catholic Marriage What married couples can site, where already the sciachieve for themselves by Guidance Council in conjunction with the Natural ence rooms, built seven Family Planning Clinic and the Catholic Social taking part in marriage Apostolate. years ago, have been recourses," Mr. Paul Sunday, February 9; Sunday, April 13; Sunday, Bowen, sited and toilet works are a .eounsellor with the Cath- June 8; Sunday, September 14; Sunday, November being completed in readi,, °he Marriage Guidance 9. ness for the opening of the The all-day sessions commence at 9.30 a.m. and end "unen, said. school year. at 5 p.m. Mass is celebrated for those who wish to AVOIDING The fire was noticed by attend. On the Sunday following each of the above sessions next door neighbours about PROBLEMS a special course on natural family planning is offered 11 p.m. but already had a Father Hickey, Director to the engaged couple at St. John of God Hospital. strong hold on the building of the Council, said that Sunbiaco. by that time. Some People Any engaged person of any denomination may had the imOnly for the fact that Pression that if you had attend. No prior enrolment is necessary. A fee of troubles the winds were light, the $1.50 per person covers the entire conference. in marriage then fire could have spread to Further information may be obtained from the XI attended one of these Catholic Marriage Guidance Council, 25 Victoria other school buildings. A 'essions. Square, telephone 25 4232. classroom adjacent to the I n fact, the lectures and d hall was badly damaged on iscussions were not for the outside, windows broken Pe.ople With problems," he by the heat and window sia.id, "but were designed for shades destroyed. l),"Se who wished to know Within the hall the fire avoid problems. 4 spread through the roof to'the aim was to give the Calendar YoUpg C lassified Advertising 10 wards the front of the buildMarrieds an opport11.111tY to E ducation File 9 ing on to McDonald Street. make their marAt one end it completely liange a richer 11 experience." Letters destroyed one classroom and ft encing at 10 News In Pars a.m. the 5 a school kitchen; the dedaY continued till 4 Sister Philornena Earle 1 1 stroyed furniture included l',411. and mass concluded with Sport 12 much audio-visual equipTV, Radio 5 ment.
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Church consolidation
Pope names five new Hungarian bishops WITICA"1 CITY (NC). — Pope Paul has named five new bishops in Hunory and tram.rerrcd four others in a major move that places residential bishops in all but two of the 11 Hungarian dioceses. The two Sees remaining, and the body of priests in Hungarian officials in charge of religious matters were tinder apostolic administra- Hungary. "Now that is all over. A expected to resume shortly. tors are the primatial Archdiocese of Esztergom (for- new sense of tranquility will Problems which are on merly held by Cardinal Joz- be attained." the agenda for future dissef Mindszenty) and the "EASIER" cussion centre mainly on reGyor diocese. instruction. the He said that the ending ligious Catholic Press, Catholic Hungarian Catholics now of Cardinal Mindszenty's 15-year asylum in the U.S. associations, seminaries, rehave residential bishops in embassy in Budapest and gular contact between the more dioceses than ever Church and his departure for Vienna in Hungarian since the Communist gov1971 had made Vatican - Rome, including major ernment came to power in Hungarian Church - state seminary study at pontifical the post-World War II easier and had led to universities, the religious talks period. !he present filling of the orders and the, freedom of These appointments fol- majority of Hungarian dio- diocesan bishops to make parish and other priestly low November talks in ceses. He said that further talks nominations without prior Budapest between Vatican envoys and Hungarian gov- between the Vatican and State approval. ernment officials, and a December visit to Budapest by a ranking member of Vatican's Council for the the of Public. Affairs Church, which is in charge of negotiations with Hungary.
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PROBLEMS Vatican officials refused t o comment officially on the -new 'appointments. But one unofficially considered the filling of empty r esidential Sees as an "important consolidation of the Church's position in Hungary." and as paving the way •toward reconsideration of other problems affecting Catholics. The official of the. Councii for Public Affairs of the Church said: "The former dearth of re-idential bishops had caused uneasiness and tension rntong, both the hierarchy
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