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Children who resist the call to faith in adolescence because experience has caused them to harden their hearts must receive special concern and attention Archbishop Goody told a big congregation of catechists in St Mary's Cathedral. "Perhaps they have parents who do not value God or his Church; perhaps they will not have had real experiences of love; perhaps they have been treated badly, or even been scandalised by someone who claims to be a person of faith. Archbishop Goody was delivering an address to hundreds of catechists who have completed a course for accreditation in government schools. Next Sunday they will be presented with their certificates during Mass in their parish churches. "Try to open the hearts of these children, so that they will be able to hear the call to Faith, and give them the experience of someone who — like God — loves and takes an interest in them," Archbishop Goody continued. "Always bear in mind that you may be the only person the children in your class hear speak of the things of God. Give to these children generously of your time, your understanding, your interest, and even of your willing forgiveness. "I realise, my dear friends, that the ideals I am speaking of are difficult to put into practice, especially in schools that often fail to a ppreciate your presence. I realise that you will experience discouragement and even, perhaps, despair about the value of your efforts.
"This is why, like St Paul, 'I give thanks to God every time I think of you...for the way that you have all continually helped to promote the Gospel'.Iam certain that 'he who has begun this good work in you will carry it through to completion' (cf Phil 1, 3-6). "Be careful to remember the promise of Jesus, 'I will be with you always' (Mtt 28,20). He will be with you when you are preparing your lessons, and when you face a discouraging principal. He will be with you when your classes go badly, and especially when you feel totally alone. "Do not try to measure your success. Instead, remember that if you are called to plant or to water the seed that is God's Word in the hearts of your students, it is God himself who will provide the increase (1 Cor 3,6). When you feel despondent about your students' reactions to your lessons, think on Jesus words: 'If anyone declares himself for me in the presence of men, I will declare myself for him in the presence of My Father in Heaven' (Mtt 10,32). "In your classes, you will meet children, also, who you will not be able to Catechise, for they will not have made that initial act of faith which we call 'conversion'. "These children must be of special concern to you as you try to Evangelise them —which means leading them to the act of conversion by your example, by class prayer, and by your explanations.
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A fter a special catechists' Mass in St Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday night Archbishop Goody presented priests with the certificates which will be distributed at parish Masses this Sunday. To the right of Archbishop Goody is Father Gerard Holohan, director of religious education.
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Parents are proving to be still the primary promoters and sustainers of the vocations of tomorrow according BOLOGNA: In yet another visit to a to Father Bryan Rosling, director of St Charles Voca- strong communist sector of Italy, tional Residence families try to discourage f•cir up to a year's residence Pope John Paul confronted officials is 24 and this suggests that t hem. -The faith and its Of the 31 residents who the faith provided by the and the people with his message for a ppreciation within have spent time at St Cha- family is a backdrop or a sharing the world's resources for the t he family circle has rles', 18 have now pro- seed bed, rather than a good of men.
P roved to be the significant contributing f actor in the lives of the majority of the 31 m en who have lived at St Charles' since it Opened its doors as a r esidence early in 1 980," Father Rosling said in anticipation of G ood Shepherd Sunday (May 2) when v ocations are mentioned in all churches. "In fact," Father Rosling c ontinued, "Christianity practised in the home seems to have had a deeper a nd more lasting influence on these vocations than has their exposure to the C atholic education system." He pointed out that 20 of t he 31 men who had a ttended St. Charles' in 1 980-82 had attended Catholic schools. Sixteen of the residents spoke of encouragement by their family, 12 felt their families were neutral and in only three cases did the
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ceeded to full-time studies direct catalyst, to the vocaIn a 13 -hour visit to Bologna, which is known tional decision that a man for the priesthood. the showcase of Eurocommunism, Pope as "It is clear that the love will make later. Church and respect that parents "It is no longer unusual to John Paul spoke unequivocably of the emphasised previously has that he teachings have for priests and reli- find that a man who is g'_ous transfers itself to today aspiring to the pri- a nd reaffirmed. "Contradiction is the obliteration of the demarcation t he children of the family," esthood had but a few Father Rosling comment- years ago abandoned the line between good and evil. It is to call humanism that which is instead sin," he told youths of Bologna in the ed. practice of his faith. "The problem is ampli- "Was it a crisis of faith or city's 13th-century Piazza Maggiore (main square). fied when lay, or religious, merely a time of careless"Rightly today terrorism is condemned as a violation teachers in schools convey ness? I don't know the of the elementary rights of man," the pope said. to their pupils their own answer to this question but "At the same time, however, to deprive the unborn of personal failing to come to I see in these men a journey life is called 'humanism', is considered a 'proof of progrips with their own per- that has begun and that it gress', of emancipation which is even seen as conformsonal vocation or who is a journey bringing him ing to human dignity." have a misunderstanding closer to Christ and to the In a talk to Bologna's communist mayor Renato of the priestly or religious notion of a vocation to the Zangheri and other local politicians the pope warned calling. priesthood. "Our schools take their "The rediscovery of faith against "any partial interpretation of the reality about rightful place as leaders in often brings with it a zeal man" and said social and political activity should be t he secular community and enthusiasm hitherto guided by "the positive interpretation of the ethical and with excellent academic unknown in the individual. religious dignity of man." "To ignore or to impede the growth of religious and athletic prominence "The historic residence at but vocations are not com- Guildford, in the heart of values...does not do service to the dignity of the entire ing out of these schools in the metropolitan area but human person," he added, alluding the atheistic philorecognisable quantities." with a peaceful tranquillity sophy advocated by communism. But Pope John Paul also cautioned against excessive Father Rosling pointed of its own has proved to t o another influence in the have a unique part to play materialism and said "Bologna's past glory.. risks being St Charles' residents' lives: in helping a young man to suffocated by a growth which does not take into 10 had been altar servers plant his feet on the solid account each deeper dimension of human reality, and and three had been institu- ground of faith and thus does not sufficiently defend itself against the phented as acolytes. omena of alienation and unbalance, linked with a cerreality." tain technological and economic development of "The average age of the society." men coming to St Charles' (Continued Page 2)
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