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CATHEDRAL NEWS: Renovation of Church offices to begin shortlyPage 2
Hospital rejects abortion talk flyer
HIS LOVE: Crash spurred Perth priest to rediscover God the Father Page 5
MEMORIES: Remembering a Christian Brothers education Page 12
Who dares interrupt the Monsignor?
At last
■ By Anthony Barich
Before Mgr Peter McCrann was ordained 50 years ago, Archbishop Barry Hickey knew him as a man of action who carried himself with dignity as the Head Prefect of St Charles Seminary in Guildford. As a seminarian, the Archbishop was two years behind Monsignor the Monsignor, McCrann and as he spoke last week at the priest’s 50th anniversary Mass at Holy Trinity parish, Embleton, clearly nothing has changed. The Archbishop had to inter-
SJOG Subiaco has refused organisers of a seminar for medical professionals on post-abortion trauma permission to distribute fliers promoting the talk. ■ By Sylvia Defendi
St John of God Hospital in Subiaco has been criticised by the Abortion Grief Counseling Association for being the only meteropolitan hospital to refuse the promotion of forums for staff dealing with abortion grief. Two forums were offered by AGCA as professional development for staff who may encounter women experiencing unresolved grief or Julie Cook trauma following the experience of abortion. Over 12 public and private hospitals and numerous other welfare providers across the metropolitan area accepted the forums when approached by AGCA, including St John of God Hospital in Murdoch, who have provided the venue for one of the two forums being presented on August 6. But after requesting in mid-July that SJOG Subiaco display fliers promoting
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It’s Irish, for sure
A dream is realised, and St Anne smiles on her children in Perth Croatian Catholic Church
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Last week’s edition of The Record carried a report from CNS that the date for St Patrick’s Day celebrations in 2008 would change from March 17 to March 15. However after The Record went to press CNS issued a correction, which is that the change will only apply in Ireland. In Perth, Archbishop Hickey told The Record the saint’s feast will still be celebrated here on March 17. The change for Ireland’s patron saint was made in Ireland because March 17 next year is also the Monday commencing Holy week Easter celebrations. It will be the first time in nearly 100 years that St Patrick’s day in Ireland will not be celebrated on March 17, traditionally the date
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INDEX
THE END OF HARRY? With the final instalment (perhaps) of the Potter series jumping off shelves almost as quickly as it can be put on, a teacher assesses the phenomenon of Harry.
Vista 1-2
Editorial/Letters John Heard The World Panorama Classifieds
IT’S A JEWISH THING! - Page 8 - Vista 4 - Pages 9-11 - Page 14 - 15 - Page 15
A Jewish academic who became a Catholic after what he describes as a powerful experience of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin still regards himself as a true son of Israel.
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