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THE PARISH Mary Ward lives
Easter 2009/ Across Western Australia, Catholics turn their thoughts to death - and resurrection
400th anniversary celebrations around the State prove that the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary that Ward founded is still vitally relevant - Page 16
Thousands celebrate Christ’s victory
Patrists struggle on Running a mission caring for the poor on limited funds is taking its toll on a new order in Perth. Robert Hiini reports - Page 16
On top of the world The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate led 30 guys on a twohour climb up Bluff Knoll to meet Christ, and found out something about themseves too. Anthony Barich was there. - Page 17
THE NATION Human Rights ‘ ‘Pandora’s box’ WA Attorney General Christian Porter debates merits of a human rights charter with his predecessor Jim McGinty at Murdoch University - Page 18
Priests revel in Chrism Mass The Chrism Mass was a virtual non-event 40 years ago as far as laity were concerned, until the Marriage Encounter movement stepped up to the plate - Page 3
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THE WORLD Out of the frying pan... Notre Dame University in the US finds itself increasingly isolated for awarding a Doctor of Laws to a man who is advancing the killing of unborn children - Page 15
Vatican investigates American sisters
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SERVITE JOY IN PERTH
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After a long journey, Perth man Peter Porteous was ordained a Servite priest by Bishop Donald Sproxton. It was a moment of great joy for all concerned.
When it came to celebrating the Feast of the Birth of the Saviour of the World, Rockingham parish and Catholic school joined forces.
As part of the special Year of St Paul called by Pope Benedict, Catholics in Perth can receive an indulgence on January 25. Don’t miss out!
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The Vatican has launched a second investigation into US women’s religious leadership. - Page 14
Quotable “George Pell’s recent pronouncement, which supported the Pope’s claim that condoms do nothing to stop HIV transmission, puts him in the same league as flat-earthers and creationists.” - Ross Fitzgerald, columnist, The Australian, April 20
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“The Pope is correct or, put it another way: the best evidence we have supports the Pope’s comments.” - Dr Edward Green, Director, Harvard University’s AIDS Prevention Research Centre, March 19
“I thank my God whenever I think of you, and every time I pray for you all, I always pray with joy for your partnership in the Gospel from the very first day up until the present. I am quite confident that the One who began a good work in you will go on completing it until the Day of Jesus Christ comes. Letter to the Church at Philippi 1:3-7
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A new life, a new creation The waters of baptism cascade from two-month old Felicity Bernadette after she was baptised and welcomed into full membership of the Church by Kelmscott Parish Priest Fr Francis Sundararajan at an all-night Neocatechumenal Way vigil in Good Shepherd Parish at Easter. “Behold God’s new creation!” he told delighted friends and relatives. Across WA individuals were either baptised or welcomed into full communion with the Church at the most important event in the Christian year, PHOTO: PETER ROSENGREN which commemorates Jesus Christ’s death on the Cross - and his victory forever over death.
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‘We must use mercy, justice, to end conflicts’ tionately from the cruel and unending conflicts, often forgotten, that are causing so much bloodshed and destruction in several of her nations,” and increasing numbers of Africans fall prey to hunger, poverty and disease, the Pope said in the message broadcast from St Peter’s Square to millions of people worldwide. He said when he visits the Holy Land from May 8-15 he will “emphatically repeat the same message” of reconciliation and peace he brought to Africa during his March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola. While reconciliation is difficult, he said, it is an indis-
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Christ’s resurrection is not a myth or fairy tale; it is the one and only event that has destroyed the root of evil and can fill the emptiness in people’s hearts, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Easter message. But Christ still wants humanity to help affirm his victory by using his weapons of justice, truth, mercy and love to end the suffering in Africa, build peace in the Holy Land, and combat hunger and poverty worldwide, he said on April 12 in his message “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world). “Africa suffers dispropor-
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ishop Justin Bianchini of Geraldton was delighted to be able to distribute Easter eggs to the equally delighted young after Easter Sunday Mass - a liturgy that is nearly 2000 years old. The moment was captured by a statewide network of volunteer photographers for The Record. PAGE 6
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Geraldton keeps millennial time
The relentless message from the media and contemporary culture is that Christianity is irrelevant, repressive, selfrighteous and seeks to impose its harsh beliefs wherever it can. Nevertheless, this year across WA and further afield around the world, Christians embraced the true meaning of their faith by gathering to celebrate with hope and joy the sacrifice of Christ - and the overwhelming truth of his resurrection. As they did, they marked their celebrations with variety and unique contributions from national background, spirituality and locale.
arish churches were packed repeatedly as Catholics flocked to the major Easter liturgies over the four days from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday. The crowds included 150 people who entered the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults at the Easter Vigil on Saturday night and an unknown number of others who were baptised Catholics as infants but who had not subsequently received other Sacraments such as Reconciliation, Confirmation, and Holy Communion. The celebrations began in the familiar atmosphere of suppressed excitement at the Mass of the Last Supper, recalling the occasion when Jesus instituted the Blessed Eucharist and washed his Apostles’ feet as a sign of their priesthood. The evening ended with the stripping of the altar and, in many churches, a period of adoration of the Eucharist in the altar of repose. Good Friday saw a variety of formats for the Stations of the Cross. Continued - Page 3
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Monsignor John Hawes was a convert, a master architect and devoted Priest in a little-known corner of the world. Even today, relatively few, apart from a steady trickle of avid tourists, know of the remarkably original and beautiful Church architecture he designed and built and which is scattered throughout the vast coastal and outback Diocese of Geraldton. The Record’s Anthony Barich travelled the ‘Hawes Trail’ in March to report. Pages 7-17
Archbishop Barry Hickey kisses the annointed hands of Fr Jeronimo Jesus De Flamenco after having been blessed and prayed over by the newly-ordained priest at Infant Jesus Church in Morley last Friday evening. Just days before a special Year for Priests decreed by Pope Benedict XVI commenced, Archbishop Hickey ordained four men to the priesthood of the Church for the Archdiocese of Perth. PHOTO P ROSENGREN
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It’s a beatiful and timeless story: how the cure of a mortally ill four year-old lead to an obscure sister’s canonisation.
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AGNOSINE, Italy (Zenit) It was 12.20am, the first hour of October 3, 2001, when Sister Bianca Pasinetti’s telephone rang. “Sister, we all are here. Vasco is
leaving us. Do something because we don’t want him to die.” Those were the words of Ettore Richini. He spoke of his 4-yearold son, one of the students at the school run by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Sister Pasinetti’s congregation. Vasco
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“Sound bursts through the dazzled mind awaken the senses, to the chirping of the winged guardians of the garden palace.
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ALKING to Chris Cypher in the grounds of the Catholic Education Office in Leederville where he is a gardener I find myself in the presence of an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. Early this year he self-published a book of his poetry, The Gardener’s Prayer – A Journey into the mysteries of the Natural World. The collection of poems celebrates the beauty of nature whilst never forgetting the Creator. As Mr Cypher puts it, “Nature reflects God’s presence in our lives.” Born in England in 1944, Chris Cypher moved to America at the end of World War II with his parents. The family spent 18 months there. They then came to Australia where Mr Cypher has lived ever since. Part of Mr Cypher’s secondary education was at the Christian Brothers College where his best subject was English. At the age of 15 he started working. He served in the Citizens Military Forces from 17 to 24 years of age. On completing an apprenticeship in Machine Composing, he worked in the graphic arts and newspaper industry for 28 years. After that he studied horticulture at a technical college. At the same time he ran his own gardening maintenance company until 1994. For the last 15 years he has been Please turn to Page 2
Catholic Education Office groundsman Chris Cypher pauses for a moment during the daily routine of maintaining and caring for the beautiful surroundings of the state’s Catholic education Centre. H is poetry is heavily inspired by nature, and the rhythms and cadences of the natural world. The first book of his collected poetry is a selfpublished volume simply entitled The Gardener’s Prayer. An initial print run of 100 copies was quickly sold out among colleagues at the CEO and he is now planning a second modest print run for a wider audience. While on assignment Record photographer Justine Stevens caught bees gathering nectar among the4 garden’s flowers, at right. Such sights are the kind that inspire Mr Cypher to verse. PHOTOS: JUSTINE STEVENS
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Obvious but little practised? Fathers are of vital importance to raising children, says Archbishop Barry Hickey.
AS the Year for Priests called by Pope Benedict commences, the Pope has imparted an Apostolic Blessing to Australians who participate in the third Knights of the Southern Cross National Prayer Crusade for Vocations, which will take place from September 6 to November 28. In his blessing, the Holy Father acknowledges the commitment of the Australian national laymen’s body “to the Church and the ministry of the priests.” The Prayer Crusade aims to pray for an increase in all vocations, but especially more priests and deacons - and for muchneeded military chaplains for the Australian Defence Force, whose Catholic members and their fami Please turn to Page 4
Stable families and committed fathers are society’s best defence against crime and violence, and a great many other ills as well, Archbishop Barry Hickey said last week. “Tougher laws and more prison sentences might have their place, but if we want to understand why our society has become so violent we must look at the state of marriage and family,” he said. “In 1993, when there was great concern Continued - Page 2
AMONG those backing Pope Benedict on AIDS and condoms is the head of Harvard University’s AIDS Prevention Research Centre. But will you see it reported in the media here in WA? At the root of recent controversies is a a fundamental media failure to report what is really happening or to comprehend what Pope Benedict actually stands for, and why - hence the concerted, and now open, campaign to bring him down. VISTA 4
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Images tell in ways words can’t how - and why - people should give during this Lent for the greater needs of the human family around the world.
THE little fellow at the centre of this photograph, pictured at left, probably didn’t suspect he would be helping communicate the message in Australia of the need for global solidarity. But the images taken by students from the University of Notre Dame’s Fremantle campus during an immersion trip jointly organised by the Australian Catholic Church’s aid and development agency Caritas, and the University of Notre Dame Australia, inspired their takers to do just that. Together with seven other staff and students, University of Notre Dame second year medical student Elizabeth Connor travelled to India in November and December last year to see firsthand how Project Compassion helps local communities to build their future. Project Compassion is the Church’s annual appeal throughout the season of Lent in Australia to raise funds for much-needed aid and development work, both within Australia and abroad. One unexpected result from the trip was a photographic exhibition, currently showing at UNDA’s School of Arts and Sciences, which opened as The Record went to press at Notre Dame’s Fremantle campus on March 24. Meanwhile, Ms Connor shared her impressions of the trip at the launch of Project Compassion in WA at Parliament House on March 11. An edited version of Ms Connor’s talk together with some of the photos from the exhibition can be found on page 6