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IN CYPRUS, WITH BENEDICT In June, Kelmscott parishioner Lara Malin found herself on mission in the Mediterranean when the Vicar of Christ flew in - Page 6
Pastoral underscores primacy of Marriage
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Capuchin Franciscan FR ERMELINDO saw and knew one of the most remarkable moder modern saints as few others ever can. This week he was in WA to tell his story. PAGE 4
Ordinations continue Perth’s remarkable Priesthood success story
Archbishop Hickey has issued a pastoral to coincide with National Marriage Day emphasising the vital importance of marriage to individuals and society. Flying in the face of political correctness he also talks frankly about the long-term damage done to children by marriage breakdown, and why marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
UNTIL RECENTLY, most people thought of marriage as a lifelong union between a man and a woman exclusive of all others and open to the possibility of children, Archbishop Barry Hickey has written in his latest pastoral letter. But no longer, he points out in the document he has entitled Pearl of Great Price which he also timed to coincide with National Marriage Day on 13 August. Increasingly, it is seen as simply one of numerous ‘valid’ options; among the factors trivialising its serious nature has been the culture of entertainment which dominates in the media. “The much publicised romances and brief marital unions of so-called “idols” of screen and television only contribute to the trivialisation of marriage,” he wrote this week. But it’s not all one-way; he was also heartened that Sikhs, Muslims and Jews, among others, support traditional marriage. Full text - Pages 9
Archbishop Barry Hickey ordains Deacon Benny Calanza to the priesthood, to be followed moments later by Deacon Rodrigo Tomala. Both men were formed through their studies at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle and the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary in Morley, run under the auspices of the Neocatechumenal Way. They bring to 83 the number of priests ordained by Archbishop Hickey since he became Archbishop in 1991 - a remarkable diocesan figure for Australia. Story, photos - Pages ??? PHOTO: PETER ROSENGREN