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Family prayer essential for children, faith: Archbishop
Pope wins British hearts everywhere on UK visit
The family is meant to be the school of prayer, Archbishop Hickey has told Girrawheen Parish as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. For parents who want their children to receive faith in Christ, he emphasised, praying together as a family is never an optional extra. By Anthony Barich
An Invitation...
The New Movements
in the Church. Who are they? Why are they so important? Readers of The Record are invited to the launch of
A New Wine & Fresh Skins by Auxiliary Bishop Julian Porteous of Sydney hosted by The Record & officially launched in Western Australia by Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton
Wednesday 6 October, 6.30pm-8pm St Mary’s Cathedral Parish Centre (downstairs in the newly completed Cathedral)
available at ground level from Murray Street.
Pope Benedict XVI talks with Catholic youth outside Westminster Cathedral in central London on 18 September. Despite ferocious attacks from the media throughout the UK, the Pope’s visit to the United Kingdom for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman is being assessed as having won hearts and minds throughout the nation. Nor did the Pope avoid confronting difficult issues during his visit, including commenting on the ”shame” of clerical sexual abuse. SPECIAL REPORT ON THE POPE’S UK VISIT: Pages 14-17 PHOTO: CNS/ALESSIA GIULIANI, CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO
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Promoting family prayer at home is crucial to developing faith and a love for Christ in the Eucharist and thus live a Christian life, Archbishop Barry Hickey said during celebrations of Girrawheen parish church’s 25th anniversary. As Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman – a British 19th century intellectual and convert from Anglicanism – that day, the Archbishop also called for Catholics to pray for the pontiff, who is under severe attack during his trip to the United Kingdom. “Today the Pope beatifies Cardinal Newman, who he is holding up as an example of an intellectual understanding of the faith”, which is also essential to compliment the devotional aspects of the faith, Archbishop Hickey said. The Archbishop said it is essential to attend Mass “not once or twice a year but every week” to “consolidate our faith” that has been built up through family and individual prayer. “We need prayer,” he said on 19 September. “Through prayer, children learn about the existence of God, and see Him in the beauty Please turn to Page 10
“In his reflection on the Ecclesial Movements in the life of the Church, Bishop Porteous opens a window on the creative and transforming power of the Holy Spirit working in the Church in our day. In many different and unique ways, the message is the same - lives are transformed and in the process a new missionary energy is ignited.”
- Ralph Martin, co-founder of Word of God Community, Ann Arbor, US