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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1950. Seventy-sixth Year. Price Threepence.
Mgr. Goody Attacks Parsimony of BROADCAST FROM ST MARY'S State Over Catholic Education
The Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra-Goulburn (Most Rev. Dr. Solemn High Mass will be Guildford Young) and the Bisbroadcast from St. Mary's Cahop of Rockhampton, Queens"Western Australia spends approximately £25 per annum on ing up and mending basket balls thedral at 11 a.m. on Sunday, land (Most Rev. Dr. A. G. every child educated in its State schools, and con- which would otherwise be July 2nd. The preacher will Tynan) pass,ed through Freman- tributes nothing towards the cost of educating children in inde- neglected. be the Rev. John Lynch, P.P., tle on Sunday aboard the "Tos- pendent schools. This parsimony saves the Treasury of Western Palmyra. cana" en route for Rome. While Australia over £250,000 a year," stated Monsignor Goody in a COLLIE FORMS PARENTS' in port their Lordships were the ASSOCIATION. guests of Dr. D. A. Quinlan, to closely reasoned statement on Christian Education to the Highgate St. Brigid's, Collie, is the whom Bishop Tynan is related. Parents' Association on Sunday last. "Every Catholic taxpayer most recent of Western Austracontributes tax to permit education expenditure at the rate of lian parishes to form a Parents' Sydney Welcomes £3 10s. a year for every man, woman and child in the State, and and OFriends' Association. The then has to pay again to have his child given the kind of Christian President is Dr. Walsh; the Bishop Prelate to Appeal education to which the State schools could not aspire. Such a Chairman, Mr. Dan James, who is deputy Mayor of Collie; the Newly -appointed His Grace the Archbishop of tax is no different in character from fines imposed for going to Secretary, Auxiliary is Mr. O'Keefe, with Bishop to His Brisbane (the Most Rev. J. church under old-time Penal codes or modern Communism." Cardthe Parish Priest, Rev. Father inal Gilroy, the/Eminence Most Duhig, D.D.) will appeal against Rev. PaState State aid would mean more the stand takes "The State Downey, acting as Treasurer. trick Francis L'ons, D.D., was the Supreme Court verdict di- that by not teaching Christianity, powers to put an end to Catho- The Association recting him to pay £25,720 to its schools it in strictly neu- lic schools altogether if the State taking in hand theis immediately welcomed by nearly 700 represimprovement entatives of the laity of the Jack Francis Hennessy, Sydney tral. That is impossible. A wished, Monsignor Goody con- of the church and school Archdiocese of at a That amount was architect. not included in a school cluded that such Catholics had grounds, which are to be fenced special reception Sydney in Cusa House awarded by a jury in a claim for subject regarded by long hours is no conception of the curriculum in, made up, and then suitably on June 6th. architect's fees on plans and everybody, inevitably, as an un- nuns spent in teaching and in planted with The reception was under the specifications for the Holy Name necessary subject, and therefore giving music lessons to enable shrubs. A shade trees and working bee is to be patronage of His Eminence, who CounCathedral in Brisbane. no real importance, of no them to supplement the meagre called to do the post -hole dig- with His Lordship Bishop sel will ask the Full Court at its of in..after life. Australian school fees which they received ging for the post and rail fence O'Brien, accompanied Bishop sittings, which begin on June 27, value doing this all, some of educating has being from, not but only to be erected. Lyons to the reception. to set aside the verdict and Christianity for two genera- the children, sometimes. Whether judgment, and that a new trial for tions and has virtually succeed- our schools received State aid or be had between the parties. ed in banishing all but the most not, it would make no differITALIANS AND SLAVS OF WANNER00 concepticns of ence to their prospects of surrudimentary Christian belief from the masses vival under a hostile Governof Australia. Divested of Chris- ment. United and organised HONOUR ST. ANTHONY Father Lalor, S.J. to tian restraint, mankind descends Catholic Action was the only The annual celebrations in honour of St. Anthony of Padua to the brutalities of Communism safeguard or hope of even parwere carried out at Wanneroo on Sunday, June 18th., in the preor Japanese paganism. Only tial justice for our schools. Head I.S.O. the Church schools of Australia Mrs. Leahy, one of the found- sence of a very large congregation. For several weeks a splendid The Institute of Social Order now stand between it and the ers of the Association, told the committee, under the leadership of Mr. A. Villanova, had worked is under the direction of Father complete disappearance of Chris- meeting of the innumerable with great zeal and energy to ensure the success of this year's Harold Lalor, S.J., for several tian culture. When Henry amenities provided for the function, and had the consolation of seeing those efforts crowned years in charge of Catholic Ac- Parkes, in 1895, ended the es- school by the Associa- with a success even Parents' their expectations. Even the weation in the Archdiocese of tablished system of subsidies to tion over the past ten years. ther, though at times beyond distinctly threatening, permitted the holding Perth before entering the So- Church Schools, the excuse was These included a complete re- of all the functions in the open air. ciety of Jesus. Well known on to put an end to sectarianism; furnishing of the whole school the radio, he conducted the "Ca- not, as it is proving in the event, and the provision of a piano, A special feature of this eral congregation. Throughout tholic Answer" over Stations to kill Christianity for so many wireless and public address sys- year's observance was a short the procession the traffic ar6PR-TZ, and was also managing children." preparatory mission, conducted rangements were in the capable tem. The fathers' working bee editor of "The Record" during Attacking Catholics who smug- had lately been doing good work by Father Abramo, O.M.I., at hands of two police officers. the early years of World War II. ly said that we were doing very in repairing the playground and Osborne Park, and its concluThe procession, having returnThrough his repeated and vig- well with State aid, and that looking after odd trifles as blow - sion at Wanneroo, where the ed to the school ground, Father orous denunciation of Commungood missioner was accompani- Abramo preached an inspiring ism, Father Lalor became someed by a stalwart band of young sermon on the life of the. Saint, thing of a pet aversion to Party men forming the Italian Catho- which was listened to in rapt atAustralia, Western in members lic Action groups. tention by the big congregation; POPE PRAISES WORK OF CATHOLIC being attacked from time to The altar of St. Anthony, and so, with Benediction of the time with vicious diatribes and prepared on the school veran- Blessed Sacrament given by personal abuse in the local dah, was beautifully decorated Rev. Dr. Sullivan, assisted by MIGRATION COMMITTEE "Workers' Star" and in the colwith flowers, candles and fairy Father McSweeney, the day's umns of the daily press. In a recent communication to Australians and for its beautiful lights, and a lovely new set of celebrations came to an end. Before the large crowd disHis T. Pastoral Letter on the occasion Grace Archbishop persed, Father Langmead adMcGuire, Canberra - Goulburn, of the collection for immigration dressed a word of thanks to all Episcopal President of the Fed- work; and, in a special way, His -Known who had worked so hard to eral Immigration Committee, the Eminence conveys his congratuPETER'S PENCE make this year's observance so Secretary Substitute of the Sec- lations to His Grace Archbishop happy and successful. In a speof State of His Holi- McGuire, and to his faithful and Teacher Dies at 18 retariate cial way was he grateful to the ness, Archbishop J. B. Montini, generous collaborators in this COLLECTION grand committee, the Sisters, work which is so important for On June 12th., Patrick Peter writes: the school children, the Band, "It gives me great pleasure to the good of souls and for the The annual Peter's Penc Moy passed to his eternal reward, the A.C.I. Group, the clergy, the Collection will be taken up in his 78th. year._ During his inform Your Grace that the Sov- progress of the Church in AusRoads Board for its permission at all churches on Sunday, lifetime he endeared himself to ereign Pontiff lovingly bestows tralia." to hold the procession on the July 2nd. all who knew him by the very on the members of the Episcopal main road, the Police Departhe Committee, the Federal and practical manner in which ment for its help, to ladies who exercised real Christian charity. English offices, and the State The late Mr. Moy came to branches of the Catholic Immi- Sacerdotal Jubilee altar linens-the gift of some conducted the refreshment stall, this State from New South gration Committee, His paternal very kind friends. The Mass and to all who donated money was sung by Father Langmead, or goods for the day's happiness, Wales over fifty years ago, more Apostolic Benediction, praying than forty of which he spent that it may be to each and all a assisted by St. Anthony's especially to Mrs. Menchetti, for of Dr. Mannix with the Education Department. source of consolation and a School Choir, with occasional the truly wonderful ornamented the by pledge of graces. abundant He will be remembered Thursday, June 8, was the Italian hymns sung by the candle imported from Italy for older residents of such places as "The Holy Father has noted sixtieth anniversary of the or- A.C.I. groups, whilst the ser- the occasion. No thanks would be complete Busselton, Northampton, Cun- with particular satisfaction the dination to priesthood of His mon was preached by Father to derdin and Mt. Helena, and by a Bishops' Pastoral on behalf of Grace the Archbishop of Mel- Abramo, who wore a richly or- without special reference Father Abramo and his splendid younger generation at Madding- the immigrants and the zeal with bourne, Most Rev. Daniel Man - mented Stole, presented in ton. which the Committee has en- nix, D.D. Although His Grace honour of St. Anthony by Mr. work, without which much of the success of the day would not For the past twenty years he deavoured in the past to carry had refused all public celebra- A. Crisafulli and his friends. has been resident in the Cathe- out the directives of the Church tions and personal monetary After the Mass, and until the have been possible. dral Parish with his wife and in this important work, and He gifts, he approved the proposal arrival of the Clontarf Boys' family. He was one of the foun- feels confident that this un- of the Catholic laity to set up a Band in the afternoon, the A.C.I. dation members of the Holy swerving loyalty will continue to Travelling Scholarship for Ca- Group and the school children Australian Pilgrims Name Society in the parish, and characterise its activity in the tholic university students to kept the big crowd entertained right up to the time of his death future. honour his Diamond Jubilee. A with songs and music, broadcast was loyal to the pledge. "I gladly avail myself of this sum of £60,000 (which will over the loud -speaker system, in Rome Requiem Mass for the repose occasion to convey to Your provide £2,000 a year for post- lent and operated by Mr. E. The Australian Holy Year pilof his soul was celebrated in St. Grace the expression of my cor- graduate study) is the objective, Crisafulli. grimage, led by his Grace ArchMary's Cathedral at 9 a.m. on dial gratitude for the prompt at- and the fund will be administerWith the arrival of the Band Wednesday, June 14th., by the tention received by the Vatican ed-and students chosen-by the preparations for the procession bishop Duhig, arrived in Rome Very Rev. Dean Rafferty. The Migration Bureau of the. Secre- Council of Newman College. At were got under way, under the cn Monday last, June 12. The pilgrims were in the Holy graveside prayers were recited tariate of State from the various an enthusiastic meeting in the direction of the marshal, Mr. J. until June 26. Their audby Rev. Father R. Kelly. offices of the Committee." Melbourne Lower Town Hall the Handcock, and precisely at 3 City ience with the Holy Father took The late Patrick Moy is surproject was unanimously sup- p.m. Mr. A. Crisafulli, carrying place towards end of their vived by his widow, Mrs. M. Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi's ported by 300 representative a crucifix bedecked with flowers, stay and they the attended caPraise. Moy, and three children, Jack, Catholic laymen, and £24,500 led off along the route, which nonization of Blessed theMaria Kathleen (Mrs. U. Urquhart) In an earlier communication were there and then promised extended from the church to the Goretti in St. Peter's on June 25. and Mary (Sister M. Rita, St. to the Committee, His Excel- towards the fund. At the Town Road Board Hall. Then came Mrs. Eva Malcolm, of Haw.. Boulder). lency the Apostolic Delegate, Hall meeting, Joseph's Convent, congratulatory the acolytes, the school children, thorn, a Melbourne Holy Year R.I.P. Archbishop Marella, writes: messages were read from Car- the Italian Catholic Action pilgrim, on board the "His Eminence, Cardinal Fu- dinal Gilroy (Sydney), Cardinal Group, the flower girls in their Strathaird died outside Port Said and Printed and Published by Keith masoni-Biondi wishes to con- Spellman (New York), the beautiful dresses and red cloaks, was buried at sea. Francis Spruhan, at "The Re- gratulate the Episcopal Commit- Apostolic Delegate, the Prime the clergy, the statue of St. AnLord and Lady Gowrie entertcord" Office. 450 Hay Street, tee on its zealous provisions for Minister (Mr. Menzies), and the thony, carried by eight carefully ained the Australian pilgrims at Perth. the spiritual welfare of the New State Premier (Mr. Hollway). chosen young men, and the gen- Windsor Castle on July 25.
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