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Newman raduate Division Elections After a successful inaugural year, the Newman Society Graduate Division looks forward to greater success this year and is investigating ways and means of widening
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This year saw the introduction of discussion groups Frightening Girls which, with the experience A Catholic physician -edugained already, plan to be cator who is an expert on more active in 1955. It is family life and the Cana hoped also to include lun- movement, fears that Cathat the G.P.O., Perth, for Perth, Thursday, Dec. 30 , 1954. No. 2,685 (Registered transmission by post as a Newspaper) cheons at which visitors, olic schools may be frightprominent ening girls out of normal preferably the relationships with boys. be Catholics, shall Evening Mass In speakers, in the work of the Dr. Herbert Ratner, speakCathedral, Jan. 7 society. ing to a meeting of priests Evening Mass will be At the general meeting in. physicians, said: "We celebrated in St. Mary's October the following office - and so worried about sins are p.m. on 5.45 Cathedral at elected: Spiri- that we have robbed young were bearers Friday, Jan. 7, 1955. tual director, the V. Rev. E. girls of warm, wholesome Confessions will be heard Sullivan; president, Dr. A. girl -boy relationships." Daly Smith; vice-presidents, from 4.30 p.m. onwards. The speaker, a health Mr. M. Cullity and Mr. J. commissioner and an authNew of Abbot Miss Sullivan; secretary, Lord V. the 28, Nov. On ority on cross -currents beM. M. Eddy; treasurer, Mr. tween Catholic theology and Norcia, the Rt. Rev. Gregory Gomez, O.S.B., D. O'Dea; committee, Miss modern medicine, said CathB. Cullity, Dr. B. Grieve, olic boys, as a result, often blessed and opened a fine cement brick Mr. R. Johnson, Mr. Toohey, begin dating non-Catholic church dedicated to S. Ann at Kununoppin Mr. J. Stokes. girls, sometimes resulting in on land generously donated by a local man, Those Catholic graduates mixed marriages. already done "The solution to the not who have Mr. Heinrich. so are urged to join and to problem," Dr. Ratner addA crowd which overflow- pin had, by their effort. "is to see to it that ed, general meeting the Forty-one students, one of the largest attend ed the church, was present pointed out to him just to be held early in the New parents and all teachers the for the celebration of Mass, where they stood in ex Propaof history Year, and of which notice who play a role in the edu- ordination classes in the the celebrant being the Rev. matter and what they Members cation and formation of a will be given. Michael Cave, O.S.B. The petted of him as their Par- ganda College, were ordained in the college extend and child, get the full, rich, a welcome representative. music was sung by the liamentary six the Among 7. Dec. to new profound, traditional posicongratulations chapel, Rome, on Trayning choir. The chairman of the gradution of the Church on this who have members Father Cave preached an Kununoppin - Trayning Australians in the group was the Rev. Barry matter." year. impressive sermon on the Road Board, Mr. W. D. Whitely, an alumnus of St. Charles' Sem- ated this exercise of the virtues and Couper, who was accomthe control of vices. panied by Mr. H. Pope inary, Guildford. Atter High Mass, the (vice-chairman) and secreThe happiness of the oc- passed the Leaving Certi- New Norcia News Organ Doubles assemblage was entertained; tary (Mr. J. M. Felgate), casion was heightened for ficate examination in 1948. at an appetising luncheon, remarked that in Kununop- Father Whitely by the preAfter three years of provided and set out by the pin and Trayning there sence of his mother, Mrs. philosophy with the Vincen- Size, Carries Pastoral Of Abbot Kununoppin ladies. Some were seven houses of wor- V. Whitely of 57 Loftus-st., tian Fathers he sailed for "Pax," the official news organ of the 60 adults and almost as ship within a distance of Claremont. Rome. in August, 1951, many children were present. seven miles and serving the Father Whitely was not where he read theology at Abbey Nullius of New Norcia, which comAfter lunch, the chair- needs of less than 1,000 due to receive Holy Orders Propaganda College. e man, the Rev. P. SesmR,' people. The other Australians or- menced publication six months ago, has until June, 1955, but owing O.S.B., introduced a number Thanks for the privilege to a privilege granted for dained were: the Rev. K. doubled its size from the issue of Dec. 5. of speakers and expressed of being 'resent was ex- the Marian Year, the date Castles (Rockhampton), the The editor, the Rev. B. coloured people also may his satisfaction at the com- pressed by Mr. Brian Sachse was advanced six months. Rev. P. Dougherty (SydO.S.B., writes that enjoy it." pletion of the church. on behalf of the Bencubbin Whitely was edu- ney). the Rev. J. O'Lough- Lazaro, Father A new feature of "Pax" purpose as a news organ Alan its The secretary, Mr. Catholics, and by Mr. J. Christian lin (Adelaide) and the Rev. by the It will also is the acceptance of adverthe Grogan on behalf of the cated disclosed continue. will Glasheen, Pirie). (Port A. Hackett Terrace their at Brothers tisements, although no financial position of the new Trayning parishioners. Four New Zealanders were provide useful reading mat- charge college. is made for the building at about £1,500 St. Charles' also raised to the priest- ter for Sundays, "presented financial for He entered appeal An and praised Father Placid, help for the Kununoppin Seminary in 1944 where he hood. in such a manner that our In the issue of Dec. 12, for his untiring efforts. was launched by "Pax" published the full The Lord Abbot express- church supported and Cave Father text of a Pastoral Letter on ed his pleasure at being by Mr. John Barnes, of the Marian Year issued by present to open the church, Yelbeni. Both speakers emthe Rt. Rev. G. Gomez, and built in it a message to phasised the relatively small O.S.B., Lord Abbot. all about family life and its numbers of Catholics on The report of the opening necessity in society. the of burden the whom of the Kununoppin church The Federal Member for debt would fall and sugin our current issue is Leslie, A. H. Moore, Mr. gested that all had it in their taken substantially from the M.H.R., in an eloquent power to reduce it to a columns of "Pax." address likened the achieve- reasonable figure before dements of Father Placid to parting; and it is generally the advertisement in a city believed that their appeal business office which read: did not fall on deaf ears. "The impossible while you In conclusion, Mr. Lou wait, miracles take a little Norish briefly but sincerely longer." Vermont WINOOSKI, He went on to emphasise proposed a vote of thanks (NC)-A Catholic priest that Christianity was the to the ladies for having here has his own successful sole bulwark against Com- worked so hard and so sucideas on the art of dowsing munism and remarked that cessfully. -"The Dampier Herald." -finding the location of the community at Kununopwater veins beneath the soil. centuries, water For Mass At Maida Open searchers have been using such devices as tree twigs to detect the presence of Vale Is Nostalgic To Italians subterranean water, but Father Vincent Maloney, Christmas Eve, 1954, will long be reS.S.E., librarian at St. Michael's College here, can membered by the Catholic community of do the job with just a pair Maida Vale as the first occasion on which of wire coat hangers. also Water - finding . Midnight Mass was celebrated in the open known as dowsing, divining, air on the illuminated lawn adjoining the water witchery and a few has held a -Record Photo Service others terms Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi. fascination for Father of The weather was perfect, an Italian back to the land the marriage Maloney for many years. Performed along the lines of Polish tradition, and the wind which threat- of his birth as he sponNow scientific magazines ened earlier in the evening taneously burst into song Hedy Wolan to Don Domenski at St. Brigid's Church, West Perth, are advertising more elabdied down and not even a and joined in the hymns he on Dec. 26, was an unusually beautiful ceremony. orate divining devices, but candle flickered in the Still sang in his childhood. they boil down to the same Four bridesmaids frocked Night, Holy Night." After the Consecration. The Nuptial Mass was principle employed by the There was a record crowd while the choir sang offered by the Rev. W. in white attended the bride. priest. After a reception at the of over 200 present-old "Axleste Fideles," a stream He holds two thin metal chaplain, Dzieciol, Polish Polish Club in Brisbane-st., and New Australians of 90 men, women and rods, formed by the coat Italian, Australian, Slav, children made their way to pictured above with the the couple left for Yanchep. straight out from hangers, English, Dutch, Hungarian the altar to receive the bride and bridegroom. They will live at Maylands. his body, one parallel to the -all assembled to pay Body and Blood of their The annual reunion of other, and when he comes homage to the Christ Child Saviour Who had come ,he St. Joseph's Past Pupils' to a spot above an underWho came to spread "peace down from Heaven as a Association will take place water line, the rods on earth to men of good- little Child. Father H. McFall Secures Higher at St. Joseph's convent, ground will come together, then will." on Sunday, cross each other. The idea Perth, South This was a sight that must Before Mass the Rev. P. Jan. 9, at 2 p.m., with has worked not only for Abramo, O.M.I., received have gladdened the heart of Diploma: Returns Here On Holiday Benediction at 5 p.m. Father Maloney, but others the first group of aspirants Father Abramo, who has Those intending to come who have tried out the into the Sodality of the done so much for the disare asked to bring a plate. system with him. B.A., McFall, 0.M.I., Rev. Henry The the short time he in trict another Mary, Children of The priest has read step in the spiritual pro- has been in charge. who arrived here for a holiday on Dec. 18, volumes on the water -findgress of the district. Benediction of the Bless- passed the Higher Diploma examination at COLIMA, Mexico, Dec. ing subject and knows both At midnight a crib, hidSacrament followed the 16 (NC)-Mexican deep sea sides of the argument as to den under a tree, was un- ed 'recently. University Sydney the celebrations and Mass are sponsoring a whether there really is such divers of image covered and the brought to a close as In addition Father McFall He is attached to the staff project for the erection of a thing as effective dowsing. the Infant Jesus, borne by were to up filed congregation He points out that in the underwater shrine the House of a huge out! of the Mission State in the an "angel" and followed by kiss the feet of the Bam- came third of 400 who attempted the Oblate Fathers at Camber - to Our Lady of Guadalupe 1782 a Parisian used this a nrocession of Holy Angels, bino. method to follow an aqueAcaupulco of at the bottom well, Victoria. examination. was taken round to the Father McFall's success is Father McFall is the son Bay. Plans include the con- duct for some 15,000 yards, Special thanks are due to congregation while hymns of adoration were sung in the members of the Italian the more notable in that he of Mr. and Mrs. McFall, of struction also of a submar- while, on the other hand, choir of West Perth, who had to attend to his ordin- 81 Tuckfield-st., Fremantle. ine cemetery for deep-sea one magazine in 1951, said English and Italian. This old Italian custom led the singing of the ary priestly duties while He will be staying in the divers, to be located near dowsing was just a lot of nonsense. West for a few weeks. the shrine. studying. must have transported many Italian hymns and carols.
Church At Kununoppin Is Opened By Abbot
Local Man Made Priest In Rome
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Poles Have Lovely Ceremony
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