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THE FIRST
AUSTRALIAN NORBERTINE
gerald made history as the first Australian to be professed in the 850-year -old Order of the Canons of premontre, known as Norbertines after their founder Saint Norbert). Brother Fitzgerald made in Melbourne while residhis solemn profession of ing with the Franciscan Favows in Saint Joseph's thers. church, ueens Park, during He hopes to be ordained Mass whose principal cele- priest at the end of 1979. brant was Bishop Quinn. Currently the Norbertine For the Norbertine Fa- have five priests in Austhers it was the crowning tralia. They have a priest of their hopes since their novice and one postulant in arrival in 1959 to establish training. their first Australian foundation. FOUNDED IN 1121 The Norbertine Order YORK PROPERTY At that time, the Order was founded in 1121 in Premontre France by St took over the parish of who York and established its Norbert, as Archbishop of Madge first priory on the propburg and Primate of Gererty Kerrydowns, outside many. York. The Norbertine Canons Since then they have follow the Rule of St Auglaunched Saint Norbert's
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ustine. As Canons, their special work in the Church is of Queens Park. solemn liturgical worship. Brother William is the The canons are also third and youngest child of heavily involved in the Mrs Mary
College and most recently have taken over the parish
Fitzgerald of fields of education Eastwood and the late Wilparochial work. liam Fitzgerald. After his education in Sydney, Brother William
Sydney.
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server, chorister and finally assistant organist at Saint Mary's Cathedral Sydney. His interest in liturgy attracted him to the liturgical prayer life that is the strength of the Norbertine Canons. He came to WA in 1972 and was engaged in music and religious education at
Saint Norbert's College. The following year he
Distorted versionoi the Popt An Australian Associated Press correspondent in Rome has seriously distorted the message sent by Pope Paul VI to an interna-
tional ovulation method of birth regulation Teachers' College and in (0.M.) being held in 1974 spent a year as a no- Melbourne. spent at the Mount Lawley
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In the 1940's it becamel clear that a shift upwards in body basal temperature signified the occurrence of ovulation and whether subsequently the woman was pregnant or not.
"SAFE" DAYS
This refinement, while clearly establishing the 'safe' The news item, which apdays after ovulation can do i Currently he is studying peared in The West Aust- all Australian Broadcasting ries, are hearing from World at area Theological Union ralian on nothing to predict the critiMonday and on Commission news program- authorities on fertility cur- cal days before ovulation. mes on Monday. quite rent progress in research in xa Around 1968, it bewrongly referred to the this matter. came scientifically verifiable "rhythm method." The se-called "rhythm that a marked change in cerThe words "rhythm meth- method" not only distorts vical mucus, clearly recogod" do not appear anywhere natural family planning initinised by every woman, was in the text of tre Pope's atives today but also, scien- the unmistakeable evidence message which was read to tifically. cuts clean across that she was about to ovuthe conference by the sec- what is implied in the ovu- late, no matter how irregular rtary of the Apostolic Nun- lation method. her cycle her age or whatciature in Sydney. The two are entirely diff- ever stress she was under. erent methods scientifically. PAPAL CONCERN "Rhythm" dates from SURE GUIDE Furthermore, the Pope's total concern revealed in the the 1920's when Ogino and Thus natural family planKnaus proposed that a ners message was that: have been able to adwoman's fertility could he vise "Special attention will be couples that this inforestablished by mathematicalmation is a sure guide to directed towards helping ly counting the days of her their combined fertility and those who have not always cycle and thereby calculatthey can reliably choose to been successful in living out ing her nest fertile moment. conceive or not to conceive fully the difficult demands on this principle. posed by the Chuich's teaRECENT WORK chiny on marriage." This method is of particIt has become abundantular significance because it More Iran 600 delegates ly clear that this method requires no instrument, chein Melbourne. over half does not cope with the womical or other device nor from overseas, including man who ovulates 1308 Albany Hwy. CarningtOn irregular- es en literacy, and is being people from African. Asian ly or not al all, csen Phone 4512333 5395 though o L 069' and South American count- showing menstrual signs. CONTINUED PAGE 2) vice at York.
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First Australian finally professed Norbertine, Brother WILLIAM FITZGERALD (left) gets a congratulatory handshake from his prior, Father and PETER O'REILLY watched by his mother, Mrs MARY FITZGERALD of
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